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Michigan State police to revelers: 'Guys, what's with the bagels?'Jeff Eisenberg at The Dagger2 hrs ago
The centerpiece of the campus celebration after Michigan State secured an improbable Final Four bid was something you probably wouldn't expect.
Bagels. Yes, bagels.
Hundreds of Michigan State students gathered at East Lansing's Cedar Village and began throwing bagels into the air after the seventh-seeded Spartans defeated fourth-seeded Louisville in overtime on Sunday afternoon. Video of the airborne bagels spread quickly via social media, prompting a handful of bemused tweets from authority figures.
Guys, what's with the bagels?
What did the Bagels ever do to you? #CedarVillage #FinalFour
The flying bagels were the most memorable part of a campus celebration that also included sweatshirts and couches set ablaze. Police eventually dispersed the crowds and reportedly arrested at least a handful of revelers, some of who were handcuffed and led away.
Highly touted Myles Turner will enter the NBA draftJeff Eisenberg at The Dagger3 hrs ago
Texas won't only have to replace its coach this offseason.
The Longhorns also are losing their most talented freshman.
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Myles Turner, Rivals.com's No. 9 recruit in the class of 2014, announced Monday via a self-made YouTube video that he is leaving Texas and entering the NBA draft. The freshman forward averaged 10.1 points, 6.5 boards and 2.6 blocks in his lone season with the Longhorns.
"My name is Myles Turner, UT alum, and I've decided to forgo my education and submit my name to the 2015 NBA draft," Turner said in the video. "I love the university, I love the atmosphere here, great education, great people, great basketball program, facilities and it's given me everything I need to succeed."
Wisconsin stars strike back at those who doubted the Big TenJeff Eisenberg at The Dagger17 hrs ago
Even though Michigan State pushed Wisconsin to overtime in the Big Ten title game two weeks ago, the Badgers were excited the Spartans will be joining them in the Final Four.
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They believe the presence of two Big Ten teams in Indianapolis only bolsters the reputation of a conference many have said wasn't as strong as usual this year.
The Big Ten had a down year right?
Remember when everyone said the Big Ten wasn't that good this year? Yea, me too.
Credit Wisconsin for its season-long brilliance and Michigan State for peaking in March, but the idea that the NCAA tournament proves the Big Ten was underrated doesn't hold up under scrutiny.
Kentucky will be tested by heavyweight Final Four fieldJeff Eisenberg at The Dagger18 hrs ago
If Kentucky is going to become college basketball's first unbeaten national champion in nearly four decades, the Wildcats will have to emerge from a heavyweight Final Four field.
They'll be joined in Indianapolis by fellow No. 1 seeds Wisconsin and Duke and an underdog Michigan State team that has a few too many Final Four appearances in recent years to be labeled a Cinderella.
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Duke's victory over Gonzaga ensured that the Final Four will have three No. 1 seeds for only the second time this century and the fifth time since the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1986. The 2008 Final Four remains the only one that featured all four No. 1 seeds.
Duke adds to its mystique with Coach K's 12th Final Four at Gonzaga's expenseKyle Ringo at The Dagger18 hrs ago
The members of this year's Gonzaga basketball team now know the pain felt by only one other group in the program's history. The players on this season's Duke team now understand the elation of reaching a Final Four felt by so many former Blue Devils.
Duke's superior talent overcame the tenacity and experience of the best team in Gonzaga history in a 66-52 Elite Eight victory Sunday afternoon in Houston in the South Region final.
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In a well-played game in which neither team ever took complete control until the final mintes, a role player made a huge difference for the Blue Devils. Matt Jones, a sophomore from DeSoto, Texas, is a starter and regular contributor for coach Mike Krzyzewski, but he hasn't achieved star status. He had scored in double figures only six times all season.
Adam Morrison sporting different look as Gonzaga video assistantKevin Kaduk at The Dagger19 hrs ago
When the college basketball world last saw Adam Morrison on a big stage, he was weeping on the floor in the closing seconds of a heartbreaking and career-ending loss to UCLA in the 2006 Sweet 16.
Fast forward almost 10 years and Morrison is again in the spotlight during a Gonzaga run, albeit far from front and center. The school's all-time leading scorer and one-time national player of the year is currently a video assistant on Mark Few's team and he got a little bit of screen time during Gonzaga's 66-52 loss to Duke in Sunday's Elite Eight game.
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As you can see, Morrison was sporting quite a different look from his shaggy and mustachioed college days.
Is that Steven Seagal taking in the game?
Adam Morrison alert pic.twitter.com/ThHh5ID0Tz
George H.W. Bush shows support for Duke in HoustonKevin Kaduk at The Dagger20 hrs ago
Michigan State has Magic Johnson, Wisconsin has Aaron Rodgers and Kentucky has Ashley Judd.
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Duke? Well, it has one of the former leaders of the free world on its side.
Not to mention his wife and a trio of Dallas Cowboys.
Former president George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara Bush were among the fans supporting the Blue Devils during their 66-52 Elite Eight win over Gonzaga at Houston's NRG Stadium on Sunday. They met with Tony Romo, Jason Garrett and Jason Witten of the Dallas Cowboys before the game — presumably to talk about their shared Duke fandom — and had great seats located on the far end of the Duke bench.
Extra points to everyone for wearing Duke colors and gear.
Former president George Bush here behind the Duke bench, too. Was at a game in Cameron last year pic.twitter.com/OlevQY26Lz
Michigan State clinches Tom Izzo's most unlikely Final Four appearanceJeff Eisenberg at The Dagger21 hrs ago
The battle between two of March's most successful coaches was in the hands of one of the most unlikely players on the floor.
Fouled on a put-back attempt by Michigan State's Marvin Clark with 4.9 seconds remaining and his team trailing by one, Louisville center Mangok Mathiang had the chance to send the Cardinals to the Final Four by making two free throws.
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The 48 percent foul shooter's first attempt bounced off the back rim and fell through, drawing a wince from Michigan State alum Magic Johnson. The second bounced hard off the back rim and caromed out, giving the Spartans new life.
Magic Johnson can't believe Louisville sophomore's clutch free throwKyle Ringo at The Dagger21 hrs ago
Louisville sophomore Mangok Mathiang is a 48 percent free throw shooter this season and found himself at the foul line Sunday afternoon with the Cardinals' season on the line in an Elite Eight game against Michigan State.
The Spartans held a one-point lead with 4.9 seconds left in regulation and Mathiang needing to make at least one free throw to tie the score. He did just that with a fortuitous bounce that Michigan State legend Magic Johnson couldn't believe as he watched from the stands in Syracuse. Johnson led the Spartans to the NCAA championship in 1979.
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While Louisville managed to push the game to an extra five minutes because Mathiang came through, Michigan State dominated the overtime and won 76-70 to advance to the Final Four as a No. 7 seed.
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Sam Dekker's crazy three looked like his title-winning shot in high schoolKevin Kaduk at The Dagger22 hrs ago
Sam Dekker's dagger 3-pointer near the end of Wisconsin's 85-78 win over Arizona on Saturday came from the rafters and brought plenty of rain as it sunk through the hoop.
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It also caused a case of deja vu for fans of Dekker's basketball career because it looked an awful lot like the one he hit to win a state title for Sheboygan Lutheran (Wis.) HS in 2012.
To compare, here's the shot that helped seal Wisconsin's second straight trip to the Final Four:
And here's the high school shot, which came with his team down two points and the clock running out. You'll notice it happened on the University of Wisconsin floor where Dekker would soon star:


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THE flat was carved from the top floor of a beautiful old sandstone house in Glasgow's west end, and the living room was formerly the building's old chapel.
As I said last week, good garden soil should be left well alone.
As families enter the wonderful world of Disneyland Paris with its quirky characters, pink castle, fairytale lands and breath-taking parades, few will notice the quality of the plants, the precision cutting of the lawns or the carefully clipped topiary.
I WAS in London last weekend and thoroughly enjoyed the extra few degrees that made it possible to ditch the thermals and wander around without my coat.
EVER wondered how to give your garden a real rural touch?
Bumblebees are Scotland's most important pollinators in May and June.
IT'S all very well joining the 'grow your own' brigade - but what if your tomatoes don't taste sweet, your beans are stringy and your chillis lack punch?
No summer is complete without strawberries.
As spring arrives, so do new gardening tools, sundries, gadgets and seeds, which are timely additions to the wealth of possible presents to give your gardening mum on Mother's Day.
EVER thought about how to capture frost-covered holly, close-ups of pretty petals or swathes of woodland bulbs in fading light?
ALTHOUGH I work as an interior designer, my husband Martin has quite strong views on decorating and doesn't gave me carte blanche so we do have to choose things as a couple.

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MYANMAR has been extended by popular request until 12 April 2015!
MYANMAR has been extended by popular request until 12 April 2015! If you visit Bangkok during Songkran festivals, do come for a visit! Our new show will start 24 April, 2015 and will be announced soon.
MYANMAR: Recent Portraits by Hamid Sardar-Afkhami Opening/Silom C
Recent works (2013-2015) in Myanmar by Hamid Sardar-Afkhami. His deep study of tribal cultures and understanding of the subjects brought about these super fine works in portraiture. Without falling into the sentimental trap, these portraits reveal untold stories and intrigue in the lands the world just started to take notice. Again, we are very proud to present his work (and this is only the beginning of this Myanmar series) in this preview exhibition by Dr. Hamid Sardar-Afkhami…, yes, Dr., he's got a Harvard PhD afterall! At Serindia Gallery O.P. Garden Until 22 March.
เมื่อ Thai PBS มาเที่ยวชมงานและคุยกับศิลปินคุณพัชริน "จี๊ด" จิตวิริยนนท์ ที่เซรินเดีย แกเลอรี่ (ในคลิป ณ เวลา 12:50 นาที) ยืดเวลาแสดงถึง 31 มกราคมนี้
Meet the Illustrator: JEED!
Meet the Illustrator: JEED! 18/12/14 6:30pm
What are her inspiration behind each piece she created? Her approach to the assignment, her techniques? Meet Patcharin "Jeed" on 18 December during Silom/Charoenkrung Gallery Hopping Night. She will discuss her passion as an illustrator and shares thoughts on her work. Illustrations fans don't miss it!
10: A Decade of Illustrations by Patcharin Jitviriyanon Install and Opening
Illustrators possess specific sets of skill, digging deep into the psyche of their subjects — some did break through in the realms of art. Patcharin's fearless mixed-media collage and her sense of characters, emotions, and narratives won our space for a solo show of these small handmade pieces, mostly mounted on magnet strips as is. Here are some of our favorites and the magazines they were published in, with highlights of works spanning a period of ten years. Don't miss this colorful yet intimate show at Serindia Gallery O.P. Garden, until 11 January 2015. Thank you everyone who joined us last night…more people photos coming soon!


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I'm using swfutils 4.6 to find get information about uploaded Flash files in our application.
The problem is that a user has tried to upload a Flash file with a non-integer frame rate, in this case, 12.5, and the SWFParser cannot handle it properly and decides the frame rate is 32760!
This seems to happen for all non-integer frame rates.
Is there a way around this?
Does anyone know of a better SWF parser?
swfutils is issued by Adobe, so I assume it's reasonably good except for this bug.


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Gartner Announces Pricing of Secondary Offering of Common Stock by ValueAct Capital
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Gartner Announces Pricing of Secondary Offering of Common Stock by ValueAct Capital19:13 EST Thursday, February 17, 2011 STAMFORD, Conn. (Business Wire) -- Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT), the leading provider of research and analysis on the global information technology industry, today announced that ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. (ValueAct Capital) priced the previously announced secondary offering of 8,000,000 shares of Gartner's common stock at $35.50 per share. All of the shares of common stock are being offered and sold by ValueAct Capital. The underwriters have an option to purchase up to an additional 1,200,000 shares of common stock from ValueAct Capital to cover over-allotments, if any. Gartner will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares of common stock in the offering. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co. are acting as underwriters for the offering. 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Fox News host Gretchen Carlson defended Indiana's anti-LGBT "religious freedom" law, inaccurately equating it to existing federal legislation to claim the bill is "harmless" and necessary to protect Christians from discrimination.
On the March 25 edition of The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson, Carlson and her guests discussed Indiana's recently passed Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), a law that creates a broad license for individuals and business owners to cite their religious beliefs as a defense against charges of discrimination. Businesses, religious leaders, and even the Republican mayor of Indianapolis have all condemned the state's RFRA law for its potential to encourage discrimination against LGBT people in particular.
During the segment, Carlson and her guests falsely equated Indiana's RFRA with the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act , which was originally passed in 1993 to prevent the government from passing laws that substantially burdening a person's free expression of religion, with a few exceptions. In 1997, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal RFRA did not apply to the states, resulting in many states passing their own local RFRAs:
But Indiana's SB 101, is not, as Carlson and her guests assert, an exact replica of the federal RFRA. A February 27 letter by 30 legal scholars expressing their concern over the proposed Indiana RFRA explains the distinction between the SB 101 and the 1993 federal law:
The state RFRA bills do not, in fact, mirror the language of the federal RFRA.
The definition of "person" under the proposed RFRA differs substantially from that contained in the federal RFRA, affording standing to assert religious liberty rights to a much broader class of entities than that currently recognized by federal law.
Unlike the federal RFRA, Indiana's RFRA contains an extremely broad definition of "person" that includes organizations, corporations, or companies that are: "compelled or limited by a system of religious belief held by an individual or the individuals; who have control and substantial ownership of the entity, regardless of whether the entity is organized and operated for profit or nonprofit purposes."
As Buzzfeed also reported:
The Indiana bill is broader than federal law. While the Indiana bill says that a "governmental entity may not substantially burden a person's exercise of religion," it also applies those rules to businesses and interactions between private parties "regardless of whether the state or any other government entity is party to the proceeding."
Carlson and her guests also downplayed the opposition against RFRA by noting that the federal bill was originally passed with bipartisan support. But the unforeseen consequences of RFRA have caused many democratic legislators who originally voted on RFRA to withdraw their support of the law. As the same legal scholars explain in their letter (emphasis added):
This parallel between support for the federal RFRA and the proposed state RFRA is misplaced. In fact, many members of the bipartisan coalition that supported the passage of the federal RFRA in 1993 now hold the view that the law has been interpreted and applied in ways they did not expect at the time they lent their endorsement to the law. As a result, the legislators who voted on RFRA have distanced themselves from their initial backing of the legislation.
As legal and religious scholar Dr. Jay Michaelson noted, these unintended consequences amount to a broad license to discriminate against LGBT people, because state RFRA laws could allow "individuals and businesses [to] exempt themselves from anti-discrimination laws by proffering religious objections to them."
Portraying Indiana's RFRA as benign legislation identical to the "bipartisan" federal law isn't just inaccurate journalism. It is a part of Fox's larger role in promoting the narrative of Christian persecution to support the passage of a number of state RFRAs now being considered in states across the country. Expect to see Fox continue to misrepresent RFRA as a harmless law protecting "religious liberty" while ignoring the fact that these bills are actually the product of powerful anti-LGBT organizations lobbying to legalize anti-LGBT discrimination.
From the March 4 edition of Fox News' The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson:
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Fox News' Gretchen Carlson distorted President Obama's explanation that U.S. ground troops are not necessary to defeat the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) in order to claim Obama believes it's not in our national interest to defeat the terrorist group.
In his February 11 request to Congress for an authorization for the use of military force against ISIS, Obama stated that "our core objective is to destroy ISIL." He emphasized his opposition to engaging in "another prolonged ground war in the Middle East," which he said is "not in our national security interest." He explained further that a ground campaign is "not necessary for us to defeat ISIL." From a transcript of his remarks (emphasis added):
THE PRESIDENT: This resolution reflects our core objective to destroy ISIL. It supports the comprehensive strategy that we have been pursuing with our allies and partners: A systemic and sustained campaign of airstrikes against ISIL in Iraq and Syria. Support and training for local forces on the ground, including the moderate Syrian opposition. Preventing ISIL attacks, in the region and beyond, including by foreign terrorist fighters who try to threaten our countries. Regional and international support for an inclusive Iraqi government that unites the Iraqi people and strengthens Iraqi forces against ISIL. Humanitarian assistance for the innocent civilians of Iraq and Syria, who are suffering so terribly under ISIL's reign of horror.
The resolution we've submitted today does not call for the deployment of U.S. ground combat forces to Iraq or Syria. It is not the authorization of another ground war, like Afghanistan or Iraq. The 2,600 American troops in Iraq today largely serve on bases -- and, yes, they face the risks that come with service in any dangerous environment. But they do not have a combat mission. They are focused on training Iraqi forces, including Kurdish forces.
As I've said before, I'm convinced that the United States should not get dragged back into another prolonged ground war in the Middle East. That's not in our national security interest and it's not necessary for us to defeat ISIL. Local forces on the ground who know their countries best are best positioned to take the ground fight to ISIL -- and that's what they're doing.
But Fox viewers heard a much different description of Obama's sentiment the next day on The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson. According to Carlson, "The president said we have no national security interest in this fight." After airing a short video depicting a portion of his remarks (but omitting Obama's statement about destroying ISIS), Carlson asked Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham (SC), "What did President Obama mean yesterday when he said that it's not in our interest to defeat ISIL? Huh?"
Playing word games with Obama's remarks is one of Fox News' favorite pastimes. The network often feigns outrage over distorted or selectively cropped comments, setting up easy attacks on their fictionalized version of the president.
Conservative media lashed out at President Obama for mentioning the Crusades and Inquisition at the National Prayer Breakfast after condemning the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) as a "death cult" that distorts Islam.
Right-wing media figures misleadingly attacked and dismissed the need for paid parental leave after President Obama's State of the Union speech advocated for expanding these programs to more Americans. In fact, economists have found that increasing paid leave would boost the economy, increase wages, and keep families out of poverty.
Fox News hosts have repeatedly denied that moderate Muslims denounce violent extremists following terror attacks, ignoring that on their very network, Muslim guests have condemned terrorism and defended their faith. Watch five Muslim guests make their case on Fox:
Fox News used the Sydney, Australia hostage situation to question whether Australia's strict gun laws should be loosened, but offered no commentary on Pennsylvania's relatively looser gun laws in their reports the same day when a man went on a shooting rampage, killing six. Americans are murdered with guns at a rate more than ten times greater than Australians.
On December 15, Fox News heavily reported on a hostage situation in a Sydney, Australia chocolate shop. A man, who according to authorities had "a long history of violent crime, infatuation with extremism and mental instability," used a shotgun to hold café patrons hostage for 16 hours. After gunfire was heard police stormed the shop. The hostage-taker and two hostages were killed. One hostage was reportedly killed while trying to disarm the hostage-taker, while it is unclear if the other one was shot by the hostage taker or caught in the crossfire.
As Fox reported on developments out of Sydney, the conservative network also provided updates from Pennsylvania where Bradley William Stone allegedly went on a shooting rampage, killing his ex-wife and five of his former in-laws. One former in-law was wounded. Police are currently searching for Stone. (UPDATE: Stone has been found dead, reportedly of self-inflicted wounds.)
Tellingly, Fox News used the Sydney incident to raise questions about Australia's gun law system, while raising no such questions about looser gun laws in the United States during December 15 and December 16 mentions of the Pennsylvania spree killing on Fox programs Fox & Friends, Fox & Friends First, The Five, On the Record, America's News Headquarters, Special Report with Bret Baier, Shepard Smith Reporting, The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson, or America's Newsroom.
Conservative media outlets attacked President Obama's proposed plan for $263 million in funding for police training and body cameras following the police shooting of Michael Brown, accusing Obama of blaming police instead of focusing on issues affecting the black community. But research has shown that the use of body cameras has decreased civilian complaints and the use of force by police.
Media figures are touting the Keystone XL pipeline as an "environmentally safe" alternative to truck and rail transportation, uncritically citing a State Department report on the environmental impact of building Keystone XL. But experts and subsequent studies have determined that the report is based on faulty conclusions and grossly underestimates greenhouse gas emissions caused by Keystone.
Fox News' Gretchen Carlson criticized Cosmopolitan magazine for writing about politics and endorsing candidates on the same day Fox's Megyn Kelly teamed up with the magazine for a Facebook Q&A.
Cosmopolitan expanded its coverage to include politics in August, launching its "#CosmoVotes" campaign which focuses on candidate endorsements, coverage of "women-centric issues," and a "social media effort" to encourage readers to vote, particularly in the upcoming midterm elections.
On the November 3 edition of The Real Story, host Gretchen Carlson criticized Cosmopolitan's foray into politics, suggesting the magazine is "taking it a step too far," because "they basically say some kind of snarky words about any Republican candidate, calling them 'troubling,' 'an extremist who rails against the poor,' 'an anti-choice radical.'" Carlson noted that other women's magazines have covered the 2014 midterm elections highlighting both Republicans and Democrats, but questioned Cosmopolitan's decision to endorse certain candidates, saying, "A lot of people are probably wondering why fashion magazines are getting into politics and actually endorsing candidates but that is the world that we live in now":
From the October 30 edition of Fox News Channel's The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson:
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The conservative media's meltdown over a Nebraska school district's effort to train teachers about gender diversity demonstrates how conservative misinformation threatens even basic efforts to protect transgender and gender non-conforming students.
In late September, administrators from the Lincoln Public Schools (LPS) district in Nebraska began providing teachers with informational materials aimed at better equipping them to accommodate and protect transgender and gender non-conforming students. The materials included handouts from the group Gender Spectrum, which works to help develop "a gender sensitive and inclusive environment for all children and teens."
One of those handouts, "12 easy steps on the way to gender inclusiveness," listed recommendations to help teachers make their classrooms more gender-inclusive, including asking teachers to stop gender-based bullying and avoid the use of gender-specific terms like "ladies and gentlemen." Instead, Gender Spectrum recommended teachers use terms like "readers," "campers," or classroom nicknames like "purple penguins."
The school district's distribution of Gender Spectrum's materials sparked controversy when the conservative group Nebraska Watchdog published a report on the handout on October 2. The report was picked up by National Review Online and The Daily Caller before eventually making the jump to Fox News. The network ran multiple segments falsely accusing LPS of "banning" terms like "boys and girls" as part of a "political agenda."
In an interview with Equality Matters, Gender Spectrum's Director of Education Joel Baum criticized the "disingenuous" reporting on his organization's training materials. "They're sharing information about work that's occurring in a school and not being accurate about ... the overall purpose of the work," he said. "[B]y taking various things out of context - like "purple penguins" - they completely trivialize something that's really, really important and misrepresent our work."
Fox's misleading coverage of Gender Spectrum's handouts eventually prompted LPS Superintendent Steve Joel to call a press conference to dispel the network's misinformation. Joel criticized conservative media outlets for peddling falsehoods about the educational materials, calling it "regrettable" and "truly unfortunate" that the school was forced to waste time and resources responding to calls and questions about the handouts.
After spending much of 2009 complaining that President Obama's appointment of "czars" was akin to the crowning of monarchs and Russian practices, Fox & Friends is now calling for the appointment of an Ebola Virus czar.
Fox host Steve Doocy responded to news of the first Ebola diagnosis contracted within the U.S. by calling for an "official Ebola czar" on the October 13 edition of Fox & Friends, echoing the demand of Republican Sen. John McCain. According to Doocy, "We probably need one" because Obama isn't doing enough to fight the virus:
DOOCY: So every time there's an incident like this, you see Thomas Frieden, the guy who heads up CDC, but is he the official -- there he is right there -- Is he the official Ebola czar? We probably need one, because the president isn't, you know, he's not --
KILMEADE: Sen. McCaul is calling for one.
DOOCY: Absolutely. So with all this bad news --
KILMEADE: Congressman McCaul.
DOOCY: Where was the President of the United States over the weekend? Right after he talked to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, he went golfing.
But the Fox program has a long history of mocking previous Obama administration czars.
In 2009, then-host Gretchen Carlson mocked the term and alleged, "You know when I looked up 'czar' in the dictionary, or Googled it, the word that came up was 'king.' And I was wondering to myself, why we are having so many czars/kings now in America?" Doocy added, "When you think about it, 'czar' is a Russian word." Fox then aired an altered graphic of Obama's cabinet members in Russian czar attire displaying the question, "And Now We're Russia?" Doocy went on to compare administration cabinet members to Russian monarchs:
The same year, Carlson asked whether czars in the Obama administration were "just friends of Obama who need work or payback a favor?", while Kilmeade previously questioned whether the appointment of a czar was evidence "of a new culture of corruption."
Fox News' Gretchen Carlson criticized a Nebraska school district's efforts to accommodate transgender and gender non-conforming students, accusing the district of pushing a "political agenda" while downplaying the problem of gender-based harassment and bullying in schools.
The Lincoln Public Schools district in Nebraska has been targeted by conservative media outlets following a report that teachers had been given educational materials with recommendations for better accommodating transgender and gender non-conforming students. Those materials included a handout encouraging teachers to stop gender-based bullying and avoid using gendered expressions like "ladies and gentlemen" to refer to students. Instead the handout suggested teachers could use gender-neutral phrases like "readers," "campers," or nicknames like "purple penguins."
During the October 9 edition of The Real Story, Carlson invited Fox News contributors Alan Colmes and Tony Sayegh to criticize the school district, falsely accusing the school district of "banning" gendered language:
CARLSON: Don't kids have enough to worry about right now? Now we're going to confuse them even more - right before puberty, by the way - to not call each other what the majority of the population really is, and that would be boys and girls. Once again, this is pandering to outrageous over correction of a society addicted to making sure we take care of the .001 of the population instead of the masses. I want to be very clear: I am not against transgender people or transgender kids in any way, but to make an entire population start calling each other "purple penguins" because maybe one child in the entire school system will turn out to be transgender is crazy.
Fox News host Mike Huckabee is claiming the American public should distrust statements made by President Obama and the federal government about the spread of Ebola because they have purportedly lied about the September 11, 2012, attacks in Benghazi, Libya.
During the October 4 broadcast of Huckabee, the former Arkansas Republican governor and potential 2016 presidential candidate said that "the Ebola scare goes to the heart of a simple question: do you trust the government. Audience, do you trust the government?" After Huckabee's audience responded no, Huckabee replied: "And why would you? I mean remember these?" He then played clips of Obama talking about health care, the IRS, and then-U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice's Sunday show comments about Benghazi. Huckabee contrasted the remarks with Obama's September 16 statement it was unlikely someone with Ebola would reach America but "we've taken new measures so that we're prepared here at home."
Huckabee concluded his Fox commentary by claiming he's "feeling a little sick myself. But it's not Ebola. I'm just sick of a government that I'm paying for telling me not to worry and just trust them. I wish I could, but if they repeatedly lie to me I just don't believe them anymore."
Huckabee made similar remarks during his Huckabee Report radio commentary this morning. He said that "if people don't trust our leaders, the people aren't to blame. We were told we could keep our doctors and insurance and pay $2,500 less. That Benghazi was caused by a YouTube video ... trust is something you gotta earn and once squandered, it's hard to get back."
The October 6 Cumulus Media Networks segment:
Fox News has been obsessed with Benghazi, as the network aired over 1,000 weekday evening segments in the first 20 months after the attacks. The Fox obsession has caused its personalities to repeatedly link Benghazi to unrelated matters like the NFL's domestic violence problems, a White House security breach, and missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370, among others.
The conservative media have also rushed to politicize the presence of the Ebola virus in the United States with attacks on Obama.
UPDATE: Another Fox host has pointed to Benghazi as a reason to be distrustful of the government's handling of Ebola. During the October 6 edition of The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson, Carlson wondered if we can "trust the government to keep us all safe from Ebola" when its "track record" includes Benghazi:
CARLSON: Time now for my take. So, should we trust the government to keep us all safe from Ebola? With the government's recent track record not being so hot, well, we learned we couldn't trust the IRS, after the targeting of conservative groups. The Secret Service, after an armed man made his way into the White House. The VA, after reports men and women who served this country died waiting to get health care. We couldn't trust the promise that Obamacare that we could keep our doctors that we wanted. And do we trust that we know all the answers yet about Benghazi? What more and more people seem to be asking about Ebola now isn't that they're necessarily scared about actually getting the disease, but that they're scared the government agencies responsible with helping us if we do get sick might not be up to the task. So if Ebola becomes a bigger issue the question still remains, will we be safe?


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I didn't totally want to highjack the other thread about mid-arm machines, so I wanted to elaborate here.
This is not a book I want to buy..I was more curious about the technique that was covered in it.
There are a number of different QAYG techniques and most of them involve hand stitching the seams together on the back. As most of you know, I don't like doing handwork, so I like a different method which is rarely described anywhere.
There is a QAYG method that doesn't require any hand stitching. You complete the top, make a quilt sandwich of the entire quilt, and then remove some of the batting to reduce bulk while quilting. It can be quilted on a standard machine, or as I've just finished, on a frame. You re-add the batting as you go working in a way that the bulk can be managed.
I've proven it can be done. But I've yet to find a book that explains this method. I'm considering writing a book that uses this method to make large quilts manageable to those of us that can't afford or don't have space for large quilt systems.
The reason I questioned this book is that it's the only one I found on AQS's website that even covered QAYG and I was curious what it included.
There is a book out there describing something nearly identical to your method, although not specifically geared to frame quilting. But it is about dividing the batting, and adding it in sections. And they do have some hand sewing on some of the techniques, but not all.
"Divide and Conquer", by Nancy Smith and Lynda Milligan, published in 2000.
Here is a link that might be useful: Divide and Conquer on Amazon
I looked for the book on the Net last night and I didn't want to post yet as somone may have the book.
Most books will list the contents, this one doesn't show ANYTHING and maybe that is their style is Australia.
To me this method is similar to the Cotton Theory. I saw your method in another book a while back and I'll see if I can find it.


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TEHRAN, Iran -- All over this city of 12 million people, high-rises are under construction, local engineers and Chinese contractors are rushing to finish a multilevel highway, and the streets are lined with billboards promoting the latest tablets and washing machines made by South Korean companies such as Samsung and LG. Supermarkets are fully stocked, and it seems as if new restaurants and fast-food joints are opening up every day, and never lacking for customers.
In short, you would not know that oil exports from Iran have dropped by a million barrels a day, and that the free fall in the currency has caused huge inflation -- the result of U.S. and European-led sanctions as well as economic mismanagement by the Iranian government.
The West escalated the economic war another notch Wednesday, imposing a new set of restrictions intended to force Iran into what amounts to a form of barter trade for oil, because payments for oil deliveries can no longer be sent to accounts inside Iran. A senior Obama administration official called the latest step "a significant turning of the screw," repeating the administration's four-year-long argument that the mullahs in Iran face a "stark choice" between holding onto their nuclear program and reviving their oil revenue, the country's economic lifeblood.
But there is little confidence among U.S. officials in Washington -- and little evidence on Tehran's streets -- that even newly stringent sanctions have much chance of forcing Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, into striking the deal that most Americans and Europeans, and even some Israelis, say could defuse the crisis.
The sanctions, while the source of constant complaint and morbid jokes, have not set off price riots or serious opposition to the Iranian government. In fact, the past year has not been all that bad, as Saeed Ranchian, 39, a shopkeeper peddling perfumes in Tehran's Grand Bazaar, said.
"... in Iran, when prices go up, people start buying more, fearing even higher prices," he said, adding with a laugh that the country's economy "has rules that no one understands."
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Besides Clinique promotions in the U.S. there are also bonus times happening in Canada from time to time. The most popular Canadian bonus times are at The Bay, Holt Renfrew and Sears. These Canadian department stores don't usually offer free shipping, unless you are a member of their bonus/loyalty programs.
They offer Clinique gift regularly at 2 times a year. However, The Bay had a summer gift in 2014 for the first time ever. There is a chance that we may see even more summer gifts in 2015.
The next Canadian Clinique bonus will be at Sears. The bonus dates are April 23 – May 11, 2015 and the minimum purchase is $32 to receive a 7-piece Clinique gift.
Products included:
- Repairwear Laser Focus Moisturizer
- Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion
- Take the Day off Makeup Remover for lids, lashes and lips
- Eyeshadow Duo and Blush
- Lipstick
- High Impact Mascar
Sorry for this low-quality picture
I'm not sure if there will be a choice of colours yet. I will let you know as soon as I receive a better picture and more info.
Pre order
You can pre-order the gift now by calling 613-384-4447 Ext 280 (Sears, 945 Gardiners Rd, Kingston, ON K7M 7H4, Canada). Any pre-orders will receive a 10-day supply of the smart-serum. Shipping is $7.95. Cannot be shipped to the USA.
Previous Canadian bonus times in 2013 – 2015
If you wish to view and compare previous gifts, click on the button to show those offers. We list the latest gifts which were available no more than 2 years ago.
Update: no longer available.
Spring bonus at The Bay (Hudson's Bay) starts on Wednesday – February 4, 2015. Ends February 18th, 2015 or while quantities last.
You have to make Clinique purchase in total value of $31.00 (the same required spend as in 2013 & 2014) to receive an 7-piece gift.
Gift items:
- BONUS NEWS Repairwear Sculpting Night Cream
- BONUS EXCLUSIVE Cosmetics Bag
- Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+
- Rinse-Off Foaming Cleanser
- All About Shadow Trio plus a mouthwatering Chubby Stick (bonus choice)
- Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm together in Nude or Pink colour collections (bonus choice)
- High Impact Mascara in Black
The gift is available in 2 colour collections: Pinks (shown in the photo above) and Green. You can choose your favorite one at checkout.
Standard shipping is $5.95 (estimated). Free on orders above $99. If you are Hudson's Bay MasterCard® or Hudson's Bay Credit Card holder, you can get benefits such as free shipping on purchase of $29 or more (applies on cosmetics or fragrance purchases only).
Thanks to a helpful reader who has shared a photo of the next Clinique Bonus at Holt Renfrew in this post on my facebook page. It seems that this promotion will be available in all Holt Renfrews in Canada, however, I recommend you to check the availability at the Clinique counter personally or by phone.
The promotion runs from Jan 9 until Jan 18th, 2015. The gift is yours free with a $45 purchase. Unfortunately, I don't have more information about the gift items.
Update Dec 11: Be sure to check the availability of the gift before purchase as it might be sold out.
Bonus Gift at Holt Renfrew starts on Black Friday – November 28, 2014 with $45.00 minimum spend.
Happy thoughts and sweet kisses.
The gift doesn't appear to be available online, so you have to visit Clinique counters at HOLTS personally.
Update November 5: Sold out.
October 16th is the date when the next bonus time at Sears starts online. Good news: The minimum qualifying purchase remains the same ($31.00) and the fall gift will be a 7-piece gift, an $85.00 value.
Gift includes:
- BONUS CHOICE Cosmetics Bag (It's a feast of colour for fall in your choice of bag.)
- Repairwear Uplifting Firmling Cream (The bounce is back thanks to this moisturizing cream that helps visibly tighten, lift and firm.)
- High Impact Mascara in Black (Kicks up the volume and length of each and every lash for a look that's lusher, plusher, bolder.)
- Clinique Happy Perfume Spray
- BONUS CHOICE: All About Shadow Trio in Violets or Pinks (Three eye shadow favourites in one can't-buy-it-anywhere compact.
- BONUS CHOICE: Different Lipstick in a Different Grape or Raspberry Glacé
The official bonus dates: October 16 – November 4, 2014. No coupon code required on the Sears website. The shipping is $7.95 to anywhere in Canada.
Update: This is no longer available.
The next bonus time in Canada is starting at Hudson's Bay and in-stores from September 16, 2014. The promotion period is: Sep 16 – Oct 4.
Meet our new Chubby Baby, try got-to-have-it looks for eyes and cheeks, plus more in your 7 – piece gift.
It will be a 7-pc. gift, free with $31 purchase made online or instores.
Gift includes:
- Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief cream-gel
- Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+ (DDML+)
- Rinse-Off Eye Makeup Solvent
- High Impact Mascara in Black
- Choose your shades: Colour Compact (shade: Rock Violet & Graphite, Blush: New Clover or shade: Strawberry Fudge Duo, Blush: Mocha Pink) and Chubby Stick Baby Tint Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm (pink or purple tube)
- A Cosmetic Bag
Plus, you will get free shipping. Quantities are limited. One per customer.
Update: Unfortunately, this offer is no longer available.
After the summer gift at Macys, also The Bay offers its summer gift for the first time ever! The last promotion at this store was in February and the next one will be in October. If you dont want to wait, grab this offer.
It is 5-piece gift with $31.00 purchase online only at The Bay (Hudson's Bay). Limited quantities, value of $50, one pre customer.
Starting today (May 30) at your Clinique counter at Holt Renfrew. The website of Holts doesn't provide online shopping, so you have to visit the Clinique counter in person.
May 30 – June 5, 2014
Holt Renfrew stores, Canada
8-pc gift with $45 purchase.
There are no more information about the gift and products included. You can find Holt Renfrew department stores in these cities: Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg.
Update: Sold out.
The next bonus (prime) at Sears starts 24/4/2014. It is a 7-pc. gift with an approximate retail value of $85.00.
Yours with any $31.00 purchase during the promo period (April 24th – May 12th, 2014) at Sears online or in-stores.
Healthy skin, a choice of eye and lip colour, and more in your 7-piece gift.
The gift includes:
- Cosmetics bag
- Lash Doubling Mascara in Black
- Repairwear Laser Focus Eye Cream (5 mL)
- Moisture Surge CC Cream in Light Medium (15 mL)
- Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+ (30 mL)
- BONUS CHOICE: Different lipstick in Tenderheart or Glazed Berry
- BONUS CHOICE: Chrome Slide Duo Compact (Lemongrass or Turquoise)
How to get the bonus?
3 options to choose from:
- On-line – make Clinique purchase at the Sears.ca website over $31.00 and choose your gift (Lemongrass or Turquoise). Sears.ca offers shipping for as low as $7.95 to anywhere in Canada or you can also use "In store pick up" for $3.95 and have your order shipped to your choice of over 1400 locations across Canada.
- In-store: visit your local Clinique counter at Sears.
- By phone: Call your nearest Clinique counter at Sears and make a purchase over the phone.
Something about the company: Sears Canada was established in 1952 as a joint-venture company with great support from Sears U.S. Although, this store is operating in the United States as well, the Clinique bonus promotions are happening in Canada more frequently than in the U.S.
Sear has its stores in all provinces and territories across Canada. With over 196+ department stores we could compare this network to the Macy's or Nordstrom in United States.
Event 1 – Pre-order before Nov 24, 2013
- Receive these products with Purchase of $50 or more: Rinse-Off Eye Makeup Solvent, Rinse off Foaming Cleanser, Moisture Surge Intense, High Impact Mascara, Chuby stick in Curviest Caramel, Happy Perfume.
- + Step-up gift with $75 or more: Additional Compact Mirror-brush, Clinique Tote. + Additional discount with a purchase of 75 dol. and more.
- Something extra – Gala gift: Purchase a Gala Ticket for $10 ($8 towards purchase, $2 towards Cancer Foundation) and have a chance to win a cosmetics basket or a Michael Kors Watch.
Event 2 – Merry and Bright
Call the same number to set an in-person appointment for a free skin care consultation and receive a Chubby Stick Lipstick and a Mascara with a purchase of $40 dol. or more.
November 20- December 17 or until quantities last. Call-in to set an appointment for a consultation, (604) 436-1196, ext 313. and mention where you heard about this.
Here is the information for the upcoming promotions at Holts. Its more confusing this time as there are two different gifts on two separate weekends (November 1st – 3rd, November 6th – 13th, 2013) for two separate events!
First offer (November 1st – 3rd)
$65.00 minimum spend. Comes with a 15% promotional gift card.
- Beauty Bag
- High Impact Mascara (full size)
- Black Diamond Eye Liner (Full size)
- Take the day off make up remover
- Mild Liquid Facial Soap
- All about eyes serum
- Repair wear laser focus serum 15ml
- Bamboo pink Lipstick (Full size)
- Compact with 2 eye shadows and New Clover blush
Second offer (November 6th – 13th)
Repairwear experts, luscious shades for eyes and lips, and more.
Free* with any Clinique purchase of $45.00 or more. A value of $110.00.
- Beauty Bag
- Repair wear laser focus eye cream
- Repair wear uplifting firming cream
- Mild liquid facial soap
- Take the day off make up remover
- Smoldering Plum blush
- Black Honey lipstick
- High impact Mascara
Pre ordering is active!
Now as a bonus if you pre-order both, you will receive a sample of the Dramatically different moisturizing lotion+ or Gel (depending on your skin type, while supplies last).
Also, the promotional gift card you receive during the first event can be redeemed during the second event!
I know this is confusing and very different to normal years, so I recommend any one interested phoning Holts and talking to them, or email Natalie at email@example.com. Phone 4032697341 ext 51508.
Update: The bonus time is now over
A very exclusive Clinique gift will be available during weekend (August 9 – August 11) at Holt Renfrew.
It is is only available in store, and may vary from each location. This information is true to the Clinique Counter at Holt Renfrew in Calgary.
It will be available only for 3 days, so I highly recommend preorder to reserve this gift.
With $75 purchase you will receive:
- Take the day off make up remover for lids lashes and lips – 50ml
- All about eyes rich – 7ml
- Chubby stick intense 01 curviest caramel – 1/2 size
- Quickliner for eyes intense ebony – full size
- Chubby stick intense 01 curviest caramel – 1/2 size
- high impact mascara – 1/2 size
- All about shadow quad, off white shade, turquoise blue, soft taupe brown and deep blue colours
- set of 2 travel eye make up brushes
- Clinique cosmetics bag
+ exclusively for my readers: extra palette in the gift, consisting of:
- a pale pink eyeshadow,
- a deep plum purple and
- new clover pink blush
Just mention my website (clinique-bonus.com) when ordering to apply for these extras.
How to pre-order this bonus?
In order to reserve the gift please call 4032697341 ext 51508 and ask for Natalie.
Shipping costs $7.00 within Calgary city limits. Outside the city or anywhere else in Canada it will cost $12.00. If you have a Holt Renfrew amex and spend over $100 it will be free delivery within Canada.
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Please let me know if there is a choice of 2 lipsticks with the gift of purchase for April 23 and which colors they are.
thank you.
Hi there! Yes there will be choice of lipsticks and eyeshadows either in plums or nudes.
Warning: Free shipping with cosmetics purchase over $29 only applies when you use your Hudsons Bay Mastercard.
I ordered Clinique from The Bay online last week. They shipped my regular priced item and then informed me that they are cancelling my bonus as they are out of stock. I just checked the website and they haven't updated it to say that the bonus is no longer available. Check before you order!
plss reply!!!
will i be able to use a bay gift card when paying at the clinique counter and still get the bonus gift?
Yes, I use gift cards all the time there with no problem and get the bonus, too. They are treated the same as cash or a credit card.
Hi, just wondering where I can find out what the pre-order gift and the gwp will be at The Bay in Feb./2014? Also will Sears be doing the same thing? Thanks
Hi you can stop by our counter to do the preorder if you haven't done so yet. It's the Bay Metrotown Clinique counter. We also offer an extra piece if you do the preorder before feb. 5 and extra pieces for a step-up. Come over or give us a call
Hi, may I know what is the extra piece ? Thanks
the make-up bag
Do any canadian stores do a bonus for christmas or new year?
Drat! The KIT promo code no longer works (Nov. 17/13). Thanks anyway! Appreciate your site!
When is the next bonus time in Toronto?
I think at sears october 17th… but the website has not confirmed it yet
September 5, 2013: I am very disappointed Clinique does not keep it's website up-to-date with the Bonus times at various merchandisers.
Hello! do you know of any bonus times coming up in Toronto soon?? Thanks!!
What is the code bonus
i was told by tammy , who works for clinque, that today april 20th, was bonus day at sears????
What is in the Cllinique Bonus from Sears beginning April 28, 2013
When is the next bonus time at The Bay in Waterloo, ON
I work for Clinique Sears and our next bonus begins April 25 and will run until May 13 / 2013
hi. do you know when the next bonus time in Toronto will be?
Hi … I was told by the rep at Sears the next bonus begins the last week of April 2013
When is Clinique having a bonus at Sears in Canada?
Any ideas on the offers?
When will you offer Clinique bonus times in Canada? Thank you.
What will the offers be then?
can you please advise when are the next bonus days in canada either at Sears or Bay…
Waiting eagerly for a reply.
When will the next bonus time be in Canada at Sears or The Bay?
Its starts February 6, 2013 at The Bay and goes to February 24, with a minimum purchase of $31.
Hi Carrie,
Do you have any other details about the promotion beginning tomorrow?


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Good commercial sources for gloxinia seed?
I'm looking for colors and combinations that are out of the ordinary.
Both the Empress single strain and Brocade doubles have done well for me, in traditional colors (solid red, pink, white, purple and red picotees). Here are some seed-grown Brocade plants flowering about four months out from sowing:
Anyone know of other good varieties available, maybe with speckled markings or in unusual colors?
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if you google "gloxinia seeds" - since the common name of Sinningia speciosa is "florist gloxinia" - you will see lots of hits. Amazon sells them, Thompson and Morgan sells them etc.
The issue is that the seeds lose their viablity quite soon, so seed them as soon as you get them - on a surface of the soil in a covered container and give them good light. The rest of the seeds should be stored in a fridge.
Charles Lawn is an Australian, his seeds and tubers very rarely make it here and they are not available commercially. So - keep an eye on ebay until the seller posts them again. Investigate who was selling them - and send him an email through ebay.
Florist gloxinias are not in a vogue right now - so even in a former AGGS - now the Gesneriad Society - you see - even the name "gloxinia' was dropped from the name of the society - not very many people grow them. There are probably some seeds in a Society Seed Fund - but you need to be a member to get access to them. (It is a very good thing to do, to join this society - lots of interesting stuff to grow and good people to socialize.)
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