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The familiarity of the classic Mel Brooks comedy film makes the musical adaptation seem well-worn.
Where: Carpenter Performing Arts Center, 6200 E. Atherton St., Long Beach
When: Through Nov. 17; 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays
How much: $17-$85
Call: 562-856-1999, Ext. 4
Online: www.musical.org
Aficionados of Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein" movie may find themselves watching the stage version and thinking, "Wait for it. Wait for it."
"Abby something."
"Wait for it."
"Abby Normal."
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
The laughter gently ripples through the audience.
And there are plenty of laughs, if not guffaws, at the latest production of "Young Frankenstein," which opened the 61st season of Musical Theatre West at the Carpenter Center in Long Beach.
The anticipation for the lines you know by heart is both the strength and the weakness of the musical stage adaptation of Mel Brooks' pitch-perfect sendup of monster movies.
Fans of the 1974 movie, which has been widely acclaimed as among the best comedies of all time, know many of the bit lines by heart.
"Frau Blucher," followed by the horse whinny. "It's pronounced Fronkensteen." "What knockers. Why thank you, doctor."
The lines, the asides, the double-entendres are all unmistakably Brooks. They bring a snicker, a chuckle. But if you know them already, the newness has worn off, especially after 39 years.
The pitch-perfect casting of the movie, with Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Cloris Leachman, Peter Boyle and even Gene Hackman is so spot on, it's impossible to re-create. At least in the Musical Theatre West production, the acting sometimes strayed toward mimicry of the movie, rather than original interpretation.
The music and choreography were intentionally replicated by Lauren Kade, director and choreographer, from the Broadway play, and the set and costumes are original.
When Brooks, with Thomas Meehan, rewrote the movie and rolled out the play in 2008 as a musical, many expected it to be a hit like the musical remake of Brooks' movie "The Producers." That play became a legend on Broadway, where it won a record 12 Tony Awards and ran for more than 2,500 shows.
Unfortunately, a number of factors weighed against "Young Frankenstein." As a movie, it was much better known than "The Producers," so it wasn't as fresh to theater-goers. "The Producers" movie lacked the stream of one-liners that defines "Young Frankenstein." And, while "Putting on the Ritz" is a toe-tapper, the rest of the music doesn't quite rise to that level. And, of course, "Putting on the Ritz" is an Irving Berlin song, so there's that. And, really, what on Broadway could equal "Spring Time for Hitler"?
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Anger is the fruit of idolatry. Are you aware of the fact there is an idol or idols lurking behind your anger? There is onlyone-way to overcome it; and that is, to lay down the idol behind each specific area of your anger. We get angry because we expect others to bow down and worship our false gods and to love our idols as much as we do.
DAN 3:13-14 "Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and anger gave orders to bring Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego; then these men were brought before the king. Nebuchadnezzar responded and said to them, "Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden image that I have set up?"
Deuteronomy 32:15-21 states, "They made Him jealous with strange gods; WITH ABOMINATIONS THEY PROVOKED HIM TO ANGER. THEY SACRIFICED TO DEMONS WHO WERE NOT GOD, TO GODS WHOM THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN, New gods who came lately, whom your fathers did not dread. You neglected the Rock who begot you, and forgot the God who gave you birth. And the Lord saw this, and spurned them Because of the provocation of His sons and daughters. Then He said, 'I will hide my face from them; I will see what their end shall be; for they are a perverse generation, Sons in whom is no faithfulness. They have made Me jealous with what is not God; THEY HAVE PROVOKED ME TO ANGER WITH THEIR IDOLS. SO I WILL MAKE THEM JEALOUS WITH THOSE WHO ARE NOT A PEOPLE; I WILL PROVOKE THEM TO ANGER WITH A FOOLISH NATION." (Emphasis mine)
We are commanded in EPH 4:26 (KJV),"Let not the sun go down upon your anger: neither give place to the devil."
Anger comes out of our unresolved childhood issues. When we as children, not being trained up in the way we should go; and not knowing we can go to God with our problems, go to bed hurt, upset, frustrated, bothered, enraged, wounded,worried, etc. (all these negative emotions are anger or subtle forms of anger), we give a foothold to the devil. Instead of turning to God in our pain, we turn to a false god/s which is the promise we make ourselves that "when we grow up life is going to be different."
These promises (vows) we make to protect our heart become the lifelong false gods we trust in until we find a place for repentance. We dishonor our parents by not forgiving them and by going to bed with unresolved anger and bitterness in our hearts.
To honor does not mean I have to like them or approve of what they do; or if I am grown even to fellowship with them if they are evil, but it means "to forgive them and to no longer judge them for their poor stewardship of us." It is an a unchangeable and irrefutable law of God that life WILL go well for us in every area we could honor our mother and father and life will NOT go well for us in any area we could not honor our mother and father.
The judgments we make on our parents set in motion forces that cause us to reap in kind what we have sown. DEU 5:16 "Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, that your days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with you on the land which the Lord your God gives you." God gives us until sundown to get over our anger and to deal with it through forgiving our parents and those who have
hurt us; otherwise, the enemy will sow tares in our hearts while we are sleeping.
MAT 13:24-25 states, "He presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man that sowed good seed in his field. But while men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away." These tares from our past become the things that tear us up in the present. These tares are the "cockle burrs" so to speak that grow in our spiritual gardens. To get deliverance from anger, we must trace the fruit back to the root and through repentance; replace the ungodly seed of unrighteousness for a seed that will produce righteousness.
JAM 3:17-18 "But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace."
The Bible states in JAM 1:19-20, "This you know, my beloved brethren. But let everyone be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God." The righteousness of God is fulfilled when we walk in love. For the whole law is fulfilled in this one statement, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." (GAL 5:14) Anger causes us to violate God's righteous law of love. It is a flood that comes over us when others violate our self made law. Every time we let the sun go down on our anger by refusing to forgive those who have hurt us, we go into a spiritual prison and we stay there until we find it in our heart to forgive.
MAT 5:22 "But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; and whoever shall say to his brother, 'Raca,' shall be guilty before the Supreme Court; and whoever shall say, 'You fool,' shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell. If therefore you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your offering there before the altar, and go your way; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering. Make friends quickly with your opponent at law while you are with him on the way, in order that your opponent may not deliver you to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.
Truly I say to you, you shall not come out of there, until you have paid up the last cent. The Judge is God (Jas. 4:12); the officer is demon powers; and the prison is a spiritual prison. In the physical realm, we do not go to jail every time we get angry unless we violate the laws of the land. But in God's economy, when we break His spiritual law of love, we go into a spiritual prison. Unforgiveness causes us to be turned over to the torturers (tormentors) who are demons that inflict pain. The word torturers mean the pain of disease and inquisitor, which is a jailer who extracts the truth by the use of the rack.
Matthew 18:33-35 "Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, even as I had mercy on you? And his lord, moved with anger, handed him over to the torturers until he should repay all that was owed him. So shall My heavenly Father also do to you, Peter, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart."
In Ephesians 4 it states, "Be angry and sin not."
This does not mean we are to deny our anger exists but it means to acknowledge it, take accountability for it, forgive the offending person and refuse to let it turn into sin by letting the sun go down on it. Since anger breaks God's law of love, it brings with it many undesirable consequences.
PRO 19:19 "A man of great anger shall bear the penalty." The penalty is demonization. You can clearly see the progression of demonization and destruction in the life of Saul when
he became jealous of David and allowed the sun to go down on his anger.
1SA 18:8-10 "Then Saul became very angry, for this saying displeased him; and he said, 'They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but to me they have ascribed thousands. Now what more can he have but the kingdom?' And Saul looked at David with suspicion from that day on. Now it came about on the next day that an EVIL SPIRIT FROM GOD came mightily upon Saul, and he raved in the midst of the house, while David was playing the harp with his hand, as usual; and a spear was in Saul's hand." (Emphasis mine)
1SA 31:3-6 "And the battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was badly wounded by the archers. Then Saul said to his armor bearer, "Draw your sword and pierce me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and pierce me through and make sport of me."
But his armor bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. So Saul took his sword and fell on it. And when his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died with him. Thus Saul died with his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men on that day together."
Anger as well as many other negative emotions can change the chemistry of the blood and is at the root of many physical problems.
Proverbs states, "A tranquil (a healing, cure, health) heart is life to the body, but passion (anger, envy and jealousy) is rottenness (decay) to the bones (substance, self, strength). "(PRO 14:30) Some additional facts about anger: Being slow to anger is better than being mighty
PRO 16:32 "He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city." A person who is slow to anger is prudent and has insight.
PRO 19:11 "A man's discretion makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook a transgression."
A wise man turns away anger.
PRO 29:8 "Scorners set a city aflame, but wise men turn away anger."
Toiling after the wind causes you to eat in darkness with great vexation, sickness and anger but when you fit into God's plan to fulfill your destiny, you will not often consider the years of your life because God will keep you occupied with gladness of heart.
ECC 5:16-20 "And this also is a grievous evil-- exactly as a man is born, thus will he die. So, what is the advantage to him who toils for the wind? Throughout his life he also eats in darkness with great vexation, sickness and anger.
Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat, to drink and enjoy oneself in all one's labor in which he toils under the sun during the few years of his life which God has given him; for this is his reward. Furthermore, as for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, He has also empowered him to eat from them and to receive his reward and rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God. For he will not often consider the years of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the gladness of his heart."
Anger resides in the bosom of fools (a major root to heart and lung problems).
ECC 7:9 "Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, for anger resides in the bosom of fools." If it is your habit or custom to practice the deeds of the flesh it is evidence you do not know God and are headed for destruction. GAL 5:19-21 "Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery,enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you just as I have forewarned you that those who practice such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God."GAL 5:24-25
"Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit."
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If You Need More Jessie...
Bewitching Book Tour at:
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All right, where did you get the picture of the good looking kid?? I thought Jessie would have more of that "bad boy" look, but the one you have on the character interview works for me :)I guess the long sleeve is hiding his tattoo... I also liked the extra info about what happened given in the mock interview. Clever! Again, I am rooting for you here!ReplyDelete
That is my husband...LOL! I'm kidding.ReplyDelete
I couldn't find a picture that looked the way I pictured Jessie in my head. Imagine that. Maybe it's because he's fictitious. This was the closest I found to the way I saw him. It's a stock photo and I photoshopped it a little to fit the description from the book.
Thanks for visiting my blog! I loved your book. It was hilarious and I learned a new word: Vajayjay. It took me awhile to figure out what she was talking about! LOL
Thank you for letting me review it! Thanks for being friends on Goodreads. Can we be friends on Twitter, too? @authoraubrie
Thanks so much. Glad I could teach you a little slang. I can't take credit for creating Vajayjay. Don't remember where that one originated, but it's good stuff.ReplyDelete
I am following you on Twitter now. I expect interesting tweets from you. LOL!
'If You Need More Jessie...' That's rhetorical, right? Haha. My only thought was 'YES, I DO!'ReplyDelete
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Honest John is a great website, I will definitely be checking on there.
I reckon maybe £600-£700 a year? Possibly I haven't checked.
Honest John is a great website, I will definitely be checking on there.
insurance is a crippler im 23 on 30th of this month and my insurance is sky high never had an accident and have no claims unfortunately - this is why i dont have a car cant afford the insurance. I read an article the other on Yahoo that states at the moment family carriers (7 seater toyota previa for example) are the cheapest for under 25's at the moment - however ive not done a quote so wouldnt know - I usually go to ebay find a car and use the reg on an insurance site see what it's like.
I have a nissan 1.4 and the insurance on the nissan is cheaper then the honda civic 1.4 that i had, think its to do with it not being a boy racer type car and not something people would normally nick / steal.
Maybe worth looking at insurance for a Nissan and with it being a 1.4 instead of just a 1 litre might be enough for you engine size wise, also talking to some people although diesels get more mileage as far as when the engine or things go wrong it works out more expensive as apposed to a petrol which although milage isnt brilliant is better.
I get about 350 - 360 miles per tank on my 1.4 nissan almera - about £50 a tank aprox which obviously fluctuates with fuel prices
As per above I also do the same on autotrader ( look at the pics to get the reg number and get quotes on insurance companies , also use confused.com )
I had to change the PUG 107 Auto after my son and business partner clocked up 30k miles in two years in it...
We had the same dilemma, after having a Pug how do you step up a gear without loosing the economy!
We went with the Fiat 500 auto I found one that was a year old and was owned by an 80 year old granny with only 1300 miles on the clock!
It's a peach, full leather air con Pano roof and still 50+ mpg he loves it, the insurance was the limiting factor he would have preferred an A3 but we set a limit of £800 on the insurance. Hence the 500 was a winner.
Keep the 107, retain the economy and relative comfort and miss out on the money you will probably lose by changing car. Go buy a motorbike as something that is fun to 'drive' and yet still economical.
I've got a Citroen C4 coupe 1.6 - really nice car and drives nicely just eats petrol a bit! although the book says it should be 36/38pmg although it does 30ish!
Golf MK5. That was fun. 1.6FSI auto, 450 miles to a tank, goes like hot snot.
Mind you, I DO love my Astras..both my MK3's and my MK4 are fun to drive (boggo standard). Chassis is very nicely set on them, very very compliant, routinely gets hurled into roundabouts at 40+ with nothing more than tyre protests. Economy..not on the autos like I have. The MK3 could crack 420 to a tank round town, the the MK4 struggles to hit 300. Yet on a long run (think Wales), the MK4 would have been on target for approx 500 miles to a tank.
Quite liking the MK6...the MK5 left me cold, I think it's got a fat bum.
Have a look at the 207 GTi (1.6 Petrol Turbo same engine as the new Mini Cooper S). 175Bhp, not too bad on fuel and fantastic fun. Well within your budget.
A 500 Twin air (more economical and quicker than a 107), is only about £60 more a year to insure, but tax is free compared to the £20 with the 107. It's slightly cheaper to run too.
Additionally @pcstru , I've been banned from getting a bike. My other half and my own mother would kill me before the bike did.
For my car at the mo 1.6 mk4 golf it costs me £1200 insurance (i am 21) first year cost me close to 2k Tax is £215 for the year.. cant see why the mk4 GTI above is only £130. I can get 500+ miles from a full tank too.
Ohh friend just said about a 1.5 Renualt Megane supposely the MPG can be HUGE towards the 60-70+ range... dunno how true that is tho.
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To date the following staff teams have engaged in this discovery process: Admissions, Alumni Relations, Career Management, Development, Employer Relations, Executive Education, Finance & Accounting, Financial Aid, Human Resources, Information Technology, Library Services, Registrar, Student Recruitment and Thunderbird for Good. Later this week meetings dedicated to Student Affairs and...Read More
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ASU has been a good and respected neighbor for a long time and will be a great home for Thunderbird. ASU is one of the world's most innovative universities and is consistently ranked as among the top schools in the US and worldwide. It is ranked by US News and World Report as the 2nd most innovative school in the US, and the National Academy of Inventors recently recognized ASU for being a Top 100 Worldwide University. ASU is a globally minded partner. It makes a significant commitment to global impact with one of...Read More
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Thunderbird School of Global Management and Arizona State University are in productive discussions that would lead to the Thunderbird School of Global Management at ASU becoming a separate school within the family of ASU colleges. Thunderbird and ASU have signed a Letter of Intent as the next step in that process.
The future of Thunderbird matters to all of us. That is why the Board of Trustees voted unanimously almost two years ago to pursue a strategic partnership to raise Thunderbird's competitive position while preserving its brand and continuing to pursue its global mission. I am happy to report we have found that partner in Arizona State University, widely considered one of the world's most innovative educational...Read More


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LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., 12 November, 2012 – Learn how to transform a vague notion of what a system might do into a single idea the entire team can embrace in this free webinar featuring Stephen Mellor, an independent teacher and consultant focused on methods for the construction of real-time and embedded systems. Mellor is the author of "Structured Development for Real-Time Systems," "Object Lifecycles," "Executable UML," and "MDA Distilled." He is also a signatory to the Agile Manifesto.
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The Primehouse burger with truffle-Asiago fries at David Burke's Primehouse.
From upscale to low-cal, the Sun-Times' "Big Deals" column brings readers the dish on food and drink specials that will not break the bank.
'Big Fish' bytes
Magnolia Bakery, 108 N. State. Applause for the bakery's "Big Fish (vanilla or chocolate cupcake with vanilla buttercream topped with an edible daffodils)" cupcake, available through May 5, $3.50. Visit www.magnoliabakery.com .
Tap into spring
Rock Bottom Brewery, participating locations. Spring lager specials, available through May 19, include Mexican Amber Lager (downtown Chicago selection) and jalapeno poppers (grilled jalapenos stuffed with pulled pork, wrapped in bacon). Visit www.rockbottom.com .
Cleetus' creations
Fountainhead, 1970 W. Montrose. Chef Cleetus Friedman's new menu includes the "Cleetus Heatus" salsa and parsnip guacamole with warm homemade tortilla chips, $8/$13; and the "Cleetus" burger (half-pound burger, seven-year aged cheddar, barbecue sauce, bacon, fried onion on brioche bun) served with Old Bay chips or fries with ketchup, $14. Visit www.fountainheadchicago.com .
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Epic Burger, participating locations. The restaurant hopes to raise awareness of the effect not eating meat one day a week has on the environment and health with its "Mushroom Mondays" promotion (20 per cent off the Portobello sandwich combo— sandwich, fries and fountain drink— regularly $9.99). Visit www.epicburger.com .
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Mercat a la Planxa, 638 S. Michigan. Chef Jose Garces' new menu, using fresh spring ingredients, includes tuna bechamel with Manchego and currants, $13; egg plant fritters with roasted red pepper, roasted tomatoes, caramelized onion, goat cheese and lavender honey, $14. Seasonal cocktails include the Tres Ruibarbo (rhubarb-infused vodka, rhubarb compote, rhubarb bitters and soda), $13. Visit www.mercatchicago.com .
Beer dinner
Tokio Pub, 1900 E. Higgins, Schaumburg. Chef Phu Lu's "Goose Island TV Dinner," 7 p.m. April 29, includes a Japanese sushi bento box with Sofie (Belgium-style ale), $30. Visit www.tokiopub.com .
Dave's deal
David Burke's Primehouse, 616 N. Rush. The "Refresh with [Rick] Gresh" menu (select glass of beer or wine, soup or wedge salad, Primehouse burger with truffle Asiago fries and malted monkey ice cream sundae), is available 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday through May 13, $30. Call (312) 660-6000; www.davidburkesprimehouse.com
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Chicken stir-fry
What could be faster that an easy chicken stir-fry? And to boost the flavour I added some soy and oyster sauce. That was delicious!
What we need:
400 gr of boneless chicken thighs
100gr of mushrooms
1 tbsp of grated ginger
1 clove of garlic
2 green or red peppers
a handful of spring onions
2 tbsp of soy sauce
3 tbsp of oyster sauce
2 tbsp of oil
1 lemon
What we have to do:
1. Preheat the wok and add oil.
2. Put grated ginger and garlic. Fry for 1 minutes.
3. Add chicken meat sliced into cubes. Fry until get light brown. 2-3 minutes.
4. Put washed, halfed mushrooms and sliced peppers into the wok. Stir and fry for 2 more minutes.
5. Pour in oyster and soy sauce. Stir and cook until the sauces thickens and meat is cooked. Sprinkle with some chopped spring onions and add a drizzle of lemon juice. Serve with some Chinese noodles or rice. Enjoy!
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When heavyweight Johnathon Banks pulled an upset of Seth Mitchell after serving as Wladimir Klitschko's fill-in trainer, he was honoring the departed Emanuel Steward.
The Kronk Gym was a destination. You did not drop by, on the way to somewhere else.
It was a dark and sultry Sorbonne, a basement near downtown Detroit. Its champions made it famous. Its men made it work.
Johnathon Banks was 15 when he walked down those steps. He had been a Golden Gloves fighter in Detroit already, but he knew where the mothership was. He had been there for a while, one of many kids punching bags and jumping rope, when a soft but arresting voice called him out.
"Young fella," Emanuel Steward said. "Come here and show these guys how to punch."
The noise stopped for Banks and his sparring partner.
"I'm thinking, wow, Emanuel Steward has singled me out," Banks said the other day. "I wound up dropping this dude, and it was a good thing, too."
That began a 15-year education that quickly turned into friendship and now becomes a rolling tribute.
Last Saturday night, Banks took on undefeated Seth Mitchell, the latest in a line of American heavyweights who have dissipated in their first encounter with heat.
Banks floored Mitchell with a left, and sent him down twice more in the second round, and when the fight was stopped Banks had moved within the shadow of a heavyweight championship.
He said he did it for Steward, 68, the essential boxing trainer of his generation, who died of cancer on Oct. 25.
On Nov. 10 he gave a more pragmatic memorial.
Banks flew to Hamburg, Germany and took over Steward's corner. He was the fill-in trainer for Wladimir Klitschko, his longtime sparring partner, the 36-year-old who, with his brother Vitali, embodies the heavyweight division.
"I felt like Emanuel was with me," Banks said. "I just told Wladimir everything that he already knew, everything Emanuel used to say to me. I told him to let his hands go, things I remembered."
Klitschko is now 59-3 after a unanimous decision over Mariusz Wach. Afterward, he flew from Germany to Detroit, his face still swollen, to attend Steward's memorial service.
Ray Leonard was there, too, the rival of Steward's first star pupil, Thomas Hearns. Another good friend, Aretha Franklin, sang, "I"ll Fly Away."
Trainers are where you find the truth in boxing. That's why the corner is so lonely.
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Green Computing: Hype Cycle or Actual Trend?
Green strategies have been so touted and discussed in the last 18 months, that it's beginning to seem like all hardware will soon be dipped in that color just to be more appealing. But despite all the boasts of how technology is being refreshed for better energy efficiency and less waste, are data centers really getting in the green groove?
According to a recent report, the answer seems to be: not quite yet.
The Business Performance Management (BPM) Forum noted in an April report that most IT professionals polled cite environmentally responsible operations as a priority, but still lack the resources to control their energy consumption.
According to the study, three-quarters of respondents—IT professionals who represented 150 companies—gave their organizations a grade of C or worse in ability to control IT energy consumption. Almost two-thirds have no specific green plans in place, even for the long term, and nearly 20 percent spend more than $1 million per year on IT energy, with 8 percent spending more than $10 million.
For many, the crunch seems to be on, with about half of those polled noting that IT-related energy consumption had increased in their organization last year, and 46 percent reporting that they've run out of space, power or cooling capacity.
"The findings weren't a complete surprise," says Derek Kober, director of the Business Performance Management (BPM) Forum. "But it was surprising how much concern, intent and priority were expressed about reducing consumption, compared with how much action is being taken. There's a big gap between the two."
One of the major reasons that data centers seem to be lagging when it comes to green strategies is that there are no policies being put in place, notes Kober. "For many, there's nothing to guide the process, and they feel they're too busy to formalize a program," he says. "Also, they feel it will be too costly, without realizing that small, affordable changes can make a big difference."
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Some data centers may have the capacity to go greener with what currently exists, but may not even be aware of the functionality they have in-house. Drue Reeves, an analyst with the Burton Group, says: "We're seeing a 'sales of popsicles to Eskimos' kind of thing. Some vendors have already had features in their products that could increase energy efficiency, but now they're trying to resell them with that as a selling point."
Although green technology doesn't seem to be gaining the traction that its enthusiasts might like, it's probable that it will begin to take off in the near future, as older hardware gets replaced, Reeves notes.
"It doesn't make sense to replace a thousand servers just to get something more
energy-efficient," he says. "You'd end up paying millions just to save thousands." He anticipates that instead of a rip-and-replace strategy, companies will begin to think more strategically about what's currently running, and whether so many pieces of equipment are necessary, similar to turning off the lights in rooms that aren't used, Reeves adds.
"Last year seemed to be about energy efficiency for servers, and this year will be about efficiency for storage," he says. "But no matter what the technology, it's more about efficacy and proper management strategy than what's put in place."
For some data centers, going green may be an optimistic, long-term goal, but the short-term reality is that they're consuming power—and plenty of it—and can't shift gears very easily.
One example is Terremark Worldwide, which has a co-location hosting facility in Florida that can do only limited tweaking, since it allows customers to bring in their own equipment. The facility is 750,000 square feet and has a monthly power bill of $630,000, according to Ben Stewart, company spokesperson.
"When you talk about using that much power every month, swapping out a few pieces of hardware or recycling your paper is like going to the ocean and dropping a
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Although builders of a newer Terremark facility in Washington, D.C., are implementing a number of green strategies during its construction, the Florida location depends on coal- and oil-driven generators that make its "carbon footprint enormous," Stewart notes. Also, its location doesn't allow for the type of "free cooling" strategies employed by northern data centers, which can bring in cold air from outside of the building during the winter.
For a data center of Terremark's size, the best option would be to move to an area with hydroelectric power, Stewart says, but in such areas, either the power is already being consumed by other companies, or there's no way to run fiber to the location. So, instead, there's just that enormous power bill and numerous conversations with customers to persuade them to buy more energy-efficient equipment, Stewart says.
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possible to achieve only in the galactic neighborhood. Not surprisingly, these constraints have been woven into the modern theoretical framework for galaxy formation and evolution.
To appreciate the impact of the galactic neighborhood, first consider studies of the universe on the largest scales. The interpretation of observations of the most distant galaxies is built on a foundation of knowledge established in the galactic neighborhood, including knowledge about the evolution of stellar populations, the existence of dark matter, the scaling relations of supermassive black holes, the effects of feedback from supernovae, the importance of accretion, the relationship between star formation and gas density, and the stellar initial mass function, among many others. Likewise, the evidence for dark energy from high-redshift supernovae was predicated on years of characterization of the properties of supernovae in nearby galaxies, along with more mundane constraints on the properties of dust extinction and exhaustive calibrations of the local distance scale.
The impact of the galactic neighborhood has been equally significant on smaller scales. The galaxies of the Local Group offer millions of observationally accessible stars, assembled into systems with a common distance and foreground extinction. The resulting samples of stars, their ancestors, and their descendants (e.g., planetary nebulae, supernova remnants, variable stars, transients, supernovae, molecular clouds, H II regions, X-ray binaries, etc.) can be analyzed with fewer uncertainties than in the Milky Way, where unknown distances and reddenings present challenging obstacles to assembling large samples. Moreover, such samples span a wide range of environment and metallicity, adding these new dimensions to the understanding of the physics of stellar evolution and the interstellar medium. The galactic neighborhood is also the only region where one can study the smallest scales of galaxy formation, revealing the presence of galaxies whose masses are scarcely more than a globular cluster. This fact is particularly important for assessing processes of feedback from star formation to the ISM, CGM, and IGM.
In assessing the scientific potential of the galactic neighborhood over the coming decade, the Panel on the Galactic Neighborhood faced a difficult task, given that the galactic neighborhood is the arena within which the interaction of nearly all astrophysical systems can be witnessed. Thus, narrowing down the scientific potential to only four key questions involved both the exclusion of research areas and unavoidable overlap with the scientific realms covered by other Science Frontiers Panels participating in the National Research Council's (NRC's) Astronomy and Astrophysics (Astro2010) Survey. This panel chose to focus its questions on areas in which the constraints from the galactic neighborhood are most powerful and unique. As a result, the four science questions developed by the panel exploit the use of the galactic neighborhood as a venue for studying interconnected astrophysical systems, for constraining complex physical processes, and for probing small scales. The key science questions are as follows:


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Thousands of people have demonstrated in India-administrated Kashmir, accusing Indian soldiers of raping and murdering two women.
At least 40 people were injured when protesters clashed with police on Thursday, following the death of a man who had been injured in violence earlier in the week.
Protesters marched through the city of Srinagar, carrying the body of Nisar Ahmad, who had been hit on the head by a teargas shell fired by police.
"Indian forces go back, we want freedom," they shouted.
Shops, business and government offices were closed in much of Kashmir for the fourth day of a strike called by the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Kashmir's main separatist alliance.
Thousands of government troops patrolled the streets in Srinagar and other major towns.
Bodies recovered
More than 250 people have been wounded in protests since Saturday, when authorities recovered the bodies of a 17-year-old girl and her 22-year-old sister-in-law in a shallow stream in Shopian, 60km south of Srinagar.
Police have said the women appear to have drowned, but their families and locals accuse Indian government forces of raping and killing them.
Omar Abdullah, Indian Kashmir's most senior elected official, has ordered a judicial investigation into the deaths.
Human rights groups and separatist leaders have in the past accused the Indian military of human rights violations, including rape and extrajudicial killings.
A majority of Kashmiris favour independence from India or a merger with Pakistan.
Kashmir is divided between the two neighbours, and both claim the region in its entirety.
Separatist groups have been fighting since 1989 to end Indian rule. More than 68,000 people, most of them civilians, have been killed in the uprising.
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Let There Be Light! 3 Easy Ways to Make over a Room by Adding New Light Fixtures
December 19, 2014 By Lori Blank
Light is an important design element that can be used to influence your interior decor in a number of ways. In fact, you can experience a major transformative change on the overall style and ambiance of a room by making a few simple lighting changes. Consider how these ideas can help you to improve the look of your space with great results, and think about ways that you can improve your space by making a few changes.
The Addition of Spotlights
If you have fine pieces of artwork, decorative display areas or other features that you want to illustrate with beautiful clarity, the addition of spotlights is a great idea. You can shine light on these special features in your home by installing a single, bright fixture with a focused beam overhead, or you can use track lighting to highlight larger features. In some cases, the design or layout of your room may be sufficient to allow lighting to be placed at eye-level or even below the fixture to shine upward at it.
Background Illumination
While spotlights can shine a focused beam of light on fixtures, you can also use background lighting for ambiance. Consider how you can incorporate background lighting with under-cabinet kitchen lighting, dimmer recessed lighting placed behind a sofa or other features. Generally, these are lights that do not provide direct lighting, and the light may not be the main source of light in the room. It may even have a hint of color to it for a dramatic flair that further establishes ambiance.
Beautiful Lamps
Another idea is to use beautiful or decorative lamps in your room. These may be smaller desk lamps, towering floor lamps or table top lamps. There are lamps available in a wide range of colors, sizes and styles. The lighting from the lamps may influence ambiance and provide functional lighting, but the decorative nature of the lamps themselves can enhance the décor even when the lights are not turned on.
There are many different types of lighting that can influence your home's décor, and in many cases, it makes sense to incorporate each of these styles of lighting in a single room to enjoy different benefits. You can study your rooms' layouts and designs today to learn more about how the existing light fixtures influence decor, and you can make a few appropriate changes to enjoy better overall results for your space.
FOMC Statement: No Year-End Surprises
December 18, 2014 By Lori Blank
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) said in its last statement for 2014 that although economic conditions have improved at a moderate pace, the Fed believes that the target federal funds rate of between 0.00 and 0.25 percent remains "appropriate." While labor markets show expanding job growth and lower unemployment rates, FOMC members noted that housing markets are recovering slowly.
Inflation remains below the committee's target rate of two percent; this was attributed to lower fuel costs. Household income and business investment were seen as increasing, and the underutilization of workforce resources was described as "diminishing." These developments indicate better economic conditions for consumers, business and job seekers, as employers picked up the pace of hiring.
Target Fed Funds Rate Unchanged
No year-end changes in monetary policy were made; the Fed issued its usual statement that developing economic conditions would guide the Committee's decisions concerning the target federal funds rate. The FOMC statement said that changes could be made according to progress toward or away from achieving the Fed's dual mandate of maximum employment and price stability. No specific date was given for raising the target federal funds rate. The FOMC statement noted that no change is likely as long as the inflation rate remains below the Fed's longer-term target of two percent.
The FOMC statement was followed by a press conference given by Janet Yellen, fed chair and Chair of the FOMC.
Fed Chair: Oil Price Influence on Inflation "Transitory"
Janet Yellen, chair of the Federal Reserve and FOMC, said that she expects lower oil prices to be a transitory influence on inflation, which continues to run lower than the Fed's target rate of two percent. Media representatives noted that Chair Yellen replaced the phrase "considerable time" with "patient" in reference to when the Fed might raise the target federal funds rate.
Ms. Yellen said that the gross domestic product (GDP) had increased by 2.50 percent over the prior four quarters ending with the third quarter of 2014, and said that the economy continues to grow at approximately the same pace. Concerning falling inflation, Ms. Yellen said that she expected the inflation rate to increase after transitory influences including oil prices dissipate. The Fed Chair said that she perceived lower oil prices to be a positive development for the U.S. economy on net.
In response to questions about when the Fed would raise the target federal funds rate, Chair Yellen said that it would likely occur sometime in 2015 and also mentioned "sometime after the next couple of FOMC meetings. This suggests that mid 2015 may bring a change, but Ms. Yellen repeated the Fed's oft-stated position that continual review of economic conditions and developing trends would impact any decision to change or not change the federal funds rate.
First-Time Condo Buyer? What to Expect from Your New Homeowners Association
December 17, 2014 By Lori Blank
Every owner of condominium property automatically becomes a member of a homeowners association, otherwise referred to a "HOA" throughout the United States or a "Strata" in Canada. With that membership come certain rights and responsibilities. The primary right that the owner has is to vote at HOA meetings and elect board members. Responsibilities include payment of condo fees and assessments, compliance with association by-laws and rules, and maintaining a condo unit in conformity with those by-laws and rules.
Let's take a quick look at various other terms you may hear about from your new HOA.
Declaration of Condominium and By-Laws
The declaration of condominium establishes the existence of a condominium property. It gives the precise location of the property through a legal description and describes each individual unit in the development along with the various common elements.
Individual Units
Ownership of an individual condominium unit is defined by the declaration of condominium and ordinarily consists of the interior walls and everything within the interior walls of a dwelling unit. Anything outside of that unit is usually considered to be a common element, such as the entryway, the swimming pool, the tennis courts, the parking lots and more.
Common Elements
This is property both inside and outside of buildings that the individual condo owner has an undivided interest in. It would include any common hallways, garages, parking lots, recreational facilities and open space on the property described by the declaration of condominium. If for example, there are 100 units in a condominium development, each individual unit has an undivided one percent interest in the common elements.
Running a Homeowners Association
Homeowners associations tend to operate like a small democracy. When matters are brought up at meetings to be voted on, each condo unit has one vote. Each HOA has an elected board of directors. They'll meet once a month to decide on association business and make decisions on behalf of the HOA. The unit owners are permitted to be present at these meetings.
Owners' Responsibilities Inside Their Units
Owners are responsible for any repairs within the walls of their dwelling unit. They might be responsible for damage to other units from leaks or flooding from a burst pipe. Depending on the by-laws, the unit owner might be responsible for maintenance or repairs of any pipes or electrical wires running behind their walls. The association is responsible for anything on the common elements.
Don't let the purchase of your next home get derailed. If you're thinking of getting started on condo shopping, your trusted, reputable and highly experienced real estate professional will guide you through your condominium purchase.
Home Builder Index Stays Near Nine Year Peak
December 16, 2014 By Lori Blank
Home Builder Sentiment slipped to a reading of 57 in December according to the National Association of Home Builders Housing Market Index. November's reading of 58 prompted analysts to project a reading of 59 for December. The latest reading marks the sixth consecutive month for readings above 50. Any reading over 50 indicates that more builders are positive about housing market conditions than not.
The one-point decline in December's reading kept the NAHB Housing Market Index within two points of a nine-year high reached in September.
NAHB: Housing Market Index Suggests Slow Return to Normalcy
NAHB's chief economist, David Crowe, said that December's reading was in line with NAHB's assessment that housing markets are on a "slow march back to normal." Home builder confidence in conditions contributing to the NAHB Housing Market Index also fell in two categories while remaining unchanged in one.
The gauge of builder confidence in current market conditions moved from last month's reading of 62 to 61. Builder confidence in upcoming home sales fell from 65 to 64, while confidence in prospective buyer traffic was unchanged at a reading of 45. These results are consistent with real estate market trends slowing during the holiday season and winter months.
Builders Challenged in 2014, Better Conditions Expected in 2015
Analysts said that steady builder confidence may be a result of builders surviving a tough year in 2015. Market conditions, unpredictable interest rates and higher costs of supplies along with high unemployment subdued builder confidence during 2014. The New Year brings prospects of easing mortgage standards and better labor markets, which are expected to boost builder confidence as more home buyers enter the market for new homes.
The Commerce Department is set to release Housing Starts for November on December 16; analysts expect an increase to 1.035 million starts on a seasonally adjusted annual basis as compared to October's reading of 1.01 million starts. A positive reading for housing starts could further bolster home builder confidence for future readings.
What's Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – December 15, 2014
December 15, 2014 By Lori Blank
Although there were few scheduled economic events related to mortgages and housing, last week brought an article about housing projections for 2015. Other news included increased job openings along with lower than expected jobless claims and higher mortgage rates.
Job Openings, Retail Sales and Mortgage Rates Rise
The U.S. Department of Commerce reported that November job increased to 4.80 million as compared to October's reading of 4.70 million job openings. Weekly jobless claims corresponded as new claims fell to 294,000 as compared to the prior week's reading of 297,000 new jobless claims. This was the lowest reading for new jobless claims in three weeks. Analysts had expected a reading of 206,000 new jobless claims.
Further signs of economic strengthening were seen in the retail sector. Retail sales posted their strongest gains in eight months with a gain of 0.70 percent in November according to the Commerce Department. November's reading exceeded expectations of a 0.40 percent increase which was based on October's original reading of a 0.30 percent increase in retail sales. November's retail sales (excluding automotive sales) rose by 0.50 percent, which was the highest reading since June. October's reading was later revised to 0.50 percent. Automotive sales rose by 1.70 percent in November, which was their highest reading since August.
Amidst last week's economic gains, mortgage rates also rose. Freddie Mac reported that the average rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage was 3.93 percent, a gain of four basis points over the previous week. The average rate 15-year mortgage gained 10 basis points at 3.20 percent. The average rate for a 5/1 adjustable rate mortgage rose by four basis points to 2.94 percent. Average discount points for all three loan types remained steady at 0.50 percent.
Analysts Offer Housing Predictions for 2015
Fortune reported predictions made by analysts during a panel discussion on housing trends. David M. Blitzer, chairman of the S& P Index Committee, characterized next year's housing trends as "mysterious." Analysts pinpointed the influence of the millennial generation as gaining strength in housing markets. As millennials begin to buy their first homes, their tastes and preferences are expected to overshadow the long-held influence of the baby boomer generation. Millennial influence includes a trend called millennial mis-match; Millennials prefer to live in high-cost areas including New York City, Honolulu, Hawaii and Austin, Texas, but their status as first-time home buyers conflicts with this preference. Other trends discussed by analysts attending the panel discussion included:
Mortgage rates predicted to rise: Stronger economic conditions and no Federal stimulus are expected to contribute to rising mortgage rates, which some analysts said were expected to rise to approximately 5.00 percent for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage.
Home price growth and affordability expected to decline: Home prices gained 6.40 percent year-over-year in October 2014 as compared to growth of 10.60 percent for the same period in 2013. High demand for homes in pricey markets coupled with rising mortgage rates are expected to price the middle class out of many high-demand markets.
What's Ahead
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Hey, parents, leave those kids alone!
Amy Douthett , July 17, 2009
Parents, at least in the West, have never had it so good when it comes to raising children: childbirth is safer and the life of an infant has never been less nasty, brutish or short. So what went wrong - why can't parents enjoy having kids?
Free Range Kids : Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry
by Lenore Skenazy, "America's Worst Mom"
Jossey-Bass, 256 pages, $24.95
"It is a curious fact that the young woman of to-day, faced with the arrival of her first baby, has little simple literature to which she can turn for help and guidance in bringing up her child." So begins The Care of Young Babies by Dr. John Gibbens, published in Britain in 1940, and passed down to me by my grandmother. It's a problem that sounds both quaint and enviable. Of the books that that do exist, "few stress the fact that bringing up a baby is, or should be, a grand job," says Dr. Gibbens. "And most babies can be brought up easily and straight-forwardly."
Easy? Straight-forward? Grand? Maybe in the olden days, when all they had to worry about was an escalating war, rationing, carpet bombing, and the prospect of shipping their children off to live with strangers in the countryside as part of Britain's wartime urban evacuation effort. Some 70 years after Dr. Gibbens published his gentle guide, the market has been flooded with so much literature on the subject, that there is now a small but steadily growing crop of parenting books about how to raise your child without, er, parenting books. Thankfully, the irony of this is not lost on Lenore Skenazy, author of "Free Range Kids" a fun, fact-filled refutation of much of today's parenting 'wisdom.'
Skenazy shot to startled stardom when she allowed her nine-year old son to ride the subway alone, then wrote about it in her column in the New York Sun. Cue lights, camera, daytime talk shows. Skenazy was branded "America's Worst Mom," a title she now sports proudly, and one that has inspired her efforts to persuade other parents to give their children a taste of the freedom they had growing up "without going nuts with worry."
Her central thesis is this: life is good, people are mostly good, and kids are both hardy and more capable than we think. In fact, she explains, we're living in what is "factually, statistically, and luckily for us, one of the safest periods for children in the history of the world." The problem is that everywhere we look, we're told otherwise. Which is why, perversely, in the safest of times, we've become the most neurotic parenting generation in history. We're afraid of everything, with no filters, no sense of scale, and in no particular order: food allergies, strangers, poisonous plants, bumped heads, open toilets, rogue toys, Halloween candy, abduction, germs. We're afraid we might not be perfect. We're afraid our kids might fail. Skenazy gets it. Then she breaks it down. Her goal is twofold: take away the fear, then let the kids outside again, without the helicoptering parents hovering in the background.
It's not an easy task. Have you seen the 11 o'clock news lately? Heard about the latest toy recall? Read about nitrates in carrots? Seen the warning labels on baby snacks? Googled, well, anything? No wonder we're terrified. To illustrate the real odds of much-hyped dangers, Skenazy takes on the most popular stand-bys of parenting paranoia from abduction to poisoned Halloween candy, and gives you the real odds. Then she instructs parents to stop watching Law and Order, and get on with their lives.
"Free Range Kids" is in essence a self-help book, but one that is suffused with humor and backed up with a lot of striking statistical evidence. Skenazy has come up with 14 commandments for today's beleaguered parents—"Turn off the News" and "Boycott Baby Knee Pads" being two excellent examples—with practical suggestions at the end of each chapter, and insightful posts from her website sent in by real parents and kids. Whether she's examining the history of childhood, parenting in other cultures, the perceived dangers of the great outdoors, or the nonsensical promises of educational toys, Skenazy's incredulous tone and engaging writing helps the reader to see the funny side of the fear.
Of course, there is an underlying seriousness and real sadness of the changes she describes. Like the fact that "from 1997 to 2002, the amount of time the average six- to eight-year-old spends on creative play has declined by about a third." Or her story about a group of kids in Chicago sitting through a lecture on the dangers of hula hoops. Or that fact that schools across the country are cutting shop class, sports and, in some cases, recess, rather than face the risk of lawsuits from zealous parents. ("An elementary school in Attleboro, Massachusetts, has gone so far as to outlaw the game of tag because, as the principal said, 'accidents can happen.'")
While "Free Range Kids" is aimed primarily at parents of school-age kids, it's accessible to all ages and stages. I have a 10-month old son, so Skenazy's lampooning of the 1.7 billion dollar baby proofing industry was a particular delight to read. Skenazy can hardly contain her glee when examining today's latest gadgets, from kneepads and gloves for crawling babies and helmets for toddlers, to easy grip baby soap, which she suggests might be "good in baby prison." Her tip at the end of this chapter is "Walk through the baby safety department of a store with your oldest living relative asking, "Which of these things did you need?" I threw out my toilet lid locks after reading Skenazy's breakdown of the statistical dangers of the open bowl, and then calculating the odds of a visitor to my home being forced to pee in the sink. Also, I couldn't open them.
If anything, the book could have used one last ruthless edit. The "A-to-Z Review of Everything You Might Be Worried About," while entertaining in parts, is neither comprehensive nor necessary. It feels like an editor's suggested repository for all the little gems of worry that wouldn't easily fit into the previous chapters. And there's some repetition too as Skenazy hammers home her key messages. However, since the average parent of today's over-scheduled child is unlikely to have time read this in one sitting, this may be a positive point.
"Children just used to be a part of life," observes like-minded parenting blogger, Nancy McDermott mournfully. Maybe—if Skenazy and others manage to wrest control back from the fear mongering parenting experts—they might just be that again. Maybe one day we will even recapture the essence of Dr. Gibbens' view of parenthood—that "all this can be the greatest of fun."
Amy Douthett is a mom and freelance writer


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Rounding out the weekend with some promotional duties, Nicole Kidman showed up at the world premiere of her new film "Paddington" on Sunday evening (November 23) in London, England.
The holiday season is upon us already, and Kate Moss and Cara Delevingne got into the spirit of the moment at the Printemps Christmas Decorations Inauguration at Le Printemps in Paris France today (November 6).
Both ladies wore dark ensembles as they chatted together while fans and shutterbugs snapped up photos ahead of the kickoff.
As the temperatures get cooler, W Magazine is steaming things up with a swoon-worthy cover for November 2014.
Leading the way is Kate Moss, who decided not to wear a shirt as she posed for famed photographers Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott.
She's never been bashful about showing off her lady pillows, and now Kate Moss is using her naughty bits to promote Breast Cancer Awareness.
The 40-year-old British poser is gorgeous as always as she gazes at the camera while pulling down the right cup of her Stella McCartney Gemma Relaxing bra.
Catching up with the latest fashions, celebrity style icons stepped out for the Burberry Spring 2015 show during London Fashion Week on Monday (September 15).
Newlywed Olivia Palermo showed off her impeccable style in a lacy number as she shared a wave to the awaiting cameras before heading inside.
Everyone knows that two are better than one, and My Burberry recruited both Kate Moss and Cara Delevingne for their brand new campaign.
Both British posers wore the iconic Burberry Sandringham trench coat for the shoot, manned by famed photographer Mario Testino.
Enjoying the sites and sounds of Spain, Kate Moss stepped out in Formentera earlier this week.
The stunning supermodel kept it simple in an all-black getup as she hopped off a gorgeous boat with her hubby Jamie Hince right by her side.
As if her husband Tom Brady's massive NFL salary wasn't enough, Gisele Bundchen brought in a whopping $47 million over the past twelve months.
In the new Forbes list of the world's highest-earning models, the Brazilian bombshell is head and shoulders above the rest of her peers, thanks to lucrative deals with Chanel, Carolina Herrera and H&M.


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Quaker Heritage Center Presents 'Sky Full of Cranes' Exhibit
2,000 Peace Cranes Are Reminder to Work for World Peace
July 13, 2012
Nearly 2,000 paper cranes in a rainbow of colors are flying from the ceiling of Wilmington College's Meriam R. Hare Quaker Heritage Center through Sept. 28.
The new exhibit, co-sponsored by the Peace Resource Center, features the "peace cranes," a river of paper lanterns illuminated in memory of those that died in war and wall hangings illustrating how individuals can make a difference for a more peaceful world.
The hand-folded, origami paper cranes are a Japanese symbol of peace and hope.
Curator Ruth Brindle Dobyns said each August, thousands gather in Hiroshima and Nagasaki to remember those who died in the atomic bombings of World War II and to "reaffirm their desire" for a world free of nuclear weapons.
"We invite visitors to share their hopes for peace," she added.
Normal gallery hours are weekdays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and by special appointment.
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Olivier Theyskens, who was appointed artistic director for Nina Ricci in November 2006, designed the dress. "I don't go in too much for the fashion stuff," Witherspoon says, "because I got other stuff to do. But I do appreciate people who love what they do and work hard on it. He came to my house with tons of yellow fabric and he started sketching me, and it was so fun! It was so great! I never had that experience beforeto have someone so artistic and you mutually inspire each other."
She wowed again in Nina Ricci at the Oscars, where, having won Best Actress the year before, she presented the Best Actor award to Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland. Did winning change her life? "It made me realize how much I have it all!" She doubles over laughing. "It's real purty on my bookcase. Everybody that comes to my house, I say, `You can touch it, but you have to give a speech.'"
"Do you ever have those dreams where you're drowning and nobody's helping you?" Witherspoon asks. "And people are just standing on the bank watching you drown?" An anxious giggle. "Not really fun-ny!" She has a fear of water, which makes sense for an Aries (a fire sign) but is more rationally rooted in her childhood. "I remember three occasions where my mother dove into a pool to save a child that was drowning," she says, lost in the memory. And then, "Watching children by the pool..." She shivers, touching the gold bangle bracelet engraved with the names Deacon and Ava. "I have nightmares."
Witherspoon is a direct descendent of John Witherspoon, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Raised in Nashville, her mother, Betty, is a nurse and college professor; her father, John, is an ENT doctor. "My dad has pulled so many gross things out of ear canals," she says, thrilling to the ickiness. "You don't want to know. You wouldn't sleep tonight. Bugs! Bugs! They scrape on your eardrums!" With a crazed look she uses an index finger to illustrate. "Can you imagine how excruciating that must be?"
Witherspoon grew up in an environment where "the thing that was most valued was intelligence," she says. "My dad was very, very, very academic. And my mother's academic. And that was sort of a standard." She wrinkles her nose. "Anyway, that was hard to reach."
After graduating from Harpeth, Witherspoon attended Stanford University for two semesters, but as her Vanity Fair director Mira Nair puts it, "Acting is a diseaseyou're afflicted or you're not." Witherspoon's first symptom occurred at age seven, in a commercial for a local flower shop.
During the time most teenagers are finding themselves, she was scarily self-aware. Director James Foley recalls a conversation they had when she was 17 and he offered her the role opposite Mark Wahlberg in Fear. "She was concerned about the blatant sexuality in the movie," Foley says. "She said a very insightful thing. `My body and my sexuality are still pretty new to me, and you know, I'm not as learned about that part of me as I am about other parts of me.' And I was like, Wowand told her that there was going to be a strong sexual element but no flesh revealed."
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Alien teenagers try to keep their true identity a secret, as well as deal with everyday high school issues, in Roswell, New Mexico.
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Cancer and Obesity
Evidence for a link between cancer and obesity and overweight:
Considerable evidence suggests that obesity and overweight play an important role in cancer. Obesity and overweight have been clearly associated with increased risks for kidney cancer in both men and women (two-fold increased relative risk), and in women, endometrial cancer (one and a half-fold relative risk) and postmenopausal breast cancer (two-fold relative risk). Building evidence suggests that obesity and overweight also are associated with an increase risk of colorectal cancer, gall bladder cancer, and perhaps more modestly, the risk of thyroid cancer in women. For colorectal cancer, the effect of obesity and overweight on risk may be due in part to low physical activity, as consistent evidence exists for a strong protective effect of physical activity against developing colorectal cancer. Recent studies suggest that obesity and overweight may also play a role in the increasing incidence of some types of esophageal cancer, possibly through obesity's association with gastric reflux. For prostate cancer risk, inconsistent findings from studies evaluating obesity may result from limitations in the measurement of obesity, as more consistent results have come from recent studies of biological factors that are more directly associated with specific aspects of body composition (e.g., total fat).
For other types of cancer, in general, too few studies have been conducted to draw conclusions about the relationship between obesity and risk of disease development. However, strong experimental research in animal models of cancer development and disease progression have shown that maintenance of adequate and not overweight body size can delay development of cancer. Whether this can be achieved in humans has not been evaluated in prospective randomized trials.
Cancers with lower rates among obese:
Obesity may also be somewhat protective against other forms of cancer. Among premenopausal women, heavier women appear to experience modest protection from breast cancer compared to leaner women (0.7-fold relative risk). Lung cancer is also less prevalent among the obese relative to leaner individuals (relative risk 0.7), possibly because of smoking-related effects on metabolism, although some investigators have argued that smoking or weight loss due to undetected disease may bias reported findings.
Cancer Death Rates and Obesity:
Evaluating the influence of obesity on survival from cancer is complicated by a number of factors including variation in treatment regimens and completeness of vital status follow-up. For most types of cancer, little data exists on this topic, except for breast cancer. Most studies of obesity and breast cancer survival, but not all, suggest that obese women have poorer survival than leaner women. To date, little is know about the mechanisms that might contribute to this effect and no prospective randomized trials have been conducted.
Trends in cancer related to obesity:
Like obesity, cancer is a major health problem in the United States and in other countries as well. Based on the American Cancer Society's 2002 estimates for cancer incidence, cancers linked to obesity among women comprise approximately 51% of all new cancers diagnosed among women in 2002: 2% thyroid cancers (15,800 new cases), 6% uterine cancers (39,300 new cases), 12% colorectal cancers (75,700 new cases), and 31% breast cancers (203,500 new cases). Among men, cancers linked to obesity comprise approximately 14% of new cancers: 3% kidney cancers (19,100 new cases) and 11% colorectal cancers (72,600 new cases). In terms of mortality, for women, obesity-related cancers are estimated to comprise 28% of cancer-related deaths in 2002: 15% breast cancers (39,600 deaths), 2% uterine cancers (6,600 deaths), and 11% colorectal cancers (28,800 deaths). Among men, obesity-related cancers are estimated to comprise 13% of cancer-related deaths in 2002: 10% colorectal cancers (27,800 deaths) and 3% kidney cancers (7,200 deaths).
Overall, while the mechanisms underlying the obesity-carcinogenesis relationship are not fully understood, sufficient evidence exists to support recommendations that adults and children maintain reasonable weight for their height and ages for multiple health benefits, including decreasing their risk of cancer.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Cancer Prevention and Control. June 2009. http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/prevention/other.htm
National Cancer Institute. US Department of Health and Human Services. Obesity and Cancer: Question and Answer. 2004. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/obesity
Another Resource:
American Institute for Cancer Research. Obesity and Endometrial Cancer: A Fact Sheet for Patients. 2013.


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Grown Up Grilled Cheese
Meal time doesn't get easier than a grilled cheese. This version raises the flavor bar with the addition of tomato, avocado, fresh basil and three types of cheeses.
- butter
- 4 slices whole wheat bread
- 2 slices american cheese
- 4 slices tomatoes
- 1/2 avocado, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- red pepper flakes to taste
- garlic salt to taste
- 2 slices mozzarella cheese
- 2 slices provolone cheese
Heat skillet over medium heat.
Spread butter on one side of each slice of bread. Place two slices of bread in the hot skillet, buttered side down. Top the bread in the skillet with American cheese, tomatoes and avocados. Sprinkle with basil, red pepper flakes, and garlic salt. Add mozzarella and provolone to each sandwich and top with a slice of bread, buttered side facing up.
Cook in the hot skillet until the bread is golden brown and the cheese is melted, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
Time to prepare: 15 minutes.
Serves 2.
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