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Jerry McKinney
Jerry McKinney, 68, of Amarillo died Friday, July 1, 2011.
Memorial Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Wayne Griffith officiating.
Jerry was born Dec. 7, 1942, in Ardmore, Okla. He married Linda Morrison Kirkland on Dec. 24, 1977, in Amarillo.
Jerry was in the U.S. Navy before working at Highland Park Independent Schoool District for 20 years and retired from Miller Paper in 2010.
Jerry's favorite hobbies were his Cars, bowling and NASCAR.
Survivors include his wife, Linda McKinney; two stepsons, Lee Kirkland and wife Tessa and Kenneth Kirkland and wife Autum; three grandkids; two great-grandkids; a sister, Melba; two brothers, Dave and Don; many nieces and nephews; and his beloved Cats.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Amarillo ASPCA or the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 841125, Dallas, TX 75284-1125, in Jerry's Honor
Amarillo Globe-News, July 4, 2011
Keith E. Monson
Keith E. Monson, 78, died Saturday, July 2, 2011.
A memorial will be held at a later date at the Buffalo RC Club. Arrangements are by Rector Funeral Home Osage Chapel, 2800 S. Osage St.
Mr. Monson was born July 7, 1932, in Duluth, Minn. He enjoyed flying and was a member of the Buffalo RC Club of Amarillo. He worked at Pantex, the helium plant and as a pipe welder. He was a good father and grandfather.
Survivors include three sons, Kevin Monson of Amarillo, Alan and wife Jamie Monson of Marietta, Okla., and Scott and wife Melissia of Kingston, Okla.; a daughters, Kelly and husband Allen Burns of Houston; five grandchildren, Tyler, Summer and Marissa Monson, Allyston and Brianna Burns; a brother, Mike and wife Nita Monson; and a sister, Sue Davis, all of Amarillo.
The family suggest memorials be to Buffalo RC Club, P.O. Box 7053, Amarillo, TX 79114.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 4, 2011
Robert "Bob" Roberts
Robert "Bob" Roberts, 88, of Amarillo died Friday, July 1, 2011.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Llano Cemetery with John Shattuck, of Arena of Life, officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St.
Mr. Roberts was born May 18, 1923, in Bowie to W. E. and Edna Overstreet Roberts. He married Wynona Roberts.
Bob was a carpenter by trade and known in the construction industry to be very talented. He loved his job and continued working until health problems prevented him from doing so. He was a Dallas Cowboys fan and attended Arena of Life Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Wynona, in 1973; his parents; and two sisters, Nora Mae Roberts and Mildred Smith.
Survivors include three sons, Lonnie Jennings of Lovington, N.M., Terry Jennings of Amarillo, and Keith Keller of Arvada, Colo.; a nephew, Rick Smith of Washington; and many other loving nieces, great-nieces and nephews; eight grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 until 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Sign the online guest book at www.schoolerfuneralhome.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 4, 2011
FRIONA - Helen McClellan, 89, died Saturday, July 2, 2011, in Hereford.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Calvary Baptist Church in Friona with the Rev. Bob Miller, of Amarillo, and the Rev. Rick Burton, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Friona Cemetery by Blackwell Funeral Home of Friona.
Mrs. McClellan was born Aug. 3, 1921, in Guymon, Okla., to James Elijah and Maggie Flora Partin Lile. She married Dennis Glynn McClellan on July 12, 1942, in Guymon. He preceded her in death on July 1, 2003. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Friona.
Survivors include three daughters, Glenda Miller and husband Bob of Amarillo, Arleta Scales and husband Russell of Derby, Kan., and Darla Jenkins and husband Raymond of Hereford; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Kings Manor Methodist Home, 400 Ranger Drive, Hereford, TX 79045; or Calvary Baptist Church, 1500 Cleveland St., Friona, TX 79035.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 4, 2011
Charles Eugene Johnson
GRUVER - Charles Eugene Johnson, 69, died Wednesday, July 1, 2011.
Celebration of life services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Oslo Lutheran Church with the Rev. Arlen Lloyd, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Oslo Cemetery. Arrangements are by Henston-Novak Funeral Directors of Guymon, Okla.
Mr. Johnson was born June 17, 1942, in Guymon, the second son to William Lewis and Billie Joyce Gill Johnson. He was raised in the Oslo Community. Called "Gene" as a young child, he later became known as "Charlie." He never married, but spent an interesting life traveling the world as a helicopter pilot, at one time as a civil instructor for U.S. Army pilots. He enjoyed telling stories about the 18 years he flew in Alaska for Era and Evergreen.
In 1986, he and his brother, Chris, began the business Aeroflight Publications.
Charlie's special interest was in photography and in his last years he especially enjoyed photographing Gruver High School athletic events.
He was preceded in death by his father, William Lewis Johnson.
He is survived by his mother, Joyce Johnson of Oslo; brother, James Elton Johnson and wife Karen of Oslo; a sister, Eloise Hackett and husband Doug of Greenville; brother, Eric of Gruver; and brother, Chris of Oslo. He is also survived by his nieces and nephews, Susan Hackett Runnels, Bob Hackett, Justin Johnson, Missy Johnson Cartwright, Lucas Johnson, Lisa Johnson and several grand-nephews and a niece.
The family suggests memorials be to Oslo Lutheran Church, in care of Henson-Novak Funeral Directors, P.O. Box 1306, Guymon, OK 73942.
Sign the online guest book at www.hensonnovak.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 4, 2011
Jose M. Reyes
HEREFORD - Jose M. Reyes, 57, of Hereford died Saturday, July 2, 2011, in Amarillo.
Prayer vigils were said at 6:30 p.m. Sunday and will be at 6:30 p.m. today in Parkside Chapel Funeral Home with Jesse Guerrero, deacon, officiating. Additional services and burial will be in Rodrigo M. Quevedo, Nam. Mexico. Arrangements are by Parkside Chapel Funeral Home of Hereford.
Jose was born in Rodrigo M. Quevedo. Nam. Mexico, to Rosendo and Buena Ventura Varela Reyes on June 6, 1954. He married Martha Gonzalez on Oct. 6, 1979, in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico. They moved to Hereford in 1974, from Chihuahua. He worked for County Services for 37 years as a diesel mechanic.
Survivors include his wife, Martha of Hereford; two sons, Valentin Reyes and wife Ana and Jose Reyes Jr. and wife Patricia, all of Hereford; two daughters, Yesenia Reyes and Tania Reyes of Hereford; four brothers, Cruz Reyes of Hereford, Jesus Reyes and wife Maria of Dodge City, Kan., Lorenzo of Chihuahua and Edwardo of Dodge City, Kan.; nine sisters, Dolores Ryes, Luz Elva Reyes, Rafaela Varela, Martha Varela, Delia Reyes, Ofelai Reyes and Maria de la Luz Reyes all of Chihuahua, Mexico, Guille Reyes of Dodge City and Ester Reyes of El Paso; and three grandchildren, Camila Reyes, Alexa Reyes and Isiah Salas, all of Hereford.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 4, 2011
Berneice Orlean Schilling
FOLLETT - Berneice Orlean Schilling, 89, died Saturday, July 2, 2011, at Twin Oaks Manor in Booker.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church in Follett with the Rev. Clay Wells officiating. Burial will be in Fairmont Cemetery of Follett. Arrangements are by Scotty Schilling Funeral Director of Follett.
Mrs. Schilling was born Nov. 14, 1921, to August and Lydia Sell Riffel in Omega, Okla., and was raised five miles southwest of Shattuck, Okla. She married Erwin Schilling in Woodward, Okla., in July 1945, and they lived with her parents until the death of her father in 1947.
Survivors include three sons, Larry, Tommy and Scotty Schilling, all of Follett; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a brother, Leroy Riffel of Follett.
The family suggests memorials be to a charity of choice.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 4, 2011
Velma L'Roy
GUYMON, Okla. - Velma L'Roy, 83, died Friday, July 1, 2011, in Dunaway Manor.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Tabernacle Baptist Church with the Rev. Van Heckle, officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery. Arrangements are by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors of Guymon.
Mrs. L'Roy was born to Ed and Bessie Brown on Jan. 4, 1928 in Wilmore, Kan. It was through her job that she met the love of her life, Bill L'Roy, and they were married April 2, 1945 in Dumas.
Survivors include her husband of Guymon; a daughter, Carolyn Long of Guymon; a son, Jerry L'Roy of Kerney, Neb.; two brothers, Harley Brown and Larry Brown, both of Buffalo, Okla.; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Guymon Masonic Lodge or Panhandle Lions Club, in care of Henson-Novak Funeral Directors, P.O. Box 1306, Guymon, OK 73942.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 4, 2011
Richard "Rick" D. Hopkins Jr.
MIDLOTHIAN - Richard "Rick" D. Hopkins Jr., 51, was born July 29, 1959 in Amarillo to Richard "Dick" and Rose Hopkins. He won his battle with cancer Friday, July 1, 2011, at his home in Midlothian surrounded by his loving family.
Rick enjoyed his work as paint contractor in the DFW area and Amarillo for more than 30 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; grandparents, Clint Wade Hopkins, Marie "Rea" Hopkins and T.J. Haynes.
Rick is survived by his wife, Jodie; sons, Richard D. Hopkins III and Jonathan K. Hopkins of Midlothian; brothers, Tray Hopkins and wife Vona of Midlothian and Michael Hopkins and wife Sherry of Alvarado; sisters, Alicia Barnes and husband Carl and Teresa Hayes and husband Randy, all of Amarillo; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial services were held Sunday July 3, 2011 at Midlothian Funeral Home.
Arrangements are by Midlothian Funeral Home.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 4, 2011


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After dropping his second fight for the UFC lightweight title, Kenny Florian had some soul searching to do.
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Event night is finally here and The Sherdog Radio Network has you covered on all things UFC 107. Check out who the SRN staff picked to win the lightweight title fight between B.J. Penn and Diego...
Guida Sees Florian as Stepping Stone to Title
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Clay Guida is set to take on Kenny Florian at UFC 107 and "The Carpenter" is hoping to make a statement with his performance on Saturday night.
The relentless lightweight has had trouble getting traction in the deep UFC 155-pound division, but sees the former title contender as a perfect matchup at this point in his career.
Speaking with Sherdog.com, Guida talks about his desire to re-assert himself in the championship hierarchy after his disappointing loss to Diego Sanchez last June. He also assesses his chances for victory against an admittedly more polished Florian.
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There's not much enthusiasm left to beat the tired drum about B.J.'s lack of cardio conditioning, particularly in light of recent, long-form fights. (A TKO loss via mugging... Read More
Red Ink: Penn/Sanchez
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When asked about Diego Sanchez's chances against B.J. Penn Saturday, Kenny Florian -- a man who has fought and lost to both -- said that he believes Penn does everything Sanchez can do. Only better.
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As an event orchestrated almost exclusively around a coming-home gimmick for Memphis native Quinton Jackson, Saturday's "UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez" fails rather miserably. (Jackson is too busy becoming the next Brian Bosworth.) As a card bolstered by two homicidal 155 lb. fighters, it should be judged for what it... Read More
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Rascal Flatts Ready to Build Playground
The three members of Rascal Flatts—Gary LeVox, Joe Don Rooney and Jay DeMarcus—will be in Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 15, helping to build a playground at Princeton Alternative Elementary School.
The award-winning group will be assisting volunteers from the community, The Home Depot, Academy of Country Music and KaBOOM to complete the playground in one day. "What I think is remarkable about this build is that Rascal Flatts said, 'Let us know where and when you want us and we'll be there,' " said Brooke Primero, senior director of publicity and marketing at the Academy of Country Music. The trio will also visit with the school's children during the day.
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I have apps such as Any.DO and AK Notepad installed in My Samsung Galaxy Y Android 2.3.6 phone. I have tried Titanium Backup and App 2 SD (move app to SD) but still not able to move these apps to the SD card at all. What's wrong? Can someone help me out here?
An app must explicitly support App2SD, or you cannot move it to the card. There are several reasons why an app might not support it:
As the sdcard would be unaccessible when connecting to a computer, both things would "crash" (as they could no longer access their data etc.). Of course there's always the possibility the developer simply didn't care -- in which case you should contact him and ask.
There are some factors that may affect this:
The reasons why some apps are not preferable to be installed on SD card are as following:
(Some parts are redacted. They are explaining what developers have to do to make their apps working properly after the SD card is remounted.)
Note: this answer serves as general information to "Why some apps cannot be moved to SD card"
It is definitely possible to move apps to the SD card and still have them working perfectly (widgets and services included) via Link2SD.
EDIT: Using this method requires root access on your phone and also needs your SD card to be formatted to have a second partition on it.
In order to avoid redundantly posting the answer again over here, I'll just drop a link to it: http://android.stackexchange.com/a/145591/167026


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I have one shortcut icon to a register that a update on a very regular basis that sits on my desktop in win7. I want to lock that icon so i know exactly where it is every time I flick to my desktop to access it. Some days sees me update this file up to 200 times and I get sick of looking for it. I also use the desktop a lot for temp file locations for short term files, hence the desktop changes by the minute or hour regularly.
What is my best option to instantly access this file for updates if I can not lock that one particular icon in place?
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10 posts tagged with davidlynch and Music.
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A Desert Road
I'm Waiting Here is a bonus track off of David Lynch's forthcoming album. The video pairs the dreamy vocals of Lykke Li (reminiscent of the sound work on Twin Peaks) with a visual of rolling desert landscape (reminiscent of Lynch's Lost Highway). [more inside]
"That's how it was done"
The key to beginning a long journey toward understanding which, as we have learned, is something for which each human being cries out, cupping his hands over the mouth.
Strange and Unproductive Thinking, off David Lynch's fantastically weird album Crazy Clown Time, is a humorous, rambling, insightful essay disguised as a song in which the legendary director gives his thoughts on the purpose of evolution, the process that leads us to knowledge, and "the remarkable idea of a world free of tooth-decay".
David Lynch's All-American Spring Break.
"Crazy Clown Time" is the new music video by filmmaker and musician David Lynch. It's kinda not safe for work, or life.
Hey Pinky, What Do You See?
David Lynch's debut album, Crazy Clown Time, is streaming in its entirety on NPR first listen until November 8th. That is all.
In Heaven, everything is fine. We'll make Heaven a place on Earth.
Tom Waits has teamed up with The David Lynch Foundation to help launch DLF Music and their 'Download for Good' campaign on PledgeMusic. The David Lynch Foundation "is a non-profit educational organization which was established in July 2005 to ensure that anyone at-risk for traumatic stress can learn Transcendental Meditation."
With a bullet.
Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch and Laura Palmer
A single Youtube link in which Angelo Badalamenti displays and describes how he wrote the Twin Peaks theme with David Lynch.
Land on your own moon
Ok, it's an advert but it's a 'directed by Chris Cunningham' advert... [more inside]
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Before our 7th grade and 11th grade students start 8th and 12th grade (respectively) in 2016-17, they must receive a vaccine against meningitis, an infection of the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
Students entering 8th grade must also receive the Tdap vaccine, so parents can get them done during the same visit to the doctor. If your student going into the 12th grade received the first meningitis immunization at age 16 or later, a second one will not be needed. Otherwise, two are required for 12th grade students. Please have this immunization done as soon as possible, and make sure your School Nurse receives a copy. Please contact your School Nurse or the Nurse Coordinator at 314-345-4401 for questions.
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Summer vacation 2015 will be a week longer than originally planned. The Special Administrative Board has voted to adjust the 2015/16 school year calendar resulting in the first day of school changing from August 10 to August 17. The later starting date will also change the last day of school from May 20 to May 26.
Other adjustments to the 2015/16 school year calendar include moving Spring Break from March 14-18 to March 21-25, changing the two Record Keeping Days from December 21 to December 18 and from May 23 to May 27, and adding a No School day on December 21 to give non 12-month staff a two-week Winter Break. The revised 2015/16 school year calendar is available by clicking here.
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The 10 Best Moments for Computers in 2014 Computers
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As we head into the tail end of December, we figured we'd take a look back at the year and its top moments for Computers. We had some big announcements and events that had us computer monkeys at Mighty Ape HQ giggling like kids during recess. So after some deliberation and serious debate (that may have involved Nerf guns) we came to an agreement on the top 10 Computing moments of the year, and one conclusion:
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Last of the Great Scouts: The Life Story of William F. Cody "Buffalo Bill"The life story of Colonel William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill," as told by his sister and Zane Grey. It begins with his boyhood in Iowa and his first encounter with an Indian. We see "Bill" as a pony express rider, then near Fort Sumter as Chief of the Scouts, and later engaged in the most dangerous Indian campaigns. There is also a very interesting account of the travels of "The Wild West" Show. No
Buffalo Bill - Classics Illustrated #106The greatest adventure story of all time is the story of the American West and the men who won its untold riches for America. Of all the scouts whose unflinching courage blazed the trail of that wilderness, the most celebrated was William Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill. William F. Cody was born in the middle of the nineteenth century on the plains of Kansas Territory where his family had
Buffalo Bill on the Silver ScreenFor more than thirty years, William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody entertained audiences across the United States and Europe with his Wild West show. Scores of books have been written about Cody's fabled career as a showman, but his involvement in the film industry—following the dissolution of his traveling show—is less well known. In Buffalo Bill on the Silver Screen, Sandra K. Sagala chronicles the
The Adventures of Buffalo BillFearless hero and showman extraordinaire William "Buffalo Bill" Cody lived a remarkable life. As a young man, he made a name for himself in the Wild West as an incredibly successful buffalo hunter and rider for the Pony Express. Later in life, he helped immortalize the mythology of the period by staging a series of traveling shows depicted a romanticized version of life on the open range. This
The Adventures of Buffalo BillAutobiography of Buffalo Bill. According to Wikipedia: "According to Wikipedia: "William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (February 26, 1846 January 10, 1917) was an American soldier, bison hunter and showman. He was born in the Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), in Le Claire but lived several years in Canada before his family moved to the Kansas Territory. Buffalo Bill received the Medal


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'Interstellar' Nolan's nod to childhood at movies
FILE – In this June 2, 2012 file photo, Christopher Nolan accepts the most manticipated movie award for "The Dark Knight Rises" at the 2012 Guys Choice Awards in Culver City, Calif. It's tough to get the writer-director Nolan to divulge details about the plot of his upcoming sci-fi movie "Interstellar." "We're right in the thick of the first cut of the film," he said on stage during a question and answer session at the annual movie-theater convention CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Wednesday, March 26, 2014. "So I can't really say much about it right now." (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, file)
LAS VEGAS (AP) — It's tough to get writer-director Christopher Nolan to divulge details about the plot of his upcoming sci-fi movie "Interstellar."
"We're right in the thick of the first cut of the film," he said on stage during a question and answer session at the annual movie-theater convention CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Wednesday. "So I can't really say much about it right now."
However, he [auth] did say that the tone of the time travel focused project, of which scientist Kip Thorne is a producer, is very different than any of his previous films.
"For me it's about harking back to films I saw when I was a child," he said. "I grew up in an era that was the golden age of the blockbuster, where something being a family film could be very broad and universal. I feel like that is something I want to see again. Something that looks at where we are as people and where we might go."
Co-written with his brother and frequent collaborator Jonathan Nolan — the two have worked on "The Dark Knight," "The Dark Knight Rises" and "The Prestige" together — "Interstellar" is about "interstellar travel," Nolan offered.
But just how the story will unfold when it hits theaters in November is still a mystery.
In the trailer, snippets of archival aviation footage is shown as Matthew McConaughey talks about "the ability to overcome the impossible" via voiceover. We also see a shot of the Oscar winner driving down a dusty road while tears are in his eyes and a little girl holding a man's hand while watching the launch of what looks like a rocket.
McConaughey, along with Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain, stars in the film. Nolan said he "needed someone who was very much an everyman" to play the male lead. McConaughey, he added, was an ideal choice. "He is experiencing extraordinary events in the film and we are seeing them through his eyes. I didn't' know how much potential Matthew had until 'Mud.' It showed me a side of his capabilities that I never knew was there. It's a transformative performance."
Though he did not reveal any of the locations where the film was shot, Nolan said the film was "shot like a documentary." He said he tried to stay away from creating scenes with CGI. "We put the people in the real environments," he added.
Shot mostly in IMAX, Nolan said the post work on the film will be very detailed. "The technical aspects of how things are presented is going to be more involved than any other film I've ever made," he said. But that won't involve 3-D. "3-D is not necessarily the best thing for a shared experience," he said.
He added that he had "ambitious plans of how we will maximize the potential of sound systems in theaters." But he assured movie houses won't need any extra tools to screen his film, which is scored by Hans Zimmer. "We will use existing equipment," he added.
Nolan said the universal appeal of his new movie was inspired by the films he was moved by as a kid, like Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey," which left him feeling transported by its magnitude. "I had this extraordinary time being taken away to another world," he recalled.
He hopes to echo that experience with "Interstellar." "It tries to be an experience that you carry with you," he said.
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Brazil Real Rises From Three-Year Low as Central Bank Intervenes
Brazil's real advanced after policy makers intervened following a plunge in the currency last week to a three-year low on slower-than-forecast third-quarter economic growth.
The real gained the most in a week after the central bank sold $2.1 billion in currency swaps in two auctions today. The bank also offered as much as $5 billion with an agreement to repurchase the U.S. currency later to boost liquidity. Swap rates dropped on speculation policy makers will keep borrowing costs at a record low through the first half of 2013 after a Nov. 30 report showed that Latin America's biggest economy grew at half the pace analysts had projected.
The currency appreciated 0.6 percent to 2.1235 per dollar at the close in Sao Paulo, the most since Nov. 23. It dropped on Nov. 30 to 2.1360, the weakest since May 2009. Swap rates on contracts due in January 2014 fell four basis points, or 0.04 percentage point, to 7.17 percent.
"With the weak GDP outlook, there has been pressure on the real," Bernd Berg, emerging-markets strategist at Credit Suisse Group AG, said in a phone interview from Zurich. "They don't want the real to depreciate too quickly."
Policy makers have oscillated between selling reverse currency swaps to protect exporters by keeping the real from strengthening and selling currency swaps aimed at preventing the real from depreciating too quickly and creating inflationary pressure, Eduardo Suarez, a senior currency strategist at Scotiabank in Toronto, said in an e-mailed report. The central bank may try to keep the real in a range of 2.05 to 2.15 per dollar, he wrote.
Currency Swaps
The central bank sold 41,800 currency swap contracts due in January in two auctions today to stem the real's losses. On Nov. 23, it sold $1.6 billion in currency swaps in the first use of the instrument since auctions from May 18 through June 29. From August through October, the bank sold reverse currency swaps to keep the real weaker than 2 per dollar and make exporters more competitive. The currency traded in a range of 2 per dollar to 2.1 per dollar from July 4 through Nov. 21.
To promote liquidity, the central bank sold dollars today in two credit line auctions. The first auction had a threshold of 2.122450 and the second had a price threshold of 2.132400, the bank said in an e-mailed statement. Policy makers last held such an auction in December 2011. The bank is trying to improve liquidity as end-of-year company remittances squeeze the supply of dollars. The central bank rejected all dollar bids in its 2011 auction.
Growth Outlook
Brazil's economy will grow 1.27 percent this year and 3.70 percent in 2013, according to the median estimate in a central bank survey of about 100 analysts published today. It was the biggest single-week reduction in 2013 growth forecasts all year. In the previous week's survey, analysts forecast GDP to expand 1.50 percent in 2012 and 3.94 percent next year.
Growth domestic product increased 0.9 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, the statistics agency said Nov. 30, trailing the 1.9 percent median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg.
The central bank left Brazil's target lending rate at a record low 7.25 percent last week, snapping a streak of 10 reductions as they tried to stoke growth in an economy forecast to expand at the slowest pace in three years. They pledged to keep monetary conditions stable for a "prolonged period," according to a statement accompanying the rate decision.
Economic Stimulus
President Dilma Rousseff's government has cut taxes and boosted spending over the past 12 months to prop up the economy. While the efforts are keeping retail sales buoyant amid a global slowdown, companies are holding back on investment and industrial production contracted in September for the first time in four months.
Cuts in GDP forecasts are a signal the central bank will keep borrowing costs low for a prolonged period and could even cut rates before raising them, Credit Suisse's Berg said. The bank revised down its 2012 GDP forecast to 1.1 percent last week, from a previous projection of 1.5 percent.
"It looks unlikely the central bank will increase rates anytime soon," Berg said. "The stimulus is working and it's the right stimulus but it takes time. Brazil's economy is driven strongly by domestic demand and credit and now you're repositioning for more growth in investment, exports. That restructuring of the economy takes time."


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News Civilians Suffer the Iraqization of Afghanistan
From today's NYT, Attacks in Afghanistan Grow More Frequent and Lethal:
Civilians increasingly have been paying the price of the more frequent and devastating attacks. More than 150 civilians have been killed by suicide bombings this year, the head of the United Nations mission in Afghanistan, Tom Koenigs, said recently, before the attacks on Tuesday. The bombings, once relatively ineffective, now increasingly claim casualties in the double digits. … Canadian and American soldiers on operations in the southern province of Kandahar last week said they saw a clear connection with tactics in Iraq. One called it the "Iraqization" of the insurgency here, whether through personal contacts or the Internet. Canadian soldiers, for instance, said they recently found a scarecrow by a roadside rigged with explosives. In Iraq, insurgents have rigged corpses beside roads with explosives.


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Here's how I eventually did this. I have no idea if this is the "right" way to do it, but it worked. I subclassed the filtersfeature.
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We've recently added filters to one of our grids, and we're using the ListFilter in particular. It renders itself with a checkbox next to the word Filters in the menu. The check implies that you...
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Nevermind. I inadvertently added it to the listeners of the sel model, not the grid itself. DOH-eth!
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Reviving a dead thread because I need a cellclick as well. I want to react to the clicking of cells and, depending on which cell was clicked and what is in it, I may launch a particular behavior.
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We resolved this by finding the onactivate event of the tab, and not building the grid until that time. So rather than building the grid and telling it to refresh, you don't build it until the tab...
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I have a grid that will have a custom renderer to have an expandable section to show some related info (detail tables). But I would like to lazy load this detail for performance reasons and because...
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I found that the json I returned was missing a closing brace. Once this was fixed, the header=false fix was no longer necessary. It's annoying that I never got any errors saying I had a parse...
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It was the class name. I think I must've copied from a Ext 3 example or something because once I changed from Ext.grid.GridPanel to Ext.grid.Panel alot of my issue fell away. I still ahve other...
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Humble Medal Of Honor Recipient Felt 'Like A Failure'
There are many remarkable things about what U.S. Marine Dakota Meyer did two years ago in Afghanistan.
NPR's Tom Bowman tells the story of the then-corporal's heroics. Along with Staff Sgt. Juan Rodriguez-Chavez, Meyer (now a sergeant in the Marine Corps Reserve) disobeyed orders and undertook a dangerous, six-hour battle to rescue stranded troops who had been ambushed by enemy fighters.
They were up against mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire. And they went back into the line of fire, "again and again," as Tom reported on Morning Edition.
One passage in Tom's report particularly struck us:
"After six hours, it was over. Meyer kept thinking one thing.
" 'You feel like a failure. Why isn't that you being carried on that bird? Why are you standing here and they're not?' Meyer said.
"Meyer was anything but a failure. His actions, say military officials, saved more than a dozen Marines and two dozen Afghan soldiers."
Tom Bowman reporting on Medal of Honor winner Sgt. Dakota Meyer
Today at 2:45 p.m. ET, President Obama is due to give Meyer the Medal of Honor — the nation's highest award for valor on the battlefield. He's the first living Marine to receive the award since the Vietnam War. The ceremony will be streamed here. We'll have more after that. (Rodriguez-Chavez already has been awarded the Navy Cross, the second-highest award for valor.)
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— Update at 2:40 p.m. — the official citation.
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Arenas was cut by the Orlando Magic in December under the team's amenesty clause, but Yahoo! sources report that the 30-year-old guard is healthy after having the same platelet-rich therapy treatment on his knees that Kobe Bryant had last summer in Germany.
The Lakers need another scorer and point guard to behind Derek Fisher and Steve Blake and while Arenas isn't as young as some might prefer, he averaged eight points per game, shot 34.4 percent from the field, and 27.5 percent from three-point range while playing an average of just 21.8 minutes off the bench.
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'Scott Pilgrim vs the World' takes on audiences August 13
Universal Pictures has shifted the release dates for two of its most anticipated films this year: "Little Fockers" and "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World."
"Little Fockers," the third installment in the "Meet the..." franchise, will now open on Dec. 22. Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro and Owen Wilson are all back for more "Focker" fun. Other potential competition for the family moviegoing dollar this upcoming holiday season includes "The Green Hornet" with Seth Rogen," "Gulliver's Travels" with Jack Black and Paramount's remake of "True Grit" starring Matt Damon and Jeff Bridges.
More intriguingly, potential breakout "Scott Pilgrim vs the World" finally has a release date of Aug. 13. Directed by Edgar Wright, the adaptation of the Bryan Lee O'Mally's popular series of graphic novels is a mixmash of genres and stars Michael Cera, Chris Evans, Brandon Routh and Mary Elisabeth Winstead. "Pilgrim" will battle "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore," Vanessa Hudgens in "Beastly" and the Rachel McAdams/Harrison Ford comedy "Morning Glory" for box office, um, glory.
The changes mostly occurred because the studio saw a bigger opportunity for "Fockers" at Christmas than during a crowded summer slate. The last "Fockers" film opened on Dec. 24, 2004 and grossed over $279 million domestically. "Pilgrim" had been mysteriously undated until now, but comic fans will no doubt be thrilled the pre-Comic-Con release means big events around the film in San Diego this July.
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I'm working with a Satchmo installation that resides within an existing project. This project has its own templates as well as templates for some of the various apps that are installed. Some of these app-specific templates have their own app_base.html variations that expect to derive form base.html. I'd like to be able to do the same thing with my Satchmo templates and have them reside within my project's base, but also have some additional html added around all of them.
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This structure works somewhat, but not how I expected. in /store/base.html (Satchmo's base) I've simply replaced everything with a test message. I can see the message, so I know satchmo is loading its base and not the site's base. However, I can't extend my project's base anymore since using:
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|The cast of "No Heroics"
No masks. No powers. No heroics. Those are the rules that grace the front door to the superheroes-only bar called The Fortress. Guarded by Thundermonkey, the bouncer whose ability to summon monkeys in as little as forty-five minutes is one of the few authorized for use in the pub where superheroes come to unwind in âNo Heroics,â the British television series created by Drew Pearce.
âNo Heroicsâ follows the lives of The Hotness (with heat-based powers), Timebomb (who can see into the future), Electroclash (who controls electronics), and She-Force (super-strength) as they deal with friendship, sex, failure, and the fact that everybody wants to be famous nowadays, something that encroaches terrifyingly on their territory. In a world where costumed characters are increasingly commonplace, the crew ceaselessly bickers and argues about how to maintain their tenuous status as icons. The show ends its first series with episode six October 23 on Britainâs ITV, and CBR News caught up with creator Drew Pearce to talk with him about the cult favorite show.
Pearce has been a fan of comics since he was a kid, and like many U.K. children started with a love of â2000 A.D.â âThough I was never really into Judge Dredd,â he told CBR. âI wanted to be Chopper, not some lame-ass judge! I loved Rogue Trooper and Strontium Dog and, of course, Zenith. ÃÆââ¬Å¡ÃâàThat character and his world of eighties UK superheroes are still one of my favourite ever comics, and âNo Heroicsâ is definitely the product of that and everything that I've loved since then.â
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Other comics Pearce credits with influencing âNo Heroicsâ include works by Alan Moore, Briand Michael Bendis, Mark Millar, Chris Claremont, John Byrne, Brian K. Vaughan, Kurt Busiek, Dan Slott and Warren Ellis. âIt was amazing when [Ellis] said he actually liked the show,â Pearce remarked.
The âNo Heroicsâ creator also found inspiration for the show by drawing from his own life experiences as a musician. âIn some ways, the feel of the show is based on my time playing in terrible, no-mark indie bands,â he explained. âWe'd basically rehearse for an hour, then go for the pub for five hours, where we'd sit around the âNMEâ bitching about other people's reviews and the fact that we're not as famous as everyone else. Just like the heroes do in the show. However, nobody in my bands had superpowers (as far as I was aware), but somewhere in my brain, the loser superhero and loser band experiences must have fused, and the Brundlefly that popped out was called âNo Heroics.ââ
Every week, the opening credits of âNo Heroicsâ are modified to show different heroes in normal situations, like the Blue Beetle-esque Praying Mantis mowing the lawn. Pearce admits this motif is a reiteration of âThe Simpsonsâ blackboard joke, but says itâs also a way to showcase characters you would not normally see in costume. âI wanted to give a sense that there's an actual universe of heroes in âNo Heroics,â that they weave in and out of the stories like in a comics universe, and the opening is a good place to see them,â Pearce said. âAll of the opening characters - Valhalla, Gloryvixen, Microid, Praying Mantis, Astroburn - have bigger or smaller parts elsewhere in the series. Some of them are featured comedy actors - like Tony Way as Praying Mantis and Dan Clark as Astroburn in the superhero therapy of episode five. But sometimes they're more subtle, or just part of the universe.â
The opening credits also allow Pearce to advance the story of some minor characters in the âNo Heroicsâ universe. âSo the Gloryvixen sex tape mentioned in episode one leads to that character barging past Alex (out of costume) in the opening Fortress scene,â he explained. âLater in the series, we see Gloryvixen pushing a baby buggy in one of the pre-titles, then in therapy. And all of those characters are seen in The Fortress, dressed in their off-duty clothes, throughout the whole run of the show. The irony, of course, is that I may well be the only person who gives a shit about any of it.â
Those minor characters like Thundermonkey, played by Jim Howick, have developed their own cult following, as Pearce quickly found out. âI'm loving that he's already turned into the Boba Fett of âNo Heroics,â but probably my favourite minor character is Mister Ish in episode four,â Pearce remarked. âHe's basically an annoying magic-based superhero who tries to steal some red wine using an incantation at the start of an episode. Ben the director picked a guy called Steve from the extras agency to play Mister Ish, and then on the morning of his scenes, I met him, took him to wardrobe and make-up to whip him into sorcerory shape, and we chatted a bit then got on with the rest of our day. After lunch, one of the crew came up to us to say that someone had drawn a picture for us.
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âAnd it was such a pleasure and a surprise to see someone go that quickly from stranger to fan of the show, and then to being part of its creative mythos. Because, obviously, from then on Mister Ish got upgraded to being in loads of scenes. In fact, Steve a.k.a. Mister Ish just sent me a second bit of âNo Heroicsâ art which is on my MySpace. It's basically the biggest complement someone can pay you, and one of the joys of an unfolding universe of characters.â
âNo Heroicsâ fans will be surprised to learn the main characters were envisioned much differently than they eventually appeared in the finished pilot episode. âIn various versions of the show, the group of friends have been bigger, smaller, more superhero-y, more real, and even, at one point, a superhero team themselves,â Pearce explained. âIn fact, at one point they were going to fight together as a team called The Influence. But a lot of that stuff ends up getting chucked out, as you realize you're trying to find characters that give you jokes and funny situations and a bit of reality.â
Those fans who saw the âNo Heroicsâ set visit on YouTube were surprised by the attention to detail and the level of comic book âeaster eggsâ to be found. âIt was in the show all along,â Pearce said. âFrom the beginning, I knew I wanted âNo Heroicsâ to work entirely on a non-parody level â as long as you understood the basic tenets of a superhero universe, you could move past that pretty quickly, I think, and enjoy the comedy of a bunch of mates bickering and jostling for success. But with the existence of nearly a century's worth of superhero lore, and as an enormous comic book fan myself, it seemed stupid and sacrilegious to ignore the legacy. So I had the idea of a second tier of visual imagery, which we lovingly called Geek Detail, thatâs there for me and you and the other millions of people who do actually care about superhero culture. Then, all of my crappy puns like Shazamstell and Gin City were superbly rendered by an amazing art team led by Dick Lunn (âSpaced,â âHot Fuzz,â etc). So they make my stupid ideas look good.â
As for Pearceâs favorite reference, it would probably be the bottle of alcohol marked âLoganâs Rum.â âI'm a big Wolverine fan and fan of the film âLogan's Run,â Pearce said, âSo it works as a double pun. Or it's twice as crappy, depending on how you look at it.â
Between the easter eggs in the set design and the healthy back-story for even the most minor of characters, one would think the âNo Heroicsâ series âbibleâ would be quite lengthy â and they would be correct. âThe âNo Heroicsâ show bible is huge,â Pearce confirmed. âAnd like all bibles, it contradicts itself on every other page, has lots of rules that no one in the show actually follows, but is hopefully the basis for loads of really cracking stories. However, there are probably more gay blowjobs in the âNo Heroicsâ bible than in most other similar works.â
With such a huge bible, the show seems ripe for webisodes and graphic novel tie-ins much like those associated with âHeroesâ or âBattlestar Galactica.â âUnsurprisingly, it's the kind of thing I think about all the time,â Pearce said. âAnd if we get a second series, it'll open up chances to do a lot of universe expansion that we didn't have the resources for this time. There are loads of characters - Fusebox, Doomball, Astroburn, Tidalwave to name a few - who'd perfectly suit little webisodes, just a chance to catch up with those characters. And of course, Iâd love to do a graphic novel to tie-in, and weâre talking to some interesting people about âNo Heroicsâ in comic form, so fingers crossed. I'm really excited to show some of the âfront of houseâ action that goes on in the âNo Heroicsâ world.
âThe dark history of Timebomb's badassery is a rich seam I'm keen to mine, for example. In black ops, Don used to pull off the kind of shit that would give the Punisher panic attacks. And Excelsor is a character whose powers we never get to see in the show, partly because it maintains the mystery of him, but partly because I don't have the hundreds of thousands of pounds that demonstrating his awesome powers would entail onscreen. But in a comic, we could really see what Excelsor, the most famous cape in âNo Heroicsâ land and by his own admission âa diamond-tipped thermonuclear fuckhammer,â can really do. I'd buy that, even if I wrote it myself.â
While the show has received considerable critical acclaim, Pearce is unsure as to whether or not âNo Heroicsâ will come back for a second series. âThe reviews have been amazing, particularly for a first series of a comedy in the UK, where people tend to go in pretty nasty right from the go-get,â he said. âI think we're officially the best reviewed new comedy this year in the UK (whatever the fuck that means). So that's been a lovely surprise. The figures have been solid cable fare, and have started to rise, which is also really positive.â
Helping to earn that praise from viewers and critics is the âNo Heroicsâ cast. âYou finally get to put the show on tape, and suddenly you have this amazing group of actors,â Pearce said. âSo when you come to write the series, you can mold the characters based on what you know of the people playing them. I mean, I adore Timebomb on the page, but what James Lance does with him on screen is amazing. And the whole point about Excelsior is that nobody other than Pat Baladi could make the things he says broadcastable, let alone charming. Then you have Nick Burns, Rebekah Staton, Claire Keelan - I mean, they're an amazing cast, and I'm bloody lucky to have them in my little show.â
|Drew Pearce on set with The Hotness
The last episode of the first series of âNo Heroicsâ airs this Thursday, October 23 on ITV, and is the last chance for fans to tune in and have their voices be heard. âIf people like the show, I'd urge them to watch it and talk about it on their blogs, and tell as many people about it as possible,â Pearce said. âBecause it's a UK series, we only get six episodes to prove ourselves before they decide whether we go again. And it takes time to fall in love with a TV show, particularly when you're purposefully spiky like ours is, but hopefully now some people have, and I'd love the chance to really stretch our legs with a second series.â
Not all âNo Heroicsâ fans are in the United Kingdom, as word of mouth and the internet have carried the show worldwide. âIf BitTorrents were viewing figures, we'd have been commissioned for a ten-year run by now,â Pearce remarked. âUnfortunately, that's not really the way the world works. Though I have appreciated the opportunity to see the word âhate-fuckâ translated into Spanish.â
What can non-British fans do to support the show? It's simple, just keep talking about it. âJust spread the word,â Pearce said. âIf you like the show, let people know (that's not meant to be some lame rhyme). Do drawings, make ludicrous pronouncements, record folk songs, do special virility dances to the gods of TV. Because I think in the bad old days, shows would just be judged on ratings alone, and god knows, every show needs ratings of some kind if it can get them. But I think the geek community - which I'd consider myself a humble part of - is as powerful as any mainstream demographic these days. I mean, just look at âThe Dark Knight!â It's our fucking world right now! So we should just keep doing what we've always done - loving things to the point of mania, then boring everyone stupid who hasn't about them yet. It's what we do, and we do it oh so well. And I for one would love to see âNo Heroicsâ in the US.â


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Once upon a time, practitioners of the planet's oldest profession could give their clients the most perfunctory sexual performances with very little chance of being held accountable. But the Internet may soon change that. There are now several locker-room-style Web sites run by and for prostitutes' customers that offer reviews of the women and (on one site) therapists who counsel the contributors on all matters sexual.
The concept is simple. A "hobbyist" (one site host's euphemism for what sex workers call a "trick" or a "john") goes online to submit a review of a prostitute he has spent time with, describing in vivid and gory detail exactly how he felt about the performance of the hired object of his lust. Thus worldsexguide.com, heavenorhell.com, lastpage.com/ sexmessages, and "johnsactionguide" (22.214.171.124/ default2.html) have become cyber-fraternity houses, where men who spend a great deal of their discretionary income on women who are willing to compromise their dignity for pictures of dead presidents can log on to share information.
As all these sites are part of the World Wide Web, prostitutes from every city, town, and village could presumably fall under the salacious eye of the group. But not surprisingly, the vast majority of posted material deals with sex workers from the largest U.S. metropolitan areas. The World Sex Guide, which includes critiques from as far away as Guam, has a section labeled "Minnesota"--which contains a single, not terribly flattering, entry. An excerpt: "I went to [a massage parlor] in downtown Mpls., and I was disappointed. First off, the place is a dump. Secondly, I made the mistake of assuming prices I've experienced from going to places out-of-state and on this site would be about right. I got it half right. It must be the real estate values downtown, because it was fucking expensive!"
For the joyful john, these sites provide valuable information in a business fraught with deceit. For the prostitute they provide an opportunity to let the world know exactly how proficient she is within the realm of sexual performance, thereby enabling those fortunate enough to get rave reviews substantial income growth almost overnight.
In the sex-for-sale business, many advertising vehicles require a picture to lure a client. And often the hooker behind the ad would rather that the world not see a photo of her attached to this line of work. Hence, a likeness from a foreign girlie rag is scanned and used as a facsimile representation. While this is great for the working girl, it is not so great for the client--who either caves in, spending big dollars for someone other than the woman he anticipated, or cries "bait and switch," rejecting the encounter when he and his fantasy lady actually meet.
The john Web sites tend to be cluttered with warnings about certain women or escort agencies, as part of a collective effort to educate the legion of enthusiastic consumers who contract for sexual services. With the new wave of cyberreview sites, dozens of bogus agencies and individuals are in the process of being outed every day. One nameless escort-service owner, infamous for sending anyone available in lieu of the woman pictured in an ad, confides, "I hate those sites." And understandably so--if he's sending fakes at $300 per hour.
But the bait and switch isn't limited to fake pictures; it involves fake women as well. One recent forum on the johnsactionguide site questioned the true gender of several women whom the hobbyists suspected might have been born men. "Everyone out there should be very careful with this," cautions one man on the site. "It's pretty amazing how real many of these post-ops look. And when you're horny, you tend to see what you want to see."
Another says, "I am always more careful in checking out female providers who are over five-eight. If I notice anything funny, like a wig, a weird voice, thick wrists, no hips, or sometimes just that certain angularity that men tend to have, I call it off real quick."
Given the popularity of these sites, a couple of good or bad reviews can make or break a house or a sex worker. Fatima, a pleasant and attractive New York sex worker with a full-time day job, says the sites are "fabulous," and adds, "Ever since I got a couple of good reviews, guys have been calling off the hook to see me."
But not everybody is so happy. Sometimes the commentary on the sites is graphic, salacious, and malicious--and can be extremely disturbing to those maligned. One very pretty but somewhat overweight Anna Nicole Smith look-alike was reviewed with the passage, "She was so fat I had to separate the folds and flaps to fuck her." When the woman learned of the posting, she burst into tears, according to her house mom.
Since the onslaught of the sites, some worldly-wise working women have changed their ways, opting to give full and good service to all their clients. Stacy, a Manhattan sex worker, says, "I've never been the type of working girl to give a client a bad session, because I make most of my money from regulars. But with all these review sites, I make sure to give each and every guy the time of his life."
While there are two sides to every story and the reality of he says/she says applies in the old-fashioned world, sex workers have not caught up with their tricks in the cyberworld. There are as yet no sites where prostitutes can log on to dump on the slobs who patronize them. But that could change soon. Lisa, a very successful New York madam and sex worker, is so adamant about these sites that she's already planning on turning the tables. "It's really disgusting the way these guys go online and discuss every stretch mark, every implant, and every mole on a girl's body," says Lisa, who generally receives very favorable reviews on the Web. "Some of these guys are so horrible--their breath stinks, their asses stink, their underwear has skid marks, their penises are ugly. They have a lot of nerve talking about my girls the way they do. When I get the time, I'm gonna start my own Web site so the girls can review the pigs who think they're so smart. Then we'll see how they feel."
And here's another wrinkle: Laughably called the Creative Writer's Workshop, the johnsactionguide site and its host pride themselves on the quality of the submissions, although many are of a less-than-professional caliber. And some day in the not-too-distant future, the owner plans to consolidate and categorize all the submissions into one entity that he's confident will be of interest to any major publishing house.
Whether the world cares about a cybertrick's adolescent musings is debatable. But clearly the Internet's effect on the performance of the average working girl is not.
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Childhood Fears and Anxieties
Easing Fears in Preschoolers
As their world expands, preschoolers continue to fear new places and people. New exposures bring fear of the unexpected, Chansky tells WebMD.
"Some of this is the result of concrete experiences, but some of it is due to their developing imagination." Being able to imagine that there really isn't anything lurking in that dark closet is a wonderful accomplishment, she says. But, at this age, they haven't quite mastered the skill enough to know how to calm themselves.
Kristin Lagattuta, PhD, assistant psychology professor at the University of California at Davis, does research with preschoolers. She studies how they make connections between the mind and emotions. Lagattuta explains that young children around age 4 or 5 do OK telling the imaginary from the real -- unless it is connected with something fearful. "When the emotion is real, then it is hard for them to determine that the experience that goes with it isn't real, as well."
How can you help your child with fears like these?
At any age, break the challenge into small steps, says Chanksy. She suggests tackling that big, dark cave of a closet by turning it into something fun and positive. "By creating a competing emotion," she says, "you help burn out the anxiety." Be creative, says Chansky: Go into the dark and read a book by flashlight. Make five goofy faces, and get out right away. Play 20 questions. This all gets your child into a different frame of mind. Practice often, for the best results.
Dogs are another big fear for preschoolers, says Chansky. Dogs are often big, loud jumpers -- not a good combination for small ones.
Again, Chansky suggests approaching the fear in steps. Resist the temptation either to overprotect or to prompt with, "It's fine, come on!" says Chansky. Instead, give your child opportunities for direct, safe experiences. Talk to a dog's owner and ask, "Is the dog friendly? Can we say 'hi'?" suggests Chansky. "Or, ask your child, 'Is the dog's tail wagging? That's the sign of a happy dog.'" If you have a friend with a dog, let the "sleeping dog lie" -- and let your child observe. That allows a safe entrée to the world of dogs.
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Excellent hotel
We stayed in a standard double room in the Gothia Towers Hotel. The views were great and the facilities and space in the room excellent. The buffet breakfast was busy on the Sunday morning- its completely self-service, but lovely and quiet on Monday. There were lots of families staying as the Liseberg Gardens are immediately opposite the hotel. The atmosphere was cool and calm in the hotel- the staff friendly and the surrounding area ideal for eating out or walking to town/the botanic gardens. We would go again and would not hesitate to recommend the hotel to both families and couples/singles.
Stunning hotel
What a Hotel, stayed here on the Easter Weekend 05, on great value for money rates. One thing - ask for a non smoking room ! better decor & views. Heaven 23 bar and restaurant are stunning, definitley the place to be on a Saturday night and the food in the restaurant is delicious !!!! One more thing to add, I have never seen so many plates of prawns beeing sold in one place in my life !! they tasted great too...
Sky Executive Room - recomended
Used to stay at the Elite Plaza [ a 5 star hotel ] - but on this trip could not get it booked so, stayed at the Gothia Towers for the first time. Found the staff very helpful, used the valet parking service and all was as it should be. Did not eat in the hotel so cannot comment on the restaurent. BUT, if you stay at this hotel, you must book the SKY EXECUTIVE ROOM. The view from the 22nd floor is terrific. Plus, rooms have free pay TV, free Mini Bar, free room service. 15 minute walk to the Avenue for restaurents - so no problem there. Down side - it is big and it is not a pretty hotel, but put that to one side and enjoy the views !!
Okay - but nothing special
We stayed the night the weekend before Christmas. It is quite a bland hotel with not alot to recommend it or not recommend it. There is nothing particularly special about it, the service is very impersonal, but there is nothing really to complain about either. Quite a cold experience.
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This is pretty much a conference hotel, but we booked it because it was across the road from the big theme park that our kid wanted to visit. We stayed for two nights, and it was pretty good, although slightly cool and clinical as the Swedish interior design normally is. My 10 year old son loved the glass elevator that takes you up to the bar on the 23rd Floor, and the view from up there gives a panorama of the city. It's nice at night too, when it seems to be fairly busy with Swedish businessmen. The rooms were up to the standard of a Hilton or Hyatt type hotel, and there was good internet access at two points in the lobby. Apart from the theme park and nearby Science Museum, there wasn't a lot in the immediate vicinity of the hotel, but you could walk into the centre of town no problem. Or take a tram - there's a big terminus outside.
All in all no problems or faults with this big, somewhat anonymous, business hotel.
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We stayed at the Gothia Towers for 9 days.
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The best wasn't there
My husband and I was overnighting 27--28/8 at Gothia Towers, room 2228. It was a great view! The room was ok, but little small.
In the afternoon, I was thinking of a nice Relax/Spa, to get ready for the evening. What do I find, solarie and sauna! No pool, no bubblepools, no massage, no service, no relaxing at all!!! I don�t want to leave the hotel, to getting relaxed!
The best with overnighting by hotel is undiskussable the breakfast. My husband and I are not very often living at hotels, so we really look foreward to get up a little earlear than usually, to have much time to spend on a lovely breakfast.
This was a big katastrof!
When we came down in the "lobby" there were served: Bread, butter, 2 sorts of marmelade, salami, ham and cheese. Tomato, cuecumber, orangeslizeis and melon. Then you could get: sausages, bacon and scramble egg. To drink: coffee, tea. Apple and orangejuice. That�s it! We were very dissipointed! People run everywhere to find things to eat on/with, it was no order to follow, and we sat down in low barchairs, with our knees, nearly up in the food. People smooked near behind, and our lovely breakfast was a really fiasko! Where was all the good breakfast? This was nothing!!! I want to choose of many things, good as bad. Yougurt and that sort of food was none. there should be plenty of fruits, and sallads. And after the food ther should be "coffeebread". etc etc
I had seen forward to spend a weekend in my hometown, at the Great Gothia Towers. But I went home, really dissipointed. The good with our tripp was to see Riverdance, not staying at Gothia Towers
Three days in Gothenburg
Just got back from three days in Gothenburg. Had a fantastic time. Travelled with my 10 year son on City Airlines. Very good service and on time. Stayed at the Gothia Towers. The hotel was wonderful. Our room was lovely with terrific views of the city. The staff couldn't have been more helpful and the central location was very handy. So much to see and do. We purchased the Gothenburg pass which included free transportation and entrance to many museums and attractions. We ran out of time and have decided we must go back again soon. A lovely city with lovely people. I haven't stopped raving about it since we got back.
Stylish swedish comfort
While in the process of relocating to Gothenburg, we were fortunate to spend 4 nights here. The location and veiw were both great. Our hotel room was very HiPP and stylish. From the porthole on the bathroom door, to the suede chairs, and the soft damask linens, we were living in comfort. Room service was also very good, since we have a small child.
Would highly recommend, especially if your intending to go to Liesberg Park, its across the street.
Excellent room and service
Stayed the weekend of february 8 to 10 in this hotel. Sky executive room, excellent service, lovely view, near the centre. Nice disco bar on 23th floor.
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The drive to Stockholm was long and not too exciting. Carl ...
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Professor Dolan joined the UC Davis faculty as Professor of English in 2003. Before coming to Davis, she taught at Miami University, as well as the University of Chicago and Columbia University. Her research focuses on early modern English literature, law and history (1500-1700). While her interests are wide-ranging, she has a long-standing commitment to Shakespeare and his contemporary dramatists. In 2004-5, she served as the President of the Shakespeare Association of America. She has also edited six Shakespeare plays. In addition, she has published five books and numerous articles in journals and edited collections. You can find internal and external links to some of those publications below. An award-winning teacher, she offers courses including Shakespeare, Law and Literature, and Children's Literature.
Dolan has held fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities (at the Newberry Library and the Folger Library), and the Monticello College Foundation. Most recently, she was the Fletcher Jones Foundation Distinguished Fellow at the Huntington Library. At Davis, she has been named an Outstanding Graduate Mentor, a Herbert A. Young Society Deans' Fellow, and the recipient of an Academic Senate Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award and the UC Davis Prize for Undergraduate Teaching and Scholarly Achievement (https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/children-college-students-dolan-delivers-lo...).
She is currently working on a book project tentatively entitled Time and Terroir: A Northern California Renaissance. Many farmers and winemakers today locate their inspiration in the "premodern." But what do they mean by it? Might their interest provide an entry point for a more robust understanding of that remote past? This project brings two locales of agricultural innovation--early modern England (c. 1550-1750) and Northern California today--into dialogue on the topics of compost, wine, hedges, and local food. While the analysis is grounded in early modern archives (including the seventeenth-century explosion of printed how-to books, personal notebooks and letters, and plays and poems by Shakespeare, Milton, and Cavendish), it attends throughout to how these relate to descriptions of agricultural innovation today in books, ads, websites, and tours. Time and Terroir recruits present concerns to motivate and shape inquiry into the past and develops historical awareness as a resource for the present.
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True Relations: Reading, Literature, and Evidence in Seventeenth-Century England. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2013.
Winner of the 2014 John Ben Snow prize from the North American Conference on British Studies.
"This is a richly provocative book packed with stimulating insights, a work from which every early modernist can learn. Dolan's subject is as much the methodology of historians as it is the mentalities of historical subjects. She is a reassuring guide to issues that have vexed historians for the last thirty years." —Malcolm Gaskill, American Historical Review
"[E]very scholar of early modern England ought to read this book. Dolan deftly cuts through the muddle that allows all of us, literary critics and historians, to acknowledge the limitations of our sources with one side of our mouths, while on the other side proceeding to read them however most suits our needs." —Ethan Shagan, Shakespeare Studies
"At a time when the value of literature--and literary analysis--is a matter of public debate, True Relations is a carefully constructed and ultimately persuasive argument for the importance of literary critical methods."—Paula McQuade, Modern Philology
"True Relations has elements of the manifesto, as well as manifest delight in relational interpretive practices. It deserves to be read by everyone working on early modern England."—David Cressy, Journal of British Studies
"Dolan is offering new agendas rather than solutions. She constantly turns to the question that if a text is to be regarded as 'evidence' what exactly is it evidence of? Her insights amount to a major contribution to early modern studies and deserve widespread consideration."—James Sharpe, Times Literary Supplement
"True Relations is the kind of book that will make all its readers reflect on their own methods and responsibilities as practitioners of academic disciplines."—Rebecca Bullard, Review of English Studies
Marriage and Violence: The Early Modern Legacy. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008.
- "a brilliant and challenging comparison of contemporary
domestic violence and its early modern legacy" (Journal of Women's History)
- "bold and original" (Journal of British Studies)
- "marvelously polemical" (English Historical Review)
- "challenging and provocative" (American Historical Review)
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Other books
- Twelfth Night: Language and Writing. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014.
- Whores of Babylon: Catholicism, Gender, and Seventeenth-Century Print Culture. Ithaca: Cornell U, 1999; paperback U of Notre Dame P, 2005.
- Five plays for the New Pelican Shakespeare (As You Like It, Timon of Athens, Comedy of Errors, Richard II, and Winter's Tale)
- The Taming of the Shrew: Texts and Contexts. Boston: Bedford Books, 1996.
- Dangerous Familiars: Representations of Domestic Crime in England, 1550-1700. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1994.
Selected Articles
"Scattered Remains and Paper Bodies: Margaret Cavendish and the Siege of Colchester," Special Issue on "Pre-Modern Flesh" edited by Holly Crocker and Kathryn Schwarz, postmedieval 4.4 (2013): 452-464.
"Mastery at Misselthwaite Manor: Taming the Shrews in The Secret Garden," Children's Literature 41 (2013): 204-24.
"One Head Is Better than Two: The Aphoristic Afterlife of Renaissance Tragic Plots," Laureations: Essays in Memory of Richard Helgerson, ed. Roze Hentschell and Kathy Lavezzo (Delaware: University of Delaware Press, 2012), 91-110.
"Shakespeare and Marriage: An Open Question," Literature Compass: Shakespeare 8.9 (2011): 620-634.
"Re-reading Rape in The Changeling," Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies 11.1 (Spring/Summer, 2011), 1-26.
"'Can this be certain?': The Duchess of Malfi's Secrets," The Duchess of Malfi: A Critical Guide, ed. Christina Luckyj (London: Continuum/Bloomsbury, 2011), 119-135.
"Tracking the Petty Traitor across Genres," Ballads and Broadsides in Britain, 1500-1800, ed. Patricia Fumerton and Anita Guerrini (Burlington, VT: Ashgate Press, 2010), 149-171.
"Why Are Nuns Funny?" Huntington Library Quarterly 70.4 (December 2007): 1-26.
"Hermione's Ghost: Catholicism, the Feminine, and the Undead in Early Modern Studies," The
Impact of Feminism in English Renaissance Studies, ed. Dympna Callaghan (Palgrave, 2007), 213-237.
"Gender and Sexuality in Early Modern England," in Gender, Power, Privilege in Early Modern Europe, ed. Penny Richards and Jessica Munns (London: Pearson/Longman, 2003), 7-20.
"Battered Women, Petty Traitors, and the Legacy of Coverture," Feminist Studies 29.2 (Summer, 2003): 249-277.
"Reading, Work, and Catholic Women's Biographies," English Literary Renaissance 33.3(Autumn 2003): 328-57.
"Gender and the 'Lost' Spaces of Catholicism," Journal of Interdisciplinary History, 32.4 (Spring, 2002): 641-665.
"Reading, Writing, and Other Crimes," in Feminist Readings of Early Modern Culture: Emerging Subjects, ed. Valerie Traub, M. Lindsay Kaplan, and Dympna Callaghan (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996), 142-67.
"'Gentlemen, I have one thing more to say': Women on scaffolds in England, 1563-1680," Modern Philology 92.2 (1994): 157-78.
"'Taking the pencil out of God's hand': Art, Nature, and the Face-painting Debate in Early Modern England," PMLA 108.2 (1993): 224-39.
"The subordinate('s) plot: Petty treason and the forms of domestic rebellion," Shakespeare Quarterly, 43.3 (1992): 317-40.


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The day started off fairly warm so I just had my jacket on over my t-shirt. The ride from Watertown, SD to Winnipeg is about as simple as it can get - head north and be sure to stop when you get to the border. I29 runs directly to the Canadian border where it then becomes hwy. 75 through to Winnipeg.
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The Protectors of the Road...and A Big Problem
... one more time. He will walk us to the truck and then take her for a walk. Final goodbyes and then we back out of the drive and start out down the road. The satellite radio is on and it is not what I want to listen to so I ask for some local radio. Jim starts to change from satellite to the regular radio and then suddenly announces that we have "a big problem." "What's wrong?" I ask. "We just lost the power steering, ...
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... Suzanne and now Fred too. We leave Fred and Christine's around 7:45 and head back toward the city. "What should we do now?" I ask. "It's still early." "I don't know," Jim gives his standard response. "Are you hungry?" "Not really," I answer. "Well OK, let's just go for a ride.
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... Thailand and that we needed help getting visas for him. We then waited, and waited he called then I called then I called again, finally she sent the how to get a visa document and when we read the fine print we realized we could not do New Zealand as it said you had to send your passport to Ontario and it was minimum 21 days and could be longer ummm that won't work as now we are just under a month till we leave! She then finally sent me the itinerary, the flights were ten ...


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Tharon R. Mayes
Position: Shooting Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: September 9, 1968 in New Haven, Connecticut
High School: Hillhouse in New Haven, Connecticut
College: Florida State University
NBA Debut: November 1, 1991
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