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NIAGARA FALLS, NY - Niagara Falls will be lit up in blue lights tonight and tomorrow to celebrate the birth of the royal baby.
Prince William and his wife Catherine are the proud parents of a baby boy.
The Falls will be illuminated this evening AND tomorrow evening in blue to honour the birth from 9:00pm - 9:15pm, 10:00pm - 10:15pm & 11:00pm - 11:15pm both nights.
The idea was conceived by the Niagara Parks Commission in Canada to light up the Falls after the royal birth.
Niagara Falls State Park officials say they are happy to join in on the celebration.

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Hello, I am new to PHP and I could really use some help!
I have been tasked with creating an online form to track employee training. I have created a database with a table which includes 5 fields (id, lname, fname, dept and status). I have uploaded all of my employee information into the table.
I would like it so that my online form (see attached picture) will look up their ID# in the database and then display their first name, last name, department and status in the corresponding columns.
I honestly don't even know where to start. I know how to connect to my database but that is about it.


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Libranet to the rescue. Download the iso from here (it's free now): ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/libranet/
Trust me, it will make your Debian experience a lot less troublesome.
Ok, here's whats gone down so far:
- Boot disks failed to work. I checked the md5sums, and they were different. I'm assuming it got corrupted during the download.
- Because of this, I decided to redownload Debian. After I deleted my current debian install files, I thought "gee, since I'm storing this on a fat32 partition, I might as well switch it over to ext2, might make things easier. So I load up cfdisk, delete the partition that I was storing Debian on, then make a new one in ext2fs. I save the partition, but it gives me an error. It says it wrote the partition table, but could not re-read it, and that I should reboot my computer for the changes to take effect. I edited /etc/fstab to match the new partition, and I rebooted. When it booted, it wouldn't boot properly, it said the edited partition had the wrong magic numbers or something. I managed to 'fix' it by deleting the partition and removing the line from /etc/fstab. Now I can boot, but I have a big useless 2 GB chunk of disk that I'd like to store my debian install files on.
I'm planning to just download the boot disks this time, and install over ftp. I'd like to fix my partitions within mandrake, for the learning experience, but ultimately it won't matter because I'll fix it up in the Debian install (it does give me a chance to edit my partitions during the install, right?)
Thanks, everybody
Libranet to the rescue. Download the iso from here (it's free now): ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/libranet/
Trust me, it will make your Debian experience a lot less troublesome.
Hmmmm. Ok, Libranet looks pretty good. I don't have a burner, though - how do I mount the ISO? I've searched the forums and found nothing.
(edit: In other news, fez didn't set the search to go back farther than 7 days, and has now found the way to mount an ISO... ignore this post...)
Is libranet based on debian or something. I remember seeing a logo for it at some site and theres was tux and a debian swirl thing
Ok, I have another question - Libranet appears to be based on potato. This is largely unacceptable because the packages are terribly dated! Will it be easy to install woody packages onto my Libranet system?
To be quite honest, I always burned the iso on a CD and booted from the CD. I highly doubt that you can install it straight from the iso.
This is how you mount an iso, though:
mount -o loop -t iso9660 -r whatever.iso /mnt/whatever
Than you would probably have to copy all the files out from /mnt/whatever to another directory. You will then have to create boot floppies. After that I'm really not sure. If this doesn't work, you might have to get a burner. They are really not that expensive any more. Check out http://www.pricewatch.com
Libranet is not based on potato. Where did you get that? It has kernel 2.4.3. Anyway, just edit the /etc/sources.list file to point to woody and then do an apt-get dist-upgrade to get the newest versions of all the packages.
Hope this helps somewhat.
I just thought I would correct cloverm. It is possible to install linux from an iso. During the install routine you should be able to switch to a terminal (read the documentation for your distro to find out how). Mount the iso from that terminal and when the install routine asks you for the source of the install (cdrom, hard drive, ftp, etc.), choose hard drive and enter in the location of the mount point. It's really not that hard.I highly doubt that you can install it straight from the iso.
This is how you mount an iso, though:
mount -o loop -t iso9660 -r whatever.iso /mnt/whatever
I know that the Red Hat 7.2 and Mandrake 8/8.1 install routines will automatically do the mounting for you. But for debian or slackware you'll have to use the command above.
Good luck with the install!!
Let us know how it goes!!!
cloverm: Oops, sorry for emailing you; didn't realize you'd post the same thing here as you did in your email
mjb0314: interesting, I'll try that out. Thanks -- and I sure will post how everything went when I'm done/need more help.
Ok, here's the deal.
I made the Libranet boot disks, they both worked fine. I was going through the installation procedure, and everything went fine up to a point. I successfully chose my keyboard layout, formatted my / partition, and mounted / and /home (as /target and /target/home).
But then, I told it to install the kernel and stuff, and it said mounting the cdrom failed. This is understandeable, because I don't have the cd.
To remedy this, I mounted the iso to /mnt/cdrom, and it worked (I cd'd into the directory and I could list the files properly.
The only problem is, it still claimed it couldn't mount the CD, and wouldn't let me install.
I now need to know how to do one or both of the following in order to successfully install Libranet:
- figure out where libranet wants the cdrom to be mounted, I was just guessing /mnt/cdrom.
- tell it not to try to mount, just to accept that it is already mounted.
Thanks, all!
There should be a way for you to change the source media from which you install.
Read section 7.11 from the debian install manual:
Also, check and see if libranet has an online install manual for you to look at.
Libranet should give you an option to install from a different source media. If not, I would suggest emailing their support or check out some debian specific newsgroups. Or maybe someone else on this board might know????


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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The court fight over a $785,000 engagement ring betweeen Bills Defensive End Mario Williams and his ex-fiancee, Erin Marzouki,is getting ugly.
The Houston Chronicle's "Ultimate Texans" blog has details from a mediation hearing involving attorneys for both parties.
According to the report, Marzouki's attorney released text messages that Williams allegedly sent back in November talking about drug use (hydrocodones) and thoughts of suicide.
Williams tweeted late Friday referring to the allegations and the report.
"I'm still here and always will be. I'm too strong for ridicule and the childish extremes those will do to try and taint a persons name when in reality you make me stronger, hungrier, and more determined."


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It's an old axiom; work hard and you'll be rewarded. That was true for Eldon Miller of Helper who took home a Silver Medal in the 1500m Race Walk competition at the Huntsman World Senior Games on Oct. 5.
"I had a wonderful experience at the games this year since my daughter Lori Mattucci, formerly from Helper, also competed in the Race Walking competition and has been my avid supporter the past 2 years as I trained for and competed in the race," Miller said.
The Huntsman World Senior Games is a world-class, Olympic-format, international sporting event for athletes ages 50 years and older. Founded more than 24 years ago, the Games currently hosts over 10,000 athletes annually. Each October, for two weeks, the event is held in colorful St. George.
At the 2010 Games, athletes will compete in 27 different sports and will host participants from all 50 of the United States and over 25 foreign countries.


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GRAND CAYMAN -- This is a picture of siblings Sarah, 5, Rachel, 9, Emma, 2, Adam, 8, and Kyle Wolf, 6. They climbed into the mouth of a shark sculpture to make it appear as if they were being eaten. Grand Cayman was a port of call for a seven-day cruise on the Carnival Liberty in June 2008.
ISLAMORADA -- Kyle Trabulsy catches one of many snapper while staying at the Coral Bay Resort.
ISLAMORADA -- Kyle, left, and Ryan Trabulsy fish at sunset at the Coral Bay Resort .
GREECE -- This photo was taken looking out our bedroom window at the Cory Rigas Apartments in Thira, Santorini. This town sits atop the rim of a volcano looking down into the lake of the caldera. The town of Oia is in the distance on the same cliff.
GREECE -- The Parthenon atop the Acropolis was our first site to see while in Athens. The building was erected to honor the Greek goddess Athena and the setting was truly magnificent. A high point of our trip and the highest point in Athens.
OFF MIAMI -- Siblings Rachel, 9, Adam, 8, Kyle, 6, Sarah, 5, and Emma Wolf, 2, get ready for the lifeboat drill aboard the cruise ship Carnival Liberty. The flashing strobe lights on the life vests were especially fun for the kids.
SANIBEL ISLAND -- Siblings Rachel, 9, Adam, 8, Kyle, 6, Sarah, 5, and Emma Wolf, 1, show the shark teeth that they found during a canoe trip along the Peace River earlier in the day.
NEW HAMPSHIRE -- Siblings Rachel, Adam, Kyle, Sarah, and Emma Wolf trying on silly glasses for style in Wolfeboro, their namesake town.
NEW HAMPSHIRE -- Rachel, Adam, Kyle, Sarah, and Emma Wolf enjoy lobsters while staying in a cabin on Lake Winnipesaukee.
NEW YORK -- Kaley, Rachel, and Danny Gage having fun on Lake George in the Adirondack Mountains.
MAINE -- Rachel and Danny Gage sitting on a washed-up lobster trap in Owl's Head.
MAINE -- Michelle and Dan Gage atop Cadillac Mountain in Maine's Acadia National Park.
NORTH CAROLINA -- Kaley Gage in the Biltmore House Gardens in Asheville.
NEW YORK -- Five-generation "Gage Family" summits Record Mountain for the first time at Lake George in upstate New York. Danny, Rachel and Kaley Gage along with their father, Dan. Their great-great-grandfather first reached the mountain's summit in the early 1900s.
MAINE -- Kaley, Danny, Michelle, Rachel, and Dan Gage at the top of the Beehive in Acadia National Park.
MAINE -- Lobster Lane in Owl's Head.
CANADA -- Lake Louise.
FORT PIERCE -- This summer my dogs, Nuby,Nero and Nica, went with me to many of the beautiful Treasure Coast beaches. The dogs loved running and playing in the water and sand while I collected many interesting pieces of driftwood. I started making driftwood Bonsai trees. They never die and never need water. I really enjoyed my summer staying home in the Fort Pierce area and enjoying its beauty. Your don't almost have to leave town to have a great time.
TEXAS -- The geometric calm of this subject was appealing. At Austin's Bergstrom Airport, travelers were lining up at the gate to board their flight. The back lighting added to the subtleness by putting the travelers in shadow while illuminating the air traffic control tower in the background.
FRANCE -- St. Jean-du-Luz is a beautiful seaside town on the southwest Atlantic coast, just above the border with Spain. The area speaks Basque, a very un-French sounding French dialect. This charming fishing boat was in the crowded harbor and it's bright colors begged to be photographed.
ALASKA -- Reindeer photographed at Fairbanks.
ALASKA -- Humpback whale's tail. Photo taken off Juneau.
ALASKA -- Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau.
NEW YORK -- The site of the World Trade Center disaster was not high on our list of places to see, but the walk through St. Paul's Chapel yard across from the WTC location provided this unique view. The haze in the photo is caused by the dust from out-of-sight construction which continues below street level, and from street vendors cooking sausages and creating smoke and smells.
FRANCE -- Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris brings many images to mind, and the gargoyles contribute their own images. We were struck by the human-like forms of many of them; the muscular, smooth arms and hands, and by the human-like faces, however grotesque they were, were fascinating.
ITALY -- This photo was taken from our villa on Via Aurelia in Castiglioncello using a Panasonic DMC-FX07 camera.
ITALY -- This photo was taken outside of St. Peter's Square in Vatican City. I used a Panasonic DMC-FX07 camera.
FRANCE -- In the hill-country village of Gordes, in the Provence area, market vendors were selling everything: cheeses, olives, sausages, tablecloths, and antiques. The color and symmetry of these lovely bangle bracelets attracted me to this subject.
FRANCE -- Departing the Gare du Sud from Paris on a rainy day afforded the opportunity for this photo the the TGV on the next track, through the rain-streaked window.
ALASKA -- Denali National Park. Snow covered Mount McKinley, also known as Mount Denali, is approximately four times higher than the surrounding mountains.
JUNEAU, Alaska -- Sea lion on a buoy.
ICY POINT STRAIT, Alaska -- Bald eagle eating on a beach.
INDIA -- A lady dressed in a colorful sari, balancing a bag of rice, while walking down the street of a small country town in Southern India.


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10 DIY Furniture MakeoversCyd Converse
It's a running joke that I never pay retail for furniture. Ever. Years of living on a budget have allowed me to perfect the fine art of scouring Craigslist, flea markets and garage sales for just the right furniture pieces. And if they aren't just right? A little elbow grease and paint goes a long way to adding a lot of style to hand-me-downs and vintage finds. Here are 10 DIY furniture makeovers that I'm currently loving…
Chevron Painted Dresser 1 of 10I love the distressed chevron stripes.
See more photos at Pretty Industries on Flickr.
Ombre Chair 2 of 10I can't get enough of this blue ombre chair.
Instructions at Design Sponge.
Kitchen Island 3 of 10A dresser as a kitchen island? Yes, please.
Details here on Apartment Therapy.
Hot Pink Legs 4 of 10Add a splash of paint for a fun pop of color.
More photos at Apartment Therapy.
Painted Inlay Dresser 5 of 10The look of expensive inlay created with paint.
Visit Little Green Notebook for instructions.
Orange Buffet Cabinet 6 of 10A boring buffet gets a whole new look in bright orange.
More photos at Design Sponge.
Herringbone Dresser 7 of 10
Love the painted patterned drawers on this dresser.
Visit Design Sponge for more details. | Photo + tutorial by Cortnac
Painted Media Cabinet 8 of 10This cabinet got a complete overhaul.
Click over to Design Sponge for all the details.
Painted Patio Furniture 9 of 10Worn patio furniture gets a new lease on life with a coat of spray paint.
Pop over to Young House Love for the instructions.
Painted Folding Chairs 10 of 10Turn boring folding chairs into a show piece with the addition of bright paint.
More photos from manuel | MC on Flickr.
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This is probably the worst pair of sticks i have ever owned. I got these in the mail exiceted that they would be really good. i bought them because i was playing a gig and needed some good looking ones. these sticks lasted 5 SECONDS!!!. the tips broke off after the very first cymbal crash and the other stick broke in half after about halfway through the first song. do yourself a favor and save your cash now a good pair that ive had for a while are the vater xtremes. great sticks try them instead i gaurntee youll like em
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I purchased the 5A wood tip sticks with the intent of having some black drum sticks that held their color for at least one set, perhaps even one night of performing. I was very disappointed to see the black finish begin eroding with the first cymbal crash. The black finish is far from eternal, it's no better than any other painted stick available. While the stick's balance, weight, and playability met expectations I wanted a black wood stick that would have some resilience - if you expect the black color to last you will be disappointed in this stick. Bring your black Sharpie...
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Hanko, Norway – The 2011 ORCi European Championship, hosted by the Royal Norwegian YC (KNS), was won by Peter Schmidt and his German team sailing the Evento 42 SILVA HISPANIOLA, which was powered by UK Sailmakers Sails. Winning Division 1 and the overall title by 9.5 boats was the result of the six-year-old boat's superior boatspeed and crew work. The German team never finished worse than fourth in the eight-race series, and never worse than 3rd in the six inshore races. Second and third went to two
Pictured above is the new UK Sailmakers Code 00 spinnaker. This chute is designed specifically for jib reaching situations on boats rigged with non-overlapping jibs. Jibs used on boats with this sail configuration are intended for windward performance. They are typically very high aspect sails, which means they develop tons of twist the minute the sheet is eased. In a word, they are not good reaching sails; thus, boatspeed suffers the minute the wind gets too high or too close for a regular Code 0.
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Steve Cain, owner and skipper of the Beneteau 36.7 SHOOTING STAR, writes about winning Division 7 in the 2011 Around Long Island Race. This is a 190-mile race that is a near circumnavigation of New York's Long Island. The race starts off the southwest corner of Brooklyn and finishes at the northwest corner of the Island off Sea Cliff Yacht Club. SHOOTING STAR beat the second place boat, another Beneteau 36.7 by over 45 minutes:
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The Valmadre Cup was the final race of the four heat Fremantle winter series; 45 boats came out to race in a gusty 25-knot northeaster on Gage Roads off of Fremantle. In Division Zero, Trevor Taylor's Marten 49 OPTIMUS PRIME staged an overdue charge in the tough conditions to take the triple crown of line honours, first in IRC and first in YAH handicap.
Established in 1946 in New York City as Ulmer Sails, UK Sailmakers is one of the oldest groups of sail lofts in North America. The UK Sailmakers group has grown to nearly 50 lofts and service centers around the world whose goal is to deliver sails using the most advanced design technologies and materials. Even though the group has grown, the lofts retain the personal touch that sailors expect since all UK lofts owned by local sailors who know the needs of their sailing communities. That's why each loft prides itself in providing quick, high-quality service along with well-designed, long-lasting new sails.
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This exciting finale to Lauren Olive's New York Times best-selling Delirium trilogy is a riveting blend of nonstop action and forbidden romance in a dystopian United States.
Now an active member of the resistance, Lena has transformed. The nascent rebellion that was underway in Pandemonium has ignited into an all-out revolution in Requiem, and Lena is at the center of the fight.
After rescuing Julian from a death sentence, Lena and her friends fled to the Wilds. But the Wilds are no longer a safe haven. Pockets of rebellion have opened throughout the country, and the government cannot deny the existence of Invalids. Regulators infiltrate the borderlands to stamp out the rebels.
As Lena navigates the increasingly dangerous terrain of the Wilds, her best friend, Hana, lives a safe, loveless life in Portland as the fiancée of the young mayor. Requiem is told from both Lena and Hana's points of view. They live side by side in a world that divides them until, at last, their stories converge.
With lyrical writing, Lauren Oliver seamlessly interweaves the peril that Lena faces with the inner tumult she experiences after the reappearance of her first love, Alex, the boy she thought was dead. Sophisticated and wide-ranging, Requiem brings the Delirium trilogy to a thrilling conclusion.
©2013 Laura Schechter (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers
Busy mom who loves to read but doesn't always have the time. I enjoy YA, Romance and the occasional Best Seller.
"Where there is love there is freedom..."
This is an amazing ending to one of my all-time favorite YA series! I am so blown away right now by this story and by Sarah Drew's brilliant performance.
After the huge cliff-hanger from Pandemonium I knew this was going to be an extremely emotional book. It did not disappoint. The suffering, loss, determination and struggles of the main characters was gut-wrenching. I was pleased that Lauren Oliver choose to write about all aspects of love and the many shapes and forms it takes in our lives. (not just the romantic type)
Like many other reviewers this book left me wanting more. However, I was not entirely disappointed by the ending. It felt real and true to the characters that Ms. Oliver leaves room for interpretation. Not all endings need to be handed over on a silver platter I guess.
However, my own secret wish is that this is not the end of the Delirium Trilogy. It's just too painful to let go of these characters for now.
5 Stars All Around!!
"IT DIDN'T END. *spoilers...*"
The ending was wretched. The book needed one last chapter to resolve the lives of the main characters (Tak, Hana, Julian, Lena's family, etc). I felt like the way it ended actually detracted from the main message of the story, because many of those people's lives wouldn't have a dramatic impact on the new emerging society. Also, it ticks me off when a main character works to redeem themselves and then gets stranded in the damn woods to (maybe) die.
I heard that Gone Girl was good...
No, but She was awesome. I thought she made the books exciting with the way she put sooo much feeling into her voice acting. 10 thumbs up!
Coral... only because the author didn't use her character very well. Once Alex left camp, we realized that she wasn't really an obstacle for Lena after all... and then she simply faded away into the scenery. That actually saddened me, because she could have been a great character (either as a villain OR an ally).
GRRR. This series was too awesome to have such a let-down of an ending.
I can find a book to love in any genre -- a beautifully written classic, an interesting mystery or sci-fi, a trashy romance. Bring it!
"A trilogy that doesn't end with Book 3...hmmm....."
STORY (YA romance/action) - Requiem is Book 3 in the Delirium "trilogy." It is an engaging story of young love in a dystopian society where medical procedures are required to be performed at age 18 to strip everyone of all emotion. Emotion is evil and causes people to go crazy. The main characters are a small band of resistors who have left Portland and are living in "the wilds." The book is beautifully written and full of young emotion and lots of action. The only problem is, as an adult, I was interested in this series enough for three books as originally intended. IMHO the series is starting to drag a bit in order to stretch to four books (or even more???). I will probably listen to Book 4 when it comes out, but only if the series ends there.
PERFORMANCE - Sarah Drew has a nice youthful-sounding voice, which is perfect for this series. She does a good job as the story moves along and then - BANG - she does an emotional scene with Alex and Laina which is incredible! Overall, though, I'll give her a 4.
OVERALL - (Precise rating 3.5) This series needs to be listened to in order, and you will need to hear all of them. All three books end in cliffhangers, though this one isn't as tall a cliff as the first two. This is a good book for teengers, as there is no sex, but the F-word does come up a few times. Because of the romance, I would recommend this for teenage girls and women who enjoy well-written YA (like me), though I see several men who have given it rave reviews.
Fiction: I like Paranormal, Young Adult, Historical, Fantasy, Romance, Classics. Non-Fiction: I like Historical, Military, Memoirs.
"Didn't like the ending"
It was a good story and I enjoyed 99% of it...except the ending.
Sarah Drew is a good fit for Lauren Oliver's books. The first time I heard her narrate a book, I wasn't sure about her voice, but she really does have the right fit for the Delirium series. You can tell she's enjoying the story along with the rest of us.
Lena and Alex's initial confrontation was long awaited and didn't disappoint.
I can't say I hated the ending...it was okay...but it was definitely a let down for me, especially since it was supposed to wrap up the trilogy. I felt a little let down and maybe hoping that she'll write another Delirium novel to finish it properly?
I am an adult who loves a good YA read---but really I just love an engrossing story. If it pulls me in and I can't stop reading-I'm happy!
"End of an Era"
Let me start first by saying that I have been nothing but pleased by Sarah Drew's performance. At the end of the book she added some personal comments---she clearly loved working on this series and it showed.
I want to be clear---I highly recommend the series, if you haven't given it a listen.
What I did not like about this book---and it's really just a matter of taste was the back and forth between the two girl's point of view. I really didn't want to (and can I just be candid--1 or two times didn't) listen to Hannah's portion of the story. I'm not sure if that would have been different if I had read this rather than listened to it... because I found myself not caring what happened with Hannah. Perhaps it's because I felt so betrayed by Hannah.
I want to say more---but I don't want to spoil---so in an attempt to be vague I felt bad for one character who I felt really got the raw end of things...
But--all is forgiven because Lauren Oliver had a really successful finish I felt. I will be looking to read her other books.
"Definitely Young Adult"
I enjoyed this whole series, but was expecting something more from this final book. It could be a combination of the narrator and the story, but Lana's struggle with Alex is quite young. I found myself rolling my eyes at many of their interactions. I've found intimate relationships in other young adult books to be tedious, but there is usually something else to keep my interest (think Hunger Games). I was a bit bored with the wrap up to this series. Still, if you liked the other two books, I do recommend listening to this book so you can complete the story.
"Narrator on speed"
I feel like the narrator must have been being performing this book while being fed coffee intravenously. I only made it through the first 2 1/2 hours of this book and the story is good and I want to keep listening but I have to put it down often because the speed the narrator is jabbering is enough to drive me nuts. Between her high pitch and overly excited presentation, I'm driven to the point of wanting to scream. It's been awhile since I read the first two books in the series and maybe if I had written a review I might have remembered if I liked them or not.
"Don't waste your time on this series."
No. Although I liked book one enough to get book two and then wanted to finish off the story through book three, I found the style of descriptive writing to become tedious. Sarah Drew was ok but nothing fantastic. I also really disliked the amount of cussing that became so common in book three.
Didn't really love this series.
Not my favorite.
YES. The story had no completion!! I hated the ending. It became predictable and then just came to an end. What was the point to it all?
"Great Story"
Great series of books. Good for adults and teens. Conveys a good message. I wanted to keep listening.
"Amazing series"
Sarah Drew is the best narrator. Seriously I actually started this series simply because I enjoyed her previous narration.
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Princeton Alum Susan Patton Might Be Crazy, But Her Advice Isn't
Right now the Princeton University website is crashing because of a letter to the editor in the Daily Princetonian penned by alum Susan Patton, Class of 1977. The title: "Advice for the young women of Princeton: the daughters I never had." A tidbit from the frozen site: "Forget about having it all, or not having it all, leaning in or leaning out ... Heres what nobody is telling you: Find a husband on campus before you graduate. Yes, I went there." Predictably, people are lashing out at her, calling her retro and presumptuous and all sorts of other names. But amid all the knee-jerk noise, there's this: Is she actually wrong?
First things first: She is absolutely obnoxious, atrociously so. She is divorced, and she discloses to the Cut in a tornado of haughtiness that her husband "went to a school of almost no name recognition ... Almost no name recognition. A school that nobody has respect for, including him, really."
Yes, she sounds like a Tiger Mom on steroids. And no, I would not want this woman as my mother, mother-in-law, or matchmaker. Even Gawker, always ever-so counterintuitive and hesitant when jumping on the snark bandwagon, is shocked. Who can blame them? She's just so easy:
"I am the mother of two sons who are both Princetonians. My older son had the good judgment and great fortune to marry a classmate of his, but he could have married anyone. My younger son is a junior and the universe of women he can marry is limitless. Men regularly marry women who are younger, less intelligent, less educated. It's amazing how forgiving men can be about a woman's lack of erudition, if she is exceptionally pretty. Smart women can't (shouldn't) marry men who aren't at least their intellectual equal. As Princeton women, we have almost priced ourselves out of the market. Simply put, there is a very limited population of men who are as smart or smarter than we are. And I say again: You will never again be surrounded by this concentration of men who are worthy of you."
There have been some predictable reactions: Some critics point out that not all women want to get married, and not all women want to marry men, and that, hey, guys should do some of the looking, too. All true! But not really the point. In reading this coverage, I want to separate regretful divorcee Susan Patton, sobbing into her Princeton sweatshirt, from her message—which doesn't sound all that nuts.
Why are we so reluctant to admit that it is hard to find eligible men (and women?) to marry? Why are people afraid to admit that, OK, the world of dating is sometimes thrilling and fun ... but quite often, horrible and lonely? What's wrong with wanting to meet someone in college, presumably someone with whom you have shared experiences and stuff in common, and opt out of dealing with the crappy dates, the mystery texts, and the questioning looks from Auntie Mildred at the Thanksgiving table? And more to the point: What's wrong with wanting to be happy, sooner?
I'm reminded of a line in when Harry Met Sally, written by the unquestionably feminist Nora Ephron: "When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible. So what's the matter with wanting to start that life ASAP, even if it's in college? It might be uncool (I can almost hear the same people who become enraged by women who want to stay home, saying they're eroding the feminist cause, engaging in a collective dry heave.) But guess what: Maybe these women just know what they want. And there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. We should admire them, not make fun of them.
Yes: It's horribly condescending to tell women to snag a man, any man with a pedigree and a pulse, just for the sake of being married and registering for china at Bloomingdales. I'm not arguing for settling. But what if you do set about finding a great guy (or girl, or whoever), feel secure in what you want at age 20 or 21, and end up with that person, subsequently sparing yourself years of bad dates and strange suitors? It's empowering, not pathetic. Why should finding a spouse be any different than angling for a great career or a corner office?
There's something un-PC about acknowledging the practical aspects of dating and marriage. I'm reminded of Lori Gottleib's hugely successful and controversial book, Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough, for which she was roundly chastised and later, grudgingly admired. (The New York Times declared in their review: "The truth isnt pretty, but it can be liberating."):
Gottlieb, 37, made the decision to become a single parent after years of searching for Mr. Right. Four years later, when she still hadnt found him, she decided to take a good look at her dating habitsand the dating habits of women around herto see if the problem is not a dearth of good men but rather womens expectations of them. Gottlieb finds that women want it alland often arent willing to compromise on their list of traits their ideal mate must have. In their twenties, many women leave good relationships based on an elusive feeling that they could find something more with someone else, and they regret it down the road when their choices dwindle. Its not that women arent willing to settle; its that many refuse to recognize that their vision of the perfect man doesnt match reality. Her point: Get over yourself, ladies.
What Gottleib said then, and what I think Patton is trying in her tone-deaf, twittering-Granny-at-Christmas way to say now, is this: Sometimes you really do have to be strategic in the hunt. That isn't retro; it's calculating, practical, maybe protective. Yes, yes, she sounds like she'd be better off writing for The Preppy Handbook than the Daily Princetonian. But, if we separate the message from the messenger, I wonder if she hasn't just struck a chord.
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The company I work for recycles computers between employees. I received this computer, as is from a past employee. When ever I look in the properties of the different files I make it has his name on all of them. How do I get rid of his name in windows and get mine put in?
Are you talking about office documents? That the "owner" or creator is the ex-employee? Here is an example in the word program, should be the sam across the others.
Open a document, goto tools-->options and look for a tab called "User Information" That should do the trick. I am using Office 2003, but the others should have the same function. let me know if this helps.
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Heiress to the Woolworth fortune, Hutton was born 100 years ago today and spent her life in the public eye, at turns fascinating the public and inciting their wrath. Decades before we became obsessed with the lives of professional celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton, Barbara Hutton was notably "famous for being famous."
Hutton saw a string of ups and downs that kept the public thinking about her: A Depression-era 18th birthday party with a price tag that would have topped $800k in today's dollars… Seven failed marriages, including one to Cary Grant… A trust fund that neared a billion modern dollars... A troubled childhood, including discovering her mother's body after her suicide… When Hutton herself attempted suicide after her fourth divorce, the public followed the story with prurient glee, labeling her "Poor Little Rich Girl." The name stuck, and later a biography of Hutton with that title was written. Twenty-five years ago, it became a TV miniseries starring Farrah Fawcett.
The perception of Barbara Hutton as the "Poor Little Rich Girl" never really faded, even as she spent and donated away most of her fortune. By the time she died in 1979, she was said to have only $3500 to her name. By all reports, her life was truly a difficult one, and in her later years she became desperate for companionship, throwing money at anyone who would spend a little time with her.
It doesn't seem likely that we'll stop being fascinated by the "famous for being famous" any time soon. But maybe we can take a lesson from Barbara Hutton's life and remember that sometimes the rich girl really does have a poor life. If we're willing to believe the aphorism that money doesn't buy happiness, we have to extend it to people like Hutton, too – even a whole lot of money can't make you anything but rich.
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In September, Chicago-based artist and writer Dmitry Samarov took the residency team on a tour of the city's lesser known sites. The drive was guided in part by suggestions from the MCA's online audience.
When Abraham Ritchie emailed from the MCA to ask if I'd be interested in giving their artist-in-residence a tour of Chicago, I wondered whether someone was playing a prank. I've spent years talking trash about the MCA and having little appreciation for much of what goes on within its walls. For their part, the MCA (and the rest of the local art world, for that matter) has had little curiosity about my work and even less curiosity about my opinion about them. It seemed like a reasonable arrangement. A sort of mutually-agreed-upon and reciprocated indifference.
So what did they want me for all of a sudden?
Ritchie explained that Goshka Macuga (the artist-in-residence) wanted to see the Chicago beyond the Magnificent Mile, the real Chicago. They thought of me because I'd been a cabdriver in town for years. In fact, I think they thought I still drove a cab. Maybe they thought a tour of the city in a cab would appeal to Macuga? Fit in with her work somehow? In any case, this was too odd a proposal for me to refuse. I agreed but told Michelle Puetz (who was now my contact at the museum) that I no longer drove a cab. She offered up her own car, so we were on.
As the date of the tour approached, I tried to get some clue as to what was really wanted of me. I Googled Macuga to get some idea of what her work was like without getting any definite impression. She seemed to do all sorts of things and there was a lot of heavy-duty language attached to a lot of it. I did learn that she was from Poland and currently lived in England. Perhaps immigration could be a point of connection for us. I kept asking Michelle at the museum what she might want but got no definitive answers. The route was up to me.
The week before the tour, in early September, Michelle told me she wouldn't be able to come and thus her car wouldn't be available. We decided to rent a car instead. On the appointed day I took the train downtown and drove out of a rent-a-car place on Wabash in a Chevy sedan. It's strange to be renting a car in your own city. It made me feel a bit like a tourist, a visitor, which, maybe was appropriate for the occasion.
I picked up Goshka Macuga, Dieter Roelstraete (a curator at the museum), and Abraham Ritchie, at the side of the hulking edifice on the corner of Chicago Ave and Mies Van Der Rohe Way. I blasted the A/C on the unseasonably hot afternoon. They were all relieved as they climbed in. After introductions, I asked Goshka where she wanted to go and she said it was up to me, so I headed west toward Humboldt Park.
My plan—such as it was—was to show them a bit of the Emerald Necklace, the system of parks and boulevards planned in the late 1800s. It's one of the first urban green space plans and covers a lot of the Chicago that I knew from driving ordinary people around all those years in the cab. We passed below the Puerto Rican gates on Division and on to Humboldt Park. I took the boulevard north to show off the lagoon and fieldhouse. By the statue of Humboldt himself, they decided to park and walk around a bit. Goshka wanted to know why there was a statue of Humboldt here but I couldn't recall the history. He never set foot in Chicago but because the area used to have a large German population a local booster installed it as a symbol of ethnic pride. They took a bunch of pictures below the statue. I might've even made it into one or two of them.
Dieter and Goshka discussed various upcoming exhibitions and projects. It was evident they'd been working together for some time. The thing about the art world—or much of any kind of world, for that matter—is that it really is about who you know. I've been making art fairly seriously for almost thirty years, yet what they were talking about may as well have been quantum mechanics or sharecropping for how little it related to what I did. This is not a critical judgment, only an observation of fact; I hadn't the faintest clue what they were talking about. For all I knew it was all wondrous and amazing. I tried to find out how they'd be using our little trip for their work but never really found out.
We drove south through Garfield Park and past its gorgeous Spanish Revival fieldhouse, on into the Lawndale neighborhood. I wanted to show them the Sears Tower. Not the one now called Willis, but the original one on Homan, near Roosevelt Road. This was once the center of Sears & Roebuck's vast empire, the place from which thousands and thousands of catalogs were dispersed all over the country to fill the minds of the populace with aspirational dreams. Now the grounds were quiet, occupied partially by city and county agencies of various types and the tower itself stands alone, traces of once-attached structures visible on its southern wall. We walked right up to it and peered into the dimly-lit lobby. There was a security desk within, but little other sign of life. It was somewhere around here that Dieter mentioned Detroit.
At this point the word "Detroit" is enough to summon a flood of images and ideas, most of them negative. For a certain segment of artists, there's an attraction or romance to ruin and decay. Elevating the falling-apart and failure is a kind of fetish with these types. I don't know whether this was the case with Dieter and Goshka but it wasn't my intent to lead them on any sort of misery safari. What's always attracted me about Chicago is the endless variety of ways that people live and survive here. The places they live form the setting and often the subject of much of my artwork. I don't go looking for ugliness or despair, though I'm certainly aware that a lot of it exists here.
To underscore that point, our next stop was the massive complex of criminal courts and jail facilities around 26th and California. I told them that "Going to California" on Chicago had nothing to do with catching some sun. We made a loop south on California Ave, then west on 31st Street, north on Kedzie, and east on 26th Street. This is the main drag of Little Village, the largest Mexican neighborhood in the city and as lively as the area around the jail—a couple blocks away—and it is ominous. These jarring contrasts are a huge part of this city and I hoped the visitors would get some sense of it. There was some talk about the evils of America as we left the area and headed toward Hyde Park. We were looking for a place to stop for a snack and Dieter suggested a coffee shop at 63rd and Woodlawn, downstairs from his apartment.
A couple hours in I still had no firm feeling about the purpose our trip. There was some talk of making a comedy set in the Chicago art world; maybe they were auditioning me for a part? Who knew? After we finished our coffee I had to choose whether to show off Beverly, where I now live, or to go to Pullman. I decided on Pullman for its importance in the history of the city and the country. George Pullman built his strange quasi-utopian worker's village here and provided many African-Americans a chance out of poverty and second-class citizenship.
What's left here is a mixture of dilapidated ruin and neat, cared-for row housing. It's a place where Chicago's past, present, and future intersect. There have been plans to revive the area for years and there are indications in the neighborhood that maybe it'll finally happen. Goshka and Dieter remarked upon was how nice and calm it was here. My whole intent with this tour was to show them that, no matter what they'd seen in the news or heard from people they knew, most of Chicago's "bad" neighborhoods are filled with people just living their lives day to day. It's not as sensational a picture as drug-war shoot outs, deep-dish pizza, or Al Capone, but it's the city I've come to know and continue to learn from over my 20-plus years here.
Our last stop was Calumet Fisheries on the southeastern tip of the city. I think of all the places I took them they liked this place best. They took dozens of pictures of the bridges and industrial edifices visible in every direction. They ate breaded shrimp on the picnic table outside the fish shack and thanked me for taking them around.
We took South Chicago north, then Jeffrey, and on to Lake Shore Drive back downtown. As we pulled up to the side entrance of the MCA entrance, Dieter asked if and how often I visited the museum and he was surprised to hear I hadn't been inside in years. What I make art for, and what art is made for there, are fairly different species. Perhaps this little tour was an attempt to bridge that gap a bit. I still don't know what, if anything, Goshka and Dieter got out of it. I just hope I was of some help in showing them my city.
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Dmitry Samarov was born in Moscow, USSR in 1970. He immigrated to the US with his family in 1978. He got in trouble in 1st grade for doodling on his Lenin Red Star pin and hasn't stopped doodling since. After a false start at Parsons School of Design in New York, he graduated with a BFA in painting and printmaking from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1993.
Upon graduation he promptly began driving a cab—first in Boston, then after a time, in Chicago—which eventually led to the publication of his illustrated work memoir Hack: Stories from a Chicago Cab by University of Chicago Press in 2011.
He has exhibited his work in all manner of bars, coffee shops, libraries, and even the odd gallery (when he's really hard up).
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"AllClients has made my job a lot easier... I highly recommend their service!"
Ryan Olsen
How do you spell relief?...ALLCLIENTS!
This program is very easy to use and navigate around. The training videos are exceptional and to the point. I had been completely frustrated with CRM price and difficulty to implement until I found AllClients. This software is AWESOME!
James D. Richard
"AllClients is just so much simpler to use... yet it has more features than the rest... The price and features are phenomenal."
Scott Clendaniel
AllClients is the best! EZ to navigate! Just point and click! Now I never forget a conversation, a client or any detail. I have looked at many systems for managing clients, but I have stayed with AllClients and I continue to be glad I have. There is no better value out there!
Greg Sanow
"I love that I can contact the office and get assistance with any questions I might have. I've definitely recommended AllClients to several other people."
Ingrid Klein
I have been looking a long time for an online data base that served my needs in more ways than one. AllClients is it! It is easy to get started and actually I am still learning each day of ways to make it more manageable for my business. AllClients is reasonable and worth every penny!
Thanks to them for helping me being more organized!
Lynne Connolly
PCL Music
"Switching to AllClients saved me a lot of money... The Birthday Assistant works great... AllClients is a great tool for my business."
Don Maycock
This is by far the best CRM program I have ever used and highly recommend you to everyone I talk to. Thanks for the great service.
Larry Allen
Wow! 15 minutes after I put up my Web Form with Autoresponders - a customer filled out my order form! What a surprise! And on my 14 Day Free Trial too! I'm thrilled.
Thanks for the help AllClients
Roger Kirkhart
Digipodge.com - Professional Video Services
AllClients has saved me so much time. I cannot say enough. I work at a school and send out approximately 1 to 2 emails a week to our parents (about 600 people). This is by far the easiest program to use and has saved me many many hours of work.
Karen Perez
I love AllClients and have recommended it to others. I used to use another well-known real estate data base management system and found it to be expensive, complicated and overwhelming at times. You could get lost and spend more time looking at stuff that you never used.
Once I started using AllClients I have never looked back. AllClients is easy, effective and cost effective and I love it more and more each year... and if you need help, the tutorials are easy to follow and takes you step by step. I love the fact that we can customize our flags for easy sorting of our data base. Creating labels, batch notes, etc are a snap! Trust me. once you try it, you won't want to use anything else.
Lynn Hamilton
Keller Williams Realty
I just wanted to let you guys know, I love the email analytics! I am so glad you have added this to an already great program! Thanks!
Nia Casilla
Going with AllClients has proven to be one of the best business decisions I made when we opened our own real estate office and were looking to find a cost effective and simpler way to manage our expanding data base.
It tracks all of my mail-outs, phone calls, emails, referrals, past clients, prospects and much more in a logical and simple way that allows me to maintain my data base without having to hire an assistant. Please feel free to allow prospective clients to contact me with any questions.
Mike Glisson
AllClients has proven to be the perfect contact manager software for my business. The most useful features to me are the to-do list, the amount of detail/notes I can enter and the ease at which my account can be customized. Using AllClients has helped me expand my communication with my clients while also allowing me to be more efficient in doing so.
I've been singing your praises to a ton of folks.
Rebecca Madej
Mortgage Banker
Today I contacted the AllClients support department. I was printing address labels and had an issue. Within a half hour of sending the email inquiry, AllClients had sent a response, which quickly solved the issue that I was having. I was very impressed!
AllClients provides a very functional and practical CRM. The many features including the word processor function, email function and especially the monthly newsletter are all very user friendly. The monthly cost is a great value as well.
EA Brunson
Cornerstone Insurance Agency, GA
We found allclients out of desperation! We had recenty undergone a bad virus on our computer and lost our entire database. We were using a traditional system that backed up to the computer and didn't realize that it wasn't backed up remotely.
After that experience we searched high and low for a web based program that could be accessed from anywhere and would help keep our information secure! We found it with AllClients. We LOVE the newsletter and after sending it for just 3 months have already gotten 3 referrals! The system is continuously getting better and customer service is great:) We are hoping to utilize the system even more in the future and look forward to continued success with AllClients!
Mark Garner Real Estate Team, Columbus, OH
As an insurance agent, I use this software everyday to increase my lead conversion. I also appreciate the fact that AllClients is always working to improve the design of the software.
Chet Vahovius
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Plasma 15 Sleeping Bag (Long) 2013
Out of Stock Product Number: 39778
The Marmot Plasma 15° Sleeping Bag is rated to 15°F and weighs in at less than two pounds, the bag contains the highest quality, highest fill-power goose down there is. Pertex Quantum® face fabric is water-repellent, and breathable, yet dense enough to resist rips and punctures. Marmot's Flow Gate Construction achieves the functionality of a custom solution by allowing you to shift insulation to colder areas at will.
- Certified 875+ Fill Power Goose Down
- Down Defender to Improve Water-Resistance in Wet Conditions
- EN Tested
- Insotect Flow Vertical Baffle System Reduces Weight and Transfers Heat from the Core of Your Body to Your Extremities
- Designed to Increase Thermal Value Without Adding Weight
- Ultralight and Durable 10 Denier Pertex Quantum Fabric
- Wrap Around Foot Box Construction Incorporates Flow Design with Marmot's Classic Trapezoid Shape
- Full Length Zipper
- Insulated Draft Tube
- Hood Drawcord
- Insulated Collar with Easy Access Cord
- Velcro-free Face Muff
- Two Way Zipper Sliders
- Two Hang Loops
- Zipper Garage
- Fill: 875+ Fill Power Goose Down
- Temperature: 15° F / -9° C
- EN Testing Norm: 17.6°F / -8.0°C Limit
- Bag Weight: 2lbs 2oz (963g)
- Fill Weight: 20.4oz (577g)
- Loft: 5.5
- 90in (229cm)
- 62in (157.5cm)
- Hip: 60in (152.4cm)
- Foot: 46in (117cm)
- Stuff Sack: 7.5 x 15in
- 19 x 38.1cm
Gender: Unisex
Weight: 1lbs 6.44oz (636g)
Material: 900+ Fill Power Goose Down
Season: F13
Vendor ProductId: 21070
Review ProductId: 24956
Staff Pick: the Marmot Plasma 30 sleeping bag
"I've honestly never climbed inside a goose down bag as lofty as this one. If there's any doubt that the Marmot Plasma sleeping bags will keep you warm right down to their rated temperatures, that doubt is completely eradicated the first time you climb into this bag. Between the 900-fill down, the top-of-the-line shell material and the radical design, Marmot has clearly engineered the best sleeping bag on the market right now. You can't actually touch the Marmot Plasma through the internet, but you can see the great lengths Marmot has gone to with this bag..."
The new Marmot Plasma sleeping bag wins a Backpacker Magazine editor's choice award
"Available in two temperature ratings — the Marmot Plasma 30 and Marmot Plasma 15 — as well as regular and long versions, these bags push the limit of just how light an ultralight down sleeping bag can be. Utilizing a 900-fill goose down for insulation, these bags weigh in at an astonishing 1 lb, 6 oz (+30F version) and 1 lb, 14 oz (+15F version)! You simply cannot buy a better sleeping bag...."
What's in MY pack? Backpacking gear lists from a Great Smoky Mountains overnighter
"Ever since we published a series of backpacking gear lists this spring (an ultralight backpacking gear list, a traditional backpacking gear list and a beginner's backpacking gear list) several blog readers have contacted me to ask which of those items I personally carry. After all, it's one thing to compile lists of suggested backpacking gear, and another thing entirely to disclose exactly what I take on the trail. Well, what better way to follow up those gear lists, and answer that question, than with another gear list?"


text: Science and math scholars enjoy the Utah snow before leaving for a tour of major U.S. cities. The students stopped in Utah to experience the host family atmosphere, according to program organizer Tina Urbanik. The students were taken in by 12 families and a new group has already signed up for a summer stay in Carbon County.