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- Bold blue: We know that blue-based red lipsticks can help neutralize the yellow cast in teeth, and did you know that blue eyeliner can help make your eyes pop? Who wouldn't want a little twinkle, eh? Recently, I chose a deeper hue for a sophisticated look with a richer contrast, applying Wet 'n' Wild Kohl Eyeliner Pencil in Deep Blue ($1.49) to the waterline of both my upper and lower lash lines. After smudging and setting with a navy shadow, I was off for evening cocktails. My friend said I looked well-rested. Wink wink.
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If New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly were trying during an April 25 news conference to reassure the public that the city's security infrastructure was tight enough to stave off a terrorist attack, they weren't doing a very good job of it.
In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, many New Yorkers are wondering whether city officials can prevent another such attack. After all, New York has its own marathon, which attracts 45,000 runners and hundreds of thousands of spectators from around the globe each November, and winds through all five boroughs.
And, oh yeah, it's New York City. Such large-scale events happen all the time.
A reporter asked whether officials were "confident" that the city's thousands of surveillance cameras would have been enough to detect the two accused Boston bombers, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, if they had made their way to Times Square to detonate another set of pressure-cooker bombs, as Dzhokhar claimed they planned to do.
"There are no guarantees," Kelly responded, a position that Bloomberg quickly reiterated. One could only guesstimate the havoc the pair might have wreaked in New York if they had gotten past Massachusetts police, Kelly said.
Another reporter asked how the city is able to provide security at large gatherings such as a marathon. "With great difficulty," Bloomberg responded. And, Kelly added, many police officers.
Prodded further, the police commissioner said that the city employs license plate readers, helicopters and a specially designed counterterrorism vehicle with a camera that continually rotates 360 degrees, beaming images of event participants and spectators to a computer database in search of suspected terrorists.
But no security measure is foolproof. There are tens, perhaps hundreds, of thousands of terrorists who want nothing more than to kill Americans. There is no logical reasoning behind that insane desire. They just want to cause harm.


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Maria Ostrofsky receives Kiwanis Honorary Membership
Maria Ostrofsky ("Ms.O" as she is affectionately called by her young charges) has received "Honorary Membership" in the Kiwanis Club of Copiague for her outstanding work as a faculty advisor to the Builders Club at the Copiague Middle School. Ms. O has held that position for the past few years and currently fosters a membership of close to 40 members.
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Leveling-Up at Javascript: Understanding the Confusing Bits
This week I presented at cf.Objective() 2014 in Bloomington, MN. As always, the conference was wonderful, the people were great, and the fun was plentiful. I met some new people, and saw lots of old friends.
I presented on Thursday afternoon and had a full room. It felt wonderful to have such a popular session, but I apologize to those who had to stand in the back.
Anyway, here is my slide deck. Please feel free to offer your feedback, positive or negative. If you attended the conference, please do so (for my session and others that yo attended) in the conference mobile app. Otherwise, feel free to leave a comment or send me a message through my contact form.
Leveling-Up at Javascript: Understanding the Confusing Bits (PDF)
Thank you speakers and attendees for making this cf.Objective() another wonderful event. As a member of the Steering Committee and Content Advisory Board (CAB) I cannot thank you enough for your work, attendance, and your delightful personalities. I look forward to seeing you all again next year at the 10th cf.Objective() conference, May 12-15, 2015 at the Radisson Blu - Mall of America, Bloomington, MN.
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Neptune's Rings
Voyager found four rings and evidence of ring arcs or incomplete rings. The "Main Ring" orbits Neptune at about 23,812.5 mi (38,100 km) above the cloud tops. The "Inner Ring" is about 17,750 mi (28,400 km) from Neptune's cloud tops. An "Inside Diffuse Ring"—a complete ring—is located about 10,687.5 mi (17,100 km) from the planet's cloud tops. Some scientists suspect that this ring may extend all the way down to Neptune's cloud tops. An area called "the Plateau" is a broad, diffuse sheet of fine material just outside the so-called Inner Ring. The fine material is approximately the size of smoke particles. All other rings contain a greater proportion of larger material.
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Hudson suspect refused polygraph test
Hudson suspect refused polygraph test
CHICAGO — The convicted felon suspected in the slayings of actress-singer Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew told police he is innocent but balked at taking a lie-detector test, a police official said.
William Balfour, the 27-year-old stepfather of Hudson's nephew and estranged husband of her sister, told detectives he had a good relationship with the Hudson family, the police official said Wednesday, speaking on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to discuss the case publicly.
When detectives asked Balfour to take the polygraph test, he stopped cooperating and refused to take the test, said the official, who is familiar with the investigation.
Balfour has been at the center of the investigation since shortly after the bodies of Hudson's mother, 57-year-old Darnell Donerson, and brother, 29-year-old Jason Hudson, were found Friday inside their home on Chicago's South Side. The body of Balfour's stepson, 7-year-old Julian King, was discovered Monday in an SUV on the city's West Side. All three had been shot.
Meanwhile, a funeral home announced Thursday that services for Hudson's mother, brother and nephew will be held on Monday morning. The service at Apostolic Church of God on Chicago's South Side will be closed to the public.
Balfour had not been charged as of Thursday. Investigators were still gathering evidence and following up on leads, the official said. However, the official said police do not believe anyone else was involved in the killings.
It is possible that someone else drove the SUV with the boy's body inside and parked it on the West Side, the official said, but Balfour is "the only suspect in the killings (and there is) nothing to link a second individual" to them.
A police spokeswoman declined to comment on the official's statements.
Balfour's mother, Michele Balfour, has said Hudson's mother kicked Balfour out of the family home last winter. She denied her son had anything to do with the killings.
It was unclear whether Balfour had an attorney.
On Wednesday, police found a gun in a vacant lot around the corner from where the SUV was parked.
"There was also some small bits of evidence recovered," Deputy Chief Nicholas Roti said. He did not elaborate and declined to take questions.
The gun, discovered in thick shrubs, was sent to the Illinois State Police crime lab for testing, Roti said.
Records show that Balfour was arrested with cocaine in his car in June, but authorities declined to return him to prison on a parole violation.
Corrections Department spokesman Derek Schnapp said officials who reviewed the cocaine-possession case against Balfour determined "the evidence that was presented during that time wouldn't have necessarily warranted a violation."
A judge dismissed the charge in July for lack of probable cause, but under the strict rules of the state's parole program, Balfour could have gone back to prison just for the arrest.
Balfour served seven years for a 1999 attempted murder and vehicular hijacking conviction.
The Illinois Department of Corrections issued a warrant for Balfour on Saturday for violating terms of his parole by possessing a weapon and failing to attend anger management counseling and a substance abuse program, according to his parole history report.


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Chimney Rock
Storyteller, musician to entertain this weekend
National storyteller and award-winning old-time musician John Fowler will perform Appalachian storytelling and music at 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Chimney Rock State Park.
Fowler is a master harmonica player and has won awards at national banjo and guitar competitions including the Mountain Dance Folk Festival in Asheville.
Also, park musician John Mason will be playing music from old time to ragtime on the hammered dulcimer Friday through Monday outside the Cliff Dwellers Gift Shop.
The climbing tower on the Meadows will be open to guests for a free climb from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday with paid park admission, weather permitting.
Park admission is $12 adults, $6 (ages 6-15) and children younger than 5 are admitted free.
Call 888-284-8433 or visit chimneyrockpark.com for more information.
TNT to perform tonight at Feed & Seed
The Feed & Seed at 3715 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher, hosts weekend shows starting at 7:30 p.m.
Tonight, TNT will perform. On Saturday, Paul Cataldo will entertain at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Most Wanted Bluegrass Band at 7:30 p.m.
On May 31, Letters to Abigail will perform.
For more information, call 828-216-3492.
Gallery Walk joins White Squirrel Festival
The May Gallery Walk will coincide with the White Squirrel Festival from 5-9 p.m. today.
The Transylvania Heritage Museum will host music by Celtic Conspiracy from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The museum will serve refreshments and offer a sneak peek at its new exhibit, which opens Saturday, called "A River Runs Through It: Explore Transylvania's Waterways."
Main Street Ltd. will host a free wine tasting from 5 to 7 p.m.
New this year, the Andrea Brewer Art Studio above the Proper Pot on Main Street will serve refreshments and present Brewer's new fiber work.
The White Squirrel Shoppe will feature author Judy Pierce for the downtown Gallery Walk. After earning her master's degree from the School of Journalism at Southern Illinois University, Pierce moved to the Southeast and taught mass communication courses at the university level. She also taught adult education classes on using herbs, both in adult education programs and at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown.
Other new businesses joining the gallery walk this year are The Haen Gallery, 185 King Street, Transylvania Art Guild Window, D.D. Bullwinkel's, The White Squirrel Shoppe and Brevard Brewing. Businesses returning include Bluewood Photography (now at 29 W. Jordan St., across from its previous location), Drew Deane Gallery, Hollingsworth Gallery, Number 7 Arts, Red Wolf Gallery, Transylvania Community Arts Council, Hunters & Gatherers, Local Color, Gravy, The Eclectic Cottage, Continental Divide, Transylvania Heritage Museum, Main Street Ltd., The Falls Landing, Hobnob, Marco's Trattoria, The Phoenix, Quotations, The Square Root and Rocky's Grill and Soda Shop.
Gallery walks are the fourth Friday of every month April through December. Call 828-884-2787 or visit www.artsof brevard.org for more information.
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Entertainment lineup for folk music festival
The following performers are scheduled to entertain at the 27th annual Carl Sandburg Folk Music Festival at Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site on Monday.
u 10 a.m.: The Shivers, old-time radio show with banjo, autoharp, fiddle and mandolin
u 11 a.m.: Charles Wood and Micah Hanks, old-time and bluegrass mon banjo and guitar
u Noon: Buddy Davis and Pat Corn, acoustic guitars
u 1 p.m.: Pop Ferguson and the Blues Revue
u 2 p.m.: Jamie Laval, Celtic fiddler
u 11 a.m.-3 p.m.: Steve and Jean Smith, hammered dulcimer, at the barn area.
Call 828-693-4178 or visit www.nps.gov/carl for more information.
The Blue Rags at 185 King Street
The Blue Rags will take the stage at 8 tonight at 185 King Street in Brevard.
The Blue Rags are a band of North Carolina Piedmont musicians who have traveled Europe and all over the United States sharing their deep sense of blues, country blues, ragtime and hillbilly jazz. They have influenced groups such as the Avett Brothers, Old Crow Medicine Show and others.
The band is made up of Abe Reid on harmonica and vocals, Scott Sharpe on guitar, Jake Hollifield on vocals and piano, Corey Dudley on standup bass and Mike Gray on drums.
The cost is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Call 828-877-1850, email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.185kingst.com for more information.
Gallery trot, family fun on June 8
The Tryon Gallery Trot will host Family Fun Night from 5 to 8 p.m. June 8.
Live street performer Kevin Bradley, aka "Juggling Kevin," will entertain up and down Trade Street. Carriage rides will go from Ola Mae Way to St. Luke's Plaza.
Family entertainers Phil and Gaye Johnson will perform folk, bluegrass and old-time mountain music, and Terra on Trade will offer a children's art tent.
Several pop-up displays will be set up in the St. Luke's Plaza area for businesses who participate in the Trot but are a good bit off of Trade Street — Tryon Arts and Crafts, Saluda Forge, and Tryon Fine Arts Center.
Each group will have examples of their art for sale, and some of the artists will be on hand to discuss their works.
Call 828-817-3783, email email@example.com or find on Facebook.
BRCC outdoor concert series to start June 16
The Music by the Lake concert series at Blue Ridge Community College kicks off June 16 with guitarist and songwriter Jacob Johnson.
Admission is free, and the public can bring picnics and lawn chairs. Concerts are 5-7 p.m.
In the event of inclement weather, the concert will take place in the Thomas Auditorium in the Sink Building.
Johnson is a young, energetic performer and South Carolina native who has shared stages with song writing masters from Edwin McCain to David Wilcox and hangs out with guitar heroes such as Tommy Emmanuel and Tim Reynolds.
Music by the Lake will continue Aug. 25 with The Honeycutters.
Call 828-694-1743 or email email@example.com for more information.
ABSfest burlesque show this weekend
The seventh annual ABSfest: Americana Burlesque and Sideshow Festival is set for today through Sunday in multiple locations in Asheville.
The events are:
u 8 p.m. today: ABSfest Speakeasy hosted by Kisa Von Teasa at the Grey Eagle Music Hall, 185 Clingman Ave. Music with Virginia Scare and Curtis Eller and his American Circus band. At 10:30 p.m., the Wild West Space Opera in Space With Dinosaurs with special guest Swami Yomahmi, the Original Sideshow Geek. $15 per show.
u 8 p.m. Saturday: Jo Weldon, headmistress of the New York Academy of Burlesque, performs at the Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Ave. The cost is $25 for general seating or $45 for VIP seating.
u Saturday and Sunday workshops: $25. Train with Armitage Shanks, Jo Weldon and others in stagecraft, circus arts, fire performance, burlesque and more at the M&L Center, French Broad Food Co-op, 90 Biltmore Ave.
u 12:30 p.m.: Brunch Cabaret, hosted by Pastor Father Brother Ben Wisdom of New Orleans at Lexington Avenue Brewery, 39 N. Lexington Ave. The cost is $7.
Call 828-232-2980 or visit www.absfest.com for ticket information.
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'Souvenir' concludes its run at FRP
"Souvenir" continues through Sunday at Flat Rock Playhouse Mainstage, 2661 Greenville Highway.
"Souvenir" recounts the musical career of Florence Foster Jenkins, a wealthy socialite with a famously uncertain sense of pitch and key. Linda Edwards plays Florence Foster Jenkins, and Carl Danielsen plays her accompanist and confidante, Cosme McMoon.
Performances are 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $35. Call 828-693-0731, 866-732-8008 or visit www.flatrockplay house.com.
MPP outdoor season starts May 31
The Montford Park Players' outdoor season kicks off with "The Tempest" at 7 p.m. May 31 in the Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre, Asheville.
This tale of magic, elemental spirits and creatures, romance and comedy is one of Shakespeare's most fantastic. The exiled magician Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, along with his servant spirit Ariel and creature Caliban, attempt to restore his daughter, Miranda, to her rightful place.
"The Tempest" runs from May 31 to June 22. Call 828-254-5146 or visit www.montfordpark players.org for more information.
Music on Main gets underway June 7
The 15th annual Music on Main Street concert series kicks off with Tuxedo Junction from 7 to 9 p.m. June 7 at the Visitors Information Center, 201 S. Main St., Hendersonville.
The concerts will be every Friday evening through Aug. 16.
Asheville-based band Tuxedo Junction plays music from the '40s to the '80s.
The Hendersonville Antique Car Club will showcase vintage and antique cars in front of the Visitors Information Center, between Allen Street and Caswell Street.
Call 828-388-0671, 910-425-0222 or visit www.historichendersonville.org for more information.
'Black Curtain' release party at Isis Music Hall
Isis Restaurant and Music Hall at 743 Haywood Road will host an evening dedicated to the release of Ben Lovett's newest work, "Black Curtain," on June 8.
The event is free and will feature musical performances, behind-the-scenes footage and original artwork and photography from the production. "Black Curtain" was filmed in Asheville with the support of nearly 200 volunteer cast and crew members.
"Black Curtain" is an eight-minute narrative directed by Asheville filmmaker Paul Schattel and based on the song of the same name from Lovett's album Highway Collection. It is the fifth installment in the series from Lovett, who has been working with different directors for the past two years to create interpretations of each song from the album.
The production was filmed at The Masonic Temple in downtown Asheville. Limited dinner reservations with VIP seating for the event are being accepted. Call 828-575-2737 for reservations.
Greenville, S.C.
UniverSoul Circus at TD Convention Center
The UniverSoul Circus will perform under the big top Wednesday-June 2 in the TD Convention Center Parking Lot, 1 Exposition Drive, Greenville, S.C.
UniverSoul Circus is rated as one of the top three circuses in America, along with Ringling Bros abd Barnum & Bailey and Cirque du Soleil.
The 2013 edition of UniverSoul Circus — the Mash It Up tour — features seven bone-bending contortionists from Ethiopia, an ice skating act from the USA, and a pole act from Cuba.
Tickets range from $19 to $30, plus fees. Call 800-745-3000 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
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'We've always been a folk-rock band, more leaning on the rock," explains bassist Chris Wise as Buxton drains a pitcher or two on the Stag's Head patio. "But the things that have been coming out — like, we have a banjo on maybe two songs, but somehow we're pigeonholed into this banjothing."
So don't call the amiable Houston quintet Buxton and Sons, then. Ever. Marking its tenth anniversary as a band this weekend, Buxton is in a peculiar position. It's celebrating a slow and steady climb to a perch as one Houston's more popular and well-respected indie bands, but the more successful Buxton gets, more and more the members find themselves explaining that their earnest and eerie sound has been around since well before the Lumineers hit the Top 40.
"It's strange," offers singer/guitarist/lyricist Sergio Trevino. "You have to say to yourself, 'You are not influenced by Mumford & Sons at all, or 'You are not influenced by the Avett Brothers.' I like the Avett Brothers, but that's never been anything we're going for. I think it just happens that this [next] record is going away from that."
"A bit naturally, a bit self-consciously," admits drummer Justin Terrell.
Simultaneously, Buxton has reached a period of unprecedented creative output. After a recent retreat to Athens, Georgia, they have completed a number of songs and plan to write more in the next few months. ("It was almost too easy," says lead guitarist Jason Willis.) Compare that with Buxton's previous album, 2011's Nothing Here Seems Strange, where they found themselves facing studio time and forced to write songs just so they would have something to record.
"The arrangements we've been coming up with, which are very different now, aren't forced at all," explains guitarist Austin Sepulvado, Buxton's newest member, who joined the band in early 2010. (Keyboardist Haley Barnes was with the band from the making of Strange until she headed back to school in mid-2012.)
"This is arguably the first full-band record," says Wise. "The last record was really not written with Austin. This is the record with the five of us that have gone out and played a bunch of shows. There's no auxiliary members involved. It's just these five guys."
"If you know them all individually, it sounds like a record they'd listen to on their own," offersAaron Danger Sainz, a longtime friend of Buxton who is more of an unofficial sixth member, and has also worked closely with local bands The Energy and Wild Moccasins. Sainz is a pivotal figure in Buxton's development — he saw an early Buxton show in their hometown of La Porteand told them to come play Houston.
"The Mumford thing, you would never catch any of these guys listening to that stuff on their own," affirms Sainz.
Buxton says their newer material is darker, grittier, heavier on Willis's riffs and Sepulvado's keyboards. (There is no timetable yet for a release, they say.) Wise's taste for Converge has led to a more aggressive approach the others have noticed, while they've heard Neil Young and Crazy Horse from label boss George Fontaine, who signed both Buxton and Wild Moccasins to New West Records in late 2010.
"In a nutshell, I think it's just the natural progression of the band," says Terrell. The drummer joined Buxton just after the release of 2008's A Family Light, the album on local label Mia Kat Empire that first brought Buxton widespread local attention.
"I like to think that we're pretty self-aware in terms of what we're doing," he adds. "We know when something's done and we can use it, but we're never at a point where it's like, 'Oh, here's the album. Here's ten songs.'"
Buxton spent several months touring Nothing Here Seems Strange, their first record with national distribution, which opened their eyes to how much the stakes had been raised.
"I feel like we've changed more in the past two years than the eight years prior," notes Wise. "Things are growing exponentially, and we're trying to keep up with it as much as possible. We were playing with these bands that were just incredible. I remember playing with Shovels & Rope, and it was like, 'Fuck, man, we gotta get really good.'"
Ten years with the same core membership and no significant loss of personnel is something to celebrate, for sure. Although they're still in their mid-to-late twenties — early thirties, tops — Buxton's three founding members go back a long way indeed. Wise went to elementary school with Trevino's sister. He and Willis used to ride home together from sixth grade. Although they didn't like each other at the time, somehow the rides home led to jamming together. ("You don't get very good at bass playing on your own," allows Wise.)
Then one day Wise came up with a bass line to a tune of Trevino's called "Beach Song," and Buxton has more or less existed ever since. At some of their early shows the audience sat on the floor, which perplexed them no end. The gigs were at places like Fuel Cybercafe, the Roadhouse and Rickster's, a restaurant/bar in a converted hangar near the LaPorte airfield.


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In 19th century New Orleans, vendors and handymen walked the narrow cobblestone streets of the city every weekday, hawking their wares and services, often in a kind of rhythmic chant. One might be a chimney sweep or a knife sharpener, another a fishmonger, yet another a woman selling her rice fritters or pecan praline candies.
According to The Picayune Creole Cook Book, first published in 1901, a regular member of that fabled group was the "cream cheese woman." "[She] is still a common sight on our New Orleans streets," the book says. "She carries a covered basket in which are a number of small perforated tins in which the cheeses are. In her other hand she carries a can of fresh cream."
Creole cream cheese was a diet staple for many generations in New Orleans and other places just north of Louisiana's coastline. A bowl of it, lavished with a few spoonfuls of cream and maybe fresh fruit was a favorite breakfast dish.
The cheese has very little in common with the familiar Philadelphia-style spread sold in American supermarkets. The Creole kind has its very own flavor and texture. Essentially curdled milk, it has a shelf life of less than two weeks and the silky-smooth consistency of a baked custard, but just enough density to be spread on a cracker and sprinkled with salt and pepper. Its flavor can trigger taste memories of sour cream, crème fraîche, and yogurt.
Like cottage or hoop cheese, Creole cream cheese is a "farmer's cheese"; that is, it's fresh rather than aged or ripened. Fresh cheeses can take many forms. Mexico has its queso blanco. The most familiar in Italy are ricotta and mascarpone. France is home to fromage frais, fromage blanc, and petit suisse. Bonnyclabber, a thickly curdled sour milk, is found in Ireland and in some Orthodox Jewish communities, as well as some parts of New England the Middle Atlantic.
Fifty years ago small local dairies in New Orleans regularly supplied grocery stores and markets with Creole cream cheese. In the Cajun farming communities of southwest Louisiana, many a housewife, on a temperate day, would make it at home. A large pot of fresh, skimmed cow's milk would be set out to curdle for a day or so. Then most of the water would be drained off, and the remaining curd would be wrapped in cheesecloth and hung from a tree branch to allow the remaining water (the whey) to drip off.
Sometime before the 1970s the cheese gradually became an endangered species. In the city, the smaller-volume, family-owned dairies that had sold it couldn't compete with big dairy companies. In Cajun country, possible causes of the scarcity were the steep decline in the farming population and changing eating habits.
Creole cream cheese then became largely confined to restaurant menus. Commander's Palace and its several spin-off restaurants in New Orleans have long offered both savory and dessert cheesecakes. Commander's chef Tory McPhail also uses his house-made version of it to toss with partly mashed potatoes and green onion. He adds a dollop of the cheese to a grilled brioche slice topped with tropical fruit and cane syrup, and includes it in his version of gnocchi, Italy's poached nuggets of wheat and potato flours. It even shows up in one of the restaurant's palate cleansers, the "peach cheesecake shooter."
For many years Dorignac's Food Center, a supermarket just outside the New Orleans city limits in Metairie, has been making and selling it almost exclusively. Finding other sources takes a special effort. But Creole cream cheese's recognition factor is on the rise. Confectionery shops in New Orleans are bringing back old-fashioned Creole cream cheese ice cream. Farther up the Mississippi, in Gonzales, Louisiana, Chef John Folse recently began selling the cheese on his company's Web site (www.jfolse.com).
The renaissance can be traced to the summer of 2001, when Kenny Mauthé started selling his own version of Creole cream cheese at the Crescent City Farmer's Market in New Orleans. Mauthé is a McComb, Mississippi dairy farmer whose father and grandfather once sold the product door-to-door from their old Mauthé Family Dairy, also in New Orleans. "The recipe that we used," Mauthé says, "was almost the same as the one they used over at the Gold Seal Creamery." Gold Seal, which closed some time around 1970, was the last family-owned supplier of Creole cream cheese to the New Orleans market. Its recipe is widely considered the definitive one, and versions of it show up in numerous cookbooks and Web sites.
Mauthé learned of the Gold Seal recipe from Poppy Tooker, a New Orleans cooking teacher and a fervid advocate of preserving the city's Creole foodways. Tooker worked with Mauthé in producing a natural, authentic version of the cheese. She contends that pre-heating the milk, a step found in some recipes, robs the cream cheese of some of its Creole authenticity, and says that Mauthé's milk "delivers the best-tasting curd because it is pasteurized at a temperature lower than those of the major dairies." Tooker heads the New Orleans Chapter of Slow Food USA, part of an international movement based in Italy seeking to advance such principles as high quality, better taste, and environmental sustainability in what is grown and eaten globally. She was instrumental in placing Creole cream cheese on Slow Food's worldwide list of endangered foods. The organization calls the list its "Ark of Taste," a biblical reference to Noah and the creatures he saved in the great flood.


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I have found the process of getting a GoDaddy certificate installed on an IOS router had, like many Cisco projects, become a research project. The process is poorly documented and much of the documented commands are outdated due to the changes in IOS. I hope this helps save some time and energy on your part.
This design assumes a recent 12.4.x version of IOS and being familar with the GoDaddy certificate process.
Make sure your routers time is correct before starting. I suggest you setup NTP to keep the routers time correct. If the routers time is not correct, it will affect the certificate's functionality.
Steps involve:
- Create a 2048 bit RSA key.
- Create the trustpoint.
- Create the certificate request.
- Submit the request to GoDaddy and retreive the certificates.
- Install the intermedate certificate bundle.
- Install the certificate.
- Verify.
Full GoDaddy SSL Certificate configuration Example
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You know, it sounds like they could simply make an entire episode that covers whatever the Hero did in the Demon realm for the BD/DVD release.
That seems to be a popular marketing tactic these days, no? Even Spice and Wolf had a couple of disc-only episodes (one per season).
But as a non-manga reader and anime-only viewer...the latest episode had some very good scenes that tried, and mostly succeeded, at developing the characters a little more. The Merchant, in particular, came across as closer to grey than black, in terms of moral attitude, which is an improvement over his introduction. Not sure if I like the Hero's inability to act on his feelings for Maou, but that's becoming a given by this point. I did like how they addressed his teleportation powers though.
However, I still think having so many time skips isn't a good idea. The Female Knight's arrival was taken for granted and came across as a little too sudden, though I definitely enjoyed her interactions. I suppose the series won't be able to escape that particular problem, but at least the actual content remains interesting enough.
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You know? I take back anything bad I said about Female Knight, she's just too hilarious>v<. In fact, I propose a name change: Female Berserkavalier, because every time Hero's not around, she reacts like a steroid-filled athlete asking for some Gatorade. *empty barrel*who drank ALL THE DAMN GATORADE!?*smash*DAMMIT!
|2013-01-25, 21:26
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As for the show don't tell bit the way the LN is writen it is very much like a radio play where a lot of events are relayed in conversations, For example:
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red queen getting makeover by the head maid & sis maids to help her to with meet on alliance members give offer them corn & her "reasons".
after hmm wonder if probs give ghost & guard on stand-by all went well give blonde hair purple flower alliance ever tried to ask date red queen while the blue hero give fake letter adventures while hiding under the couch.
give blue hero mention being chased by harpy girls, slime girl, & SUPER SIZE cow girl http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/otanews/i...3093ded4-s.jpg yet head maid seem wonder way get the blue & red together.
also seem battle might come & yellow knight doing some drill sarge works had talk with big sis maid how it going give bis sis maid doing well wonder am i human?
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Enjoyed the negotiation talk. The timeskip every episode is kind of heavy...
Yuusha's uneasiness is kind of understanding, but wish it was expressed better with more development instead of him pretty much just monologuing it for us.
Knight was funny.
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Well, that certainly puts the anime on a different perspective for me. At first I thought that this was a serious anime, since it dealt with themes such as slavery, starvation and wars... but as the episodes went by there just wasn't any tension. In fact, lately I feel that the anime was putting too much focus on Maou's... err.. assets. And getting her embarassed as often as possible.
If the original material doesn't take itself too seriously, then I suppose I've been looking at the anime wrong... which explains why I've been a bit disappointed.
Came in expecting tension, war and backroom politics. Guess I'll stay for ... erm... humor? And economy lessons.
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Hmmm i don't know why but the Anime started giving me an idea about the Demon king...
Not sure if it iss save to post it here as long as there is no own sub forum though... oO
And yes its a theory based on anime only.
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From the chapters I have seen and the comments I have read so far I think it is plain to see this show is made on a shoestring budget, which is fine with some kind of animes that can pull it mainly with the talent of the voice actors, but the scope of this tale has some grandeur that the actual animation time cannot convey.
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As Theo pointed out above, it doesn't help that the only demon we've actually interacted with in the series is so human, I actually forgot she wasn't human *despite* her name!
Animating some of his adventures in this episode would have been a better narrative choice in a lot of ways, but speculation about the budget is probably correct. I mean, I'm sure they would have loved to have the fights animated, too... But with 12 eps, some things have to go, I guess. Oddly, I believe the author's next work is getting 26 eps.
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Sigh... I don't know what to feel about this episode. For one thing, it's now clear that they'll try and finish a large part of the story in 12 episodes. The pacing is way too fast. This is probably the first anime episode I've watched that I've truly felt was... subpar, even from an objective point of view.
The opening and ending is keeping me going, though. Any news on release dates?
EDIT: After rewatching it, I thought some scenes weren't too bad. There was some tension throughout the negotiation, for example.
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I hope all those rumors or guesses that the show will fit the whole story in one season is hogwash and they can do the whole thing in two seasons.
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Detroit considers bankruptcy option for financial woes
Experts split on Detroit's fiscal recovery options
By Corey Williams
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DETROIT — In less than a month, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder will decide whether the state will take over Detroit's broken finances and send in someone to oversee the city's fiscal recovery.
Regardless of Snyder's decision, the question may not be who can save Detroit, but how can Detroit be saved.
The city's options are limited, with experts split on what may be best: long-term, methodical restructuring with help from the state or cutting the city's losses now through municipal bankruptcy.
Detroit, with a population of about 700,000 residents, would be the largest city to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy if that path is taken, according to James Spiotto, a municipal bankruptcy expert at the Chicago-based Chapman and Cutler law firm.
"Chapter 9 is meant to be the absolute last resort ... when all else fails and you are no longer capable of working with the state or anyone else to bring about a resolution," Spiotto said. "It would have an adverse effect on the credit market, not only for that municipality, but also for the state."
About 640 Chapter 9 bankruptcies have been filed since Congress enacted a revised Municipal Bankruptcy Act in 1937.
Recent cities that have filed for bankruptcy include San Bernardino, Calif., which took that route in August after learning it had a $46 million deficit. The largest municipal bankruptcy filing in U.S. history involved Jefferson County, Ala., which had more than $4 billion in debt when it filed in 2011. The most populous city in the U.S. to do so was the 290,000-resident Northern California community of Stockton, in June.
Detroit faces more than $14 billion in long-term liabilities, has a near-zero cash flow and a skyrocketing budget deficit that now is listed conservatively at $327 million, according to a state-appointed review team that looked at Detroit's books.
"Rome fell because it went broke, and France faced a national revolution when it went broke," said James McTevia, president of a Michigan-based firm that specializes in turnaround management. "If an emergency financial manager is not appointed immediately, the city should file for bankruptcy at once. The city's debt needs to be restructured."
The review team found that Detroit was in a "financial emergency" and forwarded its report to the governor. Snyder said he would carefully review the team's findings before deciding whether to appoint an emergency manager. If he does, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing would have 10 days to request a hearing.
Bing, who opposes a state takeover, has said that without an influx of money from the state, any emergency manager would face the same frustrations he's endured. Bing also opposes taking the bankruptcy route, but he says his restructuring plan approved last year by the state has been hindered by legal and other roadblocks.
"We have the plan, but we face significant challenges executing it in a timely manner," the mayor said Wednesday. "We are hindered by several factors, including the city charter, labor agreements, litigation, governmental structure, and a scarcity of financial and human resources."
Snyder called a news conference Thursday afternoon in Detroit to discuss the process. The governor's staff said he would not announce any decisions.
Bing, who was elected in 2009, has yet to say whether he will seek re-election.
Tom Barrow, an accountant who ran twice for Detroit's top office, said an emergency manager would usurp Detroit's control over city finances, spending and assets. Barrow, who lost to Bing in 2009, is considering another mayoral run this year.
Bankruptcy would keep the elected mayor and City Council in power, Barrow said.
"This is more about control than restructuring," Barrow said about the emergency manager option. "If we go into a Chapter 9 that will minimize the influence of the state. All of a sudden they become a secondary player.
"Under Chapter 9 the city runs itself, enters into agreements with creditors and bond holders."
Those actions would be overseen by a bankruptcy judge.
The city can pass a resolution for bankruptcy protection on its own, but that would have to be approved by the state and filed by an emergency manager, Barrow added.
Tonya Phillips, who grew up in Detroit and lives on the city's east side, said she is resigned to the idea of some form of outside intervention.
A deal between Bing and Snyder nearly a year ago promised some state resources and expertise if the city met certain milestones and deadlines. The City Council gave its OK to the agreement but was slow in approving some outside professional contracts tied to it.
The state, in turn, initially held millions of dollars in bond money in an escrow account that Detroit needed to meet payroll and pay some other bills.
"I hope the city and the state can come to an agreement that doesn't involve an emergency manager so the Democratic process won't be compromised," said Phillips, an attorney. "If the city cannot achieve it on its own and if the state isn't able to assist in any other kind of way — and the jury is still out on that — I think the city will have to explore (bankruptcy)."
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Louis van Gaal has described Manchester United as 'the biggest club in the world' and would love the manager's job.
Last Updated: 08/05/14 7:10am
United are not expected to name their new boss until after the weekend, but Van Gaal is as short as 1/33 with Sky Bet to succeed David Moyes.
Speaking to Sky Sports news reporter Gary Cotterill at a pre-World Cup training camp on Wednesday, the Netherlands coach insisted he remains in the dark about the job, but would relish the role at United.
"You have to wait and see when the club decide," he said. "It is always the same, it's always a process and you have to wait for the process. The press are always too fast."
Asked what he knew about United, Van Gaal replied: "A stupid question I think. It's the biggest club in the world. What do you know about Manchester United?"
"You have to ask the club, not to me. I would love the job. You have to wait and see," he added.
Van Gaal offered no clue to whether interim boss Ryan Giggs is part of his plans, nor to whether Patrick Kluivert might join the backroom team if and when a deal is done.
Referring to Kluivert, he said: "These questions I cannot answer, you know that.
"It's a fantastic challenge and I hope that I shall be the one, but you have to wait and see."
He is currently preparing his Holland squad for this summer's tournament in Brazil and dismissed suggestions that continued speculation would prove a distraction.
"I have to focus on my job. I'm coach of the Dutch national team," said Van Gaal. "I have waited a long time to be in a World Cup. I have tried that already in 2000. I have invested four years to be in a World Championship. That's also very important.
"It doesn't affect me, because I have always offers. That's not affecting me. I know what the football world is and what it means and how I have to manage."
There were suggestions earlier this week that the deal might come as early as Wednesday, but it could now be the middle of next week before an announcement is made.
"I think it's a case of when not if, but that 'when' may be a little longer in the future than perhaps we imagined," Sky Sports News reporter James Cooper said.
"The received information now is that Manchester United are very relaxed about the situation but we might not get an announcement rubber-stamping Louis van Gaal's appointment as Manchester United manager until perhaps as late as next week.
"He's the man Manchester United want. They have sounded out other candidates but Louis van Gaal is going to be Manchester United's next manager.
"I think Manchester United, quite understandably, want to get this season out of the way. It's been a disappointing season and next week they will unveil Louis van Gaal as their new manager."


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2014 Chevrolet Silverado: First Drive Review Video
We're just going to say this right up front: The 2014 Chevrolet Silverado is the best full-size truck. Take the all-new Silverado's crossover-like ride and handling, combine it with an almost elegant interior, add Chevy's MyLink suite of in-car tech and apps, while beefing up its real-world truck ability, and the Silverado comes out on top.
If you're a doubter, we get it. The Ford F-150 and RAM 1500 are great in their own right, too. If there's a "but" when it comes to the new Silverado, it's the RAM that points it out. When comparing the new range-topping Silverado High Country to the top-of-the-line RAM Laramie Longhorn, the RAM is a little plusher and comes off as more high-end. Stick to the base and mid trim levels -- the kind most people are likely to buy -- and the Silverado is very compelling.
New Look
Admittedly, the new Silverado doesn't look dramatically different, but that's no accident. The subtle styling changes give the truck a more modern look while making it easy to spot as a Chevy truck -- and that's important. Popular products are always easily identifiable. You know a Coke bottle when you see it, just like you can pick out an Apple phone even on a crowded subway platform.
But don't let the familiar skin fool you. The 2014 Silverado's body is wider, tougher and more high-tech than ever, and it hides a truck that is completely new -- from the rear bumper to the bow tie on the front grille. Park the 2013 model next to a 2014 and the changes are obvious.
For example, to shed weight and improve fuel economy, the Silverado now has an aluminum hood. Also, the body is curvier in certain areas, reducing wind resistance and improving fuel economy. Even parts of the body you don't normally think of as being styled are different. Open the rear doors on a crew cab and almost all the connection points, seams and welds have been hidden. The result is that the truck looks less like a utility vehicle and more like a well-crafted automobile.
More Than Skin Deep
Everything beneath the skin is new, too. There are three new engines (one V6 and two V8s), all more efficient and more powerful than before.
The Silverado's ride and handling have been dramatically improved, as well. On the road, the truck now feels more like a crossover SUV than a beefy truck. The interior remains family-sedan quiet even on the highway. Electric power steering delivers just the right amount of road feel, but it also makes the Silverado easy to maneuver in a parking lot or on a boat ramp.
We spent most of our time in a 2-wheel-drive Silverado Crew Cab with the 5.3-liter V8. This is the setup Chevy says most buyers will order. With 355 horsepower, this middle engine makes more than enough power but feels as smooth as a family sedan. The 5.3-liter V8 is estimated to get 23 miles per gallon on the highway and 16 mpg in the city.
Even a Silverado with the 305 hp, 4.3-liter V6 can tow 7,200 pounds. All three engines feature cylinder deactivation, which essentially shuts off two (V6) or four (V8) cylinders under light load situations.
Nicer Inside
To capitalize on the new, more refined feel, Chevy did some serious work on the truck's interior. The gauges, dash, seats and even the carpet all give the truck a more upscale feel compared to the previous Silverado. We like the Silverado's large, easy-to-use buttons and switches. Just below the radio and climate controls are several large switches that control features such as parking sensors and Hill Descent Control. All these switches are large enough that real truck folks won't have to take off their gloves to use them.
How Much?
Base price for a Silverado standard cab is about $25,000. Crew Cab models start at $32,700. An LTZ Crew Cab is just over $40,000 but comes with many standard features.
More Truck Stuff
If you're worried the more civilized ride and fancier interior means the Silverado is all show and no go, you can put that worry aside. The 2014 Chevy Silverado has plenty of newly standard features that will help you go, pull and off-road harder than ever. Trailer Sway Control is standard, as is Hill Descent Control. Chevy also put new brakes on the Silverado; the Duralife rotors resist rust, are more durable and deliver a smoother feel even after years of use. Maximum towing capacity for the Silverado 1500 is 11,500 pounds. The off-road ready Z71 is now a separate model and can be had in LT or LTZ trims.
In TV ads, Chevy will probably emphasize things such as the new bumper with a built-in step, a longer 6-foot, 6-inch bed with the Crew Cab or two years of free scheduled maintenance. Those are important, but how the truck handles real-world situations is more important.
It's really the 2014 Silverado's real-world ride and handling that make the truck such a dramatic improvement over the previous Silverado. The features and options are great too, and that the base price is very near that of the 2013 Silverado adds to the truck's overall appeal. The 2014 Chevrolet Silverado's effortless combination of work-truck friendly features, nontruck feel, modern connected tech and a very comfortable interior make it the full-size truck we'd most like to park in our own driveway.


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That would mean that in the more rural areas, where the internet connectivity isn't that good, the game would be nearly impossible to play.
But I have to buy a new PC anyway before I can even think about playing DIII.


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Chairman Barbara Handley
The Hawk and Owl Trust is sorry to announced the passing of our much admired and loved Chairman Barbara Handley.
Barbara became involved in the protection of birds of prey in the early 70's when she set up a red kite wardening scheme.
Her passion and enthusiasm were legendary and she will be sorely missed.
Close friend and colleague Chris Sperring, Hawk and Owl Trust Conservation Officer for the South West, remembers Barbara.
'Barbara Handley died on Monday 3rd June 2013 at her home in Somerset. She was 79.
Barbara was a passionate person, who gave her all to everything she took on. Aside from her children, Patrick and Ceris and grandson, Louis, there were many things Barbara was passionate about. She loved gardening, horse racing, classical music and a decent red wine.
She was an accomplished artist and historian, and a devoted conservationist.
After studying at Oxford University she became a teacher of history and in the 1960's moved to mid-Wales with her young family, where she developed a life-long love of Red Kites (as well as sheepdogs!). In the early 1970's Barbara responded to a letter written by the then Secretary to the Hawk Trust, Jane Fenton, about the decline of the Red Kite. She regularly saw Kites around her cottage in Wales and wanted to help. The outcome was that, amidst strong opposition, Barbara set up the first nest wardening scheme, largely supported by her personal friends. She organized rota's and gave the volunteers somewhere welcoming to stay each year. She was a true pioneer in Red Kite conservation, and played no small part in the success they enjoy today.
In the 1980's Barbara moved to Bristol, where she joined forces with Chris Sperring to form the first local group of the Hawk Trust which she drove forward vigorously as it's leader. She later became a Trustee and, in the 1990's, Chairman of the Hawk and Owl Trust (as it had recently been re-named) for the first time.
Barbara was instrumental in the creation of South West Projects, and in helping Nigel Middleton and the late Roger Clarke to develop Sculthorpe Moor Reserve. She was a tireless fundraiser, always searching for new ideas and new opportunities.
After moving to her home on the Mendip Hills in Somerset in 2003, Barbara stepped down as Chairman of the Trust, only to take up the reigns again a few years later. She was a natural leader and was naturally decisive. The decisions she made were often difficult and sometimes controversial, but they were timely decisions, which, at times, forestalled disaster. Her determination to constantly move the Trust forward drove her to make these decisions, which were typically farsighted and courageous. She would always listen to people whom she trusted, but was ultimately independent and unwavering in her quest to 'get things done'.
Anyone who knew Barbara will tell you that she was an inspiring person in so many ways; her energy and determination were limitless, and although always generous with her praise and encouragement, would not pull any punches if she felt someone was not pulling their weight! That said there was a softer side to her as well. She was a teacher by profession and like all good teachers was a good judge of ability and potential and could develop this and point it in the right direction – to the good of the person and the benefit of the Trust. Above all she knew that with the right people around you any obstacle could be overcome, and using this ethos she has been instrumental in the Trust's development and evolution over the past 3 decades. To Barbara there were no such things as lost causes, only feeble campaigners!
Just weeks before she died, Barbara spent a week with friends and fellow Red Kite conservationists in her beloved Cwmystwith, mid-Wales. She was already quite ill, but this was not going to stop her. This was typical. Since becoming a Trustee, and during her 2 terms as Chairman, she never missed a Trustee's meeting; in fact her entire year's calendar was planned around these meetings – such was the importance of the Hawk and Owl Trust in her life.
Barbara was strong, resourceful and determined. She was an energetic driving force for the Trust who will be greatly missed, but her spirit will live on as we must sadly move forward without her.'


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Hey Kevin...think you could put up a screencap of the Ikea detour from season 6? The main pictures I want are the one with Bolo counting by twos and messing up, and the one where Aaron (I think it was him) yells at Jonathan to shut up
I liked Brooke & Claire circling African children. X)
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Ooh ooh! Charla & Mirna making noodles and Dustin & Kandice buying a yield in AS!
I know what's Peach's favourite moment from the show.. can ya all guess?
I don't remember what leg this was, but if you could post the season 5 picture where Mirna's fixing her hair to go and meet Phil at the pitstop, I'd appreciate it
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I'm right now developing a taxonomy system and I was in need of a tree that would be stored at server with UI at client - I think quite common requirement, right? I've done it already before for various trees, e.g. my FileTreePanel.
I've been too lazy to write the same code again and again so I put all basic operations into extension: Ext.ux.tree.RemoteTreePanel. The extension doesn't change appearance or behavior of the standard Ext.tree.TreePanel too much but it implements the following logic:
1. User makes a change of the tree (create node, rename node, delete node, D&D node)
2. Request is sent to server to execute, save this change.
3.a) Update GUI on success
3.b) Revert GUI to previous state on failure + display error message delivered from server.
If you're interested see live demo at http://remotetree.extjs.eu
All your comments, bug reports or ideas for improvements are welcome.
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Greatest Game Cosplay Ever (This Week): Ryu, Rikku, Velvet + More
We've got some more weapon-wielding action in this week's installment of the Greatest Game Cosplay Ever. Whether it's a simple weapon like a sword, an energy-infused hadouken or even a shark-shaped rocket launcher, there's no denying that video game characters pack quite an arsenal. Prop-work is pretty major in the cosplay community, so it's always nice to see awesome-looking swords, guns and other miscellaneous instruments of damage-dealing goodness in the hands of cosplayers. Check out the gallery below!
Are you a cosplayer or a cosplay photographer? Maybe you're both! If you have a particular cosplay or portfolio you'd like us to check out, please submit a link to John-at-ArcadeSushi.com. Additionally, if there are any cosplayers or photographers that we've highlighted that wish their works to be removed, please reach out to let us know.
All shots were taken by the talented Joseph Chi Lin, Darshelle Stevens and Affliction Cosplay Photography. Click their links to see more of their work and to become a fan.
Unknown as Deadpool (Deadpool)
SleepingForest as Rikku (Final Fantasy X-2)
RegaliasForest as Yuna (Final Fantasy X-2)
RuneCosplay as Paine (Final Fantasy X-2)
Beautiful Syn as Rule 63 He-Man
Lyz Brickley as Maleficent (Kingdom Hearts)
Kamui Cosplay as Norn
Let's Make as Jinx (League of Legends)
Sasuke Oregame as Dark Ryu (Street Fighter)
Erika Door as Velvet (Odin Sphere)


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Chile worker's strike at world's top copper mine
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean workers went on strike Wednesday at Escondida, the world's biggest copper mine, over demands for an annual bonus and better working conditions.
Union leader Marcelo Tapia told The Associated Press that the mine's 4,800 workers walked off the job for 24 hours, but they threatened to extend the strike if their demands were not met.
"We're not ruling out other scenarios that we'll be analyzing," Tapia said. "This could turn into an indefinite stoppage."
Chile is the world's top copper producing country and the metal accounts for about a third of government revenue. Escondida, which is in the Atacama desert, produced 1.1 million metric tons of copper last year. The mine is majority owned by Australian mining company BHP Billiton Ltd.
Workers at BHP's Cerro Colorado and Spence mines joined the strike.
Tapia said miners were required to work shifts that go beyond 12 hours and had complained about poor labor conditions to government officials. He said company surveillance cameras violate workers' privacy.
Officials at BHP Billiton could not be reached for comment.
Escondida's union staged a two-week work stoppage in 2011 that severely hit production.


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Here's the question:
I'm a drinker. I admit it. I like all the boozing that Koreans do, but frankly I'm sick of buying food when I want a damn beer. I live in Gangnam though and can't seem to find many places that allow me to get a few rounds. I read that you lived in Gangnam, so any ideas?
I do live in Gangnam and I also enjoy the sauce every now and then. It's odd to think that a drinker surrounded by heavy drinkers would have any problems, but I feel your pain. I personally hate hof food and would rather drink at a Family Mart than be forced into buying that slop.
Family Mart is a great warm weather spot, but it might not be the atmosphere you're going for. There are a lot of places in Gangnam to drink, some expensive and some, well, they're all pretty pricey. Rather than naming all the places to drink, I'll give you my personal favorites.
Woodstock II
Everybody knows about the 3rd floor Woodstock near Pagoda Tower, but not as many know about it's cousin, Woodstock II. It's located on the other side of the main road. It's a basement place, but it's got beer, cocktails, shots, darts, great music and much more room than the other Woodstock. The best part? They don't play any music from the 90's and beyond. In fact, the barely get into the 80's. It's all 50's-70's classic rock/pop. They've got it all and a reasonable drink menu.
It's the best place in Gangnam and my personal favorite. Why? They have cheap shots and cheap beer. I'm talking two-dollar tequila shots. They also have a bunch of imports and cocktails. Unlike Woodstock, the crowd is 90% Korean. It's small, crowded, has a big screen for music videos and is a lot of fun. Go there with a smaller group though because it's sometimes hard to get a table.
Anyone care to add their favorite?


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|HMS Dreadnought
On this day in history, what is possibly the greatest prank ever was pulled off. And its victim was none less than one of the world's most venerable military forces, the Royal Navy.
To set the backdrop:
In 1910 the HMS Dreadnought was the first of a whole new type of battleship. She was, at the time, the most advanced, powerful, weapon of war ever built. The 1910 equivalent of a top-secret nuclear ballistic missile submarine.
The joke started in the mind of Horace de Vere Cole, a poet and notorious prankster. An example of his humor was this: An old schoolfriend had just been elected to Parliament. While walking together through London, Cole challenged him to a foot race, then let him get ahead. Unbeknownst to the friend, Cole had slipped his gold watch into his jacket pocket, and as he chased him yelled, "Stop! Thief!" The friend was detained by police until Cole explained it was a joke. Another time he purchased theater tickets for all his bald friends- and he'd chosen their seats specifically so that their heads spelled out an obscenity when viewed from the balcony.
But I digress.
Cole recruited 5 friends from a circle of writers and artists to help him, including Virginia Stephen - who'd later become famed novelist Virginia Woolf.
On February 7, 1910, HMS Dreadnought was moored in Portland Harbor, Dorset. Cole had a forged telegram, allegedly from the UK government's foreign office, sent to her commander. It said they'd be receiving a visiting delegation of princes from Abyssinia (now Ethiopia), and to offer them all courtesies.
4 of Cole's accomplices put on heavy blackface make-up, glue-on beards, and elaborate theatrical costumes. Cole went as "Herbert Cholmondeley" of the UK's foreign office, and the 6th participant (Adrian Stephen, Virginia's brother) went as a translator.
|The fake Abyssinian delegation: Virginia Woolf is on the far left, her brother Adrian in the bowler hat at center, and Horace de Vere Cole at the right.
With this group behind him, Cole marched into London's Paddington Station and, claiming to be a government officer, demanded a train be immediately prepared to take them to the Dreadnought. The impressed railway employees gave him a VIP coach with private staff.
Meanwhile, in Weymouth, frantic British officers organized an honor guard to greet the train. To their horror, nowhere in the Royal Navy's music list or flag collection was there anything for Abyssinia. So the band was given the national anthem of Zanzibar instead, and hung the Zanzibar flag, hoping the visitors wouldn't notice (they didn't).
The group was welcomed with full military honors, and inspected the anchored fleet. The highlight came when they boarded and toured the magnificent Dreadnought herself. Enemy spies had spent years trying to ascertain her technical details, and here the Royal Navy was willingly escorting a group of costumed literary goofballs on board and showing them around.
As they walked up the gangplank it started to rain, and to their horror the make-up began to run. Cole rushed the group inside before anyone noticed, explaining that royalty shouldn't get wet.
During the tour, the Abyssinian princes excitedly chattered in a nonsensical foreign tongue, which was a random, improvised, combination of Greek, Latin, and gibberish. Adrian Stephen made up questions as they went along, and "translated" them (and the answers) back and forth. The group exclaimed "Bunga! Bunga!" at things that were particularly impressive. This so struck nearby sailors that it entered British lexicon for a time, and was recently (2011) resurrected in Italy referring to the behavior of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
While on the train ride, Cole had created names for each of the 4 "princes," but forgot who was who during the tour. So their names changed from minute-to-minute. The naval officers didn't notice. At one point they were guided by an officer who was a cousin of Virginia and Adrian Stephen, and who also knew Cole personally, yet he didn't recognize them (and Adrian & Cole weren't even in costume!).
As their tour ended the members tried to bestow the "Order of Abyssinia" medal on several officers (actually a cheap trinket Cole had bought en route). The Dreadnought's cooks had prepared a special meal for them, but they declined to eat, with Cole stating that for religious reasons they were concerned the food wasn't prepared correctly (the real reason was that eating or drinking would ruin the make-up and fake beards).
The group were again saluted by the honor guards and Zanzibar national anthem as they left, boarding the train back to London.
A few days later Cole leaked the story, complete with photos, to the London newspapers. It became front page news. The Royal Navy was horrified, and the mighty Dreadnought was promptly dispatched on "machinery trials" until the mess blew over. British sailors were greeted in the streets with "Bunga! Bunga!" and Parliament tightened regulations on ceremonial visits. The navy threatened to have the perpetrators caned, but in the end no one was punished.
Several months later the real Emporer of Ethiopia, Menelik II, came to England, and the navy turned down his request to visit the fleet to avoid embarrassment (perhaps they still hadn't found a flag or national anthem).
A final note came in 1915, during World War I. The Dreadnought rammed and sank a German U-Boat, and after returning to port her captain received an anonymous telegram that simply said "Bunga! Bunga!"