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Statistics provide no indication of the impact junior center Jordan Morgan had in his 17 minutes of action in Michigan's win over Illinois Sunday afternoon at Crisler Center -- one point, two assists, and six rebounds. Against an Illini team with guards that thrive on attacking from the perimeter, Morgan's veteran presence was huge.
"He reacts just a little bit quicker than the other bigs as to all of the changing that goes on out there," said Michigan coach John Beilein. "This is a great ball screen team and we were chasing, we were doubling, we were hedging -- doing different things. And coming back out of there there's got to be a guy that tells everybody where to go or knows where to go. He knows that.
Is he faster than the other guys? I don't think so. Is he taller? Does he block shots? No. But he anticipates much better than the younger players do."
Sparking Michigan defensively in the second half, holding Illinois to just 16 points in the first 15 minutes of play, Morgan gave the Wolverines more time and energy than he expected to provide -- even after a week to get his body back in shape.
"I didn't really expect to play 17 minutes today," said Morgan. "I don't think that was the plan going into today but I stayed ready. I warmed up hard and stuff. Just being ready to do what it takes to win.
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We tasted last night (5/3/06) some White&Red Rhones:
1. BonnyDoon GrenacheBlanc MontereyCnty (14.5%) 2004: Pale gold color; light floral/pear rather
aromatic bit appley/Mosel valve oil interesting nose; very soft/fat light pear/appley slight
metallic/earthy flavor; med.short fat/underacid low-key floral/apple/pear finish; pleasant
enough nose but ratherr vapid on palate. $18.00
2. CarinaCllrs SantaBarbaraCnty Viognier (14.1%; http://www.CarinaCellars.com) 2004: Pale gold color;
beautiful/aromatic floral/peachy/Viognier slight reduced/H2S that clears some toasty/oak nose;
tart light toasty/oak ripe/lush/peachy/Viognier flavor; med.long light toasty/oak ripe/peach
finish; quite a lot of toasty/oak in nose but good Viognier character; nice Viognier at a
very fair price. $17.00
3. b.core SantaYnezVlly 57% Marsanne/Rodney'sVnyd 43% Roussanne/Camp4Vnyd (86 cs; 14.2%;
http://www.CoreWines.com) 2004: Light gold color; very strong toasty/Fr.oak bit reduced/burnt rubber
rather low-fruit nose; soft/rich/lush floral/tropical fruit/pear mouthfilling/glycerined
very attractive flavor; long tropical fruit/peach/pear rich/lush finish; rather stinky nose
but really great flavors; needs decanting to breathe. $27.00
4. Failla AlbanVnyd/EdnaVlly Viognier (14.5%) 2004: Med.light gold color; light pear/peach/
Viognier/floral/Mosel valve oil/complex light oak spicy nose; tart very spicy bright floral/
pear/Viognier light oak lean/rich flavor; long tart spicy/floral/pear/Viognier light oak
finish; a rather understated Viognier but great structure & acidity and needs several yrs;
very/very rendition of Viognier. $41.00
5. AlbanVnyds AlbanEstateVnyd/EdnaVlly Viognier (16.4%) 2004: Med.gold hazy color; attractive
floral/pear/Viognier spicy/nutmeg/light oak very interesting nose; searing/acid low-key/pear/
Viognier slight bitter rather nutmeg/spicy flavor; very tart/acid very long/lingering low-key/
Viognier/pear light toasty/oak/nutmeg finish; alcohol not obvious at all; badly needs
some age and should be a great one. $39.00
6. AlbanVnyds AlbanEstateVnyd/EdnaVlly Roussanne (16.2%) 2003: Dark gold color; slightly burnt
rubber/reduced intense hazelnutty/floral/honeysuckle/honeyed some toasty/oak complex nose;
soft/ripe/very lush intense floral/hazelnutty/honeysuckle very perfumed some toasty/oak
flavor; very long/lush/ripe hazelnutty/honeysuckle/floral complex light toasty finish; carries
the alcohol well; a huge/lush/ripe Roussanne. $39.00
7. Radio-Coteau LasColinas/SonomaCoast Syrah (14.6%; U/U; 780 cs) 2004: Med.dark color; lovely
spicy/pencilly/Burgundian light black cherry/blackberry rather Pinot-ish nose; tart very
Burgundian/Pinot bit hard/tannic/lean rather pencilly/Fr.oak bright/black cherry flavor; med.
long pencilly/Burgundian Pinotish/black cherry w/ some tannins; needs several yrs; a lovely
rather Pinotish rendition of Syrah; beautiful wine. $34.00
8. Radio-Coteau CherryCamp/SonomaCoast Syrah (240 cs; U/U; 15.0%) 2004: Very dark color; very
strong peppery/blackberry/Syrah perfumed/fragrant bit earthy some toasty/oak nose; tart spicy/
black cherry/Syrah/black berry some pencilly/toasty/oak slight dusty/earthy flavor; very long
spicy/black cherry/Syrah light pencilly/toasty/oak some tannic finish; needs 2-5 yrs; much
stronger Syrah/peppery character but in a Pinot style; beautiful rendition of Syrah. $48.00
9. Radio-Coteau Timbervine/RussianRvrVlly Syrah (350 cs; http://www.RadioCoteau.com; U/U; 15.0%)
2004: Very dark color; very strong blackberry/black cherry/Syrah pungent/licorice/dusty/bit
peppery/very spicy some smokey/oak nose; tart rich dusty/earthy strong licorice/blackberry/
black cherry/Syrah some toasty/oak/pungent bit tannic flavor; very long strong black cherry/
blackberry/Syrah light toasty/oak/pungent some peppery/dusty finish w/ some tannins; needs
several yrs; much more classic Syrah than the SonomaCoast versions; lovely/classic RRV Syrah.
10. K-Vintners TheBoy WallaWallaVlly (14.1%; 68% grenache/18%Syrah/14%Mourvedre; 525 cs)
2004: Med.color; very dusty/earthy/walnutty little Syrah or fruit slight oaked rather
interesting WashState Red nose; tart earthy/dusty some toasty/charred/oak sorta Chateauneuf-
like slight cherry/strawberry flavor; long dusty/earthy finish w/ light tannins; very low
fruit profile but quite an interesting WashState red w/ a sorta CdP style. $35.00
11. K-Vintners Syrah MilbrandtVnyd/WahlukeSlope/ColumbiaVlly (14.1%; 1200 cs) 2004: Very dark
color; strong blackberry/Syrah some toasty/oak slight earthy/dusty attractive nose; soft/lush
spicy/blackberry/Syrah light earthy/dusty some toasty/oak/pungent flavor; med.long blackberry/
Syrah light dusty finish w/ light tannins; a very attractive straightforward/blocky WashState
Syrah at a good price. $25.00
12. K-Vintners Syrah Lucky#7 7HillsVnyd/WallaWallaVlly (13.9%; http://www.K-Syrah.com; 800 cs)
2003: Black color; rather toasty/Fr.oak/charred ripe/blackberry/Syrah/blueberry light earthy
complex bit peppery/spicy nose; very intense/tannic blackberry/Syrah dusty very charred/toasty/
Fr.oak/pungent/espresso bit tarry flavor; very long tannic/extracted blackberry/blueberry/
Syrah bit Rhonish/coffee rather charred/toasty/oak finish; needs much age; some Rhonish
character; loads of charred oak but plenty of fruit underneath; terrific Syrah at a fair
price. $35.00
13. OwenRoe Syrah LadyRosa DuBrulVnyd & Rosa Mystic Block/YakimaVlly (14.1%;
http://www.OwenRoe.com) 2004: Black color; very intense blackberry/boysenberry/ripe/Syrah some
toasty/oak bit roasted/espresso complex Rhonish nose; very intense boysenberry/blackberry/
Syrah/ripe some roasted/espresso/mocha some toasty/charred/smokey/oak complex flavor; very
long boysenberry/blackberry/Syrah some roasted/espresso/smokey finish w/ fair tannins; needs
2-6 yrs; a terrific WashState Syrah w/ lots of Rhone character. $46.00
14. AlbanVnyds AlbanEstate/EdnaVlly REVA Syrah (15.8%) 2003: Very black color; very intense
toasted/charred/burnt/oak/pungent very intense blackberry/boysenberry/Syrah huge fruit slight
peppery/dusty nose; rich/lush/fat very ripe/boysenberry/blackberry/Syrah some charred/burnt/
toasty/oak extracted some tannic flavor; long/soft/fat boysenberry/blackberry/Syrah some
burnt/charred/oak bit hot/alcoholic finish w/ some tannins; huge/huge fruit but a bit lacking
in structure. Pretty expensive. $66.00
And the usual nonsense from the BloodyPulpit:
1. Alban Whites: These both are huge wines. The high alcohol levels were not at all bothersome for
me, though I'm pretty tolerant of alcohol. John's whites used to be loaded w/ toasty/charred/
Fr.oak. He seems to be toning that down quite a bit over the last few yrs, though. Both of
these whites I liked a lot, for that big style.
2. Radio-CoteauSyrah: Eric Sussman's rendition of Syrah is one that I particularly like. Syrah
does not HAVE to be all about bigness and extraction. His skills w/ Pinot are very much
reflected in his Syrahs; being much more elegant and reigned in than most Calif Syrahs.
Terrific wines from a winemaker who's one of the best. I'd love to see what he could do with
3. Worshiping At The Altar Of Varietal Typicity: There is much whining from some quarters,
complaining that some Pinots are much more Syrah like than Pinot. They go on the whine
about how upset they'd be if they opened a Pinot w/ their fresh salmon and got one of
these "grotesque" Syrah-like Pinots. I sometimes wonder if they'd whine just as loud if
they opened up a R-C or Dehlinger Syrah to accompany their mastadon steak and found it was
one of these bright/lively/vibrant Pinot-like Syrahs?? These Pinot-lovers can be such whiners.
My take on the subject is if you're opening a Pinot or Syrah from a producer/area that
you've never had before, then all bets are off and you just take your chances. It behooves
one to know the style of the producer of your Pinot or Syrah afore you start whining
about its lack of varietal typicity.
4. Alban Reva: I was a bit disappointed in this '03 version. It had the typical huge Alban fruit
and charred oak, but felt it was somewhat lacking in structure and not the usual searing
acidity his red wines typically show.


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(Green Bay) The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Northeast Region is reminding motorists heading to Lambeau Field on Sunday, December 11 for the Green Bay Packers/Oakland Raiders football game that the road construction season continues on most major roads in Northeast Wisconsin. While most projects will stop and two lanes of traffic will be open, drivers might still encounter road conditions in the work zones that could cause backups.
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We received entries from 35 States and the District of Columbia, as well as from 17 other countries: Afghanistan, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, Serbia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom. This year, owls and deer seemed to be the theme of many submissions, particularly the art entries. As usual, it was painful and difficult for the judges to make their selections.
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I don't know what ballet it's from but I know the music. It's a female variation that has a similar costume to that of La Fille Mal Gardee. The variation starts out with an en dedan pirouette and a attitude turn. It's not very fast. I have a music clip but I don't know how to post it. BTW, it's not Giselle.
I need help finding a ballet variation.
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Could you be more specific? the black swan's variation starts out like that...
What's the music like ? Who wrote it? what's the style?
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Cathy Marie Buchanan
1878 Paris. Following their father's sudden death, the van Goethem sisters find their lives upended. Without his wages, and with the small amount their laundress mother earns disappearing into the absinthe bottle, eviction from their lodgings seems imminent. With few options for work, Marie is dispatched to the Paris Opéra, where for a scant seventeen francs a week, she will be trained to enter the famous ballet. Her older sister, Antoinette, finds work as an extra in a stage adaptation of Émile Zola's naturalist masterpiece L'Assommoir.
Marie throws herself into dance and is soon modeling in the studio of Edgar Degas, where her image will forever be immortalized as Little Dancer Aged Fourteen. There she meets a wealthy male patron of the ballet, but might the assistance he offers come with strings attached? Meanwhile Antoinette, derailed by her love for the dangerous Émile Abadie, must choose between honest labor and the more profitable avenues open to a young woman of the Parisian demimonde.
Set at a moment of profound artistic, cultural, and societal change, The Painted Girls is a tale of two remarkable sisters rendered uniquely vulnerable to the darker impulses of "civilized society." In the end, each will come to realize that her salvation, if not survival, lies with the other.
Cathy Marie Buchanan is the author of the national bestseller The Day the Falls Stood Still, a Barnes & Noble Recommends selection and an Indie Next pick. She lives in Toronto.
Q. Did you always intend The Painted Girls as a tribute to sisterhood?
I once heard the great Canadian writer Alistair MacLeod comment that he did not so much buy into the old adage "write what you know" as a broader notion of writing about one's obsessions. I'd take it a step further and suggest that, deliberate or not, a writer's preoccupations find their way onto the page. When I first put pen to paper, my intention was to set down the story of the model for Degas's beloved sculpture Little Dancer Aged Fourteen. But soon enough her sister was demanding equal time. I think now it was inevitable that my story would hold up a magnifying lens to the mysteries of sisterhood—the rivalry, the love. With three sisters of my own—each deeply loved by me despite alarming teenage rows—I have often found my mind lingering, wondering, stuck. What is it that provokes rivalry among sisters? And why is it so many of us the world over find solace in the strong arms of the sisters we love, that we so readily open our own? It was quite unintentional—though no accident—that I found myself pondering these questions as I imagined the story of Marie and Antoinette.
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I studied classical ballet quite seriously throughout high school and during the early years of university, and danced with a small regional company for a number of years. I am a Licentiate of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing and taught young dancers in order to pay for my own ballet lessons.
One of the great pleasures of researching The Painted Girls was attending a class of fourteen–year–old girls at the Paris Opéra Ballet School. Though thirty years and a continent away from my own days at the barre, I was struck by how familiar the exercises, the ballet mistress's corrections, and the music were to me. It made me think Marie's experience in the classroom and on the stage was much more similar to my own than one might expect.
Q. Were you surprised to learn of the exploitation of the young dancers at the Paris Opéra Ballet in the nineteenth century?
I first learned about Marie van Goethem when I happened on a BBC documentary called The Private Life of a Masterpiece: Little Dancer Aged Fourteen. To discover that back in 1881 when Little Dancer was first exhibited, the public had linked it with a life of vice and young girls for sale certainly flew in the face of my modern–day notions of the sculpture and of ballet as an art. Today Little Dancer is beloved, an object of pilgrimage for young dancers that world over, and ballet is by and large considered a high–minded pursuit. So yes, I was very much surprised to learn about the sway the abonnés held at the Opéra and their often less than honorable intentions with the young ballet girls. What ruffled my feathers most, though, was the way those privileged gentlemen so fully sidestepped any culpability. Forget their advantages of education and wealth. Forget that the ballet offered a chance for a poor girl to escape the gutter, to find some semblance of security. Any blame for the questionable liaisons fell squarely on the shoulders of the ballet girls. In the historical record, they are accused time and again of corruption and depravity, of having the "lightest of morals."
Q. What is your writing routine?
I write every day, sitting down at the computer as soon as my boys leave the house for school. There does not appear to be any rhyme or reason to when I write well. The objective is always the same, to lose myself in the words I am setting on the page. And I have had moments when I look up from the computer, dazed. It takes a second to grasp that I am sitting at my desk, another second to decide: Is it morning or afternoon? Have I had lunch? My head is lost in another time, another place, another life. It's when the best writing comes.
- If I had a bit of nerve, I would tell him I want to look pretty instead of worn out. I want to be dancing instead of resting my aching bones. I want to be on the stage, like a real ballet girl, instead of in the practice room, even if it is not yet true. Marie thinks this while pondering the paintings in Degas's workshop. What kind of art is Degas interested in making? Why are his innovations so important for the history of art? Do you see empathy or hostility toward the dancers in his artworks?
- In what ways is Degas sympathetic toward Marie? In what ways is he not? Does his interest in Marie ultimately give her feelings of hope and possibility, or feelings of inadequacy?
- "Tonight, roasted chicken in your belly," Maman says, loosening her arms, stepping back from me. "And always, an angel in your heart." Marie's mother often reminds her that the spirit of Marie the First, her older sister who died in infancy, is with her. How is Marie affected by her namesake? Why, at the end of the book, does she tell the old man at the tavern her name is Marie the First?
- Is Marie deluding herself in believing her hatred of Émile is justified? Once she sees he cannot be guilty of the second murder, is it fair for her to destroy the alibi provided by the calendar? To what extent is she looking after her own best interests when she burns it?
- Sometimes I wonder, though, if for the very best ballet girls, the trickery is not a little bit real, if a girl born into squalor cannot find true grace in ballet. Marie thinks this while looking at her fellow ballet dancers on the Opéra stage. Does Marie experience true grace while dancing? Without the ballet can Marie be fully content?
- Antoinette was too bold in speaking her mind to end up with her legs spread open for a slumming gentleman. Marie ponders this misconception after a posing naked with her knees parted on Monsieur Lefebrve's sofa. What leads her to such an idea? Are such misconceptions common among sisters?
- Émile consistently mistreats Antoinette. He forces himself upon her, and then tells her it's her fault; he allows Pierre Gille to slap her, and then abandons her for him. Is Antoinette's blind love for Émile realistic? Of all his wrongdoings, why is it a lie that finally makes her see the light?
- In what instances does Antoinette's bold temperament hinder her? When does it serve her well?
- "Both are beasts. The physiognomies tell us . . . those two murderers are marked." Degas says this to Marie after Émile is declared guilty of a murder she knows he did not commit. Why does Degas feel it is fair to judge the boys' characters based on the way they look? What are some other moments in the book when people are judged based on appearance?
- "No social being is less protected than the young Parisian girl—by laws, regulations, and social customs." —Le Figaro, 1880. Why did Buchanan choose this quotation as the book's epigraph? How does it relate to the story? In what ways are the van Goethem sisters unprotected?
- I want to put my face in my hands, to bawl, for me, for Antoinette, for all the women of Paris, for the burden of having what men desire, for the heaviness of knowing it is ours to give, that with our flesh we make our way in the world. Marie thinks this while waiting to see Antoinette at Saint–Lazare. Is she correct in such thinking? To what extent does the sentiment hold true today?
- What role does honesty play in this book? Do you support Antoinette's decision to tell "one last lie" to Marie, the lie about Émile's guilt? Does she go overboard with her refusal to tell even white lies by the end of the book?
- In what ways are Marie and Antoinette good sisters to each other? In what ways are they not? Would the power of sisterhood have prevailed had Antoinette not found out Émile was unfaithful to her?
- Have you seen Little Dancer? What were your impressions? Have they changed after reading The Painted Girls? How?
- Will you recommend The Painted Girls to a friend? A sister? Why?


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Content Marketing: Where Do We Go From Here?
Recent changes to Facebook's EdgeRank algorithm have many brands questioning their investment in this media. How will content marketing strategies change?
…So while the use of Facebook for individuals is still free (and always will be?), this recent coup by Facebook has ruffled quite a few feathers for brands active on the network. Sure, Facebook has since introduced the new "pages" feed on the left hand-side navigation bar, but will it be enough? Following my most recent post, How to get Facebook engagement… without having to pay for it? some folks commented how this kind of change suddenly makes Google+ more appealing. I am not convinced about this tit-for-tat approach, since brands invest where people are and like to hangout (pun intended), and this ain't happening on G+ but rather on Facebook. Nevertheless, the almighty shell of Facebook, which started showing cracks after its wobbly IPO earlier this year, is more than ever questioned by the business community. This is a good thing for brands, now reevaluating their strategies and social media tactics. Not sure it's as good for Facebook, though….
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Police apparently followed a trail of forged checks to solve the murder of a 75 year old man.
It's a trail that lead to the arrest of the victim's neighbor.
The body of James Lydeen was found last week in his home in the 200-block of East Dubail Street.
Court documents alleged that Lydeen was last seen alive at a local bank on December 28th.
Lydeen was apparently concerned about checks that had been written on his account, without his permission.
At another bank, a security camera captured 46 year old David Strange handling one of the checks.
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Actual Cancer Deaths Decrease for Second Year Running
Marking what many cancer researchers are calling an important trend, the actual number of cancer deaths in the United States fell by more than 3,000 from 2003 to 2004, the most recent year for which mortality data are available. The steady decline in the rate of cancer deaths also continued.
The downturn from 556,902 deaths in 2003 to 553,888 in 2004 marks the biggest single-year decrease ever and the second consecutive year in which actual deaths - not just the death rate - have dipped.
"This decrease in actual number of cancer deaths, coupled with our SEER data showing a decline in the rate of cancer deaths since 1991, is extremely encouraging and highlights real progress," said NCI Director Dr. John E. Niederhuber. Read more
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Last week, the entire nation received the excellent news that, for the second year in a row - and for only the second time ever - the actual number of cancer deaths in the United States fell.
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Where is the rocker arm project now? Is it progressing to the point that you can test a set? Just wondering, it's been awfully quiet.
Where is the rocker arm project now? Is it progressing to the point that you can test a set? Just wondering, it's been awfully quiet.
I still haven't got the roller tips from the machinist - he says customers are barging in every day with a "right now" deadline, as the snow melts and the season started for all sorts of racers and car buffs.
I have ordered 200 pcs of helicoil inserts, a tap and a tool. They didn't have enough 3/8 UNF inserts in stock - we're metric here
So I'm hoping we can get enough interest for ten rocker sets. Even eight sets would be enough, as I could leave two sets in stock. But I'm not going to make a run of ten sets and then try to sell them - we need to find enough interest before giving it a go.
I'm not going to install these on my stock head, as retainer-to-guide clearance might be an issue with the increased lift. Let's assume I had a factory-stock cam with a .347" lift. With my rockers, multiply that by 1.1, and you get .3817". The stock retainer hits the stock guide at .400", all is well. But I'm running a reground stock-spec cam, and the grinders always remove some material out of the base circle, increasing lift slightly. Moreover, the stock rocker shaft height is correct for the stock cam and stock rockers. Let's assume I would just swap the roller-tip rockers and keep the stock cam. I would need 1/8" taller (= roller tip radius) shaft stands , for correct geometry. That said, I could keep the stock stand height but I'd lose some lift. But then I could also use the stock length pushrod.
I'd rather put my energy on the "serious" head that is still at the welder.
These rockers will work, 100% sure about that.
These rockers do fit the 248 engine. The 248 rockers measure exactly the same as the 320 rockers, but the 248 uses only left- and righthand rockers (8 each), whereas the 320 uses 4 left, 4 right, and 8 straight rockers. You can use stock pushrods if you install 1/4" shims under the rocker stands, as you should do anyway, to get the correct installed height and geometry with these roller-tip rockers. You need the shims for both the 320 and 248.


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Right now at Walmart Country Crock Spread (15 oz) is $2.18, so after the $1 off Country Crock coupon you can get it for $1.18!
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The larger tub was $2.98, so if you need more you could use the $1 off coupon and get that one for $1.98. I've also added this to the Walmart Coupon Match-ups for this week too!
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Welcome to the webpage of Bestselling Historical Romance Writer Cindy Nord! Ahhhh, Yes — my world, indeed! I'm so happy you're here. Sit down, have a cup of coffee (or glass of wine, depending on the time of day…LOL) and browse my site. There's lots to see, book excerpts, recipes, research links…heck, I even have pictures of me 'n the shelties, Buddy & Katy. Warmest Regards … ☺ ~ Cindy
No Greater Glory
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NO GREATER GLORY … The #1 Civil War Romance at Amazon for eleven straight months!
Amid the carnage of war, he commandeers far more than just her home.
Widowed plantation owner Emaline McDaniels has struggled to hold on to her late husband's dreams. Despite the responsibilities resting on her slender shoulders, she'll not let anyone wrest away what's left of her way of life—particularly a Yankee officer who wants to set up winter camp on her land.
With a defiance born of desperation, she defends her home as though it were the child she never had…and no mother gives up her child without a fight.
Despite the brazen wisp of a woman pointing a gun at his head, Colonel Reece Cutteridge has his orders. Requisition Shapinsay—and its valuable livestock—for his regiment's use, and pay her with Union vouchers. He never expected her fierce determination, then her concern for his wounded, to upend his heart—and possibly his career.
As the armies go dormant for the winter, battle lines are drawn inside the mansion. Yet just as their clash of wills shifts to forbidden passion, the tides of war sweep Reece away. And now their most desperate battle is to survive the war with their lives—and their love—intact.
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AndroidPIT Forum - Thread "Vibrant questions..." This feed contains the most recent forum posts at www.androidpit.com in the thread "Vibrant questions...". urn:androidpit:forum:thread:46ab5ff30bc739bcebb9f1da61ba5036 2011-07-23T14:04:40Z 2011-07-23T14:04:40Z RE: Vibrant questions... Käpt'n Andreas V. urn:androidpit:forum:post:08e49290bfd1f6f18b19d246f1df3a57 2011-07-23T14:04:40Z 2011-07-23T14:04:40Z Hi Tanya,

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Matt Foreman and Maggie Gallagher face off on election results and same-sex marriage
You want answers? — We think you're entitled. You want answers? — We want the truth!
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Debate on Election Results and Same-Sex Marriage
Wednesday, November 8 at 6:30PM
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By Wednesday, November 8, the polls will be closed. Ballots will be cast. Results will be in. That's when People For the American Way (PFAW) Foundation is hosting a two-part discussion featuring Maggie Gallagher (www.maggiegallagher.com), a nationally syndicated — sometimes controversial — columnist, who believes marriage equality in the United States is a progressive attempt to hijack a fundamentally religious institution, and Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Inc. (www.theTaskForce.org) and an outspoken leading voice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. Part one of the discussion will be an analysis of the election results: Who won, who lost and why? Part two will be a debate about same-sex marriage. A period for questions and answers will follow.
Don't miss this discussion, hosted by People For the American Way Foundation and Young People For, in the Andrew Heiskell Center for Democracy at PFAW's northeast regional office on Wednesday, November 8 at 6:30 p.m.
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We are located in Ripon, Wisconsin on Hwy 23, west, and Milwaukee Wisconsin. Our address is 646 West Fond du Lac Street in Ripon. We are only 20 minutes from Oshkosh, 20 minutes from Fond du Lac, and an hour and ten minutes from Madison.
We are open now at 3747 South Howell Avenue!!!! Milwaukee Wisconsin. Our sign will be done soon but we are definitely open!!!
Ripon Hours: Monday-Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday Noon to 4:00 p.m.
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Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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Here's our new motto: If you see it and like it you'd better get it because it won't be here when you come back. We have been selling out of bolts of fabric very quickly. If it's something special, you should get it because if may not stick around. We are the only shop in a large geographical area to carry the lines that we carry. We are one of the only shops in the State of Wisconsin that carries Art Gallery fabrics. Also, we have some bolts that are divided between Ripon and Milwaukee. This means a faster turnover of fabric so that we can keep it fresh and new in both shops. So, when you see it, if you love it you'd better get it!
Hello from Bungalow Quilting and Yarn! Bungalow is a contemporary quilt shop with tons of yarn and fabric tucked under our little roof! Located at 646 West Fond du Lac Street or Hwy. 23 west in Ripon, Wi. and at 3747 South Howell Avenue in Milwaukee, we are in the perfect location to just pop in and have some fun. There is a great variety of fabric and yarn, with an emphasis on natural fibers such as wool, alpaca, mohair, bamboo and more. We have fabrics available from Moda, Michael Miller, In the Beginning, Clothworks, Troy, Westminster Fibers and Art Gallery. We are one of a few shops in Wisconsin to carry the beautiful Art Gallery fabrics. Make sure you check out the classes page. There are many classes to choose from, and we are extremely flexible if you can't fit into our schedule…we will fit into yours.
We are the home of the bathtub full of yarn! Come and check out the bathroom. You might never want to leave!
See our class list under the "classes" tab. There are some great classes to sign up for.
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Seoul City Tour Bus
If you want to see as much as possible in a short time, this is one way to go. Comfortable and colourful tour buses run between Seoul's top tourist attractions north of the Han River. You can hop on and hop off anywhere along the two routes – downtown (adult/child ₩10,000/8000, 9am to 7pm, half-hourly) and around the palaces (adult/child ₩12,000/8000, 10am to 5pm, hourly).


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Perth is finally being served a music treat that the rest of Australia is missing out on.
A stellar selection of artists from this year's impressive Splendour in the Grass bill are set to play rocking performances for lucky Western Australians the weekend of July 24.
On The Bright Side, the first-ever festival held by the promoters of Splendour in the Grass and Perth's very own Rock-it organisation, will feature The Strokes, Mumford and Sons, The Ting Tings, Angus and Julia Stone, Band of Horses, Hot Chip, Bluejuice and The Middle East.
The festival will take place under the Supertop at Perth Esplanade, Riverside Drive (council approval pending), from midday to 10pm.
The event is all-ages with 18+ areas. ID will be required for 18+ areas.
Tickets are available now at www.heatseeker.com.au or at Star Surf Perth & Mandurah, Mills Records, Planet Video, Blue 62 Busselton, Prince of Wales, Live Clothing Stores.
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The family of a missing south Alabama man fears his life is in danger after he sent a cryptic message before he disappeared.
Charles Jackson, 33, was last seen on May 22 after an argument with a family member.
Mobile police say Jackson was walking to his girlfriend's house in Citronelle when he texted the word 'help'. He has not been seen or heard from since.
The text message said he was walking and felt like he was going to pass out.
Family members say it's not normal for Jackson to go without calling.
A $1,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to his location.
Anyone with information should call the Mobile Police Department at 251-208-7211.
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Alcoa rides aluminum prices to profit
Alcoa shares could gain as the strengthening economy boosts aluminum demand.
By David MacDougall, TheStreet.com
Alcoa (AA) will be the first Dow component to report first-quarter earnings next week. The aluminum producer is expected to earn 15 cents a share after losing 59 cents a year earlier. The Pittsburgh-based company said yesterday it would have a $180 million charge for closing plants and an $80 million charge for health care expenses.
Still, analysts expect the company to increase revenue 18% this year. Much of the improvement in performance came from the rebound in aluminum prices, which have gained 70% during the past year. Alcoa has become an attractive opportunity as inflation fears grow and the metal regains the value it lost in the crash.
Aluminum prices and Alcoa are tightly correlated. In fact, changes in the spot price of aluminum during the past five years account for about 60% of the stock's movement. If aluminum continues to gain in the coming months, so will Alcoa shares.
Many economists say inflation is on the way after the government has spent more than a year trying to jolt the economy with aid. That should boost prices for commodities denominated in dollars, such as aluminum, and the share prices of their producers.
Alcoa shares plunged 69% in 2008, when aluminum prices sank 36% and the S&P 500 lost 38%. The company felt the added pinch of debt obligations when revenue for 2009 was nearly cut in half due to falling prices and demand. Debt always exacerbates a problem because obligations aren't always linked to the company's performance. As demand returns and prices increase, the company should rise above the cost of debt to earn a healthy profit.
Dow companies such as like General Electric (GE), Caterpillar (CAT), United Technologies (UTX) and Boeing (BA) can be hurt by increasing prices for commodities, which raise the cost of the materials they use. However, Alcoa thrives on it, which makes it a good stock for diversification when commodity prices rise.
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Alcoa has lost 8.4% this year, making it the worst-performing member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which has gained 6%. The best-performing stock is Boeing, up 33%.
Investors that have held Alcoa during this time period may be kicking themselves for missing out on better-performing Dow components, but Alcoa won't be a laggard for long. Alcoa's worst-case scenario would involve a sinking economy, which would hurt aluminum demand.
Now that employment numbers have turned positive it seems like the threat of a so-called "double dip" recession is abating. Economic growth, no matter how small, is a positive sign for commodity producers that have been hurt by falling prices in recent years. Growth should lead to beefed up demand, boosting metal prices.
When Alcoa releases results next week, investors should listen carefully for forecasts about the rest of 2010. If management expects demand to continue and aluminum prices to rise, that would bode well for Alcoa.
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I think this is a bold statement on Apple but this is not, objectively, entirely false. Apple is an hardware company that as the best operating system to run on their device. They do some cloud stuff but besides iTunes, the App Store, they are behind the curve, not ahead of it.
So Jony Ive is now responsible for everything that a user see… and touch. So rumors are saying that he now sit on iOS design meetings in order to offer and give advices.
Design is one example of the increased "collaboration across hardware, software and services" that Apple said it was aiming for when Cook pushed senior vice president and mobile software chief Scott Forstall out of the company last year.
So we could expect Apple to take a very global approach with how they design not only their hardware but the software that runs on it. I find it so much surprising for a company where integration is such a big mantra that they didn't up to now really care to blend the hardware with software in order to perfect this notion of complete integration.
And this is why CES is becoming less and less relevant. It is the software, stupid, not the hardware!
This is why we rush to buy faster iPhones with bigger screen. This is why the iPad is so obvious. They better express the software running in them.
This is why running an app on the iPad takes the whole screen. The device disappears and becomes the app itself.
This article from AllThingsD tells me something about 2013 and Apple: major announcements from Apple will be for the software side.
Apple doesn't have to lead on all applications categories and services. But, when we start to think about replacing all of the builtin apps that comes with an iOS device with alternatives that are more than good enough, something is wrong. It tells us that the basic user experience that comes with each device is not up to the latest trends and expectations.
So I expect that besides a few hardware announcements, 2013 won't be like 2012. iOS will see its eagerly awaited 7th release and usually this mean all stock apps that comes with it should see upgrades too that maybe will put them back in the lead feature wise and user experience wise.
While looking at www.apple.com for the iPhone 5 one thing came up to my mind. It is surprising to see the visual space Apple reserve for the physical device compared to the software side. It seems Apple reserve nearly all the space for physical device details and show less and less about the software. I would tend to think that Apple could balance the visual cues between the hardware details and the software to follow their design philosophy. After all, what makes the iPhone so cool and enjoyable to use it the balance and integration of the software with this hardware.


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"Around half of business schools have reported an increase in the number of companies visiting campuses to recruit students for the summer holidays, according to the MBA Career Services Council ..."
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THE sudden appearance of interns around the office is as sure a sign that summer has arrived as the sighting of the first cornflower. June marks the beginning of the season, when workplaces become briefly filled with new blooms eager to make an impression. For those hired from business schools, the typical placement will last around 10 weeks, before the call of lectures and a second year of study draws them back to college.
Tough economic times had led to a dip in the number of interns that companies hired from MBA programmes. But appetite is on the rise again. Around half of business schools have reported an increase in the number of companies visiting campuses to recruit students for the summer holidays, according to the MBA Career Services Council, an industry body. Just 9% saw a decrease.
Before the crisis, it was the big financial-services firms that were the most voracious users of MBA students. Many had large formal programmes, sometimes taking in hundreds of students at a time. This is now less common. The crisis acted as a wild fire, says Michael Malone of the Kellogg School of Management near Chicago. Many prestigious firms were felled. But that has left the way clear for others who previously found it tough to compete for the best students. Consultancies, consumer product and tech companies, as well as boutique financial firms, have been particularly keen to fill the gap.
This has helped to change the way that employers use interns. It used to be that managers dreaded having to dream up meaningless tasks to fill the placement's time (although most appreciated the extra cups of tea). But they have now worked out how to get the best out of their short-term hires. Liberty Mutual, a large American insurer, brings in about 40 interns each year from business schools around the world. But rather than deciding on a fixed number, it first scours the company to find real-life business initiatives that need to be undertaken. It then recruits an intern for each opportunity. It often uses students for technical assignments for which, it assumes, business school will have prepared them, such as market sizing or competitor analysis.
Most students on a two-year MBA programme now look to find an internship for the end of the first year. This is because it is has become the most important route to a full-time job once they graduate. Ann Nowak, who runs Liberty Mutual's recruitment programme, says it sees the time it spends with MBAs in the summer as an extended job interview. This means that students who once had the luxury of thinking about their post-MBA career sometime in the second year of their programme, are now having to make such decisions as early as their first term at school.
How pushy is too pushy?
Interns are therefore understandably keen to impress prospective employers by showing a bit of initiative. Firms, in turn, like students who go above and beyond their assigned roles. Still, interns must walk a fine line. One financial services giant, with a turnover of $30 billion a year, tells of a fresh-faced intern, on his first morning at the firm, phoning the chief executive and demanding a meeting. Such chutzpah brought a smile to the boss's lips, but predictably did not lead to an offer of a full-time job. Derek Walker, career services director of Oxford University's Said Business School, says that an employer is really looking at just three things when it hires an intern: can he do the job; can he be trusted to work with our clients; and do we like working with him? Falling short on one of these criteria means that an intern is unlikely to be offered a full-time position.
One perennially thorny issue is whether, and how much, an intern should be paid. Compared with students from other disciplines, it is rare for a summer hire from a business school to work for nothing. This is partly because they tend to be employed on useful assignments. But it is also because as much as students are keen to get a foot in the door of the best companies, there is also competition among companies to hire the best MBAs. Typically, therefore, students will be paid a percentage of an equivalent full-timer's salary—perhaps 85%. Many find this a useful way of subsidising their eye-watering tuition fees, which can be more than $100,000 at the best schools. And it is certainly a better return on their investment than students' traditional summer pursuits, such as waiting tables or going to the beach.
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"Around half of business schools have reported an increase in the number of companies visiting campuses to recruit students for the summer holidays, according to the MBA Career Services Council ..."
Outside of the business school context, universities and employers are playing a troublesome game. Many employers now offer internships only if the the prospective intern agrees to treat the internship as a course and pays to his/her college tuition fees for getting the internship. To my mind, this is a way for employers to get around paying the intern any compensation.
Any thoughts? Mike D.
Internships are as difficult to find as full-time jobs...
Amidst all the statistics touted by the business schools, one thing is never discussed: the return on investment (ROI) for the international students is much lower than that for the locals. May be one should do a comparison of the average post MBA earnings of the international students to that of the local students in all the top business schools.
I think that MBA internships are generally somewhat of a joke, particularly at large multinational firms that offer structured "internship programs".
The proliferation of MBA schools and "inflation" of management education means that today's MBA candidates vary widely in skills and level of experience (from schools allowing students to commence directly after an undergrad degree to others that require up to 5 years work/life experience) and I feel that these types of internship programs tailor for the low end of this spectrum. After hearing some firms come to talk on campus about the mundane entry-level programs on offer with little responsibility or growth opportunities, I wonder what is different from the MBA internship programs to the undergraduate programs at these firms.
My advice is to avoid being under appreciated (and underpaid!) in a large-intake internship program and use your network to find something tailored that reflects your level of experience.
>"...the return on investment (ROI) for the international students is much lower than that for the locals."
Interesting. What do you base that assessment on? (I'm not in a position to comment on whether it's correct, nor am I attempting to do so; I'm just curious).
If your hypothesis were true, do you think it applies equally to students from G7 countries studying in other G7 countries? i.e. Would a US MBA graduate who studied at the London Business School, or a British graduate who studied at HBS, be disadvantaged? Or is there an employer preference to select people from G7 countries, to the disadvantage of others?
Use of the word "interns" for these summer campers is a misnomer.As rightly pointed those paying out of own resources staggering sums as fess would grab any opportunity that can help cope with money pressure that these ambitious MBA wannabe encounter.Luckier ones with some potential manager qualities land jobs at the same place they do a summer stint at. Others learn how to price themselves once out of school.With so many programs offering course contents that are more imaginary or imagined than real life stuff it is hard to decide about the usefulness of these summer outing seekers.In large organizations they can be just the regular fixtures during summer and might not even be taken seriously as capable of fitting slots that are marked for new projects or expansions.If these wanderers keep their eyes and ears open and listen they might learn and possibly use what they know from their programs. It will be increasingly difficult to hire more and more MBA's at least for the next few years after when some direction will be visible for the teetering global economy.
I don't know if many organizations have really "worked out how to get the best out of their short-term hires." In my experiences as an intern at multiple governmental and non-governmental institutions, it seemed very much like the dreaded task-creation problem was still a prevalent problem. If internships are to be, as they are purported, useful indicators of pre-career experience, they must involve the kind of specific, and structured qualities referenced in this article. If they are incapable of such a task, as I think many organizations are, then the internship model should be quite severely adjusted. Why provide an internship program at all if it's sole purpose is to teach interns nothing but how to pretend like they're busy?
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