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The Best Eye Shadow Brush
Makeup-Brush Breakdown: The Eye-Shadow Brush
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Eye-shadow brushes are pretty standard, right? Well, believe it or not, there is more than meets the eye when it comes to these essential makeup tools. Discover everything you need to know about shadow brushes, along with our top shoppable picks, when you keep reading.
What It's Used For: Eye shadow brushes are used for, well, eye shadow. They're great for sweeping and blending pigment across the eyelid, into your eye crease, and under your brow bone.
What It Looks Like: While there are plenty of eye-shadow brushes out there, your basic one looks like a shrunken-down blush brush. The bristles are only about an inch long and fan out and around to create a dome shape. Make sure to pick something up that's fluffy — still bristles don't allow for fluidity of movement, which is a necessity when it comes to eye shadow.
Why You Need It: Eye shadow is part of most women's beauty regimens, and you want to make sure you're applying and blending it properly. So that tiny plastic sponge you get with some of your shadow purchases? Toss it. It creates unflattering creased lines that are not at all pretty. To apply, dip or sweep your brush into the pigment, and flick off the excess. Sweep over the area where you want pigment, and blend for an even, flawless look.
Tips and Tricks
- Use a light touch over your lids and brow bone, but add a bit more pressure when you're working pigment into your eye crease.
- Shadow brushes are an important tool for blending. Just make sure to wipe the bristles clean with a towelette after every use to ensure you're not mixing colors.


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I never would have believed that getting rid of one's old computer gear could be the harder side of upgrades – until early last year when I bought a set of Wyse thin clients to replace an aging and mismatched desktop fleet.
I briefly toyed with the idea of making some form of Franken-Beowulf-cluster out of the 40 or so working systems now surplus to requirements, but came to the conclusion that I could probably replace the entire thing with a single modern graphics card. I cherry picked the best systems – those with two cores and hardware assisted virtualisation – as they might come in handy as emergency test-bed capacity. I then set about seeing what I could do about the rest.
In Canada, I cannot simply tip electronics into the bin. I could just pack them all into my car and bring them down to the nearest eco-station, excepting that the eco-station and I tend to have fairly continual scheduling conflicts.
With so many old PCs lying around, I wanted to see if I could fix up some into systems the staff could use. Some of the folk around here have kids; second PC for the home running Ubuntu might be a welcome addition. I figured I could put some extra hours in after work and all would be well. I was wrong.
Canadian tax law is the first hurdle - giving away a decommissioned PC is considered to be a "taxable benefit" . This means determining the "current market value" of the beastie in question and notifying the beancounters such that they could perform some dark rituals and incomprehensible accounting voodoo. This was a no-go.
The next option is to sell the computers to staff members. If I invoice the computers at "current market value," I can sell the computers on to staff without the accounting hocus pocus. The sticking point is that "current market value" isn't much of a deal for anyone. With the availability of netbooks and the plethora of things for sale on Kijiji, who wants to pay $150 for a Pentium 4?
I talked to a friend of mine – a sysadmin for a local charity – and wondered if wanted any of this gear. If my fellow sysadmin could have made use of these PCs, it would have solved my problem nicely: he would pick them up and take them away while I don't have to worry about any messy paperwork. (The tax write-off is so negligible as to not be worth the paperwork.)
Unfortunately for me I was not the only sysadmin in the area with this idea. The sysadmin for another local organisation had recently gotten an upgrade and beaten me to offloading his old systems. The only thing my friend was interested in was taking a bag of RAM and a few hard drives.
It's important to know where you can properly dispose of your electronics. Proper upgrade planning includes disposal of the old gear. Even better is if that old gear can continue to be useful in some capacity to someone else. I will most likely end up donating these straggler PCs to the Electronics Recycling Association of Canada. For those in the US, there is Computers With Causes. For those in the UK, here is an absolutely staggering list of PC recycling charities. Feel free to mention your favourite charity in the comments section.

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The Liberty swimming & diving team will compete against Big Ten opponents Michigan State and Illinois, Friday in East Lansing, Mich.
The Liberty swimming & diving team will compete against Big Ten teams in dual-meet action for the first time in program history. The Lady Flames travel to East Lansing, Mich., where they will take on Michigan State and Illinois at MSU's McCaffree Pool, on Friday at 5 p.m. The meet will be scored in dual-meet format, with 14 swimming events (12 individual, two relay) being contested, along with one-meter and three-meter diving. Two live heats of each event will be held, while the three-meter diving will take place during the 1000 free. This will be Liberty's second straight meet against major-conference teams, as the Lady Flames met the ACC's North Carolina and Virginia Tech at the Virginia Tech Swimming Challenge, Oct. 11. The Lady Flames went 2-2 at the Virginia Tech Swimming Challenge, defeating CAA power James Madison and CCSA foe Radford while falling to ACC teams North Carolina and Virginia Tech. While at the meet, Liberty claimed three event victories, with Emilie Kaufman winning the 50 breast (28.49) and Jess Reinhardt taking the 50 fly (25.12). Liberty also posted a win in the 200 medley relay, in 1:42.95. Additionally, Liberty had its first-ever diver compete, in Courtney Fox. Kaufman was named CCSA Women's Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 16, earning her fourth career swimmer of the week honor. In addition to her win in the 50 breast, she placed second in the 200 breast, clocking a CCSA season-best time of 2:17.41. She completed the second leg of Liberty's 200 medley relay in 28.16, and later swam a 1:01.64 second leg in the 400 medley relay. Freshman Heather McCorkel made a successful debut at Virginia Tech, taking third place in the 500 free (5:02.05) and fifth place in the 200 free (1:52.79). Her 200 free time is the fastest in the conference so far this season. Junior Emily Duff earned a pair of top-eight finishes, in the 200 back (2:04.00) and 400 IM (4:35.55). She is ranked second in the CCSA in both events. Kristin VanDeventer has the top 1000 free clocking among CCSA swimmers, 10:31.83, a time which placed her fifth at the Virginia Tech Swimming Challenge. Morgan Noonan is second on the conference's top 16 list in the 200 breaststroke, at 2:24.13. Liberty holds the fastest time in the conference in the following five events: 200 free – Heather McCorkel (1:52.79) 1000 free – Kristin VanDeventer (10:31.83) 200 breast – Emilie Kaufman (2:17.41) – 26th in nation 200 medley relay – Hough, Kaufman, Reinhardt, Babcock (1:42.95) 400 medley relay – Duff, Kaufman, Reinhardt, Babcock (3:46.59)
Michigan State (1-1) The Spartans opened the 2013-14 season with a 1-1 showing at a home tri-meet, last Friday. Michigan State defeated Northern Iowa, 244-56, but fell to fellow Big Ten program Iowa, 182-117. The team received first-place finishes from Becca Berman (1000 free – 10:22.56), Summer Strickler (200 free – 1:53.47), Elizabeth Brown (200 fly – 2:04.61) and Sarah Love (100 fly – 56.45). Michigan State tied with Illinois for 11th place at the 2013 Big Ten Swimming & Diving Championships.
Illinois (1-1) Illinois went 1-1 at a tri-meet hosted by Northwestern, last Friday, defeating Eastern Michigan, 133-100 and dropping a 166-133 decision to the host Wildcats. At Northwestern, Illinois won the 200 medley relay (1:44.64). Courtney Pope won the 50 free (23.82) and 100 free (51.52), while Alison Meng took first in the 100 back (55.27) and 100 fly (56.78). Meng holds Illinois' program 50 back and 100 back records. After this weekend's meet in East Lansing, Mich., the Lady Flames will return to Lynchburg to host Vanderbilt of the SEC on Nov. 8. Liberty's lone home meet of the season will begin at 5 p.m. inside the LaHaye Aquatic Center.
Schedule of Events 1. 200 Medley Relay 2. 1,000 Freestyle 3. 200 Freestyle 4. 100 Backstroke 5. 100 Breaststroke 6. 200 Butterfly 7. 50 Freestyle 8. 1-Meter Diving 9. 100 Freestyle 10. 200 Backstroke 11. 200 Breaststroke 12. 500 Freestyle 13. 100 Butterfly 14. 3-Meter Diving 15. 200 Individual Medley 16. 400 Freestyle Relay
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Patient Rights & Responsibilities
Patient Rights
While you are a patient in the hospital, your rights include the following:
- You have the right to considerate and respectful care.
- You have the right and are encouraged to obtain from physicians and other direct caregivers any relevant, current and understandable information concerning your illness, possible treatments and likely outcome of your illness. Except in emergencies when the patient lacks decision-making capacity and the need for treatment is urgent, the patient is entitled to the opportunity to discuss and request information related to the specific procedures and/or treatments, the risks involved, the possible length of recuperation, as well as the medically reasonable alternatives and their accompanying risks and benefits.
- You have the right to know the identity of physicians, nurses and others involved in your care, as well as when those involved are students or other trainees.
- You have the right to make decisions about the plan of care, consent to or refuse a treatment as permitted by law and hospital policy throughout your hospital stay. If you refuse a recommended treatment, you will be informed of the medical consequences of this action and you will receive other needed and available care.
- You have the right to have an advance directive such as a living will, healthcare proxy or durable power of attorney for healthcare. These documents express your choices about your future care or name someone to decide if you cannot speak for yourself. If you have a written advance directive, you should provide a copy to the hospital, your family and your doctor. The hospital will honor the intent of the directive to the extent permitted by the law.
- You, or your designated representative, have the right to participate in discussions considering ethical issues that arise in your case.
- You have the right to privacy. The hospital, your doctor and others caring for you will protect your privacy.
- You have the right to expect that all communications and treatment records are confidential, except in cases such as suspected abuse and public health hazards, when reporting is permitted or required by law. When the hospital releases records to others who are entitled to review this information, the records are kept confidential.
- You have the right to review your records and to have the information explained, except when restricted by law.
- You have the right to expect that the hospital will give you necessary health services to the best of its ability. Treatment, referral or transfer may be recommended. If transfer is recommended or requested, you will be informed of risks, benefits and alternatives. You will not be transferred until the other institution agrees to accept you.
- You have the right to know if the hospital has relationships with outside parties such as educational institutions, other healthcare providers or payers that may influence your treatment or care.
- You have the right to consent or decline to participate in research studies affecting your care and treatment. If you decide not to participate in research, you are entitled to the most effective care that the hospital can otherwise provide.
- The patient has the right to be free from any form of restraints (physical restraint or drug being used as a restraint) that is not medically necessary or is used as a means of coercion, discipline, convenience or retaliation by staff.
- You have the right to appropriate assessment and management of pain.
Patient Responsibilities
You have responsibilities as a patient. You are responsible for providing information about your health, including past illnesses, hospital stays and use of medicine. You are responsible for asking questions when you do not understand information or instructions. If you believe you can't follow through with your treatment, you are responsible for telling your doctor.
This hospital works to provide care efficiently and fairly to all patients and the community. You and your visitors are responsible for being considerate of the needs of other patients, staff and the hospital. You are responsible for providing information for insurance and for working with the hospital to arrange payment when needed.
Your health depends not just on your hospital care but, in the long term, on the decisions you make in your daily life. You are responsible for recognizing the effect of lifestyle on your personal health.
A hospital serves many purposes. Hospitals work to improve people's health; treat people with injury and disease; educate doctors, health professionals, patients and community members; and improve understanding of health and disease. In carrying out these activities, this institution works to respect your values and dignity.


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Rod McDonald had the first sketches for the Egyptian Slate™ typeface design in the works even before the original sans serif branch of the family had been released. He recalls, "I was considering the addition of a serif complement to the sans serif designs from the get-go. After a number of trials incorporating different serif styles, it became readily apparent that a slab serif version would be the best route to take."
McDonald soon discovered that the openness of the letterforms in the Slate™ design allowed him to add the strong slab serifs without losing any of the character of the original design. "I was surprised that Egyptian Slate held its own with Slate," recalls McDonald, "but I was also stunned when I realized that it was going to be a lot more work to add the serifs than I initially thought. Incorporating serifs into a sans serif design throws all the weights off." To maintain visual parity between the two designs, McDonald had to change the basic weights of the new slab serif design. Adjustments were needed on every character to compensate for the added visual weight of the serifs.
McDonald drew the roman designs; he then collaborated with Carl Crossgrove to create the italic counterparts. McDonald provided the foundational "control characters," and Crossgrove built on these to produce the finished designs. "I had worked with Carl previously when he developed the condensed range for Slate," says McDonald, "so I knew that the Egyptian Slate italics were in good hands." The name Egyptian Slate came about in a rather unexpected way. From the beginning McDonald had trouble coming up with an appropriate name. He tried several, but none stuck. But when McDonald was in the final stages of the design, Robert Bringhurst – author of the acclaimed "Elements of Typographic Style" – happened to be visiting. On one occasion, McDonald was muttering about "slabs of Slate" and generally complaining about not being able to find the right name for this new typeface. Without missing a beat, Bringhurst offered, "Why don't you call it Egyptian Slate"? This apt name stuck.
The Egyptian Slate family is available in six weights – from a svelte light to a commanding black – each with a complementary italic. The family is also available as OpenType Pro fonts which offer an extended character set that supports most Central European and many Eastern European languages.


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On Bicycle Pricing and Its Discontents
Having read both posts, I find that my own opinion on this matter does not fit into the dichotomy of the debate. But I will try to explain it in my own way, without framing it as an "expensive vs inexpensive" issue.
Put simply, for me it is about the bicycle and, more importantly, about the cyclist's experience - not about the price. Bicycles are made for riding, and in order to ride them (and be inspired to ride more) the cyclist's experience must be positive. Not everyone is mechanically inclined and able to fix even minor issues when things start to go wrong. Not everyone's body can withstand poor (or even mediocre) ride quality. Finally, not everyone is inspired by a bicycle that is so crudely made and generic-looking as to be utterly without character. Now, we can criticise people for their lack of mechanical skills, their sensitivity to discomfort and their preoccupation with aesthetics. Or we can accept these traits and turn our attention to the bicycle itself - defining a "good" bicycle as one that will inspire people to ride. And by "people" I mean people as they are, with all their flaws and biased preferences and love of pretty things and mechanical ineptitudes.
Based on the huge amount of feedback I receive from readers who are either would-be cyclists or fledgling cyclists, I believe there are three characteristics a bicycle must have in order to attract those who are not already committed to cycling: (1) it has to work properly without a lot of fussing, (2) it has to feel comfy, and (3) it has to look nice. And it makes sense that a person of average financial means who desires to ride a bicycle, will naturally strive for the least expensive option that satisfies all three of these criteria.
And therein lies the first glitch. Based, again, on the feedback I get from readers, it is quite challenging to find a bicycle nowadays that both satisfies all three of the criteria listed above, and costs what most first-time buyers consider to be a reasonable amount. When I quote the $500 figure as a first-time buyer's typical budget, I am by no means making fun of this figure or disparaging persons with such a budget. On the contrary, this was my budget as well when I first began shopping around for a transportation bike. Unfortunately, $500 or thereabouts is considered "low end" by the bicycle industry today. Sad as it is, if you walk into a bicycle store right now, $500 will afford you only the lowest quality bikes available. The salesperson may even tell you, holding back a laugh, that with such a budget shopping for a new bike will be difficult. It is what they told me in 2009.
Now let's get back to this fictional person who, on the one hand, wants a nice bike, but on the other hand is discovering how tough it is to find a bicycle that satisfies their requirements on a modest budget. At this stage they have a choice between two main options: (a) compromise on one or more of their criteria, or (b) increase their budget. Many choose the former option, which, granted, seems very reasonable. However, I kid you not that I now receive perhaps half a dozen emails a week from persons who are unhappy with their bikes and are not enjoying cycling as a result of a budget-driven compromise. The biggest complaint is that of frequent failures. The cyclist is not experienced enough to deal with them, and moreover does not want to deal with them. They also do not have time to constantly take the bike to the shop. The second biggest complaint is that of severe discomfort and poor ride quality. With all these problems, the bicycle does not get ridden very often and the cyclist begins to lose faith in cycling all together.
So you see, it is not the price I have a problem with. It is this outcome. By no means do I believe expensive bicycles to be better simply by virtue of costing more; that would be absurd. When a $500 bicycle becomes available that I believe to be reasonably well made, comfortable and attractive enough to make new cyclists happy, I gladly herald it here and post lots of sexy pictures. Unfortunately, I find few bicycles in this price range to be of good quality, and I refuse, absolutely refuse to promote manufacturers who churn out overpriced bike-shaped toys by giving them exposure here based on their "low" prices alone. If a person cannot afford a well-made new bike, I recommend buying used or vintage.
Now that I've finished that rant, the next question might be: So what is my idea of a high-quality new bike and what would it cost? Unfortunately, I have no definitive answers for you. Unlike Jan Heine, I do not believe that a $5,000+ custom bicycle is necessarily the solution. Customers are not always experienced and informed enough to truly know what they want, and builders make mistakes all the time. Also, the custom process takes forever and by far not everyone is willing to wait a year or more for a bike. Moreover, I agree with Kent that beyond a certain price point the anxiety over potential theft and damage may diminish a bicycle's utility.
The truth is that what constitutes a quality bicycle and a good value often depends on the person. It depends on their needs. It depends on their standards. It depends on the kind of riding they do, on their body's sensitivity, on their terrain, even on their climate. It depends on their level of mechanical skill. It is impossible to profess "the answer" that will be applicable to everyone.
In conclusion, my view is that it's not about pricing; we are way too focused on pricing. If you are serious about cycling, determine the criteria you are looking for first: What kind of bicycle makes you want to ride? Because that is what ultimately it is all about. Then find a way to buy that kind of bicycle, without compromising on those criteria. For some this may be doable at $500, for others it could be $5000, and most of us will fall somewhere in between. It does not matter to me how much a bicycle costs, as long as the owner loves it and wants to ride it all the time.


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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and Act 51 of the 1986 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, Executive Order No. KBB 2004-21 was issued to establish: (1) a method for allocating bonds subject to private activity bond volume limits, including the method of allocating bonds subject to the private activity bond volume limits for the calendar year of 2004 (hereafter "the 2004 Ceiling"); (2) the procedure for obtaining an allocation of bonds under the 2004 Ceiling; and (3) a system of central record keeping for such allocations; and
WHEREAS, the Industrial District No. 3 of the parish of West Baton Rouge, state of Louisiana, has requested an allocation from the 2004 Ceiling to be used to finance the acquisition, construction and installation of certain water pollution control facilities at the chemical plant complex of The Dow Chemical Company located at the corner of Woodland Road and the east side of Louisiana Highway No. 1 Frontage Road, parish of West Baton Rouge, state of Louisiana, in accordance with the provisions of Section 146 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
NOW THEREFORE, I, KATHLEEN BABINEAUX BLANCO, Governor of the state of Louisiana, by virtue of the authority vested by the Constitution and the laws of the state of Louisiana, do hereby order and direct as follows:
SECTION 1: The bond issue, as described in this Section, shall be and is hereby granted an allocation from the private activity bond volume limits for the calendar year of 2003 as follows:
Amount of Allocation
Name of Issuer
Name of Project
Industrial District No. 3 of the Parish of West Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana
The Dow Chemical Company
SECTION 2: The granted allocation shall be used only for the bond issue described in Section 1 and for the general purpose set forth in the "Application for Allocation of a Portion of the State of Louisiana Private Activity Bond Ceiling" submitted in connection with the bond issue described in Section 1.
SECTION 3: The granted allocation shall be valid and in full force and effect through December 31, 2004, provided that such bonds are delivered to the initial purchasers thereof on or before December 31, 2004.
SECTION 4: All references in this Order to the singular shall include the plural, and all plural references shall include the singular.
SECTION 5 : The undersigned certifies, under penalty of perjury, that the granted allocation was not made in consideration of any bribe, gift, or gratuity, or any direct or indirect contribution to any political campaign. The undersigned also certifies that the granted allocation meets the requirements of Section 146 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
SECTION 6: This Order is effective upon signature and shall remain in effect until amended, modified, terminated, or rescinded by the governor, or terminated by operation of law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , I have set my hand officially and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of Louisiana, at the Capitol, in the city of Baton Rouge, on this 20th day of December, 2004.
Kathleen Babineaux Blanco
Fox McKeithen
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Directors Guild honors documentary filmmakers
The AIDS chronicle "How to Survive a Plague" and the military rape study "The Invisible War" are among nominees for the documentary prize at the Directors Guild of America Awards.
The contenders announced Monday all are first-time nominees for the guild honor, including "How to Survive a Plague" director David France and "Invisible War" filmmaker Kirby Dick.
The other nominees are Malik Bendjelloul's "Searching for Sugar Man," a portrait of 1970s singer-songwriter Rodriguez; Lauren Greenfield's "The Queen of Versailles," the story of a wealthy family's downturn amid the recession; and Alison Klayman's "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry," an examination of the dissident Chinese artist.
Winners will be announced on Feb. 2 at a Directors Guild dinner.


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How We Did It: GallettAir Inc. Green Solutions
GallettAir of Long Island, N.Y., added a new division that offers energy-performance testing in two months.
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Originally published: 10.01.12 by Carmine Galletta
Editor's Note: GallettAir will be celebrating 30 years in business in 2013. The company, which was the first winner of HVACRBusiness' Tops in Tucks contest, has 30 employees.
We began discussing adding a new division to our company about a year ago. We decided to form a "green division" because of the recent green-building code requirements that have developed here on Long Island, N.Y.
Also, considering the age of the homes in our region, it made perfect sense to offer energy-performance testing.
Another motivation was that, as part of the local utility's rebate program, we had been working on partnering with local government programs that help homeowners with financing the necessary improvements identified during testing at a reduced interest rate.
It took about two months to prepare to launch GallettAir Inc. Green
Solutions. Here's how we did it:
First we had to make some choices. We researched the programs and testing facilities available to obtain the necessary certifications; and the testing equipment and tools needed to perform the tests. We made our decisions, and then booked training and purchased the equipment and tools.
We identified three
I introduced the concept of the new division to managers one evening over pizza and soda. I wanted to know how they felt, as they would be the ones overseeing this additional department.
They were immediately on board. After a few more meetings, we presented the idea to our service, installation, sales, and office staff.
By that time I had already had a fleet design on paper, which made it even more exciting to introduce the new division. It was important to make everyone a part of the new division, and I told them not to expect an immediate return on investment: As with any new service, it would take time.
Financially I could not forecast a goal because we never marketed this type of service, and I didn't know how it would be received. But performance wise, I did require that everyone make their best effort to market the new division at every opportunity. Personally, I committed to trying to sell at least one test a week.
Through GallettAir Green Solutions we provide energy-performance efficiency testing and evaluations. Testing options can be requested on an individual basis, but normally a comprehensive evaluation requires all of the testing procedures be performed at the same time.
With the blower-door test procedure, we place the home or building under a negative pressure. This enables the technician to determine the exact areas that are in need of attention. Common issues we find include inadequate insulation, leaking heat or air conditioning ducts, air infiltration and ex-filtration, and leaking water pipes in walls and under slabs. We also are able to diagnose overheated electrical wiring issues and provide infrared thermography testing.
Once the testing is completed, our technicians present the customer with a fully detailed written diagnosis. We also provide infrared pictures of the structure for future review for the customer or contractors performing the necessary energy-saving repairs.
Another leave-behind is a list of our preferred contractors that are properly licensed and insured. (We do not receive a referral fee if the homeowner chooses one of them.)
To help the homeowner move forward to address the issues, we submit a list in priority order as we see fit.
However, we find that cost is always a key factor for homeowners deciding what area of the home to address first. Even if they don't do anything with the results of the test immediately, at least they know exactly where they should be investing their money to get the most energy-saving return on the money spent on their home improvements.
An example of a customer we served was a homeowner with a residence on the bay. The home's climate was uncomfortable because it was suffering from poor and unbalanced air delivery in the summer, as well major heat loss with hot and cold spots in the winter.
Through energy-performance testing, we found that the home had a leaking air-duct system that had no insulation in some parts and inadequate insulation in others. We also found inadequate insulation in the attic, along with heat gain in the summer months as well as cold air dropping down into the house.
Finally, we determined that the system was undersized for the home because over the years, additions, skylights, and vaulted ceilings were added without replacing or resizing the climate system.
Overall, our customers for the testing services are a mixed bag. We are fortunate to have a large base of contract customers, which made it easier to get information out and book jobs in the beginning.
It's difficult right now to say how much the new division has added to our top line and profitability because we are still in the infancy stage. But, we do feel that this type of service will become a major part of our industry and will bring lucrative return once people are more educated about it.
We know our marketing is working because people are inquiring about the services. The new division may grow more slowly than our heating and air conditioning division, but it's important to remember that energy-performance testing is not yet considered a necessary service. But over time, as people become more aware and educated of its benefits, it will become a standard procedure in our industry.
We now offer this service on every system replacement and installation that we offer. We are attempting to make it part of the sales package, not just for the sake of the sale, but because it truly does offer the homeowner something valuable.
Carmine Galletta is owner of GallettAir Inc. of West Babylon, N.Y. He began his career in the industry in 1976 at age 18 after graduating North Babylon High School with a two-year technical diploma in HVAC from Wilson Tech, and obtained a position as a mechanic's apprentice. In 1983, at age 25, Carmine started his business, GallettAir Inc. Heating & Air Conditioning and remains the current owner going on 30 years.
Carmine Galletta is owner of GallettAir Inc. of West Babylon, N.Y. He began his career in the industry in 1976 at age 18 after graduating North Babylon High School with a two-year technical diploma in HVAC from Wilson Tech, and obtained a position as a mechanic's apprentice. In 1983, at age 25, Carmine started his business, GallettAir Inc. Heating & Air Conditioning and remains the current owner going on 30 years.
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Intro: Dm Am F C G Dm A long ass fuckin' time ago in a town called Kickapoo Am There lived a humble family religious through and through F But yay there was a black sheep C G And he knew just what to do Dm His name was young J.B. and he refused to step in-line Am A vision he did see-eth fuckin' rockin' all the time F C G He wrote a tasty jam and all the planets did align A C Oh the dragons balls were blazin' as I stepped into his cave G Then I sliced his fuckin' cockles A# With a long and shiney blade A 'Twas I who fucked the dragon C Fuckalize sing-fuckaloo G And if you try to fuck with me A# A Then I shall fuck you too C G A Gotta get it on in the party zone C G A I gots to shoot a load in the party zone C G A Gotta lick a toad in the party zone C G A Gotta suck a chode in the party zone Ah! G - A# - F - G# G You've disobeyed my orders, son A# Why were you ever born? F Your brother's ten times better than you G# Jesus loves him more G A# This music that you play for us comes from the depths of hell F G# Rock and roll's the Devil's work, he wants you to rebel G You'll become a mindless puppet A# Beelzebub will pull the strings F Your heart will lose direction G# G And chaos it will bring A# F You'd better shut your mouth G Better watch your tone A# F G You're grounded for a week with no telephone A# F Don't let me here you cry G Don't let me hear you moan A# F G You gotta praise The Lord when you're in my home G Dio can you hear me? A# I am lost and so alone F I'm askin' for your guidance G# Won't you come down from your throne? G A# I need a tight compadre who will teach me how to rock F My father thinks you're evil G# But man, he can suck a cock G Rock is not The Devil's work A# It's magical and rad F G# G G# F A# I'll never rock as long as I am stuck here with my dad C I hear you brave young Jaybles C You are hungry for the rock C But to learn the ancient method Bb Sacred doors you must unlock C Escape your father's clutches C And this oppressive neighborhood C On a journey you must go Bb C To find the land of Hollywood C In The City of Fallen Angels F G# Where the ocean meets the sand C You will form a strong alliance F G# And the world's most awesome band C To find your fame and fortune F G# Through the valley you must walk C You will face your inner demons F G# G Now go my son and rock G D#-D-G D#-D-G D#-D-C-D-D#-F-G (2X) G So he went from fuckin' Kickapoo with hunger in his heart D And he journeyed far and wide to find the secrets of his art A# F C But in the end he knew that he would find his counterpart G D#-D-G D#-D-G D#-D-C-D-D#-F-G (Até o fim)
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UCONN WOMEN: Nations best square off Saturday
PALO ALTO, Calif. >> Don't even try to ask Kelly Faris to reflect on the pride she may feel of being UConn's leading scorer the last time the Huskies ventured out to Maples Pavilion.
Even two years later it is easy to hear the disgust in Faris' voice when she recalls the 71-59 loss to Stanford on Dec. 30, 2010. It wasn't even that the Huskies saw their NCAA Division I record 90-game losing streak end on Stanford's home court as much as the way Faris felt the Huskies wilted in the later stages of the game.
When Maya Moore drained a 3-pointer to pull the Huskies within four points, there was still some hope that UConn could return home with an unblemished record. However, Stanford scored seven points in a 55-second span to reestablish control of the game. When the lead was whittled back down to six, it pains Faris to recall how Stanford ended the contest by scoring eight of the last 10 points leading to a delirious eruption of emotion as the clock hit 0:00 shortly after Faris' wayward final shot was corralled by Jeanette Pohlen.
"Any loss is going to be frustrating and stick with you," said Faris, who had a team-high 19 points in the game. "But at that point it was definitely a hard one because everybody thought that we were unstoppable. So I think it was good for us at that point. It kind of opened our eyes and showed us some things that we needed to work on. With me, being my senior year and we're coming back, I definitely want to leave here with a different feeling and a lot better record."
So much has changed since that game. Moore is now playing professionally as is Stanford's trio of WNBA first-round picks Pohlen, Kayla Pedersen and Nneka Ogwumike who combined for 51 points and 26 rebounds in that historic contest. The rankings also tell a different story. Now it is Stanford holding down the No. 1 spot with UConn checking in at No. 2.
While Faris and her veteran teammates are eager for retribution, the Stanford players who took part in the game are eager to prove that they are indeed the nation's best team.
"It was such an electric experience and to be a sophomore out there it was great," said Stanford senior forward Joslyn Tinkle. "We were very prepared, Coach (VanDerveer) did a very good job and as players and teammates we did a good job of preparing and focusing and really knowing what we needed to do to win and be successful. I think about two years ago and what we did; it was really a group effort. It motivates us and it has helped myself, Chiney (Ogwumike) and Mikaela (Ruef) and I who were there a couple of years ago kind of lead the pack for the younger kids who haven't experienced that yet and really didn't know what it was like.
"There are people who think they (UConn) shouldn't be (ranked second) and should be in the situation we are. We try to avoid that and keep our minds clear of that because we now what we are capable of. It doesn't really change things for us. The target on our backs is growing bigger and bigger. People want what we have and we are willing to do whatever it takes to remain No. 1 and keep that target on our back. I think it is going to be a great game, they are a fantastic team. It is going to come down to whose will is bigger to win and we hope it is ours."
The Huskies have arrived in California with not nearly the same amount of fanfare as they did back in 2010. Perhaps it is because the only winning streak on the line is Stanford's 82-game home winning streak or the country has yet to be captivated by a fairly young UConn team, but Auriemma is not complaining that there is no circus type of atmosphere surrounding his squad on this trip out to California. It may also help that the Huskies have an extra day to wipe away any lingering jet lag on the coast to coast trip this time around.
"When we came out here (in 2010) we got out here on the 26th and played on the 28th and 30th," Auriemma said. "We didn't really have to time that you would like but this gives us a little more time maybe. I don't know if it makes a big difference or a little difference, I don't know. It doesn't feel as rushed. Last time we got here, we practiced we played Pacific right away, then we came here and we played plus the streak and all that stuff we are dealing with, there just seemed to be a frenzy about it that I don't sense at all."


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The buyback plan comes as Rupert Murdoch battled to contain the crisis engulfing his media empire, after allegations surfaced that journalists at several of his papers hacked into the cellphones of British prime minister Gordon Brown, a murdered child, and terrorism victims, among others.
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Minnesota DNR Says Aquatic Invasive Species Violation Rates are Unacceptable
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has released some initial statistics from its increased aquatic invasive species (AIS) patrol efforts.
So far this year, the AIS violation rate among boaters is 20 percent. "This rate is unacceptable," said Maj. Phil Meier, DNR Enforcement Division operations manager. "The majority of violations could have been avoided if people had taken the time to change their routine when leaving lakes and rivers, and comply with AIS laws."
The extra patrols began May 12 and will continue through the summer.
"Enforcement activities, whether educational opportunities or issuing citations and warnings, are geared towards compliance," said Meier. "Enforcement is a primary motivator to changing the behavior of those who may intentionally or unintentionally move invasive species."
Through June 6, conservation officers had worked nearly 3,200 hours dedicated to AIS enforcement, making more than 20,000 combined law and education contacts. During this time, 193 criminal citations, 463 civil citations, 975 written warnings and 267 verbal warnings were issued.
Last year about 850 citations or warnings were issued to violators of Minnesota's AIS laws. That compares with 293 citations and warnings issued in 2010.
"We hope these citations, warnings and public contacts will continue to raise awareness that this state looks at invasive species very seriously," Meier said. "We will enforce the rules."
Under Minnesota law, it is illegal to transport invasive aquatic plants and animals, as well as water, from water bodies infested with zebra mussels and spiny waterfleas. Violators could face fines up to $500. Some penalty amounts will double beginning July 1.
To help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species, anglers and boaters are required by law to:
- Drain bait buckets, bilges and live wells before leaving any water access.
- Remove aquatic plants from boats and trailers to prevent the spread of invasive species.
- Pull the plug on their boat and drain all water when leaving all waters of the state.
- Keep the drain plug out while transporting water-related equipment on roadways.
"Once an invasive species gets established into our waters, it's very unlikely we can eliminate it," Meier said. "That's why vigilance and prevention are critical."
For more information on aquatic invasive species and how to prevent their spread, visit www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/index_aquatic.html


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As Nashville's answer to Gene Krupa, Rich has toured/recorded/performed with: Jason Aldean, Lit, Ludacris, Kelly Clarkson, Bryan Adams, Joe Perry, Jewel, Miranda Lambert, The Pointer Sisters, John Eddie, Pam Tillis, Susan Ashton, Deana Carter, Kid Rock, Lauren Alaina, Luke Bryan and many others. Rich has recorded 9 #1 singles with the Grammy nominated country rocker Jason Aldean, with 7 million albums sold and 13 million single downloads. As a high energy live showman, Rich plays sold out shows of 25-30,000 fans nightly on Aldean's "My Kinda Party" Tour.
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Encarnacion's walk-off homer helps Jays down Brewers
Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) - Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-run, walk-off homer to lift the Toronto Blue Jays over the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-4, at Rogers Centre Wednesday afternoon.
Encarnacion finished 2-for-4 for the Blue Jays, who swept the Brewers in this short two-game set. Jose Bautista also homered for Toronto, which finished with 11 hits and overcame a 3-for-13 effort with runners in scoring position.
Ryan Braun drove in a pair of runs to lead the Brewers, who have dropped three straight after winning four in a row.
With two outs and runners on the first and second, Encarnacion drove a 3-1 pitch from Brandon Kintzler into the second deck in left field to give Toronto the win.
"I should have just bounced a sinker to walk him or threw a slider off the plate," said Kintzler. "It definitely didn't go where I planned it."
The blast gave the Blue Jays a 5-4 record on their homestand. They were on their way to Oakland to open a 10-game road trip.
"We're going to have a happy flight," Encarnacion said.
Milwaukee reliever Will Smith (1-1), who was responsible for the runner on second, suffered the loss.
Toronto reliever Casey Janssen (3-0) worked a perfect top of the ninth and got the win.
The teams exchanged first-inning runs as Carlos Gomez singled home Jonathan Lucroy for the Brewers and Bautista answered with a home run.
Milwaukee took a 4-1 lead against Toronto starter J.A. Happ in the third when Braun tripled home a pair of runs and scored on a Lucroy sac fly.
Braun ended 2-for-4, extending his hitting streak to eight games.
Toronto got a run back in the home half of the inning when Adam Lind singled home Jose Reyes and added two more runs in the fourth on Juan Francisco's homer to tie the game.
Reyes went 2-for-5.
Happ recovered after the early woes, retiring 13 straight until a one-out bunt base hit in the seventh by Martin Maldonado. However, Happ responded to retire the next two batters to get out of the inning unscathed to end his afternoon.
Happ was charged with four runs on six hits, striking out four without a walk, in seven innings.
Milwaukee starter Wily Peralta also received a no-decision, yielding four runs on nine hits in six-plus frames. He struck out four and walked three.
Game Notes
Bautista has 17 HRs this season ... Encarnacion has 26 HRs this season. He also has a 10-game hit streak ... Francisco has 13 HRs ... Prior to the game, the Jays signed ninth overall pick pitcher Jeff Hoffman and 10th overall pick catcher Max Pentecost ... Both managers, Milwaukee's Ron Roenicke and Toronto's John Gibbons, were ejected in the bottom of the eighth for arguing different calls with the umpires.


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Induction of labor
When inducing labor is needed
I would have to say that of the 3 children I have brought into this world, the most memorable experience would have to have been the arrival of my first baby and only son, Ryan. Being my first pregnancy, I was paranoid throughout the 9 months I carried him. I did everything by the book – eating right, staying healthy, no caffeine and no excessive weight gain (something not carried through to my subsequent pregnancies!!). At 16 weeks, I was asked if I wanted to know the sex of my baby. Being the inquisitive type that I am, of course I wanted to know. A Girl!! To tell you the truth, I wasn't fussed either way, I just wanted a healthy baby. However the idea of a girl grew on me more when I imagined all those shopping trips together.
On the Sunday evening, we went out to dinner with friends. I duly packed my hospital bag into the car, to much mockery from everyone about my paranoia. Dinner was uneventful and we returned home. Now, those of you who have been pregnant before will understand that during pregnancy, especially in the last few months, you start to feel like you are in someone else's body. You have this huge belly, you can't walk as fast anymore, you need to used the loo every 5 minutes, you have mood swings, you can't sleep properly, you wake up at odd times during the night etc. Well, at 03h00 on Monday, the 19th of February, I woke up in a pool of water. That's the final straw I thought. I am now incontinent too! Frustrated (and a little embarrassed), I waddled off to the bathroom. I soon realised that my waters had in fact broken and that it was time. Some strange calm descended on me and I took a leisurely shower, got dressed and woke my husband up to ask him if he wouldn't mind taking me to the hospital. I have never seen a man go from zero to 100 as fast as he did – 10 minutes later we were in the car speeding to the hospital. In hindsight, we could have stopped for a coffee and something to eat on the way but we were first time parents and the fear of the unknown was paramount.
At 07h00 my doctor arrived and I started to relax a little. Still no contractions so a drip was set up for inducing labour. After the first contraction hit, I called for the nurse to bring back the doctor with his syringe and QUICKLY. No way was I doing this without assistance. I know that I gave in too easily but let's face it, modern medicine is an amazing thing and if you don't need to feel any pain, why should you! I almost changed my mind when I saw the needle but pain took over and before I knew it the epidural was starting to take effect.
My husband, who had not been keen at all to watch the birth given his likelihood of fainting when seeing blood, was transfixed. He watched every minute of the inducing labor and birth, and was fascinated by these miracles. So much so that he forgot that he needed to pay me the odd bit of attention to assist with breathing. So much for Prenatal classes!! After 15 minutes of pushing and panting, an episiotomy and forceps, the doctor announced that I had a healthy 3.4kg baby BOY!!! A boy that would remain nameless for a few hours since we had not even considered a boys name at all. He was beautiful and he was perfect in every possible way. Aside from the small cry he made on his entrance, he settled quickly and was whisked off to be cleaned up. In the past 11 years, Ryan has not given me any trouble at all. He was a textbook baby reaching all his milestones at exactly the right time. He has grown into an affectionate, loving and kind boy despite his somewhat overprotective and paranoid mother.
By Robyn
Induction is most often used if your baby is overdue or if the maternity care provider feels a mother or baby's health is at risk. Your placenta starts to decrease in efficiency after about 41 weeks and may compromise your baby's health by not delivering enough oxygen and food.
Sometimes the membranes are artificially ruptured by the maternity care provider using a device known as an amnihook.
Administering oxytocin via an intravenous drip may induce your labor if it has not started naturally. The use of this synthetic hormone is supposed to replicate your own hormones that your body would produce if it had started labor by itself. You may have the drip inserted throughout your entire labor and birth, if this is the case check with your maternity care providers that you will still have freedom to move around for an active labor and birth.
If your labour is slow or your contractions have stopped your maternity care providers may recommend using the hormone oxytocin, administered via a drip, to help speed up or restart labour. This will usually bring on strong, intense contractions.
Prostaglandin gels are commonly used as a first method of induction. Another option to help the cervix dilate is to use a catheter with sterile water filling a small balloon which creates pressure within the cervix. Some hospitals support mothers going home with a catheter in and advise them to return to the hospital when the catheter falls out or, if they go into labor. Prostin gels are inserted into your vagina and are designed to encourage your cervix to soften and begin the dilation process. You may be often asked to come to the hospital in the evening where the maternity care provider will insert the gel and then usually allowed to return home, and hopefully start your labor.


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If you're trying to escape the inevitable -- late fall's chill in the air -- then slip into an easy sense of denial by listening to Bobby Charles' self titled 1972 album.
The album is bursting with the organic sound of Bearsville, NY in the early 70s crossed with a dash of Cajun spice and that simple, ephemeral combination will warm you right up again.
Bobby Charles is an idiosyncratic songwriter from Louisiana who wrote "See You Later Alligator," known mainly as covered by Bill Haley and His Comets. Charles wasn't one for fame, and hid behind artists like Muddy Waters who covered his work, allowing him to pay the bills. I'm not sure why exactly, but somehow in the early 70s he ended up in Bearsville, New York, hanging out with the likes of Bob Dylan and The Band. That friendship is reflected in the album's sound as well as its production, which is by Rick Danko and John Simon (who also put out at least one excellent solo album). Members of The Band no doubt also contributed musically to this album, though with the exception of a songwriting credit for Danko, they are uncredited.
The album's songs are instantly pleasing through and through. They alternatively ramble along and bound forward energetically, but all the tracks glow with an animated heat that will take that chill right out of you: quite the accomplishment for such a hermetic kind of guy! There's also some sweet, sunshiney love songs on this album that'll have you feeling the sun on your shoulders again and make the return of spring seem not so far away anymore. It's all very bucolic and idyllic, as you shall see.
Because Bobby Charles hates performing, finding footage of him is difficult, but here's Vetiver recently performing one of the songs from Bobby Charles called "I Must Be In a Good Place Now." It's quite faithful to the original and lovely:


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CORRECTION: **Ice Road Truckers premieres at 10 pm following Mountain Men at 9pm ET/PT
New York, NY - May 20, 2013 - The original hit series ICE ROAD TRUCKERS returns to battle more than just treacherous roads in an all new season premiering, Sunday, June 9 at 10PM ET/PT on HISTORY(R). This season, old rivalries hit an all-time high as two different companies with legendary truckers go head-to-head and try to put each other out of business. Also, after a year on hiatus, the queen of the road, Lisa Kelly, returns and chooses a side.
The battle lines are drawn in Manitoba, Canada. Hugh "Polar Bear" Rowland returns after quitting his previous job at Polar Industries and sets up his own shop right down the street. Bound and determined to reclaim his crown as "King of the Road," he poaches Polar's dispatcher, intent on landing as many loads as he can to force his old company into submission. Hugh rounds up the toughest truckers he can find and together with these new faces, they hit the winter roads. However, Polar Industries and owner Mark Kohaykewych aren't about to take this challenge lying down. To counter this threat on their turf, they enlist some of Hugh's biggest rivals. Ice road legend Alex Debogorski signs on to Polar, anxious for the opportunity to wipe out Hugh's company before it gets a chance to bloom. After a year hiatus, Alaskan trucking icon Lisa Kelly signs up with Polar as well, looking to conquer the new terrain of the winter roads just like she did on Alaska's Dalton Highway. Montana Legend Darrell Ward joins the crew at Polar as well, finally getting the chance to drive the deadly ice crossings of Canada.
Throughout the season, the rivalry between the companies reaches a fever pitch as every load delivered means money out of the other team's pocket. No assignment is off limits, no road is too dangerous and no ice crossing is too thin in this battle for winter roads supremacy.
This season also chronicles an eccentric mechanic way up north who dances to the beat of a completely different drummer. Joey Barnes, nicknamed "The King of Obsolete," fills his yard with trucks from the 1930's through the 1970's. Many of the vehicles are rarities, some he's re-engineered into his own unique pieces of equipment. And he's taken it upon himself to use his fleet of trucks to rescue those stuck in the most remote corners of Manitoba.
ICE ROAD TRUCKERS is a classic story of adventure, perseverance, human ingenuity and most importantly, danger. One miscalculation of the road, bad weather or an unseen road hazard can be the difference between life and death. Even the most seasoned drivers will find themselves challenged by the conditions, isolation and lack of creature comforts on the most dangerous roads in North America. Although technology has changed how people deal with the conditions of the Arctic Circle, the people of the region cling to their deep roots and traditions of which ice road trucking has been an integral part for many generations.
ICE ROAD TRUCKERS is produced for HISTORY by Original Productions, a FremantleMedia Company. Executive Producers for Original Productions are Thom Beers, Philip D. Segal and Jeff Conroy. Jeff Meredith produces the series. Executive Producer for HISTORY is Matt Ginsburg.
HISTORY(R), now reaching more than 98 million homes, is the leading destination for award-winning original series and specials that connect viewers with history in an informative, immersive and entertaining manner across all platforms. The network's all-original programming slate, including scripted event programming, features a roster of hit series including American Pickers(R), American Restoration(TM), Ax Men(TM), Counting Cars(TM), Ice Road Truckers(R), Pawn Stars(R), Swamp People(R) and Top Shot(R) as well as HISTORY(R)'s first scripted series Vikings, and epic miniseries and special programming such as The Bible and the Emmy(R) Award-winning Hatfields & McCoys, Gettysburg, Vietnam in HD, America The Story of Us(R) and 102 Minutes That Changed America. The HISTORY(R) website is the leading online resource for all things history, and in 2011, the United States Library of Congress selected HISTORY(R)'s Civil War 150 site for inclusion in the historic collection of Internet materials related to the American Civil War sesquicentennial. www.history.com.


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'Vilia miretur vulgus; mihi flavus Apollo Pocula Castalia plena ministret aqua.'
I know not how I shall offend in dedicating my unpolished lines to your lordship, nor how the world will censure me for choosing so strong a prop to support so weak a burden: only, if your honour seem but pleased, I account myself highly praised, and vow to take advantage of all idle hours, till I have honoured you with some graver labour. But if the first heir of my invention prove deformed, I shall be sorry it had so noble a godfather, and never after ear so barren a land, for fear it yield me still so bad a harvest. I leave it to your honourable survey, and your honour to your heart's content; which I wish may always answer your own wish and the world's hopeful expectation.
The love I dedicate to your lordship is without end; whereof this pamphlet, without beginning, is but a superfluous moiety. The warrant I have of your honourable disposition, not the worth of my untutored lines, makes it assured of acceptance. What I have done is yours; what I have to do is yours; being part in all I have, devoted yours. Were my worth greater, my duty would show greater; meantime, as it is, it is bound to your lordship, to whom I wish long life, still lengthened with happiness.
Lucius Tarquinius,—for his excessive pride surnamed Superbus,—after he had caused his own father-in-law, Servius Tullius, to be cruelly murdered, and contrary to the Roman laws and customs, not requiring or staying for the people's suffrages, had possessed himself of the kingdom, went, accompanied with his sons and other noblemen of Rome, to besiege Ardea. During which siege the principal men of the army meeting one evening at the tent of Sextus Tarquinius, the king's son, in their discourses after supper, every one commended the virtues of his own wife: among whom Collatinus extolled the incomparable chastity of his wife Lucretia. In that pleasant humour they all posted to Rome; and intending, by their secret and sudden arrival, to make trial of that which every one had before avouched, only Collatinus finds his wife—though it were late in the night—spinning amongst her maids: the other ladies were all found dancing and revelling, or in several disports. Whereupon the noblemen yielded Collatinus the victory, and his wife the fame. At that time Sextus Tarquinius, being inflamed with Lucrece' beauty, yet smothering his passions for the present, departed with the rest back to the camp; from whence he shortly after privily withdrew himself, and was, according to his estate, royally entertained and lodged by Lucrece at Collatium. The same night he treacherously stealeth into her chamber, violently ravished her, and early in the morning speedeth away. Lucrece, in this lamentable plight, hastily dispatcheth messengers, one to Rome for her father, and another to the camp for Collatine. They came, the one accompanied with Junius Brutus, the other with Publius Valerius; and finding Lucrece attired in mourning habit, demanded the cause of her sorrow. She, first taking an oath of them for her revenge, revealed the actor, and the whole manner of his dealing, and withal suddenly stabbed herself. Which done, with one consent they all vowed to root out the whole hated family of the Tarquins; and, bearing the dead body to Rome, Brutus acquainted the people with the doer and manner of the vile deed, with a bitter invective against the tyranny of the king: wherewith the people were so moved, that with one consent and a general acclamation the Tarquins were all exiled, and the state government changed from kings to consuls.
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Obama heads for Israel to bridge gaps from two-state solution to Iran
WASHINGTON -- When President Barack Obama delivers his main address in Israel this week, it won't be to the nation's parliament. Instead, his audience will largely consist of students.
Obama, who departs late Tuesday, is seeking leverage with Israel's elected officials in his first trip there since taking office by reaching out to the Israeli public. On the national security issue uppermost in that nation's politics, Iran's nuclear threat, he wants more time for sanctions to work, rather than military action.
The direct appeal to the people in America's closest Middle East ally reflects Obama's tense relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which has made it harder to resolve differences over issues ranging from Iran to the expansion of Jewish settlements in Palestinian areas. As a result, the peace process has been hindered and there has been rising Israeli confusion about U.S. intentions.
"President Obama needs to convince the Israeli public to trust him," said Shlomo Brom, a retired general who's now a senior research associate at Tel Aviv University's Institute for National Security Studies. "If the U.S. asks Israel to halt a military attack against Iran, it needs the trust of Israelis that when push comes to shove, the U.S. will take action."
For Obama, who also plans to visit the West Bank and Jordan, the trip comes at a time of political opportunity. He decisively won re-election in November, becoming the first president since Dwight Eisenhower to take at least 51 percent of the popular vote twice, while an Israeli vote in January weakened Netanyahu. In an election focusing largely on domestic issues, Israelis gave the prime minister less of a mandate than four years ago, forcing him to seek a new coalition.
Obama's bid to connect with the Israeli population won't be easy: Just a third of Israelis described the president's attitude toward Israel as favorable, while 38 percent said he's hostile, in a survey by the Maagar Mohot Institute and the Israeli daily Ma'ariv released March 15.
Still, both Israelis and Palestinians have expressed concern about the impact of an Israeli strike against Iran's nuclear facilities, with about 80 percent saying that an attack would ignite a major regional war, according to a joint Israeli- Palestinian survey taken in September.
At the same time, Obama will make fresh attempts to reach out to the nation's politicians with whom his relations either have been complicated or non-existent.
There is a "pressing need" to strengthen ties between Netanyahu and Obama, said Gilead Sher, who was chief of staff to former Prime Minister Ehud Barak and is founding co-chairman of Blue White Future, a group that advocates for a Palestinian state alongside Israel.
"There's kind of a collage of interests, emotions, personal chemistry and national interests," he said. "I think they both will make genuine efforts to mend the relationship between them for the benefit of both nations."
Netanyahu has been critical of Obama's stance on Iran as too soft, and the Israeli leader heaped praise on Obama's general election rival last year, Mitt Romney.
The strain between the men began soon after Obama took office in 2009. He pushed Israel to freeze construction of settlements in Palestinian areas in an effort to restart peace talks. After 10 months and failed peace talks, Netanyahu approved more.
In November 2011, journalists at a Group of 20 summit in France overheard Obama acknowledge French President Nicolas Sarkozy's dislike for Netanyahu by complaining that he had to deal with the Israeli leader more than the French president did.
Netanyahu, addressing the United Nations General Assembly last September, held up a cartoon-style drawing of a bomb in urging the U.S. to issue a more direct warning to Iran.
"By next spring, at most next summer, at current enrichment rates, they will have finished the medium enrichment and moved on to the final stage," he said.
Aaron David Miller, a former adviser to U.S. secretaries of state on Arab-Israeli negotiations, wrote this month in the Washington Post: "It's been clear from the beginning that Obama and Netanyahu were doomed to dysfunction." Miller, vice president of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, added, "This odd couple's ties are the most tenuous we've seen between the White House and Jerusalem."
Obama departs on the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and a week before Passover, which celebrates the liberation of ancient Jews from slavery in Egypt.
White House advisers were undecided late into last year on whether the president should visit Israel without progress toward peace with the Palestinians, said Steven Simon, who until a few months ago was Obama's senior director for the Middle East and North Africa on the National Security Council.
The prospect of a premature trip backfiring argued against it, said Simon, who is executive director of the U.S. branch of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Washington.
One argument for the trip was that Obama need to erase lingering doubts by Israelis and among some American Jews about his commitment to Israel. Some Jews were frustrated that while Obama had visited Cairo in 2009 and reached out to the Muslim world, he hadn't been to Israel since a campaign trip in 2008.
"If you can lubricate the gears by taking care of something that has rankled the Jewish community despite everything the Obama administration did on Israel's behalf," Simon said, that could go "a long way" toward fashioning a united front on challenges like Iran.
To build that trust, Obama on Thursday will address an audience of university students and others, rather than speak before the Knesset, the Israeli parliament. He'll view the Dead Sea Scrolls; visit Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust memorial, and the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem; and see the Iron Dome missile-defense system that his administration has supported.
At Ben Gurion University, Nati Hasson, a 30-year-old MBA candidate and the chairman of the student union, said the campus is "totally crazy about the Obama speech."
That address, at the Jerusalem International Convention Center, will focus on security, peace and the economy, the White House said.
Obama won't find universal support, Hasson said: "The young generation here is definitely split between right and left. They're pretty radical on both sides."
Then-President George W. Bush spoke at the Knesset when he came to Israel in 2008; Netanyahu addressed Congress, where he received 29 standing ovations, when he visited Washington in 2011.
While no near-term progress is seen on Israeli-Palestinian peace, Obama will make the case that the upheavals in Syria, Egypt and throughout the Arab world make it imperative to try.
Israel's economic growth eased to 3.1 percent in 2012 from 4.6 percent the previous year, the statistics bureau said on March 10. Excluding first-time natural-gas revenue, growth is expected to shrink further in 2013, according to the central bank.
Obama previewed his visit to the Israeli public on March 14, appearing on Israel's Channel 2 television.
Iran is "over a year or so" away from building a nuclear weapon, Obama said. He pledged that "all options are on the table" if diplomacy fails to force Iran to abandon its pursuit.
Israeli and U.S. officials "have different thresholds and time frames," said Haim Malka, deputy director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. "The president talks about preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. The Israelis, in contrast, emphasize preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability."
"That one small word, 'capabilities,' makes a big difference in Israeli and American positions," Malka said.
The trip includes meetings with Palestinians in Ramallah and with King Abdullah in Jordan. In the Israeli television interview, Obama said working toward a two-state solution with Palestinians is "the best and only path forward."
When he arrives in the West Bank, Obama will find the Jewish settler movement resurgent, Palestinians approaching financial ruin, and Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip and is considered a terrorist organization by the U.S. and European Union, promoting a new violent uprising.
That largely explains why the president says he won't try to engineer a new Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement during this visit. "My goal on this trip is to listen," Obama said in the Channel 2 interview.
Netanyahu spokesman Mark Regev said at a press conference in Jerusalem Tuesday that the prime minister "is ready for mutual, reciprocal confidence-building measures to bolster a process that is moving forward." He cited "groundwork" by Netanyahu negotiator Yitzhak Molcho as well as Netanyahu's appointment of Justice Minister Tzipi Livni to manage negotiations.
Any U.S. effort to help restore faith in a two-state solution will meet a skeptical reception in Ramallah, where Palestinians are still fuming over the Obama administration's vote against Palestinian statehood at the U.N.
"He clearly doesn't want us to expect much," said Nabil Shaath, an adviser to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, in a telephone interview from Ramallah.
Mustafa Barghouti, another Abbas adviser, quipped that Obama might come up with new ideas to resolve the conflict when he visits Bethlehem March 22. At the Church of the Nativity, "we hope a miracle will occur," Barghouti said today at a press conference in Ramallah.
On both Iran and the peace process, Obama's approach to the trip is more about risk management than breakthrough, said Miller of the Woodrow Wilson Center.
"He cannot afford to be the president on whose watch Iran acquires nuclear weapons capacity," Miller said. "And he cannot and does not want to be the president on whose watch the two-state solution expires."


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It came as somewhat of a surprise when, earlier this week, word leaked out that Hunger Games co-writer/director Gary Ross had not yet been locked down for the sequel, Catching Fire – not only because of the widespread positive response to (and massive box office returns for) the first HG movie adaptation, but also because Ross had already begun to discuss his tentative plans for shooting the followup.
Reports are now in that Ross has selected to not be involved with Catching Fire after all. That puts Lionsgate in somewhat of a precarious position, as the studio wants production on the sequel to get underway by this upcoming September – meaning that the search for a replacement helmer will have to be a relatively quick one.
The Playlist says that Ross' decision to pass on Catching Fire stems from a desire to press ahead with a different, original project that he's more passionate about – one which, ironically, is expected to snag him a bigger payday than what Ross might've fetched for directing the second Hunger Games flick. Still, by all accounts, money was not the primary motivating factor for Ross' departure.
[UPDATE: Deadline's source are reporting that Ross has not yet "formally withdrawn" from Catching Fire. The filmmaker is currently on vacation, so there presumably won't be an official confirmation either way until he returns to work.]
Truth be told, Lionsgate had already taken precautions for an event like this. The studio recruited Oscar-winning screenwriter Simon Beaufoy (of Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours fame) to start working on the Catching Fire script, back when Ross was still busy working the promotional circuit for Hunger Games. Hence, the ball's already off and rolling on this tentpole production.
Couple that with Fox's newly announced 2013 start date for filming on X-Men: First Class 2 - which will free up Jennifer Lawrence to reprise her role as Katniss Everdeen in Catching Fire this fall – and (for now) it doesn't appear that Ross leaving the Hunger Games sequel will trip up the film too much on its way down the production pipeline.
Fan reaction to the news concerning Ross' vacating the director's chair on Catching Fire will probably be somewhat mixed, as far the immediate response goes. On the one hand, most people seem to agree that he did an admirable job of translating Suzanne Collins' popular dystopian sci-fi thriller into cinematic form; on the other hand, some of Ross' stylistic choices with Hunger Games (specifically, the disorienting shaky cam/editing approach) left many viewers feeling disgruntled.
That said: a directorial switch-up can be very tricky when it comes to franchise fare – especially when studios trade in a respectable filmmaker who leaves a recognizable artistic fingerprint on the series (see: David Slade with The Twilight Saga: Eclipse or Bryan Singer with X2) for someone who delivers more of a generic take on the property (see: Bill Condon with Breaking Dawn or Brett Ratner with X-Men: The Last Stand). Suffice it to say, Lionsgate is gambling that it can avoid making a similar mistake with the Hunger Games franchise, by letting Ross go.
We'll be sure to let you know when a replacement director for Ross on Catching Fire has been found. In the meantime, be sure to check out our Catching Fire: 5 Things The Hunger Games Sequel Needs To Do post, for our own suggestions on what the sequel's director ought to do in order to improve on Ross' first HG film.
Sandy Schaefer blogs at Screen Rant.