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I need more hours in the day just to browse through all the amazing albums on designboom. Thankfully they had coverage of the Moooi exhibit from the Milan Furniture Fair where Committee presented their latest lamp 'Bamboo'. In typical Committee style, Bamboo is a seemingly simple fixture, but with a few quirky twists. It has a lacquered bamboo base and uses miscellaneous found objects as the drawstring. More subdued than their Kebab light and only a little less fabulous.
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Highly educated, Dr. Craig J. Brown graduated from Fayetteville High School in 1969 and obtained his Bachelor of Science in Zoology from the University of Arkansas in 1973. Pursuing higher education, he earned his medical degree in 1977 from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and completed post-graduate work in Nalerigu, Ghana, West Africa at the Baptist Missionary Hospital. Returning to the United States, Dr. Brown then completed an ophthalmology residency at the University of Missouri from 1978-1981.
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It blends the general low profile look of suede with manageability and convenience because it's so easy to clean; you normally just use a little dish soap and water and pretty much everything comes out of it. Can't say the same for suede, unfortunately.


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What are your thoughts on the Millenium-edition DVD of "Re-Animator", which came out in April? ^ It's a two-disc set with a lot of additional material. I think the best thing about it is that they re-mastered the sound. When "Re-Animator" was first released, it was not even in stereo. It was a mono release. Now, it has THX sound and a beautiful re-mastering of it all. Richard Band is interviewed on the DVD, and talks about the various cues for the film. It shows sections of the movie with only the music so you can get a sense of what he was working for. Richard really picked up on the humor in the film, and his music really helped the audience to know that it was OK to laugh at this movie – that there were comedic sections.
Before the film was scored, I told Richard that I was a big fan of Bernard Hermann, and he kind of went with that. Originally, we had put a credit in the beginning that said, "Our apologies to Bernard Hermann," and it got left out, so Richard has been paying the price for that ever since. He got a letter from the Bernard Herman estate that said, "if Mr. Hermann were alive, we'd be suing you right now." He meant it in a very loving way. He wasn't trying to steal anything. We acknowledge that Bernard Hermann is The Master of film scores. But Richard's score is really fun and lively. Now you can hear the score in stereo (on the new DVD).
There is an additional interview with myself and Brian Yuzna, the producer, and an interview with Dennis Daly, one of the writers. The original storyboards are also shown within the film, so that you can click back and forth between the boards and the actual shots.
Are there other DVD versions of "Re-Animator" floating around? ^ There was one done as a laser disc that was converted to DVD, about five years ago. But the new version is far superior.
"Re-Animator," "From Beyond," and Dagon are all based on the works of horror writer H.P. Lovecraft. Are they meant as a kind of trilogy? ^ Actually, there is a forth film of mine in the Lovecraft groove, called "Castle Freak" (1995, available on VHS and DVD). It is loosely adapted from the Lovecraft story, The Outsider. Originally, I tried to convince them that they should re-name the movie "The Outsider," but Charles Band, who runs Full Moon (the film's production company), is the guy who creates the titles first.
The movie got started during a meeting I was having in his office, where I noticed a poster on his wall that said, "Castle Freak." It had a picture of a guy who looks like Quasimodo whipping some poor girl that's chained to the wall. I asked him, "What's this movie about, Charlie?" He told me, "Well, there's a castle and there's a freak." He had already sold the film, on the basis of the title and the artwork alone. He said, "As long as you have a castle in this film, and there's a freak inside of the castle, you can direct it."
We did the movie pretty quickly. It was filmed in a castle owned by Charles Band. Make sure you get the director's cut, because a few things have been taken out in the R-rated version.
Similar to what happened with "Re-Animator"? ^ The R-rated version of "Re-Animator" was done without my involvement. I was working on "From Beyond", shooting in Italy, and when I came back to the States, I found that the only version of "Re-Animator" available was the R-rated version. Once a movie is rated, that's the only one that you're allowed to distribute. We were very upset about it because we had no involvement in making these cuts and changes. We went back to the MPAA and asked them if they would take back the R-rating. They said that was the first time anyone had ever requested that! (Laughter)
But they did it. They took back the R and let us release the unrated version.
Is it true that when you attended the University of Wisconsin as a college student, you took heat from authorities for staging a psychedelic version of Peter Pan? ^ Unfortunately, it's true. I was also arrested for that production. So if any one tells you I can't get arrested, they're wrong (laughter).
I was arrested on obscenity charges back in 1968. We did the production as a satire of the 68th democratic convention, happening in Chicago. I turned it into a political allegory. Peter Pan and the Lost Boys became hippies, the pirates became the Chicago Police Department, and Captain Hook became the original Mayor Daly of Chicago. After they all went off to Never Land, they dropped acid. That scene got us into trouble, because it was a psychedelic dance sequence and we had a light show projected onto the naked bodies of seven female dancers. We were told that we had to shut the production down. We felt that was a violation of our free speech, so we performed it again, and got arrested.
I've always thought it might be fun to do a movie of the event, 'cause it was so crazy. We've even talked of the idea of doing "Re-Animator" as a musical, which would be really strange, with severed heads singing and dancing.
In 1969, you formed Chicago's Organic Theater, and oversaw several productions, including those written by David Mamet. Can you elaborate on this experience? ^ It was an experimental theater, an ensemble of actors, designers and writers. We created original plays and adaptations. We toured, performed, and brought productions to other places, including New York. We had some wonderful members of the ensemble. Joe Mantegna ("House of Games,") and Dennis Franz ("NYPD Blue") were with us. It was a great time. We produced David Mamet's first play, "Sexual Perversity in Chicago."
Dennis Franz was seen in "Cops", a production we did. He and Mantegna played undercover policemen, and a casting director for Brian De Palma was there. He cast Dennis as a policeman in a movie called "The Fury", and he's been playing cops ever since.
Eventually, in 1984, you took on filmmaking with "Re-Animator". ^ I took a leave of absence from the theatre to direct it, then I went back to work after shooting wrapped. It was during that time that the movie premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. The reaction was great. The company that had distributed it offered me a three-picture deal. Empire Pictures released it, Charles Band's company that has since become Full Moon. We moved to LA. As soon as we got there, he said, yeah, we're gonna make three pictures, but we're shooting them in Italy (laughter).
Alongside Empire/Full Moon guru Charles Band, another name that has long been associated with your movies is producer BrianYuzna. How did he become involved in the mix? ^ A mutual friend named Bob Greenberg, who brought Brian to Chicago to see the Organic Theatre Company, introduced him to me. We were doing a play then called "ER", about an emergency room. Brian had read the script for "Re-Animator", and thought we were able to handle medical emergencies pretty well (laughter).
Get the next section of the interview in part three of STUART GORDON: BODY OF WORK>>>
Posted on July 17, 2002 in Interviews by KJ Doughton
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Camel | |
Age | Castle Age |
Trained at | Stable |
Type | Cavalry |
Cost | 55 Food, 60 Gold |
Attack | 5 |
Armor | 0 |
Pierce Armor | 0 |
Speed | Fast |
Upgraded From | N/A |
Upgraded To | Heavy Camel |
Cost to Upgrade | 325 Food 360 Gold |
"Excels at killing other mounted units." - Age of Empires II Description
The Camel is a Cavalry unit that is good against cavalry.
The Camel is the first mounted anti-Cavalry unit available in the game. For reduced effectiveness, higher cost and less adaptability compared to Spearmen, the Camel is a faster and therefore more agile anti-Cavalry unit. Camels will annihilate most hostile Cavalry, their bonus against Cavalry tripling a weak base damage. Unfortunately, this weak base damage make them ineffective against anything else. They are available only to the Byzantines, Chinese, Mongols, Persians, Indians, Saracens, and Turks. The Heavy Camel upgrade in the Imperial Age gives a total bonus of +18 to deal with Elite Cavalry.
Tactics Edit
The Camel has an attack bonus of +10 against horse-cavalry/elephants and +9 against other camels (+5 in Conquerors). Cavalry can more easily escape from Spearmen, Pikemen and Halberdiers than they can from Camels, at the cost of higher food and gold costs. Using Camels against civilizations that revolve around cavalry units, such as Franks, Saracens, Persians, and Mongols often lend great results. Upgrading to Heavy Camel in the Imperial Age helps them keep pace.Camels are best used only against melee cavalry or to ambush groups of cavalry archers. They are at a disadvantage against Infantry, Archers, and of course, Spearmen, Pikemen, and Halberdiers. They also lose their bonus against the resilient Cataphract, which has a defense against anti-cavalry attack bonuses. The Cataphract's bonus defense is very high, at 16; the Heavy Camel upgrade's bonus against cavalry of 18 is reduced to two, and the Cataphract negates entirely the cavalry bonuses of Camels (10) and Mamelukes (9, or 12 at Elite). It even halves Halberdier's immense 32 bonus damage.
Only Mongols, Chinese and middle east civilizations (Saracens, Turks, Persians, Indians, Byzantines) have camels.
Civilizations bonusesEdit
- A team containing Huns: Camels are produced 20% faster.
- A team containing Teutons: Camels are more resistant to conversion.
- Chinese: Technologies that benefits Camels are 10%/15%/20% cheaper in Feudal/Castle/Imperial age.
- Saracens Imperial age unique technology Zealotry gives to Camels +30 hp.
- Byzantines Camel units are 25% cheaper.
The Conquerors ChangesEdit
- Camels gain 0.05 speed and gain 5 damage against other Camels (but no longer count as cavalry, resulting in a net loss of 4 damage against Camels).
The Forgotten ChangesEdit
- Upgrade to Heavy Camel takes -20 seconds to research.
- A team containing Indians: Camels have +6 attack vs buildings.
- Camels have +1 base attack (6), but -1 attack bonus vs. cavalry (9).
- Indians Camels have +1 armor/+1 pierce armor.
- The Far Eastern civilizations of the Mongols and the Chinese would have been as likely to domesticate the lesser known of the two species of camel, the Bactrian (two hump) Camel, native to the steppes of Central Asia, as the familiar Middle Eastern Dromedary; both would have been introduced by Silk Road traders.
- Camels are one of two military units that do not make the usual military sound when created, the other being Trebuchets.
- Camels are treated as ships by the game and therefore receive bonus damage from towers and the heated shot upgrade.
- The Camel make the same sound effects as the Camel Rider.
History Edit
"The Camel was a useful mount for warriors in desert regions of the world because it could move quickly across sand and could go long periods without water. In addition, horses shied away from the presence of camels. The Saracens made good use of camels during the Crusades; camel riders appeared out of the desert to raid Crusader outposts and caravans and then escaped back into terrain that horses could not cross."
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Day Dream LyricsArtist: Lovin' SpoonfulThe Wallace Collection Notes : Also performed by "Lovin' Spoonful" What a day for a day dream, What a day for a day dreamin' boy. And I'm lost in a day dream, Dreamin' 'bout my bundle of joy. And even if time ain't really on my side, It's one of those days for taking a walk outside. I'm blowing the day to take a walk in the sun, And fall on my face in somebody's new mowed lawn. I've been havin' a sweet dream, I've been dreamin' since I woke up today, It's starring me in my sweet dream, 'Cause she's the one that makes me feel this way, And even if time is passin' me by a lot, I couldn't care less about the dues you say I got. Tomorrow I'll pay the dues for dropping my load. A pie in the face for being a sleepy bull toad. And you can be sure that if you're feelin right A day dream will last a long time into the night. Tomorrow at breakfast you may prick up your ears, Or you may be dreamin' for a thousand years.
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Anthony Arnone
Called "a cellist with rich tonal resources, fine subtlety and a keen sense of phrasing" (Gramophone), cellist Anthony Arnone enjoys a varied career as a soloist, chamber musician, conductor, recording artist, and teacher throughout the country and around the world. Mr. Arnone is associate professor of cello at The University of Iowa School of Music, and is also on the faculty of the Preucil School of Music in Iowa City, where he teaches and conducts. During summers he teaches at the Madeline Island Music Camp.
Mr. Arnone has collaborated with many of today's great chamber ensembles and artists including members of the Pro Arte Quartet, Cypress Quartet, Fry Street Quartet, and Arianna Quartet. Performances have taken him around the United States and Europe to many of the leading concert venues as soloist, chamber musician, and conductor. Mr. Arnone's recordings with Albany and VAI have received acclaimed reviews in prominent music journals and online classical sights. An avid performer of the Bach Suites, Mr. Arnone wrote and self-published his own edition of the 6 Cello Suites with a composed second cello "Continuo" part to aid in teaching and performance.
As a cello soloist and chamber musician, Mr. Arnone was a founding member of the Meridien Trio and the Sedgewick String Quartet, which performed regularly at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston. More recently, he has been part of the Matisse Trio, a faculty trio at The University of Iowa, which has played throughout the United States and at international conferences.
Mr. Arnone's love of teaching has taken him throughout the country to give master classes, including Oberlin College and the Cleveland Institute of Music. At home, Mr. Arnone brings celebrated teachers and performers to The University of Iowa for the annual "Cello Daze," a weekend of lectures, concerts, and master classes. Past guests include Richard Aaron, Colin Carr, Hans Jensen, Bonnie Hampton, Joel Krosnick, Norman Fischer, Marc Johnson, Anthony Ross, and Robert DeMaine.
A native of Honolulu, Mr. Arnone received his bachelor of music degree from the New England Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Colin Carr. He left graduate studies with Bonnie Hampton at the San Francisco Conservatory to accept a position with the Orchestré Philharmonique de Nice, France, where he remained for two years, continuing his studies with Paul and Maude Tortelier. He later returned to the United States to complete his master's degree in conducting at Wichita State University. Before coming to The University of Iowa, Mr. Arnone was principal cellist of the Madison Symphony, and taught at Ripon College in Wisconsin. He has also taught and performed at the Eastern Music Festival, the Stonybrook Music Camp, the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC. and the Festival Dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Italy where he was co-principal cellist for seven years.
Beckoning: New Music for Cello
Anthony ArnoneJames Giles, Nathan Hesselink, Serra Hwang
Viva Concertante!
David Gompper, Volkan Orhon, Christine Rutledge, Scott Conklin, Anthony Arnone2009
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PRATT, Kan. (AP) -- The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism is hosting a new bird watching contest.
The department says its "Kansas Birding Big Year" contest will run from April 20 to Dec. 31. A "big year" is what bird watchers call an informal competition to see who can observe the most bird species in a geographic area in one year.
The Kansas competition will apply to birds spotted in the state.
Mike Rader, wildlife education coordinator for the department, says the point is to get people outside and enjoying nature. He says it's also a good way to learn about the different birds that pass through Kansas and make the state their home.
Participants can log their data into an online service called "eBird," available on Cornell University's website at http://www.ebird.org .


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Azalaï Hotels Group is an African-based hospitality group that has been experiencing continual growth for more than 20 years. Thanks to its acquisitions of premium sites and landmark hotels in growing capital cities, Azalaï's branded hotels are located in highly strategic locations.
Bamako, Mali *****
The 5-star, 124-room hotel was built in 2000 and extended in 2002. Situated on the banks of the Niger River, close to the International Congress Center in the administrative heart of the Malian capital, the Azalaï Hotel Salam boasts a premium location with excellent visibility to visitors coming from and going to the Bamako-Sénou International Airport.
Quartier du fleuve, BP 104 – Bamako, Mali
Tel:+223 20 22 12 00
Fax:+223 20 22 36 37
Bamako, Mali ****
Located in the heart of the CBD of Bamako, this iconic hotel was built in 1950, then bought and renovated by Azalaï Hotels Group in 1994. The renovation helped the hotel regain its status as the top hotel choice for business travelers. The Azalaï Grand Hotel has 77 guestrooms along with state-of-the-art meeting rooms and equipment.
Centre Commercial. Ave Van Vollenhoven – Bamako, Mali
Tel:+223 20 22 24 92
Fax:+223 20 22 26 01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso ****
In 2004, Azalaï Hotels Group took over the management and extensively renovated this iconic property. Located in the heart of the city, close to both administrative and business districts, the Azalaï Hotel Independance hotel has 176 rooms and a convention center. It will be undergoing another significant renovation over the next 18 months.
Avenue de la résistance du 17 mai Secteur n°4 Avenue du Président Aboubacar Sangoulé Lamizana 01 BP 127 – Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso
Tel:+226 50 30 60 63
Fax:+226 50 30 67 67
Cotonou, Benin ****
One of the best 4-star options in town, this 120-room hotel opened in 2012. It faces the sea and is located just 10 minutes from the airport.
Lieu dit XWLACODJI 05 BP 347 – Cotonou, Benin
Tel:+229 21 31 72 00
Fax:+229 21 31 72 69
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau ****
With its impressive event-organizing capacity, this is one of the largest hotels in Guinea-Bissau. It offers spacious and well-equipped meeting and conference rooms.
Avenue Pansau Na Isna, Santa Lusia CP-285 – Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Tel:+245 322 45 05
Fax:+245 322 45 08
Bamako, Mali ***
The beautiful 3-star hotel is located in the heart of the business district.
Quartier ACI 2000, Avenue du Mali – Bamako, Mali
Tel:+223 20 29 69 00
Fax:+223 20 29 69 69
Bamako, Mali **
This unique 2-star hotel was opened next to the Azalaï Grand Hotel in June 2014. Its 35 thoughtfully decorated guestrooms are far beyond other 2-star properties in Africa, and value conscious international guests have warmly embraced the contemporary hotel. It is also the training hotel for the Azalaï Academy.
Centre Commercial. Ave Van Vollenhoven – Bamako, Mali
Tel:+223 20 70 52 00
Fax:+223 20 70 52 15
6 PROJECTS currently in Azalaï Hotel Group pipeline:
1 Abidjan (Ivory Coast)
A 4-star hotel with 200 guestrooms in the Marcory district, an up-and-coming new business district in Abidjan.
Opening in 20152 Dakar (Senegal)
A 4-star hotel with 200 rooms in the Almadies district, located close to the Léopold Sédar Senghor Airport
Opening in 20163 Conakry (Guinea)
A 4-star hotel with 160 rooms situated in the Coleah district near the administrative and business area of the capital.
Opening in 20174 Nouakchott (Mauritania)
Azalaï Hotels Group will take over the management and extensively renovate the 4-star, 135-room Marhaba Hotel, located in the heart of the city.
Opening in 20155 Niamey (Niger)
A 4-star hotel with 150 rooms that is in the center of the city.
Opening in 20176 Sélingué (Mali)
A 3-star resort with 100 rooms, located 140 km south of Bamako in an exceptional location near Lake Sélingué, which is popular with Malians and expatriates.
Opening in 2018In order to continue providing guests with the highest level of service, the ever-expanding Azalaï Hotels Group is committed to developing its employees' skills.
Therefore, in 2015 Azalaï Hotels Group will open its own hospitality school in Mali. As part of Azalaï Hotel Dunia, the 'Chiakah Sidibe' academy will offer valuable professional training giving its students the skills they need to thrive in careers in Africa's hospitality sector.


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Published: Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Traficanti supports proposed budget The plan is to reopen all of the county jail
'We need steady revenues,' a commissioner says.
YOUNGSTOWN The chairman of the Mahoning County commissioners said Sheriff Randall Wellington's proposed $19.7 million budget for 2007 seems reasonable.
"According to the story that he's told and the budget numbers we have, the sheriff's not out of line," Commissioner Anthony Traficanti said after the commissioners' budget hearing for the sheriff's department Monday. "That's what the sheriff of Mahoning County says he needs to operate that jail constitutionally, and we're going to take a serious look at that," Traficanti added, calling Wellington's budget documents compelling.
The sheriff said his proposed $19.7 million budget for 2007 would allow him to open all of the county's main jail building.
That figure, which is $3.8 million higher than what the sheriff expects to spend this year, would allow for the hiring of 42 additional deputies needed to reopen unused portions of the jail and raise the capacity to 564 inmates, said warden Alki Santamas. The 42 would include 34 deputies and eight supervisors, the sheriff added.
Wellington's proposed budget, however, does not include reopening the county's separate misdemeanor jail for overnight use, which Tom DeGenova, fiscal officer in the sheriff's department, said would cost an additional $2 million. That misdemeanor jail building is now used for day-reporting inmate work programs.
Importance of sales tax
Traficanti said renewal of the half-percent sales tax next year is critical to maintenance of a viable jail operation.
"Without that sales tax, you do not have a criminal justice department; you do not have a sheriff's department; and you do not have those services for this county," Traficanti said. Commissioners plan to put the tax, which expires next year, before the voters in May, but they aren't sure if it will have a five-year time limit or be a continuing tax with no time limit, he said.
"We've got to stop the insanity. We need steady revenues in Mahoning County," he said, referring to the nearly $41 million the county has lost from sales tax defeats at the polls over the past 10 years.
Each of the county's two half-percent sales taxes generates about $14 million a year, and sales tax revenue comprises more than 57 percent of the county's general fund. Voters renewed one of those sales taxes in May 2005.
No other Ohio county with a comparable population or crime rate operates with less than a combined 1 percent sales tax, Traficanti said.
The sheriff said his department spends substantially more money than any other county government department. Judicial and law enforcement spending consume more than 69 percent of the county's general fund. About 80 percent of the sheriff's budget goes for wages and benefits.
Salary comparisons
Traficanti said, however, "Our deputies are the lowest-paid deputies in the entire area. The deputies have not had a raise in the last five years. They pay a portion of their health care." He was referring to the $21,713 starting annual salary for a Mahoning County deputy, which is far below the $31,069 for their counterparts in Trumbull County.
County Administrator George Tablack noted that Youngstown, Boardman, Canfield and Austintown police officers all start above $31,000 a year, and Campbell police start at $25,893.
The budget hearing followed release last week of the report of a court-appointed expert, who said overcrowding has made the jail a security nightmare.
In his report, the expert, Vincent M. Nathan, concluded that only a prisoner-release order limiting the jail to 288 inmates (with a practical operating limit of 268) will remedy the unconstitutional overcrowding. A panel of three federal judges appointed Nathan to issue the report and set a hearing for May 16-17, 2007, on whether the panel should issue a prisoner-release order.
Result of lawsuit
The panel's involvement stems from a federal class-action lawsuit filed against the county by jail inmates in November 2003. U.S. District Judge David D. Dowd Jr. has been overseeing jail operations since March 2005 when he determined the lockup was overcrowded and unsafe.
Despite an inmate-release mechanism devised by the county common pleas judges to limit the jail to 296 inmates, the jail housed 486 inmates Nov. 16, with 382 of them in double occupancy cells, Nathan reported.
Sheriff Wellington said he believes the jail will meet constitutional standards if he can open the entire building. Currently, 134 of the sheriff's department's 224 deputies work in the jail, with the remainder assigned to administration, court security and other tasks.
"With our jail reduced as it is now, we only have certain areas to place the inmate population," Santamas said, explaining that, under current conditions, it's not possible to classify and separate inmates properly by age and propensity for violence.
Once the whole jail can be opened, such separations can appropriately be made, he said.
"Certainly, we want that jail to be constitutional, and, if the money's there and we have it, we're certainly going to look forward to helping the sheriff get that appropriation that he's requested," Traficanti said.
In the past, county commissioners have cut other county government departments' budgets to fund jail operations, he noted.
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Drake has finally spoken out about Amanda Bynes's unusual interest in him.
The rap artist and former actor has responded to the 27-year old actress's repeated tweets about the rap artist and former actor, in which him both "gorgeous" and "ugly" within a matter of weeks," according to "Us" magazine.
In an interview with "XXL" magazine, Drake said of the since-hospitalized Bynes, "I don't know who is doing that or what that's about. If that is her, I guess it's a little weird and disturbing."
But the rapper didn't stop there. He also stated, "It's obviously a behavioral pattern that is way bigger than me. Whoever is behind it, whether it's her or somebody else, they know people are paying attention so they keep it going.
Drake's statement follows reports that the actress is currently being held under involuntarily 5150 psychiatric hold after allegedly starting a fire in a driveway of a Thousand Oaks, CA home.
Bynes has recently tried to appeal her detainment, which was denied by her judge, who agreed with doctors that the actress was not ready to be released, according to TMZ.
Though the situation is unfortunate, Drake is likely relieved that he won't be the topic of Amanda Bynes tweets for a while.
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The email from Radiopopper finally came out tonight. The guys at Leap Devices have made the following announcement: "The RadioPopper RPCube will be available for purchase Monday, May 3, 2010 at 1pm PST for $29.95." I've said it before … [Read more...]
Strobist Sports Portraits – Setup #2
The second setup for the Strobist Sports Portrait shoot was a one light setup outside. I used the same White Lightning 1600 with the 7" 20 degree grid outside in the beautiful clear day. It was bright out there! The plan for this shot was to "over … [Read more...]
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Last weekend Jason Lykins and Shad Ramsey of Red Door Photography just outside of Cincinnati hosted a Strobist Meet-up at their large studio. If you're in the Cincinnati area, you should check them out. The do wonderful work and they support the … [Read more...]
Black and White Pin Up Shots
Here are a few B/W pics from the pin-up shoot. Using black and white pictures seem important to me when shooting this style picture. The last one isn't really 100% black and white but it has an old photos style look that I enjoy. The … [Read more...]
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One of the goals that I had during the Pin Up shoot last weekend was to create a "Fantasy Moon Pin Up" image and I was able to complete that goal. Below is the final result. I'm pretty happy with the final image. I experimented with the … [Read more...]
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Light and Pixels 365 Project
Are you familiar with 365 or picture-a-day projects? The idea of a 365 is to record a picture each and every day for a year. Some good photographers have done 365s - Dustin Diaz, Wizwow, and many others. I've decided to do one too and post the … [Read more...]
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Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing on NYC Highway
Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe's Son Perry Reported Engine Trouble Before Plane Crash
This List of Bizarre Items Forgotten on Planes Will Make You Scratch Your Head
If You're Flying on Vacation This Summer, Here Are Some Urban Legends You Should Be Aware Of
Live Video Reports Of San Francisco Plane Crash [VIDEO]
More Than 100 Students Kicked Off Plane For Misbehavior
What should've been a fun vacation trip from New York to Atlanta turned nightmarish on Monday morning when an airline kicked a group of 101 Yeshiva students and their eight chaperones off a plane for being rambunctious. The school, however, says the incident was blown way out of proportion and now they're fighting back.
Woman Kicked Off Plane For Repeatedly Singing 'I Will Always Love You'
'I Will Always Love You' isn't an easy song to sing. That's why the late Whitney Houston's flawless take on the Dolly Parton-penned tune became one of the biggest hits in music history. But a woman on an American Airlines flight between Los Angeles and New York's version of the song wasn't as well received.
Plane Debris from Hijacked September 11 Attacks May Have Been Discovered Near Ground Zero
Video of Drunk Plane Passenger Restrained With Duct Tape Surfaces
Hey, remember this picture of the drunk guy on a flight from Iceland to New York City who had to be restrained with duct tape and zip ties? Allegedly he started screaming on the flight and tried to choke a fellow passenger after drinking a bottle of duty-free alcohol. The crew had to get a little...inventive to resolve the situation. Their solution certainly restrained him, but didn't do much to shut him up, as we now know, thanks to this video of him trying to scream through the duct tape over his mouth.


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Fat, the Pause That Refreshes
Well, ick. New York Citys Department of Health is going after the soft drink industry with a vengeance and the results are, um, unpleasant to say the least.
Concerned about numbers of New York City teens who say they drink at least one soda everyday (a figure which averaged a little less than 25 percent for those kids in all the citys boroughs), as well as possible links to rates of diabetes, obesity, and heart disease, the citys health department has launched an ad campaign which is raising eyebrows and turning stomachs.
Are you pouring on the pounds? a poster asks. The illustration that accompanies it shows a bottle of what looks suspiciously like Coca Cola being poured into a glass. The catch? The fizzy caramel colored liquid morphs into a pile of fat replete with bright red blood vessels, oozing over the edge of the glass. Ah, the pause that refreshes.
Just in case you have a strong stomach and arent affected by the photos, conveniently, theres an extra disgusting video, too.
Needless to say, not everyone is thrilled about this. The CEO of Coca Cola, Muhtar Kent, has written a sternly worded, largely silly open letter to the Wall Street Journal, stating
while obesity rates have skyrocketed, sales of regular soft drinks decreased by nearly 10% from 2000 to 2008, according to the industry publication Beverage Digest. In what was apparently an oversight, Kent doesnt mention the notable increase in the size of soft drinks over that same period.
Tap water, anyone?
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Garry's Feedback on 15-Day China Tour
- Simon
- Language: English
Life is just like a long trip, there is all kind of experience during the trip and I am always on the way!
Client: Garry | Age: Unknown | Nationality:Australia |
Tour Date: April 20, 2013 - May 4, 2013 | ||
FeedBack Date:May 6, 2013 | ||
Itinerary: 15 Days Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Guilin, Shanghai, Suzhou Tour |
Hello Simon
Just a brief email to say thank you to you and the tour guides and drivers of China Highlights for providing us with such an interesting and informative trip to your country recently.
We scored all the guides as a 5 as we were very impressed with their English language skills, level of professionalism and knowledge about their local area and willingness to be flexible with our tour itinerary. We are happy for all of our guides to receive a 5 for their overall final scores.
We didn't have any real complaints with the tour or itinerary but here are a couple of little suggestions/observations we made along the way which might help with future tours:
1. The worst meal we had on the tour was the lunch onboard the boat during the Li River Cruise. It was cold and not very nice at all.
2. The other bad meal we had was at the cabaret/music and dance performance at the Tang Dynasty show. We had expected lovely dumplings but they were quite bland and tasted as if they had been mass produced just to cater for the large audience. I would not recommend either of these meals to other tourists. They were definitely well below the standard of the rest of our meals in China.
3. We really enjoyed our brief ride on the fast train from Suzhou to Shanghai. I think most tourists would enjoy having a ride on a fast train as part of the itinerary of their trip and should have the option/opportunity to experience this form of transport at some time during their tour.
4. If possible, flights out of cities to other cities should be scheduled for no later than 4 o'clock if it is a two hour flight. We had a couple of occasions where the flight did not leave until after 6 or 7pm and by the time we had checked into our new hotel, it was after 11, making it a pretty long and tiring day, not to mention making us tired for the next day's activities.
Apart from these observations, we were really pleased with the level of service offered by China Highlights.
Thank you once again for a great tour!
Garry Frost
The Real Evaluation for the Destionation(s)
- Beijing
- Shanghai
- Guilin
- Suzhou
- Chengdu
- Xian
- Longsheng
- Yaan
Attitude & Services | 5 | |
Knowledge of Subjects | 5 | |
Command of English | 5 | |
Flexibility | 5 | |
Local Arrangements | 5 |
Temple of Heaven | 5 | |
The Mutianyu Great Wall(with round way cable car) | 5 | |
The Forbidden City | 5 | |
Hutong Tour in Xicheng District | 5 | |
Tiananmen Square | 5 | |
Summer Palace | 5 | |
Lama Temple | 5 | |
Boat Ride in Summer Palace | 5 | |
Exterior visit of Beijing Olympic Stadiums(Bird's Nest and Water Cube) | 5 |
Xin Shuang Quan Restaurant(Lunch) | 5 | |
Jing Mian Da Wang Restaurant (Di'anmen Branch)(Lunch) | 5 | |
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Fort Hays gets good marks on scorecard
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Students shopping for a good buy in higher education can access college scorecards in the U.S. Department of Education's Affordability and Transparency Center through a link on the White House website.
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Students shopping for a good buy in higher education can access college scorecards in the U.S. Department of Education's Affordability and Transparency Center through a link on the White House website.
The scorecard includes costs, graduation rate, loan default and median borrowing.
The Fort Hays State University college scorecard shows 40.2 percent of full-time students receive their bachelor's degree within six years. At Emporia State University, the number is 42.7 percent, and 48.6 percent at Pitt State.
FHSU President Edward H. Hammond said in tracking graduation rates, it's important to note how many still are enrolled until that six-year mark.
The loan default rate at FHSU is 7.3 percent compared to 13.4 percent nationally. A total of $13,228 in federal loans is typical for FHSU undergraduate study. The loan payment through 10 years for that amount is $152.23 per month, according to the website.
The website lists the typical cost to attend FHSU as $10,549, an increase of 12.2 percent from 2007 to 2009.
That number seems high, Hammond said.
"They're using old data," he said.
According to information on the Kansas Board of Regents website, tuition and fees for the 2013 academic year are $2,116 at FHSU, $2,636 at ESU and $2,747 at Pitt State.
It costs $7,003 for double-occupancy open access in McMindes and Wiest residence halls per academic year. For a room and no meal plan, the cost is $3,475. A suite at Tiger Place is $8,028, and room only for $4,500.
The cost for a double room in a Pitt State residence hall is $6,538 for an academic year.
"We are clearly the best buy in the state," Hammond said. "Pittsburg and Emporia tuition and fees cost $500 more per semester. That's $4,000 over four years."
Costs at the larger state schools, Kansas State and the University of Kansas, are even higher.
Hammond said one prospective student told him coming to FHSU rather than KU was "like giving myself a $5,000 scholarship a year."


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The Best Picdump Pictures Of 2012 Part 5
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December 30th, 2012 at 1:11 amThat's lame. You can just look back at the previous dumps if you wanted to see them all. Didn't need a ware of a repost. I'd prefer new photos, instead of duplicated old ones. Also, it'd be wise to have a number in the corner of each photo, or at least preceding each photo, so it's easier to discuss those photos with each other. Last, but certainly not least, any sort of information shared with us pertaining to the women shown in the photos would be helpful (ie: names, where the photos/gifs are from, scene, movie, timeframe, etc)…any identifying information would be better than nothing.
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December 30th, 2012 at 4:52 ami agree with Adam 100%. i'd love to have a source scene for gifs especially
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There's a law in Thailand that you can show nude images in the magazine's which is why you don't find the likes of Penthouse and Playboy. There are other magazines though that are pushing the boundary of this law and are considered quite risque by Thai standards. Cute magazine is one of these magazines and I am fortunate enough to have a load of their cover images to share with you.
Cute is a bit different in that not only do they get as close to naked as possible with many of their girls, but the girls are typically unknown models and in some cases I think amateurs. It makes for interesting viewing and I can tell you that many of the girls are quite hot. You may even come across some pics of Thai stars from before they became famous.
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Kolkata, Aug 3 (IANS) Major pen producer Linc has widened its reach to venture into entertainment business with its first film "Shakal Pe Mat Ja" scheduled to release Sep 23.
"Shakal Pe Mat Ja" is the first offering of the new production house Linc Entertainment.
The Hindi movie is based on the true story of four young boys who get caught up as suspected terrorists at the Delhi international airport, while capturing an aircraft landing on their handy cam. The story then turns crazy when they are interrogated by the officials ensuring that every moment is a crazy laugh riot.
The film apart from featuring some of the industry's veterans like Saurabh Shukla (of "Satya", "Slumdog Millionaire" fame), Raghubir Yadav (of "Peepli Live", "Lagaan"), also boasts the presence of a crop of extremely talented newcomers.
"While making films was altogether different from producing pens, the marketing and distribution was very similar. We are excited about our new move," said Deepak Jalan, Managing Director of the parent company said at a media meet here.
Shubh Mukherjee is the director of the movie which is being made at a total cost of around Rs.7-8 crore.
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Since the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation formed in 1983, hundreds of artists and bands have been inducted. The first official ceremony was held in 1986, inducting the likes of Chuck Berry, Ray Charles and James Brown. It was nine years later that a physical home for a Hall of Fame Museum was opened on the shores of Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio.
The museum was opened to both celebrate the legends inducted into the Hall of Fame as well as to educate the fans on the historical importance of the rock and roll genre. The original plan was to open a museum in New York, where the foundation was originally formed, with other possible sites in Philadelphia, Memphis, Chicago or New Orleans. A delegation from the foundation toured all the potential sites and finally settled on Cleveland as the ideal site. A poll taken by USA Today also showed that the popular choice with the general public was also Cleveland.
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I was just remembering when we got married my uncle the preacher was talking about the unity candle and how it is like our marriage and you must always keep the flame lit and never get let it go out. We could not get the unity candle lit and the soloist finished his song and we were still trying to light the candle. Finally my DH turns to the soloist and says "don't you know another song?" everyone cracked up and the candle finally lit and by the time we got back to my uncle it was out. Is that an omen?
My brother-in-law and his sister sang at our wedding. My 2 1/2 year old cousin thought the singing was beautiful, so when they were don with the processional (that's where you walk up the aisle isn't it), and it's all somber he starts clapping and yells YEA... okay the giggles started but I did okay. THen along comes the next song. Well he must have liked that too because we hear a YEMMMMMM His mom had stuck her hand over his mouth and it was now muffled. It was so cute. I had a hard time controlling the giggles the rest of the wedding.
When we went to take communion the minister brought up the loaf of bread (which my cousin had baked - like a mini loaf) and my husband practically broke it in half. I was trying hard not to laugh. I just broke a bite sized piece off for myself and handed the loaf and the huge chunk back to the minister!
One of my bridesmaids passed out. Now you would assume that everyone would gasp, but no one made a sound. I didn't know that anything had happened until we were in the receiving line and they were helping her outside for some fresh air! She was pregnant (and no one knew it). I still tease her daughter about her upstaging my wedding.
At my sisters wedding, her two year old daughter was sitting with my mom. When the ushers started lighting the candles, she stood up and yelled "Sing Damma, sing" She thought it was a birthday party!
our ring bearer was my husbands brothers grandson ( there is almost 20 years between my husband has his brother!!) but he (our ringbearer) kept asking his grandpa our groomsman "Pappa who are you marring i thought you were married to nana??" this was during the ceremony lol
When we ran through the ceremony at the rehearsal, everyone started cracking up at "for richer or poorer" (it's gonna be for poorer for a looong time!) We all just laughed and laughed. So during the real ceremony I started giggling at that part of the vows... then his ring all of a sudden couldn't make it all the way over his knuckle and I REALLY started giggling, as I was smushing the ring onto his finger! And at the very end, when the minister pronounced us, my cousin's 2 year old yelled "DONE!" Ha ha ha.
We had a small casual wedding in our home, so casual that my sister brought her then dog (a rescue) who was just over a year old. Every time we'd pose for pics, she'd (the dog, not my sis) sneak up and grab yet another flower from my bouquet. DH finally tossed her one and then she was happy...a few months later my sister gave the dog to us :o)
At our rehearsal the minister was also talking about keeping the flame alive and something about being imaginative in trying new things to strengthen your marriage. My DH got this look and smirk on his face since all he heard from that was "new sex stuff". I kind of chuckled at the time as his groomsmen were rolling. Well at the actual ceremony I started thinking about that and with that in mind and a bit nervous standing in front of so many people, I got the major giggles. It lasted the entire ceremony and I could hardly get through the vows. By that time I was laughing so hard that the minister was getting annoyed. The audience was cracking up as well. It didn't stop until we were walking out of the sanctuary and my DH stepped on my train and ripped it and I gave him a real serious look then. It was all on tape from my shoulders and entire body moving from the giggles to the look that I gave him. What a wonderful day.
I honestly couldn't think of anything really funny that happened. Nothing bad happened either, so I guess it's a good thing! The two that came to mind were:
1. One of my bridesmaids dresses got altered wrong, so it was shorter than the others. She tried to shrink down in some of the pictures until the photographer asked what she was doing, but that was pretty minor.
2. We took pictures between the ceremony and reception in Washington DC at a fountain across from the Capitol. You can't get really near the monuments, unless you want a million tourist also. Anyway, as we were posing a tourbus drove by and stoped at the intersection. Everyone saw us and started taking pictures! Then they tooted the horn! So random people from who knows where will have pictures of us!
We got married in late June, and it was soooo HOT! Anyway we got married in this really old church, well the air conditioning was blowing so hard it kept blowing out our candles, for our sunset, candle light service. So the powers that be at the church just decided to turn the a/c off. Well, I think you all remember those spotlights that they place on you. Everyone in our wedding party was sweating big time, especially me, be nervous, and have a 27 layer dress and floor lenght veil on the entire time didn't help, anyway, so we all kept wiping the sweat off with tissues but not wiping just dabbing. LOL after the ceromony everyone kept commenting on how emotional of a service it was because the entire wedding party was crying.
Also, the minister handed DH the wrong ring, so he put his ring on my finger, so we had to redo that then I put his ring on the wrong hand. Oh well :)
We got married Jan of 2001, in Vegas, I was 2 months pregnant and scared too death!!!! I dropped his ring twice, the first time Elvis was next to me giving the weirdest look, then the 2nd time was while walking down the isle it just rolled on with out me. I was so embarressed. All I remember the minister say was marriage is a commitment not a promise. I really thought I was going to pass out up there. My husband thought I was going to run off. I wasn't scared about getting married. We'd been together for 3 yrs, I was just nervous I guess. Anyhow, we are now happier than ever with a healthy baby boy!!!
Not at the wedding, but at our reception...
We had 2 best men, since we were best friends with 2 men (and a maid of honor). Anyway, the first best man, Andy, gives a long heartfelt speach about how Dave (DH) is such a great friend, actually a brother, ... everyone was sobbing. Our other best man, Bill, knew Andy would be all emotional, so he went with the how we met story, which follows (in Bill's voice):
Dave was telling me about this really cute cashier he works with, how great she is and all that (that's me!). So I told him to ask her out. Dave says "I did" but in a voice that was not at all happy. So I asked him what did she say? "She said yes" but he sounded really disappointed. I asked him what's wrong then. (pause)
Of course at this point, everyone breaks up laughing, even my Mom, even though she was REALLY embarrassed. She wouldn't let me date him when I was 17 and he was 24, so we didn't start seeing each other until I turned 18. Although we were good friends. Turns out, you shouldn't ask a girl out if you go out drinking with her mom on a regular basis...
Actually, everyone loves Dave, not just me. I couldn't have found a kinder, more compassionate, funny guy if I never stopped looking.
At the reception someone stepped on my dress and it tore quite a bit, I remember just yanking the piece off and tossing it saying "I don't care, I'll never be wearing it again" and continuing to dance. 12 years later, I can still see the looks of "horror" on some of my aunt's faces and I'm still reminded of it often by them.


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EUGENE, Ore. — September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and while the obesity rate has remained steady in Oregon, it's still a problem sweeping the nation. One local school is taking a unique approach to tackling the issue.
The MLK Education Center is an alternative school that's taking steps to ensure that its students develop a healthy lifestyle. One way it's doing that is through its culinary arts program, which goes beyond the national school lunch program. Here, students learn the value of nutrition with a hands-on approach that starts in the community garden.
"We have a garden to get produce from, and they learn how to harvest the produce and how to prepare it, clean it, and chop it up and use it in recipes," says Jose Alvarez, the program's food and nutrition supervisor.
The MLK Education Center serves students who have an active case with Lane County Youth Services, so a healthy and positive lifestyle is the goal. The school also believes that a healthy diet will ultimately encourage healthy behaviors and decision-making. Rayin Jordan, a senior at MLK, stresses that this philosophy is important.
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It costs less to insure an employee in Louisana, Arkansas and Texas than it does in most other states. That's according to a survey by the United Benefits Advisors, a firm that monitors nationwide rates for employers. The national average is at about $8,000 per employee, per year. That number drops to $7,300 in Louisiana and $7,400 in Texas.
In fact, Arkansas has the second to lowest rates in the country. Employers spend about $6,700 each year to insure one employee. Only Mississippi has lower rates. However, William Stafford, a vice president with UBA, says there's many factors that go into insurance rates. "It could be access to care, it could be the cost of those providers, in general, being lower. It could be maybe not providing the same level of servics as neighboring states."
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Activation of EP1R by the hormone prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) causes airway smooth muscle cell constriction. In their current study, Liggett and colleagues found that PGE2 promotes the pairing or "dimerization" of EP1R with beta2AR, uncoupling b2AR from its signaling cascade, and reducing it's ability to cause muscle relaxation in response to beta2-AR–activating drugs. This may explain why in individuals with severe asthma whose PGE2 levels are elevated, some beta2-AR–-activating drugs are not effective.
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Greece Athena Basketball simply wasn't ready yet. A roster full of underclass, the Trojans lost to Bishop Kearney in the state qualifier. Kearney went on to win it all. A year later, Athena dispatched their demons, beating Bishop Kearney. Still young, but more experienced, the Trojans are three wins away from a state championship.
Following their season ending defeat to Bishop Kearney last year, the Greece Athena Trojans knew they were one step away from glory. A year later and the Trojans are just concerned with the next step.
Jim Johnson, Greece Athena Head Coach, said, "Our whole theme this year was called "next step" and that's what we really wanted to do was to go. Our goal is to get to Glens Falls. You know it is right there for us this year. We felt we were the best team in the area this year and we proved that and now we have a chance to take the next step."
Jay Sarkis, Greece Athena guard, said, "During the game, if we get into a critical spot in the game or a serious spot in the game, we play great, we overcome it together as a team then we get the job done. We accomplish it."
Most of the Trojans have been marching on this journey since middle school. Their next step to completing the story is in the state tournament.
Deion Hamilton, Greece Athena guard, said, "We're definitely not satisfied yet, we still have a lot more work to do. Still a lot of things to clean up and still have games left and just have to focus on the next one."
Zac DiSalvo, Greece Athena guard, said, "Ever since we were little kids in 3rd, 4th, 5th grade, we always grew up saying, 'what if we win a sectional title, that'd be real cool.' And most of the guys on this team already have two and now we really want that state title because there's no one in the state that works as hard as us.
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