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International Moving Services Moving internationally can be a big stress, but there are many international moving services out there that can help you make a successful and organized move. The most common reason for people to move internationally is because of a job relocation. In these cases, it is likely that your company already has an international moving service that they have used before. It will save you time to check with your company first to see if they recommend an international moving company, as it is important to find someone you trust and that has a good record. Whatever moving service you choose, make sure that they have international experience so that the move goes smoothly. Finding a good international moving service will require some research, as there are only a few major companies that move worldwide. Moving internationally is a difficult and tiring process, so it is well worth the effort to find a moving service that will take care of everything, as well as have high standards, excellent references, and guarantees their work. You will want to develop a good relationship with your international moving company, especially since you will be trusting them to move your personal items halfway around the world. A good international moving service will help you with clearing custom barriers, getting around in unfamiliar cities, and can even help you feel at home when abroad. Packing can be a big, complicated situation itself when moving internationally. If you are moving lots of household contents, you will need to coordinate vehicles to transport the items partway, then decide if items are best shipped by freight via sea or air for the rest of the journey. International moving services can prove very helpful with packing. They can make recommendations on what type of wrapping to use depending on where you are going, the custom regulations, and how your items are being transported. For example, freight moves are block wrapped. This adds extra protection to your items, which will cost more but less damage will occur. Another thing to keep in mind is that your contents will shift around a lot, mainly due to inspections and then traveling by sea or air. An experienced international moving company will be able to advise you on what packing methods are best for you. One tip for moving is not to take along major household appliances. Different countries or continents will have different electrical standards, and your items might not work overseas. You will be better off either storing your items if you move is temporary, or selling them if the move is more long-term. Also, unless you expect the move to be permanent, it is not advisable to take along items you will not need immediately, or treasured items. Books, artwork, family heirlooms, etc. are better off being stored or trusted to a local friend or family member while you are gone, as moving these items can be very expensive and there is a higher potential for damage to occur during the move. Take only the bare necessities you need if you are planning on coming back home. Leave other items with family or friends, or rent a professional storage space. Many countries have restrictions on what items can come in or go out of their country, so familiarize yourself with these restrictions before you attempt to move items. International moving companies will be familiar with the process of what items can be transported, and they will assist you along your way.
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Townsend, Tennessee - Great Smoky Mountains National Park Welcome to the Fishing Report. The sun shined early this morning due to the lack of fog. Today and tomorrow are going to be hot. The tubers are going to have their last fling floating Little River moving slowly and bumping along the bottom. The river looked great at the swinging bridge this morning when I took the water temperature. But, that is a deep pool, it almost always looks good there. Traffic was light earlier. Frank was parked near the Parkway Grocery waiting for speeders. I waved, and he waved. One of these day I’m going to spend the day with him in the police car. He wants me to do it and I think it would be interesting until he pulls into traffic and the chase begins. Since I am a city official, I’m covered by the municipal insurance plan while conducting city business. That might come in handy while spending a day with Frank. Those guys want me to know what it feels like to be a policeman. I guess I want to know too, I think. Flow in Little River is 34 cubic feet per second. Median flow for this date is 81 cfs. The record low flow on September 2nd was 29 cfs in 1987. 87 and 88 were dry years apparently. Those years keep coming up on the charts. The water temperature is 71 degrees right now. It will get much warmer than that later today. The high temperature today is supposed to be around 97 degrees. That might be a record. All the weather websites agree that a cold front will move in on Monday. The high is expected to be in the 70’s until Thursday. Then the high might tip over the 80 degree mark. What the weather websites don’t agree on is the chance for rain. One puts the odds at 80% on Monday. Another thinks 40% is more reasonable. The rain chance will continue through Thursday. Fishing in the Park is slow. You can catch them, but you need to pull all of your low water tricks out of your vest. With this heat we are experiencing, you might be better off driving up into the higher elevations or hiking into the backcountry. If I were fishing today I would probably pick a trip up above Elkmont. You will find some spots to fish in the low water. Riffles and places where a riffle enters a pool in the shade would lure me off the trail. I would fish some sort of dry fly with a Green Weenie trailing close behind. The dry might be a beetle or some other foam imitation of a terrestrial bug. I have been hearing a lot of cicadas lately. Josh and I used cicada patterns successfully last week fishing for smallmouth bass. These are not the 13 or 17 year insects. What we are hearing and seeing are the annual cicadas. They tend to be olive or black. If we get the rain next week, and if it is as cool as predicted, grab your gear and run to your nearest Smokies stream. Fishing is going to pick up. As the days get shorter, the opportunity for me to fish after work until almost dark, and be home for dinner is possible. If it is cool and if there is more water I will be out there fishing. I didn’t go fishing at all this week. It’s hot and I have lots of work to do. This is the time when we place our Spring orders from our manufacturers. Currently, I’m working on Simms. It is also the time for sales reps to visit. Ben came by yesterday. Kent Edmonds called. I talked to our Simms rep twice. I even squeezed in some time with Bill Guinn, the new Chairman of Troutfest. We worked on a committee structure and a strategic plan. He is trying to group our 22 + committee members into smaller groups. I think that’s a good idea. I’ve been pouring through the new fly catalogs looking for new flies. One in particular is a realistic olive cicada for obvious reasons. So far, that bug can’t be found. I can design one and have it tied but we have to order 12 dozen. I can live with that. Or I could design one and tie a few dozen myself over the winter. I can live with that too. I’m also looking for better caddis patterns to use on the Holston River. I could use some help from you. I have only fished there once during that caddis hatch. Other people working here are making suggestions, especially Bill Bolinger. We have the Smokies flies covered I think. Our orders for flies will total somewhere around 2,000 dozen. That gets us the best pricing from the two major suppliers we buy from, Umpqua and Holly. As we need more flies during the year, we can order “fill-ins” at the same price. Ben, who was here yesterday, represents Montana Fly Company. To get his best pricing we need to order another 400 dozen from him. I talked to the owner of Montana Fly yesterday. His spreadsheet, which is loaded with tons of pages and macros crashed my computer at the shop. I need to open it at home on my computer there. It has lots more ram than this machine. Then I can break up the pages and e-mail them here in smaller files. So, for the next couple of weeks, I’ll be ordering for next year full time. Believe it or not, we submit Tiemco hook pre-season order. They ship monthly. I have to amend them every month, two weeks before they are scheduled to ship. We sell a lot of those hooks, many online. Even though it’s a lot of work to play the pre-season game with Tiemco, we get pricing of 20% below wholesale. So every month I have to e-mail Josie a change order or we get stuck with hooks we don’t need. We have to do that with all of our suppliers. If we don’t make the change, we get what we ordered months before. Failing to do that is a good way to go broke in this business. I wouldn’t consider going broke to be much fun. Have a great day and thank you for being here with us. September 2, 2011 Respond to: Byron@LittleRiverOutfitters.com FLY FISHING CLASSES Our fly fishing classes will be offered from March to October 2011. 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Originally Posted by Stana Claus I'm pretty much in the same camp with Grannyknot in that I prefer to use the lead (or leadfree) wire wraps along the hookshank for most of the weight unless the pattern needs to have a thinner profile. I like to think having the weight distributed along the hook instead of concentrated at the eye makes the nymph drift more naturally as opposed to standing on it's head, but maybe that just a figment of my imagination. The stiffness of the tippet makes it virtually impossible for a nymph to ride head down. Next time you are on the water, drop a bead head fly in the water and watch it, they always float head up. I am sure there is a way to get one to ride head down, but I have never personally seen it happen. Originally Posted by Cane Pole Obviously tungsten sinks much quicker than brass, but I disagree that it necessarily translates into more fish caught - in and of itself. There are many other important variables to consider. I probably have an equal amount of brass and tungsten in my box. Maybe it's me, but I have never noticed that I catch more with one over the other. I know for sure that I have never left the river saying, "Dang, I should've used the tungsten today." I can only speak to my personal experiences when tungsten first came to market. Being a guide at the time and hating the cost increase, I tried brass on one client and tungsten on the other. There was literally no comparison between how many more fish the tungsten beads turned versus brass beads. Since then I have seen it fishing with buddies who were fishing brass while I scorched them with tungsten. Everything equal...depth, drift etc etc and the tungsten simply worked better for the style of nymphing we do consistently. When it comes to midges, tungsten is a must IMO unless fishing in the film where glass seems to work as well as anything, but with deep midging it makes a huge difference.
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Why not develop lots of desalinization plants in coastal areas and a pipeline to deliver the desal water to the areas needing it badly? If we are going to have so much water that it buries our coastlines with the eminent global climate change, we should preempt that by using ocean water at a rate that will compensate for the "flooding" we expect in the future! Also, we need to fund our finest scientific minds to come up with technology that can deflect the sun's rays enough to possibly turn global climate change into a thing of the past! Maggiori informazioni sulle opzioni di formattazione. Linee Guida Evento INFORMAZIONI SU LIVE EARTH Serie Di Film Live Earth India Ballo Verde Inaugurale Lavora Con Noi CORSA PER L’ACQUA AMICI DI LIVE EARTH © 2009 Live Earth / Tutti i diritti riservati HOME / PRIVACY / CONDIZIONI / CONTATTACI
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I don't know too many people that have used Tysabri to treat Crohn's, but it is back in the news again for it's lethal side effects. Business Week article is below. Biogen Idec Inc. has reported a new case of a potentially lethal brain inflammation in a patient using its drug Tysabri, the tenth such case since the drug was reintroduced three years ago. The company said late Friday it confirmed the presence of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, or PML, on Tuesday. Biogen said the patient, who lives outside the U.S., had been using Tysabri for 30 months. Three of the ten cases of PML have been confirmed this month. In morning trading, shares of Cambridge, Mass.-based Biogen slid $2.86, or 5.7 percent, to $47.21. Tysabri is approved as a treatment for multiple sclerosis and Crohn's disease. It was pulled from the market in 2005 due to concerns about PML, and sales resumed in July 2006 with restrictions and a monitoring program. The ten confirmed PML cases have all been in multiple sclerosis patients, and concerns about the disease have pressured sales of the drug. Biogen said there were about 40,000 patients on Tysabri at the end of March, with 20,800 of them in the U.S. Deutsche Bank analyst Mark Schoenebaum said in a note that the rate of PML infections in Tysabri patients is less than one in a thousand, for patients who have been on the drug for two years. He said the average time on Tysabri for the PML cases is 24 months, and that as more new infections appear, doctors may start taking patients off Tysabri sooner, or giving patients breaks from the drug. Schoenebaum said that could "dramatically" reduce sales growth. Biogen markets Tysabri with Irish drug maker Elan Corp. PLC, whose shares dipped 38 cents, or 5.2 percent, to $6.98. Shares of PDL BioPharma Inc., which developed the drug and receives royalties on sales from Elan, declined 6 cents to $7.90.
After sharing the continued amazing results of Day 151-180 of my current n=1 experiment of nutritional ketosis over the weekend, I drove 90 minutes up I-85 from my hometown of Spartanburg, South Carolina to Concord, North Carolina today to get my second DXA scan at the Vitality Medical Wellness Institute in the past two months. On September 13, 2012, I met up with a former “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show” podcast guest named Dr. Jeffrey Galvin from Episode 604 who told me during that conversation that he uses the DXA technology (watch this video to learn more about it) to measure body fat and lean muscle mass changes in his patients to get a better idea of the body composition shifts that may not be reflected on the bathroom scale. When I got my first DXA scan done two months ago, I had already been doing nutritional ketosis for four months losing around 45 pounds at that time. I wish I had gotten one before starting this in May. Nevertheless, even still I knew it would be enlightening to see the changes that are happening to my body because of the nutritional ketosis I’ve been doing along with the keto-adapted, fasted weight lifting sessions I’ve been doing. After showing you my seemingly lackluster weight loss results of just 2.6 pounds in the past month, several readers inquired in the comments section about whether I’ve actually gained muscle at a pretty good clip that would make the weight on the scale seem to be ineffective or if I was truly stalled in my weight loss. I’ve assumed I’m gaining muscle mass along with fat loss, but the DXA scan would be the only way to confirm or deny that theory pretty quickly. So, I couldn’t wait to see what happened in the two months since my last DXA scan. Wanna see the changes that took place? Check it out below: Just in case you missed what happened, here are the big highlights: Yeah baby! Not only did I lose body fat at a super rate of loss, but my muscle GREW by over SIX POUNDS! WOO HOO! Even Dr. Galvin was impressed by the changes I saw in my body composition. It was further confirmation that this nutritional ketosis thing is the right path for me. He’s very interested in seeing what will happen to my body fat and lean muscle mass while I’m away on my trip to Australia these next few weeks with all the stress and excitement of traveling overseas and being out of my normal routine. I’ll be returning to the Vitality Medical Wellness Institute on Monday, December 17, 2012 to see if I can maintain the muscle mass growth I’ve experienced while still losing body fat during this glorious trip to Oz. It’ll make for some more great information as part of this nutritional ketosis experiment I’m doing. We’ll see what happens. Let’s take a more detailed look at the actual body composition changes: Here are the notable changes from September 2012 to November 2012: I can’t be anything but pleased with all of these numbers considering the conventional wisdom thinking would say I’m merely losing muscle mass consuming an 85% fat, 12% protein, 3% carbohydrate diet. As I was packing for my Australian trip today I tried on some clothes I haven’t worn in over five years–and they fit perfectly! That is the kind of thing that makes all of this worth continuing this journey. I can’t wait to share more with you when I get back in the United States in early December. Wish me well with sticking to my high-fat, moderate protein, low-carb plan while in the land down under. They promise to take care of me and I think I’ll be just fine. See you when I return!
I started a fitness boot camp this week – a 6 week long, 3 times a week, 5 AM class that will theoretically help to jumpstart my getting back into shape. As I am NOT a morning person and I despise exercise, you can imagine the colorful words that stream out of my mouth at 5.30am when I think I’m about to die if I have to do one more burpee (if you don’t know what those are, look them up, try to do as many as you can in 2 minutes, then collapse into a heap on your floor). Anyway, somewhere in my sweat-soaked haze, I realized that this boot camp – actually, make that exercise in general – is a lot like writing. I’m only 3 sessions in, but here’s what I’ve learned so far about why they’re similar and how to apply the same techniques to writing as you would with working out. Writing and exercise are both the types of things that we say we should do and then immediately go do something else unrelated. I’d rather chop off my left arm than go do 20 push-ups (in general, not just 5am). Sometimes, I’d rather sit on my couch with TV instead of go write. The reason I’m out of shape? I never wanted to make time for it, so I didn’t. Now that I’m being forced into a workout schedule (a terrible, awful, no good, 5 am schedule), it makes me realize that whether it’s 3 hours a week or 15, we’ll never get that workout or new chapter in if we don’t force it into our schedules. You don’t have to commit to five hours a day – sometimes it’s only an hour or particular word count, but how will you get it done if you don’t make time for it? If you’d seen me last week trying to do burpees, you would’ve laughed at my squinched up face (nevermind the heaving gasps), but that’s me keeping my concentration. If I get off beat of our sarge’s counts, I mess up, which in turn messes up the entire set. I have to push through the pain, stay focused on keeping in step with counts, and pace myself. Writing, as you can see where I’m going with this, is much of the same thing. I know the moment I sit down to write a new chapter, the first thing I actually do is check Twitter, which is pretty much the opposite of productive. When you go to write that chapter, commit. Turn off your wifi, shut the office door, and concentrate on your work. Don’t get distracted by other things – really focus on what you’re writing so that it’s the best it can be – which makes for easier edits down the road. This is on the same page as concentration – if I’m not determined to get new words on paper, then I’ll let myself slack. I’ll make excuses and allow it to be okay. It’s not! How else are writers going to get their work out there if they don’t actually, ya know, write? Determination requires motivation, whether it’s your one-piece-a-day chocolate after a great workout or wanting to publish after finishing your final chapters and edits. You hear it all the time and here it is again: You gotta get your butt in that seat and write. Put it on your schedule. Whether you love or hate to exercise, it takes determination to get out of your warm bed on a cold February morning and run a mile in the snow (I did that last Fri!). You have to want it, that feeling of success after a great workout, that drive to push to your goals – just like I WANT to publish another book. If I’m determined enough, there’s nothing that says it can’t be done. (Which is exactly why I’m an indie author, by the way.) When it rained Friday morning, most of us thought we’d get out of running outside so early. Surely she’ll keep us indoors, we said. Then just as we reached for our yoga mats, gleeful we’d be warm inside, Sarge told us to throw on our layers and head outside to run our first mile. Three and a half long laps later, I was able to say I’d run a mile in the snow that morning. That is NOT something I thought I’d ever say. See? Without that jarring volt of something different, I wouldn’t have the memory. While I did mention staying in your seat to concentrate, I do recommend taking a break every so often to explore real life. Spontaneity applies here: whether it’s a Saturday stroll in the neighborhood, a vacation, or whatever else strikes your fancy, go do it. You’ll get inspired by surroundings and events, plus have a story later. Much like I’m learning to put down the doughnuts, I’m constantly learning how to hone my craft. I have full control over my body and novels, which means I should have enough willpower to say no to the sausage biscuits at work (did that last week), plus handle edits to a manuscript. You know that saying that authors have about killing their own babies (babies being favorite phrases or scenes, not actual babies)? We have to be strong enough to handle cutting those out of the manuscript if they don’t work. We should be strong enough to handle criticism (no matter where it comes from – we must accept that putting ourselves out there sometimes comes with a little sting). Willpower is an important factor in both exercise and writing – without it, you won’t do either because you’ll always “do it later.” I know myself well enough to know I won’t, which is why I have to have willpower to through it the first time around.
My Lost Theory I’m not real big into trying to crack the LOST code, I’ve enjoyed watching the series and often feel lost myself. But I really think I’m onto something here… While watching last night’s episode, I suddenly started thinking that maybe the 2 skeletons in the caves (the ones referred to as Adam and Eve) really ARE Adam and Eve. What if the Island is the Garden of Eden,... My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-21) → Jimmy Eat World (61) Incubus (52) Mutemath (39) Death Cab for Cutie (37) Band of Horses (15) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz FX renews 'Archer' → aewsome: In other news… archerprod: FX has ordered a second episode of its new animated comedy “Archer.” The network has ordered 13 episodes for the next round, an increase from season one. Through seven episodes the series has averaged 1.2 million viewers on Thursday nights. Hooray!! Second season it what it should say… clientsfromhell: “I hate this new font. Use the first one I showed you. This one makes the site look cheap instead of elegant.” The ‘cheap’ font was Georgia, the ‘elegant’ font was Georgia Italic. I just spent an hour looking at cat stuff online. Radical Cat Scarf! → another Cats & Crafts idea Burning Questions - LOST I came across a list of LOST questions & mysteries that have yet to be answered on tvguide. Some of these go back to the first season, and I really hope they actually answer these questions before the series ends this year. I’m sure there are more questions out there, but I completely forgot about some of these: 1. What did Jughead (the nuke) exaclty do? Did it reset the time as... My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-14) → Dashboard Confessional (32) Green Day (27) Manchester Orchestra (13) Say Anything (9) Death Cab for Cutie (8) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz Since 2pm today My husband is so drunk, it’s incredible. Tonite I Have a Plan Night #2 of husband playing a show & me sitting on the couch with the laptop trying to be production with my freelance projects. Watched Interview with A Vampire last night, wonder what else is available on Netflix Instant Play. Im really good at procrastinating. I love Tiki Barber → Just found Tiki Barber on twitter and found he has a blog! Love it!
So I lost my non-drivers licence. I went to a Counting Crows concert on Tuesday and wanted to bring as little as possible in my pockets, so I just had keys, my iphone, my non drivers license loose from my wallet. and of course I lost it. I invented reasons not to go on Wednesday and Thursday (too hot) but on Friday, I went to the DMV on 34th st/Herald Square. As I stood in the introductory "information" line, where they direct you inside the cavernous room to the second, purpose-specific line, as I stood at least 7 twists away from the counter, only in that state of desparation did I think "maybe I can do this online?!" I just ordered a replacement nondriver's license online in under 2 minutes for $8. bravo, NY State government!
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Looks like this event has already ended. Check out upcoming events by this organizer, or organize your very own event. Local University: New Orleans Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 8:30 AM (CDT) New Orleans, LA Presented in Partnership with Learn how your business can use the web to get more customers! Attend Local University–a half-day workshop about Internet marketing for New Orleans-area businesses. Featuring a presentation by Google: Learn how to use Google's local products to acquire new customers, while also engaging and retaining existing ones. We'll start by walking through claiming your Local Plus page, and then explore other local products. We're bringing in some of the nation's leading online marketing experts for an intensive four-hour crash course in Internet marketing that will help you navigate the possibilities for marketing your business on the web. You'll learn Search & Social Marketing tips and techniques that will lead to sustained, long-term search engine rankings (and new customers) in your local markets and world wide. Local University: New Orleans will take place on May 7, 2013 from 8:30 am - 1 p.m at the Kendall Cram Lecture Hall Lavin-Bernick Center, Tulane University . Capacity is limited, so sign up today! \|Morning Session\|\|Session Topic\| \|8:00am - 8:30am\|\|Check-In and Caffeine\| \|8:30 - 8:40\|\|Kick-Off and Conference Introduction Will Scott will introduce the conference speakers and bring attendees up-to-speed on some basic terminology that will be used throughout the seminar.\| \|8:40 - 9:05\|\|How to Make a Good Website for Searchers and Search Engines Gain an understanding how to create a website that's useful and appealing to both your human visitors and to the search engines.\| \|9:05 - 9:30\|\|Website Optimization Basics You'll be walked through the basics of how search engine results are generated and learn some of the REAL signals that your website can send the search engines in order to rank better.\| \|9:30 - 9:55\|\|Ranking Your Business in Local Search Results Learn how to rank well in the Google Maps results and how to make sure you convert searchers into customers.\| \|9:55 -10:10\|\|Understanding Your Website Traffic Attendees are introduced to Google Analytics, and learn how to gain insight into their website's traffic sources and convert more "visitors" to "customers."\| \|10:10 - 10:30\|\|Q&A By this point, your head will probably be spinning with some questions. Take the opportunity to ask specific questions to the presenters.\| \|10:30 - 10:45\|\|15 Minute Break\| \|10:45 - 11:15\|\|Getting Social Online You'll be introduced to the world of social internet marketing, including strategies to engage with customers and prospective customers using the most popular social media tools like Twitter, Facebook, and blogs.\| \|11:15 - 11:45\|\|Reviews and Your Online Reputation Your online reputation is everything. Learn how to make online reviews work for your business.\| \|11:45 - 12:00\|\| Grow Your Business with Email Marketing - We'll discuss how to build relationships that are the key to the success of your goals with easy, inexpensive and highly effective email marketing. \|12:00 - 12:15\|\|Going Local with Google Learn how to use Google's local products to acquire new customers, while also engaging and retaining existing ones. We'll start by walking through claiming your Place page and then explore other local products.\| \|12:15 - 12:40\|\|Internet Marketing for the Do-It-Yourselfers The presentations will be tied together and we'll give you some guidance to help you figure out where to prioritize your online energies and resources--including some free tools to take advantage of, and questions to ask if you're thinking about bringing in a professional.\| \|12:40 - 12:55\|\|Got More Questions? Get More Answers! The second Q&A panel of the day will again give you a chance to ask questions to the presenters.\| \|12:55 - 1:00\|\|Conclusion & Takeaways Presenters will leave you with key points to remember from the day's topics and answer any final questions from attendees.\| \|1:00-1:30\|\|Lunch (you are on your own)\| \|1:30-4:00\|\|Site Clinics & Additional Training Site clinics by reservation.\| \|1:30-2:30\|\|Google Local: Meet with the Google representative to gain more insight into their local products (2 1/2 hour sessions)\| When & Where Since launching in February 2010, Local University has helped thousands of U.S. small businesses take control of their online presence. We're advocates for search engine optimization (SEO) best practices that will lead to sustained, long-term search engine rankings for small businesses. Full refunds available up to 7 days prior to the event.
Lockheed Martin to Support the U.S. Cyber Challenge GAITHERSBURG, Md., 01/24/2011 -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced its plans to support the U.S. Cyber Challenge (USCC), an initiative designed to create a pipeline of cyber security professionals from high school through college and beyond. Its unique use of multiple and scalable talent competitions and talent development initiatives enables individuals to develop their skills, gain access to advanced training and achieve recognition with scholarships, internships and jobs. "Our country is working hard to develop a technical workforce that will keep us competitive on a global scale," said Charles Croom, Vice President of Cyber Security Solutions, Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Solutions. "Protecting our competitive advantage and digital infrastructure requires the expertise of trained cyber security professionals. We realize that Lockheed Martin's leadership in cyber security and STEM efforts can only succeed through partnership with organizations such as the U.S. Cyber Challenge," he said. Recent studies have shown that while there is a shortage of technical workers, the field of cyber security is rapidly evolving. In fact, former federal officials have estimated there are only 1,000 U.S. security specialists with the skills necessary to operate in cyberspace and the country needs about 10,000 to 30,000 such professionals. USCC—a division of the not-for-profit Center for Internet Security—develops and conducts online competitions and on-site camps where talented people will be discovered, nurtured, and progress toward careers as technical cyber security experts. The ultimate goal is to reduce the risk profile for the nation in the critical area of cyber security professionals. "We are pleased to see Lockheed Martin take a leading role in support of the USCC, which works to fill the gap in critical cyber security skills development. Our goal to recruit 10,000 Americans can only be accomplished through public and private partnership," said Karen Evans, National Director, U.S. Cyber Challenge. Lockheed Martin is the leading provider of cyber security solutions to the Federal government. Our solutions are designed with the right team, processes and embedded technologies to provide customers with mission resilient systems that are always available. Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 133,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation's 2009 sales from continuing operations were $44 billion.
Monday, March 25, 2013 A Superior Court judge ruled in favor of the county in September, and on Monday the Georgia Supreme Court reaffirmed that ruling. Monday, March 25 Loganville resident Verlin Gilliam was not successful in his attempt to challenge the Gwinnett County's trash plan and nor was Snellville resident Robert Mesteller. But Mesteller did not give up quite so easily, appealing the ruling that went against him all the way up to the Georgia Supreme Court. That too has been struck down though, according to The Gwinnett Daily Post. Mesteller’s November appeal of a ruling in favor of the county's trash plan, including the procedure whereby payment is collected, in advance, on the property tax bill, was ruled constitutional by the Georgia Supreme Court on Monday, The Gwinnett Daily Post reports. Mesteller's attorney had argued that a fee, as in the case of solid waste collection, is not a tax and … Tuesday, November 13, 2012 Gwinnett trash collection back in courts, at Capitol. County warns outcome of either could result in increased costs for county residents. The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments by attorneys for Robert Mesteller, a Snellville resident who is taking on Gwinnett County about its way of collecting payment on sanitation services. The issue is that the money is collected on tax bills, something Mesteller claims is illegal and unconstitutional. The outcome of Mesteller’s appeal won’t be heard for several weeks. However, even if it fails, state Rep. Brett Harrell, whose district includes Snellville and parts of Loganville and Grayson, is also taking on the issue. He is re-introducing legislation in January to prevent municipalities using tax bills to collect anything other than taxes. Harrell said his reason for re-introducing House Bill 291 is not opposition to any … Sunday, November 4, 2012 Gwinnett’s trash plan will be argued in front of the Georgia Supreme Court Monday. A Superior Court judge ruled in favor of the county in September. Loganville resident Verlin Gilliam was not successful in his attempt to challenge the law and nor was Snellville resident Robert Mesteller. But Mesteller is not giving up. According to The Gwinnett Daily Post, Mesteller’s attorney, Chris McClurg, will argue the case in front of the Georgia Supreme Court Monday. This is an appeal to a Superior Court judgment on the issue that went against Mesteller in September. Mesteller contends that a fee, as in the case of solid waste collection, is not a tax and should not be added to a tax bill. In the summer of 2011, the courts ruled that the county has the authority to contract with private companies to provide trash serves and to charge the fees on the property tax bill and collect the fees as far …
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177 comments · 56 · December 7, 2009 This look is for the American Apparel-contest! I am wearing a "Thick-Knit Jersey High-Waist Cross-Back Short-All" in the colours pink and aqua from American Apparel. I was aiming for a very girly look, so I mixed it with a feminine pink and white blouse that I bought in a small boutique in Italy last summer, and a pair of pink wedges from Belle Shoes. To get away a bit from all the pink I wore a brown hat from Minimarket. Photographer: Paul PJ Cheng - paulishere.com FOR MORE PHOTOS OF THIS OUTFIT, CHECK OUT THIS BLOGENTRY:
This one had me with the oat wheat crust. I know, not a typical starting point for feeling giddy about butterscotch, but I was so intrigued. Oats in a pate brisee? With brown sugar? And whole wheat flour? It sounded like a divine mess and I had to have it. I was so smitten that I even did the unthinkable (in my dough snobbery world), I pulsed the dough in the food processor. Sin! But I was feeling it. It was what the authors said to do, so I was trusting them. Just this once. And I have to say it was a little tricky. I err on the side of large butter chunks, and was nervous about pulverizing the beautiful oats. But this recipe doesn’t have a lot of liquid. Translation: if I didn’t incorporate the butter well, the dough would be dry. And it was. So here’s what I learned: Next time I will put half of the butter in the machine with the flour, sugar and salt. I will work that in really well to coat the flour. I will then add the rest of the butter and oats and just barely pulse those in to give me the texture I want. I will also use pastry flour next time, because I found the crust to be not quite as tender as I like. Since my dough was a tad dry, it was a bit of a pain to press into the shells, but I got there eventually. While the shells were relaxing in the fridge, I got to work on the butterscotch pudding. The other thing that made my ears perk up about this recipe was the pudding. Most butterscotch recipes just have you cooking brown sugar and butter until it takes on a caramelly flavor. Not this one, here you actually MAKE a caramel sauce and then blend that into a brown sugar and milk mixture. And the depth of flavor was so awesome! And vanilla bean, I am such a fan of real vanilla beans in lieu of vanilla extract. Oh my lord, it was pure torture not drinking the entire batch. But I didn’t. I went back to the crusts, which by now had spent 30 minutes in the freezer to prep them for the oven. The instructions for this dough said to bake it for 12 minutes, but that was SO not long enough. I think I ended up baking these for 25 minutes to get a good brown. This was key, the caramelization of the brown sugar in the dough is what balanced out the oaty wheaty-ness. The recipe also said to bake them at 325, I’m thinking that they MUST have been talking about a convection oven, because that just doesn’t make sense. I ended up going with 350. I was a bit disappointed that once baked the shells developed not so tiny cracks on their bottoms. And oh yes, we were some happy little campers when these puppies arrived on the table for dessert. While I will definitely adjust some of the technique for next time, I LOVED the flavor of these. The oaty flavor of the crust went so well with the sweetness of the filling. It sounds weird, but the combination reminded me of wheaties cereal. In a good way. Love it. BUTTERSCOTCH PUDDING TARTS RECIPE (adapted from Baked: New Frontiers in Baking): 1 cup rolled oats ½ cup whole wheat pastry flour 1 cup pastry flour ¼ cup firmly packed dark brown sugar ½ tsp salt 6oz cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces ¼ cup whole milk - Put the flours, brown sugar, and salt in a food processor and pulse until combined. Add half of the butter and pulse until the butter pieces are small and the dough looks crumbly, like coarse sand. Add the rolled oats and the rest of the butter in and pulse until the butter is mixed in, but still in decent sized chunks. - Add the milk and pulse for a few seconds. Add a tad more milk if the dough is still dry. - Scoop the dough out of the food processor and form it into a large disk. Wrap tightly in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. - Dust a work surface with flour. Unwrap the disk of chilled dough and put it directly on the work surface. Cut the dough into eight equal pieces, about 2 1/2 ounces each, and gently shape each piece into a smooth disk. The dough will be sticky. Make sure to turn the dough over as needed and keep the working surface floured. Put the dough disks in the refrigerator for 10 minutes. - Using a rolling pin, roll each dough ball into a 6-inch round just over 1/8-inch thick. Place a round over a 4-inch tart pan and very gently press the dough into the pan. Trim off the excess. Repeat with the remaining dough rounds. Use any excess dough trimmings to make a ninth tart shell or freeze for another time. - Preheat the oven to 350F. - Put the tart pans in the freezer for 30 minutes. - Remove the tarts from the freezer, then arrange on a baking sheet and gently prick the dough with a fork. - Bake on the baking sheet until golden brown, about 25 minutes, rotating the baking sheet halfway through baking time. Start checking for doneness after 20 minutes. - Transfer the tart pans to wire racks and let cool completely. - If there are large cracks in the shells you can paint them with melted chocolate to seal the crust. For the Butterscotch Pudding: 6 large egg yolks ¾ cup granulated sugar ¼ cup heavy cream ½ cup firmly packed dark brown sugar 1/3 cup cornstarch, sifted 1 tsp salt 3 cups whole milk 1 vanilla bean 2 TBSP unsalted butter - Put the egg yolks in a large heat proof bowl and set aside. - In a small saucepan, combine the granulated sugar, and ¼ cup water and stir gently with a heatproof spatula. Brush down the sides of the pan to melt any loose sugar crystals. Cook over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved, then increase the heat to medium-high heat and cook until the mixture begins to turn dark amber color. Swirl the pan, if necessary, to create an even color, but do not stir. Remove from heat and use the heatproof spatula to stir in the cream. Pour the caramel into small bowl. Set aside. - In another small saucepan, combine the brown sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Stir in the milk and whisk to combine. - Add the seeds from the vanilla bean and the vanilla bean pod. Cook over medium-high heat, whisking occasionally, until the mixture comes to a boil. Remove from heat and add the caramel. Whisk together until combined, then slowly pour one third of the mixture over the eggs, whisking continually. Keep whisking the egg mixture and add another third of the hot milk mixture. Transfer the egg mixture back to the saucepan with the milk minute and, whisking the whole time, bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Boil for 3-4 minutes, or until very thick and a bit darker in color. -Remove from the heat and whisk vigorously for about 1 minute to cool the pudding slightly. Let the pudding sit for about 15 minutes. - Now that the pudding has cooled a tad, add the butter. This will keep the butter from losing it’s emulsion as it melts. - Chill the pudding in the fridge for an hour, to thicken it. Stir every 10 minutes or so to release the heat. - Whisk the pudding one more time until smooth. Divide the pudding equally among the tart shells and put them in the refrigerator for about 2 hours before serving. When ready to serve, garnish with some chantilly cream and chocolate shavings. Oh man, I am excited about this one! Whilst perusing my new farmer’s market last weekend I spotted some locally grown hazelnuts. I somehow talked myself out of getting them with thoughts like “you have a freezer filled with nuts” and “you’re on a budget.” But a week later I woke up and begged John to drive me back to the market so I could get some. I just couldn’t stop thinking about them! And when I am thinking about hazelnuts, I am thinking about nutella, that sweet chocolate hazelnut spread that dreams are made of. I personally think of nutella as culinary crack, but I never buy it because of all the yucky stuff and puffed up oils inside of it. BUT WHAT IF I COULD MAKE MY OWN?!?! And what better way to try than with some locally grown heirloom hazelnuts? So, first I roasted the hazelnuts, until I could smell them. Then I unsuccessfully attempted to rub their skins off. Either I am not very good at this, or this particular variety is very attached to it’s skin. I gave up and tossed them in the food processor. I blended them for a good 5 minutes, until I had a smooth and liquid butter. Then I mixed in cocoa powder, powdered sugar, salt and vanilla. I blended that for 15 seconds and then drizzled in the canola oil. And there it was. Beautiful nutella. Except it was a tad grainy, since I am not a commercial nut factory. So I strained it, which took some muscle (this stuff is THICK) and I had to call in the reserves. And then we ate it. On some banana bread that I just HAPPENED to have lying around. And it was delicious. Like a nuttier, more intense version of nutella. A grown up version, if you will. I smell christmas presents… In case anyone’s curious about the actual nuts, I used Duchilly Hazelnuts from Holmquist Hazelnut Orchard. As someone who grew up munching on local pecans, I am a BIG fan of locally sourced tree nuts. So I’m very excited to have found a yummy hazelnut farm, I suspect there will be lots of hazelnut desserts in the near future! 2 cups hazelnuts 6 TBSP unsweetened cocoa powder 1 1/4 cup powdered sugar 1/4 tsp salt 3/4 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 cup canola oil - Roast hazelnuts in 375 degree oven for 10 minutes. - Put roasted hazelnuts in food processor and puree for 5 minutes, until very smooth. - Add cocoa powder, powdered sugar, salt and vanilla. Puree for 15 seconds and then stream in canola oil. - Strain and spoon into jars. - If you plan on having it around for more than a few days, store it in the refrigerator. Because it thickens when cold, you will need to bring it to room temperature before using. Remember that hole Orangette fell down? I was warmly welcomed into it this week! I have been working every single day and therefore have had literally no time for cooking at home. It’s my first day off in 7 days (and we’re talking 11 hour shifts here! (which I LOVE, in case Brandon or Molly are reading)), so I will be spending the day with John, exploring this fine city (finally!) and shopping for things to fill up our house. But people want some pie dough! So pie dough it is. Except my pie dough is kind of labor-intensive, so I’m just gonna tell you about it rather than actually make and document it. I think I can get away with this, and you’ll understand how in a second. So. My pie dough technique is not a traditional one. If you’ve spent some time with sweet doughs (of the non-yeasted variety), you know they basically differ in 2 areas: the ratio of fat to flour, and how that fat is incorporated. Traditional pie dough involves a ratio of 3:2:1, with the fat cut into small chunks (it’s called the biscuit method). Those fat chunks will melt into pockets when the dough bakes, causing flakes. Puff dough involves a ratio of 1:1, meaning there is exactly the same amount of fat as there is flour. That’s what makes it so sinful and delicious. That and the fact that the butter is encased in the dough and then rolled out and folded repeatedly, stretching the butter into sheets, which cause the dough to rise up as the butter melts in the oven. There is also what’s called a “quick puff”, which is a tad less work than traditional puff. In a quick puff dough, you mix large chunks of butter into the flour and mix with just enough water for it to clump together. Then you roll and fold it as if it were puff pastry. My pie dough falls in the middle. I use the 3:2:1 ratio, but I treat the dough like a quick puff. There are other techniques (I use this one when making galettes, because I don’t want such intense flakes there), but I like this one the best for pies. I also use a 9″ fluted quiche pan, because A) I don’t have the patience to shape beautiful edges and B) those beautiful shapes will melt out of a truly flakey dough anyways. Quick notes: Since quiche pans are quite a bit larger than traditional pie pans, you’ll need more dough than a normal recipe, and a bit more filling. Also, since this dough gets worked more than a traditional dough, I HIGHLY recommend using pastry flour rather than all-purpose, to keep it from getting tough and chewy. Because this technique takes a while and is pretty labor-intensive, I usually make rather large batches that I portion and freeze for later use. Just pull the dough out of the freezer and into the fridge 1 day before you want to bake it. So. Let us begin. At the beginning. PIE DOUGH RECIPE (one 9″ pie): 9oz pastry flour 6oz unsalted butter, cold 3oz water, cold 1/2 tsp salt - Cut the butter into tablespoon-sized chunks and place in the fridge to firm back up. It should be VERY cold. - Dissolve the salt in the cold water and place in fridge. - Put the flour in the bowl of a stand mixer. - Put half of the chunks of butter into the flour and mix in medium low speed. Using the paddle attachment, mix for 1-2 minutes, until the butter starts to break down into small pieces. At this point you are trying to coat the flour with the butter, which will help shorten the gluten in the dough, making it more tender. - Put the other half of the butter in the flour-butter mixture. Mix for only 15 seconds, just to coat the butter. - Pour in the water in a quick stream. Mix JUST until there isn’t a lot of dusty loose flour. I sometimes mix the rest of the loose flour in by tossing it around with my hands. You may need to add a bit of extra water, like another tablespoon or so. You want to see big butter chunks, but you want the dough to hold together. - Pour the dough onto a parchment-covered sheet pan and pat into a rectangle. Cover with plastic wrap and put in the fridge for 30 minutes. - Roll the dough into a long rectangular strip. Try to keep neat corners by using a bench scraper. Fold the strip into a book fold – there are picture directions for that here. It is OK that the dough looks all crazy right now, it will get smoother with each fold. Place back on sheet pan, wrap in plastic and put back in fridge for 30 minutes. - Do that last step 2 more times. - If you are making dough for more than 1 pie, chop up the dough into portions now. Let the dough rest in the fridge for an hour. - Roll the dough into a disc that will fit into the pie pan. Gently place in the pan and smooth out the bottom. Use fingers to press sides into fluted edge. It is important to work fast while being careful to not stretch the dough, which will cause to shrink up. Place it in the freezer for 20 minutes. This will also help prevent shrinking. Go ahead and turn on the oven to 400 (375 convection). At this point I’m going to pull pics from old posts… - Pull the pan out of freezer and place an 8″ round piece of parchment on top of the dough. It should fit neatly in the dough shell. Put an 8″ cake pan on top of the parchment. You should have just a little bit of space between the cake pan and the dough, because the dough will expand to hug the cake pan as it bakes. Fill the cake pan with beans. Then place something heavy on top of that (I use a round pizza stone). I know this seems excessive, but seriously that pie dough wants to puff up. - Bake it at 400 for around 45 minutes, with a rotation after 25 minutes. It should be set up and almost cooked through, so that when you pull out the cake pan it doesn’t start rising or sinking at the sides. Lower the temperature by 50 degrees and bake for another 5-15 minutes, until the dough is fully baked and golden brown. It should look something like this. - Let it cool on a rack and then fill it up with yummy stuff! WHEW…That was a lot of typing! Good Luck! Hello from Seattle! It’s officially been 5 days and I still love it. The city and my new Ballard neighborhood continues to surprise me with awesomeness, and after 2 days at Delancey I feel like I’ve finally found my people. Homemade fabulousness like vinegars, ricotta salata, sausage (I get to break down giant pig parts!), pickles and ginger beer are everywhere. And then there’s dessert! So many ideas! It’s all so damn perfect and fun that I kid you not when I say I’ve been looking both ways extra hard when crossing the street, because it seems like the luck has to run out eventually. I’m still setting up my new house, so I haven’t had much time to explore Seattle. But there was one thing that needed to happen as soon as the kitchen was put together: Purchase a crab. I know technically we had crab in San Francisco, but it just feels like once I’ve bought, cooked and eaten a crab here, then I’m home. Lucky for me crab season has just begun! I bought one at the Pike Place Market, which is probably not that best option available here, but it was so perfect and Seattle-esque. I was busy (working!) at night, so I was thinking breakfast. And by breakfast I mean crab cake eggs benedict. We had the fish(monger?)guy scoop out the yucky bits, but we cracked into it ourselves. Which would have been easier with some proper gear, but we had some time to kill so we went at it with our hands. Actually my friend Scott, who traveled up with us from San Francisco to help up get settled in, did the cracking. He now tells me that a crab cracker is highly recommended. I wanted a light crab cake, without a lot of bread filler so the crab flavor comes through. I tossed the meat with garlic, lemon, jalapeno, dijon, mayonnaise, egg yolks, salt, pepper and cayenne. I formed little patties and set them in the fridge for a bit. While they were chilling, me and Scott made a lemony hollandaise sauce. I have to say, hollandaise sauce is one of those things that just REALLY tastes better when made yourself. Maybe it’s watching all that clarified butter go in. It just makes it taste so much more decadent. Once my sauce was finished, I tossed the cakes in panko crumbs and fried them until they were crispy and browned. We toasted some muffins and poached some eggs while the crab cakes stayed warm in the oven. Then we stacked them all up and poured on the sauce. And wow. WHAT a breakfast! A fantastic breakfast for a fantastic new beginning. NOW it feels like I live here. CRAB CAKES RECIPE: 8oz crab meat 1 garlic clove 1/ 2 lemon juiced 1 lemon zested 1 small jalapeno 1 tsp dijon mustard 2 TBSP mayonnaise 2 egg yolks 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 black pepper oil for frying - Mix everything but the oil and panko together in a bowl. - Form patties and let them sit in the fridge for 30 minutes. - Coat cakes with panko crumbs. - Fry in oil for 2 minutes on each side, until browned. - Place in 300 degree oven for 5-10 minutes to finish cooking. I love it. All of it. I know it won’t last long, but the sun has been shining (in that low to the ground winter up north sort of way, but still) since we arrived and there’s talk of snow (!) next week. We’re finally emerging from a mountain of boxes, IKEA furniture, keeping the kitty from having a nervous breakdown and all the random details of moving and I am just beaming. Our new house is adorable, we ate dinner at Delancey last night, and I start my new job there tomorrow. But for now, another post about Thanksgiving. Yes…I’m aware that that happened a week ago, but I have been a little busy. And without a kitchen and/or pots and pans. So, anyways, Thanksgiving. I have no love for turkey roasting. I’ll eat it once it’s there, and I enjoy the gravy making part, but I’m just not that into turkey. This year I hosted a dinner and my close friends Jennifer and Tom volunteered to roast the turkey. This made me extremely happy, because it allowed me to focus on the parts I DO love, like veggies and pie. To switch it up a bit, I decided to forgo a stuffing and replace it with a savory bread pudding. It was a risky move, since there were some stuffing lovers in the mix, but it worked out very well. I poked around in my cookbooks and found a recipe for leek bread pudding in Thomas Keller’s new book “ad hoc at home” (which is now officially my favorite of his). It looked absolutely perfect. And I just love leeks. First I sauteed the leeks in butter for a while, until they were nice and squishy. Then I layered a baking pan with the cheese, toasted brioche cubes, fresh thyme and the cooked leeks. I poured a custard into the pan, and pressed all the bread in, making sure everything was wet. I let it soak for about an hour. Then I baked it until it was bubbly and set in the middle. And it was fabulous. There was so much cream in the custard that it was super rich, which is not so perfect for every day, but just right for a Thanksgiving tummy blowout. Next time though, I’m kinda thinking bacon. LEEK BREAD PUDDING RECIPE (Thomas Keller): 2 cups 1/2-inch-thick slices leeks (white and light green parts only) 4 tablespoons (2 ounces) unsalted butter Freshly ground black pepper 12 cups 1-inch cubes crustless Brioche or Pullman sandwich loaf 1 tablespoon finely chopped chives 1 teaspoon thyme leaves 3 large eggs 3 cups whole milk 3 cups heavy cream Freshly grated nutmeg 1 cup shredded Comté or Emmentaler - Preheat the oven to 350°F. - Put the leek rounds in a large bowl of tepid water and swish so that any dirt falls to the bottom of the bowl. Set a medium sauté pan over medium-high heat, lift the leeks from the water, drain, and add them to the pan. Season with salt and cook, stirring often, for about 5 minutes. As the leeks begin to soften, lower the heat to medium-low. The leeks will release liquid. Stir in the butter to emulsify, and season with pepper to taste. Cover the pan with a parchment lid, and cook, stirring every 10 minutes, until the leeks are very soft, 30 to 35 minutes. If at any point the butter breaks or looks oily, stir in about a tablespoon of water to re-emulsify the sauce. Remove and discard the parchment lid. - Meanwhile, spread the bread cubes on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for about 20 minutes, rotating the pan about halfway through, until dry and pale gold. Transfer to a large bowl. Leave the oven on. - Add the leeks to the bread and toss well, then add the chives and thyme. - Lightly whisk the eggs in another large bowl. Whisk in the milk, cream, a generous pinch of salt, pepper to taste, and a pinch of nutmeg. - Sprinkle 1/4 cup of the cheese in the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking pan. Spread half the leeks and croutons in the pan and sprinkle with another 1/4 cup cheese. Scatter the remaining leeks and croutons over and top with another 1/4 cup cheese. Pour in enough of the custard mixture to cover the bread and press gently on the bread so it soaks in the milk. Let soak for about 15 minutes. - Add the remaining custard, allowing some of the soaked cubes of bread to protrude. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup cheese on top and sprinkle with salt. - Bake for 1 1/2 hours, or until the pudding feels set and the top is brown and bubbling.
So Rev and I ran LFR last night. We read quick overviews of the fights and checked our gear. I couldn’t quite meet the requirements, but I had a nice cloth helmet that would give me the last point I needed. I equipped it and we were ready to go! Got in. Some dk says “Ok I’m main tank.” He had more health than Rev so whatever. I decided I’d be Rev’s personal healer. We started trying to talk about strategy but the other tank was just “keep amethyst dog away from the others go go”. Only the amethyst dog wasn’t even up… and that’s not remotely the strat… whatever. After the raid got petrified and wiped (I didn’t die, I like the petrification mechanism!) Rev told the other guy what to do and he said “oh ok”. And then didn’t do the taunt swapping. At all. Another druid healer said “Ok, I’ll go tank, you dps” to the tank. We did, it worked better, still wiped, came back and got them down cleanly. I noticed we’d four healed that encounter. LFR means people can stand in bad, not do anything they’re supposed to other than tank swaps, and four healers can manage it. Also, I was doing huge amounts more healing than the other healers. And I’d cheesed my gearscore to get in. Huh. Next fight has a boss that… does a lot of stuff. As a healer all I was really aware of was oww oww that hurts heal everything not enough mana arrrgh who dies? Everyone who isn’t me or a tank, oww. He wasn’t too hard to get down but again, we were down a healer, I doing about 20% more healing than the next guy on the list, and I was starting to get curious. The five healers we had right now included 3 druids and two holy priests, so you’d think the numbers would be somewhat similar, but not remotely. I got a lovely offhand fan from that fight, chock full of spirit! Yay! I’d thought loot showed up in the bags of treasure but I guess you get either loot or a bag. Hey I wasn’t arguing. Looked at the gear from the lowest performing druid healer. Huh… ilvl 429 shoulders. PVP legs. ilvl410 boots. One nice trinket. How on earth did he even get in? Clearly, he had a whole set of tank gear, or something, in his bags because there was no way his raw score should let him in. I think Blizzard shot themselves in the foot by setting the ilvl to get in so high initially. I know they knocked it down to 460, but when you see 463 and realize you need a heroic piece in almost every slot… and you just can’t get that stupid hat to drop… it’s depressing. You start thinking about cheesing it and once you’ve decided to do that why not go crazy and just get in with whatever you can? Someone else will pick up your slack, after all. Lest you think I’m just being elitist about gear, I checked this guy’s spell use. He wasn’t using Lifebloom on boss fights. Like, at all. He apparently was just hitting swiftmend and wild growth on cooldown and occasionally tossing a rejuv. Which is a great way to go OOM fast without doing anything useful. Sigh. I’m always amazed when other druid healers are so bad, probably because I know what good druid healing looks like and so can tell when someone else sucks. We downed the last of the three bosses in one attempt, very cleanly, and I spent a loot token and got a ring. And enough valor to buy a necklace from the bug people, since they’re the only ones who like me enough to give me goodies. Sweet! My mana regen went up about 500 mp5 after that run! Anyway, I’m liking LFR but looking forward to being able to raid for real soon. I hope soon. We’re getting ready to move here and I think it’s going to affect raiding a little…
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College Football Week 12: Minnesota At #16 Nebraska \|Jerry Kill and the Gophers are bowl eligible after last week’s 17-3 at Illinois, matching their win total from the last two seasons combined.\|\|Coaching\|\|Another week, another comeback victory for Nebraska, which overcame a 20-6 halftime deficit to beat Penn State last week. Bo Pelini’s team just needs to beat two Big Ten basement dwellers to reach the conference title game.\| \|This offense is still a major project, but freshman quarterback Philip Nelson has done a nice job the last four games.\|\|Offense\|\|It was a tale of two halves for Nebraska last week, as the Huskers scored all three of their touchdowns in the second half. Taylor Martinez could win Big Ten offensive player of the year.\| \|Minnesota is a top-40 defense, not saying all that much considering some of the weaker offenses in the Big Ten.\|\|Defense\|\|The defense was bailed out by a bad call on what should have been ruled a Penn State touchdown, but even so the Cornhuskers forced a safety and played really well in the second half.\| \|The Gophers have been below average on special teams, something that will need to change if they want to pull off the upset Saturday.\|\|Special Teams\|\|Nebraska fumbled a punt last week, but on the other side, Brett Maher boomed a 69 yard punt. That’s been Nebraska’ special teams this year—decent in some aspects, really terrible in others.\| The winner is More Tales of the tape NCAA Championship Game: #1 Louisville Vs. #4 Michigan Rick Pitino has been here before, after making his 7th Final Four appearance, he’s now in his third go-round in the title game. He’s got plenty of experience on the big stage and he has the Cardinals playing high level basketball at the right time. NCAA Tournament Championship Weekend: #4 Michigan Vs. #4 Syracuse No. 4 Michigan and No. 4 Syracuse square off in Atlanta this weekend with the winner getting a shot to play for the National Title. NCAA Tournament Championship Weekend: #1 Louisville Vs. #9 Wichita State Rick Pitino and No. 1 Louisville take on No. 9 Wichita State in Atlanta this weekend for a shot to play in the National Title game on Monday. - Namaste: Yoga Poses For... Big 5 Sporting Goods Funding... Baseball Shots Of The Week –... Best Summer Dishes - CBS 2013-2014 Prime Time Shows Flash Forward: Concept Cars... Baseball Shots Of The Week –... Big Screen to Broadway: Movie... - Broadway Posters Best Summer Festivals and... Baseball Shots Of The Week –... Grass Fire In Glendale Forces... - Springs Fire In Camarillo Summit Fire Best Mexican Cuisine Celebrities With Asthma
Shopping >Larchmont Beauty Ctr rude staff, full place, always clean store, great products, helpful service, rude owners, unpleasant employees This is a very luxurious beauty supply store. They have so much stuff, it is hard not to want to buy it all. Even really pretty makeup and accessories. Once I came in and they had a peel that I had been searching for everywhere! Worst service in LA. This store is not where you would want to go. The owner is mean and does not know his head from his you know what. If I walked into this store I would be worried about being treated like a jerk rather than a customer. The other reason I would never shop her is because thease guys are a rip off. Way Way out of the price range their products should be. Don't do it! Amazing products unpleasant employees. This store has it all! A really great one stop shop for makeup, hair accessories, moisturizer, shampoo, perfume, etc. . Im pretty sure it is family owned. The father is just grumpy not necessarily rude but just a grumpy old man. Some of the woman employees are nice but there are some that are very rude. One woman who was helping me find some makeup was choosing ones I was not fond of and I was honest and said not my style. When i said I like this product pointing to one they sell over to the side she said oh that is not a good one. So why are you selling it? So weird. All in all, if you dont mind saying no thanks when they ask if you need anything it is a fine experience. I still go back because their stuff though over priced but well worth it because I can not find some of their stuff anywhere else. All in all f you do not mind ignoring the rude staff and sometimes pricey items, it is a great place to shop. Beauty Supply Goldmine. Larchmont Beauty Center is a great beauty resource- especially if you are looking for hard to find products. I've been here numerous times and have always received friendly & helpful service. Although I have a beauty supply store closer to my home- Larchmont Beauty Center is my go-to store. A gold mine of sweet things to slather on, lather up with and simply relish.. If you are intent on the ultimate personal indulgence, look no further than this busy shop crammed with body potions, lotions and everything in between. Women and men of all ages and social strata spend hours sniffing and sampling products in the powdery pink ambience of this store, complete with soothing music, baskets of treats and well-stocked aisles. Unfortunately, there is something that might not smell quite right--when it's time to pay, there may be people behind the counter whose brusque demeanors and stinky attidues almost ruin the shopping experience. Great Store, but Poor Customer Service. Larchmont Beauty offers a great selection of products. However, the staff is unfriendly and arrogant, making the almost perfect store only average. Remember, beauty is inside and out. The mean beauty store. This Beauty Store is really expensive and the people there are mean. I walked in and the man was following me around, thinking that I was going to steal something. DONT SHOP THERE!!!! Decent place. I agree the place can be a little snobby but they do have everything you need here. The prices are a little high, but it's close by and I like that area. This store carries just about everything!. Larchmont Beauty Center carries just about everything you would need for the bath. Because the variety of products they carry can be overwhelming - i usually just look for someone on staff and tell them what i'm looking for - and they will show me products and explain the merits of one product over another. If you're looking for specialized hair care products, facial creams/cleansers, bath salts, nail care - you name it - they have it. They also carry excellent makeup, and a wonderful array of candles too. I find the sales staff to be courteous and eager to help - i really couldn't disagree more with some of the negative reviewers. PRODUCTS GALORE. Finally a store that has everything you are looking for. Without a doubt, Larchmont Beauty has what you are looking for and are heavily stocked. The staff is well qualified and more importantly they are not pushy. Highly recommended. Great place for gifts. User review by tmchrstn. If you don't want a wide variety of high quality products and an actual staff to provide service (not just to ask "cash cheque or charge), then go to one of those big box stores with lots and lots of two items and long lines. This place is for people of quality who only want the same. Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Facebook to see what your friends are up to!
It's all about books this summer, and I'm not complaining! JetBlue and PBS Kids are teaming up for Soar With Reading, a cool summer reading program that kicks off Tuesday, Aug. 7 (1:30 p.m.) with a free event at the downtown Los Angeles Public Library. And you're invited! The program, in its second year, helps place books into the hands of kids in need (in LA, that means the Los Angeles Universal Preschool), and everyone can help. If you happen to be downtown tomorrow (or can make it there), you'll be able to check out a performance by PBS Kids' Mr. Steve, take in a reading by Barefoot Books author Susan Reed and receive fun learning materials to help get ready for the new school year. Even if you can't attend, you can still help. Here's more info, courtesy of Soar With Reading: 1. Visit SoarwithReading.com and share the name of your favorite kid’s book, and for every submission, JetBlue will donate an age-appropriate book to a deserving child through partner Barefoot Books, with a generous local donation being made to the Los Angeles Universal Preschool. Up to $200,000 worth of books will be donated nationally through this program. 2. While on the site, families can access free summer reading materials, including an interactive reading list, reading tips and more. Soar With Reading Los Angeles Central Library 630 W. 5th St. Los Angeles, CA 90071 Mark Taper Auditorium
.....REALLY, I do. OH, if you missed it, go to hulu.com and catch my THREE seconds of fame on last week's episode of Grimm, Episode 13. I told you I would be a blur in the 'background', best blur I've ever been and I'll take it, lol. i am holding a camera and taking photos of the crime scene. luckily I was flanked by the two main characters in the foreground. you can find me at 2:46 - 2:49 but don't forget, DO NOT BLINK, or you'll miss it. this scene was edited a LOT but so worth to have THREE seconds.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to visit Secretary Clinton will speak April 9 at the University of Louisville as part of the McConnell Center’s spring lecture series. Her talk will begin at 2:45 p.m. Live stream available Due to high demand, tickets are no longer available. Please check our web site at 2:45 p.m., April 9, for live coverage of the event. About Secretary Clinton Clinton began serving as Secretary of State in January 2009. She was elected U.S. senator for the state of New York in 2000 and re-elected to that post in 2006, serving on the budget and armed forces committees, committees on health, education, labor and pensions, environment and public works, aging and the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. In 2007, she began her campaign for the U.S. Presidency. As the wife of former President Bill Clinton, she was First Lady of the United States from 1992 to 2000. In that role, she advocated health-care reform and issues related to children and families and traveled to more than 80 countries to champion human rights and democracy. In 1996, she visited UofL as a guest of the Kentucky Author Forum to promote her book, “It Takes a Village.”
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Love Veterinary Center Due to unfortunate events, Love Veterinary Center has closed. Our last day was April 30, 2013. If you are looking for your pet's records please call 860-429-5683. Please leave a message with your name, phone number, pet's name(s) and e-mail address Unrelated to the recent events at the Love Veterinary Center, we have lost Dr. Teresa Love. She passed away Sunday April 28th, 2013 due to a severe staph infection. We would like to thank you for your continued support and comfort during these difficult times. Love Veterinary Center in Willington, CT is a full service, state of the art, companion animal center. It is our goal to provide clients with all the options available for their pets care delivered by doctors and staff who are extremely passionate about "pets and their people." In doing the above, our goal is to provide quality veterinary care with limited stress and pain to the patient. We strive to provide all of this while being as Eco Friendly as possible, even using revolutionary chemical free but sterile cleaning techniques. In addition to breakthrough cleaning protocols we also offer: *Comprehensive and Preventative medicine At this site, you will find information about our practice philosophy, our services, helpful forms to assist you and an extensive Pet Medical Library for you to search for additional pet health care information.
Discovering your inner Charles Atlas: Bodybuilding tips for seniors Dec 27, 2011, 6 a.m. You can thank Charles Atlas for paving the way and bringing bodybuilding to the masses, or you can point your praise at the legion of Hollywood action heroes who are staying fit into their 60s and 70s. Whatever you do, don't just sit there wishing you could emulate them and don't put off trying until you've saved up enough money to buy the ultimate home gym. You can achieve the same results with a cheap set of exercise weights from your local sporting goods store. Getting started now on a strength training and weight lifting regimen can dramatically slow down the aging process. Don't expect miracles -- there's no such thing as a fountain of youth. But if you follow the tips below, you can strengthen bones, increase your body's metabolism, and lead a much more active life well into your sunset years. Get a doctor's note. Before you spend a single dime on exercise weights and before you've fitted yourself for an exercise outfit, consult with your doctor to ensure you're in good enough health to perform certain exercises. Hire a personal trainer. At least for a few workouts so that you can get proper instruction on the most effective weight lifting exercises and how to properly perform them. Buy a weight belt to protect your back from injury. What good is a muscle-bound physique if you're bedridden from a thrown out back? A weight belt enforces proper posture so you don't hurt yourself. Mix it up. Don't just focus on dumbell exercises with the intent of giving yourself Popeye forearms that you can show off to your old pals. Give you entire body a weight lifting workout by focusing on different areas of your body at different times. Content Provided by Spot55.com
Lower Columbia College is proud to be an Achieving the Dream institution. \|\|Achieving the Dream is a national nonprofit dedicated to helping more community college students succeed, particularly students of color and low-income students.\| Built on the values of equity and excellence, Achieving the Dream advances community college student success. Nearly half of all U.S. undergraduate students attend a community college, a testament to the broad access that community colleges like Lower Columbia College offer. But access alone isn't enough. Fewer than half of all students who enter community college with the goal of earning a certificate or degree have met their goal six years later. Meanwhile, occupations that usually require a postsecondary degree or award are expected to account for nearly half of all new jobs over the 2008-2018 period. With the aim of helping more students meet their educational goals, Lower Columbia College is proud to be an Achieving the Dream institution. Achieving the Dream, Inc., is a national nonprofit that is dedicated to helping more community college students stay in school and earn a college certificate or degree, particularly students in populations underserved by higher education (such as low-income students and students of color). In 2011, Lower Columbia College was awarded funding from College Spark Washington to become an Achieving the Dream school, joining 160 community colleges involved in the initiative nationwide. Achieving the Dream emphasizes the use of data and evidence to drive change within community colleges, and in state and federal policy. With the assistance of expert Achieving the Dream coaches and advisors, LCC has considerably increased efforts to gather and utilize data on student success, and to engage the voices of LCC's students, faculty, staff, and community. Using this information, LCC has developed and is in the process of implementing multiple strategies across campus to achieve measurable increases in student success. Through these efforts, LCC seeks to give students a better chance at realizing greater economic opportunity and achieving their educational and life goals. For more information please contact: Director of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment
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Intel’s Claremont Near-Threshold Voltage IA Core By Barry Pangrle Intel announced many new technologies at its recent Intel Developer Forum (IDF) held from Sept. 13-15 in San Francisco, but the one announcement that jumped out at me was the unveiling of its work on a near-threshold voltage (NTV) processor named “Claremont.” For this exercise, Intel chose an older Pentium design to help minimize the number of variables the engineers would have to deal with in order to get the chip working at the voltage levels they were targeting. Intel CEO Paul Otellini mentioned the Claremont chip in his keynote and then CTO Justin Rattner’s keynote (minutes 46-53) went into more depth with Shekhar Borkar and Sriram Vangal also taking the stage to help with the demonstrations. Sriram has also provided more information about Claremont in his blog. It has long been known that reducing VDD leads to significant energy savings, but there are numerous issues with pushing the supply voltage near-threshold levels. The threshold voltage of a transistor is roughly thought of as the gate voltage relative to the source voltage where a transistor turns “on.” In fact, CMOS transistors are not perfect switches and current flows even before the threshold voltage is reached and this is often considered an undesirable effect. For example, sub-threshold leakage current is typically thought of as an undesirable characteristic of CMOS devices. Designing memories becomes more challenging and the use of differential sense amplifiers that typically sense about a 100 mV difference become less effective as VDD decreases to near-threshold voltages. Claremont is reported to run at voltages as low as 400 to 500 millivolts. Another challenge to running at such low voltages is the variation in the threshold voltages of the transistors themselves on a chip. If the variation is large enough and the supply is very close to the nominal threshold voltage, some transistors might actually fall into the sub-threshold range, adversely impacting the timing of the design. Overcoming these challenges to produce a working x86 processor design at near-threshold voltages is a significant accomplishment. The slide shown below from the Justin’s keynote presentation diagrams an energy efficiency curve over a range of operating voltages. While the slide shows approximately a 5X gain in efficiency that matches Intel’s results with Claremont, Shekhar Borkar had claimed about 8X possible gains using NTV. Shekhar explained that the results showed only a 5X gain due to the use of an old Pentium architecture. In fact, the Intel engineers had to go “dumpster diving” and looking on eBay to find motherboards that would work with the chip. Again it’s interesting to note the impact that the architecture makes on the overall energy efficiency of the design. Shekhar later clarified that ~8-10x should be possible with architectural improvements. Another important note about this chip was that it was also designed to work at higher voltages and frequencies. Claremont can run at clock frequencies that are 10x of those at near-threshold voltages, giving it a dynamic range capable of running at much higher performance levels and then dropping back down to very low power levels. The demonstration showed Claremont running on a small solar cell and at a claimed power of less than 10 millivolts, all in all a pretty impressive display. While Claremont is a proof of concept vehicle and won’t be sold as a product, expect to see the fruits of this research showing up in future Intel processors. -–Barry Pangrle is a solutions architect for low-power design and verification at Mentor Graphics.
Reforging the White Republic Race, Religion, and American Nationalism, 1865-1898 376 pages / 6.00 x 9.00 inches / Winner of the Peter Seaborg Award for Civil War Scholarship During Reconstruction, former abolitionists in the North had a golden opportunity to pursue true racial justice and permanent reform in America. But why, after the sacrifice made by thousands of Civil War patriots to arrive at this juncture, did the moment slip away, leaving many whites throughout the North and South more racist than before? Edward J. Blum takes a fresh look at this question in Reforging the White Republic: Race, Religion, and American Nationalism, 1865-1898, where he focuses on the vital role that religion played in reunifying northern and southern whites into a racially segregated society. He tells the fascinating story of how northern Protestantism, once the catalyst for racial egalitarianism, promoted the image of a "white republic" that conflated whiteness, godliness, and nationalism. A blend of history and social science, Reforging the White Republic offers a surprising perspective on the forces of religion as well as nationalism and imperialism at a critical point in American history. Winner of the 2004 C. Vann Woodward Dissertation Prize of the Southern Historical Association. Found an Error? Tell us about it.
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LUBBOCK COUNTY IS going to have to pay big money regarding its jail inmates one way or another. It will either have to pay for extensive maintenance of the current jail and the costs of paying to house overflow prisoners in other counties, or it is going to have to pay to build a new jail. Building a new one is incredibly expensive, but it is the most logical way for the county to proceed. The $82 million cost of the proposed jail is high, and we hope it will not frighten voters away. It will be less expensive for taxpayers in the long run than to renovate and expand the jail we already have. We wish it were not necessary to build a new jail, but the truth of the matter is that it is. Lubbock County Commissioners did the right thing by voting to put a bond referendum regarding the jail on the Nov. 5 general election ballot. Now voters need to do the right thing by approving it. Capacity needs are growing Jails are difficult projects for voters to approve. They are not perceived as a constructive way to spend money. If someone wanted to spend $82 million to improve education in Lubbock County, it would be a much easier idea to sell to voters than is a place to house criminals. But the proposed jail is not a plush building filled with luxury suites for inmates. It is simply a building that will meet Lubbock's needs for the near future in the crucial area of locking up inmates. Jails are not the favorite budget item of many counties, but every county needs a good jail. Some of them need new ones. The Lubbock County Jail has a 795-bed capacity now, and the projection by consultants is that the county will need 1,200 jail beds by the year 2016. That is a 50 percent increase in capacity that will be necessary in only 14 years. Old jail is costly, too The rapid rise in the need for jail space strengthens the appeal of the proposed jail. It would be built on county land outside of the city and could be expanded in the future if extra room is needed. We fervently hope it is not, but it is only practical and wise to prepare for such a possibility. Lubbock County is currently paying more than $1.5 million annually to house overflow prisoners in Dickens County, and it is missing out on federal money in the neighborhood of $1.8 million a year for housing federal prisoners. Space problems have caused the city of Lubbock to operate a holding facility, which adds to city costs. It is going to cost a lot of money to have a new jail, but it is also costing a lot of money not to have one. We are pleased that the decision was finally made to put the bond referendum on a ballot. Now we urge county officials to make a strong effort in convincing voters that the jail is needed. Without voter approval, it is not going to happen. A new jail is worthy of voter support on Nov. 5. Lubbock County needs it. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal ©2013. All Rights Reserved.
Originally Posted by Dominus_Scotus im not using cheats, because the readme said not to, and i did see that imperial cutscene but then it ended and i was just standing in the same place. not knowing what to do... I've never heard of this happening before in all the years it's been out. After the cutscene, the game should've loaded the second map. Do you have mods in your base folder? Sometimes mods can mess up other mods so if you have some remove them and try again from a previous save point. Also, if you have Jedi Academy you should play the version for that game instead because it's more refined, better visuals, added videos and some minor bugs worked out.
This past Saturday a bridal shower took place for our daughter Sarah and her fiancé Corey. (Yes, bridal showers are now held for both the intended bride and the groom.) Thanks to the ingenuity of Sarah's sister, Rebecca, it was held at the Old Town Hall in Salem, Massachusetts. Now Salem was one of the earliest villages in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock in 1620 and others established Salem in 1626. Salem was the fourth village established by the English so one may well imagine that Salem abounds in American history. Like other villages that were established, Salem harbor opens onto the Atlantic Ocean. All early villages were established with easy access to the ocean. The Old Town Hall in Salem is no longer used as a Town Hall but it is a rather historic site. So why an historic site for the shower? When looking at venues for their wedding, Sarah and Corey decided they wanted a very special location. They decided to take a look at Turner Hill Mansion in Ipswich, Ma. They fell in love with the history and the heritage accompanying this venue. As a result, they decided to have a "vintage wedding". Turner Hill is one of the finest estates on Boston’s historic North Shore. The Elizabethan-style mansion is set among towering pines, formal gardens, rolling lawns and swan ponds. In 1898, noted turn of the century architect William Rantoul was commissioned by Charles Goodnough Rice & Ann Proctor Rice of Boston to build a grand home. An extensive tour of Europe's historic castles and manors provided the Rice's and Mr. Rantoul with vision and inspiration for the home. Completed in 1903, the mansion boasts hand-molded plaster ceilings, vivid wall friezes, gleaming oak hardwood floors and hand-carved paneling, doors and stairways. The reception hall’s wildlife motifs and windows were modeled after Haddington Hall in Scotland. These features constitute a structural work of art that could rarely be replicated today. At Turner Hill, the Rices raised their children and entertained their family and friends in grand style in the early 1900’s. A young George Patton (known as General Patton of WWII) was a frequent guest of Turner Hill and once entertained party guests from the book ladder in the library. Shortly after Mr. Rice passed away in 1943, the estate was sold to The Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette, and the property was converted to ministry and spiritual retreat uses. In a previous blog I talked about the La Salette Shrine and how I used to take my grandmother Arthémise Dumais Lévesque to the shrine on Sundays in the summer months. She was very religious and really enjoyed her visits to La Salette with me as we were very close. Who would ever have thought that all of these years later, our youngest daughter would be married in this special place in one of the beautiful gardens.. a place that holds so many special memories for me of those special summer Sunday afternoons with my grandmother. I still cannot believe it! In 1997, the Raymond Property Company purchased Turner Hill from the La Salette order, and worked to restore the property to its original splendor, and to reinvent the estate as a once-in-a-lifetime retreat for a new generation of guests and residents. It is only since 2008 that weddings have been held at Turner Hill. So as you see, there is a great deal of history in choosing this location including some personal family history with me and my grandmother. How do Sarah and Corey plan to make this a vintage wedding that is reflective our families' heritage? They have planned well. First Sarah, her sister and I went looking for her wedding dress. We looked at many beautiful dresses but none of them were "just right". One Saturday we went to a bridal shop and rather than what we know as the traditional white wedding dress, Sarah opted for a dress that is off-white and gold. Let me say that when she came out of the dressing room we were speechless - this was it this was defintely the dress she had been searching for. The dress has no train so to compliment the dress and to create a train Sarah tried on a very long custom made veil. Perfect! The veil has been made to compliment the dress. It is off-white with wide matching gold trim that matches the gold brocade on the dress. Yes, perfect indeed! So that part of the "vintage" plan accomplished. What else could make this vintage wedding in keeping with both Sarah and Corey's heritage... they have scanned photos of the two families. They have framed them and they will be on the guests tables and on the mantle of the huge fire place. They have photos of their great grandparents and grandparents. What a nice touch! There are many more details but I will share those after the wedding next month. My, I am so excited about how plans are moving forward that I have digressed... so back to the shower. I arrived at the Salem Town Hall with my good friend Deb. Rebecca was there with her husband Tyler and the bridesmaids so we proceeded to set up the tables and serving tables for the guests who arrived shortly thereafter. Corey knew about the shower and he brought Sarah in at about 11:30 a.m. She was totally surprised! It was just the best surprise! I had placed framed photos of Sarah from the time she was born through today on the staging in front of the gift table. Eveyone so enjoyed looking at those photos! The champagne brunch was superb, the generosity of family and friends unbelievable and the joy it all brought to both Sarah and Corey ... no words can express. At the end of the shower Corey had a surprise for Sarah. He began with a few words telling everyone that when he first met Sarah he knew this day would come... and he sang "Some Enchanted Evening" from South Pacific. There was not a dry eye especially Sarah! What a perfect ending to a perfect event. I have said from the beginning that if Sarah and Corey are not meant to be together nobody is. So that was our day. Next Saturday evening is the Bachelor Party for Corey. Sarah's Dad and brother-in-law Tyler will atttend. Rebecca, Sarah, Mom and baby will go out together for the evening. We'll have our own girls' night out! Thanks for your visit today. I hope you have enjoyed reading about the happenings in my family. It is a happy time and we are celebrating on through to the wedding. All Right Reserved!
I promise this will probably be the last lame Les... → sparkleandfizz: This is a good thing. She’s number three on my favorite Eponines list. Thank GOD its not Taylor Swift. Theatre gods do exist. So Em and I had nothing to do. We drank wine and looked up the number one song on every year of our birthday and made a playlist. Best idea ever. Let’s take a look at my playlist: 1992- Baby Got Back, Sir Mix Alot 1993- Can’t Help Falling In Love, UB40 1994- I Swear, All 4 One 1995- Waterfalls, TLC 1996- You’re Makin’ Me High, Toni Braxton 1997- I’ll Be Missing You, Puff Daddy & Faith Hill... What is my life?! My recent google searches include: G-Unit Blood Mary Recipes Metronome Tracy Chapman I’m sorry. Does anyone else not think this is hilarious? More wine and tea. No. I’m not an alcoholic. Or a 50 year old menopausal woman. Its just that this tea costed me 80p and the wine £2.30. Sending in my HOST UK app. This makes me so nervous. I’m sitting with my friends Getting drunk again on wine, And I’m...– Kate Nash- The Shit Song. I don’t wash my jeans. I like to keep the night on them.– Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist All I want to do is have a post run stretch or abs or something. Every time I go for a run, I come back and my roommate is still here. Doing nothing but playing World of Warcraft. Whatever hour of the day- 8am, 12pm, 8pm, 11pm- he is playing this game. I just want the room to myself for one half hour so I can play music and finish working out. Or at any point. Every time I come back, he is here.... Me thought, in fine, that the dreams of poets were the realities of life.– The Vampyre- John Polidori Etta James, Alicia Keys, and Corrinne Bailey Rae... While I read the first gothic lit book published, entitled Vampyre. Something about this combination doesn’t work too well together. Just received my free roundtrip JetBlue ticket. They fly to Aruba. I found $68 a night hotel. I’m tempted to just take a long weekend for myself… But really. This is a very real possibility. Just flew through three acts of a Shakespeare I’ve never read and actually comprehend everything that is happening without the use of No Fear, Sparknotes, or reading the footnotes. Finally feeling accomplished in my choice in Dramatic Literature as a minor and as an actor. Now to the other 10 plays we read this semester! Seriously considering a room transfer. torisz: Peace out bitches. Catching up with my SNL. Best way to defeat Friday morning/afternoon hangover. Bon Iver covers Bonnie Raitt’s I Can’t... "Do what scares you the most." I have to say, it was the best advice ever given to me. Funny thing is, I can’t actually remember who told it to me. It just stuck in my head, “do what scares you the most.” In some ways, I abandoned this advice when choosing to go abroad. I mean with all the places I could have gone, London was the only place I could go and still, potentially, graduate a semester early and... I am a champion when it comes to buying books. I just downloaded Kindle for my laptop and successfully purchased all of my Gothic Literature books free of charge. Hollah, hollah, don’t spend a dollah! Then I purchased all my Shakespeare books for about 20£ less than I would if I got them at the bookstore. I still have yet to figure out my Ethics class, but the plan is to never purchase another book that I don’t want to keep for my... Things that excite me: First day of classes. Receiving syllabi Quick recaps of Syllabi. Gothic Literature: Field trips to cemeteries. Close reading on Dracula. Shakespeare Text and Performance: One play a week. Filed trips include shows at The National Theatre. The Globe, The Swan (Stratford-upon-Avon), and reading a play entitled “Tis Pity She’s a Whore” (not a Shakespeare play, which is strange... Boom. See you in the Superbowl again, Pats. I look forward to our rematch. And so it begins, the onslaught of Patriots fans bragging their win. Seriously, if it wasn’t for the poor kick, it could have been a different game. I hope this game makes you realize that you’re not as strong as think you. Prepare. You know I’m a Giants fan but regardless of if the Giants or the 49ers win this division, you should not think this year’s Superbowl is in the bag. Signed up for my day trips, and found an online site live streaming both NFL games. GOOD day. Sorry for the Robyn overkill. But this is the best... Rereading Twelfth Night for the first class of... It literally kills me how much Malvolio is just shit on at the end of the play. Literally, every character just chews him out. I know so many Malvolios in my life and if only half of what happens to this man could happen to them, then Karma would finally be all caught up. I have to do something about this bed situation. Seriously. NYU London beds are the most uncomfortable things I have ever slept on. Its like having springs in your back all night long. This was seriously one of the greater days. Oxford or Cambridge?! We get three all day excursions paid for with NYU London. However, with my Shakespeare class I already get an all day excursion to Stratford-upon-Avon, so I actually get four all day excursions! So far, I’ve chosen: Stonehenge and Bath Dover Castle and White Cliffs Stratford-upon-Avon The real questions is: what should my last one be?! Oxford or Cambridge!?! I was originally leaning... So tonight I went to a bar called “The Water... I learned how to roll a cigarette. Thank you London for upping my hipsterdom in under 24 hours. I. Have. Landed. This is going to be one giant Krisventure. My first post seekingandfindinggratitude: I love my son. Cathy Doyle now has a tumblr? Watch out world. This one is a hot commodity. A dirty mirror, soft core porn, or Luke's first... → "Try not to call her a thundercunt." liifeiintechniicolor: How can I study when Weeds is the best always I am obsessed with thundercunt and Weeds. I shook my tambourine the whole time, because it helped me remember that even...– Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close- Jonathan Safran Foer My new obsession. I wish that instead of calling it "losing your... Do all my laundry (lots of it). Sort what is going with me and what is not. Find Flip camera. Attempt to complete in time to go to gym. GO These woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles...– Robert Frost (via poplarsandpiccolos) This is for brother Paul- Wait. My flight to LHR leaves exactly a week from... Holy bananas. Maybe I should think about packing? No.This is the worst. People need to stop doing... → This is getting out of hand. But actually. And I hate this show. Its on my list of “musicals that should be collected and burned from history” list. I need to read a play. That’s really what I’ve missed this winter break.
The Beauty of Wood Ashes ....study the volume of my wisdom, and know for a certainty that i am of your texture, texture’s of ashes as written on snow, page’s of snow that bring forth the beauty of wood ashes…. As I ruminate upon the art of finishing….and wood projects, all set to be-come abstracts of ‘wood art’, I often pause to catch a glimpse of what it means to touch the ‘soul of wood’.... ....’soul of wood’, into the heart of the matter i descended, as one who had come from the source of all good, wherein this ruffled texture of abstract substance, i now understood the who-the what-the when-the why, how abstract black hooded monks of all my past dealings, surrounded me with their pointing fingers of wind swept remembrances, and in their moment of ghastly smirking haste, i said the words that broke the bond, ——”tread not upon the heart of man, from whom the long hard days of winter snows have come”—-, and know for a surety that in this opportunity of seeing snow, i shall yet arise from these ashes and bring forth praise of wood…. Now lets look at what snow and wood ashes can bring forth when mixed with dirt and bulbous….Hippeastrum puniceum….Easter Lily…. ”....work smart, work safe, and live, to work the wood….” -- --frank, NH, http://rusticwoodart.tumblr.com/
\|Project by Stonetimber\|\|posted 386 days ago\|\|1924 views\|\|4 times favorited\|\|22 comments\| Well better late than never. Foison was completed and set into place above the bar on 4/23/2012. He greets anyone that enters the shop. He is composed of Red Cedar with a satin poly finish. He is a build up or lamination. (spent more time watching glue dry than carving) He sports a growler from my sons employer, one of my old cork boots, his right ear is pierced with a screw that they took out of my foot when I broke it two years ago. And he watches the door with his one good staind glass eye illuminated from behind. Though concieved and carved by me. He was illistrated by a friend that was inspired by the poem I wrote for him to set the mood. His tail, wings, leg, and head are all componets that can be removed if need be for transportation.
Linux in the news All in one big page See also: last week's Development page. Red Escolar Returns. This week brought renewed information from the Red Escolar Project - the project which is working to place Linux-based networks in over 100,000 Mexican schools. They've been hard at work and are now in a better place to share information on their status. This week, they issued an invitation (in both Spanish and English) for people to visit their updated web site. They are looking for volunteers to help with translating their documentation into English, test software and provide opinions. Check the Distributions Page to find their initial announcement of Red Escolar Linux on Freshmeat. BrowsersNewZilla. A new site called NewZilla is presenting itself as "the unofficial Mozilla/Netscape 6 FAQ." It's just getting going, but there's already some good information to be found there. InterBase Open Source release imminent (Technocrat.net\). InterBase is now "The Open Source Database", according to their web site. To back this up, Michael Bernstein posted a note to Technocrat.net stating that Interbase has announced a tentative schedule for releasing Interbase 6.X under the IPL open source license. "They expect InterBase 6.0 and the source to be officially released in the June or July time frame." A (binary) beta release of Interbase 6.0 for Linux is currently available for download. There are some useful comments posted in response to Michael's note, both supporting the IPL as a good quality open source license and comparing the strengths of Interbase and PostgreSQL. (Thanks to J.H.M. Dassen). InteroperabilityThe BIRD Internet Routing Daemon. Martin Mares, best known for his work on the PCI subsystem in the kernel, has announced the release of BIRD - the "BIRD Internet Routing Daemon." BIRD is an attempt to implement all of the current routing protocols while remaining easy to configure; it is licensed under the GPL. Wine 1.0 coming? The latest Wine Weekly News covers the discussion among the developers on whether it's time to create a Wine 1.0 release. Such a release certainly has been a long time in coming - the Wine folks did not set an easy task for themselves. The code is getting to a point where a 1.0 release is possible, and probably even a good idea - the project leaders think Wine could benefit from some time spent emphasizing stability rather than new features. There seems to be agreement on working toward 1.0, but no time frame for a freeze appears to have been set. Gimp 1.1.22. Gimp 1.1.22 has been released. Although mostly containing bug fixes, people are encouraged to give it a test drive and report back. On the Desktop KDE 1.90 released. KDE 1.90, code named "Konfucious", is a new beta version of the upcoming KDE 2.0 desktop. "For the developer, KDE 1.90 provides a stable API which will enable developers to commence serious development of their application so they may time the release of their software to coincide with the release of KDE 2.0, scheduled for September 2000." Enhancements to KOffice and the release of Konqueror, a new file manager/web browser, are the key features expected to interest desktop users, though the non-adventurous should probably wait for the official 2.0 release. (From Appwatch). GNOME 1.1.90 final beta released. "Octothorp GNOME," otherwise known as GNOME 1.1.90, otherwise known as the "hopefully final beta release before GNOME 1.2" has been released. GNOME at the 2nd Braunschweiger LinuxDays. Martin Baulig posted this report from the GNOME booth at the 2nd Braunschweiger LinuxDays in Germany. It sounds like a good time was had by all. Help browser needs help. Miguel de Icaza has posted this message describing the state of the Nautilus-based help browser for GNOME. It seems that this package got off to a nice start, but is not currently maintained by anybody. So Miguel is looking for a volunteer to step in and fix it up. Drop him a note if you can help out. FreeGIS news. Bernhard Reiter has sent in a report from the FreeGIS project, noting the availability of a new mailing list, a new version of GRASS and more. OpenDX. OpenDX, formerly known as IBM Data Explorer, is an open-source "industrial-strength scientific/data visualization package". IBM made the source code for this tool available almost a full year ago, under the IBM Public License, a license that has been reviewed and generally approved as an open-source license. New resources for OpenDX added in the past month include a new ChangeLog and new binaries for the latest version (4.1.0), including binaries for Red Hat, SuSE and LinuxPPC. (From Python-URL). Web site Development April Netcraft survey. The April Netcraft survey is out. Apache continues to rise; it now runs 61.5% of all web sites. (Thanks to Fabian Wauthier). Midgard weekly summary. Here is this week's Midgard Weekly Summary, by Ron Parker. The bulk of this issue has to do with licensing issues for Midgard documentation. Zope 2.2.0 alpha 1 released. Zope 2.2.0 alpha 1 has been released. It contains some security updates, a new help system, the new Zope tutorial, and more. Zope Weekly News. After a bit of an absence, the Zope Weekly News is back. Check it out for the latest in Zope-related happenings. Section Editor: Liz Coolbaugh May 18, 2000 The aegis project is looking for developers. Aegis is a long-standing project developing a configuration management system with an impressive set of features. Among other things, it includes regression testing built into the system, distributed repositories and more. Those who think they may want to participate in this project should check out this call for developers. PerlCulture clash. Here's a story on the Perl.com site by a Perl trainer who ended up teaching a class full of long-time Cobol programmers. "I didn't have to explain filehandles; they already knew about filehandles. But they used jargon to talk about them that wasn't the jargon I was familiar with. 'Oh, you're establishing addressibility on the file,' someone said. They seemed pleased at how easy it was in Perl to establish addressibility on a file." The end of Perl development? According to this article Larry Wall has proclaimed that 5.6 will be the last version of Perl. The reason? There's no more weird keyboard characters available... Of course, the article is in Segfault... PythonPython faqts. The Python faqts site seeks to develop an extensive knowledge base of Python tips and tricks. Here is a listing of the recent additions to the site, as an example of the sort of information that can be found there. Python-URL (May 15). This week's Python-URL links to discussion about the effbot, performance measurement (for Zope), lightweight database objects and more. Python to change name? According to this article, Guido plans to change the name of the Python language to "Homer." Of course, this one is from Segfault too... Tcl/tkHere is this week's Dr. Dobb's Tcl-URL with the latest from the Tcl/Tk world. Section Editor: Liz Coolbaugh IBM Java Zone
Posted Nov 17, 2005 6:41 UTC (Thu) by rfunk Parent article: 4K stacks - again I'm just looking forward to rt2500 support getting into the mainline kernel. It's one of the few 54mb chipsets that has had a GPL driver (and the OpenBSD crowd, sticklers for hardware openness, recommends those cards), but so far it has to be added separately. Hey, if a Broadcom driver is coming, that would have some positive implications for Linksys WRT54G boxes. But I get no such host when trying to link to http://bcm43xx.berlios.de/. to post comments)
\|\| \|\|Murray Cumming <murrayc-AT-murrayc.com> \| \|\| \|\|Behdad Esfahbod <behdad-AT-behdad.org> \| \|\| \|\|Re: "Private Foundation-List" Petition for referendum \| \|\| \|\|Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:47:24 +0100\| \|\| \|\|Gregory Leblanc <headmaster.albus.dumbledore-AT-gmail.com>, foundation-list <foundation-list-AT-gnome.org>\| \|\| \|\|Article, Thread On Mon, 2009-12-14 at 21:05 -0500, Behdad Esfahbod wrote: > >> I like to ask for your support in my petition for referendum to make > >> foundation-list archives private and membership limited to actual Foundation > >> members. If we make that change we would be able to discuss matters freely > >> without making lots of news that more often than not are harmful to our > >> image to the world in general. > > Can you cite a few examples of where this has been a problem in the > > past? > Don't have to look much back. Sam Varghese have been making a living churning > news out of f-l traffic. About the recent thread: You cannot stop silliness on the internet. If you try to hide things then you'll just make the hidden information seem even more interesting and you'll have to argue with random unrepresentative public statements without the benefit of pointing people to the archives for the facts. And I think it's not a real problem. For some reason people still write these articles but I really don't think many people read them. They are dull incoherent rants. Transparency is best. If it shows that we bike-shed too much then it's just our fault for bike-shedding. to post comments)
As a free software enthusiast, I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, it's Mozilla that we know and love, it's free software and it's an effort driven by a community project and run by that. On the other hand, the platform not only seems to accept proprietary components (like rild) as a compromise, but even embraces them and tries to actively support closed source components (the bug report about the libc counts the fact that uClibc & (e)glibc are GPL'ed as a disadvantage!). Additionally, it speaks about an "open platform", as in the Web, with open standards and all that, which of course says nothing about the freeness of such (Web) applications or reassures me about preserving my essential freedoms. Not unlike Android, but a big difference with free operating systems and platforms that most people around LWN are accustomed to. All in all, it seems to me as an effort to build a proprietary platform with a free software layer between closed-source components and well-defined APIs to interface between them. What's the point? We already have Android for that, what we really need is a more free platform!
Posted Apr 17, 2012 10:02 UTC (Tue) by oldtomas (guest, #72579) Parent article: Libsecret revealed Disclaimer: I seem to be atypical here. But just the plain sight of those huge programming interfaces plainly horrify me. Nearly twenty functions for the "simple" (!) interface and a dash over 110 (!!) for the complete interface. There was a time I enjoyed programming against GTK+. This time passed long ago. These days, the sheer amount of symbols represent a burden on the memory footprint (the GTK bindings for Lua are bigger than the whole language implementation -- and the language implementation has a "real" garbage collector on-board instead of that cheesy reference counting of GTK). No, I'm not disparaging Stef Walter's work here. Far from it. I just have the impression that there's something missing in the overall process. No, I don't like the word "API". It comes from Microsoft-land and connotates "here are we, the system programmers -- there are you, the applications programmers, and you have to make do with whatever we throw at you as an interface, whatever contorted it may be". Free Software World is different, ain't it?
Herbert Schildt, "C++ Nuts & Bolts for Experienced Programmers", Osborne McGraw-Hill, 1995. (Yes, Schildt has gotten flack for technical errors / flaws on C++ in his books, and yes, this book wasn't intended to be a reference). When was Boost created? late 90s. Before Boost there was the HP and SGI STL, which I gather inspired the standardised STL (and Boost?), and iostream. That work dates from the early 90s AFAICT. The SGI STL page doesn't seem to have any kind of smart pointer, dated 1994. C++98 has the auto_ptr, but it apparently is flawed. The early Boost pages reference this: http://web.archive.org/web/19991222182604/http://www.boos... which references books discussing smart pointer programming patterns from '92, '94. I know this stuff is all trivial to you, but it does seem to me that it took about 10 to 15 years (80s to mid/late 90s) for leading C++ programmers to agree on patterns for dealing with exception safety, such as RAII, then getting some kind of smart pointer support in the language (standard or generally available libraries) in order to cope with remaining pitfalls in C++ RAII+exceptions. That smart pointer support then needed further refinement in the mid/late 90s and early 2000s to get to where we are today. That doesn't quite suggest to me that this stuff is quite as trivial as you suggest to is. Finally, even with smart pointers, I still don't find exception handling code that uses them to be non-trivial! However, you do seem be a superior breed of programmer to the rest of us, so perhaps that's the reason for the discrepancy in views ;). (Intended as a gentle jibe, I hope you'll accept it in that spirit).
Not logged in Log in now Create an account Subscribe to LWN LWN.net Weekly Edition for May 23, 2013 An "enum" for Python 3 An unexpected perf feature LWN.net Weekly Edition for May 16, 2013 A look at the PyPy 2.0 release Introducing RedPatch (Ksplice Blog) Posted Nov 11, 2012 19:18 UTC (Sun) by johannbg (subscriber, #65743) Posted Nov 11, 2012 19:20 UTC (Sun) by mjg59 (subscriber, #23239) Copyright © 2013, Eklektix, Inc. Comments and public postings are copyrighted by their creators. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds
Just for fun - thought I'd show you a work inspired by Laura Wasilowski. It uses some of her wonderful hand dyed embroidery thread. And Donna - you didn't leave a way for me to get in touch with you. Send me an email because you WON Laura's Book!!! (edited later - she did send it - hooray!)
Apple Streusel Pie27 Reviews “This is the first on the dessert table to be devoured at any function or festivity! I made this up from a pie I had eaten at a restaurant years ago. This recipe makes two deep dish pies.” - by Lori Jett Original recipe yields 8 slices - Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 C). - Prepare the topping by combining the butter, brown sugar, flour and chopped pecans. Cut in all ingredients with pastry cutter until pea-sized. Set aside - Combine the apples, sugar, flour and cinnamon. Toss gently together and set aside. - Place apple mixture in unbaked pie shells. Heap the apples up high in each shell and fill completely. Sprinkle topping on top of each. - Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes. Do not allow topping to get too dark. Amount Per Serving (8 total) - 777 cal - 44.2 g - 92.8 g Based on a 2,000 calorie diet Reviews (27)Rate This Recipe "This is the best! I didn't have any problem with too much juice. Maybe it was because I used apples that had been frozen. This is a recipe I will use over and over!..." See more" "This was a very good recipe! I dont know if I did it wrong though because when I cut into it, it had ALOT of extra juice that made the bottom of the pie crust really soggy. I'm gonna try it again thou..." See moregh because it was still the best apple pie I've ever tasted!" Dutch Apple Pie with Oatmeal Streusel California Walnut Streusel Apple Pie Just swipe to see more like this.
Amlo secretary-general Seehanart Prayoonrat said yesterday that its investigation found 14,470 illegal money transfers between Thailand and other countries from 2008 to 2012 in which 193,327 million baht was transferred into Thailand and 345,437 million baht went out of Thailand to other countries. He said the amount of the outgoing money nearly doubled that of the incoming money. He said phoy kuan networks receive orders for money transfers and pass them on to their clearing agents in destination countries by phone or via the internet. The clearing agents disburse money to individuals authorised by people who ordered the money transfer. The clearing agents charge a fee for their service. According to Mr Seehanart, the money which came in to Thailand originated mostly from the Netherlands, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, India, China, Taiwan, Japan and Hong Kong. The lion's share of the outgoing money was transferred between Thailand and Hong Kong, which does not limit the amount of imported money, he said. The illegal money transfers dodge control by government agencies including the Amlo and the Bank of Thailand as well as reputable financial institutions, providing a channel for sending dirty money abroad. Pol Col Seehanart admitted that it was difficult to check illegal money transfers and money laundered by corrupt politicians. "The malpractice has been around for a long time... The status and identity of those who do the transactions are concealed. Transfers can be ordered by phone and online," the Amlo secretary-general said. He said there were about 10 phoy kuan gangs in Thailand and they are connected. They also serve businessmen who are not in money laundering rackets but are put off by the onerous regulations governing financial transactions abroad.
Typical Price: $1,499.99 CNET Editors' Rating: 2.5 / 5 The good: The attractive exterior design of the LG G2 series gives an inkling of LG's "back to the drawing board" approach this year. The hybrid Magic Remote with QWERTY is one of the best TV peripherals on the market. The passive 3D system creates significantly less crosstalk than its active competitors. The bad: Picture quality suffers from poor black levels, desaturated colors, a glossy screen, and lack of uniformity. The Google TV interface isn't as easy to use as any other TV interface you'd care to name. The bottom line: While it may sport high-end looks and a cutting-edge remote, LG's G2 series is a disappointing attempt at Google TV with ho-hum picture quality and a frustrating user experience. Design, Features & Performance (out of 10) Editors' note: This review also takes into account a subrating of 5 for Value. Despite the generally poor reviews and financial fallout associated with Google TV over the past 18 months, Google has made good on at least one promise to deliver more hardware to the marketplace. That hardware is the LG G2 series. Fresh from a name change (it was formerly the "LMG620 series") and a paring down (a second series, the LMG860, was scrapped) it represents the only actual television since 2010's disappointing Sony GT1 to support the Google TV platform. While the rejiggered interface -- part Google and part LG -- is welcome, I still wish the Google ecosystem came with a better TV. The picture quality of the Sony was OK but, despite superior specifications, the G2 is actually worse. Black levels are some of the poorest I've seen this side of TCL, yet the 55-inch G2 is $500 more expensive than my current favorite TV, the Panasonic ST50. The LG's exterior design is striking and the QWERTY remote is the current "best in show" in terms of usability, but that can't save the LG G2 from being an also-ran to all but the most hard-core of Google geeks. Series information: I performed a hands-on evaluation of the 47-inch LG 47G2, but this review also applies to the 55-inch model. The two sizes have identical specs and according to the manufacturer should provide very similar picture quality. The arena of TV design is a place where an intense rivalry between the two Korean TV manufacturers, LG and Samsung, has been fought out. Samsung has maintained the upper hand for a while, and despite the occasional eyepopper such as the Scarlet, LG's TVs have lagged a little in the looks department. This year it's different. The 2012 range is, to my mind at least, one of the most attractive on the market, with the ribbon stand in particular being very eye-catching. Yet despite its appearance in the photos, there isn't any metal in the bezel or stand. It's all brushed plastic, but it will fool most people. The look of the G2 is striking in person, and though the mix of two-tone chrome and brushed aluminum can look tacky in a dark room, in a brighter room it looks great. The non-Google LM6200 has a similar design, but its bezel is gunmetal instead of silver in color and could prove more versatile domestically. The TV appears to float above the ribbon stand although it actually attaches to it high and at the rear. LG has chosen a hybrid Google/LG home screen that aims to incorporate the best of both systems. Unsurprisingly, it looks a lot like the all-new 2012 LG interface with some tweaks, though the menu system is the major departure -- and a major weak point. The TV interface is based on the Android Honeycomb interface, and while this means some apps are transferrable between the TV and your tablet, it also means some common functions are buried in nests of menus. For example, to get into the picture settings menu you need to press three different buttons (including the Smart TV menu) a total of five times and navigate submenus using the Magic Motion remote. This is ridiculous -- most TVs require one or two button presses -- and it's a problem shared with the Sony GT1. My suggestion to the engineers at Google is to work more closely with the people who have been creating these interfaces for years, and to themselves concentrate on advanced features such as search integration. Still, a TV should also get the basics right. Vizio and Samsung unveiled QWERTY keyboard remotes last year, and since Samsung nixed its flipper this year in favor of a touch-heavy version, it's now up to LG to continue the charge. Unlike the minimalist Magic Motion remote that ships with LG's other sets, the wider Google TV remote features several more buttons on the front and a QWERTY keyboard on the flip side. It's light in the hand and intuitive to use -- the motion sensitivity works much better than the Sony GT1's thumb pad, for example -- but I wish it had dedicated Input and Settings buttons. \|Key TV features\| \|Display technology\|\|LCD\|\|LED backlight\|\|Edge-lit\| \|Screen finish\|\|Glossy\|\|Remote\|\|QWERTY Magic Motion\| \|Smart TV\|\|Yes\|\|Internet connection\|\|Built-in Wi-Fi\| \|3D technology\|\|Passive\|\|3D glasses included\|\|4 pairs\| \|Refresh rate(s)\|\|120Hz\|\|Dejudder (smooth) processing\|\|Yes\| \|Other: Universal voice search\| The major feature and, to be honest, the only reason to even consider this TV, is to get Google's Smart TV platform (see below). The feature set is otherwise midrange-basic, with 120Hz and an edge-lit LED backlight that lacks LG's LED+ local dimming (more info). That feature, the effects of which we liked on last year's LW5600, starts with the LM6700 series this year. The G2 boasts passive 3D like most of the LG's models this year, complete with four pairs of new-look glasses. Sadly, LG has ditched its matte finish on most sets this year, going with what it calls "semigloss." I call it "glossy." Smart TV: With the Honeycomb interface the TV now supports umpteen Android apps, though the range of apps that are useful on a TV isn't as comprehensive as on most other Smart TV systems, or even on LG's non-Google models. While the G2 has Netflix and Pandora, for example, it lacks apps for Hulu Plus and Amazon Instant Video (the latter works only via the browser). If you're willing to keep a PC running all the time you can install Plex to get access to services such as Spotify and DLNA streaming, but I'd prefer dedicated apps. We've seen Google TV 3.0 on the Logitech Revue and the Sony GT1 TV and were underwhelmed by it. The LG debuts a hybrid interface I haven't seen before: the Google TV ticker overlaid on the regular LG Smart TV landing page. And you know what? It mostly works. The reason is because both the components are easily configurable and it doesn't push its own apps in quite the same way that Samsung's new interface seems to. That said, there are fewer quality apps to be had. The Magic Motion remote works well to control the Chrome Web browser with Flash support, although many video-based Web sites are still blocked. Integrated voice search via a mic on the remote works OK, but I found it to be quicker to simply use the QWERTY keyboard for searches. One addition is a selection of media grouped under the banner "3D World." It includes short documentaries of varying quality, in terms of both content and picture, with the best being "Amazing Bubbles" for its wow factor. But in the end, the experience isn't very satisfying. If you've seen the recent Nokia ads with Chris Parnell, they're designed to spoof the supposed "beta" nature of using an Android phone. The same could extend to Google TV, which after more than a year still doesn't feel like a finished product, especially on this TV. For example, the most recent LG patch puts the TV into 2D-3D mode by default. Picture settings: LG's typical wealth of settings, including a 20-point grayscale and color management that's been improved for 2012, are all here. Unfortunately, Google's terrible menu system makes accessing and using them quite painful. They seemed to work well, but my review sample was tweaked by LG's engineers so your mileage may vary (see the Calibration Notes for more details). Like most TVs this year, the LG G2 boasts integrated wireless in addition to four HDMI ports and two USB. The rest of the connections are also fairly standard. Picture quality (How we test TVs) Yes, the LG G2 has some nifty features, but in the end picture quality matters most, and I'm sorry to say the LG sorely lacks it. It can't perform anywhere near as well as last year's LW5600, for example, which costs much less. Gloomy blacks are the major culprit and make the G2 a no-go zone for videophiles, and the screen's reflectivity in bright rooms doesn't help. Click the image at the right to see the picture settings used in the review and to read more about how this TV's picture controls worked during calibration. \|Comparison models (details)\| \|LG 47LW5600\|\|47 inch edge-lit LED\| \|Samsung UN46D6400\|\|46 inch edge-lit LED\| \|Sony KDL-55HX750\|\|55 inch edge-lit LED\| \|Samsung PN59D7000 (reference)\|\|59-inch plasma\| Black levels: When you're paying under $500 for a TCL TV you don't expect much. But when you're paying three to four times that, you have different expectations, and I'd anticipate deep black levels, for example. But the LG simply doesn't deliver: black and dark areas looked grayish instead, and lighter than on any other TV in the lineup. One of my main criticisms of the Sony HX750 was its lack of deep blacks, but at least it had fine shadow detail. The LG offers very little shadow detail. During the fly-by of the Romulan mining ship in the recent "Star Trek" movie, the LG wasn't able to dig out any detail of the ship itself, which appeared as a brown and beige blob. In contrast, last year's Samsung 6400 is able to imbue the scene with a sense of extra depth due to its heightened black levels. As a result, when watching the two TVs side by side, I found myself drawn to the 6400 instead. Color accuracy: The LG's strength may be its ability to get accurate color in the low-level blacks. Its shadows were at least the "correct" brownish color in the murkier scenes of "I Am Legend" instead of blue as seen on the Sony. Elsewhere, despite accurate charts, the colors lacked vibrancy and skin tones in particular appeared a little washed-out. The effect is due mainly to lighter blacks and isn't that unappealing in isolation, but when viewed against color powerhouses like the Samsungs or even the otherwise-lacking Sony HX750, the LG came off fourth-best again. Video processing: It's rare that a TV manages to screw up basic things like putting an image onscreen, and despite its faults the LG isn't about to start. Whether it was correctly interpreting a 24p signal or deinterlacing video and film content, I found the processing power of the LG wasn't a problem. Uniformity: As an adjunct to its black-levels problem, the LG is prone to distinct backlight "clouds" which give a rainbowed, oil-slick appearance to dark scenes. While this is usually a problem off-axis, it's viewable on-axis as well in some scenes. Unlike most edge-lit screens, though, it isn't apparent at the corners; my review unit showed a large discolored blob in the center of the screen. Bright lighting: While it's not as glossy as some past LG transgressors like the LW9800, the G2's screen is glossy enough that you'll see yourself reflected in it distinctly when watching dark scenes in a bright room. As a result, the TV is best viewed in a dimly lit room. 3D: One thing that active 3D systems -- like those offered by LG's competitors -- suffer from is crosstalk or ghosting, one of the most noticeable and objectionable 3D artifacts. LG has opted for a passive system, which showed no visible crosstalk in my tests. Also, at a 7-foot seating distance I didn't notice any jagged edges or visible lines with my 47-inch sample, and images weren't as tiring as on the LW5600 due to a muted, less "pop-out" 3D effect. LG has added the option to adjust 3D depth this year, which may contribute to the muted feel of the default setting. Lighter black levels did lead to an image that was less believable overall, however. \|Black luminance (0%)\|\|0.0283\|\|Poor\| \|Near-black x/y (5%)\|\|0.3122/0.3305\|\|Good\| \|Dark gray x/y (20%)\|\|0.3139/0.3308\|\|Good\| \|Bright gray x/y (70%)\|\|0.3134/0.3283\|\|Good\| \|Before avg. color temp.\|\|6376.8519\|\|Average\| \|After avg. color temp.\|\|6432.2389\|\|Good\| \|Red lum. error (de94_L)\|\|5.6894\|\|Poor\| \|Green lum. error (de94_L)\|\|3.8998\|\|Poor\| \|Blue lum. error (de94_L)\|\|12.2135\|\|Poor\| \|Cyan hue x/y\|\|0.2353/0.329\|\|Good\| \|Magenta hue x/y\|\|0.3164/0.1537\|\|Good\| \|Yellow hue x/y\|\|0.4212/0.5201\|\|Average\| \|1080p/24 Cadence (IAL)\|\|Pass\|\|Poor\| \|1080i De-interlacing (film)\|\|Pass\|\|Good\| \|Motion resolution (max)\|\|n/a\|\|Good\| \|Motion resolution (dejudder off)\|\|280\|\|Poor\| \|PC input resolution (VGA)\|\|1,920x1,080\|\|Good\| \|Product Description\|\|55 in LED-LCD\| \|Diagonal Size\|\|55 in\| \|Dimensions (WxDxH)\|\|49.7 in x 13.0 in x 32.7 in\| \|Digital Television Certification\|\|HDTV\| \|Resolution\|\|1920 x 1080\| \|LCD Backlight Technology\|\|LED Backlight technology\| \|Image Aspect Ratio\|\|16:9\| \|Sound Output Mode\|\|Surround Sound\| \|Speaker System\|\|2 speakers\| \|Built-in Decoders\|\|Dolby Digital\| \|Remote Control\|\|2-sided Magic Motion QWERTY remote\| \|Manufacturer Warranty\|\|1 year parts and labor warranty\| Average User Rating: 2.5 / 5 User Rating Breakdown 5 Star: 5 4 Star: 0 3 Star: 0 2 Star: 0 1 Star: 0 Stunning TV as usual Rating: 5 / 5 on June 20, 2012 1 out of 1 users found this review helpful Pros: Great quality, remote with lot of features, best UI I've seen on TV so far Cons: glossy screen Summary: LG never disappoints me! Great powerful TV Rating: 4.5 / 5 on December 14, 2012 0 out of 0 users found this review helpful Pros: Tons of things to do & see. App market content will no doubt expand just as the ph. and tablet market expanded so I'm not worried about the lack of apps available. Still plenty to choose from. Netflix, Google movies etc. play very well. Qwerty remote Cons: Not for the technically challenged. Takes some research patience & time to play with & learn. Only has 2gb of memory with no expansion. Picture quality is better than Cnet states yet is not quite great. Adjustments can be made but it takes some ti Summary: Overall this is a great TV with lots of current enjoyment and tons of future potential. As stated the picture quality leaves a tad to be desired but really nothing major, however with some tweeks I have gotten a very good picture on mine. I went from a Sony DLP 42" to this 55" LED and I think part of my problem is that the larger screen just magnifies everything in a picture that the smaller screen hid. Not to mention I probably should have a 50" for my living room not 55". Bigger isn't always better but it was either the 47" or the 55", there are no othr size options. Amazon has a good reveiw with some very helpful tips from Marty. http://www.amazon.com/LG-55G2-55-Inch-LED-LCD-Glasses/product-reviews/B0074WVYNO/ref=sr_1_1_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1 Read his reveiw and make sure to read the comments section for the tips. Just click on "Comment". I built my picture settings a bit differently but used his suggestions to start. He also tells you where to get calibration methods to get the most out of the TV, however I haven't done that because I have obtained a pretty good picture without it. I did not find that the picture wizard helped me at all. I never could quite get what I wanted using that. Also I do like having the High resolution setting ON. Marty recommends turning it all off. We all like something a little different so Again play with it till you find your sweet spot and I am certain that you will love your TV as much as I do. I also chose to connect with an ethernet cord rather than WIFI. I just find a more stable signal with virtually no buffering that way. Simply put I gave this TV a 4 1/2 out of 5 because I would like to be able to expand the memory or have more than 2gb available and though I have gotten a really good picture out of it, it is still not quit what my 42" Sony provided, but not far off. The screen is sorta glossy but I haven't found it to be a problem. I love that the TV is like a big android tablet essentially. You can surf the web, Facebook and play Pandora along with many other things and very easy to do with the qwerty remote. There are 4 HDMI inputs and 3 usb ports so you can hook up an external drive, flash drive or any other USB device. I will say that if you have a smaller living room then get the 47" because in 3D mode if you're too close it doesn't look good. My living room is right at the threshold of the distance recommended and sometimes doesn't quite look right unless you sit at the farthest point. The 55" is about a 9 ft minimum distance for veiwing and my closest point is just about that. Plain and simple there is no such thing as perfect but I love my LG 55G2 TV and I haven't even scratched the surface of all it can really do. Just do the research and spend a little time making some adjustmens and you too will surely fall in love with this tv as well. CNET's reviews are not the most reliable. Rating: 4.5 / 5 on July 25, 2012 0 out of 0 users found this review helpful Pros: -ANDROID on your TV! -Google Play marketplace on your TV -Amazing price point. -Picture quality is pretty decent Cons: -Not exactly the BEST picture quality, but for the price point, I think it's great -I seem to have problems occasionally while streaming, but I think it can be fixed with an update. -not as many apps specifically for smart TVs. Summary: If you're looking for a smart TV, this is the one you should get. Simply put, there are no other smart TV markets out there that can compete with Google, especially since Google is also sell their top box sets. I'm sure given enough time, the market will swell with many, many more applications. This TV is powerful! Rating: 5 / 5 on July 8, 2012 0 out of 0 users found this review helpful Pros: Google Play Store, LG plus Google Smart Menu lay-out, The QWERTY remote does everything quickly and easily Cons: semi-glossy screen Summary: I'd like to start out by saying that there is a lot of misunderstanding and some controversy over this product. But the truth is that this is absolutely the most powerful Google TV device so far with LG 3D tech which is superb plus the picture quality is uncomparable to what other leading TV makers have, the Edge-lit LED with 1920 x 1080p resolution. The LG L9 dual-core processor made this machine really compatible with the services that Google TV can offer. Just like many people, I am familiar with computers or smartphones, this is really an intuitve system to learn especially since I am fond of downloading new and cool apps from the Google Play Store. There is this feature that I like. It is simple to do yet very useful. When I click the Home button on the remote, the live TV screen will shrink and go to the upper left of the home dashboard. In that way, I don't miss watching a show while checking out some stuff on the smart TV menu. LG and Google are surely cooking a more delicious TV than this one but who cares, with all the things i can do with this TV, both companies don't realize that they made a future-proof smart 3D TV. Now we can actually own the TV of the future Rating: 5 / 5 on July 2, 2012 0 out of 0 users found this review helpful Pros: Google Chrome, LG Magic Remote, Google TV Cons: Glossy screen Summary: Log on to your Google account or create one to take advantage of the Google TV experience. It integrates the normal TV broadcastS with the results made by Google when you access videos, photos, and information. It does the personalization work for you. The Google TV provides the information that matters to you. I can even easily select 3D movies in the Netflix app. The access to 3D content is even more accessible. Although not only does it carry the LG Smart TV platform alone but also the Google TV platform (which is actually a combination of 2 great Smart TV platforms), it still gives the same great 3D quality that the LG Cinema 3D TV product line offers. Updated on Jul 16, 2012 An app where you can draw on your big screen would be the best app for artists. I hope LG, Google TV and a certain app developer can deliver that anytime soon. Like a more professional Draw Something App
In a world where a degree no longer means a job, we need to prepare students for challenges ahead. Today's economic downturn has blindsided a generation of young people around the globe brought up to believe that a college degree guaranteed them financial prosperity. Whether in the US, China, or in countries in between, graduates from even marquee-name schools are feeling the crunch, prompting many rightly to rethink the value of their education. In the US, where higher education is increasingly seen as a right, the unemployment rate among workers with a bachelor's degree or higher reached 3.1 percent in November. While that figure is modest compared with the nation's current overall unemployment rate of about 7.2 percent, it ranks near an all-time high. Analysts predict that the college-educated unemployment rate will exceed 4 percent, which would be the highest since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking unemployment by education level in 1970. The picture in China is also gloomy. The government reported in late January that the growth rate for the final quarter of last year fell to 6.8 percent, bringing the rate for the full year down to 9 percent – the slowest pace in at least six years. In 2007, for example, China's economy expanded at a robust 13 percent clip. Analysts say growth could drop to 5 or 6 percent this year, the slowest in more than a decade.
Walgreens helped raise $1.4 million-plus for JDRF in 2011 NEW YORK — Walgreens and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation on Thursday jointly announced that Walgreens' community-based programs helped raise more than $1.4 million in 2011 for JDRF causes. The year marked the 20th anniversary of Walgreens' partnership with JDRF to raise funds for research to put an end to Type 1 diabetes. During back-to-school season throughout the month of August, as part of the Walgreens Way to Well Commitment, customers at more than 7,500 Walgreens stores could make donations of $1 or more at checkout. This effort alone raised more than $1.4 million for JDRF. Through Walgreens' Crayola Campaign, $1 from every Crayola crayon 64-pack purchased at Walgreens in August benefited JDRF, raising an additional $20,000 for the charity. "Walgreens is proud to support JDRF, and we're thankful to our customers and employees who have helped raise more than $18 million toward Type 1 diabetes efforts over the past 20 years," stated John Gremer, director of community affairs for Walgreens.
My Stories . Bio Fav: Stories . Authors 71Libra » As the last of the world's order crumbled away beneath a black wing that promised to extinguish all light, a judged Reno still dared to hope. And as broken and unbalanced as he was, he would fight to see the sun again. Final Fantasy VII, T, English, Angst, chapters: 15, words: 35k+, favs: 13, follows: 14, updated: 5/11/13 published: 11/20/12, Reno 43Ultra Numb » A collection of Hwoarang drabbles/oneshots. "Nothing is worth losing myself over." Tekken, T, English, chapters: 12, words: 16k+, favs: 15, follows: 5, updated: 4/27/13 published: 11/29/10, Hwoarang 125No Tomorrow » What sense is there in having two rivals fight against one another, when they are both for the same cause? -AU Fic- Tekken, T, English, Adventure & Fantasy, chapters: 22, words: 58k+, favs: 16, follows: 14, updated: 3/24/13 published: 10/2/08, Hwoarang Jin K. 2 Until We Have Faces "Because what you are doing is impossible, Mitchell," Herrick snits with a slight shake of his head. -Oneshot- Being Human, T, English, Angst, words: 1k+, 3/17/13, J. Mitchell 8 Enrich "You should know me by now, Thorin. I care not for gold, for I am richer with the smiles of others." -Oneshot- For TheNewBrawler. Hobbit, T, English, Friendship, words: 4k+, favs: 13, follows: 1, 3/2/13, Bofur Thorin 5 Self vs Self 'Red is vibrant, bright, unyielding – the world will see him as he knows he should be seen.' Hwoarang-centric. Written as an unofficial answer to the 1sentence challenge on LiveJournal. -Oneshot- Tekken, T, English, words: 1k+, favs: 4, 2/20/13, Hwoarang 3 Ashes Kilik stared amongst them all, and for the first time in his long, long lifetime, he felt more human than ever, "I will wait for the days when this world burns, and when my own will rise from the ashes." -Oneshot- Soul Calibur, T, English, Spiritual, words: 6k+, favs: 2, 11/24/12, Kilik 8 Worth Dying For That same day, Arthur smiles widely, "You don't have to hide. Not anymore." -Slight Merthur, Oneshot- Merlin, T, English, words: 5k+, favs: 33, follows: 3, 10/26/12, Arthur Merlin 15 Forget Me Not He will wait, and he will not forget. -Lars x Alisa, Oneshot- Tekken, T, English, words: 1k+, favs: 12, 10/25/12, Lars A. Alisa B. 7 Tears Don't Fall She would be evasive of the world like liquid; ferocious like fire to keep those who dared to approach at bay; and like stone, so no one knew of the strength of the ache in her heart. And through her sadness and her shame, he was there. -Makorra, Oneshot- Legend of Korra, T, English, Angst, words: 6k+, favs: 15, 10/14/12, Korra Mako 3 Catch Me, Gorgeous So he looked over his shoulder, grinning, "Catch me if you can, gorgeous." -Oneshot- Final Fantasy IX, T, English, Friendship, words: 2k+, favs: 1, 9/29/12, Zidane T. Freya C. 14 Névé When Steve realised that even after so long, his nightmares still haunted and shaped him into a cold man, he sought out the only memory of warmth during those times. Instead, he found a fraction of it in her - Leo Kliesen. Tekken, T, English, words: 4k+, favs: 18, 9/11/12, Steve F. Leo K. 3 Sentry "Because you are a good man," he says simply, switching hands, "And good men are hard to come by." -Oneshot- For TheNewBrawler. Tekken, T, English, words: 6k+, favs: 4, 8/31/12, F. Law Yoshimitsu 7 Tantalising Trickster That woman humiliated her. At the same time, she was captivated by her. -Lili x Asuka, Oneshot- Tekken, T, English, words: 1k+, favs: 15, follows: 2, 8/6/12, Lili R. Asuka K. 4 Low Tide This is not the girl who always has a cheeky grin on her face and a spring in her step. This is not the woman who slowly but surely took his heart into her hands. -Borra, Oneshot- Legend of Korra, T, English, Hurt/Comfort, words: 2k+, favs: 10, 7/26/12, Korra Bolin 5 Time's Scar He has lamented and continues to lament, and dammit, she's going to accept him. For flaws and for all. -Slight Zutara, Oneshot- Avatar: Last Airbender, T, English, words: 2k+, favs: 10, follows: 4, 7/2/12, Zuko Katara 3 Imaginaerum The sky is torn asunder as faces from the real world shine lights into his eyes. -Oneshot- Tekken, T, English, Supernatural & Angst, words: 2k+, favs: 4, follows: 1, 6/20/12, Shin K. 5 The One But if Lars is ice, formed and controlled, then Hwoarang is fire – pure and untamed, but just as bitter. Just as angry. Just as hurt. Just as powerful. -Hwoarang x Lars, Oneshot- Tekken, T, English, words: 4k+, favs: 5, follows: 1, 4/16/12, Hwoarang Lars A. 7 Awakening He lied to you, Pyrrha. -Oneshot- Soul Calibur, T, English, Angst, words: 942, favs: 6, follows: 1, 4/10/12, Inferno/Soul Edge Pyrrha O. 4 Down and Out He held onto it, because it was all he had left. -Oneshot- Tekken, T, English, words: 1k+, favs: 4, 3/31/12, Paul P.
We must prepare for climate change bringing more natural disasters that favour mosquito-borne disease, says Jai P. Narain from the WHO. Climate change has set in, with global temperatures projected to rise up to 4 degrees Celsius by 2100. Tropical cyclones will likely become more frequent and more intense, rainfall will increase and sea level may rise by up to nearly a metre as tropical sea surface temperatures increase. Climate change is also expected to bring more natural disasters such as drought and flooding. Such changes will inevitably affect health, particularly in the developing world, leading to more deaths from heat stress, diarrhoeal diseases and malnutrition. The incidence of mosquito-borne diseases, in particular, is likely to change. In some tropical regions both cyclones and floods create breeding grounds for the mosquitoes that carry malaria and dengue. Poor populations in coastal areas are particularly vulnerable to sea level rise and the associated threat of mosquito-borne disease. In South and South-East Asia, the last decade has brought many disasters, including devastating floods in the Indian states of Gujarat and Mumbai, super cyclones in India, Bangladesh and Myanmarand tsunamis affecting India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand. How natural disasters affect mosquito-borne disease varies from region to region, depending on both the environment and how people live. With the exception of the super cyclones, all these events exacerbated mosquito-borne diseases, particularly malaria. In India, the floods disrupted health service delivery and led to profuse breeding of mosquitoes, resulting in malaria outbreaks. Drought has also been found responsible for malaria outbreaks in Sri Lanka. The December 2004 tsunami in the region similarly created wide breeding grounds for mosquitoes, disrupted health services and left over 1.6 millionpeople without shelter. The result was a many-fold rise in malaria in the Andaman Islands from January to April 2005. And Chikungunya, a disease that had all but been forgotten in India, has reappeared in southern parts of the country and by May 2007 had spread to almost all districts in Kerala. Though the igniting factors could not be pinpointed, the underlying reason is the climate changes that helped Aedes mosquitoes breed and survive. The UK's 2006 Stern Review on the economics of climate change emphasised that without mitigation and adaptive measures, the damage caused by climate change would be far more severe than simple economic costs. But lessons can be learnt from past events. As a start, we must document our experiences with natural disasters — what worked and what didn't — to help guide future action. The malaria outbreaks in the Andaman Islands, for example, were controlled with extensive case detection and treatment, vector control measures and rehabilitation services. The WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia is already analysing the relationship between climate change and health, preparing research protocols to assess how climate change might affect communicable diseases like diarrhoea and cholera as well as mosquito-borne diseases, and to assess plans for preparedness.The WHO will test these protocols in Calcutta (India) and Thimpu (Bhutan) later this year, and is considering further studies in six or seven other countries in the region next year. ...and to get ready Other researchers and policymakers should be taking similar steps. The information we have on the relationship between natural disasters, climate change and mosquito-borne disease is still only exploratory. We need more data. And better models. Global models do not help regional or country level assessments as they are too coarse. Individual countries must study data from past disease outbreaks and assess the likely burden of climate change effects on mosquito-borne disease, in terms both of additional areas at risk and population likely to be affected. To create the political will needed to address climate change and mosquito-borne disease, we must also tackle the practical issues relevant to policymakers, including producing socioeconomic projections and cost estimates of adaptation measures compared with likely economic gains or losses due to climate change. Countries also need other information to identify potential sufferers and evaluate current states of preparedness. They should be assessing existing health system infrastructure, identifying the latest intervention tools available and providing the resources required to combat the health consequences of climate change. Governments must establish local communities' capacity to cope so as to determine what additional inputs are needed. With the right research, tools and political buy-in, regions like South and South-East Asia can prepare for any rise in mosquito-borne disease caused by climate change. But it will require concerted efforts to develop the research capacity needed for assessing the threat of climate change and modelling the implications for disease. Jai P. Narain is director of the Communicable Diseases Department at the WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, based in India.
39-Year-Old Cameron Diaz Says Her Butt Is Firmer Than Ever May 11th, 2012 1:30pm EDT Cameron Diaz is pushing 40 but that doesn't mean she has to look like it. The actress is urging fans take care of themselves and is a big proponent of exercise. She changed her unhealthy habits several years ago by working out and being more conscious of her eating habits. Cameron, who turns 40 on August 30, strongly believes her fitness regime has given her a better body than when she was 20 years old. She recently told Access Hollywood, "My a** is definitely higher than it was when I was 20. This is the thing that people don't understand - take care of your body (and it will) get better! It gets better as I get older. "Look, the alternative to getting older is dead, so... I feel very fortunate to have a very full, loving, blessed life, so, I'm living it to the fullest." Photo Credits: WENN.com
Mongolian Cyrillic uses the same alphabet as Russian, but with two extra characters, Өө and Үү. Unfortunately these are not included as options in any of the Cyrillic keyboard layouts included with OS X, so you need to use the Character Palette or install a custom layout. You can download a MongolianCYR and MongolianQWERTY layouts that do have them here. Lucida Grande is the only font that comes with OS X that has the two extra characters. If you have Office2004, then the Arial, Monaco, Times, and Times New Roman that come with it should also work. Others you can download are Everson Mono, Charis SIL, Doulos SIL, Code2000, and Gandhari Unicode. Some MS Office Chinese fonts have them, but these are double-width. Some users have reported that the keyboard works in every app except MS Word. If that is a problem for you, try typing some Mongolian in another app and then copy/pasting into Word. This may force it to recognize the keyboard.
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Awesome bundle! Keep up the great work! Although I already have Kinemac, I'm still going to grab this bundle mainly to try out Billings Pro, MoneyWell, Hydra Pro, and NoteBook. None of the other apps interest me at all but who knows, maybe they'll come in handy down the road. Thanks to the MacLegion guys and the people behind BundleHunt, I really don't miss MacHeist at all. Man is a genius when he is dreaming. - Akira Kurosawa
The new 411, google style. And check out number 7 on this list of new inventions. A mirror with a computer in it, a SmartMirror. I freggin love this stuff introduction to new media is the spring 2007 course website for media studies 51 at pomona college in claremont, california. the sakai site
most people think river and the doctor’s timeline is a strict progression of backwards to forwards, but actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint - it’s more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey…feelings. this is how i view(ed) river and the doctor’s timeline - as a giant circle! meeting at the top, having adventures, meeting at the bottom. of course, that’s not how it turned out because of reasons. actually, it really didn’t turn out that way because the first time river met the doctor was when she was a baby but was in the middle of their story, and then she met him again as a psychopath, but again with the timey-wimey. here’s how it works: the doctor’s arrow is his time spent with river. so, the bottom would be the last time the doctor sees river. river’s arrow, however, is her entire life, since she’s known the doctor since the day she was born (well, maybe not the day, but the month at least). words. now, assuming that river was 9 or 10 (and not 30) as a child in the impossible astronaut/day of the moon, then chronologically growing up with amy and rory would have put her at 51 in 2011. the math from there is easy! 51 + 4 years of undergrad work + 4 years graduate work + 3 years phd work (all assuming school on the moon is like school on earth) = 11 years = river being 62 when she kills the doctor. damn, lady, work it. if i messed up something, then uh well time travel is hard. but hey, i tried. ((Oh, come on, five minutes ago I actually almost had River figured out, now everything is wibbly-wobbly again… MOFFAT))
This old clip from David Letterman was kicking around in my Facebook feed today. On the surface, it's just Bailey the beagle playing dead and returning to life on command. Writ larger, it's a political metaphor for something. Exactly what is up to you. Hit the comments, please. — Filed under: metaphors
More Kid Clothes Week Challenge clothes for you! I actually have one more outfit (pajamas), but George got sent to bed early tonight, so a photo shoot wasn't an option. Hopefully tomorrow night will go better. Tonight I'm sharing a Lazy Day Skirt that I made for Grace that's reversible. Reversible is my new favorite thing apparently. I'm also dabbling in the print mixing that's currently a big fashion trend. Jane and Ruby gave me the idea with their print mixing fashion statement. Grace particularly liked this outfit because I told her it was cool and not cute. Some time I'll share how I made this skirt reversible. It's not hard, and it's like getting two skirts for the work of one. I also finished this off by putting some rick rack in the hem. The flower side probably didn't need the rick rack, but I thought it would add to the cute yellow chevron print on the opposite side. What pattern should I mix with the Chevron?! Grace thought a mani/pedi would dress the outfit up even more, so I gave her one in exchange for the cute pictures before school. Not a bad deal?! Okay, one last KCWC post tomorrow hopefully!
STRINGOZZI, PICI, CIRIOLE, UMBRICELLI. All these names indicate a type of peasant pasta, similar to fat spaghetti, which is traditionally made not only in Umbria but all over Central Italy. The stringozzi are delicate and chewy at the same time because they are eggless. In the past, stringozzi were made in the winter when women had to make do with few or no eggs. As they overcook easily, I use 1 egg which holds the pasta together and prevents disaster. - 500 gr (3 and 1/2 cup) 00 flour plus additional for kneading - 1 large egg - 3/4 cup water - 1 tablespoon olive oil - 1 pinch salt To make the stringozzi dough use the same food processor method which I have explained for egg pasta. Alternatively knead all ingredients on a floured wooden board until smooth and elastic. Set smooth rollers of the pasta machine on the widest setting. Cut the dough into 4 or 5 pieces. Flatten one piece of dough into a rectangle and feed through the rollers. Fold the rectangle in half and feed through the rollers 3 or 4 more times, dusting with flower as necessary to prevent sticking. Turn the machine’s dial down to the next (narrower) setting. Feed the dough one last time through the rollers without folding. Roll out each piece of dough in the same manner. Cut the dough into small ribbons while the pasta is still soft. To obtain a more rustic look you can roll each ribbon in a round shape so to make irregular thick spaghetti. Keep flouring the pasta to avoid sticking. Cook in salted boiling water for one-two minutes. It is important to cook the pasta in twice as much water than that used for normal dried pasta. Better to cook several small batches rather than a large one.
Thanks to Ged All logos, images and pictures on this site are the property of their respective owners. All comments are the property of the posters alone. © Clare Parmenter 2001-2013 madonnalicious logo design © 2010-2013 Ged Janczuk Thanks to Ged Thirty years ago on Nov. 6, 1982, Madonna made her Billboard chart debut, entering the Dance/Club Play Songs tally at No. 40 with 'Everybody.' Since then, our charts and pop music have never been the same. 'Everybody' was Madonna's first single for Sire/Warner Bros. and the first of an amazing 60 hits on the Dance/Club Play Songs chart (so far) for the diva. Here is a look at a few of the entertainer's amazing Billboard chart feats through the years: A record 156 No. 1s. Given her multi-format appeal, winning support at pop, dance and adult formats, Madonna leads all artists for the most No. 1s on all Billboard charts combined. When her latest single 'Turn Up the Radio' ruled the Sept. 8 Dance/Club Play Songs chart, Madonna logged her record-extending 156th leader on an active, current-based domestic Billboard survey. A record 43 Dance/Club Play Songs No. 1s. Essentially, if Madonna releases a single and it charts on Dance/Club Play Songs, it's a safe bet to assume it'll go to No. 1. Since 2000, she's placed 26 hits on the survey. Of those, all but five have gone on to lead the list. Madonna is clearly the Queen of the Club. (Janet Jackson is next with 19 No. 1s.) Madonna is on the verge of tying George Strait's record for the most toppers on any single Billboard chart; the country legend has earned 44 No. 1s on Country Songs. A record 38 top 10 Billboard Hot 100 singles. In the 54-year history of Billboard's signature songs chart, Madonna has earned a record 38 top 10 hits. With 34, the Beatles rank second. Madonna first reached the Hot 100's top 10 with 1984's No. 10 hit 'Borderline,' which began her streak of 17 consecutive top 10s through 1989's No. 2-peaking 'Cherish.' She most recently reached the region with 2012's No. 10 hit 'Give Me All Your Luvin',' featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. 56 Hot 100 hits. Madonna first dented the Hot 100 almost a year to the day after she made her Dance/Club Play Songs arrival. 'Holiday' was her first Hot 100 hit, partying its way onto the chart on Oct. 29, 1983 at No. 88. It eventually rose to No. 16, the first of 32 straight top 40 hits for Madonna. Among women, only Aretha Franklin (73) has made more Hot 100 visits than Madonna, while Taylor Swift ( as of last week) and Dionne Warwick have also tallied 56 entries. 12 Hot 100 No. 1s. Madonna's haul of chart-toppers is the fourth-best all-time. (The Supremes also boast 12 No. 1s). Only the Beatles (20), Mariah Carey (18) and Michael Jackson (13) have earned more. Madonna first hit No. 1 with 1984's 'Like a Virgin,' which spent six weeks atop the list (her second-longest reign; only 1995's 'Take a Bow' (seven frames) led longer.) Madonna has also ruled with 'Crazy for You' (1985), 'Live to Tell,' 'Papa Don't Preach' (1986), 'Open Your Heart,' 'Who's That Girl' (1987), 'Like a Prayer' (1989), 'Vogue' (1990), 'Justify My Love' (1991), 'This Used to Be My Playground' (1992) and 'Music' (2000). 20 Billboard 200 top 10 albums. Madonna has rung up 20 top 10 albums on the Billboard 200 chart, the second-most among women after Barbra Streisand (32). Among all acts, Madonna and Bob Dylan are tied for the sixth-most top 10s, trailing only the Rolling Stones (36), Frank Sinatra (33), Streisand, the Beatles (30) and Elvis Presley (27). Among Madonna's 20 top 10 sets are eight No. 1s (also second only to Streisand, who's banked nine.) Madonna most recently topped the Billboard 200 with 'MDNA' upon its April 14 debut. 5 Adult Contemporary No. 1s. After arriving as a dance diva, Madonna soon crossed to adult audiences, widening her appeal and helping to ensure that her catalog of hit singles scores daily airplay today. She's led AC with 'Live to Tell' (1986), 'La Isla Bonita' (1987), 'Cherish' (1989), 'I'll Remember' (1994) and 'Take a Bow' (1995). A No. 1...even when she's not No. 1. Madonna's songs have found a place atop a Billboard ranking even when she's not singing them. The cast of Fox's 'Glee' crowned the May 8, 2010, Billboard 200 with the 'Glee: the Music, the Power of Madonna' EP. Four of the release's covers reached the Hot 100 - 'Like a Prayer' (No. 27), the 'Borderline'/'Open Your Heart' mash-up, 'Like a Virgin,' and '4 Minutes' - reinforcing that the Queen of Pop's music continues to reign among each new generation. From Billboard.com - thanks to Micheal 1. Madonna (17.8m) 2. Rihanna (11.4m) 3. Kylie Minogue (10.2m) 4. Whitney Houston (8.5m) 5. Lady GaGa (7.329m) 6. Britney Spears (7.324m) 7. Beyoncé (6.9m) 8. Celine Dion (6.7m) 9. Mariah Carey (6.62m) 10. Olivia Newton John (6.61m) To celebrate this special landmark in her career, Madonna fans all over the world have psyched themselves up to download the song on itunes this Saturday. Their mission? To get 'Everybody' to hit #1 on the chart in as many countries as possible. They are also requesting the song on their local music stations. The worldwide movement was started by a Madonna fan in Montreal Canada, who runs an online community (Madonna Fan Campaigns). He also made a special commemorative mashup video of 'Everybody' that features; Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, Pink, Nicki Minaj and Lady Gaga. The video illustrate the impact that Madonna has had on today's pop music industry. The Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/events/115394445202414/ From Digital Spy You have played on every live tour with Madonna since 2001. How did you get your start as a touring musician with her? Monte: I started giving her guitar lessons and from there she asked me to go on tour and play guitar for her. I've played guitar for her since then. In the past I would play with Prong in between but now I've really been hitting it hard with my own stuff. You performed at the 2012 Super Bowl with Madonna. Can you share a behind-the-scenes story from that day? Monte: We rehearsed constantly up until the day of the show. There were so many people involved in the show; I didn't even meet them all. Playing the Super Bowl is about unity. It's the moment where everyone comes together and puts the rivalry of both teams aside. The atmosphere was very calm. I think just about anyone that I've ever known saw it. Are you working on any new projects? Any tour dates coming up? Monte: I'm going on tour with Madonna again. The dates are on her website. I'm deeply in love with her new album. It's one of my favorite things she's ever done. You can listen to all of the singles individually, but I like listening to entire albums. I think these are some of her deepest lyrics I've heard from her. I'm blown away and can't wait to play some of this stuff live. For me, it kind of sums up everything we all have ever loved about her in one. As soon as I'm done with all of this, I'm making my third album. It's written. It just needs to be recorded. I've already started making the blueprint for it. When that comes out, I'm putting myself on whatever tour I can book - however I can. To read the rest of the interview visit voices.yahoo.com/monte-pittman On Friday March 9th 2012 Warner Music UK will release Madonna - The Complete Studio Albums (1983 – 2008), an amazing 11CD Limited-Edition collection featuring all of Madonna’s studio albums from the first 25 years of her legendary career. Housed in a clamshell box, with albums in paper sleeves, this is a brilliantly compact set and a perfect way to own Madonna’s amazing catalogue. NOTE: The set includes the re-mastered and expanded versions of Madonna, Like a Virgin and True Blue. HMV.co.uk are currently listing this set retailing at £26.99. Thanks to Ben and Ste UK fans can download it from itunes.apple.com/gb/album/w.e. Thanks to Ben and Daniel Limited Time iTunes Pre-Order of Exclusive MDNA Deluxe Edition Begins Feb. 3rd AMERICAN IDOL To Air Exclusive Video Preview of Single on Thursday, Feb. 2nd Madonna will be releasing her new single 'Give Me All Your Luvin'' featuring Nicki Minaj & M.I.A. on February 3rd, three days before her highly anticipated Bridgestone Super Bowl halftime performance, it was officially confirmed by Interscope Records. 'Give Me All Your Luvin'' is the first single from Madonna's upcoming album MDNA , her 12th studio album and follow up to 2008's Hard Candy which debuted at No. 1 in 37 countries. The song was written by Madonna, Martin Solveig, Nicki Minaj and M.I.A, composed by Martin Solveig and Michael Tordjman and produced by Madonna and Martin Solveig. iTunes will offer an exclusive global pre-order of an 18 track Deluxe Edition of MDNA including one exclusive remix from Madonna's new album. The bonus remix will be available from Friday, February 3rd through Monday, February 6th only. During this time period the album will be available for $9.99 and fans will also receive the digital single 'Give Me All Your Luvin'' immediately. This single is also exclusive to iTunes during this limited time. At launch, the offer can be found at www.iTunes.com/Madonna The video for "Give Me All Your Luvin',' directed by Megaforce, is football and cheerleader themed - inspired by her upcoming Super Bowl appearance. In an AMERICAN IDOL exclusive, Madonna will world preview the video for her new single 'Give Me All Your Luvin',' featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A., during IDOL Thursday, Feb. 2 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. The full video for 'Give Me All Your Luvin'' will premiere on Madonna's YouTube channel on February 3rd at 9am EST/6am PST www.youtube.com/Madonna MDNA, recorded in New York and LA, reunites Madonna with former collaborator William Orbit ('Ray of Light') who co-wrote and co-produced several cuts on the new album. Other co producers include Martin Solveig, The Demolition Crew, Marco 'Benny' Benassi and Alessandro 'Alle' Benassi, Hardy 'Indiigo' Muanza, Michael Malih and Madonna. The Golden Globe Award winning song 'Masterpiece' from the Madonna directed Weinstein Company film 'W.E.' which opens in February is also included on MDNA as well as on W.E. - Music From the Soundtrack which is scheduled to be released on January 31st at digital retailers on Interscope as well. The Compact Disc version of the soundtrack is scheduled to be released exclusively at Amazon.com on February 14th. The score was composed, orchestrated and produced by Abel Korzeniowski. Madonna is scheduled to appear on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Show on January 30th. From Interscope Records / PRNewswire Thanks to Darren Thanks to Micheal From RadioTimes.com - thanks to Ben From BBC Newsbeat From PRNewswire Press Release I'M SO HAPPY TO BE DOING MADONNA'S ALBUM COVER FOR THE 3RD TIME! PHOTO BY MERT&MARCUS AND STYLING BY ARIANNE PHILLIPS. Thanks to Shah Madonna is currently filming the video to her brand new single with M.I.A & Nicki Minaj, which is directed by Megaforce. Later this week, she will create her new album's photoshoot with Mert & Marcus! You can read more about the film and award categories at twcguilds.com/film/we @_M_I_A_: summond to NYC by bitchesses > MADONNA and @NICKIMINAJ > cofffffiiiiiiieeeeeeeeee it iz a good day to get me tho trustttt bitches Thanks to Shah Yesterday we gave our verdict on the leaked clips of Madonna's new single 'Give Me All Your Love'. Well now the whole thing has been unleashed. In truth, some people have suggested that it's just a demo at this stage (M.I.A and Nicki Minaj are rumoured to feature on the final version). But to us it sounds just fine as it is. It starts off non-typically enough with a Nicola Roberts styled 'L-U-V MADONNA' cheerleader shout out, before we're zippily lead by co-writer and producer William Orbit in a polished 60s shake down. It's clear he's revisiting his past collaborations with the singer, with shades of 'Beautiful Stranger'and 'Amazing' abounding. There's also an echo of 'Ray Of Light' in the jet powered guitar line on the verse. The whole thing seems to soar effortlessly, especially in the context of her last album, the difficult-to-love 'Hard Candy'. There have been criticisms that the bouncy lyrics ('Give me all your love/ Let's forget about time and dance the night away' goes the chorus) are neither befitting of the grande dame of disco nor are indicative of the type of lyrics she should be penning at this stage in her career. And I even wrote a blog a few months ago saying that she 'needs to draw from the events that have affected her (divorce, adoption).' Blah, blah, blah, frankly. Because what Madonna's doing in this song is so much more impossibly fun than we could have imagined that all of that talk seems unimportant. By dodging cookie-cutter Gaga europop sound or the cold urban sound of 'Hard Candy', Madonna sounds like Madonna again, which is a reason to celebrate. Clips of Madonna's new single have appeared online. The snippets of the star's upcoming song 'Give Me All Your Love' are thought to be from the demo version of the track. The full version will be premiered during the Super Bowl XLVI on February 5 at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The final version will include features from Nicki Minaj and MIA and has been produced by Martin Sloveig. Previous reports have indicated that Madonna's performance of the track with include 'heavy choreography with major cheerleading action'. The 53-year-old recently suggested that 'Give Me All Your Love' will have an official release in February or March of 2012 with her new album to follow in the spring. Are these leaks building up the anticipation of the single release, or ruining the surprise - let madonnalicious know by hitting the 'Comments' button below. 'Madonna has phenomenal understanding of both the minutiae of music and the big picture. Zooming in, zooming out. 4ever amazing. AND VISION' 'Working with Madonna is a treat. Fantastic tracks and vibes. Going deep. She's ON IT !!! This is THE album!' 'No question in my mind. Jean Baptiste Kouame, greatest singer songwriter of our times. He is the future You’ll know why next year! And a fabulous human being too. Madonna confirmed that she 'started a little bit of work in the studio' for the album and will continue recording in 'New York, until the end of the year'. Madonna also didn't feel the need to correct the interviewer when he mentioned how she was re-teaming with producer William Orbit! 'Madonna & William Orbit are recording in New York and and they haven't asked me to write some top lines & lyrics. Folly!' William Orbit worked with Madonna on the W.E. soundtrack - so they may have been in the studio fine tuning that music - but who knows maybe that project went so well they decided to work on tracks for the new album too! Thanks to Elisha madonnalicious spoke to Darren recently and asked him: 'Knowing you are a huge Madonna fan I was wondering what in particular about Angel made you want to cover the song?' It was one of the first records I ever bought and one of the first songs I wish I'd written. As a kid - without much money and with nothing but a pocket full of dreams - I would imagine that it was me up there singing. The 12inch version especially cast a spell on me. It was a pivotal time in my life when I started to realise that this is what I wanted to do for a living. As an adult with my own career, recording a cover version 'Angel' was like coming full circle. Like a Virgin is still one of my favourite Madonna albums and 'Angel' remains probably my favourite Madonna song of all time. Thanks to J.T. It's official.. Madonna's 1st day in the recording studio for the new album... Very exciting.. Happy 4th of july... Thanks to Anna-Clare At the gathering of program director’s meeting in Chicago this weekend, the hot topic was Madonna. My June 9th column was the very first to reveal that The Weinstein Company picked up distribution rights to Madonna’s eagerly anticipated film W.E. I have a lot more information on that, but will keep quiet for now. After all, Madonna is primarily a recording artist, right? The big talk at the meeting was Madonna’s upcoming album and the possibility of Jim Steinman (hello, Bonnie Tyler, Meat Loaf, and Celine Dion) as a collaborator. Apparently, Madonna wrote some songs with melody ideas and sent them to Mr. Steinman, who was very impressed. Madonna, despite what some say, does write her own lyrics and melodies, but relies on producers to come up with the music. Some of the program directors thought the idea was interesting, while others thought that Jim Steinman would be cheapening himself. Even if Mr. Steinman doesn’t come through, one of the definite collaborators for Madonna’s next album is going to be Joe Henry, who co-wrote two of Madonna’s most loved songs: 'Don’t Tell Me' and 'Jump.' Thanks to Ruben The 52-year-old performer is said to know the people she wants to work with on the project, which will serve as the follow-up to 2008's Hard Candy. Taking to Twitter to answer fans' questions surrounding the recording, Oseary revealed: 'Madonna goes into the recording studio next month to begin work on new album....' 'There are no back catalogue plans currently....I met with Warner Music about that very subject....but nothing has come of it....' 'There is nothing to report in regards to tour....you guys know how this works....first comes the album and next comes the....' Oseary also indicated that Madonna knows who she wants to work with, stating: 'She has a good idea on which producers she will be working with.... From Digital Spy In the first two days since the launch of the blog Peter has exclusively revealed the titles of two previously unknown Madonna songs - Angels with Dirty Faces and I Want You - so for more information on these songs and more visit www.thebeatswithin.blogspot.com The complete track listing: Martha Wainwright 'Leave Behind' Carla Bruni 'Le Loup, La Biche et Le Chevalier (Une Chanson Douce)' Gwyneth Paltrow 'This Woman's Work' Madonna 'Promise to Try' Patti Scialfa 'Children's Song' Toshi Reagon and Bernice Johnson Reagon 'There and Back Again, Pt. 2' Angelique Kidjo 'Sweet Lullaby' Ani DiFranco 'Present/Infant' (remix) Dixie Chicks 'Lullaby' Rosanne Cash 'Motherless Children' (acoustic version) Sheryl Crow 'Lullaby for Wyatt' Jennifer Lopez 'One Step at a Time' Karen Elson 'The Last Laugh' Sinead O'Connor 'Petit Poulet' Martha Wainwright 'No Woman, No Cry' From The Hollywood Reporter - thanks to Alessandro
My dad just told me he wanted to write a secret diary of being a madman. I instantly loved the idea. He said he wouldn’t be able to publish it, because he could get in trouble. I insisted he write it, because one day I could publish it so my personal accounts could be more genuine. I also think that if he started writing again, our bond would grow stronger. I think we could bounce a lot of ideas off of each other. I am excited to see what could come of that. I am happy for him that he is picking up old hobbies. A divorce is a tricky thing. Saying Goodbye Even Though We Haven’t Met I dizzily gather what seems to be news. I do not think of your name, it it it. No cue cards prepared, so my frame freezes, and I choke on the chill. I had to wake up and dedicate a morning to you. Eggs, bacon and toast, weird, because I saw a whole lot more on my plate. It wasn’t that easy, my worries, my wants. I slammed the backdoor shut, terrified to come around. A game of trivia, THINK… what should I do with bills and success against the features of you. I slowly cooled down after days in the burning sun. Then in the night the two of us meet, once in my nightmare, then in my dreams. I sit and I drown in a down pour of change. I suddenly ease up, determined not to be afraid. Here I am, you have not yet arrived. I look at my watch, I still have some time. So until then I got some growing up to do. I had to rush away like leaves from fallen branches, swirling without direction. I let the wind pass through me, feeling weightless above the ground. Below me life was living, but I didn’t want to hear a sound. A solid force field was around me, gluing me against the time. Suddenly the silence snapped into a catchy children’s rhyme. But instead of hops and giggles, all of them had sunken frowns. “One two, I needed you. Three four, I should have mattered more. Five six, you will never forget this. Seven eight, you destroyed my fate. Nine ten, I bet you will run away again.” One child looked up only for a glance, and shut her eyes into blackness. I woke up with no desire to see the outside world. My curtains were drawn against it, only letting a beam of light shine through. I shattered the pieces of who I was on the floor that night, holding my tummy in pain. The phone was near me, but I begged it not to ring. I wasn’t ready for that wake up call. Ring, Ring, Ring. Old Me-I need to talk to you. New Me-I have nothing left to say. Old Me- Of course you do, tell me about your day. New Me- I took everything I had, and pushed it all away. Old Me- Well we once told ourselves, we wouldn’t resort to this. New Me- Sometimes we don’t know where we are heading, just maiden’s in the mist. Old Me- I know there is no turning back, but there is no point living here. New Me- I would rather stay in darkness, I have nowhere else to steer. I said goodbye to the old me, because I knew we weren’t alike anymore. She would never understand the new me, so I left her that unforgettable night. Time still passes and I get reminded of what I lost. Inside I’m burning, but my life has turned to frost. Don’t Talk to Boys All the other girls would talk about their crushes, but I didn’t want to. I knew there was no use in the matter. I didn’t want to be punished. Every time a boy’s name left my mouth I felt like I was in some sort of danger. I watched as my best friend I knew my entire life go through a mountain of guys while my adolescent years were under the harsh governing of my father. Rule number one in the Gyselinck household was absolutely no talking to boys until the age of sixteen. The rule was always in effect, and I had strict monitoring of my phone conversations and I had to have an air tight alibi whenever I left the house. Who was I with? Where was I going? And most importantly, there better not be any boys! I had to lead a double life. In today’s day and age you would be an outcast if you couldn’t talk to the opposite sex. That is what junior high is all about. Who thinks who is cute is the topic to every young mind. My friends didn’t understand what the big deal was, and sometimes I couldn’t go to certain hangout sessions because a guy from class was going to be there. I made up lie after lie to cover my tracks. There was no way of avoiding it; boys were becoming relevant in our lives. I started to build up a sort of defense mechanism against them. I knew I couldn’t have a legitimate relationship with a boy so I made it clear I just wanted to be friends. At age thirteen, my group of friends insisted we go to the boy’s house down the street. I felt heavy with worry. It was like a heat blowing across my forehead, I knew it wasn’t a good idea. I thought of my father driving down the road seeing me with him. I imagined the usual consequence of imprisonment. No TV, internet, or even sunlight. My friend, Marissa, assured me everything was going to be ok. To my surprise there were a few boys from the grade above us. I felt safer once I was inside. I put my worry away; I insisted to myself that my parents couldn’t see through a solid house. I let my guard down, and tried to enjoy the boys company. A few days after my encounter with boys in a casual setting my longtime friend, Danielle, insisted we go bowling with a few guys she knew. She told me to relax, but the other boy thinks it was a blind date. My stomach dropped to my feet. It felt like a wave of hot air was tickling me inside out. I never had been on a date, and I never really thought about it. As soon as she announced the special occasion I jogged to the bathroom to take a look at my reflection. I grabbed pieces of my hair that was hanging in my eyes. I was staring into my own eyes while Danielle stepped beside me and said, “Don’t worry he saw your MySpace and he thinks you’re pretty hot.” Like that didn’t create more pressure. I never intentionally tried to impress the opposite sex, because there was no use. The only reason why I agreed to this disaster was because my dad was five hours away at the family farm house in Michigan for the holidays. He would call my mom and ask for a play by play of my evening activities, but I had pulled one over on my mom. I told her I was going to work on some picture collages with the girls. She was never much for investigation so I knew I would be safe. I didn’t have deep thought about what would be the proper attire for bowling with a couple of boys. I was dressed in a short khaki skirt with one of those t-shirts that had a witty saying on the front. Danielle had a more risky outfit on, but that was usually the case. I had covered my eyes with thick blue mascara. I felt silly and awkward. She told me they were already there when we got dropped off by her mom. When I stepped into the bowling alley my ears were surrounded by dull, familiar sounds. The smacking against the pins echoed through the acoustic. I hadn’t had my glasses on because I thought they made me look nerdy so I couldn’t see the details of my surroundings. My mother couldn’t afford contacts, so I often went about my day in a constant blur to impress others. This time was no different. I saw two boys walking towards us. I looked over at Danielle as if I wasn’t paying attention. I was trying to be nonchalant, but I probably looked like a shy, awkward mess. Danielle ran towards them with a loud shrieky voice. “Oh my gosh! This is my friend Christine. Christine this is Zack,” she winks with a giggle. “And this is Duron.” I made a weird smile and then looked to my feet. Zack had to be the cutest boy I had ever seen. I looked back up and caught his insanely green eyes peering back to me. He smiled, and I smiled back. We went to the front desk to get our shoes. Our casual conversation felt natural, and I didn’t know what I was so worried about before. We were both instantly attracted; the first time I ever noticed that feeling. I always looked at the boys as if we were equals. A friendship was as far as my imagination got, but there was something beautiful about my first date. I let my guard down, and I forgot all about the treacherous rules of my father. Danielle and Duron were praising themselves for being such good matchmakers because we were instantly having our own body language. I felt like the typical girl when I told them the fact that my left-handed curse confused my bowling techniques. Zack was quick to give me lessons. We stayed after our bowling session to get to know each other better. Danielle and Duron had run to the back of the bowling alley to get a few smooches in. Zack and I made a camp on a giant rock just beside the bowling place. It was funny, yet comforting because he was already letting me know personal things about himself. I had a purse on my shoulder when he asked if I could hold on to his insulin pack for his diabetes. I was happy he told me about it so soon. I felt like I was misleading him by keeping my father’s rules a secret. I knew we were getting along, and I didn’t want to ruin it. The first moments I realized I was in a romantic scene had me speechless. The silent feeling between a guy and girl was a distant idea for me. I saw the idea portrayed in sappy love movies, but I never put myself in that situation. But when I looked at Zack I knew I wasn’t afraid. Everything felt right. My first kiss still breezes through my heart from time to time. The smell of his cologne is still familiar to my senses. But as every good moment in my life, it is always broken with some comic relief from my partner in crime. When Zack and I walked towards the front to meet with our friends, Danielle burst out laughing. She remarked, “What were you guys doing?” “Nothing.” In unison. It felt good to have a secret. “Oh really, then why is there saliva on your lip, Zack?” She burst out in a loud chackle. When everything was coming to an end, I started to snap back into my personal reality. My dad was going to be home in a few days, and I couldn’t keep the charade up for too much longer. I always thought it was easier if they weren’t interested at all. I wouldn’t have to tell the boys anything because they wouldn’t ask. When we were all saying our generic goodbyes, I caught Zack smiling at me. He asked for my number, and since we were too young to have our own cell phones, this usually meant the house number. This isn’t a problem for others, but I knew if he would call my house and my dad answered the phone I would be grounded for at least a week depending on the circumstance of the call. He would investigate with uncomfortable questions like how long have we been talking, and have we ever hung out? I shook my head at Zack with a sad expression. I had to explain, “I can’t give it to you.” He looked confused and almost rejected. “It’s not you, I just can’t.” “Sure, I got it.” He began to turn away. “My dad won’t let me talk to boys.” His look quickly eased up. “What do you mean? Like never?” “Until I turn sixteen, but yeah he’s really strict about it. I hate it.” I looked towards my nails. I usually picked at them during nervous situations, but I held back. He was still making eye contact. “I think if we really want to talk to each other, then we can make it work. Nobody should be able to stop us.” He had an embarrassing smile on his face, “Because I really like you, Christine.” It was hard to say no to his romantic persistence. So Zack and I began to sneak phone calls whenever my dad left the house. Of course he would have to wait for my call, but he would never hesitate to answer. We found ways to make it possible to see each other. I was practicing the art of lying, and making up an entire parallel life in which I only play board games and braid hair. I still had to cover my tracks consistently. He would often check my Myspace page for evidence, but I always was being sure to let people know not to post anything incriminating. If they did I quickly wiped it off the map. I had to be sneaky, but it was worth it. When I got to hang out with Zack I felt normal. For years I had to cover my tracks, even if the situation was seemingly harmless. After Zack, more boys came into the picture. I started new and better ways to keep my secret life on the down low. I got a cell phone that was in my hands at all times. I started to join after school activities just so I could ditch them to have unsupervised time with boys. Sometimes I look back wondering how my father’s strict laws affected me. Since the case was always deceit, I realized he should have been more open to me talking to the opposite sex. The more you tell somebody no, the more they feel they want to do it. It’s a common law of nature. My future: Starring Me I remember driving home with tears in my eyes. My windshield wipers were broken and rainwater was hitting my windows at 70 miles per hour. Frost was collecting just above the dashboard because my dad just bought me a car without defrost. I knew it would be safer to stay home for just one more night, but I had to get in the car and drive. It was time to face the truth; there was nothing left for me in that town. I was trying to stay focused on the blurry road ahead of me. I had left without my glasses that night. There was a three hour stretch of highway separating me from my hometown and my house on campus. I imagined my Thanksgiving break to be romantic, but instead I got dumped. If you don’t know the feeling, it’s basically like he is smashing down your self-esteem with a toy mallet. I wanted to numb my mind and forget about the situation, but it was haunting me. Every thought I had was attached with his face. I was in two consecutive relationships for a five year period. The last time I was single I was 15 years old. I felt like my personality was melting like ice cream on a hot summer sidewalk. I was lying in bed for days trying to pick up the pieces of my conscious mind, but everything was sliding off of me. My legs left weak because I knew standing alone wasn’t going to be easy. I watched the sun rise two times in that bed before I could step up with a little bit of dignity. Saying my roommate was happy about the break up is an understatement. Danielle experienced every moment in my life since I was seven years old. She could smell the deception coming from my ex’s pores. Danielle despised my ex-boyfriend, and she had every right to. He acted like a belligerent asshole, but I couldn’t see these things because of the relationship vale. Infatuation shades the flaws of your partner. So I can guarantee I had no idea he was incapable of having common courtesy towards me. Word around the family tree was that he was sleeping around, so I also got to add humiliation to my list of emotions. I studied the outcome of a typical breakup. It’s kind of like a fork in the road, and there are only two ways to go. You can choose to stand staring at the decision for as long as you would like, that part can vary. But one day you can wake up and feel forever sorry for yourself because the one you loved wants nothing to do with you, and walk around with your head watching the pavement in a long period of depression. Or you can get up and appreciate the gift they just gave you. I finally wanted to be single so I put on my party clothes and covered the traces of tears. I let my roommate know I was ready to see the world from the single perspective and she pulled in a few favors. We planned on having a few distant college friends come perform a couple of songs they work on together. I had no idea what to expect, I liked the excitement of surprise. Little did I know we were going to connect like fate had something to do with it. Before I was in a committed relationship, Danielle and I would meet all sorts of people and fly from group to group like social butterflies. I have always been enthusiastic about music since I was a seventh grader scenster, but I was always caught up in the drab idea of love and soul mates. But these kids passion was radiant and it was hard not to get a little blinded by their glow. A crowd full of loyal followers began to form in my basement. I wasn’t familiar with any of their faces, but I was determined to let them know I was present. I had nobody to hide behind anymore. It was like my censors were ripped away, and I could be myself. The music began to play, and I felt mesmerized. When I heard a few bands were going to play I thought of a guitarist with a drummer, but instead they were regular white kids rapping about partying and having a great time. My rhythm began to connect with the music, and I watched the others around me feeling the same bond. We danced for hours, yet it was like we were stuck in time. At our second concert party I felt eager to see all of the band members and their friends. I sat on the couch for many hours preparing myself mentally for the party about to tornado through my house. This time I was starting to get to know each character in the scene, and every part of my conscious was coming up with questions to know more. The situation with the music and the friendly environment was starting to bring out a part of me that I thought had died long ago. My memories of my ex boyfriend were becoming almost like a bad dream. The details were getting slim, but I still had a sight of the horror. I kept those emotions on the back burner, but I could still smell it burning. I have stumbled upon groups of people before, but there was something different about these people. It was comfortable to be myself, the one I always wanted to be. We started to form a kind of alliance, a labeled team. The boys from the band were calling themselves O.G Punks since they labeled their style that way. Recently since my roommate and I were added into the group they started this whole scene about the O.G’s and the Bad Bitches. Basically the label means we are unstoppable people who love to party. Since we all met, we have felt a certain connection you can’t ignore. I am doing new things I never thought I would have to opportunity to do. We aren’t just wasting our time like a relationship you obviously know isn’t going anywhere. We go places together as a solid unit. We can have a crowd of two hundred or twenty and it won’t affect our enthusiasm for the music. I was wrong to play the cards of love at such a young age, but I have gained experience. I know what I want and how to spend my life now. It turns out if you rely on yourself, great things will follow. I couldn’t imagine jumping back unto the boat I was so aggressively thrown off of. If I was still in a relationship I would never get the opportunity to branch out and meet my real friends. I learned a lot when I rose from the ashes. I had to pick myself up, and create who I wanted to be. I fell into a world I can call my own. They say the ones you meet in college become your best friends for the rest of your life. I am glad I have decades to spend with these people, because we aren’t just friends we are soul mates. Poetry nowadays has to be so fancy. Like a kind of ballet recital where the dancers are dancy. We never talk about the ordinary things, The hops and skips towards our halfhearted dreams. The who and the what and the rest of the W’s We remember the fews and push through the other you’s But we all have a story, whether we tell it or not. Good things can come out of a little or a lot. Under surveillance, one’s like another. Except for a small difference in us were dying to discover. Mommy accidently taught me the importance of possessions. At age five I was already a fad queen. You name it, I had it. The fun was the anticipation, the crave. We hunted in the boxy Arrowstar at seven Chicago land locations for a beanie baby in a burger box. All to be tossed like trash in the landfill of the toys. I sold sassy stickers from the 50 cent machine. I turned around and flipped them for 20 bucks a piece. Mommy said I was a quickster; I could talk before I’d speak. I would announce to her the items to be spread under the bristles of the tree. The curse of being Santa’s baby is counting up your toys. Being born on Christmas is such a blessing, JOY! Now inside my palace I have a material mountain of things. My smile had a cost, my mother had a checkbook. Plastic toys turned into plastic cards. It took me 20 years to realize I had an obsession of any particular possession. I give great pleasure in introducing the most challenging month of the year. I am currently dedicating October 13 to November 13 to the first annual fitness month. I am going to resist the most tempting foods on the planet, such as quesadillas, cheeseburgers and other cheese on cheese creations. I will also dedicate this month to working out, talking walks, doing crunches and using the Shake Weight (Yeah I have one, and I like it too.) I have dieted, and I achieved my goal weight before. The feeling of pure satisfaction about my image couldn’t be a more resonating. Working out month after month increases my happiness. I not only think of myself as attractive and fit, but I also have more confidence, even in my personality. I have constant surges of happiness, and it keeps me light on my feet. I am more willing to go out and get creative. I just feel better all over. This month I am going to do everything in my power to keep fitness on the brain. I write everything that involves my diet. I record the things I eat, how much water I drink and also what I do when I work out. This keeps me on track, and I don’t let myself down as much. If I eat too much that day, I can go hit the gym. I have always wanted to be the ideal me, but now I am stopping at nothing to make it happen. See you in one month! Rip my roots Free my toes Let them feel the ocean. Bottled up like an SOS Time to pop me open. True ambition put to test No more little girl dreams Written in the rear view mirror No more looking back on old things. I don’t think you’ll understand how much you’re ex sucks Until the day of war words What you had now dirty dust More then he said, she said I warn you. It’s easy to fit the description Of breaking hearts Just reminisce what irks you Something about love You ought to know That son of a bitch can destroy you. Two circle sized buttons dangle From the sockets you call eyes You dance to certain music Swaying side to side A drink of liquor did you in And you bite your rouged up lips Certainly somebody in here noticed The poling of your hips Like a kind of magnet They reach out for your string Only pulling slightly In need of servicing You smile kind of blankly Nothing to be said He whispers “you’re a puppet” I am a dolly in your bed.
So naturally I figured the geoblogosphere could use some posters of their own. Maybe I'll make this a Sunday thing, since I can never remember to do a Friday Field Foto. Here's Geo Insights poster #1! \|Nation\|\|City\|\|Price in USD Regular/Gallon\| \|Puerto Rico\|\|San Juan\|\|$1.74\| Many European nations tax gasoline heavily, with taxes making up as much as 75 percent of the cost of a gallon of gasoline, said a spokesperson for AirInc.And these prices are from three years ago. In a few Latin America and Middle-East nations, such as Venezuela and Saudi Arabia, oil is produced by a government-owned company and local gasoline prices are kept low as a benefit to the nation's citizens, he said. "That evacuation included the Volcano House hotel within the park, with guests at the hotel moved to the Naniloa Volcanoes Resort in Hilo, [Big Island Mayor Harry] Kim said. He said staffing at the park would be limited to required personnel only.Here's another comment from Kim in the AP: Civil defense officials at 9 p.m. last night announced voluntary evacuations for five communities northeast of Halema'uma'u crater as sulfur dioxide fumes in the area are expected to intensify today. The voluntary evacuation advisory covered the Mauna Loa Estates, Ohia Estates and Volcano Golf Course subdivisions as well as the Volcano Village and Keauhou Ranch areas." "As far as we know the number was light because the sulfur dioxide levels really did not materialize to the degree that was much anticipated," Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim said. "What did happen during the day is that we did have some ... brief periods of high levels of sulfur dioxide in the affected areas, mainly in the national park areas."Vog is nasty stuff. Usually it's Kona that has the most problems with it, enough so that they put out daily advisories of vog levels, much like air quality notices or pollen counts on the mainland. On my trips, it was barely noticeable, which was quite lucky - although that's not to say that I didn't have encounters with volcanic gases.
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index][Old Index] Re: Deferred freeing of kauth_cred_ts On Dec,Monday 28 2009, at 2:22 AM, Elad Efrat wrote: > rmind@ was right: ipintr -> tcp_input -> tcp_close -> in_pcbdetach -> sofree. > Does anyone see a way to fix the path so it doesn't call sofree() in > interrupt context? If not, then (unless there's an option I'm missing) > I think we should do the deferred free thread for kauth(9) rather than > an isolated fix for the network stack(s)... Can we use workqueue for calling tcp_close ? I think that it might be a Main Index \| Thread Index \|
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[Distutils] [Python-Dev] UnicodeDecodeError bug in distutils "Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de Sun Apr 5 03:40:22 CEST 2009 >>> Meanwhile, the 'register' command accepts Unicode, but is broken in >>> handling it. […] >>> Unfortunately, this isn't fixable until there's a new 2.5.x release. >>> For previous Python versions, both register and write_pkg_info() >>> accepted 8-bit strings and passed them on as-is, so the only >>> workaround for this issue at the moment is to revert to Python 2.4 >>> or less. >> What is the prognosis on this issue? It's still hitting me in Python > Any word on this? Is there an open bug tracker issue with more > information? Who's working on this? For Python 2.5.4, no further changes will be made. If you can reproduce with 2.6, and can't find a tracker issue, make a new report. More information about the Distutils-SIG
[Numpy-discussion] add xirr to numpy financial functions? Mon May 25 21:00:46 CDT 2009 On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 9:18 PM, Matt Knox <firstname.lastname@example.org> wrote: > forgive me for jumping in on this thread and playing devil's advocate here, but > I am a natural pessimist so please bear with me :) ... It's good to hear from a real finance person. > I think as this discussion has already demonstrated, it is extremely > difficult to build a solid general purpose API for financial functions (even > seemingly simple ones like an IRR calculation) because of the endless amount > of possible permutations and interpretations. I think it would be a big > mistake to add more financial functions to numpy directly without having them > mature independently in a separate (scikits) package first. It is virtually > guaranteed that you won't get the API right on the first try and adding the > functions to numpy locks you into an API commitment because numpy is supposed > to be a stable package with certain guarantees for backwards compatibility. > And as for a more fully featured finance/quant module in Python... someone has > already mentioned the C++ library, QuantLib - which I use extensively at work > - and I think any serious effort to improve Python's capabilities in this area > would be best spent on building a good Python/numpy interface to QuantLib > rather than reimplementing its very substantial functionality (which is > probably an impossible task realistically). Quantlib might be good for heavy duty work, but when I looked at their code, I wouldn't know where to start if I want to rewrite any algorithm. My benchmark is more scripting with matlab, where maybe some pieces are readily available, but where the code needs also to be strongly adjusted, or we want to implement a new method or prototype I hadn't tried very hard, but I didn't manage to get Boost and quantlib correctly compiled with the python bindings with MingW. So, while python won't get any "industrial strength" finance package, a more modest "designer package" would be feasible, if there were any interest in it (which I haven't seen). It is similar with statistics, there is no way to achieve the same coverage of statistics as R for example, but still I find in many different python packages many of the basic statistics functions are implemented, without running immediately to R, not to mention the multitude (and multiplicity) of available machine learning packages in The other group of python packages cover very specialized requirement of the statistical analysis, as for example the neuroimaging groups. The even more modest question is whether we would want to match open office in it's finance part. These are pretty different use cases from those use cases where you have quantlib all set up and running. (I also saw a book announcement for Finance with Python, I don't remember the exact title.) More information about the Numpy-discussion
[Tweeters] Ridgefield Birdfest and Bluegrass gorgebirds at juno.com Tue Oct 4 12:59:01 PDT 2011 Don't miss it! Kick off the weekend on Friday Oct. 7 with the Lincoln Crockett concert at the Old Liberty Theater in Ridgefield, WA. $18 advanced tickets $20 at the door. His special guests are Peter Schwimmer, Nicolas Miranda and Jason Mellow. Tickets sold separately from the Old Liberty Theater box office. (360) 887-7260. Bluegrass Buttons are still only $10 for the rest of the weekends music events. 12 bands on 2 stages, 14 jamming locations throughout town. Bring your instruments and join in the fun. Birdfest and Bluegrass is OCTOBER 8 & 9, 2011… Get outside and play before winter sets in. You will find many choices of tours, presentations, walks and activities for the whole family! Make your reservations SOON for limited space on Sandhill Crane and other Tours. Take a kayaking tour, build a bird house, learn how to be a birder, tour the plankhouse, hike a trail or bring your instrument and join in the bluegrass jamming all throughout town. Learn secrets about the White-breasted Nuthatch, listen to bluegrass music on 2 stages, and see wildlife photography from around the world by Gerry Ellis. Choose how you want to celebrate fall migration and learn more about the NATURE and culture of our Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge… go directly to www.ridgefieldfriends.org for the schedule of events to plan your weekend. Wilson Cady Skamania County, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... More information about the Tweeters
Student Juried Exhibition Feb. 24 – March 22, 2013 Opening Reception Feb. 24, 2013, 3 - 5 p.m. Each year the Wilson Gallery invites a professional visual artist from outside the university to jury the Department of Art + Design Student Exhibition. Freshman through senior art and design majors in the areas of freshman foundations, 2D, 3D, painting, photography, glass, and design are represented. The juror announces awards during the opening reception. For all inquiries, please contact Tai Lipan, Director of Wilson Galleries at (765) 641-4322 or email@example.com.
On Wednesday, September 28, 2011, Sinclair Police and the Student Leadership Association (SLA) will host the 24th Annual Safety Awareness Expo and SLA Club Day in the plaza area outside Building 10 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. The Safety Awareness Expo has grown dramatically since 1987, when two area police departments set up information displays in the cafeteria. Last year, more than 30 police agencies, safety organizations and consumer protection groups participated—along with 15 Sinclair clubs and organizations—in more than 6,000 square feet of exhibit and demonstration space. In 1996, Sinclair Police and the Sinclair SLA joined forces to drive an experimental campus-wide initiative to encourage safety awareness among students, staff and faculty both at school and at home—a venture that led Sinclair to a state-wide award. This year's expo is going to be more exciting than ever, and you are invited to participate. Come to Sinclair's Dayton campus on September 28th and learn how you can encourage safety and security every day. Meet with representatives from Sinclair's Student Leadership Association and explore the variety of clubs and social organizations based at Sinclair. Come and join us!
\| Newsletters by Year \| Newsletters by Subject \| UNFPA Global Population Policy Update Tokyo G8 Parliamentary Statement of Commitment ISSUE 81 - 11 July 2008 On 2-3 July 2008, parliamentarians from 27 countries (G8 countries, Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America) attended the "G8 International Parliamentarians' Conference on Population and Sustainable Development- Global Health, Climate Change and Food Security," held in Tokyo, Japan. The conference was hosted by the Japan Parliamentarians Federation for Population (JPFP) and organized by the Asian Population and Development Association (APDA), in collaboration with the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD). The conference was opened by Mr. Yasuo Fukuda, the Prime Minister of Japan. The over 110 participants in attendance held discussions at length on recommendations that were presented to the G8 Summit, held on 7-9 July, in Toyako Hokkaid, Japan, whose focus was world economy, environment and climate change as well as development and Africa. In the statement, participants called on the G8 heads of state and government to commit to achieving the MDG 5 target of universal access to reproductive health by 2015, integrate population factors into strategies on environment and climate change, and use maternal mortality, morbidity and infant mortality as indicators for health system performance. At the G8 summit, the world leaders for the first time included references to maternal, newborn and child health in their communiquÃ©. In the section on development in Africa, the G8 leaders said: "We note that in some developing countries, achieving the MDGs on child mortality and maternal health is seriously off-track, and therefore, in country-led plans, the continuum of prevention and care, including nutrition should include a greater focus on maternal, newborn and child health. "Reproductive health should be made widely accessible," the statement continued. "The G-8 will take concrete steps to work toward improving the link between HIV/AIDS activities and sexual and reproductive health and voluntary family planning programmes, to improve access to health care, including preventing mother-to-child transmission, and to achieve the MDGs by adopting a multisectoral approach and by fostering community involvement and participation." G8 International Parliamentarians' Conference on Population and Sustainable Development Statement on Global Health, Climate Change & Food Security Tokyo, Japan 3 July 2008 We, the Parliamentarians from 27 countries gathered in Tokyo, Japan from the 2nd to 3rd of July 2008, to discuss population and sustainable development issues, focusing on the interrelationship between climate change and population including reproductive health, primary health care, food security and newly and re-emerging infectious diseases. We reaffirm the 2007 Berlin Appeal and all previous statements at Parliamentarian meetings on population development. We RECOGNIZE that: - The involvement of civil society, and its partnership with parliamentarians, is essential to the achievement of the MDGs. - The access to healthcare is a human right. - The issues of global health, population dynamics, climate change and food security are interconnected and require a comprehensive response, including the achievement of the MDGs. - Addressing population size, distribution and growth is very important for mitigating humanity's impact on the environment, including climate change. - Addressing population development requires universal access to reproductive health, including family planning, the reduction of maternal and infant mortality, the reduction of early pregnancy, and the participation of both genders. - Strengthening health systems is a priority for improving reproductive health specifically, maternal health family planning. This is also needed to produce effective responses to emergency situations arising from climate change which largely affects the poorest segment of the population, in particular, women and children. - On present projections, global population will grow by 20%, to eight billion, by 2025. This will create unprecedented demands on global resources. Meeting this growing demand will require a sustained and long-term response at global and national levels. - Poverty, malnutrition, malaria, TB, HIV, other infectious diseases, and a lack of clean water and sanitation are some of the most significant burdens in the context of sustainable development. - Both men and women have the responsibility to improve reproductive health outcomes. - There is a need to address unmet needs for reproductive health services, including family planning. - Paying particular attention to the strengthening overall health systems, will make universal access to reproductive health, prevention of newly emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases at all levels and achievement of health MDGs possible, and to put in place adequate emergency response plans to address natural disasters due to climate change. - There is the need to ensure equitable access to gender sensitive health care, including prevention of newly emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases at all levels. - Smallholder farmers are important players in natural resource management and carbon sequestration and can have an important part in climate change mitigation strategies. The world's 450 million small farms feed their families that total about two billion people worldwide living in rural areas. Call to Action to: G8 heads of state and government to act urgently to: - Integrate population issues and poverty reduction strategies into all responses to address climate change. - Recommit to: the objectives of universal access to HIV/AIDS-prevention, treatment and care by 2010 as promised in Gleneagles; revitalise the reproductive health and family planning agenda worldwide to achieve gender equality; reduce neonatal and maternal mortality and morbidity, including obstetric fistula and unsafe abortions. - Commit to increasing investment in the development of new disease prevention technologies, such as microbicides and vaccines and the transferring of these technologies to the developing world. - Ensure that developing countries have equal access to affordable essential medicines whether they are generic or patented. - Provide adequate technical and financial support to strengthen primary health care systems including training and retaining health workers. This includes terminating the active recruitment of skilled health care workers from developing countries unless there is prior consent between the recipient and sending countries. - Commit to achieving the MDG 5 target of universal access to reproductive health by 2015, through the provision of adequate technical and financial support to address unmet needs for reproductive health services and supplies, including family planning. - Use maternal mortality, maternal morbidity, infant mortality, and life span as indicators for health system performance. - Advance comprehensive cooperation in global health for the timely action to reduce the impact of newly emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases by establishing an early warning system and ensuring that all people have access to essential and affordable medical supplies. - Support global research and development and public-private partnerships (PPPs), to address global health challenges such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected diseases. - Support programmes which promote environmentally sustainable and healthy lifestyles. - Invest in the world's 450 million small holder farms to enable them to increase production through improved access to essential inputs, such as agricultural tools, seeds and fertilizers, in order to respond to the global increase in demand for food and ensure that the investment in biofuels is not at the risk of increased competition for agricultural land, jeopardising food security. - Engage the Parliaments of ODA recipient countries through requiring the disclosure of ODA conditionalities and details by recipient governments to their parliaments. - ODA lender countries should reduce conditionalities consistent with the Paris Principles on ODA, particularly on conditionalities on consultancy, equipment and supply components in order for the recipient countries to maximize the utilization of the ODA. - Agree on comprehensive funding and action plans with clear timetables on the commitment of eiligendam (2007) to fund $60 billion to address health related needs of developing countries, including support for health systems strengthening and efforts to fights AIDS, TB and malaria. We call on Parliamentarians to ensure that legislation, policies and funding related to the above issues are clearly defined and enforced. - Call upon both donor and recipient countries to have a shared responsibility for reaching the MDGs. Donor countries are also strongly requested to meet the ODA pledge of 0.7% of GNI. Recipient countries are particularly called upon to put in place measures that will ensure the transparent and effective use of development aid. - To demand from the governments of developing countries embrace good governance, democracy and accountability to allow for the attainment of MDGs in their countries by 2015. For further information and full statement by the G8 heads of State, visit: http://www.g8summit.go.jp/eng/doc/doc080709_09_en.html All previous issues of the UNFPA Global Population Policy Update can now be found on UNFPA's website at: This newsletter is issued by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in its capacity as the secretariat for the biennial International Parliamentarians' Conference on the Implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action (IPCI/ICPD). The first IPCI/ICPD was held in November 2002 in Ottawa, Canada, the second in October 2004 in Strasbourg, France and the third in November 2006 in Bangkok, Thailand. These dispatches are intended to highlight important developments taking place around the world so that parliamentarians can be kept informed of and learn from the successes, setbacks and challenges encountered by their fellow parliamentarians in other countries and regions in their efforts to promote the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (September 1994, Cairo, Egypt). It should be noted that UNFPA does not necessarily endorse all of the policies described in this newsletter. Please send mailing list update information to Ragaa Said at firstname.lastname@example.org. If you have any questions or comments on the content of this newsletter, please contact Ragaa Said at email@example.comÂ , Nobuko Takahashi at firstname.lastname@example.org or Safiye Cagar at email@example.com.
\|Home / I-26: What Citizens Can Do\| I-26: What Citizens Can Do Editor’s Note: As your community network, MAIN seeks to provide information to empower civic participation and citizen involvement in public policy making. The following information and web links contain background information related to citizen involvement in major transportation projects such as the I-26 connector. The NCDOT is controlled jointly by the Board of Transportation and the Transportation Secretary and is part of the North Carolina state government Executive Branch. The Board of Transportation is comprised of 15 citizen members appointed by the governor. All but one board member is responsible to a specific region of North Carolina. Buncombe County is in the 13th Division. The governor also appoints the Transportation Secretary. According to the NCDOT website, their Community Impacts Section... ...is responsible for helping Project Planning Engineers include community concerns and values within the project development process. Preparation of Community Profiles and Community Impact Assessments are part of this process. When transportation projects may have adverse impacts on communities and citizens, we assist in trying to solve these problems through avoidance, minimization, mitigation or enhancements. Public input from scoping meetings and other public forums is considered during the assessment process.Citizens with concerns or comments about a project may contact Community Impact Assessments through Robert Deaton, (919) 733-7844, extn. 286, firstname.lastname@example.org. David Owens, Professor of Law and Government at the UNC-Chapel Hill Institute of Government, suggests that citizens submit input to both the Transportation Secretary and their district's board member. Secretary of Transportation David McCoy Division 13 Board of Transportation Member However, Owens cautions that citizen input is not as strongly heeded as local government input. "Increasingly they [DOT officials] are being required to pay attention [to local governments]," he explained. Therefore, putting pressure on local officials to support community desires is crucial to turning around a project that is headed in an undesirable direction. Both City of Asheville and DOT officials will be present at the upcoming I-26 Design Forum. The following comes from the NCDOT website. An Overview of Community Impact Assessments Community impact assessment is a [DOT] process to evaluate the effects of a transportation project on a community and its quality of life. The community impact assessment process is an integral part of project planning and development that shapes the outcome of a project. Its information is used continuously to mold the project and provide documentation of the current and anticipated social environment of a geographic area with and without the action. The assessment includes items of importance to people, such as mobility, safety, employment effects, relocation, and other community issues. Within the NEPA process, the assessment serves a number of key roles: The community impact assessment assures that consequences to the social fabric of an area are given consideration with other environmental impacts. The community planners play a vital role in the project team as advocates for community values. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and Executive Order 12898 on Environmental Justice are implemented through the NEPA process. This process includes identifying social, economic and environmental effects, considering alternatives, and coordinating with local and regional governments and the public. Addressing these issues will prevent the potential for discrimination or disproportionately high and adverse impacts. Community impact assessment is key to this preventative approach. [Adapted from Community Impact Assessment - A Quick Reference for Transportation, FHWA, 1996] Federal funds go to NCDOT, Federal TEA-21 provisions include: Transportation enhancement activities continue to be funded through a 10 percent set aside from STP funds. In order to maximize the use of available TE funding, TEA-21 provides innovative financing alternatives for meeting matching requirements. The list of activities eligible for transportation enhancement funds is expanded, but all projects must relate to surface transportation. Newly eligible are safety education activities for pedestrians and bicyclists, establishment of transportation museums, and projects to reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality. Provision of tourist and welcome center facilities is specifically included under the already eligible activity "scenic or historic highway programs." In addition, 1 percent of the transit urbanized area formula funds distributed to areas with populations greater than 200,000 must be used for transit enhancement projects specified in the Act. TEA-21 allows a State to transfer some of its TE funds to other programs. The maximum amount that may be transferred is up to 25 percent of the difference between the State’s current year TE set aside and the State’s FY 1997 TE set aside. Bicycle Transportation and Pedestrian Walkways TEA-21 continues and expands provisions to improve facilities and safety for bicycles and pedestrians. The eligibility of NHS funds is broadened to include pedestrian walkways, and safety and educational activities are now eligible for TE funds. Other changes ensure the consideration of bicyclists and pedestrians in the planning process and facility design. Transportation and Community and System Preservation Pilot The Transportation and Community and System Preservation Pilot program is a comprehensive initiative of research and grants to investigate the relationships between transportation and community and system preservation and private sector-based initiatives. States, local governments, and metropolitan planning organizations are eligible for discretionary grants to plan and implement strategies that improve the efficiency of the transportation system; reduce environmental impacts of transportation; reduce the need for costly future public infrastructure investments; ensure efficient access to jobs, services, and centers of trade; and examine private sector development patterns and investments that support these goals. A total of $120 million is authorized for this program for FYs 1999-2003. … Other changes are included to further ensure the involvement of local officials, especially local officials in nonmetropolitan areas; strengthen the financial aspects of the planning process; and improve coordination, cooperation, and public involvement. … Helpful Online Documents The next two excerpts are from just two of several useful reports available at The Transportation for Livable Communities Network. Take Back Your Streets: How to Protect Communities from Asphalt and Traffic Portions of chapter three follow. The full text is available at http://www.tlcnetwork.org/street98.html. The National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 actually provided a special mandate to respect "environmental, scenic, or historic values." The full text of 23 U.S.C. § 109(c), as amended by the 1995 Act, reads: DESIGN CRITERIA FOR NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM.- (1) IN GENERAL.-A design for new construction, reconstruction, resurfacing (except for maintenance resurfacing), restoration, or rehabilitation of a highway on the National Highway System (other than a highway also on the Interstate System) may take into account, in addition to the criteria described in subsection (a)- (A) the constructed and natural environment of the area; (B) the environmental, scenic, aesthetic, historic, community, and preservation impacts of the activity; and (C) access for other modes of transportation. (2) DEVELOPMENT OF CRITERIA.-The Secretary, in cooperation with State highway departments, may develop criteria to implement paragraph (1). (23 U.S.C. § 103(c).) Thus, even if state design rules apply, federal law provides for approval of projects on the NHS only if they meet this condition. Laws Protecting Communities and the Environment Nevertheless, projects in the pre-ISTEA spirit still emerge with disturbing frequency-projects intended simply to move more traffic faster, with little regard for the surroundings or needs of non-motorists, and designed more or less in cookbook fashion according to the AASHTO guidelines. ISTEA doesn't say that highway departments can't push such projects, and it doesn't establish any procedures for local citizens who object to them. It just removes FHWA as an arbiter of design questions and leaves those questions to the state and locality. But other federal, state, and local laws provide opportunities for you to make the case that a proposed project will have unacceptable effects on your community and the environment, and to argue that a different design should be adopted. Some state laws allow the state or a locality to protect certain roads and their surroundings by designating them "scenic." Other federal and state laws protect resources such as parks, historic places, and wetlands, or require review of a project's overall environmental impact. Under many of these laws, citizens have a right to comment in writing or to speak at a public meeting. Voicing your concerns to the agencies that administer the laws is important. Highway departments' initial proposals often pay little heed to these laws until they are made an issue. And unless the agencies that administer the laws hear from you and your neighbors, they may examine a project less carefully, not recognize all of its effects or discount them as insignificant, assume that the community supports the project, and issue the requested approval or permit. Citizen participation is frequently the reason that changes are made in a project to reduce or avoid harm to legally protected resources. Roadwork is political business, and you cannot rely on a purely legal strategy to improve (or defeat) a proposed project. However, making the most of available review and permitting procedures is usually one part of a successful campaign against a bad project. The rest of this chapter summarizes federal laws that apply to road projects in all states. The appendix provides a review of relevant state laws. The full text associated with the following excerpt is available at http://www.tlcnetwork.org/nyuart.html. Restoring the Rule of Law and Respect for Communities in Transportation by Stephen H. Burrington … In Village of Belle Terre v. Boraas, the Supreme Court upheld a community's right to provide its families "[a] quiet place where yards are wide, people few, and motor vehicles restricted." Some communities seek wide sidewalks rather than wide yards, and some want people to be numerous rather than scarce. But nearly all want effective protection from traffic. The need for that protection and the opportunity to provide it has never been greater…. 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County North Carolina Directions: Panther Creek Road is located about 15½ miles from Robbinsville in the northeast corner of Graham County. From Robbinsville, travel east on State Highway 143 until you reach the junction with Highway 28. Turn right at the stop sign and proceed south on Highway 28 for approximately 6.4 miles. You will turn right onto Panther Creek Road. About 1½ miles from the entrance there is a campground. The hardtop road forks to the right, you should continue straight on the dirt road portion of Panther Creek Road for about ¾ of a mile. Depending on recent weather condition, the road may be washed out near its end. If you can drive to the end of the road there is a small parking area. Walk through the parking area to a small branch stream and look to your right. You should see an orange colored gate which marks the start of Panther Creek Trail. The parking area has no restrooms or informational bulletin board. This is considered a wilderness area. Agriculture Arts and Crafts Cherohala Skyway Cherokee Nation Churches Education Election Results Emergency Services Family Resources Fontana Dam Forestry Facts Genealogy General Information Government Health Care Hiking/Camping History Local Color Library Map of Graham Co. Media N.C. Forest Service Real Estate Swan Cabin Sheriff's Department Travel & Tourism U.S.F.S. District HQ U.S. Forest Service Utility Services Weather Forecast Wildflowers These pages are from the people of Graham County, North Carolina. For additional information on Graham County Adventures the Travel and Tourism Authority or go to the Visitors Information Center of the Travel and Tourism Authority Webpage or call 1-800-470-3790 or 828-479-3790 Fax 1-828-479-4733 This page is maintained by Tom Livingston, Robbinsville, North Carolina
StyleList: Your hair looks amazing. Why do you think people make such a big deal about it? Solange: Thank you, first off. Hair is something that holds a lot of power for a lot of women. You have to be...making some kind of statement when you do that. StyleList: And sometimes it's just a preference, or just about convenience. What was your motivation? Solange: For me it was just about liberating and freeing up time. StyleList: We bet it frees up a lot of time! Aside from being jealous of Solange's hair, we had to ask the star--who has appeared in ads for L'Oreal along with sister Beyonce--if she had any drugstore makeup tips to share. "Wet 'n Wild...the cheap 99 cent stuff. The lip gloss is amazing," she said.
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Adapting pre-existing properties into comics has always been a bit of a challenge. Sometimes it works, like with IDW’s Godzilla: Half Century War. Other times it fails miserably, like with IDW’s Mars Attacks: The Holidays. The problems can often occur in the process of trying to remain faithful to the source material while still still delivering an original story. Well Django Unchained avoids that problem completely by directly adapting the first draft of Quentin Tarantino’s new movie by the same name. Does movie script adapt well to comic format? Find out, after the jump. DJANGO UNCHAINED #1 Writer: Quentin Tarantino Art: R.M. Guéra, Jason Latour Colors: Guilia Brusco Letters: Sal Cipriano Variant Cover: Jim Lee, Alex Sinclair Assistant Editor: Sarah Litt Editor: Jim Chadwick Cover Price: $3.99 A SLAVE TO THE SCRIPT The over arching story set up in the first issue seems to be solid, Dr. King Schultz finds Django because he knows the faces of some men he needs to track down. If you are a fan of Tarantino’s movies, then you know all the juice lies in the execution. This first issue is filled with the intense, short, bloody action scenes that is Tarantino’s trade mark, and plenty of witty dialogue to boot; the style is all there. Nothing of real substance happens though, just lots of fun. The most glaring problem, however, is in the pacing and transitions from set piece to set piece. It all feels a bit choppy for a comic, which makes sense since it was written for the silver screen. It would have been more interesting, I feel, to have seen Tarantino either adapt the script more for comics, or perhaps write an original tale that takes place in the same universe. FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS The art is really solid throughout. There isn’t much to say stylistically, but it does a really good job of telling the story. There is some excellent work done with faces throughout, they are very good at conveying emotion and expression and do it quite frequently. It almost feels a bit exaggerated at times, another element not alien to the works of Tarantino. A lot of the panel composition is done in a way that feels very cinematic, perhaps because of the script, but I am willing to give the artist the benefit of the doubt. The cinematic feel is very fitting with the story being told though. Jim Lee’s cover variants are notably good, and I am not usually a fan of Jim Lee’s work. I think the man was born to draw westerns. BOTTOM LINE: FOR THE FANS Not having seen the movie at the time of this writing, I cannot say how close it is to it though, but I have a feeling the first issue is pretty close to what you can expect to see on the screen. Regardless, this is a very solid western comic, and detached from the movie I would be saying go out and buy this if you are at all interested in the wild wild west. DID YOU READ THIS ISSUE? RATE IT!
- Color Stories - Face Of The Day - Product Reviews In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I have been wearing pink (also my favorite color) all October. And here, we have a look I did last week with the color worn on the eyes, cheeks and lips plus a touch of gold to brighten… Sometimes, adding a quick twist to an otherwise ordinary look can be as simple as using colors that clash. In the FOTD below, I paired a bright reddish pink with forest green but you can also try orange with blue or even yellow with purple… Prep yourself for 2012 by turning an otherwise ordinary cat eye into a graphic eye, one of the hottest looks around! Three different looks and tutorial after the jump! Graphic Eyeliner Look #1 Over the weekend, I finally got to play with my new Urban Decay Naked 2 palette. Since there are more cool-toned colors in this one, I opted for a soft, smoky look with gray and brown. As requested, here is a look with step-by-step tutorial on NARS Arabian Nights Trio Eyeshadow, a gorgeous trio of black shadows with glitter. Hope you guys like it! Purple has always been one of my favorite colors to use on the eyes. It is the perfect color to wear for fall and winter and just makes my eyes pop! Below is a step-by-step makeup tutorial on how you can create a great purple…
I have a slogan for my site, well kind of, "rants & raves, illusions & collusions"... This I have to post because its a case of "illusions & collusions"... too many heartbreaks, the crushing of the human spirit, the decimation of hope, the quashing of human rights... The independence of our judiciary must be maintained for human rights to be upheld, that no one is above the law. We have a long way to go for sure, but the independence of our judiciary is a cornerstone for other good things in life to happen. The wrongs can never be fully righted, so I hope Tun Salleh will be able to live the rest of his life happily ever after, and I hope we will learn something so that this kind of thing should never happen again. The Tun Salleh Saga - an open reply to Dr Mahathir Dr Mahathir, I read with considerable interest your blog on the Tun Salleh Saga. To a certain degree, I must confess, I am happy for you have obviously regained your memory after having a momentary lapse of the same during the proceeding of the Royal Commission on the Lingam tape. I must confess that I was not moved to post anything about the Tun Salleh issue as everybody and his dog has apparently written about it. However, after having read your latest boot-leg version, I am compelled to write this reply, just to put things on record and in proper perspective.. It is quite obvious that you have mastered the fine art of manipulation.. When everything else fails, what better way than to stoke racial sentiment in order to gain support. That was what you were doing in Johore Bahru recently when you quite irresponsibly pointed out that the Malays are the ones who would lose out if the IDR project were to continue. You then quickly followed it up in Japan when you again reminded the Malays to unite and be strong because, according to you, other races are now asking for many things and questioning Malay rights. Samuel Johnson's 'patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel' would normally be a cliche to repeat, but in your case, I would make an exception. Just change the word 'patriotism' to 'racialism' and you would, hopefully, catch my drift. When the issue of an apology to Salleh Abas was started by Zaid Ibrahim, I remember you were quoted as saying that Salleh Abas was sacked by the tribunal and so an apology should be sought from the tribunal. How very convenient of you, Dr M. Of course you had conveniently overlooked the fact that the tribunal was established at your advice as the then Prime Minister. And so now, in your blog, you have revealed the truth. The truth, according to you, is that the King had wanted Salleh Abas removed because His Majesty was angry with Salleh Abas' letter complaining about His Majesty's renovation work. So, are you now blaming the King, may I ask? That is the first question which came across my mind while reading your post. The second question is this. Since when have you become a Royalist so much so that you were almost paralysingly subservient to the King? The King had wanted Salleh Abas, the Lord President, sacked because of a letter over some noises made in a renovation work, and you followed it up with a tribunal established under our primary law, the Federal Constitution? You wanted us to believe that you, the then Prime Minister, the very same Prime Minister who amended the Federal Constitution to curb the powers of the King and the Malay Rulers, had agreed to establish the tribunal at the behest of the King? Since when has Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the fearless Prime Minister, who took away the necessity for Royal assents to any bill of law before it could effectively be the law of the country by amending the Federal Constitution, had suddenly become so subservient to the King in relation to the sacking of Salleh Abas? The third question is glaring to people in the know. It is, of course, not there for every supporters of yours to see, as we could well surmise from the majority of the comments made in your blog on the issue. The question is this. Why was it that Salleh Abas was not charged over THAT letter? If what you said was true, why wasn't Salleh Abas charged for writing such a letter to the King and carbon copying it to all the Rulers? WHY? If the King had wanted Salleh Abas sacked for being rude to His Majesty, why is it that Salleh Abas not charged for being rude to our King? W.H.Y.??? Why is it that only now, 20 years later, suddenly, this letter has appeared and becomes an issue? Is it a case of you forgetting about that letter in 1988, just as you have forgotten about some events during the Lingam tape hearing, and suddenly rediscovering your memory last week about the same letter? Coincidently, your former secretary, Matthias Chang, has spoken about this letter in his blog sometime in the past weeks. By the way, during the constitutional crisis caused by your belligerent attitude towards the King and the Malay Rulers, I remember the state mass media, that is the newspapers and RTM, had even belittled the King and the Malays Rulers. The whole propaganda machine was used to smear the King and the Malay Rulers. Pictures of their palaces and mansions were shown on TV and in the newspapers. Stories about their wrongdoings were splashed in newspapers. Even Sultan of Kedah's house in Penang did not escape your propaganda machine. RTM would proceed to air old Malay movies about how stupid the Malay Rulers in ancient days were. Films like Nujum Pak Belalang, Hang Tuah and Dang Anum were aired just to shape the people's thoughts about how bad the King and the Malay Rulers were or could be. And yet, you now want us to believe that you were just doing what the King had wanted you to do by establishing the tribunal against Salleh Abas? Stretching your argument that Salleh Abas had to go because the King said so, why didn't you sack yourself, your whole cabinet and everybody else who had then partaken in the whole process of smearing the good name and dignity of our King and the Malay Rulers? Why only Salleh Abas? Dr M, sometimes, one's stupidity is most glaring in one's thought that everybody else is stupid! You then mention in your blog that it was your opinion that Salleh Abas had committed wrongdoings and that he was not fit to be a Judge. If that was the case, may I respectfully ask why is it that you had not deemed it fit to establish a tribunal against a certain Lord President who was photographed with a certain lawyer overseas? Wouldn't that constitute a wrongdoing? That fact was, I am sure, known to you as it was widely discussed in the media during your premiership. It was even investigated by the ACA. Or how about the ACA investigation which showed that a certain lawyer had written a certain judgment for a certain Judge? Wouldn't that be a wrongdoing which would, if substantiated, render the Judge unfit to continue be a Judge? Why only Salleh Abas? Why not these Judges? Or is it a case of you having forgotten what they did just as you have forgotten several events during the Linggam tape proceedings, again? You now charge, as you have always charged, that the judiciary, had interfered in the administration of the country. Your disdain for the law, lawyers and judiciary is well documented. Dr M, I remember clearly in one speech, you likened the lawyers to vultures. But of course, you would now say it was all in jest. Your contempt for the law and judiciary, every time the judiciary made a decision against you or your government is almost peerless. You would deem such decision as interference with the administration. Although you know that the administration consists of 3 different, but essential, arms, namely, the legislature, executive and judiciary, you failed miserably to understand their respective functions and duties. The phrase 'check and balance' was missing from your administrative lexicon which was probably reprinted with an express instruction from you to delete the same. Thus, history will show that you were so upset and angry with the judiciary that you had instigated another Constitutional amendment to take away 'judicial powers' from the judiciary! May I point out Dr M, that Malaysia would be the only country in the whole Commonwealth (I say Commonwealth because I am not accustomed to non-Commonwealth systems) whose judiciary does not have judicial powers unless the legislature says so. Coincidentally of course, who controlled the legislature? That was, and I surmise, still is, your idea of a democracy.. Remember what I said above about stupidity? Let me repeat it. One's stupidity is most glaring in one's thought that everybody else is stupid! You somewhat deny that the sacking of Salleh Abas had anything to do with the UMNO 11 appeal which was then fixed by Salleh Abas to be heard by a full bench of 9 Judges on 13.6.1988. Events will show, at least on a balance of probability, otherwise. Salleh Abas was served with a letter of suspension on 27.5.1988. Abdul Hamid Omar became the Acting Lord President. I will come back to this character later in this post. On that very day, namely, 27.5.1988, on which Salleh Abas was suspended, Abdul Hamid Omar, as Acting Lord President, acting without any application by any party named in the UMNO 11 appeal, adjourned the appeal to a date to be fixed later. Why? For what reason? Why the haste? Nobody knows. That appeal was later fixed for hearing on 8.8.1988 before only 5 judges comprising of 3 Supreme Court Judges, including Abdul Hamid Omar himself and 2 High Court Judges. Not 9 as originally fixed by Salleh Abas. How could a valid decision by a Lord President, which was made prior to his suspension, be reversed by an Acting Lord President is quite beyond me or my intellect to comprehend, let alone answer. And quite why the appeal was to be heard by a corum of 3 Supreme Court Judges and 2 High Court Judges, instead of all Supreme Court Judges, is also beyond my tiny brain's ability to understand. I am sure you wouldn't remember this fact Dr M. Otherwise, I am sure you would have stated it in your post. If the sacking had noth ing to do with the UMNO 11 appeal, why, may I ask, is that the first official act of the Acting Lord President was to postpone the hearing of that particular appeal? Why did he then proceed to overturn a valid act of the Lord President, who was then still a Lord President, albeit the fact that he was suspended? Why? Salleh Abas made a statement to the press after his suspension. In the statement, he alluded to a meeting on 25.5.1998 with you, in the presence of the Chief Secretary, Salehuddin Mohamad, where you allegedly told him (Salleh Abas) that he was to be removed because, among others, of his bias in the UMNO 11 appeal. Salehuddin Mohamad was a witness at the tribunal. He said he was taking notes during the said meeting. While he could remember writing down only 2 matters in the note book during the meeting, namely, Salleh Abas' speech and his letter to the King (about your attack of the judiciary and not about the renovation issue), he only managed to say that he cannot remember that you had mentioned the UMNO case during the meeting when asked by the tribunal members.. If he was so sure that he only took down notes about the aforesaid 2 matters in his notebook, why then he could not EXPRESSLY deny that you had mentioned about the UMNO case during the said meeting? Why can't he remember? And, in a show of embarrassing shallowness on the part of the tribunal, it FAILED to ask Salehuddin to produce the notebook! Why? It would appear that your Chief Secretary was clearly suffering from the same disease as yours namely partial and momentary lapse of memory. On the balance of probability therefore, your contention that the sacking of Salleh Abas did not have anything to do with the UMNO case under appeal is flawed, to say the least. Why don't you state all these facts in your blog Dr M? And let the people who read it judge the matter after having been fed with all relevant facts. Not with facts which you think are relevant. Not with facts which you choose to remember for your own purpose and objectives. I have reserved my comment about Abdul Hamid Omar. Now is the time for me to say something about him. This was the man who was effectively Salleh Abas' subordinate. He became Acting Lord President when Salleh Abas was suspended. He was also next in line to be the Lord President, in the event Salleh Abas was sacked. History will show that he did replace Salleh Abas after his sacking. How could he then head the tribunal? He was obviously conflicted out from being in the tribunal. Justice must not only be done, but must also be seen to be done. Haven't you heard of that? Or have you forgotten about it? Or is it a case that you did not really care? Salleh Abas was then charged, among others, for writing a letter to the King date 26.3 1988. For the benefit of those readers who don't really know the facts, this was not the letter complaining about the renovation. As I had said it, the renovation letter was never mentioned in any of the charges. The letter dated 26.3.1988 was a letter by Salleh Abas to the King to inform the King that Dr M had been attacking the judiciary. I will not touch on the merit or demerit of this letter. But what Dr M had failed to realise, or rather, what Dr M had ignored was the fact that this letter was written by Salleh Abas after all the Judges had a meeting on 25.3.1988. Even the Chairman of the tribunal, the aforesaid Abdul Hamid Omar, was present during the said meeting. In more ways than one, the said letter was a collective result of the Judges' meeting, including that of Abdul Hamid Omar, the Chairman of the tribunal. Two questions arise here Dr M. Firstly, stretching your contention that Salleh Abas had to be removed because of that letter as well as the renovation letter to its own logical conclusion, why didn't you suspend all the Judges who attended the meeting of 25.3.1988 and institute the same proceeding, with a view of dismissing all of them? That would be its reasonable conclusion as the letter was a collective result. Secondly, how could Abdul Hamid Omar, be a part of the tribunal, let alone its Chairman when he was obviously a potential witness? But then again, the 2nd question is borne out of a legal point, and so I don't expect you to understand it, let alone grasp it. Allow me to also set out the exact facts and events around the same time Salleh Abas was charged. In 1986, you, as Home Minister cancelled the work permit of 2 Asian Wall Street Journal journalists in Malaysia . They brought the matter to the Court and the Supreme Court held that your action was illegal and therefore invalid. You were upset. IN TIME magazine (issue of 24.11.1986), you expressed your displeasure. Contempt proceedings were brought against you by the opposition. You escaped as the proceedings were dismissed by the Court. However, the learned Judge remarked in his judgment that you were confused at the doctrine of separation of powers. Later, in a speech to law students, the same Judge said that the process of appointing senators should be by way of an election.. You mistook, as usual, this speech as a challenge and interference in politics when all the learned Judge was doing was expressing his own personal opinion over a matter which was not entirely political but also legal as well. Of course you then had to accuse 'certain Judges' as interfering with politics. You then began a series of unwarranted attacks against the judiciary at a level and intensity as yet unseen in Malaysian history. What would you do if you were Salleh Abas, the Lord President? Take all the attacks lying down while waiting for pension? You failed to appreciate his duty as the Lord President. He was the chief of the judiciary, an essential branch of the country's administration system. As much as you were the head of the executive, so was Salleh Abas the head of the judiciary. He had to defend the very institution which he then headed. He convened a meeting of Judges on 25.3.1988 and collectively they decided to write a letter to the King about all the attacks levelled against the judiciary. What was so wrong with that? Why, you wanted him to lodge a police report over the matter? By the way, in the present climate when every other Malay politician is trying to be more Islam than every other Malay and his pussy cats, you, of course, forgot to mention one of the charges against Salleh Abas in your blog for obvious reason. The charge was that Salleh Abas had advocated the acceptance of the Islamic legal system in Malaysia and had re-stated the law along Islamic legal principles against the multi-racial and multi-religious character of our country.Why didn't you mention this in your blog? You forgot? Or is it simply a case of you being afraid of losing the Malay support among your Malay readers if that was published by you in your blog? Dr M, I am not your supporter. Nor am I Anwar Ibrahim's or Abdullah Badawi's supporter. I am a supporter of truth. In this matter, nobody would know the truth. But if you are persuading people that your version is the truth, I would at least, expect you to lay out the whole story. And let the people, and history, be the judge. Do you know what the beauty of the Common Law (which we practise)? The beauty is that it is a set of laws common to all the people. That means, when a matter is wrong or right, ultimately, the common people would know. The common people, Me, and your readers. p/s photo: Maya Karin
I have been taking a permaculture course. It is something I have always wanted to learn more about, so this has been an exciting opportunity. One of our homework assignments was to put some of our dirt in water and see how the layers settle out. if you look really closely, you can see there are quite a few! Our soil is pretty clayish, just like I suspected.
my 25th birthday ABC's + guest posting it's been a few days but i'm back! i am in school mode like a crazy woman over here running in about 5 million directions. and i had a birthday. whoop whoop! it was smack dab in the middle of the week full of meetings, lesson planning, and yawns (i am not liking this whole getting up early thing!). so, in light of my school obsessed mind that is racing with everything english, here are my 25th birthday ABC's, and what happened on that glorious day... A: august 14th, 1987 = the day i was born B: books on canning from my husband...he knows me so well C: cupcakes sent from my mama & dada D: dancing in the morning, because birthday dancing is quite fun E: eating an endless bowl of guacamole F: five hundred hugs from miss stella vivienne G: getting to ichat with my mama & dada who live in iowa H: happy birthday song sung to moi! I: insanely lovely birthday shout outs all day long J: juicy steak tacos K: kansas city is one fun place to celebrate L: lime sucking by one well behaved baby girl M: mexican food dinner for a little family of three N: netflix after dinner O: outfit compliments of anthropologie (my gift to myself, hehe) P: parking lot fun with a sugar-high baby girl Q: questioning whether or not to take that shot (see T) R: raspberry lemonade: the flavor of my first cupcake S: smiles all around T: tequila shot given to me by my ever so kind husband U: umbrella not needed, it was sunny and 75 degrees V: very, very blessed to spend my day with my loves W: waking up to a sunrise more beautiful than any painting i ever did see X: xxxx = kisses from husband Y: your's truly is now a quarter of a century old...eeeek! Z: zero complaints :) and guess what?! i am over here on a fellow teacher's blog talking about a book i read over the summer. hop on over and check it out!
Friday, April 5, 2013 Manalapan Patch has a jobs section to peruse and post job openings! Need a job? Manalapan Patch has hundreds of listings posted just waiting for you to click through and find the right one. Visit http://manalapan.patch.com/classifieds/jobs, or scroll over the blue tab "More Stuff" at the top of the page and click on "Jobs", to see all the listings. The jobs posted on Patch is powered by the Indeed.com job search engine, which pulls from employers' sites as well as job listing sites. 1. Search by distance. The default is set to search from within 25 mile of 07726 ZIP code. 2. Search for other ZIP codes using the Where box to isolate another area. The search for jobs in April within 10 miles of Manalapan has nearly than 1,550 results. Click through the links to learn more about each post. Thursday, April 4, 2013 The seasonal price freeze at Wegmans lasts until Aug. 24. Thursday, April 4 Wegmans has once again announced a list of more than 65 products with prices frozen through Aug. 24. Even if costs go up for these products, Wegmans will not increase the retail price during this period. When you include all of the flavors, varieties, number of items (SKUs), that totals over 300 products! “Based on every measure we have considered, it is clear that the simplicity and relevance of a seasonal list where prices are locked in for several months works for our customers,” Wegmans President Colleen Wegman said. “And, it is not just a way to budget and save money; it’s also a tool for planning a healthy meal.” As with previous lists, selections in meat, seafood, produce, grocery, dairy, bakery, frozen foods, and deli are … The new restaurant is described as a fast casual Mexican grill. The Freehold Raceway Mall welcomed its newest restaurant on Monday with the grand opening of Qdoba Mexican Grill. Conveniently located where the former Johnny Rockets was located, Qdoba offers shoppers a fast casual dining experience outside of the food court. It features classic Mexican dishes and a large dining area both inside and directly outside the restaurant. “Everything we serve is made here on our premise and brings our quality of food to another level. When we are not serving customers, you can see our employees smashing avocados to make our guacamole,” explained Tiffany Thrasher, a Regional Marketing Specialist for Qdoba. To keep their food innovative, Qdoba offers three signature flavors of Mexican Gumbo, 3-Cheese Queso and … Tuesday, March 5, 2013 Aficiandos of Hess toy trucks can rest assured that Christmas sales of their toy trucks will continue at the corporation's convenience stores. Recent headlines announcing Hess Corporation's exit from the energy marketing and refining end of its global business will not affect what is perhaps its second-most-coveted consumer item after the petrol: the Hess Toy Truck. "The toy trucks which have been a tradition for 48 years will continue," a Hess spokesperson said, adding that "this November, the company will continue to sell the trucks at their stores." Since 1964, Hess Corporation has sold its classic toy trucks; offering a variety of collectible miniature trucks to consumers at the start of the holiday season each year in November. Despite the corporation's impending closure of its 1,350 retail gas stations, consumers will still be able to find the eclectic toys at Hess … Monday, March 4, 2013 The Woodbridge-based oil business will now divest itself of 1,350 gas stations, many of which operate in New Jersey and 17 other Eastern Seaboard states. The familiar green and white Hess signs that dot the Woodbridge landscape and much of New Jersey may soon be no more. Hess Corporation announced Monday in a letter to shareholders at their annual meeting that it was divesting itself of its retail gasoline and convenience store operations, in an effort to restructure the company and improve its balance sheet. The move will affect 1,350 gas stations - many owned by Hess itself - that operate in 18 states on the Eastern Seaboard. The gas stations serve as many as 1.3 million customers a day, according to a report in Supermarket News. Hess did not say when it would begin either closing or selling off its gas stations, although a press release accompanying the news said that their closure, … Tuesday, November 27, 2012 Think outside of the box! What would be the perfect business for the vacant Olde Silver Tavern location? The Olde Silver Tavern, which officially closed their doors late last year, still remains vacant on Route 522 in Manalapan Township. With the sign covered and the doors and windows all boarded up, the building stands as a constant reminder that the popular bar and grill no longer exists. So now that the building is left vacant, what would you type of business would you like to see occupy it? Would you like to see another bar and grill? A fancy restaurant? Or, maybe you think a retail establishment is better suited for this location. Let Patch know what you think would be the perfect business for this location in the comments below! Thursday, October 11, 2012 The Freehold Borough dance studio, Dancin' On the Edge, is currently in their eighth year of classes. A Manalapan woman has turned her childhood dream into a reality right in the heart of Freehold Borough. Like most young girls, Erika Aresta-Maiello started dancing when she was 3-years-old. Once she started dancing, she never stopped. She danced in North Jersey and Central Jersey and is still dancing today, but along side young girls with the same dream she once had. “Ever since I was young I wanted to open a dance studio,” said Aresta-Maiello. “After I graduated from community college I opened a studio in Freehold and have been here since 2005.” Aresta-Maiello lives in Manalapan and owns Dancin’ On the Edge. The dance studio, located on the corner of Mechanic and South Street in Freehold Borough, offers a range of classes from ballet, … Thursday, August 16, 2012 Stop into Jersey Mikes and get your free-sub coupon with a $1 donation to Stomp the Monster. Jersey Mike's opened its doors in Morganville on Wednesday, and will spend its first five days in business helping out local charity Stomp the Monster. Franchise owners Derek Schork and Edward Dzienkiewicz, and store operator Justin Schork will hold a grand opening and free sub fundraiser from Wednesday, Aug. 15 to Sunday, Aug. 19. Jersey Mike's has 10,000 coupons for a free regular sub with a $1 donation to Stomp the Monster. “In 1999, I began working at Jersey Mike’s in Howell while I was a high school student,” said Schork. “The sense of community that I experienced as an employee working in Howell still holds true today, and I am looking forward to building those same ties here in Morganville. We chose to partner with STOMP The … Thursday, May 17, 2012 The store will be located at a 17-acre site at the intersection of Routes 520 and Route 9. Whole Foods Market, the upscale purveyor of organic and natural products, is coming to Marlboro, at the intersection of Route 9 and Route 520. Ground will be broken in the upcoming weeks on the first store of the Austin-based chain in western Monmouth County. The actual grand opening has not yet been announced. Whole Foods operates 10 other stores in New Jersey, with locations in Red Bank and Princeton. The market will become part of the new 100,000 square foot Marlboro Commons shopping center. Walgreens and PNC Bank will also be occupants of the shopping center. "We're looking to round out the mix with upscale tenants that are complementary to the type of clientele that Whole Foods will draw to the center," said Richard J. Brunelli, … Friday, April 13, 2012 The new Italian restaurant is looking to hire 120 local employees. The Freehold Raceway Mall will add another delicious option to it’s roster of restaurants this spring. The Brio Tuscan Grille will celebrate its grand opening and start serving upscale affordable Italian cuisine on May 3. The restaurant will feature made-to-order pastas, grilled and oven-roasted steaks, chops and fresh fish as well as delicious entrée salads, flatbreads and bruschettas. They will also offers an extensive brunch menu on Saturdays and Sundays until 3 p.m. in addition to the regular menu. In addition to the lunch, brunch and dinner menus, Brio will offer a $3.95 Tuscan Taster Bar menu and $5 drink specials Monday-Friday from 3-7 p.m. and 9 p.m. to close. The atmosphere at the new restaurant is meant to make you feel like you …
There’s a new weekly club night in Winnipeg. If you haven’t guessed, it’s called CHECK YR PULSE, and well, Manalogue is half responsible for it. I DJ as a duo called THE SHAKE with the super deluxe LOTEK. Our beginning was pretty usual, playing parties for friends and such but we became a little more serious when we started hosting and programming our radio show called THE SHAKE which still keeps its focus by highlighting new dance music of many sorts. The weekly, will focus a bit more on the underground – that’s where our roots are and every week we’re bringing in guests DJs with a goal of bringing the underground dance community together. To launch the night we have 14 13 local DJs playing, including ourselves. It all goes down tomorrow so if you’re in town, head to PURE. The club recently remodeled and didn’t skimp on the sound. I can’t wait to play there, it’s going to be sick! Here’s the lineup: Lotek – Bassline/Electro/Robot Disco Manalogue – Bassline/Electro/Robot Disco Luis Cardona – House/Tech House LSDave – Tech House Nathan Zahn – Deep Tech L’il Phil – House/Disco/Electro Sw@t – Bassline Krisco – Tech House Encode – Funky Tribal House SpaM – Breaks/Electro/Fidget Owen Reynolds – Deep Tech Voules & Random – Electro Tech …and now what you came here for in the first place. MP3: Empire of the Sun – Walking on a Dream (Punk Rolla remix) ♥♥♥ MP3: The Beatles vs Punk Rolla – Getting Better ♥♥♥ MP3: DJ Antention – Behind a Door (Leko Remix) MP3: TMDP – Montage (Panther’s Salacious Sound remix) …and the event listing just in case you need it again. CHECK YR PULSE
The spiny water flea, an aquatic invasive zooplankton native to Eurasia, was discovered by an angler in waters off of Mossy Point Boat Launch in Ticonderoga. “The most frustating aspect of this discovery is that we have no recourse that we are aware of now that it is here,” said Walter Lender, executive director of the Lake George Association, in a release. “You can’t eradicate or even try to manage spiny water flea in a body of water as vast as Lake George.” The angler who made the discovery showed an LGA steward a mass of material that had collected on his fishing equipment. The material was collected and confirmed as spiny water flea by the Darrin Fresh Water Institute in Bolton Landing. On July 31, staff from the LGA sampled the area where the spiny water flea was discovered and additional samples were found in the northern basin just west of Mallory Island. Emily Debolt, director of education for the LGA, said it is too early know the extent of the infestation but additional sampling will occur. The spiny water flea is the fifth aquatic invasive species discovered in Lake George. Zebra mussels, Asian clams, Eurasian watermill foil, and curly-leaf pondweed have all been previously discovered in the lake. The presence of the spiny water flea was identified in the Champlain Canal and the Feeder Canal in June. The discovery spurred a group of scientists and advocates to call for the closure of the Champlain Canal. Last week, U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat, joined them in calling for the canal’s closure. But the New York State Canal Corp. released a statement saying it would not close the canal, citing the economic importance of the waterway to local communities. Assemblyman Tony Jordan and Whitehall Supervisor George Armstrong also spoke out against the closure of the canal. The spiny water flea was first identified in the Great Lakes about 20 years ago and was found in Lake Sacandaga in 2008. It feeds on other plankton and is believed to disrupt the bottom of the food web. It is also a nuisance for anglers because it collects in masses on fishing equipment. Meg Modley, aquatic nuisance species coordinator for the Lake Champlain Basin Program, said the potential impact the spiny water flea could have on Lake George or Lake Champlain is not fully understood. “That’s something we are trying to determine.”
As London 2012 draws to a momentous finale today, MM reporter David Keyworth describes his trip to the Olympic Games, and his first impressions as a handball virgin. A starting pistol would normally need to be fired by my bed to get me up at 4am. But a visit to the Olympics was on offer. I had been determined not to set foot in London during the Olympics. The thought of taking part in a world record attempt to see how many people could squeeze into a tube train did not appeal. Why not just watch the games at home? Yet when my friend came across a few complimentary tickets and decided to offer me one, it almost felt like it was meant to be. Or at least I didn't want to appear ungrateful. Once we got to London, transport anxieties began to fade. Arrows guided us on the walk from Euston to St Pancras, like an attentive teacher on a school trip. The journey from St Pancras to Stratford took ten minutes overground on the aptly named Javelin train. We made our way through the airport style security, heavily staffed by the army, and we were in the Olympic Park. The place has the feel of a large festival site. It beggars belief that an area equivalent to 357 football pitches, in the overcrowded capital and in view of Canary Wharf, was available for development. Our goal was the 6,500-seater Copper Box a.ka. the Box that Rocks, to see the women’s handball quarter final. Brazil were to take on reigning Olympic champions Norway. With six goals inside the first five minutes, it became clear quite quickly that this is not a sport played at the pace of crown green bowling. In the pre-match build-up we were told that handball is mentioned in Homer’s Odyssey. But it still managed to be a new one on me. The GB teams were only set up six years ago. Perhaps it’s not surprising then that both the men and women’s teams failed to win any games in the preliminary rounds. It was a cruel reward for Salford-born Ciaran Williams. The 24-year-old gave up university to focus on the sport. If royal approval signifies GB handball’s prospects, there may have been a hopeful sign though. The Duchess of Cambridge turned up to support Burnley-born Holly Lam-Moores and the rest of the women in their match against Croatia. Handball is a kind of combination of basketball, football and rugby (especially the tackling). It is played on a 40m long, 20m wide court. Players can only hold the ball for three seconds and take three steps before dribbling the ball or passing it. Goals are scored when it is literally thrown into the net. At the end of the first 30-minute half, Brazil were sambar-ing their way to victory. Their top goal scorer Alexandra Nascimento was impressive as were the reaction-saves of goalkeeper Chana Masson. However, in the second half, the sophisticated team play of Norway pays off. They edge into the lead after 23 minutes and Scandinavian cool evaporates as fans and players rejoice in a 21–19 victory. Chana Masson collapses in tears but, all being well for her, she should be keeping goal in front of a home crowd in 2016. By that time handball in the UK might have come off the bench in terms of popularity. There’s no reason why such a frenetically paced team-game shouldn’t be part of the school-sports legacy currently talked up by politicians. Could Team GB win in Rio? Well, if it is possible to get from Manchester to East London before 8.30am on a weekday morning, then anything is achievable.
By Chad Courrier Free Press Staff Writer The 1,000-point scorer has become more prevalent in high-school basketball since the 3-point line was introduced some 30 years ago. So when you analyze the career of Mankato East’s Brody Ziegler, you need to take into account that he scored 1,100 points without making a 3. It helps that he made about 6 out of every 10 shots during his career, but how many players in the last 30 years have reached 1,100 points without a 3? He should fit in well at Gustavus Adolphus, which usually fancies a pretty high field-goal percentage. This is Kentucky Derby weekend, which is always a lot of fun. But as the doors open at Canterbury Park for another summer, you wonder how long the track can hold on. The recent news that the racetrack and Mystic Lake casino have come to an agreement that would allow Canterbury Park to get more revenue from its card club is a positive step, but it’s still hard to understand why the state legislature has gone out of its way to keep a legitimate business from expanding its operations, even when those upgrades would directly send money into state coffers. The racino remains a good idea, despite what the legislators with financial ties to the casinos will tell you. Perhaps one idiotic comment from Rep. Phyllis Kahn might sum up the stupidity of those trying to stop Canterbury Park from increasing its purses, thus attracting more horses for the summer and making it more profitable for owners and breeders who are trying to survive economically: “You encourage people to run horses that might be injured.” Wow! That ignorance is mind-boggling. Which new coach has the more daunting task short-term? Mankato East football coach Eric Davis or Mankato West girls basketball coach Kristin Krusemark? First, the state shutdown, then this Vikings stadium debate. Our state’s politicians haven’t looked this dopey since Jesse Ventura left office. These people were elected to do the people’s work, and it seems as though nothing of substance has been done. Again, this isn’t a pro- or anti-stadium rant, it’s just an observation of legislators more interested in re-election or party politics than making decisions. If you vote for an incumbent in the next election, you’re part of the problem. When talking with University of Minnesota offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover last week, you get the feeling that former Mankato West quarterback Philip Nelson will be redshirted this fall. That would be the right decision. The Gophers are not going to be very good next season, especially in the offensive line, and there are other, more experienced options at quarterback. According to Limegrover, Nelson had a good spring practice, and his future is excellent. Limegrover said that Nelson has the “it factor.” That means he understands what needs to be done, has the tools to do it and has the work ethic to accomplish his goals. There’s no need for him to get beat up this season when he could sit out and have a real good career with the Gophers, which may have a much better team in one year. Chad Courrier is a Free Press staff writer. To contact him, call 507-344-6353 or e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.org or check out his local sports blog.
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Mention the name, “Chesley Sullenberger,” and images of competence and heroic calm under enourmous pressure come to mind, don’t they? Sullenberger, who expertly piloted the stricken US Airways Flight 1549 to a 155-life-saving landing on the Hudson river will long be remembered as the very picture of experience. He was a flight instructor, he developed vital flight safety programs, and had amassed an enormous number of safe flying hours in his logbook. The passengers abourd flight 1549 couldn’t have asked for a better pilot that morning in January of last year. The long-experienced and competent Sullenberger was responsible for the greatest feat in the history of commercial aviation. But what comes to mind when you hear, “Jacob Van Zanten?” I mean, besides the word “Who?” He too was an instructor pilot. He too was a leader in safety management and systems, and he also had an enormous amount of safe flying hours under his belt. Like “Sully”, Van Zanten also inspired admiration and respect from his peers and was, quite literally, the model pilot of his airline. The passengers aboard KLM Flight 4805 couldn’t have asked for a better pilot either; but despite the similarities between the two men, Van Zanten would pilot his passengers to the worst airline disaster in aviation history. While there is speculation as to Van Zanten’s reasons for throttling his aircraft down the foggy runway at Tenerrife airport without takeoff clearance, there is no dispute that he alone made the decision to go from safely parked on the taxiway, to hurling into blinding fog, killing the 248 people on his plane and another 335 on Pan Am 1736. With decades of experience and training telling him “no,” Van Zanten’s judgment failed him (and 582 others) and he made a mistake a rookie wouldn’t have dared to; why? “Experience is a rotten teacher.” I heard Tom Peters say once. ”Experience is 5,000 reasons why something won’t work.” Tom’s point in business was that it is experience that often foils a leader’s judgement. Secure with years of trying stuff that didn’t work before, some people make the mistake that “not working before” is the same thing as “won’t work this time.” That is, of course, crap. Likewise, as Van Zantan learned just seconds before he perished, previous success doesn’t equal future success. At the end of the day, judgement beats experience every time. I was reminded of this while reading an absolutely brilliant post by Britt Raybould. In Why President’s Can’t Fix Disasters, Raybould asserts that though leaders may be extraordinary people, they are still people (not superhuman) and to assume that they are leaving all judgement and wisdom at the door because “they” haven’t stopped the oil yet is flawed logic. What we need our leaders to do about the oil spill is to listen to things from all sides and exercise judgment – calm, sound judgment. Not a soul on the earth has any experience capping a mile-deep oil well. Nothing in our leaders experience will help them. We’re going to have to hope that they are smart and not unnerved by the ridiculous pressures that come from outside the problem. We’re going to have to hope that what the public thinks about what they are doing to work the problem doesn’t change how they actually work the problem. The situation itself is pressure enough. Some speculate that Van Zanten was actually victim of his own success and that it was pressure to maintain his excellent on-time record (a very big deal at KLM) that had him on the edge of his throttle, clouding his judgment. Others speculate his ego – fed by his perfect record – led him to believe he knew best (or should). Personally, I hope everyone working the oil spill doesn’t buy into the thought that they should be doing a better job or paying attention to how it makes them “look.” I hope the politics, for once, play no part at all. The last thing we need is to throttle down this particular runway into blinding fog because something gets in the way of our judgment. disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author are not necessarily those of the Department of Homeland Security or the U.S. Coast Guard.
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