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Could the Oilers trade Hemsky? Would the Wings be interested?
I think it's time to turn the page. He needs a change of scenery.
He's been the most creative player on the team for 500 games or so, but he's got company now.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is a Hemsky-like passer. Eberle is the No. 1 right-winger today.
What could Hemsky bring in a trade, with his injury history (two shoulder operations and several other problems)? He's definitely not going to bring a top-three defencemen, preferably a puck-mover like the Pittsburgh Penguins' Kris Letang.
So you can forget getting a high-end NHLer. The only way the Oilers are getting one of those guys is to trade one of their kids, somebody like Magnus Paajarvi, and they aren't doing that. They may have to sign a free-agent D-man this summer.
Lest you think there is no market for Hemsky, guess again. He's only 28, not 33.
The Oilers got a first-round draft pick from the Los Angeles Kings for the fans' pinata Dustin Penner last February. They turned that into high-end Swedish prospect defenceman Oscar Klefbom (19th overall choice), who will be a huge part of his club's world junior squad, and another blue-liner, Colten Teubert, who has played 10 Oilers games (14 minutes a night). He looks like somebody who could be a solid No. 5 or 6 defender down the road, somebody with some bite.
There is a market for just about everybody. Did you think anybody would take Tomas Kaberle off the hands of Carolina Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford?
If Hemsky is traded to any team, it'll definitely be to a contender or a team that has to make the playoffs, even for only one round to make some money for the owner.
The Red Wings, for sure, are in the picture (Hemsky has 17 points in 27 games and some sterling work against Detroit in the 2006 playoffs). I suspect the Predators, dying for some offence (19 points in 25 career games), the Penguins, always looking for a top-six winger, and New York Rangers are in the mix, too.


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EUCLID -- A firefighter was injured while battling a fire at a Euclid Avenue apartment complex Sunday evening.
The fire started just after 5:00 p.m. on the second floor in the rear of the building.
Fire departments from adjacent cities were called to assist with the blaze at Aljer Manor Apartments. Police were also called to assist with traffic control. They say the area of Euclid Avenue and Heritage Drive was closed.
An eyewitness said smoke could be seen coming from the building before fire crews arrived.
According to Fire Chief Tom Cosgriff, the fire started on the second floor and quickly spread to adjacent apartments.
One firefighter received a minor injury while working at the scene. That firefighter received treatment and was transported to the hospital.
The building owner says there are 11 units in the building that house roughly 20-30 people total.
During the fire, Illuminating company workers had to cut power to the building. Other buildings in the complex still have power.
The American Red Cross is on scene to assist residents who were displaced.
No residents were injured.

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Marty Allen BynumMarch 16, 1959 - January 09, 2014
Nettleton – Mr. Marty Allen Bynum, 54, died suddenly, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 at North MS Medical Center. He was born March 16, 1959 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to James Dennis. "JD" Bynum and Juanita Brown Bynum and grew up in the Nettleton area attending Nettleton High School. He married Kathy Guin in Vernon, AL on April 8, 1976 and they made their lifelong home in Nettleton. Marty worked as an Operator /Leader, and Supervisor for Cooper Tire & Rubber Company for twenty-four years. He loved motorcycles, his '67 Chevelle, and playing with his grandchildren, who affectionately called him "Poppy".
Survivors include his wife of thirty-seven years, Kathy Guin Bynum of Nettleton; mother, Juanita Bynum of Nettleton; one son, Michael Bynum and his wife, Regina of Saltillo; daughter, Michelle Bynum Smith and her husband, J.P. of Plantersville; two brothers, Dennis Bynum (Elaine) of Memphis, TN, and Darius Bynum (Mary) of Nettleton; one sister, Marlene Harlow (Glen) of Nettleton; three grandchildren, Brooklyn Smith, Jaylen Bynum, and Ashlyn Smith; Father and mother-in-law, Oneal and Fay Guin of Hatley; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, J.D. Bynum who died in Feb., 2000.


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The Use of Cognitive Estrangement in HG Wells' The Time Machine
How does Darko Suvin's cognitive estrangement relate to HG Wells The Time Machine?
Science fiction began in the late nineteenth century with the emergences of H.G Wells and Jules Verne who are often referred to as the fathers of science fiction. The novels written were based on scientific fact. Authors saw science as an integral part of science fiction and used it in order to educate their audiences. However Verne and Wells each saw that their writing was different to each other. Verne sees Wells work as invention.
'I make use of physics. He invents. I go to the moon in a cannon-ball, discharged from a cannon. Here there is no invention. He goes to Mars in an airship, which he constructs of a material which does away with the laws of gravitation. Ca c'est très joli [that's all very well]…but show me this metal. Let him produce it.' (Verne, quoted in Parrinder 1980:7)
Wells is often referred to as the English Verne, a reference that he did not appreciate. He retaliated by stating that Verne wrote about accurate science which was slightly extrapolated. He referred to his own works as fantasy, scientific romances, and that he did not pretend to deal with real, possible things.
'His work dealt almost always with actual possibilities of invention and discovery and he made some remarkable forecasts…Most of his inventions have 'come true.' But these stories of mine…do not pretend to deal with possible things, they are exercises of the imagination in a quite different field.'
Darko Suvin later talked about knowledge and cognition minimizing the science in science fiction in his book Metamorphis of Science Fiction: On the Poetics and History of A Literary Genre (1979). This text influenced everybody who studied science fiction later on. Suvin referred to Science Fiction as the 'literature of Cognitive Estrangement.' (Suvin: Pg 4) The idea of estrangement refers to the element of science fiction that the reader recognizes as strange and unfamiliar. The world that is presented in forms of science fiction is alternate. It is different to the world as the reader knows it. There are other forms such as myth and fantasy, these are also alternate but what makes these forms different to science fiction is the idea of cognition. Cognition is similar to and related to but it is not the same as science. It refers to the idea that knowledge is acting and thinking of reality. Therefore, for Suvin, the world of science fiction must be a plausible world because it reflects the knowledge of our own world. The idea of faster than light travel, an idea that seems to be a staple one in science fiction, is not science fiction as it has been scientifically assured as impossible. For Suvin, science fiction is important because it asks the reader to look back on their own world and reflect.
Suvin defines science fiction as 'a literary genre whose necessary and sufficient conditions are the presence and interaction of estrangement and cognition, and whose main formal device is an imaginative framework alternative to the author's empirical environment.' (Suvin: 7-8) He feels that, unlike fantasy, science fiction should be set in a realistic world, but one which is strange and alien. However, there are limits on how strange and alien that this world can be, and it is the difference between these two worlds which gives science fiction its power, by making the reader look back at themselves from its twisted point of view.
Wells referred to The Time Machine as a scientific romance. Verne said that his inventions could not be produced. According to Suvin, Verne is correct in his statement. It has been scientifically guaranteed that time travel cannot happen. Therefore it cannot be classed as a science fiction novel. However, when the time traveler reaches his destination, 802,701 AD, it can be said that his adventures in the seemingly utopian world could be classed as science fiction. The time traveler travels 30 million years into the future to the year 802,701 AD in order to find that the human race as he knows it is extinct. It could be reasoned that this could possibly happen in the future, it could possibly be an acceptable, imagined truth.
One of the major social theories available to Wells at the time of writing The Time Machine was Darwin's Theory of Evolution. Darwin, in 'Origin of the Species', argued that different environments suited different species and each species used the environment in order for them to survive. Their offspring would be better suited to that environment as would their offspring and so on. He argued that this idea of natural selection would not create the prefect species but would increase their adaptability and the complexity of the species. This theory of evolution was also applied to the social environment. It was believed that those who succeeded were biologically destined to do so and would continue in their march to human perfection.
Wells sees that the Eloi are perfect inhabitants of the new human race that he finds. However, as the time traveler continues his adventure in the world of the Eloi he discovers that things are not quite as perfect as he originally thought. They had become lazy, weak and stupid. He first discovers this in the language they use. 'Either I missed some subtle point, or their language was excessively simple…Their sentences were usually simple and of two words, and I failed to convey or understand any but the simplest propositions.' (Wells: Pg 39) Basically, the idea that the change in the social environment would produce species of perfection is not valid. The traveler thinks that the race should be incredibly in front of him in knowledge and realizes that they aren't. 'Then one of them suddenly asked me a question that showed him to be on the intellectual level of one of our five – year – old children – asked me, in fact, if I had come from the sun in a thunderstorm!' (Wells: Pg 25) These dwellers of paradise are however, food for the lower –world class of the Morlocks who lurk beneath the earth tending to massive machinery. The Morlocks were of a completely different appearance to the Eloi in their wonderfully coloured clothes.
The idea of cognitive estrangement asks the reader to reflect back on their own world. Perhaps the idea of The Time Machine is to show how the world will become if capitalism continues to exploit workers for the benefit of the rich. Industrialization is at its height during the Victorian era and it can be seen that the nocturnal dwellings of the Morlocks are in fact descendants of the working class, which has evolved like this because it has been pushed underground for so long. The upper class world of the Eloi has since become 'mere fatted cattle' (Wells: Pg 62) and food for the Morlocks. This was seen as merely an act of survival. However, the time traveler seems quite disgusted still as tries to place it within a scientific context 'His prejudice against human flesh is no deep seated instinct. And so these inhuman sons of men —! I tried to look at the thing in a scientific spirit.' (Wells: Pg 62)
Although the survival of the fittest is a theory that has evolved and is taken for granted, for Wells the idea of the new human species consuming another in an act of cannibalism could be seen as the working class of his time becoming conscious of its state. Is this a prediction that the working class will club together to overthrow their oppressors? Perhaps not, as this does seen rather far fetched for the time. However Wells is asking his readers to reflect back and consider the possibility if capitalism is to continue as it is doing. It is the time traveler himself who spots this relationship. 'The Upperworld people might once have been the favoured aristocracy, and the Morlocks their mechanical servants; but that had long since passed away. The two species that had resulted from the evolution of man were sliding towards, or had already arrived at, an altogether new relationship.' (Wells: Pg 57)
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This sumptuous and comprehensive volume embraces one of the most beloved house forms, the Spanish Colonial Revival, presenting at once a lavish portrait of the style as well as the definitive statement on the subject through more than three hundred color photographs.
The Spanish style in architecture encompasses facets from a vast array of traditions, many of which are in evidence in these extraordinary houses. Elements include thickset, whitewashed stucco walls, deeply recessed doors, lushly planted courtyard gardens, intricate and colorful tile work, telescoping towers inset with Juliet balconies, elaborately traced wrought-iron window grilles, and richly appointed interiors heightened by drama in light and shadow cast by moody pendant lamps and low-burning fires.
The houses featured are the very best of the type, both famous and little-known, and showcase the work of architects such as George Washington Smith, Bertram Goodhue, Wallace Neff, and Paul Williams, from the early twentieth century, to the work of contemporary practitioners, including Marc Appleton, Michael Burch Architects, and others. These homes are a fantasy for living made real in the Southern California sun.
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Between the Malabar and Coromandel Coast lie the Southern states of India, once collectively known as Dravida, derived from the Sanskrit word drava (sea). Journey through swaying palm tress and lush waterways, snake shrines and tea plantations shrouded in mist.
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William Stewart of 106 Craft Ave. was arrested by Police Officer Michael Lewis without incident, Sgt. Richard Anderson said.
The 54-year-old victim, whom police declined to identify publicly, refused medical attention.
The woman told police that Stewart knocked her down and then straddled her on the floor and choked her, Anderson said.
After the assault, the victim was able to call the police.
The incident happened at Stewart's private home at 1:35 a.m. this morning. He was arrested at home.
He was charged with criminal obstruction of breathing and third-degree assault, both misdemeanors.
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How to install pool mosaic via Thin set method
A 3/16" square notch trowel is recommended for most applications. Apply bonding mortar coat (latex-modified thin-set) to substrate with the flat side of the trowel pressing hard to attain good contact. Comb mortar with the tooth edge of the trowel to achieve a uniform coat. Re-comb the mortar bed with the flat side of the trowel to render a flat, ridge free, and uniform application. This will help prevent voids or air pockets when applying the tile.
Spread only as much bonding mortar that will allow for installation of tile, paper removal and reworking (straightening) of the tile while bonding mortar is still in a fresh condition and prior to its initial set.
Tesserae Mosaics are face-mounted on Kraft paper sheets. Install them with the paper side up. After applying the mortar as explained above begin setting the sheets in small sections (approximately 4- 10 square feet). Firmly press each sheet into the mortar coat, checking to make sure there is sufficient coverage with the setting material. Then beat in with wooden block in order to achieve a smooth, flat surface. After the mosaics have started to set, but before they become fully bonded the paper should be removed
Removing the paper
The brown craft paper is adhered with a water-soluble glue. Remove the paper as the setting progresses by moistening with a damp sponge or spray bottle.
Depending on site conditions paper removal can begin 20-40 minutes after the tile had first been applied. Dampen the paper a few times, and within 5-10 minutes it will begin to release from the mosaic tile. Peeling the paper while the thin-set mortar is still in afresh state will allow you to make any necessary adjustments, especially the elimination of the sheet lines.
In order to avoid seeing a square foot pattern, re-work the joints outlining the perimeter of each sheet. Do a final rub in with the beating to insure a flat surface.
Install the grout mix according to the manufacturers instructions. Grout joints shall be full and uniform finished. For initial cleaning of grout from the tile face, use a dry nylon scrub pad in order to avoid washing out the grout joints. Use a damp sponge only for the final clean washing and smoothing of the grout joints. For polishing of excess grout haze use a clean soft cloth.
Important: Allow tile work for exterior installation or in areas subject to prolonged water immersion such as pools, fountains, spas, etc. to cure for 10 days before exposing to immersion.
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26 U.S. Code § 316 - Dividend defined
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(a) General rule
For purposes of this subtitle, the term "dividend" means any distribution of property made by a corporation to its shareholders—
(2) out of its earnings and profits of the taxable year (computed as of the close of the taxable year without diminution by reason of any distributions made during the taxable year), without regard to the amount of the earnings and profits at the time the distribution was made.
Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, every distribution is made out of earnings and profits to the extent thereof, and from the most recently accumulated earnings and profits. To the extent that any distribution is, under any provision of this subchapter, treated as a distribution of property to which section 301 applies, such distribution shall be treated as a distribution of property for purposes of this subsection.
(b) Special rules
(1) Certain insurance company dividends
The definition in subsection (a) shall not apply to the term "dividend" as used in subchapter L in any case where the reference is to dividends of insurance companies paid to policyholders as such.
(2) Distributions by personal holding companies
(A) In the case of a corporation which—
(i) under the law applicable to the taxable year in which the distribution is made, is a personal holding company (as defined in section 542), or
(ii) for the taxable year in respect of which the distribution is made under section 563 (b) (relating to dividends paid after the close of the taxable year), or section 547 (relating to deficiency dividends), or the corresponding provisions of prior law, is a personal holding company under the law applicable to such taxable year,
the term "dividend" also means any distribution of property (whether or not a dividend as defined in subsection (a)) made by the corporation to its shareholders, to the extent of its undistributed personal holding company income (determined under section 545 without regard to distributions under this paragraph) for such year.
(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term "distribution of property" includes a distribution in complete liquidation occurring within 24 months after the adoption of a plan of liquidation, but—
(i) only to the extent of the amounts distributed to distributees other than corporate shareholders, and
(ii) only to the extent that the corporation designates such amounts as a dividend distribution and duly notifies such distributees of such designation, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, but
(3) Deficiency dividend distributions by a regulated investment company or real estate investment trust
(4) Certain distributions by regulated investment companies in excess of earnings and profits
In the case of a regulated investment company that has a taxable year other than a calendar year, if the distributions by the company with respect to any class of stock of such company for the taxable year exceed the company's current and accumulated earnings and profits which may be used for the payment of dividends on such class of stock, the company's current earnings and profits shall, for purposes of subsection (a), be allocated first to distributions with respect to such class of stock made during the portion of the taxable year which precedes January 1.
Source(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 98; Mar. 13, 1956, ch. 83, § 5(1),70 Stat. 49; Pub. L. 88–272, title II, § 225(f)(1),Feb. 26, 1964, 78 Stat. 87; Pub. L. 94–455, title XVI, § 1601(d), title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A),Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1746, 1834; Pub. L. 95–600, title III, § 362(d)(1),Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2851; Pub. L. 111–325, title III, § 305(a),Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3549.)
2010—Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 111–325added par. (4).
1978—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 95–600inserted "regulated investment company or" after "distributions by a" in heading and substituted in text "section 860 (f)" for "section 859 (d)".
1976—Subsec. (b)(2)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 94–455, § 1906(b)(13)(A), struck out "or his delegate" after "Secretary".
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 94–455, § 1601(d), added par. (3).
1964—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 88–272inserted definition of "distribution of property".
1956—Subsec. (b)(1). Act Mar. 13, 1956, substituted "subchapter L" for "sections 803 (e), 821(a)(2), and 832 (c)(11)".
Effective Date of 2010 Amendment
Pub. L. 111–325, title III, § 305(b),Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3549, provided that: "The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall apply to distributions made in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 22, 2010]."
Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 95–600applicable with respect to determinations (as defined in section 860 (e) of this title) after Nov. 6, 1978, see section 362(e) ofPub. L. 95–600, set out as an Effective Date note under section 860 of this title.
Effective Date of 1976 Amendment
For effective date of amendment by section 1601(d) ofPub. L. 94–455, see section 1608(a) ofPub. L. 94–455, set out as a note under section 857 of this title.
Effective Date of 1964 Amendment
Pub. L. 88–272, title II, § 225(l),Feb. 26, 1964, 78 Stat. 94, provided that:
"(1) The amendments made by this section [enacting section 1022, redesignating former section 1022 as 1023, amending this section and sections 331, 333, 381, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 551, 553, 554, 562, 856, 1016, 1361, 6501, and the analysis preceding section 1011, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 333 of this title] (other than by subsections (c)(1), (f), (g), and (j) [enacting section 1022, redesignating former section 1022 as 1023, amending this section and sections 331, 333, 542, 551, 562, 1016, and the analysis preceding section 1011 of this title]) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1963.
"(2) The amendment made by subsection (c)(1) [amending section 542 of this title] shall apply to taxable years beginning after October 16, 1962.
"(3) The amendments made by subsections (f) and (g) [amending this section and sections 331, 333, 551, and 562 of this title] shall apply to distributions made in any taxable year of the distributing corporation beginning after December 31, 1963.
"(4) The amendments made by subsection (j) [enacting section 1022, redesignating former section 1022 as 1023, and amending section 1016 and the analysis preceding section 1011 of this title] shall apply in respect of decedents dying after December 31, 1963.
"(5) Subsection (h) [set out as a note under section 333 of this title] shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1963."
Effective Date of 1956 Amendment
Act Mar. 13, 1956, ch. 83, § 6,70 Stat. 49, provided that: "The amendments made by this Act [amending this section and sections 501, 594, 801 to 805, 811 to 813, 816 to 818, 821, 822, 832, 841, 842, 843, 891, 1201, 1504, and 4371 of this title] shall apply only to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1954."
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Michael Jordan's Personal Residence
Set on 7.39 immaculately landscaped acres just north of Chicago, the longtime personal residence of Michael Jordan offers the ultimate in privacy and luxury. This secluded compound includes 56,000 square feet of living space, with 9 bedrooms, 15 full and 4 half bathrooms and, as one might expect from this basketball legend, a regulation-size, NBA-quality basketball court — all surrounded by a living fence of 150 mature evergreens, creating an envelope of unparalleled privacy.
Beautiful Living
While many areas of the home provide a cozy, intimate setting for friends and family, the public living areas welcome guests to expansive, light-filled rooms. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame the family room, an exercise in understated elegance with plush carpeting, built-in aquarium, and a fireplace. Likewise, in the soaring two-story living room, a series of ten floor-to-ceiling windows makes the dramatic outdoor landscaping as much a part of the room as the cove ceilings and circular design.
Steps away from the living room is the intimate formal dining room. Here, the vast ceiling height drops to create a warm ambience, ripe for conversation over dinner and drinks. The room can display large works of art with ease, each piece highlighted with museum-quality lighting.
Breakfast of Champions
The contemporary main kitchen is a masterpiece of both design and functionality, whether hosting a catered affair or enjoying a simple bowl of cereal at the breakfast bar. It includes a ventilated island food prep area with gas Gaggenau cooktop, double convection ovens, a combination steam oven, and two dishwashers.
The kitchen flows into the casual dining room, a beautiful, airy rotunda flooded with natural light that opens onto a terrace for al fresco dining.
Luxurious Suites
The property includes nine bedrooms, with six located in the primary residence. All include spacious closets and en suite bathrooms. The master suite (not pictured) is an inviting 504 square feet, set into a curved wall with windows overlooking the landscaped lawn. The master bedroom shares a three-sided fireplace with a private lounge and the master bathroom. His-and-hers closets, a dressing and make-up area, and a sky-lit bathroom complete this luxurious suite.
Where the Living is Easy
This, friends, is where it all happens. Where the good times roll. Tucked away on the lower level of the primary residence, you'll find a card and cigar room with a custom-built, walk-in humidor, a wine cellar, wine tasting room, sitting room, and a fully equipped in-house beauty salon. (Because that's what she wants, that's why.) The card room is richly appointed, ready for rounds of poker late into the night, and includes a built-in HDTV, an intricately patterned cove ceiling, and recessed lighting. The 500+ bottle wine cellar is an oenophile's delight and is completely climate and humidity controlled.
Gentleman's Retreat
This richly appointed suite hearkens back to another era, with a billiard parlor, fireplace, library, and full wet bar for your drinks of choice. But even classics can be improved upon, in this case with a conversation starter that will never stop: The entrance to this private sanctuary includes the original doors from the Playboy Mansion in Chicago. The Gentleman's Retreat also includes a video screen that descends from the ceiling for your viewing pleasure.
Fitness Studio
With the legendary MJ behind this fitness studio, you can imagine the caliber of its equipment. And you'd be right. All the equipment will stay with this extraordinary high-tech studio, including Jordan's personal treadmills, elliptical trainers, Stairmasters, Precor bike, Cybex arc trainer and free weights to keep you in peak form.
Rare Air
In 2001, this full-size, regulation basketball court was built to Michael Jordan's exacting specifications. It features specially cushioned hardwood flooring, adjustable backstops and baskets, and competition-quality, high-intensity lighting. The court also includes a custom sound system with speakers expressly tuned for the court space.
Adjacent to the basketball court are locker rooms and showers, as well as a circular lounge with comfortable leather chairs and a built-in HDTV. The lounge boasts a glass observation overlook where spectators can comfortably enjoy the action on the basketball court. The gymnasium opens to additional outdoor recreational areas like the tennis court and putting green. To ensure privacy from the main house, if desired, the facility has a separate entry and nearby parking area.
Indoor Meets Outdoor Living
The pool pavilion was built in 2009 and links the primary residence with the guest wing. The design is a stunner, including a retractable electric canopy that, with the touch of a button, can transform the enclosed room to an extraordinary indoor/outdoor experience geared for entertaining.
Fresh air and sunlight by day, cool breezes and twinkling stars by night. A built-in 110" rear-screen projection system with state-of-the-art surround sound system, and a full-sized bar further enhance the entertaining possibilities, while telescoping floor-to-ceiling windows on both sides can be fully opened to the outdoor pool and terrace.
Hospitality Chicago Style
Located directly off the pool pavilion, the three-bedroom guest wing offers all the amenities visitors could want. The gourmet kitchen includes Gaggenau and Sub-Zero appliances. Each guest bedroom features an en suite bathroom and built-in furnishings. Doors open from the curved wall of the living room directly onto the outdoor terrace, where lake breezes cool off the evening air. A flowing floor plan, understated neutral décor, and a separate entrance all create an unparalleled level of serenity, privacy, and coziness, whether guests are staying overnight or for an extended period of time.
About Highland Park
Located 23 miles north of Chicago with easy access to the city, Highland Park boasts some of the region's most beautiful and exclusive homes. Here, residents enjoy small town comforts with big city advantages, with a strong emphasis on recreation and culture. The Chicago Symphony summers in Highland Park every year, and the city plays host to the well-known Ravinia Festival, an open air concert series during the summer. With lakefront parks and beaches on Lake Michigan, Highland Park has plenty of outdoor activities to keep residents busy, and its bustling downtown shopping district is a strong indicator of the vibrancy of this community.
Legend Point Features
- 7.39 acres
- 56,000 square feet
- 9 bedrooms – 15 full and 4 half baths
- 5 fireplaces
- 15 heated garage spaces
- 500+ bottle wine cellar
- Home theater
- Card room
- Cigar room with walk-in humidor
- Pool pavilion and outdoor kitchen with separate entrance
- Basketball complex
- State-of-the-art fitness center
- Tennis court
- Putting green
- Full-service beauty salon
- Guest wing with 3 en suite bedrooms and separate entrance
- Living fence of 150 mature evergreens
Primary Residence
- Foyer with Perlino Rosato Italian marble
- 2-story circular living room
- 6 bedrooms with en suite bathrooms
- Casual dining room in light-filled rotunda
- Formal dining room with museum-quality lighting
- 2-story family room
- Den
- His-and-hers offices
- Study
- Downstairs library with 2 Sub-Zero refrigerators
- Laundry Room with Kenmore Elite washer and dryer
- Gentleman's Retreat with original doors from the Playboy Mansion
- Card Room with cove ceiling
- 500+ bottle wine cellar with temperature and humidity control
- Fully equipped beauty salon with Sub-Zero under-cabinet refrigerator
Master Suite
- Lounge
- Bedroom
- His-and-hers closets
- Dressing and make-up area
- Steam shower
- Jacuzzi tub
- Sub-Zero refrigerator
- Amana microwave
Gourmet Kitchen
- Gaggenau freezer
- Gaggenau refrigerator
- Gaggenau wine cooler
- Island ventilation
- Gaggenau lift-door microwave oven
- Gaggenau combination steam oven
- Gaggenau coffee machine
- Sub-Zero icemaker
- 2 Gaggenau dishwashers
- Gaggenau double convection ovens
Upstairs Library
- Sub-Zero under-cabinet refrigerator
- Sub-Zero icemaker
- Panasonic microwave
- Miele dishwasher
Cigar Room with Walk-In Humidor
- Sub-Zero under-cabinet refrigerator
- Miele dishwasher
- GE Microwave
- 2 Sub-Zero refrigerator drawers
- Sub-Zero full-size freezer
Home Theater
- Pool table
- Super-sized video game screen
- Plush, built-in leather lounge chairs
- Built-in video game chairs with console
Fitness Studio
- Treadmills
- Elliptical trainers
- Stairmasters
- Precor bike
- Cybex arc trainer
- Free weights
Pool with Pavilion Retractable Roof and Walls
- Sub-Zero refrigerator and freezer
- Miele dishwasher
- Panasonic microwave
- 2 Sub-Zero under-cabinet icemakers
- Sub-Zero wine cooler
- 4 Sub-Zero refrigerator drawers
Basketball Complex
- Regulation-size basketball court
- Cushioned hardwood flooring
- Adjustable backstops and baskets
- Competition-quality, high-intensity lighting
- Custom sound system
- Locker rooms and showers
- Circular lounge with leather seating
- Built-in HDTV
- Sub-Zero under-cabinet refrigerator
Guest Wing
- 3 bedrooms with en suite bathrooms
- Living room
- Outdoor terrace
- Gourmet kitchen
- Gaggenau gas cooktop
- Gaggenau convection oven
- Sub-Zero under-cabinet refrigerator
- Gaggenau dishwasher
- Panasonic microwave
- Whirlpool washer and dryer
Outdoor Entertaining and Landscaping
- Infinity pool and pavilion
- Wisconsin limestone terrace
- Tennis court
- Outdoor fireplace and kitchen
- Putting green
- Stocked pond
- Living fence of 150 evergreen trees
- Gated entry
- 110 mature Colorado Spruces
- Extensive outdoor lighting
- 15 heated garage spaces
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Samsung intros Galaxy R Style for Korean market
updated 01:55 pm EDT, Thu May 31, 2012
Second-gen R model adds 4.3
Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy R Style, a Korea-bound handset that appears to serve as a successor to the current Galaxy R. The device packs midrange features, including a 4.3-inch display with 960x540 resolution, a 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 processor, and a five-megapixel camera.
The 9.79mm-thick housing also contains a 2000 mAh battery, upgraded from the first-generation Galaxy R's 1650 mAh cell, along with an LTE radio and 16GB of integrated storage. Samsung's own TouchWiz UI overlay sits atop the core Android 4.0 operating system.
The R Style is expected to arrive later this year in South Korea for 700,000 won (~$593 USD). Launch plans in other markets have yet to be announced.


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- Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in Turner syndromeIris Gutmark-Little
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Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 78:646-58. 2013..In this review, we discuss the current literature regarding CMR in patients with TS and guidelines for its use...
- Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return is common in Turner syndromeIris Gutmark-Little
Division of Endocrinology, Cincinnati Children s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 25:435-40. 2012..Cardiovascular disease affects >50% of Turner syndrome (TS) patients. With newer imaging modalities, this prevalence increases and the spectrum of recognized anomalies broadens...
- Cardiovascular anomalies in Turner syndrome: spectrum, prevalence, and cardiac MRI findings in a pediatric and young adult populationHee Kyung Kim
Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 196:454-60. 2011..Our goals were to use cardiac MRI describe the spectrum and frequency of cardiovascular abnormalities and to evaluate aortic dilatation and associated abnormalities in pediatric patients with Turner syndrome...


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Roy Williams can catch the ball; Terrell Owens most targeted receiver in the NFL
Ex-Cowboy Terrell Owens wants the ball. Well, he's getting it.
T.O. is the most targeted wide receiver in the NFL this season. Owens, of the Cincinnati Bengals, has been thrown to 124 times, but has caught the ball just 65 times (52.4%).
Teammate Chad Ochocinco has been targeted 103 times and has caught just 54 passes (52.4%).
Only one wide receiver in the NFL (Larry Fitzgerald of the Cardinals — 48.4%) has a worse catch percentage among wide receivers with 100 throws targeted to him.
The Cowboys' top catcher is Dez Bryant, who despite catching 0 of 6 passes in a loss to the Saints, has caught 63.8% of his passes.
Miles Austin (52 of 83, 62.7%) and Roy Williams (32 of 3, 60.4%) are not far behind.
Williams' stats are much better than last season when he caught just 38 of 88 balls thrown to him (43.2% — second worst in the NFC among receivers targeted at least 60 times.
Williams complained of not getting the ball last season. But he actually is on pace to be thrown to less this season (77 catches).


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NATO confirms Russian troops withdrawalComment on this story
Russia has withdrawn most of the about 40 000 troops it had massed on the Ukraine border and those remaining are preparing to pull out, a NATO military official said on Tuesday.
The official, who asked not to be named, said NATO continued to see Russian troop activity near the border but "the majority of troops have now pulled back."
"A few thousand troops still remain in the vicinity but most of these units appear to be preparing to withdraw," the official said.
NATO head Anders Fogh Rasmussen said last week that some two-thirds of the Russian force, estimated by NATO at about 40 000, had withdrawn.
Rasmussen on Tuesday called again for Moscow to withdraw all its forces on the border as a first step to de-escalating a crisis which is driving NATO to review its defence posture in Europe.
As the worst East-West crisis since the Cold War drags on with continued pro-Moscow rebel attacks in eastern Ukraine, NATO defence ministers were holding a two-day meeting in Brussels to discuss the long-term implications for European security and prepare recommendations for an alliance summit later this year in Britain.
Rasmussen said Russia's "irresponsible actions" meant NATO had to review its defence posture as Moscow had shown it was ready to re-draw borders by force, completely changing the entire European security picture. - AFP
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|In vitro effect of altering potassium concentration in artificial endolymph on apoptosis and ultrastructure features of olfactory bulb neural precursor cells.
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|PMID: 21040758 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process
|Transplantation of neural stem cells (NSCs) into the cochlea to replace irreversibly damaged sensory epithelia is a potentially valuable remedy for hearing loss. Several mammalian stem cell lines are being successfully transplanted into, or migrated to, the endolymph (EL) fluids environment of the cochlea. However, the survival rate of transplanted cells is relatively low. This study focused on the effect of altering the potassium (K(+)) concentration of artificial EL on cell survival and apoptosis of olfactory bulb neural precursor cells (OB NPCs) in vitro. OB NPCs were prepared and placed in media for 24h, supplemented either with artificial EL, or artificial EL-like solutions of different K(+) concentrations. Survival, apoptotic features and ultrastructural changes in the cells are noted. Artificial EL-like solutions, especially with K(+) concentrations of 50mM or more, resulted in a series of necrotic or apoptotic events. Lower K(+) concentrations (30mM) decreased apoptosis and necrosis, improving the survival rate of cultured NPCs. Thus, it is conceivable that the external K(+) concentration in EL is a key environmental factor to regulate the survival of exogenous stem cells.
|Menghang Wang; Jianhua Qiu; Wenjuan Mi; Feng Wang; Juan Qu
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|Title: Neuroscience letters Volume: 487 ISSN: 1872-7972 ISO Abbreviation: Neurosci. Lett. Publication Date: 2011 Jan
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To playfully set the stage for this year's "Sexiest Man Alive" issue, the folks at People are taking product placement to a whole new level. The night before the official announcement on November 14 of the 2012 SMA recipient, the storyline of ABC sitcom Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23... [FishbowlLA]


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Arctic Sea Ice Extent
The Northern Hemisphere Sea Ice coverage
Northern Hemisphere Sea Ice extent
Total sea ice extent on the northern hemisphere during the past years, including climate mean; plus/minus 1 standard deviation. The ice extent values are calculated from the ice type data from the
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), where areas with ice concentration higher than 15% are classified as ice.
The total area of sea ice is the sum of First Year Ice (FYI), Multi Year Ice (MYI) and the area of ambiguous ice types, from the OSISAF ice type product. The total sea ice extent can differ slightly from other sea ice extent estimates. Possible differences between this sea ice extent estimate and others are most likely caused by differences in algorithms and definitions. Some time in 2013 sea ice climatology and anomaly data will become available here.
Sea ice extent in recent years for the northern hemisphere.
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Art & the Spirit
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Wide-ranging responses to issues of spirituality in the visual arts. Looks at the role of indigenous art and its relationship to land. Examines significant contemporary exhibitions addressing art and the spirit.
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Maria Ghost: Rick MartinAuthor: Ms Cate Jones, review
Experimental Art Foundation Adelaide SA
December - January 1998
This photographic installation resounds with haunting unveilings and a richly woven sub text. It tells the story of a ship, The Maria, which foundered on the South Australian coast near Kingston.
The survivors of the wreck were rescued by the Ngarrindjeri people who led them to the mouth of the Murray and then killed them. The motive behind the slaying has never been revealed. A Ngarrindjeri man believes that the white survivors were fooling with the black women, but nobody really knows and the actual reason has been lost in time and confused by the corrupt legal machinations that followed the incident.
This is where the story echoes a quandary that has endured intractably since colonisation. The bloody-minded domination of a foreign rule of law that denied rights to Aborigines refused to determine their legal status, and so assumed authority over them. A decision was made by Governor Gawler to send a police captain and an Aboriginal policeman down to Kingston with orders to 'take no more than three'. Two men were hanged on the beach and one shot trying to escape.
Martin's articulation of this story is both serene and compelling. Most of the photographic images delineate pieces of the area's coastline. The terrain is low, partly submerged by water and the heaviness of the moonlit sky seems to weigh on the land and sea. There is a hushed, haunting quality to these images that communicate primal connections to the cosmos.
The catalogue essay describes the repetition of the images as personal and tidal. I am reminded that I once asked a child who had told me she was going to the beach, which beach she meant. She answered. "what do you mean, there is only one beach." I understood that I had mindlessly accepted that the coastline was divided up and that she saw the beach, not a beach, but as something that flows around the edge of land endlessly. This, of course, caused me to think about the way in which I disunite and divide existence into neat bits. In their calm and restrained repetition, Martin's images resonate on this idea.
Along one wall of the gallery, as counterpart to some of these works are black, glossy boxes constructed in exactly the same proportions as images. A black box must own some good address in the collective unconscious as a powerful signifier of memory, both as potential and as enigmatic murky nature. In this case, they seem to act as the impenetrable keepers of secrets, shrouding the brutality of Maria's story. As objects they sit in direct contrast to the serenity of the images.
A photograph of a motel room stands alone, almost in opposition to the landscapes. This room embodies the very essence of all motel rooms. Two beds, one made and the other slept in, with a small bedside table in between. But it is the pillows that exemplify the true nature of motel rooms. They have that starched, resistant to creasing look. There is an intense sensuality in the way the pillows, in their domestic formality, have moulded to the body of the sleeper.
If this installation has a beginning, it is marked by a small photograph of an old-fashioned trunk. Distinguishing this trunk from all other ordinary trunks is that it is golden. Washed-up from the wreck, perfectly intact, it sits auspiciously on the beach like Campion's Piano, or Doctor Who's Tardis. A golden trunk celebrating the traveller's dreams and expectations. The actual golden trunk stands at the centre of the installation brilliantly communicating its illustrious identity.
Martin has layered and intermixed individual stories and lives to create a strangely pacifying, almost mystical experience. His own story is visible, interwoven into the collective. A collective of ghosts. The survivors of The Maria, the Ngarrindjeri, and the absurd colonial authorities. Martin is clearly haunted by travel lust. Reflected in the sterile peace of the motel room, the potency of the trunk, the solitary nature of the images is desire to journey. If the golden trunk personifies wanderlust then the dreamings of the traveller are central to this work.
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- Artrave: Artrave
- Book review: Building a picture: Interviews with Australian Artists by Gary Catalano
- Feature: Art, Trash and Religion: the Serrano Affair revisited.
- Feature: Beyond the Bleeding Heart...
- Feature: Cedar Prest: Community Art and Spirituality
- Feature: Collaboration by Satellite
- Feature: David Jones' sculptures in the landscape - a spirit of place
- Feature: Embodiment: Concerning the Ontological in Art
- Feature: Grandmother's Mob and the Stories
- Feature: Groundwork - New Work/Old Law: The Spirit of the Land in Three Communities
- Feature: Migration and Faith: Places of Worship in a Multicultural Community
- Feature: Spirituality in Contemporary Australian Art: Some contexts and Issues in Interpretation
- Feature: Susan Hiller: Being Rational about the Irrational
- Feature: The Spiritual, the Rational and the Material: Spirit and Place Art in Australia 1861 - 1996
- Feature: Urinating to Windward
- Feature: Vi$copy Rules. OK?
- Feature: Where Eagles Hover
- Feature: Wrestling with Difficult Issues
- Review: Caboodle: Work from the Jam Factory Studios
- Review: Fremantle 6160
- Review: Maria Ghost: Rick Martin
- Review: Sea
- Review: Swingtime, East Coast - West Coast: Works from the 1960s-1970s in The University of Western Australia Art Collection
- Review: The Measured Room
- Review: Tripping the Light: The Big Party Show
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Right before my wedding (which thankfully occurred the last beautiful Saturday before Sandy arrived) I realized that I had completely neglected to purchase a rehearsal dinner outfit. Which is a huge testament to how busy I was…because I NEVER miss an opportunity to spend money.
My evening-before meal was not a lavish affair—immediate family and my maid of honor only—but still, I wanted something special and apropos of a bride-to-be. Since the following day I would be wearing full-on white gown, sparkling jewels and towering heels, I decided to go for a "city hall" type look with a simple ivory sheath from Madewell and Elizabeth and James cobalt kitten pumps. And I had my fiance (now husband, woo!) were a simple navy suit to match.
For the specific occasion, the two pieces were a perfect pair, but now I plan to wear them both separately. The dress will be pretty with everything from my favorite Charlotte Olympia kitty flats to rugged Rachel Comey boots. The heels work with every pair of printed pants in my closet. I'd enthusiastically recommend either piece to anyone, engaged or not.
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Make your own party poppers filled with of candy or other prizes for a 4th of July party. Follow the instructions by Little Birdie Secrets to create patriotic party poppers filled with your favorite things.
- Toilet paper/paper towel roll
- Cracker Snaps--I bought mine at my local Packaging Specialties store. (They have locations in Seattle and Redmond WA, and Portland, OR.) You can find them online at some packaging/party supply sites, like Olde English Crackers. They're about $4.25 for 25 crackers.
- Tissue paper
- Ribbon
- Cardstock
- Tape or glue
- Goodies to go inside the tube (candy, money, small toys, etc.)
- Fill your tube with all the goodies. You can choose to put a small piece of tape over the openings to prevent them from falling out. I didn't, but then I had to be really careful when finishing the party poppers.
- Cut your tissue paper to your desired size.
- Wrap the roll in tissue paper. Place the cracker snap on the outside of the roll after you wrap it in tissue paper. After some experimenting I found that the cracker snaps better if it is between the tissue paper and your card stock.
- Cut your card stock to your desired length and attach to the outside of your roll. Glue or tape shut so it stays on.
- Tie the ends of your roll off with coordinating ribbon. I used pinking shears to finish off my tissue paper edges, but this is not necessary.
- Throw a fun party so you can use them! Get creative. This would be such a fun way to tell others you are getting married or you are expecting. I stuffed mine with dollar bills. My oldest daughter would like this much more than little toys or candy (meee tooo!).
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