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Now through May 3, all So Cal Select, Southern California and Deluxe Passport holders receive 10% off all purchases at select Disneyland Resort stores. For the same time period Premium Passholders receive a 20% discount (usually 10%).
Win an Walt Disney World Kidani Village Vacation for Four from John Tesh
Dial Global Radio Networks and Tesh.com are offering one winner a 4 day/3 night vacation stay for four at a one bedroom villa at Walt Disney World's Kidani Village. The package also includes four 4-day Magic Your Way passes with park hopping, roundtrip air, air to hotel ground transfers and $2,900 in cash.
Eligible individuals may enter once between now and February 7. For full rules and to enter, visit the John Tesh Family Flyaway sweepstakes.
Hundreds of Walt Disney World Cast Members Voluntear at 'Hope for Haiti Now' Telethon
Lending a helping hand through their expertise in guest service, approximately 400 Walt Disney World Cast Members volunteered to answer more than 15,000 calls for the "Hope for Haiti Now" telethon and route donations to disaster relief organizations participating in the historic event. The benefit, which featured more than 100 of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, aired worldwide on major networks and cable outlets on Jan. 22 and raised more than $61 million for earthquake disaster relief.
First Look: New Family Recreation Areas on Disney Cruise Line's Disney Dream
An elaborately themed interactive sports deck, whimsical water play area, and relaxing poolside oasis for adults join the first-ever shipboard water coaster – AquaDuck – to provide fun in the sun for guests sailing on the newest Disney Cruise Line ship, the Disney Dream.
These additions, announced today, one year from the maiden voyage of the Disney Dream, offer new experiences for guests of all ages.
The Princess and the Frog Comes to Blu-ray and DVD on March 16
From the creators of Disney's The Little Mermaid and Aladdin comes the modern-day classic fairy tale The Princess and the Frog. Discover what really happened after the princess kissed the frog in an inspired twist on the world's most famous kiss. This hilarious adventure leaps off the screen with stunning animation, irresistible music and an unforgettable cast of characters.
Enter Princess Tiana's world of talking frogs, singing alligators and lovesick fireflies as she embarks on an incredible journey through the mystical bayous of Louisiana. Spurred on by a little bit of courage and a great big dream, these new friends come to realize what's truly important in life . . . love, family and friendship.
Overflowing with humor and heart, The Princess And The Frog is an incredible motion picture experience your whole family will want to enjoy again and again! Made in U.S.A. Rated G. Available to own March 16, 2010 and is now available for pre-order from Amazon.com.
Disney to Kick Off 'Alice in Wonderland' Promotion Across Three Networks, Super Bowl Ad
Not quite mad as a hatter with anticipation for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland yet? You will be.
Beginning January 31, Walt Disney Studios will begin offering 60-second first looks across three networks, each providing its own exclusive sneak peek at the film, all culminating to a spectacular ad during the Super Bowl titled Tick-Tock.
You can catch ABC's version during Desperate Housewives on January 31 and The Bachelor on February 1; ESPN's version during the 2010 NFL Pro Bowl on January 31 and during the NBA Nuggets-Lakers game on February 5; and ABC Family's during Greek on Febuary 1 and The Parent Trap on February 6.
Photo: Hogwarts Castle at Universal Studios Orlando's Wizarding World of Harry Potter
We have just received this photo of Hogwarts Castle in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter from Universal Studios Orlando.
Although still very much a work in progress, the magnificence of Hogwarts castle is beginning to take shape above Hogsmeade as work continues on The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Hogwarts will be the home of a thrilling, new, state-of-the-art attraction – Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey – that uses ground-breaking technology to bring the magic, characters and stories of Harry Potter to life in ways never before experienced. Set to open in Spring 2010 only at Universal Orlando Resort, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter will feature multiple themed attractions, shops and a restaurant.
Nikki Reed Named Vice President of Original Series Development for Disney Channel
Nikki Reed has been named Vice President, Original Series, overseeing live-action development for Disney Channel and Disney XD, it was announced today by Adam Bonnett, Senior Vice President, Original Programming, Disney Channel, to whom she will report.
Reed, who has more than 13 years' experience overseeing feature films and television series development, will be responsible for developing new live-action series geared towards kids, tweens and families on Disney Channel, Disney XD, as well as numerous platforms around the world.
Disney Previews a Very Spirited Vinylmation
Today on the official Vinylmation blog, we get a sneak peek at some artwork for an upcoming Vinylmation release. The mysteriously vague entry simply asks if you recognize just who this fellow is?
It took us all of half a breath to scream out the answer, thanks mostly to a vivid memory of a particular toy from Fisher Price.
Did you figure out where he's from yet? Click on the Show below if you'd like some help.
Disney's Animal Kingdom Welcomes White Rhino to the World
Disney's Animal Kingdom welcomed a healthy white rhino to the family last week with the addition of a female calf born Sunday, Jan. 17. Kendi, an 11-year-old white rhino, gave birth to her third baby after a 16-month gestation period. The baby, which has not yet been named, is the eighth white rhino born at Disney's Animal Kingdom; her mother, Kendi, was the first.
"A rhino birth is considered to be a significant event since the species was once nearly extinct and is currently endangered," according to Jackie Ogden, Ph.D., vice president of Disney's Animal Programs and Environmental Initiatives. "Under protection and careful management, this species has grown to approximately 11,000 worldwide, with 190 residing in North American zoos."


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The State of Maine often joins the bidding process with other States to capture the best pricing possible for the volume of purchases being made.
Sometimes we just join in a tri-state bid with NH and Vermont as some commodities just fit in the upper northeast corridor with specific requirement for the cold weather conditions.
For other Cooperative Purchasing with multiple states the Materials Management Division (MMD), of the Minnesota Department of Administration, has designated a Contract Administrator and a Procurement Manager who are responsible for the conduct of this procurement and management of the bid process and contracts. The bidding process is done thru WSCA (Western States Contracting Alliance) or NASPO (National Association of State Procurement Officials).To learn more about these entities and to see current contracts and bids please click on the below links.
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Sony Creative Software, developer of the Vegas video production suite, has opened up its first Technology in Motion: Vision of the Future video contest for high schoolers. The competition includes $20,000 in prizes per winner for original video creations. Free software and other materials are being provided to participating schools.
The competition is designed to serve as a complete multimedia program. Sony, as part of the promotion, is including with the entrance materials a "launch kit" that incorporates a teaching guide, tutorials on using Sony's Vegas Pro 8 software, and a free version of the professional video editing software itself.
Entries will be judged on originality and creativity. The requirements for the competition are that the projects be completed in Vegas Pro 8 and submitted in the .veg format. The theme of the entries is "how you think technology will change your future."
Finalists will be determined by a panel. Three finalists' videos will be posted on the Web to be voted on by the public for the grand prize. The three finalists will receive prizes at this summer's NECC convention in Texas. The grand prize winner will receive two Sony Vaio notebooks, a video camera, and accessories. Entries must be received by a teacher or other school representative (of adult age) by April 11.
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Designed for convenient and engaging gameplay, the SteelSeries Shift Medal of Honor™ Edition was created in cooperation with Electronic Arts™ to offer an intuitive keyboard layout as players fight their way to complete Tier 1 missions. The SteelSeries Shift is the gaming keyboard designed to change and adapt to real-time strategy (RTS), first person shooter (FPS) and massively multiplayer online (MMO) games through interchangeable keysets. Powered by SteelSeries Engine software, the SteelSeries Shift provides gamers with predefined game mods and an intuitive layout of the most common commands and actions for specific game genres and titles. With the functionality to customize every key on the keyset, on-the-fly macro recording, and the anti-ghosting of up to 8 simultaneous keystrokes, the SteelSeries Shift is designed to help in the mastery of any game. The SteelSeries Shift Medal of Honor™ Edition includes the Shift base, a standard keyset for everyday use, and the SteelSeries Shift Medal of Honor™ Limited Edition Keyset.
Designed to make gameplay convenient and engaging, the Keyset provides labeled command keys for rapid learning and a custom gaming terrain on the right side with Medal of Honor key binds. These features are designed to help immerse players in the game, accelerate game mastery, and help increase a player's frag count.
Operating systems:
• Windows Vista
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1. 8 programmable hotkeys
2. On-the-fly macro recording
3. Multiple media controls
4. Gold plated audio & headset jacks
5. 2 USB 2.0 ports (1 powered)
6. Ergonomic design with 3 leg levels and non-slip base
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• The ability to mark targets for added group and raid functionality
• Extended raid functionality to better manage raid groups as well as easily find a raid group to join
• All commands are labeled and color coded on all keys
• Compatible with all versions of World of Warcraft
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bb is 'text talk' for embarrassing, if something is bb, it is embarrassing.
"Well that was a bit bb."
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28 novembre 2013
Acronym- Before breasts. Used to describe a female who one has known before puberty.
"Dude did you see Amanda in that beach photo? Total hotty."
"I know man, I knew that bitch BB"
"I know man, I knew that bitch BB"
di ten_animals_I_slam_in_a_net
28 dicembre 2012
A Boppin' Bitch. Used as both an insult and in some cases as a term of endearment, a "boppin' bitch" will most likely be high maintenance and/or have a drug or alcohol problem. Regardless of this, your typical BB is considered more "boppin"(scatter-brained, opinionated, probably pretty, generally smart though at times making nonsensical decisions, etc.) than that of a bitch and many BB"s are actually very nice and generous people.
Girl: "I popped another 5-6 adderall earlier to help me study and now I'm gonna go get drunk again tonight!"
Boy: "Shut yo BB lookin' ass up, hoe"
Boy: "Shut yo BB lookin' ass up, hoe"
di MrBeanHuggingJamesQuall
19 dicembre 2012
Short for Bush Banger. someone who engages in sexual activities with an extremely hairy partner.
omg Brandon is such a BB! She had more hair that sasquach!!!
di editor in urban
17 maggio 2011
Bearded Bro
I saw a two bbs walking down the street the other day.
di Danadskfjlajdf
13 maggio 2011
Commonly known as a bubble butt; a perfect full ass, very round and resembling a bubble. Also defined as bulging and very bodacious. BB's are always very hot, and very appreciated by the male culture.
hey lauren, look at brandon's BB today, so hot!
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Initially, Atomic Fusion: Particle Collider sounds much more complicated than it actually is. With explanation focused around matter, antimatter, electrons, and the periodic table, it's a game that sounds full of complexities. In reality though, it's a fast-paced, occasionally repetitive arcade game of sorts.
The idea behind it is that players must absorb matter and antimatter, each of which is coming flying towards them on screen. Each type of matter is one of two colors – either red or blue – with one of the player's fingers dictating the direction that one takes, while the other changes the type of matter that will be absorbed. Variations come in the form of electrons that can be collected to provide a kind of boost attack, but otherwise Atomic Fusion: Particle Collider keeps it very simple if frantic. Such energy is further backed up by a vibrant soundtrack, encouraging one to react faster and faster.
While early stages start out quite easy enough to complete, things gradually turn more hectic and require faster reactions. This is where a later power-up, slowing things down, helps immensely. Atomic Fusion: Particle Collider isn't anywhere near as clever as it seems though, because sooner or later it becomes apparent that each stage is basically the same thing, just with a different name from the periodic table.
Chasing high scores is suitably enjoyable enough and there are small nods to strategic play; such as how it's possible to rack up combos through absorbing the same type of matter repeatedly. That doesn't stop Atomic Fusion: Particle Collider from seeming like an ultimately pretty shallow experience though. It'll pass the time nicely, but don't expect this fast-paced title to stick in one's mind for any great length of time.
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Lil Wayne - D'usse (Prod. By Lee Major)
D'usse Lil Wayne Produced by Lee Major
Lil Wayne releases his newest song "D'usse".
Well that didn't take long. After giving us a preview earlier this morning, Lil Wayne comes through with his brand new song "D'usse", off his upcoming Carter V album.
Tunechi provides that vicious flow from his mixtape days that we all grew to love, while tackling this triumphant, piano-inspired production from Lee Major of the Nasty Beatmakers. He also gives Hov a shout out, which is almost mandatory with a title like "D'usse".
After hearing the Drake-featured single "Believe Me", and now this, Carter V is shaping up to be something special. No doubt.
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Here we go, bitch I'm cool, Coolio
She say "Tune, do me slow"
How many fish did Hootie blow? I don't know
Fuck who knows?
I got a red bone with two golds
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"Only the parts of the Bible and Constitution we like, of course."
Please. The NRA are indirectly responsible for the tragedy of mass killings in America, by making massive killing devices freely available to criminals and mentally disturbed people. They're also directly responsible for covering up the epidemic by blocking any research on the topic by the CDC and others.
@rodney, if you are male you have no right to decide anything about a woman's right to choose. We male do not get pregnant, we are the cause of pregnancy. Only women are entitled or qualified to say or decide anything about it. Only the women in the courts, the women in congress and the women in the state legislatures are qualified and entitled to say or decide on this issue.
As for mass killings, that is what the cheney/shrub/rumsfeld misadministration inflicted upon the middle east. -
Would be great if the NRA protected our constitutional right to have an abortion. In New Mexico even in incest and/or rape, they pass a law that no matter how young, the baby .must live to be "evidence".
that is just cruel. all the anti-abortion people, if your uncle got your 10 year old daughter pregnant, would you really want to punish that child for being raped? Sounds like an Arab country to me. -
Where in the constitution are these rights? I see the second ammendment… where is R vs W?
As of yet, I have not heard of any of the wicked abortion promoters addressing the rights of the unborn child. If the unborn is given his rights, there would be no abortions.
then soylent green has rights…
since soylent green is people
I bought the DVD of Soylent Green a few years ago after hearing it referenced. Great movie.
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES—A 7.2-magnitude earthquake killed at least 85 people across the central Philippines on Tuesday, toppling buildings and historic churches and sending terrified residents into deadly stampedes.
Panic ensued as people spilled out on the street after the quake struck at 8:12 a.m. It was centered about 20 miles below Carmen town on Bohol Island, where many buildings collapsed, roads cracked up and bridges fell. Extensive damage also hit densely populated Cebu city, across the narrow strait from Bohol, causing deaths when a fish port and a market roof fell.
The quake set off a stampede in a Cebu gym where people lined up to receive government cash assistance, killing five and injuring eight others, said Neil Sanchez, provincial disaster management officer. In another city nearby, 18 people were injured in the scramble to get out of a shaking building where the assistance was being handed out.
Police in Bohol reported that 69 of the deaths came from the island, where the quake hit Tuesday morning near the town of Carmen. In densely populated Cebu, at least 15 people were killed, officials said. Scores more were injured and the search for survivors was ongoing.
"We ran out of the building, and outside, we hugged trees because the tremors were so strong," said Vilma Yorong, a Bohol provincial government employee.
"When the shaking stopped, I ran to the street and there I saw several injured people. Some were saying their church has collapsed," she told The Associated Press by phone.
As fear set in, Yorong and the others ran up a mountain, afraid a tsunami would follow the quake. "Minutes after the earthquake, people were pushing each other to go up the hill," she said.
But the quake was centered inland and did not cause a tsunami.
Offices and schools were closed for a national holiday—the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha—which may have saved lives. The earthquake also was deeper below the surface than the 6.9-magnitude temblor last year in waters near Negros Island, also in the central Philippines, that killed nearly 100 people.
Aledel Cuizon, who works for a Finnish company in Cebu, said the quake that caught her in her bedroom sounded like "a huge truck that was approaching and the rumbling sound grew louder as it got closer."
She and her neighbors ran outside, where she saw "the electric concrete poles were swaying like coconut trees." She said it lasted 15-20 seconds.
Cebu city's hospitals quickly evacuated patients in the streets, basketball courts and parks.
Cebu province, about 350 miles south of Manila, has a population of more than 2.6 million people. Cebu is the second largest city after Manila. Nearby Bohol has 1.2 million people and is popular among foreigners because of its beach and island resorts and the Chocolate Hills.
Many roads and bridges were reported damaged, but historic churches dating from the Spanish colonial period suffered the most. Among them is the country's oldest, the 16th-century Basilica of the Holy Child in Cebu, which lost its bell tower.
A 17th-century limestone church in Loboc town, southwest of Carmen, crumbled to pieces, with nearly half of it reduced to rubble.
Regional military commander Lt. Gen. Roy Deveraturda said that he recalled soldiers from the holiday furlough to respond to the quake. He said it damaged the pier in Tagbilaran, Bohol's provincial capital, and caused some cracks at Cebu's international airport but that navy ships and air force planes could use alternative ports to help out.
Passenger flights resumed later Tuesday after officials checked runways and buildings for damage.


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The Persian Boy By Mary Renault
Reviewed by Michael Walker
Mary Renault is a renowned writer of both fictional and non-fictional accounts of ancient Greece who has been hailed as one of the greatest writers of historical novels ever to turn her attentions to the ancient world. No wonder that she has received such praise, for Renault combines a savvy writing style with a deep knowledge of the time period she writes about. The Persian Boy is one of three novels that she has authored concerning the life of Alexander the Great. This book is unique in that it tells the story of Alexander from the voice of Bagoas, a Persian eunuch (gelded male) who at the age of fifteen is given to Alexander as a peace offering. Bagoas was indeed a real person -- history will attest to that much -- and although it is difficult to know exactly what his relationship with Alexander was, it is pretty safe to assume that they were lovers.
Renault begins her story when Bagoas is captured by his father's enemies and taken to be sold as a slave-courtesan; such was common practice in ancient Persia as attractive young boys were as much an object of sexual desire among noblemen as women, and eunuchs would have their place in a king's harem along with the royal concubines. As this story is told by Bagoas in the first-person, the reader receives much insight into his life from the age of ten when he is castrated and sold into slavery up into his early adult years with Alexander. The story of Bagoas as the lover of the Persian king Darius -- to whom Bagoas is sold to originally -- continues for several chapters before Alexander is even introduced into plot as central character. Therefore, this book can be seen as both a fictional biography of a great king and the story of an equally great boy-courtesan. Renault is not only sympathetic to the plight of Bagoas, but is pragmatic and realistic in rendering his homosexuality and that of Alexander and his other patrons. Truly, from her research Renault has encountered male homosexuality in the ancient world as it really was and addresses it as such. She shows Bagoas and Alexander both as two young men who are desperately searching for love in their lives and her renderings of Bagoas as a gay adolescent are especially uncanny and realistic. In one chapter, Bagoas considers murdering Hephaistion, a general and lover of Alexander's out of jealousy. (Hephaistion is, like most of the main characters in the novel, a person who really existed and who was most likely also one of Alexander's lovers.)
From a gay literary perspective, one thing I really admired in Renault's story was her ability to tell what is essentially a gay love story and show no bias nor judgment of the situation as even many other "gay-friendly" writers might. She simply tells things as they did in all likelihood occur and the fact that Alexander -- as the greatest leader of his time -- could be openly gay (or bisexual) while commanding his army is refreshing and truly indicative of how a different social setting can put homosexuality in another context. Renault, who wrote this novel in 1972, probably never considered it a "gay novel" at all but a piece of historical fiction where the primary characters happen to be gay. Her commitment to rendering the historical facts involved accurately is admirable, as is her ability to include no small amount of history in the story without ever making it dry or boring. It's very easy to find yourself liking both Bagoas and Alexander and identifying with their world and lives, despite how different these lives may seem from anything anyone of our own times might experience.
As I noted before, this is only one of three novels by Renault on Alexander's life, not to mention that she has also penned a non-fiction biography of him (The Nature of Alexander). The Persian Boy only chronicles seven years of Alexander's life, but includes more exposition on Bagoas. It is worth saying that while fiction, this book may be the only readily-available work on Bagoas, aside from some dusty volume you might be able to muster up in a university library. In fact, given the reluctance of most text-books to include homosexual material (and many high school history teachers to mention what the book excludes), this novel may be the only place where young readers will ever encounter Bagoas, which is a shame because history is shaped by those close to world leaders, no matter their sexuality or age. I would strongly recommend this book to anyone, but especially to someone who is already curious about Alexander the Great or his time.
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Budget airline Ryanair is taking on Skype with the launch of a VoIP app for iOS and Android.
The Ryanair Talk app allows users to make calls by Wi-Fi on their smartphones and tablets and is obviously aimed at travellers: the app's description says users can "save a fortune on roaming costs when you travel", for example.
The app itself is free and users can buy credit in flight, when they book a ticket or via the Ryanair Talk website (ryanair-talk.com).
Typically Ryanair, the service boasts of being "cheaper than O2, Vodafone, Orange and Skype" for calls to land lines and mobiles. Ryanair Talk credit is available in denominations of £6.50, £12 and £23, with £6.50 giving 60 minutes to a mobile in France.
What is not clear, however, is if Ryanair Talk customers can make free calls to each other in the same way Skype users can.
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KABUL, Afghanistan – Command Sgt. Maj. Gregory C. Widberg (pictured left), of the 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts Army National Guard cuts the cake with 2nd Lt. Douglas B. Sulser (youngest Soldier present), 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, during a ceremony honoring the 94th anniversary of the Yankee Brigade, on Aug. 22, 2011, Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James C. Lally, Task Force Yankee Public Affairs).
KABUL, Afghanistan – Brig. Gen. John A. Hammond, commander, Task Force Yankee, Massachusetts Army National Guard, addresses the Yankee Brigade and Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment during a ceremony honoring the 94th anniversary of the lineage of the Yankee Brigade and for the Soldiers earning their combat patch, on Aug. 22, 2011, Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James C. Lally, Task Force Yankee Public Affairs).
On Aug. 22, 2011, Soldiers from Task Force Yankee conducted a ceremony at Camp Phoenix celebrating the 94th birthday of the 26th Yankee Division and simulteanously conducting a right shoulder combat ceremony concluding with a YD birthday cake.
Formed in 1917, the division was activated on August 22 of that year in Boston. The division consisted of two brigades comprising of National Guard units from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. The division's commander, Maj. Gen. C.R. Edwards, selected the nickname "Yankee Division" to highlight the division's geographic makeup.
The division approved a shoulder sleeve insignia with a blue "YD" monogram on a diamond of khaki color to depict its composition of Soldiers from New England.
The Yankee Division deployed to World War I and saw extensive combat in France. The division again deployed for World War II, fought through France, advancing into Germany. The Soldiers of the Yankee Division served gallantly in both world wars and fought under Gen. George Patton's Army where he was quoted as saying to Maj. Gen. Omar Bradley: "Brad, my three best divisions are the 4th Armored, the 80th and the 26th. I'll concentrate the 4th Armored at Longwy beginning tonight, I'll start the 80th on Luxembourg tomorrow morning, and I'll alert the 26th to be ready to move."
Hammond presented several 21st Century Yankee Soldiers with their YD combat patch on this historic anniversary for their service in Afghanistan.
"Our current YD Soldiers are fighting and serving this Nation with the same patriotic vigor and Yankee pride," said Hammond. "They have upheld their ancient honors, kept their powder dry and maintained the high standards established by our Yankee Division forbearers nearly 100 years ago," he said.
These present day Yankee Soldiers will now join two previous generations who have earned the right to proudly wear the YD patch on their right shoulder in recognition of their wartime service. These heroic Soldiers will join the YD Soldiers of the 101st Engineer Battalion, the 101st Field Artillery Regiment, the 181st Infantry Regiment, the 182nd Infantry Regiment and the 26th Brigade Headquarters in adding a new chapter to the rich history of the 26th Yankee Division.
"They (TF Yankee) have truly earned the respect and admiration of their comrades, neighbors, elected officials back in Massachusetts and the Yankee Division Soldiers who have preceded them. I present these greetings to you with respect and admiration," Hammond said.
The lineage of the Yankee Division continues with the selfless service of our New England Soldiers providing for the defense of our Nation.


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The Crawford Central Community Foundation is holding a 5K Graduation Celebration Walk or Run at 9am on June 8th, at the Crawford County Fairgrounds. Race forms can be picked up at the Meadville YMCA, the Y Express in Cochranton, the Body Firm, the Wee Fitness Center, or Amato's Army Navy Store in the Downtown Mall.
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Villains Beware: Here comes SuperAfrican!
Africa, the cradle of humankind, is giving birth to a new offspring — a superhero — named SuperAfrican. Created by Kenyan singer/songwriter Sila Mutungi, SuperAfrican is debuting in a new, self-titled comic series from Visila Comics on February 25 in conjunction with Mutungi's new music album of the same name. The musician says the idea for his African superhero came from growing up in Kenya as a fan of Batman, Superman and Spider-Man but failing to see many superheroes who looked like him or came from Africa.
"African children face problems hard for people from western countries to even conceive of, such as hunger, drought, genocide, extreme poverty and AIDS," says Mutungi in the afterword for SuperAfrican #1. "And it's about time they had a hero of their own to look to for inspiration." Continue Reading »


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Final Score: (3) Gonzaga 81, San Diego 50
Spokane, WA (Sports Network) - Kevin Pangos had 18 points as No. 3 Gonzaga clinched the West Coast Conference regular season title with an 81-50 win over San Diego on Saturday.
Kelly Olynyk scored 14 points with nine rebounds, while Elias Harris added 12 points and five boards for the Bulldogs (27-2, 14-0 WCC), who have reeled off 10 straight wins to take the top spot in the conference.
"We had a great weekend, especially on the defensive end," Gonzaga coach Mark Few said. "We did an unbelievable job of sticking to our assignments."
Chris Manresa had a game-high 19 points for the Toreros (13-16, 6-8), who have dropped their past four games.
This game was in stark contrast to the Feb. 2 matchup in San Diego that saw the Bulldogs barely escape with a 65-63 victory that was capped on a Harris block in the closing moments.
Holding a 7-2 lead early, Gonzaga scored the next seven points with an Olynyk 3-pointer make it a 10-point game less than six minutes in.
San Diego was able to hang around and keep the game from getting out of hand in the first half and a Manresa layup in the final seconds made it a 37-23 lead after 20 minutes.
An 8-2 run to start the second half gave the Bulldogs a 20-point lead and a 13-0 run later in the half, which saw the Toreros go over five minutes without a point, gave the team a 67-32 advantage after a Drew Barham 3-pointer with 9 1/2 minutes left.
Gonzaga cruised to the finish line from there, leading by as many as 37 points.
Game Notes
Gonzaga leads the series, 62-21 ... The Bulldogs shot 54.5 percent and grabbed 38 rebounds, while holding the Toreros to just 35.7 percent shooting and 22 rebounds ... Gonzaga plays at BYU on Thursday, before closing out the regular season at home against Portland on Saturday, Mar. 2.


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The Bossier City Police Department conducted a sobriety checkpoint over the weekend in the 5300 block of East Texas Street which resulted in no DWI arrests.
Two people contacted in the checkpoint were booked into the Bossier City Jail, one on a charge of possession of marijuana and the other for operating a motor vehicle without lawful presence in the United States.
The checkpoint began at 10 p.m. Saturday, April 16 and was conducted for five hours. Officers checked a total of 384 vehicles.
The checkpoint was funded by grant money from the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission.
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Interviewing The Ardent Epicure
Ever had one of those times in your life that you stumbled upon something, either online or off, and you just knew it was one of your best finds in a long time? That was me upon discovering The Ardent Epicure. Beautiful by design the site is filled with one-of-a-kind recipes, food photos that will knock your socks off, as well as a myriad of links to more food! And who among us does not love food? I could go on but I'd really like our interview to shine here…you are soon going to discover your next best thing, yep I'm convinced of that!
Who is behind the scenes at The Ardent Epicure?
There are actually three contributors under different foodie names I am Alisha "Magic of Spice", my son Adam is "Truffle Shuffle" and my son in-law Grely is "Sugar and Spice". Each contributes in a unique way.
My side note…it's a family affair, I sure would have loved the chance to do a blog with my grandma.
Are you a 'food snob' or a 'food slob' when preparing your own plate for din-din?
Most definitely a food snob, I can be pretty bad…I prepare food like I paint, each ingredient is like a brush stroke and worthy of its place in the whole. Individual ingredients are a passion of mine and they inspire each recipe or even a through together meal.
Have you ever encountered something that really surprised you in the kitchen?
Surprised is a broad term…I will say that I experience wonder in the kitchen on a daily basis. From the first pick of a fresh herb or veggie, then the transformation into a dish is still a wonder for me. How each and every ingredient blends and balances is sheer art.
What is your best-ever tip for someone that does not even know how to boil water?
Start with the basics and explore, exploration is how cooking like any other venture begins and remains. Play with your food, how can you go wrong? If it fails it is a mere lesson, but if you succeed build from there. Food is a necessity, but beyond this it is an art and a passion. Experiment with flavors and start with a small pinch of this and that, you will soon discover what you like with what.
Couscous, oranges, scallions, chicken, and prunes. What would you make from these ingredients? (Feel free to add in fats, spices, wine and water/stock)
An Orange and prune scented Couscous and Capacolla Chicken Roulade. Sliced and served on a bed of organic greens with a Prune balsamic Reduction. (I've grabbed the direct link for your dining pleasure…mm! mm! :*)
Why do you love food and talking (and snapping photos) about it so much?
Food has been a passion since early childhood. My dad was a chef, so I of course geared myself in that direction and became a chef. I grew up with an immense respect for the culinary arts and have always viewed food as an art form. As for the photography, well that is a progression towards the beauty of food and as an artist I try to bring this to life. I shoot a bit differently and work to bring the food and ingredients to a visual that honors it's beauty.
The Ardent Epicure~ An Ode to the Pleasures of Food…is committed to the exploration of flavors and flavor combinations. With primarily original recipes we try to not only teach the art of food preparation, but encourage exploration into the delightful world of "Pleasures of Food". Our hopes are that we are introducing others to delightful ingredients and at the same time giving an easy to follow preparation of individual dishes. Sometimes this carries over into some of the more complex dishes that the culinary world has to offer.
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How mouth watering yummy. Great interview. I enjoyed it. thank you.
Correen, thank you so much for the interview opportunity. I had a great time and hope you did as well
It's great to learn more about the people behind a great site like the Ardent Epicure!
Always a pleasure to know more about you, Alisha.
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend
Tasty interview. Love the Truffle Shuffle nickname.
Dontcha love people who are passionate about food and photography! A very interesting and entertaining interview and I love that it's a family affair.
Great interview Alisha & Correen! Alisha, your genuine passion and talent always shines through.
I loved reading this and learning more about The Ardent Epicure. Great questions – thanks for the read!


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Although Kristen is 'super sad' about the breakup, it seems Rob is handling the split a bit better. The actor reportedly went out late-night clubbing with some friends and was spotted cozying up to a mysterious brunette!
Poor Kristen Stewart! Although the couple just called it quits, Robert Pattinson is already enjoying his time as a single man! The 27-year-old actor was seen "all smiles" at Teddy's at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood on May 20, a source tells PEOPLE.
The onlooker says that Rob showed up to the club around 1 a.m. with some friends and was wearing a white t-shirt, jeans, a black leather jacket, and a backwards red Indiana Hoosiers baseball cap.
"He sat on the couch at his table and sipped on multiple vodka cocktails throughout the evening," the source tells PEOPLE. "You'd never know he had just gone through a breakup. He was smiling the entire night and was in a really good mood. There wasn't a trace of sadness on his face."
The source adds that the outing wasn't just a boys night out. "He spent most of the night chatting with a brunette," the insider explains. "There was definitely some flirting going on but it was all just talking, there was nothing physical going on between them and they never touched each other."
Kristen Stewart Races To Taylor Swift After Robert Pattinson Break Up
While Rob is spending his time out clubbing with friends, Kristen also turned to a friend after the breakup — Taylor Swift! On May 21, Kristen and another friend were spotted driving to the 23-year-old singer's house. Hmm, maybe Kristen needed some break-up advice from the queen of break-up songs?
HollywoodLifers, who do YOU think is handling the split better? Vote below!
WATCH: Rob Leaves Kristen Stewart After Rupert Sanders Text
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Beautiful Blue and White Chinese Porcelain
These amazing pieces are for sale on One Kings Lane today. They are as pricey as they look, and I won't be adding to my blue and white collection today. But, it's so much fun to look! I didn't upload all of the blue and white they have, so be sure to go visit and see all of the treasures.
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Right before I read the last bit I was thinking to myself that these looked beautiful AND expensive. I'll be admiring from afar.
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The hexagonal piece is enticing but my bank account is on lockdown so I'll just dream.
- February 7, 2012 at 12:29 PM
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Me too! I wish I could purchase every piece -- wouldn't that UPS delivery be fun?!!
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The are so beautiful...loving piece number 9 - such and unusual shape.
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Promising but cash-poor agricultural ventures across the Philippines are taking advantage of an ADB project that provides funds for equipment, transport networks, and other facilities, helping poor farmers scale up their incomes.
Talavera, Nueva Ecija - The words "carabao" and "slim" do not normally occupy the same thought. But for health-conscious fans of the milk from this rotund icon of Philippine agriculture, which has less fat than cow's milk, they go together like bread and butter.
Joyce Ramones of the agrarian reform office in Nueva Ecija is living proof that carabao milk is healthful. At 46 years old, this regular carabao-milk drinker showed off a svelte figure and youthful looks that belie her age." I not only stay fit and slim, I also have no hypertension because of low levels of cholesterol from carabao milk," she declared.
Milk from carabao, a type of water buffalo, is gaining popularity. The Nueva Ecija Federation of Dairy Carabao Cooperatives - in Talavera, a town famous for its fresh carabao milk and sweets called pastillas de leche - produces the most milk in the province. From its 27 farmer cooperatives and 5 associate-member cooperatives, it procures 1,000 to 1,200 liters of milk daily, enough for a small-scale operation.
Yet even that fell far short of the 5,000-liter requirement, for example, of a major ice cream maker that approached them for an exclusive supply contract.
From its early ragtag operations using plastic pails and containers, the federation has been transformed into a modern and sanitary enterprise using stainless-steel containers for collection and storage.
It started with only nine member cooperatives in 2002, when it became apparent that an umbrella group could better distribute the highly perishable dairy product and compete for better pricing and quality control. Most of its daily volume, or 650 liters, is sold as raw milk, and the rest processed. It also markets dairy products to major food and gift stores in Metro Manila and other big cities.
Going Nationwide
ADB fits into this picture through the Agrarian Reform Communities Project (ARCP) implemented by the government's Department of Agrarian Reform, and providing about P500,000 (US$10,752) worth of equipment for milk collection, quality control, beef management, and training.
The nationwide ARCP - to which ADB contributed a US$93.2-million loan out of a total project cost of US$168.9 million in 1998 - benefited nearly 30,000 rural households or 140 agrarian reform communities in almost 1,000 poverty-stricken villages.
To qualify, farmers had to own land but lack the basic infrastructure and support services needed to reap its full potential. They also had to organize themselves into agrarian reform communities. The project provided these communities with roads, bridges, communal irrigation, drinking water sources, or other infrastructure - whatever was deemed necessary.
With the success of the ARCP, completed in 2007, ADB approved Phase II in October 2008, focusing on the southern Philippines, where three-quarters of the country's rural poor live. The ARCP II will assist 152 agrarian reform communities covering 731 barangays (districts) in 137 municipalities of 18 provinces in 6 regions. Beneficiaries are expected to increase to about 215,000 rural community members with the inclusion of the 3 provinces in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
For the federation in Nueva Ecija, besides the equipment, the ARCP provided six farm-to-market road networks in Talavera to improve access to markets and reduce transportation and hauling costs. ARCP funds built the concrete road leading to the cooperative's milk collection and processing and marketing center in the Unlad Buhay agrarian reform community, in barangay San Ricardo.
Typhoon Proof
The federation helped provide farmers with lucrative income opportunities. Andy Vallarte, 64, the federation's vice chair and one of almost 700 farmers supplying milk, earns P29 (US$0.62) per liter from the 10 to 11 liters a day he milks from his two carabaos. That means that, rain or shine, he nets up to P8,000 (US$172) per carabao per month. He would earn the same from a 1-hectare rice field per year.
"I don't have any losses in dairy farming. Even if there is a typhoon, I can still milk my carabao," said Vallarte. He no longer incurs high-interest debt just to get by, and if he needs to borrow money for an emergency, he can pay it back right away with his income from carabao milk.
Long known as the "rice bowl of the Philippines," Nueva Ecija could soon also be known as the "dairy capital." Indeed, with milk and dairy products accounting for a quarter of total agricultural imports, the potential for carabao milk farming is promising.


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Earlier today I came across Proteigon (video above), a fantastic short film directed by Steven Briand during a two month internship with Partizan.
Free Tutorial: Sculpting Smoke for a 'Dry Ice' Effect
Many of you have been eagerly anticipating May's free tutorial, and I'm delighted to announce to you all that it's now live. So check it out here.
Studio Workshop - Final Gather Maps
Ladies and gents, welcome to another Studios Assistant blog. Today's topic: Final Gather Maps.
Warrior Women
We live in a time of minimalistic female role models. Gone are the days where young females looked up to icons like Florence Nightingale, Rosa Parks and The Pankhurst Sisters. If you look at our culture today we are inundated with reality TV role models. In no way do I have any issues with reality TV, everyone needs a little light relief in their lives and if watching the current episode of Made in Chelsea or TOWIE does it for you, then who am I to judge?
A Decisive Moment
"The decisive moment. It is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as the precise organization of forms which gives that event its proper expression" Henri Cartier-Bresson
Hungry Enough To Take On The Avengers?
You may think we are a little behind the curve with posting our views on the new Avengers Assemble movie. That, my friends, is where you are wrong. We don't want to be just like everyone else. We want a new angle, something fresh, something different and something utterly delicious. If you are starting to wonder where we are going with this, do not fret! And after exerting all our man power with many hours of scouring we found the perfect piece.
Isn't It Marvel-lous?
We just can't get enough of Marvel at the moment. And they are back again with one of the most popular characters coming back to the big screen, The Amazing Spider-Man.
This film has Andrew Garfield of The Social Network fame, starring as Peter Parker in an untold story that presents us with a different version of Spider-Man. It is due in cinemas from July 3rd, but you probably knew that already.
All The Best Things Are Made From SCRATCH...Cannes 2012
We would like to be one of the first to congratulate Assimilate for their success at the Cannes Festival 2012. Although the winning films are yet to be announced, several films on the competition's roster have been created using SCRATCH, Assimilate's digital workflow and post-production tools. SCRATCH has been used on recent screen successes like The Artist, Thor and Underworld: Awakening as well as the films nominated at Cannes 2012.
Built by Self-Confessed Industry Nerds
With the divide between 2D and 3D becoming increasingly indistinguishable, I thought I'd share some information about an interesting alternative to Nuke's default scanline render node and indeed much of Nuke's current 3D shading tool set.
Head of Maya Development at The Mill
This year, Escape Studios is ten years old, and it's a pretty big deal for us. It's also a big deal for all of the students who we've trained over the years and are now dotted throughout the world of VFX. So, from now on, every week, we're going to be launching a story from our escapee Wall of Fame which will showcase all of the escapees who have gone on to work on the biggest and boldest films, TV shows, commercials and games over the years. It's a chance for them to step up and take a bow, albeit a virtual one.
It's not just Mums that go to Iceland!
Honestly this is not about the supermarket chain Iceland but did you like what we did there? We do have our moments.
Anyway… in the past 10 or so years Iceland has become a hotspot for movie and TV shoots, and after seeing these photos we aren't surprised!
Under the hood
As a follow-up to my post on learning resources for coding, I'd like to share our recent efforts to open source some of our in-house code.
Think It's CG? Think Again...Part Two
Welcome back to part two of our series on effects that you thought were CG.
Real-Time Path Tracing Bunny
Want to see a demo of how computer games will look in the not too distant future? You are in luck. Here is a big breakdancing bunny courtesy of Samuel Lapere. Forgive us, the quality isn't great but it's still pretty phenomenal.
Marmalade sandwich anyone?
I am destined to never grow up and quite frankly I refuse to see why I can't stay immature for my entire life. I loved every single aspect of my childhood but the most memorable things for me were TV shows. Saturday mornings you would find me virtually attached to the TV for cartoon after cartoon. And another thing you should know is that I have a penchant for all things a little kitsch and retro. So if you combine these two elements you will understand why it is not possible for me to contain my excitement, especially after hearing this news.
Think it's CG? Think Again...
Special effects with computer graphics are all the rage recently. There are very few films produced these days without jaw dropping stunts courtesy of the digital department. But a lot of directors still prefer to shoot the real thing if they can as it nearly always looks better than the CG equivalent.
Highway to the Danger Zone - ZBrush Webinar
We had the pleasure of working with the ever so entertaining Paul Gaboury, 3D Application Engineer at Pixologic, for a special webinar to showcase the newly added features in ZBrush 4R3.
Flying the flag...and carrying the torch.
As we all know the countdown to the 2012 Olympics is on, in fact it is at 77 days to be precise. The buzz of the Olympics is infectious and seems like a time for us to celebrate all things British, especially when it comes to VFX. So thankfully I found this in little beauty in the VFX news this week, the final version of Studio AKA's introduction sequence for the BBC and their Olympic Torch Relay Coverage.
Dedication Required
Ever wondered how much you change in the space of 4.5 years? Would you take a photo of yourself every single day and then animate it?
Finger puppets? They Really Bring out the Kid in Me!
Batman? The Dark Knight? Wonder Woman? Not really, but these incredibly detailed, hand-crafted finger puppet designs by Tamara Maynes recall iconic heroes and villains who we've seen in the pages of comic books and as blockbusters on the big screen.


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Professor Sir Martin Evans and Lady Judith Evans
Professor Sir Martin Evans was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize for Medicine. Here, he and his wife Judith talk about their week in Stockholm and the glittering experience that was the Nobel Prize Ceremony
Sir Martin and Lady Judith Evans with fellow Laureate Mario Capecchi and his wife Laura at the Nobel Banquet
We arrived in Stockholm on December 5 2007. As we left the plane we were greeted as VIPs and escorted by limousine across the tarmac to the cherry blossomed avenue of trees leading to the personal lounge.
The Grand Hotel, where all laureates and their families stay, was built in 1874 and is a classic landmark in the centre of Stockholm, overlooking the harbour, the old town and the Royal Palace.
All laureates are invited to bring family and friends so we were a party of seventeen including our two sons, Christopher and Simon, their wives Jane and Amanda, our daughter Clare and her husband Andrew, our grandchildren, Emily, Arthur, George and Charlie and Clares new baby, five week old Indiana.
The morning after our arrival we visited the Nobel Museum for a guided tour of the Nobel Centennial Exhibition Cultures of Creativity. The children often had special programmes planned and on this occasion they were all dressed in white coats as scientists concocting noxious grunge and making exciting smells!
Highlights of the week were the Nobel Lectures, Nobel Minds - a television discussion with all the laureates, a tour of the Royal Palace, and a luncheon party with the British Ambassador and his wife. Here again the children enjoyed their own special party with balloons and games. The Nobel Prize concert was given by the outstanding Chinese pianist, Lang Lang with Vladimir Ashkenazy. Lang Lang joined us afterwards for dinner and was delighted by our enthusiasm for his concert.
Professor Sir Martin Evans accepting his award
December 10th is always the date for the Nobel Prize Ceremony and Banquet. This is the anniversary of Alfred Nobels death. As stipulated in the will of the Swedish born inventor, the prizes for Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Economics are awarded in Stockholm and the Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo.
The Prize Award Ceremony takes place in the Stockholm Concert hall and the Banquet is in the Blue Hall of the City Hall. Both are occasions of great splendour and glamour long evening gowns for all ladies and white tie and tails for all gentlemen including our grandsons! 13,000 flowers, donated by the city of Sanremo in Italy where Alfred Nobel spent the last few years of his life, are woven into intricate and beautiful arrangements. King Carl Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine along with other members of the Norwegian Royal Family are guests of honour. The King presents each laureate with a diploma in calligraphic text mounted in red leather and an engraved gold medal made from 18 karat green gold and plated with 24 karat gold.
The Banquet started promptly at 7.00pm. All laureates and their spouses were escorted down a long flight of marble stairs (somewhat daunting to those of us who were wearing new shoes). The menu is a closely guarded secret revealed only when all guests are seated. It is then a race for all the top chefs in Sweden to copy the menus in their own restaurants.
The following evening we attended a banquet given by the King and Queen at the Royal Palace. The Royal Family is immensely popular in Sweden. Crown Princess Victoria escorted Martin to dinner and Prince Carl Philip escorted me. Conversation was lively and entertaining.
On December 13th a quaint pre Christmas celebration takes place. Lucia is an ancient mythical figure with an abiding role as the bearer of light in the long, dark Swedish winter. Nobel Laureates are woken by a choir of girls wearing white dresses with a crown of candles and boys in white robes with pointed hats with gold stars. There is a story of an African laureate who, when he awoke, was quite convinced he had died and gone to heaven and was surrounded by singing angels.
Our last few days in Sweden were spent in Kiruna in the Arctic Circle. We flew up for the tercentenary celebrations of Carl Linnaeus. Staying in the Ice Hotel was a unique experience. It is designed and built every year as it melts in late spring. Stunningly beautiful ice sculptures adorn the corridors and bedrooms and the ice bar serves drinks in ice glasses. Our bed was a block of ice with reindeer skins. We were given huge down filled sleeping bags and although it required some gymnastics to get into bed (without getting the seat of your layers of thermal pyjamas too frozen sitting on the ice getting boots off) we slept quite well. The next day we went Alaskan Husky sledging across the snowy wilderness it was exhilarating! We attended the Linnaeus celebration party in the evening. The King and Queen flew up for the occasion and joined us eating risotto and enjoying red wine from plastic goblets while we watched acrobatic dancing on stilts. A firework display ended the festivities stars cascading into the freezing Arctic night.
We returned home we felt we had been in another world. We have wonderful memories of a truly glittering experience.


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MUMBAI: BJP leader and former MP Kirit Somaiya on Thursday launched a fresh attack on senior NCP leader and PWD minister Chhagan Bhujbal and his family. Somaiya alleged that Bhujbal family's net worth jumped 100 times in the past three years and has demanded an open probe into the enormous rise in the assets value.
Somaiya said that during the 2009 polls, Bhujbal, his son Pankaj and nephew Samir, in their election affidavit, disclosed the value of their family assets as Rs 21 crore. Three years on, the balance sheet of the companies owned by the Bhujbal clan is worth around Rs 2,100 crore. "Bhujbal should make the money multiplying formula public to help the poor become rich in a short span," said Somaiya, adding, "If Bhujbal is unwilling to reveal the reasons for the rise in his assets value, the DF government should probe it. The ACB is waiting for a nod from the chief minister's office for an open inquiry against Bhujbal. The rise in the assets value too should be investigated."
Refuting the allegations, Bhujbal said, "For the past few months, Somaiya has been making allegations against me and my family. The charges levelled against the Bhujbal family on Thursday are not new. In recent the past, the BJP leader has made similar baseless allegations. If Somaiya has the details of the rise in the assets value, then he should forward it to the income-tax department."


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Race Committee; The Lowly Crash Boat Operator
3 comments:
- Tillerman said...
Excellent subject. I will see if I can dredge up some ideas on the topic to contribute to the discussion.
- January 8, 2011 at 5:07 AM
- John said...
When I took my US Sailing level 1 instructor's certification a few years ago, we did spend some time on the water actually driving the whaler, albeit in calm and sheltered water.
Very important topic, especially with regards to towing procedures and rescuing different kinds of boats--very different matter to deal with a swamped Beetle Cat than a turtled Laser, for eg.
Worth a thread and eventually a training outline - January 8, 2011 at 5:18 AM
- johnz said...
.S. Sailing has some kind of crashboat course that the good folks at American YC in Rye NY took before rescuing me in my Moth when the gantry blew out at 20 kts in the middle of LI sound last Oct. The crash boat was a RIB. The crew had discussed Moth rescuing before the regatta and did an excellent job of towing me, rack on the sidehull, 2 miles to the dock in 20 knots to windward. Even had a gentlemanly leeward rack touchdown on the dock and jumped from RIB to Moth to dock without getting wet. These guys were great!
- January 11, 2011 at 7:13 PM


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By Ron | 7/10/2010, @8:13:37 AM
Taking a trip has never been so exciting as in 2009. Puerto Rico boasts a lot of exciting places to see, with cool places to have fun and enjoy the perfect vacation. But did you know that Puerto Rico also has some of the best water parks in the Caribbean? Join us as we take a look at 5 of the coolest water parks you'll find in Puerto Rico!
Las Cascadas Water Park
Las Cascadas Water Park
Let's begin our trip with Puerto Rico's biggest and most famous water park, Las Cascadas. Located on the north-western shores of Puerto Rico, in the town of Aguadilla, this Water Park boasts the biggest water slides on the island. It has everything you can find in a Water Park, along with huge water slides, a passive river where you can float along (and get a thrill or two), speed slides for the more aggressive vacationers in us, and an array of pools and water areas for the kids. There is also an activity pool where you're going to be able to do some water activities that are both challenging and fun. Oh and let's not forget their long duration slides, the longest of them at a minute and a half of water sliding fun.
Getting to Las Cascadas is easy. If you are coming from San Juan, take road PR-22 towards Arecibo / Aguadilla, then from there connect to PR-2 which takes you to Aguadilla itself. You will be able to see the water park right from the highway. Also be sure to pack early, the water park can get crowded on a hot summer day. Fees start at $19.95 for adults, $17.95 children 4-12. Click here for more information about
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Ola Marina / Isla Chiquitines
The Ola Marina is Puerto Rico's classic, most visited water park second to Las Cascadas. Located in the Southern city of Salinas, la Ola Marina is most famous for its Wave Pool, that each 5 – 10 minutes generate"s cool waves for you to float around. It has also a children's park, "Villa Enchumbá" or Soaked Ville for the smaller of us. There are also two new attractions, Isla Chiquitines, a place for smaller children to have their own water fun.
Getting there is also easy. From all points on the Island, take road PR-52 towards the town of Salinas. If coming from the south, you need to pay the toll booth. Once you do, take the first exit to your right. If coming from San Juan, once you reach the toll (you don't have to pay it), take the first exit. Then from there follow the signs to the Albergue Olimpico. Fees vary depending on park you wish to visit, but all-day access to all three parks is at $15 per adult. More about
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The Rancho Corozal Water Park is a smaller park located on the eastern / northern side of Puerto Rico. It was several features and attractions for the whole family, along with a passive river, 6 pools, a giant waterslide, and other facilities for the family.
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Coqui Water Park
We will end our tour of Puerto Rico's water attractions with the newest entry to the gang, the Coquí Water Park. Located in the eastern shores of Puerto Rico, in the city of Fajardo right inside the El Conquistador resort, this park boasts state-of-the-art pools and attractions for all ages. It includes a 8,500 sq feet pool, a speed slide for spine-tingling thrills, a tube slide, a body slide, and a passive river. Also included are areas for the children to enjoy.
To get there, take road PR-3 towards Rio Grande / Fajardo. Follow directly the road until reaching Fajardo area. Then follow the signs towards El Conquistador Hotel. Fees start at $19.95 for adults, $14.95 for children ages 3-12. For more info, visit our listing for
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LONDON, United Kingdom — In recent weeks, two major luxury fashion brands have taken the plunge and launched social networks built around their brands and products. It's not a new idea by any means, and indeed I wrote a piece on this very idea for the Financial Times almost two years ago. But, that doesn't make it any less notable because, as far as I can tell, it is the first time top fashion brands have used social media in this way. Indeed, both Gucci and Burberry went to great efforts to highlight these initiatives at last week's IHT Techno Luxury conference in Berlin.
So, have their experiments been successful? Of course we at the BoF have our own opinions, but in the spirit of democracy we thought it was the perfect opportunity to turn to the BoF community to see what you think. In our first ever BoF Twitter Poll, we asked:
BoF Twitter Poll: What do you think of Gucci Eye Web versus Burberry's Art of the Trench?
The responses came in fast and furious from BoF's followers around the world, including James Gardner, CEO of the industry's leading creative agency CreateThe Group, and influential bloggers such as Bryanboy and DisneyRollerGirl. In the end, it was a no-contest knockout for Burberry which was unanimously selected as the winner.
So why did our followers feel this way? Here's a quick summary of their thoughts:
1. Burberry shows a deep understanding of how to use social media, while Gucci just jumped on the "bandwagon" without thinking first, which feels "insincere."
@alexanderlewis in London: "Gucci heard about something called social networking Burberry AOTT remixed and embraced it"
@subversiveglam: (aka, James Gardner, CEO of CreateThe Group) in New York: "Burberry AOT shows luxury brands how to effectively embrace social media. Gucci jumped on a band wagon and then fell off."
@randalltodd also from New York: "Trench: engaging. Eyeweb: limited, insincere."
@InFashionMedia in Australia: "Gucci literally places customers behind their products. Burberry features people & their products on same level."
2. Burberry creates a "visual feast" that inspires users to explore further, while Gucci quickly loses users' "interest."
@bryanboy in Manila: "I prefer Art of the Trench. It's a visual feast. Gucci on the other hand, well, I lost interest when I had to pick a city."
@DisneyRollrGirl in London: "I prefer Art of the Trench, I didn't even get beyond the Gucci homepage."
@pascalgrob in Zurich: "Definitely AOT! Burberry's approach is an art project and so pleasing to the eye…Gucci just doesn't convince"
@lolaswij in Sydney: "Art of the Trench, based on aesthetics alone! It's appropriate to judge a fashion www by it's looks, non?"
3. Burberry's offering is "fun," functionally superior, "user-friendly" and easy-to-navigate while Gucci frustrates users.
@FearlessBG in the Netherlands: "Art of the Trench! The Gucci Eyeweb is annoying to navigate and doesn't offer that much."
@djuwearit in Dubai: "www.artofthetrench.com – it's user friendly and fun."
@xanod in London: "Definetely (sic) Art of the Trench, interactive, fun and more user friendly which is exactly what people want"
In addition, we would add two more points to Burberry's successful social media outing:
4. Art of the Trench relies on editing by Christopher Bailey to ensure the integrity of the brand is maintained while Eyeweb's images often have no clear connection to the brand.
Take a gander at Art of the Trench and you will find an almost uniformly style-savvy and well-dressed crowd of international fans in their Burberry trench coats. These photos have been carefully selected and screened by Burberry to ensure a good fit with the brand. On the other hand, Gucci's site which also allows users to upload photos of themselves, is populated with a mish-mash of sometimes tacky, random images that seem to have nothing to do with the Gucci brand at all.
5. Art of the Trench is linked to a specific business objective whereas the purpose of Eyeweb is unclear.
In the same way that Ferragamo has built an identity around its shoes and Louis Vuitton has built a business around its leather goods, the trench coat has been identified by Burberry as the brand's key item. By launching this site, Burberry further cemented ownership of the luxury trench coat category. On the other hand, Gucci's site is highlighting sunglasses, which may be an important category, but isn't really a core part of the brand's DNA.
Having done such a good job, it's no wonder that within the first week the Burberry site had more than two hundred thousand visitors and registered more than 3 million page views. The challenge for Burberry now will be to create reasons for its fans to return, without the support of the wall-to-wall press coverage that supported the launch of the site. Apparently, this will be achieved by bringing in new curators and creatives to populate the site with interesting content. But, even with all of the things that Burberry have done right, methinks that it will take a significantly more than that to draw people back again and again.
As for Gucci, it's back to the drawing board. Kudos for experimenting and trying new things out, but perhaps next time Gucci may want to consider why it is jumping on the social media bandwagon and what it is aiming to achieve before punching its ticket.
Imran Amed is Editor of The Business of Fashion