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The Choirs of Northwest University and University Presbyterian Church join the Rainier Symphony to present CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS -- a traditional Christmas celebration at Benaroya Hall. The concert features carol arrangements by David Willcocks, John Rutter, Healy Willan, Bob Chilcott and more, celebrating the traditions of Christmas.
Tickets go on sale Monday, October 1, 2012 at 10am. All seating is reserved. This event is presented by Rainier Symphony, Northwest University and University Presbyterian Church. Benaroya Hall and Seattle Symphony are not presenters of this event. All prices subject to change.
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text: Category: Wine & Dining Date: Monday, 01 January 0001 Knightsbridge in London will soon play host to a rather exciting dining experience, with the announcement of a new Burger & Lobster restaurant to open in Harvey Nichols this coming October. Sure to be a huge hit judging by the popularity of the previous openings, the venue features an eclectic menu including a burger or a lobster for £20, including chips. Foodies are sure to be particularly impressed with the lobster rolls, as well as the Californian burger patty which comes nestled between two iceberg lettuce leaves. With an enthusiastic reception greeting the Burger & Lobster restaurants in Mayfair, Soho and London's Square Mile, it's a safe bet to assume the Knightsbridge branch will attain the same high standards and celebrity clientele. Once you've finished eating, return to the Chesterfield Mayfair Hotel and make use of the 24-hour service at the Terrace Bar. Make the most of the dying days of summer with the Mayfair Summer package.


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Freshman Requirements
At Southern Oregon University, our admission decisions are based on a review of your total academic portfolio, including GPA, test scores, and several other factors. Meeting our minimum requirements does not guarantee admittance. For this reason we want applicants to be aware of our students' average academic profile, rather than minimum requirements.
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SAT: 1027 (critical reading & math)
ACT: 22 (composite)
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Mariah Hale Costume Designer | « Previous | Who's Who | Next » | |
Folger Theatre: Henry VIII (Associate Costume Designer), Othello (Associate Costume Designer). Regional: Goodspeed Opera/ Norma Terris Theatre: Both Barrells; American Stage Co: The Butter and Egg Man; Algonquin Arts Center: The 39 Steps, A Year with Frog and Toad; Kline Theatre: Romeo and Juliet; Yvonne Theater: Nine, The Misanthrope. Off-Broadway: Variety Arts Theater: A Good Swift Kick; New York Music Theatre Festival: Cyclops: A Rock Opera. Associate Costume Designer: Regional: Dallas Theater Center: Arsenic and Old Lace. Roanoke Island Historical Assoc.: The Lost Colony. Madison Square Garden: A Christmas Carol. Roundabout Theater: Picnic, Company. Broadway and National Tours: Smokey Joe's Café, Chicago, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Crazy for You, Guys and Dolls, Andrew Lloyd Weber's Music of the Night, Disney's King David. Teaches fashion design at College of Morris and Brookdale College, costume design at Gettysburg College and Rider University, Westminster School of the Arts. |


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Some U.S. Government Websites Vulnerable to Spammy Redirects
Many Americans may instinctively believe there's little risk in visiting any site that ends with .gov. It's the government–their sites are secure, right? Apparently not.
Sophos's NakedSecurity blog reports that spammers have discovered many U.S. sites are vulnerable to a simple exploit that sends the unwary to fake "work-at-home" websites.
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The party isn't over! Wrap up your Pride weekend by joining us for Sunday Funday! This year Toledo Pride is bringing you an entirely new Sunday Funday experience in Downtown Toledo with events for kids and families in the afternoon and some laid back fun and entertainment later in the day for the adults (after you've recovered from Saturday!).
From 12-3pm, join us in Promenade Park for an afternoon kid-friendly games, family activities and more. There will be no alcohol sales until 2pm to ensure a child-friendly environment. From 3pm-10pm, the Toledo Pride party will continue for the grown-ups with music, food, friends and beer. Food vendors and live entertainment will be running all day long. Check back soon for more details.


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Let's face it, when we think of sweaters, cardigans automatically come to mind — this is the era of extreme layering after all. But having lived in an open-stitch pullover sweater all summer, I've realized how one can transform a wardrobe. Not only are they easy to take on and off, but they also go with practically everything, including cropped pants and pencil skirts a la Joan Holloway of "Mad Men." Since pullover sweaters simplify a look, choose one that has a bit of embellishment, pattern, intricate stitching, or color to kick up the panache-factor without the heavy use of accessories. I wouldn't recommend ditching all your cardigans this fall, but maybe one of these 10 wardrobe-transforming pullover sweaters will get some heavy rotation in your style life.
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Syllabification: briskPronunciation: /brisk
Definition of brisk in English:
1Active, fast, and energetic: a good brisk walk business appeared to be brisk
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- Navi took a quick break from their brisk walk by leaning against one of the light poles.
- Darren had to hurry to keep pace with his father's brisk walk.
energetic, lively, vigorous
1.1(Of the weather or wind) cold but fresh and enlivening.
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- A cold, brisk wind fills the square on a grey Saturday afternoon.
- Though the wind was brisk and chilly, the sun was bright and warm.
- The September night was chilly, with a brisk wind picking up, but neither seemed to notice.
biting, keen, chilly, cold
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1.2Sharp or abrupt: the brisk, dismissive nod of her head
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Welcome to Casino Royale, the ultimate psychedelic secret agent satire! Packed with girls, guns and gags galore, this "very funny picture" (The New Yorker) delivers "laughs all the way"(Cue)! Starring Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, David Niven, Joanna Pettet, Orson Welles, Daliah Lavi, Woody Allen, Deborah Kerr, William Holden and others, and with an original score from Oscar® winner* Burt Bacharach, this groovy spy movie is "even farther out" (LA Herald-Examiner) than all other spoofs combined! British Intelligence is waning in every possible way! When the diabolical SMERSH begins killing off Her Majesty's Secret Service, super-agent James Bond (Niven) recruits six more "James Bonds" to confuse and conquer their enemies. But it won't be easy. They'll have to face an army of irresistibly sexy female operatives, exploding robotic fowl, parachuting Indians and a germ that makes all women beautiful but kills all men over 4'6"!
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**Theatrical Feature Blu-ray
**Audio Commentary with James Bond Historians Steven Jay Rubin and John Cork
**The Making of Casino Royale - A Thrilling, Behind-the-Scenes Documentary in Five Parts
**Original Theatrical Trailer
Cast & Crew
Casino Royale has the answers to all my complaints about the 45-year-old James Bond series, and some I hadn't even thought of.
I hope Craig finds more moments like that in Bond. And I hope he gets to wear that tuxedo again and again and again.
I consider Daniel Craig to be the most effective and appealing of the six actors who have played 007, and that includes even Sean Connery.
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Ancient protein offers clues to killer condition
12 May 2008
More than 600 million years of evolution has taken two unlikely distant cousins – turkeys and scallops – down very different physical paths from a common ancestor. But University of Leeds researchers have found that a motor protein, myosin 2, remains structurally identical in both creatures.
The discovery suggests that the tiny motor protein is much more important than previously thought – and for humans it may even hold a key to understanding potentially fatal conditions such as aneurisms.
Says Professor Knight of the University's Faculty of Biological Sciences: "This is an astonishing discovery. Myosin 2's function is to make the smooth muscle in internal organs tense and relax involuntarily. These creatures have completely different regulatory mechanisms: the myosin in a turkey's gizzards allows it to 'chew' food in the absence of teeth, while that in a scallop enables it to swim. Yet they have exactly the same structure."
Myosin molecules generate tension in smooth muscle by adhering to form a filament, which grabs hold of a neighbouring filament, and relaxes by letting go. When the muscle is in a relaxed state, myosin molecule folds itself up into a compact structure.
This folded structure allows the smooth muscles to adjust to being different lengths so they can operate over a large distance, such as the bladder or the uterus expanding and contracting. In contrast, skeletal muscles operate over a narrow range, defined by how much joints can move.
Professor Knight says: "We were puzzled to find that the scallop's myosin 2 had retained its ability to fold and unfold, as they don't need to accommodate a large range of movement. After all, the scallop only moves its shell a little when it swims.
"In evolution, if something is not essential to the survival of an organism, it is not conserved. The fact that the scallop has retained all the functions of its myosin 2 over hundreds of millions of years tells us that this folding is of fundamental functional importance in muscle and that we don't know as much about it as we need to know."
In humans, any changes in the composition of myosin within the muscles can be fatal. For example, a swelling in the walls of an artery can cause a brain aneurism, while an enlarged heart can lead to cardiac arrest in a young, fit person.
Says Professor Knight: "Because these malfunctions occur in our internal organs, we are often unaware of what is going wrong until it's too late. Learning how to control myosin, how to move it around without disturbing the delicate balance between filaments and individual molecules, is an emerging area and one we are only just beginning to tackle."
The research, funded by BBSRC, is published in the US journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Notes to editors
Peter Knight is Professor of Molecular Contractility in the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds
A copy of the research paper, Conservation of the regulated structure of folded myosin 2 in species separated by at least 600 million years of independent evolution is available on request from the PNAS press office.
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The Faculty of Biological Sciences at the University of Leeds is one of the largest in the UK, with over 150 academic staff and over 400 postdoctoral fellows and postgraduate students. The Faculty has been awarded research grants totalling some £60M and funders include charities, research councils, the European Union and industry. Each of the major units in the Faculty has the highest Grade 5 rated research according to the last government (HEFCE) Research Assessment Exercise, denoting research of international standing. The Faculty is also consistently within the top three for funding from the government's research councils, the BBSRC and NERC. http://www.fbs.leeds.ac.uk
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I made no bones about how much I adored Joe Lansdale's Edge of Dark Water, so when I got a chance to ask Joe a few questions, I was beyond thrilled! Joe is a busy guy, a wonderful writer, and if you haven't discovered him yet, he's got a tremendous backlist, so you've got quite a lot of awesome to choose from. He just won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Horror Writer's Association (among more than a few Bram Stoker's), so I thought he'd be a perfect spotlight during my Scare-a-Thon event.
Also, courtesy of the lovely folks at Mulholland Books, we've got a copy of Edge Of Dark Water up for grabs, so be sure to check out the details at the bottom of the post.
Please welcome Joe to the blog!
Joe, thanks so much for joining me for my October feature! As the winner of nine Bram Stoker Awards (and many others), you're no stranger to the rush of your work being recognized on an international scale, but recently, you won the Lifetime Achievement Award, along with Rick Hautala. Did you ever imagine you would be this successful as a writer? Will you tell us a bit about how you started writing?
I never imagine that. I just wanted to write for a living because it's what I love. It was always my dream job. Still is. I've been doing it since I was a child, placing articles, stories, novels, screenplays, etc. for forty years, and its still my dream job. I was a comic book nut in the late fifties and all through the sixties, but they led to my reading all manner of books and stories. I was also a fan of movies, just about any form of written entertainment. I don't think I really had a choice. I never finished college, but I started teaching myself how to write by reading. I'm still teaching myself how to write by reading. Once I started selling, I just kept at it. I worked all manner of jobs, the last being a janitor, and then I was able to go full time. I've been at it ever since.
Your most recent release, All the Earth, Thrown to the Sky (Sept 11th, 2012), is your first young adult novel. What made you decide to write a book especially for young adults? Was it a challenge to make the switch?
Actually, I had written another Young Adult titled THE BOAR. I was fond of it. It was done for a small press, and then reprinted by another small press. I liked doing it so much I planned to do it again. In many ways, a lot of my adult fiction is really young adult fiction, in that young adults are the protagonists. It's a kind of story I love a lot. I enjoy coming of age stories, stories where young people are experiencing the mysteries of growing up, the good and the bad.
You're well known for your noir/crime novels, but also have some horror titles under your belt. What things do you find truly scary?
People. That's what's truly scary. Even supernatural horrors are symbolic of realistic horrors. People do some pretty awful things.
How do you think horror in fiction has changed from its heyday in the 80s to more recent offerings?
It's more frequently contemporary, and it's a lot more about the evils that humans do, and with less disguise about it. It's also more graphic, though not exclusively. I like graphic and non-graphic. It depends on the story for me. I think it has also embraces the mainstream, or rather the mainstream has embraced it. I think the eighties started those trends and they have continued. There are now a lot of blending of romance, tons of vampires and zombies. Nothing wrong with any of that, but there's so much of it, it's not all that engaging anymore. There are exceptions, and they make it worthwhile. They are usually much more character driven pieces, better written material.
What do you consider "pushing the limits" when it comes to your writing?
I try not to think about that when I write. I don't want to do it consciously. I let the story decide.
When looking for a good scare, who are your go-to authors?
I'm at the point where in the horror field I'm reading backwards. I've gone back to Machen and M.R. James, Algernon Blackwood, Poe, E.F. Benson. I love a lot of contemporary stuff, but my head has been there lately, which considering I'm thought to be one of those that kicked a few doors down, with a lot of assistance from other writers, I might add, it would seem I would be all about the modern approach. I am for the most part, but lately I've been rereading the old classics and writing a few stories in that vein.
What are a few of your favorite scary films?
I loved THE HAUNTING, from one of my favorite horror novels, THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE. I really loved the recent THE WOMAN IN BLACK. I liked the novel, the play, which I saw in London, as well as the BBC film, and the recent film version. I love NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, a lot of the drive in horrors. My friend Lee Lankford just directed a film, CHRISTMAS WITH THE DEAD, based on a story of mine with a script by my son, Keith Lansdale. It stars Damian Maffei and Brad Maule, and my daughter, son-in-law, and friend and horror writer Chet Williamson have roles in it. I love films.
Is Halloween an event at your house? If so, how do you like to celebrate?
I love Halloween, but we usually keep it simple. A horror movie, or I read a fine horror story. Our kids are grown, so we don't have trick'r treating anymore. It seems I'm often on some kind of trip, doing an event on Halloween. Couple years back in New York, my daughter was with me. She went to a Halloween extravaganza down town, and I stayed in the hotel anticipating watching a good horror film. There was one on. Not one. Limited cable, I like to think. I did, however, have a horror story with me, so I read that and wrote a piece on a writer I was asked to do. So, it wasn't perfect Halloween, but it was something. This year I'm giving out an award for a Halloween Writing Contest, which, by the way, my daughter is one of the judges. Then I hope to come home and watch a Halloween movie. I teach class on Wednesday night at the University, but I let my students off to have a work day, and, to have Halloween. Class would have been mostly empty anyway, so I let them loose to have fun, and not waste my night by not showing up. And you know what. I don't blame them.
Is there anything else you'd like to share with us about upcoming projects or events (or anything at all!)?
I have the paperback edition of my novel EDGE OF DARK WATER coming out from Mulholland Books. It's still available in hardback, but comes February there will be the paperback. It has a readers guide in the back, and an interview with me. I'm going to be with Lee Lankford in Torino, Italy for a showing of CHRISTMAS WITH THE DEAD at the Torino film festival. I love Torino. I love Italy. I enjoy seeing the movie. It's a win, win, win.
Keep up with Joe: Website | Twitter
About Edge of Dark Water:
"The strongest, truest, and most pitch-perfect narration since Huck Finn's. Marvelous and terrifying, EDGE OF DARK WATER is the result of real genius at work. A masterpiece."—Dan Simmons
May Lynn is a pretty girl who dreams of becoming a Hollywood star. Until her dead body is dredged up from the Sabine River.
Sue Ellen, May Lynn's strong-willed teenage friend, her friends Terry and Jinx, and Sue Ellen's mother set out to dig up May Lynn's body, burn it to ash, and take those ashes to Hollywood. If May Lynn can't become a star, at least her remains can be spread in the land of her dreams.
Pursued by Uncle Gene and Constable Sy, who're after the money they've found, and Skunk, an all-too-real legendary killer who's after their lives, they begin to understand that when you set out to make the dreams of a friend your own, your worst nightmares might come along for the ride.
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Oooh, just finished The Magic Wagon would love some more Lansdale!
I normally stay away from spooky horror stories, except in October It just seems appropriate to read them then!
I love watching the older horror movies in October. Just watched Young Frankenstein and The Birds.
I love Joe. His series of books starring characters Leonard Pine and Hap Collins are some of the funnest reads out there. Within his writings I find humor, horror and nail-biting (edge of your seat) excitement.
There is no one else quite like him.
Great interview.
Thanks for the giveaway. I would love to read this book. It sounds very good. email@example.com
thanks for a fun post and giveaway! These books sound scary
I'm a longtime fan! Always great reading about your insights.
This is just too cool. Joe is really a figure for even established writers to look to.
I love Joe's writing, though all I've ever read is his short fiction. I have a couple of his novels in the TBR queue, though, and intend to get to them shortly!
Very nice interview. Congrats on all the awards!
perfect time of year for spooky reads! thanks for the giveaway! heard some good things about your books
So with you on The Haunting, really enjoyed that film. One of my faves is The Birds – you cannot have creepy like that and not feel it is believable. Thank you for sharing with us today.
This sounds like a book I would really enjoy! Thank you for the giveaway!
This book sounds like typical Lansdale: awesome.
Great interview! I've had the honor of meeting Mr. Lansdale at a few Horror Conventions. He is so articulate and down to earth and very fascinating to listen to. He has such a unique way of looking at writing and horror.
I listened to the Edge of Dark Water audiobook – so good! Great interview.
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One of the biggest challenges in this economy is the task of growing your revenue without growing your costs. Everyone tells you to advertise and invest in your company, but if revenue is flat or worse declining then spending resources can send you backwards.
An idea that we have come up with as an organization to prevent this is to build a flexible and commission driven sales organization. We have two different products and sales cycles and we are approaching both sales teams differently.
For our products that have a short sales cycle, we have recruited 4 sales people on commission only to work with our company. The weak job market has allowed us to attract talented sales people, but at the same time we have a great product with a short sales cycle. If you have a sales cycle that is between one and two months, a commission only organization works. If not, you will need to create a draw or base structure, and every company is different.
For our social media application we are selling to brands, we know the sales cycle is 3-12 months, so commission only doesn't work. To tackle this we are finding industry experts and creating strategic partnerships and referral programs to create business. You can dramatically reduce your sales cycle when a new hire has a rolodex or specific industry connections. So instead of hiring one or two high paid sales reps, we are recruiting 4-5 key industry experts who can work on a referral/commission basis in the verticals we want to go after.
Here are the basic steps to implementing a program like we have:
- Define your product sales cycle
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- Make sure you have a solid training and sales management structure
- Support your sales staff with PR and by leveraging your network
- Constantly monitor your sales results and fix any wrong assumptions immediately
If you implement some or all of the above ideas, you can grow your organization in any economy. We are set to have our best month ever because of this.


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Playcentre Matinees
Half Term Matinees
The Rio offers specially priced tickets – £1.50 children and £2.50 accompanying adults – for the Saturday Morning Picture Club and Tuesday afternoon Playcentre Matinees, to help children to enjoy great films at an affordable price.
RIO Saturday Morning Picture Club
Sponsored by Hackney Gazette Membership is free. Members have their membership cards stamped on each visit and get free admittance after every 10 visits and a free poster after every 25 visits. Parents, please note: children under the age of five years must be accompanied by an adult throughout the performance. You are welcome to drop off older children at the start of the film and return to pick them up at the end. Doors open at 10.30am and the FILM starts at 11.00am sharp. The length of the films varies - please check the finish times listed below. Please note: unaccompanied adults will not be admitted.
Sat 7 Feb 11.00am
(US 2008) dir. Eric Darnell & Tom McGrath 89m. Digital. Voices of: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen.
The sequel to the worldwide smash hit sees all the original characters stranded on the African continent. Encountering species of their own for the very first time, how will our New Yorker friends survive out in the wild? Double the fun the second time round, this is Dreamworks' best animation yet!
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£1 Children/£2.50 Accompanying Adults
Sat 14 Feb 11.00am
(US/UK 1993) dir. Agnieszka Holland 101m. Kate Maberly, Maggie Smith, Heydon Prowse, Andrew Knott, Laura Crossley.
Frances Hodgson Burnett's ever popular tale of Mary Lennox, a young British girl forced to leave her home in India when her parents are killed in an earthquake. Arriving at her reclusive uncle's manor in Yorkshire she discovers a secret and neglected garden, and with the help of some new friends begins to restore the garden and unravel some family secrets.
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£1.50 Children/£2.50 Accompanying Adults
Sat 21 Feb 11.00am
(US 2008) dir. Raja Gosnell 91m. Piper Pebero, Jamie Lee Curtis & voices of Drew Barrymore, Andy Garcia, George Lopez.
A fun-packed doggy tale as, through a series of unfortunate events, a pampered Beverley Hills Chihuahua winds up stranded in Mexico. Alone and out of her depth, she is forced to survive on the unfamiliar streets, learning a few lessons as she tries to find a way back to her more luxurious lifestyle.
Sat 28 Feb 11.00am
(UK/US 2008) dirs. Sam Fell & Robert Stevenhagen 93m. Voices of: Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Watson, Tracey Ullman, Kevin Kline, William H. Macy, Stanley Tucci.
Based on the award-winning book, this enchanting, dazzlingly beautiful animation follows the adventures of a misfit mouse, an unhappy rat and other members of the animal kingdom as they find their fates intertwined with that of a bumbling servant girl and a whimpering princess.
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(Germany/UK/US 2008) dir. Iain Softley 106m. Brendan Fraser, Eliza Hope Bennett, Helen Mirren, Paul Bettany, Jim Broadbent, Andy Serkis.
There's action packed adventure when Mo discovers he has the ability to bring characters from storybooks to life and accidentally manages to free one of literature's scariest villains, Capricorn, from the confines of his pages. Can Mo and his daughter beat all odds to recapture Capricorn before it's too late?
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Sat 14 Mar 11.00am
THE PRINCES' QUEST (Azur & Asmar) (U)
(Spain/Italy/Belgium/France 2006) dir. Michel Ocelot 99m. Voices of Steven Kyman, Nigel Pilkington, Suzanna Nour, Nigel Lambert.
The animated adventures of Azur, the son of a nobleman, and Asmar, the child of a nurse, raised together until they are cruelly separated by Azur's father. Meeting again many years later on a quest to find the Dijin fairy, they must compete against each other to become the first to rescue the magical creature. A visually stunning film from the award-winning makers of KIRIKOU AND THE SORCERESS.
Sat 21 Mar 11.00am
(US 1939) dir. Victor Fleming 98m. Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley.
In this classic film Dorothy lives on a farm in Kansas until a cyclone arrives, and picks her, her house, and her dog Toto up and deposits them in the land of Oz. Things in Oz are strange and beautiful, but Dorothy just wants to get back home. She's helped by the Good Witch of the North, but she's also in trouble with the Wicked Witch of the West.
Sat 28 Mar 11.00am
(UK/US 2006) dir. Mark Palansky 101m. Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Reese Witherspoon.
A modern spin on the classic ugly duckling tale as young aristocratic heiress Penelope struggles to find true love and learn to love herself, despite being born with a curse that gives her a pig's snout instead of a nose.
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Feb 11 2012
United Look to Lay Lashing on Liverpool
There's something about today's opponents that seems a little familiar. Oh, that's because there is. The latest installment of the Manchester United-Liverpool rivalry was only two weeks ago, and after Liverpool nabbed a late win at Anfield that day, United are aiming for revenge in the form of a crucial league win at home today.
Valentine's Day is next week, but there isn't a lot of love between these two sides, so today's encounter is sure to be a tense one. The backstory that is Patrice Evra and Luis Suarez facing off for the first time since their now-infamous interactions in October is garnering plenty of headlines coming in, understandably, but it shouldn't distract from the fact that this is a crucial match for both sides and that a United win will put all the pressure on City to match the result tomorrow.


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The Lynx have announced that they have signed guard Jacki Gemelos.
Never heard of her?
Well, she hasn't played in the WNBA yet.
Gemelos, 25, was selected by the Lynx in the third round (31st overall) of the 2012 WNBA Draft.
A 6-foot guard averaged 11.0 points and 7.3 rebounds in nine games as a senior for Southern Cal before suffering a season-ending knee injury, resulting in her fifth ACL reconstruction in six years.
As a junior, Gemelos appeared in all 37 games (28 starts), averaging 12.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 30.6 minutes per game. She made 52 three-pointers and shot 42.3 percent from beyond the arc to lead the Pac-10.
Is she Candice Wiggins replacement off the bench when the team needs a three?
Candice played at Stanford, so she was from California, too.
Gemelos, as a high school senior at St. Mary's, averaged 39.2 points, 8.9 assists, 6.5 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game. She was a McDonald's All-American, a WBCA All-American, Miss Basketball of California and the 2006 National Player of the Year by MaxPreps and Scout.com.
Sounds like she is definitely worth a look in training camp, which starts next month. Big question with Gemelous, obviously, is how her knees hold up.
The Lynx announced its preseason schedule today. The WNBA team will play Washington in Bismarck, N.D., on May 18 and meet Connecticut at Target Center on May 21.
Here is the team's release:
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Lynx today announced the team's preseason schedule for its 15th season of professional women's basketball in Minnesota. To prepare for the 2013 WNBA season, the Lynx will play two exhibition games, including making a trip to the Bismarck Civic Center to face off with Washington on May 18 at 7 p.m. The Lynx will wrap up their preseason schedule with a preseason game at Target Center on May 21 against the Connecticut Sun at 12 p.m.
"We're very excited for this season's preseason schedule," said Timberwolves and Lynx President Chris Wright. "With interest in the Lynx at an all-time high, we're looking forward to hosting a preseason game at Target Center as well as expanding the WNBA brand into North Dakota with a game at the Bismarck Civic Center. It's a great opportunity to expose a new group of fans to our phenomenal product and the excitement of Lynx basketball."
Minnesota's game in North Dakota is its first trip to the neighboring state since the 2008 preseason, when the Lynx played Los Angeles at the Betty Englestad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, ND on May 11. Similarly, Minnesota's preseason game at Target Center will be its first exhibition contest at the arena since May 1, 2008 vs. Connecticut.
Lower-level tickets for the game against Connecticut at Target Center are currently available for purchase, beginning as low as $15. Season ticket members and groups of 10 or more can purchase seats at a discounted rate of $12. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Lynx at 612-673-8400 or by visiting www.lynxbasketball.com.
Tickets for the May 18 game in Bismarck go on sale Wednesday, March 20 at 11:30 a.m., beginning as low as $15 and can be purchased by calling 800-745-3000, ordering online at www.ticketmaster.com or in-person at either any Ticketmaster outlet or the Bismarck Civic Center Ticket Office.
The Minnesota Lynx kick off their 15th season on Saturday, June 1 against the Connecticut Sun at Target Center. Full season ticket memberships, which include tickets to all 17 home games and exclusive season ticket member events, are available for as low as $187 by calling 612-673-8400.
Maya Moore has won major titles now on three continents: North America, Europe and Asia.
On Tuesday, she had 36 points, 16 rebounds and 7 steals as Shanxi beat Zhejiang 97-87 at a neutral site to win the Chinese Women's Basketball Association Finals 3-1.
Moore won several NCAA titles at UConn and one WNBA title with the Lynx in 2011, her rookie season. She also was on the U.S. team when it won the gold in the London Olympics in 2012. And then there was that national title in Spain and EuroLeague title.
And now she has taken China by storm. The latest story on Shanxi and Moore's success is here.
Moore is making four, five times from Shanxi -- in the mid six figures, according to several sources -- what the Lynx pay her. And she has delivered.
Now can she lead the Lynx to the 2013 WNBA title in her other job?
* Liz Cambage, the 6-8 Tulsa star, was Zhejiang's star. She had 29 points and 11 rebounds and also committed and drew a flagrant foul. It got a little rough inside, which almost could have been expected. Cambage was 18-for-18 from the field and had 54 points in Game 3 of the Finals.
I can picture Shanxi's Spanish coach telling his players to make Cambage earn every point this game.
And, finally, a Moore tweet today:
Coming home a Champion! We put em away 3-1 tonight.Thank you everyone for cheering from afar!
News come slowly sometimes from the other side of the world.
For instance, the Lynx were touting Maya Moore's 53 points in Shanxi's 96-92 victory over Zhejiang on Tuesday in the first game of the Chinese Women's Basketball Association's best-of-five finals.
But there was an ugly side to the story, too.
Apparently, some of Zhejiang's fans were not too happy with their team's first home loss of the season. And they surrounded and started beating up two of the referees.
The CWBA issued an apology. A reporter wrote that more security was needed.
The second and third games of the series move to Shanxi.
Zhejiang star Liz Cambage had 38, but fouled out. Maybe the Zhejiang's so-called "fans" got upset at Cambage being out of the game.
The story is here
The Lynx held their annual season ticket holders party on Tuesday. A year ago at that event, Taj McWilliams-Franklin was there and announced she would be coming back for 2012. The date was Jan. 23.
This year none of the Lynx players were in attendance. Mama Taj is an assistant women's basketball coach with Rice. And Lynx officials said the team is preparing to go either way -- with or without Taj -- this season.
So no news yet from Taj, who is 42, and once again trying to decide whether she will retire or play another season.
Two other unsigned Lynx are guard Candice Wiggins and post Jessica Adair.
Word is Wiggins may be looking for more playing time someplace else; Adair, slowed by injuries most of last season, is expected back.
Friday is the first day WNBA teams can make offers to free agents and start signing them. And there are a lot of them out there.
It's cold outside, but Lynx players are playing basketball around the world. Here is a roundup from the Lynx PR staff:
* After scoring 40 points in Shanxi's Game 1 loss to Beijing in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association best-of-three semifinals, Maya Moore focused on defense on Thursday.
She shut down Beijing star Sophia Young (San Antonio Silver Stars forward), limiting her to just 10 points in 21 minutes. Moore had 19 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists, three steals and two blocks in Shanxi's 76-54 win.
Shanxi plays Beijing again on Saturday in the deciding Game 3 at home with the winner moving on to the WCBA finals against Elizabeth Cambage (Tulsa Shock center) and Zhejiang.
* Seimone Augustus and Sparta&K dominated Wisla Can-Pak in EuroLeague play Wednesday, improving to 9-2 in EuroLeague with a 89-63 win.
Augustus scored 10 points on 4-of-9 shooting, one of five Sparta&K players in double figures in the rout. Sparta&K returns to the floor on Sunday in Russian League play, facing WNBA stars Kristi Toliver (LA Sparks guard) and Crystal Langhorne (Washington Mystics forward) and second-place Dynamo Moscow.
* Lindsay Whalen continued her hot play Wednesday for Galatasaray, scoring a game-high 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting to lead her team over Perfumerias. She also had eight rebounds and four assists, both team highs, as Galatasaray won 68-56. Galatasaray is 9-2 in the EuroLeague.
Last weekend in the Turkish League, Whalen scored a game-high 19 points to lead Galatasaray over Ceyhan Bld 77-62. Galatasaray is second in the Turkish League (TKBL) with a 12-2 record.
* Monica Wright had 23 points, five rebounds and three assists for Dandenong last weekend in a 98-73 win over Canberra. Wright was 9-of-16 from the floor and had a pair of steals and a blocked shot. She is averaging 14.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.6 steals in 21.5 minutes per game in the WNBL (Women's National Basketball League) in Australia this season.
*Jessica Adair had a solid weekend for Townsville, another Aussie team On Friday, Adair scored eight points on 2-of-4 shooting, adding five rebounds in 10 minutes of play as Townsville fell to Bendigo 80-72. The next night, she had 16 points, 10 rebounds, three blocks and a steal as Townsville won 78-65 over Bulleen. The Fire are now 10-8 this season, fourth place in the WNBL.
WNBA teams can start signing free agents on Feb. 1, which means the Lynx will probably want to know by then if Taj McWilliams-Franklin, their starting center, is coming back for another season.
Mama Taj is 42 and this offseason is not paying overseas as usual. Instead she is in her first season as an assistant coach at Rice University in Houston.
The Owls are 9-9 overall, 1-4 in Conference USA after a tough 49-48 home loss to UTEP on Thursday.
On Rice's web site the head shot of McWilliams-Franklin is her in a Lynx uniform. There is also an action shot of her playing for the Lynx in a WNBA game.
Rice won six games in a row earlier this season, but is in a 1-5 slide of late.
If the Lynx had won a second title last season, I think that Mama Taj would have retired. And she still might. But I know she likes Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve, her Lynx teammates and she ust might be coaxed into one more run at another title after coming so close in 2012.
The Lynx lost to Indiana 3-1 in the WNBA Finals. Not the way McWilliams-Franklin would want her long career to end.


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Click fraud botnet defrauds advertisers up to $6 million
An advertising analytics company said it has discovered a botnet that generates upwards of US$6 million per month by generating bogus clicks on display advertisements.
An advertising analytics company said it has discovered a botnet that generates upwards of US$6 million per month by generating bogus clicks on display advertisements.
A website that leaked credit reports of celebrities and government officials last week appears to have a curious link to the malicious banking software known as "Zeus."
U.S. consumers experienced the highest level of identity theft in three years in 2012, although much of the fraud losses were absorbed by banks and merchants, according to a new survey.
Twitter is urging its account holders to be smarter with their passwords following two recent attacks by hackers directed at Burger King and Jeep that took control of those accounts.
Spanish police say they've broken up a crime ring that extorted money from Internet users by accusing them of viewing child pornography or terrorist-related materials and demanding fines.
Financial malware authors are trying to evade new online banking security systems by returning to more traditional phishing-like credential stealing techniques, according to researchers from security firm Trusteer.
A 22-year-old Dutch man who sold credit card details online was sentenced on Friday to 12 years in a US prison in a fraud prosecutors alleged caused more than US$63 million in damages, according to the Department of Justice.
The Shylock home banking malware has been updated with new functionality that allows it to spread automatically using the popular Skype Voice-over-IP (VoIP) and instant messaging client.
U.S. banks and their customers are doing a better job of protecting themselves against cyberattacks that result in thieves taking over commercial accounts, according to a survey released by the Financial Services-Information Sharing and Analysis Cent...
A 27-year-old Romanian man was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison after admitting he was part of a group that stole payment card data from hundreds of computers belonging to merchants in the U.S.
The creators of Carberp, a banking Trojan program used exclusively in Russian-speaking countries, have started to sell an improved version of the malware together with custom scripts that would allow cybercriminals to target U.S. online banking custo...
Several malicious Android apps designed to steal mobile transaction authentication numbers (mTANs) sent by banks to their customers over SMS (Short Message Service) were found on Google Play by researchers from antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab.
Project Blitzkrieg, a coordinated attack against U.S. banking customers allegedly planned for the spring of 2013, is a real and credible threat, security researchers at McAfee have said.
U.S. law enforcement agencies with the help of Facebook have arrested 10 persons from various countries in connection with international cybercrime rings that targeted users on the social network.
Romanian authorities dismantled a cybercriminal ring that stole an estimated US$4 million from U.S. citizens by posting offers for non-existent items on online auction websites.
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First impression on unpacking the Q702 test unit was the solid feel and clean, minimalist styling.
For work use, Microsoft Word and Excel programs pre-installed on the device are adequate for preparing short documents.
The Fujitsu LifeBook UH574 allowed for great mobility without being obnoxiously heavy or clunky. Its twelve hours of battery life did not disappoint.
The screen was particularly good. It is bright and visible from most angles, however heat is an issue, particularly around the Windows button on the front, and on the back where the battery housing is located.
My first impression after unboxing the Q702 is that it is a nice looking unit. Styling is somewhat minimalist but very effective. The tablet part, once detached, has a nice weight, and no buttons or switches are located in awkward or intrusive positions.


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Here is the translation of the Holy Father's address before and after the recitation of the Angelus today to the pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square. * * *
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Forum post of the day: The end of big guilds {WoW}
May 25th 2009 9:05AM As a member of a casual raiding guild Burning Steppes, EU (approx 30-40 members, many many alts), we decided to approach WOTLK raiding in a slightly different manner to in TBC. We we very studious about Kara and then ZA (we pugged 25s but never really had the numbers to raid 25s regularly ourselves), but this time, we decided to go into Naxx and everything else in Wrath "blind". i.e. our preparation consisted of gearing our chars and turning up to the raids with a focused mindset. No tactics etc. were watched , heard, read before hand. A few weeks later and we had cleared Naxx 10, and eventually OS and Maly fell, too. We are currently stepping up to Kalagorn in Ulduar10 and showing how a tight-knit group of friends can work out fights and coordinate tactics extremely effectively. Anyone looking to extend the life of WoW and to instill some more fun into raids should definitely try this approach to any new content :)
p.s. not trying to big-up us or preach the "truth", just wanted to give one example of how to extend a game's shelf-life at the same time as enquiring about any other guilds that might have done the same as us.
About the Bloggers: Mike Schramm {WoW}
Mar 19th 2008 8:25AM What's with all the juvenile Mike bashing? Whatever you think about his horde-bias or other opinions about WoW etc etc., doesn't give you reason or right to get all up close and personal? Do you ever read/hear the WowInsider peeps slagging readers/listeners off? No, not even when some of the commentors are, to use someone else's eloquent rhetoric, "complete tools"
So... lay off the schrammster :-)
Talents you hate {WoW}
Mar 11th 2008 3:27AM err... even in less than full kara purples, you should be able to keep a tank up in either 5mans, or kara without toughing regrowth. Heroics can be challenging, but that doesn't change much for druids until they are much better geared or running with a very good and well geared tank. Rolling 3 lifeblooms and using rejuv and swiftmend should be ample.... you do know that you can swiftmend on the last hot tick for the full hot amount right?
Build Shop: Druid 0/11/50 {WoW}
Feb 13th 2008 7:52AM @ chris
"If you wanted discussion of druid talents, why not feature builds about which there is discussion e.g. some of those nuances PvP specs I mentioned, dreamstate Vs ToL/Heavy resto for PvE, balance-resto hybrid Vs feral-resto hybrid for soloing/casual play etc etc."
I didn't mean to have a go at you for any lack of druidic knowledge you might have. I simply meant that as you can see, the only real discussion/useful comments that follow this kind of build goes something along the lines of "don't do it dude, just don't." As your own analysis of the build aptly pointed out (with your admitted limited experience of druids), there are many oddities here. Now, if the intention of buildshop is to feature quirky builds (anyone remember the druid sealion build that cropped up on the EU forums?) that people (other druids) can look at and laugh/comment, then this might be a good choice. However, to reach a wider audience than that of the class in question's experts, I think you need to follow the idea that Davidchiller mentioned - the core builds and their variants (which are easy to research). This, imo would make the comments more insightful and useful for druids and non-druids alike.
BTW. I do enjoy reading buildshop and the comments that always teach me more about classes that I know less about, and I don't think that a class expert is needed to do the job - I think that you, as a non-druid, are far better positioned to raise questions and point out issues of confusion that then might prompt decent responses from the community :-)
About the Bloggers: Eric Vice {WoW}
Feb 13th 2008 2:38AM @backho
goldseller above me!!! eeek!!!
you do not belong here!
Build Shop: Druid 0/11/50 {WoW}
Feb 13th 2008 2:26AM there is a reason that there are pretty much standard builds for all aspects of druid play i.e. PvE oriented balance, resto x2 (dreamstate balance-resto & ToL resto) & feral. With PvP, there are some variations in specs depending on arena bracket e.g. Balance (Boomkin, Moonhealer), Feral (incl. nature's grasp, natural shapeshifter, naturalist, OOC - altho feral is not too popular for PvP), and two resto builds (one incl. insect swarm and one focusing more on resto talents). The differences between some of the more nuanced builds and the standard builds are not that major and bear (grr) no resemblance to the waste of time build-shop one featured. Why gimp any of the playstyles you want to explore as a Druid when you can do 5 dailies/sell some mats on AH and respec if you want to do what I do and do a bit of all forms of druidness? If you think that you can use a spec to cover up holes in your diff gear collections, then you are very wrong imho. As a couple said already, the +spell dmg with healing gear allows you to respec between resto and balance for some degree of PvE/PvP (altho lack of spell hit will gimp your raiding/heroic performance a tad). Then with feral...if you want to tank, you NEED tanking gear (for anything harder than say ramparts).
I really don't want to put you down - obviously anyone can spec how they want (i've tried some odd builds for fun many a time), but the point is that other than enticing a barrage of dismay, what was the point of this buildshop? If you wanted discussion of druid talents, why not feature builds about which there is discussion e.g. some of those nuances PvP specs I mentioned, dreamstate Vs ToL/Heavy resto for PvE, balance-resto hybrid Vs feral-resto hybrid for soloing/casual play etc etc.
Just my two pence worth ;-)
WoW Insider Show Episode 24: RP, raiding, and the Unforgotten Realms guys {WoW}
Feb 12th 2008 7:21AM Real shame that the best columnist on the insider hardly got a look in. Hopefully, Marcie can come on again when the dudes are somewhere else busing being dudey. Funny in places, but bad planning... Marcie was wasted as a great commenter on raiding and raid healing
The Light and How to Swing It: Levels 21-40 {WoW}
Jan 23rd 2008 6:44PM I love this column. So much so, in fact, that I made a pally... which required me to renege on my "i will never play a blood elf pledge" (tauren and troll ftw!). Not only am I enjoying my pally (the simplicity compared to my main druid is quite a pleasant change... as is carrying a sword while still being able to heal myself and others), but thanks to TL&HTSI, I am really looking forward to what is to come for my little sexy belf (male, i hasten to add... fed up with all my male guildmates rolling fembelf alts... it's worse that the whole adolescent male nelf thang imo. Dammit.. real men roll taurens if they are butch or belf males if they are less than butch! :-)
Brunch Topic: What's the most beautiful weapon? {WoW}
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Posted: January 7, 2009, from the January 2009 issue of Skin Inc. magazine.
In just a few short weeks, America's Expo for Skin Care & Spa (AESCS)(R) will bring its exciting and dynamic program to McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago on March 28-30, 2009. This year's show will again be co-located with America's Beauty Show (ABS), bringing you even more educational value for your dollar. This event offers you access to more than 500 exhibitors, 150 of which deal exclusively with spa, and you will have the opportunity to mingle and network with more than 3,000 of your industry peers.
The Advanced Education Program at this year's America's Expo for Skin Care & Spa has been structured to give you more time to focus on education, yet still allow you plenty of time to visit the expo, network and attend Manufacturer Classes. In addition, the tracks have been reformulated based on attendee feedback.
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This year's program will kick off on an environmental note with the captivating Salon/Spa Sustainability Summit: Triple Bottom Line—People, Planet and Profit. If you want to go green in your salon, spa or personal life but are not sure exactly what to do, plan now to attend the beauty industry's original summit.
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Freemium games accounted for more than half the chart, with Kingdoms of Camelot and Bejeweled Blitz taking second and third spots in the list in the UK. On iPad, Apple's Pages was the top grossing app in the UK in 2012, followed by The Times and Kingdoms of Camelot.
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In the ever-expanding universe of spa services, the facial is probably the least luxurious treatment out there. Unlike purely indulgent aromatherapy massages, salt glow scrubs, and hot milk pedicures, facials serve undeniably practical purposes: they rehydrate thirsty skin, slough off flaky dead cells, and dig accumulated grime out of pores.
But a number of spas are incorporating local ingredients—and local folklore—to create sensual facials that are utterly indigenous to the places where they're performed. The Claremont Spa in California wine country uses a mask made from crushed grapes, and another spa in Aspen cleanses skin with a hot towel infused in pine-needle oil. In congested Manhattan, you can have your pores blasted with oxygen. And that's just the beginning. The following 12 facials, offered in spas from Hawaii to North Carolina, are more than a bimonthly chore for the dull-complexioned. They're mini-vacations for all five senses—and for your lackluster skin.
Hawaiian Pohaku Facial Spa Grande, Grand Wailea Resort, Maui, Hawaii; 808/875-1234; $200. The only indigenous element missing from this tropical facial is a hula dancer. The 80-minute treatment starts with cleansing and extractions, followed by a ti-leaf and mud mask, and a hot stone neck-and-shoulder massage. Essential oils made from native flowers—plumeria, tuberose, and gardenia—are smoothed onto the face and neck. In a word: Cowabunga!
Wine Country Journey Claremont Resort & Spa, Berkeley, Calif.; 510/843-3000; body polish and facial, $250. "Our face mask contains crushed seeds from forty-two wine varietals," says spa director Nancy Cauthorn, who teamed up with a manufacturer of body products made from local grapes. "The seeds have natural oils and contain vitamins A and E, which balance all skin types." Skin is first exfoliated and then further refined with a grapeseed paste. Warm towels are applied to different areas of the body and face, followed by either an oil or lotion massage. Alas, the spa doesn't serve wine to drink with the treatment, but "there's a constant red wine aroma," says Cauthorn. "It's very relaxing."
Champagne and Caviar Facial Verabella Skin Therapy, Los Angeles, Calif.; 310/278-4733; $150. Leave it to a Beverly Hills spa to concoct a facial loaded with luxe ingredients. Flat champagne mixed with wheat germ and yeast enzymes is used to exfoliate the skin; then a 30-minute essential-oil massage relieves stress. A threefold caviar treatment (ampoule, creamy mask, and collagen fleece sheet) is applied next, which leaves skin luminous (and doesn't smell the least bit fishy). "Caviar extract is rich in vitamins A, D, B1, and B6," says spa owner Vera Kantor, whose clients include Lisa Kudrow, Candice Bergen, and Michael J. Fox. "It makes your skin look smooth and fresh." The perfect pre-Oscar splurge.
Facial Hydration Plus Paris Spa by Mandara, Las Vegas, Nev.; 702/ 946-3322; $100. "Most visitors here aren't used to the heat and dryness, or the heavy water," says spa director Charlotte Bowdle. "The first thing they want is a facial." The Hydration Plus replenishes moisture-starved travelers with a multi-vitamin pack made from cereal grains. The skin's water level is then boosted a second time by one of four Phyto Skin Care hydrating masks: Oxygenating for combination/oily skin, Nutrivital for dry skin, Harmony for sensitive types, and Revitalizing for mature clients. "It gives you plump skin, replete with moisture. Any fine fatigue lines are alleviated and softened. And it smells divine."
Cleansing Clay Facial Green Valley Spa & Tennis Resort, St. George, Utah; 800/237-1068; $85. "Twenty-eight million years ago, the desert here was under a salty sea," says co-owner Carol Coombs. "When the sea receded, it left huge mineral clay deposits, which were pushed up into these great red cliffs." The clay in the Cleansing Clay Facial is mined from those same cliffs, along with preserved salt crystals. "Native Americans used the clay as soap. It also cools and reduces inflammation," explains Coombs. The brittle clay is painted on over a solvent made from Indian sage, juniper berries, and creosote bush, all harvested nearby. "People come in with ruddy, inflamed cheeks or grayish, coarse skin and walk out with a totally different skin tone," says Coombs. And, we'd imagine, a new appreciation for mud.


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I have a strawberry planter I want to use to plant herbs in on my deck. It is the smaller pot so I have room for about 6 herbs. What are the best/favorites for our area and to grow in the pot? Thank You, Kay |
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- Posted by shansgarden 7 (My Page) on Tue, Mar 1, 11 at 1:12
I like oregano and thyme. The oregano dies back in winter but comes back from the roots, and the thyme stays green even through the winter. They might need a little more protection in the pot though (mine are in the ground). Someone else may have some others to add. |
- Posted by buyorsell888 Zone 8 Portland OR (My Page) on Wed, Mar 2, 11 at 18:50
Chives or garlic chives for the pot. My favorite of the herbs I grow is rosemary but it grows too big for a strawberry pot. I love it with lemon on chicken and with garlic on steak. Love to just grab it when I get the mail too. Love the smell. |
I loved the look of a fully planted herb pot in books, so have tried to recreate it in 3 different strawberry pots with limited success as compared to other larger pots. Even if you put a PVC pipe with holes in it the pots limit growth and don't stay moist for the moist loving herbs. We've tried rosemary, thyme, oregano, calendula, pansies, cilantro, parsley, garlic chives, and chamomile in strawberry pots. Thyme, oregano, & garlic chives remain. The others were either annuals, died, or were moved to in ground plantings because the pots limit the spreading habit of the herbs where they root along the stems later in summer. Last year, I emptied 2 of my 3 to plant in the ground instead and those plants have tripled in size in comparison to what is in the pots. The strawberry pots get hot in sunshine & don't allow a lot of root room except for the top spots. Sedums are growing nicely in the 2 tall strawberry pots now. The strawberry pot herbs were just not enough production to harvest all summer as well as have extra to freeze for winter. They are lovely when planted, just don't stay that way long. Takes daily watering July until fall rains. We potted up herbs last year as gifts to family members into large patio planters divided into 3 groups: Still the herbs in the ground are doing the best and are the ones with the largest harvest. The plants in my remaining 4 pocket strawberry pot are cute & tiny except for the thyme which has hung over the side. |
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We've been officially in Fall for a few weeks now and as is typical for sunny SoCal it's still quite warm over here. As I await the cooler weather I've been shopping for a few items to add to my wardrobe with the help of my Pinterest boards. When I pin images, I do it quickly and don't really think too much about it, just whatever I'm instinctively drawn to, and so it's interesting to go back and take a closer look at what I've pinned and take notice of similarities among my pins. I've used those similarities as cues to zone in on my style and come up with a list of what pieces I want to add to my wardrobe. I've found that by focusing my shopping with a list, I'm less likely to get overwhelmed and frustrated and less likely to be tempted to buy things I'll hardly wear and I'll eventually have to get rid of because they've become clutter in my closet.
I haven't really shopped for myself in awhile so my list includes classics that I've been needing to either add or update. Here's part of my 'To Buy' list (I'll share the other part tomorrow!):
A classic trench coat Black skinnies (any recommendations for a flattering pair?)Grey skinniesA colorful printed scarf or two
Thin solid sweaters in neutral colorsA leopard scarf
Lots of cozy and chunky sweatersFlat riding boots -any recommendations? I'm looking for a pair that is high quality, comfortable, and fits my thin calves (I hate when there's a huge gap). Currently considering these, these, and these.
So far I've crossed off classic trench and colorful scarf off my list with this and this.
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Delores Metcalf just can't quit cats. The Kansas City woman has been arrested for a fourth time on charges related to hoarding felines.
What a relief. Police in Kansas city say that the set of eyeballs found at a Conoco gas station earlier this week didn't come out of a human face.
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January 31, 1949, saw the birth of Bob Berdella, who in four years of serial killing had tortured six men to death. In the end, he only served four years in prison before dying. Some have suggested that he was poisoned, and Berdella himself complained that he was not getting his heart medication, but for lack of any evidence, his cause of death is listed as natural causes.
A trio of youthful suspects were caught on surveillance video Sunday attempting to rob a Kansas City Church's Chicken restaurant. The robbery didn't work out–an employee snatched a handgun from one of the suspects and all three ran out of the store. After police released the video, asking the public for help in locating the would-be robbers, one woman recognized her own son.
Police in Kansas City, Mo., are searching for a teenager who was caught on surveillance video sucker punching an elderly bus driver for no clear reason. According to what Captain Steve Young of the Kansas City Police Department told the Huffington Post, the young man entered the bus October 1 without paying and punched the driver before getting off.
Today's reader photo comes to us from Todd in Kansas City. On the morning of June 17, 1933, the Union Station Railroad Depot in Kansas City, Mo., was the scene of a shootout that took the lives of five men.
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Wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, I've seen all of these titles on the blogs of others and wondered how I would describe myself when it came my turn. Sure I am all of those things and many more, we all are. I may be older than most, younger than some, weathered more seasons than many, still to discover some rough pages in time, but I guess what best describes me, and what I want most is to be TEACHABLE.
My name is Nannette for those who don't know me. Yvonne Nannette Elkins....yeah it's a rough one. I blame it on my mother. See my tab titled Candace Jo for the fun story behind the "other" name.
I have been married to my absolute best friend in the whole wide world for 33 years, my Doogalas, as they called him in Latvia. And we were blessed with three of the best sons on the planet, Kyle, Kristopher and Korey Ross. I never had a little girl but if I had I always wanted to name her Rachel. So one day I introduced my eldest to a beautiful young lady named, you guessed it, Rachel, and the rest is history. They have been happily married for ten years. Isn't God cool? So I got my Rachel and a really great friend at the same time!
My husband blessed me by letting me stay home with my boys after he finished his schooling with the FAA and enjoyed his work as an Air Traffic Controller Supervisor for over 15 years. But during that time God was calling us into full time ministry and we answered that call in 2001 and finally gave it all up, walked away and never looked back.
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