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Virgin and ChildVirgin and Child
Virgin and Child
South Germany
15th century
15th century
Silver, parcel-gilt, stones (opal, clear and pale sapphires, garnets, and pale emeralds)
21 × 6 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (53.3 × 17.1 × 17.1 cm)
The subject of this rare example of Late Gothic church sculpture can be identified as the Virgin of the Apocalypse, whose imagery—the aureole of the sun, along with the twelve stars in her crown, and the crescent moon beneath her—is derived from the book of Revelation (12:1–5): "And there appeared a
Jacob ObrechtJacob Obrecht
Jacob Obrecht
Netherlandish or French
15th century
15th century
Tempera, oil, and gold on panel
20 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (51.4 x 36.2 cm)
The gilt Gothic inscription on this masterpiece of northern Renaissance portraiture identifies the sitter as Jacob Obrecht (1457/58–1505), a renowned choirmaster and one of the greatest composers of his age.
The Judgment of ParisThe Judgment of Paris
The Judgment of Paris
Lucas Cranach the Elder
German (1472–1553)
16th century
c. 1512–14
Oil on panel
16 15/16 x 12 11/16 in. (43 x 32.2 cm) Framed: 21 x 17 x 2 in. (53.3 x 43.2 x 5.1 cm)
This is the first of Cranach's several versions of The Judgment of Paris. According to Greek and Roman mythology, the goddess of discord tossed an apple labeled "to the fairest" among the Olympian gods.
Portrait of Hendrik III, Count of Nassau-BredaPortrait of Hendrik III, Count of Nassau-Breda
Portrait of Hendrik III, Count of Nassau-Breda
Jan Gossart, called Mabuse
Netherlandish (c. 1478–1532)
16th century
c. 1516–17
Oil on panel
22 1/2 x 18 1/16 in. (57.2 x 45.8 cm) Framed: 29 1/2 x 26 x 3 1/2 in. (74.9 x 66 x 8.9 cm)
Having accompanied his patron Philip of Burgundy to Rome in 1508–9, Jan Gossart was one of the first artists to disseminate the Italian style in the Low Countries. The subject of this portrait is Hendrik III, Count of Nassau-Breda (1483–1538).
The Flight into EgyptThe Flight into Egypt
The Flight into Egypt
Adam Elsheimer
German (1578–1610)
17th century
c. 1605
Oil on silvered copper
3 7/8 x 3 in. (9.8 x 7.6 cm) Framed: 4 x 3 1/2 x 1 in. (10.2 x 8.9 x 2.5 cm)
Elsheimer's directness of vision placed him, along with Caravaggio and Annibale Carracci, in the vanguard of reforming artists working in Rome in the first decade of the seventeenth century. A pioneer in the development of naturalistic landscape, his influence extended to Claude and Rembrandt.
The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula and the Eleven Thousand MaidensThe Martyrdom of Saint Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Maidens
The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Maidens
Peter Paul Rubens
Flemish (1577–1640)
17th century
c. 1615–20
Oil on panel
25 3/8 x 19 1/2 in. (64.5 x 49.5 cm) Framed: 36 1/2 x 31 x 4 in. (92.7 x 78.7 x 10.2 cm)
Peter Paul Rubens confessed that "my talent is such that no undertaking in size, or how varied in subject, has ever exceeded my confidence and courage." His monumental works exalting the Church and royal families of Europe are among the grandest accomplishments of the seventeenth century.
Vase of Flowers with a CurtainVase of Flowers with a Curtain
Vase of Flowers with a Curtain
Jacques de Gheyn II
Dutch (1565–1629)
17th century
Oil on panel
43 1/4 x 29 5/16 in. (109.8 x 74.5 cm) Framed: 51 3/4 x 37 7/8 x 2 3/4 in. (131.5 x 96.2 x 7 cm)
Jacques de Gheyn II was one of the founders of the tradition of flower painting in the Netherlands. This exceptionally large panel is probably "the large vase of flowers surmounted by lilies" owned by De Gheyn's son.
The Rommel-Pot PlayerThe Rommel-Pot Player
The Rommel-Pot Player
Frans Hals
Dutch (1582/83–1666)
17th century
c. 1618–22
Oil on canvas
41 3/4 x 31 5/8 in. (106 x 80.3 cm) Framed: 66 x 55 5/8 x 5 3/4 in. (167.6 x 141.3 x 14.6 cm)
The smiling rommel-pot player in this painting by Frans Hals has gathered around him an audience of amused children offering him coins.
Country Road by a HouseCountry Road by a House
Country Road by a House
Goffredo (Gottfried) Wals
German (c. 1590/95–1638/40)
17th century
Oil on copper
9 1/4 in. diameter (23.5 cm diameter) Framed: 13 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (34.9 x 34.9 x 3.8 cm)
An early example of pure landscape painting, without historical, religious, or literary content, this rare copper panel records the effects of warm light bathing a country road at the close of day.
Equestrian Portrait of the Duke of BuckinghamEquestrian Portrait of the Duke of Buckingham
Equestrian Portrait of the Duke of Buckingham
Peter Paul Rubens
Flemish (1577–1640)
17th century
Oil on panel
18 3/8 x 20 3/8 in. (46.6 x 51.7 cm) Framed: 27 1/2 x 29 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (69.9 x 74.6 x 6 cm)
Peter Paul Rubens was a towering figure in the age of the Baroque, and his influence on later generations of artists was immense. His special position as both painter and diplomat brought him commissions from princely patrons, high-ranking statesmen, and noblemen.
Interior of the Buurkerk, UtrechtInterior of the Buurkerk, Utrecht
Interior of the Buurkerk, Utrecht
Pieter Jansz. Saenredam
Dutch (1597–1665)
17th century
Oil on panel
22 7/8 x 20 in. (58.1 x 50.8 cm) Framed: 32 1/8 x 29 x 2 7/8 in. (81.6 x 73.7 x 7.3 cm)
Following a lengthy apprenticeship with a local Haarlem painter, Pieter Saenredam made a career specializing in what might be termed architectural portraiture.
Rough Sea at a JettyRough Sea at a Jetty
Rough Sea at a Jetty
Jacob van Ruisdael
Dutch (1628/29–1682)
17th century
Oil on canvas
38 3/4 x 51 3/4 in. (98.5 x 131.4 cm) Framed: 51 x 65 x 4 in. (129.5 x 165.1 x 10.2 cm)
Jacob van Ruisdael elevated landscape painting to the level of high art. Recording the familiar wooded hills, flat farmlands, and coastal dunes of the Netherlands, his work went beyond the topographic accuracy of earlier generations to achieve a sense of the monumental grandeur of nature.
Edge of a Forest with a GrainfieldEdge of a Forest with a Grainfield
Edge of a Forest with a Grainfield
Jacob van Ruisdael
Dutch (1628/29–1682)
17th century
c. 1656
Oil on canvas
41 × 57 1/2 in. (104.1 × 146.1 cm)
Jacob van Ruisdael, one of the greatest landscape painters of all time, flourished in the latter half of the seventeenth century, Holland's "Golden Age." Born in Haarlem in 1628 or 1629, the son of a painter and picture dealer, Ruisdael was probably tutored by his uncle Salomon van Ruysdael, another
Dentist by CandlelightDentist by Candlelight
Dentist by Candlelight
Gerrit Dou
Dutch (1613–1675)
17th century
c. 1660–65
Oil on oak panel
14 5/8 x 10 7/8 in. (37.2 x 27.7 cm) Framed: 22 3/4 x 19 x 2 3/8 in. (57.8 x 48.3 x 6 cm)
The contemporary of Johannes Vermeer and Pieter de Hooch, Gerrit Dou was the founder of the so-called fijnschilders ("fine painters") of his native Leiden, notable for the miniaturistic detail and polished surface of their work.
Bust of a Young JewBust of a Young Jew
Bust of a Young Jew
Rembrandt van Rijn
Dutch (1606–1669)
17th century
Oil on canvas
25 7/8 x 22 5/8 in. (65.8 x 57.5 cm)
Rembrandt van Rijn is recognized as the greatest Dutch painter of the seventeenth century, famed for his versatility in all genres: portraits, landscapes, and history painting, including secular, religious, and mythological subjects.
Mountain Peak with Drifting CloudsMountain Peak with Drifting Clouds
Mountain Peak with Drifting Clouds
Caspar David Friedrich
German (1774–1840)
19th century
c. 1835
Oil on canvas
9 13/16 x 12 1/16 in. (25 x 30.6 cm) Framed: 15 x 17 1/2 x 3 in. (38.1 x 44.5 x 7.6 cm)
Friedrich is among the greatest of those Romantic artists in whose work spiritual yearning is the dominant theme.


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A Virginia Concealed Carry Permit helps to make you, and the ones you love, safer. We congratulate you today in taking this approved online course conveniently provided to you by a Certified Firearms Instructor per the Code of Virginia 118.2-308 (G) 7. Our instructors have created this online course to be thorough, but very achievable in a true-false testing method to ensure you have a solid foundation in Firearms Safety/Safe Gun Handling upon which to build your shooting skills.
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$7,500 Fight Hunger in Your Community Scholarship - To qualify for the $7,500 scholarship, collect 10 jars of peanut butter, jam or any other non-perishable and submit a photo of them to DoSomething online. For every ten items donated, you are entered into the lottery once, no limit on the number of entries you can earn.


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Yummy winemakers and delightful staff of Bella Grace are now offering a weekly Friday concert for their patrons. If you love good wine and good music as well as relaxing with friends, it's an event to put on your calendar every Friday or whichever Friday most appeals to your musical tastes. The Friday concert series are generally $10 for the music and another $10 for dinner prepared by Hotel Sutter's Chef Darius. However, they are holding an extra special concert event on Friday, Aug.. 29, 2014 with the legendary Western entertainer Dave Stamey.
Dave Stamey has been twice voted Entertainer of the Year, three times Male Performer of the Year and twice Songwriter of the Year by the Western Music Association. He has also received the Will Rogers Award from the Academy of Western Artists. This special appearance at Bella Grace is a rare treat and tickets are limited The cover charge is $20 ($15 for club members) in advance or $25 day of event. Dinner is optional and this event's dinner offering by Hotel Sutter's Chef Darius is $12 for chicken or tri tip or $15 for a mixed plate of both.
This musical cowboy has been a mule packer and a dude wrangler but has found that he prefers delighting audiences throughout the United States over "being stomped by angry horses." His western charm is delightful; his songs a country serenade bringing listeners closer to the land, the ways of the ranch, the beauty of the West and life in general.
Concert attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets for the grass. The concert setting is outdoors at Bella Grace's Sutter Creek location at 73 Main Street, CA 95685. Sutter Creek's Main St. is filled with enchantment so if you are making a trip out, you might want to arrive early and visit the various shops or just enjoy strolling along the quaint and historic walks. The concerts all run from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Beer and wine by the glass or bottle are available for purchase and who doesn't want a glass of Bella Grace wine, in particular their Old Vine Zin? (No outside alcohol please.)
Tickets for the Dave Stamey event are still available and can be purchased in advance by calling (209) 418-5040. For additional information on other Friday concerts and events, please call (209) 267-8053 or visit the Bella Grace official website. Other summer Friday concerts include Joshua Macrea, Steven Kacsmar and Phantom City Band, Darcel, and Legal Addiction in August and Wicked Sisters in September.
The Steiner Road "Summer Faire" also takes place on Aug. 9 with nine wineries celebrating summer with barbeque bites, new releases, warm weather, fun and games. This event is free and takes place 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you've never attended a Steiner Road special event or an Amador Vintner's annual wine tasting tour, its a great time to tune in and check out the wine, the beauty of the land and the charm of the people.


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Alice Springs 2nd annual Pride Carnivale announced
The world's most remote mardi gras style fair day, Alice Springs Pride Carnivale, is set to return for its second year.
Alice Springs is home to a large lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex (LGBTI) and sistergirl/brotherboy population and the annual Pride Carnivale provides an opportunity to celebrate the diversity of the community and raise awareness of LGBTI issues.
The event promises to showcase an incredible line up of local and interstate talent, thought-provoking workshops and discussions and plenty of activities for all ages.
Pride Carnivale Organising Committee member Lauren Mellor said the event is an opportunity to bring people together in a positive environment and strengthen support networks across our communities.
"Pride Carnivale plays a key role in strengthening social cohesion and provides important community building opportunities that increase access to information, entertainment and positive social interaction", she said.
While the LGBTI community has much to celebrate the Pride Carnivale is also an opportunity to challenge the discrimination, homophobia and transphobia that many people continue to experience.
"We hope to provide support to those who suffer from bullying or violence in their schools, workplaces, families and communities", said Mellor.
The 2013 event brought together over 600 LGBTI people and supporters and was live broadcast nationally, reaching many thousands of isolated regional and remote communities.
In October, the Pride Carnivale will aim to increase the positive reach of last year's event. ""We anticipate the Pride Carnivale will become an important annual event for the whole community", said Mellor.
Alice Springs Pride Carnivale is a volunteer run event and requires community participation and support in the areas of performance, stalls and workshops and sponsorship.
The Alice Springs Pride Carnivale will take place at Snow Kenna Park, Alice Springs from 11.00am – 3.00pm on Saturday 25 October.
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flatcapmanI applud this but I strongly disagree with this saying a large gay population in Alice Springs as there's is very few no zero chubs in Alice Springs and we do not have a chub culture which is ironic despite the men with beer bellies in this town


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Animal rights group creates a video game that condemns Super Mario's habit of donning a raccoon dog suit.
Taking a break from drawing ire over sexy commercials, Go Daddy infuriated animal rights groups over an African hunt.
"If God Didn't Want Us to Eat Animals, Why'd He Make Them Out of Meat?"
Usually when PETA complains, a company's hands are tied. But when Dodge complied, it came out the victor.
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DAVENPORT, Fla. — The Florida Textile Management Association (FTMA), a regional chapter of the Association for Linen Management, will host a golf outing soon in honor of FTMA Past President James Skidmore, who died unexpectedly in October 2012.
FTMA's Florida Classic Spring Golf Outing at the Providence Golf Club, west of Orlando, on April 11 will raise funds for the Jim Skidmore Engineering Scholarship, to be awarded for the first time in April 2015. Skidmore was assistant director of Florida Hospital Laundry in Apopka, Fla.
"Jim was an innovator, educator, good friend, and past president of FTMA," the group said in a press release. "As a chapter, we want to do something significant to honor his memory."
Advance registration is required. Contact Jerry Branham, 863-293-1121, ext. 3171, firstname.lastname@example.com, for details. For sponsorship information, contact David Chadsey at 321-287-4448, firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Marriage dissolutions
Bermejo, Sarah and Juergen. Woman's name changed to Arison.
Clifford, Darren and Terrin. Woman's name changed to Edwards.
Deveny-Hill, Joei and Hill, David Jacob.
Redfern, Shawn Thomas and Angela Sue.
Detzler, Kimberly Sue and Christopher Lee.
Dominici, Kelly R. and Brandon S.
Hampton, Clifford and Skiff, Barbara L.
Hernandez, Maria and Montes, Sergio.
Houston, Benjamin S. and Williams, Candace R.
Lee, Sarah Kay and Jason Roy.
Martin, Charlotte Y. and Martin Sr., David.
Moug, Sherri A. and Robert J.
Olson, Eva and Arthur.
Paz, Tina Louise and Amberiz, Nicolas Paz.
Pelous, Amanda D. and Skyylar M.
Robb, Jennifer L. and Howard S.
Sansom, Renee A. and Timothy Dene.
Summer, Janice and Mitch.
White, Tamara J. and Michael D
Marriage licenses
Abernathy, Flint Richard, 21, Yacolt, and Halberg, Joleen Marjorie, 18, Yacolt.
Aguilar Jr., Roberto, 50, Vancouver, and Wolfe, Michelle Renee, 42, Vancouver.
Bellikka, Kurt Tyler, 21, Brush Prairie, and Rosenlund, Haley Marie, 21, Battle Ground.
Crisman, Doyle Edmund, 44, Washougal, and Downs, Heather Marie, 41, Washougal.
Doroshenko, Ilya Aleksandr, 25, Federal Way, and Grinko, Anna Aleksandrovna, 22, Portland.
Jamison, Ethan Lee, 36, Vancouver, and Glaser, Renee Tiffany, 34, Vancouver.
Lyons, Michael Brian, 25, La Center, and Ozier, Kathaleen Elise, 23, La Center.
Marling, Stephen Mitchell, 24, Battle Ground, and Elmore, Brooke Diane, 31, Battle Ground.
Meli, Stephen Charles, 65, La Center, and Platt, Melissa Ann, 61, La Center.
Migas, Anthony Patrick, 50, Brush Prairie, and McCarthy, Susan Maureen, 51, Brush Prairie.
Wilson, Jack Anthony Elston, 24, Washougal, and Demoss, Ashley Ann, 22, Washougal.
Court sentencings
The Columbian's policy is to publish all Clark County Superior Court felony sentencings, as provided by the Clark County Clerk's Office. DC signifies that the defendant has entered drug court. Addresses are provided by the courts and may have changed by the time of sentencing. Misdemeanor sentencings, provided by District Court, are published for the following crimes: DUI (driving under the influence), DWS/revoked (driving while license is suspended or revoked), theft-3 (third-degree theft), and assault-4 (fourth-degree assault). If the defendant is sentenced for other misdemeanors at the same time, those offenses are also listed. Money figures represent fines.
Judges John Hagensen, John Nichols, James Swanger, Barbara Johnson, James Rulli, Vernon Schreiber, Robert Lewis, Richard Melnick, Darvin Zimmerman, Diane Woolard, Scott A. Collier, John Wulle, Greg Gonzales, Kelli Osler, Sonya Langsdorf and Dan Stahnke. Judge Protem: Terry Vetter. Court Commissioners: Carin Schienberg, Amy Swingen, Alison Greene, Suzan Clark, Clayton Spencer, Jeff Witteman, Mary Arden, Kristen Parcher and Dayann Liebman.
Straub, Colette Renee, 34, 807 N.E. 163rd Ave., and Dundee, Ore., $600, 16 days, four counts DWS/revoked. (Parcher, July 26)
Suit, Daniel Jason, 40, 1106 N.E. 72nd St., $100, 1 day, assault-4. (Osler, July 24)
Thompson, Brian L., 49, 6004 Buena Vista, $595, 1 day, DUI. (Swanger, July 23)Timmins, David Robert, 27, 2515 N.E. 57th St., $300, 10 days, theft-3 and DWS/revoked. (Schreiber, July 23)
Torrence, Zackery Christopher, 37, 6812 N.E. Farris Road, La Center, $400, 10 days, two counts theft-3. (Schreiber, July 24)
Triplett, Emma Insook, 26, 12809 N.E. 50th Ave., $700, 1 day, DUI. (Langsdorf, July 25)
Tucker, Jeremy Edward, 38, address not available, $200, 10 days, two counts theft-3. (Schreiber, July 23)
Van Soest, Derek Lee, 20, 15619 N.E. Caples Road, Brush Prairie, $595, 1 day, DUI. (Langsdorf, July 24)
Vega-Hernandez, Luz M., 29, Gresham, Ore., $100, 1 day, DWS/revoked. (Schreiber, July 24)
Velsh, Aleksandr Y., 37, 17413 S.E. Second St., 5 days, assault-4. (Osler, July 23)
Vergara-Lozano, Arnulfo, 38, 8701 E. Mill Plain Blvd., $700, 30 days, DUI. (Langsdorf, July 25)
Vertel, Terry L., 41, 3102 Bridge St., $100, 1 day, DWS/revoked. (Schreiber, July 25)
Ward Jr., Spencer Luman, 51, 720 W. 37th St., $30, two counts DWS/revoked. (Witteman, July 26)
Westrick, Kyle Edward, 44, 10423 N.E. 93rd Ave., $100, 3 days, assault-4. (Osler, July 23)
White, James D., 65, Tualatin, Ore., $100, 1 day, assault-4. (Swanger, July 23)
Whitley, Greggory Scott, 43, 2015 Carlson Road and 11816 N.E. Klineline Ave., $1,000, 24 days, six counts DWS/revoked. (Schreiber, July 23)
Wilkerson, Tommy Joe, 43, 818 W. 24th St., $75, 32 days, assault-4. (Langsdorf, July 25)
Willson, Harris Arnold, 58, 6507 N.W. Fifth Ave., $595, 1 day, DUI. (Langsdorf, July 24)
York, Jon Lynn, 41, 21712 N.E. 50th Ave., Ridgefield, $300, 10 days, theft-3. (Langsdorf, July 25)
Zeilenga, Timothy Earl, 40, 9520 N.E. 65th Ave., $850, 100 days, DUI and DWS/revoked. (Langsdorf, July 24)


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Genre: Reality, Documentary, Crime
Premise: The reality prison series travels to New Mexico for a look behind the walls at the Penitentiary of New Mexico, the site of bloody prison riots in 1980. The prison houses both maximum- and medium-security prisoners, though the residents of the ``Supermax'' (where death row is located) remain segregated much of the time. Those in the Level II area have jobs and participate in various programs.
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August is a stressful month for many families. Parents may be ready to send kids back to school, but it costs a lot to get them started. Fortunately, there are still ways to save a lot of money on back to school basics.
- All Remington College campuses are giving kids free back to school haircuts this month. Visit their website for more information.
- Dollar Tree stores have more school supplies than ever before. Parents can print the weekly advertisement which includes a complete list of school supplies available in stores. Another advantage of shopping at Dollar Tree is that there are many less "extras" that can attract the attention of children and parents. These little non-necessary items can add up quickly.
- Stock piling can save a bundle. Passionforsavings.com puts out a yearly chart with priceline guidelines. It helps parents to comparison shop and to know when to buy extra supplies to stock for later in the year.
- Goodwill stores have school uniform sections which often contain only slightly used uniforms. The secret is to visit stores often and to visit as many as possible.
- Local papers contain many coupons for school supplies. The key is to look at the price of the items after the coupon and see where they fall on the chart from Passionforsavings.com
- Retailmenot.com is an excellent website where parents can sign up to receive daily local deals on everything from socks to laptops.
- For parents who are having a tough time due to unemployment or some other hardship, the Salvation Army offers a Back to School program. Contact them as soon as possible as supplies are limited.
- Ask friends and family if they have any items on your list that they are not using. Most of them, especially grandparents, will be more than willing to help.
- It is a good idea to create a supply shelf or drawer because it helps parents and students to stay organized so that they do not have to buy unnecessary items during the school year.
- Parents should check local event pages such as Acadiana365 frequently for upcoming savings events. From free haircuts to free entertainment, there are many ways to start the school year off on the right foot.
The best way to shop for school necessities is to plan ahead. However, it is indeed possible to find great deals at the last minute.
Save money on school supplies
Families can save a lot of money on school supplies by checking their local Dollar Tree stores. These stores offer low prices and fewer temptations to buy unnecessary items.
Back to school
It's time to head back to school. Although it is last minute, there is still time to save money. There are many resources available to save money on everything from clothing to computers.
Save a ton
Every penny saved on school supplies helps families get through this expensive time of year. Families with multiple children to shop for can find it nearly impossible to meet the demands of school lists and uniforms.


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Ray Machowski
|Ray Machowski
GTA Liberty City Stories
|Full Name
|Ray Machowski
|Staunton Island, Liberty City
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Liberty City Police Department
Leon McAffrey
Asuka Kasen
Kenji Kasen
Bulletproof Patriot (given to Claude after Marked Man)Light Beige FBI Cruiser
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Robert Loggia (GTA III)
Peter Appel (GTA Liberty City Stories)
"He was a bent cop who knew his luck was almost up and he was about to come to an unfortunate end – this would make anyone paranoid… ."- Rockstar Games
Ray Machowski is a recurring character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as a character in Grand Theft Auto III (set in 2001) and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (set in 1998). He is a corrupt police officer working with Asuka and Kenji Kasen, the co-leaders of the Yakuza. In GTA III he is voiced by Robert Loggia, who has also appeared in Scarface, and in GTA Liberty City Stories by Peter Appel, who also voiced The Tight End Zone host Derrick Thackery in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Character history
Ray Machowski was born and raised in Liberty City. He claims to have been in the army and served with Phil Cassidy in Nicaragua, "back when the country knew what it was doing". At some point, he joined the Liberty City Police Department and was a law abiding police officer who was teamed with corrupt officer Leon McAffrey, who introduced Machowski to Toni Cipriani. Machowski attempted to arrest Cipriani and was reluctant to work with criminal elements. At some point prior to 2001 this attitude changed, with Machowski beginning to work for Asuka and Kenji Kasen, the co-leaders of the Yakuza, as an informant.
Asuka later suggests that he begin to employ Claude, with Machowski having Claude prove himself by driving to various locations across Staunton Island to drop off his pay from the Yakuza. Machowski later employs Claude out of Belleville Park, having him kill McAffrey, his former partner turned informant, help Phil Cassidy defend his business, collect and destroy some evidence, kill Ray's current partner and to kill his old partner (who survived Claude's previous attempts to kill him).
During this time Machowski is being investigated by both internal affairs due to his links to the Yakuza and the CIA due to his attempts to stop the Colombian Cartel and their production of the drug SPANK. He later hires Claude to drive him to the city airport, Francis International Airport, to escape arrest by the CIA, successfully catching his flight and fleeing the city.
Mission appearances
- Payday For Ray
- Silence The Sneak (Boss)
- Arms Shortage (Boss)
- Evidence Dash (Boss)
- Gone Fishing (Boss)
- Plaster Blaster (Boss)
- Marked Man (Boss)
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- GTA Liberty City Stories
Ray Machowski during Crazy '69'.
Ray Machowski with Leon McAffrey and Toni Cipriani in Crazy '69'.
Ray Machowski, Leon McAffrey and Toni Cipriani during Munitions Dump.


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Calling all transit and history fans! Hundreds more "Then & Now" historic L.A. transit photos available here!
It's a beautiful thing when Southern Californians take pride in their fascinating and diverse history. This past weekend the Metro Transportation Library & Archive logged its 3,000,000th view on our online Flickr photo gallery (yes, three million in less than five years). Over here at The Source, the reaction to "then [continue reading]


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JWC TO MARY RUSSELL ; 31 December 1850; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18501231-JWC-MR-01; CL 25: 325-326
31st December [1850] 5 Cheyne Row
Dont the years get to gallop so fast dear Mrs Russell that it seems no longer worth while to take note of them? Since last new year to this one, I seem to have hardly had time enough for one good long sleep! To those however, whom the winter finds with no money in their pockets to buy fire and food, the new winter may not look short! I wonder if to old Mary,1 for example, time seems to fly in this way, with ever increasing velocity?—do you think she takes any satisfaction in her life? if so; what shame to some of us! Poor old soul! as long as the life is in her I fancy she will like a bit of finery—especially if sent from London! and so the scarlet scarf(!) I send her however preposterous a present you may think it, wont have been so ill judged— I wish I were nearer her, I could give her plenty of old warm things, that poor people here hardly thank me for, and pawn generally for drink—but the carriage of such things costs more than they are all worth—and such trifles as can be easily sent by post are not adapted to the wants of a poor old woman—yet I am sure she likes something coming from myself—better than she would like the money to buy a new years trifle to herself—so tell her with my kind regards to twist this scarf several times round her old throat, and to be sure and not strangle herself with it— There is a ribbon for Margaret2—the ugliest I must say that I ever set my eyes on—but I sent my Maid to buy it—having got a little cold today—and this was her notion of the becoming! I must put in a cap-border with it to carry it off— The sovereign please to distribute for me according to your discretion—
Things are going on well enough with us for the present— There has been no winter hitherto to give me a chance it getting myself laid up—(for my cold today is nothing to speak of) and my headachs have neither been so frequent nor so severe latterly— But I met with a horrid accident some weeks ago—banged my right breast against the end of the sofa—and for three weeks the pain continued—and so, not being able to get the thing forgotten I was frightened out of my wits for the possible consequences—especially as my Brother-in-law wrote from Scotsbrig that I was not to go to any Dr with it—"London Drs being so unsafe for making a case out of everything and any meddling with such a thing as this being in his opinion positively injurious"— There! what does Dr Russell say to such views of the medical profession! The pain is quite gone now however—and I try to think no more about it—but it may be excused to me, all things recollected, that I have suffered a good deal of apprehension from this accident—
I have also been bothered to death with servants this Autumn—have had three in quick succession—the first new one roasted fowls with the crop and bowels in them! and that mode of cookery was not to our taste—the second a really clever servant, and good girl came to me, with a serious disease upon her and had to be soon sent to the Hospital where she is still, after two months—the third and last, thank heaven, suits capitally but I had best not praise her too much—it is "a tempting of Providence" to "cry before one is out of the wood"—
Kindest regards to your Father and Husband— Tell me about your health and "the smallest news will be gratefully received["]3
Ever yours affectionately
Jane Carlyle
I send you a winters evenings amusement in the shape of a book—I had written your name and mine on the fly leaf—but was advised to tear it out— Mr C has had two books seized at the post office lately on account of some pencil markings on one and a name on the fly leaf of the other—


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International Journal of Game Theory
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Rotations: Matching schemes that efficiently preserve the best reply structure of a one shot game
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Suppose that we have a two player game in which we want to test experimentally whether the subjects learn to play the game theoretic solution. For this purpose we need a matching scheme which assures that a rational subject behaves in each round of the experiment as if he played a separate stage game. In this paper we show that such a 'best-reply-structure-preserving matching scheme' has to be free of repercussion effects, and that the rotation of two equally sized groups of subjects, which was introduced by Cooper, DeJong, Forsythe and Ross, solves the problem efficiently.
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AUSTIN, Texas – On a day when the offense struggled to find a rhythm it was the defense of No. 6/5 Stanford that carried the Cardinal to a 63-54 come-from-behind victory at Texas Saturday.
Stanford (4-1) shot just 32.3 percent and was out-rebounded 55-40 by the Longhorns (3-1), but the Cardinal defense held Texas to a 26.2 percent output (16-for-61) from the field and forced 20 turnovers to negate any advantage. The defensive effort intensified in the second half, as the Cardinal, trailing 37-30 at halftime, limited the Longhorns to just five field goals and 17 points over the final 20 minutes.
"We had a rough first half, we had to make some adjustments at halftime, which I think our team did," said Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer, who won her 898th career game. "We came out and were much more aggressive in the second half. I'm proud of how our team battled. This wasn't a pretty game, but a very big game for us to win."
Redshirt senior forward Mikaela Ruef played a team-high 36 minutes, posting her first double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds while playing a physical game inside that helped limit Texas' top posts, Imani McGee-Stafford and Nneka Enemkpali, to a combined 7-for-21 effort shooting.
"We changed the way we were playing screens [in the second half], and it forced them into turnovers and we got some steals," Ruef said about the Cardinal's defensive adjustments. "We stepped it up on defense and forced them into mistakes, and got easy baskets in transition."
Ruef hit her first four shots from the field and scored all 10 of her points in the first half, keeping the Cardinal offense afloat as senior Chiney Ogwumike was held to just four points in the opening 20 minutes. Ogwumike would find the mark after the break, scoring 14 of her game-high 18 points.
"This game forced me to be outside, and it was a little uncomfortable at times," Ogwumike said. "I'm just really proud of my team for helping me build my confidence back in the second half. Sometimes the big games are what people talk about, but this game really taught me, and our team in particular, how to be mentally tough and stick with things."
A back-and-forth first half ended with a 9-2 Longhorn run over the final 3:04, putting Texas up 37-30. But the tightening of the Stanford defense would turn the game around as the second half got underway. Texas got its lead to 40-32 thanks to three free throws early, but went cold from the field, going scoreless over the next 6:33 as Stanford used a 15-0 run to go up 47-40. The Longhorns would not get their first field goal of the half until Enemkpali hit a jumper with 10:40 remaining in the contest.
Ogwumike paced the Cardinal run, scoring 10 of the 15 Cardinal points while Amber Orrange provided five en route to a 13-point, eight-rebound effort on the day.
"We had great leadership with Chiney and Mikaela. I thought Mikaela really helped us out early, hitting her shot, and Chiney picked us up in the second half, hitting her shot," VanDerveer noted.
Stanford stretched its lead to as much as nine at 56-47 with 3:05 remaining, and the Longhorns could not solve the Cardinal defense on the other end, making just three field goals over the final 7:10.Chassidy Fussell led the Longhorns with 15 points, while McGee-Stafford posted a double-double of 12 points and 14 rebounds. Enemkpali grabbed 11 rebounds to go with nine points.


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In late 2010 East Street Arts and Exposure Leeds ran a competition to find images for an exhibition to show off '21st Century Leeds' built environment.
In early 2011 the photography group undertook a photowalk that would take in all the places found within the exhibition.
This book displays the images I took during the walk - I hope you find them intriguing and a suitable reference point for a northern English city at the start of this latest century.
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College Hockey:Michigan Goalie Turco Breaks Collegiate Win Mark
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — With Michigan's 4-2 victory Friday night over Bowling Green, Wolverine netminder Marty Turco earned his 112th career win, topping the record of 111 previously held by Steve Shields, Turco's predecessor at Michigan.
Turco, in his senior year with the Wolverines, was honored with a plaque commemorating his achievement after stopping 14 shots on the evening. Said Turco, "[The record] wasn't a dream come true, but it was self-gratifying. It's more a reflection on the program.
"I never wanted the focus on me and now that it is done with, the focus can go back on the team."
Sixth-ranked Michigan is 17-4-1 on the season and stands at 12-2-1 in-conference, atop the CCHA.
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Star Wars Behind The Magic Win 7 Patch
How do I upload this patch to the forums?
I have a Windows 7 Patch that allows Star Wars Behind The Magic to work on Windows 7 PCs. I would like to upload the patch to become a permanent archive for anyone who owns the reference program. Star Wars Behind The Magic has historical significance and should have a way to run on current PCs.
I also own forty copies of this from Lucas Arts and am planning to donate some to the local Museums, Public and College Libraries. A reputable site such as Lucas Forums should have this patch available for download to this important reference program.
Where did you got so many copies? Do you happen to have 'Star Wars: Making Magic' copies too?
Can a Mod look into a way I can upload the Windows 7 Fix. I really would like others to be able to run Star Wars Behind The Magic on current PCs. A great program full of exclusive Star Wars information that should be discovered by todays generation.
Sorry for the shout, this program is too important to be lost due to computer incompatibility.
One of the pics from the CD, lots of rare stuff in the treasure trove.
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Here's what you will find in this week's Wave:
Zinema 2's Explorers Club, not even a year old, has become the IT place to watch movies you wouldn't otherwise see on the big screen in D-town. The series, which runs most Tuesdays, tends to include Q&As or little thematic adds. (Like a free PBR with every ticket during the night dedicated to Milwaukee filmmakers).
Music reviewer Tony Bennett calls Southwire debut a contender for album of the year.
Best Bets include Hinder's bad-boy show at Clyde, Southwire plays an LP release show, UMD hosts Shades of Africa music festival, gallery celebration at the Duluth Art Institute, Easter with "The Passion," and Gramma's Boyfriend at Red Star.
Also on the internet:
Bob Mould is playing June 16 at Grandma's Sports Garden.
Based on what I've read, it's safe to still be talking about Low & Co.'s appearance Saturday on The Current Sessions at the Fitz. Here is the take from The Current's music reporter Andrea Swensson.
And as long as we're digging around on all things public radio, here is where Homegrown Music Festival director Walt Dizzo introduces himself to the world. As you know, he's hosting a Duluth-centric music program that streams on The Local Current. It debuted Wednesday, but gets a rebroadcast at 11 p.m. today and 6 p.m. Saturday. There is an MPR app for that.
Attention art orgs: The Duluth Art Institute just raised you weekly podcasts. Here's an interview with Brent Erickson, whose show gets a gallery party today.
The City Pages has a feature on Southwire.
Kickstarter Roundup
Dirty Knobs, a Zac Bentz project, is trying to raise $10,000 to create a double album of "crushing drone and dark ambient madness."
Forging Community wants to show people how to create hand-forged art without using as little fossil fuel as possible. They're trying to raise $12,000 and have less than a month left.


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Israel believes in Serbia and in its capability to realize the economic potential it holds. We, at the Embassy in Belgrade, will do our best in order to support the needed steps, by any Serbian government, intended to bring the Serbian economy back to where it really belongs.
I think that there should be a continuation in the direction of reducing 'red tape', creating favorable investment climate in the branches of the Government and focusing on fields in which Serbia holds an added value - such as agriculture, energy and IT sector.
I think more can be mutually done, in order to expose the Serbian potential to Israeli investors and encourage joint venture projects. I certainly see a substantial realm for cooperation in the IT industry - especially with the Government's announced program of supporting this industry, as well as advanced agriculture, clean-tech and green energy. But as I have mentioned, a good acquaintance with Serbian potentials is a sine qua non for a good investment.
Coming from Israel, which is known as the "Start-Up Nation", I recognize a need to develop and nurture entrepreneurial culture in Serbia, and to support it through the Government. The Serbian Innovation Fund is a good example, and we are proud that we had the possibility to contribute – by sharing the Israeli experience.
As a candidate country for joining the European Union, Serbia has access to funds, credits and tenders - and this will be even more disposable as the procedure advances.
Joining the EU would contribute to stability, predictability and the ability for long-term planning, strengthen legal protection of investment – and raising the interest of foreign investors in the Serbian market.
As Serbia advances in the European Integration process, transparency and effectiveness of the economy will be desired, thus hopefully leading to greater competitiveness, fewer complicated procedures and less burden of bureaucracy.
Naturally, this will raise the issue of competitiveness of the Serbian economy and its producers at European market; the period of negotiations could be wisely used to adjust and meet the standards - in order to be able to compete, export and equally participate at EU market as active player. Personally, I believe that Serbia can achieve all of that.
Criticism about slow procedures, endless bureaucracy and lack of long term planning in Serbia is familiar to us, but after visiting every region in this country, conducting many visits and business meeting – my impression is that the needed change is now understood and desired in all levels of the economy. To me, as a believer in Serbia, that is an encouraging sign.
Alongside vision, entrepreneurship and business dedication – the main concerns of the potential investor is to be able to meet his objectives as soon as possible, pay back his investment and become profitable. In cases where the investment turns out to be a success story – a "magic circle" is created, and a positive "Buzz" spreads around the international business community. These outcomes upgrade the investment destination's reputation, making it more visible and intriguing for other players; help to reinforce a better 'Branding' for the investment's destination.
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Google has announced that registration for Google I/O will open on March 13 at 7a.m. PST. Last year, the event sold out in just 20 minutes, so you'll need to be on top of registration to make sure you reserve your spot at the event. Last year, Google unveiled the Nexus 7 and other products.
This year's I/O will take place May 15 to May 17 in the Moscone Center, located in beautiful San Francisco, California. To register for the event, you'll be required to have a Google+ account and Google Wallet buyer account. Prices remain the same at $900 for general attendees and $300 for academic attendees.
More information can be found on Google's I/O page.


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- Provigil: To Beat Sleepiness and the Related Disorders
- Overcoming a Sleeping Disorder
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- Learn How To Cope With Narcolepsy Without Seeing Doctors!
- Treatment Options For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Breakthrough Drug For Jet Lag?
- Provigil For Depression - An Alternative To Antidepressants Or Medicinal Troublemaker?
- When Too Much Sleep Isn't Enough - How to Treat Hypersomnia
- Sleep Disorders - What Are They and What Can We Do About Them?
- Is Provigil Effective for the Symptoms of ADD and ADHD?
Provigil: To Beat Sleepiness and the Related Disorders
Summary: The people fighting excessive sleep disorders and problems like narcolepsy, sleep apnea can find a solution in provigil, the medicine that induces wakefulness and helps people stay alert in their day to day activities. However, one should be careful while taking it as the medicine may cause some serious side effects.
For those who want to fight the tendency to doze off at the different times of the day can find a solution in the form of Provigil, the medicine that induces wakefulness. The last few decades have witnessed a change in the lifestyles of people and a related rise in the number of people who suffer from excessive sleepiness and the like sleep disorders. Due to this, there has been a need for a medication that can help people stay alert during the day such that their normal day to day activities are not affected.
Provigil works after bringing about an alteration in the natural chemicals present in the brain such that one might not feel sleepy after taking it in the prescribed quantity. The medicine can be taken by patients of sleep apnea, narcolepsy, disorders caused by changing work shifts and other sleep disorders of the kind. It should be noted that the intake of the medicine does not cure these disorders altogether but helps one fight them. They may not remove the sleepy feeling completely but helps overcome it and stay alert.
Though the medicine does a lot of benefit to the users, there are a few things that should be remembered when taking provigil as there can be side effects of it. First of all, the people who are allergic to modafinil or armodafinil should not take the medicine in any case. The medicine uses these compounds as their base so has a high percentage of these. Secondly, if a person develops any kind of skin allergies or reactions like rashes or blisters, or has sores in the mouth after taking provigil, they should immediately stop the intake and consult a doctor as soon as possible for the cure. Also, the medicine is not meant for prescribing to children, so it should kept away from their reach.
Along with these, provigil is also unsafe for people who have liver or kidney related problems, have chest pain or have recently had a heart attack. It is also unsafe to be used by pregnant women and those who have a history of drug addiction. The fact of the matter is that sleep disorders are always related to the nervous system and the medicines given for them also target to repair the problems with it. So, many a times, the medicines can be strong and can affect the sensitive organs and systems of those who take them. Thus, care should be taken while taking provigil and other medicines for sleep related disorders.


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So I have just found a bug that freezes my PSP, I have also been able to recreate it several times to make sure it wasn't a one off.
To do this:
1. Load up a save as any team.
2. When you have to choose your expectations for the season, click the bottom one but don't confirm it.
3. Then go back to the main menu.
4. Then click on your team name and go down to information.
5. Once in your information screen press the "O" button BUT don't adjust budjets.
6. Then press the "L" button 3 times so you are back at
your expectations screen.
7. Next I went to press confirm but i was on cancel, I then moved up back to confirm and then my PSP froze.
This has happened several times on saves.
How did you find this?
After reading expectations I usually got to check if we are over the wage budget and go back to confirm my expectations.
This is very frustrating and is stopping me start new saves as this occurs most times.


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DOTT help
I downloaded the latest Scummvm 136 on my 1.5Ghz laptop. DOTT runs perfectly on my PC except that the music and speech runs a little fast. The music sounds as if it is rushing for time and the characters talk fast.
It really bothers me as I want to appreciate the game at its normal speed. Can someone help in slowing the pace down?Thanks in advance.
Problem solved.
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- Hours: May – October: 11am – 1:30pm; 2:30pm – 8pm November – April: 11am – 530pm
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Cueva De Can Marca (Caves of San Marca)
Inside the cave, visitors are treated to beautiful formations of stalactites dripping from the ceiling, fossils, markings that tell the tale of ancient water running through, and a 30-foot waterfall that reaches far into the depths of the earth. Tours take anywhere from 30 – 40 minutes and call upon modern technology to help re-create what the cave might have looked like, complete with water being pumped in and colorful lighting effects.
Once exploration of the cave is complete, be sure to check out the stunning view from the exit of the cave. It's gorgeous.


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For the first time in its 48-year history the Alhambra Theatre & Dining in Jacksonville Florida, will perform "The Color Purple". Nominated for 11 Tony® Awards in 2006, the show will open at the Alhambra on March 26 and run through April 27, 2014.
"This will be a wonderful production for us to produce," stated Alhambra Managing Partner, Craig Smith. He added, "The story, the production values, the incredible cast and, of course, the menu all add up to a great night out for our guests. Having now seen The Color Purple a few times, I think this show will do what theater should do: stimulate conversation. This is a great musical with fantastic and intriguing plot lines. I am excited for it to open."
About the show: The Color Purple is a 1982 novel by American author Alice Walker, which won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction. It was later adapted into a film and musical of the same name. Taking place mostly in rural Georgia, the story focuses on the life of women of color in the southern United States in the 1930s, addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture.
The novel was adapted into a film of the same name in 1985. It was directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Whoopi Goldberg as Celie, Danny Glover as Albert, and Oprah Winfrey as Sofia. The play was nominated for 11 Academy® Awards. On December 1, 2005, a musical adaptation of the novel (based on the film) opened at The Broadway Theatre in New York City. The show was produced by Scott Sanders, Quincy Jones, Harvey Weinstein, and Oprah Winfrey. It garnered five 2006 Outer Critics Circle Award® nominations, including Outstanding Broadway Musical and Outstanding New Score. That same year, the show was nominated for eleven Tony® Awards, including Best Musical, Best Original Score Written for the Theater, and Best Leading Actress in a Musical. Rhonda LaChanze Sapp, known professionally as LaChanze, won the Tony® Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical.
About the Menu: Chef DeJuan Roy will celebrate the show with a menu that is inspired by the show's themes which will be plated and served to the table. The menu for "The Color Purple" includes two Salad choices: Nettie's Fried Green Tomatoes with smoked jalapeno ranch, goat cheese, herb oil and chopped cilantro; or Ms. Celie's Salad Chopped kale with candied nuts, dried cranberries, citrus vinaigrette and corn bread croutons. Entrée choices: Aunt Mae's Fried Chicken Breast with white barbeque sauce, chopped house made pickles, mac-n-cheese inspired risotto, and Mache or Herb Crusted Tilapia with Hoppin' John rice and sautéed kale; or African Adobo Spiced Lamb Shanks with Vidalia onion casserole, and spring carrots; or Spicy Black Eyed Pea Gumbo with okra, tomato, zucchini, onions, peppers and dirty rice. Guests will have their choice from two different Dessert choices: Ms. Sophie's Purple Sweet Potato Pie with edible flowers and whipped cream; or Shug Avery's Mixed Wild Berry Tart with fresh seasonal berries.
"The Color Purple"
Dates: March 26 – April 27, 2014
Show Times: 8:00 p.m. for evening shows Tuesday through Sunday. Doors open at 5:45 p.m., and dinner will be served until 7:30 p.m. Matinees on Saturday are at 1:15 p.m. Doors open at 11:00 a.m. and the brunch starts at 11:15 a.m. Sunday matinee is at 2:00 p.m. Doors open at noon and the meal starts at 12:15 p.m.
Dress: "Gala Night" Friday March 28, 2014 is "Formal/Dressy". All other shows could be "Business Casual" or "Sunday Best".
Tickets: Regular pricing for tickets starts at $47.00. Preview night pricing for the first two nights (March 26 & 27, 2014) are available for $38.00. Ticket price includes dinner, show and parking. Group sales are available.
Location: Alhambra Theater & Dining
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Jacksonville, Florida 32246
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Roby h crimpy old man that abducted innocent,desparate,refugee from Zimbabwe ,to satisfy your lustful desires.Nxa vark
Prosecutor Willemien Vos asked the Johannesburg High Court yesterday to cancel Ronny Mbuyisa's bail because he stands accused of stealing money from Protea Coin Security guards in Vanderbijl Park on March 24.
Mbuyisa is currently in Leeuhof Prison awaiting a bail appearance for last month's attempted armed robbery.
He is one of the eight men on trial for stealing $14.7-million and R1.5-million cash, a cellphone and two pistols off flight SAA237 in 2006.
Judge Nico Coetzee cancelled next Tuesday's court appearance of the eight accused to allow Mbusiya to attend the bail hearing for his robbery charge.
Roby h crimpy old man that abducted innocent,desparate,refugee from Zimbabwe ,to satisfy your lustful desires.Nxa vark
they stole 100m and still he stole again, typical of a foolish criminal
I dont understand what you call SOUP here!
The man is accused of another crime
I think he also knows that is just being fair to everyone
NO "SOUP" statements now please!
I can't understand why he is going to have another bail hearing. The previous bail should be immediately revoked as the dude is obviously a menace to society and shouldn't be allowed to be in it
Why give people like him bail cause they always go on another mission once outside - when will the courts learn that


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DeBoer eases off troops while waiting for Canadiens
Instead of cracking the whip today after Thursday's bad loss – the second truly ugly performance after eight games – coach Pete DeBoer went over the video but then held a loose practice in which the players and assistant coaches played a soccer game. Apparently, Rusty Olesz won the shootout and Tomas Vokoun, Radek Dvorak and Chris Higgins showed off their skills. It was at the Canadiens' beautiful (pretty new) practice facilty – the Bell Sports Complex – in Brussard, Quebec, which is like in the burbs of Montreal (akin to Plantation from Miami).
I'm betting Michael Frolik will be back in the lineup after his one-game benching because the line of David Booth-Stephen Weiss and Olesz were a combined minus-9 Thursday with Booth and Weiss on the ice for four of Ottawa's five goals. Tomas Vokoun, who got very little help with the defense giving up a ton of odd-man rushes, will be back in the nets. The Panthers may get a much-needed break with the Canadiens playing the Islanders Friday night in Uniondale while the Cats are in Montreal playing soccer.
Enforcer Darcy Hordichuk, who didn't get the best of Ottawa toughie Matt Carkner in his first fight as a Panther Thursday, is definitely waiting for Travis Moen Saturday night. He's heard all about how Moen pummeled Panthers top pick Erik Gudbranson while his hands were pinned in the preseason 6-2 loss to Montreal. DeBoer said that Hordichuk is definitely playing and earlier this week he raved about Gudbranson again to the Ottawa press, the same day he ran a practice for Erik's father Wayne, who coaches little brother Dennis' bantam-minor team. Hmm. Do you think the name Moen was brought up?


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The Missouri State Fair reopened this afternoon after being shut down after a strong storm blew through Sedalia last night. Gates opened at 3:00 o'clock. Some tents and power lines were knocked down at the fairgrounds. No injuries of people or livestock were reported.
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LOS ANGELES -- The No. 25 UCLA women's basketball team opened its home slate with an 82-78 victory over the Pepperdine Waves at Pauley Pavilion on Monday afternoon. The Bruins' first win of the season evened their record at 1-1, while the Waves dropped to 1-1.
Three Bruins topped the 20-point mark, led by senior Thea Lemberger with 25. Senior Atonye Nyingifa scored 24, while sophomore Nirra Fields added 20 and 10 rebounds. It was Fields' second double-double of her career. The first occurred last season--also in a win over Pepperdine.
The Waves were led by junior Bria Richardson with 25, including 17 in the second half. Sophomore Amanda Lovely and freshman Allie Green each grabbed seven rebounds off the bench.
UCLA used a three-pointer by Lemberger to take a 4-2 lead that they did not relinquish. Lemberger added another from beyond the arc the next trip up the court to spark a 9-0 run. The lead reached a game-high 14 before the Waves were able to cut their halftime deficit to five, 38-33.
The Bruins opened the second half on a 7-0 run to regain control before the Waves mounted a comeback behind Richardson and defensive pressure that held UCLA to 35.0 percent shooting over the final 20 minutes. Pepperdine cut the UCLA lead to two with 10 seconds remaining before Lemberger iced the contest at the free throw line. The guard converted 12 straight to close the game.
The Waves held a slight advantage shooting from the field, as they converted 42.6 percent to the Bruins' 40.0 percent. Pepperdine also made four three-pointers to the Bruins' three (all by Lemberger).
The Bruins next play Sunday at home versus the No. 12 North Carolina Tar Heels. The game will tip off at 3:00 p.m. and air on the Pac-12 Networks.
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Im having issues getting my copam to connect to my computer. I had it working before on this computer, but had to wipe my hardrive. I had a link to the old driver (the one that worked), but its no longer available. Im using the prolific black usb to serial controller with sign cut x2. The drivers off the cd dont work. I have also tried downloading some of the new drivers without any luck. The most i can get the cutter to do is start scrolling my vinyl and not cutting the file. Where can i get drivers for the black prolific controller?
Copam cp2500 driver issues Prolific Usb to serial u232-p9 (black)
Started by thestartingline, Apr 04 2008 11:20 PM
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Posted 04 April 2008 - 11:20 PM
Posted 05 April 2008 - 08:30 AM
The black cable is not Prolific. Do you have the driver disc that came with the machine?
Posted 05 April 2008 - 09:12 AM
Yes i have the disc that came with the machine, but i have no idea which driver it is in there. When i install the driver with device manager it installs it as the prolific usb to serial.
Posted 07 April 2008 - 05:51 PM
any ideas? I purchased a new cable today to try and install the drivers that come with the cable. Anytime i plug in the cable it installs with the previous drivers.
Posted 08 April 2008 - 08:47 AM
It could be installing the incorrect driver, in which case you would need to force the correct driver in. The black cable should be the USB 2.0, not the Prolific like Marcus mentioned. If you need assistance forcing the correct driver in, send me an email with your phone number: firstname.lastname@example.com
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The Black Cats take on Harry Redknapp's side in a 7.45pm kick-off at the Stadium of Light.
Cash turnstiles 13 and 14 will be open from 6.15pm, with tickets priced at £30.
There will be no concessions available at the turnstiles, so junior tickets must be purchased from the Stadium of Light ticket office, which is open from 9am until kick-off, priced from £10 for under-16s.
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May 29, 2006
NCAA Women's Singles Championship
May 29, 2006 * Stanford, CA
NCAA Singles Champion Suzi Babos, California
"I'm still in shock I can't believe I won. This was a big surprise. I need time to know exactly what happened. Right after the All-American tournament in October, I tore two ligaments in my right ankle so I couldn't play for a couple of months. I started coming back in January, but it wasn't functioning 100 percent so I was really struggling with it until March. My confidence was really, really low. I didn't believe I could come back and play at the level I wanted to play ever again. I just had to work extremely hard."
"It's just a huge being here in this tournament. I had a couple of good matches this semester, but also some bad matches. After our team lost in the NCAA Regionals to Fresno State, I felt really awful. I felt like I didn't deserve to be in this singles championships. Once I was here, I just got carried away with everything that was going on. Finally, everything clicked this weekend. I never stopped doubting that I could do really well here."
"Last year I went to Gerogia and said "I have a shot. I can win this tournament." This year, I wasn't expecting anything. I just wanted to enjoy it and take it match by match. I never even thought about playing the next round. Last year, I was focusing on winning. This year, I was just focusing on enjoying my game and improving point by point."
"[Lindsey] was a big hitter, which I like. I just wanted to make her move and touch every single ball. Once we started playing, I realized if my serve was on, and it was on fire today, then there was no way I could lose this match. Coming into the match, I was extremely nervous warming up. As soon as I stepped on the court, I said there's no way I'm losing this match because I'm nervous."
NCAA Singles Runner-Up Lindsey Nelson, USC
"It's disappointing, but it's been a great run and a great week and I'm looking forward to the summer and all it has to offer me. This was a great experience and a great week. I'm very proud of myself."
"It's just been such an emotional roller coaster and today I was just so nervous and so excited. She played a really great match and she hit a really great ball, and I just couldn't get back in there. I froze up and I didn't play as well as I'd liked to. I wish I could play it over again right now. I wish I could. I could play every point over again in my head, but that's just the way it goes. It was a bad day, but I'm very proud of myself."
"I've had a really rough year. I would have never thought that I'd be here right now. It's just very exciting to know that after an injury and illness and all the emotions running through my head and the doubt, that I could succeed and get them out of my head and remember that I'm a great athlete and that I have a lot to offer this game."
"[Suzi] served amazing and she's a strong lefty and she hardly missed and she pulled out really great shots at the right time that were amazing. She's a great player."
"I hadn't played a lefty all week, so it was different today than any of my other matches. She had a different spin than I was used to and I wasn't prepared for it as well as I would have liked to be. But next time, I'll be ready."
NCAA Women's Doubles Championship
May 29, 2006 * Stanford, CA
NCAA Doubles Champions Cristelle Grier & Alexis Prousis, Northwestern
Prousis - "This is my first NCAAs for singles and doubles, so I'm just happy to be here. Obviously, [our coaches] tell us to take it one match at a time, and that's what we did. In our first match, we could have lost. After that, we've had our heads on straight and knew that we just had to keep focused. We were up for this final and it was so exciting."
"Even this last week in the doubles tournament, we've gotten so much better. It's just awesome, to get better at a tournament. And we got better from each match on, which is exciting."
Grier - "This whole season, Prousis and I have played unbelievably well together. We've really stepped up and played some great matches. I think this tournament we got some revenge on people we'd lost to. So that's really satisfying. We know when we're playing well together that we're pretty unstoppable, which we showed this week."
NCAA Doubles Runners-Up Lucia Sainz & Katharina Winterhalter, Fresno State
Winterhalter - "I think it was a good match, we came up short. They had a high percentage on serves and returns. I think we returned well. It was a couple points here and there. One break in the first set and we just couldn't get that one point to break them back."
"We definitely met and exceeded our expectations. We came in here knowing that we can play as well as anyone in the country, but we didn't want put the pressure put on us, we wanted to come out and go after them. That helps our game. I'm very happy to end my senior year this way. Of course, a win would have been absolutely amazing, but this is just as great."


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The rollout of 15,000 credit cards embedded with EMV microchip technology might not seem revolutionary, but this test by Wells Fargo and Visa could be the first step in transforming American credit card security. JP Morgan Chase has announced similar technology on its premium cards.
If you've traveled recently, you may have experienced difficulty paying for everything from gas to food to lodging using your credit card's magnetic stripe. The U.S. is one of the few developed countries that continue to use magnetic stripe technology on credit cards. Other countries have switched over to microchip smart cards, which are more resistant to fraud and are compatible with the new readers that are becoming standard around the world.
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Retailers would need new card readers to process chip card transactions, and the associated expense and hassle has kept the U.S. from switching over to the new format. It may not change the face of the industry overnight, but Wells Fargo and Chase are taking a noteworthy step forward by providing traveling customers with new credit cards equipped with both magnetic stripe and EMV microchip technology. If you're among the test group, you'll find it markedly easier to use this new card on foreign soil.
Granted, a single new card won't signal the end of magnetic stripe cards in the U.S.--that would require all retailers to change their card readers and adopt the new technology. But it will make travel easier and provide American cardholders with the security benefits of smart cards, which are more difficult to duplicate fraudulently.
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The test also marks a first step toward the U.S. catching up to European Union nations and other parts of the world where chip cards are now the standard. Close neighbor Canada has begun to convert to smart cards: by December 31, 2012, all Canadian retailers, vendors, and payment outlets must be equipped to accept chip cards.
Why is the U.S. so behind in this technology? The New York Times claims there is less credit card fraud in the U.S. than in many other countries, so banks aren't under as much pressure to adopt a new fraud prevention technology. The cost of new equipment at retail checkout counters and gas stations nationwide is also a factor. Whatever the reason for the delay, the new travel smart card from Wells Fargo is sure to be a favorite among international travelers, and may pave the way toward more convenient and secure credit card processing worldwide.


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It's tough to get out on the trail when baby arrives. Especially in L.A., where there are already enough excuses not to get out (the traffic is horrible, the sun is too strong, it's too hot). A baby is just another reason to stay comfortably inside and watch adventure films filled with other people living their lives.
But not only is getting out with the infant a guaranteed cure for new parent cabin fever, it's also a great training technique (you always have an extra 10-30 pounds on your chest or back) and is the best way to guarantee some day your kid will be stoked to join in on family adventures.
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It has two pockets that are the perfect size for snacks for the baby, an energy bar or two for you, a few basic backcountry tools (Leatherman, compass) and there's still enough room for your smartphone so you can get that summit selfie. The built-in shade may be a bit floppy but it's solid enough to keep baby's head from shriveling in the sun or getting too wet. And with the inward-facing design, your body heat keeps the little rascal warm on cold desert nights, chilly beach adventures or snowy 10K+ summit pushes.
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Oct. 9, 2012
SMU Mustangs (2-3, 1-0 C-USA) at Tulane Green Wave (0-5, 0-1 C-USA)
Saturday, October 13, 2012 - 12 P.M. CT
The Superdome (72,000)
New Orleans, La.
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Setting The Scene
SMU makes a trip to New Orleans looking for its fourth-straight 2-0 Conference USA start. The Mustangs are facing Tulane for the final time as conference mates, as SMU will move to the BIG EAST in 2013.
SMU's Randall Joyner is this week's C-USA Defensive Player of the Week. Making the start for an injured teammate, Joyner notched a team- and career-high 14 tackles and recorded two interceptions as SMU shutout UTEP in El Paso, 17-0.
Zach Line puts the "run" in SMU's Run & Shoot. Line has posted 100-yard games against Baylor and Texas A&M in 2012, and his 17 career 100-yard games rank second in SMU history to only Eric Dickerson and third among active players. He has totaled 3,334 yards and 37 rushing TDs in his career, both of which rank in the top five among active players.
SMU is 18-7 in Conference USA games since the start of the 2009 season (6-2, 6-2, 5-3, 1-0).
The SMU defense enters the game on the heels of two solid performances, allowing just three points over the last six quarters. Against No. 15 TCU, SMU held the Horned Frogs to just 156 yards of total offense. It was the fewest yards for a TCU team since 1997, as the Mustangs limited the Frogs to just 2.1 yards per play. SMU then posted a 17-0 win at UTEP, marking the second shutout of the season for the Mustangs, the first time that has happened at SMU since 1983. The Mustangs are just the third team in C-USA history to post two shutouts in one season, joining the 2011 UCF team and the 1999 Southern Miss squad. No team has ever recorded three shutouts in the same season.
Located in the nation's fifth-largest media market, SMU boasts an impressive resume with 143 Conference Championships, 147 NCAA top-10 finishes, eight NCAA team championships (three in football), over 100 individual NCAA championships, hundreds of All-Americans and one Heisman Trophy Winner. SMU has won its conference's Director's Cup in 11 out of the past 15 years. SMU is one of just 20 schools that has both a Heisman Trophy winner and multiple national championships.
SMU is in the midst of its Centennial Celebration, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the University's founding and opening. January 1, 2011, was designated as the start of the celebration period, running through 2015. SMU was founded in 1911 and opened in 1915.
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The Wave is riding a 15-game losing streak and has been outscored 212-45 in 2012.
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Stat Priority for Restoration Druid in PvE | Latest Patch 6.2.4
Below are the Stat Priority and Stat Summaries for Restoration Druid at level 100. The Stat Priority ranks your stats from most effective (left) to least effective (right). The Stat Summaries provide a quick overview of how each stat impacts your character.
Stat Priority
Intellect > Haste > Mastery > Multistrike > Crit > Versatility > SpiritView Weights & Pawn
Stat Weights
- Intellect
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- Mastery
- Multistrike
- Crit
- Versatility
- Spirit
Pawn String
( Pawn: v1: "PvE-Druid-Restoration-Noxxic": MasteryRating=0.75, Versatility=0.37, HasteRating=0.82, Spirit=0.29, CritRating=0.45, Intellect=1.57, Multistrike=0.67 )
Stat Summaries
Intellect increases the damage and healing done by your spells.
Haste increases attack and spell casting speed, adds additional damage and healing to DoTsA spell or ability that does damage over time. and HoTsA spell or ability that heals over time., and reduces the GCDA universal cooldown activated by most abilities.. As Restoration, Naturalist provides additional Haste rating.
Mastery provides a passive bonus to your character based on your specialization. Mastery Harmony increases the power of your direct heals and allows your direct heals to increase the power of your HoTA spell or ability that heals over time.s.
Multistrike grants a chance for your spells and abilities to activate up to 2 additional times at 30% effectiveness.
Critical Strike increase the chance for your spells and attacks to critically hit for additional damage and healing.
Versatility increases your damage, healing, and absorption done and decreases damage received.
Spirit increases the rate of your Mana regeneration. You should stack enough Spirit to have adequate Mana to survive the typical raid encounter.


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D7000 (50mm) to D600 (85mm) upgrade worth it?
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D7000 (50mm) to D600 (85mm) upgrade worth it?
Hi All,
I've got that 'need new kit' itch as it's 2 years since my last major purchase....
I currently love my D7000 and 50mm 1.4 for general family shots with a shallow DOF. Would a D600 and 85mm F1.8 (1.4 is too much extra) really be a big improvement? I tend to print no larger than A4 anyway.
Calculations show that at 2 metres DOF is 9cm for 50mm on D7000 (equivalent to 75mm) and DOF is 6cm on D600 85mm F1.8 . But what's this like in the real world? Anyone else already made a similar upgrade?
My only concern with asking on this forum is people are unlikely to say "No, I spent over £2000 on new kit and it's basically the same as the old set up I had!" So your honesty would be great!
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