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Last night was huge! This is a victory for We the People! Credit is due to the victorious candidates. Their message to President Obama is undeniably received, though he'll try to ignore it.
Thank you, SarahPAC supporters! You allowed us to help so many good candidates; over 30 of them became high profile – including Joni Ernst. Her success last night was the deciding victory in retaking the Senate majority. Thanks to your unwavering support and input, we were able to campaign across the country to highlight these public servants, and together we helped them reach incredible victories for their states and our nation.
I know you know me – you know I believe in the beauty of competition. And not that it's all about wins or losses, but you helped SarahPAC have a better record last night than Hillary Clinton! Nineteen of our general election candidates won, with only two losses for outstanding candidates in Louisiana's unique jungle primary election, Col. Rob Maness and Zach Dasher. Rob and Zach will be back as we remind them "sometimes you win, sometimes you learn!" because we all learned America has two more great men ready to shake it up and serve in the near future. Do you think this record matched up against Hillary's is proof that her out-of-touch liberal Obama-following candidates mostly got mauled last night with 10 wins and 14 losses? You betcha'. But you won't hear about that in the media, so I shall go around them to acknowledge your great accomplishment, SarahPAC supporters and superb SarahPAC staff.
Candidates we supported early on were key in re-taking the Senate. Senator Tim Scott, who you helped boost in his first Congressional primary in 2010, was appointed to this seat by my friend Governor Nikki Haley, who SarahPAC also supported in 2010. Both were reelected last night. Cory Gardner picked up a key Senate seat; remember he was part of our "Take Back the 20" initiative in 2010, where we helped reclaim 19 of the 20 House seats that were held by Democrats in districts John McCain and I carried in 2008. We campaigned in Iowa last spring for a little known hog farmer and tough talking veteran named Joni Ernst, and her victory just tilted the balance of power to the GOP.
Now, let's remind new Republican majorities in the House and Senate that Americans were not necessarily voting FOR any party yesterday; they were voting AGAINST the continued dysfunction and corruption in D.C. We the People said, "enough is enough" to the scandals, crony capitalism, and utter lack of leadership in Washington.
Democrats should go into hibernation after last night's mauling, but don't count on it. Leaders must work even harder now to make sure this doesn't happen to us in 2016; they must learn lessons from the last time Republicans held the Senate majority. This time, GOP, you must not retreat! And voters, it's our responsibility to hold them accountable. They must fight for reform that aligns with the limited government planks of the Republican platform; they must not return to the big government cronyism and status quo favored by the permanent political class. Will they drain the swamp or decide the D.C. cesspool is really just a jacuzzi they can't wait to jump on into and shake us off?
If the GOP returns to business as usual, then this majority will be short lived, for We the People say, "once bitten, twice shy."
So, establishment types, don't forget that you didn't build this victory. This new majority was swept into power thanks to the rank and file commonsense conservative grassroots. That's who built it. And they expect results. They deserve the best for America.
Thank you again, SarahPAC supporters. Congratulations, USA! God, please bless our future.
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A lot can change in three years.
When Frontside Five released its last full-length album, three years ago, it was, in many ways, a very different band than it is today. Then a quintet, the group boasted a single lead singer, a frenetic sound and lyrical cues solidly rooted in skate-punk precedents. Resurrection Cemetery, the band's new, third full-length, spotlights the myriad transitions Frontside has seen in its creative output and approach to instrumentation since the previous recording.
"It's just really exciting that this is kind of new," admits bassist Brooke Crawford, who's been in the group since its 2002 inception. "It's really different for us. It's huge. It's kind of scary and it's weird; it's so different from our other album."
The past couple of years have seen important milestones and achievements for the band. In addition to maintaining a seemingly endless live schedule that's included two consecutive spots at the annual Punk Rocks festival at Red Rocks, Frontside has linked up with the Missouri-based imprint DC-Jam records and has shared the stage with such punk-rock legends and luminaries as the Vandals, D.R.I., U.S. Bombs, the Adicts and McRad, with whom it recorded a joint album titled 50/50 Split. The act is also preparing to hit the road on another Midwestern tour later this month.
But the most notable shifts in Frontside Five's sound and approach in recent months stemmed from a change of personnel. The departure of lead singer Brandon Stolz two years ago caused the four remaining members to shuffle the dynamic of the group — incorporating dual vocals and different approaches to its guitar and drum lines. According to drummer Robdogg, a founding member, the shift also sprang from simple commitment.
"We're still working with basically the same people," he notes. "The one person who dropped out was a person who wasn't able to put as much time into it. It kind of worked out well for us, at the point that we were at. We were able to spend a lot of time on the road the last two years, and basically got to spend a lot of time doing Frontside Five stuff. Before, it was a little bit of a challenge.
"The four of us have remained with kind of an open schedule," he adds. "Our priority was to do this."
It's a focus that has also pushed the group to explore new lyrical territory, novel sounds and different song structures in an effort to move past its straight skate-punk roots and incorporate more thrash riffs and guitar harmonies. For a band named after a skateboarding trick, the shift represents a departure from its roots.
"That's fun, but this is other stuff that's been fun," Robdogg points out about the tone of the new album. "Basically, we're not doing the same album every time. You can tell by the name of our band that we like skateboarding, but we have other things to talk about."
The biggest change comes in both lyrics and music. "I'd say we don't reference a lot of skating on this record," says guitarist and vocalist Bart McCrorey, who joined Frontside in 2005. McCrorey, who also heads Motaland Studios, notes that the act has grown to encompass more sounds and pay tribute to more of its influences. That much is evident upon hearing the frenzied, melodic paired solos on "Destroy," which summon vintage '80s thrash, or from listening to the melodic, layered guitar on the two instrumental tracks, "Hanging With Hightower" and "On Bernal Hill."
"Different influences kind of helped develop the music," McCrorey says. "I think more so now than ever before, because when I first joined the band, I just kind of stuck with the formula, so to speak. I think I've added a lot more lead guitar. There are thrash riffs — we don't typically do thrash riffs. It's that kind of '80s thrash that we have in there. We also have guitar harmonies. Rob is playing a lot more half-time grooves; where he doesn't do a one-two beat — that's different for us. It's more rock-based."
For Robdogg, who says his drumming style is constantly evolving, the new set of tunes served as a chance to refine his style and expand his musical vocabulary. "I took my first drum lessons over the course of the last year," he points out, "so I'm definitely searching to get better and progress. I know that there's a whole lot of head space for me to grow. I think everyone's probably seen that."
The challenges of the newer music have also applied to the rest of the band, Robdogg says. "Bart and Shane [Henry, guitarist] stepped up and were doing all of the vocals, and that was really challenging," he confides. "It's having to play some of the same songs that they didn't have to sing before, that they just played. Now, at the same time, we have to figure out what songs work and make new ones that fit the four-piece."
Like the augmented musical vocabulary, the lyrical content for the new record also incorporated a wider range of references, with lyrical cues that span popular-culture references, personal anecdotes and in-jokes from the band. "We don't take ourselves overly serious," McCrorey says. "I think a lot of this album was drawn from things that have happened to us over the last two years, really, all the silly stuff that's happened to us."


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Schutzhund started at the beginning of this century as a test for working dogs. Its initial purpose was to determine which dogs could be used for breeding and which had true working ability. The growing demand for working dogs made more sophisticated tests and training necessary. These dogs were needed for police training, border patrol, customs, military and herding. As these tests evolved, more people participated just for the sheer enjoyment of seeing if their personal dogs could be trained as effectively as these "professional dogs". Now, over sixty years after the first formal Schutzhund rules were introduced, tens of thousands of people participate in the sport each year.
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NASCAR Engineering
The challenge in bobsled is akin to the challenge in NASCAR racing: designing a vehicle that can go slightly faster, while staying within fraction-of-an-inch official specs. That's what former Daytona 500 champion Geoff Bodine realized in 1992 after watching the U.S. team extend a 36-year Olympic medal drought. He and car designer Bob Cuneo then formed Bo-Dyn Bobsleds and started building custom sleds to replace the generic imports the U.S. team was using.
One task was to reduce weight. Bo-Dyn's four-man sleds are 462.97 pounds and two-man sleds are 374.79 pounds--the minimums allowed by the rules. This leaves room under the weight cap for the biggest engines in the form of stronger, heavier athletes. But weight is only one factor.
"Just like a race car, the sled has all kinds of precise geometry in the suspension," Cuneo says. Technicians tweak the suspension, the articulations of the front runners and the middle of the sled body, and choose the optimum steel runners. The results of extensive R&D are showing: The U.S. team won three medals in the last games.


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Timo Weiland Spring 2013 | Runway
Timo Weiland Spring 2013
There was a new maturity in the Spring 2013 show Alan Weckstein and Timo Weiland designed for Weiland's namesake label, a joint men's and women's collection that drew inspiration from the oft-referenced artwork of Keith Haring.
Fashion visits and samples from Haring's opus frequently, and sometimes literally, but these young designers didn't claim any of the artist's graffiti images for their own. Instead, they let Haring's use of black and white inform the beginning of their collection, pairing staples like a white baseball jacket with a dark blue button collar shirt, and drawing a dark gray line along the sleeves of a simple long-sleeved cotton t-shirt.
While the men's looks stuck with a sporty theme that touched militarism — at times incorporating floral prints and jackets and pants in olive drab — the women's clothing evolved into a sophisticated selection of garments that employed multicolored stripes and herringbone prints to allude to Haring's graffiti. A beige coat was accented with a zoomed-in version of the suiting pattern in neon yellow, while a white-and-gold cocktail dress was elevated with an attached black tulle halter and a crystal-studded collar.
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Lolita remains trapped in a tank at Seaquarium that some people, including Russ Rector, director of Fort Lauderdale's Dolphin Freedom Foundation, consider too small. She won't be there forever, Garrett says. "There's a very good chance the Seaquarium will soon go out of business. They're gonna have to liquidate their assets, Lolita being the biggest one. I don't think other marine parks will take her and that's where I come in."
Seaquarium's owner, Wometco, is a Miami-based company that was incorporated in 1926 by entrepreneurs Mitchell Wolfson and Sidney Meyers. The pair opened the city's first movie theater, the Capitol. During the years that followed, Wometco established cinemas from Alaska to the Caribbean. (Wometco is an acronym for Wolfson-Meyers Theater Company.) In 1949 Wolfson and Meyers became South Florida television pioneers by founding WTVJ-TV (Channel 4). Now owned by NBC, WTVJ was the first independent TV station south of Atlanta.
In 1960 Wometco bought Seaquarium from its developers, the Marine Exhibition Corporation. The 38-acre park that is Miami's answer to Orlando's Sea World was among the nation's first outdoor aquariums when completed in 1955. Originally the $2.3 million Miami Seaquarium was to be built near Haulover inlet, but then-County Commissioner Charles Crandon convinced developers to erect it on Virginia Key.
Not long after Wometco purchased Seaquarium, the park made the national stage, when segments of the Sixties television series Flipper were shot there. At Seaquarium's center is the Flipper lagoon, which often appeared on the show. Today Atlantic bottle-nosed dolphins perform there.
In 1968, just four years after the first orca was captured and displayed in a Seattle marine park, Seaquarium purchased Hugo, a male from Puget Sound. Two years later Seaquarium bought Hugo a bride and named her Lolita. Dateline NBC described Lolita's capture as a rather barbaric event: Already fourteen feet long at six years old, she was one of seven orcas captured on August 7, 1970. Fishermen used high-speed boats, explosives, and planes to herd the killer whales into a shallow bay where mothers were pushed away from their babies and nets were tossed overboard to corral twelve orcas. Amid the chaos five of the mammals died.
That's just one side of the story, Arthur Hertz comments. "I wasn't there when Lolita was captured, but it was done by professional people in the business of handling the animal."
When Lolita and Hugo first got together, they costarred in a Seaquarium show called Can a Handsome Boy Killer Whale Find Love in Miami? The title was a reflection of owners' hopes that the two would soon conceive a baby orca. But Lolita and Hugo never reproduced and Seaquarium was left without much-coveted offspring. Hugo died in 1980 from an aneurysm.
The Wometco empire, which by then included 120 companies and grossed $520 million per year, unraveled shortly after the death of founder Mitchell Wolfson in 1983. The following year Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co., a Wall Street firm known for breaking up conglomerates and selling off the pieces, bought Wometco for a billion dollars.
Enter Arthur Hertz, who had worked for Wometco since 1956, a year after he graduated from the University of Miami with a business degree. The ambitious young man had progressed from accountant to chief operating officer. In 1985 Hertz scraped together $60 million of mostly borrowed money and purchased many of Wometco's entertainment assets from KKR. Three years later he bought rights to the Wometco name and became chairman and CEO of Wometco Enterprises, Inc. But Hertz's company is a minuscule version of the original Wometco; besides Seaquarium, it owns only a chain of Baskin-Robbins ice-cream stores in Puerto Rico and the Bahamas, and a game-room business in Virginia. The former theater company depends on whale theatrics to stay afloat.
Although orcas are sometimes called killer whales, they aren't whales at all. They are members of the dolphin family, which generally feed on salmon and squid. Black and white in color, with the sharp vision of a cat, they have also been known to eat seals. The 18- to 32-foot-long mammals are part of a 55-million-year-old cetacean line that inhabits virtually all parts of the ocean, from the poles to the equator. Scientists don't know the total number of orcas, but they are certain the species is not in imminent danger of extinction, according to Raymond Tarpley, an assistant professor of marine mammal anatomy at Texas A&M University.
Orca societies are organized along matriarchal lines. In other words offspring never leave their mother's side. Families known as pods, consist of four or more generations. Each clan has a unique call that sounds something like the squealing brakes of bus. Killer whales can dive up to 500 feet deep and travel 100 miles per day. Although the average lifespan of a female orcinus orca is 50 years, they have been known to reach their 80s. (Males normally live about 30 years, and some have made it to age 50.) Their brains, which weigh about six kilos, are four to five times larger than the human cerebrum. Tarpley says there is no conclusive evidence that brain size is related to memory retention.
The first show-biz-bound orca was captured in 1965 in Canadian waters. Ted Griffin, then-owner of a small waterfront aquarium in downtown Seattle, Washington, purchased the animal for $8000 and named it Namu. Before Griffin set out to prove man's dominance over the beast, killer whales were thought to be mindless, murderous machines.


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I'm now a blogger.
This is not an exclusive club, I know. There are millions of bloggers in cyberspace and the ranks grow by some 70,000 every day. But the mere fact that you've found me makes me feel special. I hope that you find what I have to offer is special, too.
As the name of my blog suggests, this is a place to share stories about family and personal history. I'll tell you about some of the many people who have made researching family history the No. 2 hobby in the United States. I'll give you tips on how you can save your own family history before it can slip away. I'll also share with you stories from my own family, the very people who inspired me launch my own personal history business.
But I don't want to take this journey alone. Please post your comments about what I've written, or share your own stories through the comments section.
To get things started, I want to tell you about Don Crowdis, who has been called "the world's oldest blogger." A resident of Toronto, the 93-year-old Crowdis composes his "Don to Earth" blog by longhand at his kitchen table, then mails them to New Brunswick where a family member types them and posts them. Crowdis has created a devoted readership with his recollections of a lengthy and colorful family history. You can find his blog here.


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Mark Zuckerberg and Sergey Brin Cut Big Checks to Reward 'Extending Human Life'
Here's the thing about philanthropy: There's always plenty of people more than happy to accept a generous cash donation. Hence, Russian entrepreneur Yuri Milner's Breakthrough Prize, which he launched back in August as his very own version of the Nobel Prize for Physics, is branching out. The prize will no longer go to just physicists doomed to toil in obscurity, as Mr. Milner has enlisted several Silicon Valley heavyweights to contribute to a new Life Sciences franchise.
Art Levinson (former Genentech CEO, Apple chairman) has signed on as chairman, while Mr. Milner, Sergey Brin, Anne Wojcicki (of 23andMe and also wife to Mr. Brin), Mark Zuckerberg, and Priscilla Chan are all founding sponsors, as well. (Though it's not clear who coughed up how much.) They plan to dole out five $3 million prizes annually going forward, with alums selecting the honorees. Read More


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2014 Fantasy Baseball NL-Only Second Base Rankings
Here's a look at the 2014 Lester's Legends' Second Base Rankings for NL-only fantasy baseball leagues.
1. Matt Carpenter, St. Louis Cardinals
Matt Carpenter posted a .318-126-11-78-3 line. His eligibility at third base makes him a versatile option.
2. Brandon Phillips, Cincinnati Reds
Brandon Phillips just continues to produce. Last year, he posted a .261-80-18-103-5 line. Over the past eight years, he has averaged 20 home runs, 83.3 RBI and 19.4 stolen bases.
3. Aaron Hill, Arizona Diamondbacks
Aaron Hill was limited to 87 games last year, but he still hit .291 with 11 home runs. He posted a .302-93-26-85-14 line in 2012.
4. Chase Utley, Philadelphia Phillies
Chase Utley managed to stay healthy enough to play 131 games and post a .284-73-18-69-8 line. Just be sure to have a solid backup given his age and injury risk.
5. Martin Prado, Arizona Diamondbacks
Martin Prado hit .282 with 70 runs, 14 home runs, 82 RBI and three stolen bases. He's a .293 career hitter and has averaged 12.6 home runs over the past five seasons. He also has third base eligibility, which helps his value.
6. Daniel Murphy, New York Mets
Daniel Murphy hit .286 with 92 runs, 13 home runs, 78 RBI and 23 stolen bases. He's a .290 hitter with double-digit home run and stolen base potential.
7. Jedd Gyorko, San Diego Padres
Jedd Gyorko hit just .249, but he did slug 23 home runs to help his cause. With 62 runs, 63 RBI and one stolen base he was somewhat of a one-trick pony last year. Still, the power can't be overlooked.
8. Neil Walker, Pittsburgh Pirates
Neil Walker has averaged .274 with 64.3 runs, 13.5 home runs, 67.8 RBI and 4.8 home runs. He doesn't excel in any category, but he's solid across the board.
9. Dan Uggla, Atlanta Braves
Dan Uggla is a .246 career hitter, but his .179 average was pathetic even by his standards. He did slug 22 home runs. Over eight seasons he has averaged 28.9 home runs and 85 RBI. You'll have to compensate for his batting average.
10. Anthony Rendon, Washington Nationals
Anthony Rendon hit .265 with 40 runs, seven home runs, 35 RBI and one stolen base in 98 games as a rookie. Rendon will have to beat out Danny Espinosa, but he should provide decent fantasy numbers.
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While your humble correspondents busied themselves with Louisville-centric matters yesterday, roughly 1,000 people showed up at the steps of the state capitol building for the annual I ♥ Mountains Day rally in a perennial call for environmental justice from state government.
Here's more from the Kentuckians for the Commonwealth blog:
More than a thousand people met at the Kentucky River and marched up Capital Avenue to call for New Power – new energy, economic and political power – and an end to mountaintop removal and other destructive mining practices that threaten our mountains, water, air and health.
Twelve-year-old Ella Corder of Somerset, winner of the first I Love Mountains Day essay contest, also spoke at the rally. "We all have a fire in our hearts. It may have started as a small, weak flickering flame, but it grew, as does our love for our treasured mountains. We need to use that burning fire to stand up for what we believe in and let our voices be heard."
Keynote speaker Silas House challenged those gathered to take action. "Let's clean this house. We have talked for years about the problems of mountaintop removal and this outlaw industry. For the past decade, KFTC has actively worked toward solutions with four main goals: enforcing existing laws, passing stronger laws where needed to protect health and environment, developing a diverse and sustainable local economy, and, lastly, developing clean energy solutions in the region. New Power."
The Lexington Herald-Leader's Tom Eblen has a good photo gallery of the event, as well.
Absent every year since her last appearance at an I ♥ Mountains Day Rally was actress and much-rumored U.S. Senate candidate Ashley Judd, who in 2009 harangued big coal and advocated for stimulus spending to create green jobs in Hazard, Ky.
From an ancient FatLip post, published Feb. 18, 2009:
…Judd's vision as delineated in her keynote speech offered both a blistering critique of the mining industry, but also a cogent and impassioned (though not entirely novel) vision to wean Kentucky off of "a 19th century fuel" in lieu of a 21st century paradigm shift toward all things green.
She harangued Big Coal for thriving off of high,energy prices amid our current economic freefall, and declared "The solution is a new economy! A green collar economy!" to roaring applause. She then expressed an impassioned (though not entirely novel) picture of that economy, involving the creation of solar panel manufacturing plants in those Appalachian communities hardest hit by the impact of local mining acivity.
With current technology, she said, "why can't we build a solar panel factory in, say… Hazard?"
"It's only right," she continued, "that the stimulus be spent here, in Eastern Kentucky!" again to applause.
FatLip is currently searching for lost audio of that interview.


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Signature Series vs Designer Series
Whether you opt for the Designer or the Signature, you can be sure you're getting a blender that incorporates quality with the latest and greatest technology. In this post, we look at a few main differences between the Designer Series and Signature Series blenders so that you are able to decide which blender is best for you.
Blendtec Snags 2013 Gold Innovation Award
Blendtec beats out other leading consumer houseware brands and is awarded with the Housewares Executive Gold Innovation Award for the Signature Series and Stealth lines of blenders. The Signature Series and Stealth are only the latest of Blendtec's award-winning products available to professionals and retail consumers alike. These products are a testament of Blendtec's culture of innovation and ongoing improvement.
Feeding Passions: Designing the Blendtec Experience
I don't know if you can begin to fathom how much thought goes into the creation of our world-class kitchen electronics at Blendtec. We are so passionate about making sure we have a product for all of our customers from busy moms to people looking to transform their bodies and lives. We have designed our products to be user friendly to create a meaningful experience for you so that you are able to focus on your own passions.


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Chapter Two: 1951-1966
Through these stories, Scenters-Zapico discusses three new terms he coined to help understand the intricacies of literate practices articulated by members of this generation: cubbyhole gateways, micro-tear zones, and self-sponsorship. Participants remarked that they primarily learned traditional literacy skills from members of previous generations, as noted by participants in Chapter One. However, there was a marked difference in the acquisition of electronic literacy skills. Participants received such skills primarily in two ways, through cubbyhole gateways and/or self-sponsorship. Scenters-Zapico defines "cubbyhole gateways" as low-paying jobs that often require participants to learn and use technologies they never imagined they could competently use before (58). An example might be a minimum wage cashier job. Furthermore, he contends that once a person attains a level of literacy with a particular technology, they will have the confidence to learn new electronic literacies. In articulating the importance of self-sponsorship, Scenters-Zapico points out that, "unlike past traditional literacies, whereby a family member or teacher helped a learner read and write, we discover with electronic literacies that learners must overwhelmingly teach themselves" (59). Also identified was the presence of what Scenters-Zapico calls "micro-tear zones" in which participants revealed the long-term positive or negative effects that sponsors had on their literacy growth (59). Other issues discussed in this chapter include the recognition of a digital divide between those who had access to technologies due to socioeconomic status and those who did not, and gender bias in more traditional families. As noted, some participants noted more access to new technologies like home computers. This is significant because it helps illustrate the connection between access to technologies and electronic literacies Scentors-Zapico points to in this chapter.
In addition to learning how members of this generation acquired traditional and electronic literacies, the commentary from Scenters-Zapico combined with the narratives help readers understand the influence of negative and positive micro-tear zones, which are often subtle and private. As teachers, it is important we become aware of these of these moments and the power they have, , so that we don't inadvertently hinder the learning experiences of our students. Employers might consider this advice as well and work to foster positive micro-tear zones. Students should also be aware of how micro-tear zones affect them, so that they are more apt to work through them as they occur.


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Restaurants in Lowertown
Whether it's a classic culinary temple or a local haunt, these Lowertown restaurants are destinations in and of themselves. Read on to discover Travel + Leisure's picks for the best Lowertown restaurants and dining experiences. Browse our travel guides for insider information on food trucks, bakeries, cafés, coffeehouses, farm-to-table restaurants, diners, trattorias, bistros, pizzerias, ice cream parlors, tapas bars, noodle houses, sushi counters, fine dining establishments, and more.
Our global network of editors and writers selects the best restaurants in Lowertown to help travelers soak up the local scene and find authentic dishes. Whether highlighting an insider hot spot, a celebrity chef's newest restaurant, a hip coffeehouse, or the best place for cheap eats, Travel + Leisure takes you there, serving up the best Lowertown restaurant listings. Below find T+L's top picks for where to eat in Lowertown.
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If you love burgers and launch games, then this game is for you! Your goal is to launch a burger as far as possible in a field full of hungry campers. Kick the burger at the right time and prolong its flight by squeezing the ketchup out of it.
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May 17, 2010, 3:13 PM
By Matt Sullivan
Because James Murphy delivers the smartest lyrics from an asshole behind a turntable since ever. Funny, too, despite the jarring "Drunk Girls" single.
Song to Play at a Summer Party: "Home"
Because if Hot Chip were Canadian, they'd make dance music by accident, too. Spacey, though, and sexy enough for the bedroom.
Song to Play at a Summer Party: "Odessa"
Because it's much less disappointing than we expected. And Nas has never taken himself less seriously, which is A Good Thing.
Song to Play at a Party: "As We Enter"
Because Alice Glass would be the worst girlfriend ever, but her occasional shrieking does make any night you stumble into a club feel that much more alive.
Song to Play at a Summer Party (Despite the Name): "Pap Smear"
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Twenty most memorable athletes' mug shots -- in honor of Todd Helton
Almost as shocking as the DUI arrest of Todd Helton, mainstay of the Colorado Rockies, was how blotto he looked in the mug shot he earned with his bust. But how does it stack up to the most memorable athletes' mug shots of all time? Find out by eyeballing our top twenty collection, featuring a whopping six with direct ties to Denver. Helton is in good -- or at least familiar -- company.Big photos below.
Number 20: NFL great/NFL Network commentator Deon Sanders
Number 19: Detroit Tiger Miguel Cabrera
Number 18: Former Denver Nugget/Current New York Knick Carmelo Anthony
Number 17: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's Josh Hamilton
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Ayoka Charity Shop
St. Margaret's House have been running Ayoka Charity Shop since 2010. Ayoka is a fashion conscious charity shop selling quality second hand and vintage clothing, books, records and CDs- all at incredible value for money. We are always on the lookout for good quality donations including vintage items, bags and jewellery.
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from Brazil, Italy, India, and the USA as well as plenty of Tower Hamlets residents. Ayoka also provide work experience placements for women attending 'Women Empowered' programmes in the local area. Around 50% of the women have continued volunteering beyond their placements and some have gone on to find employment.
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One of my favorite college basketball blogs is a site called The Mikan Drill, a site that looks at the Xs and Os of the college game. Something that they have been over there since the season has ended was Season Leftovers, looking at some great sets over the course of the college season. An idea so good, that I decided to bring it over here during the NBA offseason.
After taking a break to look at some of the best and worst plays of EuroBasket, we are back to looking at some of last season's best plays. Today we'll be tackling after timeout plays, where you see some of the most creative Xs and Os plays in a game. This is our third installation, check here for parts one and two.
Portland Frees Up Rudy Fernandez for a Three
Coming out of a timeout, Portland found themselves up by 11 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves early in the second quarter. Looking to put the game out of reach quickly and take the Timberwolves out of it, the Blazers ran a quick hitting play designed to get Rudy Fernandez a wide-open three-point shot.
The ball comes in from the sideline, with Nicolas Batum inbounding the ball to Patty Mills. After making the inbounds pass, Batum goes to the rim, positioning himself in the paint. He continues, flashing up to the top of the key after going between Rudy Fernandez and LaMarcus Aldridge, who are setting screens for him.


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* The 2010 tragedy at the Upper Big Branch Mine resonated nationwide and has resulted in a great deal of soul-searching among Americans over the price paid for our dependence on "Big Coal." Galuszka, who grew up in coal country and has written extensively on the subject, peers deeply into the corporate culture at Massey Energy and the permissive local and national politics behind their flagrant safety-rule violations. While the in-depth profile of Massey and former CEO Don Blankenship are interesting enough, Galuszka strays far beyond the expected accident narrative and into the economics of those who call Central Appalachia home, noting that, contrary to popular belief, only 2 percent of direct employment there is "related to mining." He discusses the targeted destruction of unions by Massey and the coal industry's successful century-long suppression of the area's middle class, which has relegated the region to devastating generational poverty. Beyond the mining catastrophe at its core, this is a book about working America and how one industry has conquered a landscape's body and soul. Bracing, powerful, and pertinent, this is a timely and clarion call for myth-busting change.


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Alan Fabian Sentenced to 9 years in federal prison for fraud and tax crimes in $40 million schemes
Engaged in Two Separate Fraud Schemes Involving $32 Million and $7.5 Million;
Used Proceeds to Buy Beachfront Properties in North Carolina and for Private Jet Travel
Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Alan B. Fabian, age 44, of Cockeysville, Maryland, today to nine years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for mail fraud and filing a false tax return in connection with a scheme to defraud his former employer, an equipment leasing broker, and several financial institutions of approximately $32 million between 2001 and 2004, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein. Fabian also admitted that between 2005 and 2007, he deceived two banks and an invoice discounting company into providing $7,500,000 in financing to entities he controlled, including the Centre for Management and Technology ("CMAT"), which is currently in bankruptcy.
Judge Blake also ordered Fabian to forfeit his interest in several beachfront properties in North Carolina, three cars and a limited liability company. Judge Blake is expected to enter an order at a later date requiring Fabian to make restitution to the victims of his offenses.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein said, "Alan Fabian stole a lot of money by gaining people's trust and then fleecing them. His brazen fraud schemes involved cheating victims of nearly $40 million, spending criminal proceeds for his personal use, lying about the scheme in bankruptcy court and cheating on his taxes. After his $32 million scheme was caught in 2004, Mr. Fabian launched another scheme that netted $7.5 million."
Special Agent in Charge C. Andre' Martin, IRS-Criminal Investigation Division stated "The prosecution of individuals who intentionally file false tax returns is a vital element in maintaining public confidence in our tax system. We should not expect the honest taxpayer to foot the bill for those who file false tax returns with the IRS."
Mail Fraud
According to the plea agreement and court documents, from March 2001 to July 2004, Fabian, once a certified public accountant, caused Strategic Partners International LLC and later, Strategic Partners International, Inc., companies that he formed (collectively, SPI), to enter into approximately 50 sale-leaseback transactions to purportedly purchase $32 million in computer hardware and software, when in fact SPI either never purchased such equipment or purchased substantially less expensive equipment. Fabian made numerous misrepresentations to the leasing company and funding sources to induce them to enter into these transactions. Fabian diverted millions of dollars provided to SPI by the leasing company for his personal benefit, including the purchases of beachfront properties in North Carolina, to pay for private jet travel and to form and operate CMAT, a not-for-profit entity located in Baltimore.
Fabian defaulted on all outstanding leases in July 2004. On August 31, 2004, two of the funding sources filed a petition forcing SPI, Inc. involuntarily into bankruptcy. In an effort to keep the millions of dollars that he pocketed from going back to SPI's creditors, Fabian obstructed justice in the bankruptcy case by testifying falsely under oath in depositions in October and November 2004 and by filing a false Statement of Financial Affairs with the Bankruptcy Court.
False Tax Returns
Fabian admitted that he filed false tax returns for the 2002, 2003, and 2004 tax years, failing to pay a total of $974,009.10 in owed taxes. For 2002 and 2003, Fabian admitted that he failed to report on his individual income tax returns at least some of the income that he received from SPI. Fabian also admitted that for each of the three tax years, he overstated the amount of taxes that had been withheld on his behalf. For example, on his 2004 tax return, Fabian claimed withholdings of $504,000, when in fact only $28,985 in federal tax had been withheld.
After leaving his employer in July 2004, Fabian worked full-time at CMAT and eventually formed several additional related entities. Beginning in April 2005, Fabian obtained lines of credit and equipment loans from two banks. Between April 2005 and June 2007, Fabian made misrepresentations and submitted false documents to the banks to support periodic increases to the loans and credit lines. According to court documents, by 2007, Fabian was paying himself an annual salary of $800,000. By July and August, 2007 when the banks demanded payment of the credit lines and loans, Fabian's CMAT entities were unable to pay the amounts owed. As a result, the banks sustained losses totaling $7,322,000. Fabian also admitted to defrauding an invoice discounting company, causing a loss of over $200,000.
According to court documents and testimony at the sentencing hearing, Fabian continued to steal money and take loans that he could not repay even after he knew that a federal indictment was looming. Fabian took a lavish family vacation to Israel and Egypt in June 2007, leaving a small concierge service that arranged the trip with more than $100,000 in bills to pay. In late July 2007, he sold a non-existent receivable to a victim for more than $200,000, and in early August he fully drew down on a $1.15 million home equity line of credit from a bank, thereby increasing the bank's losses.
After Fabian had been told that a federal indictment was imminent, he caused CMAT to borrow $500,000 from a fellow churchgoer, although Fabian knew that CMAT likely would not be able to repay him. In fact, CMAT did not repay any amount of the $500,000 loan.
After Fabian was indicted in early August 2007, CMAT was also placed into involuntary bankruptcy by its creditors, and faces creditor claims of approximately $30 million.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein praised the investigative work performed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation and the United States Postal Inspection Service. Mr. Rosenstein thanked Assistant U.S. Attorneys Tonya Kelly Kowitz and Jonathan Biran, who are prosecuting the case.


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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Tribute; Seventy-two years ago on December 7th, aircraft from the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the US Pacific Fleet at Hawaii. America was at war. On Saturday December 7th, 2013, this event will be remembered in a tribute beneath the guns of the battleship PENNSYLVANIA, the flagship of fleet at that time, on permanent display at the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg, Centre County.
DATE/TIME: Saturday December 7, 2013 at 12:45 p.m.
PLACE: The Pennsylvania Military Museum is located at 51 Boal Avenue, Boalsburg, PA 16827 Centre County; three miles east of State College.
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Well, at least someone takes Taylor Momsen's music career seriously. The former "Gossip Girl" actress and lead singer for the band The Pretty Reckless performed with Manson at the Revolver Golden God Awards last night. Looks like a tasteful event. Sad I couldn't make it. Next year!
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Sat, Oct 31, 09 at 9:58
My "autumn spirit" camellia finally bloomed yesterday. It seemed like a very long wait. The flower buds formed in August and it was amazing how slowly they opened. The buds showed a little pink color for about 2 weeks and then finally it decided the time was right. But it was worth the wait. Not bad for halloween! |
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- Posted by bill_ri_z6b (My Page) on Sat, Oct 31, 09 at 10:55
Nice bloom! And we have some fairly mild weather for the next several days. My "Snow Flurry" has about a dozen blooms open now and there are maybe 200+ buds still waiting. With luck most of them will open before any really cold weather. It's a gamble with camellias in our zone. We have to hope that the fall bloomers will open early and that we get a mild autumn, or that the spring bloomers are bud-hardy and bloom later when the weather is better. But either way I think it's worth growing them. And anyway the foliage is always nice and green year round. |
- Posted by diggingthedirt CapeCod Z7? (My Page) on Sat, Oct 31, 09 at 13:39
Aah, I'm SO jealous of you both. Beautiful, rockman. |
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Slang for Brother
- What We On!
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- 02Track Number Two
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We put the group together in 2008. It is two members in the group Micheal Nelson aka Presto and Kefon Adamson aka Killakefe. We have made 2 mixtapes so far. Our music is fun and very serious. Alot of catchy hooks and good verses.


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1979 Dodge Magnum Review Ratings
Average Ratings from 11 reviews
- Performance: 4.6 / 5
- Appearance: 4.9 / 5
- Build Quality: 4.6 / 5
- Overall: 4.9 / 5
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Displaying 1 - 10 of 11 1979 Dodge Magnum reviews.
1979 Dodge Magnum
ProsClassy, stylish looks, performance ConsSloppy factory back then
Fantastic Car, Turns Heads.......once The Bugs Were Fixed.loved It!!! — Bought mine new with 79 miles. Loved the car, drove great. Great performance and handling overall. 1st generation lock up torque convertor burned up two trannys though. Also, had brake issues from the factory. One of the coolest looking cars I've ever owned. Primary Use: Family transportation
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1979 Dodge Magnum XE
ProsSolid build, parts you can get from parts store are cheap. ConsGas Mileage, some parts hard to find.
Good Classic — Good solid car, has the 318 V8, in my opinion one of dodge's better engines. Roomy, I wanted an old cruiser, and this car is perfect for that. The GT is what you want if you want more power and more of a muscle car look. I like it because its a great car to cruise in on the weekend's and I plan to pass this car down to one of my sons. Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.) |
1979 Dodge Magnum
ProsIt's a Magnum GT E58 w/T-tops, It's different, it's rare, most people have never even seen one before! ConsThis one has a salvage title :(
1979 Red Magnum Gt E58 With T-tops — STOCK PHOTO - For years now I've been buying up most every 79 Magnum XE or GT that I've come across-ed. If it has some rare options, I want it! Right now I'm sitting on 8 of them plus one 1979 Chrysler 300. Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.) |
1979 Dodge Magnum
ProsRare Triple black combo / Gets looks everywhere I go! ConsTriple black / keeping it clean!
1979 Triple Black Magnum Xe 360ci 4bbl With Power Moonroof — This is my favorite Magnum, just wish it would have had the GT package also. It has one very rare option you don't see on many Magnums, Opera lights? Normally see those on Cordoba's not Magnums. It now has most of the GT options added and a custom digital dash. Less than 15,000miles on the odometer. Paid $65.00 for it! Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.) |
1979 Dodge Magnum
ProsIt's a black GT E58 with T-tops, It's different, it's rare, most people have never even seen one before! ConsThe only thing bad is the factory horse power, only 265gross horsepower, but very easy fix!!
1979 Black Magnum Xe/gt E58 With T-tops - — Been collecting these car since they were made! One of my friends had a Red/White GT (E58)t-top Magnum new back in 1979. He let me drive it and I fell in love with it! I now own a multitude of Magnum's and 300's. Best build B Body made. Think about it, it's the last year of the B's Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.) |
1979 Dodge Magnum
ProsGreat power, A/C, comfort & eye appeal ConsToo large for Parking spaces now-a-days!
My 1979 Magnum Xe Is Gorgeous!! — I purchased my '79 Magnum XE with only 11 miles on it in 3/80. It's a gorgeous car - Cherry Red, White landau top and White leather interior with red carpet. I was single and 18 when I purchased her; and this was my first car- my dad insisted I buy a Mopar!! I had a lot of guys try to buy it from me, stating a girl shouldn't own something so powerful! My baby took off in a heartbeat and could go >100mph down the interstate with no problem! I never knew exactly how fast I went, because the speedometer didn't go that high. I just know I pegged it!! She has a 360/V8. I usually got 15-19mpg, but it didn't really matter at 1.00/gallon :) "Maggie" as I called her, was comfortable and the A/C blew so cold in the Missouri summertime - awesome!! Lot of good times in her during my single days!! I had her completely re-painted in 1988, origional color, as the red on the hood was fading to an orange color (which was because the Car dealership dinged her hood and left fender when she was on their Transport truck - and repainted it improperly. I had her moved from Missouri (where I was from) to storage in Maine for 4 years while overseas with my husband's job. When I took her out of the barn, she started right up and I drove her back to Missouri in '97 without any problems! I even had an offer at a gas station along the way for someone wanting to buy her. (Of course the guy asked my husband if he would sell her - and didn't believe it when I said she was mine and wasn't for sale!) In 1987, we even had to have our house built with an extended garage so her length would fit in it! I "garaged her" from '97, as my kids got older, bigger and those large 2 door cars were starting to get harder to fit into small parking spaces everywhere I went. My kids told me the "Maggie" was a guy magnet. I had guys circle around her and just look - she made me proud. I always kept her clean with a nice wax job on her. We moved to Maine in 2001, and I had a Transport bring her up. I didn't want to take any chances driving her up in the bad January weather. I decided in 2002 to store "Maggie" in another barn so she is sheltered from the harsh winter elements. (Besides, all the truck driver's who stopped at our Convenience store wanted to buy her too!!) The driver's seat is a bit softer from wear because of use, but all the other leather is still like new, except the center arm rest which was a bit cracked, so I just turned it upside down! I think being a female and always cleaning the stitching with a toothbrush helped a lot in keeping her nice appearance. Maggie has 121,000 miles on her. I'm sure she needs new brake lines, tires and a few hoses by now, as I haven't driven her since 1998. I hope someday to get her back out and cruise again. Maybe for my 50th Birthday???? |
1979 Dodge Magnum GT
ProsLooks nice, handles and rides great, very comfortable to drive, especially on a sunny day with the T Tops off ConsWeather stripping in the T Roofs starting to go and finding replacement weather stripping is becoming a major concern.
My Baby — Bought this car off the car lot in 1979 and have had it ever since. Love the looks and ride of this car, handles and rides very smoothly. Would have a hard time parting with this car if it came down to it Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.) |
1979 Dodge Magnum
ProsAlready stated___Great Car ConsSlow steering ratio_should be much faster for big car
Overall Excellent Value For The Cost. Wish I Had Bought 2 Of Them!!! — Best car I've ever had, Ultra dependable and best riding on the open highway. Great performance for a smog ridden 360-4bbl V8. Probably the best styled car for its era with the cord grill and covered lights, raised/sculpted side panels. Inside—full instrumentation was included, not just a bunch of idiot lights which really gave it full interactivity with the driver. Primary Use: Family transportation |
1979 Dodge Magnum
ProsKeep These Classics Alive Very Good Automobile ConsI need Parts Car Contact me email@example.com
Will Never Be For Sale Will Continue To Keep This Car Running And Driveable — There is nothing i dont like about this car, It is a head turner and its not everday you pull up beside one at a redlight. And if you do dont try it cause they are pretty Fast!!!! I need a parts car contact me at email@example.com Primary Use: Commuting to work |
1979 Dodge Magnum
ProsToday's gearheads don't know what the car is; unmistakably styled vented front nose; son of the Charger was produced too late in a difficult decade! ConsNone. Loved it since I saw it when I was 15 yrs old. I am now 48!
Unmatched Style Never Achieved The Fame It Should; — I have owned my '79 Magnum since 1980. It was a GT Package w/ 318cid. White with Red stripe. It now has a 1968 440cid, 727 trans w/ 3:78 rearend. Driven daily to college, now has 72K original miles. Primary Use: Commuting to work |
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2008 Dodge Magnum Reviews
Great Wagon By dehen
I wanted one of these since they were released. It's the red badge RT so it has the suede insert leather seats with red stitching that are very comfortable on long drives. 20" factory rims. 20 gig mu... Read More
2007 Dodge Magnum Reviews
Great Car By 455poncho
Great car, would buy again, styling and ride are tops, brakes and comfort are top as well. The turning radius is poor, mileage for a V6 could be better but it does have good acceleration for a large c... Read More
Beautiful To Look At And A Great Ride!! By Tracy4Crystal
The car rides like you are driving on air. It really catches your eye coming down the road. Very roomy!! Seats 5 very comfortably!! My kids love the leg room, and you can bring a ton of stuff with ... Read More
2006 Dodge Magnum Reviews
Sexy By Debbie
This is my 2nd Magnum, Loved the first one, doesn't disappoint even tho its a SXT .It gives me what I ask for when I want it. Looking forward to a black R/T. The sexiest car ever made. Wish they would... Read More
The Best Car I Have Ever Owned And Am Searching For Another Rt Or Srt8 By Rosscoe
There is nothing I do not like about this car. I bought it with 55k and am now looking for another. Would like an srt8 but price is holding me back to an rt. The performance is awesome and I feel t... Read More
2005 Dodge Magnum Reviews
Awesome Car By Aston
I love this car, I sold my Magnum RT to get a Magnum SRT8! Car has nice power, great features, tons of space. Only issue was front end. Tie Rods and tension struts were the weak link. I was averaging ... Read More
The "i Can Make It" Car. By remedy12
Car is great. Acceleration is great, brakes aren't bad...My only problem really is the gas mileage. Have a V6 and I try to not push on the gas so much because it will drink the gas like water. But it ... Read More
1978 Dodge Magnum Reviews
Dare To Be Different By 78magnum
The look grabbed me right away. Of course having bought one early in life really brings back a lot. Big block 2 door doesn't hurt either. I've grown tired of small and big block chevys, not that they... Read More
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A cute 3 bedroom cottage located right across the street from one of Maine's premiere "soft white sand" beaches. Ocean views from almost every room. A lilly pad pond in the front yard with lively bullfrogs, and sun bathing turtles.
The kitchen and bathroom are neat and clean with tile floors. The house is stocked with pots, pans, plates, glasses, mugs, blender, toaster, coffee maker, etc. All three bedrooms are upstairs, two have spectacular water views! There is wireless internet included with the house, as well as a flat screen TV, cable and DVD player.
All furnishings are included, we only ask that you bring your own linens as those are not provided. The rental week starts on Saturday at 2pm and ends on Saturday at 10 am.
Beautiful white soft sand beach, about 3 miles long! Kayak rentals, whale watching, and deep sea fishing, etc nearby
Portland (30 min), Kennebunkport (10 min), and Old Orchard Beach (15 min) are all just a short drive, and offer many things to do!
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MPAA: the Impact of Megaupload's Shutdown Was 'Massive'
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You bastards!
Drupal, but... (161 comments)
... outsource the hosting.
Sell! (358 comments)
Sell, absolutely. Then take the money and build something even bigger.
The fish rots from the head. (488 comments)
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The question should be, can anything stop the self-inflicted implosion of RIM, and the answer is no.
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... we hate facebook apps!
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Good for Apple.
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I've been thoroughly enjoying it.
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... but I would say lack of money, i.e. no commercial potential. Lots of endeavors are difficult, but if they pay off, great. If not, not so great.
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Programming is a great discipline. It's not my main gig anymore, but I still write widgets and utilities to help with the various other crap I do. Good for CodeAcademy (or whatever the hell it's called). Javascript is as good a place to start as any.
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Read the news much? Local businesses all around OWS have suffered greatly, because regular customers (y'know, the ones with money) don't want to come down and hang out cheek-by-jowl with the protesters. And crime ranging from petty theft, to vandalism, to sexual assault and more, have been increasing steadily over the past few weeks.
So? (290 comments)
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Politics? (465 comments)
Interesting that
Not that I'm complaining, necessarily.
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but the text on
Actually it looks pretty good. Nice and clean. And I can always hit Command + to make it bigger.
There's no fool... (314 comments)
... like an old fool.
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It may very well be that a higher court will proffer a broader interpretation of "Fair Use" than what is given in United Sates Code. But as for the specifics at hand, with respect to the law, I'd say the right decision was made.
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re: "Google Patents can't seem to find the new Google patent for Google Patents."
If it did, the gates of hell would be flung open and chaos would reign.


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Another couple we are friends with from Colorado, and DH and me (Georgia) are going to France in October. DH had a young intern here at his company on an interntaional student visa. She is marrying, so we figured might as well make a vacation out of it, and go to her wedding there! We plan several days touring Paris, other areas, and will end up in Lyon for the last 4 days, to do the wedding, and then some local touring there. Naturally, her father and mother feel deeply indebteded to us for having hosted their daughter to our work and home for ten weeks (this was 3 years ago). I know they are planning to play "special tour guide" with us and our friends (for a couple days AFTER the wedding!) What small, toteable item would be proper to bring to her parents? Also, the girl is so delighted that we are able to go for her wedding event, she says "that is gift enough for my wedding", but should we go with a wedding gift for her and her spouse? If so, what? |
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Definitly take a wedding gift! Lenox china is nice. It's an American product and you can buy a small exquisite piece that won't take up a lot of room in your suitcase. Linda C |
Do you have any photographs of you, your husband and the girl? This could be a present for her parents. Maybe you could make a copy of your photo and put it in a nice picture frame? That way it wouldn't be to big to take along & you could put it in your carry on luggage. Remember to take along some wrapping paper & tape (no scissors) or a cute little gift bag with tissue paper. If you pre-wrap your gift, the airlines will make you unwrap it for security reasons. For the girl, why don't you do something similar? Buy them a silver picture frame and have their names and the wedding date engraved on it. Hope these ideas help. Have a wonderful time!! Wish my hubby & I were going to France - oh well maybe next year! |
Of course you must take a gift. I would try to find a gift that correlates with Georgia, since that is where the young woman interned. I agree that small is the way to go. What about a nice piece of art made by a Georgian artist. My boss bought a small piece of limestone sculpture from my DH. It was for his daughter to take to Japan as a gift to the family that hosted her. It was perfect: small, unique, handmade and from Indiana. I would not give a gift of a photo with the intern and your husband! This takes the groom out of the picture--so to speak, and could possibly be misinterpreted. |
- Posted by DivaOverhaul2003 (My Page) on Thu, Sep 12, 02 at 16:04
I believe Robinski's idea was to give the picture to her *parents* not to the bride. I think it's a great idea to give her parents such a picture. Especially when they feel so indebted to this couple for helping their child 3 years ago, why not give them a nice picture of the time she spent in the States? The groom was no where in sight back then so it would and should not be seen as a put down. |
I got that the first time DivaOverhaul2003. I intentionally did not give examples of a gift to the bride and groom; I simply noted that one should be given. Acey, I believe this gift should be on an adult basis and independent of the child/daughter who is not a "child" any longer. You are meeting new people and traveling to new places (I assume), which to me symbolizes the possibility of a new friendship with these folks. Also, your Colorado friends should be prepared with a gift for these folks as well--for being tour guides. |
Thanks all! My Colorado friend and I were discussing this long distance today. Now, the Colorado couple does not know any of these people, but they are the kind of folks that take to, and enjoy and develop friendships from just such experiences. As an aside, although they won't attend the actual wedding (father of bride told me the guest list was full ((and quite frankly, that is OK with my Colorado friends))), they will be coming to the next day's post-wedding picnic and gathering in the Beaujolais country,complete with continued partying as guests of our host. (Geeze, these French do continue their parties!). They want also to bring a present to the hosts, as some of you suggested, and I'm sure a card or greeting to the newlyweds. Anyhow, we talked of our respective gifts. I am thinking of bringing some Georgia peach preserves, or vidalia onion chutney, maybe Georgia pecans, etc. Small, easy to tote. A photo of their daughter with us during her internship time sounds good too. (Something consumable, something permanent). My Colorado friend allowed as how they have buffalo products there, as befits the area. She's thinking of some buffalo jerky or other preserved meat. (Heck, I'd like to try Buffalo jerky!). Anyone else have any good ideas what would be Coloradoan? Or Georgian? Or have we hit upon enough ideas to mark the experience adequately? |
Before you take food products, I'd contact someone at the French embassy or whatever to find out what restrictions there are on such imports. With all the BSE, foot and mouth etc problems going around in Europe I wouldn't be surprised if it was forbidden to import meat products in particular. It certainly is in Australia, and the food will be seized at Customs and destroyed. Just a heads up- it would be a shame if your carefully chosen gifts were taken away as you entered France and then you were left with no gift and no way of getting something else. |
true, true, I'll investigate. Thanks for the heads up!! |
If this is a food swap, then yes, you have marked the experience adequately. Otherwise, who knows? Go for it. It sounds like you and your Colorado friends have an open mind and are coming from your heart and from who you are, so hopefully, the buffalo jerky or other preserved meat will be openly received too. Could turn out very well indeed. Have a great time! |
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The NEET UG 2013 Result is scheduled to be declared in the first week of June 2013. Candidates will be notified here on the release of the same.
The Online Application Submission for Supplementary NEET UG 2013 for Urdu will end on 15th May 2013. The last date for receipt of confirmation page by CBSE is 18th May 2013.
NEET UG has been conducted at all the exam centers across the nation and the coaching institutes will soon be releasing the NEET UG 2013 Answer Key which can be downloaded by CLICKING HERE.
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NEET UG 2013 will be an All India Level Medical Entrance Test for admission in undergraduate courses in various Medical / Dental Colleges. The exam will be conducted by CBSE and the candidates have to apply for NEET UG 2013 ONLINE only. The candidates can obtain the information brochure from HERE or from www.cbseneet.nic.in.
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And they will know us by our love. John 13:35
"We strive to show the love of Jesus to children and their families in our community, and to provide a Christ-centered, home environment in which they can grow spiritually, academically, and socially. As we spend time with neighbors, we pray that our loving, serving, and mentoring of men, women, and children will be a partnership with God to draw them into a personal relationship with His Son"
Our Fall after school programs are going great. We still need more volunteers, financial support, supplies and your continuing prayers.
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Monday-Thursday: 2:30-5:30
Beginning on Monday, August 18 we will welcome students to come to Our House after school on Monday through Thursday for a healthy snack and help with their homework/tutoring.
Monday & Wednesday, Kindergarten thru 2nd, 2:50-4:00
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This is NOT an after school program or babysitting, but rather an opportunity for children from the neighborhood to get help with homework and learn to be responsible for their assignments/studies. We intend to love, encourage and mentor "Our Kids" and help them gain confidence in their abilities to excel at school.
Our House is equipped with a study hall that has four computers and internet, as well as a library filled with books for all levels of reading (Thank you, Pine Hills Literacy and Hudson Family Foundation for the hundreds of new books that you donated to our ministry).
Several college students will be available each day to help the children with their homework and to encourage good study habits. We also have a supply closet full of basic school supplies (e.g. pens, pencils, notebook paper, markers, and glue), as well as items such as poster board, construction paper, and string, which may be needed for special projects.
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Evans, D. E.*, Taylor, P. E.*, Singh, M. B.* and Knox, R. B.* (1992) The interrelationship between the accumulation of lipids, protein and the level of acyl carrier protein during the development of Brassica napus L. pollen, Planta, vol. 186, no. 3, pp. 343-354, Springer, Heidelberg, Germany [C1.1]
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I promised I would scream it from the hilltops when Amtrak made their writers' residency program official. Well, this is me screaming it from the hilltops. On Saturday, the railway announced its official #AmtrakResidency, which will allow for up to 24 writers to take long-distance trains to work on their projects. Residences will last 2-5 days, and all applications are due by March 31st.
"Each writer's round-trip journey will include accommodations on board a sleeper car equipped with a bed, a desk and outlets. We hope this experience will inspire creativity and most importantly fuel your sense of adventure!" says Amtrak's blog. Keep reading »


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Tim O'Connor, president and chief executive officer of the U.S. Potato Board, addresses members of the board at its annual meeting March 11. |
(UPDATED COVERAGE, March 12) DENVER — The U.S. Potato Board is targeting declining demand as a top priority.
During the group's annual meeting March 11, board President Tim O'Connor urged members, in approving the next long-term plan, to make fixing declining demand a priority, and to focus on long-term goals. About 100 members were in attendance.
"If you have an industry of declining demand, there are a few things you see," O'Connor said. "You see a lot of people who want to sell, and not a lot of people who want to buy, so you get a price war. Nobody wins a price war but the buyer."
Negative press about acrylamide (a naturally occurring chemical compound produced by heating potatoes and other high-starch foods), low-carb diets, obesity and the perceived exclusion of potatoes in the lifestyles of on-the-go people are contributing to the declining demand, O'Connor said.
"I think if we don't remain focused on long-term demand as a potato board, we're going to be missing the boat," O'Connor said. "I understand the short-term problems, low prices, too many potatoes, but there's an endpoint to those problems."
The speech was a call to action for grower-shippers.
"Are you communicating to consumers about nutrition? You've got a vehicle. You've got packaging. Just say something to consumers about nutrition," O'Connor said.
O'Connor asked marketers to slap the nutrition message on trucks, signs on the highway, and, jokingly, on their children's clothing.
He also stressed the importance of different industry sectors, including table stock, dehydrated, chipping, frozen and seed, working together on domestic marketing, international marketing and product innovation.
"There's too much competition in this industry between sectors, and I don't see the upside," O'Connor said.
Negative media messages about acrylamide is not only a processed potato problem, he said.
"It hasn't hurt demand yet, but it has potential, if it gets too much negative press, to add to declining demand," O'Connor said. "(With) fresh, you don't get to dodge that bullet."
With the federal government's focus on child obesity, potato products are in danger of being pulled from school menus.
"Who's going to argue it's okay to keep making our children fat?" O'Connor said. "I know we have great products, and I haven't bought into this agenda yet, but right now, our arguments against this agenda are weak."
This issue isn't limited to french fries, O'Connor said, because people like to load up fresh potatoes with fattening products, making them equally if not more unhealthful menu options.
"The reason USPB hasn't fixed this yet is it's not just USPB's problem, it's everybody's problem," O'Connor said.


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Clicky shuffle: Random songs for Thursday morning
By Chris Richards
Lil B's "God love me" line at 2:19 has changed my feelings about birthdays.
- Lil B, "B.O.R. (Birth of Rap)"
- That Dog, "Never Say Never"
- Can, "Chain Reaction"
- T.I., "Rubber Band Man"
- Wayne Wonder, "No Letting Go"
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August 12, 2010; 8:45 AM ET
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