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Hello, I really enjoyed yesterday's meeting. The talks were a bit too advanced for me but I picked up on a few invaluable tips. A big thank you to the speakers and the organisers. Gllug's sharing spirit is something I value greatly. I wrote a basic C++ GUI app last year that had to run on Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. I thought learning GTK or Qt was a bit overkill and ended up using the Fast Light Toolkit (FLTK) for the job. If anyone's interested the site is http://www.fltk.org/, the manual is at http://www.fltk.org/doc-2.0/html/ and there are some video tutorials at http://seriss.com/people/erco/fltk-videos/ Someone was asking about educational material to get kids interested in computing careers. I've digged around for some links and found Alice http://www.alice.org which seems to teach programming concepts in a visual manner. Also there was a thread about Logo programming: http://lists.gllug.org.uk/pipermail/gllug/2005-March/thread.html#50788 Cheers -- -- Gllug mailing list - Gllug <at> gllug.org.uk http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug


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Any Given Doomsday
Lori Handeland
November 2008, Urban Fantasy
St. Martin's, $6.99, 352 pages, Amazon ASIN 0312949197Part of a series
I'll admit it. The main reason that I wanted to read the first book in Lori Handeland's new series had to do with the title. Any Given Doomsday certainly beats the title-ing socks off The Alsatian Tycoon's Latest Acquisition, Banging the Baron or other similar imagination-deficient titles that run together in my mind when I see them in bookstores. However, beyond the catchy title, this book delivers an exciting story that has left me eagerly awaiting the rest of the series.
Ex-cop Elizabeth Phoenix's psychic abilities have caused her no end of trouble in life. Her ability to touch someone and learn things she didn't necessarily want to know about them has cost her a lover, a police partner, and more. She now works as a bartender in Milwaukee and tries to avoid using her unwanted gift as much as possible. As the book opens, this holding patterns appears about to change as Elizabeth receives a strong message from someone she simply cannot ignore.
Ruthie took Elizabeth in as a child, but it is not until Elizabeth gets the urgent message to contact her that she starts to realize just how different Ruthie is. Her large and giving heart is not the only thing that sets her apart; Ruthie is also a seer and she recognizes in Elizabeth a similar gift. Now, as the final battle between good and evil is set to begin, Elizabeth is called to receive her full powers. Of course, not long after receiving Ruthie's blessing, Elizabeth finds herself fighting for her life against evil creatures bent on her destruction.
Battling evil while learning one's true talents on the fly makes Elizabeth somewhat testy, but believably so. Her character seems real and flawed - and also rather likable. As Elizabeth learns more about who she is and the role she is to play in the upcoming battles, the character development, as well as the ever-increasing pace of the action, draw me in and I found myself greatly interested in the story.
Though this book is more urban fantasy than romance, there are some distinct romantic elements. As Elizabeth comes into her powers, she must reconnect both with her former teacher Sawyer - whose hotness she can now appreciate with more mature eyes even if his position on the good-evil continuum can be hard to place. She also finds herself working closely with Jimmy Sanducci, her former lover who later betrayed her. Needless to say, with both men, Elizabeth faces some rather daunting issues. She (and the men) handle these with varying degrees of grace. If the author had chosen not to introduce a romantic element, this story would have flowed beautifully. However, since it is there, the relationships between Elizabeth and the men in her life need to be a bit better developed. There is definitely chemistry and heat in this story, but sometimes the emotions at play get a little lost in the acrobatics.
In addition to the romantic elements, it's also fair to warn readers that this book is the beginning of a series primarily focused on a battle between good and evil. As such, the author does a good job of making that battle feel real and one way she does this is by not sugar-coating the evil. The violent content in this book will disturb some readers; however, for those who can handle this and who enjoy urban fantasy, Any Given Doomsday marks a promising start in what I hope will be a strong series.
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Top 5 Weekend Picks! (5/30-6/1)
May 29, 2014 · Print This Article
1. I haven't come yet at Winkelman-Milling Projects
Work by Autumn Elizabeth Clark.
Winkelman-Milling Projects is located at 960 W. Cullerton St. Reception Friday, 7-10pm.
Curated by Franck Mercurio, with work by Rob Bondgren and Ivan Lozano
Azimuth Projects is located at 2704 N. Whipple St. Reception Saturday, 6-9pm.
3. Physical Education & Team Spirited at Ordinary Projects
Work by Macon Reed.
Ordinary Projects is located at 2233 S. Throop St. 5th Fl. Reception Friday, 6-10pm.
4. On the impossibility of a singular hand at Roman Susan
Work by Joshua Kent.
Roman Susan is located at 1224 W. Loyola Ave. Reception Saturday, 7-10pm.
5. The Making of Artists at The President's Gallery at Harold Washington College
Work by Annie Heckman, Maya Mackrandilal, Jovencio de la Paz, Casey Smallwood, Rafael E. Vera, Amanda Williams and their student mentees.
The President's Gallery at Harold Washington College is located at 30 E. Lake St. 11th Fl. Reception Saturday, 2-4pm.
Top 5 Weekend Picks! (9/27-9/29)
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1. The American Dream: The (W)holy Grail presented by 6018North
Work by Christine Tarkowski, Jason Reblando, LaMont Hamilton, Kirsten Leenaars, Lise Haller Baggesen Ross, Vincent Tiley, Erol Scott Harris II, Macon Reed, Chicago Studio, and more.
6018North's event with be located at 1050 W. Wilson. Reception Friday, 6-10pm.
2. Nw Wrks at Firecat Projects
Work by George Blaha.
Firecat Projects is located at 2124 N. Damen Ave. Reception Friday, 7-9pm.
3. Bone & Blood: Structural Bodies in Motion at Squid3 Gallery
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Squid3 Gallery is located at 1907 N. Mendell, #4-H. Reception Saturday, 6-10pm.
4. PROCESS OF SUBTRACTION at Chicago Art Department
Work by Allison Grant, Nathan Miller, Jessica Pierotti, Victor Salgado, Chuck Przybyl, Daniel Hojnacki, nicole white, and Edyta Stepien.
Chicago Art Department is located at 1932 S. Halsted St. Reception Friday, 6-10pm.
5. Much Much More presents Karen Reimer at Chicago Public Library
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Chicago Public Library, Humboldt Park Branch is located at 1605 N. Troy St. Reception Saturday, 3-4pm.
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1. The Dragon is the Frame at Gallery 400
Work by Mark Aguhar, Claire Arctander, Nina Barnett, Jeremy Bolen, Elijah Burgher, Edie Fake, Pamela Fraser, Tiffany Funk, R. E. H. Gordon, Steve Hnilicka, Kasia Houlihan, Mark Kent, Young Joon Kwak, Andrew Mausert-Mooney, Marianna Milhorat, Tim Nickodemus, Aay Preston-Myint, Juana Peralta, Macon Reed, Colin Self, Michael Sirianni, Nathan Thomas, Neal Vandenbergh, Xina Xurner and Isaac Fosl-Van Wyke, Allison Yasukawa, Gwendolyn Zabicki, and Latham Zearfoss.
Gallery 400 is located at 400 S. Peoria St. Reception Friday, 5-8pm.
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Threewalls is located at 119 N. Peoria St. #2C. Reception Friday, 6-9pm.
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Work by Mike Kloss and Kirsten Stoltmann.
New Capital is located at 3114 W. Carroll St. Reception Saturday, 7-10pm.
4. Inner Self at Prak Sis Gallery
Work by Juyeon Kim.
Prak Sis Gallery is located at 1917 W. Irving Park Rd. Reception Saturday, 5-8pm.
5. Bowling Alone at Andrew Rafacz Gallery
Work by Brandon Anschultz, Daniel Baird, Benjamin Funke, Sarah Mosk, Eileen Mueller, Aay Preston-Myint, and Min Song.
Andrew Rafacz Gallery is located at 835 W. Washington Blvd. Reception Saturday, 4-7pm.


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One of the better things I can say about social media is that it's given me the ability to wait out a new Long Winters album via main man John Roderick's presence on Twitter, on podcasts and as a writer in various outlets.
As many of the unfamiliar on hand Tuesday at The State Room found out when Roderick opened for (and played with) Jonathan Coulton, he's a witty charmer. That's true when he communicates via 140-word post (seriously, check out @JohnRoderick if you're on Twitter), but even more so when he pens a song.
Roderick's brief set Tuesday was full of Long Winters favorites like "Scared Straight" and "Cinnamon," and his between-song banter showcased one of the more acute and comic minds in music. When not flattering the crowd by noting his affinity for mountain towns as a native Alaskan, or talking of family reunions in Malad, Idaho, Roderick talked about how Portland only has one $50 bill in circulation, moving from coffee shop purchase to tattoo artist to dreamcatcher salesman and back to the coffee shop.
The story was Roderick's way of introducing the one new song in his set, "Not Moving to Portland," which was a touching narrative as well as a funny skewering of the capital of hipsterdom in 2012. The phenomenon of Portland, Roderick noted, isn't much different from what was happening in Seattle 20 years, "except instead of putting a bird on it, people were putting a syringe in it."
"Pushover" was excellent, as was "Ultimatum," an audience request (full disclosure: the request was mine) and an emotionally striking song that has been one of my Long Winters favorites for a while now, thanks to lines like "My arms miss you, my hands miss you. The stars sing, I've got their song in my head. I don't want my words twisted, I don't want you to listen too closely." The ballad worked, and the audience fell into silence to watch Roderick's passionate performance. Even the singer recognized the moment, saying at song's end, "Thank you. I feel like we just went somewhere together."
Roderick closed with "The Commander Thinks Aloud," a live staple and another great song. Here's hoping a new Long Winters record comes along soon, and brings Roderick back to town sooner rather than later.


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I have always liked bird dogs better than kennel-fed dogs myself, you know, one that will get out and hunt for food rather than sit on his fanny and yell.
Charles Erwin Wilson (1890 - 1961)
Contributed by: Zaady
Dogs lives are too short. Their only fault, really.
Carlotta Monterey O'Neill
Describing life after the elections, 1997 Elizabeth's back at the red cross, and I'm walking the dog.
Bob Dole (1923 -)
Source: on the Today Show
The more I see of men, the better I like my dog.
Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)
Source: H. Eves Return to Mathematical Circles, Boston: Prindle, Weber and Schmidt, 1988.
Romance, like the rabbit at the dog track, is the elusive, fake, and never attained reward which, for the benefit and amusement of our masters, keeps us running and thinking in safe circles.
Beverly Jones
"But," you might say, "none of this shakes my belief that 2 and 2 are 4." You are quite right, except in marginal cases - and it is only in marginal cases that you are doubtful whether a certain animal is a dog or a certain length is less than a meter. Two must be two of something, and the proposition "2 and 2 are 4" is useless unless it can be applied. Two dogs and two dogs are certainly four dogs, but cases arise in which you are doubtful whether two of them are dogs. "Well, at any rate there are four animals," you may say. But there are microorganisms concerning which it is doubtful whether they are animals or plants. "Well, then living organisms," you say. But there are things of which it is doubtful whether they are living organisms or not. You will be driven into saying: "Two entities and two entities are four entities." When you have told me what you mean by "entity," we will resume the argument.
Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
Source: N. Rose Mathematical Maxims and Minims, Raleigh NC:Rome Press Inc., 1988.
Don't think to hunt two hares with one dog.
Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
There are three faithful friends - an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.
Source: Poor Richard's Almanac
Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you.
Austin O'Malley (1858 - 1932)
I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who have not got the guts to bite people themselves.
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"I am one of those who say states should take the lion's share of this," Rep. James Lankford, R-Okla., said in an interview. "Right now 80 percent of the road repair and the road reconstruction is done by the federal government, 20 percent is done by the municipalities. At some point that has to turn around."
But even some Republicans argue that Congress would be abandoning its authority in handing over a job to the states. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., who is working with GOP leaders to round up votes for the transportation bill, frequently cites Article I Section 8 of the Constitution, which says Congress has the power to establish post roads.
"What we are doing here is consistent with the Constitution," he told fellow members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee during a meeting on the bill last month.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, in a conference call with reporters Friday, pointed out that it was Republican President Dwight Eisenhower who put together the national highway system.
To suggest most federal transportation programs be turned over to states is "an abdication of a couple of hundred years of federal investment, and particularly the last 60 years of investment in our highways," said Villaraigosa, president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. "That argument just doesn't meet the needs of the times."
The House is scheduled to vote Monday night on a short-term, 90-day extension. President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., say they want the House to back the Senate bill, but that is highly unlikely. Faced with the deadline, the Senate is expected to back the temporary extension.
Punting on a thorny issue is an all-too-familiar step for many lawmakers, who are frustrated with a congressional period they say is short on accomplishments. Last year, Congress careened from one self-made crisis to the next, from keeping the government funded to raising the limit on its credit card. A grand bargain between President Barack Obama and Boehner to tackle entitlement programs, taxes and spending collapsed last summer.
All told, the House passed 384 bills last year, the Senate 402, according to the Congressional Record. Of those totals, just 56 House bills and only 24 Senate bills became law.
This year, Congress has completed trade agreements, patent reform and a bill for modernizing an outdated air traffic control system. It also extended last year's Social Security tax cut until the end of 2012 — as well as long-term unemployment benefits — and headed off a cut in Medicare fees that threatened to have doctors turning away elderly patients en masse.
Lawmakers suggest fear is a factor in preferring a risk-adverse congressional agenda. Some stalwart conservative Republicans have drawn tea party challengers this year over their vote last summer to borrow another $2 trillion.
"People say to me, 'How come you guys can't work together?" said Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., who is retiring after 32 years in the House. "And I said, 'How easy do you think it would be for me to come to an agreement with Michele Bachmann?' So the question is you're saying they're all Michele Bachmann. No, half of them are Michele Bachmann and half of them are afraid of losing a primary to Michele Bachmann."
Republicans argue that Reid wants to avoid tough votes for his most vulnerable Democratic incumbents and preserve Obama's and Democrats' campaign narrative about a "do-nothing Congress."
"It's part of the majority leader's electoral strategy," said Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo.
In the meantime, public approval of Congress has remained in the low double digits. In an Associated Press-GfK survey after the debt ceiling fight, approval was at 12 percent. It's inched up to 19 percent in a survey last month after a deal was struck on extending the payroll tax cut and jobless benefits.
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Even Eddie Murray Allegedly Got Wind of Leaky Advanced Medical Deal
Apparently the list of those who kept quiet about the $1.4 billion acquisition of Advanced Medical Optics by Abbott Laboratories in 2009 is pretty short.
The SEC today levied more charges over that deal, which is already involved in another insider trading prosecution and ongoing probe. Today's SEC charges allege that the CEO of Advanced Medical was the origin of the leaked information that made its way to Baseball Hall of Famer Eddie Murray.
The SEC alleges Murray, aka Steady Eddie, a famed player for the Baltimore Orioles, made a $235,314 profit by trading on the news of the transaction. Murray agreed to settle the charges and pay a $358,151 fine. He neither admitted nor denied wrongdoing.
That $1.4 billion eye-care deal struck in January 2009, a time of scant M&A activity, has now become the center of insider-trading probes. The deal scored any holders of Advanced Medical a huge boost, given it carried a 149% premium to where the stock closed the day before and was triple the stock's average price over the previous week.
The run up in the stock price in the month ahead of the deal's announcement must have been a red flag for investigators. Shares of Advanced Medical jumped from$5.92 at the end of December, when the sides were in talks, to $8.85 the day before the announcement.
Friday's SEC suit alleges James Mazzo, chairman and CEO of Advanced Medical Optics, discussed the proposed deal on several occasions with his close friend Doug DeCinces, another former baseball player.
DeCinces purchased shares and told several others, including Murray, about the news, the suit alleges. Those that received the tips all made purchases of Advanced Medical stock ahead of the January deal, the SEC alleges.
Murray was a 2003 inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame and one of the greatest hitters to ever play the sport. He was just the third player in the game to collect over 500 home runs and 3,000 hits in a career.
His Hall of Fame page includes the quote: "If I can help you, it helps us. It's about winning. If you can tell somebody something and it can help the team, that's what you do."
Mazzo's lawyer wasn't immediately available for comment. In a statement, Abbott said: "This is a personal matter for Mr. Mazzo and he remains an employee of the company until his already announced retirement at year-end."
And this isn't the only allegation around this deal, which now looks to have been rife with leaks.
The Wall Street Journal reported in April that federal prosecutors and the SEC are investigating whether Goldman's Matthew Korenberg passed inside information about the deal to a member of convicted insider-trader Raj Rajaratnam's circle.
Korenberg hasn't been charged with any wrongdoing. A lawyer for Korenberg said he has "never tipped inside information" and Goldman Sachs said in a statement that it has been aware of the allegations for "more than two years, investigated them" and that Korenberg remains "actively employed by the firm."
The deal had earlier been reportedly included in a list of deals that were being probed for insider trading among so-called expert networks.


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Nokia 3608 for Chinese market spied on, spotted and spec'd
While there are certainly enough Nokia clamshell phones to go around for everybody, new, more interesting models are always welcome. Just like this new model for the Chinese market.
The Nokia 3608 is supposedly a new Nokia clamshell that's destined for China, which will surprisingly rock CDMA instead of GSM, and possibly a dose of 3G EV-DO data.
From this lone photo that we have we can say that it looks sexy, but I don't think the spec sheet would impress you just as much.
The specs can be anything but ground-breaking: 1.3 megapixel camera, support for GPS (most likely external), external touch sensitive music controls and support for up to 4GB microSD cards.
The user-interface is also touted as "Series 40 Nokia like UI" so this will apparently be a variant of the said ubiquitous UI. Talk time is billed at 3.5 hours max, while standby time can go up to 11 days.
Currently, there's still no word on pricing or a release date, but unless you're in China or headed there, I guess it wouldn't really matter much now, would it?
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But first…
I read the comments left on my post last week and noticed more than one reader asked, why are we discussing politics on BabyCenter? I think it is an important question. What does politics have to do with parenting?
As far as I can tell it has everything to do with parenting. From the quality of my children's public school education to their health care to being the person who budgets our family's spending throughout the recession – it is all relevant.
Another comment last week had me laughing – I bet she is a Republican! Followed by yet another person trying to sniff me out and play detective – By the way, for all you asking how people know if she is a republican… she introduced herself as a conservative in my group.
Guilty! Call off the police. I am the conservative blogger. BabyCenter decided to be fair and recruited both a liberal and a conservative. If you need a dose of liberalism, don't forget about Amy. She is waiting for you on the other side of the political coin and is only a click away.
As for Rush Limbaugh, he has lost at least 7 advertisers in the Sandra Fluke fallout. (By the way, Bill Maher got a free pass last year when he called Sarah Palin a c–t. Did the National Organization of Women rush to her defense? Did HBO suffer as subscribers were urged to stop paying for the channel? I don't think so. You've got to love the double standard.)
Rush Limbaugh's biggest crime last week was in diverting attention away from other more important news stories. While women everywhere were feeling victimized by a talk show host's unfortunate choice of shock-value words, the Obama administration quietly paved the way for more serious action.
According to The Washington Free Beacon:
The Obama administration's proposed defense budget calls for military families and retirees to pay sharply more for their healthcare, while leaving unionized civilian defense workers' benefits untouched.
The proposal is causing a major rift within the Pentagon, according to U.S. officials. Several congressional aides suggested the move is designed to increase the enrollment in Obamacare's state-run insurance exchanges.
The disparity in treatment between civilian and uniformed personnel is causing a backlash within the military that could undermine recruitment and retention.
The massive increases beginning next year appear timed to avoid upsetting military voters in a presidential election year, critics of the plan say.
I feel more for these families who are being ushered into Obamacare like cattle than I do the 30 year-old law student who wants help paying for her birth control while attending the oldest Catholic University in the United States. If approved by Congress, military families are facing the possibility of having their health care premiums raised by up to 340%. One has to wonder how the changes to their health care plans will affect their ability to receive adequate medical care including, among many other things, birth control. After all, they will be asked to pay much higher co-pays for pharmaceuticals and their incentives for using generic drugs will be eliminated.
Politics is exhausting. But then again, so is parenting. And they both intertwine daily. I am so grateful BabyCenter feels similarly and brought Amy and I on board.
GOP election update – Super Tuesday tomorrow 3/6 – 10 states holding primaries.


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bone densitometry (DEXA)
Bone densitometry or DEXA scans (short for dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) identify a decrease in bone density and a loss of bone strength. DEXA scans determine the risk of fractures (broken bones) and can confirm a diagnosis of osteoporosis (or osteopenia). DEXA scans can provide physicians with an early diagnostic tool by which to determine whether osteoporosis treatment is needed.
Who should get a Bone Density scan?
- Women age 65 and older, men age 70 and older
- Postmenopausal women under the age of 65 with one or more risk factors
- Family history of osteoporosis (mother or sister)
- History of cigarette smoking, excessive alcohol or caffeine consumption
- History of diabetes, hyperparathyroidism, or hyperthyroidism
- Premature menopause or late onset of menstrual periods
- Vitamin D deficiency
- Long term use of medications known to cause bone loss (i.e., prednisone, seizure medications, diuretics and Depo-Provera contraceptive injections).
What to Expect
During a comprehensive examination with DEXA, you will lie comfortably still on a padded table while the DEXA unit scans two or more areas, usually the hip and spine. Unlike typical X-ray machines, radiation exposure during bone densitometry is extremely low, less than the radiation exposure during a coast-to-coast airline flight. The entire process takes only minutes to complete, depending on the number of sites scanned. It involves no injections or invasive procedures, and you may remain fully clothed.
Preparing for Bone Densitometry
Unless instructed otherwise, eat normally on the day of the exam, but avoid taking calcium supplements for at least 24 hours prior to your appointment. Wear loose, comfortable clothing. Sweat suits and other casual attire without zippers, buttons, grommets or any metal are preferred. You should not have had a barium study, radioisotope injection, oral or intravenous contrast material from a CT scan or MRI within seven days prior to your DEXA scan.
In certain patients, quantitative computed tomography (QCT) may be more sensitive than DEXA. Contact your physician if you have any of the following conditions to determine if QCT is a better alternative for you: severe aortic calcifications, degenerative spine changes, scoliosis, prior kyphoplasty, lumbar hardware, IVC filter, bone lesions, or morbid obesity (to 450#).
Similar to household scales, each DEXA machine has different calibration and sometimes different physics. Patients benefit from follow-up on the same unit.


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Each January, communities across America remember and celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. Over and over again, we hear, "I have a dream." It's our theme; it's our mantra; it's our focus.
However, I believe it's time to move beyond "having a dream" to implementing it and making it a daily reality in our nation. This year, I propose we pause to examine King's legacy beyond the dream all across America and put into practice some four-letter words and apply one simple, yet powerful, daily routine that will create positive action.
Our annual MLK celebrations are often occasions at which we gather to eat and listen to a keynote speaker. I believe Martin Luther King Jr. was an incredibly talented leader – perhaps the premiere leader of 20th century America.
However, knowing the tremendous richness of his legacy and then participating in a one-dimensional, annual celebration always leaves me frustrated. I grow quite weary of observances at which we just "have a dream" and seldom offer any substantial insight into the depth of King's knowledge, philosophies and leadership.
I get annoyed with events that don't result in the acknowledgement and exploration of the deeply held beliefs about race that corrode our minds, tarnish our hearts and perpetuate divisions.
I become discouraged with events that seldom produce positive action. As a matter of fact, I get so tired and perturbed I begin to use four-letter words – the same four-letter words King often used that I would like to remind us of.
The first four-letter word is "hope." King said, "We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope."
Hope is the element that prevails throughout all stages of progress. Without it, we would be paralyzed. Hope means we have faith we can realize our oneness, trust we will find the creative solutions to truly unite groups and reliance on one another.
One highly regarded characteristic of a great leader is vision. King had vision and could see far beyond others. He was also an expert at sharing what he could see and giving people hope.
Under his leadership, people found promise and were motivated. When we heard his eloquent discourse and his intoxicating words, it caused us to rise up off of our couches, leave our homes and go about the business of creating unity and equality. His persuasive oratory brought the "beloved community" to life in our hearts and minds, and it inspired a cadre of supporters who were eager to help America live up to its founding charter.
The second four-letter word is "love." When King talked about love, he said he was not talking about sentimentality, but about deep bonds – the cement that connects our hearts and lives.
He asked us to act with love and to let go of hate because, "Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illumines it."
King was a living example of love and justice. He had the courage to speak for kindness, compassion and consideration in a way that was not weak, but was extremely courageous. In fact, he had so much courage he gave it away and he encouraged others to do the same. As a result, we began to reclaim our powerful voices for justice and to lovingly take action to institutionalize the principles of equality and justice into our systems.
Together, we worked to create the America that was only imagined when our nation was founded. When addressing students at Bartlett High School in Philadelphia, King advised them, "Don't allow anybody to pull you so low as to make you hate them. Don't allow anybody to cause you to lose your self-respect to the point that you do not struggle for justice – however young you are. You have a responsibility to seek to make your nation a better nation in which to live. You have a responsibility to seek to make life better for everybody, and so you must be involved in the struggle for freedom and justice."
That brings me to the final four-letter word, "work." King told us we've come a long way, but we still have a long way to go. He said, "America is essentially a dream, a dream as yet unfulfilled."
So having a dream is one thing, but making that dream a national reality requires work. "Equality and justice for all" is the vision of our forefathers that was renewed by King. Today, as citizens of one nation, we are called to resume the process and to take affirmative measures to truly unite our citizens and make us one people – Americans.
Nonviolent, positive action is a way of honoring, preserving and practicing our national heritage, and it requires the energy, effort and commitment of all citizens.
There is still plenty of work to be done, and you can choose your contribution. Our ongoing issues include an educational achievement gap for minority students that remains a threat to our collective advancement; an unemployment rate for people of color double that of white citizens; a median income for blacks that is about 60 percent that of white households; a home ownership gap for people of color that exceeds 25 percent; a suicide rate for American Indians that is triple the national rate; human rights violations for American Indian and Alaskan Native women so egregious that it was spotlighted by Amnesty International in 2007; and racial attitudes identified in national surveys that reflect what King called "racial ignorance." So, as you become involved, you have a broad spectrum from which to choose.
This year as we celebrate Martin Luther King Day, I propose every American implements a simple technique that is oh, so powerful. What is it? At the end of every day, as you lay your head on your pillow, ask yourself, "What did I do today to contribute to the realization of equality and justice for all?"
Perhaps your contribution was as effortless as offering a kind word, serving as a mentor or educating someone about an inappropriate attitude. Maybe it was as straightforward as exploring a personal prejudice or acting in a way that set a higher standard for your workplace. A nightly review will train your subconscious to look for opportunities as they come your way. As you hone your skills, you will become more empowered and more engaged in taking daily steps to unite our nation.
You will find this regular practice of bringing yourself to account at the end of the day will make you conscious of the everyday contributions you make and help you realize that when it comes to nation building, action is so much more fulfilling than just dreaming.


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The Gill, Monday 5 july, 1858—
My dear little Woman,—I begin the day with a few words to you, lest something occur to obstruct afterwards. There are always 3 days of interval, I see; from Friday to Monday, no writing here, nor after Saturday anything received of written; that is the fruit of the Scotch Sunday, whh stops the very railway here, and reduces all things to a silence, really grateful to the mind, however brot about. For three days one is reduced to one's books, one's reflexions; to chew the cud, as it were, and do a little wholesome rumination, perhaps too apt to be neglected otherwise.
Nothing of historical occurs here, as you are aware; and the trifling matters we have do not go on with the definiteness that might be expected. For example the Tailor "cannot say "will say what day he will come";1 so we are still at our old point in the Cares of Cloth; have not needed to run in to Dumfries on Saturday, and plunge for a decision; in fact are reduced to a dirty patience in that matter. Nor is the horse settled: I cannot yet know whether John's animal will prove rideable, nor even whether he feels himself quite able to spare it me: yesterday he was to ride over with it, and let us try; but yesterday broke out into wild storms of windy rain, right agt the teeth of John; and he is only expected, not with confidence today. There is nothing for it but the above kind of dirty patience,—and in the meanwhile to make good use of one's own legs (May the Devil reward the inventor of iron pens, and this method of writing, as if it were with the point of a dagger upon leather!2—Husht!)— My ancle does not fail; and I do what walking will; but undoubtedly a horse wd be beneficial. I reckon myself improving in bodily health; as for the spiritual part there is no improving of me; I live in a death's-head (as Jean Paul3 says some woodpeckers do, finding it handier than otherwise), and there I think I shall mostly continue. I sleep tolerably well always ("What a blessing!" your poor little heart will say); they are all as kind and attentive here as they can be. Fractus bello, fessus annis [broken by war, worn out by years], I ought to think myself lucky in such a niche; and try to gather my wayward wanderings of thought, and compose myself a little. Whh I have not yet in the least done since I came hither.— My best time is usually the evening: never saw such evenings for freshness, brightness; the west one champaign of polished silver or silver-gilt (as the sun goes down); and I get upon the wastes of the "Priestside,"4—all Priests now gone out of it, nothing but miles of elastic bog solitary as Sahara, with solitary sea-grass and sand (when you are thro' the bog, and past the white fringing of "Priestside cottages," fishers, weavers, farmers &c easily avoided, and reduced to picturesque) with no sound audible but that of tired geese extensively getting home to their quarters, and here & there a contemplative cuddy giving utterance to the obscure feeling he has about this Universe. I go 5 or 6 miles, striding along under the western twilight (I can read my watch here quite distinctly sometimes at 11 p.m.); and return home only because porridge ought not to be belated over much. I have not tried bathing: Larkin writes me today something about the apparatus5 for that as in a state of "abeyance" till I write farther about it. Whh I will do,—about maps and it;6 all a burbled story at present. About going to Germany or any ulterior plan, I am totally sightless as yet; and do not resolve on the least item. It is indeed clear to me I ought (were I strong enough) to go and see those "Battlefields" (with a murrain on them!)—but the thot of the "zwei ruhige zimmer [two peaceful rooms]," and of the other adjuncts makes me shudder!— I read considerably here; sit all day sometimes (Saturday last, for instance) under the shelter of a comfortable hedge, pipe not far distant, and read Arrian (on Alexander the Great),7 Count Benjowski,8 or some worthy Author. Yesterday in the rain tornado (for I have seldom heard such wind, every whiff of which tells in this exposure) I did better than you wd have thot: eat very little, went out for an hour, changing clothes at my return; nay in the evg it went all away, & there was such a green begrutten [tear-stained] world, smiling thro' its tears, as was beautiful to see, into whh Austin9 took me driving round almost by Annan.
Dearest, I will write no more of this. Oh if I sent you all the thots, sad extremely some of them, whh I have about you, they wd fill much paper; and perhaps you wd not believe in some of them. It grieves my heart to think of you weltering along there in the unblessed London element while there is a bright wholesome summer rolling by! But I can do nothing to cut a way out for you. Poor souls that we are:—and yet a way ought to be cut! Write to me more special accounts of your way of life now that the "cares of bread" are done, what you eat, above all things how you sleep. I shall surely hear tomorrow? God bless you ever. T. Carlyle
The Fraser10 arrived this morning: I send you a bit of the cover to denote what its adventures have been.
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It's worth noting the difference between flash exposure and ambient light exposure, as this will help you develop versatility in your speedlight portraits, letting you create a wide range of portraits, from dramatically lit portraits to those that appear to be taken with natural light (but are actually achieved with speedlights when the available light is simply just not there).
As described in my SimpleSLR Portrait Lighting Guide, there are 5 factors that affect flash exposure when using speedlights:
- Flash Power
- Flash-to-Subject Distance
- Aperture
- Shutter Speed. This last factor only affects flash exposure when ambient light exposure is more than flash exposure (caused by too slow a shutter speed) or if the shutter speed is so high that it exceeds the maximum flash sync speed (causing black bands in your photo).
There is one neat little trick that will help you estimate Flash Power quickly and fairly accurately. Flash Power is one of the factors which determine speedlight exposure. In order to help you determine the correct Flash Power, you can use your speedlight itself to give you a good indication. Here's how:
Assuming that you've set up your scene by selecting all the exposure factors. You have chosen your ISO, aperture and shutter speed to create the right amount of ambient exposure, and now you need to determine Flash Power and Flash-to-Subject Distance. Pointing your Nikon or Canon speedlight at your subject, look at the LCD panel. In Manual Exposure mode on your speedlight, you will be able to see readouts of the Flash Power, Flash-to-Subject Distance, Aperture and ISO. For some reason, my Nikon speedlight requires its head to be tilted to a 90 degree position for this to work. Notice that Shutter Speed is missing from the readout, as it has the least impact on flash exposure (because it affects ambient light exposure).
Set the Aperture and ISO on your speedlight to match what you have on your camera, and set a temporary Flash Power setting (eg. 1/8). Now look at the Flash-to-Subject Distance readout. If it matches the distance between the speedlight you're holding and the subject, your Flash Power setting is now correct. If not, adjust either the Flash Power, or move your speedlight closer to or farther away from the subject.
This works well for a bare speedlight, which means a speedlight without any light modifiers. But if you add a softbox or umbrella, you will need to compensate accordingly for the loss of light caused by the modifier.
Recently I've been experimenting with Gamilight light modifiers, which are really portable tools that fit into my existing bags. No extra bags to carry. The Gamilight Square 43 folds flat and fits nicely into my long bag which is used to transport light stands and tripods. In the wedding day portrait below, a Square 43 mounted onto my SB-900 speedlight was held by my 2nd shooter just out of camera view on the right.
If you've ever shot wedding day portraits, you know how little time we have to set up the shot and still get great results. The Square 43 is very light, takes less than a minute to assemble, and snaps onto my SB-900 speedlight with 4 buttons. A quick ambient light test shot confirmed the settings I needed to darken the background (which was quite busy, so I decided to darken it with the right combination of ISO, aperture and shutter speed). The light loss from this modifier is about 1 stop, which is manageable even with speedlights. I have also used the Square 43 as a hair light too, so it's quite versatile.
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"The impact of design on people is palpable . . . These blocks hold enormous potential."
It takes a special combination of experiences to jump-start creativity in a city. During the Renaissance, individuals combined scientific genius with artistic talent to spawn innovation.
Architect Greg Walker, who, by the way, would never compare himself to da Vinci, has brought a unique set of skills to generating creative urban planning ideas in Salt Lake City.
Walker, lured by skiing from Manhattan Beach, Calif., studied art at the University of Utah. "I fell in love with environmental installation artwork."
But Walker's first career, which he says was formative to his design work, was art of a different sort—managing the men's and women's shoe departments for Nordstrom. "It helped me become articulate. I learned the importance of understanding a design product and how to convey that to a customer," says Walker, who can still rattle off the wonders of stitched soles and full leather lining. "I learned to explain my profession to people who don't understand it."
If some architects seem condescending when dealing with clients, Walker's shoe-selling days give him a grounded approach. "Nordstrom was about whatever it takes to make the customer happy."
After 16 years in shoes, Walker yearned to return to something more creatively satisfying. He turned to his father-in-law Richard Toth, a professor of landscape architecture at Utah State University, who asked Walker what he wanted to do with his life.
"I want to do large-scale sculptural installations," Walker answered.
"What do you think architecture is?" Toth asked.
Walker graduated in 2008 from the U of U's architecture program. Now, as an architect at VCBO and chair of the Young Architects Forum, Walker has been key in launching projects that push the boundaries of design.
Salt Lake City residents have been enchanted by "Sway'd," an art installation next to the Capitol Theatre downtown. It temporarily occupies the empty lot that will soon be the home of Ballet West. Instead of dressing up the future construction site with shrubbery, Walker and other designers proposed using the allotted landscaping funds on a design competition to create an inspiring space. The winner was "Sway'd," an arrangement of 10-foot flexible graphite rods that sway in the wind like grain.
The Young Architect Forum's newest competition is Sixtynine-Seventy (sixtynineseventy.com), which seeks design ideas to make the two downtown blocks south of the City Creek mall into a creative incubator. The goal is to provide a "connective tissue" for the neighborhood's creative and commercial properties.
"We really think Salt Lake City is on the cusp creatively. These blocks hold enormous potential," he says, to bring a sense of community to an area shared by Ballet West, the Rose Wagner theater, the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, the proposed site for the Utah Performing Arts Center, the Utah Film Center and dozens of bars and restaurants. The goal is to design an environment that will trigger more innovation and creativity. If this sounds vague, it is. Walker says he can't guess what ideas will result from the competition. But his fantasy is to someday see UMOCA's curator, the film center's director and a skateboarder swapping art ideas in a coffee shop on Main Street.
"The impact of design on people is palpable," he promises. "Maybe one of these ideas will click and we'll find a way for it to happen."
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Fans will come together to celebrate the CW's hit TV series Supernatural when Creation Entertainment brings to Burbank an unforgettable weekend called The Salute to Supernatural Convention.
On Sunday only, the stars of Supernatural Jared Padalecki (Sam Winchester) and Jensen Ackles (Dean Winchester) will be on hand to meet fans.
Plus on Saturday only, Misha Collins who plays Castiel will be making appearance at the Supernatural Convention.
A three-day event which take next Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 22-24 at the Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel, 2500 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505.
For complete line up and info go to: : http://www.creationent.com/cal/supernatural_burbank.htm
Throughout the weekend celebrity guests from Supernatural are scheduled to appear include:
Friday: Corin Nemec (Christian Campbell), Osric Chau (Kevin Tran), Amy Gumenick (Young Mary Winchester), Chad Lindberg (Ash) and Madison McLaughlin (Krissy Chambers);
Saturday: Mark Sheppard (Crowley), Richard Speight, Jr. (Trickster), Matt Cohen (Young John Winchester), Rod Benedict (Chuck Shurley/Carved Edlund), Mark Pellegrino (Lucifer/Nick), Sebastian Roche (Balthazar), and DJ Qualls (Garth Fitzgerald IV), AJ Buckley (Ed Zeddmore), Travis Wester (Harry Spangler) and Shannon Lucio (April Kelly);
Sunday: Felicia Day (Charlie Bradbury), Ty Olsson (Benny and Eli), and Richard Speight, Jr. (Trickster).
The fun will keep going through the nights with two after hour parties:
Friday Night: the Karaoke Party will feature our karaoke kings Richard Speight, Jr. and Matt Cohen. Admission is free to convention attendees.
Saturday Night: a concert with Los Angeles Indy Band Louden Swain (featuring lead singer Supernatural¹s Rob Benedict), will bring down the house with classic, alternative and hard rock music. Tickets for Saturday night will be $25.
In addition to celebrity appearances, the non-stop auditorium show will include behind the scenes presentations, costume and trivia contests, no minimum bid auctions of unique collectibles and one-of-a-kind items, and special salute videos and previews of upcoming sci-fi television shows and motion pictures.
General admission tickets are available in advance or at the door for $40 on Friday and $45 on Saturday. On Sunday, preferred tickets area on available at $85, the General admission are sold out for Sunday.
Tickets at: http://www.creationent.com/cal/supernatural_burbank.htm
Show hours are
Friday, 11:30 - 6:30 PM
Saturday, 9:00 AM 6 PM
Sunday, 9:00 AM 5:30 PM.
Concert is at 9:30 PM. (All times are tentative)


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Most of you know by now how I am when I travel. I leave the world behind, get into the moment, take in all there is to enjoy, and then come back and tell all about it. I like to share what I love so that other people can have a great experience, too. And there is so much to love in New York City.
I can't possibly tell about everything we saw and did this past weekend without writing on and on, so I'm just gonna tell you a few highlights for those of you who may be going soon and for those of you who dream of going someday.
I'm just gonna start with food today because it's just so fun to eat in NYC, and there's no place I know on earth with more choices and varieties.
So, here we go--first stop, Ellen's Stardust Diner on the corner of 51st and Broadway is a super-fun place where wanna-be Broadway stars are waiting the tables while they wait to land that role in a Broadway show. They sing your favorite Broadway tunes in between serving you traditional diner food like burgers and fries. They told us there have been something like 14 servers called up to Broadway from this diner in the past several months. This was our second time eating here, and we loved it both times.
So, the next place we ate was a little place we came across while walking called The Crooked Knife on 30th St. between Madison and Park Aves. Great Chicken Pot Pie if you're looking for a great place in this neighborhood.
For breakfasts in New York, we always try to find a cute coffee shop or diner, and this time we found Gene's Coffee Shop on 60th between Madison and Park. Perfect typical NY coffee shop with everything from bagels to made-to-order eggs. And of course, great coffee.
In that same neighborhood is one of our all-time favorites in New York. Isle of Capri on the corner of 61st and 3rd is a super-cozy, Mom and Pop Italian that's truly authentic. We first heard about this place from a local New Yorker, and we've eaten here 2 or 3 times in the past. This time, we passed by when it was still morning, so we missed our chance. For a romantic Italian dinner--this is a great choice.
And right across the street is our favorite candy store, Dylan's Candy Bar, which has just as much eye candy as it has real candy.
For lunch this day, we found Bill's Bar and Burger on 51st near Rockefeller Center. Really cute and fun place. Dave had a chili dog, which he loved, and I had the Butternut Squash soup topped with sour cream, apples, and dried cherries--it could not have been more perfect for a drizzly fall day in New York. Yum!
That night, we ate at the Bryant Park Grill in Bryant Park. With the green bistro chairs and the cute carousel, this park reminds me a little of Paris. It's a great place to sit and relax for a while. Dinner in the restaurant was delicious.
For breakfast the next day, we ate in Greenwich Village at The Grey Dog. This place was folksy and friendly with delicious food. They were playing bluegrass music, which made it seem a little more like home here near the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee rather than NYC, but it was fun and cute and obviously a big hit with the locals there as well.
For lunch that day, we made our way to Little Italy for some authentic Italian...
And, Holy Cannoli----had to have one of those as well.
For our last dinner, we chose Penelope, a little cafe on the corner of Lexington and 30th. Cozy and cute, this is a great choice for comfort foods.
I know what you're thinking---that's a lot of food! And, yes, you're right. I didn't even mention all of it to save some time. But, here's a little tip that will help keep your diet and your budget on track in NYC...share your meals. Dave and I do this a lot when we eat out anywhere just to maintain portion control. But, especially in New York because we want to save room for a snack on the street or a cupcake from a fabulous bakery. (Like this Peanut Butter one from the Magnolia Bakery.)
There's so much to enjoy, so try a little here and a little there.
More New York coming up, but I want to know what your favorite NYC restaurants are! Leave a comment below and tell us all about it.


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Fair Work Australia (FWA) has decided not to refer the actions of three former officials from the Victorian branch of the Health Services Union (HSU) to the Director of Public Prosecutions. FWA general manager Bernadette O'Neill says an investigation into the union has found 32 breaches of the Act or union rules. Last month she said the issues related to the keeping and lodging of required financial records.
Ms O'Neill says she has instructed the Government Solicitor to ask the Federal Court to impose civil penalties in relation to 28 of the cases, but says they should not be sent to the DPP. The former union officials could face fines over the breaches. A fourth person was also implicated but will not be referred to the court. Now this is after denying 2 law enforcement agencies from access to their records in regard to Fraud against HSU and as they are now trying to keep the matter away from the CDPP which would be because of their disclosure policy Disclosure to CDPP by investigation agencies .
The Statement on Prosecution Disclosure relates to information and material held by the CDPP, investigation agencies and third parties. In order for the prosecution to meet its disclosure obligations, the CDPP depends on investigation agencies informing it of information and material covered by this Statement.
The Prosecution Policy of the Commonwealth is a public document which sets out guidelines for the making of decisions in the prosecution process. It applies to all Commonwealth prosecutions whether or not conducted by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions. The Prosecution Policy has been tabled in Parliament, and is publicly available. A copy is available on this web-site. The main purpose of the Prosecution Policy is to promote consistency in the making of the various decisions which arise in the institution and conduct of prosecutions. The Prosecution Policy outlines the relevant factors and considerations which are taken into account when a prosecutor is exercising the discretions relevant to his or her role and functions. The Policy also serves to inform the public and practitioners of the principles which guide the decisions made by the CDPP. The decision to institute (or continue) criminal proceedings is an important one, and careful consideration is given to each matter. The Prosecution Policy sets out the relevant guidelines for determining whether it is appropriate to institute a prosecution (or continue that prosecution). All State and Territory Directors of Public Prosecutions have a prosecution policy which takes a consistent approach to the decision to prosecute. Under the Prosecution Policy there is a two-stage test that must be satisfied:
- there must be sufficient evidence to prosecute the case; and
- it must be evident from the facts of the case, and all the surrounding circumstances, that the prosecution would be in the public interest.
Having been satisfied that there is sufficient evidence to justify the initiation or continuation of a prosecution, the prosecutor must then consider whether the public interest requires a prosecution to be pursued. In determining whether this is the case, the prosecutor will consider all of the provable facts and all of the surrounding circumstances. The factors to be considered will vary from case to case, but may include:
- Whether the offence is serious or trivial;
- Any mitigating or aggravating circumstances;
- The age, intelligence, health or any special infirmity of the alleged offender, any witness or victim;
- The alleged offender's antecedents;
- The staleness of the offence;
- The availability and efficacy of any alternatives to prosecution;
- The attitude of the victim;
- The likely outcome in the event of a finding of guilt; and
- The need for deterrence.
These are not the only factors, and other relevant factors are contained in the Prosecution Policy. Generally, the more serious the alleged offence is, the more likely it will be that the public interest will require that a prosecution be pursued, Fraud of course is a indictable offence.. The decision to prosecute must be made impartially, and must not be influenced by any inappropriate reference to race, religion, sex, national origin or political association.
The decision to prosecute must not be influenced by any political advantage or disadvantage to the Government.
FWA general manager Bernadette O'Neill, who initially refused Victoria Police's request for help, issued a statement on Sunday saying that since FWA's investigation was almost complete, "further advice has been sought from the Australian government solicitor as to whether it would now be appropriate to assist the police". Mr Wood's legal advice has been included as part of that request, Ms O'Neill said. The CDPP is an independent prosecuting agency established under the DPP Act. There is a separation of the role of prosecutor and investigator. The CDPP is within the portfolio of the Commonwealth Attorney-General, but the Office operates independently of the Attorney-General and of the political process.
The Attorney-General, as First Law Officer, is responsible for the Commonwealth criminal justice system and remains accountable to Parliament for decisions made in the prosecution process, notwithstanding that those decisions are now in fact made by the Director and lawyers of the CDPP. Under section 8 of the DPP Act, the Attorney-General has power to issue guidelines and directions to the CDPP. However, that can only be done after there has been consultation between the Attorney-General and the Director.
Fair Work Australia has no right to instruct the Attorney Generals Department as to whether a matter should be prosecuted. The AGS decide on whether a prima facie case exists and whether it is able to be prosecuted. It would seem Ms O'Neill has not been given her job on the basis of her experience as a Investigator, or she would have realised the mistakes she has been making and unless she is able to show some legislation, she may well be answering to a case of Obstructing police in the performance of their duties, or of assisting the aid or abet of a person that has committed the act of Fraud. Hopefully justice will in facts be served here and the MP is charged, and the GM of FWA is charged with failure to provide assistance to an officer of the law and obstructing him in his investigation of a offence.
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Once and for all, I think we can finally put the sneaker wedge to bed. Every brand on Earth has done one by now, and I'm hoping that now that we've all got that out of our collective system, we can focus on something much cooler: regular sneakers. And while I'm always a proponent of picking up a pair of Nike Dunks instead of a pair of designer kicks, the latter has become very much a trend among the fashion set, so I'm here to talk about it.
Designer sneakers cost just as much as any designer shoe, and if you pick carefully, they provide just as much style. The hard part for most grown women, of course, is how you style them. If you're going to go with any of the high-top styles we've featured below, I'd suggest going with something short – short shorts, a mini dress, anything to elongate the leg line. The bonus, of course, is that you'll stay plenty cool (and plenty functional) for summer.


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The morning tour is a 2 1/2 hour tour to the Great Blasket island and back and departs from Ventry harbour at 1000 hrs.
The afternoon tour departs at 1300 hrs and is a 4 hr guided eco marine tour around the Blasket island archipelago and Dingle Bay
The 3 hr evening tour departs at 1700 [minimum 5 people] and is based on our sightings of whales and dolphins on our earlier trips
Species most encountered are harbour porpoise, minke whales and common dolphins. There is a resident population of grey seals on the Blaskets and basking shark are plentiful in early summer. Puffins nest on the outer islands visited on the afternoon tour where we also often see Risso's dolphins. We are ocassionally visited by orcas [ killer whales] and humpback whales and fin whales are present in late summer and Autumn. Occassionally we are visited by bottlenose dolphins but Fungie the Dingle dolphin is present all year round
There is an abundance of seabirds including puffins, manx shearwaters, Arctic terns, storm petrels, kittiwakes,gannets, guillimots, razorbills, cormorants and shags, various seagulls and later in the season migrating seabirds like sooty shearwaters, great skuas, phalaropes and petrels. Choughs and wheaters are present on the Great Blasket
For a full day out we incorporate an optional 3 hr landing on the Great Blasket island on the morning trip and pick up from the island for the guided afternoon eco marine tour
April • May • June • July • August • September • October
Short (1-3 hours) • Half-day (3-6 hours) • Full day (6-9 hours)
Small boat (0-50 passengers)
1000hrs to 12300hrs 2 1/2 hrs €25
1300hrs to 1700hrs 4 hrs €35
1700hrs to 2000hrs 3 hrs €30
1000hrs to 1700hrs 7 hrs €45
Michael [Mick] Sheeran skipper of "Blasket Princess" has a lifetime experience lobster fishing and ferrying around the blasket islands and Dingle Bay, Co. Kerry.He also has done varied research and survey work with NPWS [National Parks and Wildlife Service], IWDG [irish Whale and Dolphin Group} and participated in various documentaries and wildlife programmes. He has an extensive knowledge of the optimum areas for viewing any whale and dolphin activity in the loca area
Britta Wilkens is the wildlife guide on board and "spotter" with crew Billy. Her speciality is sea birds but will answer any questions about our varied wildlife and hopefully help you spot our local porpoises, common dolphins, minke whales when present and also basking shark, grey seals and puffins.
Access to wheelhouse • Carbon neutral • Deck with 360?vision • Disabled access • Naturalist guide(s) as well as skipper • On board hydrophone • Onboard research • PA system • Posters / displays / maps • Public participation in research • Reading material available • Restrooms / toilets on board • Scenic backdrop to encounters • Snacks / drinks • Support conservation • Use a code of conduct
See a whale's tail • See leaping dolphins • Watch whales and dolphins
Humpback Whale • Minke Whale
Bottlenose Dolphin • Risso's Dolphin • Short-beaked Common Dolphin
Harbour Porpoise
Fin and killer whales (orca)
basking shark
grey seals
manx shearwaters, sooty shearwaters
Cathedral rocks on Inish na Bro
Tiaracht lighthouse


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Here's a new piece I did for IGN's IPL 4 in The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas! This poster is exclusive to VIP ticket holders and I believe the event is close if not already sold out! The grand prize for the event is a whopping $100,000 USD for Stafcraft 2 and $50,000 for League of Legends. I will be signing the posters at the event between 1:00pm-3:00pm and 6:00pm-8:00pm on Saturday and Sunday.
The characters pictured here are (from top left to right) Shaco, Morgana, Cho'Gath, Graves, Cassiopeia, Garen, Udyr, Teemo, Xerath, and Kayle. Credit goes to Tobias Kwan who added all of the beautiful digital colors and did some clutch work! The man is one talented b-a-a-a-d dude!


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The Derby Twins pounded the Liberal Bee Jays 15-3 Sunday night at Brent Gould Field. Derby wins the series 2-1. The Twins scored five in the first, eight in the fifth, and two in the eighth on a frustrating night for the BJ's. Liberal's Alec Isaac and his head coach Brandon Kitch were both ejected from the game.
The Twins jumped all over starter Jose Rosales-Rodarte for five in the first before the BJ's scored three of their own in the first when Cowley's Dylan Delso pounded a three run homer over the left field wall. But Derby blew the game open with eight in the fifth on six hits and three walks.
Liberal had 10 hits in the loss but allowed 18 Twin hits. Delso, Wichita State's Tanner Dearman, Lubbock Christian's Tanner Rainey, and Cisco's Alec Isaac had two hits a piece in the loss.
Liberal is 6-3 overall and 3-3 in the Jayhawk West while the Twins are 3-4 and 2-4 in the Jayhawk.
The Bee Jays play at Dodge City Monday night at 7 with the Dugout Show at 6:45 on Talkradio 1270 and kscbnews.net.
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Sept. 24, 2010
The national champion UCLA softball team was honored at Dodger Stadium on Thursday night in a pre-game ceremony prior to the Dodgers' game against the San Diego Padres.
The Bruin baseball team, which advanced to the finals of the College World Series, was also honored. Both teams were able to enjoy batting practice down on the field prior to their recognitions.


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Unmoved By The Truth,
I Will, Instead, Pray For You
Benjamin R. Johnson
From: "Benjamin R. Johnson"
To: "Positive Atheism" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Sent: August 27, 2001 4:44 PM
Subject: Sickening...
I am grieved by your site. This is an example of what you do turned around back at you:
As the government of the United States of America is... founded on the Christian religion..." -- Treaty with Tripoli (1797)
You have won one more person to pray for you. Benjamin R. Johnson
"If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the shoulders of giants."
-- Sir Isaac Newton
From: "Positive Atheism" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
To: "Benjamin R. Johnson"
Subject: Re: Sickening...
Date: August 27, 2001 8:01 PM
Your letter is quite cryptic -- to the point where my feeble brain cannot make out what it is that you're trying to say -- other than that you have the audacity to announce to a complete stranger that you're praying for him and that you'd go so far as to alter a sentence quoted from the Treaty of Tripoli so that, through your use of elipses points, your citation makes it say the precise opposite of what it originally said.
Please make your statements in simple English, using complete sentences to express your thoughts and expressing your thoughts completely and plainly. Please also try to be more truthful. If you cannot do that, I will not respond to your e-mail.
Meanwhile, here is how the Treaty of Tripoli really reads:
As the government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of Musselmen [Muslims] ... it is declared ... that no pretext arising from religious opinion shall ever product an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries....
The United States is not a Christian nation any more than it is a Jewish or a Mohammedan nation."
Cliff Walker
Positive Atheism Magazine
Six years of service to
people with no reason to believe
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LOS ANGELES—Looks like the long-fought contest for who can design the best packaging for the million or so free condoms LA County gives out every year is finally over—and it's a white, black and red wrapper sporting a bowtie and an admonition to "Suit Up." (It's the one in the upper left corner of the picture.)
More than 185,000 Angelenos (and others) voted for which of the 50 semifinalists would get the top prize, after the 300-plus submissions were winnowed down by an unnamed panel of judges that included gossiper Perez Hilton.
According to an article on County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky's website, "The Top 10 entries came from Santa Clarita, Glendale, Panorama City, West Hollywood, Van Nuys and other parts of the county. The grand prize winner, Adam Lyons, 32, of Hollywood, is the proprietor of Pop the Pixel, a West Hollywood design studio."
"I feel fantastic!" said Lyons, who moved to Los Angeles five years ago from San Francisco and said he entered the contest after seeing an ad on Facebook. "This is honestly the first design award for me, so it's really exciting." Three of Lyons' designs made it into the semi-finals.
Lyons will receive $750 in gift cards and a Toshiba 19-inch LED television with a built-in DVD player, both of which were donated for the contest. The runners-up each get $200 in gift cards but, wrote Yaroslavsaky, "all will receive invaluable exposure for their public-spirited artwork when the winning wrappers hit the streets in a few months. ... All of the top 10 will appear for the next year on the wrappers of a million free condoms that will be handed out throughout the county by the Department of Public Health."
But while all the designs were cute, the contest rules stipulated that the designs could not be "obscene," which probably discouraged most artists in the adult entertainment industry from submitting their ideas. After all, who'd want to see naked body parts on a condom wrapper?!?
Also, because each new condom wrapper requires FDA approval, it might be a while before those prizes are awarded, said True Beck, project manager for the contest.
So ... it'll be sometime next year before we start seeing the contest-winning entries showing up on adult movie sets, and hey, maybe FilmLA will start handing a few of them out with every adult filming permit!


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Charlotte, N.C. -- In the end, all the good statistics in the world couldn't keep the New Orleans Saints' defense from having a sickening feeling Sunday afternoon.
A few Saints defenders huddled around an iPad in the postgame locker room, looking at the game film and shaking their head.
"To play the way we did the entire game and shut them down and really feel like we dominated them for most of the game, when the team needed us most, not to come off the field and come away with the victory, that's the most disappointing and frustrating," said linebacker Curtis Lofton. "It leaves you sick to your stomach."
The Saints held the Carolina Panthers to 222 total yards and 0-for-9 on third-down conversions. They also had their first interception since Nov. 17 off a tipped pass to Ted Ginn Jr.
Quarterback Cam Newton was sacked four times. He was held to 181 passing yards (110 of which came on three plays), and six rushing yards.
But the only stat that really mattered at the end was the final score: Panthers 17, Saints 13.
After the Saints drove 97 yards for a touchdown to go up 13-10, they traded punts with the Panthers on their next two drives.
It came down to "woulda, coulda, shoulda" for the Saints on the Panthers' final drive.
Carolina got the ball back with 55 seconds left on the clock.
The next five plays went as follows:
"Not going to lie to you, I definitely thought I was going to get there," said defensive end Cam Jordan. "He released the ball and made a great play."
"They just caught us in a coverage that he felt like he could make a play," said cornerback Keenan Lewis. "He's got good trust in his receivers, and he threw a good ball."
VACCARO OUT: The Saints had to play most of the game without rookie safety Kenny Vaccaro, who was carted off the field in the first quarter.
Vaccaro was injured after his left ankle was caught in a pile on a run by DeAngelo Williams late in the quarter.
Trainers attended to him as various Panthers players and teammates came over to pat him on the back and give him encouragement.
Vaccaro had an air cast placed on his leg and was lifted into a cart and driven off the field. He pounded on the cart in frustration as it drove off.
Vaccaro has played almost every snap on defense for the Saints this season, minus the game against the San Francisco 49ers on Nov. 17 when he was held out with a concussion.
Last week, Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan called him "the best safety in the game that does everything."
With Vaccaro out, the Saints turned to Harper.
Panthers receiver Steve Smith also left the game after injuring his knee. He tried to return after making an exit for the locker room but lasted only one play before leaving again.
DOUBLE DIGITS: The Saints continued their sack barrage on Newton. With four sacks Sunday, they've now taken him down nine times in their past two meetings.
Junior Galette and Jordan had one sack apiece, pushing Jordan's total to a team-leading 12 1/2. Galette, with 10 sacks this season, now has double digits for the first time in his career.
Galette and Jordan are the first Saints duo with double-digit sacks since 2004.
SURPRISE, SURPRISE: A week after giving up an onside kick to the Rams, the Saints pulled out all of the stops to take back the element of surprise.
The Saints, who are well known for their Super Bowl XLIV onside kick, successfully executed one against the Panthers after kicking a 40-yard field goal to start the second quarter.
Thomas Morstead kicked the ball 12 yards to the New Orleans 47 and Ramon Humber recovered. The Saints kicked a 24-yard field goal on the ensuing drive.
However, their next attempt at trickery didn't work so well after lining up for a 52-yard field-goal attempt only to go for it on fourth-and-12 at the Carolina 34. Luke McCown, the holder and backup quarterback, attempted a pass to tight end Jimmy Graham, which fell incomplete. Long snapper Justin Drescher was called for holding, which was declined, and the ball was turned back over to the Panthers.
"I don't think we would have ran it if it wasn't something we had worked on before," said kicker Shayne Graham, who replaced Garrett Hartley. "I'll definitely say it was my first pass route of my NFL career.
"The conditions out there were pretty windy. You never know what situations you're going to get, but that's what was asked of us, so we were ready for it in case it worked out."
QUOTABLE: "Three of the last four Super Bowl champions took the hard route. So if that's what we've got to do to win, that's what we've go to do." -- Lewis


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At Rossville, Frankfort outscored Rossville 15-6 in the fourth quarter to rally for the win Tuesday night. The Bulldogs led by seven points after three quarters, but couldn't hold on.
Jessa Jones led the way for Frankfort with 15 points.
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Six questions for Christopher Kostow—forager, master chef, and "different human being."
10/31/2013—If you've owned a Lexus vehicle long enough, chances are you've picked up on Lexus's special relationship with Chef Christopher Kostow, who's graced the Lexus Culinary Master team for some time now.
A couple of years ago, the culinary world was still calling him a "rising star," but the fact is, Kostow is now—unequivocally—a major culinary force, and not just because of his early Michelin-star credentials. He's essentially become the celebrity-chef embodiment of innovative, locally sourced high cuisine.
These days, you'll still find him at the acclaimed Restaurant at Meadowood in Napa Valley, the perfect atmosphere for his garden-to-table approach. In addition to the expansive gardens, Kostow now draws from the restaurant' beehives, "snailery," and team of wild-food foragers.
But, like most creative dynamos, Kostow is evolving: last year he toured Mexico looking for ancient paleo ingredients that might find a place at Meadowood, and he's got a new book expected out this fall. We decided that it was the perfect time to check in with him again—in the Meadowood kitchen, of course.
Lexus: Okay, say I've just ordered dinner at Meadowood. What percentage of my meal is sourced within 1,000 feet of my plate?
Kostow: In the summertime, if you came here for dinner, you'd eat tomatoes that come out of the garden—that's the first dish. Cucumbers come out of the garden—that's the second dish. Potatoes come out of the garden—that's the third dish. Lily comes out of the garden—that's the fourth dish. About 80 percent probably.
You don't provide menus for Meadowood guests—how's that working out?
We've been playing around with our menu format forever and trying to reconcile our desire to streamline things with our desire to listen to our guests. Now we're actually able to do more for the guests by talking to them about the food, tableside. It's a different experience when a guest orders the beets, the chicken, and the chocolate and knows what's coming.
But obviously, you still need to create a menu to talk about. What's your process for designing Meadowood's?
There are certain operating principles because, in the end, when chefs are good, they create something that's specific. For us, that "something" is very specific to Napa Valley, but in a way that's not cheesy or forced. We want to use the restaurant as a place where other people's talents are shown: the artisans we work with and the foragers that we work with.
Is foraging for wild foods the new farm-to-table?
I had always looked at foraging as a really silly thing, as guys in white coats running around saying, "Oh look, I found some wood sorrel!" But for us in the valley, the stuff is everywhere. There's even wild fennel growing on the side of the highway! We've embraced it and allowed it to drive some menu thoughts. We've also pushed past the valley and gone to the coast for some coastal grasses and wild clams. At this level, it's not, "What can you do that's different?" It's, "What can you do that no one else can do?"
How has being based in Napa Valley shaped the way you cook?
I was a different human being when I moved here six years ago. I'm not sure the two people could even have a conversation. I associate this place with a lot of joy, and that shows itself in the food. It's a lot looser, a lot more poetic, and a lot less forced. Even the plating is less strict. When you wake up every day and walk through here to go to work, it bleeds into what you do. My staff, too: they find real happiness here, and we breed it as best we can. It's a very happy kitchen, which at this level is not the most common of things.
Do you think you'll stay at Meadowood for the foreseeable future?
For me, I find a real joy in the discovery here and the creation. I'd like this to be my base for a long period of time. This is where home is. I live just around the corner—it's a great place to live and a great place to raise a family. You have the benefit, as a chef, of living in the country, and all the products, aesthetic, and inspiration that gives you.


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Most bands follow the same formula, and that usually means it is hard to be surprised when listening to new music these days. However, Maryam, an artist who is new to Kansas City, certainly surprises with her latest release, There Are Songs, an album just released on local label/studio Multidose Records.
It is hard to describe There Are Songs. It doesn't fit nicely into any category of music. Most of it is piano-based, but there are a lot of electronic elements involved in each song. Maryam sings with soul, often like a stereotypical lounge singer, but the accompanying music is often scattered and confused.
The lyrics are clever. On "Short Attention Span," Maryam sings, "I may not be your kind of woman, with long legs and a short attention span," over bouncing minor keys.
"Dangerous" recalls popular '80s bands like New Order or Eurythmics. "Pokin' U" marches along with more bouncing, catchy keys and vocals that literally "poke fun."
As a whole, There Are Songs is bizarre and somewhat haunting. It has a morbid quality that makes it an interesting listen. This isn't pop music and doesn't want to be. It does want to be unique, and perhaps make the listener a bit uncomfortable- but that's a good thing.
To hear the unique style of Maryam for yourself, you can visit the Multidose Records website to listen to and purchase the album. She is also performing tomorrow night, Feb. 3, at Javanauts in Kansas City and Feb. 14 at the Uptown Theatre in Kansas City.