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Like Jonathan Wu, and almost every other cook in town, the seasoned executive chef and reality-show presence Amanda Freitag ('Cesca, the Harrison, Gusto, Iron Chef, Chopped) is dabbling in the dark realm of comfort foods. At her newly rebooted version of Chelsea's famous Empire Diner on Tenth Avenue, you can belly up to the counter for a very un-diner-like mound of crab salad scooped in a bowl of avocado, and crocks of onion soup capped with melted Gruyère and fat, slightly soggy croutons cut from a substance called bagel bread pudding. The soupy, properly biting house mac 'n' cheese is constructed with Italian orzo, instead of elbow macaroni, and touched, a little unsettlingly, with truffle butter. The buffalo wings are spicy and tangy enough, but instead of chicken Freitag uses skate wing, cut in meager slices (I counted four) and graced with a spoonful of crème fraîche.
Would I have preferred the usual mess of Tabasco-doused chicken wings, supplemented with glops of blue-cheese dressing? Probably. Upon reflection, I also would have preferred less pork belly in my bacon-addled oyster pan roast, along with a traditionalist shmear of cream cheese with my lox, instead of a soggy wad of burrata. But we quibble. If nothing else, Freitag deserves credit for breathing new life into this ancient, iconic dining space. Her signature burger (with a special sauce on brioche) and patty melt (on crunchy rye with melted Swiss) work just fine, as does the trout amandine, which is set over a pat of parsnip purée in a pool of brown butter. The silvery Art Deco room is mobbed most nights, so get there early, and if you feel like a drink with your burger, call for the ample cocktail menu, which includes a seductive New Age martini, garnished, for an extra artisanal kick, with a pickled baby carrot.Ideal Meal
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Jason Aldean's kids are not fans of the new woman in his life. Jason was caught cheating on his wife Jessica with Brittany Kerr. The two were making out at a night club and now he has divorced Jessica and moved on to dating Brittany. News is out now that his kids are not fans of the person they consider the other woman. On Wednesday, She Knows shared the news about the latest drama in Jason's life.
The singer has two daughters from his previous marriage. A source close to him spoke out about the kids saying, "Jason is working Brittany into Kendyl and Keeley's lives, yet they see her as the other woman. It's hard. They're important to him." Of course it is also hard on Jessica that her kids are spending time with Brittany.
Aldean must be serious about this new woman in his life. He recently introduced her to the world by walking the red carpet with her at the 2014 CMT Music Awards. It doesn't sound like she is going anywhere soon so his kids will have to find a way to deal with it.
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We'd like to get an ear thermometer to use for our 16 month old son (as well as ourselves). When we bought one from the local pharmacy recently, we had to return it, as it gave very different temperature readings each time we tried it (and all low!) We attempted to pull the ear out in the way described in the instructions (cumbersome and we were never sure we had it right). Does anyone have a reccomendation for a good brand that is simple to use and accurate?
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I'm trying to edit a "new item" list form to allow it to fill in values sent as parameters in the querystring. The standard javascript methods work fine for most fields, but I'm absolutely stumped trying to insert data into an Enhanced Rich Text field. I know that MS provides a host of methods like
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The difference seems to be that with the regular Rich Text field, the formatting controls appear inline, while with Enhanced, they appear on the ribbon. With this enhanced version, it doesn't appear that there's anything I can use as a handle to get access to wherever the data is being stored. There isn't a single textarea on the page, nor an iFrame.
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180-year-old West Chester building purchased, renovated by hair salon and spa
WEST CHESTER TWP., Ohio – A West Chester building has housed a tavern, general store, restaurant and real estate office since it was built in 1835. Now it enters its newest incarnation as a hair salon, the Journal-News reports.
Karen and Mark Welch moved their business, SoZo Hair by Bajon Salon & Spa, into 9069 Cincinnati-Dayton Rd. in an attempt to gain space. After purchasing the building in September, the couple renovated the building and expanded their services to include spray-tanning on the list of hair, skin, nail and massage options.
The Welches are considering adding quiet exercise to one room upstairs, as well as a space on the first floor that will be dedicated to male customers, called the "Captain's Quarters."
"This is where a man can go if he wants to discreetly get his hair colored," Mark told the Journal-News. "An only-your-hair-dresser-knows-the-difference kind of thing."
The Welches told the Journal-News they were excited to own the building and expand the salon into the 5,000-square-feet available.
"It's definitely exciting to be able to rehab something and keep it local," Karen Welch told the Journal-News.
The West Chester Union Township Historical Society is happy that the historical building is being reused, president Mary Jo Bicknell told the Journal-News.
"It's one of the oldest buildings in the township and to see somebody go in there with a business that seems like it's thriving and plans on staying in that corridor instead of just maybe selling it off or (turning it into) a development of some type, the historical society is very pleased with that," Bicknell said.


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August 31, 2007Ro is not only a remarkable woman, she is a brilliant poet! She writes from her heart with intensity and passion. You can't always find these traits in a writer, it's what separates the good from the BEST. I think we should all encourage her to combine her poetry into a book. I can usually spot talent before it gets recognized publicly, and she's definitely got it!
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Our book is about a mixed heritage Vietnamese- Cambodian that struggles through an identity crisis between the two ethnicities. With school, he had a show & tell to show off his heritage but was confused on what to do. With the help of his family, friends, and school helped him find his identity as a child.
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Country superstars Brad Paisley and Toby Keith will help kick off the inaugural Tree Town Music Festival in Forest City, Iowa, May 24 and 25.
More artists are expected to be announced next Friday, Feb. 21.
The Tree Town Music Festival will also include a "Little Nashville," a stage that will resemble Nashville's Broadway. It will open to all campers and ticket holders on Friday, May 23 from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. and be available throughout the entire festival weekend. Beer tents and food vendors are just a few of the things that will be open.
Tickets run $120 (early-bird special) for two-day general admission passes until March 14th. The campground has over 1800 campsites amidst the hills of Heritage Park and those run for $100.
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Amazon carries a good selection of telescopes when you consider that other stores sell on Amazon as well. Virtually any type of telescope or telescope accessory can be found on Amazon.
As one of the internet's largest telescope stores, Amazon carries pretty much anything and everything relating to telescopes. Typing telescopes into Amazon's search engine yields thousands of results. Through Amazon, customers can order just about any make and model of telescope available from popular manufacturers such as Meade and Celestron.
They also carry a wide variety of accessories made just for telescopes. Customers looking for a new eyepiece, Barlow lens, counterweight, mount or case will pleased by the variety and selection offered by Amazon.
Amazon accepts most major credit cards including American Express, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, Eurocard, Visa and Visa Check cards. You may also pay with your personal bank account, Amazon.com gift card and Amazon Store card.
While Amazon.com in general has a good customer service department, one of the complaints many people have with Amazon is that your order isn't always fulfilled by Amazon itself. Amazon partners with hundreds of merchants to fill its vast amount of orders. This can be bothersome to customers who place an order with Amazon and are referred to one of the telescope stores that actually fulfilled the order when problems arise. It is for this reason that customer service can vary greatly when shopping with Amazon. Some customer service departments and policies are better than others.
Shipping times can vary since many of the orders placed through Amazon are shipped from a third party company. Items shipped from Amazon directly are usually shipped very quickly. Customers can track their packages through Amazon via the provided tracking numbers. Amazon's shipping information page provides links to all the various carriers utilized to ship packages.
Certain items on Amazon.com qualify for free shipping. It is hard to say just what makes one item qualify while another doesn't. If you place an order for various items and one of them qualifies for free shipping, you will still be charged shipping for those other items. It is best to just count on paying a shipping charge.
Amazon also offers its Amazon Prime function. For a fee, members can receive free shipping on more than one million items sold by Amazon. This offer is only good for items that are stocked and sold by Amazon; orders shipped by third parties don't qualify.
Amazon has gotten to be such a large company that it sometimes forgets about the small things. While you will most likely find what you are looking for at Amazon, customer service can be a bit dodgy, depending on the seller you're dealing with. Be sure to check out how Amazon compares to our top rated telescope stores.


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Every Dawg Has Its Day will allow 10 kids to meet the players on the field during pre-game warmups.
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CARBONDALE, Ill. - Saluki Athletics will give 10 young fans an opportunity for a memorable football gameday experience with Every Dawg Has Its Day. The 10 selected fans will receive two tickets to the Nov. 16 home game, a free T-shirt and signed poster, two food vouchers for a hot dog and drink, a tour of Saluki Stadium, a meet-and-greet with the Saluki players, cheerleaders, shakers and mascots and the opportunity to take part in the Saluki Walk prior to the Nov. 16 game against Illinois State.
The 10 winners will be drawn on Nov. 10, and the winners will receive a phone call from their favorite Saluki football player. Anyone in kindergarten through fifth grade can register now. Registration must be received by noon on Sunday, Nov. 10.
Anyone registering for the event who does not win the drawing will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to the Nov. 16 game at a discounted price. All proceeds from Every Dawg Has Its Day will benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Carbondale.
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text: FAIRFIELD, Iowa — Factory Made, a new television series on the Discovery Channel, will feature Dexter Laundry Products in an episode airing Wednesday night, Dexter announced.A crew of four visited Dexter's headquarters here in March for three days of filming in Dexter Laundry's manufacturing facility and its foundry, which produces gray and ductile iron castings, including several components in Dexter washers."Of course, not all three days of footage will air on the show," says Kevin Hietpas, director of sales and marketing, "but what does air will give viewers a great picture of Dexter and the work involved in creating an industrial-strength washing machine."The crew filmed the creation of a Dexter T-1200, 75-pound commercial washer, from the arrival of the stainless steel through welding, assembly, testing and packaging, to its shipment to Dexter-authorized distributors across the globe."This show will not only feature Dexter, but discuss the power, performance and energy efficiency of commercial laundry equipment," Hietpas says. "Those in the laundry industry recognize Dexter washers and dryers, but this episode will demonstrate to the public for the first time the heavy-duty construction and attention to detail that goes into every one of our machines."Dexter says its segment is scheduled to air at 8 p.m. Central on Wednesday. Additional airings of the episode are scheduled and will be aired worldwide. Check local listings for the appropriate channel in your viewing area.


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The media instigated the riots in Ferguson. With the election of President Obama in 2008, racial strife and global inequities were going to vanish. Those of us with an ounce of logic knew the world's problems weren't going away but optimistically thought Obama might bring racial harmony to the country. Both wishes didn't come to pass. The world is now more perilous. The unrest in Ferguson, Missouri was not supposed to happen because of Obama.
The media portrayed Obama as the mighty healer. That portrayal fell dramatically short. However, the media along the race hustlers, Al Sharpton and the usual rent-a-mobs swarmed into Ferguson, causing insurrection. The rioting was the result of white police officer shooting and killing a black suspect. The truth hasn't been revealed. The press doesn't care. They have a story to tell and sell.
The press was incensed at the Ferguson Police wearing helmets and protective body armor. Why shouldn't they? Rioters were shooting at police. They were also launching firebombs at them, in addition to the destruction and looting. The media, in classic hypocritical form, didn't give a wit when over 200 Bureau of Land Management agents dressed in full body gear and armed with assault rifles swooped into Bunkerville, Nevada intending to harass a senior citizen named Cliven Bundy.
The media isn't interested in reporting the truth and has a pattern of behavior of distorting the truth for sensationalism. The Ferguson incident is their continuing chapter of falsely reporting racial inequality. The Trayvon Martin shooting in Florida and the Duke Lacrosse case were glaring examples of the media slandering innocent people and neglecting the truth. In the Trayvon Martin case, the media reported a white man, George Zimmerman, shot an innocent black teenager, Martin. The facts were Zimmerman was Hispanic. A fight ensued between Martin and Zimmerman. Zimmerman shot Martin in self-defense and was acquitted.
The Duke Lacrosse case was another instance of reckless journalism. This Duke Lacrosse team was throwing a party and three athletes on the team were accused of raping a black woman. The media had the accused athletes indicted, convicted and sentenced before the truth was remotely revealed.
There was no rape. The District Attorney knew that but withheld the evidence. Faculty members at Duke University took a full-page ad in a local Durham, North Carolina newspaper excoriating the lacrosse athletes.
The athletes were only guilty of boorish, rude behavior. But they were on private property. So they broke no law. In the end, the district attorney was disbarred for his abuse. He later filed for bankruptcy for financial protection. Duke reached a settlement for millions with the accused athletes because of the improvident arrogance of the faculty.
All anyone had to do in each instance was wait and learn the facts. That's boring but it's the truth.
Final Thought: If ISIS is a JV team as Obama calls them. Then he's a little leaguer.


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PANAMA CITY, FL-- Northwest Florida is known for our incredible beaches where visitors and residents alike come to enjoy the crystal blue water and sugary white sand. Keeping our beaches clean, and preserving them, is a responsibility we all share.
Tracy Howard joined us Thursday morning telling us about a special weekend long community clean up and education event that will happen at St. Andrews State Park July 11-July 13.
Leave No Trace recently designated Florida's St. Andrews State Park as one of the nation's eight 'hot spots' in the U.S. this year as part of the nonprofit organization's campaign to address and help public lands that are facing the threat of irreversible environmental damage.
The weekend long event conducted by the Subaru/Leave No Trace traveling trainers will help communities raise awareness and take action using Leave No Trace principles.
The Subaru/Leave No Trace traveling trainers travel aorund the country providing public education about how to reduce impacts in the outdoors. They will work with key St. Andrews park staff, volunteers, and the general public to implement Leave No Trace programs at St. Andrews State Park.
Friday July 11: Volunteer Training-9am-11am. This awareness workshop will introduce the seven Leave No Trace principles, with a focus on teaching Leave No Trace to youth. Meet at the Visitor Center.
Friday July 11. Campfire Program-7 pm. Join the Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Trainers for a fun evening of Leave No Trace games and activities around the campfire. Come enjoy s'mores and more at the new amphitheater in the campground.
Saturday July 12: Beach Clean-up 8am- 12pm. Join the Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Trainers and the Florida Trail Association to clean up Shell Beach and the harbor surrounding the beach.
Sunday July 13: Community Ride- 8am-10am- Join the Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Trainers for a bike ride around the park while learning a little Leave No Trace along the way. Meet at the boat basin area by the camp store. The bike ride is ideal for families.


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"In Grateful Recognition Of All Those Women Who Served Their Country In Time Of Conflict" reads the dedication plaque on the Rockaway's Women's Veterans Monument. This and other peninsula memorials are set for special care and restoration. Photo by Dan Guarino
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Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians
Horvitz, Wayne (Bartow)
Pianist and keyboardist Wayne Horvitz is best known for his work with 1980s New York avant-garde musicians such as John Zorn and Elliott Sharp, but Horvitz has consistently surpassed his element and demonstrated his facility with a range of styles, including jazz, classical, and funk.
As proof of his versatility, Horvitz can be heard with Zorn's Naked City ensemble, on solo compositions and in work for theatre and chamber ensembles. Through the years, Wayne has walked a fine line between popular music and avant-garde jazz, challenging his peers with his varied and innovative music.
Wayne Bartow Horvitz was born on September 1, 1955 in New York City. Growing up in Northern California, Wayne's parents were music aficionados and filled their home with an array of music including jazz and classical music. His older brothers, who listened to guitarist Jimi Hendrix and rock band The Rolling Stones, later exposed him to rock music. As a child his musical tastes brought him to Motown and soul music, tastes that would serve to influence his broad musical palette.
As a child, Horvitz began his musical education by receiving piano lessons, though that was only for a brief time. At the age of thirteen, Wayne began to study classical guitar, but did not enjoy it. The following year, he began to play the piano, inspired by the blues pianist Otis Spann. Wayne spent the rest of his teenage years teaching himself and playing electric piano in local groups.
When Horvitz graduated high school in 1973, he enrolled at the University of California at Santa Cruz where he began to formally study music. While at Santa Cruz, Wayne would practice the piano for upwards of ten hours. During this time, he received private lessons from pianist Art Lande.
Horvitz's college years are also of importance because there he met his future wife, composer Robin Holcomb while they were both enrolled in a world percussion class. In 1977, Wayne graduated with a bachelor's degree in "composition for new music improvisation," a specialized degree.
Upon graduation, Horvitz and Holcomb moved to New York City where he found himself in the middle of a burgeoning experimental scene in Downtown New York. One of Wayne's first associations in New York was with guitarist Eugene Chadbourne, whom he performed with for a short time on piano and bass.
In 1980, Wayne and Robin married and he continued to experiment with a variety music styles with his Downtown contemporaries Zorn, drummer and guitarist Bill Frisell amongst others. The following year, he released his first album as a leader, No Place Fast.
In 1982, Horvitz appeared with clarinetist Peter Kuhn on his album The Kill with drummer Denis Charles and bassist William Parker. A shining example of Horvitz's early talents is the song "Being Human." The song's airy atmosphere is achieved by Horvitz's light arpeggios and phrases, which Kuhn performs over with a breezy feel. Wayne's supplements this idea by using space to excel the overall emotion of the ensemble, not playing in certain spots in order to heighten the strength of the song.
In 1984, Horvitz performed on Zorn's album The Big Gundown: John Zorn Plays the Music of Ennio Morricone. The album was a breakthrough of sorts for Zorn and his luminaries, receiving considerable praise and acclaim from fans and critics alike. Wayne used this newfound momentum in the following year when he released the album This New Generation, which firmly established him in the contemporary jazz scene.
In 1985, Horvitz formed the group The President alongside Kevin Cosgrove, Bobby Previte, saxophonist Dave Sewelson and bassist Joe Gallant. The group performed all throughout the New York City area and upon the release of their self-titled album in 1987, the line-up featured Horvitz, Previte, Frisell, Sharp and bassist Dave Hofstra.
The same year, Horvitz also formed the Horvitz, Morris, Previte Trio along with cornetist Butch Morris. The trio toured all through the United States, Canada and Europe and released their debut recording with 1986's Nine Below Zero. The group's second release, Todos Santos, featured improvisatory readings by Robin Holcomb.
1985 also saw Horvitz participating in the documentary Rising Tones Cross by director Ebba Jahn. The documentary is about jazz in New York at that time and the musicians that were involved in the scene. The film features Horvitz, Zorn and Previte as well as trumpeter Don Cherry, tenor saxophonist Peter Broetzmann amongst others.
The following year, Horvitz and Holcomb founded the New York Composers Orchestra, an organization dedicated to commissioning new music in the jazz idiom without the confines of traditional ideas or methods. It was during this time that Wayne began to compose music for theatrical productions including actor Bill Irwin's production Strictly N.Y.
The same year, Horvitz became a member of the Sonny Clark Memorial Quartet with John Zorn, Bobby Previte and bassist Ray Drummond. The group released the album Voodoo, which was recorded in late November 1985. The album features several Clark standards including "Minor Meeting" and "Nicely."
1986 also saw Horvitz and Holcomb welcoming the birth of their daughter Nica. With the birth of their daughter, the couple began to assess their lives and believed that changes had to be made. Two years later, the family moved to Seattle, Washington in an effort to be in a calmer environment, but still able to have successful careers.
In 1989, Horvitz became a member of the band Naked City. Formed by Zorn, the group features a mix of jazz, metal and funk influences and featured Bill Frisell, bassist Fred Frith and drummer Joey Baron. The same year, the group released their self-titled debut for the Elektra/Nonesuch label. The album featured renditions of alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman's "Lonely Woman" as well as a cover of "The James Bond Theme" by composer Monty Norman. Horvitz's best performance is on the song "Snagglepuss."
The song is an excellent example of how the group adds several different textures and styles into one song. What is most noticeable is how Horvitz's performance serves as the catalyst between the parts. The song begins with a cacophony of harsh and dissonant noise before seamlessly moving into a funk feel with Horvitz playing loose chordal passages that blends well with the over all feel. After the band moves back into the noise part, Wayne plays a classical inspired phrase that brings the group back into the funk feel. At :55, he plays a brief expression which calls to mind the style of pianist Herbie Hancock before moving on to a different texture. The result is a song that encapsulates the entire history of the past twenty-five years of music up until that point.
Following their self-titled debut, Naked City followed up with 1990's Torture Garden, which was recorded in Tokyo, Japan and Brooklyn, New York and features contributions from vocalist Yamatsuka Eye. In 1991, they released their album Grand Guignol featuring renditions of composer Claude Debussy's "La Cathedrale Engloutie" and composer Charles Ives' "The Cage."
In 1992, Horvitz was a founding member of the band Pigpen alongside bassist Fred Chalenor, saxophonist Briggan Krauss and drummer Mike Stone. The group's sound was a juxtaposition of improvisational jazz with the intense sounds of rock and roll. The following year, the group released the album Halfrack followed by 1994's Miss Ann. The group's last release was 1997's Daylight.
In late 1995, Horvitz formed the band Zony Mash. Taking their name from a song by the band The Meters, the group featured Horvitz on Hammond B-3 organ, Fred Chalenor, guitarist Timothy Young and drummer Andy Roth. Wayne formed the group as a way to continue performing while his wife was pregnant with their second child. The group became the house band at the OK Hotel in Seattle where they played every Tuesday. In December 1995, Horvitz and Holcomb welcomed the birth of their son Lowell.
Zony Mash's sound incorporated psychedelic rock and roll, blues and avant-garde styles. The group ultimately grew into a touring act, making appearances at the Montreux, Vancouver, Pori and North Sea Festivals. In 1997, Zony Mash released their debut record Cold Spell followed by 1998's Brand Spankin' New. They were active until 2003 with the release of Farewell Shows: Seattle, WA, a live album that chronicled their last two shows.
In September 1996, Horvitz was a founding member of the Four Plus One Ensemble with trombonist Julian Prester, violinist Eyvind Kang, keyboardist Reggie Watts, baritone saxophonist Skerik and sound processor Tucker Marine. With the ensemble, Wayne performed on piano as well as a "prepared" piano, which is a piano that has objects placed between the strings altering the sound.
In 1997, Horvitz formed a group entitled Ponga with Bobby Previte, Skerik and keyboardist David Palmer. The group performs music that is entirely improvised and without traditional forms. Ponga has toured throughout North America, Europe and Japan where they were met with great acclaim.
Shortly after, Horvitz formed a new version of his group Zony Mash. Entitled "Zony Mash Unplugged," the group featured Timothy Young, Andy Roth and bassist Keith Lowe. On February 15, 2000, Horvitz released the album "American Bandstand" for the Songlines label featuring Zony Mash. The album's opening number "Ben's Music" best represents the album and ensemble.
Showcasing a feeling of affection and sensitivity, Horvitz begins the song with light, chordal ornamentations before Young enters the arrangement by playing in unison with Horvitz. Wayne's haunting timbre and superb melodic devices serve to evoke a certain feeling of love lost or of past times. His weightless and stylish performance is further expanded upon by the breezy performances of Roth and Lowe.
In 2002, Horvitz was the recipient of a Rockefeller MAP grant for the composition of an original piece of music. The result was the piece "Joe Hill," which had its premiere in October 2004 in Seattle. In 2004, Wayne's composition "Whispers, Hymns, and a Murmur" had its premiere in March 2004. In 2005, the Seattle-based music organization Earshot Jazz awarded Wayne the Golden Ear Award for "Concert of the Year."
The following year, Horvitz formed a new ensemble entitled Wayne Horvitz's Gravitas Quartet. The same year, they released their debut album Way Out East. In 2007, Wayne brought his ensemble, the Gravitas Quartet, to the JazzFest in Berlin, Germany. The drumless quartet features trumpeter Ron Miles, bassoonist Sara Schoenbeck and cellist Peggy Lee. The following year, the quartet released the album One Dance Alone.
In 2008, Horvitz and his ensemble Sweeter Than the Day to the Winter JazzFest at the Knitting Factory in New York City. Wayne's latest release is the Sweeter Than The Day album A Walk In The Dark. Recent projects of Horvitz's include performances with the Sonny Clark Memorial Sextet and performances with the Washington Composers Orchestra, a newly formed offshoot of the New York Composers Orchestra.
Horvitz lives in Seattle with his wife Robin, daughter Nica and son Lowell.
Select Discography As a leader:
As a leader:
No Place Fast (1981)
This New Generation (1985)
Dinner At Eight (1986)
Miracle Mile (1991)
Live In Poland (1994)
4 + 1 Ensemble (1998)
American Bandstand (2000)
Sweeter Than the Day (2002)
Way Out East (2006)
Walk in the Dark (2008)
With the Horvitz, Morris, Previte Trio
Nine Below Zero (1986)
Todos Santos (1989)
With Peter Kuhn
The Kill (1982)
With Pigpen
Live in Poland (1994)
Halfrack (1995)
V as in Victim (1995)
Daylight (1997)
With John Zorn
The Big Gundown: John Zorn Plays the Music of Ennio Morricone (1984)
Naked City (1989)
Torture Garden (1990)
Grand Guignol (1991)
Bribe (1998)
Voices in the Wilderness (2003)
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Let's give it some thought. What if one of our New Year's Resolutions for 2013 and for the years to come becomes traveling with an extra purpose? One typically travels because of work, leisure or family reasons, but how about allocating some time in each trip to figure out a way to spread some love? This may include running a search online ahead of time in order to find some hints about the needs in the area one is visiting. For instance, one might want to search for orphan homes, rest homes, nursing homes; charity foundations of one's preference such as food banks, illness research, education support, environment and animal care, etc.
Once the charity of choice has been determined, the type of contribution can be established. The array of contributions one can make is unlimited! Most charity organizations around the world would accept monetary contributions, cleaning materials, non-perishable food, linens, books; and numerous places –such as some rest homes in Mexico– would allow for people to come in and entertain their seniors. How about coming in a rest home for one hour to give the ladies a nice manicure? Seniors love music, how about bringing in you speakers too? Children love to play, how about coming in an orphan house to organize group games and perhaps bring in some delicious candy? Why not help serve dinner and/or clean the kitchen that day? The list can go on and on… up to one's soul to figure out what one would like to offer while away from home.
I strongly believe that traveling with an extra purpose in the way described above could potentially bring a ton of positivity to one's life, for instance:
- Alleviate the stress and mortification work and family issues add onto our lives
- Help understanding that many of one's problems aren't as terrible as one once thought
- Provide that inner happiness that no money could ever buy as one is spreading some love while knowing nothing –but a thank you and/or a smile– is to be expected in return
- Set the example to one's family, friends, and acquaintances –you never know who might decide to adopt the idea
- Simply, attraction of wonderful karma
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I think the doc**entary was alright but it failed to involve me emotionally and that is what i look for in a doc**entary. I think this film can not be really called a doc**entary, it was more of a tribute to Vidal Sassoon. The movie offers very little about Vidal Sassoon's personal life but it shows a lot about his professional achievements. I would have liked to see more of his friends or relatives talking about him and his life, but there was nothing like that and that is why I did not feel a connection. A lot of things were not explained in this film and I wish they were, like the death of his daughter Catya (we know she died from an overdose) but we do not know why she was using, or what kind of relationship Sassoon had with her, it would have made the movie so much better. Overall, i think the film was only O.K.
What a great doc**entary! I absolutely loved the film and had a blast watching it. It is a feel-goo and inspirational film that has the most charismatic and amazing subject- Vidal Sassoon. His story is truly inspiring and it also shows how smart and what a good businessman he is. Everything about this film was good, the story was great, the subject was perfect, it had a perfect amount of flashbacks and talking heads. Vidal is still charming and handsome, I could not believe he looks so good at the ripe age of 82. The film does reveal that he always was crazed about being healthy and looking goo, so i guess it explains his good looks. The doc**entary is very well made and I think it should be very successful. I myself would not mind seeing it again.
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Lawrence Pressman Movies and Career Information
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David M. Pressman, Senior is an American actor, probably best known for roles on Doogie Howser, M.D., Ladies Man, a recurring role on Profiler, the titular character on Mulligan's Stew and as a fictional scientist in the 1971 film The Hellstrom Chronicle. His first role was on the soap opera The Edge of Night, and one of his first movie starring roles was in Shaft. Pressman has often portrayed a doctor, such as in Mighty Joe Young, TV movies A Fighting Choice, Whose Daughter Is She?, Murder Without Conviction, Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story, as well as in guest roles on Hawaii Five-O, Paper Moon, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Griff, Dawson's Creek, The Drew Carey Show, Providence, The Practice, Dangerous Minds, Diagnosis Murder Law & Order, Matlock "Ghost Whisper" and Marcus Welby, M.D., and 3 episodes of Murder, She Wrote. In 1979, Pressman portrayed H.R. Haldeman in the CBS miniseries Blind Ambition. He had a guest role on M*A*S*H as troublemaking Congressional aide, R. Theodore Williamson; who vindictively schemed to paint Margaret Houlihan as a communist sympathizer, but eventually failed. Pressman also guest starred on Gilmore Girls.
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For the U.S. debut of the company's new line, "Soiree," Agent Provocateur put on an intimate runway event at the Soho Grand hotel. While the barely dressed models nearly melted the camera pit, the audience was decorous, and the ambiance was rarified.
Models in hand-beaded lace, see-through chiffon and figure-hugging silk sauntered past guests to austere opera and classical music. In a throwback to the early days of runways, Jess Morris, Agent Provocateur's global marketing director, described the looks, occasionally tossing a quippy aside to the audience. Several times, the audience burst into applause; a tuxedo jacket paired with thigh-high stockings and an officer's cap, the most-covered up look (relatively speaking), was a surprise hit.
The line, which ranges from $750 bras to a $2,790 playsuit, is unabashedly luxurious. "With this range, the point is to not step back, because there are people for whom money is no object," Morris says. "These are the people whom we hope to be the customers for this collection."
We know you're dying to see the models, but the best the family-friendly Heard on the Runway can offer is this product shot of the Heloise, a $4,900 hand-embellished leather corset with 2-inch metal spikes. There's already a celebrity waiting list, Agent Provocateur reps said, but wouldn't divulge any names.
But footage from this show may be showing up on your local Bravo station. The event was swarming with cameras, including several from Bravo, which is trailing publicist Kelly Cutrone for her new show, "Kell on Earth," slated to debut next May. The cameras, who are following Cutrone five days a week, 12 hours a day, were in force for her first show of the fashion season. "They think they're making a war documentary," Cutrone said as she wagged a finger at a camera. "Actually the cameras are making us better publicists because the girls are being shot all day working."


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Navy's Design: How the New Soho Restaurant Makes the Most of Its Tiny Space
"It's the kind of place that you can come to five times and still see something you haven't seen before."
Navy — a seafood-centric, all-day Soho restaurant that opened in the old Jean Claude space at the end of February — is a small, oddly shaped spot that can only seat 40 diners. That's what makes the design all the more impressive: "It's the kind of place that you can come to five times and still see something you haven't seen before," says Akiva Elstein, who partnered with co-owner Matt Abramcyk to design the space. (These guys are also behind Smith & Mills in Tribeca.) "You can really discover stuff if you look up." There's something cool in every nook and cranny in Navy — flags from U.S. Navy warships, French linen fabric on the walls, khaki tents from World War II, and leather straps wrapped around wine bottles. We sat down with Elstein to discuss his inspirations, his affinity for eBay, and his favorite antique stores.
Beyond the clear nautical theme, what inspired the design of this space?
For Navy, I had a real fascination with old military design, like the tents and the colors and the fabrics from the 1930s and 40s, mostly around World War II. I wanted to design a place that had fabrics all over the wall — instead of wallpaper — which creates this warmth and depth. I had been collecting these fabrics for years, and I had the idea in my head, so I started cutting them up and put them all over the wall. The whole idea was the theme of maritime and seafood.
And the all-day, pastries-to-seafood concept makes it feel very French, too.
I'm from New Jersey, but I'm pretty much a Francophile, with a love of French culture and design. I've traveled thoroughly throughout France, and I'm very much influenced by Baohaus design and constructivism.
Are there any places in New York that affected your outlook on design?
There's this place in Brooklyn called Moto that I think has an amazing design. It influenced me heavily at Smith & Mills. I think they were the first to start that industrial-chic design like 12 years ago.
Why did you decide on this actual space? It's a funny shape, so that must have been a challenge.
There was a space next door to Smith & Mills that we were going to take, and that would've been a seafood concept like this. Then the building went up for sale and we didn't get the space. That was two years ago, so we kept looking for spaces, and a couple of deals fell through.
It is a funny-shaped space. In New York, when you're looking at spaces for restaurants, it's really hard to find good spaces, and you just make it work and do what you can because it's so limiting downtown. I only want to have places below 14th Street, really. I love this block. I used to live on Thompson for five years, and it's so neighborhood-y. And I like the fact that these doors open out, and that the space looks great in the daytime, but you can also make it really sexy at night. Some spaces are nice in the day and not so sexy at night, or the opposite. I think this has the balance of the two.
How do you transition the restaurant from day to night? I noticed that in the evening, the windows get covered up.
Yeah, we have this indigo from Japan — beautiful old indigo from around the '20s or the '30s. I found someone who sells it in Japan and I started buying it. We take the panels down during the day and put them back up at night. There's a coffee station during the day with some pastries in the display case, and then at night, it becomes a raw bar. I always wanted to have a separate raw bar, like at Balthazar. In terms of the design and feel of it, I like the movement and the action. You can sit at the bar and watch your food being made. And for this concept, we wanted two separate bars.
Where do you source most of your furniture from?
The fabrics came from antique markets and eBay. A lot of these gold ones are old French linens. They're mixed in with the military fabrics: duffel bags, tents, and all that stuff. All these panels are old tents from World War II that we cut up, and some of the green you see on the walls are just old duffel bags and tents as well. And that's distressed copper below the fabric.
They are also old signal flags from U.S. Navy warships from World War II. I bought all of them on eBay. You have to see the bathroom walls: They are lined with them all. I made them like wallpaper with all signal flags — all different colors and shapes.
How about the lamps?
I found them in an antique shop in Brooklyn, and I thought they were beautiful. I love the arms of them; they're fierce. I had them restored because they weren't working when I found them. The black scissor lights are actual Christian Dell Bauhaus lights. We had them at Smith & Mills, but I didn't like the way they looked on the walls.
Where specifically do you like to go antique shopping?
There's a place in Greenpoint called Luddite that I really love. And Amsterdam Modern out in California. You can go on their website and order 20 chairs or whatever.
I can imagine that you're not working with a ton of space in the kitchen. What were some of the design challenges there?
Our chef, Camille [Becerra], had a really cool way of designing the kitchen. She made it into an island configuration, so everybody works facing each other in the middle around a big table. She didn't want everyone to have their backs to each other. It's an old French way of doing it. So that was a challenge to get that in order because it's really tight with space. On any given night, there are four people back there, plus somebody at the raw bar. When it's busy, for a small space, we can really bang it out!
What was the most costly element, design-wise?
After the kitchen, the raw bar area. That shelving unit was custom-made. It's beautiful copper and bronze. That piece is like ten grand, and the bar top is another ten grand. All the tiling was probably another eight grand. So a lot went into that. But I think it's the jewel of the place. It pulls people in from the street because they see the meats and the fish, and the coffee machine becomes a focal point of the place. You can't take your eyes off it once you're in here.
It seems like there's no bad seat here, even though it's so small. How'd you manage that?
We can seat about 40, plus the bar and the window ledge, where there are six seats. We cram it in! I'm big on the flow. But it's a little tight, and we're thinking of taking one table out to make it a little more comfortable. This is my favorite area [the banquette on the right side] of the whole restaurant Smith & Mills is like half the size of this. There are only 20 seats.
You should get rid of the table in the center of the room, so you can have late-night dance parties.
[Laughs] we've done that I want it to feel bustling. I think the light in here at night really makes people look good. By 11 or 12 o'clock, we do definitely make it pretty dark, after the dinner rush ends. The bar is open until 2 a.m., and we serve food until 12.
Have you finalized the design, or will you constantly be adding things?
I'll constantly be adding. Well, it's mostly set, but there's still a lot of work to do with the raw bar. Once you open and the place takes on a life of its own, things have to change to flow with that.


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How to Account for Sweat Equity
Original post by Carol Deeb of Demand Media
Accounting for your sweat equity during the start-up phase of your business can be complicated. Sweat equity is the work that you do to launch your business. You are not paid for it at the time and it may not cost money. However, it has value because you don't have to pay someone else to do it, and you may be creating a new product or service that takes time to complete. If partners are involved, then each of your sweat equity may be valued at different amounts based on the tasks you perform and their worth.
Step 1
Place the estimated amount of hours and its value in your business plan before you start. Ask the advice of an accountant to help you address it in the early phases of business development. After a period of time, such as six months, this figure can be adjusted to reflect the actual time and value of your sweat equity.
Step 2
Account for sweat equity carefully because it adds value to your business. If needed cash investments are low for your industry, but time requirements are high, your business has the value of the work that you and your partners have performed to get it off the ground.
Step 3
Determine the value of your time during your start-up phase. You and your partners must agree on how each one's work will be valued. They may want to use their hourly wages from jobs that they left to work at the company. Alternatively, if providing a service, such as a computer system design, you can value what it would cost to have hired someone to create the same program.
Step 4
Decide if you will offer company shares in exchange for the effort that the partners and possible employees have placed in the business. Calculate how many shares each receives for every hour worked and how much they are worth.
Step 5
Track accumulated hours and receive compensation for them at a later date or when the company is profitable. After you have determined the worth of your sweat equity, you may agree to be paid a flat fee for the accumulated hours rather than in stock options or ownership percentages. Ask your accountant for the tax implications of different types of compensation.
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Do not overestimate the value of your sweat equity. If you have allotted a high dollar value to your work, investors may be dissatisfied with the return on their investments in regard to the worth of your time. Also, your balance sheet will reflect a loss or liability, if you owe yourself money to be paid later, and it may have the impact of devaluing your company.
- Angel Investor Report: What Is Your Sweat Equity Worth?
- "Entrepreneur"; What is Sweat Equity Worth?; Asheesh Advani; 2007
- Bplans; Ask the Expert -- Sweat Equity; Tim Berry; 2010
- MIT; Practical Advice for Entrepreneurs; Joe Hadzima
- PBworks; Allocating Equity to Founders; Karl Ulrich; 2009
About the Author
Carol Deeb has been editing and writing professionally since 1988. Her work has appeared in "The Bugle," "Be" magazine, "Canticle" and a book on education. In addition, she is a real-estate investor and business owner. She also has professional work experience in human resources. Deeb holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from San Diego State University.


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3. X-Men: Days of Future Past (Release Date: May 23, 2014)
Director: Bryan Singer (from The Usual Suspects and many of the past X-Men films)
Actors: Hugh Jackman (Wolverine), James McAvoy (Charles Xavier / Professor X), Michael Fassbender (Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto), Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), and Halle Berry (Storm)
Synopsis: Wolverine travels back in time to end a war (against Sentinel robots) before it ever begins.
Best Part: Old Professor X (Patrick Stewart) is back!
2. Guardians of the Galaxy (Release Date: August 1, 2014)
Director: James Gunn (from Slither and a segment of Movie 43)
Actors: Chris Pratt (Peter Quill / Star-Lord), Zoe Saldana (Gamora), Bradley Cooper (voice of Rocket Raccoon), Karen Gillan (Nebula), Vin Diesel (voice of Groot), and Glenn Close (Nova Prime Rael)
Synopsis: After an artifact of significant importance is stolen, an outlaw (Peter Quill with an unknown alias of Star-Lord) must join a motley crew of criminals to save the world.
Best Part: Raccoons exist in space.
1. Transformers: Age of Extinction (Release Date: June 27, 2014)
Director: Michael Bay (from Bad Boys, The Rock, Armageddon, and the past Transformer films)
Actors: Mark Wahlberg (Cade Yeager), Nicola Peltz (Tessa Yeager), T.J. Miller (Lucas), Stanley Tucci (Joshua), Thomas Lennon (Chief of Staff), and Kelsey Grammer (Harold Attinger)
Synopsis: Down on his luck, Cade Yeager inadvertently rebuilds a semitruck (Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots) that starts a new battle with humans and, ultimately, Decepticons.
Best Part: Two Words…robot dinosaurs (aka Dinobots)


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Jan 3, 2013 9:45 AM
Sheer lip tints don't usually boast much staying power - and if they promise it, they typically don't deliver. New Smashbox Mega Tint Long Wear Lip Color ($20) could be the exception to the rule. One light coat delivers a hydrating, sheer wash of color that lasts up to eight hours. A second coat oomphs up the tint to a more lipstick-y level. We'll take all six colors, please.
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Exxon takes top value slot from Apple
Apple has lost its title as the world's most valuable publicly listed company after its shares continued to fall last week.
Oil company Exxon Mobil has regained the top slot after Apple shares fell 2.4%, following a 12% drop on Thursday, the BBC reports.
Apple posted disappointing iPhone sales figures on Wednesday and has seen its shares fall 37% since their record high last September.
Exxon became number one in 2005, traded places with Apple during 2011, and had been number two since early 2012.
At the close on Wall Street, Apple had a market value of $US413 billion against Exxon's $US418bn.
Next story in Business: NZ banks now borrowing more cheaply
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Parissa Studio Warm Wax 4 oz.
Parissa Studio Warm Wax is a microwaveable liquid salon hair remover with premium strips that zips away coarse & stubborn hair.
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- 1 jar wax, smooth-feel applicator strips
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- Spatulas and easy to follow instructions
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- PH balanced & aloe enriched
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- Not washable but nothing works better
- Warm up
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- Results: smooth soft skin for up to 8 weeks; high performance salon results; finer, sparser regrowth.
wax: glyceryl rosinate (pine resin), collophonium (gum rosin), brassica napus (canola oil).
azulene oil: isopropyl mystrate (vegetable source), tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), azulene (chamomilla recutita extract), menthol crystals.
Horrible CleanupI have coarse facial hairs and this product removes the hair (mostly with one pass) every time. I find it affordable because going to the salon cost, if not the same price as this product, at least equal to 2 trips to the salon, and there is enough wax here for several months. My biggest problem with this Parissa Wax product is residue clean up on a surface other than your skin is 98% impossible. DO NOT get this on your floors, counter top, sink, or any other surface you don't want to scrub with a razor blade, and if you spill it on your clothes, might as well toss them. Honestly, I keep both this and moom. I use Parissa when I'm in a hurry (applying larger portions, knowing most likely I'll get all the hairs in one pass) and don't have time to re-pass, and when I'm prepared to be extra careful. I use Moom when I have more time to apply narrower applications to avoid re-passing, or because it's so gentle, I can take the time to re-pass if necessary. Both Parissa, and Moom of my favorite hair removal products and I've tried everything else that's out there, and I wouldn't trade them.
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Sean Daly gets his "nerd" on at Tampa Bay's Comic Con
TAMPA - Sean Daly was live from Tampa Bay's Comic Con Saturday morning.
The giant comic event kicked-off Friday. Saturday draws the big name actors there for autograph signings. Some big name attendees include Pedro Pascal from Game of Thrones, John Rhys-Davies from Lord Of The Rings and Even Peters from American Horror Story.
Comic Con offers hundreds of different booths to explore featuring different comic companies, artists and writers.
A one day ticket runs $30 with kids under $12 get in free.


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Karen Elson made her runway debut back in 1997, when she walked for Fendi, Dolce & Gabbana, Jil Sander, Alexander McQueen, Chloe and Hermes fashion shows in Milan and Paris. Just before these fashion week seasons began, Elson was convinced by photographer Steven Meisel to shave her eyebrows and dye her hair red for her first Italian Vogue cover. Apparently this decision of hers made her so popular on the catwalks that season.
During her career, Elson walked for some of the best fashion brands and designers. Prada, Versace, Oscar de la Renta, Michael Kors, Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, Carolina Herrera and Victoria's Secret are just a short list of designers and brands who wanted Elson to present on their catwalks.
In 1997, Elson received her first ad campaign. It was a fragrance contract signed with Clinique's Happy. Since that campaign, Elson graced on many advertising campaigns all along her modeling career. She was photographed for Versace (1998), Chanel (1998; Karl Lagerfeld even called her "beauty of the millennium"), Burberry (2002), Louis Vuitton (2004), Yves Saint Laurent (2005), Prada (2005), Roberto Cavalli (2011), Lanvin (2011) and many others.
Apart from her modeling career, Karen Elson got married in 2005 to Jack White. The couple have two children. In addition to her kids, Karen LOVES shopping for unique vintage clothing.


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Kristin Cavallari Engaged to Jay Cutler
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Kristin Cavallari got engaged over the weekend to Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, a source confirms to Gossip Cop.
Cutler popped the question while the couple was in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
We're told Cutler gave the former star of "The Hills" a "very big diamond."
The NFL star and Cavallari have been dating since the fall.
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Spiked Anti-rape Condom Could Debut Soon in South Africa
Radio Netherlands Worldwide reports that the first anti-rape condom, called Rape-aXe, could make its debut in South Africa just prior to the start of the World Cup.
South African doctor Sonnet Ehlers developed the condom five years ago and says it's now ready for widespread use, though it has never been tested. She wants to give away 30,000 of them.
Here's how it works: A woman inserts the condom herself, and when her attacker penetrates, his penis is impaled by tiny spikes. The spikes don't draw blood but do cause incredible pain if the man tries to take off the condom. The condom can only be removed in a hospital, where the rapist can immediately be arrested.
South Africa is the perfect testing ground for Rape-aXe, considering that one out of every four South African men say they have raped a woman. Half of those men also admit to multiple rapes, and many say they've participated in gang rapes. (BBC News, June 2009)
The obvious problem with the condom is that the rapist could become even more violent once he realizes that he can't remove it without ripping the skin off his penis. On the other hand, he might panic and try to pull it off anyway, in which case he'd denude himself–probably the best outcome anyone could hope for.
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Top five things we love about Summer in the Napa Valley
As yesterday was the Summer solstice, we thought we'd put together a quick list of the top five things we love about Summer in the Napa Valley. Here goes…
5) The near 9pm sunsets that close out hot, dry, sunny days. The long days make it perfect to play a little twilight golf in the late afternoon and the cool, foggy nights are not only perfect for grape growing but also make it super easy to sleep
4) Being able to go for a jog on the quiet, winding roads in the Oak Knoll District while watching the golden sun set behind the western hills…hearing an occasional blow of the horn from the Napa Valley Wine Train off in the distance
3) The juxtaposition of the dry, brown rolling hills with the lush, green rows upon rows of growing vineyards
2) The massive selection of outdoor entertainment in the valley. From the Friday night Chef's Market in downtown Napa, to the Sterling Silver Screen Series, to picnicking around the valley
1) Outdoor seating at our favorite local restaurants. You can't go wrong sitting in the sun sipping a cool, crisp Chardonnay overlooking the valley on the terrace at the Restaurant at Auberge du Soleil…
If you have favorite summertime activities in the Napa Valley, share them with us in the comments!
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PD: Man set fires in Phoenix mall, went on rampage at Wal-Mart
PHOENIX - A 20-year-old man is facing several charges after he allegedly set two fires inside a west Valley mall Sunday morning.
Phoenix police Sgt. Tommy Thompson said officers responded to a call of someone throwing rocks at windows outside Desert Sky Mall at 75th Avenue and Thomas Road around 8:45 a.m.
Damage was minor and the suspect was seen running south into a field.
Thompson said a short time later the same suspect was seen inside the mall and a call came out of someone setting fires inside the mall.
The suspect had used a lighter to set fire to a gift card stand inside the mall's guest services department, then kicked in a door to another business and used the lighter to set two kiosks on fire, Thompson said.
Thompson said interior sprinklers and security personnel were able to put out the fires and damage was relatively minor.
While officers were investigating this incident and maintaining a perimeter around the mall, another call came out of a subject inside a nearby Wal-Mart matching the description of their suspect.
Thompson said the man was confronted by employees when he went behind the paint counter and then he grabbed a rubber mallet from a cupboard and began swinging it at the manager and another employee.
The suspect also began to knock items over in the store as he moved toward the exit where he began to pound on windows with the mallet.
Officers took the suspect into custody without incident as he was leaving the Wal-Mart store.
The suspect, identified as Rajee Godwin, was booked into jail on charges of aggravated assault, criminal damage and burglary.


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Michele Sherman and Renee Cribb can celebrate a special bond on Mother's Day.
It took both sisters, and help from a higher power, to bring one little girl into the world.
Sherman served as a surrogate for her sister's baby, Sara Grace Cribb, now 5 years old.
"We were overwhelmed," said Cribb, who is mother to a son, David Shaw, 20. "It was just a gift that was just so selfless and we knew it came from the heart, that she loved us and that's why she wanted to do it. It was an offer we certainly couldn't refuse."
Columbia Industrial Boulevard in Evans could be closed for about a month once construction starts on the extension of River Watch Parkway.
The Georgia Department of Transportation plans to discuss that detour and other details of the parkway's extension during an open house set for 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 14 at the Evans Government Center Auditorium, according to an announcement from the DOT.
A tax increase likely will be one of the options for filling a nearly $5 million deficit when Columbia County's school board meets Tuesday.
At a budget hearing this past week, Superintendent Charles Nagle painted a gloomy outlook for next school year's budget, telling board members that years of state funding cuts, state-mandated health insurance increases and rising enrollments have left few options for balancing next year's $178 million budget.
"This is the sixth budget I've presented, and it's probably the worst," Nagle said.
Part roast, part career eulogy, a retirement reception Thursday for Columbia County school Superintendent Charles Nagle was mostly in fun.
Coworkers, friends, family members and community leaders gathered at Be My Guest Catering and Events in Evans for a sendoff session for Nagle, who steps down this summer after serving as superintendent since 2007.
"He hates attention," said his successor, Deputy Superintendent Sandra Carraway. "But he's going to get it today."
Euchee Creek Elementary School counselor Elizabeth Hooker had to kiss a cow after winning the school's Relay for Life fundraiser to benefit the American Cancer Society. The students paid a quarter to vote for the staff member they wanted to see kiss a cow. The cow was provided by Georgia's Mobile Dairy Classroom which demonstrated how a milking machine works for the students.
Avery Villines has performed in her share of not-so-funny comedies, but The Fox on the Fairway is not one of them.
"It's a blast. Some of the hardest things we've had to do are not laugh at each other during rehearsals," said Villines, who plays Pamela Peabody in this Ken Ludwig farce which will be presented at the Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre May 10, 11, 17, 18, 23, 24 and 25. Dinner begins at 7 p.m., followed by the show at 8 p.m.
Rival country clubs, golf and love are intermingled with witty dialogue and lots of slamming doors.
The annual Symphony Orchestra Augusta's Pops! Under the Stars will return to Evans Towne Center Park on Saturday, the second year the concert has been held at Lady Antebellum Pavilion.
Gates open at 4 p.m., with an instrument "petting zoo" in which children can see various musical instruments. The orchestra will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free, with tickets for a VIP table for six people available for $250. VIP privileges include wine and finger foods.
Ex-treasurer charged with $260k thefts
The former treasurer of an Evans neighborhood association has been charged with stealing more than a quarter-million dollars from the organization.
Laurie Wainwright Vanover, , of the block of, was charged with multiple counts of financial transaction card fraud, computer theft, theft by taking and theft by conversion after turning herself in Tuesday morning at the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, said Capt. Steve Morris.
Vanover was released after posting $40,400 bond, Morris said.
Members at the Grovetown Senior Center are always on the go.
They've recently gone to an Augusta GreenJackets game, taken the Petersburg boat tours down the Augusta Canal and visited the Evans farmer's market and the circus.
"They like to go, and I do, too," center Director Jennifer Thomas said. "I try to plan a trip at least every month."
Thomas worked at the center since mid-November and took over as director when Betty Laverty retired on Dec. 7. One of the first things Thomas did was ask the more than 30 seniors on the roster what they wanted to change or do.
Artists and arts enthusiasts are taking over the Columbia County Amphitheater and Memorial Gardens Saturday for the annual Art in the Park.
The eighth annual arts festival, put on by Columbia County Arts Inc., will include painters, jewelers, fiber artists and weavers creating works live.
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"Any person who tries to intimidate members of our community with threats or harassment is in no way my ally and is only weakening the atheist movement by silencing its voices and driving away support." — Richard Dawkins
This is part of a new statement Dawkins issued this weekend, on his own website and elsewhere, denouncing the horrible way many (usually anti-feminist) atheists have been behaving the last few years. Greta Christina for the full scoop.
This is a remarkably positive sign. Dawkins has up to now been insensitive and out-of-touch on the treatment of women inside the atheism movement (the worst example being now a named trope, Dear Muslima). So my opinion marker is being moved a little back to favorable by this.
For those who aren't sure what this is all about, see coverage by Alex Gabriel, Greta Christina, Stephanie Zvan, and Ophelia Benson.
[I apologize for not being clearer, but in my original posting of this information I expected people to read Christina's coverage for the full scoop, but some may not have and thus may have missed key facts of the story: this was a joint statement proposed and written by Ophelia Benson in consultation with Richard Dawkins and agreed to and signed by Richard Dawkins.]


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Three Goodies About the ZFS Storage Appliance
By RickRamsey-Oracle on Apr 26, 2013
Today we have three goodies about the ZFS Storage Appliance to share (image removed from blog):
Video Interview: The Top Capabilities of ZFS Storage Appliance Explained
Nancy Hart describes her favorite capabilities about the ZFS Storage Appliance, and Jeff Wright explains how each of them works. They cover Hybrid Columnar Compression, Direct NFS (makes data transfer more efficient), Remote Direct Memory Access, Oracle Intelligent Storage Protocol (database aware of the storage and vice versa), DTrace Analytics to optimize deployments, and more.
Blog: My Personal ZFS Storage Appliance Crib Sheet
We recently published some articles about really cool ways to use the ZFS Storage Appliance, so I spent a little time looking into the darned thing. It's easy to find out what the ZFS Storage Appliance does, but more difficult to find out what its components are. What can I yank out and replace? What can I connect it to? And what buttons and levers can I push? Or pull. So I put together this crib sheet. If you didn't grow up in The Bronx, see wikipedia's definition of crib sheet.
3D Demo
Pop the doors open, pull out the disk shelves, find out what's inside each one. Great demo, and you're at the controls.
Additional Resources
For more technical resources about the ZFS Storage appliance, use any of the four tabs on OTN's Technical Resources Center. And, to see other blogs about Oracle's storage products, select the "Storage" tab under Categories in the right margin, or click here.
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The new album from The Dears is a break up record. And not in the way you might be thinking. It's not a record about love lost or even about a band on its last leg saying goodbye artistically on its final hurrah. But rather, Missiles is an album that was created in a tense space for The Dears. The band lost all of its supporting members due to the ever present "creative differences" during the recording stages, and while several of the pieces made Missiles happen, only core members Murray Lightburn and Natalia Yanchak remain (who also happen to be a married couple.)
The sound of the album is not much of a departure however, from thier 2006 gem, Gang Of Losers, which took a step back from their Brit-pop leanings into a darker, more atmospheric landscape. And Murray continues to have a voice that is as smooth and silky as anyone swimming in the indie pool these days. While some are sure to scoff at the drawn out builders like "Disclaimer", "Lights Off" and the nearly 12 minute affair at the end of the album that is "Saviour", each Dears song requires repeatedly listening.
To use the word "grower" is almost not fair for this album actually. The first four songs alone are as good as I have heard from The Dears and I would not have said that even 3 full times through. So I am replacing the word "grower" in this review with "builder" (as if that is much better) because I firmly believe that each song builds off of one another and breaks itself back down again, much like The Dears have as a band.
So do yourself a favor and pick up this new album, lock yourself in for the weekend and listen to nothing else if you truly want to appreciate one of The Dears best albums to date.
The record is out now from Dangerbird Records.
In addition, check out this new video for "Money Babies"…
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The latest reading on CNNMoney's Fear & Greed index shows sentiment is still languishing in "fear" mode.
NEW YORK, NY (CNNMoney) - As a big week of earnings enters its final phase, geopolitical anxiety may be seeping in.
The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all fell in early trading as investors balanced corporate quarterly results and renewed fears about Ukraine.
Senior government officials told CNN that the U.S. could impose new sanctions on Russia as early as Friday for failing to take steps to reduce the tension in eastern Ukraine. Sanctions would target key allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin, high-profile oligarchs and possibly companies.
The latest reading on CNNMoney's Fear & Greed index shows sentiment is still languishing in "fear" mode.
Meanwhile, quarterly results keep rolling in. Ford shares fell 3 percent after the automaker reported its first quarterly earnings decline since 2012. Profits also were below analysts' estimates.
Shares of Dow component Visa tumbled after the credit card giant missed revenue forecasts.
Microsoft bounced after the company reported first-quarter sales that exceeded analysts' expectations.
Amazon reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue Tuesday, but investors weren't surprised, and shares tanked 8 percent as worries about rising costs at the tech giant surfaced. Starbucks rose after reporting a gain in sales and earnings.
European indexes were lower in afternoon trading, with Germany's DAX down 1 percent. Germany is Russia's largest trading partner in Europe. New sanctions would hurt both economies.
Most major Asian markets finished the day down as well.


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2008 Research Summary
RF Time of Flight Ranging for Wireless Sensor Network Localization
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Steven Michael Lanzisera and Kristofer Pister
An enabling technology for large scale sensor networks is the ability to determine a sensor node's location after deployment. Some applications, such as inventory management, use sensors that move regularly, and this spatial information is crucial to the network's operation. A device to wirelessly measure the distance between two network nodes using an RF transceiver will be developed. The distance measurement is performed by calculating a cross correlation between a received and an expected signal. Methods for reducing the effects of noise, clock offset, and multipath propagation have been studied. Mitigation techniques for these three primary error sources have been implemented. We have demonstrated round trip time of flight (TOF) ranging using an FPGA, 2.4 GHz radio, and a custom PCB. Meter level accuracy has been achieved both indoors and outdoors [1]. The end goal is to provide low power, accurate, self-contained, ad hoc localization to mobile sensor nodes. Currently, work is focused on developing a highly integrated version that can be used in more general mote deployments. This unit will include a low power 2.4 GHz transceiver along with a digital backend for TOF measurement.
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- S. Lanzisera, D. Lin, and K. Pister, "RF Time of Flight Ranging for Wireless Sensor Network Localization," Workshop on Intelligent Solutions in Embedded Systems, June 2006.


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Alexander Theodore Sidorik
Position: T
Height: 6-0 Weight: 248 lbs.
Born: December 19, 1919 in Hartford, CT
Died: April 12, 1980 in Middletown, CT
High School: Weaver
College: Mississippi St. (school history)
Drafted by the Boston Yanks in the 11th round (87th overall) of the 1947 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (15060th overall since 1950)
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Millennium opened its doors and admitted its first adult patient in March 1997. Within a few months, the pediatric program was launched and the first pediatric client was admitted in May 1998. Since that time, the agency has maintained both a pediatric and an adult program. We currently employ over 100 individuals, including administrators, case managers, human resource staff, clerical staff, scheduling coordinators, therapists, assistants, and field nurses.
The mission of Millennium Home Health Care is to participate as an active part of the community, in providing and continuously improving the home health care needs of the patient by delivering value driven, high quality compassionate care.This is the foundation of our reputation. We take a team approach to ensure all aspects of our patient's and family's needs are met, and the consistency of our growth is directly related to patient and family satisfaction with the services we provide.The administration takes a personal interest in the day-to-day operation of our organization. We maintain an open door policy and encourage your questions and comments.