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CATS Applicant Tracking System was first introduced as an open source application. In 2007, the solution was released as a cloud-hosted version.
CATS helps the recruiting firms to manage their entire operations involved in a recruitment life cycle. CATS search engine combs through resumes and highlights keywords. Comprehensive reports can be exported directly to Excel, giving users visibility over the pipeline for a position. CATS is also customizable and can be integrated into any company’s website.
CATS pushes job postings automatically to well-known job boards, such as Indeed and Glassdoor. Imported resumes can be emailed into CATS with the Resume Inbox feature. Once resumes are submitted, CATS automatically parses through them and enters them in the company database.
Since each recruiter’s hiring method varies, CATS offers different add-ons for Outlook, Word and social media. Custom questionnaires are available to screen applicants early on and CATS provides templates for the email blast.
Easy interface, great application site wizard , and great job site , built in, , customization of fields with restrictions (so you don't mess it up) . Status, and custom status available. Map custom status's to 'mapped' status. No cloud storage fees for resumes, or files that get attached to applicant / candidate records. API is useful but not without faults. Good custom reports per user.
Google drive link, and online MS word linked. Live previews of images. Easy to read reports (there are some faults) Reporting is best thought of as a gauge and not an accurate thing.
All around a great system. I recommend it to anyone whom has this need. Easy to use with live chat support per user for how to use it. Great training seminars. Etc. Good for when you hire 1 to 1. 1 hired applicant to 1 location.
Email sync feature is great when it works. 50% of the time. It may be related to email host. I dunno.
Reports are good. There are many. If you need New Applicants per user.. then you have to manually enter. But still many reports.
Great price point. Beats many more expensive systems .. its has faults as your gonna read. But don't let that get you down. It's still worth it.
Hired applicants are 1 to 1. Hired Applicant can only work in 1 location. It's just not set up for 1 applicant in many locations. Non hired applicants can apply to multiple places, just not work in multiple locations.
Its rare you need to hire one person in multiple locations.
Via API you could achieve 1 to many locations via API and custom fields. But it's not gonna be easy.
NO reports for new applicants per user if you use Live Job Application site.
Reports new applicants per user only by manually enter each applicant.
Reports can be difficult to understand. There are no white papers on it, and only some customer service reps understand it fully.
Email sync feature works maybe 50% of the time. (email sync places copies of your email communication in the contact whom has matching email) Results may vary depending on email provider.
Limited API calls per user, per hour. Need more ? They won't sell you more. You have to keep adding users. 500 API calls per hour per user @ $99 per user a month. but at least there are API calls. Really funky though. Be prepared to be confused. but eh , that's API ..
Overall pretty good. Customer service is outstanding. However, some features are not intuitive.
I work at a recruiting firm and we all use CATS daily for our recruiting database. It is the most comprehensive and flexible software that we have found so far (though needs more flexibility in some areas). The flexibility in tagging and sorting candidates and being able to assign tasks to other recruiters has been great. The star feature, status's, adjustable application fields and archiving are fantastic features. We use this product daily and have been very pleased with it for the most part.
Customer service. Extensive database of information and flexibility in most aspects of the product to adapt to your needs.
Some settings are hidden and it's not intuitive about where certain features are. I don't like that there's not a way to preview the cover page in a job pipeline (like there is for a resume), you can't email multiple people to ask for reviews on multiple candidates (which would be helpful for us as we serve nonprofits and Boards with multiple people are often making the decisions).
EXCELLENT customer service, they answer on the first ring!!
LOVE CATS, terrific applicant tracking system and EXCELLENT client support. We have invested in systems over the years but not being especially savvy with technical issues, have always run into roadblocks by not being able to utilize all the options and with limited customer support could never figure out how to implement half of what was offered...this is happily not the case with CATS.
LOVE the ease of use...even for someone like me who is not naturally adept at navigating my way through different systems, we have found that CATS is extremely user friendly, and on the occasions when we do need help, calling into their live US based customer support hotline and having nice, friendly people always eager and endlessly patient to help makes using CATS a no-brainer.
I honestly cannot think of any negatives...we have tried out multiple ATS and CATS is at the top of the list in terms of ease of use and customer support.
Comprehensive CRM database for a recruiting firm. Couldn't live without it.
Customized Pipeline management. The database gives you multiple ways of viewing your pipeline. Combined with calendar integration, they make it easy to stay on top of your list of things to do. Loading in candidate resumes to a mailbox makes it easy to update the database. The capture tool makes it easy to load LinkedIn resumes to the database. The jobs integration to your website is easy to set up. Customer service has been great and the Price is very affordable. It's browser based and works on any platform.
I don't have have real complaints. They use a voting system to prioritize updates. Sometimes there are a few minor features that I would like to be implemented. But they are adding new features all of the time.
We've had decent experience with CATS but are currently looking at other options.
It is less complex than other solutions that are bloated with unnecessary features. The LinkedIn plugins and resume searching is good. Customized workflows is a good idea although they lack flexibility to get at incorporate important data in triggers (like Activity notes associated with a status change).
It seems like the underlying data model of CATS limits what they can do with their product. Contacts and Candidates are tedious to work with and behavior seems to change randomly (i.e. duplicate logging of emails to a single person, merged profiles overwrite information). The email integration has been unstable and recently realized that it logs emails for users that are cc'd (not the sender) on emails which throws off metrics for our staff. The Slack integration is really limited and almost pointless (i.e. all messages go to same channel, no way to send activity information like notes for a status change). There is no way to associated an active assignment with a candidate (this is all done through candidate pipeline and status changes). There is no way to log activities for multiple contacts/candidates (like a group lunch). Calendar / Event Scheduling is clunky and behavior changes constantly. We used to make events visible to all so it showed up on the Upcoming Events on the dashboard but now they are only visible to the user that created it. There are many other nuances with private vs. public events.
Customer service is very personable and friendly – they have the rare gift of actually WANTING to be helpful.
It is customizable, versatile. I like being able to sort on the various categories. Every day I learn something new that the program can do / different ways I can sort the data.
I do not have any at this time. Upon further investigation, the issues that I thought I had actually stemmed from my own need to become more familiar with the program.
Thank you, Jeannine, for taking the time to write a review of CATS! We think we may already have a solution for the issues you mentioned. A member of our support team will be reaching out to help!
CATS is a phenomenal tool for Corporate & Agency Recruiters!
Let me start by saying that I have been with CATS for the past few years. My experience has been nothing short of excellent. CATS has far more robust features than the other recruitment systems I've explored and/or used. It can be used to manage candidate flow for existing requisitions or to build strategic candidate pipelines for the needs of the future. CATS is easy to customize the system internally to work within your existing recruitment processes. Most of the other tools I've used has required us to create multiple work around processes forcing and even change our internal processes to meet the requirements of the system. This isn't the case with CATS and it only took us an hour or two to set it up. CATS has made various plug-ins available free of charge to its subscribers. These plug-ins allow you to do everything from edit resumes within the system using a Microsoft Word Plug-in, leverage WordPress, and even send LinkedIn profiles and resumes from job boards directly into the CATS system. You can easily move data from other recruiting systems to CATS. You can either upload large batches of resumes or even upload a CSV document from Excel directly into the system. One of the best features behind CATS is that it is a tool that continues to grow and is always improving. They continue to grow in excellence through the value they place on the feedback from their subscribers. Many of the suggestions recommended by subscribers have been implemented very successfully and relatively quickly. I strongly recommend any organization looking for an extremely robust and customizable recruitment solution to consider CATS. You can even avoid lengthy contracts.
I can't really make an evaluation of this as we haven't used anything else in my time with the company.
With the previous version it was an amazing experience, right now the only issue that I have is the tool is very slow response.
CATS is a very useful tool to keep all the information of customers, candidates, and with the new version is very easy to find the information.


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Goods went more then months. It all together. Smell nice.
Mask is very good, no bad formulations. Foaming good, smells good. Came in the air.
All super. Fast delivery within 21 days. Packed. Do not damage. Advise prodovtsa.
Will try. All come together. Sealed in mica. Double Bottom. Sign биоаква in голографике, all right. Spatula included. Seller sociable and extended, if the mail натупили!!! All monitored AND IT IS VERY IMPORTANT) THANK YOU.
Ukrainu came in two weeks. Well packed. The nice face bubbles, skin after mask clean and very smooth. Washed Off too heavy.
It Is in this package. All is well sealed.. Has a blade to apply the mask.
Pay 17.01., received 22.02 parcel for a long time in China. track to track, packing good, even the box does not wrinkle, the action is not tried.
Delivery fast. Packed well. Smell is very cool. Have not tried.
Came, safe and sound. Packed well.

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The Story of Civilization is built by the culture that creates it. The historical connection to the place, the conceptual background and collective expression as well as individuality mark the boundaries of reality and the price paid to achieve it.
In my work I transforms clay into conceptual objects and fluctuates between abstract and form. I share my internal reflection and personal insights and their significance on the individual and the reciprocity with society and culture.
I often utilize the ancient Hellenistic technique of painting and covering with Terra Sigillata. Natural samples of earth gathered in Israel and around the world, are the source of the multicolored palette. The warm hues create the backdrop where the imagery meets infinity. Exemplifying different methods of alternative firing, I transgress the traditional and anticipated, and creates an individual language to my work.hods of alternative firing, I transgresses the traditional and anticipated, and creates an individual language to my work.
Shamai Gibsh grew up in Israel and educated as an engineer and ceramicist in the USA and Israel. He is a member of IAC-International Academy of Ceramics, the international Board Member representative in ICAN, and a member of the Israeli Ceramic Association.
Shamai gives multiple workshops in his unique alternative firing techniques all over the world and teaches at the Benyamini Contemporary Ceramic Center in Tel-Aviv, Israel. He has participated in many residencies and exhibitions, and his art is in collections of multiple Museums and private in Asia, Europe and USA.

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Breaking Bread is a collection of 110 trusted recipes from the Roseville College community in 2018, to celebrate 110 years of educating girls.
This exciting initiative, instigated by the Roseville College Parents’ Association, is now available as a beautiful publication for families topurchase and cherish. Throughout the project, Roseville College students have showcased their talents and passion by being involved in food styling, testing recipes and, of course, by acting as taste-testers of the finished foods!
Breaking Bread costs $50 per book, and is available from Friday 11 May 2018. Pre-ordered copies can be posted to your nominated address (at an additional postage charge), or can be collected in person from Junior School Reception or the Student Services Office (no postage cost). A copy of the book can also be inspected at Junior School Reception, the Student Services Office and at our Learning Festival to be held on Saturday 26 May, and can purchased same day for $50.

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Whether it’s a private or semi-private room, you’ll find the accommodations at The Carlton both comfortable and inviting. Each room features the amenities you would expect from a world-class healthcare center, such amenities as high-speed wireless Internet, cable television and housekeeping, laundry and daily linen services.
It’s our attention to detail that makes each meal an enjoyable dining experience. You’ll find our attractive dining room provides the ultimate setting for pleasurable dining. You’ll also find delicious menu options that include substitutions and appetizing snacks. With special attention to flavor and color combinations, our registered dietitian carefully designs all meals to be balanced, healthful and appealing. We also accommodate all special needs and diets.
Enjoy special occasions at The Carlton. For family celebrations and intimate gatherings, we invite you to take advantage of our elegant private dining room. Throughout the year, we host such festive events as traditional holiday dinners and a full range of ethnic celebrations.

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Handicap Safe Bathrooms are a growing request from Fairfax County homeowners. Grab Bars, Barrier Free Showers and Flip down Shower Seats are especially useful for elderly or people who have physical disabilities. You might not think so but bathrooms can be one of the most dangerous places for elderly, or physically challenged individuals.
To enjoy a bathroom in private, somebody must be able to stand up, sit down, climb in and out of a tub or shower and in the case of a bathtub, rise from a seated position. These are all difficult tasks for a handicapped person. The desire for independence and to preserve their dignity sometimes drives people to do things, they really shouldn’t and it compromises their safety. This is why injuries from a fall in the bathroom, or a slip on a wet floor are quite common.
Don’t let your loved ones, or family members suffer with these issues that may affect them. Innovative Contracting takes this type project very seriously and our intention is to make your bathroom as safe as possible.
If you or a loved one needs to have more accessibility and independence in their life than you should consider the value in a Handicap Bathroom.
Innovative Contracting can guide you through this project better than anyone else. We’ve built many handicap bathrooms for Pennsylvania homeowners and there isn’t a problem we can’t overcome with a sensible solution to make your home better and safer for you and your family.
Transforming your current bathroom into a safe and accessible place is what Innovative Contracting does best. A Handicap safe bathroom will improve the quality of life for those who need it, and make their home more comfortable and enjoyable.
If you’re a homeowner seriously wanting a change and your ready to start speaking with potential contractors for your bathroom remodeling project, please give us a call or fill out our form to request your estimate.
Innovative Contracting has plenty of experience remodeling bathrooms and we’d love to have the opportunity to transform your bathroom.

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Ordinary amputation of limbs, could denote small offices lost; the loss of entire legs or arms, unusual depression in trade. To seamen, storm and loss of property. Afflicted persons should be warned to watchfulness after this dream.
Dreams often mirror real life experiences but can also include fantasies and frightening elements from the imagination or movies, books or even computer games. To avoid sleeping trouble, sleep problems or sleeping disorders ensure your sleep comfort in the beds that you sleep in. Take natural sleep aids for a good night's sleep, sleep in when you can and remember sleep disorders will be diminished with comfortable beds. The most common emotion experienced in dreams is anxiety and fear. Various systems were devised to develop a system of analysis and interpretation to reveal the meanings of dreams and skilful lists of the meanings of dreams formulated which included the subject of Amputation.
Your dream about Amputation may simply reflect events of the day providing an outlet and safe way of expressing pent up emotions. Refer to Sleep Help if you can't sleep or your dreaming leads to disturbed nights, sleeping disorders or insomnia.

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We suggest buying a new cap when your's becomes soiled, it is more professional, & less aggravating. If you must clean your cap, we suggest spot cleaning with warm water on the soiled area and air drying. Repeat as necessary.
Our 2nd suggestion is to have 2 caps - 1 dedicated to the plate (your mask will help hide any dirt & sweat stains) and the other dedicated to the bases. Your base cap will be seen by everyone at all times and should always be in the best condition.
Pullover Umpire Jacket - Half Sleeve!

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Sam Jarvis said: rode Rocky Ridge 2-19-17 and it was Perfect. Really nice shape. Anyone attempting the trail should be a very good to excellent bike handler and have a bike in good shape, especially the brakes! Trail flows very well though not as quickly as Ridgeline. Bottom section of Rocky Ridge is steep w/ tightish switchbacks. Opportunities for small air, fast turns and more fun than you thought possible. Enjoy!
Carmon said: If you plan on riding down this trail and you are not extremely advanced, I would advise to stay away. It is extremely eroded and very dangerous. I think the rain storms we had recently really hurt this trail.

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United Way of Skagit County - We're Reading!
A book is a powerful thing - when shared between a child and caregiver, that book is a life changing tool.
"We're Reading" gets age-appropriate books to young children.
The presence of books in the home has a greater influence on a child's level of education than parent income, nationality, or income level.
Reading aloud builds vocabulary, supports cognitive development, increases concentration and discipline, creates a sense of closeness, and cultivates a lifelong love of reading.
When We're Reading, we are learning.
Donate today and impact a child for a lifetime!
We want to continue supporting United Way, which started with my employment at Community Action 35 years ago, and now in our retirement.
Reading opens the mind and touches the soul.
Remembering all the great books I read as a child. Reading is important!


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Olivier Rivière was born and raised in Cognac, in the south of France, and had originally planned to start producing wine in Fitou. He had already spent much of his time learning about biodynamic and organic wine production, having studied oenology in Montagne St-Emilion, Bordeaux. He spent some time putting these skills to use, first in Bordeaux and then in Burgundy, working on a range of vineyards.
But his Fitou plans changed when he was asked by Telmo Rodriguez to travel to La Rioja Alavesa in Spain in 2004, to help convert his vineyards to biodynamic production. He has been in the country ever since, having fallen for Rioja, with its diversity of grape varieties and soil types.
Rivière began his own project in 2006. Land was expensive, but he managed to trade his biodynamic expertise for use of plots of land in Rioja as well as some grapes. Production began in earnest when he procured four hectares in Arlanza, between Rioja and Ribera Del Duero, where he found large amounts of often very old vines of Tempranillo and smaller quantities of Garnacha. This was augmented by 1.5 hectares of Rioja vines when he was joined by Antoine Habera.
Today, he has 25 hectares of wines, with elevations between 350 metres and one kilometre above sea level. Some of his vines are more than 90 years old, and include Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuelo, Garnacha, Viura, Malvasia and Garnacha Blanca. He owns and rents vineyards in Rioja Alta, Rioja Baja and Rioja Alavesa, as well as his plot in Artanza.
Rivière tends to follow a technique of producing cuvées holistically across terroir, and uses a quality grading imported from Burgundy, starting with generic appellations and village wines, and moving up to Grand Cru. This is instead of the local tradition of crianza, reserva and gran reserva.
The soils here are made up of red clay, limestone, sand, gravel and alluvial, and the climate is generally mild, typically continental. Harvests are conducted by hand, with grapes transported in 14 kilogram batches to avoid damage, and taken to the cellar for manual selection within 30 minutes. Whole cluster fermentation then takes place, each variety separately, using indigenous yeasts, and the wine is aged in variously sized tanks, foudres and demi-muids. Maceration is minimal, and only a small amount of sulphites will be used at the point of bottling.
Rivière’s reputation as a perfectionist is summed up nicely by the name of one of his red wines, Ganko. Ganko was a name given to him by a Japanese importer, meaning “stubborn”.
Rioja "Las Vinas de Eusebio"
Vino de Espana "Trotamundos Pie Franco"

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More from Ora: Is It Time to Abolish the IRS?
Lincoln Chafee, the Republican-turned-Independent former U.S. Senator & governor of Rhode Island, tells Larry why Hillary's Iraq War vote proves she's not ready for the Oval Office, and why he's taking her on for the Democratic presidential nod.

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What specialist equipment is required?
A watersports trip (unlike a ski trip) does not require much in the way of specialist, expensive equipment. We provide all the necessary boats, boards, bikes and kayaks as well as approved buoyancy aids and waterproofs! You usually only need to bring swimming things and some old clothing and trainers you don't mind getting wet. Nevertheless, the watersports activities can be most fully enjoyed if participants wear a rash vest and wetsuit shoes, which are widely available to purchase. A wetsuit might also be a useful purchase and these are also now widely available at reasonable cost.
If you direct parents/guardians to purchase items from our online shop, please advise them to do this well in advance of their trip to assist us in getting their order to them on time!
Do my group have to be strong swimmers?
Funnily enough you don't have to be a strong swimmer, or even a swimmer at all, to enjoy our watersports activities, although it does help to be water confident. As mentioned above, we provide buoyancy aids and, provided we are notified in writing, we can accept non-swimmers on our activity trips.
Our residential school group trips are fully inclusive of our activities as detailed here and in your group's itinerary, all meals and drinks from arrival to departure at the centre, insurance and, for trips to our French centres, return travel. We do offer a number of extra additional activities and excursions to enhance your trip. These can be arranged and paid for in advance or on arrival and are subject to availability. No refunds will be given for extras booked and paid for but not used.
It is advisable to include a contingency fund of at least £10 - £15 per person in the overall cost of the trip. This will enable you to cover the cost of any incidental expenses whilst on the trip. For example, you may need to pay for a doctor's consultation or cover the cost of prescribed medication (these sorts of fees are applicable in France). Any left over contingency fund can be returned to parents on your return to school. Some groups have used the contingency fund at the end of the trip to provide pupils with an ice cream treat or with a meal on the return journey.
The cost of our overseas residential activity trips includes personal accident and travel insurance cover for each member of your group (except anyone normally resident outside the UK). The insurance policy is an annual one and is valid for trip departures between 1st January and 31st December.
If your school or LEA require additional or increased cover under any section, this can normally be arranged, although there may be an extra premium charge, please contact us for further details.
If, as a whole group, you do not require our travel insurance cover please notify us, in writing, and including the details of your own travel insurance policy. Your own policy should afford, as a minimum, comparable cover to that offered by the Rockley Adventure Travel Insurance policy.
Further and full details including the complete policy wording are available to view or download below.
If you do need to make a claim on the travel insurance policy, please see the "How to make an Insurance Claim" section below. If you still require assistance please do not hesitate to contact us on 01202 677272 (Mon-Fri, 0900-1700) or email us your query on adventure@rockley.org.
All our watersports centres are recognised by the RYA (Royal Yachting Association) for the tuition of sailing, windsurfing and powerboating and are inspected annually. This means that our watersports activites are run in line with the guidelines laid down by our NGB, the Royal Yachting Association and encompass staff qualifications and experience, instructor to participant ratios and operational procedures. In addition, our UK centres are AALS (Adventure Activities Licensing Scheme) licensed.
We have also developed a comprehensive Safety Management System to monitor, record and implement safe operation of our centres and activities, which encompasses policies, risk assessments, emergency and operating procedures.
What are the procedures in an emergency?
Understandably, as Leader of your Group you need to be assured that in the very unlikely event of a serious incident or emergency situation arising that this would be dealt with in the most sensitive, efficient and professional manner possible. We have been delivering outdoor experiences to young people and groups for 41 years and have developed comprehensive operating procedures for delivering our activities in the safest way possible, complying with all relevant legislation and governing body advice and guidelines.
Whilst our extensive experience and high standard of safe operating procedures make a serious accident or incident very unlikely, we are never complacent to the fact that one could occur, and as such our operating procedures contain protocols in the event of an emergency situation. Our team are trained in our emergency procedures and are supported in this by our Safety Management System which includes step-by-step guides and relevant emergency contact information details. Our centres have vhf radio and both landline and mobile telephones for emergency communication.
Group Leaders can be assured that we review and monitor our emergency procedures annually. All of our centres are within 1 hour of a full Accident & Emergency Hospital, with ambulance and air ambulance support available for the most serious medical emergency.
Group Leaders will have provided us with contact details for their Headteacher and a school-based contact to assist with efficient, accurate and appropriate dissemination of information should a situation arise affecting a pupil or member of staff whilst on the trip with us. We have a strict procedure regarding communication in the event of a serious incident or medical emergency and this also forms part of our emergency procedures.
Do the coaches have seatbelts?
All the UK coach company operators used on our inclusive French activity trips comply with UK, as well as EU law, and are fitted with seatbelts. It is the Group Leader's responsibility to ensure that the seatbelts are worn.
You are required to have a full 10 year passport in order to visit France and non-EU passport holders may require visas. Young people travelling as a group can travel under a Group Passport obtainable from the Passport Agency. Contact them for further information on 0300 222 0000 and/or see our Trip Planner pages 12 - 13.
Lost, stolen or new passports will take a minimum of 2 weeks to replace. At the time of writing and as a resident of the UK you do not require a passport to visit our centres in Poole!
In accordance with The Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992, all pupils and accompanying adults booking with Rockley Adventure, part of Rockley Watersports Ltd, are fully protected for the initial deposits and subsequently the balance of all monies paid to us, including repatriation if required, arising from cancellation or curtailment of your trip due to the insolvency of Rockley Watersports Ltd.
There is no requirement for financial protection of Day Trips and none is provided.
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Which city in the United States can find the most nature? The City Nature Challenge will help us find out! Find wildlife, take a picture of what you find, share your observations.
Volunteers are trained to identify rare plants, conduct surveys, and submit data. Data is used to advance knowledge of rare plants in WI, and to help preserve rare flora for future generations.


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Need a script to export an HTML report for specific user having day wise report of emails sent received along with size.
I edit a script in this thread for reference, it meets your requirement.
I am not familiar to export an HTML report, so you may go to exchange server development forum or scripting forum for help about this.
In case you wish to get more granular reports, you may also consider at Lepide exchange reporter tool which should be an ideal solution to fetch email traffic report into real time.

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T20 2009 World Cup was won by Pakistan.
South African cricket team holds the record for highest total in 2009 T20 world cup. They scored 211 runs at a loss of 5 wicket.
TM Dilshan of Sri Lankan cricket team holds the record of most fifties in 2009 T20 world cup. He scored 3 fifties in 2009 T20 world cup.
Umar Gul of Pakistan cricket team holds the record for maximum wickets in 2009 T20 world cup. He took 13 wickets at an average of 12.15.
Umar Gul of Pakistan cricket team holds the record for best bowling in 2009 T20 world cup. He took 5 wickets in a match at the cost of 6 runs.
TM Dilshan of Sri Lankan cricket team holds the record for most runs in 2009 T20 world cup tournament. He scored 317 runs.
TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka holds the record for highest individual score in 2009 ICC T20 world cup. He scored 96 in a match off 57 balls.
Chris Gayle and Fletcher of West Indian cricket team hold the record for highest partnership in 2009 T20 world cup. They collectively scored 133 runs.
Chris Gayle of West Indies holds the record for hitting most sixes in an innings at 2009 ICC T20 world cup. He hit 6 sixes in a match.
Yuvraj of Indian cricket team holds the record for hitting most sixes in 2009 T20 world cup tournament. He hit 9 sixes in the tournament.
RR Watson of Scotland cricket team holds the record of highest strike rate in 2009 T20 world cup. His strike rate of 270.
AD Mathews of Sri Lankan cricket team holds the record for highest average of 75 in 2009 T20 world cup.
SJ Benn of West Indian cricket team holds the record for maximum catches in a match. He took 3 catches.
ADS Fletcher of West Indian cricket team holds the record for most catches in T20 2009 world cup tournament. He took 6 catches.
Kamran Akmal of Pakistan cricket team holds the record of most dismissals in an innings of 2009 T20 world cup. He did 4 dismissals in one innings.
Kumara Sangakkara of Sri Lankan cricket team holds the record for most dismissals in the 2009 T20 world cup tournament. He did 9 dismissals in the tournament.


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Scott Thuman is the Emmy-award winning, chief political correspondent covering the White House, Capitol Hill and international affairs for the Sinclair Broadcast Group. He's also a weekly contributor to Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson.
Scott graduated from Florida Southern College with a communications degree and a minor in Spanish. He also is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Citizens Academy.
Whatever free time he has, Scott is an avid traveler, adventurer and photographer, recently documenting a seven-day trek to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
Catch his reports each evening or follow him on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @ScottThuman.

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I love this video .. really shows how the MJZ's have that sonorous mellow tone that's the signature of the old italian violins we all wish we could afford ..
New user here, and thought I'd like to share this gem. I have to admit, this is the violin that kinda 'seal the deal' on getting a MJZ 909. The only thing is .. I don't know if this is a Strad or Guernari model ..
WOW...... does it matter what it is ? LOL,,, awesome playing.
First, welcome to the forum. My understanding is that the 909 can be had either in Strad or Guaneri versions. I think the one in your video is the Strad version.
Extremely well balanced. Very nice indeed.
We have only G models right now. They are a bit darker but at least as powerful. It seems as though Ming Jiang Zhu or at least Noble Heart Violins, Ltd. prefers the Guarneri models as there are so many of them. Today I played on three 909G's and it was hard to pick a favorite. One is set up with Dominant, one with Kaplan Amo and one with Larsen Virtuoso strings which are quickly becoming my favorite.
Have you had your chance to try out the MJZ 925 model? I'm assuming that this is the closest you'll get to a benchmade model by Mr. Zhu (which would probably cost at least 3x the cost of the 925).
one with Larsen Virtuoso strings which are quickly becoming my favorite.
Grrrrrr...... I sure wish you'd make up "my" mind. I'm on my last of (5) sets of "Zyex" and now you're changing your / our favorite string ?
j/k Pierre. Guess I'll have to switch to "Ob's"
Zyex for saving money any day. The Larsen strings are expensive.
I tend to be a cheap scape.
Still loving the MJZ as it opens up the longer I play it. I did feel like something is holding back the tone of the violin. At first, I thought that it of course, is brand new, and has not been remotely close to being broken in. Then I happen to watch a few YT videos about strings. Then it occurred to me .. "oh crap, I didn't think about the strings when ordering the MJZ".
So of course, my MJZ has the Dominants. It seems to be a respected brand, but most of the reviews are not that glowing. One one hand, it's a brand that's widely used by violinists and violists that produces a clear tone with very good response (this part I do agree with). However, I also noted some drawbacks. Mainly that the string has no "flavor" .. not particularly mellow, bright, or brilliant. The tone can also be viewed as flat, with no particular complexity or depth. I also noticed that some have complained about the degradation of the sound as the strings are played in (Fiddlerman mentioned this as well).
Going with Fiddlerman's advice (as well as other reviews), I've just bought a set of Zyex D'Addario strings. I plan on switching them out as soon as they arrive. This also got me thinking. I have a german fiddle, and to be frank, I have not really paid attention to the strings (it also has dominants). They are at least a couple of years old. My old german fiddle is quite loud and bright, and based on the reviews, I've decided to purchase the Pro Arte D'Addario strings, which I hope will add a warm and mellow tone to balance out the natural loud and brightness of the instrument.
I'll report my findings ASAP!
Should be interesting to hear your thoughts on MJZ with Zyex.


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The report on the latest ICT for Development symposium, held on the May 22, 2015 at the VU University, is now available.
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I can highly recommend the Slush Fund version of Point That Thing and the version of Fish off Syd's Pink Wiring System (https://theclean.bandcamp.com/track/fish-syds-pink-wiring-system-version) in a single playlist on repeat during a long overseas flight.
Hey Bart, could you explain a little of what you mean when you say "the Greens anti-science arm"?
10. Properly contained in a laboratory.
12. Not applied to food production.
Is 12 your beef? or do you think they are more against genetic research then this policy implies?
What was odder in the Herald the other day? Rodney Hide singing the praises of Len Brown or the Herald for printing them?
I can't believe I forgot to name check The Bernie Gunther Novels of Philip Kerr. A detective in Berlin set before, during and after world war 2. Great sense of place, woven with real historical events.

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All open positions are listed in the State job search site, Arizona Job Connection. We also share all open positions on our social media sites, with our network, and it gets posted at each office.
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Once the job has been received, you will be notified by your local Business Services Consultant when and where your job has been posted. If you are needing further assistance with your posting, or are interested in other business services please contact your local Job Center.


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Shalom! I am an ordained Reform rabbi (HUC-JIR 2005), mother of two, and member of the South Carolina Jewish community. I currently serve as a part-time rabbi at Beth Israel Congregation, in Florence, SC. While not in Florence, I am parenting, blogging, writing, reading, studying and teaching in Columbia, SC.
Based right at the center of the state, I can easily travel to most parts of SC.
I officiate at weddings, baby-namings, funerals, home dedications and other Jewish lifecycle events.
I am also able to speak or study with your synagogue, church, hospital, not-for-profit, school, or other group.
Contact me at rabbileah@gmail.com for information about dates and pricing.
Thank you for your interest in Palmetto Rabbi!


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The upstream branch of some local branch is the branch into which the commits on that local branch should eventually be merged, usually something like origin/master. For the master branch itself the upstream branch and the branch it is being pushed to, are usually the same remote branch. But for a feature branch the upstream branch and the branch it is being pushed to should differ.
The commits on feature branches too should eventually end up in a remote branch such as origin/master or origin/maint. Such a branch should therefore be used as the upstream. But feature branches shouldn’t be pushed directly to such branches. Instead a feature branch my-feature is usually pushed to my-fork/my-feature or if you are a contributor origin/my-feature. After the new feature has been reviewed, the maintainer merges the feature into master. And finally master (not my-feature itself) is pushed to origin/master.
But new features seldom are perfect on the first try, and so feature branches usually have to be reviewed, improved, and re-pushed several times. Pushing should therefore be easy to do, and for that reason many Git users have concluded that it is best to use the remote branch to which the local feature branch is being pushed as its upstream.
But luckily Git has long ago gained support for a push-remote which can be configured separately from the upstream branch, using the variables branch.<name>.pushRemote and remote.pushDefault. So we no longer have to choose which of the two remotes should be used as "the remote".
Each of the fetching, pulling, and pushing transient commands features three suffix commands that act on the current branch and some other branch. Of these, p is bound to a command which acts on the push-remote, u is bound to a command which acts on the upstream, and e is bound to a command which acts on any other branch. The status buffer shows unpushed and unpulled commits for both the push-remote and the upstream.
It’s fairly simple to configure these two remotes. The values of all the variables that are related to fetching, pulling, and pushing (as well as some other branch-related variables) can be inspected and changed using the command magit-branch-configure, which is available from many transient prefix commands that deal with branches. It is also possible to set the push-remote or upstream while pushing (see Pushing).


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This is a free meal program that was started on December 3, 1996, for people in and around our community. Starting at 5 pm on Tuesday’s (we have never missed a Tuesday since this program was created), it is open to all who come, no questions asked! We started out serving 50-60 guest a week and now serve on average of 200 guest on any given week. There are many opportunities for service with this group – you can help prep, cook, serve, clean up, or just simply sit and visit with our guests. Better yet, come and share a meal with our guest!
Started in 1997, the Women’s Clothes Closet was created as a project by a student social worker at UW La Crosse. Its mission is to provide up-to-date clothing for women entering or re-entering the work force. Its primary fundraiser, a fashion show entitled Fashion Cornucopia, is the first Saturday in November.
Baby Care Kits are wonderful gifts of Christian love for new mothers all over the world. our knitters make sweaters for the kits each year and we complete the kits with cloth diapers and pins, sleepers, undershirts, receiving blankets, socks, hand towel, and soap.
Personal Care Kits are given out in many situations – earthquakes, floods, refugee camps, and war torn countries. Often these people flee their homes with nothing more than the clothing on their backs. These kits contain a towel, soap, comb, nail file, and a toothbrush.
School Kits are made up during late summer/fall. Lutheran World Relief uses these kits that contain notebooks, ruler, pencils and pencil sharpener, pens, scissors, erasers, crayons to help school and adult literacy programs.
Fabric Kits Many of the thousands of Fabric Kits Lutheran World Relief distributes are used in vocational training programs to teach young men and women useful and marketable sewing skills. The kits contain fabric and thread.
Kits for Kids gives duffel bags to children who are entering foster care for the first time. This project is coordinated through La Crosse County Social Services. Kits include a T-shirt, a sweat suit, hairbrush, toothbrush and toothpaste, a stuffed animal, a night-light and a special book about foster children. At any given time, La Crosse County has 150 children in foster care. Many of these kids have their meager belongings in a grocery sack or a garbage bag. These kits help them and their foster parents get through the first night with necessities.
HALOS, which stands for “Helping and Lending Outreach Support”, provides a mechanism by which religious, civic, community, and business groups and individuals can make a significant difference in the lives of local families. HALOS Partners provide La Crosse County social workers with resources and tangible goods and services which can then be distributed to families in need. Our Savior’s is a proud partner of the La Crosse County HALOS Project.
The Coulee Region Transitional Housing Ministry (CRTHM) is an ecumenical group concerned with the well-being and dignity of all women. CRTHM works with New Horizons Shelter and Women’s Center to provide safe and acceptable transitional housing and financial assistance for women and children who have experienced domestic violence in their lives.
One of the most fun and successful programs at Our Savior’s, the Angel Tree provides Christmas gifts (and supplies) for the residents (children and women) who are staying at New Horizons Shelter & Outreach Centers and The Family and Children’s Center over the Christmas holiday. We also collect fleece blankets for teens in foster care for Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, Inc. and monetary donations for Common Ground Campus Ministry. On average, over 200 gifts are given on any given year.
AMOS is an interfaith congregation-based coalition working to build more compassionate communities in southwest Wisconsin. They work on various issues through task forces, which include Hmong issues, health care, restorative justice and food insecurity. They are part of the state network called and Wisdom and the national network called Gamaleil.


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SPAM: I seek your indulgence!
I am seeking for your partnership in transferring funds to a local bank in your country. This is business of (USD25,000,000.00) which was abandoned in our bank by a deceased client. You will be having 50% of the funds if you cooperate with me.
All conformable documents to back up this fund shall be made available to you,as soon as I receive your reply, I shall let you know what is required of you.
Subject: I seek your indulgence!

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Dogs love burying their noses into the ZippyPaws Burrow Squeaky Hide & Seek Plush Dog Toy, for hours of entertainment. Simply hide one, two or all three of the included squeaky chipmunks in the acorn, and this interactive plush toy will challenge your dog as he works to dig them out. And for even more fun, you can purchase the squeaky chipmunks on their own. Great for small and medium-sized dogs, not suited for aggressive chewers. And it’s machine washable, making cleaning a breeze.
Comes with three cute and squeaky chipmunk toys that your pup will have to dig out of the acorn for lots of stimulating interactive play.
Great for small and medium sized dogs, but not recommended for extra tough chewers.
Zippy Paws has some great toys!
Oliver loves his Zippy Paws toys. I use to buy the whole set for these toys, as we have quite a few. I saw on Chewy you could order just the little toys inside the container they come in. It is a nice option when you have about 10 of them. I like the ones that have more detail, then the round ones. The round simple ones, he has an easier time getting the squeaker to not squeak. For whatever reason, these and the hedge hogs he can not get to it. I highly recommend these and all of their toys.
Cannot say enough on how much these Hide and Seek plush toys bring joy to my two guys. They like the challenge of rooting them out of the larger part of the toy(trunk) but then it is squeaky time for hours on end. They enjoy them while playing together or by themselves. So glad they make extras of them for me to add to their set.
I had previously bought the squirrels in the tree truck and my dog loves playing with the little squirrels. Carries them around like babies. They were getting a little worn so I bought these chipmunks to add to the tree stump! Nice and small.
These are a great interactive toy if you have something to hide them in! As my Samoyed puppy systematically destroyed his first round of Chipmunks, I ordered these and the outward hound for comparison. For a heavy chewer, the zippy paws are better. Outward hound brand has a tuft of hair on top that is easily chewed and the seams seem looser. My pup LOVES his Chipmunks. He likes to carry them around and squeek them! He's very good at.getting them out of his tree trunk now as well.
My Australian shepherd LOVES her ZippyPaws log and chipmunks. I ordered these replacement chipmunks for the log she got for her birthday. She carries one around everywhere she goes. :) It came with three- she's lost one, and chewed the feet and ears off another so I thought Santa better bring more to replace them!
I'm so glad these come separate from the log. I originally bought the whole thing and my dogs only played with the squirrels. They love to carry them around and hide them places. I buy new ones every couple months as they inevitably get lost! My dogs love them!
My little fur baby loves these and the other little critters they are available in. The only problem is they need to be made with a little stronger materials so they last a little bit longer.
My Shih Tzu, Darla, loves this toy! I have already ordered her extra chipmunks!


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A mega spanish flag (width: 21 metres, height: 14 metres, weight: 40 kgs) located at Plaza Colon in Madrid, and the pride of Spanish nationalists, has bitten the dust after falling from its 50 metres post.
There is no official explanation about the incident. Maybe a “rojita” collateral dammage?


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Are you ready for the legendary prime quest ?
Ekke Ekke Ekke Ekke Ptangya Ziiinnggggggg !?!
I'm offering you another quest, which might include some brute force shrubbery cutting. We found an old map containing some potential legendary large primes. If you are strong enough, our union under the GIMPS banner, we will be able to reveal this mytical treasure.
Apparently I'm in the 33%.

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The United Arab Emirates is an increasingly popular tourist destination, with a good infrastructurefor visitors. This new field guide is based on the bestselling Field Guide to Birds of the Middle East (Porter & Aspinall) 2nd edition and covers all the birds of these Gulf states. The new text written by Simon Aspinall and Richard Porter is specific to the Gulf, and new maps are provided for all breeding birds and regular visitors. The plates are recomposed from Field Guide to Birds of the Middle East with three extra plates of introduced species.


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Every trip we plan, has a day or two on which we spend time outdoors in an open play area in the city. With the last few days of smog, I cant help but think of the unfettered fun times we have had in the free open play areas around the globe. The one above is from Amsterdam on our way back from Italy in June 2016. Everything was shut because it was a Sunday, and there was some football match. But the open play area, well, it was open.
Melbourne, Australia: Ian Potter’s Children’s Garden.
Link back here so that your readers can see all the other great Throwback Monday posts.
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We had a very dry Summer and Autumn this past year and there has been hardly any water in the woods above the house. Olive has really missed splashing around. After the heavy snow of two weeks ago, the warm temperatures, and the recent rains, she is now back in luck.
She is amazing when it comes to chasing sticks.
It’s colder today so she is spending time next to the wood stove.
Wishing you all a great week.
I had a great meeting at the Edith B. Ford Library in Ovid, NY to talk about the possibility of working on an oral history project with former Willard employees. Peter Carroll and I drove up from Ithaca this morning and met with Shannon O’Connor and Monica Kelly who both are doing amazing things at the library. Monica is building an archive of Willard materials, and if anyone who reads this has any records or photographs related to the asylum, you should really contact her.
Afterwards Pete and I drove to the Holy Cross Cemetery on Gilbert Road.
Recently, a local group raised funds and erected a monument to Willard folks who died at the institution and are buried at Holy Cross. I am not exactly sure what the problem is, but some people have objected to it, and so the monument has been covered up since just after it was unveiled. The issue of naming former patients and staff continues to come up, and is still a problem on many levels. I’ll be eager to find out what really happened here.
After leaving Holy Cross, we drove over to the Willard Cemetery which is down the road and across the street from the asylum. This is such an indescribably moving place for me. It was a really beautiful late Winter day and the idea that 5,776 former patients are buried here in unmarked graves always touches me deeply.
The site is very well looked after, and the area around some of the few remaining numbered cast iron markers has recently been cleared of brush.
And it is always nice to see the monument to Lawrence Mocha, who as a patient, dug by hand over 1500 of the graves.
I found out today that I have been invited to Waco, Texas to be the keynote speaker at the annual NAMI Waco dinner and gala. The event is the evening of Thursday, 18th May and if you live anywhere nearby, I would love to meet you.
I continue to make good progress uploading to the suitcases site. Issac’s case had just a few items, but the buttons are nice, as well as the safety pins. I especially like the folding coat hangar.
Peggy and I were thrilled to open Alice’s case and see the beautiful lining.
Check out the latest at willardsuitcases.com.
Just before Christmas I bought the last four paperwhite bulbs at Hadley Garden Center. As they were the last ones, they looked a bit ratty. Since we were gone most of January, Cris didn’t put them into the jar of rocks until just after we got home. The first flowers came out today. A full foot of snow outside but lovely to have these beauties in the house.
I spoke to my friend John Wilson in Stratford-upon-Avon late last week and he said the daffodils are already coming up over there. I guess we’ll have to wait at least 6 more weeks before we see any here.
I am just about finished up editing the December 2013 shoots.
Walter arrived in February of 1945. Nelson Rockford Socks are still available.
Mary Agnes’ case just had this little metal clasp, a shoelace, a hairpin, and a label.
And a pair of “leather-like” boots.
Baker’s case was the only one where we found a bit of “racy” material. Look closely to see the title of the painting. Cheeky!
The storage facility wasn’t always the warmest place to work (except in the summer). Peggy Ross was always such a sport though, and only rarely complained. We ate a lot of hot/sour soup from the local Chinese restaurant for lunch, which helped us get through the day.
Check out the Willard Suitcases site to see the latest. Thanks for following.


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Come to Support Occupation at Middlesex University!
General Election Hustings: AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ & PALESTINE - WHERE DO YOU STAND?
Was Boycotting Apartheid South Africa Anti-White?
Student Activism Not Dead in Plymouth!
Cardiff occupation ends, claims victory!


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Considering a FUE Hair Transplant in Tampa?
We spoke with “James”, a Rahal FUE Hair Transplant patient from Tampa, FL. He told us his hair loss story. It was simple enough: He had a great head of hair. He lost it. And he got it back again… with Dr. Rahal’s help.
I had great hair when I was younger. I was actually voted ‘best hair’ in my high school class! But by senior year, I began to see I was losing my hair and it got bad pretty quickly. Through my college years, my hairline receded quickly.
I was thinning at the back of my head and had a really bad receding hairline. Overall, my hair was kind of thin. When I graduated, in my early working years, I lost more and more hair and it was pretty difficult for me to take.
Being voted ‘best hair’ then going back balding would have been very embarrassing. Now I can go with full confidence.
I had my hair transplant operation two years ago when I was 29. I have better hair now than when I was in high school! My hairline and my temple area are great. The hairline is very, very important to me because it’s something I see every day. I wanted a hairline that looked natural at the temples. After talking with Dr. Rahal I was confident that he was expert in the hairline and temple area and that he’d do a great job. He did. Now I use products in my hair, or comb my hair back, or to the side, no problem.
Having a full head of hair again makes me feel so good. I’m going back for a high school reunion in a couple years. Being voted ‘best hair’ then going back balding would have been very embarrassing. Now I can go with full confidence.
Like many men, ‘James’ decided to hide his hair loss any way he could. Hats. Combovers. No control.
I remember when I used to wear hats all the time. If I was in the wind without a hat, my hair would blow back and my hair loss would be obvious. I remember going on a date, going on a roller coaster where they had cameras taking pictures as you’re going down. I looked really, really bald. Now I’m outside in the wind, playing golf, basketball, tennis, all kinds of sports. I don’t have to wear hats. I’m very confident my hair looks good even in the wind.
I used to comb my hair to try to cover up balding as best I could, but when I’d go swimming and come up out of the water, I’d have this little strip of hair in the front of my head. Now I can go in the pool and have a full head of hair, not a tiny strip in the front. I live in Florida and the beach is a big deal. Now I can go swimming with full confidence.
Here’s another example. I went home this past Christmas and my family had pictures of me from a couple Christmases ago. In the picture, I’m balding and I looked 10 or 20 years older than I was at the time. I saw that picture and it brought back the feelings when I was at that point. Today, my whole family says, “We cannot believe your hair!” Wow, what a blessing to have it so different today.
Sure, looks are superficial. Physical appearance is not the most important thing, but for me, balding was a struggle just because I felt like I really was becoming less attractive and desirable than I once was. It felt like I was getting old, looking old, and it was difficult to handle emotionally.
‘James’ approached hair transplantation with a healthy dose of skepticism, realizing research was important.
I tried a lot of different treatments, shampoos, you name it. But I eventually realized if I wanted to really do something about balding, I’d have to have a hair transplant. At the beginning, I was resistant to the idea. I didn’t believe a transplant could really do something with what hair I had left. What’s more, I’d seen people who’d had bad hair transplants. That’s not the look I was going for.
Why Choose Rahal’s Hair Restoration Center?
‘James’ wanted to go with the best, he wanted to go with Rahal. The research he did helped lead him to the hair restoration center of choice.
However, I did hear some positive things about success with hair transplanting. I did some research and I realized transplanting could be a solution, but it was important to go to the right person, to go to the best. My research led me to the conclusion that Dr. Rahal is the best in the entire world.
I decided to go with Dr. Rahal’s Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) method because I was concerned about scarring. I didn’t want scars that other types of hair transplanting can create.
I didn’t know what to expect but I saw some before and after pictures on the Rahal Transplant website. Some of the pictures seemed too good to be true. I called Rahal, and they asked me to send some pictures of myself. I sent them and Dr. Rahal said I’d be a good candidate. Even though I was down in Florida, I decided to fly all the way up to Canada to have the surgery done.
I decided to go with Dr. Rahal’s Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) method because I was concerned about scarring. I didn’t want scars that other types of hair transplanting can create, and the results of FUE looked as natural as possible.
I was pretty nervous going into the surgery. I didn’t have any idea what to expect. I talked with some others who were at Dr. Rahal’s after their surgeries. I saw what they went through. Throughout my procedure, Dr. Rahal was extremely professional. The entire staff was great. Very courteous, very caring.
‘James’s experience in the healthcare industry lead him to appreciate Dr. Rahal’s professionalism and patient-oriented approach.
I’m in the healthcare industry and I see that some doctors deal with patients strictly like a business. But Dr. Rahal and his staff were personable and more than courteous. They answered all my questions very well, and made me very comfortable.
Dr. Rahal and his staff were personable and more than courteous. They answered all my questions very well, and made me very comfortable.
I talked with Dr. Rahal about my goals and he gave me a realistic opinion of what he thought would be possible for me. It was better than what I was expecting. The surgery lasted quick a while. I got over 3000 grafts. It was a long surgery.
The surgery itself wasn’t really very painful at all. I had no real pain, they numbed me up. That night I had a pretty good headache but that night was the toughest part. After that, everything went well and the pain was nothing. I had no pain the next morning. I followed the instructions Dr. Rahal gave me very closely, as prescribed. I used a spray, an oil, and the vitamin E oil he prescribed.
‘James’ now wakes up, goes to work, and lives his life with full confidence thanks to Rahal.
Today, I look at myself in the mirror and it is a blessing I cannot believe. I really cannot believe I was balding so badly and that I’m this person now with a full head of hair. It’s a complete transformation.
I tried Rogaine, Minoxidil, and other treatments–these helped, but the results of surgery are unbelievable.
Since surgery, I’ve never had one person say my hair looks unnatural. When I was balding, I used to see guys with full heads of hair and wonder what it would be like to have a full head of hair again. Now I have a full head of hair and I couldn’t be more grateful about the way it’s turned out. I am more than pleased. I feel very blessed to have the opportunity to be treated by Dr. Rahal. I wanted to do something to thank him and I’m very blessed to be able to tell you my story because this experience has definitely been life-changing for me.
My hair is not an issue anymore. I still use precautionary measures but as far as the confidence? I didn’t have it before, but I’m very, very confident with my hair now.
I am in medical sales so I’m often in front of people in sales situations. Appearance is important in sales. You want to try to look your best. Confidence absolutely counts for a lot in sales. I’d say I really sympathize with people who’re going through hair loss. It doesn’t bother some, but for people like myself, it’s a real struggle and a blow to the ego. Balding versus having a full head of hair makes a big difference.
I felt like I really couldn’t approach an attractive woman because I was not the ideal look; because my hair was balding. I’d hear people say, “Poor guy, he doesn’t have hair.” These days, when I see someone who’s bald, I really sympathize with him because that was me.
Balding is a really difficult thing to go through. More so than anything else. As a man, when I was balding, I felt I was losing my sense of identity, my sense of worth, my sense of manliness. Did I feel less virile? Absolutely. It’s amazing how differently people perceive me, good or bad, with or without hair. I definitely see a difference in how people perceive me. I don’t know if that’s because I look different or because I have more confidence now. I don’t feel insecure. I feel a lot of it has to do with having a full head of hair. I see a definite difference, a real-world difference, with a full head of hair.
‘James’ found out that Rahal restored more than just his hair.
Dating is important to me and I’m dating around quite a bit these days. I’ve taken a lot of girls on dates and had a lot of girlfriends. I’m single but waiting for the right lady to come along. There’s one I’m interested in now but we’re just starting to hang out together and we’ll see where the good Lord leads. I’m trying to be patient. I met her after my surgery.
Everything follows when you’ve got a core of self-confidence. Life is better in general.
I’m 31 and I’m ready to meet the right lady and settle down. Before, I felt I might not be able to be attractive enough to attract the woman I really wanted, that I couldn’t get the best mate. I thought I’m not good looking enough because I’m bald. I wasn’t confident enough to talk to the pretty girls because I wasn’t confident in myself.
The girls, the dating, the relationships–it’s all great but the biggest thing is really being confident in yourself. That’s more important than anything. You look at yourself in the mirror and it’s a difficult thing to deal with when you’re not as attractive as you once were. It feels like there’s something wrong. Dating pretty girls is nice but that’s secondary to feeling confident in yourself. Everything follows when you’ve got a core of self-confidence. Life is better in general.
‘James’ didn’t want to go with anybody when it came to his hair. He wanted the World’s best hair loss specialist, not just Tampa, Florida’s.
My best advice for someone thinking about having a hair transplant is do your research. Don’t just listen to what others have to say. Do your research on your own and do a lot of comparison shopping. It’s extremely important to get the right physician. I’m in the medical industry and I’ve seen that different doctors have all kinds of different skill levels. A hair transplant is something that’ll last you the rest of your life, and it really is extremely important to select the right physician.
What’s a great physician? Dr. Rahal knows how to harvest grafts in a natural way. You literally can’t tell I’ve had anything done. When I was balding, I’d get my haircut. It was usually a pretty girl doing the cutting and I’d be so embarrassed, I dreaded getting my haircut. The first time I had my post-surgery haircut, it was an amazing feeling: “Wow, this is real; a real head of hair.” The girl cutting my hair actually had no idea I’d had a hair transplant. She was telling me how great my hair was, the feel and everything.
I can’t say enough about Dr. Rahal. In my experience, he’s the best and going to him was one of the best decisions I ever made. It was expensive and a long trip to Canada, there was some pain that first night, and through the first couple weeks wasn’t that much fun. It was a sacrifice but it was so worth it. It really has changed my life. I can’t say enough about how thankful and pleased I am to have found Dr. Rahal.
Please tell Dr. Rahal I’m extremely grateful; more than pleased. And that everything’s going great. If anyone asks me, I’d recommend him very strongly. In fact, if Dr. Rahal has a patient who wants to talk to a real person, a past patient of Dr. Rahal’s, I’m happy to talk to anybody about my experiences.


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What do i use to share an object with many objects and one writer?
I am wondering what the right approach might be, to share a common object between many tasks, which may be written by one owner sometimes. Currently i try to create one Configuration trait object with several methods to get and set config keys. Later i’d like to pass this to other objects and tasks where configuration items may be read. Bonus point would be that it can be written and read from everyone. I’ve found http://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/240mfe/design_question_about_shared_mutable_data/ which talks about Rc<RefCell<>>, so i that would be the right way?
Please ask questions about how to use Rust on Stack Overflow. This forum is for discussion of the development of Rust itself.


text: For Labor day we went into the city to go to the marine museum on Pier 39. We had some free passes through the library and it was fun but not worth the $25 per person regular cost! We took bart into and walked to Pier 39 then went to the Ferry Building to get some treats. We had such a fun time. Mason loved running while we walked to Pier 39. We were even able to make it back for nap time because the bart ride was only 20 minutes. The weather was perfect and we ended up going to a huge park on our way back to bart. I love cheap fun activities that we can do as a family!


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Hello & welcome to my little corner of the internet. If you have found yourself here, it is not ‘by chance’…I believe that all things happen for a reason. Just as every human being is individual, the circumstances which have brought you to me will also be unique.
My intuition will give me a strong sense of which is the most effective healing therapy for you and this unique blend produces powerful, often instant results.
The healing will work even if you don’t believe in it. You don’t have to share the reason for the appointment and you can still receive a significant result. Clients often report feeling enormous benefit in other areas of their lives, with relationships at home and work improving, becoming more content and energetic and generally more positive. They also frequently report they are sleeping better and eating more healthily. And interestingly, we often find, that like throwing a single pebble into a still pond, that the healing takes effect ‘where it is needed’ – for instance, I was once healing a young lady for self esteem issues caused by bullying and she reported it was the first time in her life she had felt no pain and was in fact, able to cancel a long awaited back operation.
I use my gifts very much as my ‘sat nav’, which constantly guide me to help people in the most effective way. Whilst healing, I often receive messages from a divine source and whilst most people love this, it is possible to block the messages if you do not want them.
Molly was my grandmother. On my mothers side, the women were gifted with incredible insight, empathy and a more unusual gift of healing. My grandmother had the gift in abundance and eternally thankful for her gift, she used it to help and comfort people wherever she could.
I have had the gift for as long as I can remember. It was only as a teenager I realised how powerful my abilities were and as word of my healing spread, so the number of requests for my help increased and as a teenager I felt uncomfortable and unable to cope with this and took the decision to hide my gifts from the World. I blocked it for many years resulting in severe headaches, until I eventually realised the universe had a plan for me and that being ‘different’ was ok. As a mother, I had even kept my gifts hidden from my own children, but at the age of five, when my son told me he had always seen colours around peoples heads, I knew that I had passed the family gift on to him.
Ironically, I am healthily sceptical about the world of healing and I would describe myself as a kind and good person, rather than having any deeply religious or spiritual leanings. This gives me a blank canvas to authentically just be myself, do what I do, knowing this work comes from a place of good and helping people has always been my purpose in life.


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An Exhibition at the Otter Gallery in Chichester in association with Chichester University’s English and Creative Writing Department and The Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales and Fantasy.
I’ve loved fairy tales since I devoured the Andrew Lang Fairy books as a child – so I was itching to see this exhibition. It might be quite compact – one largish room – but it is full of fascinating art.
There is much to stimulate both writers and artists. For example, it is extraordinary how diverse the interpretations of The Beast are. It’s not just a question of taste in, say, the Art Deco style – but of the artist’s own fears and imaginings. Likewise, the age of Red Riding Hood varies widely – as does the severity and violence of the tale.
I would highly recommend this show for lovers of fairytales in any medium. I should also point out that there are a few activities (including dressing-up) for would-be princesses – and a free talk on Wednesday 22nd. For more details, and to book the talk, visit the Chichester University site here.
Let me know if you are coming – and I might well see you there.
Looks amazing. I wish I lived closer!
This looks wonderful. I so love the Wolf and Red Riding Hood.


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This is a guaranteed real Sperm Whale tooth registered with the Department of Commerce.
This is a Sperm Whale's tooth signed by M.M. Cohen. It's polished all around. This gracefully-shaped tooth is 5 inches long.
Carefully etched on the front surface in a light color wash is a view of the U.S.S. Constitution racing in a setting sun. She is shown with all sails set.
A beautiful tooth! This classic tooth will be a spectacular addition to any collection!


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In April 2014, ahead of the Popsop training event in Moscow, we collected some rather controversial perspectives on the design business, popular in the Russian marketing circles. We kindly asked Jonathan Ford, one of the honoured speakers at our inaugural event, to comment on each of these stereotypes. Here we publish his interesting thoughts.
The design world strives to minimize the environmental impact of packaging. Sustainable packaging is a competitive advantage and pride for manufacturers. However, Russian brand design industry will never be as environmentally responsible, because there’re other priorities.
— In some way, whether by choice or through future official directives, we will all, Russians included, have to be more accountable for the planet and for each other as the world continues to open up and globalization continues. It’s happening at a different pace around the world but everyone will get to the same destination through choice, law or economics.
Consumers expect brands to address a moral, social, political and ethical agenda. Sustainability is absolutely no longer an add-on or just for the niche organic brands but an integral part of new product development and innovation. It’s great to now see the beauty titans revolutionizing whole categories with, for example, the recent launch of Unilever’s aerosols (Sure, Dove, Vaseline deodorants) in the new ‘half size’ compressed format.
You cannot develop consumers’ aesthetical taste with nice package design. A good taste comes from art galleries only.
— I disagree. Consumers’ taste for fine packaging design is evidenced by the phenomenal rise in premiumization that we have seen across each and every brand sector. Premiumization has created the bridge between the specialness of the luxury world and the sales appeal of mass market. And finding the convergence — through design — between these two is magic for brand owners and marketers. Besides that, I advocate the case for celebrating brand design in galleries. We know arts and commerce are linked, just look at the pop artists, for example.
We should be championing the power of great brand design as a progressive force for change that, as a fundamental part of our society, can and does enrich our wider consumer culture and it can be so much more than the pack. We are aiming for brand and packaging design to be viewed in the same context and with the same relevance and influence on society as fashion design, architecture and product design.
Great design turns brands into more than just products so that they become a celebration of the visual and revolutionize the look and feel of our personal and collective worlds. Brands such as Absolut, and recently Diet Coke, are masters at finding innovative ways to show that their brand design has transcended into the world of brand art, and this is firmly integrated into their packaging design strategies.
Innovations in package design are for geeks. Agencies must learn how to create just ‘good packaging’.
— It depends what you mean by innovation. I don’t think you can necessarily separate the two. Brand and packaging design needs to be holistic. And ‘good’ design is design that makes an impact and changes people’s lives for the better. Consumers today want brands to be interactive, open and honest and this can be dialed up through the design communication and messaging — through structure, materials and through the visual and verbal language used. Integrating innovative thinking and creation into the way you work with a continuous process and generation of ideas is where the new innovative brands, like Method have succeeded. Method is a great example of how structural design innovation can lead a change on both a brand and category level. Excess and ‘gimmicks are short term, wasteful and don’t add value.
The smaller the country, the harder it tries to stand out with the unique design style — and vice versa.
— I think you can see culture reflected in regional design. For example, with American brands you can see a lot of heart expressed through their design. In the UK, on the other hand, there’s a lot of thought expressed. This is not a hard and fast rule but if you look, you’ll see.
Merely any packaging designer who has worked in the industry for let’s say 30 years, knows better intuitively what consumers will love or not. He/she FEELS it better than a dedicated marketing expert who researches the same product over and over again, therefore cannot get a new perspective.
— A good designer — at every stage of their career — will always be looking, consciously or subconsciously, for inspiration and fresh thinking, whenever and wherever, but I believe that we also need to foster this creativity and stimulation both in a work and in a wider sense. Often the best designers have cultural antennae that pick up a multitude of signals wherever they rove and somehow make sense of the white noise to make something truly clear and original out of it. This is what can add value — it’s why designers are important and the skill of design should be valued in a world that’s fast becoming homogenized.
In Europe, design agencies tend to work with clients for as long as possible. In Russia, a brand starts a new life every time a marketing director changes. In this case, it’s impossible to build a strong consistent brand.
— This isn’t just a Russian problem. I suppose it depends on whether each change of personnel instigates a change in the look and feel of the brand. But brands can’t sit still. They all need to evolve but it’s about how brands creatively evolve and develop in the right way. Consumers today accept a diversity of brand behavior, and personnel and leadership changes can also be seen as a diversification, but this creates a strong argument for identity centric brand design. Brands have an aesthetic and a philosophical and experiential legacy that any brand owner should respect and build on to positively evolve the brand.
A decent agency can safeguard the process of brand change and too much client change can actually weaken the longevity of a brand.
Consumers get the package design they deserve. If the consumers’ culture is poor, they get a bad package design. Are we, designers, able to foster the culture of consumption?
— Designers are absolutely able to foster the culture of consumption and packaging is one of the key touch points that drives brand communication, behavior and consumer engagement.
The best brands that are revolutionizing the way we interact with and consume products are what we call Challenger Brands — those that dare to be different and challenge existing cultural paradigms. Given design is the living embodiment of change, it is design that has the power to influence future consumer behavior.
For example, think of the cultural impact and business success of challenger brands such as Innocent, Dyson and Jamie Oliver.
The main problem of the package design industry in Russia is not the designers who are unable to create a decent concept, but the brand owners who don’t do marketing segmentation. As a result, marketers cannot specify the target audience, so designers produce blunt and faceless packaging.
— That’s an interesting point of view! I’d suggest there’s an opportunity for some smart agencies to get proactive with some Russian consumer behavior insights. I would if I was there. Without the consumer there would be no brand in the first place and no one to buy it in the end. And so, understanding the consumer is at the core of what we do. But how we should approach this is by looking at a more emerging picture of consumer behavior rather than by rigid demographic segmentation. It is important to understand consumer aspirations, the customer journey and the expectations that we have for a brand.
The challenge lies squarely with design and designers to constantly exceed expectations and create brands and brand experiences that not only harness, complement and streamline our changing behavior, but are effectively drawing on emerging, innovative perspectives to go beyond what we know and have already experienced. It is in this context that we have the opportunity to add real value to consumers’ lives, give new meaning and, ultimately, create an essential force of change.
Sometimes, a client may not understand the value of design and think that whatever design will do. This approach aligns with a stereotypical “whatever” Russian business ethos. Right after the first meeting with such type of client you understand that you can’t work together, because design can’t help this business.
— When looking to innovate, brands need to recognize that it is design that is the most impactful agent of change. There are many notable beacons in brand business where we can see the power of design value embraced throughout an organization. BMW, Apple and Bang & Olufsen to name just a few have consistently invested and reaped the rewards from good design. In addition, there are also mega successful retailers, like Target in the US and Waitrose in the UK, that have a tangible appreciation of the power of design running throughout touch-points, such as packaging and in-store environment, and proving that powerful design equals brand profit and growth.
Forward-thinking brand owners and brand marketers have already realized a long-term investment in design and understand the power of design to transform brands. They see design as a crucial component of success and understand that they are commissioning an essential skill (not service) as the foundation of growth. If your client doesn’t value what you do there’s always another who will. Go and find them rather than beating your head against a brick wall.
If you’re not a big-name branding agency, a client (especially a start-up company) may not trust you and your professionalism. They might conduct endless testings in focus groups among their family and friends, but will never rely on the designer’s competence. And you cannot change that.
— Clients around the world have changed. They can be very creative and inspiring so their opinions are as important as designers’. Clients can actually shape creative direction but unless they’re a designer themselves they don’t know how to express their ideas. This why it’s useful to listen, be inspired by, and with them, and perhaps work in a creative way so that they can feel a part of the solution.
*The interview was prepared by and first published on the Russian package design website Wtpack.ru as of April 16, 2014.
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I did not grow up as a fan of the American Girl dolls, I was rather indifferent to them I suppose. So while you couldn’t say I had any expectations for the debut of the 2014 Girl of the Year doll, I was notably disappointed and sadden by the bland choice for this year. Her name is Isabelle, she has hazel eyes, blonde hair with an attachable pink hair streak, and her outfit is also pink. Oh, and she is into dance. This is very cliche American isn’t it? A cookie straight from mother Dixie’s oven. I had always thought that the dolls were about moments in history, so I looked it up.
Mattel has owned the American Girl brand for 15 years, buying it up in 1998 from Pleasant Company. After the Mattel takeover American Girl under went incremental, but forgettable, changes. The company debuted a line of contemporary 18-inch dolls and accessories that has since evolved into the new My American Girl. The first really notable change was in 2008, when Mattel decide to archive the original dolls and rename them “Historical Characters.” This means that dolls with stories that illuminated on controversial and important moments in history- like Samantha, Kirsten, and the headstrong colonial girl Felicity,- that made up the core of the “The American Girls Collection” are no longer sold by American Girl. The archiving of Historical dolls freed up funds to market the customizable My American Girl and the annual Girl of the Year dolls. These product lines feature blander avatars to little girls, reflecting only the present time period and appearance of “contemporary girls.” This is right off their website: “The My American Girl product line lets every girl create a truly special doll that’s just right for her, then bring her doll to life in a safe, enriching online world that promotes learning and helps girls to be their best.” Really? A truly special girl, just like her, that promotes learning in a safe online world. How can a doll that is “just like her” really challenge your daughter to explore ideas and topics outside of her awareness?
The historic dolls represented more than just the origins of an iconic brand, they allowed girls to see themselves in the thick of the action. They were doing rather sitting on the sidelines. The systematic archiving demonstrates a lost sensibility about teaching girls to understand complex historical controversies AND how use that understanding to become builders of a continually progressing social and political consciousness. When compared to the historical dolls, the contemporary dolls lack dimension, interest, and dynamism. These are qualities that help children understand that they have the potential to do more than be a part of their small part of the world- they can reshape it.
Take Saige, McKenna, and Lanie. These are three previous Girl of the Year Dolls, that are nothing more than recycled attributes plus or minus a superficial element. All three are white; upper-middle-class. Saige is a dancer, McKenna a gymnast, and Lanie is an amateur gardener and butterfly enthusiast. In their attempts to encourage spunky and active girlhoods, Mattel approaches problem solving in a highly local way. One has a bake sale to help save the school arts program, Lanie persuades one neighbor to stop using pesticides and Isabella balances school work with her dance lessons (I think McKenna learned the same lesson about time management but with gymnastics instead). They also undergo emotion development by overcoming jealousy, insecurity, and bullying. Great. But none of these girls faced situations that brought them into contact with real social issues or physical and emotional hardship.
Before the rebranding, American Girl characters faced real social real controversy and the girl’s solution had meaningful, resounding impact. The very first American girl doll was Samantha, an orphan raised by her grandmother during the Edwardian period. Themes in Samantha’s books include women’s suffrage, child labor, and classism that were dealt with through her friendship with and rescuing of a serving girl. Molly McIntire is a young girl of Scottish descent, living in Jefferson, Illinois during the latter years of World War II. Her father is doctor stationed in England caring for wounded soldiers, and Molly must cope with changes that war has brought. She realizes that she can do something to aid soldiers and she and her family host an English girl immigrating from the war zone. Kirsten Larson is a Swedish immigrant who settles in the Minnesota Territory with her extended family. She faces actual physical risk posed by the challenges of settling a wide territory and adaptations necessary to adjust to life in America- like ya know learning to speak English. These earlier dolls deal with immigration, displacement, women and children’s’ exploitation, and hard work. These girls grow from their situation.
Compare that to Isabelle who enters a dance competition but then starts to do poorly in math (she’s poor at math! why math? why can’t she be bad at home ec?). She is just like Marisol, another dancer, plus a bit from Lanie or Kailey, or both who can tell?, with a different outfit. Sure, her story might inspire some little girl to be the next greatest dancer or choreographer, but more than likely most parents will find that they have wasted their money on lessons their daughter quit after a few weeks.
*sigh* Ok on the real, there’s nothing wrong with young girls learning about good time management early on, but seriously, how does Isabelle’s story make her different in some way from the “average” girl reading her book? How is this young reader compelled, motivated, or enlighten? She’ll learn about bullying and dedication to accomplish goals, but did she learn about immigration reform or LGBT rights? Gun violence in school? Or let’s talk about creationism vs evolution in schools! Or even about freaking global warming?!!!!!
Those are things that real American girls do face every day. Where’s the girl who as two dads or a mentally ill sibling?
The current catalogue leads off with the My American Girl offerings, followed by “Dress Like Your Doll” 2013 Doll of The Year,’ and ‘Books and Magazines.’ Only when you get to the fifth section, on page 38, do “Historical Characters” make an appearance. And on the website the homepage features matching doll outfits, dresses for girls so they match their doll, the current product line, and the online game for our 2014 Girl of the Year, Isabelle. Essentially, historical dolls are afterthoughts.
So why doesn’t Mattel feature a doll who has a parent, maybe a mother, fighting in Iraq? Or just a girl whose not white? (there’s only been two black character dolls—one a slave girl!— and NO Asians, Ivy doesn’t count cause she’s Julie’s BF, not a main character with her stuff), and for the contemporary lines there’s not much to cater to girls with darker skin either.
In the end, the dolls are $110-$200. Mattell knows who they are marketing to, and its not to every American girl. Heck after reading the comments its not even to girls, it looks like its mostly old ladies buying them up.
Also, does no one else think dolls are just plain creepy?
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Post your questions here for Kate Pound. We'll pick the best ones and post her answers.
Dr. Kate Pound, geologist at St. Cloud State University, is heading south this winter—way south. She’ll be joining an international team of researchers drilling into the sea floor beneath the ice surrounding Antarctica. The samples they pull up will help fill in gaps in our understanding of climate change in the past.


text: The largest mosque in all India, Jama Masjid is a focus of the old city. Like the Taj Mahal, this mosque has four turrets, although it is more the color of the Red Fort. From the southern tower, the view reaches for the slums and palaces of Delhi. Dress modestly; head, legs and shoulders should be covered. The mosque is open until sunset, with the exception of prayer time between 12.15pm to 1.45pm.


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British vineyards are heading for a bumper year - and it could finally seal their international reputation for quality.
Anthea McIntyre MEP, an official ambassador for English regional wines, said: "I am confident that the 2018 vintage looks like being so productive and so good that it finally puts our wines right where they belong on the global map."
The combination of a near-perfect weather sequence and increasing land under vines means Britain’s wine growers are anticipating both large volumes and great quality in one of the earliest harvests in living memory.
The growing season has been hailed as offering "dream conditions" - in contrast with last year when many vineyards were devastated by late April frosts, meaning yields were down.
Miss McIntyre, Conservative MEP for the West Midlands and Conservative Agriculture spokesman in the European Parliament, said: "The quality and reputation of English and Welsh wines has been growing gradually for years.
"Many regions offer a genuinely outstanding climate and terroir for the right vines and international wine experts are increasingly recognising the excellence we deliver."
Miss McIntyre is herself a partner in a small family vineyard in Herefordshire and has been named an official wine champion by the English and Welsh wine industry.
She said: "This year we expect the perfect combination of a tip-top product with potentially thousands more bottles produced - and that means more retailers, more restaurant, more wine-lovers all over the world potentially trying our best wines.
"I think we may well end up looking back on 2018 as our global breakthrough vintage."