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Saturday, May 28, 2011
Busting Rock At Bedrock
After two days of busting rock at Bedrock (read: cleaning and painting the interior of Pebbles' and Slater's new home), I am taking a break. Actually, I am mid-bike ride, having had to cruise over to the old place to get some air in Cha-Cha's tires! Since I don't have web access at the CSH yet, I pop in here from time to time and grab another handful of stuff to complete the move.
Just let me say that while I adore Bedrock, I am even more grateful for the love and good care that my seller took of CSH. I had to do nothing to move in. Over there, I've done eleventybillion squats at Bedrock rolling the entirety of that house. Up and down, up and down. My quads are screaming! Pebbles and I have a plan - she does all the cutting in and I follow with the roller. Two and sometimes three coats - and that's just the walls. We are all taking somewhat of a painting break today to let them settle in, as there has been moving as well as painting. So they are spending the day today getting stuff arranged, etc. and then on Sunday/Monday we paint the kitchen - including the cabinets. I think she's lost her ever-loving mind on the cabinets, but hey, not my house. And don't get me started on the woodwork. It desperately needs to be stripped and redone, as there are layers of bad DIY paint jobs glomming up the works.
So today, I'm riding my bike and then I will try to figure out two things: 1. How to unload (by myself) the heavy boxes of patio furniture I just bought from World Market and 2. How to put together the patio furniture I just bought from World Market and 2A. Go to the store and buy all the tools I need to put together said furniture.
Then I'll work in the yard some and make a trip to the Blue Box Store and buy my new reel mower. I tried out Slater's and I really like it. I think it, along with an electric weedeater will keep me out of the pull-start business, which long, long, long time readers will remember that I seem constitutionally incapable of operating and will always, always, always, leave me in a puddle of frustrated tears in the middle of the yard. No motor is the way to go for me, I believe.
Then tonight, it's back over to Bedrock for the inaugural run of the new grill, firepit and new patio furniture. This is a semi-trial run, as they (again with the crazy) are hosting 35 guests next weekend. I'll run over for that and serve as scullery wench so to free up Pebbles to mingle.
Administrivia: To answer a comment - For reasons that I don't quite understand, the patio doors can only be referred to as Hobbit doors. There are knobs, but they are so low that I have to almost bend down to open the door. Seller said they were original, and while a PITA, are sort of charming. We'll see how long I can stand that much charming. Although I think my tolerance may be pretty high. I still feel like I'm waking up every morning in a Fredericksburg B&B. I rode through the neighborhood some this morning. It is just so cute. I'll come down off riding Glitter, my unicorn, through the land of rainbows and kittens and white picket fences just as soon as the first things breaks down, but for now, I'm enjoying this.
Take good care of yourself. Be kind to others. Get the right tools for the job.
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Roxie alot of that patio furniture in boxes comes with the simple tools you need right in the box. Usually they are put together with allen wrenches that come with it. The most you might need is a screwdriver.ReplyDelete
Wow, moving into TWO houses sounds just exhausting. So much to do! But it certainly sounds like you are getting your exercise in with all the painting! :-)ReplyDelete
Roxie, you always make me smile with the descriptions and names of your "companions." "Glitter" is my favorite so far.
I hope Pebbles is feeling better from her sinus infection. g
My vote is to hire a handy man to put that stuff together and supervise while sipping iced tea in a sundress and espadrilles.ReplyDelete
I like PJ's idea. Preferably a blond handy man, with green eyes and a nice tan and... um, anyway, that sounds like a fun solution :)ReplyDelete
Nah...the furniture will come with instructions. Follow them carefully, take it one step at a time and you'll be just fine!ReplyDelete
It's a lot of work, moving and fixing and painting and building...fun to see the progress, but I bet you're sleeping well!ReplyDelete


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We knew from the beginning this would be a longshot and an uphill battle for this kid. Considering he goes to Mater Dei, with their long history of filtering players to SUC, and his whole family being a SUC school. His father even played Water Polo at SUC. Although this is bad news, it is still very very early and anything can change. Sunshine can turn our program around. PUSC might be placed under probation. He might not like his playing time situation there with all the QB's they already have. Anything can happen. Seems like his decision was also based on staying close to home, so UCLA fits that bill and I'm sure Sunshine has not given up on bringing him to Westwood. We just need to worry about us now and we will be fine. Sunshine has thankfully been shoring up our recruits and we have every faith that he has the program moving in the right direction.
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COLUMBIA, Pa. (WHTM) - A Lancaster County man is among the budding inventors working to stop the home nuisance and serious crop damage from stink bugs.
Andrew Strube of Columbia, who used to work on airplanes, decided to build his own trap because stink bugs were bugging him so much at home.
"It got so bad in the spring that we couldn't even walk in and out the doors, swatting them from our heads," he said.
Strube developed an adhesives and added a scent that stink bugs like, then spread it on a plastic pipe full of holes and added a light bulb.
"Months of different testing and tried different adhesives, different scents," he said.
He said the trap works, so he's selling them online for about $50 and is looking for investors. He's also working on larger models to prevent crop damage in fruit orchards.
Other inventors across the country are selling traps, but a state Department of Agriculture entomologist said the devices may not make a difference because there are so many of the pesky bugs.
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In Regina Taylor's desperate updating of Chekhov's "Seagull," scarcely a line goes by that doesn't mention some famous person, brand name, song or show. The production's sulky hero, Constantine (also known as C-Trip and played by Anthony Mackie) is a walking, flaking, suicidal collage of tattered quotations and references. Speaking in Shakespearean blank verse, rap rhymes and even Chekhovian naturalism, C-Trip alludes to everything from "Hamlet" to "Sanford and Son." But the well-known words he recites most often come from a ditty he probably learned at the knees of his mother, a celebrated television actress (played by the celebrated film actress Alfre Woodard): "Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream." Hold on to that bit of nursery rhyme existentialism if you plan to make a case for the artistic merits of the ramshackle "Drowning Crow," directed by Marion McClinton. C-Trip also suggests that the entire play is made up of "visions inside my head." From this perspective, the mess onstage starts to make sense. C-Trip is a terminally confused young man, and "Drowning Crow" is a terminally confused play (2:30). Biltmore Theater, 263 West 47th Street, (212) 239-6200. Tuesdays through Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets: $51 to $81 (Ben Brantley).
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Published: February 20, 2004
IN Regina Taylor's ''Drowning Crow,'' the desperate updating of Chekhov's ''Seagull'' that opened last night at the Biltmore Theater, scarcely a line goes by that doesn't mention some famous person, brand name, song or show. Why, the production's sulky hero, Constantine (also known as C-Trip and played by the handsome Anthony Mackie), is a walking, flaking, suicidal collage of tattered quotations and references.
Speaking in Shakespearean blank verse, rap-style rhyme and, yes, even Chekhovian naturalism, C-Trip manages to cite everything from ''Hamlet'' to ''Sanford and Son,'' from Langston Hughes to Angela Bassett. But the well-known words he mentions most often come from a ditty he probably learned at the knees of his mother, a celebrated television actress (played by the celebrated film and television actress Alfre Woodard). ''Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,'' he says, looking anything but merry. ''Life is but a dream.''
Hold on to that bit of nursery-rhyme existentialism if you plan to make a case for the artistic merits of the ramshackle ''Drowning Crow,'' directed by Marion McClinton. You see, C-Trip also says, more than once, ''The play ain't representing life as it is or is supposed to be, but the visions in my head.'' And if you look at ''Drowning Crow'' as something taking place inside C-Trip's brain, the mess onstage starts to make sense. C-Trip is a terminally confused young man, and ''Drowning Crow'' is a terminally confused play.
More than a century's worth of cultural detritus has accumulated since Chekhov wrote ''The Seagull,'' and a staggering amount of it appears to have washed up on the shores of the glamorously restored Biltmore Theater. (That's the new Broadway home of the Manhattan Theater Club, which is having an especially ill-starred season.) In transplanting Chekhov's play from the Russian countryside of the late 19th century to the Sea Islands of South Carolina in 2004, ''Drowning Crow'' heaps on songs, dances and some snazzy technological effects to establish its frame of reference, which is really nothing less than the entire history of the African-American experience.
The drop curtain, which you see on entering the Biltmore, is covered with a projected photo gallery of faces of eminent black artists and politicians of the 20th century; snatches from songs like ''Mona Lisa,'' ''Black and Blue'' and ''Summertime'' pepper the dialogue, and the dazzling video projections (by Wendall K. Harrington) that accompany C-Trip's reveries show famous faces from other eras morphing into the play's characters. And for the last act, set in the room C-trip has appropriated for his study, the inventive set designer David Gallo has created what looks like a graffiti-covered shrine to the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.
But to what end? ''Drowning Crow'' isn't the first time a playwright has decided to transport Chekhov's ''Seagull'' into another time and place. (I can think of three separate versions set in the Hamptons.) But while it may be the most ambitious instance to date of this kind of recontexualizing, Ms. Taylor's interpretation quickly succumbs to the life-draining fate that usually befalls such endeavors. The play becomes all about its time-traveling concept; the characters, in the meantime, exist merely to underline the author's cleverness in finding parallels between then and now.
In other words, high concept is really not a road to take with Chekhov, since his plays depend on a respect for the fluidity, perversity and subtlety of human personality. Any Chekhov production that works starts from the inside, not the outside.
While ''Drowning Crow'' has assembled a talented cast of impressive credentials, only a couple of these performers -- Paul Butler and Stephen McKinley Henderson, in supporting roles -- convey the rueful awareness of wasted life that staturates Chekhov's characters. Everyone else buckles and sinks under the weight of gimmicky relevance.
That, unfortunately, includes the normally first-rate Ms. Woodard as Josephine Nicholas Ark Trip, the vain, domineering actress who visits her ancestral island home with her younger lover, the once promising novelist Robert Alexander Trigor (Peter Francis James), who has sold his soul by writing sitcoms for UPN.
True to the original plot of ''The Seagull,'' the writer has an affair with -- and destroys -- a local girl, innocent little Hannah Jordan (Aunjanue Ellis), which really upsets her would-be boyfriend, C-Trip, Josephine's angry slacker of a son and an aspiring playwright, who in turn is loved by Mary Bow (the lively Tracie Thoms, who dresses like a hip-hop star -- all in black, of course, since, like Chekhov's Masha, she's in mourning for her life. We know that poor Hannah has really hit the skids when we learn in the last act that she joined (gasp!) a bus-and-truck company of ''Rent.''
''Drowning Crow'' is replete with such ungainly allusions. C-Trip, denouncing the old-fashioned plays his mother favors, says he runs from them ''like Fred Sanford from Aunt Ester, afraid of her ugliness crushing his brain.'' The Trigor-worshiping Hannah exclaims, ''He knows Samuel L. Jackson! Denzel! He plays golf with Tiger Woods!'' And Josephine, after watching her son's experimental drama, asks, ''Why couldn't he do excerpts from 'Seven Guitars'?''
Between the name dropping, Ms. Taylor, an accomplished actress and a venturesome dramatist, touches upon many weighty topics, including the ambivalent relationship between historical past and comfortable present for successful African-Americans. But none of these themes are developed, any more than the characters are.
The moments that have impact in ''Drowning Crow'' are brief and sputtering. There's a genuinely stirring scene in which Josephine succumbs to the tidal pull of a spiritual from her childhood, sung by the ensemble. And Ms. Ellis, who overdoes her character as a giggly virgin, fares much better as the hardened Hannah of the final scene. Mr. Mackie is a compelling and centered presence -- possibly too much so to portray such an aimless loser.
Early in the play, C-Trip delivers a screed against the conventions of traditional theater. (It's actually pretty close to what Constantine says in ''The Seagull,'' and it feels hopelessly out of date in 2004.) Your average play is ''like holy communion,'' he says. ''They serve us little scenes -- words -- an easily digestible moral -- we can smack our lips and rub our bellies on the way home.''
It's worth noting that the play C-Trip cites as an example is Lorraine Hansberry's ''Raisin in the Sun,'' to be revived on Broadway this spring in a production starring Sean Combs (a k a P. Diddy), another famous name that is taken in vain in ''Drowning Crow.'' It would seem that Ms. Taylor, or at least C-Trip, is throwing down a gauntlet.
But if you're going to make such a challenge, you had better be able to defend yourself. In assessing C-Trip's work, another character says: ''The words make an impression, but nothing more. You can't go very far on one impression.'' Which is a perfect summing up of the problem that is ''Drowning Crow.''
By Regina Taylor; directed by Marion McClinton; sets by David Gallo; costumes by Paul Tazewell; lighting by Ken Billington; sound by Dan Moses Schreier; video design, Wendall K. Harrington; original music, Daryl Waters; choreography, Ken Roberson; Presented by the Manhattan Theater Club, Lynne Meadow, artistic director; Barry Grove, executive producer. At the Biltmore Theater, 261 West 47th Street, Manhattan.
WITH: Peter Macon (Yak), Baron Vaughn (Okra), Anthony Mackie (Constantine Trip a k a C-Trip), Curtis McClarin (Simon), Tracie Thoms (Mary Bow), Paul Butler (Peter Nicholas), Aunjanue Ellis (Hannah Jordan), Roger Robinson (Eugene Dawn), Stephanie Berry (Paula Andrea Bow), Stephen McKinley Henderson (Sammy Bow), Alfre Woodard (Josephine Nicholas Ark Trip), Ebony Jo-Ann (Jackie) and Peter Francis James (Robert Alexander Trigor).


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Mine is just a shot of me with the kid at my desk at work. I have other more interesting ones like me getting beat down by a Gorn at The Experience but I wanted to put something more recent up.
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I love co-op video games and it looks awesome.
I got mine from the first teasers poster for the upcoming Trek movie.
Me on the E-D bridge at STTE
Mine's a Romulan Warbird. It's cloaked :P
It's Cardassia.
Mine is me on the Transporter at Star Trek the Tour.
Nice pic of Cardassia!
My avatar is a resized wallpaper created by one of our members for our board, Nexus Trek.
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In an airtight NFC East, with three teams tied for the division lead, the Dallas Cowboys need a win Sunday against New Orleans to keep their playoff hopes alive. But across the internet, experts are unsure if Tony Romo and company can pull out the win.
Over on ESPN, of the seven analysts who weighed in, four chose the Cowboys. Mark Schlereth and Cris Carter went for New Orleans, and so did Accuscore, a sports betting and picking system. CBS was equally torn on the Cowboys-Saints tilt: five experts went for Dallas, and four went for New Orleans. This time, the prediction machine on CBS' side chose the Cowboys to come out on top.
At Yahoo! Sports, meanwhile, there's little enthusiasm for the Cowboys. Two of the site's three writers tabbed New Orleans to come out on top, and so did Yahoo's users. Only Mike Silver picked Dallas.
New Orleans' impressive offensive performance against Tampa Bay likely swayed voters to the Saints' side. In that game, Drew Brees threw for four touchdowns, and the New Orleans defense picked off Josh Freeman four times in a 41-0 blowout. But Brees can expect a tougher time against Dallas; while Tampa Bay is the NFL's worst team at defending the pass, the Cowboys are solidly in the middle of the pack. New Orleans will need its secondary, the second-worst in the NFL, to repeat its performance against the Buccaneers to topple Dallas.
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Beautiful. Anyway, who will get the opportunity to advance and face the President's Trophy and Campbell Conference Champion Vancouver Canucks. The Bruins come in off of a Tim Thomas guarantee, but Dwayne Roloson has never lost an elimination game in his career. Either way, this ought to be a great game with talent all over the ice. Pick a side, pick the hero of the game, and let's settle in for some solid hockey.


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A phone call or email from your credit card company can be stressful enough, but what about getting a visit to where you work or live? That's the concern being brought to the Better Business Bureau about Capital One's updated user agreement.
"'How do you feel about somebody coming to your home?' Well, I think that would be fearful to somebody. But once you, just as a lot of things, you dig into it and find out what some of the details are that's just not necessarily the case," Jessie Schmidt said.
Jessie Schmidt with the Better Business Bureau has worked with Capital One since news of the update came out. She says the new agreement was sent to customers as part of its continued merger with HSBC. However, there have been some misconceptions along the way.
"Well, I think that the reality is there are very limited number of credit card companies that are going to make personal visits to your home," Schmidt said.
There is one exception, however, when a customer uses a credit card to buy a vehicle or a high-priced item.
"If you don't make those payments, they are going to show up and repossess that item. That would be showing up at your home," Schmidt said.
Credit cards have had this language in their user agreements for years, and according to the Better Business Bureau, this may be just a case of people looking too deep into the details.
Schmidt admits that is not always a bad thing. If there are any unresolved questions, you can always go right to the source.
"Certainly what you can do is you can attempt to call the card holders' customer service and find out and just keep pursuing it," Schmidt said.
According to a statement by Capital One to the Better Business Bureau, the card company is reviewing the language in its agreements to make sure that there are no longer any insecurities from their customers.


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OUACHITA PARISH, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Clean up continues at the Ouachita Parish Bus Barn on Thomas Road after someone caused thousand of dollars worth of damage.
Ouachita Parish School Superintendent, Bob Webber, says "I suspect this guy is not a real smart guy."
Crews spent the day repairing one of the new school buses that had glass in the door and driver window busted. There were other cars with windows busted out and even the dash board glass.
Webber says, "two or three guys had to work much of the day yesterday just trying to fix the vehicles back."
Some of the damage is beyond repair, like a temporary building, where the majority is burned.
Webber says, "I hope if he's out there out and listening you only burned the one that was not really good for us, and not really able to use."
Webber says this isn't the first time something like this has happened to one of their buses.
He says, "after the buses were burned a couple of years ago, we put cameras in and we put some fences in to try and keep folks out."
Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office, Major Jason Pleasant, says they believe the suspect got inside through an unlocked gate.
He says, "we do have some leads we're following up on, and confirming some information. We have been able to look at some of the surveillance video that's available to us. All of those things coupled together, hopefully we'll be able to bring this to resolution pretty quick."
Webber says, "the kind of person that would do this probably does not even pay taxes and its tax payers money locally here that pays for those vehicle and those buses and so forth."
Webber says acts like this one will not keep the busses from rolling.
Police say they're concerned because the act of vandalism was not a result of the person trying to steal anything.
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text: The Best of PopSugar TV, Dec. 3 to 9, 2012 Candy Cocktails & Ready-to-Go Gifts: The Best of PopSugarTV This Week! by Michelle Manning 12/09/12 1 Reactions 27 Shares Print 0 1 26 0 0 This week on PopSugarTV, Fab discussed Taylor Swift's fashion at the Grammy nominations concert. Fit proved a chair is all you need to get Madonna's rock-hard body with a routine straight from her trainer. Meanwhile, Yum gave us the ingredients for a candy cocktail sure to sweeten your holiday season, and Bella made our end-of-year shopping more efficient with the best beauty gifts already packaged to perfection. Click through for all the videos above and check out PopSugarTV for even more! Taylor Swift Wears Winter White — and Snags Three Grammy Nods! It's been quite the year for Taylor Swift. Her newest album, Red, sold more albums in the first week than any other album in the past 10 years — so naturally, we weren't surprised to hear that Taylor scored three Grammy nominations for next year, including record of the year. To celebrate, Taylor took the stage last night at the Grammy nominations concert in Tennessee, showing off a Winter white getup — a lace fit-and-flare dress and gold heels. Watch today's Fab Flash to hear all the details! On Allison McNamara: H&M dress, Baublebar earrings. 1 / 10 Try This Do-Anywhere Workout From Madonna's Trainer Spice up your Winter workouts with a chair. Yes, a chair. It's the only prop you need to work your entire body, and we're certain you have a stable chair to test out these moves from Madonna's trainer Nicole Winhoffer. This is a no-excuses, do-anywhere workout that will get your heart rate up and tone your abs, legs, arms, and back. Watch this video to learn four fun moves straight from the Addicted to Sweat DVDs created for Madonna's Hard Candy Fitness Clubs. 2 / 10 Perfect Holiday Waves in 10 Minutes Flat? Here's How! Waves are a festive holiday hairstyle that you can create in 10 minutes flat. Taking notes from Emma Stone's stylist Jen Atkin, we set out to achieve the actress's pretty, subtle curls. So turn that curling iron on and watch to see how you can get a no-fail coif in record time. On Kirbie Johnson: Robert Rodriguez dress. 3 / 10 Kristen Stewart Continues Her Sheer Reign on the Red Carpet We've noticed over the course of the year that Kristen Stewart has been gravitating to all things sheer on the red carpet. She first caught our attention at the Snow White and the Huntsman UK premiere in Marchesa, and more recently she turned heads with her risqué choices while promoting Breaking Dawn Part 2. Last night, she continued her sheer streak in a black-and-white number at the Governors Awards. What do you think of the sheer trend and Kristen's latest looks? Let us know in the comments! On Allison McNamara: Club Monaco dress, BaubleBar necklace. Hair and makeup by Kasia Bohos. 4 / 10 A Capoeira Workout to Kick Your Abs Into Action Give the crunches a rest and tone your middle with capoeira, the dance-inspired Brazilian martial art. Learn five full-body moves, which are anything but boring, from trainer Brett Hoebel. These exercises work the abs from every conceivable angle to help you sculpt a fabulous midsection or, as Brett likes to say, "Brazilify" your abs. Best of all, you don't need any equipment for these exercises. Press play and get ready to study capoeira. 6 / 10 Rihanna on What It's Like Going "Nude" Rihanna has had a big year in the music industry, including a No. 1 album, Unapologetic, along with a winning video of the year for "We Found Love" at the MTV Video Music Awards. But that's not the only industry she's taking by storm. 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As the manhunt for fugitive ex-LAPD officer Christopher Dorner nears a potential conclusion in Big Bear Lake, California, the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department has asked media in the area to immediately stop tweeting. The department claims that tweets are endangering officers on the scene, and while no explanation was given for how tweets could be impacting the standoff, it's possible that Dorner is following events on Twitter. The department has also asked local media with helicopters not to zoom in too close with cameras on the cabin Dorner is suspected to be hiding in, suggesting that it's trying to minimize live coverage of the events.
The sheriff has asked all members of the press to stop tweeting immediately. It is hindering officer safety.#Dorner— SB District Attorney (@sbcountyda) February 12, 2013
The hunt for Christopher Dorner, a veteran of the US Navy and Los Angeles Police Department, resulted in dramatic violence today; as The Los Angeles Times reports, Dorner was allegedly caught in a gun battle this afternoon that killed one sheriff's deputy and wounded another. The shootout reportedly occurred after Dorner allegedly broke into a home, restrained a couple and held them hostage, and then stole their pickup truck. After crashing the vehicle during a shootout with Fish and Wildlife officers, Dorner is thought to have retreated into a nearby cabin. Law enforcement is currently evacuating the Big Bear area, and has surrounded the cabin that Dorner is suspected to be hiding in.
Update: It appears the story has come to a close. The New York Times reports that at least one police officer was killed in an exchange of gunfire at the cabin, and a fire later broke out at the location. There were reports of a single gunshot coming from within the cabin, and now a body has been found in the remains of the burned-out structure.
Update 2: There now appear to be conflicting reports. Both CNN and the Los Angeles Times are reporting that sources have said a body was indeed found at the scene, with CNN saying it is thought to to be Dorner. However, an LAPD spokesperson reportedly just stated that despite the media reports, no body has yet been located. We'll keep you updated with further developments.
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The House of Horrors is a permanent, year-round attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood. It pays tribute to Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi and James Whale, the people who made "Frankenstein," "Dracula" and all those other unforgettable black-and-white horror movies of the early 1930s.
I love the The House of Horrors. It's dignified and classy, and it's one of the least visited attractions during Universal's Halloween Horror Nights.
The House of Horrors is like the person you leave the dance club with at 2 a.m. It's the maze you save for last. You go through it at 1:45 a.m. because the park is closing and it's near the exit and you know the line is going to be short.
With their strobe lights and fog machines and lurking creeps, dance clubs are a little like Halloween mazes.
So there's something brilliant about this year's strategy of turning the House of Horrors into an electronica experience called "Universal Monsters Remix."
The designers, however, were more interested in filling the maze with ambient music, which mazes have anyway, than electronica dance music I was hoping for.
I wish they had gone a little farther with the concept. There are a bunch of high school dance horror movies that could have been exhumed, such as Jamie Lee Curtis' "Prom Night." Or better still, they could have some zombies from this year's two "Walking Dead" attractions hit the dance floor.
As it is, the maze is filled with pulsating ambient music.
I really enjoyed a couple of the rooms, though. There's a "Child's Play" room filled with Chucky dolls and revolving colored lights.
And it all comes together in Frankenstein's laboratory, which has a DJ and a cage dancer.
That's where your fellow park goers show they've got moves like Jagger. Unfortunately, they're the moves of Dean Jagger, not Mick.
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Raiders continue to suck - down 31-0 at the half
Coaches generally play their starters longer in the third preseason game, and see it as the closest thing to an audition for the season. With that in mind, Oakland trailed 31-0 at the half. The defense gave up big plays while the offense struggled with turnovers and penalties. Taking into account the various mistakes, the Raiders may consider playing their starters more than usual in the preseason finale.


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This is what a classy departure sounds (reads) like:
Lokking forward to joining another great organization in san jose cant wait to meet my new teammates. Happy @TJGaliardi is coming with— daniel winnik (@Danwinnik34) February 27, 2012
Daniel Winnik shows how to transition to a new club with grace and modesty. Not too difficult. Doesn't need to be.


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How to Pack a Healthier Lunchbox
Healthy Lunches Game Plan
Mix it up: Kids tire of sandwiches, so give them plenty of variety. Mix strawberries and blueberries into low-fat vanilla yogurt with a serving of whole-grain crackers on the side; spread peanut butter and banana on a low-fat wheat tortilla and roll it up; or make trail mix with a cup of Cheerios, a handful of nuts, and a cup of dried fruit, such as raisins or cranberries. Add a piece of string cheese on the side, and you've got a complete lunch.
Keep it safe: Keep foods from spoiling by freezing a water bottle and popping it in with the lunch, suggests Tanner. "By the time your child is ready to eat, the ice will be almost melted, and the lunch will still be cold."
Make it fun: For young ones, use cookie cutters to create fun shapes out of a sandwich. Or spread veggie cream cheese and turkey on a low-fat tortilla, then cut it into sushi-roll-size bites. Remember that fun doesn't have to come in the form of food. Try slipping a few stickers or a little "I love you" note into the lunchbox, and that same old cheese sandwich becomes much more palatable.
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Now, the Magic reportedly are listening to offers for Glen Davis and Jameer Nelson, but aren't eager on trading them any time soon. However, I thought about a trade that can work out for both teams significantly, even though it does has some flaws. But come on, what trade doesn't? So, here we go with a NBA Trade Machine approved trade.
Orlando trades Hedo Turkoglu, Glen Davis, Jameer Nelson, Kyle O'Quinn, and a 2014 first round pick (top 20 first rounder from Denver)
Brooklyn trades Deron Williams, Mirza Teletovic, and Mason Plumlee
Why Orlando would and would not do it?
Well, Orlando need a future point guard. Either by draft, or a already established NBA player. Deron Williams is still somewhat young, and has came back from has ankle injury pretty well. Scoring consistent, and passing well. His ankles can be a future concern, but the Magic can get back into contending sooner than later with a all-star PG like him, and still keep their top 5 draft pick next summer. Also, dumping Hedo Turkoglu is a very nice thought. Teletovic is a solid forward, and Plumlee is solid as well, and can back up Vucevic at the C. However, Orlando maybe reluctant giving their second first rounder up, and Williams is not the PG he used to be.
Why Brooklyn would and would not do it?
Big Baby back with his old Celtics pals? I don't know if that's good or bad, BUT he can be their starting C because Lopez is out. Nelson is a solid PG who can still be a starter. Kyle O'Quinn is a nice young center. Raw, but gets the job done. Biggest part? The 2014 pick. Brooklyn has a very low record for "championship contenders", so the loaded upcoming draft class could be a big value to them. However, they would be taking twice the payroll and cap room would just be a bigger issue.
I think this trade isn't half bad really. Orlando gets their PG and Brooklyn gets a draft pick and a Big Baby. Realistically, it probably won't happen, but with DWill not liking Brooklyn by the minute, and Orlando willing to trade Davis and Nelson, anything is possible in this case.


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Stern Working to Adopt FIBA goaltending rules, Flopping penalities
"Stern's new committee is expected to work on two major rules changes right away: Adopting the international rule for goaltending, meaning that balls could be legally knocked off the rim or backboard that now would result in a basket; and penalizing "floppers." Stern has talked to GMs in the past about changing the goaltending rule, but never got anywhere. But now he'll have a more receptive group to consider what would be a dramatic change in the defensive rules. "I think it's time to look at (flopping) in a more serious way, because it's only designed to fool the referee," Stern told ABC during Game 1 of the Heat-Pacers semifinal series. "It's not a legitimate play in my judgment. I recognize if there's contact (you) move a little bit, but some of this is acting. We should give out Oscars rather than MVP trophies." Perhaps Stern should have the people in charge of officiating teach the refs what a flop is. He was never able to convince the 30 general managers that there had to be a crackdown on the practice, with accompanying penalties. "Some years ago I told the competition committee that we were going to start fining people for flopping, and then suspending," he said. "And I think they almost threw me out of the room, (saying), 'No, let it be.'" Now, Stern has, in effect, thrown the GMs out of the room, while installing his new committee in to carry out his agenda." ------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you think this new rule change is to increase the value of Big men in the league? Because we know the game favors guards more these days so now being really tall with a long wingspan makes you automatically more valuable because of this new goal tending rule.


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March 22nd, 2012
Walmart Weekly Deals: March 22, 2012
Here are few nice deals that you might want to snag while shopping at Walmart this week. Don't forget to read up all about Walmart's coupon policy and price matching policy before heading to the store. Happy Shopping!
Thanks Passion for Savings!
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As we described in a previous blog post, the Ontario Court released a decision in March (Champion Iron Mines Limited) in which it held that a fairness opinion that does not disclose the analysis underlying the opinion was inadmissible as evidence before the Court on an application to approve a plan of arrangement. The decision… → Read More
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There are important lessons in a recent Ontario Superior Court decision examining defensive tactics taken by a board in the context of a contested shareholders' meeting. In Concept Capital Management Ltd. v. Oremex Silver Inc., 2013 ONSC 7820, the board of Oremex – during a contested election — postponed a shareholders' meeting and issued shares… → Read More
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With the recent election of seven nominees to the board of CP Rail, Bill Ackman and Pershing Square demonstrated in dramatic fashion that no Canadian company is immune from the rough-and-tumble world of proxy battles. Mason Capital also illustrated this recently with its successful opposition to the proposed share conversion of Telus Corp. Shareholder activism… → Read More
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Acquisitions of public companies in Canada almost always take the form of either a take-over bid or court-approved plan of arrangement. Choosing between the two is highly dependent on the facts of each case. It's not uncommon for bidders to start with one structure and then to flip over to the other as the deal… → Read More
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced last week that it will not seek a court rehearing on the validity of its proposed "proxy access" rules, which were rejected by the U.S. Court of Appeals in July. Under the rules, a company would have been required to include on its proxy a board candidate nominated… → Read More
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A common technique by dissidents seeking to replace a board of directors is to nominate a rival slate of directors from the floor at the company's annual meeting. The dissident group might succeed because the target company has not had time to round up support from friendly shareholders who did not bother to vote. The… → Read More


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US Energy Policy Shifting As Abundance Replaces Scarcity Myth
As U.S. oil and natural gas production booms, the Obama administration's energy policy has been "fluid" by necessity to adapt to the huge economic opportunities and climate challenges posed by growth, the top White House energy and climate adviser said on Wednesday.
In a speech to a room packed with energy analysts and lobbyists, Obama adviser Heather Zichal acknowledged that U.S. energy policy "might not look perfectly pretty from the outside" as it evolves to shifting supply-and-demand scenarios.
"It is a little bit fluid, but the landscape is changing," Zichal said at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think-tank.
The White House wants to ensure oil and gas production is done as safety as possible, while investing in research and development of renewable forms of energy and addressing climate change, she said.
"I think that those goals will really help this administration deliver on an energy policy that makes a lot of sense," Zichal said.
"Energy is the common thread that links these three issues: our economy, our security and our climate," she said.
Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," has blasted massive new supplies of oil and natural gas from shale rock deep beneath the earth. After decades of policies built around being dependent on imports of foreign oil, lawmakers and the administration are grappling with whether and how to allow more exports.
The United States could surpass Saudi Arabia as the world's top oil producer by 2017, and within years could become a net exporter of natural gas.
Zichal noted the administration is finalizing new rules for disclosing chemicals used in fracking on public lands, and tougher standards for fracking wells and wastewater.
"We're not glossing over the challenges of natural gas development, but we're also not ignoring the opportunity natural gas presents for jobs and for the climate," she said.
The White House recognizes the impact oil and natural gas production has had on the economy, creating jobs and bringing manufacturing operations from companies like Dow Chemical Co and Ford Motor Co back from overseas, Zichal said.


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Posted: 10:02 am Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
My Monthly Dow Review
By Dian Vujovich
This will be the last stocks-selling-under-20-bucks-a-share DJIA review blog this year. When I began my look, it was on March 4th and the DJIA closed that day at 6,875.84. Nine months later, on December 14th, it closed at 10,501.05. That's up more than 3,625 points.
If you're wondering why I started this look in the first place, it was because I was just plain curious. My gut instincts told me that the DJIA wasn't likely to go much, if any, lower and after years and years of reading about gains after market lows, I figured I'd do a little research of my own.
So here we have it: If the investing world were to end today, anyone who had purchased 1 share of each of the DJIA components at their closing prices on March 4 and then sold them at their closing price on December 14 they would have enjoyed a gain of nearly 35 percent, commission costs not included. Has your portfolio done that well?
(My ego and gut instinct sides are now saying, "Perhaps you ought to be a money manager?" but, I think I'll leave that one alone for a while.)
So here's the deal for this month: There were no stocks selling for under $10 bucks a share as there were in March and four selling under $20 a share. They've been the same four for a while and include, in alphabetical order: Alcoa, (AA) at $14.82 a share; Bank Of America (BAC) at $15.63; General Electric, (GE) closing at $15.95; and Intel (INTC) at $19.98.
To purchase one share of each of the DJIA 30 stocks at last night's closing prices would have cost you, not including commissions, $1399.45. On March 4th, $858.58.
The two most expensive stocks in the Dow at that time were IBM, selling for over $89 per share and Exxon Mobile trading around $65 per share. IBM closed yesterday at $129.93 per share and Exxon Mobile, $69.69.
I must admit, I'm a little surprised by the results of this research. It proves to any Doubting Thomas', that yes, markets can and have recovered quickly.
But the big question that has and always will remain is "What will tomorrow bring?"
About the Author
Dian Vujovich is an award winning freelance writer, author, website publisher and financial educator in West Palm Beach. Just as there are no limits to what money can and cannot do for us, subjects covered in her blog include everything from investing ideas, commentary, philanthropy, behavioral finance, market performance and luxury spending. She is also is a luxury travel photojournalist.


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Messilä Holiday and Ski Centrewww.messila.fi
Come to Messilä near Lahti and enjoy the many activities this holiday resort has to offer. In the biggest ski resort in southern Finland you can find plenty to do also in winter.
Old traditions are well alive in Messilä today. The main building in the court-yard is the beautiful Manor House, built in the beginning of 1900, now transformed into a pleasant restaurant and meeting place. Hotel offers different kind of accommodation – traditional hotel rooms, romantic old store houses and logcabins with sauna.
Messilä is surrounded by woody ridges of Salpausselkä, and the scene to the lake is clear and gorgeous, as it always used to be.


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Offensive Dinosaurs; & there Cretaceous Period's that posed one of the greatest upheavals in our time, have come to a end. Are offensive futility Mike Sherman=fossil belonging in a museum. A researcher of History if you will, a Bill Walsh advocate i'm sure and a pred'icator of a high scoring system i have no doubt.
When one has the proper pieces in place, this is one of the most explosive offenses as now the DE must stay in his spot to make sure the QB no longer holds the football in his hands. Bill Lazor has not been showing what has become the (Read Option) to just any QB. The "NFL style" what they use is a 10 on 9 player advantage for the offense.
The simple use of the QB is Magnafied twice over once in reciving the ball from Center, second in causing the DE. to pause & the Safety also to heisitate. A good GM grant it we need a bunch of pieces to be replaced, and yes i'm ok with the fact (we be taking our sweet time) but there is a Senior Bowl coming up.
I fight vehemently, for those (Jeff Ireland & Mike Sherman) that wear Miami colors. But they no longer wear and the timing could not of come soon enuff. A fervid & powerful rite to defend all my Brothers on this team, or off and in the stands (The Fans) you have a friend that will come in times of need.
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fuseproject partnered with local bike builder, SyCip, to create the ultimate utility bicycle. The fuseproject bicycle is named LOCAL. At its core, LOCAL is just that: the perfect Neighborhood bike. Over the years, as our lives have become more complicated and full of stuff to take to work or play, our traditional bicycles became less practical. So we designed the LOCAL to address the needs of our daily lives...and to bring back the fun of riding around the neighborhood.
LOCAL is the bike version of the practical pick-up truck: transportation you can live with – it's utility and function isn't limited to carrying a laptop or a sixpack. The sturdy, flexible front platform carries the groceries, surfboards, lumber and kids creating an ideal vehicle for a self-powered life. Inspired by the pick-up truck, a uniquely American vehicle that roamed the countryside in the same way that the LOCAL bike roams the streets. This is not a specialized commuter getting you from point A to B, it's a real workhorse that you can use for nearly anything. For all who have wanted to use a bike for their daily lives and have considered the concept too impractical, we focused on designing a useful tool for a local life, not just fulfilling the needs of one type of individual or grafting on to an existing bike. To address those needs we challenged the existing definition of the "cargo bike". Existing cargo bikes are large and heavy, or extended front designs that are intimidating to new riders and potentially disconcerting for carrying precious cargo like kids or pets. To realize this idea, we solved for load placement, steering options, ways to secure all kinds of cargo and relieve the hassles usually associated with taking a bike out for the day. We integrated key elements in the bike: locking, lighting and bags. These are things that we would otherwise have to carry separately, but now LOCAL has a place for each.
- GOOD Design Awards, 2012
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Earlier in the day the Browns made the first big move of the NFL's free agent signing period by inking Paul Kruger, now they've signed former Raiders defensive tackle Desmond Bryant.
The deal is worth a reported $34 million over five years with $15 million of that guaranteed.
Last season with Oakland, Bryant had 25 tackles with 3.5 sacks in eight starts.
"Desmond is a player who possesses very good size and athleticism, attributes which make him very difficult to block," said Browns Head Coach Rob Chudzinski. "When you watch him play, he is always around the quarterback, and will provide a boost to our pass rush. He is a solid run defender and can play multiple positions along the line, which will allow him to be a part of both our base and sub-packages."
"With the additions of Paul and Desmond, we believe that we have significantly improved our defense overall, particularly our front seven," said Browns CEO Joe Banner. "This was one of our goals entering free agency, and we are thrilled that we were able to accomplish that. Like Paul, Desmond gives us someone with great size and athleticism for his position, and an ability to rush the passer, the key to any successful defense."
Last month he made news off the field in Miami when he was charged with a misdemeanor of criminal mischief and was held on $1,000 bail after going to a neighbor's house drunk.
The four-year veteran figures to be in the rotation at defensive tackle in Ray Horton's new 3-4 scheme. Bryant has 11.5 sacks in his career, all with the Raiders.
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but while shopping in Hobby Lobby, I spotted this 36" distressed beauty that looked very close to how I had envisioned my combination ledge/attached board would turn out:
Buying this ready-made version (that was 50% off!) would allow me to skip the board cutting, sanding, gluing, caulking, painting, and distressing that was part of my original plan. While I was totally looking forward to a lengthy DIY project that would have me sweltering in the 130 degree heat of my garage for hours, I went with plan B and bought the Hobby Lobby shelf. It's a stretch even calling it a DIY project at this point because the only things remaining on my shopping list were knobs. I had success at Hobby Lobby, finding two styles of blingy knobs that I knew my daughter would love:
I bought several of each style with a plan to use them in an alternating pattern. Once I got my loot home, I decided how many knobs I wanted to use and did some math to figure out how far apart they needed to be from one another in order to be evenly spaced. I placed a length of blue painter's tape across the bottom piece of my shelf and marked off the correct spacing:
Next, I drilled holes for my knobs, being careful to create holes that were large enough for the knobs to screw into but small enough that they would stay firmly in place without need for screw nuts holding them on in the back. Before screwing in the knobs, I used a Dremel to cut off a portion of each knob's screw so that the screw would go most of the way through the wood but not protrude out the back. Once the knobs were screwed in - Done!
We added my daughter's gymnastics medals:
and then her trophies and a framed picture of her competing in her favorite event - bars:
Every activity has its own type of awards and your display has to be created with the specific type of awards (trophies, ribbons, medals, etc.) you want to display in mind. My nephew is absolutely amazing at chess, an activity which awards its best players with trophies. My sister created a fantastic trophy display that she photographed for me so that I could share it with those of you looking for inspiration in creating your own trophy display:
Don't you love the balance of the framed photos with the shelves holding the trophies?! Have a great (and hopefully cooler) start to your week!


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I spent the better part of my summer trying to dunk. Ultimately I failed. Yet in the process I got in better shape and improved several aspects of my game. And pick up basketball was a big part of my regimen. I had a regular game going for a month or so that rarely made it beyond 3-on-3. And it was usually 2-on-2. It turns out that familiarity builds...familiarity. So I was excited when open gym kicked into gear again this week. I looked forward to playing full court and guarding someone else.
Unfortunately only 7 guys showed up and I had to settle for half court 3-on-3. Alas. Winner stayed and the losing team shot to vote someone off the island. Thankfully the tempo was good and my team held serve for 4 or 5 consecutive wins. On top of that, I had one of my best open court showings since moving to town. Then in the fifth game I took a shot to the face while fighting for a loose ball. It stunned me and I stepped wrong, spraining my ankle in the process. That was it for me. As I write this I'm making use of 3/4 of the RICE acronym, thinking about how to implement compression and how hard it must be to play in the NBA.
The first time I got up close to a live NBA game it was amazing how big, strong, and fast NBA players are. The court seemed too small. I can't imagine taking a forearm or elbow from someone like Kendrick Perkins and continuing to be effective. Just throwing that out there.


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