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But ham sandwiches ARE political if you are a Democrat.
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"Purely political"... and alcohol-inspired.
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Maybe. But when scoundrels fight at least scoundrels are being hurt. Is that a bad thing?A visit by drunk chimpanzees with flame throwers would improve both Feinstein´s offices and the CIA´s.
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You have to be a FOOL to believe that the intelligence community is NOT gathering information (so called BACKGROUND) on everyone - including and especially Politicians.It´s CYA at it´s basic core. The politicians are really the only enemy of anyone on the edge of morals or law. The politician can demand the investigation, prosecution or STOP the investigation or prosecution of pretty much anyone.If you´re an operative gathering information on foreign politicians for blackmail purposes, why would you even think of stopping gathering information on someone who could put your pension in jeopardy?What do you think Hillary did with the information from the FBI files she couldn´t find for a year? A lot of her opposition congressmen retired after she had the FBI files for awhile... You don´t think they got a late night call saying their nefarious affairs would be published if they didn´t retire soon - We know the FBI files were not all FACTS, but included conjecture and innuendo. Just enough information to destroy a politico´s reputation.What´s so infuriating is that DiFi is OK with gathering information about you and I, but when she is the subject of the investigation - it´s wrong.I´d call DiFi a female dog, but I like my female dog and wouldn´t want to insult her...
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Pandora's arrival is triggered by completing Mikoto's quest "Something hidden beneath the waves".
While practicing magic, she accidentally turned herself to stone, but now that she can move again, nothing will stop her from conquering the world.
Birthday: 24th of Winter
Loves: Rune Crystal
Likes: Gems
Accepts*: Flowers, Fish, Plants, Crops, Ore (not scrap)
Hates: Rosary
* Unlike other characters, she will accept many other items (as a tribute) for a slight increase in friendship.
In order to get Pandora to show up in town, you will need to first complete Mikoto's request "Something hidden beneath the waves". This request should appear sometime in the middle of the first Spring.
Take the statue you find at the location she gives you and bring it back to your home. Shortly after, Sierra will talk about a ghost in the cave. Join her after 7pm that night at the cave entrance at the docks to first encounter Pandora.
After that, she will remain in her 'ghost form' until you get her friendship to 1, at which time she will move into the church.
Show her a Wooly. Just have one in your party and talk to her. Don't worry, she won't take it.
Reward: Magic Powder (1).
Talk to her with a Faerie in your party.
Reward: Gold Bracelet.
This is a love interest request for Aden Only!
Bring her a gold ring and magic crystal.
Reward: Cursed Ring.
Give her any vegetable and she will make a big version of it.
She wants a toy, any toy will do.
You get this request very early, so likely you will need to wait until later in the game to get the necessary materials or experience crafting.
Show her a Duck by having one in your party.
Reward: Silver Bracelet.
Bring her any flower.
Reward: Staff Recipes Lv S.
Bring her 3 Rosaries.
Reward: Sickle Recipes Lv S.
Search for a book with her in it.
Start by talking to Beatrix, then check out the bookshelf in the Mayor's Office, then finally speak to Gerard.
Reward: Staff Recipes Lv 2.
Take the Rune Spirits from the place she marked.
Reward: Devil Blood (1).
Give her a Para-gone for her stiff joints.
Reward: Iron (1).
Give her a Protien Boost.
You will not be able to make Protien Boosts at all, so don't think about putting this one off.
Thankfully, they can be found randomly in chests and pots, and very reliably in jars on the East Side of Wind Spirit Shrine 5F.
Reward: Small Crystal.
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Anette | Bacchus | Beatrix | Candy | Gerard | Jocelyn | Kelsey | Quinn | Tabatha
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APPENDIX F Glossary Several terms used in this report are peculiar to or most often used in rather specialized technical disciplines. Others are used in special, restricted senses. Some such terms are defined when first used; others are not. For convenience of the reader a number of those technical terms are defined here. DAM A barrier built across a watercourse for impounding or diverting the flow of water. DRAINAGE AREA The area that drains naturally to a particular point on a river. EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN A predetermined plan of action to be taken to reduce the potential for property damage and loss of lives in an area affected by a dam break. EPICENTER That point on the earth's surface that is directly above the focus of an earthquake. FAILURE An incident resulting in the uncontrolled release of water from a dam. FLOOD PLAIN An area adjoining a body of water or natural stream that has been or may be covered by floodwater. FLOOD ROUTING The determination of the modifying or attenuating effect of passage of a flood through a valley, channel, or reservoir. FOCUS (HYPOCENTER) The point within the earth that is the center of an earthquake and the origin of its elastic waves. FREEBOARD The vertical distance between a stated water level and the top of a dam. 255
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~ 256 Appendix F HAZARD A source of danger. In other words, something that has the po- tential for creating adverse consequences. HYDROGRAPH A graphical representation of discharge, stage, or other hydraulic property with respect to time for a particular point on a stream. (At times the term is applied to the phenomenon the graphical representa- tion describes; hence, a flood hydrograph is the passage of a flood dis- charge past the observation point. ~ INTENSITY SCALE An arbitrary scale to describe the degree of shaking at a particular place. The scale is not baser] on measurement but on a descrip- tive scale by an experienced observer. Several scales are used (e.g., the Modified Mercalli scale, the MSK scale), all with grades indicated by Roman numerals from I to XII. LOADING CONDITIONS Events to which the dam is exposed, e. g., earth- quake, flood, gravity loading. MAGNITUDE (see also RICHTER SCALE) A rating of the size of an earth- quake by numerical values, such as MS.6, M8.2, etc. The magnitude number is calculated by means of the logarithm of the amplitude of matri- ces recorded by a standard seismograph at a known distance from the origin of the earthquake. Each higher whole number expresses an amount of energy released that is approximately 60 times larger than that ex- pressed by the preceding whole number, for example an Me earthquake will release about 60 times the energy of an MS earthquake. MAXIMUM CREDIBLE EARTHQUAKE (MCE) The severest earthquake that is believed to be possible at the site on the basis of geologic and seismological evidence. It is determined by regional and local studies that include a complete review of all historic earthquake data of events suffi- ciently nearby to influence the project, all faults in the area, and attenua- tions from causative faults to the site. ONE-HUNDRED-YEAR (100-YEAR) EXCEEDANCE INTERVAL FLOOD The flood magnitude expected to be equaled or exceeded on the average of once in 100 years. It may also be expressed as an exceedance frequency with a 1 percent chance of being exceeded in any given year. OPERATING BASIS EARTHQUAKE More moderate than the MCE and may be selected on a probabilistic basis from regional and local geology and seismology studies as being likely to occur during the life of the proj- ect. Generally, it is at least as large as earthquakes that have occurred in the seismotectonic province in which the site is located. PROBABILITY The likelihood of an event's occurring. PROBABLE MAXIMUM FLOOD (PMF) The flood that may be expected from the most severe combination of critical meteorologic and hydrologic conditions that are reasonably possible in the region. This term as used in official documents of the Corps of Engineers identifies estimates of hypo-
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Appendix F 257 thetical floor! characteristics (peak discharge, volume, and hydrograph shape) that are considered to be the most severe "reasonably possible" at a particular location, based on relatively comprehensive hydrometeorolo- gical analyses of critical runoff-producing precipitation (and snowmelt, if pertinent) ant] hydrologic factors favorable for maximum floor] runoff. (ONE-HALF PMF That flood with a peak flow equal to one-half of the peak flow of a probable maximum flood.) PROBABLE MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION (PMP) Theoretically, the greatest depth of precipitation for a given duration that is physically possible over a given size storm area at a particular geographical location at a certain time of the year. (This definition is a 1982 revision and results from mutual agreement among the National Weather Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Bureau of Reciamation.) PSEUDO-ADIABATIC A term applier! to a vertical temperature variation in the atmosphere in which the temperature at any elevation is that which would be attained if a unit mass of air at ground] surface were carried aloft to that elevation and allowed to expanc] to ambient pressure without loss of heat. RESERVOIR ROUTING The computation by which the interrelated effects of the inflow hydrography, reservoir storage and discharge from the reser- voir are evaluated. RICHTER SCALE A scale proposed by C. F. Richter to describe the magni- tude of and earthquake by measurements made in well-defined conditions and with a given type of seismograph. The zero of the scale is fixed arbi- trarily to fit the smallest recorded earthquakes. The largest recorded earthquake magnitudes are near 8.7 and are the result of observations and not an arbitrary upper limit like that of the intensity scale. RISK The likelihood of adverse consequences. RISK ASSESSMENT As applied to clam safety, the process of identifying the likelihood and consequences of dam failure to provide the basis for in- formed decisions on a course of action. RISK COST (EXPECTED COST OF FAILURE) the monetary consequences of failure. SAFETY EVALUATION EARTHQUAKE (SEE) The earthquake, expressed in terms of magnitude anal closest distance from the dam site, or in terms of the characteristics of the time history of free-field ground motions, for which the safety of the dam and critical structures associated with the dam is to be evaluated. In many cases this earthquake will be the maxi- mum credible earthquake to which the dam will be exposed. However, in other cases, where the possible sources of ground motion are not readily apparent, it may be a motion with prescribed characteristics selected on the basis of a probabilistic assessment of the ground motions that may The product of the risk and
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258 Appendix F occur in the vicinity of the dam. It should be demonstrated that the dam can withstand this level of earthquake shaking without release of water from the reservoir. SAFETY EVALUATION FLOOD (SEF) The largest reasonable hypothetical water inflow for which the safety of a dam and appurtenant structures is to be evaluated; it should be demonstrated that this flood level can be accommodates] through storage, spillway releases, releases through other outlet works or limited and acceptable overtopping without causing fail- ures of the structure or release of impounded water. SEISMIC INTENSITY See intensity scale. SPILLWAY A structure over or through which flood flows are clischarged. If the flow is controlled by gates, it is considered a controlled spillway; if the elevation of the spillway crest is the only control, it is considered an uncontrolled spillway. SPILLWAY DESIGN FLOOD (SDF) The largest flood that a given project is designed to pass safely. STORAGE The retention of water or delay of runoff either by planned operation, as in a reservoir, or by temporary filling of overflow areas, as in the progression of a flood crest through a natural stream channel. STORAGE RESERVOIR A reservoir that is operated with changing water level for the purpose of storing and releasing water. UNIT HYDROGRAPH The hydrograph of flow from a watershed produced by a unit volume of runoff generated during a specific period of rainfall excess in the watershed. In the United States a unit hydrograph normally represents 1 inch of runoff volume. Hence, a 6-hour unit hyclrograph represents runoff from the watershed resulting from rainfall excess (rain- fall minus infiltration and other losses) of 1 inch over a 6-hour period.


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Dampness and mould ("D&M")Two things that go hand in hand and plague both old and new properties and no matter what you do there appears to be no way to eradicate them for good. It is a constant battle and the only thing you can do is to minimise their effects.
The winter is the worst time of the year for D&M and after struggling last year I decided enough was enough and decided to get a new weapon in the form of a dehumidifier. With loads on the market to choose from and no idea what to do my other half took full responsibility and ended up deciding on the Delonghi Dem10.
****In the box****
In the box is the dehumidifier itself, a power supply, user guide and a metre of hose.
The user guide is excellent and very useful, and what's more you actually get a hard paper copy as opposed to a quick user guide and a link to a website for detailed information.
The side of the box states that the unit should not be laid on its side or upside down. I am assuming there is some kind of liquid in the internals that needs to be settled (like in fridges and freezers) hence meaning the unit should be stood upright. Unfortunately for me I only discovered this once I got it out of the car where I had to lay it on its side to get it in the boot to get it home. Despite my stupid oversight the unit seems to be working fine.
****Dimensions, Looks and durability****
Measuring 42cm high by 35cm wide by 33cm deep this unit is considered to be fully portable, and has an integrated folding handle for this purpose.
Constructed in white plastic and having a dome shaped top the unit is not pleasing to the eye. It doesn't look modern or up to date, which is a bit of a shame. I appreciate this unit serves a purpose and that functionality should go above looks, but Delonghi could have made this unit a bit more pleasing to the eye. Especially when there are better looking dehumidifiers out there, like the DD122F-w or the Delonghi AriaDry, both of which actually look really cool.
The unit appears to be very well made out of good quality materials. It is definitely robust and more than adequate for the job and despite several knocks mine is still operating as sweet as it did when I first bought it although it does have a few battle scars.
Considering the price this unit is loaded with features including anti-frost, an auto turn off switch when the reservoir is full, continuous drainage (that's what the supplied metre of hose is for) and a visible water level on the water reservoir.
I can confirm that I have had no problems with the auto switch off and my unit hasn't frozen, even when it was left in my cold conservatory for a few days during the arctic conditions the country has recently had to endure. Unfortunately, I am unable to comment on the continuous drainage as the hose is just too short to be placed outside when the unit is in my property.
The unit does not have a timer, but since it is suitable for night time use and can be left on for 24 hours a day there really is no need for this feature.
****Power consumption****
The Dem10 is a 1.9KW electrical unit. Looking at many websites it appears that running a dehumidifier costs around 2p per hour. So, if the unit is left on 24 hours a day for 365 days a year it would cost approximately £175.
Based on my experience there is no way the unit will be working flat out all year, even in the dampest of properties. Our unit was working 24 hours a day for the first 3 weeks, whilst it was getting all the moisture out of the air, but thereafter it would only come on for a couple of hours a day if it came on at all.
In reality, a dehumidifier is not that expensive to run and running costs should never be used as an excuse not to use one if your property requires it. After all, think about how much damp damage is going to cost you in the long term. When we moved in the vertical blinds in my lounge were wrecked by mould (as a result of damp) and the replacements were just over £150. The walls needed redecorating, the window frames needed replacing etc. etc. This was a cost that we had to bear but considering how much refurbishment cost and comparing that to the cost of buying and running a dehumidifier it is clearly obvious that not having one would cost us in the long run.
****Using the unit****
Before the unit can be used it must be stood for 24 hours. I found this quite annoying since I just wanted to get it home, turn it on and get the moisture sucked out of the air, but I guess another day wouldn't make that much difference.
Once the 24 hour period is over you simply place the unit, obviously ensuring it is upright, in its chosen home, plug it in and turn it on and hey presto. It is absolutely fool proof. I should note there is a warning in the user guide stating not to plug the unit in to any plug adaptors or extension leads so you need to ensure it is sufficiently close to a plug socket for operation. Not being an electrician I never know if this advice should be followed or not, after all most manufacturers put excessive warnings on all products (just look at food products – there is a nut warning even when the product doesn't contain nuts!) so I never know whether these are an overkill or not. But like the normal "consumer sheep" I decided to place mine near a socket.
Even though the unit is fully portable it still needs to be stood for 24 hours prior to use every time it is moved, which kind of defeats the objective in my opinion.
When you first start using a dehumidifier you will find that it will need to be left on most of the time to extract all the existing moisture out of the air. Needing the unit on for 24 hours a day for a few weeks is a common initial period. After the initial period you will find that the amount of time the unit needs to be on will reduce dramatically and thereafter it will only be required for an hour or two a day if at all.
The Dem10 is suitable for a 3 bed-roomed house making it ideal for my requirements. Even to this day I struggle to see how such a small unit can deal with such a large space although I have been assured that there is no need to go and buy any additional units. The science behind it is that moisture is instantly attracted to dry air, therefore if you leave all the doors in the property open the moisture in those rooms will be drawn to the room where the dehumidifier is located as it dries out the air in that particular room. I must admit that it does work.
****Moisture extraction****
According to the box, this unit is capable of sucking 10 litres (18 pints) of moisture from the air in a 24 hour period, which is mighty impressive. If these claims are true I can only assume this is achievable in exceptionally damp rooms (a commercial bathroom/shower room/wet room perhaps?) as my unit gets nowhere near that, and we have it in quite a damp room. The most times I have had to empty the 2 litre tank in a 24 hour period has been four, which equates to 8 litres, although I must point out the tank wasn't full to the brim on any occasion and the fourth time the tank was less than half empty (it was a precautionary empty out before bed). I would say 6 litres is a more accurate figure.
Even though my unit doesn't appear to extract 10 litres in 24 hours I must say that I am very impressed with the rate of extraction and I am always surprised by the amount of water collected.
****Emptying the unit****
Emptying the unit is an absolute doodle and simply involves directly facing the unit, grabbing hold of each side of the plastic reservoir and pulling it towards you in a slightly upwards motion. The reservoir will simply pop out for emptying.
Emptying the reservoir is also a clean affair. Reservoirs of many products can get "too full" of water before they need emptying. I find this often leads to spillages, especially if you are a bit too forceful in separating the reservoir from the main unit or are a bit clumsy, however there are no such issues with this. The reservoir of this unit can clearly hold more than 2 litres so there is loads of extra room for the water to "slosh" around in meaning it doesn't go all over the floor during the emptying process.
****Cleaning the unit****
Since this unit simply stands in the corner, or wherever, doing its thing it requires minimal cleaning and attention and a wipe over every now and again should suffice to keep it looking pretty, well as pretty as it was in the first place.
That said, you do need to ensure the dust filter, cooling fins and plastic grate are kept fee of dust and debris as this will not only affect the performance with regards to the moisture extraction but it may lead to overheating which is likely to create long term damage to the unit itself.
In order to ensure maximum performance I give the unit a daily dust over and a weekly wipe down with a damp cloth. In addition, the weekly routine involves washing out the dust filter which is fully removable. Keeping the unit clean takes little more than a couple of minutes so it is not an arduous task.
During operation the unit obviously makes noise. After all it is an electrical device and to think moisture extraction would be a silent operation would be very naive. The Dem10 is not that noisy and whilst I noticed a lot more when I first started using the unit it is became bearable very quickly. In reality it is no more than a slight hum in the background which is easily sorted out by turning up the TV or radio slightly. I find my Dem10 is far quieter than my friend's Goldstar unit.
In normal day to day living I don't find the noise intrusive, however I find it too loud if I am wanting a bit of silent reading time. This problem is easily solved by either turning off the unit for a while or going to a different room.
****Price and availability****
The price of this unit varies greatly and at the time of writing, and looking at Amazon co dot UK only, this unit can be bought for as little as £118.63 (with free postage and packing) and as much as £181.93 (with a stonking great postage and packing charge of £12.00 on top of that). With such a great price differential it definitely pays to shop around.
I bought my Dem 10 from a local Comet for £119.99, but due to availability issues not helped by the fact that I wanted one then and there (and I had already been round numerous electrical shops trying to get one) I had to settle for the ex-display model and didn't even get a discount. However, I still paid the lower end of the range and even if I had paid more I would have still been more than satisfied.
As stated above when I purchased my Dem10 availability was a big issue and all of the large local electrical retailers had sold out. I tried loads of different places including Currys, Hughes, Bennetts, Tesco and Asda to name but a few but all were out and despite being in the Norwich stores I was prepared to go to their other outlets dotted around Norfolk for a Dem10, but they were out too.
Even at the time of writing stock levels still appear to be low with Tesco Electrical, Asda Electrical, Sainsbury's Electrical and Comet having no stock. It appears that winter is a popular time to get dehumidifiers and based on this you may availability a bit of an issue.
****Living with a dehumidifier****
What with the constant noise, the constant emptying of the reservoir, the need to clean the unit and washing out the dust filter I thought living with a dehumidifier would be a chore. However, it just adds a couple of additional tasks to daily life. Besides the benefits far outweighs any additional burden.
One thing I have noticed is my skin and lips are much drier and the need to moisturise has increased. My other half has noticed this too. I already suffer from dry skin and this unit makes it worse. I am unsure how people with severe skin conditions would cope with this unit, or any dehumidifier, so this needs to be considered prior to buying one. One way around this would be to rent one for a few weeks.
The Delonghi Dem10 is an excellent product and one that I can't recommend highly enough. I had no input in to buying this model, other than supplying the credit card and PIN that is, and it was my other half that did all the research and decided this was the dehumidifier to go for.
I must stress that she has done an excellent job as it is a fantastic unit all round. It definitely isn't the prettiest or most modern dehumidifiers available but it is strong and sturdy, the moisture extraction rate is great, you can leave it on for 24 hours a day safe in the knowledge it will switch off when the reservoir is full, it is easy to clean (with no spillages) and it is very reliable and represents excellent value for money. It is not the cheapest dehumidifier around but then it certainly isn't the most expensive and being a middle of the road unit makes it more than adequate for my needs.
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Inventory levels. Sales results. Negative comments on Facebook. Positive comments on Twitter. Shopping on Amazon. Listening to Pandora. Online search habits. No matter what you call it or what the information describes, it's all data being collected about you.
Thanks to new technologies like Hadoop, once-unquantifiable data (like Facebook conversations and Tweets) can now be quantified. Now, because nearly everything is measurable, everything is measured. The result: companies are spending big dollars to collect, store and measure astronomical amounts of data.
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To glean value from Big Data efforts, companies need to embrace the real-time value provided by the cloud. Viewing one's data in real-time through the lens of cloud computing enables anyone, in any company, to make smart business decisions from the mammoth amounts of data, coming from all over the place.
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Use the cloud: These days businesses can tap into an enormous range of cloud services. They can subscribe to high-performance infrastructure services like Amazon Web Services, rent platforms as a service (comprising hardware, operating systems, storage and network capacity) from salesforce.com, store information in services like Box or automate billings with companies like Zuora. These are just examples.
Companies can also pick and choose from a long list of cloud-based apps to handle business tasks, from customer relationship management and marketing to human resources and financial management. In fact, I would argue that cloud services become the business application suite, eventually displacing behemoth on-premise packages from SAP or Oracle. Emphasis on "eventually," since few enterprises are ready to jettison their million-dollar investments in Oracle and SAP.
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Start with what's important: Forget about separate data sources. Data today spews in from hundreds sources, be it sales and customer data from salesforce.com, inventory levels from SAP, logistics information from your suppliers and employee data from Oracle. Companies run into trouble when they start off boiling the ocean, which is why I suggest companies begin with a few sources and then build up from there.
Fortunately, there is a way, thanks to a new generation of application programming interfaces (APIs) that allows more kinds of software, from different software makers, to communicate with each other, regardless of location. As a result, any company, regardless of size, can access the data it needs to make better decisions.
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Make Big Data insight democratic: Five years ago, only executives at very large companies had access to business intelligence tools that culled patterns from data.
The cloud makes everything democratic — not just access to the data itself, but the insight as well, including best practices that don't require the expertise of a SQL or a MapReduce programmer. The cloud enables anyone, anywhere, to recognize patterns from data and make smart decisions, faster. And that means any business professional, at any company should be able to monetize their Big Data.
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If you've ever been to Ingebretsen's, you've probably encountered tube food. The Scandinavian specialty shop offers around ten varieties of food in tubes, from caviar, to cheese spread, to plain ol' mayonnaise. By American standards, Ingebretsen's selection is massive, but compared to Sweden's, it j ... More >>
As a countdown to the Best of the Twin Cities 2014, coming April 16, the Hot Dish is serving up 100 of our favorite local dishes. When you join ice cream with a shot of espresso, it's a decidedly pleasant experience. So it follows that when you douse a scoop of Sonny's coffee-infused Crema ice ... More >>
As a countdown to the Best of the Twin Cities 2014, coming April 16, the Hot Dish is serving up 100 of our favorite local dishes. Sure, Grand Café is the obvious go-to for a fab brunch, but their upscale version of fondue should get you in the door at dinner time, too. This ain't no tacky '70s ... More >>
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Berry Sweet Kitchen is still getting started, easing its way into business after a soft opening. Located in the former home of the smoky Nokomis Cafe, this new and improved breakfast spot has found its calling in fresh fruits, decadent desserts, and a breakfast/lunch menu that fuses Mexican-American ... More >>
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What did we do before social networking tools? Sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Vine make it easy to keep up and reconnect with family and friends. Social media is an umbrella that not only encompasses personal lives, but professional ones as well (think sites like LinkedIn and BranchOut). Though social media is an extremely useful and necessary tool for many people, it can be your worst enemy if you aren't aware of the dangers that await you in Cyber Land. Here are five tips to help you stay protected online while utilizing social networking tools. Read more >>
I hate to say it but, when it comes to the Internet, nothing is private. It doesn't matter if you are in the comfort of your own home conducting online research to get a gift for your daughter's birthday. Thanks to browser history, all of the information is stored for anyone to see. That's when private browsing can come in handy. Let's discuss those and talk about how to search privately in various browsers. Read more >>
We live in a digital age where human interaction is no longer just face to face. Now, bullying that takes place at school doesn't end when the bell rings. Because we communicate so heavily via text, social media, chat and email, bullying now shows up in a new range of settings. This is referred to as cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is defined as: bullying that takes place using electronic technology, such as cell phones, computers, and tablets. According to the National Crime Prevention Council, cyberbullying is a problem that affects almost half of American teens. Keep reading to learn how to protect your children from cyberbullying. Read more >>
As the weather gets cooler, you may be looking forward to spending more time indoors watching the big football game or curling up with a good movie. But what would you do if your television quits working suddenly or if your remote won't work even after you have already replaced the batteries? In previous installments of "Tuesday's Tip", we have talked about making sure your computers and laptops are secure and protected. Have you thought about your televisions and gaming systems? Windstream understands your electronics are important and used daily, which is why we want to make sure you are protected against the unexpected. One new way Windstream can help is through our new Enhanced Protection Plan, built specifically for helping our customers protect their home electronics. Read more >>
I am not sure how this happened, but summer is officially over and school has started again. It seems like we were talking about Father's Day gifts just a few weeks ago. All of a sudden it's September! With school back in session, there will likely be lots of homework, research, and paper writing going on in homes everywhere. What do you do when you have three people needing to use one internet connection? The answer is simple: home networking. Your one internet connection can be shared between multiple devices. Read more >>
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Something magical was in the air back then. Maybe not everyone knew it, but there would be change a-comin'. The year: 1976. Neo-hippies dominated fashion, forcing kids in L.A. and San Francisco to peg their jeans, rip their shirts, and spike their hair as a big middle finger to all that peace-and-love bullshit. Sweltering under the California sun, these kids were angry, grasping for something new and fresh -- anything that didn't stink of suntan lotion, patchouli, and surf wax. They were broke but didn't want cash. They wanted a revolution they could call their own. So they convened en masse at clubs like the Masque to enjoy the soundtrack to their frustration, as penned by seminal punks Black Flag, the Screamers, the Germs, the Blasters, the Weirdos, and the Go-Go's. Among the horde of the-fronted bands was a group simply known as X: bassist/singer John Doe, singer Exene Cervenka, guitarist Billy Zoom, and drummer DJ Bonebrake. X embodied the rebellion and bored-stiff attitude of Los Angeles at the dawn of a new era. "We're Desperate" from 1981's Wild Gift became the anthem for an entire youth subculture: "Every other week I need a new address/Landlord landlord landlord cleaning up the mess/Our whole fucking life is a wreck." They were desperate, but did they ever get used to it?
Exene (born Christine) Cervenka -- poetess, underground icon, and half of the songwriting duo of X -- was at the ship's helm. She moved to Los Angeles from Tallahassee in 1976 at a time when everyone was diving into the changing currents. "There was a 15-year period from the mid-'60s, up until the time I moved to L.A., where there was a radical movement against everything," 47-year-old Cervenka remembers. "It was an explosive time, and everyone felt it. The culture shock of coming from Florida to California was nothing, because it was such an exciting time. I was really young and a bit naive, but I embraced what I found." After attending a poetry workshop in Venice Beach called Beyond Baroque, Cervenka met future bandmate and husband John Doe. "We had to make a list of our top-ten poets, and I was sitting next to John. I kept cheating off his list," she laughs. "Making a living as a poet was the last thing anyone wanted to do. But the punk scene was just starting, and for me, the two just went together." After that chance meeting, Doe and Cervenka began writing songs together. Soon, L.A. craggy rockabilly fixture Zoom and drummer Bonebrake (uncle of Browardite Dan Bonebrake, who has been heard playing bass with Seville and Dashboard Confessional) joined, solidifying the lineup. X ate, drank, and embodied the L.A. lifestyle in the late '70s and early '80s. "It didn't matter if you were in a band then," Cervenka says. "You could fit in just because you showed up to a show. It was a community, a family. Everyone was accepted." The songs on X's 1980 debut, Los Angeles, and its follow-up, Wild Gift, are grainy, autobiographical bursts of anti-establishment voyeurism, sleaze, poverty, booze, sex, and dying in not-so-high society. John and Exene sang like they were either on the verge of fighting or fucking, drawing from a love/hate relationship with each other, their city, and the house they reluctantly called home. The mid '80s stopped many L.A. punk bands dead in their tracks. There were drug addictions, artistic differences, and the advent of a more violent brand of metal. "Lots of people died," Cervenka says dryly. One can almost envision her chipping away at her nail polish or fidgeting with her jewelry as she says this.
In Penelope Spheeris' 1981 L.A. punk documentary, The Decline of Western Civilization, Exene is shown taking to the stage and looking like she crawled straight from the glitzy gutters of Hollywood. Her hair is a rainbow crown of red, black, and bleached-blond streaks, her eyes lined like an Egyptian princess, her wrists loaded down with bracelets. Of course, this makes her screams of "Last night everything broke!" even more enchanting.
"Everyone in the scene was living pretty hard back then," she recalls. "The ladies in the scene stopped the hard living and took responsibility, became mothers. I guess you could call it intuition." Don't mistake her offhandedness for apathy. Cervenka has a right to sound jaded. The decline of the punk underground left many musicians holding their anticipated revolutions to their chests for dear life. Maybe it was a bit of that aforementioned women's intuition, but X took a break in the mid-1980s after the release of 1986's Ain't Love Grand. Zoom left the band and was replaced by Tony Gilkyson. Cervenka and Doe both played in side projects such as the Knitters, and Cervenka and Bonebrake played in Auntie Christ. The couple divorced, and Cervenka went on to other projects. She teamed up with Lydia Lunch for the book Adulterer's Anonymous and more recently penned Virtual Unrealityand A Beer on Every Page. She also recorded several spoken word albums such as Surface to Air Serpents and in 2002 fronted the Original Sinners with ex-Distillers bassist Kim Chi and drummer Mat Young.