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You can lead a wallflower to the ball, but you can't make her bloom—unless one daring young bachelor turns up the heat…
What's a nice girl like Miss Juliet Shelby doing in a place like Lord Deveril's ballroom? With her shy demeanor, she's a total stranger to the dance floor and a source of mockery for the ton. So imagine her surprise when Deveril gallantly comes to her defense—and offers to teach her to dance! Juliet can hardly believe the most handsome bachelor in London would notice her, until he takes her in his arms and sets her heart ablaze…
Lord Alec Deveril has never felt such a spark of attraction for an unmarried lady before. Unlike the "fashionable" women he's accustomed to, Juliet possesses a generous spirit, a fiery intelligence—and an explosive secret. Deep in the London underworld, a dear friend has vanished, and Juliet fears the worst. Deveril insists on helping, escorting her through the darkest alleys in town. But he too is hiding a shocking secret—and the only way he can defeat the devil in his past is to seduce the angel in his arms …
"With her trademark wit and charm, Manda Collins has penned a deeply romantic and emotionally satisfying story in How to Romance a Rake. Her heroine is plucky and tremendously appealing, and I cheered for her well-earned happily ever after." —Vanessa Kelly, award-winning author of Sex And The Single Earl
"Collins' second installment of the Ugly Duckling trilogy is both a lovely, sensitive romance and a taut thriller. Collins brings a dashing hero and a wounded wallflower together in the type of love story readers take to heart. With compassion and perception, she delves into the issues faced by those who survive physical and emotional trauma. Brava to Collins!" —RT Book Reviews, 4 stars
"Absolutely delightful, HOW TO ROMANCE A RAKE, the second book in talented author Manda Collins' UGLY DUCKLING series, is an emotion-packed, passionate historical romance" —Romance Junkies, 5 stars, Blue Ribbon Review
"How to Romance a Rake is a wonderfully moving story about two damaged people coming together to form a unique bond. Manda Collins is now on my auto-buy list, and I can't wait for the final book in this series." —Rakehell, Where Regency Lives
"How to Romance a Rake is a wonderful story in which a quiet and shy heroine triumphs over adversity, overcoming obstacles to win the heart of one of London's most eligible bachelors. It is the sort of story that warms the heart and reaffirms the notion that love conquers all. Books like How to Romance a Rake are why I read romance." —Romance Novel News
"The passion sizzles in this book and while Collins delves into deeply emotional issues she also infuses her stories with plenty of humor along with a terrific secondary cast…If you haven't read Manda Collins yet, now's the perfect time to start. How to Romance a Rake is going straight to my keeper shelf. I highly recommend it!" —The Romance Dish
"Manda Collins's How to Romance a Rake is one of those rare books I enjoyed in pretty much every respect. There were too many exceptional elements to mention everything, but I was particularly blown away by the quality of the writing, the excellent humor, the integration of subplots, and the characters. I would not hesitate to recommend How to Romance a Rake to any reader of historical romance." —The Historical Romance Critic
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The sky was dark with clouds, and the only illumination to the area was from the kitchens. The rest of the house, with its other inhabitants out for the evening, was dark.
He watched in fascination as Juliet continued walking backward, presumably watching for some authority figure, who would arrest her escape.
Not wishing to startle her, he hissed her name as he came up behind her. "Juliet."
Even so, his quarry jarred with surprise, and turned to face him.
"What are you doing here?" she demanded, a hint of desperation in her voice. "Deveril, you must leave here at once."
To his surprise, she made as if to push him away. Could she be expecting someone else? Or worse, was she running off to meet some other man? The very idea made his jaw clench.
"What are you doing?" he asked, not giving an inch. "Who are you sneaking off to meet?"
"None of your business," she hissed. "Now kindly leave so that no one hears you."
"You've already been detected," he said in a low voice, "so go back inside and rest your leg as you told your cousins you were doing."
She frowned at the mention of Cecily and Madeline. Perhaps her lie was bothering her conscience.
"How do you know what I told them?" she asked. "And it is highly improper for you to mention legs in my company," she added, her mouth pursing in annoyance.
"They told me," he said, pointing her toward the French doors, but finding her surprisingly strong in her resistance. "And you are hardly in a position to preach propriety, madam."
"And you are not my father, my brother, or my husband and have no authority to tell me where to go or what to do," she snapped, her voice a low hiss in the night air, her green eyes reflecting fire in the moonlight.
"As your friend," he growled, "I have every right to prevent you from behaving rashly."
"If you were my friend you would—"
Stopping mid- sentence at the sound of one of the kitchen maids giggling from inside, Juliet made a "follow me" gesture and led him into a small area of the garden that was enclosed on three sides by climbing vines. Nestled within the bower was an iron bench just large enough to seat two.
The hitch in her stride was more pronounced, Alec noticed as he walked behind her. So perhaps she had not been lying about her reasons for remaining at home. Still, there was something more that agitated her.
"Tell me what has happened to cause you such distress," he said when they were far enough from the house for privacy, struggling to keep his tone gentle. The sight of her in such pain made him want to smash something, and he regretted his sharp words to her earlier.
For one of the most celebrated flirts in London he certainly had difficulty behaving like a gentleman in this lady's company.
Juliet shifted from one foot to the other, leaning heavily on her walking stick, and it was impossible not to notice her wince.
"Sit down, for God's sake," he ordered. Part of him expected her to tell him to go jump in the Thames, but to Alec's surprise, she kept silent, lowered herself to the bench.
"There is no shame in admitting to human frailty, Juliet," he said quietly. "Even battle- scarred soldiers must bow to their body's wishes from time to time."
"That's easy for you to say," she grumbled. "You've never—"
"What? Fought in a battle?" he asked wryly. He was well aware that his position as the heir to a peerage had given him a handy excuse to remain in England during the wars with Napoleon. But he was not ashamed of the fact. There were plenty of small services that could be helpful to the crown here at home, many of which he had undertaken.
But Juliet was talking of something else.
"No," she said with impatience. "I've never fought in a battle either. What I was going to say is that you've never had to confront the fact that your own body is failing you. You're a young man. You're fit. You're handsome. You're in the prime of health and, with a few exceptions your body will do whatever you tell it to do."
Thinking of one particular part of him that seemed to have a mind of its own, he disagreed, but did not say so aloud.
"And mine," she continued with obvious annoyance, "does not even allow me to stand without assistance. It is maddening sometimes."
Knowing some of what Winterson had gone through with his war injury, Alec was surprised to realize that Juliet might have some of the same complaints. Ladies, after all, were not expected to be active and participate in all manner of sporting activities. There had been her issue with dancing, but that had seemed different to him at the time. Perhaps because that was an activity which required a partner.
Which reminded him again of other activities requiring two people. He was a cad and ruffian to think of such things while she was telling him of her struggles.
"So, it is the state of your health that has you in such a fit of pique?" he asked, firmly returning his mind to the subject at hand.
"Not my health," she admitted, with a frown, twisting the silver ring she wore on her right hand. Around and around and around. "Well, not only my health."
He lowered himself to the bench beside her, the vulnerability in her voice and mien making it impossible to deny her some human contact. He wanted to take her in his arms and offer her reassurance, but contented himself with taking her hand in his. Though she gave a small gasp, she did not pull away.
"I don't know how much you have heard about my mother's attempts to make a match between Lord Turlington and me," she continued, staring out into the darkened garden.
What he knew was that Lady Shelby was dead set on marrying Juliet off to Turlington whether Juliet liked it or not. But he only said, "Enough."
"She informed me this evening," she said, her voice laced with contempt, "that my father has already given him his consent and that she is pushing Lord Turlington to apply for a special license so that we may be married as quickly as possible."
"What?" Deveril turned to face her and knew from her expression that she was serious. He had known Lady Shelby was determined but he was under the impression that her plans would not be put into motion for some months. "Why is she rushing this?"
Unable to sit still, he stood and paced the small area of the bower, thrusting a hand through his hair. What he wanted to do was get his hands round Turlington's neck, but as the man was not there with them, he had to content himself with a string of oaths.
Juliet watched him, her expression resigned. "I think you know that my mama was not best pleased about my dancing lessons. I thought it was because . . ."
She paused, making Alec wonder what she wasn't telling him.
"Well, for another reason," she finished. "But I think she was planning all along to make me marry Turlington. And calling attention to myself by dancing increased the likelihood that someone else would make an offer. She needs me to remain an ugly duckling."
He frowned. "Do not call yourself that. Amelia is a spiteful cat and only said that because she feared you three would eclipse her."
"Oh, I know very well that I am not nearly as beautiful as Mama," Juliet said wryly. "She has told me so herself for many years now."
There was a special place in Hades for spiteful parents, and Alec was quite sure that his father was there warming a seat for Lady Shelby.
"You are lovely. Take it from a man who knows."
The compliment pleased her, he saw it in the upward curve of her full red lips.
"Thank you, my lord," she murmured softly. If he hadn't known she was untutored in the art of seduction, the downward cast of her dark lashes, and the smile as ancient as Eve would have fooled him. But Juliet Shelby was as innocent as she was beautiful. And the sight of her resting in a moonlit bower of roses was as tempting a sight as Alec had ever seen.
As if pulled by a web of her creation, he stepped forward and knelt before her, like a knight swearing fealty to his lady.
"May I kiss you, Juliet?" he asked, even as his mouth took hers.


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'Castle' star Stana Katic on the tense 'Kill Shot' and playing a character with PTSDAdd to Favorites | Castle
As we've already seen in previews of tonight's (Nov. 21) episode of "Castle," "Kill Shot" promises to be one of the most emotional outings yet. As a sniper terrorizes New York City, Det. Beckett not only deals with the usual stress from trying to solve the case, she also struggles to hide the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder she's experiencing after being shot by a sniper in the Season 3 finale.
Although Beckett has been in plenty of high-stress situations since she was shot, this one is different because it directly addresses the shooting, Stana Katic, who plays Beckett, tells Zap2it.
"There's a sniper in New York City and the whole gang is committed to bringing the sniper to justice. But this brings up all these dormant issues for Beckett of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder," she says. "I think it's something unusual for a character like her who is so in control of every investigation, and so in control of most of her life most of the time, to find herself in a space of pure fear. That is what this experience is -- it's just pure, stymied fear."
Katic says after researching for her role, she truly feels for people experiencing PTSD themselves. "I have a tremendous amount of compassion for the people that are going through that experience," she says."I got a chance to speak with a few people who have either worked through it or are working through it. Oftentimes people in positions of authority and stoic members of a community or family have it and aren't given a space to express it -- [they] really don't know how to handle it because it's a very solitary experience."
Katic credits director David Barrett and writer Alexi Hawley for giving the episode such power, especially in the scenes where her character breaks down in her apartment. "There's some beautiful moments I think between the Esposito [ Jon Huertas] and Beckett character," Katic says, "that really guide the audience through this psychological experience that Beckett is going through. It was a sweet progression."
Since Esposito suffered from PTSD in the past, he's the one to really help Beckett conquer her fears during this case. "I think that it's unusual for [the rest of the gang] to see her off her game, and everyone wants to help but no one knows how."
Castle ( Nathan Fillion), especially, has a hard time figuring out how to deal with Beckett's PTSD. "Men want to protect the people that they love," Katic says. "They want to guard them, they want to erase any problems that especially the woman that they love is having. He finds himself unable to do that, so he has to rely on her and her strength, and he also has to rely on her dear friends."
Ultimately, the sniper incident will allow the rest of the team to see Beckett truly vulnerable for the first time. "She's the one who's not supposed to fall apart," Katic says of her character. "She's the one who's supposed to keep the ball rolling. She's the one who's supposed to have all the answers and keep everyone else motivated and on their game. This is the first time she can't. She needs help."
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In the same way that telnet have been near universally replaced with SSH, it's time to do the same with plain X logins.
Handily the solution is the same - SSH has in built support for running X traffic securely across the encrypted link:
Using PuTTY from Windows
It's fairly straightforward to run a full X session over SSH; the first step is to start an X server in passive mode - this way it will be there to accept requests when they come in, but won't try to log you on to the remote system directly. For eXceed it's simply a matter of starting it, not using the icon for XDMCP:
Exceed can be configured using the xconfig option to always run in passive mode when you click the Exceed icon or, when it starts select the passive option.
Once that's done (the eXceed splash screen will appear and disappear) then you need to start PuTTY in the usual way. Most new Windows desktops have it installed in Start, Programs, WinSCP3 & PuTTY, PuTTY.
If you do not appear to have putty installed on your desktop the simplest option is to install a copy on your desktop yourself. Google putty, which will find http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ select the download page, click on putty.exe in the windows section, select the option to save the file, save it on your desktop. You can then start it up and configure it as below.
You need to set up a few options, this picture gives an overview of where to find them, but we'll go through them individually:
Enter the host name eg pplxint1.physics.ox.ac.uk and save this as pplxint1-kde.
Firstly, we need to actually turn on X forwarding, under the SSH->X11 set of options:
Then tell PuTTY that we want it to start a KDE session when we log in :
And finally, we should tell PuTTY what username to log us in with:
Once that's all set up it makes sense to go back to the top level of PuTTY options and save those settings as a stored session - that way all we need to do next time is double-click the entry in the list, rather than set everything by hand again.
Once you have your session started up its a very good idea to open a terminal window and change the font to Fixed, as that improves scrolling performance no end. Then click the save options, so that all future windows will have the fixed fonts.
Using SSH from a Linux system
This is somewhat simpler - assuming that your local Linux system is running an X server already then you simply need to open a terminal and run:
ssh -X remote_machine.physics.ox.ac.uk
or alternatively set the option permanently in your ~/.ssh/config file:
ForwardX11 Yes
then any graphical programs that you start on the remote system will display on your local machine. One potential catch is that SSH sets the DISPLAY environment variable automatically on the remote end to point to itself - if your login scripts reset DISPLAY they will break the forwarding setup, so you need to ensure that they don't reset it if it's already been setup.


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Request for Proposals (RFP): Breast Health Promotion Grant Program
Overview: BWH Center for Community Health and Health Equity
The BWH Center for Community Health and Health Equity (CCHHE) partners with community organizations, neighborhood residents, and institutions across multiple sectors to improve the health of low-income women and families through wide-reaching community programs not typically undertaken by academic medical centers. Womens health represents an important priority area for the CCHHE
Family and Community Health Programs. Through education, resource provision, and health promotion, the CCHHE is dedicated to addressing disparities across a broad range of womens health outcomes, including breast cancer.
Data shows a significant disparity between black and white women in breast cancer related deaths. Although white women have a higher rate of breast cancer than black women, black women are more likely to die of breast cancer (CDC 2010). This disparity may be partially explained by significant gaps in breast cancer education, prevention, and treatment. The goal of the outreach program is to address these gaps by implementing targeted education and awareness programs at a community level.
Breast Health Promotion Grant Program
The goal of this grant program is to provide support to community organizations to implement breast health promotion programs, specifically focusing on women from underserved populations. Community organizations are requested to use the grants to provide breast health information and education to women ages 18 and older through the development of language-specific education materials and/or peer education and outreach programs.
Materials created should target at-risk populations, particularly immigrant women, and should promote periodic mammogram screening. Program funds can also be used for training and supporting the work of peer educators focusing on breast cancer prevention in immigrant communities.
The BWH Center for Community Health and Health Equity will fund up to 4 grant awards for up to $20,000 each to support breast health promotion activities for a period of one year. Grants may be renewed for an additional year contingent on the availability of funds and provider performance.
A downloadable version of the full CCHHE Breast Health Promotion RFP is available below.


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Bob Aylott worked as a press photographer for the Daily Sketch, Daily Mail, National Enquirer and Daily Star in a Fleet Street career that lasted almost 40 years.
Among the scores of accolades received, he was British News Photographer of the Year in 1968 and won the Colour Picture Story of the Year in 1971 for his images from the Cholea Camps in war torn India. He also collected a Word Press Award for his 1976 prison pictures of Charles Manson. Since 2009 he has been shooting landscapes.


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The index of coincidence is useful both in the analysis of natural-language plaintext and in the analysis of ciphertext (cryptanalysis). Even when only ciphertext is available for testing and plaintext letter identities are disguised, coincidences in ciphertext can be caused by coincidences in the underlying plaintext. This technique is used to cryptanalyze the Vigenère cipher, for example. For a repeating-key polyalphabetic cipher arranged into a matrix, the coincidence rate within each column will usually be highest when the width of the matrix is a multiple of the key length, and this fact can be used to determine the key length, which is the first step in cracking the system.
Coincidence counting can help determine when two texts are written in the same language using the same alphabet. (This technique has been used to examine the purported Bible code.) The causal coincidence count for such texts will be distinctly higher than the accidental coincidence count for texts in different languages, or texts using different alphabets, or gibberish texts.
To see why, imagine an "alphabet" of only the two letters A and B. Suppose that in our "language", the letter A is used 75% of the time, and the letter B is used 25% of the time. If two texts in this language are laid side-by-side, then the following pairs can be expected:
Now consider the case when both messages are encrypted using the substitution cipher which replaces A with B and vice versa:
Now suppose that only one message (say, the second) is encrypted using the same substitution cipher (A,B)→(B,A). The following pairs can now be expected:
The same principle applies to real languages like English, because certain letters, like E, occur much more frequently than other letters—a fact which is used in frequency analysis of substitution ciphers. Coincidences involving the letter E, for example, are relatively likely. So when any two English texts are compared, the coincidence count will be higher than when an English text and a foreign-language text are used.
It can easily be imagined that this effect can be subtle. For example, similar languages will have a higher coincidence count than dissimilar languages. Also, it isn't hard to generate random text with a frequency distribution similar to real text, artificially raising the coincidence count. Nevertheless, this technique can be used effectively to identify when two texts are likely to contain meaningful information in the same language using the same alphabet, to discover periods for repeating keys, and to uncover many other kinds of nonrandom phenomena within or among ciphertexts.
The same idea can be applied to a single text, where the sample is in effect compared with itself. Mathematically we can compute the index of coincidence IC for a given letter-frequency distribution as
where is the length of the text and through are the frequencies (as integers) of the letters of the alphabet ( for monocase English). The sum of the is necessarily .
The products count the number of combinations of elements taken two at a time. (Actually this counts each pair twice; the extra factors of 2 occur in both numerator and denominator of the formula and thus cancel out.) Each of the occurrences of the -th letter matches each of the remaining occurrences of the same letter. There are a total of letter pairs in the entire text, and is the probability of a match for each pair, assuming a uniform random distribution of the characters (the "null model"; see below). Thus, this formula gives the ratio of the total number of coincidences observed to the total number of coincidences that one would expect from the null model.
The expected average value for the I.C. can be computed from the relative letter frequencies of the source language:
If all letters of an alphabet were equally distributed, the expected index would be 1.0. The actual monographic I.C. for telegraphic English text is around 1.73, reflecting the unevenness of natural-language letter distributions. Expected values for various languages are:
|Index of Coincidence
The above description is only an introduction to use of the Index of Coincidence, which is related to the general concept of correlation. Various forms of Index of Coincidence have been devised; the "delta" I.C. (given by the formula above) in effect measures the autocorrelation of a single distribution, whereas a "kappa" I.C. is used when matching two text strings. Although in some applications constant factors such as and can be ignored, in more general situations there is considerable value in truly indexing each I.C. against the value to be expected for the null hypothesis (usually: no match and a uniform random symbol distribution), so that in every situation the expected value for no correlation is 1.0. Thus, any form of I.C. can be expressed as the ratio of the number of coincidences actually observed to the number of coincidences expected (according to the null model), using the particular test setup.
From the foregoing, it is easy to see that the formula for kappa I.C. is
where is the common aligned length of the two texts A and B, and the bracketed term is defined as 1 if the -th letter of text A matches the -th letter of text B, otherwise 0.
A related concept, the "bulge" of a distribution, measures the discrepancy between the observed I.C. and the null value of 1.0. The number of cipher alphabets used in a polyalphabetic cipher may be estimated by dividing the expected bulge of the delta I.C. by the observed bulge, although in many cases (such as when a repeating key was used) better techniques are available.
As a practical illustration of the use of I.C., suppose that we have intercepted the following ciphertext message:
QPWKA LVRXC QZIKG RBPFA EOMFL JMSDZ VDHXC XJYEB IMTRQ WNMEA IZRVK CVKVL XNEIC FZPZC ZZHKM LVZVZ IZRRQ WDKEC HOSNY XXLSP MYKVQ XJTDC IOMEE XDQVS RXLRL KZHOV(The grouping into five characters is just a telegraphic convention and has nothing to do with actual word lengths.) Suspecting this to be an English plaintext encrypted using a Vigenère cipher with normal A–Z components and a short repeating keyword, we can consider the ciphertext "stacked" into some number of columns, for example seven:
QPWKALV RXCQZIK GRBPFAE OMFLJMS DZVDHXC XJYEBIM TRQWN…If the key size happens to have been the same as the assumed number of columns, then all the letters within a single column will have been enciphered using the same key letter, in effect a simple Caesar cipher applied to a (somewhat "random") selection of English plaintext characters. The corresponding set of ciphertext letters should have a roughness of frequency distribution similar to that of English, although the letter identities have been permuted (shifted by a constant amount corresponding to the key letter). Therefore if we compute the aggregate delta I.C. for all columns ("delta bar"), it should be around 1.73. On the other hand, if we have incorrectly guessed the key size (number of columns), the aggregate delta I.C. should be around 1.00. So we compute the delta I.C. for assumed key sizes from one to ten:
|Delta-bar I.C.
QPWKA LVRXC QZIKG RBPFA EOMFL JMSDZ VDH…We can now try to determine the most likely key letter for each column considered separately, by performing trial Caesar decryption of the entire column for each of the 26 possibilities A–Z for the key letter, and choosing the key letter that produces the highest correlation between the decrypted column letter frequencies and the relative letter frequencies for normal English text. That correlation, which we don't need to worry about normalizing, can be readily computed as
where are the observed column letter frequencies and are the relative letter frequencies for English.
When we try this, the best-fit key letters are reported to be "
EVERY," which we recognize as an actual word, and using that for Vigenère decryption produces the plaintext:
MUST CHANGE MEETING LOCATION FROM BRIDGE TO UNDERPASS SINCE ENEMY AGENTS ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO WATCH BRIDGE STOP MEETING TIME UNCHANGED XXwhere word divisions have been restored at the obvious positions. "
XX" are evidently "null" characters used to pad out the final group for transmission.
This entire procedure could easily be packaged into an automated algorithm for breaking such ciphers. It should be noted that, due to normal statistical fluctuation, such an algorithm will occasionally make wrong choices, especially when analyzing short ciphertext messages.


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10/09/13 – The women's volleyball team defeated Concordia in straight sets in a match played at the Sturrus Sports & Fitness Center. The victory improved the Saints record to 9-5 on the season and to 4-3 in league play, while the Cardinals fell to 0-6 in the WHAC and to 12-15 overall. The Saints remain in seventh place in the league standings with the Davenport Invitational looming this weekend.
After surrendering the first seven points of the match, the Saints woke up and had to claw their way to a first set victory (25-21). The second set did not get any easier, but the Saints prevailed in front of their home crowd to the tune of 25-23. By the third set the Saints attack had worn down the Cardinals defense. Aquinas struck for a .400 hitting percentage en route to the 25-8 set three win.
Aquinas' offense was keyed by the ten kill outburst from Sierra VanTil. The combination of Nicci Thomas and Brooke Wieland combined for 27 assists, while Anna Fencil led the team in digs with a baker's dozen.
Aquinas will now face Ashford, Grace, Huntington and Rochester in a two day tournament contested at Davenport over the weekend.


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Not the best in the slew of Donkey Kong Country games, but if you already like the series it's a fine addition to it. Dixie makes a return and she's with a giant Baby Kong... It's not as great as the second installment so I found it hard to give it a good rating, it is however still the entire Donkey Kong experience and brings a lot of new to the old formula. I remember I found the bosses to be absolutely amazing in this game.
It's good, but don't fret if you miss it.
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Fair Trade Certification allows farmers and farm workers around the world to lift themselves out of poverty by investing in their farms and communities, protecting the environment and developing business skills necessary to compete in the global marketplace.
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The Ridgewood Theatre
The Ridgewood Theatre opened on December 23, 1916. Located in the Ridgewood neighborhood in Queens, New York, the 2,500 seat theater was built by the Levy Brothers Real Estate firm. The Ridgewood was designed by famed theater architect Thomas W. Lamb, who is known for the design of many New York area theaters. The Ridgewood was modeled after the now demolished Mark Strand Theatre, which was the first ever motion picture palace.
The Ridgewood's façade was constructed in the Beaux-Arts style, and used many classical elements such as pilaster and glazed terracotta shields. The interior was designed in a greek revival style, with murals depicting the history of the neighborhood.
The Ridgewood was operated by many theater management companies over the years, including William Fox, who added it to the Fox chain in 1923. The theater showcased many different forms of entertainment, from vaudeville to photo-plays to silent films. After the space was updated to show films with sound, the first all-talking motion picture, "The Lights of New York," played at the Ridgewood in 1928. Due to the Great Depression and lawsuits from competitors, William Fox went bankrupt in 1936, and sold his interest in the Fox Theater chain.
The Ridgewood was purchased by the United Artists theater chain and turned into a five screen multiplex theater in the 1980s. The balcony was converted into three separate theaters and the main level of the auditorium was split in two. It remained open during the multiplexing, the balcony was sealed off, and movies were shown on the main level. When the balcony was complete work began on the main level, and the movies were shown in the balcony theaters.
Because of declining ticket sales, the Ridgewood Theatre closed in March of 2008. When it closed it was the oldest continuous first run movie theater in the country, partially because it never fully closed during the multiplexing. The façade was declared a landmark by the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission in January 2010. Although there have been a number of proposals for the reuse of the theater since its closing, there are currently no plans to reopen. The theater was gutted in 2014 to make way for condos.
February 13, 2012 3:55 pm
Its so sad to see this wonderful places in such bad shape.
Patrick Shanahan permalinkFebruary 16, 2012 9:53 pm
Amazing it is in such sad shape for being closed only 4 years.
February 29, 2012 10:59 am
thanks for the inside look at the theater. i remember going there to see movies back in the early sixties. of course, it was always dark in side, so i never got to see the details like you show.
as a 'landmark status', i can foresee a three wall reno – the myrtle ave. side w/ the facade remains and everything else gets gutted. :-(
February 29, 2012 11:03 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8095451@N08/2714853531/ what it looked like years back, back when myrtle ave was an avenue!
February 29, 2012 11:05 am
if you start at that flickr page, the next 2 or 3 pics (to the right in the stream) are more pics of the ridgewood in 2005.
February 29, 2012 11:06 am
d'oh – forgot this one
- The Historic Ridgewood Theater Is Reportedly In Contract For $7 Million | Brownstoner Queens
- The Ridgewood Theater is Going Residential | Brownstoner Queens
- Ridgewood Theatre 55-27 Myrtle Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385 | Theatre Talks
- Ridgewood Theatre 55-27 Myrtle Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385 | Tinseltown Times


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'The Nate Berkus Show': 'Brothers & Sisters' Sally Field has Jamie Lee Curtis-envy
"Brothers & Sisters" star Sally Field stops by "The Nate Berkus Show" on Monday, Oct. 18.
While her character, Nora, may never really have to deal with an empty nest, since her adult kids are in and out of the house all the time with their drama, Field talks about why it's so hard to let go of her kids' things in real life.
Maybe the funniest part of the interview comes when Nate Berkus suggests she could learn a thing about downsizing from actress, Jamie Lee Curtis. Field has a hilarious answer to that.


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ShapeShifter is a multi-effect VST plug-in which gives you a number of tools for changing your sounds, ranging from subtle effects through to extreme mangling of your audio. The following effects modules are included:
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2. Resonant Filter including an LFO and step sequencer to control the cut-off frequency
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Ed Dahlgren of Aroostook County, Maine
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He grew up in Aroostook County, Maine, and when he came home in August of 1945, President Truman awarded him the Congressional Medal of Honor. Over the subsequent years, most of them spent working 60 hours a week in the potato fields, his kids often pulled the medals out of his bureau drawer but they never knew what he'd done to receive them. Intuitively, they never asked…
Congressional Medal of Honor Citation: "On 11 February 1945, Second Lieutenant (then Sergeant) Edward C. Dahlgren, U.S. Army, Company E, 142nd Infantry, 36th Infantry Division, led the 3rd Platoon to the rescue of a similar unit which had been surrounded in an enemy counterattack at Oberhaffen, France. As he advanced along a street, he observed several Germans crossing a field about 100 yards away. Running into a barn, he took up a position in a window and swept the hostile troops with submachine gun fire; killing six, wounding others and completely disorganizing the group…
He always could shoot. He grew up in Aroostook County, Maine, and when he wasn't picking potatoes, or packing them in a warehouse, he was fishing or hunting, a good enough shot to shoot the heads of two partridges one after the other with a .30-.30.
But when the war ended in Europe and he returned to the States in August 1945, he couldn't shoot at all. He came on leave to his sister Ruth's house in South Portland. He was thin as a rail, having lost over 40 pounds from his 5'9″ frame. He couldn't eat. His hands shook so that water splashed when he drank. Sometimes his body trembled uncontrollably. He stammered.
His sister Ruth knew it had been bad. His letters had read like a history of some of the most terrible fighting in Europe: Salerno. Cassino, where he had been shot through the shoulder. Rapido River. Anzio. The invasion of southern France. Winter in the Vosges Mountains. Germany and the Siegfried Line. Austria. Once he was on the front lines for 130 days without a break, in combat every day. "I just wore out," he told her. "I just wore out."
On his second day at his sister's he dropped a kidney stone, doubling over with a pain more severe-than any he had felt during the war. He went to the VA, who told him he'd have to prove it was related to the war, and he couldn't, though he knew it had to be. He developed jaundice. His skin paled and yellowed. He lost more weight. But he was home. And soon, on August 23. in the nation's largest mass awarding of the Medal of Honor, he would join 27 other soldiers in receiving America's highest award for valor in combat.
"…His platoon then moved forward through intermittent sniper fire and made contact with the besieged Americans. When the two platoons had been reorganized, Sgt. Dahlgren continued to advance along the street until he drew fire from an enemy-held house. In the face of machine-pistol and rifle fire, he ran toward the building, hurled a grenade through the door, and blasted his way inside with his gun. This aggressive attack so rattled the Germans that all eight men who held the strongpoint immediately surrendered…"


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While visiting her grandparents on a remote island, Shiina Tamai, our young protagonist, inadvertently finds a strange star shaped creature, which she names Hoshimaru. This creature, while seemingly harmless and unusual, holds many secrets. As Shiina and her new friend Akira soon find out, their creatures are much more than they seem to be...and against their will, they are thrown into a dangerous and hostile situation of trying to save the world from others who would use their dragonets to enslave it.
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Why Presbyterians believe what they do
Re: your Feb. 20 article, "Some Presbyterians see salvation by other faiths":
There can be little doubt that this article inflamed emotions and deepened the pool of misunderstanding within and outside of the church. While this is certainly regrettable, it must also be acknowledged that the article raised deep and complex ideas worth discussing and wrestling over.
Whatever else this article may have raised, it provides a brief opportunity to broadly discuss an idea that billions of people over thousands of years have held to be true and vital. It provides an opportunity for greater understanding and, thus, tolerance, even among those who strongly disagree.
Misunderstood concept
Few concepts are more inflammatory, misunderstood, and criticized today than the Christian belief that Jesus is the only way to God and salvation. Within a pluralistic culture, few ideas are more confusing and insulting. Small wonder then that a minority of Presbyterians (and for that matter, Episcopalians, Lutherans, Methodists, Catholics, etc.) are questioning and even rejecting the church's ancient teaching of the centrality, uniqueness and exclusivity of Jesus.
But there is a reason the church has always held strongly to this teaching and why it must continue to do so.
Jesus is, and always has been, the center of the Christian faith. His followers have held that he uniquely unveils to us both the heart and nature of God and what it means to be truly human. As God enveloped in the bounds of human flesh, Jesus is the singularly unique and authoritative point where God steps out from behind the impenetrable veil of deity to reveal with unprecedented and unrivaled clarity who he is and what he desires.
Thus, the Presbyterian Church affirms in the first words of its Constitution, "All power in heaven and earth is given to Jesus Christ by Almighty God, who raised Christ from the dead and set him above all rule and authority, all power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but in the one that is to come." This singular idea has been restated in thousands of languages, through millions of churches, by billions who believe it true, hope-filled, wondrous and inescapable.
Desire to be faithful
It is essential that those offended, troubled or confused by this idea understand that those holding it to be true do so with no desire whatsoever to offend, trouble or confuse. It does not come from either arrogance or judgment, but from the desire to be faithful. For the church has grasped this idea for a very simple reason: Jesus himself taught it. In the Gospel of John, Jesus tells his disciples: "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you have known me, you will know my Father too" (John 14:6-7a).
The New Testament, which was written to spread the good news of Jesus, interprets the meaning and significance of his life, and explains its implications, reaffirms these words of Jesus through innumerable passages. Over 20 centuries, creeds, hymns, works of art and literature, testimonies, sermons and prayers have joined this refrain proclaiming that Jesus is not one among many, but the greatest and most beautiful One.
The reason for this is simple: Jesus has captured our hearts. The riveting accounts of his loving touch of lepers disdained and ignored, his courageous stands against injustice, self-righteousness and hypocrisy, his brilliance expressed in simple stories, and so much more, describe a man unlike any the world had seen before or sense.
Jesus has captured our hearts! He has done, taught, achieved and provided what no other person, teaching or philosophy has, rendering him unique and without equal. But there is more!
Soon, Christians celebrate Jesus' rising from death to life (which is alone enough to reveal him unique). Having broken the power of death and burst the bonds of time and space, he roams free, not as idea or principle, but as living and present Lord.
We have watched him heal the sick, give hope to the hopeless and break the power of evil and injustice. We have seen countless miracles, changes and events that can have no other source than the presence of Jesus at work among the world he loves. We have joined followers of Jesus in Europe, Africa, Asia and Central America united in the joyous certainty that the Jesus of the Bible has been present among us, has blessed us, and is powerfully wonderfully and certainly real.
Our experiences, explainable only by the presence and power of God, compel us to declare that Jesus is Lord, and thus the way, the truth, and the life, the only way to the Father.
Hard belief
There is no question that this belief is hard. It appears arrogant and disrespectful. It is unpopular and counter to the values our culture holds most dear. Christians know all this, struggle with it and grieve that so many — some from within our churches — fail to understand why this belief is nevertheless held dear and essential.
It is certainly not from any desire to offend or confuse. It is held and proclaimed only because the Christian church, across the whole of its existence, stands united by its experience of the matchless wonder, beauty, majesty and goodness of Jesus.
Thus, we reject culture's desire to understand Jesus as but one way among many and instead remain convinced of his singular, unprecedented, unsurpassed Lordship. This is what the vast majority of Presbyterians believe!
— The Rev. Mark R. Patterson, Ph.D., is senior pastor of the Community Presbyterian Church in Ventura. The Rev. Jan Armstrong is executive presbyter of the Santa Barbara Presbytery (Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties).
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Women of the French families that colonized Canada in the 17th and 18th centuries had more children and grandchildren than late comers to the region.
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A fossilized jaw bone and teeth from Western Europe are recognized as the oldest modern human fossils recovered in the region.
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A study shows that different populations of the Southeast Asian ape display and transmit specific behaviors through generations in a way similar to human cultures.
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Symptoms of
Burning Mouth
- Increased sense of thirst
- Tingling sensations on the tip of the tongue
- Having a dry mouth
- Loss of sense of taste
- A metallic or bitter taste
Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) is characterized by a burning sensation in the mouth as if the mouth had been scalded by hot food or drink. It can affect the entire area of the mouth or just portions such as the tongue, the cheeks or the lips. This painful and irritating condition often has no known cause and can last for years. It happens to women almost seven times more often than men, and is found most often in perimenopausal women, the stage leading up to menopause.
Burning mouth syndrome arises from a change within the normally bitter taste on the tip of one's tongue. When the bitter taste is gone, there's a loss of inhibition of the pain fibers, so pain is produced immediately. When estrogen levels drop during menopause, they loose their bitter taste buds. Burning Mouth Syndrome is also known as Burning Tongue Syndrome, Scalded Mouth Syndrome, Glossodynia and Stomatodynia.
What is Burning Mouth Syndrome?
The main symptom is the moderate to severe burning sensation in the mouth and tongue. Patients often describe the pain as being less in the morning and getting worse as the day progresses, but this pattern is not universal. In some patients, the pain comes and goes all day, and in others, the pain is present upon awakening and lasts all day. Burning Mouth Syndrome often has no accompanying lesions or deformity in the mouth to indicate an underlying cause.
Two main types of BMS are known. In primary or idiopathic burning mouth syndrome, no underlying cause can be found for the condition. However, in some cases, doctors can find an underlying cause such as nutritional deficiencies or other illness. In these cases, the condition is referred to as secondary burning mouth syndrome.
Causes of Burning Mouth Syndrome
Hormonal Causes
In the case of secondary Burning Mouth Syndrome, the condition can occur from a wide variety of causes. Hormonal changes such as happen in menopause are a common cause, especially the decrease in levels of estrogen. Estrogen is known to be active in the make up of saliva, as well as affecting the bitter taste buds in the back of the mouth. When the bitter taste buds are damaged by the lack of estrogen, researchers think that pain neurons that surround those taste buds become activated.
Other Causes
Other causes of Burning Mouth Syndrome include:
- GERD – Gastroesophageal reflux disease, where the acid from the stomach comes up into the throat and mouth
- Excessive mouth irritation caused by excessive brushing of the tongue, tongue thrusting, teeth grinding, overuse of mouth wash, or excessive consumption of acid based drinks
- Zinc Deficiency
- B Vitamin Deficiency
- High blood pressure medications in the ACE inhibitor class of drugs
- Oral conditions, such as thrush, which is an oral yeast infection or geographic tongue
- Type II Diabetes
- Damage to Tounge and Mouth Nerves
- Iron Deficiency
- Hypothyroidism
- Depression
- Dry Mouth
- Anxiety
- Dental disease
- Sensitivities to food
- Oral Cancer
- Sensitivities to food additives, such as dyes, fragrances, flavors or preservatives
- Chronic Infections
Managing Burning Mouth Syndrome
Daily Lifestyle Changes
For primary burning mouth syndrome, lifestyle changes can be some of the best treatments as they will have the fewest side effects.
- Change Your Toothpaste and Mouthwash – Burning Mouth Syndrome can stem from the types of toothpaste and mouthwash you are using. It is recommended to switch back to plain baking soda without the mouthwash. It is also advised to wash brush dentures with baking soda.
- Stop Smoking Cigarettes – Smoking burns and irritates your tongue and can cause your disruptive and painful symptoms
- Stress Reduction and Relaxation – Relaxation exercises, breathing exercises, massage, hypnosis, yoga and visualization techniques are all wonderful ways to help reduce stress, which could be causing your Burning Mouth Syndrome.
- Stay Hydrated – One of the most important diet changes to alleviate Burning Mouth Syndrome is to drink at least eight glasses of water a day. It helps stimulate saliva production, which will help decrease the pain.
Dietary Changes
- Avoid Hot Spices – Since Burning Mouth Syndrome can make the mouth and tongue more sensitive to certain foods and spices, pepper, curry, cinnamon and mint should be avoided.
- Avoid Acidic Drinks – Acidity further irritates the mouth and gums.
- Eat more Vitamin B Foods – Eat leafy green vegetables, beets and cantaloupe for folic acid. Salmon, potatoes, chicken are all good sources of B-3, or niacin. Brown rice, soy products, broccoli, oatmeal and whole grains are all great sources of B-6 vitamins.
- Phytoestrogens – Adopt a dietary plan that includes foods that contain phytoestrogens. These plant estrogens bind to estrogen receptors in your body and can alleviate headaches. Soy, tofu, beans, legumes, seaweed, potatoes, apples and carrots are all wonderful sources of phytoestrogens.
- Replenishing Your Diet – Eating more calcium-rich foods, magnesium-rich foods and Vitamin E-foods, like green vegetables, nuts and almonds, are other easily adaptable diet changes to help alleviate symptoms of Burning Mouth Syndrome.
In addition to lifestyle and dietary changes, some medical treatments are available that may help primary BMS. For menopause-related BMS, herbal remedies that help balance the hormone levels in post-menopausal women may be helpful. Certain anti-depressants show some success in treating BMS, however the possible dry mouth side effect of these medications could also cause pain to worsen. A lozenge form of Klonopin, an anti-epileptic medication, is available. Other treatments include alpha-lipoic acid, which is a powerful anti-oxidant; various saliva replacement products; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; and capsaicin, which is the active ingredient in chili peppers and has shown to have success in relieving neuropathic pain.
- Vitamins - BMS is often caused by deficiencies in iron, zinc, thiamin, folate, riboflavin, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B6, niacin and iron. If one cannot get these vitamins, they can eat fresh vegetables and fruits containing Vitamin B and C.
- Black Cohosh One of the most commonly used herbal remedies is Black Cohosh, a perennial plant that is a member of the buttercup family. It provides powerful phytoestrogens that mimic the hormone's effects and bind to hormone receptors in the uterus and other parts of the body, alleviating hot flashes. Black Cohosh is also known to relieve hot flashes efficiently and is a good alternative to HRT. It is also used effectively for treating PMS, arthritis and lowering blood pressure. Red Clover, Dong Quai, Ginseng, Kava and evening primrose oil can be used as natural therapies, although there are some risks involved. Herbal supplements are not as closely regulated as prescription drugs and the amount of the herbal product, quality and safety may vary between brands.
- Herbal Remedies – The Ayurvedic herb, Triphala, is used for gargling for its cooling effect. Babool, another Ayurvedic herb, will not only make you feel relief from the symptoms of burning, but it reduces inflammation in mouth. Ayurvedic experts also recommend herbs, Kavala and Gandusha, to reduce inflammation in the mouth and burning tongue syndrome.
- Medications – Medications that affect one's nervous system and controls pain, such as benzodiazepines, are commonly used to treat BMS, as well as anticonvulsants. Doctors may also suggest rinsing one's mouth with water and capsicum, the active ingredient in hot peppers.
- Hormone Replacement Therapy – Hormone Replacement Therapy – For more severe cases of Burning Mouth Syndrome, women may seek surgical or pharmaceutical treatments, although it is important to keep in mind that there are many studies showing hormone replacement therapy (HRT) increases a woman's risk of elevated blood pressure, endometrial and breast cancers, strokes, blood clots and gallbladder disease. It is advised to speak with your doctor or healthcare professional regarding the negative side effects before you begin treatment.


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September 14th, 2010
Rafael Nadal Visits Today Show [Video]
Rafael Nadal makes an appearance on Tuesday morning's Today Show o NBC.
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April 2nd, 2008
Climbing the Mountain: How High Will Nadal and Djokovic Go?
The first two Masters Series events of the year obviously help set the tone for the tennis year. When Jim Courier won consecutive Super 9 titles at Indian Wells and Key Biscayne in 1991, it helped him gather momentum headed into the French Open, and Courier won his first Grand Slam title. Michael Chang pulled [...]
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March 29th, 2008
Roddick in Rare Form Saturday in Miami vs. Chair Umpire
Andy Roddick Saturday in his post-match conference in Miami, talking about a requested line-calling video replay when the Hawk-Eye replay system would not work:
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March 22nd, 2008
Shocker as Sharapova Withdraws from Miami, Fine on the Way?
Hot on the heels of world No. 1 Justine Henin, Maria Sharapova shocked the tennis world over the weekend by withdrawing from next week's Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, complaining of fatigue. ADHEREL Sharapova lost in the semifinals of the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells on Friday against fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova, snapping an [...]
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February 24th, 2008
Tennis-X Notes: Indians Want Paes Out, Mauresmo Retiring?
TENNIS-X NEWS, NOTES, QUOTES AND BARBS India's Davis Cup team is refusing to play unless Leander Paes is ousted as captain… ADHEREL The only other player of note in the women's singles game to hit two-handed off both sides, Marion Bartoli of France reminisced on Monica Seles being her hero after Seles' recent retirement: "Monica [...]
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February 20th, 2008
Doha Big Money, Oh Kei: Tennis-X Funk/Trunk
Who's Got the Funk…
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February 17th, 2008
Roddick Chastises Youngsters: Tennis-X Notes
Andy Roddick says the younger American players need to up their work ethic: "There's no substitute for hard work. To be honest with you, that's one of the things that lacks when you see the young American players. It puts a different dynamic on things when you're playing tennis to find a way out of the country as opposed to playing for fun."
Posted by Staff @ 9:57 pm in Uncategorized | 10 Comments »
January 27th, 2008
Djokovic Beats Tsonga in Aussie Final to Begin New Era
The bristle-haired Novak Djokovic defeated Muhammad Ali-lookalike Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(2) in the final on Sunday night at the Australian Open, ending the streak of 11 straight Slams won by either Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal.
Posted by Staff @ 1:31 pm in Australian Open, Uncategorized | 81 Comments »
January 22nd, 2008
Sharapova Soars, Serena Sinks at Australian Open
Justine Henin said before her match against Maria Sharapova she needed to up her level, were she to stand a chance against the in-form Russian.
Posted by Abe Kuijl @ 6:16 pm in Australian Open, Uncategorized | 19 Comments »
January 21st, 2008
Australian Open: Czeching Out?
Has the whole world forgotten about Tomas Berdych? The hard-hitting 22-year-old, once considered a sure-shot elite player for years to come, is now on the highway to underachievementville.
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Jersey Shore
Snooki Will Be the WHAT at JWOWW's Wedding?
Amidst all the news about the destruction from Hurricane Sandy, we have something more cheerful to report from the Jersey Shore world. JWOWW has officially announced what role Snooki will playing in her upcoming wedding, and it's a big one!
"Yes, [Snooki will be] the maid of honor," JWOWW told E!. We can't imagine it any other way.
JWOWW noted that Snooki, who's currently busy with her baby Jionni LaValle, has yet to start her maid of honor duties. But given that JWOWW is still in the earliest stages of wedding planning, that makes sense.
"I feel like I haven't planned anything yet," JWOWW admitted. "I don't have anything set in stone ... I'm trying to figure out a venue in Vegas that can accommodate as many people as I want." She added that she'd ideally like to take over a whole hotel and spend "three or four days" in Vegas.
Sounds like fun!
Catch the next new episode of Jersey Shore on Thursday, November 1 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on MTV.
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Buckingham Palace, the London home of Queen Elizabeth II, is open for tour (except for the Queen's private quarters, of course) in the summers when Her Majesty is away on vacation. On the tour, you'll have access to the State Rooms where the Queen and members of the Royal Family host guests for State, ceremonial, and official affairs. Opulently accented with chandeliers, candelabra, paintings by Van Dyck and Canaletto, and exquisite English and French furniture, these rooms display some of the most magnificent pieces from the Royal Collection. Along with the grand interiors, the State Rooms are also a witness to history. Those of you who followed the royal wedding closely will recognize the Throne Room, which served as the backdrop to the official wedding photographs of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
For tours in the summer, recent travelers suggest taking advantage of the audio guide (included with admission), so that you hear a detailed history of each room at your own pace. The Palace advises you set aside at least two hours to see the State Rooms (and that you wear comfortable shoes), while recent travelers advise that you use the facilities prior to the start of the tour; there are no public restrooms available until you reach the Garden Cafe, on the West Terrace. Tour tickets start at £19.75 GBP (about $33 USD) for adults; £18 GBP (about $30 USD) for seniors (older than 60) and students; £11.25 GBP (about $19 USD) for kids younger than 17 cost; and children younger than 5 enter for free. If you're in London while the Queen is still in town, you can book a private guided tour, but it will cost you.
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Maiduguri — The death of the emir of Shani, Alhaji Muhammadu Mailafiya, about three weeks ago set the stage for the latest political crisis in Borno State which raised security concerns after sustained peace in Maiduguri for many months.
Former Governor Ali Sheriff has been away from the state capital for 11 months and several attempts he made to come in proved impossible partly because of what sources described as "security threats."
However, five days after the burial of the Shani monarch, Sheriff decided to pay a condolence visit and landed at the Gombe airport in a private jet in company of four members of the House of the House of Representatives. He then proceeded to Shani in Borno State in a convoy of over 100 vehicles.
Among those who received him were Deputy Governor Zanna Umar Mustapha, who sources said was detailed by Shettima to receive the former governor, as well as commissioners, special advisers and chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
While Sheriff was in Shani on Saturday, trouble broke in Maiduguri when some thugs, said to be loyal to him, gathered around the Maiduguri airport roundabout, waiting for the arrival of Mohammed Imam, a former chairman of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), who also served as commissioner and chairman of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC).
Imam, who landed in a presidential aircraft, is being referred to as the "anointed replacement of Shettima" in the 2015 elections even though the governor is serving his first term and therefore qualified to seek re-election.
Before the arrival of Imam, Governor Kashim Shettima was pelted by the thugs while on his way to the airport to inspect some equipment meant for repairs for the re-opening of the airport which was closed in December.
Shettima, through his spokesman Isa Umar Gusau, described the attack on the governor as "the handiwork of desperate politicians who hired thugs from outside the state."
Following this, Sheriff passed a night at Biu and proceeded to Maiduguri on Sunday in a long motorcade. He was received at Molai, the last village before Maiduguri, by thousands of people, including members of the state House of Assembly, led by Speaker Abdulkareem Lawan.
On Monday, the former governor embarked on visits and some thugs, allegedly hired by the government intercepted and pelted his convoy after visiting the Shehu of Borno, apparently in retaliation over what happened to the governor on Saturday.
However, the trend of events took a different dimension with yesterday's bomb blast which claimed the lives of dozens of people. Soon after the blast, hundreds of youths took to the street on rampage. They burnt structures associated with Sheriff and targeted his home and the home of his father, alleging that the former governor had a hand in the emerging threats to peace in the state capital. The chain of events in the past days has cast a shadow on the peace experienced in Maiduguri for nearly a year.
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Recently, I was flipping through a magazine when I read a top beauty editor saying, "I never use eye cream because I've never found one that actually worked."
So it got me thinking. If a top editor, who is given skin care products on a daily basis from beauty brands, therefore has surely tried many of them, is saying this, then certainly consumers must be feeling this too?
Do I really need to use an eye cream? Is using eye cream really necessary?
Let me start by saying that eye creams and other skin care products are not absolute miracles like some cosmetic companies and their sales people make them sound to be – and we want to believe. If you use an eye cream thinking you'll get rid of all your lines and wrinkles, this is just not possible. More invasive treatments such as Botox will make the biggest difference for dramatically smoothing this area, but an eye cream simply cannot do this. But can they help to prevent wrinkles and keep this area moist and younger-looking? Absolutely yes.
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The skin around the eyes is 10 times thinner than that of the face and has very few oil glands. Combined with blinking 10,000 times a day, squinting and smiling, this area is the first to show the signs of aging and you really need to treat this tender area by using an eye cream every night. Simply put, you need to keep it hydrated and moist to prevent it from aging as quickly.
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For an example on the powerful effects of topical moisturization, I always refer back to a study done on stretch marks in pregnant women. It showed that women who applied lotion to their stomachs several times a day (with any kind of lotion, no specific magic ingredient) had fewer stretch marks than those who rarely moisturized. When the skin is hydrated topically, it keeps the skin's structure intact to keep it supple so the wear and tear is less. This means moisturizing definitely works. So in the case of the eye area, since it is constantly moving from smiling, squinting and rubbing, an eye cream will prevent collagen and elasticity breakdown, resulting in the prevention of lines and wrinkles.
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There have been many breakthroughs in the science of moisture retention and when choosing an eye cream, it's important to use one that is well-formulated and doesn't use petrolatum or mineral oil. Instead, choose eye creams that use good emollients and barrier-repairing oils like sunflower or jojoba oils. These natural oils are much better for repairing the skin and preventing transepidermal water loss so the skin is kept moist and supple – the way it needs to be to prevent wrinkles and soften fine lines. I highly recommend Synergy Eye Cream and Firming Eye Therapy.
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In motion picture technology—either film or video—high frame rate (HFR) refers to higher frame rates than typical prior practice.
The frame rate for motion picture film cameras was typically 24 frames per second with multiple shuttering on each frame to prevent flicker during projection. Television video historically operated at 50 or 60 images per second using interlaced scanning. (A video "frame" is actually two images, hence PAL 25fps looks nothing like film's 24fps.) Frame rates higher than 24 Hz for feature motion pictures and frame rates higher than 30 Hz for other applications is an emerging trend in the 21st century.
History of frame rates in cinema[edit]
In early cinema history, there was no standard frame rate established. Edison's early films were shot at 40 frames per second (fps), while the Lumière Brothers used 16 fps. This had to do with a combination of the use of a hand crank rather than a motor, which created variable frame rates because of the inconsistency of the cranking of the film through the camera. After the introduction of synch sound recording, 24 fps became the industry standard frame rate for capture and projection of motion pictures.[1] 24 fps was chosen because it was the best frame rate for sound clarity – lower frame rates produced sound tracks with too much surface noise.[citation needed]
A few film formats have experimented with frame rates higher than the 24 fps standard. The original 3-strip Cinerama features of the 1950s ran at 26 fps.[2] The first two Todd-AO 70mm features, Oklahoma! (1955) and Around the World in 80 Days (1956) were shot and projected at 30 fps.[3] Douglas Trumbull's 70mm Showscan film format operated at 60 fps.[4]
The IMAX HD (high definition in this case meaning high definition film stock, as 70mm IMAX is the highest resolution motion picture image in the world) film Momentum, presented at Seville Expo '92, was shot and projected at 48 fps.[5] IMAX HD has also been used in ridefilms, including the Disney theme park attraction Soarin' Over California.[6]
The proposed Maxivision 48 format ran 35mm film at 48 fps, but was never commercially deployed.[7]
Digital Cinema Initiatives has published a document outlining recommended practice for high frame rate digital cinema.[8] This document outlines the frame rates and resolutions that can be used in high frame rate digital theatrical presentations with currently available equipment.
Usage in the film industry[edit]
Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film series, beginning with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in December 2012, used a shooting and projection frame rate of 48 frames per second, becoming the first feature film with a wide release to do so.[9] Its 2013 sequel, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and 2014 sequel, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, followed suit. All films also have versions which are converted and projected at 24 fps.
RocketJump's Video Game High School was the first web series to use HFR, and the first content shot and edited in a mixed frame rate.[10] The series, which follows the lives of high school students in a world where gamers are revered as pro-athletes, adopted HFR in its second season, using the standard 24 frames per second for real world interactions, and 48 frames per second for "in-game" action sequences. Although the content is available on YouTube and Netflix, it can only be viewed in mixed frame rate using a special player on RocketJump's website.
Other film-makers who intend to use the high frame rate format include James Cameron in his Avatar sequels[11] and Andy Serkis in his adaptation of George Orwell's Animal Farm.[12] The difference between these films and the historical processes is that they are to be shot digitally rather than on film.
Out of the cinema[edit]
Some media players are capable of showing HFR content and almost all computers and smart devices can handle this format as well. In the last years some televisions have the ability to take normal 24fps videos and "convert" them to HFR content by interpolating the motion of the picture, effectively creating new computer generated frames between each two key frames and running them at higher refresh rate. Some computer programs (such as SVP, "SmoothVideo Project") allow for that as well but with higher precision and better quality as the computing power of the PC has grown.
Motion interpolation might cause some artifacts as a reason of the computer "guessing" the frames wrong (when low on computing power and using less precise methods) but they are rare and usually the content is smooth and steady.
Criticism and concerns[edit]
Criticisms of the format include assertions that the "cinematic look" is lost with the use of high frame rates. Film critics have noted that the much sharper image looks akin to video games, HDTV, live theater or a cheap home movie.[13]
Another claim is that the HFR content has the "soap opera" feel to it (due to soap operas being shot in 30fps and up) but some claim it is better than the standard 24fps and is felt "Weird" only to people who are not used to watching HFR content. Some even consider the "stuttery" feel of the 24 frames per second format a bigger annoyance than the "soap opera" effect and prefer HFR over the classic 24 fps format.
If the use of high frame rates were to become the norm, many cinemas would need to upgrade most of their projection equipment, incurring high costs per screen,[14][15] although most of these costs were already incurred in theatres that have switched to digital projection.
See also[edit]
- ^ "Silent Films: What Was the Right Speed?". Web.archive.org. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ "The Cinerama Wing". Widescreen Museum. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ "The Todd-AO / 70mm Wing 1". Widescreen Museum. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ "Showscan: The Best 70mm I have ever seen". In70mm.com. 2011-06-26. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ St-Pierre, Marc (July 23, 2010). "The NFB and World Fairs, pt. 4: Seville and Expo 92". NFB.ca Blog. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ^ "IMAX Corporation – Company History". Fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (2013-10-30). "After 3D, here is the future of film | Roger Ebert's Journal | Roger Ebert". Blogs.suntimes.com. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ "High Frame Rates Digital Cinema Recommended Practice". Dcimovies.com. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ Carolyn Giardina (November 7, 2012). "Showeast 2012: Major Exhibitors Sign for High Frame-Rate 'Hobbit' Despite Format Challenges". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ David Liberman (May 30, 2013). "'Video Game High School 2′ Will Be First Online Production Using High Frame Rate". Deadline. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ Carolyn Giardina (March 30, 2011). "James Cameron 'Fully Intends' to Make 'Avatar 2 and 3' at Higher Frame Rates". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ Carolyn Giardina (October 19, 2012). "Andy Serkis to Direct Adaptation of 'Animal Farm'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ Jesse David Fox (December 14, 2012). "What the Critics Are Saying About The Hobbit's High Frame Rate". Vulture. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
- ^ "Film-Tech Forum: Article on 48fps for Digital Projectors". Film-tech.com. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ "48 fps Theater List". HFR Movies. Retrieved 2013-11-04.


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A sign of your gun culture not normal child's behaviour. Normal children aren't programmed to kill. Also, I think actually the "Kill first ask questions later" attitude I've seen you display several times here kinda proves my point.
Also, most killers are not mentally ill, mental illness defences rarely seem to work in court.
^ Killing for reasons other than self-defense, protecting loved ones, qualifies as mental illness, to me.