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Victoria Room
Old fashioned charm and girlie glamour take tea to splendid heights.
Kazbah on Darling
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Flavours from around the world meld at this sharp new mezze bar in Pyrmont.
Labneh technicians and novices alike will rejoice on this culinary tour of the Middle East.
Contemporary take of flavours from Egypt, Morocco, Syria & Greece.
Al-Aseel - Greenacre
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Almond Bar
Sisters Carol and Sharon Salloum are mad about almonds.
Darband Persian Restaurant
Feast on a Middle Eastern menu that won't burn a hole in your pocket.
Lebanon and Beyond
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Nominations for 2011 Eclipse Community Awards Now Open
The Eclipse Foundation opened nominations for the 2011 Eclipse Community Awards.
The Eclipse Community Awards will showcase nine winners from three categories. Categories include individual (Top Committer, Contributor and Newcomer Evangelist) project (Most Innovative New Feature or Project and Most Open Project) and technology (Best Application, Developer Tool, Mobile Product, Modeling Product). Nominations for these categories can be made by anyone and self-nomination is allowed. However, to nominate an Eclipse individual, project or technology you must login with a Bugzilla account. Nomination period closes on January 28, 2011.
The Individual and Project Award winners are decided on by community votes. Voting will open on January 31, 2011 and close on February 25, 2011. The Technology Award winners are chosen by a group of judges selected from Eclipse-oriented editors and project leaders. All winners will be announced at EclipseCon 2011. A list of past Eclipse winners is also available.
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Les Brown: Just a Gigolo
Just a Gigolo
Les Brown (leader)
Best of the Big Bands: Les Brown and his Great Vocalists (Columbia-Legacy CK 66373)
Les Brown (leader),
Wes Hensel, Frank Beach, Bob Fowler, Bob Higgins, Conrad Gozzo (trumpets), Ray Sims, Ray Klein, Ralph Pfeffner (trombones) Clyde 'Stumpy' Brown (trombone/vocal), Jack Tucker (alto sax), Abe Most (alto sax, clarinet), Dave Pell, Eddie Scherr (tenor saxes), Butch Stone (baritone sax), Tony Rizzi (guitar), Geoff Clarkson (piano), Ray Leatherwood (bass), Roy Harte (drums).
Composed by Julius Brammer, Irving Caesar and Leonello Casucci. Arranged by Skip Martin.
Recorded: Los Angeles, April 14, 1949
Rating: 87/100 (learn more)
One of the great things about the study of an art form is that, in many cases, the cream finally rises to the top. For many years, it was easy to take the Les Brown band for granted; it played wherever Bob Hope turned up, whether on television or Viet Nam. It played local west coast gigs if it appeared live, and made a couple of albums a year through the sixties. But when Hope left the business and Brown's many recordings became available on CD, many of us took a long look and listen to what his band accomplished. He was known for introducing Doris Day, but he had many other vocalists who were excellent. His was a dance band first, but he always had top notch soloists, and he recorded high-powered jazz written by excellent arrangers. Added to that was the fact that he was a fine arranger himself, and never stopped writing for the band.
It would be interesting to know how he came to have a new version of "Just a Gigolo" in his book. This song first attained popularity in the United States back in 1931 and would become legendary as part of Louis Prima's Las Vegas act paired with "I Ain't Got Nobody." But in the hands of the Band of Renown, it starts with a piano intro, a statement of the melody in two and then four-beat, a bebop-laced vocal by novelty singer Stumpy Brown, a solo by Abe Most, an eight bar transition drenched in bop (Gozzo was a ringer in the trumpet section for this recording, and he is amazing as usual), and then a solo statement by bopper Pell. The band then takes over for a chorus, and we are reminded of the brilliance of arranger Skip Martin in this exciting and roaring transfiguration of a simple tune swinging mightily as if the band's life depended on its performance (one should also listen to Clarkson's solo; he is a highly underrated musician). The music ends with a highly dissonant chord that still seems perfect given what happened during the previous three minutes.
In the scheme of things, this is a relatively minor record, but if the minor performances are this good, many of the major recordings are stunning, and it makes perfect sense when modern big band historians now call Les Brown's ensemble one of the finest big bands of all time.
Reviewer: Jeff Sultanof
Tags: big band · just a gigolo
Ron Cannatella
// Apr 15, 2009 at 01:18 PM
Here's some background information on the song Just a Gigolo: The song was written in 1929 by Leonello Casucci, Irving Caesar, Spencer Williams, Roger Graham, and J. Brammer. Just a Gigolo was recorded in 1931 most notably by Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, and bandleader Ted Lewis. Ted's version was a #1 hit in 1931. Louis Prima put Just a Gigolo together as a medley for the very first time with the song I Ain't Got Nobody for release as a V-Disc in 1945. His first commercial recording of Just a Gigolo by itself was recorded in 1946 and issued on the Majestic label as a single. Louis' most famous and celebrated recording of the Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody medley was recorded in 1956 for Capitol Records. Louis would revisit Gigolo again in 1966 for Hanna Barbera and his own Prima Label. In 1973, Louis recorded his final version of Just a Gigolo as the title song for his 1973 Prima Label album of the same name. These classic albums are available on digitally remastered compact discs exclusively at www.LouisPrima.com along with several other exciting Prima Label titles! After Louis Prima's death in 1978, Italian singer Jimmy Roselli released his version of Just a Gigolo as a medley with Vesti La Giubba from Pagliacci! Marlene Dietrich revived Just a Gigolo for the 1979 film of the same name starring David Bowie, Kim Novak and Kurt Jurgens. Marlene's recording was released as a 45rpm single to promote the film.She was 78 years old at the time, and this became her last recording and film appearance. David Lee Roth recorded a note-for note cover of Louis Prima's 1956 Capitol version of Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody in 1985. The recording reached #12 on the Top 40 charts and brought Louis Prima's style to the MTV generation! Singer Lou Bega (of Mambo Number 5 fame) recorded a dance version of Just a Gigolo/ I Ain't Got Nobody in 2001 borrowing Louis Prima's legendary phrasing. Ron Cannatella The Louis Prima Archives www.LouisPrima.com


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July 18, 2008
Surrey International Writers' Conference Newsletter
From the krumpled cranium of kc dyer:
It's here!
Registration for SiWC 2008 is now open. Our goal was to have things up and running by noon yesterday (July 17th), and in fact, we actually got things in motion about 15 minutes ahead of schedule. We had a couple of glitches to iron out, but all is now running like a high-test hamster wheel.
Staffing at the school district is a little tight over the summer, so it's our hope that you'll register on-line instead of over the phone. If you have any problems, just drop me a line at firstname.lastname@example.com . Or, if you must, you can call the school district at 604-587-2302 until August 22, 2008. After August 25th, the phone number changes to 604-594-2000. Hours are between 8:30 am and 4 pm, Monday through Friday.
Our brochure is going to the printers this week, and if you'd like a copy, you can request one by clicking on the request link on the website and filling out the required information. Bear in mind that the brochure is an abbreviated version of the material on the website itself, so just checking out your options for workshops, panels and all the other myriad of things to do at the conference is best done on-line.
Now -- a word about Master Classes. This year we are offering 6 of these little beauties, all held on Thursday, October 23, 2008 -- a day before the conference formally starts. (You can find them on our website here). But right now, registration is only open for five of these classes, because the class being taught by Jack Whyte is being handled just a little differently from the rest. To get into Jack's class you must be invited. And to get that invitation, you must follow his instructions, (found on the website here and submit an excerpt of a story for him to read. He will select a mere 12 mortals to join in his class, and each will be notified in time to register and attend. So for now, if you'd like to register for any of the other five Master Classes, go right ahead. We'll handle the registrations for Jack's class later in the year.
One other quick announcement. I'm sorry to say that Little Brown editor Nancy Conescu has found herself unable to attend our conference this year, however she is sending the able and wonderful Julie Sheina (an associate editor with Little Brown) in her place. This change has been made on our registration page, so you'll be able to book time with Julie if you'd like an appointment with her.
We try to minimize changes like this to our schedule, but sometimes things get in the way, and we work hard to make the best conference experience possible for all our attendees.
If you take a look at the snazzy sidebar on our site, you'll see that we've passed the magic 5-0 number in our count-down to the SiWC Writing Contest deadline. Only 49 writing days left to get your entries in! We've got entries coming in already -- make sure you get yours in on time to qualify for over $4000 in prizes. Deadline is September 5th and details are on the site here: Writing Contest.
Enjoy your summer, keep writing -- and if you have any questions, you know where to find me: email@example.com
See you soon!
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SiWC Conference Coordinator
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College Park Center (map it)
601 Pecan St
Arlington, TX 76019
UT-Arlington Mavericks website
Year Opened: 2012
Capacity: 7,000
There are no tickets available at this time.
Official Review by Matthew Irby, Stadium Journey Regional Correspondent
College Park Center is the new home for the University of Texas � Arlington Mavericks. This state-of-the-art facility opened February 1st, 2012 and is a HUGE upgrade for the teams, fans, and campus over their previous home court in Texas Hall. This 218,000-square-foot facility cost right around $78 million according to the school, but after visiting, it was clearly money well spent.
Arlington is best known for the old school, brick-style look of the Ballpark in Arlington and the billion dollar spaceship looking Cowboys Stadium, and now has another facility that should attract large crowds to the 7,000 capacity limit of College Park Center on the campus of UT-Arlington.
The FANFARE scale is our metric device for rating each stadium experience. It covers the following:
Each area is rated from 0 to 5 stars with 5 being the best. The overall composite score is the "FANFARE Score".
When you get an upgrade on a facility, though it's not vitally important, having accessibility and a full-range of concession selections is important. College Park Center delivers there as well. Staples like nachos (they were very good), popcorn, hot dogs, pizza, soda and water can be found at all four permanent concession stands and at various portable stands.
I was impressed to find that both credit cards and cash are accepted at the permanent stands, cash only at the portable stands. However, what notched this up to 4 stars was the affordable price for a family of 4 (approx. $20, unless your kids are garbage disposals).
The Mavericks for the first time in their schools' history have an actual arena or events center to call their own. And they didn't go from the look of a high school gym to the look of other Southland Conference facilities. Nope, they splurged and went big. Walking into College Park Center I had the feel of walking into a Big XII or SEC type facility.
During the game, the crowd for the most part was involved and paying attention as their Mavericks are the 2011-12 Southland Conference regular season champions.
College Park District is the 20-acre development that is turning UT-Arlington from a college in the middle of a major metroplex area, into the look and feel of a true college town. The beauty so far is the College Park Center, but surrounding the facility are many other amenities that have been completed, are under construction, or are at least in the planning stage of development. In the end, the College Park District will not only house the Center, but a 4+ acre "mixed-use" landscape known as Green at College Park, a new residence hall, campus apartments, University welcome center, parking garage, and various shops and restaurants.
Also contributing to this is that just barely over a mile away is the heart of Arlington entertainment. The home of the Texas Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Cowboys Stadium, Six Flags, and Hurricane Harbor, are all "Musts" when visiting the DFW Metroplex. Need a place to eat before to after? I highly recommend Babe's Chicken Dinner House (just North of campus), Sherlock's Baker Street Pub or Trail Dust Steak House.
The fans at College Park Center were typical student fans at a winning program. The students I spoke to knew their star players and were very passionate about the referees need for a vision check-up. But, in general, it lacked the same goosebump-feeling that is synonymous with college basketball. With that said, the fans were loud and passionate, and I got the feeling that Mavericks basketball in Arlington is catching on.
It is almost always hard to do well with access and travel when dealing with a campus in a large city, which sits in between Dallas and Fort Worth. Not to mention having the center in the middle of the college campus, this poses an obvious problem for anyone traveling to a game at a school with over 30,000 students. However, getting to the game wasn't terrible at all, just plan accordingly. And once there, the campus and facility has the proper signs to get a fan to the game and into their seats.
Since opening the new facility there were four home games to finish out the year and attendance was FREE! That's right; the school did not charge a dime to anyone for the final four home games. This was both a wonderful surprise when I arrived, and a great marketing strategy. What better way to show off your new gem, than to make it available to anyone.
I spoke with the ticket office and they were unable to quote me ticket prices for next season, but did let me know that student admission into the bleachers will remain free; students just simply need to show their school ID.
College Park Center gets the first additional point for not only being a facility that houses the men's and women's basketball teams as well as the women's volleyball team, but being a facility for many other special events. ESPN already had a boxing event, Friday Night Fights at the facility on February 17th, 2012.
The second additional point goes to the school itself. Anyone who watched games at Texas Hall and now at the new College Park Center understands that the school needed this upgrade. Students, fans, alumni, and even locals now have a facility that they can take serious pride in, as this facility is a beautiful addition to this large campus.
The third and final free point goes to both the men's and women's basketball teams. The facility opened on February 1st and to celebrate it both teams pulled off victories over UT-San Antonio. I can't think of a better way to cut the tape.
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I've always been a sucker for peer pressure, so in response to demands/requests to create a blog to share our adventure in Firenze I present to you 'A Little Gnocchi'. I also have a problem with run on sentences.
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The City Council of Edmonton may be about to learn how Nanaimo City Council felt when they were forced to back down on their infamous "ban the Christians" motion. Pamela Geller and the American Freedom Defense Initiative are suing the City over its decision to order ads removed from city buses.
The ads encouraged Muslim women and girls living in fundamentalist households to come forward if they were being threatened by their families. It featured the photos of North American honour killing victims. "Muslim girls honour killed by their families, is your family threatening you? Is there a fatwa on your head? We can help," the ad read.
Councillor Amarjeet Sohi objected, and demanded that the ads be removed. "They target one group, and in my mind they were very discriminatory and racist, and there's no place for that kind of bigotry on city property," Sohi complained. "Honour killing is a serious problem ... (but) this problem is present in every community, not just the Muslim community."
Well, actually the serious problem of honour killing is not present in every community. The overwhelming majority of confirmed honour killings -- wherein females are killed for allegedly shaming their families -- happen in Muslim families.
That being said, Sohi is not wrong about everything. The ads very much were inflammatory. Perhaps Geller and the AFDI could have rethought their use of such a culturally-loaded term as "Fatwa."
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Because for the City of Edmonton to force Pattison Advertising -- the firm that essentially sublets the ad space on buses and LRT trains for the City of Edmonton -- to remove the ads simply because a handful of people found them to be offensive. It's a violation of the Charter Right to freedom of expression. (Unlike Nanaimo City Council, at least Sohi was willing to settle for violating just one Charter right.)
This is precisely what John Carpay of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms seized upon in the statement of claim filed on behalf of the AFDI.
Regardless of whether or not the ads were offensive to Amarjeet Sohi, Pamela Gellar and the American Freedom Defense Initiative had the right to place those ads, inflammatory or not.
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The SMS Marketing Guidebook
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Verizon may get some landline relief in New Jersey: The state's utilities commission will likely move this week to lift some pricing regulations around basic residential telephone service, making it possible for the carrier to raise its rates for POTS (plain old telephone service) as much as 36 percent--and possibly higher, in time.
Verizon slapped with FCC $7.4M consumer privacy violation fine
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Michigan House passes bill to ease AT&T's POTS shutdown
AT&T has another ally on its side in its aim to shut down POTS as a new bill passed in the Michigan House that will make it easier for large wireline telcos to shut down traditional TDM-based wireline phone service in 2017, reports mlive.com.
ATIS and SIP Forum aim to ensure IP-level interconnections
ATIS and the SIP Forum are partnering to specify an IP communications network-to-network interface (NNI) between North American service providers, saying the effort will lay the groundwork for "ubiquitous advanced real-time communications such as high-definition voice, point-to-point video calling, and multimedia text across wireless, wireline and cable providers."
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Fear of the unknown can hold back American innovation and economic growth in the form of those who invoke bogeymen to scare consumers away from technological advances. That's happening today, as a dialogue is just beginning on how to upgrade and modernize the nation's old telephone networks to next generation high-speed Internet networks.
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A pictorial documentation of the adventures playing Softball. Highlights include Division I Softball at Mississippi State University, MSU Athletes in action and travel adventures.
More than a game. Softball demands dedication, practice and hard work. The rewards are evident as seen in the smiles.
Enjoy a brief tribute to the talented athletes, Coaches and many others making Softball anything but soft.
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Pre Season
Training Camp and Copenhagen Scrimmage
The Oslo Vikings 2012 pre-season capped off with a scrimmage against the Copenhagen Towers
Oslo, Norway. Three weeks ago the Oslo Vikings strapped on their pads in preparation for the 2012 season. Being the defending Norwegian Championship team the pressure is on - and the Vikings have their single goal set for this season; to defend their title!
"This years training camps served as a great opportunity to build on what we learned from last season. This year we were able to install much faster in light of having many of the same players and coaches from last season. We have also been able to develop many of our young players, allowing them to be integrated into our system." Coach Marques Anderson said.
The 2012 team returns most starters including familiar faces such as linebacker Jesse Alderfer, the entire offensive line and most offensive backs and receivers, such as Nicolay Aslaksen, Lorenzo Proctor and Vegard Tysse.
New to the defense this year is cornerback Jeppe Okholm from the Triangle Razorbacks (the 2011 XXIII Mermaid Bowl Champions of the Danish league) and defensive lineman Alexander Moe, who is back with the Vikings after having spent time at California Lutheran University. He will join fellow Kingsman Christian Paulsboe on the defensive front.
The biggest changes for this season are at quarterback and wide receiver, where Derek Mann (QB) and Brandon Weekes (WR) have been brought in to strengthen the team. They have both played at the University of Ottawa, Canada.
Head Coach Marques Anderson and offensive coach Vincent Pryme have shared their thoughts about the 2012 season - and reflected on how the 2012 team looks vs the 2011 squad.
"At this time last year we were bringing in a new program with a new terminology. This was the focus and top priority for the first half of our season. This year we have only had to review our terminology and focus more on development, install and execution. We are excited about this football team and we will continue to work to be better than we were the day before. So, yes we have improved as a unit versus last year at this point in time, but we have a long way to go to realize our goals as a football team." Coach Anderson said.
"We have a few changes from last year as we have a new quarterback and wide reciever. I think overall we are a better team this year because the whole team trained hard in the off-season." Coach Vincent Pryme said.
The scrimmage played against one of the 2012 contenders in the Danish League ended 14 - 6 in favor of the Vikings. The game was played at Frogner Stadion - and marked the last day of training camp for the Vikings. The low scoring scrimmage showcased the Vikings defense against one of the bigger offensive fronts in northern Europe, who were not able to establish their running game. On the offensive side of the ball the Vikings quarterback Derek Mann made several connections to wide receivers Brandon Weekes and Eric ford, while also getting some momentum from the running game from several contributors in Nicolay Aslaksen, Lorenzo Proctor and Vegard Tysse. Tysse ended up scoring the Vikings two touchdowns in the scrimmage, both on a pair of scampers inside the Towers ten yard line.
"The scrimmage against the Copenhagen Towers was a great opportunity for our athletes and coaches to play against a great team. They were very physical, fielding the largest offensive and defensive line we have faced in the past few years. Their QB and skilled players could stretch the field and were good athletes. They were well-coached and very meticulous about their approach to American Football." Head Coach Marques Anderson said.
"One of the attributes we were most proud of is that our guys played hard and with intensity on both sides of the ball. With a full referee crew we were also able to get a feel for how the new rule changes will effect the game this year." Coach Anderson added.
Coach Anderson also brought up a larger lesson that can be learned from Saturdays scrimmage.
"We have to make sure we make big plays, as well as do the small things, to be successful. In football the slightest deviation of execution can be damaging to a play, a series or a game. So we will build on that theme as we move forward. Execution!"
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Take in a post-convention game as the Boston Red Sox host the Toronto Blue Jays at 7:10 p.m., Aug. 20 and 21, in Fenway Park. Photo: Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau
SESSION/Sun., Aug. 15, 3 p.m. In August 2009, Lexington, Mass., christened the Samuel Hadley Public Services Building. Featured in our February 2010 cover story ("Rebels with a cause," page 26), it's the first LEED Silver-certified public works facility. The developers will discuss the project: Weston & Sampson Team Leader Jeff Alberti; Public Works Director William Hadley; CTA Construction Project Executive Jeffrey Hazelwood; and Michael Lawrence and Janet Slemenda of HKT Architects. Photo: CTA Construction Inc.
TOUR/Wed., Aug. 18, 7:30 a.m. The Charles River Basin's water level is controlled by a dam and locks system. The new dam was completed in 1978 and replaced the original that was built in 1910. The dam supports Boston's Science Museum, allows recreational and commercial crafts to travel, and houses a fish ladder. For pleasure boats, the dam contains two locks: each 200 feet long, 22 feet wide, and 8 feet deep. For commercial vessels, there's a single lock: 300 feet long, 40 feet wide, and 17 feet deep. Photo: Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau
TOUR/Wed., Aug. 18, 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Take a look at Universal Recycling Technologies LLC's 30,000-square-foot electronics recycling operation in Dover, N.H. In 2008 the facility managed more than 2,100 tons, or 75%, of the total residential-waste televisions and computer monitors collected in Maine. The company's automated de-manufacturing and recycling system includes glass processing, which is sorted by type and chemistry, to produce furnace-ready cullet. Photo: Universal Recycling Technologies LLC
TOUR/Wed., Aug. 18, 7:30 a.m. The nation's second-largest sewage treatment plant serves 43 communities and protects Boston Harbor from pollution. Although one of the largest electricity users in Boston, Deer Island generates 20% of the electricity it consumes and half of the island's energy needs. The tour is limited to 100 participants. Photo: Courtesy MWRA
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Learn how the Water Treatment Facility in Keene, N.H., reduced its electricity consumption and carbon footprint using Rentricity Inc.'s Flow-to-Wire energy recovery system to capture excess flow and pressure. The system will result in a new source of "green" electricity and is the first of its kind.
Are You Ready? Leadership and Teamwork in Emergency SituationsSun., Aug. 154 – 4:50 p.m.
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Althea Ducati Duo Fastest at New Moscow World Superbike Qualifying
The first practice and qualifying sessions of the eleventh round of the SBK World Championship took place today at the new Moscow Raceway. Team Althea's Davide Giugliano and Carlos Checa wasted no time in getting to grips with the track, concluding first qualifying in first and second place respectively.
Two days ago, Althea Racing had a first taste of the track during a test day, and it was Althea man Checa who drew first blood, immediately at ease on the Russian track and recording the quickest time of the day (1m35.8). His team-mate Giugliano closed the test session in seventh position, with a best time of 1m36.7.
This morning, first practice was interrupted almost immediately when crashes for Baz and Camier meant a red flag and a thirty-minute break. Carlos and Davide then returned to the track and after just a few laps Carlos was up in second position behind Melandri. Davide made solid progress throughout the remainder of the session, especially in the final stages when he recorded a 1m36.3 that positioned him third overall.
Carlos finished in sixth place with a best time of 1m36.5. Afternoon qualifying took place in dry but cloudy conditions (air temperature 18 ̊C, track 22 ̊C). Althea's riders continued to work well, demonstrating that they have great potential at this new track. During the first part of the session, Checa improved on his best time set in practice by over seven tenths, recording a 1m35.8 that put him in first place towards mid-session.
A few minutes later Giugliano moved in front of his team-mate thanks to an impressive flying lap of 1m35.0. The Italian rider's time remained the quickest of the session and he therefore secured provisional pole, followed by Carlos who, in the final minutes, dropped his time by another few tenths to close with a best of 1m35.2 (half a second quicker than Guintoli, third).
Carlos Checa: "We've tried the tyres and are also working to adapt the setting of the bike because this track is different to the others, it has a unique character. We need to prepare the bike in a certain way and probably go with a set-up that we've not used before. In the end Davide and I were able to make some fast laps with the softer tyre; maybe through certain, slow sections of the track the Ducati has less trouble changing direction than the other bikes, I don't know. But if we look at race pace, we're all very close in terms of times. I'm happy for now, but there is more work to do, as in certain sections I think we can improve further."
Davide Giugliano: "For now everything's going well. I say 'for now' because a race weekend is long and hard and in Superbike, with all these great champions, you never know exactly how well you're doing as everything can change from one session to the next. But I think that if you're inside the top five or six it's a good result at this level. I really like the track and, although I'm not 100% fit after Silverstone, the bike and my team are really helping me a lot here and I'm pleased with the work done so far. The important thing is to stay focused for Sunday's races."
TIMES (Qualifying): 1. Giugliano (Ducati) 1'35.0; 2. Checa (Ducati) 1'35.2; 3. Guintoli (Ducati) 1'35.7; 4. Melandri (BMW) 1'35.7; 5. Davies (Aprilia) 1'35.8; 6. Sykes (Kawasaki) 1'35.9; 7. Zanetti (Ducati) 1'35.9; 8. Aoyama (Honda) 1'35.9
Source: Althea Racing
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MeestorMark wrote:Perfect place to ask this question.
The game won't automatically do what you want it to do. They didn't make the two types of counters connect right. But you can make the game do what you want yourself with the "moveobjects on" cheat and also holding down the "alt" button when placing the island portions of the counter. This will let you place your island counter where it will overlap with the back or side of the regular counter. If you place it too tight with the regular counter though, sims won't be able to use the island portion for sitting. However, after placing, if you get the stools to "snap" to the island counters when you place those, it is a good sign sims will be able to use the seating side of the island in live mode.
Hope this helps.
Too bad this trick does not work
Edit: Here is a picture of how it can look in game with the above methods.
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Upcoming Apple iPad 5 and iPhone 5C could have had their housings leaked in new videos
Many Apple fans were mighty disappointed earlier this year when Apple failed to announce a single new iDevice at their annual World Wide Developer Conference in San Francisco, but it seems that the long wait may be over after even more parts have leaked online depicting what could be the Apple iPad 5 and iPhone 5C (or Mini)'s housings.
Alleged Apple iPhone 5C has its inyards splattered all over the internet, may be the rumoured iPhone Mini
What is cheap and features an Apple logo? Nothing original that's for sure, but the illustrious, and long rumoured, iPhone Mini, believed to be officially called the Apple iPhone 5C promises to bring the popular premium Apple iPhone to lower price points when it is expected to launch later this year. Said device has even had most of its insides splashed on the interwebs today as no one believes leaks of the supposed plastic rear covers of the device anymore.
IC Tech seems to have caught yet another glimpse of the so called budget iPhone, or iPhone 5C or iPhone Mini, this time having most of its insides shown to the world. One of these parts are allegedly the Apple iPhone 5C's new front screen and bezel which looks quite similar to that of the Apple iPhone 5, with changes to its plugs, and by the looks of it a slightly thicker bezel. The Apple iPhone 5C has also allegedly had its camera module leaked, showing off a 8MP sensor similar to the one found on the more premium Apple iPhone 5. The Apple iPhone 5C will apparently be the company's complete low end offering when the next flagship is announced and besides featuring a cheaper plastic rear, it will also have the same 4-inch display found on the iPhone 5.
The Apple iPhone 5C, or iPhone Mini or iPhone Lite, or iPad Nano, whatever you call it, may be one of the company's best sellers, if it is real that is. The company is expected to announce the device alongside the next line of iPads and this year's iPhone flagship device, with a date somewhere in September being rumoured. Is a budget iPhone on your to-buy list? Let us know below!
Budget-friendly iPhone may be called iPhone 5C according to latest 'leaks'
Undoubtedly one of the hottest stories from Cupertino this year, the budget-friendly version of the Apple iPhone may very well be called the Apple iPhone 5C, that is if the latest set of leaks straight out of manufacturer Pegatron, is to be believed. The leak, through an employee of the China Labour Watch, mentions a plastic clad iPhone that is coming to the market in the coming months and likely references the more affordable device.
iPhone Mini may be real, new leaked image shows off FCC ID, could launch later this year
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text: A story that has been brewing in the pages of Rocky Mountain papers for weeks hits The Washington Times today, with Stephen Dinan's report on a religious exemption provision to anti-immigration laws proposed by Utah Republican Senator Robert F. Bennett, and the counter-proposal made by Republican Colorado Representative Tom Tancredo, who denounced Bennett's provision as an aid to terrorists. The original provision sponsored by Bennett (and passed Nov. 10) was requested by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to protect religious bodies like the Mormon church from prosecution for knowingly allowing illegal aliens to volunteer or minister at their houses of worship. (The Mormon church relies heavily on volunteers.) The innocuous-enough provision became controversial when Tancredo declared that the provision, though it might be aimed at protecting soup-kitchen volunteers, created a immigration loophole large enough "'to drive a truck bomb through it,'" allowing any church, synagogue or — here's the key word — mosque "'that calls itself a religion to aid and abet illegals who may pose a national security threat.'" The lines of the story, and the fight, seem clear enough, as does the coded bigotry that will likely dominate media defenses of the provision, like the Times' headline — "Mormons initiated protection on aliens" — emphasizing the familiar "church" roots of the measure, and disowning any implications it might have for mosques.


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It's not the end of the summer season until back-to-school commercials air and the gasoline-laced highways are saturated with cars packed full of families and friends heading out for the Labor Day weekend. But we don't know any other way to properly end another summer than with the annual Arts, Beats, and Eats festival in Downtown Royal Oak from August 29th - September 1st.
Presented by FirstMerit Bank, the festival is in its 17th year and continues to gain wide recognition as the premier destination for Labor Day weekend. With a fine arts show, hundreds of performances by big name and indie artists, and more food options than you can imagine, it's no wonder it attracts thousands.
It was back in November of 2009 that Arts, Beats, and Eats announced that it would make its move from Pontiac to Downtown Royal Oak. And while there were mixed reviews about the move, there's no denying its positive impact. That first year in its new host city, over 400,000 people attended, raising money for local charities, and exposing a wide variety of artists, restaurants, and musicians to potential new fans and business.
Providing great family entertainment at an affordable cost, Arts, Beats, and Eats gives Metro Detroiters more of what they love.
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Eureka not what it used to be
Season 1 of Eureka was excellent. Season 2 of Eureka was excellent. The Sci Fi channel were calling Eureka their number one science fiction show and, if you ignored the existence of Battlestar Galactica, I thought it was a fair call. At least, the ratings made it a fair call. Then, after what seemed like an eternity of waiting, came season 3.
Having just watched the third episode of season 3, "Best in Faux", I'm left wondering – did they change writers? There was a writers strike after all, so perhaps yes, perhaps they did. We know the writers strike apparently lead to Eureka being commissioned for 21 instead of 13 episodes for season 3. Perhaps the rush to produce more quantity has led to the unfortunate side effect of less quality. It seems the only possibility, since a quick check shows its the same writers. It's the same actors, it's the same characters, and its the same writers. But somehow, the show isn't the same.
Eureka currently isn't what it used to be. Instead of a nice, cohesive and ongoing storyline spread with enjoyable character driven humor, it now seems to be a try hard comedy with impossible to believe scenarios. After looking forward to Eureka for almost a year, I have to say, I"m quite disappointed. I also have a friend who had listed Eureka as her favorite television show for its first two years, but like myself, has watched the first three episodes of season 3 and asked, "What's going on?"
I could go into a range of reasons why each episode has under delivered (that's professional lingo for 'it sucked'). I kept saying to myself all the way through, "Just enjoy it," but seeing Allison attend 'mud scene' in her wedding dress that she couldn't remove because of an electrical malfunction was, well, plain stupid. Horrid even. Yes, I still managed to get a few laughs here and there, mainly thanks to the excellent banter between the actors, but the storylines so far have really sucked.
My friend summed it up with this: "It's gone from being my favourite show to…to….something." The next episode is titled "I Do Over" and has something to do with Carter living a kind of Groundhog Day of Allisons wedding. Hmm, I have to say it sounds awful. I'm not looking forward to it like I should be. Hopefully I"m alone with this viewpoint and others are at least experiencing the enjoyment that I thought Eureka would season 3 would bring. Hopefully. And yet, there's that doubt again…
Heres that god awful wedding dress scene….


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Mercury entered Leo July 29, changing the dynamics in which we think and speak. Leo is bold, dramatic and sometimes overly dramatic.
July 29, Venus squared Uranus and this dynamic will play out over the weekend. Venus square Uranus is disruptive to relationships and stability. This square continues to set off the Uranus-Pluto square creating major events in the world and in our personal lives if this is aspecting personal planets in your natal chart.
With Uranus involved some of us will want freedom, or our partners may. This is not the time to press an issue or act clingy. If your partner wants freedom this weekend the best thing you can do is go with the flow gracefully, and if the relationship is sound they will return. If your relationship is stressed or not really a committed situation the potential is there for it to end, depending on what is in your chart.
Mercury conjuncts Jupiter and squares Uranus August 2-3 and this is a volatile and unpredictable transit, indicative of rash and unexpected behavior. Mars is exact in its square to Jupiter August 1 at 3;33 P.M., EST but this energy will continue for a few days. Mercury squares Mars exact, at 8:01 P.M., Saturday, and this energy will continue as well.
Mercury conjunct Jupiter is indicative of things getting blown out of proportion and over-indulging. That can include fun, entertainments, eating and drinking or anything else. Things may not be as big or important as you think they are or make them out to be.
Mars square Jupiter is volatile and indicative of rash behavior and actions. Again, things may get blown out of proportion.
As Mercury squares Jupiter and Mars, exact at 8:01 P.M., EST, on August 2, this transit is indicative of arguments, flying off the handle, irritation, and fights. Be careful driving!
The best thing you can do is be aware of this energy and not go with the flow of it, so to speak. In some cases, not reacting is the key to maintaining peace.
Many events will unfold in the world over the next 3-4 days. The cease fire was broken between Hamas and Israel, and I expect violence to escalate here, and in other hot spots. Jupiter rules the medical profession, and there will be more news of the Ebola outbreak, and I expect to that increase as well. With Mercury-Mars there could be news of accidents and situations involving transportation or travel and young people/children.


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One of the biggest problems faced by women in poor countries is violence and discrimination. At every turn girls and women find opportunities blocked and their safety compromised.
If you want some figures, 150 million girls under the age of 18 have been raped or subjected to other forms of sexual assault. 140 million women and girls have been victims of female genital mutilation. And the list goes on.
Violence against women is unacceptable and has to stop. At the most fundamental level the continuing violence, whether physical, sexual or psychological is rooted in gender discrimination. When women are seen as less than men it's all too easy for them to become objects to be treated worse than animals.
But why is gender discrimination still happening? We all know that this form of discrimination goes on around the world, even in our own country it's far more prevalent than we'd care to admit. But in the world's poorest countries violence against women and gender discrimination are often caused by the following:
· Poverty. A life of poverty places girls and women in a precarious situation. Often they will turn to prostitution to feed themselves or their families. They put themselves at greater risk of rape and assault, and due to cultural attitudes relating to sex and prostitution may be the victim of attacks from the community. Stresses and strains in poor households can result in eruptions of physical violence against women.
· Lack Of Education. In many ways this is intimately tied to the above cause. In societies where violence against women is prevalent there is a distinct lack of education on both sides of the gender divide.
In these cultures girls tend to get little or no formal schooling, and research has shown that education has a positive impact on violence against women. Education provides a safe environment for young girls, it also helps them become active citizens with more choice, able to secure better employment and lift them out of poverty. It also changes their attitudes, making them less likely to view violence as acceptable.
From a male perspective there is little in the way of education against violence against women, so the attitudes that support it go unchallenged.
· Lack Of Participation. Girls in the 10-14 age range are at particular risk of violence due to a lack of participation in society. They are pushed to the edges, have no control over their own lives and their thoughts and feelings are given short shrift. As a result they become dependent on those around them and the nature of their relationships often becomes power based and imbalanced, which leads to an increase in violence against women.
· Cultural Attitudes. In most countries where violence against women is common it is often related to cultural attitudes surrounding gender roles and the status of women. When women are seen as less important and capable than men, where girls are seen as a burden on their families and where women and girls in poverty are driven to prostitution for survival, violence towards them is seen as acceptable.
The negative effects of violence against women are deeper and further reaching than the awful individual physical and psychological damage. On a wider scale the attitudes that surround, support and cause violence against women damage communities and also hinder the economic prosperity of societies.
To find out more about violence against women and how you can help visit Plan UK here http://www.plan-uk.org/what-we-do/campaigns/because-i-am-a-girl/


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For a split second, I felt like I had been transported back to a time of denim on denim and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
Ballyhoo!, from Aberdeen, MD, is a band that has been fusing punk, ska, and reggae for nearly the past twenty years. Consisting of Howi Spangler (vocals/guitar), Scott Vandrey (keys), J.R. Gregory (bass), and Donald Spangler (drums), the band started to gain momentum in 2011, when their 4th album, Daydreams, was released under LAW Records, and they appeared at Bamboozle and Vans Warped Tour in 2012. Their newest album, Pineapple Grenade, which came out in the middle of last year, is a step away from the darker tone of Daydreams. In fact, Pineapple Grenade is also far more polished
The album clocks in with just under 15 songs. With such a long album, its not a stretch to believe that there are to be significantly weaker songs than the rest. Surprisingly, I couldn't pick out a song that falls short against the others. Each song is a gem and explores a different side of the band and their musicality. Fans will enjoy their staying true to the formula that got their attention, but heads will turn when they hear the country-esque, mandolin heavy sounds of "When They Told Me" only to be followed by "Out Of My Mind," which sounds like something straight off of an early Green Day album. Production plays a key factor in the sound, but the success of the album rides more on the band's talent than anything, featuring guitar hooks and an impressive precision of drum fills and accents.
The standout track is "Beautiful Day," which is just as bright and happy as the title suggests. It's a beautiful day/ feeling the sunshine on my face, the chorus starts and ends the song, reminding us to enjoy the little things in life. Harmonies flow behind the chorus that perfectly balances between not being drowned out and sounding over manufactured. The instrumentals layer and buildup as the song marches on, and the final, and most refreshing part of the song (and album) is a key change right before the song wraps up.
This is the perfect album to relax to. With San Diego's love of kick back music (a la Sublime) this is the kind of music I would (and will) throw on during the summer, drink in hand.
Ballyhoo! hits San Diego January 30th. So what are you waiting for? Grab a ticket!


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Alarm Raised for Contact Lens Wearers
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The use of a Bausch & Lomb Inc's brand cleansing solution has been linked to a severe corneal fungal infection, which if left untreated can cause blindness. Optometry doctors in the U.S have urged contact lens wearers to take proper precautions to prevent this.
Bausch & Lomb Inc. has stopped shipping their ReNu with MoistureLoc brand contact lens solution since Monday following warnings from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about increased reports of the eye infection.
AdvertisementAlthough the number of patients that have been affected are relatively few in number contact lens wearers must be warned because the infection, fusarium keratitis could cause blindness in the patients if left untreated.
The public as well as eye care professionals must be aware and alert to quickly diagnose and begin treatment of this dangerous eye disease.
Doctors have advised all contact lens wearers to take extra precautions while handling their lenses, regardless of which solution they use. In addition anyone who experiences any of the following symptoms report himself or herself to a doctor immediately.
Pain in and around the eyes;
Red and irritated eyes lasting for an unusually long period of time;
Sudden blurred or fuzzy vision.
Excessive tearing of the eye and increased sensitivity to light.
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About The Tyre
What is a Tyre?
Simply put, a tyre is a flexible container of compressed air. In reality, a tyre's duties are many. It supports a vehicle's load, it propels a vehicle: forward, backward, and side-to-side. It stops a vehicle. Finally, it also cushions the load from road imperfections. Today's tyres comprise between 19-25 different components. Contrary to popular opinion, tyres are built from the inside out rather than the outside in. The heart of every tyre is an inner liner. Its job is to give the tyre shape and hold in the air. Wrapped around the inner liner are fabric belts. Fastened to the bottom of the fabric belts is the bead, which holds the tyre to the wheel.
On top of the fabric belts are steel belts. These belts have two jobs. One is to give the tyre stability, and the other is to make the tread pattern as flat as possible. (A flatter tread means more contact with the road.) On top of the belts is the tread of the tyre. There are different tread patterns for different types of tyres. Finally, on the side of the tyre, appropriately enough, is the sidewall. This is what gives a tyre its stiffness or ride characteristics. A taller/softer sidewall will absorb more bumps, while a shorter/stiffer sidewall will provide better cornering ability and sharper steering response
Why are Tyres Important?
Many consumers don't know enough about tyres to make an educated purchase. For some, the choice comes down to price and/or availability. Others buy tyres based on appearance or reputation. Educated consumers know to purchase tyres based on safety, quietness, road-holding ability, and wear.
Regardless of tyre choice, it is necessary that consumers understand why tyres are so important. Tyres are a vehicle's only contact with the road. Even the brawniest engine, strongest brakes, or most advanced anti-skid system, is at the mercy of the tyre's grip on the road. Every move a driver makes with the steering wheel or brake or gas pedal is transmitted to the road through the four notepad-sized contact patches of the tyres.
Since a vehicle doesn't have the ability to change tyres like a person changes shoes, consumers must select a tyre that will work year 'round and in every conceivable driving situation. You wouldn't wear high heels to go hiking, and you wouldn't wear ski boots to dance a ballet. However, consumers often ask their cars' tyres to do many things, and many times a vehicle's tyres aren't suited to the task.
Selecting the right tyres for your driving needs is as important as selecting the right vehicle. Tyres that are worn won't be able to displace enough water to prevent hydroplaning. Performance tyres won't be able to get much grip in snow. All-season tyres can't manage the heat creased in high-speed driving. Passenger-car tyres might not be able to carry the heavy load found in a contractor's bakkie.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Perhaps the biggest mistake a consumer can make when replacing tyres is not using the correct size. On the sidewall of your original-equipment tyre (and all tyres) is a code that tells the tyre's size and capabilities. Here's a sample tyre-size code and a description of what that code means: P195/60R16 63H M+S
- P = Type of tyre
- 195 = width of the tyre across the tread in millimeters
- 60 = Aspect ratio of the sidewall compared to the width
- R = Radial construction
- 16 = Diameter of the rim in inches
- 63 = tyre's load rating
- H = tyre's speed rating
- M+S = tyre is suitable for all-season driving
If the tyre-size code starts with LT instead of P, that means the tyre is a light-truck tyre. Light-truck tyres are designed to have higher-load carrying capacities and are usually found on pickups and SUVs. These vehicles are not required to have LT tyres, and in many cases, the original-equipment specification calls for passenger-car tyres.
A tyre's speed rating is most important if you do a lot of highway driving. Tyres are speed rated from 140 Km/pH to 300 Km/pH. The most common speed ratings are T (190 Km/pH) and H (210 Km/pH). Both of those ratings clearly exceed the nationally posted speed limits and would make excellent long-distance highway tyres. If a consumer were to drive only in urban situations at low speeds, a tyre with an S (180 Km/pH) speed rating might be completely acceptable.
You see, the speed rating translates into the the tyre's ability to dissipate heat, or better yet, to prevent heat build-up. Heat is a tyre's enemy. The more heat, the faster the tyre wears, and the faster a tyre might break down and fail. So a tyre with a higher speed rating can dissipate more heat on long highway trips. If a consumer were to spend little time on the highway, the speed rating might not be an important factor in choosing a replacement tyre.
Another important factor in choosing a replacement tyre is the load rating. The load capacity number on the tyre-size code indicates the load-carrying capacity of that single tyre. When selecting replacement tyres, consumers have to be careful not to select a tyre with a lower load-carrying capacity.
Tyres need to rotate in more than one direction
Rotating a vehicle's tyre is essential to prevent uneven tyre wear. If left unchecked, unrotated tyres will cause increased road noise, lower fuel economy, and decreased wet-weather traction. Additionally, badly neglected tyres will have to be replaced sooner.
It is generally accepted that on front-drive vehicles, where all tyres are the same size, you rotate the front tyres to the rear in a straight line and cross the back tyres to the front. In a rear-drive vehicle, you rotate the backs in a straight line to the front and cross the front tyres to the back.
On all- or four-wheel-drive vehicles, the rotation pattern most often suggested is a simple "X." The left front and right rear swap and the right front and left rear swap.
Many sports cars and some luxury and sport-utility vehicles have unidirectional tyres. Unidirectional tyres have tread patterns that are designed to perform in the direction denoted on the tyre sidewall only. They should always be rotated front to rear (assuming they are the same size). This ensures that the direction of revolution does not change.


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Dov Charney: 'Nobody Wants to Be a Hipster'
But they are "echo-boomers," like it or not.
"Hipsters are from a certain time period. The stereotype of a hipster is not something people aspire to anymore. Do you want to be a hipster? Nobody wants to be a hipster." —Hipster Dov Charney, American Apparel CEO, eschews the label, like all proper hipsters do, claiming the brand will offer "echo-boomers ... a more classic look" now, as American Apparel shares trade at less than $2, down from a high of $16.80 in December 2007. [Runnin' Scared/VV]


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Professor Emeritus Suzanne Bravender, former Divison Dean Linda Malm, and State Senator Jack Scott, a former president of Pasadena City Collete, at the gallery reception commemorating 20 years of the Artist-in-Residence program, January 12, 2006.
Director's Comments
BRIAN TUCKER, Director, Pasadena City College Art Gallery
Internationally prominent artists put in appearances at the most exclusive art institutes and graduate universities on a fairly regular basis. It requires a special effort to bring such artists to the large and diverse public that comprises a community college. That effort seems to strike a blow against inequity in art education. As a new faculty member at Pasadena City College this year, that was my immediate thought when I learned about the school's Artist-in-Residence program. As I've gathered bits of campus lore over the course of my first months here, I've begun to realize that there are other benefits to this program as well, less obvious but arguably even more profound.
The concept of "famous artist" looms large in American culture despite the fact that fine art isn't much of a presence in the day-to-day experience of most Americans. In the absence of familiarity with specific, living, art practitioners, a romantic notion about artists often prevails. This fantasy artist is usually portrayed as an exotic figure: brilliant and ahead-of-their-time, but also strange, remote and emotionally tortured, on the model of Vincent van Gogh.
While an abstract notion of artistic genius retains a certain glamour in the public imagination, another popular belief holds that the whole enterprise of fine art today is best viewed with deep suspicion. The "art world," in this account, is a realm of con artists who bilk snooty rich fools out of enormous sums in return for gewgaws that offend common sense: all-white canvases, nonfunctional toilet fixtures, dead sharks floating in formaldehyde.
Both of these popular myths about art are far removed from the reality of most of the people who actually produce or work with contemporary art. Indeed, the myths promote detachment from art and artists: their common subtext is "keep your distance."
This brings us to one of the central dilemmas that faces teachers of art. Ask anybody who teaches a college-level art course in the United States about the gulf that separates the discourse of visual art from the cultural experience of most incoming undergraduates. You will likely be regaled with anecdotes and descriptions of the professor's strategies for bridging the divide between his or her students and the cultural and intellectual life that the students may not be able to recognize as an authentic part of the world they inhabit. It's not that students lack interest in culture - any group of students is likely to include a few with an active investment in pop music, video games, TV shows or comics. But, unless we're talking about a specialized art school, the percentage of students who arrive at college with a significant degree of sympathy for "fine" visual art is small. For many Americans, it seems, the principal channels within which the visual arts operate - art museums, big-city galleries, international art fairs, exhibition catalogues, trade magazines and critical journals - add up to a distant and faintly threatening alien entity with little relevance to their lives.
While preparing a gallery exhibition that included most of the original works depicted in this catalogue, I heard many of my faculty colleagues reflect upon the artists' residencies of years past. Most of what I heard conveyed a palpable sense of pride attached to this program, and great admiration for the visiting artists and the administrators, staff, faculty members and benefactors who made the program possible. But their comments were not all admiring. They ran the gamut: while one colleague touchingly described Wayne Thiebaud as "my hero," another diagnosed one of the artists-in-residence as "mentally ill." I heard approving descriptions of the way photographer William Wegman costumed and posed PCC students just as he did his famous Weimaraners, to the delight of all concerned. I heard about another resident artist who seemed more interested in pitching a movie project to Hollywood producers than spending time on campus. The stories came from all angles: one artist joined a student's family at home to watch the AcademyAwards on TV; a school administrator was "freaked out" by a donated art work; one particular artist-in-residence earned a reputation as a cranky non-stop complainer.
The fact that quotidian anecdotes and occasional sour notes are mixed with the expected huzzahs got me thinking that something extraordinary is going on with the Artist-in-Residence program; these artists have an impact far beyond that of a typical visiting speaker at a college. The extended on-campus stay allows students, staff and virtually everyone at PCC to actually get to know the artists. Of course the permanent faculty at PCC includes several artists with formidable professional reputations, and the college community gets to know them. But it isn't the same. I think the faculty members' regular presence in the classroom makes it easy for students to assimilate those artists into the familiar category of "teacher," which allows the concept of "artist" to remain exotic. With the Artist-in-Residence program, prominent artists arrive for a brief, intense week on campus, and the possibility exists that those in the vicinity will experience a shift in their perception of the status of a famous artist, from an otherworldly star to an earthbound human, with the usual range of human desires, virtues and foibles. Along with that shift comes the realization that art is a certain kind of work performed in our shared culture. It follows that one's ability to directly participate in the discussions that surround art, even to pursue art professionally, begins to appear as an available option in a way that it never will so long as one perceives art and artists as alien and esoteric.
My discussions with PCC students have tended to reinforce this train of thought. For the currently enrolled students, who haven't been here long, the history of the program is mostly confined to the artists in residence from the past two years - Syd Mead and Alison Saar. Both artists were universally judged to be "cool," as far as I can tell, and students often bring up their names in conversation. But, tellingly, when the names come up, it's not usually because of an urge to quote some witty observation these artists made or to relate a trick-of-the-trade they revealed. It seems enough just to be able to speak of "Alison" and "Syd" on a first-name basis.
As you peruse the collection of art works and the impressive résumés documented in this book, I hope you'll also give a thought to an invisible aspect of the legacy of the PCC Artist-in-Residence program. That will require some effort of imagination, as the legacy I'm thinking of largely consists of ephemeral interactions and undocumentable thoughts and feelings - little moments of "I didn't know you could do that" or "I never thought of it that way," and the myriad ways in which those moments continue to play out in the life of the college and the lives of our students.


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RICH CRUNKILTON vs. BART PALASZEWSKI
JOSE ALDO vs. CHRIS MICKLE
ROB McCULLOUGH vs. MARCUS HICKS
DANNY CASTILLO vs. PHIL CARDELLA
MARCOS GALVAO vs. DAMACIO PAGE
JOHNY HENDRICKS vs. ALEX SERDYUKOV
KENJI OSAWA vs. RAFAEL REBELLO
ALEX KARALEXIS vs. GREG McINTYRE
MIKE BUDNIK vs. JOHN FRANCHI
JUSTIN HASKINS vs. MIKE PIERCE
Live From American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas – Sunday, March 1
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The will be plenty of stars in the Lone Star state on March 1 as World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC®) proudly confirms the remaining bouts for WEC: Brown vs. Garcia, live from the American Bank Center Arena in Corpus Christi, Texas on Sunday, March 1, 2009.
Tickets for World Extreme Cagefighting are on sale and are priced at $32.50, $47.50, $77.50 and $127.50. Tickets are available for purchase through the American Bank Center Box Office, online at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling Ticketmaster at 361-881-8499.
World Extreme Cagefighting will be televised live nationally on VERSUS beginning at 9:00 pm ET/6:00 pm PT. All live WEC events are presented in Hi-Definition (HD) where available. For more information and how to find VERSUS in your local viewing area, visit http://www.versus.com/findversus
Leading up to WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown's first title defense against No. 1 contender and Plainview, Texas native Leonard Garcia, are ten spectacular fights destined to give fight fans a great night of action.
Poised for excellence in the WEC's lightweight division, Rich Crunkilton (fighting out of New Smyrna Beach, Fla.) has won eight of his nine WEC fights. After dropping a bout to former WEC lightweight champion Rob McCullough, the 29-year-old rebounded with an impressive win via unanimous decision against Sergio Gomez last March. Standing in Crunkilton's way is Warsaw, Poland native Bart Palaszewski (fighting out of Wonder Lake, Ill.). At only 25 years old, this experienced mixed martial artist has already won 30 professional MMA matches, including a TKO victory against MMA veteran Alex Karalexis in his WEC debut last December.
Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion Jose Aldo (fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) has been lighting up the WEC featherweight division. With TKO wins over all three of his WEC opponents, the explosive 22-year-old fighter has a bright future as a mixed martial artist. But Aldo's greatest test yet could possibly come via Chris Mickle (fighting out of Madrid, Iowa). A mixed martial artist with pro boxing experience, Mickle won't be lost on the ground if Aldo can take him down; 22 of his 26 pro wins have come via submission.
Former WEC lightweight champion "Razor" Rob McCullough (fighting out of Huntington Beach, Calif.) is one of the most explosive fighters in the 155-pound weight class. The 31-year-old is a world class striker and should be a handful for Marcus Hicks (fighting out of Dallas, Texas). With a jiu-jitsu black belt and a Golden Gloves championship on his resume, the 33-year-old Hicks is dangerous anywhere in the cage. Looking to get back in the title picture after a hard-fought setback against current WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner, Hicks promises that he has recaptured the form that saw him rattle off three consecutive submission victories to start his WEC career.
Coming off an impressive TKO victory against Rafael Dias is 29-year-old lightweight fighter Danny Castillo (fighting out of Sacramento, Calif.). Castillo will put his 6-1 record up against Phil Cardella (fighting out of Austin, Texas). A former active U.S. Marine, Cardella received his Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Relson Gracie and has earned six of his seven career wins by submission.
A highly decorated jiu-jitsu champion, Marcos Galvao (fighting out of Nova Uniao, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) was tested right away in his WEC debut against No. 1 contender Brian Bowles. But the Amazonas, Brazil native will now stare across the cage at WEC veteran Damacio Page (fighting out of Albuquerque, N.M.). Page scored a unanimous decision victory against Scott Jorgensen in his WEC debut last February, and his aggressive style has earned him a legion of fans.
There are very few mixed martial artists that have the wrestling credentials of Johny Hendricks (fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev.). The four-time NCAA All-American and two-time national champion at Oklahoma State impressed many with a TKO victory over Justin Haskins in his WEC debut. The undefeated 25-year-old from Ada, Oklahoma now turns his attention to Alex Serdyukov (fighting out of San Francisco, Calif.). The Siberia, Russia born welterweight has five wins in the WEC including two in his last two bouts.
A veteran of 24 professional fights, skilled striker Kenji Osawa (fighting out of Tokyo, Japan) will mix it up with Rafael Rebello (fighting out of Coconut Creek, Fla.). Winner of his last four fights, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt makes his WEC debut against Osawa.
A true mixed martial arts veteran, former UFC® fighter Alex Karalexis (fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev.) has knockout power in both hands, and his sights are set on a 2009 title shot. To get there, the 31-year-old Massachusetts native will face California product Greg McIntyre (fighting out of San Diego, Calif.), who has three of his five pro wins by submission.
Apparently in-line skating at the X-Games wasn't exciting enough for Brooklyn, N.Y. native Mike Budnik (fighting out of Tulsa, Okla.). The 34-year-old won nine gold medals at the games, but traded in his skates for four-ounce gloves. The 8-1 submission expert will face John Franchi (fighting out of Cortland, N.Y.) on March 1st. The 26-year-old Franchi, a former college wrestler, holds a 4-0 pro record and will be making his WEC debut.
A four-year wrestler at Rutgers University, Justin Haskins (fighting out of Jupiter, Fla.) has won four of his six professional MMA bouts. Now the welterweight faces another standout wrestler in Mike Pierce (fighting out of Gresham, Ore.). The 28-year-old has won six of his eight pro bouts.
All bouts subject to change. For more information about current WEC fight news, visit wec.tv.
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Keeping moving is key during winter months
December 16, 2010 - By MIKE HUGHES, Prime Times
THE BENEFITS of a regular exercise regiment are too numerous and well known to list. A body in motion is healthier than one not in motion. It's a fact that is paramount for the senior community....
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Details of Missing Mountain Biker revealed
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Remarkable story of the Missing Mountain Biker in the Colorado Springs area earlier this week.
What began as a light, three-hour bike ride through Emerald Valley Ranch for Alicia Jakomait on Sunday quickly turned into a harrowing 30-hour struggle to survive.
"I don't even remember falling or getting hurt," Jakomait said. Doctors at Penrose Hospital, where she was treated, told her she must have fallen off a boulder and hit her head, causing a concussion.
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Who are the characters (with descriptions) in "The Necklace", what is the setting, and what is the plot?
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Guy de Maupassant's "The Necklace" is set in Paris in the late 1800's. The plot revolves around a young woman, Mrs. Loisel, and her husband, Mr. Loisel, who attend a ball meant for people of much higher social status than they.
Mrs. Loisel is a young housewife who dreams of a more glamorous life. Her husband is a good man who is happy with his station in life and doesn't really understand his wife's frustration with their lower-middle class lifestyle. One day they are invited to a high society ball. For the occasion, Mrs. Loisel borrows what she believes to be an expensive necklace from a well-to-do friend, Madame Loisel, which she then loses. She and her husband secretly buy Madame Loisel another necklace, and then spend many years paying off the debt.
The weight of the debt keeps them in poverty for the next twenty years or so, and Mrs. Loisel has to work at grueling manual labor jobs to help come up with the money. In the process she loses her beauty, but gains a work ethic and a certain acceptance of her fate, shedding her unhappiness with her place in the world. The story has an ironic twist at the end which reveals that the necklace was a fake and didn't cost much at all. The Loisels could have avoided all the trouble if they'd told Madame Loisel about losing the necklace in the first place.
The story is set in Paris. The characters who get described are the main ones in the story: Madame Loisel and her husband, and (to a lesser extent) Madame Forestier.
You'll find a summary of the plot in that section of the enotes study guide on the story.
the setting is somewhere in paris, france. During between the 18th to 19th century era.
The setting can be real or imaginary places eg;Paris, the cab,Madame Loisel house,madame Forestier house and all those places Mathilde imagine she should be.The main characters are Meadme Loisel and her husband and also Madame Forestier. The plot of this story is in ths last paragraph
The setting of the necklace is the mineister formal affair
th story is set in paris.
..in paris
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Basic flip phone Samsung C414 makes its way to SaskTel
The Samsung C414 is one flip phone that's clearly pretty fond of Canada. Or Canadian carriers. Either way, after we've seen it on both Mobilicity and Videotron, it's now become available from SaskTel. The phone is the same, so don't expect any difference in specs across carriers.
This is as 'basic' as they get, as feature-stripped as possible, and (dare I say so) as retro as possible. The flip phone form factor that has pretty much defined North American mobile telecommunications before the iPhone still lives, apparently. Or maybe it just lives because it's cheap. Who knows, maybe some people out there would rather buy this than a smartphone.
The Samsung C414 then has a 2.2-inch internal screen, a 2 MP camera, Bluetooth, and it comes with a music and video player, and a microSD card slot that can take cards up to 16 GB in size.
SaskTel sells the Samsung C414 for $39.99 with a new three-year contract, and $149.99 outright. In between those options you can also get it with a two-year agreement for $99.99, or with a one-year commitment for $129.99. If you're interested, just go to the carrier's website here and order yours.
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It was a cool getaway weekend, March 16, for many celebrities and musicians at SXSW in Austin, TX, where fashion meets music. 47 Brand celebrated their presence at the NYLON magazine and Dub Frequency SXSW conference party, which showcased an impressive lineup that included over 20 musical acts.
Actor and Musician Drake Bell hung out at the 47 Brand lounge where he tried on 47 Brand shades and hats. Shaun White and Ingrid Michaelson were also seen at the 47 Brand lounge where they signed an electronic guitar that would be auctioned on eBay in support of MusiCares. Celebrities and VIP attendees received 47 Brand hats from their Spring 2014 Collection.
Other celebrities attending the swanky shindig included: Dead Right, Tinashe, Little Daylight, Le Youth, Claire, The Ghost of A Saber Tooth Tiger, Goldroom, Bonzie, Leroy Sanchez, Gavin Turek and My Body.
The Nylon Magazine event was "the party: to see and be seen at it this past weekend. 47 Brand rocked everybody's head in Austin, Texas!