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Nearly ten months ago now, recording artist, producer, and label owner Blake Morgan, posted "My New Year's resolution is to stand up and speak out more," in the Huffington Post, (12/18/13). Several points he made in the article really resonated with me, especially this one, "And yet I've never heard of anyone who's been successfulRead More →
I'd like to call your attention to a new weekly blog post by a renowned name in classical music writing. Steve Metcalf, former music critic of the Hartford Courant and curator of the Richard P. Garmany Chamber Music Series at The Hartt School, has started writing a weekly blog on classical music for Hartford's local NPR station,Read More →
Today's post is the fourth post in our August Guest Blog Series! Elizabeth Erenberg is a flutist and co-founder of the website www.Musicovation.com, a site dedicated to sharing and generating positive music news. In the fluidity that is a music career, I define myself differently almost every day. Today, I am a blogger. Last week,Read More →
This is the second post in our August Guest Blog Series! Barbra Weidlein is co-founder and director of MajoringInMusic.com, a website for prospective music and current music majors, parents, and music educators. A little over a month ago, an article popped up on USA Today College Online, about a new ranking of the "top 10″Read More →
Last Thursday, May 15, 2014, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced changes intended to ease international travel with musical instruments under the new enforcement of the ban on bringing African ivory into the States. The recent policy decree banning the importation of African ivory caused great unintended consequences for traveling musicians whose instruments contain smallRead More →
The League of American Orchestras has announced its 2014 Conference, which will take place in Seattle, June 4-6. The theme of the 2014 conference is "Critical Questions, Countless Solutions." The League announcement proclaims, "From Gabriel Prokofiev to Claire Chase, Joshua Roman to Alan Brown, we're bringing the best minds and talent together to saturate youRead More →
The spring issue of Symphony magazine is now available online. As usual, the magazine contains a variety of interesting articles. Chester Lane, Senior Editor at Symphony magazine, presents a fascinating article about the health and wellness programs springing up in orchestras. Many of these programs have been funded by the Ann and Gordon Getty FoundationRead More →
Mary Plaine, Principal Librarian with the Baltimore Symphony, recently posted a New York Times article by Jane Brody on Orchestra-L, ICSOM's list-serve, about what causes hearing lost. (Thank you, Mary!) The article cites a new book by Katherine Bouton, "Shouting Won't Help: Why I — and 50 Million Other Americans — Can't Hear You." AccordingRead More →
Shoshana Fanizza is the founder of Audience Development Specialists (ADS for short). It's a company that provides services to help organizations and individuals learn how to apply audience development to their art. Find ADS here. As is the usual case now-a-days, she has a blog, and last June I stumbled across what I thought was […]Read More →
One of the listservs to which I belong is Thomas Cott's, "You've Cott Mail." As Cott says, "It's a free service for professionals in the arts," and he sends it most weekdays. I'm interested in it because it doesn't just cover music, and we musicians can learn from our brethren in other areas of the […]Read More →


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Geez Henry… Been working out huh? The third trailer for Zack Snyder and Christopher Nolan's Man of Steel dropped and it is GLORIOUS! You know you're in for something amazing when a trailer can give you the chills.
Man of Steel drops on June 14, 2013. Hit the jump and check out the trailer.

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Starz channel has really kicked it into high gear with some fantastic programming this past year and some new shows to look forward to this year. Three stand out series include "The White Queen," "Black Seas" and David S. Goyer's (Superman: Man of Steel) original action adventure series, "Da Vinci's Demons."
"Da Vinci's Demons" if you missed the first season had a great mix of intrigue, action, romance and stars Tom Riley who portrays Da Vinci as a sexy, brilliant, roustabout who's got a nose for trouble and a "Macgyver" way of getting out of it. It took a few episodes for the show to really take off but by the middle of the 10 episode run they hit their stride.
Check out the Season Two featurette with Da Vinci traveling to the "New World." The costumes and sets look fantastic and from what we can gather is that the story will be taking on a new direction with the characters traveling to the New World.
Returning cast members include: Tom Riley, Laura Haddock, Elliot Cowan, Lara Pulver, Blake Ritson and Gregg Chillin. New cast members Carolina Guerra (who plays Ima, the seductive Inca High Priestess) and Kieran Bew (portrays Duke Alfonso, the son of Ferrante and Future King of Naples) are also introduced.
The show premieres Saturday, March 22 at 9pm ET/PT with a ten-episode season on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 9pm ET/PT on STARZ.
And if you missed the "The White Queen" which was exceptional and received three Golden Globe nominations, Starz will re-air two episodes back-to-back each night starting Monday, February 17th at 7PM ET/PT on STARZ CINEMA. Episodes 101 & 102 will kick off the replay that night. You can catch the first episode of "Black Sails," on the Starz website.


text: It seems like a mash-up kind of day today. Graphic artist, Matthew Ranzetta created these pretty awesome mash-up posters of classic movies such as 'Cool Hand Luke' and 'The Princess Bride' with a 'Star Wars' twist. Ranzetta's simple designs makes these poster quite cool. My favorite definitely has to be 'Rebel Without a Cause'. I would think Han Solo would be more fitting of that title, but what do I know? Hit the jump to check out Matthew Ranzetta's brilliant Star Wars classic movie mash-ups!


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I'm working at a project with around 7 computers (regular, mid-end PCs) connected to an Ethernet LAN, running Linux and used to run molecular simulation software like PyMOL. There are several users, each of which has his/her $HOME folder. The amount of data stored on those directories is very large, so since PC has an average of two HDD of 1TB each, and only the second one is being used to store $HOMEs, every computer hosts a couple of those folders and is, at the same time, an NFS server and client:
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/etc/shadowfiles) and his/her $HOME is not hosted in that computer, then it'll be on other on, mounted via NFS.
- A server to export the $HOMEs it hosts.
When I started working as a (very unexperienced) IT admin at this project, about two weeks ago, I thought that this is wrong, and that the right thing to do is to centralize the storage, in a NAS-way. But we (the project) cannot afford a dedicated NAS device, though we will purchase a few more computers soon.
Since, while working, the R/W amount is not that intensive, and the number of PCs on the lab isn't expected do scale, I was wondering if putting all the HDDs in one machine (Core2Quad, or similar) and using it only as NFS file-server is a plausible option. Is it? (First doubt that crossed my mind is that a standard motherboard doesn't have seven or eight SATA plugs..)
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Aldous Huxley famously said of Lake Atitlan in Guatemala, "It really is too much of a good thing." With three volcanoes rising from its ultra-clear waters and twelve distinct Mayan towns resting on its banks, Lake Atitlan is claimed by some to be one of three energy vortexes on the planet and said by many to be the most beautiful lake in the world.
These photographs from Eric Mencher look to capture that beauty and energy, expressed and embodied by both the extraordinary landscapes and the unique people of the Lake Atitlan area.
As a photojournalist at The Philadelphia Inquirer until 2009, I traveled the world, the country and the region photographing everything from wars to World Series. Now I work on personal photographic projects, many with my wife, Kass Mencher. For over two decades we've worked on a series titled "Duets", which juxtaposes our pictures of the same place, person, event or landscape. We recently finished a long-term project on the Lincoln Highway, the first cross-country road in the United States. We've also been living part of the year in Guatemala and Mexico, photographing and enjoying the wonderful and warm cultures of those two unique countries.
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UWMC golf is a fall sport open to both men and women. Because golf has a short season, it's not as demanding as other varsity sports and can be a source of fun and relaxation, and a great way to make new friends.
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Vancouver stores and courier companies expect to increase holiday hiring over last year by at least 100 jobs, while statewide, retail hiring may decrease slightly, according to the Washington state Employment Security Department.
A state report Wednesday projects Washington retailers and couriers to bring on 13,500 seasonal holiday workers, slightly less than the 13,700 hired in 2012 in the three-month period ending in December.
But local companies are expected to hire between 900 and 1,000 seasonal workers, up from more than 800 last year, said Scott Bailey, regional labor economist. Bailey expects the bulk of local hiring — nearly 400 jobs — will be at general merchandise stores. He anticipates about 150 workers will be brought on at clothing and clothing-accessory stores, with grocery stores adding about 100. Another 200 jobs will be added at smaller specialty stores, he said, adding that he expects courier companies such as FedEx and UPS to also bring on new staff.


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EA are set to show off Battlefield 3 at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco in March. EA will also have new game announcements as well as playable hands-on-time with upcoming titles.
The titles that will be on show including Battlefield 3 will be Shadows of the Damned, Alice Madness Returns, Kingdom of Amalur: Reckoning and Crysis 2.
For those who purchased Medal of Honor will receive and invitation to the Battlefield 3 beta. Details of the beta have not yet been released.


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All you had to do was take the plates to DMV, pay a fee and you'd get new plates. If transfer was from same class of vehicle, they'd have told you to keep the plates. DMV credits you for some of the registration paid on the prior vehicle. As to fraudulently displaying the plate on the car you'ver cost yourself quite a bit more money:
(3) The giving, lending, or borrowing of a license plate for the purpose of using same on some motor vehicle other than that for which issued shall make the giver, lender, or borrower guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. Where license plate is found being improperly used, such plate or plates shall be revoked or canceled, and new license plates must be purchased before further operation of the motor vehicle.
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Nintendo's Factory Service Repair is available for systems either in or out of their one (1) year warranty period. If your system is out of warranty or determined to be caused by something other than a manufacturer's defect, payment will be required before Nintendo will repair your system. Two attempts will be made to contact you to arrange for payment. If we are unable to contact you, your system will be returned to you un-repaired. Any system that is found to be counterfeit or altered (e.g. software modification, hardware modification, tampered with, etc.), is permanently damaged and cannot be brought back to its original working condition. As such, your system will be returned as-is and your only option would be to purchase a replacement at retail.
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Selecting the right kitchen hood isn't easy—but it's very important. Because of its size and centrality in your kitchen, a kitchen hood forms an integral component to the style, flavor and overall look of your kitchen. Here are three tips to keep in mind as you browse around for the right kitchen hood.
- Find a hood that reflects the overall style of your kitchen. There is a kitchen hood for every taste. The critical point you need to remember is to select a hood that complements your kitchen. If you're designing, say, a Tuscany kitchen, you probably won't choose a sleek stainless steel hood with a minimalistic vent. Matching matters.
- Find a hood that provides proper functionality. A kitchen hood isn't only about style. It's a tool. The purpose of a range hood is to draw up grease, smoke, vapors and odors. If you are cooking constantly, especially if you prefer frying, baking, and broiling, you need a hood that will provide maximum ventilation, not merely a microwave oven ventilator.
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The Manchester City online store is giving you your delivery on purchases over £45 absolutely FREE - and that includes worldwide orders!
Support the Blues in the run up to the end of the season and get your much-needed City essentials from the comfort of your own home.
Plus, Last Chance to get your piece of City's iconic past with our Retro shirt offer that's available online and instore. Selected shirts available from £20 and jacket at just £30, don't miss out on this great offer. Ends Midnight (BST) Monday 31 March.
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The all-new Sport trim is available across the line-up, and comes with a host of purposeful additions. Spoilers front and rear, smart 16-inch alloys and a chrome exhaust pipe all bring a touch of glamour to the sensible supermini. Buyers also get a diffuser-style rear bumper, as well as front foglamps and tinted windows.
Inside, supportive sports seats hold you firmly in position, and there is a handsome three-spoke leather steering wheel. The Sport is based on the Fabia 2 model, and the final piece of extra kit is a pair of curtain airbags.
Video: watch CarBuyer's video review of the Skoda Fabia
Skoda has left the four-strong line-up of engines unchanged – as well as the suspension and steering settings – and from behind the wheel, our 1.9-litre diesel variant felt exactly the same as the standard Fabia. The bigger wheels make a slight difference to ride comfort, but the Sport is no more dynamic or entertaining to drive than lesser cars in the range.
In a way, that's no bad thing. The punchy oil-burner delivers a decent blend of power and economy, while high-speed refinement and comfort on long distances are impressive for a car in this class. However, buyers looking for an alternative to fun rivals such as the Ford Fiesta Zetec S and Vauxhall Corsa SXi might be disappointed by the cosseting driving experience.
In this model's defence, the extra equipment is worth £1,825 if you buy it all individually, yet Sport trim only adds £940 to the price of a Fabia 2. And you also get to enjoy the same roomy cabin, practical 300-litre boot and classy finish as found in the rest of the range. As well as the 1.9 TDI in our car, buyers can choose a 1.4-litre diesel or 1.2 and 1.6 petrol engines.
If you want purposeful looks from your Fabia, the new Sport represents decent value – just don't expect it to serve up the kind of thrills you'd get from its warm hatch competitors.
Rival: Vauxhall Corsa SXi
The practical Corsa is a close match for the Fabia, but in five-door form the 88bhp 1.3 CDTI model starts at £12,815 – and that makes the more powerful Skoda look an even better bet.
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* Torque: 240Nm
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* Economy: 57.6mpg
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This superlative wellness destination with its spacious parks and wealth of opportunities for connecting with nature is tailor-made for extended health breaks.
A powerful combination of heritage, experience and research has enabled Bad Nauheim to become the centre of medicine that it is today. Modern clinics and highly effective therapeutic facilities guarantee the highest possible medical standards.
An exceptional culture of cooperation
On the Kerckhoff campus, specialist clinics of international standing collaborate with the Max Planck Institute's Heart and Lung Research Centre. This complex of cardiovascular and lung clinics, unique in Germany, provides patients with comprehensive care for a wide range of clinical symptoms. Meanwhile, at the internationally recognised sports clinic, top performers such as Michael Schumacher receive individual treatments.
The versatility of the spring water
Bad Nauheim's 150-year medical heritage is founded, however, on the presence of mineral-rich spring water, which is used for traditional bathing and drinking cures and also serves the warm, bubbling pools at the Therme am Park. Five salt evaporation works prepare the saltwater, releasing very fine saltwater droplets that soothe the mucus membranes of the respiratory tract. The inhalatorium enables visitors to enjoy a concentrated dose of this healthy 'sea' breeze. A host of cultural events use the town's art nouveau thermal baths as a magnificent backdrop, and crowds of visitors flock to Bad Nauheim's fantastic festivals. Nestled within the lush, rolling landscape of the low-lying Taunus mountains surrounded by the Wetterau countryside, Bad Nauheim can offer an extensive range of outdoor activities.
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text: Motel 6 Hotel rating Quick Specs Rates $75-$81Year Built 1974Year Renovated 2006 View Large Interactive Map Address 125 Union StBraintree, MA 02184 Web http://www.motel6.com Phone + 1 781-848-7890 Fax + 1 781-843-1929 Toll-free 800-4-MOTEL6 Email firstname.lastname@example.com OverviewMeeting SpecsPhotos & videos Description 2-story lodge - 10 mi SE of downtown Boston; 5 mi to Bay Side Expo Center.Year Built: 1974Year Renovated: 2006Check in Time: 12:00 PMCheck out Time: 12:00 PMNumber of Floors: 2Total Number of Rooms: 92Rates: $75-$81Chain: Motel 6, Inc.Chain Website: http://www.motel6.com GDS Hotel Reservation CodesAmadeus GDS: MX BOSA45Galileo/Apollo GDS: MX 58031Sabre GDS: MX 034020WorldSpan GDS: MX 1057 Motel 6 Location & Neighborhood10 mi SE of downtown Boston; 5 mi to Bay Side Expo Center. Airport. Motel 6 Rates & PoliciesMotel 6 rates are Daily in USDStandard: $75-$81 Credit Cards Are AcceptedReservations must be guaranteed with a credit cardMeals: No Meals IncludedDeposit Policy: 1st night's deposit or credit card to guarantee for arrivalafter 6 pmCancellation Policy: Must cancel by 4 pm, date of arrivalRestrictions: 1 small pet allowedHotel Discounts offered: AARP discount Nearby AirportsLogan Intl (10 miles north)New Bedford Mncpl (36.75 miles south)T F Green (40.25 miles southwest)More Airports » Motel 6 Room AmentitiesMotel 6 amenities are in All rooms unless noted otherwiseAir ConditioningCoffeemaker (some)Daily Maid ServiceMicrowave Oven (some)Rooms for Non-smokersTelephoneRefrigerator (some)Cable/Satellite Television (some)TelevisionInternet Access (Wireless) Guest ServicesLaundry RoomFree Onsite ParkingWheelchair Access to Common/Public AreasCommon Area Internet Access (Wireless) Security ServicesSmoke Alarm in Rooms Pet ServicesPets Allowed Nearby SightseeingPurana Qila, Delhi, India (4.25 miles east) Nearby RecreationBeachBoating/SailingFishingGolf CourseHealth ClubHealth Spa/MassageShopping Mall/Area Motel 6 Meeting Rooms & Events Motel 6 Images, Videos, & Virtual Tours Photos & Videos Motel 6 ExteriorMotel 6 RoomMotel 6 RoomMotel 6 Room Images Powered by VFM Leonardo Nearby Braintree Hotels More Nearby Hotels Hampton Inn & Suites Boston CrosstownCandlewood SuitesComfort InnHoliday Inn ExpressHoliday Inn ExpressSuper 8 MotelAbercrombie's Farrington InnBoston Hotel BuckminsterBradford Inn & SuitesComfort Inn ProvidenceFairfield Inn & Suites Boston CambridgeHampton Inn Boston/CambridgeHarvard Square HotelHoliday Inn Express & SuitesHotel 140Pilgrim Sands MotelRodeway Inn BrocktonQuality Inn & Suites Hoteliers! Is your listing up to date? With over 130,000 hotels in our database, no other source compares to our depth of information. Click here to review and be sure the travel professional knows your hotel's latest details.


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Thomas Edward Graves Jr.
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Height: 6-3 Weight: 228 lbs.
Born: December 18, 1955 in Norfolk, VA
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Hello all! Chances are if you're reading this it means you, much like myself, are addicted to TV. You just can't ever get enough of that small screen action! Well, I'm here to tell you that I feel your pain and would like to help you in your noble quest for TV knowledge, which is why I've taken it upon myself to create this fun, weekly feature. Every week, I will dig up new and interesting facts about a show and share them with you right here. So sit back, relax, and let the trivia madness commence!
Why don't we have a deeper look into two of the best crime-solving partners in the business: 'Castle's very own smooth-talking author Rick Castle and his muse Detective Kate Beckett. For over five years now, we've watched these two uncover the truth of hundreds of murders thanks in large part to their excellent teamwork and undeniable chemistry. Yup, getting justice has never looked so good, however, there's still so much we have to learn about this gang of merry detectives (and their writer sidekick). Such as...
Did You Know:
1. It took 125 actresses to decide on the perfect Kate Beckett.
That's right — poor Nathan Fillion had to read with 125 different women in order to find his perfect leading lady. That's a lot of people. Not to mention a lot of line-reading. (Though you gotta admit it was well worth the effort!)
2. Speaking of which, Stana Katic, who plays Kate Beckett, was hired thanks in large part to a blouse.
Let me explain…the actress had just gotten out of hair and makeup for the final callback between her and one other woman, when she realized she was wearing a blouse that was way too long. After grabbing a pair of scissors, she asked Fillion if he could cut in a straight line to make her blouse shorter. He said he could try. The producers witnessed this comical interaction and gave Katic the part. Clothes: saving careers on a daily basis.
3. Detective Ryan's on-screen wife is also his off-screen wife.
Juliana Dever, the actress who plays Ryan's wife on the show, is actually Seamus Dever's real life wife as well. Hence why they have the same last name. (I think I'm ready for my detective badge…or at least one of those bullet proof vest things like Castle has.)
4. This show is a big fan of chess parodies.
For example, in the Nikki Heat novels, Castle names his fictional counterpart Jameson Rook. In chess, "castle" and "rook" are interchangeable names for the same piece. Clever, right? Even the name "Castle" itself is a shout out to the name of the real best-selling novelist, Stephen King, whose surname also happens to be a chess piece. Checkmate!
5. Castle's apartment is the same set that was used for the show 'Moonlight.'
It served as the lead character Mick's apartment in the short-lived series. Though, to be honest, I'd find this way more interesting if we were talking about 'Moonlighting' and not 'Moonlight.' Sorry, but a human Bruce Willis trumps a vampire Alex O'Loughlin every day of the week.
6. Detective Ryan has a secret man crush on Castle.
Or at least his books, anyway. At least once in every episode of Season 1, there is a scene with Ryan holding a copy of one of Castle's books, which is either super adorable or super creepy. Maybe both! Either way, someone get this guy a Kindle Fire for Christmas.
7. 'Firefly' gets quite a bit of recognition on the show.
Hard core Nathan Fillion fans have probably recognized that the creators of 'Castle' insert several allusions to the actor's former TV series 'Firefly.' For example, in the episode 'Vampire Weekend,' Castle kicks off the episode by appearing in his actual 'Firefly' costume. Subtle? No. Brilliant to behold? You bet! (If you've never watched 'Firefly' you should definitely get on that ASAP. Captain Malcolm Reynolds 4-eva!)
8. Actress Stana Katic can speak four languages.
This includes Serbian, French, English, and Italian. She can also speak in British, Irish, Eastern European, Italian, Spanish, Greek, and South African accents. Is there a badge for that? If not, there's certainly an app. You know she would totally dominate in the Accents and Impressions category in 'Heads Up' (aka the best app ever). Talk about impressive.
9. Susan Sullivan, who plays Castle's mother Martha, used to be a Playboy Bunny.
All together now…"WHAT?!?!" Yes indeed, the actress spent the latter part of her college years (1963-64) working as a legit Playboy Bunny. Anyone else really want to see Hugh Hefner guest star on the show now? No? Just me?
10. Nathan Fillion is deaf in one ear.
It's a little random, I know, but still an interesting fact that I personally had no idea about. Did you? At the 2012 Comic-Con it was revealed that the actor had lost all hearing in his left ear back in 1973, though the cause of how this came about remains unclear. (If you know anymore details about it, feel free to sound off in the comments below!)
I hope you enjoyed this week's installment of Facts From a TV Junkie. Check back next week for another fix!
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Not sure how much of a TV junkie you are Kelly, but Beckett is a NYPD Detective, not a FBI Agent. But either way, she's a bit of a brain and friggin' hot too, MMMmmmmmmmmmm.
As for Susan Sullivan being a PB Bunny, why not, she's still looks bloody good for her age and I don't think it's because she had a bit of a nip'tuck either.
Now for Nathan's previous work on Firefly, SEE IT NOW, RIGHT BLOODY NOW !!!!
Go on and treat your self, even if you arn't in to SiFi much, you will still like it. OH, and don't forget to watch the movie Serenity after the last episode.
Nothing here about Molly Quinn, hummina hummina hummina ;-)
Always love to know facts on your favouritre show, it seems that's not just acting the way Susan behaves on the show, after hearing about her & the Bunnyl, was she also on The Sullivans?


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Dear Vera:
We know a lot of perfume lovers have turned up their noses at your Princess line. But we always believed in you. That vanilla/chocolate/apple/water lily? Mmm. We loved it, we still do.
When we didn't like Flower Princess, we figured it was just maybe because of that ivy note.
And Rock Princess was pretty good, darker and fruitier and muskier, even if our hearts were still with the original.
But Glam Princess? (What is a glam princess?) That pink-and-yellow Miley Cyrus style bottle was a little much for the mild scent inside, wasn't it?
And now we have Preppy Princess, and we've completed the slide from fairy-tale royalty to a teenager with a venomous Facebook habit and a triple-digit allowance whose Dad calls her "princess". It smells like an overripe red gelatin dessert and the bottle's even louder in person. And the marketing copy specifically says that the Preppy Princess girl is "the leader of a clique"? Man, we miss the days when the personality quiz on the original Princess website told girls to see the world and go to graduate school.
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I have Rock Princess in the awesome black bottle and am hoarding it like that dude with all the rats on A&E. I am looking forward to giving Preppy Princess a sniff but if I buy it, I might just call it Vera Wang when asked.
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Mohiuddin, Shaikh (2010) Determination of Hg as a Pollutant in Marine Culture of Karachi's Coastal Waters by Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy. PhD thesis, University of Karachi, Karachi .
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How many pairs (M, N) of sets of size n have M + N = {0, 1, ..., n^2-1}?
Manfred Schroeder, in Number Theory in Science and Communication, 4th edition, asks (p. 27): find all pairs of sets $(M,N)$, each of size 10, such that $$ M + N = \{ m + n : m \in M, n \in N \} $$ is the set $\{ 0, \ldots, 99 \}$. One example is, of course, the pair $M = \{ 0, 1, \ldots 9 \}$ and $N = \{ 0, 10, \ldots, 90 \}$. Of course there's nothing special about 10 here, and one can instead look for pairs $(M,N)$ such that $|M| = |N| = n$ and $M + N = \{0, 1, \ldots, n^2-1\}$.
This reminded me of the following problem: are there two six-sided dice, other than the standard ones, such that the probabilities of obtaining $2, 3, \ldots, 12$ are the same as on the standard dice? The solution I know is as follows: this is equivalent to finding polynomials $f(z), g(z)$ with positive coefficients, with $f(1) = g(1) = 6$, such that $$ f(z) g(z) = z^2 + 2z^3 + 3z^4 + 4z^5 + 5z^6 + 6z^7 + 5z^8 + 4z^9 + 3z^{10} + 2z^{11} + z^{12}$$ Then $f$ and $g$ are the generating functions (polynomials) of the two dice, and $f \cdot g$ the generating function of the possible sums, counted with multiplicity.
Now, this polynomial of degree $12$ factors as $$ z^2 (z+1)^2 (z^2+z+1)^2 (z^2-z+1)^2 $$ and the only way we can group these factors together to get $f(z)$ and $g(z)$ as desired is to take $$f(z) = z(z+1)(z^2+z+1) = 1+2z^2+2z^3+z^4, g(z) = z(z+1)(z^2+z+1)(z^2-z+1)^2 = z+z^3+z^4+z^5+z^6+z^8$$ That is, two dice labelled $(1,2,2,3,3,4)$ and $(1,3,4,5,6,8)$ have the same probabilities of each outcome as the standard dice. (See Sicherman dice in Wikipedia.)
So I tried to do something analogous for Schroeder's problem: factor $1+z+z^2+\cdots+z^{99} = (z^{100}-1)/(z-1)$ into two factors $f(z), g(z)$ with $f(1) = g(1) = 10$ and all coefficients positive. (Factoring $z^{100}-1$ isn't too hard, with the help of the theory of cyclotomic polynomials.) But this method of solution doesn't seem to work. How do we put the factors back together? For example we can take $$ f(z) = 1 + z + z^2 + z^3 + z^4 + z^{50} + z^{51} + z^{52} + z^{53} + z^{54}, g(z) = 1 + z^5 + z^{10} + z^{15} + z^{20} + z^{25} + z^{30} + z^{35} + z^{40} + z^{45} $$ which I found by experiment. But I can't see how to find all the ``good'' factorizations, since a lot of the irreducible factors of $1+z+z^2 + \cdots + z^{99}$ have negative signs. Presumably someone a bit more comfortable with cyclotomic polynomials can answer Schroeder's question, or the (probably not much simpler) question of finding the number of pairs of sets $(M,N)$ having this splitting property.


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This gentleman came to Florida on a football scholarship to play for the University of Tampa Spartans. Then the NFL awarded Tampa a professional team in 1974. The University felt local support for Spartan football would decrease, the board of directors decided to drop the sport, and the young man lost his scholarship. Unable to pay for his education, he got a job at the hospital where his mother worked.
Despite this setback, he began working his way up in the hospital. One of the tactics he employed revolved around his belief system. As a believer, he applied the principles he found in the Bible to his job. As he was given more responsibility, he began sharing these principles with his co-workers. All the while being careful not to quote chapter and verse, or let them know where his wisdom and sound advice came from. Then a funny thing happened, people started asking him for the source of his guidance. That's when he was able to point them to the book of Leviticus.
So, what does Leviticus teach us about how to do business successfully? In Leviticus 19:11 God instructed Moses to tell His people not to steal, deal falsely or lie. In verse 13 they were warned not to cheat anyone out of the wages they were due. Verse 15 deals with being impartial and fair in judgment. And verse 16 tells them not to gossip. In regards to finances, verses 35-36 instructed them to keep their measurements honest.
In the world today, we hear story after story of unethical business practices leading to financial gain. And we may wonder why should we follow God's advice, while those who don't appear to prosper. But Proverbs 23:17 instructs us, "Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long. (KJV)"
Following biblical principles will help someone excel in their job. Aristotle, a Greek philosopher, once said, "We are what we repeatedly do … excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." Proverbs 22:29 puts it this way, "Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before unknown men. (NKJV)"
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Dave Robinson lived in a town in New Jersey, and his mail regularly arrived every afternoon. But in April 1967, his postal carrier was rapping at the door at 6:30 a.m.
It had arrived.
Robinson tore off the parcel wrapping, pulled aside the flaps and pulled out a giant gold ring.
Then the mailman grabbed it - and tried it on.
"Wow!" was about all the breathless postal carrier could say.
The star linebacker for the Green Bay Packers and the postman talked about the ring that morning and what it stood for: great men and great moments. Robinson declared that this bejeweled token was proof the Packers were the best team in all of professional football.
The mailman then turned away, reluctantly, for a mountain of mailbags and his route, leaving Robinson at his doorstep, beholding the first Super Bowl championship ring. He slipped it on, the single bold diamond refracting light, for the first time.
"It was something else," recalls Robinson.
Forty-four years later, in the atrium of Lambeau Field, the current members of the Green Bay Packers, victors of Super Bowl XLV, will get to open their Super Bowl championship rings in a private ceremony Thursday night.
"I'm looking forward to it," said receiver Greg Jennings. "Everywhere we go, people ask, 'Do you have the ring?' So I'm very excited."
Details of the Super Bowl XLV ring's design and the ceremony are being kept secret by the Packers in an effort to create a special, meaningful and surprising event for the players, coaches and staff who contributed to winning the 45th Super Bowl.
That ring will come to symbolize something different to each man: Sacrifice. Hope. Determination. Will. Strength. Triumph. Immortality.
And while the Vince Lombardi Trophy always will rest inside Lambeau, the rings belong to individuals.
"When you actually put it on, you feel like you're not even worthy of it," said LeRoy Butler, an all-pro safety on the Packers' 1997 Super Bowl team.
1997 ring ceremony
Vince Lombardi's teams got their Super Bowl rings in the mail, but the Super Bowl XXXI champion Packers had a private ring ceremony in 1997. Then-president Bob Harlan, general manager Ron Wolf and coach Mike Holmgren were among the small group that designed the ring, and the three of them counted down at the Oneida Country Club as everyone opened their Jostens ring cases together. The Packers "oohed" and "aahed" over the diamond-studded giant 'G' on the top.
"Some teams get it in front of the home crowd; ours was very peaceful," said former center Frank Winters. "Just coaches and players and certain board of directors. Small setting but very special."
Former defensive end Reggie White was not happy. His ring was far too small for the NFL's 300-pound sack leader, and he was visibly upset - until someone explained that the wives were getting rings, too, and he must have accidentally opened his wife's.
It was a memorable day. It was the one time in their lives when star quarterbacks and receivers stood equal with special teams captains and backup fullbacks. It was the rare time when their families reveled in the moment with their teammates.
"Except for the fans, the most important people in your whole life were in that room to get the ring," said former wide receiver Antonio Freeman.
Butler had the day circled on the calendar "like you do when you play the Vikings or something" and his children had posted it on the refrigerator: ring ceremony for Dad.
He worried about what he was going to wear. He was so nervous that his wife had to tie his tie.
"It was the most emotional night of my life other than watching my kids being born," said Butler. "I've never won anything like a national championship. It was like, this will complete my legacy."
The designs
Past Green Bay Super Bowl rings were designed to fit the personalities of the men who would wear them and the era they represented.
Lombardi's first Super Bowl ring is engraved with the words "Harmony, Courage and Valor."
Lombardi's second Super Bowl ring has three diamonds signifying the three straight championships - the '65 title game and then Super Bowls I and II. It also has "Run to Win" on it.
"Before we played the Los Angeles Rams in Milwaukee in 1967, a lot of our players were hurt," said former defensive back Tom Brown. "Apparently, he got it out of a Bible verse."
The Super Bowl XXXI ring is "kind of big - I wouldn't say flashy," said Winters. "I only wear it on special occasions."
For Butler, the classic Green Bay 'G' on his ring is a symbol for the history, tradition and loyal following of his team.
"That 'G' stands for all of the fans, the alumni, the players back to the Acme days in the '20s," said Butler. "Having that 'G' with those diamonds was special. I've seen the Patriots'. They have a really nice ring; they have the colors in it. I've seen Emmitt Smith's with the Cowboys. Some are so big, almost too big, you can see it a mile away. Ours are not real gaudy. Ours fits if you're a bigger guy, or a smaller guy."
"The ring shows all the work you put in to it," said Winters. "You've got to cherish it, the fact that you were one of the great teams of your time."
Priceless memento
Many players say they have the ring insured against theft. But they still worry.
Freeman only feels comfortable letting a fan try on his ring occasionally, and only if he's in a secure group, like the Wisconsin-based unit he met recently in Iraq.
He couldn't resist in Iraq, seeing all those tanks and soldiers trimmed with Cheeseheads and Packers gear. "It was a highlight for a lot of those troops to put that ring on," said Freeman. "They knew I was coming; it was like I was the fifth member of the Beatles."
Robinson keeps his Super Bowl I ring on him at all times. Butler? No way. He has heard "horror" stories.
"Remember Matt LaBounty? He was a defensive end who played for us," said Butler. "After 9-11, when you had to take off all your jewelry - well, he left his ring in an airport. He was calling insurance, ready to file a claim, he was so upset.
"A lady in my church found it! She did the most beautiful thing; she brought it to church, gave it to me. That was the happiest day of his life."
Butler only brings his Super Bowl ring to special occasions. "And the only reason I do that is to let other people see it; they want to try it on all the time," said Butler.
Robinson has heard an estimate of $27,000 to replace a lost or stolen Super Bowl I ring. He's also heard estimates of what the rings are worth today.
Former Green Bay tackle Steve Wright (1964-'67) auctioned off his Super Bowl I ring and it sold for $73,409, according to Pro Football Talk, which quoted Grey Flannel Auctions President Richard Russek as saying it is the only player's ring from the first Super Bowl to be offered in a public sale.
Robinson has heard some could fetch more: around $85,000 to $100,000 for a starter on that team and maybe even $125,000 or more for a Hall of Famer.
Brown can't imagine selling his rings - two for the Super Bowls and another for the 1965 championship. He just got them back.
He said that when he divorced his wife in 1971, two of the rings were missing; he suspected all along that she had them, though she denied it.
"The judge told her, 'If I ever find out that you have them, I'm going to hold you in contempt of court,'" said Brown. "He was serious. And she had them, she had them all along. And we got them back. I signed a paper that we would not prosecute her."
He got the rings back just three years ago and now keeps them in a safe-deposit box. They're heirlooms, something to pass down to children.
"The rings mean a lot," said Brown. "You have Hall of Famers. To have one, to have three is wonderful. It's a badge of honor."
The symbolism is different for everyone. Sometimes it is personal. Freeman specifically brings his Super Bowl ring when he talks to kids, to get their attention.
"I want them to know that, yes, I came from the inner city. I came from your school, your rec program," said Freeman. Then he shows them his ring. "But if you sacrifice, if you go to school, listen to your parents, you can make it, too."
Other times, the ring represents something bigger.
"I remember the 1970s and '80s, and they were not very kind to us," said Harlan, the former team president. "Four winning seasons, two playoff appearances. I got the calls from fans who said the league has passed you by.
"So for us to be back on top was the biggest thrill for me."
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I had a friend 15 years ago who played for the 1970 Colts. Everyone was always asking him if they could see his ring. He kept it locked in a safe. One time when I was at his home in Florida he brought it out. It wasn't as gaudy as so many of them are today. I was amazed at how big it was.
After reading the above story I had to chuckle that Lombardi just mailed the players their rings. Like it was not a big deal. Today they would be afraid that they would be stolen.
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Great story!
I got to try on Dave Robinson's Super Bowl 2 ring, Ray Nitschke's SB 1 ring, and one of the board of director's SB 31 ring.
Now i have to get one of the "new" one's to try on, so i can complete the foursome.
I can tell you, it's a special feeling just to get to put one of those on for a few seconds.
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Zones of Strangeness: An Examination of Paranormal and UFO Hot Spots, by Peter A. McCue
From the publisher's website: Over the centuries, there've been many reports, worldwide, of unexplained phenomena. Certain areas seem to play host to a disproportionate number of them, either temporarily or on a long-term basis. Some places acquire a reputation for just one type of manifestation, such as UFO activity. Others seem to be the setting for a variety of them - for example, cattle mutilations, sightings of strange animals, and UFO phenomena.
Can the reports be believed? Are the phenomena genuinely paranormal? Do certain areas really see an unusually high number of anomalous events? What's behind the manifestations? Do they involve extraterrestrials, creatures from 'other dimensions', time travellers, the workings of the human mind, or some sort of higher intelligence?
These are just some of the questions that the author addresses in this wide-ranging, well-researched and well-referenced study of the connection, real or supposed, between anomalous phenomena and certain geographical areas. The book cites a mass of case material from the UK, the USA and elsewhere, and also includes useful foundation chapters.
Peter McCue worked for many years as a clinical psychologist in the National Health Service in the UK. He lives in Scotland. His qualifications include a Ph.D., from the University of Glasgow, awarded for a thesis on the nature of hypnosis. His interest in psychical research goes back decades. He believes that paranormal phenomena occur, and that many UFO experiences are genuinely anomalous. He contends that if we want to obtain a comprehensive understanding of ourselves and the nature of reality, these enigmatic phenomena can't be ignored.
Zones of Strangeness. AuthorHouseUK, February 2012. ISBN-13: 978-1456778422
The Science Delusion, by Rupert Sheldrake
From the publisher's website: The science delusion is the belief that science already understands the nature of reality. The fundamental questions are answered, leaving only the details to be filled in. In this book, Dr Rupert Sheldrake, one of the world`s most innovative scientists, shows that science is being constricted by assumptions that have hardened into dogmas. The sciences would be better off without them: freer, more interesting, and more fun.
According to the dogmas of science, all reality is material or physical. The world is a machine, made up of dead matter. Nature is purposeless. Consciousness is nothing but the physical activity of the brain. Free will is an illusion. God exists only as an idea in human minds, imprisoned within our skulls. But should science be a belief-system, or a method of enquiry? Sheldrake shows that the materialist ideology is moribund; under its sway, increasingly expensive research is reaping diminishing returns.
In the sceptical spirit of true science, Sheldrake turns the ten fundamental dogmas of materialism into exciting questions, and shows how all of them open up startling new possibilities. The Science Delusion will radically change your view of what is possible, and give you new hope for the world.
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From the publisher's website: Many people, when asked, will say that at some point in their lives that they have experienced what they believe to be a ghost, or have had a psychic experience. However, will many people openly admit that they have experienced what they believe to be a 'phone call from the dead'? This question has been asked before, and was investigated back in 1979, in a book entitled Phone Calls from the Dead, written by D. Scott Rogo and Raymond Bayless. For many years, this subject has remained dormant, until now, thirty years on, in this new book where the research has been revived and continued. New cases of anomalous telephone communication have been researched, new history has been considered, new findings are presented and alternative theories for how such events take place are discussed.
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Heavenly Pursuits, by Lorn Macintyre
From the author: James Hutchison, a doctor on the west coast of Scotland, takes into his house a consumptive young man called Dòmhnall MacDiarmid on the eve of the Second World War because MacDiarmid, a fisherman, appears to have remarkable psychic gifts. With a psychoanalyst friend from St Andrews, Hutchison decides to hold séances with his protégé. The doctor's niece Alison, who will succeed him in his practice, spends most of each summer with her uncle. But that summer she falls in love with Dòmhnall, and is drawn into the remarkable and sometimes terrifying paranormal phenomena surrounding him, with the local minister publicly accusing Dr Hutchison of helping to raise the dead.
Heavenly Pursuits is not fantasy, but a contribution to a new genre of fiction, with Lorn Macintyre drawing on his own experiences through sitting with mediums, and on his knowledge of psychic literature, to create a gripping and ultimately tragic story.
Heavenly Pursuits. Richmond ePublishing April 2012 (Kindle edition). ASIN: B007WBH5HG
Paranormal Cumbria, by Geoff Holder
From the publishers' website: With subjects ranging from the Croglin Vampire and the Renwick Cockatrice to witchcraft and the Cursing Stone of Carlisle, this collection of first-hand accounts contains all manner of weird and wonderful events from Cumbria's long and tumultuous history. With more than 50 photographs, both archive and modern, and sightings of everything from lake monsters and anomalous big cats to fairies, phantom airships and the Solway Spaceman, prepare to be astonished!
Geoff Holder is the author of more than twenty titles exploring strange and unexplained events in the North of England and in Scotland, and this collection will fascinate and amaze both residents and visitors alike.
Paranormal Cumbria. The History Press, March 2012. ISBN 9780752454122
Transcending the Titanic: Beyond Death's Door, by Michael Tymn
From the publisher's website: A Different Perspective on the Titanic Disaster.
As the Titanic plunged to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, Colonel Archibald Gracie was sucked down with it. However, he somehow managed to surface and survive, and he soon found himself sprawled on an overturned life raft, his clothes waterlogged and his teeth chattering from the icy cold. He noticed that the seaman next to him on the raft had a dry cap and asked him if he could borrow it for just a few minutes to warm his head. "And what would oi do?" was the curt reply. "Ah, never mind," said Gracie, as he thought "it would make no difference a hundred years hence."
Those hundred years are up this year on April 15 and we might assume that it no longer makes any difference to Colonel Gracie, wherever and however he now exists. But understanding Gracie's ordeal and those of the other 2,222 passengers, including the crew, of the Titanic, might make a difference now for some people – those interested in learning from the experiences of others while searching for greater meaning in life's suffering and tragedies.
Basically, the Titanic story is about dying and death, a subject many people don't like to think about. "Dying is especially difficult in America," writes Kathleen Dowling Singh, Ph.D., an experienced hospice worker, in her 1998 book, The Grace in Dying. "Our cultural blinders to the world of Spirit, to the transpersonal realms, have left us bereft of meaning, struggling alone with the chaos of psychic deconstruction and physical dissolution."
This book is not quite like other books about the Titanic. As the title suggests, it is an attempt to explore the more transcendental aspects of the Titanic story – those suggesting a non-mechanistic universe. The subjects include premonitions, apparitions, out-of-body experiences, telepathic communication among the living, and after-death communication, many related to the Titanic passengers, others offered in support of the Titanic phenomena. Key among the passengers is William T. Stead, a British journalist. Although much has been written about Stead's spiritual pursuits and experiences, very little of it has been discussed in other books about the disaster. Thus, the book is somewhat unique in this respect.
Transcending the Titanic. White Crow Books, March 2012. ISBN 978-1-908733-02-3
Perspectives of Clinical Parapsychology : An Introductory Reader, by Wim Kramer, Eberhard Bauer, and Gerd Hövelmann (eds.)
From the publisher: People are reporting apparently strange, unrealistic, paranormal emotions and experiences without showing the traditional signs of abnormal behaviour or any serious pathology. They confront the medical world, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, social workers, and even family doctors with the problem of choosing the right way. This book is primarily intended as an introduction and guide providing background knowledge on how to evaluate these experiences and how to deal with them in clinical, counselling, and social welfare settings.
The contents of this book are the outcome of a three-day conference where specialists exchanged their clinical experiences, scientific knowledge, and personal opinions on how to help people who are from paranormal or exceptional experiences within a professional setting. The aim of the conference was to inform each other on theoretical concepts and practical experiences rather than persuading each other of personal beliefs. As a result, every chapter of this book is a stand-alone contribution to the existing knowledge on this subject from a different perspective. Because of the truly extensive overview of the leading literature on this phenomenon, this book is a useful guide for everyone interested in the field of clinical parapsychology, and the concepts discussed can be directly applied in everyday practice.
Preface - Wim H. Kramer, Eberhard Bauer and Gerd H. Hövelmann
Experiences with Psi Counselling in Holland - Wim H. Kramer
Lessons from a Case Study: An Annotated Narrative - Ian Tierney
Clinical Parapsychology: Its Relation to "Regular" Clinical Psychology - Franz Caspar
Explorations in Clinical Parapsychology - Maggie V. Eybrechts and Johan L.F. Gerding
Paranormal Beliefs and Experiences : Signs of Mental Health or Mental Disorder ? - Anneli Goulding
Clinical Parapsychology and Parapsychological Counselling in Psychiatric Practice - Giovanni Iannuzzo
Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Major Paranormal Experiences (MPE) - Djohar Si Ahmed
Group Therapy Approach to Exceptional Human Experiences: An Argentinean Experience - Alejandro Parra
Philosophical Counselling as Part of Clinical Parapsychology - Johan L.F. Gerding
A Counselling Approach to Extraordinary Experiences - Frauke Zahradnik and Walter von Lucadou
Are Spiritual and Transpersonal Aspects Important for Clinical Parapsychology? - Niko B. Kohls
Counselling at the IGPP - An Overview - Eberhard Bauer, Martina Belz, Wolfgang Fach, Ruth Fangmeier, Cäcilia Schupp-Ihle and Annette Wiedemer
Theoretical Reflections on Counselling and Therapy for Individuals Reporting ExE - Martina Belz and Wolfgang Fach
Clinical Aspects of Exceptional Human Experiences: A Working Bibliography - Gerd H. Hövelmann
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Anomalistic Psychology, by Nicola Holt, Christine Simmonds-Moore, David Luke, Christopher French (eds.)
From the publisher's website: From the ancient world to the present day, anomalous experiences - such as apparitions, premonitions, out-of-body and near-death experiences - provide stories that continue to mystify and intrigue. In this lively introduction, the authors investigate what these stories signify, and why some people turn to the paranormal for explanation. From defining anomalous experiences to examining the psychological models and methods that have been used to explain them, this text will help open up these strange tales to analysis. Whatever your level of study, this introduction will guide you through the key areas of this fascinating subject.
Introduction & Overview
Cognitive Explanations
Personality and Individual Difference Explanations
Explanations for Superstitious Beliefs and Behaviour
Pseudoscience and the scientific status of parapsychology
Methodological issues related to the study of psi
Out-of-body experiences and near-death experiences
Mental Mediumship
Concluding comments
Anomalistic Psychology. Palgrave Macmillan, February 2012. ISBN: 9780230301504
Dunninger: Airwave Mentalism (CD), by Todd Karr (editor)
From the publisher's website:
The Ultimate Collection of the Master Mentalist's Radio Broadcasts
16 tracks in all!
12 Dunninger the Master Mentalist radio shows
Additional radio shows guest-starring Dunninger
Dunninger's readings for audiences members
More than seven hours of Dunninger broadcasts
Convenient mp3 format on CD
Joseph Dunninger (1892-1975) popularized the art of mentalism with his 1940s radio show Dunninger the Master Mentalist. You'll see why audiences loved listening to his shows as he reads the minds of his audience and answers their questions.
A household name, Dunninger also frequently appeared as a guest star on other programs, and this CD includes four of his guest spots, including one with the great Jack Benny.
Mentalists and magicians alike will love this rich source of insights into mindreading for the public, showmanship, cold reading, and mentalism presentation!
The CD includes the best available copies of these impossible-to-locate albums, digitally restored for optimum audio quality.
Dunninger. The Miracle Factory, 2006. www.miraclefactory.net
... früher da war ich mal groß. Und ... - Indizienbeweise für ein Leben nach dem Tod und die Wiedergeburt, by Dieter Hassler
From the publisher's website: Spontane "Erinnerungen" kleiner Kinder an ihre angeblichen "früheren Leben" liefern die relativ überzeugendsten empirischen Hinweise darauf, dass wir Menschen in unserer Individualität den Tod überdauern und in einem neuen Körper wiedergeboren werden. In diesem Buch geht es nicht um Glaubensinhalte oder Esoterik, sondern um Erfahrungsberichte, die in elf ausführlich dokumentierten Fällen (darunter zwei deutsche) und 267 Kurzbeispielen anschaulich werden lassen, was wir von außergewöhnlichen Kindern lernen können.
Prof. Ian Stevenson, vier weitere Professoren und andere Forscher haben das Fallmaterial, das diesem Buch zugrunde liegt, in knapp einem halben Jahrhundert in aller Welt gesucht, geprüft, zusammengetragen und zumeist in den USA veröffentlicht. Das vorliegende Buch erspart dem Leser für einen profunden Einstieg ins Thema die Mühe, das in Deutschland nicht leicht zugängliche Material zusammensuchen und in Englisch lesen zu müssen. Viele Aspekte und alle bisherigen Erkenntnisse werden hier angesprochen und zusammengefasst.
From the author: Circumstantial Evidence for Survival of Death and ReincarnationVol. 1: Cases of the Reincarnation Type (CORT)
Since Professor Ian Stevenson's death in 2007, reincarnation research has slowed, or even ground to a halt. This book aims to present the German reader with a thorough overview of the results so far attained, avoiding the necessity to search through scattered English literature.
The book draws mainly on Stevenson's work because his is predominant, but it also includes cases and experiences from other academic researchers in the field. However, it is not just another book on reincarnation: it is unique in the way the topic is addressed. In Part I, eleven CORTs from Stevenson, Mills, Haraldsson, Andrade, and Bowman, including two new cases from Germany, are discussed in detail.
In Part II, each of the many elements of a CORT is addressed, illustrated with 269 short examples. Elements are, for example: announcements, dreams, birthmarks, statements, recognition, emotions, and character traits, among many others.
Children's statements about experiences from the interim or from the beyond have been collected in order to make them available for future comparison with corresponding statements from other fields of anomalous experience.
Part III tackles the various arguments against reincarnation stemming from modern physics, brain-research, evolution theory and scans, examining alternative explanations.
The book also serves as a guide to the literature in English and German, and forms a kind of "Köchel-catalogue" to Stevenson's published case reports. A glossary is provided for those unfamiliar with the subject, and FAQs provide a quick summary. Prof. Erlendur Haraldsson has kindly written a very positive foreword, and a detailed index is included.
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... früher da war ich mal groß. Und ... Shaker Media, June 2011. ISBN-13: 978-3868586466
Making Sense of Near-death Experiences: A Handbook for Clinicians, by Mahendra Perera, Karuppiah Jagadheesan and Anthony Peake (eds.)
From the publisher's website: A near-death experience (NDE) is a phenomenon whereby powerful physical and emotional sensations and visions are experienced by someone who is either close to death or has been declared clinically dead.
This is an accessible guide to the theory and evidence underlying the phenomenon of NDEs. With contributions from leading international experts in the field, it provides an overview of the research into NDEs, the nature of NDEs and how they have been experienced around the world, and the physiological, psychological and medical bases of the phenomenon. The book also discusses children's NDEs, NDEs from a religious perspective, the role of light in NDEs, the assessment and management of NDEs, and the future of research into the phenomenon.
This essential handbook will provide all those who may encounter someone who has had an NDE with the knowledge and understanding they need, including nurses, doctors, palliative care workers, psychologists, psychiatrists and pastoral workers.
Making Sense of Near-death Experiences. Jessica Kingsley, November 2011. ISBN-13: 978-1849051491
The Reality of ESP: A Physicist's Proof of Psychic Abilities, by Russell Targ
From the publisher's website: On February 4, 1974, members of the Symbionese Liberation Army kidnapped nineteen-year-old newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst from her Berkeley, California apartment. Desperate to find her, the police called physicist Russell Targ and Pat Price, a psychic retired police commissioner. As Price turned the pages of the police mug book filled with hundreds of photos, suddenly he pointed to one of them and announced, "That's the ringleader." The man was Donald DeFreeze, who was indeed subsequently so identified. Price also described the type and location of the kidnap car, enabling the police to find it within minutes. That remarkable event is one reason Targ believes in ESP. Another occurred when his group made $120,000 by forecasting for nine weeks in a row the changes in the silver-commodity futures market.
As a scientist, Targ demands proof. His experience is based on two decades of investigations at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI), which he cofounded with physicist Harold Puthoff in 1972. This twenty-million dollar program launched during the Cold War was supported by the CIA, NASA, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and Army and Air Force Intelligence. The experiments they conducted routinely presented results could have happened by chance less than once in a million. Targ describes four types of experiments:
Remote Viewing, in which a person describes places and events independent of space and time. For example, while in California Price drew to scale a Soviet weapons factory at Semipalitinsk with great accuracy later confirmed by Satellite photography. In another remote viewing, Targ accurately sketched an airport in San Andreas, Columbia himself.
Distant Mental Influence, where the thoughts of the experimenter can positively or negatively affect the physiology (heart rate, skin resistance, etc.) of a distant person.
Whole field isolation, where someone in a state of sensory isolation accurately describes the visual experiences of someone else in another place.
Precognition and retrocausality, showing that the future can affect the past. That is, the elephant you see on television in the morning can be the cause of your having dreamed about elephants the previous night.
Final chapters present evidence for survival after death; explain how ESP works based on the Buddhist/Hindu view of ourselves as nonlocal, eternal awareness; discuss the ethics of exercising psychic abilities,and show us how to explore ESP ourselves. "I am convinced," Targ says, "that most people can learn to move from their ordinary mind to one not obstructed by conventional barriers of space and time. Who would not want to try that?"
The Reality of ESP. Quest Books, April 2012. ISBN-978-0-8356-0884-8
Tales of the Supernatural (DVD), by Andrew Gray (producer and director)
From the publisher's website: Whether you believe in them or not there is no doubt that tales of ghosts, strange happenings and things that go bump in the night are stories that we love to hear. This spooky film includes eye-witness accounts of the girl who communicates with the dead, a phantom figure captured in a photograph and the unexplained story of the church bell that rings itself. Prepare to be chilled and disturbed as you venture into a world of haunted police stations and ghosts of Cambridge Colleges.
See www.timereel.co.uk for further information.
Tales of the Supernatural. Timereel Studios, PAL Region 2, Ref No TRAN05
Haunted Dundee, by Geoff Holder
From the publisher's website: This fascinating book contains a terrifying collection of true-life tales from in and around Dundee.
Featuring stories of unexplained phenomena, apparitions and poltergeists, including the tale of the White Lady of Coffin Mill and Balgay Bridge, the hauntings of the historic ships Discovery and Unicorn, and a host of modern ghost sightings - this book is guaranteed to make your blood run cold.
Drawing on historical and contemporary sources and containing many tales which have never before been published, Haunted Dundee will delight everyone interested in the paranormal.
Geoff Holder is the author of Paranormal Dundee and many other books on the supernatural and the mysterious.
Haunted Dundee. The History Press, January 2012. ISBN-13: 978-0752458496
Pitmilly House: 'Poltergeist Manor', by Lorn Macintyre
From the publisher's website: Over 70 years ago there occurred in a mansion house in Fife, Scotland, terrifying phenomena which have fascinated those interested in the paranormal ever since. The occupants of Pitmilly House were subjected to spontaneous outbreaks of fires, airborne objects and other occurrences which indicated the activities of a malicious poltergeist. The story of Pitmilly, which involves a gambler disgraced by royalty, and a connection with Harry Price, the flamboyant psychic investigator of Borley Rectory, 'the most haunted house in England,' is told for the first time in this booklet, using exclusive access to the recollections and photographs of the two families connected with the Fife mansion which was demolished in 1968 but whose sinister reputation endures locally and internationally, and was the subject of a Hollywood horror film.
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Pitmilly House. Priormuir Press, October 2011. ISBN-13: 978-0956768124


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The site notes that the intensity of the rivalry can be attributed to a number of factors, including the success of Alabama defensive coordinator and Georgia alum Kirby Smart in recruiting some of the state of Georgia's top prospects in recent year.
"The state of Georgia is closing in on California, Florida and Texas in
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Attractions - Public art is perhaps one of Fallbrook's top attractions. Murals on buildings and the Fat Happies sculpture are several items worth a look.
Dining - Restaurants range from an intimate, tucked away
In addition to the city-sponsored, annual Spring Egg Hunt there are many art and community oriented events in Fallbrook.
Festivals - Among the biggest festivals held each year in Fallbrook is the annual Avocado Festival held in the spring. Fallbrook is an avocado capital and as such, the packing houses open their doors during the one day festival event that takes place on the streets of Fallbrook.


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Ara Raoul Parseghian
Position: HB
Height: 5-10 Weight: 194 lbs.
Born: May 21, 1923 in Akron, OH
High School: South
College: Akron, Miami (OH) (school history)
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Defeating the Alliance in Rebellion.
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So far, I have never been able to win with the Empire. For crying out loud, it took me a year just to beat it with the Rebellion. Any thoughts on this?
There's a couple of things you can do. A lot depends on the set up of the systems though.
This is all based off of playing on the hardest level of the game with the largest galaxy. (I like to have to hunt for those rebs a lil bit (g)
First off, if you have a heavy reb presence in the system around your home planet, get ready for them to be jumping in a lot to attack with usually two fighter carriers.
However, they won't invade your home planet (make sure it starts with two sheilds). I just moved my ships off to attack their planets when they were jumping in to attack Courusant. Which would also disrupt their troops being sent to renforce those bases.
Make sure you have Vader and the Emperor recruiting heavily since you only have those two, while the rebs have Luke, Mon, Liea, Han.
You need two things really fast while your out recruiting and hitting systems with diplomats that don't have a heavy reb presance.
First, even though it takes a bit, have a planet that's pure construction yards. This will hurt a bit (or seem to) as the rebs start cracking out troops and ships. Don't worry about it. Just keep your fleets jumping around if you have to and you don't have the ship yards.
As soon as you have a planet with full contrustion yards (with two sheilds) then start building a super ship yard.
What I usually look for in planets is one super contruction yard close to home, but not on it, and one ship yard. Contruction yards I'll build up on planets with around 10 in energy (or better). Ship yards I always reserve for the 14 in energy.
During this I am usually building up my characters esp and sab. That leadership on those imp characters rock. I run em in sets of two on main characters (one working, one shield). They rarely get caught once they are over 90. So getting them built up in the begining is important. I'll send two groups in at the same time to sab any troops, then run one back on a esp and the other group back on an uprising mission.
This gives you a couple of choices:
1) If you happen to have a ship in that sector, you can stop troop renforcements by poping in and out. Using esp to know when they are comming and sabing any ships they try to send in to project the planet.
2) If they are sending in someone to general keep sabing the troops with your other team and then kidnap the general.
3) They send in a diplomat and if your lucky it's Leia or Luke (evil grin)
You will however have the rebs attention in that sector which will take some slight pressure off your others for a time. During which of course your cranking out your contrustion yards, finishing ship yards and have your people recruited.
Once the Emperor is done recruiting I always send him esp on the home planet over and over. That keeps the leadership up and well, I just like to hear him whine when he fails (g)
Since the Imps are so resource heavy and their ships take a long time to build, I usually have three super ship yards. It depends on how the game is going, however, when I start trying that.
If the rebs are whomping me space wise, I crank out esp driods, set them on main planets, get sheilds up then start building super ship yards.
If the rebs aren't whomping me space wise, but instead taking chucks out of the map with diplomats, I make a ship yard planet with about four ship yards on it, and start entrenching in on my home planets (sheilds) while building up troops to hold them down plus any new planets. Then I go on a mass sab rampage in the system they are hitting hard. With the sab, esp, uprising thing.
If I don't have a planet in that sector or a diplomat I can spare to take one, I just put them on a ship and stick them over a neutral planet that's close to the one I am going to hit.
Once I have the super ship yards, I start turning out tie's on one, light cruisers on another and my captial ships on another.
Pretty much once you have that, you've won. It's just a matter of time. (rubs hands evilly)
To keep your head above water in the begining, don't worry to much about having alot of troops on your planets. They take to long to build for the Imps at that stage and you'll struggle longer if you try to build troop barracks vs. contruction yards. Instead build en mass esp driods and sab crews. Esp your own planets and sab the rebs as they run in to hurt you.
Also, any planets with super contruction yards are going to be a BIG target for the rebs. They try to hit those suckers shields time and time again. I usually run two esp driods on those planets.
Hope that helps some http://www.jediknight.net/mboard/smile.gif Good luck!
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There's a second group in town aimed at preserving one of San Juan Capistrano's favorite things – its history.
Once a loose-knit group of longtime residents from historical families, the group has banded together as the Capistrano Historical Alliance Committee. Many are members of the Juaneno Band of Mission Indians, also known as Acjachemen.
The city already has the San Juan Capistrano Historical Society, but the alliance says it's not trying to step on anyone's toes.
"While the Historical Society is a wonderful organization, the Capistrano Historical Alliance Committee is mostly composed of members who descend from families with historic ties to San Juan Capistrano, some linked to pre-mission," alliance spokeswoman Janice Pickartz said. "Because of those ties, there is a personal commitment to preserve the historical elements that remain.
"And why shouldn't there be two historical groups? Especially when both groups care about what is happening in San Juan."
Many of the alliance's members have been involved in restoring the Old Mission Cemetery off Ortega Highway about a quarter-mile from Mission San Juan Capistrano. The mission turned over the cemetery to the Diocese of Orange last year because it didn't have the money to pay for its upkeep. The diocese has spent thousands of dollars restoring the cemetery.
"People can expect to see that the Capistrano Historical Alliance Committee will not stay in the background," Pickartz said. "We strive to be a liaison and a voice for those concerned with the elimination of historical elements in San Juan Capistrano."
The alliance got involved in February when city officials discussed the possibility of outsourcing a few city jobs, including historic-preservation manager. "Certainly you could contract the position. However, the years of knowledge (Teri Delcamp, currently the historic-preservation manager) has accumulated are priceless to SJC, and that needs to be taken into serious consideration," the alliance said in a statement.
The alliance also hosted an All Souls Mass at Old Mission Cemetery in October.
The group plans to become a nonprofit organization.
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I lightened my mother-in-law's wonderful stroganoff and came up with this one. My family loves it and its called 'special noodles' in my house. -Jennifer Riordan of St. Louis, Missouri
- 4-1/2 cups uncooked yolk-free noodles
- 1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
- 1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1 large onion, halved and sliced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon reduced-fat butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) reduced-sodium beef broth
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 cup (8 ounces) fat-free sour cream
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Cook noodles according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, cook the beef, mushrooms and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Remove and keep warm.
- In the same pan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add broth and tomato paste. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
- Carefully return beef mixture to the pan. Add the sour cream, salt and pepper; cook and stir until heated through (do not boil). Drain noodles; serve with beef mixture. Yield: 6 servings.
Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Land O'Lakes light stick butter.
Originally published as Easy Beef Stroganoff in Healthy Cooking April/May 2008, p35
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"My family really enjoyed this meal, will make it again!"
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"Definitely needs salt, but good otherwise."
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"Made it twice, slightly different the second time. Bland, boring, just not good."
Reviewed Jan. 15, 2014
"Just not a fan I used a London broil for personal taste forgot the tomato paste and the flower. seared the meat then cut it up & put it in the crock pot with all ingredients except sour cream and used golden mushroom soup . 15 minuets before serving used 1 whole cream cheese & a dollop of sour cream . Then boiled the noodles on the stove ."
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"This was good! It didn't take too long to make and even my hubby enjoyed!! It fits into my Weight Watchers plan easily which is also a plus :)"


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par GELATOES (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
22/02/2011 18:56:04
We had the absolute pleasure of staying with Laura and Luciano during our Honeymoon(May 2010 -sorry this is so late!) and it is hard to put into words what beautiful people they are. The other reviews speak for themselves regarding the quality of hospitality that they provide -they exceeded our expectations to every degree. But, it is so much more than a place to stay -you become family, can feel and understand their culture, interact with their lives, and of course ....wish you never had to leave. If you do stay, don't miss out on one of their meals -they are simply the best and great fun. Thank you both Laura and Luciano -we hope to see you again soon!!! Grazie Mille!!!! Ciao
par GAN (RI, USA)
01/11/2010 16:24:41
that which gives the B&B it's name is charming , and was one of the highlights of my vacation. Luciano was so very, very helpful, and let me borrow some of his own equipment that i needed. That was very generous , and so unexpected. Be sure to stay for one of Laura's dinners. She is an outstanding chef, and makes the food with loving care and attention to detail.
par Kyle Jackson (USA)


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Samsung's upcoming iPad competition, Galaxy Tab 2 7.7 is currently walking through the halls of the FCC. Right now, the Galaxy Tab 2 7.7 has no official US sponsor, but the unit submitted to the FCC sports radios compatible with AT&T's 3G service.
The upcoming tablet is the third 7-inch model offered to us by Samsung in less than twelve months, it will sport a dual-core 1GHz processor, a PLS-based 1024x600 LCD rather than the better-looking AMOLED found in the Tab 7.7.
Camera-wise, we should expect a 3-megapixel rear-snapper, and VGA camera on the front. The UK will get the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.7 first, and should go worldwide in the coming months. Will you get one? Is it good enough to grab versus the new iPad? Only time will tell.