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Is Kobe This Generation's 'Jordan'?
The Chicago Bulls' original copy of Michael Jordan's $33 million contract -- the most valuable single-season contract in NBA history -- has hit the auction block.
The contract, which Jordan signed for the 1997-98 season, was his last with the Bulls. That season culminated in a sixth championship for Jordan and the Bulls. The contract is signed by Jordan, himself, and initialed by him on each of its 24 pages. It's also signed by Jerry Krause, former Bulls general manager, and Irwin Mandel, the man in charge of the Bulls' finances. It also includes a two-page cover letter from Mandel to the NBA.
The original estimate for the contract's value by the company auctioning it, Dallas-based Heritage Auctions, was $30,000, but with a week remaining until the bidding closes next Thursday night, bidding has already topped $28,000.
"It's hard to compare this to anything we've sold," said Chris Ivy, the company's director of sports auctions. "It's Jordan, who is in a class by himself, and, to our knowledge, this is the only Jordan playing contract to ever surface."
Even still, the contract was once obtained for a bargain. Ivy said the consignor, who prefers to remain anonymous, bought the contract as part of a charity auction in 2000 for less than $1,000.
The most valuable sports contract ever sold was Babe Ruth's 1918, $5,000 Red Sox contract, which was sold in an auction earlier this month for $1.02 million.
Last year, Heritage sold Wayne Gretzky's rookie contract with the Edmonton Oilers, a 10-year, $3 million deal that was signed on his 18th birthday. The contract itself sold for $47,800.
Factoring for inflation, Jordan's $33 million contract would be worth roughly $49 million in today's dollars.
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The reality star Kim Kardashian was catapulted into popularity when her sex tape with her then boyfriend Ray J was exposed to the public. Kim Kardashian, now a mother of one, was raised into prominence when her sex tape with the younger brother of Brandy Norwood, Ray J, was uploaded on the internet. Kim Kardashian then proceeded to sue Vivid Entertainment which proliferated the video tittled "Kim K Superstar"; after the legal lawsuit filed, Kim Kardashian agreed to the settlement for $5 million dollars.
It seems, however, that Ray J is dragging Kim Kardashian's name again to his home tapes-or at least that is what people are trying to do. The rapper currently has a new 'sex flick' taped although it is not with Kim Kardashian; the woman featured in the film includes Joan Rivers, a much older woman than the reality star.
While the video was not really legitimate, many fans have wondered whether the released video was done in jest to Ray J's ex, Kim Kardashian. The 33-year old rapper, however, revealed to HollywoodLife.com that he was not up to something neither was he satirizing anyone in the video.
Could Ray J be using Kim Kardashian's name to gain popularity once more?
On April 5, 2013, the rapper released the single "I Hit It First" which is primarily about his leaked sex tape with the reality star. He did comment that he was not trying to insult Kim or Kanye West, who is now engaged to the reality star.
It's just a record, it's putting a hundred on fifty... Yo it's a song, it's not about that. It's about the concept, you know what I'm saying. It's a great beat. They just gotta keep it on the surface. I'm not trying to create a war, it's all love." The rapper revealed in an interview.
Does Ray J still love Kim Kardashian or is he trying to cash in on their old sex tape again?
A line in the song written by Ray J states that, "She might move on to rappers and ballplayers/But we all know I hit it first/And if you would've come back to me girl I know just how you do me."
Obviously, the over protective and jealous soon-to be hubby of Kim, Kanye West, would not like to hear this news. It seems that he hasn't found time to diss on the leaked tape as he may be really busy with having landed the cover of "Vogue" while taking care of his daughter North West with Kim Kardashian. Kanye West is yet to release a statement about the alleged dissing video of Ray J.

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Vehicle drivers will be encountering slow-moving agricultural equipment on Iowa roadways as harvest gets under way. When all drivers understand agricultural equipment movement and proper signage, and how to approach the equipment, roadway safety becomes a shared responsibility.
This year the bacterial disease Goss's Wilt was identified in the state much earlier than in previous years, prompting some concern among those whose fields previously had not been affected.
As Missouri River flood waters recede from farmland, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension are jointly planning a workshop for Monday, Sept. 12 to address cropland issues. The workshop will be conducted via webinar at viewing sites in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota.
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PERSHORE Ladies Cricket Club are looking for new members of all standards and ages to join them at this exciting time at the club.
The team attracts players from all over the county and in particular South Worcestershire and prospective new players are invited to an open evening between 7-8.30pm on Thursday, February 23 at the Pershore & District Sports Club, The Bottoms, Defford Road, Pershore.
Pershore Ladies CC chairman Coral Handley said: "We're keen to develop both our junior sides and also to attract players over 16 into our ladies teams.
"Age is no barrier, so if you've always fancied playing cricket, but didn't know where to start, this is your opportunity.
"We want to hear what you would like our club to offer new players and to involve you in designing our development programme."
In 2012 Pershore's ladies first team will be the only Worcestershire team playing in the new Women's Midlands Premier League, having won Midlands Division One in 2011.
The club also runs girls sides at U13 and U15 level in the Worcestershire League, play in the Women's Indoor eight-a-side League and the Worcestershire Women's 15/15 Summer League.
For more information, please contact Coral Handley on 07773 491203 or e-mail email@example.com.
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The Weird features 110 stories by an all-star cast, from literary legends to international bestsellers to Booker Prize winners: including William Gibson, George R. R. Martin, Stephen King, Angela Carter, Kelly Link, Franz Kafka, China Miéville, Clive Barker, Haruki Murakami, M. R. James, Neil Gaiman, Mervyn Peake, and Michael Chabon. The Weird is the winner of the 2012 World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology
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Alfred Kubin, "The Other Side" (excerpt), 1908
F. Marion Crawford, "The Screaming Skull," 1908
Algernon Blackwood, "The Willows," 1907
Saki, "Sredni Vashtar," 1910
M.R. James, "Casting the Runes," 1911
Lord Dunsany, "How Nuth Would Have Practiced his Art," 1912
Gustav Meyrink, "The Man in the Bottle," 1912
Georg Heym, "The Dissection," 1913
Hanns Heinz Ewers, "The Spider," 1915
Rabindranath Tagore, "The Hungry Stones," 1916
Luigi Ugolini, "The Vegetable Man," 1917
A. Merritt, "The People of the Pit," 1918
Ryunosuke Akutagawa, "The Hell Screen," 1918
Francis Stevens, "Unseen---Unfeared," 1919
Franz Kafka, "In the Penal Colony," 1919
Stefan Grabinski, "The White Weyrak," 1921
H.F. Arnold, "The Night Wire," 1926
H.P. Lovecraft, "The Dunwich Horror," 1929
Margaret Irwin, "The Book," 1930
Jean Ray, "The Mainz Psalter," 1930
Jean Ray, "The Shadowy Street," 1931
Clark Ashton Smith, "Genius Loci," 1933
Hagiwara Sakutoro, "The Town of Cats," 1935
Hugh Walpole, "The Tarn," 1936
Bruno Schulz, "Sanatorium at the Sign of the Hourglass," 1937
Robert Barbour Johnson, "Far Below," 1939
Fritz Leiber, "Smoke Ghost," 1941
Leonora Carrington, "White Rabbits," 1941
Donald Wollheim, "Mimic," 1942
Ray Bradbury, "The Crowd," 1943
William Sansom, "The Long Sheet," 1944
Jorge Luis Borges, "The Aleph," 1945
Olympe Bhely-Quenum, "A Child in the Bush of Ghosts," 1949
Shirley Jackson, "The Summer People," 1950
Margaret St. Clair, "The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles," 1951
Robert Bloch, "The Hungry House," 1951
Augusto Monterroso, "Mister Taylor," 1952
Amos Tutuola, "The Complete Gentleman," 1952
Jerome Bixby, "It's a Good Life," 1953
Julio Cortazar, "Axolotl," 1956
William Sansom, "A Woman Seldom Found," 1956
Charles Beaumont, "The Howling Man," 1959
Mervyn Peake, "Same Time, Same Place," 1963
Dino Buzzati, "The Colomber," 1966
Michel Bernanos, "The Other Side of the Mountain," 1967
Merce Rodoreda, "The Salamander," 1967
Claude Seignolle, "The Ghoulbird," 1967
Gahan Wilson, "The Sea Was Wet As Wet Could Be," 1967
Daphne Du Maurier, "Don't Look Now," 1971
Robert Aickman, "The Hospice," 1975
Dennis Etchison, "It Only Comes Out at Night," 1976
James Tiptree Jr., "The Psychologist Who Wouldn't Do Terrible Things to Rats," 1976
Eric Basso, "The Beak Doctor," 1977
Jamaica Kincaid, "Mother," 1978
George R.R. Martin, "Sandkings," 1979
Bob Leman, "Window," 1980
Ramsey Campbell, "The Brood," 1980
Michael Shea, "The Autopsy," 1980
William Gibson/John Shirley, "The Belonging Kind," 1981
M. John Harrison, "Egnaro," 1981
Joanna Russ, "The Little Dirty Girl," 1982
M. John Harrison, "The New Rays," 1982
Premendra Mitra, "The Discovery of Telenapota," 1984
F. Paul Wilson, "Soft," 1984
Octavia Butler, "Bloodchild," 1984
Clive Barker, "In the Hills, the Cities," 1984
Leena Krohn, "Tainaron," 1985
Garry Kilworth, "Hogfoot Right and Bird-hands," 1987
Lucius Shepard, "Shades," 1987
Harlan Ellison, "The Function of Dream Sleep," 1988
Ben Okri, "Worlds That Flourish," 1988
Elizabeth Hand, "The Boy in the Tree," 1989
Joyce Carol Oates, "Family," 1989
Poppy Z Brite, "His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood," 1990
Michal Ajvaz, "The End of the Garden," 1991
Karen Joy Fowler, "The Dark," 1991
Kathe Koja, "Angels in Love," 1991
Haruki Murakami, "The Ice Man," 1991 (translation, Japan)
Lisa Tuttle, "Replacements," 1992
Marc Laidlaw, "The Diane Arbus Suicide Portfolio," 1993
Steven Utley, "The Country Doctor," 1993
William Browning Spenser, "The Ocean and All Its Devices," 1994
Jeffrey Ford, "The Delicate," 1994
Martin Simpson, "Last Rites and Resurrections," 1994
Stephen King, "The Man in the Black Suit," 1994
Angela Carter, "The Snow Pavilion," 1995
Craig Padawer, "The Meat Garden," 1996
Stepan Chapman, "The Stiff and the Stile," 1997
Tanith Lee, "Yellow and Red," 1998
Kelly Link, "The Specialist's Hat," 1998
Caitlin R. Kiernan, "A Redress for Andromeda," 2000
Michael Chabon, "The God of Dark Laughter," 2001
China Mieville, "Details," 2002
Michael Cisco, "The Genius of Assassins," 2002
Neil Gaiman, "Feeders and Eaters," 2002
Jeff VanderMeer, "The Cage," 2002
Jeffrey Ford, "The Beautiful Gelreesh," 2003
Thomas Ligotti, "The Town Manager," 2003
Brian Evenson, "The Brotherhood of Mutilation," 2003
Mark Samuels, "The White Hands," 2003
Daniel Abraham, "Flat Diana," 2004
Margo Lanagan, "Singing My Sister Down," 2005
T.M. Wright, "The People on the Island," 2005
Laird Barron, "The Forest," 2007
Liz Williams, "The Hide," 2007
Reza Negarestani, "The Dust Enforcer," 2008
Micaela Morrissette, "The Familiars," 2009
Steve Duffy, "In the Lion's Den," 2009
Stephen Graham Jones, "Little Lambs," 2009
J. Robert Lennon, "The Portal," 2010
K.J. Bishop, "Saving the Gleeful Horse," 2010
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This is a rare bird: an anthology as historic -- bringing together writers old and new, from around the world, together in a really unique compendium of "The Weird" as a fictional style -- as it is enjoyable to dive into. These aren't (mostly) ghost stories, or outright tales of the supernatural or fantasy, or Twilight-Zone-esque stories-with-a-macabre-twist, or horror fiction. Or, rather, there's some of each of those elements in nearly all of these tales. I especially found this a bargain as an ebook, since there's so much here that reading it straight through wouldn't work, so having it to return to whenever I'm in the mood is perfect.Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
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When I first saw the box containing this book, I got excited. Then I opened the box, saw the cover with the Lovecraftian cover and some of the contributors and gave a squee of excitement. Then I read the index. My first response was "I am in love!" This is not just another anthology, with representative samples form 1908-2010 the VanderMeer's managed to give us a sense of the evolution of the horror/thriller genres. If you read "The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles" by Lord Dunsany, you will be happy to know that there is another tale dealing with the Gnoles. You will also be pleasantly surprised by the translated stories, too. A worldwide tour de force of the wonderfully weird with translated tales from as far afield as Germany, Russia, Iran and China not just limited to the English speaking world as most of these collections tend towards, also refusing to limit themselves to the usual vampire, werewolf, zombie and sex stories. While these genres are enjoyable I their own right, it is nice to see a collection not limited to the themes that have permeated the horror/thriller section of the book stores. With contributions from the premier authorities of the eerie tale such as Saki, Lovecraft, Bradbury, Campbell, Ellison, King, Gaiman and many more, the VanderMeer's do their best to find new stories and new authors that you may not have been introduced to before and it is well worth the time to meet the group. If you loved the delightful creepiness of The Twilight Zone, the weirdness of Fringe and wish to expand your collection and enjoyment with something that manages to stay pretty strong throughout and different from the normal, run of the mill stories, then you will definitely want to add this to your collection. I did receive this book to do a review (but still loved it!)Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
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Such interactivity has allowed Peach to appeal to the game-playing crowd as much as the DVD-viewing crowd. Now Peach is selling its product to Mecca Electronics, one of the largest game distributors in the industry.
"They have just rolled out an introductory offer to their existing customers, and will start carrying our titles," said Peach DVD spokesman Robbie Conley. "The interactivity of our titles is growing, and becoming a staple of our marketing."
In the just-released Tricks and Treats, players make choices leading to provocative outcomes, and in Welcome to Peach Island, streeting this week, players who match the right lei to the right Peach girl earn additional bonus scenes.
"The game-playing demographic is definitely crossing over for us," Conley said. "We did market research and were surprised by how many of our consumers were using game devices to experience our product."
With males age 18-35 as its primary demographic, the game crowd is a natural, Conley said.
"It helps us go beyond video retail outlets to game outlets," he said. "Erotica is the perfect genre for this kind of menu-ing, because this is a product that people usually watch more than once, because they get variety."
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By Brian Sweeney
A popular Roxbury restaurant was destroyed by fire early Wednesday morning.
Firefighters were called to the Cha Cha Hut on Bridge Street about 2 a.m. and found the building engulfed in flames. Because of the advanced state of the fire, volunteers dedicated much of their effort to save another restaurant, The Public Lounge, which is located in close proximity.
In the early morning hours this past Tuesday, the Roxbury community suffered a double loss. The Cha Cha Hut burned down, causing Frank and Cherie Davis the loss of their business and Joe and Jane Piasek and their partners the loss of one of their buildings.
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With only a handful of spectators present, as compared to previous pubic standoffs on the issue, Shandaken officials gathered last Tuesday to try and hash out what to do about the farmstand fracas that has plagued the community for several years.
Area communities will hold annual Memorial Day Parades on Monday, May 31.
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A public hearing on the proposed Town of Middletown Comprehensive Plan will be held Saturday, June 5 at 10 a.m. at the Margaretville Fire Department on Church Street. The Middletown Planning Board will conduct the hearing. Public input on the Draft Plan is critical in order to ensure the plan addresses the concerns of the residents and landowners in the Town of Middletown.
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As New York State and the country as a whole continue to face budget crises at every level of government, area school districts asked voters to sign off on slightly increased spending last week. The local school budget battle went to the polls on Tuesday, when voters in Andes, Margaretville and Roxbury cast their ballots overwhelmingly in support of the proposed spending plans.
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A documentary film tracing the longtime car racing experiences — past and future — of a Catskill Mountain native will continue filming this week in Margaretville and Andes. The 80-minute film explores Mike Ondish's decades-long fascination with the Mustang GT 500 KR, "the vanguard of performance in the muscle car era."
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With their attorney stricken by pneumonia, it remains unclear whether the Catskill Watershed Corporation's (CWC) Board of Directors will have a Phoenicia sewer resolution to consider at their next meeting, set for June 1.
Tim Cox, who is not only CWC's chief counsel but is also a town justice in the Town of Olive, has been in the hospital undergoing treatment.
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A proposal to make it against the law to catch and kill trout from the Esopus Creek has drawn a rise from local fishermen and caused some disagreement within the ranks of Trout Unlimited.
Trout Unlimited is a national organization with more than 150,000 volunteer members organized into about 400 chapters from Maine to Montana to Alaska.
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Father James J. McDevitt pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of forcible touching that took place during his tenure as a priest at Sacred Heart Parish in Margaretville.
The guilty pleas came in conjunction with a plea deal with the Delaware County District Attorney's Office that was originally offered to McDevitt as early as February.
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Super-cute Hello Kitty photo frame
Japan is heaven on earth for fans of cute gadgets. In the case of mega-popular cartoon cat Hello Kitty, the country offers Kitty-branded notebooks, USB flash drives, a ventilator and even a photo printer. And today, major Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank announced another Hello Kitty gadget, the PhotoVision HW001 KT [JP] (a digital photo frame). Read More
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Japanese iPhone users can buy $1,000 cases from today
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Japanese cell phone commercial: Brad Pitt plays disgruntled sumo champion's butler (video)
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From Tokyo: iPhone 3GS queue and Japan's official pre-launch event
I just came back from the official pre-launch event for the iPhone 3GS in Japan, organized by telecommunications giant SoftBank (the exclusive carrier in Nippon). The iPhone is often said to be rather unpopular in this country (which isn't true), but even though the event began at 10 in the night, it was totally packed. Read More
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Big news from Japan's cell phone market today as Japan's No.3 telecommunications company SoftBank and the No. 1, NTT Docomo, presented their new cell phone line-ups for the summer. Softbank announced a total of 19 new models [JP] (sales start within this month), and many of them are made by Sharp. Read More
Japan ready to pump $10 billion into 3.9G network infrastructure
Japan already has the most advanced cell phone infrastructure in the world and it seems it will get even better and faster in the very near future. The country's four major cell phone carriers (NTT, KDDI, SoftBank and Emobile) say they intend to invest a total of $10 billion into 3.9-generation cell phone services. Read More
iPhone not selling well in Japan, now available for free
There are no official statistics available as how well the iPhone sells after Apple started offering it in the Japanese market in July last year. Now Softbank Mobile, one of Asia's biggest tech companies and the exclusive carrier for the iPhone in Japan, thinks sales need a boost and decided to give away the hardware basically for free [JP]. Read More
SoftBank rolls out nine new cell phones in Japan (photo gallery)
Following KDDI, Japan's No.3 telecommunications company SoftBank today also presented the new cell phone line-up for this spring. The company presented a total of nine models and will start selling the first handset of the line-up (the Panasonic 930P) from tomorrow. Read More
Speeek translates everything Japanese iPhone users say into English and Chinese
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Brad Pitt shoots pictures of naked girls in TV commercial
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Shiraswanum autumn moon health
This will have been the trees first summer in my yard. Probably a three or four year old tree that was bought at the nursery last spring and planted in the spring as well. I thought I had picked a good spot for it but it does not look so good anymore. I am awaiting the fall color but the leaves of this tree are a bit curled, dry and crumbling at the tips. The strange thing is that it also has new growth, buds and new leaves.
The tree gets a bit of early morning sun then shaded by a large tree until about noon. From noon to around 3pm it gets good sun then shaded by the house for the rest of the day. I also have a Seiryu, Kagiri Nishiki, Chishio, and Crimson Queen in the same garden. These are getting bit more sun as they are not shaded by the house as much and are all doing great.
The garden receives plenty of water and I have only fertilized the trees once during the spring. Does this tree need more light than the average J.maple? Does it need more fertilizer? Too much water? Should I be looking for disease?
And would it be ok after only having it in this spot for one season to move it this fall to a brighter spot or should I just give it some more time?
The leaf damage sounds like too much sun or heat and not enough water. I would not move this tree this autumn. If you want to move it do so in early spring before leaf break. That is generally agreed upon from what I have read.
My Autumn Moon gets around 4-5 hours sun and has done pretty well. I have noticed that it is prone to some leaf damage, but it is a container tree and I give it a fair amount of attention. The leaves are somewhat thin, so that lends itself to burning or drying. It is one of my very favorite trees, too.
hmmm...Heat has been an issue with no rain for two or three weeks a couple times this year. I did water though and the other trees are not showing any of the same symptoms. Could be this is just a more sensitive tree than the others. I guess I will leave it be and keep in mind it's extra care for next season.
NEWgars, how did the new location in full shade affect the leave color and fall coloration? I read that Autumn Moon does need more sunlight than Aureum in order to develop the characteristic leave color. Would be interesting to see what effect the move had on yours.
I agree more sun for 'Autumn Moon' than 'Aureum' . Mine in almost full shade looks o.k. , but the biggun' in all day filtered light is rocking . I paid $25 for it when it was 7' tall , what a deal . This nursery had no clue , they still don't . I heard they got a bunch and several were not labeled so on sale they went . I talked to the purtee lady there inquiring about the ones that were left . She said they burned the rest . What a bunch of wackos . They had to make room for the mundane , cause that is what they got . I have not been back in 4 years and will never go there again .
$25 for a 7 feet Autumn Moon is an amazing deal. It's one of my favorite maples and I have it in 90% shaded patio. It's probaly needs a little more sun cause the leaves are mostly light green almost like Golden Fullmoon. I paid $75 2 years ago for a thin 3 feet tall tree and thought I had a good deal. Enjoy :)
Was it B&B or potted? If B&B insufficient root stock might be inadequate to support new growth and cause poor performance. On some of the B&B trees and conifers you would be surprised what they leave you when not dug properly.
If potted I assume root stock us untangled and prepared properly.
In any case I would not fertilize any more. I would not amend the soil or fertilize any plants in your garden with out a soil test. Know what you soil deficiencies are if any.
I don't think sun is the issue. For proper coloring it needs at least 4-6 hours of good sun.


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Tuesday, January 27, 2015
{Be Mine} Valentine finds from Etsy Dallas
If you want to really impress your Valentine this year, find them something extra special. These pretty finds from Etsy Dallas are perfect ways to spread a little love. These lovelies will last much longer than flowers and chocolate so go ahead and treat yourself while you're at it.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014
ZOOMOS Pop-Up Shop + Etsy Dallas = Good Cause
ZOOMOS Pop-Up Shop for a one day only charity event.
We will have seven Etsy Dallas artists selling their handmade items and 20 percent of the proceeds will benefit Promise House. For more than 31 years, Promise House has focused on supporting homeless youth in the Dallas area by providing a safe shelter, counseling and outreach services.
The goal for this event is to raise enough money to buy some much needed items for Promise House and help spread some holiday cheer to the kids and teens they serve. And it just so happens that this event takes place on Small Business Saturday, so come shop for a cause with our Etsy Dallas team members and help support local businesses at the same time.
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2014 marks the 30th year the Great Mohican Pow-Wow has been celebrated, and the diverse heritage the Pow-Wow displays keeps bringing people back each and every year. Native American hoop-dancers, storytellers, fire-starters, tomahawk throwers, and a variety of talented artists came together to share their talents and history through the festival.
"Pow-Wows have been around for hundreds of years," said Robbi Swift, Great Mohican Pow-Wow's vendor coordinator. "What they used to be is a social gathering. So everybody would dance, and they would sing. We travel all over the place. And for the communities around us, a lot of times for small children, it's the first time they get to see a real Indian," Swift laughed. "I have little kids that walk up to me and say, 'Are you really an Indian?' because what they see is what they see in the movies or what they see on TV. They're just amazed that they actually get to meet somebody that's really a Native American."
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by Jim Boyle Editor The Elk River City Council took time earlier this month to recognize a handful of city employees for their help in rescuing an Elk River family's cat. An intense three-day search gathered the support of the community and came to a successful end thanks to city workers who were ...Read More
The playground at Elk River's Orono Park has been featured in the March issue of Parks and Recreation Business magazine. The publication goes to cities and parks and recreation agencies nationwide. Elk River Parks and Recreation Director Michael Hecker wrote the article, which is about designing t...Read More
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Just wondering what's the best-practice for saving a Parent that ordinarily contains a collection of Child objects (many-to-many in my case), but that collection in the Parent is currently set to null because it hasn't been loaded?
In my case, the Parent is passed to my service layer from a Web page. The web page has only populated the Parent's simple attributes from a form.
I know there are several Child objects linked to the Parent in the database, but the 'children' property is currently null.
If I save the Parent, even though my of Children is set to cascade="none", when I save Parent, all the links are deleted (I can even see the delete statements NHibernate issues in the logs).
I can think of several ways to solve this:
1) Load the children seperately and then set the Parent's child collection to them and then save the parent (works but this is an additional trip to the database).
2) Issue an update on ONLY the simple properties using HQL or Native SQL.
Update: I'm not sure my cascade behaviour is working properly actually. From the docs, it suggests that NHibernate won't mess with my collection unless cascade is set to save-update, all-delete-orphan etc. But this is my mapping
(from Order.hbm.xml)
<bag name="OrderItems" table="order_item" cascade="none" lazy="true">
<key column ="order_id" />
<many-to-many class="MenuItem" column="item_id"/>
When Order.OrderItems is null, and I save my Order object using SaveOrUpdate(Order), it definately deletes the collection. I want them to be preserved. Is my configuration wrong or something?


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I'm not in a wheel chair but I have a bad lower back and find it hard to bend for long. We are putting in raised vegetable beds. I have a kneeler with handles to help me get up or down and a rolling garden seat. I'm replacing an 8 foot square area of flower garden with a garden shed (attractive, looks like a playhouse) and also a 6x4 foot garden swing to shrink the care in another bed. Do you have any other suggestions or advise on low maintenance plantings or any other adjustments I could make. I love perennials but would like to replace some of them with a pretty easy careground cover. Is that a possibility? Any suggestions would really be appreciated.
I am physically disabled (have a severe balance problem and use a walker for mobility, amongst other problems). We have 1/4 acre and it's all garden :-) Fortunately DH is healthy so he's responsible for anything heavy! I'm a literal 'seat-of-the-pants' gardener! So, two very necassary pieces of garden equipment are my Lee Valley Tools gardener's pants with knee pads in built-in pockets, and rain pants to wear over them when the ground is wet! :-) Another key thing that defines my garden is a network of paths that both shape the garden and allow easy access to the beds. I plant very densely which helps with weed control. The backyard woodland/shade garden is the easiest to maintain; I'm gradually moving the sunny front garden in a similar direction by increasing the amount of shrubs and vines and reducing perennials that need deadheading. It's going to take a few more years to switch the emphasis for the front garden. The link below is to the on-line version of the maintenance manual I put together for our garden. I need to update it this winter for the changes we made this past summer and to list the planned changes for this coming summer, but you might find some of the information there useful.
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Hotel ibis Belfast City Centre - Belfast
100 Castle Street Northern Ire - Belfast
Ibis Belfast City Centre offers hotel accommodation in the Belfast City Centre area.
Enjoy a spot of lunch or an evening meal at this 3 star Belfast hotel's restaurant where you're sure to find something to suit your taste. Outfitted with a bar/lounge, you'll find the perfect place to have a drink.
Free Wi-Fi is available. Enjoy free newspapers in the lobby, where you will also find a safe at reception for your valuables. Other amenities include dry cleaning/laundry, ATM/banking and an elevator (lift).
Central hotel for Belfast breakfast well worth the money this will be my first cho...Venere Guest, United Kingdom
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Hotel Facilities at Ibis Belfast
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- Entire property is non-smoking
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- Front desk - 24 hour
- Internet/Email services
- Private parking
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- Children 12 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
- The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
- No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
- The photos in this description reflect the brand standard and are provided for illustrative purposes only.
Check-in: after 2 PM.
Check-out: before noon.
PolicyExtra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
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The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Breakfast fee: GBP 7.95 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: GBP 6.00 per night
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Central hotel for Belfast breakfast well worth the money this will be my first choice for going back a budget hotel but well worth the money
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spent weekend at the ibis, good location ,for city centre nice bar ( hotel prices ) food good, but great value breakfast just down the road. good value for price
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Great value for money. Our room was quiet and very clean, free internet, short walk to city centre and restaurants. Would stay there again.
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Not an area of town I would have been comfortable in on my own.
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Great Central Hotel for Shopping etc. Overnight Car Parking in City Car Park next door for £6 for 24 hrs. Cooked Breakfast can be had in a cafe next door from £2
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It was a expected standard city centre hotel, staff and services were satisfactory. Even though the break fast was not inclusive, for a hotel with their name, they need to really improve on the breakfast. Menu was complete but the standard and taste were not at all upto the mark, for the cost charged for it, the breakfast is not worth it at all. Though the place is ideally located for any type of travellers to the city, i will go back to the hotel.
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Room Details
Ibis Belfast City Centre offers 124 guest rooms with climate control. Cable TV channels offer entertainment at the end of a busy day. Business travelers will have access to free wireless high-speed Internet access as well as desks and phones during their Belfast Central District visit.
Bathrooms are outfitted with showers. Coffee/tea makers and hair dryers are supplied in each room to facilitate basic travel needs. Additional comforts include air conditioning.
Accommodation Services
- Telephone
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- Coffee and tea maker
- Hairdryer in each room
- Cable TV
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- Individually controlled air conditioning
- Wireless Internet access
Distances from Hotel Ibis BelfastCastle Court Shopping Centre - 0.2 km / 0.1 mi
Linen Hall Library - 0.4 km / 0.2 mi
Belfast City Hall - 0.4 km / 0.3 mi
Grand Opera House - 0.4 km / 0.3 mi
St. Anne's Cathedral - 0.5 km / 0.3 mi
Dover Street Millennium Park - 0.6 km / 0.3 mi
Ulster Hall - 0.6 km / 0.4 mi
Albert Memorial Clock Tower - 0.7 km / 0.4 mi
Metropolitan Arts Centre - 0.7 km / 0.5 mi
Victoria Square Shopping Centre - 0.7 km / 0.5 mi
St. Malachy's Church - 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
Clifton House - 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
Ormeau Baths Gallery - 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
Belfast Customs House - 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
CitiGolf - 0.9 km / 0.5 mi
The closest major airports to ibis Belfast City Centre are:
Belfast (BHD-George Best Belfast City) - 4.5 km / 2.8 mi
Belfast (BFS-Belfast Intl.) - 19.3 km / 12 mi
The preferred airport for ibis Belfast City Centre is Belfast (BFS-Belfast Intl.).
Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.
Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometer.
Transportation services Hotel ibis Belfast City Centre
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On line registration for the 2015 Trent/Waldron Glacier Half Marathon and Pulsator 10K is now open. Visit the event web page for more information and link to the registration web page.
2015 Scholarships
The Anchorage Running Club is accepting scholarship applications for 2015 through March 31. Anchorage high school seniors who are runners and who are are interested in applying should visit the scholarship web page for more information and link to the 2015 application.
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ARC Wednesday Dome Runs will continue through March 25. The runs are for 1 hour from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Free to club members.
2015 Alaska Runners' Calendar
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Studio 1 Pilates is offering a Pilates for runners class. The two part course consists of two ninety minute sessions, Part 1 and Part 2. The classes are scheduled for the last Wednesday of the month from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM, March through October. The course is being offered free of charge. For more information visit the Studio One Web Page.
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The Anchorage Running Club is a not-for-profit association of over four hundred individuals who share a common interest in running and/or walking. Our membership is represented by the entire spectrum of performance, including elite runners, mid-packers, back-of-the-packers, and recreational walkers. Among our ranks are marathoners, triathletes, race walkers, high school cross country team members, the young, the not-so-young, male and female alike. The Anchorage Running Club truly offers something for everyone!


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CNNs Anderson Cooper, possibly Americas most well-recognized broadcast news reporter, will present a lecture, From the Front Lines, about his work reporting from Hurricane Katrina, the Iraq War and the Haiti earthquake, at 8 p.m. Monday at the University of Kentuckys Memorial Coliseum, 201 Avenue of Champions.
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Boyfriend to release live DVD "BOYFRIEND LOVE COMMUNICATION 2012 ?Xmas Bell?" and 3rd single "Hitomi no Melody" in Japan
Boyfriend will be releasing the live DVD titled "「BOYFRIEND LOVE COMMUNICATION 2012 ~Xmas Bell~」" in March.
The DVD will be available in two different versions. The limited edition comes with an additional replica of the staff t-shirts, while the regular edition gets additional staff pass replicas for a limited amount of its releases. Both versions get the same full concert edit as well as the making of. Included in the tracklist are the group's various Japanese singles as well asKorean tracks such as "Janus" and "You & I." . ... Read more
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Starship Entertainment idol group Boyfriend revealed a special dance practice version of "Bounce" in the forest!
The boys previously got with SISTAR"s Bora for a choreography practice session and took fans to Wonderland in the original MV, and they"ve now shared the full filming at the forest location. Kicking up dust and getting hit by the sun, Boyfriend definitely stay faithful to the fantasy concept of "Bounce".. ... Read more
Police addresses reports about an alleged girl group member being involved in her boyfriend"s DUI incident
It was previously reported that a girl group member was at the scene of a DUI incident caused by her boyfriend, but police have now stepped up to rectify misreports.
As a refresher, the incident occurred back on March 21 when a 200 million won (approx. $180,000 USD) Audi R8 crashed into a taxi, pushed it forward, and started a chain reaction of rear-end collisions in the Gangnam District of Seoul. A total of five cars got involved in the accident and 10 people were injured. . ... Read more
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It has been revealed that a girl group member was present during her boyfriend"s DUI car accident.
The incident occurred earlier today on March 21, when a 200 million won (approx. $180,000 USD) Audi R8 crashed into a taxi, pushed it forward, and started a chain reaction of rear-end collisions in the Gangnam District of Seoul. A total of five cars got involved in the accident and 10 people were injured. . ... Read more
Boyfriend"s dance practice for "Bounce"
Boyfriend released a dance practice video for "Bounce" featuring SISTAR"s Bora.
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Boyfriend Announces Their First World Tour in 7 Countries
Boyfriend has announced to hold their first world tour!
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Han Ye Seul Shared Very Romantic Photos with Her Boyfriend Teddy
Actress Han Ye Seul shared some very romantic photos with her boyfriend Teddy!
The actress posted the black and white pictures on her personal Instagram account. In the first picture she is seen smiling brightly and covering her face with her hand while her producer boyfriend gazes at her lovingly. The picture includes a sentence saying, "When I saw you I fell in love and you smiled because you knew.". ... Read more


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Some Texas Schools Teaching Boston Tea Party Was Terrorism
It has been revealed that some Texas schools were teaching that the Boston Tea Party, an event widely understood as having helped spark the American Revolution, was actually a "terrorist" attack on British authorities.
At least up until January of 2012, Texas schools utilizing the history curriculum from CSCOPE, a non-profit and supposedly non-partisan education service, taught that the most famous tax protest in American history was akin to terrorism.
The tact taken to discuss the event was to engage kids as if the Boston Tea Party had just occurred and was a current news report.
News report: New Act of Terrorism
A local militia, believed to be a terrorist organization, attacked the property of private citizens today at our nation's busiest port. Although no one was injured in the attack, a large quantity of merchandise, considered to be valuable to its owners and loathsome to the perpetrators, was destroyed. The terrorists, dressed in disguise and apparently intoxicated, were able to escape into the night with the help of local citizens who harbor these fugitives and conceal their identities from the authorities. It is believed that the terrorist attack was a response to the policies enacted by the occupying country's government. Even stronger policies are anticipated by the local citizens.
The teacher's guide instructed teachers to judge the Boston Tea Party by "the criteria of a terrorist attack" and told teachers to ask kids if they thought the event was a terrorist attack.
Do you think that in the eyes of the British that the Boston Tea Party was a terrorist activity? Why or why not? Were the colonists justified in taking this action due to their beliefs? is anyone ever justified in committing these types of activities? What drives people to do this type of activity? These are the things that we will explore further.
As The Blaze reports, this anti-American lesson plan was also barred from parents' view in contradiction to the Texas State constitution that maintains that parents have a right to access the materials that teachers are using to educate their children.
At this point, there is some confusion as to whether or not this lesson plan is still in use, but there isn't much question that it once was.
As to whether or not the Boston Tea Party was really an act of terrorism, it is hard to claim that a protest over taxes that targeted only merchandise — and not people or property (buildings/homes) — fits the normal definition of what an act of terrorism is today.
By defining the Boston Tea Party as terrorism, wouldn't that make any civil unrest an act of terrorism? And in a nation built on personal freedom and a questioning of power, would that be the best message to send?
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With the popularity of MMS, the multimedia messages which include sensitive information are increasing rapidly. In the paper, a novel framework of a MMS filtering for Chinese sensitive text in image is presented. An effective method is applied to detect and filter sensitive texts in image of multimedia message which could easily be transmitted through the mobile communication network without being monitored at recent stage. The detection and recognition of sensitive text are achieved by using SIFT feature, which is proper to the characteristics of the text in image of multimedia message and get an accurate result. The method has a good practical application value.
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