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Do you realize that Valentine's Day is almost here? I had almost forgotten myself, what with Facebook and Twitter abuzz with people wanting to Spring forward out of this deep freeze we are in, but alas, Mother Nature can't be hurried, so let's just sit back and enjoy it -
Grab a cup of hot coffee or cocoa, put on an extra sweater, put your feet up and join me on a journey into the Best Valentine's Day Gifts for those you love - those who love to cook, or those who don't love it so much and would really enjoy some time and energy saving cooking goodies.
In this list, I've compiled several gift ideas for your significant other or spouse, whoever the cook is in your house, as well as some great items for kids, college students or outdoor grillers. Make sure to click on the links included in the caption of each gift idea photo to find lots more kitchen prizes you can order from the comfort of that big, comfy couch.
Several of the slideshow or list photos are made right here in my little old test kitchen and you can see clearly that I really do use, and love all these products. But, if you don't see something you'd like to know about, give me a shout at email@example.com, on my Culinary Divas Facebook page or follow me on Twitter at TravelFoodArts, and I'll get right on it!
Happy shopping and Happy Heart Day to you!
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Waring Pro Breakfast Express
This little jewel lets you whip up an omelet and a Belgian waffle at the same time – simply load the ingredients in one side, close, flip and load more ingredients in the other side. In a few minutes you've made breakfast for two! It's like being a short order cook in your own kitchen. Check it out here.
Tovolo Spatulart and Joseph & Joseph Baking Gift Set
Want to put a huge smile on your favorite little (or big) chef? Here are some kitchen Valentines gift ideas that are sure to do just that. And I know that for a fact, because when I opened the package containing the pink smiley face spatula, red heart spatula and the tiny little pink batter spatulas from Tovolo (their Spatulart series), I was in love.
Then, to make my day even brighter, I got a beautifully packaged baking gift set from Joseph & Joseph, which included the most innovative adjustable rolling pin, spatula, pastry brush and pie timer, all in gorgeous red and pink! Make sure to click the links and make your "heart" one happy.
Tovolo Spatulart and Joseph & Joseph Baking Gift Set
Here is a closer view of the Valentine's Day (or any day for anyone special) gifts from Tovolo and Joseph & Joseph. Not only are these utensils cute as pie, but they make pie, cookie or cake making a breeze!
Waring Pro Snowcone Maker
And speaking of the little ones; how excited would your little kitchen helper be to get his or her very own snowcone maker for Valentines Day, in celebration of the warm weather ahead? It's bright red and loads of fun on a hot, warm or even a cold day! Check this beauty out!
Choose Snapware for your Valentine's Dinner leftovers
Here's a great gift for a serious chef, someone who cooks, serves and saves a lot of food (or a little.) The Snapware Total Solution collection makes it easy with an air-tight and leak-proof, four-latch plastic lid that snaps easily in place on a Pyrex® oven-safe glass container. The upgraded lid is designed carefully to give you solutions for all your storage and organizational needs.
Tovolo Easy Reach Baster
This is a large capacity baster which directs juices exactly where you want, whether you are cooking outdoors or in. A perfect gift for the griller in your life. Includes a cleaning brush and two tips, and one silicone basting brush. And is made by Tovolo.
Cuisinart 3-in-1 Cook Central Multi-Cooker
I know I've written about this product before, but the Cuisinart 3-in-1 Cook Central is one of my all time favorite countertop appliances, especially on these cold winter's days. I keep it going almost all the time with broths, soups and whole meals like chili. I also roast chicken in it, whole and butterflied! Try it at Cuisinart.com.
Lightweight Epicurean Kitchen Cutting Boards
Here are some gorgeous, lightweight Epicurean cutting boards that are designed for everyday use and easy handling. The ultra thin profile and built-in utility hole make them easy to store in a rack or display on your wall.
These versatile cutting boards are available in several different sizes perfect for the busy home cook. You can use the boards one at a time or several at once. Cleaning up is simple; just place your Epicurean cutting boards in the dishwasher with the rest of the dishes. Check them out here.
Joseph & Joseph Pren & Serve Bowl
How about gifting your fave cook with this simple, stylish prep & serve bowl that combines the functions of a preparation bowl, colander and serving bowl in one gorgeous, lightweight design?
The integrated colander lets you rinse food in the main bowl, then drain off the excess water or other liquid, without having to reach for another bowl or colander.
Then you can either tip the contents into a pan for cooking or combine it with other ingredients such as sauces or dressings and you can even serve it up straight to the table – all using the same bowl.
It is ideal for preparing and serving salads and soft fruits or for rinsing rice and lentils before cooking.


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Epic's Unreal Engine 3 has been a dominant third party development platform for the better half of a decade. With countless titles under it's belt, it was the go-to foundation for quite some time.
The transition into the 8th generation of console platforms have seen a pendulum shift, however. With more development studios creating their own in-house engines plus other entries into the arena from competitors such as Crytek, Epic's Unreal Engine has taken a back seat as of late.
Now in it's fourth iteration, things may be changing for Epic's Unreal Engine 4, as they have announced some pretty stout news for anyone looking to get into the development fray by offering direct access to Unreal Engine 4's source code:
All Unreal Engine subscribers who are registered Xbox developers or registered PlayStation developers (including members of the ID@Xbox indie program) can receive access to UE4's complete source code for their respective console platforms, at no extra cost.
This is important during a time of rising development costs while the industry as a whole is in constriction. What are your thoughts on Epic's Unreal Engine 4? Do you think they will be able to have similar dominance as previous generations?
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Audience members were animated throughout the night as they laughed and screamed, matching the filmmakers' excitement. Thursday the school was alive with talk of the festival as students discussed which films made them smile and which filled their eyes with tears.
"It was great to see all the hard work everyone put into it. Even if some films were difficult to watch, they were important to show," remarked PCHS senior Colby Judd.
Engineered by the late Chris Maddux during his years as a revered film teacher at Park City High School, the annual festival is a chance for Park City students and community members to appreciate the work of young filmmakers.
Says PCHS film teacher Ryan Miller "This is one area, one place where anyone and everyone can really express their voice. It is an arena where every kid has an opportunity to showcase their talents, their art, and their creativity."
After the screenings, outstanding movies and individuals were presented with prizes and golden video cameras.
Senior Douglas Emerson, who walked away with three awards, credits Miller with his positive experience in the school's film program. "Miller, he taught me everything I know about film.
The film program has also benefited from recent improvements in technology.
"This year, with the one-to-one the school district did, we've gone to Adobe software and every student in the program has the Adobe production suite," Miller said, adding, "Because of the Park City Education Foundation, we received grants that enabled us to purchase a lot more high definition DSLR cameras. It's been really neat to see the kids getting really excited about their films because of the equipment that's available to them"
The Maddux Award- "Psychosis," Douglas Emerson, Sawyer Tibbitts, Tommy Halsey
Best Screenplay- "Emotion" Grant Carsten
Courageous Filmmaker- Kate Cier, Rachel Santa Maria "For a Reason"
Jury Award/Showcase Award- "One and Only," Douglas Emerson, Austin Wolfe
Jury Award/Life Aquatic Award- Brendan Mooney "A Day at the Beach, Buried"
Best Comedy- Nights on Broadway" Nate Cohen, Doug Nagie, Cameron Perry
Best Editing- Ring," Adam Herr
Best Director- Douglas Emerson "Leverage"
Best Director of Photography- Cameron Thuman "What do I Desire, Buried"
Best Performance- Anders Nilsson "Life After Torpedo Jones"


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Volume: 24 Issue: 8 (August 2001)
Turning Point
In the past two years, nothing seemed to stand still or remain the same. SGI abandoned graphics chip development for the desktop and worked out an arrangement with Nvidia for workstation graphics. Intense3D was acquired by 3Dlabs. Nvidia acquired the software team and OEM clients from Elsa. SGI acquired Intergraph's workstation group. Evans & Sutherland pulled back from developing workstation AIBs and chips. HP reorganized and consolidated its workstation divisions. NEC entered the market with a powerful AIB. ATI acquired the FireGL division of SonicBlue (formally S3). Three innovative chip design groups (PixelFusion, Raycer, and Philips' SP3D) pulled out without completing their designs (Apple picked up the Raycer team, PixelFusion moved to communications). SGI enhanced its Octane systems. Sun introduced a low-cost range of products. And HP enhanced its fx graphics.
The net result of all the assimilations, acquisitions, and mergers, was a 29 percent drop in the total number of suppliers of workstation graphics AIBs and chips during 1999, followed by a period of equilibrium during the past 18 months, when as many suppliers entered the market as dropped out. However, the recent stability is like the quiet before the storm. Given the imbalance in the number of suppliers per units sold and per revenues, especially compared to the ratios in the PC market, there will be more casualties.
The primary driver of this upheaval will be the continuing migration of low-cost, reasonable-performance hardware from the PC market, which is squeezing the profitability from the business models of professional graphics hardware vendors. The migration of low-end graphics into the workstation market has largely taken place in the Windows NT/2000 arena, at the low-end and mid-range. And market demand for this class of workstation has been healthy. In terms of shipments of Windows NT/2000-based workstations (and accompanying add-in graphics boards), the market exhibited a compound average growth rate (CAGR) of 48 percent from 1998 to 2000 and is predicted to have a 14 percent CAGR from 2000 to 2006, resulting in an overall CAGR of 22 percent from 1998 to 2006.
Sales of Windows NT/2000 workstations (including add-in boards) will grow 379 percent from 1998 to 2006.
At the same time, the average selling price of workstation graphics boards has declined 52 percent from 1998 to 2006. However, unit sales will in crease 379 percent from 1.53 million units in 1998 to 7.31 million in 2006, creating overall market value growth.
One cause for concern is that although the market will expand steadily in the next few years, growth will fall off after 2003. Indeed, with the ever increasing power of processors and graphics controllers, combined with the lackadaisical employment of graphics board acceleration features by software vendors, users will question just how much productivity they will get from new systems. Therefore, we predict a year or two of confusion and some overbuying, as users experiment with various combinations of 32-bit super high-performance AIBs, and the new 64-bit AIBs to see which combination works best for their applications.
There's good news and bad news in this equation. For the box and AIB builders, there's good news because there will be over-purchasing of systems, which will give a temporary spike to the market, but bad news because users will then pause in their replacement buying while they figure out what works and try to extract the return on investment from the machines. For buyers, there's good news because as they pull back, the box and AIB builders will react by lowering prices, but bad news because if the turmoil decimates the ranks of workstation AIB suppliers, buyers' choices will be reduced to only two or three companies.
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The Obama Administration released a "record of decision" yesterday that will allow seismic blasting in an area of the East Coast twice the size of California.
"Just as expected, the Obama administration is opening the waters off the East Coast to oil and gas exploration, approving a plan on Friday to allow seismic tests from Delaware to Florida's Cape Canaveral," Sean Cockerham for the McClatchy Washington Bureau reports.
The industry is going to use seismic cannons to learn how much oil and gas is along the Atlantic seabed. There's sharp debate over using the air guns, that environmental groups and some members of Congress say deafens whales and dolphins – at least.
[Above photo: Whale killed by seismic blast in Madagascar.)
The decision made Friday will use dynamite-like blasts predicted to injure and possibly kill up to 138,200 marine mammals, harm commercial and recreational fisheries, tourism and coastal recreation, and put over 730,000 jobs in the blast zone at risk.
The impact directly on human is unknown.
Two questions to answe arer: Why did they do this? And how can we stop it?
"Because multinational oil companies have billions of dollars to throw around, appearing to buy favors and spread lies about mythical funds that will go to coastal communities," says Claire Douglass,
Campaign Director of Climate & Energy Oceana. "But coastal communities and leaders are smarter than that."
Sixteen coastal towns and 78 local coastal elected officials already have spoken out against seismic off their shores."
So what now? No blasting will happen without specific permits approved, according to Douglass. Yesterday's decision only begins that process.
"We need to tell the Obama Administration today that we know their record of decision is severely flawed and, more importantly, we're going to be there every step of the way to stop all permits that threaten treasured marine animals and coastal livelihoods, she stated in a written statement Saturday.
Over the past year, Wavemakers have stood up for precious ocean life, like the right whale—of which there are fewer than 500 left worldwide.
"We've seen new scientific reports confirming that these amazing creatures not only make the U.S. East Coast their home, but travel and live in a much bigger area than previously thought," Douglass said, then asking, "Are we ready to start blasting the few right whales that are left?"
Obama is not going to get away with this one without a fight, according to Oceana, that says they are just getting started.
"Take action today to tell the Obama administration that seismic blasting will be devastating for our coast and that we won't let it happen without a fight."
Alternatively, do nothing and watch dead whales, dead dolphins and other dead sea animals wash ashore – or know they are being carried away in plastic bags in the dark of night to be disposed of in secret waste facilities, as Obama authorized along the Gulf of Mexico after BP wrecked the Macondo oil well and lives of millions of people. (Vampire of Macondo)


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Thursday: 20 min elliptical
Friday: 20 minutes jumping jacks, kicks, running in place ect... while watching biggest loser on nbc.com
Saturday: Sick
Sunday: Inlaws came in, used that as an excuse and never worked out. :-(
Monday: 20 minutes moderate elliptical - Used day light savings as a good oportunity to wake up at 4:30am and workout before having to wake the kids up, make breakfast and get everyone ready to go.
Tuesday: 30 minutes moderate/high elliptical - Election day so no school for kids. I did not have to get up and I had a headache. I was planning on getting up and eating a little something, taking some head ache meds and going back to sleep till the kids woke up. I got up and ate and took medicine and then told myself,
"if you go back to sleep you need to decide right now when exactly you will workout, where you will fit it in"
I thought about it and could not come up with a good time, so I said eff it and just put on my workout clothes and did the 30 minute hill program while watching the news. After I was done my head ache was gone and I felt pretty good!
Now its over with and I dont have to worry about getting it in later or feel bad when I end up blowing it off.
I have come to the conclusion that even though it sucks so bad to get up earlier than I already to, its the most convienent time to get it done and I am more likely to get it done if I do it early when I first wake up. Thats my goal from now on. I am going to try to get a streak going and see how long I can keep it going.
I have done perfect with my eating the last two days, I think mostly in part to the fact that I have planned out the day before exactly what I am going to eat and how much that is going to be for the next day. I have also been cooking smaller meals, I have gotten into the habit over the past year of cooking larger meals and instead of having leftovers we end up eating all the extra. I have been struggling because of that and hubby has actually gained about 20 or 30 pounds! Not good. Before I only cooked enough for one portion a peice, which is what I am going to start doing again, I am hoping that hubby is going to get alot of bennifit out of this as well.
Right now I am at the top of my weight range. If I gain like 4 pounds I will be considered overweight again according to the BMI chart, so I would really like to lose around 10 pounds so I can be in the middle of my weight range. I think I am going to start being a little more focused on that instead of just maintaining. :-)
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I'm still stuck in the overweight section and I have had ENOUGH!
You're an inspiration Jess. Keep moving...cuz then I will too!! No pressure, lol!
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I'm right there with you! Im flopping around in the upper 150's and as soon as the scale hits 160, I freak out! I would also like to be around 145. I have so much trouble forcing myself out of bed in the morning! I'll have to try to think of you tomorrow and that if you are doing it, so can I!
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I have to exercise in the morning too. I get up at 4:30 and it really stinks but I love my workouts and I know I need to fit them in. You are doing great!
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Whether you're looking for a way to supplement your retirement income and stay busy overseas… or you need a means of supporting yourself abroad… the good news is that your options are many and varied. Opening a money-making business with a tourism bent can be a lot easier than you think—especially if you aim for a market that's on the upswing. It all starts with a good idea… and International Living's editors are full of those. Here are some of their ideas for the best places to start a tourism-related business today:
1. Mexico: Show Travelers Low-Key Loreto
If you're a nature lover, there are few places in Mexico that can match the area around Loreto, in Baja California Sur. Right on the Sea of Cortez, Loreto offers just about every water-related activity you can imagine. Swimming, sailing, snorkeling, fishing, whale- and dolphin-watching…it's all possible here, in one of the world's most diverse marine eco-systems. On land, Loreto's desert landscape offers hiking, horseback-riding…and magnificent vistas for photographers. There's lots to do, but relatively few operators taking visitors to do it.
FONATUR, the Mexican government's tourism-development agency, hand-picked this area 30 years ago as having the potential to be a world-class tourist destination. But unlike mega-resorts like Cancun, Loreto today remains pretty low-key.
Increasingly, though, tourists and expats are discovering Loreto. (At just 700 miles from the U.S. border, it's an easy trip, especially for those coming from the U.S. West Coast.) And many who come once return year after year, swelling the ranks of this area's fans.
If you dream of starting your own business, such as a small hotel or a sports-fishing enterprise, check out Loreto and the Sea of Cortez. Its beauty and low-key charm may be just what you're seeking.
—Glynna Prentice, IL's Mexico Editor
2. Great Tax Incentives Outside Panama City
There isn't a single business person in Panama who hasn't heard of Panama Pacifico. One of the world's largest mixed-development projects, it is poised to become a city within a city. Close to the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, just over Panama City's Bridge of the Americas, this area used to be an Air Force base called Howard.
But today, a special arrangement offers business and tax benefits to certain types of businesses in this area. For example, set up shop here and you could pay no taxes for the transfer of goods and services to ships, passengers, or any of Panama's mega-ports. The Panama Pacifico "Special Economic Area," as it's called, has lured plenty of big business, from giants like 3M to Mailboxes, Etc. (the UPS Store).
But little businesses have yet to take hold in the former Howard…and so much is needed. There is a daycare, a single gas station, and little else. There are already hundreds of people living here and some 2,500 employees work here every day. The poor souls have nowhere to go for a latte or even a nice business luncheon…yet. Many of the people who live and work here are foreign, and new transplants continue to arrive. Start a business here now, and you'd be the first in with a major head-start. Perhaps you could start with something as straightforward as offering city shopping tours to busy executives and their spouses and families.
—Jessica Ramesch, IL's Panama Editor
3. Give Theme Tours in the City of Light
You can find lots of books about "romantic Paris." But I recently came across a title that gave me pause: Naughty Paris: A Lady's Guide to the Sexy City. Says the book jacket, "Whether you want to be titillated by erotic art or seduced at the city's most exclusive swingers' clubs, this guide is the key to choosing your own adventure."
It got me wondering. Maybe swingers clubs would be a little much… but women on "girlfriend getaways" might thrill at the idea of becoming a femme fatale and getting an insider's insight into Naughty Paris…or Naughty Anywhere, come to think of it.
In Paris, France, it's not unusual to see custom tours beginning at $380 per half day and $775 per full day for up to five guests. Themed tours — naughty or not — could be a great way to fund your own trip overseas.
—Steenie Harvey, IL's European Editor
4. Big Gaps in Colombia's New Tourism Market
Thanks to decades of bad publicity, Colombia is just starting to emerge as a tourist destination. In 2009, it boasted Latin America's strongest growth in tourist arrivals. So what's lacking? English-language websites, for one thing. An English-speaking tour operator or aggregator with some marketing skills could do well here.
The World Bank reports that starting a business in a small town in Colombia is easier than in a big city. Our advice: look at Santa Marta on the Caribbean coast and Villa de Leyva near Bogota. Near Medellin, check out Santa Fe de Antioquia and the lakeside towns of Guatape and El Penol.
According to Attorney Alberto Marenco in Cartagena, it's very easy to start a business in Colombia. "No special permission is required. Simply ask for a business visa at the Colombian Consulate in your country.
"Once in Colombia, your passport along with your business visa is all you need to create an association, company, open a bank account, or engage in any kind of business. Repatriating money is easy. Colombia has many international banks which can send your money to wherever you designate."
—Suzan Haskins, IL's Latin America Editor
5. Nicaragua Says "We Need More Hotels"
There may be no better place to start a business right now than Nicaragua. Incentives include attractive income tax and property tax exemptions, exoneration from import duties on vehicles, exemption from sales tax on the purchase of equipment and construction materials, and more. Several laws have been passed to encourage investment tourism and renewable-energy businesses, and export-oriented industries, including light manufacturing, agribusiness and contact centers. For more information, see www.pronicaragua.org.
Last June, Tourism Minister Mario Salinas said the country is in dire need of more hotel rooms. Nicaragua has just 7,800 rooms and can use four times that number.
Tourism is booming. According to data from the Central American Tourism Integration Secretariat (SITCA), Nicaragua was the only country in Central America that registered positive growth in both tourism arrivals and tourism revenues in 2009.
Where in Nicaragua should you settle? For a tourism business, try the colonial city of Granada on the shores of Lake Nicaragua—the country's top tourist destination—or San Juan del Sur on the southern Pacific Coast. The television show Survivor has shined a bright spotlight on this pretty beach town.
—Suzan Haskins
6. Open Your Own Bar on the Spanish Coast
I asked my Facebook friends what kind of overseas business they'd most like to run. The answer I heard most often was: "a bar."
With the crisis in the Spanish property market, the price of businesses has also taken a tumble in Spain. Many people who took out second loans found themselves over-stretched. But the thing is, Europeans are still flocking to places like the Costa del Sol for vacations. And they have to eat and drink.
$251,000 buys a freehold bar and a 1,182-square-foot apartment in historic Ronda. The property is one of only two houses attached to the two existing turrets of the original Moorish castle walls, so plenty of tourists pass by.
Underneath the apartment, the bar opens onto an enclosed patio that's actually within the original castle wall.
Leasehold bars with studio accommodation can be had for as little as $33,500. That's what one on the front-line to the beach in Benalmadena on the Costa del Sol recently changed hands for. It was a 10-year renewable lease with a monthly rent of $1,548. But rent for backstreet bars can often be a third of that. For more information, see: www.spanishbars.com.
—Steenie Harvey
7. Small, Sustainable, and Eco-Friendly in Panama
Best described as a sleepy little fishing town, "Pedasi by the Sea" is clean and quiet, with extremely friendly locals and a small population of about less than 4,000. Here everyone knows everyone, but outsiders are welcome and made to feel at home. This is a place where the days go by slowly (and the people are never exactly in a hurry, either).
Pedasi has all the benefits of a rural setting close to the growing city of Chitre. Due to the excellent infrastructure and beaches, foreign visitors are discovering how much Pedasi has to offer. But there is still an unbelievable number of niches to fill. Flights to Pedasi were reinstated just recently. With the global economy recovering, now may be the perfect time to get here and beat the crowds.
Little dive shops and surf shops have popped up in and around Pedasi. Several outfits offer deep-sea fishing tours, too. But let's face it, not everyone wants to spend their time avoiding the bends or sitting around waiting to sight a marlin.
There are not yet any tourism businesses there catering to the less-experienced or less-adventurous traveler. Small, sustainable, and eco-friendly is the name of the game here. Offer "take it easy" tours for small groups. Make a day of it, taking them somewhere fun and local for breakfast, then to one of the 11 nearby beaches. You can even ship them off to the "secret" island known as Iguana.
Come visit and you'll see. You could cater to expat kids…show documentaries and organize book and movie swaps…even a smoothie stand would be welcome. The tropical blue sky's the limit here.
—Jessica Ramesch
8. A Boutique Hotel in Brazil
The city of São Luiz is Northeast Brazil's number-one colonial city by the sea. Located on a huge tropical island, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is home to more than 3,500 historic colonial buildings. But not enough of them can house tourists.
Founded by the French in 1612, São Luiz's historic center still retains some of its French influence, reflected in the food, bakeries, and even a French cultural center with language classes. It also enjoys a rich African influence—particularly noticeable in the food and music.
As I strolled along one street, the smell of baking bread wafted from the French bakery, while a group of young people chatted animatedly in a small colonial-era café. In back of it all was a steady and alluring reggae beat from a street band…reminding me that this is the reggae capital of Brazil.
But one thing lacking in historic São Luiz is good hotel space. The boutique hotel we stayed in was booked solid, and it was the only one we could find in the district. What's more, there are plenty of colonial buildings awaiting restoration (at low prices), and plenty of travelers year 'round in need of classy accommodations.
—Lee Harrison, IL's Latin America Editor
9. Plan Weddings in Romantic Italy
"Romantic Italy" has long been popular with foreign couples who want to tie the knot overseas. With good organizational skills, you could set yourself up as a wedding planner and arrange both civil and church ceremonies.
Rome and Florence…the Amalfi coast and Capri…the Italian Lakes and Venice. In truth, few places aren't romantic in Italy. Many regions allow civil weddings to be held outdoors, so you aren't limited by location.
Profits look enormous. It would be reasonable to charge around $1,200 for a basic town hall package—which only includes the marriage arrangements and paperwork. A photographer, flowers, accommodation and catering, etc. are extras—and the person putting this together no doubt adds on 10-20% for those.
You could build up an Internet home business from scratch, but making local contacts will take time. I recently came across a wedding planner business based at Lake Como being sold for €6,000/$7,740. Website…contacts…weddings already booked. For more information, see: www.businessesforsale.com.
—Steenie Harvey
10. Island Boat Tours on Brazil's Itamaraca
Surrounded by wild tropical rivers and the shimmering-turquoise South Atlantic, the island of Itamaracá is a sunny and warm boater's paradise. English-speaking tourists are coming in greater and greater numbers, but nobody is catering to them.
The eastern shore of the island boasts miles of sandy beaches, while the western shore is thick with mangroves and tropical wildlife. On the south, you'll find the historic Fort Orange and the white sand beaches of a small, "boat-access" neighboring island. The wide, dazzling beaches of the north shore are sometimes impossible to reach by car…but are a beautiful and pleasant ride by boat.
So it seems natural that a boat-tour business would do well here…and in fact there are a number of boats in the business already. But what you won't find is a boat captain or tour operator who speaks English.
Now, with more than 60 English-speaking homeowners on the island—and lots of traffic from the U.K., Europe, and North America—there will be an ever-increasing demand for a sunny day on the water. And with picnics to neighboring islands, mangrove tours, diving on the nearby reefs, and river excursions—just to name a few ideas—there's plenty of opportunity for a boating entrepreneur.
—Lee Harrison
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I had gotten a question on automount the other day, and while the set-up is relatively simple, I thought I might take this weekend to post a quick write up on it.
Once you install autofs, there are two configuration files to pay attention to; these are auto.master, and auto.misc. (As you will read in the configuration files, auto.misc can be replaced with any file of your choosing, to keep things simple, I'll set up a an automount with the default files).
I'll start by adding a single line to auto.master.
/mnt /etc/auto.misc
The first field specifies my parent mountpoint, the secondline specifies the configuration file to be used for this mountpoint. Inside this parent mountpoint /mnt, child directories will be created. Check out the line that's added to the /etc/auto.misc file below.
public -fstype=nfs station11.vmnet.local:/public
The first field is the child directory that will be created inside of /mnt (specified above in /etc/auto.master), the second field specifies that this is an NFS mount. Finally, the third field indicates the source for child mountpoint 'public', which is an NFS server. If I had placed another line in auto.misc, the first field would be a second directly in /mnt, with two fields describing the type, and location, respectively.
That's it. Now that I've gone over the ease of the configuration, let me go through a few things to keep in mind.
1. The child mount point will not be visible until you move into that directory. If I did an 'ls' on /mnt, I need not worry if the 'public' directory is visible. I will only see it after I execute 'cd /mnt/public.
2. For your remote NFS server, ensure that rpcbind service is going, and that ports 111 for both TCP and UDP are open, in addition to the native port for NFS traffic, 2049. (I had noticed during some testing that Fedora 16 will mount NFS shares just find using UDP 111, a Red Hat 6.3 base installed needed the same port using TCP on the remote server to be open).
3. If you're not using automount for an NFS share, there are examples in the default /etc/auto.misc file (which are commented out) to get you started. There are also plenty of help pages from both Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu and others if you get stuck.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
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So why would you use autofs instead of fstab?ReplyDelete
That's a good question, I don't normally find myself using autofs personally, but can come in handy in specific cases. Most notably NFS can cause problems if there are network connection issues, or corruption can occur on a USB key filesystem if it is removed prior to unmounting. In these cases, with autofs, the needed filesystem is only mounted (and done so automatically) while in use. After it is no longer accessed, and a time-out period expires, it automatically unmounts.ReplyDelete
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The following cases were heard by Hon. Donna Dutton in Spencer County District Court August 6, 2010.
Joel Bales, speeding 20 mph over limit. $183.
Elisabeth G. Alexander, speeding 13 mph over limit. $143 court cost and state traffic school.
Shaun M. Dejaynes, speeding 17 mph over limit; operating on suspended license. Amended to no license in possession. $197 court cost and fines.
The Spencer County boys picked up their first win of the season Monday night with a 8-2 victory over Jeffersontown.
Coach Paul Taylor said his team returned to their four defender, 5 midfielder and one striker strategy and was able to take a quick 2-0 lead after goals from Thibault Golliard and Brandon Taylor.
Jeffersontown tied it up with two goals of their own, but freshman Cody Coomes answered with another goal for the Bears who took a 3-2 lead into halftime. Taylor said he stressed better defense in the second half, and his squad responded.
GRAND CHAMPION STEER — Taylor Tolle, far right, of Taylorsville, exhibited the Grand Champion Steer during the 4-H & FFA Sale of Champions at the Kentucky State Fair. Also at the award presentation were Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer, center right (in blue shirt), and fair board member Bill Tolle, left (holding banner), who is Taylor's grandfather. (Photo by Kentucky Department of Agriculture's Division of Public Relations)
Late night matchup ends 38-12
It was a long night for the Spencer County Bears Friday as they traveled to Elizabethtown and played into Saturday during a 38-12 loss to Central Hardin in game two of the Kentucky National Guard Bowl.
Having to wait for the end of the first game between DeSales and Etown pushed the start of the Bears and Bruins to about 9:45 and didn't finish until well after midnight.
All four Spencer County Youth Football Association teams won their first games of the season August 21 against the Nelson County Football Association.
Junior blue team, coached by Chris Hutt, won 39-6 at home against the Nelson County Colts.
Pee Wee blue team, coached by Stan Shivers, won 19-7 away against the Nelson County Bears.
Junior white team, coached by Floyd Light, won 14-0 away against the Nelson County Titans.
Pee Wee white team, coached by Phillip Bradhamc won 19-14 at home against the Nelson County Colts.
Gov. Beshear has appointed Kathy Lynn Fowler to the Kentucky Emergency Response Commission.
Fowler, of Taylorsville, is the assistant director of Public Health and Public Services in the Kentucky Cabinet of Health and Family Services. She represents health services. The appointment replaces Katheryn H. Cook, whose term has expired.
Fowler has been appointed to serve for a term expiring April 17, 2012.
Governor's Cup XXIII, Kentucky at Louisville.
History tells us, as a season opener, picking a Gov's Cup winner is like handicapping the Kentucky Derby – everybody's an expert and nobody has a clue.
More experience and two marquee stars belong to Kentucky – Derrick Locke and Randall Cobb. Louisville has all new people coaching, many new (and young) faces, and home field.
Today, (keepin' it simple, stupid) one man climbs out on one limb ...
1. UK defensive line will be better than Louisville's offensive one.
Spencer County Middle School would like to announce their Grizzly Heroes for August. These students were chosen because they took a stand and lent a hand. Pictured are: Maddie Kapfhammer, Justin Goodlett, Bailea Bryant, Nicholas Fuller, Audrey Miller, Britney Chesser, Angel King, Shelby Hughes and Katie Smith (not pictured).
Being a stay-at-home mom is a full time job. However, for many different reasons moms may need to seek out other avenues that actually bring in some cash. I am currently one of those moms. Trying to find a job in this economy is tough. Add to the fact that the hours I am available to work are after the kids have gone to school in the morning and only until they get out of school in the afternoon. Oh, one more thing, I haven't been employed outside the home in over twelve years. Makes for a very interesting resume.
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture sponsored an Agricultural Field Day at Deutsch Farm August 23 featuring the research that they have conducted on their farm on mum productions and the use of black plastic and drip irrigation. During the event, participants were taken on a hay ride to see the farm's mum and vegetable crops, and hear speakers from the University of Kentucky. Dinner was catered by Barrel Smoked BBQ in Elk Creek.
"We did a demo plot on growing mums for the University of Kentucky Agriculture Department," said Sandi Deutsch.
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College Hockey:Minnesota reigns atop D-I women's poll – again
With an unblemished 12-0-0 record so far, Minnesota is again the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Women's Poll.
The Gophers received all 15 first-places again this week and have accomplished that feat in every poll this year.
Wisconsin, Cornell, North Dakota and Boston College remain in spots two through five, respectively.
Harvard jumps two spots to No. 6 and Quinnipiac holds firm at No. 7.
At No. 8, Boston University moves up two places, Clarkson tumbles three spots to No. 9 and Mercyhurst fills out the poll at No. 10, down one notch from the Nov. 4 poll.
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This pseudo-political horror-thriller is an ugly provocation, one that feels especially crass in light of national tragedies like the recent shooting in Orlando.
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
Patrice Leconte's "Monsieur Hire" is a tragedy about loneliness and erotomania, told about two solitary people who have nothing else in common. It involves a…
Ken Loach's "I, Daniel Blake" wins the Palme d'Or at the 69th Cannes Film Festival.
Barbara Scharres on the cats of Cannes 2016.
An article about Roger Ebert's reviews getting republished in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Chaz Ebert remembers the late Paul Cox and shares an article about Cox speaking with students at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.
Writers at RogerEbert.com pick their favorite movies featuring aliens and UFOs.
A report by FFC Seongyong Cho about Andrew Ahn's "Spa Night," which recently played the Jeonju International Film Festival.
On images of wanderers of the American west in TV shows like "True Detective," "Preacher" and "Outcast."
Writers at RogerEbert.com pick their favorite movies featuring aliens and UFOs.
* This filmography is not intended to be a comprehensive list of this artist's work. Instead it reflects the films this person has been involved with that have been reviewed on this site.
Roger's Favorites: actress Faye Dunaway.
Sheila writes: An exciting bit of news from last week: Paramount has launched its own Youtube channel called The Paramount Vault, with hundreds of movies from their archives. streaming for free. So far, not too many classic films, but other than that, it's a goldmine. Check out The Paramount Vault Youtube channel. Here's the channel's fun sizzle reel.
An interview with the legendary Peter Bogdanovich.
A piece on the 1000-week run of "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge."
An assembly of coverage on RogerEbert.com regarding Bennett Miller's "Foxcatcher."
An interview with Bennett Miller, director of "Foxcatcher," "Moneyball" and "Capote."
Pressure on female celebrities; Misogyny on "MasterChef"; Shut up Kevin Smith; Debunking myths of black education; Reflections on "The King of Comedy."
Jana Monji responds to our Movie Love Questionnaire.
Disney destroys "Into the Woods"; OK Go's "Writing on the Wall"; Film folklore in Iran; Video game by "Her" designer; Self-Styled Siren on "All That Heaven Allows."
Recent titles released on Blu-ray.
An epic essay on an epic comedy of the 1960s, now given deluxe treatment on Blu-ray and DVD by Criterion.
An interview with New Zealand stuntwoman Zoë Bell, best known for hanging on the hood of Kurt Russell's car in "Death Proof," now the star of her own action vehicle, "Raze"
Ten of the oddest baseball movies ever, just in time for the playoffs.
Scott Jordan Harris muses on the awful pleasures of the lowest-grossing film of 2012.
Distribution company Olive Films has released two obscurities by Jean-Luc Godard, 1976's "Comment Ca Va" and 1987's "Soigne ta Droite" (known in the U.S. as "Keep Your Right Up") and while these films may not have the immediate impact of his better-known works, they both reveal a filmmaker who has spent his career challenging himself, his viewers and the very medium of cinema itself in ways that are oftentimes fascinating and frustrating in equal measure.
Jerry Lewis returns to Cannes in a starring role in Daniel Noah's "Max Rose," which proves once again — as "The King of Comedy" did — that Lewis can deliver a nuanced serious performance.
I love Jerry Lewis. I love Jerry Lewis so much that I have a friend who, whenever I mention Lewis online, sends me the simple two word message "Rupert Pupkin". That, of course, is the name of Robert De Niro's deranged wannabe in Martin Scorcese's "The King of Comedy". Pupkin is so obsessed with Jerry Langford, the comedian played by Jerry Lewis, that he kidnaps him and takes his place on his talk show.
Marie writes: "let's see what happens if I tickle him with my stick..."(Photo by Daniel Botelho. Click image to enlarge.)
Some of the fiercest and most useful satire on the web right now is being written by a man who signs himself Smart Ass Cripple. Using his wheelchair as a podium, he ridicules government restrictions, cuts through hypocrisy, ignores the PC firewalls surrounding his disability, and is usually very funny. Because he has been disabled since birth, he uses that as a license to write things that others may think but do not dare say.
Or: Do comic-book movie blog posts display traffic superpowers?
New York Times film critics A.O. Scott and Manohla Dargis held a discussion of comic-book movies and that subset known as "superhero movies" in advance of the Marvel re-boot, "The Amazing Spider-Man," which opens Tuesday, July 3. (The article will appear in the paper July 1, but is now online.) This, I think, goes to the heart of the matter:
SCOTT:What the defensive [superhero] fans fail or refuse to grasp is that they have won the argument. Far from being an underdog genre defended by a scrappy band of cultural renegades, the superhero spectacle represents a staggering concentration of commercial, corporate power. The ideology supporting this power is a familiar kind of disingenuous populism. The studios are just giving the people what they want! Foolproof evidence can be found in the box office returns: a billion dollars! Who can argue with that? Nobody really does. Superhero movies are taken seriously, reviewed respectfully and enjoyed by plenty of Edmund Wilson types.
I've made some of these arguments many times before, but the one that really stands out for me here is the seriousness with which mainstream critics and intellectuals now approach comic books and comic-book movies. That's unprecedented. Distinctions between popular culture and high culture aren't nearly as rigid as they used to be. Movies that would once have been treated as nothing more than commercial entertainment products are now given serious consideration as artistic achievements. Because they can be both at the same time.
Marie writes: some of you may recall reading about the Capilano Suspension Bridge in North Vancouver, British Columbia Canada. (Click to enlarge.)
"Lives Worth Living" premieres on the PBS series "Independent Lens" on October 27th at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT). For more information, visit the film's PBS website and filmmaker Eric Neudel's website.
by Jeff Shannon
To be disabled in America, in 2011, is to occupy the midpoint of a metaphorical highway, some stretches smooth and evenly paved, others rocky and difficult to navigate. When you look back at the road behind, you feel proud and satisfied that people with disabilities (PWD) have made significant progress since the days when we had no voice, no place in society, no civil rights whatsoever. Looking ahead, you see fewer physical obstacles but other remaining barriers, in terms of backward attitudes and ongoing exclusion, that society is still stubbornly reluctant to remove.
Like those of us with disabilities, Eric Neudel's documentary "Lives Worth Living" is situated at that halfway point on the rocky road of progress. In just 54 inspiring and informative minutes, Neudel's exceptional film (airing Oct. 27th at 10pm on the PBS series "Independent Lens") provides a concise primer on the history of the disability rights movement in America. The film culminates with the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush on July 26th, 1990.
And yet, it's only half the story. In a perfect world, PBS would immediately finance a sequel so Neudel (who has devoted his career to documenting political and civil rights struggles) could chronicle the first 20 years of the ADA. That history is still unfolding, and the struggle to enforce and fully implement the ADA is just as compelling as the struggle for disability rights throughout the 1960s, '70s and '80s.
(I'll go a step further and say that the subject is worthy of a multi-part Ken Burns approach, echoing the sentiment of veteran disability-rights advocate Lex Frieden, who observes in "Lives Worth Living" that "If you have a good story to tell, it's not hard to get people to watch or listen to it." And the tale of pre- and post-ADA disability in America is a very good story indeed, as packed with human drama as any other fight for equality in all of American history.)
A few days ago, I was one of many critics who panned the film SUCKER PUNCH. Though I hadn't written my own, I advocated several reviews that I felt reflected my sentiments.
Though I agreed in their disapproval, two words kept on reappearing with each negative review I read: "video game." To say that the film draws greatly upon video game aspects is accurate. But with each citation, my fellow critics continue to beat the dead horse of an argument that video games are a meaningless form of mindless entertainment.
I grew up on movies and on video games, and love and respect what they bring to the table. Though I enjoy them on different levels, they both have given me moments of wonder and serious reflection. As an avid gamer and film lover, I find it a shame to see how one medium has gained artistic acceptance while the other continues to be derided by the mainstream. There are many reasons why they are looked down upon, but if you give them a shot, you just might conclude that video games should be considered art.


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The Ports 1961 Pre-Fall 2011 collection entitled, "l'huer bleue" was inspired by the moment that comes before sunrise, just after dusk. Direct translation from french to english as "the blue hour," the hour that everything seem full of possibility. The designer, Fiona Cibani, took inspiration from blurred twilight and iconic modern painters and infused her autumn line with tender richness. Her key inspiration was the artist Gerhard Richter.
Fiona blended the Ports 1961 signature prints with a sensory distortion that comes from manipulating the focus of light and metallic finishes to create a misty aura. The images were then printed digitally on to silk and diaphanous satin. She choose fabrics that reflect the desire for visual play through the use of unique surface treatments. Fiona experimented with metallic dusted cotton and wool, "water-coated" stretch jersey, highly-reflective silke and optically-lustrous lace to create a supernatural aura.
The color palette includes: Down White, Rosa Pink, Viola Powder and Cavana Blue with bold Hunter Green, Cyan Navy and Umber Brown. Black was specifically left out of the collection to demonstrate a poetic resistance to convention. (Now that's my kind of rebellion!)
Fiona used updated couture techniques and incorporated ostrich feathers to create a sense of delicacy. The collection keeps what Port 1961 is known for, beautiful feminine luxury without being flashy, and elevates it with the infusion of the essence of the twilight hour to create a modern, timeless collection.
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Divatex hooks Basso home line
September 23, 2002-- Home Textiles Today,
With an eye on capturing the moderate to high-end customer base Dennis Basso has built through experience in the fashion and ready-to-wear worlds, Divatex Home Fashions unveiled the full scope of his newest line, Dennis Basso Home.
Designed by Basso exclusively for cable television shopping channel QVC, the line includes top-of-bed, sheets, throws and decorative pillows in a variety of fabrics from around the world pulled together by Divatex's extensive sourcing operations.
Basso is considered one of the United States' premier celebrity fur designers, using both natural and faux furs in his designs. He has appeared on QVC many times over the course of his nine-year relationship with the channel.
Five beds are part of the initial introduction from Divatex, with three using faux fur extensively. The remaining two utilize faux fur as a complement to their cotton jacquard constructions.
The line debuted on QVC on Sept. 20. It is offered to consumers as four separate skus, a sheet set, a comforter set, a set of three decorative pillows, and throws. Price points for a comforter set start at $179 for a queen, while the rest of the collection hovers around $79. Also available are faux fur coverlets from $123 to $271.
Darlene Daggett, QVC president of U.S. commerce, told HTT the higher price points are not a problem to home shoppers.
"We've found that if you can explain the benefits to the customer, then they are more than willing to buy great bedding that's a little more than they would normally spend," Daggett said. She added that it "absolutely makes sense" to offer higher-quality bedding despite the country's economic woes as "customers are more than willing to pay for premium products."
Daggett added that QVC's home textiles business is very strong and is realizing double-digit growth.
Due to the widespread popularity of Basso, said Gregory DeLoia, domestics buyers for QVC, the channel fully expects to log over $300,000 in sales for the initial offering of Basso Home products.
The next installment of Basso beds for market next April already has completed some ensembles, which include sets featuring no fur whatsoever.
According to Avi Gross, president of Divatex, the strength of Basso's name, combined with the signature style of the beds creates a unique opportunity for both parties. Gross is so optimistic about the sell-through of the beds that he told HTT, "I fully expect double-digit growth every year from this collection.
"We're working with Dennis to create a whole home fashion collection," he continued, forecasting different bedding collections for each as well as a collection of basic Dennis Basso sheets that would be high quality and highly embellished.
"Home is just like fashion," Basso said of his latest foray. "It's a natural extension and progression to expand my business and express my idea of what the bedroom should look like."
Basso credited Divatex on its ability to fulfill his vision on the look of the products as well as fully executing the concepts involved. He also feels the collection will grow significantly in time and as he experiments with other constructions.
"I feel my collection is beautiful and luxurious more than cutting-edge," said Basso, who added the line is also "sophisticated and modern with a little bit of the traditional mixed in."
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Miguel Cotto was in pure predator mode, bringing his hellacious left hook from 2007 back, and using it to smash Delvin Rodriguez in the main event at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida on Saturday night, and on HBO.
Cotto, coming off back to back losses, to Floyd Mayweather and then Austin Trout, which had him if only briefly consider retirement, needed to get past the solid journeyman Rodriguez, or the retirement issue would loom that much larger. That he did; in the first he started with hooks to the body, and he didn't let up. He had Del buzzed to end the second, and a left hook finished Del in round three.
The end came at 2:42 of the third, with ref Frank Santore deeming Del done. Cotto outlanded Del 55-16, according to CompuBox.
Cotto trapped Del on the ropes, landed a left hook as Del tried his own, another left hook and a right follow, and sent him crashing to the mat. The ref didn't even count, and protested mildly to the ref, but he went to his stool wobbly. "Cotto was beating the hell out him," said HBO's Max Kellerman.
After, Cotto said to Max he was happy to be back to basics, aggressive and sharp. Trainer Freddie Roach said the camp was stellar, and "we're going to have a lot of big fights after this." Top shelf guys? "Yeah, line them up," Roach said.
Cotto, age 32, from Puerto Rico, was 153.2 on Friday, while the Dominican-born Del, age 33, living in Danbury, CT, was 154. Cotto was cornered by Roach for the first time, for the record. Del is helmed by Fernely Feliz.
In the first, Cotto ripped a left hook on Del, who wanted to peck and slide. The Cotto left hook, like sexy, was back, in round one. Roach called the first "beautiful" after the round. In the second, Cotto's right landed early. Del hadn't yet landed on Cotto enough to put him off. Del got buzzed at the end of the round, off a right hand-left hook follow.
Roy Jones said Cotto is good to go against a Sergio Martinez, or a Canelo Alvarez, right away.
Rodriguez' manager AJ Galante told TSS he thought the ref didn't give Del a chance to come back, but "I don't think it would have mattered, honestly. It hurts...but it is what it is." And will Rodriguez continue in this most dangerous game? "I'll talk to him when we get home," Galante said.
In the third, Cotto sent him down and the fight was halted, via TKO. I dare say the masses didn't think they'd see such a version of Cotto, who looked energized, predatory, and hook-crazy. It was arguably enough to erase the rotten egg stink from the Wladimir and Crawford fights...
Taking a page from Miley Cyrus, Cotto came in like a wrecking ball. He will be hard for any of the top fighters to handle if he fights like that. Cotto vs Canelo next would be big. We would see if Canelo can take a punch that night.
That's what my buddy and I were talking about after the fight...Canelo vs Cotto would be a helluva matchup.
Cotto looked sharp, the left hook was back as the primary weapon.
More importantly I think he looked quite agile, light on his feet and quite dynamic.
Cotto beats up Canelo and possibly stops him.
I would love to see a Floyd vs Cotto rematch, Floyd is a bit different with his dad in his corner and Cotto as
well with Roach...
we've seen Cotto like that before,nothing to get too excited. He has toyed with inferior competition before "Cotto vs contender Gomez". No way he beats Trout or Money May in Rematch, Floyd will pitch a shut-out, Trout will do the same. Intriguing fight Canelo vs Cotto, Canelo was looking for the fight the pasts years, Cotto never seemed interested in fighting him and the fight when out the door when Cotto lost Trout. Canelo was there front row and seemed disgusted. Hopefully Cotto vs Canelo get made! No way Cotto walks down Canelo!! I don't think Roach can teach Cotto who has had 5 or 6 trainers in the past years anything New, Cotto will be Cotto and I can see him jumping on His bike when Canelo touches him, Canelo is bigger/ stronger/ speed/defense/power advantage. Chin questionable? will be looking forward if fight gets made.
a shut out? by no means do i think cotto will beat floyd in a rematch but the first fight cotto won arguably 5 rounds to floyd's 7. that was an exciting fight with floyd stepping it up to take the win.
cotto is 33 and been boxing for what 25 years, nobody is gonna teach him anything new. his tool box is full. what a good trainer can do is teach a fighter how to implement which tool and when.
i would pay to watch a floyd vs cotto rematch even favoring floyd to win. i wouldnt pay 30$ to watch floyd slap khan around.
Cotto vs Canello would be a deliciously intriquing fight. Both boxers have the ability to hurt each other. Both will wage war till the final bell. It'd be a 50/50 fight with Cotto having the advantages when it comes down to the intangibles...and Canello having a better chin. Big Big fight...crazy atmosphere..... Puerto Rico vs Mexico....if Cotto wins in impressive fashion....then rematch Floyd in another fun fight where Floyd has to fight harder to get the W.....Floyd is the one getting old.
Don't really want to watch Trout any time soon.
Cotto looked refreshed, after the fight he looked confident and content with his performance. Now I hope he can bring this same type of performance to the top tier of the division
I'm sticking with my guns, missiles and nukes.
Canelo is super hyped. And, again, size means as much as the naked eye can see -- one percent of every thing in existence. In other words, size is over hyped bullsyet. What creature has killed the more human in the history of time? The big one that you can clearly see? Or the that you cannot see or barely see?
Canelo will see 75 percent if Cotto's shots.
Cotton busts up the red-headed hype, and will make him Bambi run more than the Cali Cranium Crusher. Holla!
I agree RG I can see Cotto stopping Canelo. Floyd took it easy on him compared to what Cotto would do. Cotto is relentless, Floyd smacked him around and stayed out of harms way. I can see a mid fight stoppage for cotto
Cotto vs. Kid Cinnamon: interested
Cotto vs. May II: not particularly interested
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I taught Excel Formulas downtown today for the company training company I work for.
Then I met Gord after work and we walked home.
We stopped at the Wheat Sheaf, one of Toronto's oldest pubs, for a couple beer and supper on the patio.
It was packed!
And there was a line-up when we left.
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6 comments:
- Shannon H. said...
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
- 17 March 2009 at 21:29
- lovesmukiwa said...
I am jealous of all the excel you know. I LOVE spreadsheets, but I am self taught on excel and my knowledge is limited.
- 17 March 2009 at 22:25
- Tina said...
looks like a nice pub. like the sweet outside bit under the archway
- 18 March 2009 at 06:19
- lv2scpbk said...
Looks like a cute cafe' to stop and eat.
- 18 March 2009 at 08:19
- Teresa said...
It was a beautiful sunny day here as well. Pretty sure the sidewalk cafes had a good workout too. Bring on the nice weather!
- 18 March 2009 at 10:36
- raino said...
did you have some irish stew!?
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Betty J. Muich, 85, of Wadsworth, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Betty was born at Clarks Corners to Amos and Emma (Days) Kaufman.
She was a 1946 graduate of Wadsworth High School and a homemaker. Betty enjoyed reading and working puzzles. She married Tony Muich in 1949 and enjoyed 56 years of marriage before Tony passed away in 2006.
Survived by her children, David Muich and partner Geoff of Cleveland; Terry (Regina) Muich of Seville; Connie (Bill) Hange of Spencer; eight grandchildren; and 14 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Tony; sister, Cora Hazen; and brothers, Glenn, Kenneth and Amos Kaufman.
Family will receive friends Saturday, April 6, 2013 after 10 A.M. at the Armstrong Funeral Home, St. Rt. 3 in Seville, followed by burial at 12 noon at Woodlawn Cemetery, Wadsworth conducted by Reverend James Singleton. Cremation has already taken place. Food and fellowship will follow internment at the First Christian Church in Wadsworth.
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Newly ranked No. 15 in this week's state poll, the Pasadena City College men's basketball team hoped to keep its hot streak alive against No. 20 Cerritos College Wednesday night at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium. But home advantage turned into home nausea as the Lancers couldn't get on track offensively while the referees whistled them for a surprising four technical fouls in a 72-61 loss to the Falcons.
PCC's five-game win streak was snapped as it fell to 17-6 and 5-2 in South Coast Conference games. The Lancers also lost sole possession of first place in the SCC North Division as they are now tied with East Los Angeles for the top spot, each with 5-2 conference records.
The four Ts, two on PCC's coaching bench, led to eight charity free throws by Cerritos (13-8, 6-1 in the SCC South). Cerritos made 22-for-28 (78.6 percent) from the line compared to the Lancers 13-for-16 (81.3 percent).
Poor shooting hurt the Lancers as they shot only 33.3 percent from the field, 31 percent in the second half. Cerritos dominated the rebounding department, grabbing 55 boards to just 38 by the PCC.
Lancers' sophomore forward Taj Spencer scored 12 of his team-high 16 points in the second half and added seven rebounds overall. Frosh guard Jevon Shields added 12 points and three steals while first-year center Faruk Oyalade totaled seven points and a team-high 13 rebounds.
Cerritos was led by substitute starter Micah Winn, who scored 19 points (10-for-13 from the free throw line). He led five Falcons in double digits, including Jarion Henry who tallied 10 points and 16 rebounds. TJ Traylor added 12 points and 12 rebounds.
PCC trailed 19-7 and then 38-30 by halftime. In the second half, Winn made four technical free throws that upped Cerritos' advantage to 61-48 with 5:37 left in the game. The 13-point deficit proved too much for the Lancers.
PCC travels to face Long Beach City College on Friday, Jan. 31 in a 7 p.m. conference tip-off.
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