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16th Ward
Pittsburgh Residential Rentals Inc. to Jeffrey Sassano at 2628 Edwards Way for $128,000.
Raymond Brennan to Joel and Norma Hamm at 29 Eleanor St. for $27,000.
Theresa Farrell et al. to Shirley and Deborah Grimm at 2814 Larkins Way for $35,000.
George Haney to Centex Home Equity Co. LLC at 3128 Mary St. for $7,431 by sheriff's deed.
Stonehaven Group LLC to Robert Coccaro at 55 S. 23rd St. for $57,000.
Donna Panko to Wachovia Bank NA trustee at 2620 Salisbury St. for $2,938 by sheriff's deed.
Michael Waligorski to Gary and Joyce Geiger at 2629 Stella St. for $46,000.
Rosemary Scheidl et al. to Ronald Crooks Jr. at 235 Sterling St. for $20,000.
17th Ward
Joseph Mutch trustee to Jill Allison at 529 E. Carson St. for $43,500.
Robert Hassinger to Ryan Scott O'Halek at 74 S. 19th St. for $84,900.
Estate of Laura Kasper to Matthew Puthoff at 1319 Sarah St. for $160,000.
Ralph Grabowski to Mark Bracarelli and Jeffrey Bilski at 13 Uxor Way for $22,500.
18th Ward
Glenn Butler to Yelva Trevant at 75 Beltzhoover Ave. for $50,000.
John Orchowski et al. to Joseph Calloway at 122 Camfield St. for $15,000.
Bank One NA trustee to Callawe Bey at 618 Gearing Ave. for $16,400.
Noble Mitchell to Lisa Clark at 818 Gearing Ave. for $37,000.
19th Ward
John Delaney et al. to Darla D'Anna at 311 Grace St. for $49,500.
Bruce McGough to Don Devlin at 636 Grandview Ave. for $855,000.
George Vassilaros to Christine Namiotka at 1-7 Penelope St. for $36,000.
John Levandoski to Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. trustee at 610 Southern Ave. for $1,323 by sheriff's deed.
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. trustee to Thomas Williams at 610 Southern Ave. for $22,500.
29th Ward
David Stiefvater to Michelle Smith at 300 Birmingham Ave. for $97,000.
Robert Bronder to Robert Longo and Debra Fedele Longo at 201 E. Agnew Ave. for $96,000.
Marilyn Hurm to Joseph Freeman at 2455 Hopeland St. for $65,000.
30th Ward
Bank One NA to William Stajduhar at 234 Bausman St. for $6,000.
Marlene Kayton to Ryan Kearney at 334 Wilbur St. for $53,500.
Chelsea Glover to Thurman Smith at 209 Zara St. for $3,000.
Chelsea Glover to Marla Eberhardt at 215 Zara St. for $5,000.
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Jeffry Nowe to Dora Jackson at 116 Locust St. for $40,000.

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Minnesota's Office of Enterprise Technology upgrades almost 40,000 state workers to Microsoft Office 365, will bring cities into shared system.
Chalk up Minnesota as another state government that has shifted its email to the cloud.
The state's Office of Enterprise Technology (OET) moved almost 40,000 workers in more than 70 agencies to Microsoft Office 365 for email services and collaborative tools. The change follows a prior migration of state email accounts to Microsoft Exchange as a part of an enterprisewide service agreement the North Star State signed with Microsoft in 2010.
According to Microsoft's official announcement on Tuesday, March 20, Minnesota is the first state to fully deploy Office 365, the company's email product stored in a cloud. More than 1,000 state and local government agencies are using the platform in some capacity, according to Microsoft. The cloud has been a popular destination for government email and applications the last few years, with Colorado, Wyoming, Maryland and Utah signing-on with Google's cloud-based Apps for Government.
Tarek Tomes, assistant commissioner of the OET, said that in addition to the cost savings and storage capacity benefits the cloud provides, the jump to Microsoft's cloud allows Minnesota agencies to concentrate on finding solutions to business problems instead of trying to provide a communications platform.
"The biggest piece for us is how enabling it is for us to have an ecosystem where we can innovate and not operate," Tomes said. "We can now provide all of Minnesota's public sector with a modern platform that has modernization aspects embedded within it that doesn't require huge capital expenditures on a periodic basis."
Minnesota's email and overall platform cloud migration took about two months, starting last October and finishing in late November. Tomes recalled that, prior to making the move, the OET and state agencies spent a lot of time detailing the steps that would be necessary to make the transition as seamless as possible.
The state decided to roll out the cloud in blocks of days that IT staff called "migration windows" and did it on a per-agency basis. This approach kept users who have similar communication and collaboration needs together. The plan succeeded. Tomes said once the project was done, only five or six of the almost 40,000 users needed any further assistance. For the rest, it was like nothing happened at all.
"Many of our users migrated without realizing their content was [moved]," Tomes said. "They started their email client the next day like they do every day and it connected to the back end. There was a lot of work to get the environment prepared to do that, but the actual migration was extremely seamless."
In addition to email, tools in the Office 365 suite such as SharePoint Online are being used by state employees, allowing for more convenient file management and workflow. Tomes added that some of the platform's other features, such as instant messaging and mobile communication should see more widespread use as Minnesota agencies get more comfortable on the system.
The ability of cloud technology to support the higher grade of security needed by law enforcement has been a heated topic in the past few months. Los Angeles partially backed out of a deal with Google to host its email services on Google Apps for Government, and opinion continues to be divided on whether the cloud is the proper place for sensitive information.
Minnesota shared some of those security concerns, undertaking a security risk assessment of Office 365 before agreeing to the move. Tomes explained that state officials made physical visits to Microsoft's data center to gain a better understanding of how the company's cloud services are delivered.
The OET took that assessment, correlated it with the state's regulatory and security requirements and found "a few gaps" in the system. All the concerns were addressed and fixed by Microsoft, but one of the notable ones was Office 365's standard operating process behind the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Sharing requirements.
The system was tweaked to accommodate the security operating process Minnesota requires, which Tomes said is a very common type used in public safety. He added that the operating process is now standard in Office 365.
Minnesota has been recruiting customers to use its shared enterprise email system since last year. St. Paul, Minn., signed a shared service agreement with Minnesota last August. While the project is still "two to four months" from being complete, Tomes felt Office 365 should accelerate its completion. In addition, he said the new platform should also help improve the state's ability to attract other local governments to use their services.
By embracing cloud technology, Minnesota has moved to a system where they can renew systems, hardware and add capacity without making any capital expenditures. With that flexibility in place, the state can bring aboard additional users to their email platform on a per-user subscription basis.
"From a state perspective, we can now tie different organizations together to solve collaborative things they have in common, but we're also able to collaborate more broadly with counties and cities," Tomes said. "We've broken down the hurdles of IT to get to business value much quicker."
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Head women's soccer coach Jessica Hain has added Adam Godwin to her coaching staff.
Liberty Women's Soccer Head Coach Jessica Hain has announced the addition of Adam Godwin to her staff as an assistant coach for the 2013 season. Godwin begins his second stint as an assistant women's soccer coach after serving five years as a member of the Liberty Flames football program's support staff. "I am so humbled by the opportunity Coach Hain has offered me to re-join the women's soccer program here at Liberty," Godwin stated. "It is an outstanding staff and exciting group of players. I cannot wait to help continue building this program into one which competes at the highest level of collegiate soccer." Godwin added, "I would like to thank Jeff Barber, Meredith Eaker, Coach [Turner] Gill, and my wife for their support of me making this transition from the football program. I had an outstanding experience working in a program with a proven record of success. I'm excited to help bring what I learned over the past five seasons from the exceptional coaching and support staff to our women's soccer program." Upon rejoining the women's soccer program, Godwin brings with him 12 years of involvement with Liberty athletics as a student-athlete, alumnus, support staff member and an assistant coach. In his stint with the football program as the Assistant Director of Operations and Recruiting, Godwin worked closely with the coaching staff across all areas of recruiting and assisted in the day-to-day operations during the program's run of four Big South Conference championships (2008-12). Godwin previously served as an assistant coach with Liberty's women's soccer program for two years (2006-07). In his duties, he was responsible for day-to-day operations of the program, recruiting, supporting the academic and compliance staff and fundraising through the Flames Club. Godwin was responsible for recruiting the top ranked recruiting class in 2008 among Big South programs as named by SoccerBuzz.com. He helped the program achieve an APR score that ranked within the top five percent of all NCAA women's soccer programs and coached six all-conference selections. As a student-athlete, Godwin made 70 appearances for the Flames men's soccer program, helping them to the Big South championship game in 2001. The defender scored one goal and tallied four assists during his four-year career (2001-04). Prior to joining the Flames, Godwin made appearances for Tottenham Hotspur and Notts County Football Clubs in his native England. During his senior year at Liberty, Godwin served as a team captain and earned Big South first team all-conference honors, as well as Big South all-tournament and VaSID second team all-state distinctions. Godwin's performances for Liberty during his final year helped him earn an invitation to try out for Great Britain's U23 team, as well as professionally with Cheltenham Town Football Club in his hometown of Hereford, England. Godwin also served as the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (S.A.A.C.) president during his senior year at Liberty. Upon graduating from Liberty in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in sport management, Godwin took up a position with sport hospitality giant THG Worldwide, as an International Account Executive, generating $87,000 in sales during his nine months with the company. THG Worldwide provides sports hospitality for some of the world's largest companies to events, such as the Super Bowl, Masters, World Cup and Olympic Games. Headquartered in London, England, the company holds 50 offices in 34 different countries. Adam and his wife, Morgaine, who works in the Academic Affairs for Athletics office, currently reside in the Lynchburg area.
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Christian Horner has moved to calm speculation about Red Bull's driver plans for 2014 by saying he will hold talks with Mark Webber "later in the summer".
As the team extended its contract with Sebastian Vettel to include 2015, speculation ramped up that Australian Webber, 36, will not get a new deal beyond his contract that expires this year.
The early favourite to succeed him was Kimi Raikkonen, but the latest talk has been about the solid progress of Red Bull's Toro Rosso duo, Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne.
"I think they're doing a good job so far," Horner is quoted by Speed Week.
"Both have shown they have the speed, now it's about adding the final touches to build on their experience and run regularly in the points."
Asked when Red Bull will make a decision about Vettel's teammate for 2014, Horner insisted that Webber is still very much a contender.
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I believe that God's ways for all of us are so much greater and higher and deeper than we are willing to face. We go "safe" and we settle. God dares us to go and be and feel something new, something different, something bold. We hold ourselves back and talk ourselves out of so many dreams that he has for us.
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|Joe Dager
Joe Dager, author of the Business 901 blog, is the guy who can connect the two worlds. Joe spent one lifetime running a couple of companies that manufactured industrial equipment, so he gets the shop floor issues most lean implementers grapple with. To stay in business and put food on a lot of tables, he also needed to work the revenue side, and seems to have a gift for sales -- he's just the kind of guy you want to be friends with.
A few years ago, Joe started thinking about how lean applies to sales and marketing and now has a budding empire sharing his knowledge in books, podcasts, marketing services, training, and his blog.
What can you gather from reading the Business 901 blog? Joe's one of the Blog Carnival players, so right now you'll see what he recommends you take a look at. I like his picks, and intend to delve into all three of them.
Let's take a look at Joe's own post, Lean sales and marketing works because of leader standard work. Leader standard work seems to be the big thing right now, usually focusing on what an operations manager will do in the plant. Joe looks at how the layers of responsibility in a marketing group can be coordinated with SW, making sure that each has regular sharing with the others, deploying everything from call scripts to campaigns to budgets.
In If less than 1% of companies are successful with lean, why are we doing it? Joe reckons with this assessment from Jeff Liker, one that sounds pretty discouraging when you are putting all your energy into getting your organization to move along the path. Joe sees it another way. What works for the one percent...
...is the same thing for both people and organizations. It is the scientific process of trial and error. You don't get it right at first, you have to break habits, personal habits as an individual and company cultures as an organization. Successful companies do it a little bit at a time. In Lean, we call this scientific method PDCA. We plan, do it, check the results and adjust. It is a purposeful experimentation.
To me, this is the excitement of Lean, is this empowering aspect that is not easy. You teach people, rather than solve people's problems for them. And in doing so, they learn how to make better decisions which leads to better performance.
Dr. Michael Balle stated in an interview with me, "Lean gives you an ideal; it's a commitment to an ideal."So take Joe's inspiring tidbits from his blog, add them to his podcast interviews with influential thinkers, and blend with some of his books and slidecasts and you'll begin to see how lean operations can partner with sales, share practices and a philosophy to make a company more competitive and fun to work in.
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THE CASE FOR ultimately approving the Keystone XL pipeline — always strong — has grown stronger.
A key environmentalist argument against Keystone XL has been that the project would encourage the extraction of bitumen, a particularly dirty oil-like substance, from the "oil sands" in Alberta. If activists could "shut in" Canadian bitumen, limiting the ability of oil companies to sell the product, they argued, perhaps petroleum firms wouldn't be able to fully develop the oil sands.
That hope always was unrealistic, and a recent announcement from Kinder Morgan, another pipeline company, illustrates why. The firm wants to nearly triple the capacity of its existing Trans Mountain pipeline between Alberta and Vancouver — a route from the oil sands to the world market — enabling it to carry even more product than the Keystone XL would. From there, much of it would probably head to Asia. Because the pipeline exists, expanding it may not face the same regulatory hurdles — particularly opposition from native groups — that other proposals to run new pipelines to Canada's west coast have encountered.
There is already enough spare pipeline capacity running out of the oil sands to accommodate increasing production for much of this decade, a government report concluded in 2010. While Kinder Morgan's expansion certainly wouldn't sate all the future demand for pipeline capacity, it would add more time before the environmentalists' strategy could seriously impact production. And it demonstrates a critical point: Even if environmentalists manage to stop one pipeline or another, given high world oil prices, the enthusiastic support of the Canadian government, the many transport options and the years available to develop infrastructure, it's beyond quixotic to believe that enough of the affordable paths out will be blocked. Environmentalists might succeed, however, in relocating some construction jobs outside the United States.
So President Obama's refusal so far to authorize Keystone XL has little rational basis. On the other hand, the Republican response hardly represents an ideal of policymaking, either. GOP lawmakers have repeatedly attempted to amend bills to mandate the approval of Keystone XL, attaching such a provision to a transportation bill they passed last month.
Attracting foreign investment in projects that will create U.S. jobs requires predictable regulatory procedures. The way to encourage the efficient extraction and delivery of the oil that the United States will require for decades is to make clear that government won't use the issue as a political football. Both sides have given investors reason to worry during the Keystone XL fight.


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When General Assembly students graduate from their course — whether it's user experience design or data science — it's always exciting (and sometimes surprising) to see the range of products and passions that actualize as a result. In the case of Nathan Maas, a Web Development Immersive alumnus of GA Seattle, the product was an idea called pennypost. The passion? Connecting the world with homemade digital postcards that are easy to send and share.
Nathan — who took a range of night classes in product management, front-end development, and data science at GA before choosing WDI — developed a web (and soon-to-be iPhone) app, pennypost, which was inspired by his travels to nearly fifty countries across the globe. Though he bought postcards everywhere he went with the intention of sending them home, constraints like time, postage, and tracking down mailing addresses, meant he never actually sent them. An idea was born.


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Episode 30 Censorship and Your Freedom to Read
Episode 30 Censorship and Your Freedom to Read
Every year during the last week of September, The American Library Association sponsors Banned Books Week in order to celebrate our freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. In honor of Banned Books Week, tune in to hear about some of the most frequently challenged books for teens in 2009, along with YA authors perspectives on the experience of being censored.
After listening to this episode, be sure to print out this list of recommended titles to take to the library or book seller.
Books featured in this episode include:
- The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier (Knopf, 1974)
- The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler (Candlewick, 2003)
- TTYL by Lauren Myracle (Amulet, 2004)
- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown, 2005)
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (MTV Books, 1999)
- The Year They Burned the Books by Nancy Garden (Farrar, Straus 1999)
- The Sledding Hill by Chris Crutcher (Greenwillow, 2005)
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Rio Celeste located in the Tenorio National Park has been generating a LOT of emails lately. Actually with good reason as we HIGHLY recommend visiting Rio Celeste if you have the chance. Most questions seem to be centered around visiting Rio Celeste WITHOUT a guide or GUIDED tour, which run from La Fortuna for around $65./ person (don't quote me on the exact price, it fluctuates- depending). Here's more INFO on Rio Celeste: Tenorio National Park/Rio Celeste. I'm not saying NOT to take a paid tour from La Fortuna as many people are much more comfortable with guides, but for you adventuresome types and backpackers- YOU have some options.
First, if you have a rental car, you should drive to Rio Celeste yourself (directions below). It's only about 1 hour and 15 minutes from La Fortuna- give or take. If during the rainy season, you may need a 4-wheel drive, there's a couple of steep inclines when you get close to the park, but I gotta say, we did it in a 2-wheel drive, but you gotta 'make a run' and don't stop once you begin the incline(s) (not recommended for people uncomfortable behind the wheel).
If you don't have a rental and want to do it on the cheap, it can be done. Personally, I would try to gather a few like-minded people who want to visit Rio Celeste and then negotiate a price for a taxi from La Fortuna, there and BACK. Also, I would even approach the 'piratas' or pirate taxi's located on the main street in front of the park. I know it's not politically correct to say so, but I've never had a problem and you can often get a decent deal.... or not. (I guess I need to say, if you use a pirate taxi, you do so at your own Risk). I wish I could give you numbers, but they change too often... I would think $60. would be fair, but then again, the taxi people will assume you don't know shit and obviously tell you some outrageous number, but at least you can 'negotiate' from there and you'll have a ballpark of what to expect with the NEXT guy you talk too.
Want a cheaper, but more adventuresome way?
A bus leaves out of El Tanque (the next small town over from La Fortuna- maybe 5 minutes in a car driving on the main street AWAY from the volcano) for Penas Blancas, which is the border crossing from Costa Rica into Nicaragua (It costs about $6.00 and takes 5 hours if you're interested). This bus departs EVERYDAY at about 7:00am. It returns from Penas Blancas at 2:00 returning to El Tanque at about 7:00pm. The reason this is important is because the turn-off to Rio Celeste is on the way between Guatuso and Upala. You could hitch a ride to Guatuso then negotiate a taxi the rest of the way, which isn't too far. Then meet the returning bus from Penas Blancas in either Upala, Guatuso or just on the road between the 2 (believe me the bus STOPS a LOT). You may need to know a little Spanish just in case, but this is doable.
1. Head to El Tanque- 5 minutes away driving on the main street of La Fortuna and AWAY from the volcano. The cheap way to El Tanque (without a rental car) is to basically hitch, or catch a ride, often locals that just happen to be going that way will only charge a dollar or so, but if that frightens you, then obviously take a cab to El Tanque.
2. Take a left in the middle of El Tanque across from the the super market and hardware store (this is easy as there is NO other left to take, it's the only intersection in El Tanque).
3. A few miles and you'll see the sign for Upala or Guatuso,,doesn't matter, follow that. Then go to Guatuso. In Guatuso you might have to ask directions to Rio Celeste (or Upala), the town's small but there's no clearly marked directions. The turn off (left) to Rio Celeste (or Rio Celeste Lodge) isn't far away after Guatuso, so if you make it to Upala, you went TOO far. Follow the signs to Rio Celeste Lodge, that's the starting point. It cost $10. to enter the park.
It's worth the EFFORT however you get there.
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Lawyer: Guatemala judge orders McAfee released
A lawyer for John McAfee said Tuesday that a judge has ordered the software company founder released from a Guatemalan detention center where he has been fighting being returned to Belize.
Attorney Telesforo Guerra said the judge notified him verbally of the ruling, but added that it might take a day for formal written notification to win McAfee's release, possibly as soon as Wednesday.
Judge Judith Secaida did not immediately return phone calls seeking to confirm the ruling.
Guerra said Secaida ruled that McAfee's detention was illegal, ordered him released, and gave him 10 days to put his immigration situation in order. It was not immediately clear if McAfee could get some kind of temporary or transit visa to allow him to leave Guatemala.
McAfee has said he wants to return to the United States with his 20-year-old Belizean girlfriend. Guerra said that would be his client's best option.
"For me, it's best that McAfee go to the United States, that's definitely the country where he will be safest," Guerra said. "In Guatemala, he runs the risk that anything could happen to him."
McAfee was detained last week for immigration violations after he sneaked into Guatemala from neighboring Belize. He had been on the lam for weeks before that, saying he donned disguises to avoid Belizean police who want to question him in the fatal shooting in November of another U.S. expatriate, Gregory Viant Faull.
The victim lived a couple of houses down from McAfee's compound on Ambergris Caye, an island off Belize's Caribbean coast. McAfee acknowledges that his dogs were bothersome and that Faull had complained about them, but denies killing Faull.
McAfee has said corrupt Belizean authorities are persecuting him, something officials in Belize deny. McAfee says he fears for his safety in Belize because he has sensitive information about official corruption and refused to donate to local politicians.
In a live-stream Internet broadcast Sunday from the Guatemalan detention center where he was put under the government order that he be returned to Belize, the 67-year-old McAfee said he wants to return to the United States and "settle down to whatever normal life" he can.
"I simply would like to live comfortably day by day, fish, swim, enjoy my declining years," he said.
McAfee is an acknowledged practical joker who has dabbled in yoga, ultra-light aircraft and the production of herbal medications. He has led an eccentric life since he sold his stake in the software company named after him in the early 1990s and moved to Belize about three years ago to lower his taxes.
He told The New York Times in 2009 that he had lost all but $4 million of his $100 million fortune in the U.S. financial crisis. However, a story on the Gizmodo website quoted him as describing that claim as "not very accurate at all."
Faull's family has said through a representative that McAfee's skillful courting of the media, including blog posts, email messages clandestine interviews, has obscured the point that McAfee should submit to police questioning.


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On social media, privacy, etc.
Twitter, Rape and Privacy on Social Media – The Cut
Three thoughtful and thought-provoking essays about teaching social media use:
"Why students should not be required to publicly participate online" online at http://prpost.wordpress.com/2010/04/25/why-students-should-not-be-required-to-publicly-participate-online/
"Notes on Student Privacy and Online Pedagogy" online at http://joshhonn.com/?p=65
"Why the Loon does not assign public social-media use" online at http://gavialib.com/2014/02/why-the-loon-does-not-assign-public-social-media-use/
I don't necessarily advocate the point of view expressed in these posts, but I do think they merit both attention and discussion in a course focused on social media.
Keith Ewing
Professor, Library Systems & Digital Projects


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A lactation consultant gave me a pair of these at the hospital and they helped heal my sore, dry, and cracked nipples. They have a gel that helps heal and they also keep your nipples from rubbing on your clothing. I can't say enough good things about this product and it's totally worth the money (think of what you would be spending on formula if you weren't breast feeding). (Posted on 10/13/2009)
You need some kind of hydrogel (any brand really) if you're going to try breastfeeding. I would not have made it through the first week without them. They're good for a few days, so you'll need more than one pair. Ask for a pair before you leave the hospital. I think I ended up going through three or four pair. I have also seen another brand at a big-box retailer.
These feel wonderfuly cool and soothing on red, irritated skin. And they help heal. The lactation consulant who gave me my first pair told me to store them (in their packages or a plastic bag to keep them moist) in the fridge and use them several times a day.
I am so thankful that these were available to me. The first couple of weeks are really difficult, but if you make it through them the pay off is amazing. Use these and whatever pain reliever they send you home from the hospital with (it's safe for breastfeeding). Get a good lactation consultant and these gel packs. Best of Luck. (Posted on 10/13/2009)
I was given these while my son was in the NICU and I was having to pump constantly to build a supply. They were BY FAR the most relieving thing I found. I tried the Gerber, Medela and Platex gel pads and they just didn't cut it. The great thing about the Ameda hydrogels is that you can keep using them over and over and over. I used the first set for about a week and just kept them covered in the fridge when not in use.
I bought a couple more packs of these when my son was teething to relieve my discomfort from the process and would (and do) highly highly recommend them to new moms and moms having discomfort. They aren't messy like the platex ones and aren't sticky like the Gerber and Medela ones and they last at least 4-5 times longer than the others. (Posted on 10/12/2009)
I thought I would quit breastfeeding because my nipples were soo sore! I saw my skin practically peel off my nipple when I started to breastfeed. I placed the gelpads on, and within two hours, I could see the healing begin. I tried olive oil nipple cream, and didn't even want to try anything with lanolin because I read it wasn't good to ingest,and it did not help at all. This is a great way to sooth nipples naturally. Just let your breast air dry with a little of the breast milk (natural oils), and then place the pads on the nipples. they are LIFE SAVERS. I think I only needed three pairs, until my nipples were used to the rigors of breast feeding (about 2-3 weeks). DON'T GIVE UP! Try these first, these work! (Posted on 10/11/2009)
I just should have tucked them into my hospital bag!!
Baby number 1 - cracked, bleeding nipples for more than two months
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Baby number 3 - bought myself a set (one package gives you two pairs of pads), but I left them at home. What was I thinking? At the hospital they gave me Soothies immediately, but I still was sore and bleeding. I got scared when the baby started urping blood (mixed with milk). That was when I remembered the Hydrogel pads I had already purchased. The scabs were gone within 24 hours (and the baby stopped throwing up blood bits). I ended up needing to replace one of the pads after about 4 days on the side that was more injured, but was completely healed in 10 days.
I was never able to store these in the refrigerator like some of the other suggestions because I was ALWAYS WEARING THEM! Even with 24 hours/day wearing with the occasional rinse off, they last for 4-6 days (unlike Soothies which are not reusable). I was told they use similar hydrogel dressings for burn victims. (Posted on 10/11/2009)


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Well, you can't always get what you want.
One day after Thiago Alves (17-7 MMA, 9-4 UFC) welcomed a fight with Mike Pierce, who on Tuesday called him out on MMAjunkie.com Radio, the former contender is now expected to meet John Howard (14-5 MMA, 4-1 UFC) at UFC 124.
Sources close to the event today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that verbal agreements are in place and contracts will be sent out shortly.
While not yet officially announced by the promotion, UFC 124 is expected to take place Dec. 11 at the Bell Centre in Montreal and feature a welterweight title fight between current champion Georges St-Pierre and challenger Josh Koscheck, who coach opposite each another on "The Ultimate Fighter 12." It's the promotion's fourth trip to the Canadian city.
Alves is looking for redemption after his most recent performance. The American Top Team standout met perennial contender Jon Fitch at UFC 117 this past August and lost a unanimous decision. Added to the sting of defeat was his struggle to make weight for the contest. He showed up one pound over and was fined 20 percent of his fight purse by commission officials.
Alves appeared flat and tired throughout the three-round contest, his first fight in more than a year after multiple medical issues twice delayed the fight, a rematch of a 2006 contest in which Fitch took home a TKO victory. Afterward, UFC president Dana White chastised Alves for missing weight and not-so-subtly hinted that the Brazilian would be moving up a weight class to middleweight.
But Alves said he would be at a competitive disadvantage in the middleweight division, and he subsequently convinced the promotion to give him another shot at 170 pounds. He hired nutritionist Mike Dolce and said Wednesday that he is walking around at 193 pounds, much lighter than his usual "off-season" weight of 205 pounds.
Howard was most recently seen at UFC on Versus 2 this past month and left unfinished business inside the octagon when he met Jake Ellenberger. After some successful exchanges, Ellenberger took the fight down and landed several elbows that caused Howard's left eye to rapidly swell. Doctors intervened in the third round when it became clear Howard couldn't see and the TKO victory went to Ellenberger.
Prior to the setback, Howard was on the ramp up the 170-pound class with four consecutive wins, including a thunderous KO victory over Daniel Roberts that earned him a "Knockout of the Night" at UFC on Versus 1.
A win over Alves would undoubtedly put Howard on the fast track to contendership.
For more on UFC 124, check out the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
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Over the last couple of years, I have owned a lot of Android smartphones right from the popular Galaxy S to the keyboard-touting Desire Z, the almighty Galaxy S2, and more recently a Galaxy Nexus. If you think I change my phone at my will, you are wrong. The reason every time I had to replace my existing phone was because I somehow managed to break it. In fact, except for the Galaxy S and the Desire Z, I have managed to break each and every mobile phone I have owned, including some Sony and Nokia handsets.
My method of killing my phone, totally unintentionally, has varied from a fall in a bucket of water to simply dropping them on a concrete floor from nearly 6 feet high. Every time I used to break my phone, I used to promise myself that whichever phone I buy next, I will use a case or cover so as to protect it from those 6 feet+ drops. I have used a lot of different cases and covers for all my handsets, but I have never used them for more than a week at a stretch. Reason? Some cases are thick, some just have a very poor in-hand feel, some are just made poorly and some don't offer adequate protection. I have used cases and covers from a variety of companies including the official cases from Samsung, HTC and some from popular third party case makers like Case Mate.
The Case Mate Barely There case for the Galaxy S2 was really impressive, but did not offer adequate protection. So when I broke my Galaxy S2's screen, and got a Galaxy Nexus, I was more or less sure I would be ordering a Case Mate cover for my Galaxy Nexus as well. That is until I found out about SPIGEN's SGP Cases. I had never heard about them before, but quite a few users over at Galaxy Nexus sub-forum on XDA were raving about the SGP cases, which was more than enough for me to give them a try.
SGP cases for the Galaxy Nexus are available in two different series – Ultra Hybrid and Neo Hybrid. I got the review units of both the cases, and here is what I think about them.
Ultra Hybrid
The Ultra Hybrid line-up of cases for the Galaxy Nexus, and for other handsets, is made up of a combination of Polycarbonate resin back supported by a Poly-Urethane frame. In simple words, the frame has a hard rubber feel to it, while the back has a hard, quality plastic feel to it. Unlike quite a few cases out there, there is literally no raised 'lip' on the Ultra Hybrid cases for the Galaxy Nexus. The side lips are more or less in level with the phone, which is something users will start appreciating over time.
Unlike the Neo Hybrid, the Ultra Hybrid has a much better build quality and can be simply snapped on the back of a Galaxy Nexus. The Ultra Hybrid series come in some pretty bold colors, with the frame part being black in a majority of them. They don't look as good as the Neo Hybrid though, but offer much better protection.
- Superb build quality
- No raised lip
- Does not look as sleek or flashy as the Neo Hybrid
Neo Hybrid
The Neo Hybrid series of cases for the Galaxy Nexus is made up of two different materials. The body part of the case is made of high polymer coated silicone case, while the frame is made of UV coated polycarbonate frame. Unlike quite a few other popular cases, the SGP Neo Hybrid series provides proper protection for your handsets, while adding very little thickness. In fact, the Neo Hybrid case is probably one of the slimmest cases available out there, and yet it manages to provide proper protection to the device unlike Case Mate's Barely There series.
The in-hand feel of the cover is pretty good and its build quality is also okay, though not as good as the Ultra Hybrid series. Getting the Galaxy Nexus to fit inside the cover is not as simple as snapping it on the back of a Nexus though. Installing it requires quite an effort, and I had to separate the frame part from the silicone case and install them separately.
Ever since I started using the cover on my Galaxy Nexus, each and every friend of mine who took the phone in his hand has appreciated the build quality of the case, its in-hand feel and even asked whether the company offers similar cases for their handsets. Like the Ultra Hybrid, the Neo Hybrid cases are also available in a range of colors including some bold ones like Yellow and Red, which offer a nice contrast to the black silicone part of the case.
There is one problem with the Neo Hybrid cases for the Galaxy Nexus though. The microUSB port opening on the Neo Hybrid is not wide enough to accomodate the whole microUSB charger supplied with the Galaxy Nexus, when inserted, so the charger does not fit properly. It is a loose fit, and a little bit of jerk is enough to disconnect the charger cable from the phone.
- Looks sleek and flashy
- Will definitely make your phone stand out from the crowd
- Slightly raised lip
- Installation is a bit tough
- The microUSB cable does not connect to the phone properly
I would definitely recommend the SGP Neo Hybrid over the Ultra Hybrid just because the former looks flashy, and yet manages to provide adequate protection. However, if you want a no frill, simple looking case for your Galaxy Nexus that provides proper protection to your handset, the Ultra Hybrid case is the one you should buy. The SGP Ultra Hybrid case costs $21.99 and is available in five different colors, while the Neo Hybrid costs $24.99 and is also available in five different colors.
For our readers in India, we will soon be doing a give-away of the SGP Ultra and Neo Hybrid cases for the Galaxy Nexus, so stay tuned!


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Pekin Insurance® Holds Annual Meeting - 2018
By Pekin Insurance · Feb 13, 2018 ·1 min read
The Farmers Automobile Insurance Association held its annual meeting on Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at their Home Office in Pekin, Illinois.
The following directors were elected for three year terms: Craig W. Concklin Hinsdale, Illinois; Daniel V. Connell, Tremont, Illinois; and John S. Heller, East Peoria, Illinois.
Subscribers elected, Craig W. Concklin Hinsdale, Illinois; and John S. Heller, East Peoria, Illinois, to the Advisory Committee.
Pekin Insurance officers elected included: Scott A. Martin, Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer; Steven R. Anderson, Vice Chairman of the Board; Daniel V. Connell, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary; Todd A. Clark, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer – Property/Casualty; Brian K. Lee, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer -Life; Curtis A. Eeten, Vice President – Claims; Gregory L. Feller, Vice President – Sales; Joel M. Jackson, Vice President – Marketing; Subhasis Mukherjee, Vice President – Chief Information Officer; Edward A. Mulvey, Vice President – Personal Lines Underwriting and Assistant Secretary; Tyler D. Petersen, Vice President – General Counsel and Assistant Secretary; Kimberly S. Remmert, Vice President – Human Resources; Joseph C. Ricigliano, Vice President – Commercial, Lines Underwriting and Assistant Secretary; Diane K. Steiner, Vice President – Life Underwriting and Assistant Secretary; Michael A. Zabinski, Vice President- Controller; Amber J. Stenger, Assistant Treasurer; Michele E. Ginther, Assistant Treasurer; and Aaron Z. Potacki, Assistant Secretary.
Pekin Insurance is a group name adopted to designate the combined operation of The Farmers Automobile Insurance Association, Pekin Insurance Company, PAC, Inc., and Pekin Life Insurance Company.
Pekin Insurance has been in business since 1921, and is one of the leading insurers in the State of Illinois, providing multiple lines of insurance. Pekin Insurance offers insurance coverage in Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, and Wisconsin through its growing agency force which now totals 1,079 in_dependent agencies and 8, 183 insurance producers in the six state area. The company is headquartered in Pekin, Illinois, with service offices at Phoenix, Arizona; Mount Vernon, Rockford, and Warrenville, Illinois; Indianapolis, Indiana; Des Moines, Iowa; Columbus, Ohio; and Appleton, Wisconsin.


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Bond Allocation ― Hammond-Tangipahoa Home Mortgage Authority
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 2005-12 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 2006 (hereafter " the 2006 Ceiling " );
(2) the procedure for obtaining an allocation of bonds under the 2006 Ceiling; and
(3) a system of central record keeping for such allocations; and
WHEREAS, the Hammond-Tangipahoa Home Mortgage Authority has requested an allocation from the 2006
Ceiling to be used with a program of financing mortgage loans for single family, owner-occupied residences for low and moderate income families in the city of Hammond and the parish of Tangipahoa, 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 2006 Ceiling in the amount shown:
Amount of Allocation
Name of Issuer
Name of Project
Hammond-Tangipaphoa Single Family Mortgage
Home Mortgage Authority Revenue Bonds
SECTION 2: The allocation granted herein 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 allocation granted herein shall be valid and in full force and effect through December 31, 2006, provided that such bonds are delivered to the initial purchasers thereof on or before August 2, 2006.
SECTION 4: All references in this Order to the singular shall include the plural, and all plural references shall include the singular.
SECTION 5: 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 4th day of May, 2006.
Kathleen Babineaux Blanco
Al Ater
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Phillies walk off in 10, finish first half at .500 mark
Papelbon can't save it for Hamels, but Mayberry delivers winning hit
PHILADELPHIA -- This is the way the Phillies needed to enter the All-Star break.
Well, it actually could have gone a bit smoother. But they beat the White Sox, 4-3, in 10 innings Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park to finish their 10-game homestand 7-3 and improve to 48-48, the first time they have been .500 since June 7. They are 6 1/2 games behind the Braves in the National League East, and 5 1/2 games behind the Reds for the second NL Wild Card spot.
"What's meaningful is that we're not out of the race, with 60-something games left," Jimmy Rollins said. "That's going to determine the season. I've said it before, no matter how good you are, you're going to lose 50 games and win 50 games. So those 62 is where it makes the difference. It probably will come down to the last weekend like it has been the last couple of years, and hopefully we'll be popping open bottles."
Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon blew his fifth save of the season in the ninth inning -- he is 7-for-12 in save opportunities since mid-June -- to send the game into extra innings for the third time this series.
But Chase Utley hit a leadoff double to left-center field in the 10th to get things started. He eventually scored on John Mayberry's Jr. two-out single up the middle.
The game lasted 3 hours, 26 minutes, making it the shortest affair of the series. Friday's game had to be postponed because of rain. Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader lasted 11 innings and 3 hours, 53 minutes, not including a 41-minute rain delay. Game 2 lasted 13 innings and also 3 hours, 53 minutes.
"I'd say that's different," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "I think those three games were very different. If you look at how they were played, what happened, how long they took, all the moves that were made. Did you like it? Did you enjoy sitting there watching it?"
Did he?
"I always enjoy it," Manuel said with a grin.
But the Phillies left the ballpark encouraged. General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. sat in the dugout July 5 and said his team needed to play well during its homestand against the Braves, Nationals and White Sox. He said a 5-5 mark probably would not work as the front office decided to buy or sell before the July 31 Trade Deadline.
Consequently, Amaro has talked about nothing but buying lately.
The Phils could be setting up themselves for an interesting second-half run. Based on their history, they can. Manuel's teams traditionally are much better in the second half (.610 winning percentage after the break from 2005-12 is second-best in baseball). That included last season, even after they traded Shane Victorino and Hunter Pence at the Deadline.
"We're finding ways to win, and earlier we were finding ways to lose," Rollins said. "So that's changed."
One of the greatest reasons for optimism is Cole Hamels' recent resurgence. He allowed eight hits, two runs and struck out seven in eight innings Sunday. He is 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA (four earned runs in 23 innings) in his last three starts after opening the season 2-11 with a 4.58 ERA.
The Phillies handed Hamels a 2-0 lead in the first. Utley worked a one-out walk and Rollins singled to center field to put runners on first and second. Brown followed with a double to deep center field to clear the bases. They took a 3-0 lead in the fourth when Hamels hit a two-out single to right field to score Delmon Young from third.
Hamels allowed a run in the seventh, although he had worked out of a jam. He then allowed a solo home run to Alejandro De Aza in the eighth to make it a one-run game.
"Hamels was tough today," Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "You can look at his record or whatever, but he's tough. He had a great changeup. He kept us off-balance."
Papelbon blew the lead in the ninth. Manuel suggested Papelbon needs a rest after a long first half.
He agreed.
"Mentally," the veteran closer said. "It's a mental grind. I think everybody on this team has gone through a lot mentally and physically. It's been a tough first half for us. That's what I mean by having a break mentally. You grind it out mentally and you grind it out physically in this game and play 162 of them, plus 30 Spring Training games, plus playoff games. It's part of it. You accept it. If you don't accept it, you go to the Minor Leagues."
The Phillies will need better performances from Papelbon and everybody else if they expect to catch the Braves or Reds in the second half. But first they need some rest. It was a long weekend.
"I cannot wait to close my eyes," Rollins said. "That was a lot of baseball. The heat was relentless. Both teams were paying a price, you could see that. There wasn't much left in anybody's tank."


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Mayor's Office
The reduced rate for StarTran's 31-consecutive day passes went into effect today. The price for regular 31-consecutive day passes has dropped from $45 to $17, and the price for 31-consecutive day Handi-Van passes has dropped from $90 to $34. Prices for the low-income 31 consecutive day passes remain the same.
The 31-consecutive day passes can be purchased at the StarTran office, 710 "J" St., during regular business hours, 8 a.m to 4 p.m. weekdays. StarTran accepts only cash or checks. The regular 31-consecutive day passes also can be purchased at the following locations:
31-consecutive day Handi-Van passes also are available at the League of Human Dignity, Save Mart, Russ's Markets and the Hy-Vee at 27th and Superior.
For a complete list of bus pass outlets, visit startran.lincoln.ne.gov and click on "routes and fares" or call 402-476-1234.
The lower fares for the 31-consecutive day passes were included in the City budget in an effort to increase ridership and offer savings to residents who choose public transit. Another effort to increase StarTran ridership by six percent this fiscal year is student service through a new contract with UNL. As part of the contract, StarTran will increase service on the #24 Holdrege route from four to eight buses starting in January 2013.


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Our Town Our Vision
In 2018, the citizens of Matthews assisted in preparing a series of statements about what we all wanted to see Matthews become.
Our Town Our Vision
The Matthews Land Use Plan was most recently updated and approved on December 10, 2012. This document sets land development policies for the entire town. The Plan includes general goals, objectives and recommendations for each land use category and for each corridor or transition area. It also suggests tools for achieving and enforcing land use patterns to reach the identified goals and objectives.
The Plan addresses a variety of topics the Town will face in coming years. Particularly, the Plan acknowledges changing trends occurring in demographics, housing and transportation. The Plan addresses long term sustainability, transit supportive developments, mixed use developments and multi-modal transit. As Small Area, Road Corridor, or Neighborhood Plans are completed for specific segments within our jurisdiction, they are added as Appendices to the Matthews Land Use Plan.
Monroe Road Small Area Plan
The Town of Matthews has created a Small Area Plan for the Monroe Road corridor (Matthews Township Parkway west to the town limits), which is an Appendix in the Land Use Plan
Family Entertainment District
The County-owned regional park facility now under construction along Independence Boulevard and I-485 -the Sportsplex - and adjacent privately owned land, mostly vacant, has been discussed for years as the future location of a mixed use, urban-scale new neighborhood with a focus on family entertainment opportunities. A Small Area Plan was drafted to explain the vision and opportunities for this new neighborhood, and once adopted, became an Appendix in the Matthews Land Use Plan.
East John Street/Outer Loop Small Area Plan
The Town of Matthews has created a Small Area Plan for East John Street/Outer loop (from I-485 to the county line), which is an Appendix in the Land Use Plan
Land Use Plan (with Monroe Road Small Area Plan, Entertainment District, and East John Street/Outer Loop Appendixes)
The Downtown Master Plan has also undergone considerable revisions. This plan sets forth the Town's vision for the future of the downtown area and identifies a range of development and redevelopment opportunities that, once implemented, will enhance the quality of life of all citizens. Comprised of three distinct elements, the Downtown Master Plan policy and vision section was approved by Matthews Board of Commissioners on January 14, 2013. The Downtown Streetscapes Improvements and the Design Guidelines sections are in draft stage now.
The policy and vision Plan serves as an update of the 1997 Downtown Master Plan. Downtowns across the country are experiencing a renaissance as consumer preferences shift away from post WWII suburban sprawl. New town centers and lifestyle centers have supplanted the typical strip mall or enclosed mall and represent a changing dynamic in how and where people live and go about their day to day lives.
The purpose of this Master Plan is to succinctly identify several main objectives, such as recommendations regarding building design, layout, and general aesthetics, identification of opportunities for both specific small and large scale redevelopments, recommendations for future roadways and parking facilities and the creation of a framework that guides development in an orderly fashion.
Downtown Master Plan (January 14, 2013, revised June 25, 2018)
To further enhance the unique qualities of the downtown area, two appendices spell out design details to be employed. They include the Downtown Streetscape Improvement Plan and the Downtown Design Guidelines.
The Downtown Streetscape Improvement Plan provides a street hierarchy system and ideal street cross sections for each street type category. It also illustrates possible spot improvements that will create memorable places within the downtown area.
Streetscape Improvement Plan (June 2016)
The Downtown Design Guidelines are currently being updated. Many of the standards in the original 1998 document are still appropriate and applicable to today's downtown area, with minor updating.
Downtown Design Guidelines
The Towns of Matthews and Stallings jointly pursued development of a transportation planning document that showed how many of the roads and pedestrian improvements crossed the border between the two adjacent communities. Matthews chose to continue to make detailed changes to the plan once it was initially drafted, and it was subsequently adopted.
Comprehensive Transportation Plan (November 10, 2013)


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Austria Overview
Austriaô´strēə [key], Ger. Österreich [eastern march], officially Republic of Austria, federal republic (2015 est. pop. 8,679,000), 32,374 sq mi (83,849 sq km), central Europe. It is bounded by Slovenia and Italy (S), Switzerland and Liechtenstein (W), Germany and the Czech Republic (N), and Slovakia and Hungary (E). Its capital and by far its largest city is Vienna.
Sections in this article:
- Introduction
- Economy
- Government
- Land and People
- History
- Bibliography
The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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The Innocence of Memories is an important addition to the oeuvre of Nobel Prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk. Comprised of the screenplay of the acclaimed film by Grant Gee from 2015 (by the same name), a transcript of the author and filmmaker in conversation, and captivating colour stills, it is an essential volume for understanding Pamuk's work.
Drawing on the themes from Pamuk's best-selling books, The Museum of Innocence, Istanbul and The Black Book, this book is both an accompaniment to the author's previous publications and a wonderfully revelatory exploration of Orhan Pamuk's key ideas about art, love, and memory.
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The film stars Tom Waits, James Franco, Liam Neeson, Tim Bake Nelson and Zoe Kazan and is shot with the harsh grandeur of the classic John Ford westerns.
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This year's AFI Life Achievement Awards was "A Tribute to Michael Douglas", so obviously, Culver City's Sony Pictures Studios was filled with Mike's iconic castmates, lovers, and stalkers. Oh, and Bai Ling.
The Glam: Claudia Ohana looks the way we imagined glamorous ladies looked when we were growing up in the '80s.
The Look of Love: It's like Matthew McConaughey is chasing after Camila Alves' cerulean goddess .
The Doctor is In: Can we get a little love for Bones? Especially when he's looking so dapper?
Somewhere In Time: Jane Seymour always looks like she's floating somewhere in the late '80s - looking lovely, mind you, but just waiting for that one modern penny that will bring her back.
The Shocker: Here's what you can say about Bai Ling: she keeps you guessing! Check out this stunning canary confection! Yes, there's a slight nipple risk, but that's just to keep us comfortable.
Proud Parentals: Give it up for Anne Buydens and Kirk Douglas! How amazing is that green?
Romancing the Stone: Obviously Kathleen Turner had to be here; of course she was. This one time I was at a bar and she ordered a margarita right behind me and re: the voice? Believe.
Suited Up: Deborah Unger demonstrates the kind of suit "not to wear to an interview." Well, depending on the job.
The Ruched: Not sure how comfy Erika Christensen is in her textured gown, but it's nice to see her! Yes, it's a little "balloon shades," but really what isn't in these troubled times?
Sincerest Form of Flattery: It's almost like, with this gown, Catherine Zeta-Jones is trying to hark back to the era of her husband's greatest cinematic triumphs.
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I have downloaded and installed a number of Android abc apps, but none of them can search the abc file. My main use is looking up tunes in sessions, so I do not want to scroll through 500 tunes to find what I want, especially when they are not in alphabetic order. My first solution is to separate the abc tunes in to separate files by dance type, but what if I want to search by author? I see there is a searchable app for Palm OS, but is there anything for Android? At the moment I am using aABC by Stephen Merrony.
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Charlie Sheen is enjoying life after "Two and a Half Men," but feels sorry for the fans who will never saw his character get a proper sendoff.
"It's nice to have closure with 'Two and a Half [Men],'" Sheen told Access Hollywood on Thursday night at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's 8th Annual Gala in Beverley Hills, Calif.
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"177 episodes, it was getting a little stale. I just didn't know it was going to rot and fall off the vine like this," the actor continued. "I feel bad for the fans because there was never that final episode where [Jon Cryer's character] Alan like comes into my room calling my name and, you know, pulls back the closet door and there I am hanging… with the note, 'How do you like me now Chuck?'"
The headline-making star said fans of the CBS comedy might see a final moment with his character – at least, possibly his own take on it!
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"I feel bad that there was never that," he continued. "Maybe I'll do a web version of it. We'll produce that one ourselves"
Adding, "I've had a lot of ideas and a lot of goals and I've been unable to pursue any of those for a while and now I feel like I've been liberated to go do those things."
According to The Hollywood Reporter, series co-creator Chuck Lorre has developed a reboot of the comedy without Sheen's character. The new version of the series would reportedly feature Jon Cryer and a new, yet-to-be-cast character.
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Chris Fedak, one half of the duo that brought you "Chuck" has set his sights on a new project based on the magic of Mr. Harry Houdini. The story will focus on a high school kid who discovers a link to the legendary magician and must use clues left from him to uncover a great secret. No word yet on title, cast or filming dates so you're welcome for all the exciting details.
If you're excited about "Mockingbird Lane" then prepare to get a full on robot chubby when you hear the news that the show's producer Bryan Fuller has dropped word that some of your favorite Universal monsters will also be popping up in the show. The Wolfman, Frankenstein, Dracula and a gaggle of others are planned for the show which is a reboot of the classic 60's sitcom "The Munsters". I guess I don't know for sure one of those is your favorite. But I think it's a safe guess. I'm sorry I assume things sometimes.
I refuse to watch any web series because let's be honest if it was really that good it would be on TV because that's where good things go. But someone must have been watching "Mortal Kombat: Legacy" because the series creator Kevin Tancharoen has let the world know he's working on a second season that will focus on the tournament itself rather than character story. I assume that means the first season focused on the character's story. I don't know. I already said I didn't watch it. The web is dumb.
If you're a fan of the podcast you know that we were all pretty giddy over the Aussie flick "The Loved Ones". Well good news for all of you who don't have big Hollywood hook ups who give us big bags of cash to view screeners like us because the flick is going to hit DVD on September 11th. Why would someone from Hollywood pay us to watch a movie from Australia you might be asking. Shut up don't question me. The disc will include the unrated version of the film along with cast and crew interviews. You will not be able to understand a word of it.
"Chuck" star Yvonne Strahovski has just been added to the cast of season 7 of "Dexter", bringing the show's Australian quotient officially up to par with 1. She'll play a young lass helping the Miami PD solve a homicide case while peaking Dexter's interest in her past. She'll also provide the entire cast with a direct line to delicious bloomin onions.
French director Alain DesRochers has been tapped by the good folks at Millennium Films and Nu Image to direct their upcoming vampire flick "The Rising". The script follows a group of mercenaries as they travel around the jungles of Cambodia looking for missing persons. As you might of guessed they run into some vampires. Because they call it a vampire film. Now that I think of it though it would be a great twist if there wasn't a single vampire in the film.
Paramount has just picked up the rights to Libba Bray's young adult novel "The Diviners". The book takes place in the 1920's and follows a group of youngsters with secret powers as they battle the forces of evil in NYC. They also do the jitterbug I assume. Everyone did the jitterbug in the 20's.
Joseph Fiennes, of "hey that guy looks like Ali G" fame has been added to the cast of the second season of "American Horror Story". Fiennes will play the head of a institution for the criminally insane where Jessica Lange's character works. Word is there will also be some romance in the air. Some old lady on middle aged man romance. The kind of romance that makes you a little uncomfortable and kind of sick.
Much to my surprise Cortney Palm is not the name of a porn star but apparently an actual actress who has done actual movies. She's been confirmed for the cast of the upcoming "Silent Night" remake. The killer Santa flick already has Jaime King, Malcolm McDowell and Jamie Kennedy on board so things are shaping up nicely. Seriously, last name Palm? That's fake, right?
"The Dead" is so hot with the kids right now and it looks like the cult hit has already scored itself a sequel Well alright it's not official yet. But there's a script. And everyone wants to make it. And they're going to make it. But it's not official.
If you're like me then you loved the show "Chuck" but lost interest around the second to last season and then saw that the show was ending and said things like "I should really catch up on that" and you never did. I'm sure there's a lot of you out there. So like me you're probably mildly happy to see Vik Sahay from the show joining the cast of the upcoming werewolf romp "Wer". Not happy about the movie or anything. Just happy to see the guy getting some work.
So Universal is going to remake "Van Helsing" with Tom Cruise? Because Hugh Jackman isn't.... well you know the rumors right? I mean about both of them. Not together or anything. Just in general. I mean all the Broadway crap. I don't know. You didn't hear it from me.
Further proof that there is no god, Mr. Tom Six himself has taken to the twitters to announce that "The Human Centipede 3" will feature no less then 500 plus people joined together. Sometimes I wish I was never born.
The words "erotic-thriller" make me really uncomfortable. Probably because the last time I saw a movie that was considered that it had Madonna pouring hot candle wax on Willem Dafoe's nipples. But "Attachment" is apparently a new one starring beaver vet Sharon Stone and today we've learned that Tom Felton has also joined the cast as the college student who has a one night stand with a married woman played by Stone. I pray for no candle wax. Or at least no Willem Dafoe.
"Piranha 3DD" has been a bit up in the air as of late but today we've learned that Dimension Films has given the boob-sploitation romp a June 1st release date. In case you've forgotten the film will be released both in theaters and VOD on the same day. Ya know, in case you can't handle seeing that kind of stuff with an audience. You sicko.
Of the 37 horror shows coming out shortly "666 Park Avenue" is the one that actually sounds kind of interesting. The show will focus on a couple that takes over running an apartment building that houses a number of residents who've sold their souls to the D-man. Matt Miller, the guy who produced "Chuck" has just signed on as executive producer of the show. I have no idea if that's a good thing or not.
If the very name M. Night Shyamalan drives you into fits of rage then here's a behind the scenes video of him talking about "Devil". Should get you going on a Thursday morning.
If you're as excited about the upcoming Fall TV season's I am... and that's not even sarcasm, you'll be giddy to know that Robert Englund will be appearing on the Halloween episode of "Chuck". He'll be playing a guest at Chuck's Halloween party and will be dressed as Freddy Krueger, but here's the twist... it's a slutty Freddy Krueger!
Word around campus is Universal has agreed to produce three films and a TV shows based on Stephen King's seven Dark Tower novels. None other then Ron Howard has signed on to direct the first film and TV series and if I knew how to read I'd be wetting myself with excitement right now.
And lastly today we have the first trailer for "Zombie Roadkill". If you couldn't guess by the title the film is about our furry little splattered roadside friends that come back to life and take revenge on some unsuspecting drivers. Looks like a hoot!
"Night of the Dead Reanimated" holds a "video art gallery" featuring some of the artists in their rendition of the Romero classic. That actually sounds like a great idea.
Yvonne Strahovski from "Chuck" to star in survivalist horror film called "The Canyon". The plot deals with a couple honeymooning in the Grand Canyon, who end up just trying to survive after meeting a "charismatic and mysterious guide".
Word from Robert Rodriguez's camp is that "Predators" will be a sequel and not a remake. There are also rumblings that they're trying to get Arnold Schwarzenegger back in some type of extended cameo, but we'll see how that turns out.
Not sure this is good news, but "Saw VI" director Kevin Gruetert calls his post production experience "mind numbingly complex". Ya, this should be interesting.
Before being released on DVD in October, Mike Dougherty's "Trick 'R Treat" will be doing a festival run, where you might be able to check it out if you live in one of the corresponding areas.


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Ben Affleck went on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and finally addressed the Internet's complete meltdown to his casting as Batman in the Batman/Superman movie. I think Batman himself would have approved of his response: "I handle shit."
Of course, that awesome line came in the middle of a funny and charming anecdote — it begins at 1:44 in the clip above — about Warner Bros. warning him about fan insanity upon being hired, which is not particularly Batmanish in nature, but Affleck's complete dismissal of and refusal to be cowed by the adversity facing him should serve him well when he puts on the cowl in 2015 or so. I doubt it's enough to set the nerdernet's collective mind at ease, but hey, if Ben Affleck can handle fan backlash, he can definitely handle Superman.


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It's only been a few days since Apple announced the Mac App Store and there are already predictions of rampant software piracy, Apple locking down future version of OS X to only App Store sales, and price drops to 99 cents. Let's calm down and take a step back people.
First of all, pirates will be pirates and if they want to crack your software, they will. Apple's copy protection will be broken just like every other system out there. This does not mean that your sales will drop. The honest truth is that the dishonest people using pirated software wouldn't be your customers anyway. I've lost track of how many illegal download sites display MoneyWell as one of their offerings, but I also don't lose sleep over this problem.
As to Apple shutting down all sales outside the Mac App Store, can we give them time to get it up and running before we start blaming them for something they haven't done yet? I'm willing to give Apple the benefit of the doubt on this one.
Now on to the topic that is a huge issue for me: discount pricing. I can't stand the dollar store pricing on the iOS App Store and it shows because MoneyWell is at the $9.99 price point even though many of its competitors are lower. I think it's worth even more than 10 bucks and the price is more likely go up instead of down as we add features down the road. Our Mac version currently sells for $49.99 and that price will go up when we ship our 2.0 release in early 2011. I'm also not planning to lower it when we start selling on the Mac App Store.
Why? Because our software is worth the price I charge. I also owe it to my customer base to make sure my company is well-funded and continues to provide excellent software and support in the future. The profit curve is not negatively affected by higher prices until you are significantly out of the range of your competition—and by competition, I mean software that matches your software in quality. I've seen too many companies go out of business because they try to compete on price.
I truly believe that the Mac App Store is going to increase sales for every quality Mac product on the market, but we don't know by how much. Assuming that you can cut your price in half because your volume will increase by a factor of five or ten is insane. High volume sales are never guaranteed and you may need the cash reserves you make from an initial sales spike for long term development projects or an onslaught of support.
Just because software is made up of electronic bits doesn't mean that it has any less value than computer hardware or or other electronics. There's an argument that computers have gone down in price and software should do the same, but companies like Apple aren't making less money on each computer sold. In fact, most of the time they work to increase their margins as manufacturing costs drop. Apple doesn't have $51 billion in the bank because they cut their profits in half.
There's an opposing argument which states we can charge a fair price for software because we provide lasting value. What do you pay for lunch or dinner? How about that trip to Starbucks? What's your ROI for that meal or latte and how long does that "value" stay with you? Think about that for a minute. Got a visual? Good.
If I invest in a software tool, I expect it to hang around for more than a day or two and to continue to get a return on my investment of 12-18 months before spending more money on it. Will I pay $20, $40 or $60 for software I use several times a week throughout this timeframe? Definitely. It has real value. I don't buy many games, so most of the software I invest in is either saving me time, improving my communications, or making me money. If I'm using it constantly, I want to use the highest quality software I can get. It should be well-crafted, rarely crash and never lose my data. I'm happy to pay for quality. Building excellent software is hard work and we deserve to get paid for our efforts.
Let's stick to our guns and price our software fairly so we can prosper and continue to give great service to our customers. Let's earn some profits and invest in training to improve our coding and business skills. Let's build some company bank accounts so we can afford to expand our indie companies beyond simple solo acts. Who knows—if we stop tripping over each other to get to the bargain basement—we actually may end up with several hundred more indie developers who can afford to quit their day jobs.


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Miz TV opens the show, and Miz says Kofi Kingston took his Intercontinental Championship and his life has been a living hell. Miz tells Kofi to enjoy his reign because it won't last, and he is officially envoking his rematch, so he's going to show Kofi why he is must see. Miz says speaking of a living hell, wants to introduce his guest, and Daniel Bryan and Kane come out to the ring. He mocks them for having separate entrances and says they would come out together if they were a real tag team, then Bryan says he'll knock his teeth out. Miz says goat-faced people shouldn't mock him, and he says Bryan never got along with him when they were paired on NXT. He says Bryan doesn't get along with anyone and he's the problem, and Kane is trustworthy but Bryan will be the reason they lose their titles.
Kane quiets Bryan and says no one cares what Miz thinks, and he says he won championships with all kinds of people, so he's the solution if Bryan is a problem. Bryan says he's the reason they will win at Hell In A Cell, and he says the 'Devil's Favorite Demon' is nothing without the 'World's Toughest Vegan.' Kane says that's like being the tallest dwarf, but Bryan says he's a former world champion and he beat a giant in forty-five seconds. Bryan says he's also the tag team champions, then Big Show comes out and says he knows he'll see Kane on Monday, but he has a problem with Bryan. Show says he thought Bryan would keep his mouth shut, and he knows Bryan winning was a fluke and it would never happen again. Show says he's going to knock Bryan out if he mentions his title reign again, then he says he shouldn't even wait but Kane gets in his face.
Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero cut them off and come down to the ring, and Dolph says they should stop talking about Bryan because he has the current briefcase. Dolph says Big Show and Sheamus are going to beat the hell out of each other, but he is going to follow that by stealing the show to win the title. Bryan tells him it's not as easy as he thinks, then Show dares him to say something and they continue to argue until Booker T comes out and stops them. Miz tells him to shut up because he'll just make a predictable tag team main event, but Booker says he actually came out to announce two different matches. He says first up will be Team Hell No against Dolph and Show, then he tells Miz he'll face Randy Orton.


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HOUSTON – Will Bruin got a taste of the senior US national team for the first time in his pro career during January camp. Now he wants more.
The Houston Dynamo forward is hoping he can make his return during this summer's CONCACAF Gold Cup, a tournament for which USMNT coaches may need to lean on MLS talent.
"The Gold Cup would be awesome," Bruin told MLSsoccer.com. "I want to be a part of that. But it starts here with Houston and having a good beginning of the year here and showing that I can be in form come time when Jurgen [Klinsmann] makes decisions."
READ: Bruin impressing Klinsmann in first USMNT camp
Only two years after being drafted out of Indiana University, the striker put himself on display for USMNT head coach Klinsmann with the goal of proving that he belongs at the international level. By all accounts, he impressed the coaching staff in California.
Now back in camp with his club team, the Dynamo's leading scorer from 2012 (16 goals, including the postseason) has internalized a key lesson driven home by a coach that Bruin knows has a good idea of what it takes to be successful at the highest levels at the same position.
"Always challenge yourself. That's one thing I took away from [Klinsmann] is never be content and always be challenging yourself," Bruin said. "That's what he did during his career and he scored a lot of goals. He doesn't want you to play scared. He wants you to go out and play loose and free and take risk."
OPTA SPOTLIGHT: Is Bruin the next great American goal scorer?
Now the question is whether Bruin take that experience and early success and turn it into progress.
For Bruin, the key is simple: Keep working hard. Bruin was quick to admit that his past success was only a jumping-off point and that taking the next step, which for him is improving on last season, is the immediate goal.
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When a new boy named Peter Menard comes to their high school, Best friends Sarah Wagner and Alex Haisgen know there's something different about him. When the truth is revealed, a whirlwind of lies, jealousy, and hatred stirs. An old rivalry begins again, and Sarah is right in the middle of it. Sarah must travel to a world were magic, monsters, sprites, and fairies roam. Will she succeed, or will her life end as she knows it?
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Change of Heart: Healthy Lifestyles
Monday, October 26, 2020 | 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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The Change of Heart: Healthy Lifestyles program is offered to patients needing to make positive lifestyle changes, including those with high cholesterol and/or high blood pressure. Discussion includes healthy eating, understanding heart disease and the benefits of physical activity on their health. The program is lead by a Registered Dietitian and Nurse Educator.
Referrals are made by your health care provider.
This 2.5 hour session is held Monday from 5:30-8 pm.