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By GERALDINE FABRIKANT
Published: June 1, 1997
WEST WITTERING, England— ON a recent blustery Saturday, a scruffy-looking Englishman and a small group of guests climbed aboard two giant hot-air balloons in the southern English countryside. As the winds pushed the balloons above fields of muted green, the host waved from the gondola to throngs of spectators below.
An hour later, the balloons touched down with a thud near an old graveyard. The balloonist stepped out -- to be mobbed by children pleading for autographs.
A rock star? A sports hero? No, it was Richard Branson, the billionaire owner of Virgin Atlantic Airways and one of the few entrepreneurs in the world famous enough to leave crowds gaping. And Mr. Branson, who stuttered from shyness as a young man, gloried in the adulation.
In a nation that disdains ostentation and prides itself on its stiff-upper-lip reserve, Mr. Branson is an anomaly. The 46-year-old high-school dropout is practically a one-man publicity circus, embarking on headline-grabbing balloon trips, hamming it up in wedding dresses and other costumes, and emblazoning the Virgin name on everything from planes and trains to blue jeans and lipstick to promote his businesses. And far from disapproving, his fellow Britons love him for his grandstanding.
When the BBC Radio asked 1,200 people who they thought would be most qualified to rewrite the Ten Commandments, Mr. Branson came in fourth, after Mother Teresa, the Pope and the Archbishop of Canterbury. And an Evening Standard survey on who ought to be mayor, if London had one, made him the winner by a landslide.
What the public rarely glimpses underneath all the bonhomie is a man who watches every penny. Even his famous balloon trips are paid for mostly by others. And he knows how to turn failure to his advantage, gaining invaluable publicity, for example, even when the balloon that is supposed to carry him around the globe crashes ingloriously in some remote desert.
Clearly, Mr. Branson has found the right mix of bravura and boyish effusiveness to charm his way into British hearts. Now, he is using his hard-won celebrity to cajole his way into their investment portfolios. Two years ago, he began an index fund intended to track the Financial Times All-Share Index of about 900 stocks. Indexing, a money-management approach that eliminates the need for stock picking and reduces management costs, appealed to the miser in him.
Though similar index funds were already on the market, ''the existing funds were not properly promoted,'' he said in an interview at his sister's home here, on the southern English coast. He was convinced that the fees and sales charges of the existing funds were too high and that the Virgin name would attract a new group of investors.
''I thought I could set up a business and bring other people into an area they did not know anything about,'' said Mr. Branson, ever the marketer.
And so he has. Small investors, in particular, have been drawn to his no-load financial company, called Virgin Direct, which handled $1.3 billion in two funds at last count. Modest even in the British market, Virgin Direct would be dwarfed by the Vanguard Index 500 fund, which has more than $30 billion in assets and has been the fastest-growing fund in the United States.
Paul Barnes, a spokesman for Micropal, a fund tracking company in London, said that having established itself as a serious competitor in the financial arena, Virgin is ''now moving into pensions, insurance and other products.'' And with Mr. Branson at the helm, is anyone betting that Virgin might not swell someday into a major financial services company?
Except for relatively small personal investments in the index funds, Mr. Branson says, he avoids the stock market because he thinks he can do better plowing his own money back into his own Virgin empire, which now counts more than 200 companies with annual sales of about $2.5 billion, according to The Sunday Times of London. Only once did he consider buying individual shares -- in oil companies, ''so that if oil prices went up, it would compensate us for the use of oil in our planes.'' -- but in the end, he thought better of the idea.
For the most part, Mr. Branson sidesteps questions about his finances, citing a desire for privacy. Although he doesn't have a conventional investment portfolio, he may not need one, since 99 percent of his wealth is tied up in his companies.
After selling one of his most prized possessions, Virgin Records, to Thorn EMI for $1 billion in 1992, Mr. Branson placed a chunk of the proceeds with money managers, but quickly became dissatisfied with the results and the hefty fees.
''If you can give me a list of people who have outperformed the stock market over 20 years, obviously I will consider them,'' he said. ''On paper, it actually looks like they have done well. But then you take their charges into account. They will never mention there is a big spread off the top that takes 5 percent straight away. There is a management fee that they charge every time they buy and sell the shares, and they can buy and sell them as many times as they want through the year, and so on and so on.''


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If a tweet from Spike GTTV's host, Geoff Keighley is to believed, we should expect the first glimpse of footage from the upcoming Crysis 3 to feature on the show, tomorrow night. Yes, tomorrow as in around 24 hours from now.
Crysis 3 is expected to feature Crytek's CryENGINE 3, but we don't know the exact details of the engine the game itself uses, or whether it'll be ported from the console to PC (which is what I expect). We shouldn't expect any gameplay footage, that's just my opinion, but probably some pre-rendered footage.
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I want to create a reference page which defines the notation which is used throughout a book I am writing. I would preferably like this page to go inside of the front cover, or inside of the back cover. For example, if the reader didn't recall the definition of some term, I would like the reader to be able to flip to the back of the book and see something like this:
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When you go to Downtown Newark, you will hear the sounds of traffic moving swiftly on the roads. Businessmen and businesswomen, dressed in suits, also walk expediently to their destinations. There is no doubt that Newark is a fast paced city. Even though the streets of Newark are always busy, there are hideaways where one can relax. At Washington Park and Military Park, you can sit at a table with an umbrella and have a quiet lunch. If you want to go to a park in Downtown Newark that will make you feel like you are no longer in the city, you can visit the Newark Museum Garden, a place where you can see trees and listen to the birds chirping. When you see the Lyons Farm Schoolhouse at the Newark Museum Garden, you will feel like you are taking a journey to the past when Newark was not a city but an unspoiled countryside.
Now there is another site to escape from the hustle-bustle of city life, the Horizon Plaza, which is located across the entrance of the Newark Museum. At the Horizon Plaza, you will see flowers, trees and shrubs. You can sit on a bench and unwind. You will also see sculptures created by renowned sculptor, Allan McCollem, which are eye-catching. There are also three signs that explain the rich history of Newark. One sign tells us the story of the Polhemus Family. You will explore the world of Victorian architecture when you read the sign about the Italianate Town House. Most Newarkers will be more familiar with the Newark and Washington Park sign that helps us learn how Newark changed in the 19th century.
The Horizon Plaza is an example of how the City of Newark continues to improve and serves the needs of the public. In a bustling city, we can certainly use another quiet spot to rest.


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Hello everyone,
I'm sorry to be a typical "I have a problem" first time poster but my 60GB Vision M has been so reliable I've never had to look anything up about it before!
So to tell the story... My Zen was working fine, then one morning I turned it on and the sound was coming through the headphones distorted. To be more specific the songs suddenly sounded like they were of a really poor digital quality or it was like listening to it underwater. This happens with several different sets of working headphones.
I also started having problems with the Zen turning itself off and on or switching to radio with out me touching any buttons, at the same time.
I have just realised while trying to sort the problem out that it is in fact the removal and plugging in of headphones that is causing the random problems as well ie If I plug in/unplug the headphones it switches to radio mode or turns itself off.
The Zen connects to my computer fine and transfers work as normal. I have tried disk clean up and this has had no effect.
What I have also just tried is playing music through my TV using the AV out cable and the music is playing fine on there and there are no 'jumping to radio problems. I am now guessing that there is some kind of short somewhere.
I've had a good look though this forum and can't see any relevant posts. Unless anyone has any other options I think I am going to have to open the Zen up. What should I look for that might be causing this and does anybody have any idea how to sort this problem out?
Thank you for taking the time to read this, sorry if it is a long post but I wanted to give you all the facts about the problem and what I have tried to fix it.
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Your headphone jack needs replacing or you can change the entire motherboard. Google Zen repair to locate someplace to repair or search ebay.
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I don't think it will require a whole motherboard replacement, especially if you are fairly handy with a soldering iron.
The problem is within the headphone jack. There are four conductors within the jack: Left Channel, Right Channel, Signal Ground, and Wired Remote. The problems happen when the Signal Ground conductor becomes dirty or damaged, or if its corresponding pin where the jack connects to the motherboard gets loose or broken. Since most standard headphones only have three conductors, the Signal Ground and Wired Remote conductors become bridged when the headphone is plugged in. Normally, this is the way it is supposed to work; however, if the Signal Ground pin gets broken, then your audio has no proper return path, resulting in the "underwater" sound you describe. It also results in spurious signals being introduced to the Wired Remote pin, resulting in unpredictable operation.
Another symptom of this problem is loss of FM reception.
The remedy is to attempt to clean the jack's internal conductors with the end of a Q-tip (with most of the cotton tip removed), lightly dampened with rubbing (isopropyl or ethyl) alcohol, carefully inserting the cotton-less tip into the jack and stroking it in and out a few times. Blow a quick shot of compressed air, if available, into the jack to blow out any loosened debris, then see if your headphones work properly again.
If this does not fix your jack, then you will need to disassemble your player and, using a thin-tipped soldering iron and thin rosin-core solder, reflow the solder points where the headphone jack is soldered to the motherboard.
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Thanks for all your suggestions. Cleaning didnt help so I have found someone with a soldering iron and am going to give it a go.
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…Yeah. Somehow sending proposals and samples of manuscripts around by email does not really feel super-exciting to me. But it is the way things are done now, it seems. But this afternoon, I found myself doing something very old-school, which I rather enjoyed, perhaps because it connected me with writers through the ages: Printing up some special packages (proposal, samples, etc, of the book project), putting them into envelopes and schlepping them down to the post office, getting in line, and actually posting the things off to publishers! It was only three, and these are Hail Marys at best, but the exercise felt good …and who knows?
Ok. Now for some physics. Somehow, during all the errand-running yesterday, I had a splendid idea for a calculation (while on the subway) that I'm dying to try out.
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Just in time for summer break, here is a fun way to help you entertain your children while also educating them. Learning at Home, 48 weeks of family fun and educational learning ideas, is a new parent resource guide written by Rhonda Cratty that is filled with ideas to assist children to become the best they can be while promoting wholesome family time.
The book contains daily activities for family fun that make subjects become more than just pencil and paper – it moves learning into everyday life. Learning at Home gives parents an idea a week to challenge and motivate children. Within the spines of the book (or on your Kindle) are 48 (four themes per month) educational learning ideas that can be achieved at any time and almost anywhere. Around the kitchen table, in the backyard, on vacation, everyday within the comfort of family, using objects found around the home and books from any library. You will find tips for family fun nights, holidays, trips and every day ideas to raise lifelong learners. Each idea can work with multiple ages and needs within a family. Tucked within are lists of family friendly books, recipes, homework help and games to extend learning.
Here are some of the ideas for summer fun: June #1- Chemistry to Art – Kitchen Paint; June #4-Historical literature; July #2-Family cooking Adventures; August #3-Card & dice games, and much more for now and tons of fun for later during the year.
Rhonda Cratty includes her experiences of 30 years of public school teaching, raising children of her own, and articles written for on-line and hard copy publications. Learning at Home by Rhonda Cratty can be purchased in print for ($7.63) or eBook form for ($4.48) through Amazon.com. You can visit the author through email for further information.
Take a look at an excerpt and get your copy to continue your adventure with your child/children:
"Growing Flowers in Recycled Flower Pots or Containers: If your yard is small, ask Grandparents, friends, neighbors anyone for old pots your children can recycle. A larger pot or container holds moisture longer and provides more space for the plants' roots. The healthier the root system, the healthier your flowers will be. The container must have a drainage hole in the bottom to allow excess water to escape.
First let them decorate their pot with paints, stickers, anything that makes them smile. Then let your child find rocks to line the bottom of their recycled pot.
Use fresh soil mix or potting mix formulated for container plants. Decorate Popsicle sticks with flower seed packets. (Be sure, when you open the packets to open from the bottom so when you slide them on the stick they are right side up.)
Give them sunshine, water and love.
Take a "garden walk" with your children every single day-rain or shine to spend time in the garden. Enjoy this time with your children; take a glass of lemonade, journal and camera. Let the garden capture not only your children's hearts and imagination, but also trigger curiosity in the natural world. Paint rocks to decorate your garden, leave footprints in the mud and take memories to keep you warm when the frost comes around once again."


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You will return home equiped to implement your own vision maintenance and improvement program. With a modest investment of time and effort, you will make significant, lasting changes in your vision.
Linda says: Every participant checks their vision at the beginning and ending of class. By the end of class, most people already notice significant improvements. Some are able to read one or two lines further down the "Big E Eye Chart", and many are also able to read much smaller print without their glasses!
6 hour workshop. No prerequisites. Detailed handouts.
"…Since taking the course I admit I have not been very consistent in completing the exercises, but even so, I rarely use my glasses for work and reading during the day now…" C.L., teacher, Cobourg, Ontario
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STARKVILLE, Miss. – Austin, Texas, will be the site for the First and Second Rounds of the 2014 NCAA Championship for the 17th-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs (18-10, 7-5 SEC), as they earned their fourth-straight NCAA Championship selection on Tuesday.
The selection marks MSU's 23rd appearance in the NCAA Championship in program history and the 19th bid in the last 24 years for the Bulldogs.
"I thought we had an incredible year, especially with having five new players on the team and a freshman playing at the top spot," head coach Per Nilsson said. "At the beginning of the season, we would have been happy to be top 25, but we ended up better than that and I'm proud of the guys for doing everything that we asked them to do. Just to be in the tournament and have a shot is great for our program."
Play will begin Friday, May 9, at UT's Penick-Allison Tennis Center with the first match pitting 17th-ranked MSU against 62nd-ranked Louisiana-Lafayette at 10 a.m. CT. Following the Bulldogs and Ragin' Cajuns, the seventh-ranked and No. 9 national seed Texas Longhorns battle the Marist Red Foxes at 1 p.m. The winners of the Friday affairs will then face each other in the second round matchup on Saturday, May 10, at 1 p.m. for the right to advance to the NCAA round of 16 in Athens, Ga., on May 15.
"It's going to be a fun first matchup against a former Bulldog [ULL head coach Mark Jeffrey]," Nilsson said. "I know he's got his guys prepared after coming off of a good season."
The Ragin' Cajuns enter NCAA postseason play with a 20-4 record and having won their last 10 matches, including the Sun Belt Men's Tennis Championship, their 10th tourney title in program history. Louisiana-Lafayette will be making its first appearance in the NCAA Championship since 2006. ULL is coached by former MSU All-American Mark Jeffrey (1988-91) who played with Nilsson on the 1991 Bulldog NCAA squad.
Hosting the First and Second Rounds in Austin are the Longhorns. Going 20-5 overall and 4-1 in the Big 12 for the 2014 campaign, UT won its seventh Big 12 regular-season title and its first in four years. The Longhorns are hosting after going a perfect 11-0 on their home courts in the regular season, while closing out their season with seven wins against top 25 foes and winning 12 of their last 14 matches.
Facing the Longhorns in the first round will be the Marist Red Foxes, who are the reigning Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular season and tournament champions. The Red Foxes captured their sixth-straight regular-season MAAC crown in 2014, while earning their 11th overall MAAC tourney title. Marist will be making its 11th NCAA appearance and sixth in the past seven years.
Selections for the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships will be released Wednesday. The 18th-ranked State duo of Jordan Angus and Malte Stropp will be looking to earn a bid to the doubles draw for the second straight year while true freshman Florian Lakat is hoping for a possible bid to the singles field. Play for the individuals is set to begin May 21 in Athens.
For more information on Mississippi State men's tennis and updates, fans can follow the Bulldogs on Twitter (@HailStateMT), Facebook (HailStateMT) and Instagram (HailStateMT).
2014 NCAA Men's Tennis Championship First and Second Rounds
May 9-10, 2014 – Penick-Allison Tennis Center – Austin, Texas
5/9/14 - First Round
Match 1 (10 a.m. CT) – No. 17 Mississippi State vs. No. 62 Louisiana-Lafayette
Match 2 (not before 1 p.m. CT) – No. 7 Texas vs. Marist
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CHICAGO – Softball player Courtney Heeley has been selected as the UICFlames.com Student-Athlete of the Week for the period of March 11 – 17 as announced by the athletic department on Wednesday morning. Heely guided the Flames to a 3-1 record this past weekend at the Hoosier Classic as the junior left fielder went 4-for-9 (.444) from the plate and belted her first homer of the season. For her efforts, Heeley was also named the Horizon League Batter of the Week.
Heely came up big in Friday's 7-6 win against Toledo as she posted the game-winning RBI in the bottom of the seventh inning with a single up the middle to plate teammate Jackie Fletcher. Heely went 2-for-3 versus the Rockets with two RBI and one run scored.
The Glendale, Ariz., native followed that up the next morning in a rematch against Toledo with a solo home run in the third inning to give UIC an early 1-0 lead. The Flames eventually won the contest, 6-5, as Heely tallied two runs and went 1-for-2 from the dish.
Heely now leads the team with an on-base percentage of .397 and owns a batting average of .300.
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Wimmer has introduced his latest work: the Mercedes C63 AMG Estate. The German tuner, who loves to mark its cars with unique colours, this time has chosen a yellow livery with contrasting black alloy wheels, on which stands out the massive company logo. Only a few months ago the tuner had chosen an even more bizarre paintjob for the C63 AMG BlueGreen Eliminator, which was featuring an original blue-green colour combination.
In addition to the aesthetics Wimmer also took care of the mechanics. The mighty Mercedes 487 hp V8 engine has been specifically modified to increase its already considerable standard power output to a total of 624 hp. The main changes include the introduction of revised camshafts, special cylinder heads, sports intake manifolds and a brand new exhaust system. New KW sports suspension system and 19-inch BBS alloy wheels complete the tuning.


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Multi-running back system the way of the future at Notre Dame
There's an Amir Carlisle camp.
There's been a Greg Bryant camp as soon as the blue-chip running back committed to Notre Dame.
After last weekend's performance against Purdue, there's a growing, increasingly vocal Cam McDaniel camp.
Tarean Folston and George Atkinson III have their share of supporters, too.
Take your pick in the Notre Dame backfield. Your favorite. Your top dog. Your go-to guy.
And have fun debating all you want, because unless your argument can change Brian Kelly's plans, you're wasting your breath. The way Notre Dame's head coach sees it, there will be no "one guy" this year. Maybe there won't ever be one again. Even five-star talent Bryant committed alongside four-star talent Folston.
George Atkinson III against Stanford in 2012. (Truth photo by Jennifer Shephard)
When asked on Tuesday, Sept. 17, about the state of the running back derby, Kelly referenced the SEC's success with a two- (or three-) back system.
"I think if you look across the country, last year, obviously two backs at Alabama, two backs at Georgia, some of the SEC schools have shown that they are playing multiple backs," he said. "I think across the country, that singular back, that one guy, has not been able to fit all the things that you want to do offensively."
The multi-running back system has ruled the SEC for years, most recently with Alabama's T.J. Yeldon and Eddie Lacy totaling 42 carries, 248 yards and two touchdowns against the Irish in the BCS national championship game. That same year, Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall churned out 2,144 rushing yards for Georgia. In 2011, it was LSU's Spencer Ware, Michael Ford and Alfred Blue combining for 2,002 yards, good for second in the conference. The list rolls on. In 2009 and 2010, it was Alabama with Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson. In 2008, Florida ruled with quarterback Tim Tebow, receiver Percy Hardin and tailbacks Chris Rainey and Jeff Demps registering 600 rushing yards a piece.
Former Ole Miss head coach Houston Nutt said a multi-running back system in the SEC is "a must."
"You probably gotta have three - two for sure - but you need three and sometimes four," Nutt said in 2011. "This is the guy that's going to get hit … this is the guy that's gonna take some shots. How durable you are at the position is really the key for the year."
It's not just the SEC, either. Of college football's top 10 rushing offenses in 2012, five (Army, Georgia Tech, Navy, Nebraska and Ohio State) used true two-running back systems. The No. 2 running back in the other five schools (Air Force, Oregon, New Mexico, Nevada, Tulsa) averaged at least 50 rushing yards per game.
Notre Dame has utilized its own two-back system in recent years. In 2011, it was Cierre Wood and break-out senior Jonas Gray. In 2012, it was Wood and Theo Riddick.
But Notre Dame doesn't have Wood or Riddick, nor their veteran versatility. Atkinson is fast when running outside and lethal off of push passes, but he doesn't have the grittiness or power to run up the middle successfully and he struggles to catch passes. The opposite can be said for McDaniel, who can turn a 1-yard gain into a 3-yard gain through sheer willpower but lacks the size and speed to be a true big play threat. Carlisle lies somewhere in the middle. Though he has a different built that Riddick, Carlisle has the potential to be the versatile threat his predecessor was. Bryant and Folston's true talents remain to be untested. Both freshmen have a handful of carries between the two of them but haven't seen many significant touches.
Greg Bryant at a preseason practice. (Truth photo by Jennifer Shephard)
Kelly is quick to compliment both, saying Bryant is a "physical, hard runner."
"He's just downhill," Kelly said. "There's not a lot of wasted movement. He gets it and goes. When he first got here, there was a lot of dancing, and now it's Point A to Point B. I like the way he hits things, very good acceleration."
Kelly called Folston "very smooth."
"Just looks like everything he does is very smooth," Kelly said of Folston. "Gets out of his breaks very, very well. Puts his foot in the ground and can accelerate. Catches the ball extremely well."
Folston and Bryant may be the way of the future for a Kelly-coach team that has relied on dual running backs recently. It just comes down to what will work for the present.


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Rosetta awakes (Nature)
The European Space Agency's probe Rosetta has been turned off for three years, while it glides through space on its way toward a comet. The comet is now only a few months away, and Rosetta has awakened on scheduled and phoned it to announce it is ready for work.
Ten years on Mars (NASA)
The Opportunity rover on Mars has been roving there for ten years—nine years and three months longer than the plan called for. Quite a bonus, and still ticking.
Martian jelly donut (NASA)
...And, after ten years on Mars, Opportunity suddenly discovers a jelly donut. Or a rock that looks like one, and wasn't there a little while back. Hm. The boring explanation is that the rock was kicked up by the rover's own wheels. Then there's the explanation that Martians are standing just out of camera-shot, chucking pastries at our rover and laughing.
Cyber-germ (Science Daily)
One of the standard goals of nano-technology is to create microscopic robots that will move around doing stuff on the micro-scale for us. In a half-step toward that goal, engineers at the University of Illinois have created microbots that swim like flagellates or sperm, but they're not entirely nano-tech. The swimming power comes from living heart muscle cells fitted into the little machines. Not so much micro-robots as micro-cyborgs.
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Remember the "Gossamer Albatross"? It was an ultra-light airplane that could be flown by purely human muscle power. Now, a company called AeroVelo has created "Atlas," a human-powered helicopter, thereby winning the Sikorsky Prize, $250,000 dollars for being able to hover three meters off the ground for a full minute.
Farming bleaches skin (Science)
Fair-skinned, blue-eyed people come from Europe. But when did they originate? Maybe not that long ago. The popular theory is that Europeans are fair-skinned to let them produce enough vitamin D in Europe's scant sunlight. But consider this: genetic analysis of an 8,000-year-old skeleton found in a Spanish cave reveals a man with blue eyes but dark skin. He lived when farming was just starting to catch on in Europe, but from the circumstances of his bones, he was a hunter, not a farmer.
Now, hunters can get their vitamin D from the meat they eat. So maybe he could "afford" to be dark, not fair, because he was a hunter. Farmers, living on less meat, need to get more vitamin D from the Sun, so maybe Europeans became fair-skinned only after they took to farming.
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Clubfoot is a very common birth defect, usually treated with surgery, which is painful and can leave scar tissue causing complications later in life. Now, doctors at Sinai Hospital have come up with an alternative, a series of braces that gradually turn the feet out without surgery.
Black Death in ancient Rome (New Scientist)
In 541 AD, a terrible plague hit the decaying Roman Empire, during the reign of Justinian. It was one of the final blows that brought the Empire down. (Though Alaric the Ostrogoth is usually said to have delivered the coup de grace.) Analysis of DNA from skeletons buried at that time discovers the Black Death, a plague we usually associate with the 14th century.
Crowd researching (Discover)
"Citizen science" is to science what crowd-sourcing is to business. And it started to take off in a big way in 2013. Volunteers, communicating with research centers by internet, are able to cut the time of many research programs to a small fraction of the usual. If you'd like to try your hand at citizen astronomy, look up galaxyzoo.org or zooniverse.org.


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Running is fun!
At 2800 meters even a 10 km (6,21 miles) race is a big challenge. On sunday november 11th. more than 4000 persons faced this challenge in Quito when participating in the 10 k race organized by nike. But it was not an isolated event because that day there were some other thousands of people running in the streets of Argentina, Brazil, Chile,Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay (nikecorre.com).
In Quito, the capital of Ecuador, the race began a little later than 7:00 am when thousands of sky blue T-shirts started moving in the streets of Quito. There were all kind of diffetent color spots of those of us that didn't registered for the race, and were wearing our favorite T-shirt, those who run just because it is fun. Yes, it is so much fun to be cheered by strangers in the street. If you hadn't been in a running race, you should try it; when you finish the race, no matter the positin, you feel like the strongest athlete in the world.
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Persona 4...any good?
So I've been living in a steel forge under a rock. Read a bit about the general idea of this series. I suppose I could get into it though I hadn't been following it. Easy to follow if you just start right into it?
Just thinking if I were going to ask for it as a gift for my next birthday. Is it fun to play?
Thanks peeps.
I could write an entire review of the series about how godly it is but I'm fairly sure every self-respecting review will praise the game just as much.
I can't recommend it enough, really. What console are you getting this? The PSVITA version, The Golden? If it is, congrats, I've been meaning to get a Vita just for this game - which is the definitive version.
The series are a bit like Final Fantasy: entries aren't directly related and each has it's own story so P4 is as good as an entry point as any. If you still have a PS2 (haha) or own a PSP, get Persona 3 as well: IMO, the story is even stronger on the third (the PSP version has everything but the ultra-hard storyline that takes place after the main story, which was included on the PS2 FES version. On the plus side you can play the entire game as a female character, which warrants some differences on how the side-stories unfold).
Though it is probably good for me in several respects I am not frivolously spending on even minor things for now and the foreseeable future.
I do like replay value indeed, as evidenced by the KOTOR games. :D It is interesting how gender and species can alter a story. Multifaceted stories are almost always worthwhile. I'm sure some aren't but I haven't met any of those yet!!!
It just seems like nowadays games don't have too much depth. You can always go around to places hosting custom maps and stories by other fans for older games like dungeon masters or avernum (exile, blades of exile, etc.) and find some really good stuff.
Same sort of thing with romhacks to a lesser extent. Dragoon X Omega 1 & 2. DXO 1 based on dragon warrior, DXO 2 based on Final Fantasy 1.
Or the Zero play expansion hack for MegaMan X 3--though this is as much to do with new dialogue as it is about additional gameplay trinkets.
*sees there is a difference*Oh...
Guess I am talking about arena without knowing. :D
The 360 title is the only thing in a physically close store near me. Though yes, I am a bit of a fighting game aficionado.
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'Prince' Leonard Casley and his wife, 'Princess' Shirley, of the Principality of Hutt River, in the West Australian wheatbelt. Photo: John Mokrzycki
A shareholder activist has revealed that Hong Kong apparently recognised a trumped-up principality in Western Australia's wheatfields as a place of incorporation.
The fanciful Principality of Hutt River, about 520 kilometres north of Perth, is among scores of countries that the Hong Kong Companies Registry lists as foreign places of incorporation.
The so-called principality, which is not recognised by Australia's federal or state governments, ostensibly seceded in early 1970.
The farmer and landowner Leonard Casley railed against government limits on the amount of wheat he could sell. In recent years, Mr Casley's corner of the world has garnered more attention as a novelty tourism stop for backpackers than as a rival sovereignty. While Hong Kong's official records indicate there are no companies incorporated in Hutt River that are registered in Hong Kong, the recognition of the so-called micro-nation does undermine the integrity of the state's corporate supervision. In response to questions from The Age, a spokesman for the Hong Kong Companies Registry said the list of places of incorporation was adopted ''a few years ago'' from an international standards code. ''The Companies Registry will review the list and take appropriate follow-up action,'' he told The Age.
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David is a Lecturer in Architecture whose research interests include the history & theory of architecture, contemporary Spanish architecture and 20th century parliamentary architecture.
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Conrad Wiedermann
Conrad is a lecturer in Architecture who has practiced with various architects both in Germany and the UK for over 25 years.
David Wilson
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Gillian Wishart
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Eighty-three is just a number for Bill Briggs, his age, as it turns out. He belied his age by capturing second in the 65 & over age group in a local January 11 race.
The octogenarian offered proof that his running days are anything but numbered.
Briggs was among the 89 runners competing in the third annual Cooler in Pooler Resolution 5K and 15K races, both of which started and finished at West Chatham Middle School. The event benefits the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Coastal Empire and the Pooler Chamber of Commerce outreach programs.
In the 5K race, Adam Colorito, 25, topped the 48-person field in a time of 18:51. Amanda Elliot, 18, placed second overall and first among the women in 20:00. Jeremiah Dease, 15, was second among the men with a time of 20:11, and Scott Althen, 40, took third in 20:27. Michelle Hamilton, 25, placed second in the women's field with a time of 26:06, and Joy Sheppard, 43, rounded out the top three in 27:21.
In the 15K, Tim Price, 23, cruised to victory, finishing more than 8 minutes ahead of second-place Michael Manzano, 24 (1:03:12) in a time of 55:08. Brendan Mahoney, 24, was third in 1:03:24. Lauren Knight, 29, topped the women's field and was sixth overall in 1:08:40. That was nearly five minutes ahead of Dianne Majeroni, 43, who finished in 1:13:19. Aubree Erlandson, 24, was third in 1:14:00.
Briggs, a resident of Savannah, finished with a time of 37:36. He says he runs in that area and likes the course. While many Northerners welcomed the mild temperatures, the former Massachusetts resident would have preferred conditions more akin to the polar vortex. "It was too warm," Briggs says. "I like it cool - 50 and cloudy with high humidity."
Briggs has run for nearly 35 years and done 60 marathons. He describes it as a lifestyle and a contest with yourself. "All of life is a challenge," Briggs says. "Running is something I enjoy."
Briggs says running keeps him young and makes him a bit of a celebrity at races. "It's flattering when the younger generation wants to talk to you, especially when they're women," Briggs remarks. "People know you've been around a while and look up to you. That's fun."
Jeremiah Howe was a toddler when Briggs started running. Saturday, they shared top finishes as participants in the 5K.
A Marine for the past 18 years, Howe placed first in the 35-44 age group and fifth overall with a time of 23:06. He says the running conditions were excellent and the course well-marked.
Howe runs as part of his training to remain in shape. On an off day, therefore, one could hardly blame the 36-year-old Michigan resident if he took a day off from running.
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This is cool if you're a photographer! Image, a coffee cup that looks like an exact replica of your Canon 24-105mm lens... geek factor 10!
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wow, too awesome.
I want a Pentax version.
Nice find -- I posted one of these a while back, but the price I found wasn't quite as low, despite searching. Thanks for posting!
There are Nikon 24-70 and Canon 70-200 versions around too.
Put a double shot of espresso in that and you got yourself a true "zoom" lens!
Anyone know how many ounces?
Uhh, Dad?? Yeah, I had a little mishap with your camera last night, but all is not lost.. "Waste not, want not!" is what you always told me. Here's a coffee mug for you, and hey, I've got a new purse mirror!
I wonder how tightly the cap seals... Could be a great way to smuggle adult beverages into sporting events and the like. Man I need help. ;)
love the disclaimer: "It's a model replica CUP, and not an actual Lens"
why would one waste their time developing something like this?!?!?!?
@meckmeck: So people can use it for things like @mrhattrick17's genius idea. Also, practical jokes...and just so you can go to Starbucks and drink out of an effin camera lens, for the sole reason of making people say "wtf" when they see you drinking from a lens.
I was gonna post this awhile back too, not sure if it was the same lens, but this price is better either way...
@jeremytheindian: Actual K-Mount lenses for Pentax are low enough in price you could just make one - of course you won't have the snobiness of CaNikon users.........
@meckmeck: Because everybody needs coffee mugs, so they might as well be fun. My wife is a pro photographer and she's going to enjoy the looks on people's faces when she "accidentally" knocks it off a table...
I can't vouch for the quality or anything, but I saw these on dealextreme.com
Focus, you guys! I can't believe I have to expose Meckmeck's camera pun.
The Nikon 24-70 version is at dealextreme.com for $21.50 with free shipping...
@chalion: or the image quality =)
I think these are pretty cool but I'm a little concerned at how safe these are to drink hot beverages from. I mean, it's plastic right? High BPAs, lead in the paint, all that crap makes me nervous.
@a4tis: The item I posted looks like it's all plastic, but the links to dealextreme posted by navann above looks like some of them have stainless steel insides.
bought this for a friend recently (paid the full $30, gah!). the quality is really great!
to answer some of the questions: the lid is not tight (doesn't seal, isn't watertight). also, the inside is lined with stainless steel, so they're fine to drink out of.
Oh snap.... I'm focusing on $8... and free 2-day shipping.....
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"Muppets Most Wanted" brings the mirth-making Muppets back to the big-screen, following the mega-success of their 2011 reboot, "The Muppets." Although the magic isn't quite as potent as last time, the Muppets still retain their charm, gift for corny humor, and superb songmanship.
British director James Bobin returns from the last film along with co-writer of "The Muppets" Nick Stoller. Also, returning is Oscar-winning songwriter, Bret McKenzie (from HBO's "Flight of the Conchords"), who won the Academy Award in 2012 for the show-stopping comedic song, "Man or Muppet."
Once titled, "The Muppets...Again" until Disney retitled it to emphasize its "comedy caper" nature, "Muppets Most Wanted" begins immediately after the ending sequence from their last film. As our favorite Henson pals find themselves unexpectedly lingering on screen, they rapidly realize that they are participating in a sequel, prompting the toe-tapping opening number, "We're Doing a Sequel."
Kermit (voiced by Steve Whitmire) and the gang decide to follow the advice of a not-so-trustworthy manager, Dominic Badguy (pronounced "Bad-gee" and played by Ricky Gervais) and launch a world Muppet tour. Unfortunately, Badguy is in a secret alliance with Kermit's evil, Eastern-European sounding döppleganger, Constantine (voiced by Matt Vogel), who appears remarkably identical to our friendly amphibian, except for a dark facial mole. Constantine and his "Number Two" (Badguy) have hatched a plan to have the "world's most dangerous frog" switch places with innocent Kermit in order to steal the Crown Jewels.
As such, Constantine uses his super street-fighting skills to break out of a Siberian Gulag, finds Badguy, and slaps a glued-on mole onto an unsuspecting Kermit. Kermit is soon misidentified by the authorities as escapee Constantine and sent to the Russian Gulag, where he comes across stern prison matron, Nadya (played to the cheesy hilt by Tina Fey), and numerous hardened criminals played by Jemaine Clement (songwriter McKenzie's other half from "Conchords"), Danny Trejo ("Machete"), and Ray Liotta (who seems to be making family film appearances a hobby, having appeared in CGI in "A Bee Movie" and in person in "Muppets From Space").
Oddly-voiced Constantine is largely accepted by the Muppets gang as Kermit. The former Gulag resident even wins over Miss Piggy's affections with the standout song of the sequel (which totally won over my 6-year-old), "I'll Get You What You Want." But, meanwhile, as their multinational tour continues, the Muppets soon become suspects in a trail of crimes that seem to follow them. CIA agent Sam the Eagle (voiced by Eric Jacobson) and Interpol officer Jean Pierre Napoleon (the fantastic Ty Burrell of "Modern Family") seek to find out who is behind the major thefts.
As is the case with any Muppet film, star cameos abound (including Lady Gaga, Tom Hiddleston, Céline Dion, Stanley Tucci among so many others), bad puns are a-plenty, and one-liners are abundant. The film, though, is missing the heart and nostalgia that Jason Segel and Amy Adams brought to their prior outing. The Muppets seem best, historically, when they can play off heartfelt human co-stars, and unfortunately, Gervais and Fey are little more than fun, "cartoonish" figures in the film.
As such, "Muppets Most Wanted" is affected by a so-so script (that may drag, at times, especially for its littlest fans) and by material we've seen before (the film seems to borrow elements from their last European adventure in 1981's "The Great Muppet Caper"). The Muppets are still funny but are not as fully fresh as last time. But, thankfully, the film's entertainment value is heavily bolstered by the frequent appearances of songs by McKenzie, who doesn't disappoint. Each musical number is a gem, a respite in a sea of middling kids' comedy, and each is worth the price of admission.
While "Muppets Most Wanted" is not the ideal sequel Muppets' fans really wanted, it's reasonable weekend entertainment for the family with stuck-in-your head melodies and musical numbers that will pleasantly linger as your family hums its way home. "Muppets Most Wanted" is rated 3 + of 5 stars.
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In a ground breaking study released Thursday, researchers found that although the Super Bowl is not the cause of sex trafficking in a region, it has a definite impact on the volume "sex-for-hire" transactions. With the influx of thousands of game attendees and the concentration of people and enterprises around the sporting event, criminal activity of all types increases and can be viewed as an expected side effect of the increased opportunities for exploitation.
The study, "Exploring Sex Trafficking and Prostitution Demand during the Super Bowl 2014", was funded by the McCain Institute for International Leadership and was implemented by a team of researchers from Arizona State University and Phoenix and Mesa Police Departments. Building on the research The ASU team conducted in 2012 which analyzed occurrence of trafficking ads on Backpage.com, researchers focused on several key elements of possible sexual exploitation scenarios:
- Frequency of ads paced within 10 days of the event for sexual services in the locales adjacent to the Super Bowl arena zip code
- Analysis of the material for signs of adult or juvenile trafficking
- Estimation of demand as drawn from responses to decoy ads placed by the team
- Comparison of sexual solicitation ads and decoy ads in the Phoenix market to get a baseline for the Super Bowl 2015 which will be in Glendale, Arizona
A matrix developed in the prior study provided consistent data points for the team to separate trafficking ads from others. The total number of potential victims and specifically juvenile cases surpassed the investigators' estimations. In the New Jersey regions, at least 38 websites advertised apparent minors with 50 individuals identified in a total of 95 postings, all of which were sent to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. All prostitution ads examined for New Jersey numbered 987 with 826 being flagged as potential sex trafficking cases.
During the same period, 1345 Phoenix ads were analyzed with these results:
- 1282 were flagged as prostitution ads,
- 1070 (79.5%) were flagged as potential sex trafficking ads,
- 34 ads (3.2%) posted a total of 81 times were flagged to be potential sex trafficked minors and sent to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and then on to Phoenix police
- 18 juvenile ads were flagged the weekend prior to the Super Bowl, which increased to 33 postings for the event weekend
To determine demand levels, the team posted two decoy ads, claiming an age of 22, twice each day for 11 days in both the Phoenix and New Jersey markets with these findings:
- 1,276 unique contacts (voicemail/text) were made with 2435 total responses
- In New York/New Jersey there were a total of 1,457 contacts (753 unique customers) and in Phoenix a total of 978 contacts (523 unique customers).
- Contacts were from potential customers and traffickers soliciting "employment"
- Numerous requests for unprotected sex "uncovered" "allergic to latex" and "bare back" and "full uncovered" were received
- Drug use mention was common
- Callers generally requested an outcall to a specific location
The research has provided data that verifies many of the common assumptions about the sex trafficking pandemic in this country.
- Large sporting events and conferences do not create the sex trafficking problems, but certainly become a draw for trafficking activity, both in the immediate venue and possibly in other large cities simultaneously
- There is high demand for sexual exploitation of young people
- Greater numbers of youth are being trafficked than anticipated
- Analysis of ad phone numbers indicates that there is definite pattern of movement (circuits) of victims into an area as a big event approaches and out of the locale afterward
- The volume of trafficking occurrences far exceeds the capacity and resources for law enforcement to handle adequately
- Because of the trafficking networks throughout the country, it is easy to move victims, especially minors, to new locations, thus evading capture of the perpetrators and recovery of the juveniles
- There is a grave need for greater training of law enforcement on the issue and for vastly improved national and interstate data collection and communication about potential child exploitation cases
New Jersey law enforcement officers arrested over 100 perpetrators and rescued 16 juveniles and 50 women who had been trafficked during the Super Bowl week. One youth in Phoenix was recovered in the same interim.
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- Super Bowl and the sex trades: Children, women rescued from forced prostitution
- Backpage boasts 400 child sex ads reported monthly: More trafficked minors found
- Super Bowl XLV: Money flows freely for sports, entertainment and sex trafficking
- Sexual abuse victims account for over 40% of the US population
- New Jersey soars to the top in enactment of human trafficking laws


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Sunday, August 18, 2013
Ten days ago, the Internet was in an uproar after Beyoncé Instagrammed a picture of herself sporting a 1980s-perky-news-anchor pixie cut.
Everyone was all excited, debating whether she'd taken out her weave or cut her real hair. I was skeptical, though. Having lived through Kim Kardashian's short hairdo Instagram in 2012 (actually a wig for a Vogue Italia shoot), I didn't think the new 'do would be around for long. Not everyone appreciated my input!
The Monday in question would have been last Monday, August 12. I was off by only four days. Ha! By Friday the 16th, Beyoncé was wearing her hair in a bob.
I like Beyoncé. Hell, I paid good money for tickets to her concert at Barclays Center earlier this month. But I just can't get behind what the highlarious Michael K of gossip site Dlisted would term a STUNT QUEEN (all caps mandatory!) hair move. Getting everyone talking but not even having the nerve to stick with the look more than a hot minute? How Kardashian of you! This is why I give big props to Rihanna, who courts attention by constantly changing her hair, but is at least seen out and about in each style for days or weeks. A recent short, curly style lasted about two weeks. She seems to have switched it up for a short, punky mullet. Edgy! I approve.
Meanwhile, I felt very much in style this week. The New York Times published a big article about "bespoke" (custom) jewelry and The Cut blog had a short post about single earrings — both things I've been selling for a while. And those stories came out the same month that JCK Magazine mentioned me in a blog post about word jewelry! So stick with me if you want to stay on trend in the jewelry department. Here's what was on the blog this week, including the bespoke and single-earring posts:
- Monday: Wearing an old Ossie Clark top in a new way.
- Tuesday: Rihanna beats Topshop; JCK asked me about Teen Choice Awards fashion.
- Wednesday: I'm not doing penis jewelry but Ke$ha is; the 10th anniversary of the big blackout.
- Thursday: Thinking about a piece of custom jewelry? Read this!
- Friday: Target's algorithms, rapper Mac Miller and What Wendy Wore.
- Saturday: Studs are a good way to dip your toe into the single-earring waters.
3 Responses to "The Week in Review"
My anti-spam is rihanna – how appropriate.
I had zero interest in B's hair changes. I saw your tweet and snorted my agreement. Heh.
B's a long-hair girl forever. She'd lose too many popularity points with long-haired fillies everywhere if she actually chopped it off. Yes, she works damn hard, but I'll never take a style tip from her.
"Everyone needs to stop with the hair, including Beyonce"– geesus, didn't Beyonce get the memo?
Neither Beyonce nor Rihanna make music I like and I see them more as massive brands rather than "artists" per se. However, if I had to choose one, I'd go for Rihanna because she's not as streamlined and seems more aleatory and therefore exciting.


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Police: Man robbed World Choir Games participant
CINCINNATI - A man who allegedly robbed a World Choir Games participant appeared in court Monday morning.
Cincinnati police say Khalid Bryant, 29, stole money and credit cards from the victim at the Hyatt Hotel downtown Friday night. He used the money and stolen credit cards to purchase beer, according to police.
Bryant was arrested on Sunday and charged with two counts of robbery.
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All government employees are protected by the U.S. Constitution against irrational discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. In addition, some measure of protection already exists under Title VII based on gender, which has been held to include gender identity and expression.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and several courts have interpreted Title VII to protect transgender employees, and the EEOC has interpreted Title VII to cover sexual orientation discrimination. The Supreme Court has held that the EEOC's interpretations of Title VII are entitled to "great deference."
NO, Pennsylvania does not have a criminal statute that punishes people with an HIV diagnosis specifically for nondisclosure of HIV status prior to sexual conduct; however, all states have general criminal laws—such as reckless endangerment and assault laws—under which it is possible to prosecute an HIV-positive person for nondisclosure of HIV status prior to sexual conduct.
YES, in recent years, there has been at least one criminal prosecution for HIV nondisclosure in Pennsylvania.
YES, Pennsylvania also has laws that criminalize or enhance penalties for biting, spitting and/or throwing bodily fluids or substances (such as urine or excrement) if a person has been diagnosed with HIV, despite the fact that none of these activities presents any real risk of HIV transmission. In Pennsylvania, these laws only apply in the correctional setting.
YES, Pennsylvania also has laws that enhance punishments for HIV-positive people involved in commercial sexual transactions. It is difficult to obtain accurate data on how often these laws are utilized in Pennsylvania, but there is growing evidence that in general these types of laws targeting sex workers are used much more frequently than other types of HIV criminalization laws.
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Sophomore - 2008-09
Helped the Crimson Tide's First Varsity 4+ to a win in the C-Final of the SIRA Championships ... earned the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association's Scholar- Athlete award ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Freshman - 2007-08
Helped the Crimson Tide's First Novice 8+ to a fourth-place finish at the SIRA Championships ... Led Alabama's First Novice 8+ to dual meet wins against Drake, SMU, Creighton and Murray State ... Posted a sixth-place finish in the semifinals at the Dad Vail College Championships as part of the Tide's Varsity 4+ boat ... Led Alabama's Novice 4+ boat to wins in dual meets against UNC, Drake, SMU and Creighton.
Member of the National Honor Society ... Coached by Jenny McNair at the St. Andrew Rowing Club ... Won the Leightweight 8 at the Southeastern Regional ... Helped St. Andew Rowing Club to the 2006 Southeastern Regional High Point Trophy.
Full Name: Helen Elizabeth Barnes ... Daughter of Tim and Karen Barnes ... Born December 11, 1988.


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Boston: Manicures and Pedicures
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Our appointment at Bella Santé brought us right back to the slumber parties where we gossiped while painting each other's nails. Though we were offered a magazine, we never read a word, joining the banter among the manicurists and their clients. We were slightly taken aback when our technician asked whether we'd shaved recently, but it turned out she simply wanted to choose the best exfoliator (freshly shaved legs get a gentle algae-and-apricot-kernel scrub, and others a rougher seasalt concoction). We were so engrossed in the chatter that our two coats of OPI Berry Berry Broadway seemed to dry in no time. When our pedicurist announced that we could go without fear of smudging, we reluctantly obliged, just as we did when Mom said it was time to turn out the lights.
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When we splurge on our feet, we normally do it with high (and sometimes painful) shoes. The spoiling at G Spa was far more comfortable. Our feet were soaked and then softened by "the machine"—an electric buffer that vibrates away calluses. Next, our pedicurist gave us a foot massage with a citrus body balm. The way she gently pressed her thumbs into the balls of our sore feet made up for the fact that she didn't venture any higher than our ankles. We strolled out with gleaming toes, baby-soft soles, and a new craving for expensive stilettos.
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Spas sometimes use the same tactic as fast-food joints: Throw in a paltry side order and call it "deluxe." This pedicure isn't deluxe in name only. In the time it took Jane Liska to soften our cuticles and file our nails, your typical nail salon could have polished an assembly line. To our delight, she spent even more time on a foot massage with mandarin honey and citrus oil. After wrapping our feet in warm paraffin, she buffed our nails and painted them a deep shade of pink. One look, and we gushed that it was our "best pedicure ever."
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Nita Patel
10 Huntington Ave.
The salon was having a minor plumbing emergency, the receptionist apologized. Would we like to reschedule or have it without the usual whirlpool footbath? Our long-neglected feet were something of an emergency themselves, so we were happy to pull up a plastic tub. Turns out those water jets would have been redundant, given pedicurist Patel's exhaustive exfoliating and ten-minute massage. The polish job on our toes is still chip free, so we haven't had a reason to try out those whirlpools.
Jeanne Lee Salon
Jeanne Lee
125 Newbury St.
Boston might be Sox country, but we still wear high heels to work. So we booked an appointment with Lee (who has a background in Chinese reflexology) to revive our aching feet. After a warm soak and a mint mask, she gave us the most indulgent foot massage we've ever had, tugging on every toe and pressing her thumbs into our arches and calves. Lee's skilled hands won us over, but the fact that our polish remained intact for two weeks nearly blew our socks off.
Lan Nail Salon
538 Tremont St.
We don't clip coupons, but if a pedicurist is willing to lighten our feet and our receipt, we won't complain. We headed to this quaint South End salon for a lunchtime pedicure, which kicked off with a warm soak. Our cuticles were carefully groomed, our heels scrubbed until they were soft and pink, and our polish applied without a hitch. When it came time to pay, we were pleasantly surprised to discover that we were entitled to a 20 percent discount (the salon offers a reduced rate on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.). And the fact that our nails looked flawless for more than two weeks was far more than we had bargained for.
253 Newbury St.
They say stress shows on the face, but after moving apartments, it was our hands that looked worn. Our manicurist explained that to fix our tattered cuticles, she'd have to do serious pruning. We agreed, and she launched into a painful 20-minute attack on our frayed skin. Relief came with a heavenly hand massage, but her rushed paint job smudged—though she did clean up our skin well.
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Barcelona-based football writer for Goal.com, Ben Hayward, gives us the lowdown on what Liverpool fans can expect from new signing Luis Alberto...
What are your thoughts on Liverpool signing Luis Alberto?
Definitely a good signing. At just 20, Luis Alberto is one for the future but also looks ready to step up to top-flight football now. Frustrated by a lack of opportunities at Sevilla, he blossomed at Barcelona B on loan last season and is keen to show what he can do in the first team at a big club. Liverpool should be the ideal stage.
Barca reportedly had an option to buy him - why didn't they take him?
Many Barcelona fans are upset that the club did not activate an option to buy him, but I think they realised he would want first-team football sooner rather than later and with Neymar coming in, Messi omnipresent, Pedro, Alexis Sanchez, Cristian Tello all staying and Andres Iniesta and Cesc Fabregas sometimes occupying forward positions too, there is overbooking in the front three at Camp Nou. Barca may also bring in another striker this summer as David Villa departs, so opportunities would have been scarce for Luis Alberto.
What are his key attributes?
He has excellent technical ability and can beat players with his trickery, even though he is not the quickest. He also boasts superb vision, great tactical awareness and creativity, as well as a very powerful shot with his right foot. He scored 11 goals for Barca B in 2012-13, including several spectacular efforts from outside the area, and racked up an impressive 18 assists. His heading can probably be improved, though.
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Where do you see him slotting into our side?
He can slot in across the front line or even as an attacking midfielder. At Barcelona he was happiest in the 'false nine' role, while he started his career as a left forward - even though he is right-footed. He looks comfortable in any of those positions, but may be suited to a slightly deeper role behind a main striker in the Premier League.
Do you think he'll be able to adapt to the Premier League?
He should do very well. He has the stature to cope with a more physical game, although he will need to bulk up somewhat and improve his strength for the Premier League. His vision and technical ability will serve him well and should suit the style of play Brendan Rodgers is so keen on. With the right coaching and adaptation, he can be an excellent signing. His versatility is also a huge plus.
If you had to compare him to another player?
I suppose he is a little like Juan Mata in that he has excellent technical abilities and is very creative, with a good eye for goal as well. He is more direct than the Chelsea player, though. At Barcelona, he linked up brilliantly with another young Spain star, promising winger Gerard Deulofeu.
Should supporters be excited?
Definitely, although he is still young and will need time to adapt.
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Let's face it, a child's room is usually piled high with toys and books! How can you keep the mess under control? You can control it with a kids' bookcase, of course. Organization skills are very important to learn, and a kids' bookcase is a great tool for this little lesson. There is plenty of space for both books and toys on a kids' bookcase. You can even place baskets or boxes on the shelves for smaller items. There are many different colors, sizes, and styles of kids' bookcases, so you can select one that fits best with your child's room and personality. If several children share a room, you can divide up the shelves so each is responsible for keeping their toys and books on their own shelf. Any extra shelves on the kids' bookcase can be a lesson in sharing and cooperation. Or better yet, let each child have their own bookcase to personalize and organize their own toys and books.
Depending on the size and style selected, a kids' bookcase can serve multiple purposes—a bedside table or location for a bedroom lamp or clock. As your child grows, the items on the shelves are sure to change, but the piece itself will retain its usefulness and charm. The bookcase will always be a place of interest where favorite books and possessions are displayed. As time goes by, the bookcase may even become a cherished family keepsake to be used for the next generation of lessons in organization and sharing!
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INWOOD, N.Y. — Great Lakes Commercial Sales, based in Wisconsin, is now an authorized Electrolux and Wascomat distributor for coin and on-premise laundry equipment, Laundrylux has announced.
Great Lakes Commercial Sales is a full-service company providing commercial and on-premise laundry equipment sales, service and parts to coin/self-service laundries, apartment complexes, and on-premise laundry facilities. The company also has offices in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
"We are pleased to welcome Dan Naumann and the Great Lakes team to the Electrolux and Wascomat distributor network," says Laundrylux President Howard Herman. "After 20 years in the business, industry leader Great Lakes is a super addition to our family. Everyone at Laundrylux is looking forward to working with Great Lakes to further expand the business and our relationship."
"I've worked with Dan Naumann and the Great Lakes team for many years now," adds Bryan Rausch, regional business manager for Laundrylux. "Great Lakes is a professional company with an established market presence and reputation for excellent customer service. We look forward to a long and mutually rewarding relationship."