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Improvements are coming to the Outlook.com web experience but your password, login, and data won't change.
Important: If your account has been upgraded, the information in this article may no longer apply. Go to
Welcome to Outlook on the web
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Other Microsoft accounts
IMAP (including Yahoo!)
Import email from a desktop app
If your email service has POP access, you can add it to Outlook.com. We automatically check your POP account for new messages every 30 minutes, and you can receive up to 50 new messages at a time. Any remaining messages will be included the next time your mail synchs.
POP accounts can only import email messages from the inbox folder.
In your POP account, move all the mail you want into the inbox.
Sign in to your Outlook.com account.
Click the Options icon , and then click Options.
Under Managing your account, click Your email accounts.
Under Add an email account, click Add a send-and-receive account.
Enter the email address and password of the email account that you want to add to Outlook.com, and then click Next.
Outlook.com automatically fills in the recommended settings. If you're prompted to verify the settings, or if Outlook.com can't connect to the POP mail server, check with your email provider to verify that the POP and SMTP settings are correct.
Choose the location—your Outlook.com inbox or another folder—where you want mail from this account to go, and then click Save.
Depending on how many email messages you have, it could take 24 hours or more for all your email to appear in Outlook.com.
The maximum size email message (including attachments) that you can import or receive, is 25 MB.
You can add up to 13 accounts total to your Outlook.com account.
You can send email from any account you've added to Outlook.com.
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Cut raw potatoes, peeled if desired, into 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick strips. Place into large bowl and cover with hot, tap water. Soak potato strips for 15 minutes or until ready to fry. Rinse, drain, and pat dry with paper towels.Because raw fries contain a high percentage of moisture, extreme care must be used when deep frying. Thoroughly dry raw fries before deep frying. Fill the baskets 1/2 rather than 3/4 full. Slowly lower the filled baskets into the oil.Fry at 350º for 3 to 4 minutes until fries are cooked through but not browned. Drain; let stand to cool for at least 10 minutes, but not more than 2 hours. Just before serving, fry potatoes at 375º for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
Caution: Wear plastic gloves when working with peppers. Do not touch eye area.To prepare fresh jalapeño peppers: rinse, cut in half lengthwise, remove seeds and stems, place in boiling water and remove after 2 minutes; drain well. To prepare canned jalapeño peppers: drain, cut in half lengthwise, and remove seeds and stems.Fill each pepper half with cream cheese until slightly rounded. Place 1/2 cup flour in separate bowl, set aside. In a second bowl, beat egg with milk. In a third bowl, prepare breading by combining bread crumbs, onion salt, garlic salt, and oil. Stir in flour and sugar until mixed thoroughly. Roll each pepper in flour, dip in egg mixture, and then cover with breading. For a heavier breading, dip in egg mixture again and cover with breading a second time. Gently set aside until ready to deep fry.Deep fry at 375º approximately 1 to 2 minutes or until golden brown. (Tip: Remove immediately if cream cheese filling appears through the coating.) Place fried peppers on paper toweling. Serve warm. If desired, serve with salsa.

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Roll Over Beethoven: The Life and Music of Chuck Berry
will tell the story of a modern music pioneer
CLEVELAND (September 28, 2012) – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Case Western Reserve University are pleased to announce additional artists that will honor Chuck Berry at the 17th annual American Music Masters® tribute concert on Saturday, October 27, 2012. at 7:30 p.m. at PlayhouseSquare's State Theatre. Joining the tribute concert lineup are: Rick Derringer, Ronnie Hawkins, Merle Haggard, Vernon Reid and Ray Sharpe.
Tribute concert performers previously announced include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Ernie Isley and Darryl DMC McDaniels, Joe Bonamassa, Rosie Flores, John Fullbright, David Johansen, Lemmy Kilmister, JD McPherson, Chuck Prophet, Duke Robillard, Earl Slick and M. Ward. Chuck Berry will appear to accept the American Music Masters honor and is scheduled to perform. Due to a scheduling conflicting, Bucky Pizzarelli will not be able to perform.
The series is sponsored by Republic Steel, Panasonic Automotive and ELS Surround.
The weeklong series of events will begin on Monday, October 22. Tickets go on sale to the following just announced events in a week. Additional events will be announced soon.
Friday, October 26 at 8:30 p.m. – Live Concert by the Rick Derringer Trio on the Rock Hall's Main Stage. Tickets are $15 and are available through the Rock Hall website at https://tickets.rockhall.com or at the Rock Hall Box Office. Rock Hall Members can purchase tickets starting at 10 a.m. on Monday, October 8. General public can purchase tickets starting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 9.
Saturday, October 27 from 10:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. – American Music Masters Conference in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Foster Theater. A reflection on the career of Chuck Berry and his impact on rock and roll music. The conference will feature rare film footage presented by documentary filmmaker and archivist Joe Lauro of Historic Films, as well as interviews with Marshall Chess and more. Tickets are $25 ($10 lunch voucher included) and are available through the Rock Hall website at https://tickets.rockhall.com or at the Rock Hall Box Office. Rock Hall Members can purchase tickets starting at 10 a.m. on Monday, October 8. General public can purchase tickets starting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 9. Admission to the Museum is free with the purchase of a conference ticket. Portions of this event will be streamed live on rockhall.com.
Saturday, October 27 at 7:30 p.m. Tribute Concert at PlayhouseSquare's State Theatre. Tribute concert performers scheduled to appear include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Ernie Isley and Darryl DMC McDaniels, Joe Bonamassa, Rick Derringer, Rosie Flores, John Fullbright, Ronnie Hawkins, Merle Haggard, David Johansen, Lemmy Kilmister, JD McPherson, Chuck Prophet, Vernon Reid, Duke Robillard, Ray Sharpe, Earl Slick and M. Ward. Chuck Berry will appear to accept the American Music Masters honor and is scheduled to perform. Tickets to the October 27th tribute concert range from $30 - $80 and are available at the PlayhouseSquare box office, by calling (216) 241-6000, or by visiting www.playhousesquare.org. TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE, BUT ARE GOING FAST.
Roll Over Beethoven: The Life and Music of Chuck Berry, a weeklong celebration, will tell the story of the first artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Berry has had a lifetime of brilliant musicianship and has inspired nearly every rock artist to date. John Lennon once said "If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'."
The full schedule of the 17th annual American Music Masters series events will feature additional performances, interview programs and films the week of October 22 – 27. A full schedule will be announced soon.
About Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry is the poet laureate of rock and roll. In the mid-Fifties, he took a fledgling idiom, born out of rhythm & blues and country & western, and gave it form and identity. A true original, Berry crafted many of rock and roll's greatest riffs and married them to lyrics that shaped the rock and roll vernacular for generations. He has written numerous rock and roll classics that have been covered by multitudes of artists and stood the test of time. In all essential ways, he understood the power of rock and roll – how it worked, what it was about and who it was for.
While no individual can be said to have invented rock and roll, Berry arguably did more than anyone else to put the pieces together. For the complete Chuck Berry biography written by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, visit: http://rockhall.com/inductees/chuck-berry/bio/.
Each year, the American Music Masters® series explores the legacy of a pioneering rock and roll figure in a range of events that includes Museum exhibits, lectures, films, a major conference and a tribute concert benefiting the Rock Hall's education programs. Drawing together experts, artists, fans and friends, these events provide new perspectives on the most beloved and influential musicians of the past century.
The tribute concert brings together a diverse mix of artists and musical styles, and as a result, many magical moments have taken place over the years. In 2004, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss performed onstage together for the first time to honor Lead Belly. The pair was awarded the highest honors of Album of the Year for Raising Sand and Record of the Year for "Please Read the Letter" at the 51st annual Grammy awards. Honoree Jerry Lee Lewis, who was not scheduled to perform at the 2007 concert, was moved to take the stage at the end of the show. Lewis tenderly played the piano and sang "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". At the first American Music Masters tribute concert, Bruce Springsteen set the bar high and performed in honor of Woody Guthrie. The most star-studded and unique performance by a trio was Aretha Franklin, Solomon Burke and Elvis Costello paying tribute to Sam Cooke in 2005. In 2008, a 93-year-old Les Paul took the stage with his trio and then led an epic jam with some of rock and roll's greatest guitarists, from Jennifer Batten to Slash. Janis Joplin was honored in 2009 by Grammy winner Lucinda Williams with a song she composed especially for the occasion, and in 2010, Dave Bartholomew brought down the house with a performance in tribute of honorees Fats Domino and Bartholomew himself. In 2011, Aretha Franklin was not planning to perform, but at the last minute she requested a piano and took the stage to perform Leon Russell's "A Song for You," with fellow Inductees Jerry Butler, Dennis Edwards, and Ronald Isley, along with Cissy Houston.
The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment of all Ohioans.
About the American Music Masters® Series
The American Music Masters series, a co-production of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities at Case Western Reserve University, celebrates the lives and careers of artists who changed the shape and sound of American culture.
The American Music Masters series began in 1996 when the museum paid tribute to Woody Guthrie with a 10-day celebration of his life and legacy. American Music Masters series honorees have included: Jimmie Rodgers in 1997, Robert Johnson in 1998, Louis Jordan in 1999, Muddy Waters in 2000, Bessie Smith in 2001, Hank Williams in 2002, Buddy Holly in 2003, Lead Belly in 2004, Sam Cooke in 2005, Roy Orbison in 2006, Jerry Lee Lewis in 2007, Les Paul in 2008, Janis Joplin in 2009, Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew in 2010, and Aretha Franklin in 2011. Artists who have performed at American Music Masters include Solomon Burke, Elvis Costello, Aretha Franklin, Chrissie Hynde, Dr. John, Alison Krauss and Robert Plant, Richie Sambora, Slash, Bruce Springsteen, Lucinda Williams and The Ventures.
About the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. is the nonprofit organization that exists to educate visitors, fans and scholars from around the world about the history and continuing significance of rock and roll music. It carries out this mission through its operation of a world-class museum that collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets this art form and through its library and archives as well as its educational activities.
The Museum is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. On Wednesdays (and Saturdays through Labor Day), the Museum is open until 9 p.m. Museum admission is $22 for adults, $18 for adult residents of Greater Cleveland, $17 for seniors (65+), $13 for youth (9-12), children under 8 and Museum Members are always free, for information or to join the membership program call 216. 515.8425. For general inquiries, please call 216.781.ROCK (7625) or visit www.rockhall.com. The Museum is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.
About Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University is among the nation's leading research institutions. Founded in 1826 and shaped by the unique merger of the Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University, Case Western Reserve is distinguished by its strengths in education, research, service, and experiential learning. Located in Cleveland, Case Western Reserve offers nationally recognized programs in the Arts and Sciences, Dental Medicine, Engineering, Law, Management, Medicine, Nursing, and Social Work. http://www.case.edu. Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities Established in 1996 with a generous gift of endowment from Eric and Jane Nord to celebrate the achievements of the arts and humanities, the Center facilitates cross-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary collaborations that address questions and problems of broad human interest.


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The Princeton baseball team snapped its 10-game losing skid with a split Saturday at Navy. A pair of late runs lifted the Midshipmen to a 2-1 victory in the seven inning opening game, before the Tigers' bats rattled off 13 hits to carry them to a 10-4 win to conclude the day.
Senior Zak Hermans went all 6.0 innings, striking out eight in 23 batters faced. He went five innings only giving up two hits, before things unraveled in the sixth. A one-out walk and a single put runners on second and third before Dave Milanes' upset Princeton's hopes of a victory with a game-winning two-RBI double.
The Tigers tallied four hits, but it was a fielding error that allowed freshman Danny Hoy to prop them to a 1-0 lead in the fourth.
In the top of the sixth Princeton recorded two hits, even advancing a runner to third but ultimately stranding a pair of base runners.
It was the squad's sixth one-run defeat this year.
Game Two
Four Tigers had multi-hit outings and Princeton outhit Navy, 13-11, en route to its 10-4 victory.
The top of the order Alec Keller and Danny Hoy both went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBI and runs to lead the offensive effort. Alex Flink went 2-for-3 with three runs and a walk.
Starting pitcher Mike Ford provided himself with run support as well, going 2-for-2 with three RBI and walks. On the mound he went seven innings and struck out a pair in his first victory of the season.
Freshman Chris Bodurain came in and pitched two relief innings, striking out three in nine batters faced.
Navy jumped out to a 3-0 lead before Princeton's offense picked up. The Tigers' tied it up 3-3 in the third and exploded to 10 runs between the fourth through eighth frames.
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Temperatures are dropping; thousands remain homeless and recovery needs from Hurricane Sandy are changing by the day.
"Our main concern now is the weather getting cold again, "says Michael Neely, assistant to the director of Catholic Charities Staten Island. "We need to help people get through the week and somehow have a Thanksgiving to celebrate."
So Catholic Charities CYO Center, in partnership with Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Project Hospitality, El Centro Del Inmigrante and the Hispanic Federation, are preparing a free Thanksgiving dinner celebration today for hundreds of persons in need at the CYO Center, 120 Anderson Ave. Doors open at 11 a.m. The multi-course dinner includes everything from turkey and stuffing to deserts and gifts for children. Perhaps, best of all, it offers a warm place to celebrate.
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Side-Necked Turtle
As the boat heads steadily upstream to Refugio Amazonas, the passengers see a Side-necked Turtle now and then. It's a lazy afternoon and the tropical sun is glinting off of the water and off the leaves of big, riverside trees. Not much else is moving expect for the occasional group of butterflies on the shore. Yellow, white, and patterned in red and black, they seem to prefer some of the same spots as the turtles. In fact, some are even sitting on the turtle's shells. The reptiles don't seem to mind though and refuse to budge an inch as butterflies even sit on the tip of their noses.
The turtles only move when the boat gets too close. Dropping off of logs and river rocks, they quickly sink beneath the surface and are hidden from view. You can't blame them for being shy as they are still recovering from being hunted by people who live along the river.
The Yellow-spotted Side-necked Turtle (Podocnemis unifilus) is the most frequently seen species of turtle on the Tambopata River and most guests visiting the eco-lodges run by Rainforest Expeditions get the chance to observe this species as they travel along the river.
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Those of us who use either a Sig or an XD in competition are in a definite minority. So not exactly a poll, more of a discussion area on what modifications work for you, what you've tried, what didn't work and your overall impressions of how your Sig(s) or XD(s) work for you in comparison to other guns you've tried.
Right now I'm back to my XD in .40 after a year with a 9mm Sig 226. All I did to the Sig was to swap out the sights for fiber optics front and rear and put on Hogue fingergroove grips.
On the XD I use Springer trigger parts and similar dual green fiber optics on the rear with a red fiber optic front and have added an Agrip wrap over the factory plastic grip.
Either gun feels better in my hand than a 1911 (single stack or fat gun), due mostly to having large but relatively slim hands. The XD seems to be faster on followup shots with similar power factor ammo as the Sig has a pronounced bounce on firing that is less evident with the XD.
All that said, I'm working on a Caspian single stack 9 for next year and hope to find the right combination of components to enjoy shooting a 1911 for one more year of competition before I hang up my guns.


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I have to admit I was completely clueless on how encryption works with WiFi. The horror stories on the web about individuals hacking personal info by breaking encryption always concerned me, as I had no real idea on securing my own network. Now I have an idea how to go forward with securing my laptop and other computers.
This course has been an eye opener for me; I now have a much better understanding about the Good, Bad and the Ugly of the CyberSpace World (www). At the beginning of this course I was still having internet security problems, which caused me to stumble for the first few weeks. I finally changed to "Clear" as my modem/ISP and my "www" world turned PEACE! This course helped me to see that my "aircard" was definitely manipulated/compromised. I also changed my AntiVirus software to "ESET"...and that is working! I'm presently communicating on a computer that was so compromised that techs in NYC and here in Dallas could not find the problem (blue screen at startup, force shutdowns, etc.). All of that is GONE! GONE! GONE!
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After enjoying a delicious Bloody Mary (made table side) this past Sunday at the new Prickly Pear – inside The Sanctuary on South Eola Drive — I crammed my head through the doorway at the soon-to-open Sonoma Draft House.
The California-inspired beer bar takes over the space that has housed The Beacon and the short-lived iMansion at 101 S. Eola Drive in the past. It's brought to us by the folks at The Beacon Hill Group (Mucho Tequila and Tacos and Stardust Lounge).
I didn't get a good look at the space because there were a bunch of workers discussing plans at the front door, but I did get an opening date out of them: two weeks.


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No other Elvis Tribute artist has ever looked, sounded or moved like Justin Shandor.
His Elvis Tribute Show won the international invitational competition presented by Elvis Presley Enterprises in 2010, and Graceland has endorsed him as the "World's Ultimate Elvis."
Shandor will bring the "World's Ultimate Elvis Christmas Show" to Park City's historic Egyptian Theatre, 328 Main St., on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 14 and Dec. 15, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 16, at 6 p.m.
The singer will perform a smattering of Elvis' 50's, 60's, and 70's favorites plus many Christmas hits recorded by the King or Rock-n-Roll.
The Elvis impersonator has appeared on the cover of USA Today and in the pages of French Vogue. He tours internationally and performs to sold-out stadium audiences throughout the country. Shandor resides and performs regularly in Las Vegas, Nev.
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What's Canadian, went dormant for five years and began as nothing more than a figment of some crazy Albertan's imagination as a way to sell tee shirts to high school kids? If you said the Yeti or Abominable Snowman, you're completely nuts, as those are both from Tibet. I'm actually talking about everyone's favorite long running pop punk upstarts Chixdiggit! Okay, quick history lesson: Chixdiggit! was originally conceived by four guys who couldn't play instruments after they made enough money selling tee shirts around their high school (for an at-the-time fictional band called Chixdiggit!) to purchase some drums. If that doesn't make sense, read on, because that's just how stuff works in Chixdiggit! land.
Chixdiggit! have toured the world, put out records on indie juggernaut Sub Pop, wacky Fat Wreck subsidiary Honest Dons, Bad Taste and most recently Fat Wreck Chords proper. They've got more releases than a minimum-security prison in Holland and they've been on hiatus at least once or maybe even twice, depending on who you ask, or maybe they've just been up to other shit. In 2011, their first release in five years, Safeways Here We Come blazed onto the scene to rave reviews. After a few tours and being well rested the gents came together to compile their latest offering Double Diggits! to celebrate their 20th anniversary.
Chixdiggit! have had an enduring career pumping out some of the catchiest, fast paced, fun laden melodies ever written. With an unwavering dedication to their proven formula of cheeky lyrics and to-the-point music, Chix have created a vast catalog of pop-punk classics over their more than 20 years as a band. While it's true that a classic never dies, it never hurts to take it off the shelf and polish it up every once in a while. This is exactly what the band decided to do with their two definitive releases Born on the First of July and From Scene to Shining Scene. Both albums were originally released on Honest Don's (a former subsidiary of Fat Wreck Chords) to great acclaim, but never quite received the attention that they deserved. In order to remedy this, Fat Wreck Chords decided to compile Double Diggits!, a CD that features both the Born and Scene albums in their entirety together on one disc. In addition to being paired up, both albums have been fully remastered and are bolstered with 8 extremely rare bonus tracks, bringing the total track count on Double Diggits! to a staggering 32 songs! Vinyl fans will also be elated to hear that both (previously out of print) LP's will be individually reissued as well (remastered and with bonus tracks). This time around these albums will be official Fat Wreck Chords releases too, affording them the broader visibility they warrant. Chixdiggit! fans: double time it and get your hands on Double Diggits!
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New requirement for U.S. Exporters of Machines
As of December 29, 2009 when the new Machine Safety Directive (2006/42/EC) becomes mandatory, U.S. exporters of machines will need to identify a person established in the European Union who is authorized to keep the manufacturer's technical file or have quick access to it. This person's name must appear on the declaration of conformity along with the name and address of the manufacturer.
Point 2 of Annex II of the new Machine Directive outlines this new requirement: "name and address of the person authorized to compile the technical file, who must be established in the Community."
The person could be no more than a letterbox, a point of contact for the authorities in case there are questions about conformity of the machine or about accidents. The person based in Europe could be the importer/distributor, a lawyer, an authorized representative, or any other person. The manufacturer remains responsible for compiling the technical file. The technical file does not have to be physically in the EU but should be rapidly accessible in case of need.
This requirement is an example of the beefed up surveillance and enforcement the EU is putting into effect to back up the CE mark program.
The following are names of people who can serve as a European representative or who can provide a European representative to fulfill this requirement:
Obelis, Belgium (http://www.obelis.net/)
QNet, the Netherlands (www.ce-mark.com)
Laidler Associates, United Kingdom (http://www.laidler.co.uk/)
SDA Technical Services, United Kingdom (www.sda-ltd.co.uk)
Consultants Europe, the Netherlands (www.ce-marking.nl)
(Note -- This list is just a small sample of consulting firms that can provide this service. The list does not represent an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Commerce but is just to provide companies with some immediate contacts to meet this European Union rule).
For more information, contact Bob Straetz (Office of Europe, Main Commerce Building, Washington, D.C.) at 202-482-4496.


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Chill out with this playlist compiled by Thomas Gobena, aka Tommy T of Gogol Bordello. The set includes a couple tracks from his recent album The Prester John Sessions, more traditional Ethiopian soulful grooves, UK reggae and more. Tommy dedicates the set to Dr. Tilahun Gesesse, the king of Ethiopian music. Download, embed or stream the mix here: drop.io/Tommy_T_podcast
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Washington, D.C., Metro Police Detective Sergeant Sam Holland needs a big win to salvage her career - and her confidence - after a disastrous investigation. The perfect opportunity arises when Senator John O'Connor is found brutally murdered in his bed, and Sam is assigned to the case. Matters get complicated when Sam has to team up with Nick Cappuano, O'Connor's friend and chief of staff...and the man Sam had a memorable one-night stand with years earlier. Their sexual chemistry still sizzles, and Sam has to fight to stay focused on the case. Sleeping with a material witness is another mistake she can't afford - especially when the bodies keep piling up.
©2010 Marie Sullivan Force (P)2010 Audible, Inc.
"[L]ightning-quick and intense. This novel is "The O.C." does D.C., and you just can't get enough." (RT Book Reviews)
"Great Story"
I would have given it 5 stars but the reader is HORRIBLE! The author is one of my new favorites.
"Great Story but...."
I would recommend the BOOK, not so much the audiobook if one can help it. The story was great but the narrator totally killed it for me.
the narrator wasn't bad, I just think she was more suited for YA novels. Some of the more adult scenes read by her was a bit unsettling as she has a more youthful voice.
"So Good I Bought the Whole Series!!"
I listened to this book because the description captured my interest. It was the best decision I could have made. The narrator and story line were good, but the characters were wonderful. Sam and Nick reminded me of Dallas and Rourke from J.D. Robb's prolific Death series. I was so taken with this first book that I immediately purchased the whole series and listened to them all in three days. Now I can't wait for the next one; I really really hope this series continues.
"Fantastic Listen"
This was my first Marie Force book and I loved it. The storyline is gripping with the murder of a US Senator being found brutally murdered and dismembered. Found by his best friend Nick. The Detective Sergeant who is assigned to the case needs this as she is dealing with her demons from a previous case. This is where the love story comes in as Nick and Sam had had a one night stand 6 years previously in which Nick lost the love of his life being her. The story is full of twists and turns, secrets and deception. The ending just blew me away fantastic listen.
Reading has always been my guilty pleasure. I would take stacks of books from the library. Now I listen to Audible.
"Just What I Needed"
I was looking for a series to tide me over until the next IN DEATH came along. This is it.
I really enjoyed the first book. The male voices were a little off putting but not enough to stop me from listening.
"Loved it!~"
After finishing Safe Haven, I had a really hard time finding something else to listen too, stumbled upon this one, and I love it, almost as much. Didn't even realize this was a series, sooo excited.
I have returned 2 previous books by other narrators, just couldnt get past them. She did an excellent job. Made the book.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
"A New Author for Me."
A fantastic first book in a new series. The opening chapter hooks one immediately and doesn't let go till the end.
Even though I guessed early on who the perpetrator may be it still was a very good finish.
Give this book a read, a lil gruesome in certain areas but that adds to the mystique of the finish.
Married, not quite 40 mom from the mid-west. I sit behind a computer all day translating large amounts of data into business solutions.
"Light hearted and enjoyable"
Fatal Affair is truly an enjoyable light read. Marie Force does a wonderful job with the character development. I love Sam, Nick and Freddie! The story line is truly fictional with Nick and Sam having an inappropriate relationship for a witness/investigator, not to mention the willingness of fellow officers to overlook the ethical issues or this relationship. But the storyline is one you want to believe is plausible - the characters are just so compelling. Well deserved 5 stars.
"Wow...a must read....read them in order!"
I am a long time audio book listener. This is my first review. I am very impressed. It is easy to love the two main characters. There is a wonderful story, a family you can believe, "family values" that are real and have been tested. There is love, romance and some wonderful sex. It is a full service story. Marie Force seems to be a relatively new author and I predict we will see a lot of her soon.
I hope she keeps Sam and Nick around for a very long time. I am hooked.
Read them in order.
How this narrator ever got more than 1 star is beyond me. I'm only at 2% and Nick is telling Chris that the senator has been murdered and both Nick and Chris sound exactly the same.
Chrystal, another reviewer, said it all: the narrator is horrible. I'am soo done with this listen.
I would also like to say that the description tells us what the book is about or we can zip over to Amazon and look at reviews. This is AUDIBLE! What we need to review is the narrator. Does he or she suck? Why? Is he or she too nasal-y, too sweet for the kind of book he or she is reading, to gruff, too bland, too robotic, lacks emotion. Is he or she doing nothing but reading the book? Not changing his or her voice for the male and female voices? Is the narrator sounding the same whether she or he is reading a whisper spoken?
Most of us on AUDIBLE don't really care what the book is about. We want to know about the narrator! IMO..
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You won't believe the explosion of fresh fruit and herb flavors in our DIY soda syrups. No cooking required, just steep a few ingredients in water overnight, strain, then store in the fridge to mix with club soda.
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Using Darjeeling tea imparts floral notes beyond what you find in ordinary black tea, which makes it a more interesting base for this refreshing, honey-laced drink. Keep the punch virgin, or add a tablespoon of vodka, gin or bourbon to each glass.
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Here's a new take on a summer staple, lemonade. Combine homemade lemon syrup with watermelon juice and serve with fun Kiwi Cubes or Watermelon Cubes (or with regular ice cubes). You can also use the watermelon-lemonade mix as the base for a Watermelon Martini.
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Citrus Liqueur
Have you heard of limoncello? You can make the classic Italian liqueur with almost any citrus fruit. (Only lime doesn't work.) Serve the chilled liqueur with sparkling water, sip it chilled alongside chocolate truffles or try drizzling it over strawberries for a boozy pound cake topper.
Green Tea Soda
Brew this refreshing drink with green, ginkgo or ginseng tea mixed with honey. When the liquid cools, stir in your choice of fruit juices, such as orange or tangerine and lemon or lime. Add assorted fresh fruit and plain or flavored sparkling water just before serving.
Sparkling Berry Lemonade
This fizzy pink drink is a kid-friendly, real-fruit alternative to bottled pop. For an adults-only version, add two tablespoons of rum, tequila or citrus-infused vodka to each serving or 1 to 1 1/4 cups to the batch.
Caribbean Milk Shake
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Lime and Cucumberita
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Mint Lemonade
Mix mint syrup with fresh lemon and lime juice for this zesty lemonade alternative. Our recipe also tells you how to use the blend to make Fizzy Frisky Whiskey.
Sunrise Smoothie
It's no wonder people love smoothies. Not only are they great-tasting, but they're good for you, too. Try this one with a sliced strawberry garnish.
Traditionally, this sweet drink is made by soaking rice (and sometimes blanched almonds, too) overnight in water, then pureeing and straining the mixture. We kept the seductively sweet, authentic taste, but skipped the drawn-out process. Our shortcut version uses purchased rice milk, and we could barely tell it apart from the real deal in side-by-side tests.
Raspberry Cheesecake Shake
Perfect for entertaining, this dessert-in-a-glass can be made with mixed berries rather than just raspberries, if you prefer.
Iced Cocoa
You don't have to set aside hot cocoa comfort in the summer just because the temperature climbs. We mixed up a cocoa concentrate, then added ice, flavorings and whipped topping or ice cream to create a comfort cooler.
Mock Margarita
Frozen limeade, grapefruit juice and orange juice make a low-calorie mocktail that tastes like a margarita without the alcohol. Add salt or sugar to the rim and garnish with a lime wedge for the full effect.
Summer Fruit Daiquiris
Choose from peaches or strawberries and rum or orange juice for this chiller. Then rev up your blender. Our recipe includes variations with and without alcohol.
Mocha Floats
The coffee-chocolate blend in this drink is refreshingly cool, especially when topped with scoops of vanilla and chocolate ice cream. The amounts we give will make about 10 individual floats.
Cherry-Berry Smoothie
This quick-and-easy blender drink, from the Michigan Cherry Committee, combines cherries, milk, yogurt, blueberries or raspberries, juice concentrate, honey and vanilla.
Summerberry Cooler
A refreshing blend of berry, apple and citrus juices makes for a delicious sipper that's light on calories. Pierce the berries to ensure juice release. This drink can also be spiked with vodka or light rum for an adult beverage.
Lemon-Orange Shakeups
This quick-fix summer soother is a simple but refreshing blend of lemon juice, orange juice, sugar and water. Just shake and serve!


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Shump is a Knick for Life.
Go back to last year's hair
Greaser pompadour
Can't wait till he gets back. Starting at the 2 n Brewer off the bench will make it tough for the full 48.
Iman Shumpert is unlikely to return from his injury until at least January.
"What you all are saying is not what we're going by,'' Shumpert said on Monday. "January, February is what we're aiming for. I'm just trying to get healthy. When I get healthy, I'll return to the court. I'm not going to come back and not be able to do the things I did last year and a little more. I want to come back and add something.''
The Knicks have more depth this season than in last, which could allow Shumpert to be patient in his return without having a huge averse impact on their record.
"It hurts a little bit to be watching these guys,'' Shumpert said. "I got myself and Amar'e, We're all getting ready. It could be as easy as December, but I'm not aiming at December. When I feel my knee's right, that's when I'm going to come back. January, February, that's the target. If you can talk to my knee, I'd love you to write what it says.''
Shumpert tore his ACL and meniscus in Game 1 of the Knicks' series against the Heat.
I was thinking keep him out until the All-Star break, he'll get some consecutive practices with the team rather than practice this day then we got a game he cant play so he just sits and watches. Shumpert can have 4-5 days of practice with our guys then make an appearance off the bench for us after the break then by April depending on if Brewer continues to go hard or if STAT gets hurt again we insert him as our starter as his perimeter D, plus ball handling and scoring with make up for both Brewer and Kidd going to the bench for STAT and Shumpert
Amazing we have a superstar SG that hasn't even played yet.
Am I the only one worried about how we're going to resign him in the future? He isn't gonna be cheap.
We're gonna have to make a sacrifice somewhere down the line. Our team is so deep. My guess for now is that when Shump comes back, Prigioni is gonna be stuck on the bench.
I was just sitting around thinking and i am so glad we drafted Shump. I remember during draft night me and my friends were mad we picked him and said Donnie just wanted to stick it to us before he left. Come to find out Iman is the steal of the draft, one of my favorite players and a pillar to our championship foundation.
Donnie Walsh deserves so much credit, Iman was not going to be picked in the top 25 and maybe even a second rounder, but Walsh jumped on him immediately and we have potentially one of the biggest draft steals ever...
Not sure if you guys have gotten around to watching MSG Beginnings, but its a great series. This week's piece on Shumpert really shows you how much of a hard worker he is and what his off the court persona is like. I really think we are looking at a Knick that fans will absolutely love for years to come. Theres a few things Knick fans respond and Shump's got them all: Loves Defense, quickness, explosiveness, respect for fans, and heart. If you haven't watched it make sure to DVR it. Last week's Novak special was great also. Next week there will be an Allan Houston episode. Make sure to catch it
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I don't live in NY so if someone can upload it, it would be greatly appreciated
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I would never have thought that a kitschy Hollywood romantic comedy would utterly change my world, ushering in real-life magic and romance, but it happened.
The movie in question was the 2006 chick flick The Holiday, with Cameron Diaz playing a rich but stressed-out L.A. producer and Kate Winslet a bookish Brit. Each woman, on a whim, visits a website that enables people around the world to take largely free (except for airfare) vacations by exchanging homes. The two end up trading not only spaces but, to some extent, friends and lives, and that in turn brings out aspects of their hidden selves. The stressed-out mogul takes the time to find love, home and family (via her new boyfriend's adorable children); the repressed English homebody finds her inner rock and roller and a caring beau.
Forget the rock and roll; what raised my temperature was the houses, one a Beverly Hills mansion, the other a sweet English cottage. Moving into either for a week or two would be fun—and much more exciting than the usual hotel experience, which I have lately found to be ever more processed and predictable. Twenty years ago, you were more likely to discover a small hotel dominated by the crazy, megalomaniacal eccentricity of its owner—like the Parisian fleabag I stayed in as a graduate student. Presided over by a massive, heavily made-up North African woman, it was decorated in a wild, hand-painted, ancient-Egyptian motif. When I passed that same hotel not long ago and peeked inside, it was yet another cutesy, trendy boutique operation, with a standardized dried-flower arrangement in the sterile lobby.
None of that in Kate Winslet's little Mr. Mole's house. I was also intrigued by the home-exchange concept because at my age (49), I've realized that identity can become all too fixed. Though I have an interesting life and a fun job, I sometimes get bored with my category: Greenwich Village yuppie mom and journalist. So after seeing the movie, I set out in search of some new destinations and perhaps a new life or two to sample. First step: registering on the website that inspired the Winslet movie, the well-established HomeExchange.com. (See "Trading [Vacation] Spaces for details about this and other home-exchange sites.)
The sign-up process is simple. You fill out a questionnaire listing your ideal destinations; this even includes a "surprise me" option. You write a paragraph about who you are, when you hope to travel and how many people are in your party. Then you post photos of your own house or apartment, answering easy questions about location, number of bedrooms and whether you have cable. Filling out the form makes you see your neighborhood with new eyes: You scan familiar landmarks looking for what might please or deter people from abroad. And preparing to photograph your home's interior is definitely a long, hard look-in-the-mirror moment. That broken Roman shade? Not cute. The bookcase clutter? Must be cleared out. References are encouraged but not required; the site is set up so that guests can leave feedback about their stay. And the swaps don't have to be simultaneous; you can go to Italy in May and not lend your own home until December. Of course, in that case you need to have another place to stay, since you obviously have to vacate your abode before the visitors arrive. I'm lucky enough to have that kind of flexibility: My kids divide their time between my apartment and my ex-husband's, and I also have a small cottage upstate, so there are places for us to go when we are "hosting." Other options are to schedule visits for when you know you'll be on vacation or traveling for work.
Business travelers also play a big role in the swap market. In return for even, say, a modest home near Detroit or a small flat in Queens, European businesspeople will offer a plethora of beguilements, which sometimes include their second homes in the Champagne region of France or their ski chalets in the Alps.
After placing my own unexceptional but well-situated three-bedroom apartment on the market, my world exploded. Every day I would open my e-mail and find dozens of seductive offers. It was like an online dating service but far more tempting. How about an Indonesian luxury home with a thatched roof, on stilts? A Turkish beach villa? A Renaissance farmhouse in Tuscany! A houseboat in Amsterdam! A condo in Crete! A penthouse in the heart of Barcelona! A few e-mails later, I was off on an adventure with my two kids, Rosa and Joe.
LIVING LA VIE FRANÇAISE: The first exchange was a leap of faith. When we arrived at the apartment in the Marais district of Paris, what would we find? What if the place was scary or creepy or uncomfortable? Was I a bad mother? What was I getting us all into? I asked myself.
The anxiety vanished the moment I turned the ancient key that the apartment's owner—Fabienne, a lawyer in the government's culture division—had sent me. I pushed open the massive wooden door, and an enchanting private courtyard with foliage, fountain and 18th-century stonework spread out before us.
We settled into the flat, which felt like an artist's atelier: narrow, dark-wooden bedsteads from the 19th century (family heirlooms, more impressive than comfortable); a rich library of books, in French and English; simple couches and an ornate sideboard from turn-of-the-20th-century Vienna; and a lively collection of vegetarian cookbooks in the tiny kitchen. Fabienne shared the flat with her mother, Françoise, who is a German teacher, and they left us a list of their favorite places and activities. So the next morning we followed their directions to the bustling street market a few blocks away.
My son, then five, had been in many a supermarket, but never before had a beautiful young woman with long blonde hair handed him delicious free samples of roast potato basted in duck fat. We would, like typical tourists, spend the afternoon exploring the nearby Luxembourg Gardens or the Natural History Museum one metro stop over—but unlike all the other Americans at these spots, we knew the way to walk "home" at the end of the day, with a baguette and other dinner ingredients in our arms. It was delightful to get to know the local pâtissier and news vendor. By the third day, we had the overall sense, valuable in Paris, of not feeling completely clueless.
I learned there are downsides to a home exchange compared with a hotel: You do your own housework, for instance—loading the dishwasher and tidying up before you leave. (Not to worry, though. Usually your stay is too short to require any major effort, and generally hosts bring in professional cleaners before and after a visit.) But something I could not ignore, after that first hesitant foray, was how much money you save vacationing this way and how rich that makes you feel. The math is simple: If you are not spending $150 to $250 a night (the absolute minimum for a two-star hotel in tourist season), you are saving at least $1,000 a week. Then throw in the leisurely breakfasts at home, with croissants from the nearby boulangerie and those afternoon snacks of fruits, cheeses and delicious pâté from your own refrigerator. All of that saves you from being at the mercy of cranky waitstaff and hostage to tourist prices. You can eat out for every meal if you prefer—but if you'd rather not pay a fortune for every bite and every nosh, you could save a few hundred dollars a week more, which would leave you ready to splurge, guilt free, on a fabulous meal you'll remember forever, or a wonderful luxury item, or an excursion to Versailles.
A couple of years later, we tried again—and won every conceivable tourist jackpot. This time my kids and I—joined for one week by my boyfriend, Avram, and the second by my friend Tracy and her daughter, -Olivia—stayed at a home in Saint-Gély-de-Fesc, a charming suburban village outside the magnificent white-walled university city of Montpellier, in the South of France. Our villa, with its sparkling pool, was in the land of vineyards, of produits de terroir, the source of incredible pâtés and delicious rosé wines that lose much of their delicate flavor when they're shipped overseas.
It was a solid, five-bedroom, middle-class piece of heaven. The swimming pool, draped with bougainvillea, overlooked a garden in which hammocks hung from olive trees and grape arbors. Teenagers Rosa and Olivia were able to explore Montpellier by foot on their own. Avram and I took Joe on a tour of the city's majestic hilltop park, the two of them climbing trees to survey the sweeping vista below.
Yes, we were in France again, but this visit gave us a taste of a very different kind of life. Our hosts—a businessman and a homemaker—were more bourgeois than the rather bohemian intellectuals Fabienne and her mother. Whereas the Parisian flat was furnished with antiques, our home here offered comfy chairs in bright, cheery Ikea-style cottons. My new hostess was extraordinarily neat and well organized. Looking at the big boxes of biscuits in her pantry and the crisply folded towels in her linen closet, I admired her from afar for having all the qualities I lack. As in Paris, our hosts had left us a list of their favorite destinations, and here they included a dammed-up river where you can duck under walls of white cascades. After a day of exploring, we'd sit under the plane trees behind old-fashioned inns and eat traditional regional cooking, surrounded by local families dining in their Sunday best. Later, when the kids were in bed and Av and I lay by "our" pool, sharing a bottle of wine and admiring the jasmine and thyme in the beautifully laid-out garden, I could imagine for a few moments that I was a French Martha Stewart—an efficient, Gallic homemaker with a flair for domestic order.
AN OUTDOORSY IDYLL IN BEND, OREGON: Three Christmases ago, we sampled yet another life, this time in a gated community of sprawling homes in the Pacific Northwest. The affluent population we were joining was composed of healthy-looking blonde men and women wearing REI fleeces and ski pants. Julie, our swap partner, was a homemaker who had helped her husband, an attorney, to campaign for state senator, and she, too, left us a binder of recommendations: best pizzeria; best shopping; best hikes in the nearby national forest.
I imagined myself as one of Julie's neighbors: tall, physically fit, Labrador-loving and fiscally conservative. Though cooking is not my game, the big granite-countered kitchen made me keen to produce giant pots of pasta. We were 15 minutes from Mount Bachelor, the center of Bend's ski action. But our hosts also told us what tourists didn't know: that the state had opened a nearby area for sledding. We spent an afternoon zooming down the hills, getting rosy cheeked and drinking hot cocoa in a shed heated by a woodstove. As we trudged home to "our" massive fireplace, "our" comfortable couches and "our" double soaking tubs with Jacuzzi jets in the four bathrooms, I felt how lucky I was to be sneaking into yet another dreamy lifestyle so different from my own—one that I could enjoy to the fullest exactly because I had no responsibility to fund or maintain it and could dip into and out of it at will.
LIVING RICH IN SAN CARLOS, MEXICO: A spring-break excursion last year took us into a world of over-the-top, who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire luxury. Our host was Britt, an American tech entrepreneur and home exchanger who had used our New York flat for business and became our buddy. My only born-again-Christian capitalist friend, he is yet another example of how the home-exchange experience widens my horizons far beyond my demographic niche. He and his family welcomed us on our first night in their vacation home in San Carlos, Mexico, with a delightful dinner before turning over the keys and orienting us to . . . paradise.
A spa and vanishing-edge pool lay just outside the front wall of floor-to-ceiling windows. Below were our own private beach and cabana. To our left was an ascent to the famous El Mirador lookout, where majestic views drop away on all sides to the deep-blue Sea of Cortez.
We were supplied with two kayaks and adopted by a lovely Mexican-Swiss family who invited us to a party at their own vacation home. At that gathering we met two famous race-car drivers, one of whom won the world's record for speed by attaching jet engines to his vehicle. Seeing my son's excitement, he invited Joe to his house the next day to check out a model of that car and of the racetrack.
MI CASA ES SU CASA: The price of borrowing other people's homes, of course, is that they also borrow yours. For me, that end of the deal has been remarkably unproblematic. To be safe, I always lock away important papers and personal items. But our guests have been uniformly thoughtful with our home. We haven't come back to any damage; in fact, I usually return to find an immaculate apartment and a nice note, accompanied by a gift from abroad—such as artisanal French strawberry jam from Fabienne and Françoise—and a bottle of wine to replace the one I always leave to welcome the newcomers to Manhattan.
I've grown accustomed to the idea of strangers putting their feet up on my coffee table; in fact, I welcome it. I like to think of our home giving pleasure, instead of being left empty, when I travel. Just as we love to try on other lives and make new friends, there are people out there who actually find it gratifying to try on ours, who delight in our local coffee shop and grocery store—all the places where we do chores or start our own days, places that we scarcely notice anymore. Our swap partners give us the gift of realizing that our ordinary lives can be the apex of a Manhattan idyll of their own.
NAOMI WOLF is the author of the forthcoming book Vagina: A New Biography.
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"Pioneers of Rock" is the second installment in a special series that highlights the evolution of women in music by placing their accomplishments, inspirations and influence in the context of the eras that shaped their sounds and messages. "America's Foremothers" introduced the series.
As World War II ended in 1945 and G.I.s returned home, the proportion of women on assembly lines fell from 25 percent to 7.5 percent. Women who had – out of necessity – taken an unprecedented place in the work force were urged back into the home by books like 1947's Modern Woman: The Lost Sex. The book argued that only a return to traditional values and gender roles could restore "women's inner balance."
Female rock and roll pioneers were less interested in restoring "women's inner balance" than they were seeking an even playing field. Taking cues from Jackie Robinson's and Larry Doby's breaking the color line in baseball in 1947, and from President Truman's desegregating the U.S. Armed Forces with the signing of Executive Order 9981 in 1948, American culture and the music business was at the birth of a new age. As with the birth of the blues, the birth of rock and roll required the hard work and dedication of a good woman – many women, in fact.
R&B royalty Ruth Brown, LaVern Baker, Etta James, Big Mama Thornton and Dinah Washington, Zola Taylor of the Platters, Bo Diddley's gal guitar-slingers Peggy Jones (Lady Bo) and Norma Jean Wafford (the Duchess); rockabilly fire-cat Wanda Jackson (pictured below), Cordell Jackson, Patsy Cline, Brenda Lee; Connie Francis and songwriters Dorothy LaBostrie (who cleaned up Little Richard's original dirty lyrics for "Tutti Frutti"), Felice Bryant (who, with her husband, wrote hits for the Everly Brothers) and Sharon Sheely (who wrote "Poor Little Fool" for Rick Nelson) were there as rock made its first squeals and howls.
In 1952, Cleveland deejay Alan Freed presented and promoted what is considered to be the first rock and roll concert ever, in Cleveland, and R&B singer Varetta Dillard was among the line-up. In 1953, Ruth Brown topped the R&B chart with "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean," paving the way for her record label Atlantic to come to be known as "the House that Ruth built." That same year, Big Mama Thornton had a massive hit with "Hound Dog," catching the ear of a kid from Mississippi named Elvis. In 1954, school segregation was declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court, and the following year a woman named Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man. Her actions sparked a boycott of the bus system spearheaded by local Baptist minister Martin Luther King Jr. and the local women's political council. That same year WHER in Memphis went on the air as the first "all-girl" radio station, staffed almost exclusively by women. Also in 1955, Wanda Jackson met Elvis Presley, who convinced her to move from country music to rockabilly.
The early rock and roll road was rough. African-American women in the early days of rock had an especially hard time in the segregated South, often the only women on the bus, with nowhere on the road to meet their most basic needs. Ruth Brown was nearly killed in a horrific car crash while traveling to her audition for Atlantic Records. The road proved fatal for country chanteuse Patsy Cline, who had cheated death twice previously in serious car crashes. Eager to see her children after weeks on the road, she declined a friend's offer of a ride and decided to take a plane, which crashed just minutes away from her home.
But the women of rock persevered. As the 1960s began, women had managed to become part of the fabric of the new rock and roll industry, not just as singers, but as instrumentalists, songwriters, producers and record-label owners, paving the way for the next generation of female rockers.
Learn more by visiting Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power, the provocative new exhibit now on display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
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But I have the room now and have begun unpacking! So here we go, the first pics as I slowly set up my collection!
Oh and i'm VERY open to tips on taking photos.
That shelving system where the G1 were pictured? It's about 6 foot tall, very big.
Top Shelf - G1 Autobots (mostly pre-movie)
Second Shelf - G1 Decepticons (mostly pre-movie)
Third Shelf - G1 Autobots (mostly post-movie)
Fourth Shelf - G1 Decepticons (mostly post-movie)
Under that I could have added another shelf but it would haven't been very high, so I left it out opting instead for a big gap between the bottom and the fourth shelf. Initially I had Scorponok, Trypticon, Predaking, and a couple of Micromaster bases there with all the Micromasters in a different shelving system.
Didn't like that plan as Micromasters don't need a lot of room and it didn't matter where I put them, they were going to be taking up space that could be used for larger figures.
So I decided to build a tier system to go into the bottom shelf. Scorponok, Trypticon, and Predaking will move to the bottom shelf of the Beast shelves.
So here's some pics of the tier system in development. Would probably have finished the build this afternoon ... except I ran out of timber and the store is closed.
The brown slab of timber underneath is actually the spare shelf, used it for measuring up purposes.
So now onto the fun part of putting all the Micromasters in place!
The whole cabinet has had more added to it.
And because bionic_radical demanded it ...
April 14 2013 Update
This was a project i've had in my head for a long time, display stands for the little buggers. Took me all Easter Long Weekend to cut, assemble and paint. And since then, off an on each weekend to put them all into place.
Google Sketch-Up Concept
Marking out what to cut
Pile of pieces
All assembled
Painted up
And here they are!
Two levels of Mini-cons!
Top Shelf
Bottom Shelf
April 21 2013 Update
Fortress Maximus has taken up residence with the other City Bots and the Kabaya's
December 29 2013 Update
Started re-arranging the room by consolidating as much of the Cybertron collection as I could. This freed up space for me to move (and subsequently expand) the Masterpiece display (pics will come when Streak and Smokescreen arrive).
By moving the Masterpieces I was also able to make room for the "modern" Titans)
Now that I made room for the Masterpieces, I decided I needed to make room for TF:Prime figures. I have a large shelving system that houses G2, RiD and Animated and has a lot of unused space. Animated also takes up a second shelf. So I decided to use a tiered step to bring them all onto one shelf.
Old Shelf #1
(Ignore the homeless Prime Decepticons)
Old Shelf #2
Tiered Step
(The shelves started off as two 90cm floating shelves. The first one I cut 4cm out of the middle so it would fit, the second I cut out 20cm from the length and 10cm from the width)
They still all don't fit but they're more consolidated.
Oh and one last thing ... the Prime/Convoy collection continues to grow, and there was only one way for it to go. UP!


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Johnson City, Tenn. -- East Tennessee State senior quarterback Todd Wells (Forest Park, Ga.) earned Don Hansens National Weekly Football Gazette Player-of-the-Week honors on October 24 for his performance in the Bucs 23-21 win against Furman on October 21.
The Southern Conference Player of the Week, Wells was 23-of-44 for 336 yards with two touchdowns against the #6 Paladins. Wells also led the team with 65 rushing yards on eight carries. His eight-yard scamper brought the Bucs within one point late in the fourth quarter.
Wells 401 total yards was the second most in program history, behind his 447-yard performance against Appalachian State in 1997. It was the third time in his career that Wells eclipsed 300 yards in a game.
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Authorities say an inmate has escaped from a central Arkansas jail.
Garland County Sheriff's Department spokesman Lt. James Martin says 33-year-old Derrick Estell escaped from the county detention center at about 1:40 p.m. Sunday.
Martin says Estell escaped in what was apparently an "elaborate plan" with a woman picking him up.
However, authorities didn't release any details about how he escaped.
Late Sunday the Garland County Sheriff's Department issued a statement saying 58-year-old William Harding was in custody in connection with the escape but did not offer details on his arrest or alleged involvement.
Authorities say Estell and any accomplices should be considered armed and dangerous.
Martin says Estell was brought back from the Arkansas Department of Correction for court in Garland County on pending charges.
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ZF-8897: Zend_Cache_Backend_Memcached - getFillingPercentage fails if one memcache server is down
When using Zend_Cache_Backend_TwoLevels and the memcached backend, calls to getFillingPercentage is done. If using multiple memcached servers and one memcached server is down, the getFillingPercentage throws an exception. This renders the whole caching mechanism dead... It should still work as long as some memcached servers are up. The filling percentage stats isn't that important for the functionality.
I propose to just ignore any memcached servers that are down in this call.
Thanks for your report.
The added patch only logs if one server failed and throws exception only if all server failed.
fixed in r20588 (trunk) & r20589 (1.10 branch)
-> tests: After adding a not existing memcached server there are some more failed tests. I'm creating a new issue for it.


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Kenneth Clark Decker, Sr., of Frederica, passed away suddenly at home, on
Saturday, October 6, 2012. He was 48.
Clark was born December 23,1963, in South Carolina to the Late-Glenn & Amanda (Whitney) Decker.
He had worked as a HVAC mechanic for over 30 years; most recently for Henry Eashum & Son, Inc.
Clark graduated C.R.H.S. Class of 1981. He loved to ride Harley Motorcycles, watching Nascar & Go-Kart races; and enjoyed surf fishing & coaching soccer. His favorite thing to do was spending time with his family, especially his children & granddaughter.
Clark is survived by his Wife- Tammy (Hitchens) Decker; Sons- Kenneth Clark Decker,Jr. & his wife-Melissa, of Camden; Christopher Steven Decker, of Milton ; and Adam James Decker, living at home; His brothers- Bruce Decker, of Elsmere;and Glenn Decker, of New York; his granddaughter- Olivia Irene Decker, of Camden; his former wife- Karen Decker, of Milton; very dear friends- Raymond Janness & Jamie Heald; and his dog- Rusty.
A sharing of memories will be held Thursday, October 11 at 7:00 pm, in the Pippin Funeral Home, 119 West Camden-Wyoming Ave., Wyoming; where family and friends may gather from 6 - 7 pm.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to a trust being established for his son Adam c/o Pippin Funeral Home.
Letters of condolences can be sent via www.pippinfuneralhome.com.
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Hudson to speak at GOP Lincoln/Reagan Banquet
Published: Monday, February 11, 2013 at 11:02 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, February 11, 2013 at 11:02 a.m.
The Davidson County Republican Party will hold its annual Lincoln/Reagan Banquet at 7 p.m. March 9 at the Lexington Municipal Club Ballroom.
Tickets are $30 per adults, $15 for under 18 and free for young children.
Sponsorship levels are $1,000, $500 and $250. Buffet dinner is included. Contacts for tickets and sponsorships are chairman Lance Barrett at 250-4962 and vice chairman Dwayne Childress at 338-2636.
The annual Lincoln/Reagan Banquet is the primary fundraiser for the Davidson County Republican Party.
"Redistricting has drawn much of Davidson County into the 8th Congressional District, and we appreciate Congressman Hudson recognizing the importance of Davidson County in the district," Barrett said. "The last two election cycles have been the most successful in the history of the Davidson County Republican Party, and funds raised at this event will help us continue that momentum."
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James Nathaniel Brown
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Height: 6-2 Weight: 232 lbs.
Born: February 17, 1936 in St. Simons Island, GA
High School: Manhasset
College: Syracuse (school history) (Brown college stats)
Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1957 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 108 (68th overall since 1950)
Relatives: Father-In-Law of Chris Ward
9-time Pro Bowler & 8-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1971
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Toney Douglas loving Rondo's suffering.
We should have called timeout after Rondo crashed, it's called fair-play fellas.
81 points not even half of the qtr....
old farts.
I was wondering why they didn't call Carmelo's shot a three!It was obvious.Better late than never i guess.
Weak ref faqqots. Stop handing off hard defense as weak fouls.
Refs helping BOS get back in the game. That's ****ed up!
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Full SubmissionLocal, Meso-level and Micro-level NGOs form partnerships for ?Grass roots? initiatives on Sustainable Economic Development By Judy R. Van Doorn, Ph.D. Troy University Submitted to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development for RIO+20. Contact Information: Judy R. Van Doorn, Ph.D. Assistant professor of Psychology Industrial Organizational Psychologist Troy University Counseling and Psychology Department One University Place Phenix City, Alabama 36869 Phone: 334-448-5189 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com ?Grass Roots? Sustainability Local, meso-level and micro-level NGOs form partnerships for ?Grass roots? initiatives on sustainable economic development An existing sustainability approach that is attempting to address the ?social, economic, and environmental? components of sustainable development (Sha Zukang, 2011) is found with ?grass roots?, meso-level NGOs who are partnering with tri-state river stakeholders like the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint rivers stakeholders (ACFS) organization found in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida USA. A present goal of ACFS is to have a cooperative research-based, sustainable water management plan for better water resource usage (Van Doorn, Taylor, Tonsmeire, Davis, & Rooks, 2011; ACFS, 2011). On a more local, micro-level, the RiverWay South Institute ? a ?grass roots? community NGO (RiverWay South, 2011) ? is cooperatively initiating a team-based approach to economic development sustainability through ecotourism. RiverWay South works along with tri-state university faculty and students to mediate and build community relationships to enhance environmental sustainability through education, ecotourism, and action plans for sustainable economic development. The RiverWay South NGO is supported through membership dues, strategic marketing plans (Randall, 2005), grant funding through USDA rural development and business opportunity grants, local community investments and endorsements for sustainable economic development which are designed around the mission for protecting the watersheds" natural environmental resources (Champion & Rutland, 2005). Rural and local river community partnerships are encouraged with the goal of sustainable ecotourism to help stimulate local economies and, in turn, fit with the preservation and protection of the watershed environment which helps to save endangered species (UN report, 2011). The RiverWay South approach is one of sharing and cooperation between 4 or more regional university institutions, chambers of commerce, Rotary International, Riverkeepers" organizations, Visitor tourism bureaus, City councils, departments of wildlife, parks and recreation, and arts organizations. Regional university faculty and students partner together and look past their competitive interests by cooperating on better plans for economic development ? a cohesive ?win-win? sharing of environmental sustainability education and action-based plans for sustainable economic development on the ACF watershed rivers. RiverWay-sponsored Projects have been contracted with University Institutes for continuing education along the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river watershed and coordinated with regional town hall meetings for ideas and sharing of development needs assessments ? a ?grass roots and up? approach from the first project in Apalachicola, Florida to the present Project Riverway ? Phenix City, Alabama (Elkins & Bivins, 2011; Culligan, Van Doorn, Rutland, & Brannen, 2010). There are four universities ? University of Georgia, Troy University, Auburn University, and Columbus State University ? working together on Project RiverWay ? Phenix City, Alabama USA which brings faculty and students, city leaders, and volunteers together from different bordering states to build sustainable development plans and action-based projects. Regional towns with depressed economies in need of economic development for job creation and sustainable growth will benefit most from these projects. The projects follow community visions and are conducted through surveying community members" ideas in town hall meetings and selecting top needs for short-term and long-term development projects. Initial project implementation is completed through the esprit de corps that surfaces from volunteerism, community pride, student learning opportunities, and cooperative team-based approaches. Examples of short-term projects have included tree plantings, town park gardens, cultural heritage trails and museums, nature walking trails with new signage, environmental learning centers, and ecotourism projects including boat ramps that support whitewater outdoor sports on the rivers. With the city of Freiburg, Germany taking sustainability initiatives to a new level of high energy efficiency and its vision to be the ?greenest city,? other communities may decide to develop local resolutions to encourage industry incentives for sustainable development and education (Business Insights, 2010; Purvis, 2008). Some sustainability case study programs include King County, Washington (Harrington, 2011) and the City of Tuscon, Arizona (Lancaster, 2010). Additionally, the ?agroecosystem? approach presented at Stockholm"s World Water Week suggests that tree plantings in fields and better livestock maintenance helps water conservation and higher food Security (Simonsen, 2011). Federal laws like the U. S. Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 may need reconsideration and reviewing on the waterways and certain parts of rivers and nature preserves that need better protection (Bourne, 2011). The idea of a ?grass roots and up? micro and meso-level networking approach may be a key complement to the macro-level sustainability charges made by the United Nations" Brundtland Commission report entitled Our Common Future (1987), United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development (UNCED) Agenda 21 (1992), United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization"s (UNESCO) biosphere reserve designations, and European Union energy efficiency targets. Graham and Bertels (2008) suggest that businesses create sustainability portfolios in order to build stewardship legitimacy and action for waste prevention. Foremost, education remains important to learning about the balance between sustainability, conservation, and economic development. The cooperative RiverWay South approach helps to bridge community sustainability efforts through hands-on projects and learning opportunities on sharing natural resources, protecting the environment, and quests for better economic development sustainability (Mabry, 2011; Littledyke & Manolas, 2010). The planning and action-oriented approaches that NGO RiverWay South has contributed to the ACF river watershed region is presented for consideration by the board for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development for Rio+20. RiverWay South and its university approach is a positive, cooperative strategy for encouraging better economic sustainability at the individual, micro-based and team-based, meso- levels of organizations within small and rural communities that plan to initiate sustainable economic development through smart ecotourism and educational outreach balanced with environmental integrity.


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Prepare yourself, because my next sentence could be considered heresy. I don't make turkey for Thanksgiving. I haven't for about 10 years. Now before you fly off the handle and gather your pitchforks and torches, let me explain. I've never been all that crazy about turkey. It's a rather flavorless bird. Oh sure, I grew up eating it every Thanksgiving like all of you, have countless recipes aimed at making it THE best turkey ever, blah…blah…blah. Yet despite excellent cooks and creative methods from brining to stuffing things under the skin to wrapping in bacon to immersing in a giant pot of bubbling fat in the driveway (thus preventing that pesky burning-the-house-down tradition that seems to make the news every year), when all is said and done, I find turkey boring. Which, by the way, is the reason every year there is another new crop of recipes for the "best turkey ever." And let's just admit it once and for all. The best part of the holiday menu is all the stuff un-turkey on your table. The sides rule and you know it.
It's not that I suffered some turkey-trauma as a child. I had a lovely and very traditional Normal Rockwell-y holiday. Growing up we were anywhere from 16 to 22 around the table. My grandparents would board a train from Brooklyn at dawn and make the trek over the boroughs and thru the suburbs to our home. And the bird usually rode along with them. Since my grandmother was a cook in a deli and could therefore get a turkey the size of a small child to feed our hungry horde from her butcher, scoring the turkey was her job. The beast, sides, breads, pies and all the rest would land on the table at precisely 2 p.m., and the great feast would ensue. It really was a lovely meal, and one I looked forward to every year, but to me the turkey was never the point. The vast majority of real estate on my plate would be filled with every side on the table blanketed in delicious gravy, and I'd gleefully make my way through it and then some. Year after year the usual fare continued, as family passed on and we kids grew up and away to our own tables. I would make a turkey with all the trimmings too because, well, that's what you're supposed to do. Then somewhere around 10 years ago the thought hit me. Why was I making something the centerpiece of my table, put all that time and effort into trying to coax it into being interesting, and at the end of the day it was still, well, turkey. Couldn't I be still thankful, still gather with family and friends, still keep the spirit of the day in mind and heart and not make that boring bird? That was the moment my NEW Thanksgiving began.
Since that day Thanksgiving has transformed to a day for playing with food together with family and friends. Rather than usual fare, menu has become a food adventure. The only rule is the recipe has to be one we haven't tried before. Weeks before the holiday we pour through clipped and dog-eared pages from magazines or cookbooks, searching for the one for that year. We debate and discuss the ingredients, what have we always wanted to try, what looks interesting and fun. The first year it was Thanksgiving in Algiers, with Algerian lamb shanks. Another year brought us to Provence with Provencal short ribs. Brisket has had starring roles twice, once crusted in horseradish and once braised in merlot with prunes. We laugh, drink wine and have a blast, together. The meal is never boring and always delicious. So what if the menu is not pilgrim-esque. The feelings and warmth in the kitchen and around the table is the same. We still gather together, express gratitude, share hopes, remember times past and laugh and love. Isn't that, and not turkey, really the point of it all?
So, what's on the menu this year? After a little debate, Fennel Crusted Pork Loin with Potatoes and Pears came out the winner. The recipe was clipped from Real Simple magazine years ago and had all the prerequisite qualities. It was a roast, thus making the kitchen warm and cozy and filling the house with wonderful smells. Plus it will be a great meal to go with my mom's apple pie, which is the only thing we MUST have on Thanksgiving every year. After all, some traditions you just don't mess with.