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Great centrally located hotel
15 minute walk to Unter den Linden and close to U-bahn
Great breakfast. Modern, newly decorated rooms. Good value
Great short stay
Tryp Hotel was lovely - very clean, comfortable and well maintained. The only down side was ther building site next door - like much of Berlin. Would definitely recommend this hotel - staff helpful, room spotless and comfortable, great for a short
very good location to Alex Platz and loads of handy restaurants
The hotel was excellent. Room comfort very good. Breakfast excellent. Large choice of food for everyone. Nicely laid out and easy to find items.
Berlin city break
Really enjoyed our trip to Berlin , the tryp Berlin mitte is a lovely hotel within walking distance to all the attractions ,good size rooms and spotless clean very friendly helpful staff , the only downside is the lack of tea / coffee making
facilities in the rooms , apart from that I would really recommend this hotel and Berlin
4 nights in Berlin
All in all, a very nice hotel. Good transport links nearby some nice cafes and restaurants a short walk away. There's a couple a places nearby to rent bicycles - Berlin is a great city to cycle around.
We didn't eat in the hotel so I can't comment
on the food but the staff were all very polite and helpful. The room was simple and clean nice firm bed.
The only minor down point was the wi-fi, which worked fine in the lobby but was a bit unreliable in the room.
I would be very happy to stay there again.
Great City Break
The hotel was situated in a good location near an underground station, however there were building works near by.
The welcome when checking in was warm and friendly and the member of staff was knowledgeable.
The rooms were clean and spacious and
the shower was fantastic!
Overall a great city break and apart from the building works nearby I would recommend this hotel.
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great hotel, great location, friendly helpful staff, rooms spotless, really comfortable beds, great after a days sightseeing, fab showers, just back and would stay here again
Very pleasant staff and stay
Great Breakfast, great location, great staff
Well appointed hotel
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Tryp Mitte Berlin was excellent value for money. Considering the price we paid the hotel it was much better than we expected. Would definately recommend it.
Short break
Hotel was lovely and clean and the rooms were a good size. Bed was huge!
Good location, right next to a metro stop.
We didn't have the hotel breakfast so can't comment on this but we had a lovely stay and the staff were very helpful.
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Yesterday the men's basketball team traveled to Sault Ste. Marie and lost to a strong Lake Superior State University team out of the NCAA D-II Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 92-55. Our Lakers played their Lakers toe to toe throughout the first half. Lake Superior State, who took NCAA D-I Central Michigan into overtime before falling a week earlier, jumped out to a 14-7 lead four minutes into the contest. However our Lakers went on a 9-0 run and took the lead 16-14 with thirteen and a half minutes left. Our Lakers extended the lead to 20-16 half way through the half before Lake Superior went on a 15-0 run to take the lead for good 31-20.
Our Lakers played very well but in the end it was Lake Superior's outside shooting that made the difference. Our Lakers played strong interior defense and did a great job of controlling Lake Superior's 6'10" and 6'8" post players. Lake Superior shot 48.5% from beyond the arc on 16 of 33.
Our Lakers were led in scoring by Junior John Duke with 15 points. The Lakers once again received solid performances from 6'5" Freshman Darius Barnes and senior guard Chris Jones. Darius scored 11 points to go with his game high 8 rebounds and Chris added 8 points. All nineteen Lakers saw action last night and they all continue to show marked improvement. Sophomore Tyler Wells scored 6 points, sophomore Kevin Ramirez and Junior Javaughn freeman each added 3 points. Junior Jonathon Billingslea, sophomore Anthony Parker, Junior Kyle Lundberg and Freshman DaVontae Fleming each contributed 2 points and Freshman Stevens Alexis rounded out the scoring with 1 point.
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Nokia X will launch in Indonesia on March 27
Nokia's first Android smartphone, the Nokia X has already gone on sale in countries like India and Malaysia. The Finnish company is now expanding the availability of its affordable smartphone and the device will soon be available in Indonesia.
Nokia Indonesia has already sent out invites to the media that says "Prove the thrill of using the Nokia X that combines the best services of Nokia, Microsoft and access to Android applications". The event is scheduled for March 27 in Jakarta, the capital and the largest city of Indonesia.
Apart from Nokia X, the company is also expected to introduce the Nokia X+ and the Nokia XL, but there is no official word at the moment.
Meanwhile, if you are located in the US, Canada, Korea and Japan then you will not be able to get your hands on Nokia X as the company has officially confirmed that the device will not be available in these regions.
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13th November 2007
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10:50 AM — Police in the West Midlands have failed in their efforts to get a gay pub's licence revoked.Their request followed an earlier attempt to raid The Fountain Inn for pornography and drugs after receiving an anonymous tip-off.Police bungled the raid when they went to an Irish family pub, The Fountain, a mile down the road. The pub's drinkers were highly amused by the blunder.
Stonewall Cymru community liaison officer honoured 1
10:10 AM — A Stonewall officer has won an award for "outstanding commitment to diversity" in her work tackling issues of homophobic hate crime.Jenny Porter, Stonewall Cymru's community liaison officer, received the award at the North Wales Criminal Justice Board Volunteer and Justice Awards Ceremony this week.Ms Porter works with the police and criminal justice agencies in Wales to develop ways of dealing with homophobically motivated hate crimes
12th November 2007
Life sentence for teenager guilty of homophobic murder 1
3:19 PM — A teenager was sentenced to life imprisonment today for murdering a gay council officer in a homophobic attack.David Meehan, 19, admitted to murdering James Kerr, 51, in South Inch public park and leaving him for dead while he and his accomplices went to a party.According to Mr Meehan, the three walked past Mr Kerr on their way back but ignored their victim who was still breathing.
Americans warm to same-sex unions
12:45 PM — More than half of Americans support civil unions according to the latest ABC News/Washington Post polls.In total, 55 per cent approve of legalising civil unions and giving same-sex couples the same rights as those who are married in matters such as insurance, inheritance and pensions.The latest figures are up from 45 per cent in the same poll in 2006.
New Polish PM pressed on civil unions
11:40 AM — Gay rights activists in Poland have asked incoming Prime Minister Donald Tusk to discuss legalisation of civil unions, the introduction of comprehensive sexual education in schools and the ban of discrimination based on sexual orientation.Mr Tusk is head of the centre-right Christian-democratic Civic Platform Party (PO), which won the election on 21st October.According to Catholic World News PO member Stefan Niesiolowski said: "I will not agree to homosexual marriage."
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Gay rabbi hits out at Bible-inspired homophobia 4
10:10 AM — An Orthodox American rabbi spoke out against using the Bible to justify prejudice in a sermon yesterday.Steven Greenberg, America's first openly gay rabbi, shared his belief that the Bible is open to interpretation and should not be used to condemn homosexuality.According to The Columbus Dispatch, Mr Greenberg said: "No one can say, 'It says in the Scripture,' to ground any policy."
5th November 2007
Lesbian group's transgender ban challenged
4:01 PM — An Australian transgender psychotherapist has taken a lesbian support group to an equal opportunities tribunal on the grounds of discrimination.Tracie O'Keefe in Sydney, claims that she was refused an invitation to an event organised by the gay organisation Sappho's Party because of their strict policy excluding transgender people.The group only allows those who were female at birth to join.
Army sexual orientation discrimination tribunal begins 2
2:15 PM — A lesbian soldier's life was made hell by a male sergeant who vowed to "convert" her, an employment tribunal will be told.According to Lance Bombardier Kerry Fletcher, 30, the senior officer told her that she had not yet experienced a "real man."He also added, "You don't know what you're missing."Her case is being heard at an employment tribunal in Leeds today. The Ministry of Defence said: "We take allegations of sexual discrimination seriously."
Daughter of homophobic activist is out and proud 1
12:54 PM — The daughter of a vehemently anti-gay activist has revealed that she is a lesbian.Claudia Contrada, whose mother Amy Contrada forms one half of the US hate group MassResistance, has stood up for young people struggling with homophobia in their homes or communities.In 2005, Mrs Contrada attended a conference which advocated sending gay teenagers to conversion camps. MassResistance is a homophobic organisation in Massachusetts, which has campaigned zealously against all pro-gay developments since its inception in 1995.
Gay teenagers are homecoming couple 1
11:45 AM — A gay couple have made school history in the United States by being the first-ever elected homecoming prince and prince.Brandon Raphael and Kiernan Gatewood, both 16, wore sashes proudly proclaiming their royalty as they rode through the city of Davis, California, in the school's annual homecoming parade.According to the Sacramento Bee, "They stood in the back of a pick-up truck, arm-in-arm, smiling warmly despite the rain."
30th October 2007
Film to depict gay love of two Spanish icons
10:14 AM — A gay love affair between two of Spain's most celebrated creative luminaries, painter Salvador Dali and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca, will be depicted in the new film, Little Ashes.Named after a Dali painting, the film chronicles the 18-year-old Dali's arrival in Madrid in the 1920s and his subsequent friendship with the dramatist Lorca.As the relationship between the two intensifies, the sexually repressed artist is unable to consummate the affair and instead watches as Lorca sleeps with a female friend.
29th October 2007
Candidate drops out of election over nude photos on gay sites 4
5:45 PM — An Australian campaigner for family values has been dumped as a candidate by the Family First Party after nude photos of him were discovered on gay websites.Although Andrew Quah, 22, admitted that it was possible he had posed for two of the images, he claimed that a third had been digitally manipulated.Several websites are running the pictures, with one describing him as "Australia's Smallest Loser."
MP welcomes removal of "gay panic" defence
2:31 PM — A Gay Labour MP in New Zealand has praised the decision by the country's Law Commission to remove the "gay panic defence."Charles Chauvel said that the defence, which allowed a person charged with murder to claim that they were driven into a state of violent temporary insanity by a sexual advance from the victim, was unacceptable.The defendant rarely wins acquittals but if pleaded successfully the murder charge is reduced to manslaughter.
United Nations to host LGBT rights panel
12:35 PM — Following the launch of the groundbreaking Yogyakarta Principles earlier this year, the United Nations will be hosting a panel discussion next month to explore discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.The event, which will bring together non-governmental organisations, UN representatives and state delegates, is an initiative co-sponsored by Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.The Yogyakarta Principles refer to the application of international human rights law in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity.
Liverpool hosts a celebration of queer culture
12:05 PM — homotopia, Liverpool's annual celebration of gay culture, returns to the city this week for the fourth year in a row.The event, the biggest to date, will incorporate a diverse and eclectic programme of art, theatre, music, dance, comedy, photography, debate, film and cabaret.Highlights include the National Theatre of Scotland's Liverpool debut with their critically acclaimed performance of Venus As A Boy.
23rd October 2007
Requiem concert to mark World AIDS Day
10:41 AM — The London Oratory School's Schola and a host of star soloists will mark World AIDS Day 2007 with a concert to raise funds and awareness.The internationally-acclaimed boy's choir will be performing the Gareth Valentine and Durufle versions of Requiem as well as the world premiere of a new commission by Colin Mawby entitled A Song of Hope. All proceeds will go to Terence Higgins Trust, the UK's leading HIV and AIDS charity, and SOS Children's Villages for children orphaned through AIDS.
22nd October 2007
Brazilian senator uses paedophilia to condemn gay rights 1
6:53 PM — A Brazilian politician has caused outrage by comparing homosexuality to paedophilia.Senator Magno Malta made the comment during a speech opposing a proposed new law which will classify homophobia as a criminal offence.Mr Malta said that allowing homosexuals to be openly affectionate in public would be the same as legalising paedophilia.


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META Tags are what you use to make the pages on your website more accessible to the search engines you are listed with. There are different types of META Tags, but the most popular types are META DESCRIPTION and META KEYWORDS. Here's how you formulate the proper META DESCRIPTION and META KEYWORDS to raise your status with search engines:
META KEYWORDS refers to the descriptive words you want linked to the content of your site. You want to use common descriptors and simple language when doing this. For example, if you have a website related to health & wellness products, you want to utilize commonly associated descriptors, such as: "healthy", "natural", "affordable", "family pricing", "innovative skin care" - you get the idea. The most important thing to make sure is that your META KEYWORDS are words that are interesting, attractive, common and above all, relevant. Do not repeat the same word more than three times, and it's more effective to leave commas out of the picture altogether.
META DESCRIPTION is the sum-up of what you want the description of your website to show up as. Take what you now know about META KEYWORDS and put together an attractive and sensible description. For example, a good META description for your health & wellness site might be: "Healthy home, natural products for your skin, body and wellness".
The title is the most important type of META Tag you will use. This is what will appear when people do a search engine check on your site. It is also what will influence them to either click onto your site or bypass it.
When you think META Tags, the most important question to ask yourself is this: what are the first few words that come to mind when you think of your site? These are the descriptors you want to include in your headings/tags so people will hit your site before they get to your competition.
There are other key elements to using META Tags, but the ones listed above are the most important. It may seem like a lot of work, but the more META Tags you can use, the faster your status will rise within search engines. Another important point to note is to get yourself linked up with as many search engines as possible. Be everywhere: saturate your market. This is the best way to make sure you're climbing the search engine ladders and getting the traffic to your website at an accelerated rate.
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The great trek
Wagons West: the epic story of America's overland trails
Frank McLynn Jonathan Cape, 509pp, £2
Wagons West: the epic story of America's overland trails
Frank McLynn Jonathan Cape, 509pp, £2
by Godfrey Hodgson Published
In December 1845, the editor of the New York Morning News proclaimed that it was the "manifest destiny" of the United States to "overspread and possess the whole of the continent". It is hard for us now to realise how far that destiny then was from fulfilment. Within three years, Texas and the present states of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado would have been captured from Mexico in a blitzkrieg. Oregon was still British territory, the remotest fief of the Hudson's Bay Company. In the whole of what is now two-thirds of the land area of the United States, outside Texas, the Mountain West was still the home of Native Americans, together with a sprinkling of missionaries and a few hundred fur-trapping "mountain men".
Only after gold was found in California, in 1848, did mass migration begin. In the next 12 years, 300,000 people migrated to California, to Oregon and to the Mormon city of latter-day saints in Utah. But before the Gold Rush, fewer than 20,000 altogether travelled west overland. They were for the most part the middling sort of people. The rich did not need to emigrate from the US. The poor could not afford to - because you needed money to equip yourself with flour, bacon, coffee and sugar, a wagon and draft animals, and to pay guides and Indians.
Frank McLynn has done justice to the courage and the endurance of those who did take the Oregon and California trails. In heavy wagons, mostly pulled by slow, long-suffering oxen, they crossed the plains from Missouri by the Platte River valley, risking flash floods. They moved on through the foothills of the Rockies, in southern Wyoming, to cross the continental divide at South Pass. At Fort Bridger, the trails divided, north by the Snake and Columbia Rivers to the fertile Willamette Valley in Oregon, and south-west across the fearsome salt deserts of northern Nevada and through the sierra to California. On these northern trails, unlike the Santa Fe trail, ruled by the sadistic Comanches, there was little danger from Indians. McLynn calculates that the mortality rate among the migrants was 4 per cent - and only 4 per cent of those were killed by Indians. In fact, the overlanders killed more Indians (426) than the Indians killed of them (362). Diseases such as cholera and "Rocky Mountain fever" were far more lethal. A handful were killed by grizzlies, bison or wolves. Rattlesnakes were terrifying, but killed more mules than people. Swarms of mosquitoes so dense they could choke you if they entered your mouth were more of a threat.
In those pioneer years, all the emigrants lived close to disaster, but only one party fell into the heart of darkness. Tempted by an adventurer to try an unproven "cut-off" across the Nevada Desert in 1846, the Donner party reached the sierra exhausted, short of provisions, and so late that their way was blocked by heavy snowfalls. Near where modern Californians drive up to Lake Tahoe and their weekend cottages, half the party came to horrible ends, as cannibals and their victims. They killed each other for their money and their body parts. Relief parties found human organs stewing in iron pots, and a baby clinging to the body of his butchered mother.
The Mormons, following a similar path in the same year to the Zion in Utah which they called Deseret, survived, thanks to the charismatic leadership and discipline of Brigham Young, although not without biblical tribulations of their own.
McLynn has combed the vast secondary literature on every aspect of the journeys. What is surprising is how many primary sources there are, too, preserved in diaries and other accounts written at the time, or in recollection afterwards. There is even a diary written by one of the ill-fated Donner party, as well as a passable poem, recalling an idyllic English village childhood, by another man dying of starvation. The word epic is overused, but the story McLynn has told, and told well, deserves it.
Godfrey Hodgson has just completed a book about America over the past 25 years


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DC January 24 New Release Recap/
Lots to consider this week as you contemplate parting with some funds for this week's spate of new releases. From the hi-energy pop/rock of Nada Surf and Hold Steady's Craig Finn to the smart adult pop of Madi Diaz, Ingrid Michaelson or Alexz Johnson to the alt-pop indie finesse of Cheyenne Marie Mize, Laura Gibson and John K. Samson of The Weakerthans, we've got something for you. Try a 70's Laurel Canyon country/folk excursion with Sweden's fantastic First Aid Kit, ogle the 75+ Bob Dylan covers in the charity-supporting Chimes of Freedom box, or dig the beat-friendly vibes of Polica. Find out what the late Heath Ledger found so irresistable about fellow Aussie Grace Woodroofe, imagine what the rockin' flamenco guitars of Rodrigo y Gabriela might sound like with a Cuban big band or get a taste of what's new with Austin songwriter Dana Falconberry. Need more? Really? Check our full list below.
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Nada Surf - The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy (City Slang) - A mere fifteen years after Matthew Caws, Daniel Lorca and Ira Elliot broke through with the hit "Popular", the trio of power/pop-sters return with another brash and relentlessly upbeat -- in every sense of the word -- collection of sunny rock anthems and razor sharp hooks...Much like Fountains of Wayne, Nada Surf remain remarkably inventive in their retro pop melodies -- new upstart bands can only pray they're this fresh on their first album let alone their sixth...more DC
Madi Diaz - Plastic Moon (TinyOgre) - Nashville-based singer/songwriter turned not only to her writing and performing partner (and Berklee School of Music classmate) Kyle Ryan for her new album, she also decided to bring in noted producer John Alagia (Dave Matthews, John Mayer) to help shape and expand the sound of the new songs. The result is the mostly sunny, fan-funded album , a eleven-track collection that leans a little more heavily on melodic pop/folk fare while retaining at times the more acoustic/Americana elements of her fine 2007 debut Skin and Bone...more DC
First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar - Swedish siblings Clara and Johanna Söderberg graduate from dewy, baby-faced teen folk prodigies to breakout indie Americana queens with their much buzzed sophomore album...could it really be five years since the then Söderbergs, then just 14 and 17 years old, recorded their debut EP Drunken Trees?... Maybe it's the shared genes (see: The Watson Twins), but rarely do two voices in harmony join with such perfect, effortless and loose-limbed precision...more DC
Cheyenne Marie Mize - We Don't Need EP (Yep Roc/Roaring Colonel) - Louisville singer/songwriter/violinist has been best known for her collaborations with fellow Kentuckian Will "Bonnie 'Prince' Billy" Oldham while own fine 2010 solo album Before Lately was described here as "Americana folk, flickering torch ballads and spacious chamber pop of somber melancholy"...New project plugs in and turns up the heat dramatically, moving from Lately's somber and spacious folk/pop toward the outskirts of edgy, occasionally frayed, indie pop...more DC
Grace Woodroofe - Always Want (Modular) - Five years ago, a handful of song demos from then-16-year-old singer/songwriter found its way into the hand of fellow Aussie Heath Ledger via the actor's sister. Brought by Ledger to L.A., Woodroofe also met folk/rocker Ben Harper who agreed to produce her 2010 debut album utilizing his backing band Relentless 7 in the studio -- the result is a remarkable collection that defies easy stylistic pidgeon-holing...An indescribably expressive voice and some moody, quietly powerful songs -- tinged with blues and jazz overtones -- make this a particularly compelling listen...more DC
Alexz Johnson - Skipping Stone - "I feel stronger, wiser", says the 25-year-old Vancouver-raised, NYC transplant -- positive words indeed from the singer/songwriter (and actress) who has seen her music tied up in major label turmoil not once, but twice in the last five years. Finally following the release of her debut LP Voodoo (and it's 2011 remix Reloaded), Johnson has regrouped creatively for her next project: a 2012 full-length preceded by this five-song preview EP promising torchy ballads, retro country and seductive alt-pop. The fine title track, mixed by Greg Wells (Adele), leads the way...more DC
Dana Falconberry - Though I Didn't Call It Came (January 24, Crossbill) Songwriter's digital four-tracker serves as something of a preview of a full length project due later this year. Like the upcoming album, most of the EP's songs were recorded in a church sanctuary near her home in Austin, TX but unlike her more recent stripped down acoustic and mostly solo affairs, Didn't Call heralds a more orchestrated and dreamy sound for Falconberry. With string arrangements by keyboardist and co-producer Christopher Cox...more DC
Poliça - Give You The Ghost - Vocalist Channy Leaneagh and producer/electronica wiz Ryan Olson (GAYNGS) have merged their particular talents for dreamy alt-pop with a subtle, beat-friendly R+B tip with the formation of and a mesmerizing new album... We knew they must be doing something right when we heard Leaneagh's subtley auto-tuned vocals and didn't have our usual reaction (disgust, dismay, disinterest) -- maybe it's the killer, hooky melodies, maybe it just fits with the whole updated lush trip-hop feel, but for some reason it just works. Bon Iver's Mike Noyce guests...more DC
Various Artists - Chimes of Freedom - Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International - Massive 75-track box set of Bob Dylan covers is also, appropriately, an equally massive charity album benefiting the human rights activism of Amnesty International, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization ...an impressive array of contributors, from My Morning Jacket to Steve Earle to Lucinda Williams, from Sting to Mark Knopfler to Diana Krall, from Elvis Costello to Sugarland to Pete Townshend, all come together for a diverse -- and occasionally head scratching (Miley Cyrus?) -- collection of Dylan compositions...more DC
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Mountaineers Compete at WVU Alumni Open
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University cross country team opened its 2012 season Friday evening with a 4k race at the WVU Agronomy Farm in the inaugural WVU Alumni Open.
"I'm pleased. This was a good rust buster tonight. It was the first time we've been on grass all year, so that makes a huge difference because this is a very difficult course," coach Sean Cleary said. "To see some of the youngsters run the way they did is a real bright spot for the future of the program."
Ten Mountaineer runners raced as pairs, in addition to six WVU alum racers. Redshirt-junior Jordan Hamric and freshman Sydney Scott were the duo to cross the finish line first. Hamric finished in 15:23, while Scott ran the fastest of all runners with a time of 15:09. The pair combined for a first-place finish of 30:32.
"Sydney comes in off of a very successful high school cross country campaign. She is right about where I thought she would be coming in and looks to be an integral part of our future," Cleary explained.
Redshirt-senior Aubrey Moskal and freshman Megan Yuan came in second place with a team time of 31:13. Moskal rank a 4k time of 15:25, while Yuan crossed the line in 15:48. The third place team was Morgantown native Hallie Portner and freshman Paige Szabat with a time of 15:51.
"Jordan and Aubrey did a good job. They came in and led the way," Cleary said. "The first pack got out really hard and settled into their pace. It was interesting to see four girls come across the line very close to each other. It may be a different chemistry if we ran them in a race all against each other, but a pretty good indication of how things are going. This is actually the fastest that they've run this since track season."
Redshirt-freshman Sarah McCauley and redshirt-sophomore Allison Pettit combined for a fourth-place time of 31:51. The duo of sophomore Kelly Williams and redshirt-junior Chelsea Jarvis finished in fifth place with a time of 33:13.
The alum to race included Karly Hamric, Katelyn Williams, Mandy McBean, Stephanie Caruso, Ahna Lewis and Heather Cleary. McBean and Caruso were a pair, and Cleary and Lewis were a pair, but each pair finished with a time of 37:20 in a tie for sixth place. Hamric and Williams took eighth place with a time of 41:29.
"Like any time you have a first time event I fully expect to see this event grow and grow over the next few years," Cleary said. "We did it because we needed to have a competition this weekend, but with the reception and the crowd here today, I think it is something we will continue. I see this thing growing into a very big event in the future."
The Mountaineers will next compete at the PSU Spiked Shoe, at 10:30 a.m., on September 8.
1. Jordan Hamric (15:23)/Sydney Scott (15:09) 30:32
2. Aubrey Moskal (15:25)/Megan Yuan (15:48) 31:13
3. Hallie Portner (15:30)/Paige Szabat (15:51) 31:21
4. Sarah McCauley (15:45)/Allison Pettit (16:06) 31:51
5. Kelly Williams (15:28)/Chelsea Jarvis (17:45) 33:13
T6. Ahna Lewis (17:45)/Heather Cleary (19:35) 37:20
T6. Mandy McBean (17:45)/Stephanie Caruso (19:35) 37:20
8. Karly Hamric (17:45)/Katelyn Williams (19:35) 37:20
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Like Paradigm, AVS and Hart analyze their clients' property portfolios to capture tax-saving opportunities. Paradigm serves more than 5,000 clients across a diversified set of industries and geographies. Paradigm counts leading real estate investment trusts (REITs) and multinational corporations among its customers.
Meg Donigan, Paradigm's EVP of Corporate Development, led discussions on behalf of the company. Working with Dailey on the transaction for Riverside were Vice President Steve Burns, Senior Associate Brad Roberts, and Associate Bernardo Villar.
The Riverside Company is a global private equity firm focused on acquiring growing businesses valued at up to $250 million (€200 million in Europe). Since its founding in 1988, Riverside has invested in more than 330 transactions. The firm's international portfolio includes more than 70 companies.


text: No recent wiki edits to this page. OverviewGatherer's Gardens are the primary means of acquiring new plasmids, gene tonics, and extra equip-slots in the underwater dystopia, Rapture. These machines, adorned on either side by the likeness of a Little Sister , are more or less vending machines, and can be found scattered throughout the watery halls of the city. They, like most else in Rapture, revolve around the substance ADAM and require it in order to purchase the genetic modifications and other goods stored within. Prices of the products vary depending on what type of plasmid or tonic you are looking to purchase and also what level they are, as many have multiple tiers of power and effect. As you progress through the city, these new or improved tonics and plasmids will become available, aiding you in coping with the increasingly difficult splicers. A gift from TenenbaumIn addition to being able to purchase items at the Gatherer's Garden, the machines also serve as a drop-point for gifts from Bridgette Tenenbaum, who rewards you for rescuing Little Sisters. For every three Little Sisters that you rescue, Tenenbaum will leave a gift in the form of a teddy bear at the foot of the next Gatherer's Garden that you come upon. Though you do not receive as much ADAM as you would by harvesting the Little Sisters, you are rewarded with 200 ADAM and the added bonus of various items and equipment that may prove useful, such as EVE hypos and ammunition.


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Zenwalk 6.2 Review
What Needs to Improve?: Zenwalk is a decent distro, but it still has some ways to go before we start comparing to the major distros. Only one of the improvements I suggested in my last review was addressed, and that was not even taken to completion: Firestarter, a graphical frontend to IPTables, comes pre-installed. That's good, but one more step remains. It has to be enabled and configured out of the box.
Here are other recommendations that were made previously, but not yet addressed:
- Zenwalk will take a giant step forward if the installer provides support for setting up LVM, RAID, and disk encryption.
- A graphical installer wiould be an excellent addition.
- Have a browser other than Iceweasel/Icecat installed. If you don't want to install it by default, have Mozilla Firefox in one of the Restricted repositories.
- Whichever browser is installed, load it with all the multimedia plugins it needs.
- I think all desktop distros need an application like Kaptan, a welcome application on Pardus. That is a program that will run on first bootup to help a user customize different aspects of the operating system.
- Adding a printer on Zenwalk is easy, but coding the system to auto-configure it will make for a better user experience.
- Zenwalk Update Tool has to be installed by default, it has to just work, and it has to be a "startup" application.
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hey! pls help me, just istalled the latest zenwalk available…
there were about 3 or 4 things in the installation that failed to install..
but, it was still able to run.
now i changed from xp to zenwalk..
the problem is that i cant use the gnome session option and i cant click the menu in the xfce.
pls help me..
"DVD playback are not installed, and are not in the repos – Current or Restricted."
Correction. It is available in restricted:
What tipped me off to stop reading the review was the claim that Linux Mint doesn't have multiple workspaces… ugh…
"feels slightly much more polished" – this doesn't make much sense, and really lowers the expectations for the rest of the review. Double & triple check everything before publishing.
An atrociously-written review. No way I'm clicking thru to the second page. Primary-school English along with poor knowledge.
Sorry to tell you Jon, but you have at least two typos and one grammar mistake in your reply. Furthermore, there are many readers who don't have English as their first language, whom would appreciate understandable English. The review is more than adequate to know what Zenwalk is all about and what to experience after installing it, saving a lot of people a lot of homework. Thanks to the editor.


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"Did the non-functional bike craze begin with Marcel Duchamp?" asks Flavorwire, referring to the bicycle wheel M.D. famously mounted upside down on a stool in 1913, creating what was most probably the first kinetic sculpture. There's no question that creative bike culture is hot. At Critical Mass a couple years ago I saw a bike of the hyper-functional, rather than non-functional variety: it could make waffles while being ridden! (It had everything on it from a cage with chickens for the eggs, to a fully loaded shotgun for protecting such an awesome vehicle).
But now, Flavorwire, the culture arm of Flavorpill, has compiled an "Unofficial Art Bike Survey," a slideshow of bikes purposed only for the enjoyment of us aesthetes. It's about time. Highlights include a two-wheeler tastefully crushed flat by Ai Weiwei, and er...a fixie with swastikas for wheels ridden by Olav Westphalen...if highlight can really be said in reference to the latter. (At least mechanically, that one actually worked: artistically, however, it is difficult to say)
I might have added Gabriel Orzoco's "Four Bicycles (There is Always One Direction) http://www.moma.org/explore/multimedia/audios/174/1921
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By: Chris Kramer
Being convicted for a third Nevada DUI offense may not necessarily mean spending time in state prison if one state Senator has her way.
Senator Valerie Wiener has introduced SB277, which would allow district judges to authorize an alcohol- or drug-treatment program for third time drunken driving offenders who plead guilty or no-contest to their DUI charges, according to a Nevada Appeal story.
Specifically, this Nevada DUI legislation would reinstate the practice of alternative sentencing after the district attorney ruled that judges do not have the authority to use such power. Current Nevada DUI law treats a third-time DUI conviction as a felony punishable by one to six years in prison.
Wiener's Nevada DUI legislation would allow the offender to avoid prison if he or she agrees to adhere to a treatment program for at least three years. This Nevada DUI legislation would reduced a third conviction to a second-offense violation for anyone who completes the program. This would be a big difference for many offenders, as a second-offense violation would be considered a misdemeanor rather than a felony.
For offenders in the alternative program, the third conviction would be considered a misdemeanor for employment, civil rights and licensing purposes. However if a person in the program were to receive another DUI in the future, the conviction would be treated as a felony DUI conviction punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Wiener said that if people in the alternative program blow this unique chance, they will be immediately sent back to prison.
In addition to not only allowing third-time Nevada DUI offenders the chance to avoid prison and be rehabilitated, this legislation would take some stress off the state's prison system. Wiener specifically said that allowing judges this discretion for alternative sentencing would reduce the number of DUI offenders in prisons in the "Silver State."
Prison spokesman Greg Smith said in the story that this Nevada DUI legislation would currently apply to 161 male and 31 female inmates on DUI-only convictions. Stay updated on the latest developments with this Nevada DUI legislation, which has been sent to the Senate Transportation and Homeland Security Committee for review.
This Nevada DUI legislation is just another example of how some states are considering alternative sentencing when dealing with drunken driving convictions. Most recently, a new South Dakota DUI law expanded the state's landmark 24/7 sobriety program throughout the Mount Rushmore State.
Specifically, this South Dakota DUI law allows convicted offenders to still drive their cars upon agreeing to abstain from alcohol and take daily breathalyzer tests in both the morning and the evening.
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2014 OUTDOOR TRACK: Season-best 100mH time of 14.21 earned her a 7th place finish at the UTEP Springtime Meet...placed 15th at the ACC Outdoor Championships (14.30)...won the Maryland Invitational (14.34)...placed third at the Kehoe Twilight (14.36)...season-best 400mH time came in the NCAA East Regional Quarterfinals (58.20)...finished third at the ACC Outdoor Championships (58.66)...placed fourth at the Kehoe Twilight (59.55)...notched a second place finish at the Maryland Invitational (1:01.69)...won the UTEP Springtime Meet (1:01.78).
2014 INDOOR TRACK: Season-best 300m time of 41.16 at the Terrapin Invitational to finish 4th...notched a season-best 60mH time of of 8.62 at the ACC Indoor Championship prelims...finished seventh in the ACC Finals (8.67)...placed second at the Lions Invitational (8.73)...used the same time to finish third at the Lafayette/Rider Winter Games...placed ninth at the Hokie Invitational (8.93)...placed fourth at the Terrapin Invitational (9.07)...a member of the Terps' 4x400 relay team that finished 8th at the ACC Indoor Championships (3:46.91).
BEFORE MARYLAND - Virginia State Class AA champion in both hurdle events as a senior... Went 14.47 to win 100 hurdles and 42.82 to win 300 hurdles... Also won state title in 300 hurdles (43.51) and 4x100 relay as a junior... Was 2nd in 300H as a sophomore... Graduated with a 3.5 GPA from John Handley HS... Won awards for athlete of the year, all-around best athlete and top athlete in indoor and outdoor track... Pre-Maryland PRs - 100 hurdles (14.13), 300 hurdles (42.50), 300m (41.85)... 55 hurdles (8.56).
PERSONAL - Parents are Sharyn and Jean Jacques Meneau... Majoring in kinesiology... Born in Fort de France, Martinique... Plays piano... Has volunteered at local SPCA... Listens to "Lose Yourself" by Eminem before meets... Playing sports as a kid she pretended to be Carl Lewis... Interested in becoming a chiropractor... Came to Maryland for the athletic, academic and social aspects of the university... Chose Maryland over James Madison, Brown, Cornell and Duke... Thinks Halle Berry should play her in a movie of her life.


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Shelly of Figgy's Patterns gathered together bloggers, seamstresses and designers to help spend the month of February celebrating the delightful new Heavenly Collection sewing patterns that feature wardrobe essentials you can mix and match. I was so honored to be asked to join in the pattern tour ~ and today it's my turn to share what I've sewn up!
You can even win your own pattern! That's right – Figgy's will give one lucky winner a free downloadable pdf pattern of your choice! Simply comment on this post before 3/2 at 11.59pm PST and I'll pick a winner. Winner to be announced Monday 3/3. Contest open to ALL!
These patterns are such a joy to sew that I couldn't stop at just one project, so today I'm showing you a peek at three! First up, is the Celestial Tee – a beautiful take on a wardrobe essential. I simply adore the high/low hem and I think the extra length at the back makes it the perfect top for wearing with leggings. It gives the whole thing a nice 'swing'! The pleats at the front give the top added interest too and it's just something a little different from the norm. You can tell in the photo above right how nice it is to move around in!
Next, I sewed the Seraphic Raglan Tee which is another great wardrobe essential. Tegenn is almost 7 1/2 years old. I sewed up the 8/9 size, which is a little large at the moment (particularly in the sleeves), but she is growing so rapidly that I fear that she will not stay small for long. This pattern features a sweet pocket that immediately caught Tegenn's eye.
The release of these two patterns in particular couldn't come at a better time, since Spoonflower recently released a new fabric type – Modern Jersey – which is a poly/spandex blend that sews like a dream! The colors are fabulous (as you can see in my photos) and I don't know about you, but I've been desperate for a lightweight jersey knit and thanks to the endless contemporary designs available in the Spoonflower marketplace you're bound to find something completely gorgeous! Or for a truely unique look, you can even design your own!
My final project for today is the Ethereal Dress, which I sewed to a tunic length, though the pattern has options for top, tunic or dress lengths. It features a whimsical frill across the front bodice which I love! The pattern instructions for finishing this dress are fantastic and though you can't see it in these photos, the inside is finished as beautifully as the outside. I even perfected a rolled hem on my machine – my most successful rolled hem to date!
I hope you've enjoyed my little contribution to the pattern tour. Please be sure to check out all the other participants and contributors below. And don't forget to comment on this post to be in with a chance to win your choice of pattern from this collection.


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Home green home: The quickest carbon cutsBuildings gobble up almost half the world's energy and spew out nearly a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. How can we reduce their impact?
Imagine for a moment taking all America's cars and trucks off the road.
That would be the climate impact of green building, say consultants McKinsey & Co, who reckon that 520 billion dollars spent on building efficiency through 2020 would reduce U.S emissions by 1.1 gigatons every year.
Sounds expensive, but wait: That cash would also buy 1.2 trillion dollars of energy savings in a world facing rising prices and insecurity of supply. No wonder the Empire State Building in New York is going green. The retrofit should slash power bills by 38 percent.
And no wonder the U.S. and China put building efficiency at the heart of their climate plans, while Europeans are dumping wasteful lightbulbs and India is nurturing an eco-building revolution: In the campaign against global warming, green building promises quick wins.
On the other hand, if we do nothing our rapidly urbanizing world will double emissions from buildings by 2030. And because buildings are the biggest greenhouse gas emitters in most countries, this would make it impossible to prevent runaway global warming.
The building sector has the largest potential for significantly reducing emissions, says the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Energy consumption could be reduced by 30 to 50 percent.
Incredibly, the IPCC says those savings could come at no extra cost. Many buildings need upgrading anyway, and energy-efficiency investments will pay for themselves by saving money on energy bills. And unlike carbon capture or geo-engineering, it can be done today, with proven technologies, many inspired by traditional architecture.
"The Romans did it," points out Daniel Mill, senior consultant with Camco, one of the world's biggest energy efficiency consultancies, "they cooled air coming into rooms by funneling it through ducts in the ground."
Modern buildings by contrast spend 80 to 90 percent of their energy budget on cooling, heating, ventilation, lighting, and appliances.
In cold climates, better insulation of walls, roofs, floors, and windows is essential. Making buildings airtight, and orienting living areas towards the sun, also reduces heating costs.
In hot climates, better ventilation and protection from the sun are the priorities. Open plan designs help circulate air while roof gardens, thick walls, and shaded corridors reduce demand for air conditioning.
Energy-efficient appliances and lighting solutions, such as skylights, automated lighting, and low-energy bulbs, make a huge difference. Lighting accounts for around 17 percent of global energy consumption, according to Siemens Energy CTO Michael Weinhold.
Space and water heating/cooling systems must be more efficient. Gas-powered systems are cleaner than electric ones, but greener alternatives include geothermal heat pumps, biomass burners, air-to-water heat pumps, wood-burning, and solar-powered systems.
An even more efficient solution, says Daniel Mill, is to share energy. "Rather than each house having individual hot water boilers you have a shared boiler. Underground pipes distribute the water around the neighbourhood."
The next step is to generate power locally. In Malmo, Sweden, they burn household waste to generate heat and electricity. By going off-grid they don't lose energy in transmission. The houses are 40 to 60 percent more energy efficient than average European homes, says Mill, and only three percent of their waste goes to landfill.
From Malmo to Masdar City in the Arabian Desert, eco building is a hot topic. And there are plenty of standards to certify efficient and sustainable architecture: Australia's GreenStar, Japan's CASBEE, or the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) from the U.S. Green Building Council.
The problem is that the focus is on new buildings whereas the vast majority of buildings are old.
"Even in 2050, 80 to 85 percent of buildings will be buildings that are standing now," says Mill. "We have got to do something about our existing stock."
Some people are retrofitting old homes. In the U.S. homeowners can get 1500 dollar tax credits for making their homes more energy efficient. And in Germany, since 2004, homeowners have been able to get energy efficiency loans at preferential interest rates, reducing German emissions.
There are huge barriers, however.
First, buildings have extremely long life cycles. It is difficult to renovate them on the promise of energy savings in the distant future. The payback time for investments resulting in at least 20 percent reduced energy use ranges "from 15 to 25 years in existing buildings", says the United Nations Environment Programme Sustainable Building Initiative (UNEP-SBCI).
Second, building users, who pay the energy bills, often don't own the building so are unwilling to invest. The building owners, on the other hand, don't pay the energy bills and so feel the same.
Third, politicians, lawmakers, and markets have not championed green building.
"Not a SINGLE suggestion (on the Bali Action Plan) from the Parties, including agencies and observers, covered the building sector," complained Kilaparti Ramakrishna, UNEP's senior advisor on environmental law and conventions, in April 2009.
UNEP-SBCI points out that of 4500 projects in the Kyoto Protocol Clean Development Mechanism only 12 seek to reduce energy demand from buildings. "Market forces alone will not bring about emission reductions from buildings," it concludes in a study that argues that government regulations such as building codes are more effective.
Some governments have made encouraging moves. The UK Carbon Reduction Commitment will from 2010 reward owners of commercial property for cutting energy use and penalize them for wasting energy. The Sustainable Buildings Code will require all new buildings to meet efficiency levels that will increase year by year.
There is also the European Union's Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the U.S. government's Energy Star programme.
"We know it can be done, the technology is there," concludes Daniel Mill. "We need architects and builders designing buildings to suit the climate and environment rather than just to make money."
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I find the article very useful as reference as a Professional Exhibit Organizer of the CONSTRUCTION SHOW MANILA (MANILACON) which highlights sustainability in the built environment here in the Philippines.
It is well written and easy to understand for industry non-professional like me but whose heart is green.
Kudos and I look forward to reading more about green buildings.
Though,I don't use any air condition machine which is a luxury w.r.t my income but I have in my mind to introduce SOLAR PANEL in my house and again the question of huge money involvement is making me think otherwise.


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I was going to update my membership directory after getting my new Android device a while back and the tricky part is I use 2 different numbers on my Android. Here it is:
One is for SMS which is the primary number for the device.
Another number is for Sorenson VRS app since I'm hearing impaired where I can receive and place calls through this app instead of primary number as above.
I want to include both numbers in my membership directory stating which one is for in the membership directory because in my household we have 4 phone numbers. I've had situations where some members tried to reach me immediately but to no avail.
So my suggestion is to give the option of adding additional numbers such as a number is for SMS, a number for cell, a 2nd number for work so on. I personally have 5 numbers but I only use 3 numbers thats it. Being deaf is a whole different ball game when it comes to telecommunication issue.
For this part, I cannot find a specific link where I could get in touch with about improving the membership directory by expanding the selection, and adding additional numbers since this forum is the only place to go to give my suggestion.


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After last week's shocker, everyone is pretty focused on death, along with its twin, birth, or in least in this case, spiritual rebirth. Results are rather mixed.
A note to first time BSG watchers; these aren't the reviews for you. I plan to write about the show with the ending in mind. If you haven't seen the show, you will be spoiled on stuff that happens at the end. You've been warned.
Let's talk about Gaius Baltar.
I've always disliked and mistrusted that frakker, for a lot of the reasons Lee brought up in his "Crossroads" speech, but even I must admit that he's growing as person. Finally, he's becoming more than that selfish and weak-willed man we met in the miniseries (gods, that was so long ago). Sure, he's still his cowardly self, but for the first time, we see him put himself in the way of danger to fight for what he believes.
After his people are attacked (an ugly and brutal attack), Baltar decides to kind of do the same thing in a repellant temple desecration that gets him roughed up and jailed. During the raid on his cult/home, he hid like a child, but now, he leads the charge and he pays for it, first by going to jail, then by taking a beating from reluctant marine.
After the beating (and Lee's own heroic charge against Roslin's growing tyranny), Baltar finally gets what Head Six has been telling him along: God is love. God loves every one of them, even a supreme schmuck like Gaius Baltar. God even wants us to love ourselves and not dwell on our sins.
It's a beautiful message, but I thought (and still think) that Gaius took things a bit too far. Again, telling his followers that 'we are perfect' is a beautiful message, but to me, it seems more like a way to whitewash past and future wrongs. Guilt is a horrible emotion, and a fairly useless one, but it's there to guide us to not do bad things, like say, genocide, and to teach us not to repeat mistakes.
Think of it this way – we have two models of how to process guilt. The Tori way is all about letting go of guilt at the cost of not learning from it. She casts it aside because it no longer matters and just keeps repeating her mistake. The Caprica Six model is about acknowledging her guilt and moving on. She doesn't torture herself with her sins, but she doesn't forget them either.
Tori's method seems more sociopathic. Saying that we're perfect means that what we do is always the right thing…and I'm just not willing to buy that. I can accept that in the show (and maybe in real life too), all things happen for a reason, but that doesn't mean we get a pass when we frak up. Roslin has her own reasons to distrust Baltar, but I can't really fault her for thinking he's dangerous.
Speaking of Roslin (yes, yes, you should be used to the clunky transitions by now), she's getting scarier by the episode, but she's never as frightening as when she confronts Baltar is his cell.
He wasn't wrong when he said something in the universe loves him, because clearly, something is keeping him alive through all his screw-ups and shenanigans…and well, Roslin is kind of sick of it. She doesn't really threaten him, but she makes it clear that if he keeps acting up, she is going to smack him down, consequences be damned (why would she care about consequences, she's dying after all).
It's a whole new side of our dying leader, and fortunately Lee has the guts to call her on it, even if Lee is just as disgusted by Baltar as the rest of them are.
Chief is not looking so good these days. On purpose or not, he frakked up that raptor, nearly killing Racetrack and Skulls. Then, he gets in Adama's face with his grief, and finds himself demoted. No matter how he feels about Callie or Boomer, he lost something when his wife died, and his tragedy is he never gets it back. He's clearly taking the 'destroy-your-life-first' approach to his Cylon heritage guilt.
Wow, that was one damn fine raptor crash…but as Ron D. Moore said on the commentary, I don't think anyone was walking away from that crash. Ah well, it looked cool.
Look how far our crew has fallen…as Jacob pointed out, way back when, we were all disgusted by what the Pegasus crew did to Gina, but now…Her guards leave Caprica Six to Tigh's mercy. Fortunately for all of us, he means her no harm. Still though, it means something when our heroes stop caring about stuff like that.
Late-in-the-game theory time! I think this was the episode where Roslin finally forgave Lee for his role in Baltar's trial. Sure, I can't prove it, but their relationship is a bit less frosty from here on out.
Next up: "The Road Less Traveled"


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Jane McGonigal's Reality is Broken: Why games make us better and how they can change the world will inspire and inform gamers and non-gamers alike
CONSIDER this: no less than 5.9 million years have collectively been spent playing the online game World of Warcraft since it was released in 2004. That's roughly the amount of time that's passed since our ancestors first stood upright.
To me, even the 2 hours a day most gamers spend on computer games - in apparently escapist activities, disengaged from the real world - is almost inconceivable. Yet the more I read of Jane McGonigal's Reality is Broken, the clearer it becomes: I may not own a games console, or spend time sat in front of a screen playing shoot 'em ups, but I am nonetheless constantly playing games in my daily life. What's more, they don't distract me from reality, they make it better. ...
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Michael Buble Worried That He Was Infertile Before His Wife Got Pregnant
Michael Buble is currently expecting his first child with wife Luisana Lopilato, but the 37-year-old singer admitted that he feared he may have been infertile before they got the good news.
The 37-year-old singer told Entertainment Tonight Canada, "I've had sex with a lot of women, near the end I was trying to impregnate them just to see if I could." Okay, we assume the guy is joking!
"But seriously, I went and got tested to see if [I could get someone pregnant]," he added. "I was sure it wasn't going to work."
Michael also revealed he is excited and nervous about becoming a dad, and that expecting a baby has made him and his wife closer.
"I'm so not ready, but who knows who is ever ready for it," he said. "I'm more in love with my wife now than I ever was."
Luisiana, a 25-year-old Argentinian model, has been experiencing some crazy cravings during her pregnancy.
"Some women crave pickles or ice cream. My wife wants blood sausages. Sausage made of congealed blood," Michael shared. "And I promise you, she hated it her whole life and now she said, 'Mike, I want some blood sausage,' and it's like, 'What the hell?'"
Source: Entertainment Tonight Canada
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Gary Kemp (1959-), Pop musician and actor; member of Spandau Ballet
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Guitarist and songwriter. Born in North London, Kemp was obsessed with song writing from a young age and was given a guitar for his eleventh birthday. In 1976 he and four school friends formed the Cut which would evolve into Spandau Ballet and become a leading New Romantic band of the 1980s. The band reformed in 2009 and Kemp has also pursued a solo career, releasing his debut album in 1995, and has acted in films and on stage.
by Eric Watson
cibachrome print from original transparency, 1983
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by Brian Aris
bromide fibre print, 1984
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bromide print, November 2010
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YouTube has a new chief: Susan Wojcicki. youtube.com
The UpTake: You knew YouTube was big, but here's how big. Here's a look at what new YouTube boss Susan Wojcicki is inheriting.
YouTube just got a new boss, longtime Google executive Susan Wojcicki.
The move is widely seen as a sign that Google wants to zero in on YouTube's advertising business. Wojcicki previously served as senior vice president of advertising at Google.
Not that YouTube is struggling exactly. According to eMarketer, YouTube pulled in $5.6 billion in gross revenue worldwide last year, and accounts for about 21 percent of all video advertising revenue in the U.S.
However there is mounting discontent among YouTube's community of creators who say they're having an increasingly difficult time making money from the site.
Here's a good picture of the sprawling video empire that Wojcicki is inheriting. TubeFilter has put together an infographic of last year's most-watched YouTube channels. It's an eclectic assortment, including well-established brands such as the Disney Channel and plenty of upstarts like Jenna Marbles and Smosh who've made a name for themselves online.
Alex is a Brooklyn-based freelance journalist. He writes about media entrepreneurs and creatives for Upstart Business Journal.
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