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THE ILLUSIONIST is a story about two paths that cross. An outdated, aging magician, forced to wander from country to country, city to city and station to station in search of a stage to perform his act meets a young girl at the start of her life's journey. Alice is a teenage girl with all her capacity for childish wonder still intact.
A script for THE ILLUSIONIST was originally written by French comedy genius and cinema legend Jacques Tati as a love letter from a father to his daughter, but never produced. Sylvain Chomet, the Oscar-nominated and critically acclaimed creator of The Triplets of Belleville, adapted the script and brought it to life in his distinctive hand-drawn animated style.
The soundtrack was composed by Sylvain Chomet himself, with a few tracks credited to the Britoons. In the theme song "Chanson Illusionist," one can recognize the voices of Joséphine Baker, Les Frères Jacques, Georges Brassens, Barbara, Charles Trenet, Édith Piaf, Jacques Brel, and Serge Gainsbourg - all impersonations of course.

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Mon, Feb 14, 11 at 23:04
Does finishing up a basket of clothing that needed repairs count as completed UFOs?
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- Posted by polardream (My Page) on Mon, Feb 14, 11 at 23:10
Beverly, I certainly think so! I repaired a pair of DS's carhart overalls and made dog booties for his dog this weekend ... seemed like UFOs to me! Sue |
And putting new elastic in a air of pyjamas counts too. They have needed it for some time. Theresa |
- Posted by jennifer_in_va (My Page) on Tue, Feb 15, 11 at 8:36
I've fixed up a pair of maternity pants...It's about all the sewing I've done lately, so I'm counting it!! You should too! |
- Posted by lafonda_ranch (My Page) on Tue, Feb 15, 11 at 8:44
Most definitely! My sewing table gets cluttered up with that sort of thing, I usually have to get the mending done before I can find my quilting projects. Robbi |
Sure it counts. I had 2 pairs of my jeans that needed hemming. They've been on my sewing table since Xmas. I dread hemming jeans but I finally did them about a week ago. That's a UFO done. ~Geraldine |
Mending???!!!! Yuck!!! Funny how we spend hours cutting perfectly good fabric into little pieces and sewing them back together again but let someone hand us a simple mending job we run for the hills! |
It does in my life. |
Yippee! I hemmed 3 pair pants, repaired buttons on 2 of DH's repaired 1 bra straps, put draw strings back in 2 pair of DDs dance pants and repaired ribbons on 1 pair pointe shoes. Almost finished (with the clothes). Also went through all the grands clothes and sorted by size. beverly |
Oh Beverly, you've been busy!! Bet it feels good to have all that clothes mended. Now for some real sewing!LOL. ~Geraldine |
- Posted by geezerfolks (My Page) on Tue, Feb 15, 11 at 11:19
It counts in my book!!! If it's been setting there waiting to be done, it's a UFO! SharonG/FL |
I agree with Sharon!! |
We must all be on the same wave link this week....I just finished a basket of mending too...pants that needed hemming and taking in, a fitted sheet that needed new elastic in the corners...and lost buttons replaced...good to get it finally all done...keep up the good work all Nana |
It's almost like getting a new wardrobe, isn't it. Must go along with our spring cleaning, or cabin fever. beverly |
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Cat intelligence is the capacity of the domesticated cat to learn, solve problems, and adapt to its environment. Research[which?] has also shown feline intelligence to include the ability to acquire new behavior that applies previously learned knowledge to new situations, communicating needs and desires within a social group, and responding to training cues.[citation needed]
The brain of the domesticated cat is about 5 centimetres (2.0 inches) long and weighs 25–30 g (0.88–1.06 oz).[1][2] If a typical cat is taken to be 60 cm (24 in) long with a weight of 3.3 kg (7.3 lb), then the brain would be at 0.90% (0.91%[3]) of its total body mass, compared to 2.00% (2.33%[3]) of total body mass in the average human. Within the encephalization quotient proposed by Jerison in 1973,[3][4] values above 1 are classified big brained, lower than 1 are small brained.[5] The domestic cat is attributed a value of between 1 – 1.71 relative to human value that is 7.44 – 7.8.[1][3] The largest brain in the cat kingdom are those of the tigers in Java and Bali, of which the largest relative brain size within the pantera is the tigris.[6] It is debated whether there exists a causal relationship between brain size and intelligence in vertebrates. Correlations have been shown between these factors in a number[quantify] of experiments.[which?] However, correlation does not imply causation. Most experiments involving the relevance of brain size to intelligence hinge on the assumption that complex behavior requires a complex (and therefore intelligent) brain; however, this connection has not been consistently demonstrated.[7][8][9][10][11]
The surface area of a cat's cerebral cortex is approximately 83 cm² whereas the human brain has a surface area of about 2500 cm².[12] Furthermore, a theoretical cat weighing 3,500 grams has a cerebellum weighing 5.3 grams, 0.17% of the total weight.[13]
According to researchers at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, the physical structure of the brains of humans and cats are very similar.[14] The human brain and the cat brain both have cerebral cortices[15] with similar lobes.[16]
The number of cortical neurons contained in the brain of the cat is reported to be 763 million.[17] Area 17[18] of the visual cortex was found to contain about 51,400 neurons per mm3.[19][20] Both human and feline brains are gyrencephalic, i.e. they have a surface folding.[21][22]
Analyses of cat brains have shown they are divided into many areas with specialized tasks that are extremely interconnected and share sensory information in a kind of hub-and-spoke network, with a large number of specialized hubs and many alternate paths between them. This exchange of sensory information allows the brain to construct a complex perception of the real world and to react to and manipulate its environment.[23]
The thalamus of the cat[24][25] constituting a hypothalamus,[26] epithalamus, ventral and dorsal parts[27] and including a lateral geniculate nucleus,[28] and additional secondary nuclear structures are responsible for controlling impulses to the cortex, functions of sleep, memory originally formed of sensory datum, and cellular functioning otherwise unknown, as yet not fully understood (unnaccounted for[29][30]). The thalamus has neuronal connectivity to the cerebellum.[31]
Grouse et al. 1979 ascertained the neuroplasticity of kittens' brains, with respect to control of visual stimulus correlated with changes in RNA structures.[32] In a later study, it was found that cats possess visual-recognition memory,[33][34] and have flexibility of cerebral encoding from visual information, adaptability corresponding to changing environmental stimuli.[35]
The domestic cat brain also contains the hippocampus,[36] amygdala,[37] frontal lobes (which comprise 3 to 3.5% of the total brain in cats compared to about 25% in humans),[38][39] corpus callosum,[40][41] anterior commisure,[42] pineal gland,[43] caudate nucleus, septal nuclei and midbrain.[44]
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For the optimum health and functioning[45][46][47] of the brain, a cat would require primarily manganese, potassium, Vitamin D, Vitamin B1, and Vitamin B6. Calcium, sodium, magnesium, and Vitamin A should be provided as part of a nutritionally balanced diet. Additionally, taurine is an essential amino acid in a cat's diet: taurine insufficiency leads to retinal degeneration and blindness in cats.[citation needed]
Intelligence through behavioural observation is defined as a composite of skills and abilities.[48] The WAIS test is a measure of intelligence in adult homo sapiens. The test scores on four criteria; verbal comprehension, perceptual organisation, working memory and processing speed.[49] In a comparative evaluation from WAIS criteria, cats are generally fair in intelligence.[citation needed] The working memory for object permanence of the domesticated cat is surmised from experiment as being 16 hours.[50]
Factors that contribute to greater intelligence are the velocity at which electrical transmission is conducted and with the greater number of cortical neurons.[51] Compared to mammalian species this number was eleven-fourteenth in total.[1][52]
Experimental results seemed to indicate that cats have no capacity for object permanence, as defined through investigation by J. Piaget with infants.[53] Further research made to identify a similar factor of cognition showed behaviour indicative of object permanence cognition, although of a different type to that identified initially by Piaget.[54][55] Further research showed that the animal has an awareness of objects not directly available to sight, and also sensory-motor intelligence comparable with a two-year old child.[56] In experimental conditions, the memory of a cat was demonstrated as having an information-retention or recall, of a duration totaling as much as 10 years.[57]
Some studies have suggested that cats may dream.[58][59][60]
Taken as a whole, cats have excellent memories.[citation needed] However, relationships with humans, individual differences in intelligence, and age may affect memory. Cats adapt to the environment that they are in easily because they can recall what they have learned in the past and adapt these memories to the current situation to protect themselves throughout their lives.[61][62]
For kittens, play is more than simple enjoyment and fun in the animal world. These things rank social order and prey-capturing skills and hone the cat for survival. In addition to this, they are exercising their minds and bodies in rehearsal for their adult roles. Before they were domesticated, kittens learned survival skills such as where to find food from observing their mothers. The first two to seven weeks are a critical time for kittens. This is when they bond with other cats. Without any human contact during this time, the cat would forever mistrust humans, according to some experts.[who?][61]
Just as in humans, advancing age may affect memory in cats. Some cats may experience a weakening of both learning ability and memory that affects them adversely in ways similar to those occurring in poorly aging humans. A slowing of function is normal, and this includes memory. Aging may affect memory by changing the way their brain stores information and by making it harder to recall stored information. Cats lose brain cells as they age, just as humans do.[63] The older the cat, the more these changes can affect its memory. There have been no studies done on the memories of aging cats and memory, but there is some speculation[by whom?] that, just like people, short term memory is more affected by aging. However, research says that adult cats have a short-term memory span of 16 hours compared to only 5 hours in adult dogs especially when it benefits the cat directly.[citation needed]
Disease may also affect cat memory. There is a syndrome called Feline Cognitive Dysfunction (FCD) that is similar to Alzheimer's disease in humans. The symptoms include disorientation, reduced social interaction, sleep disturbances, and loss of house training. This syndrome causes degenerative changes in the brain that are the source of the functional impairment.[63]
Cat intelligence study is mostly from consideration of the domesticated cat. The process of domestication has allowed for closer observation of cat behaviour and in the increased incidence of interspecies communication,[64][65] the inherent plasticity of the cat's brain has become apparent as the number of studies in this have increased scientific insight. Changes in the genetic structure of a number of cats has been identified[66][67] as a consequence of both domestication practises and the activity of breeding, so that the species has undergone genetic evolutionary change due to human selection.[66][67] The domesticated cat developed by artificial selection to possess characteristics desirable for the sharing of human habitation and living, coupled with an initial naturally occurring selective set of cat-choices made while interacting with Neolithic urban environments.[68]
The intelligence of the cat is believed to be largely dependent upon its inter-species relations,[citation needed] e.g. between H. sapiens and F. catus, and is reflected in responses in the stress hormones released in cats kept from exploratative behaviours. That is to say, an enriched and stimulating environment produced by exploring urban places increased the likelihood of cerebral plasticity due to the need of situations requiring novel adaptive behaviours.[69] This scavenging behaviour[70][71] would only have produced slow changes in evolutionary terms. Such changes are comparable to the changes to the brain[72] of early primitive hominids who co-existed with primitive cats, like Machairodontinae, Megantereon and Homotherium, and adapted to savannah conditions.[73][74][75][76]
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Considering the fossil-based family tree of placental mammals[77] above; the feline line diverged many years previously from the primate line; the cat both feral and domesticated is likely to be maintained in a stasis by its niche position in the current food web.[78]
The cats in the key experiments conducted by Edward Thorndike were able to learn through operant conditioning.[80] In Thorndike's experiment, cats were placed in various boxes approximately 20 inches long, 15 inches wide, and 12 inches tall with a door opened by pulling a weight attached to it. The cats were observed to free themselves from the boxes by "trial and error with accidental success."[80][81] In one test the cat was shown to have done worse in a later trial than in an earlier one, suggesting that no learning from the previous trials was retained in long-term memory.[82] The scientist considered the cat to have the capacity for learning due to the law of effect, which states that responses followed by satisfaction (i.e. a reward) become more likely responses to the same stimulus in the future.[81]
An experiment was conducted in 2009 where cats could pull on a string to retrieve a treat under a plastic screen. When presented with one string, cats had no trouble getting the treats. When presented with multiple strings, some of which were not connected to treats, the cats were unable to consistently choose the correct strings, leading to the conclusion that cats do not understand cause and effect in the same way that humans do.[83][84] Thorndike was skeptical of the presence of intelligence in cats, criticising sources of the contemporary writing of the sentience of animals as "partiality in deductions from facts and more especially in the choice of facts for investigation."[85]
Research was made to identify possible observational learning in kittens. Kittens that were able to observe their mothers performing an experimentally organised act were able to perform the same act sooner than kittens that had observed a non-related adult cat, and sooner than the ones who, being placed in trial and error conditions, observed no other cat performing the act.[86][87][88] Experimental investigation of primates show that the chimpanzee possess some limited insight in regard to observational learning (see Köhler), whereas this capacity is wholly absent in the domesticated cat,[clarification needed][89][90] P. leo, and P. tigris.
Cats are known to be trained as circus animals,[91] although traditionally considered difficult mainly because they appear to assume such behaviors only in exchange for a direct benefit.[citation needed] A good example of this is The Yuri Kuklachev Cat Theatre based in Moscow,[92] the owner of which has been training cats for many years to do a full range of circus-style tricks. Also there is the belief that cats are difficult to train owing to impatience and boredom with the training exercise.[citation needed]
In assessing the limitations resulting from the genetic propensity that the cat as a species has for adaption to a more intelligent biological state through evolutionary means,[93] animal integrity is cited a reason that genetic transformation of animals should not proceed.[94][95][96]
In considering the unlikely likelihood of the cat developing intelligence should the opportunity for longitudinal evolutionary changes occur, e.g. if humanity becomes extinct, the likelihood of an evolution of pantera intelligence within the millions-of-years time-scale identified by the evolution of human intelligence studies is a factor of genetics.[citation needed]
Since 2006, when the entire DNA constituents in sequence of the Abyssinian cat were made into a genetic map of the Felis catus,[97][98] genetically engineering some form of enhanced cat intelligence has become theoretically possible, although it is presently unlikely to ever be created due to ethical restrictions as well as practical considerations. Artificially enhanced cat intelligence would therefore only become a consideration for use in experiment, perhaps at some unknown time in future. The production of more intelligent cats might be theoretically a consideration for military organisations i.e. DARPA, in the hope of gleaning some advancement in warfare. Practically the common cat has proved little use for military personnel (Acoustic Kitty), despite the potential inherent in a creature with far greater prowess and agility than any human.[citation needed]
In November 2009, scientists simulated a cat's brain using a supercomputer[99] containing 24,576 processors.[100][101] This experiment did not simulate the function of the individual neurons in the brain, nor their synaptic patterns. It was intended to demonstrate that the problem of simulating a biological brain could be scaled to very large supercomputer platforms.[102][103]
There are a number of reasons the cat brain is a goal of computer simulations. Cats are familiar and easily-kept animals, so the physiology of cats has been particularly well studied. The physical structures of human brains and cat brains are very similar.[14] Cats, like humans, have binocular vision that gives them depth perception.[104] Building artificial mammal brains requires ever more powerful computers as the brain gets more complex, from the mouse brain, to the rat brain (in 2007), to the cat brain, and ultimately to the human brain. Building artificial mammal brains advances the research of both neuroscience and artificial intelligence, but also leads to questions of the definition of sentient and conscious life forms, and to the ethics of artificial consciousness and the ethics of artificial intelligence.[105]


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Women's History Month Interview Series: Q&A With StatsStyleScore.com Founder Miranda Furtado
by Gregg Snyder | Posted on Tuesday, March 4th, 2014
If you have not visited BabesDigBalls.com, you really are missing out on some fun sports coverage. The website is run by women that know and love sports and geared toward women. We continue our Women's History Month Interview Series today with an interview with Miranda Furtado, the founder of StatsStyleScore.com.
DoubleGSports.com: StatsStyleScore.com. What a great site you have. How did you start it?
Miranda Furtado: SSS kind of started as a joke, to be completely honest!
After going through the interviewing process with an NHL team, I realized that I needed to have more sports on my résumé. Since I have a publishing and broadcasting background, I figured that I'd take the initiative to start a funny Tumblr account, so I'd have something to show potential employers, if needed.
Needless to say, it snowballed. I ended up purchasing Sports Babe of the Day, and, well, as they say, the rest is history. Just over a year later, here we sit with 45+ writers across North America!
DGS: It's a site run completely by women. How did that idea come about?
MF: It started out of necessity. Getting experience for a job is a double edge sword. You need experience to get a job, but without a job, how do you get experience? On top of that, getting into the sports industry as a female is tough. I really just put the two together and found a pile of ladies with the same end goals.
DGS: You have the website, popular social media accounts, a radio show, a TV show. What's next? What else do you and the staff have planned for 2014 and beyond?
MF: If I told you, I'd have to kill you.
DGS: Were sports a thing you were always interested in growing up, or did that develop later on?
MF: Always — but in a different way. I grew up in the country so pond hockey and road hockey were always a staple. But I really had a passion for extreme sports. I had a dirt bike by the age of 8 or 9 (a little Honda 50 — that thing could rip!) and when I got older, I turned to skateboarding and snowboarding. I actually taught snowboarding for about 5 years before moving to Whistler to live out the good ol' dream. **Miranda also played hockey and soccer for her school teams. **
DGS: If you could play one sport professionally, what would it be and why?
MF: Maybe volleyball…mainly for the tan and the body — does that count? Haha. But for realsies — Probably snowboarding. I love (and miss!) the lifestyle.
DGS: Was/Is there a particular woman in sports that you look at as a role model? Someone that maybe you try to model your work in sports media after?
MF: Not really, to be honest. It's not that I don't think anyone is worthy, but I'm exhausted of trying to "fit in" or be a certain way. I think a big reason why Stats Style Score has such a following is because I've based it on myself and have purposely tried to break the mold. It's different. It's unique and it works.
DGS: You, as well as your sit,e are based out of Canada. We all know hockey is a big deal up there, but how would you compare other sports there to what they are here in the United States? What is the following like?
MF: Hahhaa. HUGE! I'm not sure what it would be comparable to…but, it's not just us! Almost all of our hockey writers, which is our biggest writing "team" on the site, is based out of the US!
DGS: Women's sports are slowly catching on and growing here in the US. What is it like in Canada? Do people pay attention to women in sports?
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Tony Bernardo of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association.
Credits: Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun / QMI Agency
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. -- Failing to read the fine print on their paperwork could land Ontario gun owners in prison.
Ontario's top gun cop made a major change to the rules regarding restricted firearms in the province - and owners are are taking the government appointee to court.
Legal handgun owners must now carry an "invitation" at all times if they are moving firearms between their homes and provincially approved shooting ranges.
This is an addition to making target-shooters move their guns unloaded, with trigger locks and placed in locked boxes in their vehicles with permits.
Those who don't comply face a minimum three-year sentence.
"(The chief firearms officer) has created a new document that is not specified in the Firearms Act and has bestowed criminal arrest powers on that document," said Tony Bernardo, spokesman for the Canadian Shooting Sports Association (CSSA), one of the groups fighting the change in court. "His job is to administer the law, not to create the law. That's what we supposedly elect politicians to do."
The chief firearms officer said the decision was his to make and gun owners can comply with ease.
"Most of the time, obtaining a written invitation will be easy," chief firearms officer, Ontario Provincial Police Supt. Chris Wyatt, told QMI Agency. "The invitation may simply be a print-out of an e-mail from the member of the host club who has invited the authorization-holder to attend, or it might be a copy of a notice of a competition generated by the host club that invites members of other clubs to attend."
Wyatt said he was "mindful" of the recent killings in Newtown, Conn., when making the change and pointed to the case where an innocent bystander was shot dead outside of a Toronto strip club in January 2008. The shooter, Edward Paredes, was a restricted firearms owner and carrying his gun with him in the club.
The new conditions appear on the Authorization To Transport (ATT) and advises owners they must be a member of their destined range or an invitee and be able to show police that invitation upon demand.
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PSU wins double OT thriller
March 21, 2014 From staff reports SAINT PAUL, Minn. more »»
Youth movement
March 20, 2014 UNIVERSITY PARK — After Penn State quickly jumped out to an 8-0 lead during the game's first two minutes to put Hampton on its heels, the visiting Pirates counter-punched Penn State hard the next 38... more »»
Megaludis has simple plan at NCAAs
March 20, 2014 UNIVERSITY PARK — In his first two trips to the NCAA Wrestling Championships, Nico Megaludis has wrestled his best under the sport's brightest lights. more »»
Franklin getting familiar with players
March 18, 2014 UNIVERSITY PARK —James Franklin has spent a lot of time watching film on the Penn State roster he inherited, getting to know as much as possible about his new players. more »»
PSU beats Buckeyes
March 17, 2014 UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State men's hockey coach Guy Gadowsky wanted his team to end the season on a strong note and have some momentum going into the Big Ten championships. more »»
Penn State bounced by Buckeyes, 4-2
March 15, 2014 UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State men's hockey team is closing out its inaugural season at the Pegula Ice Arena with a double dip against Ohio Stat. more »»
Penn State suffers loss to Minnesota in Big Tens
March 14, 2014 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota coach Richard Pitino thinks 20 wins should be good enough to make the NCAA tournament. Twenty-one or 22 would make the argument against his team a whole lot tougher. more »»
PSU will face challenges in title defense
March 13, 2014 UNIVERSITY PARK — The road to a fourth consecutive NCAA championships may be more difficult for Penn State than the previous three. more »»
Day 2 of free-agent signings features Broncos, Ware deal
March 13, 2014 Well, that didn't take long. Pass rusher DeMarcus Ware got a $30 million, three-year contract from the Denver Broncos on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after being released by the Dallas Cowboys. more »»
Penn State blasted by Gophers in Big Ten finale
March 10, 2014 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The pressure on Minnesota will ratchet up in a few days. This afternoon was for reflection — and some fun. more »»
Retherford bout key for Penn State at Big Tens
March 8, 2014 MADISON, Wis. more »»
Buckeyes stun PSU, 99-82, in conference quarterfinals
March 8, 2014 INDIANAPOLIS — No. 8 seed Ohio State (17-17, 5-11) shot a sizzling 71.9 percent from the field and 71. more »»
Badgers skate past PSU, 4-2
March 8, 2014 UNIVERSITY PARK — The Nittany Lion men's hockey team staged a late third-period rally to cut the Wisconsin deficit to one with a minute to go, but an empty-net tally for the Badgers gave the visitor... more »»
Penn State tops offensively challenged Wildcats
March 7, 2014 EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Penn State coach Pat Chambers struggled to explain why his Nittany Lions have experienced success on the road during Big Ten play. more »»
Lady Lions top Wolverines, take regular season title
March 3, 2014 STATE COLLEGE, Pa. more »»
Newbill scores 23, Penn State men fall to No. 14 Wisconsin
March 3, 2014 STATE COLLEGE, Pa. more »»
Serratore's late goal lifts No. 2 Minnesota past PSU
March 3, 2014 From staff reports MINNEAPOLIS—Sophomore forward Curtis Loik scored and junior PJ Musico (Orange, Calif. more »»
Gophers edge PSU on the ice, 5-1
March 1, 2014 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Sophomore Kenny Brooks' power-play goal gave the Nittany Lions the early lead, but the Penn State men's hockey team fell to No. 2/2 Minnesota, 5-1, Friday at Mariucci Arena. more »»
Newbill, Penn State beat Buckeyes for a second time
February 28, 2014 UNIVERSITY PARK (AP) — Penn State coach Patrick Chambers didn't think it was the matchup or the fact that it was Senior Night that allowed his Nittany Lions to beat Ohio State again. more »»
PSU's Urschel tells story
February 26, 2014 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Editors note: Penn State offensive lineman John Urschel will routinely provide a look at his journey leading to the NFL draft on May 8 in a series of diary entries. more »» |


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Cattle crash sends cows onto I-495 A tractor trailer overturns sending cattle to graze on the highway. It happened on I-495 northbound near Terminal Avenue Saturday afternoon. State Police say Patrick Scholten of Iowa was driving the truck with nearly four dozen cattle inside when a sharp curve in a ramp caused it to overturn. Three cattle escaped from the trailer and were seen roaming on I-495 until police corralled them. Scholten wasn't hurt, but he was cited for inattentive driving. |
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Feb 20, 2013 6:30 PM by Brian White
TUCSON - An armed robbery suspect is still at large Wednesday after holding up a midtown bank.
Tucson Police are asking for the public's help finding the suspect, described as a white man 25 to 35 years old who stands 5-feet, 8-inches tall and about 180 to 190 pound, Tucson Police Sgt. Chris Widmer said.
Tucson Police say the suspect robbed the Wells Fargo in the 1200 block of West Prince Road at about 9:51 a.m. Wednesday. The suspect handed a note to a teller demanding money and threatening harm, Widmer said.
Standing behind bulletproof windows, the teller announced out loud that the bank was being robbed. The suspect then fled without any money, Widmer said, and escaped in an unknown direction.
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How do you get Disney stock?
How do you get Disney stock?
"Almost everyone is mad here. You may have noticed that I'm not all there myself." - Chesire Cat
"You have spirit for one so small, and that spirit deserves a fighting chance." - Shere Khan
Is that from one share?
"Here you leave today and enter the world of yesterday, tomorrow and fantasy"
On Yeah!? Would you like me to send you the Penny I found out in the middle of a mud field while I was running, so it can make you even RICHER? ( I have now learned that I have great eyesight..)
He won't win the MVP or be voted into the Hall of Fame........then again, some heroes don't play games.
The happy haunts have received your simpathetic vibrations, and are begining to materialize.They're assembling for a swinging wake,and they will be expecting me.I will see you all a little later
I'm Mister White ChristmasI'm Mister SnowI'm Mister IcicleI'm Mister Ten BelowFriends call me Snow MiserWhat ever I touchTurns to snow in my clutchI'm too much!
haha, i thought of buying some shares, but at $35 i could probably only afford one, lol
"Here you leave today and enter the world of yesterday, tomorrow and fantasy"
Yep we got our yearly check today too!!
Cool then you can treat me to a box of those cookies.
That 62 cents will probably put you into a new tax bracket and you'll see less of it than disney fanatic who found the penny. LOL
mini-V What will you celebrate?
Adult daycare for the kid inside you.
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Sat, Jun 16, 12 at 12:44
no pics yet b/c I'm too busy. Just wanted to say HI and let you all know I'll get you some pics soon. My new Nikon (1st dslr) is coming Monday and I can't wait!!!
I'm working more days/hours now so have less time to take pics and upload them but I will start having fun with my new camera and join in soon. Till then, I'm enjoying all your pictures! ~Natanya |
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Glad to see you back and hope you stick around for the summer. There is lots happening here on our forum. |
Welcome back! I can't wait to see your photographs when you use the new camera. Debra |
- Posted by anniegolden z7a (My Page) on Sat, Jun 16, 12 at 13:26
Hi Natanya, glad you are back and looking forward to your daylily beauties. Christine |
- Posted by waitforspring z6MA (My Page) on Sat, Jun 16, 12 at 20:38
Glad you are back and can't wait to see your pictures this year. Val |
Welcome home Natanya. I can't wait to see how your new camera works. We missed you!! Ellie |
Awe! So sweet! Well, camera is arriving tomorrow so as soon as I figure it out, lol, I'll be posting here some pics. I have nice beauties blooming too! |
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We have a mortgage our primary residence. We bought some vacant land and have a loan for it as well. We are now getting a home equity loan to do some improvements on our primary residence, however the bank (other than the one holding our primary mortgage) is asking us if the loan for our vacant land "is tied" to our primary residence. I'm assuming they are asking whether or not we used our home for collateral to purchase the land, which we didn't. The bank said "just fax us your tax bill for the vacant land" and that will SHOW that it is not "tied" to your home mortgage.
Now, my question is will my tax bill show this? I looked at it and I don't see how this proves that our vacant land loan isn't tied to our primary residence. What paperwork would show that we have a second lien (if that is what they are asking) on our primary residence?? Thanks |
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Now, my question is will my tax bill show this? I looked at it and I don't see how this proves that our vacant land loan isn't tied to our primary residence. I'm with you on that one, though I suppose tax bills in different states 'could' reflect different info, just as a car 'title' will reflect the leinholders (or they used to anyway). I would think that the facility who has your loan for the vacant land could answer your question, and provide a copy of any necessary paperwork. Have you tried talking to them yet? Sue |
Good point Sue and I would be careful that they are also not trying to get a lien on your second property. They may want the tax bill so they can add the lot numbers to the mortgage. Is your vacant lot next to your property or is it someplace else? If it is someplace else I would be reluctant to give them much information unless I knew why and what they were really asking. They may be asking if the vacant lot secures your first mortgage. If you do not have a mortgage on the vacant lot I would be really careful |
- Posted by davidandkasie (My Page) on Wed, Apr 25, 07 at 13:31
all they have to do is run a title search on your home. this will show any and all leins against it. they have to do this anyway to do the loan. the only thing that can happen if you refuse to provide them with the documents they want, is they can and in most cases will not do the loan. then you have to start over elsewhere. unless you feel it is an unreasonable request, give them any paperwork they want. |
The issue was not a title search on his existing home but on vacant land which I presume is not located near his home. I again presume this vacant land is not mortgaged or if it is mortgaged has a separate lender and is not connected to his original loan or property. While it is worthwhile to disclose the land as an additional asset, it is not something this lender should be allowed to access anymore than it can access the OPs car for security! No one is saying do not provide them with documents, simply to read everything you sign carefully to make sure you are not mortgaging more than you intended to and also to fully understand what is being asked |
I would guess that they are making sure the lot is not the same (or part of the same) land that your house is built on. The tax bill will define the lot and they will see that they're separate pieces of land. |
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Teen Poetry Contest Winner for 2004
Jessica Silverman
Chicagoland Jewish
High School, grade 12
A Sonnet
A teardrop rolled slowly down her face
as the eyes of her peers tore her apart.
Alone, afraid, and out of place
Isolated, she sat alone with her broken heart.
Unforgiving stares piercing her
In ways that could never be explained,
The cruel stares, so sure
From the perfect faces, so well maintained.
Hiding behind her fears
Yet revealed all the same,
Unafraid of showing her tears
The desired result of a cruel child's game.
A lonely child so afraid,
Isolated, she sat, utterly betrayed.


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Considered scandalous when it premiered in 1905, and banned for years in the U.S. and elsewhere, Strauss's adaptation of Oscar Wilde's play is among the most important musical works of the 20th century. Mahler, who attended the 1906 premiere along with Puccini, Zemlinsky, and Schoenberg, praised the piece as "one of the greatest masterworks of our time." This fast-paced, one-act opera is known as much for its revolutionary use of large-scale orchestra and virtuosic singers as it is for its graphic depiction of this deeply psychological tale. At the core of this erotically-charged opera set in biblical times exists a tangled and disturbed triangle: the persecuted John the Baptist, a lecherous King Herod, and the monarch's pathologically seductive stepdaughter, Salome, who eventually demands the head of the imprisoned prophet on a silver platter. This virtuosic score of massive proportions culminates with the famous and controversial "Dance of the Seven Veils," as well as an explicit scene with the beheaded prisoner.
Time: Circa A.D. 30
Place: The Great Terrace of Herod's Palace on the Sea of Gaiilee
Opera in One Act
Herod, King of Judea, is feasting with his court in the palace of Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee. From the terrace, Narraboth, the Captain of the Guard, gazes at the King's beautiful stepdaughter, Salome, with whom he is in love, and ignores the warnings of the Page, who loves and admires him. Salome comes out to look at the moonlight and to escape the noise and vulgarity of the banquet. She hears the voice of Jochanaan (John the Baptist), imprisoned by Herod in a cistern beneath the terrace. He is announcing the coming of the Messiah. Fascinated, she asks to see him and when the guards refuse for fear of disobeying the King's orders, she persuades Narraboth to do as she asks.
The Prophet emerges and denounces Herod and his wife Herodias, Salome's mother, who has married her murdered husband's brother. Salome is filled with desire for him. When he tells her to leave everything to seek the Son of Man, she only answers, "Who is he, the Son of Man? Is he as beautiful as thou art?" and sings ecstatically of his beauty and her desire to kiss his mouth. Narraboth, unable to bear it, kills himself, but she barely notices that he took his life. Jochanaan curses Salome when he realizes that she is the daughter of Herodias and descends once more into his dungeon. Herod comes out of the palace. His lust for Salome provokes a quarrel with Herodias who demands the death of Jochanaan for his insults to her. But Herod holds him in awe, considering him to be a holy man, and the Jews come forward to dispute his teachings.
In need of a diversion, Herod begs Salome to dance. At first unwilling, she consents when Herod promises her anything she desires. The dance finished, she throws herself on the floor in front of Herod and demands the head of Jochanaan. His desire for her gives way to abhorrence, but he agrees at last. From the cistern, the executioner hands up the head on a silver platter and she seizes it in a frenzy of joy.
He who has despised her love must now accept it, she who had craved for him can sate herself in kissing his mouth as longs as she pleases. Sick with horror, King Herod shouts to the guards to kill her, and she is crushed to death beneath their shields.


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Balancing the cost of living in Richland
Gas, groceries, services. It's likely this is why people are spending less.
That's coming at Richland's expense. The city brought in less money in sales tax than it used to, 16 percent less. That's going to make the cost of living go up for people city wide.
Richland is proposing hikes to garbage,water and power.
City manager, Cindy Johnson, says balancing Richland's budget is similar to how she budgets at home.
The biggest priority is maintaining emergency services.
Bigger items like road expansions and building projects take a back seat. But at some point Richland has to pass on its operating expenses to the residents if the money coming in won't cover it.
The drop in local sales tax dollars coming into Richland was no surprise. In fact, city officials say they saw this coming. Once the first quarter numbers were released they decided they needed to adjust the budget a little bit so they know what they can and cannot spend in 2013.
Cindy Johnson, city manager said, "If there's more things we want to accomplish we're going to have to do something different. We're either going to have to reduce services or staff but that's going to be a longer conversation."
It's why Richland is starting smaller with a likely hike of more than 4 percent to garbage and water. The city already agreed on over a 12 percent rate increase for electricity.
This amounts to a potential 20 percent increase in overall utilities next year for people living in Richland. Neighbors don't like the idea.
"We're in a recession over here. We are not as affected as the rest of the country is that's for sure," said Brian Carey.
He has a different idea to balance the books.
"Start charging Oregonians sales tax instead of giving them a break," he said.
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ANGRY! There's no place to eat or drink 'round here! - page 7
My hospital has addopted a policy of No iota of food at or near one's work station. The rule is that all of your drinks (including bottled water) and all of any snacks are to be held in the lounge... Read More
1Oct 11, '07 by loricatusQuote from not nowWhere can you get them?Or the wound vac reps who give us candy at the station while the supervisor watches. We have been told the rule is to protect us and the computers if something is knocked over.
I take my Sigg bottle and put it behind the desktop screen. It's not gonna leak even if it gets tipped over. Heck, it could roll off the desk and still not break. I'm not gonna mistake a cup of pee for my beverage. No one is gonna mistake it for something they can put a specimen in.
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0Feb 3, '08 by twotrees2Quote from TeleRNeri do understand thier rational ( at least at someplaces of work lol) howver fwiw - i dont know to many who dont "hide" a drink and even a snack. the place i work now has a side room designated so everyone can keep thier stuff nearby but not at the workstation so we dont have to go a football field away. just a thought.My hospital has addopted a policy of No iota of food at or near one's work station. The rule is that all of your drinks (including bottled water) and all of any snacks are to be held in the lounge and never ever be near your area of work. Not even an innocent package of gum!:angryfire:angryfire:angryfire
I agreee, having food in the hallway on counters left behind by staff from the last shift is troublesome and a nuissance when you have to spend time cleaning up other's messes. However, when the lounge is located 1/2 a football field's length from your patient's rooms, it's really quite inhumane to ask anyone to chase back and forth after an energy drink and take care of 5 patients all at the same time.
So that's basically my gripe! Not being allowed to have food or drink near your area of work!
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0Feb 3, '08 by showbizrnQuote from miandersosha or jcaho says that a nurses station is a patient care area and that is why you can not have food or drinks there. i have been a nurse a long time and have never seen a nurse do patient care at the nurses station. it is a rediculous rule made by people who have no idea what they are talking about on this matter. don't get me wrong they are both worthwhile orginizations, but this rule is wrong.
it's a shame
with osha, jcaho, & dept of health
to blame.
that nurses can't
eat or drink
at work stations
somebody take a quick look and blink.
if nurses
all gave up their jobs
the entire human race
would starting droppin'-dead in blobs.
we need to eat and drink, too.
yes, we give patient care
but we have nutritional needs too.
who says patients and families
shouldn't see us eat?
only the real unproessionals
could support this feat.
we nurses are human
who need to survive
the toil of long hours/accountablity
requires food/drink and drive.
won't somebody say something?
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1Feb 3, '08 by NewWayofLifeQuote from hikernurseOf course with a policy like this, I'm sure your hospital enforces a lunch break (or two if you're working a 12-hour shift) and a couple of mid-breaks in between for eating, yes?
HA! my hospital is trying to come down on us over the food/drink at the nurse's station thing (there's an outbreak of a norovirus affecting many staff at the moment) However, not one of our night supervisors is enforcing the rule. Why? Because 11-7 nurses DON'T GET A BREAK where I work. We're allegedly a different kind of human who can survive without nutrition for 8-12 hours after sleeping all day. When I was first hired, I asked why we are the only shift who doesn't get a break, and got two responses- 1-"that's the way it's always been done here" and 2-"isn't it always quiet enough that you can get a few bites in while charting?" The real reason, IMO- because we are a non-smoking facility, one would have to clock out and leave the grounds in order to smoke. This way they think they're cutting down on "smoke breaks", since any employee smoking, say, on a sidewalk, has "left the grounds" while on duty- they obviously aren't on the break they don't get at 2AM.showbizrn likes this.


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Acorn Store
A no-batteries-required ethos means that old-school, heirloom-worthy toys like train sets and tricycles prevail.
1220 Fifth St., 310-451-5845, theacornstore.com
1220 Fifth St., 310-451-5845, theacornstore.com
Located in the upscale Brentwood Country Mart, Poppy specializes in a luxe, exotically tinged aesthetic, which means Paul Smith trench coats and Jess Brown dolls in Atsuyo et Akiko outfits.
225 26th St., 310-260-4777
225 26th St., 310-260-4777
Calypso/Calypso Home
This St. Barths–based empire, which is all about pastel silk wrap dresses and marine- and bohemian-inflected housewares (Calypso is named after Jaques Cousteau's boat), fits right in at the low-key Brentwood Country Mart. The Calypso Home store is particularly large—there's more here than you'll find in any of the other flagships. There's also a Calypso on Sunset, but the shopping experience in Brentwood is significantly calmer.
225 26th St., Calypso: 310-587-0703; Calypso Home: 310-434-9601; 8635 Sunset Blvd., 310-652-4454; calypso-celle.com
225 26th St., Calypso: 310-587-0703; Calypso Home: 310-434-9601; 8635 Sunset Blvd., 310-652-4454; calypso-celle.com
Just two doors down in Brentwood from where owner Navin Megji went to preschool, Feature is her interpretation of what a good neighborhood shop should be. Though she did a stint in New York at Dolce & Gabbana, she always wanted to come home to offer a slate of labels—Mischen, Marlova, Karen Walker—that locals used to have to drive too far to find.
11958 San Vicente Blvd., 310-826-6600
11958 San Vicente Blvd., 310-826-6600
This British High Street chain made its introduction to the U.S. by way of the thoroughly chill Brentwood Country Mart—which is a nice backdrop for its perfectly bohemian floral-print dresses and slouchy boots.
225 26th St., 310-395-8883, plus other locations
225 26th St., 310-395-8883, plus other locations
At 1,500 square feet, the Santa Monica location of this much-loved, globally-minded beauty and bodycare company is the most rewarding (and the most laid-back), but there are three more scattered across the city.
1516 Montana Ave., 310-255-0055, kiehls.com; plus other locations
1516 Montana Ave., 310-255-0055, kiehls.com; plus other locations
Post 26
Named after its original incarnation—a 1950s post office—Post 26 has the feel of a barn, crowned with a hay-loft-like exposed-beam attic. The pieces are thoroughly citified, though, with choices from Rick Owens and 3.1 Phillip Lim. Backed by two retail veterans (stylist Jeannine Braden, who also owns Fred Segal Flair, and Kay Sides, a Chanel and Maxfield's alum), this Brentwood duplex is arguably the most comprehensive destination west of the 405 for difficult-to-come-by collections.
225 26th St., 310-451-0950
225 26th St., 310-451-0950
Selima et Benjamin
It's truly tiny, but this closet-size shop packs in revered eyewear designer Selima Salaun's greatest hits, from her signature '70s aviators in bright red to cat's-eye reading glasses in deep tortoise. It also stocks other brands, like Oliver Peoples and Ray-Ban.
225 26th St., 310-260-0160, selimaoptique.com
225 26th St., 310-260-0160, selimaoptique.com
Zenbunni Gallery
Way up in hippieish Topanga Canyon, this jewelry store looks like a secret cave. Though married owners Zen and Bunni Wyldeflower switch it up every few months, right now it's moodily lit and decorated with Western/safari-inspired art. The jewelry, all arranged in moss-, leaf-, and stone-dotted vignettes, is equal parts glamorous and sinister. There are feather necklaces handcarved from bone displayed next to diamond-studded enamel rings modeled after pansies.
115 S. Topanga Canyon Blvd., 310-455-4351
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