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The Defense Information Systems Agency's digital collaboration tool Defense Connect Online on Feb. 20 clocked 1 million registered users, a milestone for the program.
DCO, which offers web conferences and other online collaboration platforms, is used on the DOD's classified SIPRNet and unclassified NIPRNet. It is available to all DOD users with a common access card, and uses Adobe services.
The system's virtual capabilities offer a cost-cutting alternative to in-person conferences, many of which were cancelled in the past two years after a conference-spending scandal at the General Services Administration and, more recently, a focus on reducing overhead spending at the Defense Department.
"As budgets have tightened and resulted in a need to more cost-effectively conduct meetings and training, DISA has witnessed Defense Connect Online usage grow," Brett Swarz, Adobe public sector vice president, said via e-mail. "Virtual web conferencing is not just being used by select users, but also in some cases to replace entire physical conferences."
That includes a March 2013 conference at the Naval Safety and Environmental Training Center, which shifted a 1,500 person training conference to a virtual event. The move to a virtual conference reduced event costs by 50 percent and resulted in savings of $1 million in travel and per diem costs, Swarz said.
The service also hosts more than 1 million chat messages per week, 50 million minutes of web conferencing per month and 315,000 web conferencing sessions per month, and has seen a 100 percent increase in concurrent usage from fiscal 2012 to fiscal 2013, according to Adobe.
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24-hour relay reminds participants 'cancer never sleeps'
Well over 300 participants spent 24 hours walking the track of Wilson Stadium in Ramona, making a difference by raising funds to fight back against cancer in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.
Event participants walk overnight because cancer never sleeps, and they have a chance to remember those who lost their battles with cancer. Jeri Sutter is the team captain of "All Night for the Fight." Her 13-member team was the event's top fundraiser, raising over $8,300 for the cause.
Sutter decided that this year was the time to participate. She had lost her father to cancer in 2009, but said that participating in last year's event would have been too much for her.
She knew that she would eventually get involved in something like this. She lined up a team of 12 other women, and each had her reasons for participating.
The team was spurred on by member Shawn Feuerstein to raise as much money as they could through friendly competition, Sutter said, adding that the team spirit and the motivation caught like a fever.
"I'm so proud of this event," said Becky Harvey, relay co-chair.
She has participated in the event for the past seven years, starting as a walker for the cause.
She's seen the event grow.
"Everybody asks, 'how do we raise this money?'…but if you point blank ask people for $20 they give it. Knowing that 95 percent of it goes towards the cause, it's really, really easy for me to ask," she said.
Harvey is the school librarian at James Dukes Elementary and, before she reads to the students, she gives them what she calls "Ms. Becky love." She tells the students that they are the future and they can make a difference.
"It's not about the kind of shoes that you wear, or the bag that you own, or the car that you drive; it's about making this world a better place because you're in it," she said. "And all of these people are doing that, and I'm just very, very proud."
Lisa Miller was event chairman.
"The excitement of the community and people wanting to get involved has completely changed with this…everybody wants to be involved now," Miller said.
They aim to make a bigger presence within the community as a way to generate more interest and get even more people involved.
The event also hosted a luncheon for cancer survivors and their families.
Tina DeStefano, a cancer survivor, spoke to fellow survivors about her experiences battling cancer and about the support she received from her friends and family.
This year's relay raised $48,000. Last year the event raised $40,000.
More information about the event is available at www.relayforlife.org/ramonaca.
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VESTAL, N.Y. – Binghamton University athletics and the Magic Paintbrush Project combined forces once again to provide an elementary school class with a day of fun and excitement through the creative and innovative 'Paint with the Players' workshop. The women's lacrosse team visited the special education class of the displaced Owego Elementary at Union-Endicott's Thomas J. Watson elementary school during the final week of classes.
Spearheaded by senior captain Kristin Pennino, who interned with the Magic Paintbrush Project, the women's lacrosse team was determined to find a class to conduct a 'Paint with the Players' workshop with before the semester was over. When Magic Paintbrush Workshop Coordinator Maureen Yacyncych suggested Trish O'Neill's special education class at Owego Elementary, who was displaced because of the 2011 flood, a perfect match was created.
"The Magic Paintbrush Project is something that we've tried to stay involved with," interim head coach Stephanie Allen said. "It's been really close to Kristin's heart and ours as well, so given the opportunity to come out here before the semester ended was pretty exciting."
Typically, the two groups would travel to the Magic Paintbrush Project's home office inside the Oakdale Mall in nearby Johnson City. However, since the 2011 flood that devastated the Southern Tier, Owego Elementary has called Thomas J. Watson home for the past two school years and with a tight bus schedule it made more sense for the players and the Project to go to the students.
"To have the two groups come out to the school, which isn't typical, was awesome," Owego Elementary special education teacher Trish O'Neill said. "Just for the kids to talk to new faces and share their stories in a fun and creative way is incredible. We've done the workshop the past couple years and for the kids to get attention from Division I student-athletes is really something else."
The women's lacrosse team and the Magic Paintbrush Project held a pair of sessions inside Owego's special education classroom for about 20 students. Players and students teamed up and worked on their communication and social skills while telling stories and squirting paint. By the end, the majority of the participants were covered in paint, which was easily cleaned off the tile floor by both groups.
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PHARR - Owners of a local tire shop suspect the author of three recent burglaries may be a person familiar with their business.
"Somehow he pried the door open. Sunday it's closed, so there's nobody here. It's more than likely somebody that knows how to maneuver (in the store)," Espino Tire Shop owner Dolores Espino said.
The thefts all happened Sunday. Surveillance cameras caught images of a man in a white car pulling up to the shop. Cameras also show the man rolling and carrying tires out and into his car.
Espino said the thief took $2,000 to $3,000 in tires.
"It's just nerve racking. You think that everything is here ... everybody looks to make sure that nobody is doing anything that they aren't supposed to ... and just to find out it's nerve wrecking," she said.
The man took 20 tires, Espino said.
"The big ones ... those are expensive, whether they're used or new," she said.
The owners said they will increase security to prevent more break-ins.
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Fringe Review: The Boxer – A Silent Movie Onstage
"Cute without being cutesy" is a tough needle to thread, but The Boxer manages it pretty ably. In writer Matt Lyle's Depression-era romcom (previously staged in Dallas, Chicago and New York), a young woman (Gemma Fearn) poses as a man in order to stay afloat in a brutal economy. The best gig she finds is acting as the trainer to a mousy fighter (Brandon Roberts) who's about to get slaughtered to help his sick mother.
It's all done silent-movie style, with the requisite bug eyes, exaggerated gestures, title cards and live accompaniment from an instrumental duo that throws in some wittily anachronistic quotes. (Loved those quick two bars of Pink Floyd.) Every one of the seven performers in the Jester Theater Company's local production of the play is at least decent at this sort of wordless acting, and some of them are very good. Michele Simms is equally magnetic as a bawdy waitress and a crazed monkey (no, greasy-spoon habitués, they aren't always the same thing.) But this is unabashedly Roberts' show, which won't surprise anyone who's seen his bravura physical work in similar Fringe outings like Sport and Snack. Once again, you can't take your eyes off him, whether he's going for the pathos with his hangdog face or inflicting extreme punishment on his strange little body. (Hooray for the Fringe, when I can finally focus on other people's "strange little bodies.") The Jester crew scare up lots of fun making like silent-movie stars, but Roberts might as well be one.
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- Dining Style: Casual Elegant
- Website: http://www.ming.com/blue-ginger
- Phone: (781) 283-5790
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Monday - Friday: 11:30am - 2:00pm
Lounge menu available on Saturdays starting at noon
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Friday: 5:30pm - 10:00pm
Saturday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm
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- Cuisine: Fusion / Eclectic, French, Asian
- Executive Chef: Ming Tsai
- Dress Code: Casual Dress
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Gluten-free Menu, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
- Private Party Facilities: Ming Tsai has teamed with the world-renowned Rockwell Group to design three beautiful Private Dining Rooms within Blue Ginger that can seat groups from 10-80 guests.
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- Special Events: Blue Ginger's Private Dining Rooms are suitable for everything from baby showers to business meetings to bar/bat mitzvahs. Our commitment to exceptional food and service ensures a rare standard of excellence.
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Blue Ginger, located in Wellesley, is Ming Tsai's award-winning flagship restaurant. This feng-shui inspired space offers three distinct dining options. There's the informal Lounge serving Asian tapas in a more casual setting. No reservations are required in the Lounge. The main dining room features an open kitchen for you to experience mastery at work. The menu features Ming's signature East-West cuisine, including his famous Miso-Sake Marinated Sablefish and Black Pepper Lobster. And lastly, there are three private dining rooms for larger groups or functions wanting to be enjoyed away from the crowd.Continued
"Blue Ginger is unusual, not only because of the food or the room, but because it's a neighborhood restaurant of a type not found too often in the Boston area...those of us who live farther away will just have to travel now that the secret is out." --The Boston Globe
"Blue Ginger is unusual, not only because of the food or the room, but because it's a neighborhood restaurant of a type not found too often in the Boston area...those of us who live farther away will just have to travel now that the secret is out." --The Boston Globe
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- Very DisappointedOpenTable Diner Since 2006Dined on 11/24/2014Came in from Georgia and was looking forward to dining at Blue Ginger since I've been following Chef Ming on TV for years. Service was good and the food was just ok. No wow factor here. I was expecting a lot more. Very salty and no flavor in all the dishes. We had the Tuna Pokie appetizer and it was average and bland. Needed to ask for fresh cilantro to bring out some flavor. Sauces are not good. Also had there spring rolls and again sauce just didn't taste good. Entrees Flat Iron Steak and Black Pepper Lobster was just again just ok. I left scratching my head and what a waste of time.
- Another wonderful meal...PeteeyeVIPDined on 11/23/2014We've been to Blue Ginger many times over the years. It continues to have an interesting menu, great food and wonderful service.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Some dishes great, Others just so-so.davidfrombostonVIPDined on 11/22/2014Our party of 3 ordered several dishes - some were spectacular, others we would definitely not order again. Spectacular - both appetizers - Tuna poke (chunks of tuna tartare on top of a crispy rice cake) - Foie gras shumai. The shumai were great. A small amount of sauce goes a long way; the dish was served with way too much sauce. Spectacular - flank steak entree. Well presented with sides and sauce that really added to the dish. Reasonably good - butterfish. The fish itself was great, but the sides were a bit boring. Not a winner - New England Pho. My wife had a couple of bites, but the dish was really not well put together. The noodles were a bit undercooked, the broth lacked pizzaz. I tried the dish, too, and only wanted one bite. Dessert was a winner.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Fab-- as always!BiologistVIPDined on 11/20/2014I live in Wellesley and we are extremely lucky to have Blue Ginger literally a few blocks away! When friends and family come to visit, they ask us weeks in advance if we could get them reservations there. I've known people who drive over an hour to eat here. Why? Because it's THAT good! Ming Tsai's signature dish, Garlic- Black Pepper Lobster with Lemongrass Fried Rice is my all-time favorite dish! What I also like is that Ming Tsai is a 'hands-on' chef, not one of those who hand over the reins to their Executive Chef and get involved in all kinds of other things-- he manages to do it all and still oversee the dinner service at Blue Ginger. He also stops by tables sometimes for a quick chat with clients which many chefs of his caliber can't make time for, once their restaurant becomes famous. Blue Ginger continues to be our favorite 'go-to' restaurant for special occasions.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Simply Ming was simply lovely!DDFWDined on 11/20/2014i loved the relaxed elegance, friendly service, outstanding food. The black pepper garlic lobster was amazing. I would dine there every week but the prices keep it for special occasions for me. City dining in the burbs.... Just loved it!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Not quite up to parOpenTable Diner Since 2006Dined on 11/19/2014Admittedly, I went on a Wed. night at 6:15, but even with an almost empty restaurant, the service was not particularly attentive. We had to wait just a little too long to have our drink order taken, and then to have it filled. They were very accommodating to a dietary request, and the food was good. Not spectacular. If I lived nearby I would go again and try other dishes and a different night, but I will not make a special trip to get there.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- AnneVIPDined on 11/18/2014wonderful food and service - one of the best in the areaSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- On the Bucket ListMikeDined on 11/15/2014My wife and I are not from the area. We spent the weekend in Boston and caught the commuter train, not realizing it would make us 30 minutes late. We were however, seated immediately, even though the place was packed. My wife and I were immediately welcomed, and a glass of wine for her and an Arc de Triumph for me completely relaxed us. I had the drunken noodles, which were a perfect appetizer. With just the right amount of heat, they paved the way for what had to be the best fish I ever had for my entrée - the sable fish. The key to cooking that fish (also known as the butterfish) is to cook it just until it's done, thus emphasizing the delicate richness of its flavor. My wife had the tofu stir fry. Not generally a fan of tofu, she wanted to see how well the chef could prepare a dish she normally would not order. She was ecstatic, and is a new convert to the tofu scene. For dessert, I had the apple trio. Although I enjoyed the entire dish, I was absolutely taken by the pink lady sorbet. Incredibly satisfying and cooling, it was the perfect completion to a wonderful meal. My wife had the crème brulee - one of her favorites. The wine list is exceptional. We chose a French Chardonnay which perfectly complemented the meal. Unfortunately, we missed the train by 5 minutes, so we ended up having to take a cab. We will definitely be back, and we will most likely try to stay in Wellesley so as to avoid the transportation fiasco. This is definitely a dining experience not to be missed.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Blue Ginger PilgramageCarolCTorontoDined on 11/14/2014Watched Ming Tsai's show several years ago and always wanted to come. Rack of Lamb was perfection but rice was cold - it was too busy for me to send it back. Thanks to the bartender who made us Hot Rum Toddies when my partner was suffering from a cold.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good Not GreatDonGoyo13Dined on 11/14/2014Took my wife to Blue Ginger for our anniversary. Overall we both felt it was good but really not worth the hype (and the price). I am not in a rush to go back.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- I love this place!cass18977Dined on 11/10/2014One of my favorite restaurants since moving to the Boston area. The food never disappoints. The Springs Rolls are delicious, my salmon was great. Highly recommend to anyone.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Wonderful meal!sdemarreDined on 11/9/2014The dining experience I recently had was wonderful. Each course was delicious. The mussels had a great spicy kick, offset by the salad. The pho was yummy, seafood perfectly cooked and a broth with a savory mix of spices. The cookie treats were a perfect end to the meal, a mix of different sweet treats, perfect to share. The server was top notch; she was at the ready at perfect times, never overbearing. Also we never were made to feel like a pain in the buns with any extra request (ex: bread, more napkins, etc.). My dining companions each loved their meals, as well. Overall a wonderful evening!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Amazing dining experienceJillVIPDined on 11/9/2014There's nothing not to love about Blue Ginger. Every dish is prepared perfectly. Our last visit consisted of ordering the tuna appetizer (unbelievable), the Caesar salad (delicious), two lobster dishes and two sable fishes. Everything was truly exceptional including the service.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- SmfdmvDined on 11/8/2014Best. In town we have gone there. Every year. For birthdaySpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good, but overratedWilaDined on 11/5/2014We had wanted to eat at Blue Ginger for a long time and finally went for a birthday celebration. It did not live up to expectations or hopes. We got the Butterfish - excellent abd Pork Porterhouse - very good. Service was great, very attentive and helpful. The evening was expensive. Two cocktails, 1 hors d'ouvre, 2 entres, and 2 glasses of wine = $178 (including the tip).Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 11/3/2014The food was very good, the wait staff attentive and familiar with the menu. We have always had enjoyable experiences on this and previous visits.Special Features:
- ProfessionalMcLexisDined on 11/1/2014Smooth, non-intrusive waiters. Excellent meals: the zucchini soup, lemongrass lobster, vegan spring rolls, and crispy tofu were terrific.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- DisappointedniteoutfortwoDined on 11/1/2014We were expecting a quiet leisurely dinner with ambiance. The food was good, noise level awful, lighting bright, felt we were being hurried through as maitre'd and other staff went around with notepad checking on where diners were in their meal and how long before finished so table could be turned over, our waitress was great, attentive and knowledgeable- we have watched Ming on Cooking Channel for a few years and thought it would be more fine diningSpecial Features:
- IncredibleDocMikeVIPDined on 10/31/20141st time there and it was truly incredible from the drinks to the entree to the coffeeSpecial Features:
- Menu has less choice than before.pomianrVIPDined on 10/31/2014I was sorry to see such an abbreviated lunch menu. The food is still good, but the choice is more limited than I experienced on previous visits.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
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- OpenTable Diner Since 2004VIPDined on 10/23/2014Blue Ginger is a wonderful restaurant...It is very pricey...The noise level is very high and the food is excellent...Feel It should be quieter through some renovations and reconsider some price points on some alternative plates plus desserts are expensive thus you have a tendency not to orderSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
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Except these trash pages and the sickening sea of yellow at British GP's indicate more than a grain of truth to my synopsis.
My, that was rude of me. Sorry to hear of your accident. I hope all your bits are where they are supposed to be. I especially hope that gorgeous Bevel cafe racer of yours wasn't involved. Bones and bark heal, Italian steel - that's precious!
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I think you described the average British biker pretty well, the person who stops when another biker (indeed cars for me) has had a mischief. The kind of person who, as you rightly say, doesn't give a flying fluck about who won the last GP as a Brit. The sea of yellow Nostro mentions is a different entity completely, they're the GP equivalent of Man Utd fans, they jump on the most obvious bandwagon and they buy and go where they're told to. They support and adore the obvious choice and to be fair, Valentino Rossi has made it easy for them.
The rest of us, well we follow our own nose. Some of us even admit when we're wrong, eh Wosi?
I think MotoGP needs to take a few leaves out of the F1 book,, how many race winners have there been in F1 this season and how many people have a shot at the title? F1 is effectively 4 wheeled CRT with the only real full factory teams being Renault and Ferrari (McLaren don't really count), your Lotus' and Caterhams are merely branded and not proper factory efforts. As much as I dislike Bernie Ecclestone he's created a formula that works, albeit with much tinkering and fucking about. I particularly like the way he has no loyalty to any driver or team, if anyone appears to be getting bigger than the sport he knocks them back down to size, witness M. Schumacher 2007.
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No, I sold the old bevel. It was a mint 996 that I smashed up. I`m a bit sore and have a fractured scaphiod, but I aint complaining it could`ve been a lot worse.
Yes indeed they have. But why did they enter the series in the first place and race for four seasons under factory colours? To establish credentials for their shit hot street bike. Mission (finally) accomplished, with the S1000RR now established as a regular race winner. Donkey work done they can now hand over the reigns. As stated I know fack all about F1, but I do know Bimmers have been in that series plenty in the past.
So tell me what master plan are you or Bernie's Spanish nephew Carmelo, going to follow to bring our MotoGP product to the masses?
communique from Dorna's Welsh office. Expanding existing high population markets (not doing a very good job in 400m strong Uncle Sam land) by squeezing more TV and internet revenue from them? Do you not know that a big part of Dorna's limitation of their product is their overly expensive, poor quality internet streaming? Many suggest this content should be provided free to truly expand the product and reach a wider audience. Do you think still relatively poor Asia is willing to pay more? I don't see charging more as a growth tactic.
And just how will this product be marketed? Presuming of course mentioning brand names of bikes is a no, no. Is Uncle Carmelo still searching for another Golden Goose to be the one and only public face of the sport. Or will he be more sensible in future and wield more baskets? I guess with talk of 'product' this will be the case. But product is defined by personalities and machines? Dilemma, dilemma.
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Re: Crowd at Dallas. A friend of mine told me that 400,000 watched the match which incuded giant TV screens in the car parks. But I could not find any confirmation on line....should have checked. Anyway, I think the Texas crowd will be a great supporter of GP
in Welsh drag. Indy was a terrible decision. A shitty poor quality track, remote from spectators and unloved by riders. We all know you only went there for the sanctioning fee in order to pay yourself a little bonus.
Laguna. A dust bowl with poor facilities indeed, but a groovy wee track. Nonetheless if the track owners can't get their shit together and provide the room for all the world competitors from Moto3 up to MotoGP then siornara. A disgrace for too long. It just goes to show how low GP motorcycle racing is held in American esteem when it's taken this long to get a world standard track in operation in the land of the "free and brave' - cough, cough.
All to be provided at a rate 75% cheaper than F1. Does this mean a change of focus for Dorna with expanding the product taking precedence over rapacious profiteering as in the past?
Agree on the track situation in US. There are no decent tracks in the vey densely populated NE. What there is (Watkins Glen, Limerock) often give themselves over to track days for Ferrari bankers....bikers never get a look in. Any move to improve track access runs right into the Enviro crowd. No accident that this new track is in Texas. They tend to be smarter about these sort of things. That's why I think it's going to be a great event
Now Motocross is a different story. Great locations, crowds and prob the best riders in the world.
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Kinell, possibly the most intelligent non abusive thread I've read in a while. Nostro, Rossi, Hmmmmm and others. Well done.
Like my 'mate' says, when you are sat on your yacht moored not 500 yards from a harbour bejwelled by floor shattering women who want to sleep with you as your portfolio quadruples of shrewd investments then maybe someone will start listening.
For now, continue your intellectual debates. Afterall Dorna needs all the advice he can get to enhance the circus, right?
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I can remember one particular Sunday, after being there at around 9:00 to noon to help my mom. I was headed home, I rounded the corner to get to the door and I looked at a little older gentleman in a wheelchair. He was sitting there staring out the door…just staring. I said" good afternoon" to him and also "excuse me" as I went around his chair and pushed open the first of two doors to get out. I was greeted by fresh, cold air (it was Winter). But that air that felt too cold just the other day, felt fantastic at that moment. It was that one moment, that one second in my life I will alway remember. I was alive, able to move, able to go where I wanted.The man in the wheelchair could only look. This moment has been the catalyst to so many thoughts over the three years. Continue reading


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Abandon Ship!
aka "Seven Waves Away"
Drama / Suspense
90 minutes
Directed by Richard Sale
Tyrone Power as Executive Officer Alec Holmes
Mai Zetterling as Julie White
Lloyd Nolan as Frank Kelly
Stephen Boyd as Will McKinley
Moira Lister as Edith Middleton
James Hayter as 'Cookie' Morrow
Finlay Currie as Mr. Wheaton
John Stratton as Jimmy 'Sparks' Clary
Victor Maddern as Willy Hawkins
Eddie Byrne as Michael Faroni
Noel Willman as Aubrey Clark
Moultrie Kelsall as Daniel Cane
Robert Harris as Arthur J. Middleton
Gordon Jackson as John Merritt
A group of twenty people have survived their luxury boat sinking and find protection on a life boat meant for only nine people. There are many different personalities on the life boat that range from an opera singer to gambler. The Captain and the executive officer are part of the entourage and after the captain passes away from his wounds, the executive officer takes control as a hurricane is coming their way. Their food and water supply runs out and the officer is left to decide on who to throw over and who lives.
Similar to the 1948 Alfred Hitchcock thriller " Lifeboat "
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Bear Fences Evolve
This is the time of year grizzly bears are engaged in hyperphagia, meaning that they are eating voraciously in order to store up fat for winter hibernation. Defenders of Wildlife's Erin Edge says the bears don't really care if it's their traditional nuts and berries or someone's chickens or apple orchard. Consequently,Edge says, people are seeking more ways to keep them off their properties. One method that is now available is an electrified fence, which Edge says serves as a quick lesson for the bears, even hungry ones, to stay away. Edge adds that there are guidelines for using such fences which are available online.
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MAC Archie's Girls collection swatched
We've been very excited to check out MAC's Archie's Girls collection, ever since we first heard about it way back in July last year - not really because we're massive comic book fans (also, we're UK based so Archie isn't so well known here) but just because it looks so damn cute. This week we finally got our hands on some!
The limited edition collection is split into two moods: one for Betty, the girl-next-door type, and one for Veronica, the 'vivacious' spoiled rich girl, which is nice, because you get two drastically different styles in one collection. Betty's products are cutesy, pastel coloured and pretty, with pinks and peaches, and Veronica's are vampy, dark and intense with tones of purple, blue and red and names like 'Boyfriend Stealer' and 'Past Curfew'.
We swatched a few products from the collection: first up, Pearlmatte Face Powder in Veronica's Blush (£21.50):
The Face Powder is a combination of two of MAC's existing products - a silvery frosted pink base (Play It Proper beauty powder from the Stylishly Yours collection) stamped with deep pink hearts (made of Frankly Scarlet Powder Blush). You can use each of these separately obviously, but swirled together they make a really pretty flushed pink (as you can kind of see in the swatch above, although it looks a bit like I've got some weird rash).
There are two palettes in this collection - here's the eyeshadow palette from the Betty side, Caramel Sundae (£38.50), which holds four eyeshadow shades; Dreammaker, a pale yellow, Cheryl Chic, a light coral pink, Caramel Sundae, a tan and Showstopper, a dark brown. Showstopper is probably the most wearable of these shades.
Finally - Ronnie Red Lipstick (£15.50), a bright red, which you can see in the swatch below:
This is a really strong red - a great blue-toned shade that goes on creamy smooth but dries to a matte finish. If you're looking for your next signature red, this could be the one.
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There were some near-misses for state titles last season and both will be back to try to take that final step to success.
Canterbury sophomore Leah Barnes (No. 1 singles) and Bishop Dwenger's Elizabeth Maxson and Audrey Rang (No. 1 doubles) fell in the final matches of the IHSAA individual tournament last year, so their quest picks up again this season.
Those three players aren't the end of the talent in northeast Indiana this year.
Here is a rundown of some of the top players, teams and stories the area has to offer in 2013:
Leah Barnes, Canterbury: The sophomore was 19-1 last year at No. 1 singles and lost in the individual state championship match 6-4, 6-2 to Penn's Alexandra Brinker, who graduated.
Elizabeth Maxson and Audrey Rang, Bishop Dwenger: The senior and junior were the state runners-up in the No. 1 doubles competition.
Andrea Crook, Blackhawk Christian: The senior No. 1 singles player lost in the individual state quarterfinals.
Kelsey Vessels and Allison Overlander, Homestead: The senior No. 1 doubles players were named All-District in 2012.
Rachel Sutton, Carroll: The junior was named All-District last year at No. 1 singles.
Carroll: The Chargers lost in the regional finals but return Sutton as well as seniors Ashley Hoagland, Audrey Mallers and Catherine Curtis and junior Mackenzie Schoeff.
Canterbury: The Cavaliers lost in the state semifinals and return Barnes and junior Chelsea Himes.
Bishop Luers: The SAC champion Knights lost No. 1 singles player Samantha Rahrig but have four returning varsity players in seniors Andrea Choka, Courtney Witte, juniors Natalie Rahrig and Maddie Brown.
Bishop Dwenger: Besides Maxson and Rang, the Saints also have seniors Leah Stetzel and Alex Yoder, along with freshman Abbie Lee.
Adams Central: The Jets won a sectional championship and return seniors Jessica Ripley, Lydia Johnson and Laura Sigworth and junior Abby Snyder.
Barnes is back: After flirting with the idea of heading out of state to continue her tennis progression, Leah Barnes will be back for Canterbury for another season.
More from Maxson?: Dwenger's Elizabeth Maxson has now earned All-State honors with two different doubles partners: Audrey Rang last year, and her older sister Danielle two years ago.
New Knight in charge: Luers coach Brady McArdle stepped down after eight seasons with the program and was replaced by assistant Jerry Rahrig.
Exchange tradition: The Angola boys tennis team benefited two years ago from foreign exchange student Georg Albrecht and the girls team had Marina Fernandez last year.
Double (Eagle) trouble: Columbia City has two talented players in senior No. 1 singles player Celine Rongos (All-District) and sophomore Macie Hinen (14-4 at No. 2 doubles).


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A life by chocolate entails finding sweetness in the light and dark. Moreso, it's about addiction to cocoa. An insatiable sweet tooth doesn't hurt. Well, not until the yucky tartar buildup and stuff. To the point, I strive to entertain with topics such as the utter hilarity and cuteness of children; the challenges of dating, my related rationale for celibacy; and chocolate as a precious remedy for it all. Thanks for sampling Life by Chocolate. I hope you keep coming back for more.
Monday, December 17, 2012
A Blogger Day of Silence
Posted by Rawknrobyn.blogspot.com
5 comments:
- Betty Manousos said...
my heart breaks...
my heart goes out to the families and children affected.
- December 18, 2012 at 1:35 AM
- Alex J. Cavanaugh said...
Amen for the silence...
- December 18, 2012 at 2:20 AM
- Pat Hatt said...
Silence indeed for Pat. But the cat just will never shut up.
- December 18, 2012 at 5:32 AM
- Rawknrobyn.blogspot.com said...
May their memories be forever a blessing.
- December 18, 2012 at 12:21 PM
- Dawn @Lighten Up! said...
Amen, Robyn. I haven't had even the slightest inclination to laugh or write anything even close to humor.
- December 18, 2012 at 1:04 PM
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Phorm issues shares to raise cash
Phorm told the Stock Exchange today that it will issue a million shares to institutional investors in order to bolster its dwindling cash reserves. The company is currently concentrating on Brazil and China. It is still under police investigation in the UK for failing to inform BT customers that it was snooping on their browsing …
Surely this will fail
Any investor would presumably have to exist in a due diligence vacuum to spunk money on this guaranteed fail.
Bad luck and numerous unpleasant illnesses to Phorm, their investors, and all they represent,
Due diligence?
Companies like phorm pass due diligence, but have a set of "conditions" attached to the purchase.
The most common set of conditions is that the company receiving the investment hires a specific outsourcing shop in UTC+5:30 to do a chunk of work. So while the company itself may be a guaranteed failure it is also a guaranteed conduit to move some money offshore tax-free declaring some losses in the process which can reduce your tax bill even further. After that you can repatriate it back, invest again, repatriate it back and so on with the carousel continuing ad naseum and not a single penny landing in the taxman's coffers.
It is an obvious tax fraud but as long as outsourcing is not subject to a suitable excise duty there is f*ck all Inland Revenue can do about it in practice.
I find it quite funny how it keeps fretting about pennies underpaid here in the so called "VAT carousel fraud" while people continue to drive ocean liners full of cash through the "invest and condition it on outsourcing" carousel. It is one of the _BIGGEST_ reasons for outsourcing by the way if not the biggest. Money talks.
£2m fast funding
£2 phast phunding....or is that too obvious?
Who's going to buy these shares?
Are institutional "investors" completely stupid?
Phorm have burnt through a shed-load of cash already, they're under investigation & they have no real viability. The bubble has burst, Phorm really are the new boo
Back to the old Mantra: Phuck off Phorm.
Easy to Solve!!
Any Bank can buy them, just by using clients money, and not their own!!
Uh oh
Kent is merely "pleased". Not even "tremendously excited"?
Things must be bad at Phorm these days. What a joke.
sp takes a dump
the normal kent effect is in full swing
kent ertugrul speaks and the share price takes a dive
PHRX Share Price: 142.50 Bid: 125.00 Ask: 160.00 Change: 0.00 (-28.75%)
PHRM Share Price: 157.50 Bid: 150.00 Ask: 165.00 Change: 0.00 (-5.97%)
good to see everyone has such confidence in him
the thing to note is the drop in the PHRX price these are held by a far smaller group as there are restrictions on who can hold them and trade themand these tend to be steadier even when there is bad news around
so much for raising the cash in brazil!!, whats up kent investors over there not interested due to all the attention DPDC, CCJ and CADE are giving you and your "partners" and the debate in korea is not exactly going your way either
One has to wonder what Kent would consider to be an *unsuccessful* launch.
Die already
Die already. Nuff said.
I've had enough.
I'm not normally a language nazi, but this 'already' on the end of every sentence is really starting to itch. Please explain it ? It just make you sound retarded.
As I understand it, the use of "already" on the end of a sentence or phrase is part of New York Jewish idiom. I don't know how it came to be, but it seems to be an accepted use of language in some parts of the US. I don't hear it much in the UK, so it may be fairly localised slang.
Die, you fuckers!!!
That is all...
that is all.
Actually no it's not - why, if the police are investigating, have they not been royally shafted by now? It's not like it's a complicated issue.
Nothing more enjoying...
... than watching the long drawn out death rattle of bunch of greedy, unwanted, useless ad-men.
What kind of institution are these investors from? Broadmoor?
Easy come ...
... easy go.
Face value, £2m...
Actual value...not so much?
Who the hell keeps on giving them money ?? I have some bills that need to be paid and part of the bay bridge for sale .
"Phorm told the Stock Exchange today that it will issue a million shares to institutional investors in order to bolster its dwindling cash reserves."
"Institutional investors"? Shurely they meant "institutionalised investors" 'cos let's face it, anyone who ploughs money into Phorm is a few sandwiches short of a picnic!
Kent does the opposite of what he says he will do - again
Was it only a week ago that Phorm issued their 2009 accounts and told us in paragraph 4 of page 4, that they WERE NOT going to do this? That their strategy was for "funding at the local level" and that they were not keen on the dilution effect involved in a further Phorm Inc share issue?
Oh well a week is a long time in the Brazilian Senate and the Korean parliament and I suppose they decided they desperately needed at least one months more working capital. And Phorm have always had difficulty matching their predictions with the outcomes.
this company are sunk. finished. kaput.
The internet is a global community...
And was set up for the free exchange of information...
The current usage may not meet those aims, but neither does it give anyone a license to mine it for commercial purposes.
If you wish to allow your personal details to be sent to a third party, that's fine. But that should be YOUR choice. An ISP that automatically opts you in, simply cannot be trusted..
Share value
Just wondering, what is the half-life for a Phorm share?
Going down for the tird time?
Rats, sinking ships and straws, anyone?
"The ad peddler lost $100m in the last financial "
So they lost say $2M a week, roughly.
Using your skill and judgement, how long will £2M last them?
Answers on a postcard please to Stratis Scleparis, wherever he may be.
He used to be on LinkedIn.
He used to be BT Retail's CTO at the time of the denied trials.
He used to be Phorm's CTO after the trials.
Now he's invisible.
How odd.
And in accordance with their privacy policy...
....they are going to publish the names, addresses and bank details of all share holders.
Well maybe not, but who in their right mind would trust this shower with their personal data (let alone cash) - if push comes to shove they would probably sell it to raise more revenue.
To all potential investors in Phorm
Put your money in a heap in the garden and burn it
At least youll have the smug satisfaction of contributing to a little global warming as opposed to getting fuck all for it with Phorm.
We need
a PHAIL icon.
My sympathy
Brazil has enough problems without the scum of the earth turning up to fleece them of their privacy and cash!
Perhaps if we have a whip round on the Reg forums we can hire one those death gangs we hear so much about, to sort something out?
The Big Open Secret in Society?
Phorm ..... is not really anything to do with ad peddling is it, but much more a to do about Minority Report type algorithms and deep packet inspections for an inkling of future likely intent? And that makes it a most valuable stock/program?
But it/they are pretty useless and more of a liability, without smart analysts to ensure the attendant metadata is robust and justifiably secure against proxy challenge.
Start a roll
So that should last just over a fortnight if the last years financial loss is anything to go by...
Still lots of un-answered questions
One such is:
Why have there been no prosecutions at BT and Phorm over the illegal trials? An illegal secret traffic-interception activity clearly took place but, as is documented in many places, such as [1], no action was taken and the issue was passed from pillar to post with no-one grasping the nettle. Why is this?
[1] https://nodpi.org/
Lie back and think of ......... well, whatever , whenever you are getting right royally shafted
Haven't you yet worked out how the System works? The law is an ass and justice its mules and your views matter not a jot in the Big Media Picture and Great Game.
It is though, I admit, a little more complicated than that simplification but here and now is neither the time or the place to expand upon it.
Oh, and what would be known of as the Establishment, has completely lost ITs Control of Crazy Plots for they have no leverage in the Virtual Domain which now Rules and Reigns Supreme and Sublime in Reality.
And that is a little something stealthy which I am not at all surprised Lester and Lewis have not picked up on from their sources, and reported on. Prepare yourselves for a ...... well, Big Bang doesn't even begin to do it justice.
I doubt there will be any opposition in China by the government of Phorm, if anything, I'd expect the Chineese authorities to request changes to Phorm to actually not anyonymise the information and then forward it on for data warehousing by a secret arm of government...
you just know they'd do it.
"Successful launch in Brazil"
Actually, no. I'm speaking from Brazil here.
They've managed to bill Oi, their ISP partner, for about a million Euros so far. That's quite less than what they lose on average per month, right? And I'm sure it's a small fraction of the value of the fine that the local government is about to produce due to some irregularities in the business they're making here.
Quick question
Q) How did Phorm manage to lose £100m last year when it doesn't do anything, and how is £2m (i.e., a week's losses) going to help?
Phuck off and die
Somehow Phorm is hanging around like a dose of the clap that just won't go away. Will someone with cojones and legal clout please terminate Phorm's existence for one and for all? Phorm have never proven the legality of their "product" - that should speak for itself.
So what?
Can't really see a problem with this - as long as it complies with the law and allows users to make an informed choice of whether they're profiled or not. Listening to the commentards on here is quite pathetic: "Meh meh meh its so unfair....interwebs shud be free....i wanna my content wiv no nasty ads...."
If it's legal, do it.
Phorm ph*cked up in the UK because they didn't comply with the law - should they try again (this time on the right side of the law) I'd welcome them.
PS - I'm not a Phorm employee. Nor NebuAd / Front Porch. Not in advertising at all.
"PS - I'm not a Phorm employee. Nor NebuAd / Front Porch. Not in advertising at all."
Yet you have exercised your right to anonymity. How ironic.
But it doesn't
comply with the law.
Fickle investers
I hope all those investors who have burned their Phingers on Phailed Phorm learn a lesson or two in life.
If it seems to good to be true it probably isn't.
If it comes from Phorm, the speech most probably definitely isn't.
A Truly Lamentable Performance
(Cash) Burn Baby (Cash) Burn!
How long does the UK Police investigation take already?
They've been shown to be taking UK citizen's IP traffic without telling them they're "involved in a test".
Throw the book at them and ban them already.
I actually told some UK staff I was off if it was implemented, it seemed they had had hundreds of complaints.
My only problems were 6 BT email addresses to change and a BT Vision box.
I think the rear of losing a good proportion of customers sorted out BT.
I have included Kunts dream date
re BT
I would have done the same if I was with them (and made damn certain my provider at the time knew Phorm was a deal breaker)
When BT occasionally try to get my business I remind them that they sold our privacy up the Swannee, without even asking first. Not that the drone in the call centre cares...
I am stuck with BT
Well mainly that the free Freeview PVR they gave us needs BTBB to operate, and it is full of Come Dine With Mes - and I don't want to upset the wife.
Then loads of places using our email addresses.
But Phorm would have forced the change, I did phone up BTV support and ask about moving from BT and then they got into a panic.
I think one of the reasons they dropped Phorm is the threats from BTV and Total Broadband customers.
Going down
A lovely graph of the Phorm share price in steep descent can be found here:
Elastoplasts for The Titanic.
Worth noting that when any ship is listing so badly that it will inevitably sink beneath the waves, every second gained in staying afloat means a greater opportunity to launch the lifeboats and a greater chance of escape by those on board.
Though SS Phorm (the initials can be taken to represent whatever you wish) has been toppling over in slow motion for almost two years, it has managed to limp to a couple of foreign ports in hope of attracting more passengers. It has also had its ballroom extensively refurbished and a new orchestra hired.
But nothing can patch the hole beneath the water line and nothing can bring back the £100m that was spent on everything but life-boats, this despite the way the best-equipped of those vanished over the horizon with former First Matey Stratis Scleparis at the helm. (Incidentally, Scleparis has now gone back to what he used to be -- Albert Brown -- as there's no longer any need to compete with Phorm's CEO in the Really Silly Names competition.)
The £2m now being sought is the last whip-round amongst onshore friends and relatives who've been led to believe this comparatively trifling sum is all that's needed to keep SS Phorm afloat, in much the same way as donating Elastoplasts for The Titanic would've solved its own difficulties with the iceberg.
All that's left to ponder on now is how many lifeboats are fit to be launched -- and will that renowned financial genius Norman Lamont get one all to himself?
Phorm. About to become the deepest packet of 'em all. Glug. Glug.
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Now that will sink it!
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Premier League
Wednesday 30 December 2009
Old Trafford. Att: 74,560
(Rooney 28, Carrick 32, Rafael 45, Berbatov 50, Valencia 75)
United: Kusczak; Rafael, Vidic (Anderson 68), Brown, Evra (Fabio 68); Valencia, Carrick, Fletcher, Park; Berbatov (Welbeck 68), Rooney.
Subs not used: Amos, Neville, Owen, Obertan.
United defeated Wigan 5-0 last Monday and the meeting between the two sides on this day in 2009 produced the same scoreline.
Roberto Martinez's Latics were no match for the classy Reds, who were 3-0 up at the interval, as a one-sided contest unfolded at Old Trafford.
Wayne Rooney's expert near-post finish to a Rafael cross got the ball rolling before Michael Carrick swept an Antonio Valencia pass past Chris Kirkland. Rafael added a third just before the break by firing in from the edge of the box and then celebrating with his brother Fabio on the bench.
Dimitar Berbatov nudged in a Valencia centre in the second half and the Ecuador winger capped a fine display against his former club with a majestic finish after being slid in by Rooney.
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Kate Bosworth is Topshop's mystery Christmas girl - watch the video!
The riddle as to who the mystery girl is behind Topshop's Christmas campaign has been revealed. It is none other than Kate Bosworth! The American actress stars in a short film titled 'Winter Wonderland' which has been directed by Michael Polish who also happens to be Bosworth's boyfriend.
Standing atop a grand piano Bosworth performs a sultry version of Winter Wonderland while dressed in a sparkly custom-made Topshop dress, which she apparently had a hand in creating. Like it? Well you will soon be able to buy the dress and her matching shoes via topshop.com to coincide with the launch of the company's Los Angeles store in February.
The camera pans around her while she croons a breathy rendition of the Christmas carol. Then of course snow falls from the roof to cover her as she sings beneath an oversized chandelier.
"This project brings together two important aspects of my life: cinema and fashion," said Bosworth. "I have always been a fan of the Topshop brand, and it has been an honor to work with Sir Phillip [Green] and the team. I hope everyone enjoys watching it as much as we did making it."
Said to be a inspired by the famous piano scene starring Michelle Pfeiffer in The Fabulous Baker Boys, it certainly is soulful, but is it Topshop? Coupled with the retailer's plans to make it a Top 40 hit for Christmas (you can download it via iTunes), I can't help but wonder why? I do love Bossie, but why her and why is she singing?
Hmm, maybe the Grinch has crept up on me a tad early this season but I don't feel very Christmas cheery after watching this video. Do you? Tell us below.


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Mrs. Andrews was taking a picture of her daughter's grave and the figure of a ghost child appears.
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This recipe was kind of an accident. I was going to make fajitas with the jerky beef but I started making pepper-steak stirfry. I seasoned for stirfry then said oops I'll just spice it up for the fajitas. When my husband tasted it he really liked it and didn't want to put it in fajitas after all so we had it over brown rice.
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Serving Size: 1 (147 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 4
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Could influx of Roma migrants spark city riots?
Influx of Roma migrants could spark city riots, warns Blunkett | Mail Online
David Blunkett is very sensible to point out the dangers inherent in opening up our borders willy-nilly if this does lead to the influx that is expected, then whole communities will be divided due to an influx of people whose culture is so different to theirs. Multiculturalism, despite the best efforts of our leaders to convince us, doesnt work, and when oil and water are poured into the same container they just dont mix. This doesnt mean that people are bad, just that they like to live amongst people who are similar. This thing in January could well lead to riots like there were in Bradford in the bad old days, which is only one of the reasons why its a stupid idea and we should pull out of this decision.