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Dream Vacation -- Egypt
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One of my 'dreams' has always been to visit Egypt. It's on my bucket list, and I hope to visit it one day soon.
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COL Egypt Collection -- Paper 12x12 Border, Ankh, Word Art
VRA Digital Stickers Egypt -- Lotus Flower, Birdman, Egypt Woman
JHI EmbelBiggie Old Photo Frames
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What neat embellishments! I like the background, too - looks really really vintage.
Great card Carol! I love the photos you chose and the colors are wonderful!
Great card! I love the embellishments. I would love to visit there, too, someday!
You really want to travel, don't you? tee hee. Great ATC.
I'd love to go to Egypt too, great use of Egyptian embellishments and photos. Great card.
I like the layered look to this card. Nice embellies!
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Part of being a Scoutmaster is being a friend to the Scouts and assisting in their everyday lives.. as our Scouts get older they come to you with girl trouble, problems at home, and tips for getting their driving permits…
Here is a joke I had to share about adventures in driving.
Two elderly women were out driving in a large car – both could barely see over the dashboard. As they were cruising along, they came to an intersection. The stoplight was red, but they just went on through.
The woman in the passenger seat thought to herself 'I must be losing it. I could have sworn we just went Through a red light.' After a few more minutes, they came to another intersection and the light was red. Again, they went right through. The woman in the passenger seat was almost sure that the light had been red but was really concerned that she was losing it. She was getting nervous.
At the next intersection, sure enough, the light was red and they went on through. So, She turned to the other woman and said, 'Mildred, did you know that we just ran through three red lights in a row? You could have killed us both!'
Mildred turned to her and said, 'Oh, crap, am I driving ?'
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#3: Turnaround Unrealistic Without a Turnaround Team — We do not think it is realistic to expect business to improve without a full management team and turnaround plan in place. There have been 10 senior-level management departures since Ron Johnson left in April. JCP is operating with a "Swiss cheese" executive team, and we think the company has had a difficult time finding talent. We are also concerned that the merchandising and marketing teams are not on the same page.
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lacys a 240 lb battering ram that was heading downhill with a better angle than rambo...i'm ok with what transpired on that tackle attempt...rambos plenty physical enough and a good enough tackler to man free safety in the pros...
lacys a 240 lb battering ram that was heading downhill with a better angle than rambo...i'm ok with what transpired on that tackle attempt...rambos plenty physical enough and a good enough tackler to man free safety in the pros...
agreed, it's not a habit I have seen from rambo... just a single isolated incident... and honestly, it wasn't really a life or death situation at the time.
lacy is a big dude.
is rambo a 3rd rounder in your eyes, or do we need to think about him with 2b?
I like cooper with our 2b at the moment... would you want cooper or rambo if it had to be done at 47ish???
i don't think coopers getting that far...rambo i think is more a 3rd round guy...i've seen some ehhh tape from him this year also...yesterday was definitely one of the better games...some questions for me about coverage and maybe range
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could use another pass rusher with serious tools but you're gonna have to get that in the top 20 if you want a legitimate one... depending on what happens with starks 3 down de may be a critical need as i suspect odrick would get kicked inside...if not dt becomes a high end need
and don't rule out a rb either cause bush needs to go and miller can't pick up the damn playbook and daniel thomas is gonna be a guy that misses games every year he does play due to his style...
Whats the word on Spencer Ware? Wes Bunting compares him favorably to Marion Barber. Yeah hes got weight problem as well as a doobie problem but in the late rounds?
I'm not at all opposed to picking up another mid round running back.
there are a handful of guys that could come in and contribute right away.
speaking of running backs whats mike james' story???
i don't see him on any bigboards, and I don't see him mentioned in many mocks. I can't see why he wouldn't be worth a mid to late rounder, unless I'm missing something.
just got done with kenny vaccaros texas k state game tape and i was very impressed...he was all over the place and flying to the ball...coverage abilities particularly the ability to man the slot a strength...fluid looking hips doesn't strike me as straight linish...i'm locking vaccaro into the top 50 bpa at free safety...i think he'd definitely be an upgrade for us if we decided to go that route...
You been watching any tape lately hoops?


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Posted 14 February 2013 - 02:39 PM
Posted 14 February 2013 - 04:41 PM
Okay, well, not sure how solid this advice is since I started solidly working in 3D three weeks ago, but some words from my teacher:
We're going to be using Maya because it's industry standard these days, and it's more suited to things that aren't just Architectural.
So. I want to create characters and animate, so I use Maya.
However, and I'm going to tell you right now, it does not have the easiest interface to learn, and it still feels like I'm using a work around when I'm doing something simple sometimes. Animating in it is swell, though, and I like the way it works with textures, materials and shaders.
Blender, comparatively, was actually pretty easy to pick up for modelling. I modeled a character with decent topology in it after only a little use, but... I got stuck. A lot of features that are easy to find and pick up in your workflow in other programs are... sort of obscured in Blender's interface. Even now, after the updates (which are great, but still not as intuitive as they could be). It's main advantage is that it's not a victim of Autodesk's insane pricing, but that's not a problem for you. Online Tutorials are the way to go if you want to pick up Blender, just make sure you're looking for the right version, since any pre-2.5 versions are completely different. there are whole sites dedicated to just Blender tutorials, so I'd say to just have a bit more of a look around.
3DS Max is good. I personally don't see many differences between it and Maya at current, but I bet I will once I myself test it out again. I remember when I first tried it is seemed easier to grasp than Maya... But that's about it. Perhaps, it's better for level/building design. Or perhaps they're the same once you pick them both up. It's sort of an eternal question of "Which is better?"
For your purposes, perhaps it's Blender or 3DS Max, since you're only really interested in it on a reasonably short-term basis, and the learning curve for Maya is perhaps a little much.
Since you're a student, and thus have access to a lot of Autodesk products, perhaps a combination would be better... I'd really suggest animating in Maya, but I'm not sure how well that'd work out for exporting it to an Engine. That bit I'm not sure how to do just yet... But it seems possible, after looking it up.
In terms of Sculpting, Blender has a pretty miserable inbuilt sculpting tool, as does Maya (though perhaps a little less miserable). Any serious 3D Character artist would suggest Zbrush. The free alternative to that is Sculptris, but that's... Limited, to say the least.
You said you were a student, so I'm suggesting student software as much as possible; perhaps Mudbox. I don't hear it mentioned around so much, but that's Autodesk's attempt at a Sculpting program. The only reason I can suggest it is that you can get it for free, while Zbrush is... mmn. Mn. m.
Remember that with Sculpting you need to bake the models down to Low Poly, and you will probably have to re-topo if you want to do animation.
It might be easier for a beginner to just model them in Low Poly straight up, but only because that's one less step to have to learn how to deal with right away. Worth playing around.
Anyway, that's all I have in my knowlege at this point in time. Hope it helps... somewhat. Good luck!
Posted 14 February 2013 - 11:39 PM
As a beginner, I would forget about sculpting things. You mention Unity3d, which means to me that you are interested in created assets for games. In a full-blown pipeline, there is indeed a place for sculpting models, which usually involves baking a normal map from the high detailed(sculpted) model. But for you as a beginner, I would just go with the normal low poly(well, "low-ish anyway) and learn to create those. Once you can animate and texture those, and get some practice, then if you still have time, you could take some and create some sculpt based normal maps for them.
As far as software goes...you may want to think about the future too. Using the student license for Maya/max, I believe you can't do anything commercial. If you later decide you want to go "indie" or "free-lance" you may have to learn other software unless you get the money for the software. if you think you may want to get commercial usage later, you may be better off working with Blender. On the other hand, if you are wanting to work for someone, you may be better off learning Max/Maya.
I'd say that in the end, the choice you make now isn't all that important. Just like programming languages, the user makes the work, not the tool. If you are truly an artist and are capable of model creation, then once you learn one tool, it likely won't take much to learn other similar tools.
Posted 15 February 2013 - 03:02 AM
Thanks for the input. I don't plan on working as a 3D Modeller but still I figure from your answers that I should neglect sculpting (tools) for the time being. I will try to find some learning material for Maya then, since it's an industrie standard and thus should work flawlessly with Unity3D and I will keep Blender as a fallback option.
Nobody mentioned tools like Cinema 4D, Cheetah3d, Modo or Lightwave - so I guess those are outdated.
Posted 15 February 2013 - 09:43 AM
I wouldn't say the tools are outdated, rather just different. In general the cheaper tools have less capability, but are still plenty enough for beginners. Some people swear by those other tools though.
As far as using Maya with Unity3d, you should be fine. I know Unity works well with Blender, but since I don't have Maya I can't confirm for sure, but I'm understanding(via forum posts and specifications of Unity) that it should work fine with Maya or Max, or in fact several of those cheaper tools you mentioned. As a last resort, if you can't get Unity to work directly with your tool of choice, you can export to .fbx and that usually does the job too.
Posted 16 February 2013 - 05:36 PM
my suggestion is go as low poly as you can, the more verts that get into the model the trickier it is, im talking for your characters, all you need is the chin shape, maybe a lip and the nose and eye bone and thats as detailed as you get, rely on your texture for the rest of the detail. thats what i do, i find low poly models are the easiest, all you need is a ginger bread man and your texture will take over and make it magic.
(i guess that means learning how to paint decent too.)
painting characters decent means learning how to paint sss! the easiest way to add a bit of glow to your skin is to redden into the shadow (but watch out, try not to end up too bloody, this guy ended up with scars all over his face), a nifty little trick that works, check this little dude out i made using the technique -> (complete dodgy job but what do you expect for half an hour hehe)
the model without the texture, you cant even tell if its male or female, but thats the way its supposed to be, all the actual character is in the texture.
SKILL DISCLAIMER: if it looks complete crap to you im sorry, im still learning myself.
Edited by rouncer, 16 February 2013 - 05:49 PM.
Posted 17 February 2013 - 09:11 AM
@rouncer: that's exactly the level of detail I'm aiming to achieve. Enough to test it out and to get the gist of the underlying system. How long did it take you to model and animate something like this? Did you use Blender or 3DS Max?
Posted 17 February 2013 - 08:49 PM
I've used modo. The problem with it is that it doesn't have any kind of skeletal animation system (at least not when I used it). Other than that, it was pretty cool.
I recommend Blender. I like the UI. It takes learning, they all do, but it's a good UI. Once you get a hang of the basics, you will want to focus on modifiers and constraints.
Scultping is typically used to create high-res meshes. You "bake" the detail information into a texture that gets used in a lighting equation used to shade a counter-part lower-polygon version of the model. This applies to anything you want to look detailed, but cost cheap, including characters, architecture and other props.
As for your project, I would recommended skipping making the base mesh. Animating and game programming are more than enough for the time period you are looking at. The animation and programming tasks are related, the modeling is, essentially, orthogonal. It will eat into your time and be a little counter-productive.
I suggest doing some personal modeling and sculpting exercises separate. For example, every day, give yourself an hour to work on something that you'll trash. Sculpt a new head or polygonal model a humanoid base mesh or sub-div surface model a vehicle component thing.
You can use this base mesh: http://cgcookie.com/blender/2009/11/14/model-male-base-mesh/
And then follow these tutorials to rig and animate it: http://cgcookie.com/blender?s=rigging
Then drop it into unity, create a little state machine system, and start adding more states, animations, and logic to it.
Posted 21 February 2013 - 12:56 PM
Thanks deekr. That's actually very good advice.
Even though I have access to Maya and 3DS Max I still started out with Blender - because there are just more tutorials / books available. But the idea of just taking a base mesh to animate it is very good. I will give it a try once I understood the basics of 3d Modeling.
Posted 21 February 2013 - 01:03 PM
Posted 21 February 2013 - 01:31 PM
Now I looked around and obviously I came across Maya, 3DS Max and Blender. Since I am a Student I have equal access to all of them. I searched for some books / video tutorial and found some for Blender but they all lack something. Still I am unsure which software to use.
Maya is by far the best for animations and character design. Most levels and other things are made in 3dmax ( but this really depends on the company you work for and who or what their deals/contracts are ) and blender is the free version of them all. If you are a student and have access to them all I HIGHLY encourage you not to waste time with the free tools and start learning with what will be used in the industry. It is very easy to go for the quick and easy answer but I truly feel putting in the hard labor now saves tons and tons of hours later. If you want some tutorials for maya you can find amazing ones on digital tutors.
And then I found some Sculpture tools, like 3d Coat or even now from Autodesk 123D on the iPad. It seems that those tools are made to create characters and not objects like buildings and I can't animate them on the iPad but it could be a start, and then import the model into some other tool on the PC. But apparently sculpting needs more artistic experience then I expected (well last time I sculpted clay was in elementary school).
I own and use 3dcoat on a daily basis. The program is like zbrush and can honestly make/build whatever you like. Once you have a complex understanding of the tools they provide you will find that you can make even rigid objects like robots and other such forms. Normally these programs like 3dcoat and Zbrush are used because it allows for a very fast and realistic creation of humanoid forms or shapes. Not only can it be used to mesh out the shapes but these products normally export the look/feel of the sculpt into occlusion maps, normal maps, specular maps, and displacement maps. All of which are highly used in most shaders today to create the sexy look and feel games have today. Sculpting does take an artists understanding of this but it is not impossible to understand nor is it impossible to master.
As mentioned in other posts after yours these sculpts are normally retop'd via the tools in the software which allows you to make low - mid polygon meshes without any real issue at all. Simply lay some points down and connect them and walla... you have a mesh. In maya and 3dstuido max, without training and experience, this can take several hours or weeks to get done what these programs can allow you to do in minutes. Each of them has a learning curve and each of them have good and bad outcomes.
What do you suggest that I pick up? Is it even possible to get results in a short amount of time (like one month during term break), because some books start with the phrase, something like: " I spend the last 5 years learning Blender and I still don't know everything but enough to write a beginners book..."
It is the cold hard truth of it. Art in this industry can take years to gain a good base understanding. You will never use ONE program and if you attempt to do so you are really limiting your overall potential. If you want something quick and easy that takes little to no time than you are not in the right place of mind. Anything you put together will be half done and you will make things harder because you do not understand the core of what is making everything work. Take it from somebody who tried the same thing many years ago and found out the hard way. ( To this day I still laugh at myself for the silly things I use to think about software and art )
The simple answer is this, get a 3d program and start with low polygon models. Make a 100 polygon or less model and learn how to UVmap and texture it. Once you get that part down add in rigging and animation. If you want estimates for how long that will take?
Polygon Modeling:
Basic skill ( shit looking model ): 1 - 5 hours
Mid Skill ( its okay but nothing amazing ): 25 - 90 days
High Skill ( industry grade ): 1 - 2 years
Basic Skill: 1 - 5 hours
Mid Skill: 3 - 50 days
High Skill: 1 - 3 years
Basic Skill ( rigging and setting up controls ): 1 - 5 hours
Mid Skill: 1 - 3 weeks
High Skill: 1 - 5 years
These are HIGHLY generalized numbers but I have taken into account the smartest and the most retarded. Keep in mind that High skill normally takes some type of formal training or some serious time to obtain. Some people are lucky and just are skilled at doing it but that does not mean everybody can obtain High Skill. Mid Skill range means that you have a good understanding and can perform these tasks within a short period of time.
I know what you are saying, "if i put all of your suggested times together I could do it all in 15 hours!". This is true but that is assuming you learn fast and have no issues with understanding the concepts. Most likely whatever you do make in those 15 hours will be less than desirable and will suck. This is not a reason to be discouraged just a reality of the field. Anyway... hope that helps
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Sculpting is fine. When you are done sculpting, you can use something such as Blender's retopology mode to make a low polygon mesh around your high polygon sculpt, and then bake down any information you want to trasnfer.
Also, sculpting doesn't mean you want to make a high detail result. You can sculpt a low poly mesh. It's just a different way to push around vertices to get a different result, similarly to pushing them around with proportional editing turned on.
Blender 2.66 is out today, and it has a sculpting functionality update: http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Dev:Ref/Release_Notes/2.66/Dynamic_Topology_Sculpting
Yes, sculpting in Blender works that way, except for the new features...but we weren't talking about using sculpting brushes as a method to create a model, rather the other part of the workflow where you create the high detail. In Blender that part would possibly be done after you have the base mesh using the multirez modifier to get many more vertices.
On another note, I too was waiting for this new Blender version to see how well the new sculpting bit works.
Posted 22 February 2013 - 04:26 PM
Use 3ds max or maya, as they are both industry standards and there is lots of support for tutorials etc. And if your a student you can get a full working student version for free.
Ive been modeling for 20 years I started off on Imagine 3d, lightwave and real 3d. Over the last decade 3ds max and Maya have become the standard for most industries, there are lots out there but none come up to the power of 3ds max or maya with as many tools and plugins.
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Perhaps Erdoğan Is Not As All-Powerful As We Thought
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The worst kept secret in all of Turkish politics is that Prime Minister Erdoğan wants to revamp Turkey's political system in order to create a strong presidency and make himself the first newly empowered president. Turkey's constitutional commission had been meeting for the greater part of 2012, and it was expected to recommend that Turkey adopt a presidential system. The idea was for all four of the parties in the Grand National Assembly – AKP, CHP, MHP, and BDP – to come to a consensus, but because this was always going to be extremely unlikely, Erdoğan had plotted out an alternate path toward achieving his goal. He repeatedly warned that if there was no unanimous agreement on what the next constitution should look like, he would drop the consensus requirement and simply advance a draft constitution written by the AKP. In order to do this though, he was going to have to band together with another party, as the AKP is three seats short of the number it needs to have an automatic referendum on the constitution. The assumption that many people – myself very much included – made was that Erdoğan had cut a deal with the nationalist MHP, in which it would provide the votes to give Erdoğan his presidential system and in return Erdoğan would sell out the Kurds and not make any real moves toward recognizing Kurdish rights or Kurdish identity.
For awhile, this appeared to be exactly what was transpiring. Arrests of lawyers, journalists, and politicians sympathetic to the Kurdish cause were up, the government was not making any moves to revive its Kurdish Opening of a few years ago, and the AKP in collaboration with the MHP was refusing to even hold a parliamentary debate on the military operation against the PKK in the southeast of the country. All signs pointed to a new constitution rammed through with MHP votes that would maintain the fiction of one overarching Turkish identity as a reward to the MHP for supporting Erdoğan's invigorated presidency.
Yet, the constitutional commission's December 31 deadline came and went, and there has been no move on Erdoğan's part to follow through on his public threats of abandoning the process and imposing his own vision of what the new constitution should look like. Instead, there has been little talk of what comes next, and haggling over the AKP's proposed presidential system is delaying agreement on other proposed constitutional articles. More interestingly, the government has begun negotiating with imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, which has infuriated the MHP to no end. This is not quite a renewed Kurdish Opening, but in some ways it is even more surprising and remarkable given the view of many Turks that Ocalan is an unrepentant terrorist who should not be lent any credibility through negotiations with the government.
Reading between the lines of all this, it is fairly obvious that Erdoğan's plan to remake Turkey's political system and give himself more power in the process has so far failed. I speculated in September that Erdoğan was facing some internal AKP discontent for the first time in his decade as PM, and my strong hunch now is that he does not have the support within his own party that he needs in order to create a strong presidency and force out Abdullah Gül so that he can take over the position. He also clearly does not have the MHP on board, since if he did he would never risk alienating them in the way that he has through the Ocalan negotiations. His dream of creating an imperial presidency is on the ropes, and it might even be entirely gone for good at this point. The only chance he has of rescuing it is trading MHP support for BDP support, and hence the out of the blue approach to Ocalan and the PKK. The AKP has always attempted to compete for Kurdish votes, and in this way it has a more natural partner in the BDP than the MHP since its approach to Kurdish issues is not the hardline one expressed by Turkish nationalists. Faced with the defeat of his ultimate political ambition, Erdoğan has done a complete 180 turnaround and decided that the road to a new Turkish constitution and presidential system is one that embraces Kurdish rights and identity rather than one that flouts them.
This is a good outcome for two reasons. First, any productive move on resolving Kurdish rights and recognizing Kurdish identity is one in which everyone wins and Turkey becomes internally stronger and more cohesive, rather than less so. The Kurdish issue has been dragging Turkey down for decades, and Turkish Kurds have a fundamental right to be able to speak their language and promote their rich cultural heritage free of restriction and discrimination. Second, it shows that Erdoğan is not quite as powerful as we though, which is a victory for Turkish democracy. As his prime ministry has progressed, Erdoğan has demonstrated an increasingly authoritarian side and has not been faced with any real challenges to his power. That he cannot just ram through a new presidential system at will is hopefully a harbinger of things to come and a sign of some greater checks on his power, and this too will ultimately make for a stronger, more prosperous, and more successful Turkey.
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Negotiating with a convicted terrorist (which, by the way, contravenes the generally accepted international conventions) may just be the biggest risk Mr. Erdogan has taken in his political life especially when a former army chief and hundreds of officers that fought against his organisation are rotting in jail. What happened in Paris may be an indication that the army is wounded but not yet dead. This may be the straw that breaks the camel's back.
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"kurdish rights"? What are "kurdish rights"? So do I get to have "Turkish rights" in the United States?
Of course, this is all just Jewish-American media nonsense. Kurds have had equal rights since day one in Turkiye. Tell me, what rights do kurds lack in Turkiye that I have in the US?
The PKK is about the Assad/Russia/Iran axis and the US/EU/Israel axis trying to elminate Turkiye. That is all.
Tell me, where are the Jewish-American editorials for autonomy for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Chechenya, Tatarisan, South Azerbaijan, Cherkessia, Turks of Western Thrace, Iraqi Turkmenistan, Syrian Turkmenistan, Crimean Tataristan, Eastern Turkistan, Palestine, Kashmir, etc?
From your mouth ….
I hope I won't regret saying this but, in my limited experience, more than in most countries, Turkey's leaders have a habit of stepping up to the plate when crisis beckons. Recall the economic crisis of the 90's when the coalition government led by Ecevit committed political suicide by bringing in necessary austerity measures. Partly due to their own missteps and partly due to the dynamic situation in the world today, Turkey is facing a crisis. Perhaps Erdogan will prove himself a leader.
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By Robert St. John
Spring break is here. In a brief, 21-day stretch thousands of high schools and universities across the South will release their students from the weighty chains of homework and term papers and set them loose on any number of chilly beaches throughout Alabama and Florida. Let the madness begin.
I've never been a big fan of spring break. Actually, I don't ever remember having a spring break. So maybe I'm just bitter. It's true, I don't think the small private school I attended gave us a week off in March. Maybe they did, and my family just didn't have enough money to go out of town.
Once I reached high school, I was working full time and could never arrange for any time off. The same goes for my college years. Once my stint in higher education was finished, I started opening restaurants and still never really had a spring break.
When my first child reached the first grade I had been in business for 15 years and was able to take off and travel as much as I wanted. In a way, my kids' spring break vacations are possible because I never had a break. No sweat, there. That's a swap I'm willing to make.
The dilemma is what to do. I love snow skiing. That is my preference. Though that is a huge financial commitment, and not one I'm willing to make this year.
The St. Johns are not beach dwellers. We like being in the vicinity of the beach. We love the restaurants, attitudes and pace of life in a beach community. The simple fact is: The St. John family is not genetically engineered to endure more than 25 seconds of direct sunlight.
My wife, whose skin tone is two shades lighter than typing paper, passed along that gene to our children. Her family tree originates somewhere in the northern tip of one of those Scandinavian countries. Her ancestors obviously spent 90 percent of their year under major, snow-filled cloud cover in temperatures that never rose above freezing. In short, her people hail from an ancient land called Caucasia.
Whenever we take a beach vacation, we are the family that is just getting to the beach as the lifeguard is taking down the umbrellas. We pass the red-faced sunworshipers on their way back to their condo and politely wave as we head to catch the last remaining rays before the sun sets over the horizon. They always have the same look on their face – oh look, Frank, a family of vampires heading to the beach.
My wife and kids are so fair that, in family photos, I – a fair-skinned man myself – look like an Apache extra in a spaghetti western.
And then there's all of that sand. I would be a much happier beachgoer if they could make beaches with less sand. It's everywhere. It gets in your clothes and hair and every crease and crevice. No matter how well one showers at the outdoor shower at the beach, or back in the house or condo, there is still sand in the bed the next morning.
It's hot, too. Maybe not around this time of year, but in the summer it's really hot. When they figure out how to make beaches less sandy, less sunny, and less hot then the St. Johns are in 100 percent.
So the mountains are out. The beach is out. New York is too expensive. Europe is too far and too expensive. What to do? I'm looking for something different this year.
Three years ago we headed into Cajun country without a plan. We just showed up in Lafayette and spent a few days in that area and then travelled over to New Orleans for a few days. We had a blast.
Atlanta? The wife wants to go to Charleston or Savannah, but the kids nixed those two. Disney World and Universal Studios? Been there, done that, and again, too far and too expensive.
How about Austin? It's a little far, but there's cheap airfare. I love Austin – no sand. There's great food, excellent music and really cool people. Also, as an added bonus, all of the University of Texas students will be headed to the beach to get sunburns on their backs and sand in all of their crevices, while we'll be enjoying Tex-Mex joints, great food-truck cuisine and killer music. Works for me. Austin it is.
Be on the lookout for a full report on the Austin food scene in the coming weeks. And if you're going to the beach for spring break, wear sunscreen, do your best to keep sand out of your crevices, and be nice to any lily-white vampire families you might pass on their way to the beach at the end of the day.
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By Dimitra DeFotis
The social media company Foursquare Labs is reportedly seeking investment from Microsoft and other unnamed large tech companies, Bloomberg reports.
The story was published just before the close; Microsoft (MSFT) shares were up 1.6% on Thursday, closing at $33.55.
Foursquare, which allows people to report their location in social media, also is negotiating with venture capital debtholders about converting their investment to equity.
Bloomberg says:
"Foursquare in April raised $41 million in debt, a move that let it keep tinkering with an unproven business model while delaying debate about the company's true worth."
In an earlier story, Bloomberg said the discussions suggest:
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LAS VEGAS — Mary Margaret McGonigle Cresto, 85, of Las Vegas passed away Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012.
She was born Feb. 28, 1927, in Princeton to Arthur and Margaret McGonigle. Mary grew up and went to school in Princeton and then moved to Las Vegas in 1952.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank V. Cresto, and is survived by two sons, William O'Keefe and Robert O'Keefe; one sister, Norma Dilts of Geneseo; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and many family and friends in Las Vegas and Princeton area.
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Arteaga freedom bid rejected
SPOKANE, Wash. - Murder suspect Daniel Arteaga has lost his battle to get out of jail, after a judge struck down his request to win his freedom with a little help with GPS technology.
Judges are asked all the time to lower a defendant's bail amount and if the prisoners have a history of showing up in court they usually get it. However judges also have consider the risk to public safety and that's why Arteaga, who is awaiting trial for the murder of Kim Schmidt last January, is still in custody at the Spokane County Jail.
Schmidt was found shot to death inside her North Spokane home Jan. 1. A pistol and other items were staged to make it appear Schmidt had taken her own life. However eight months later, Spokane County Sheriff's deputies arrested Arteaga, the victim's ex-boyfriend.Arteaga bail reduced, freedom bid rejected
Judge Annette Plese set Arteaga's bond at $1 Million, but on Oct. 19 he asked that he be released on home arrest, something deputies were against.
"With a person that's put in jail after we find evidence to arrest for a violent crime like this we're concerned if they have the opportunity to get out of jail that they're going to commit another act of violence similar to the one he's currently in jail for," Spokane County Sheriff's Deputy Craig Chamberlin said.
Arteaga's defense attorney argued his client is not a danger to the community and wanted to put him on an electronic leash. A Spokane company called 2 Watch Monitoring would have outfitted him with a tracking bracelet and if he had tried to leave his Spokane Valley home the company would have immediately notified the sheriff's office.
However Judge Maryann Moreno rejected the request and instead cut Arteaga's bail in half to $500,000.
"We're obviously very concerned anytime home monitoring is offered, and that didn't happen which we're obviously very happy about, and also his bond was reduced from a million dollars to five hundred thousand dollars and that concerns us as well," Chamberlin said.
Deputies are also concerned that Arteaga has traveled extensively as a dive instructor and very familiar with distant locations like the Philippines.
For the time being, however, Arteaga will remain in custody in the Spokane County Jail. His murder trial is scheduled to begin April 15.
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This week's poll asks Star Wars collectors if they are getting into the new Titanium Series die-cast metal line. The line seems to be doing fairly well since it transitioned from Wal-mart exclusive to full-blown mass-retail earlier this year, with several waves of 3" vehicles and 6" Ultra vehicles. Plus there's also the upcoming additions of 3.75" Titanium figures and new franchises to the line, Transformers and Battlestar Galactica, the Titanium Series line is growing into its own property!
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Mississippi State junior guard Jalen Steele, the most experienced player on the team, has been suspended indefinitely by coach Rick Ray for an unspecified violation of team rules. The suspension is effective immediately, and Steele did not travel to Gainesville for today's game at No. 2 Florida.
Steele has been considered the leader of the Bulldogs, who are 7-14 overall, 2-7 in SEC play and losers of seven consecutive games. He's averaging 9.5 points per game and has struggled to be offensively consistent since returning from a wrist injury that cost him eight games earlier this season. He's shooting 34.5 percent overall, 33.3 percent from 3-point range and 90.9 percent from the free throw line. Steele has played in 13 games with 11 starts.
Steele was held to single digits in four consecutive games before scoring 15 in a 93-75 loss to Ole Miss on Wednesday. His absence means MSU is down to six available scholarship players, plus two walk-ons.
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"In the spring of 1877, Alice returned from India and removed the children from Lorne Lodge. Kipling remembers, "Often and often afterwards, the beloved Aunt would ask me why I had never told any one how I was being treated. Children tell little more than animals, for what comes to them they accept as eternally established. Also, badly-treated children have a clear notion of what they are likely to get if they betray the secrets of a prison-house before they are clear of it".
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Wayne Law professor, alumni lead sessions for People's Law School
The People's Law School, a seven-week program to help the community learn about the legal system, is getting support from Wayne State University Law School, including a professor and three alumni.
Distinguished Professor of Law Robert Sedler, one of the world's foremost authorities on constitutional law, led a Sept. 17 session on "Hot Issues in Constitutional Law," for the venture, which is sponsored by the Michigan Association for Justice, Wayne Law and the law firm of Sinas Dramis. Issues tackled by Sedler included gay rights and the national Voting Rights Act.
The two-hour sessions are at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center. They began Sept. 10 and continue through Oct. 22.
Wayne Law alumnus Stephen Sinas (class of 2007) led a Sept. 10 session on the Affordable Care Act, and alumnus George Sinas (class of 1975) will take on Michigan's auto no-fault laws Sept. 24. Alumnus Bryan Waldman (class of 1992) will speak about bicycle and pedestrian law Oct. 1. All three attorneys are with Sinas Dramis.
Other sessions in the series will include estate planning Oct. 8, criminal law Oct. 15 and civil disobedience Oct. 22. Visit www.peopleslawschool.org to learn more.


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Vilas D. Sprecher
SAUK PRAIRIE - Vilas Dean Sprecher, 83, of Sauk Prairie, died peacefully and honorably on Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at St. Clare Hospice House in Baraboo. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in August, 2012.
He was born on June 26, 1929, to Elias and Ellen (Gasser) Sprecher. He was married to Ruth Irene Kaldenberg on Aug. 1, 1951. Ruth preceded him in death in 1976. He married Nancy Kenmitz Url on Feb. 5, 1983. Vilas was a lifelong farmer in the Blackhawk area. He was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses on Feb. 4, 1973. Vilas was an active member in the Baraboo Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses and served as an elder from 1981 until his death. We will carry with us his strength and faith in the Bible's promise of a paradise soon to come on earth when we will be together forever, free of pain, death and suffering (Revelation 21:3, 4). He showed us all what it meant to be courageous and loyal.
He will be missed by his wife, Nancy; children, Kathy (Mike) Manderfield, Doug (Bobbi), Dennis (Becky), Delbert (Shari), Debbie (Peter) Kingslow, Robert (Lisa), Duane and Susan Christopherson; grandchildren, Kendra (Brad) Moore, Chris (Trudee) Manderfield, Jorie Manderfield, Landon (Brooke) Sprecher, Brittney Sprecher, Buffi Sprecher, Breann (Andy) Micke, Vanessa (Dustin) Lofgren, Chad (Katie) Sprecher, Heather Sprecher and Taylor Christopherson; great-grandchildren, Bailey Sprecher, Jackson and Isla Moore and Molly Manderfield; and siblings, Halsey (Lila) Sprecher, Marion (Ed) Yngsdal, Ruby (Neil) Alwin and Keith Sprecher.
In addition to his parents and first wife, Ruth; Vilas was preceded in death by a son, Richard "Dick"; an infant grandson, Ryan; brothers, Les and Lyle; and sister, Liz Savides.
A visitation will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2013, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and a memorial talk given by dear friend, Gary Barbknecht at 6 p.m. at the KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES, E10966 Hatchery Road, Baraboo.
The family would especially like to thank Home Health United Hospice as well as the staff at St. Clare Hospice House for their outstanding support, care and compassion over the last six months.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Sprecher family. A portion of this will be donated to St. Clare Hospice House


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"The Full Plate" always the go to analogy when talking about how busy our lives are.
We hear the excuses, or the justifications for a life filled with activity, work, and chores that preclude us from participating in one thing or another.
Everyone is busy and everyone has a plate that is full. I hear that, see it, and yeah.. live it too.
But… (ahh come on..you knew that a but was coming)
Your plate is only as full as you want it to be. And that my friends, is the truth.
You see, you get to choose how busy you are. Now I know that there are things in your life that force options on you, School plays, family functions and the like, but by and large you pick and choose what you like, dislike and what you want to fill your 24 hours a day with.
I recently stumbled into a conversation in which a fellow Scouter railed on the expectations of other Scouters that we dedicate time and energy to this program. At first I thought… No Duh. But then I really heard what she was saying. She was saying NO. And that's ok, but don't beat around the bush.. just say no.
And in so far as the expectations of certain Scouters to dedicate time and energy. I am one of them.
If you commit to being a Scout leader, then be a Scout leader. An hour a week will not do.. not if you belong to a great and active unit.
You need to dedicate time and energy so that the Scouts of the unit have a remarkable time in Scouting. Not just a good time.
I constantly hear about the competition Scouting faces. I don't buy it. It is only competitive in that other organizations, sports teams and the like are there. Choices to do one over the other typically are made by a parent that does not see value in our program, or a Scout that is bored in his Troop.
My sons both play sports and are excellent students. They go to the gym almost every day and have reasonable social lives. But they are having fun in Scouting and therefore I never have to drag them kicking a screaming. When they have a track meet or a football game.. they go, they compete, and they still have time to camp and attend troop meetings and functions.
Stepping out from under my campaign hat and slipping on my Dad hat… it means more miles on my truck, it means dinners away from the table, it means phone calls from bleachers and a syncing of planners weekly as a family. It is a commitment we make for our kids.
That same commitment we make to our Scout units. Why should it get short changed.
I am convinced, that there are fantastic Scouters out there. Scouters that want the very best for their Scouts. It takes time and energy but above all commitment.
Sometimes with commitment we put more on our plate. But you know, it's like a good salad at a buffet, there is always room for bacon and dressing… It's what we value and want to fill our plate with.
Take a look at your plate, if it is too full for you, evaluate what can be left off. I am sure you will agree Scouting never leaves the plate.. it is tastes too good.
Have a Great Scouting Day!


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Description ADULT BREEDING MALE Has buff, brown, and black streaks on back, and brown wings with reddish brown greater coverts and tertial edges. Broad pale stripe (mostly white, but yellowish behind eye) runs from base of wings, framing the ear coverts to the eye; breast, face, and crown are black, and nape is reddish brown. Underparts are otherwise mostly white, but streaked black on flanks. ADULT NONBREEDING MALE Similar, but paler overall and black elements of plumage are mostly brown, but with dark-framed buff ear patch, white throat, and dark breast. ADULT FEMALE Recalls nonbreeding male, but is paler overall. JUVENILE Recalls adult female, but is heavily streaked.
Dimensions Length: 6-7" (15-18 cm)
Habitat Common summer visitor (mainly Apr-Aug) to northern tundra; winters in bare, grassy habitats.
Observation Tips Easy to see in suitable habitats.
Range New England, Eastern Canada, Southeast, Rocky Mountains, California, Western Canada, Florida, Southwest, Mid-Atlantic, Texas, Alaska, Plains, Northwest, Great Lakes
Voice Song is a short series of scratchy whistles; call is a rattle.
Discussion Colorful longspur. All birds have striking reddish brown greater coverts. Forms flocks outside breeding season. Sexes are separable.


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Sucks not having TN09 in here. I really wanted to talk a little shite to him since I basically bent him over and beat him like a red headed step child.
i'm gonna have to pull off a minor miracle in free agency next week. you have 29 to my 23 starts
quote:i don't see myself winning this week. i just don't have enough starts with my studs to compete
Guys know they need a win this week.
i have to hope for injuries on your side.
Why, why must you even joke about this? I've been nothing but kind to you. Most of the time.
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calling fantasy guru loslobos. dragic has been absolute dookey lately he scored 6 pts last game. should i start john wall in his place tonight?
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Kemba is sucking
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OXFORD – Mike Martin has saved lives, nabbed robbers and pushed papers, among other duties, in 34 years of firefighting and police work.
Martin, chief of the Oxford Police Department, will retire Jan. 31 after a career that began with the old University of Mississippi Fire Department. The 52-year-old lifelong Oxonian says as much as he has loved police work, he'll enjoy a slower pace.
"I knew the one thing I wanted to do was to slow down," he said. "This is a very demanding job, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year."
Martin and his colleague Bob Jones were recognized as Mississippi Police Officers of the Year for 1991-92 for a rescue that started when they were seeking a suspect and instead encountered a mobile home fire.
"A man screamed that his wife was in there and that she was pregnant," Martin said. "Bob was strong as an ox, and he snatched that door straight off the hinges. We were able to find her and get her out."
While command positions have proven good for his career, Martin said he has missed the adrenaline rushes inherent in being a street cop ever since he became assistant chief in 2000.
"I go to meetings and shake hands and talk to folks," he said. "I don't get to do the fun police work anymore."
Tragic memories have come along, too. Martin commanded the response to a 2009 shooting and hostage situation that left one man dead and his family traumatized. He's responded to notorious homicides and fatal wrecks that branded themselves into the community's consciousness.
The rescues, captures and other successes more than outweigh the downsides, he said. One obvious high point was the 2008 Presidential Debate at the University of Mississippi, with its one-of-a-kind security effort.
"A lot of preplanning went into it, but the good thing is that we got the opportunity to work with the Secret Service, DEA, ATF, FBI, MBI, Highway Patrol and even Game and Fish (Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks) personnel," Martin said. "I found that anything I needed – we didn't have an explosives-detecting dog, for instance – was just a phone call away.
"After the debate, we got really good comments from people and agencies all across the country."
Martin's final ambition as chief is to get his Oxford Police Department accredited.
"Record keeping, evidence, policy and procedures – everything you do in law enforcement – need to be the best they can possibly be," he said. "Going through the accreditation process helps you be a really good law enforcement agency."
As for that low-pressure retirement he was looking for, Martin – husband of Jeannette and father of Lisa – found it. In addition to touring the West with Jeannette on their Harley, the two-wheeler enthusiast plans to sell and repair bikes at Oxford Bicycle Co.
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Ted Ts'o is a rape apologist and why this matters
(This post contains some discussion of rape and sexual assault but does not go into any specifics)
There was a brief controversy at Linux.conf.au back in 2011. The final keynote speaker gave a compelling presentation on online privacy, including some slides containing sexualised imagery. This was against the terms of the conference policies, and resulted in an apology from the conference organisers and the speaker. The situation was unfortunate but well handled, and that should have been the end of it.
Afterwards, there was some pushback on the conference mailing list. Concerns were raised about the policy being overly restrictive and the potential for it to be used to stifle speech that influential groups disagreed with. I don't agree with these arguments, but discussion of why policies have been implemented is completely natural and provides an opportunity for a community to determine what its expected standards are.
And then Ted Ts'o effectively called rape victims liars[1]. At first I assumed that this was just some sort of horrific failure to understand the implications of what he was saying, so I emailed him to check. The reply I got drew a pretty clear distinction between the case of a drunk college student raping another drunk college student in their room and the case of knifepoint rape in a dark park. You know, the difference between accidental rape and rape rape. The difference between the one any of us might have done and the one that only bad people do. Legitimate rape and the "rape" that those feminists talk about. The distinction that lets rapists convince themselves that they didn't really rape anyone because they weren't holding a knife at the time.
Ted Ts'o argues that only a small percentage of rape really counts as what people think of as rape. Ted Ts'o is a rape apologist.
There's an ongoing scandal in the UK at the moment. A well known DJ, Jimmy Savile, died last year. He grew up in a working class family, but through hard work and natural talent was one of the most significant figures in promoting pop music in the UK in the 50s and 60s, and worked in various parts of the BBC for the best part of 30 years. He spent significant amounts of time raising money for charity, and it's estimated that he raised over £40 million for various causes. Since his death, around 300 people have accused him of sexually abusing them. The BBC is desperately trying to explain why it cancelled an expose shortly before it aired. Multiple people who worked there at the time claim that everyone knew he was involved in indecent activities, but saying anything would risk both their career and the charities that depended on his fundraising. Nobody said anything, and he was allegedly free to continue his abuse.
Ted Ts'o is a significant figure in the Linux kernel community. He has expressed abhorrent beliefs that damage that community. Condemnation was limited to a mailing list with limited readership, meaning, effectively, that nobody said anything. Last week the Ada Initiative published a blog post pointing out the damage that did, and I realised that my effective silence was not only helping to alienate 50% of the population from involving themselves with Linux, it was also implicitly supporting my community leadership. I was giving the impression that I was basically fine with our community leaders telling people that it wasn't really rape if you were both drunk enough. I was increasing the chances of members of our community being sexually assaulted. Silence is endorsement. Saying nothing is not ok.
In the absence of an apology and explanation from Ted, I'll be interacting with him to the bare minimum that I'm compelled to as a result of my job. I won't be attending any Linux Foundation events he's involved in organising. If I'm running any events, I won't be inviting him. At a time when we're finally making progress in making our community more open and supportive, we don't need leaders who undermine that work. Support organisations who encourage that progress, not the people who help drag us back.
[1]The original archive has vanished. I've put up a copy of the relevant thread here. Throughout, Ted states that he's actually arguing against the idea that women need to be frightened of sexual assault, and not against the definition of rape. Except saying things like
This one does a pretty good job of taking apart the Koss / Ms. Magazine study, which is the source for the "1 in 4" number. For example, it points out that over half of those cases were ones where undergraduates were plied with alcohol, and did not otherwise involve using physical force or other forms of coercion is difficult to read in any way other than "Half of the people you're counting as having been raped haven't really been raped", and favourably referring to an article that asserts that the rate of false rape reports is probably close to 50% is pretty strong support for the idea that many rape victims are liars.


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8. The RoadFor those who found the Coen Brothers' adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men too lighthearted, John Hillcoat's version of the author's post-apocalyptic novel might hit the spot. It's a sci-fi Waiting for Godot with cannibalism and family values. A father (Viggo Mortensen) and son (Kodi Smit-McPhee) push a shopping cart through a landscape of ash, dodging gangs of cannibals. The cause of the cataclysm is never revealed, and it doesn't matter — this isn't a cautionary tale, but it does teach a moral in its most wrenching sequence, a kind of reverse Good Samaritan parable. "We are carrying the fire," the Man tells his Son, and it is in such scenes that the fire burns brightest.
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David A. Ajamy Obituary
Ajamy, David A.; the world lost a good man, with the passing of David Ajamy of Howell, MI; on November 17, 2014; at age 66. Before moving to the Howell area 15 years ago, Dave and his family were residents of Milford, MI for 25 years. After his retirement from Oakland County Juvenile Court, he worked as a job coach for Work Skills and Willowbrook Rehabilitation, both of Brighton, MI. Dave was an active participant with Iosco Township government and a past board member and volunteer of Recycle Livingston. Dave will be remembered for his positive attitude, good humor and devotion to his family. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Bobbie; daughter, Elizabeth and son-in-law, John London; son, James and daughter-in-law, Sandie Ajamy; granddaughters, Brianna and Charlotte; brother, Mark (Marion) Ajamy of St. Charles, Ill; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Phyllis Trondson and Stanley Sinclair; sister-in-law and brother-in- law, Bette Jo and Michael Herren; and many long time loving friends. Dave's family and friends will gather at Borek Jennings Funeral Home, Lamb Chapel, on Saturday, November 22, 2014 from 2 to 5 p.m. In lieu of flowers and in keeping with Dave's lifelong dedication to the welfare of children, donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN. Please leave a message to the Ajamy family by calling 1-877-231-7900 or sign the guestbook at www.borekjennings.comPublished in Daily Tribune on Nov. 20, 2014+Read More Share Listen to Obituary Remember Share a message, photo, or video below View all messages 4 "Liz to you and your fomily, we want to express our deepest..."- John & Marcy O'Shea"Dave was a fine gentleman in every way. He was always a good..."- Linda Berch"I'm sorry to hear about your loss. David was such a nice..." "I worked at Oakland County with Dave for many years. We..."- Phil Strong Add a memory or condolence to the guest book Add Message Please add or record a video for the family of David Ajamy Add a video + Please add a photo and share in the life story for David Ajamy Add a photo + http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailytribune/obituary.aspx?n=david-a-ajamy&pid=173217198&fhid=3416


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Is Evan Rachel Wood the next Scarlett Johansson? Well, lemme explain that question. Woody Allen muse Scarlett isn't starring in his next movie Whatever Works but ERW is. Maybe it's because the character that Evan plays in the movie just isn't right for Scarlett, but after three back-to-back-to-back Allen films starring Scarlett, it just seems odd that she wasn't even asked. Oh well, it still remains to be seen if ERW can fill Ms. Johansson's shoes in the sexpot department.
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Posted September 10, 2009; 11:12 p.m.
The Greening Princeton Farmers Market at Firestone Plaza will return this fall for six weeks, open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays from Sept. 22 through Oct. 27.
Members of the University and local communities will have an opportunity to purchase fresh locally grown produce and other goods from area farmers and businesses that use sustainable practices. Expected vendors will provide a range of items including organic fruits and vegetables, grass-fed beef and lamb, free-range poultry and eggs, cheeses, breads, baked goods, ice cream and coffee.
The farmers market was launched in 2007 and runs in the fall and spring. It is an initiative of Greening Princeton, a student organization devoted to improving environmental sustainability, and is staffed by volunteers from the group. It is cosponsored by the Department of Dining Services, the Office of Community and Regional Affairs, the Office of Sustainability, the Department of Building Services, the Department of Grounds and Building Maintenance, the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students and the Undergraduate Student Government Projects Board.
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it has been announced that the beatles will release the let it be album as they originally intended.
the original idea of the album was for the beatles to get back to their roots, and perform, as well as record an album live, devoid of over-dubs, and studio overworkings that had become their norm with the sgt. peppers album.
the original title of the album was to be "get back", highlighted by what they had hoped would be a live, in front of an audience performance.
unfortunately, they couldn't agree on a venue, and the "live" performance ended up being a 20 minute set performed on the roof of their saville road apple headquarters before the police had shut them down.
i have been in possesion of several different bootleg albums over the years consisting of the original Glyn Johns produced material. (the let it be album was remixed in it's well known form by phil spector, and paul never approved of the final mix), (in fact, he cited this phil spector album as his main reason for disolving the beatles)
i'm thrilled to finally see this album come to market in the original form that the beatles had intended.
of course, the reason why it was never released in it's original form, is cause as a group, they felt it was beneath the quality of what the world had come to expect from the band
the album is to be called "let it be-naked"


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NARRATOR: DeFeo made this untitled photographic collage in 1973.
COREY KELLER: In this work, you see a photograph that she has made of a rose.
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