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A pastry shop in Athens looking mysterious adds extra flavour to sweet treats. According to principal architect Kois Stelios, the Sweet Alchemy shop design was inspired by ancient mysticism practiced in laboratories to uncover the powers of rare crystals and potions. Read more: http://psssst.net/
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Marko Pavčnik, chef of the restaurant Pavus from the castle of Laško, had a great idea. He decided to organize an wild gourmet evening – a dinner created from the wild ingredients he will find around his location in forrests, fields, rivers … plants, mushrooms, the wild … The creations of the chef will be … Continue reading
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When are people willing to sacrifice for the common good? What are the benefits of friendship? How do communities deal with betrayal? And what are the costs and benefits of being in a diverse community? Using the life histories of more than forty thousand Civil War soldiers, Dora Costa and Matthew Kahn answer these questions and uncover the vivid stories, social influences, and crucial networks that influenced soldiers' lives both during and after the war.
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It's the start of a new year, so you know what that means – new books! We can't wait to get reading!
Staff Favorites (2013)
As the year 2013 comes to a close, we'd like to reflect on the books that we loved that were released this year. See something you like? Find a similar book by clicking on the tag!
- Care of Wooden Floors: Will Wiles (Fiction, Humor, Friendship)
- Nos4A2: Joe Hill (Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, Thriller, Supernatural)
- Doctor Sleep: Stephen King (Fiction, Horror, Thriller, Supernatural)
- The Longest Road: Overland in Search of America, from Key West to the Arctic Ocean: Philip Caputo (Non-Fiction, Memoir, Travel)
- The Goldfinch: Donna Tartt (Fiction, Art, New York City)
- Silent Wife: S.A. Harrison (Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Marriage)
- W is for Wasted (Alphabet Series): Sue Grafton (Fiction, Mystery, Homelessness)
- Letters from Skye: Jessica Brockmole (Fiction, Historical Fiction, WWII, Scotland)
- A Hundred Summers: Beatriz Williams (Fiction, Historical Fiction, Rhode Island)
- Infernal Devices Trilogy: Cassandra Clare (Fiction, Young Adult, Steampunk, Fantasy)
- Mr. Tiger Goes Wild: Peter Brown (Fiction, Children's, Individuality)
- How the Light Gets in: Louise Penny (Fiction, Mystery, Canada)
- Eleanor and Park: Rainbow Rowell (Fiction, Young Adult, Abuse, Bullying)
- Gris Grimley's Frankenstein: Gris Grimley (Fiction, Young Adult, Graphic Novel)
- Boxers & Saints: Gene Luen Yang (Fiction, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Graphic Novel, China)
- The Real Boy: Anne Ursu (Fiction, Children's, Fairy Tales)
- Turn Around Bright Eyes: The Rituals of Love and Karaoke: Rob Sheffield (Non-Fiction, Memoir, Music)
- The Light Between Oceans: M.L. Stedman (Fiction, Historical Fiction, Australia, Family)
- And The Mountains Echoed: Khaled Hosseini (Fiction, Family, Afghanistan)
- The Last Runaway: Tracey Chevalier (Fiction, Historical Fiction, Slavery, Ohio)
- Ashford Affair: Lauren Willig (Fiction, Historical Fiction, England, Africa)
- Obituary Writer: Ann Hood (Fiction, Historical Fiction, Grief, San Francisco)
- Empty Mansions: Bill Dedman (Non-Fiction, Biography, New York)
- Paris Architect: Charles Belfoure (Fiction, Historical Fiction, WWII, Holocaust)
Our big winner, with the most recommendations, was "Light Between Oceans". We can't wait until the 2014 books come out!
Isa Does It
Title: Isa Does It: Amazingly Easy, Wildly Delicious Vegan Recipes for Every Day of the Week
Author: Isa Chandra Moskowitz
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, 2013
Summary/Review: Don't be scared because "Vegan" is in the subtitle—you don't have to be one to enjoy this cookbook! This is hands down the best vegetarian cookbook I've seen. And with all the unique flavors in these recipes, meat-eaters will not feel like they are missing out on anything.
To start with or make as a meal, there are soups like "Sweet Potato & Red Curry" and salads like "Ranch Salad with Red Potatoes & Smoky Chickpeas". With recipes for "White Wine Risotto", "Bhindi Masala with Black-Eyed Peas", and "Phyllo Pot Pie", it makes it hard to decide which one to have for dinner. Even the desserts are mouth-watering—envision "Just Chocolate Cake with Gooey Ganache". And there is even "Carrot Cake Pancakes" to have for breakfast—yum!
The recipes included in this book are easy to follow and contain helpful notes on the side. With such a wonderful selection in each category, there is truly something to satisfy every appetite.
Who will like this book: Those looking for delicious meatless meals.
If you like this, try this: Plenty: Vibrant Vegetable Recipes from London's Ottolenghi by Yotam Ottolenghi or Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison. Anything else by Isa Chandra Moskowitz! She is the author of several vegan cookbooks. In fact, she's been named favorite cookbook author in VegNews for the past seven years.
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Summary/Review: This may be the vegan cookbook you've been waiting for! I know that it is for me. Isa Chandra Moskowitz, already well-known in the vegan cookbook world, has just put together a collection of vegan recipes that truly are "amazingly easy and wildly delicious." The majority of recipes can be made without ingredients that involve a trip to a specialty store. I also like the fact that they are not loaded with "substitute" ingredients (vegan sour cream, vegan cheese, etc.). She's covered all the courses – from soup, salads and delicious-sounding desserts. There are Mexican, Indian and Italian inspired dishes, as well as good old Macaroni and Cheese, so it does seem like there'll be something for everyone. It's beautifully illustrated, which is also a great help in a cookbook. So if you've been thinking about becoming a vegetarian/vegan, or if you'd just like to add more meat/dairy free meals to your diet, give this wonderful cookbook a try!
If you think this is a book you'd like to try, visit the Fairfield Public Library catalog to see if it's available and/or place a hold!
Recommended by: Mary C and Sharyn R
Title: NOS4A2
Author: Joe Hill
Publisher: Harper Collins, 2013
Summary/Review: This story begins with a very young Victoria McQueen, a bike, and her encounter with a magic bridge. We are then introduced to a man named Bing Partridge who befriends a monstrous, evil, and hideous child abductor named Charles Talent Manx, who drives a magical 1938 Rolls Royce Wraith.
Their paths first collide when Victoria, at 17, avoids being kidnapped by Manx and taken to a make believe location called Christmasland, a place where all children never have any pain and where it is Christmas every day. Unfortunately, the children change while they are there; becoming creatures with razor sharp teeth and kill adults by playing the game "SCISSORS-FOR-THE-DRIFTERS". Manx claims the children's souls allowing him to live eternally.
Then, as an adult, Vic loses her own child, Bruce Wayne Carmody, to Manx. Her dangerous journey continues, trying to rescue her son with the help of Wayne's dad Lou, and a stuttering librarian named Maggie, who seems to possess powers of her own.
This life and death tale of a mother's love will keep you the edge of your seat for all 686 pages. This is one of my favorite novels of the year.
Who will like this book: If you are in the mood for horror, suspense, and adventure, then you will enjoy this story.
If you like this, try this: The Shining, Salem's Lot, or It all by Stephen King, who happens to be Joe Hill's father.
Recommended by: K.C. Davis, Circulation Assistant
Does this look like a book you'd like to read? Visit the Fairfield Public Library catalog to see if it's available and/or place a hold!
Help for the Haunted
Title: Help for the Haunted
Author: John Searles
Publisher: William Morrow, Sep. 2013
Summary/Review: Since I am not a fan of ghost stories, I was reluctant to read a book titled "Help for the Haunted" for worry that I would not sleep afterward, but I wanted to conquer my fear of the unknown. Although this book focuses on the paranormal, it becomes clear that you see what you want to see and believe what you chose to believe.
The Masons are quite successful in taming the unusual behavior of those possessed by spirits but are incapable of handling and helping their disobedient older daughter, Rose. When they agree to drive during a snowstorm to meet her in a church to talk, they do not know this encounter will end their lives. As their younger daughter, Sylvie, awaits their return to their car, she ends up being the only witness to the murderer. As Sylvie struggles with the past and present she starts putting together the pieces of her parents' work and the events preceding their murder, which eventually lead her to the person who pulled the trigger.
"Help for the Haunted" is a good choice for book groups as it features interesting characters, including an evil doll named Penny, and provides several topics for discussion.
Who will like this book: Anyone who enjoys reading about mysteries with dark family secrets.
If you like this, try this: "The Returned" by Jason Mott
Recommended by: Sharyn, Circulation
Summary/Review: "Help for the Haunted" is the story of two girls – Rose and Sylvie Mason – whose parents were helpers of the haunted (I kept thinking of the Warrens throughout). Sylvie is the "good one", always responsible. She plays counterpart to her older sister Rose, whose bad temper, negative attitude, and overall rebellious behavior put a deep strain on the family. When Sylvie's parents drag her out of bed to drive to a church to meet Rose, who has left the house angry, she is awakened by gunshots only to find her parents dead in the church. But what happened? Who would have killed them? Why did Sylvie tell the police she knew exactly who it was? And who is keeping the light on in the basement, waiting for her parents' return?
I started this book, unfortunately, late one night while I was home alone. What was I thinking? The first half is extra creepy, laying the foundation for why the Masons became involved with people like Lynch (who Sylvie points to as her parents' killer) and their pasts. The book focuses on 14-year old Sylvie throughout, and the second half deals more with her sister, their relationship and past, and her desperation to find the real killer. I found the book compelling and wanted to know, exactly, what happened to her parents and why. While the ending didn't come together as well as it could have (it's clear Searles is an extremely talented writer, who I will definitely read again), I was pleased to find I was surprised at the unexpected finale.
Who will like this book? : Someone who's not afraid of a little creepiness. The book comes out in September and would make an awesome Halloween read.
Recommended by: LB, Library Assistant
If this looks like the type of book you'd like to read when it's released, visit the Fairfield Public Library catalog to check availability and place a hold!
Just what kind of mother are you?
Title: Just What Kind of Mother Are You?
Author: By Paula Daly
Publisher: Grove Press, 2013
Summary/Review: The words that no woman ever wants to hear. "Just what kind of mother are you?" Lisa Kallisto is sure people are asking that question of her. She has been asking that same question of herself ever since her 13 year old daughter's friend, Lucinda, went missing. You see, Sally's friend was supposed to be sleeping over Lisa's house to work on a school project with Sally. When Sally got sick, the sleepover was cancelled but someone forgot to tell Lucinda or her mother Kate. No one even knows she's gone until the next morning when Sally doesn't see Lucinda at the bus stop and calls her to ask about the project.
Lisa knows she doesn't have it all together-not like Lucinda's mother, Kate Riverton, anyway. Kate has always been more of a hands-on parent than Lisa could ever hope to be. Now their differences couldn't be more glaring. One little misstep and a young girl is gone. Overwhelmed with guilt, Lisa promises Kate that she will find Lucinda. As family secrets are exposed and another girl is abducted, it becomes obvious how little everyone knows about their neighbors, friends, and even their own families.
This was a fantastic story. If I didn't have to break for sleep, I would have read it cover to cover. This debut novel has it all-great writing, setting, and story, and engaging characters, some of whom I would love to see again.
Who will like this book?: Someone looking for a gripping, non-stop mystery thriller.
If you like this, try this: This is a debut novel, but be on the lookout for more Paula Daly coming soon after this success (it was named as one of Publisher Weekly's top 10 Fall Thrillers!). If you're looking for a gripping thriller featuring women, try Gillian Flynn's super-popular "Gone Girl" or the author Heather Gudenkauf.
Recommended by: Sue B, Circulation Coordinator
Does this look like your type of read? Visit the Fairfield Public Library catalog to see if it's available and/or place a hold.
Walking with Jack
Title: Walking With Jack
Author: Don J. Snyder
Publisher: Doubleday, 2013
Summary/Review: It will help you understand this tale if you are a golf nut, or at the very least, golf-term-savvy. This memoir about a father's desire to help his son realize their shared dream of the son playing professional golf with his father alongside as his caddy takes the reader through the joys and sorrows of seeing one's children grow up and become independent young adults. The father takes his role in this very, very seriously, as he leaves the family home to caddy at St. Andrews, Scotland for two seasons, preparing him to be the best caddy he can possibly be. The son, a very talented high school golfer can't quite match his Dad's zeal and only attempts to play on a minor professional golf tour some years later.
We are shown the ups and downs of a father's love for his son and the various ways the two deal with successes and the seemingly inevitable failures. Along the way the author reveals many long-term feelings of inadequacy and some triumphs, brought on by his strained relationship with his own father.
One thing I do not understand is that the author is presented as a writer and teacher with several "acclaimed" books and screenplays to his credit, yet he spends quite a bit of time describing the financial hardships he and his family endure. Perhaps acclaimed doesn't necessarily equate with financial success in his case.
This is a very well-written book with many humorous scenes. The author does a terrific job of describing his feelings as a father to three girls and one boy, and the joy of being a good enough husband to provide at least some degree of financial stability and a full measure of emotional support.
Who will like this book?: I recommend this book to any golfers and fathers out there.
If you like this, try this: If you'd like to read more books dealing with golf, check out John Dunn's "Loopers: A Caddy's Twenty-year Golf Odyssey" or Joseph Parent's "Zen Golf", which deals more with becoming a better golfer. As mentioned, Don J. Snyder also has a number of other books, including "Of Time and Memory" and "The Cliff Walk".
Recommended by: Mark Z, guest reviewer
If you think you'd like to try this book, visit the Fairfield Public Library catalog to see if it's available and/or place a hold
Fin and Lady
Title: Fin and Lady
Author: Cathleen Schine
Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books, 2013
Summary/Review: When Fin is orphaned at the age of 11, his half-sister Lady becomes his guardian. He had last seen Lady six years earlier when his enraged father tracked her down in Europe after she left her groom at the altar. Lady is a glamorous, worldly, free spirit who Fin adores. But, being a country boy from rural Connecticut, he finds life perplexing among Lady and her friends in the Greenwich Village of 1964. The question becomes "who exactly is raising whom," when Fin begins to take responsibility for finding a husband for his impulsive sister who is determined to marry before turning 25.
Cathleen Schine, author of "The Three Weissmanns of Westport", has a great gift for character development. This charming story of an unconventional family will make you laugh and cry, and you will remember the characters long after you've finished the book.
Who will like this book?: Those who enjoy stories of human relationships with good character development.
If you like this, try this: "Weird Sisters" by Eleanor Brown or "Seating Arrangements" by Maggie Shipstead
Recommended by: Paula, Reference Dept.
If this looks like a book you'd like to try, visit the Fairfield Public Library catalog to see if it's available and/or to place a hold!
Title: Mistress
Author: James Patterson
Publisher: Little Brown, 2013
Summary/Review: I know what you're thinking: "another book by Patterson". It seems like he writes one a month!!! The way I look at it is he is helping out other authors who are co-writing with him. In this case, the co-author is David Ellis.
I really enjoyed "Mistress" because it was very intriguing. The main character, Ben, has some obsessions, a little OCD, AND he is in love with Diana Hotchkiss (who works in the White House).
When Ben witnesses her falling from her balcony in an apparent suicide, Ben is not convinced that it wasn't a cold-blooded murder. He becomes obsessed with finding out the truth at any cost…including outsmarting federal agents, assassins, and even himself! It is a roller coaster ride with a lot of twists and turns, like only Patterson can do. It also has an explosive ending.
Who will like this book: If you like quick reads, politics, and murder mysteries you will surely enjoy this book. Anyone interested in trivia – a quirk the main character has is to spout off trivia in order to relate to the case.
If you like this, try this: Patterson has a huge repertoire of books to choose from, as does his co-author, David Ellis. If you're looking for some authors that will kick-start your love of thrillers, try Dan Brown, Robert Ludlum, or Tom Clancy.
Recommended by: Virginia, Circulation
If you'd like to give this book a try, visit the Fairfield Public Library catalog to see if it's available and/or place a hold with your library card!
Hey! Did you know you could search for books by "tag"? For example, you could look for books that are tagged with "crime" or search for some of the newest books by clicking "2013 releases" . Tags are located on the right-hand side of the screen – check it out!
The Last Original Wife
Title: The Last Original Wife
Author: Dorothea Benton Frank
Publisher: William Morrow, 2013
Summary/Review: If you are looking for a book that has a little romance, a lot of humor and takes you to Charleston, South Carolina then this book is for you. Leslie Carter is the last "original" wife among a group of couples that had gotten married and raised their children together. Now, whether by divorce or death, the husbands in the group have replaced their original wives with newer models.
Leslie's husband Wes expects her to be grateful that he has kept her around. Leslie's daughter is a single mother expecting her mother to be on call 24/7 to babysit. Her son is a hippy living in Asia trying to find himself while smoking a lot of pot. During a disastrous trip to Scotland with the "new" wives Leslie falls into an open manhole and no one misses her for 45 minutes. When she is stuck in the hospital in Scotland her husband leaves her there so he doesn't miss his tee time. When she returns to the states, Leslie escapes to Charleston to spend time with her gay brother and reevaluate her entire existence. Once there, Leslie rediscovers herself and her passions – including an old flame!
Dorothea Benton Frank has a wonderful writing style and opening one of her books you can feel the warm Charleston breezes, you can taste the cocktails and you can smell the sea air. Open the pages of this book and escape for a while!!
Who will like this book? Anyone who likes a good southern saga and a great beach read.
If you like this, try this: Dorothea Benton Frank has written over 14 books so if you like this one you will love all her other books too.
Recommended by: Claudia, Technical Services
If you think this could be your next read, visit the Fairfield Public Library catalog to see if it's available and/or place a hold!


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Barrichello, 39, said he had signed a one-year contract with KV Racing Technology and will become a teammate of Tony Kanaan and E.J. Viso.
"It is something very new to me," Barrichello said. "With all my experience, I will start as a rookie. But I think I will get better as the year progresses."
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Many people over the past week have suggested that Jonathan Martin is in some way a wimp and just couldn't handle "an NFL Locker Room". Others further contend that Incognito was just giving the guy a hard time in jest. Wrong. Just plain wrong. This wasn't a playground bullying or garden-variety rookie hazing. It is alleged Martin was the target of repeated discrimination and harassment, the likes of which no one should have to endure in their place of work.
Carpenter v. Con-Way Cent. Express, Inc., 481 F.3d 611 (8th Cir. 2007):
To establish a Title VII race-based hostile work environment claim, a plaintiff must show (1) he is a member of a protected group, (2) he is subjected to unwelcome race-based harassment, (3) the harassment was because of his membership in the protected group, and (4) the harassment affected a term, condition, or privilege of his employment. Singletary v. Mo. Dep't of Corr., 423 F.3d 886, 892 (8th Cir.2005). A hostile work environment "is permeated with discriminatory intimidation, ridicule, and insult that is sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of the victim's employment and create an abusive working environment" as viewed objectively by a reasonable person.Tademe v. Saint Cloud State Univ., 328 F.3d 982, 991 (8th Cir.2003) (internal quotation omitted). "To be actionable, the conduct complained of must be extreme in nature and not merely rude or unpleasant." Nitsche v. CEO of Osage Valley Elec. Coop., 446 F.3d 841, 846 (8th Cir.2006) (citations omitted). "Allegations of a few isolated or sporadic incidents will not suffice; rather, the plaintiff must demonstrate the alleged harassment was 'so intimidating, offensive, or hostile that it poisoned the work environment.' " Id. (quoting Tuggle v. Mangan, 348 F.3d 714, 720 (8th Cir.2003)).
Passananti v. Cook County, 689 F.3d 655 (7th Cir. 2012):
In claims of racial harassment, racially-charged words certainly can suffice. See,e.g., Hrobowski v. Worthington Steel Co., 358 F.3d 473, 477 (7th Cir.2004)(although plaintiff failed to show that employer was negligent in discovering and remedying coworker harassment, his work environment, in which he was repeatedly subjected to the word "n****r" and other race-based comments, was sufficiently severe or pervasive to support an otherwise actionable hostile work environment claim); Rodgers v. Western–Southern Life Ins. Co., 12 F.3d 668, 675–76 (7th Cir.1993) (finding an actionable hostile work environment claim when supervisors and employees referred to plaintiff by the term "n****r" between five and ten times during his employment).
Based on what we know so far it seems to me that Martin would have to have evidence of more than 1 or two incidents to have a successful claim. He'd also have to decide whether bringing a lawsuit is so antithetical to the NFL culture that it would wreck his career. But if I were a plaintiff's lawyer, I'd be champing at the bit to represent Martin.
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Despite leaving Andre Johnson on the bench in 2 leagues (who knew Case Keenum would do the job?) and TY Hilton in a third (okay, that was a mistake), I still had what was probably my best week of the semester. Although I have not made up the ground I lost in my roto league, I continue to climb the ladder in Tabb's roto league and I won all three H2H games this week. Granted, I won one by 0.01 points, but a win is a win.
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I'm watching this purported football game between the New York Giants and the Minnesota Vikings, wondering if this is just the worst MNF game ever or the worst football game of all time?
The Vikings have the best running back in the NFL, but they decide to let Josh Freeman throw the ball on 2nd and 2 from the 23. Brilliant.— Sam Cooper (@Coop_Sauce) October 22, 2013
Josh Freeman 20 attempts to Adrian Peterson's 8 carries. Leslie Frazier is just trolling us, right? #FantasyFootball— Thomas F.X. Sullivan (@IrishHoodlum) October 22, 2013
#MNF Who the hell is calling plays for @Vikings? Passing in red zone on 2nd & short instead of feeding AP? Fire him. Now. Mid-game.— Stephen Bainbridge (@ProfBainbridge) October 22, 2013
@peterlattman Making your kids watch this #MNF game is cruel and unusual punishment. They must have been really bad!— Stephen Bainbridge (@ProfBainbridge) October 22, 2013
If you're wondering why I continue to subject myself to it, I'm hoping watching this game is shaving time off my stint in Purgatory.
If Hell exists, it is spending all eternity being forced to watch teams QBd by Josh Freeman and Mark Sanchez play each other. #2009Draft— Robert Sawicki (@Rob_Sawicki) October 22, 2013
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My up and down season continues. In ProfessorBainbridge.com's H2H league, I won to improve to 3-3, albeit by the narrowest margin I've ever had:
And I also won in Tabb's H2H league, to also go to 3-3 in that league:
Sadly, I lost in the ProfessorBainbridge.com last minute H2H league, dropping to 2-4. In the roto leagues I had a good week. I rose from 4th to 3rd in the ProfessorBainbridge.com roto league and gained ground (although still in 6th) in Tabb's roto league.
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Well, this season is setting up to be a second annus horribilis in a row in fantasy football, with all of my H2H teams mired at 2-3. I'm seriously considering giving up football for something even more mindless. Like, say, opera?
Anyway, when it comes to setting my fantasy football lineups, I have a new strategy: Put names on dart board. Throw darts. Thinking hasn't worked, so why not give random selection a try?
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With one exception, my teams remain mired in mediocrity at the quarter mark of the 2013 campaign. Let's start with the good news. For the second week in a row, Da Commish remained in first place in the PB.com roto league, despite having only the fourth highest score this week. Second place Perpetuities had a stellar week, logging 223.85 points to my 171.95. Having Drew Brees as his QB helped a little!
Unfortunately, Bainbridge's Bruins remain mired in 8th place in Tabb's roto league.
Turning to the H2H leagues, I am now 2-2 in all three leagues. Cowboys Drool won in Tabb's Cowboy's Rule league:
Cowboys Drool got two big performances this week from Philip Rivers with 24.02 points and Wes Welker with 19.30, as they took down dizzle's Team, 89.87 - 77.59. While dizzle's Team (1-3) is only a game back of Cowboys Drool (2-2), they're quite a bit farther behind in points, 347.10 - 258.98. While each team hit their projections, Cowboys Drool scored 10.2% more than a projected 81.52 points to get the win. With Brandon Myers delivering zero points for Cowboys Drool, the gap could have been wider.
The Unseen Academicals squeaked out a narrow win in PB.com's H2H league:
Unseen Academicals got 29.60 points from Demaryius Thomas and 26.00 from Adrian Peterson to slip by I Pitta Da Fool 126.53 - 123.89. It was one of the closest matchups to date, and the 2.64-point margin of victory was the third-smallest recorded in the league this season. I Pitta Da Fool was led by Matt Ryan with 26.84 points and Jimmy Graham who scored 26.00. Unseen Academicals (2-2, 524.53 points) climbs into sixth place and I Pitta Da Fool (2-2, 545.40 points) drops to fifth place.
Sadly, however, Scalzi's Redshirts took a serious licking:
Rock and Load (fifth place, 2-2, 581.08 points) knocks Scalzi's Redshirts (2-2, 537.98 points) out of the league's top spot after beating them 164.38 - 123.72. Rock and Load overcame a 15.30-point projected spread to pull off the upset. They were led by Victor Cruz who got 32.40 points while Adrian Peterson scored 26.00. Rock and Load piled up 29.7% more points than projected (126.76). Scalzi's Redshirts fell short of their projections and got just 87.1% of their projected 142.06 points. Darren Sproles led Scalzi's Redshirts with 32.20 points while the Denver Broncos Defense brought in 18.00. With Brandon Myers delivering zero points for Rock and Load, the margin could have been bigger.
Big moves this week for the Unseen Academicals:
Hopefully that will strengthen the team going forward.
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Week 3 turned out to be a much better week than Week 2. In all but 1 league, we saw considerable improvement.
Let's start with the ProfessorBainbridge.com Sixth Annual PPR Roto league, in which Da Commish vaulted into first place with a 42.80 point lead on second place Dana Pointers. Da Commish led all teams this week with 196.35 points, benefiting from huge games by Antono Brown (40.50!), Jordan Cameron, and the Chicago DST.
Turning to Tabb's Roto League, Bainbridge's Bruins crawled from 9th to 8th place in this 11 team league. This despite goose eggs from Hakeem Nicks and Jermichael Finle yand continued misery from David Wilson.
In the H2H leagues, Scalzi's Redshirts won to improve their record to 2-1 in ProfessorBainbridge.com's First Annual Last Minute League. In doing so, the Redhsirts seized first place in the league standings (parity's a bitch). Here's Yahoo's recap:
Scalzi's Redshirts (2-1, 414.26 points) swaps first place with Non-Billable Hours (2-1, 378.68 points), beating them 147.48 - 116.32. They overcame an 11.84-point deficit on Monday night, and put up the second-highest point total in the league this week. With this win, Scalzi's Redshirts scored 8.7% more points than projected and has now beaten expectations every week this season. Cam Newton, with 36.42 points, racked up the third-highest score for the week. To make matters worse, Non-Billable Hours got zero points from Hakeem Nicks.
In Tabb's H2H Cowboys Rule League (worst league name ever), my Cowboys Drool team finally won a game and thus improved to 1-2 (for 8th place):
Cowboys Drool got the second-highest player score of the week from Cam Newton (28.71) to get the win over Armadillo Armageddon 99.31 - 76.48. With this loss, Armadillo Armageddon scored 78.7% of their projected points, and has now failed to meet projections every week this season. Drew Brees, with 29.89 points, brought in the highest score this week. Cowboys Drool (1-2, 257.23 points) climbs into eighth place while Armadillo Armageddon (1-2, 259.78 points) drops to seventh place.
Sadly, in Professor Bainbridge's Sixth Annual H2H League, the Unseen Academicals lost for the second week in a row, falling to 1-2, having run into a buzz saw powered by Matthew Stafford, Jordan Cameron, and Cecil Shorts:
AvariciousAmphibians got the highest score this week on the way to their third win in as many matchups when they beat Unseen Academicals 146.50 - 106.64. The streak is due in part to AvariciousAmphibians having the second-highest scoring output in the league at 149.77 points per matchup. Unseen Academicals stays in seventh place with a 1-2 record. AvariciousAmphibians remains unbeaten and in first place having also beaten Vaqueros (162.63 - 123.38) and Portland Drizzles (140.17 - 103.23).
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Roughly in the order they're pissing me off.
|# Leagues Drafted
|David Wilson
|4 and 4
|-0.40 and -0.40
|Coughlin's not half as mad as I am
|Stevan Ridley
|He's killing me in Tabb's H2H league
|C.J. Spiller
|what happened to running him till he throws up?
|Chris Ivory
|7 and 7
|6.70 and 6.70
|not exactly bell cow numbers
|Kyle Rudolph
|7 and 8
|9.60 and 17.90
|so much for being a low TE1
|Danny Amendola
|my fault for drafting Mr. Fragile
|Larry Fitzgerald
|weak Week 2 numbers, possible nagging hamstring
These guys were all drafted with the idea that they would be starters (at least flex starters), except maybe Chris Ivory. All have disappointed, but my ire is mainly for the top three. Wilson has been terrible the first two weeks and is dragging two leagues down with him. Spiller and Ridley were drafted 1-2 in the same league and have dragged it down to disaster two weeks in a row. Time to start trolling the waiver wires.
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Sunday Bloody Sunday for my #fantasyfootball teams: Eddie Lacy, David Wilson, Larry Fitzgerald, André Johnson, Jared Cook all hurt me— Stephen Bainbridge (@ProfBainbridge) September 16, 2013
Looking at 0-3 this week in head to head #fantasyfootball leagues. Ugh.— Stephen Bainbridge (@ProfBainbridge) September 16, 2013
As a lifelong Washington Redskins fan and a Green Bay Packers shareholder, tough game today. Wish 'Skins had played better.— Stephen Bainbridge (@ProfBainbridge) September 16, 2013
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It's a good thing Giants have nobody else to run the ball, b/c I've got David Wilson in 2 #FantasyFootball leagues— Stephen Bainbridge (@ProfBainbridge) September 9, 2013
It's never too early to worry: Drafting Stevan Ridley in 2d round may have been a mistake. Benched forever? #FantasyFootball— Stephen Bainbridge (@ProfBainbridge) September 9, 2013
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I am quite good at pointing out what I have done wrong in situations with horses. My biggest problem is people want experience yet I can't get experience without being offered a chance. I know it would be an expensive chance to take and there are plenty of more experienced trainers, experience doesn't mean better. A lot of the time kids can be better because a lot of the time younger people can read a horse better. (Not saying I can read a horse better than everyone) but you seem to be assuming that because I'm young and I expressed my opinion that I think I'm better than everyone else.
Well I'm not and I'm trying hard to learn more about everyone's views but defending mine at the same time. Just because I don't like bits doesn't mean I would never user one again if someone asked a horse to be trained that way or if it works better than bitless. Just because I personally don't like something doesn't mean I'll never use it.
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I have no problem with bribery or sugar if it works! But we did try that in the past (an entire Hershey's bar that he could hold while I cut the hair among other things) and he still couldn't keep to together, then I either had to reward him for the bad behavior during the haircut or yikes take away that precious treat!
The one thing that he screams about is that we are going to cut off his ears. I have shown him and shown him that the clippers won't cut skin, but no help there.
I'd actually love for him to be able to grow it out, but it just doesn't look good.
Ds (4 yo) will not cooperate AT ALL. As in, he will not even sit down when he sees the stuff come out.
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"Has he been pre-authorized? Because if the test hasn't been, it may not be covered and you may be caught with the bill as my husband and I learned." Her jagged words hit me like a political ad. My heart spiraled down the drain of despair. My young infant was getting a test ordered by his pediatrician, a test scheduled in haste after a routine check-up, a test that may or may not be covered by my insurance. She said that she would get the ball rolling, but that maybe my wife and I should discuss whether we wanted to go through with the test. We could be on the hook for thousands of dollars we do not have.
Here was our dilemma: Do we gamble with insurance or with our 4-month-old son's health? Of course, we chose our son's health. Could we pre-authorize it before our visit? No, we did not have the codes, so we were at the mercy of the bureaucrats at the hospital and insurance companies. One error by a stranger and we could go down into the netherworld of red tape. I could not blame the receptionist, as she explained that she and her husband were caught before in our nation's health-care web. They were still paying for it after three years.
My company does the best it can to provide my family with health care. Yet, every year I have worked for them, the price goes up and the coverage goes down. We pay more and get less. Again, I am not alone in this.
The month of August, because of the congressional recess, has become a cacophony of media on the issue of health care. We are being bombarded with a campaign of shock and awe about what the proposed changes to health care will mean, about how bad health care is in Canada and Britain, about how the government wants to kill our grandpa, and about the sinister takeover of health care by a covert socialist. Lost in the mix is the simple fact that our health care is broken. We pay the highest price for our health care, and get care that is behind countries like Chile, Saudi Arabia, and Cyprus. In other words, we pay for prime rib and get a bowl full of gristle.
Some may grizzle at my characterizing our health care as broken, but Dr. Atul Gawande charts the places that pay the highest price for health care in his New Yorker article, "The Cost Conundrum [6]." The article reveals that places like MacAllen, Texas, are paying the most for health care but are not the ones with the best health care. The Mayo clinic, with its lower cost, has the better care. We are not getting our money's worth. No amount of fear-mongering will change this. We have to stop burying our heads in the sand and realize that our nation's current health-care system is not working for a majority of us.
We must start our conversations about health-care reform with the honest truth: Remaining on the current path will lead to destruction. We need to go the narrow path of asking the question of how we are going to move forward, ignoring the voices that provoke unnecessary fear. My son and his generation are counting on us.
Ernesto Tinajero is a freelance writer in Spokane, Washington, who earned his master's degree in theology from Fuller Seminary. Visit his blog at www.life-and-faith.org. [7]
To learn more about health-care reform, click here to visit Sojourners' Health-Care Resources Web page. [8]
[1] http://sojo.net/blogs/gods-politics
[2] http://sojo.net/biography/ernesto-tinajero
[3] http://sojo.net/blogs/2009/08/13/health-care-debate-lets-begin-honesty#comment-covenant
[4] http://sojo.net/letter-to-web-editor?post=With%20the%20Health-Care%20Debate%2C%20Let%27s%20Begin%20with%20Honesty
[5] http://sojo.net/donate
[6] http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/06/01/090601fa_fact_gawande
[7] http://beingandfaith.blogspot.com/
[8] http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=action.display&item=HC09-main


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50 Shades of Red: Embarrassing Hotel Packages Tied Into The Kinky Movie Release
We curse the persons who decided to release the "Fifty Shades of Grey" movie on Valentine's Day Weekend. Because that means not only is our inbox overflowing with the usual schmaltzy hotel romance packages, we are now getting deluged with FSOG-themed hotel packages, promising some sort of "kinky" aspect to the hotel stay.
Despite our initial desire to quickly delete the packages (sorry, but we still haven't recovered from the hotel packages tied in with the book back in 2012), we've since had a change of libido and thought it would be fun for you to see these packages for your own entertainment.
Just a note: we've kept the hotels "blindfolded" so to speak so that they won't feel embarrassed about their spanking. (Of course, you can always Google the package to find out which hotel it is.)
And just so you know, the only acceptable hotels to role-play Christian Grey and Ana Steele is the Heathman Hotel in Portland, which was actually mentioned in the book. (Can't make it to the hotel? Um, maybe buy a pillow then?) along with the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver whose wood paneled Lieutenant Governor's suite is featured in the movie. (Rates of the suite start at $1,199 a night. No toys included.)
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The Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire Wants You to Channel Everyone's Favorite Lady of the Night
Prepare to feel old – really old. Pretty Woman came out 25 years ago. 25 years! A whole quarter of a century! Yup, we feel old too.
To celebrate the anniversary, the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire, which was the setting for the movie, has come out with the most ridiculous package ever: Pretty Woman for a Day.
How much does it cost to feel pretty? Why, a minimum of $15,000.
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The Ampersand Hotel Will Engrave Your Heart (and Your Pillows) This Valentine's Day
Ah, the first days of February when the cold is holding you tight in its embrace and hotels are trying to warm you up with "sexy" and "sizzling" Valentine's Day packages that actually make only your stomach sizzle – with that unsexy sick feeling. What's worse, this year, lots of hotels are going all out with Fifty Shades of Grey packages (#pray4hotelchatter as we approach our inbox with trepidation each morning).
Luckily, there is one hotel offering something so gloriously insane that it starts at vomit-worthy and turns right round into awful but inspired.
The Ampersand in London is offering people who stay during February the chance to personalize your pillows "with a special message or image". That means either your names, as per the photo, or… erm… something else. No word on whether there is anything they won't print.
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The W South Beach Just Unveiled A Hotel Wedding Package to End All Other Hotel Wedding Packages
We thought yesterday's story about the resort that wants you to take the honeymoon suite home with you was pretty insane, but the W South Beach has come up with the most ridiculuxe hotel wedding extravaganza that we have ever heard of--The Million Dollar Wedding Package.
Before we go any further, allow us to answer the question that's just about to come rushing out of your mouths--Yes, the wedding costs a million dollars. Actually, according to the hotel rep, it's a little over a million dollars. Alright, now with that out of the way, here's what a million dollar W Hotel wedding includes and how much each items costs. Emphasis is ours but if we had our way, we'd really just bold the whole darn package, all the way to the bottom.
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This Resort Wants You to Take Your Honeymoon Suite Home With You
If you really want to remember your honeymoon, here's an idea--design and take home the resort bed
Hotels in the Caribbean have been luring honeymooners for decades, offering, if not guaranteeing, picturesque settings, killer views and of course, the essence of romance. As competition for your honeymoon dollar heats up with the island sun, destinations are getting creative, and sometimes extreme, in coming up with special offers that appeal to the most romantically inclined.
Take for instance, The Ladera Resort, a 37-suite resort overlooking the Piton Mountains in St. Lucia. The resort is clearly thinking outside the box (key word being box) with a new program inviting all you pending newlyweds to customize your own honeymoon suite furniture and then ship it home on departure. This is why honeymoon registries are something to consider.
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Go Rowing with an Olympic Athlete at The Four Seasons Boston
Last week it was announced that Boston is on the short list of American cities being considered for the US bid to host the 2024 Olympics. The news has some people pumped, a lot of other people preemptively horrified at the prospect.
But here's an Olympics-related invitation we can all agree on: "Row Like a Pro" at the Four Seasons Hotel Boston. Fitness-related hotel packages are very on-trend lately; check out this recently announced Running Camp in Jackson Hole. And as befitting a storied, tony brand, the Four Seasons is pulling in the crčme de la crčme of athletes for this one.
Available only on September 7, 13, 21 and 28, 2014, the "Row" package lets guests take a private two-hour row with one of several Olympic champs, including 2012 gold medalist Esther Lofgren. You'll hit the Charles River, passing picturesque Boston landmarks before ending at the finish line of Head of the Charles, America's largest regatta, held every October.
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Row NYC Puts The Paparazzi In Your Room...On Purpose
Alec Baldwin should probably steer clear of this new hotel suite in Manhattan but Lindsay Lohan will absolutely love it.
Row Hotel in Times Square (formerly the Milford Plaza) has unveiled a new 1,000-sq.ft. two-bedroom, penthouse suite that's done up in contemporary decor (hello, gorgeous Missoni pillows!) and filled with extremely modern furnishings that seem to re-invent geometric shapes as we know them.
But the suite also has some throwbacks to old Hollywood with vintage photographs of actors and rock stars from Ron Galella on the walls. The suite even has a copy of one of those old Hollywood movie lights. And now, you can put yourself in the pictures.
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Get Fit With This 'Tri-Retreat' at Sanctuary at Camelback Mountain
How can you tell that triathlons are becoming "trendy" events for folks to participate in? Hotels are starting to offer special retreats where triathletes can train for their upcoming event. We saw it first at the Four Seasons Westlake , who offered the "Ultimate Performance Triathlon Training Camp" last month.
Now, the Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain in Scottsdale, Ariz. is offering a summer "Tri-Retreat" in a few weeks. Only 12 participants will be allowed into the exclusive event, held from June 23-25, but they will have access to top trainers and instructors, including Olympic Gold Medal swimmer Misty Hyman and World Masters track cycling champion Terry Roach, along with healthy, performance optimized meals from Executive Chef Beau MacMillan. The retreat will also include the following:
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You Can Now Get Married on Top of The Burj Al Arab
The Burj Al Arab in Dubai is the world's most luxurious luxury hotel where every hotel room is a two-story suite, every guest has its own butler, and every in-room iPad is plated in gold. And now, weddings at the Jumeirah Group hotel are sky-high. Literally.
The hotel's new Wedding in the Skies experience will allow couples to get married on the helipad of the hotel 212 meters above the Arabian Gulf. The very same helipad where Roger Federer and Andre Agassi played a game of tennis and where Formula One Champion David Coulthard performed donuts in a Red Bull Racing car.
For $55,000, guests will work with not a wedding planner but rather a "Wedding Architect" who will guide them through such pressing wedding day decisions as--should the couple arrive at the hotel by air in an Italian twin engine Augusta 109 or by road in a Rolls Royce Phantom? Which wedding cake from Executive Pastry Chef Johannes Bonin should they choose from? Which spa sessions from the Talise Spa should they indulge in? And perhaps, most importantly, what specially designed wedding scent developed by a leading perfumist should the couple spritz everywhere?
Other perks in the package include, accommodations (of course), private sessions with personal trainers, shopping and styling sessions with personal stylists, dance and etiquette lessons, floral consolations and access to Dubai's best jewelers and top haute couturiers.
Interestingly, there's no mention of photography services so we hope the Wedding Architect can at least recommend someone. And yes, we think you should get BOTH a photographer and a videographer for this big day.
[Photo: Burj Al Arab]
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Say Yes to The Dress and To Renting Out This Resort for Your Wedding on 12-13-14
Calling all brides and grooms: December 13, 2014 is your absolute last chance to have a wedding on a sequential calendar date in this century. You know what we're talking about. It started off with 1/2/03 and moved on to dates like 5/6/07 and 10/11/12 and 11/12/13 and now it will all end with 12/13/14.
As with all sequential dates, and palindrome dates like 7/7/7 and 12/12/12, hotels are ready and willing to help you celebrate your (extra) special day. We're sure to see a flood of offers and wedding packages as the date nears but if you're in the nuptial planning stages now, consider the Little Palm Island Resort & Spa in the Florida Keys and their jaw-dropping hotel buyout offer.
The hotel's ETERNITY package will give one couple and their guests exclusive use of the private island resort from December 12-14, 2014. That includes tax and tipping.
Marking the last sequential date of the century, privileged guests join the bride and groom for three full days of decadent fine dining, award-winning service and luxury accommodations, as the resort's dedicated team of wedding specialists ensure all preparations are flawlessly executed. Priced at $195,000, the 12,13,14…ETERNITY package also includes a $5,000 resort credit, to be used toward a return stay on the couple's one-year anniversary.
Here's the entire breakdown:
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Want to Train for a Triathlon? Let The Four Seasons Help You With That
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If anyone can pull this off constructively and creatively it is ICEHOTEL, who has been busy every winter for the last 25 years, giving new meaning to the term "walk in cooler." Now let's cut to the chase – the price for your ice fantasy is about $231,000. No, this is not a typo. Let's see what you get for it.


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While a lot of things have changed since I entered public service 20 years ago, the American people still elect representatives for the same reason. Just like the first office I was ever elected to — and every office I've held in between — the people of Surprise elected me to help improve their lives.Read More »
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interesting article
An interesting article. I've been thinking of playing with Gentoo for a while. The idea of easily being able to build customized packages appeals to me, as it's seems to be like rocket science on Debian...
no so hard
Just 2 commands for any standard source (./configure based) :
dpkg-build -rfakeroot
Nothing else...
I have seen debian boxes tota
I have seen debian boxes totally corrupted by this kind of installation
Debian is particullary picky about extern packages, gentoo will build any package acording to your new choice if needed.
What if you do that for kdelibs ? gtk ? glibc ? the system will suffer, not on gentoo !
Another overlooked benefit is
Another overlooked benefit is Security. Gentoo Hardened includes tons of excellent security features including SELinux, and you are not limited like other security-focused distributions. You can install basically any software on Linux, and the binary is automatically hardened; just check the configuration.
I use gentoo on every compute
I use gentoo on every computer i got on my home, If you want an easy to install gentoo based distribution with graphical instalation you should check Vidalinux Desktop. Is based on gentoo but is using Redhats anaconda to install everything. http:://desktop.vidalinux.com :-D
good golly, did you see the minimum system requirements?
Minimum Supported Configuration:
AMD Athlon XP or Pentium 4 compatible processor, 1.0 Ghz; 10-GB hard disk; 256-MB RAM; 800x600 screen resolution
Recommended Configuration:
AMD Athlon XP or Pentium 4 compatible processor, 2.0 Ghz or faster; at least 20-GB hard disk; at least 512-MB RAM; 1024x768 screen resolution or better
where gentoo's minimum system requirements are:
Hardware Requirements
CPU i486 or later
Memory 64 MB
Diskspace 1.5 GB (excluding swap space)
Swap space At least 256 MB
does anaconda really take this much power?
I've been using Linux for ove
I've been using Linux for over 10 years and Gentoo was the distro to pull me away from Win32 for daily use. It's takes a little work for the initial install and the larger compiles like kde. Once installed its great. Easy to use, maintain and update. Seems you have what you need in the version your looking for, including its dependances.
Great Distro. Next Debian & Slackware (Slack being my 1st Linux distro) then Mandrake and Suse. All Great.
The main thing is to Enjoy Linux no matter the distro!
hallo this sucks your link go
hallo this sucks your link goes straight to M$
Nah he accidently added two c
Nah he accidently added two colon's, which for some reason is redirecting to you know where.
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Blogging portals, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter have made it easier for people from all around the world to showcase their talents in front of and behind the camera. Lilly Singh, a Canadian born Punjabi has taken full advantage of these platforms. She is arguably one of the most popular YouTube stars out there, making her own brand of parody videos touching on a variety of topics.
Her YouTube channel is actively updated with her uniquely entertaining videos that she began filming when she was around 20. When asked about how she comes up with these out-of-the-box ideas, Singh or more popularly know by her on screen alias 'Superwoman', explains that she uses things that happen in her everyday life as inspiration for her work. People she meets, shopping, her parents, and mostly things that people complain to her about play an important role in the making of her videos. She also mentions that she's obviously influenced by other YouTubers but she says it's her parents that influence her the most.
Even though videos like 'S**t Punjabi Mothers Say' and her takes on dating and marriage are widely popular, Singh says that the wackiest videos she's done are the ones which involve dance dares, explaining that anything that's candid and not scripted is the most fun. (After which she did a little dance move)
When asked about her collaborations with other YouTubers and actors, Singh says that she can't say which is more fun, doing her own stuff or collaborations. But she does say, "It's more of an educational experience, I often learn things from them."
Speaking again about her influences, Singh says that she is highly critical of herself and she pushes herself more than anyone else.
Superwoman as a character is quite crazy on screen, but Singh explains that she is not so different from her on screen alias. "My friends say the same thing, Lilly and Superwoman are very similar, so the crazy girl you see in front of the camera is pretty much the crazy girl I am."
Many comedians make it big in the comedy industry by starting out with stand-up, or joining a comedy troupe. But with Singh, it was different. "When I first wanted to start YouTube, I actually wanted to do it in a group, but when that didn't happen I just decided to do it on my own. And from YouTube, I started doing stand-up so I feel like it was just the right time and place."
Singh goes on to explain that it was a little difficult breaking into the industry, even her parents were apprehensive in the start. "In the beginning they were like, we don't know about that." Meaning that Singh's parents weren't exactly sure if this could work as a career. But as time passed, and she shot to fame, they encouraged and supported her. "Now, my parents are my biggest supporters. My dad watches my videos all day long."
One of the fun parts about her job, explains Singh, is the convergence of cultures, which allows her to dig into her Punjabi roots as well as meet people from all walks of life.
About Bollywood, Singh of course mentions, a very noticeable influence in her work - Madhuri Dixit. She also says that if she had favourites it would be Shah Rukh Khan, John Abraham and Priyanka Chopra. "Priyanka Chopra, I have a little girl crush on her."
Even though 'Superwoman' is her screen alias, Singh admits that she doesn't know much about comic books, although she would love to start exploring them more. "People keep thinking that I would be a whiz at comics, but no, I don't know anything about comics. I just know Superwoman is better than all of them."
She did give us the origin of the name, "You know, I had the name Superwoman before I started YouTube, and then I got this ring (A ring with the Superwoman 'S' on it) and it kind of sealed the deal. Since then I've been Superwoman"
Singh ended the interview in her classic style, high fiving the interviewer and stating "Thank you for this interview, one love, Superwoman, and that is a rap."
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I'm going to give you a few tips and techniques here on how to write catchy songs. The truth is, even if you write something catchy, people aren't necessarily going to want to listen to it… But it helps to make your music accessible sometime.
1) Repetition
Simple but true! If you repeat something over and over then it will eventually sink in. If you repeat something short and simple over and over again then it will grind its way mercilessly into peoples' heads. Think 'Who let the dogs out?' originally written by Shaggy for lyrical catchiness or 'Sex Machine' by James Brown for instrumental catchiness.
2) Give it a build up
After one listen it's likely that people are only going to recall one short section of your song. So it's a great idea to give the memorable part of your song a special place and build into it. This is a subtle point but it could be something as simple as a pause, or the line before the chorus being a sort of introduction for what comes next. Or perhaps even the same line as is used in the purpose. Think Prince's 'Purple Rain' for a great buildup. What I'm trying to get at is the concept of 'framing' the catchiest part of your song so that people have a good cue to remember it with.
3) Make the first line the memorable one
Think 'Very Superstitious…' from Superstition by Stevie Wonder or even beter 'Summertime' by Gershwin. Not only is it catchy, but the most catchy line of all socks it to you in the first few seconds. If you're getting all catchy and memorable 90 seconds in, probably everyone's already back to their conversations and pints of beer…
4) Most important…
Basically, to be catchy, something has to be simple enough for people to remember, but different enough to be interesting so that they actually want to remember it. Repetition will help, building up to the catchy part will help or putting it right at the start of the song will also help… …but it's gotta be innovative too!
One last tip. I've noticed that I tend to write catchier songs when I'm listening to a lot of pop music. Listen to something close to what you're trying to write if you're having difficulty. Don't do it with the aim of copying; just absorb the vibe and get into the groove. Then simply wait for spontaneity to strike.
Catchiness is just one more technique – practise it and you'll master it just like anything else!
Here's an example from my practise blog of me putting the above into practice (hopefully)


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Full IRC transcript available at https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA/Meetings/20090727 = Attendees = * Adam Williamson (adamw) * David Pravec (dpravec) * James Laska (jlaska) * (jeff_hann) * Jesse Keating (f13) * Jóhann Guðmundsson (viking-ice) * John Poelstra (poelcat) * Kamil Paral (kparal) * Seth Vidal (skvidal) * Will Woods (wwoods) = Agenda = [https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-test-list/2009-July/msg00529.html Proposed meeting agenda] == Previous meeting follow-up == # [Viking-Ice] - updating meeting channel page w/ new QA time #* Updated [[Meeting_channel]] #* [[User:kparal]] updated future QA meeting wiki [[QA/Meetings]] # [jlaska] - discuss ideas with fedora-infrastructure for getting test candidates out to testers #* Jlaska spoke to mmcgrath about potential bandwith/performance problems. Mmcgrath indicated the system has been newly updated and he was not aware of any previous performance bottlenecks. Recommended continuing as planned with announcing the test images to fedora-test-list, and the infrastructure team will monitor alt.fedoraproject.org for any issues. #* Issue summarized in the infrastructure ticket - https://fedorahosted.org/fedora-infrastructure/ticket/1554 # [Viking-Ice] - update on Dracut testing considerations (see agenda item below) #* See agenda below == Dracut rawhide testing update == With the new meeting time, there was less time since the last meeting for follow-up on this item. Viking_ice requested keeping this topic on the agenda for next meeting. == In the news == === Alpha test compose === An F12 Alpha test compose is scheduled for delivery this Wednesday, 2009-07-29 (see [http://poelstra.fedorapeople.org/schedules/f-12/f-12-releng-tasks.html schedule]). Liam Li has invited install testers to contribute results against the upcoming Alpha Candidate. * See [https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-test-list/2009-July/msg00523.html mailing list announcement] * See [[QA:Fedora_12_Install_Test_Plan]] * See [[QA:Fedora_12_Alpha_Install_Test_Results]] f13 indicated we are in good shape, except several install test blockers on {{bz|F12Alpha}} list, including: * {{bz|510033}} - AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'name' * {{bz|511907}} - parted.Disk.duplicate exception in storage scan * {{bz|514062}} - Rawhide missing images Kparal informed the team that 2 bugs still needed testing. The team agreed these issues were Alpha blockers since virt is becoming a key part of test automation. * {{bz|513175}} - ImportError: No module named decorator * {{bz|513383}} - Detecting devices crashes === Alpha blocker bug day#3 === In preparation for this Friday's blocker bug day#3, jlaska asked the group for volunteers to help announce and summarize the event (in accordance with the draft SOP [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Poelstra/blocker_bug_meeting_sop]). Whose got the ball(s)? * Poelcat agreed to send out a blocker bug meeting announcement * Adamw agreed to follow-up the meeting with a summary of actions * Jlaska challenged someone to bring some fun ascii art to the meeting, dpravec accepted the challenge == AutoQA update == Wwoods informed the team that 7 of 12 tests from the [[QA:Rawhide_Acceptance_Test_Plan]] are now automated. Will plans to announce recent changes through a combination of wiki documentation and blog posts. Wwoods was also debating enabling test results by email to increase visibility of test results until a production server is available. Dpravec updated the group on testing status of the autotest package. The latest version appears to be missing a file which results in a failure. More infomation posted to https://fedorahosted.org/autoqa/ticket/9#comment:32. F13 plans to investigate the packaging failure soon. == Open discussion == === Mass rebuild === f13 informed the team about the upcoming rawhide rebuild to accomodate: * New i686 architecture * New compression - see [[Features/XZRpmPayloads]] * New glibc and gcc This change introduces a upgrade problem for testers already on rawhide -- see {{bz|513937}}. The team discussed how to document upgrading for current rawhide testers and concluded posting a guide to the http://rawhidewatch.wordpress.com blog was the best avenue. The current recommended upgrade procedure for testers already on rawhide is: * Install ''rpm'' package from f11-updates repo Jlaska took an action item to discuss with Warren. === Test Day Live image script === Kparal notified the team that the current Test Day creation script (see [[QA/Test_Days/Live_Image]]) incorrectly uses Fedora 11 as a base repo. Jlaska indicated he has been secretly using a slightly modified version of the script for building test day images. Kparal was investigating updates to the recommended procedure to cleanly recommend using the rawhide package repo. === QA blogs request? === Viking_ice informed the team that no progress has been made on his fedora-infrastructure request for a QA blog. Viking_ice asked the team how they plan to inform people of QA activities. Adamw responded that currently, he, wwoods and jlaska have blogs that are aggregated on fedora planet and they blog about QA significant events. Viking_ice indicated a strong preference for an official QA blog. Some discussion followed as to whether a dedicated QA wordpress instance, or an aggregated fedora planet QA feed would be the best solution in the short term. No conclusion was reached in the meeting. === <Your topic here> === = Upcoming QA events = * 2009-07-28 - [[BugZappers/Triage_days]] * 2009-07-29 - [http://poelstra.fedorapeople.org/schedules/f-12/f-12-releng-tasks.html Alpha Test Compose] * 2009-08-03 - [[QA/Meetings/20090803]] at 16:00 UTC = Action items = * [jlaska] - file bug against distribution for rawhide pungi problems * [poelcat] - to send blocker bug meeting announce * [adamw] - to summarize blocker meeting * [dpravec] - posting some fun ascii art for blocker bug meeting * [jlaska] - talk to warren about a rawhidewatch post on rpm xz workaround for rawhide testers * [kparal] - investigate updates to Test Day livecd-creator instructions
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If you have any questions or need assistance with your registration please call Customer Service at 212.415.5500 during our Hours of Operation.
If you prefer, you can order your tickets and class enrollments by calling Customer Service at 212.415.5500 during our Hours of Operation, using Visa, MasterCard or American Express. You can also place your order by fax, by mail, or in person at our Box Office on Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street.
Individuals who have participated in 92nd Street Y programs over the past year in selected program areas, participants in certain memberships, and those who have made contributions of $500 or more to 92Y, are eligible to register for programs before they become available to the general public.
Patrons that qualify for Priority Registration will receive packets in the mail explaining how to purchase online. Priority registration is normally mailed 2-3 weeks before a catalog is available. Registration information includes your Patron ID#. You can use this ID# to setup your login information online. This will allow you to register early for a course or event. Please note: if you receive a packet, you are only eligible to priority register for the programs covered in your packet.
To find out if you are eligible for priority registration, don't have your Patron ID#, or having difficulty ordering online, please call 212.415.5500 or email.