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Date: August 2007
Creator: Sarasti, Israel A.
Description: Reciprocal teaching comprehension-monitoring is a reading comprehension instructional procedure that combines four instructional strategies: predicting, summarizing, questioning, and clarifying to enhance students' comprehension of text. The procedure is a dialogue between the teacher and the students. During reciprocal teaching instruction, the teacher and students take turns leading the dialogue in order to enhance the students' comprehension-monitoring skills. The research on reciprocal teaching has included meta-analyses, group designs, qualitative designs, and single-subject research designs. These studies have identified gaps in the literature to include the measurement of treatment fidelity and treatment acceptability, as well as the psychometric properties of the instruments used to measure daily reading comprehension growth. These gaps were investigated in this study. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of reciprocal teaching comprehension-monitoring with a group of fifteen 3rd grade students reading at grade level. Specifically, this study investigated the use of curriculum-based measurement maze probes (CBM-maze probes) to formatively assess the reading comprehension growth of the students. Additionally, this study implemented treatment integrity procedures and investigated the acceptability of reciprocal teaching and the CBM-maze probes through a treatment acceptability rating scale. A multiple baseline across groups with three phases (baseline, intervention, follow-up) was employed. ...
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Wed April 11, 2012
VIDEO: Watch 'Snackman' Casually Break Up A Fight
Able to step over low couches with help from a friend? Faster than a football fan stretching for the remote? Ready to munch at a moment's notice?
This video has taken on a bit of a viral life of its own since being posted earlier this month. Folks seem impressed by the casual way its star — now known as Snackman — helps break up a fight between a man and a woman on a New York City subway train. (Note: there are a few fleeting expletives in the video.)
CNN says a security expert it spoke with was impressed by the way Snackman moseyed into action. Stepping between the combatants "changed the context ... changed the dynamic [and] he deescalated the incident," Steve Kardian told the cable news network.
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Sending your son or daughter off to college is a big moment in your family’s life. You’ll quickly find that attending La Sierra is a family affair! Your support is important to the growth and success of your student. We strive to make La Sierra a safe, enriching environment where your son or daughter can flourish.
Parents of new students are invited to a summer orientation designed especially to answer your questions and provide the information you need about your student’s La Sierra experience. Parents of all La Sierra undergraduate students also receive a quarterly newsletter called Parent Connection. This newsletter covers important academic and student life information and upcoming events.
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By TAMARA LUSH, Associated Press
Justo, a 53-year-old real estate agent, has been awake since 3:30 a.m. but he shows no sign of fatigue. His eyes scan back and forth, from the high rise condos, to the water, and back to the condos.
An assistant, sitting at a glass table with her back to the stunning view, is talking business. She wants to know whether he will receive any commissions or checks anytime soon.
"Right now, we don't have any money," Justo says. He continues talking. Fast. Pacing back and forth, he gazes out the window.
"There's money to be made," he says, grinning. "I'm creating the team. I'm creating the billion-dollar real estate team."
In fact, Justo is $20 million in debt. He is five months into a massive bankruptcy filing. The IRS is after him for $6 million.
And yet, he dreams.
A Cuban immigrant who came to the United States with nothing, Justo's is a rags-to-riches-to-rags story, a peculiarly American dream.
Once, he starred on the TLC network program "Million Dollar Agents." There was a time he appeared in social columns for brokering real estate deals for one-named celebrities like J-Lo, Shaq, Versace, and two-named notables like Gloria Estefan, Sylvester Stallone, Rosie O'Donnell.
Like so many of our modern titans - think Donald Trump - he inspires both admiration and contempt. Greed, he acknowledges, fueled his rise. Hubris ensured his fall.
Next time, he says, it will all be different.
Living among the wealthy didn't come naturally to Justo; he was born in Cuba, and as a child lived without electricity, running water or plumbing.
His family came to Miami in 1967 when Justo was 11. He got his GED at night school but by the time he was 19, Justo had learned English and bought his first home - a modest, stucco triplex - for $20,000 with money he made as a janitor.
For the man who grew up with so little, talking about homes came easily. So he got his real estate license. Early on, he targeted the top end of Miami's real estate market, the places most folks see on TV: mansions accessorized with palm trees, sugar-sand beaches and turquoise waters.
In 2000, he brokered the $19 million sale of the area's most famous home, the Ocean Drive mansion where fashion designer Gianni Versace was killed.
Justo's success was astronomical, the product of his aggressive enthusiasm, uncanny knowledge of the ultra-rich and a phenomenal real estate market.
In 2005, Justo was worth $20 million. He and the agents who worked for him sold $200 million in real estate in a single year. He was also the owner of 12 multimillion dollar estates in the county's most exclusive enclaves; he intended to eventually flip them and make a profit. Justo and his business partner, Irving Padron, were awarded a prestigious Sotheby's franchise and opened its offices in one of the few historic mansions in downtown Miami.
His strategy seemed like a sure thing in a city filled with speculation.
Unlike most other brokers in Miami at the time, Justo never dealt in new condominiums - he thought they were too risky. In 2005, he was quoted in the Miami Herald as saying, "I refuse to sell condos; I think it's irresponsible. They will end up falling on their asses."
Those were the days when Americans were addicted to real estate. It seemed like on every cable channel, there was a different program featuring the nation's collective obsession. Justo was in the middle of it all; a promo for "Million Dollar Agents" described him as "the biggest fish in Miami's shark-infested pool of real estate."
Crews filmed him racing maniacally around Miami, showing luxury homes by day (from a helicopter) and going to parties at night (in a chauffeured Rolls Royce). Cameras captured his unorthodox methods of doing business: using a lunar calendar to plan deals, going barefoot during meetings, meditating with his sales team.
Justo was a natural on TV, with his amber eyes, bald head and perpetual tan. His custom-made, silk suits - white or black or occasionally red - looked suspiciously like pajamas, which he wore to closings and clubs alike.
"We get paid for having fun!" Justo roared in one episode.
Justo spent $1,000 on sushi lunches, $3,000 a month on life coaching. He didn't accumulate many things - he enjoyed sparsely decorated, all-white furniture and rooms - and freely let his friends stay in the various homes he owned.
Justo says that during those years, he "wasn't operating out of integrity" - and that many of the people surrounding him weren't, either. Greed and ego were his motivation. He took advice, he says, from the wrong people and didn't pay attention to details.
He also didn't make many friends, says Kevin Tomlinson, a real estate blogger and Miami Beach agent who says Justo stole one of his clients in the late '90s.
"When I got into the business, he was the king. He was the legend that everybody looked and aspired to be," Tomlinson said. "But over the years, his reputation within the broker industry is a mixture of people being afraid or intimidated by him and his success or downright loathing."
Justo took out mortgages he couldn't afford, tapped into equity, splurged with credit cards. He didn't diversify his portfolio and didn't save a penny.
"I knew the market was going to crash," he said. "It was irresponsible what we did, what all of us did in the United States. We took out huge loans, we bought things that people had no business buying."
Friday, Feb. 13, 2009. A clerk at the federal court in Miami stamped "RECEIVED" on Justo's bankruptcy filing.
For three years, Justo had tried to avoid filing Chapter 7, even borrowing $15,000 from his 85-year-old mother and $75,000 from his 83-year-old aunt to pay his monthly debts. But he was underwater on too many mortgages. There were other creditors, too, including the IRS, which claimed that he should have filed his taxes in the United States, not in the U.S. Virgin Islands, which Justo says is his principal residence.
He was named in two lawsuits, one filed by a former real estate agent who worked for his team, and another by Padron, his former business partner. Both sought hundreds of thousands of dollars, alleging that Justo didn't pay commissions on various deals.
Justo had no savings, no stocks, no bonds.
His checking account hit bottom at $49.73. His financial picture was summed up in one dry sentence in the bankruptcy filing: "At the current time, the debtor has no income due to the state of the real estate market."
That week, at the urging of a friend, Justo had offered his penthouse as a crash pad to a group of traveling Buddhist monks from Tibet. As the monks chanted in an even baritone, Justo's mind reeled in turmoil.
"What happens if everything is gone?" he thought.
He wrote a $3,000 check as a donation to the Buddhist monks. It bounced.
Sparked by a former co-worker, Justo had studied New Age and Buddhist philosophy for years, visiting meditation retreats, spiritual centers and monasteries. But somehow, he said, the concepts of attachment and greed never really sank in until he went bankrupt.
It was the scariest thing he had ever done; scarier than meeting Fidel Castro twice in the mid 1990s, more daunting than coming out as a gay man to his parents.
"Fear is not something I'm familiar with," he says.
It was scary, he said, because it forced him to confront the truth: He had failed. He had come close to bankruptcy before, always somehow pulling himself back from the brink by selling a property or getting a loan. There was no safety net this time, not in this economy.
When he first realized he was about to lose everything, Justo wondered whether it was better not to exist at all. It was the first time, he says, that he had ever considered suicide.
"Then I thought, I'm alive, I love my life. I have my health. I don't have cancer," he says. "I started to realize how little I need to really live."
As he sheds mansions (five have already been taken by the bank, and it seems like the penthouse will be gone soon, as well) and possessions (he only owns about $6,000 worth of stuff, including furniture, clothing and, some Buddhist art), Justo insists that material possessions mean nothing to him.
And if he manages to make money again, he insists he won't be foolish with it.
"I'm creating a real estate empire based on love," he says, adding that he plans to give large chunks of his cash away to charity - once he puts a million dollars each in the bank accounts of his mother and aunt.
"In the past, I created my own hell. I needed to be brought to my knees," he says. "Whatever you believe, you create. Today, I live in a world with all possibilities."
But for Justo, those possibilities still include luxury. "I've been rich and I've been poor, and I like being rich a lot better," he says.
He says that after he pays his family back, he wants a yacht. And maybe a personal chef.
Which begs the question: Has he really learned from his mistakes?
It's 8:30 a.m. on a bright Miami morning and Justo has assembled a dozen people in his penthouse. They sit in a circle facing the boss and drinking coffee.
Four of Justo's "Billion-Dollar Team" are in attendance. One of his lawyers is there. So is Justo's masseuse. And a banker who is foreclosing on the penthouse. There's also an interior designer, a former client who owns a $12 million estate and the architect who is designing Michael Jordan's Florida home.
Justo talks, nonstop, for nearly two hours. The message: He's back and ready to sell. If he is afraid of the future - one in which he has to borrow money to pay his bankruptcy attorney, his cell phone bill and food - he's not showing it. It seems as though Justo is actually having fun talking about his troubles.
"That Bernie Madoff guy, the day he came clean and said he stole all those millions, that's the day he was freed," Justo says.
It's Justo's acceptance of his failure that will propel him back to the top, his friends say.
"I fully expect him to land on his feet," says Jeffrey Rubenstein, one of Justo's lawyers. "He owns what has happened to him, In this day and age and particularly in Miami, that's a very unusual thing."
But his brother, Alex Justo, is worried.
"To me, I don't think my brother needs what he's trying to build again," said Alex, who thinks his brother should focus on what he's good at - selling - and not involve others in his success. "Forget about making this billion dollar whatever. There's no other Realtor in town that does what my brother does. He's a genius."
Justo and two of his agents descend from the penthouse and hop in a Range Rover - the Rolls Royce is long gone - and they begin a daylong frenzy of appointments and meetings. First, a cup of turbocharged Cuban coffee with his mother. Then, a powwow with his bankruptcy attorney. In the lobby, a flat-screen TV broadcasts a CNN headline: "Good Borrowers Go Bust!"
When Justo emerges from the hour-long meeting, an agent tells him that a Saudi Arabian sheik wants to know if there are any estate rentals in Miami for $20,000 a month. Justo orders the agent to follow up, immediately.
In the car, there are calls to clients, showings arranged, listings discussed. Then, a break for lunch.
There are no more three-hour lunches. Justo and a few of his agents go to South Beach to eat on lounge chairs on the sand. His sales manager - a man from Macedonia who started as his chauffeur three years ago - totes a small bottle of sake in a lunch pail for Justo. Another agent brings a plastic bag filled with plastic foam cartons of ceviche.
Justo kicks off his loafers and strips his white pajama-suit off. He's down to his black Speedo.
Finally, he's stopped talking. He runs on the sand alone, toward the turquoise ocean. Wading into the water, he dives, head first, into a wave.
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Developers Granted Option for Revised Lane Field ProjectThursday, February 16, 2012
San Diego port district commissioners have approved granting an option to a development team working on a revised version of the long-planned Lane Field redevelopment in downtown San Diego, including two proposed hotels.
The port board voted Feb. 14 on the option requested by a development team that includes Lankford & Associates, Hardage Suites Hotels and C.W. Clark. Currently proposed is a 14-story structure that would include two hotels — a 250-room Homewood Suites and a 150-room Hilton Garden Inn — at a projected cost of $110 million.
The project has been delayed by problems tied to the economy, and also needed to be revised amid port district planning for improvements to the downtown waterfront area, including adjacent parks and open spaces.
The proposal originally called for a luxury 400-room Intercontinental Hotel. The project requires California Coastal Commission approval and is expected to be finished by 2014.
Developers have formed a corporation known as Lane Field San Diego Developers LLC. The site at 1220 Pacific Highway is a former location of a minor league baseball park.
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Robert Harley posted this a few days ago, and it deserves to be in this section too:
The current issue of TAS (June/July, Issue 182) includes a letter from reader David Sanford questioning whether slight timing errors in digital-to-analog conversion (jitter) is really audible. The letter was sent in reponse to my review of the Esoteric G-0Rb rubidium clock that improves the timing accuracy of D/A conversion. Mr. Sanford found it hard to believe that a shifting of the sample timing (jitter) by several picoseconds would be audible. In my reply, I mentioned that Keith Johnson once told me he could hear the difference between 8 and 15 picoseconds of jitter. (Keith Johnson is the co-inventor of HDCD, recording engineer of all the Reference Recordings projects, designer for Spectral, and has perhaps the most insightful audio mind of anyone working today.)
Keith read the letter and my reply, and sent me this analysis:
David referred to perception of arrival times of sound and to distortion from jitter in a digital system. These are different things not best compared on a pico-second time scale My comments were about perceptual consequences when timing errors are introduced to digital conversion. Sigma delta methods, particularly one bit, introduce much more destructive artifacts. We hear the consequence of jitter rather than jitter by itself.
The time scale argument is interesting:
We can move forward one loudspeaker of a stereo pair 6 inches – an action creating roughly one half millisecond difference in arrival times to create audible consequence.
When delay or arrival times modulate as fast audio range jitter, one finds reasonable perceptual limits require at least one hundred fold smaller moving displacements. Early magnetic recorders demonstrate this disturbance as their unsupported tape paths were long and produced high-speed irregular motion that imparted a sliding paper character to string instrument sound. Manufacturers introduced idler wheels and loop drives to remove sub micro-inches of this scrape flutter and microseconds of modulation noise. We hear the improved clarity along with reduced coloration in the historic development of phonograph records.
At a million times smaller, pico-second changes to sound paths would pose nano-inch listener and speaker constraints – clearly well beyond reasonable contemplation of audibility.
We tend to think of digital processing as on – off and nothing in between. However, modern sigma delta DACs are configured with analog comparators and filters that operate with an environment of continuously changing voltages or currents. When jitter is introduced to clocks or the internal timing of the DAC is not good, the outputs and decision states from these analog functions become cast in stone before or after the time when responses would have been correct. Now a tally or sampling command produces an artifact or error. The jitter not only propagates as itself to cause some distortion but also produces conversion error and both are memorialized in filters involved with ongoing samples. This compound degradation increases at very high sampling rates a factor where larger performance specification numbers may not always provide better performance. We observe spurious signals, cross modulation, pulse response widening and signal coherent noise modulation – things that have unpleasant names and unpleasant sonic consequence.
I think the example of “audible 8 to 15 pico-second jitter” comes from describing a transport evaluation platform at Spectral. Like many digital playback devices, the fixture has multi-bit sigma delta DACs that require very low jitter to work properly. Hence, we provide direct crystal clocking and other technological supports that one should find in any serious product. We can degrade a synchronization and re-clock circuit intended to isolate optical tracking and servo activity of a CD transport. Then, an RF analyzer shows presence of new jitter related to CD condition and oscilloscope traces reveal moving peaks and spikes riding on clock waveforms. An audio analyzer will display upper band noises as well as widened base lines for continuous sine wave spectra. These artifacts might appear inconsequential except that we must consider the averaging nature of analyzer measurements. We have unsteady nasty waveforms that require experimentation and interpretation to reveal the full damage from the tracking interference. A slight increase of noise is observed and careful manipulation of test signals reveals rapidly changing spurious error in the parts per million – the possibly perceptual category. Similar examination methods reveal peak jitter to be well over 5 times the RMS or specification sheet type values produced from the analyzer. Consequences are audible though more so to others at Spectral than to me.
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The Apacs EdgeSaber 10 racket has a very similar looks as the Yonex ArcSaber 10 racket.
|APACS EdgeSaber 10 Specifications|
|Frame Meterial:||Hi-Per Hi Modulus Graphite + GS Carbon Nanotech|
|Shaft Material:||Hi-Per Hi Modulus Graphite + GS Carbon Nanotech|
|Weight:||85 +/- 1g 4U-G2|
|Balance:||285 +/- 3mm|
|Isomectric head frame||Equalizes the length of main and cross strings in the stringbed, enlarging the sweet-spot for more consistent accuracy even on off-center hits.|
|76 Grommets system||This single-pass grommet holes construction provides more grommet holes, creating a high-performance stringing pattern that puts 7% more durability.|
|GS Carbon Nanotech||
The new material ‘GS Carbon Nanotube’ is adopted in both sides of the frame in order to give strength and perseverance.
It holds large amount of energy at the impact, and releases it back like an arrow. It gives you depth and control in your game.
The strength and flexibility of ‘GS Carbon Nanotube’ will lead your game into the next level.
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The Deception star chats about her new show and the challenges of being a newlywed with a bi-coastal job.
Meagan Good has literally grown up in front of the camera. The 32-year old former child actress, best known for her roles in Think Like a Man, Jumping the Broom and Stomp the Yard, now stars weekly as Joanna Locasto on the NBC drama Deception (check your local listings).
On Deception, Good portrays a detective solving a homicide case while juggling a love triangle. The actress talked to BET.com about the role she describes as a “blessing." Good also shares how she hasn't skipped a newlywed beat in her marriage to Sony executive Devon Franklin — despite having a bi-coastal job.
You’ve been acting for over 20 years, but we’ve never seen you in a role like the one you play in Deception. What attracted you to your character Joanna?
I fell in love with the character because she’s all about justice. I’m all about the underdog and people being treated properly and being protected. I also get to live with a character that has this tremendous range and emotion.
Kerry Washington is starring in Scandal, and you’re the lead in Deception. Have you fully internalized the fact that you’re both making history as Black actresses starring in network TV dramas?
When I think about it I get overwhelmed. I’m thankful, grateful and humbled. There are many women who’ve come before me that have created opportunities for me like Ruby Dee, Cicely Tyson and Diahann Carroll. When I saw the Deception billboard on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood I just started crying. It was so emotional for me for so many different reasons. But I don’t want to get caught up in anything other than creating opportunities for the girls who come after me. The other stuff I know and acknowledge. But I don’t choose to speak on it any other than that, because we still have a long way left to go.
You’re based in Los Angeles and Deception shoots in New York. What's that been like since you’re also a newlywed?
In a sense, it’s sad because you’re away from the person you married and you want to spend all your time with them. But it’s also possible to put all your energy into each other while you’re apart. DeVon and I were constantly on the phone, constantly Skyping, plus, he was always in New York, as much as his job would permit. It actually turned out to be more than we expected, which was great. We just stayed focused. The marriage is the prize; everything else is secondary.
When your Deception co-star Laz Alonso spoke to BET.com he said your love scenes together could be icky because he’s known you for so long. Is it the same for you?
It’s kind of the same thing for me. It’s not icky but it’s strange. It’s like kissing your brother a little bit. Laz is a gorgeous guy, he’s a sweetheart and we always have fun on set. We act silly, goofy and dorky. Also, I’d rather be awkward with someone that I know. But, for the most part I’m also used to pretty much kissing guys in all the roles that I’ve done. So it’s all the same to me.
The last time we spoke you praised your short haircut for getting you cast in diverse roles. Why did you switch back to the long style?
That’s because they told me to get it back. [laughs] When we shot Deception’s pilot they hired me with the short hair. But somewhere between that time and the first day of shooting they decided it might not be a very cop look. And I agree, because my haircut was very edgy. There wasn’t enough hair to even try to rock some kind of bob because my hair was also shaved. So they showed me pictures of myself online and told me, “We really want you to look like this.” I got with my hairstylist and I was like, “Help!” But I’m taking these [extensions] out once I’m finished with press for Deception. I’ll be back to my short style within a week and a half [laughs].
Get ready for the BET Experience, featuring Beyoncé, Snoop Dogg, R. Kelly, Erykah Badu, Kendrick Lamar and many more. Go here for more details and info on how to buy tickets.
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PREGAME: With a win today the Tigers will a)knock the Mariners out of contention and b)will have sustained a winning streak an entire turn through the rotation. The second is the bigger accomplishment in this blogger’s opinion.
But it won’t be easy with King Felix Hernandez on the rubber for the Mariners. The Tigers got to him for 10 hits in 6 1/3 inning the last time they met, but he limited the damage to 2 runs and picked up a win. Hernandez has allowed double digit hits in every other start dating back to the beginning of August. Following the pattern would be beneficial for the Tigers.
And then there is Bonderman who slogged through 5 1/3 innings his last time out and allowed only 3 runs, but none of it was easy – except for a 1-2-3 first inning. When he departed it appeared his elbow was hurting him. So control will be the thing to watch today. Can he command the fastball and does the slider have it’s normal bite? | <urn:uuid:1e0e586d-5c7e-448d-ac35-4ed98d853746> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/09/game-143-mariners-at-tigers/ | 2013-05-27T02:54:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706890813/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122130-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96291 | 214 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Toss those yogurt containers into the recycling bin. Now it’s OK!
After years of confusion about plastics recycling in New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg made this Earth Week announcement: “… if it’s rigid plastic, any kind of rigid plastic, recycle it.”
Questions on Columbia’s Morningside and Medical Center campuses about which plastics were recyclable and which weren’t have existed since the beginning of recycling itself. That’s been largely due to New York City’s inability to handle rigid – or hard –plastics. New technology now in use by Sims Municipal Recycling, the city’s main recycling contractor, has turned this around.
According to the NYC Recycles website, the expansion of plastics recycling will keep about 50,000 tons of waste out of landfills each year as well as save about $600,000 in costs to dump the waste.
On the Morningside campus, Housing and Facilities Departments will work with the Office of Environmental Stewardship over the summer to add the new recycling information to existing signage, says Helen Bielak, Manager, Surplus Reuse Program, Office of Environmental Stewardship. Bielak also says that receptacles will need redesigned lids in order to receive other than round items – bottles and cans – as they do currently.
The NYC Recycles website provides the following examples of rigid plastics that now can be recycled – with containers rinsed before they placed into a bin:
• plastic bottles, jugs & jars
• rigid plastic caps & lids
• rigid plastic food containers (yogurt, deli, hummus, dairy tubs, cookie tray inserts, "clamshell" containers, other plastic take-out containers)
• rigid plastic non-food containers
• rigid plastic packaging ("blister-pak" and "clamshell" consumer packaging, acetate boxes)
• rigid plastic housewares (flower pots, mixing bowls, plastic appliances, etc.)
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Traditionally, Rattan has been used as an appropriate solution for a sunroom or enclosed porch. These modern interpretations transcend the typical and expected. I can imagine these beauties in my living room, eating area or a sunny reading spot. Even better, these maintenance free pieces can be used inside or out. A welcome addition to the garden. Given their interesting form, these sculptural elements can be appreciated from every angle, and certainly can hold their own as a focal point in a space. Unique, textural, and modern.
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Atsushi Yasui 36 Shimonoto Yuyadani Ujitawara, Kyoto 610-0221 Japan
Iced Sencha Reviews
Product: Iced Sencha
From: Scott Martin (United States)
Date: Sunday 08 July, 2007
I tried brewing iced sencha this summer, and have come to look forward to it on these hot, humid days. I use the iced tea brewer for sale here at Hibiki-an, and the process is incredibly simple: add about a tablespoon of tea leaves, fill with cool water, and place in the refrigerator for a few hours. The iced tea pitcher has a strainer on the lid, so you can just pour the tea and enjoy. The tea has a very crisp, refreshing character, and because the cold brewing process extracts only a little caffeine, you can enjoy it all day long. As with everything I've purchased from Hibiki-an, I find both the tea and the pitcher to be of outstanding quality and value. Highly recommended. | <urn:uuid:a7cbb576-f6f3-4cc1-811f-520b1e2d3975> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.hibiki-an.com/product_reviews_info.php/cPath/24/products_id/375/reviews_id/226 | 2013-05-26T09:42:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706890813/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122130-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932357 | 210 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Hotel Case Study
Case Study of Internet Marketing for Alexander Hotels
Luxury boutique hotel group, Alexander Hotels, initially engaged Ignite Hospitality to redevelop their website a number of years ago. The development process was led by the key objective to significantly increase online bookings through the group’s own website. Ignite has an ongoing role to deliver a comprehensive range of techniques to increase booking conversions, improve site visits, drive social media engagement, monitor results and support the group in all their online marketing requirements.
The key objective is to continuously drive online bookings through Alexander Hotel's website.
Secondary objectives include:
- Significantly increase usability for guests.
- Enhance the brand positioning of Alexander Hotels as a group.
- Significantly improve search engine visibility.
- Provide a user-friendly experience for customers.
- Support offline communications channels.
- Strategically planned navigation structure and introduced key persuasion assets.
- Re-designed online brand and planned content structure.
- Built bespoke conversion tools for gift vouchers and spa.
- Established campaigns for each hotel to increase traffic to the website.
- Incorporated SEO techniques to site build and undertook comprehensive link building campaign and affiliate network.
- Set up Email communications templates with click buttons to website conversion pages.
- Regularly run multi-channel digital campaigns to push bookings.
- Introduced system of regular monitoring and quarterly reporting.
- Almost £2m revenue generated annually through the website.
- 25% increase in unique visitors year-on-year.
- Over 30,000 unique visitors to the website every month.
- Number 1 Google organic search results for a wide range of non-brand keyword phrases.
- Email campaigns with up to 30% open rates, 5% CTR and substantial direct income generated.
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So the dr. told me last week we could "probably" induce on the 5th, but today they scheduled it for sure! He offered to do it Friday instead, but DH works all this weekend, and I already told my family to plan to be here Monday. So I'll be heading in at 6:15am Monday morning to get things rolling. He estimates we'll have a baby by late morning or early afternoon, and I hope he's right! A nice, easy, and quick labor would be fantastic! Now I just need to get everything organized in her room this weekend, get the house cleaned, and get our bags packed. Oh, and not go into labor before Monday! | <urn:uuid:cb8efd83-82d0-4a05-b3b6-14c1c33905c1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ivillage.com/forums/print/119783700?sort_order=ASC | 2013-05-26T09:38:47Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706890813/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122130-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975893 | 141 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra (featuring Bix Beiderbecke): Riverboat Shuffle
Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra
Bix Beiderbecke, Volume 1: Singin' the Blues (Columbia 45450)
Doc Ryker (alto sax), Itzy Riskin (piano).
Composed by Hoagy Carmichael, Dick Voynow, Mitchell Parish & Irving Mills. Arranged by Bill Challis.
Recorded: New York, May 9, 1927
Rating: 92/100 (learn more)
When Bix Beiderbecke and the Wolverines recorded 'Riverboat Shuffle" in 1924, it was Hoagy Carmichael's first recorded song. The present version is a superior remake from three years later. While the Wolverine version boasted a fine solo by Beiderbecke, the Trumbauer recording features improved sound (capturing the cornetist especially well) and a sprightly arrangement by Bill Challis. The tempo is faster and more urgent than the Wolverines, and in the opening and closing ensembles, Challis offers short breaks to all of the musicians. Bix takes the last break of the first chorus to launch his solo, a beautifully-sculpted chorus where the phrases are perfectly balanced even though they are of different lengths. His melodic line exudes confidence and a little brashness, and his rhythmic sense and swing are fine-tuned and far advanced from any of his bandmates. Don Murray's clarinet solo is melodically facile, but locked in the herky-jerky dotted eighth/sixteenth note patterns of the time. None of the other musicians can make the best of their breaks, and uncharacteristically, Eddie Lang rushes the time when his solo break comes around. Bix was often criticized for playing music with his friends instead of his musical peers, but considering that Hoagy Carmichael was one of Bix's best friends, Bix's musical favoritism had some merit, as it yielded the launch of a great songwriter.
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Medical Centers are those facilities with fully integrated medical and surgical services which support a wide variety of specialties and sub-specialties.
Specialized Centers are out-patient health centers that only offer one specialized line of care, such as children's health, breast health or women's health.
Health Centers offer general out-patient care for a variety of specialties and are located throughout Southeast Louisiana for easy access.
Ochsner accepts all major insurances.
Ochsner is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, founded on providing the best patient care, research, and education.
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Divine Fellowship Conditional
Franklin Ferguson, New Zealand
In the first chapter of the First Epistle of John, there is brought under our notice a fellowship of an exceedingly blessed and holy nature, even "fellowship with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ." Like the Salvation of God, which is offered to all mankind yet realized only by them that believe the gospel; so this Divine, fellowship, whilst open to all saints everywhere, is experienced only by such as observe the simple condition - "If we walk in the light as He is in the light." Many there are who undoubtedly are children of God, yet are they far from this holy communion, because of unjudged sins in heart and practice.
The message that we have heard of Him is that "God is light and in Him is no darkness at all." We might have thought a more appropriate announcement would have been, "God is love"; for are not fellowship and love mingled together? In chap. 4, love is fittingly the message, for the theme is God sending His own Son into the world that we might live through Him. But in chap. 1, it is "light" not "love"; because fellowship is the subject, and it can only be had in holiness. "Be ye holy, for I am holy" (Lev. 11.45); and we are exhorted to "follow holiness, without which, no man shall see the Lord " (Heb. 12.14).
We can deceive ourselves in the belief that "we have fellowship with Him," whilst we may actually be "walking in darkness." ft such is the case, how sharply are we reminded that "we lie, and do not the truth." How it calls for an honest examination of ourselves, with unsparing measures with our wicked ways. A real desire to walk with God will humble the flesh within us. How tender will be the conscience, and so sensitive of sin in thought, word, and deed!
Why is there introduced here the Blood of Jesus Christ cleansing us from all sin? Just because the Divine Presence reveals the slightest evil in us. If, on its discovery, we confess and judge with abhorrence the sin, then He is "faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness," Thus are we maintained in the light, and so have we "fellowship with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ." Then in that happy, daily walk together, with nothing between, in sweetest communion shall we enjoy "the days of Heaven upon the earth" (Deut. 11.21). | <urn:uuid:8fd003a6-74e5-4afd-93ee-e7569264f02b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.preciousseed.org/article_detail.cfm?articleID=1602 | 2013-05-26T09:37:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706890813/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122130-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964175 | 535 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
“In July 2004, I was coming out of my house and discovered the whole Colonia Federal being invaded by police and soldiers,” says Border Council of Arts and Culture founder Luis Ituarte.
“I found out the next day that they discovered a tunnel beneath one of the houses.” Authorities confiscated the house, located a few blocks from Ituarte’s home in Colonia Federal, a Tijuana neighborhood that abuts the border fence at San Ysidro.
Ituarte had admired the funky boat-shaped structure in the past and had even considered renting studio space there. When the building recaptured his attention, he realized it would make an ideal location for the art center he’d been seeking to establish since 2002 for his nonprofit organization. From neighbors, Ituarte learned that renters of the house had been operating a 150-foot-long tunnel to smuggle drugs and people into the United States. According to reports by the Associated Press, the tunnel was equipped with electricity and a pulley system for bundles of marijuana.
“The neighbors were pretty aware of what was going on, but they never denounced it,” says Ituarte. “For obvious reasons, like fearing their lives were in jeopardy.”
These tunnels are not uncommon — the National Drug Intelligence Center lists 21 additional subterranean passageways connecting Tijuana and San Diego discovered since 2005. When owners of the home (the Lozano family) were exonerated of any culpability with regard to the illegal activities going on within, Ituarte contacted them and convinced them to donate the building to be used as an international center for the arts.
“It fit with the history of Tijuana, of being a place of ill repute that turned out into something better,” says Ituarte, citing as an example the casinos of the 1920s that have since been transformed into cultural landmarks.
To highlight rather than hide the house’s illicit past, Ituarte named the new art center La Casa del Túnel, or the House of the Tunnel. Aside from the name of the building, there is no sign of the tunnel — both sides were filled in with five tons of concrete, and Ituarte says there is “no trace” of where it was located in the house.
“At the beginning, we had some neighbors that didn’t like the fact that we called it La Casa del Túnel. They thought it would be like putting the finger on the wound, about something they don’t feel proud about the neighborhood. Now they have accepted it.”
Ituarte claims that Colonia Federal, the area in which he’s lived for seven years, was the first neighborhood of Tijuana. “‘Colonia de los Empleados Federales’ was the original name — that means ‘the Neighborhood for Employees of Federal Government.” According to Ituarte, most of the original residents of the area in the 1930s were employees of the Mexican Federal Customs Office and had been granted pieces of land beside the border on which to build their homes so that they could be close to their place of employment.
“Colonia Federal is a kind of enclosed triangle made by the river, the border, and the entrance to Mexico,” says Ituarte. “This little triangle of nine blocks in which 500 people live is totally separated from the rest of the city.”
Ituarte hopes the cheap rent and what he calls a “romantic” atmosphere will draw more artists. He has already drawn six, of whom Ituarte is one. “I live in a three-bedroom house — a modernist, magnificent California bungalow — which rents me $500. In San Diego or Los Angeles this would cost me close to $2000.”
The majority of residents in the area are renters. “The owners live somewhere else, like Chula Vista,” says Ituarte. “It’s very common here in Tijuana that most people who achieve a certain economical status go to live in San Diego.”
Installing a cultural center, Ituarte says, is one way of protecting a neighborhood from being made into a freeway or river, which is what happened to the rest of Colonia Federal. “Originally this neighborhood was ten times bigger.” The government bulldozed entire streets to make way for the cement construction around the river and wider roadways.
“People are very much afraid the government will do that again. So if they see that we have a cultural kind of development, something for Tijuana to feel proud of, probably the government will think twice before doing an expansion on the border of this land.”
In addition to preserving the community, Ituarte hopes to see it gentrify.
“In the future I see a lot of artists from San Diego moving in here because it’s very easy to get to here, and I know that to get a studio in San Diego right now would cost more than $1000 when you can get one here for $300. All you have to do is take the trolley, do your work, and go back — you don’t have to live here, just come and work.”
As part of his efforts to make the area more appealing to Americans, Ituarte will soon be opening a restaurant on the roof of La Casa del Túnel called Eco Verde Café.
La Casa del Túnel: Art Center
Calle Chapo Márquez 133, Colonia Federalv
Tijuana BC, Mexico
Hours: Friday through Monday
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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In our previous installment, S&V traveled to Washington, DC, to sit in on the recording of Alan Parsons' groundbreaking installment of Artist Confidential in 5.1 for XM Satellite Radio back in March. Alan was clearly stoked after the performance, eager to get back to his lab, er, home studio on the West Coast to complete the 5.1 mix for broadcast in May. Upon the mix's completion, Alan and I spoke again about the 5.1 experience - as well as his feelings about the recent reissue of his 2004 studio effort, A Valid Path, in surround sound.
So how did the surround mix for your Artist Confidential session go?
It went great. It was the first time I'd done a live mix in surround. We were fairly adventurous with it. We didn't just make it a "stereo plus" kind of thing. It's got some discrete stuff in the back channels.
We ended up putting most of the keyboards in the back. Drums and bass were toward the front of the room, the guitar was front left, and we spread around the backing vocals as well. It sounds good. I'm quite pleased with it.
Did you experiment and find certain elements worked better in surround than others?
[laughs] That is the process, isn't it? It's hard to say, really; you make decisions in the moment. But I did make a conscious decision to not just do a "regular" live-performance surround mix, because that would have been uninteresting.
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Three engineering students were killed when the motorcycle by which they were travelling rammed a stationary Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) garbage truck in Hulimavu on Monday night.
Atul Kumar Sharma, (21), Vinay Kumar Thakur, (21) and Ansar, (20), all natives of Himachal Pradesh, were returning home when the accident occurred.
They were staying in the city for the past two years. None of them were wearing a helmet.
The police said that Ansar, who was riding the bike lost control over the vehicle while negotiating a sharp turn and rammed the garbage truck parked on a side of Bannerghatta Road. Vinay Kumar was a student of Indian Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication in Ganganagar.
The Hulimavu Traffic police have registered a case. The truck was parked on the road side after its brakes failed and the drivers had not put out any sign to alert motorists, the police said.
While Atul Kumar and Ansar died on the spot, Vinay Kumar Thakur succumbed at NIMHANS, the police said. | <urn:uuid:e18e5132-fbfe-4e0a-b3ed-3c10e0209cda> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/3-engineering-students-killed-in-road-accident/article4240499.ece | 2013-05-26T09:44:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706890813/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122130-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.983177 | 235 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Mountain View, CA, February 29, 2000 -- The Unicode Consortium today announced the release of the Unicode Standard Version 3.0, the software specification that assures a single, universal way to represent text worldwide. Version 3.0 now supports 49,194 characters, including 31% more ideographs for Japanese, Chinese and Korean markets. Implementation support is greatly expanded, with double the character property data, and four times as many technical specifications for supporting implementations.
The Unicode Standard is a major component in the globalization of e-business, as the marketplace continues to demand technologies that enhance seamless data interchange throughout companiesí extended -- and often international -- network of suppliers, customers and partners. This new version reaffirms the broad, cross-industry commitment to the standard among leading IT vendors, enabling reliable transmission and storage of text data anywhere in the world. Unicode is the default text representation in XML, an important open standard being rapidly adopted throughout e-business technology.
The Unicode Standard assigns every character a unique number, ensuring the same representation for text regardless of country, language, or operating system. As a result, computer programs written to its specifications can be used around the world without modification. Unicode-enabled programs -- client, server, operating system, or middleware -- can share textual data worldwide. Text can be transmitted freely, without suffering the data loss that occurs with older systems.
"The adoption of Unicode enables computer users to read and write documents in their own native languages, and this new version extends this ability to virtually all corners of the globe," said Mark Davis, president of the Unicode Consortium. "This universal representation for text data is a crucial building block in the evolution of the Web and e-business."
The Unicode Standard has been adopted and promoted by global industry leaders. Corporate members of the Unicode Consortium are: Apple Computer*, Basis Technology*, Booz, Allen, & Hamilton*, Compaq*, Hewlett-Packard*, Hyperion Solutions*, IBM*, Justsystem*, Microsoft*, NCR*, Oracle*, PeopleSoft*, Progress Software*, The Research Libraries Group*, Reuters*, SAP*, Sun Microsystems*, Sybase*, Unisys*, and Xerox* (many other companies are associate members).
Unicode is enabled in all modern Web browsers, almost all operating systems, and Internet standards such as HTML, Java, ECMAScript, XML, and LDAP. The Unicode Standard, published by Addison-Wesley Longman, is widely available in bookstores or may be obtained directly from the Unicode Consortium.
"The publication of Unicode Standard v 3.0 represents a milestone both for the standard itself and for computing in general. The Unicode Standard today brings important benefits to all users in products such Microsoft Windows 2000*, Office 2000*, Internet Explorer 5.0* and many other Microsoft products," said Bill Gates, Chairman and Chief Software Architect, Microsoft Corp. "The Company recognized Unicode's innovation potential very early on and it has used Unicode successfully as its foundation for its worldwide applications and system products."
"Unicode, as an enabler to support multiple languages and locales across multiple platforms without re-engineering, is a solid foundation for e-business in a global economy," said Steve Mills, General Manager Solutions and Strategy, IBM Software Group. "IBMís implementation of Unicode support across our product lines echoes our overall commitment to the importance of open standards in the evolving global marketplace."
"Unicode 3.0 represents a great accomplishment in bringing the global community of computing further together," said Rob Gingell, Sun Fellow and CTO of Software Products and Platforms, Sun Microsystems, Inc. "We have been pleased to support the standard not only by contributing to its development, but by incorporating it into our key products and technologies of Java, Solaris, and XML. With Unicode 3.0 supported in Solaris 8*, our customers will have an integrated solution for all their global deployment needs."
"As e-business is increasingly globalized, the need for borderless communication increases too," said Chuck Rozwat, executive vice president, Database Server Technologies, Oracle. "Given that more Internet and e-business sites run on Oracle software than any other, we have made strategic investments to enable Oracle8i* and other Oracle products such as Oracle Applications 11i* to take full advantage of universal standards like Unicode, allowing e-business transactions without regard to language barriers or national borders."
"In addition to its role as a facilitator of global commerce, the Unicode Standard is becoming a key component of the infrastructure supporting scholarly research. Libraries worldwide are increasingly basing their standards and systems on Unicode, because of its extensive coverage of modern and historic scripts." said David Richards, Director of Development, Research Libraries Group. "RLG, a founding member of the Unicode Consortium, will utilize Unicode in our Web-based search interface Eureka* so that researchers can see all the scripts in our bibliographic databases without the need for specialized software."
"Active data warehouses require the ability to collect and analyze information in local languages in order to enrich relationships with customers and suppliers," said Mark Hurd, senior vice president, Teradata Solutions Group, NCR Corporation. "Teradata* customers have been using this technology to their advantage and can look forward to additional Unicode functionality in upcoming Teradata releases."
"By leveraging the Unicode standard, Progress Software is enabling its ASPs (Application Service Providers) and ISVs (Independent Software Vendors) to quickly and efficiently deliver their business applications to the Internet and to users around the world," said Joseph Alsop, President and Co-Founder, Progress Software.
"Basis Technology is proud to be a leading provider of Unicode-enabling technologies, including Rosette*, a cross-platform C++ library for Unicode; Cheops*, a Unicode compatibility layer for Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition; and a suite of multilingual search tools based on Unicode," said Carl Hoffman, president, Basis Technology. "The Unicode Standard is the most direct path to Web globalization, and version 3.0 will prove to be a tremendous advantage for Internet companies entering global markets."
"Adobe products are used by companies around the world to build sophisticated Web sites, so it's essential that we embrace open standards for the benefit of our customers," explained Shantanu Narayen, senior vice president of worldwide product development, Adobe Systems. "As the world's only multilingual character set, Unicode version 3.0 is a milestone in open standards that is being implemented in Adobe products to enable e-business for our customers worldwide."
"Agfa Monotype worked closely with Microsoft, IBM, Sybase and others to provide font support for Unicode from its early stages on, and we have been actively involved in the advancement of Unicode Standard 3.0" said Ira Mirochnick, Senior Vice President, Agfa Monotype. "With our WorldType* font library, we are currently the only type company that can offer fonts with full Unicode 3.0 support, and give developers the solutions they need in their push towards globalizing their products."
"eTranslate believes that the acceptance and usage of Unicode is vital in creating a truly global Internet," said Michael Demetrios, CTO of eTranslate. "All of our products and services support Unicode and eTranslate encourages the rest of the Web globalization industry to move to the same model."
"The publication of Unicode 3.0 is a major milestone for the information technology industry," said Mike Ksar, chair, ISO/IEC technical working group (JTC1/SC2/WG2) for ISO/IEC 10646. "Experts from ISO/IEC worked very closely together with experts from the Unicode Consortium to ensure complete synchronization of Unicode 3.0 and ISO/IEC 10646-1: 2000 to ensure interoperability and data stability.
"The IETF has made the Unicode-compatible UTF-8 format of ISO 10646 its preferred default character encoding for internationalization of Internet application protocols, so I am delighted to see the official release of Unicode 3.0," said Brian Carpenter, chair, Internet Architecture Board.
"IMC members rely on the Unicode Standard in their efforts to internationalize Internet mail. The clarifications and new material in the version 3 standard will help the entire Internet in its efforts to be all-inclusive, said Paul Hoffman, Director, Internet Mail Consortium."
"Our work often involves the manipulation of multilingual data, and the Unicode Standard and the applications that support it have enabled us to develop solutions in data retrieval, foreign language learning and other text processing fields that are no longer limited to a single language or operating system," said Dr. John C. Hermansen, CEO, Language Analysis Systems, Inc. "Our Arabic WBT site, for example, represents a substantial technological leap forward in bringing native script information to Web users who had become resigned to viewing the world through the English alphabet."
"OCLC has made a major commitment to the Unicode Standard, and we are planning to support that standard throughout our services to better meet the needs of the library community" said Gary Houk, Vice President, OCLC Services. "Over the next few years, OCLC will be upgrading its services and databases to incorporate Unicode so that we can support the many languages required by libraries around the world."
"VTLS Inc. has been working with the Unicode Standard since 1996. Virtua, the new third-generation library automation product from VTLS Inc., is the first system in the library industry to be based entirely on Unicode" said Dr. Vinod Chachra, President, VTLS Inc. "In 1999, by using Unicode, we were able to deliver the exact same software to customers worldwide who required both Asian and European languages and scripts. Unlike our previous deliveries, these systems required no special developments except for local sorting requirements. We have come to believe that using Unicode is not just the correct way of doing things, but the only way for the future."
The Unicode* Consortium is a non-profit organization founded to develop,
extend and promote use of the Unicode Standard, which specifies the
representation of text in modern software products and standards. The membership
of the consortium represents a broad spectrum of corporations and organizations
in the computer and information processing industry. Membership in the Unicode
Consortium is open to organizations and individuals anywhere in the world who
support the Unicode Standard and wish to assist in its extension and
implementation. The consortium is supported financially solely through
membership dues. For additional information on Unicode or the Unicode
Consortium, please visit
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There is always something new to experience at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. In March, the MMAM is opening two exhibitions. Valor in Marine Art features art depicting danger and drama on water. The other will feature the fine art photography of three time Emmy Award winner Cameron Glendenning. The exhibition is Photography by Cameron Glendenning: The Deadliest Catch, on display from March 15th through May 23rd, 2013.
Most people have witnessed the brilliantly dramatic cinematography of the hit Discovery Channel television programs Deadliest Catch and Bering Sea Gold. Much of that work has been performed by Cameron Glendenning (Culver City, CA), who is not only a seasoned cinematographer, but a skilled fine art photographer as well.
While on assignment for the Discovery Channel, Glendenning has access to some of the world’s most exotic, intriguing, and dangerous environments. It is through these worldly travels, a bit of bravery and a lot of curiosity, where Glendenning masterfully captures images for his commercial work and for his own personal artistic fulfillment. As a serious artist and skilled visual storyteller, Glendenning’s work can be at one moment thrilling, at one moment humorous, and at one moment intensely personal. Photography by Cameron Glendenning: The Deadliest Catch is the artists’ first major U.S. solo exhibition. As part of Youth Art Month (March), the MMAM is bringing Glendenning to Winona for many public and school programs. | <urn:uuid:34a9421a-56c5-4b83-ae29-f4f7c7a88c81> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.winonapost.com/stock/functions/VDG_Pub/detail.php?choice=52431&home_page=&archives= | 2013-05-27T02:54:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706890813/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122130-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959468 | 316 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Introducing United Arab Emirates
Burj Al Arab Hotel, Dubai © DTCM
The United Arab Emirates on the southeastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula is a bit of an anathema in the Middle East. This union of seven sovereign sheikhdoms was formed when the British withdrew from the Gulf in 1971, and today it is a modern, trend-setting conglomeration of high-rise cities with state-of-the-art tourist infrastructure, magnificent beaches and a paradise of duty free shopping. Unlike other Arab states the UAE actually courts and encourages tourists, constantly adding and upgrading events and attractions to complement its renown as the shopping capital of the world.
The sun always shines on the UAE and its gleaming cities, the most popular of which is cosmopolitan, wealthy Dubai, which is characterised by a ten-mile long (16km) deep creek that forms a natural harbour. In Dubai resides the Jebel Ali Free Trade Zone, which makes the city a must for shop-a-holics. A major attraction is the annual Dubai Shopping Festival.
Abu Dhabi is the capital of the UAE and one of the most modern cities in the world. Visitors revel in large gardens and parks, green boulevards, sophisticated high-rise buildings, modern communication services and transport, international luxury hotels, rich shopping malls and cultural centres. The city's airport ranks as one of the finest in the world.
Just in case travellers forget they are actually in Arabia, the UAE also offers a host of experiences and attractions that utilise its historic Bedouin heritage, including camel treks, henna tattoos, desert stargazing, 4x4 trips through sand dunes and cruises aboard a dhow. Hundreds of tour companies offer a variety of excursions and adventure packages to suit all tastes and persuasions.
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Seabury 65, University Academy 63
Kansas City, Mo. — Khadre Lane scored 27 points, and Georgi Funtarov added 26 points to lead Seabury Academy’s boys basketball team to the University Academy Tournament title.
Seabury held a 16-point third-quarter lead before University Academy rallied.
“It’s good to win a championship,” Seabury coach Ashley Battles said. “We’re starting to understand a little bit better what the coaching staff wants.”
Seabury (5-7) will play host to Kansas City Christian on Tuesday.
Veritas 50, Midland Adventist 35
Eudora — Elijah Penny and Andrew Currier scored 16 points apiece, and Veritas Christian’s boys basketball team cruised past Midland Adventist.
The Eagles built a 33-13 halftime lead and held on.
“We played a real good first half,” Veritas coach Gary Hammer said. “We played really ugly basketball in the third quarter. Our intensity level wasn’t what it was in the first half. But we bounced back and did some good things in the fourth quarter.”
The Eagles honored four players on Senior Night. Penny, Caleb Bond, Sawyer Zook and Nick Bennett are the Veritas seniors.
Thomas Bachert added 10 points for the Eagles.
Veritas (11-5) will play Tuesday at Topeka Heritage.
Seabury 36, University Academy 20
Kansas City, Mo. — Courtney Hoag had 22 points, 20 rebounds, eight blocked shots and three steals, and Seabury’s girls basketball team won the championship of the University Academy Tournament on Saturday.
Alexa Gaumer added 10 points, nine rebounds, six steals and three assists for the Seahawks, and Sarah McDermott had four blocked shots.
The Seahawks raced to an 11-0 advantage and led 16-2 at halftime.
“The defensive intensity was unbelievable,” Seabury coach Becky Bridson said. “I’m really proud of the kids. Everybody got lots of playing time, so it was a lot of fun.”
Seabury (6-2) will entertain Kansas City Christian on Tuesday.
Veritas 39, Midland Adventist 13
Eudora — Ellen Phillips had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Kayli Farley added 12 points as Veritas smothered Midland Adventist.
“It turns out, we lost one of our starting guards to a torn ACL a couple of weeks ago, and they lost one of their starting guards to a torn ACL,” Veritas coach Kevin Shelton said.
The Eagles held Midland to single-digit scoring in each quarter, including a scoreless third.
“Our man defense was good,” Shelton said. “Kristen Finger just overwhelmed their point guard, and Ellen and Kayli did a good job shooting the ball for us.”
Veritas (4-12) was playing its third game without Madison Bennett, a junior guard who is out for the season because of a torn ACL.
“We’re trying to learn how to play without her. It’s a process,” Shelton said. “This was a good win for us. We needed it.”
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By JLP | November 5, 2007
A couple of weeks ago I hosted a giveway of several copies of Larry Swedroe’s Wise Investing Made Simple (Affiliate Link). Now I’m finally getting around to actually reviewing the book.
First off let me say that I like the way this book was written. Larry used short “tales” in order to make his point, which I thought was a nice touch compared to so many other investing books that are written in text book style. This book was refreshing to read from that perspective. I also found the book fairly easy to understand, which means most people can read it and get something out of it, no matter what their investing knowledge is.
Basically, the entire book can be reduced down to this idea:
Passive investing has been proven to be the best way to invest and active investing (trying to beat the market) is a waste of time.
It’s important to note that as a prinicpal and the director of research for the Buckingham Family of Financial Services, Larry’s bread and butter is passive management so I wouldn’t expect him to write about how great value investing is.
For the most part I agree with what Larry has to say. I think indexing, which is another word for passive investing, should be the core of any investor’s portfolio. Indexing done right is both simple and cost effective. That said, I’m not exactly ready to say that one can’t beat the market. I’m just not sold on this whole idea that the market is so efficient that investors can’t find stocks that are mispriced. Yes, the market is efficient with all available information but it leaves out future information. In other words, a stock may be down right now because it has problems with its business model. But, that doesn’t mean it will be down forever. Investors who have the desire to and are able to find such stocks (I’m not saying it’s easy to do) and invest in them at the right price can outperform the market.
I do agree with Larry that it is hard to outperform the market with mutual funds. Why? Because any mutual fund that performs well gets lots of attention from magazines and CNBC. This attention brings an influx of investor cash wanting to get a piece of the action. Once the new money comes in, the mutual fund manager must find a place to put it. If there’s not an attractive place to put the money, it will eaither sit in cash or be invested in less-than-desirable alternatives which will drag down returns. The worst thing that can happen to shareholders in a mutual fund that is outperforming the market is media attention.
One thing that bugged me about the book was the chapters titled “Stocks for the Long Run” and “Buy What You Know.” Both of these chapters attacked (for lack of a better word) the work of Jeremy Siegel and Peter Lynch, authors of two of my favorite books! LOL! In the chapter titled “Stocks for the Long Run,” Larry stated that stocks are risky no matter how long your time-frame is, which basically refutes the entire point of Siegel’s Stocks for the Long Run (Affiliate Link). Regarding Siegel’s book, Larry says at the bottom of page 75:
The problem with the advice you got from that book was that its advice relied on a limited sample – the history of U.S. stocks for a relatively short period. The sample was also biased in tha tit looked only at the returns from a winner. And there was never any guarantee that th efuture for U. S. Stocks would look like the past – that U. S. stocks would continue to provide great returns.
I’m not quite sure what Larry means by “relatively short period” because Siegel’s book looks at returns going all the way back to 1802. That seems pretty long-term to me.
In the chapter, “Buy What You Know,” Larry gives some hypotheticals of people using Peter Lynch’s “buy what you know” approach to investing, which is laid out in One Up on Wall Street (Affiliate Link), one of the very first books I read on investing. Naturally all of the hypotheticals show the investor’s due diligence as coming up short, which again makes the case for passive management that much stronger. It’s been a long time since I read Lynch’s book but I’m pretty sure there was more to his strategy than just buying what you know.
Despite some of my disagreements with some of Larry’s thoughts, I do like this book and I would recommend it for EVERYONE to read. I think most people would be better served by taking the passive management route to building wealth. I wish more and more 401(k) plans would use low-cost index funds rather than the high-cost actively-mangaged funds that they offer. Maybe employees should send a copy of Wise Investing Made Simple (Affiliate Link) to the person in charge of their 401(k) plan. | <urn:uuid:5cecbb04-7c0e-475e-be72-e21bfa8c71f4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/11/05/a-review-of-wise-investing-made-simple-by-larry-swedroe/ | 2013-05-19T02:23:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966925 | 1,098 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Dolphin fishing slowed last week, but some fish are around and so are yellowfin tuna.
A story Sunday about a couple of yellowfins caught by dolphin fishermen caught Martin Doebel's attention.
"[It] got me thinking of blazing offshore to try my luck," Doebel said.
So Doebel ran 25 miles off Palm Beach with his friend Barry White of Pompano Beach on Friday.
They found two schools of yellowfins.
They didn't get a bite from the first school. They trolled past the second school and one of the tunas slammed a lure/ballyhoo combination on a downrigger line.
"The fish took line like no tomorrow," Doebel said. "We counted at least 25 to 30 separate runs after the initial hit.
"It took 2 hours and 15 minutes and a lot of sweat to land the fish. The fish weighed out at 85-plus pounds."
Capt. Bouncer Smith reported slow fishing during the day, with the bite not turning on until late afternoon. Bill Bailey, his son Danny, 12, and Jeanne Pemberton had a busy Saturday night fishing on Bouncer's Dusky 33. Using live pilchards in 100 feet, Bill caught a sailfish and a bonito and Danny and Pemberton each caught two bonitos. They moved in to Government Cut, and using live crabs, Pemberton caught a 110-pound tarpon and Danny caught one between 90 and 100 pounds.
Stewart Sperry of Pembroke Pines made his first South Florida fishing trip a memorable one by releasing his first sailfish, a 65-pounder, fishing with live herring off Miami Beach. Sperry also caught kingfish and bonito fishing with Michael, Rick and Harvey Bernstein on Dirty Bird 2.
Al Peranio and Joe Gervassi each caught and released a sailfish drifting north of Hillsboro Inlet in 50-130 feet. One sail ate a goggle-eye on a balloon and the other ate a dead ballyhoo on a kingfish jig.
Dave Hrdlicka and Carl Becker of Deerfield Beach caught a dolphin that bottomed out a 65-pound scale and was more than 5 feet long.
Jay and Kay Trudel and Randy Hafer caught 17 nice-sized schoolie dolphin fishing four miles out of Hillsboro Inlet on School's Out.
Tom Haddican of Cooper City caught a 29-pound bull dolphin 15 miles off Fort Lauderdale on Saturday to take the lead in Competition Tackle & Marine's month-long Dolphin Round-Up. The heaviest fish after June 30 wins $1,000.
David Zanger of Madison, Wis., caught five dolphin 5-12 pounds trolling live goggle-eyes 12 miles off Boca Raton on Southern Comfort on Saturday.
Norm Finkelstien of Sunrise caught a 141/2-pound grouper fishing in 160 feet south of Port Everglades Inlet on the Mary B drift boat of Fort Lauderdale.
Mark Fein caught an 80-pound tarpon on 12-pound line fishing in the Intracoastal Waterway in Hallandale Beach.
Mike Collins and Tony Vanchure caught tarpon and mangrove snapper fishing in North Biscayne Bay with Rick Van Acker Friday night.
Jack Trufelli of Fort Lauderdale caught and released a 34-inch, 20-pound redfish with a pinfish in the Indian River in Fort Pierce on Clutch Hit II with Jim Proctor.
Capt. Alan Zaremba reported catching good numbers and good sizes of largemouth bass in the Everglades. Gary Hamilton and Steve Adams of Delaware caught bass up to 51/2 pounds in three days of fishing at Everglades Holiday Park and Sawgrass Recreation Park with soft plastic jerkbaits and topwater plugs. On Friday, Paul Waters of Gainesville and his granddaughter Adrian, 11, of Deerfield Beach caught 19 peacock bass up to 31/2 pounds using Rat-L-Traps and live shiners in the C-100 Canal. On Saturday, Zaremba fished the Everglades with his daughter, Nicole, and his son Richie, who caught a 31/2-pound largemouth.
Terry and Wayne Fisher caught five fish weighing 25.8 pounds to win the Renegades Bass Club monthly tournament out of Everglades Holiday Park Saturday. Joe Timme and Bob Stevens were second at 23.0 and Timme had the big fish of 6.06. Don Brown and Steve Albaum were third at 20.11. Tournament director Fred Shuey reported that the top two teams fished in the L-67A Canal while Brown and Albaum caught most of their fish along Alligator Alley.
North Lauderdale Bait and Tackle will hold its monthly bass tournament Sunday. Register at the store at 7318 Southgate Blvd., 5:30-8 a.m. Weigh-in is 3 p.m. Entry fee is $10 and includes the big-bass pot. Anglers can weight five bass, but only one can be more than 14 inches. Trophies and cash will be awarded to the top three anglers and the angler catching the biggest bass. Call 954-721-3080 ... The Renegades Team Trail Open is Saturday at Sawgrass Recreation Area. A Renegades Summer Team Trail event is Sunday out of Everglades Holiday Park. Entry fee is $100, and includes the big bass pot, for each event. Fishing hours are safe light to 2 p.m. First place pays $1,000 with 30 boats. Those interested can call Southern Bass at 954-979-4933 or Fred Shuey at 954-978-0698.
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I started Tim’s Deals (Your Search Engine for Thousands of DC-Area deals) as an “experiment in social media” in late September of 2010, right at two years ago.
I ran with it full steam until about two months ago when the end of summer, vacations and some general malaise took over.
As much as it pained me to admit it, I’d done just about everything I could with this project and it simply wasn’t going anywhere.
Well…I just can’t give it up. I know in my heart of hearts that I have something here.
I can pinpoint a few areas where I know I veered in the wrong direction.
1) I’ve changed my focus way too frequently.
2) I’ve changed my website format way too frequently.
3) I tweeted…and tweeted…and tweeted…(one more time)…and tweeted way too much.
4) I didn’t do much else to get the word out.
5) I let too many people get to me asking how I intended to monetize Tim’s Deals.
Going forward, I’m going back to the basics. Here is how I intend to resolve the previous five issues:
1) FOCUS: My concept from the beginning was to build a database of local deals and that’s what I’m going to do.
2) WEBSITE: One search engine containing all approximately 5,000 of my deals to date. Not much fluff otherwise.
3) TWITTER: Deal summaries rather than every individual deal. More substance, less tweets.
4) BLOG: It’s 2012, it’s about time I use blogging as a resource.
5) PURPOSE: Back to my original focus of building a good database, not making money. First things first.
I’m excited to get back to work. Go ahead and peruse my first 5,000 deals and I’ll keep you updated about the next 5,000.
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January 19, 2011 — University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital announced a gift of $11.2 million toward the goal of $16.5 million to renovate the children’s and adolescent behavioral health units. The gift was made by the hospital’s lead donor, Caroline Amplatz, J.D., and sets in motion the initial renovation effort which is scheduled for completion in 2014.
Ms. Amplatz made the decision to add to the lead gift she made nearly two years ago for two reasons. “I am making this gift in honor and in memory of my mother, Maxine Heinrich Amplatz, MD, who was a pioneering physician who courageously battled depression,” explains Amplatz. “Second, I strongly believe children facing mental health challenges deserve as fine a care environment as children experiencing medical health concerns. As a community, we must step up and do more to recognize and support those facing mental illness—behavioral health impacts us all.”
Behavioral Health Services at the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital provides comprehensive mental health, substance abuse, and dual disorder services for children and adolescents. It is one of the largest behavioral health programs for children and adolescents in the nation. With 74 beds and outpatient program services including partial hospital, day treatment and community-based substance abuse treatment programs, more than 3,400 youth and their families receive care each year.
There are five different units—two secured inpatient units, a sub-acute inpatient unit and two outpatient care units. These patient care units are located in existing hospital facilities that were not renovated as part of the new children’s hospital facility building project. This gift was made to fully renovate the two secured inpatient units which treat children with the greatest care needs. Behavioral health facilities renovation and research have been identified as a critical priority for the state and region. The fundraising efforts are being led jointly by the Minnesota Medical Foundation and Fairview Foundation.
“Ms. Amplatz’ commitment to impacting the lives of children facing physical and mental health challenges is truly amazing,” said Kathie Taranto, president, University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital. “The demand for high quality inpatient behavioral care for children has never been greater. Her gift will allow the state’s premier academic children’s hospital to offer the state-of-the-art of care environment these children need. Because of Ms. Amplatz’s gift, our inpatient pediatric behavioral health facility will be designed to achieve an environment of healing and promise for these youth.”
“Mental health and behavioral health issues are an important part of the health care of children and adolescents,” said Joseph P. Neglia, MD, Chair, Department of Pediatrics. “We must improve the experience, care and perception of mental and behavioral health for our younger patients and their families. This gift will enable our academic faculty and staff to provide quality care in an environment of learning and research that ensures our families receives the best, personalized approach to their child’s mental health needs.”
The gift will renovate the two children’s and adolescent behavioral health inpatient units (27 beds) of University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital. It will also provide large muscle therapy spaces to include repairs of the therapeutic pool, a secured outdoor exercise space, and a secured indoor exercise space. The units will align with the design of and be physically connected to the new University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital. Research physicians will be engaged in planning and designing of the renovated space to ensure it supports the highest quality patient care together with the relevant residency programs and the teaching and research activities of the University faculty.
About University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital
Located on the east and west banks of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital is part of Fairview Health Services and is affiliated with the University of Minnesota Medical School, University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital provides a broad spectrum of pediatric health care. Our services range from pediatric general surgery, imaging and neonatal and pediatric intensive care to cardiac and oncology services and blood and marrow and organ transplantation.
Innovative approaches and affiliation with the University of Minnesota have led to several firsts, including the first successful pediatric blood marrow transplant, infant heart transplant in Minnesota and cochlear ear implant surgery for a child. University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital features one of the three largest kidney transplant programs in the world specializing in infants and small children.
University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital staff, University of Minnesota Physicians and community physicians work together to balance innovative technology and treatments with personal concern. University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital will open a new innovative facility for mothers and children on March 26, 2011. This new facility will provide patient- and family-centered care in more than 50 pediatric and maternal services in one convenient location. | <urn:uuid:5f8a5b0c-bcb6-496d-a61b-a25c83b842e9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mmf/news/children/2011/112-million-gift-to-transform-pediatric-behavioral-health-at-university-of-minnesota-amplatz-childre.html | 2013-05-19T02:25:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937712 | 1,036 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
MIKE BERARDINO is still living the dream he first hatched as a young boy growing up in South Florida in the ‘70s and ‘80s. He’s writing about sports for a living. Best of all, he’s doing it in a now-crowded South Florida sports landscape teeming with talent, passion and, yes, sometimes even controversy. As the newest sports columnist at the Sun Sentinel, where he’s worked since February 1998, most recently as a Dolphins beat writer, Mike will draw on his many experiences over the years covering virtually every major sport and event. You name it, he’s been on the scene: World Series, Summer and Winter Olympics, Super Bowls, NBA Finals, NCAA Final Fours, BCS Championships, Wimbledon, the Masters, NASCAR Sprint Cup and on and on. Talk about living the dream. And now, with this new role and a daily blog forum for his many ideas and opinions, it just keeps getting better. | <urn:uuid:64da28a4-c2ae-4d81-be68-fe6baa96ee9c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_seasonticket/2012/06/miami-heat-video-lebron-james-on-his-history-with-the-boston-celtics.html | 2013-05-19T02:32:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955331 | 209 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Prime Element gets, ahem, prime exposure
Looks like Prime Element - the outfit formerly known as 3 the Hardway - has been getting some prime exposure since linking up with Kamikazi Airlines last month -- or it's about to, we should say.
Since joining the Kamikazi roster, the group has signed a license agreement with Alli Sports, the official sponsor of the Dew Tour. As a result, you can expect to hear the act's music in various spots and sporting events on numerous networks, and there's some talk of the group appearing on some dates on the Dew Tour.
Before any of that happens, though, we hear that Kamikazi is readying a re-release of Set In Stone sometime later this month or just after the first of the year.
On a related note, A.V.I.U.S.'s new album, For Better or Worse -- which features cameos by an array of guests like Evidence from Dialated Peoples and Fashawn, as well as production from Es-Nine, Metty Dertmerchant (Sweatshop Union) and DJ Babu (Dilated Peoples), among others -- is nearing completion. | <urn:uuid:7bdb89a4-7806-47da-889e-728fcc6854cd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2010/11/prime_element_gets_some_ahem_p.php | 2013-05-19T02:18:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95731 | 242 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Like many young teens, I was exploring many genres of entertainment. By the time I turned 15 my dreams of becoming a professional athlete were fading, but music, especially Rock Music had become very exciting to me. I was learning to play the guitar and by the mid 70′s Rock Concerts had taken hold in America. A good friend of mine and great musician in his own right Joe Grizzanti started going to see bands play live with me. My first big gig was Grand Funk Railroad. I’ll always remember it was early June 1974 and my Dad was willing to drive me and Joe to the Ingelwood Forum in the Los Angeles area to see the concert. What a great time. Sitting on the floor, well standing actually because we were way back on the floor, watching Mark Farner wail away on lead guitar and all the lights were flashing while the band played “We’re an American Band” … I was hooked. Immediately I found myself becoming an expert on who the greatest bands were … uh, well at least at the time I did, so I began a journey over the next 38 years that has taken me throughout North America. Over 1800 Concerts later, and hoping I’m wiser than I was at 15, I look forward to sharing these many experiences with all of you. I have a feeling during this blog that memories of your lives will sweep over you. The amazing thing about attending Concerts and Sporting events is that when one of them really grabs you in a passionate way we remember it. It becomes a fabric in our lives. No, I don’t remember all of them. There were several years in the late 70′s and 80′s I went to 150 to 200 concerts a year. Almost every other night at times. It was a way of life. During these runs of one nighters I saw a huge array of bands and artists. The more I went the less I knew it seemed. Life is funny that way, the more you learn the less you know. What’s up with that anyway? The experience though has been valuable and enlightening. I have seen the beautiful births of careers and the sad death of many others. All in all, for any fan, in comes down to a few very important matters. Does the artist speak to you? Do you feel them? Do you relate to them? Do they make you think … or help you forget? Do they move you? and for me maybe the most important is “Are they believeable” ? … Real, not Fake or a Fad. I look forward to our next visit as I’m going to go into my library of memories and pick out some moments that hopefully you can relate with and enjoy. Until then, Peace to all. The Captain.
Many times over the years I have been asked, How did this all start? What was the attraction? From when I was little I was always the “need to know” and “need to tell everyone what I think” kid. Needless to say I stumbled many times in my life. No one likes a know it all. God knows I don’t know it all. It just took me many years to realize that. As we all get older and experience life two very real things become clear. 1) I am learning and growing … 2) I know less as I learn. Once I bought into this, my knowledge of what I do and have done became more relevant. Now, at 53, I am still a young guy, but I know I have experienced some amazing events and life moments that many people never have or maybe ever could. With that being said, sharing the life I have lived and how I got here today in 2012 hopefully will bring some laughter, enlightenment and entertainment to all my readers. So cheers to you all and here we go.
In 1967 two very significant things were added to my 8 year old life. Rock music and Ice Hockey. I was already a fan of the Beatles and I loved playing baseball and swimming, but little did I know what was coming my way. So, it’s the summer of 1967. The “Summer of Love” was everywhere in the Bay Area of Northern California. My parents were from our country’s greatest generation and were not part of the magical mystery tour that was sweeping the world. My Father, who I lovingly called “Pop”, was working in Monterey California that summer and took my Mom, my brother Greg and I on a road trip through the beautiful Carmel-Monterey area. Upon arriving we were a day early. Ugh. No hotels anywhere. So we slept in our 1965 Lincoln Continental in the parking lot of the hotel we were staying in the next day. All good right? and the curtain opens the next morning … we can’t open our car doors. There are Hippies sleeping up against our car. We get out of course and all over the parking lot are these teens and twenty somethings with flowers in their hair in colorful garb. Wow, I was thrilled !! … Pop was not and Mom was getting tired of being asked for money by girls so they could buy some food for their children. Hello, what’s going on ? … Needless to say the ever curious lad I was found out there was some Rock concert across the street. It was the opening day of the now world famous 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. I was so taken with everything going on I told my Pop, “When I get older I am going to have long hair !” … not in my house you won’t Pop proclaimed. However the seed had been planted and I was now grafted into the world of Rock and Roll. In upcoming blogs I will begin the journey that started in June 1974 when my Pop took me and a good friend to the Forum in Ingelwood California to see Grand Funk Railroad. My first of over 1800 concerts.
Now, there was one other very important 1967-68 “way of life” that was introduced to me. Ice Hockey. Most importantly the Los Angeles Kings. Pop took me to the Forum freshly built to see the new expansion team the NHL had given to Los Angeles. Now remember, I loved baseball. I wanted to be a Pro Baseball player when I grew up and I was a fan of both the Dodgers and the Angels. Well it didn’t take long and by the time I was a teen the Kings had far surpassed the Dodgers and Angels as MY TEAM … Amazingly 45 years later here we are and the Kings are in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Kings just beat the New Jersey Devils in game one last night to take 1-0 lead in the series. Personally as a fan of many things, this is the mother load of everything hoped for as a fan of anything for me. Go Kings !!!! No Letting Up !!!!.
Ok, still there … 1967, I was 8 years old. This was the beginning of how I got here. I look forward to sharing this road I have walked, crawled and ran on in next blog. We’ll start at the first concert in 1974 and go through my high school years ending in 1977. Thinking about it now those years may take a few blogs …
Peace to all. The Captain
I’m sure many of you have had experiences watching sporting events or going to a great concert or theatre show. This blog “the Captain’s Voice” is all about that and more. Like many of you, I am passionate about music and sports. During my life I have witnessed the Good, Bad, Ugly and truly unbelievable. Adding in the ticket industry and what it really is, the mission of this blog is to inform and entertain, make you think and hopefully open up the gates of passion that only a fan can bring to your special event. Welcome to the Captain’s Blog. | <urn:uuid:f003614a-d4c2-4dd7-b368-f82f4db1cf8c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://captainticket.com/blog/ | 2013-05-19T02:02:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.987247 | 1,630 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
(ARA) - Gone are the days when a stylish home and a busy family have to be mutually exclusive. Home decorating is hotter than ever and everyone is getting in on the trend.
With an ever-increasing focus on DIY design projects, resources such as shelter magazines, design blogs, TV shows and online home decor retailers are making high design accessible to any homeowner. If your budget doesn't include hiring an interior decorator to update your decor, a few tips from the experts will go a long way.
Design duo Robert and Cortney Novogratz are the stars of HGTV's "Home by Novogratz" and parents to seven children. Known for using vintage and eclectic items to create fun and stylish interiors that are also family-friendly, they point out that selecting unique pieces for your home is an easy way to make your style stand out.
"Having vintage pieces in your home is very important," Robert Novogratz says. "Our world is becoming more and more homogenized and a vintage piece really sets your space apart from anywhere else. Vintage pieces add a sense of history, tell a story, and make your space unique. It could be a family heirloom or something from a flea market."
Still, many people shy away from antique decor, associating it with hunting through flea markets and excessive spending on one-of-a-kind items. With all of the resources available on the Internet, you do not need to be a world traveler or an avid "antiquer" to create an eclectic look and feel in your home.
The leading online curated sales destination for the home, One Kings Lane, recently launched Vintage and Market Finds, which is a permanent online marketplace featuring curated premium antique and vintage treasures. The marketplace is comprised of items from the country's top vintage and antique dealers, offering remarkable prices and tremendous value to shoppers looking to update their homes with timeless decor.
To help you get in on the vintage trend, Cortney and Robert Novogratz are sharing their secrets for creating unique and family-friendly spaces that fuse style with purpose:
* Embrace the possibilities. When you're shopping for vintage pieces, consider how they can be repurposed and reimagined for your home. You can use an antique chest as a coffee table that doubles as stylish storage for blankets, pillows and toys. You will find new ways to incorporate pieces you're drawn to by keeping an open mind.
* Add history to your home. Vintage items, from coffee table books to maps and globes, can be incorporated into lively gathering spaces - or even your kids' bedrooms. Parents with an eye for style shouldn't be concerned about adding unique items to their home. While you do not want to not put the most expensive pieces in your kids' bedrooms, collectables like classic books and vintage maps make perfect decorative learning tools.
* Mix it up. A mix-and-match approach can give a home an eclectic yet comfortable style, adding a touch of livability to ultramodern spaces and pops of personality to more traditional decor. This works well for a dining room table. Balance a traditional mid-century candelabra with bright-colored modern candles for a centerpiece. Using mismatched vintage plates when entertaining guests is a fun way to add eclectic style to a dinner party.
* Play up your story. Your home is your castle, and it should reflect who you are. A personal element, like your initials or a lucky number, can provide inspiration as well as a starting point for looking for vintage elements for your home. Start small and build as you go, keeping an eye out for items like chests, boxes, lighting, books, art and furniture.
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According to my understanding, it is a Roman adaptation of the Epitrachelion and Orarion - essentially priestly neck-garments. I wouldn't read too much into the clothing style itself, as it changes infrequently and often erratically and illogically. But the garment itself, functionally, is simply the symbol of the priesthood or diaconate, but styled differently. It's also important to note how simple they can be, so it is likely that they were adapted as priestly garments some time after they were in common use by aristocracy.
The interesting part is that while in the Orthodox tradition the stole is two different garments for the priest and deacon, in the West it is almost the same garment simply worn differently, albeit with the final effect being identical: the priest's is symmetrical and comes down like a beard, and the deacon's is asymmetrical and worn like a sash.
This suggests a common origin to all of the stoles, but does not tell us what the proto-garment was, or if one of the two was the proto-garment. I would be inclined to assume the Orthodox garments, partly because of the Oriental Churches (Non-Chalcedonians):
etc... the naming is Western (stole) but it seems like the garment is mostly unchanged and similar to the Eastern Orthodox one. | <urn:uuid:e6ee4525-11cf-4562-8ff2-a5e1dbd708e5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/9979/what-is-the-origin-of-a-stole/9981 | 2013-05-19T02:23:47Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968363 | 279 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Well, NEG OPK this AM (CD11). I had +OPK's CD 9 and 10 along with a LOT of watery/strechy CM, SHOW cervix, Ov cramps yesterday etc.
I am sorta confused because FF wont detect O, yet today I got NEG OPK, Dry/Sticky CM, CP is low and firm...etc...ALL symptoms indicate that O has happened,
so basically FF ONLY uses Temp as a base....huh???
The whole talk that it takes in consideration ALL symptoms is bull crap because obvisously it ONLY used temp as a O detector.
Do you suggest I override FF and use today as 1DPO?
Here is my chart, we DTD form CD6 - CD10
i heave heard to use FAM method, as its the only reliable way to chart your O. But as for why, i don't know. just saw it on the boards :)
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Azur in Lexington, a meal so spectacular it deserves its own post (to come, I promise).
Thanks to Stephie of Small Girl Adventures and her boyfriend Brett, I finally ate at A Tavola in Over-the-Rhine. After tasting their wagyu meatballs with goat cheese (truly, The Best Meatballs in the World), I am looking forward to trying their wood-fired pizzas. And everything else on A Tavola's menu.
Dear Stephie even baked me birthday cookies! She is building her own baking and catering business, Small Girl Delights, and you should check it out now!
Stephie's sweet treats were almost enough to mend my broken heart when Chef Edward Lee got booted from Top Chef this week, just shy of going to the finale. But I will console myself by dining at his Louisville Restaurant, 610 Magnolia, next weekend. Ed did a great job of representing himself, his adopted city, and the caliber of cooking going on here in the middle of the country. (Here's the podcast he did with my blogging teammate Laura Kluvo on AllTopChef - one of our best exit interviews all season.) I've been proud to root for Ed, and I can't wait to taste what he does in his own kitchen, free of the constraints of the goofy Top Chef challenges.
My Louisville weekend will also include the Anthony Bourdain/Eric Ripert traveling road show, for which I now have an extra ticket, if you know of anyone who is interested . . .
Cincinnati Winter Beerfest, the craft-beer capper to Cincy Beer Week. Lucky me, I'll be spending my b-day at the 5B (Believers in Better Beer, Bites and Blogging) blog conference. Looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting in person some bloggers I've so far only had the privilege of getting to know online.
One of my dearest long-distance blogger friends, La Diva, who also has a February birthday coming up, was kind enough to think of me when she received an extra copy of Lucky Peach, the David Chang/McSweeney's quirky quarterly quasi-food magazine. It's a publication filled with compelling personal writing on topics that go beyond food. The design and illustrations are fresh and fascinating enough for me to recommend it to my artsy friends who aren't foodies. It's a hefty tome of print worth holding in your hands, turning off your phone/fb/twitter/pinterest, and settling in with. It may remind you of where your first love of books came from, and it's edgy enough to keep you flipping the pages.
After one horribly depressing birthday in my early twenties when I lived in NYC, I decided to take charge of coming up with my own ways to celebrate, big or small, sometimes just indulging in nerdy things of my own predilection. It's a strategy that has worked pretty well the last 30-odd years. Still, a true surprise is one of the best birthday gifts ever, and I've received one this year, thanks to Boxer, whose papier mache, puppy porn, gorgeous photos, and big heart always lift my spirits and remind me why it means so much to me to be part of the blogging community. She checks in on me to make sure I'm ok when I haven't posted in awhile, and lookie what she made for my birthday. Yep, it's Eggy meets Mr. Potato Head meets Archie McPhee, courtesy of my favorite PNW gal!
Big thanks to all my blogger friends who share their corners of the world, and the unique corners of their minds. You keep me going through my rough patches, and always inspire me with your talents, your wide-ranging interests, and your kindnesses.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Losing eight of its top 12 tacklers from a season ago, it's not hard to see that the Ohio State football team has some replacing to do in 2013. But what Buckeyes' head coach Urban Meyer is even more concerned about making up for doesn't necessarily show up in a season's stat sheet. | <urn:uuid:06bd57c0-68a3-4944-96d4-fc9aa76eb90c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://florida.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1463303 | 2013-05-19T02:41:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.900739 | 117 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
I just got a bunch of art books today in the mail (Bammes, Valerie Winslow and William Maughan), and I've been reading Maughan's The Artist's Complete Guide to Drawing the Head and practicing along since morning. These are my first anatomy / drawing books, everything else I've bought so far were animation related.
To the point, Mr. Maughan continually expresses utter distaste towards the use of lines, whether it be a border, an outline or even a simple straight line (if believability was the aim). At first I was able to easily ignore his claims, which is probably a psychological counter-action my mind took, considering all I've been doing so far has been lines and blocking within them; I really didn't want to believe him. But you can't ignore it forever, since the books all about that.
He has slowly quite convinced me to disregard the use of lines now (and I'm not even past 30 pages), through his descriptions and visual examples. Everything is value and form. There are no lines in nature.
This brings me to the question; should I be from now on, do all my practices in values? I feel quite apprehensive about drawing even simple outlines and contour drawing now, thinking it is bad practice. Many thoughts and techniques present in the book are revelations to me, but this one is stuck in my head. And its starting to act like an invisible gate keeper. Its difficult for me to completely accept it though; I find it hard to constuct positions of forms and connections purely with values. Maybe it's a matter of practice?
Should I really be all this concerned? Ofcourse, many great artists and teachers use outlines and figures with contours in their books.
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Free to Be You & Me…via the Internet
by Rochelle Griffin
Have you ever made a decision that people questioned you on, yet you knew in your heart it was the right one? I have. It was the day that I left my nursing career. I remember my family and friends questioning how I could leave such a lucrative career behind after spending so much time in school earning my BSN. After all, as a nurse, I’d never have to worry about having a J-O-B. I knew that I was making the right decision, as scary as it was, because I was no longer happy in my career. It wasn’t bringing me joy. Instead it was bringing me stress, anxiety, and separation from my family. I found joy in what started out as a hobby: helping people get fit and healthy. I’m often asked how I was able to turn a hobby into a 6-figure company that allowed me to walk away from nursing. The answer is simple…the use of the Internet and social media.
When I grew up in the 80’s, we didn’t have Internet (yes I’m dating myself.) I remember only being married for a few years in the 90’s when my husband was trying to convince me that we needed to get a computer in the house. I couldn’t understand WHY. After all, I could do those things by hand! It makes me laugh now to think about it. I didn’t understand in that moment how our lives were going to change.
We live in a culture today that is completely connected via the Internet. We can Skype someone halfway across the world. We can easily share photos, videos, and ideas with the click of a mouse. We can create a cyber-space that is ours alone and put our stamp of individuality on it. As busy as we all are, we can do all of this on our own time schedule. The technology today is crazy amazing.
When people in my town find out that I’m a health/fitness coach, the next question is typically “Do you go to people’s homes or do they come to you?” They find it hard to believe that, no, I actually coach people all across the country using my computer and smart phone. As a result, I’ve been able to reach and help thousands more people than I ever could as a nurse all while creating freedom for myself and for my family. It’s completely win-win.
I want people to be healthy because I’ve seen, first hand, the results of obesity. I’ve taken care of these people in the hospital. I’ve seen the toll that it takes on the family unit. Because of our fast-paced lifestyle today, people need to be able to workout when they can fit it in. Often the answer is for them to workout right in their own home. I help guide them in the best program to fit their needs, help them with their nutrition, and provide the motivation and support that is so necessary for success. I can do this whether I’m lying in bed, sitting in my office, watching my son in the park, or even if I’m traveling abroad. If I have an Internet connection and my smart phone, I’m in business.
I don’t know where you are in your life. You may be completely content with your current situation and the amount of time you spend with your family. You may not be working 40+ hours a week just to make ends meet. I sincerely applaud you. On the other hand, if you aren’t happy with your current situation, I’m here to tell you that there is another way. If you have a love for people and a desire to reach a broad audience via the Internet and social media, drop me a line. I want to help. ☺
A Toast to Your Health,
Rochelle Griffin is a Registered Nurse with over 20 years experience who has transitioned her love for fitness, health, & freedom into a 6-figure company that now helps others live the life of their dreams.
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|I still can't believe that I took this shot. I can't take credit for creating the landscape, the weather, and the lighting, but I sure as hell know where to stand, point the camera, and shoot.|
|I had to get one awkward self portrait of myself to prove that I was there. Since then, I cut my hair and joined a cult--it was that powerful a place. Well, it wouldn't be the first time that happened, a-tee-hee!|
|Pioneers be taggin' this shit.|
|One of the many things to look forward to after the "harvest" of man: views unobstructed by modern civilization.|
|Fifty miles to the horizon and thirty to Highway 81, via dirt roads. You don't have to go this way, but where else are you going to see such beautiful nothingness?|
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not everyone looks their best 100% of the time
just look at mila kunis
WHEN SOMEONE ASKS IF IM SICK OF STUDYING
WHEN SOMEONE OVER SHARES
Amazing photo I took this past Monday at Falling Rock. One is edited, the other is the original. So beautiful!
This anatomical heart necklace is so realistic that you’ll almost swear you feel it beating. Even better, this heart can be opened up for a closer look. It seals again with a magnetic clasp. You lovely people can use coupon code ‘1000NOTES’ for an EXTRA 10% off your ENTIRE order!
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2006 Utah Code - 30-6-1 — Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Abuse" means intentionally or knowingly causing or attempting to cause a cohabitant physical harm or intentionally or knowingly placing a cohabitant in reasonable fear of imminent physical harm.
(2) "Cohabitant" means an emancipated person pursuant to Section 15-2-1 or a person who is 16 years of age or older who:
(a) is or was a spouse of the other party;
(b) is or was living as if a spouse of the other party;
(c) is related by blood or marriage to the other party;
(d) has one or more children in common with the other party;
(e) is the biological parent of the other party's unborn child; or
(f) resides or has resided in the same residence as the other party.
(3) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), "cohabitant" does not include:
(a) the relationship of natural parent, adoptive parent, or step-parent to a minor; or
(b) the relationship between natural, adoptive, step, or foster siblings who are under 18 years of age.
(4) "Court clerk" means a district court clerk.
(5) "Domestic violence" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-36-1.
(6) "Ex parte protective order" means an order issued without notice to the defendant in accordance with this chapter.
(7) "Foreign protection order" is as defined in Section 30-6a-102.
(8) "Law enforcement unit" or "law enforcement agency" means any public agency having general police power and charged with making arrests in connection with enforcement of the criminal statutes and ordinances of this state or any political subdivision.
(9) "Peace officer" means those persons specified in Title 53, Chapter 13, Peace Officer Classifications.
(10) "Protective order" means an order issued pursuant to this chapter subsequent to a hearing on the petition, of which the petitioner and respondent have been given notice in accordance with this chapter.
Amended by Chapter 157, 2006 General Session
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The Mormon in me doesn’t want to say that it was “just coincidence” that my travels brought me within an easy distance of the Los Altos chapel where, ten years ago today, Stuart Matis took his life after three decades of struggling to reconcile his homosexuality with his devout faith in the LDS church. After seeing on Twitter that there was a memorial going on, I skipped out of a meeting, grabbed the rental car and a bunch of flowers, and made my way over.
When I reached the chapel, the first thing I noticed was that the parking lot was blocked off with orange cones. Not exactly an impassable barrier, but a clear message that today, the “Visitors Welcome” etched on the front of the building translated to “Bugger Off.” This chapel is in an upscale residential neighbourhood, and there is no lack of street parking that would cause those in the area to park at the church unless they were visiting the church. I was saddened that the Los Altos Stake felt it was necessary to wall off its parking lot, telling those who came by to leave good wishes that they were unwelcome.
I was told by the few people at the vigil that they had informed the local church leaders that they intended to do the vigil, but that they had not asked to do it on church property. I was ashamed to hear that church leaders would not openly welcome a memorial for a beloved friend, brother, and faithful church member, and sad to see that the cards and flowers left for Stuart had to sit on a strip of dirt by the side of the road. Not many people were there, and there were far fewer flowers than I would have hoped. But I wasn’t surprised. This was not a bishop-endorsed activity, and lack of endorsement is silent disapproval. I doubt the Relief Society would mobilize to commemorate the suicide of a gay man, however loved he was, without the bishop’s blessing. Could it have really hurt, I wondered, for the Bishop to invite them to set up on the lawn, with the chapel doors open to those who wished to mourn the loss of a human life and hope for a little more love in the world?
It was a forlorn little vigil, all too representative of how the church treats gays and lesbians. A massive, heavy building on a grassy rise, with enormous, grave doors that are locked to those sitting on a strip of dirt by the wayside. The cops weren’t there run them off, but they certainly didn’t look very welcome. Despite this, there was sunshine and a nice breeze, and pink roses, photos, and memories faced out to the world for passers-by to see.
You will be remembered, Stuart, and I know your legacy will be greater than that. I never knew you, but if I had, I would have been your friend. | <urn:uuid:554bfc9e-132d-49fd-ae49-67cd904350aa> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://mollymuses.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/remembering-stuart-matis/ | 2013-05-19T02:00:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.98846 | 596 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
More Sunset Strip Pictures
``Sunset Strip'' centers around five up-and-coming habitus: a photographer, a fashion designer, an obsessed guitarist, a depressed, struggling songwriter, a talent manager, and a rock star for the moment. They all want to weave their own bit of history into the fabric of the legendary music business. Set against some memorable music and unforgettable fashions, ``Sunset Strip'' takes place in a year when groups such as The Eagles, Steely Dan and Bruce Springsteen made their album debuts.
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English form of a common biblical name (meaning ‘who is like God?’ in Hebrew) borne by one of the archangels, the protector of the ancient Hebrews, who is also regarded as a saint of the Catholic Church. In the Middle Ages, Michael was regarded as captain of the heavenly host (see Revelation 12:7–9), symbol of the Church Militant, and patron of soldiers. He was often depicted bearing a flaming sword. The name is also borne by a Persian prince and ally of Belshazzar mentioned in the Book of Daniel. Since the early 1900s it has been one of the most enduringly popular boys' names in the English-speaking world. See also Michal. | <urn:uuid:30e201d0-fe25-4da1-a2c2-57b26ee5e4ee> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://names.whitepages.com/Michael/Lens | 2013-05-19T02:39:11Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981075 | 147 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
cheezitmike writes "While there has been lots of outcry about Netflix separating their DVD service from their streaming service, media expert Eric Garland says they're just doing to the DVD what Apple did to the floppy disk. 'I was reminded of so many precedents: Facebook revamping its user interface, the introduction of the first Blueberry iMac, the one with the conspicuously missing 3.5-inch floppy drive on the front. All of these were moments when there was a paradigm shift that led to an immediate public outcry. People made a lot of noise and had a lot of complaints. People were very upset about these shifts...until they weren't. In the news cycle, the outcry is significant and it is problematic, but it's also important to note how quickly these things are forgotten.'" | <urn:uuid:ea5da475-4980-4b60-8d61-5972a5332211> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/07/22/183218/netflix-killing-dvds-like-apple-killed-floppies?sdsrc=prev | 2013-05-19T02:38:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.987128 | 163 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Editorial: Women-in-combat change acknowledges reality
The U.S. military crossed the Rubicon yesterday, lifting its ban on women in combat. It was a historic moment.
After inching in the right direction for years, military policy finally caught up with the reality of modern warfare. More than 250,000 women have been "in combat" in Afghanistan and Iraq over the past decade, because in those theaters there were no clear lines separating the front from the rear. One hundred fifty-two servicewomen have lost their lives in those wars. More than 900 have been wounded.
From now on, valiant women will have their roles in combat recognized when vying for promotion. That's important. In an organization built to fight, combat experience is a key to career advancement.
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel, the president's nominee to be the next defense secretary, must see to it that the new policy ending gender discrimination is implemented quickly and smoothly. Goldbricking should not be tolerated. He should make sure he has women deputies at the Department of Defense and then put a few of them in charge of overseeing the transition. They're likely to have a vested interest in pushing the pace of change for the more than 200,000 women among the 1.4 million active duty military personnel, and those who join the ranks in the years to come.
In 2012 the military opened about 14,500 positions to women, including jobs such as intelligence officer and mechanic. The order Defense Secretary Leon Panetta signed Thursday went much further. It rescinded the 1994 policy that prohibited assigning women to small ground combat units. It will open more than 230,000 additional jobs to women who meet existing standards, many in Army and Marine infantry units and potentially even in elite special forces units.
The reversal of policy was recommended by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which signals that people at the highest level of the military recognize the outdated directive needed to be scrapped. The transformation won't be completed overnight, but each branch of the service -- the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force -- must now develop plans allowing women to seek combat positions.
Each branch will have until 2016 to make the case if it wants to continue barring women from some jobs. That latitude to carve out exceptions is important, if they can be justified. But so is the key shift of the burden of proof from women seeking inclusion to those seeking to exclude them. The bar should be extremely high.
And from this day on there should be no more situations like the one that prompted Maj. Mary Jennings Hegar, three other servicewomen and the American Civil Liberties Union to sue the Department of Defense last year. Hegar was an Air National Guard search-and-rescue pilot in Afghanistan in 2009, inserting medics and flying out the wounded, when her helicopter was downed by enemy fire. Once on the ground she took and returned fire and was wounded. Although decorated, she couldn't seek combat leadership positions because the Pentagon didn't officially recognize her experience as combat.
The era of official gender discrimination in the military ended Thursday. It was a proud day for the United States. | <urn:uuid:6cfcd3fe-a08a-42e0-aef7-ec62c4800c2f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://newyork.newsday.com/opinion/editorial-women-in-combat-change-acknowledges-reality-1.4505472 | 2013-05-19T02:38:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965957 | 636 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
I am beginning to count the days until summer vacation is over.
No more "Oh I can't get enough of my kids, I love spending time with them."
(Ok, well I'm not entirely convinced I have
And though I am not looking forward to backpacks in the mudroom, paper-throw-up on my counter everyday at 3:45pm, strictly enforced bedtimes, homework, taking two little boys to stores, and PTA assignments, I am looking forward to this:
Return to routine. Scripture reading, family prayers, cleaning schedules, meaningful Family Home Evenings and Sunday School lesson preparation, for some reason are much easier during the school year.
Less food consumed. Even taking into consideration either school lunch or a packed home lunch, there is much less money spent in the grocery category of my budget during the school year.
The end of Otter Pops and popsicles. The key to my outside freezer is lost, therefore Joshua has free reign of the Otter Pops. Actually, who am I kidding? I'm sure they'll be all gone before tonight, there's no way they'll last two and a half more weeks. But Joshua or not, I am tired of the constant 'sharing with the whole neighborhood' and thus all the Otter Pop wrappers and popsicle sticks that are found all over my yard.
A clear driveway. At any given point there are bikes, wagons, strollers, scooters, etc. covering the driveway.
Less chatter. My older two kids DO.NOT.SHUT.UP. The chatter is constant. Everything from 'Guess what I dreamed about?' to 'Do you know what I think would look good?' and so on and so forth.
Longer lasting cleanliness. Today as I was cleaning one room upstairs, I heard Ellie in a different room emptying out the baby doll clothes drawer, Drew in a separate room emptying out the Lincoln Logs, Joshua in his room throwing out every pair of shorts in his drawer in search of his Wrangler's, Luke practicing the piano (which inevitably means Megan and Ellie's music strewn all over the place) and Megan in her room dinking around instead of cleaning it.
Cooler temperatures. I don't like the heat. That combined with all of the above makes me less than pleasant.
Of course I love my kids. You know I do. I know I do. And most importantly, they know I do.
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Newton's first law states that an object will keep doing what it is doing if left alone, in other words - The natural state of an object is static - unchanging - motion.
Newton's second law clarifies the first. Acceleration, or any change in motion, is an unnatural state for an arbitrary object left to its laurels, however it is a state that clearly exists all around us. Newton defines the "thing" that forces an object to change its state of being - a force.
In this most rigorous sense, a force is defined to be that which causes a change in motion.
The observation of a change in momentum necessitates that there is some force driving that change, so in this sense the two are equivalent (there is an equals sign there after all) - wherever you see a (net) force you will see an acceleration, wherever you see an acceleration you will find a force responsible for it. However, going back to the first law, acceleration is a change in the (kinetic) state of an object, an objects natural tendency is to statically maintain its state. The observation of an unnatural state of being would logically imply that there is a cause.
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|Posted by hj on February 01, 19100 at 00:58:12:|
|In response to Re: Bathroom Fans|
If you have a 2000 sq. ft. house, the fans will turn the air over in about one and a half hours, but that assumes that no new moisture is introduced while it is happening, which is a fallacy. In addition, where is the air coming from which is replacing that which you are exhausting? Unless you will be allowing 260-300 to enter the house, the fans will not be able to exhaust that much air.
: I currently have my main and ensuite bathroom fans vented into the soffit of my house which is causing mold and mildew forming on the inside of my roof as the moist air moves up the roof rather than going outside. (so I am told) To fix the problem I have been told to have the fan vents extended to vent out throught the soffits. While that was being done, I planned on upgrading the fans that came with the house (50-70CFM) to 130-150 CFM fans to help ventilate the house since condensation forms the house windows. The main bathroom fan is connected to a dehumidistate, but only changes the house moisture by 10% (sitting at 50% currently). I was going to have the ensuite fan connected to a dehumidistate as well. Hopefully, along with the furnace fan running all day, the ventilation will be improved to decrease the house moisture and stop the mold forming on the inside of my roof. Any suggestions as to the number of CFM I will need or if my thinking will work? The house is a two storey basement entry, 2200 sq. ft. Main bathroom is 6X7 and the ensuite is 5X7.
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by Brent Lorentson on August 29th, 2012
After solar storms ravage the earth causing the soil to overheat and scorch our forests, the few who survive are left in a barren wasteland that stretches across the globe. The concept is an impressive one to explain the desert world we are first introduced to in the opening moments of Hell, though what’s more impressive is how this low-budget, post-apocalyptic film managed this look with simple camera tricks. With Roland Emmerich involved as executive producer, you may be expecting big-budget recreations of famous landmarks exploding and wiped away in a giant tidal wave. Instead what you get with Hell is an intimate tale of two sisters struggling to survive in a world where their hope rests in simply finding a small part of the world where water is readily available.
When we first meet Marie (Hannah Herzsprung) and Leonie (Lisa Vicari) they are passengers travelling along an empty stretch of highway with newspapers taped over the windows with only a hole large enough for the driver, Phillip, to see out of. Stopping at what remains of a gas station, our trio of survivors scavenge the place for gas and any supplies to take with them. It’s here that they encounter Tom, a mechanic who offers his skills in exchange for some cans of peaches and to join them on their journey into the mountains to find water.
It’s once the survivors reach the mountains that things begin to take a turn for the worse. After discovering a wrecked car that has fallen over the side of the road, the group ventures off to investigate and gather any supplies that they can take with them. And it is when Leoni is the only one with the van as the others investigate the wrecked car that Leoni realizes that they are not alone in these woods. The van is stolen with her inside, and though Marie and the others try to come to her rescue, it is too late. From this point on the film continues to take darker turns as Marie takes it upon herself to rescue her sister from the captors at all cost.
What is most frightening about this film isn’t in its scares or gore but in how grounded in reality the villains of the film are. Sure they do horrible things, but it’s all in the name of survival, and if the end of days were to come in this shape it’s very possible this is how a majority of those struggling to survive would turn out. I’m purposefully being vague, because so much of this movie hinges on its twists in direction in plot and character. Some decisions made by Marie are questionable, but then again so are many decisions people make in their day to day lives.
After learning the title for Hell is not in reference to any biblical meaning but actually the German word for brightness, the title actually fits nicely. Most of the film is blown even for the night shots to convey the change the world has gone through. At times the film even slides into sepia tones and looks beautiful against the back drop of a scorched forest. The camera work throughout elevates the quality of the film from looking like a modest independent feature.
Overall this is a fun little film that seems to of come out of nowhere. Apparently it’s also floating around under the title Apocalypse; I don’t know if anything in the film has been changed other than the title. For those that are not fans of subtitles, since this is a German film, it does have a dubbed track for you to select from. If you’re a fan of The Road or just want a cool little movie to keep you entertained, this is one to pick up and enjoy. | <urn:uuid:f98ae326-b806-4200-ac88-05dfa74ce90c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://upcomingdiscs.com/2012/08/29/hell/ | 2013-05-19T02:17:56Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964939 | 763 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Sir Patrick Moore, 89, Dies At Home
Astronomer and broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore has died at his home at the age of 89.
The broadcaster "passed away peacefully" on Sunday afternoon, in Selsey, West Sussex, his friends and staff said in a statement.
It added: "After a short spell in hospital last week, it was determined that no further treatment would benefit him, and it was his wish to spend his last days in his own home, Farthings, where he today passed on, in the company of close friends and carers and his cat Ptolemy."
Sir Patrick, who celebrated the 55th anniversary of his programme, The Sky At Night, in April, had battled ill health in recent years.
The stargazer had been using a wheelchair and had become unable to look through a telescope.
He died after battling an infection.
The statement went on: "Over the past few years, Patrick, an inspiration to generations of astronomers, fought his way back from many serious spells of illness and continued to work and write at a great rate, but this time his body was too weak to overcome the infection which set in, a few weeks ago.
"He was able to perform on his world record-holding TV Programme The Sky at Night right up until the most recent episode.
"His executors and close friends plan to fulfil his wishes for a quiet ceremony of interment, but a farewell event is planned for what would have been Patrick's 90th birthday in March 2013."
Queen guitarist Brian May, himself an avid astronomer with a doctorate in astrophysics, paid tribute to a "dear friend and a kind of father figure to me".
He said: "Patrick will be mourned by the many to whom he was a caring uncle, and by all who loved the delightful wit and clarity of his writings, or enjoyed his fearlessly eccentric persona in public life.
"Patrick is irreplaceable. There will never be another Patrick Moore. But we were lucky enough to get one."
Speaking at a party to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the BBC programme, Sir Patrick said he hoped the stargazing series would continue "indefinitely".
The last programme was broadcast on Monday.
Sir Patrick has only missed one episode since it began in 1957 when he was struck down by food poisoning.
His trademark monocle, unique delivery and occasional performances on the xylophone made him a familiar target for satirists and impressionists, but his scientific credentials were never in doubt.
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Sad news a British icon gone :( R.I.P
RIP irreplaceable..... :-(
R.I.P Patrick a true British icon,remember watching Sky At Night brill
One of the few "Sirs", who deserve the title. R.I.P...Sir Patrick,
My eldest son and my self met Patrick Moore some years ago when he came to Derby Assembly Rooms, on one of his many talks. And we had our photo taken with him .He will be missed . R I P.
i would have loved to have met him Audrey. Always took an interest in this lovely gentle man. His story of why he never marriied after losing his sweetheart during WW2 was very very touching
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Very sad !!!!!
He had a good long life and was very sad recently because his mobility was so limited and he couldn't be independent
Does anyone remember him in GamesMaster with Dominik Diamond
Awesome program ,Then dexter fletcher took over
Yes he did Dominik was better,Patrick was great in it.Used ro watch it with my children
Slightly excentric but very likable, he will be sadly missed. " Farthings " and " Ptolomy " ?
Love those names for the puddies. He adored those cats!
Sorry meant puddy/house
Sadly another British Great has passed on RIP
Rest in Peace Patrick. You were brilliant. A very humane, gentle inteligent and likeable gentleman. Rock on eccentricity and one less fabby person in this world> xxx
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I feel Sir Patrick has been around all my life and the world will feel a little emptier without him now. RIP Sir Patrick
A great man in every respect and a giant in hids field. Is it true he didn't have a single qualification in astronomy and was entirely self-taught?
A great loss to popular science.
A true English eccentric and an inspirational broadcaster who will be sadly missed by viewers young and old.
RIP Patrick, Thanks for helping me to be interested in Astronomy and for all the great Sky at Nights. A one off and a Gentlemen. x
A true legend. Have a safe trip to the stars R.I.P Sir.
Very sad news. I loved the sky at night. R.I.P.
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Using Wine as a Spice
Think of flavoring a recipe with wine in the same light as you would adding a spice. The flavors tend to mellow the longer you cook the wine in the dish and it is recommended that a young, strong red wine is allowed to cook for at least 45 minutes. The next question, is typically should I use a red or a white wine? Reds tend to bring color, clarity and a distinctly dry characteristic to the foods they flavor. White wines are known to bring an acidic quality with a bit of pucker power. Use reds for flavoring red sauces with red meat. For example, a bold red wine would be perfect for a meatball marina or stout stews with lots of heavy vegetables. Steer towards white wines if you are making cream sauces or emphasizing white meats or seafood.
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I wanted to thank y'all for being so mature in your comments on the last post. Whether you agree or disagree with my views doesn't matter: it's the fact that you're acceptant of them that really gets my jollies on. Judgement is ugly. I'd like to respond to each comment individually, but I haven't exactly figured out a good way to do that yet. So just know that your thoughts are appreciated!
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- i live in Kampala, Uganda a crazy chaotic place in East Africa...i live in Kampala, Uganda a crazy chaotic place in East Africa. I am a fan of cinema in general and chinese cinema especially the Wu shu period pieces such as HERO, House of Flying Daggers, Kung Fu Hustle. I spend my time writing rhymes and creating soundtracks to life in this crazy beautiful place. I develop content for the internet with WizArts Media,a production company situated in Ntinda, Kampala, Uganda and organise the ZUKA Students Film Festival.
I graduated from University with a BA in Mass Communication specialising in broadcast media.
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I am a fan of Jean Baudrillard whose writings i recently discovered by accident after reading his obituary. I have a thing for Philosophy and have read some Confuscius and Tao of Li Tzu in my time.
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It’s summertime in Europe, fields are exploding their best color ever and Insects are at their greatest number. Everywhere crickets and grasshoppers defend their territories and eat tons of leaves… except one.
Camouflaged among the long-leaved herbs, there’s something very similar to a grasshopper, but much more lethal: the Predatory Bush Cricket (Saga pedo).
Equipped with sharp spikes all along its legs and strong mandibles, this giant cricket is a real danger for any grasshopper passing by. She’s waiting, she doesn’t move and keeps her front legs wide open like a false friendly embrace.
It will not pass so much time before a grasshopper will pass near, unaware of that odd spiny herb perching over..
The hunt is short, the spiny legs set off and soon the grasshopper is embraced by death. Saga pedo then begins to eat the prey using its strong razor-like mandibles.
The breeding physiology of this species is unique as well. Male are barely “known to exist” by scientist since 2008 (a specimen found in Switzerland). The populations are normally composed by females only, which breed by parthenogenesis. Basically, they produce eggs that will give birth to clones of their mothers. But that’s not all. Since this species is strongly related to grasshopper abundance and humidity, the eggs cannot hatch each year. They have to wait for the best times; a year with a particular explosion of grasshoppers for example. The female then deposit her eggs deep underground, using her sword-like ovipositor like a probe. In this way the eggs will resist to cold-weather, foods and dryness, until a particularly rainy Spring. The eggs can resist up to four years underground before hatching in small replicas of adults.
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So to any of you who are watching the Pro Bowl, did you notice the play that Brent Grimes just made? After the jump, I'll explain why he will hopefully be an important part of our roster next year.
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Bridport film festival sell-out fright night
Bridport's From Page to Screen's special festival screening of The Shining at the Burton Cliff Hotel has sold out within days.
Tickets for Stanley Kubrick's cult classic were snapped up by 60 film enthusiasts all keen to attend the festival's first ever 'off-site' screening on April 11 at the hotel, now renamed The Seaside Boarding House, which is currently closed and awaiting renovation.
The 1980 film starring Jack Nicholson is set in an isolated hotel in the off-season. Jan Harlan, Kubrick's brother-in-law and Executive Producer, will be the guest speaker for this event, which will be preceded by Room 237, a documentary which details the conspiracy theories thought to be hidden within the film.
''From Page to Screen gets more popular every year,'' said Polly Gifford, Director of Bridport Arts Centre. ''We are delighted to show The Shining in such a unique venue - you can't get a more fitting or atmospheric setting and it promises to be an great night.''
Other films expected to sell out soon include Oscar winning Life of Pi, Dustin Hoffman's directorial debut Quartet and a special preview screening of Byzantium following a BAFTA Masterclass with legendary producer Stephen Woolley. Quartet, starring Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly and Tom Courtenay, will be followed by a post-show talk from producer Finola Dwyer.
Tickets are now on sale for the fifth annual From Page to Screen, the UK's only film festival dedicated to the adaptation of books into films. Films for this year's event, to be held in Bridport on April 10 to 14, have been chosen by this year's curator Joe Dunthorne, whose first novel Submarine was made into a Hollywood movie. Most films will be accompanied by a guest speaker involved in the writing or film-making process.
Tickets for all events are now on sale at the Bridport Arts Centre box office on 01308 424024 or the Bridport Tourist Information Centre 01308 424901 or book seats online at bridport-arts.com Tickets for adults are £8 for films with a guest speaker, and £6 for all other films.
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The parking lot at the Blue Lantern Lounge was already mostly full when we arrived for an early Thursday night dinner.
Fortunately, we found a table in the bustling middle room of the restaurant. There’s a compact barroom at the front, with tall tables and stools, where people can eat, order from a long list of specialty martinis and other drinks, and sometimes listen to live music. The middle and back rooms are outfitted with standard tables.
The overall decor was clean, artsy country house, despite the wall-mounted flat-screen television facing our table. We got glasses of water and warm Italian bread with butter.
We ordered a stuffed banana pepper ($6 each), the Buffalo standard that’s elevated here with an ungreasy panko crust and bacon-studded cheese filling. It arrived in a pool of zesty, herbal tomato vodka sauce and a handful of field mix greens, enough for two to share a few bites each.
We also asked for one of the specialty spring rolls ($7), which come in chicken and black bean, banana pepper and sausage or Asian shrimp. They’re more like egg-roll caliber, and our chicken and black bean choice included corn, pepperjack cheese and pico de gallo. Like the pepper, it was fried well, with a crispy skin, and the ingredients were fresh and distinct, not reduced to mush.
We also asked for a butternut squash salad ($11) from the regular menu. I chose the Thursday night dinner special of pot roast with roasted vegetables and mashed potatoes ($18). Cat went for the lobster cake entree ($19) with risotto and glazed carrots.
We noticed that others had ordered the signature “Sir Lawrence” pound-and-a-quarter burger, which comes on a custom-baked Frisbee-sized roll, and a pile of onion rings.
Butternut squash can be heavy, especially when chefs so often feel inclined to enrich it with cream and butter. The Blue Lantern squash salad surprised us with its restraint, offering warm chunks of sweet, tender squash in a nest of puckery baby arugula, dotted with halved grape tomatoes adding juicy acidity. What made it complete were crisped nubs of pancetta that contributed an earthy cured flavor to the salad’s savory dressing. It was one of my favorite salads of 2012, though Cat thought the tomatoes pointless.
Her lobster cake dinner brought three puck-sized cakes of lobster mixture, which were aggressively browned in a crumb coat. Despite that, we wished for more exterior crunch to balance the expanse of soft middles. The flavor was acceptably seafoodish but like most lobster cakes, it didn’t scream crustacean. The spicy aioli and basil oil added pools of flavor to dabble in, so the cakes didn’t become a one-note opera.
The accompanying risotto with peas was a soft, creamy delight, and we both enjoyed the ample helping of firm glazed carrots.
My pot roast dinner arrived piled onto an oval plate. It wasn’t much to look at, but it was fine to eat.
The beef was easily fork-tender, mild heading toward bland. The beef juice I found at the bottom of the plate helped amplify its flavor, but I wished there was more, or even a gravy.
The vegetables were overwhelmed, and seemed like an afterthought, even though the mashed potatoes at the bottom were soothingly creamy. There were chunks of soft carrots, squash and onions there, and I would have eaten more.
I asked our server for some horseradish. She brought a little cup and I happily finished the rest of my beef. Service as a whole was snappy, with answers and water refills coming without delay.
We looked at desserts, passing over strawberry cobbler, to pick a dark chocolate dipped brownie and a salty caramel crème brûlée (both $6).
The brownie had morphed into more like a brownie sundae, but the warm brownie and ice cream provided a sweet final note nonetheless. The salty crème brûlée, with big grains of salt cracking between my teeth along with the pane of glassine sugar, was a real treat. The deeply caramel custard underneath made it a combination to savor.
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As they carry on with the day-to-day work of serving the community, the staff at the Sampson Crisis Center is also busy preparing for their seventh annual gospel sing fundraiser.
Unlike last year when the event took place on a Sunday afternoon, this year’s sing will be held Friday, March 29 at 6 p.m. at the Sampson County Agri-Exposition Center.
Rochelle Stuart, director of the Crisis Center, encourages the community to come out and join them for a fun, musical time. “There will be lots of local talent from within the community and also some from outside of Sampson County.”
Stuart adds that there will also a be a raffle. “We’re looking for local businesses to donate door prizes,” said Stuart. “We’ll start collecting them in March.”
Always thinking of others, the Crisis Center staff makes sure that everyone has the opportunity to be a part of the fun. “Something we like to do is we like to visit the nursing homes and see if there is anyone there who is able and would like to get a little dressed up and go out for a night on the town,” shared Stuart, smiling.
As she organizes this year’s gospel sing, the director cannot help but recall last year’s. “Last year it was a success,” shared Stuart “We ran into some attendance issues, though, because there were some funerals on Sunday afternoon at the same time as the sing was. This year, since we decided to have it on Friday night instead, we hope to have more attendance.”
“We sold 300 tickets last year and that’s what we usually stick with,” added Stuart. “So far, based on the way it looks, ticket sells are going good.”
The money raised through the fundraiser enables the Crisis Center to help many people with their various needs, including paying heating and electric bills, making rent and house payments, buying medicines and food, and even providing transportation for those who have medical appointments outside of Sampson County.
“We’d like to be self-sufficient but we know that with the economy like it is we have to look for new money and grants,” shared Stuart. “This fundraiser is important. It’s just tough right now and it’s tough everywhere and with everybody.”
Reflecting on how many people the Crisis Center has helped over the years and how many needs still exist, Stuart is grateful for those who support the Crisis Center, especially through the fundraiser. “We’re so appreciative and want to thank everyone who buys tickets.”
Stuart adds that those who have offered their continuous support are especially dear to her and the Crisis Center staff. “We’d like to say a formal thank you to all of our repeat supporters who have been helping us for so long. They’ve been very gracious.”
Many of their repeat supporters are local businesses, noted Stuart, and even though the fundraiser is still a month away, quite a few have already made contributions. “We’ve already received checks from Sampson County Medical Society, Star Telephone, Royal Hall Funeral Home, Taylor Insurance, Dubose National Energy Services Inc, Brock Funeral Home, and Clinton Truck and Tractor.”
On behalf of Royal Hall Funeral Home, Vernon Clifton shared that Royal Hall has always thought it important to support the Crisis Center and its mission. “The community really benefits from it. It’s a great organization.”
Tickets for the gospel sing are $10 and can be purchased at the Crisis Center or from any of the board members.
Admission at the door with no ticket will cost $12.
For more information about the fundraiser, call Rochelle Stuart at the Sampson Crisis Center at 910-592-3599.
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CES has become an important event for automakers to showcase their cars and, especially, the electronics in these cars. Automotive was a top line item in 2012, and 2013 will be no different. This trend is not surprising, considering that since the 1930s, when the Galvin brothers and Blaupunkt introduced the radio into the automobile....
Electric cars are a very hot topic, particularly with Motor Trend picking the Tesla S as its Car of the Year, but rarely do you hear anyone talk about electric buses. America is not a country of public transportation. We lack the infrastructure—mostly due to the logistical complications of trying to accommodate for such a large geographical area
As the requirements for medical devices become more demanding, accessing new technologies and materials to miniaturize components is essential. Miniaturization of medical devices is dependent upon the reliability of their assembled components, which is crucial for proper functioning devices.
Here’s a rundown of the most read, most popular, most awesome articles on the web. Take a look at what you missed the first time around or check up on an old favorite to see the conversation in the comments. Keep checking out the Lead at www.ecnmag.com and follow us on Twitter @ecnonline for our most up-to-date articles.
A few weeks ago, I came across an article on Slate talking about a school in Texas that had put RFID tags in the student ID cards that everyone has to wear. The article—available at the link--was a discussion on whether the tags were an invasion of privacy.
Well friends, it appears the end is almost upon us. I’m not even referring to the end of the world a la the Mayan Calendar but rather an entirely different kind of a not-so-hostile takeover: robots. We’ve touched on robots taking over before, but this time, it’s getting serious. This robot was designed to actually replace humans.
When you work in the tech world, your days are usually full of creative people doing incredible things; on the darker days, you occasionally stumble on people (or governments) using technology in ways that make your skin crawl. Reports out of Saudi Arabia are saying when
The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) has written a letter to Congress urging them to pass the Marketplace Fairness Act by the end of the year. This "e-fairness legislation" would allegedly "close the decades-old loophole enjoyed by online-only retailers" and "restore free market principles."
Historically, TVs have had brightness higher than 400 nits, as they are often placed in the center of a large, bright, room and viewed from large distances and viewing angles. In some cases, however it is placed in sunlight, close to a window. On the other hand, display brightness of less than 300 nits is typically sufficient for an IT device....
In harsh environments where a sealed enclosure is necessary, baseplate cooling is a simple and inexpensive solution to thermal management of power supplies, says Peter Blyth, XP Power. A new approach using discrete components can make baseplate cooled power supplies smaller, more efficient and more flexible.
Modern LCDs are like imported sports cars. They are sleek. Radiant.Richly colorful. And they aren’t just pleasing to the eye: they’re also fast and responsive. Powerful.They ruin you for older, lesser models. Given that superb performance, does it seem a little defensive to add that your monitor or television also gets good mileage? Shouldn’t we just shut up and enjoy the ride?
It wasn’t so long ago the Apple was the phone to have. Yes, there were the holdouts who took a dislike to the brand’s smartphone monopoly, but for the most part, if you wanted a phone that worked, you took a trip to Steve Jobs land. It seems, however, that the tide is now changing....
Experts in the industry weight in on the question: What trends and technologies have impacted the industry in 2012 and what does that mean for 2013? In their responses the industry experts talk about LEDs, chips and what will be coming up in the next year.
Engineers have come to expect that most projects will be delivered late, out of scope and over budget even though to all appearances everyone is working long hours and putting their noses to the grindstone. It’s just become an accepted fact of the industry, and it’s a shame, because it doesn’t have to be that way.
Like many engineers, all of my best ideas happen in the shower ... along with bad singing. So, for my Christmas this year, I’m hoping for a waterproof, wireless headset. There appear to be one or two on the market, but I need one coupled with an app that can cancel out background noise (say from a shower head).... | <urn:uuid:25cac49b-4c67-495a-8c1d-c3c44ce39532> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ecnmag.com/articles/2012/06?items_per_page=15&page=6&qt-recent_content=0&qt-video_of_the_day=0&qt-most_popular=0 | 2013-05-19T02:18:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958215 | 1,007 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
|Can You Imagine? on KEXP and Kickstarter|
|Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under rock, Peter Bagge||4 Dec 2011 10:18 PM|
Peter Bagge & his bandmates in Can You Imagine? took to the airwaves on Seattle's KEXP on last night's edition of their punk show Sonic Reducer — if you missed it, you can catch a re-broadcast at 11 PM tonight... that's less than an hour from now! Tune in to 90.3 FM in Seattle or kexp.org worldwide, or if you see this too late, find it in the KEXP streaming audio archive.
And here's another way to get in on the Can You Imagine? fun:
Pete & co. are raising funds via Kickstarter to complete their new album! Pledge now and you could get nifty thank-you gifts like an early download of the album, an original drawing from Pete, your very own cover song played just for you, brunch or a private party with the band, and the ever-intriguing "Surprise Mystery Ball"! | <urn:uuid:bb16eaee-0463-4afb-bd40-4df256a228f1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Can-You-Imagine-on-KEXP-and-Kickstarter.html&Itemid=99999999 | 2013-05-19T02:16:56Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94229 | 225 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
In earlier articles and blog postings here on First Time Pregnancy I wrote about work at home and other business opportunities you might be interested in. It was amazing to see and read the feedback that was coming in via email about these type of topics. Today I want to take the opportunity to write a little more about this and to start a free guide on how to start your own online business. This type of business model often gives you the chance to keep your existing job while you work on your own business.
My own home-based business actually is setup to make money online. My main reason to setup my own business this way was about the freedom it would give me. I can decide when and where I work and of course how much I work. Don’t get me wrong, there is work involved for sure and if you work less, your income will most-likely go down, too. So, my days are still long, but I have enough freedom to do other things in between – be it going out for lunch to meet friends or bring my son to school in the mornings. I can run errands during the day and then get my laptop in the evening hours and do some work for another hour or two. It works out great for me and so I am a big fan of work at home opportunities. However, my business model is not something you can buy somewhere.
I started out with a single website related to a hobby of mine. The website turned into an online discussion forum and grew over time to about 5,000 visitors per day. 8 years after I had started this website I was approached by a company with an offer to buy the website from me. Over the years my interests had shifted a little bit, especially now with having a family and so I decided to let go of my website a for mid $xx,xxx dollar amount.
However, this was not my only website that I had built up over the years. I had started quite a few websites and many of these I still own today. Some of them are kind of dead, while others are thriving quite well. As a result I am concentrating on those websites that make me money and the other ones slowly slip into the background – maybe I get back to them later.
If you are interested in doing something similar I’ll be happy to share some of my knowledge with you. The one thing I need to point out is that this is NOT a get rich quick thing. There is actual work involved and the more work you are able to put in, the more success you will see. Don’t believe what you see one some websites or certain newsletters – if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is and you should stay away.
Of course this email is going to be not long enough that I can lay it all out in just one email. So, you will see a series of emails or articles on my website about this. But let’s get started here a bit in preparation of what is going to come.
The most important part of this whole thing is to be passionate about what you are doing. If you are not passionate about your business you will not succeed. If you want to follow through following my example you will eventually start a website (or more than one) and it is easier to provide content for your website if you are passionate about it. It will keep you much more motivated about your new venture if you are passionate about the topic. So, start thinking about what your hobbies are or other topics you are passionate about. Or maybe you learned something that you feel is worthy of sharing. Don’t start just another Mommy blog writing about the crazy life of being a parent – there are plenty of those out there already. You need something to separate yourself from others to be able to draw attention and to reduce the competition you are going to face.
Once you have identified a topic you would like to get into you can decide if you want to just blog about it or if it is maybe worth to sell your knowledge and passion in form of a book or eBook. There are many ways to make money off your knowledge. However, depending on which way you want to go it is important to note that you might want to hold off on monetizing your idea for a little bit – especially if you want to start a website. Often new bloggers or webmasters put up ads all over the brand-new website and any visitor who comes to the website feels like you are in it just for the money. Don’t – be in it because you are passionate about it. The money will follow down the road. And, keep in mind that this new venture will your way to quit your day job and to work from home for the rest of your life. Being your own boss is one of the best moments you can achieve.
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Propel Relaunches With Green Packaging
Bringing a new wave of excitement to the enhanced water category, New York City-based PepsiCo re-launches Propel, a low-calorie, nutrient enhanced water beverage designed to help hydrate and nourish the body's momentum. With just 10 calories per serving), most Propel flavors contain vitamins C and E and B vitamins.
In addition to modernizing its look, packaging, flavors and portfolio offerings, a new flavor Blueberry Pomegranate has been added to the line. And two new sub lines with added nutrients have joined the franchise. They include: Propel Body - in Peach Mango, which contains 10% of the DV of fiber, at only 20 calories (the fiber accounts for 10 calories) per 8-oz serving; and Propel Mind (10 calories per serving) in Black Cherry, which contains vitamin E plus choline, an essential nutrient for the brain.
Propel’s new 500 mL packaging contains 33 percent less plastic and 30 percent less label than the previous 500 mL bottle. From an energy saving standpoint, this packaging change is the equivalent of taking 6,800 cars off the road (or eliminating 37,450 metric tons of greenhouse gases) a year.
"We are excited to offer a fresh new spin on a category leader, as Propel is an original that helped launch the entire vitamin-enhanced water beverage aisle," says Danielle Vona, vice president for Propel. "With an enhanced portfolio of products and a new eco-friendly look and design, Propel is providing those on-the-go with a great tasting, low-calorie enhanced water with antioxidants and now with additional nutrient options."
New flavors and packaging are in stores now in 20-oz. and 24-oz. single bottles and 16.9-oz. 6-packs and 16.9-oz. 12-packs.
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I love this game! DATA EAST is one of the best arcade machine game makers back in the day. Each game it has on it is a great classic and you have infinite lives because it has a button you can press to keep on insterting coins so you can finaly see the ending of all the games you couldnt beat back in the day because you ran out of quarters. alot of younger kids and newbies wont like this collection but loyal fans of classic data east games would love this collection its a must have and a keeper. The beat em up games are the best in this collection.
I like old simple arcade games. I like plenty of games from this era. I thought for sure I would be a fan of this. I was wrong. This is awful. If there is a game on here you REALLY LOVE then go for it. Otherwise leave this one alone. | <urn:uuid:d73f433f-5925-43b4-9c73-9fe600ac7e32> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.gamefly.com/Rent-Data-East-Arcade-Classics/140790/CriticAndUserReviews/userreviews/MostHelpful/Small/3/ | 2013-05-19T02:01:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970396 | 180 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
The hotel was very helpful when I booked two car parking spaces. They also didn't have a twin room for two of my guests so gave them a double each as a gesture of goodwill! They contacted me beforehand to let me know this and were very accommodating. The communication of the hotel was very good.
Tea and coffee making facilities were well stocked and always nice to have in the rooms. White clean linen on beds was lovely. I was very happy with this hotel and would not hesitate to book again.
Rosanna / May 13Read more reviews | <urn:uuid:68955e58-dc9c-41f5-993f-c31dd965d31f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.gatewayhotel.co.uk/contact-us/?industrytype=1&startdate=2013-03-17&nights=1&windowsearch=0&location&productid=6cb40eea-9a89-4cd9-a5f6-3a628133884c&adults1=2 | 2013-05-19T02:38:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.996727 | 111 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Thought I would start a post to look forward to the future instead of complaining about this season. We aren't going dancing, so look forward. Interested in hearing who you think may be the starting 5 next year. I believe we will get back to a more traditional line-up next year as the frontcourt will have more experience than the backcourt, thus we should play bigger next year as opposed to the frequent C/4G lineup. To tip it off:
C - Hammons - I can't imagine anyone argues with this one.
PF - Hale - This is the toughest spot to predict, but I will go with the guy getting the most minutes right now and who will be 42 years old next year.
SF - TJ - I know he is not a classic SF, but let's call it a that for now. The senior is going to start at one of the guard spots.
SG - Bryson Scott - I think he will play this position to start the year since I don't think there is anyway to keep him off the floor. I would not be surprised if he is the starting PG at some point next year. If is was playing in Indianapolis during his HS career, he is the Indiana Mr Basketball. He is that good.
G - RJ - I believe the 2nd year player will come back and will make better decisions next year. He has run the team from Day 1 of his freshman year, so he will start the non- conference season. But if he doesn't improve his decision making, he will be the backup point before the season is over.
6th Man - Kendall Stephens - He may not start, but he is going to get plenty of minutes. If he does start, I think it pushes RJ to the bench.
Simpson is a wildcard. I don't know much about his health status. If he is as talented as Painter says he is, then he could push Hale for PF minutes.
Lil AJ could improve and gets minutes at the 2, his natural position. He is not a PG and he is playing out of position. Like Charles says, he needs to take a 1,000 3PT shots per day. Flush the "floaters" and be the next Ryne Smith.
Basil is an active body and he will also get a look. If he wants minutes next year, defend and rebound. And for the love of God, make FT's and bunnies.
Davis is a fan favorite by some, and others don't see much. I think if you love him right now is because he plays hard and doesn't jack up 30 footers and is not in love with a floater. Will get minutes at SF.
Lastly there is Sandi (does he give up his 5th year), Tacos, and Lawson. Frankly, I don't see Lawson or Tacos playing many minutes next year. If they can't get on the floor this year without Simpson, I don't know how they do it next year.
What is exciting for next year is that we do have players that will compete for minutes. Right now, guys are getting minutes because there is no one else that can go in there. All I ask is that you don't rip my post, but offer up your thoughts. There is no right or wrong answer on this, just have some fun. | <urn:uuid:4dfca298-48f8-4775-aff7-822c5123a41e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.hammerandrails.com/2013/2/15/3992024/starters-for-the-2013-2014-season | 2013-05-19T02:24:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.985861 | 692 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
3/31/2011 - MDB - Lovington, NM
This is Great for you Guys, and Gals, that don't need that bulk when going out.
It's Perfect. I was greatly suprised at the well layout of this Leather Clip Wallet,
It's well constructed, plenty of room for a few credit cards, your I.D., and money, without all the bulk of a large wallet, or Purse. My Girlfriend used it for Girls night Out, now I can't get it back. She just sliped it in her boot, or front pocket, and did'nt have to carry her purse. Now I'll have to buy extra for Friends, Family, and Me. | <urn:uuid:7fdf3208-8d3a-4ed7-86ae-955167849b16> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.heartlandamerica.com/browse/item.asp?product=carlos-chavez-brown-leather-clip-wallet&PIN=106341&BC=30003007&DL=SCH5 | 2013-05-19T02:31:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973968 | 148 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Saints Row 2: Activities and Respect
How well does THQ's open-world gangster stack up to the competition? Fresh screens and video included.
In Stilwater, players won't get very far if they don't command respect. Fortunately, in Saints Row 2 (SR2) there are plenty of ways for up and coming gang members to make their mark on the city. Some of these are within the bounds of the law, such as acting as a bodyguard for celebrities, while others like drug dealing are more illicit (or completely illicit, depending on how loose the player's morals are).
When players want to take a break from the story campaign, activities and diversions are available throughout the city for them to build up their respect levels. As they do so, the clout of the 3rd Street Saints increases and even more story missions become unlocked against each of the enemy gangs that have muscled in on their turf.
Activities are the fastest way for the player to earn respect in SR2. Throughout the city, several unsavory characters are looking for someone capable and tough to do their dirty work for them. The player visits these characters and agrees to perform certain tasks, which each have several levels of difficulty to provide long-term challenge over the course of the game.
SR2 features all the favorite activities from SR, plus several new activities, giving the player twice as many opportunities for over-the-top chaos. Some examples of available activities include:
Aside from activities, players also earn respect through the game's new diversion system. SR2 tracks the player's actions throughout the entire game and builds up their reputation accordingly. Respect is given for exploring new areas, winning gunfights with enemy gang members, finding jumps and stunt areas in different vehicles, and many other events over the course of the story. With diversions, players are able to continuously advance the Saints' interests – even when just messing around for fun, every action in the open world sandbox is a meaningful one.
There are several categories of diversions. Here are just a few of the many things the player can do to pick up extra respect as they play the game:
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(1983) He acted in John Heuer's play, "Innocent Thoughts, Harmless Intentions", at the Next Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois, with Cheryl Hamada
in the cast.
Matt De Caro | Matt Decaro
Did You Know?
He was nominated for a 1987 Joseph Jefferson
Award for Cameo Performance for the role in "The Normal Heart", at the Next Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois. | <urn:uuid:6b022ea4-47bf-4920-9630-f0ce49712a4b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0213664/ | 2013-05-19T02:01:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.78616 | 91 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Rose S. Brigham
Manuscripts & Rare Books Division
Indiana State Library
Processed by: Jennifer Born, 1998
Revised by: Jennifer Duplaga, May 2005
Rose S. Brigham was married to Harold F. Brigham, Indiana State Librarian.
This collection contains a 17 page, typed speech, written and presented by Rose Brigham about Indiana authors at the Fortnightly Club, in Indianapolis, IN on April 15, 1952.
Manuscript materials CANNOT be photocopied or digitized in their entirety. Photocopies and/or digital images cannot exceed 25% of a collection or a folder within a collection. In some cases, photocopying may not be permitted due to the condition of the item. Check with a Manuscript Librarian for other options.
15 Apr. 1952 Speech
Size of Collection: 1 folder
Collection Dates: 1952
Provenance: Harold F. Brigham, 1952
Reproduction Rights: Permission to reproduce, exhibit, or publish material in this collection must be obtained from the Manuscript Section, Indiana State Library. | <urn:uuid:b1cd79f5-7f9c-4a36-b768-e8eb0ec8adbf> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.in.gov/library/3970.htm | 2013-05-19T02:07:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.821247 | 258 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Amy Andrews Gossip Girl by Amy Andrews
Robin Gibb's family have called for him to receive a knighthood for his contribution to music
Posted on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 09:57 AM
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- Tori Spelling's husband Dean McDermott gave her a 3-carat diamond ring to mark their seventh wedding anniversary
|Robin and Maurice Gribb|
She told the Daily Star newspaper: "We were pushing for Robin to be knighted in the New Year's Honours List because we were very aware that he was ill. If anyone deserves one, it's him. All three of the Bee Gees should be knighted."
Hazel also reveled Robin was ready to die because he had become "trapped in his body" following his cancer battle.
She explained: "His mind was sharp but his body was weak. He was trapped in his body and long term that would have been hell for him.
"His wife Dwina takes a huge amount of comfort from that. I spoke to her and she said he had struggled for the past two and a half years.
"There were times when he'd been fine but there were also times when he was very unwell. No one wanted to see him struggle anymore."
Robin - who passed away at the age of 62 - was surrounded by his wife Dwina and children Spencer, 39, Melissa, 37 and Robin John, 28, when he died. | <urn:uuid:3af14e26-970f-4395-a38e-3aa438e8b9ea> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/robin-gibbs-family-have-called-for-him-to-receive-a-knighthood-for-his-contribution-to-music-153585615.html | 2013-05-19T02:39:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.993706 | 384 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
|Pink, Violet & Opal Swarovski Crystal Bookmark
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Cruise Style Tips
There’s nothing like a cruise for the perfect summer holiday. All we can think about is relaxing on deck and those glamorous evenings in the latest cruisewear … maybe even the chance to do some on-land exploring.
But you need the outfits. So if like us, you’ve got cruises on your mind, you’ll just love these outfits we’ve got in store for you.
This Pomodoro Ripple Maxi Dress is just gorgeous.
It’s right on trend for this season. You can dress it down for the daytime or match with the right accessories for a chic and stylish night time option.
For a little casual sophistication in the day match with these Givenchy Sunglasses.
It’s easy to get carried away planning your outfits. After all we want it to be the most memorable of holidays, but you have to think of the dreaded luggage allowance. So when you look at an outfit always ask if it works for both day and night. If it does, pack it!
This 2 in 1 top is just perfect. The nautical trend is ideal for time spent on deck. Wear with some chinos in the day or dress it up in the evening with some heals and denim.
We think these Together Stud Trim Trousers are the ideal accompaniment. | <urn:uuid:bb99bbf7-c88a-450b-a9bc-5e916055054e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.kaleidoscope.co.uk/blog/fashion-2/cruise-style-tips/ | 2013-05-19T02:00:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.919676 | 281 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Come join us for an evening of Rochester Red Wings Baseball. 5 p.m. picnic at the 10th Inning Bar and 6:05 p.m. Game. The Red Wings will be playing against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre New York Yankees. For more information please contact the Office of Alumni and Family Relations at firstname.lastname@example.org, (315) 279-5238 or online at http://events.keuka.edu. Cost $23 per adult; $11.50 , ages 4-12;free, ages 3 and under (if sharing seat with adult). Price includes both the picnic and ticket to the game. | <urn:uuid:0693a453-aa65-4510-85cc-114a55001849> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.keuka.edu/thyme/index.php?y=2012&m=8 | 2013-05-19T02:23:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.848365 | 138 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
By Kenneth Turan
Times Staff Writer
June 29, 2007
A master propagandist and disturber of the peace with an eye for pretense and hypocrisy, Moore can orchestrate outrage pro and con like no one else. It wasn't an accident that his "Fahrenheit 9/ll" was the highest-grossing documentary of all time; it was business as usual.
Moore is back again examining America's healthcare system in the aptly named "Sicko." It's likely his most important, most impressive, most provocative film, and it's different from his others in significant ways.
For one thing, Michael the Confronter, the man who relished face-to-face encounters with the rich and powerful, is no longer in evidence. "I wasn't in the mood to do that, it was not where my head has been at," the director said at his Cannes news conference. "I became tired of yelling and screaming, not getting anywhere."
Rather than irritate people, what Moore wants to do is have an impact on policy and in an area that touches more Americans more directly than any other he's examined. In fact, one of the challenges "Sicko" faces is that concerned citizens may feel they've heard enough on the healthcare debate to last a lifetime.
One of Moore's gifts, however, is the ability to go over familiar territory in his own unmistakable way, to turn dry policy issues into powerful emotional appeals. A tireless researcher (undoubtedly backed by a hard-working staff) and a master deployer of anecdotal evidence, Moore knows if he did it like everyone else, no one would be listening.
A key to Moore's technique is his folksy, faux-naïve persona, complete with puzzled looks a silent-film star would envy and a way of asking disingenuous questions he already knows the answers to in a voice that plays with listeners the way Heifetz played the violin.
Moore also has a gift for intuitively understanding how to orchestrate the situations reality provides. Much has been written, for instance, about his taking a handful of 9/11 rescue workers to Cuba for their medical care, but the actual gambit is considerably more sophisticated. After seeing extensive news footage of government officials boasting about the fabulous healthcare Al Qaeda detainees are receiving, Moore heads not for Cuba per se but for the notorious prison at Guantanamo Bay.
"We don't want any more care than you're giving the evildoers," he intones piously through a megaphone at Guantanamo's watery entrance. "Just the same."
And though pre-release news stories assumed that "Sicko" would be little more than a compendium of healthcare horror stories, Moore in fact has broader points in mind. He believes that profit-driven healthcare is a system that dehumanizes everyone it touches. And it's not working particularly well, either, placing our level of care at No. 37 in the world, "just slightly ahead," Moore says in that disbelieving voice, "of Slovenia."
Before he gets to those broader points, Moore does take a bit of time to set the scene. He gives a nod, complete with anecdotes about the dollars-and-cents price paid for severed fingers, to the 50 million Americans with no health insurance.
Then he moves on, with heavy irony, to "those of you who are living the American dream," namely the 250 million citizens who do have health insurance. As Moore documents with grim examples, these people can have such extreme difficulty actually getting their companies to pay their bills that even the people doing the denying are sometimes moved to tears.
Curious how we Americans, "a good, generous people," got to this point, Moore takes a brief detour into the politics of healthcare, focusing on the great number of members of Congress — including Hillary Clinton, whom he first applauds and then derides — who accept huge campaign contributions from the healthcare industry.
Finally, and this is the true focus of the film, Moore takes in-person trips to Canada, Britain, France and Cuba, showing once again through examples how both patients and care-givers seem to thrive in countries where, as one patient puts it, "you don't have to bring a checkbook when you go to the hospital."
Though he doesn't confront anyone, Moore's amusing presence in these scenes — for instance, searching tirelessly for a cashier in a British hospital only to find that its purpose is to pay patients' travel expenses — give this section its biting humor.
What Moore is doing with many of these anecdotes and interviews is countering what he considers to be the domestic myths that have grown up around government-sponsored healthcare, such as the idea, a favorite of Ronald Reagan's in his pre-presidential days, that it was the first step toward a communist takeover. (Not quoted but called to mind by all this was a college professor of mine who liked to remind students that the earliest universal healthcare in Europe came courtesy of "that notorious creeping socialist, Otto von Bismarck.")
Obviously, Moore is being selective about the situations he shows us, but his point — that there is another side to this contentious issue than the one we usually hear — is difficult to ignore.
We would be horrified, the filmmaker insists, if the police and fire departments were forced to make profits, so why should healthcare have to go down that difficult road? We Americans inevitably feel we know the best way to do everything, but the great accomplishment of "Sicko" is that it is difficult to watch this slyly confrontational film and remain sure.
"Sicko" MPAA rating: PG-13 for "brief, strong language." Running time: 1 hour, 56 minutes. In general release.
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February 16, 2009
Present: Paula Kaufman, chair; Tina Chrzastowski; Tony Hynes; Beth Sandore; Sue Searing; Scott Schwartz; Marek Sroka; Mary Stuart; Tom Teper; Scott Walter; David Ward; Lynn Wiley; Greg Youngen, Kim Matherly, recording
1.) IM Collaborator Software - David Ward
David wanted the divisions to know that he and Kathleen Kern are willing to meet with them or units or individuals to help them learn this chat software. They have already met with the Social Sciences Division. Just let them know when you'd like them to attend a meeting.
2.) AULs plan how to go about answering the Provost's letter. Details of the planning process. Input from AC and unit heads?-Tina Chrzastowski, Paula Kaufman and Scott Walter
Paula charged the AULs, with Scott as lead, to draft a response to the Provost. PSED has already submitted recommendations to Paula. LSD is working with Beth Sandore to come up with a broad approach. Two NSM teams, Government/Information group chaired by Janis Johnston and International and Area Studies chaired by Barbara Ford, are working to come up with a plan by the first week of March.
The Senate Committee on the Library, the Long-range Advisory Committee (LRAC), and the University Librarian's Student Advisory Council (ULSAC) will be asked to react to a draft response of what will eventually go to the Provost.
We hope to have a first draft by early March, receive all feedback from Library faculty and staff by mid-March. Then the draft will go to the Senate, LRAC, and ULSAC for their input. We hope to have a second draft to EC by the last half of March for final input.
Beth Sandore suggested that this be a growing experience for the Library. We need to think about what we can do that helps with serve and what we can stop doing.
3.) Unit Annual Report TF - Scott
Walter reviewed the changes made to the Unit Annual Report instructions in 2009 and the AC suggestion that a TF might be appointed in order to consider more substantial changes to the instructions for 2010.
Walter described his process for reviewing and providing feedback on FY09 Unit Annual Reports, as well as his perception of the limitations of our current reporting program for ensuring that a full range of information comes from the units to the Administration aligned with University Library reporting requirements for the University and other constituents, e.g., limited value of existing quantitative measures.
Chrzastowski suggested that units will be challenged to provide the sort of data Walter requested given the limitations of current data collection and analysis tools. A lively discussion ensued.
AC chose not to charge a TF at this time, but asked Walter to draft a revised set of instructions that might be implemented for FY10 reporting (the consensus was that it is too late in the year to expect significant changes to reporting in FY09). Ward suggested that Library Assessment WG might be tapped to help develop these instructions and to address the question of support for data collection and reporting at the unit level.
4.) Unit Head/AUL Evaluation Document - Scott
Paula Kaufman provided a summary of EC discussion of this topic and of the need to provide for more routine review of administrative assignments, including Unit Heads, Directors, Assistant Deans, and Associate Deans. Administrative positions would be reviewed as part of any search, or as part of substantial changes in administrative responsibilities, and would be filled on 5-year, renewable terms. Current searches for Head, UGL, and Head, Preservation, will be made using the term appointment and regular review approach outlined in the documents.
Discussion ensued, in which questions were raised regarding, for example, the transfer of proposed administrative salary components to individuals who substitute for a unit head during a sabbatical leave.
Walter was charged with reviewing the documents and providing revisions to EC. AC members were asked to submit any comments to Walter by e-mail.
5.) Library Energy Conservation Working Group Report - Tom
The Library Energy Conservation WG completed the attached report and we will be implementing the recommendations in the proposal in an effort to help the University contain costs.
The working group will be analyzing the use of public and staff equipment. At this time they don't want us to turn off our computers at night. That is still they way updates are handled. IT is looking at other options for upgrades, so we can turn off our computers at some time in the future. We can turn off monitors, printers, and copiers.
6.) Recommendation for Incoming Library Materials - Tom
Some people are concerned that boxes, books, other packages, etc. could come into the Library with allergens and toxins on them. There are masks and gloves available to anyone who wants them. Just contact Rob Hildreth in supplies.
7.) Summer GA funding - Sue and Scott
BG plans to set aside funds for GH funding in summer 2010, not 2009 (units with FY09 GAs have access to those funds through the original terms of contract, i.e., through August 15, 2009).
Ward reported on CPS discussions of summer 2009 plans that would have an impact on plans to be made by units in other divisions, e.g., reducing service hours in Central Access Services and Central Reference Services during Summer II. It will be critical for Library units to align plans for potential reductions to hours during summer II across divisions. Division Coordinators were asked to begin summer 2009 planning discussions and to share initial ideas with AC by e-mail in advance of a discussion of a Library-wide approach to summer 2009 planning to be held at the March 16th meeting.
8.) Staff and public workstations, and staff printers: examining allocations - Beth
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Ireland's emergency 2008 decision to insure bank bondholders against potential losses was designed to keep foreign banks lending to Irish institutions, but the confidence trick spectacularly failed to reassure investors and instead pushed the nation itself to the cliff edge. Rather than let Ireland's six primary banks topple like dominos, the government found itself forced to repay bondholders and nationalize five failing banks to the tune of (EURO)65 billion ($85 billion), a bill the nation couldn't finance.
However, Ireland this year is taking major steps to repair its credit rating and exit its own 2010 international bailout. Earlier this month the government struck a deal with the European Central Bank to transform its major bank-debt bill into long-term bonds with greatly reduced interest-only repayments, an accomplishment for Ireland that set the stage for Tuesday's decision.
Finance Minister Michael Noonan said his decision to end the insurance scheme for foreign investors in Irish banks on March 28 demonstrates that the country is close to resuming its own regular debt auctions on bond markets.
"We feel the time is right. The banking system in Ireland is normal enough to proceed now without a guarantee," Noonan said.
He said the directors of all three banks—Bank of Ireland, Allied Irish Banks and Permanent TSB—"want to get back to normal banking without artificial aids or supports."
All three banks welcomed the move, which they had sought for months, to end what for them was an expensive scheme. The mandatory state insurance commanded premiums that cost the banks a combined (EURO)1 billion annually.
Ireland's treasury is expected soon to announce the auction of 10-year government bonds, the first such sale since 2009 when the interest rates demanded by bond investors soared to unacceptable heights. European Union partners and the International Monetary Fund ultimately stepped in with a (EURO)67.5 billion credit line that will keep Ireland financed at discounted rates through the end of this year.
Irish banks had benefited for nearly a decade from easy access to international credit following Ireland's entry to the euro currency. Most of that money financed property booms in Ireland, Britain, the United States and holiday hotspots in Europe. But the 2008 global credit crunch exposed Dublin's exceptional exposure to overleveraged loans, which rapidly turned toxic as property prices slumped.
The most reckless gambler, Anglo Irish Bank, found itself facing imminent default on the night of Sept. 29, 2008, with its predominantly British, German and American financiers demanding repayment. Ireland's previous government, desperate to keep its property-driven Celtic Tiger boom alive, unveiled an overnight insurance scheme that it billed hopefully as "the cheapest bailout in history," with expectations that taxpayers wouldn't have to pay a penny as reassured investors kept buying Irish bank bonds.
EU partners, outraged and baffled by the unilateral Irish move, warned that Ireland was making a promise it couldn't keep if the crisis worsened. The doomsayers proved right as Ireland's guarantee soon became a legally binding obligation to nationalize the banks' bond repayment promises.
How did Ireland's six banks become three? The government closed down Anglo and Irish Nationwide, and merged the ESB Building Society into Allied Irish Banks. It nationalized and split up Irish Life & Permanent, a process completed this month when it struck a (EURO)1.3 billion deal to sell the profitable Irish Life insurance and pensions arm to the parent company of Canada Life.
The bloodbath has left Allied Irish and Permanent TSB, a bank precariously exposed to lossmaking residential mortgages, under state ownership. Only Bank of Ireland remains in largely private hands, although the government retains a 13 percent stake.
Most of the banks' biggest property loans today have been transferred to a state-owned "bad bank," the National Assets Management Agency, which has been transformed into Ireland's biggest landlord. Its managers are committed to gradual sales of its portfolio—including derelict shopping malls, castle hotels with moats of red ink, and half-built residential neighborhoods in the middle of nowhere—over the coming decade. | <urn:uuid:1d6cffdb-2e70-4ba6-89ba-77799513dadc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_22671528/ireland-end-state-guarantee-bank-bondholders | 2013-05-19T02:34:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96193 | 826 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Tim Tebow will bring different options to Jets' offense
NEW YORK — Each time Tim Tebow steps on the field for the New York Jets, defenses will know what to expect.
Well, the unexpected, of course.
The versatile and elusive quarterback with the flair for dramatic victories was acquired Wednesday from the Denver Broncos and will give the Jets’ offense a boost — for at least a few snaps a game.
“Instead of a team just preparing for our base offense, they will have to prepare for what we do and what we may do,” coach Rex Ryan said at LSU’s pro day Thursday in Baton Rouge, La.
Tebow won’t start as he did in Denver, not with New York committed to Mark Sanchez. But Tebow gives the Jets the option to run offensive coordinator Tony Sparano’s wildcat offense — the one that confused teams while in Miami with the Dolphins — and provides an intriguing presence when games are on the line.
“Tim is an outstanding football player, and we can use him,” Ryan said. “He’ll fit our wildcat package. As a defensive coach, I know how hard it is to defend the wildcat. We can take it to another level with Tim. We will have things for Tebow each week.”
Consider that fair warning.
“What we’ve seen from him, you’ve got to watch every time he’s in there,” Jets defensive end Mike DeVito said. “He has the ability to throw the ball and a great ability to run the ball, so any role we put him in, it’ll keep defenses on their toes.”
DeVito and the rest of the Jets know that from experience. Tebow led a 95-yard winning touchdown drive against New York last November, scoring on a 20-yard scramble with less than a minute remaining. That set off a string of stirring comebacks as the Broncos rode Tebow’s incredible late-game play — despite his ugly mechanics and passing stats — all the way to the playoffs, including an overtime win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the opening round.
Long before all that, Tebow already had developed a faithful following that overlooked his flaws and focused on his leadership and ability to come through in the clutch. He’s bringing those same qualities to New York, but he’ll be in a different role. Continued...
“They want me to come in and compete and get better, and get better as a quarterback and to help the team any way possible,” Tebow said Wednesday night. “Whatever that role is, I will do my best every time I step on that field and give my heart and soul.”
Sanchez will get the snaps as the starting quarterback, and Ryan and general manager Mike Tannenbaum have told anyone who’ll listen that he is their unquestioned No. 1 guy under center.
“Mark is a great competitor,” Ryan said. “He’s our starting quarterback. We’re incredibly fortunate to have two young quarterbacks with playoff experience and playoff wins. Mark has taken us to two AFC championship games in three years. That speaks volumes about him. He is just hitting his stride.”
But Sanchez also is coming off a shaky season in which he had as many touchdown passes as turnovers: 26. His decision-making and leadership came under fire by fans, media and even some anonymous players in the offseason. After a quick flirtation with the idea of chasing Peyton Manning, the Jets issued a huge vote of confidence to Sanchez by giving him a three-year contract extension.
But less than two weeks later, New York traded for Tebow — a player with a rock-star persona and an impressive resume smattered with comeback wins. Just how secure Sanchez’s job is remains to be seen once he throws his first interception or has a bad drive. But what the Jets envision is Sanchez leading the offense and Tebow running the wildcat formation when they need a spark.
“If our offense is sputtering, and we have, say, three three-and-outs, and we roll this out there and it’s successful, who knows?” Tannenbaum said on 1050 ESPN Radio on Thursday. “I think it will just depend on the game and the situation.”
Third-and-long? Put Tebow in to make defenses dare him to throw.
Fourth-and-goal? Try to tackle the guy, who’s built more like a fullback at 6-foot-3 and 245 pounds.
Oh, he’s in the wildcat, which Sparano so adores? Well, defenses need to decide if he’s going to take off running, hand it off or catch defensive backs napping with a toss over their heads.
“We think we can have explosive plays out of that package as well,” Tannenbaum said. Continued...
So, it could be five snaps a game. Or, seven. Maybe even nine or 10. One thing’s for sure: Tebow gives the Jets their first true multipurpose threat since Brad Smith, who left as a free agent last offseason.
“Excited about the tebow trade,” wide receiver Jeremy Kerley wrote on Twitter. “It’s obvious tht he’s a winner and thts Wht we need!”
For a team that was done in last season by distractions and disharmony, Tebow’s addition would appear to do little more than add to an already volatile situation. There are times Sanchez will have to come off the field when Tebow jogs onto it, something that won’t please the ultra-competitive quarterback heading into his fourth season. Ryan, though, insists Tebow and Sanchez can co-exist — and win together.
“Tim gives us another competitor,” Ryan said. “I love Tim’s competitiveness. He’ll fit in with our team. There will be no problem at all. We care about our team first and foremost. Those two guys are just like that.”
The Jets currently have four quarterbacks on their roster — Sanchez, Tebow, recently signed Drew Stanton and Greg McElroy. Stanton signed with New York to be the No. 2 but wants out now that Tebow is here. Tannenbaum made it clear that Tebow will be Sanchez’s backup, serving in the role veteran Mark Brunell held the last two seasons.
“Brunell was more like a coach, and now Mark’s going to have like a brother in there, someone he can lean on and someone he can grow with — and they can grow together at the position,” DeVito said. “So, I think Mark is going to be excited.”
The possibilities certainly make the Jets excited. After all, Ryan is determined to go back to the run-first, “Ground-and-Pound” approach that made them so successful in his first two seasons as coach. With Tebow on board, the Jets just might have gotten the perfect addition for Ryan’s master plan.
“What we’ve become,” Tannenbaum said while announcing the deal Wednesday night, “is a diverse, more dynamic offense that’s going to make it more difficult for opposing teams to defend.”
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Leah Campbell from Diner Journal contacted me some time ago asking if she could send me a copy of the latest issue of their publication. i politely replied HELLS YES thinking perhaps i could get a digital copy since i live on the other side of the world, but she very kindly posted me a hard copy which i was thrilled to receive shortly afterwards one fine boring day at work. i wanted to get stuck into it that evening, but as things go i didn’t get round to reading it until quite a while later (something that happens in all aspects of my life, no offence to the cool peeps at Diner Journal.)
in the meantime my flatmate Jessica, who i have spoken about a number of times on here and who i do the sporadic food series with, picked it up and immersed herself in it. she’s a chef, you see. she appreciates good food, and great events, and people coming together to make food and take beautiful photos of said food and and and… that’s what Diner Journal is! well, that’s a very succint way to put it. basically -
Diner Journal is a quarterly magazine with original art, lit and recipes, published by Brooklyn restaurateur Andrew Tarlow of Diner, Marlow & Sons, and Roman’s and butcher shop Marlow & Daughters. The journal is produced by a group of people from our community of restaurants, and Diner’s bartender Anna Dunn is our editor in chief. Ad-free and three hole-punched since 2006.
issue no.17 is filled with stories, toasts, recipes, art and music that came about from a dinner party inspired by the ancient greek epic the odyssey. i loved this quote from the introduction by anna dunn,
telemachus tells athena, “here in our house you’ll find a royal welcome. have supper first, then tell us what you need.” one of life’s great thrills is to make an unhappy person happy, to care without condition, to satisfy the unsatisfied. it can be a small moment when you understand the opportunity you have to change things for other people. be it by touching their shoulder, offering them food, simply seeing them or, say, offering to take their sword. i get a chill every time i feel someone travel from the darkness to light.
there are many highlights in the journal, not least of which are the recipes, beautiful design and photography – the centrefold spread of the feasting table is enough to make your mouth water. i came away from it feeling completey inspired (and hungry) with the sudden urge to band together a group of friends and have our own feast.
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7 things you can make yourself instead of buying
I found the text. The text that is supposed to accompany each picture (and the ads that are supposed to be down the right side of the page) are being thrown down to the bottom of the page in my browser. If you can't see the text with the pictures, scroll down the page below the "Add Your Comment " block.
I was able to see the article by going a couple lines above the pics to the article "trail" that starts with mnn.com and clicked on the title of the article. It showed up. I agree it's a pain to have to try to figure this out just to read something.
I'd like to read this, but the captions are disappearing as soon as the picture is changed. Any other way I can read it?
It's not something that shluod be mentioned before you get the job.But, if you get a job there and they do the type of work you will be needing why not mention it to them and see what they can do? It wouldn't hurt. If you get a more competitive bid elsewhere, it's your prerogative to go with that bid. In fact, you can take whatever bid you want. Just remember that if you do use the company you work for, that they have other customers don't nag.
Just one thing: you spend energy a lot burning your oven for only one piece of bread.
I also bake my bread at home, but I am aware that is full anti environment for the amount of energy you spend in an electric oven.
i bought a bread machine and now we have non preservative, fresh breads. hurrah for the green and saving money.
I am not sure they will take it, but you can try Salvation Army. If not, my only other suggestion is to get out the yellow pages and have it hauled away.
I just remembered from the hoarding show that they use big trucks to haul away trash. And Waste Management has a big heavy duty bag which is long and wide. You purchase the bag and then they come and pick it up. (I am not trying to imply you are a hoarder).
I don't know what state you live in but call a scrap yard, or recycling place in your area. they will pay you for it and some place will come and pick it up for 20 to 50 dollars out of what they will pay you.
yoiu dont need to hire someone to haul scrap away,legitmate recyclers will haul it away free,making there payment when they recycle it.just look for a legit party to do it.but have out of your immediate living space in case there also trying to case out other unwanted visits.
Does anyone know if scrap metal places take (or pay you) for old very heavy metal exercise machines?? I moved into a home and now own old exercise machines that were here already and most don't work anymore... any ideas?? The other problem I have is I do not own a car so I will need to hire someone to take them somewhere...
Call 1-800-got-junk. They'll pick it up for you and haul it. I've never heard of anyone paying you for the metal in old workout machines. I had to move recently and if you don't have time to sell on craigslist or ebay, I'd call the number I gave you.
I do know you are paid by the pound for scrap metal. I do not know the rate. I'm sorry to say it will probably cost you more to have your items taken over there if you have to pay a professional mover though. Maybe you could ask a friend or neighbor and pay back with some home made meals or something.
why not put it on freecycle? someone will come get it for you. if you don't know what freecycle is, google it with the name of your area/city/town and see if there is a group nearby. or put it on crags list for free pick up.
List the item on Craigslist.com for a small price or free and let someone else enjoy the machines, or fix them.
You can haul it yourself to the scrap yard and get $, or there are many people that will pick it up for FREE to get the $ themselves from the scrap yard. Don't pay anyone to pick it up. It's worth $ and there are guys that drive around all day and scrap for a living.
I see you asked this question a month ago. Are you aware of freecycle.org? I often post items I want to give away on my local freecycle groups.
Phyllis, you are right, it's about the fuel used to bake bread too. That's why Grandma always told me "never bake an orphan". In other words, never put just one thng in the oven, a single loaf of bread or batch of rolls. I bake bread when I'm making baked beans or a pot roast, or a pan of brownies, use the heat to my best advantage.
It's called an agrarian society. Personally I would prefer to revert to this structure and work purely for my family's gain than work outside the home to make someone else wealthier. In case you're wondering, that's called Capitalism. It's the foundation for all those wonderful tools and superfluous items you mentioned.
My wife has made ALL of our bread for about 7 years now. It has become a habit for her. Once you learn it, you will love it if you like to spend time in the kitchen and bake. Sure, our refrigerator is full of all sorts of different sour doigh cultures, but man is it worth it. You can start with a no-knead recipe like someone else mentioned on here, but you'll tire of that pretty quickly. Use a stand mixer with a dough hook and make it the right way.
I hate to be a party pooper, but there's a reason the corner bakery was invented. Before that, there was the community oven. It's all about the energy used to bake the bread. Back when (and, still, in places where) you had to gather your fuel and wait for an oven to heat up, it was a lot of trouble for individuals, especially for single loaves. So, you SHARED. Now, how about baking parties for the holidays--that would save at least some energy and be fun, too.
I would like mother nature network to to teach us how to prepare or make these seven items most,and list out the things we need to prepare the respective items ,most especially bread.
Justina, check out the links under each slide on information about how to make these items yourself. Good luck!
Try it, google this and it will change the way you make or think of making bread. It's a no knead recipe and the bread is delish.
I;ve heard of this book before, I think I printed out a recipe a long time ago. I should see if I can find it.
I feel sure Mr. Hawking would love to be physically capable of baking bread and lots of other "mundane" tasks. And if he were, it's just possible the meditative act of doing so might spur even more creative thinking on his part!
Please note that when it comes to bread, you "knead" it not "kneed" it. (unless you are doing it with your knees)
You mean all these years I wasn't supposed to be using my knees? ARRRRRGH! No wonder my bread has been blue all these years, too many denim stains...
If you have time to surf the web and comment on how people don't have time to make bread, then you have time to make bread. Get a bread machine and you can surf the web while it kneads it for you. Really.
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I just ran across this post, I don't look here much. I still have it, boxed up and ready to fly. Someone give me an address and I will ship it out. This was a really fun puzzle to do, you wont be disappointed.
Post here if you want it, and you might PM me also in case I forget to check back.LOL
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