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At 11:42am (IST), the BSE Sensex was trading at 18908, up 91 points over the previous close. It had earlier touched a day's high of 18927 and a day's low of 18786. It opened at 18802.
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For a long while, the Komets looked as if they were playing their best hockey of the season. But the visiting Dayton Gems netted two goals in the final period Saturday night and escaped with a 2-1 victory, in front of 7,388 fans at Memorial Coliseum.
The result was all too familiar for the Komets, who are a 2-8-1 in their inaugural season in the Central Hockey League. That's the worst record in the 18-team league.
The Komets outshot the Gems (8-3-1), another former IHL team, 40-31. But the Komets wound up with their fifth straight loss and have now been outscored 32-16.
That includes a 16-7 scoring deficit at the Coliseum, where the Komets are 1-4-0.
"It's the same old story," said defenseman Bobby Phillips, who scored the Komets' lone goal. "We just can't bury it. Every game is close. We've just got to find a way to finish. We're getting crazy shots, all kinds of chances, but it winds up the same story."
The Komets came out energetically, and it paid off, except on the scoreboard.
They didn't allow a shot in the first 11-plus minutes and in the first period they allowed only three even-strength shots. But it remained scoreless at the first intermission, as Dayton goaltender Jeff Jakaitis stopped all 17 shots he faced, including close-range attempts by Leo Thomas, Mathieu Curadeau, Sean O'Connor and P.C. Drouin.
It wasn't until the 15:06 mark of the second period that a goal was finally scored, during a Fort Wayne power play. Center Chris Francis tipped a pass to O'Connor in the left circle, and his shot squeaked between the legs of Jakaitis. The onrushing Phillips was there to chip it into an open net for his first goal of the season.
With a power play of their own, the Gems answered at 8:17 of the third period. Forward Erik Boisvert bested goaltender Nick Boucher with a wraparound from behind the net, capitalizing on the Drouin tripping penalty, to tie it at 1.
The Gems went ahead at 14:09, when defenseman Paul Ferraro blasted a shot from just inside the blue line and forward Kyle Bochek was there to sweep the rebound past Boucher.
The Komets soon got a power play to try and force overtime, but Curadeau and Thomas were both stopped on shots from point-blank range, as the fans jeered.
"I thought we played really well for three periods," Komets coach Al Sims said. "I thought we came out hard. That was the best first period we've had in a long time. We didn't get rewarded for it.
"But it's tough to win with one goal. Our best players get golden opportunities and can't get them anywhere but (the goalie's) chest. That's what it's gotten to. Mathieu Curadeau goes in with a little time left, just wide open, and this is a (23)-goal scorer in the (ECHL) last season, and he just can't hit him anywhere but the chest protector. It's tough."
The Komets came into this weekend with an edict from management: Improve greatly over the next five games or mass changes will be made. So far, the Komets' performances have improved, but the results haven't with back-to-back home losses.
"We've got to think about what we'll do over the weekend here," Sims said. "We'll address it on Monday and see if new faces will make a difference or just stick with the same group. Obviously, we're getting shots and playing hard. I thought the effort's been there."
Both teams were 1 for 5 on power plays.
The Komets' next game will be Thanksgiving night against the Quad City Mallards at Memorial Coliseum.
Note: A night after scoring a goal, defenseman Brandon Warner was out of the Fort Wayne lineup because of a bruised foot, suffered while blocking a shot in a 3-2 loss to Arizona. Also out of the lineup: defenseman Danko Mironovic and forward Olivier Legault. … Dayton is coached by Fort Wayne native and former Komets goaltender Brian Gratz. … The referee, for a second straight game, was Dan Dreger.


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The sharp smell of ozone filled the air, and a loud whine erupted around them. Roy looked up at the ship, but Susan kept her eyes on Roy. The lights on the bottom of the ship began to flash faster now and now faster, until they became solid. Roy and Susan looked at each other, fearful, but resigned.
-- Corby Kennard, (Artwork by Erin Wells)
"And that will end the final broadcast of this station. If … anyone is watching this … we'd just like to say thank you for many years of loyalty, although I suppose that sounds quite hollow now, I'm going home to be with my wife and children, and the rest of the staff will, hopefully, be doing the same. There are vigils and prayer circles everywhere; I passed a few on the way to the station this morning; so I am sure that you will be able to find comfort in this, our darkest hour. I'm sorry … I'm … I'm at a bit of a loss. This is Brian Emerich, signing off for the final time. Good bye and, God bless us all."
The anchorman stood up and walked out of frame just before the "Technical Difficulties" screen showing a bewildered TV repairman coiled in coaxial cable took over, followed seconds later by static as the signal was turned off at the source.
Roy stared at the screen for a few more seconds. He pressed the power button on the remote, and the set clicked off. The silence was broken only by occasional sounds of crying from the apartment next to his. He didn't know the woman who lived there; he had only seen her once. His interest in the other tenants in the building had always been academic at best. There was a couple on the ground floor who may or may not have had a baby; three guys in the place to his right who were either unemployed, drug dealers, musicians, or college students, or maybe all four; a single/divorced/widowed woman in the flat above him who had a lover or a sister; and the crying woman on his left, who probably had a boyfriend, or she could have been a hooker or party girl, or lapsed nun.
He'd thought many times this week about introducing himself to his neighbors. Better late than never, he figured. But he hadn't seen the downstairs couple since all this started, and the college student drug dealers had all left, probably to spend time with family. The woman upstairs had jumped out the window two days ago, and he'd never been very good with crying people. So he'd sat on the couch, watching the commentators and pundits explain to an increasingly fragile populace that this was by turns a liberal/conservative, hoax/threat, sign from God/trick by Satan, or any other bizarre theory they could fathom. Why, just that morning, hadn't he watched some fruitcake claim that there really weren't spaceships out there in the sky, but that this was a mass hallucination brought on by a reaction to bio engineered foods and some sort of odorless gas released by additives in our fuel supply? Roy supposed that the millions of suicides and stress-related deaths were just the result of "an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of an underdone potato."
He looked out of his window into the sky. The ship still loomed over the city, pulsing lights chasing each other over the rounded hull, creating a broken Rorschach design in the skyscraper windows, towering thousands of feet into the air. There were only a couple of cars left in the apartment's parking lot. One was his; he guessed the other one belonged to his now-silent/now-crying neighbor. Apparently, the rain had stopped somewhere between the TV fruitcake and the anchorman's sign off. The lights playing about the ships edge were refracted beautifully in the beads of water covering the vehicles below, ironically, to Roy's eyes, considering the destructive power they contained.
When Roy watched old science fiction films as a kid, the plots had always seemed so predictable. Whenever aliens arrived on Earth, they were surrounded by the military, and invariably some misunderstanding would seal Earth's fate, until the space beings were destroyed either by random bacteria, the kindness of a woman, or, in one strange take on the trope, the extra high notes sung by legendary yodeler Slim Whitman. But when these ships arrived exactly 30 days ago, there was no misunderstanding. It took Earth scientists about a week to gain a rudimentary understanding of the message the beings had given them. They discovered that all indigenous life had one of Earth's months to vacate the planet, as these beings needed to change the atmosphere to be largely sulfurous to grow their food, and the buildings were in the way of the best crop growing land.
By the time the aliens understood that not only had people no way of leaving, but no intention of doing so, they expressed their regrets, but there was nothing they could do. If civilization was so backward that Earthlings could not make it to the stars, they would be at the mercy of the universal majority. Earth, which was called something else in their language, no longer belonged to humans, and the beings would be cleansing it in about one week. Most people didn't believe it at first, not really, making comments like "Someone will figure it out, they always do." or "Sure, I can meet you next week, but I might be a little late. That's after the end of the world, you know." And they'd have a good laugh.
Soon after, the government stopped trying a diplomatic solution and started firing at the ships. How the world had hoped mere days ago that the nuclear missiles launched toward these targets would solve their problems. How the world had feared when the missiles were atomized when some strange light erupted from the hull of the ships. How the world had despaired, finally, seeing no way out.
The aliens quickly became a poster child for just about every single cause on the planet. Some Christians claimed that these being's very existence proved God; that this was a test of faith. The atheists were sure that if there was a God, the aliens never would have showed up. The environmentalists said if people had taken better care of the Earth, this never would have happened. Oil company PR men gleefully pointed out that no amount of global warming or holes in the ozone would have changed the current situation. All of them seemed to feel vindicated.
Roy turned from the window and stood. Looking at the clock, he saw it was 10 p.m. Only two hours to extinction. Walking to the front door, he suddenly felt a great need to be … somewhere. Anywhere. Just not here, in this cluttered apartment, this singular existence, this windowed coffin. If he was going to be …; well, in any case, he preferred to be stomping through mud puddles and listening to oblivious frogs sing their mating songs.
He stepped outside, turned to his front door, then stopped. "Why lock it?" he snorted. He left the lights on and the door standing open. The earlier rain had left the air damp. He moved from puddle of light to puddle of water, swirling mist marking his passage through the night. He felt the droplets on his face and arms for what felt like the first time in his life. The sulfurous rainwater beaded on his lips, and Roy wondered that he'd never noticed the taste before. It was horrible and marvelous.
Roy walked past a church. Looking inside, he saw people praying to the heavens, some demanding salvation, some for the salvation to come. Either way, they were swaying to the prayers; singing, humming, hoping. Most of them were holding candles, or holding someone holding a candle. Roy stood in the doorway, tempted to join that human chain of contact; but having had so little compassion for his fellows prior to this, he found it difficult to advance farther into the church. By the time anyone noticed him standing in the portal, he had moved on.
He came to a little park that he'd passed on the way to and from work every weekday for the last six years. It was open to the sky, and he just stood, alone as always, looking up at the apocalypse. It didn't frighten much anymore. It almost seemed too real, almost anti-climatic, as if everything had already been destroyed, but it just took a while to fall to ashes.
Wandering through the dirt playground, he spun the carousel wheel, a memory of dizzy glee and nausea. He rode one of the springy horses, and whooped like a cowboy. He tried the long metal slide, sticking to the surface until it should have been renamed a "scoot". Finally, he just sat on the swing, moving back and forth lazily, looking at his feet. Nothing broke the silence except for the occasional sob or prayer carried on the wind.
"Is this seat taken?" asked a voice behind him.
Roy stopped swinging, and looked over his shoulder. In the ambient light of the arc lamps and spaceship lights stood a tall blond woman with a strange expression on her face, as if she was as surprised as he to find someone out here, alone. She was quite attractive, and his heart made a completely unfamiliar but not unwelcome squeeze that took his breath away.
"Well, I was saving it for nobody special, but then you showed up." He wondered where that had come from. Must've seen it in a movie once, he thought.
She looked at him, stunned for a second, then suddenly smiled as she understood the compliment. It was the single most beautiful thing Roy had ever seen. He held out a swing to her.
"Roy," he said.
She stepped forward. "Susan."
"I'm not very good with people," said Roy. "But I sure would enjoy the company."
Susan sat in the swing and rocked opposite of Roy for a few moments. "I used to love looking at the moon," Susan stated. She sounded angry.
"It's been a long time since I just looked at the moon," said Roy."It's been a long time since I took a good look at anything, really. And now, there's only that," he gestured upwards, "to look at."
"No," said Susan. "No regrets. Not now." They swung in silence for a while longer. Sometime during the silence, Roy took Susan's hand, and held it like a piece of onion paper, trying not to crumple it while making sure it didn't get away. The contact warmed his hand, and then his heart, and he felt a sense of belonging that he'd forgotten existed. He smiled, guardedly at first, then broadly and openly. In that moment, he understood love. Not intimate love; the love of husbands and wives; the love of furtive glances and rushed couplings in backseats; not even the love of his sixth grade sweetheart, who left him for Tommy, the boy who had the Def Leppard patches on his denim jacket. No, the love he felt was bigger, it encompassed everything he saw, it was love for the dirt under his feet, no longer just something to walk on, but something to connect all others who walked on it; the people in the church he'd passed who no longer seemed so cloying and pathetic, but strong for recognizing the truth of what was being lost; this girl, Susan, who meant more to him at this moment than he could ever truly explain.
"What are you smiling at?" she asked him. He shook his head, and started laughing. She looked at him even more strangely than when she'd arrived earlier, and started to pull away. Roy held her tighter, and with both hands. He shook his head, and laughed even harder, in the way that trying to calm down can send one into hysterics. This had been a long time coming, but Susan began to look trapped, eyes darting each way, seeking help that would not be there.
"No, you don't understand." he wheezed when he'd calmed down. "Everything in my life, your life, bringing us here, to this spot, to find each other. I should be angry at how unfair this all is, finding love at the end of the world!" Roy rubbed the back of her hand with his, eyes on hers, staring with sincerity and truth. "But I'm not! I'm not angry! I'm just … happy …." he giggled once more and caught his breath. Susan relaxed and gripped his hand once more, needing the intimacy as much as he. The touch was electric to him.
The sharp smell of ozone filled the air, and a loud whine erupted around them. Roy looked up at the ship, but Susan kept her eyes on Roy. The lights on the bottom of the ship began to flash faster now and now faster, until they became solid. Roy and Susan looked at each other, fearful, but resigned. "I hope it doesn't hurt."
The white beam erupted from the bottom of the ship as the church bells pealed midnight. They held hands, and Susan closed her eyes.
"Do you truly love me?" she asked.
"Yes." said Roy, and he meant it. "Do you?"
"Yes." Susan lied kindly, and Roy smiled.
He was still smiling as their bodies were hit by the strange white light, disassembling them atom by atom, and blowing the dust into space, where humanity could finally mingle with the stars for eternity.
-- Corby Kennard


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Kent City Council members voted July 1, 2014 to send a $34 million bond levy to the General Election ballot under Ordinance No. 4118. Voters will be asked to consider Proposition A November 4, 2014.
The purpose of the measure is to construct and equip new public safety and training facilities to accommodate a growing police force. The existing police headquarters is a remodeled library designed to accommodate 85 officers back in 1991. Today, the police force includes 144 officers with planned growth to 160 by 2017, not including the jail, administrative staff, police records specialists, or evidence custodians and technicians.
The bond measure would authorize the City to collect about 19 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value, depending on the tax rate set by the County. The estimated annual cost to property owners is an additional $57 for a home valued at $300,000.
Local architect, Dave Clark, designer of Renton City Hall, Valley Communications Center and a number of other government buildings, analyzed police staffing, equipment and training needs to come up with the square footage needed for the department. He used his knowledge of local construction costs and referred to national standards to construct a police facility. He then factored in soft costs, such as the amount needed to design, engineer and manage the project, the cost to move into and rent separate space during construction, and construction inflation projections to arrive at the $34 million projection.
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Inaugural White House IP chief resigns
The White House's first intellectual property enforcement officer has stepped down after four years in the position.
7 noteworthy in-house career moves
Charting some of the most recent GC and in-house appointments
Facts & Figures: Companies now facing more litigation
From Wall Street missteps to GC opinions on outside counsel rates, an inside look at the numbers that count
Richard Griffin Jr. nominated as GC of NLRB
President Obama could be playing with fire.
Technology: Delay in crowdfunding rulemaking creates questions and opportunities
On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startup Act, or "JOBS Act," which exempted certain "crowdfunding" activities from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
Quiz: Test your knowledge of June's top legal news stories
As June draw to a close, it's that time again: Time to look back at some of the biggest, or just weridest, legal stories of the past month.
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Red Cross confidentiality policy ruled too broad
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) may be in a state of limbo, but employers still have reason to be concerned about how the board will view their policies, as demonstrated by a decision this week that found that a Toledo, Ohio American Red Cross unit's confidentiality clauses were too...
Man claims he invented podcasting, accuses broadcasters and comedians of infringement
Jim Logan believes that every podcast ever made infringes on his patent.
Obama nominates three candidates to D.C. Circuit
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We previously wrote a guide on how to setup a new iPhone from an iCloud backup, but that is limited by the fact that Apple only gives you 5 GB of free storage. If you have more than 5 GB of music, apps and other data, and you do not wish to pay for additional iCloud storage, you will have to resort to an iTunes backup. Read ahead for step-by-step instructions on how to setup a new iPhone from an iTunes backup… Read More
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How to setup a new iPhone from an iCloud backup
I know quite a few iPhone users that upgrade their smartphone once every few years, often coinciding with the two-year contract they locked into with AT&T or other carriers. For some reason, a lot of these people seem to think that transferring all of their content over to the new iPhone is a daunting task. In reality, the process is actually fairly simple. Read ahead for step-by-step instructions on how to restore an iCloud backup on a new iPhone… Read More
How to prepare your iPhone and iPad for iOS 8
Last week, Apple announced that it would be releasing the latest version of its mobile operating system, iOS 8, on September 17th. Of course, developers have been testing the new software since June, but this is the first time it will be available to the public.
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How to delete old iPhone backups
Manually backing up your iPhone, or taking advantage of iCloud automatic backups, is the best way to guarantee that you will be able to get all your data back in the event something goes wrong.
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Microsoft updates OneDrive with camera backups in the background and more
The free OneDrive app for the iPhone and iPad (formerly SkyDrive) has just gotten a lot better with features like photo backups in the background and other perks that allow you to do more from your phone.
And thanks to proper support for Microsoft's mobile Office apps, getting your photos and videos into OneDrive to import them into your Office projects on the iPhone and iPad is a trivial affair now.
That's the gist of a blog post Microsoft somewhat hastily put together today to counter a Google Drive app update and a plethora of announcements that have been coming out of Google I/O since this morning… Read More
How to delete iCloud backups on iPhone
For the past few weeks, my iPhone has prompted me with an annoying message about how iCloud does not have enough space to continue backing up the device. Apparently I need an additional 2.1 GB of storage to backup my iPhone, but I would rather not pay for a higher tier than the free 5 GB of storage that Apple provides by default.
If you're in the same shoes as me, there is actually a simple solution. Apple makes it easy to delete your iCloud backups right on your iPhone. You can even manage how your backups work so that you are only backing up essential data. Read ahead for step-by-step instructions on how to delete old iCloud backups on iPhone… Read More
Incipio boasts multiple backup power options
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Rhodes Hall
The Castle on Peachtree Street
1516 Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30309 | map
Website: Visit my website »
Services: Ceremony, Reception
Catering: Outside vendors welcome
Maximum capacity: 150
This was the best venue to have a wedding. My (now) husband and I loved Rhodes Hall from the moment we stepped foot on the venue. We immediately booked Rhodes and had our dream wedding last week. We received so many compliments about our venue when we showed pictures throughout the planning process and later when our guests came for the wedding. Chrystal Butts was so helpful throughout the process!!!
Wedding: 10/12/2014
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
My wedding was so beautiful and gorgeous! Thanks to the help of the staffs Chrystal Butts, Carla Penque, and everyone else. It was an amazing venue, unlike any other venues myself and other folks have been to. I researched 30 different venues around the area (Primrose, Atrium, Villa Christina, Garden at Great Oaks, Carl House, Botanical Garden, etc.) , and Rhodes Hall is just absolutely the best choice I have ever made to pick my wedding venue. Super romantic, intimate, and historical. Everyone enjoyed the venue and we went up to the roof top and the view was just amazing. Everything inside Rhodes Hall is so pretty and unique, especially the beautiful stain glass window so colorful and the staircase is just gorgeous. We like the different rooms, at first we worried that people won't be in the same room but it worked out perfectly because it was initiate and yet everyone feel close by. Everyone just mingle from room to room. The dance floor was great on the porch. Oh the bridal room is so spacious and beautiful. Everything looks so gorgeous. I wish I have a picture to post on wedding wire to share with you.
Wedding: 05/17/2014
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
Nick 2 Reviews
Astoundingly beautiful venue and helpful staff. I would recommend this venue to anyone looking to get married in Atlanta.
Wedding: 11/10/2013
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
Private User 2 Reviews
Great venue also great staff. Very open to working with you to help remove stress and keep your day your special day.
Wedding: 1+ year ago
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
Rhodes Hall was an absolute perfect venue. As the bestman in our wedding said in his speech, every girl wants to grow up and get married in a castle! We just got married on the second weekend in October. The weather couldn't have been any nicer, about 77 and sunny. Some tables were out in the yard, some were inside. And we used the porch as our dance floor.
Chrystal, the events coordinator (and historic arts coordinator), was amazing. She was extremely prompt in her communication as well as helpful in recommending vendors and ideas for us. She was a world of information and was right in the mix with the caterer and wedding planer.
My favorite thing about Rhodes Hall was that it wasn't the same ole' country club/hotel ballroom. I had envisioned a wedding that would be more like throwing a party at a big southern mansion, allowing people to walk around, mingle, and enjoy all that the home has to offer. All of my guests raved about what a unique venue we had, how convenient it is to the attractions in Atlanta, and how it will always stand out in their minds as one of the best, most fun weddings they've ever been to.
I give Rhodes Hall an A+!
Wedding: 10/12/2013
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
Private User 1 Reviews
The space was beautiful! The staff was wonderful and knew exactly what lighting woul be best in the space with photos (always important for a wedding)! They were flexible with our change of date and our unique style. I had grown up dreaming of getting married at Rhodes Hall, and they made sure that my dream became a stress free reality!
Wedding: 1+ year ago
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
My husband and I are so happy that we selected Rhodes Hall for our wedding ceremony and reception location. We primarily worked with Chrystal Butts, she is amazing and so organized. She was so quick to respond to my emails and phone calls and she had some great tips and suggestions.
Rhodes Hall is such a gorgeous venue for an event, especially a wedding! My photographer has been doing weddings for decades and said this is one of his favorite venues to shoot because of the natural beauty. If you want amazing wedding pictures, Rhodes Hall is the place! They let the bride and groom go up to the top of the tower with their photographer. Those pictures alone are more than worth the rental fee!
My husband and I were doing a DIY wedding on a tight budget (about $10,000 for 50 guests) and we were able to pull it off because we chose Rhodes Hall. Because it is so beautiful already, we spent very little on decorations. They have a great list of approved caterers for all budgets and tastes, we chose Soiree Catering who was served beautiful and very delicious food that was very reasonably priced. Also, Rhodes Hall allows you to bring your own alcohol (your caterer has to serve it to your guests), which saves a lot of money. We served our guests red and white wine, champagne, beer and a signature drink.
Our guests were blown away by Rhodes Hall and how perfect of a wedding venue it was. My husband, our officiant and I stood at the top of the stairs on the front porch for the ceremony, our guests sat in chairs on the front lawn. The food was served buffet style in the dining room, with tables and chairs for our guests throughout the rest of the main floor. The DJ, four high boy tables and the bar was set up on the front porch, which was a perfect spot for dancing.
Also: they recently (August/September 2013) installed central air in Rhodes Hall, so comfort inside during the warmer months is no longer a concern.
I had the wedding of my dreams thanks to Rhodes Hall!
Wedding: 09/13/2013
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
Chesan 1 Reviews
If you want your guest to have a real Southern/Atlanta experience, Rhodes Hall is a beautiful and charming venue. It's one of the last remaining houses on Peachtree Street. You feel like you are in an old home that's been turned museum, only you are allowed to dance and have fun. We had guests that were ready to pack it up and move down to Atlanta.
Wedding: 09/07/2013
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
Elizabeth 1 Reviews
Rhodes Hall venue and it's staff were perfect! The beauty of the venue combined with the professionalism of the staff was just what we needed; especially with the weather causing our event to be moved indoors at the last minute. They made the bride and groom feel special and all the guests comfortable with the flow during the ceremony, changeover and reception. A sincere thank you for all of your help not only the day of, but all the days leading up to it.
Wedding: 03/24/2013
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
Natalia 1 Reviews
We couldn't have picked a better place to celebrate our marriage. We were extremely happy that everything went amazing! The staff was very attentive, nice and accommodating. Our friends and family spoke highly of the venue and how it was such a unique and perfect venue for the celebration. We were very pleased with the responsiveness with help and time resolving any issues and answering to any questions we had. This was a special night for us and we are truly thankful that we chose the Rhodes Hall. I hope to be back for another fun event. I recommend the Rhodes Hall and their staff to anyone planning and an upcoming event.
Wedding: 03/15/2013
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
Absolutely LOVED the venue. Especially the rooftop view overlooking the city (only bride and groom and photographer get to experience).
Chrystal Butts was a pleasure to work with any would recommend her to any blushing bride! She works with any possible situation that may occur.
Wedding: 03/02/2013
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
Stephanie 1 Reviews
Crystal and her staff at Rhodes Hall were amazing! Crystal was very professional, answered any and all questions we had in a quick and timely manner. We had numerous people from our wedding tell us how beautiful the venue is (our wedding was in the evening) and how they would even recommend it to others! I cannot speak enough good things about Rhodes Hall and the staff, they honestly made my dream wedding a reality!
Wedding: 11/04/2012
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
Anonymous 1 Reviews
We had our daughters wedding and reception at Rhodes Hall and couldn't have been happier! It was absolutely perfect! RH provides a beautiful setting that your guests will talk about for weeks. I'm still hearing compliments. Chrystal, the Events Coordinator, was a tremendous help. She was quick to answer any questions we had. She and her staff are completely professional and extremely helpful. We had a wonderful experience here and would recommend RH to anyone!
Wedding: 2+ years ago
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
Brooke 1 Reviews
The day was absolutely perfect! The venue was amazing and fit perfectly for the style that I wanted. I would not have changed a thing about the day or the event.
Wedding: 10/13/2012
Services Used: Wedding Planning, Ceremony & Reception Venue
Anonymous 4 Reviews
Rhodes Hall is a beautiful venue. My fiancé and I booked it online half a year in advance with fingers crossed, as we were moving to the Atlanta area shortly before our wedding and would not be able to visit before our move. Fortunately, it was as lovely as the pictures! The venue comes with a good amount of tables and chairs, so we didn't have to rent any extra. Our flowers were minimal, because the house is so decorative on its own. Also, Chrystal, the event coordinator at Rhodes, is a delight to work with. She is professional and answered all of my questions promptly, and yet is very relaxed. I would recommend Rhodes to anyone looking to marry or have a reception in a beautiful, historic location in the Atlanta area.
Wedding: 2+ years ago
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
The perfect venue for anybody wanting an intimate and classy setting for a wedding in the heart of Atlanta! Chrystal & her team were very helpful and accommodating, and the natural beauty of the "castle on Peachtree" meant only minimal decorating was necessary. Very flexible and affordable, especially compared to similar venues in Atlanta. Don't forget to ask to climb the tower for a sunset picture with the Midtown skyline in the background.
Wedding: 09/09/2012
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
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Ann thought of 5 numbers and told Bob all the sums that could be made by adding the numbers in pairs. The list of sums is 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10,10, 11, 12. Help Bob to find out which numbers Ann was. . . .
A combination mechanism for a safe comprises thirty-two tumblers
numbered from one to thirty-two in such a way that the numbers in
each wheel total 132... Could you open the safe?
Can you arrange the digits 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 into three 3-digit
numbers such that their total is close to 1500?
When I type a sequence of letters my calculator gives the product
of all the numbers in the corresponding memories. What numbers
should I store so that when I type 'ONE' it returns 1, and when I
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The sum of the first 'n' natural numbers is a 3 digit number in which all the digits are the same. How many numbers have been summed?
Replace each letter with a digit to make this addition correct.
What is the sum of all the digits in all the integers from one to
one million?
Can you explain how this card trick works?
If you take a three by three square on a 1-10 addition square and
multiply the diagonally opposite numbers together, what is the
difference between these products. Why?
This challenge is to make up YOUR OWN alphanumeric. Each letter
represents a digit and where the same letter appears more than once
it must represent the same digit each time.
What is the largest number you can make using the three digits 2, 3
and 4 in any way you like, using any operations you like? You can
only use each digit once.
Investigate $1^n + 19^n + 20^n + 51^n + 57^n + 80^n + 82^n $ and $2^n + 12^n + 31^n + 40^n + 69^n + 71^n + 85^n$ for different values of n.
Find the numbers in this sum
There are exactly 3 ways to add 4 odd numbers to get 10. Find all
the ways of adding 8 odd numbers to get 20. To be sure of getting
all the solutions you will need to be systematic. What about. . . .
Whenever two chameleons of different colours meet they change
colour to the third colour. Describe the shortest sequence of
meetings in which all the chameleons change to green if you start
with 12. . . .
Can you substitute numbers for the letters in these sums?
Choose four different digits from 1-9 and put one in each box so that the resulting four two-digit numbers add to a total of 100.
Using some or all of the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and using the digits 3, 3, 8 and 8 each once and only once make an expression equal to 24.
Three dice are placed in a row. Find a way to turn each one so that
the three numbers on top of the dice total the same as the three
numbers on the front of the dice. Can you find all the ways to. . . .
Can you design a new shape for the twenty-eight squares and arrange
the numbers in a logical way? What patterns do you notice?
The letters in the following addition sum represent the digits 1
... 9. If A=3 and D=2, what number is represented by "CAYLEY"?
In this game the winner is the first to complete a row of three. Are some squares easier to land on than others?
The Scot, John Napier, invented these strips about 400 years ago to
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use Napier's bones to find the answer to these multiplications?
What is the sum of all the three digit whole numbers?
In a square in which the houses are evenly spaced, numbers 3 and 10
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largest possible number of houses in the square?
You have four jugs of 9, 7, 4 and 2 litres capacity. The 9 litre
jug is full of wine, the others are empty. Can you divide the wine
into three equal quantities?
Find a great variety of ways of asking questions which make 8.
This addition sum uses all ten digits 0, 1, 2...9 exactly once.
Find the sum and show that the one you give is the only
If you wrote all the possible four digit numbers made by using each
of the digits 2, 4, 5, 7 once, what would they add up to?
Use 4 four times with simple operations so that you get the answer 12. Can you make 15, 16 and 17 too?
Find out what a Deca Tree is and then work out how many leaves
there will be after the woodcutter has cut off a trunk, a branch, a
twig and a leaf.
Fill in the numbers to make the sum of each row, column and
diagonal equal to 34. For an extra challenge try the huge American
Flag magic square.
Fill in the missing numbers so that adding each pair of corner
numbers gives you the number between them (in the box).
This article gives you a few ideas for understanding the Got It! game and how you might find a winning strategy.
Some Games That May Be Nice or Nasty for an adult and child. Use your knowledge of place value to beat your oponent.
Exactly 195 digits have been used to number the pages in a book.
How many pages does the book have?
This Sudoku, based on differences. Using the one clue number can you find the solution?
A game for two people, or play online. Given a target number, say 23, and a range of numbers to choose from, say 1-4, players take it in turns to add to the running total to hit their target.
Use your logical reasoning to work out how many cows and how many
sheep there are in each field.
Bernard Bagnall recommends some primary school problems which use
numbers from the environment around us, from clocks to house
Using 3 rods of integer lengths, none longer than 10 units and not
using any rod more than once, you can measure all the lengths in
whole units from 1 to 10 units. How many ways can you do this?
The clockmaker's wife cut up his birthday cake to look like a clock
face. Can you work out who received each piece?
Place the digits 1 to 9 into the circles so that each side of the
triangle adds to the same total.
If each of these three shapes has a value, can you find the totals
of the combinations? Perhaps you can use the shapes to make the
given totals?
Skippy and Anna are locked in a room in a large castle. The key to that room, and all the other rooms, is a number. The numbers are locked away in a problem. Can you help them to get out?
How can we help students make sense of addition and subtraction of negative numbers?
In this game, you can add, subtract, multiply or divide the numbers
on the dice. Which will you do so that you get to the end of the
number line first?
Sweets are given out to party-goers in a particular way. Investigate the total number of sweets received by people sitting in different positions.
For this challenge, you'll need to play Got It! Can you explain the strategy for winning this game with any target?
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"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2" leads all films at the 33rd Annual Razzie Awards with 11 nominations. That brings the "Twilight" franchise to a grand total of 32 nods over the course of its five films, including three consecutive bids for Worst Picture.
But the series has only won one award to date: Worst Supporting Actor in 2010 for Jackson Rathbone, who won jointly for "Twilight: Eclipse" and "The Last Airbender." Will Razzie voters send the teen romance out on top – or on bottom, as it were?
"Breaking Dawn, Part 2" is nominated in all 10 Razzie categories, including Worst Picture, Actor (Robert Pattinson), Actress (Kristen Stewart), Director (Bill Condon), and Ensemble.
For a complete list of nominees, click here.
Following with eight nominations is last year's Razzie target of choice: Adam Sandler. His "Jack and Jill" swept all categories in 2011, and this year his latest comedy, "That's My Boy," is nominated for Worst Picture, Actor (Sandler), Supporting Actor (Nick Swardson and Vanilla Ice), Director, Screenplay, Ensemble, and Screen Couple.
"Battleship" is up for seven prizes. The board-game inspired sci-fi actioner contends for Worst Picture, Supporting Actress (Brooklyn Decker and Rihanna), Supporting Actor (Liam Neeson), Director, Screenplay, and Ensemble.
Tyler Perry, who up until now had been spared Razzie's wrath, received multiple nominations for multiple films: Worst Actor ("Alex Cross" and "Good Deeds"); Worst Actress ("Madea's Witness Protection"); Worst Director ("Deeds" and "Witness Protection"); and Worst Ensemble, Screenplay, and Screen Couple ("Witness Protection").
By comparison, Razzie favorite Eddie Murphy got off easy. The erstwhile "Norbit" star's panned comedy "A Thousand Words" was nominated for just three: Worst Picture, Actor (Murphy), and Screenplay. Rounding out the Worst Picture race is the children's film "Oogieloves in Big Balloon Adventure."
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You are being very silent again.
P.S. Your signature link has expired.
thats not very nice is it.
hope your doing ok
Thou art the smelliest. ;]
I've been alright, just really busy.
And my birthday was lovely thank you
Thank you for asking!
How have you been? And how was your birthday?
Thank you ,
I'm never silent
How've you been?
Why so silent?
Happy birthday, Kerry! =)
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"Glee" Episode 306 Recap: World War Glee
Rory has what I assume is a platonic crush on Finn and tells
him that when "that girl with the lips" said he looked like a whale,
he wanted to tell her that Finn looked "fine." Scorching defense,
Finn tells him it's just "trash talk," a term the
Irish exchange student doesn't know. Finn says it's something athletes do to
undermine the confidence of members of opposing teams. Or in Finn speak,
"When one player insults another to try and get them off their game."
That, he says, is what Santana is doing, "trying to get inside our heads
so we remain losers. Well, it's time to start getting inside of hers."
Just then, Brittany and Santana walk by. "Hey, there,
Orca," Santana says cheerfully.
"Hey, Santana," Finn calls after her. "You
look like an ass-less J-Lo."
"You're skinny like all the crops failed on your
family's farm," Rory says.
Santana and Brittany laugh. "That is the lamest thing I
didn't understand a word of," Santana says.
"Not one word," Brittany agrees.
"Is that really all you can come up with?" Santana
asks. "You seriously think you can out-insult me? I'm from Lima Heights.
I was raised on insults. It's how mi abuela put me to sleep at night. And she
is not a nice lady; you know, she tried to sell me once. And it wasn't until I
got to kindergarten that I learned my name wasn't 'Garbage Face.'"
Since an insult-off is apparently off the table, Finn says
they'll have to settle it another way: dodgeball. Troubletones vs. New
Then there's a beautiful scene with Shelby and Rachel.
Rachel's written a letter of recommendation to NYADA for herself, and wants Shelby to sign it. Shelby does, but then
calls after Rachel, "I'm so proud of you. You are truly a star,
Rachel invites Shelby to her
Broadway debut, and then says maybe Shelby
could write her own version of the letter.
Shelby is
looking at Rachel's CV, and mentions that kids without all these activities and
accomplishments won't have a chance to get in. Rachel looks really upset, and I
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The phrase "food coma" was invented for the visceral carnality that clogs your pores at Green Field Churrascaria, which specializes in the terrifying meat onslaught known as churrascaria, or Brazilian barbecue. Churrascaria is pricey, but here's what you get: all-you-can eat Brazilian sausage, tightly packed and burnt to nirvana, like a nonsweet Chinese sausage; a chicken thigh, good but perhaps too dry; and beef loin, best ever, rare but hot clear through. And this is only the first offering—the folks at Green Field will not be satisfied until meat starts poking out of your ears. 5305 E. Pacific Coast Hwy., Long Beach, (562) 597-0906. $$
Home to the English pasty, a dish riddled with mystery meat and wrapped in a tasty enigma. It's a turnover filled with what was described as "paste"—piles of meat, vegetables and whatever else is lying around chopped together and folded into a delicately sublime crust. 3641 Katella Ave., Los Angeles, (562) 431-9747. $
5645 E. La Palma Ave.
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1151 N. Euclid St.
Anaheim, CA 92801
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955 E. Birch St.
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4544 Beach Blvd.
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20782 Trabuco Oaks Drive
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1500 Adams Ave.
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4453 Cerritos Ave.
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34689 St. of the Golden Lantern
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410 E. Chapman Ave.
Fullerton, CA 92832
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Hawaiian staples such as manapua (steamed pork buns) and boiling saimin noodles are fine at Aloha BBQ, along with a Korean-skewed side menu filled with bimimbap and complimentary kimchi. As great as those are, the most impressive meat meal is the spicy pork ribs. Most rib places content themselves with giving patrons a couple of twigs, but Aloha BBQ carts over four massive things that appear to have been torn from a hippo. 24000 Alicia Pkwy., Ste. 4, Mission Viejo, (949) 581-0976. $
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The meals begin like an explosion at the back end of a cornucopia. The sausage is made on the premises and is meaty, clean and flavorful. The stuffed pasta is also incredible. 251 Shipyard Way, Newport Beach, (949) 723-0621. $$
The Ritz: where suited lawyers and PR flacks take their dates to spend the equivalent of a Toyota Corolla on dinner. Exquisite cuisine: if there's a place claiming to better pair filet mignon and lobster tail, both proud avatars of their race, they're lying. 880 Newport Center Dr., Newport Beach, (949) 720-1800; www.ritzrestaurant.com. $$$$
The place is cavernous—there's a long, bending wall along a 60-degree curve on one side, as if this is half of what used to be a roller rink. A tender chicken is done Southwestern with a sharp-as-curry-but-not-curried white corn and side of wild rice. Demi-glazed pork chops emerge from a reduction of beef broth and red wine and then (here's the surprise) figs. 122 N. Glassell St., Orange, (714) 639-9600. $$
If the delicacies on the Persian menu are in unfamiliar combinations of letters strung together with hyphens, just leave it to the waiters. You will love it. 1998 N. Tustin Ave., Orange, (714) 921-2773. $$$
Some of the best Greek cuisine in North Orange County. The food is simple and perfect for long lunches in the pretty dining room or the small garden patio. I love their chicken-and-lemon soup. They serve a whole range of roasted meats, including lamb and fresh seafood. Their pistachio baklava tends to be very rich. 1390 N. Kraemer Blvd., Placentia, (714) 528-2021. $
So authentically Cajun they hand out beads to patrons, Iva Lee's is a haute-cuisine take on the Big Easy. Crawfish cakes are topped with a dollop of saffron aioli, and the pan-fried pork chops are thick and juicy. The chicory coffee crème brulee is so tasty, it's like eating crack pudding. 555 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente, (949) 361-2855; www.ivalees.com. $$$
Barbecue sandwiches are usually messy affairs, but Bad to the Bone's house sausage sandwich is as austere as it is sumptuous. A lean, sweet pork sausage speckled with pepper bits and accompanied by sautéed onions and bell peppers, it strikes several notes, the wonderfully bitter distinct from the sweet and salty. The crunchy French roll lends a taste of honey. 31738 Rancho Viejo Rd., Ste. E, San Juan Capistrano, (949) 218-0227; www.badtothebonebbq.com. $$
Thong "Chim" Johnson, owner of Bangkok Taste, knows how to pack heat into her torrid Thai creations, like her luscious green curry and her garlic shrimp; no other Thai place I know of makes its own ice cream like Johnson's does. 2737 N. Grand Ave., Santa Ana, (714) 532-2216. $
One of the few Chinese buffets 'round town that won't wreak havoc on your porcelain throne. Good mix of Chinese-American dishes, from sweet orange chicken to a hybrid chow mein speckled with baby octopus, snow peas, onions and carrots. 3420 S. Bristol St., Santa Ana, (714) 957-2688. $
This little palace serves caldo de caguama (turtle soup) but also represents its own endangered genus—the restaurant whose métier is stunning Sinaloan-style Mexican food with a side of stereotypes—blistering aguachile with wooden parrots, nuclear ceviche served under drooping nets, and deer steaks that are almost as tender as each waitress' top is low. 515. S. Main St., Santa Ana, (714) 541-0350. $$


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Virgin has begun charging for the Wi-Fi service on London Underground, initially rolled out for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The service will cost £2 for a day pass, £5 for a weekly pass and £15 for a monthly pass, though a number of mobile carriers have secured deals to keep the service free for their customers.
Virgin is also offering early adopters a special deal, confirming that throughout February users will get three months' access for the price of one.
The company has confirmed the service will remain free for Virgin Media, Vodafone, EE, T-Mobile and Orange customers. However, customers on Three and O2 networks will be charged.
The Wi-Fi service is currently active in in 92 London Underground stations, though Virgin plans to extend the service to a further 11 Tube stations, which are due to come online later this week. These include Gloucester Road, Kentish Town and Redbridge.
The Wi-Fi service was initially rolled out in the lead-up to the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The service proved popular during the period with Virgin Media reporting that over eight million Wi-Fi connections were delivered on its London Underground network during the Olympic Games, from a total of 443,000 users in August 2012.
Alastair has worked as a reporter covering security and mobile issues at V3 since March 2012. Before entering the field of journalism Alastair had worked in numerous industries as both a freelance copy writer and artist.
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Another Bill to Reform the California Stem Cell Research Program
For the fourth year in a row, the Democratic chair of the California Senate Health Committee, currently Sheila Kuehl, and her Republican colleague, George Runner, have introduced a bill to address some of the flaws in the California stem cell research program, but none have yet been enacted into law. Judging by the relatively mild reaction this time from the leadership of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the latest may stand a chance of passage. That's saying a lot, since the proposition that created the CIRM was written to shield it from legislative oversight: It requires a 70% supermajority in both houses of the Legislature and the governor's signature for any modifications.
The bulk of the current reform bill, SB 1565, addresses intellectual property, requiring that grantees and licensees submit a plan for affordable access to any medical treatments that are developed out of the publicly-funded research. But the long-term impact of the Kuehl-Runner bill would likely derive from the briefer second section, which calls on the Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy (a.k.a. the Little Hoover Commission) to research and issue a report on how the structure of CIRM's governing board "could better ensure public accountability and reduce conflicts of interest."
The Hoover Commission has a good reputation in tackling just this kind of issue. Given that the CIRM's inherently-conflicted board is dominated by representatives of the very institutions vying for a big slice of the public funding pie, the Commission could recommend some significant changes, providing political cover for the Legislature to take real action.
But we won't know until the report is issued next year. In the meantime, There's no shortage of CIRM-related improvements that need to be made in the areas of good government and public interest. Some examples: requiring working group members to publicly disclose their potential conflicts of interest, bringing the CIRM into the normal folds of state governance and accountability, and removing the 70% supermajority requirement for amendment.
But having a neutral body examine the structure of the CIRM's governing board seems like a good place to start. The Commission's report is due out next year.
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Toles on Meat Recall
As a follow up to my last post on the recent meat recall and the wisdom of eating meat from cloned animals before we know the health effects, here's an editorial cartoon by Tom Toles that provides another interesting perspective on the recall.
Sex selection: Consumer right or violence against women?
Is the main problem with sex selection that do-it-yourself kits for testing fetal sex aren't as accurate as their makers claim?
From this point of view, the issue is one of consumer choice and rights. That's how it's portrayed in a recent Los Angeles Times article about a federal lawsuit filed by more than 100 women against one of the several makers of such sex selection tests.
Or is sex selection a pressing social issue? That's how it's understood in much of the world. At the United Nations, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has just announced that opposition to sex selection - which he describes as denying "countless" women "the right even to exist" - is part of a new 15-year UN campaign to end violence against women.
The UN has been raising alarms about sex selection since 1995. In a short video called Girls Gone Missing, the UN Population Fund says it "undermin[es] demographic balance and the human rights of women and girls" and explores its "long-term negative consequences for social, economic and gender parity."
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The Religious Right: Pronatalist? Only if you are white.
The American religious right's particular advocacy of pro-life, pro-family, and pro-children leads it to oppose real equality. How this plays out for women is often clear: They should forgo a career to raise children while relinquishing control of their bodies. But the stunning cover story in the latest issue of The Nationreveals the racist implications of these positions. Perhaps feeling their domestic influence wane, Christian conservatives are looking abroad, warning that Europe faces the prospect of a "demographic winter" due to declining fertility among native (i.e. white) Europeans and higher rates among immigrants, primarily Muslims from the Middle East and north Africa.
This is not a fringe movement. Groups dedicated to heading off this "end of European civilization [that] can be counted in years" have forged an alliance among evangelical Protestants, Catholics, and particularly Mormons, and have made alliances with the big shots: the Heritage Foundation, the Family Research Council, Concerned Women for America, Focus on the Family, and even former Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney. This coalition taps into not just reactionary religiosity but also fear of terrorism, homophobia, sexism, anti-Semitism, and opposition to immigration, both moderate and explicitly xenophobic.
In case the racial message wasn't clear enough (winter is, of course, the season of darkness), anecdotes such as this one highlight it:
At the national level, in 2004 [conservative] Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi offered a "baby bonus" of about $1,000 to parents who had a second child.... The racial preferences behind Berlusconi's "baby bonus" came into embarrassing relief when immigrant parents were accidentally sent checks for their offspring and then asked to return the money: the Italian government hadn't meant to promote those births.
Of course, calls for people of certain races to have more children because others are having too many isn't just racist - it is eugenic. That it seeps from the political right should come as no surprise to those who have a basic understanding of twentieth century European history. But it may come as a surprise to those who have bought into the use of anti-eugenic rhetoric from the right wing, which sometimes tries to smear abortion rights with the historical association between early abortion advocates and eugenics movements. Ironically, that rhetorical has been used by some of the very organizations that now back higher fertility among whites to prevent a dark "demographic winter."


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The chase to harness big data has become one of the next great aspirations both in the public and private sectors. But what's more amazing than the fact that the data we've created online over the past two years eclipses the prior record of human civilization, is that now we have methods to capture, analyze and use it, according to Weatherhead University Professor Gary King in an article published by Harvard Magazine. Read more
The world is not a very happy place right now. Just look at the news. There's trouble in the Middle East and Europe, and Africa is a minefield just waiting to explode. The fact is, as individuals, we can't really have much control over what's happening in the word. We can have some control in our own individual happiness, however. MyHappiness is a social self-help application for iOS and Android that can be used as a personal happiness trainer as well as a platform to keep a record of your happy times and your not-so-happy times. This fun set of ... Read more
Have a look around you. I bet you have a ton of stuff that works perfectly well and yet you don't use very much - if at all. Most households are the same. We've all got useful stuff that is just taking up space in our homes. Your nextdoor neighbor or the family down the road probably have the same situation. The fact is, when we need something like a circular saw or a bicycle or a microwave, we just go out and buy a new one rather than asking if our neighbors have one that we can buy or ... Read more
It's not easy to come up with an original game concept these days. YIX is a new game for iOS that actually manages to come up with something a little bit different to keep us amused. Well, to be honest, you can't really call this entertaining and very social game truly original because it's origins lie in games like Cards Against Humanity and Apples To Apples but, with it's use of animated GIFs rather than cards, it offers a unique take on a fun and often hilarious piece of entertainment that you can play with family and friends. The ... Read more
The Tower Defense (TD) style of video game is a sub-genre of real time strategy games where the idea is to try to stop an invading force from making inroads into your territory by using various fighting methods - and anything else you can get your hands on. I guess the genre began when Atari introduces the game Rampart way back in the early 90's. The graphics have changed a lot over the years but the gameplay is basically pretty similar. Hero TD - Ancient Continent is a multiplayer online role-playing game for Android, Blackberry10 and iOS that proves to ... Read more
Happy2Help is probably one of the most philanthropic community based applications for iPhone that we've seen this year. Whilst others offer simple, commercial operations, this one gives you a chance to improve your karma in the world by offering a helping hand to other users. Happy2Help is a social community that allows you to offer or receive help no matter whether it be learning a language, getting help with your homework or anything else you may need help with. Happy2Help is an iPhone app that makes it easy for anyone to offer and receive help. It could be in ... Read more
According to Goldman-Sachs, Australia is one of the least likely nations to win the twentieth FIFA World Cup when it concludes in the middle of July. I'm sure it didn't take them too long to work that one out. But you can never tell with this Australian team. If i remember rightly, they were within a hairs breath of taking a 10-man Italian team into extra time at the 2006 tournament until a woeful penalty decision gave the Italians victory in the 95th minute. The fact of the matter is, on the big stage, anyone can beat pretty well anybody ... Read more
In case you haven't noticed, the soccer World Cup is due to kick off in just a matter of weeks - assuming the Brazilian venues are all up and running and not crippled by promised local strikes. Whoever you support to win the coveted trophy, there's little doubt that Brazil will be many people's 'second team.' Luis Felipe Scolari's team is a little like the Harlem Globetrotters and are always a pleasure to watch whether you are from Spain, England, Germany or one of the 'minnows' like the USA or Australia. If you are planning to get on the Brazilian ... Read more
With the soccer World Cup due to start in just a few weeks on June 12th, soccer-fever around the world is beginning to hit fever pitch. The USA play their first game against Ghana on June 16th but, given that the team have been drawn into one of many 'groups of death," not even the most ardent fan will give them much of a chance of proceeding through to the second round. Given that the tournament is being played in Brazil, it's hard to see anyone but a South American team picking up the trophy a month or so later. ... Read more
With the Brazil World Cup just around the corner, there's one question all English supporters are asking themselves. Do England have a realistic hope of claiming the trophy? Well, it would be silly to completely rule out a team containing the Liverpool trio of Daniel Sturridge, Raheem Stirling and likely captain Stevie Gerrard not to mention brilliant goalkeeper Joe Hart and Manchester United's Wayne Rooney but it's still very hard to go past a South American country holding up the trophy on July 13th. English supporters are infamous for their vocal support for their team and the England World Cup ... Read more