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Read full entryXanthium strumarium
Xanthium strumarium (rough cocklebur, clotbur, common cocklebur, large cocklebur, woolgarie bur) is a species of annual plants belonging to the Asteraceae family.[1] It probably originates in North America and has been extensively naturalized elsewhere.[2][3]
Reproductive biology[edit]
The species is monoecious, with the flowers borne in separate unisexual heads: staminate (male) heads situated above the pistillate (female) heads in the inflorescence.[4] The pistillate heads consist of two pistillate flowers surrounded by a spiny [involucre]. Upon fruiting, these two flowers ripen into two brown to black achenes and they are completely enveloped by the involucre, which becomes a [bur]. The bur, being buoyant, easily disperses in the water for plants growing along waterways. However, the bur, with its hooked projections, is obviously adapted to dispersal via mammals by becoming entangled in their hair. Once dispersed and deposited on the ground, typically one of the seeds germinates and the plants grows out of the bur.
Toxic or medicinal phytochemistry[edit]
The plant may have some medicinal properties[5] and has been used in traditional medicine in South Asia and traditional Chinese medicine. In Telugu, this plant is called Marula Matangi.
However, while small quantities of parts of the mature plants may be consumed, the seeds and seedlings should not be eaten in large quantities because they contain significant concentrations of the extremely toxic chemical carboxyatratyloside. The mature plant also contains at least four other toxins.[6]
- Animals have also been known to die after eating the plants.
- A patient consuming a traditional Chinese medicine containing cocklebur called Cang Er Zi Wan (苍耳子丸) developed muscle spasms.[7]
- It was responsible for at least 19 deaths and 76 illnesses in Sylhet District, Bangladesh, 2007. People ate large amounts of the plants, locally called ghagra shak, because they were starving during a monsoon flood and no other plants were available. The symptoms included vomiting and altered mental states, followed by unconsciousness.[8]
Use by Native Americans[edit]
The Zuni people use the canadense variety for multiple purposes. The chewed seeds are rubbed onto the body before the cactus ceremony to protect it from spines. A compound poultice of seeds is applied to wounds or used to remove splinters.[9] The seeds are also ground, mixed with cornmeal, made into cakes, and steamed for food.[10][11]
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As Michael Schumacher looks to defy the odds and beat Fernando Alonso to the drivers title in Brazil this weekend, we take a look back at two more of Formula One racings greatest comebacks
3= Ayrton Senna, 1988 (18 points - Alain Prost)
McLaren ran away with the 1988 constructors title, winning all but one of the 16 events, as their two star drivers, Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, fought tooth and nail in an epic contest for the drivers crown.
Prost enjoyed the first taste of victory in Brazil, even though local hero Senna had scored pole. Gearbox problems forced the Brazilian to start from the pits and although he battled his way back to finish second, he was later disqualified for using the spare car. With a point to prove, Senna won in Imola, but then missed out in Monaco when he famously collided with a barrier whilst leading, handing victory to Prost. The Frenchman also won in Mexico, placing him comfortably in the lead after four rounds, 18 points ahead of Senna.
But wins in Canada and the US brought Senna back into the running. Prost responded with a storming drive in France, but Senna could not be contained for long. At a wet Silverstone, while a safety-conscious Prost bowed out, Senna scored what turned out to be the first of four consecutive victories.
A surprise Ferrari triumph at Monza for Gerhard Berger briefly interrupted McLarens winning streak before the season ended with three further wins for Prost - and a remarkable title-clinching one for Senna at the penultimate round in Japan. The Brazilian took pole as usual, but then stalled on the grid. The slope into Turn 1 saved him, however, and he was able to bump start his car before clawing his way back up from 14th. Prost may have been more consistent of the pair over the course of the season - he scored 105 points to Sennas 94 - but with only each drivers 11 best results counting, Sennas all-or-nothing approach made him champion for the first time.
3= Jody Scheckter, 1979 (18 points - Jacques Laffite)
Jody Scheckter played a patient game during his title-winning season of 1979. His Ferrari was by no means the fastest car on the grid - he qualified on the front row only twice - but it did have one advantage over most of its competition - superb reliability.
Initially, Ligiers Jacques Laffite looked to have the strongest package, taking wins in Brazil and Argentina. Scheckter, meanwhile, struggled to make his mark in the opening South American rounds and came away trailing the Frenchman by 18 points. In South Africa and Long Beach the Ferrari had the edge, but at both races it was Scheckters team mate Gilles Villeneuve who claimed victory ahead of the South African.
But with successive wins at rounds six and seven in Belgium and Monaco, Scheckter finally leapfrogged Laffite in the driver standings. The pace of Laffites Ligier had faded dramatically since Brazil and instead it would be Renault and Williams who emerged to challenge Ferrari in the latter half of the season.
However, both teams lacked the consistency of the Italian machines, and although they won six of the next eight races between them, the points haul was dispersed between three drivers - Alan Jones, Clay Regazzoni and Jean-Pierre Jabouille - much to Scheckters benefit.
He would win only one more Grand Prix - Ferraris home race at Monza near the end of the season - but with that victory he sealed the title with two rounds to spare. Consistency was the key to Scheckters success - he failed to make the top six on just three occasions - and he finished the year with a four-point advantage over Villeneuve.
The best of the rest:
5= Nelson Piquet, 1981 (17 points - Carlos Reutemann)
5= Mike Hawthorn, 1958 (17 points - Stirling Moss)
7= Michael Schumacher, 2003 (16 points - Kimi Raikkonen)
7= Keke Rosberg, 1982 (16 points - Alain Prost/Didier Pironi)
9. Niki Lauda, 1984 (15 points - Alain Prost)
10= Nelson Piquet, 1983 (14 points - Alain Prost)
10= Jack Brabham, 1960 (14 points - Bruce McLaren)
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Child Temperaments, Differential Parenting, and the Sibling Relationships of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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This study examined associations between sibling temperaments, differential parenting, and the quality of the relationships between 50 children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their typically developing siblings. The temperament dimension of persistence, but not activity level or emotional intensity, was found to relate to the quality of the sibling relationship. Effects were stronger for temperaments of the typically developing siblings, but persistence levels of both groups of children interacted to predict sibling relationship quality. Persistence also was the temperament dimension associated with differential parenting, with increased levels of differential parenting occurring when siblings, and to some degree the children with ASD, were low in persistence. When siblings were dissatisfied with differential parenting, quality of the sibling relationship was compromised.
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- Title
- Child Temperaments, Differential Parenting, and the Sibling Relationships of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Journal
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume 38, Issue 9 , pp 1740-1750
- Cover Date
- 2008-10-01
- 10.1007/s10803-008-0560-z
- Print ISSN
- 0162-3257
- Online ISSN
- 1573-3432
- Publisher
- Springer US
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- Topics
- Keywords
- Siblings
- Temperament
- Differential parenting
- Families
- Autism
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- Authors
- Jessica Wood Rivers (2)
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New Jersey lawmakers have taken a stand against the proposed merger of Express Scripts Inc. and Medco Health Solutions Inc. and called on Gov. Chris Christie (R.) to oppose the deal, which would create the nation's biggest pharmacy benefit manager.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – New Jersey lawmakers have taken a stand against the proposed merger of Express Scripts Inc. and Medco Health Solutions Inc. and called on Gov. Chris Christie (R.) to oppose the deal, which would create the nation's biggest pharmacy benefit manager.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores on Friday hailed the New Jersey Assembly for passing a resolution, by a vote of 54-16-8, to urge Christie to oppose the PBM merger. The resolution, Assembly Resolution No. 64, was introduced by Assemblywoman Linda Stender (D.) and doesn't require action by the state senate.
"The New Jersey Assembly deserves tremendous credit for passing this resolution, which demonstrates leadership in the face of tremendous risks for patient care, jobs and competitive markets," NACDS president and chief executive officer Steve Anderson said in a statement.
Currently, the Federal Trade Commission is reviewing the Express Scripts-Medco merger deal.
Noting that Medco is based in Franklin Lakes, N.J., the resolution cited data on the projected loss of jobs in the state if the merger is cleared by the FTC.
The resolution also described the proposed merger as anticompetitive. "Permitting the merger would result in unparalleled market concentration with the merged entity controlling at least 32% of all prescriptions, 50% of the large plan sponsor market and over 50% of the specialty pharmacy market in the United States in addition to becoming the largest mail-order pharmacy in the United States, accounting for close to 60% of all mail-order prescriptions processed," the measure stated.
Both consumers and community pharmacies would be negatively impacted by the deal if it goes through, according to the New Jersey resolution.
"This market dominance will leave customers with limited bargaining power, allowing pharmacy benefit managers to charge more for their services. The increased cost will inevitably be transferred to the patient. The merged entity would also have greater power to steer plan participants to its own mail-order pharmacy by providing incentives such as lower co-payments, by limiting the pharmacies in the participant's network or by requiring mandatory mail-order prescriptions, thereby preventing the patient from using the pharmacy of their choice and restricting their access to community pharmacists," the resolution said. "Lastly, the merged entity would have a greater ability to drive down the reimbursement rates for community pharmacies, forcing pharmacies to raise prices and cut back on hours, services and employees, thereby threatening the existence of community pharmacies."
Anderson added that many retail pharmacy jobs in the state also are at stake.
"We would only add that while the resolution described concern for its figure of 7,200 New Jersey jobs related to Medco, retail stores with pharmacies in New Jersey employ more than 84,000 people," he stated. "Combine those economic considerations with the fact that New Jersey's neighborhood pharmacies help patients take their medications correctly, improving health and reducing costs by preventing costly forms of care down the road, and the reasons to oppose this merger in the Garden State and across the nation only magnify."
NACDS noted that over half of state attorneys general, more than 70 members of the U.S. Congress, national consumer groups and employers have expressed concerns about or their opposition to the Express Scripts-Medco merger deal.
Earlier this week, Preserve Community Pharmacy Access NOW! (PCPAN) — a coalition formed last fall to stand against the PBM merger — said it has collected more than 1,000 signatures on a petition urging Congress to oppose the deal and the FTC to reject it.
"An overwhelming number of groups and individuals nationwide feel an Express Scripts and Medco merger would be a serious step in the wrong direction," stated PCPAN chair Eva Clayton, a former member of the House of Representatives (D., N.C.). "I am pleased that the FTC is taking a close look at this deal and hope that after thorough review commissioners will see what so many others have been saying all along — that approving this merger would not benefit anyone except ESI and Medco and simply cannot be allowed to move forward."


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2003 Readers' Choice Awards
Quick, everyone to your keyboard: the flame war begins in 5, 4, 3, 2....In a reversal of last year's winner and runner-up, C++ moved into first place in 2003 by a mere 23 votes. Perl, meanwhile, got kicked out of the top three for the first time in the history of our awards. Continuing the C theme, C# is the favorite write-in vote.
For 2003, we combined Office Suite and Word Processor into a general Favorite Office Program category, which was won handily by OpenOffice.org. Out of 6,650 votes, 4,317 went to OpenOffice.org, followed by 477 for AbiWord. Free, featureful office programs are a good thing. And kudos on the significantly fewer write-ins for MS Office—have you made the switch or are you not talking about it anymore?
AMD Athlon
Intel Pentiums
AMD Opteron
The frenzy of all things Opteron extends to this year's Readers' Choice Awards, where it premieres as your third-favorite architecture. Last year's third-place choice, AMD Duron, slips down to fifth place, with fourth place going to PowerPC. For the third year in a row, though, Athlon is the top choice.
QLi 15" AMD Notebooks
QLi Pentium 4 Notebooks
QLi Centrino Notebooks
Another category new to this year's awards, Favorite Portable Workstation didn't receive nearly as many votes as other categories. And most of the votes we did receive came as write-ins. Almost everyone selected a laptop as their favorite, although the Zaurus picked up a handful of votes. Other popular write-ins were laptops by Dell and IBM, as well as Apple PowerBooks.
Cyclades AlterPath ACS
CommuniGate Pro
SnapGear SME 550
We added this category to the awards for 2003 because of the sheer multitude of offerings on the market. The winners plus the many write-in votes demonstrate the variety of products that can fall under this heading. It seems a lot of you are using Cyclades AlterPath ACS (advanced consoler server) to manage networks remotely. And Linksys routers are near and dear to many voters' hearts.
SGI Altix 3000
IBM DB2 OLAP Server
Tyan Thunder K8S
It was our snazzy February 2003 Altix cover story, wasn't it? Or, did voters stumble across the big Altix machines on display at LinuxWorld New York 2003 last January? Either way, the love affair with the Altix 3000 is officially underway. Dell, HP, Sun and Compaq split the write-in votes, while some wonder why you'd buy a server when you can build one yourself—homemade was the first choice of the write-in voters.
Ximian Red Carpet
With the plethora of sysadmin tools now available, we figured it was time to give them their own category. Automatic updating tools had the most mentions. Capturing more than 30% of all votes, Perl-based Webmin is the winner. Coming in at a distant second is SuSE's YaST. Many voters, of course, said they need only a command line and vi or vim in some combination to handle their sysadmin tasks.
vi and clones
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Last year, Vim beat vi by twice as many votes; this year it received three times as many. The rest of the top three holds steady this year as the Emacs folks find more and more things they can do with it. But where's the love for Elvis? A mere 14 votes this year is the best we can do? As for Kate, having made the move to the official list this year, it winds up in fourth place.
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I was pretty fond of my QLI laptop until I tried to get it repaired.
In September, 2003, the power regulator on my QLI Emperor Laptop went belly-up. I emailed QLI and they recommended that I send it to them for a repair estimate. On September 20th I did. I haven't seen the laptop since. It's now February, 2004.
At the end of September I wrote in to ask if they'd received the laptop, and they replied "your system is being evaluated, and we should have a repair estimate in the next 5-7 days." Three weeks later I wrote to ask about the estimate and was told "give us a day or two and with all luck we will have your estimate, and possibly even the parts needed."
Ten days after that (now we're at the end of October), they respond to my increasingly worried email: "The best info we've been able to gather on that unit so far is 'No Problem Found'... We will keep you posted as soon as we hear word."
This is starting to look bad. Over a month after receiving my laptop, they've gone from saying they're on the verge of having the parts needed to repair it to saying that they haven't found any problem. I call QLI and talk to a representative there who tells me that the motherboard will have to be replaced because the power regulator is part of the motherboard and can't be replaced seperately. I ask them to send me a repair estimate for the motherboard replacement.
On November 11th, they finally send me an estimate: "The repair estimate is $475.00 to completely fix the system, as there is a motherboard/power connector problem." I decide to go ahead with the repairs and I PayPal the $475 to QLI the same day. I ask QLI: "Do you have any estimate for when the repairs will be complete?"
The response: "We ask, and get back to you later today or tomorrow. Our rough guess would be about a week."
They did not get back to me "later today or tomorrow" so on November 28th I asked again: "Do you have an estimate as to when the repair work will be done and I'll have my laptop back?"
On December 2nd they replied "Your system is at the manufacturers facility in China/Hong Kong. We have been charged for the replacement part, however that is their standard policy for any out of warranty service. We can drop a note to them and see how things are progressing.... As we are updated, we will pass information along to you."
I thanked them for the update, and waited until January before emailing again to ask if there was any change in status. My January 5th letter wasn't answered. Ditto January 16th, January 20th and January 23rd. I called the QLI toll-free number - it was down (and was still down a month later when I called again).
So I sleuthed around and found the owner's cell and home phone numbers and left messages for him there. That finally got a response: "We had to put in another call to the manufacturer. The word we have is the power board is not the cause of the problem, and they are now claiming it is the motherboard. We are waiting for a price estimate, and there is currently an amount on deposit, as you were charged a deposit fee from our records. The manufacturer was shut down for the chinese new year, we've just been getting caught up from the holiday rush, please excuse the delay."
Naturally, I was flabbergasted, and wrote back explaining that the $475 was not a deposit, that the motherboard had always been the problem, and that they'd had my laptop more than long enough to fix it and return it to me. It's mid-February. My laptop has been missing for almost five months now. I've put in a complaint to the Better Business Bureau (and that's when I found out I wasn't the first one).
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Originally Black Mesa, a Half-Life remake using the Source engine, was supposed to be released at the end of 2009, but the development team underestimated the work that was still to be done. Ever since then news and updates about the Source-Mod have been rare and rather small. Now it seems like the project is slowly heading towards its end.
Lead designer Daniel "Raminator" Junek posted some interesting statistics in to Black Mesa's forum.
- Half-Life 2 contains 68 maps totalling 610 MB; Black Mesa contains 53 totalling 1748 MB
- Half-Life 2 contains 4412 textures totalling 1015 MB; Black Mesa contains 5084 totalling 3135 MB
- Half-Life 2 contains 2095 models totalling 409 MB; Black Mesa contains 2166 totalling 461 MB
- Half-Life 2 contains 5514 sound effects (including NPCs and dialogue) totalling 960 MB, Black Mesa contains 5930 totalling 2305 MB
- Half-Life 2 contains 1836 choreographed scenes; Black Mesa contains 2245
At the time of posting, Black Mesa is 7884 MB. Using standard WinRAR compression, it packs down to 3682 MB.


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Note that having two Safari's in the dock is simple: just run /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari in a terminal Window. Those will share the same preferences and bookmarks though.
Although I am using Safari as the example here, this technique can actually be applied to any Mac OS X application.
Why would you want to do this? Well, for one reason so that you can have separate preferences or bookmarks. Another reason is because of application crashes which take down all your open Windows. For example, I often do things in Terminal that can crash all my terminal sessions, but not if I keep separate instances of Terminal open. You might want to do this with an Email application to keep two totally separate accounts - there are all kinds of reasons.
The first step is to make an identical copy of Safari. We'll use "ditto" for this because we may need to copy resource forks.
cd /Applications sudo ditto Safari.app Safari2.app cd Safari2.app/Contents sudo mv MacOS/Safari MacOS/Safari2
Now we need to edit Info.plist. Basically, any place it says Safari will be changed to Safari2. The most important change is the
<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key> <string>com.apple.Safari2</string>
because that is your ~/Library/Preferences location, and we need it to be different for these two versions. Here are the other places:
<key>CFBundleExecutable</key> <string>Safari2</string> <key>CFBundleName</key> <string>Safari2</string>
If you aren't sure whether something needs to be changed, leave it alone and try running the app. If it works as you expect, then you are fine.
One thing that won't change with Safari is its default home page. That's because Safari looks instead in ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.internetconfig.plist for that information.
Once this is done, you can run the new Safari2 and if you change its preferences, that has no effect on the original Safari.
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Andy Riley
Andy Riley (born 27 April 1970) is a British author, cartoonist, comics scriptwriter, and television screenwriter.
Riley has written several best-selling cartoon books, The Book of Bunny Suicides (2003),[1] Return of the Bunny Suicides, The Bumper Book of Bunny Suicides, Dawn of the Bunny Suicides, Great Lies To Tell Small Kids (2005), Loads More Lies to Tell Small Kids (2006),[2] and Selfish Pigs,[3] which have produced calendar, greetings card, Bunnycides iPhone app and poster spin-offs. From 2002 until February 2010[4] he drew a weekly comic strip called Roasted in The Observer Magazine, a collection of which was released in book form in October 2007. D.I.Y. Dentistry was released in October 2008 in hardback.[5] 'Lucky Heather', his self-published comic, is available only from Gosh! Comics in London.[6]
With Kevin Cecil, his friend since they attended Aylesbury Grammar School, he created and wrote the sitcoms The Great Outdoors for BBC Four, Hyperdrive for BBC Two[7][8] and Slacker Cats for the ABC Family Channel.[9] Their other television work includes Black Books,[10] the Comic Relief one-off special Robbie the Reindeer,[11] for which he and Cecil won a BAFTA in 2000, Little Britain, Trigger Happy TV, So Graham Norton, Smack the Pony, The Armando Iannucci Shows and Spitting Image. The Radio Four panel game they wrote with Jon Holmes and Tony Roche, The 99p Challenge, ran for five series from 2000.[12]
They wrote for the Miramax animated feature Gnomeo and Juliet. In 2013, Riley co-wrote Gangsta Granny.
Riley was educated at Aylesbury Grammar School and Pembroke College, Oxford, where he read Modern History. He is namechecked in the Father Ted Christmas Special as 'Father Andy Riley'.
- ^ Jarvis, Alice-Azania Jarvis (1 November 2007). "The 5-minute Interview: Andy Riley, Cartoonist and author". The Independent (London). Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ Donaldson, Brian (18 September 2006). "Andy Riley - Loads More Lies to Tell Small Kids". The List. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- ^ "Selfish Pigs by Andy Riley, creator of The Bunny Suicides". Daily Telegraph (London). 2 October 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ Riley, Andy (26 January 2010). "Status". Twitter. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ "Andy Riley (gallery)". The Observer (London). September 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ Riley, Andy. "Lucky Heather". Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ "Andy Riley and Kevin Cecil". Hyperdrive. BBC Comedy. July 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ Deans, Jason (14 February 2006). "Hyperdrive gets second series". Guardian (London). Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ Wiegund, David (13 August 2007). "Review: Cartoon cats with adult themes? Bad, kitty, bad". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ Low, Lenny Ann (13 June 2005). "In the bad books". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ Mytton, Leigh (26 December 2002). "Top comic cast for Reindeer Robbie". BBC News. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ "The 99p Challenge". BBC Comedy. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
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Negotiating Salary with BIG 4 TS
IBHi all,
I received an offer from a BIG 4 for Transaction Services. I was wondering if I should negotiate for a larger sign on bonus, and larger salary. Would this make them rescind their offer? Am I taking a risk doing this? I am an undergrad, so I am not a big fan of negotiating at the entry level...But I do have to move for the position.
What is your take? Thanks everyone! Good Luck with your interviews!
you can always ask HR, but i
?you can always ask HR, but i am pretty sure you wont get anywhere. Big 4 pretty much has their choice of candidates, so they don't budge too much. I don't know about TS specifically, but you are unlikely to get anything in other departments.
My oppinion...
I did an internship in Big 4, and it led me to believe that arguing for salary/bonus increases at the entry level is not worth it. The most you're going to get is a couple thousand, but it's more likely you'll come up with nothing. And if you do get the couple thousand that you're begging for, you definitely didn't help your reputation (you may not have hurt it either, but its possible).
The only situation where I believe you can safely negotiate is if you have a competing offer for greater salary. So, for example if you like E&Y TS but KPMG TS offered you $5K more for a similiar position, you might go to HR and say, "I know I fit best at E&Y and I want to work here, but I am worried about the compensation I will be giving up by turning down the competing offer"... and see what they say. Good luck!
PELast fall as a senior in undergrad I had an offer from KPMG EVS (Economic and Valuation Services) and also from Wachovia to IB. When I was trying to decide which offer to take up, the guy from KPMG told me that they are willing to up my salary if that would help me make a decision. I don't know how much they were going to up it by, but I ended up not taking either offer so I never did find out.
Hope that helps.
I don't think it'll hurt to
IBI don't think it'll hurt to negotiate, of course your results maybe more successful if you have a competing offer that you can leverage. I had a friend that recently signed on full-time with a Big 4 in a group similar to TS and he was able to negotiate a slightly hire base, and a much larger bonus that made the total comp closer in comparison to the other offer he had.


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More pictures to come from the recently visited Senorio de Otazu winery in Navarra, Spain. The barrel cellar is an impressive sweep of a hall holding something like 1000 barrels. In one corner this little window, so reminiscent of an English church window.
Window and Barrels at Senorio de Otazu, Navarra is this weeks Sunday Wine Shot.
Dear Andrew,
Really nice photo!
Just a little misunderstanding, the barrel cellar has around 1500 french oak. Hope you enjoyed your visit to our winery.
Hi Andrew! I have recently discovered your website, I am enjoying reading it very much, it has great info! I hope we can begin to exchange some ideas! Thank you.
Oh I love this shot – the colours, the composition, everything. And yes – very church-like!
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Comics A.M. | Ontario family selling 25,000 comics for charity
Comics | The Lussier family of Barrhaven, Ontario, will be offering more than 25,000 comics for sale June 7 in their garage to benefit the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. The Lussiers not only collect comics, they use them as part of their homeschooling curriculum, and when a comics shop in New Hampshire closed last year, they bought 20,000 comics from the owner; they also buy comics online. "We use comic books to really teach kids about life, and about finances and about debt," said father Rob Lussier. Their collection includes The Incredible Hulk #271, which has appreciated quite a bit in value because it contains the first an early appearance by Rocket Raccoon, who's featured in Marvel's upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy movie. Still, 12-year-old Alexandre is philosophical: "If the movie is good, [the value] will go up, but if it's really bad, it might just plummet." [Metro]
'Fifth Beatle,' 'Artifice' among Lambda Literary Award finalists
The finalists have been announced for the Lambda Literary Awards, which this year debuts a graphic novels category. No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics was selected in 2013 as best anthology, marking the first time a graphic novel had one in that division.
Now in their 26th year, the Lambda Literary Awards celebrate achievement in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender writing for books published in the previous. The finalists in the graphic novel category are:
- Artifice, by Alex Woolfson and Winona Nelson (AMW Comics)
- Calling Dr. Laura: A Graphic Memoir, by Nicole J. Georges (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
- Duck! Second Chances, by Tana Ford (Bang A Left)
- The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story, by Vivek J. Tiwary, Andrew C. Robinson, Kyle Baker and Steve Dutro (Dark Horse/M Press)
The winners will be announced June 2 during a ceremony held in New York City.
Comics A.M. | 'No Straight Lines' wins Lambda Literary Award
Awards | Editor Justin Hall won the 2013 Lambda Literary Award for best anthology for his No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics, marking the first time a graphic novel has been honored in that category. Now in their 25th year, the Lambda Literary Awards recognize the best in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender literature. ""I'm thrilled that the Lambdas have made such a strong statement recognizing comics as a legitimate literary medium that has told powerful stories of LGBT lives, loves, and identities for the last four decades," Hall said. "This is a validation of a tremendous amount of work, and of an artistic community that truly deserves its time in the spotlight!" [San Francisco Guardian]
Events | Calvin Reid writes the most comprehensive report yet on the comics scene at last week's BookExpo America. [Publishers Weekly]


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I was going to entitle this post "HOT" tip, but it's really not that at all... it's a "COOL" one. How many times do you finish piecing a block, press it flat and transfer it to your cutting table for that final squaring up only to discover it's anything but square? For me the answer is fairly often. I compensate when joining the blocks together but it's rarely a precise proposition. That is, until, I've learned to just cool it! As eager as I may be to square up those just-finished blocks if I leave them on the ironing board to cool completely before trimming they are, usually, just perfect! So simple, it all comes down to patience. Time spent cooling now is time saved struggling to get the blocks to fit together later. Sew cool!
20 September, 2011
10 comments:
- KaHolly said...
Could it be that simple?? I'll give it a try!
- September 20, 2011 4:50 AM
- Pat said...
Good tip; really nice blocks!
- September 20, 2011 5:52 AM
- Impera_Magna said...
I'm gonna have to try that... thanks for the tip!
- September 20, 2011 7:37 AM
- JCnNC said...
Who knew - I just need to work a little slower - course I did not think I could go any slower, LoL. Judy c
- September 20, 2011 7:48 AM
- Nane said...
I am suppose to square my blocks???
- September 20, 2011 8:53 AM
- Janet O. said...
More good counsel! And I love your red and white blocks. I'm itching to try that pattern--I did print it out. But I keep stifling the urge. Must stay focused on the "have tos"!
- September 20, 2011 9:28 AM
- Mary Lou Casada said...
May I just say...You're so smart!!! :-D Thanks, Mrs. G!!
Mary Lou - September 20, 2011 9:33 AM
- Quiltdivajulie said...
Who knew ?!?!?!?!?!
Patience ... hmmmmmmmm - September 20, 2011 1:58 PM
- paula, the quilter said...
This is one of the little things that make such a difference!
- September 20, 2011 7:57 PM
- nima said...
wow...that was a must needed tip for me...i love your star blocks...
- October 23, 2011 1:02 AM
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Big Poe Quest - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
Big Poe Quest
This quest is activated by the man in the Ghost Shop in Hyrule Castle (you must be Adult Link). He gives you a loyalty card which, once filled with 1,000 points, will earn you a reward. To get 100 points you can give the shopkeeper are Big Poe. There are 10 of these to collect, filling up the card. The locations are below:
Note - the Big Poes are only found in Hyrule Field, and you must be riding Epona to encounter them.
1. At the boulder where the road hits a fork between Lon Lon Ranch and the Lost Woods.
2. On the way out of the Lost Woods, go past the boulder mentioned above in a straight line. You can find the Big Poe located between a single tree and a collection of trees.
3. Find number three to the right of the trees mentioned above as you approach from Lake Hylia.
4. Located by the sign near Hyrule Castle pointing towards Lon Lon Ranch.
5. By the stream with the black bushes to the right of the exit at Hyrule Castle.
6. Head to the left of Lon Lon Ranch as you approach from Hyrule Castle. You will find the Big Poe where the stone wall changes direction.
7. By the single tree outside Lon Lon Ranch.
8. Next to the ledge to the right of Kakariko Village.
9. The Big Poe is near the entrance to Gerudo Valley, where the path forks.
10. At the single tree below the ledge outside the way into Gerudo Valley.
Once you have all ten, return to the Ghost Shop and collect your reward - an extra Empty Bottle!
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REQUIRED CONTENT OF A COLLECTION PLAN Below is an excerpt from the New Jersey Administrative Codes regarding the requirements for the content of the collection plan. Click here if you wish to see the complete Recycling Rule.
7:26A-13.6 Required contents of a collection plan; confidentiality (a) A collection plan submitted in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:26A-13.4 shall include the following: 1. The methods and services that will be used to collect used covered electronic devices, including, but not limited to: i. The locations, including street addresses, of the collection sites to be utilized. The collection plan must provide for at least one collection site in every county in the State, unless the plan provides documentation that the county for which the plan does not provide collection coverage is already adequately covered by the collection plan of another manufacturer, group of manufacturers or other entity; ii. Each collection site's hours of operation; iii. A description of how each collection site will be staffed and secured; iv. A listing of any limitations to be imposed on the quantity and type of material to be accepted, and whether any additional electronic equipment not required to be collected under the Electronic Waste Management Act will be accepted (for example, DVD players, VCRs, scanners, printers, or other computer and television peripherals and equipment); v. A description of the collection methods to be utilized for consumers who are not physically able to travel to a collection site without assistance; vi. A description of the collection methods to be employed for heavy (50 pounds in weight or heavier) or unwieldy covered electronic devices, including, but not limited to, flat screen televisions with screens greater than 40 inches measured diagonally and projection televisions; vii. A description of how the collected covered electronic devices will be stored prior to transport to an authorized recycler; viii. Certification that there will be no fee or cost charged a consumer for the collection, transportation or recycling of any covered electronic device other than a fee for a premium service provided for in an approved collection plan; ix. An explanation of the extent to which, if any, there is coordination with county and municipal government recycling programs; x. A description of the methods to be used to ensure that personal information contained on hard drives or similar data storage devices is secured from access by the general public and any untrained persons or employees; and xi. Certification that each collector, transporter, or authorized recycler of covered electronic devices who is participating in a manufacturer's or group of manufacturers' approved collection plan is compliant with all applicable requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:26A-13.11; 2. The processes and methods that will be used to recycle collected covered electronic devices, including, but not limited to: i. The name and location of each authorized recycler to which collected covered electronic devices will be transported. The collection plan must also include, for an authorized recycler located in a state other than New Jersey: a. A copy of the operating permit or approval issued by the state where the authorized recycler is located; b. Documentation that the facility is operating in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations; and c. A certification executed by the recycler stating that the recycler is aware of and has agreed to comply with the requirements of this subchapter; ii. A description of the recycling processes that will be used by each authorized recycler identified in 2.i, above; iii. The processes and methods that will be used, if any, to recycle collected covered electronic devices, other than televisions, that are the subject of any vendor-to-business purchaser recycling arrangements into which the manufacturer has entered; and iv. Certification that no collected covered electronic device has been handled in a manner that would violate N.J.A.C. 7:26A-13.7(f); 3. A description of the means that will be utilized to publicize the collection services, including a website or toll-free telephone number that provides information about the manufacturer's recycling program in sufficient detail to inform a consumer how to return covered electronic devices for recycling, including any limitations placed by collectors on the number of covered electronic devices permitted for drop-off by consumers; 4. A detailed explanation of how the manufacturer intends to fulfill its obligation, through its own operations, either individually or with other registered covered electronic device manufacturers, or by contract with for-profit or not-for-profit corporations, or local government units, including a commitment to provide for the collection of all types and all brands of covered electronic devices, including orphan devices. This explanation shall include, at a minimum, the anticipated collection amounts for each collection site; 5. The following certification: "I certify under penalty of law that I have personally examined and am familiar with the information submitted in this document and all attachments thereto, and that, based on my inquiry of those individuals immediately responsible for obtaining the information, I believe that the information is true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment." The certification shall be signed as follows: i. For a corporation, by a principal executive officer of at least the level of vice president; or ii. For a partnership or sole proprietorship, by a general partner or the proprietor, respectively; and 6. Certification that each manufacturer that is party to the collection plan is in compliance with N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.101, which prohibits the sale or offer for sale in New Jersey of a new covered electronic device that is prohibited from sale in the European Union based on the excessive presence of heavy metals in the product, unless the covered electronic device is exempted from this prohibition under N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.111(2)(a). For any covered electronic device exempted under N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.111(2)(a), the manufacturer will include certification that the covered electronic device would have been in compliance with European Union standards for heavy metals, but for the inclusion of a substance in order to comply with the consumer, health or safety requirements of the Underwriters Laboratories or Federal or State law. (b) The Department will hold confidential any information obtained in connection with a collection plan submitted pursuant to (a) above, if the Department determines, based upon a showing by the manufacturer, that the information, if made public, would divulge competitive business information, methods or processes entitled to protection as trade secrets of the registered manufacturer. A manufacturer asserting confidentiality shall submit its claim by following the procedures at N.J.A.C. 7:26-17.3. 1. This provision is in addition to and shall not be deemed to limit any claims of confidentiality under the Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 et seq., or common law. (c) If a manufacturer asserts a claim of confidentiality pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26-17.3 for any part of a collection plan, it must submit two copies of its collection plan – one that omits the confidential information, and includes only the information for which no claim of confidentiality is being made, and a second that includes all the required collection plan information, including the information for which a claim of confidentiality is being made. The manufacturer shall certify both of these submittals.
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Dog spent week with head stuck in cooler
Police and firefighters rescued a dog in south Florida Monday whose head was trapped in a discarded bait cooler — possibly for more than a week.
Passersby spotted the dog in western Miami-Dade County and called authorities.
Police, firefighters and animal control officers joined in the rescue, injecting the dog with Valium to sedate her, then using a reciprocating saw to enlarge the hole in the fiberglass boat cooler, TV station WTSP reported.
An animal control officer said that, based on the severity of the dog's wounds, she might have been trapped for a week.
The dog is a 40-pound female Labrador mix, according to Firehouse.com. She appeared to have recently given birth, authorities said, and her extra body fat may have helped keep her alive. No puppies were found in the area.
The dog was taken to Miami-Dade Animal Services, where she was treated by veterinarians. She has been named Lucky and will be put up for adoption.
Posted by John Woestendiek April 21st, 2011 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animal control, animals, bait cooler, boat, cooler, dade, dog, dogs, fiberglass, firefighters, florida, head, miami, pets, police, rescue, rescued, saved, stuck
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Florida dog fatally shocked by lake
A walk in a park turned fatal for a Florida man's dog, which was apparently electrocuted last week when he jumped in a lake while playing fetch.
Victor Garcia was walking with his 6-month old Labrador retriever, Ruger, Wednesday afternoon at the Perrine Wayside Dog Park in south Miami-Dade when he threw an object into the park's man-made lake for the dog to fetch, CBS4 reported
After the dog jumped in, Garcia said, he began acting strangely.
"All of a sudden, as he got closer to the center of the fountain, he started screaming, yelping, bloody murder," said Garcia.
Garcia said when he ran into the lake to rescue he too was zapped by what felt like electric shocks.
"I just couldn't pass this wall of electricity and I had to watch my best friend drown right in front of my face, essentially, I mean that dog is my whole entire world to me, he's the reason I wake up in the morning."
Garcia didn't require hospitalization, but his dog was killed.
Park officials say the fountain in the center of the lake was turned off, but apparently it was still sending an electric current into the water. Electricians have removed the fountain to inspect it.
Posted by John Woestendiek September 5th, 2010 under Muttsblog.
Tags: current, dade, death, died, dies, dog, dog park, dog parks, dogs, elecgtrocuted, electrical, electricity, fountain, labrador, lake, lakes, miami, perrine wayside, retriever, ruger, safety, shock, south, swimming, victor garcia, zapped
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Happy campers: The dogs on the bus
Kids aren't the only ones climbing aboard the school bus these days in Miami.
Totally Dog, a day camp for dogs in southwest Miami, sends a yellow school bus to pick up its campers — and from what I can see in this video they seem to behave at least as good as schoolchildren.
Dog trainer Elena Sweet opened Totally Dog in 1999. Her husband Jeremy drives the bus. Owners pay about $45 a day for camp.
Posted by John Woestendiek September 2nd, 2010 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: animals, camp, day camp, day care, dog, dog camp, doggie camp, dogs, florida, miami, ohmidog!, pets, school bus, totally dog, video
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Trial opens in Miami police dog's death
The trial began yesterday for a former Miami-Dade police officer charged with killing a K-9 with a series of kicks.
Duke, a Belgian Malinois, died in 2006 after collapsing during a training exercise with handler Sgt. Allen Cockfield, according to the Miami Herald.
Cockfield is charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty and a felony count of killing a police dog. If convicted, he faces possible prison time and the loss of his state police certification. Cockfield contends any blows he might have administered were in self defense.
"He was simply trying to save himself," defense attorney Douglas Hartman said.
Authorities arrested Cockfield, 55, in 2007 after a one-year investigation by Miami-Dades Police Department's internal affairs unit. Cockfield spent more than two decades as a canine handler with the department, which has since fired him.
Miami-Dade prosecutor Isis Perez told jurors yesterday that Duke was not obeying commands during a training exercise, prompting Cockfield to lift the dog up by its leash and kick it three to five times.
"He stiffened his hind legs, shaking as he was going into some sort of seizure, and a few seconds later he became numb, and that was it," a fellow police officer who witnessed the incident testified.
Cockfield's attorney disputed that account, saying the dog was behaving aggressively and his client was trying to protect himself.
Posted by John Woestendiek July 28th, 2010 under Muttsblog.
Tags: allen cockfield, animal cruelty, animals, belgian malinois, court, dade, dog, dogs, florida, investigation, K-9, k9, killed, law, law enforcement, miami, news, pets, police, police dog, training, trial
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Heiress leaves mansion, $3 million to dogs
Gail Posner, the daughter of corporate-takeover king Victor Posner, has bequeathed her $8.3 million Miami mansion and a $3 million trust fund to her dogs, the New York Post reports.
Also named in the will were seven personal aides, including bodyguards and housekeepers, who were given a total of $26 million — and the right to live rent-free in the mansion while caring for the animals, according to court papers.
The 67-year-old heiress died in March.
Posner had three pets, including a Chihuahua named Conchita that she once called "one of the world's most spoiled dogs."
Gail Posner's only living son, Hollywood screenwriter Bret Carr, has filed a lawsuit claiming his mom was drugged and "brainwashed" by her aides into leaving so much to her dogs.
In a 2007 interview, Posner admitted to buying a $15,000 diamond-studded Cartier necklace for Conchita. and once considered buying him his own Range Rover.
Posner changed her will in 2008, after she was already dying from cancer, and added the vast sums for her pups and workers.
The case is reminiscent of that of hotel heiress Leona Helmsley, who left $12 million to her Maltese, named Trouble, while snubbing two of her grandkids. A judge later knocked the amount the dog would receive down to a mere $2 million.
(Photo: Miami Herald)
Posted by John Woestendiek June 17th, 2010 under Muttsblog.
Tags: $3 million, animals, bequeath, bret carr, cancer, chihuahua, conchita, daughter, dogs, estate, gail posner, heiress, lawsuit, leona helmsley, mansion, miami, news, ohmidog!, pets, son, trouble, victor posner, will
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Food & Wine mag picks 5 dog friendliest cities
Food & Wine magazine has named what it considers the top five dog-friendliest cities in the U.S. They are: Boston, Chicago, Miami, San Diego and San Francisco.
The article in the magazine, published by American Express, focuses mostly on dog-friendly dining and lodging opportunities. Here's what it had to say about the top five:
Boston: Dogs are allowed on the city's public transit system, and there's an off-leash dog park in Boston Common. Dog-friendly restaurants include Rocca Kitchen & Bar (around the corner from Peter's Park dog run), where a section of the patio is set aside for diners with dogs, lined with water bowls and treats from nearby Polka Dog Bakery. Dogs are also welcome — when the Red Sox aren't playing at home — at La Verdad Taqueria.
Chicago: The city's park system includes the 18-mile Lakefront Trail and three dog beaches. Dog-friendly restaurants include Brasserie JO, which offers complimentary house-made dog biscuits.
Miami: Most shops on Lincoln Road Mall put out water bowls, and many local restaurants allow dogs, including Michael's Genuine Food & Drink, where dogs can feast on dog treats baked by the pastry chef.
San Diego: In addition to its numerous dog beaches, the city abounds with dog-friendly restaurants, including Nine-Ten and Cafe Chloe, where 75 percent of the staff volunteers at animal-rights agencies.
San Francisco: The pedestrian walkway on the Golden Gate Bridge and the historic streetcars both allow dogs. Dog-friendly restaurants include Pizzeria Delfina and Taylor's Automatic Refresher, with a dog-friendly patio that's ideal for watching sunsets.
(Photo via San Francisco Citizen)
Posted by John Woestendiek October 1st, 2009 under Muttsblog.
Tags: america, boston, chicago, cities, dining with dogs, dog friendliest, dog friendly, dogs in restaurants, list, magazine, miami, most, parks, restaurants, san diego, san francisco, top five, u.s., wine & food
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Arrest may solve some Florida cat deaths
Authorities in South Florida have arrested a teenager they believe responsible for at least some of the recent rash of mysterious cat killings and mutilations.
Police charged 18-year-old Tyler Hayes Weinman with 19 counts each of animal cruelty and improperly disposing of an animal body, the Associated Press reported. Weinman's parents, divorced, live in the two neighborhoods where many of the cats were killed.
"It's shocking to think that someone who lives right here and is our neighbor would do something like this," said Thomas Shad, a Cutler Bay resident whose black cat, Miss Kitty, was among the dead.
Authorities had been watching Weinman and interviewed him on prom night, AP reported. He was arrested at a party on Sunday.
Weinman's attorney, David W. Macey, said in an e-mail that his client was innocent of the charges. "Tyler welcomes his day in court, so that he will be completely vindicated," he said.
In the past month, residents in the Palmetto Bay and Cutler Bay neighborhoods have reported finding the bodies of more than two dozen cats, although police said some were likely killed by dogs. Some were missing fur — neighbors said some had been skinned — and appeared to have been cut with a sharp, straight instrument, police said.
Louis B. Schlesinger, a professor of forensic psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, said cat killings are committed by "complicated individuals," and are usually solo acts. He said the teenager should be evaluated, and he expected court officials to take the matter seriously.
"When you kill cats, disembowel them and cut their heads off, that is not a good sign and you do not have to be Sigmund Freud to see that," he said.
Meanwhile, authorities in Broward County, Florida, say the deaths of 17 cats in one neighborhood may have been caused by stray dogs.
Police say three of the cat deaths in Lauderhill have been ruled animal-related. Tests on 14 other cat carcasses found since May 30 are still pending. Police reports say most of the cats were disemboweled, and one was decapitated.
Posted by John Woestendiek June 16th, 2009 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animal cruelty, arrest, broward, cat, cutler bay, deaths, dogs, feral, florida, killing, miami, mutilation, news, ohmidog!, palmeto bay, skinned, stray, tyler weinman
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- Dan Devine of Ball Don't Lie: "Magic center Nikola Vucevic finished with 30 points, 20 rebounds, five assists and two blocks, which made him one of four players to post a 30-20 this season (joining Joakim Noah, Zach Randolph and DeMarcus Cousins) and gave him four 20-20 games this year, two more than anyone else in the league (Noah's got two). […] And in addition to sending the game to OT, Haris finished with 30 points on 13 for 20 shooting, 19 rebounds and five assists, joining Shaq as just the second player since '85 to go for 30 and 19 before his 21st birthday."
- Nikola Vucevic places third in Chris Broussard's ballot for Most Improved Player at ESPN Insider.
- Tobias Harris gets a star from Kurt Helin of ProBasketballTalk for his 30-point, 19-rebound, 5-assist performance against his former team last night. The 30 points tied a career-high and the 19 rebounds were a new career-high.
- Vucevic and Harris were standout performers against the Milwaukee Bucks.
- John Denton of OrlandoMagic.com on Doron Lamb's performance against the Bucks: "Not only did he score 16 points and pump in four 3-pointers, he had five straight points in overtime that broke open a two-point game and all but secured the victory for the Magic."
- Rob Mahoney of The Point Forward lists the Magic as one of the biggest surprises this season: "Magic GM Rob Hennigan is way ahead of the game. Orlando's trade return for Dwight Howard may have seemed meager at the time, but Nikola Vucevic has blossomed into the NBA's No. 2 rebounder (11.9 per game to go with 12.9 points), Maurice Harkless is already a useful player with plenty of room to grow and Arron Afflalo has used his new circumstances to expand his offensive game. Orlando still doesn't have a centerpiece player on a rookie-scale deal, but that's nonetheless a really solid haul and the Magic have three first-round picks from the deal and plenty of developmental opportunities to come."
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Travels with Herodotus (eBook)
Travels with Herodotus (eBook)
From the renowned journalist comes this intimate account of his years in the field, traveling for the first time beyond the Iron Curtain to India, China, Ethiopia, and other exotic locales.
In the 1950s, Ryszard Kapuscinski finished university in Poland and became a foreign correspondent, hoping to go abroad – perhaps to Czechoslovakia. Instead, he was sent to India – the first stop on a decades-long tour of the world that took Kapuscinski from Iran to El Salvador, from Angola to Armenia. Revisiting his memories of traveling the globe with a copy of Herodotus' Histories in tow, Kapuscinski describes his awakening to the intricacies and idiosyncrasies of new environments, and how the words of the Greek historiographer helped shape his own view of an increasingly globalized world. Written with supreme eloquence and a constant eye to the global undercurrents that have shaped the last half-century, Travels with Herodotus is an exceptional chronicle of one man's journey across continents.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
About the Author
Ryszard Kapuscinski, Poland's most celebrated foreign correspondent, was born in 1932 in Pinsk (in what is now Belarus) and spent four decades reporting on Asia, Latin America, and Africa. He is also the author of Imperium, Another Day of Life, and The Soccer War. His books have been translated into twenty-eight languages. Kapuscinski died in 2007.
Praise for Travels with Herodotus…
"Kapucinski fashions an elegant homage to his literary ancestor, whom he helps us to see as the original foreign correspondent . . . Does an excellent job of bringing these ancient stories to life. Educated by the atrocities of his own time, he refuses to let Herodotus's ancient atrocities become distant and abstract . . . Sheds light on his whole achievement as a writer . . . His books continue to live."
–Adam Kirsch, The New York Sun
"Kapucinski's rapture is contagious . . . In this dramatic telling by one of modernity's ablest chroniclers, Herodotus stands for democracy, openness, and tolerance. The same can be said of the equally enigmatic, and certain to be missed, author."
–Lawrence Osborne, Men's Vogue
"Kapucinski saw more, and more clearly, . . . than nearly any writer one can think to name. Few have written more beautifully of unspeakable things. Few have had his courage, almost none his talent. His books changed the way many of us think about nonfiction . . . A nameless energy gathers as one reads deeper into Travels With Herodotus, and one begins to realize that, in many ways, Kapucinski's previous books, however brilliant, were somewhat impersonal. Here, finally, we experience the early tremors Kapucinski underwent for the privilege to write them. Not all of it is painful; much of it, in fact, is delightful . . . When the last page of this book is turned, note how much smaller and colder the world now seems with Kapucinski gone."
–Tom Bissell, New York Times Book Review
"A final gift, a call to wander widely and see deeply."
–Patrick Symmes, Outside
"An apt concluding chapter to Kapucinski's corpus, an attempt by a consummate observer to account for the route traced by his own life via the great Greek traveler and proto-historian. The two men, separated by 2 ? millenniums, shared a compulsive, openhearted curiosity . . . Who better to write about a man who could not sit still than a man who could not get still?"
–Ben Ehrenreich, Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Personally revealing . . . Kapucinski is not often didactic and never triumphalist. His luminous narratives are filled with odd juxtapositions and the ambiguities of real experience . . . Like Herodotus, Ryszard Kapucinski was a reporter, a historian, an adventurer and, truly, an artist."
–Matthew Kaminski, The Wall Street Journal
"Extraordinary . . . Punctuated by wonder."
–Elizabeth Speller, Financial Times


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Mazzaglia in phone call to mother: I'm not 'a monster'
Thursday, August 14, 2014
DOVER — A transcript released by Strafford County Superior Court reveals an exchange between Seth Mazzaglia and his mother, Heather Mazzaglia, during a recorded prison phone call that he indicated his wish to skip his own sentencing hearing planned for today.
He continued to maintain his innocence during the conversation and told his mother that if he had been found innocent "of the big stuff like I should have been and like I am," then "it might be a different story," and he may have even had some sympathy.
Despite his lack of interest in attending the hearing, his mother encouraged him during their conversation to be there. |


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Aaron Pineda, Fit Flex Gym, Austin, TX