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The Red Room Podcast is a Podcast that discusses Television. Each Week They pick a new show or a new topic. Twin Peaks, The Wire, Battlestar Galactica, Sopranos, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm and just about everything on HBO. It is a serious discussion about Art and televisioin. The website also has a blog with articles about Television at www.redroompodcast.com
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September 12, 2014 – September 13, 2015 Scattered Light consists of 528 25-foot lengths of fluorescent orange and pink flagging tape hanging inside the entrance to NYSCI. Created by artist, architect and inventor Dick Esterle, the piece takes advantage of the circular shape of NYSCI's entrance,…
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Princeton's annual Art of Science competition challenges scientists "to record the sometimes fleeting moments when science becomes art." The Art of Science exhibition explores the interplay between science and art. Both of these disciplines involve the pursuit of those moments of discovery when what is…
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Part performance, part workshop, EXPOSED-Sound will feature Haeyoung Kim's performance "Moori", which will combine audience participation, a real-time audio visual composition, and a dynamic narrative.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Hundreds of union members and their supporters marched in Memphis on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s murder, calling for a new commitment to the human rights causes he died for.
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ATHERTON (AP) - Making a down payment on his vow to go all in for Democrats in 2014, President Barack Obama courted well-heeled donors in California on a two-day fundraising jaunt that required him to walk a fine line: Berate Republicans too much, and Obama could put fragile prospects for achieving his second-term goals in jeopardy.
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NEW YORK (AP) - For the second time in a week, a New York state politician was arrested in a bribery scandal, leading a prosecutor to say Thursday that political corruption in the state "is indeed rampant" and people should be angry about it.
SANTA CLARA (AP) - Intel CEO Paul Otellini received a pay package valued at $18.9 million last year as he prepared to retire, bowing out from a challenge posed by the growing popularity of mobile devices that have curtailed the demand for the company's personal computer chips.
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SAN JOSE (AP) - Cisco plans to buy privately held Ubiquisys for about $310 million in cash in order to strengthen its mobility strategy more and enable more intelligent mobile internet networks for service providers.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Many workers are getting false or misleading information about options for their 401(k) accounts when they change jobs, congressional auditors said Wednesday in a report that urged regulators to offer consumers clearer guidance about their retirement money.
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Helio Resource Corp. (TSXV:HRC) received a letter from the Ministry of Energy and Minerals of the United Republic of Tanzania stating that its licence PL2580, which covers the Kenge Resource Area on the SMP Gold Project, has been converted into a retention licence. The licence will help provide security of tenure through the pre-feasibility and feasibility stages of the project.
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This is a positive development for the region, which currently has one gold mine in production. Shanta Gold, a UK listed gold miner, commissioned the New Luika Mine in 2012, and produced 64,000 ounces of gold in 2013. Guidance for 2014 is for production of 80,000 ounces of gold at a cash cost of $750 / ounce. The New Luika mine is located 5km west of the Kenge Resource Area.
Helio CEO, Richard Williams, said:
It allows the Company to commit resources to the development of the SMP Project, knowing that the Tanzanian government is fully supportive of our activities to date. Shareholders can feel confident the licence process works.
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Gideon Myles Ph.D. is an attorney at the Silicon Valley office of IP super boutique Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg. Prior to joining the firm, Dr. Myles worked at the IBM Almaden Research Center and Apple Inc., where he applied his technical knowledge in the field of computer science. Dr. Myles has been named as an inventor on more than a dozen patent applications, authored 19 scientific publications, given numerous conference and invited talks, and is a regular reviewer for various computer science conferences and journals.
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Definition of regime change in English:
regime changeSyllabification: re·gime change
The replacement of one administration or government by another, especially by means of military force.
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Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi Celebrates Lucky 7: Top Shows at the Property
Sheryl Crow. The name says it all. When people think of southern pop/rock music, it's her voice and well-strummed guitar that fans across the world hear in their minds.
All I Wanna Do, Soak up the Sun and If It Makes You Happy are amongst her biggest hits. Her genre-blending music has earned her nine Grammy Awards and a spot on VH1's list of the Greatest Women of Rock N' Roll.
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After locating traces of unsupported widgets and applications last month, bloggers at iPhoneology now claim to have turned up two iPhone-specific interface images relating to unsupported Spotlight search capabilities.
The image files, named 'spotlight-full' and 'spotlight-keyboard,' are formatted with dimensions that match the handset's display, implying that they've been created specifically for the device and were not existing Mac OS X files that may have accidently slipped into the iPhone's software.
In particular, the 'spotlight-full' image appears to be a gradient that would form the backdrop of a Spotlight results listing. Similar to the way Spotlight functions on a Mac, an iPhone implementation would presumably scour mail, notes, bookmarks, and media files, presenting results to the user an organized and sortable list.
In a similar instance last month, the same bloggers discovered preference files within the iPhone software for two unsupported widgets (phonebook and translation) and two native applications (radio and unitconverter).
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Greendale — A 75-year-old West Allis man was arrested for having a replica grenade in his vehicle at Southridge Mall on Friday.
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Dare to bare in this semi-sheer Britney lace bodycon dress by Ann Summers.
This lace dress promises a statement style that sizzles this season. The off-shoulder design makes this dress a flattering pick and we love the alluring see-through lace for a glam piece of lingerie.
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This lace body by Ann Summers is a daring and confident piece of lingerie that will catch his eye - and keep it. This body is chic and sexy and we love the colour for a statement lingerie look.
This beautiful lace body features a flirty skirted hem and two rows of eye-catching diamante gems across the front. The plunging neckline extends to the belly-button for a sexy design that really shows off your shape. This body is fitted and he won't stand a chance when your killer curves come into play.
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Add some ooh la la to your lingerie drawer this season with this flirty lace basque by Sorbet Boutique.
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Veritas 009 - The Lost Abbey
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02-08-2013 04:21:27 | More by jegross2
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01-28-2013 18:49:49 | More by jbuddle
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01-28-2013 07:17:36 | More by KevSal
1/5 rDev -73.5%
Veritas is Lost Abbey's line of experimental beers, where Tomme "Tomme" Arthur seeks to push the boundaries of traditional brewing techniques and develop something new. His notable accomplishments included 003 (it showed me that a strong ale with bacteria could do pretty well), 004 (peach!), 006 (raspberry puree in stomach acid!), 008 (tea!). His latest innovation is 009, wherein Tomme has brewed a beer with absolutely no redeeming qualities.
Thanks to Sideswipe for the bottle. Opened and shared at my birthday tasting.
A: Pours an opaque, maroon body.
S: Funky vinegar, prunes, cinnamon. I was very disconcerted. Had someone pranked me with a fake bottle?
T: I simply could not figure out what this beer was trying to do. It had the pruney, soy saucey qualities that I detest in Dark Lord, soured with a mild vinegar burn, earth, and some band-aid. Tannins, vanilla, bourbon. WHAT IS GOING ON
O: I believe the beer was $35, so it's not affordable. It was a brewery-only release, so it wasn't accessible. It was so bad that a group of 25 beer geeks left over 50% of it on the table, so it wasn't good. Congratulations, Tomme: you've successfully trolled the beer community. There is literally no reason to drink this; it defines the bottom of the pile, do not pass Go, do not collect $200, go directly to Jail.
01-28-2013 07:02:09 | More by Arbitrator
4.21/5 rDev +11.7%
A tiny pop announces a very black liquid, a bit of brown shows up in the light. No head or lacing. One of the darkest beers I've seen actually, intriguing.
The scents are powerful and tremendously good. Dark chocolate, caramel, maple syrup, a light fruit element, a dash of licorice and vanilla. Smells like a heavy stout.
Taste is bewildering considering the smell yet immensely welcomed. I did not know or honestly think a funky attribute to this beer would work. This is such a rare style, one of the most uniquely flavored beers I've ever had. The taste put simply is sour grape and chocolate put together. As the reviews show - not everyone's cup of tea, you really have to be a sour aficionado.
The mouthfeel is heavy and light at the same time - very hard to describe. Lightly carbonated - about the perfect amount for a beer like this I reckon.
Very good, not a session beer for me but a perfect beer for someone with a sour itch in the late hours of the night.
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01-28-2013 01:48:06 | More by popery
2.75/5 rDev -27.1%
01-26-2013 15:25:42 | More by CheapBeerBuzz
3.05/5 rDev -19.1%
A: dark with a red hue. little carbonation, no head.
S: tart cherries, bourbon, strong red wine characteristics, chocolate
T: COMPLEX. very strong sour cherry flavor that melts into a very nice red wine taste with hints of chocolate/bourbon/old ale.
M: Thick, if the carbonation was upped just a tad it would be perfect.
O: Excellent beer, i was really expecting this beer to be disappointing. I was very wrong. The sour cherry aspect is just something i have never experienced in any other beer. Highly recommended.
This beer has really fallen off. Very strong vinegar flavor and no carbonation. Was very difficult to finish a 4 oz pour. I have had some bottles that still tasted rather good but for the most part they are going down hill quickly.
01-23-2013 19:41:34 | More by mrbubbler
2/5 rDev -46.9%
01-16-2013 18:27:19 | More by VaTechHopHead
4/5 rDev +6.1%
01-12-2013 14:31:08 | More by mrandypandy
4.25/5 rDev +12.7%
01-11-2013 21:06:24 | More by AlexFields
4/5 rDev +6.1%
12-16-2012 01:21:59 | More by tbone1384
3.5/5 rDev -7.2%
12-12-2012 22:06:31 | More by readbaron
4/5 rDev +6.1%
12-12-2012 04:27:11 | More by t0rin0
3.75/5 rDev -0.5%
11-11-2012 21:41:31 | More by funkel81
3.53/5 rDev -6.4%
Thanks to Tieman for sharing this one at his tasting.
Pours an opaque dark brown with no head and no lacing on the drink down. Smell is sour and tart with some dark malt, dark fruit, and alcohol aromas. Taste is much the same with a really tart and acidic finish. This beer has a low level of carbonation with an almost flat mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer but it definitely smells better than it tastes.
11-11-2012 09:00:13 | More by UCLABrewN84
2.5/5 rDev -33.7%
A light purplish liquid, no head on it whatsoever. Aroma of wood, plum-raisin-fig type of dark fruit thing going on.
Tasted very flat, lacked sourness, some tartness, but really tasted like 10 commandments or something completely unsoured. Tastes like they took red wine and brandy and created a blend, very unbeerlike of you dude. Boozyness seemed to much to bear as well. No lactic sour notes. Toffee, cabernet and fig.
Really didn't find anything to say I enjoyed about this. No wait, the bottle, its a cool design! This was my least favorite bottle brought to Reno's Summer Sour Bottle Share 2011. Totally awesome that jordan brought it, but dang, just didn't work for me.
08-24-2012 16:17:12 | More by Beerandraiderfan
New York
2.53/5 rDev -32.9%
Consumed on 7/28 as a break from the BA DarkLords during the NYC Voltron tasting!!! thanks to blatantdream for providing this gem?
no bottle number written on the label.
a - dark purple with no head. no carbonation.
s - some funk. purpleness...grape...funk...sour...medicine...vinegar.
t - vingar. pungent. kind of intense but not necessarily in a good way.
m - vinegary.
o - not for me...glad i tried it, but super pungent. tart to the max. i suppose i can get how some people dig it, but this one really didn't do it for me. the bud that was opened after this was kind of a breath of fresh air.
08-05-2012 03:47:28 | More by cosmicevan
2.58/5 rDev -31.6%
Thanks to blatantdream for sharing!
Pours black (wtf?!), zero head, zero lace. Strongly medicinal aroma and lactic, very uninviting. Taste equally disappoints: boozy and medicinal, dark fruits, booze, more medicine? Not very good, and a far cry from my only other Veritas experience (V010 = <3). Glad to tick this, but I can barely finish my small pour.
07-28-2012 23:49:54 | More by brystmar
4.63/5 rDev +22.8%
Wasn't this beer closer to 10-12% ABV? In any case, thanks, CJ!
Black with dark brown highlights, this beer has no head whatsoever. The nose is excellent. If the Cable Car Kriek showed off red cherries, this is a wonderful showcase for black cherries. Flesh and skin tannins are present, along with dark chocolate, mildly soy-like. Earthy, leathery, tannic, there's some bourbon and vanilla to round out the nose. Compelling, complex and surprisingly well integrated IMO.
The palate opens with a blend of black cherry, cocoa, soy, vanilla, bourbon and cherry sourness. The combination of the sour cherry and bourbon is pretty excellent. Full in body, lightly carbonated (if that), this feels really nice on the palate (I appreciate the low carbonation, almost any would just not work with this beer IMO). The finish has a mild sourness with a blend of cherries, bourbon, oak and vanilla. Excellent stuff, I look forward to revisiting this in the future.
**edit 12/31/2013**
Thanks, Carlos! It popped! I guess a few years finally allowed it to carbonate some.
Sour black cherry goodness, with earth, mushrooms, bourbon, plenty of barrel character, vanilla and some soy. In fact, the only thing that's changed is that the sourness has increased along with the carbonation. The bourbon and soy seem better integrated too.
The palate opens quite sour with a blend of lactic and red wine sourness with plenty of black, sour cherries, vinous and quite majestic. Vanilla, bourbon, red wine, some booze, a lactic, meaty funk, this has taken on some oerbier reservation characteristics. Sour and lactic with a touch of balsamic vinegar, there's an earthy, meaty character here. An excellent beverage to welcome the new year with IMO. 4/4.5/4.25/4.5/4.5
07-02-2012 21:04:46 | More by DefenCorps
4/5 rDev +6.1%
One of the few bottles that was solely mine for the LA tasting. Poured into a mini snifter.
A - First bottle that had zero pop on it. Aggressive pour yielded almost no bubbles. Slightly less than jet black.
S - Roastiness and slight bourbon. After it warms up, the vanilla really comes out.
T - The sour is very sharp up front. The roast kicks in the middle, and the bourbon finishes.
M - The sour really makes it sharp. The mouth is a good lightness despite the roastiness.
O - Dark sours aren't my thing. This is better than most dark sours than I've had, but really not my thing.
07-02-2012 00:16:06 | More by raveskdr
4.5/5 rDev +19.4%
06-30-2012 05:08:07 | More by Jerriko
5/5 rDev +32.6%
06-27-2012 22:41:20 | More by KyleMA
3.93/5 rDev +4.2%
750 ml bottle generously shared by colonelforbin. Thanks Mike. Pours a dark reddish brown with no head. There are a couple bubbles at the edge of the glass and no lacing. Aroma is red wine, brown sugar, cherry, some bourbon, and a bit of leather. The taste is sweet and tart with cherry, red wine, bourbon, and leather. The finish has tart lactic cherry and little bit of acetic acid. Medium-full body. Low carbonation. Pretty good. Not mind blowing, but certainly an interesting beer.
06-23-2012 01:39:35 | More by jethrodium
New Jersey
4.25/5 rDev +12.7%
06-20-2012 01:52:15 | More by stevefinny
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Homers lift Softball past Seton Hall, 6-1
March 8, 2006
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- - The Jacksonville University softball team hit three home runs in game two to down Seton Hall, 6-1, on Wednesday night at the JU Softball Complex.
Katie Pestrak, Beth Glasscock and Alexis Novak each smashed home runs for the Dolphins (9-13), while senior Katie Dobson pitched 6.2 shutout innings to secure the victory.
The Pirates (7-9) scored five runs in the first two innings of game one en route to an 8-3 win.
"I am happy that we got a win, but I'm not happy we got a split," said JU head coach Melissa Gentile. "The way we came out in game one was not indicative of a JU softball team. But overall I am happy with the way we swung the bats in game two because it showed how good we can really hit."
In the first inning of game two, the Dolphins nailed two home runs to take an early 3-0 lead. Glasscock smashed hit first home run of her collegiate career, two-run shot, to left field to cap off the inning. Novak added a solo home run in the fourth inning to extend the Dolphins advantage to 4-0.
Senior Kacey Yourous singled home Pestrak in the fifth inning. Yourous would later score in the inning on an error to cap off the Dolphins scoring at six runs.
Leah Menichetti hit a two-out solo home run in the seventh inning, but Dobson (4-4) quashed the late comeback to earn the win.
Dobson pitched a complete game and scattered eight hits, while fanning seven batters for the Dolphins.
Pirates starter Ashley Arnett (2-3) took the loss by surrendering four runs on five hits in three innings.
In game one, the Pirates scored three runs on four hits in the first inning for the initial lead.
Pestrak scored in the first inning off a wild pitch to cut the Pirates lead to 3-1.
Katie Pierce doubled home two runners in the second inning to extend the Pirates advantage to 5-1.
The Dolphins answered again the third inning by scoring off an illegal pitch by Pirates reliever Maura Lund.
Pierce drove in a run on a triple in the sixth inning to give the Pirates a 7-2 lead. The Pirates added another run in the seventh inning to end their scoring attack.
In the seventh inning, senior Janine Palumbo brought home Jillian Mirante on a base loaded one-out single, but Pirates starter Jessica Jones ended the Dolphins late rally.
Jones (1-4) earned the win after allowing three runs on five hits, while striking out four in seven innings.
Sophomore Shannon Jensen (4-8) took the loss by surrendering eight runs on 13 hits and recorded five strikeouts in seven innings.
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Making Reform Work: Institutions, Dispositions, and the Improving Health of Bangladesh
AbstractSummary We examine whether local governance can improve social development empirically, using good and bad cases of public health outcomes in Bangladesh. We explore the institutional underpinnings of service provision, digging down beneath the "rules of the game" to analyze the beliefs, understandings, and dispositions that drive social behavior. Changes in deep social attitudes led to improvements in social indicators. Regional variation in health outcomes is explained by the presence or absence of a dense web of relationships that enmeshed reformers in local systems of authority and legitimacy, strengthening their actions and making local society more susceptible to change.
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"There's no reason not to do this," said council member Rick Lindemann.
The council also discussed applying for a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program after heavy May and June rains. While it's unclear whether Jasper County falls into the areas of Illinois which have been declared a disaster zone, Bolander said applying for the grant could help deal with drainage problems in the city.
"Basically, we're still trying to pay the last monies with IKE for the detention areas here it town," he said. "This could be more of the same. There's lots we could still be doing."
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No, he will not be your valentine.
Gyms are expensive, super crowded, and they always seem to reel you back into membership. But you don't need one to get fit.
Grant Hill's Rising Stars roster includes Damian Lillard, Bradley Beal, Andre Drummond and Harrison Barnes.
For the last 10 years, three friends have dedicated themselves to writing and recording a long rap song about the NBA All-Star Game. They're not rappers, but they're not planning on stopping, either.
What are we doing with this feature? Hopefully, a perfect storm of New Orleans, All-Star Weekend and Mardi Gras. And some basketball. Maybe.
Another year removed from back surgery, Dwight Howard is still one of the best centers in basketball.
You know their names, not their dark dunk contest histories.
Let's cut the crap and come up with All-Star Weekend events that people would actually want to watch. Also, let's make sure they're events that the Cleveland Cavaliers would excel at.
A look at the schedule for the 2014 NBA All-Star Weekend.
With point guard Chris Paul out for more than a month leading into the All-Star break, teammate Blake Griffin's play went outside the box.
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It was such an honor to have Kardashian Kollection featured in the June 2013 issue of Elle Middle East! The spread featured some of my favorite KK pieces and the creative process that goes behind designing our kollection. I have so much fun designing with my sisters. After all, three minds are better than one! Xo
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This week has been super busy (although… that's basically every week, lol.) I've had a few photo shoots for various things that I can't wait to share with you guys. If you missed my most recent photo shoot for Elle Magazine with Justin Bieber, I posted the pics this week!
Last weekend was a definite highlight of this month for me, getting to share Sunday with the family at the Teen Choice Awards, and of course with our newest member of the Kardashian clan, Kougar Kardashian!!!!
Here are my favorite press clippings from this week. Glamour mag did a poll asking readers which small-screen sisters they would most like to call their own and 32% chose Khloe, Kourtney and I!!! I do have the best sisters in the world :)
Snapshots from My 'Elle' Shoot with Justin BieberAugust 13, 2010 / 18 Comments
Hey dolls! I posted the behind-the-scenes video from the shoot with Justin Bieber for Elle Magazine yesterday, but I decided to take some screen grabs of the video for you guys to look through because I think there are a lot of really cute shots!!
If you haven't seen the final spread for the September issue yet, make sure you check it out.
Behind The Scenes with BiebsAugust 12, 2010 / 50 Comments
Elle.com posted this exclusive video from behind the scenes of the photo shoot I did with Justin Bieber for their September issue!
Watch the vid to see what we got up to on the shoot!
You can see more of my videos here!
Biebs and The Bahamas for 'Elle' Magazine!August 10, 2010 / 45 Comments
The theme of the shoot was 'The Graduate,' for obvious reasons, LOL.
Justin and I had such a fun time together at the shoot. What do you guys think of the pics?


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The first order of business, of course, is to welcome Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to Cardiff City and hope his time here is pleasant and above all successful.
After what had happened previously, I was actually pleasantly surprised by his appointment which was done in a quick and a professional manner.
It became known the club had one man they wanted for the job and they seemed to go out there and get their man with the minimum of fuss.
Credit goes to chairman Mehmet Dalman and, dare I say it, owner Vincent Tan too.
The whole affair was in marked contrast to the manner in which Malky Mackay departed.
That was a mess really with the club's dirty linen paraded in public for all to see.
Whatever your thoughts on Mackay's sacking, I think most would agree it is nice to get all the controversy behind us and look to the future.
The appointment of Solskjaer is for me a rather intelligent one by the club. I believe his association with Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson is going to get him a lot of respect which you need.
Some might look at the fact that he was "only" a manager in Norway, but you can only succeed within the scope you are given.
Two championships and a cup in his native country mean the guy has proved a success there and has earned his right for a job on the scale of the Bluebirds.
There might be some questions marks about Solskjaer's experience. A lot of people would maintain that a club in Cardiff's situation needs a man with Premier League experience.
All I would say is look how many experienced managers are or have been down the wrong end of the table fighting for their lives.
There is sometimes something to be said about an injection of the youth and enthusiasm Solskjaer is certain to being with him.
Is he going to keep Cardiff up? I'll be honest, I don't know.
That can only be judged on a game by game basis as the season goes on, but what is for certain is that he got off to a fantastic start in the FA Cup at Newcastle on the weekend.
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Alan Pardew's Newcastle are one of those teams who would have fancied a run in the cup and might have actually thought they were in with a chance of winning it too.
That was a strong Newcastle side which made what Solskjaer and his men did all the more impressive.
I don't care what anyone says, a bit of a cup run for the Bluebirds now could only be a good thing. Winning is a habit and they need that right now.
I see Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert questioned the value of the FA Cup over the weekend and I see what he is saying, but I disagree.
Many were surprised last year when the Wigan players said they would prefer to win the FA Cup than stay in the Premier League and I would agree with that.


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Museum staff, researchers, students and community members use the state collections to conduct research - from life at the bottom of the ocean to the history of our state and its people.
The Discovery Centre receives heaps of enquiries from budding enthusiasts eager to learn the art of taxidermy – it's no surprise because Museum Victoria holds the largest collection of taxidermy mounts in the state.
Rows of taxidermy mounts hidden behind the scenes of the Melbourne Museum.Image: Alice GibbonsSource: Museum Victoria
Taxidermy is but one of many tasks performed by the multi-talented members of our preparation department. The preparators work purely on museum projects, combining skills in taxidermy, moulding, casting and model-making to enhance the state's collections and research.
Reptile moulds and casts hand made by the preparation department.Image: Alice GibbonsSource: Museum Victoria
Sculpting and modelling a seal for permanent display.Image: Alice GibbonsSource: Museum Victoria
Only a fraction of the work that the preparation department performs makes its way to the public displays, with the majority of their work residing behind the scenes. Most animals coming into the museum join the research collections and don't need to be prepared as life-like mounts; 90 per cent of the specimens prepared at the museum have data and tissue samples collected and are preserved as study skins and skeletons. These specimens become priceless tools in assisting scientists identify and compare new species, better understand the evolution of species over time, and research how we can conserve our fauna into the future.
Study skins used in the research collection.Image: Alice GibbonsSource: Museum Victoria
Skeletons prepared for the research collection with the assistance of dermestid beetles. Image: Alice GibbonsSource: Museum Victoria
Due to the busy workload of our preparators, we are unable to provide personal advice to individuals about taxidermy. We are, however, bringing out our experts for the next Smart Bar to focus on the history, methods and tools of the craft. This Thursday 1 May, from 6-9pm our experts will explore the inside story of taxidermy with pop up talks and demonstrations.
Tools and measurements used in making a koala cast.Image: Alice GibbonsSource: Museum Victoria
Ongoing maintenance of exhibition material such as this interactive component from Think Ahead is a large part of the preparation departments workload.Image: Alice GibbonsSource: Museum Victoria
For those unable to attend, there is plenty of information available online through supply websites, online tutorials and forums. Commercial taxidermists can also be found in the Yellow Pages, and you may be lucky enough to find one who is willing to discuss their tricks of the trade. Formal tutelage in taxidermy is almost non-existent in Australia but getting involved in online forums and clubs is a great starting point to meet likeminded people and gain expert advice. Most of our preparators started out reading taxidermy books for beginners, many of which can still be found in local libraries.
Keep in mind that in Australia there are strict licencing protocols surrounding practicing taxidermy on native animals. For more information visit the Department of Environment and Primary Industries website.
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An x-ray machine usually employed for mammography examined an unconventional patient earlier this year: a model of the Colosseum made from cork around 1800. Thanks to generous assistance from Lake Imaging in North Melbourne, object conservator Sarah Babister now has a view inside one of our most curious objects.
Conservators Sarah and Dani show radiographers Jeff and Ghazia a photo of the Colosseum model.Source: Museum Victoria
The facade of the Colosseum model. (HT 24386) Source: Museum Victoria
Radiographer Ghazia adjusted the settings of the mammography machine to accomodate this unusual material—cork is much less dense than human tissue—and produced wonderfully clear and informative images of several pieces of the Colosseum.
Ghazia placing a piece of the Colosseum on the mammography machine.Source: Museum Victoria
Ghazia adjusting the levels of the x-ray to best show the hidden structure within the cork Colosseum.Source: Museum Victoria
We think that our Colosseum was built by English model-maker Richard Du Bourg (or Dubourg), but in the absence of a signature, Sarah is looking for characteristic materials and construction techniques that could confirm its maker. Further research by historian (and the museum's Head of Humanities) Richard Gillespie and genealogist Neil Gill is fleshing out the intriguing story of Du Bourg and his models; Richard recently visited similar objects in overseas collections for comparison. Sarah and Richard will present a talk about the model and its story next month as a part of the History, Cultures and Collections seminar series.
From 1775 to 1819, Du Bourg's models of classical ruins were the height of fashion and his a well-known London exhibition. "He's a fascinating character," says Sarah. Notoriously, his working model of Vesuvius destroyed an entire exhibition when its eruption set fire to all the other models on display. "He lived until he was in his early 90s and even though he'd been very famous he was living in poverty."
Sarah explains that cork models "were really popular at a certain time and were kept as tools to teach students. Then they fell out of fashion and a lot of them were disposed of." This may explain Du Bourg's impoverished old age, and is the reason why the museum has this model at all – in 1929 it was sent from the Science Museum in London to the Industrial and Technological Museum in Melbourne.
Sarah holding a large piece of the Colosseum model.Source: Museum Victoria
The model is over a metre wide and in poor condition. The base it sits on is cracked and the gesso applied to the perimeter is flaking, and several sections of wall have broken off. These broken sections are a mixed blessing, since without them there could be no x-rays, which reveal the lead pencil marking lines, and pins and nails used to hold the pieces of cork together. This information may help confirm whether Du Bourg made the model, but will also help Sarah reattach the broken pieces.
X-ray image of a piece of the cork Colosseum. The metal pins, and decorative carvings covered in lead paint, appear white.Image: Lake ImagingSource: Museum Victoria
"Most of the pieces are there so the model would be virtually complete with the exception of a few small columns which might need to be replicated," she says. "I'd love to put it back together so it can be viewed how it should be viewed because it's such an amazing object. The level of detail in the carving is wonderful, and cork lends itself so well to representing that ruinous state."
To learn what the x-rays revealed, come along to Richard and Sarah's free seminar on 14 May, titled For the Nobility, Gentry & Curious in General: Richard Du Bourg's Classical Exhibition, 1775-1819.
Cork Colosseum model on Collections Online
Sarah holding a large piece of the Colosseum model.Source: Museum Victoria
The model is over a metre wide and in poor condition. The base it sits on is cracked and the gesso applied to the perimeter is flaking, and several sections of wall have broken off. These broken sections are a mixed blessing, since without them there could be no x-rays, which reveal the lead pencil marking lines, and pins and nails used to hold the pieces of cork together. This information may help confirm whether Du Bourg made the model, but will also help Sarah reattach the broken pieces.
X-ray image of a piece of the cork Colosseum. The metal pins, and decorative carvings covered in lead paint, appear white.Image: Lake ImagingSource: Museum Victoria
"Most of the pieces are there so the model would be virtually complete with the exception of a few small columns which might need to be replicated," she says. "I'd love to put it back together so it can be viewed how it should be viewed because it's such an amazing object. The level of detail in the carving is wonderful, and cork lends itself so well to representing that ruinous state."
To learn what the x-rays revealed, come along to Richard and Sarah's free seminar on 14 May, titled For the Nobility, Gentry & Curious in General: Richard Du Bourg's Classical Exhibition, 1775-1819.
Cork Colosseum model on Collections Online
In a surprise discovery, two rings have been found around the asteroid Chariklo, making it the first small Solar System body known to have rings.
Saturn is known for its magnificent rings and the other gas giants - Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune - have ring systems too, though not quite as impressive. Careful searches had not found any other ring systems within the Solar System and many astronomers were beginning to think that rings might only exist around large objects, until now.
An artist's impression of the newly discovered rings around Chariklo.Source: ESO/L. Calçada/Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org)
Chariklo is just 250km across and lies beyond Saturn, at a billion kilometres away. It is much too small and far away for the rings themselves to be seen, but amazing detail is now known about them. The rings are dense but narrow, just three and seven kilometres wide, and are separated by a clear gap of nine kilometres. If you were standing on the surface of Chariklo, the rings would appear as wide as our Full Moon and stretch from horizon to horizon.
The discovery was made possible because last June, Chariklo passed in front of an obscure star (UCAC4 248-108672). Not only did Chariklo block the star's light for 5 seconds, but two tiny dips in the starlight were seen, just before and after Chariklo moved by. This video from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) shows faint dimming caused by the rings, just before and after Chariklo blocks the star completely.
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This event, known as an occultation, could only be seen from South America and an observing campaign was coordinated across seven observatories, including two telescopes operated by the ESO at La Silla, Chile. Having observations from all seven observatories, ruled out other possible explanations, except for a ring system.
What I really love is the data from the new high-resolution camera on ESO's 1.54m Danish telescope. (Anyone who has been to my Discover the Night Sky series knows that I am particularly fond of beautiful graphs!) This new camera was developed to search for exoplanets and can take up to 40 images per second. It was actually able to see the gap between the two rings – now that's beautiful science!
The data captured by ESO's 1.54m Danish telescope, showing Chariklo blocking out the light of the star (the main dip). On either side are two small, double dips, as the rings also passed in front of the star.Image: F. Braga-Ribas et al.Source: Reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd: Nature (March, 2014)
The Planetarium's astronomer, Dr Tanya Hill, was recently appointed the Australian representative of the European Southern Observatory's Science Outreach Network.
Phoebe is a University of Melbourne Masters student supervised by Dr. Kevin Rowe at MV. She is studying post-fire distribution and ecology of the Smoky Mouse in the Grampians National Park.
In September 2013, I moved to the Grampians, pitched a tent and set out to see how the endangered Smoky Mouse, Pseudomys fumeus, was faring in the aftermath of the February 2013 Victoria Valley fire. After three soot-covered months, I'm back in Melbourne enjoying modern comforts like showers and instant boiling water.
Grampians landscapeImage: Phoebe BurnsSource: Museum Victoria
I began my surveys at the site where, prior to the fire, we found a healthy population of Smoky Mice in the November 2012 Museum Victoria Bioscan. By September regrowing bracken ferns and eucalypts added a splash of green to the blackened landscape. In spite of the devastation, I caught several healthy Smoky Mice including some of the same individuals we'd caught the previous November! The ecological significance of this discovery alone was cause to celebrate.
Adult Smoky Mouse on a burnt logImage: Phoebe BurnsSource: Museum Victoria
Between my first capture in September and my final trapping night in December, I surveyed 46 sites in and out of the burn scar across the Victoria Range in the Grampians. At six of those sites, all within the burn scar, I found Smoky Mice living in the rocky habitats. The mice in these populations were not just surviving, they were healthy and breeding. I caught adults weighing as much as 70 grams but I also found tiny juveniles newly emerged from the nest weighing only 12 grams.
Juvenile Smoky MouseImage: Phoebe BurnsSource: Museum Victoria
While I was looking to find Smoky Mice, my trapping methods meant I also caught a number of other small mammal species (and a few reptiles). I was lucky enough to encounter Swamp Rats, Rattus lutreolus, Heath Mice, Pseudomys shortridgei, Agile Antechinus, Antechinus agilis, and Dusky Antechinus, Antechinus swainsonii. The highlights of my small mammal by-catch were two tiny Eastern Pygmy Possums, Cercatus nanus, that found their way into my traps.
Adult female Eastern Pygmy PossumImage: Phoebe BurnsSource: Museum Victoria
The last three months were physically and mentally challenging, hiking up mountainsides in the rain and hail, being snowed on one day and sweating in the heat the next, but it was worth every unpredictable minute. I feel so privileged to explore the beautiful, rugged wilderness of the Grampians National Park and to have encountered so many remarkable species. The Parks Victoria staff provided a wealth of logistical and emotional support. It's great to know that our parks are in such capable hands and that the Smoky Mice of the Victoria Range are thriving in spite of the fires.
MV Blog: Smoky Mice in the Grampians
Michela is the first resident taxonomist of Actiniaria (sea anemones) in Australia. This title doesn't come with a ceremonial sash, but it should.
Photographed by Dr Julian Finn on a recent dive trip to Nelson Bay, New South Wales, this sea anemone is taking on a shrimp feast to rival that of an Aussie BBQ.
A sea anemone, Phlyctenanthus australis, chowing down on a Hinge-back Shrimp, Rhynchocinetes serratus. There's also a photobombing chiton in the background. Image: Julian FinnSource: Museum Victoria
Little has been documented about the diets of sea anemones, particularly in Australia. These chance encounters and images help us understand these predominately sedentary animals (although, they can set a cracking pace if they so desire) and what role they play in the marine ecosystem.
Sea anemones are opportunistic feeders that catch whatever food passes by. Prey is ensnared and then immobilised with specialised stinging cells (nematocysts) found in the tissue of sea anemones.
There are many different types of nematocysts and each has its own function; some are sticky for catching prey, some poisonous, others are used in self-defence. When feeding, the anemone extrudes its mouth and throat (actinopharynx) over the prey, sometimes completely enclosing it. The sea anemone then crushes and digests the food in the throat, which also acts as the gullet. Food waste is then ejected back out the mouth, which doubles as the anus.
Not all sea anemones are totally reliant on eating; some have a symbiosis with zooxanthellae (microscopic algae) that live in their tissues, and the sea anemone can use nutrients created by the photosynthesising algae.
As we rise on the morning of January 26th to celebrate our national day, Australia Day, on the opposite side of the globe another proud national celebration will also be getting underway – the Burns Night Supper in bonnie Scotland.
Robbie, or Rabbie, Burns (1759 – 1796) was a Scottish bard (poet) and one of the nation's most celebrated figures, and each year Scots both at home and abroad commemorate his life and work on the evening of his birthday on January 25th.
Robert BurnsImage: Alexander Nasmyth (artist)Source: Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Burns Night Suppers are usually organised and hosted by Burns Clubs, and in their most formal incarnations they have taken on a prescribed form – the evening begins with the piping in of the guests, who when seated then share in a reading of the Selkirk Grace, a prayer of thanks for the forthcoming meal. The prayer reads, in Scots:
"Some hae meat and cannae eat,And some wad eat that want it,But we hae meat and we can eat,And sae the Lord be thankit."
Haggis at a Burns SupperImage: Kim TraynorSource: Kim Traynor
The piping then resumes to welcome the haggis which arrives in a procession accompanied by the chef, the piper and the reader nominated to address the haggis. Once settled on the table, the reader delivers the Address to the haggis, a poem composed by Burns in 1786 in honour of the dish. The address is followed by a toast to the haggis, and finally the "great chieftain o' the pudding-race" is served alongside its traditional companions "neeps" and "tatties" (turnips and potatoes) with a dash of whisky sauce (often just neat whisky), and the feast begins.
Haggis, neeps and tattiesImage: Meg LomaxSource: Meg Lomax
Other examples of Burns' works are read throughout the evening, and the celebration traditionally draws to a close with a rousing rendition of Burns' famous song Auld Lang Syne.
Appreciation for Burns' words remains a strong feature of Scottish ex-patriot communities across the world and the Scottish community in Victoria is no exception – in January 2014, the Robert Burns Club of Melbourne will continue the tradition by hosting its 64th annual Burns Supper. And for those luck folk who identify as Scottish Australians, the haggis feast of the night before might be followed up with the (not too dissimilar) national dish of Australia the next day – the good old Aussie meat pie.
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Manatee County's administrator promises three things in the 2013-14 budget: raises for county employees, non-reduction of services and lower property taxes.
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Thirteen-year-old Jillian Santiago began swimming for the Sarasota Tsunami one-and-a-half years ago. Now, she's one of the top-ranked swimmers in the nation for her age group.
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