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All libraries will be closed for Independence Day on Monday, July 4th. Normal library hours will resume on Tuesday,
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GulfCoast North Area Health Education Center is partnering with Citrus County Library System to provide a FREE 2-hour tobacco dependence seminar. Anyone interested in quitting tobacco can participate and will be provided with a free and optional supply of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) including patches, gum, or lozenges. This program is funded by the Florida Department of Health. To register and find out more information, please call (813)929-1000 ext 204 or visit www.gnahec.org. Space is limited.Read more
You can make a difference! The health of your body and brain depends on your lifestyle choices, which are under your control. A Brain Healthy lifestyle depends on how you feed your brain, move your body, sleep, socialize, learn new things, and create new memories. Learn about the risks to brain health, cognitive side effects of common drugs, diet-related diseases, and preventing falls. Discover the best foods for brain health. Replace brain fog with brain fit.
Coastal Region
Thursday, July 14, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
In this class we will learn the basics of web design using a site builder. We'll cover some of the most commonly asked questions about creating your own website. You'll learn how to set up an account, create a home page, and add text, images, and links. A question and answer session will follow. An e-mail address and your own computer are required. Classes are free, but registration is required due to limited space.
Coastal Region
Thursday, July 14, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Get ready for fun as you try your skill at some wild and wacky races, involving marbles, Legos, pancakes, and pom-poms.
Central Ridge
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Exercise Your Mind through playing strategy games. Join library staff to learn how to play games such as: Play Nine, Sequence, Wizard, Phase 10, and Rummikub. These games will stimulate your brain as you work strategically to win! (Library will have these games available for you to play!) Registration is required/Limit 12.
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Come join us and bring the family as we watch the newest Pixar® movie, The Good Dinosaur. In a world where the asteroid never hit Earth, dinosaurs have evolved to be smarter, taking the places of humans today. Arlo is one of these dinosaurs, forced to find his way home after being swept away in a flash flood. Meeting new friends and facing new enemies, Arlo has to find the courage to face his fears and continue on home.
Wednesday, July 13, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
A huge thank you to the Friends of the Lakes Region Public Library! Their group recently donated $14,500 to the Lakes Region Public Library for collection development. This means more materials for our library patrons to check out!
The Lakes Region Friends group raises money yearly through book sales, membership dues, and candy sales. The Friends work hard all year to make sure that the Lakes Region Public Library and the Citrus County Library System are strong, vital educational centers in the community.
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Julius Alphonsus Rykovich
Position: HB-DB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 204 lbs.
Born: April 6, 1923 in Gary, IN
Died: December 22, 1974 in Merrillville, IN
High School: Lew Wallace
College: Notre Dame, Illinois (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 2nd round (14th overall) of the 1946 NFL Draft.
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Tiffany Trenda
Performing Proximity Cinéma
Friday, April 25th 8-8:30 p.m., 9-9:30 p.m.
Inspired by the Valie Export piece "Tap and Touch", Trenda's new performance will focus on personal space in regards to mobile devices. The artist will be completely covered in a synthetic suit with forty small 2.6″ LCD cell phone screens. The image on these devices will change depending on how far away the viewer is from the artist. This interactive performance will entail having the artist invade the viewer's personal space and vice versa, the viewer will be in the artists' space. More information on Tiffany can be found atwww.tiffanytrenda.com
Los Angeles Art Collective (LAAC)
Video Installations
The LAAC is a collective of emerging artists that represent the intricacy and diversity of the Los Angeles culture. Artists Include Eder Cetina, Victor Solomon, Carlos Ulloa, Paul Wehby, and Tiffany Trenda.
Like the freeways that make the terrain of LA, their concepts are driven from their experiences in the urbanization of the city of angels. Together, their distinct voices echo the diversified communities and multifarious architecture. More information on LAAC can be found at http://www.laartcollective.com


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Table of Contents
Revelations of Christ (Hardcover)
Proclaimed by Paramhansa Yogananda
by Paramhansa Yogananda, as presented by his disciple Swami Kriyananda
Part One: The Basics
1. Major Disadvantages
2. A Name for Truth
3. True, vs. False, Religions: Part One
4. True, vs. False, Religions: Part Two
5. The Purpose of Religion
6. A Question of Degrees
7. Religion and the Heart
8. Whence the Correction?
9. What Is God?
10. Who Are We?
11. Salvation from What?
12. Still, Wasn't Jesus Also Unique?
13. Son of Man vs. Son of God
14. Does Satan Exist?
15. A New Revelation
Part Two: Gemstones in Christ's Teachings
16. How It All Began
17. The Spinal Highway
18. The Serpent Power
19. The Need for a Personal Savior
20. New Wine
21. God Alone Saves
22. The Ages of History
23. The Missing Years
24. Conclusion
See Also: Intro Sample Chapter Behind the Scenes
Return to Revelations of Christ (Hardcover)


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Typically, epoxy-modified cementitious materials can be applied at a minimum thickness of 1/16-inch, compared to the ¼-inch to 1/8-inch minimum for acrylic-modified resurfacers, ¼-inch to 3/8-inch minimum for portland-based mortars, and ½-inch minimum thickness for calcium aluminate-based materials.
A 6-mgd wastewater treatment plant in Louisiana recently averted what would have been an expensive mistake. A contractor who was about to apply the protective coating doubted the quality of the surface repair, suspecting that the portland-based cementitious mortar used to fill voids and bugholes was inadequate to support the epoxy lining system specified for the plant's severe wastewater headspace environments.
A test was performed using a Type II fixed-alignment adhesion tester, or elcometer, on a 5x5-foot section of concrete wall coated with the portland-based cementitious mortar, a common testing protocol for field-applied liquid coatings.
Results revealed 100% cohesive failure (or splitting) of the mortar at less than 80 psi. Adhesion was well below the anticipated 350- to 450-psi minimum generally obtained when applied over a cementitious substrate. The portland-based resurfacer applied at 1/16-inch thickness to the new concrete did not develop the proper calcium silicate hydrate matrix, ultimately yielding poor cohesive properties.
Given those findings, the decision was made to remove and replace the portland-based mortar with an epoxy-modified cementitious resurfacer.
Research indicates that bond strength develops more slowly than compressive strength. Sometimes crews mistakenly abandon curing procedures prematurely when the traditional cementitious mortar seems strong. But once the mortar dries, strength development stops and the mortar patch may fail.
This is less likely to happen at a treatment plant where concrete was properly resurfaced before a protective coating was applied. Photos: Vaughn O'Dea
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Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County
Orange County, California is known for both wealth and political conservatism. In fact, the most recent American Community Survey reports that the largely Caucasian locale boasts a median household income of $81,260.
But as filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi's latest documentary, Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County, demonstrates, more than ten percent of OC residents live below the poverty line. Some sleep on the streets while others find shelter in rundown hotels, where single rooms rent for between $800 and $900 a month. Ironically, Disneyland is a short distance from the county's seediest areas, but for impoverished motel residents, Disney is no more accessible than Saturn.
Pelosi's camera gives viewers an inside peak into the desperation of those living in cramped and often bedbug-infested quarters, places rife with drug dealing, prostitution, and police surveillance. That kids grow up in this environment—sharing one tiny room with siblings, parents, and pets—is sobering and should be an indictment of U.S. housing policies. Sadly, it falls short.
One of the problems is that Pelosi interviews too many people, and it's hard to remember who's who. In addition, she never moves beyond the personal, and fails to inject needed political analysis into the discussion. For example, why is housing so expensive? Do motel residents have access to social service programs, job training, or counseling? And most importantly, why has the government refused to build new public housing for those unable to pay market rates?
Despite these flaws, the film is not without its poignant moments. One woman, a married mom of two, proudly touts her family's survival. Although she admits that she hated living on the streets, she champions the things she learned there. "We know how to bathe in eight ounces of water," she begins. "We know how to do pooh-pooh in a bag."
Like all of the "motel kids," her daughters attend Perfect Hope School, a public program exclusively for those without permanent housing. The sixty-seven pupils stay at Hope as long as they remain in the OC, meaning their education is not interrupted if they leave the motel. Teacher Judy explains one of the school's advantages: "No one makes fun of you if you wear the same clothes for thirty days." Plus, she continues, two meals a day—albeit heavy on sugar and fat—are provided.
Predictably, many of the kids have deep problems. One boy, eleven-year-old Zack, is already on probation for robbery. "Some of us kids want what other people have," he says, "so we just take it." He later expresses surprising self-awareness. "Sometimes I do it for attention," he admits. "My mom is too busy."
Profiling Zack's family in greater depth would have made the film more insightful and would have given viewers a better understanding of how easily life can fray for the working poor. After all, Zack's mother and twenty-one-year-old sister both work full-time, but simply don't earn enough to save the thousands of dollars they'd need to get into an apartment.
Despite these faults, Pelosi deserves recognition for bringing attention to a population that too-often falls through the cracks. What's more, Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County prods lawmakers to do something about the country's worsening affordable housing crisis. Since approximately two percent of U.S. children are presently undomiciled, the film is a stark, if understated, wake-up call. Let's hope Pelosi's mom—yes, Alexandra is Nancy's daughter—and her colleagues will watch it and once-and-for-all do something about this shameful reality.
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Laura, thanks for the comment. The problem is that relocation is also expensive. It costs a lot to move to another city, let alone across the country. And as Mandy pointed out, you're then faced with the task of finding even more money for a downpayment, furniture, etc. It isn't as easy as just picking up and moving somewhere else. Otherwise, many people would.
One of the motel residents stated the cheapest rent around there was around $1,350 per month... I don't understand why they don't try to leave Orange County, even California. There are plenty of places around the country with alot lower cost of living- for instance in rural Georgia a nice 3 BR home can be rented for $800-900 a month. It seems like if they ever want to get ahead they need to get out of the OC.
Anon: Yes, there probably are. But you need capital upfront (and good credit) to get an apartment: first and last month's rent and a security deposit; deposit to give to the electric, gas and water companies; furniture; etc. And many poor people do not have this kind of cash-in-hand. I suggest you read Nickled and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich. It does an excellent job of explaining these kinds of Catch-22 situations of the working poor.
A motel room for between $800 and $900 a month? There are apartments that are cheaper than that.
Man I love how people who wouldn't know a hard day if it jumped up and bit them on the arse rank on other like people who also wouldn't know a hard day if it jumped up and bit them on THEIR ass.
Your kid can be introduced to the world and he'll also develop new skills as he discovers new things with the help of these developmental toys. If used in the right way, a fireplace can be a financially and environmentally sound option as well. One of my favorite things about my home is being able to look out over the water from both my bedroom window, and my living room balcony. As an artist myself I can't think of a better way to pass the day.


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Is your digital marketing strategy mobile optimized? This Boot Camp Digital cheat sheet was published for businesses to catch up to the mobile trend. Using this cheat sheet to evaluate your mobile strategy will help you realize the amazing opportunity for your business. If you haven't already optimized for mobile, the potential improvements to your marketing strategy could be incredible.
Your Mobile Website
Your mobile visitors are going to expect mobile friendly pages and won't hesitate to toss your site to the side if it's difficult to use from their device. Confusing navigation and oversized images could be the difference between new business and .
Mobile Ads
Online ads may need an entirely new strategy on mobile. A call to action that takes into account the mindset of a mobile user should be combined with an amazing mobile optimized landing page. Consider the checklist when creating ads specific to mobile.
Mobile Optimized Content
Content shares are hard to come by in the first place, and making it offensive to mobile viewers isn't going to help. A proper mobile marketing strategy will consider that much of your audience is mobile and your content should be optimized so that their viewing experience isn't limited by their screen size.
Mobile Applications
Understanding the apps that your customers use can be valuable. Thinking about a custom app for your business? Take a moment to calculate the ROI... From Yelp to Snapchat, there are hundreds of apps that may help you better engage your customers on their mobile devices. Take full advantage of existing apps before your decide to create your own.
Mobile Optimized E-mail
High e-mail open rates are great, but are your e-mails friendly to read on a 5-inch screen? Huge images and over-the-top formatting will get your e-mail deleted in an instant. Review the cheat sheet and TEST your e-mails on mobile devices before they're sent.
To learn more about mobile marketing strategies, join the Boot Camp Digital mobile marketing training course. Sign up begins Friday, June 20. The class will be available live June 27 at 1:00 p.m. and on-demand after June 28. Participants can sign up at http://bootcampdigital.com/mobile-marketing-training-beyond-the-basics/


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Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference 2014 (WWDC) kicked off on Monday, June 2nd in San Francisco, providing the latest in-depth look at OS X and iOS.
The keynote address of WWDC included some impressive new tools for creating new apps, as well as a new programming language. As for the company's new operating system, Apple's OS X gets an entirely new and modern look. Yosemite includes a "today view" in its Notification Center, allowing users to see reminders, calendar events and even the weather forecast. The Notification Center can also now be customized with apps and third-party widgets.
There are also some changes to the Safari web browser both visually and functionally. As well, Apple announced "reliable syncing" to its Mail app and iCloud Drive, used for cloud storage, syncing your documents between Macs, Windows and iOS.
Other features announced by Apple on Monday include Handoff, allowing users to share information across devices. Airdrop also now allows users to share information between Macs and mobile devices. It used to be you could only share information solely between Macs or between mobile devices. If you like sharing between family members, you can do that too. As long as each of the family accounts is linked to the same credit card, family sharing allows up to six people to share photos, reminders and calendars.
As far as iOS 8, you no longer have to go fully into the Messages app to respond to messages. New technology allows users to respond right from the Notifications and lock screen. You can also interact with things like eBay or sports scores without the need for launching an app fully.
If you like hands-free technology, there is more of that too. You can now call up Siri without pushing a single button. Just say "Hey, Siri" for help.
These are just a few of the many features announced at the kickoff of the conference. The WWDC runs through Friday, with more than 100 different sessions planned throughout the week, involving Apple engineers.


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man, anais nin is full of amazing quotes.
monday quote
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wow. love anais nin. and on a side note…really looking forward to sneek peek the upcoming february catalog!! :)
- -January 31, 2011, 11:50AM
Nin is so empowering! "There are many ways to be free. One of them is to transcend reality by imagination, as I try to do."
- -January 31, 2011, 12:32PM
what are some anais nin books?
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I love all these pics–they're all beautiful!
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Anais Nin is legendary..she is like a guiding star to me. When I read her journals, novels, short stories, literary criticisms, I feel as though I am reading the long lost entries of another layer of my own soul. She is universal like that, and yet completely individualistic. She was ahead of her time, no, she was timeless. I am enjoying your Monday quotes!!
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April 3, 1952 - November 9, 2007
Donald Gene "Donnie" Massing, 55, of Indianapolis, passed away November 9, 2007. He was born April 3, 1952 to Fred J. and Hazel (Wolf) Massing in Indianapolis. Donnie was a laborer for Williamson Plating. His parents; sisters, Mary Durivage and Susie Massing and a brother, Bob Massing preceded him in death. Survivors include children, Lisa, Dawn, J.T. and Donnie Massing Jr.; siblings, Clara Hazelgrove, Pauline Pierson, Ginney, Buck, David and Paul Massing; 10 grandchildren; extended family, Mandy, Elaine and Kenny. Graveside services will be on Friday, November 16, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at New Crown Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at G.H. Herrmann East St. Funeral Home, 1505 S. East St.


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Earl Klugh: Captain Caribe
Captain Caribe
Earl Klugh (acoustic guitar)
Living Inside Your Love (Blue Note 77544)
Earl Klugh (acoustic guitar), Dave Grusin (keyboards),
Eddie Daniels (flute, soprano & tenor saxes), Jeff Mironov (guitar), Ron Carter (bass), Steve Gadd (drums), Ralph MacDonald (percussion).
Composed by Dave Grusin.
Recorded: New York and Los Angeles, late 1976
Rating: 93/100 (learn more)
"Captain Caribe" is the initial track from Earl Klugh's Living Inside Your Love, and its hyperactivity still sounds fresh today. Klugh rises to the occasion and gives every ounce of himself. True to the song's title, the music utilizes bright Polynesian-sounding rhythms and scales performed on synthesized marimbas and vibes. They perfectly complement Klugh's steel-sounding acoustic guitar, and even though several effects are present, the music is not over-drenched in reverb. This brings the performance's true sound to life. Obviously, Klugh's soloing provides the focus. His intonation is perfect as he wrestles the soul from his instrument at a high rate of speed and with absolute control. Fortunately, since his lines are essential, his volume is placed somewhat atop the rest of the mix. As he lays down the written melodies, he expounds on them in a variety of ways. Regardless of whether his soloing is chordal or based upon single notes, Klugh is simultaneously confident, proficient and technically fluid. "Captain Caribe" accurately represents his personal attributes as a player.
Reviewer: Marcus Singletary
Tags: 1970s jazz · guitar
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Michael Everett, a member of the trails team, and Will Pratt, planning and project manager, informed the school board that they are working on the transportation trail along Rasmussen Road, which would end at Jeremy Ranch Elementary. An easement of the property near Jeremy Ranch by the school board would allow Basin Rec to continue the project and create safe passage for students as well as trail users between the Jeremy Ranch and Pinebrook areas.
"We are looking at the possibility of an underpass," Everett said. "On the Jeremy Ranch Facebook page, we have seen parents looking for some safe connection between Pinebrook and Jeremy Ranch."
School board member Nancy Garrison said she has also been contacted by parents concerned about the dangers of passing a major highway.
"I have certainly heard from several Jeremy Ranch parents that indicate they currently don't allow their students to bike or walk to school because of the section of the frontage road they have to traverse," she said. "So I can see where that is a consideration."
One issue she, school board president Maurice "Moe" Hickey and other school board members face is whether or not the easement would impinge on their ability to make changes in the bus facility located behind the elementary school.
"Our buses go through there and Jeremy Ranch parents drive through there," Hickey said. "So I'm not completely sure it would help, but they answered our questions and now we have to make sure we're making the right decision for the future."
Basin Recreation representatives said they have met with Summit County Engineering to discuss the possibility of building the underpass, because they do have the funding to complete it. The first phase of the project will extend a connection to Pinebrook, they said.
It will be built under the off-ramps with a raised pathway above the road underneath Jeremy Ranch. There will then be another underpass on the Pinebrook side of Interstate 80 under the off-ramp to the on-ramp and under Pinebrook Boulevard so students and trail users can go all the way between the two areas without ever having to cross the busy road.
"The underpass, which we would like to build this summer, would go under Rasmussen Road and pop up on the north side of Bluebird Lane," Pratt said. "To do that, we would be asking you for an easement to help us."
They explained there would be also be a ramp and a crosswalk over to the school so that students coming in from the underpass would be able to miss all traffic coming in and out of the parking lot.
Garrison said her main concern is whether or not they might be able to build a driveway for the buses in the future should they allow the easement. The school board is looking for feedback from the "professionals in transportation" to see if the easement can realistically be a consideration.
"We need to make sure we are preserving the land the Park City School District has at its disposal to make the best use of it for our students, including their transportation needs," she said. "We need more feedback from the transportation department, but I am definitely hearing some strong sentiments from the community that they would like to have that protected trail access."
Hickey said a decision will be made on the easement at the meeting on Tuesday, May 20.
"I had a couple of questions, some of which I raised at the meeting, because I just want to make sure we're not overlooking anything in the future," Hickey said. "Usually we have a great relationship with the city and the county, but what everyone has to think about is how this is going to affect any future projects."


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For Immediate
April 16, 2002
For More
Neal Hanks (MADD), 214-744-6233, x4567
Kim Miller (CSPI),
202-332-9110, x338
Jonathan Adkins (NAGHSR), 202-789-0942
Mothers Against Drunk Driving •
Center for Science in the Public Interest • National Association of
Governors' Highway Safety Representatives • Consumer Federation of America
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 16, 2002) – As members of the
beer industry roam the halls of Congress this week to seek passage of
legislation (H.R. 1305) to cut the national beer tax by 50 percent, a
coalition of health, safety and consumer groups today warned of dire
consequences if the beer industry gets its way.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the Center for
Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) were joined by the National
Association of Governors' Highway Safety Representatives (NAGHSR) and the
Consumer Federation of America (CFA) to urge Congress to reject H.R. 1305.
They also released a national public opinion poll showing that by a 2 to 1
margin, Americans oppose rolling back the federal excise tax on beer. The
majority of Americans – 71 percent – would support increasing
the national beer tax a few cents per bottle to equal the tax on liquor if
the funds were used for substance abuse prevention.
The National Beer
Wholesalers Association is spearheading H.R. 1305, a bill to roll back the
federal beer excise tax to its 1951 level. Since that time, the beer tax
has been increased only once, in 1991. Today, the beer tax amounts to $18
per 31-gallon barrel or approximately 33 cents per six-pack. Had the tax
kept up with inflation since 1951, the rate today would be more than $50 per
barrel or more than a dollar per six-pack. The beer industry's proposed
rollback would restore the 1951 tax rate of $9 per barrel or about 15 cents
per six-pack.
Economic reports estimate that
the 1991 increase in beer taxes saves more than 600 young lives in
alcohol-related crashes each year. In 2000, alcohol-related traffic deaths
rose to 16,653, which was the largest percentage increase on record.
Research shows higher beer taxes result in fewer alcohol-related fatalities.
The health and safety groups warned that alcohol is
already a major public health and safety crisis among the nation's youth:
Alcohol kills 6.5 times more young Americans than all
other illicit drugs combined.
Alcohol is the No. 1 drug
problem among young people, who consume 10 percent of all beer sold in the
U.S. or 1.1 billion cans of beer annually.
Beer is the drink of choice in most cases of heavy
drinking, binge drinking, drunk driving and underage drinking.
An estimated 1,400 college students (ages 18 to 24)
die, 500,000 are injured, more than 70,000 are sexually assaulted, and
400,000 engage in unprotected sex while under the influence of alcohol
each year. Last year alone, 2.1 million drove under the influence.
Millie I. Webb, national president of Mothers Against
Drunk Driving (MADD) warned that, "Lower taxes and prices will likely mean
that price-sensitive young people will drink more and will die more in
crashes and by other alcohol-related causes."
The beer industry claims that the federal excise tax on
beer is a burden for consumers. But the MADD-CSPI poll shows that the
majority of Americans (62 percent) feel that the current federal excise tax
on beer is about right or too low.
The poll also found that 75 percent of all Americans
believe that a beer tax cut would economically benefit the beer industry –
more than consumers. About 77 percent of drinkers agreed. When told that
the average American who drinks beer consumes only about two beers per week,
and pays around 11 cents per week in national beer tax, 86 percent of
drinkers did not think this was too high a burden, even for moderate
"Passage of H.R. 1305 will line the pockets of the beer
industry and reward heavy drinkers and teens with cheaper beer," said George
A. Hacker, director of the Alcohol Policies Project at the Center for
Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). "The beer industry claims that beer
taxes hurt working and low-income people the most, yet producers boost
prices whenever they want to maximize profits."
Last fall, for instance, Anheuser-Busch increased
U.S. beer prices and recorded an 8.9 percent jump in fourth-quarter
profits. In four months the company made $228 million in profits, revenue
grew 2.6 percent, but sales were up only 0.3 percent. "Clearly, the
beer-tax rollback is only one component of the industry's strategy to gain
profits, regardless of the health and safety hazards it would impose on the
American people," Hacker said.
Alcohol problems cost American society more than $184
billion in 1998 in health care, criminal justice, social services, property
damage, and loss of productivity expenses. Alcohol is a factor in as many
as 105,000 deaths annually in the United States and a primary contributor to
a wide array of health problems and human suffering. These include various
cancers, liver disease, alcoholism, brain disorders, motor vehicle crashes,
violence, crime, spousal and child abuse, drownings, and suicides.
NAGHSR Executive Director Barbara Harsha said, "One
of the major causes of death and disabling injury on our highways is
drinking and driving. Teens make up a disproportionate number of these
tragic deaths with more than 2,300 killed nationwide in 2000 alone. Given
this, why lower the beer tax, which will make it easier for youth to drink
and drive? H.R. 1305 is simply bad policy that will only make the problem
CFA Assistant Director Art Jaeger charged that the beer
industry "misleadingly claims that taxes represent 44 percent of the retail
price of beer. What they don't tell you is that this calculation includes
sales and excise taxes, federal income and payroll taxes, state and local
income, payroll and other taxes collected from producers of all products.
The fact is, the federal beer excise tax amounts to less than 7 percent of
the average price of a six-pack, Jaeger said. "A beer tax rollback would
also rob the U.S. treasury of about $1.75 billion each year at a time when
federal funds fall far short of addressing the nation's massive
alcohol-related problem."
The group also said that beer industry spending on
"prevention" messages and programs is far outweighed by what it spends
promoting, glamorizing, and normalizing the use of its products.
Anheuser-Busch, the world's largest beer producer, says that it spent some
$300 million on alcohol education and awareness efforts between 1982 and
2000, or about $15 million per year. In the year 2000 alone the company
spent more than $355 million advertising its products, and likely more than
double that on promotions, sponsorships, and discounts. For every dollar
it spends on alcohol education, the company spends at least $50 promoting
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New York Islanders coach Jack Capuano said offseason addition Cal Clutterbuck "will miss some extended time" after suffering a skate laceration in a preseason game on Tuesday, according to a Newsday report.
Clutterbuck left the game against the Calgary Flames early in the third period after apparently suffering the injury while delivering a check to Calgary's Paul Byron.
The Islanders acquired the 25-year-old forward from the Minnesota Wild at the 2013 NHL Draft in exchange for prospect Nino Niederreiter. A restricted free agent at the time, Clutterbuck signed a four-year contract with the Islanders.
Capuano didn't say how long Clutterbuck would be out. The Islanders have six more preseason games before they visit the New Jersey Devils in their regular-season opener on Oct. 4.
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ParaNorman Giveaway
August 23, 2012 by admin - Jennifer
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Item Given Away: ParaNorman Prize Pack
Start Date: August 23
End Date: September 7
The new 3D stop-motion comedy thriller from animation company LAIKA, reteaming the company with Focus Features after the groundbreaking Academy Award-nominated Coraline. ParaNorman is, following Coraline, the company's second stop-motion animated feature to be made in 3D.
In ParaNorman, a small town comes under siege by zombies. Who can it call? Only misunderstood local boy Norman (Kodi Smit-McPhee), who is able to speak with the dead. In addition to the zombies, he'll have to take on ghosts, witches and, worst, of all, grown-ups, to save his town from a centuries-old curse. But this young ghoul whisperer may find his paranormal activities pushed to their otherworldly limits.
Starring – Kodi Smit-McPhee, Casey Affleck, Anna Kendrick, John Goodman, Leslie Mann, Jeff Garlin, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Elaine Strich, Tempestt Bledsoe, Bernard Hill, Alex Borstein, Tucker Albrizzi
I have been given the opportunity to host a fun giveaway where one lucky Dirty t Shirt reader can win a ParaNorman Prize Pack. Please see rules below to enter to win today. And don't forget you can find ParaNorman on the website, Twitter and Facebook.
One (1) winner will receive:
- Freaky Fun Cupcake Kit
- Youth T-Shirt
- Backpack
- Activity Book & Activity Sheet
- Keychain
- Notebook
- Pencil Pack with stickers
- Nightlight
- Slippers
- Toothbrush
Prizing value, $65 Prizing provided by Focus Features


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Students create sculptures from donated non-perishables as part of the CANstruction food drive.
Whether through classes, student organizations, volunteer events or even starting small businesses, UNT students have numerous opportunities and resources across campus to create a positive impact on their community. Students, faculty and staff find creative ways to empower one another to work together to improve UNT, the North Texas region and the world.
When Heather Quinn enrolled in a civic engagement course last fall, she didn't know she'd help raise nearly $20,000 for organizations working to end hunger.
The course, PACS 3000 – Community and Public Service, covers the philosophy and practice of community and public service, and examines the many challenges faced in educating the public about social issues and how to engage people to make a difference.
"By the end of the class, what I learned, what everyone learned, was that if you start with yourself and start working a little bit at a time, you can make a difference," Quinn says. "It was amazing to see what our small class did, and it did make a difference. We all realized that just starting with ourselves we can change issues we see in the world."
One student organized a car wash, another wore his military uniform and spoke to strangers about donating to feed hungry veterans, others met with corporations to ask for donations, and in the end almost $20,000 went to the North Texas Food Bank, the Veterans Association Red Cross, the Ashbury Relief Ministry, the Denton Bible Cattle Ministry and SOS Children's Villages USA, says College of Public Affairs and Community Service Professor Brenda McCoy, who teaches one section of PACS 3000.
"Students really held each other accountable, applied themselves to the issue, came up with creative marketing ideas, and blew us away with what they accomplished," McCoy says.
April Fehler teaches another PACS 3000 section, and says she was humbled to see how students expanded their boundaries and worked hard to make a difference.
"What I've learned in teaching this course is that our students are eager to work on solutions for social issues like hunger, we just have to give them the classroom knowledge and then step out of their way," Fehler says.
Students in the Spring 2012 course sections are already planning their fundraising strategies, and hope to beat last semester's total donation, McCoy says.
Center for Leadership and Service
UNT's Center for Leadership and Service organizes events, programs, workshops and other opportunities for students to get involved on campus and learn how to make a difference, including alternative spring break trips, blood drives, large days of service and adopt-a-block programs.
"The Center for Leadership and Service gets students together with meaningful community service and volunteer opportunities all year long," says Kirsten Bishop, leadership coordinator in the center. "Students interested in helping the community can volunteer with us in whatever way works best within their schedules. Our commitment is to empower students to make a difference in their community through service."
The center also works with partner organizations in the community to connect volunteers with service projects, and has numerous leadership opportunities for students. Students can join Leadership Impact Boards to plan events on campus, or participate in the VolUNTeer League by organizing community service and social action projects.
Murphy Center for Entrepreneurship
Since 1999, the Murphy Center for Entrepreneurship has been offering UNT students opportunities to learn about opening businesses and to participate in various competitions for start-up funding. While the center is housed in the College of Business, all UNT students can participate in the center's programs.
One of the center's competitions, the New Venture Creation Contest, has awarded thousands of dollars in funding to help establish student-run businesses, including a non-profit tutoring business, a gourmet cupcake bakery, an automotive performance shop, and an independent brewery.
Forward Tutoring, an internet-based nonprofit, provides free one-on-one online tutoring, a student-oriented volunteer opportunity database, and scholarship listings. The venture won the first place $25,000 prize in the 2011 New Venture Creation Contest.
Forward Tutoring was created by students in UNT's Texas Academy of Math and Science and works in collaboration with local businesses, organizations and talented students. The business was inspired by experiences students had seeing peers and family members struggle to stay afloat in school. They also recognized the need for a system to make volunteering easier, said co-founder David Chi.
"As opposed to having students pay for tutoring with money, we empower them to pay it forward with volunteer hours," Chi said. "Forward Tutoring is a platform where learning and serving come full circle, and we're excited to lead the way in increasing academic success and promoting youth involvement in communities nationwide."
Along with opportunities for students to find funding for businesses, the Murphy Center also helps students become independent, Director Tony Mendes says.
"The New Venture Creation Contest is an example of the tremendous opportunities available for UNT students who want to be in control of their own destiny," Mendes says. "The job market is tough out there, and resources at the Murphy Center can help students build skills for their future."
Student Activities
With more than 400 registered student organizations, students from all backgrounds and with all interests have options to make connections and impact UNT through the office of Student Activities.
Student organizations range from academic honors societies to ceramics enthusiasts, and include groups dedicated to athletics, leadership, community service and different cultures around the world
"Volunteering and campus involvement helps students see their experience in college as much larger than themselves," said Dean of Students Maureen McGuinness. "Community service also helps each of us see areas we can impact by giving our time and dedication to a cause; our experiences and leadership opportunities also help us see what we can change for the greater good of the community. UNT students are very selfless in contributing to service projects that open their hearts and touch the lives of those they serve. It's a great way to enhance your college education and character development."
If you're interested in preserving heirloom plant species, volunteering your musical talents organizing a concert for senior citizens, donating books to low-income children in Denton, or serving as a member of UNT's Student Government Association, there are opportunities at UNT for you to help with those pursuits and many more.
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Good news for anyone in the movie business in Michigan: what was recently looming as a hungry lion over the Michigan Film Incentive has, for the most part, been defanged – Senate Bill 838 is stuck in a Lansing quagmire and essentially defeated in the State House of Representatives. One of the most successful boons to our state in decades is, for the time being, safe from harm.
Bill 838 showed up last year after a few Lansing politicians challenged the Incentive's cost-effectiveness and asked for it to be reduced. Now, though not technically dead, has been stuck 'in committee' ever since the House had a hearing on it. Those who paid attention in Civics class might recall that things stuck 'in committee' often never see the light of day, and so far Bill 838 doesn't show signs of getting free any time soon.
Even if it did, any current politician would be swimming some pretty choppy waters to vote against something that 70% of state residents support. Even a recent poll by the Mackinac Center, a Michigan think tank that of late has ongoingly challenged the effectiveness of the Incentive, also showed that 67% of those polled gave it a big thumbs-up.
As such, the horizon for 2010 looks clear, calm and primed for an even more lucrative and exciting work year than Michigan has had yet to date.
In case you don't know (where have you BEEN??) on April 7th, 2008, the Michigan state legislature signed into law the Michigan Film Incentive that gives film production companies the highest return on their investment in the nation – a whopping forty to forty-two percent return, as well as other discounts on infrastructure expenses and workforce training.
Since its inception, it truly has had a huge positive impact on our beleaguered state. How do we know? Well, as always, money talks: from 1946 to 2007 the average number of films produced each year here in Michigan was….two. From the passing of the state incentive to today the total number of projects produced in Michigan grew to…eighty-four!! So did it make a difference? You betcha! A big one.
With Michigan's huge budget shortfall, the worst unemployment in the nation and several Michigan industries that, to put it colloquially, 'ain't what they used t' be', none of us wants to hang on to anything that might make our plight worse. At the end of this film day, however, it looks like the only thing threatening the Michigan Film Incentive…is a standing ovation.


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History Channel's Kennedy miniseries lands big fish actors despite being branded "vindictive" and "malicious"
by Ed Bark on April 29th 2010 at 4:58 pm
The Kennedys can never really rest because another movie or miniseries is always around the corner. So much so that perhaps it's only a matter of time before an "all Kennedys, all the time" cable network is launched.
The latest enterprise, generically titled The Kennedys, is also the History Channel's first scripted miniseries. Produced by former 24 maestro Joel Surnow, it's already been branded a salacious right-wing hatchet job based on an early leaked script that History Channel says is only in its "evolutionary" stage.
One scene has President Kennedy making love in a pool to someone other than Jackie O while a Secret Service Agent strives to get his attention. JFK also defends his sexual liaisons with a variety of women by telling his father, "If I don't have someone new, I have migraines that wreck me."
Despite the controversy at hand, History Channel has landed a pair of high wattage stars to play JFK and Jackie. Namely Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes, equally known as the wife of Tom Cruise. Also joining the cast are Barry Pepper (who played baseball star Roger Maris in the HBO film 61*) as Bobby Kennedy and two-time Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Tom Wilkinson as Joseph Kennedy Sr.
"We could not be more pleased that these incredibly talented actors have agreed to sign onto the miniseries," History Channel president Nancy Dubuc said in a statement Wednesday.
However it turns out, The Kennedys will have a hard time out-cheesing USA network's 1993 movie Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair, which had Bobby Kennedy secretly leaving Marilyn Monroe's bungalow on the same night she later was found dead of a pill overdose. The Kennedy family took the rare step of publicly condemning the film before it aired. TV critics reviled it as well, but TV networks aren't about to call a halt to their ongoing parade of Kennedy-themed attractions.
One of the earliest and most respectable treatments, 1974's The Missiles of October, starred William Devane as JFK and Martin Sheen as RFK. Sheen later graduated to the role of President Kennedy in NBC's critically acclaimed 1983 miniseries Kennedy, in which Blair Brown played Jackie.
Many have since been called on to impersonate Jack and Jackie in various TV projects.
She's been played by Jaclyn Smith, Roma Downey, Jacqueline Bisset, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Jeanne Tripplehorn among others.
He's been played by Patrick Dempsey, Tim Matheson, James Franciscus,William Petersen, Stephen Collins, Steven Weber and Paul Rudd among others.
JFK's brothers likewise have come in for their fair share of TV depictions. In arguably the oddest one, Craig T. Nelson of Coach fame made little if any effort to sound or look like Edward M. Kennedy in 1986's The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story, which focused on his son's battle with cancer.
Over the years, TV's Kennedy productions gradually have detoured from semi-reverential to his sexcapades. 1993's JFK: Reckless Youth, which starred a pre-Dr. McDreamy Dempsey, didn't exactly focus on policy matters. And in HBO's 1998 The Rat Pack, Petersen's JFK was mostly interested in hooking up with girls passed along by Frank, Dino and the boys.
History Channel's The Kennedys is still marinating, but obviously won't be taking a Jack and Jill approach. Those fairy tale days of Camelot are long ago, far away and decidedly out of favor.
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My family and I would like to know, why they pulled the mini series The kennedys, off the air, half way through. We saw the first four episodes, and enjoyed the acting and storyline, but thought it shoud've dealt more, on the family, than JFK's philandering. It did not mention anything about Jackie going on board Onassis's ship right after her baby died, before they went to Dallas. They mentioned nothing about John jr's plane crash, or Kathleen's crash,Caroline's wedding or Ted's escapades. The last four episodes woulld've completed the story and answered a lot of questions esp. for viewers too young to know the history of the family.


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Global Samaritan Resources will be heading to McAllen for a second time on Sept. 2.
It comes after the organization went to the border in early July to help the women and children who entered the U.S. illegally.
The group is looking to continue assisting in the humanitarian crisis.
The group has three more pallets of clothing to deliver at a respite center.
Global Samaritan is no longer accepting donations for clothes or other goods.
If you would like to donate money to the organization you can visit their website at http://globalsamaritan.org.


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Ted Cruz Hasn't Visited a Bathroom in 21 Hours
But has he, you know, gone to the bathroom?
For his thirteen-hour filibuster, Rand Paul considered using a catheter but decided against it. Wendy Davis used a catheter during her eleven-hour filibuster. But nobody is really sure what's going on with Ted Cruz, who has apparently not left the Senate floor during the course of his now-21-hour filibuster. Some suspect a catheter. Some suspect a diaper. Still others suspect he may be a Lizard Person.


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Posted by Mark DuFrene on 01/28/2013 8:21pm CDT tags: Photo
The Krew of Carrollton parade rolled down Charles Avenue towards Canal Street on Sunday, while meanwhile in the French Quarter dogs and their humans strut their stuff during the Krewe of Barkus parade. The Krewe of Carrollton is the fourth oldest parading organization behind Rex, Proteus and Zulu. Barkus began in 1992 and was granted official parade status in 1994. Dogs are costumed and escorted by their human owners, with registration fees going to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Mardi Gras parades in the city of New Orleans are being suspended until after the Super Bowl on Feb. 3. For only the second time in history, the Super Bowl and carnival season are coinciding in what locals are referring to as "Super Gras."


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38 posts tagged with Masks.
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Happy Chewbacca
There are two aspects about masks; one is cult and the other is culture.
FESTIMA a festival of African masks recently held in Dédougou, Burkina Faso. Some pbase galleries and a night mask video from a few years back.
Fashion Shouldn't Take Your Breath Away
The Curtain of Distraction
Imagine if you will: a curtain is pulled back just to the left of the basketball goal, and two unicorns are there aggressively making out. Perhaps they're wearing tutus. Meanwhile, you are supposed to be making your free throws, or getting ready to rebound a missed free throw. You must be playing a basketball game at Arizona State, for that is the Curtain of Distraction (warning: auto-playing video). [more inside]
The festival of Sant'Antonio
Mamuthones move slowly, with heavy steps, as if they were chained. Their backs are curved under the weight of the bells, under the coarse vests, under the grimacing masks. Rhythmically, they shake their right shoulder, the left foot advances, bells clang in unison. Issohadores move with agile, deft steps, surrounding the darker figures as if they were hoarding them, guiding them, then confronting them.
Turkey, Pie, Football, Costumes and Trick-or-Treat! Wait.
Halloween and Thanksgiving are two of the slipperiest holidays in the American tradition. Costumed masquerading and trick-or-treating used to happen on Thanksgiving, while Halloween was mostly devoted to vandalism. As Americans did they best to stamp out the vandalism, they also cleaned up the unruly traditions of Turkey Day, banishing the Thanksgiving Ragamuffins to October. [more inside]
You trust your eye and cannot help but bare your soul
Inge Morath was invited by Robert Capa to become one of the first female members of Magnum and is perhaps best known for her stills in 1960 on the set of The Misfits.
High quality reportage photography, where she met Arthur Miller who was to become her husband.
Not so well known is the conceptual Masks series with Saul Steinberg shot over several years.
High quality reportage photography, where she met Arthur Miller who was to become her husband.
Not so well known is the conceptual Masks series with Saul Steinberg shot over several years.
"swallow capsules, after effect, protect metals, wait for mask signal"
The Lead Masks Case is the name given to a bizarre incident in August of 1966 in which two Brazilian television repairmen were found dead of unknown causes, wearing radiation-proof lead eye masks and raincoats, on a hilltop just outside the city of of Niterói in Rio de Janeiro. Along with a bizarre note left by one of the men which reads (in English), "16:30 (04:30 PM) be at the agreed place. 18:30 (06:30 PM) swallow capsules, after effect, protect metals, wait for mask signal," the unusual circumstances have prompted decades of speculation. [more inside]
Masks of Nyarlathotep
Among tabletop RPG players and in particular among Call of Cthulhu players, Masks of Nyarlathotep is often held to be the gold standard for adventures. A sprawling mystery that begins with a murder in New York City and takes the investigators on a world-spanning chase to London, Cairo, the interior of Kenya, outback Australia and Shanghai, trying to prevent the opening of the Great Gate and the return of the elder gods who will end the world, it does not lack for ambition. Created by Larry DiTillio with editorial assistance from the late Lynn Willis, Masks is rated #1 by a wide margin of the 4,254 adventures reviewed on RPG.net. The Call of Cthulhu website Yog-sothoth.com, to celebrate the site's fifteenth anniversary, is making available a pdf of the Masks of Nyarlathotep Companion: 570 pages of behind-the-scenes info for running the campaign. [more inside]
the face as a canvas
A Family Affair by celebrated Dutch makeup artist Ellis Faas. Her brother is the model and her daughter created the music. Faas says, "As a late teenager, I visited the Tate Gallery in London and was blown away by a Francis Bacon triptych. It made a great impression on me because of the use of colour - it was unnerving and stunningly beautiful at the same time. Bacon inspired many experiments I did over the years." (via The FaceCulturalist)
Art? Knitting? Knitted Art.
Tracy Widdess is an Canadian artist who makes amazing knitted masks of sci-fi characters and other things. There's a short interview with her on punkdaddy. [more inside]
Welcome to my nightmare / I hope you like it
The YouTube channel of user zjchgf contains many videos of a person wearing eerily realistic human masks. Whether marriage is on your mind, or you'd rather simply have a snack, it is important to know how to make masks that affix to your face.
Parros Still Wins
Anaheim Ducks goaltender Jonas Hiller, back from vertigo, debuts his new mask in a tribute to Movember.
Ten Dreams Fine Art Galleries
And here is Ten Dreams, your Symbolist, Magical Realist, and Metarealist brain/eye candy art source, featuring, among scores of many other artists and subjects, Alma Tadema, Bouguereau, Ernst, Hundertwasser, Klimt, and Maxfield Parrish, too. And then there is the Ten Dreams of Ten Dreams, and not an exemplar known to me included. [more inside]
Man in disguise boards international flight
Man boards plane in elderly disguise (video) Canadian authorities have detained a young Asian man who was wearing a silicone head and neck mask making him appear to be an elderly Caucasian male. [more inside]
It's a tight, tight fit.
Too late for this Halloween, but some of these super high quality masks are super realistic. So realistic, a robber supposedly used one to commit several robberies last spring in Tampa, Florida (USA) before he was caught. (They also have a bunch of scary masks, too.)
All ducks are wearing dog masks
West African Masquerade
Large-scale color photographs from 2005 to 2006 reflect the ritual adornment and spirituality of masquerade in Nigeria, Benin and Burkina Faso in West Africa. These portraits of masqueraders build on Galembo's work of the past twenty years photographing the rituals and religious culture in Nigeria, Brazil, Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti, as well as the homegrown custom of Halloween in the United States. West African Masquerade. [more inside]
The Belly-Slitter's Knife: More Alpine Holiday Fun!
In alpine Europe, Perchta the Belly-Slitter (a.k.a Berta/Berchta/Frau Percht) roams during the Twelve Days of Christmas, and if you piss her off, she'll cut out your entrails and stuff you full of straw and garbage. And you thought Krampus was all you had to dodge to get through the holidays! [more inside]
Dressed For Thrills
Not a Halloween Post.
The Maskatorium: hundreds of masks collected from around the world over the past 20 years.
Celebrating 50 Years Of Less-Ugly Hockey Players
The Face Of Hockey: November 1st will mark the 50th anniversary of Jacques Plante - subject of an upcoming biography - skating onto the ice wearing a goalie mask. A new style was born, one that would later be carried into the mainstream by another prolific slasher. And to celebrate the anniversary, TSN is running a poll asking which current goaltender has the most original mask. (gallery) [more inside]
Aardvark K Mask
Looking for some new head gear for your next party? While many reach for a cap to cover up those bad hair days, Spanish designer Kepa Rasmussen would rather sculpt a mask. Crafting highly innovative facial sculptures under his label Aardvark K Mask, Rasmussen's conceptual pieces are hand-crafted expressly to make heads turn.
The Many Faces of Crime
In one of the largest jewelry heists in history, robbers -- at least two wearing women's wigs and dresses -- relieved a Harry Winston boutique of $108 million worth of diamond rings, necklaces, and watches. Despite criminal investigation teachings that robbers "have better things to do with their money than to buy an array of masks and disguises" and will opt for functional attire, many thieves express themselves creatively and impractically through costumery, dressing as Dracula and Black Father Christmas, a tree, Greek prime ministers, clowns, and ghosts, while others cover their faces with duct tape, cookie dough, drywall, and baking-flour-and-ketchup. Minimalists just wear men's underwear and women's thongs on their heads.
African art
Much of the extraordinary variety of traditional art from Africa comes from the countries in West and Central Africa, because of the availability of wood (often called exotic woods) and metal. Hamill Gallery has organized their excellent site to show the materials, including textiles, metals, beads used, as well as the names of the many tribes and categories, such as animals. The images are accompanied by information about the art. The Yale University Art Gallery also has a nice selection of African art with information. The Africa Image Library offers an archive of images, which give a little backdrop to the lives and environment of the artists and artisans in various parts of Africa. [more inside]
We can now declare the next president!
There is a litmus test that has predicted the winner and loser of every presidential election over the past 100 years. If the Dow has risen 3.3 percent or more in October, the incumbent party has never lost. If the Dow has dropped 0.5 percent or more, the incumbent party has never won. That is, until 2004. Perhaps a more reliable test is the relative popularity of halloween masks; track your favorite candidate at Amazon or BuyCostumes.
Lucybelle Crater posts to Metafilter
"The Photographer Ralph Eugene Meatyard (May 15, 1925 - May 7, 1972) suffered a fate common to artists who are very much of but also very far ahead of their time. Everything about his life and his art ran counter to the usual and expected patterns. He was an optician, happily married, a father of three, president of the Parent-Teacher Association, and coach of a boy's baseball team." "His images had nothing to do with the gritty "street photography" of the east coast or the romantic view camera realism of the west coast. His best known images were populated with dolls and masks, with family, friends and neighbors pictured in abandoned buildings or in ordinary suburban backyards." His most well known and last photography series "The Family Album of Lucybelle Crater" (1972) was based on the short story by Flannery O'Connor, "The Life You Save May Be Your Own." [more inside]
Photos of WWI poison gas and flamethrowers.
Mexican wrestlers
Striking photographs of the masked wrestlers of Mexico, Lucha Loco by Malcolm Venville. [via the amazing everlasting blort] [more inside]
Female Mask Site Galleries
Female Mask Site Galleries. Here you will find all the galleries that have been updated in 2005-2006. (via this thread; some images nsfw)
Other Africas
Other Africas. Critical observers have long noted that museum collections from Africa are composed largely of the spoils of colonial pillage. Thus the Africa we normally encounter in museums—the Africa of masks and ritual objects displayed on walls and in glass cases—is a fetishized Africa of colonial nostalgia. The objective of this exhibit is to offer images of Other Africas, perspectives that lead us away from the desolate and romanticized Africa of the Western imagination toward those places where African modernities are emerging.
I have been thinking about masks lately. Masks are ancient and universal, our ancestors put on masks to become an other, to become a god, even unto this day. Greek tragedy and comedy began in the worship of Dionysos, the god of wine, intoxication, and creative ecstasy, in rituals where worshipers often wore or worshipped masks. Indeed, the word for mask in Greek drama was persona, now commonly used to describe constructed online identities. And so we understand ourselves as wearing masks, whole series of masks--behind which we find only emptiness, for we can never see ourselves truly.
Can death be sleep, when life is but a dream
Death Masks (Keats, Newton, Etc.)
Why should the world be overwise, In counting all our tears and sighs?
Sterile couture. A Dutch architect designs surgical masks for the Japanese.
wanna see something SCARY?
mr. deadguy / biomorphs / death studios / ghastly creations / lubatti designs / nfx studios / monster mayhem / the monster lab / twisted toybox / 1313
It's a madhouse!
venetian carnival masks
The scariest costumes this year represent those that crushed the dreams of many, bilked millions from strangers, and got away. Psycho Killers? Crazed Snipers? No, Forbes gives you: CEO Halloween masks. I know the kids will love going as Martha. It's a good thing.
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Watch UFC 162 Silva versus Weidman at the Mountain View Sports Bar on July 6
Published in Local Events posted Jun 27, 2013
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Jun 27, 2013 7 p.m.
UFC 162 is just around the corner! Join us at Spirit Mountain Casino's Mountain View Sports Bar on Saturday, July 6 at 7 p.m. for all the pulse-pounding MMA action for the Ultimate Fighting Championships. The main event features the legendary Anderson "The Spider" Silva and undefeated Chris Weidman at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. The winner of this bout will be declared the UFC Middleweight Champion
In UFC 148, Silva (33-4) defended his title for a record tenth consecutive fight beating Chael Sonnen with a TKO in the second round. The Sau Paulo native is widely regarded as the best MMA fighter in the UFC and one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters of all time, specializing in Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Weidman, the #2 middleweight in the world according to Sherdog, had a decorated collegiate wrestling career in which he was named a two-time NCAA Division 1 All-American and finished third in the NCAA tournament his senior year. He established himself as Silva's new rival for the middleweight title after defeating Mark Muñoz in UFC on Fuel TV with a second round KO that also earned Knockout of the Night honors.
Silva looks to make it eleven straight title defenses as Weidman tries to maintain his undefeated record next weekend in UFC 162. Facebook is covering the first two prelim fights at 4:05 p.m. Four-fight FX prelims begin at 5 p.m., with the main card events switching over Pay-Per-View (PPV) at 7 p.m.
In addition to the feature fight, former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar faces Charles Oliveira, and current U.S. Army Special Forces Officer Tim Kennedy faces Roger Gracie in their respective featherweight and middleweight bouts on the main card line-up:
UFC Middleweight Championship
Anderson Silva (c) vs. Chris Weidman
Featherweight: Frankie Edgar vs. Charles Oliveira
Middleweight: Tim Kennedy vs. Roger Gracie
Middleweight: Mark Muñoz vs. Tim Boetsch
Featherweight: cub Swanson vs. Dennis Siver
Middleweight: Chris Leben vs. Andrew Craig
Lightweight: Norman Parke vs. Kazuki Tokudome
Heavyweight: Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Dave Herman
Lightweight: Edson Barboza vs. Rafaello Oliveira
Welterweight: Seth Baczynski vs. Brian Melancon
Welterweight: Mike Pierce vs. David Mitchell
No matter who you are rooting for in UFC 162, join us at the Mountain View Sports Bar for the best viewing experience this Independence Day weekend!


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When I first discovered how profitable the auction houses in World of Warcraft could be, I started selling almost any item (white quality or better) I could find. Some would sell well, while others just ended up in my mailbox. I found myself spending a lot of time relisting items that never sold. That's when I decided to optimize my trading, i.e. focus on the 20% of my effort that brought in 80% of the gold:
- Greatly reduced the number of items I looked at each day, focusing on goods I knew would sell fast.
- Items which had little value at the auction house above the vendor sell price, I started selling to vendors. Things like common recipes and formulas worth 1 g 50 s at the AH and 60 s at a vendor.
- Lowered my starting bids and buyouts so I would be at the cheap end of the scale to sell things quicker.
- If something was just occasionally in demand, saved it in the bank until someone wanted to buy it in the trade channel.
- Started using an alt for the purpose of only selling and trading the AH. Doing so saves a lot of time.


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MIT Researchers have presented an alternative nuclear reactor – one that floats on water.
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Three years ago, the safety of nuclear reactors, a staple and stable source of base load power for many industrialized countries, was suddenly thrown into question, after a 15-meter wall of sea water inundated three nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan, causing them to overheat.
The reactors were built to withstand earthquakes but not the height of the surging waves. Backup power was available to run the cooling pumps, but when the tsunami flooded the site, the pumps lost power and thus, the ability to circulate water and cool the reactor cores. The resultant fuel meltdown and leakage of radiation led to the immediate evacuation of the site, and a chain of events that eventually had Japan shutting down all of its still-functioning nuclear reactors. Germany, a major consumer of nuclear power, permanently closed eight of its 17 nuclear reactors following Fukushima; other European countries shelved their nuclear plans. Nuclear power, it seemed, was on its knees.
While nuclear proponents view Fukushima as an aberration and trust that nuclear is safe, opponents hold up Fukushima and other major accidents such as Three Mile Island as exemplifying the perils of land-based nuclear power generation.
Now another option is being presented by researchers at MIT, the University of Wisconsin and Chicago Bridge & Iron, a multinational construction company. The team have come up with a new type of nuclear reactor that floats at sea. Led by Jacopo Buongiorno, an associate professor of nuclear science and engineering, the concept is a nuclear power plant built on a floating platform similar to an offshore oil rig. The plant would be manufactured at a shipyard then towed out to sea, where it would be anchored to the ocean bottom. An underwater cable would transmit electricity back to land, and there would be a living quarters built into the plant, just like an offshore drilling platform. The reactor pressure vessel – the part of the reactor susceptible to overheating – would be surrounded by a containment vessel, and flooded with seawater.


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Steve Waldman, editor-in-chief of Beliefnet, takes a look at Ohio exit poll data and finds that evangelicals turned out en mass, more so than in 2004. But the results were surprising:
The huge victory for Obama in Ohio reflected gains among all religious groups. He improved upon Kerry's showing among white Catholics, Protestants in general and evangelicals.
But here's the most amazing part: Born Again Christians made up a significantly greater portion of the electorate in 2008 than in 2004 AND Obama did better than Kerry. The assumption had been that if there was a big increase in evangelicals, that would be great news for McCain.
They made up 25% of the Ohio electorate in 2004; 30% now. Bush won 76%-24% McCain won 70%-29%
This means that SOME of the evangelical surge was for Obama.
Considering the hate I saw from some Ohio voters at a McCain-Palin rally, this is encouraging.
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The work week won't be a washout, but there's a chance of rain and storms every single day through next weekend.
Highs will reach the mid to upper 60s today with a chance for isolated showers or isolated thunderstorms. Some storms may be strong to severe in southwest central Indiana. The day will see plenty of dry time, but be prepared for morning, then late afternoon/evening rain chances.
Tonight, scattered showers are possible as temps stay mild in the 50s.
Monday, strong to severe storms are possible for all of central Indiana. Hail and damaging wind are the top threats. Highs will reach the upper 70s with scattered storms.
Tuesday through Friday, highs will top out in the 80s with a daily chance for showers and storms. We will be watching the risk of severe storms each day closely.
An early preview of the Mini Marathon, shows mainly dry conditions with starting temps in the 60s, and highs in the mid 70s.


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Legendary racecar driver Michael Schumacher who is still in a medically-induced coma blinked, according to a recent article in L'Equipe, a major French sports newspaper. Rumors of his death have been followed by denials from the University Hospital of Grenoble.
The conflicting reports have placed Schumacher's millions of fans circling the globe on an emotional roller coaster. Doctors are reportedly reducing the level of anaesthesia they are pumping into him in an effort to bring the seven-time world champion back to consciousness.
The French newspaper reported that Schumacher blinked in response to a medical test while "responding to instructions." The paper further quoted doctors as saying he is slowly being brought out of a month-long coma since his skiing accident in the Alps Dec. 29.
Sabine Kehm, his agent, said, "Michael's sedation is being reduced in order to allow the waking up process to begin, which may take a long time."
Jeremie Arbona, deputy editor for L'Equipe, said he was "l00 per cent sure" that his newspaper's article was correct. His widely-read newspaper reported as follows: "After gradually reducing the sedation of the patient, the team of Professor Emmanuel Gay (who is overseeing Schumacher's treatment) has been doing neurological tests since Monday. During this first stage, the patient blinked."
Surgeons have performed two operations to relieve pressure on his brain and remove blood clots. Professor Jean-Luc Truelle, a former head of the neurology department at Foch Hospital in Suresnes, said that once a patient in Schumacher's position opened his eyes there would be a re-establishment of communications "which we verify through simple commands such as 'open your eyes, shut your eyes, squeeze your hand."
Schumacher has been in intensive care in Grenoble University Hospital since being flown there by helicopter following his Dec. 29 accident at the Meribel resort in the Alps. He was conscious and reportedly mumbled some words immediately following the accident.
Fortunately, he was wearing a helmet while skiing with his son and a group of friends. However, the impact of the collision caused his helmet to split open.
His illustrious Formula One career is unparalleled causing many to label him the greatest racecar driver ever. He is the only driver to win seven world championships on circuits from Monte Carlo to Indianapolis. He won two of his championships with Benetton in 1994 and 1995. The peak of his career probably occurred from 2000 until 2004 with Ferrari when he claimed five consecutive world championships.
The German daily newspaper Bild reported Schumacher has contacted a lung infection on Wednesday, although Miss Kehm's statement Thursday made no reference to that. Bild quoted no sources in its story about the alleged lung infection.
After University Hospital sources denied rumors earlier this week that Schumacher had died, new rumors began anew that he was battling pneumonia following the widely-quoted article in Bild. Although Thursday's press release by the 45-year old Kehm did not deny the pneumonia story, Kehm did include in her most recent statement that "any decisive new information" on Schumacher's condition would be relayed to the news media.
Doctor have announced they began the lengthy process of waking him in a Jan. 30 statement. Schumacher is the only Grand Prix driver to win 91 races during his career.
Several sources have said it is impossible to guess at this stage how long a recovery could take.
Michael's 45-year old wife Corinne remains at his bedside daily talking to him in the hopes her voice will help him return to consciousness. Schumacher, also 45, never suffered an injury this serious during his racing career in which he did once suffer a fractured leg while driving for Ferrari.
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I also have premium WordPress theme, but do not know how to use them. Is there anything I am missing?
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If you are self-hosted, you download the theme (it should come as a zip file) and then log in to your site as the Administrator. Go to Appearance | Themes and choose Install Theme then upload the zip file. Assuming it is a valid theme, it will decompress and become selectable. This process is the same for free themes or custom themes.
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March 18, 2013 | by Robert Havey
Since the 1800s, the University of Michigan has been a hub of chemistry research and innovations. This slideshow highlights the researchers, classrooms, and labs that have shaped chemistry research at U-M over the years. See the first building in North America constructed solely for chemistry research, meet the men behind the Gomberg-Bachman reaction, and take a peek inside a chemistry classroom today.
Photos: Bentley Historical Library and the Millennium Project


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Hidden Lake Winery & Banquet Center
Welcome! Hidden Lake Winery and Banquet Center, located in rural Aviston, IL, is situated in "Silent Forest," a wooded parcel of land abounding in local lore. Our winemaking began in 2004 and is influenced by the German heritage of the farming families who settled this part of Illinois. At Hidden Lake Winery, our goal is to offer a variety of wines that will satisfy many different palates. Our wines are produced with locally-grown fruit and bottled here in our cellar. Guests can enjoy a glass of wine (or other beverage if desired) in a tranquil setting with old friends, or perhaps with new ones.
The Edge
The largest laser tag arena in the region also includes mini-golf, a big video arcade with the coolest games on the market, and food at D.S.Vespers Sports Pub and Eatery.
Bretz Wildlife Lodge & Winery
Bretz Wildlife Lodge & Winery offers a relaxing dining atmosphere. They serve lunch and dinner, with breakfast on Sundays. With a twist on the normal steak and eggs, the Lodge serves prime rib or smoked brisket and eggs along with pancakes, biscuits and gravy, and omelet's. Lunch offerings include salads, smoked sandwiches, hamburgers as well as many appetizers. Dinner includes, but not limited to rib eye steaks, surf-n-turf, succulent pulled pork, seafood, and awesome baby back ribs. The Lodge offers inside and outside dining options. A variety of dinner specials are available throughout the week. A breakfast and brunch buffet is available on Sundays. Each visit to Bretz Wildlife Lodge and Winery is a new experience for you to enjoy.
Crooked Creek Winery
Enjoy fine handcrafted Illinois wines served with a personal touch in a relaxing country atmosphere. Experience the outdoor beauty of Southwestern Illinois' rolling farmland or sip wine indoors by a cozy fire.
Main Street Jazz & Blues
Join the group at this small intimate club featuring performers from St. Louis and the local area.
The Pie Pantry
The Pie Pantry offers a great selection of soups, salads, and burgers, and of course delicious pies, by the slice or as a whole.
Eagle's Nest
Friendly atmosphere and a full menu of delicious items such as pizza, burgers, nachos, and much more. Great service and affordable prices.
Club Escapade
In business since 1998, this Belleville gay bar features karaoke on Wednesdays, and dancing to live DJs on select Saturday nights.
Ron's Lounge
Ron's Lounge has hot sandwiches, pizza, cold drinks, and much more.
9th Street Cafe
9th Street Cafe offers delicious home cooking with large portions your family will love. While you wait for your fantastic food - which won't be long - you can read all about the history of Highland, Illinois.
Dr. Jazz Soda Fountain & Grille
Come and experience the flavor of an old time soda fountain. Dr. Jazz is an old-fashioned parlor featuring Cedar Crest Ice Cream, Chicago-style hot dogs, sandwiches, soups, salads, and much more.
Barrel Room Grill & Steakhouse
This restaurant is part of the Hidden Lake Winery. Enjoy beautiful views while enjoying your meal.
Rachel's Garden
Rachel's Garden is a wonderful restaurant with food fresh from the garden.
Trenton House
Trenton House offers delicious steak and so much more, all set in a casual, elegant atmosphere.
Mariachi's Mexican Restaurant
Mariachi's offers delicious, authentic Mexican food in a great atmosphere. Mariachi's is family owned and will make you feel like part of the family with their fast and friendly service.
Knotty Pine Inn & Motel
The Knotty Pine Inn has a large variety of dishes such as pizza, sandwiches, and much more. Also, a fully-stocked bar. In addition, there is a cozy motel.
Wally's Restaurant
Try one of Wally's famous burgers or one of the many other great choices on the menu.
St. Louis Street Cafe
St. Louis Street Cafe has soup, salad, sandwiches served on freshly baked bread, daily specials, homemade pie, hand-dipped ice cream, and so much more.
Zapata's Mexican Restaurant
Zapata's has a daily lunch buffet, and delicious items on the menu such as tacos, enchiladas, chimichangas, gorditas, special combo platters, and more. Great special during happy hour 4-7pm.
Dragon Palace
Dragon Palace offers delicious authentic Chinese food. Buffet, Carry-out.
Margarita's Mexican Restaurant
Margarita's Mexican Restaurant offers excellent Mexican food in a south of the border atmosphere, with friendly staff waiting to serve you.
China Pearl
The China Pearl offers delicious Chinese cuisine by the order or with their outstanding buffet.
Big Daddy's 618
Get a bite to eat and a cold beer at Big Daddy's 618.
Castletown Geoghegan
Castletown has great food, great service, and a wonderful atmosphere. Try one of Castletowns delicious burgers or homemade Irish Stew.


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Setting up a software RAID on Linux Debian based distros such as Ubuntu is surprisingly easy. And these days, software RAID arrays are nearly as efficient as hardware raids without the drawback of having your data inaccessible if the hardware RAID controller goes haywire. This tutorial outlines the basics for setting up a software RAID array using mdadm on an existing previously installed Ubuntu system.
- Hardware
- Preparing the Hard Drives
- Creating the RAID 1 Array Using mdadm
- Deleting the mdadm RAID Array
Firstly you'll need at least two hard drives, depending on what RAID level you want:
|RAID Level
|Min # of Disks
|Good Read & Write Performance
|Good Redundancy
|Good Read Performance & Redundancy
|Excellent Read & Write Performance & Redundancy
For this tutorial we will use the simplest example for data redundancy: two 1.0 TB disks in a RAID 1 configuration.
Preparing the Hard Drives
If you have two drives of different sizes (eg, one disk is 1.5 TB and the other is 1.0 TB), ensure that the partitions on each are the same (eg, both disks have a 1.0 TB primary partition). While mdadm can compensate for different sized partitions, there is no sense in wasting the extra space, as another partition can be created and used independently of the RAID array in the surplus space. The easiest method to create the partitions if you have a window manager installed is to use GParted.  There's no need to format the partitions, as that will be done as part of the RAID assembly process. In this example, we are using sda and sdb:
Creating the RAID 1 Array Using mdadm
If you haven't already, install mdadm:
$ sudo apt-get install mdadm
mdadm has an extremely simple and self-explanatory instruction set. This tutorial will demonstrate most of the commands.
- Create a new RAID array using the two disks you've prepared. mdadm will output some diagnostic data, then ask you if you're sure you want to continue creating the array.
$ sudo mdadm --create --verbose /dev/md0 --level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sda1 /dev/sdb1 mdadm: Note: this array has metadata at the start and may not be suitable as a boot device. If you plan to store '/boot' on this device please ensure that your boot-loader understands md/v1.x metadata, or use --metadata=0.90 mdadm: size set to 976629568K Continue creating array? y mdadm: Defaulting to version 1.2 metadata mdadm: array /dev/md0 started.
"ââverbose" ensures that all mdadm information will be presented during the process. "ââlevel=1" refers to the RAID level being created. "/dev/sda1 /dev/sdb1" can be shortened to "/dev/sd[ab]1".
- Wait for the RAID array to finish assembling (this may take some time). You can check the progress periodically using the command cat /proc/mdstat, or you can get a running progress report using watch cat /proc/mdstat. (you can exit the watch by pressing CTRL-C) Depending on the size and speed of your drives, this may take several hours.
- Assemble the RAID disks together & add them to /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf. Your system uses this file to recognize and organize software RAID array devices on boot. Since in this tutorial this is the only RAID array on the system, it will be created as /dev/md0. This can be done in several ways:
- Quick & easy, finds all RAID arrays and records them (may fubar existing RAID arrays):
$ sudo mdadm --assemble --scan
- Specifically assembles the particular RAID array we are creating (recommended):
$ sudo mdadm --assemble /dev/md0 /dev/sda1 /dev/sdb1
- Quick & easy, finds all RAID arrays and records them (may fubar existing RAID arrays):
- Check to make sure that everything looks good with the new RAID device. There should be 2 active and working devices, sda1 and sdb1, and the state should be clean:
$ sudo mdadm --detail /dev/md0 /dev/md0: Version : 1.2 Creation Time : Fri Jul 5 15:43:54 2013 Raid Level : raid1 Array Size : 976629568 (931.39 GiB 1000.07 GB) Used Dev Size : 976629568 (931.39 GiB 1000.07 GB) Raid Devices : 2 Total Devices : 2 Persistence : Superblock is persistent Update Time : Fri Jul 5 21:45:27 2013 State : clean Active Devices : 2 Working Devices : 2 Failed Devices : 0 Spare Devices : 0 Name : msit01.mysolutions.it:0 (local to host msit01.mysolutions.it) UUID : cb692413:bc45bca8:4d49674b:31b88475 Events : 17 Number Major Minor RaidDevice State 0 8 1 0 active sync /dev/sda1 1 8 17 1 active sync /dev/sdb1
- Format the new RAID device:
$ sudo mke2fs /dev/md0 mke2fs 1.42 (29-Nov-2011) Filesystem label= OS type: Linux Block size=4096 (log=2) Fragment size=4096 (log=2) Stride=0 blocks, Stripe width=0 blocks 61046784 inodes, 244157392 blocks 12207869 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user First data block=0 Maximum filesystem blocks=0 7452 block groups 32768 blocks per group, 32768 fragments per group 8192 inodes per group Superblock backups stored on blocks: 32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632, 2654208, 4096000, 7962624, 11239424, 20480000, 23887872, 71663616, 78675968, 102400000, 214990848 Allocating group tables: done Writing inode tables: done Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done
- Create a directory for the mount point where ever you like for your RAID device, and give the mount point whatever permissions your system requires for user access. In this tutorial, user root & group test-user will own the mount point, with both the user and the group having read/write/execute permissions, and everyone else having read/execute permissions:
$ sudo mkdir /media/RAID1_0 $ sudo chown root:test-user /media/RAID1_0 $ sudo chmod 775 /media/RAID1_0
- Find the UUID for your RAID array device (for use in auto-mounting at boot via /etc/fstab):
$ sudo blkid | grep md0 /dev/md0: UUID="d409ca76-9eee-40ea-a306-4838a7b813c7" TYPE="ext2"
- Using your favourite editor as root, add an entry to the end of /etc/fstab to auto-mount the RAID array device at the UUID and mount point determined in the previous steps:
# /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier # for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name # devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5). # # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0 /dev/mapper/mysolutions-root / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1 UUID=849ca1a0-8439-4ba5-b1eb-e74451a07692 /boot ext2 defaults 0 2 /dev/mapper/mysolutions-swap_1 none swap sw 0 0 UUID=d409ca76-9eee-40ea-a306-4838a7b813c7 /media/RAID1_0 ext4 defaults 0 2
- Test your set up by mounting the RAID array device and attempting to create a file:
$ sudo mount -a $ > /media/RAID1_0/test $ ls /media/RAID1_0/ test
If everything has gone well, you now have a functional RAID 1 array on your system.
Deleting the mdadm RAID Array
If you make a mistake, mdadm is quite forgiving; once you know the proper commands it's simple to manipulate your RAID array. To unwind everything back to individual disks with no RAID: If you've added an entry to /etc/fstab, you'll need to delete that line. If your RAID array is mounted, you'll need to unmount it:
$ sudo umount /media/RAID1_0
You'll also need to stop & remove the RAID array:
$ sudo mdadm --stop /dev/md0 $ sudo mdadm --remove /dev/md0
Finally, delete the superblocks from the drives (this is what marks them as being part of a RAID array):
$ sudo mdadm --zero-superblock /dev/sd[ab]


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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Good thing Jeremy Abbott was the final skater.
There was no way anyone could have topped this performance.
Needing only to stay on his feet to win his third title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Sunday, Abbott performed with a quiet elegance and superior skill that was simply bewitching. The audience was so spellbound you could hear his blades carving the ice, and it wasn't until the final notes of his music faded that fans erupted in applause.
"I skate to give a performance like that and so I felt really good," Abbott said. "I was really nervous when I started, I was shaking a little bit. But from the second I set for the quad I was like, 'I'm going to do this.' I just really took it into my hands and made sure that I did what I needed to do."
His final score of 273.58 was the highest ever at the U.S. championships, and puts him within striking distance of world champion Patrick Chan. It was about 12 points better than 2006 Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko scored in winning his seventh European title Saturday.
Adam Rippon, a two-time junior world champion, was second. Ross Miner finished third for a second straight year.
Earlier Sunday, Caydee Denney and John Coughlin won their first pairs title together after winning the previous two years with other partners.
Abbott is one of the most technically sound skaters in the world, with beautiful edges that carve the ice like a master craftsman and perfect body control. He's also one of the few skaters who has managed to maintain the balance between the performance quality that makes figure skating so entertaining and the tough physical tricks the system now demands.
But he's had a tendency to fall apart on the big stage, flopping at the 2009 world championships and again at the Vancouver Olympics. When it happened again last year when a third U.S. title was his for the taking, Abbott decided he'd had enough. He no longer cares what anyone thinks about him, much less any nasty things that are said. He's skating for himself and his own enjoyment, concerned only with achieving the goals he's set.
Abbott believes he can contend with the best in the world and, after this performance, there is little doubt he can. He landed the only quadruple jump of the day, and his spins were so tight and perfectly centered that coaches will no doubt be asking for a DVD of them.
But it was his presence that was truly spectacular.
He picked the music for his free skate, a Muse song that he found on his iPod. He played a part in the choreography, too, resulting in perfect harmony between skater and song. It was as if he let the music wash over him and tell his skates what to do.
He was so caught up in his own moment that he stood at center ice for a good 10 seconds when he finished, not moving a muscle.
"When I finished I could feel the energy of the arena and it kind of overwhelmed me. I was getting a little emotional but I kept it in, kept it together but I felt it," Abbott said. "It was real nice."
If Abbott comes remotely close to this performance at the world championships in March, it will go a long way toward regaining that third spot the U.S. men lost last year. Abbott and Rippon will need to finish with a combined placement of 13 or better, and Abbott has never finished better than fifth in his three appearances at worlds.
But he's never been skating like this, either.
Rippon will need a bit more energy at worlds than he had Sunday, when he skated tentative and flat, as if he was trying to hold onto his spot on the podium rather than move up.
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