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NOMINATIONS: for Moment of the Week 2/13/13 *Spoilers*
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by Zechs » Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:17 am
YOUR WINNER for 2/6/13:
The rest of the Illuminati mind wipe Captain America - New Avengers #3
This thread will contain SPOILERS!!! And lots of them. If you haven't read this week's comics yet, go read them before continuing into this thread, or risk being spoiled!
PLEASE NOTE!!!!!! Remember to include the title and issue number of the comic you are nominating. Otherwise I will be forced to disqualify your nomination, and nobody wants that!
The Rules:
1. Each nomination must be a moment in a comic released the week of the thread. This does not include weekly previews, trade paperbacks, or back issue digests.
2. Everyone can make ONE nomination. You can either nominate a moment yourself or second/third/fourth/fifth an already existing nomination. However, second/third/fourth/fifth will not count per nominating and thus earn entry above in Top Nominations. You want in that list you must nominate something.
3. It must be an actual moment involving the actions or statements of a comic character in an issue. No "This writer returns to the series", "this artist draws this character", "the book is better", etc.
4. If you want to change your nomination, there are a few factors involved:
---> A) No one can have seconded your nom.
---> B) If it is clear for you to change your nom, you must edit your original post or the new post will be disqualified as being a double nomination.
---> C) You can change your second, third, etc. by editing your original post before the nomination period ends.
Moments on the poll do not have to be seconded. If there is room in the poll, moments that were nominated but not seconded will be added based on the order they were nominated.
6. Again, please be specific on the comic title, issue number and moment. Also be clear that you are actually nominating or seconding something ... statements such as "Yeah, that was a cool moment" aren't clear. You must nominate a single moment in the comic and can't nominate the whole issue. Once more, if you don't include the issue and number the moment will not be included.
7. The thread for nominations will go up on Wednesday (new comic day) at 11:00 PM (Central) or when Zechs arrives later that night and posts in the previous week thread announcing voting is closed. The nominations will go until 2:00 PM (Central Time) Sunday Afternoon, or whenever Zechs arrives and will post in the thread stating, "It's over." and will start the poll. If a new comic day falls on a holiday week in American, then the thread will be made for that day (be it Tuesday or Thursday). Regardless, nominations will STILL conclude on Saturday deadline.
8. Please be civil when commenting on other people's nominations. But feel free to discuss them in this thread.
9. In case there is debate on WHEN exactly a title came out, http://www.midtowncomics.com " or the official websites of said publishers (be it Marvel, DC, Darkhorse, etc.) will be the final word on the quarrel.
10. Any nominations not following the above rules will be disqualified. Unless of course if Zechs, who is feeling sad for the person who missed the rule and might give them time to provide the correction. Then he will pester bk into putting the nomination in the poll. Of course this wouldn't be a problem if Zechs wasn't granted the glorious powers of a moderator, which one day such power will be Zechs, oh yes they will his.
11. If at five nominations are not made, Zechs will choose some, but they will all count as one nomination, not multiple thus making sure balance is preserved.
12. AKA the Rulk rule. If several moments are tied past the deadline of 11:00 PM (Central Time) Wednesday (or holiday date when new comics arrive in the US) or when Zechs arrives that night, then voting will continue on in sudden death for eight more hours, until one is decided. THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE. If one isn't still decided, then Zechs will provide the deciding vote regardless if he has voted already.
13. AKA the Hobgoblin rule. Roderick Kingsley Hobgoblin moments when winning for three days straight automatically win the poll. No last day or second voting changes it to troll the ruler of this thread.
14. Any moments from Batgirl volume 4 lose by default.
Only ONE can rule as the Moment of the Week!
Top Ten Nominators of All Time...
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by Zechs » Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:24 amHarley Quinn banters with Green Arrow that "the Quiver" sounds better hideout name than the Arrow Cave. The later begrudgingly agrees. -Injustice: Gods Among Us #5
by nietoperz » Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:17 amMagneto believes Cyclops to be 'a monster' and betrays him to SHIELD - Uncanny X-Men #1.
by TimDrake'sDumbWings » Thu Feb 14, 2013 9:56 amNick Fury Jr. shoots Hawkeye in the chest and then wipes his memory. - Secret Avengers 1
by Johnny Smith » Thu Feb 14, 2013 3:17 pmThe Joker opens the dinner platters, and inside are the faces of each member of Bat family - Batman #17
by GLX » Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:59 pm"The horror...the horror." - Batman: Li'l Gotham #5
by IvCNuB4 » Thu Feb 14, 2013 7:13 pm
by e_galston » Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:40 amBreaking the tie, Wolverine votes for student body president, causing Quentin Quire to win. - Wolverine and the X-Men 25
by TimDrake'sDumbWings » Fri Feb 15, 2013 10:29 am
This was a pretty great moment. I hope Quentin comes out of this arc (and into The Hellfire Club Saga) as more of a leader!
by Zechs » Sun Feb 17, 2013 7:38 pmand we're done.
by thefourthman » Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:31 amI am right there where you put me on your list. I don't understand the question.
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Philip Roth and Shabbat
September 12, 2014
Every week, Jody Hirsh, the JCC's Judaic Education Director, provides a Judaic message that is featured at the top of the JCC's weekly email newsletter. Below is the Shabbat message for Friday, September 12, 2014.
Philip Roth and Shabbat
The Jewish author Philip Roth certainly isn't a writer associated with the religious part of Jewish culture. In his 1959 story "The Conversion of the Jews," however, 12-year old Ozzie coming home from a run-in with the rabbi at cheder (religious school) sees his mother getting ready to light Shabbos Candles:
Ozzie had planned to confess his latest transgression to his mother as soon as she came home from work. But it was a Friday night in November and already dark . . . and she went to the kitchen table to light the three yellow candles, two for the Sabbath and one for Ozzie's father.
When his mother lit the candles she would move her two arms slowly towards her, dragging them through the air, as though persuading people whose minds were half made up. And her eyes would get glassy with tears. Even when his father was alive Ozzie remembered that her eyes had gotten glassy, so it didn't have anything to do with his dying. It had something to do with lighting the candles.
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Baby quotes can be inspiring, uplifting and encouraging. I have several framed versions in my office because they not only make me smile, they also ring with such truth, honesty and wisdom. Some people have a knack for putting into words what many of us cannot.
Babies are such an amazing gift, and becoming a parent, regardless of whether it's for the first or sixth time, is one of the most rewarding and humbling experiences of one's life. Although it isn't quite possible to sum up the joy of a baby in several words, many of these baby quotes do a great job in summarizing some of the feelings and thoughts we have for our little ones.
I scoured the web for the best baby quotes out there and came up with the following top 10. Not only are many of them inspiring, they are also are great for greeting card ideas or baby's scrapbook, or even table-toppers at a shower or first birthday party!
The Moment A Child Is Born
The moment my children were born, I was changed forever. I grow daily as a mother thanks to them.
A Baby Will Make Love Stronger
All-in-all, babies make the world a better place.
Getting a Burp Out Of Your Little Thing
This is funny and oh-so-true! I remember feeling ridiculously proud of myself once I got a burp out of my babies. In fact, I still do!
Babies are Such a Nice Way To Start People
I think so.
A Baby Is Born With A Need To Be Loved
This is such a great reminder! It doesn't matter how old they get or how big they grow, they will always need your love.
I'll Love You Forever
If you haven't read "I'll Love You Forever" by Robert Munsch, you really must. Just make sure you have a couple of tissues handy.
Making The Decision To Have A Child
Your heart goes outside your body because it becomes just too large for your body to contain…
There's Really Nothing Quite So Sweet As
Oh, how I love baby feet, and those toes! Why do they grow so fast?
A Baby Is A Little Bit Of Heaven
Babies are exactly that. Miraculous and sweet little pieces of heaven.
Charles Dickens Baby Quote
Every parent will tell you that their baby is the best and each one of those parents would be right!
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CHICAGO (April 24, 2012) – The U.S. Futsal National Team, drawn into Group A of the 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship, is scheduled to play its group games July 2-4 at the Domo Polideportivo in Guatemala City.
The USA will kick off group play against Panama at 8 p.m. ET on July 2 and will then face either Canada or El Salvador at 8 p.m. ET on July 3 before meeting host Guatemala at 10 p.m. ET on July 4.
The semifinals will take place July 6, with the Group B winner facing the Group A runner-up at 8 p.m. ET and the Group A winner taking on the Group B runner-up at 10 p.m. ET.
Both semifinal winners will compete in the championship match at 8 p.m. ET on July 8. The losers will play in the third-place match scheduled for 4 p.m. ET that same day, though all four teams in the semifinals will advance to the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
To determine the last Group A qualifier, Canada and El Salvador will meet in a two-leg playoff on July 28 and 29 at the Domo Polideportivo. Group B consists of Cuba, Mexico, Costa Rica and St. Kitts & Nevis.
The U.S. has won two of the four previous CONCACAF Futsal Championships, in 1996 and 2004. Costa Rica won in 2000 and Guatemala took first in 2008, when the country last hosted the tournament. In 2008, the USA reached the Futsal World Cup but failed to advance out of the group stage.
U.S. Futsal head coach Keith Tozer's group wrapped up a domestic training camp from April 1-7 in Torrance, Calif. The team will reconvene in May with a 22-player training camp in Los Angeles. In early June, the team is heading to Guatemala to play four tune-up matches against professional futsal teams. The USA returns to Guatemala on June 27 in preparation for the July 2-8 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.
U.S. 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship Schedule
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Tuesday, July 3 8:00 p.m. Canada/El Salvador Domo Polideportivo
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Here are some by the Freedom from Religion Foundation - might give you some ideas.
Steph, these are great. Thank you for posting! Excellent resource!
High five, Steph! Those are great!
You are just so connected to cool information . . . must be the invisible plane that can take you anywhere to collect it. :)
Here's something someone else made up and I got a hold of. Give a look when you have a moment.
I like that Loren.
Loren, excellent pamphlet!
Very good, Loren. Kind of gets right to the point.
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As Chief Joseph W. Pfeifer of the New York City Fire Department sees it, the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, provides a transformative opportunity for the world community to pause and think about the tragedy's spiritual dimension and its aftermath. On Sept. 11, 2001, Pfeifer was chief of the 1st Battalion, one of the first on the scene and in charge of directing firefighter response in the north tower of the World Trade Center.
"People were angry at God and they had every right to be, but that was not my experience," Pfeifer said. His brother, Lt. Kevin Pfeifer of the F.D.N.Y., died at the World Trade Center that day. "I was walking back to the firehouse from the site on the second day, when we knew there would be no more survivors. It was completely dark except for the lights we had brought in. There was no power and there was smoke everywhere.
"Instead of anger, I felt an encounter, as if I were coming back to an old friend, or putting on an old sweatshirt," he remembered. "How do you encounter spirituality and what is your personal experience of God? Mine was very much on West Street, walking back in complete sadness, but it was a place I'd been to before."
Pfeifer is currently the fire department's chief of counterterrorism and emergency preparedness and addresses groups of people in many parts of the world. "We used to think the 9/11 attacks were just New York and D.C., and Pennsylvania, but they were more than that," he said. "It was a global trauma; an entire world-encounter and transformation occurred" when people could see that all local acts of terrorism, whether in Ireland or Israel or Afghanistan, were represented at the World Trade Center. "It gave the victims of terrorism an international voice and showed that terrorism is a crime against humanity," he said.
People encounter spirituality in different ways, he said, and the 10th anniversary will allow people to connect their individual experiences with those of people in a larger group. One such larger group devastated by the Sept. 11 attacks lives in Rockaway Peninsula, at the southwest tip of the Diocese of Brooklyn, home to firefighters, police officers, emergency responders and financiers. Seventy residents were killed in the disaster.
Msgr. Martin T. Geraghty was pastor of St. Francis de Sales in Belle Harbor in 2001. Twelve of the World Trade Center victims were buried from that church. On Nov. 12, three days after the last funeral, Msgr. Geraghty was celebrating the 9 a.m. Mass when an American Airlines flight bound for the Dominican Republic crashed one block from the church, killing all 260 people on the plane and five on the ground, including parishioners.
"At Christmas 2001, a friend from Michigan asked if I was 'over it yet'," Msgr. Geraghty said. "I told him it'll never be over for us. It has been a defining moment in the lives of families here." He said, "There is an ongoing role for people. The message of the Gospel didn't become irrelevant that day. We're just at the beginning; 2,000 years hasn't been long enough for our tribal human hearts to absorb the message of Jesus Christ."
"We're at the beginning of this. God is calling us out of tribalism into a different understanding," he said.


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The Small Things: Specter Spelunker Shrinks
Within seconds of playing this Simon Parkin Special, I knew I was going to post it. And now, you're all going to play it, because it features the best single thing you'll experience today. The "it" is Specter Spelunker Shrinks. The execution leaves something to be desired – checkpoint positioning is off, is occasionally a bit laggy, etc – but the core wonder is just plain wonderful. The vague De Stijl art vibe is great, but the central Alice-In-Wonderland device deserves applause. There life in the indie-platformer-with-a-novel-idea formula yet. Go play! Some video follows! Yes!


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Play With Shaving Cream
Raid Dad's shaving kit this weekend and let the fun fly with some good, clean fun — with shaving cream! Here are a few ideas that will help your little ones make a very clean mess.
1. Mix up a tray of shaving cream "paint," run a big, warm, bath, and then let the kids go wild painting the bathtub (and let's face it, each other.) From Our Montessori Story.
2. Watch it rain all sorts of colors with shaving cream clouds in a jar! From Jojoebi Designs.
3. Make marbleized paper! See how with this Apartment Therapy Tutorial.
4. Hide some little toy bugs or dinos, and have an archaeological dig… or whatever the shaving cream version of digging would be! From Teach Preschool.
5. Not really up to spreading the white stuff all over your surfaces? See if your kids can line the snowman's nose up on his face with this snowman-in-a-bag! From Mollie's Mom.
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THERE IS AN element missing in today's farm equipment. It's called ferric oxide, also known as corrosion. Simply stated — rust. In the last 10 to 15 years, ag equipment manufacturers have focused on this problem, which a study by CCTechnologies and the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) International says costs the ag industry about $1.1 billion a year.
"In our industry there has been a tremendous turn in product improvement and appearance in the last 10 years," says Imants (Nick) Ekis, materials engineer for paints with New Holland. Ekis says the industry's efforts are in response to consumer demand. "Buyers expect more from a piece of equipment than they did 40 or 50 years ago as far as appearance and aesthetics," he says.
Their rising expectations are driven by the automotive industry. Cars built today do not rust nearly as fast as cars made in the '60s and '70s did because of the advancements in corrosion protection. The equipment industry is adopting many of the same technologies to improve the appearance of tractors and combines.
"The coating technologies and application methods have improved significantly over the past 15 to 20 years, providing protection for iron for a much longer time than they used to," says Bob Butikofer, materials engineer with paint processes at Deere. "Additionally, more of our tractors today are made of plastic materials that will not rust."
So just how much longer will machinery last without rusting? Mark Stewart, corporate manager for product finishing at Case IH, says, "Based on my knowledge of improved processes and materials, the main panels and components of tractors and combines should last at least five to 10 times as long before corrosion occurs than they did even a decade ago."
Here's a rundown of the new materials equipment makers are using and the new technologies they are adopting to prevent rust.
- higher-grade steels
Most farm equipment is made out of steel. Steel rusts because it contains iron. "Rust cannot occur without iron," says New Holland's Ekis. "Iron is the magic to that word."
However, certain grades of steel rust faster than others. Because of this difference, major machinery companies are investing in higher grades of steel to inhibit corrosion. These higher grades include stainless steel or cor-ten structural steel, which contains alloying elements such as nickel or chromium. Stainless steel can be found in parts such as metering components on planters or fertilizer applicators and high-abrasion parts such as troughs on corn heads.
- better degreasing
When metal comes from the steel mill, grease and oil are removed before the metal is primed and painted. According to Case IH's Stewart, the chemical process of cleaning hasn't changed much in recent years, but the equipment used for cleaning has gotten better, making the process more efficient. "The kinds of spray nozzles and attachments have improved so that you can readily adjust and clean them frequently," Stewart says. "They used to be made of metal with threaded connections that had to be screwed into place, so you couldn't remove — or even adjust — them easily."
- more durable coatings
Once cleaned, the metal is coated with a protective layer to further prevent corrosion. Oftentimes the metal receives what is called a "conversion coating," in which a thin layer of zinc or iron phosphate is applied on top. This conversion coating creates a bumpy surface for better adhesion of the paint, according to Kevin Wilkening, engineering design supervisor with Claas. He says the cost of coatings may be 20 to 40% of a part's total cost. Sealers are then applied to further increase corrosion resistance prior to painting.
- better paints
Paint provides yet another layer of protection to prevent iron from mixing with oxygen and moisture. How well paint adheres to the metal determines its level of corrosion protection.
"Farm machinery used to be painted with alkyd paint, the kind you'd find in a spray can at your local hardware store," Ekis says. Today the industry has switched to higher-performance coatings that adhere to metal longer and offer better shine retention and rust prevention than the old alkyd paints did. These include epoxy primers, acrylic and urethane liquid topcoats, and polyester powder paints.
- better application methods
Not only have the paints improved but so have the processes for applying them. In the past, paints were predominately sprayed on. Now, in addition to spray coating, the major equipment companies are using powder coating and electrocoating for a more even, automotive finish that is shiny and more durable.
With powder coating, each part is pretreated and then electrically charged so that dry paint particles are attracted to the metal. The paint is then baked into the metal at high temperatures. Electrocoating, or e-coating, is another application process where the part is dipped in a bath of electro-charged chemicals that make the paint adhere to the metal. E-coating covers not only the outside surfaces but also cracks, crevices and channels that would be difficult to reach with spraying.
- more stringent specifications
Driving the improvement in coatings, paints and processes have been higher standards. "Fifteen or 20 years ago, the requirements for equipment were lower than what they are today because consumer expectations were lower," says Ekis, who writes standards dictating what the company expects from its materials suppliers.
Ekis says products are put through a battery of accelerated tests to ensure coatings will provide the required level of corrosion protection. These tests include:Salt spray
Salt is sprayed on panels of painted steel and left outside on a rack. The paint is scratched and the surface is then scraped to measure corrosion.Cyclic corrosion testing
Metal is exposed to a salt spray followed by high humidity and is allowed to sit for a period of time before corrosion is measured.Ultraviolet light exposure
Formerly called the Florida sun test, it measures color and gloss retention, fading and degrading.
- use of plastics
Finally, to bypass corrosion altogether, the major machinery makers are using plastics and composites; molded-in color; painted, in-mold films; and gel coats in more applications, such as hoods, fenders, side panels, light housing, grille frames, corn snouts and cab interiors.
"Fifteen years ago, there was not near the amount of nonmetallic parts or plastic substrates used as today in our industry because of the advancements in molding technology," Stewart says. Molding technologies include a compression molding process called Sheet Molding Compound (SMC) and Reinforced Injection Molding (RIM).
One of John Deere's molders, the largest co-injection machine in the world, molds thermoplastic hood enclosures for Deere's 7020 and 8020 series tractors, according to Gene Ream, materials engineer and plastics consultant for Deere. "Now we can mold large parts that we couldn't in the past," Ream says, adding that the injection-molded plastic has a more automotive finish.
Deere also is using a soy- and corn-based SMC formulation for use in its 9000 series 4-wd tractors introduced last year. "We recognize the adoption of plastics has given us a huge step forward in the corrosion protection of the tractor itself because parts that are made of iron, given enough time and wear and tear, are going to rust," Ream says. "But the plastic part has good durability and it will not rust even if you scratch it."
a look at future rust-fighting technologies
WHAT WILL be the next breakthrough in corrosion prevention technology? One will be the adoption of more durable finishes on hardware, such as dacroment-coated hardware in place of zinc-plated hardware, according to Bob Butikofer, materials engineer with paint processes at Deere. The major equipment companies already use dacroment-coated hardware, an organic-based type coating, in some applications.
Customers also will see increased use of noncorrodible coatings and substrates like plastic, according to Gene Ream, materials engineer and plastics consultant for Deere. "These are not new technologies, but I believe their adoption will accelerate," he says.
Currently most of the plastic used in farm equipment must be coated to achieve the required durability, scratch resistance, mar resistance and gloss retention. However, future plastics will have those qualities built in, along with molded-in color, according to Ream.
"At this point we still need to paint many of the plastic parts," Ream says. "But we are starting to see encouraging things in plastic development that are equal to or better than paint as far as gloss, color and durability. However, the technology is not to the point where we are willing to jump in and pay the cost for it yet."


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London: Actor Colin Firth will give voice for Paddington Bear, a fictional character in a new film based on the English author Michael Bond`s book.
The film is about a bear from Peru, who is adopted by a family after they find him lost and alone at the London railway station, reports contactmusic.com.
"Paddington will be computer generated, and I will speak his lines with, I suspect, a slight Peruvian flavour," Daily Mail quoted Firth as saying.
"Every other character in the film will be real, live, human beings. But the idea is that Paddington will have something of me in his DNA because I`m going to do some sessions wearing one of those helmets with cameras to capture my face muscles, and all that data will somehow be incorporated into Paddington," he said.
"Then they`ll use motion-capture equipment on someone more bear-size than me to do all the full body, bear stuff," he added.
The movie also features Nicole Kidman in the negative role, while Hugh Bonneville will be seen as the head of the family, which adopts Paddington.


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The power of Kiva.org is in facilitating communication between the developing world and the developed world. Pictures, words, data in the form of loan repayments, they all tell us something about the lives of people who can live very far from us geographically, but are similar to us in so many ways.
Greg Kelly, is a staff member for REDC (Regional Economic Development Center) in Sliven, Bulgaria. Greg recently shared some of his experiences as a loan officer for a Kiva Partner:
"As I was completing the paperwork for our partnership with Kiva, a tall, dark-skinned young man entered my office. Angel Asenov looked like a stereotypical Roma. His teeth were crooked, the grease on his hands suggested that he had recently taken apart a car engine and he was covered in a crust of dried sweat. He spoke with an accent that confirmed the socioeconomic status that his appearance suggested. For 15 years, he had worked at a bicycle shop in the center of Sliven. Now the shop was closed and he had plans to start his own repair shop in the Roma neighborhood, but needed the capital to get started. Angel had been to each of the six banks in town, all of which had turned him down.Angel has since applied for a second loan, which has already been funded.
Over the next several weeks, we put together a business plan and arranged for an $850 loan through Kiva. On his first attempt to purchase the bulk of his equipment, the proprietor of a hardware store refused to serve Angel. My director and I returned with him so that he could purchase the metalworking tools he needed. Nine months of sweat later, Angel beams with the confidence of a self-made millionaire, sharing in the secret that the only limitation to his ambitions lies within his imagination. He has paid his original loan back in full and has taken a second in order to upgrade some of his equipment. Using the same equipment he uses to straighten bike frames, he rigged together a cart that attaches to the back of his bike. When business is slow, he puts his equipment in the cart and pedals around the ghetto looking for bent metal doors and window frames to fix for a modest fee. He plans now to sell bikes, and is attempting to work out a leasing option for his clients through one of the banks in town. All of this happens out of a single room bolted on to his house.
Word of Angel's achievement spread both within and beyond the ghetto, landing in a national newspaper. Demand for these small loans far surpassed my expectations. My current client list includes bakers, barbers, bartenders, convenience store and sandwich stand proprietors, musicians and walnut crackers, all of whom have learned to help themselves in an honest fashion.
While intellectually I had understood the power of capitalism from the comfort of banking and private equity jobs, seeing its transformative power on the lives of these Roma reinforced how individual empowerment can be a sustainable agent of positive change. A world that is inhabited by an optimistic race, whose joy of living is on the rise, is a more stable and peaceful world to the benefit of us all. The opportunity capitalism brings is felt not only at a macro level in national statistics, but in the hearts and minds of those who choose to participate by changing what they are able to provide for themselves and their families.
On one of my regular rounds to collect loan payments, I came to the shop of a woman who had opened a small café and food pantry six weeks prior. Angelina raises her two children alone in a one-room shack for nine months out of every year while her husband seeks work abroad. She was now scheduled to make her first payment on a $1,000 loan. As I stepped into her store our eyes met and she burst into tears. Damn, I thought, she's going to default. But before I could ask her what had gone wrong, she came out from behind the counter and put her arms around me. In Bulgaria, parents are required to purchase their children's school materials. I found out later that for the first time, both of Angelina's children had textbooks. Upon hearing the excitement, Angelina's daughter walked into the store and looked up at us. "He helps," said Angelina. It was all she could think of to explain the situation. She wiped her nose dry with one hand and held onto my arm with the other. But I hadn't given her anything. Angelina had no one to thank but herself."
Angelina has made her first loan repayment of $65.
Thanks to Greg Kelly for sharing his experience with us, and for working so hard with REDC's clients.
To see footage of Greg and Angel in Sliven, tune in to Current TV to watch the pod EBay for Do-Gooders.


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In-situ instrumentation enables the collection of Mars data from the surface.
Having the ability to rove on the red planet allows for up-close inspection of martian rocks, dunes
and other compelling features.
Like the geologists they are meant to mimic, Spirit and Opportunity have arms, or Instrument
Deployment Devices, at the end of which are a handful of very powerful instruments.
"Hands-on" Investigation
On February 6, 2004, the rock abrasion tool (RAT) performed history's first grinding of a rock on
Mars. Spirit's RAT ground off the surface of a patch 45.5 millimeters (1.8 inches) in diameter on
a rock called Adirondack. The lightweight tool, comparable in size to a 12-ounce soda can, is
capable of brushing and grinding rocks and has been critical in the search for ancient traces of
water on Mars. Well into the extended mission, both rovers' RATs have ground a combined total of
over two dozen holes in rocks of varying hardness. The first step in getting beneath the dust of
many millennia, RAT operations have revealed the undersurface of rocks for the rover's spectrometers
to investigate.
Spectrometers Spy Into the Past
Knowing the elemental composition of rocks and soil is the key to understanding their formation.
Over the course of both rovers' missions, onboard spectrometers confirmed the presence of the
mineral hematite that was, in the case of Opportunity's Meridiani Planum landing site, strongly
indicated from orbital data.
The Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer (Mini-TES) has brought to the martian surface essentially
the same technology that its sister instruments orbiting Mars aboard Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor
use. The spectrometer is used for remote investigation of mineralogy of rocks and soils. Operating in
the thermal infrared region of the spectrum, it identifies rock-forming minerals, and also provides
some capability to see through dust coatings that could tend to obscure spectral features of rocks.
The mineralogical information that Mini-TES provides is consistently used to select from a distance
the rocks and soils that will be investigated in more detail. Along with its mineralogical capabilities,
Mini-TES collects data on the thermal properties of rocks and soils. Viewing upward, it can also
provide temperature profiles through the Martian atmospheric boundary layer - the layer of atmosphere
from the surface to an altitude of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), and one that cannot be well understood
from orbital instruments alone.
The specialized Moessbauer Spectrometer specifically provides the detailed mineralogy of different
kinds of iron-bearing rocks and soils. Placed directly up against target material, the spectrometer
illuminates rock surfaces with gamma particles emitted by cobalt-57. The particles interact with the
nuclei of the atoms in the targeted material, and characteristics of the radiation reflected back, or
"backscattered," into the spectrometer are recorded and measured to determine the presence, amount and
types of iron-bearing minerals.
The Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) works by exposing martian materials to energetic alpha
particles and X-rays from curium-244, and then measuring the energy spectra of backscattered alpha
and X-radiation. The instrument is conceptually similar to but an updated and more capable version
of the APXS instrument that was used on the Mars Pathfinder Sojourner rover.
Like We've Never Seen Before
The Panoramic camera (Pancam) color imaging system has, by far, the best capability of any camera ever
sent to the surface of another planet.
The Pancam Mast Assembly (PMA) allows the cameras to rotate a full 360* to obtain a panoramic view of
the martian landscape. The camera bar itself can swing up or down through 180* of elevation. The Pancam
cameras are small enough to fit in the palm of your hand (270 grams or about 9 ounces), but can generate
panoramic image mosaics as large as 4,000 pixels high and 24,000 pixels around. Pancam detectors are CCDs
(charge coupled devices). These devices form the image, just as film does in a film camera.
Each "eye" of the Pancam carries a filter wheel that gives Pancam its multispectral imaging capabilities.
Images taken at various wavelengths help scientists learn more about the minerals found in martian rocks
and soils. Blue and infrared solar filters allow the camera to image the sun. These data, along with
images of the sky at a variety of wavelengths, have helped to determine the orientation of the rover and
have provided information about the dust in the atmosphere of Mars.
Up Close and Personal
The Microscopic Imager (MI), like the RAT and the spectrometers, is located on the "fist" of the rover arm.
It is a combination of a microscope and a CCD camera that provides information on the small-scale features
of martian rocks and soils. The MI has served as a valuable tool to scientists, allowing them to characterize
the undersurface of rocks. When able to see beneath the outer, weathered coating and layers of dust,
scientists can better determine how the rocks formed.


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Yesterday we found out that Aston Martin's new flagship supercar isn't as fast as its steroidal competitors. Do we care? Hell no — just look at this thing.
We'll let you drool over the carbon fiber bodywork without us interjecting too much (the rear spoiler looks a little busy if we must be honest), so we'll just give you the specs.
First off, weight is down on the old DBS by 55kg. That's 3,834 pounds for this new Vanquish with a supposed 50/50 weight distribution. The 5.9 liter V12 is up to 565 horsepower and 457 lb-ft at 5,500 rpm.
Also of news is that Aston mounted the engine 19mm lower than in the DBS to comply with pedestrian safety regulations. As a bonus that lowered the center of gravity on the car. So there's your tax dollars working for you.
Sadly, the manual transmission has been dropped in favor of a six-speed auto, so cool shots of Bond shifting gears will be replaced with overly-aggressive shots of him clicking some paddles. This will be lame.
In the end, it's all just a very sexy way to spend $300,000, just like all the other Aston Martins.
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Nebraska I-back Rex Burkhead was one of 10 players selected to the Big Ten's Players to Watch List on Thursday. The list is chosen by a media panel and features five players from the Legends Division and five players from the Leaders Division.
Burkhead is coming off a 2011 season in which he ran for 1,357 yards, the seventh-highest total in school history and the most yards by a Husker I-back since Ahman Green in 1997. Burkhead, who was also named to the preseason watch list for the Walter Camp, Maxwell and Doak Walker Awards earlier this summer, scored 17 total touchdowns last season, tying a Nebraska record by scoring a touchdown in each of the season's first 10 games. Burkhead's 104.4 rushing yards per game ranked 19th nationally, and he served as a workhorse, carrying the ball 284 times, the second-highest total in school history. Burkhead posted a school-record 38 carries against Iowa last season.
Burkhead was also a first-team CoSIDA Academic All-American last fall and an honorable-mention All-American according to Sports Illustrated. Burkhead was also honored with a Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award this spring, along with a third straight appointment to the Brook Berringer Citizenship team. He also earned national recognition as an Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion.
Burkhead, linebacker Will Compton and tight end Kyler Reed are in Chicago today and tomorrow as part of Big Ten Media Days. Nebraska Coach Bo Pelini speaks to the media at 1 p.m. and his remarks will be carried live on BTN and BTN.com. In addition, follow @Huskers on twitter for updates from the next two days in Chicago.
Big Ten Preseason Players to Watch
Rex Burkhead, RB, Nebraska
Taylor Lewan, OT, Michigan
Denard Robinson, QB, Michigan
Johnny Adams, CB, Michigan State
William Gholston, DE, Michigan State
John Simon, DL, Ohio State
Braxton Miller, QB, Ohio State
Kawann Short, DT, Purdue
Montee Ball, RB, Wisconsin
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Flattr Makes It Easier Than Ever To Support Content Creators Just By Favoriting Tweets
from the give-it-a-go dept
As some of you know, we've had a Flattr widget on every one of our posts for the past couple of years. It brings in a small amount of money each month -- maybe between $50 and $100 or so. Of course, part of the issue is that there are some usage hurdles. The service has a small but dedicated user base, but it seemed to stagnate over the years. On top of that, there was a bit of a chicken and egg problem, in that the process of finding content that is Flattr-enabled is still somewhat haphazard -- and then Flattr users need to remember to flattr that content. However, that's now getting much easier as Flattr has announced integration with a number of different services, including (most importantly) Twitter, Instagram and Soundcloud (also: Vimeo, Flickr, github, 500px and app.net). So, now, if you connect your accounts, you can give money simply by favoriting tweets.
And, yes, that means if you want to toss a bit of change our way, you can now do so with a Flattr account by favoriting the tweets on our official Twitter account or my personal Twitter feed as well -- both of which are connected to the Techdirt Flattr account.
Of course, the other hope in all of this is that it will help lead to more people using Flattr in the first place. That's because Flattr users who favorite a tweet of someone who is not using Flattr are still designating those flattrs for that account. That doesn't mean that Flattr is holding money for those accounts (since that could add up!), but simply accumulating flattrs. Thus, if I "favorite" a Twitter account that doesn't use Flattr once a month, and that person finally signs up for Flattr a year later, it would count all 12 of my favorites as if they came that month (thus giving users on other services incentives to sign up sooner rather than later). Flattr is working on automatically notifying people who can "claim" money, but initially they're hoping the community will do that job for them, with an "unclaimed" page that highlights those with the most Flattrs on the various connected networks. Someone call Randall Munroe and let him know he has a whole bunch of unclaimed Flatttrs for the xkcd Twitter account. Ditto Wikipedia and the Torproject. Similarly, someone might want to alert Linus that his Github account is leading the way in unclaimed Github flattrs as well.
There are, also, some obvious social networks that are missing -- though I've been told that Facebook, YouTube and Tumblr are obviously key among them. It sounds like Google+ may be a bit further down the list. All in all, we still love the idea of Flattr, and think that this is a good step as it evolves its business. It still requires getting people to sign up to pay -- and that, of course, will always be a big hurdle -- but making it easier to do something once you have joined seems like a very good thing.


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CRESTVIEW � The Crestview High School football team wrapped up spring practice Friday night with a hard-luck loss to Navarre in the second half of the jamboree. The Raiders capitalized on a pair of Bulldog turnovers to take an 18-14 win from Crestview.
CRESTVIEW � The Crestview High School football team wrapped up spring practice Friday night with a hard-luck loss to Navarre in the second half of the jamboree.
The Raiders capitalized on a pair of Bulldog turnovers to take an 18-14 win from Crestview.
Bulldog coach Tim Hatten pointed out the little things can snowball and beat you.
�It�s the little things,� he said. �The little things become the big things, you know.
�I think we were light years ahead of what we should tonight. At times we were very brilliant tonight. And when we put our twos in there we didn�t look it with our twos and it cost us six points maybe more that.�
The Bulldogs needed just three minutes and 15 seconds to march 70 yards for the first score of the half.
The high-octane offense Hatten installed featured four quick strikes from quarterback Khalil Foster to running back Jaylynne Robinson good for 21 yards and strong running from Emanuel Reed to find the end zone.
Reed finished off the 11-play drive, which included a personal foul against the Raiders, with a 2-yard scoring run. David Born added the extra point to make it 7-0.
Crestview�s second drive of the half covered 80 yards on just five plays.
Derian McGee picked up two yards on the ground on first down. Foster hit Ronnie Baylark for a pass that was good for nine yards and a first down on the second play of the drive.
Back-to-back passes from Foster to Robinson netted 18 yards to give the Bulldogs a first down on their own 49-yard line.
Foster hit Reed with a swing pass down south sideline and the rising junior running back did the rest going 51 yards for the touchdown.
It looked as if Crestview�s 14-0 lead might stand as the Bulldog defense put the clamps on the Navarre offense early in the half.
The Raiders picked up their first points of the half when the Crestview backups fumbled a ball that rolled into the end zone that Navarre recovered for the score with 44 seconds left in the quarter.
The Bulldogs still led 14-6 when the Raiders took possession of the ball at their own 41-yard line with 1:26 left in the game.
A quick 12-yard pass from Teddy Harrell gave the Raiders a first down at the Crestview 47.
Harrell�s next pass was incomplete. And on the next play Derek Smith raced 47 yards for a touchdown to pull the Raiders within two points with a little more than a minute to play.
All the Bulldogs had to do was hold onto the football and run out the clock. But the unthinkable happened and the usually reliable Reed had the ball knocked loose. Navarre recovered the fumble on the Crestview 31-yard line with 58 seconds left.
A pass interference call against the Bulldogs gave the Raiders a first down at the Crestview 16. Two plays later Harrell found Quentin Randolph with a 14-yard touchdown pass with 34.3 second left that turned out to be the game winner.
Out of timeouts, and 70 yards from the end zone, the Bulldogs were forced to try and work the sidelines so they could get out of bounds to stop the clock.
Foster hit Robinson with a pass good for five yards and Reed with a 2-yard pass. Forced out of the pocket on a third-and-3, Foster scrambled 12 yards for a first down at the 49.
A quick pass to Matt Gillis moved the ball to the Raider 45 to set up one last play for the Bulldogs.
Foster hit Cyrus Daniels with an 11-yard completion as the clock expired and the Raiders held on for the comeback win.
Foster was 15-of-19 passing for 149 yards in the half. He finished the night against Navarre and Escambia a combined 28-of-39 for 300 yards and two touchdowns.
Reed had three catches for 65 yards against the Raiders. For the night he had nine catches for 139 yards and a touchdown. He also had a total of 36 yards rushing and one touchdown.
Robinson had eight catches for 59 yards against the Raiders.
After the game Hatten reminded the Bulldogs that they have only been in his new system 18 days and that things will get better.
He also told them they only played a half against both Escambia and Navarre and things might have turned out differently if they had played full games.
The Bulldogs will continue to work in football class until school gets out. They will begin summer workouts in the middle of June.
Randy Dickson is the Crestview News Bulletin�s sports editor. Email him at email@example.com, tweet him @BigRandle, or call 682-6524.


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Goal.com revealed that the Hammers were interested in taking the Moroccan to Upton Park in December, although the Gunners would have preferred to shift the striker permanently.
|Arsenal are 33/1 with Bet365 to win the Champions League this season
Chamakh had trained at Arsenal's Colney base this morning before heading to east London to complete his temporary switch to the Hammers.
The former Bordeaux man is the Hammers' third signing of the winter window after Irish starlet Sean Maguire and returning midfielder Joe Cole.
Manager Sam Allardyce confirmed on Friday that Chamakh will not be able to make his debut for the Hammers in their FA Cup clash with Manchester United on Saturday.
Arsenal are keen to clear space in their squad and off their wage bill, with Goal.com also revealing that a formal approach has been made by the Gunners for Barcelona forward David Villa.
Goal.com also understands Arsene Wenger has made a £10 million bid for long-term transfer target Adrian Lopez of Atletico Madrid.


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A cute and funny Bunny mask to make. Kids love to act like bunnies so now here is their chance to make a cute bunny mask and hop all around. Great halloween mask for little ones or just for dressup play.
Items needed:
- Heavyweight paper, suitable for printers.
- Scissors
- Elastic string
- Print image on paper.
- Cut out around mask and then, carefully, cut out eye openings. Adjust if necessary.
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My Brad! What Strong Arms You Have!
King Pitt cradles both his children — Prince Pax, 3, and Princess Zahara, 2 — simultaneously after picking them up from school at the American Embassy compound on Thursday in Prague, Czech Republic.
Said one paparazzo hoping to catch Brad with Angelina Jolie at Cannes: "We're hoping at some stage the two of them might turn up together. But they do tend to keep apart if they've got different films to publicize, so we'll just have to wait and see."
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CLAREMONT, Calif. – Nine unanswered goals by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in the first half propelled it to a 20-10 victory over the MIT women's lacrosse team on Monday night. Junior Laura Wacker (Brooklyn, N.Y.) tallied four goals, one assist, and two draw controls for the Engineers.
The Cardinal and Gray opened the scoring after 1:01 elapsed in the contest when senior Katie Kauffman (Olney, Md.) connected on a feed from freshman Emma Kane (Garden City, N.Y.). Shortly after the ensuing draw, Wacker buried a free-position goal. The Athenas responded with their pivotal 9-0 run which resulted in a comfortable margin with eight minutes remaining in the frame. A solo effort by junior Molly McShane (Lake Bluff, Ill.) ended MIT's scoring drought, but CMS replied with its own unassisted marker. Wacker set up Kauffman at 1:15 while the Athenas found the back of the net with 36 seconds remaining, creating an 11-4 advantage at the intermission.
CMS carried the momentum into the second stanza, generating two goals in the first five minutes. The Engineers countered with tallies by Wacker, McShane, and Kauffman, trimming their deficit to six (13-7) with 23:13 on the clock. The Athenas then mounted a 5-0 spurt during the next eight minutes, establishing their largest lead of the night. MIT continued to attack, receiving an unassisted tally from Kauffman and back-to-back markers by Wacker that made the score 18-10 with 10:31 left to play. CMS tacked on two more goals to conclude the scoring.
Kauffman finished with four goals and three draw controls as McShane posted four draw controls and two goals. Freshman Lyndsy Muri (Ashland, Mass.) recorded three caused turnovers while sophomore Sarah Ritter (The Woodlands, Texas) collected 12 saves.
MIT (1-6) continues its California trip at the University of Redlands on Tuesday, March 27.


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Pope Benedict XVI has decreed Oct. 12, 2012 to Nov. 24, 2013 as "The Year of Faith." The Pope has called it a "summons to an authentic and renewed conversion to the Lord, the one Savior of the world." I see this as a call to all lapsed Catholics to turn back to Jesus and enter into a deeper relationship with him through his church and sacraments.
It is time to stop blaming Christ and his church for the sins of its members. There is sin in the church — any church — but Christ remains patiently waiting for lapsed Catholics to return to him and the great love he has for each of us individually.
Lent begins on Feb. 13. Pray for the grace necessary to take the steps back to Christ. One of the gifts of the Year of Faith is a papal plenary indulgence for a pilgrimage to a papal basilica. St. Ann's Shrine in Scranton is such a basilica. There are many opportunities for private confessions almost daily. If you sincerely want to return to Christ and his church, go to the shrine, make a good confession, worthily receive Communion and pray for the Holy Father. This can return your soul to the state it was at your baptism. I guarantee you the best Easter you have ever celebrated.
For information on times of Mass and confession, go to St. Ann's Monastery and Shrine Basilica, Scranton, website.
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This Day in Sports History — June 23
Here are just some of the notable sports moments that happened on June 23:
1894 — The International Olympic Committee was founded at the Sorbonne, Paris. (More info.)
1917 — After starting pitcher Babe Ruth was ejected for arguing with an umpire over a leadoff walk, Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Ernie Shore entered the game, caught the runner stealing and retired the next 26 batters for a perfect game. (More info.)
1922 — American Walter Hagen became the first U.S.-born player to win the British Open. (More info.)
1939 — Football great Bronko Nagurski defeated Lou Thesz in Houston for the National Wrestling Alliance title. (More info.)
1962 — Retired Cleveland Indians' pitcher Larry Doby signed with the Chunichi Dragons in Japan, becoming the third former major leaguer (Wally Kaname Yonamine and Don Newcombe) to play there. (More info.)
1963 — New York Mets outfielder Jimmy Piersall hit his 100th career home run and celebrated by rounding the bases backwards. (More info.)
1967 — Jim Ryun of the University of Kansas set the world record for the one-mile run in 3:51.1. (More info.)
1969 — Joe Frazier scored a technical knockout of Jerry Quarry in the eighth round at New York's Madison Square Garden. Ring magazine later named it 'The Fight of the Year.' (More info.)
1971 — Philadelphia Phillies' pitcher Rick Wise no-hit the Cincinnati Reds, 4-0. (More info.)
1972 — Title IX, the federal law that fought sex discrimination by providing equal access to facilities and programs for women in high school and collegiate sports, was signed by President Richard M. Nixon. (More info.)
1973 — Philadelphia Phillies' pitcher Ken Brett hit a home run in the fourth consecutive game in which he pitched. (More info.)
1985 —Laffit Pincay Jr became the second jockey in history (Bill Shoemaker) to win $100 million in purse earnings throughout his career. (More info.)
1988 — New franchises the Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets respectively selected Arvid Kramer and Dell Curry as their first players in the NBA Expansion Draft. (More info.)
2005 — The San Antonio Spurs beat the Detroit Pistons, 81-74, in Game 7 of the NBA Finals to win their third NBA championship in seven years. (More info.)


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Prayer for Professionals
I want what You want, O Lord. By asking You for
guidance with complete confidence and faith that You
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becomes too much or too bothersome. Nor is there
any room for worry.
I will find it easy to ask You each day to be a partner
in my work. . . to help me get things done. . . to weigh
my actions and decisions in the light of is this right?
is this just? is this doing Your will?
With Your help I will make decisions better and faster,
knowing that You will not lead me astray. I will have
confidence that, by wanting what You want, I need not
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Liberal pundit Carville (40 More Years: How the Democrats Will Rule the Next Generation, 2009, etc.) and Democratic pollster Greenberg (Dispatches from the War Room: In the Trenches with Five Extraordinary Leaders, 2009, etc.) discuss campaign strategy and why a focus on the middle class is crucial to the Democrats' chances this November.
The authors both advised Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign, the mantra of which was "it's the economy, stupid"—a relentless focus on economic policy that helped propel Clinton into the White House and shaped his domestic programs. The authors take a similar tack here, asserting that President Obama and other Democrats must zero in on the needs of the middle class in order to win the upcoming election: "When we think of an issue and a solution, we have to stop and think, How does this protect America's middle class?" It's a logical campaign aim, as the middle class makes up a majority of the electorate, especially if one defines "middle class" expansively, as the authors do, from families in poverty to those making up to $125,000 per year. Carville and Greenberg lean heavily on polling data to bolster their arguments. Among many other issues, the authors focus on health care reform and increased spending on education, and they suggest that "voters are not divided on the issue of raising taxes on rich people." The book is aimed squarely at Democrats, and, as might be expected, there is a certain amount of preaching to the choir. To the authors' credit, however, they are refreshingly specific in some of their policy recommendations in areas such as energy investment and campaign finance reform.
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Naya Rivera Visits Children's Hospital with Fiance Big Sean
Naya Rivera and her fiance Big Sean pose for a photo with a patient at the Children's Hospital on Tuesday (December 24) in Los Angeles.
"On Christmas Eve Sean and I visited the children's hospital and met some amazing kids and their families. Remember to spread love! <3," the 26-year-old Glee actress wrote on her official website about the visit.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Naya Rivera
Naya revealed on her Instagram page that she received a gorgeous diamond necklace from Sean for Christmas this year. It was their first time spending the holiday together!


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Improperly Single
I debated whether or not to include my current (until Feb. 16) feature in The Improper Bostonian on BBC. Since I don't want to feature myself on the blog, I hesitated. Then again, if one of my girlfriends were featured in the Improper, well hell, yea, I'd spotlight her. So, for a bit of narcissism, here is yours truly as one of Boston's Most Desirable Singles.
And the text inside reads:
"THIS STYLE AVATAR is easy on the eyes and equally easy to talk to, with a rapier wit that shows up often on her blog. Raised in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and Cambridge, she got her undergraduate degree from Wellesley College and is now doing graduate work in education policy at Harvard. On her blog, she writes about street fashion, aiming to inspire fashion drones and zombies to pay a bit more attention to themselves. "I'm a lone voice crying out for color and proportion in a sea of droopy, gray gabardine, Uggs and moldy, old sweaters," she says. While she does follow the latest trends, she considers fashions on the runway less important than how regular people adapt those fashions to their own personal style. Her other artistic interests include photography. In addition to blogging, she enjoys sewing (quilts and clothing), wine, food and working off the latter two at the gym, saying, "Give me deadlifts, Sumo squats and supersets, and I'm a happy woman." Hence, a figure worthy of Venus. She also enjoys skiing, running, swimming and traveling, and tries to plan one domestic and one international jaunt per year—a tactic that's taken her to South Africa, Spain, Denmark, Haiti, Maine and Baltimore. Her only pet, she jokes, is her sister, and her charitable endeavors include promoting literacy by reading to kids at the Amigos School in Cambridge. A hot tamale with style to spare, she's as fierce as they come and funny, to boot."
And here are the outtakes!
For the fashion credits:
Look 1#
Top: H&M
Trousers: H&M
Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell
Bracelets: Zulu bracelets from South Africa
Dress: Missoni
Sweater: Zara
Socks: H&M
Shoes: Payless
For the merci beaucoup:
I'd like to give a shout out to everyone who helped make the shoot easy and fun. There was Jeannie Vincent, who gave me make-up tips and schooled me on how to put on false eyelashes. There was Shawn at Erinn's Salon in Cambridge who did my double strand twists. Miss dreamecho made a trip to Dorchester for a fashion consultation. Lordie---we went through my whole closet and then went to H&M and Zara for second options. My hilarious friend Keri is responsible for my witty responses. My sister lent me her dress and went with me to the shoot. Thanks Jones! The Improper staff were simply a delight to work with. The shoot was such fun! and they fed us pizza. I looove pizza! Lastly, gracias to photographer, Mike Spears, for giving me access to the pictures from the shoot.


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Tips for Tackling Summer Pests That Spread Diseases
Every summer the Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center reports cases of West Nile virus and Lyme disease. The culprits behind these illnesses are mosquitoes and ticks. Last summer was a bad year for West Nile virus, with the Health Department reporting 98 WNV positive mosquito batches and six positive human cases (one of the highest totals since 2001). Lyme disease, caused by ticks, has been on the rise with 17 cases reported in Lake County in 2012 compared to six in 2003.
By following a few simple guidelines, you can fight the bite and avoid illness this spring and summer.
Recommendations to prevent mosquito bites include:
* Whenever possible, limit outdoor activity at dusk.
* Wear light-colored clothing that minimizes exposed skin and provides some protection from
mosquito bites.
* Make sure door and window screens fit tightly and that all holes are repaired.
* Use a mosquito repellent containing DEET. Apply according to manufacturer's instructions.
DEET-free alternatives approved by the CDC include products containing Picaridin (KBR 3023).
Whenever possible, avoid application of repellent to bare skin, applying only to clothing.
The Health Department has re-activated the West Nile virus hotline for county residents to report dead birds, report areas of stagnant water (which are conducive to mosquito breeding), or to obtain more information on the signs and symptoms of West Nile encephalitis. The West Nile virus hotline number is: (847) 377-8300. The Health Department has begun collecting a limited number of dead birds for testing and will contact you if the bird you report is needed for testing. All other dead birds will not be collected by the Health Department. The information residents provide will be used to monitor West Nile virus in the county and identify any problem areas that exist.
There are two known species of ticks in Lake County, the American dog tick (sometimes
called the wood tick) and the deer tick (sometimes called the black-legged tick). Dog
ticks are one-quarter-inch long as adults, much smaller as juveniles, and are dark reddish brown
with irregular silvery or cream-colored patterns on their backs. Dog ticks do not
carry Lyme disease. This species is the most common tick found throughout Illinois.
Deer ticks are much smaller, about one-eighth-inch long as adults. They are dark brown to
bright red, have black legs, and are rare in Lake County but their population appears to be increasing. Deer ticks can carry Lyme disease.
The Health Department is urging residents to protect themselves from exposure to ticks
by following the guidelines below:
Tips for reducing tick habitat around your home:
* Clear leaf litter under trees, and keep the ground clean under bird feeders.
* Keep grass near playground equipment short.
* Install a wood chip or gravel barrier between lawns and wooded and tall grass areas.
* Minimize wood piles as these are attractive to small mammals such as mice, which can carry
Tips for reducing exposure to ticks:
* Avoid tick habitat by staying on trails when in forest preserves and parks.
* Wear light-colored, protective clothing, such as long-sleeved shirts, long trousers,
boots or sturdy shoes, and a head covering. Tuck trouser cuffs in socks and tuck
in shirt tails.
* Apply insect repellent containing DEET primarily to clothes.
* Apply repellent sparingly to exposed skin. Do not apply directly to the face. Be
sure to wash treated skin after coming indoors. Use repellents containing
permethrin to treat clothes (especially pants, socks and shoes), but not skin.
* Always follow label directions and supervise children in the use of repellents.
* Walk in the center of trails so plants do not brush against you.
* Check yourself, your children and other family members every two to three hours for
* If your pets spend time outdoors, regularly check them for ticks, too.
* Prompt removal of ticks helps to prevent infection.
To find and remove ticks:
* Check the skin and clothing of anyone that has been in grassy areas for an extended period.
* Pay extra attention to the neck, behind the ears and the groin.
* Use fine-tipped tweezers or shield your fingers with a tissue when removing a tick.
* Do not burn the tick with a match or cover it with petroleum jelly.
* Grasp the tick close to the skin surface and pull upward with slow, even pressure.
* Do not twist or pull the tick quickly; this causes the mouthparts to break off and remain in the
* Do not squeeze the tick's body.
* Once the tick is removed, disinfect the bite site and wash your hands with soap and water.
* Make a note of the date you removed the tick and save it for identification in case you
become ill. Place the tick in a plastic bag and put it in your freezer.
In order to transmit illness, a deer tick must be attached to the skin for at least 24-hours.
Symptoms of Lyme disease may include "bull's-eye" rashes or lesions around the site of
the bite (generally seven to 14 days after the tick has consumed a blood meal)
accompanied by fever, fatigue, headache, muscle aches, and/or joint aches. If you
experience any of the signs or symptoms seven days or more following a known tick bite,
you should consult your physician. For more information, visit the Insect and Other Vector page of the Health Department's site:
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I just talked to another group member about zebrati. We had a discussion a year or so on the board about what zebrati is and isn't. I think we didn't reach a definite conclusion -- often the case. I thought I would post a link to a picture of a Barovier zebrati vase. We don't want to highjack Rose's thread, so we can always start a new thread to talk about what zebrati is. (Or we can find our old thread) http://vandm.com/14-Tall-Zebrati-Glass-Vase-By-Barovier/1_266_product=10250.aspx
I was suggesting a trina effect because the aventurine was pulled in such a nice wavy manner that made it resemble other companies' trina. Personally I think this bowl is Fratelli Toso, mainly because it was the first company that came to mind when I saw it. Rose's bowl is not zebrati. Here is a picture of glass I consider as zebrati. http://www.20thcenturyglass.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65_71&products_id=1905
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