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Definition of water in English:
- They are dissolved in warm water and the liquid is taken as a drink between meals.
- Brine is a solution of sodium chloride and water that may or may not contain other salts.
- Its normally the ions that react with other chemicals when dissolved in water.
- No house had its own water supply so a regular visit had to be made to the nearest pump for the daily supply.
- Do we really need to associate with the brand that pipes water into our house?
- One was an empty old pipe he was replacing, one was full of cold water supplying the home.
- Like all water signs, Scorpio finds a natural habitat in the world of feelings and instincts.
- He did, however, take note of the sign that Jupiter is in: Scorpio, a water sign.
- In the water signs of Scorpio and Pisces we see a different expression of this energy.
- On the strength of such claims the site was developed as a medicinal spa and huge crowds flocked to take the waters.
- 'Throughout the nineteenth century, American high society flocked here to take the waters,' he relates.
- The alleged curative powers of springs precipitated the establishment of spas where wealthy visitors came to take the waters and which may be considered the forerunners of modern health farms.
- The maid massaged the oil into her scalp and washed it with the flower water in the bath.
- Beat the cream cheese and butter together and then beat in the flower water and sugar.
- Poach the syrup gently for about ten minutes, until it begins to thicken a little, then stir in the orange blossom water.
- Swimming may be a symbol of birth, expressing a wish to return to the peace and safety of the waters of the womb.
- The epidural did not work and fell out and my waters were broken without my consent.
Water is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen (chemical formula: H2O) with highly distinctive physical and chemical properties: it is able to dissolve many other substances; its solid form (ice) is less dense than the liquid form; its boiling point, viscosity, and surface tension are unusually high for its molecular weight, and it is partially dissociated into hydrogen and hydroxyl ions.
- I want a strong man to walk beside me at the water's edge as the sun sets into the ocean.
- A giant marquee was erected next to the lake and a dance floor constructed at the water's edge.
- Now let me have you imagine that you are at a lake or a pond standing at the edge of the water.
- Players were ducked under the water and roughly tackled by the opposing side.
- For two miles the water stretched north, a flat sheet of grey in the morning sun.
- The waters of Dongting Lake and the Xiangjiang River, which flows through the provincial capital of Changsha, are near all-time highs.
- He floated on the surface of the lake; its waters were far denser than normal water.
- In the opera's famous opening scene, deep in the waters of the Rhine river, Wagner unfolds an immense, rolling E-flat major chord.
- The sanctuary is believed to be the largest yet declared by an individual government in waters under its jurisdiction.
- He added that the mine could also have been washed out to sea from recent Royal Navy manoeuvres in Scottish coastal waters.
- But it was a huge shock to New Zealanders to see an act of terrorism take place within our coastal waters, and in our terrestrial areas, as well.
- I arrived back to my house and saw my grandpa was watering the flowers outside.
- It was also used for watering the flowers in the churchyard, and for drinking water.
- Alison was watering the potted herbs that grew behind the house.
- She rode onward, stopping only to water her horse or to walk him every now and than.
- But up to 1962, they were grazing and watering cattle there, pending their slaughter.
- I fed the chickens, and watered the goats; I even found time to fluff the cats.
- For centuries people believed the Garden of Eden was a sunny parkland watered by rivers meandering gently beneath a blue sky.
- The telltale marks recall a lost world from 175 million years ago when neither cliffs nor sea were there and the area was a near-tropical coastal plain watered by rivers from the Pennines.
- Ladakh is watered by the River Indus on its way down to the Punjab, and many a grain of sand in the Indian Ocean may well have once formed part of a stone in the land behind the Himalayas.
- During her response to the welcome home, Captain Parry said she watered Windeward Bound at some of the same spots used by Flinders and found the water still pristine.
- Each time it merely turned an engine around or coaled and watered it, such as when a yard engine came in for a crew change, the roundhouse was credited with a half-dispatch.
- Once they had cleared the platform, James got off and watered our coaches.
- Her eyes watered up and the tears made their way down her cheek.
- Suddenly her eyes watered and tears fell from her eyes.
- Rachel's eyes watered, and tears started flowing down her cheeks.
- Her mouth watered just from the sight of the food.
- Geneva's mouth watered at the pleasant smell of the food.
- My mouth watered at the sight and smell but I forced myself to keep my head up and stand strong.
- As a malt lover, I am in the camp that says watering down the whisky is precisely what you want to do, since this reveals its subtle intricacies.
- It's like drinking club soda that has been watered down and mixed with flat light beer.
- And watering down the whiskey isn't the best way to keep your customers loyal.
- The man who led the investigation believes the proposals have been watered down so that the staining will not affect the appearance of dog and cat food.
- Such has been the opposition to Clarke's proposals that he has watered them down somewhat.
- Similarly, on the proposed adoption of the services directive to create a single and free market for services within the union, the proposals were watered down to the point where the liberalisation is meaningless in all but name.
by water
- Using a ship or boat for travel or transport: at the end of the lake was a small gazebo, accessible only by waterMore example sentences
- Just after the attacks, the debris was brought by road; now, to cope with the volume, it is shipped by water.
- The crews travelled down to Gravesend by water on the Saturday in order to take part.
- Until very recently, travel by water was the most efficient way to move around.
cast one's bread upon the waters
- see bread.
like water
- In great quantities: George was spending money like waterMore example sentences
- However, many people, especially the wealthy classes, spend money like water.
- Still, it seeps in like water and before you know it you are drowning.
- The real show takes place in the Festhallen, wherein the beer runs like water and tastes like the nectar of the gods.
make water
- A woman enters the bathroom with the desire/need to make water or to poop.
- With all of his patrons' content, Barridan tromped his way toward the door, thinking now would be a good time to make water before the crowd managed to gulp down their refreshed mugs of ale.
of the first water
- 5.1(Typically of someone or something perceived as undesirable or annoying) extreme or unsurpassed of their kind: she was a bore of the first waterMore example sentences
- According to her description the losing candidate was a 'lush,' a falling down soaking drunk of the first water.
- I will just say, however, that anyone who gets a tattoo from another culture with that much resonance in that culture without every having met someone from that culture is a schmuck of the first water.
- This is a magickal artifact of the first water, so well known that it was credited as the device through which Dee divined the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
under water
- Submerged; flooded.Example sentences
- The lounge bar is under water and so are the two ground floor bedrooms.
- He said the flood plain encroached on to the land, which was near Selby Dam, and was currently under water.
- He still has 60 acres of winter corn under water, a lot of which will drown out and have to be re-sown.
the water of life
- Whiskey.Example sentences
- Or is this a clumsy attempt at a makeover for the water of life, something based on the London vodka restaurants that once revolutionised the perception of Russia's finest?
- And if you stand at the pier at Lagavulin, you will overlook the bay from which a thousand Islay men embarked to help Robert the Bruce give the English a good gubbing at Bannockburn - and who were no doubt well fortified with the water of life.
- 'I have drunk of the water of life since my youth,' the barbarian muttered, then drank of the cup.
water off a duck's back
- see duck1.
water on the brain
- informal Hydrocephalus.Example sentences
- Their conditions ranged from IQ's as low as 55, to water on the brain at birth, brain damage, and lobotomy.
- He had been born with water on the brain and suffered other brain damage from a severe fall when he was young.
- Suffering from prostate cancer, Parkinson's and water on the brain, the preacher will speak from an ingenious pulpit designed to allow him to evangelise in a sitting position.
water under the bridge (or water over the dam)
- Used to refer to events or situations that are in the past and consequently no longer to be regarded as important or as a source of concern.Example sentences
- Past fiscal decisions are water over the dam, given the national government's priority for addressing recession in a timely manner.
- While what's past is past and there's no use crying about water under the bridge, it does appear that this decision may have been a mistake on my part.
- And when you get together with him is it water under the bridge or do you still continue to talk about the things that you guys have been through and how have you fixed that relationship?
- Example sentences
- All pens contained fence-line feeders and individual waterers.
- Most importantly, it kept the heated, automatic waterers for the 75 sheep in the barn from freezing.
- If you have two acres divided into four paddocks, you can place one waterer in the middle of the pasture where all four paddocks converge.
- Example sentences
- The wanderer is like a dehydrated traveller in a waterless desert, or a lover longing to see the distant beloved.
- Late afternoon found the two making their way slowly across the sun-baked earth, moving across shadeless, parching desert, two specks in a vast waste of waterless ground.
- Of course the Mongols, their flocks, and their neighbors didn't actually live in the waterless Gobi Desert, but further north in grassy steppes, rising toward forested hill country.
Old English wæter (noun), wæterian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch water, German Wasser, from an Indo-European root shared by Russian voda (compare with vodka), also by Latin unda 'wave' and Greek hudōr 'water'.
The people living around the Black Sea more than 5 000 years ago had a word for water. We do not know exactly what it was, but it was probably the source for the words used for 'water' in many European languages, past and present. In Old English it was wæter. The Greek was hudōr, the source of words like hydraulic (mid 17th century) and hydrotherapy (late 19th century). The same root led to the formation of Latin unda 'wave', as in inundate (late 18th century), abound (Middle English) (from Latin abundare 'overflow'), and undulate (mid 17th century), Russian voda (the source of vodka), German Wasser, and the English words wet (Old English) and otter (Old English). Of the first water means 'unsurpassed'. The three highest grades into which diamonds or pearls could be classified used to be called waters, but only first water, the top one, is found today, describing a completely flawless gem. An equivalent term is found in many European languages, and all are thought to come from the Arabic word for water, mā, which also meant 'shine or splendour', presumably from the appearance of very pure water. People and things other than gems began to be described as of the first water in the 1820s. Nowadays the phrase is rarely used as a compliment: in a letter written in 1950, P.G. Wodehouse commented disparagingly on J. M. Barrie's play The Admirable Crichton: 'I remember being entranced with it in 1904 or whenever it was, but now it seems like a turkey of the first water.' If you study a duck shaking its wings after diving for food you will see the point of water off a duck's back, used since the 1820s of a potentially hurtful remark that has no apparent effect. The water forms into beads and simply slides off the bird's waterproof feathers, leaving the duck dry. Water under the bridge refers to events that are in the past and should no longer to be regarded as important. Similar phrases are recorded since the beginning of the 20th century. A North American variant is water over the dam. The first uses of waterlogged, in the late 18th century, referred to ships that were so flooded with water that they became heavy and unmanageable, and no better than a log floating in the sea. A watershed, a ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers or seas, has nothing to do with garden sheds but means 'ridge of high ground' and is connected with shed (Old English) meaning 'discard'.
Words that rhyme with wateraorta, daughter, exhorter, exporter, extorter, Horta, importer, mortar, porter, quarter, slaughter, snorter, sorter, sporter, supporter, three-quarter, torte, transporter, underwater
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Rickie Fowler was lining up an 18-foot par putt on the seventh hole Friday in the Match Play Championship when Sergio Garcia interrupted him.
"He goes, 'You want a halve?' " Fowler said. "I'm like, 'What? What's he saying?' He goes, 'You want a halve? Halve the hole?' "
Fowler took the halve, also conceding the Spaniard's 7-footer and went on to rally for a 1-up win at Dove Mountain (Ariz.).
"I'm thinking, 'I kind of want to just play it out there, but I'd be stupid not to take a halve. I'm twice the distance he is.' " Fowler said.
Garcia made the gesture after feeling guilty about taking a long time to make two drops away from bees on No. 6.
"This is a gentleman's game, and lately it hasn't felt like it's been like that," Garcia said.
Fowler was OK with the time Garcia took on the drops.
"There were quite a few bees around the sprinkler head. It wasn't exactly a safe situation," Fowler said. "I've gotten to know Sergio quite a bit over the last year. We've had a lot of fun playing together."
Fowler took the lead on the par-3 16th, holing a 15-foot birdie putt. They halved 17 with pars, and Fowler won with a 4-foot birdie putt on 18.
Garcia was asked if he regretted the conceded putt. "No, not at all," he said.
Fowler will face Jim Furyk in the quarterfinals. Furyk beat Harris English 1 up.
Graeme McDowell pulled off another improbable escape by winning the last two holes to force overtime against Hunter Mahan, making a 20-foot par putt to extend the match and winning it with a birdie on the 21st hole.
"Nine lives have been used up, and then some," said McDowell, who'll face Victor Dubuisson. Dubuisson won the first two holes and beat Bubba Watson 2 and 1.
Ernie Els knocked off PGA champion Jason Dufner 1 up. Next up is Jordan Spieth, who ousted defending champion Matt Kuchar 2 and 1. Also, Jason Day beat George Coetzee 3 and 1, and Louis Oosthuizen was 6 under through 14 holes in beating Webb Simpson 5 and 4.
LPGA: Anna Nordqvist made two late bogeys at the rainy LPGA Thailand, leaving her a shot ahead after two rounds in Chonburi. She had an even-par 72 to remain 6 under. Sandra Gal (70), Julieta Granada (68) and Azahara Munoz (68) shared second.
Stacy Lewis (69) and Michelle Wie (73) were 4 under.

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2.1-2 Function of Court and Jury
Revised to November 6, 2014
It is exclusively the function of the court to state the rules of law that govern the case, with instructions as to how you are to apply them. It is your obligation to accept the law as I state it. You must follow all of my instructions and not single out some and ignore others; they are all equally important.
You are the sole judge of the facts. It is your duty to find the facts. You are to recollect and weigh the evidence and form your own conclusions as to what the ultimate facts are. You may not go outside the evidence introduced in court to find the facts. This means that you may not resort to guesswork, conjecture or suspicion, and you must not be influenced by any personal likes or dislikes, opinions, prejudices or sympathy.
You should not be influenced by my actions during the trial in ruling on motions or objections by counsel, or in comments to counsel, or in questions to witnesses, or in setting forth the law in these instructions. You are not to take my actions as any indication of my opinion as to how you should determine the issues of fact.
Any reference I make to the evidence is only for the purpose of clarification of some point of law or a point of illustration or to refresh your recollection as to the general nature of the testimony. I do not intend to emphasize any evidence I mention or limit your consideration to it. If I do not mention certain evidence, you will use the evidence from your recollection. If my recollection of the evidence does not comport with your recollection, then it is your recollection which must prevail because you are the exclusive trier of the facts.
The defendant justly relies upon you to consider carefully (his/her) claims, to consider carefully all of the evidence and to find (him/her) not guilty if the facts and the law require such a verdict. The defendant rightfully expects fair and just treatment at your hands.
At the same time, the state of Connecticut and its people look to you to render a verdict of guilty if the facts and law require such a verdict.1
The law prohibits the state's attorney or defense counsel from giving personal opinions as to whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty. It is not their assessment of the credibility of witnesses that matters, only yours.
See, e.g., State v. Faust, 237 Conn. 454, 477-78 (1996); State v. Mejia, 233 Conn. 215, 242-43 (1995); State v. Francis, 228 Conn. 118, 133-35 (1993); State v. Walton, 227 Conn. 32, 63 (1993). State v. Gannon, 75 Conn. 206, 218-37 (1902), contains a thorough discussion regarding the functions of the court and jury.
Marshaling the evidence
In State v. Lemoine, 233 Conn. 502 (1995), the Supreme Court addressed the issue of "whether the trial court, in its jury instructions in a criminal trial, has a constitutional obligation to refer to the evidence relating to the crimes charged in the information." Id., 504. The Court concluded "that review of or comment on the evidence is not constitutionally mandated where the trial court, in the exercise of its sound discretion, determines that such commentary is not necessary and that the jury would be properly instructed and not misled in its absence." Id., 512.
The trial court should always caution the jury that "it should rely on its own recollection of the facts, rather than on the characterizations set forth by the court in the charge" and that the court, in commenting on the evidence, does "not intend either to emphasize certain evidence above other evidence or to avoid mentioning certain evidence." State v. Delgado, 247 Conn. 616 , 627-31 (1999); see also State v. Davis, 255 Conn. 782, 797-800 (2001); State v. Reid, 254 Conn. 540, 559-60 (2000); State v. Johnson, 53 Conn. App. 476, 482-84, cert. denied, 249 Conn. 929 (1999); State v. Adams, 52 Conn. App. 643, 647-48 (1999), aff'd, 252 Conn. 752, cert. denied, 531 U.S. 876, 121 S.Ct. 182, 148 L.Ed.2d 126 (2000).
It is not necessary to marshal the evidence when the issues are not complex. State v. Youngs, 97 Conn. App. 348, 366-67, cert. denied, 280 Conn. 930 (2006).______________________________________________________
1 Do not include the following language: "The state as well does not want the conviction of an innocent person. The state is as much concerned in having an innocent person acquitted as in having a guilty person convicted." State v. Carrion, 313 Conn. 823, 847-49 (2014) (using its supervisory authority to direct trial courts to not include this language). This language has repeatedly been criticized by the Appellate Court. Id., 848-49 n. 17.


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The immigrant experience in America is about building a better tomorrow while giving back to society and to those who have helped us along the way. The driving force behind this endeavor is the pride of heritage brought to the US by new arrivals, a pride of heritage that is strong as it spans many generations and can touch countless lives.
The Irish Emigrantin partnership with IrishCentral and the Irish Voice are proud to present the inaugural Irish Leaders of New England Awards, recognizing Irish immigrantsandAmericans of Irish descent who, through their endeavors, have lead the way to a better future for so many others.
Each of our honorees personify all that is good in the Irish American experience. They have shared their wisdom, created jobs, helped those in need, and most important of all, they have made us proud to be Irish.
In a joint statement, Connell Gallagher, Publisher of The Irish Emigrant and Niall O'Dowd, Publisher of IrishCentral and Irish Voice, stated, "We are delighted and honored to present the Irish leaders in New England awards which will be an annual event. The extraordinary accomplishments of this year's honorees show what a successful, vital, and caring community the Irish throughout New England are.
"We believe this type of recognition is long overdue. With so many individuals and organizations worthy of gratitude and honor, it was a difficult task to narrow the list to just a few recipients. Our congratulations to the Irish Leaders of New England, 2012."
The Inaugural Irish Leaders List for 2012 is:
Irish Person of the Year - Dr. John L. Lahey, President of Quinnipiac University, CT, Founder, Ireland's Great Hunger Museum
Leader in Business - Dave Greaney, Synergy Investments
Leader in Law - Aidan Browne, Sullivan & Worcester LLP
Leader in Irish Hospitality - John J. Somers, Somers Pubs
Leader of Tomorrow - Joseph P. Kennedy, III - candidate for congress
Leader in Community Service - Sr. Marguerite Kelly & Fr. John McCarthy, Irish Pastoral Centre
Leader in Bridging Communities - Sr. Lena Deevy, IIIC
Irish Person of the Year
Dr. John Lahey, Quinnipiac University
Dr. John Laheyis the president of Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. President for the past 25 years, Lahey has distinguished himself as an innovative and dynamic leader who has spearheaded Quinnipiac's emergence as one of the leading institutions in the Northeast. (More than half - 53% - of Quinnipiac students come from New England.)
As 1997 grand marshal of the NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade, Laheydevoted much of his time that year to educating the public about the historic implications of Ireland's Great Hunger. He has been at the forefront of a movement to require schools to include the Irish Famine in school curricula as a human rights violation.
In September 2012, under Lahey's leadership, Quinnipiac opened Ireland's Great HungerMuseum, Músaem an Ghorta Mhóir, which contains the world's largest collection of visual art, artifacts and ephemera dedicated to this tragic period in Irish history. "The museum will preserve, build and present its art collection in order to stimulate reflection, inspire imagination and advance awareness of Ireland's Great Hunger and its long aftermath on both sides of the Atlantic," said Lahey.
Lahey also received the Ambassador of Ireland Award for the Holyoke St. Patrick's Day Parade in 2010. He was named the 2011 Irish American of the Year by Irish America as a leading educator and keeper of Irish heritage. In 2000 he also was named one of the 10 outstanding grand marshals of the 20th century.
Lahey, a native of Bronx, NY, received undergraduate and master's degrees in philosophy from the University of Dayton, a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Miami, and a second master's degree in higher education administration from Columbia University.
Lahey also is a leader in the community, serving as a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division 4, New York County; director and vice chairman of the St. Patrick's Day Parade, Inc.; a member of the Knights of St. Patrick; and on the board of directors for Yale-New Haven Hospital, United Illuminating Company, Independence Holding Company and the Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy.
Lahey resides in Cheshire, Connecticut, with his wife Judy, and has two sons, Brent and Robert.
Lahey's paternal grandfather hails from Knockglossmore, Co. Kerry. His paternal grandmother hails from Co. Cork and his maternal grandmother from Co. Clare.
Leader of Tomorrow
Joseph P. Kennedy III, Candidate for Congress


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Published: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 6:44 a.m.
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Leads South will be holding its monthly meeting at 8 a.m. on Thursday at the Claddagh. Networking and breakfast will begin at 7:30 a.m. Cathy Horton, sales and marketing associate for WTZQ 1600 am radio, will be the guest presenter. Horton, a former business owner, will discuss the impact that radio advertising has on businesses throughout Henderson County. The Leads South group is a group of local businesses that shares leads and encouragement and promotes each other's businesses. It is sponsored by the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce.
Henderson County Chamber of Commerce's networking event Business After Hours will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. June 27 at The Van Winkle Law Firm at 422 S. Main St. in Hendersonville. There will be door prizes, barbecue from Harry's Grill & BBQ, beverages and Van's Chocolates. RSVP to 828.692.1413 or by visiting www. hendersoncountychamber.org
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NEW YORK, New York (WOMENSENEWS)--The Women's City Club of New York, founded in 1915 by suffragists, has been focused on good-governance issues--education, environment--in recent years.
But in June, under the leadership of Taina Bien-Aime, who took over as executive director in 2012, it returned to its earliest core mission: the welfare of women and children.
That's not surprising, given Bien-Aime's personal commitment toward women's rights, whether she's running a city group or Equality Now, the international women's advocacy group that she ran for 10 years.
Demonstrating its new activism, the group in June issued a statement supporting the city's probe into complaints made by the two women employed as part-time workers raking weeds and picking up trash in the city's parks.
Since 2009, the workers said, male supervisors had engaged in inappropriate touching, asked for sexual favors and held pole-dancing contests at employee gatherings.
After the New York Daily News broke the story of the allegations in May, the Department of Investigation -- an anti-corruption arm of the city government -- interviewed participants, sifted through documents and delivered a report to the Parks Department, where the investigation is ongoing.
One supervisor accused of sexual harassment has been moved to a non-supervisory position, and another has been suspended without pay. The two seasonal workers have moved to jobs outside the Parks Department, according to a spokesperson in a recent email interview.
Diversifying and Changing
Women's City Club was founded in 1916 with members including former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, the first woman to become a member of the U.S. cabinet; and actress Helen Hayes. The City Club, long led by a volunteer board mostly governed by white women, is in a phase of trying to attract younger members and to diversify its leadership.
In the Parks Department case, the Women's City Club spotted a vulnerable group of women.
Many of these workers are low-income single mothers getting by with help from public assistance and referred to their jobs by job placement services or workfare; the program of linking welfare benefits to employment.
Since their positions often only last four or six months, such workers have little assurance of being rehired the next season by the Parks Department and can be leery of raising any complaints.
In May, however, the two seasonal workers did speak up when they lodged their complaints.
"It's really egregious that the Parks Department was not aware for so long," said Bien-Aime in a recent interview at her office in a temporary suite in Midtown Manhattan.
She sees the harassment of the seasonal park workers as a local form of sexual exploitation, an issue that she confronted on a global front in her former post as executive director of Equality Now.
From Brooklyn to Bangkok
"Whether the issue is international or New York City and New York State, it's the same," said Bien-Aime, who believes that girls and women in Brooklyn require the same kind of advocacy as counterparts in Bangkok, an epicenter of sex tourism and sex trafficking.
A first-generation Haitian-American, Bien-Aime holds degrees from the University of Geneva in Switzerland, as well as the New York University School of Law.
She grew up among women who fought for gender equality, both on the Caribbean island nation and in North America.
"My grandmother was a suffragist," she says, "and my mother was a feminist. As a little girl, I thought that the women in my family were the most powerful people in the world."
Childhood perceptions change, however. Bien-Aime saw the limits of the domestic sphere.
"I saw my aunts having to be submissive to their husbands," said Bien-Aime. "They changed, even if they worked outside the home. They talked about pats on their behind from their bosses. They had to accept it."
Bien-Aime didn't believe that she or other women--including those working for the Parks Department--should have to accept it.
Marge Ives, president of the Women's City Club, said her organization will closely monitor the Parks Department case. "We will ensure that anti-sexual harassment measures are enforced and that prevention efforts are in place and implemented." Ives said in an e-mail interview.
Behlor Santi lives in New York City. She's currently working on her memoir, "A Crazy Girl's Guide To Real Estate In New York City," and two books of short fiction.
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We break down the 2012 bowl games from best to worst (SEC Games Highlighted):
1. Discover BCS National Championship Game
Notre Dame vs. Alabama
Jan. 7: ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET, Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Fla.
Undefeated Notre Dame tries to end No. 2 Alabama's attempt at winning back-to-back BCS national championships and the SEC's streak of six BCS titles in a row. The Crimson Tide is 1-5 against the Fighting Irish, including four losses by legendary coach Paul "Bear" Bryant.
2. Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Oregon vs. Kansas State
Jan. 3: ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.
The No. 4 Ducks and No. 5 Wildcats came within one loss of playing for a BCS national championship. Kansas State coach Bill Snyder, 73, will try to slow down Oregon's high-octane offense, which is averaging 50.8 points per game.
3. AT&T Cotton Bowl
Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma
Jan. 4: Fox, 8 p.m. ET, Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Most Texas A&M fans probably would have preferred a bowl game against longtime rival Texas, but they'll settle for playing former Big 12 foe Oklahoma. Aggies quarterback Johnny "Football" Manziel is expected to win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday.
4. Chick-fil-A Bowl
LSU vs. Clemson
Dec. 31: ESPN, 7:30 p.m. ET, Georgia Dome, Atlanta
No. 14 Clemson will try to put last season's Orange Bowl debacle -- a 70-33 loss to West Virginia -- in its rearview mirror for good. No. 8 LSU is 5-0 in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, including a 38-3 rout of Georgia Tech in 2008.
5. Outback Bowl
South Carolina vs. Michigan
Jan. 1: ESPN, 1 p.m. ET, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.
Who can't wait to watch Gamecocks defensive end Jadeveon Clowney chasing Wolverines quarterback/running back Denard Robinson all over the field? The No. 10 Gamecocks will be making their fourth appearance in the Outback Bowl since 2001.
6. Rose Bowl Game Presented by Vizio
Wisconsin vs. Stanford
Jan. 1: ESPN, 5 p.m. ET, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.
Pac-12 champion Stanford has the country's third-best run defense, allowing only 87.6 yards per game. Badgers tailback Montee Ball ran for 725 yards with eight touchdowns in his last four games. The Badgers lost five games this season, but are playing in their third Rose Bowl game in a row.
7. Allstate Sugar Bowl
Louisville vs. Florida
Jan. 2: ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
The No. 3 Gators' only defeat was a 17-9 loss to Georgia on Oct. 27. Cardinals coach Charlie Strong is a former Florida defensive coordinator, who helped the Gators win BCS national championships in 2006 and '08.
8. Discover Orange Bowl
Northern Illinois vs. Florida State
Jan. 1: ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET, Sun Life Stadium, Miami
Remember when everyone assumed Alabama would destroy Utah in the 2009 Sugar Bowl? The Utes stunned the Tide, 31-17. The No. 15 Huskies might be good enough to give the inconsistent Seminoles a good fight.
9. Capital One Bowl
Georgia vs. Nebraska
Jan. 1: ABC, 1 p.m. ET, Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla.
Which is going to put up more resistance on New Year's Day? Nebraska's defense, which allowed 539 rushing yards in a 70-31 loss to Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship game? Or the Bulldogs, who had their hearts ripped out in a 32-28 loss to Alabama in the SEC championship game?
10. Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl
Baylor vs. UCLA
Dec. 27: ESPN, 9:45 p.m. ET, Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego
The Bears and No. 17 Bruins have never played each other, and there could be plenty of fireworks in their first meeting. Baylor ranks No. 1 in the country in total offense (587.7 yards per game) and No. 119 in total defense (513.9 yards).
11. Valero Alamo Bowl
Texas vs. Oregon State
Dec. 29: ESPN, 6:45 p.m. ET, Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
Bevo vs. the Beavers. No. 23 Texas has won six of its last seven bowl games, including last season's Holiday Bowl. No. 13 Oregon State is playing in its first bowl game in three seasons.
12. TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl
Mississippi State vs. Northwestern
Jan. 1, ESPN2, 12 p.m. ET, EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Fla.
The No. 20 Wildcats are still looking for their first bowl victory since winning the 1949 Rose Bowl. The Bulldogs have lost four of their last five games, but blasted Michigan 52-14 in the 2011 Gator Bowl.
13. New Era Pinstripe Bowl
West Virginia vs. Syracuse
Dec. 29: ESPN, 3:15 p.m. ET, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, N.Y.
It might not get any better than Dana Holgerson performing on Broadway. Unless, of course, you're playing West Virginia's defense, which allowed 38.1 points per game. The former Big East rivals have never met in the postseason.
14. Hyundai Sun Bowl
USC vs. Georgia Tech
Dec. 31: CBS, 2 p.m. ET, Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas
USC quarterback Matt Barkley is expected to be ready for his final college game after missing the Notre Dame game with a shoulder injury. Georgia Tech has already fired defensive coordinator Al Groh; USC defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin resigned last week.
15. MAACO Bowl Las Vegas
Washington vs. Boise State
Dec. 22: ESPN, 3:30 p.m. ET, Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
The No. 19 Broncos will play the Huskies for only the second time, and then they'll play again in the 2013 opener at renovated Husky Stadium in Seattle. Boise State is playing in its third straight MAACO Bowl, previously beating Arizona State and Utah.
16. San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
BYU vs. San Diego State
Dec. 20: ESPN, 8 p.m. ET, Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego
The Aztecs won their last seven games to win a share of a Mountain West Conference title. Four of the Cougars' five losses were decided by six points or fewer, including a 17-14 loss to Notre Dame.
17. Russell Athletic Bowl
Rutgers vs. Virginia Tech
Dec. 28: ESPN, 5:30 p.m. ET, Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla.
Virginia Tech quarterback Logan Thomas looks to rebound from a disappointing regular season against one of the country's most underrated defenses. It could be a springboard to 2013 for Thomas, who looks to resurrect his NFL draft stock.
18. Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
TCU vs. Michigan State
Dec. 29: ESPN, 10:15 p.m. ET, Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Ariz.
Two of the game's best defensive minds -- TCU's Gary Patterson and Michigan State's Mark Dantonio -- will match wits on late-night TV. The Spartans lost five Big Ten games by 13 points combined; the Horned Frogs lost to three ranked Big 12 foes by 23 points combined.
19. GoDaddy.com Bowl
Kent State vs. Arkansas State
Jan. 6: ESPN, 9 p.m. ET, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Ala.
The No. 25 Golden Flashes will make their first bowl appearance in 40 years when they play the Red Wolves on the eve of the BCS National Championship Game. The contest features two of the game's up-and-coming coaches: Kent State's Darrell Hazell and Arkansas State's Gus Malzahn.
20. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Toledo vs. Utah State
Dec. 15: ESPN, 4:30 p.m. ET, Bronco Stadium, Boise, Idaho
The Aggies and Rockets played in two of last season's most exciting bowl games. Utah State lost to Ohio 24-23 in the Potato Bowl after Bobcats quarterback Tyler Tettleton ran for a 1-yard touchdown with 13 seconds left. The Rockets beat Air Force 42-41 in the Military Bowl, stopping the Falcons on a fake extra-point kick with 52 seconds to go.
21. Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
NC State vs. Vanderbilt
Dec. 31: ESPN, noon ET, LP Field, Nashville, Tenn.
The Wolfpack are excited to have a new coach; the Commodores are happy they're keeping theirs. Vanderbilt's James Franklin signed a contract extension Sunday after leading the Commodores to back-to-back bowl games for the first time in school history. They won't have to travel far to play the Wolfpack, who will be led by interim coach Dana Bible. Former Northern Illinois coach Dave Doeren was hired as Tom O'Brien's replacement on Saturday.
22. Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
Navy vs. Arizona State
Dec. 29, ESPN2, 4 p.m. ET, AT&T Park, San Francisco
Sun Devils coach Todd Graham's first season in the desert has to be considered a success; Arizona State finished with a winning record for the first time since 2007 and beat rival Arizona, 41-34. Now he'll try to lead the Sun Devils to their first bowl victory since the 2005 Insight Bowl.
23. AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Iowa State vs. Tulsa
Dec. 31: ESPN, 3:30 p.m. ET, Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tenn.
The Cyclones defeated the Golden Hurricane 38-23 in the Sept. 1 opener in Ames, Iowa. Tulsa finished 10-3; Iowa State finished 6-6 after losing five of their last seven games.
24. BBVA Compass Bowl
Pittsburgh vs. Ole Miss
Jan. 5: ESPN, 1 p.m. ET, Legion Field, Birmingham, Ala.
Despite finishing 6-6, the Panthers and Rebels were pretty competitive under their first-year coaches. Paul Chryst nearly guided the Panthers to an upset of Notre Dame before falling 29-26 in three overtimes. Hugh Freeze nearly pulled off two upsets at Ole Miss, losing to Texas A&M 30-27 and LSU 41-35.
25. Belk Bowl
Cincinnati vs. Duke
Dec. 27: ESPN, 6:30 p.m. ET, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.
The Blue Devils, who are playing in their first bowl game since 1994, will get to play the Bearcats close to home. Duke lost five of its last six games; Cincinnati won four of its last five. The Bearcats' only Big East losses were 34-31 in overtime at Louisville and 10-3 against Rutgers at home.
26. Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Nevada vs. Arizona
Dec. 15: ESPN, 1 p.m. ET, University Stadium, Albuquerque, N.M.
It might be a wild shootout in the Southwest, as Arizona's high-powered spread attack takes on Nevada's Pistol offense. The Wildcats scored 37.3 points in coach Rich Rodriguez's first season, while allowing 34.3 points on defense. The Wolf Pack averaged 37 points, while surrendering 32.5 points per game.
27. Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl
Fresno State vs. SMU
Dec. 24: ESPN, 8 p.m. ET, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
June Jones returns to the islands, where he coached Hawaii for nine seasons before leaving to coach at SMU. It won't be a vacation against Fresno State, which finished 9-3 in coach Tim DeRuyter's first season. The Bulldogs rank in the top 20 nationally in total offense (488.5 yards per game) and total defense (335.3 yards).
28. AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
Louisiana-Monroe vs. Ohio
Dec. 28: ESPN, 2 p.m. ET, Independence Stadium, Shreveport, La.
The WarHawks and Bobcats opened the season with red-hot starts before coming back to reality during conference play. Louisiana-Monroe opened the season by stunning then-No. 8 Arkansas 34-31 in overtime and nearly upset Auburn and Baylor. Ohio started 7-0 before losing four of its last five games.
29. Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas
Minnesota vs. Texas Tech
Dec. 28: ESPN, 9 p.m. ET, Reliant Stadium, Houston
The Gophers will look to make amends for the greatest collapse in college football postseason history. Minnesota blew a 31-point lead in a 44-41 overtime loss to the Red Raiders in the 2006 Insight Bowl. The Gophers fired coach Glen Mason two days later. Minnesota is playing in its first bowl game since 2009.
30. Heart of Dallas Bowl
Purdue vs. Oklahoma State
Jan. 1: ESPNU, 12 p.m. ET, Cotton Bowl, Dallas
The Boilermakers are searching for a new coach after Danny Hope was fired after compiling a 22-27 record in four seasons. The Cowboys hope they can keep coach Mike Gundy, who is a target of Arkansas and Tennessee.
31. R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
East Carolina vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
Dec. 22: ESPN, 12 p.m. ET, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
The Ragin' Cajuns won one of the most exciting bowl games last season, as Brett Baer kicked a 50-yard field goal as time expired in a 32-30 victory over San Diego State in the New Orleans Bowl. It was Louisiana-Lafayette's first bowl victory as a Division I program. The Pirates have won five of their last six games.
32. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Rice vs. Air Force
Dec. 29: ESPN, 11:45 a.m., Amon G. Carter Stadium, Ft. Worth, Texas
Call it the Ken Hatfield Invitational. Hatfield coached at the Air Force Academy and Rice, which won five of its last six games to become bowl eligible. The game will be played on the TCU campus for the first time since 2009 after stadium renovations were completed.
33. Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg
Central Florida vs. Ball State
Dec. 21: ESPN, 7:30 p.m. ET, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla.
The Knights will be playing close to home, but they'll face a red-hot Ball State team, which won its last six games. The Cardinals, who have never won a bowl game, scored 30 points or more in 10 of 12 games.
34. Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman
San Jose State vs. Bowling Green
Dec. 27: ESPN, 3 p.m., RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
San Jose State coach Mike MacIntyre has quietly produced one of the best rebuilding jobs in the country, guiding the Spartans to a 10-2 record. They were rewarded with a bowl trip to the nation's capital -- more than 2,800 miles from home -- to play Bowling Green.
35. Little Caesar's Bowl
Western Kentucky vs. Central Michigan
Dec. 26: ESPN, 7:30 p.m., Ford Field, Detroit
After the Hilltoppers were snubbed from the postseason after a 7-5 finish, they'll play in their first bowl game against the 6-6 Chippewas. Both teams pulled off upsets of teams from BCS conferences: WKU won 32-31 in overtime at Kentucky on Sept. 15, and CMU won at Iowa 32-31 on Sept. 22.
Here are all 35 bowls, ranked from absolute must-see TV to must-see-a-psychiatrist if it's on your TV:
1. BCS Championship Game (Jan. 7, Miami): Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Alabama (12-1)
We're not going to lie: There's a good chance this isn't a shootout. But this should be a great game between two hard-nosed teams with great defenses, and there's a heck of a lot of history among the two programs, too.
2. Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 3, Glendale, Ariz.): Oregon (11-1) vs. Kansas State (11-1)
This is a game of old-school football vs. new-school football. Kansas State will try to pound the ball with quarterback Collin Klein while Oregon will use a bunch of different weapons to keep the Wildcats on their toes.
3. Cotton Bowl (Jan. 4, Arlington, Texas): Texas A&M (10-2) vs. Oklahoma (10-2)
It's not A&M and Texas, but it's a matchup of former Big 12 rivals. In terms of quarterbacks, one team had a potential Heisman candidate and the other has this year's probable winner.
4. Chick-fil-A (Dec. 31, Atlanta): LSU (10-2) vs. Clemson (10-2)
These are two teams that could have been in BCS bowls were it not for ill-timed losses. Even though it's not a BCS bowl, it's still one of the best games on the docket. Clemson brings the offense while LSU brings the defense. This one should be fun.
5. Sugar Bowl (Jan. 2, New Orleans): Florida (11-1) vs. Louisville (10-2)
This could be a great matchup of agile quarterbacks, but if Louisville's Teddy Bridgewater isn't healthy, this game could be a blowout.
6. Rose Bowl (Jan. 1, Pasadena, Calif.): Stanford (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (8-5)
If you're a traditionalist, this game between the Big Ten and Pac-12 champions is gold. Wisconsin comes in after thrashing Nebraska in the Big Ten championship game, while Stanford has been consistently strong all season.
7. Holiday (Dec. 27, San Diego): UCLA (9-4) vs. Baylor (7-5)
Pac-12 runner-up UCLA should have nice crowd support for this bowl, and it may be a wild game against a Baylor team that ranks first in FBS in total offense and 119th in total defense.
8. Alamo (Dec. 29, San Antonio): Texas (8-4) vs. Oregon State (9-3)
Oregon State had one of the best turnarounds in the country going from 3-9 to 9-3 and has been one of the most entertaining teams to watch this season. As for Texas, you never know what you're going to get or who's going to be quarterbacking it. Still, this could end up being a great, tightly contested game.
9. Capital One (Jan. 1, Orlando): Georgia (11-2) vs. Nebraska (10-3)
This game had the potential to be one of the best of the bowl season, but Nebraska's lackluster performance against Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship might have ruined it. Georgia expended a lot of energy in the SEC title game against Alabama and despite a fantastic season, has no BCS bowl to show for it. This is a poor substitute.
10. Outback (Jan. 1, Tampa): South Carolina (10-2) vs. Michigan (8-4)
Both teams had preseason Heisman Trophy candidates and neither worked out, but both programs remained solid despite adversity. Michigan's Denard Robinson is one of the more exciting players on the field this bowl season.
11. Orange Bowl (Jan. 1, Miami): Florida State (11-2) vs. Northern Illinois (12-1)
Many don't think NIU deserved a BCS bowl berth and they're probably right, but the Huskies might be more motivated to play the game than Florida State. Both teams will be missing a coach in this game -- NIU head coach Dave Doeren took the N.C. State job while FSU defensive coordinator Mark Stoops took the head-coaching job at Kentucky.
12. Gator (Jan. 1, Jacksonville, Fla.): Northwestern (9-3) vs. Mississippi State (8-4)
Northwestern is having an exceptional season while Mississippi State is trying to end on a high note. The Wildcats exceeded expectations and have a chance to win 10 games for the first time since 1995. Mississippi State started 7-0, but won just one game down the stretch.
13. Las Vegas (Dec. 22, Las Vegas): Boise State (10-2) vs. Washington (7-5)
Boise State, having narrowly missed out on a BCS bid, is going for a Las Vegas Bowl win for the third straight season against a Washington team that has wins against Stanford and Oregon State.
14. Idaho Potato (Dec. 15, Boise, Idaho): Utah State (10-2) vs. Toledo (9-3)
Utah State is a balanced, solid team that does just about everything well. Its only two losses came at Wisconsin and at BYU by five combined points. USU will face a Toledo team that lost two of its last three but is still potent.
15. Military (Dec. 27, Washington, D.C.): San Jose State (10-2) vs. Bowling Green (8-4)
San Jose State took Stanford to the wire in a three-point loss, a sign of things to come for the Spartans, and they get a tough test against Bowling Green, which ranks in the top 10 nationally in yards allowed and points allowed.
16. GoDaddy.com (Jan. 6. Mobile, Ala.): Kent State (11-2) vs. Arkansas State (9-3)
This is actually a good game if you like offense. Both of these teams can put points on the board early and often, and if you like running backs, Kent State's Dri Archer is one of the best.
17. Buffalo Wild Wings (Dec. 29, Tempe, Ariz.): TCU (7-5) vs. Michigan State (6-6)
TCU fared well for its first season in the Big 12 while Michigan State was a disappointment. Both of these teams had their worst seasons since 2007 and '09 respectively.
18. New Mexico (Dec. 15, Albuquerque, N.M.): Nevada (7-5) vs. Arizona (7-5)
The first matchup of the bowl season should be entertaining. Nevada is 105th in total defense in FBS, but that's still better than Arizona, which is 116th. Points will be plentiful.
19. Poinsettia (Dec. 20, San Diego): BYU (7-5) vs. San Diego State (9-3)
The meeting between a pair of old Mountain West rivals pits a BYU team that rode its strong defense to seven wins against an Aztecs team that won its last seven games.
20. Music City (Dec. 31, Nashville): N.C. State (7-5) vs. Vanderbilt (8-4)
Vanderbilt overachieved while N.C. State underachieved and ultimately fired its coach. A win would give Vandy nine wins for the first time since 1982.
21. Pinstripe (Dec. 29, Bronx, N.Y.): Syracuse (7-5) vs. West Virginia (7-5)
Both of these teams are among the best passing programs in the country and both play little defense. That should make for a high-scoring and highly entertaining game.
22. Liberty (Dec. 31, Memphis): Tulsa (10-3) vs. Iowa State (6-6)
These two teams played in the season opener and Iowa State came away with a 38-23 win. Tulsa should give the Cyclones a better game this time around.
23. Russell Athletic (Dec. 28, Orlando, Fla.): Rutgers (9-3) vs. Virginia Tech (6-6)
The Scarlet Knights are probably disappointed to land here after blowing a chance for a BCS game in the season finale, and Virginia Tech's whole season has been a disappointment with just six wins.
24. Kraft Fight Hunger (Dec. 29, San Francisco): Navy (7-4) vs. Arizona State (7-5)
These programs are moving in two different directions. ASU had a rough second half of the season while Navy thrived after a rough start. Arizona State will need the month to prepare for Navy's option.
25. Independence (Dec. 28, Shreveport, La.): Louisiana-Monroe (8-4) vs. Ohio (8-4)
Lousiana-Monroe, whose upset of Arkansas was a great story early this season, will play in a bowl for the first time in program history. It will face an Ohio team that was ranked for the first time since 1968 at midseason but lost its last three games, all by double digits.
26. Compass (Jan. 5, Birmingham, Ala.): Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Ole Miss (6-6)
Both of these teams came on late to make a push to get to six wins and both will be eager to finish with a winning season in the first year for both Pittsburgh coach Paul Chryst and Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze.
27. Belk (Dec. 27, Charlotte, N.C.): Duke (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3)
The Blue Devils are back in a bowl for the first time since 1994, but come in on a four-game losing streak and face a Bearcats team that is 12th in the nation in scoring defense.
28. Beef 'O' Brady's (Dec. 21, St. Petersburg, Fla.): Ball State (9-3) vs. UCF (9-4)
Ball State was 3-3 before an overtime win sparked a six-game winning streak, and it will face a UCF team that lost a shot at the C-USA title in a heartbreaking overtime loss to Tulsa on Saturday.
29. Hawaii (Dec. 24, Honolulu): SMU (6-6) vs. Fresno State (9-3)
Coach Tim DeRuyter's first season with the Bulldogs resulted in a share of the Mountain West title, and Fresno State will go against an SMU team that got a win in its season finale against Tulsa to get eligible.
30. Sun (Dec. 31, El Paso, Texas): USC (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (6-7)
This is not where anyone expected USC to be at the end of the season and playing a team with a losing record is almost insult to injury. USC was supposed to be playing for the national title while Georgia Tech lost in its conference championship game and needed an exemption waiver by the NCAA.
31. Heart of Dallas (Jan. 1, Dallas): Purdue (6-6) vs. Oklahoma State (7-5)
Oklahoma State is unlike any team Purdue has faced this season with its up-tempo style and ability to put points on the board quickly. Purdue will be without its head coach Danny Hope, which might leave the Boilermakers uninspired.
32. Meineke Car Care of Texas (Dec. 28, Houston): Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5)
Texas Tech is second in the nation in passing offense, but its defense slipped after a great start to the season. Minnesota fattened up its record before conference play, then got bowl eligible despite going 2-6 in Big Ten play.
33. New Orleans (Dec. 22, New Orleans): East Carolina (8-4) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4)
East Carolina won five of its last six games, and will be going against a Louisiana-Lafayette team that beat San Diego State in last year's New Orleans Bowl on a field goal as time expired.
34. Armed Forces (Dec. 29, Fort Worth, Texas): Rice (6-6) vs. Air Force (6-6)
Air Force knows this bowl well, as it is the Falcons' fourth appearance in the game in six years, while Rice is in just its third bowl game since 1961. It's just hard to get too excited for a game between a pair of .500 teams.
35. Little Caesars Pizza (Dec. 26, Detroit): Western Kentucky (7-5) vs. Central Michigan (6-6)
Central Michigan was like the final at-large team to get into the NCAA tournament, with a 6-6 record after a 3-6 start. Western Kentucky was barely in the field, too, losing three straight before a one-point win against North Texas in the finale.
Looks like most of the SEC games are pretty highly regarded. Thoughts or impressions?
Edited by GatorUnvrsty, 04 December 2012 - 01:55 PM.


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Thursday August 16, 2012
Edgefield, SC--Year after year we usually find Wardlaw playing for the eight man state title in South Carolina. They have brought home their fare share of hardware. This year, the road to the title may be a little harder
Lost a lot of guys off a team that's played for the title in two of the last three years. They also lost a head coach. Mark Rodgers comes in from Ridge Spring Monetta to run the Patriots. With a lot of new guys, look for Malik Lee to get the ball a lot. Only a sophomore, Lee proved he can run with the best of 'em and rogers plans on using the weapon he has.
"I'm a firm believer you dance with the horse that brought you." said Mark Rodgers "If he's open at nights, he's going to see it. If they've taken him away we got other people who can step up and make moves."
"It helps a lot and a lot of the depth helps a lot, that helps a lot with the players because last year there was a lot of everybody going both ways."
Lee won't have to do it all as the patriots have a little more depth then usual. Rodgers brings with him some of his schemes from years gone by but has simplified the offense much to the delight of the kids. Expect this team to pile up the wins as the season rolls along.


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Magic Ball Knitting
Rarely do we use up every inch of yarn that we buy for a project. Eventually, most knitters are overwhelmed with leftovers. Here's a fun way to use them up and create a beautiful knitted item at the same time. It's called "magic ball" knitting.
Get on the Ball
Begin by going through your stash and picking out yarns of a similar color or texture scheme. It helps if the yarns are all of the same gauge, but it's not entirely necessary.
Once you've picked your yarns, assemble them around you. It helps if you're on the floor so you have lots of space to move.
Take your first skein, pull out a random length of yarn (I usually use between two and three feet), and cut it. Wind this yarn into a ball.
Then pick a second skein, pull out a slightly different length of it, cut it, and tie it to the end of the original strand. Wrap this new strand around the same ball. Essentially, you're tying together pieces of yarn to create one long piece.
Continue picking different yarns and different lengths, and adding it to your ball. Eventually you'll have a large ball made up of random combinations of assorted yarns. This is the magic ball!
Needle in a Haystack
You'll want to choose a needle size that will match the average gauge of the yarns in the ball. If there's a big difference, you have two choices.
First, you can use larger needles to achieve lace-like open areas where the yarn is finer. Or second, you can use smaller needles for a tighter fabric that will have periodic bulky spots.
Even then, it may take some trial and error with your ball to determine the needle size you like best.
Using the Ball
Here's where the fun begins! Magic ball knitting works best when you use a straight stockinette stitch. This helps ensure that all the loose ends stay on the back side of the work, keeping the front flat and colorful.
If you like the look of "eyelash" yarn, you can always use lots of short strands and display the reverse side of the knitted item -- with all its loose ends -- as the front.
Earning Your Stripes
If you want to produce a striped effect, use even lengths of yarn. For true randomness and to avoid striping, vary the length of the yarn pieces you use.
The longer the strand, the larger the band of color you'll have in the knitted garment. Adding a small amount of bright contrast here and there produces a lovely effect similar to that of sunlight glowing from behind a cloud.
What to Do, What to Do
What can you do with magic ball knitting? It depends almost entirely on how much yarn you have and your patience for tying all those pieces together.
Some ideas include:
Reader comments
"About 20 years ago I used this technique to make a sweater-coat. The background was all pinks and the flower motif (from Kaffe Fasset) all blues. I started off with my own stash, but as the sweater grew I needed more yarn so asked the women in my knitting group if they had pinks or blues. Sure enough the did, and now my finished sweater is a reminder of my friends the knitters. I still wear it; still get comments on the street and shopping. One point: in knotting, I left about 3" tails and knitted them in as I worked." uletas, 9/29/03
"I have used a variation of the magic ball with two strands of fingering yarn. I got about 5.5 st/inch. Don't let the two strands end in the same place, overlapping colors look nicer. Sometimes I used a really long length of one color, or a multicolored yarn, with shorter pieces of other colors. I didn't make a ball, I just pulled the color I wanted next out of the skein and knit it up. I hope this is clear. I I used this technique to make a Christmas stocking in a Southwestern blanket pattern. The color groups were basically turquoise/green/blue for the background and hot pink/red/orange for the patterns. It came out great. The colors blended together in a soft, nice way (they were close in value anyway (I think that's the right term). I want to make a simple vest using the same technique. BUT it's hard to rip out because reconstructing the color sequences is almost impossible. A simple shape would be best." Hoffish, 8/2/2001
"Many years ago I read about a woman who had made a large afghan using the same technique as Magic Ball. She used a very, very long circular needle and began knitting in the round. She literally used up bags of stash with no regard to size, color, etc. of her yarn. When she was finished with her afghan she laid it flat and stitched both ends together. This would have made a very warm afghan as it was now doubled. The biggest benefit of this - all the tied ends were on the inside of her afghan." LindyB, 8/2/2001
"I have used the Magic Ball technique with crochet and DMC floss to make tiny miser bags for coins. If the tails are long enough you can add beads to it for decoration." mbriz, 7/30/2001
"I made myself a huge magic ball from lots of different yarns in blues, greens, and teals. Took it with me on a trip to the States late last year (I'm from Australia) and freeform knitted and crocheted with it on planes and while waiting around at airports......great way to work with a mass of colours, without having to keep diving into your bag all the time for different balls of yarn!! You can see a close-up photo of part of the fabric I created with this magic ball at http://www.e-motive.com.au/prudence/closeup.htm (it's the green/blue piece - second last photo in the right hand column)." Prudence, 7/29/01
"Have used the magic ball theory for a long time. Another good use of this ball is to make hats or caps for children. Knit a lot for Caps For Kids and they just love those 'crazy hats.'" lpmo, 7/27/01
"Regarding the using of leftover yarn in a project. I have an ongoing towel ... from kitchen cotton and sugar and cream ... yarn i make dishcloths with. It's now about 6 feet long ... and will end when its big enough for a towel to fit on the lounges by the pool. I just put them all in a bag, and make a BIGGGG ball out of it. I never look to see what color is coming out next, so it really becomes a Varigated and one of a kind! When it's big enough, I will just start another one... I'm always knitting a dishcloth." Madamedefarge2, 7/29/01
"i was ALWAYS taught that knotting yarn knitted into a garment was a DEFINITE NO NO!!!!! don't you agree?????? however i have been winging it by knitting lenghts of colors as i would if adding another skein of yarn while knitting as always. it is kind of a unique effect." ginimac, 7/29/01
"About 10 years ago we did a project similar to this at Minnesota Knitter's Days camp. For our project we each received a wooden 14 inch ruler, and cut the strands all 14 inches. Our teacher that year was Cheryl Oberle; she has a collar/scarf pattern and a jacket pattern using this technique." czylla, 7/27/01
"I've been doing 'magic ball' knitting for years. As I finish a project, any piece of yarn long enough to get 2 knots in it goes into a large tin canister I keep by my knitting chair. Every once in a while I go through and tie it all together and wind it into balls. I like to use it for double strand mittens. It's funny, but all the years my kids wore them, not one mitten got lost (maybe they never took them out of their pockets). And you never have to worry about odd mittens. I also knit strips about 10 inches wide in garter stitch and then sew the strips togeter to make afghans. I don't worry about them going on picnics or to the beach. One thing I do to keep the yarn in equal sizes is that as I'm attaching and rolling the ball, if I come to sport or fine yarn, I just use two or more strands. I usually wind bulky and heavier weight together. It just seems so wasteful to throw away those little scraps! One year at a craft fair I did, I took about ten pair of the mittens to see if they would sell. A pastor at a local church wanted to buy them for a mission. I donated all ten pair." rhoornbeek, 7/27/01
"Thank you for the the idea of the leftover yarn. I usually take all my leftover cones of yarn to the community center. I do not know what they do but they tell me they wait for more." ellkeb, 7/27/01


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Microsoft have published an open letter entitled "Interoperability,Choice and Open XML"[1]. I often like to think that I am neversurprised by the exaggerations, obfuscations and general untruths thatcome out of Microsoft: this letter shows their capacity of doing justthat.
Those coming into the ODF and OOXML document standarddiscussions afresh and being introduced to the issues by reading thisletter will be perplexed to say the least.
The letter's contents are extraordinary. It essentially says Microsoftis all for interoperability and a lot of "hype - smoke andmirrors..." exists regarding this in the world. They believe Open XMLis a wonderful thing, it is so wonderful it is now an ECMA standard; ODF– the OpenDocument format – on the other hand is simply a format solelybased on the OpenOffice.org program and that IBM are being a meanie andorchestrating a situation that prevents Open XML becoming an ISOstandard. I feel I have a duty to correct a few"misconceptions" concerning this letter. In fact Ipersonally believe them to be lies, however it is a possibility thatthe MS executives – Tom Robertson and Jean Paoli – are simplymisinformed, so I will give them the benefit of the doubt here.
The letter opens by banding about the word"interoperability". In their first paragraph they listtheir "interoperability"credentials as they see them and mention that as a key reason they"supported Open XML becoming an international standard". Thatis all well and good, but in the ECMA's "Office Open XMLOverview" linked to in Microsoft's letter, under section 2, the"Purposes for the standard", the following is written:
OpenXML was designed from the start to be capable of faithfullyrepresenting the pre-existing corpus of word-processing documents,presentations, and spreadsheets that are encoded in binary formatsdefined by Microsoft Corporation.
Later in the same section they give examples of how this new"standard" could be used:
- Generate documents automatically from business data
- Extract business data from documents and feed those data intobusiness applications
- Perform restricted tasks that operate on a small subset of adocument, yet preserve editability
- Provide accessibility for user populations with specialized needs,such as the blind
- Run on a variety of hardware, including mobile devices
Then move on to discussing long term preservation as the most"profound issue".
What they seem to have omitted from that overview is the capacity ofcompeting software vendors to create office applications to view andmanipulate the documents. Any format design whose purpose is to be"faithfully representing...binary formats defined by MicrosoftCorporation" would make it near impossible for other office suites tointer-operate with them without duplicating how MS Office functions.This is not the purpose of a standard.
In contrast, the OASIS document, "Open by Design", describes thepurpose of ODF as:
The OpenDocument Format was designed to be vendor neutral andimplementation agnostic. It was designed to be used by as manyapplications as possible. In order to simplify transformations and tomaximize interoperability, the format reuses established standards suchas XHTML, SVG, XSL, SMIL, XLink, XForms, MathML, and Dublin Core.
The question I would ask Mes. Robertson and Paoli at this point is"If I were looking for a format to standardize on, why would I wantto go for one designed to work well with one product over another whichcould easily be adopted by many?" On the other hand, don't botherto answer: I think I know which way they would advise me to go and Idoubt it would have been with my best interests at heart.
Later in the letter Mes. Robertson and Paoli like to correlate between"XML" and "Standard Formats". Although both ODFand OOXML are based on XML, that fact alone is not enough to qualifythem as a suitable standard. Saying "A format based on XML issuitable asa standard" is like saying "A book written in the EnglishLanguage is suitable to be a best seller". There needs to be a lotmore.
The Microsoft letter, at one point, says:
Customers, particularly government customers, have told us they wouldprefer that Open XML become an open standard. Members of the broadercommunity have said they would like broad rights to use, without cost,any Microsoft patents necessary to implement all or part of the format.
Not working for Microsoft I cannot verify that sentence, but if it istrue Microsoft ignored their customers for a long time. Microsoftonly became interested in opening up and standardizing their Office2007formats after some quite ridiculous shenanigans by Microsoft regardingthe IT Division at the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. There the ITDivision recommended ODF (and PDF) as a means to store long termdocuments, and Microsoft then behaved like a fish basking about thebottom of the boat trying to get their (then closed) Office 2007 formatsadopted as well. Personal insults and unfounded accusations flew fromthe pro Microsoft corner. Finally the Office 2007 formats were"opened", but the reason for this appeared to me to be derivedfrom a "least unwanted" philosophy from them. I stillstrongly believe the goal for them is to continue to maintaintheir stranglehold on the document formats. A detailed historicalaccount of events can be seen at GrokLaw.
Ironically, a long time ago (in the 80s and 90s), Microsoft won the smallbusiness desktop computer industry from under IBM's nose. This was dueto smart moves by Bill Gates and the rest of the Microsoft team andstupid ones by IBM. It ended up that Microsoft managed to corner thedesktop market and IBM were nowhere to be seen. A joke was going aroundat the time that the letters "I.B.M." stood for "I BlameMicrosoft!". OK – not that funny a joke now, and was completelyunfounded, but those were simpler times.
Now that scenario has come to life again except the initials seems tohave been reversed – "MBI" or "Microsoft BlamesIBM"! The letter accuses IBM of orchestrating a campaign toderail Microsoft's attempt at making their Office 2007 formats an ISOstandard. I suppose we can expect more of the same sort ofmudslinging in the near future. When sane and logical arguments runout and are disproved it is often that adetermined, self-motivated, protagonist will resort to insults and blame.
Lets cover some real reasons behind Microsoft's troubles at the moment.
One of the reasons that 20 countries submitted comments andcontradictions was that the 6000 page OOXML specifications had manycontradictions and items warranting negative comments. The standarddoes not build on pre-existing ones such as MathML, XSL, SVG and others(ODF does). It includes tags such as "lineWrapLikeWord6" and"useWord2002TableStyleRules"; in the specification thedescription of these is "...that applications shall emulatethe behavior of a previously existing word processing application(Microsoft Word 6.0)..." and a similar instruction for the othertag for Word 2002. This means that someone wanting to implement thiswould need to reverse-engineer a closed product made by Microsoft, butis no longer sold or supported by Microsoft, and can only be legallyobtained from the corporate second-hand market. The logic of puttingthese in a standard is obviously lost on many – including me.
If the recommendation from Microsoft is not to implement these, then whyis it even in the standard? What has it to do with interoperability? Itake those questions back, please do not answer. I know that it hasnothing to do with interoperability.
Another reason for the contradictions and comments was a grass-rootsone. Microsoft's business practices have been found to be illegal, inboth the USA and Europe, and people are now wise to them. Microsofthave tried to pull too much wool over too many eyes, and people arebeginning to work out why they are crying - because of sheep-hair.Normally the general public do not get involved in standards, those whowork with them trust the government bodies to do the work then adopt thestandards when published. With OOXML that has not been the case.The OOXML standard is so proprietary that it is obvious it is a meansto maintain vendor lock-in using document formats while pretending notto. People want competition, they want real interoperabilityacross vendors, not just a pretense of one within the approved products ofone vendor. When Microsoft tried to steam-roller their so calledstandard formats through the standard's process people took a relativelyunprecedented step of complaining to the standard's body. It was notjust IBM – it was large, diverse, sections of the IT community. In the UK (mycountry) I am proud to say that the national standards body (BSI)listened and took appropriate action, as other bodies did in nineteenother countries.
In the letter it was claimed that Microsoft was following the requestsof its customers. That is very noble and good if true (I have mysevere doubts based on the Massachusetts incident described above). Ialso know that IBM continually work for their customers, and they aredoing so here too. It is interesting to note that if the allegedrequests of Microsoft's customers are obliged Microsoft ends upmaintaining it's monopoly, whereas if IBM's are then a level playingfield is incurred for all.
The idiocy of all this is that it is totally unnecessary. ODF is avendor neutral file format, not a competitor to Microsoft. Microsoftwere welcome to be involved with the standard from a very early stage.They chose not to. They are invited to be so now. They are choosingnot to. Microsoft, like anyone else, is perfectly welcome to includethe format in the "Save" and "Load" options of theirfile menu for no IP costs. They choose not to, and it is not as thoughthey do not have the resources to achieve that.
They claim that their version of the standard is required to examinelegacy Microsoft documents. I have yet to meet someone who was not aMicrosoft advocate buy that. OpenOffice.org (to name but one, there areothers) can read legacy Microsoft .doc, .xls and .ppt files and savethem as ODF; the vast majority of the time it does so perfectly, andthe rest of the time it does so well enough. It is certainly as good asthe same operation performed between one version of Microsoft Office andanother. Microsoft are in no way being locked out of the ODF family,they simply do not want to play with anyone else's ball. They want tokeep control of who plays with what, and adopting an existing ISOstandard will deny them that.
It is not surprising that Microsoft are having their attempt atdominating the international document standard process thwarted at themoment, and I have some more bad news for them...
One of the reasons I have not been keeping this blog filled with as manyregular entries as I should have is that I have been hard at work withODF advocate groups ensuring a sane Standard Document Format is adopted.That is ODF. I have examined both ODF and OOXML technically and it isblatantly obvious that ODF is the one to choose for interoperability andlong-term storage, and OOXML is a means of maintaining the Microsoftadvantage at the cost of real interoperability and competition. I havebeen campaigning hard to promote ODF and to prevent OOXML frompolluting the standards landscape.
To finish with a letter of my own:
| -| Dear Tom and Jean,. Regarding your accusation that IBM is derailing Microsoft's OOXMLadoption strategy.. I was involved in a campaign for that to be delayed. IBM did notapproach me for help, but I was one of the thousands of people to askIBM to help us. Don't blame IBM. Blame me. Blame my colleagues.Blame the community. We are wise to Microsoft now, get used to it.. Yours ever,. Edward Macnaghten. |
IBM's Been There...
I was there at the IBM conference in Paris when the poor unfortunate stood up and said words to the effect of "We've taken the STEP standard, and we've improved it!". I was there when practically the entire audience at that talk we're on their feet shouting that they didn't want IBM's version of the standard, they just wanted a standard, just one, just a single standard. I was there when IBM got the message loud and clear that their clientelle were sick and tired of merely being regarded as a cash cow, they didn't listen. A few months later IBM nearly ceased to be a viable organisation, mainly because of the arrogant stance taken with their own customers. IBM had to learn the hard way that you dictate terms to your customers at your peril. Maybe Big Blue is merely trying to prevent Microsoft from entering a world of pain by taking their stance against OpenXML because they have learnt a lesson from the past and can see that what microsoft is doing is wrong, and that they will pay the price unless they moderate their corporate behaviour.
For the uninitiated STEP stands for "STandard for the Exchange of Product model data" i.e. CAD files.
A reverse analogy from the past
Once upon a time, there was a simple, relatively "open" Local Area Network specification and protocol that was being implemented by many early adaptors. That protocol was called "ethernet."
But IBM didn't want to use ethernet. Rather, they came to the table late, and pressed very hard for a much more complex technology called token-ring. They said it offered many advantages, that customers wanted it. But for a long time, IBM was the only source for the complex chipsets required to build a token ring adapter. Eventually TI came out with a token ring chip set, but it remained much more complex and costly than equivalent ethernet chipsets.
Many IBM customers would only adapt token-ring, because IBM said it was best. Some even removed ethernet infrastructures and replaced them the TR.
As time went by, ethernet adapter prices fell dramatically. But not token-ring adapters. The supposed token-ring advantages failed to materialize. Indeed, the token-ring LAN system turned out to have unexpected problems and limitations. Larger token-ring rings failed in unexpected and very difficult to diagnose ways, as workstations entered and then left the ring. Larger rings proved to be exponentially less reliable than smaller rings. Soon, customers that had removed ethernets to install token-rings were doing the opposite.
I find the present ODF / "open" XML issue to be an astonishing replay of the ethernet / token-ring drama, but now, IBM is the "good" guy, and Microsoft looks increasingly like the old, bad, IBM. It will be a mighty struggle. But in the end, Microsoft will lose this battle. Hopefully, Microsoft will come out to be an "enlightened" company, as IBM has become. If they don't, they are sealing their own (eventual) doom.
Laughing out Loud
A standard is something that I don't want to have to choose. There isn't much difference in the functionality that ODF and OXML provides - essentially, they both specify an electronic general purpose document format.
Based on Groklaw's analysis of the two formats, I'd much prefer to implement the ODF standard over the OXML standard. A drawback of OXML is its insistence to have its own standards rather than leverage already existing and capable standards. Another drawback is the ambiguity of some of the specs. Another drawback is the number of specifications that shouldn't really belong as part of a standard.
This letter made me laugh because the spirit of the letter (choice of standards) doesn't seem apply to anything other than their own product. When the state of Massachusetts decided to required ODF as their format of choice, Microsoft did a lot of work to keep this state away from ODF because MS decided not to support ODF officially in its own products.
It seems to me that MS just wants to maintain its monopoly on user subjugation. Rather than working with ODF, MS created a standard that was designed for only itself with the goal of having a 'standard of one'.
Twisted Truth, or MS's open letter
The "choice" Microsoft is forcing on it's customers.
What Microsoft is forcing on customers with the OOXML file format is the choice between it's existing incompatible file formats and yet another incompatible Microsoft file format (OOXML) to lock in customers and force an upgrade, in the traditional Microsoft way. Claiming this is giving the customer choice is a bit like offering someone who is about to be exceuted by firing squad the choice between a cigar and a cigarette and saying "Wow, look how much freedom this guy has".


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Ok found root cause and also other bugs (Windows version):
- when subs are on more lines than only one, last char is replaced with "\N" so last char is missing!
- when SRT subs are ANSI, your ASS file is ANSI ==> PMS renders them OK and in 3D
- when SRT subs are UTF-8, your ASS file is ANSI ==> subs are with corrupted diactrics and PMS wrongly decodes Codepage ===> see result:
When PMS loads ANSI subs it adds "-subcp CP1250" for subtitles. When subs are UTF-8, instead of "subcp CPxxxx" it adds "-utf8"
When subs are in other format than MEncoder parameter specifies, you will see corrupted diactrics and 2D subs (doubled under each other) with about 5 secs delay
So mistery resolved
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I haven't been posting because I haven't been cooking. I'm eating chocolate. Seriously. Just chocolate. But it's dark chocolate so it's good for me (you know, like red wine?) Anyway, when I saw this idea on Facebook, I decided to expand my daily chocolate repertoire to include bags of chocolate chips because now I can literally pour them into my mouth from a bottle (you know, like red wine?) Some day I WILL think of something this brilliant. Swears.
OK.... back to that giveaway. I was fortunate enough to receive the most wonderful product to try, ChicWrap plastic wrap. I do realize that it seems a little ridiculous to get so fired up about a box of plastic wrap, but if that chocolate chip bottle idea made me giddy, I'm telling you that this plastic wrap box positively made me SQUEAL and SWOON. (I think I may have even experienced my very first SQUEAOON.) I love the design selections offered for ChicWrap, but I'm secretly in love with the design concept itself. It's refillable! That makes it a thousand times better than a Kleenex box, but what you're really going to dig is the plastic wrap itself. It's professional grade. It's like falling in love with plastic wrap all over again. And don't tell me you don't remember your first time.
All you have to do to enter into a drawing for a box of ChicWrap is visit the ChicWrap website, browse around a bit to find your favorite pattern, and then leave a comment on my blog telling me what your favorite pattern is. I won't judge you regardless of which pattern you pick... swears.
This giveaway will be open until midnight on May 31, 2012 and then I shall randomly select the winner. Open to U.S. and Canadian residents only.
Good luck to everyone and remember, like Mama always says, "Life is like a bottle of chocolates. Drink up."
p.s. Thank you again EP for the lovely email you sent this morning. It truly did make my day and inspired me to finally get off my behind and post something.


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The actor cast in the role is of normal weight, and it seems unlikey that "fat suits" and prosthetics will be extensively used to match the character.
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Not a car or bicycle, but an ELF vehicle
Published: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 11:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 11:30 a.m.
RESTON, Va. (AP) — It's the closest thing yet to Fred Flintstone's footmobile, only with solar panels and a futuristic shape.
It's an "Organic Transit Vehicle," a car-bicycle blend also known as an ELF bike.
Mark Stewart, a 65-year-old family therapist, is taking it on a 1,200-mile journey along the East Coast Greenway, a bike and pedestrian trail that runs from Florida to Canada.
Stewart began his journey in Durham, N.C., on July 15. He estimates the entire trip back to his home in Cambridge, Mass., will take about a month.
He says the first leg, from Durham to Reston, Va., took roughly five days, 60 miles at a time.
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Obama's Meeting With Hillary Clinton Disclosed on Twitter
President Barack Obama had lunch with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday, in a meeting that was disclosed by a tweet from People Magazine and later confirmed by the White House.
"The President enjoyed an informal, private lunch with Secretary Clinton at the White House this afternoon," a White House official said. A clinton spokesman said: "We defer entirely to our colleagues at the [White House] on the President's schedule."
The lunch was not on the president's public schedule, but was disclosed when People Magazine's Twitter account tweeted out a photo of Mrs. Clinton at the White House around 2:37 p.m. ET. Mrs. Clinton is considered a top candidate for president in 2016, should she decide to run.
Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama were rivals in the run-up to the 2008 election. Mr. Obama later named Mrs. Clinton his secretary of state, a position she held from 2009 to 2013. Mrs. Clinton hasn't yet declared her intentions for 2016, though she would immediately be a Democratic front runner if she decides to run for president.
Here's a screenshot of the initial tweet, which was later deleted.
Hillary Clinton tweet screenshot pic.twitter.com/s5jQBLgHmm
— Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) May 29, 2014
It was re-sent later in the day with slight tweaks.
PEOPLE's @sswestfall chats w/@HillaryClinton before her @WhiteHouse lunch. Hope she wasn't late for @barackobama! pic.twitter.com/6MAVgsXXzO
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These half-hour story times feature Sesame Street characters and teach about jobs, saving, value, and marketing choices. Presenters include Anna Francesca Garcia, Derrick Barnes, and Rob Herron III.
In honor of Money Smart Month, PNC Foundation is sponsoring age-appropriate financial literacy concepts to preschool age children and their families. Please see our full list of Money Smart Kids Programs [2] for more information.


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Steve Paul is joined by three of the area writers who contributed to Kansas City Noir, a collection of short stories that takes readers on a journey through the dark underbelly of our sunny Midwestern metropolis.
Reading and discussing their work are Catherine Browder, whose The Incident follows the traumatic unraveling of a romantic relationship; Matthew Eck, whose The Softest Crime examines the lives of two children of serial killers; and Andrés Rodríguez, whose Yesterdays re-imagines the fate of one of Kansas City's best-known tavern operators and true eccentrics.
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July 11, 2005
DOE, HUD, and EPA Form Partnership for Home Energy Efficiency
DOE joined with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on July 11th to announce a new joint effort, the Partnership for Home Energy Efficiency. The new partnership aims to cut household energy costs by 10 percent over the next decade by expanding efforts to promote Energy Star products, launching new energy efficiency services for homeowners, and delivering energy efficiency savings to low-income and subsidized housing. The three federal agencies also plan to continue to invest in innovative research in building science technologies, practices, and policies to develop durable, comfortable, and affordable homes that use 40 percent less energy. By 2020, the partnership aims to develop design technologies and building practices to allow the construction of cost-effective homes that use net zero energy over the course of a year. See the HUD press release and Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman's comments.
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With the news that Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier is set to step aside due to health reasons, there are likely to be several transfer rumours involving the futures of the Midlands club's star players.
In truth, this development has probably made little difference after a dreadful season for the Villains, who, despite creeping into the top half of the table, have relied too heavily on moments of magic from key players such as Ashley Young, Brad Friedel and Darren Bent.
However, it is former Middlesborough winger and England international Stewart Downing—having just received all three end-of-year individual club awards—who is attracting the most attention in today's media.
Find out where he may be heading to in the coming weeks and also read all about the League One striker whose exploits may yet win him a Premier League contract.
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Warrior enters the world of soccer as the official uniform supplier of Liverpool and Liverpool prepares to dominate. No longer do they come simply to play - they now come to win.
This keeper jersey pays homage to the glory days of Liverpool, while looking ahead to future glory. It harkens back to the jerseys of Liverpool's great keepers Clemence and Grobbelaar.
Liverpool's new away keeper jersey has an embroidered Liverpool team badge and Warrior logo on front.
Constructed of a unique blend of knit polyester and recycled polyester material, it keeps the elements out while letting sweat and moisture escape keeping players dry and comfortable. Four-way stretch mesh under arm panels for ventilation, comfort and ease of movement. Regular fit.
84/16 polyester/recycled enhanced polyester.
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- Iniesta Forever
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Ever since his days in Barcelona's youth system, Andres Iniesta has been making an impact on the field. The gifted central midfielder has the speed and skill to push forward and score goals as well as the vision and accuracy to find teammates with pinpoint accurate passes.
Decora tu recámara y apoya al Barcelona durante la temporada 2013 con este póster de Andrés Iniesta.


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Location: Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory
Project Number: 8042-31000-104-04
Start Date: May 01, 2012
End Date: Aug 31, 2014
1. Collect genotypic data using the bovineSNP50 in both dairy and beef cattle breeding programs. 2. Develop statistical algorithms needed to implement whole genome enabled animal selection (WGEAS) specific to dairy and beef cattle populations as needed. 3. Determine subset of markers needed for low density SNP assay for application to parentage verification and reduced accuracy genetic prediction. 4. Collaborate with many organizations to utilize data generated by this project as well as other projects to obtain maximum utilization of resources generated.