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How'd you like to WIN a FQ bundle?
Posted by administrator on Monday, October 1st, 2012
This week we're giving away a Fat Quarter bundle of our latest line, The Simple Life! That's 22 18"x22" cuts! One each of the entire line! Think of all the great things you can make:) We love this line and are so excited to share it with you, so don't miss this giveaway! You can either enter here or on our FACEBOOK page, just get your entry in by 10/9 at 12:01 EST.
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I would love a FQ bundle of The Simple Life! Love your talent and creating treasures with your products. Happy Autumn.by Karee
October 01st, 2012 at 2:57 p.m.
thanks for the chance to win some beautiful fabric.by amy
October 01st, 2012 at 2:59 p.m.
I love these colors!by Nancy
October 01st, 2012 at 3:05 p.m.
What a great giveaway good luck to all who enter!!!by Amanda Rabbitt
October 01st, 2012 at 3:16 p.m.
Great giveaway!!by SuzanneB
October 01st, 2012 at 3:23 p.m.
what pretty patterns.by kathleen schriber
October 01st, 2012 at 3:24 p.m.
This fabric looks so sweet. I would love to into a pile of this cute fabric. thank you for the chance.by Anita
October 01st, 2012 at 3:39 p.m.
What a great giveaway. I would make a quilt.by ga447
October 01st, 2012 at 3:50 p.m.
Yes, please!!by Julie Jordan
October 01st, 2012 at 3:50 p.m.
I would love to win those FQs. Thank you for the chance to do so.by Di
October 01st, 2012 at 3:50 p.m.
Please enter me to win the Fat Quarter bundle of your latest line, The Simple Life! That's 22 18"x22" cuts! One each of the entire line! I am already thinking of all the great things I can make:)by Candie Graham
October 01st, 2012 at 3:57 p.m.
I would make a quilt. The fabric is so pretty! Thank you for the giveaway!by Robin Fish
October 01st, 2012 at 3:57 p.m.
I would make a quilt that actually has coordinating fabric!! I mostly work with scraps, so it would be lots of fun.by kaholly
October 01st, 2012 at 4 p.m.
looks so scrumptious.by Brenda Mossop
October 01st, 2012 at 4:07 p.m.
Your fabrics are always so exciting and I love the collections. I wish they were easily available in the UK.by Maddie Stocks
October 01st, 2012 at 4:28 p.m.
It's lovely, fresh and very sweet. I do love the quality of Riley Blake fabrics - make me want to pet them (hard to cut them up but it must be done!!! LOL)by Kathi Polz
October 01st, 2012 at 4:38 p.m.
those teeny tiny pennants. xoxoby •stephanie•
October 01st, 2012 at 4:43 p.m.
I love this range, it has so many possibilities ....oxoxo love love loveby Kylie
October 01st, 2012 at 4:51 p.m.
This is such a pretty collection!by Kathy
October 01st, 2012 at 4:57 p.m.
Thanks for this awesome giveaway! The fabric is beautiful!by Maggie
October 01st, 2012 at 5:19 p.m.
Yes, I'd love to win a fat quarter pack! yeah! Thank you. Looks like a lovely line!by DiSpack
October 01st, 2012 at 5:27 p.m.
So Cute!by Brenda
October 01st, 2012 at 5:36 p.m.
would love this would to my chruch .wemake quilt and we give them women that are starting like over . we gave about 30 last year. these would look goodby Barbara Parks
October 01st, 2012 at 5:37 p.m.
Thank you for the opportunity to win a fq bundle of this absolutely stunning collection :)by Anne Elias
October 01st, 2012 at 6:11 p.m.
i would make something different than I ever have, because i haven't made anything with fat quarters yet, but would like to try.by Linda Leavitt
October 01st, 2012 at 6:15 p.m.
I love this line. It's reminds me of times gone by. Sigh.by Paula
October 01st, 2012 at 6:40 p.m.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR A SWEET GIVEAWAY! firstname.lastname@example.com Linda
October 01st, 2012 at 7 p.m.
Just wanted to say Thank You for a chance to win this beautiful fabric! Ashley @ Thereisnoplacelikehomemadeby Ashley Massey
October 01st, 2012 at 7:01 p.m.
I hope I win, the fabric is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing all your wonderful fabric and ideas on FB. It's a pleasure looking at everything.by Lynn Verloove
October 01st, 2012 at 7:13 p.m.
I love your fabrics. They are so playful, and the colors are amazing.by Rosa
October 01st, 2012 at 7:49 p.m.
My favorite material, Riley Blake so hope to win. Fabulous, gorgeous, scrumptious material and cool colors! Thanks....what a super nice giveaway!by Bets
October 01st, 2012 at 7:50 p.m.
I know my chances of winning are next to none, but I have to tell you this new line is so adorable...it pulls at my heart strings... I love it. Maryby mary salmon
October 01st, 2012 at 7:52 p.m.
Love the fabric and want to win!!!!by Annette Deardurff
October 01st, 2012 at 7:58 p.m.
Thank you for the chance to win, this new fabric line is beautiful. I'm a big fan of your fabrics :-)by Beverley
October 01st, 2012 at 7:58 p.m.
Love this fabric!! Thanks for the giveaway!by Kimberly
October 01st, 2012 at 8:02 p.m.
Oh, I would do a happy dance if I won!by Ellen
October 01st, 2012 at 8:03 p.m.
Thanks for the chance = love the colors in this line!by Diana Allen
October 01st, 2012 at 8:07 p.m.
Love the colors, would look great in a table runner. Thanksby Rachel Worley
October 01st, 2012 at 8:09 p.m.
I love all the prints from Riley Blake. Fun fabric to create with!by Shelley
October 01st, 2012 at 8:15 p.m.
It's the sweetest line of fabric ever! Thanks for a chance to win it!by Amanda
October 01st, 2012 at 8:28 p.m.
Who doesn't love fabric? Thanks for a chance at this delightful new line.by Sharon
October 01st, 2012 at 8:34 p.m.
Great giveaway, love your fabric:)by Angela Carballo
October 01st, 2012 at 8:44 p.m.
The colors are beautiful! bronxknits AT gmail DOT comby Christine
October 01st, 2012 at 8:51 p.m.
such nice colours! thanks for the give away!by toadstooldots
October 02nd, 2012 at 7:30 a.m.
Wow, I adore those prints! I'd love to win.by Martha
October 02nd, 2012 at 7:51 a.m.
So cute - I love it !by Margarete
October 02nd, 2012 at 8:19 a.m.
How cute would this be for my first grand-daughter arriving soon!by Cornelia
October 02nd, 2012 at 9:21 a.m.
Love this fabric line!!!by beata forester
October 02nd, 2012 at 10 a.m.
Love this fabric line!!by beata forester
October 02nd, 2012 at 10:01 a.m.
I would make Farmers Wife quilt blocks!by Bev
October 02nd, 2012 at 10:27 a.m.
wow! what a great giveaway -- please count me in! ahhhh, the sweet life -- if only!by rita
October 02nd, 2012 at 10:29 a.m.
This looks like a perfect line...in design and colors!! Thanks for the chance to win a part of it!by Sharon
October 02nd, 2012 at 10:58 a.m.
Congratulations RBD for another "winner". If the stars align and I'm lucky enough to win this fat Qtr. pack, I'd make my grand daughter a sweet little quilt.by Joan Rodriguez
October 02nd, 2012 at 11:23 a.m.
Thanks for the giveaway. This is so stinkin cute!! Just love it!by Tami Wade
October 02nd, 2012 at 12:16 p.m.
I would love to win this fabric!by Phyllis
October 02nd, 2012 at 12:56 p.m.
Oh so beautiful . Nice and fresh looking and we certainly need some of that with all this rain we are having! Would love the chance to win xby Mandy Barton
October 02nd, 2012 at 1:40 p.m.
Thanks for the chance to win some wonderful fabrics.This line is just beautiful!!by rosa
October 02nd, 2012 at 2:11 p.m.
Love this line, it's so sweeet. And the aqua just does me in. I think baby quilt when I see it but might actually make dolly quilts with it.by LJ
October 02nd, 2012 at 3:52 p.m.
This line is prescious! The colors sing something Scandanavian to me...maybe a little girl dress!by Charmaine McLaughlin
October 02nd, 2012 at 4:22 p.m.
PLEASE PICK ME!! This is the cutest line in the world!!! I love it!!!by Courtenay Homan
October 02nd, 2012 at 5:07 p.m.
It is beautiful! Would love to make a quilt with itby Julia Yates
October 02nd, 2012 at 5:55 p.m.
Been anxiously waiting for this darling fabric line from Tasha - very talented lady.by Cheryl
October 02nd, 2012 at 5:57 p.m.
I love this collection I have been waiting for it to come out so I can make a quilt for my brand new niece.by kadybug
October 02nd, 2012 at 6:10 p.m.
This is such adorable fabric. I'm just dreaming of all the great fussy-cutting I could do with so many of the prints! Love the color palette.by SuzyMcQ
October 02nd, 2012 at 6:57 p.m.
Such a sweet line. Love the color combo.by Karen A
October 02nd, 2012 at 7:03 p.m.
Such cute fabric! The colors are beautiful. Thanks for the chance to win.by jane
October 02nd, 2012 at 9:24 p.m.
Love the Simple Life, great colors and prints. You are the best in the business.by Kathryn Knox
October 02nd, 2012 at 10:28 p.m.
It looks beautiful:) I would like to win...a lot:))by Hana
October 02nd, 2012 at 11:34 p.m.
The simple life new line of fabric from Riley Blake shows that it is the simple things in life that are most treasured. Love this selection of fabrics.by Beverly
October 02nd, 2012 at 11:48 p.m.
That is just the most darling, cute little fabric ever! How fun it would be to win and make a sweet little quilt.by Delcia Rosenow
October 03rd, 2012 at 3:06 a.m.
Oh! Fabric with dots and bunting! Would be a really lucky lady if I won...by Elisabet Molin
October 03rd, 2012 at 9:02 a.m.
Thanks for posting this beautiful fabric giveaway.by crystal austin
October 03rd, 2012 at 9:48 a.m.
I love that fabric!!!by Karinya
October 03rd, 2012 at 10:41 a.m.
Beautiful fabric! Thanks for offering a giveaway!by Genelle
October 03rd, 2012 at 10:51 a.m.
Gorgeous fabric bundle! Perfect for fusible applique flowers. Have a super day!by Jennifer Schifano Thomas
October 03rd, 2012 at 2:17 p.m.
I would love to winby Kim
October 03rd, 2012 at 2:19 p.m.
Adorable fabric!by Vicki
October 03rd, 2012 at 3:23 p.m.
I love this collection. Would love to win--thanks for the chance.by Jerry Beavers
October 03rd, 2012 at 5:54 p.m.
Wonderful opportunity! Beautiful fabrics!by Patty
October 03rd, 2012 at 8:08 p.m.
awesome giveaway.by Bea
October 04th, 2012 at 11:04 a.m.
Thanks for the giveaway. I just love this sweet fabric! And the colors are my favorite.by Melody
October 04th, 2012 at 12:26 p.m.
alternate email mlwright29(at)hotmail(dot)com Thanks for the wonderful giveaway. I would like to win this sweet bundle. It is perfect for a quilt.by MarciaW
October 04th, 2012 at 5:42 p.m.
I love this fabric and want some!! :)by Cheryl M.
October 05th, 2012 at 10:19 a.m.
Everything takes longer to get here to Oz and I would love to be one of the first or a change instead of one of the last.. Great give away. Thanksby Donna
October 06th, 2012 at 6:53 a.m.
Looks like a wonderful fabric group. Thank you for the chance to win. timewilltell63 at yahoo dot comby Vicky
October 06th, 2012 at 8:42 a.m.
This would make a sweet baby quilt.by lisa m
October 06th, 2012 at 8:13 p.m.
i love these fabrics and colours and i'd love to win - but - do you ship to Germany, too? i hope so :)by Melanie
October 07th, 2012 at 1:22 a.m.
Love this fabric!! Would make a quilt for our Gandgirlie! Thanks for chance to win Drawing!by Lori Morton
October 07th, 2012 at 3:30 p.m.
I love this fabric line. Thanks for the chance to win.by Christin Friedrich
October 07th, 2012 at 3:34 p.m.
What a sweet deal! Beautiful fabric and the opportunity to win it for free!!by Kathy M Boice
October 07th, 2012 at 9:15 p.m.
I love this line, would love to win some!by Elizabeth Johnson
October 07th, 2012 at 9:28 p.m.
Such an adorably delicate collection. Thanks for the chance to winby Caroline
October 08th, 2012 at 5:53 a.m.
Thanks for the chance to win some of this lovely fabric.by Chris
October 08th, 2012 at 6:14 a.m.
I love Blake Riley fabric I'd love to win this bundle.by Barb@Witsend
October 08th, 2012 at 7:49 a.m.
I'd love to win this FQ bundle, I have projects in my head already!by Sheree Bixler
October 08th, 2012 at 7:29 p.m.
A beautiful collection! Thanks!by Sue
October 08th, 2012 at 7:39 p.m.
I would love to win this bundle........ A quilt would be fun or even some totes and ditty bags! Thanks for the chance!by Betsy Davis
October 08th, 2012 at 8:14 p.m.
Thanks so much for the chance to win. I would love to make a quilt for my baby girl with this cute line!by Yvonne
October 08th, 2012 at 8:16 p.m.
I have loved this fabric from the beginning. I am so glad you guys picked this line up and carried it - shows just how great both of you are!!!by Cheri C
October 08th, 2012 at 8:28 p.m.
What an awesome giveaway!by Dona Keytn
October 24th, 2012 at 12:49 p.m.
What a wonderful giveaway @firstname.lastname@example.com Dona Keyton
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Ingrained in the heart of Long Island's historic 'Gold Coast' in Kings Island is United States Merchant Marine Academy yielding an impressive view of New York City.
The north shore of Long Island along its northern coast has earned the nickname of the 'Gold Coast' due to the private estates of prominent millionaires. It's one of five United States service academies, known as Kings Point or USMMA.
The academy is home to the American Merchant Marine Museum. Its mission is communicating the role American merchant maritime plays. Its use of imaginative exhibits illuminates their important calling. Ship models, nautical artifacts and marine art are exhibited. The 176-foot vessel Kings Pointer is used for regular training missions all year.
Museum Hours
Tuesday – Thursday 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Closed Federal Holidays and month of July
The United States Merchant Marine Academy also houses the National Hall of Fame. It honors people and ships important to the countries waterways. Every year ships and individuals are selected to be inducted into the National Hall of Fame.
United States Merchant Marine Academy is located on Long Island 27 miles north east of New York City at Kings Point. The public institution was founded in 1943, with academic programs leading to a college degree. Its purpose is training officers for United States Merchant Marine, branches of the military or the commercial transportation industry.
Its undergraduate enrollment of 987 is on their 82-acre campus, in a trimester based academic calendar. It has been rated #3 in 2014 US News Best Colleges of regional colleges. The Academy grounds, museum and Navy Exchange are open to the general public. Tours may be arranged to enhance your visit.
Kings Point is a village on the North Shore of Long Island with a population of 5,005. The town of North Hempstead is 6 miles east of Kings Point with a population of 226,322, first settled in 1643. Queens County, NYC is to its west, and Long Island Sound north.
Connecticut is north of Long Island Sound with Long Island south. Major cities with more than 8 million people can be found along the sound. Historically the area has been rich in recreational and commercial fishing of many kinds of sea life. Recently there are signs of overfishing.
United States Merchant Marine Academy
300 Steamboat Road
Kings Point, NY
United States Merchant Marine Academy is a 6 hour drive of 334 miles from Rochester NY. Drive I-90 east to Syracuse then south on US 81 to Scranton. Then US 84 east then US 87 south, US 287 south, to US 80 east and US 95 into the Bronx. Then US 678 south into Queens and route 25A east to East Shore Road north to Steamboat Road.
A visit to United States Merchant Marine Academy with the American Merchant Marine Museum and National Hall of Fame can make a worthwhile summer trip.

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A woman can't have too many shoes; just inadequate storage. I'm organizing my shoe closet this week and wanted to share some shoe-spiration!
I love them all:
dark and moody,
no-frills & practical,
boxed or messy a-la Marie Antoinette,
not shoe closets at all,
hot pink (!),
sweet & charming…
Deerlings: What does your dream shoe closet look like? Mine would be built into a wall, with heavy curtains shielding it from sunlight, and painted dark pink or crimson red…


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I have my laptop plugged into the TV running at resolution 1024x768. When I open the display settings and select Mirror Displays the launcher bar disappears. If I clear the setting the launcher reappears and I can use the launcher placement dropdown to select the screen to display it on.
How can I get Mirror Displays working with the Unity Launcher?


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By default the mod hub is located at this gamespy address, which is a web service, so not browseable using just a browser. Is there a service available somewhere that will allow me to browse the mods directory, preferably with sorting capabilities?
Well, I guess you already know this but you can use a SOAP client to view the data.. for example: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/206154/whats-the-best-soap-client-library-for-python-and-where-is-the-documentation-fo
Using SUDS:
You will now see all the categories..
Now just for someone to implement it in a webapplication :)
As of version 126.96.36.1994, mods are now published on the Steam Workshop for Civilization V, which is available for browsing outside the game.


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Swiss Chalet has got to be an (old school) Canadian East coast institution. I remember as a child when we spent winters in Toronto (I know, my family is nuts) – we'd go to Swiss Chalet nearly every day. My dad still absolutely loves this place and it's a treat for us to go once in a while. A lot of people ask us what's the big deal, it's just chicken and fries! But there is a lot of history behind it in my family anyway, and from what I heard – my dad said he took my mom here on their first date! Aww! Haha.
Anyway, we all pretty much ordered the same thing this time we went, so it's going to be another quick review. From time to time, they have a special which is a quarter chicken dinner with appetizer and a pie – which I think is a good deal, but this time I wasn't that interested in getting the soup/salad and pie, so I stuck with a chicken dinner.
Normally I get the quarter chicken dinner but I was starving, so I ordered the double leg dinner which was less than $2 (approx $9) more than the quarter chicken ($7.99) dinner.
The dinner itself is the chicken, the side, a dinner roll and Swiss Chalet's secret dipping sauce. As you can see, they give a mountain of fries. I always order the fries because they cook it in the same oil as the chicken – so the fries pick up that flavour as well.
The chicken is rotisserie so it's slow roasted to be tender, juicy and flavourful. Plus, it isn't as deadly as fried chicken! But really, the flavour has got to be from their special sauce. I have no idea what's in it – and to be honest, up until recently, I hated the sauce but now I've grown to love it!
I love their chicken and fries, but I've had it my whole life, so I'm a little partial to Swiss Chalet. 😉
Swiss Chalet is very "old country" style – I suppose it's part of their charm but to be honest, they could use a national face lift.
We were seated when we arrived which is rare because most of the time, no one is at the front. Our waitress was friendly and patient (as dining with my dad requires a lot of patience!). I think the service at the Lougheed Swiss Chalet is far better than the one near Alma (plus we didn't have to wait 2 hours for our food to come like we did there!). Our food came quick, not even 10 minutes after we ordered.
You're here for the chicken, if you get that (or the chicken and ribs) , I would say the value is good. For the salads and every thing else, I'd say skip it.
Check out their menu and website here.


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This body of work is a collection of broken hearts and dreams, and is representative of nature reclaiming what was, before man's insurgence on this fragile environment.
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The Cavalcade is a 4-door SUV featured only in Grand Theft Auto IV, similar to the GMT800 version or 2002-2006 Cadillac Escalade, although the Cavalcade has a shorter wheelbase than the Escalade. There are two types: standard Cavalcades which come in a variety of colors, and also maroon/burgundy Cavalcades with gold rims and stereo systems in the rear. There is also a unique black Cavalcade with black rims which you can obtain during the mission Deconstruction for Beginners. It is in an alley in Castle Gardens where Playboy X will have you retrieve some weapons from it. If you want to you can drive it to a safehouse to save it and then return to complete the mission.
The Cavalcade, manufactured by Albany, is a good all round car as it is very big and strong so it will take lots of damage before it gives out. Like the Escalade, the Cavalcade has full time all-wheel drive for improved traction. Despite it's size it is fairly quick, sporting a high displacement V-8 and has good braking, although some models have brakes that squeal when braking. It is also the new taxi Roman sends you to pick you up (with the annoying driver of course) after Roman purchases a penthouse in Algonquin. Before that it's an old rusty black Esperanto. After collecting all thirty cars for Stevie he agrees to purchase cars from Niko Bellic, with the Cavalcade fetching $7,000.
Cavalcade FXTThe Cavalcade FXT is a 4-door pick-up truck based off the Cavalcade SUV+. Like the original Cavalcade, the FXT is similar to a version of the GMT800 Cadillac Escalade, the Escalade EXT. The FXT also can come with a roll bar or a bed cover. It handles the same and it's also quite fast. It too can take a lot of damage
- There's one across the street from the Westdyke Memorial Hospital in Alderney. It's easy to find either model in car parks around the islands.
Sometimes it appears in places like Dukes, Broker or Algonquin.
- The Gold Edition Cavalcades are mostly found around South Bohan and Alderney City, and sometimes it can be found in Dukes
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SDCC In-Depth: Boba Fett And Carbonite HanPosted by Charles Song in Comic-Con, Gentle Giant, tags: photography, SDCC, Star Wars
High resolution pictures direct from the show floor of Comic-Con 2008 featuring the Boba Fett, Stromtroopers and Carbonite Han Solo diorama from Gentle Giant. A great overall composition with the incorporation of the floating element, make this an incredible strong piece. Pretty much everyone loves to see Han suffer.


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As it was announced before, this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction was aired on HBO on May 31st, and it was full of the expectations mentioned in previous reports on the ceremony held in the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, yet it had a few surprises, and some notable moments.
First there were the inductors, which included Coldplay frontman Chris Martin (Peter Gabriel), Eagles Glenn Frey (Linda Ronstadt) and Bruce Springsteen (E Street Band). Some of them were just OK, like Art Garfunkel inducting Cat Stevens, but the best had to come from Tom Morello who inducted Kiss, whose speech had so much energy, it almost seemed adjacent to the energy Kiss brought into their music and shows. Other great speeches came from Frey and Michael Stipe, who both gave insights of the genre they each hailed from.
Next were the performances. As expected, Kiss didn't perform and Linda Ronstadt (who was unable to attend) was given a tribute performance from artists including Stevie Nicks and Sheryl Crow. But as for the performances themselves, all were pretty great, but the best moments had to be when Peter Gabriel was performing "In Your Eyes", Cat Stevens performing "Peace Train", as well as the all star performances of inductees Ronstadt and Nirvana, including Lorde's rendition of "All Apologies".
And finally there were a few surprises, like the fact the E Street Band wasn't the grand finale, something that was perhaps expected, given their band leader is Bruce Springsteen. But then again, it was just before Nirvana's induction (which was the finale), and it probably a toss up between the two bands. Also included was an in memoriam segment, remembering departed artists including Bobby "Blue" Bland and Lou Reed. Didn't catch the ceremony on HBO on Saturday, don't worry. It will be shown a few more times, check your channel guides for times.


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Microsoft launched Destination Arcade for the start of the Summer of Arcade. Destination Arcade is an application that provides and alternative way to find games on XBLA. We've put together a video showing off some of what Destination Arcade has to offer.
In this video I mostly go over the biggest attribute to Destination Arcade. The refined search system replaces the blades that you find on the Xbox Live Games Marketplace, and replace them with cover art for each game. The amount of depth Destination Arcade provides is astounding. In the video I show you how you're able to search for games based on name, rating and multiplayer functionality. In the entire demonstration, I only looked for games starting with the letter "S".
Destination Arcade is only available until August 18, 2010. It's unclear if Microsoft will bring the application back after that date. Best to download it now before it skips your mind. You can look at our demonstration video
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TC TO ALEXANDER CARLYLE; 19 April 1820; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18200419-TC-AC-01; CL 1:239-242.
Edinr19th April 1820—
My dear Alick,
I received your letter about noon, and being this day upon the fasting list (not from religious but medicinal motives), I have spirits to write but very imperfectly to you and not at all to my valued correspondent Jack, whose letter however I esteem very highly on many accounts. In truth my silence is of small importance any way: I am coming home soon, and if once I 'loose my tinkler jaw'1 among you, you shall get enough and to spare of it. This flitting plan is a most soul-tearing thing at best; and besides the unavoidable labour of packing goods and clearing scores, I have to strive with multiplied engagements relating to my summer's employment. When I wrote last, I knew not whether I should get any business at all to keep my hand in use; but it now appears that I am to write several articles for the Encyclopedia (what they are I do not know—for I have just been putting down a pretty long list, which Dr B. is to examine & select from and report about, on friday morning); I have also two pretty long articles to translate2 which is the easiest job; and lastly (which ought to have been first) I have to write a kind of review of that clear-backed large book which you will see in the box—upon magnetism and other points: I ought to have done it here you know; but I felt my poor head so embarrassed & confused with one thing and another that it seemed upon the whole an easier plan to take the concern home with me, and prepare it at my ease—what ease at least I can find before the middle of May when it will be needed. I have likewise some (slender) hopes of getting a French book to translate—the life of Madame de Stäel;3 but of this I am far from certain, having only Dr Brewster for my haunch-man [henchman] on this occassion and he having no personal interest in the affair. But whether his application, which he was to make this day to one Tate4 a bookseller, be successful or not, I shall have plenty to do for one half-year: and tho' the money resulting from such labour is not at all abundant, it is considerably better than the rewards of laziness. It will serve at least to keep the Evil one out of one's pocket.
Now you will naturally be rather impatient after all this preamble, to know when I am actually to be at Mainhill. In brief then, my project is this. I have promised to go & see Irving at Glasgow before my return; I design to leave this smoky & most dusty town upon Saturday first—the same night & next day I shall likely spend with Nicol at Airdrie, and on Monday I shall be with Ned.5 How long I shall stay there is not so certain: it will depend upon the state of the city, of Irvings engagements &c. Upon the whole however it seems likely that if all go well, I shall see you about saturday (29th) or very soon after. It may be before: but you are not to weary if it should be Tuesday or Wednesday, tho I think that unlikely. I trust I shall find you all in good trim.
There is scarcely room left on this scanty paper to tell you how little danger there is of your intellectual abilities [not] improving very rapidly and effectually. Your letters are already out of sight better than they were a twelvemonth ago; perseverance will & must perfect them. Much has been said of genius; but it seems to me to consist in nothing so much as in the stubborn desire of improvement and progress. Wish to improve, and you will improve.
My friend Jack is not a commercial character or he would have known that Mrs Johnson's £2–36 needed not to be sent to Edinr, if word that he had got it were sent: as it is I can make nothing of it. The creature Hunter has not given me the £3, and I suppose he has left Town. The business is mismanaged, but I shall leave the money with some one to treat & transact after I am gone. I fear I shall not see the burgher synod—having only 3 days to continue here—you observe I have taken your advice and sent some of the needfullest books by the present opportunity; I shall leave the remainder for that distinguished lone way-faring man7—to bring at his leisure— But why do I continue this pitiful scribblement? I shall be at home forthwith and tell you all. Thank Jack for me; & plead my excuse; remember me affectionately to all about your house; and allow me to conclude this vague & confused story with an assurance that I remain (in the greatest haste) My dear Brother, Yours most faithfully
Thomas Carlyle
[In margin:] The radicals are quiet— How many lies have been told about them! Poor wretches! they are to be pitied as well as condemned. Cobler Smith is in Edinr Castle.8


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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2008 Article IV Consultation with St. LuciaPublic Information Notice (PIN) No. 08/118
September 16, 2008
Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies. With the consent of the country (or countries) concerned, PINs are issued after Executive Board discussions of Article IV consultations with member countries, of its surveillance of developments at the regional level, of post-program monitoring, and of ex post assessments of member countries with longer-term program engagements. PINs are also issued after Executive Board discussions of general policy matters, unless otherwise decided by the Executive Board in a particular case.
On July 30, 2008, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with St. Lucia.1
Macroeconomic performance has been mixed in recent years. While real GDP growth averaged 4 percent during 2003-06, growth slowed to about 1¾ percent in 2007, reflecting contraction in hurricane-affected agriculture (mainly banana exports), and slowdowns in construction activity and stayover tourist arrivals. Inflation increased sharply to almost 7 percent at end-December 2007, due to higher imported fuel and food prices and the ongoing depreciation of the U.S. dollar. With deteriorating global prospects and slow recovery in agriculture, growth is expected to be modest in 2008 (at 2⅓ percent) and to rise further in 2009. Additional hotel capacity, combined with vigorous marketing and more frequent airlift, is expected to boost growth. Despite this broadly positive outlook, vulnerabilities remain, including the country's dependence on imported oil, high food prices, declining European Union (EU) banana preferences, volatile tourism receipts, and exposure to natural disasters.
The fiscal position has strengthened in 2007, yet public debt and debt servicing payments continue to rise. The primary balance improved in FY 2007/08 (April 1-March 31), reflecting an increase in current revenue and a marked reduction in capital expenditure. While the total revenue-to-GDP ratio increased from about 27 percent in FY 2006/07 to 28¼ percent in FY 2007/08, total spending (excluding interest payments) declined sharply from 29½ percent to about 27½ percent, contributing to a 3½ percent of GDP improvement in the primary balance. However, public debt increased to 70½ percent of GDP.
The external current account deficit remained elevated in 2007. The large deficit (29 percent of GDP) was driven primarily by a continued deterioration of the terms of trade and decline in tourist arrivals, and higher imports related to hotel construction and energy demand. The deficit continues to be almost entirely financed by foreign direct investment, mainly in the tourism sector. Nonetheless, St. Lucia remains vulnerable to external shocks, given its dependence on imported oil, volatile tourism receipts, exposure to natural disasters, and rising food and energy prices.
Indicators present a mixed picture of St. Lucia's external competitiveness. St. Lucia's real effective exchange rate (REER) is at its lowest level in 20 years, reflecting the depreciation of the U.S. dollar against major currencies. However, real wages have increased, the terms of trade has deteriorated since 2000, and in recent years St. Lucia experienced a decline in its share of stayover visitors to the Caribbean. Analysis undertaken by Fund staff finds that the REER was close to its estimated equilibrium level, suggesting that the exchange rate, if supported by fiscal and wage policies, will remain competitive.
Broad money growth remained strong in 2007, and prudential indicators point to a strengthening of the financial system. Despite a softening in economic activity, demand for credit by firms and households has continued to rise. As a result, commercial banks have accelerated their drawdown of net foreign assets to expand their loan portfolio. Meanwhile, the health of the financial sector continues to strengthen. Provisioning, asset quality and capital adequacy all improved in 2007. Nonperforming loans (NPLs) of local banks continue to decline. However, the decline in the NPL ratio reflects in part the continued growth in bank lending, which could engender future problem loans, especially in the event of any large macroeconomic shock.
There has been some progress toward strengthening the financial supervisory and regulatory framework. The authorities have enhanced supervision of nonbanks by strengthening the Financial Services Supervision Unit, and expect to pass in 2008 the OECS-wide uniform Cooperatives Society Act, uniform Insurance Act, and uniform Money Services Act. However, progress has been slow in developing a broad supervisory framework to regulate all nonbank financial intermediaries. While a Single Regulatory Unit for nonbanks (including the offshore financial sector, domestic insurance sector, credit unions, money transfer institutions, and the soon-to-be-established National Development Bank) was approved by Cabinet in 2006, it has not yet been fully implemented.
There has also been progress in implementing broad structural reforms. On fiscal issues, the authorities intend to enhance the tax base by the introduction of a more flexible mechanism for retail fuel pricing in 2008, a market valuation-based property tax in FY 2009/10, and a revenue-positive VAT in FY 2009/10. Regarding the real sector, the erosion of trade preferences for bananas has negatively affected employment creation, income levels, and the general standard of living in the island's rural communities; the authorities have announced their intention to develop a five-year strategic management plan, with a view to promote diversification in the agriculture sector. They have also attempted to bolster the country's social safety nets to alleviate poverty. St. Lucia is one of the world's most disaster-prone countries, and has made good progress in bolstering national disaster mitigation and preparedness, including by the enhancement of the National Emergency Management Organization, improvements to the national disaster response plan, and participation in regional risk pooling.
Executive Board Assessment
Executive Directors observed that although economic activity was flat in 2007, growth is likely to accelerate in 2008 and 2009, due to a rebound in agriculture, a recovery of tourism receipts, and related support activities. Medium-term growth prospects are favorable, but risks are tilted to the downside given the uncertainties in the external environment, in particular with regard to the effect of energy price increases on tourist arrivals. Directors considered that the reforms envisaged by the authorities aimed at strengthening the tourism infrastructure, improving the investment climate, and diversifying exports would broaden the bases of economic growth and reduce exposure to external shocks.
Directors welcomed the recent improvement in fiscal performance. They stressed the need to maintain a primary surplus to ensure debt sustainability, and to help dampen inflationary pressures. Directors called for a broadening of the tax base, along with stepped up preparations for the introduction of the VAT. They encouraged the authorities to follow through on commitments to introduce a more flexible retail fuel pricing mechanism to achieve greater pass-through of world oil price increases, as well as market valuation-based property taxation. Directors noted that achieving fiscal and debt sustainability will also require greater prioritization of capital spending, limiting the civil service wage bill, and enhancing debt management.
Directors noted that the acceleration in inflation appears to be due largely to the high prices of imported food and fuel and the ongoing depreciation of the U.S. dollar. Given the negative impact of inflation and the erosion of trade preferences on the purchasing power of the poorest segment of society, Directors welcomed the government's plan to sharpen its poverty reduction programs, and commended the authorities' efforts to strengthen social safety nets.
Recognizing that St. Lucia's currency, the Eastern Caribbean dollar, is pegged to the U.S. dollar, Directors took note of the staff's assessment that the country's real effective exchange rate is in line with fundamentals. Directors saw the recent rise in the current account deficit as reflecting adverse terms of trade shocks and a decline in tourism arrivals. They noted further that the deficit remains almost fully financed by non-debt creating private capital inflows, and that the current account imbalances are expected to decline over the medium term to sustainable levels. Given the high level of public debt, Directors emphasized the importance of sustained fiscal consolidation and structural reforms to maintain competitiveness and support the stability of the region's currency board arrangement.
Executive Directors noted that continued rapid growth in private sector credit could erode the quality of banks' loan portfolios, and looked to effective supervision by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank to monitor closely banks' credit quality and risk management practices. Directors emphasized the need for the St. Lucian authorities to consolidate regulation and supervision of nonbank financial intermediaries under an independent Single Regulatory Unit, enhance supervision of international financial services, improve the Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) regime, and terminate unregulated investment schemes.
Directors called on the authorities to improve further the coverage and timeliness of economic and social statistics, in particular on the national accounts, tourism, the balance of payments, and public sector debt, and to devote adequate resources to this area. They supported the authorities' request for Fund technical assistance to strengthen the statistical data base.


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A bank mistakenly recorded a man's $430 deposit as $43,000 and that windfall went unnoticed, not by the customer, but by the bank. Instead of alerting the bank to the error of their ways, the Roswell, New Mexico man quietly spent every last dime of the bank's money, according to 11 Alive on July 2.
The bank did get around to discovering the error and they informed the man he needed to pay the money back. They have tried to contact the man numerous times and one bank official actually did get to talk to him, but he still he owes the bank $43,000. He's made no attempt to pay it back.
Now the Washington Federal Bank needs to pursue the man legally to recoup their money. The district attorney is deciding if this will proceed as a case with criminal charges levied against the man, or if it will be a case for civil court, according to KOB News.
What is going to happen if the man doesn't have the means to pay the money back? You can't get blood from a stone, so they say. It doesn't look too good for the guy because other cases like this have ended up with the spend-happy bank customers spending some time behind bars.
This isn't the first time a bank has made a mistake and deposited a large sum of money into a bank account. Many people do the right thing and notify the bank, but still others empty the money out of their account and spend it.
A $900,000 mistake back in 1993 got 43-year-old Idrees Kussair facing charges of grand-theft and ultimately cost him his freedom, according to Record.net in an archived article from that time. Kussair deposited a $100,000 check that he received due to an accident his wife was involved in and the bank added that extra "0" making Kussair a millionaire.
He too spent every last dime, paying off mortgages on rental properties and withdrew $340,500 to bring with him to his native home in Pakistan on a trip. His defense was that he thought the money was his, deposited due to one of his many business dealings.
He was thrown in jail and his wife and kids had a tough road to travel without him as all money coming in went to pay off the enormous debt. This is a great example of "if it looks too good to be true it probably is." Unless it's a lottery win or an inheritance from a distant unknown relative, when you find a surprise million dollars in your bank account, it could cost you a lot in the end!
Back in March 11 Alive News reported that a Georgia teen found and extra $31,000 in his bank account and he withdrew or made purchases using $25,000 of that money. Another man with the same name had actually made that deposit into his account .The bank made arrangements with Steven Fields to repay the money and when he couldn't the bank pressed charges. He was arrested and was let out on bail.


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Game 1 - Kentucky 6, New Mexico State 1TUCSON -- Kentucky collected 10 hits to beat New Mexico State 6-1 in the opening game of Arizona's Pepsi Softball Classic Friday morning.
Kentucky (2-2) scored a pair of unearned runs in the first. Lyndsey Angus hit a two-out triple and Leslie Kwiatkowski was hit by a pitch and stole second. Both scored on a fielding error.
The Wildcats pushed the lead to 3-0 in the third on a run-scoring double by Agie Dal Pazzo.
NMSU (3-9) made it 3-1 on doubles by Mel Briggs ad Amber Mosher in the bottom of the fourth, the first hits off UK pitcher Morgan Marr.
Kwiatkowski tripled in the fifth and scored on Dal Pazzo's ground ball to make it 4-1.Consecutive doubles by Angus and Kwiatkowski and an RBI single by Tiffany Kruse gave UK a 6-1 lead. New Mexico State loaded the bases with two outs in the sixth but Marr got NMSU pither Ryon Adams to ground out and end the threat.
Game 2 - Pacific 6, Kentucky 4TUCSON--The Pacific Tigers scored four runs in the sixth to come from behind and beat Kentucky, 6-4, in Game 2 of the Pepsi Softball Classic on the University of Arizona campus.
Kelly Lowry's sacrifice fly drove in an unearned run for Pacific (3-2) in the first, and the Tigers added a run in the third on Adrienne Ratajczak's RBI single.
Kentucky (2-3) tied the game in the fifth when UOP second baseman Natalie Farmer mishandled Andrea Eilterson's two-out ground ball to let two runners cross, then Jennifer Howland gave UK the lead by tripling in Eilertson.
Pacific used an RBI single by Erica Reynolds, a run-scoring double Boni Kading and a two-run single by Estee Okumura to regain the lead in the top of the sixth, 6-3. UK's Tiffany Kruse hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the frame to cut it to 6-4.
Game 3 - Bowling Green State 8, Pacific 3TUCSON -- Renee Rosemeier's two-run double keyed a two-out fifth inning rally to help Bowling Green State to an 8-1 victory over Pacific in Arizona's Pepsi Softball Classic tournament action Friday afternoon.
Rosemeier's grand slam blew the game open in the top of the sixth. Pacific took a 1-0 lead in the second after Brandy Thurman walked, was sacrificed to second by Angele Alves and scored an out later on Barbara Moody's single to right field.
In the fifth, Rosemeier followed a walk by Angie Domschot and a double by Jen Domschot with a liner into the gap in right-center, then scored on a double by Nikki Rouhana.
Pacific plated two runs in the sixth with a bases-loaded walk by Kelly Lowry and a safcrifice fly by Erica Reynolds.
The game was BGSU's season opener. Pacific dropped to 3-3 on the year.
Game 4 - Arizona vs. Bowling Green StateTUCSON--No. 3-ranked Arizona showed its stuff with an explosive 29-0 victory over Bowling Green State in the Cats' Pepsi Softball Classic tournament opener.
UA senior Becky Lemke threw a no-hitter and struck out 9 in four innings for her fifth victory and fourth shutout of the season while her teammates knocked out five home runs among 19 hits. Teresa Demeter pitched one inning and struck out one to help get the no-hitter.
The Cats' big inning was a 17-run fourth, helped by 10 walks issued by three BGSU (1-1) pitchers. The 29 total runs are broke a school mark of 24 set in 1994 at Stanford.
The Wildcats (11-0) scored four times in the first on four hits, with RBI singles by Leneah Manuma and Lindsey Collins, and two other runners scoring when Jenny Finch's single was misplayed in left field.
Toni Mascarenas' eighth home run of the season, a two-run liner to left, pushed UA's lead to 6-0 in the second inning. In the third, the Cats picked up six more on Mackenzie Vandergeest's fourth home run, a bases- loaded walk to Nicole Giordano and Leneah Manuma's grandslam. Five of the runs were unearned off reliever Jody Johnson.
Johnson was pulled after walking four consecutive batters to make it 13-0 in the fourth, then Arizona greeted reliever Rebekah Tipton with a two-run single by Giordano and a three-run home run by Mascarenas. Vandergeest and Allison Andrade added RBI singles and Lauren Bauer drew another bases-loaded walk for three more runs, then Giordano clobbered another grandslam. A short while later, Finch hit another grand slam.
Game 5 - Arizona vs. Oklahoma StateTUCSON--Arizona continued its dominant play in 2001, cruising past Oklahoma State, 7-0, in first-day Pepsi Softball Classic action at Hillenbrand Stadium.
UA (12-0) had averaged more than nine runs per game in its first 11 victories, including a 29-0 outburst against Bowling Green earlier in the evening. It took the Cats a while to get going but they chased OSU (2-4) starter Lauren Bay with a three-run sixth.
Lindsey Collins singled in one run and Jenny Finch drove in another with a sacrifice fly to give UA a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Collins singled to lead off the third, moved to second on a passed ball and following a Finch single, stole home when no one covered the plate. In the fourth, Collins' groundout scored Lauren Bauer from third for a 4-0 lead.
Mackenzie Vandergeest hit a three-run home run in the sixth to give UA a 7-0 lead.
Finch scattered three hits and struck out 11 to improve to 4-0 for the year. Arizona pitchers have given up only four runs in 12 games.
Arizona continues play in the tournament with games Saturday at 3 p.m. against Kentucky and at 5 p.m. against New Mexico State. Earlier non-UA games are scheduled at 9, 11 and 1 p.m., and a later game at 7 p.m.
Game 6 -- Oklahoma State vs. New Mexico StateTUCSON--Oklahoma State's Amanda Hayes hit two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh to help the Cowgirls slip past New Mexico State, 4-2, in the final first-day game of Arizona's Pepsi Softball Classic.
New Mexico State took a 2-0 lead with no outs in the third on consecutive bases-loaded walks by Mel Briggs and Adrian Nobles off OSU pitcher Sarah Knife Chief, who was lifted in favor of reliever Tiffany Paper. Paper struck out two and got a ground out to end the inning.
OSU tied it at 2-2 with an RBI single by Lezli Leathers and a ground-out RBI by Casey O'Neill. The Roadrunners regained the lead in the sixth when Tiffany Ruiz reached after being hit by a pitch and later scored on a wild pitch by Paper.


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|Portraits of rational functions modulo primes
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|Let F be a rational function of degree > 1 over a number field or function field K and let z be a point that is not preperiodic. Ingram and Silverman conjecture that for all but finitely many positive integers (m,n), there is a prime p such that z has exact preperiodic m and exact period n (we call this pair (m,n) the portrait of z modulo p). We present some counterexamples to this conjecture and show that a generalized form of abc implies -- one that is true for function fields -- implies that these are the only counterexamples. One may also ask a similar question for tuples of portraits for several point in a number field or function field. This work is still in progress. The talk represents joint work with several other authors.
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I think I loved this book.
Great read. Beautiful style, interesting premise. But it's neither science fiction, nor literature, and therefore not a fully satisfying read from either perspective. I was hoping it would be both, and it almost was, but not quite.
Lots of nits to pick: An eleven year-old girl would not have such a sophisticated voice, or such precise observational skills.
But I'll probably never say "Sure as the sun will rise in the morning" again. I'll have to just use "Sure as death and taxes" instead.
I'm sure this is & will continue to be popular, and it deserves to be. But don't get your expectations as high as the hype."
I found this a peculiarly detached and unemotional handling of what could have been a fascinating scenario. If I were reading this as the last account of human life on Earth, I'd think that extinction occurred not as a result of the slowing of the planet but as a result of boredom!
I picked this book up for two reasons. First, it was recommended for people who enjoyed Black Moon. Second, I liked the premise, which is that the earth continues to slow down. I liked it well enough. The writing is well done, and the story, which follows an eleven-year old girl named Julia, is compelling. It is written in first-person so that you get her view of this quirky apocalypse where days and nights grow longer and the earth slowly goes out of whack.
Two things held me back on giving it a higher rating. One, this is very young YA romance, and that just isn't my bucket. Two, this book, like Black Moon, has one group of people hating another group of people, and I just have a hardy time buying into that conflict. In this case, society starts to split as the days and nights lengthen. There are clock-people, who still stick to the more-and-more archaic 24-hour clock, and there are the real-timers, who abandon the 24-hour clock and appreciate the length of days and nights in their own time. For some reason, clock people hate real-timers to the point of this becoming akin to a deep prejudice. Even writing that down, it sounds silly to me, like the different cultures of the Butter Battle Book. And maybe that is the point of that particular conflict, but every time it appeared in the book, it broke my suspension of belief.
I give it three stars, though, because it was still a good read, the writer is very adapt at her trade, and I would like to read more from her. This one just wasn't me.
In The Age of Miracles, Karen Thompson Walker's debut novel, Julia is an eleven year old living in a Southern California suburb and a sixth grader in middle school when it happened: the earth's rotation started to slow. "It was, at the beginning, a quite invisible catastrophe (pg. 12)" Julia recounts the surreal events occurring around her while she is navigating the tumultuous time of middle school/ junior high and puberty. In The Age of Miracles Julia is dealing with things that are endemic to her age, which are juxtaposed to the world wide catastrophe unfolding around her. As the "slowing" increases, the lengthening of both the day and night, it baffles scientists, and there are more and more global repercussions.
I really enjoyed Julia as the narrator in The Age of Miracles. She's an observant, honest narrator. Her voice rang true. She is a quiet, observant girl, an only child who takes careful note of everything that is occurring around her. Yes, there are catastrophic changes happening, but, to someone her age, losing friends, getting a bra, or liking a boy can all feel just as earth shattering. She is dealing with the day to day realities while living with and observing the inexplicable world changing events of the slowing. She mentions events happening from the slowing, birds falling out of the sky and a division between the "real timers" versus the "clock timers," placed in the context of her daily life.
Rather than a traditional science fiction tale, The Age of Miracles is a coming-of-age story with a science fiction element to the plot. Julia is looking back, as an adult, telling the story of what happened to her when the slowing first started. As Julia says: "This was middle school, the age of miracles, the time when kids shot up three inches over the summer, when breasts bloomed from nothing, when voices dipped and dove (pg. 43)." She's going to mention many of the disastrous details, but they are believably mixed with details from her life. It is reminiscent of people recalling where they were or what they were doing during any disaster. No matter the scale of the disaster, you look back at the before and after of the event through your eyes and your experiences. Changes or disasters, large and small, are all placed in the context of your life when you retell them. You try to make connections to make some sense of what you know is to come.
Julia observes: "And it sees to me now that the slowing triggered certain other changes too, less visible at first but deeper. It disrupted certain subtler trajectories: the track of friendships, for example, the paths toward and away from love. But who am I to say that the course of my childhood was not already set long before the slowing? Perhaps my adolescence was only an average adolescence, the stinging a quite unremarkable stinging. There is such a thing as coincidence: the alignment of two or more seemingly related events with no causal connection. Maybe everything that happened to me and my family had nothing at all to do with the slowing. It's possible, I guess. But I doubt it. I doubt it very much (pg. 33-34).
Since The Age of Miracles is the story of one year in the life of someone who is an eleven-going-on-twelve-year-old girl, the age of the narrator would generally place this as a young adult novel, but a case could be made that it is more of an adult novel because it is an adult looking back. On the other hand, I could generally see a younger audience liking this novel too. Certainly Julia's concerns come across as realistic from someone that age. And, although there are disasters happening, they are not graphic or violent. The writing is simple, eloquent, and compelling.
The Age of Miracles is an exquisite debut novel. Very Highly Recommended
"The Age of Miracles"? More like: "The Age of Disasters"! Before I get into why I say that, I'll elaborate on what the book is about. First off, it's actually a very well written book. it's told from the point of view of a middle school aged girl and the events in the story take place are told through her perspective. Everything was fine, until the days started to get longer. First it was only by a few minutes everyday, then it escalated to half an hour, then a full hour, then hours, until people who were stuck on the side of the hemisphere facing the Sun found that the suns hostile rays make the outside world totally inhospitable. people were forced to permanently take refuge inside their household as a slight reprieve to escape a heat-related death.
The reason I call it "The Age of Disasters" is because of how terribly things spiral out of control. Everyday lives are thrown out of whack as people scramble to reorient themselves into their new reality. I went into the book having almost no prior knowledge about its plot. I thought it would be a lot happier than what it was on account of it having the word "Miracles" in the title. And boy was I wrong.
The ending of this book doesn't even come close to the word "bittersweet." It's just plain bitter to me. It doesn't delve too deeply into the fate of humanity, but a 20 year time-skip does show you what becomes of the main character and her family, sans her love interest who she hasn't seen since the suns powerful rays gave him cancer and forced him to move to new mexico for treatment. They promised that they'd keep in touch, and meant it, but due to unknown reasons the letters the main character sent to him were never returned and they never saw one another again. My guess is that the treatment failed and he didn't survive, or maybe they never made it to new mexico at all.
This is a great, albeit depressing book.
What sets the story apart from more run-of-the-mill high-concept novels is Ms. Walker's decision to recount the unfolding catastrophe from the perspective of Julia, who is on the verge of turning 12. Her voice turns what might have been just a clever mash-up of disaster epic with sensitive young-adult, coming-of-age story into a genuinely moving tale that mixes the real and surreal, the ordinary and the extraordinary with impressive fluency and flair.
"The Age of Miracles" is not without its flaws. There are moments when the spell the author has so assiduously created wobbles, and moments when a made-for-Hollywood slickness seeps into the story. Some minor plot developments feel as if they had been created simply for pacing, and Ms. Walker sometimes seems so determined to use Julia's circumscribed life as a microcosm of the larger world that the reader has to be reminded that "the slowing" is supposedly a planet-altering phenomenon.
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STILL STRANDED: Vacationers stood on a beach Wednesday on Italy's Giglio island, facing the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia. Salvage crews began work this week on preparations to refloat the vessel, which ran aground in January. (Max Rossi/Reuters)
CORRALLING: People tried to catch pigs and place them back on a truck after the vehicle rolled over on the Chengdu-Pengzhou Freeway in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China, Tuesday. (ChinaFotoPress/Zuma Press)
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Consider the number $N(k)$ of sequences with $k$ terms $a_1,a_2,\dotsc,a_k$ satisfying $a_1=0$, ($a_{n+1}=a_n-n$ or $a_{n+1}=a_n+n$), and $a_i\neq a_j$ for $i\neq j$. How to prove that $\lim_{k\to\infty} \ln N(k)/k=1/2$?
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Is there any chance of a reccurence relation, closed form or asymptotics for N(k)?
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Looking for accessible restaurants within Chicago? Well look no further! While there are many, here are the ones chosen, but with a twist. Included with the accessible restaurants are restaurants that are not as accessible to people with disabilities.
List of accessible restaurants:
• T.G.I. Friday's
At T.G.I. Friday's, the staff is very attentive, obtaining entry into the establishment is easy, and the food is great! Not to mention that the drinks are to die for.
• Exchequer Restaurant
This is a lively joint. There's a bar upfront as soon as you walk in with seating available towards the back. Aside from having good food, the décor has this family atmosphere.
• Panera Bread
We've all been to this restaurant at some point or another. So how did it make it on this list? Aside from being spacious, accessible, and having good food, this restaurant is located in the heart of downtown Chicago which makes it an attraction for locals and college students!
List of non-accessible restaurants:
• Osaka Express, Inc.
This is for all you sushi lovers. Unfortunately, this establishment is not accessible. While it has an accessible push plate on the inside of the eatery, it is hard to maneuver around once inside. It is very narrow and practically standing room only.
• Flaco's Tacos
If you're ever downtown and craving Mexican ,this is the place for you! Great food, atmosphere, and they have a drink called Horchata (rice water, cinnamon, and milk) that is amazing! Gaining entry into this place is difficult for people in wheelchairs.
In order to enter into this restaurant, you must first push a button located on the outside of the building. This button let's someone inside know that a customer outside needs assistance getting in. A staff member then comes with two pieces of wood, places them on the steps and then aligns the wheelchair to the wood helping to roll you in.
• Cafecito
Even though it has pretty good food, gaining entry into the place is similar to Flaco's Tacos.
T.G.I. Friday's-6600 S. Cicero
Exchequer Restaurant-226 S. Wabash
Panera Bread-2 N. Michigan Avenue
Osaka Express, Inc-400 S. Michigan Avenue
Flaco's Tacos-725 S. Deaborn
Cafecito-26 E. Congress Pkwy
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Oh… it's not hot Yoga? Never mind! Not Vinyasa???? What's the point? Beginner level? Puh-lease! Somewhere along the way, the no name, no "distinguishing marks", plain old Yoga became not good enough anymore. Seems like if it's not the hottest, strictest, hardest, most challenging poses type of Yoga, it is somehow … lacking. Can't be quite sure, but if ego had a smell it would probably smell somewhat like this.
104 degrees for ninety minutes, drenched from head to toe, the hot yoga class is just like an internal shower. Yes, the stretches go deeper, the body and mind feel thoroughly cleansed from the depths of the smallest cell. The experience is unparalleled. But this doesn't mean that the flip side or everything in between is without merits. As it turns out, 90 degrees and even 80 degrees also leaves puddles around the mat. Furthermore, Yoga in 50 degrees is also a unique experience, especially outside.
The practice starts with lots of layers because let's face it, it's cold. Socks? Definitely! The first forward bend does not inspire. In fact, everything kind of groans and the body is sluggish, slow, and reticent. And so, we slow down. We notice. We notice the breath suspended in front of the face, the smell of the air, coolness in warm nostrils, the warmth of the body despite the cold. As we continue to move and wait for the body to catch up with the mind, we notice more warmth, fewer layers, no more need for socks, warm fingertips and toes, the first trickle of sweat shyly sliding down the back of the neck. Sure, three pounds of water stay in the body and full splits take longer to get to, but somehow we notice the scenery. The fact is that we are NOT in India so why not work with what nature provides here? It's just as good.
Fast paced Vinyasa classes are wonderful. They challenge the body and mind and leave the practitioner feeling light and vibrating with life. But when did "slow" become a four letter word? Considering how easy it is to get caught up in the fast fury of our lives one would think the opportunity to slow down and remember who we actually are would be welcomed. Of course, it is exactly the fast pace of our daily life that makes it so difficult to slow down making it exactly the thing we need to do. Slow Yoga is too easy? Try holding a Warrior (take your pick of which one) for ten minutes and see the benefits of moving slowly. Hold a Double Pigeon at max for five minutes a side and see how easy that is. The fact is, in real life flow is not always possible and we find ourselves having to stay in very uncomfortable positions for a lot longer than ten minutes.
Constant forward movement is so nice. Always growing, advancing, one asana progressing into fancier versions of itself. Inversions, binds, arm balances, deep back bends… we love advanced classes! Beginner class? Actually, there is no such thing! A "basic" forward bend can be downright torture when done right. Most back bends are in need of correction or adjustment even in 'advanced" practitioners. Often, the wrong muscle groups are being used for holding poses., and letting go of them… well years can go by before one learns how to disengage the trapezius. Never mind about engaging the lats… The fact is, life is not always linear. We are constantly going back over the same things, the same lessons being presented until we finally get them right. So go ahead, practice your basics.
Has the "middle of the road" become the path less traveled? Is the answer always found in the exotic or can it be found in the "normal"? Is putting down a mat in some non-descript yoga class taught by some no-name teacher simply not distracting enough? Who knows.


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The Dinah Shore Show (1956)Episode of "The Dinah Shore Show" from April 10, 1956. Originally broadcast in Color, Now it only exists in Black and White. "The Dinah Shore Show" was one of the most popular TV shows of the 50's, and gives a good idea of what style of music was popular in 50's. The show was live, and most episodes of the show are believed to of been thrown away by NBC. As with most live 50's TV shows by NBC, it is not currently under copyright. Contains original commercials for Chevrolet. This program includes Dinah Shore, Dean Martin, Johnny Silver, Stubby Kaye, plus Marge and Gower Champion. Lots of singing, dancing and comedy.
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Principal Investigator,
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October 2008 - current
Collaborators: Robert Patton, Chris Symons, Xiaohui Cui, Brian Klump, Tom Potok, Jim Treadwell, Matthew Schultz
Sponsor: Advanced Systems Group, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Funding: $1,110,000 to date
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhzXWXl0jSc
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Oak Ridge Cyber Analytics (ORCA) is a system that performs the aggregation and analysis of cyber security data for intrusion detection. It is comprised of a near-real-time Correlation Engine that analyzes cyber events as they arrive and an Analysis Engine that provides operator-directed insight into retrieved collections of cyber security data. The ORCA architecture is shown in Figure 1. ORCA is a combination of custom-built and third party software in order to aggregate the cyber security data from the various sources. Network alerts and log files are produced by off-the-shelf IDSs, analysis tools, and logging mechanisms. These alerts and logs are aggregated in an off-the-shelf data warehouse product called Splunk.
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Figure 1: ORCA Architecture
ORCA is designed to store cyber security events in near real-time and provide access to those events via a retrieval interface. It leverages the Splunk information technology database product for aggregation and storage of events logged by off-the-shelf intrusion detection systems and system monitors. In addition, ORCA includes a package called the Network Data Feature Extractor that analyzes all incoming network traffic and keeps statistics on the state of the network. A Cyber Data Fusion interface provides access to both the events stored in Splunk and the network statistics, and for each event returns an object containing the Splunk alert and the network statistics at the time the alert occurred. The Analysis Interface provides low-level processing of the collection of retrieved events. Several analysis tools interact with the Analysis Interface to provide more advanced computation and processing of the collection of cyber events.
The Correlation Engine uses semi-supervised machine learning to more reliably distinguish the real attacks highlighted by intrusion detection system alerts from expected events. This engine is an automated process that cyclically retrieves the collection of cyber events for the most recent time slice and applies the semi-supervised machine learning to each event. Based on the trained model, a determination is made for each event whether to notify that an attack was detected.
The Analysis Engine is a toolbox of advanced analysis techniques intended to provide an operator with insight into the underlying patterns in the cyber security data. The Event Viewer (see Figure 2) provides a temporal view of the events and connections relative to each other. The Cluster View (see Figure 3) applies raw text analysis and clustering algorithms to provide an organization of the events. The Swarm View (see Figure 4) analyzes behavior patterns over time to highlight behaviors that are consistent with known attack patterns. The Categorization View (see Figure 5) provides insight into the automated classification of events based on the raw alert text and the extracted network features.
ORCA is highly configurable. Operators have the flexibility to customize the terms and phrases used for categorization. In addition, operators can label events as particular types of attack or normal behavior that, in turn, is used as the example data for training the machine learners.
Figure 2: ORCA Event Viewer
Figure 3: ORCA Cluster Viewer
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The Grange, Alresford Hants / 21 Octr, 1852—
My dear Sister,
Here certainly I am; and here your kind letter has reached me;—at least the first letter has, which was the important one, for the promised second containing Jenny's as Enclosure has never yet come to hand. As I know Jenny's news by you and by some Scotsbrig channels, it is no matter about this latter omission.
I had a dreadful time of it in Germany, with incessant locomotion and want of sleep; I saw a great many interesting things, of course; but in this utterly broken humour, I could give myself right account of none, and was forced, as it were, to stuff all into my bag for future study.1 Neither, alas, when I got home, on Wednesday (8 days ago),2 was there any rest; the house still full of painters, at least varnishers, of returning Carpenters, of litter, ruin and confusion;—and as for poor Jane she had nearly worked herself to death with all the hubbub of these operations, and could absolutely do no more towards getting all done in time. It had ultimately beaten her; and not till 4 days more was there an absolute certainty that the last painter would actually take his leave Alas, alas! However, there was a pressing invitation for us both to come hither; and hither, after some struggling, we have actually come since friday last, and are engaged to stay till "the House at Chelsea is thoroughly washed, and the smell of the varnish somewhat abated,"—which means, I conjecture, some day early next week, or rather perhaps not "early" at all, for indeed it is not settled yet, and we must wait what is appointed and indicated by the proprieties of the thing. Alas, I am not "happy" here, tho' lodged, waited on, nourished, and curried, with the perfection of human art: one thing I want and cannot get: profound sleep and rest;—no real rest is appointed for me here; I need not look for the like of that here! I gallop daily thro' the country on swift horses; take what care I can of the fatally late dinner;—smoke tobacco, sauntering amid these woods & bushes; and endeavour to keep a "calm sough["] and wait patiently till my own shop open for me again.
Jack is actually to be married; and has a fair prospect, I think, of being comfortable as a wealthy father-of-a family. Poor good Jack, it seems a wider parting with him than ever before; and makes one heartily wae: all one's wishes concentrate for him on such an occasion,—and, with me, silent sadness is the order of the day— I wrote to him at Elm Farm3 but hitherto have no answer. Adieu, dear Sister, I am dreadfully pressed for time today, as I generally am here in this idle life—ah me!—but mean to write again in not many days. With kind regards to James— Your affecte / T. Carlyle


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Since 2009 an American soldier captured by the Afghan Taliban has been held in Afghanistan possibly wondering if the nation and more importantly his Commander-in-Chief abandoned him. Now after five years, according to Fox News Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, now 28-year-old, and a native from Idaho may be freed if a Taliban prisoner swap goes through.
Obama, whose public statements about the Afghanistan War has been less than noticeable and even at times nonplussed now appears ready to engage in freeing the American soldier. For an administration that could marvel the world with its capture and killing of noted Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, Bergdahl's possible rescue never appeared to be more than a passing thought.
Now with the recent release of a video released by the Taliban, the American soldier appears "in poorer health than previous footage taken in the years since he went missing in Afghanistan on June 30, 2009," reported Fox News.
The question of the prisoner swap appears even more pressing since relations with the Afghanistan government appears on the wane as American forces are moving to wind down the war effort.
It appears that the notion of a prisoner swap of one American soldier for five Afghan Taliban prisoners being detained in at the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba came to fruition in January, suggests the Washington Post, said Fox News.
This is not the first time that the release of Bergdahl has come up. In fact the administration would not agree to a prisoner swap last year when the Taliban reportedly wanted the release of five of its top officials being held by the U.S.
At the time, according to Fox News, the Obama administration stated that it did not negotiate with terrorists. It seems that Obama officials are willing to do a 180 degree change in the policy, and now the detained American prisoner of war may be coming home soon.
Fox News reports that Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby said Friday that U.S. officials are eager to secure Bergdahl's release, according to the Washington Post. "He's been gone too long," Kirby stressed to reporters "We want him back. We've never stopped trying to bring that about. He's never far from anyone's mind here," reported Fox News.
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Graduate Student Highlight: Julie Skinner
Graduate Studies is proud to highlight Julie Skinner of the Department of Physics and Astronomy for her many contributions to the field of astronomy and the Dartmouth community at large as she prepares to defend her thesis.
Skinner went to the University of Oklahoma where she received a BS in astrophysics. While at OU, she was involved in astronomy research with Dr. Dick Henry, studying the chemical abundances of planetary nebulae. In addition to her research and classes, she remained active as a musician and university ambassador.
Skinner's inclination towards observational astronomy was a major factor in choosing where she would pursue her PhD. Dartmouth owns a 25% share of time at the MDM Observatory in Arizona. Telescope time, as well as a wonderful prospective student visit where she was charmed by the Upper Valley region and cheerful graduate students, made Dartmouth the obvious choice.
While at Dartmouth, Skinner has continued to execute exemplary research while remaining involved in activities outside of her chosen field. With advisor Dr. John Thorstensen, she investigates cataclysmic variable stars, a type of binary star system where two stars orbit each other so closely that matter from one falls onto the other. These systems have very fast orbits that may be less than two hours in some cases. The core of Skinner's thesis revolves around a systematic search for these pairs and their progenitors in a nearby region of our galaxy. Her aim is to confirm that the astronomy community has identified all of the cataclysmic variables closest to us. The best part, according to Skinner, is that she has been involved in every point in the pipeline of data processing—from the telescope to the paper—and notes that there is no better feeling than discovering something brand new.
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) outreach has been a significant aspect of Skinner's time here at Dartmouth. Her favorite experiences have been the NSF GK-12 program and the National Science and Engineering Festival in Washington D.C. The NSF GK-12 program is coordinated by Dartmouth and pairs a STEM graduate student with a middle school teacher for an entire year. Skinner was placed in an 8th grade Earth Sciences classroom where she developed and improved curriculum while building communication skills and becoming comfortable in front of a class. At the D.C. festival, Scifest, Skinner participated as part of the "Stellar Forensics" team, developing activities to share with the public about how astronomers use light to get information about the universe. In addition to these experiences, Skinner is a member of the future faculty advisory board for the Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning (DCAL), and volunteers weekly at the Young Explorers preschool program at the Montshire Museum of Science.
Skinner is currently wrapping up her thesis and plans on defending in the near future. To celebrate, she and her husband have discussed the possibility of taking a big trip. One thing is for certain, Skinner deserves to be recognized for her academic achievements and contributions to the surrounding community while at Dartmouth, and we wish her the best of luck in her future.
by Mackenzie Jones


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In the framework of its intergovernmental programme of activities for 2003, the Council of Europe is carrying out an activity on "Special Investigation Techniques in relation to Acts of Terrorism".
This activity is carried out by the Committee of experts on Special Investigation Techniques in relation to Acts of Terrorism (PC-TI) under the authority of the European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC), following the specific terms of reference that the PC-TI received from the Committee of Ministers at the 828th meeting of the Deputies, namely: "[To] Study the use of special investigation techniques respective of European criminal justice and human rights standards, with a view to facilitating the prosecution of terrorist offences and increasing the effectiveness of law enforcement, and to make proposals as to the feasibility of preparing an appropriate instrument in this field."
The information and working documents concerning this activity are posted on the website at the following address: www.coe.int/gmt, follow PC-TI.
In order to fulfil these terms of reference, at its 1st meeting in Strasbourg, 14-16 April 2003, the PC-TI adopted the questionnaire and decided to address it to all member States of the Council of Europe and observers in this committee.
Replies should be provided in English or in French, by electronic version, preferably by e-mail, and should be 5 to 10 pages long (A4 page single space), to Mr. Rafael A. BENITEZ, Head of the Counter-Terrorism Task Force, Directorate General of Legal Affairs, Council of Europe, 67075 Strasbourg Cedex (France) - Tel: 33 3 88 41 34 79, Fax: 33 3 88 41 27 64, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Secretariat should be informed if the reply, or any part thereof, should be restricted to the Committee. In the absence of an indication to the contrary, replies shall be considered public.
Replies to the questionnaire should be sent by 2 June 2003 and will then be used as working documents to prepare the 2nd meeting of the PC-TI, which will be held from 2 to 4 July 2003.
If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Anita VAN DE KAR, Administrator, Counter-Terrorism Task Force, Directorate General of Legal Affairs (Tél: 33 3 88 41 29 29 - Fax: 33 3 88 41 27 94 - E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com).


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HARTFORD, Conn. — French Cleaners, a family-owned member of the local business community for more than a century, calls itself the place "Where Miracles Happen." Producers of Gordon Ramsey's new show, Hotel Hell, needed just such a miracle in May when they invited French Cleaners to participate in a makeover of the Curtis House Inn in Woodbury, Conn.
French Cleaners worked with the designer to create window treatments for Connecticut's oldest inn. "We got a call on Monday morning asking us if we were available to help Monday night," says French Cleaners owner Phil Cote.
The company's expertise was a definite draw for producers, he believes. "Not too many businesses can offer services like alterations and on-site embroidery. The producers were impressed that we were able to bring our sewing machines, embroidery machines, and computer to the site to create the custom designs."
Joining Cote at the inn was seamstress Wilma DaRocha. The two used a bedroom as a workshop, creating bespoke draperies for the inn's waiting area and two guest rooms.
"It was a lot of fun," Cote says. "We went in with the crew and worked into the night while the owner wasn't there. Everything had to be done by 10 o'clock the next morning."
The episode featuring Curtis House Inn and French Cleaners' work is scheduled to air this fall on FOX.