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US Secretary of State John Kerry hosted talks with top Arab League officials Monday as he pursued painstaking efforts aimed at revitalizing the Middle East peace process.
The new top US diplomat has devoted time and energy to trying to find a way out of the impasse and bring all sides back to the negotiating table since taking office on February 1.
He has traveled three times to the region, meeting senior Israeli and Palestinian officials as well as Egyptian, Saudi, Jordanian, and Qatari leaders, in a bid to revive the peace talks, which last collapsed in late 2010.
The Arab Peace Initiative, unveiled in 2002 by Saudi Arabia, in which 22 Arab countries would normalize ties with Israel in return for Israeli withdrawal from occupied lands, could be a way forward, Kerry has suggested.
"We're all here to have a very key discussion with respect to the Middle East peace process and other issues in the region," Kerry said as he welcomed a group of ministers to the talks.
"I think it's important that we have an opportunity to be able to talk frankly," he added.
In line with Kerry's so-called "quiet strategy," the talks were being held in the privacy of Blair House, often known as the president's guest house, just a short walk from the White House, and not at the State Department.
US Vice President Joe Biden was also expected to drop in on the talks, a White House official said.
Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim, chair of the Arab Peace Initiative follow-up committee, headed the delegation, which also included Palestinian foreign affairs minister Riyad al-Maliki and Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi.
"I think it's an important meeting, an important era, which we hope will lead to peace, a comprehensive peace between the Arabs and the Israelis," Jassim said at the start of the talks.
"I have no doubt about your efforts and you showed your efforts since you've taken the office. And I believe that we are as Arabs serious in peace, but fair peace -- a fair deal for both parties."
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr also attended, along with Bahrain's Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmed al-Khalifa and top Saudi and Lebanese officials.
The talks came after a "series of productive conversations by the secretary to explore how we can best move regional peace efforts forward," deputy acting State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell told journalists.
"We welcome the Arab League's eagerness to play a constructive role in the pursuit of a durable and lasting Middle East peace," Ventrell added.
The talks were also expected to delve into new proposals from Kerry to promote economic development on the West Bank -- a scheme in which he is hoping to attract private sector investment to boost Palestinian trust.
But Ventrell again cautioned Kerry was not planning to lay out any proposals to the Arab League nations.
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Sarah McLachlan Restarts Lilith Fair to Fund Yunus, Eco-Firms
The traveling music show of top women artists known as Lilith Fair returns this month after an 11-year hiatus as a festival with new causes.
Started by Canadian singer Sarah McLachlan, the festival will donate $1 from each ticket sold to three socially conscious businesses chosen from a list of nearly 200.
The firms are Alter Eco Fair Trade a San Francisco-based venture that helps distribute farm products to markets worldwide; Better World Books, a for-profit company that collects and sells books to fund literacy programs around the world; and To-Go Ware, a business based in Berkeley, California that promotes innovative food containers to reduce the use of disposable plastic utensils and packaging.
The festival also will encourage ticket buyers to donate funds to Grameen America, a New York-based unit of Grameen Trust. The latter is affiliated with Grameen Bank, the microfinance pioneer founded by Muhammad Yunus, who was awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.
"The companies we've chosen have good people running them with a strong social mandate," McLachlan, 42, said in a phone interview. "For us, the idea of giving back to the communities we go into is important."
McLachlan, who released her first studio album in seven years, "Laws of Illusion" (Arista), earlier this month, said her managers turned to the i4c Campaign founded by Boulder, Colorado-based venture capitalist Casey Verbeck to help choose the grant recipients. A music-industry veteran, Verbeck was looking for a new way to attract capital to promising businesses. The three companies chosen will be part of a village-like exhibition outside concert venues to give an overview of their work and products.
"The village is a place to come and learn about the stories of these companies and hopefully be inspired by them," Verbeck, 36, said in a phone interview.
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How much will be given to the firms could be affected by the festival's ticket sales. The opener at McMahon Stadium in Calgary on Sunday saw ticket sales surge to about 9,000. Concerts in Nashville and Phoenix have been canceled. Featured artists include McLachlan, Carly Simon, neo-soul singer Erykah Badu, Emmylou Harris and singer-guitarist Corinne Bailey Rae.
"Ticket sales have really picked up strong in the past 10 days," Lilith Fair co-founder Terry McBride said in an e-mail.
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, McLachlan started Lilith Fair to protest radio stations that refused to play recordings by two or more women in a row. The policy reflected an old-school attitude that women weren't sufficiently popular to rate such exposure and it also operated in concert bookings.
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In 1997, she booked a tour with vocalist Paula Cole and named it after a mythical character from Jewish folklore known as Adam's first wife.
In its first three years, Lilith raised more than $10 million for women's charities. In 1997, the fair grossed $16 million. Its 104 shows between 1997 to 1999 grossed $52.9 million and attracted 1.6 million people, according to Billboard magazine.
The burdens of organizing the festival cut into the time she needed to record her own material and tour, McLachlan said, so she folded it after its third year.
"It was a huge undertaking, and my two partners and my agent had very intensive full-time jobs already," McLachlan said. "I was quite happy to put it to bed and make records. It was losing its luster."
Bringing her own long absence from recording to an end this year helped spur the decision to bring back the festival.
"I really wanted to put out a record and tour in the summer, and Lilith was a great way to come out with a bang," McLachlan said.
The Lilith Fair travels to Vancouver on Thursday; San Francisco (July 5); Las Vegas (July 9); Los Angeles (July 10); and Salt Lake City (July 12). For full lineup and tour schedule see http://www.lilithfair.com.

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UNITED STATES PRESIDENT Barack Obama has announced reforms to somewhat limit and examine US National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance, in order to win back trust following spying revelations made by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Obama said in a speech today that he will issue presidential directives promising a number of key changes to how US intelligence agencies collect and examine data.
"Today I am announcing a series of concrete reforms," he said. "First, I have approved a new presidential directive for our intelligence activities at home and abroad. With it we will now review decisions about intelligence priorities on an annual basis."
Obama promised that the reforms will make a number of changes regarding the way agencies such as the NSA store data and receive clearance to analyse data on US citizens. "We will reform procedures to provide greater transparency about our intelligence activities," he said.
These include the creation of an independent non-governmental panel of advocates for the public interest at the secret courts that rule on national security surveillance operations. There will also be new restrictions put in place by the attorney general on how surveillance requests under the US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and National Security Letters can be made.
FISA and National Security Letters are used by the NSA and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to force many companies, including Google, Yahoo, Apple and Microsoft, to hand over vast amounts of customer data. The nature of the requests means that the companies are not allowed to disclose what information was handed over without risking criminal charges.
Obama promised that the reforms will improve the transparency of these practices, but failed to disclose how.
"While investigating threats the FBI relies on National Security Letters that require companies to hand over information to the government. We must be more transparent about this," he said.
"I've ordered the attorney general to amend how we use National Security Letters so this secrecy will not be permanent and will end in time. We will also allow information providers to give more information than ever before about what data they've handed to the government."
Obama said the FISA reforms are an essential step in the government's effort to win back international trust following the exposure of its surveillance activities.
"The new presidential directive will clearly prescribe what we do and do not do when it comes to our overseas activities. US intelligence agencies will only use such data to meet specific needs," he said.
"We will also develop safeguards and create a time limit on how long we can store personal information. People around the world should know the US is not spying on them."
Obama also said that, despite the reforms he proposes to direct, NSA surveillance is necessary to protect national security and at no point did the NSA overstep its bounds. "As president, a president who looks at intelligence every morning I can tell you we need to protect against threats. 9/11 is proof of this," he said.
"The men and women of the intelligence community, including the NSA constantly follow protocols. They're not using their powers to listen to you calls or read your private emails. These people are our friends, our family members, our neighbours."
The US president accused several nations of hypocrisy, arguing that they are only upset because US operations are more sophisticated and effective than their own, promising that the nation will continue to pursue and develop its cyber operations.
"Many countries, including those that feigned surprise following the Snowden revelations, are trying to penetrate our networks," he said. "Our agencies will continue to gather intelligence on foreign governments' intentions. We will not apologise for doing it better."
The NSA surveillance scandal broke in 2013, when NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden leaked documents to the press detailing the NSA's spying operations. The leaks have continued in a steady stream of revelations. Most recently the NSA was shown to have collected and examined 200 million SMS messages per day in 2011. µ
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By Chuck Roberts, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Public AffairsNovember 15, 2010
LANDSTUHL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, Germany - On a day set aside to signify the armistice of World War I and to honor veterans of the armed forces, it seemed apropos that First Lady Michelle Obama spent the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month with Wounded Warriors, their families and staff at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.
Among them was Private Eric Griego, reunited with his mother, Brenda, father, Peter, and sister, Ariana, after being medically evacuated to LRMC from Afghanistan where he sustained a near-fatal gunshot wound. The family's spirits were already lifted by Eric's recovery, but Mrs. Griego said the visit was yet another positive for the family.
"It's Veterans Day, so I think it's been really neat that she took the time to come here. We were really surprised and impressed how personable she is. She came in, and the first thing she did was extend her hand and then just hugged me. You could tell that she's a mom, and that she really wanted to be here and that it wasn't something that she felt that she had to do. You could tell that she really cared."
Although her son Eric was feeling tired before the visit, Mrs. Griego said he "perked up" when the First Lady arrived and presented him with a commander's coin from her husband.
"That was pretty neat," said Mrs. Griego. Afterward, she said the First Lady leaned over his bed and hugged him during a photo by the White House photographer, which drew a big smile from her son. "He appreciates it, I'm sure. It made him feel important, like people care. Everybody in this hospital is so amazing, so I know that he feels like people care, but I think this kind of made him feel special, and that's what he needed, to feel special."
It was also a special visit for 19-year-old Larry Bridges, a lance corporal being treated at LRMC for a gunshot wound to his leg that occurred during a firefight in Afghanistan.
"It was pretty sweet. I never met anyone that famous before," said Bridges, a native of Morristown, Tenn. The First Lady also helped the young Marine jump start his commander's coin collection by making the first coin of his career the distinctive oval medallion from the commander-in-chief, as well as giving him a box of candy distinguished by the White House seal.
Across the hallway in another hospital bed was Army Staff Sgt. Tamara Soto, a chemical specialist being treated for an injury that occurred while deployed to Iraq. When asked about her visit with the First Lady, Soto echoed the words of other staff and patients in describing Mrs. Obama as down to earth, approachable, caring and genuine.
"It was very uplifting and inspirational for her to take the time out to come and see everyone and to encourage us to keep on doing what we're doing," said Soto.
As part of a worldwide tour, LRMC was just one of the stops made by the First Lady within the Kaiserslautern Military Community on Veterans Day. Mrs. Obama also met with Bettina Wulff, the First Lady of Germany and wife of President Christian Wulff, during her Veterans Day visit, as well as sharing a steak dinner with Airmen at Ramstein Air Base.
LRMC is the largest American hospital outside of the United States and the only Level II Trauma Center overseas, and one of only two active trauma centers in the Department of Defense as verified by the American College of Surgeons. LRMC provides medical care for more than 245,000 U.S. military personnel and their families within U.S. European Command. LRMC is also the evacuation and treatment center for all injured U.S. servicemembers and civilians injured in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as servicemembers from 47 coalition forces.


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It's another book award, this time bracketed. Previous winners include are Mitchell's Cloud Atlas (definitely not the best book of the year it was released in), Smith's The Accidental (didn't read it), and McCarthy's The Road (a good choice, but it won everything short of the Nobel last year, so it's not really in keeping with the award's "We're not the big prizes" ethos).
Here's the rationale behind the prize:
The Tournament of Books, we vowed, would be completely transparent. The names of the judges would be known to all, and the judges would admit to their own personal biases as well as their reasoning for every decision. The winner of this award wouldnt be any less arbitrary or any more legitimate than the winner of any other award, but the crowning of our arbitrary and illegitimate Best Book of the Yearthe Champion Book of the Year, would be lots more fun.
And here are the contestants:
Run by Ann Patchett
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson
Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris
Petropolis by Anya Ulinich
Ovenman by Jeff Parker
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
You Don't Love Me Yet by Jonathan Lethem
New England White by Stephen L. Carter
Remainder by Tom McCarthy
The Shadow Catcher by Marianne Wiggins
The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolaño
Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name by Vendela Vida
Shining at the Bottom of the Sea by Stephen Marche
What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman
An Arsonists Guide to Writers Homes in New England by Brock Clarke
Actually, with all these books, I think you could at least be guaranteed a good—if flawed—read. My money's on Then We Came to the End or The Brief Wondrous Life for the big winner, with a slight lean toward the latter. Vendela Vida should totally win the prize, though.


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I'm so rewarded by the love I get back from my children. I just feel so blessed that God chose Ray and me to be parents of a large family. When my kids tell me how much they love me or when they smile at us and tell us how happy they are, my heart fills with joy. We have a family that's the size of a soccer team — and we actually do play soccer and lots of other team sports together! When we go to the shoe store and our 15-passenger van pulls up, the store owners get really excited; they know we'll be buying a lot!
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No one under the age of 18 is permitted in the Student Activity Center. If children are in facilities for Family Swim, the SAC member must stay with them at all times. If guests 18 or older are using any facilities, they must first stop by the front desk for a waiver. SAC members must also stay with their guests at all times.
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If you want to get some good cardio without the monotony of a treadmill and/or the unpredictability of an outdoor track, the SAC offers an indoor walking track [that encircles the UM basketball court]. Mark your progress on a lap-by-lap basis, or measure out a number of miles and reach your goals.
The Community Walking Track Program for non-members is on weekdays until 1 p.m. only. The walking track is closed during special events in the arena.


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Great accommodation At the Alto
We spent 12 days at the Alto after being moved from the horrendous Natura Sun Club.
We found the aparthotel absolutely 1st class, apartment was superb everythin you need very modern with spectacular views.
Poolside was excellent as well it's defo good for families as it has plenty to do for kids.
The location is a bit away from the strip and the old town but condidering it cost under �3 to get all the way to the old town it didn't bother us, we enjoy walking anyway and often walked down to the Strip (20 mins)
I agree with most reviews that the menu in the Alto itself was quite limited and uninspiring especially for the price.(�2.50 for small orange juice, small snacks like salads 8 euros)
Cleanliness was 1st class, fresh towels everyday apartment cleaned everyday,
Air con in lounge and bedroom is excellent as well for the stuffy nights
Weather was excellent 30's during the day which we were surprised about for the time of the year but a lot cooler at night which we think is excellent, women would need cardigans etc for at night.
Overall excellent aparthotel would definitely stay again excellent for young famillies but we were there on our own and really had an excellent time.
2 great weeks
Just returned from 2 wonderful weeks at the Alto. The apartments are really impressive, in fact the best we have ever stayed in.
Found the onsite restaurant really expensive so we only ate there the first day we arrived.
The taxi situation is really dire. The problem isnt actually getting a taxi it seems to be getting through to the taxi office. If there are 10 people waiting in reception they want to ring for each taxi rather than the 1st time they get through asking for 10 taxis. A little tip regarding the taxi situation head out about 6.30pm and avoid the rush which starts about 8pm. Also turn right at the bottom of the road and there is a wonderful restaurant about 5 mins walk away called Martins.
The Sun Bed situation is awful (sorry that should have read was awful) but Colin the head rep went around one morning and removed all the towels from unoccupied beds and that seemed to sort the problem. After that we were able to get beds at 10am.
The reps are wonderful. Always there if needed and providing entertainment but never in your face like some of the reps we have had on previous years.
Entertainment!! What can I say. The out side shows were pretty ok but a few nights the reps but on there own shows and they were so bad they were actually funny all you could do was laugh.
All in all we had a wonderful holiday and would definetly return and recommend it to others but I would make everyone aware of the location.
Great hotel - lovely rooms
We have just returned from staying at the Alto Da Colina.
I agree about the beach in the last review. We walked through the Alfagar apartments with the intention of going to the beach on another day, but it is really a treck and with a small child - not really worth the hassle.
The food in the hotel is OK. The snacks are really good. We found the restaurant staff really pleasant - but there you go!
The fight for the umbrella/sunbeds is a chore, but as long as you get up between 7.30 and 8.15 to 'get one' then you are OK. Don't listen to the reps when they say 'You don't need to reserve sunbeds, think about the other guests', because if you do, you won't get one!
The taxis are not as bad as all that. We only had to wait about 20 minutes once and we couldn't pre-book from our room. We had to (along with everyone else) go down to reception and just wait. The hotel is running a mini bus, but it was not reliable, so we opted for taxis all the time.
The long haired blonde lady in the supermarket is a miserable so and so, but all the other staff were really pleasant we found. Don't send a postcard from reception - mine got here today and I posted them over two weeks ago!
All in all we had a great time. I wouldn't go back because of the location, but perhaps they might build some restaurants nearby in the future?
Nice rooms - shame about the location.....
The room was excellent, spacious, clean and more than comfortable with fabulous views out to sea. Once in your room you felt like you were in a 4* hotel. Try and get a room on the ground/first floor as they have 2 lifts which are tiny and usually have to wait in a queue to get in one.
The downsides: Location - you definitely need a car to get anywhere that is half decent. The beach was more like a 1km distance which incorporated very treacherous steps that should have been demolished 20 years ago. Too dangerous to take children down. If you don't take the "step gamble" the beach would be a good 25 minute walk
There was a daily competition to get a sunbed/parasol - The pool was over run by locals at weekends/evenings that had little or no respect for paying guests and littered the complex.
We ate at the hotel's restaurant on 3 occassions in the hope that the food would improve and on each occassion we were very disappointed with the quality of the food which was served by sullen and unfriendly Eastern European staff.
If you do stay here and decide not to hire a car then make sure you book your taxi at least an hour and a half in advance from the hotel reception as due to the location there are no alternatives within walking distance of the hotel. It's appx a 30 minute walk to the Montechorro strip but our preferred choice was a short drive to Villamoura which was by far the most upmarket resort around.
If you decide to pay a deposit for the air con, safe and TV as we did, make sure you pay the deposit in cash as we paid by credit card and the money has been taken out 3 times.
My advice......... if you are looking for a 4* hotel/resort - stay in Villamoura.
Really enjoyed the Alto da Colina
We have just returned from 1 week at the Alto da Colina hotel, with 2 small children this is a great place for families, you don't need to leave the complex really. There is entertainment every night, kids clubs and a creche for babies from 12 months old, the creche can be booked up quick so I advise to get in there as soon as you arrive to get your sessions. There is also swimming lessons & football coaching for kids, the facillities are superb and very clean. You have a small shop on the site and they sell everything you need, the food at the hotel wasn't great I suggest you hire a car or grab a cab as there are so many nice restuarants in the town. There is a laundry service on the 4th floor you get tokens from reception to use the machines, and they have 2 computers so you can pay to use the internet. All in all we really enjoyed our stay, we had a corner sea view room which has 2 balconies and that was lovely, air conditioning was in the lounge and the bedroom. The only complaint was that they put up the drinks at the bar half way through our holiday, they said it was due to the high season.
Alto da colina
I stayed at this hotel for 1 week,the room was excellent everything was to agood standard and was cleaned daily.there is lots for younger children to do and my daughter loved the kids clubs.The staff are helpful and speak english.It is in a quite area but bus stop is nearby and it is a ten min walk to a lovely beach.the evening entertainment is not great and tends to repeat but as this is a new hotel this may improve.There is a gym and sauna but children are not permited in these.There are 2 indoor pools and four outdoor pools 2 are for younger children.There is a kids splash area and a climbing area as well as a football club.I will be going back again
One of our best holidays to date!
Back on 1st May 2005 we were the first coach load of tourists to arrive at this brand new hotel.
All of the First Choice reps along with Bugs Bunny himself were waiting to greet us.
The room was surprisingly spacious and all of the fixtures and fittings were of excellent quality.
The numerous pools and leisure facilities were more than you could have wished for.
The children would have liked to have stayed and played in the Kids Club 24/7 if only it were open! The fun they had there far outweighed anything we could have offered.
We dined in the restaurant just once as we found the food to be slightly uninteresting and although nice a little over priced.
I would advise you take a grocery starter pack with you for when you arrive as the on-site shop leaves a sting in your purse!
To say it is a mere 500 m stroll to the beach and a 20 minute walk to the Strip are slight untruths but thankfully taxis were cheap!
We found the Reps ("especially Ben" said my 5 year old daughter Felicity) to be courteous and obliging at all times and would not hesitate to return again in the future.
Loved the Alto da Colina
The Alto da Colina is perfectly located away from the busy town centre of Albufeira. The apartment was spacious and very clean. It was well equipped with coffee filter machine and microwave. The pool area was exceptional with a very spacious pool. The hotel staff were very friendly and helpful. The hotel was busy with small children and there seemed to be plenty for them to do. They are still finishing building work on a play area but this did not effect our stay at all. I would highly recommend these apartments.
Great Holiday in Portugal
We recently returned from a month's stay at the Alto da Colina Aparthotel in Albufeira. This property is recently new and everything is modern to their standards, right down to having heat and air conditioning in each unit. The kitchen area is quite colourful and well equipped with even a glass-topped stove and a microwave oven, but no oven on stove. They also do not have a laundry service on the premises yet. The hotel, at the time of our stay (month of March) was not busy, so we had the hot tub to ourselves, but the indoor pool was quite cool. The outdoor pool was never used as it was too cold also, but nice to lounge around on sunny days. There is a recreation complex being built at the rear of this hotel, but it did not interfere with our stay. The front desk personel were very helpful with any of our requests for information, etc. Having a car is certainly an asset as it is a fair walk to shopping and restaurants from the hotel, but a bus stop is down on the main street from the hotel. There are so many fine restaurants, it would be hard to choose which was the best. We did find he local library where they let you use the computer on internet for one half hour, free of charge, daily. Great for keeping in touch with family at home. We would certainly recommend this aparthotel as a vacation spot in the Algarve.
Great time at Alto da Colina!
We stayed at Alto da Colina from March 1, 2005 to March 8, 2005 and enjoyed it very much. This is a brand new aparthotel in the Balaia/ St. Eulalia area of Albufeira. Since this aparthotel is only 9 to 10 months old everything is brand new and in excellent working condition. The rooms are spacious and very well appointed. The staff are very helpful and bend over backwards to make sure your stay is very enjoyable. There is a supermarket and restaurant about 5 - 10 minutes away by foot at Alfagar (Alto da Colina's sister resort). Overall, this resort was excellent and we would definately go back and stay here!.
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As most of you will know Suz and I are partial to a bit of shopping. And we have not been near a shop apart from food since Valladolid and some boots in Bordeaux so any way we have both been hot in bed with our duvets mine is a thick winter one so we have bought some thin covers we call them comforters in Australia reversible see pics. We had lunch in Burger King and more bananas ( it won't be ...
It's been a hot one
Done nothing today to write home about its hot and glorious. I got the bike mended by Andy a nice bloke from Cleveleys everyone is so helpful. Hi Helen I got your email thanks hope your getting the blog again. Hello to all of you who have not got bored by now. It's 4.30 and we are sitting in the bar with a small glass of beer because we get free wifi this is what it looks like from here. The glasses ...
Market day
Off to the market today an English guy here has a mini bus and organises trips out. Today was the market at Algoz it was a hot day again I think there must have been a delivery of socks and boxers this week there were hundreds of them. Lots of thermals too the Portuguese folk are all wearing long trousers and coats, anyone would think it was winter. ...
More glorious sun
It was quite windy this morning but it soon settled and was as hot as ever did some washing and all the stuff we need to do everyday. We got the bikes out again and it did not rain. We cycled towards Pera a village close to where we are. On the way we spied a sand sculpture display covering quite a large area you had to pay to see it. The theme was music and musicians forgot my phone so no pics sorry. I fell in ...
Portugal - Albufeira
... teasing us that the next pass would reveal the blue waters of the North Atlantic. Eventually the autopista ran out and we took a secondary road into Albufeira, but still no ocean. As we neared the hotel, we sensed we were near the water, but hillside houses, condos and resort homes blocked the view. We pulled up to the hotel, Linda stayed in the car as Jim went in to hopefully get an early checkin. Our ...


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When you think of America's nerdiest cities — OK, if you think about them — your mind likely gravitates toward San Diego, the summer destination of tens and thousands of people each July for Comic-Con International, or San Jose, known as the "Capital of Silicon Valley," or Seattle, home to Amazon, Emerald City Comicon and Penny Arcade Expo (and neighbor of Microsoft).
But when the real-estate website Movoto.com compiled its own list of the 10 nerdiest cities in the United States, none of those locations came out on top. Heck, San Diego didn't make the cut at all.
Instead, the nerd crown went to Atlanta, home to DragonCon and also the website's top city for gamers. It's followed by: Portland, Oregon; Seattle; Sacramento; Minneapolis; Boston; Las Vegas; Miami; San Jose (all the way down at No. 9); and Denver.
So how did the site arrive at that list? By using an arcane formula that factored in the number of annual comics, video game, anime and sci-fi/fantasy conventions, the number of people per comics store, video game store, traditional gaming store, computer store, bookstore, LARPing group and science museum, and the distance to the nearest Renaissance fair.Los Angeles, which didn't make the Top 10, and the most conventions, but Portland, Sacramento and Las Vegas had the most comic shops per capita. And so on. Atlanta, it seems, came out well ahead on bookstores and LARPing groups. San Diego clearly needs to up its game, or at least put its Chamber of Commerce to work attracting Renaissance fairs.
NYC has plenty of comic shops, is home to DC and Marvel, and has tons of bookstores.
Alas, it has NYCC and not much else. Lunacon, our local SF con, is dying and has been doing so for years.
So it's not a surprise we don't rank.
As someone who grew up in Miami and still goes back many many times a year, I am surprised to see it made the list. I can't even see how it matched their criteria. Miami has two comic book shops, all of which are dreary, unfriendly and the size of a utility closet. It's also not a welcoming nerd culture in general.
I can't see how NYC or San Diego didn't make the list. I def. will take this with a grain of salt.
NYC didn't make the list because, as Simon stated, is dying. Comic Con is a joke and a lot of people who attend it are individuals from other states or countries.
Nerd culture covers a lot more than comics, but that said, the top three cities are home to Top Shelf Comics, Oni Press, Dark Horse Comics and Fantagraphics, so DC and Marvel can stick it.
Kind of surprised not to see Orlando, FL on the list. Our nerd/geek communities are stronger than ever and between Disney, Universal and NASA in our backyard, we've got fairly strong mix of "nerd-oriented" subcultures.
Considering that I'll be going to Atlanta for Christmas Holidays and was worried I'd bore myself to death there… this actually sounds promising
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Genica Routine Sweep by JebriodoWatch
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Photoshop painting made Feb 2014.
Genica doing some light security maintenance on a planet-side base. There's probably nothing out there but some space-boojums.
Love all these details of her suit.
Thanks- I was trying to get a Masamune Shirow kinda look going there,
Great costume, but how did you make that design pattern on her chest? Love the detail you have in it.
Thank you. I took a piece of hexagonal pattern and free-transformed it, then painted over it to get some sort of dimension to it,
Love her massive arms^^
This is by far the most "Awesome" character you've done so far. She's so damn awesome, I love her
This is so good I wanna favourite it twice.
I am a "BIG" fan of your work sir, and this is amazing. So very brilliant
I am a "BIG" fan of your work sir, and this is amazing. So very brilliant
Really stunning work!
Her design reminds me of Sgt. Calhoun from Wreck-it Ralph. I like that design template -- a tough, practical warrior woman with a nice face.
Wow...this is too dope! I love her armor here! Great work as always Jed!
I initially thought this was Sergeant Calhoun she's still great though!
Isn't it always.
Great suit Loving the colours too
Holy shitake mushrooms, Batman! She's a big girl!
Very large girl. Better to speak to her with respect....
Outstanding job on Genica, especially her outfit and the background.
Gorgeous, strong, and thick. Another awesome woman.
Wow-really beautiful. But all your stuff is. What I like is that all your massive-girl faces still look feminine; and of course I have a liking for musclegirls in space!
Little things like the hex marks on her.. breastplate?....thingy... really bring the image together, unlike my type fail
Thanks DD. Those are made with the magic of pasting in and warping hex texture.
Amazing work man ,love the colors & the design of this galaxy gal nicely done.
Don't know if you're familiar with them, but this resembles a cover from those old "Analog" science fiction/science fact magazines I collected back in the 70s.
I sort of remember those, and yeah that is the sort of thing I was trying to paint.
Glad you liked it!
And she found an old spoon, the keys to a '72 Dodge Dart, and a buck thirty five in the sand.
Treasures of the Ancients! Is it a blackened junky spoon with a bent up handle?
Very cool!
Love the colors too.
Love the colors too.
Light? You must be joking , not at her size it isn't !!


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"Broadcast heritage"? Steve Wexler's programming has been an insult to that heritage. The great Harry Grant would be appalled at what the little twerp has done to the news operations at radio & TV. Not that Wexler KNOWS who Harry Grant was.Hide replies
He only worries about how many commericals can be stuffed into an hour of programming! LOL!
I think coffee queen is Steve Wexler. Bye bye tmz4.Hide replies
If not Wexler, somebody on the payroll. Look at their profile and past posts, nearly all are about how great the Journal is.
There is no doubt the individual behind 'coffeequeen' is JBG employee.
And there is no doubt that you are a TRASH TALKER, arbaird !
chief.... resorting to name calling is so second grade.
Coffee queen is most likely Steve Wexler's secretary. And crewchief is probably one of Wexler's lieutenants such as Bill Berra, the current news director. Journalism, grammar and experience went the wayside after he took over and turned TMJ4 into the cesspool of sensationalism that it is today.
JBG going public is their only play to extract more money from TWC. Since their product is available over the air, there is little leverage JBG has in this negotiation. JBG is airing the 'dirty laundry' of the negotiation in an all out attempt to gather public sentiment. Unfortunately for JBG the public has largely been apathetic to the constant radio and TV ads, nearly daily JSO articles, and propaganda about 'rebates'. Since the public is still apathetic, the more JBG plays out this negotiation the worse JBG looks. JBG needs teh 300k subscribers TWC has, and wants to extract a larger monthly subscriber fee. At $0.80 a month x 300k subscribers over a year is $2,880,000. Keep in mind, other cable TV/Satellite providers will pay a similar amount. Moreover, when the other local stations are up for renewal, they will also look to have a similar rate as JBG, which will raise the cost for all of us (other than antenna only viewers). For the simple point of trying to keep their costs down in a highly competitive market, I applaud TWC for this, and hope other providers follow suit. As for JBG lower your demands, and this contract negotiation will be settled.Hide replies
Lets look at this the other way. By contract TWC is supposed to carry all local channels in the City of Milwaukee. So TWC is in breach of contract and should have their exclusive access terminated. So they should see their cable network confiscated by the various cities around here. TWC gets bupkis, the cable users get a much lower rate and the local broadcasters get zip else lose their broadcast license. Every citizen wins, but TWC and JBG. Now how much is the WTMJ carriage worth? A lot more than what they are asking. Personally a POX on both their houses. Let the local people run it and watch the price fall greatly to subscribers for much better service.
Content providers are king, and TMJ is a very worthy provider at that. TWC and other distributors of content would not exist without something to distribute. It's why content wins out. Do you really think Time Warner is going to hold the line on your bill?!!! Haven't you learned by now!!! No matter what the outcome is here, TWC will eventually keep increasing your bill, and just because they can, like they always have. How the heck can you applaud TWC? Maybe TWC is your employer. TWC needs to pay JBroadcast a fair, going rate for their programming,and consistent with other negotiations that have happened. Are you aware that local station programming is consistently the most-watched on cable(but it's less than 2% of your cable bill?
cofee... lay off the JBG kool-aid...er coffee a little bit. Your obvious bias either due to employment or other connections towards JBG is readily apparent. I don't have a dog in this fight, as I use a different cable provider, however this negotiation will affect ALL other cable providers as the stations will request similar rates. If CBS58 is getting 1/2 of TMJ4, they for sure are going to ask for equal to or more than TMJ4 based on their superior primetime CBS vs. NBC lineup. In the end the viewers will all end up paying more, unless a bundler, like TWC, sets a new precedent.
." In the end the viewers will all end up paying more, unless a bundler, like TWC, sets a new precedent."
Ha ha, this is funny. And you say you have no dog in this fight? Well, ya could have fooled me.
Your reasoning is poor to say the least. We should support TWC because OUR provider will follow suit and raise our prices because of WTMJ's demands. Wow, not very sound logic.
You are ignoring a number of things, but the one that jumps out at me FIRST is that TWC has these disputes MUCH MORE OFTEN than other providers. Doesn't that ring any bells with you or do you ignore this. NO other provider is involved in disputes as much as TWC.
NFL Network- they held out for YEARS while others provided it.
Big Ten Network-the last major provider to offer it. People missed several Badger games while they dicked around.
No provider has a history of doing this like they do. Surely, even someone doing their bidding, like you, has to admit this.
pgerassi2012... Sure, just nationalize TWC's property over a fee dispute. Confiscate TWC personal property with no reimbursement, for public consumption. This is a contract negotiation between TWC and JBG. It will be eventually settled between the parties. If you want TMJ4, it is available over the air, or through other providers.
A city owned cable utility in Wisconsin charges $25/mo for 100/10Mbps internet, $25/mo for middle tier HDTV (no premium channels except sports), and $10/mo for internet phone with no equipment charges. TWC charges more than $200/mo.
Painting TWC as some sort of hero for doing this is patently absurd and totally laughable.
Oh, and "arbaird" why don't you stop accusing others of having vested interests and explain your repeated DISPARAGEMENT here if you, yourself, don't have some sort of vested interest?
TWC is no hero but WTMJ is also just a middle man. The only real content they create is their newscasts and many of us would gladly do without those. They have a local monopoly on NBC programming and also show some syndicated stuff. Its all created by somebody else usually out in California or NYC.
chief... So what if TWC is difficult to negotiate with? It is in their interest to get the greatest product at the least amount of cost. Are carriage fee disputes involving TWC more frequent than comparable cable providers? How does the frequency of the cable disputes remotely affect JBG's negotiation with TWC? This dispute is nothing more than a contract negotiation. TWC is the buyer, and JBG is the seller. Both parties need each other, but TWC is not agreeing to the price JBG is offering. The rest is all noise. Deadlines spur action. TMJ does not have much leverage, as there product is available in multiple platforms. TWC knows this, thus is in no hurry to settle. TWC is holding out for JBG to drop their price to an acceptable rate. October 26th/27th is a true deadline to watch. With the Packers on Sunday Night Football, the public demand for the game should spur both JBG and TWC to come to an agreement.
I don't have a vested interest as I work for neither TWC nor JGB. However, all TV viewers, other than over the air, need to pay attention to this negotiation. Ultimately whatever is settled here will have ripple effect that all of us will end up paying for.
"TMJ does not have much leverage, as there (spelling is 'their') product is available in multiple platforms.", you say. How does that make sense?!! Actually, it's quite the contrary. That would mean, who needs TWC, anyway? JBG should NOT drop their price, as they've been screwed over way too long by TWC, (haven't we all) and I'm sure that whatever the fee is that's on the table right now is a fair and reasonable one, and in line with other settled negotiations. As I see it, the price is only where it probably should have been a long time ago. TWC should be grateful they got the price they did for as long as they did.. Again, programs on local stations are consistently the most watched programs on cable, but represent less than 2% of your cable bill. Doesn't sound very fair to me. Also, you say, "So what if TWC is difficult to negotiate with?" - "SO WHAT"?! It only shows that even a fair deal proposed to TWC is most likely to be balked at, and that's why this negotiation is still going on, and that's why all TWC's dealings take forever. And then, in the end, they cave anyway. Thanks TWC, way to go for making this last as long as it has.
Coffee... put down the Kool-Aid. I could care less about your emotional arguments. Simple fact is an agreement will only be reached when both sides come together on an acceptable carriage fee. Everything else is just noise.
40 days later. Who cares?
Broke out the old black and white logo? Pathetic. You are lucky to be getting what you were for your inferior product as it was. And those poor sods trying to defend TMJ for making demands on a product that is free to anyone who is NOT a cable company. The several nonoseconds per year I want to watch NBC (Packer games), I use my remote to switch from the cable to the antenna. It takes a whole 3 seconds.
Wexler has priemium price for sub par programing. Journal Communications should fire Wexler and get this resolved with TWC before they lose any more viewers.
Amid all of the back-and-forth. I have not heard any real numbers. How much money does Channel 4 want, how much did they get before, and how much does Time Warner want to pay?Hide replies
A real reporter might have reported that.
TM nor JS have real reporters. Only lefty shills.
He did. Once, I think. The most used phrase wasthe increase was "pennies per day per subscriber", which makes it sound good. If I remember correctly (and I probably don't), I think it was TMJ wanted $2.5 mil per year, which I think was almost double the last agreement. For something that is free to everyone who isn't a Cable or Satellite company.
Time Warner has put out all of the actual figures, breaking it down into what TMJ gets now and the almost 200% increase that they are asking. TMJ just likened everything to "pennies per customer" or less than a cup of coffee per day and other BS as they know that breaking it down to actual costs and increase percentages will not get consumers on their side.
Exactly. Because "pennies per day" adds up. They shouldn't have been getting anything to begin with as TWC is just distributing something that's given away for free and now they've increased the price threefold. That's a phenomenal increase any way you look at it.
They are both mediocre companies. One outputs lousy programs and the other provides bad service. Now they are engaged in mutually assured destruction.
I think I shall have a drink and watch who folds first.
Keep it up TWC I'm sure AT&T Uverse is loving it. I converted to AT&T and couldn't be happier. Bye bye TWC, I won't miss you!Hide replies
Until you hit their data caps.
TMJ's contract with Uverse will be up soon enough and it'll be the same thing all over again when that happens.
Get satellite like I have, Dish, and never look back. I love it and its much cheaper and better equipment than TWC which I had for 20 years and they didn't give a Sh_t about the quality of my picture or cost to me. They never fixed the Conductivity issue I had for 20 years because I was 1000 feet from the Node and had Cr_p TV. Dish has saved me $ 500 dollars in the 1st year. I only lost TV less than 10 times in a Year due to very heavy rain, and then watch my DVR or local TV by ANT at that time only.This usual lasts less than 30 minutes. I get WTMJ by satellite with no problems otherwise....
To get any Satellite you need southern sky exposure, usually about 42 degrees above the horizon, with little to no tree blockage based on which satilite you use. All TV satilites are located 22,000 mile out above the earth's equator. My satellites is Echostar 62 &72 which is over the gulf of Mexico
I get better picture quality with my Coat Hanger Antenna than I do with TWC anyway. I couldn't care less about all this bickering. Only time I care is when there's a Packer Game on or something like that so I go hook up my antenna.
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Running Time: 138
Director: Vince Vouyer
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Cast: Margo (I), Ryan Meadows, Autumn Haze, Mark Ashley, Kiwi, Julian (II), Joel Lawrence, Cherry Rose, Trinity (I), Desert Rose, Mark Davis, Joelean, Scarlett, Vantasia, Julian (I)
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Born to ride. Bosch cordless lawnmower.
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Kind of nice idea however I'm a little underwhelmed with the execution.
From an art direction standpoint, why show the mower in the upper left? That's traditionally where eyes start scanning... and you just eliminated your element of surprise or spark that makes it clever, entertaining or memorable. If I saw the primary image first, I'd see the chopper and then realize it's a mower afterwards, much stronger than seeing a mower and then saying hey look it kinda looks like a chopper too!
I think you need the copy "Born to ride", because the visual is not that clear so the viewer might not (won't) understand the idea without it. And the client sure as hell (they often do) want the pack shot. BUT it's the placement of the copy and the pack shot that ruins the "aha"-experience. Make the pack shot a bit smaller and place it and the copy below to the right on a white boarder or something.


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There was this weird test that everyone at work got....here's my version. Not my best effort - too many things going on during the week - work, teaching, etc - but not that bad for minimum effort.
This is awesome!! Makes me wish it was a series coming out or something! I'd watch it and enjoy it too I'm sure XD
Thanks! Who knows - maybe it will.
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July 4th is a celebration of our nation's independence – typically topped off with a cookout and fireworks.
The hot dogs and burgers are plentiful on many people's backyard grills on this holiday, but not all grilling memories are happy ones (we've been there…several times).
In an effort to help you host the most successful barbecue on the block this July 4th, here are some of our favorite grilling tips and tricks:
- Let your grill get hot for 15 minutes before putting any food on it.
- For a healthy meal option, grill fish instead of meat.
- Marinate and grill veggie kabobs as a side dish.
- Make sure you have an outdoor cooking preparation area.
- Use tongs, not a fork, to turn the meat on your grill.
- Have a back-up plan just in case the weather does not cooperate with your grilling plans.
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Everton made a big leap last season in the Premier League.
They earned their highest point total in club history, flirted with Champions League qualification and, for good measure, finished ahead of Manchester United and former boss David Moyes.
Now, they honour the man who helped them reach these heights in a big way—literally.
Everton are paying tribute to Roberto Martinez with a giant mural of the Spaniard on the side of Goodison Park. The message reads, "Solo Lo Mejor," which is Spanish for "Only The Best," the Toffees' motto.
Een jaar geleden kwam Roberto Martínez naar Everton, nu ziet hij zijn beeltenis al terug op Goodison Park: pic.twitter.com/0fi32gn1HI— Minne Groenstege (@MinneG) August 4, 2014
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AbstractThe Phase II Virtual Shooter project objective is the design, development, fabrication, assembly, and test of a 6 degree-of-freedom (DOF) device which will fully simulate the recoil reactions of a wide range of human shooters, hand guns, and ammunition types. This program is based on the work now being completed under Phase I of SBIR topic no. H-SB012.1-004, contract number HSHQDC-12-C-00039, revised completion date Dec. 31, 2012. The work under this Phase I effort has produced a computer based dynamic shooter model based on extensive data acquired under the Phase I research effort. This model will be used as the basis for the primary objective of Phase II; the delivery of a complete 6DOF virtual shooter device to DHS S&T Directorate, National Firearms and Tactical Training Unit (NFTTU). This proposed Phase II program extends over two years, the first (base) year primary deliverable will be a prototype 6 DOF Virtual Shooter device demonstrating all of the basic capabilities desired by NFTTU. At the end of the second year a prototype production design will be demonstrated and delivered, ready for acceptance by DHS and for commercial sales. The initial TRL for the virtual shooter device at Phase II project inception is estimated to be 3. At the end of Phase II, the TRL is estimated to be 7 for the device.
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Craig Morgan Is Recovering From Surgery
Shoulder surgery results in canceled shows.
Craig Morgan lives life at full-throttle, whether it's climbing the lighting rigging during his live show or torquing up the accelerator on his dirt bike for a little off-road action. Consequently, his thirst for adventure has left him a little dinged up.
And while he was anticipating a routine shoulder surgery yesterday (May 14) to repair the years of damage, he and the doctors didn't realize the extent of his injury. So, following several hours of surgery involving six shiny new screws to repair bone fractures, Craig has been forced to cancel shows next week in Chattanooga, Tenn., Twenty-Nine Palms, Calif., and appearances on CBS' The Talk and the Grand Ole Opry.
Craig is expected to fully recover and return to his active lifestyle with the addition of a stylish new sling. His next scheduled tour date is May 23 in Huntsville, Tenn., but consult his website for changes.
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Hey, you: fan of car movies. And you: fan of dance movies. Why don't you sit down so I can lay some cold hard truth on you.
You know how one of you loves the Fast and Furious movies and how the other loves the Step Up movies? Well, guess what? You both love pretty much the same thing. Seriously. The differences are almost entirely cosmetic. Swap out the cars for dancing and vice versa and you'll essentially end with the same movie in the end.
But don't mistake this for a criticism: this is all said with love. Both franchises are a ton of fun and the fact that they're ultimately the exact same thing only makes us more fond of them both. Let's break this down.
Straight-faced Wackiness
It may seem weird to think about it now, but there was a time when the Fast and Furious and Step Up movies took themselves pretty seriously. Go back and watch the first films again. Sure, they're silly, but they don't feel intentionally goofy. In fact, they're straight-faced enough to elicit more laughs than they would if they went out of their way to get silly. Interestingly, this similar starting point accidentally set the tone for both franchises — after their first entry proved unintentionally wacky, each subsequent film decided to simply embrace it and roll into the crazy. Most importantly, both do it with a straight face. As the plots get more ludicrous, both franchises keep their poker faces strong… which only makes everything even crazier.
Fetishizing a Very Specific Niche
Although most people will acknowledge or appreciate the talent involved in dancing and driving, they're relatively niche hobbies/activities/lifestyles at the end of the day. But to the characters in the Fast and Furious and Step Up series, their entire lives revolve around their chosen skill. Every breath every character takes is in service of dancing/driving and it doesn't look obsessive or deranged. Nah, it looks downright sexy. When you watch these movies, you don't think these people are sad for having one interest and one interest only. Instead, you wonder why you aren't out street racing or street dancing or something in between. Their lives really do look so much more interesting than yours and they only care about one thing!
Willingness to Take Wild Left Turns
We've already mentioned how both franchises have embraced the inherent silliness that's been at their core since the start, but what's more important than that is how they've refused to get stuck in a rut. It would have been extremely easy for every Fast and Furious movie to follow the "cops vs. street racers" template set by the first film and for every Step Up movie to replicate the "drama in a dance school" formula of the first movie, but almost every subsequent sequel has denied going down the easy path. Although the Step Up 2: The Streets also revolves around a dance school, the type of dancing at the core of the film and how it's utilized in the plot is wildly different. And if you think the Fast and Furious series turning its cast of crooks into superheroes over six films was crazy, just look to Step Up Revolution (the fourth one), which finds its protagonists using dance as a unique form of political protest. All of these movie are ultimately about driving/dancing, but the packaging is always different enough to throw you for a loop.
Unexpected Longevity
When The Fast and the Furious opened in 2001, no one could have predicted that it would spawn five sequels (with a sixth in development), with the later films eclipsing the box office of the earlier entries. The Step Up films haven't been quite as consistent at the box office, but it's hard to imagine anyone seeing the franchise pump out a film every two years like clockwork, leading to five films in less than a decade. Whether you see them or skip them, the Fast and Furious and Step Up movies have become a unmovable part of the modern movie landscape. They're here, they feel like they've always been here, and they're probably not going away for a long time. Both films have burrowed themselves in for the long haul. No one saw them sticking around, but they're going to hang around no matter what.
Cast Members Reunite… and It Feels Like an Event
When Vin Diesel officially returned to the franchise with Fast and Furious, it felt like an event. So the franchise doubled down on that with Fast Five, which reunited as many cast members from the previous films as possible… and it worked. Hell, it didn't just "work," it reinvigorated the entire series, transforming it into an ensemble piece where any combination of characters could prove wildly entertaining. Although cast members from previous Step Up films have popped up in later movies before, the newest film, Step Up All In, is doubling down on this concept, hoping to capture that Fast and Furious magic. Taking place at a major dance competition in Las Vegas, the film reunites characters from all four previous films, pitting them head-to-head to see who will come out on top. And Step Up 6 will probably have these characters challenging invading aliens to a dance-off. We can only hope!
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Title: Identification of Monarda citriodora on roadsides
Answered by: Barbara Medford
QUESTION:What is the name of the lavender wildflower so prevalent right now throughout the Texas hill country? It's an upright stalk that has lighter and darker lavender petals with rows of green leaves separating them.
I'm betting this is Monarda citriodora sometimes called Lemon Beebalm, Horsemint, or Bergamot. I've noticed it, too, and have never seen such a beautiful display as we have this year, thanks probably to the rains in the Fall and Spring. This native Texas wildflower can be an annual, a biennial, or a perennial. It attracts butterflies, is a nectar plant for bees and hummingbirds and is deer resistant! And, it grows well on limestone shelves. What more could anyone in Central Texas ask? It is native to this area but has been successfully introduced to other parts of the country.
Monarda citriodora is a member of the mint family. The leaves have a lemony scent, and it blooms with lavender to pink flowers from May to July.
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We have some gotten various files on some hard drives from somewhere. I would like to reorganize the files on there and add some more, but when I try to do that I get an error saying the drive is a read-only filesystem. Finder won't let me do anything to it, and can't do anything in the Terminal either.
How was the drive made read-only in the first place? How can I make it writable?
I am not Mac OS X 10.6, and the drive when mounted says FREECOM HDD. Have access to a Windows computer as well if needed.
When I click on the Info button in Disk Utility on the drive I get the following info:
Name : SAMSUNG HM160HI Media
Type : Disk
Partition Map Scheme : Master Boot Record
Disk Identifier : disk2
Media Name : SAMSUNG HM160HI Media
Media Type : Generic
Connection Bus : USB
USB Serial Number : 10D0B58436FF
Device Tree : IODeviceTree:/PCI0@0/EHC1@4,1
Writable : Yes
Ejectable : Yes
Location : External
Total Capacity : 160.04 GB (160,041,885,696 Bytes)
S.M.A.R.T. Status : Not Supported
Disk Number : 2
Partition Number : 0
And on the volume:
Name : FREECOM HDD
Type : Volume
Disk Identifier : disk2s1
Mount Point : /Volumes/FREECOM HDD
File System : Windows NT File System (NTFS)
Connection Bus : USB
Device Tree : IODeviceTree:/PCI0@0/EHC1@4,1
Writable : No
Universal Unique Identifier : DE1A6D72-14C0-4CEC-AB76-A26A53E1B1C7
Capacity : 160.04 GB (160,039,240,704 Bytes)
Free Space : 88.94 GB (88,935,407,616 Bytes)
Used : 71.1 GB (71,103,832,064 Bytes)
Number of Files : 129
Number of Folders : 0
Owners Enabled : No
Can Turn Owners Off : No
Can Be Formatted : No
Bootable : No
Supports Journaling : No
Journaled : No
Disk Number : 2
Partition Number : 1
I mean... they have to have had it writable at some point in time. How would they otherwise get the files there? How can I make it writable again?


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Released: Mar 01st, 2007
Running Time: 104
Director: Dee (I)
Company: Sinsation Pictures
Cast: Brooke (I), Kristal Summers, Brad Hardy, Justice Young, TJ Powers, Alex Gonz, Demi Delia, Kitty Langdon, Daniel (I), Dean Kane
Critical Rating: AAAA
Ah, that species of womanhood known as the MILF. Sure, they may have been around the block three or four times, and gravity might be starting to take its toll, but, really, these chicks just ooze desperation. And that, friends, is hot.
The MILFs assembled for this outing are all first-rate, tight-bodied, and are gosh-darn dead sexy – like Kristal Summers, the kind of hot momma you only wish you could run into down at the local supermarket.
This release also boasts sharp directing from Dee, and a story that one could watch with the ol? ball and chain at home.
But why the hell would you do that?
Pre-nom: Best Specialty Release – MILF.
Retailing: Older chicks turn some new tricks.


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Carol Louise Alger 84 of Kirksville passed away Monday (March 10, 2014) at the LaPlata Nursing Home.
The daughter of Robert and Della (Potter) Stewart, she was born May 17, 1929 in Kirksville, Missouri. On December 16, 1961 in Kirksville she was united in marriage to Kenneth Alger.
Carol is survived by one brother, Sam Stewart of Kirksville and two sisters, Sarah Stitzer and husband Andy of Kirksville and Norma McKim and husband Larry of Brashear.
A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday (March 13, 2014) at Forrest-Llewellyn Cemetery with Brian Carter officiating.
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