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In the summer of 2010, Yanina Popel-Gurina revealed an entirely new approach to fashion (well, within Virginia Beach) when she opened her unique online store, Seamless Fashion.
Gurina is a seamstress without the seams. Each felt creation she makes by hand in a small room where she keeps her fabric, working table and photo corner within her Virginia Beach home.
"All of my items are seamless—I do not sew," said Gurina. "I only use my hands, bubble wrap, soapy water and I do a lot of rolling."
Gurina says that just one garment could take anywhere from two to 10 days to be finished, depending on the design and amount of time that she has.
This process that Gurina has made an art out of is commonly known as "felting." Felt is essentially made by matting, condensing and pressing fibers together.
During the felting process, layers of wool are laid out on bubble wrap, and then, the wool is dampened in soapy water. After wetting the wool, it is rolled tightly in the bubble wrap. The roll is then tied together and rolled back and forth several times in order to give it the friction it needs to migrate.
"I mostly work with ultra-fine merino wool from sheep hair and silk fibers from the spun cocoons of silkworms," said Gurina. "On top of those fibers, I like to use tencel fibers (viscose), bamboo fibers, banana fibers, wool locks and other."
By using wool locks Gurina said she is able to create "no-kill" fur scarves.
"It is real alpaca or sheep fur, but the animal is not killed for their wool," she said.
Designing became a quick passion for Gurina.
"I knew I would be a designer when I was very young," she said. "I used to design clothes for myself, as well as sew clothing for my mother."
Gurina grew up in city Miass, which is in the golden valley located in the heart of the Ural Mountains of Russia. She pursued her designing career and attended South Ural State University, where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in designing women's' clothing.
In October the "Russian Team on Etsy" featured Gurina's Seamless Fashion Spring/Summer 2014 Collection in an article on their website. This collection was presented at the 2014 D.C. Fashion Week.
See more of Gurina's designs on her Facebook page!


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Progressive cinema goes to Chicago
The 44th Annual Chicago International Film Festival has released its list of more than 175 titles from over 45 countries. North America's oldest competitive international film festival runs for two weeks from Oct 16-29 and features many films that should be of interest to progressive viewers. Here are a few that caught my eye.
Students aim to vote for change
DETROIT, Mich. — People here say the struggling U.S. economy including rising unemployment has hit this city the hardest and as Nov. 4 approaches, first-time voters are gearing up for the most important presidential election of their lifetime.
Paul Newman: more than blue eyes
Paul Newman, remembered for his acting, his famous blue eyes, his race car driving and his socially conscious, organic Newman's Own foods, died Sept. 26 at the age of 83.
Pow! Bam! Comics give it to the system
While there are no longer comic racks in every corner store, comics are still around. More recently, comic book characters such as the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Batman and Hellboy have enjoyed success in the movies. "Inside the World of Comics" is a timely, amusing collection of essays and interviews exploring comics from the perspective of writers, academics, artists, editors and readers.
How a globalized system creates illegality
Photojournalist and activist David Bacon provides us with a useful and readable account of undocumented migration to the United States.
Undermining democracy: concise history of U.S.-Haiti relations
The tragic tale of contemporary Haiti is one of the stories most misunderstood and neglected by the mainstream media. Peter Hallward's "Damming the Flood: Haiti, Aristide, and the Politics of Containment" provides a concise, sweeping account of recent Haitian history. It reveals how the U.S., Canada and France undermined two elected governments in that Caribbean nation.

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I am using xubuntu 10.04, and I am having issues with the sound. First things just sounded strange, then I figured out that I am actually getting the surround left and surround right sound in my headset. If I change the balance in aumix to either far left or far right, things sound better. I still get sound in both headphones, but only the left or right channel.
If I do speaker-test -c6, it becomes clear that I am missing the center channel.
In /etc/pulse/daemon.conf I have set default-sample-channels = 2
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Dalis Connell recently revealed that her former boyfriend, Ryan Edwards, was cheating on her for months before their split.
In a new interview with her college's online magazine, Connell opened up about her and Edwards' messy breakup and the negative impact of "Teen Mom."
"Ryan was cheating on me for the last eight months we were dating and I didn't know," Connell explained to Unlimited, via a July 8 report by Wetpaint Entertainment. "I found out the same week that my mom passed away and that's why we broke up for good. The whole experience was a good life lesson. I don't deal with lying anymore. I am more aware of my relationships now."
Connell and Edwards ultimately broke up in Dec. 2012, and Edwards moved on with Shelby Woods. Connell has also moved on and is currently dating a man named Seth Lucio, who plays baseball for Tennessee Tech, where Connell also goes to school.
On "Teen Mom," Connell was often criticized for allegedly causing even more friction between Edwards and his baby mama, Maci Bookout, who he wasn't on good terms with in the first place. However, according to Connell, she wasn't nearly the villain that MTV portrayed her to be.
"When Teen Mom was on the negative comments were awful because the show portrayed me in such a negative light," Connell explained. "I would get hundreds of comments on Twitter saying 'you should kill yourself' and horrible things like that. And I would say to myself that I know I'm not a terrible person. So I just had to learn to shake it off."
Following their split, Edwards denied all allegations of infidelities.
"I didn't cheat on her I just broke up with her," he explained at the time.


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The Bays also sometimes walk in other areas, such as a friend's neighborhood after a visit, or they walk off dinner around a restaurant if the neighborhood feels safe enough.
Even the same route can be interesting with a little attention and creativity. Count the cats or squirrels in your neighbors' yards. Be aware of the clouds in the sky, the movement of the trees in the breeze, the feeling of the sun on your skin. "If you pay attention to your surroundings, your walk will go faster," says Whaley.
• Go the scenic route. Once a week, take a walk in a park, along a lake, at the beach or in the woods.
• Head for the track. If you usually walk in your neighborhood, go to a school and do laps around the track.
• Pretend you're a tourist, and take a self-guided walking tour of your town.
• Walk wherever you are. Do laps around the playing field during your kids' baseball games, around the block while waiting for a table at a restaurant or around the mall while waiting for your spouse to finish shopping.
3. Get good shoes.
A pair of shoes is virtually the only equipment you need for walking, so it's important to choose the right pair, says Nicholas Abidi, MD, an orthopedic surgeon from Santa Cruz, California. In general, the best shoes – whether dress, casual or athletic – have deep and wide lasts (shoe forms) and are made of cloth or smooth leather, without tight seams that rub the skin.
For walking, he recommends a good-quality running shoe, such as New Balance, Asics GEL or Adidas; or New Balance walking shoes, which come in different widths. (You can walk in running shoes, but you shouldn't run in walking shoes.) Beyond that, the right pair will vary somewhat, depending upon your specific problem:
Trouble keeping your balance: Try shoes without thick treads, which can stick and cause falls.
Bunions: Look for roomy shoes without seams that cut across bunions. Women who have trouble finding wide enough shoes may want to try men's athletic shoes.
Weak ankles: Try high-top athletic shoes.
Ankle arthritis or fusion: Look for shoes with rocker bottoms and a little heel lift to take up loss of motion in the ankle.
If you have knee osteoarthritis (OA), a new study suggests shoes that allow more natural foot motion and flexibility may be best. They reduce knee loading – the load or stress placed on the knee when walking – which plays an important role in the progression of knee OA. "Results from this study indicate that flat, flexible shoes provide the greatest degree of benefit in terms of knee loading," says Najia Shakoor, MD, a rheumatologist at Rush Medical College in Chicago and an investigator in the study. However, she also notes that you have to take into account what your feet may need.
If you need help finding the right shoe, Dr. Abidi recommends visiting a pedorthist – a specialist in using shoes and shoe modifications to solve problems related to the foot and lower limbs. If you find a shoe that works, buy an extra pair, and alternate between them daily.


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The Americana Music Festival, being held Sept. 17-21 in venues throughout Nashville, has always kept a delicate balance between celebrating the roots of American popular music and highlighting the new and innovative artists who are pushing the genre forward. With over 150 artists performing at Americanafest 2014, there's something for everyone. But some artists are so popular that they've become Americanafest regulars, drawing huge crowds no matter how many times they appear. Here are 5 of the most popular Americanafest fan favorites returning for 2014.
Mike Farris
Former Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies frontman and current gospel blues artist Mike Farris is always a welcome attraction at the Americana Music Festival. Whether performing on his own or as a guest with other artists, Farris' booming voice and commanding stage presence make him a popular draw any time he appears.
Paul Thorn
Paul Thorn pops up on the Americana Music Festival lineup every couple of years or so, but no one minds. Thorn's humorous stage banter and strong lyrical style make him a perfect fit for an Americanafest audience. Add in a backing band that brings a big blues rock sound, and you've got an easy sellout at whatever venue he plays.
Phil Madeira
Phil Madeira has always been well-respected inside Nashville's music scene as a songwriter, producer, and member of Emmylou Harris' Red Dirt Boys. With the 2012 release of "Mercyland: Hymns For the Rest of Us" and the subsequent Americanafest performance at the Downtown Presbyterian Church that was lauded by many attendees as the weekend's highlight, Madeira has been a regular at Americanafest. Now a published author and hard at work on the follow-up to "Mercyland", Madeira's star is even more on the rise and you can bet the crowds will turn out for his Americanafest Showcase performance.
McCrary Sisters
The daughters of legendary Fairfield Four founding member Rev. Sam McCrary, these siblings have forged careers backing up the likes of Bob Dylan, Mike Farris, and Buddy Miller before coming together to release their own music. Since that time, they've been a yearly highlight of Americanafest, sometimes performing their own shows and sometimes backing up other acts, but always bringing powerful gospel melodies to wherever they set foot.
Steep Canyon Rangers
Multiple time IBMA award winners and occasional Steve Martin backing band The Steep Canyon Rangers have made multiple Americanafest appearances. Progressive bluegrass is always a popular draw at Americanafest and, right now, nobody is doing progressive bluegrass better than The Steep Canyon Rangers.


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Twelfth Night, or What You Will
by William Shakespeare
Twelfth Night, or What You Will Language and Communication Quotes
How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Act.Scene.Line). Line numbers correspond to the Norton edition.
Quote #4
Make me a willow cabin at your gate
And call upon my soul within the house,
Write loyal cantons of contemned love
And sing them loud even in the dead of night,
Halloo your name to the reverberate hills
And make the babbling gossip of the air
Cry out 'Olivia!' O, You should not rest
Between the elements of air and earth
But you should pity me. (1.5.271-279)
Here, "Cesario" breaks away from reciting Orsino's poem/letter and explains how "he" ("Cesario") would go about winning Olivia's heart in an impassioned and spontaneous speech. This poetic passage is famous for being cited by critics as evidence that Olivia falls in love with "Cesario" because "he" is able to compose poetry off the cuff, which Olivia thinks is more sincere than carefully planned verse. Of course, every reader knows that "Cesario's" speech is actually a very carefully penned passage (by Shakespeare).
Quote #5
Lady, you are the cruel'st she alive
If you will lead these graces to the grave
And leave the world no copy. (1.5.240-242)
When "Cesario" accuses Olivia of being "cruel" if she refuses to marry and have a child that looks like his/her mother (a "copy" of Olivia), "Cesario" suggests that Olivia is a kind of book that can be copied or reprinted. As we've seen, this idea that people are like texts is all over Twelfth Night. Such printing/reproduction metaphors are pretty common in other 16th-century literature. (Makes sense – the printing press was pretty new and the greatest thing since sliced bread.) In fact, Shakespeare uses the same idea in his book of Sonnets. In sonnets 1-17, Shakespeare argues that the world will be a better place if his young male friend would marry and have a child. It's fun to compare "Cesario's" lines to the excerpt below:
She [your mother] carv'd thee for her seal, and meant thereby,
Thou shouldst print more, not let that copy die. (From Sonnet # 17)
Quote #6
O, sir, I will not be so hard-hearted! I will give
out divers schedules of my beauty. It shall be
inventoried, and every particle and utensil labeled
to my will: as, item, two lips indifferent red; item,
two grey eyes, with lids to them; item, one neck, one
chin, and so forth. Were you sent hither to praise
me? (1.5.243-249)
After "Cesario" urges Olivia to marry Orsino and have a child (see previous discussion above), Olivia continues to make fun of the traditional conventions of love poetry, which tended to catalogue a woman's beauty by comparing each of her body parts to yummy things in nature – lips like berries, breasts like melons, eyes like stars, etc. Olivia totally mocks and disses the tradition when she describes herself as having "indifferent red lips," "two grey eyes with lids," etc. Shakespeare seems to be having a bit of fun here. He's bagging on other poets, sure, but he's also making fun of himself since he also participates in the tradition. For fun, you can go to Shmoop's discussion of Shakespeare's Sonnet 130 ("My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun") but come right back.


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Panola Public Schools district has big financial woes, hopes to be open for 2014 classes in August
PANOLA, Okla. - The tiny Panola School District has served the community for 102 years.
However, it's not clear whether the district will be able to open its doors for the fall semester next month after Panola Schools finished last school year with a budget shortfall.
Now, the possibility that the district might not be allowed to hold classes is sparking fear in Panola because people there are afraid losing the school could spell the end of the community.
At the end of the 2013-2014 school year, Panola Public Schools discovered it had a budget shortfall of approximately $150,000. The district's Interim Superintendent blames the shortfall partly on an accountant's error when applying for the district's annual state appropriation.
He also cites the district's declining enrollment. Families with school-age children have been moving away from the district since oil and gas drilling in Latimer County has dropped off in recent years. Brad Corcoran said the difference between enrollment in Pre-K through 12th grade now and 10 years ago is significant.
"We had over two hundred kids in the elementary. Now, we have two hundred kids through the whole school," he said.
The State Department of Education wants to know how Panola schools plans to raise the cash to cover its shortfall. The district has already let some teachers go, hasn't filled slots for some teachers that quit at the end of the last school year and has been holding fundraisers, but there is still a shortfall.
That has residents in Panola and school officials concerned the State Board of Education could decide to annex their district into another nearby school district, perhaps Wilburton, a few miles up Highway 270. The Board's decision could come as early as its next meeting on July 24. Classes begin Aug. 13.
Corcoran said Panola Schools hopes to stay open as its own district even if it means cutting payroll and doubling up grades so that a single teacher has two grade levels in one class in the elementary school.
Second grade teacher, Jennifer Cannon's position is one of those eliminated. "Something that I love to do was taken from me," she said.
Cannon grew up going to Panola Schools and taught in the district for eight years. Her husband even built a pirate ship reading nook in her classroom. She's not taking it down in hopes of one day returning to teach again at Panola Elementary.
Like many in Panola she fears her community's identity would be lost if its schools are annexed into another district. School Board President Jerry Lessel doesn't like the idea of annexation either. "If we did, it would be as a last resort." By that he means if it is the only way to keep the school's doors open.
Two years ago, the Graham-Dustin School Districts along the Okfuskee, Hughes County line suffered from deeply declining enrollment as well. Each had multiple early grades taught in the same room by the same teacher because there were just a handful of students in each grade. Rather than wait for the State Department of Education to order annexation, Graham-Dustin Schools Superintendent Dusty Chancey says voters made their own choice at the ballot box. "It was pretty much a landslide in favor of it, 90 for the consolidation," Chancey said.
Now Dustin is the consolidated school district's elementary school and Graham serves as its high school.
Chancey said, "Now we've got one grade to one teacher." He adds, consolidation brought something no one expected. The communities that once made up two separate school districts didn't lose their individuality. Each kept its own identity while at the same time bonding into a new community that's more involved with its schools than either alone had been in the past.
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Panama has introduced a new coin, the one Balboa coin. The coin is being minted for Panama by the Royal Canadian Mint. It looks a bit like a Toonie, a CDN$2 coin and the 10 peso coin from Uruguay. The Toonie is worth about US$2, the 10 Pesos about US$.51, expect someone to take advantage of those facts. I will need my reading glasses to check change. The photo has five new Balboas, one Toonie and a 10 peso coin.
The government is investing in a major advertising campaign to be sure people understand the Balboa is coin of the realm. Panama like most developed countries has figured out a coin for lasts longer than paper and can reduce costs. The government in Panama says the country will save $550,000 a year spent returning worn out dollar bills to the US Federal Reserve.
Paper money dollars last about 18 months in circulation, coins about twenty five years. It costs more to mint a coin than to print a piece of paper but there is still a savings. In the case of Panama that math does not work, there is a new math.
Panama does not print US dollars, each US dollar costs a dollar to the government of Panama. It cost less than US$1 to purchase a Balboa from Canada. The magic here is in a word, Seignorage.
Seignorage is the difference between the cost of creating money, value of the bullion and manufacturing verses it's stated value. We know Panama ordered 40 million Balboas from the Royal Mint. If they cost twenty cents each to manufacture, (I have no idea of the real cost), the cost of the 40 million Balboa coins is 8 million dollars, a net profit of $32 million dollars. This was a brilliant idea for Panama, a fast way to make some profit. Apparently 2 Balboa coins are coming soon too. I wonder if they paid their bill to the Royal Canadian Mint in new Balboa coins?
The US dollar regardless of current world economic events is negotiable worldwide, the Balboa is not. If you bring US dollars into Panama you can spend them here, if you take Balboa coins to the US they go into a drawer. Still another benefit, you brought a dollar, it was changed into a Balboa and the Balboa leaves the marketplace, the dollar you spent stays.
I suspect that the only US $1 bills you will see in Panama soon will be those brought by tourists. The National Bank will probably collect all the paper dollars they can as they come into the bank and return them to the US for a dollar and replace them into circulation with a $.20 Balboa.


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Intel Dave
By Jimgris-Oracle on May 01, 2008
Catch Intel's David Stewart on YouTube -- OpenSolaris & Intel Xeon Processors: Episode 1. More videos coming. More engineering info at the OpenSolaris Intel project.
Thanks for the nice post, Jim! I'm looking forward to meeting you finally this weekend at the Summit.
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Metro Hotel Ipswich International is hoping to capitalise on Ipswich's growing reputation as the action capital of Queensland to increase its occupancy rate in 2011.
Located just 30 minutes drive from Brisbane and an hour from the Gold Coast, Ipswich is fast becoming the action hub of the region, with activities such as paintball, V8 car racing, ballooning and airboat riding among the many adrenalin-fuelled activities now on offer.
Metro Hotel Ipswich International General Manager Alex van Kersen said Ipswich had become the destination of choice for action-filled corporate team building experiences , as well as for families and couples seeking outdoor fun.
Mr van Kersen said Metro Hotel Ipswich International was hoping to benefit from the increasing attraction of these activities by offering great value accommodation packages, making it attractive for people to stay overnight in the area.
"Ipswich is a beautiful inland city with so much to see and do, it is a shame if people don't stay at least 24 hours and explore what is on offer," Mr van Kersen said. "While the drive back to the coast may seem short, it can be long following an action-packed day and staying the night makes the experience so much more relaxed and fulfilling."
Most recently, Metro Hotel Ipswich International introduced the Paintball Package, which guarantees everyone a day to remember for only $100 per person (twin share). Each guest receives a night's accommodation and breakfast, with free entry into the National Paintball Fields (NPF) and 100 paintball shots.
For the ultimate adrenalin junkie, the hotel offers a High Adrenalin Package for $454 per person which includes a night's accommodation (twin share), paintball, an airboat ride at Savages Crossing, a two course dinner at the hotel's signature Platform 9 Restaurant and a hot breakfast the next day. All transfers are included.
"The beauty of these packages is that you can go hard all day then come back to Metro Hotel Ipswich International, where you and your friends can relive the experience while enjoying the comfort of our facilities then wake up to a hearty breakfast," Mr van Kersen said. "It is a complete experience not to be missed."


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"Behind the Scenes"
Out of the Labyrinth
For Those Who Want to Believe, But Can't
by Swami Kriyananda (J. Donald Walters)
This book deserves for two reasons to be listed first. To begin with, this was the first book I worked on after I'd been forced to be on my own, after my separation from SRF. The second reason is that this book was the first I felt inspired to write specifically in fulfillment of my Guru's command to me that I share his teachings through the written word. It was the first book I wrote with a real sense of mission, in the specific hope that it would change people's ways of thinking.
Many years had to pass before I could complete this book. What first inspired me to write it was an article that I read in June 1962 in "Span," the magazine put out by the United States Information Service in India. The article was by the head of the philosophy department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It gave an over-view of fundamental trends in modern thinking which, the author claimed, were necessarily consequences upon the discoveries of materialistic science. The writer claimed that thoughtful people everywhere believed life to be meaningless, since science has shown us a universe wholly irrational. People nowadays, reported the author as if delivering the morning news, nowadays accept that the universe is an entirely material phenomenon. Consciousness itself, therefore, is nothing but the movement of electrons through nerve circuits in the brain. Evolution, as a consequence, is a pure accident; mankind, in producing a brain, has accomplished nothing more meaningful than has the elephant in evolving a trunk. Evolution, in other words, should not be defined as progressive. It demonstrates nothing but endless change.
This was a fairly depressing over-view of modern thought! The only reason, as far as I could see, why people held to it and even promoted it was the pride they took in their own "scientifically objectivity." Otherwise, what would be the point in even living? Indeed, might not the sharp increase in teen-age suicides be due to the hopelessness "inspired" in the young by the so-called authorities?
I myself saw nothing depressing in the facts modern science has discovered. It was only people's interpretation of those facts that had led to the conclusion that everything is meaningless. I could see clearly that my Guru's explanation of the yoga and vedanta teachings provides the strongest reason for seeing meaning everywhere. Armed with this vision, and realizing the depth of people's misunderstanding on the subject, I decided it was my duty to show the way out of these woods where so many wandered, lost.
I therefore decided not to dismiss these concepts as "nonsense"; sneers would have been of use to no one. What I had to do was address the issues fair-mindedly. That meant I must show respect for the people with whom I disagreed, and demonstrate within that context that the same facts which had led them to negative conclusions could just as well be shown to demonstrate a universe full of meaning!
Out of the Labyrinth (as it is now called) has not so far been the best-seller I would have liked, considering the large number of people it could help, but it has reached an important audience, and has been applauded by thinking persons who want to believe in moral and spiritual values, but who don't see how they can do so honestly.
A Pause for Reflection:
During the period when I was researching Out of the Labyrinth, I lived in San Francisco and taught at Dr. Haridas Chaudhury's Cultural Integration Fellowship. Ousted from my Guru's organization, I was feeling lost and bewildered, not knowing what I should do with my life. Had the time perhaps come for me to follow my Guru's instructions and write books? Ought I to lecture? My faith in myself had been shaken. Could it be that my Guru was displeased with me? I couldn't believe it. The work I'd been able to accomplish in India seemed to meand seems so even nowa miracle. My fellow SRF directors, most of them senior to me, had not spoken a single word that corroborated with the instructions he himself had given me. Was their opposition to the work I'd done in India only an affirmation of the doubt that I myself had expressed to him, on the occasion when he'd told me to write? What I'd asked was, "What more is needed, beyond what you yourself have already written?" It should not have surprised me, therefore, that they too imagined that what he'd done was definitive, and that to go beyond that would be presumptuous. If this was their reasoning, the anger they expressed was at least understandableand perhaps also, in a sense, excusable. Nevertheless, what he'd said to me in answer to my query had answered my own doubt. As I've said already, his words were, "Much more is needed!"
Dr. Chaudhuri did his best to persuade me that my Guru wanted me to keep on teaching and lecturing. He insisted also that he sincerely felt that my Guru wanted me to do these things. Indeed, had I remained with SRF I would never even have been allowed to write books. Nor would SRF ever have published them.
Thus I begantentatively and with extreme apprehensionto teach in San Francisco and its environs.
I had always hoped also someday to found a spiritual community in my Guru's name. For he had spoken fervently many times of "world brotherhood communities." My fellow disciples were "running the show," and now declared that, since his attempt to start a community in Encinitas had not been successful, he had "changed his mind." To me, that lack of success meant only that people weren't yet ready for the idea. To claim beyond that, however, that he'd "changed his mind" was absurd. It would imply that he never really meant it when expressing so feelinglyas he'd done all his lifethe need for communities. Once, when actually declaiming on the subject, he actually cried out with great fervor, "I am sowing my words in the ether, in the Spirit of God, and they shall move the West!"
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In some very positive news for the gays and lesbians of America who selflessly serve and defend our country in the armed forces, the Clinton-era military policy of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT), the bill that forbade gays and lesbians from serving openly, has surpassed it's last "congressional hurdle" and passed in the Senate, 65-31.
After years of efforts by policy makers, Congressmen and women, as well as hordes of discharged military personnel, the discriminatory policy has been lifted and from here on gays and lesbians can serve our nation's honor openly and honestly.
Human Rights Campaign's President Joe Solmonese heralded the victory saying:
Think of the kids out there tonight, watching this on the news – kids who are bullied for being different, who live in fear daily that their parents will hate them if they find out the truth... Think of the relief, the empowerment, the sense of possibility they'll feel, knowing that the U.S. militaryhas said: if you're lesbian or gay, you are worthy. We want you to join us, side by side, as equals.
The bill was voted upon in the final moments of this congressional year, and lead by Senators Joe Lieberman (I-Conn) and Susan Collins (R-M). The measure gained momentum these last few days as Senator Collins was able to piece together a group of fellow Republicans willing to cross party divides, consisting of Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), John Ensign of Nevada, Mark Kirk of Illinois, Scott Brown (R-Mass.), Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and George Voinovich (R-Ohio).
President Obama championed today's repeal, an effort he has long supported, stating,
By ending 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' no longer will our nation be denied the service of thousands of patriotic Americans forced to leave the military, despite years of exemplary performance, because they happen to be gay. And no longer will many thousands more be asked to live a lie in order to serve the country they love."


text: Tax Credits Jackson Hewitt can help you determine whether or not you are eligible for certain tax credits. Our ProFiler® system, used at all Jackson Hewitt offices can identify potential credits you may be entitled to and our new offering, Jackson Hewitt Online utilizes your job title to determine available tax credits. Get all the credits you deserve now. Select a credit Additional Child Tax Credit Adoption Credit America Opportunity and Lifetime Learning Child and Dependent Care Child Tax Credit Earned Income Excess Social Security Tax - Railroad Retirement Tax (RRTA) Foreign Tax Credit Residential Energy Efficient Property Credits Retirement Savings Contributions Back America Opportunity and Lifetime Learning Credits The American Opportunity credit is a per student credit that allows a credit of 100% of the first $2,000 of tuition and fees paid and 25% of the second $2,000 spent. Students must be attending school more than half time, in a degree or certificate program, in their first four years of college, university, or trade school and must be free of any felony drug convictions. The American Opportunity credit is both nonrefundable and refundable so 60% of the credit can be used to reduce taxes to zero only and any remaining credit from that portion is lost. The remaining 40% of the credit can be added to refund once the taxes are reduced to zero. The Lifetime Learning credit is a nonrefundable credit of 20% of the amount paid in tuition and fees to attend any college or trade school. Students don't have to be enrolled in a degree or certificate program, attend half-time, or be in their first four years of school. You can even use this credit for the costs of graduate courses. The maximum credit of $2,000 covers all eligible students on the tax return. The Lifetime Learning Credit can only be used to zero taxes with any remaining credit lost.


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The Moraine Park Technical College District Board will begin the process to find the College's next president as phase one of the nationwide search gets underway Sept. 20 with recruitment and acceptance of applications taking place through Nov. 24. Screening of applicants and the selection of initial interview candidates will take place Nov. 29 through Dec. 15.Moraine Park District Board Chair Jodine Deppisch said they are pleased with the initial groundwork that was put in place to ensure the College's next president continues to meet the needs of the Moraine Park District. "Our Human Resources staff have done an excellent job gathering input from key community and business stakeholders within the district and have used that information to develop the leadership profile for the position," said Deppisch. "We heard from our constituents the importance of bringing someone in who will continue to support the economic development activities of the region as well as foster collaboration and partnerships with external stakeholders. We are confident the search process will garner several excellent candidates able to move Moraine Park forward."The search is being led by the College's Vice President of Human Resources Kathy Broske.Moraine Park President Gayle Hytrek, who announced her retirement in May, will conclude seven years of service to Moraine Park and the Wisconsin Technical College System at the end of the 2010-11 academic year.To learn more about the presidential search including the presidential profile, timeline, application information and more, visit morainepark.edu/presidentialsearch.
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Ellsberg, M., Caldera, T., Herrera, A., Winkvist, A., & Kullgren, G. (1999). Domestic violence and emotional distress among Nicaraguan women: Results from a population-based study. American Psychologist, 54(1), 30-36. Language: English
This study aimed to measure the prevalence of emotional distress among women in Leon, Nicaragua, and to identify risk factors for emotional distress, with special reference to wife abuse. A survey was performed among a representative sample of women aged 15-49. Among ever-married women, 20% were classified as experiencing emotional distress at the time of the interview, and 52% reported physical partner abuse at some point in their lives. Women reporting abuse were six times more likely to experience emotional distress. An estimated 70% of all cases of emotional distress found among ever-married women were attributable to wife abuse. The study underscores the need to improve screening and care for battered women within mental health services in Nicaragua.
Ellsberg, M., Liljestrand, J., & Winkvist, A. (1997). The Nicaraguan network of women against violence: Using research and action for change. Reproductive Health Matters, 10, 82-92. Language: English
Public awareness in Nicaragua regarding domestic violence has undergone a profound transformation in recent years. Once viewed as a private problem affecting few women, it is now considered a major social problem. This is largely due to the work of a broad-based movement, spearheaded by the National network of Women Against Violence, which includes over 150 women's groups and hundreds of individual women all over the country. The process of drafting, lobbying, and mobilizing support for a new Domestic Violence Law in 1996 was successful due to the creation of strategic alliances with politicians, government officials, community leaders, and professionals from a broad range of disciplines. Epidemiological and participatory research provided data that convinced policymakers of the need for reform. This paper traces the history of the anti-violence movement since the 1980s and describes the multiple strategies used to place domestic violence on the national political agenda.
Ellsberg, M., Peña, R., Herrera, A., Lilijestrand, J., & Winkvist, A.. (1996). Confites en el infierno: Prevalecía y características de la violencia conyugal hacia las mujeres en Nicaragua [Candy in heaven: Prevalence and characteristics of marital v
This book is the result of a collaborative effort of the Asociación de Mujeres Profesionales por la Democracia en el Desarrollo [Association of Professional Women for Democracy in Development], the Department of Preventive Medicine at UNAN-León, and the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Umea, Sweden. The Red de Mujeres contra la Violencia [Network of Women Against Violence] were consultants for all stages of the project. The study, based on a randomly selected sample of women between 15-49 years of age in the City of León, Nicaragua, was conducted for the purpose of obtaining prevalence rates for lifetime and current physical or sexual violence, identifying risk factors, exploring the circumstances surrounding the abuse as well as the impact on health status of the women and their children. The book presents tables and graphs regarding prevalence of different types of abuse, sociodemographic characteristics, co-occurrence with alcohol and other drugs, child witnessing, as well as questions regarding contextual data.
Ellsberg, M., Peña, R., Herrera, A., Lilijestrand, J., & Winkvist, A.. (1999). Wife abuse among women of childbearing age in Nicaragua. American Journal of Public Health, 89(2), 241-244. Language: English
This study measured the prevalence, frequency, and severity of physical wife abuse and its risk factors in León, Nicaragua. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with a representative sample of 488 women 15 to 49 years of age. The lifetime prevalence of spousal violence was 52% among ever-married women (n=360). Spousal violence was significantly and positively associated with poverty, parity, urban residence, and history of violence in the husband's family. No significant associations were found between spousal violence and women's age, education, marital dependency, or occupation.
Erez, E. (2000). Immigration, Culture Conflict and Domestic Violence/Women Battering. Crime Prevention and Community Safety: An International Journal, 2, 27-36. Language: English
This article explores the way in which immigration status interacts with domestic violence/woman battering in the lives of immigrant women in multicultural societies such as the USA, Australia, Germany and Israel. It reviews the reasons immigrant women are particularly vulnerable to battering, and discusses the reasons they stay with the batterers, avoid reporting the abuse to law enforcement authorities, and under-utilize social services. The article concludes with the implications of these issues for criminal justice policy and research.
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A birdbath mystery
About a week ago I started seeing small seeds, resembling cherry pits, on the bottom of the birdbath in the backyard. I empty out the birdbath and fill it with fresh water almost daily and the next day the the pits, usually about 3 or 4 of them, appear in the bath.
The birdbath is under a plum tree. So, first, I thought those were plum pits, but a comparison test proved otherwise.
On the left is a plum pit, on the right a pit from the birdbath.
This test also made me realize that these pits couldn't be left behind by an animal picking at a cherry while sitting at the edge of the birdbath. Look how much stuff is still left on the pit of the plum that I ate and how clean the other pit is in comparison. Aha! So, the birdbath pits are either defecated or regurgitated after having been thoroughly cleaned by the eater's gastrointestinal tract. But fecal matter is usually not associated with these pits. Therefore, I am assuming they are regurgitated. But, by whom?
This morning I filled the birdbath at 9:55, went inside, came back out again at 10:10 to startle an American robin (Turdus migratorius) in the birdbath, which flew away. And there was one of those pits in the birdbath. Now I am suspecting that the robins are using the birdbath as their vomit receptacles.
According to this article:
[Adult American robins] were observed feeding on domestic cherries, and some were known to carry cherries as far as one-half mile to their nestlings. The ground beneath such nests was often littered with cherry pits.I still need to see or photograph one robin in the act to prove that it's them who are leaving their pits in the birdbath.
I also don't know where the closest cherry tree is. My immediate neighbors don't have one.


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This is a mystery that has befuddled me for years now.
Back in 2006/2007, I got a used version of KOTOR for the Xbox. I played through the game many times always as light side and always using the same player head. That is the third black male head or the bald guy who kinda looks like Mace Windu.
Eventually, the game didn't work any more since it kept getting stuck at Taris. So I got a new version of the game for the Xbox again.
Now here's where it gets interesting.
Everyone knows that in KOTOR when you play on the dark side your player head changes to show the corruption, but when I played the game on the Xbox for the first time, I also noticed that the player head changes for the light side as well. After around 10-15 light side points, his eyes would sort of be more open and bright and his skin was a bit lighter I believe. And after around 30 or so light side points, the icon background would change from yellow to blue.
Now lot's of people on the internet say that there are only changes to the player head for getting dark side points. And the thing is, the second version of the game I bought after the first one broke didn't have any visual changes for the light side.
But I'm absolutely positive that for at least one character model, there were light side visual changes. I played that game so many times before it broke, and each time it happened.
But here's the weirdest thing of all. A week ago I got the PC version to play the game again. I picked my favorite player head, but I discovered that the light side changes weren't working again. I figure if it's not working I can fix it just by finding the light side texture and replacing it with the normal head.
So I get Kotor Tool and go looking for the texture, but it's totally missing. And the more I search on the internet for some sort of clue as to where these missing textures (and icons) could be, the more evidence I find that they simply don't exist.
So it's like what the hell. What happened to the files? Were they in an old Xbox release and then removed for the PC version? That doesn't seem to make any sense. I guess it's possible that the eye thing was done by modifying the eyelids of the model so it wouldn't really be a texture, but even then the blue icon should still exist.
I'd really like to find out what happened here. Does anyone else know what I'm talking about? Of course I'd like to find these files so I could finally fix my game, but at this point I'd settle for just knowing that they do actually exist and that I'm not the only one who has experienced this.
When I first played KOTOR on the Xbox, the player head changed for light side choices as well as dark side choices. Now that I have the PC version, it doesn't work and I can't find the files that were used in the Xbox version anywherei. Wtf?
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College Hockey:Princeton Tops Yale
Tigers Close on Yale in ECAC Standings
PRINCETON, N.J. — Sometimes, one shot is all you need.
Jody Pederson broke a scoreless tie with his slap shot from the blue line early in the third period, and Kevin Kaiser sank an insurance marker into an empty net with 47 seconds remaining in regulation to lift No. 10 Princeton to a 2-0 victory over No. 7 Yale on Saturday night before an overflow crowd of 2,540 at Hobey Baker Memorial Rink.
"There was a lot of energy tonight, and it was a huge game," said Pederson. "We're chasing Yale for first place, and they've been hot since Christmas. This was a good test, and it was about as close to a playoff game as you could get."
The win brought second-place Princeton (20-7-0, 14-6-0 ECAC) within two points of first-place Yale (19-6-2, 14-4-2 ECAC), while each team has two conference games remaining. The host Tigers have now won six of their last seven outings overall, while the visiting Bulldogs saw their unbeaten streak snapped at 10 games and suffered their first road loss since Nov. 7, 2008.
"I thought it was a heck of a hockey game," said Yale coach Keith Allain, whose team was trying to clinch its first ECAC regular-season title since 1997-98. "It was two very good teams giving all they had."
The two Ivy League rivals traded offensive opportunities during the first 40 minutes, with Yale carrying slightly more of the play in the first period and Princeton having a slim shooting edge in the second stanza. The Tigers held a 22-20 shot advantage after the first two periods, and wound up outshooting the Bulldogs by a 35-31 margin.
Yale senior goaltender Alec Richards made 33 saves in all, while Princeton junior netminder Zane Kalemba recorded 31 stops in earning his 20th win of the season.
"It was a fun game to watch," said Princeton coach Guy Gadowsky, whose Tigers have now posted back-to-back 20-win seasons. "For a defensive game, there were so many chances."
Richards got across his net in time to stop Princeton forward Lee Jubinville point-blank at the left post with 8:52 left in the second session, while Kalemba came up with a glove save on Brian O'Neill's tip-in try at the right post with 2:19 remaining.
Princeton finally broke through on a power play at 5:34 of the final period after Yale's Kevin Limbert had been whistled for interference in what turned out to be the only infraction over the final 20 minutes.
With 33 seconds remaining in the man advantage and the Tigers set up in the Yale zone, Brett Wilson fed Taylor Fedun at the right point. Fedun slid the puck across to Pederson at the left point, and the junior blueliner drilled a shot that went past teammate Kevin Bartlett standing in front and past Richards on the stick side for the 1-0 lead.
"Feds made a good pass, and I just tried to get it past the first guy who was coming at me," said Pederson, who tallied his career-high fourth goal of the campaign and first since Jan. 31. "Barts set up a good screen, and it went in."
The goal was Princeton's only power-play marker in four attempts, while Yale was scoreless in three man-up situations.
"It was frustrating not to be able to get power plays, and then to lose on a power-play goal," said Allain.
Wilson picked up his fourth point in two games on the goal, and now stands all alone in 12th place on the all-time Princeton scoring scroll with 102 career points.
The Bulldogs went for broke after Pederson's goal, but Kalemba proved equal to the task. He stopped Chris Cahill from the slot with just under 10 minutes left, and then got a leg on Mike Matczak's shot from the right point. Kalemba later gloved Cahill's try from the right circle, and then warded off separate deflections right in front by Matt Nelson and Denny Kearney, plus a backhander in close by Broc Little.
Gadowsky didn't necessarily believe that the first goal of the game would prove to be the game-winner, considering Yale's offensive prowess and its average output of 3.5 goals per game.
"I don't think we felt that way," said Gadowsky. "Zane played the way he has all year, so we certainly were not worried."
"Give Yale a lot of credit," said Pederson. "They competed the whole way, and it was a heck of a game."
Richards was pulled for an extra attacker with roughly one minute left; but the Tigers didn't breathe easy until Kaiser came up with the puck off a scrum at the right point in the Princeton zone, skated almost to the opposing blue line, and then slid the disk down into the empty cage at 19:13 to a loud roar from the Tiger-heavy crowd.
"They were fantastic from the drop of the puck, and the atmosphere was electric," said Gadowsky. "The hockey fans here are fantastic. It was a big game, and they came out."
Princeton will now visit Dartmouth on Friday, while Yale will host Cornell. Both the Tigers and Bulldogs will receive byes for the first round of the ECAC Tournament on March 7-8.
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Pellegrini savours an "important" first title
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A first trophy in England at the first time of asking – Manuel Pellegrini certainly didn't take long to adjust to life at City.
The Chilean was delighted with the manner of the 3-1 comeback victory over Sunderland and paid tribute to his players' patience and trust in each other and his gameplan.
Pellegrini believes that lifting the Capital One Cup could also provide an important psychological boost to the team and an advantage in their pursuit of three more trophies.
"We were a goal down at half-time and it was important for them to be calm, to be patient," the 60-year old declared.
"What happened last year in the FA Cup final maybe played on their minds in the first half but the most important thing was for them to trust each other and to keep playing exactly the same.
"It was not easy to be one goal down against Sunderland – they played a very good match and I congratulate Gus and all of his players for that - they proved that they deserved to be in the final, they defended really well.
"We had the patience to continue trying to find space - maybe we were not on our best day but we came through."
...Manuel Pellegrini...
"It gives us a lot of confidence. When you have a chance to win a title and you don't do it, maybe you don't think the same way. We are the only club who has the chance trying to win all of the competitions. If you have a chance to win the first, you must do it."
The win also allowed the team to banish bad memories of their last trip to Wembley in May.
While it looked for a while as though history would repeat itself when Fabio Borini fired the Black Cats into the lead, Pellegrini believes that the way his squad reacted, as a team, demonstrated that they had improved since that fateful day.
"For such an important club, to fail for the second time is not good. Today it was very important for us to win after what happened last year," Manuel said.
"We had maybe not our best day in creating space but all of the team worked together without the ball – Sunderland didn't have many chances to score - they scored with their first chance.
"It's hard to play one goal down, you play against the time, against the opponents. Today they played the way they must play.
"We will evaluate the season in May – we won today one trophy, I don't think that anybody can be allowed to think that's enough at a club like this – we want to beat Wigan on Saturday, then we will be in the semi-final again at Wembley in the FA Cup.
"We have a lot of respect for Wigan – we know what they did to us last year, it will not be an easy game for sure."
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"You can never be satisfied with just one trophy with so many good players."
Pellegrini's Sunderland counterpart Gus Poyet was proud of his side despite the scoreline and admitted that City's quality in front of goal was decisive.
"I saw my team today, so I'm proud of them - I didn't want any mistakes, any bad decisions, any sendings off, any own goals, and we didn't so we had the best shot we could have," the Uruguayan reflected.
"For 45 minutes we were more than decent. But if you have Yaya Toure and he scores from 35 yards, maybe I need to play two goalkeepers and he wouldn't have scored.
"The quality decided the game – they were two wonder finishes."


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These behind the scenes shots from our latest short film Neighbor might be my favorite batch yet! They capture the atmosphere of the set to the point that you feel like you were there. It's also cool because watching the film, you really fall for the storyline and believe that these two people are actual neighbors who fall in love. It's funny to then see the inside of Jacques Naude's apartment – which in reality is nothing more than a wall set up for the film! I also love the decor of Daisy's place. It looks so charming, I'd love to live there in real life! Take a peek — and if you haven't yet, be sure to watch Neighbor.
Neighbor: Behind The Scenes Of Our Short Film!
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I love this video! Love the outfits, of course I do, their FP! :) I also love the color of red lipstick she wears in the one scene, any idea who's it by and the color?
- -June 14, 2013, 11:11AM
love this video! i think its your best one yet with its fun and whimsy while still telling a story without words! really made my night when i watched it yesterday :) and well both are gorgeous… but that model, daisy, is beautiful and really seems to be that that natural and effortlessness! have you featured her in anything else?
- -June 14, 2013, 11:12AM
sorry… just effortless haha not effortlessness
- -June 14, 2013, 6:04PM
Her make-up is so pretty!
- -June 14, 2013, 11:18PM
Haha, great film. I love this girl so much. I think she is brave and charming!
- -June 15, 2013, 2:31AM
The decor in the film is so lovely! If possible could a blog post be created about the decor alone? I'm completely enamoured by it.
Great work, Free People!
- -June 15, 2013, 10:32AM
Love this and that girl is beautiful..plus she isn't a stick figure, which is kinda refreshing…either way I love fp no matter what model they use :)
- -June 15, 2013, 4:27PM
Love the decor in Daisy's 'appartment'. Great ideas for bedroom inspiration :)
- -June 15, 2013, 6:00PM
Her fake apartment is so beautiful! Great pics.
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- -June 15, 2013, 6:45PM
I love the decor!! Awesome video! Any idea where some of the decor is from, I am currently redoing my bedroom and looking for some cool pieces
- -July 31, 2013, 9:26AM
Where are the little red cushions from? The pattern on them is so pretty! xx
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(1:44 p.m. EST) -- Supermarkets bake bread in store to make customers hungry. Estate agents advise house sellers to put the coffee on before prospective buyers arrive. Travel agents in the U.K. have even resorted to scenting their shops with coconut oil and tanning lotion to make visitors dream of holidays.
Now MSC Cruises is going one better with fragrant cruises. A special perfume, MED by MSC, has been custom designed for the new MSC Splendida and will be infused at low levels (we're promised) into the air-conditioning and detergents on the ship, pumping the "fresh, fruity and warm scents of fig, almond and vetiver" into the subconscious of its passengers.
A press release rhapsodizes: "Think of the Mediterranean and one immediately thinks of sensory delights; the perfumed lavender fields of Provence, the fruit of fig trees warmed by the summer sun, fresh herbs and citrus flavours and the enchanting scent of floral jasmine caught on an ocean breeze. Many of these typical Mediterranean scents are represented in this ambient fragrance."
In fact, the thinking behind the new scent is more cunning than simply enhancing passenger well-being. MED by MSC has been developed by perfume manufacturer Firmenich and Brand Sense, a company specializing in "sensory marketing." Brand Sense's Web site argues that: "Our research demonstrates that brand loyalty increases by 30% when more than one sense is engaged, but it increases by a whopping 70% if three senses are integrated into the brand message."
In other words, any future hints of fig, almond and vetiver might conjure up your memories of MSC Splendida and a desire to book another cruise. Or as head of corporate marketing Daniela Picco pointed out in a statement: "Fragranced hotels are becoming a big thing and research proves that holiday memories are composed of myriad sensory experiences, with scent playing a vital role. This inspired me to believe that we could create a unique scent as part of the MSC Cruises experience."
Let's hope the fragrance meets with passenger approval as it's going to be everywhere. Toiletries, all laundry, table linens, bedding and dressing gowns as well as the public areas will be imbued with MED by MSC. Passengers who really take to it will be able to buy home fragrance or scented candles in the onboard shop.
Although this is the first cruise line perfume we've heard of, other lines do go to great lengths to provide memories of a cruise in unorthodox ways. Carnival sells its Comfort Beds and a linen range through www.carnivalcomfortcollection.com. SeaDream Yacht Club sells Norwegian porcelain coffee cups (the SeaDream logo inside is only revealed once you've started drinking the coffee) through its online boutique.
Cunard Line once gave out teapots in the shape of a ship, which have become collectors' items -- but surely takes the biscuit in marine memorabilia with its range of dog overcoats, leads and black-and-gold dog bowls.
What's your weirdest cruise line souvenir? Let us know!
--by Sue Bryant, Cruise Critic Contributing Editor
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MSC Cruises Is on the Scent
December 8, 2009


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I have something to admit. I am not a big fan of anthologies. But when Courtney Milan sent me The Heart of Christmas anthology that she, Mary Balogh and Nicola Cornick are all a part of, I decided to give it a read. The main reason is because I've been hearing great things about Courtney's writing. I read her short story, His Wicked Gift, first and then the other two. And let me say that Courtney is a much welcomed author for the historical romance genre. Keep an eye on her because she is definitely going place.
Two out of the three stories were very enjoyable while one was not…
A Handful of Gold by Mary Balogh was my least favorite story in this anthology. We have the same old rehash of a plot with a gentleman rake who is bored in
Blanche is actually Miss Verity Ewing, a virginal young miss who pretends to be a worldly opera dancer in order to pay for the costly medicine for her sick sister. Verity's mother and sister have no clue about her secret life and tells them some laughable excuse about being a hired companion for a eccentric lady who needs Verity mainly at night. When Julian meets her at the opera and takes her to dinner, he explains how he longs for company for the week and will pay her five hundred pounds. Verity accepts because the money will help her sister. And all of
Julian and Verity head off for their week long adventure and even though Verity is nervous about being ruined by Julian, she decides to welcome his advances because Julian should have wonderful skills in the bedroom because of his reputation. He kisses her and figures out that Verity's lips are virgin ones and is insulted. How dare she lie to him! He's been played the fool. Now Julian and Verity are together for the week and can't act on their desire for one another because of Verity being so pure and innocent.
A Handful of Gold was a ridiculous little story. How many times have I read before about the acclaimed opera singer actually being some virginal and precious young miss who catches the eyes of the biggest rake in all of
Grade: C
Nicola Cornick's The Season For Suitors was a cute and fun read about two people who are so right for one another but try to ignore their feelings because they think they want different things in life. Sebastian, Duke of Fleet is yet another
Soon Sebastian is under Clara's spell but can't give into his desire for her, mainly because he respects her too much and feels he's not worthy because of something that happened in his past that still affects him. If Sebastian can forgive himself over the guilt he feels for this past deed, he'll finally have the best holiday ever in the arms of the woman he has grown to love.
The Season for Suitors is a witty little tale with two lovely characters who can see how special each other is with their quirks and all. Both Sebastian and Clara are fun loving individuals and there are a few laughs withn the pages that makes for fun reading.
Grade: B
Courtney Milan's His Wicked Gift was my favorite of the three. Courtney takes a Charles Dicken's Christmas Carol and gives it a nice twist with a regency romance where a mysterious man finds love with a poor girl who runs her father's lending library business.
Lavinia Spencer has cut corners and saved every penny of her hard earned money to give her father and younger brother a very special Christmas. Times are tough and Lavinia spends her days running her family's business because her father can't any longer due to an illness. She also looks forward to seeing a special subscriber on certain days. William Q. White makes Lavinia's heart flutter. The way he speaks makes her tingle. There's something so very special about this man who uses long vowels when he talks. Instead of William using the smell of sandalwood to make Lavinia, giddy, all he has to do is to recite the alphabet to seduce her.
Unfortunately Lavinia's younger brother James does something foolish that will ruin their whole holiday. Lavinia thinks everything is lost until Mister William Q. White comes to her aid. William has come into a bit of money and will give Lavinia what she needs if she gives him her body. William has gone through tough times and is barely making ends meet working in a counting house for a man who is a total scrooge. But he has been given ten pounds from the death of someone in his past who he felt owed him a great deal. And since William feels he has sacrificed so much, he wants one bright thing to get him through the harsh unforgiving winter and that is Lavinia.
Lavinia is shocked and scandalized but there is something special she finds in William whose ways of speech is an aphrodisiac. One thing leads to another and Williams gets what he wants. He feels immense guilt over being such a blackguard, as Lavinia first calls him, but Lavinia shows him that the holidays are all about forgiveness, hope and kindness. And because of this, she has given him a most special gift. *the gift of the magic hoo haa comes to mind here*
This Wicked Gift was very sexy and sweet. The physical side of William and Lavinia's relationship happens a bit too fast, and Lavinia's reaction to William's "help" was a bit unbelievable, but overall I really did enjoy how these two clicked. Too bad the story was so short because I would have loved to read something meatier between the two. Courtney really knows how to keep a reader interested, because what could be better than making some steamy love among a room full of books?
This Dickens type tale by the much welcomed debut author Courtney Milan shows that love among the stacks makes for some naughty as well as romantic reading.
Grade: B+
Two out of three isn't a bad thing and I would say that The Heart of the Christmas anthology is nice for those who want to get in the mood for the holidays with their historical romance reading. (HQN)
Final Grade: B


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UPDATE: It saddens me to report that Joey was euthanized by the San Bernardino City Shelter. Rest in peace Joey. I am sorry we couldn't save you.
Everyone loves Joey; this fawn and white, one-year-old pit bull mix is just so mellow, he could charm the mischief out of a child. Of course, shouldn't every youngster have a dog and learn how to be compassionate and kind? What a difference that would make.
Unfortunately, Joey has been at the San Bernardino City Shelter where he was picked up as a stray since June 30; his exit date was June 8. This dog could be euthanized at anytime; please act quickly and save this boy's life.
Click here for Joey's PetHarbor listing. Please refer to #A468321.
A Facebook thread describing Joey's desperate plight can be followed by clicking here.
A volunteer who has met Joey writes:
"Cari NO Bsl Ennis - When I first met Joey, he was in isolation. Really impressed with how calm he appeared. Very happy to see they moved him to a regular kennel. You can just tell he is a wonderful boy!"
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Spring brings babies, baby showers and baby gifts. The framed blanket is certain to be a cherished baby gift for a lifetime. A free pattern, with its easy lace border and squishy brioche center, knitting in chunky weight yarn on a US 11 is a breeze. Or so it would seem with this lovely baby blanket pattern.
Using Juniper Moon Farm 'Yearling' cotton and wool chunky yarn purchased on sale at WEBs, knitnscribble cast on the 12 stitches for the lace border. The designer has provided a stitch chart, but please note that you must read the odd numbered rows from left to right and the even numbered rows from right to left. Each odd row ends with a slipped knit stitch, from which you will pick up the stitches for the main blanket body. Before you slip the stitch, bring your yarn to the front of your work.
While the main body of the baby blanket is done in a brioche pattern, it isn't one that requires counting each row and knits up soft and squishy, just the right fabric for baby. On row 4, I made this change to the text: "(RS) slip first stitch, K2, *K1 into the stitch below, K1* repeat from * to last st, K1." As you move along, you will notice which stitches require "K1 into the stitch below" and the stitches which are a single K1.
Framed blanket free pattern link.
Heirloom fancy lace sweater and bonnet set made a big hit this weekend at another baby shower.
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Woodrow Lamar Campbell
Position: RB
Height: 5-10 Weight: 204 lbs.
Born: September 26, 1944 in Mount Pleasant, FL
High School: Carter-Parramore
College: Northwestern (school history) (Campbell college stats)
Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 10th round (242nd overall) of the 1967 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 17 (5416th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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Output includes all games from 1920 to 2015.


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The Quick Rundown…
|Yesterday's Result
|Today's Game
|Pitching Matchup
|Syracuse Chiefs
|Lost, 3-2
|@ Scranton-W/B, 1:05 p.m.
|Ross Detwiler (2-0, 2.50) vs.
David Phelps (1-2, 5.51)
|Harrisburg Senators
|vs. Altoona, 7:00 p.m.
|Erik Davis (0-0, 1.86) vs.
Jeff Locke (0-2, 2.30)
|Potomac Nationals
|Lost, 11-4
|@ Myrtle Beach, 7:05 p.m.
|Paul Demny (0-1, 4.66) vs.
Robbie Erlin (1-0, 4.20)
|Hagerstown Suns
|@ West Virginia, 7:05 p.m.
|Cameron Selik (1-0, 0.00) vs.
Zack Dodson (1-1, 4.85)
Scranton/WB 3 Syracuse 2
∙ Maya 7IP 3H 3R 3ER 0BB 9K 1HR
∙ Kimball 1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K
∙ Bernadina 1-4, R, 2B
∙ Bynum 1-3, R, HR, 2RBI
Despite an early first inning 2-0 lead, thanks to Seth Bynum's second homerun of the season, the Yankees were able to fight back, scoring two runs in the fourth inning and one run in the fifth to win the game by a score of 3-2. Starting pitcher Yunesky Maya was perfect through three and 2/3rds, but took his second loss, pitching seven complete innings, allowing three runs on three hits. Impressively, he had good command of the strike zone, walking none and striking out nine. Kimball pitching a perfect inning of scoreless relief without allowing a Yankee player to reach base.
Harrisburg Senators — OFF DAY
The Senators had an off day but will continue their homestand today with the first game of a four-game series against the Altoona Curve. The Senators' three-game winning streak has put them atop the Eastern League Western division with an 8-7 record and a ½ game lead over Bowie.
Salem 11 Potomac 4
∙ Caldera (L, 0-1) 2IP 5H 5R 5ER 1BB 3K 2HR
∙ Bronson 3IP 1H 0R 0ER 3BB 2K
∙ Lozada 2-4, R, RBI
∙ Kobernus 0-2, BB, RBI, 2SB
Spot starter Alex Caldera's struggles continued with yet another multi-run appearance as the journeyman was blasted for five runs on five hits over two-plus innings in an 11-4 Potomac loss to Salem. His ERA stands at 16.71 with 5HRs, 16 hits, and 13 runs given up in seven innings over three appearances. Potomac's offense was only marginally better, held to just six hits and two walks with six runners left on base.
Hagerstown Suns — OFF DAY
After a losing homestand (4-5), Hagerstown takes to the road for the second time this season with five against the West Virginia Power and four against the Rome Braves. The Suns were 6-2 in the first road trip and are now 10-7, tied for third place, 2½ games behind Kannapolis in the Sally League Northern division.
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Very nice to see Maya with some good process bad result. Ultimately, his quality is more important to me than a 'Cuse win or loss, although I'd be even happier with a vic.
Are we believers in Kobernus? What's the current status of the stadium situation in Potomac?
Interested in your take on Koburnus and Hood so far in Potomac.
I really like what I'm seeing from Hood. This is the maturation process that I've been waiting for. Knowing balls from strikes comes first the power will come when he ages and fills out. Both Perez and Ramirez had better seasons last year but I still think Hood has the most upside of the three it just depends how he develops and so far this year it looks good. Not sure if he has gotten any better in the field.
As far as Hood, intuition appears to speak to the possibility of a "Bryce Harper effect" up and down the minor league system. Hood generally plays right field. There is the trade of up-and-coming right fielder Michael Burgess … and if the Groovin' Aruban could learn to play the outfield and not just DH as has regularly been the case?
One big advantage to starting Bryce Harper lower in the system may be to introduce the right kind of "energy" laced with just the right amount of "urgency" to a system that has been bereft of good talent in the younger age ranges.
I guess they signed Tug Hulett to replace Bixler in Syracuse. After a great performance by Yuniesky Maya … here comes Detwiler with another sterling performance on tap.
Two doubles and Flores just threw out a PR stealing in the bottom of the ninth. So, Jesus Flores bat is awake, alive and well. And perhaps the arm troubles are a thing of the past eh Ben?


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Celebrating heels & the women who wear them.
Sugar and spice and everything nice meets punk princess in this Iron Fist pump. The Demon Donkey Platform showcases a hot pink upper with a unique pattern. A sparkly pink glitter bow placed at the vamp is embellished with 3 silver rhinestones. Completing this fun pump is a 1 inch glitter platform and a 4 1/2 inch heel.