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Slip is the deviation in actual distance traveled from the theoretical. For example if you had a 20 pitch prop then that prop should cover 20 inches in distance per revolution. If you actually only covered 18 inches then your slip would be 10%.
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The Star Plus show has been in the making for over a year now and there have been too many changes in the cast and story, confusing us Yeh Hai… Read Article ▶
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Joe Henderson: Power to the People
Power to the People
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Power to the People (Fantasy 30130)
Joe Henderson (tenor sax), Mike Lawrence (trumpet), Herbie Hancock (piano, keyboards), Ron Carter (bass), Tony Williams (drums).
Composed by Joe Henderson.
Recorded: New York City, May 23, 1969
Rating: 88/100 (learn more)
Unfortunately, the title track of Joe Henderson's Power to the People CD sounds dated today. This is obvious in the crunchy way the horns were mixed; the brass chorus sounds like it was filtered through very ancient compression layers, and the actual improvisations seem buried under the old stench of reel to reel tape. That said, though, the performance is killer; with his technique in top form, Henderson takes off here in an explosive manner as the group pounds out a devilish frenzy underneath. The music is completely free of structure for the most part, since most of it is maintained by a single, octaved chord. The recording is great and the playing is lively, but the production sounds somewhat standard for the era and the track as a whole sounds unwilling to escape the ghost of Miles Davis as its murky mix recalls such albums as Bitches Brew.
Reviewer: Marcus Singletary
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I'll be the special guest at this event tonight. Think Asssscat from the Upright Citizens Brigade. I'll just be rambling on stage about whatever word you throw at me from the audience and the Improv players around me will bring the funny! And if you buy tickets from here before noon it's $10 instead of $15.
Orlando Improv Festival is bringing back the hit of ArtsFest 2011, A Night of Long Form, for one night only. This second incarnation of A Night of Long Form features three long form improv formats performed by two local improv groups (The Early Show and Offsides Improv), a special guest appearance by Orlando Sentinel writer Kelly Fitzpatrick, a formal question and answer period with all of the performers and beer, wine and liquor for purchase. NO LATE SEATING!
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On Sunday, February 23, Beck's new album Morning Phase was streamed for a first in-store listen in Coffee Bean locations across Southern California. It's a remarkable album and a distinctive marketing approach. Michael Smith, the CEO of the Playlist Generation branding firm involved in this project, took the time to talk about it in this interview:
W.E. How did this collaboration come about?
M.S. The Playlist Generation provides curated music programming for all company-owned locations of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. When Filter Creative Group (the music marketing firm behind Beck's new album Morning Phase) approached us, we knew this was a natural synergy and a perfect place to offer an advanced listening to a core demographic. It's a fun way to bring fans / customers the unique opportunity to hear the album all while combing love of coffee and music.
W.E. What are the implications for the future of the music world, and what are the advantages for musicians?
M.S. As we all know, the music industry has been evolving at a fast pace, and will continue to do so as music delivery and fan access shifts. Artists are seeking compelling ways to meaningfully connect with their fans. This campaign is a great example of bringing fresh music directly to an everyday consumer touch point.
W.E. What is the biggest advantage for music fans?
M.S. This type of partnership offers fans an advanced listening opportunity of revolutionary artist Beck's Morning Phase while maintaining their lazy Sunday routine of sipping coffee and catching up with friends.


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Three Kansas school districts have received initial approval to become special innovative districts, which would make them exempt from many state education regulations.
The Coalition of Innovative School Districts on Wednesday recommended that Kansas City, Hugoton and Blue Valley districts be designated as innovative. A fourth request, from the Santa Fe Trail District, was not approved.
The Kansas State Board of Education must approve the coalition's recommendations.
A 2013 law allows districts to be exempt from certain state regulations involving public education if they present plans to improve student achievement.
Up to 10 percent of the state's school districts can be members. The Concordia and McPherson districts were the first two member districts selected as part of the coalition.
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April 12, 2009
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Akron, Ohio - Despite scoring seven runs in the first two innings, the Northern Illinois baseball team fell to Akron 10-9 on Sunday afternoon at Lee R. Jackson Field in Mid-American Conference action as the Zips (9-23, 6-6 MAC) used a six-run third inning to rally past the Huskies (11-21, 4-7 MAC) to complete the series sweep.
Trailing 7-3 entering the third, the Zips rallied to tally five of the six runs in the inning with two outs. After Ryan Frazee grounded out to shortstop to score Brett Savage, who was hit by a pitch, Jake Plata started the rally with a double. John Turk then followed with an RBI single before Phil Bednar was hit by a pitch to set up Kevin Haas, who tripled to score a pair. Then Brandon White doubled to score Haas and Matt Roberts gave the Zips another triple to score White before Tom Zelasko (Lansing, Ill./Mt. Carmel) came in to retire Savage on a grounder to second.
"We gave away too many free passes and fell behind too many hitters," said NIU head coach Ed Mathey. "We came out and scored seven in the first two innings and then all of a sudden we're behind. We can't give away that many free passes to a team like this. It's pretty disappointing."
Zelasko then cruised through the next five innings, giving up just one unearned run in the sixth on a double play ball, to allow the Huskies to try to comeback, and they did in the ninth only to fall one run short.
"Tom Zelasko needed to slow them down and we went to him hoping that he would," Mathey said. "He did a great job today. He was throwing strikes and keeping them off balance. He gave us a chance to win."
Pat Minogue (Crystal Lake, Ill./Central) started the ninth with a single, but was forced out at second on Alex Jones' (Kansas City, Kan./Piper) grounder to second. Joe Buonavolanto (Willowbrook, Ill./Hinsdale South) reached on the next play after being hit by a pitch by Akron starter Benjamin Danziger. NIU then loaded the bases on the next play with a Jordin Hood (Hawthorn Woods, Ill./Lake Zurich) infield single to third. Dave Reynolds (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg) followed with a two-run single to put the game-tying run on third and the go-ahead run on first, but Justin Behm (Downers Grove, Ill./North) fouled out to first base for the second out. Reynolds then stole second to move the go-ahead run even closer, but Joe Etcheverry (Bakersfield, Calif./Centennial) went down swinging to end the game.
"Then in the ninth we did a nice job, but came up a little short," Mathey said. "Our guys in the middle of the order did a good job all weekend, but unfortunately we couldn't get it done in that situation. To comeback and fight was good for our kids. We did that all weekend, but had just too many large deficits to overcome."
Danziger (2-3) picked up the win after lasting 8.1 innings, surrendering nine earned runs on 10 hits and a walk with seven strikeouts, while Ryne Romick (3) earned the save by getting the last two outs and giving up a hit along with getting a strikeout. NIU starter Kyle Glancy (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest) took the loss (0-1) as he gave up nine earned runs on seven hits and four walks in 2.2 innings. Zelasko pitched a career-high 5.1 innings, allowing just two hits and two walks with a career-best three strikeouts.
Roberts paced the Akron offense with three hits in three at-bats with a walk, an RBI and a run scored. Frazee and Haas each drove in a pair of runs as Hass also had a hit and scored a run. White tallied a hit, a walk, an RBI and scored three runs, while Plata and Turk each had two hits, scored a run, walked and drove in a run.
Minogue and Reynolds led the NIU offense as Minogue tied a season-high with three hits and scored a run, while Reynolds tied a career-high with five RBI on three hits along with scoring a run and stealing a base. Jones went 2-for-5 with three runs. Hood had a hit in three at-bats and scored two runs. Troy White (Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young) added an RBI single and Buonavolanto had an RBI and scored two runs.
The Huskies open a five-game homestand on Tuesday at 3:05 p.m. with a contest against intrastate rival Illinois State (15-10, 5-4 Missouri Valley Conference) at Ralph McKinzie Field where NIU is 5-1 this season.
Huskie Notes
- NIU has scored at least one run in the first inning of 14 games and has done so in three of the last four.
- The Huskies totaled 10 or more hits for the 17th time and have done so in each of the last three games.
- NIU has had a player get multiple hits in all but three games this season, led by Hood's 15.
- Minogue moved into sixth place on NIU's all-time games played list (189) and ninth on the doubles list (33).
- Reynolds has tallied at least three RBI in each of the last three games.
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Last month I wandered back into the world of cubicles and corporate design - but only temporarily. I was filling in as a "freelance on-site" designer at a small toy manufacturer here in New England. I say small only because they produce a rather exclusive line of products.
Upon being asked to work on-site I accepted that I would have to completely change my much-loved routine of beginning my day by vertically checking email, Twitter, alerts, calendars, etc (re: while still in bed). I would actually have to do all of that while getting ready, packing a lunch, warming up the car for the 15 mile commute, combing through my Twitter feed and retweeting a couple of juicy links before heading out into the frozen morning.
This break in routine threw me off from the very first day, but I managed to get through it all month. Between a variety of projects spanning geek and creative, my days were spent pining away for my Twitter, Facebook, and email accounts for both of my business ventures. Not to mention all the glorious things my Foursquare "friends" were up to as they gallivanted around town drinking coffee, gobbling wi-fi, buying books, meeting up for lunch - all without me. I'm not saying I would be out carousing with them - but I was incensed with jealousy that they could and I couldn't.
I felt like a child forced to take a nap knowing darn well all the neighbor kids were outside playing and having fun.
All sarcasm aside, I discovered I'm not only an enthusiastic user of social media networks, but that I was actually missed! I kept having to apologize that was out of commission for a little while, and that I'd be back on the radar come February.
Couldn't have survived it without...
Two things I really could not have lived without during my near absence, HootSuite and Wordpress. My second-favorite Twitter dashboard, Hootsuite, allowed me to schedule tweets which I painstakingly culled after hours and on weekends. Both of my websites, this one and TwitterForRestos.com, feature blogs whose posts can be scheduled for release. Granted I didn't blog very much while working full-time, when I did I was able to keep a normal schedule of post times, rather than at midnight when posts were usually ready.
My odyssey back into the 9-5 working world was a change of pace, but not one I'm eager to endure again. Although I met some great people and have some great new connections, I discovered I really am happy with the freelance lifestyle I have carved out for myself. I'm so much more productive, and more importantly - happy.
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If you are tired of working for low value clients, I have an idea I would like to share with you. It has helped me attract the best clients, avoid the worst clients and build an extremely successful business.
It can do the same for you. Allow me to explain.
A very deliberate choice
Before deciding to accept a new client, I ask myself the following question:
Is this prospective client worthy of my best work?
- If the answer is Yes, I accept them as a client and provide them with the best work I am capable of.
- If the answer is No, I don't work with them.
- If I agree to work with a client and later find they lied to me, to make me say Yes, I fire them.
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As a direct result, I have never had a cash flow problem. I have never had to face a client I didn't enjoy working with and always had the freedom to do my very best work. By being able to do my best work, my clients get great results, so my client retention is exceptionally high. Equally, my clients and former clients are a constant source of high quality referrals.
The opposite approach is to accept any client who says they want to work with you.
- To work for clients who pay you late and ruin your cash flow.
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Every business owner, including you, makes the decision. You either decide to work with the people worthy of your best work or to compromise and work for those who are not.
Beggars can't be choosers, Jim!
When I share this idea with business owners, the typical answer from those who will work with anyone, is that beggars can't be choosers.
The thing is:
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High value clients lead to more high value clients, as they recommend you to their friends and you become known for servicing the quality end of the market.
Low value clients lead to more low value clients, as you become pigeon-holed as servicing the cheap end of your marketplace.
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More Randomly Fun Wedding Facts.
We have rounded up some more fun (and a few disturbing) wedding facts that we thought you would get a kick out of. I don't know about you but it would have been pretty nice to get a slice of Queen Victorias 300 pound wedding cake or it was interesting to learn why you DON'T want to have a double wedding. Enjoy.
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More than 40% of couples now plan their weddings together, and three out of four grooms help select items for their wedding gift registries.
Seventy-five percent of engaged couples in the United States pay for some or all of their own wedding.
In Mediterranean countries, Jordan almonds are given to guests at a wedding to represent the bitter and the sweet sides of marriage.
The top 10 "First Dance" songs in the U.S. include "The Way You Look Tonight," "Just the Way You Are," "Come Away with Me," Unforgettable," "Wonderful Tonight," "From This Moment On," "This I Promise You," "Thank You For Loving Me," "Don't Want to Miss a Thing," and "All I Ask of You."
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The superstition that the bridegroom must not see his bride before the wedding stems from the days when marriages were arranged and the groom might never have seen the bride. There was the chance that if he saw her, he might bolt. Other sources say that to see the bride in her dress is peering into the future, which can bring bad luck.
In Tibet, polyandry, or a woman with more than one husband, is not uncommon. For example, a herdsman will share his wife with his brothers and half-brothers.
Queen Victoria's wedding cake was three yards wide and weighed 300 pounds.
Queen Elizabeth II had 12 wedding cakes. The one she cut at her wedding was nine feet tall and weighed 500 pounds.
In America, T.V. soap opera weddings attract more viewers than a presidential address.
In several countries, including Germany and Greece, the bride attempts to cover her new husband's foot while dancing in order to establish dominance.
A double wedding is traditionally considered bad luck because it's too much happiness for evil demons to overlook.
In Bali, a bride holds a cloth in front of the groom, who strikes it through with a dagger, in a display of obvious symbolism.
Wedding bells are an important symbol of a wedding. Traditionally, it was believed that demons were scared off by loud sounds, so following a wedding ceremony, anything that could make noise was used to create a diversion.
A wedding between two American slaves could not include the words "until death do us part" because plantation masters had the power to part husband and wives. Because slaves were not allowed to have a Christian ceremony, they invented their own ceremonies that often included the bride and groom jumping over a broom, the broom being the symbol of home in certain parts of Africa.
During a Javanese wedding celebration, the couple takes three rolled-up betel leaves each and throws them at one another for good luck.
The bachelor or stag party supposedly started in fifth-century Sparta where military compatriots would feast and toast one another on the eve of a wedding, like warriors going to battle.
"Matrimony" is from the Latin matrimonium, from matrem ("mother") + monium ("action, state, condition").
Before the 1500s, couples in Europe were free to marry themselves. It wasn't until 1564 when the Council of Trent declared marriage was a sacrament that weddings became the province of priests and churches.
Over 74% of first-time brides receive a diamond engagement ring, with the diamond (first discovered in India over 2,000 years ago) symbolizing pure and eternal love. The Greeks thought diamonds (adamas) were tears of the gods, and the Romans thought diamas or diamonds were splinters from heavenly stars.
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In England, before literacy rates were high, invitations to weddings were shouted out by "bidders," who were old men hired to announced the details of the wedding.
Before the church declared marriage a sacrament, couples often sought sacred places in nature to wed, such as a hilltop or cliff, where the earth supposedly meets heaven.
"Three times a bridesmaid, never a bride" dates to about the sixteenth century. It was believed that if young maiden who had been a bridesmaid three times was unable to catch the eye of unmarried males, then she never would. But, if she served seven times as a bridesmaid, the spell was broken and the woman was thought to be a sure bet for marriage.
Because eyebrows are considered intensely alluring in the Orient, historically the bride's eyebrows were shaved entirely, rendering her powerless to attract a man.
The Old English word for the wedding cereomony was bridelope, which literally met "bridal run." The word "wed" derives from the Proto-IndoEuropean base wadh, meaning to pledge or redeem.
In the United States, June is the most popular month for weddings, followed by August.
Nearly $72 billion is spent on weddings every year in the United States.
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All the pokemon EXCEPT the gym leaders, the 2 evil fakemon, & Darugis of course, are catchable. That still gives you 386 pokemon to catch across 2 regions. I'm still inserting the pokemon over again & adding more everyday. I'm pretty sure I've got most of the favorites in there.
I have a question for anime fans, however. Now that Ash is the pokemon league champion in this hack, SHOULD he have Ho-Oh? Personally, since it on occasions appears before Ash starts a new journey, I feel he's going to either befriend it or catch it in the last episode of the anime or something. Which'll also probably be him becoming the champion in that episode as well. So the Q is, would you enjoy battling Ash with a Ho-Oh in his party or No because you don't think he'll ever have it?
I don't mind him having it or not having it, looks good to me anyway
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classified as first class or superior tourist class. In most cities, the hotels are centrally located near entertainment centers, eating establishments, shopping centers, laundry facilities, public transportation, banks and post office facilities.
Participants will normally share a double room with twin beds and private bath and toilet facilities. Room assignments are rotated so that participants will get better acquainted with other members of the seminar. The faculty seminar coordinator will make the room assignments in each new city. Continental breakfasts, which normally consist of a roll, butter, jam, coffee/tea, will be provided by all hotels, however, the serving time for breakfast may vary from country to country. Students are responsible for all room charges including telephone, food, dry cleaning, etc. These charges must be paid at check-out.
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$200 APPLICATION FEE/DEPOSIT: A $200 application fee/deposit is required of all applicants. The $200 is broken down into $100 for the non-refundable application fee and $100 for a program deposit. Both the application fee and the deposit will be applied to the total balance of the program cost. The $100 deposit is refundable only if the participant withdraws prior to the withdrawal deadline indicated on the program materials or for medical reasons verified by a physician if the withdrawal takes place after the withdrawal deadline.
The $200 application fee/deposit will be charged to NIU students' NIU Bursar's account. (Checks and money orders cannot be accepted from NIU students.) Non-NIU students must submit a check or money order in the amount of $200. More detailed instructions can be found on the website.
Students cannot have any encumbrances against their NIU records. Any encumbrances placed on a student's records by NIU (i.e., the Graduate School, Undergraduate Admissions, Bursar's Office, Accounts Receivable, Registration and Records, Health Services, Parking Services, etc.) must be cleared before a student is granted admission to a study abroad program
For undergraduate students to be admitted to the seminar, an applicant's official transcript must be on file in the NIU Study Abroad Office. Students who are currently enrolled at NIU, or who have previously enrolled at NIU, do not need to request an official transcript: the Study Abroad Office will make this request on behalf of the applicant. Students who want to participate in the seminar and earn academic credit from NIU who have not previously enrolled at NIU, or who are not currently enrolled at NIU, should ask the Registrar at their institution to forward an official transcript as soon as possible to the Study Abroad Office. (Student-issued transcripts and photocopies are not acceptable.) Questions relating to the admission requirements or transcripts should be directed to the Study Abroad Office.
Students who desire to obtain graduate credit must either be admitted to a graduate program within the NIU Graduate School or be admitted to the status of a "student-at-large" (SAL) within NIU's Graduate School. For students to be admitted to the seminar for graduate credit, the applicant's official transcript must be on file in the NIU SAO. Students who are currently enrolled at NIU, or who have previously enrolled at NIU, do not need to request an official transcript. However, students who will participate in the seminar in order to earn academic credit as an SAL (students who have not currently enrolled nor previously enrolled at NIU) must provide a transcript from the baccalaureate institution and from any institution at which graduate credit has been earned. This document must be provided to the SAO before a student can be admitted as an SAL to the seminar. (Student issued transcripts and photocopies are not acceptable.)
Individuals do not, however, have to be currently enrolled in a college or university. Quite often the participants are practicing professionals or pursuing an advanced degree in a business-related area. Questions relating to the admission requirements should be directed to the NIU Study Abroad Office (SAO).
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|NIU SEMINAR COST: The seminar cost covers the following:
1) Hotel accommodations.
2) Daily Continental breakfast.
3) Surface transportation as described in this seminar announcement.
4) Sightseeing and excursions as outlined in this seminar description.
5) Seminar visits to businesses/industries.
6) NIU tuition for three or six semester hours of undergraduate or graduate credit.
7) NIU major medical insurance.
8) Airfare
|ADDITIONAL COSTS TO PARTICIPANTS: Several costs are not included in the program cost that is cited above. Other expenses that will be incurred by the participants include:
• Cost of acquiring a passport (approximately $135, including passport photos)
• Visa fees (if applicable)
• $40 Undergraduate application fee (Non-NIU undergraduate students only)
• Most lunches and dinners
• Entrance fees for free-time pursuits
• Purchases of a personal nature
The amount of spending money recommended by past participants ranges from $50-$150 per day, depending on an individual's spending habits.
NIU UNDERGRADUATE APPLICATION FEE: There is a $40 non-refundable Undergraduate application fee for students applying to NIU for the first time. If you are currently enrolled at NIU as a degree-seeking undergraduate student, you are not required to submit this payment.
If you are applying to NIU for the first time you will be provided with a link in your acceptance packet that will guide you to the online NIU Undergraduate Application. In the online application you will be asked to pay the $40 application fee by credit card or check.
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If the applicant must withdraw from the seminar less than sixty (60) days before the seminar departure date for medical reasons, funds obligated on their behalf to overseas vendors can only be refunded if:
1) The request is submitted to the Study Abroad Office in writing and accompanied by a signed statement stating that travel is not advised from a physician on the physician's letterhead; and
2) NIU is able to obtain refunds from overseas vendors and agents.
CANCELLATION OF THE SEMINAR: The Study Abroad Office and International Business Seminars reserve the right to cancel this seminar if the minimum required enrollment is not attained. If, prior to the commencement of the seminar, a U.S. State Department Travel Warning is issued for any of the countries to be visited, all applicants will be notified promptly of the warning and the possibility of cancellation of the seminar. If, during the course of the seminar, a U.S. State Department Travel Warning is issued for the country the group is currently in, students will be promptly notified of the warning and the advisability of canceling the seminar.
Individuals who do not currently posses a valid passport should apply for one immediately.
Information on acquiring a passport is available at the U.S. State Department's Website: http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html. U.S. passport holders do not need special visas for this seminar. Foreign passport holders may need special visas for travel in England and are responsible for obtaining all necessary visas.
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I had a look at Simon Crean's nice little earner of a portfolio to see what is happening there from this funding slashing budget. What I found certainly leave questions, but of course this Government does not answer questions that they can't justify their answer.
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Mr Crean announced a boost of $64.1 million over four years to secure jobs in the arts, cultural heritage and creative industries and build the base for future growth in the arts.
As we are in a period of cutback and savings, why would we invest in the Arts Industries at this time. This is another waste of expenditure by the worst Government in Australia's history.
Mr Crean said a funding boost of $39.3 million over four years for Australia's pre-eminent national collecting institutions will expand their capacity to open up their collections for community, education and research uses, including in providing curriculum resources for the national school curriculum.
I can't believe the arrogance of a government that feels it is appropriate to rent and purchase art, when Australia cannot afford this wastage.
"To bring The Wolverine to Australia, our Government has already committed a one-off payment of $12.8 million which will trigger more than $80 million of investment in Australia, create more than 2000 jobs and reaffirm our nation's status as one of the world's best filming destinations.
This will be reliant on many factors, however, I again question the justification of spending this money at this time. We should be aiming at holding onto our current Industries that the ALP has been forcing out of Australia to date.
"We will provide a further $1.5 million to support capital works for the creation of the Islamic Museum of Australia in the heart of Melbourne and $2 million to create the Antipodes Centre for Greek Culture, Heritage and Language in Melbourne."
I don't need to say much here but this is a disgraceful waste of money at this time.
"As a key election commitment of the Australian Government, the resale royalty scheme has already generated over $650,000 in royalties from over 3500 resales of art by more than 390 artists," he said.
I don't have an objection to this apart from it is claimed as a key election commitment ???
I find it incredulous that when we are hurting so much due to escalating prices and the Carbon Tax impact on Australia, this government decide a key election commitment was the resale royalty scheme, where the Carbon Tax is introduced on the back of a broken commitment.
Mr Crean, enjoy the last months of your Parliamentary career as we all know you are a mentor for Gillard.


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The South Plains Texans flexed their muscles in the second half of a 76-57 win over Seward in the Green House Saturday night. The Saints bolted to a 31-23 lead late in the first half before the Texans finished on a 7-0 run to trail by one (31-30) at halftime. But the #9 Texans outscored the Saints 46-26 in the second half by shooting 52 percent in the second half and 5-10 from three point range.
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Country superstar Luke Bryan entertained a sold out show at Xcel Energy Center on March 2, where he brought it all, and then some for a very beer drinking, festive, energized crowd. If there was ever an award for introductions, Bryan would easily win it for this year. His set began with a prelude to his "That's My Kind of Night," video on a big screen directly in the middle of the stage. Bryan appeared with a fiery arrow just as he does on the video, however this time he's aiming at the crowd. As the arrow disappears from the large screen, immediately on a platform that reached far out in the audience, a ring of fire appears out of nowhere. Moments later the opening music begins for "That's My Kind of Night" and a 4x4 truck emerges from the depths of the platform, and out pops Luke Bryan, and the crowd goes crazy. The trucks taillights are in sync to the beat of the music as several bright strobes flash nearby.
Bryan serenades the crowd from a top the truck as flames surround him. Unfazed, he belts out the words to "That's My Kind of Night" flawlessly. From the reaction of the crowd it appears Bryan's opening is one of the best they have ever seen, as you look around the arena every eye is fixated on Bryan's inferno. What is unique about Bryan's setup is that there really is not a single bad seat in the house with the way the platform extends into the audience. The setup allows fans to get up close and personal with the star.
Bryan has the ideal combination with fellow pals Lee Brice and newcomer Cole Swindell as opening acts; and oh let's not forget that one common theme for the evening, rather the overall theme for the tour, Beer, partying, women and fishing. The only thing that might be better is a fish house for the trio on Lake Minnetonka. Call it wishful thinking as Bryan and company just missed the deadline that all houses had to be cleared from the lake. Perhaps next time Bryan comes up this way but let's hope he's not going for the catfish though.


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- Kia is sixteen and pregnant. Her world crumbles as she attempts to come to terms with the life growing inside her and what she must do.
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- Kia is sixteen and pregnant. Her world crumbles as she attempts to come to terms with the life growing inside her and what she must do. Initially convinced that abortion is her only option, Kia comes to understand that for her, the answers are not always black and white. As the pregnancy progresses, Kia discovers who her real friends are and where their loyalties lie. It is through her relationship with the elderly Grace that she learns what it means to take responsibility for one's life and the joy that can come from trusting oneself. Faced with the most difficult decision of her life, Kia learns that the path to adulthood is not the easily navigable trail she once thought, but a twisting labyrinth where every turn produces a new array of choices, and where the journey is often undertaken alone.
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Release Date: 2002-11-08
Genre: Comedy,
Rating: NR
Duration: 2hrs 15min
A melodrama about two gay men in Tokyo who are approached by a female friend who wants them to help her have a baby. Easygoing Naoya works in a pet store, socializes on the gay circuit and gets his share of sex without ties, but remains unfulfilled. His dissatisfaction is eased by the prospect of a relationship when he meets sweet-natured research engineer Katsuhiro, who keeps his sexuality hidden from family and colleagues, including a female co-worker with transparent romantic designs on him. Asako is a troubled young woman with a past history of psychiatric problems, abortions and casual sex. Deciding she wants a baby in her life, Asako identifies Katsuhiro as the ideal donor, basing her choice solely on the fatherly look in his eyes during a brief encounter at a restaurant. Katsuhiro discusses the parenthood option with Naoya, who dismisses the idea. When he learns that Katsuhiro and Asako have continued meeting, and that his lover is still reflecting on the woman's proposition, Naoya is threatened by the intrusion into their relationship.
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Gwyneth Paltrow, David Thornton, Jessica Lange, Johnathon Schaech, Yoko Akino, Nina Foch, Seiichi Tanabe, Debi Mazar, Reiko Kataoka, Kazuya Takahashi, Hal Holbrook, Manami Fuji, Kaiulani Lee
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By Dennis Seid/NEMS Daily Journal
TUPELO – Charlotte Kennedy and her son, Tanner, got an early start to their tax-free holiday shopping spree on Friday.
The Amory duo were waiting at American Eagle Outfitters before the doors opened at 9 a.m., ahead of the rush of shoppers who swarmed retailers later in the day.
"We're going to spend about $250," Charlotte said. Tanner, an eighth-grader, was picking out what he wanted.
After shopping at American Eagle, the Kennedys said they were headed to Aeropostale and Lids.
By midmorning, traffic at the mall picked up, and by noon, the parking lots were full with shoppers taking advantage of a two-day break on the state's 7 percent sales tax.
As a general rule, if it can be worn at school and is priced less than $100, the item is eligible for the sales tax holiday.
It's the third year of the holiday, and the timing couldn't be better. Surrounding states, including Alabama and Tennessee, also have sales tax breaks. But they haven't had their holidays yet.
Mall general manager Jeff Snyder likened the Friday shopping scene to Black Friday, the day-after-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy that traditionally has been the busiest and biggest shopping day of the year.
"We're covered up, there's no doubt," he said. "Even though it was a little slower than we thought starting out compared to last year, the information we're getting from our merchants is that sales are really strong and it's even busier than it was a year ago."
Back-to-school shopping should be on pace with last year, according to the National Retail Federation. The trade group said families with K-12 children will spend more than $603 per child on apparel, school supplies and electronics this year for school.
But Emily Tolar of Booneville said she wasn't spending quite that much on sons Adam and Easton.
"We're looking for clothes and shoes," she said. "We're looking to spend about $200 or so."
Like the Kennedys, the Tolars hit the stores early Friday.
"I'm off today, so maybe it wouldn't be so crowded," she said.
That wasn't the case later in the day for Mitchell Warren, who took his grandson shopping for some clothes and shoes.
"I figured we'd beat the crowd, but it look like the crowd beat us," he said with a laugh.
Not to worry – the tax holiday ends at midnight tonight, and many stores will be open early again today.


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Just weeks before her daughter Gloria Ray's April 19th birth, actress Maggie Gyllenhaal admitted that she had "no idea" how she'd handle two children.
The Secretary star, who also has 5-year-old daughter Ramona with her husband Peter Sarsgaard, told the USA Today, "I'm curious to see how much I remember about nursing and changing diapers. About all of it. I have no idea how to do it with two."
"Having children is the most humbling thing you can do," Maggie added.
Were truer words ever spoken?
But back to the two kids… I remember thinking the very same thing. In fact, in the weeks after my second daughter arrived I recall telling my mom, who was thankfully constantly on-hand to help in those early days, that there is no way I'd ever be able to do it on my own. How do you feed one and play princess with the other? How do you get two changed and fed and out the door in the morning? How do you coordinate nap times and preschool pick-ups? It all just seemed impossible.
And then before I knew it I was just doing it. Those first months are always difficult for me, but looking back I found the leap from 0 kids to 1 much harder than the move from 1 kid to 2. The first transition was an emotional roller coaster; the second was more just a matter of scheduling.
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In a section of Kabul's Shuhada-e Saliheen cemetery reserved for slain Taliban militants, each grave is given numbered head and footstones. The numbers correspond to official records but do not explicitly identify the dead. Photo: Andrew Quilty
Kabul: A pack of mangy dogs are barking from a rocky precipice above. They can smell death on the dusty hillside in Kabul's southern outskirts.
But then most of the hills rising out of the Afghan capital's vast basin are scattered with mounds of earth and slabs of rough-hewn stone.
They serve as a reminder of the fact that life can be cheap here.
Khwaja Naqib Ahmad has buried dozens of Taliban but is never told from which attack his corpses come. Photo: Andrew Quilty
Khwaja Naqib Ahmad knows that as well as anyone.
He's just collected four bodies from the government DNA office, where they've been held for several weeks.
Loosely wrapped in white sheets stained black with blood from the wounds sustained in their violent last moments, they'd been piled into the back of a nondescript white van - "donated by Pakistan", a sign on the side read.
While the workmen make final adjustments, Khwaja Naqib Ahmad stands at the foot of each mound, bows his head and murmurs a prayer. Photo: Andrew Quilty
It was hot and dry for early spring, but one of the grave-diggers wore a pin-striped suit while he and the others dug four narrow, waist-deep graves side by side.
The earth was damp and brown beneath Afghanistan's powdery surface.
The smell was putrid - like a decaying animal carcass on the side of road, but far worse.
Taliban burial - scenes from a Kabul cemetery
Images from the burial of Afghanistan's unwanted and unknown, many of whom are deceased Taliban members. Photo: Andrew Quilty / Oculi
With no more than disposable surgical masks, Ahmad's drive through Kabul's notorious morning traffic must have been horrendous.
The thought of how his cargo came to be in his possession wears on him too.
He rarely discusses his work with friends or family - burying the unwanted, the paupers and the terrorists of Kabul.
A slain Taliban fighter. Photo: Andrew Quilty
He has buried dozens of Taliban but is never told from which attack his corpses come.
Given what is known, however, we agreed it was likely they were the four who had been killed in the attack on the Independent Election Commission headquarters a week before the April 5 presidential election.
Ahmad isn't given their names or any identifying information that might lead to the discovery of their whereabouts and allow sympathisers to set up a shrine to their martyrdom.
Still, he awaits each burial with dread.
A policeman walks over from his guard post on a nearby ridge. An argument with huffy hand gestures ensues.
The indignant young man in uniform says that the graves are too shallow and - pointing up the hill - that the dogs will come when night falls.
A compromise is apparently agreed upon - digging each half a foot longer, but no deeper.
Ahmad takes pride in his work and doesn't differentiate between those he buries, treating each with an unexpected reverence.
After the bodies are lowered by the sheet-ends into their graves, slabs of stone are placed over the openings before smaller rocks are gathered to plug the gaps.
The freshly turned earth is then piled to a mound on top and adorned with numbered head and footstones.
While the workmen make final adjustments, Ahmad stands at the foot of each mound, bows his head and murmurs a prayer.
The four down their shovels and sit in a semi-circle looking over the graves and a cloudy, turquoise lake in the distance beneath the Kabul haze.
They wipe the sweat from their foreheads and pour steaming green tea from a thermos.
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I am using the check_postgres.pl plugin for Nagios. I am trying to monitor how long since the last checkpoint has been run using the check_postgres_checkpoint option. When I run the command from CLI as root I am getting the output but I am not able to get the output in the Nagios web interface. The error which it shows is,
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It is trying to access the pg_control file in the 'global' directory present beneath the data directory which has only read access to the postgres user.
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dazny Said...
almost forgot: a few years ago akai announced a virtual version of their Z-something samplers, but never released it. Pity for us S6000 owners as of course it'd read the same libraries/pgms.
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Huawei files an antitrust complaint against Interdigital over 3G patents
Claims abuse and an exploitable license
NETWORKING EQUIPMENT VENDOR Huawei has filed an antitrust complaint with the European Commission against Interdigital, claiming it is abusing its 3G patents.
Interdigital holds a number of 3G patents and Huawei, like many other network equipment firms, is forced to license them. However Huawei now claims that Interdigital is trying to "force Huawei to conclude a discriminatory, unfair and exploitative license", which has led the firm to file an antitrust complaint against Interdigital with the European Commission.
Huawei said in a statement, "In both the terms and scope, Interdigital's demand manifestly breaches the policies of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute calling for fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing practices by technology patent holders, and Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Commission."
According to Huawei, it has been trying to negotiate a deal with Interdigital but said it became clear that "there is no foreseeable resolution", at which time Huawei went to the European Commission.
Interdigital on the other hand responded to Huawei by saying it had licensed its patents to a number of companies, claiming that is evidence that the firm has the "ability to reach mutually agreeable terms for such licenses". Lawrence Shay, president of InterDigital's patent holding subsidiaries said of Huawei's complaint, "Interdigital has not seen the complaint that was filed, so we can offer no specific response to whatever issues might be raised in the complaint."
Huawei's decision to file an antitrust complaint with the European Union could be seen as the final move in the two firms' negotiations, as neither party will want to end up with a long and protracted legal battle over patent licensing. The question is whether Interdigital will buckle now that the European Union is involved, and whether other firms can use such an action as a battering ram when it comes to patent licensing negotiations in the future. µ
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Ball Corporation is a global leader in sustainable packaging, an innovator and trusted collaborator, a pioneer in aerospace, and a financially strong and sustainable enterprise. Its present and future thinking revolves around its Drive for 10 vision which has three elements: we know who we are, we know where we're going, and we know what's important. Its corporate sustainability priorities include innovation and new technologies that create value for its customers and the corporation, developing and inspiring great talent, developing and supporting effective recycling programs, and better understanding the environmental and social risks in its supply chain. Its operational goals revolve around employee safety, electricity reductions and efficiency, natural gas consumption, water use, managing waste streams, and reducing VOC emissions, and the company received the R. David Hoover Sustainability Award for its efforts. This presentation will allow participants to learn about the mindset, efforts and initiatives that led to Ball Corporation's sustainability successes.
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TMMWV produces engines and transmissions for Toyota and Lexus vehicles. Through a strong commitment to continuous improvement, respect for people, and the application of Toyota Production System (TPS) principles, TMMWV earned the productivity benchmark Harbor Award seven times. However the plant is even more widely recognized as an environmental leader, earning ISO 14001 certification in 2000, achieving Zero Waste to Landfill status in 2003, and joining with the U.S EPA and the West Virginia DEP as the first Sustainability Partner in West Virginia. TMMWV's strong commitment to environmental excellence includes aggressive annual targets for energy and water reduction, and adoption of a local wetland for use as an outdoor environmental education classroom. This presentation will discuss TMMWV's continuous improvement in manufacturing and environmental activities through the application of TPS principles.
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CertainTeed is North America's leading brand of sustainable building products. The company represents a deeply-rooted, long-standing commitment to building and sustaining a comfortable, energy efficient and safe habitat -- the living natural environment where we work and live. From products including its energy-efficient insulation made in energy-conscious plants using sand and recycled glass, to its comprehensive program to reduce its overall environmental impact that has significantly reduced landfill waste, energy and water consumption, CertainTeed leads by example through its commitment to energy efficiency, innovative recycling and sustainable design and construction. This presentation will allow participants to learn about the driving forces behind CertainTeed's commitment to sustainability and the broader impact of sustainability on all aspects of the business.
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12 Days of DCWV: Day 9
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So adorable! DCWV sure knows how to dress a lady! I've seen many creative dress designs lately!ReplyDelete
So BRILLIANT!!! Wow ~ that is absolutely Gorgeous!ReplyDelete
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Those 9 ladies are really dress so lovely with those papers.ReplyDelete
What a feminine little dressy-dress! And with just the right papers to make it outstanding! TFS!ReplyDelete
Beautiful! I love these ladies.ReplyDelete
This is way too much fun. Love these dresses and the fun garland put together.ReplyDelete
- TracyM #6773December 22, 2012 at 6:15 PM
What a fabulous banner Emily - your dancing ladies are adorable!!!ReplyDelete
Cute idea with the dresses -- very nice banner!ReplyDelete
How fun with the dresses!ReplyDelete
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WOW! This is adorable. What a clever way to share the 12 days of Christmas. Great job.ReplyDelete
AMAZING!! This is so creative, I love it!ReplyDelete
That's the cutest 9 ladies dancing I have EVER seen!ReplyDelete
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love this super cute dresses. Love the Ribbons thanks for sharingReplyDelete
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Now that is adorable! TFS,JessReplyDelete
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Emily, Emily, Emily, did DCWV give you the keys to the warehouse? Did they give you the terra the ribbon sash and crown you princess of 2012!!! Bravo girl!!! Erin, what have you given her to eat? Inspiration abound team!!! thanks for sharing the creativity!!!!ReplyDelete
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I absolutely love these, and they are so customizable too!ReplyDelete
I love, love, love!!! I am going to have to "lift" this one!ReplyDelete
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In this talk Hepler-Smith will describe how and why, at the height of the discipline's prestige in the late 19th century, some of the foremost organic chemists turned their attention to nomenclature. Gathering at the 1892 Geneva Nomenclature Congress, these chemists addressed what they'd come to see as an untenable confusion among chemical names by establishing for the first time a set of standard, international rules for naming organic substances. To Charles Friedel, Adolf von Baeyer, and their fellow delegates, as well as to the many other chemists who adapted, adopted, or avoided the new Geneva nomenclature, rules for chemical naming were not petty, pedantic matters. Rather they were crucial decisions that required balancing demands of research, teaching, and organizing new knowledge in a time of rapid growth that made these tasks ever more challenging but that chemists were anxious to sustain. They saw decisions about names as decisions about the social and international organization of chemistry, of great consequence for the progress of the field as a whole, and of national industries and academic communities vying for leadership within it.
Evan Hepler-Smith is a Ph.D. candidate in Princeton University's Program in History of Science and the 2013–14 Herdegen Fellow of the Chemical Heritage Foundation. In addition to his dissertation, "Nominally Rational: Systematic Nomenclature and the Structures of Organic Chemistry, 1889–1935," he is pursuing research projects in the X-ray examination of paintings in the early 20th century and in the role of computers in the interplay of logical and aesthetic conceptions of chemical synthesis.
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Posted by Cindy on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
If you have been sewing any length of time then you know Nancy Zieman. She is an icon in the fabric industry. I had the pleasure of meeting Nancy this past fall and enjoyed visiting with her and talking about our industry. She is a wealth of knowledge.
She sent me this sweet little package of items that she has created with Clover....(no the sewing machine was not included)
Nancy asked me to be a part of her blog tour that started on January 3rd. Click here and visit Nancy's website and see the complete list of the blog tour stops and register for prizes. Visit us on January 23 and take a look at our tablet keeper using Nancy's templates and our Riley Blake fabric.
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The CW has given a full-season order to its breakout superhero drama "Arrow" reports Deadline.
The show's series premiere drew 4.14 million viewers, making it the network's most watched telecast of any show in three years and the network's biggest premiere since "The Vampire Diaries" in 2009.
In its second episode, "Arrow" became the only new network drama this season to hold its ratings in both adults 18-34 and adults 18-49 from its premiere to its second week.
The fate of the network's other two new recently debuted series is less rosy. "Beauty And The Beast" opened strong but plummeted in its second airing, while "Emily Owens, MD" opened soft.


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"Pets Add Life" Wins Viral Video Award From APPA
The Pets Add Life (PAL) campaign, conducted by a non-profit arm of the American Pet Products Association (APPA), received the 2012 Strategic Video Award, Best Viral Video, for its 'Pet Interviews: Guinea Pig' video. The video was created by one of the most famous creators on You Tube, Andrew Grantham. The video is part of PAL's campaign to encourage multiple pet ownership, and it, so very cutely, does that....
The Guinea Pig Interview is one of four pet interviews scheduled to be released by PAL, which shows that pets not only 'add life' to humans, but to other pets. Those of us who own more than one pet can attest to that too. The video was given the award based on its ability to achieve its specific goals.
Andrew Grantham, series creator, is the second most viewed You Tube video creator to date. One of his talking animal videos, Ultimate Dog Tease, has been viewed almost 130 million times. Here it is!
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All that comment on modern society and all you guys can see is the beer.. Hmmmmmmm beer.
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Every image in this book was taken with my iPhone. Don't get me wrong: I love my Nikon, but I don't carry it with me wherever I go. I carry my phone everywhere.
It was not until the iPhone that I started using the built-in camera on my phone. I remember saying in 2002 that a mobile phone camera would never be a viable form of photography. I could not have been more wrong. It only took me a couple hours with the iPhone to realize that the combination of applications and ease of use make it a powerful tool for capturing images.
I decided to turn the images I am capturing into a series of short, quarterly iPhoneography journals. I plan to compile books from the images taken each quarter.
This is the first.
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Thank you to the anyone who has bought a copy of my book. I wish blurb allowed me to see who bought a book... but they don't. I wanted to send everyone a personal thank you but since I cant do that I thought I would write something here.
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Robert Barr has a BFA in photography from the University of Washington. He has been working with various forms of camera equipment for the past 6 years. He feels most passionate about his work in digital wide-angle photography. Robert has also held several freelance positions at magazines such as Campus Magazine in Tucson Arizona. For the past few years he has been focusing his efforts on Architecture and Urban photography. He has been providing his photographic services to clients in the real estate and general contracting fields for the past three years. Recently I purchased an iPhone. I think someone showed me some photos they did with it. I mostly got it to surf the net while I was busy doing things around town. Shortly after getting my phone I realized the amazing potential of the iPhone camera. The best camera is the one you carry around with you always. It really helped open up my creativity I found myself taking photos of things I would not normally consider or bother taking.
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In Paris, it's possible to do a Tour de France without a bicycle, since one of the most unique layers of the city's food chain is its many French regional tables. Indeed the cooking of almost every corner of France is available in Paris, although some regions, notably the Auvergne and Alsace, are better represented than others, like the north of France, which has just a single address, Le Graindorge, vaunting such Flemish favorites as waterzooï (chicken and vegetables stewed in cream enriched bouillon) or carbonade, beef cooked in a sauce of beer. Continue reading Endangered French Regional Cooking
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What we want when we say the 'B' word
So picture this: you're walking down the street in Paris on a cold night, and you're hungry. All of a sudden something smells so damned good, so rich winey earthy and rutting, that you absolutely have to hunt it down. You work out that this irresistible olfactory lure is emanating from a ramshackle looking little place on the corner. You step inside, and one of the most power sentimental semaphores ever created—the red-and-white checked table cloth, tells you that yes, you're in the right place, this is a real Paris bistro.
The Menace of Culinary Displacement in Paris
After a recent morning spent playing restaurant ping-pong via email with my friend Dorie, it dawned on me. We were trying to create an eating itinerary of traditional French bistros for a pair of retired chefs visiting from Oklahoma, and it proved to be a daunting task. Why? These men were coming to France to eat epic Gallic grub—you know, blanquette de veau, boeuf bourguignon, and coq au vin—and even with the difficulty of summer opening hours notwithstanding, it startled me to realize there's just not a lot of that on offer in Paris anymore.
Continue reading The Menace of Culinary Displacement in Paris
The Wilted State of Vegetarian Dining in Paris
If anyone can put to rest the idea that a vegetarian banker is an oxymoron anywhere outside of India, it might be my college friend Duncan from Boston. He's been a vegetarian ever since I've know him, and in deference to his meat-free diet, I suffered through dozens of bean-and-grain "Whole Earth Catalog" type meals in cafés festooned with spider plants in macramé holders in the college town in Western Massachusetts where we went to school.
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PHOENIX - Had I not known who Matt Barnes is and tuned in to Tuesday night's Los Angeles Clippers 104-96 win over the Suns in Phoenix for the very first time, I could swear his name was "Bingo!"
Clippers' legendary TV play-by-play voice Ralph Lawler yells "Bingo" when a Clipper nails a three point shot.
Bingo! I mean Barnes drained18 of his season-high 28 points in the third quarter hitting 4 of 7 from behind the arc.
"We ended the second quarter flat and wanted to hit them in the mouth coming into the third quarter," said Barnes who finished 12 of 17 from the floor. "My teammates were finding me early. The ball was dropping and they kept coming to me."
The Clippers (42-20) found themselves down 55-44 at halftime and came out in the third outscoring Phoenix 37-18. Los Angeles led 81-73 going into the 4th and never looked back.
"Matt's shots got us going. " Said Clippers head coach Doc Rivers. "But to hold them to 39 second half points, it was our defense that won the game for us."
Along with Barnes' 18, Blake Griffin knocked down 13 of his 22 points in the third setting a new franchise record with his 20th consecutive 20 point game.
Clippers center DeAndre Jordan did another one of his Bill Russell impressions working the double-double with ten points and 17 rebounds. He also blocked two shots. Chris Paul had 14 points and 11 assists. Darren Collison added 18 for L.A.
An inauspicious debut for the newest Clipper. Danny Granger went scoreless playing just four minutes in the first half which was just a matter of getting his feet wet with his new teammates.
The Suns (35-25) were led by P.J. Tucker with 18 and Gerald Green who finished with 17.
The Clippers – winners of eight of their last 10 games - return to Los Angeles to face their hallway rivals Thursday night at Staples Center in a Lakers home game. The Lakers lost to New Orleans Tuesday night at Staples, 132-125.
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The Luther L. Wright High School class of 1958 recently held its 55th reunion. It was a very successful reunion, thanks to many of your community members.
We had a very informational and entertaining experience at the Old Depot Museum with Gary Harrington, who has been always willing to take our class on tours in the past, such as at the Ironwood Memorial Building. He is great.
Then, we had another wonderful, educational tour of the Historic Ironwood Theatre by Bruce Greenhill, who was so personable and knowledgeable. We also toured a few local businesses and found them to be valuable assets to the community.
We wish to express our thanks to all who helped us to have a memorable reunion. It is always nice to come "home."
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Visitors to this weekend's Italian Festival in Lake George were treated to Santa Lucia, eggplant caponatta, and an eclectic array of arts, crafts and locally produced foods. This is the second year for the festival, which drew several hundred to Shepard Park this Saturday and Sunday.
While the sound of Italian opera and folk songs filled the park on Canada Street, the lake hummed with the racing speedboats of Performance Weekend. The third weekend in May, prior to 2010, was The Queen's Great Boating Weekend. Boats from the Steamboat Company, the Sagamore and Shoreline Cruises would race from Bolton Landing to Lake George Village. Performance Weekend, sponsored by Performance Marine of Bolton, features offshore powerboat demonstrations.
The two events kick off the summer season, which will go into high gear next weekend with the Memorial Day holiday followed by the Elvis Festival and the Americade Bike Rally in June. Visit the Lake George Chamber of Commerce website for a complete list of 2014 Lake George festivals and events.
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- Magic Forest: Fairy tale theme park sized for young children
- Crossroads of the French and Indian War: Reenactment at Bolton Landing
- Adirondack road trip: Explore the museum at Blue Mountain Lake