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Tree and Granite Wall. Yosemite National Park, California. February 23, 2012. © Copyright 2013 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
A single tree grows against the face of a granite wall, Yosemite National Park, California
I'm well acquainted with this tree, though there is always more to learn about such things. It is next to a Yosemite road that I drive regularly, and near a location that I frequently stop to photograph in all seasons. Most often I'm not photographing this tree, but some other nearby subjects – but I always end up looking at the tree and considering its situation.
The tree grows very close to an impressively steep cascade of water, but it is not quite within the watercourse itself. Off to one side, it grows almost perfectly straight against the face of a very large chunk of granite that must have long ago fallen from the steep terrain above. While its trunk and branches, like those of many similar Sierra trees, can almost seem closer to rock than to a living thing, the green at the end of the thinner, darkened branches softens its appearance. And there is a bit more to the rock behind the tree if you look closely. There is a complex and varied pattern of lichen across its surface and in places it is broken up by cracks, such as the curving one at upper right whose curve seems to be faintly completed just to the right of the tree trunk.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist whose subjects include the Pacific coast, redwood forests, central California oak/grasslands, the Sierra Nevada, California deserts, urban landscapes, night photography, and more.
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Its been a pretty positive year for BANDISH PROJEKT so far. Earlier in 2012, he released the EP 'I AM NOT ALONE' following right behind was the nomination for Best Video from MTV EMA Awards for 'Lover' featuring Monica Dogra aka Shaa'ir.
In 2009 Bandish Projekt released his first solo album – 'Correkt' and three years later the album is back on our ears in the form of a debut remix EP which is OUT TODAY. Released on Sony's newly created record label Folktronik, titled 'CORREKT REMIXED', thisEP is housing some heavy remixes by drum n baas producer Nickbee, Skope, Meme Keeper and also features one of India's top bass producers Sound Avtar.
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Who's the man behind the now-famous "oh myyy" saying and the decades-long feud with William Shatner? Is the real George Takei just as funny as he purports to be on Facebook? Those questions, and more, are answered in 90-minute movie "To Be Takei" (dir. Jennifer M. Kroot), which opens at TIFF Bell Lightbox on August 22.
In a way, "To Be Takei" is a bit of a coming out story for Takei, although in the broadest sense of the word. He did his official coming out in 2005, which was something more of just confirming what many people already knew. But a documentary is supposed to illuminate unknown facets about a person's life an create a more detailed image of them, and "To Be Takei" does that.
For instance, did you know that foul-mouthed satellite radio host Howard Stern is a big Takei ally? Beneath his sharp words and politically incorrect manner of speaking (the latter of which is being kind), Stern's had Takei on his show several times, and the two are as thick as thieves. It's a bit of a case of opposites attracting, but the real reason seems to be Stern's ability to call it like it is and Takei's being completely at peace with himself and his surroundings.
The film has deeper, more poignant, moments than simply Takei laughing on Stern's couch, as "To Be Takei" can be roughly divided into three focuses: Takei as the gay rights activist and ambassador, Takei as the Japanese-American with a horrifying past in internment camps, and Takei as the iconic Captain Sulu in "Star Trek". Takei brings a degree of lightheartedness to each of these roles, somewhat masking the intensity and breadth he's needed in each one. He would not let himself be pigeon-holed into Japanese stereotypes, and has successfully built a career upon this premise.
As a strict documentary though, Kroot's film isn't entirely on the mark. It reveals, yes, but fans of Takei will see this more as lifting the curtain to expose the man they're already familiar with. And with Takei being such a presence both online and off, you'd be hard-pressed to find many people for whom "To Be Takei" is revelationary. He's got almost 7.5 million fans on Facebook and 1.34 million followers on Twitter, with both accounts releasing a near-constant barrage of tweets, photos, memes and posts.
"To Be Takei" also tends to devolve into a fan's homage to the actor instead of riding closer to the middle of an unbiased approach. It's hard to find anything to dislike about Takei, but as the filmmaker, Kroot has the added burden of needing to separate herself from her subject. But where she does redeem herself is in how much, quantitatively, she manages to jam in. For a fan's look at Takei, she's certainly presenting a delightful little smorgasbord on all things Takei, using sharp editing so the viewer isn't overwhelmed.
Will the average person learn anything new about Takei? Probably not, especially if they undertake a quick Google and/or Facebook search. Does that mean that "To Be Takei" is of little value or not fun to watch? Not at all. This is a little gem of a movie and full of depth, even if most definitely has an agenda to it.
"To Be Takei" opens at TIFF Bell Lightbox on August 22. For more information and tickets, visit TIFF Bell Lightbox's site.


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Cork Bits: ideas for your Napa Valley weekend
Today is one of those days when you wake up and thank your lucky stars you live in California–here in Napa the sun is shining bright and warm and temperatures are supposed to reach the low-to-mid 60's…not too bad for mid January. We're certainly no meteorologists, but it sounds like more of the same is expected for the better part of the weekend as well.
With that in mind, we bring you an outdoor-themed edition of Cork Bits, now get out there and enjoy some fresh air!
Saturday, January 19
- The Master Gardeners of Napa County will host a free public workshop, "Rose Pruning: Tools & Techniques," in Calistoga at the Mt. St. Helena Golf Course–all you need to do is bring your pruners. Attendees will learn how to prune properly for good growth in the future. Workshop runs from 10am – 12pm at the Tucker Bldg. on the Napa Co Fairgrounds at 1435 N. Oak St., Gate 5. Call: 707-253-4221 for more information
Sunday, January 20
- The folks over at COPIA will also do the prune thing this weekend, hosting a session from 10:30am – 12pm on proper winter pruning for fruit trees. The event is called "Prune Those Prunes (and Apples and Pears)" and attendees will be invited to enjoy a glass of hot mulled wine while learning from COPIA's garden staff about the 'finer points' of winter pruning to promote health and vigor. Fruit trees will also be available for purchase. Cost: $20 general admission. Located at 500 First Street in Napa. Call: 888-51.COPIA for more information
Have a great weekend all!
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Suitable for really any skin type, this gentle yet effective, creamy formula cleanses deep down, offering a new surface of fresh, clean skin. As well as polishing the dull outer layer of the skin, this excellent face cream defends the skin from harmful free radicals, which results in a more radiant, smooth, hydrated look to the skin.
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Sometimes a relationship ends and you get the perfect amount of closure and understanding that you need to move forward. But that rarely happens. What usually happens is it ends suddenly and you are left with unresolved issues and questions and feelings. You're left wondering what happened! You re-play it over and over in your head, trying to figure out where you went wrong and what you could've done to prevent it. But you can't talk to them about it. It's over. Well, you could talk to them about it, but it would be really awkward. And let's be honest, they probably won't be honest with you because they won't want to "hurt your feelings".
So what do you do? How do you get closure without the other person?
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Release your anger
Find a positive outlet for your anger and frustration. Break a plate. Seriously. Take an extra plate or buy one from the dollar store and break it on the sidewalk! Or try a kickboxing class. A few hiyas and kiais will definitely help you relieve some frustration. It's okay to be upset. Just own it and let it all out!
Write down your thoughts
Write your feelings in a journal or write a letter or email directly to the person. But you do not have to deliver the letter or send the email to them. Ever! You will feel much better after you just get the feelings out of your head.
Get in shape
Run. Fast. Go on the treadmill and hit the highest speed you can handle. Work out. Exercise gives you endorphins and that will really help you get in a better place emotionally. And as a bonus, you'll get in shape! And that will definitely help you move on!
Go to counseling
Just because you need to talk it out, doesn't mean you need to talk to that person. Go to counseling. It's okay to talk to your friends, but at some point, they're going to get tired of hearing about the same person over and over again. You should talk to a professional - someone not connected to the situation, who can help you figure out exactly what happened and what you can learn from it.
Get new stuff
Out with the old and in with the new. Buying new stuff will, of course, make you feel better. Everyone loves a little retail therapy (just make sure you can afford it!). The more important thing, is to eliminate old stuff. Get rid of anything that will remind you of them. You can't move on and get closure if you've still got a bunch of their stuff around to trigger old emotions.
Attack your bucket list
Focus on yourself - new you, new look, new attitude. Get a new hair cut. Make new friends. Try something new. Start working on your bucket list. This would be a great opportunity to travel or go on a road trip with your friends. Find a way to renew your relationship with yourself and work on that instead of fixating on your break up and what went wrong.
Forgive them
The problem with forgiveness is everyone thinks you have to announce it to the world. You don't! Forgiveness is for you, not the other person. Find a way to truly and honestly let it go. Forgive and forget and work towards moving on.


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Oct. 23, 2007
The Cardinal faced a full weekend of competition in regattas across the country. In the Sloop PCC's in California Seniors Eddie Conrad, Craig Page, and Graham BZ finished in third in J-22s. Across the country in the Stu Nelson Women's Regatta the women finished fourth overall while the coed team finished 13th a few miles north at the Hoyt Trophy regatta hosted by Brown University.
Sloop PCC's @ California Maritime Academy
The Cardinal kicked off the weekend at the Northern Sloop eliminations on Friday. Seniors Eddie Conrad, Craig Page, and Graham BZ competed in Richmond in J-22s. Placing second in the eliminations, the sloop team was invited back for racing Saturday and Sunday, in which only first place would be good enough for an invite to Sloop National's later this season in Texas. Going into the second day of competition the Cardinal was in fourth overall with nothing to lose. Allowing for a more aggressive strategy, Conrad and his crew fought hard, but a came up short in the end, finishing third behind the University of Hawaii and Cal Maritime respectively.
Stu Nelson Women's Regatta @ Connecticut College
Traveling east for the first time as a team, the Cardinal women looked to defend their #2 ranking as decided by the Sailing World coaches' panel (http://www.collegesailing.org/rankings.asp). Seniors Evan Brown and Sarah Schoknecht, junior Kelly McKenna, and sophomores Leigh Hammel and Megan Grove competed against the best women's teams in the country at the Stu Nelson Regatta, hosted by Connecticut College on the Thames River. Saturday greeted the team with trying conditions, the wind routinely shifting through 30 degrees and 5 to 10 knots of wind-speed. The Cardinal women figured out the conditions after a few races and began to compete where they knew they should. Needing a solid performance Sunday, Brown and McKenna answered with a 1st and a 6th to finish third in A division. Going into the last race in B division there was a four way tie for fourth place overall. Not fazed by the pressure of the situation, Hammel and Schoknecht equaled their best finish of the regatta, getting a 2nd place to cement the Stanford women into fourth overall.
"The Ladies sailed well and improved every race" commented Coach Jay Kehoe "it is always hard to wake up and compete at 9:30 am on the east coast. After the 3rd race both divisions were competing at a very high level."
Hoyt Trophy @ Brown University
Just a little ways up I-95 from the women, a young co-ed team of freshmen Cole Hatton and Hannah Burroughs, sophomore Peter Stemler, and seniors Carrie Denning and Marianna Beardsworth tested their mettle against the best in the country at the Hoyt Trophy, hosted by Brown University. Difficult conditions aside, the Stanford team did not take long to find their stride. Coming out of the weekend much better for the experience, Stemler and Burroughs finished 13th in the first A division start for both skipper and crew in a big intersectional. In B division, Hatton and Denning sailed a consistent series to place fifth, despite a disappointing last set. "I am very happy with the improvements made by the team sailing against such good competition this weekend" commented Assistant Coach Erik Storck.
Sloop PCC's @ California Maritime Academy
1. University of Hawaii 15
2. California Maritime Academy 21
3. Stanford University 23
7. Santa Clara 44
Stu Nelson @ Connecticut College
2. Yale 76 42 118
3. Navy 99 34 133
4. Stanford 69 78 147
6. Harvard 96 56 152
7. Conn College 74 80 154
8. Tufts 61 103 164
9. Brown 109 75 184
10. Dartmouth 93 95 188
11. St. Mary's 61 130 191
13. Roger Williams 98 114 212
14. Coast Guard 122 104 226
15. Eckerd 95 155 250
16. Columbia 104 162 266
17. Fordham 142 127 269
18. Salve Regina 155 153 308
Hoyt Trophy @ Brown University
1. Boston College 45 38 83
2. Brown 65 50 115
3. Hobart/WmSmith 52 92 144
4. St. Mary's 85 70 155
5. Old Dominion 47 109 156
6. Tufts 96 63 159
7. Charleston 89 96 185
8. Coast Guard 78 109 187
9. Stanford 112 76 188
10. Vermont 92 100 192
11. Yale 119 76 195
12. Navy 89 126 215
13. Harvard 132 83 215
16. Dartmouth 104 141 245
17. NY Maritime 132 122 254
18. Roger Williams 150 115 265


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Medical billing advocacy began with a focus on helping individuals, who were frustrated, confused, and overwhelmed with high medical bills and potentially facing bankruptcy. Today, medical billing advocates are also working with attorneys, businesses, and physicians.
A medical billing advocate has the expertise to understand medical billing, medical terminology, and insurance explanation of benefit statements. In a perfect world, this should not have to be that hard; especially at a time when health care consumers are faced with medical problems and recovering from illnesses.
In addition to helping individuals, attorneys are struggling to deal with medical bills. They do not have the time, the medical coding experience, nor the software and reference resources to decipher the bills. It becomes much easier for them to contact a medical billing advocate, who can perform a chart audit, a compliance audit, and provide a fair and reasonable amount for services provided. This factual information allows the attorney to negotiate based upon a true and accurate cost basis for services rendered.
A few articles published by Steve Lombardi expose the difficulties faced in deciphering medical bills. Medical Billing: Tricks of the Trade Part 1, and Medical Billing: Tricks of the Trade Part 2, offer great insight on the challenges faced by attorneys, and also provide recommended solutions.
Today, the vast majority of businesses are self insured up to a certain limit, which means that they pay the claims of their employees until that limit is reached. For those businesses, employing a medical billing advocate could impact their bottom line by significantly reducing the cost of the of the claims. Medical billing advocates can discover duplicate charges, unbundled charges, and routine supplies that should not be billed to the patient.
Physicians have to deal with payments issues from insurance companies. Sometimes, there are payment delays caused by a multitude of reasons or claim denials. Although doctors have staff that deal with these issues, sometimes they opt to enlist the services of a medical billing advocate who may find a way to expedite insurance payments, and clean up their backlog of receivables.
Medical billing advocates charge by the hour, or on a percentage basis for recovery, or a hybrid of hourly and percentage. It makes good sense for attorneys, businesses, and physicians to enlist the help of an expert when faced with difficult medical billing issues.
Medical Billing Advocacy of the Rockies is located in Loveland Colorado and specifically serves customers in the state of Colorado. Holly Knapp is the Owner/President and can be reached at 970.663.1735.


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Compiz on build 86
By lyon on Apr 29, 2008
Here are some snaphots of Compiz running on Nevada build 86.
Four screens of Compiz, you get it when you point your mouse on the top left corner of your screen. You can then choose your windows. Notice the reflection:
Here is a snapshot of the rotating cube. To move the cube, just do Ctrl + Alt + middle mouse key
I did the snapshot from my SunRay which seats aside left of my laptop. To do the snapshot, on the laptop i enable vnc and i login with Firefox from the SunRay. See my previous post.
Thanks Erwann for Compiz on Nevada! That renders Solaris on the desktop more friendly.


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Previous clubs: Leyton Orient LFC
Domestic honours: FA Women's Super League (2), FA WSL Cup (2), FA Women's Premier League (9), FA Women's Cup (7), FA Women's Premier League Cup (5)
UEFA honours: UEFA Women's Champions League 2007
Which coach most inspired you? Leyton Orient coaches Mike Morris and Tracey Kevins.
Best player you've played with? Katie Chapman.
Toughest opponent? Nigeria Under-17s.
What are your memories of your first club as a child? All the great support and opportunities I enjoyed.
What tip would you give a young player hoping to succeed? Believe, pursue, achieve! And you must believe in what your coaches are telling you if you want to progress to the next level.


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The plan will focus on efficiency improvements and cost reductions with the aim of enabling the business to withstand the current weak economic conditions and restoring its profitability.
Four of the Company's Tubes sites in the UK and the Netherlands will be affected. There are anticipated to be 110 job losses at Corby in the UK and, in the Netherlands, 17 in Zwijndrecht, 28 in Maastricht and 45 in Oosterhout.
Remco Blaauw, Managing Director of Tata Steel's European tube business, said: "Our announcement today follows a detailed review of all our European tubes activities. In response to the prolonged downturn in all European markets for tubes, and in the context of intense competition, the measures announced today are designed to bring these sites into a sustainable financial position.
"Our priority is to minimise the impact on our employees, and to assist affected colleagues through a difficult process. Our goal is to secure a sustainable tubes business which will not only weather the current economic storm, but can prosper in the future."
In the UK a full, formal 90-day consultation process will take place with Trade Unions and employee representatives, and with all affected employees on an individual basis. This announcement is subject to relevant consultation and approval rights within the Netherlands. The Company will explore all opportunities to re-deploy employees where practical and to assist those people leaving the business through a range of support services.
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Often overlooked as spectators and sportswriters fawned over Lindsey Vonn's considerable talents, Julia Mancuso earned her fourth Olympic Alpine medal – a feat no other American woman has accomplished.
Mancuso earned her fourth medal, a bronze, in the super-combined at the Sochi Games on Monday. Vonn has two Olympic Alpine medals.
"Skiing and growing up with someone like Lindsey, who's just amazing in the World Cup and breaking records left and right there – to have something that I can break records in at the same time is also fun and exciting for me," said Mancuso. "If I can keep the Olympics as my thing, that's fine, and I'm really proud of it."
This is the third Olympiad in which Mancuso has won a medal. She won the gold in the giant slalom at the 2006 Turbin Games, then silvers in the super-combined and downhill at the 2010 Vancouver Games.
Over the next two weeks, Mancuso will have the opportunity to increase her medal total, beginning with Wednesday's downhill. It is conceivable she could catch the record for most women's Alpine Olympic medals – six – which is currently shared by Croatia's Janice Kostelic and Sweden's Anja Paerson.
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- Fire up interest in the history of the Olympics for your children
- Sochi: first gold goes to snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg
- Shaun White's Sochi Olympic moment includes meeting fans from Make-a-Wish party


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Feb 3, 2011 8:42 AM
Says Kimberley: "My boyfriend and I have been going out for 4 months (will be almost 5 months on V-Day) and we are both a bit on the geeky side. He is into gaming (pc or xbox), loves Indiana Jones and we have both just got into a lego phase again (No Indiana Jones lego though. We did that for Christmas :D ). There isn't a lot he isn't into as he is willing to give most things a shot. I was mostly hoping for something kind of cute/sweet/romantic to suit the day but also something that he likes. Thing is, I just don't know what that is!"
Hi, Kimberley! This is Marian. Shopping for your boyfriend turned out to be kind of dangerous, since I now want a lot of this stuff for myself! (Self-control. One of these days.)
Leading off with the LEGO, there's the spectacular 1) Imperial Flagship ($180), if he's the swashbuckling type, the very cultured miniature 2) Fallingwater ($100), if he's a Frank Lloyd Wright fan, this detailed and way-fun-looking (if not necessarily historically accurate) 3) Medieval Market Village ($100) and, if you'd be up for further investments later, the 4) Emerald Night train ($100) which can be turned into a working model train with the correct paraphernalia. Model trains are pretty cute, right?
I don't know if he liked the surprisingly learned Young Indiana Jones TV series, but the 5) 12-disc Volume 1 ($43) would make a great gift if he did. For a little unusual but literal sweetness, you could add some Lindt chocolate bars - maybe 6) pistachio ($4.50) or 7) stracciatella ($3.50).
And to wrap up with his gamer side, in a retro way, you could pick up 8) Konami Classics Volume 1 ($15), which contains original and enhanced versions of Super Contra, Frogger, and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - or this 9) plush Goomba ($17). (I'm very amused by his seeming to squish the medieval village with his mushroom foot in the above collage.)
Have a very happy first Valentine's Day with your guy, Kimberley - and if you end up with a LEGO megalopolis, send us a picture?
I have the Fallingwater lego (best birthday present ever) and it's beautiful and super fun to build. Plus, clear bricks!
I love the Godzilla-sized Goomba also, Marian!
I have that goomba. He makes the goomba squish noise when you bop him on the head. There's a matching coin box one too
Thank you so much for the help! I decided to go with the Young Iniana Jones set since I did remember him saying something about it a while ago.
Only a few days left to go now girls!
Happy Valentines Day!
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Sky Sports understands a host of Premier League clubs are tracking Athletic Bilbao's Fernando Amorebieta.
Amorebieta seems set to leave Bilbao at the end of the season with the club recently withdrawing their contract offer after failing to agree a new deal with the 27-year-old.
The news has alerted clubs all across Europe to Amorebieta's availability on a free transfer in the summer.
The likes of Arsenal, Liverpool, Everton, AC Milan and Barcelona have all been credited with an interest in the past and they are all thought to be keeping tabs on his situation at San Mames.
Amorebieta has made over 250 appearances for Bilbao during his time at the club and he is regarded as one of the best central defenders in La Liga.
The Venezuela international caught the eye during Bilbao's march to the Europa League final last term, where they beat Manchester United en route to the showpiece, and he is bound to be one of the most sought-after Bosman signings in the summer when he sees out his contract.
Source: Sky Sports
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Writing Guide
Term Paper Software: Let It Help You Make Writing Easier
It is not a secret that we live in high-tech world now. Our whole life is equipped with technology that has the main aim of making human life easier. If we want to talk to someone, we use a cell-phone or the Internet. If we want to write a letter, we use e-mail. If we want to learn the latest news, we turn on TV. This list of modern conveniences can be continued and it is very long.
If modern technologies are so beneficial for people, why not use them as the assistants in writing? Term paper software can make students' life easier and increase productivity of work.
First, you should acquaint yourself with the types of term paper software. Term paper software can be divided into word processors, programs that edit grammar, electronic dictionaries, etc. This term paper software can really make your writing less painful.
Second, term paper software is the thing that combines a lot of functions that can help a student while writing academic papers. Term paper software is an editor, a professor, and a librarian combined. It is necessary to develop a skill of using term paper software nowadays if you want to be an A-student and write high-quality papers.
Third, let us set some examples of assistance, term paper software can provide you with. If you use term paper software, you will not have to take care of margins, page numbering, footnotes, spelling, etc.
All these technical details will be observed by term paper software and your task will be to make sure that the content of your term paper is of high quality. However, it is evident that term paper software is a good assistant for a contemporary student.


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we re playing unbiased team basketball,each one fighting for the other,on both ends of the floor and that's all i can ask from my knicks.....
Amare going for the rebound " oh **** oh **** oh yeahh oh ****" lol
I swear Fozzy Bear is announcing for the Slapwhores.
STAT is awesome tonight. 24 points in the paint for the Knicks!
Damn, team looking real good.
Maybe the best PG who ever played the game should just keep passing the ball and forget about scoring.
Woodson benching JR Smith is so retarded. Smith deserves 30 minutes a game
Such a beautiful pass, and great D by Jeffries.
Girafferies hustle and flow..it's hard out there for pimp...
I don't know I think our defense still looks a bit soft on some plays.... I'm looking at you Stat...
i refuse to question Wood Son's substitutions, Junior Swish was playing very hard, the whole team is in flow now.
We're destroying them at boards... 27:15. WOW


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31 comments :
- hannah said...
i don't see anything to hate about this outfit. you always look badass. hope you're having an amazing time on your honeymoon! can't wait to hear all about it.
- April 9, 2011 at 4:11 AM
- Julia M said...
Fantasy Blogger Life looks awesome, but everytime I see blogs where the writer seems to loll around shopping and drinking trendy cocktails all the time, I imagine them still living at home and getting money from their parents. Because anyone with a job doesn't have time for Fantasy Blogger Life!
I think everyone has items that their mate/friends/everyone hates. My bf hates most of my shoes, all my dresses, my shirts and basically anything that isn't tight and stripey. He particularly hates my high-waisted velvet underwear, but they're so good I bought them in bulk. You need velvet underwear that comes up past your navel when you live in a cold place though.
- April 9, 2011 at 4:46 AM
- heylila said...
I LOVE your bag!!!
- April 9, 2011 at 4:58 AM
- Rackk and Ruin said...
my boy doesn't like it when i wear makeup. . . well, he THINKS he doesn't like it. But i bet he thinks it looks a little sexy. How could he not?? He doesn't like anything too fashion-y. Would rather i dressed like a funky farmer girl.
I definitely don't have a 9-5 job but my life ain't that grand. I'd rather been done working at five than have to waitress till midnight.
I hope the vacation is going swimmingly. xx
- April 9, 2011 at 5:40 AM
- yoshi said...
can't wait til you come back!
and yes - where do all these girls get the money to shop 24/7?! and then take pics of them shopping?! blah
- April 9, 2011 at 8:16 AM
- Madeline said...
I'm a blogger with a 9-5, photos snapped on mid-morning coffee breaks. It's better to be busy -- trust me. Also, I have a furry vest thing that my boyfriend calls "obnoxious". All the more reason to wear it.
- April 9, 2011 at 9:27 AM
- Michele said...
I really like the pants! My boyfriend hates anything that looks too baggy/structural on me. I have one dress in particular that he calls 'The Tent Dress'. Oh whatever he doesn't know fashion!
- April 9, 2011 at 10:51 AM
- bravegrrl said...
hehe... love the look....
the bf hate my high bun and i wear it everyday lol
have fun on your honeymoon!
- April 9, 2011 at 3:30 PM
- Jess ♡ said...
Absolutely love this. Perfect outfit combining menswear with a hint of femininity! Have fun on your honeymoon :) And yes, my friends hate when I wear all black, I can't help it, it's my go-to thing.
- April 9, 2011 at 6:51 PM
- Taylor said...
You look prettyyyy. Love the top and bag. I want to sign up for blogger fantasy life as well. Shopping all the time and not having to run around at my awful job sounds fun. I just bought a pepto pink leather skirt that my boyfriend hates.
- April 9, 2011 at 10:28 PM
- Christina said...
My BF hates berets - he says they make every woman look like a crazy theater-girl. I haven't worn a beret in 10 years, but I for some reason I still try to argue that it can it can be a good look.
He hates ballet flats! I don't even try to understand that.
Love this look! - the sunglasses definitely keep it badass.
- April 9, 2011 at 11:26 PM
- Suzanne said...
haha, my ex boyfriend hated almost everything, hence the "ex". So no more scornful looks anymore :)
- April 10, 2011 at 5:50 AM
- Anna said...
Congratulations of getting married!
If only we could have a fantasy blogger life. But like someone else said they are probably still living at home getting money from mommy and daddy.
My boyfriend seems to hate or not understand anything I wear. He would be content if I would just wear jeans and t-shirts all the time.
Great trousers!
- April 10, 2011 at 9:03 AM
- Lok said...
I just bought this shiny python-print shirt, and my boyfriend refuses to be seen with me in public when I wear it. He says I look like a Ukrainian sex trafficker. He is not wrong.
- April 10, 2011 at 3:48 PM
- Fashion Intel said...
They have a trust fund and we don't? That's my first guess. I'm digging the trousers btw.
- April 10, 2011 at 6:35 PM
AAHAHA I think the trousers suit you just fine... but yes, my boyfriend hates everything leopard, which is very unfortunate since I love animal prints, especially in calfhair form.
- April 11, 2011 at 6:11 AM
- Jemesii said...
My husband has said he will love me always as long as drop crotch harem pants don't become my go-to pants....
hope the honeymoon is a blast <3
- April 11, 2011 at 6:59 AM
- Platform Princess said...
Fyi, your nails are pretty bossy ;)
- April 11, 2011 at 3:42 PM
- davek48 said...
Meh. I always look semi-freakish--I never realize how bright my clothing is when I walk out the door...
- April 11, 2011 at 5:03 PM
- ray said...
congrats on knot tying and getting a honeymoony - can't wait for some good foodie pics!! enjoy some sunsets and then GET BACK TO WORK!
- April 12, 2011 at 1:29 PM
- ray said...
and those pants are in my kindaheaven
- April 12, 2011 at 1:30 PM
- Lindsey said...
DIDO! When you find out where to sign up, let me know :)
- April 12, 2011 at 4:33 PM
- samecookiesdifferent said...
love your glasses!
come and visit if you like, follow if you love to <3
the cookies
- April 13, 2011 at 5:18 AM
- Denissa Hady said...
like the shades <3
- April 13, 2011 at 12:01 PM
- Olivia said...
Ah this post reminds me of the FIA speech at USC (which I unfortunately didn't get to personally say hi to you). I always forgot to tell you that I think you pull of the ombre hair the best!
- April 13, 2011 at 7:09 PM
- ray said...
guess i should just get a twitter
- April 13, 2011 at 8:33 PM
- sight said...
I hope you had a great time on your honeymoon....I'm looking forward to photos of Korea in the Spring time!
- April 13, 2011 at 11:13 PM
- gg @ pink . gray . gold said...
you are so hilarious! i want that gig too :) sign me up!
hope you had a wonderful honeymoon. xog
- April 15, 2011 at 12:47 PM
I'm also a menswear designer and its definitely longer hours than 9-5! I couldn't even imagine having time to blog. Love reading yours though!
- April 15, 2011 at 2:51 PM
- Lyrica Onyrica said...
would you hate me If I told you that, more than a married woman, it looks like a mummy-going-to-pick-up-the-kids-at-school outfit??:) a cool mummy!!
Ok, now I have updated of your new civil state. Congratulations again and enjoy your honeymoon!!
- April 18, 2011 at 5:26 AM
- Aahna said...
Oh god i can´t believe your sunnies! are AWESOME! i love your style, you are always rocking!
- April 22, 2011 at 6:30 PM


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CLEVELAND, OH-- Summer just officially started, but kidney stone season began a couple of weeks ago.
There is usually an increase in the number of kidney stone cases when the weather warms up.
Dr. Manoj Monga from Cleveland Clinic said, "The stone might have formed in the winter. It might have formed two or three years ago, but when they come to the emergency room with pain, which is usually a sign that the stone is moving, it happens more often in the summer than in the winter months."
Researchers have studied urine samples taken in the winter and the summer. They found that the risk of developing kidney stones is higher in the winter because there are typically more calcium in the urine during winter months. Having too much calcium in the urine, which is known as hypercalciuria, can be a risk for kidney stones. The stones may form in the winter and are then dislodged in the summer.
"It might be that in the summer they become more active and with activity that stone starts to move and that's when we find out that the stone is actually there," Monga explained.
Physical activity also protects against stone development, so if you're less active in the winter, your risk for developing a kidney stone increases.


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When I saw Captain America: The Winter Soldier, I was expecting an action movie. Hopefully, a good one. And yes, it is that. But I didn't expect to see a dramatic political thriller, one which attacks the policies of the Obama administration, labeling them immoral and illegal. In our time of lawless militarism and mass spying, brainwashing propaganda and looming global catastrophe, it's a comfort when political allegories offer dramatic stories that inspire us towards real-world solutions.
It turns out that such a story, an allegory for our time, is what the co-directors intended from the start.
According to a review in Mother Jones magazine, Joe Russo, who co-directed the film with his brother Anthony Russo, were asked by Marvel to make a political thriller out of the second Captain American film. Joe Russo told Mother Jones that he and his brother, ". . . just looked at the issues that were causing anxiety for us, because we read a lot and are politically inclined. And a lot of that stuff had to do with civil liberties issues, drone strikes, the president's kill list, preemptive technology."
Coinciding the with release of NSA documents by Edward Snowden, this film creates a scenario like what is actually happening with U.S. policy in the real world: killing people without due process, with drones and other airstrikes, who are deemed to be a threat to the United States; massive data mining amounting to general search warrants prohibited by the Fourth Amendment; mass murder of people in foreign lands; and relying on military technology rather than law to prevent conflict. And the film links U.S. policies to Hitler's Nazi regime, in an echo of U.S. recruiting Nazi scientists such as Wernher von Braun, Kurt H. Debus and Arthur Rudolph..
The protagonists are, of course, Captain America, a.k.a., "Steve Rogers; Agent Romanoff, played by Scarlett Johansson; and their allies.
The antagonists are not just the Robert Redford character, Alexander Pierce, and SHIELD's Nick Fury, played by Samuel L. Jackson, but The System itself and its other evil supporters.
In a flashback to a previous film rich in political allegory, Robert Redford was asked to play a role, in part, because he was the protagonist in the thriller Three Days of the Condor, which also critiqued the lawless policies of spying and murder from the era of the 1970s. Redford accepted the role, because he wanted "to experience this new form of filmmaking that's taken over where you have kind of cartoon characters brought to life through high technology."
The release of the Condor film in 1975, coincided with the investigations of Senator Frank Church into somewhat similar crimes, including murder in the form of assassinations of foreign leaders. In that film, Redford plays a Snowden-like analyst confronting the system and its lawless violence and quest for global dominance.
In this film, Redford's character, Alexander Pierce, is a criminal bad guy like the actual U.S. Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, who inspired Edward Snowden into action through his blatant lie to Congress about spying on millions of Americans on response to a question by Oregon Senator Ron Wyden.
The review in Mother Jones quoted director Joe Russo saying, "If there are 100 people we can kill to make us safer, do we do it? What if we find out there's 1,000? What if we find out there's 10,000? What if it's a million? At what point do you stop?"
This is a deliberate attempt to create an allegory, which critiques and condemns lawless and immoral policies of mass murder. As Captain America states in the trailer shown with this review, "I thought the punishment usually came after the crime." Of the policy, Captain America says, "This isn't freedom. This is fear."
As the story unfolds, it artfully blends action and political drama, with a compelling, thriller of a story. I'd rather not go into details of the story for those who have yet to see it. I can say without spoiling the story that I enjoyed its relevance as an allegory for our time along the lines of the films The Day the Earth Stood Still (both versions), Avatar, The Hunger Games films, Divergence. Man of Steel, Star Trek's Borg episodes, and Minority Report, among others.
In the real world, the system of governance and control led by the tyrannical U.S. government actually threatens the viability of civilization across the Earth. As this system continues to dominate American and most of the world—whether we call it the "World Community," or the "military industrial complex" or "the American empire"—it conflicts with those of us who prefer lawful, political, morally sound approaches to resolving conflicts towards living sustainably in this world. Sadly, the system-as-it-is remains on a tragic trajectory towards growing warfare, increasing economic inequality, and ultimately, overshoot-and-collapse resulting ecocide—the sixth extinction. The end of civilization as we know it. Let us reverse course as Captain America illustrates.
This film then succeeds, both at the level of a movie-with-a-message, and also as fantastic, enjoyable, exciting entertainment.
Films such as Captain America: The Winter Soldier and its various allegorical partners have a helpful, cumulative effect. Not only are they fun, they also show protagonists—our heroes—confronting systems of illegitimate, immoral, lawless power, and defeating them. Let us watch and absorb the message: everything is at stake; there are real enemies to be defeated; and there are principles and values to guide us in the fight for a future we can enjoy.


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World Bicycle Relief Roundtable
Greetings to World Bicycle Relief fans in the Boulder area. We are pleased to share that this coming Tuesday, February 23nd, Katie Bolling (Grassroots Development Manager for World Bicycle Relief) will be holidng a coffee roundtable discussion at 8am at The Cup (1521 Pearl Street). Katie will be spending the week in Colorado meeting with volunteers and doing presentations and she added the roundtable to her agenda due to the overwhelming support for World Bicycle Relief in the Boulder community. "As everyone knows, Boulder is passionate about cycling and it's great to see that passion spill over to our mission. We're providing bikes to some of the poorest people on the planet so, while Boulder is definitely one of the most cycling-rich areas in the country, it's very rewarding to have so many people there making it a priority to ensure that people in a need have the opportunity to ride bikes, too. So, when I learned about some speaking engagements that I'd be doing in Colorado, I made sure Boulder was my first stop. Our supporters there are that committed to our organization that I wanted the chance to answer questions, hear ideas and offer my deep thanks."
If you are in Boulder and want to either learn more about World Bicycle Relief or hear how you can become active in the amazing network of WBR volunteers in Boulder, please join Katie at The Cup. Coffee and bikes – always a winning combination!


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A Guide to the Buddy Atkinson Collection, 1989-1994
Biographical Note
Buddy Atkinson was an early performer in the sport of Roller Derby and later worked as a promoter.
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of videotapes, promotional materials, interviews and posters of Roller Derby events and includes jackets and skates. Also included in the collection are performer agreements and press releases.
Forms part of Touring Entertainment Industry Archive.
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted access.
Use Restrictions
This collection is stored remotely; advance notice required for retrieval; contact repository.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Buddy Atkinson Collection, 1989-1994, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
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November 11, 2004
Fibber Seeks Same
If there's any truth to the Yiddish proverb "a half truth is a whole lie," then there is a whole lotta lyin' going
on in the Jewish dating scene. It's time to start telling the truth about who's not telling the truth in the world of Internet dating.
Let's look at one site that caters to Jews, which shall remain nameless. With 20 "Body Styles" (Is it just me, or is "Body Style" more akin to a car chassis than a person's physique?) to choose from, how is it that "voluptuous" really means zaftig, "firm and toned" means the person goes to the gym but doesn't necessarily see results and "ripped" just means narcissistic?
A picture is worth a thousand words in the land of half-truths. Ladies, he's wearing that baseball cap to cover up a receding hairline, not express his unshakable love of the Dodgers! Men, she may have only posted photos shot from the waist up so you can't see where all the lokshen kugel went. And, does anyone ever look bad in a professional headshot? Visual half-truths, if you will.
There are gender-specific white lies: Men tend to lie about their height; women tend to lie about their weight -- little, well-intentioned untruths that we hope our future date will overlook once they get to know us.
Some people fib about their profession. One date was a bit vague about his job in the "travel industry." A Google search revealed that he specialized in porn travel. (Porn travel is like going to baseball fantasy camp with porn stars, which gives new meaning to making it to third base.) Who knew that such a travel category existed, let alone that nice Jewish boys participated? My date didn't exactly lie about the porn part; he just forgot to tell me about it.
Don't get me started on the essays. Do men really believe that going for a long walk on the beach is the perfect first date, or are they just telling us what they think we want to hear?
Are you truly funny if the funniest thing you can think of saying in your profile is, "I have a great sense of humor and like going to comedy clubs?"
Although I have no statistics to back this up, lying about one's age is probably the most prevalent untruth among the 35-plus set. Both genders lie, but in my biased opinion, women have greater reason to fib. How can we not, when 30-something men set a "Desired Age Range" capping out at 26, and 40-somethings cut us off at age 35? My informal sampling shows that men who have never been married have a greater propensity to lie about their age. And why shouldn't they when we ask, "What's wrong with him -- 48 and never been married?"
An honorable mention is in order for my last boyfriend, an irresistible yet geographically undesirable, vertically challenged, older lothario sans college degree. He managed to lie about his place of residence, height, age and education, all in the interest of scoring dates with the cream of the crop. Bravo! Would he have shown up on my Internet radar screen had he been truthful? Absolutely not. Was he worth dating and getting to know? Absolutely. He considered his half-truths to be rock-solid marketing techniques. Besides, he outed his white-lying self on our first date.
What if dating Web sites verified all personal information? Wouldn't it be nice to know your date's actual age, height, marital status, education, place of residence and relationship history before meeting? Perhaps the Web could level the playing field by sending someone out to take members' photos, kind of like The Recycler or AutoTrader does with cars? That way you could see if the "body style" was to your liking before taking him or her out for a spin.
On the other hand, learning about what someone chooses to fib about and how a person portrays him or herself in photos and writing can give you insight into that person's personality and insecurities. One of my guy friends thinks it all comes down to self-image -- "This is the me I know I can be, so I want you to see me the way I see myself. My potential."
If you can get beyond it, fibbing can actually pave the way for some truthful interaction.
Be honest, fellow Internet daters -- isn't there something in your profile that could be a slight misrepresentation? So, lighten up and overlook the occasional white lie. Can't we all just get along?
Go ahead and say you live in Los Angeles when you really live in Rancho Cucamonga. It may be the only way to get the babes in Santa Monica to click on your scintillating online profile. But, consider coming clean over the phone before you meet.
I hate to hoist my own petard, but after several years of holding steady at a sub-chronological age, my profile now reflects my actual age. And the whole truth feels better than the half-lies.
Andrea Gappell is a freelance food-stylist and marketing consultant based in Los Angeles. She can be reached at email@example.com.
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Round … um, everybody is losing count. On Thursday (June 19), 50 Cent told his side of the latest drama between him and Young Buck on New York's Hot 97 radio station.
Earlier this week, 50 released portions of a call between him and Buck, in which his former crew member broke down in tears over his dismissal from the group and financial difficulties. Buck responded Wednesday afternoon with a dis record called "Taped Conversations." 50 retaliated by putting out the entire phone call on ThisIs50.com.
"A lot of times people don't see what the other person is doing," 50 said, explaining to host Angie Martinez why he taped the talk between him and Buck. "They don't understand the cause and effect. They don't see the other person; they just pay attention to me."
50 said the phone call took place just three months ago, at a time when he "was trying to be as helpful as possible" to Buck. 50 also said that he wasn't coming with any records toward Buck, but did imply that their friendship is beyond repair.
"It's crazy. When I see people showing me so many different things within their character, I don't value them anymore," the Unit's leader said.
When asked if he taped all his phone conversations, 50 said, "With idiots, yeah! So if they saying something crazy, it's right there."
Right before the break, Fif told stories of Buck's impulsive spending and once again alleged that he has a drug problem : "He needs to go to a program and get some real help," 50 said. "Then maybe we can talk to each other."
The MC brought up footage that recently appeared on the Internet in which Buck curses his former comrades during a concert.
"He's in the middle of his show, saying 'F' me and everything else that created him."
On Hot 97 on Friday at 12 p.m. ET, 50 plans to debut his new mixtape Sincerely Yours, featuring him and his team rhyming over old-school R&B beats.


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As we announced in the fall, FamilyKind, the nonprofit organization that offers education and support services to adults and children experiencing separation or divorce, has added step-parenting workshops to their menu of services.
Now that this long, grueling winter is finally over - or at least showing signs of being over – you should take advantage of the energy and optimism that sunshine brings and sign up for a workshop today.
These 2 ½- 3 hour workshops will give you an overview of the common challenges experienced within the stepfamily and provide you with some exercises you and your spouse or partner can do to find solutions and start conquering those challenges.
While there are opportunities for step-parents to meet with one another and share their stories, this workshop is meant for both the step-parent and their spouse or partner. It is critical that both parents and step-parents understand the many differences between a stepfamily and a biological family, how these differences can impact their children as well as their relationship with each other, and how they can take an active part in ensuring the family is operating in the most functional way possible.
Upcoming workshops are:
- Sunday, April 6th – 10:00am-1:00pm
- Wednesday, April 23rd – 6:00pm-8:30pm
- Wednesday, May 28th – 6:00pm-8:30pm
Sign up for the one that is most convenient for you.
The cost is just $70 per couple.
Workshops are conveniently located near public transportation on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Contact FamilyKind at 646-580-4735 or email@example.com to register and to confirm your workshop location.


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Samsung develops a programmable mobile GPU
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SAN FRANCISCO: KOREAN CHIP DESIGNER Samsung spent Tuesday here at ISSCC showing off its first GPU that's programmable in OpenCL and OpenGL as well as DirectX, which is part of a processor based on an ARM v7 architecture.
Samsung measured that a 30fps HD 1080p stream can be encoded or decoded by the CPU when it runs at 1.6GHz - and thus consumes a lot of power. If you move the task to the GPU, then the GPU can perform the same task running at only 160MHz, resulting in 10 times lower power consumption.
The maximum speed of the GPU is 333MHz, supporting 60fps HD 1080p processing when running at full tilt.
The ARM v7 based processor with the programmable GPU developed by Samsung supports OpenCL and OpenGL as well as DirectX.
During its presentation Samsung mentioned that this integrated processor offers sustained rates of 72.5 gigaFLOPS for GPGPU computing and 240 MP/s for image signal processing.
These results are quite impressive and tally well with the vision outlined in AMD SVP Lisa Siu's speech on Monday promoting the idea of taking a unified approach to programming CPUs and GPUs.
According to Samsung, this GPGPU is groundbreaking for several reasons, including a low-power dedicated hardwired accelerator for multi-format codec (MFC), an advanced GPGPU-ready 3D graphics core, cross optimisation of each domain of the hardware accelerators, enhanced memory system performance, and a low-power design and process technology based on a 32nm low-power HKMG process.
This experimental ARM v7 chip is likely to give competitors such as Apple a run for their money. µ
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US will go over the cliff just to change what the republicans are voting for;
They cant vote for tax hikes on certain parties that control them, but they can vote for tax cuts after they have gone over the cliff
Politicians in the US are running out of time to avoid the "fiscal cliff" deadline.
Republican and Democratic congressional leaders worked through Sunday without success, hoping to bridge differences over how to avoid year-end tax increases and possibly spending cuts.
Senate negotiators missed a self-imposed deadline on Sunday afternoon and later reports said the talks see-sawed between possible success and failure late into the day.
Vice President Joe Biden was asked by Senate Minority leader Mitch O'Connell to try to find a way out of the impasse, while the White House sent the president's chief legislative negotiator to the Capitol to meet with Senate Democrats.
The talks went on behind closed doors and the media were dependent on various statements from aides on both sides.
In the end, Senate Majority leader Harry Reid recessed the Senate until Monday at 11am (local time).
"There is significant distance between the two sides," he told reporters. "There is still time left to reach an agreement and we intend to continue negotiations."
In the absence of a bipartisan deal, Senator Reid is preparing for a Monday vote on a bill to carry out President Obama's backup proposal, which tackles only a few items on the legislative agenda, including extending current tax rates for income up to $US250,000 for couples filing jointly.
Democrats are confident they can pass the bill through the Senate. A key question is whether the House will approve it if it doesn't enjoy broad bipartisan support in the Senate.
Recent issues include slowing CPI adjustments to social security payments and tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.
The first cuts, involving $US110 billion in domestic and military spending, are set to take effect on January 2.
In a television appearance on Sunday, President Barack Obama sought to increase pressure on congressional Republicans by attempting to hold them responsible if talks fail.
Interviewed on NBC's Meet the Press, he rejected the idea that both sides were equally at fault.
Crucial to any deal are income tax rates that will expire and be replaced by higher rates that prevailed during the Clinton administration.
Republicans have conceded that rates will go up for wealthier Americans and the talks centre on efforts to reduce the number of people in that category.
While President Barack Obama is plumping for a $US250,000 threshold, the Republicans want it raised to at least $US400,000.
Another sticking point is estate tax, which the Republicans want kept at current levels rather than rising as President Obama and many Democrats desire.
However, some farm-state Democratic senators also back a lower rate.
President Obama has told Republican leaders they will have to accept a higher estate tax if they also want to raise the income threshold to $US400,000.
The United States is one of the only countries in the world to tax on citizenship and with New Zealand Government about to sign an IGA on the information collection of U.S. citizens and U.S. greencard holders with bank accounts in New Zealand the U.S. will be sucking a lot of a cash out of New Zealand banks as the many dual NZ/US citizens have had no idea they need to be paying capital gains taxes and income taxes on their New Zealand income, and report their bank account outside the U.S. to the United States IRS on a yearly basis, the fines can equal more than the account holdings and are generally a minimum of 5% of your net worth if you can prove you never heard of such laws or didn't know you were a U.S. citizen.
You may never have lived in the United States but if one of your parents or parents parents parents was a U.S. citizen so are you and the New Zealand government is about to hand your cash over to the U.S. taxman.
Fiscal responsibility by the federal government has to happen sooner or later. The US can't allow itself to devolve into a "New Zealand". At least with some fiscal discipline and increasing energy independence over the next 20 years we should see a stronger US which is good for democracy worldwide.
Let energy poor China play with the Arab states and reap the consequences.
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The game ended with the offense whipping the defense 25-12.
Among other highlights: first-round draft pick Mark Ingram homered in his first at-bat.
Meanwhile, Reggie Bush, who struck out in his first at-bat, sent tweets from the mound, then plucked a fan in a Bush jersey from the crowd for an at-bat. The fan jacked a home run over the left-field wall.


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This recipe was handed down to me by my mother. I was raised on a farm and these ingredients were readily available in our area. We have many potato farms nearby, and, of course, being "America's Dairyland," there's always plenty of cheese and milk for this great-tasting soup. —Darlene Alexander, Nekoosa, Wisconsin
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup chopped celery
- 1/3 cup chopped onion
- 4 cups diced peeled potatoes
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups milk
- 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Dash paprika
- 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
- Croutons
- Minced fresh parsley
- In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Saute celery and onion until tender. Add potatoes and broth. Cover and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 12 minutes.
- In batches, puree potato mixture in a blender or food processor. Return to saucepan. Stir in milk and seasonings. Add the cheese and heat only until melted. Garnish with croutons and parsley. Yield: 8 servings.
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Thursday, January 15, 2015 2:07 pm
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The IRS commissioner and National Taxpayer Advocate both warn taxpayers that they shouldn't expect much help from the agency this tax-filing season.
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Tornadoes and losses are increasing. Most mobile home parks do not have storm shelters, the requirements don't exist. The tornado Shelters Act helps mobile home parks to build them provided they meet certain criteria. Safe shelters seem to elude most home owners and renters in the south.
The best thing you can do for your safety is to have a safe shelter
Tornadoes have been documented in every state and in every continent, there is no one area that is more prone to getting one than another. There is such a thing as being prepared and that kind of health safety goes back to the movie, "The Wizard of Oz," when we see Dorothy's aunt and uncle heading for the home safe shelter in the midst of a tornado. In the United States an average of 1,275 tornadoes are recorded each year.
Ideal for supercell storms. Tornado Alley-central Texas to western Ohio, is the name given to the southern plains where tornadoes like to frequent and Dixie Alley, stems from Florida up into the southern plains alley. 75-percent of the super cell storms and tornadoes that occur are weak.
Globally, the middle lattitudes between 30-50 degrees is prone to this type of weather
Prevention and practice are the key to safety. Know ahead of time where you and your family members, co-workers or students can go in case of a storm emergency. Have a predetermined place to go immediately, and have a place to meet afterwards. If you frequent stores, it's a good idea to have these areas checked out.
Flying debris is the biggest danger
Opening the windows to equalize the pressure is an "old school" way of doing things these days. The tornado will blast the windows out if the pressure is that dense in the first place. No amount of opening the windows will help you. Tornadoes are also enveloped in heavy precipitation and hard to see in most cases. You do need to stay away from the windows.
How to detect tornadoes
1. Strong persistent cloud roation.
2. Whirling debris on the ground under a low cloud base, some tornadoes have no funnel.
3. Hail or heavy cloud burst followed by calm or intense wind shift.
4. Evening or at night, blue-green to white flashes of light low to the ground. An indication power lines are being ripped out by a strong wind or tornado. Persistent lowering of the cloud base lighted by lightening.
What to do
- You should go to a lower level or basement, or interior room. Look for permanent structure to add to your safety, not a piano, fridge or heavy object that could fall on you and crush you. A mattress or thick padding is a good idea.
- If you are in a mobile home, get out. Even if it is tied down it is not a safe place to be. An underground shelter or a permanent building is the safest place to be.
- The same goes if you are caught in a vehicle. You may be able to drive at right angles to out run it if traffic is clear and you are far enough away. If you are stuck in traffic, stay in the car and put your seat belt on and get your head down below the windows. If you can park the car and head to the nearest permanent structure this is advisable. If you are in your car and can get out of the vehicle and get visibly lower than the ground. Park the car and do it. Bridges and underpasses are not a safe area to go to. Get down and put your hands over your head.
- If you are out in the open: lay face-down on the ground and cover your head.
- If you are in church, crouch down under the pews.
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A craft market and two museums now occupy the galleries of this colonial-style former prison (1866). The interesting Museu de Arte e Cultura Popular exhibits some 1 500 sculptures (wood, terracotta and woodcut) where the religious fervour of the inhabitants of the sertão is given free expression. Three messianic and revolutionary figures are often depicted: Padre Cícero, Ceará-born Antônio Conselheiro, spiritual leader of the Canudos community, and Lampião, a Brazilian Robin Hood who attacked wealthy landowners and became a figurehead for peasant revolt.
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The following is an excerpt of a Web-based dialogue about the Oscars between Globe-News movie critics Larri Jo Starkey and Chip Chandler. The two are spending the week avoiding as much real work as possible by discussing nominees in the major categories - as well, as you will see, as the major snubs. Log on to amarillonet.com/oscars for the rest of this and the week's other discussions.
From: Larri Jo
To: Chip
Subject: Sassy-free Oscars
Dear Chip:
... On to "Gladiator."
As for your comments on "The Robe," "Spartacus," et. al., I would challenge you to find a "sword and sandals" movie made in the last 30 years. I believe most critics are underestimating the value of Ridley Scott's achievement just because the storyline leans to the potboiler side of filmmaking.
Imagine the immensity of his challenge.
Should it win best picture? I don't believe so. Should it be recognized? Certainly.
Same goes for "Erin Brockovich," but like "Chocolat," I find it "an amusing trifle" (your words).
I liked many portions of it, but I LOVED none of it. Its charms rested on how many bon-mots Erin could spout whenever anyone challenged her space. Sassiness has its place, but not at the Academy Awards lectern.
I'd like us to discuss a couple of movies that both of us rated "honorable mention." "Chicken Run" and "Bring It On" both were marketed for young audiences, but I think adults could appreciate these movies as well. I purchased a "Chicken Run" video, and no one has failed to enjoy it.
Looking forward to your reply:
Larri Jo
From: Chip
To: Larri Jo
Subject: Flaunting the inner child
I freely admit to celebrating - nay, flaunting - my inner child, so it was no surprise to me that so many of the films on my best-of-year list were targeted to young audiences.
I loved "Bring It On" so much because it was an honest exploration of the co-opting of black culture by white suburbanites, and also because it was silly fun. Did the teen crowd get the subtext? I don't know. Maybe one of them will respond.
... On "Gladiator," I'll grant you that Ridley Scott had a big challenge - huge cast, huge special effects, sorta-huge scope. I won't grant you that he was entirely successful. The FX was noticeably wobbly at times, and yes, the story was a potboiler. And it didn't even come to a full boil. Put simply, there was better work last year.
Which is as good a segue as any to the one movie we probably disagree about the most: "Almost Famous." You haven't really explained to me why you didn't care for it, so here's your chance.
From: Larri Jo
To: Chip
Subject: Subtext, shmubtext
Dear Chip:
Subtext, shmubtext. "Bring It On" was just plain fun. It celebrated a lifestyle while joshing it a little, all with a bubblegum flavor that made the lessons go down easy.
Which is just about exactly what I didn't enjoy about "Almost Famous." It wasn't fun.
Moments were, for sure. You can't watch an entire cast singing "Tiny Dancer" while traveling on a dirty bus without laughing a little.
But the sheer EARNESTNESS of the whole project was off-putting. Look, drugs are bad. Look, sex is dangerous. Look, integrity is important.
For me, the whole 12 and a half hour sitting was like eating a big old plate of lima beans. They may be good for you, but you can't help wishing you had a little butter for them.
How about that scene where the little Cameron stand-in discovers his sister's rock albums and they "change his life?"
As I've said before and will again, "Almost Famous" was a celebration of the music of the '70s. If you didn't enjoy the music - and I didn't - then to perdition to you, because Cameron Crowe thinks his kind of music will save the world.
At the same time, Crowe shows us his picture of the musical "saviors:" a scrubby second-rate band getting by on good looks, a few guitar licks and a little marketing.
(By the way, since I'm talking about marketing, I'll concede that the scene in which the band's manager has created T-shirts that infuriate the band tickled me as an indictment of musical ego.)
But overall, for me, "Almost Famous" was pretty much an "almost" shot.
How about "Cast Away?" Many people expected the Tom Hanks vehicle to get a best picture nod, but it came up empty.
I thought the middle third of the movie was brilliant, but from the instant the violins started playing as Tom started drifting at sea, the movie was swamped.
Larri Jo
From: Chip
To: LJ
Subject: Almost earnest
Well, God forbid a movie be earnest, huh?
I really don't think we saw the same movie, you know. I enjoyed "Almost Famous" more than any movie I saw last year. ("Traffic" topped it, barely, on my list, but somewhat like "Saving Private Ryan," that's not a movie to be enjoyed.)
See, I don't think Cameron Crowe was celebrating only '70s rock. The movie, to me, was all about the power of any kind of music - be it the Celtic stuff you like, the Broadway show tunes I like or, yes, the music that Crowe likes. Music may not be able to change the world, but it can draw people together like few other art forms.
That's why I loved the "Tiny Dancer" scene so much - and why I didn't really laugh at it. The fictional band Stillwater was in danger of falling apart, until Elton John's little ballad comes on the radio. They start singing along, and suddenly, their problems start fading away. No, they aren't solved, but the band members remember why they like each other so much. Bar none, the most effective (and affecting) scene of last year.
I also disagree with this: "Crowe shows us his picture of the musical 'saviors:' a scrubby second-rate band getting by on good looks, a few guitar licks and a little marketing." Stillwater wasn't a great band, but they were representative of what was out there, what Crowe was covering as a 15-year-old reporter for Rolling Stone. There were no saviors in this film. It was a dewy-eyed, yet realistic, look back on a pivotal time in Crowe's life.
As for "Cast Away," I gave it an A+ in my review. I'd drop that a half-grade now, in retrospect. I thought Tom Hanks was phenomenal (more on that Wednesday in our Best Actor discussion), but the movie wasn't at the same level as "Traffic" and, yes, "Almost Famous." Honestly, I think the plus was because I recognized the endless plains of my hometown, Canadian.
To recap, I think we're both saying "Traffic" deserves the Oscar for Best Picture. That doesn't mean it WILL win, only that it SHOULD win. We'll get into that more as the Oscars draw nearer.
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It was a long bitter war. The war split families (including the President's), received volunteers from every state in the United States and the Confederacy, from British North America, Ireland, Britain, France, Russia, and other countries. The First People, or Native Americans, like the Cherokee and others whilst often at war with the Americans also fought in the "White Man's War." One of every sixty people in the United States and Confederacy were casualties of that war.
The War Between the States or American Civil War caused carnage and devestation but also produced heroes. The end of the war was time to celebrate the last measure of devotion that the mothers and dads, brothers and sisters gave to their country. President Lincoln urged his countrymen "…to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. …" whilst giving an address at a battlefield in which a pivotal battle of the war took place a few months prior.
Was President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address given 18 months before the end of the war a first Memorial Day address, though given in November instead of May? One of the first celebrations of the achievements of deceased veterans of was done by freed slaves. David W. Blight, of Yale University wrote about this event, which occurred in Charleston, South Carolina, where the first shots of war were fired. The specific location was the former Washington Race Course and Jockey Club, which had become a Confederate prisoner of war detention centre. Twenty-eight workmen interned the dead prisoners, built and whitewashed a fence around the prison, and wrote "Martyrs of the Race Course" over an arch built over the memorial's entrance.
Nine o'clock on the first of May, ten thousand people of every caste: teachers, missionaries, former slaves, and contingents of Union soldiers marched and sang in commemoration of the end of the war and of their own liberation from slavery. The 54th Massachusetts , 34th, and 104th USCT (United States Colored Troops) also participated, to celebrate the end of the American Civil War and to confirm their hard-won freedom." Some consider this the first Memorial Day celebration.
John A. Logan was a general in the United States Army during the war and often considered the one who gave the various celebrations like that in South Carolina a name. He was "commander in chief" of a group of Union war veterans, the Grand Army of the Republic (or GAR), who issued a proclamation, which said in part, "The 30th day of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village, and hamlet church-yard in the land. In this observance no form of ceremony is prescribed, but posts and comrades will in their own way arrange such fitting services and testimonials of respect as circumstances may permit. …"
So this 1 May 1868 is considered the first Decoration Day by many. General Logan's proclamation was issued in Washington, DC. General (later President) James A. Garfield spoke at the Arlington Cemetery, preceding the decorating of 20,000 Union and Confederate graves by a legion of 5,000 people. Even though the proclamation was spoken in Washington, various cities lay claim to being the birthplace of Decoration Day: Columbus, Georgia, Columbus Mississippi, Macon Georgia, Richmond Virginia, Boalsburg, Virginia, and Carbondale, Illinois, among others. Notice that cities in the former Confederacy were as enthusiastic about decorating the graves of fallen soldiers as were Union cities.
More and more communities hosted their own Decoration Days during the 19th Century, but as the 20th Century dawned and Americans fought more wars in places like Havana, Manila, the Ardennes, Pearl Harbor, Normandy—the post Civil War Decoration Day morphed into a Memorial Day honoring the American fallen of all the wars the servicemen and servicewomen have served in. Afterwards, Americans still fell (and fall) in places like Pork Chop Hill, Hue, Da Nang, Grenada, Kosovo, Baghdad, Somalia, Tora Bora, and in the seas and skies of the world. The 30th of May was the traditional celebration day until Memorial Day was moved to the last Monday of May by the Uniform Holiday Act in the 1970's.
Communities such as North Highlands, California, still sponsor parades, lay little U.S. flags at the grades of the fallen, purchasing poppies, laying individual flowers and bouquets, marching in parades, and other traditional celebrations. There are also ball games, picnics, sales, and travel—36 million people will be vacationing next Monday. That is two million less than the entire population of California, the most populous state in the United States. However Americans (and others) celebrate the holiday, it is because their recognition of those who "gave their all" in defense of their country.


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Mauricio Kagel was one of the more outrageous contributors to the avant-garde movement that emerged following the Second World War. He was born on December 24, 1931 to a Jewish family that fled Russia in the 1920s and settled in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Many of his compositions were distinguished for the theatricality required of the performers, even if the music was not explicitly composed as a stage work. He also had great interest in some of the more adventurous approaches to jazz and felt that such improvisatory practices were just as important to the experiments at Darmstadt (where he taught over the course of many summers) as they were to gigs at the Village Vanguard.
My own first contact with Kagel came through a recording in the Music of Our Time series on the old Odyssey vinyl label entitled A Second Wind for Organ. The recording featured David Tudor playing on a full pipe organ (Kagel), a chamber organ (Christian Wolff), and a bandoneón (Gordon Mumma). (Sadly, it does not appear to have been reissued as a CD.) The Kagel composition was entitled "Improvisation ajoutée" (added improvisation). I never knew how specific the score was; but the title referred to the fact that Tudor's improvising was supplemented by two "added" performers, whose own improvisations involved changing the stop configurations. In addition all three performers could improvise through "singing, speaking, whistling, and shouting, as well as clapping" (quoted from the description of the Wergo recording of this piece).
I was reminded of this piece because of the viral circulation of a video posted by the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington. The video shows what happened when some imaginative curator decided to place a Casio electric keyboard up against a cage of Asian small-clawed otters. The video is only about 30 seconds in duration. However, over that brief time four of the otters figured out what happened when keys are depressed and seemed to get off on it. This was not quite the letter of what Kagel had in mind, since the otters could only reach the keyboard, rather than any of the additional controls. Nevertheless, were he still alive, I suspect that Kagel would have been thoroughly delighted by this new approach to performing his "Improvisation ajoutée!"