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First in an all-new series of mysteries that could happen only in Tokyo…
Morning dawns at the local shrine, and the bodies discovered by an early-rising priest look like a group suicide to Tokyo Detective Kenji Nakamura – until he sees the victim sprawled in the back of the late-model Lexus. Why would a young woman dress up as a doll-like eccentric and kill herself with a man and woman old enough to be her parents? The suicide note only adds to his confusion: it apologizes for an disaster that hasn't yet happened.
The next day, Kenji finds his childhood friend Yumi Hata camped in the police station lobby, insisting she has evidence her friend didn't commit suicide – she was murdered.
The clock is ticking as the killer's trail leads them through Tokyo's underground clubs, fashion cult bars and shadowy suicide websites, trying to stop the killer before the next victim is targeted…
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After golf pro Tiger Woods met Jaimee Grubbs in April 2007 at the Light nighclub in Las Vegas and danced all night, they allegedly returned to his hotel suite at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, according to a new US Weekly story cited in this ABC News report.
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Mobile Technology In The Spotlight During XRS Corporation's First User Event
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 15, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mobile technology's critical role in the trucking industry was the hot topic of conversation and education among more than 400 fleet managers, owner-operators, drivers and industry experts during XRS Corporation's (Nasdaq:XRSC) first annual Xata User Event (XUE) in Minneapolis Aug. 12 – 14. The event provided participants with an extensive education program that highlighted mobile trends and the increasingly important role mobile technology will play in trucking, and tips on maximizing technology, improving profits and making compliance easier.
"Mobile technology is the future of the trucking industry," says Jay Coughlan, chairman and chief executive officer of XRS Corporation. "The use of handheld devices including smartphones and tablets is exploding, and they've already become a crucial part of life on the road for drivers and in the office for fleet managers. The mobile revolution is undeniable. Eighty-six percent of drivers have mobile devices and 44 percent of drivers use smartphones. Our mission is to lead the mobile revolution that is transforming the trucking industry and driver experience."
During XUE, industry experts shared their insights on this hot topic with participants, including how to harness mobile technology to improve fleet management for financial success and comply with numerous regulatory changes.The event kicked off with a keynote presentation about the mobile revolution by Steve Largent, former congressman, National Football League (NFL) Hall of Fame receiver and current president and CEO of CTIA-The Wireless Association®, and two major announcements made by Coughlan: a new company name and direction, XRS Corporation, and the introduction of the company's revolutionary all-mobile platform for fleet optimization and compliance, also called XRS. XRS (which stands for Xata Road Science) is designed to help fleets and drivers capture data for two essential needs: to keep drivers and fleets compliant, and to slash costs. Employing smart technology to improve trucking is key to the future. Attendees learned that the new XRS platform runs on existing mobile devices to leverage their technology investment and consolidate data systems.
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Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks rose, giving the Standard & Poor's Index its biggest gain since Aug. 23, and the euro surged the most since July 2010 versus the dollar after the leaders of France and Germany pledged to deliver a plan to stem the debt crisis. Commodities advanced for a fourth day.
The S&P 500 jumped 3.4 percent and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 330.06 points to 11,433.18 at 4 p.m. New York time. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index climbed 1.7 percent to cap a four-day rally of 8.5 percent, its largest over that stretch of time since November 2008. The 17-nation euro currency appreciated 2 percent versus the dollar as it strengthened against 10 of 16 major peers. The S&P GSCI gauge of raw materials increased 2.1 percent. Costs to protect against a European sovereign default decreased.
The S&P 500 has rebounded 8.7 percent since Oct. 3, the most over the same amount of time since March 2009, on optimism European leaders will succeed in taming the debt crisis and as U.S. economic data beat estimates. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy said yesterday they will deliver a plan to recapitalize European banks and address the Greek debt crisis by Nov. 3. Reports this week may show U.S. retail sales increased in September at the fastest pace in six months, adding to evidence that growth is rebounding.
"It's a risk-on day," Stephen Wood, who helps oversee about $163 billion as the New York-based chief market strategist for Russell Investments, said in a telephone interview. "Is it a relief rally? Yes, in some ways," he said. "While a Greece default is not something that can really be addressed or avoided, the consequences on the banking system can be avoided."
Financials, Energy
The S&P 500 added to last week's 2.1 percent advance and climbed above its highest closing level since Sept. 20. Gauges of financial, commodity and energy companies rose more than 4 percent for the biggest gains among 10 industries.
Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp. rallied more than 6 percent to lead gains in all 24 stocks in the KBW Bank Index. Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. and ConocoPhillips climbed more than 4 percent as commodities rallied.
The Federal Reserve will release the minutes of its latest interest-rate setting meeting tomorrow. Data this week may show U.S. retail sales increased in September at the fastest pace in six months, helping to ease concern the recovery is faltering. The 0.7 percent rise in September retail sales anticipated by economists in a Bloomberg survey follows better-than-expected jobs figures reported last week, a rebound in construction spending in August and an acceleration in manufacturing in September.
Earnings Season
Earnings per share for the S&P 500, excluding financial companies, are forecast to have increased 14 percent in the third quarter, the smallest gain since the end of 2009, analysts' estimates compiled by Bloomberg show. Alcoa Inc., the biggest U.S. aluminum producer, will report earnings tomorrow after U.S. markets close, the first member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average to release third-quarter results.
It's time to "extend risk," Jonathan Golub, chief U.S. market strategist at UBS AG, wrote in a note to clients today. "As macro concerns subside, we believe that the stocks which have experienced the greatest price declines are likely to snap back the quickest."
Golub said industrial, raw material and energy shares are the most attractively valued. As the S&P 500 retreated from a three-year high at the end of April, those industries slid more than 21 percent through Oct. 7. The benchmark gauge slumped 15 percent during the same period.
'Everything Necessary'
The euro traded at $1.3649 after Merkel said European leaders will do "everything necessary" to ensure that banks have enough capital. The shared currency weakened on Oct. 7 after Fitch Ratings lowered Spain's foreign and local debt to AA- from AA+ and cut Italy's to A+ from AA-, citing an "intensification" of the region's crisis.
Automobile and chemical companies led gains in the Stoxx 600. Energy producers rose after HSBC Holdings Plc upgraded Premier Oil Plc, with BP Plc climbing 2.9 percent to contribute the most to the gauge's advance. Erste Group Bank AG tumbled 9.2 percent after saying it will post a full-year loss of as much as 800 million euros because of writedowns at its Hungarian and Romanian units. Ferrovial SA jumped 6.5 percent after agreeing to reduce its indirect holding in BAA Ltd., which owns London's Heathrow airport.
Dexia Breakup
Belgium said today it will buy part of Dexia SA and provide security for depositors as part of a plan to rescue the lender. Dexia lost 4.7 percent after sliding as much as 36 percent.
Belgium's purchase of the local consumer-lending unit of Dexia will end a 15-year cross-border experiment with France after the European debt crisis deepened. The Belgian federal government will pay 4 billion euros ($5.4 billion) for the division and guarantee 60 percent of a so-called bad bank to be set up for Dexia's troubled assets, Finance Minister Didier Reynders said at a press conference today.
Credit-default swaps on Belgium rose four basis points to 287, while the Markit iTraxx SovX Western Europe Index of swaps linked to 15 governments was 8.2 basis points lower at 323. Contracts on France were down five points at 172 and Germany's decreased three points to 95, according to CMA. Decreases signal improving perceptions of credit quality.
Greek, Belgian Bonds
The yield on the Greek 10-year bond advanced 38 basis points, driving the premium investors demand to hold the securities instead of benchmark German bunds 30 basis points higher to 21.83 percentage points. Belgian 10-year bond yields rose nine basis points, with similar-maturity French yields 11 points higher. Portuguese and Italian 10-year debt also declined. U.S. Treasuries aren't trading today because of the Columbus Day holiday.
The Swiss franc gained against all 16 of its most-traded peers, rising 2.6 percent versus the dollar. The dollar weakened against all 16 major counterparts and the Dollar Index, which tracks the currency against six major peers, fell 1.5 percent to 77.55 for its biggest drop since July 1, 2010. Australia's dollar climbed 2.2 percent against its U.S. peer, rising for the fifth straight day.
Oil advanced for a fourth day, gaining 2.9 percent to $85.41 a barrel in New York. Silver jumped 3.2 percent to $31.98 an ounce. Gold for December delivery added 2.1 percent to $1,670.80 an ounce.
Emerging Markets
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index rose 1.6 percent for a fourth consecutive advance, its longest winning streak since Sept. 1. The Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index, or Sensex, jumped 2 percent. The WIG20 Index gained 3.4 percent after Prime Minister Donald Tusk won yesterday's Polish general election. The EGX30 Index slid 2.3 percent in Egypt after Coptic Christian protesters clashed with security forces in Cairo yesterday.
China's yuan advanced 0.6 percent to 6.3486 per dollar in Shanghai, the most since the currency's July 2005 revaluation, on speculation policy makers will tolerate gains after the U.S. said the Asian nation undervalues its currency. It was the strongest closing level since the country unified the official and market exchange rates at the end of 1993, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.
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We have a Promethean PLM-30 Projector which has suddenly stopped working. It tries to start up 3 times and then just gives up and goes back into standby mode. Filters are quite clean and the lamp does not show evidence of failure. This is the only projector of its kind in school so I cannot lamp swap to try and identify if the lamp is the problem. The "lamp replace" warning light is not on so before I buy an expensive new lamp is there anything else that may be causing the failure ? I'm thinking thermal trip switch like some of the older projectors that we have ?
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If the unit is not coming on, it does sound like either the lamp or the ballast unit which may have failed.
Your probably best getting in contact with Support - as the lamp may be covered under warranty, so you might be able to get a free replacement.
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Recently, I researched wireless home internet packages at a local mall and being the IT guy that I am I asked some very technical questions. "Is this running over WiMax?", "What frequency band is it operating in?","Where are your base stations located?", "Is the signal quality line of sight dependent?".
He was honest and after two questions admitted he wasn't technical and referred me to a colleague who happened to be the tech support guy on site. He answered my questions, albeit not too satisfactorily, which prompted me to further ask if they had a setup I could use to experience the service. Once I had access to their workstation I did not even bother to open a webpage. I launched into a sequence of ping tests and tracer routes to all the popular public resources (18.104.22.168 anyone?) as well as to the internet facing VPN concentrator for my remote access. Read More »


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because it pays those countries to avoid strict emission control policies. Future studies of the economics of climate change should look at offsets not just for their impact on compliance costs but also for their influence on strategic interaction between industrialized and developing countries. The analytical questions are not just whether offsets are "additional" but whether they produce positive (or even negative) leverage on the emissions from developing countries. Over the long term the largest leverage that the industrialized countries have on the global warming problem will come from their strategy to engage developing countries. Because of perverse incentives embedded in any offsets scheme, one element of that strategy must be a credible sunset for offsets.
Second, the design of CDM rules has been highly political, which is hardly surprising since it is mobilizing and allocating large amounts of capital and the other benefits that flow alongside investment. At present, the CDM pipeline is probably worth several tens of billions of dollars. By 2020, the Copenhagen Accord envisions that the CDM and other offsets markets might annually channel $100 billion to developing countries, which would exceed total current annual spending on official development assistance from all sources for all purposes. Politically organized interest groups have favored some technologies (e.g., small hydropower) while abhorring others (e.g., nuclear power). Those forces are evident in the current and prospective flow of CDM credits.
The most important effect of politics on the design of the CDM has been the strong political pressure to generate high volumes of offset credits at the expense of quality. Firms and governments in industrialized countries seek offset credits to assure that they will be able to comply with strict emission targets. Developing countries that host projects want to maximize the revenues that are linked to the flow of credits. By contrast, the interest groups that would press for higher quality and strict administration, which would lead to much lower and more uncertain flows of emission credits, are much less well organized and influential. A similar constellation of political forces is now mobilizing around U.S. policy on offsets. There are well-organized industrial forces that favor generous offsets rules. (Those forces are not wrong—indeed, if well administered, an unfettered offsets system would be a good policy.) But the crucial administrative questions have been left vague and are most deferred until the future. Interest groups that would favor strict administration are much less coherently organized. One remedy for these pressures is to set a credible safety valve on emission prices, which would remove the incentive for purchasers of offsets to seek high offset volumes as their only means of managing compliance costs.
Third, many of the troubles in the CDM arise because it was designed by committee with very little attention to political economy. A much more strategic approach to the design of offsets is feasible and badly needed.
In theory, most of the power in the creation of an offsets market originates with the largest purchasers of offset credits—today the EU and Japan (via the CDM) and eventually the United States, once a U.S. emissions policy is reliably in place. So far the EU and Japan have ceded much of their potential power to the Executive Board created under the Kyoto Protocol to manage the CDM. That Board is a cumbersome and largely ineffective system for administration. This is not news to the governments of the EU and Japan, but these countries have not pressed harder for such reforms nor created their own, better parallel system because they had no other alternative means of meeting the Kyoto targets.
The United States has the luxury of starting over. The United States should use its market power more wisely by setting rules for price offsets according to quality, creating a system of buyer liability, and adopting other rules that will create stronger private incentives to identify and reward (with higher prices and better delivery terms) high quality projects. As such, U.S. rules could create a competition for quality rather than a race to the bottom. This is a hypothesis that merits some modeling effort since it suggests that the United States could have inordinate leverage on the quality of worldwide efforts to engage developing countries through the rules it sets in its home market.
Fourth, the studies presented at this conference suggest that the offsets supply market will not be competitive. A few activities—forestry in Brazil and possibly Indonesia as well as the electric power sector in China—are likely to be the largest suppliers of offsets.81 All are dominated by government-owned corporations or government
The actual supply of forestry credits will depend on the combination of available forestry projects as well as the systems for administering those projects. Brazil combines large potential supply of such projects with decent public administration and could be the dominant supplier in forestry. In energy-related offsets, see Blanford (2010) for a striking set of supply curves suggesting that perhaps half of the supply of offset credits from developing countries would come from the Chinese electric sector. See also Victor (2009) for an argument why most of the non-electric activities in developing countries are much more difficult to include in crediting schemes—because monitoring of emissions and government control over the electric sector is usually much more decisive than in most other segments of the economy.


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Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- NewWave Communications Inc., a provider of broadband services, is seeking $134 million in loans to support its dividend recapitalization, according to a person with knowledge of the transaction.
The five-year debt will include a $100 million term loan and a $34 million revolving line of credit that was decreased from $40 million, said the person, who declined to be identified because the terms are private.
NewWave, based in Sikeston, Missouri, will pay 4 percentage points more than the London interbank offered rate, the person said. Leverage, or debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, will be 4.6 times on a senior basis, the person said.
GE Capital Markets, the lending unit of General Electric Co. arranged the deal for the Pamlico Capital portfolio company.
An e-mail sent to NewWave seeking comment wasn't returned.
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A wine-tasting experience at Broadfield Court Vineyard Estate in Herefordshire is now £15 for two -- that's a saving of 53% on the regular price.
11:30am Thu-Sat 5 Feb-30 Apr, 2015
Source: Virgin Wines
Prepare for the upcoming party season with a case of 12 top-notch red wines and a bottle of bubbly, delivered straight to your door, for £49 (plus £7.99 P&P). Even with postage and packaging, that's under £4.50 a bottle.
Vouchers must be redeemed by 28 Feb, 2015
Source: No.1 Traveller
Start your winter holiday in style at one of No.1 Traveller's departure lounges at London Gatwick (North or South Terminals), London Heathrow (Terminal 3), Birmingham or Edinburgh airports for £20 instead of up to £37.50.
Daily until 31 Mar, 2015
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Get behind the wheel of two of the world's fastest supercars with this track-day experience from Red Letter Days. Available to Travelzoo subscribers for the exclusive price of £53, this would make a perfect Christmas gift for the petrol-head in your family.
Mon-Fri, until 31 Jul, 2015
Source: Gifts by Virgin Wines
Solve all your gifting troubles this Christmas with this offer from Gifts by Virgin Wines. At £33 for a 3-bottle gift set, including free next-day* delivery, it's the perfect present for family or friends.
Orders until 31 Jan, 2015
Source: Simspot
Enjoy 30 minutes in the captain's seat with this flight simulator experience from SimSpot in Nottingham -- you'll pay £49 instead of the usual £109.
Valid from 2 Jan-31 Mar, 2015. 10am-7pm Mon-Fri; +£10 11am-6pm Sat-Sun.
Source: Learn2Drift
Learn2Drift is now offering a half-day driving experience for £89 instead of the usual price of £199.
8:30am-12pm, 12:30-5pm until 31 March, 2015
See in the New Year with this offer for six bottles of champagne for £89.95 (plus £7.99 P&P) -- even with postage and packaging, that's under £16.50 a bottle.
Source: Silverstone Rally School
Silverstone Rally School is offering 10 laps behind the wheel of a Subaru Impreza for £49 -- saving you 55% on the regular price.
Subaru Impreza: 14, 18, 23-24 Jan; 17, 20, 22 Feb; 13, 22, 28 Mar; 1, 19 Apr, 2015; Introductory Half-Day experience... 10, 24, 29 Jan; 7, 21, 24 Feb; 7, 24, 28 Mar
Source: Icarus Falconry
For 65% less than usual, spend a morning or an afternoon flying birds of prey such as hawks, owls and eagles with this 2-hour falconry experience.
10am, 1pm, 4pm, 2 Jan-31 May, 2015
Source: Virtual Aerospace
Take control of a Boeing 737-800 jet airliner without leaving the ground with this 30-minute experience from Virtual Aerospace in Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire. At £44, this deal is now less than half price.
10am-6pm Mon-Sat until 30 Apr, 2015
Source: S&D Falconry
Spend a half-day this winter meeting falcons, hawks and owls for £17 per person with this deal from S & D Falconry.
Select dates Thu-Sun until 10 May, 2015
Source: Rutland Falconry and Owl Centre
Get up close and among birds of prey in the Leicestershire countryside, with this offer from Rutland Falconry and Owl Centre in Oakham. A 2-hour experience is now £15, saving you £50.
10am-3pm daily 1 Nov-31 Mar, 2015
Source: Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre
Visit the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre in East Kirkby to see a Lancaster bomber and a Dakota. Two adults can now get entry to the aviation museum for £7.
9:30am-4pm Mon-Sat until 28 Feb, 2015
Source: u.PhotoBooks
You can now make a personalised A4 landscape photobook or calendar with all your favourite pictures for £8, saving up to 73% on the usual price.
Photobook orders taken until 31 Mar; calendar orders until 31 Jan
Source: Rosliston Forestry Centre
Get up close and personal with some of the world's most fascinating birds of prey on a half-day falconry course at Derbyshire's Rosliston Forestry Centre for £19.
Sat-Sun until 31 March; some weekdays may be available. Please enquire when booking.


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what a bloody overpriced silly product. it does absolutely nothing. it smells wonderful and the packaging is pretty but that's allll you're paying for...a nice smelling pretty looking useless balm. even benefit advertise it was.....well? it doesn't seem to be marketed as much either?
do not buy this, please.
Looks fabulous in the tin and smells gorgeous but just doesn't work. Dried my skin out, made my foundation look dreadful and sure didn't mattify.
This is a weird product.
Im not sure if your supposed to use it as primer or if you use it after you apply your makeup.
If you use it as your primer, its almost unlikely for you to put foundation on because it is waxy and gives your face a matte finish even for my super oily skin
However, if you use it after the makeup, for my super oily skin it works fine, and it don't get much oily as i use other powder. But if you have normal or dry skin, do not use it. Also i notice if i apply it after my makeup, the sponge come with the product is the thing i used to pat my face, it actually take away some of my makeup. So.. since its a little bit pricy, you might wanna do some sort of research before you buy it.
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Oh my stars this is the worst! It is horrid. If you attempt to put this anywhere near your makeup you will end up having to scrub your face and start again. It is like rubbing shoe polish onto your face. Avoid. Avoid. Avoid. You have been warned!
I don't understand this product at all. If you put it under foundation it creates a mottled finish and good luck applying it on top of your base. I've resorted to using it on my décolleté as a moisturiser just so I don't have to throw it away. A waste of money and I won't be repurchasing.
Terrible product. I have no idea who this would work for.
This waxy balm is not a pleasure to try and work with. Firstly it claims to be a mattifying balm and I do think it is mattifying when you first apply it but it does nothing to control oil or shine throughout the day, which is what most people look for in a mattifying product. But trying to get this product on the skin in a challenge in and of itself. I find whenever I tried to spread this balm across my face it would ball up and fall off my face in little balls. Needless to say it made quite a mess! I tried to warm the product between my fingers before applying but this did nothing to change it. The only upside is if I was able to apply this, my skin would be really smooth.
I really regret buying this product and would not recommend.
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I too had a negative experience with Dr. Feelgood, I have extremely oily skin and this always *seemed* like a miracle product, when I saw that Sephora had a Trial size version I scooped it up and just could not make it work, I don't mind using a tin or using my clean hands but the product itself is pretty useless, so much that I can't imagine how it's been in production for so long, the included sponge is awful and is extremely linty.
It also requires a lot of product and doesn't spread out too evenly so the value is not good at all, it is overpriced.
I use this rarely because the packaging is inconvenient, I prefer to use a tube packaging product, if in a jar, I hope it is easy to open, as to this one, hard to open.. And every time I need to use a sponge. The effect is not noticeable with/without this. Won't purchase this again.
I bought a trial size of this product from Sephora. It's a total disappointment and waste of money. It made my skin felt sheave and sticky instead of matte. It couldn't control the oil on my face at all. I threw the product away after using it for 5 days.
I have never used this product myself, but I am writing this review based on seeing it on other people. Being that there is only one shade I feel that this is fair. Plus this should be useful...an outside opinion.
I would say this is a gimmicky product, because in high school this stuff went around and a bunch of girls were using this stuff. I remember seeing my friends apply it, and change a perfectly normal face into a weird waxy, cakey, gross looking dirty face. The reviewer who said it makes dust and other things catch to it was also right on the money, because I remember seeing that happen to my girlfriends. Sounds pretty awful right?? I mean, from what I've seen, it really looked awful.
Of course I am a wondering if they could've been using it wrong?? It does seem kind of intruiging, I think it'd be something I'd want to sample my own way in the future...although I've also swatched this at the store and thought "yuck." I donno though, the "blurring" claim is very seductive!
Overall, I'd give this one star, but I'll go with 2 since I haven't put it on myself.


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On the very last episode of Cheer Factor, peppy video blogger Ryann Redmond and the Bring It On team celebrate Elle McLemore's Disney-themed 21st birthday, remember their perfect Broadway moments and say farewell to Broadway.com.
Learn all about the critically-acclaimed new staging of A.R. Gurney's popular two-hander, featuring an all-star cast!September 24, 2014
Broadway Flea, tasty Thai treats and Jenn Colella's birthday! That's what If/Then's James Snyder is serving up on this week's episode!September 23, 2014
The third episode of our exclusive Rock of Ages series reveals how much the hard-rockin' cast knows and doesn't know about the smash-hit The Book of Mormon.September 23, 2014
Everybody's favorite six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald, star of Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill, talks about everything from her male dream role to a weird fact about Norm Lewis to her love of all things chocolate and peanut butter.September 20, 2014
Chat with Mia Farrow and Brian Dennehy, the stars of Broadway's Love Letters, on opening night of the new revival by A.R. Gurney.September 20, 2014
For the second episode of our exclusive Rock of Ages series, the most fun cast on Broadway talks Wicked.September 19, 2014
James Monroe Iglehart takes us backstage at Aladdin and asks the cast members to name their favorite Disney movie and song.September 18, 2014
Listen to Side Show stars Erin Davie and Emily Padgett perform the beautiful Henry Krieger/Bill Russell ballad "Who Will Love Me As I Am?"September 18, 2014
This week is full of goodbyes, interviews, super fast snack eating and more treats from overseas for James Snyder and the If/Then gang.September 17, 2014
This week's episode features a Broadway casting bonanza, a Psycho disappointment, a sweet Cinderella snapshot and a heavy-hitting smackdown!September 17, 2014
The original creators of the Broadway production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast are together again for this new touring production! Get to know the sprightly stars of this enchanting musical, which is making its way across North America!September 16, 2014
Broadway.com is premiering a hilarious new series from the maniacs at Rock of Ages: Drunk Broadway, featuring the cast getting plastered at a bar and talking up your fave shows. First up is The Lion King!September 16, 2014


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M.I.L.= 'Malfunction' Indicator Lamp, that is your answer! Look in your owners manual for more info. then call the Chrysler dealer for warranty repair. The owners manual has ALL the information you need.
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10 Must-Haves For Your Mobile Reporting Kit
With today's technology, it's becoming abundantly clear that every reporter should have a mobile reporting kit stashed in his or her car or bag. But what do you put in it?
This past weekend, Columbia School of Journalism hosted its second annual Social Media Weekend. While there, Anjali Mullany, New York Daily News's social media editor, filmed this excellent video interview with MSNBC's Meg Robertson. In it, Robertson details what she has in her mobile reporting kit.
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The 2014 event will be held on Saturday July 5, 2014
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Activities will again include aircraft tours, airplanes flying in, airplane rides for purchase, food, historical lectures, Pilots Wings program, various exhibits and vendors, kid's activity area, and a car show. For the first time, a rebuilt WWII TBM Avenger Torpedo bomber!
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Halt Hunger: The Most Filling Foods
Need some help curbing hunger? Fill up your daily menu with these appetite-suppressing, filling foods. Need more filling eats? Start with these filling main dish salads.
Cayenne Pepper
This potent spice is a proven appetite suppressant. Researchers from Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, found that people who added half a teaspoon of the red pepper to a meal ate 60 fewer calories at their next meal. Bonus: Sprinkling half a teaspoon of cayenne pepper over some food can cause your body to burn an extra 10 calories. Ay, caramba!
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April 30, 2014 Two Maui businesses won top honors for their advertising and design work in the statewide Pele Awards competition sponsored by the American Advertising Federation. more »»
New solar installation rules likely to raise costs
April 29, 2014 HONOLULU (AP) — A state board has issued new rules for solar panel installation that will require journeyman electricians to do more of the work, which is expected to raise the cost of installing th... more »»
Continuing effort made to limit size of minimum-wage hike
April 26, 2014 Last week a team of six Maui Chamber of Commerce members went to the state Capitol to meet with our Maui delegation and other legislators to discuss the high minimum- wage increase that is being... more »»
Former Mauian launches new swimwear collection
April 25, 2014 Former Maui girl and jewelry designer Tiffany Chou has launched a new swimwear collection. more »»
New medical office opens
April 24, 2014 Mango Medical, a medical group that started on the Big Island in 2011, has opened a Wailuku office at 1935 Main St. No. 102. The group also has plans for an office in Makawa. more »»
Business/In Brief • Apr. 23, 2014
April 23, 2014 Arbitrator awards raises to principals HONOLULU — About 850 principals, vice principals and other education officials at the school and district level are getting raise. more »»
Business/In Brief • Apr. 19, 2014
April 19, 2014 Maui Fair offers sponsorship packages The Maui Fair is soliciting sponsors for the annual event, which will be held Oct. 2-5 at the War Memorial Complex. more »»
Bills draw clash on future developments
April 15, 2014 HONOLULU (AP)— A bill that affects development in Honolulu's urban core is touching off debate about the future of Hawaii and whether development will sprawl into rural areas or make the state's mos... more »»
City considers outlawing gambling machines
April 15, 2014 HONOLULU — The Honolulu City Council is considering making it illegal to own a gambling machine, tightening rules that have led to arrests but no prosecutions. more »»
Business/In Brief • Apr. 15, 2014
April 15, 2014 Sleep Train to buy America's Mattress Sleep Train has agreed to acquire America's Mattress in Hawaii, which includes a store in Kahului. more »»
Business/In Brief • Apr. 12, 2014
April 12, 2014 Hawaii herb and vegetable farm settles labor charges HONOLULU — A Hawaii farm has agreed to settle a Department of Labor complaint that charged the farm underpaid its workers by hundreds of thousand... more »»
Membership on the rise for Maui Chamber of Commerce
April 12, 2014 The Maui Chamber of Commerce welcomes these new members into the chamber's ohana: * Ceridian provided outsourced business services for nearly 80 years and today offers a wide range of human... more »»
Business/In Brief • Apr. 11, 2014
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April 10, 2014 Children's oral health gets poor grade HONOLULU — Hawaii has more dentists per capita than any state except Massachusetts but children here have among the worst rates of tooth decay in the country. more »»
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April 5, 2014 Nominations sought for award Nominations are being sought for the 2014 Maui Matsuri Business Award. more »»
Lawmakers ignoring potential harm of minimum-wage hike
April 5, 2014 The state Legislature seems determined to hike the minimum wage to over $1. more »»
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April 4, 2014 Retailer for action sports to come to Queen Ka'ahumanu Zumiez, a national retailer for action sports-related apparel, footwear, equipment and accessories, will be opening at Queen Ka'ahumanu Center... more »»
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Hawaiian Telcom seeks lease for 25 years of solar
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April 1, 2014 New resort seeks to fill 130 positions Montage Kapalua Bay is hosting a job fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday to fill 130 positions at its new resort. more »»


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Research has shown that people with disabilities achieve at lower levels in education and employment when compared to their peers without disabilities. Below are some sources that have compiled some of these statistics.
- Disability Statistics [1] provides disability related statistics from data collected in the United States.
- Disability Statistics Center [2] provides information on the demographics and status of people with disabilities in the United States. They focus on reporting data relevant to the changes over time in employment, access to technology, health care, community-based services, and other aspects of independent living and participation in society.
- Census Bureau Disability Website [3] reports disability related data taken from the Census2000 statistics and annual statistics on prevalence, demographics, employment and earnings.
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [4] provides data, statistics and research on disability related issues.
- Social Security Administration (SSA) [5] is a source for statistics concerning Social Security disability-related programs.
International disability statistics are also available. Some of the sources for this data include:
- United Nations Statistics Division - Disability Statistics [6] provides a statistical reference and guide to national sources of disability, basic disability prevalence rates, and questions used in each national survey to identify persons with disabilities.
- Global Applied Disability Research and Information Network on Employment and Training (GLADNET) [7] is a source of cross-national summaries and research on disability statistics and employment.
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) [8] provides a review of sources of health and disability data.
- [1] Disability Statistics
- [2] Disability Statistics Center
- [3] Census Bureau Disability Website
- [4] Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- [5] Social Security Administration (SSA)
- [6] United Nations Statistics Division - Disability Statistics
- [7] Global Applied Disability Research and Information Network on Employment and Training (GLADNET)
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In the wake of rising delinquency, Pratip Chaudhuri, Chairman, State Bank of India, advised corporates to be more realistic in their loan repayment schedules.
"In future, when you propose to take a loan, negotiate for a longer term … be realistic in your repayment schedule and in your schedule of commencement of commercial production," he advised a gathering of corporates, who had assembled at a banking conclave organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
He felt that Indian industry was competent and the threat of non-performing assets was over-played. On SBI's non-performing assets, he said that at present a review was being made and the situation should improve over the next two-to-three quarters. "We have asked corporates either to sell some of their non-core assets or to infuse capital through private equity," he said.
He said that SBI had recently set up a 20-man strong panel of sector experts to help it appraise projects from the technical point of view.
Keywords: loan repayment


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Pelvic Pressure During Pregnancy: Is There Any Relief?
I am in the 36th week of my pregnancy and I am extremely uncomfortable since the baby dropped. How can I relieve some of the pressure from the baby's position?Question:
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Peg Plumbo has been a certified nurse-midwife (CNM) since 1976. She has assisted at over 1,000 births and currently teaches in the... Read more
Because you are feeling so much pressure, it is probable that your baby's head is engaged. If this is your first baby, this is a good sign. If this is not your first baby, it is unusual for engagement to occur so soon but not necessarily abnormal.
The discomfort can sometimes be relieved by relaxing with your hips elevated on pillows, or any position where your shoulders are lower than your hips. There is not a lot you can do when walking or going about your daily activities.
Some women get some relief from maneuvering their babies manually, shifting them from one side to another. Sometimes a sling anchored around your shoulders, supporting the lower abdomen is helpful, but sometimes there is not much you can do to increase your comfort.Answer:


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Austin firefighters returned to an East Austin neighborhood Thursday, the scene of a deadly fire that took the life of an elderly woman.
The blaze on Chico Street was one of two house fires that erupted Tuesday. The other one was across town on Wagon Bend Road and killed two boys.
Neither home had working smoke alarms.
Crews with the Austin Fire Department returned to walk the streets, distributing smoke detectors to neighbors.
Battalion Chief Palmer Buck says this is the first step to saving lives.
"We want to get inside their homes, talk to them about fire safety and make sure they're protected," he said.
Julius Rodriguez arrived home Tuesday morning to find his house burning and his grandmother missing.
"They're like, well, we have everybody out," Rodriguez said. "We're trying to put out the fire. I was like, well, you know you're still missing one person, because there aren't only four. There's five."
95-year-old Josefina Rodriguez was the one left behind. She was paralyzed and battling cancer, according to her grandson.
It wasn't until later that firefighters found her body, tucked away and hidden under debris.
"It took them about another hour, an hour and a half, and they were like, 'Yeah, she's in there. She's deceased,'" Rodriguez said. "What more could we do?"
Firefighters say a smoke detector and an escape route might have made the difference.
That's why they marched through the neighborhood armed with batteries, rather than hoses, to prevent fire danger.
Julius Rodriguez says he wishes he had worked harder to protect his grandmother, but now, he can honor her memory.
"Being 95, I think she saw the world and another one," Rodriguez said. "She's probably in a better one now. It's a lot easier for her. She can take it easy."
Three other family members who lived with Julius Rodriguez remain hospitalized.
His father made it out safely.
The Austin Fire Department said they installed 100 smoke detectors Thursday afternoon—45 in the neighborhood around Chico and 55 in the Wagon Bend area, where the week's second deadly fire occurred. AFD will install a smoke detector free of charge. Call their smoke detector hotline at (512) 974-0299 for more information.
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Imprecatory prayer
From Conservapedia
Imprecatory prayer is asking God for relief from hostile treatment at the hands of enemies.
Some people feel that imprecatory prayer isn't always Christian:
- A blogger writes, "some of them seem to go against Christian teaching (e.g. the psalmist asking God to smite his enemies in Psalm 69" [1]
Others say:
External links
- Expository Files - Jay Horsley


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As French President Nicolas Sarkozy tries to push through a reform plan to increase the retirement age, protests and strikes have wreaked havoc on the country and sent Sarkozy's approval rating into a tailspin.
Al-Jazeera English:
The French president's approval rating has plummeted in the wake of growing discontent over his retirement reform plan.
According to an opinion poll published on Sunday by the Journal du Dimanche newspaper, only 29 per cent of those surveyed still approve of Nicolas Sarkozy.
The poll also showed that a vast majority of the people supported the ongoing strikes over the reforms that Sarkozy has pushed through in both houses of the parliament.
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Members of Sécurité Civile, mostly soldiers, collect trash in downtown Marseille. Garbage collectors have been on strike for nine days to protest President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to boost the French retirement age.
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The Latin phase in dubio pro reo translates as in doubt, for the accused. A more expanded definition is that courts and juries must take the side of an accused party when there are doubts about the charges. This is connected to reasonable doubt and to presumed innocence, which are a foundational part of many justice systems. It also affects the rule of lenity, when judges must make interpretive decisions about ambiguous laws in favor of someone who is accused.
Throughout history, many judicial systems have been established on the principle that an accused person cannot be convicted if reasonable doubt exists. The exact definition of what doubts are "reasonable" is definitely a gray area. In most cases, though, the idea of in dubio pro reo prevails. All a defendant must do to retain his innocence is establish credible doubt about a prosecutor's case.
For example, a jury that hears conflicting but reasonable testimony about the whereabouts of the defendant on the night of the crime is being given an opportunity to doubt the charges. When juries are unsure, they cannot vote for a conviction. Instead, they must find for the accused based on the underlying principle embodied in dubio pro reo.
Essentially, this concept is directly tied to the heart of many legal systems, honoring the belief that people are innocent until proven guilty. Defendants are given significant protection under the law and cannot be thought of as culpable without a confession or a trial that proves guilt. The presumption of innocence must exist until the termination of a trial, even if it seems like the accused is guilty. Prosecutors are charged with constructing cases that remove all uncertainty so that jurors and judges cannot apply in dubio pro reo in final deliberations.
Another application of this concept exists during a trial and in pre-trial motions. Whenever a judge must rule on a law that is ambiguous, she has to make a ruling in favor of the defendant, which is called the rule of lenity. In particular, the rights of the accused must be protected by the most lenient interpretation of the law, rather than by any harsher readings of it.
This is a part of the protection built in for the presumably innocent person who stands before the judge accused of a crime. The spirit of in dubio pro reo must prevail. Even in the fine details, doubtful matters are almost always decided in the accused's favor.
There are countries where in dubio pro reo doesn't exist. The accuser has the rights and the defendant is almost automatically considered a criminal. Even countries that have built their judicial system upon a presumption of innocence still have difficulty applying it fairly. Critics in the US point to disproportionate convictions among certain ethnic groups as evidence that jurors may be more likely to ignore doubt for the accused with non-Caucasian defendants.
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A big adult green salamander that was found in the sandstone cliffs on bays mountain.
A young green salamander that was found on Bays mountain
Green Salamander (Aneides aeneus) from Tishomingo, MS.
Green Salamander (Aneides aeneus) from Tishomingo, MS.
Easily spotted in a small depression on a rocky outcropping near where a creek crosses a highway.
The green salamander (Aneides aeneus) is a member of the lungless salamanders, family Plethodontidae. It is the only member of the Aneides genus that inhabits the Eastern United States (all other Aneides salamanders are found in the west). Rarely seen in the field, the green salamander is an extremely habitat-specific species that is seldom found away from its preferred surroundings: moist, shaded rock crevices.


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Continental-GeoPetro (Bengara-II) Ltd. Submits 2011 Bengara-II Budget Proposal
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- GeoPetro Resources Company (NYSE Amex: GPR) ("GeoPetro", "we", "our" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its 12% owned subsidiary Continental-GeoPetro (Bengara-II) Ltd. ("CGB2") has proposed a 2011 Bengara-II Block exploration budget to Indonesian oil and gas regulators in the total amount of US$89 million.
The total projected expenditures proposed by CGB2 includes the drilling of two wells in 2011 consisting of one appraisal well and one exploratory and/or additional appraisal well at a combined budget of US$53.8 million.
The total budget also includes an amount of US$30.8 million for 2D and 3D seismic acquisition, processing, and interpretation expenditures. Most of the 2011 seismic expenditure is a carry forward from the 2010 budget year for the ongoing field acquisition survey originally begun in 2010. However, the amount proposed for 2011 does include an increase in expected 2010 seismic acquisition costs to cover overruns expected as a result of delays in 2010 field acquisition efforts caused by surface damage claim issues.
The remainder of the proposed budget provides for technical studies intended to justify a plan of development and for administrative expenses. The budget is subject to the revision of and the approval of Indonesian oil and gas regulator BPMIGAS.Kunlun Energy Company Ltd. (HKSE Symbol: 135.hk and formerly known as CNPC ( Hong Kong) Ltd.) is the majority shareholder of CGB2. Kunlun controls and manages all of CGB2's operational activities. About GeoPetro GeoPetro is an independent oil and natural gas company headquartered in San Francisco, California. GeoPetro currently has projects in the United States, Canada and Indonesia. GeoPetro has developed a producing oil and gas property in its Madisonville Field Project in Texas. Elsewhere, GeoPetro has assembled a geographically-diversified portfolio of exploratory and appraisal prospects. Cautionary Statements This news release contains forward-looking information. Statements contained in this news release relating to future results, events and expectations are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements may involve known and unknown risks involving market prices for natural gas and oil, economic and competitive conditions, regulatory changes, resource estimates, estimates of proved and probable reserves, production forecasts, geological and engineering uncertainties, potential failure to achieve production from development drilling projects, capital expenditures and other risks and uncertainties, which may cause the actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such statements. Additional risk factors include, among others, those described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not have any intention or obligation to update forward-looking statements included in this press release after the date of this press release, except as required by law.
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Christmas ColorsPosted: December 19, 2013 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black riding boots, blue, christmas, green, green scarf, teal jeans, white, white cableknit sweater 1 Comment
With less than a week until Christmas (!!!), I thought I'd show a bit of holiday spirit by putting together some outfits with holiday colors, kind of like what I did last year, except these will be more casual. So to start, I picked a combination not usually associated with Christmas anymore – blue and green. Of course this is more like teal and green, but you get the idea. Now if I could just build a collection of Christmas brooches other than my usual three…
Sweater: New Look, Boots: local shop, Scarf: hand-me-down, Jeans: thrifted
Frohe WeihnachtenPosted: December 24, 2012 Filed under: Life | Tags: christmas, family, food, photography Leave a comment
Christmas is a relatively new thing in Vietnam. Our Christian populations have been celebrating it for ages, of course, but it's only in the last 10 years or so that it's become more of a nation-wide thing. People don't do anything much other than putting up a few decorations and playing Christmas music., but our family usually makes a bigger deal out of it, because of our connection with Germany – both my parents, my sister and her husband studied there, and we are lucky that their German friends still travel regularly to Vietnam and bring us things like fir boughs, spiced cookies, and stollen. So it may not be our big winter festival (that is still the Lunar New Year, which will be around February), but we do have a lot of fun celebrating it. Merry Christmas everybody!
My niece at her kindergarten's Christmas pageant. She had a bit of stage fright (hence that less-than-excited look)
P/S: Jess and I have decided to give SIA a break this week since it's the holiday and all. We'll be back after the New Year, on January 7th.
Weekend Round-Up: Happy Holidays!Posted: December 24, 2011 Filed under: Life | Tags: weekend, music, book, christmas 4 Comments
Things have slowed down a great deal around here, but I figure I might as well keep with the posting schedule, since I'm leaving next Tuesday for San Diego and won't be back until after the New Year. Also, I was so excited to receive this Christmas card from Loren of The Inclined Plane (we're doing Christmas card swap.) Adorable, right? Thank you so much, Loren! I'm afraid mine is not as nice…
Links of the Week:
- First off, a few inspirations for holiday outfits, in case you need something for a party later tonight: how to wear red and green together, and the wear*it Wednesday edition of holiday-inspired looks.
- Looking to the future, here's the color trend forecast for 2012 (70's appliances, really?) and Madewell's extremely pretty Spring 2012 collection, which has been popping up all over Pinterest.
- I was featured as the Local Fashion Blogger on Go Chic or Go Home. Thank you, Cynthia, for putting together a lovely post.
- And, finally: I'm pretty sure most of you guys have seen this, but I have to spread the love: the trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is here! Richard Armitage doesn't even look like himself and I don't care!
Blog of the Week: Another non-fashion blog for you guys – Krisatomic by Kristina. She's a great photographer and wicked talented illustrator. I was inspired to get back into drawing and painting after looking at her lovely illustrations, but I have to resign to the fact that I'm not good at drawing people. Trees are more my specialty. Nevertheless, I love the colors and the graphic quality of Kristina's works.
Book of the Week: "Salt: A World History" by Mark Kurlansky. I'm reading this as research for my next book (set in the salt mines of England.) I guess I think about salt more than the average person, since I cook, but it's still fascinating to learn about it. For example, did you know that "salary" and "soldier" both originated from the Latin sal, meaning "salt", because soldiers were paid in salt back then?
Song of the Week: "Tiny Tree Christmas" by Guster. In case you're not sick of hearing it from those Time Warner commercials yet :)
And that's it! I'll try to post while I'm in San Diego, but no promises, so in case I won't see you guys until next year, happy holidays everyone!
My Secret GardenPosted: December 23, 2011 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black turtleneck, black-and-white dress, brooch, christmas, green, red, red t-strap heels, tights 4 Comments
I was having trouble finding a location for the photo shoot when I stumbled across this little alley garden, which I've never looked inside because the gate was always locked. But this time it was opened, so I peeked in, and found something straight out of The Secret Garden - tree stumps with mushrooms growing on them, leaf-strewn ground, ivy everywhere… It's magical. Although the whole time my heart was beating like crazy because I was afraid someone might come by and charge me with trespassing, it was too pretty to pass by.
Anyway, the outfit is something I would wear if I had a fancy Christmas party to go to. But since I'm going to spend Christmas cooking and eating (as one should), most likely I'm just going to chill in stretchy jeans and a comfy sweater. I'll still wear the brooch though.
Dress: Zara, remixed
Sweater: Target
Tights: gift from my friend Trang
Shoes: Steven by Steve Madden thrifted, remixed
Brooch: vintage
Recipe: Christmas StollenPosted: December 22, 2011 Filed under: Recipes, Tutorials | Tags: baking, bread, christmas, recipe 2 Comments
Because everybody in my family (except for me) studied in Germany, when we do celebrate Christmas it is with German traditions. And one of those traditions is the Stollen, the German Christmas bread. I haven't been able to find the exact kind here in the US, so I've been making it myself for a couple of years now. It doesn't taste quite the same, but it's fun to make, and it helps me feel closer to home.
ETA: Recipe adapted from here.
What You Need:
1 tablespoon yeast
2/3 C warm milk
1/3 C sugar
1/3 C butter, softened
1 egg
1/2 tablespoon salt
2 1/2 C bread flour
1/3 C each currants, raisins and candied cherries (quartered)
2/3 C candied citrus peel (I got a tub of mixed dried fruits for fruitcake and used 1 C of it in place of the cherries and peel)
1 ts each ground ginger and allspice
6 oz. marzipan (found in the baking isle)
About 2 tablespoons melted butter and powdered sugar, for dusting
1. Dissolve yeast in the milk (I also added 1/2 tablespoon sugar to help the yeast along), let stand until foamy.
2. In a large bowl, combine the yeast mixture with the sugar, butter, egg, salt and 2 C flour. Mix well. Add the remaining flour, a little at a time, until the dough begins to pull away from the side of the bowl. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface, knead in the dried fruits, ginger and allspice, until smooth, about 5 to 10 minutes.
3. Place the dough in an oiled bowl, make sure it's coated with oil. Cover and let rise for 1 hour.
4. After the dough has doubled, punch it down and roll it out. Shape the marzipan into a log and place in the middle. Fold the dough over, pinch the seams together to seal. Place the loaf, seam side down, on a baking sheet. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise for 30 to 45 minutes.
5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce to 300 degrees F and bake for 30 to 40 minutes more. Let cool completely. Pour the melted butter over the loaf and dust it with powdered sugar (the traditional loaf is rolled in powdered sugar, but I find that a little too sweet.) Enjoy!
Sorry I didn't have a picture of a slice yet. I'm saving this for Christmas dinner, I'll make sure to have a picture then.
A Bookworm's Christmas TreePosted: December 19, 2011 Filed under: DIY, Tutorials | Tags: christmas, diy 6 Comments
I usually don't do Christmas decorations, because I didn't grow up with it as a family tradition, being Vietnamese and all. This year, however, all the other Christmas stuff around the blogosphere has gotten me all inspired, and when I saw this picture, I knew I found my tree. So I emptied out about a third of my bookshelf (or a forth, I don't know. All I know is that that stack barely made a dent in the amount of books I have) and stacked them in a pinwheel design. I wanted to put the HP books on top, but they're too thick, so my Neil Gaiman collection got the honor instead.
If that looks a little too labor-intensive for you, above is a smaller version that you can do with 3-4 paperbacks and about 10 hardcovers. It's inspired by this photo. I should have gotten a piece of cardboard to support the pages of the first book to stop them from drooping down, but… oh well.
Here's how I made the bow topper:
What You Need:
– Newspaper (the link above calls for an old book, but I absolutely hate any kind of craft projects that call for destroying books. Unless you're Andy Dufresne trying to hide a rock hammer in the Bible.)
– Scissors, stapler, glues
1. Cut 5 to 6 strips of newspaper at 8″ long and 3/4″ wide. Twist and fold two ends of the strip in the middle to create loops at both ends.
2. Staple the ends down. Repeat.
3. Glue three of the loops together.
4. Add the other two on top, to form a bow.
Put the bow on top of your tree with a little piece of tape, and you'll have a tree that screams "I'm a bookworm!"
The lights are my roommate's. I refused to spend any money on this


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Ray Harding, the once-powerful state Liberal Party leader who was involved in a pay-to-play pension scandal, died Thursday morning at age 77. NY1's Courtney Gross filed the following report.
He is credited for helping launch the political career of former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, standing behind him, literally and figuratively.
"He was someone that I really admired and someone that was very, very important to my getting elected mayor of New York City," Giuliani said.
But Ray Harding's life was not always a victory party. Once one of the last remaining relics of old-time party bosses, he was led out in handcuffs in his twilight.
Originally from Yugoslavia, Harding came to the United States as a World War II refugee. He took over the state's Liberal Party in the 1970s. Under his leadership, the party helped propel the political careers of both Mario Cuomo and Alan Hevesi.
But some of his closest allies ended up contributing to his downward spiral. After he helped elect Giuliani, Harding's two sons, Robert and Russell, were selected as top administration officials. Russell later resigned in disgrace and was convicted of embezzlement.
When Harding lent the party's name to Andrew Cuomo in 2002 to run for governor, he ended up losing the party's ballot line altogether after Cuomo dropped out of the race. It was Cuomo who charged Harding for taking kickbacks from Hevesi, the former State Comptroller, in 2009. Harding made a plea deal with prosecutors and never served jail time.
For those closest to him, the last years of Harding's life do not taint the impression he made on New York politics.
"When you look at Ray Harding, the good clearly outweighed whatever mistakes he made," Giuliani said.
"In my many years as his protege, his partner, and his friend, I found him to be the most honorable and ethical person that I had met in many years in political life, and I don't believe he believed he did anything wrong," former Deputy Mayor and Liberal Party official Fran Reiter said in a statement.
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Cops: Woman tried to kill man with samurai sword
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A Salt Lake woman was arrested on attempted homicide charges after police said she tried to kill a man with a samurai sword.
Officers said 25-year-old Tasha Davis was arguing with a neighbor when things quickly escalated.
According to police, Davis went to her apartment and returned wielding a 27-inch samurai sword.
Police said Davis attacked the victim, repeatedly swinging the long blade at him.
The man blocked one of the swings with his arm, resulting in a large gash.
Davis' boyfriend grabbed her and held her until officers arrived, according to police.
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A man has been charged with the stabbing death of his boss last month and the beating death of another man 11 years ago.
Jeffrey Keith Means of Signal Hill is scheduled to be arraigned on Feb. 5 on the two murder counts filed by prosecutors this week.
He is charged with killing 67-year-old catering company owner Ronald Henry on Dec. 19 in the victim's Long Beach apartment. Means worked as a cook for Henry.
Detectives then discovered the 42-year-old Means had been arrested but never prosecuted in the bludgeoning death of Hal Shaw in 1996.
Means repaired cars with the 48-year-old Shaw, who was killed in
Investigators now believe they have enough evidence to prosecute
Means in the Shaw killing.
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The Worst Constructed Keywords Ever
Keywords have existed from the beginning of Magic: the Gathering. Even then, the original 10 (haste, flying, fear, protection, landwalk, banding, first strike, regeneration, trample and vigilance) had some problems: I recall the original MtG player's guidebook requiring something like 10 pages explaining how banding worked, and it seems like people still don't understand how trample really works (Yes, I realize haste, fear, and vigilance didn't have keywords back then. I didn't mention it because it's an unimportant point and makes me waste time explaining it, thus disrupting the flow of the article. Like now. I hate you guys.)
Although Arabian Nights came out with the similarily confusing Cumulative Upkeep, and Legends with Bands with Other, new keywords didn't come into existence with regularity until the introduction of Mirage and [card=suq'ata lancer]Flanking to the tune of one new keyword per expansion on average.
Then came Scourge. Having tested returning Cycling in addition to introducing Morph in Onslaught, Wizards decided to release THREE new keywords into the minor sets: Provoke, Double Strike and Storm. Ever since, each expansion has had at least two keywords, with this most recent block containing at least three keywords per set. Some have been good; some have been terrible throw-away ideas that are certainly undeserving of their own keywords. In this article I will highlight some of the very worst, and why they were so bad. NOTE: The focus of the article will be on Constructed play.
An unholy trinity of bad abilities
Category 1: The Three Most Useless Keywords Ever
This category rates the effect (rather, lack therof) this keyword has had on the game of Magic. Splice onto Arcane might not be a bad idea, but the cards that had Splice were generally bad enough that they never saw tournament play. These are the very worst.
3. Amplify
I guess Wizards was scared of making tribal decks too strong or something, because this ability has maximum usefulness early on (when your hand is still full) but only exists on creatures with CMCs of 3 or more. And the two 3-mana Amplifiers either punish you for amplifying or suck. Even if you played an all-creature deck these cards wouldn't become remotely broken.
Glowering Rogon or Spiritmonger?
2. Phasing
For some reason, Wizards thought people would be willing to pay more than half a creature's worth for half a creature. Being unable to attack until two turns after hitting play completely ruined any speed advantage these cards might have offered, and their complete undependability made them only a candadite for wacky combo decks seeking to abuse that rules nightmare they carried with them.
Is this meant for your creature or your opponent's?
1. Bands With Other
I think we were all expecting this one. Giving a very limited amount of creatures the potential to use a bad ability is weak, and then you consider that you have to spend a card to get this potential. Cathedral of Serra + Gosta Dirk + Jasmine Boreal makes for a rather unthreatening combo. For the record, what this does is give the creature banding, but it can only band with other creatures that have the same ability.
"Please, please let me draw Adventurer's Guildhouse.."
Category 2: The Three Most Poorly Conceived Keywords Ever
These are keywords that Wizards should have stepped back halfway through and realized were a bad idea. Instead, they will forever remain in our heads as big mistakes.
3. Shadow
One of the most uninteractive abilities ever, especially considering Green and Red didn't have any shadow creatures (having lame anti-shadow cards instead). Shadow decks were basically games of swing-at-each-other-until-somebody-dies, and forevermore creatures with shadow are basically unblockable in the older formats. Cool idea, but not a good one.
Yay, I get to block!
2. Affinity
Giving artifact decks 2-mana lands while weakening artifact removal was a terrible idea. By enabling nearly-free or free spells, Affinity returned us to the brokenness of Urza's Saga in a hurry, and cards like Arcbound Ravager and Cranial Plating didn't help. When applied in non-broken ways, the mechanic was boring and fragile. Much like Storm, the mechanic either worked or it didn't, and when it worked it was pretty unfair.
1. Islandhome
Another failed attempt to give Blue strong creatures with drawbacks, this keyword was so worthless it lost its title as a keyword. All flavor and no function, nobody enjoyed these cards and nobody would even if they were strong because pretty much every game they would just sit there. And when did that "sacrifice" clause ever matter?
This seems fairly costed.
Category 3: The Three Most Poorly Executed Keywords Ever
Some keywords have amazing flavor, and have the potential to be amazing and cool mechanics. Instead, some rebalancing in a room somewhere leaves us with a mangled Homunculus of a once-great idea.
3. Forecast
The idea of a spell having a value when it's NOT played is a great idea, and makes the hand a new arena of combat for the game. However, instead of making Forecast something playable WotC decided to slow it down to a once-per-turn, only-on-your-turn, never-a-surprise kind of mechanic. The best part is that its the mechanic of the Blue-White Azorius, which absolutely despises playing spells on it's own turn.
I'm going to be keeping this in my hand for a while.
2. Splice Onto Arcane
An ability not unrelated to Forecast, Splice Onto Arcane could have been a good mechanic if thy printed Arcane and Splice cards that didn't suck. The Kamigawa mechanics were meant to work together, but they were so low-quality in general that one couldn't justify running Arcane spells so you could Splice other bad spells onto them. Hence the notable lack of keywords in Kamigawa tournaments.
It sucks, but at least you can Splice stuff on it.. If you have the mana.
1. Morph
A super-great idea that promoted bluffing and surprise is now "I play face-down Exalted Angel." It turned Limited on its head, but in Constructed, for a 2/2 was too slow every time, especially when one had to factor in the morph cost (which was usually huge too). for a 2/1 or even a 0/3 would have been light-years better and brought the keyword up to tournament speed.
Fatal Mutation + Break Open FTW.
Category 4: The Three Biggest Wastes of Cardboard Ever
These were the keywords that you would see when you cracked a pack and immediately pass over. Filler sucks, and these keywords filled more than anyone else. THIS IS WHERE WIZARDS SCREWS US [Surely you mean WI$$$$ARDS -Ed].
3. Soulshift
Suffering from the Mercenary syndrome of finding irrelevant cards, Soulshift had enough potential to be unfair that it had to be relegated to weak, uninteresting cards. Thus 27 cards, one of which was maybe playable. Too bad you need a lot of Soulshift for the mechanic to pan out.
Was this card supposed to make Soulshift good?
2. Landwalk
Wizards figured out a while ago that not only was landwalk useless in most metagames (flying every few games), it was BORING. Now it's more used for flavor than as a serious ability, but it still has resulted in 45 generally useless cards (save Dryad Sophisticate).
Gotta get around those flying creatures somehow..
1. Morph
What a failed project. A whopping 101 cards referenced morph, and of them only Exalted Angel saw real play. I guess you could include Blistering Firecat too if anybody ever flipped it in the history of ever. Over ONE HUNDRED cards. Thats 2/3 of a minor set. I consider it a bigger mistake than Urza's Saga; you can ban broken cards, but you can't take back bad cards.
Were they serious?
The Future
I personally am not looking forward to the return of snow-covered lands. They look great (as in beautiful), but the cards they produce aren't going to be any stronger than normal and it's probably going to be like Shadow; produce a lot of cards only useful in block (oh wait.. Coldsnap doesn't have blocks). Snow permanents are more of a gimmick than anything, and this cheapening of the product for sales angers me.
Please prove me wrong, Wizards. Don't make me update my list.