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Let us elaborate. When she's going about her daily business, Victoria Beckham is impeccable, chic and — crucially — pretty much covered up. But get that woman in front of a camera and boom! The skirt and trousers are whipped off. Don't believe us? For further reading, please cross reference recent shoots at Glamour , Madame Figaro and Elle France, with Karl.
Her new cover for the March '13 issue of Elle UK provides yet another example of Victoria's refusal to bow down to the conventions of skirt and trouser wearing, favouring instead a new season Burberry leather jacket and lace bodysuit.
Not that we mind, of course; we're talking about VB here, so the results of the shoot with Carter Smith are anything but trashy. Fashion is about self-expression, and if that means expressing yourself via a generous-cut pair of knickers then so be it.
What concerns is that by repetitively shunning trousers and skirts, we suspect Victoria hopes this look will catch on. Perhaps someone, possibly David, should have a quiet word with the lady and explain that despite her best intentions and relentless pouting, this is one trend that is unlikely to cross over to the fashion mainstream. A knickervention if you will. On second thought, given her husband's own propensity for posing in his underwear, maybe he's not the best man for the job...
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This one comes from senior writer John Case. "I'm used to being put on hold. But this time I was steamed. The reason: I'd encountered a glitch in Quicken, a personal-finance software program, and had called Intuit, its publisher, for help. I expected a lightning-quick response. Hadn't I called Intuit 'The Last Word' in customer service (April 1991)? And now the company was telling me to hold for 20 minutes. Ouch!
"Suddenly, a familiar voice came on the line. 'This is Scott Cook, president of Intuit,' went the recorded message. Yes, Cook said, the wait was 'unacceptable.' Then he went on to explain why it was happening (an unexpected jump in sales in an already-busy month) and what the company was doing about it (training new support people as fast as possible, with 80 new ones recently brought on board). If we'd leave a message describing our problem, someone from the company would call back promptly.
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I had the opportunity to attend the centennial celebration of Francis Ouimet's historic upset victory in the 1913 U.S. Open that was celebrated with a special wreath laying ceremony Sept. 20. The ceremony was held at the life-size statues of Ouimet and his famed caddie, Eddie Lowery, which is located at the Robert T. Lynch Golf Course at Putterham in Brookline, where Ouimet was born and resided when he won the Open. Placing the wreath were Mr. Ouimet's great granddaughter Caitlin Wallece and Eddie Lowry's daughter, Cynthia Wilcox.
Mr. Ouimet's victory in the 1913 U.S. Open is considered the most important moment in golf history. He was a 20-year-old amateur who beat Harry Vardon and Ted Ray, the two best professionals in the world at that time, in a playoff at The Country Club. The victory made golf popular and attractive to everyone, and changed the game forever, said Ouimet president Terry Kennedy. He went on to explain that Ouimet became one of the most popular and accomplished golfers in history, and was an original member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Southers Marsh Golf Club
30 Southers Marsh Lane
Keith Reis carded a +10 to win The Blue Tee quota League Thursday, Sept. 19 with 47 golfers in the field. Kevin Duff finished second at +9. John Chafee posted a +7 to take third place. Eben Bumpus at +6 was the fourth place finisher. Fred Medeiros at +5 won the fifth spot.
Aaron Ferris (hole two), Kevin Duff (holes four and 11), Eben Bumpus (holes six, 10 and 15), Nate Slawsky (holes eight, 14 and 17) and Jack Furtado (hole 16) won birdie prizes in the A division.
Joe Stevens (hole one), Ron Robinson (holes five and 17), Keith Reese (hole 11), John Chafee (hole 12) and Dennis Tavares (hole 13) captured birdie prizes in the B division.
The Women's League Played their League Championship Wednesday, Sept. 18 with 43 gals in action. Ann Meyer at -2 was the winner playing the front nine from the green tees. Pat Fitzpatrick at -5 was the back nine winner. Barbara Kingsman and Ann Ladouceur tied for first place at -2 shooting off the front nine playing the yellow tees. Marie Wright at -4 was the back nine winner.
Kate Ahearn was the green tee low putts winner with 17. Lisa Johnson and Kris Holmes with 16 were the winners from the yellow tees. Diane Lindquist successfully got over the bar on hole four to achieve a personal goal.
Steve Alix posted a +7 to win the Black Tee Quota League Tuesday, Sept. 17 with 40 golfers in action. Chad Blackmon at +5 finished in second place. George Cravenho, Paul Landon and Ed Sayward shared third place at -4.
Mark Cluff (hole four), Paul Landon (holes nine and 15), Jay Norris (hole 12), John Clark (hole 13), Bill Holm and Tom Donnelly (hole 18) were the events birdie winners.
Page 2 of 5 - Congratulations to Denis Hassan who not only won the Senior League Quota Tournament Monday, Sept. 16 with 24 players participating, but also shot his age first time. Jack Henley at +3 finished second. Carol Lamerson and Paul Landon shared third place at +1.
Joe Bonner (hole two), Hugh Ellis (hole 14) and Laurie Juhola (hole 17) were the events birdie winners.
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Fred Spencer posted a fine score of +13 to win the Monday, Sept. 23 with a field of 57 players. John Shaw, my umpiring partner during the summer months, had a career round of +8 to secure possession of second place. Hamilton Smith finished in third place at +6. Dennis Vecchi, Joe Barca and Joyce Chepren shared fourth place with scores of +5. Vecchi on hole four and Tom McHugh on hole 12 were the closest to the pin winners.
The Two Player League saw three teams share first place with scores of +6 Monday, Sept. 23. Joe McGrath playing with Lenny Vaz, Hamilton Smith teaming with Jim O'Neil and Ralph Bowdridge and his partner Ken Logan enjoyed their victory. Tom Amaral and Joe Barca finished fourth at +5. Russell Romboldi and teammate Doc Olson, James Reardon playing with Adam Reardon and John Fay with partner James Walsh split fifth place with scores of +2.
Arthur Moriarty on hole six, Perry Thomas on holes seven and 13 and Adam Reardon on hole 11 were the closest to the pin winners.
The Players Club played a gross and net tournament Saturday, Sept. 21 and Tom Swan came out on top with a 65. Plymouth's beloved Doc Olson shot 66 to finish second. David Consentino went to the net winners circle carding a 54. Lorrie Montuori finished second at 58.
Chris Jerrier (holes two and nine), Steve Caranci (hole six) and Paul Dechambeau (hole seven) were winners in the Friday Skins game played Sept. 20.
Linda Nelson and Diane Hufnagel shot +8 to share first place in the Ladies League Quota Tournament Thursday, Sept. 19 with 46 gals putting the ball in play. Carol Lamerson and Kristine Uniacke split third place scores of +7. Joyce Chepron, Susan McCann and Inge Mastera all shot +6 to divide up the fifth place prize. Sandy Wood on hole two and Jocelyn Baillergon on hole 13 were the events closest to the pin winners.
Kenneth King posted a +10 to win the Wednesday League Quota Tournament Sept. 18 with 68 golfers fighting for victory. Bill MacAnaugh and Jonathan Porter shared second place with scores of +9. Paul Graham finished fourth with a +7. Sean Scally and Jerry Farrar split fifth place with scores of +6. Winsor Gould and Kelly Doherty shared the seventh spot at +5.
The closest to the pin contests were won by Doherty on hole 10 and Ralph Bowdridge on hole 15. Bob Olson (hole three), Bill Mcanaugh (hole four), Jim O'Neil (hole five), Doherty (hole 10), Bowdridge (hole 15) and Sean Scally (hole 16) were the events closest to the pin winners.
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Paul Croke once again finished in first place in the Weed Whackers Tuesday, Sept. 17. He shot a 38 capture first gross. Tom McCarthy and Russ Parker shared second place at 41. Steve Laramee took the fourth spot with a 44. Steve Bell, Bill Brunstrom, David Gullickson, Chuck Kelly, Will Montilio, Jim Rooney and Keith Steiding all shared fifth place with scores of 45.
Steve Laramee won the net division with a 30. Keith Steiding at 33 took second place. John Krebs and Montolio carded scores of 35 split third place. Paul Croke, Derek Webb, Mike Roy and Jack Cribbs shot 36 to divide up fifth place prize.
Keith Steiding won the closest to the pin contest on hole six of the Zaharias course. George Kirk, Sean Connor, Dave Thompson, Darold Gullickson, Paul Croke, Jack Cullen, Keith Steiding and Russ Parker were the events birdie winners.
Road Trip Golf
Lochmere Golf and Country Club, located between Tilton and Laconia, N.H. is an 18 hole championship golf course that has lush fairways and well manicured greens that were in great shape when I ventured there Saturday past to play a round with my son, Will. Even better was the fact that he picked up the tab. The course measures 6,711 yards from the championship blue tees and provides every level of golfer with a challenge with its strategically placed tees, water hazard's and bunkers. The course will test your shot making ability to the limit.
Owned and operated by the Chaille family, Lochmere is one of the most scenic and challenging courses in New Hampshire. The pristine venue sits in the beautiful lakes region of New Hampshire offers the ability to host private outings and tournaments. Even though I lost my match to my son, it was a great day and at the conclusion of our round we enjoyed lunch and a beverage at the Green Side Restaurant where I had to pick up the tab.
Atlantic Country Club
450 Sandy Pond Road
Congratulations to the four teams remaining in the Hackers League at the conclusion of their matches played on Sept. 17. Scott Moriarty and Tom Carey will take on Norm McLaughlin and Ryan Mathews teeing off on Tuesday, Sept. 24 off the 10th tee. On the first tee, Mark Nardone and Scott Dempster will take on Bob Johnson and Russ Vaughn.
McLaughlin (hole three), Pool (hole four), Nardone (hole 16), Dempster (hole 15) and Langley (hole 12) were the events skin winners.
Golf Rules to Ponder
Doc Olson wrote in and asked about immovable obstructions on the golf course. Roads and paths with an artificial surface or other fixed, artificial objects (benches, ball washers, fences, fixed signs or sheds) entitle Doc to free relief if they interfere with the ball's lie, his stance or his swing (not if they only interfere with the line of play).
Page 4 of 5 - To take relief, Doc should locate the nearest point where you can take your stance and swing without interference from the obstruction and drop the ball within one club length.
Little Harbor Country Club
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Michelle Smith, Linda Mowles, Jackie Murray and Mae Casey finished at +16 to win the Ladies League Quota Tournament Wednesday, Sept. 18 with a field of 71 ladies. Merridel Croucher, Gail Sim, Dottie Milanoski and Doris Bacchieri finished in second place with a score of +15. Diane Wheeler, Jeanne Connaughton, Anita Poyant and Janet Perkins took the third spot at +14.
Nancy Moyer (hole two), Janet Perkins (hole three), Angela Kimball (hole 11) Jeanne Connaughton (hole 15) and Joan Forrester (hole 17) were the tournaments closest to the pin winners.
Bob Francis teamed with Joe Sasso, Jimmy Urciuoli and Bill St. Lawrence, shooting a 39 to win the Men's Pro-Am Wednesday, Sept. 18 with a field of 34 golfers. Johnny Yanuskiewicz, Ken Smith and Carlos DaSilva shared second place with the squad of Ray Campbell, Jack Murphy, Herve Gasse and Dick MacNevin with both teams shooting a score of 40.
Ace Place
Linda Nelson knocked one in the hole on hole 10 at Squirrel Run playing in the Ladies League Thursday, Sept. 19.
It was a big day at Squirrel Run during the Wednesday League Sept. 18 as Bill McAnaugh on hole four, Kelly Doherty on hole 10 and Ralph Bowdridge on hole 15 had aces.
Plymouth Country Club
221 Warren Avenue
Eleven men joined in on a beautiful yet cool Tuesday night to play in the Curran League Tuesday, Sept. 25. Winning the A division, was Tom Frost at +7. The B column winner was Tom Higgins at +3.5. The two player division was won by Tom Frost and Bill Kelly with a combined quota of +5. Mr. Frost Eddie had a cool night as he had the only birdie that lived on hole eight.
White Cliffs Country Club
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It was the 2013 Tourney Cup Saturday, Sept. 21 with 74 players in the event. In a tournament we can actually play past the 18th hole two players made it to the third hole the second time around to claim the men's and women's titles. Congratulations to Mike Reynolds and Jan Raabe.
Tony Sorrentino and Bill Callahan got to the second green. David Gerrish and Frank Dunn ended on the first green. Derek Lightburn and Len Accomando stopped play on the first hole. Sharon Magliano and Martha Doherty concluded on the second green. Sheila Dalessandro and Kathleen DeStefano finished on hole one.
Mike Reynolds (hole one) Martha Doherty (hole two), John Purcell (hole three) and Tony Sorrentino (hole eight) were the tournaments skin winners.
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Forget year-one projections. Richard Worth says that sometime last June his cookie company broke guesstimates for year five. R. W. Frookies had been peddling its "good-for-you" cookies just nine months. By December, Worth says, revenues topped $17 million. Profits were "substantial."
"It's been like riding a cyclone," he reflects. "By anybody's standards we had one hell of a year."
According to Worth, founder and chairman of the Englewood, N.J., company, 50% to 55% of major supermarkets nationwide now carry the fruit juice-sweetened Frookies; geographically, he says, they're sold in every state, as well as in Canada and France. Consolidated Biscuit Corp., Frookies' primary contract manufacturer, shipped about 1.5 million cases of the cookies in 1989, at times working around the clock to meet demand.
All that came without additional financing to supplement the $500,000 originally raised. The sales explosion also came with limited, although targeted, advertising -- coupon inserts in newspapers, and some radio. Mostly, Worth credits this year's phenomenal success to the spiral effect a hot product develops on its own.
"Among retailers, the word was out on the street that if you took in Frookies, you'd make money," says Worth. That was the case, he says, even with the company's reluctance to pay slotting fees, a kind of shelf-space cover charge that's becoming more and more common in the industry. Demonstrated success with consumers made other retailers more flexible about what they'd require to take on the product, says Worth. "For the most part, we weren't perceived as being a lot of work for them to succeed."
Furthermore, not paying slotting fees gave the company cash to spend on advertising, which led to more people buying cookies -- good for both the company and the stores. "It was a catch-22," he says. "A positive catch-22."
But doing about 11 times the volume anticipated was often hellish. "Our projections," Worth concedes, "were out to lunch." Managing inventories, training new employees, communicating with Consolidated, purchasing raw goods, coordinating deliveries -- all were difficult.
"We'd have major mass-merchandise orders all coming in at one time, and they'd throw everything off," he says. Deliveries at times took three and a half weeks instead of the promised two. But they barreled forward, taking every order and managing as best they could, because Worth had already made the decision to build Frookies into a big company.
To help solidify shelf space, turn the experimenter into the permanent buyer, and lay the groundwork for the next leap forward, Worth is expanding his management team. John Vinton, the former president of yogurt manufacturer Colombo Inc., served briefly as Frookies president; the founder of another high-fiber cookie company to which Frookies acquired the distribution rights is now the executive vice-president. The company has also signed on a New York City advertising firm to develop a campaign that will include television spots.
"Part of me would certainly have preferred to grow in an orderly fashion, like our business plan outlined," says Worth. "Unfortunately, the reality of the marketplace is that nobody's gonna let you just do your business plan without coming in and crushing you." -- Leslie Brokaw
R. W. Frookies Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J., a cookie company outsourcing manufacturing and distribution, handling only marketing in-house ("Cookie Monsters," February 1989, [Article link])
Experts' Concerns
* Distribution: Will retailers make shelf space for the new line, especially given the company's lack of major advertising and refusal to pay slotting fees?
* Product: Do consumers want a fruit-sweetened, "healthy" cookie?
Results to Date
1989 Actual Projected
Cases sold 1,500,000 139,000
Revenues $17,500,000 $1,600,000
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A BIG thank you to you all for your kind birthday wishes! I had a lovely relaxing family day on Sunday at my Mum's and Dad kindly took some outfit photos for me to share with you all. Birthday's are one of the best reasons to dress up.. any way you choose. Not that this outfit is all that different from my usual attire, but it is the first time I've worn this dress with a crinoline. Actually it is the first time I have worn this dress as it has been waiting in the cupboard for my waist to get just a touch smaller, so I was very pleased to be able to break it out for the day.
The dress is a 1980's cotton, New Zealand designer vintage piece, which is a classic example of 1980's does the 1940's. I love the big cabbage rose print and the swishy skirt. I paired it with a fab reproduction crinoline picked up at Circa Vintage (where else!) and a 1950's beaded cashmere cardigan as the sun was out but the chill was still in the air. And you may notice that I finally found an era appropriate watch,with a great winding mechanism and clear face, at the Salvo's last week for a grand total of $15! There's that clothing karma again.
So here's to birthday's and great dresses. There is so much joy to be had in dressing up!
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Dress – 1980's vintage from eBay
Cardigan – 1950's beaded cashmere from a vintage fair
Shoes – Zoe Wittner
Rose earrings – from Diva Hair Rose – Metallicus
Crinoline – Circa Vintage Clothing
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In recent months, there has been much ado about Google Glass—the new wearable computer with a heads-up display that is beginning to pop up around the world.
Some love the idea of Glass, highlighting how it will help connect the world like never before. Others have concerns that Glass could be used to invade the privacy of unsuspecting victims. No matter what side of the fence you're on, Glass is coming and it could create a big business opportunity for you and your company.
"OK Glass"
Glass gives users a constant window into the digital universe. Using verbal commands and the touch pad on the side of the device, users can access unlimited amounts of information. Simply saying, "OK Glass" activates a list of commands the device can tackle, which is only limited by your Glassware, another name for apps with Glass integration. In theory, any modern app could be integrated with Glass, as long as it is programmed to do so.
"There are so many ways companies can implement Glass," says Aaron Frost, senior front-end developer and open web architect at Domo. "When you think back to when the first iPhone was released, there were so many unique apps that were developed, there was no way Apple could've predicted every single one."
Frost, a programmer based in Utah, is one of the first people in the country to receive Google Glass. By offering Glass to developers like him, Google is hoping to have hundreds of integrated applications when the product is released to the public. For early adopters, this creates a pivotal opportunity to capture market share.
Currently, integration is somewhat limited, as Google has only integrated Glass with its own services like Gmail, Google Hangouts and Google+, along with services like phone calls and text messaging. At launch, many expect services like facial recognition, augmented reality (apps that modify a real-world video feed on your viewfinder), heads-up navigation and language processing to be a readily available.
"When the first apps were released for the iPhone, you regularly heard about people making $1 million on an app, but that rarely happens anymore," says Frost. "Early adopters on Glass will have the ability to beat the competition if they can deliver solid apps on day one of the general release."
Glassware for Business
Some Utah companies are already planning on integrating Glass with in-house applications that will simplify the lives of their employees. By taking a series of photos, companies can create 3D images and better visualize real-world environments for installations or inspections. For others, merely having the ability to record everything an employee sees could prove a huge benefit in documenting processes, in hopes of better serving customers.
Utah-based Vivint, provider of home automation systems, is looking to use Glass to allow site surveyors to take pictures of trusses, electrical panels and roof pitches, as well as take notes when surveying installations at the homes of customers.
"Hands-free operation is one real differentiator for Glass. When climbing onto a rooftop or into a tight attic, hands-free operation will allow our technicians to keep both hands on the ladder, making their jobs a little safer," says Thomas Valletta, principal engineer and architect at Vivint Solar. "If Glass can make our surveyors more efficient, then that helps us do more with less."
By providing Glass to its employees, Vivint would like to reduce the amount of time per visit by 15 to 30 minutes and eliminate the need to bring computers to the jobsite. These improvements can make a big difference to a company's bottom line.
Whether Glass takes off in the wider business world remains to be seen. Analysts feel the success of Glass relies on two key things. The first is business users and corporations taking part in the vision. Past technologies, like mobile email, fax machines and even computers, gained their foothold as tools for businesses looking to gain an edge.
The second point that could determine the success of Glass is third-party developers releasing ground-breaking apps that will improve the lives of users. Without successful and powerful apps, the device will not succeed.
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While only a select handful of individuals have received Glass so far, it is expected that the device will ship sometime in the next year. The first version of Google Glass—released to a few select developers—costs $1,500. Future versions are expected to be cheaper, but Google has not confirmed actual prices at launch.
In the meantime, developers and app builders will be happy to know that Glass works off a web API based on HTML, meaning it will be much easier to build and integrate apps.
As the technological showdown winds up for Glass this coming year, businesses should begin thinking about their Glass strategy post haste. If the glass slipper fits, it could give your business the boost it needs to beat out a competitor or corner entirely new markets and ventures.
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News for Nerds - Why Are Babies So Cute?
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Welcome back to News for Nerds! This week I'll explain why guys aren't as sexy as they think, why Saturn's tiny, iciest moon just got a lot more interesting, and why your afternoon naps might be killing you. But first, here are your headlines.
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Babies are cute, right? Even the most cold-hearted among us would have to concede that there's something about a baby that makes you want to pick it up, hold it, and maybe even care for it -- even when the kid isn't yours. But why?
As with many of the issues I tackle in News for Nerds, the answer has a lot to do with evolution.
Unlike many other species' offspring, human babies are totally helpless. They need round-the-clock care and supervision for at least the first few years (and in some cases, well into their 30s). As a result, humans have evolved to value certain traits, known as baby schema, which includes a large, rounded head, large eyes below the midline of the face, protruding cheeks, a big forehead, round body, soft surfaces, and the ability to pick just the right moment to spit up on that brand new blouse you're wearing. (Okay, I made that last one up. But it's still kinda true.)
I could go into more detail here, but I'm sure you'd rather watch this short video of a very cute baby instead:
- story and video from AsapSCIENCE, photo from Sojoaim via Wikimedia Commons
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Let's face it: everybody poops. (Someone should write a book!) Most people don't like to talk about it, but we all do it. Some of us even have our own rituals -- for instance, it's well-known amongst my friends and listeners that I prefer the, um, home court advantage.
But I digress.
My friends over at LiveScience have done us all the courtesy of putting together a list of five common misconceptions about defecation. You can find the full explanation for each of these here, but the bullet-pointed list looks like this:
Misconception 1: Daily pooping is normal and optimal.
Misconception 2: It's supposed to smell bad.
Misconception 3: The colon needs a good flushing.
Misconception 4: Taking your time is healthy.
Misconception 5: More pooping leads to more weight loss.
Again, there's some really good information in the full article, so I suggest you read it . . . but not in the bathroom, okay?
- story from LiveScience, photo from Tristanb via Wikimedia Commons
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And here are a few other cool science stories you might enjoy:
- A British study involving 16,000 people over the course of 13 years says that middle-aged and elderly adults who take daytime naps may be at an increased risk of early death. Yikes. This sounds like bad news for people who are sleepy in the afternoon because they wake up at 4:00 a.m. to come to work.
- Saturn has a tiny, icy moon called Enceladus. You've probably never heard of it. But Enceladus is worthy of our attention, because it appears to have an actual living ocean that's roughly the size of Lake Superior. Keep an eye on this. NASA sure is.
- And finally, some advice for all the guys out there: Stop trying to sound sexy. Women can (and should) lower their pitch and boost their hoarseness to get our attention. But a new study says that when men try to do it, they're actually making themselves less attractive. So knock it off, fellas. You're welcome.
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Jeweler Lenny Friedman, 95, dies
February 10, 2014
Los Angeles--Leonard "Lenny" Friedman, graduate gemologist and co-founder of Sarah Leonard Fine Jewelers in Los Angeles, died Friday, one day shy of his 96th birthday.
A 67-year veteran of the jewelry industry, Friedman co-founded Crescent-Westwood Jewelers in 1946 with his late wife, Sunny Friedman. The store was re-named Sarah Leonard Fine Jewelers in 1998.
Friedman held many positions in the industry. He was president of the California Jewelers Association and president of the Jewelers 24 Karat Club of Southern California. He was a member of the American Gem Society, and once was honored with the organization's Distinguished Service Award, as well as the Jewelers' Security Alliance and the Jewelers Vigilance Committee.
He was inducted into the National Jeweler Retailer Hall of Fame in 1994 and also was a recipient of the Los Angeles Business Journal's Family-Owned Business Award.
Outside of the industry, Friedman was president of the Westwood Village Merchants Association and a member of the Westwood Village Rotary, among other organizations.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1946 during World War II, and received commendations from Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, as well as numerous members of Congress, city councilmen and county supervisors.
Friedman was preceded in death by his wife Sunny, who died in October at the age of 91. He is survived by his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Donations in Friedman's honor can be made to the Westwood Village Rotary Club, P.O. Box 24114, Los Angeles, CA, 90024.


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Beat Holiday Buldge!
Don't turn to unhealthy foods for warmth or comfort!
We all tend to choose these bad foods during the colder months. This also keeps us from coming to the gym and maintaining our other physical activities. But this does NOT have to happen this year! You CAN do this! We must eat sensibly and continue to factor in exercise to our daily routines. It is STILL possible to indulge in some holiday treats without gaining all of those extra pounds.
Try these tips to beat the buldge….
- Do NOT skip exercise
- Keep track of everything you eat
- Stay hydrated
- Do NOT go to parties/dinners hungry
- Portion control


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When comedian Bill Maher's not getting sued by Donald Trump or taking aim at the NRA, the host of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" likes to take the country's temperature on the road.
"We're doing a show where we're talking about the United States every week, or politics and the nation and our society," said Maher, who returns to the Plaza Theatre on Sunday. "I'd feel like such a phony if I stayed in L.A. all the time, sat back in my ivory tower and commented."
Maher, 57, spent plenty of time on the road as an emerging comic in the '70s and '80s. Cable TV specials, a few acting roles and his controversial talk show "Politically Incorrect" made him a star in the '90s.
That show eventually moved from Comedy Central to ABC, which canceled it in 2002 after some post-9/11 comments he made upset viewers and network executives. Maher has said they were misinterpreted.
He launched "Real Time" the next year. The show, which airs on Fridays, opens with a topical, joke-filled monologue, followed by a panel discussion on politics and issues of the day, usually with a mix of liberal and conservative guests.
Rolling Stone recently ranked the New York-born, New Jersey-bred comic 22nd on its list of "The 50 Funniest People Now."
"Mixing it up with pop culture figures and serious pundits," the magazine said, "he's as likely to make salient, nuanced arguments as he is to shut down a conservative talking head by throwing up his hands and simply saying, 'Your attitude is "f--- facts.'" No one channels the liberal id as brilliantly."
Maher found his niche on "Real Time," now in its 11th season, turning it into a broad platform for his comedy and social and political views. His Twitter account reads like a series of one-liners and has nearly 2 million followers. He also posts frequently on his blog, Blogga Please.
But he believes it's too easy to become insulated doing a TV show.
"I like to go out and see the country," he said from Los Angeles after a "Real Time" writers' meeting. "I like to talk to people in airports, the hotel bar, cab drivers and get a feel for what's going on in the country and how people really feel about stuff that's affecting them locally. I bring it back to the show, and it makes the show better."
Maher researches the cities where he performs, working from notes on the stage. He last performed in El Paso on April 3, 2010.
"I'm anxious to see how my immigration material goes over there," he said.
When Maher was here before, he called President Barack Obama the "ninja president" for getting his battered mojo back after pushing health-care reform through Congress.
Now Maher calls him "Django Unchained," after Obama's re-election and the "in-your-face progressive outline" the president gave in his Jan. 21 inauguration speech.
"I think everyone noticed how different his second inauguration speech was," Maher said. "This (was) the week when everybody in the media and a lot in the country (were) kind of taking stock of this man. 'Oh, oh, well, this is second-term Obama.' This is Django Unchained. That's what I'm calling him now."
Maher thinks Obama may have a hard time pushing through his gun-control plan, which includes a ban on assault weapons and expanded background checks on gun buyers.
"The one that has the potential to be bigger is to get more background checks to make sure it's hard to buy a gun, but I maybe upset my liberal audience (on "Real Time") by saying how half-assed they are, which they are," Maher said of the president's recommendations.
The problem, he added, is the country is "armed to the teeth" and gun-owning Democrats are squeamish about doing something about it.
"There are a lot of solutions that liberals don't want to consider that they might have to," he said, "like armed guards in the schools, or do nothing and say 'This is America, there are gonna be a few school shootings every year' and have to live with that. Not even Democrats are for getting rid of handguns."
Certainly, Maher's numerous critics on the right can't seem to get rid of him.
Maher has said he was joking when he offered Donald Trump $5 million last month to provide a birth certificate proving he wasn't the spawn of an orangutan. But Trump furnished his birth certificate and sued Maher on Monday for $5 million, which he vowed to donate to various charities. Trump recently told Fox News that Maher wasn't joking because "he said it with venom."
Sounds like a good time for the "Real Time" host to mingle with some real people.
"It makes me better, especially in these places, red states, especially in the South, places like that that don't see liberal people like that, progressive-thinking, open-minded people," Maher said. "These are the people (living) in that whole area, not just the rednecks who voted for Mitt Romney."
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- Who: Bill Maher.
- When: 7 p.m. Sunday.
- Where: Plaza Theatre.
- How much: $52.50, $62.50, plus service charges. Tickets are available at the box office and through Ticketmaster, ticketmaster.com and 800-745-3000.
- Information: 231-1100, visitelpaso.com, theplazatheatre.org.


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It had to be so hard for Casey Cochran to stop playing football. Here was a record-setting high school quarterback from Monroe, son of a legendary high school coach, now the starting quarterback at UConn.
The gridiron world was his oyster, but for one thing: He had suffered a series of concussions, the last in the opening game two weeks ago.
Thankfully the 20-year-old had the maturity and good sense, as well as the family support, to understand that more head injuries could be debilitating and to walk away from the game.
His sound action sheds light on an increasingly troubling issue in contact sports at all levels, particularly football, and his example is one that...


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Final public hearing for Swedish development agreement is Nov. 18
October 29, 2013
A final public hearing concerning the adoption of a new development agreement for Swedish Hospital will take place at the Nov. 18 City Council meeting.
The new development agreement would remove the 28-acre property from the Issaquah Highlands Development agreement with Port Blakely and allow a longer time line for the owner to build additional healthcare buildings on the adjacent lot.
"Swedish plans to be the property owner for a very long time, here," Economic Development Director Keith Niven said in a presentation before the first public hearing Oct. 21. "And having Port Blakely involved in that doesn't make a lot of sense."
Healthcare workshops scheduled in November
October 29, 2013
Theresa Baker, of the Baker Insurance Group, will provide updates and insights into the implementation of the Affordable Care Act during a free public workshop in November.
The 25-year insurance veteran will lead an interactive informational session entitled "What You Need to Know" at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Spiritwood at Pine Lake retirement community, 228th Ave. S.E.
For more information, contact Baker at email@example.com or 292-0004.
Applications sought for state poet laureate
October 29, 2013
Humanities Washington and the Washington State Arts Commission are now accepting applications for the next Washington State Poet Laureate. The poet laureate helps build awareness and appreciation of poetry through public readings, workshops and other activities in communities throughout the state. The next laureate, the state's third since the program was created in 2007, will serve from Feb. 1, 2014, to Jan. 31, 2016.
Selection of the Washington State Poet Laureate is governed by state regulation. To be considered, applicants must meet all eligibility criteria (which can be found online at http://bit.ly/1gb4Ja5) and submit an application online at http://bit.ly/1gb47RW.
Applications must be submitted electronically by 5 p.m. Nov. 8. A review panel will select the final candidate and forward its recommendation to Gov. Jay Inslee for confirmation by the end of the year.
The Washington State Poet Laureate is a working position and applicants will be asked to propose activities they would hope to accomplish during their tenure. The poet laureate will receive a stipend of approximately $13,000 per year to cover expenses and program costs.
State adopts new science standards for schools
October 29, 2013
Washington has adopted a new set of standards aimed at providing consistent science education for students in all grade levels.
The adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards — which emphasize skills in engineering and technology — was announced Oct. 4 by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn and Gov. Jay Inslee at a press conference at Cascade Middle School in Highline.
The standards spell out what students at each grade level should know in four domains: physical science; life science; earth and space science; and engineering, technology and science application.
School's open, drive carefully
October 29, 2013
In 2011, 521 pedestrians ages 0-19 were injured in collisions and seven were killed in Washington, according to state Department of Transportation data.
Now that fall is here, more than 1.1 million Washington children are enrolled in school and back in the classroom. AAA urges drivers to be aware of increased child pedestrian activity and to be extra cautious when backing out of driveways and parking spots in school zones and neighborhoods, especially during the morning and afternoon hours.
"As schools become more active with children, it is critical that drivers take extra precaution and adhere to the 20-mile-per-hour speed limit in school zones," said Jennifer Cook, senior manager of Corporate Communications at AAA Washington. "The afternoon hours are particularly dangerous, with more than one-fourth of child pedestrian fatalities occurring between 3 and 7 p.m. during the last decade."
City Council unanimous in support of continued fire service through Station 83
October 29, 2013
Joining with Eastside Fire & Rescue, the Issaquah City Council lodged its support for Fire Station 83. Unanimously, the council decided to support Fire District 10's resolution passed Oct. 3, declaring its wish for the first right to purchase Fire Station 83 from Sammamish should that city decide to leave EFR and close the station.
"The city desires to make a policy statement and answer the question regarding levers of service to area served by Station 83 and be willing to partner with District 10 to purchase this station if it became available," the agenda bill read.
The move was an attempt to assuage fears of a decrease in fire service for the area, particularly in the Klahanie area. Should Sammamish leave EFR and close the station, which it owns, the region would be left without nearby fire support. Issaquah's resolution would assist with a speculative purchase to ensure continued service for residents.
Nearly 1,300 drivers ticketed for distracted driving
October 29, 2013
In the past six weeks, law enforcement agencies throughout King County have participated in emphasis patrols to reduce the number of people driving while distracted.
The patrols targeted drivers using cellular phones, texting or involved in other behavior that affected their ability to drive in a safe manner.
More than 1,100 citations were issued to drivers for the use of cellphones and 180 drivers were ticketed for texting while driving. Law enforcement made more than 2,300 contacts with drivers, which included driving while suspended and DUI. Officers also made arrests of subjects with felony warrants, and recovered two stolen vehicles.
Metro Transit launches pedestrian safety campaign
October 29, 2013
With school in session and the fall season here, King County Metro Transit is reminding pedestrians to do their part to remain safe on the roadways.
"Our transit operators are always on the lookout for pedestrians, especially as darker, rainy days set in — but people can do their part too by being safe, being seen and being smart," King County Executive Dow Constantine said in a press release.
In King County, pedestrian deaths increased from 12 in 2011 to 21 in 2012. There are also hundreds of pedestrian injury collisions each year. Based on preliminary information, at least 220 pedestrian injuries from 210 collisions in King County were reported in the first three months of this year, according to the state Traffic Safety Commission.
October 29, 2013
Joe Forkner is best for Issaquah Mayor
Issaquah voters have only one outlet on the Nov. 5 ballot to express their concerns about impending city issues:
Who will best lead the city, as its next mayor, through a throng of issues — traffic, redevelopment, increased population, water supply, increasing taxes, economic vitality and environmental sustainability — while enhancing Issaquah's connectivity as a community?
Mayor candidates are already both winners
October 29, 2013
In the editorial above this space, I'm sure you will find our newspaper's official endorsement for the next mayor of Issaquah. One of the two candidates will take office in January as the first new mayor in 16 years. With your indulgence, here follows my own personal endorsement.
For the odd-numbered months during their term of office I prefer Fred Butler, and for the even-numbered months Joe Forkner.
The fact is, not only are they both among the best and most caring people in town that I know, but they have run without a doubt the most gentlemanly, civil, respectful and considerate campaign in the history of politics ever.


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I just ran some film through the Canonet QL17 that my mom handed down several months ago. The shutter was stuck, so I went in through the front of the lens and flooded the shutter repeatedly with solvent until it stayed working for several days. You can find info online, most of which says to go through the rear of the lens, which requires special tools.
The results are really great, it's a very fine lens, but the finder and focusing ease isn't Leica or Cosina quality, and you only get a 40mm lens. My exposures were consistently good, so the shutter is working at correct speeds now. I also am using either a piece of PVC or an O-ring to hold a hearing aid battery #675 (IIRC) in place and run the internal meter. These batteries are air-zinc and correct voltage like the Wein, but cost less than $1 each in a blister pack of 4 to 12 batteries. At typical prices, the QL17 is a great bargain.
I haven't shot AF cameras myself, but have shot using CV rangefinders side-by-side with two guys using Canon 20D's with 70-210 IS zooms. They post their stuff online to sell, so I can check their results. The 20D seems to put the soccer players on the near edge of DOF, and sometimes in front of the DOF, so you get sharp spectators and soft focus players. Obviously there are many AF systems out there, and they perform differently in different situations, but you may want to check out AF performance before dropping a lot of money. I'd be really upset if I spent the money on a 20D and got poorer results than my R3A or Bessa T and a 135 Hektor that cost $100 in excellent+ condition. And don't get me started on the double line boke on many of the photos from the 70-210 Canon AF zoom vs. the much smoother Hektor.
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bujfan2030 wrote:Anybody ready to give up on him already. Is his prospect ranking still justified?
Grade A-: I think he could use some additional Triple-A exposure, but the Tigers may have different ideas. I don't see him as a number one Verlander-like ace, but more like a durable workhorse number two.
While he doesn't have the pure stuff of a true ace pitcher, he has the repertoire and command to be a No. 2 or 3 starter in the big leagues.
Turner is one of the best pitching prospects in all of the minors and seems destined to hold down a spot at the front of a major league rotation. My only concern here is that the Tigers will continue to push him too aggressively and in doing so will prevent him from maximizing his potential.
Turner has three average-to-plus pitches that all play up due to highly advanced command and control. He throws several variations of an 89-95 mph fastball that he adds and subtracts from while adding cut or sink. His power curveball is an easy plus offering that he uses to get outs while ahead in the count, and his changeup is advanced for his age...[fantasy impact] is good across the board but short of elite.
...hard to find too many pitching prospects better than Jacob Turner. He's not on the top tier with Moore & Teheran, but he falls just behind that select group. Turner commands a fastball with heavy sink and two above-average off-speed pitches; it's easy to draw a parallel between him and Rick Porcello and conclude that he will turn into a similar pitcher, but there is more upside with Turner – currently, at least, since the case can be made that Detroit's aggression with Porcello stunted his growth...Jacob Turner is a great pitching prospect and a pretty safe bet to be a front of the rotation starter.
With 2 plus pitches and a changeup that should be good enough to keep major league hitters guessing we're looking at a skill set of a #2 starter...Turner needs time to develop his secondaries to match his plus plus FB. He has a workhorse frame and could be an upper level #2 starter in DET in due time.
bujfan2030 wrote:Well I own him in a keeper where you keep 23 out of 25 players. I inherited a pretty bad team. So generally I can afford to be patient. But it would be ideal if I could just DL him while I'm waiting. But I'm not certain he'll be eligible by Yahoo rules..I'm not a pitcher hater like some, but I'm pretty sure stuff like this is why a lot of people prefer bats.
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Wrong-way driver killed in head-on I-5 crash
NEAR SALEM, Ore. - The driver of a car going the wrong way on Interstate 5 hit a commercial truck head-on early Friday morning and was killed.
Oregon State Police identified the deceased as 45-year-old Kevin C. Renfrow of Aberdeen, Wash.
The driver of the truck, 45-year-old Mark W. Presley of Albany, was not injured, police said.
According to police, Renfrow was driving a 2000 Chrysler 300 south in the northbound lanes of the highway south of Salem when his car crashed into the truck in the center lane about 3:30 a.m.
It's unclear why Renfrow was driving the wrong way. Police said alcohol is being investigated as a possible contributing factor.
Police say the driver of the car was moving at a high rate of speed when he hit the truck.
The accident closed several lanes of I-5 while investigators worked at the accident scene. Some lanes were re-opened about 6 a.m.
Police said they received numerous 911 calls about the wrong way driver just minutes before the fatal crash.


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Chip Kelly's offense looks nfl legit. Whether teams figure it out and stifle it remains to be seen but this doesn't feel like the time spurrier tried to bring his college O to the pros.
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2...aves_town.htmlA Yukon hotel is short one severed human toe after a man swallowed it in a glass of whisky Saturday night.
If you need more than the above quote to click on the link, then you and I are just very different people. A totally REAL story, btw. Not a hoax. Not a fake.
I was once a normal kid
Till the Devil came down and flipped my lid
He gave me a switchblade and he gave me a muse
Then he vomited acid all over my shoes
Alice Eve is so ****ing hot.....
A beautiful woman in a hot dress with brains, can hold a conversation and is funny.
"....if there is activity in the ball prior to the rubbing action....
Bill Belichick, Sat Jan 24, 2015
"You may think that you are some kind of god to these people. But we both know what you really are."
"What's that? A criminal?"
"Worse. A politician."
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"Politics is the Art of Looking for Trouble, Finding it Everywhere, Diagnosing it Incorrectly, and Applying the Wrong Remedies"


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Zucchini Muffins Recipe
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1 cup finely shredded unpeeled zucchini
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup dried currants or chopped raisins
- In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Combine the egg and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the zucchini, walnuts and currants.
- Coat muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners; fill three-fourths full with batter. Bake at 350° for 22-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Yield: 6 muffins.
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"Excellent recipe. I doubled it and used a standard size cupcake/muffin tin. I had extra batter and just placed in a ramekin and baked. I added a tad extra cinnamon and subbed extra raisins for nuts. I made them vegan but eliminating egg and using flax seed meal. I topped with gluten free oats and crushed pistachios. I cut the baking time a bit mostly due to my gas oven cooking slightly faster. I also left the juices from the zucchini in and didn't drain it before using. This turned out perfectly and will go right into the freezer for weekly pool snacks. I wish I could add a picture so you could see how beautifully they turned out."
"Easy and I use it frequently. I don't use the raisins/currants b/c I don't like them, but that's just me."
"Excellent. I substituted dried cranberries in place of the raisins. I found the batter to be quite thick but it did work. My recipe made eight medium muffins. Not six. Will definitely make these again."
"Used wheat free flour (Pamela's) and dried blueberries instead of raisins. They came out great!! But I'd use fresh blueberries next time or raisins."
"I gave a 4 star because it did not seem to be enough to make 6 muffins although i did make some changes to this.. But with the changes I did not take away or add anything extra. I simply substituted a couple things. But nontheless it tasted amazing.I used pecans instead of walnuts because it was what I had on hand. I used coconut oil instead of canola oil. And because it didn't seem to be enough to make 6 muffins I baked this in a loaf pan. And after i spread it in the pan, I topped with more zucchini and nuts. And sprinkled some cinnamon sugar on top and a small handful of semi sweet chocolate chips. It came out so good, it was delicious!! Baked for about 40 minutes.Next time I will go by some of the suggestions and use whole wheel flour instead of white and add some chia seeds for extra nutrition and add a tbsp or 2 of almond milk. :)Definitely a keeper!!"


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Foreign Policy
Had the Kurds been put in charge of the Syrian border ten years ago, the bad guys would be plying their "trade" elsewhere.
Assad was reelected by a LANDSLIDE VICTORY. He received 89% of the votes.
Why are we funding terrorists? If we stopped funding these Rebels, there would be peace. We are now supplying and training them to use S20 missiles. Why?
An article in World Net Daily showed the Special Forces and American instructors trained ISIS in secret basis in Jordan in 2012. This was confirmed by Jordanian officials. And now look what has happened!! Let us learn from these mistakes.
US MUST STOP SUPPORTING TERRORISM IN SYRIA!! STOP THE S20 MISSILES being given to rebel terrorists.
In 2002 the countries that were not part of the central banning system included IRAQ, IRAN, SYRIA, LYBIA and NORTH KOREA.
When IRAQ fell, their bank was immediately linked with Federal Reserve Bank in NY with a 5 billion funding. So now all the IRAQ OIL money flows through US. When Libya fell, the TONS of GOLD were stolen. Gone. No trial, nothing and now look at Libya, it is a disaster. But now part of the central banking system
Now it is IRAN and SYRIA in the middle East. The dominoes are falling. You see, if you are to implement a ONE WORLD BANKING SYSTEM you cannot have any competition.
So there is a school of thought that THIS IS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT - THE BANKS STUPID
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An unknown number of suspects spray painted several numbers and drew a sexually explicit picture Monday night on equipment at the site of a new apartment complex that has received flack from nearby residents.
"I was dispatched to the corner of Pillar Drive and Covenant Boulevard to a construction for vandalism," Officer Pam Crabtree reported in a Murfreesboro Police Department incident report.
When Crabtree arrived at the scene, the owner of Earth Solutions said he believed the vandalism occurred some time after 3 p.m.
"(The man) stated that when they arrived to the job site this morning, three of the construction equipment had been spray painted with numbers 420 and then a penis was drawn after the numbers."
Based on the color of the paint, the man said he believed it was the same cans that had been left in a nearby drum the day before.
Crabtree reported that she was unable to find any witnesses who could have possibly identified the suspects, but she noted that the owner said tensions had flared recently over the project.
"(He) stated that the people in the area of this construction site were 'fighting mad' about this ground breaking," Crabtree reported, "because apartments are going there."


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Does Tesla have any plans to license with any diecast model car manufacturer, a scale model of the Model S? I've love a 1:24 or 1:18 scale one, or even a plastic model kit.
The only Tesla scale cars I'm aware of are the Hot Wheels Roadsters, are there any others? I have one of those on my desk at work with my Tesla tumbler, the coworkers are jealous.
There were RC roadsters IIRC some time ago, maybe RC model S too. I remember seeing those in Tesla store, but they seem to have disappeared.
Never heard of RC MS.
Look over @ Tesla Motors Club. Petition @ Teslive for Mattell to make a hot wheels Model S in addition to roadster.
I've heard of RCMP...
I need a 1/18 scale of a red model s!
It would be my first time ever having a scale model of a sedan... ;-)
The Radio-Controlled Mounted Police, you mean?
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Dairy farmers embrace technology.
Technology is used on all levels of the farm. From the field to the milking parlor, dairy farmers use creative practices to improve life on the farm for their cows.
Milking machine technology
Dairy farmers have milked by machine since the 1920's. Today, milking machines can track a variety of information about a cow; from the amount of fat and protein in the milk to identifying cows in need of special attention.
Optimized Meals
Sophisticated nutrient testing and analysis helps dairy farmers plan a menu for their cows that is nutrient-rich and includes the proper amounts of fiber, protein, and fat. Nutrition is important for cows because it leads to healthy and content cows. Healthy cows give high-quality, wholesome and nutritious milk.
Calf Care
Some farms use automatic calf feeders to raise calves. The feeder gives the calf the precise amount of milk for their age and stage of development. It also serves the milk at the right drinking temperature every time. The feeder tracks information on each of the calves, and helps farmers focus their time on calves that need additional attention.
Precise Crop Farming
Dairy farmers use computers and GPS technology for precise crop placement and soil analysis. This information helps farmers apply the right amount of water and manure or fertilizer for high crop yields.
Clean Energy
An anaerobic digester is a technology that harnesses energy from manure. This energy can be used to generate electricity for the farm and local community. The remaining nutrients from the manure are used to help grow crops. It's a renewable fuel you can feel good about.
Dairy farmers continually look for innovative ways to farm while protecting the environment at the same time. Collectively, the U.S. dairy industry has reduced dairy foods' carbon footprint by 63% since 1944. Today, 9-million cows produce more milk than the 26-million cows did during the 1940's. (Judith L. Capper, Roger A. Cady, and Dale E. Bauman, Journal of Animal Science. Published online first on March 13, 2009.)


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I have a 3D scene I'm drawing and I want to draw a rectangle for a dialogue text that will be stretched for all the screen's width, what's the best way to achieve this, having performance in mind?
I found about glOrtho() that I can use for exact pixel placing, but since it's a matrix multiplication task, won't my app feel much heavier during scenes with dialogues? If yes, should I try to find a math solution to find the X position of my left window corner according to some Z distance and draw a QUAD from there? (Is this even possible?)


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All of the Capstaff work may now be at the George Eastman House.
As for a single dye set for both DB and DT, that is my goal as then you can match the prints using different methods. And, DB and DT materials are rather easy to coat yourself. None are in production at this time, but Jim Browning has posted a formula for the Matrix Film, and I have suggested elsewhere on APUG that a hardened version in a multilayer film or paper might be used for DB.


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By Kara Alaimo
WeNews correspondent
Sunday, April 9, 2006
In the United Arab Emirates a booming economy and progressive government offer women wider employment and educational opportunities. But some young women say traditional attitudes keep them from venturing too far from home.
The push for women's advancement is from the top, an Australian man who teaches in a UAE women's college, told Women's eNews. "The reticence is in the families."
Shamsa, who like most Emirati women wears an abaya, the national dress which consists of a black robe worn over a woman's clothes, admits she would prefer not to.
"If I had the choice and if it was OK with Islam, I wouldn't wear an abaya," she said. "We are like any girls in the world. We like to wear nice outfits to go out and do our makeup and do our hair."
Abayas, she adds, are uncomfortable in the stifling desert heat.
Asked whether she would rather be a boy, she says, of course.
"Men have more freedom. Whenever boys do anything," she says, people say, "'He's a boy, he can do whatever he wants.' Men can study abroad, they can go to the moon and come back and no one will say anything."
Nayla Al Khaja, 28, the country's first independent female filmmaker, said these cultural hangovers are to be expected.
"In any normal society, it takes a long time for people to go through cultural change," she said. She adds that the country has opened up so quickly that "people cannot comprehend what's going on around them because it's happening so fast. Forty-five years ago people lived in tents, and now they have elevators in their homes. It's crazy."
Al Khaja, who at age 18 was prohibited by her family from attending the Fine Arts Academy in Scotland but later went on to study film in Canada, describes a huge generation gap between herself and her parents, and believes it will take three more generations before families treat girls and boys as equals.
For now, Al Khaja is the first woman producing a feature film in the country and runs two production companies, but remains living at home with her family because she cannot get her own apartment.
"It isn't illegal," she said. "But society wouldn't allow it."
Kara Alaimo studied journalism and gender and sexuality at New York University. She works in press relations for the New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting.
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A minor aristocrat, whose name eludes me right now, once claimed that the end of western civilisation was marked not by World War One or any other heinous conflict, but when it no longer became possible to employ a valet who would iron his shoelaces. Rumour has it Prince Charles's gentlemen's personal gentlemen still carries out this crucial duty, but he is heir to the throne (Prince Charles that is, not his valet) and is judged on many things, including footwear. Our man, who was along way down the list was perhaps overstating the case then, with regard to civilisation.
But even if he was it's to be hoped the meticulous eccentric has long since shuffled off this mortal coil – or at least gone mad due to generations of inter-breeding – as otherwise he must think we live in a post-apocalyptic hell on earth. If to him crumpled shoelaces marked the beginning of the end, what would he make of the state we've gone and got ourselves into now?
I refer, of course, too the sad yet indisputable fact is that we no longer live in a country fit for leather soled, English shoes.
If you doubt this assertion try walking through any supermarket in a pair of Church's, Loakes and Trickers or other quality maker without looking like you're attempting ice skating for the first time. It's hard. Once you've managed that, and believe me getting from one side of the shop to the other will take ages, amble outside on to the pavements and your progress will remain just as hampered. Chances are you will be overtaken by people with serious physical disabilities as traction is so poor.
Attempt the same feat in a pair of 'sneakers' – those vulgar creations that aren't even useful for sporting endeavours – and you can negotiate the environment with ease.
It seems to me a crime against all that is decent.
Yet it wasn't always so. Hark back to times before the manmade fibre and you will find a population at ease with the leather sole. It was fit for purpose, hard wearing. Even the sound a great pair of shoes make is as English as leather on willow, particularly late at night down a deserted street in November.
The thing that annoys me most is that people constantly complain Britain doesn't make anything anymore. This is untrue. We have an entire town dedicated to making the best shoes the world has even seen. It is the same with suits; we have streets dedicated to crafting the finest suits and shirts in the world, regardless of what the Italians might say. But instead of recognising and embracing this fact, we build cities unfit for right-thinking, well dressed Englishmen everywhere.
It is enough to convince me architects and town planners are in the employment of rubber-soled shoe manufacturers.
So perhaps in the end our minor aristocrat wasn't so far from the truth – first was his shoe laces, now it's difficult to shop while remaining standing. It is a slow decline I grant you, in western civilisation, but a decline nonetheless.
Clearly therefore, it's time Government legislated against crumpled shoelaces and slippery surfaces rather than wasted its time with all this Europe malarkey. After all, it is only when a nation can stand on its own two feet without slipping, stumbling and falling, that it can begin to move forward and be great once more.


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As I am now wrapping up putting together chapters of the Ellsworth history book, I thought I'd write about it and the two publications that have come out so far under Ellsworth's 150th celebration.
The book that I am working on will be coming out this summer under the Pierce County Historical Association. The book has two main parts to it. I have researched and written about a variety of topics from Ellsworth history that are all going into 10 chapters.
1) Ellsworth Beginnings and County Building Evolution – This chapter covers Ellsworth before the county seat when for about 10 years it was known as Perry. It also covers why the county seat was moved to Ellsworth and the history of the county buildings that have been built in the village.
2) Civic Improvements – Electricity, Sewer, Water, Paving, Village Incorporation, and other improvements like a fire department are in this chapter.
3) West Ellsworth Business History – This chapter was the longest to write, but not necessarily the hardest to research. It attempts to put Ellsworth business histories in order, building by building (even if they don't exist) from the corner where the Freedom Station is to the Midway Mall. It contains about 50 pages without any photographs yet.
4) East Ellsworth Business History – This was similar to chapter 3, except it involves East Ellsworth. I had some excellent help in this part, for Marvin Struve did similar research and writing in the 1990s. Earlier versions of Chapter 3 and 4 were given to Cal Butts, Jim Peterson, Jack Hines, the Ellsworth Care Center and Ellsworth Chamber members to make sure the information is as accurate as possible. Changes were made and these chapters are nearing final form.
5) Historic Homes – I have this chapter up as a test chapter on my blog. I did not get any feedback on anything wrong in this chapter except some spelling mistakes on current owners. This was an attempt at researching most homes built in Ellsworth before 1960. When where they built and by and for who? Historic photographs will be a highlight of this chapter along with something about renowned architect Cass Gilbert's connection to Ellsworth.
6) Medical History – This chapter covers all doctors who practiced in Ellsworth from the first, Dr. Dempster Woodworth to Dr. Jonas and Dr. Klaas. Judea Klaas and Dr. Jonas contributed greatly to this chapter. It also will have something on Ellsworth Hospitals (yes there were two!), nursing homes and clinics.
7) Ellsworth Schools – Ellsworth School district history is recounted, not only in a new narrative about the village schools that cover previously unrevealed information, but also histories of all township schools which were: Clayfield, Freier, Maynard, Murphy, Sleepy Hollow, Iverson, Cudd, and Lantz Schools.
8 ) Ellsworth Churches – This chapter will cover histories of all churches past and present in the village and Ellsworth Township. Many of the histories were submitted by long time members and pastors of the churches themselves.
9) Ellsworth Organizations – This will have some histories of organizations in Ellsworth, both active and inactive. Everything from the Hesperian Society to Lions Club, to Masons, to G.A.R. to Girl Scouts, with many others as well.
10) Ellsworth Recreation – This chapter covers some of the fun events and places in Ellsworth over the years. The events include the harvest festivals, 4th of July, Circus, Sno Fest, and Cheese Curd Festival among others. The places include the infamous Ellsworth Pavillion a.ka. Proch's Pavilion. Other places include the fairgrounds, the Fireman's Opera Hall and even the East Ellsworth Pavillion.
These are the chapters I have been working on for the past four years. It feels good to be so close to handing them over to my editor, who is Darleen Schommer. The remainder of the book will be about pioneering Ellsworth families. These are families that came to Ellsworth village or township before 1880. Why 1880? If we try to cover everyone who ever lived here it would be the never ending story. This is the format that other local books have used as well when publishing family histories. The books with family history information so far include volume 7 on the Cherma area, volume 8 on El Paso Township families, and volume 9 on early Beldenville families. These are all still in print and available through our office. Other books that also have extensive family genealogies include The History of Prescott by Beeler and Ahlgren (1996) covering Prescott and surrounding area families and Is there Any Lefse and Ludafisk Left? by Wiff covering Martell Township families (1994). Both of these are also available through our office. Pat (Winn) Mory has been working on a lot of these families for years and has been working diligently and has most of them completed at this time. This section is not only interesting to the families included, but I would think to others who want to know more about the early history of the county and some of their current neighbors families for sure.
Sesquicentennial publications so far.
So far there have been two publications put out as part of the sesquicentennial celebration in Ellsworth: The Ellsworth 150th Calendar put out by the Sesquicentennial committee and the Ellsworth Visitor's and Residents Guide Sesquicentennial Edition put out by the Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce through Helmer Printing. While both of these publications are good in their own ways, there are a few mistakes in them that I feel like I need to share here, because I feel accuracy is important. Once a history is in print, many who read it assume that it is correct and will not check a original source to see if it is really correct.
The Ellsworth 150th Calender
The Calendar has three major mistakes and a few minor ones. Mistake 1: The Pierce County Historical Association was under the impression from our agreement that we would get credit for the photographs used for the calender individually. Instead the powers that be created a list instead. Photos are important view into our past and it is too bad they were not credited individually. Here are the individual photo credits by month.
Cover: Photograph by Ken Close. This is part of the Ken Close collection at PCHA.
January: Pierce County Historical Association photo
February: From the Kathy Deiss post card collection
March: Provided by Brickner's service station
April: Photograph from the Pierce County Historical Association Collection. This is one of two photos with the incorrect description with the photograph. The cut line talks about the Methodist Church in town, while the photograph is an early one of the Presbyterian Church with Arthur Travis in front of it delivering mail.
May: This is from the Pierce County Historical Association
June: This is provided by the Co-op creamery in East Ellsworth
July: This Main Street view is a Hakkon W. Lawrence photograph out of the new Lawrence negatives in the Pierce County Historical Association collection.
August: This photograph is a Pierce County Historical Association photo. The cut line is incorrect on the first four high school students that graduated from Ellsworth. They list teachers and a principal in the cut line. The correct 4 students are: Mark Terpenning, Lizzie Peterson, Etta Rounce, and Alice Crownhart
September: This also is a Hakkon W. Lawrence photograph from the Pierce County Historical Association.
October: This is a Pierce County Historical Association photograph. It also exists in the Kathy Deiss post card collection.
November: I am assuming this photo of the Ellsworth pavilion was provided by Dick Proch, since he is credited in the list of where they got the photographs from.
December: This a some what common post card of the community Christmas Tree of 1916. It is hard to say where their source is for this.
This was my major problem with the calender : citing sources and having bad information for the cut lines. It was lucky that they did have some of the cut lines proofed, or there could have been more mistakes. There are some minor mistakes in the information on some days as well, but only one serves mention. On August 28 it states: 1855 Anthony Huddleston, cousin of Daniel Boone, was the settler who bought the land where the creamery now stands. First of all, no research has ever linked Daniel Boone to Huddleston. The family has looked into this in great detail and found it is NOT true. Also no mention of the fact that Huddleston is the first settler is made here. The ladies did great work with it, and put together something that it would have been hard for me to do. I am just slightly disappointed in the final product, but not so much that I have not bought more than one!
The Ellsworth Sesquicentennial Edition Community and Visitor's Guild
Now what is wrong with the Ellsworth visitors guide, you might ask? There are two major problems with it in my estimation. Mistake 1) There are numerous historical photographs including the front cover that are not of Ellsworth at all, but of River Falls! The front cover shows Thomas Tomlinson and Matt Simon's meat market on it. The proprietors are in the white outfits and Earl Foster is the boy in the center of the photograph. This meat market partnership lasted between 1904 and 1906 and was located where Steve's Pizza is today on North Main Street in River Falls. On page 10 there is a photograph of Langwear plant in River Falls during 1931. This was located on Second Street where the Fire Department is today. Langwear was never in Ellsworth! On Page 22 there are a series of photographs, one clearly marked Fred Johnson. This Fred Johnson never lived near Ellsworth, but at Maiden Rock. Finally on page 37 there is a clear half page image of the Park View Dairy truck with the Bartosh boys shown beside it. The truck is clearly marked River Falls! This was located on today's Church Street before that area became full of residences as it is today.
The other major problem I have with the book is that it includes 42 historical photographs. None are individually credited anywhere. On Page 1 it says the Historical Photographs were supplied by the Ellsworth Historical Society. This organization does not even exist! It is very clear that the photographs are almost all from the Pierce County Historical Association. This is news to our organization. The authors of the Ellsworth book and the board can not find any documentation showing they could use these photographs or any photographs in a publication. I am sure the information is right within the pages, but these two things put a damper on this publication.
Anyway, hopefully we are on the right track in putting out the Ellsworth History Book a.k.a. Pierce County Heritage Volume 10, by June. It will be over 500 pages and if you pre-order with our office you can get a special rate. E-mail or call our office at 715-273-6611 to reserve a copy. Thank you to everyone who contributed to its creation! You are all on the list to be contacted when the book is completed! We had information, photographs, and artifacts submitted from southern California to Connecticut to Florida as well as many local contributions. You can also e-mail me if you have any questions about the book's contents


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|Risk factors for anastomotic leakage following anterior resection for colorectal cancer: the effect of epidural analgesia on occurrence.
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|PURPOSE: The effect of thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) on anastomotic leakage (AL) after anterior resection for colorectal cancer is controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors including TEA for the occurrence of AL after anterior resection for colorectal cancer. METHODS: This retrospective study included 1,312 patients with colorectal cancer who underwent anterior resection between 2000 and 2011 at the Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University. Univariate and multivariate logistics analyses were performed to determine the risk factors, including TEA, for AL. Additionally, we evaluated the effect of TEA on outcome parameters. RESULTS: AL occurred in 118 (9 %) of the 1,312 patients. In univariate analysis, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score, history of hypertension, episodes of hypotension, anastomosis technique, tumor localization, anesthesia duration, and perioperative blood transfusion were significant risk factors for AL. Multivariate analysis showed that ASA (P = 0.001), perioperative blood transfusion (P < 0.001), anastomosis technique (P = 0.019), anesthesia duration (P = 0.033), and tumor localization (P = 0.009) were independent factors affecting AL. TEA had no effect on the occurrence of AL (P = 0.451) in multivariate analysis. However, the length of hospital stay was shortened by the use of TEA (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The results of this retrospective study suggest that TEA has no effect on the occurrence of AL. However, TEA may be recommended to shorten the length of hospital stay.
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Look at what Girl Scouts are doing!
Leading Women Awards 2011
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts awarded six remarkable women with a Leading Women Award.
-Joanne Chang, owner of Flour Bakery and Myers and Chang introduced by Kasey Cook, Reading Girl Scout
-Jennifer Tour Chayes, Distinguished Scientist and Managing Director of Microsoft Research New England, introduced by Emily Van Laarhoven, Southborough Girl Scout
-Callie Crossley, "Host of The Callie Crossley Show," WGBH radio 89.7, introduced by Jahnilsa Cartagena, Lawrence Girl Scout
-Stacey Lucchino, Chairman of the Advisory Board Program in Education, Afterschool & Resiliency, introduced by Marlene Price, Roxbury Girl Scout
-Helen Sayles, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration, Liberty Mutual Group, introduced by Caitlin Fitzmaurice, Scituate Girl Scout
-Maria Tedesco, Group Executive Vice President, Director of Business Banking at Citizens Financial Group, introduced by Molly McGowan, Southborough Girl Scout.


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The Second Amendment is designed to protect the rest of the Constitution. No reduction or ban on private ownership of semi-automatic weapons and ammunition can serve to lessen crime or gun violence.
It is proven throughout history that any nation that has outlawed or limited private ownership of firearms has seen its unprotected citizens fall prey to more violence. World War II Germany and post-Bolshevik Revolution Russia disarmed their people and then massacred millions. It was private ownership of weapons that deterred Japan from invading the United States during World War II.
Great Britain and Australia are the latest to have taken guns from lawful owners, and their crime rates are on the rise.
If limiting the freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution were to make any sense, then it would stand to reason to limit the First Amendment since the proliferation of violence and filth spewing from the media, gaming industry, Hollywood and the music industry are likely more to blame for fanning our moral decay than an inanimate object like a rifle.
We the people are the true defenders of the Constitution. Do not be fooled by the false panic being trumpeted by the very hypocrites that sell the perverted sex, mind-altering drugs and extreme violence to our society. This sensory assault is what really perpetuates the rise in these atrocities. And the media plays it up with hype.
Yet when a lawful gun owner stops a crime from being committed we scarcely hear a peep from the media.
The armed citizenry is the last line of defense if our nation is to survive the current onslaught of the many foes, both foreign and domestic, who are attacking our freedoms at this very moment.
Rather than repeal or alter the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, we must add a 28th Amendment that sets limits of the power and terms of our electorate. One that mandates that it live under the same rules, Social Security, health care, education system and retirement it has legislated for the rest of us. We must take a stand if we the people want to enjoy what the Founding Fathers envisioned, what generations fought and died for - to remain free from tyranny.
George Washington and the founders of this nation were revolutionaries. The time is near when we may be forced to become them again. God bless and help the United States of America.


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Rumor: Samsung Galaxy Note III to have 6.3-inch OLED screen
updated 11:04 am EST, Thu December 13, 2012
Mobile OLED panels reason for push away from LCD technology
Samsung is to ship its next version of the Galaxy Note with a 6.3-inch OLED-based display, according to a rumor sourced from component suppliers to the company. The Galaxy Note III will apparently dwarf the Note II's 5.5-inch screen, itself being larger than the original 5.3-inch Note, and is suggested to come out in the next year.
The rumor comes through the Korea Times, as part of a report on Samsung's move to reduce its investment in LCD technology, and increasing spending in OLED. "With money saved from LCD restructuring, the firm plans to spend more on OLED and flexible displays," said an executive of one of Samsung's suppliers. The push of Galaxy devices by the company will cause OLED to receive more scrutiny from management, and so necessitating the shift in funding.
The paper also claims that Samsung will reveal the Galaxy S IV at Mobile World Congress in February, and not at CES as the rumors generated by a teaser video suggest.


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Stones Throw has created an incredible and diverse body of work over the past 18 years, a legacy that has been neatly summarized in a documentary called Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton. The film offers an insider's look at the Los Angeles label through never-before-seen archival footage, home videos and interviews with founder Peanut Butter Wolf, Kanye West, Common, Mayer Hawthorne and many more.
To celebrate the release of the soundtrack and the documentary on Blu-Ray, DVD and digital, the label has kindly created an exclusive playlist for Rdio listeners called In Stones Throw's Headphones. The 50-minute set reveals some of the label office's most frequently played tunes from the catalog, including songs from Hawthorne, Madlib, and the late producer J Dilla.
Follow Stones Throw on Rdio for this playlist and check out the soundtrack to Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton for new beats from Madlib, unreleased rarities, brand new tunes, and other songs from the documentary.