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If you are going to look back on what was most likely Broadway's Golden Age, you couldn't have a better tour guide than Barbara Cook, Broadway's quintessential ingenue in the 1950s.
Cook transformed herself into a cabaret artist of the first rank more than two decades later, but her heart and soul remain in musical theater, something that comes through with astonishing clarity in "Barbara Cook's Broadway," her glorious new one-woman show at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater. In fact, its subtitle could be called "Among My Yesterdays," a Kander and Ebb song she sings early in the 90-minute evening.
Cook's retrospective is not so much about her long career, although she talks a bit about her life, sings a few numbers from "She Loves Me" and does a very funny lip-sync to her original recording of "Glitter and Be Gay," that Mount Everest of arias from Leonard Bernstein's "Candide."
The show is a collection of songs from Broadway right after World War II and into the early 1970s, when Cook stopped working regularly on the New York stage.
These days, at age 76, Cook is a musical-theater phenomenon. Sure, she can't hit those impossible high notes in "Glitter and Be Gay" like she did eight times a week nearly 50 years ago, but her voice remains a remarkable instrument. Not only that, it's more expressive than ever.
The woman turns each song into a mini-musical all its own. Cook finds the emotional truth in a number, mixed it with her impeccable phrasing and enunciation and transforms the moment into high art.
Consider her rendition of "The Gentleman Is a Dope." Cook mines the Rodgers and Hammerstein standard for some surprising bitterness. Yet she can find the comic wistfulness of "A Perfect Relationship" from "Bells Are Ringing" and the exuberance of "Wonderful Guy," that forthright declaration of love in "South Pacific," too.
But Cook is at her best with songs of heartache, whether the composer is Richard Rodgers, Irving Berlin or Jerry Herman. She reveals the deep longing in such numbers as "This Nearly Was Mine," "What'll I Do?" and "Time Heals Everything."
As usual, Cook is accompanied by the invaluable Wally Harper on piano, and Richard Sarpola is on bass. She performs on the simple, regal set used for Lincoln Center Theater's production of "King Lear," which plays five times a week in the same space.
"Barbara Cook's Broadway" is on view at Lincoln Center through April 18 on a weekend performance schedule. Do not miss it.
Artful simplicity has never seemed more eloquent than in the era of the pop gymnast, when ambitious singers compete to execute triple somersaults of empty, strained vocal melisma. As an exemplar of a traditional, more generous value system in which the performer serves the song rather than vice versa, there are few singers as compelling as the lyric soprano Barbara Cook, whose new show, ''Barbara Cook's Broadway,'' opened a limited engagement (through April 18) at the Vivian Beaumont Theater last night.
Ms. Cook, who is 77 but possesses the voice (when it is rested) of a woman less than half her age, embodies the term late bloomer. Her soprano may have darkened and her operatic coloratura faded, but it is only in the last decade that this onetime Broadway ingénue (of ''The Music Man,'' ''Candide'' and ''She Loves Me'') has hit her autumnal peak as a cabaret and concert performer. In her previous show, devoted mostly to Stephen Sondheim, she found a special compatibility with that ranking intellectual of theater composers. Applying her sunny soprano and perfect enunciation to Mr. Sondheim's ambivalent, fiercely verbal lyrics, she refreshed the songs and warmed them up.
Her approach to a song is to take one step back and then open her arms. As she embraces a lyric, she comforts it as she listens to it. Even when the ending is sad, a kind of calm descends. With her overarching faithfulness to a song's melody, the voice soothes a song's anxiety and pain in a way that's maternal but also hardheaded. Ms. Cook never fawns, dotes or offers weepy empathy. She understands that tough love, combined with a farsighted understanding, makes for the best therapy.
Her singing remains technically impeccable. The sweeping lines of a Rodgers and Hammerstein ballad pour out with scarcely an extra breath taken. Near the very end of ''This Nearly Was Mine,'' from ''South Pacific,'' Ms. Cook lingers over the word ''paradise,'' drawing it out in a soft, sweet, humming vibrato that goes on longer than seems humanly possible. It's not a gimmick but a distillation of a lyric that's all about paradise lost and the acceptance of dreams not coming true.
With her longtime musical director, Wally Harper, on piano (his playing is sparer and more focused than in the past), and the bassist Richard Sarpola, the intermissionless, 90-minute performance maintains an easy balance between pathos and playfulness. Blending autobiography and Broadway musical history (in backstage anecdotes that involve everyone from Robert Preston to Leonard Bernstein to George Hamilton), it is a homey, intimate show for Broadway connoisseurs that might mystify a theater audience expecting an East Coast answer to Las Vegas.
In 1987 Ms. Cook brought a similar program to Broadway at the Ambassador Theater, in her one-woman show, ''Barbara Cook: A Concert for the Theater.'' This sequel is far more confident and sharply focused, with the songs thematically connected in subtle ways. She plays an amusing joke on ''Glitter and Be Gay,'' her coloratura aria from ''Candide,'' and reprises several songs from her signature show ''She Loves Me.'' ''A Wonderful Guy,'' from ''South Pacific,'' is pure joy without syrup, and ''Mister Snow,'' from ''Carousel,'' a warm and witty revelation.
Throughout the concert runs a thread of yearning, a feeling that for Ms. Cook seems synonymous with the life force. It's inspiring to observe how a mingling of desire, memory and a hard-won joy with a voice that won't quit can coalesce into the equivalent of musical wisdom.
How do you follow on the heels of your own hit? That's the happy dilemma that Barbara Cook, the celebrated singer of theater songs, faced when she first mulled putting together a new concert at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theatre.
It was just two seasons ago, after all, that Cook did her Tony-nominated show "Mostly Sondheim" at the Beaumont. "I was concerned because the Sondheim show was very successful," Cook said recently. "You know how you feel about trying to follow a success."
Actually, not everyone does, but Cook, who started succeeding 50 years ago, came up with "Barbara Cook's Broadway!," which opens tonight at the Beaumont (on the set of "King Lear") for weekend performances through April 18.
The concert focuses mostly on music from 1951 to 1971, during the so-called "golden age" of musical theater. That's when Cook -- blond, slim and possessed of a silvery, pure soprano -- wowed 'em in such shows as "The Music Man" (she won a Tony as "Marian the Librarian") and "She Loves Me."
"I was so lucky," the Atlanta-born performer told a preview audience last weekend. "When I came here, I was in the right package at the right time."
If the package is no longer as svelte, the voice still rings remarkably true and clear at the age of 76.
Cook even made her Metropolitan Opera debut with a guest appearance in "The Merry Widow" last New Year's Eve. How does she do it?
"I don't do anything in particular," Cook said. "I don't vocalize every day and all that stuff. I've never worried about scarves in the night and drinking hot tea," strategems often employed by singers to preserve their voices.
"There's some stuff I can't sing anymore," she acknowledged. Which is why these days her hilarious coloratura flights in "Glitter and Be Gay" from Leonard Bernstein's "Candide" are lip- synched to a recording of her own voice from the original 1956 production.
Even when Cook momentarily lost her way in the verbal patter at her second performance last weekend, the earthy performer quickly had the audience laughing at the lapse. "I learned a long time ago that if you make a mistake," she said a few days later, "the thing to do is to acknowledge it and accept it and go on."
Cook did go on to her second career in cabaret and concerts, after a professional and emotional trough in the early 1970s. She had started gaining weight, there was a "slump in Broadway shows," and she had "slipped into alcoholism without realizing it."
With few Broadway roles coming her way, she teamed up in 1974 with conductor-pianist Wally Harper, who has remained her musical director and arranger ever since. A couple of years later, she got sober. "It was a gift," she said. "I got scared, because my body started falling apart."
If her weight -- "I was, and am, fat" -- denied Cook some opportunities, so be it. She continues to glitter and be gay. "I have prevailed in another way," she said, "no matter what."
Early in her new concert at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, Barbara Cook reflects a little ruefully on her Broadway career, which hit its stride in the early 1950s. "I wish someone had told me it was the golden age of musical comedy," she says. "I would have had more fun." That wistful tone, nostalgic and slightly tinctured with regret, infuses several of the songs Cook performs here, but the effect is anything but dispiriting. The best years of the Broadway musical may be long past, but the magic of that era blooms again whenever this peerless performer takes to the stage: Barbara Cook is a golden age unto herself.
Cook is now 76. Her voice has ripened and matured with age, but it has lost very little of its purity and polish. Life and experience have buffed its edges, embossing its bright, golden tone with a dusky patina that only enhances her expressive abilities. As with the finest American pop singers -- Billie Holiday and Judy Garland spring to mind -- any diminution in the quality of the sound is more than made up for in the quality of the singing. The ingenue who once amazed Broadway with her extraordinary range may no longer be able to trill out a string of high C's, but that youngster could never hit the wide range of emotional notes the mature Cook can, certainly not with the grace, generosity and ease that mark every moment of this spellbinding concert.
Cook's previous appearance under the auspices of Lincoln Center Theater was a tribute to Stephen Sondheim. Here the range is wider, as Cook moves through an eclectic selection of songs from a half-century of musical scores, from Irving Berlin to Rodgers & Hammerstein to Kander & Ebb. Favorites and rarities are treated with the same tender care: Cook never trots out a song as a personal showpiece or a generic standard to be tortured into a new form, as many singers do. She is not interested in putting her own interpretive stamp on a song -- she respects them too much, loves them too ardently.
Love is indeed the theme of most of the songs she performs -- it's the theme, in one form or another, of most of the songs ever written. Cook sings of its pleasures and its agonies with equal authority and perceptiveness. She easily transforms herself into a young girl on the cusp of wedded bliss for "When I Marry Mr. Snow," a giddy hymn to love anticipated from Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Carousel." The comic side of an unrequited affection is analyzed with wit and a little pathos in "A Perfect Relationship," from "Bells Are Ringing"; the ache of a similar dilemma is illumined with haunting economy in "His Face," from Bob Merrill's score for "Carnival."
Performing a healthy four songs from "She Loves Me," one of her starring vehicles, Cook presents us with virtually the whole of that charming, wry, music-box musical about the joy of discovering love in unexpected places. And while Cook never starred in a Sondheim musical, she is among the finest interpreters of his work. She makes his famously complicated songs seem models of simplicity: The complex weave of emotion that underlies "In Buddy's Eyes," from "Follies," takes on crystalline clarity in her performance.
How does she do it? By focusing on the truth in a song and then taking the straightest path to get there. Cook draws out the emotional essence of a song just by singing the words and the notes with unadorned honesty and sincerity. (Wally Harper, her longtime accompanist and music director, helps out considerably with the notes, providing assured playing and extraordinary delicate arrangements.) The meaning comes through almost without a filter, although you couldn't ask for a better filter than the uncommon beauty of Cook's soprano.
It's tempting to say that Cook "owns" some of the songs here -- "In Buddy's Eyes," for example. But she's not interested in ownership. The purity of her singing is an act of generosity. Performing these songs without fuss or unnecessary filigree is her way of giving each of them to each of us anew.
It has not been a spectacular season on Broadway. But as it happens, the Vivian Beaumont stage has been the site of two impressive Shakespeare productions. (Cook amusingly acknowledges the concurrent run of "King Lear" by opening with a snippet of "I Wonder What the King Is Doing Tonight," from "Camelot," with words tinkered to suit the occasion.) But I'm not sure either of those productions -- or, for that matter, both combined -- could hold a candle to this evening in terms of illuminating the pains and privileges of human experience. As interpreted by this unique artist, America's musical theater canon becomes a gift to humanity to rival that given by the Bard himself.


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Federal Reserve System Training Center1850 K Street, N.W., Fourth Floor, Washington, D.C.Organized by the Financial and Private Sector Vice Presidency of the World Bank, the Federal Reserve Board, and the International Monetary Fund.
ObjectivesThe objectives of this seminar are to familiarize participants with emerging financial sector issues and trends, reinforce the importance of bank and financial sector regulation and supervision for economic growth and development, discuss different regulatory and supervisory approaches, suggest solutions for dealing with bank insolvency and financial system distress, update supervision and examination skills in the context of advances in risk assessment and management, and provide tools to aid in leading change management in their organizations At the conclusion of the seminar, participants will be better informed of the advances in risk-focused supervision and in the techniques of assessing management, asset quality, capital adequacy, earnings, liquidity, operational and market risk, and overall financial condition of a bank; will have enhanced their understanding of the means to regulate and supervise financial conglomerates which include banks; will have strengthened their skills in analyzing bank financial statements and prudential reports; and will have gained inputs for improving the on-site examination and off-site monitoring capabilities in their jurisdictions.Target AudienceSenior bank supervisors from emerging economies, including heads and deputy heads of supervision, directors of bank supervision, or high-level officials involved in policymaking for the supervision and regulation of banks, and a limited number of World Bank and International Monetary Fund staff engaged in financial sector work.
DescriptionBuilding on the World Bank and International Monetary Fund cross-country experiences and the Federal Reserve Board's expertise, this two-week seminar focuses on practical aspects of key supervisory topics in developing countries and to define strategies and policies for the regulation and supervision of banking systems. The seminar seeks to familiarize participants with emerging financial sector issues and trends, reinforce the importance of bank and financial sector regulation and supervision for economic growth and development, discuss different regulatory and supervisory approaches, suggest solutions for dealing with bank insolvency and financial system distress, and to update supervision and examination skills.
FormatStrong and effective bank supervision and prudential regulation are cornerstones of a healthy financial system. Since the 1980s, nearly every financial sector adjustment operation undertaken by the World Bank has included a component for strengthening bank supervision and prudential regulation. Traditionally, in most countries, highly specialized bank supervision and examination skills have been learned on-the-job, with only the largest, most developed countries having the resources to establish training department and training courses. Training, to the extent that it has been conducted in the developing countries, has been narrow in focus and has frequently not kept pace with changes in the outside world.This seminar will attempt to overcome some of these shortcomings by bringing together a group of participants from a wide variety of countries. The first week focuses on discussions of the principal policy issues facing bank supervisors in developing countries. The first week's sessions attempt to establish the linkages between financial system health and macroeconomic performance. From these broader discussions, the seminar moves to discussions concerning the causes of financial system distress, the supervisory problems which result, and possible solutions to financial system distress including the restructuring of the banking systems. World Bank and International Monetary staff and a distinguished group of experts from the United States' bank supervisory agencies, other advanced supervisory agencies, and the Basel Committee lead the first week's discussions.The second week of the seminar focus on skills development. Instructors from the Federal Reserve System and other advanced supervisory agencies discuss bank examination and supervision techniques. Principal topics include: risk focused supervision, operational Risk Assessment, Market Liquidity Risk and Aggregate Risk Assessment. The topics are presented using combination of lecture, class discussion, case studies, group exercise and class presentations. Class participation and interaction are encouraged as an effective means of sharing ideas and learning.This seminar continues the process of World Bank, Federal Reserve System and International Monetary Fund technical assistance to developing countries in establishing strong and effective bank supervision programs and in providing alternative for the restructuring of distressed banking systems that is necessary for restoring economic growth, vitality, and development.
Agenda (PDF)
Week 1 - Monday • October 20, 2008
The Current Period of Market Turbulence: Causes and Consequences", Roger Cole, Federal Reserve Board
The Current Period of Market Turbulence: Supervisory Lessons Learned", Jon Greenlee, Federal Reserve Board
The Global Turmoil and its Impact on Emerging Markets", Mahmood Pradhan and Laura Kodres, IMF
Week 1 - Tuesday • October 21, 2008
Stress Testing", Kapo Yuen, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Rating Agencies and their Methodologies", Laura Feinland Katz, Standard & Poor
Week 1 - Wednesday - October 22, 2008
Leadership and Management Challenges for Bank Supervisors", Gerry Lewis, Toronto Center
Leading Organization Change Management Workshop", William Ryback, Toronto Center
Case Study - Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co.", William Ryback, Toronto Center
Week 1 - Thursday - October 23, 2008
Systemic Surveillance and Use of Macro Prudential Indicators, Mariano Cortes, IMF
Deposit Insurance, Steve Seelig, IMF
Global Supervisory Standards and BCP Overview", Elizabeth Roberts, Financial Stability Institute
The Importance of Institutional Strengthening for Basel II Pillar II, Elizabeth Roberts, Financial Stability Institute
Week 1 - Friday - October 24, 2008
Supervision of Financial Conglomerates", Joaquin G. Gutierrez, World Bank
Problem Bank Resolution Methodology", David Hoelscher, IMF
Week 2 - Monday • October 27, 2008
"Financial Sector Assessment Program and FIRST Initiative", Robert Liu, World Bank
"Supervision of Foreign Banks: The U.S. Approach", Jack Jennings, Federal Reserve Board
"Examination Documents - My Bank", Robert Walker, Federal Reserve Board
Week 2 - Tuesday - October 28, 2008
"Credit Risk Assessment Overview", Robert Walker, Federal Reserve Board
"Credit Risk Examination Techniques and Modeling", Robert Walker, Federal Reserve Board
Week 2 - Wednesday - October 29, 2008
"Operational Risk Assessment Overview", Paul Kellogg, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Week 2 - Thursday - October 30, 2008
"Market/Liquidity Risk Assessment Overview", Dale Klein, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
"Market/Liquidity Risk Examination Techniques and Modeling", Dale Klein, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
"Supplemental presentation on CDO Structure", Dale Klein, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Week 2 - Friday - October 31, 2008
Background Readings:
Case Study
Observations on Risk Management Practices during the Recent Market Turbulence" - Released by the Senior Supervisors Group, March 6, 2008
World BankMr. Robert LiuThe World BankWashington, DC email@example.com. Cintya VegaThe World BankWashington, DC email@example.com Monetary FundNancy Rawlings
Federal Reserve SystemSarkis email@example.com email@example.com email@example.com
Please visit the previous years' seminar website at:Seminar for Senior Bank Supervisors, October 16-27, 2006Seminar for Senior Bank Supervisors, October 18-29, 2004Seminar for Senior Bank Supervisors, October 20–31,2003

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text: The Truth About Xbox One David D. Nelson July 19, 2013 E3 has come and gone, Gamescom and TGS are closing in, and it's almost that time again. Yup, my favorite time of the decade: new console season. As much as we'd like to think all gamers follow this stuff as religiously as the rest of us, reality has proven to me time and time again that the average consumer is misinformed or uninformed about their potential purchase despite all the information at their fingertips. It doesn't help that employees in brick and mortar stores typically have either a personal or corporate agenda when "informing" prospective buyers about the new consoles. This business has become more cutthroat than it used to be by my estimation, and I think the best way to combat that influence, along with misapprehensions based on internet chatter, is to ignore just about everything except the truth as it currently stands and what logically follows from it. Since Microsoft has had a little more difficulty getting their message across I wanted to just draw everyone's attention to what I see are the key advantages for purchasing this console, sans all the extra noise. The consumer knows what appeals to them right? They don't need a lesson on that from me. Snap Mode Activate! In today's world you've got to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time, and do a video chat, and have a text conversation, and tweet the fact that you just stubbed your toe. The multitasking realities of our age weren't lost on Microsoft when they decided to make the Xbox One an impressive multimedia device, thus they imbued it with basic multitask switching and the Snap feature. The operating system is set up in a forked manner, meaning very different tasks like a game and a movie can run side by side without any problems. That lets you switch between them without processing problems. Aside from just instant switching, "Snap Mode" will allow you to bounce between and among running apps and TV as fast as ideas occur to you. Currently when I'm watching TV and my mind wanders I usually drag up my laptop and look around for whatever scratches my itch. I know that's outdated and a lot of you bring out your tablets or phones instead. With the Xbox One you'll be able to keep that all integrated on your TV. Did you just see a commercial for Call of Duty: Ghosts and decide to cave on your promise to yourself that you'd hold off this year? Tell the Xbox One "Snap Mode Internet Explorer," then log into your favorite retail site and put in a pre-order, then snap to Twitter and tell everyone you caved, then log into Facebook and tell everyone you are going to commit terrible acts against them with a sniper rifle, and still get back to your TV show before the commercials are over. That's just something I made up of course, but the point is the apps all run simultaneously and you can switch between them easily. Kinect Fully Realized To the Xbox 360 the Kinect was a peripheral camera aimed mainly at motion gaming with Microsoft slowly rolling out improvements like voice commands. The new Kinect is an integral part of the full gaming and multimedia package this time around. It boasts some major improvements too. It has two cameras with 1080p resolution shooting at 60 frames per second. The field of view is 60% larger than the original Kinect, making it a better fit if you do your gaming in a bedroom instead of a living room. The new cameras will react faster to your movements as well, potentially exponentially reducing the frustrating lag in motion games. The cameras along with the microphones will do a better overall job of "knowing" you. This should allow for a person to take their experience with them just by bringing their face (and body presumably). Since the Kinect will be able to recognize you, applications ought to include something like instant user settings changes. If you've ever had a party gaming experience where you're constantly flipping the Y axis between players you'll know how helpful this could be. The new Kinect should have a better shot at having cool new uses in hardcore games and for those of you with families the experience for casuals and kids is going to be that much better. The Cloud Don't space out. I'll try to make it simple because this thing matters. In my day Cloud based gaming meant playing Final Fantasy VII, but things have changed. Basically, the addition of cloud computing allows the Xbox One to let somebody else handle your processing for you. This would allow the Xbox One experience to get better over time since the console itself wouldn't be doing all the work. The cloud was the best reason to keep the Xbox One connected online most of the time, but since certain ideas have been scrapped prior to release that leaves us wondering where cloud computing stands. I have to do some speculating based on experience here but I don't think there will be much of a problem now that the system can stay offline. Xbox Live subscriptions were huge, I think most Xbox gamers liked to be connected as often as possible anyway so cloud features probably won't be derailed now that online connectivity is more of an option than a requirement. One bonus is that games with an integrated multiplayer feature like Forza will literally be a new experience every time. Single player experiences can be better too, imagine avoiding technical issues like frame rate hitches and screen tearing due to processing walls. Smoother games and dynamic experiences are things that all gamers should appreciate. Another feature of the cloud is that developers get backdoor access back into their game. Instead of waiting for issues to pile up and then releasing patches, developers will be able to make instant changes to their games, including alterations to the achievements system. Imagine a weekend where rare achievements are up for grabs, or on-the-fly special holiday items in game. How do we know they are serious about all this and "the cloud" isn't just a talking point? Microsoft is kicking off this shindig with 300,000 more servers to handle the load. Microsoft Is Rich This is one of those facts that people can argue over until they are blue in the face, but on its face, this is a plus for people who get the Xbox One. If you watched E3 you saw that Insomniac is making Sunset Overdrive in conjunction with Microsoft Studios. That means the game won't be going to PS4. But Titanfall? Dead Rising 3? I can pretty much assure you those games will land on the PS4 at some point. This means you'll hear a lot of "We have no plans for other platforms at this time" when the press asks third party developers exclusivity questions. For now though Xbox One adopters have the benefit of early access to whatever titles game developers are willing to sell to Microsoft as a timed exclusive. You can expect the same treatment when it comes to downloadable content, as often as is possible it will be coming to the Xbox One first. So if you just can't wait to get your hands on things as soon as they are ready you can bet on this console always being first in line for the goods. We already know Battlefield 4's Second Assault DLC will be timed for it and there's no reason to believe Call of Duty won't keep up the same relationship. There you have it in a handful of colorful points my dear consumers. If this sounds like the console with the experience you want to have, I say jump in. dirkradke Microsoft has had a problem with there message because it is mostly unpopular not because they don't know how to communicate. I've had people ask me who care nothing about games or even technology ask: "Why is everyone hating Microsoft right now?" — When people go online, they are making the choice to do it themselves. When Microsoft tells them they have no choice and previously it never mattered it becomes more about control than about freedom or features in the minds of those online gamers. They tout you will be able to make Skype calls. One of the most popular ways for soldiers to call home is Skype, and because X-Box One used to require an always on connection and would be region locked they couldn't use it for that purpose. I doubt the military would allow it to hog there network and it would be security issue as well. Then there is the economic factors. In this country alone there are 30,000,000 people of the right demographics such as age, affluence, desire, etc. to purchase the next X-Box and they wouldn't be able to because they live in an area where the Internet connection wouldn't be good enough. The icing on the cake – Microsoft said all these things were features and necessary for DRM (Digital Rights Management). Fortunately, for all concerned Microsoft reversed all or most of these policies probably because of economic factors. I mean when you keep hearing PS4 pre-orders outselling X-Box One by 4-to-1 in your home territory it kind of tells you I don't want what you're selling because the other guy has something much better. The good news for Microsoft — in a few months when the next X-Box releases – no one will care and all will be right with the world and Microsoft going back to the drawing board on how to control it. By the way — I liked the article. SiliconNooB Well, to be fair, it really doesn't help that M$'s Xbone PR message changes from one week to the next… First it was about TV and Football, then it was about games. First it was about restrictive DRM and forward-looking digital features, then it was about no DRM, region free games, and stripping away the digital features that some people were looking forward to. This leads to a situation where many consumers no longer know what the console is about, and who it is intended for. Rocamx great article David, i really like the new way of the Xbox Brand, MS needs to fix communication problems and share all new features and details about the XB1. I just cant wait to get my hands on this console! chrisdog Pathetic.. everything on that list can also be done on PC and PS4 or is total Bullshit. No publisher is going to spend money on kenect… Only first party will do that and we all know how first parties are for XBOX. And cloud is a total joke… the reason why PC does not use cloud is bandwith and latency/ spideynut71 Speaking of "pathetic"…. And no, the reason PC doesn't "use cloud" is because the PC is a moving target, hardware wise, so it would be pointless to try it. The advantages of the cloud on XB1 will become more and more apparent, as devs reveal ways they'll leverage it. It won't be in the form of improved load times, or better graphics…but more things like what Turn10 is doing. If you're already connected to the internet, and playing a game, the cloud features will be there. I'd wager few gamers actually play offline much anymore, because they want to know when/if their buddies are online; that's because of the community MS has built with XBLive. The-Master Both Mass Effect 3 and Skyrim only used voice command, nothing else. Doesn't mean the technology is there and included in the box that the developers will use it in some interesting ways. Just look at the Wii U, most games made aren't using it's full potential with the touch screen. Face it, it's not everyone that wants the kinect and they don't want to be forced fed it when they don't want it. Most kinect games sucked bad on Xbox. That's a fact, just look at the ratings, worst part is, you won't be able to upgrade those games with the kinect 2 because it's not backward compatible. Cloud Gaming that improves the graphics means that Microsoft will need to have processors on their servers to "enhance" the experience instead of having it being provided by the console itself. Just a waste, you can expect your Gold Subscription to rise with the cost of having those features, when, alternatively, you could have had a better console for cheaper. Don't get me wrong, I do think it's a good technology, it'll be really interesting to see what they'll do with it. But if your Gold Live subscription rises up, then it's not worth it. Developers will make games for the DS4 just as they did with the PS Move, it'll be "compatible" meaning that you don't really need it to play, but if you do have it, then you'll have a better experience and they'll use it. Nathan O Reason being is a developer can't depend on the player to have the required peripheral to make use of these features and therefore it is hard to justify spending the time a resources on them. This won't be a problem with the XB1, so expect to see more games trying to utilize the sensor in interesting ways. ME3 and Skyrim were done as an afterthought and were relatively easy to implement as the voice recognition software is built into the kinect SDK. SiliconNooB " It's the PS4 that won't see 3rd party devs wasting time/effort on anything camera related….which makes that gaudy blue light on the DS4 POINTLESS…because of the PSEye being optional." That is actually a selling-point for the PS4. spideynut71 That fact that a major new feature of the DS4 is useless without buying an optional peripheral….thus giving devs no reason to support it…is a selling point? I don't see any rational, sane person buying what you're selling, dude. SiliconNooB I don't know of a single gamer who wants motion controls shoehorned into their games, so yes, the absence of motion controls as standard on the PS4 is a huge selling point for me, as was the fact that Nintendo decided to dispense with motion controls on their Wii U. XBO FTW! You can't be serious. SiliconNooB Of course I am. Ramasez <<< Gamer and don't want that shit. XBO FTW! You must play on the ds right?! Ramasez Lol haven't owned a Nintendo product since the Gameboy Color. Nathan O Not to me it's not. Vita integration is a selling feature but now that console costs 650$. Sheldon Prescott LOL someone must've "sharted" in your breakfast. Guest He's just another poor N4G pauper. XBO FTW! You mad? Kreator XBO FTW! Pauperhomocomingdown Oh boy, I guess you upset the $0ny PauperStation community at N4G (news for Ga yz). But you are completely right MS has the money to destroy $0ny (cwutIdidther) a million times over. Elsie Paroubek Nobody wanted windows 8, Nobody wanted Surface and Nobody wants XB180. Nathan O That is very narrowminded. If MS continued on the path they were on they would be bankrupt in a handful of years. We are at a transitional phase right now, and BTW, Win8.1 may be the best OS MS has every put together if you would just take 10 minutes to learn how it works and not act like a stubborn a-hole. mako_zero It's everything about the money. Most CoreGamers will buy both consoles. But CoreGamers are a minor audience. The CasualGamers decide the ConsoleWar. And for CasualGamers are 100 bucks more or less a heavy argument. Remember who won the last Battle: Nintendo. MnMan $100 is small in comparison to the extra value in the device. But that is very hard to get the message out. It is hard to tell someone they'll spend $560 on PS4 if they are buying Eye + Move + Nunchuk + universal remote, all devices that Sony has invested in. They just say "But it says $400 on the box". What I find interesting is that the "hardcore" gamers that make up the internet minority consist of fanboys, whose decisions were made up, gaming hobbyists who spend as much time on internet as gaming, and multi-console owners. None of these people are necessarily the key beneficiary's of what X1 does on top of gaming (i.e. where the extra $100 goes). But when some dude bro is over at his dude bro's house and he starts snapping, hot swapping, calling commands, and playing some 1:1 boxing game I have a feeling they will be impressed. caca I think that XBOX 360 will be the first and last microsoft console for a million of people. Tarson I will say Titanfall may end up on PS4 eventually, but Dead Rising 3 won't. 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This was sent to me and I thought that some of you friends would be affected by it as much as I was. Glenda
*Will you give this to my Daddy? As a Company, Southwest Airlines is going to support 'Red Fridays.' Last week I was in Atlanta , Georgia attending a conference.
Moving thru the terminal was a group of soldiers in their camos.
When I saw the soldiers, probably 30-40 of them, being applauded
Of course I immediately stopped and began clapping for these
Just when I thought I could not be more proud of my country or
The little girl then asked him if he would give something to her
The young soldier, who didn't look any older than maybe 22
When this temporarily single mom was done explaining her
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Arugula, Watercress, and Goat Cheese Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette Reviews
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I made this for a BBQ party of 20 last night, it got rave reviews and there was only a small amount left over - I made four times the recipe. I substituted candied pecans for pine nuts and that worked well. Would certainly suggest putting the goat cheese on top of the salad and not tossing into the salad. I will make this again.
I really enjoyed the vinaigrette, however I added an extra tablespoon of vinegar to give it an extra bite. I also used white wine vinegar because that is what I had on hand. Next time I am inclined to use raspberry.
The dressing is nice - not fabulous, but decent, fast summer week-night nice. The '5-ounce bag mixed baby greens with arugula'(sic) is aggravating.
Perfect flavor~ I needed a raspberry vinaigrette to serve over field greens with mango, pistachios and goat cheese. It was divine!
I made this salad for Easter...Beautiful color presentation and delicious! Made recipe as is except used frozen raspberries for the vinaigrette, which I seeded. Also, adjusted the oil to vinegar ratio to my tastes. I will absolutely make this again.
Very good. Couldn't get raspberries so I substituted blackberries and it was great. I did use the raspberry vinegar. Served it with a vegetarian chili and it was a nice balance of sweet and spicy.
This was a great salad course at a dinner party. Guests loved the combination of flavors. Definitely would make again.
I put the rasberries in the salad whole instead of in the dressing and used white wine vinegar.Wonderful.
I was so excited to make this salad after reading the reviews and was so dissappointed with the results. I felt the dressing was much to thick for such light greens as watercress and baby argula - I tried watering down a bit - but still didnt care for it. I used only half of a large shallot and felt it overpowered.


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We are very excited to be opening our 2nd location, the Gatehouse Market this Labor Day weekend. The Gatehouse Market is located on the NW corner of US-127 and Gratiot County Line Rd. It's just 3 miles from the orchard, but will provide easy access for all the those traveling North and South along US-127.
We are busy with all the remodeling of the old historic barn to be ready for the fall season. Look for our signs on US-127, about 9 miles north of Saint Johns.
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The man behind video excerpts from an anti-Muslim movie that provoked mobs in Egypt and Libya said Wednesday that he has gone into hiding. But doubts rose about the man's exact identity amid a flurry of false claims about his background and role in the purported film. The filmmaker, who identified himself in a telephone interview with The Associated Press as Sam Bacile, said he is an Israeli-born, Jewish writer and director of Innocence of Muslims. Bacile was the name used to publish excerpts of the movie online as early as July 2.
But some key facts about Bacile's background and role in the film crumbled Wednesday as a Christian activist involved in the film project said that Bacile was a pseudonym, that he was not Jewish or Israeli, and that a group of Americans of Mideast origin collaborated on the film. Officials in Israel also said there was no record of Bacile as an Israeli citizen.
Doubts mounted as well about the provenance of the film, Innocence of Muslims. Several Hollywood and California film industry groups and permit agencies said they had no records of the project. Only an employee at a faded Hollywood movie theater confirmed that an entire version of the film had staged a brief run several months ago. READ FULL STORY


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Well, after three-plus years here at The Chariho Times, itŌĆÖs time that I, Andrew Martin, move on to greener ŌĆö or southern, rather ŌĆö pastures. As of June 25, I will officially be a resident of Raleigh, N.C., while simultaneously handing in my passport from the state of Rhode Island. Yeah, I know, you donŌĆÖt need a passport to live here, but it certainly feels that way.
To say we all live on our own planet in R.I. would be an understatement. A massive understatement.
CHARLESTOWN ŌĆō The Town Council held a public workshop on Thursday, June 23 at Ninigret Park to provide residents with information about the townŌĆÖs Wind Generation Ordinance. Town Council President Thomas Gentz was on hand to give an update on the project and introduce two other speakers.
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CHARLESTOWN -- On Saturday, July 16, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., those who love the art and antiques will find an exciting new cultural event and sale happening in Ninigret Park. The antique and art sale is called the Sea Star Marketplace and is being put on by the Frosty Drew Nature Center & Observatory, a local nonprofit educational organization, as a fund-raiser.
WOOD RIVER JCT. ŌĆō Monday, June 20 was not only the last day of spring, it was the last day of school for the students of Chariho Middle School. As the buses drove off the school grounds filled with students for the last time until September, a large group of teachers and staff gave them a final farewell.
HOPKINTON ŌĆō A significant chunk of undeveloped land off of Route RI-3 in Hopkinton could potentially be re-zoned to accommodate a manufacturing or industrial business.
HOPE VALLEY -- All are invited to watch officers from the Richmond Police Department play host to a charity softball challenge against Bill Lee and his celebrity all-stars at Dow Field on Main Street today June 26 at 1 p.m.
CHARLESTOWN ŌĆō The renovation work at the town's community/senior center continues and will soon move into its second phase.
CHARLESTOWN -- Frosty Drew Nature Center & Observatory is accepting enrollment in its Nature Weeks summer programs in Ninigret Park. Limited space is available in most weeks.
CHARLESTOWN ŌĆō The Town Council voted 4-1 at its June 15 meeting to send a letter to landowner Larry LeBlanc with the hopes of creating an open dialog and learning if he wishes to pursue negotiations with the town on his 81-acre property.
WARWICK - Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) and leaders from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) hosted a forum on Capitol Hill Wednesday about the importance of integrating art and design into our country's efforts to maintain global leadership in technological innovation. Leaders in business and education joined them in Washington to highlight the need for workers trained in these disciplines to effectively communicate complex data and information, design easy-to-use products based on scientific research and build accurate and useful models for scientific demonstrations. The event builds on Langevin's efforts to ensure our workforce is trained to meet the needs of emerging industries, including renewable energy and health information technology.


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Titans of 'Tukee
Just another game? Technically, yes, if only the standings matter. Outside of the standings, there's no chance Desert Vista vs. Mountain Pointe is viewed as merely the next in line (sorry coaches). The four miles between schools lent itself to families moving from one school to another this summer. The Thunder dominated this rivalry for several years until Norris Vaughan arrived in 2009. The Thunder were banged up heading into last year's tussle, but not so much this time with two blowout victories and a bye week leading up to this one. Given both teams' talent, this will be the most competitive, evenly-played, talented 'Tukee Bowl in a long time. Who not only makes the plays, but keeps composure through a highly-charged atmosphere?
Prediction: Mountain Pointe 21, Desert Vista 20
— Mark Heller
Corona del Sol at Dobson
Dobson has been one of the early-season surprises, defeating Westwood and Desert Mountain to begin the year 2-0. The Mustangs have one of the top running backs in the East Valley in T.J. Thomas, and the Aztecs must control him. Corona del Sol was routed by Basha in its season opener, but bounced back to defeat Westwood last time out, and the team already looks quite a bit more competitive with new coach Tom Joseph at the helm. Both of these teams have playoff ambitions, so it's an important contest for each side.
Prediction: Corona del Sol 24, Dobson 20
— Kyle Odegard
Mountain View at Skyline
Confidence and a belief in what you are doing can go a long way for a high school football team. At this point in the season, Skyline believes, while Mountain View isn't quite sure what it's doing just yet. Skyline quarterback Michael Amado has thrown for 374 yards and seven touchdowns in the first two games, easy wins over Kingman and Carl Hayden, without an interception. Skyline has also spread the ball around, with six different players finding the end zone so far. Meanwhile, Mountain View has scored just two touchdowns in its first two games and has five turnovers. This game will likely be a close one, with one or two big plays late in the game deciding things. Right now, Skyline is making those plays, while Mountain View is falling short.
Prediction: Skyline 28, Mountain View 24
— Steve Burks
Perry at Queen Creek
Neither team has faced stiff competition, although both squads did have trouble putting away a pesky Casa Grande team. The teams are similar, as they each had success last season but lost several starters on both sides of the ball. Queen Creek made the 4A Division I semifinals last year and Perry qualified for the 5A Division II postseason. This game should be an early indication of the potential of both groups. The Bulldogs and the Pumas are both 2-0 to start the year, and I believe Perry will be the team keeping the unblemished record by the end of the night.
Prediction: Perry 20, Queen Creek 14
— Kyle Odegard
Poston Butte at Higley
It's still tricky to gauge where Poston Butte lies in the pecking order during its first varsity schedule. The Broncos have wins against Flagstaff and Tempe, but the competition uptick is substantial this week. It's a great measure for Mike De La Torre's team, and to measure up they'll have to stop a hot Higley passing game led by quarterback Eric Kump (416 yards, 7 TD, 0 INT in two games). The Knights have been balanced, and while the defense has played well so far, getting through Higley's big offensive line and containing the Knights' passing game is a new level of difficulty.
Prediction: Higley 34, Poston Butte 17
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Colts take Wolves 6-2
The game plan for the Sudbury Wolves was simple enough Wednesday night – keep the puck to the outside, make tape-to-tape passes and whatever you do, d
Out of the dark comes the spotlight
Think about Madonna, Cheryl's friend said. Is Madonna Madonna when she's at home? Do you think that's what her kids call her? She's somebody's mom whe
OPP chasing hit-and-run leads
Police are investigating "some leads" in connection with a hit-and-run that took place on Front Street earlier this month.
W.R. Best learns to waste less
An Oro-Medonte Township school has been recognized for its efforts to produce less waste during the lunch hour.
Blackball Classic action
Action tipped off Thursday in the 71st annual Orillia Blackball Classic when OD/Park Secondary School clashed with local rival Patrick Fogarty Catholi
Crazy good time at bonspiel
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Hockey Day contests unveiled
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LETTER: Coat drive wraps up
Our fifth Annual Coat Drive has wrapped up with tremendous success. Close to 800 warm winter coats were collected from Orillia and surrounding communi
LETTER: Right to die
I have terminal cancer - death is months away.
Initiative critics missing the point
While some argue it's a crass commercial campaign, Bell Canada's Let's Talk initiative has, at the very minimum, shone the spotlight on mental health
Colts vs Generals: LIVE BLOG
Fresh off their 6-2 win over the Wolves Wednesday night, the Colts take on the Oshawa Generals tonight at the BMC. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m.
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Q-Queen Beds lol couldn't think of anything else
Q-Queen Beds lol couldn't think of anything else
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Victoria & Albert's
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Y-Yak & Yeti Restraunt @ Animal Kingdom
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I am wondering how hard it is to stain alder wood black? I am using a cherry stain on my perimeter cabinets in my kitchen and contemplating staining my island black, but only if it looks like a true black. thanks for your help! |
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Below is a link that has some useful info on finishing alder. I think the main issue is using a pre-conditioner first to avoid blotchiness. For the stain itself, you might want to look at MinWax Polyshades: http://www.minwax.com/products/one_step_stain_and_finishes/polyshades.html#Colors I've had good luck with this brand over the years and they have a couple of blacks to choose from. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Staining alder
- Posted by bobsmyuncle (My Page) on Sun, Nov 15, 09 at 21:27
The link below explains several techniques. Part of the decision is going to be whether you want a transparent or opaque version of black. If you have followed some of my posts, I am not a fan of Polyshades. |
Here is a link that might be useful: staining black
- Posted by sombreuil_mongrel (My Page) on Sun, Nov 15, 09 at 21:44
India ink, black milk paint, and aniline dye can all be used to ebonize wood. Each gives a different look. What you use for a topcoat on these stains will of course render the ultimate finished appearance. Casey |
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Despite many assumptions to the contrary, it seems that Apple hasn't forgotten iWork altogether as the company has today posted a job advertisement looking for a software QA engineer to work on the next generation of iWork software. The position advertisement is specifying a software engineer who can 'work on the next generation of Desktop, Mobile and Web application/services'. The position appears to be focused on bug detection, isolation and reporting in the iWork suite.
Apple has continued recruiting for iWork engineers sporadically over the past two years, with the latest example coming earlier this year, suggesting that they were in the process for preparing the next major release of the iWork suite. Now that the hiring process seems to be transitioning to QA engineers rather than those who implement new features, the new iWork suite could be in bug testing stage, and thus moving significantly closer to release.
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Running time: 144 minutes Country: India Language: Telugu మిర్చి Casting: Prabhas Sathyaraj Anushka Shetty Richa Gangopadhyay Nadhiya Adithya Brahmanandam Directed By:Koratala Siva |
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Jai (Prabhas) is an architect based in Milan. He comes across Manasa (Richa Gangopadhyay) and instantly falls in love with her. Our tall and handsome hero starts wooing Manasa and she reciprocates. Just as the track gets going, Jai comes to know about the violent family background of Manasa. He decides to reform this family ,based in Macherla district of Palnadu area, and heads to India. Manasa's family is headed by Nagineedu, Bannerjee, Sampath Raj and Subbaraju. With the help of bank manager Veera Pratap (Brahmanandam), Jai slowly starts reforming the family and he wins the appreciation of all, except Sampath Raj. As the story unfolds, it is revealed that Jai has a deep connection with the Palnadu area and with Deva (Sathyaraj). Deva is the arch enemy of Manasa's family. Manasa also realises that Jay is romantically involved with another girl, Vennela (Anushka Shetty). What is Jai's past and how is he related to Deva? Will he reform Manasa's family and win her hand or will he go with Vennela? That forms the story of this movie.


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Hedge Fund Manager Who Faked His Own Death Has A Few Theories About Other Famous Murders, Real And Imaginary
By Bess LevinRemember Samuel Israel III? For those with short memories, SI3 is a former hedge fund manager who faked his own death in June 2008 with the help of his girlfriend, Debra Ryan, who later wrote an article explaining her actions by noting that she and Israel had "a blazing sex life" that was hard to walk away from (Ryan shared colorful anecdotes that included all the times Israel would "[jokingly] sneak up on her, once while wearing sunglasses on his penis"). For Israel's part, he had pretended to kill himself, incorporating a line from M*A*S*H into his fake suicide note, in an attempt to avoid the prison stay that was coming his way, on account of having taken Bayou Group investors for more than $450 million. At the time, he became something of a minor celebrity, whose business card, prominently featuring an egret, was auctioned off on eBay but since ultimately being sentenced to twenty years behind bars we'd heard nary a peep from the guy. Luckily, Andrew Ross Sorkin recently flew down to Butner, North Carolina for a little chat and it's a good thing he did because Israel had a lot he wanted to get off his chest.
After offering ARS an "orange Life Saver," discussing his own version of a playoffs beard ("Mr. Israel…was wearing a tan prison uniform with his hair grown out, a mass of silver and brown curls sprouting from the sides of his bald head. 'I'm never going to cut it until I get out,' he exclaimed"), and talking Ponzi schemes, SI3 got down to the real matter at hand.
About halfway through, the interview turned bizarre when Mr. Israel, on the verge of crying, announced: "I took a man's life. I shot him twice." I asked for more details. The story is recounted in "Octopus," but the author, Mr. Lawson, doesn't appear to believe it. In the supposed slaying, Mr. Israel describes himself defending a known con man, Robert Booth Nichols, who claimed to have once worked for the Central Intelligence Agency and has since died. Mr. Nichols was undertaking a secret trade at a German bank and was ambushed outside by a cockeyed "Middle Eastern guy." Mr. Israel says he shot the ambusher in the hip and then in the head. He looked at me, shaking, and said, "I've seen someone with their head blown off maybe two feet back — as close as I am to you." Mr. Israel recognized my skepticism. When I asked him what happened to the body, he said, "Bob made a couple of calls." Again, I looked at him quizzically. "These people can do anything. They can get rid of a body," he said. "Come on," he added, looking at me as if I didn't understand. "They can kill presidents."
I wasn't sure what he was talking about. "The J.F.K. thing," he said. He went on to tell me that he had videotapes of Kennedy's assassination and that one was stolen by the F.B.I. "I know it makes me look like a crackpot," he said. "But I know it's real. Look into my eyes — I don't care if people think I'm crazy."
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What is a "blazing sex life"?
– B. Dougan
You want a toe? I'll get you a toe.
–Guy who knows 30 other people were thinking the same thing and beat them all to it
I have to return some videotapes
F.B.I. Archivist -
These people you speak of…can they help me make a profit?
-Sergio P. Ermotti
ARS: "What are you talking about? Whadaya hear about that thing?"
SI3: "Oh, yeah, that JFK thing"
ARS: "You mean the first thing, or the other thing?"
SI3: "What are you talkin'? The THING. Bob called those guys, over at that place. They took care of it."
ARS: "You mean those guys, from the place, like that time? That thing?"
SI3: "No, you dope. The other guys, from the other place. Do I have to draw you a freakin' picture?"
ARS: "Ohhhhh! That thing!"
SI3: "Right, and so he's gone and we couldn't do nothin' about it." -
fuckin Israel…
Go sell crazy someplace else. We're all stocked up here.
-M. Udall
"For Israel's part, he had pretended to kill himself, incorporating a line from M*A*S*H into his fake suicide note"
Suicide IS painless if you don't actually do it
Can you believe that face had a blazing sex life?
When can you have that toe to me by?
Anybody else having trouble visualizing sunglasses on a penis?
Now those are some cocky sunglasses.
– UBS Fashion Quant
Of course. No woman can resist the old "sunglasses on the junk" trick.
SI3: Illegal? Deb, this is America! They're not gonna saw your hands off, all right? The worse they can do is put me for a couple of months into a while collar, minimum security resort! Shit, we should be so lucky! Did you know they have conjugal visits there?
Debra Ryan: In… in these conjugal visits, you can have sex with women?
SI3: Yep, I sure can.
Debra Ryan: OK, I'll do it. -
So THAT's where I screwed up. Dammit.
well, that's like, your opinion, man
You've never seen ARS wearing sunglasses?
I want a toe.
i want a toe
You can imagine what happens from here. He fixes the cable?
dude looks like a bloated charlie sheen
I thought it was Keith Hernandez with that JFK thing?
Egrets, I've had a few, but then again to few too mention
Don't be fatuous, Carl.
Not intended to be funny – – I worked for that guy for a bit, and he is fucking crazier than he sounds.
When my herpes flares, I too describe my sex life as blazing.
Not possible.
Ron Jeremy
These are just cocky sunglasses man…..
Stories or gtfo
Goddamit. Now I need a replacement for the phrase "as useless as sunglasses on a dick."
If you could call any freelance function prostitution, Id say yes, but if youre contemplating of it inside a sexual way, Id say no. Theres no physical contact. What I think is funny is that if youre that hard up for your girlfriend, you could normally Google for some pics and established up a phony account for the make believe girlfriend.
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Ex-Socialist MP: Stanishev will Outlast Todor Zhivkov in BSP
Interview of Novinite.com and Novinite.bg with Tatyana Doncheva, former Bulgarian Socialist Party lawmaker, on the prospect of early parliamentary elections.
Mrs. Doncheva, how would you comment on DPS's claims that there should be elections by the end of the year, stated by their leader Lyutvi Mestan on Thursday?
They are playing a game of chess. I have said even before the European elections that there is a process of rapprochement between GERB and DPS. What I cannot grasp however, is their desire to have elections this autumn. Does this mean they do not want the budget passed? This is not a nationally responsible plan.
So when do you think would be an appropriate time for elections?
One option would be as soon as possible – if BSP is willing to give up power. This way, the new government would have time to form its own budget. The other option is to let this cabinet work until the end of the year, to pass the budget. This would mean elections sometime in March next year.
Do you think there is a conflict between Sergey Stanishev and Lyutvi Mestan?
No, not at all. DPS simply seeks to leave BSP in a position of "seduced and abandoned". In general in politics, you cannot talk about conflicts. Both parties have their interests and they play for them.
Would Mestan's statement directly affect Stanishev's future in BSP?
No, Stanishev's future is firmly rooted. The word "ostavka" (resignation) stems from the word "ostava" (to remain). He will outlast Todor Zhivkov (Bulgaria's Communist dictator) as party chairman.
To remove Stanishev, there need to be brave and strong people. At the moment, there are only chickens remaining, who would not dare to try. Stanishev will dictate the situation regardless of the party's election results.
Do you see potential changes in the BSP's Executive Committee?
No, this is mimicry. Nobody knows who is in the Executive Committee. It has been anonymous for a very long time. In this respect, whatever apparent changes are made to regain trust, will only serve to strengthen Stanishev's habitual blame on others who are responsible for his failures.
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HARRISBURG, Pa., July 12, 2013 – Technology is a wonderful thing. Today's advancements have allowed humans to progress beyond what anyone could ever imagine. But it doesn't stop there. New inventions are coming down the pike every day. Here are just three of those new gadgets that are sure to be the next must-have products.
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Smartphones are used for just about everything these days from controlling various types of machinery to getting coupons for grocery shopping. Apps have made anything possible, but they do drain your battery life.
While modern technology is well on its way to developing wireless charging, there are a few different options to keeping your phone charged without having to plug it into a wall. The Epiphany onE Puck is a phone charger that creates energy from the heat or cold of a drink. One side is red to place hot drinks and other side blue for cold drinks. Both will charge your iPhone, Android or similar device. The Epiphany onE Puck is light weight and small enough to place in a purse or pocket.
3D Printers
It's the buzz everyone has been talking about. Most 3D printers have been used almost exclusively for companies, but for a pretty penny people can purchase one for the home. Staples is currently selling 3D printers for $1299.
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The 3D printer market is becoming increasingly competitive. The innovative idea of printing a three-dimensional solid object from a virtual digital model will revolutionize the way people live. The 3D printer can be used to print bicycles, office desks, decorations and various items for medical needs.
One of the first successful smartwatches on the market, a Pebble watch sells at $150 online and at Best Buy. Pebble began as a Kickstarter project and after crowdsourcing $10 million it is now a reality. The smartwatch has a unique interface with the ability to add apps and various software updates for customization.
Pebble syncs with a user's smartphone and can be used to control music, view incoming calls and a variety of other intereactive features. While Pebble may be the first of its kind, it has some heavy competition coming up such as MetaWatch.
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• 6 duathlons (1 Olympic distance)
• 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)
Blaine Moore (MM#2867)
Run to Win24 Marathons, 17 Ultras, 16 States (Full List)
Think Whirled Peas
Just because running is simple does not mean it is easy.
Nice ZZ!!!! I was log-stalking you just yesterday and noticed that you could stand to run another 5k soon b/c you'd blow your current PR outta the water. I KNOW you hate the shorter distances...so don't gimme that! Great job getting ahead of the bunny, and I hope you gave it the finger on the way by!
A Saucy Wench
I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets
"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7
Not only did I give the rodent the finger, I mooned it. I know...I really should do a 5k...10k, too (my 10ks have always been during godawful heat and poorly organized races). I'll bet I could do a 5k maybe ~25 minutes...? There is one near me this Summer that I will have to squeeze into marathon training. Would be a great speedwork session.
Get movin', kenny!
Way to go - keep up the good work!! You ran a 15 miler and you were worried about doing a marathon in October? By the time October rolls around you'll be looking to do an ultra.
Hey, how's the view from back there...?


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He saw his sister showering which caused her to slip and snap her neck, then her mother killed herself, and his father abused him. He decided to recreate all of this as murders.
Also Lumen was terrible. She was cliche and annoying, Miguel was at least creative and cool. The Trinity Killer felt more of a Miguel done better though. There are also a few more problems I had with season 5
She was sorta flawed... how can someone go from scared to deadly that quickly? I get what she went through, but
The same could be said with Miguel... but it was interesting for him to transition from being a character who worked with the law, to fighting somewhat against it
3DS code:1048-8163-5480I don't give a **** if people hate me"I already told you, I don't mind playing the bad guy every once in a while."~ Sonic the Hedgehog
I love Julia Stiles, I really liked her work in the Bourne series. I dislike character, not the actor.
Okay Seasons 3 and 5 are two seasons that is hard to determine which is worse. But we can agree they're both pretty terrible. But Miguel did have the better development IMO. As Joltik said, it was interesting seeing him transform from high esteemed DA (is that what he was?) to a serial killer even worse than Dexter
Eh, I didn't particularly care much for that season myself, but good luck trying to convert these two as they think it's one of the best seasons. I mean I didn't hate Lumen, but how can you kill people and then lose the urge as if it never happened? That's likely my biggest disappointment with the character, as it made no sense. I get it, of coarse if you're being held captive, you're gonna want revenge, but if that revenge means going as far as killing them... then that must mean you always had some urge to do so before hand. At least with Miguel, it was a learning process but he couldn't handle the power he was then given. Honestly, season 3 would have been a lot better had they chosen to have a better villain then the Skinner. Miguel was good... the other guy not so much
And yeah, I believe he was a DA
3DS code:1048-8163-5480I don't give a **** if people hate me"I already told you, I don't mind playing the bad guy every once in a while."~ Sonic the Hedgehog
The problem with Lumen is that she's such a typical "something tragic happens to someone and they want revenge" character. Her storyline was pretty damn simple and it didn't feel like it was good enough for Dexter. It just felt like they were running out of ideas so they pulled that story from other pieces of fiction and whatnot.
Also with everyone else, it helped Dexter develop, Lumen did not.


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This documentation describes the ADE7878 evaluation kit hardware, firmware and software functionality. The evaluation board contains an ADE7878 and a LPC2368 microcontroller. The ADE7878 and its associated metering components are optically isolated from the microcontroller. The microcontroller communicates with the PC using a USB interface. Firmware updates can be loaded using one PC com port and a regular serial cable. The ADE7878 evaluation board and this documentation, together with the ADE7878 data sheet provide a complete evaluation platform for the ADE7878.
The evaluation board has been designed so that ADE7878 can be evaluated in an energy meter. Using appropriate current transducers, the evaluation board can be connected to a test bench or high voltage (240Vrms) test circuit. On-board resistor dividers networks provide the attenuation for the line voltages. This application note describes how the current transducers should be connected for the best performance. The evaluation board requires two external 3.3V power supplies and the appropriate current transducers.
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Hotel Sevres is located in Saint Germain, near the prominent Boulevard Saint Germain Des Pres and fashion centre. Visitors can tour the area attractions such as Notre Dame Cathedral, Arc De Triomphe, The Seine River and The Pompidou Centre.
Guests can rest at any of the well appointed accommodation units offered at this hotel. All units feature amenities such as air-conditioner, cable TV, ensuite, telephone and wireless Internet access.
Hotel Sevres in Saint Germain does not have a restaurant facility. Several restaurants are available in the surroundings where guests can relish a wide variety of local, regional and international cuisines.
Guests at Hotel Sevres Saint Germain can stay connected to their family and friends by using the Internet facility available at this hotel. The places of interest in Paris are Versailles, Vaux Le Vicomte, Fontainebleau Museum and Quai Branly Museum.
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- 22 km to Airport (Charles De Gaulle)
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The hotel is under renovation currently and looks a little run down. But the location is fantastic with lots of cafes and easy access to the metro. Good value for money.
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Document Type Master's Dissertation Author Corder, Clive Kingsmill email@example.com URN etd-07222002-100135 Document Title The identification of a multi-ethnic South African typology Degree PhD Department Psychology Supervisor
Advisor Name Title Prof G Puth Committee Chair Keywords
- Black Consciousness
- multi-ethnic
- African Humanism
- typology
- Négritude
- values
- Ubuntu
- inner-directed
- segmentation
- outer-directed
- individualism
- trends
- collectivism
Date 2001-07-30 Availability unrestricted Abstract The aim of this study was to discover whether a value-based typology could be established that was applicable to all South African adults.It was predicated on the basis of a literature review and previous research findings that there were two major underlying dimensions of values: collectivism versus individualism and inner- versus outer-directed. The parameters of these dimensions were hypothesised within the framework of a common social structure, based on a number of related propositions. It was also hypothesised that the South African adult population consisted of five types.
Five value measures were examined and found to have disadvantages for South Africa. A value measurement technique had been developed in South Africa for an on-going study titled Sociomonitor. The core of this study was the measurement of values of relevance to marketing and media. Over the period 1976 to 1993 separate value based typologies were identified for urban Blacks and Whites. In 1995 both races were covered in the same year and a common typology was found.
In 1997/8 Sociomonitor was extended to the total adult population of South Africa. Respondents were sub-divided into Collectivism, Individualism, Inner- and Outer-directed groups. The characteristics of which were found to be substantially as had been expected.
South African adults were categorised into five value types. Three of which were as had been hypothesised, two were in place of one of the five anticipated and one wasn't found.
It is concluded that the values of adults from all ethnic groups fall within the parameters of collectivism versus individualism and inner- versus outer-directed. Furthermore, there are five different value types in the South African adult population that transcend ethnic boundaries.
The implications of a multi-ethnic typology for marketing, social and political decision-making, research and the formulation of scenarios are outlined.
It is recommended that this type of research be extended to other African countries and small communities.
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