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Erth Minerals mineral bronzers extend the life of your natural tan, or give you that sun-kissed look without the damaging effects of UV rays. Our bronzers apply evenly and smoothly and work well with a variety of skin types. Erth Mineral bronzers are best applied with our ultra-soft highlighting brush. It is very concentrated, so very little is needed. Our bronzers work beautifully as all-over-face color, or as spot bronzers for a natural, sun-kissed look. 4 grams in each jar.
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Past Events on Campus
Take Back the Night is a time for us to come together as a community to speak out against sexual assault and domestic violence. Walkers collectively and visibly support victims of sexual violence in various forms.The fifth annual Take Back the Night will be April 10, 2013, 6:00 PM at the Campus Green Amphitheater.
The month of January is National Stalking Awarenss Month. Stalking is a dangerous crime that affects 6.6 million adults in the United States a year. 1 in 6 women and 1 in 19 men have been victims of stalking. The month of January allows for the spread of understanding and awarness about stalking as a crime through campus events, informational tables, PSAs, and flyers. Stalking is not cute or romantic. It is a crime. Stalking: Know it. Name it. Stop it. For more information about stalking please visit the Stalking Resource Center or our office webpage on stalking.
V-Day is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls. The Vagina Monologues deals with aspects of the feminine experience, touching on matters such as sex, love, rape, menstruation, female genital mutilation, etc. and will feature international monologues from areas of the world like the Congo and Haiti. A recurring theme is the vagina as a tool of female empowerment, and the ultimate embodiment of individuality. This was the third annual production of the Vagina Monologues at Winthrop.
This event takes place on the Rape, Incest, & Abuse National Network's (RAINN) annual campaign to raise awareness and educate students against sexual violence on college campuses. The Office of Victims Assistance's participation in this national event raises awareness of this issue in general while specifying the resources available to students on Winthrop University's campus.
What do you consider dating? An interactive, open forum panel discussion on international social dating norms and how they compare to those in America. Discussion led by a panel of experts, facilitated the Office of Victims Assistance and the International Center.
Kelly & Becca & Sexversations will help strengthen ability to have open conversations about intimacy, relationships, sex, sexual health, sexuality, sexual assault & everything in between. This program provides a safe and comfortable space to get an important conversation started to help students gain knowledge that will help them live a more safe, healthy, and sexually confident lifestyle. This program contributes to an empowered campus culture with zero tolerance for sexual violence.
Club Chaos is an event that is part of Safe Spring Break to help students learn to deal with potentially dangerous situations in a safe setting. A club-like setting is created with dance music and mocktails, where situations are acted out to emphasize the potential dangers that are associated with a night of drinking. The scenarios included: alcohol poisoning, drugged drinks, domestic disturbance, drunkenness and drunk driving, and ecstasy use. The club serves to teach students about a typical club environment, how to avoid certain predicaments and risky situations, and awareness and prevention of drug, alcohol, domestic and sexual abuse. Facilitated by Brianne Gemeinhardt, Wellness Coordinator.
During The Tragedy of Human Trafficking, guest speaker Bob Paulson will give a PowerPoint presentation and show a documentary titled "Sex & Money" in order to inform students about human trafficking, covering its nature and its scope as well as practical ways that anyone can make a difference in fighting against this crime.
Men Can Stop Rape is the male counterpart to WAR. The 2011-2012 academic year was their first year of operation on Winthrop's campus. They hold meetings every other week and have partnered with our office for the Race to Erase Sexual Violence 5K Walk/Run and the Sexual Violence Awareness Week in April.

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The Simplicity of Art to the Significance of life
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Mobile Apps & Peripherals – What's Ahead for Humanity
It's hard to believe that Apple introduced their iPhone Software Developer Kit only five years ago. Since then, an entire new segment of the global economy has exploded, and brought what would have been considered the stuff of science fiction to the devices just about
everyone carries around in their pockets.
We haven't yet reached the full potential of smartphone technology, but one of the more exciting avenues that lies ahead involves peripherals. And if you thought your smartphone could do some pretty cool stuff now, just wait and see what happens when it's working with other devices.
This isn't a blog post about the iWatch or Google Glasses, which seem to be hogging all the press lately. Consider, for example, the smart thermostat Nest. As tech guru Bill Campbell pointed out recently, "You would think that people would yawn at something as boring as a thermostat," Campbell said. "So, I've been surprised at how it has done and is doing." Not only does Nest allow you to control your thermostat from your iPhone, but it also learns your habits and patterns and creates a temperature-setting schedule based on them.
Or consider the TED on health care delivered by Eric Dishman. Dishman was diagnosed with two rare kidney disorders and was told (twenty years ago) that he had at most three years to live. Dishman talks a lot about innovating health care, and one of his mainstays involves mobile peripherals. With the right attachments, an iPhone can detect malaria in the blood, act as a stethoscope, monitor blood pressure, or even provide an ultrasound. The very obvious (and necessary) benefit here is not only for people in remote locations; if simple, relatively cheap devices can perform as well as advertised, it will vastly reduce health care costs across the board while increasing the quality of care.
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Our client is a leading large format graphics company based in Essex. They are looking for an Account Manager to work on a number of busy leading in house accounts producing light-box and in-store display material and window displays for retail sites throughout the UK.
Working alongside an established account/project management team the role includes attending customer meetings and liaison via phone and e-mail, identifying briefs, creating job briefs on the Company computer system, preparing quotations and the checking and despatch of regular projects.
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Powerful video: Alleged scam artist caught in action
The hook: Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers can pay a flat fee to cover their power bills for months.
A viewer called to say he had shelled out $300 in cash in January, but then he got worried hearing about his friend's experience.
"He basically paid her $500 for a whole year," the viewer said, who didn't want to be identified. "After six months, they turned off his power in his house."
The tipster said he had gotten the woman's phone number from that friend, and he had traded emails and phone calls with her.
He gave that phone number to Eyewitness News, and photographer Johnny Guillen pretended he wanted into the program and set up a meeting Friday in a grocery store parking lot in south Bakersfield.
Raw video of the confrontation:
The woman in a black sweatshirt met Guillen, and he introduced himself.
"Are you Rebecca?" he asked.
"Yes," she responded.
"With PG&E?" he continued.
"Yes," she said.
In the messages they exchanged, Guillen had been told to bring $400 cash. He held an envelope, but then let the woman know he was with Eyewitness News, and we had questions.
The woman had said her name was "Rebecca," but she refused to give a last name to us. We also asked for identification, which she admitted she didn't have.
Rebecca had told the Eyewitness News photographer it was her supervisor who set up this program for power customers on low or fixed incomes.
But, under questioning in the parking lot, she changed her story.
"Who's this supervisor? Who's running this program?" we asked.
"You don't need to know about that," she responded.
It turns out both PG&E and Bakersfield police are investigating a power bill rip-off scheme.
"I can tell you that PG&E is involved in an ongoing investigation with authorities to help uncover more about this scam," company spokeswoman Katie Allen said Friday. She couldn't' say much more.
Asked if there is any PG&E program that provides a prepaid flat fee for electricity, Allen said that's not what they do.
"Most PG&E residential customers are billed month-to-month for their usage," Allen said. "So, their bills reflect their usage on a monthly basis."
She said PG&E wants to help customers avoid scams by knowing the warning signs.
"Taking cash when it's outside of a payment center" is a big red flag, Allen said.
In this hoax, the scam artist wanted cash in a parking lot. The viewer who called Eyewitness News actually handed over cash twice.
"I couldn't give her the whole $300 up front," he explained. "So, I had to give her $250, and then $50 a week later."
Another piece of advice: Ask for identification. Allen said any PG&E employee will have a company badge. And, if a customer is still unsure about the ID, they're urged to call the company's 800 number.
Asked if this woman has any connection to PG&E, Allen said she can't comment.
"I can say that this investigation is ongoing, and we're aware of a potential scam like this in the area," Allen said. "That's why it really is important for us to educate and help our customers understand the signs of a scam."
Police told Eyewitness News this incident sounds similar to a case they've investigated for at least a month. The detective said the case has at least two suspects, and they're not sure how many victims.
He said the scam is a crime. It amounts to fraud or "theft by false pretense."
Anyone with information helpful to the investigation is urged to call police at (661) 327-7111, or Detective Joseph Galland at 326-3858.


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My name is Willa Erickson and I am in my Senior year at Ithaca College. I was born in Indiana and spent the first year of my life living in Ithaca, NY so in a way I have come full circle. I spent a year of my childhood living on the Navajo Reservation in northern Arizona but was primarily raised in Tucson, Arizona -- an area of great diversity and culture that has impacted my view of the world, interactions between different groups of people, and my experience with domestic and global politics. As an adopted, biracial woman, I have had a unique positioning in our society, which has led me to pursue education and experiences in the area of civil rights and social justice. My involvement at Ithaca College has been my doorway to perspective-building and worldly knowledge in my college experience. It has caused me to closely examine the relationship between culture, race, and ethnicity and has highlighted the vital importance of understanding the way our society is structured and how to exist within it.
I am a Communication Management and Design major with a concentration in Corporate Communication and a minor in African Diaspora. My studies have now become centered on ways to utilize communications and organizational development to further social, political, and economic relationships domestically and internationally. I strongly believe that we can change the world through conscious living, compassion, and the recognition of the inherent worth in every individual. I am eager to continue my intellectual journey and contribute to the world's evolution towards a higher level of equality, humanity, and sensibility.


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@Engelbert - I recently bought a new pair of golf shoes myself so I'll try to offer you some advice. Like the article says, golf is an expensive sport and the general rule of thumb is the more expensive the shoes you can afford the better. I know this sounds daunting, but if you want to consider it from a practical point of view, think of it this way: how long did your old golf shoes last? If you're constantly replacing old shoes because they don't stand the test of time then you're spending just as much or more money in the long run anyway.
As far as shoes improving your game, well it's obviously not a guarantee but I noticed a significant improvement when I upgraded. The feeling of comfort and stability helped me more than I can say and if I can be vain for a second, they look better as well! Always helps if you're golfing with a client or business partner, or even if you just want to look better than your friends.
I think a better pair of shoes could help you to play better, but it's all a matter of opinion of course. If you can afford it, then why not? If not, well as they say, practice makes perfect!


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"We're learning a lot," Unruh says. "But it's slow going."
It's what's for dinner
Molecular analyses of what different predators are eating have run into hitches in finding a definitive process that's not too sensitive for speedy use.
Bats also serve as natural enemies, with codling moth DNA detected in feces up to 18 hours after feeding. But many of the controls used in conventional orchards aren't soft on birds and bats, he says.
Some growers have added plantings near their orchards that enhance bird and beneficial arthropod habitats, he says.
"We've made some good progress on the project," Jones says. Lab and field research will remain the primary focus for the next two years, after which economic analysis and outreach will come to the fore. A how-to manual and scenarios to guide growers to the most cost-effective program will be integrated into WSU's online Decision Aid System.
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She is a no.#1 in my book! I have traded a couple of times with her with seeds and plant labels and coin envelopes and she was very generous with all of them! Thanks msprettyky and by the way be watching your mail! |
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I have traded with her as well, and I think she is a excellent trader. |
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Definitely an excellent trader! Highly recommend! |
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Admins embrace new technology, but are nostalgic for old office equipment
The electric typewriter may be gone, but it's not forgotten.
Make plans now to attend the Education Forum & Annual Meeting in Grapevine, Texas, July 21-25! Online registration is now available.
Visit the 2012 EFAM home page to learn more about this year's educational events and speakers.
EFAM registration doesn't open until April 1 but information about educational sessions and keynote speakers is now available online. A printable PDF will also be available on April 1.
View 2012 EFAM Session Information.
Gerald J. "Jay" Donohue, Jr., CAE, CMP, recently stepped in as the new executive director of the International Association of Administrative Professionals, headquartered in Kansas City, Mo. Donohue's new position marks a homecoming for a man with deep connections to the Kansas City region. It also launches a new era for the association, which is nearing its 70th anniversary.
MENLO PARK, CA -- OfficeTeam and the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) are accepting nominations for the eighth annual Administrative Excellence Award. The award is given to an administrative professional who demonstrates a commitment to leadership and education, and provides meaningful contributions to his or her employer.
Take the next step in your career by attaining the Technology Applications specialty from IAAP. Earning the Technology Applications specialty demonstrates your commitment to continuing technology education. Make a difference in your career by earning the TA specialty from IAAP. Here's how: First, complete three of the Options Technology modules. The modules cover the Microsoft Office Suite including: Word, Outlook, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Project.
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BeyondUnreal Reviews 'Unmechanical'
Unmechanical, an adventure-puzzle game from Teotl Studios (The Ball) and Talawa Games, is set to debut on August 8 (Steam, GamersGate, GOG, OnLive) and September for iOS and PC brick and mortar retail. Sir_Brizz and I have had the opportunity to play through the game a few times and have written up a review from the perspective of each.
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Reviewed Vietnamese Pork Sandwich
Nov 4, 2013 on FoodNetwork.com
"This was incredible! I loved the combination of spicy, savory, and sour, with a tiny bit of sweetness from the hoisin, a bright, fresh pop from the cilantro, and the salty crunch of peanuts. I cut the ginger (I'm allergic) and the fish sauce (didn't have it), but otherwise made the recipe as written. The only thing I didn't like was the excess oil..."
Reviewed Chopped Steak and Mushroom Onion Gravy
Mar 10, 2012 in Food Network Community Toolbox on FoodNetwork.com
"Oh! This was delicious. Both the steaks and the gravy have TONS of flavor. I made a few tweaks based on what I had available to me. I used half an onion in the patties and the other half in the gravy; dijon mustard instead of ground mustard; fresh wheat bread crumbs instead of panko; 1/4 tsp ground thyme instead of 1 tsp fresh thyme; and I used a..."
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Android, Linux and Real-time Development for Embedded Systems
On-demand Web Seminar
There are currently no dates scheduled for this event. However a recording of a previous session is available as an on-demand web seminar.
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Many developers have selected Linux for embedded applications, taking advantage of its open source distribution and the very large range of middleware and drivers that are available. This session considers how and when Linux is appropriate, identifies some of the challenges encountered with its deployment and approaches to overcome them. Android is an open source platform built by Google that includes an operating system, middleware and applications for the development of devices employing cellular communications. This session takes a look at the design of Android, how it works and how it may be deployed to accelerate the development of a connected device. Along with guidelines to getting started with Android, the Android SDK, its available tools and resources will be reviewed and consideration given to applications for Android beyond conventional mobile handsets such as medical devices, consumer electronics and military/aerospace systems. A brief review of how Android or Linux can co-exist with an RTOS in multi-core designs will also be conducted.
What You Will Learn
- What the Android platform is and how it works
- How Android facilitates the implementation of cellular communication for non-handset applications
- What tools and services are available to help deploy Android
- How Android co-exists with an RTOS in multi-core designs
About the Presenter
Colin Walls
A Technical Marketing Manager, Colin has over twenty-five years experience in the electronics industry, largely dedicated to embedded software. A frequent presenter at conferences and seminars and author of numerous technical articles and two books on embedded software, Colin is a member of the marketing team of the Mentor Graphics Embedded Systems Division, and is based in the UK.
Book: Embedded Software: The Works
Blog: The Colin Walls Blog
Who Should Attend
- Embedded developers and System architects interested in deploying Android
- Technical managers
- System architects considering Android for the application of cellular telephony for machine-to-machine applications
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This web seminar is part of our Tuesday Tech Talks.
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Mentor Graphics' web seminars are delivered using Adobe Connect. You will be able to login to the seminar room 15 minutes prior to the start time on the day of the presentation. You can hear the audio using your computer's speakers via VoIP (Voice over IP) and background music will play prior to the beginning of the presentation.
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Lawsuits against ICANN and new TLDs start to roll in
Two prior TLD applicants sue over specific top level domains.
As plans for a 2013 rollout of new top level domains marches forward, two companies have sued ICANN to stop it from issuing certain top level domain names.
Both lawsuits come courtesy of companies that applied in the "proof of concept" round back in 2000.
Earlier this week DomainIncite reported about a suit filed by Name.Space against ICANN. Name.space runs an alternative root with 482 top level domains.
Today I received a copy of a complaint (pdf) brought by Image Online Design. It specifically targets the .web domain name, which it applied for in 2000 in the "proof of concept" round. It wasn't approved. It makes a .web top level domain available in alternative DNS root systems.
I think the argument that these companies have rights to the names because they run them in alternative root systems is a bit of a long shot. That they applied for domains in the proof of concept round might have more legs.
Image Online Design is represented by David Steele, the attorney who frequently files cybersquatting lawsuits on behalf of Verizon.
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hey IOD, what about my name from 1999, i registered about 20 i think, do i still have them? funny even then .web had some juice that they were "given" .web at an icann board meeting, then got wallowed up into the 2000 round mess….
nice wayback machine, heres the .web lawsuit against the 1998 awarding of new tlds,(what we can call "the lost round". Interesting reading about trademarking second level etc
Page, all .web registrations are still in the database and zone file and have been since they were first taken. As you will recall, we were told by IANA (Jon Postel and Bill Manning at the time) to demonstrate a working registry, which we did.
The subsequent actions of ISOC and then ICANN changed the plans (and promises) of IANA, of course.
It's been almost 20 years since this all started and we've not gone away nor given up. There's something to be said for finishing what we started.
What has happened to the name space since ICANN is criminal. Glad to see these lawsuits.
I second Jay's comment.The more lawsuits against ICANN the better in mny view.


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By Taylor Rojek
Let's face it: Your houseplants lead a pretty hum-drum existence. Drink water, convert sunlight to energy, blah, blah, blah. Don't you wish you could spice up their lives a little?
Well, now you can! Introducing the Bike Planter: This little container straps to your bike frame and lets you bring your favorite flora on any bike trip. That's right, your household greens can now feel the thrill of wind in their leaves.
Retailing on Etsy for $45, this invention is for someone who really loves to bring green wherever they go, and doesn't mind putting out a few pennies to do so. Of course, if you don't want your bike getting all the attention, wearable lapel pin and necklace planters are also available.
Should you try the Bike Planter, be forewarned: Once your plants get a taste of life on two wheels, they may never want to return to their windowsill.


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I have an ironwood/musclewood (Carpinus caroliniana)that I am trying to groom to be a small shade tree. I've seen these trees all over, but I don't know a whole lot about their growth. The tree is growing like gangbusters and I'd really like to tame it down a bit, plus make it look better when eventually the trunk grows up. It has two large branches that are seriously crossing sections of the trunk, to the point where the bark is rubbing. I'm wondering if I should prune these? I want it to have a strong trunk, and I'm wondering if I don't prune, will the branches just grow together? Really the tree is getting out of hand, and it would look better pruned, so unless it just would look prettier unpruned, I think I would like to prune unless there is some compelling reason not to. I've attached photos of the whole tree and the sections to be pruned. The second shot is blurry, but I think you can get the gist of the problem.
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- Posted by dan_staley 5b/SS 2b AHS 6-7 (My Page) on Fri, May 13, 11 at 11:15
Remove the crossing-rubbing limb. You can't "tame it" by pruning, if you mean 'slow it down'. Dan |
- Posted by lpinkmountain 5b/6a border PA (My Page) on Fri, May 13, 11 at 13:28
No, I meant tame its shape. It's growing in a small spot in an urban setting. That will eventually slow it down. |
Ironwood is typically the common name for Ostrya virginiana, glad you used Carpinus caroliniana to clarify, although the bark is a dead give away. Carpinus caroliniana does grow fast when young but then slows slows way down. Its actually considered a slow growing tree. Although they tend to have a more globular shape they can have an irregular shape and have offshoots growing outside the canopy...so you may not be able to tame the shape. From what I can tell it looks like you have a nice tree there. |
- Posted by lpinkmountain 5b/6a border PA (My Page) on Fri, May 13, 11 at 16:37
The love of my life whom I met last year and is now more or less living with me is getting very impatient with this tree! It spills way over the path and brushes his face whenever he comes and goes into the house. I'm a tree hugger so I don't care. I say we'll just have to wait, as the tree grows up the bottom branches will drape over the path but above face height. I thought a compromise might be to prune out the crossing branches. A few less leaves to spit out. It would also make the shade under the tree a bit more dappled. Yes, I really love my American hornbeam, it has performed well beyond my expectations. It is gorgeous orange in the fall too! I am familiar with some from an arboretum where I once worked, they had an umbrella shape, and so have the others I have seen in the wild. But they were all growing in shade. This one is in full sun most of the time and is oval shaped. I'm hoping it eventually widens out. Being and understory tree, I had no idea how it would fare with full sun in the afternoons, but so far it seems more or less OK. I water it a lot during dry spells though. |
Keep it, prune it up...that trunk will become even more muscular! Its good you have one that has good fall color...some don't color up well. |
- Posted by lpinkmountain 5b/6a border PA (My Page) on Sat, May 14, 11 at 11:19
I'm just wondering if this crossing branches is typical of musclewood and maybe the branches grow together creating more of a muscle-y look? I know nothing about the growth habits of this tree. I got it at a native plant nursery. Oh, and here's a photo of the tree in the fall. Probably doesn't turn bright colors in most of its locations due to it usually not getting sun as an understory tree. I dunno, just my theory. Boy, I'm mourning the loss of that adorable dwarf hemlock underneath it. Snowmageddon did it in, :( |
I love carpinus, partly because they look so much like cute little manageable beech trees. Your tree with that flame orange foliage is spectacular! You should propagate it - I'd sure stand in line for one. Does the nursery where you bought it do mail order? |
Definitely A+ fall color...I saw close to 100s of these in full sun and they don't get that vibrant (at least most of them)! |
- Posted by lpinkmountain 5b/6a border PA (My Page) on Mon, May 16, 11 at 6:34
I KNOW, the red/orange color was totally unexpected! I keep thinking some fall it is going to all end and I'll get boring yellow. Yes, Acer, that's exactly why I chose the tree, I was trying to recreate in minature some of my favorite sights from my native north country, and the Musclewood is a stand in for the beech of the beech/maple forest. Sadly, the hemlocks stand-in died and I don't trust the spot enough to plant another one, considering the price of those dwarf hemlocks. On the other side of the yard, I have a spectacular Japanes maple, Fireglow, standing in for the maple clan. That one surprised me too, at how fast it grew. |
- Posted by lpinkmountain 5b/6a border PA (My Page) on Wed, May 18, 11 at 10:31
I just wanted to add that I got the tree at "Edge of the Woods Nursery, " a native plant nursery in Orefield, PA. I have no financial affiliation with them but I can't reccomend them highly enough. The staff is incredibly knowledgeable and they have a resource library on-site so they can look up what they don't know. The have events there occasionally too, so definately worth a trip if you live anywhere near there. However, they DO NOT do mail order. Ya gotta go there. I'm lucky they are close. |
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Some interesting (non-UO) player movement
Couple of recent stories caught my eye that I'll pass along, as the offseason plays out.
Most intriguing is this report from the New York Times, that Rutgers star Epiphanny Prince has elected to skip her final year of collegiate eligibility to play professionally in Europe before entering the 2010 WNBA draft.
It appears financial concerns motivated Prince, who wasn't eligible to enter this year's drarft, unlike a male player:
Women hoping to follow Prince's lead face more stringent draft rules than the men do: the W.N.B.A. requires players to be at least 22, to have completed their college eligibility, to have graduated from a four-year college or to have played two seasons in another league. Prince turns 22 in January, and she plans to graduate from Rutgers before the draft.
California is also losing three transfers, further sapping the Bears of depth in the wake of the graduating class that included Ashley Walker.
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This is part one of my interview with Dana Rodriguez, exec chef of Bistro Vendôme. Part two of that interview will run in this space tomorrow.
Last month, three lawyers swaggered into Bistro Vendôme for dinner. One was from Puerto Rico, another hailed from San Francisco, and the third was visiting from Europe. They asked to see the chef. When Dana Rodriguez came out from the kitchen, clad in a black T-shirt and white apron, the men were flummoxed. "Bistro Vendôme is a French restaurant, and they were expecting a French chef -- not a girl in an apron from Mexico," says Rodriguez.
And yet the men couldn't stop heaping accolades on the girl from Mexico, who left that country -- and a not-so-nice ex-husband -- to find a better life in Denver. "Those men -- they told me that it was the best meal they'd ever had, that they could really feel the love in the food," recalls Rodriguez, who never wears a chef's coat. "We should be known for how we cook -- not because of what we wear. Plus, the kitchen is just too damn hot for a chef's jacket."
A single mom with three kids, Rodriguez grew up on a farm in Chihuahua, butchering her own animals and cooking her heart out, learning the culinary ropes from her father, who never missed an opportunity to cook. "My dad did most of the cooking, and on Friday night -- that was family dinner night -- we'd have carne asada, tortillas that we made from scratch, cheese that my mother made, and fresh-baked bread," she remembers. "It was wonderful."
And soon, cooking turned into a concrete pastime for Rodriguez. "I was studying computers in college, but I wanted to do something on the side. I wanted a hobby, and I wanted to cook for my friends and family, so I went to pastry school," she says. And then she stuffed her suitcase and headed for Denver, to escape a souring relationship and be closer to her father's family. Her first job here was doing dish duty at Panzano, which lasted all of a week. "Ben Davis, who was the opening chef of Panzano, thought I could do more, so he started teaching me how to make fresh pastas, and then I worked in the bakery as the assistant pastry chef," remembers Rodriguez. When the head pastry chef got kicked to the pavement, Rodriguez got the job. And after Davis left the line and Jennifer Jasinski took his place, Rodriguez moved up yet again, becoming Jasinski's sous chef. She stayed at Panzano for three years, until Jasinski opened Rioja with Beth Gruitch. (Jasinski and Gruitch later added Bistro Vendȏme and Euclid Hall to their empire.)
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Hi, I'm Jo Truini for Popular Mechanics and today we're gonna talk about taping a drywall joint. Before we get started, I wanna point some thing out. If you look closely here, you notice that the edge of each sheet is tapered slightly. I hope you see that, but right from here down and from here down, it's tapered, it's slightly thinner at the edge, but that does create a very shallow V groove along the entire joint and that's necessary because it creates just enough space to put in the joint compound and the papertape so you can finish the wall nice and smooth and flat, so you don't have a big lump off showing with a joint this. Okay, so we get started. We're gonna get some joint compound. This is pre-mix comes in a tub just the way you see it. You can buy the dry mix and mix it up with water, but this is just as easy. We're gonna use a 4 to 6-inch wide knife and we're just gonna fill that joint. We're gonna do the entire thing. You don't have to worry about being too neat at this point. You'll see in a second almost all this is gonna get squeeze down anyway. So when I fill that out, I'm just gonna get this bottom. Okay. Here we go. For now, that's good enough. Then, we're gonna take papertape. This is drywall tape, plain old tape, nonperforated, no adhesive, no nothing, just a 2-inch wide papertape and tear up a piece slightly longer than we need and we're gonna set it right in there. Now, what I like to do is take edge of my knife and find the center of that joint. Here we go. You wanna center the tape in it and sometimes it's hard to see where the heck the center of the joint is once you get the mud on the wall. All right, so we're gonna put it in there. Just gonna line it up, press it down with your hand. Again, we're trying to get smooth surface of the [unknown]. I'm gonna come back with a clean knife. I'm gonna strike if off. I'm gonna hold the bottom to keep it from moving and you don't wanna put like too much pressure, just enough. You wanna squeeze out the excess, but not all of it obviously. All right, right there. That's about it. Now, we're gonna take off this a little bit, excess from the sides. We don't wanna mess with a too much at this stage as we're gonna be coming back and it will take 2 more days to finish this. All right, so that's basically what we want. They didn't look too neat, but that's really at this stage that's all you need. And now we're gonna let this dry tomorrow when we come back, sand it, knock down the high spots, or any little ridges of the joint compound and then we're gonna come back with more joint compound with an 8 to 10-inch wide knife, apply a nice thin layer on top of that. Again let it dry overnight, come back the next day, sand it, and finish with a 12-inch knife. The reason you wanna get wider and wider, you just wanna taper that out, so you can put on a nice, thin-layered joint compound, feather it to zero, nice and thin, let that dry and then sand very lightly, and in that stage, all you need to do is apply 2 coats of drywall primer and a finish topcoat paint, end up with a perfectly flat, smooth finish.
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In the dawning light of a late-summer morning, the people of lower Manhattan stand hushed, staring up in disbelief at the Twin Towers. It is August 1974, and a mysterious tightrope walker is running, dancing, leaping between the towers, suspended a quarter mile above the ground. In the streets below, a slew of ordinary lives become extraordinary in bestselling novelist Colum McCann's stunningly intricate portrait of a city and its people.
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SRINAGAR – Escaping death on the hands of extremist Buddhists in their homeland, thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees are facing humiliation after being forced into cheap laboring in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
"Since we left our homeland, we have not been accepted anywhere as if we are not humans," Ahmad Irshad, a Rohingya refugee, told Press TV on Sunday, November 10.
"We've lost respect, honor and dignity," he added.
Rohingya Muslims...An Open Wound
'Open Prison' for Rohingya Muslims
Burma's Scapegoated Muslims
Suu Kyi and the Rohingya: a Heroine No More
Like thousands of Rohingyas, Irshad risked his life to escape death and humiliation by extremist Buddhists in his homeland in Burma.
Thousands of them arrived to India, which is not a signatory to the United Nations convention relating to the status of refugees.
Since there is no law that deals with foreign refugees, the government decides whether or not to grant the Rohingyas refugee status on a case-by-case basis, leaving thousands in dire condition.
Arriving in Kashmir, Rohingya Muslim refugees were pushed into cheap labor where he worked in a walnut packaging factory.
Though offering very little money, it was the only chance for Rohingyas earn their living.
"They pay us hardly two dollars a day," said Maryam Batool, a Rohingya refugee.
"Since our children have no school to attend, we bring them along and they also make some money by working at least 10 hours a day."
Described by the UN as one of the world's most persecuted minorities, Rohingya Muslims are facing a catalogue of discrimination in their homeland.
They have been denied citizenship rights since an amendment to the citizenship laws in 1982 and are treated as illegal immigrants in their own home.
The Burmese government as well as the Buddhist majority refuse to recognize the term "Rohingya", referring to them as "Bengalis".
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"Our goal is to raise $500,000 on 07-07-07," Larry Couey, president of Revelations, said in a statement. "Prince has an affinity for the number 7, it's a spiritual number," Couey said in an interview Thursday, adding, "He was very much involved in the fragrance creation. With Prince, things need to be purple." Couey noted future plans for Prince could include a branded line of 3121 accessories like jewelry and handbags. For those wondering about the aroma of eau de Prince, the white floral fragrance was blended by Adriana Medina at Givaudan and combines notes of jasmine, gardenia, muguet and tuberose, with patchouli and sandalwood.
FRIENDS NOT NEIGHBORS: Contrary to a report earlier this week, Hillary and Bill Clinton are not buying property next door to Oscar de la Renta's seaside spread in the Dominican Republic. While the political power couple have stayed with the designer and his wife Annette many times, that's as close as they have gotten to becoming landowners, de la Renta said. As another election year closes in, there's no telling where the tale began. But de la Renta said he dropped a dime to Liz Smith Thursday to set the record straight. Meanwhile, another presidential-related story is in the island wind. Shakira is said to be marrying her fiancé Antonio de la Rue, the former president of Argentina's elder son, at her Punta Cana home in September.


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On Jan. 17, three Palmer students attended the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) Student Leadership Forum. The Leadership Forum was held at the NBCE headquarters located in Greeley, Colo.
Every year the NBCE executive staff invites the national student leaders from the American Black Chiropractic Association (ABCA), American Chiropractic Association (ACA), International Chiropractors Association (ICA) and World Congress of Chiropractic Students (WCCS). Among those who attended were Palmer students Erica Heppe, Corey Harrington and Robert Weiss. Erica is a San Jose, Calif., Campus student and currently serves as the National Legislative Vice-Chair for Student American Chiropractic Association (SACA). Corey is a Davenport, Iowa, Campus student and serves as the National Student Representative for the ABCA. Robert serves as the National Vice-Chair for SACA and also attends the Davenport, Iowa, Campus.
In total, there were 11 student leaders in attendance representing five U.S. chiropractic schools and schools located in Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom.
Upon arrival, NBCE President Dr. Norman Ouzts and newly elected Executive Vice President Dr. Martin Kollasch welcomed students and facilitated the program. Students were given an inside look at the daily operations of NBCE, which concluded with a Q&A session. In addition to meeting the NBCE staff, students had the unique opportunity to meet the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards' Board of Directors.
"Participation in this leadership retreat has been an awesome experience," said Corey. "The amount of work that is being done to ensure that our licensing exams are fair and relevant was mind blowing. I was very impressed with the work of NBCE."
Said Robert, "What impressed me most was the transparency. We asked some tough questions, and they answered all of them in full."
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Eleven tracks including music by Beth Orton, Nick Drake, and Neil Halstead.
Why yes, yes I do like this mix.
Not quite summer yet by SnD
First mix for a while.
electronic, rock, alternative rock, indie, please stop raining
31 years by SnD
Joy Division songs.
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[UPDATED] Playtime over for You Play or We Pay {WoW}
Apr 16th 2009 4:41PM I knew this site would eventually come to an end, but once again Blizzard tramples anyone trying to make money of their game.
They obviously want nobody but them to make money.
This should be apparent in all the add-ons they have rolled into the game and never given credit for the original creators.
I thought them allowing plp to create add ons was great. Now I just see it as an avenue for them to get ideas without having to come up with them.
IMO this game is starting to see it's decline. Watered down game play and not much real content anymore.
YouPlayorWePay goes free with a new plan {WoW}
Feb 17th 2009 4:40PM Pretty sad idea
Forum post of the day: Don't be bothered by bugs {WoW}
Jan 22nd 2009 2:38PM Siona.. BLIZZ does have to update content if they want to keep customers. We pay a monthly fee for access to their game. If they didn't change the content think people would still play after a year? They make new content to stay competitive against other attempting MMOs.
Otherwise plp will get tired of the game and just move on. Now as for complaining about the product. Well you always have the choice of not playing, however wow has become an addiction for millions of plp and when the game does not run properly it is frustrating and comments are about to arise. That's just the nature of people.
Siona is obviously clueless go back to Ultimate online, oh wait they released new content, in the release of newer version of the game.
New content means new/happy gamers.
Forum post of the day: Serious business decisions {WoW}
Jan 13th 2009 1:42PM I actually liked the elite hardcore raids like BT and Sunwell. It would be nice to find a way to get about 10 - 20% of the raiders in there. Not everyone. I liked working hard for gear and being one of a very few with it. Now everybody has what you have and we are mostly cookie-cutter.
I am not nor have a I ever been a hardcore raider. I raid about 3 days a week and only about 4 hours each. So 12 hours a week and we pushed all the way to BT with a reliable group of 25. The boss encounters where not extremely difficult but well thought out and involved everyone playing a part. Now it's a joke that you can have 8 plp die in a 10 man and still down the boss.
It is human nature to want to work hard and separate yourself from everyone else. Achievements are one thing but nothing was better then someone saying wow that's a sick shield.
On top of that everyone else was still raiding. Kara was great, enough difficulty that you couldn't just walk thru in greens and a great starter instance for guilds. 2 Karas teams clearing weekly and you where on your way to a solid 25.
I personally hate to see end game content puggable. At least on a heroic level.
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Free Tier 6 with purchase of shaman! {WoW}
Nov 14th 2007 10:54AM A part of me has to agree with @4. Blizzard did make the mistake and they shouldn't punish people for figuring it out. I mean the government doesn't really nail you if you find a loop hole in the law. They just close it afterward. If I was blizz though I would immeditaly remove the vendor from the game until the bufg is fixed.
Zul'Aman and Scarlet Monastery becoming safer for Alliance {WoW}
Oct 26th 2007 10:45AM Whinning crying 12 year olds. I say get the f over it. Especially if you are on a PVP server. I deal with the fact that the Alliance camp outside of Kara and never actually run the instance.
Breakfast Topic: Daily Quest design {WoW}
Oct 12th 2007 11:06AM Get your daily gold from a vendor quest where you pick up the quest and turn it in at the guy next to him for your free 100g a day.
More details on free Spell Damage for healers {WoW}
Oct 4th 2007 2:15PM Finally that will give me an easy +500 spell damage, putting my holy priest at almost +700 - +800 spell damage. That would greatly help with questing.
WoW's own Headless Horseman {WoW}
Sep 28th 2007 2:40PM How about a link to how I summon this guy..


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Know Your Lore, Tinfoil Hat Edition: Silence of the Titans {WoW}
Feb 6th 2011 8:25PM But that's the purpose. We're supposed to be left alone. It's like your immune system; it has to do some work itself or when something slips through, it will be defenseless - like the aliens in War of the Worlds. The Titans are like antibiotics, only to be used when the defenses already present cannot handle it.
Know Your Lore, Tinfoil Hat Edition: Silence of the Titans {WoW}
Feb 6th 2011 8:22PM Eventually, the only enemy left in WoW will be Sargeras. And it will be damn epic.
Breakfast Topic: Who would be playable in Blizzard vs. Capcom? {WoW}
Feb 2nd 2011 12:51PM Actually, the ability "Die" just kills them instantly and removes their soul. It's kind of overpowered. :D
Breakfast Topic: Who would be playable in Blizzard vs. Capcom? {WoW}
Feb 2nd 2011 9:51AM The Prophet Velen - because watching a withered old alien incinerate everyone with Holy Fire would just make my day.
The Queue: Old Gods? In my dig site? {WoW}
Jan 31st 2011 11:32AM Yes, the Dream is linked to Azeroth. No, a hole you dug would not affect the Dream. Malfurion in the WotA sees it the same because Azeroth was mostly the same then. The Sundering did affect the dream, because of the magic involved - but not to the extent that it affected Azeroth. The phase shifts for the Dream so far have been a technical limitation.
The Queue: How much Keeffe is in this movie, anyway? {WoW}
Jan 29th 2011 6:32PM Dairy Queen. No joke.
Know Your Lore: Uldaman, Ulduar, and Uldum, strongholds of the Titans {WoW}
Jan 23rd 2011 11:37PM The Old Gods don't want to destroy all life on Azeroth. They just want everyone to constantly fight. Hey, wait a minute...
Know Your Lore: Uldaman, Ulduar, and Uldum, strongholds of the Titans {WoW}
Jan 23rd 2011 11:32PM Deathwing may serve the Old Gods, but foremost he serves himself. If he and his most loyal hid, say, in Outland while the world was re-Originated, then he would return to a world where he was the highest authority and the very shape of Azeroth would be a tool for him.
The Queue: I don't want to go outside anymore {WoW}
Jan 18th 2011 3:43PM We here in Canada don't worry about the cold, eh? We're just used to it. -15C? T-Shirt weather, eh?
The Queue: Know what's better than a million dollars? {WoW}
Jan 14th 2011 3:53PM Personally, I don't like Facebook; I find it irritating and full of retards who try to friend you for the purpose of increasing their e-peen.
But that doesn't mean I'm advocating that Facebook is the devil. If someone likes the atmosphere there, than far be it from me to tell them they should think otherwise.


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It had been a while since we last heard from TheFatRat, but it is with good reason. He's been busy in the studio cranking out some more of his signature disco-electro, and we can hear the results with his recent releases that include huge remixes for Static Revenger and Chris Brown. TheFatRat has been proving his staying power in dance music with his consistency, quality control, as well as his original style. He also just announced on his Facebook that he did a remix of The Knocks' "The Feeling" that will hopefully be coming out sooner than later. His two other remixes after the jump will tide you over until then…
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Installment #2 of our friend Willy Joy's Free Willy Wednesdays comes in the form of a ready-for-the-club bootleg of Rihanna & Chris Brown's 'Birthday Cake.' I'm still not sure how Rihanna and Chris Brown made this track together after the jaw-dropping beatdown that dickhead Chris Brown put on the talented vocalist a few years back, but either way, Willy Joy threw some punches of his own in this remix; bringing the Dance/Pop original into a thumping downtempo wall-shaker. Download below and stay tuned for next week's edition of Free Willy Wednesdays! Continue Reading
After a heated Grammy Sunday, we're back into the swing of things with a brand new week ahead of us. I have news featuring coverage of the Grammys, Future Music Festival Asia, & Cut Copy's Ben Browning with his solo project. Please read on after the jump.
What a butt, right? Anyway, I'd like to thank you all for your feedback on the recent Dirts that we've been putting up in past weeks. We know you guys all love your free music, but we also want to make you all aware of great new tracks that big time artists are playing out that you may not have heard of before. Therefore, we will be keeping The Dirt to tracks available for download, zipped up tight for your bulky pleasure. In addition, we will be starting up a new Artist Chart-type feature where artists will throw us 10-15 tracks that they're fond of. Not sure what to name it yet, so if you guys have any ideas feel free to comment below. We'd love to hear your input.
This week, Troy Kurtz and I decided to do a double-team Dirt for you guys. Each of us took a completely different take on these tunes, so don't be surprised that his 6 have absolutely no relation to my 6. TK has used his recent trip to ATL as an inspiration, and I just felt like it was necessary to go with some of the bigger House tracks that have been in heavy rotation since last Monday. Let us know what you think! Tunes after the jump. Continue Reading
Just a look at what our dear friend Dillon Francis was up to in his recent trip to Amsterdam… and heres his new remix of Chris Breezy, absolutely fo' free.
Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – Look At Me Now (Dillon Francis Remix) by DILLONFRANCIS
Seriously now does Dillon Francis ever sleep? Seems like every time I look he is giving away another free track. I guess the boy must not like money that much! This time he's giving away his remix of Chris Brown's "Look At Me Now," produced by Diplo and Afrojack. Head on over to his Facebook to snag it now!
If you're in LA this Friday, come out and see Dillon spin in the Honey Lounge at CONTROL at the Avalon. In the mean time, check out the video of his set he did for Red Bull at the Boiler Room in London.
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240 Eaton to Department of External Affairs and Critchley
Cablegrams 244, 5 BATAVIA, 15 September 1948
Schuurman this day told me the present Dutch plan for an interim Government [1] does not envisage the inclusion of the Republic which must firstly have political agreement with the Dutch.
2. The Prime Minister of East Indonesia and other members of the Bandoeng Conference left Batavia on 14th September for The Hague with their amendments to the unacceptable Dutch draft bill.
3. The British Consul-General considers there is some collusion between Bandoeng Conference States and the Republic, which may result in insistence of an acceptable plan which the Republic may join.
4. The present position of the Bandoeng Conference States should be considered most important in relation to the future of the Republic.
5. The Chinese Consul-General has approached me with regard to the Consular Commission taking some action to apprise the Security Council of the gravity of the situation on account of hardened Dutch attitude towards the Republic, and the probable serious repercussions.


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26 As the Roman soldiers led Yeshua away, they grabbed hold of a man from Cyrene named Shim`on, who was on his way in from the country. They put the execution-stake on his back and made him carry it behind Yeshua. | 26 As they led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus. |
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Flyers will not pursue Stamkos
The Philadelphia Flyers will not be floating an offer sheet to Steven Stamkos, reports Tim Panaccio of CSNPhilly.
Paul Holmgren on the Flyers' free agency direction:
"We're not going to do anything on it [extend offer sheet to Stamkos]. We explored it and decided it's not the way for us to go at this time.
We're excited about the additions we made and the direction we're going right now. We'll explore things tomorrow [when free agency begins] but a restricted free agency offer sheet is not the way we will go."
Stamkos is the best player that is, hypothetically, available. Holmgren and the Flyers' lack of interest in pursuing him could mean that they plan on bidding for Brad Richards, or perhaps Holmgren is satisfied with top-end talent he has and will elect to pursue role players through free agency. Panaccio noted the loss of two key draw men in Mike Richards and Jeff Carter, and mentions John Madden and Michal Handzus as potential targets for the Flyers.
Avalanche sitting on a pile of money heading into free agency
The Colorado Avalanche need to spend a Glen Satherian amount of money to meet the cap floor for next season. Adrian Dater on how the Avalanche may spend:
As of Thursday night, only two other NHL teams — Florida and Phoenix — had more room than the Avalanche to spend under the league's new $64.3 million salary cap. With a cap-averaged current payroll of $33,795,833, the Avs need to spend nearly another $15 million just to get to the league's mandated cap minimum of $48.3 million.
Goaltender is the Avs' biggest area of need. Colorado is without a veteran presence as a starter or backup in net, and there is at least one reliable veteran expected to be available. That would be Tomas Vokoun, who turns 35 on Saturday and had a cap hit of $5.7 million on his last contract with Florida.
The Avs could also sign a position player or two. Some younger forwards with talent are expected to be available, including Philadelphia left wing Ville Leino, Tampa Bay forward Sean Bergenheim and Nashville forward Joel Ward.
#JagrWatch – now with more teams?
Our good friend Greg Wyshynski of Puck Daddy runs down the latest in Indecision 2011 Jaromir Jagr's interested parties. Yes, this could end up being the story of the day… and a sad day it would be.
Potential targets in Nashville
Josh Cooper of The Tennessean lists a pair of 27-year olds in Chris Higgins and Scottie Upshall as players that the Predators may pursue. First order of business is getting that RFA debacle sorted out, though.


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Thursday, July 11 2013
Julian Lennon: Everything Changes
Contrary to the album's title, little has changed for Julian Lennon since his last album.
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Julian Lennon: The Secret Value of Daydreaming/Mr. Jordan/Help Yourself
Noble Rot have re-released three of Julian Lennon's Atlantic albums. Of these works, 1991's Help Yourself is still the most relevant, and potent of the artist's efforts.


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One of my favourite parts of Easter (other than the whole resurrection thing) is going to the stores the next day or two and getting a nice big discount on all the candy that they weren't able to sell. While this generally means shelves full of lousy candy, you can get some great deals on candy that is the same as its usual form, only egg-shaped and, now, cheaper.
This time around, something caught my eye. Along with the usual assortment of pastel M&Ms, gummy bunnies, and Peeps that aren't yellow (the way God intended them to be), there was a whole shelf full of giant, foil-wrapped chocolate eggs with a big NHL logo on them. They had so many there, it seemed almost certain that they had barely sold any prior to Easter. Out of curiosity, I took a closer look. These chocolate eggs even had a prize inside: a tiny goalie mask.
Normally I wouldn't have considered it, but I thought it might be worth a blogpost. I was right, since it's one of the most poorly thought-out items I have seen in a long time.
First of all, there was the price. It was originally $12, which is simply too damn much. For the same price, you could have a decent-quality solid chocolate bunny instead of a hollow, thin-shelled egg. Even 60% off, it was too damn much. But I bit the bullet and bought it.
The second issue is that it's completely random which mask you get. There are 8 masks available — one for each Canadian team and a "rare" Los Angeles Kings mask, since they won the Stanley Cup.
It's baffling to me: anyone who is a big enough fan of the NHL to spend $12 on a hollow egg made of sub-standard chocolate to get a little collectible goalie mask, is also likely a big fan of one particular team. That also means they probably have a strong distaste, if not outright hate, for that team's rivals. Leafs fans don't like the Canadiens and vice versa. Senators fans hate the Leafs. If you like one of the teams in Alberta, you likely can't stand the other one. And Canucks fans? They pretty much hate every other Canadian team. Except for the Jets. Everyone's still feeling pretty lovey-dovey about the Jets.
I don't really dislike any NHL teams as much as I used to and writing about hockey every day has rounded off the edges of my fandom, but I'm still pretty much a Canucks fan. Getting a Flames mask would be the worst possible outcome, but a Canucks fan wouldn't be particularly happy with an Oilers mask or Leafs mask either. It's basically a 1-in-7 chance of getting the right mask, with the slight possibility of getting a Kings mask, which wouldn't be too great for a Canucks fan either.
I feel for the poor kid who got one of these at Easter and pulled out the mask of his favourite team's hated rival. Great, just what I needed today: crushing disappointment.
Their target market has to be the grandmas and grandpas that don't know any better: The NHL? That's hockey, right? Great! Bobby loves hockey!
I see a similar phenomenon with other merchandise. They'll have some neat NHL-themed item — a clock, blanket, coffee mug, whatever — and there won't be a single one left with the Canucks logo. Instead, they'll have plenty of Oilers, Flames, or Leafs merchandise left unsold on the shelf. Which idiotic store manager in British Columbia is ordering large quantities of non-Canucks merchandise? Sure, there are fans of every team all over the place, but not enough to justify a shelf full of Toronto Maple Leafs Yahtzee with nary a Canucks logo in sight.
Does this happen in other cities? Are there racks full of Montreal Canadiens t-shirts in Toronto Canadian Tires? Are the only NHL-themed bedsheets in Calgary Sears stores plastered with the Edmonton Oilers' logo?
This Easter egg is even worse, however, as you could easily be tricked into buying a souvenir for your least-favourite team. At least with other merchandise you can see what you're buying: there's a reason that they're still on the shelf, after all.
Getting a random, team-specific prize is fine for something low-cost, like, say, a sticker vending machine. If you're just spending a dollar or two, you likely won't be too upset when you get a team you don't like. Now, maybe I'm just cheap, but if I'm spending $12, I want some assurances that I'm going to get something that I actually want. There's even the suggestion that these are collectable and that you should try for the whole set. Nope. That ain't happening.
On the plus side, you have to like the 80′s era All-Star Game colours on this thing. That orange brings me back to 1993, when the orange made a brief comeback, and I badgered my parents to take me to McDonald's for hockey cards, desperately hoping for a Bure card. I'm not even sure if I watched the All-Star Game that year, but I know for a fact I never got a Bure card.
In any case, it's time to open this sucker up and see what I've got.
The egg itself is disappointing. I don't know why, but I was at least expecting some sort of NHL logo on it. Instead, it's just a plain, generic egg; they didn't even spring for a custom mold. As expected, it's a very thin shell of chocolate.
Opening up the egg, I see that I got a Senators mask. Or rather, I got a plain white mask with stickers that I could use to turn it into a Senators mask, if I so desired. Senators was basically the least offensive and most bland option. Somehow, it's even less desirable than getting a Flames mask.
The mask itself is made of incredibly cheap plastic and the stickers aren't even white: they're off-white. So the stickers don't even match the mask itself. Considering how low my expectations were going in, I did not anticipate that it would fail to meet them. They couldn't even get white right.
The chocolate itself? Pretty terrible. It tasted like the sludge at the bottom of an understirred cup of hot chocolate made with store-brand powder.
If this Easter egg were a hockey team, J.S. Giguere would complain that it was thinking too much about its trip to Vegas. It's basically the Lennart Petrell of Easter eggs. I seriously feel sorry for anyone who paid full price for one of these things. And if anyone out there bought one of these for a child, you should be ashamed of yourself for crushing a child's dreams like this.


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A 2003 outbreak of hepatitis A involving Mexican green onions in salsa led to the closing of Chi-Chi's Mexican Restaurant chain, and the industry is still ramping up a number of food safety initiatives triggered by an E. coli outbreak traced to spinach in September.
In the Taco Bell outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Dec. 6 that 43 people have been sickened, nine remained hospitalized and one 11-year-old boy had suffered kidney damage.
Three people died in the E. coli-tainted spinach outbreak.
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Snapshots using rsync on Mac
Posted in Mac on 27 Dec 2009I got fed up with Time Machine not backing up my iPhoto library. If I keep iPhoto running, it does not back up at all; if I quit iPhoto, it still will not make a full backup because I have a screen saver running with the Last Month smart folder, and this apparently locks out the last month of photos from being backed up. Also Time Machine will not back up from remote file systems.
So I looked around for a backup solution based on rsync. These solutions are around:
- A detailed walkthrough on creating backups using rsync UNIX
- HOWTO: Backup Your Mac With rsync
- Time Machine For Tiger
I mixed these together in my own script that can be called daily from crontab. It cycles through 7 daily backups and 8 weekly backups. Here is the script.
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The Strip
Las Vegas, NV, 89102, United States
From caviar sushi topped with gold flakes to a roaring 95-foot waterfall, every aspect of Okada exudes Vegas-style drama. Located in the Wynn, this sophisticated Japanese gourmet features a sushi and sashimi bar, a teppanyaki room, and a robatayaki bar where fresh ingredients are grilled over charcoal. Patrons especially enjoy dining on the outdoor patio, which is set atop a koi pond beside the waterfall and lush tropical gardens. Must-try dishes from celebrated chef Devin Hashimoto include the signature Okada lobster avocado roll and the baked sweet miso-marinated black cod.
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Serious sushi enthusiasts should opt for the special sushi plate, which includes nine rolls for $48.
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Sculpture Gardens

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Alexander Calder. 100 Yard Dash. 1969. Gift of Ryda and Robert H. Levi, Baltimore, BMA 1987.215 ©2007 Estate of Alexander Calder/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Masterworks of modern and contemporary sculpture dramatically emerge in the BMA's Sculpture Gardens, a verdant landscape of art and horticulture that welcomes visitors throughout the year. Nestled on nearly three acres in the heart of the city, the two terraced gardens are home to 34 sculptures ranging from Auguste Rodin's striding Balzac (1892) to Alexander Calder's soaring red 100 Yard Dash (1969), and provide a 100-year survey of sculpture from the figural to the abstract.

Amidst a beautiful flagstone terrace and fountain, the Janet and Alan Wurtzburger Sculpture Garden highlights early 20th-century works such as modern master Emile-Antoine Bourdelle's figural Fruit (1911), Henry Moore's boulder-size, abstract Three-Piece Reclining Figure No. 1 (1961–1962), and Max Bill's granite interpretation of the Möbius strip, Endless Ribbon (1953).

The Ryda and Robert H. Levi Sculpture Garden features sloping garden paths and lush foliage that showcase works from the latter half of the 20th century. These include José Ruiz de Rivera's slowly revolving Construction 140 (1971), Tony Smith's monumental triangle of black steel, Spitball (1961), and Michael Heizer's granite fragments of a deconstructed circle, Eight-Part Circle (1976/1987).

Each summer the BMA presents the popular Jazz in the Sculpture Garden concerts, featuring critically acclaimed national and regional jazz musicians. Guests enjoy intimate concert seating in the gardens, and can bring or purchase a picnic, or make reservations for an elegant dinner at Gertrude's restaurant. This event was named one of "100 Favorite Stylish People, Places and Things in Baltimore" by Style magazine.

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 Explore the lush Sculpture Gardens anytime you want! Download and enjoy commentary by BMA Director Doreen Bolger, BMA Objects Conservator Ann Boulton, sculptor Mark di Suvero, and special reminiscences from BMA Trustee Peggy Heller—who grew up with the Wurtzburger sculpture collection prior to its donation to the Museum—as well as by artists and BMA colleagues throughout the Gardens.

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He loves his home on the North Shore and traveling to new places. One thing about the Florences is that they have so much energy, and Nathan is no exception. The three brothers are a joy to watch because they all have similarities, but are also very unique in their own ways. They each have their own style and Nathan is sometimes the live wire of the bunch. His surfing is equally quick and spontaneous. He'll also pull a prank or two with his brothers, making the time he spends with them colorful and fun. Nathan also enjoys skateboarding, hiking and riding his bike at full speed. He is not far behind his brother John, and there is nothing better than having an older brother to push the limits with. He's athletic, full of fire and the ability is definitely there.
I like all kinds of music.
Nathan Fletcher, Andy Irons, Shane Dorien, Bruce Lee and Ip Man.