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Today: Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook goes on a media tour as Samsung patent trial reboots, part of a big day of Apple news that included a rebound on Wall Street. Also: Zynga pushes for real-money gambling, tech stocks gain.
A busy day for Apple news as stock rebounds from big loss
One day after its largest one-day stock drop in four years, Apple was all over the news Thursday, partly of its own doing, as CEO Tim Cook went on a media tour unlike anything he's done since taking over the Cupertino tech giant from late co-founder Steve Jobs.
The biggest announcement in Cook's first exclusive interview, with Bloomberg's Businessweek, was that he wants Apple to start producing a line of Macs in the United States, where Mercury News columnist Mike Cassidy has been chronicling the resurrection of manufacturing. Cassidy pointed out that this would be a return to Apple's roots, as the company manufactured early Macs in Silicon Valley at a factory Jobs praised.
Cook also took on the new competitors to Apple's iPad, calling Microsoft and Android-based tablets "confusing," and again apologized for Apple's botched mapping application that replaced Google (GOOG) Maps in the most recent iOS update.
"We set out to give the customer something to provide a better experience. And the truth is it didn't live up to our expectations. We screwed up," he said.
While the interviews -- Cook also spoke to NBC's Brian Williams in a talk that will be broadcast Thursday night -- came a day after a large fall on Wall Street, analysts expect Cook's media tour is more for Apple fans who have been disappointed with Apple's recent product refresh and the maps debacle, a point of view Guardian writer Heidi Moore outlined.
In Silicon Valley, the most important Apple news was the fresh start of the company's gargantuan legal battle with Samsung on Thursday afternoon, as Judge Lucy Koh again began hearing arguments after a jury determined that Samsung owed Apple more than $1 billion for infringing on mobile-device patents. The early news from the court battle was Samsung's filing of a redacted version of Apple's patent deal with HTC, which could have a big effect on the battle.
The Apple vs. Samsung mobile battle played out away from court as well, with reports that Samsung's next Galaxy phone will have an unbreakable screen, which could do even more to push its surge in sales, and an IDC report that the iPhone has fallen to No. 6 in the Chinese market. In the United States, T-Mobile -- the only major U.S. carrier that doesn't offer the iPhone -- announced that it has reached a deal to carry Apple products, though it didn't mention the iconic Apple smartphone by name.
On Wall Street, Apple opened with a stock price so diminished in after-hours trading that its market capitalization fell lower than $500 billion, but the price quickly bounced back in what Fortune writer Philip Elmer-DeWitt called "a classic Apple slingshot." By the end of the day's trading session, Apple had gained 1.6 percent from Wednesday's closing price, with shares trading for $547.24, representing a market cap of $514.8 billion.
Zynga's push for real-money gambling pushes stock higher
Apple's increase was light compared with the bounceback for San Francisco online gaming company Zynga, which zoomed 7.1 percent higher after announcing it was seeking a real-money gambling license in the state of Nevada.
It was the largest one-day gain for Zynga's beleaguered stock in six weeks, reflecting investors' hopes that the company can find a new source of revenue in real-money gambling, even if it takes years to get there. Zynga said it would take a year or more to gain approval from Nevada, one of only three states -- along with New Jersey and Delaware -- seeking to approve online gambling. Nationwide approval could take much longer, or never happen at all.
"The broader U.S. market is an opportunity that's further out on the horizon based on legislative developments, but we are preparing for a regulated market," Zynga Chief Revenue Officer Barry Cottle said in a statement.
Zynga is scrambling to prove to its investors it has a future with this and other moves, after serious problems with revenue this year and a high-profile official split with Facebook last week. Zynga failed to appear in Facebook's top-five games of 2012, with once-popular titles like "FarmVille" fading fast. One of Zynga's few continuing successes is its online poker game, which even the company's enemies admit is a strong offering.
"The only thing that still works for them is their Zynga poker app," Will Harbin, CEO of gaming rival Kixeye has said. "It's a thoughtful game and it's not a surprise that it's still working for them."
Zynga's bounce gave it a closing price of $2.48, still far, far below its IPO price of $10 a share.
Yahoo closes at four-year high, Facebook and Yelp fall
Apple's large gain helped boost tech stocks, one day after its massive losses pulled down the sector. the Nasdaq gained the most of the three major U.S. stock indexes for the day, the technology sector was the biggest gainer in the Standard & Poor's 500 index, and the SV150 index of Silicon Valley's largest tech companies advanced 0.9 percent.
Other tech stocks with notable Wall Street movement included Yahoo (YHOO), which continued its run of notable successes by closing higher than $19 for the first time since 2008; the Sunnyvale Internet company gained 1.6 percent to close at $19.20.
Santa Clara chipmaker Intel (INTC) also rose 1.6 percent Thursday after outgoing CEO Paul Otellini continued to say he believes an insider will succeed him, while also positing that the world's top semiconductor company will likely open up its manufacturing to make chips for other companies, with Apple the biggest name. Intel shares closed at $20.16.
On the negative side, Facebook declined 2.7 percent as news leaked that the Menlo Park social network is negotiating with Microsoft for advertising technology, and Yelp plummeted 4 percent after a court ruling forced a reviewer to take down her critique, seen as a blow to the company.
Silicon Valley tech stocks
Up: Zynga, Juniper, Netflix (NFLX), Advanced Micro Devices, Yahoo, VMware, Apple, Intel, Cisco (CSCO), Electronic Arts (ERTS), LinkedIn, Applied Materials, Tesla, Splunk, Google
Down: Yelp, Facebook, Palo Alto Networks, Gilead, Jive, Adobe (ADBE), Intuit
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index: Up 15.57, or 0.52 percent, to 2,989.27
The blue chip Dow Jones industrial average: Up 39.55, or 0.3 percent, to 13,074.04
And the widely watched Standard & Poor's 500 index: Up 4.66, or 0.33 percent, to 1,413.94
Check in weekday afternoons for the 60-Second Business Break, a summary of news from Mercury News staff writers, The Associated Press, Bloomberg News and other wire services. Contact Jeremy C. Owens at 408-920-5876; follow him at Twitter.com/mercbizbreak.


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Allison Trimmell of Leawood, Kan. and Christopher King of Kansas City announce their engagement.
Allison's parents are Roger and Vikki Trimmell of McPherson. Allison is a McPherson High School graduate and is currently attending Avila University in Kansas City. She plans to graduate in spring of 2014.
Allison works as a receptionist at King Insurance Agency in Liberty, Mo.
Christopher's parents are Cordell and Jennifer King of Liberty, Mo., and Veronica King of Excelsior Springs, Mo.
Christopher graduated from Excelsior Springs High School in 2002 and from Missouri State University in 2006.
He is currently studying entrepreneurial real estate at the University of Missouri - Kansas City.
Christopher currently works for King's Land Development Company in Liberty, Mo.
The couple will be married Nov. 9, 2013 at river Market Event Place in Kansas City.
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Identity Enabling Mobile Security - by Suresh Sridharan
By Greg Jensen on Apr 30, 2014
Smart Connected Device Growth: The growth of smartphones and tablet devices has been phenomenal over the past 4 years. Global smartphone shipments have grown extensively from approximately 100m units in 2010 to 725m units in 2012, reaching 1b devices in January 2014. Simultaneously, tablet shipments have grown from 5m units in 2010 to approximately 125m units in 2012. Tablet numbers are likely to touch 400m units by 2017.
This explosion in the shipment of smart connected devices has also led to a significant change in users' behavior and expectations.
In a corporate environment, the phenomenon of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is gaining momentum. Gartner predicts that 38% of all organizations will have an "all BYOD" policy by 2016, up from 6% today (2014). If the same device is being used for both personal and work purposes, users will expect the same experience across corporate and personal apps. Further, employees regularly use similar apps for both business and personal purposes examples include: WhatsApp, Skype and Facebook..
Mobile devices present benefits both for organizations and for individuals. Surveys show that a BYOD policy helps employee gain an extra 37 minutes of productive time every week. To increase sales productivity, some of our customers are mobile-enabling sales teams to ensure that they have access to the latest information when they meet with customers.
Security is one of the most significant mobile device challenges both for consumers and for enterprises. Although mobile-commerce is growing rapidly (to $25b in the US alone), 60% all retail transactions that get to the checkout stage are abandoned with security as one of the main causes, according to recent data.
As corporate data on the device co-mingles with user data on a personal device, it becomes challenging for enterprises to impose restrictions on the use of devices. About 40% of adults do not protect their smartphones with a passcode, with married adults that number goes up to 45%.
In order to address security challenges, IT should be able to define and enforce policies that meet security and privacy standards to protect intellectual property, other corporate assets and optionally, personal employee data.
There are three things to consider while implementing security in the new mobile age:
- Implement a strong identity management system that allows one to manage users and ensure that they are able to access information based on the principle of least privilege to carry out the necessary tasks.
- Implement an access management solution to secure data based on who is accessing it and the risk profile of that specific transaction.
- Implement a mobile security solution that will help secure data on the device and ensure corporate security policies are enforced on the device from which assets are being accessed.
In essence, organizations need to ensure that application data is secured based on the user accessing it and the device and location from which it is being secured. Securing the device and the user identity, in isolation, is not sufficient.


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1. CAS BBQ pictures: 13:39
Lots of pics with my new camera - yay! What do you get when you mix a bunch of overeducated students with food and drinks? We all trooped over to Kelly's house to find out. (Kelly Lyons is the head of CAS.)
Uma gave us nametags with numbers on the back. After we mingled, we turned the nametags over so that the numbers showed, and then wrote down as many name-number combinations as we could.
We also took turns guessing cards (places, people, things) on our back, which turned out to be quite an interesting game.
It wasn't just a burger BBQ. Caesar salad, pasta, tarts, and yummy chocolate...
I took pictures with the Fuji S3 my dad lent me—a solid pro camera that drew lots of admiring comments from the photography geeks in the crowd. I'm still a beginner, though. You won't see the hundreds of photos I threw away!
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Definition of crystallite in English:
1An individual perfect crystal or region of regular crystalline structure in the substance of a material, typically of a metal or a partly crystalline polymer.
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- Iron oxide is not a common catalyst support for other precious metals and the optimum crystallite size is larger for gold than for many other precious metal systems.
- Only the stone floor upon which he stood seemed distinct: he could see the faces of the individual crystallites that made up the polished surface, and felt as if he would see the little lines of atoms if he knelt down close enough.
- The early stages of mineralization of bone tissue proceed through the formation and growth of bioapatite crystallites from a precursor material.
1.1A very small crystal.
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- Spherulites are ideally spherical mineral growths formed by initial crystallization of a seed crystal, or crystallite, within a melt or a solution that grows outward in all directions.
- The bioapatite crystallites are small and elongated along the crystallographic c axis, and they grow as bone maturation proceeds.
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What Is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis?
In the U.S., amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is often called Lou Gehrig's disease after the famed baseball player whose struggle with this disease and death in 1941 brought it national attention.
ALS is an incurable, progressive degenerative neurological disorder. For reasons that are not understood, the nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement gradually deteriorate. As a result, muscles waste away, leading to paralysis and death, usually in two to five years.
The only nerve cells affected are the lower motor neurons, which control a wide range of things like movement of your limbs, swallowing, and even some aspects of breathing. But the senses and thinking processes remain normal. Pain is rare in this disease at any stage.
The disease is relatively rare: About 5,000 new cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year. It almost always strikes after the age of 40, and it affects more men than women.
What Causes ALS?
Although the cause of ALS is unknown, heredity plays a role in 5% to 10% of cases. A fraction of all cases of familial ALS (that is, inherited ALS) is believed to be caused by a defective gene that prevents the body from producing a normal amount of an enzyme called superoxide dismutase. This enzyme helps neutralize free radicals -- highly reactive oxygen molecules produced during metabolism and capable of damaging body tissues. Researchers speculate that defects in protective enzymes may also account for non-inherited ALS and that environmental toxins may be a factor.
Some evidence suggests that the disease may be triggered by exposure to heavy metals, animal hides, or fertilizers, although this is by no means proven. In addition, viral infection and severe physical trauma have been implicated as possible contributors. Other theories link ALS to a phenomenon called excitotoxicity, in which the nerve cells that control movement are overstimulated by a neurotransmitter called glutamate to the point where they eventually die.


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11 Makeup Mistakes You Don't Realize You're Making
How do we know? Because we were making them too -- until we got this advice
We confess: "I'm in my 30s, and I don't exfoliate as much as I should," says executive editor Meghan. "While most experts recommend I do it at least once a week, preferably twice, I'm probably more in the exfoliate-twice-a-month category. As a result, I've fallen prey to putting makeup on too-dry skin -- and I end up looking less than cute. Note to self: Take an extra couple minutes to exfoliate twice a week before bed. It takes more time to fix makeup that looks awful after it's been put on parched, flaky skin."
SEE NEXT PAGE: Mistake No. 3: Wearing blue eyeshadow
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I used to always wear black eyeliner all day, everyday. But lately I've been using brown eyeliner and I completely agree.
by jessielynn17 Monday, May 6, 2013 at 12:49AM Report as inappropriate
I agree with most of the tips. I do a smoky eye often, and really like black eyeliner in my water line once and a while.
by Dee Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 05:11PM Report as inappropriate
oh boy i agree with some of these tips.
by Yecenia Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 05:11PM Report as inappropriate
Lol, as I read this I am wearing a smoky eye consisting mainly of blue eye shadow. For my foundation, I did a light contour for my cheekbones. I pencil in my eyebrows because the are already full with only a few minor imperfections. And to top it off, I'm wearing black eyeliner! (It's daytime) However, I am complemented often on my makeup. So I agree with some of these, but others, not at all.
by kerry1920 Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 12:18PM Report as inappropriate
Some of these tips I agree with and some I don't.
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I use black eyeliner in the day time and it works for me.
by rna Friday, March 29, 2013 at 07:54AM Report as inappropriate
yes we all have different opinions.. from "make-up should be whatever you prefer" to "maybe I do use to much bronzer" but this article is for woman who are trying to achieve the most natural (I barely try at all and still look flawless look) these are clearly tips to not looking like fake barbie dolls. Now if you like your your eyes to look like Rocky got mad at them, and your eyebrows to look like you get them waxed weekly and let your daughter play artist.. by all means do your thing... Me on the other hand would love to learn how to look like im wearing absolutley NOTHING... (:
by ElizabethCoral Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 06:09PM Report as inappropriate
I love blue eye makeup as well...may not b for every1 but i love colored mascara ...Chanel's mascara in purple is super cute at tips of lashes too
by farrah11 Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 09:01PM Report as inappropriate
i love some of the tips but wow i disagree with #3 i love blue eyeshadow in my eyes #8 i use pencil for my eyebrows with a little bit of brown eyeshadow #9 wearing black eyeliner i love black eyeliner i can wear it all day..great article but i debate for #3 #8 #9
by Ross1113 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 05:39PM Report as inappropriate
hit and miss for me, i love some of these tips while some are up for debate, i use pencil for my brows and it works better than shadows/brow powders.
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This was the seventh date of The Beatles' third and final residency at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany, situated on Große Freiheit off the infamous Reeperbahn.
The residency began on 18 December 1962 and ended on 31 December, and saw The Beatles perform for a total of 39 hours over 13 days.
The Beatles had previously appeared at the Star-Club in April-May and November 1962. This time around they each received a fee of 750 DM (£67) per week. They performed for three hours each night, with a night off on Christmas Day.
The Beatles were reluctant to fulfil this contractual obligation. Back home in England they were enjoying burgeoning chart success, more prestigious live shows, plus television and radio appearances. Despite the enduring fondness they felt towards Hamburg and its residents, there was little the city could do for their career now.


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Sports medicine provider Dr. Peter Loescher calls the newly expanded Sharon Health Center the "Taj Mahal of sports medicine."
Nestled along Route 14, the Sharon Health Center got its start in 2005, was added on to in 2008 and this winter received its second and final planned addition of 2,600 square feet.
The new addition means expanded physical therapy gym space, a third physical therapy treatment room and four new exam rooms for a total of 12. There are also a transition to all digital radiology and other impressive new technologies.
"We have a state of the art gait analysis system, which will allow us to quantify gait imbalances, muscular imbalances and accurately create rehab programs to get injured athletes back to their sport and keep them moving and healthy," Dr. Loescher said.
The new system, a Noraxon, includes a treadmill with a force plate and two cameras for recording and reviewing gaits.
A second important technology upgrade is wall-mounted flat screens in two treatment rooms utilizing ultrasound.
"Our rooms are spacious, and we now can view our ultrasound procedures and diagnostics on large, high definition flat screen view boxes, which enhances our accuracy and quality of patient care," said Dr. Loescher, who on the day we visited used the ultrasound machine and new screen to look inside patient Alden Smith's swollen right knee, which he injured playing basketball.
X-rays at Sharon have also been upgraded to be entirely digital, meaning no more cassette tapes that have to be read and slow down radiology technologists. The new system consequently is faster, requires slightly less radiation and creates a crisper, or better quality, image.
A final addition to the Sharon Health Center that has patients and providers alike pleased is new chiropractor Dr. Michael Chamberland. "He has saved the day," said veteran Sharon chiropractor Dr. Hank Glass, who is appreciating the help, especially coming from a fellow sports medicine enthusiast. "It's very difficult to find a sports medicine chiropractor," Dr. Glass noted. "He's already made a tremendous impact."
As the lone Sharon chiropractor Dr. Glass was having to schedule patients too far out, meaning he might want to see a patient back in two weeks for needed follow-up care but his schedule simply wouldn't allow it. Now patients are getting in and Dr. Glass is relieved. "I'm happy now because I'm doing a better job. I'm being a better doctor."
Dr. Glass adds that Dr. Chamberland "fits right in." "It's like he's been here forever."
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The Department extracted concepts from the Value Engineering Study, to design and develop plans for this corridor. On May 29, 2002, a Design & Access hearing was held, leading to the approval of these Limited Access Plans in December 11, 2002. Our commitment to the citizens of Washington State was to improve the safety and operations (traffic flow) of this section of US 195, through the Latah Valley, from I-90, to the Hatch Road vicinity (near the Spokane City/County Line). In April 2004 this project was analyzed using the "Cost Risk Assessment" process. This examines the project costs and variables assisting in future project budgeting.
No right of way, design, or construction funding is currently allocated for improvements noted under this plan.
Why is WSDOT
improving the US 195 corridor?
As part of the National Highway System, US 195 supports an array of transportation demands including international, interstate, and interregional commerce. This highway is the regional transportation link of people and goods between Lewiston, Idaho and Spokane, Washington.
Throughout the corridor there are numerous locations where growth is anticipated, primarily in the form of residential developments. The increased traffic associated with this growth will continue to intensify congestion and traffic safety concerns.
The End Result
This project will eliminate the existing at-grade intersections and provide interchanges at Hatch Road, Meadowlane Road and Cheney-Spokane Road. WSDOT is proposing a "New City Street Network System". This network of streets will allow motorists alternative routes other than US 195 to access Spokane's City Center and other local neighborhoods along US 195. The separation of this local and regional traffic will provide a constant movement of traffic, with fewer accidents occurring on US 195.
Project Benefits
• This project would provide the capacity necessary to accommodate City of Spokane planned growth of the Latah Valley.
• The City has targeted 50% of its residential growth in the next 20 years within the corridor.
• This project will accommodate the expansion of transit service into this area as the residential population increases. This project provides multiple pedestrian/bicycle facilities through the corridor.
What is the project timeline?
January 1999, a Value Engineering Study was held to evaluated ways to: improve safety and operations, reduce environmental impacts, save costs and lessen problems for the traveling public.Right-of-way plans are complete.
Design/Limited Access Hearing was held on May 29, 2002
Limited Access Plans approved December 11, 2002
US 195 Hatch Road to I-90 will be constructed in three projects once funding is established.
Proposed Construction Sequence…
• Cheney-Spokane Interchange, new city access Right of way.Constructs a new interchange at Cheney-Spokane Road and a new city arterial from Cheney-Spokane Road to Linedke Road which parallels US 195. This project will improve safety and traffic flow by eliminating at-grade crossings. There is currently no city arterial at this location. The proposed arterial will have one lane in each direction, as well as, a center turn median and bike lanes.
• Cheney Spokane Road to I90.Realign US 195 and provide grade separations at Thorpe Road and at 16th Avenue. This project will improve safety and traffic flow by eliminating at-grade crossings. US 195 will remain a divided 4 lane section.
• Hatch Road to Cheney-Spokane Road Interchanges.Constructs new interchanges at hatch Road and at Meadowlane Road. This project will improve safety and traffic flow by eliminating at-grade crossings. US 195 will remain a divided 4 lane section.
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This main corridor project is funded through the following sources:
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This picture perfect craft is super simple to make. Just print, fold, paste, and add the finishing touch to the frame--a photo of your child or family!
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Print the Peter Rabbit Picture templates on heavy weight or card stock paper and help your child cut out the pieces along the dotted lines.
Cut small pieces of foam sheets and affix to the back of the cut out snowflakes, and attach where indicated.
Allow the foam to dry. Attach a photo to the back of the frame using tape or glue, making sure the photo displays in the snowflake.

 Once the frame is dry, fold down the center and along the solid lines along the edges of the frame. Glue or tape the tabs together to create a frame that stands.
Kids are going to have sew much fun embroidering eggs!
Kids will be blown away by this beautiful outdoor decoration!
Add some fun to their feet with these Peter Rabbit shoe charms!
Create this craft in three easy steps. Hop to it!
Make a new memory game in minutes with our easy printable templates
Hop to it and create your own Benjamin Bunny puppet now!
Transform a paper bag into Peter!
This goody bag is dressed up for Dad's special day!
Fill up Peter's wagon with enough coins to buy radishes!
Dress up cones with cute Nick Jr. characters!
Make a door sign that will bloom in any room!
Shower your little flower with quality crafting time!
Create this simple paper basket and make it a Hoppy Easter!
Make a snugly new friend for your Peter fan
Make an indoor winter wonderland that somebunny will love!
Hop into new adventures with Peter and friends!
Kids can hop on over to the Christmas tree to hang this charming decoration!
Peter & pals are dashing through the snow-- carrying something sweet, you should know!
Rabbits are brave and he�s no exception! Add Benjamin to your x-mas collection.
Spread holiday cheer with these "sweet" messages.
Peter has a new gift for you to see. It's round, and blue, and hangs on a tree.
Kids can hop on over to the Christmas tree to hang this charming decoration!
Rabbits are brave and he�s no exception! Add Benjamin to your x-mas collection.
Spread holiday cheer with these "sweet" messages.
Peter has a new gift for you to see. It's round, and blue, and hangs on a tree.
Everyone wins when you make your own spinning tops!
This print-and-fold craft is an umirrific way to make your tree look spectacular!
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Welcome guests during the holidays--or any day--with this easy-to-make decoration.
Create a SUPER shaped ornament to hang on your tree this year
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This paper gingerbread house is all bark and no bite!
Milli spins her pattern powers into a string of dreidels this holiday season
Santa's little helpers can make a sweet sled for Dora and Swiper!
Your preschooler can give a special holiday treat to everyone on her list!
Kids can turn recyclables into beautiful Dora decorations!
Make a festive tree that won't wilt or wither!
Wish everyone a WONDERful holiday with this tree topper!
Here's a simple and stylish Kwanzaa craft kids can fashion!
Let sweet holiday wishes bloom with these simple, customized cookie boxes.
Turn your table into a winter wonderland with this seasonal centerpiece!
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The Nexus 4000 Skate features a quarter package comprised of Lightweight Mesh and contrast stitching to help provide added support and rigidity to both the heel and quarter package.
The classic fit profile features a traditional Deep-V heel shape, resulting in a boot that provides a comfortable, secure heel lock, while allowing for better wrap along the top of the foot. These fit characteristics amount to a boot that is comfortable right out of the box and is very accommodating to players with higher volume feet.
The boot sits atop Bauers Tuuk Lightspeed Pro holder is accompanied by non-replaceable Tuuk Stainless Steel.
The pre-shaped, 2-piece comfort felt tongue is 30 oz. and features metatarsal padding that helps provide comfort and protection on the ice. The 4000 will also feature a brushed nylon liner which helps wick away moisture, keeping your boots dry and prolonging the life of the skate. Add Bauers Shaped EVA footbed and you have the solid package ideal for recreational use or any player just looking to get into the game.
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The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi men's tennis team will be back in action on Tuesday afternoon in Edinburg, Texas for a 1 p.m. match against Texas – Pan American. The match will be a Southland Conference contest between the two schools at the Orville Cox Tennis Center on the UTPA campus.
The Islanders are currently 8-9 on the year overall, and hold a 1-0 mark in Southland matches. The Broncs are even at 7-7 this season, and are 1-1 in league contests.
The Islanders will put their 28-1 mark in Southland Conference contests since 2008 up against the team that dealt the one loss to them during that span. 12 matches ago, UTPA beat Texas A&M – Corpus Christi, and since then the Islanders have won 11 straight matches.
That eleventh match came last week against UT Arlington, with Texas A&M – Corpus Christi gutting out a tough 4-3 win on the road.
Last time UTPA faced the Islanders, Texas A&M – Corpus Christi won 6-1 during the 2010 season in Corpus Christi.
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Does anyone on the board have local cops that ride FJRs on their Police force?
Also, is there anything like this for non-police riders? I would be interested in learning more of these skills and competing...looks like a blast.
Here is the video I shot if you are interested in watching these guys ride.
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This is why Red Mango, the No. 1 Zagat-rated frozen yogurt and smoothie chain in America, announced the launch of its new "Fro-Yo Mashups," an innovative line of softly-swirled frozen desserts that are made by mashing up Red Mango all-natural, non-fat frozen yogurt and indulgent treats, like cookies and cupcakes.
Fro-Yo Mashups debut with two decadent flavors: the non-fat "Red Velvet No. 9," which features the authentic flavor of real red velvet cupcakes and cream cheese frosting; and the low-fat "Nutty Potion No. 9" made with Nutella, the highly addictive chocolate hazelnut spread.
Both proprietary creations are kosher, gluten-free, and formulated with Red Mango's signature patented probiotics. "Innovation and creativity are very important foundations for our brand," says Dan Kim, founder and chief concept officer of Red Mango. "I love to push the boundaries of frozen yogurt and flavors, which is how Fro-Yo Mashups was born. Red Velvet No. 9 and Nutty Potion No. 9 represent our passion for developing creative and uniquely delicious softly-swirled frozen desserts."
Along with the launch of Fro-Yo Mashups, Red Mango also introduced its new Dream Shakes, which are decadent frozen-yogurt shakes best described as the "miraculous fusion of non-fat yogurt and indulgent desserts."
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Sparrow Hospital and Volunteers of America Michigan broke ground Monday on a new, $800,000 facility that will provide healthcare for 3,400 homeless and uninsured patients.
"It's really going to change lives, that's the bottom line," said Joe Ruth, Sparrow Hospital's Chief Operating Officer. "The folks that reside here are trying to put their lives back together and one of the missing pieces typically is their health and to be able to provide on-site medical care is going to make a huge difference in their lives of these people and of this community."
The clinic has been five years in the making. Kevin McGraw, board chair at the Lansing VOA says he was convinced to bring it to Michigan's capital after a trip to South Bend, Ind.
"We have a lot of clients that don't seek wellness because they can't just walk to a hospital or an urgent care and get a cut treated on their hand," he said. "They wait until it festers and they wait until it's a problem. Having this here, we're able to monitor them both physically and mentally and if you can monitor somebody that way and maintain their health, you stand a much better chance of getting them back on their feet. And that's the whole nine yards. That's what we're trying to do."
McGraw says the Lansing location and the South Bend location will be the only two in the country. He hopes the Lansing clinic can save the city millions as it did in South Bend.
The clinic could also help alleviate pressure at emergency rooms, giving the homeless a place to receive regular attention while allowing the ER to be used for emergencies.
Around half of the project is financed by Sparrow. The remainder comes from a federal grant.


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Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Zachary J. Visosky graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Visosky is the son of Dawn Kleuser of Linn Creek. He is a 2012 graduate of Camdenton High School.
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Zac Efron confirmed he is talking with producers about starring in the new "Star Wars" film.
In an interview with MTV News, reporter Josh Horowitz asked Efron and his "That Awkward Moment" co-stars Michael B. Jordan and Miles Teller who out of the three would be "most likely to be in a 'Star Wars' movie," and Efron said he was already in the running.
"Yeah, I just went and met with them," Efron said. "So I don't know. It would be cool. I love the 'Star Wars' movies. I love them, but who knows?"
"Star Wars: Episode VII" director J.J. Abrams recently confirmed that "Breaking Bad" star Jesse Plemons is also up for a major role. Abrams also confirmed original cast members Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford are all onboard to return. The film, the first of three new installments, is expected to hit theaters in December 2015.
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She may have lost the family values vote, but what about the penis-nose fetishist vote? It's big with the Clockwork Orange crowd.
Krystal always had a strong grasp of the issues at hand.
Krystal made the unfortunate choice of referring to the dildo-nosed reindeer affair as a "gag." She means it was a joke.
The most-repeated joke of the night was probably, "Hey, there's a dildo attached to this fake penis!"
Do you think he made honking noises every time someone squeezed it?
Krystal Ball is on the far-right in this picture. Nose partner swap!
Other photographs from the party were vaguely embarrassing, too. Is that a poon harpoon?
I'm not sure what's going on here, but trust that it's not something a politician would want voters to see, anyway.
Krystal has a two-year-old daughter. These pictures will definitely be part of little Ella's teen angst phase.
Krystal Ball's response is to pull a Palin: "It's incredibly sexist" and "outrageous" that these pictures have emerged. She continues: "I'm angry at the way women in this country are unfairly treated in this regard when they step up and run for office." Because if a man sucked a rubber dick attached to the nose of another man, we would never publish that picture. Besides! What if we like politicians who pose with red dildos in their mouths, hmm? [Return to main article.]


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BETSY LAYNE, Ky. (WYMT) - As we continue with our DQ Grill & Chill Countdown to Tip-off previews, we now look at the Betsy Layne Bobcats.
Despite going 23-6 last season, the Bobcats ended the year losing their final two games; the district finals to Prestonsburg and in the first round of the regional tournament to Johnson Central. They also graduated forward Andrew Roberts, but expectations remain high.
"At Betsy Layne, year in and year out, we expect to be very competitive," says head coach Junior Newsome. "We always expect a good team. Our kids know when they come in to our program, they come in to a situation where they're going to have to work hard, give it their all, and we feel like if we do that, we're going to be a pretty good basketball program year in and year out."
"No doubt (losing to Prestonsburg and Johnson Central) hurt, and all summer we've had that in the back of our minds. When we're practicing this year, we're thinking of that, so we don't want that to happen again. Just go out there and give it your all so that won't happen," says Garran Newsome, a senior point guard.
"Play hard because Andrew (Roberts) was a man that went hard every game, went hard every second of every game. So we just got to play hard and step up in his position because he's going to be hard to replace," adds junior Dylan Hamilton.
"Just go 110% the whole game, get after them, get up in their grill, rebound, box out, push the ball, and attack the big guys," says guard Peyton Case.
"Yeah, everybody expects a lot from us. We've been doing really good the past few years and I think they expect that to continue. You know, we work hard every day in practice so that we can make that happen," says Dylan Meade, a junior.


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Georgia lawmakers are close to passing a law that would increase the penalty for littering.
Right now, litterbugs are given a $1000 fine.
This new law would also add points to a litterbug's license.
News 12's Kristen Cosby finds out if this could clean things up.
From beer cans to water bottles, we all hate seeing litter where we live. Georgia legislators are trying to increase the fines to stop people from littering, but the people who enforce the laws say it probably won't work.
Picking up around his yard after litterbugs is a weekly chore for Johnnie Burris.
"It's constantly trash on the road and that's bad," he says.
It's why the Georgia legislature is about to pass a law that would add two points to a driver's license when they throw trash out of their car.
That's the same penalty for getting caught with an open container of alcohol.
"I don't know if stiffing the law is going to make a difference. We can see," says Steve Smith of the Marshals Office. He's in charge of ticketing Richmond County's litterbugs.
Budget cuts in the office make it difficult to catch people who litter.
The department used to have seven Litter Marshals on the street; now they have three.
But however many they have, catching a litterer is tough.
"Seldom do we actually find enough evidence to where they can trace those people down and make a case against them," says Marshal Tom Boettcher.
It looks like Johnnie's chore has no end in sight.
The marshal's office says the best way to stop littering is for the community to be vigilant. If you see someone throwing trash out of their car, write down their license plate number and report it.


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The Eau Claire Regis football team will face their toughest test of the season Friday night in Chippewa Falls when the Ramblers square off against Edgar in a Division 6, Level 4 showdown. The Wildcats won back-to-back state championships in 2009 and 2010. Back in 2009, Edgar beat the Ramblers in the D6 championship game in Madison. The Wildcats scored on a crazy tipped pass play on their first possession and never looked back, routing Regis that day, 46-7.
Three years later, the Ramblers get another shot at Edgar, coach Bryant Brenner says his team has plenty of respect for the Wildcats.
"We expect a great game, we have nothing but respect for Edgar, they are one of the best small schools in the state. Their record speaks for itself, they're well-coached, their kids work really hard, there's no secret to their success. It's just a lot of hard work and they spend a lot of time in it. We have nothing but respect for them and we're hopeful that we can play with them this year."


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SAN RAMON -- Chevron will shift 800 jobs from San Ramon in the coming few years, transferring the work to Houston, to support the energy giant's fast-growing exploration, development and production business.
Up to 800 positions will be shifted to Houston. The great majority are currently located in San Ramon, where Chevron has its corporate headquarters.
"The positions we are moving support our growing upstream business," said Lloyd Avram, a Chevron spokesman. "Houston is the center of that fast-growing business."
The employees whose jobs are being affected by the transfer of operations have all been notified, Chevron said Thursday.
"As a global enterprise, our various business groups routinely evaluate evolving business needs and deploy employees as needed to markets around the world," Chevron said in a prepared release.
Five company groups are affected: Chevron Technology Ventures, along with Chevron's Energy Technology, Information Technology, Procurement, and Business Development units.
The relocations will occur over the next few years.
San Ramon-based Chevron will provide full assistance for employees who wish to transfer with Houston when their jobs are shifted.
The company will retain its headquarters in San Ramon.
"They all support our upstream business and it does make sense to put them closer to the business that they support," said Morgan Crinklaw, a Chevron spokesman.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- There were little ripples and big ripples from Madison Bumgarner's performance Sunday, and each new wave put the Giants in deeper water.
The immediate crisis point is that Bumgarner's poor outing put the Giants in a Game 1 hole.
The larger issue, though, concerns Bumgarner's status for the rest of this series and the way that affects the entire pitching staff.
The Giants are built on starting pitching and haven't gotten much good from their rotation -- most worryingly focused on Bumgarner, who had his second consecutive bad playoff start.
The essence: Bumgarner is out of sorts, probably at least partly because of fatigue, and he is unlikely to get it back anytime soon.
Bumgarner doesn't want to concede any of this, but late Sunday he didn't dispute that he basically is just trying to gut it out right now.
How did he feel out there?
"Uh, not very good," Bumgarner said after his 32/3-inning, six-run performance, which lifted his playoff ERA to 14.73.
"I mean, that's the way it's been the past few starts. Not a whole lot of life on the ball. But at the same time you've still got to find a way to make pitches."
Manger Bruce Bochy, as is his habit, soft-pedaled Bumgarner's problems, arguing that Bumgarner could have had a better night with a few breaks and a few better pitches.
The Giants' bullpen settled things down after Bumgarner departed, and the offense rallied to make it interesting.
And the Giants trailed Cincinnati 2-0 and still won that N.L. Divisional Series, of course.
But starting pitching is supposed to lead the way for the Giants, and it's not happening.
It was obvious from the first inning that Bumgarner's fastball wasn't near top form and that his other pitches lacked bite.
Bumgarner gave up two-run home runs to David Freese and Carlos Beltran in the second and fourth innings, respectively, and left the game trailing 6-0.
And Bochy would not say whether he still plans to have Bumgarner make his next scheduled start, which would be in Game 5.
"We'll talk about it, where Bum's at," Bochy said. "He came out with good stuff, but it dropped a little bit.
"But he's one of our guys. He's had a great year, and we've seen what this kid's done for us, during the season and in (the 2010) postseason."
Asked if he expects to get the Game 5 start, Bumgarner shrugged.
"I don't know," Bumgarner said. "I don't know what they're going to do. I'm sure they'll do whatever's best."
It seems beyond likely that Bochy and pitching coach Dave Righetti have to look beyond Bumgarner for that start -- and they have Tim Lincecum as an obvious choice.
But here are the ripples: That probably would remove Lincecum as a valuable super reliever for the next two games -- Lincecum again performed beautifully in that role Sunday.
And if Lincecum is slotted for Game 5, that practically locks Barry Zito into Game 4, and that could come with the series on the line.
Which, especially after Zito's short stint in Game 4 of the NLDS, is assuredly not a happy thought for anyone connected to the Giants franchise.
"We certainly need some good starts," Bochy said, "there's no question about it."
It's not hard to conclude that fatigue is part of this -- throughout the staff and especially with the 23-year-old Bumgarner, who hit a tough spot late this season, registering a 5.47 ERA in September.
Asked if he is mostly doing this on guts of late, Bumgarner acknowledged that to be the case.
"Yeah, I mean ... trying to," Bumgarner said. "Trying to just cut back on stuff in between and just go out there and try to fight through it, make pitches. Just having a hard time with it right now."
Are there any health issues?
"No, my body feels great," Bumgarner said. "Just, like I said, the stuff's not where it normally is."
On Sunday, his fastball looked lifeless and clocked at 89 to 91 mph, and his cutter was hittable all night.
Against the Cardinals' stacked lineup, that was a recipe for big trouble, and it was a mammoth departure from Bumgarner's 2010 postseason success as a rookie.
"You can't start feeling sorry for yourself," Bumgarner said. "You've got to keep going out there and fighting and playing for everybody else in here. You can't start feeling sorry for yourself.
"You've just got to make little adjustments, whatever it might be. If a pitch is not as sharp, just start it a little more in or whatever you want to do. You've just got to try to find a way through it."
But Bumgarner might have hit a wall that he can't get through. The only real cure for this is rest, and the Giants have no time for that.
They will have to adjust. The strength of this team is teetering. And the ripples keep hitting them.
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Definition of contour in English:
noun(usually contours)
1An outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something: she traced the contours of his face with her finger figurative the contours of American life
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- There is an almost abstract flavour to his creations - speedy outlines and contours take shape on the canvas as he moves about in a blur.
- Angles and curves, shapes and contours fascinate young minds.
- But Rosa's life is also a very modern one, its broad contours shaped by global economic forces and its details modified by individual needs and personal enterprise.
outline, shape, form;
lines, curves, figure;
silhouette, profile
1.1An outline of a natural feature such as a hill or valley: cliffs with grassy rounded contours
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- Go through the gate and take the path which heads west and then northwest following the contours of a small hill.
- Lesson number two was how easy it is to be led away from your course by old tracks and the natural contours in the land.
- Before the invention of the fridge, the track, artfully cut into the contours of the hill, was used by muleteers to haul down snow to be stored in a deep pit, which can still be seen.
1.2 short for contour line.
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- If combined with the airborne laser scanner, the data can be used to develop digital terrain models, contours, intensity images and other elevation representations.
- In many cases the scale is not given, and in the littorals the bottom depth contours are not identified.
- Yet the map shows a broad swathe of relatively flat land skirting the foothills of the mountain at the 100ft / 33m contour, and extending up to Bundoran.
1.3A line joining points on a diagram at which some property has the same value: the map shows contours of every 10-foot difference in elevation
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- A built-in Mathematica algorithm was used to fit contours to a lattice of values calculated by numerical solution of Equation 11 and Equation 12.
- The contours show that the steepest gradients surround the Earth and Sun, with the five Earth Lagrange Points located in equilibrium regions with relatively gentle gradient.
- On a map without contours, two communities cut off from one another by an impassable mountain may appear as close neighbours.
1.4A way in which something varies, especially the pitch of music or the pattern of tones in an utterance: the movement tends to place more emphasis on rhythm than melodic contour
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- He wrote with great sympathy and imagination for the voice, imitating the melodic contours and rhythms of speech in what he called 'speech melody'.
- Dialogues varying only in their intonation contour (specifically in pitch accent or boundary tone) were presented in a random order to 47 speakers of Midwestern American English.
- Regardless of the words, it seems the melodic contour of the song describes the nature of the land over which the song passes.
verb[with object]
1 (usually be contoured) Mold into a specific shape, typically one designed to fit into something else: the compartment has been contoured with smooth rounded corners (as adjective contoured) the contoured leather seats
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- Incidentally, all the car's seats are contoured and similar to those shaped for motor sport, providing all-round support.
- Surgeons have advanced in technique to shape and contour the deeper facial tissues and resuspend them.
- Offer quality leather that is highly contoured or very soft to conform to a woman's body.
2Mark (a map or diagram) with contour lines: (as adjective contoured) a huge contoured map
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- It is important to note that these maps were hand contoured, and contour software packages were not used due to accuracy and availability of data in some units.
- These spheres are then used to compute a three-dimensional density map which, when contoured, defines the surface of the gap region.
- A full colour photograph, contoured map and additional facts about the history, geology and wildlife of the area accompany each route.
3(Of a road or railroad) follow the outline of (a topographical feature), especially along a contour line: the road contours the hillside
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- These roads contoured steep slopes above streams, and the aspect measured was that of the prevailing slope.
- There were level parts contouring along the hillside where I sauntered past brilliant wildflowers or sharply aromatic herbs.
- The route continued contouring the south coast, the border regions, and the north coast on return to Dili.
Mid 17th century: from French, from Italian contorno, from contornare 'draw in outline', from con- 'together'+ tornare 'to turn'.
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Haines City Government
Published: Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 12:02 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 12:02 a.m.
Haines City has implemented an employee upward-mobility policy that can be reasonably characterized as upward-mobility gerrymandering. Colloquially and simplistically, gerrymandering is deliberate rigging of a process to obtain a desired result.
Example, the pinnacle position of the city's newly minted Leisure Services function — it can be reasonably concluded this position was filled by rigging the process. The position was awarded to Auburn Taylor.
Consider, when one develops and hones their prerequisite skill set (people skills, communication skills, conceptual skills technical skills, etc.), prepares and positions themselves to elevate a city function to a greater productive level, is it also reasonable to conclude that one such person should be a candidate or, at minimum, extended consideration for stewardship of Leisure Services?
One such person was deliberately and summarily omitted from consideration in filling the Leisure Services' director position, and not even extended perfunctory consideration.
This is the city that continually insults African-American taxpayers by:
Failing to honor African-American philanthropists who made significant land donations to the city.
Continually offending Oakland community taxpayers with the offensive and animus insult of Bouley C. Cook (i.e., Cook Field).
Failing to respect and recognize the geographical community of Oakland is, in fact, not the Bethune neighborhood.
Without doubt, the following should be:
The Oakland Community Center, not the Bethune Center
The Oakland Community Complex, not the Bethune Complex
The Oakland Auditorium, not the Bethune Auditorium
The Oakland Senior Citizens Center, not the Bethune Senior Center
The Oakland Community Park, not the 8 Acre Park.
Oakland taxpayers are not asking for absolute or extraordinary fairness, just fundamental fairness.
Remember, this city protected, condoned, tolerated and overly compensated the most disruptive and alienating city managers in recent annals.
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36% have saved less than $1K for retirement
Posted March 18th, 2014 @ 10:56am by Matt Cantor, Newser Staff
(NEWSER) – A new survey offers a look at Americans' retirement savings, and two somewhat conflicting points stand out: Some 36% of us have less than $1,000 saved for our golden years, yet a higher proportion are feeling very confident they can retire in comfort. That $1,000 doesn't factor in respondents' primary residences or any set benefit plans (like pensions), USA Today notes. But "what's really striking is that 73% of those without a retirement plan, such as an IRA, 401(k) or 403(b), have less than $1,000 in savings and investments," says the survey's co-author.
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Verdi's familiar and melodic opera "Rigoletto" will be the next Metropolitan HD simulcast, scheduled for 11:05 a.m. on Saturday at the Finkel Auditorium at Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge. Opera traditionalists may be a bit apprehensive, as the staging of this production has been moved into the 21st century, to Las Vegas of all places.
The stage manager of this current production, Michael Mayer, said in a recent interview: "I've tried to imagine a recent world that captures the decadence of the 16th century Duke's palace, where the participants are in pursuit of power, money, and beauty. Las Vegas in the '60s is such a world, where a kind of prankster energy could go bad-it's the epitome of the kinds of events that happen in 'Rigoletto.'"
The opera opens in a casino, with a neon-lit background packed with confluent multi-colored words and cartoon-like sketches. Soon to appear stage center is the Duke, played by Piotr Beczala, who is described in a recent New York Times review as "big, beautiful tenor with great presence." This becomes evident when Beczala, acting like a Sanatra-esque playboy in a stylish white tuxedo, is surrounded by dancing showgirls bearing huge multi-colored, feathered pompoms, as he sings the boastful aria, "Questa o quella": "I give my heart no more to one beauty than to another."
Yet he falls immediately in love with the beautiful Countess Ceprano, played by soprano Ealie Savoy.
Rigoletto, played by Zeljko Lucic, a personification of the court jester, appears on the scene wearing an out-of-place, loud yellow sweater. Key to the plot is a curse Rigoletto receives from visiting Count Monterone, dressed as an Arab shiek, who was ridiculed for being incensed that the Duke had seduced his daughter. Rigoletto's daughter Gilda next appears, played by Diana Damrau, described in a New York Times review as "singing her role radiantly with youthful yearning and restlessness."
As the plot thickens, Gilda, thought to be Rigoletto's mistress, is abducted by courtiers with the blindfolded Rigoletto unknowingly taking part, where an elevator rather than a latter is used in the production. The hit man, Sparafucile, sung by Stefan Kocan, first seen sitting at the casino bar while listening to Rigoletto's plight, is ultimately hired to assassinate the Duke. In the classical production, Gilda instead of the Duke is mistakenly assassinated in the end, and her body stuffed into a bag. When carrying the bag away to dispose of the Duke, Rigoletto hears in the background his voice singing the familiar aria, "La Donne e Mobile," immediately realizing his mistake.
The classic closing scene has Rigoletto opening a bag only to find his daughter. In this production, the bag had been dumped into the trunk of a fantailed Cadillac. In the end, Rigoletto sings, "my daughter-ah the curse!"
With these differences of Rigoletto, staged in the Rat Pack heyday of 1960s Las Vegas, has received the following accolade in a Bloomberg review, "It's impossible not to like the new production. It's wildly entertaining, inventive, strangely funny and yet also deeply sad. Mayer captures both the emotional depth and surface glitter in an audacious staging." This appraisal is a timely invite to attend this production, both for the seasoned followers and for those new to opera.
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PARKERSBURG - U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin met Tuesday with local Democratic Party leaders during a campaign stop in Parkersburg.
"We're reaffirming what we're trying to do and what we're going to continue to work hard to do in Congress and the Senate, and the things that we did in West Virginia working together," he said of his visit with local party members at Colombo's Restaurant.
"The bottom line is we have to start putting our country first," said Manchin. "I don't care whether you're a Democrat or a Republican, whether you agree or disagree on certain issues, you have to agree that we've got to come together as a country."
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U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, left, D-W.Va., talks with Harold Brown, president of the Wood County Democratic Executive Committee, center, and Wood County Clerk Jamie Six, right, during a campaign stop Tuesday in Parkersburg.
Manchin believes the country needs to develop a plan to get its financial house in order, create a workable energy plan with less dependence on foreign oil and other common sense issues.
In his run for re-election to the Senate, Manchin is being challenged by Republican John Raese.
Looking at his own race, Manchin said there are some big differences between him and his opponent.
"I don't back the Ryan budget from the standpoint of cutting Social Security and Medicare to where you put it in the private market with vouchers and privatization," he said.
Manchin believes both programs need to be run more efficiently and work can be done to get rid of fraud abuse and waste, keeping the core values of both programs.
"I don't think we need to protect the super wealthy at the top end who don't need protected. I don't begrudge anybody and I'm not going to raise taxes, I'm going to collect what taxes are owed to this country," he said.
Manchin said the government can do two things with the taxes it collects, spend it or invest it. He believes too little investing is being done in education, infrastructure and other basic areas that could build the country back up to what it once was.
Manchin said he is not making an endorsement in this year's presidential race between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
"I am disappointed with both of these candidates and I've said that, respectfully," he said, citing Obama's lack of an energy policy and attacks on coal and Romney's endorsement of the budget plan created by his running mate, Paul Ryan, as among the reasons for his decision.


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quote: Team Fortress 2 is probably the best done free-to-play yet, in my eyes. You can buy the game and get everything eventually (or trade for it) while playing the base game and having zero advantage over anyone else. The things you buy are purely cosmetic, having zero effect on the competitive portion of it. The difference, though, is the game was complete and finished at the time it was released.
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I know that this is a blog about traveling and GPS cameras and such. And I know it's not MY blog per se...but what are you going to do. Stranger things have happened when you have your husband's username and password to his blog. So, I'm going to ask that we pause for a moment and address a few unrelated issues of interest to me, that will soon be forced upon you and hopefully, in turn, will become of interest to you.
1. Please check your calendar. If you are doing anything other than sitting in front of the TV and/or sitting in Michigan Stadium on Saturday, November 17th at 12pm EST, then you have problems. I don't mean small problems, either. I mean, SERIOUS ISSUES. You will be missing the glorious resurrection of Michael Hart and Chad I-must-throw-at-least-one-interception-in-each-quarter Henne. You will also miss the second consecutive week of dismal, sad faces on the Team Who Must Not Be Named.
!http://community.active.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/1738/michiganmen.jpg!...Let's hope they're doing this ALL WEEK. And by this I mean practicing.
2. If you do not own some sort of zoo animal costume, you should probably invest in one. As you can see from the below photo (all rights reservered, October 31, 2007, Sarah Hanyes), it makes for a righteous good time.
The mental stability of all of the above people is definitely in question.
3. Are clementines for real? I mean...seriously. Do they grow naturally? Or are they engineered to grow smaller and sweeter than normal oranges? It kind of scares me. I ate 3 today. What if they are injected with some strange hormone and they make me sick? And no this is not some kind of backwards way of saying that I fear we will be in the Capital One Bowl...on sunny Citrus Bowl-y Florida..instead of the Rose bowl. It's not that at all.
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Peter Schäfer
Director of the Jewish Museum Berlin
Peter Schäfer was appointed as the new director of the Jewish Museum Berlin Foundation on 1 September 2014. He is one of the most respected international scholars of Jewish Studies of our time.
Peter Schäfer was born in 1943 in Hückeswagen, Germany, and grew up in Mühlheim on the Ruhr. He studied Catholic Theology, Philosophy, and the still young subject of Jewish Studies in Bonn, Jerusalem, and Freiburg, before receiving his doctorate in Jewish Studies in 1968. Peter Schäfer completed his habilitation at the University of Frankfurt in 1973, then held teaching positions at the universities of Tübingen and Cologne. From 1983 to 2008, he was Professor and Director of the Institute of Jewish Studies at the Free University of Berlin. In 1998, he was appointed Ronald O. Perelman Professor of Jewish Studies and Professor of Religion at Princeton University. From 2005 to 2013, Peter Schäfer served as Director of Princeton's Program in Judaic Studies.
For his academic work, he has been honored with numerous awards including the Leibniz Prize in 1994, Germany's most prestigious research funding prize. In 2007, Peter Schäfer received the Mellon Award, the highest prize for scholars of the humanities in the United States. He was honored for his substantial initiative in reviving the tradition of Jewish studies in Germany. Schäfer is the only academic to have received both the Mellon Award and the Leibniz Prize. In 2008 he was awarded the Ruhr Prize of Art and Sciences, in 2013 the Howard T. Behrman Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Humanities and in 2014 the Dr. Leopold Lucas Prize from the University of Tübingen.
Honorary doctorate degrees are held by Peter Schäfer from the University of Utrecht and the University of Tel Aviv. He has enjoyed several visiting professorships and is active in numerous organizations like the British Academy, the American Philosophical Society and the American Academy for Jewish Research. In 2002/03 he became a fellow at the "Historisches Kolleg" in Munich and in 2007/08 at the "Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin." For many years, Schäfer chaired the "Verband der Judaisten in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland e.V." and has been an honorary member since 2013.
He has published numerous books and academic papers.
Peter Schäfer lives in Berlin with his wife Barbara Schäfer. They have a son and two daughters.
Cilly Kugelmann
Program Director of the Jewish Museum Berlin
Cilly Kugelmann assumed her position as program director and vice director of the Jewish Museum Berlin in September 2002. She came to the museum as head of the education department in May 2000. In 2001, she also became head of the research and exhibition departments. She comes from Frankfurt am Main where she worked at the city's Jewish Museum, directing the education program as well as public relations, and acting as curator (1986-2000).
Born in Frankfurt am Main in 1947, Cilly Kugelmann left for Israel in 1966 where she first spent a year as an agricultural laborer on a kibbutz in Galilee. She went on to study art history and general history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She returned to Germany in 1971 and began a degree in educational sciences, sociology, and psychology. Alongside her studies and then subsequent to them (1972-1999), she organized conferences within the context of political education on the subjects of Jewish history and the conflict in the Middle East.
After her degree she lead courses on integration for immigrants and asylum-seekers from Eastern European states for the National Education Federation (1978-1982), built a self-help company for the chronically ill at the department for psychiatry and social psychiatry of the Elisabeth Foundation Hospital in Darmstadt (1982-1985), took on teaching posts from the educational sciences department of the Ruprecht-Karls University (1982-1984), where she collaborated on an empirical investigation into Sinti and Roma's experiences of persecution during the National Socialist era (1984-1986).
She has been part of the editorial team of the magazine "Babylon, Contributions to Contemporary Jewish Living" since 1980 and has been involved in the publication of several books on the post-war history of Jews in Germany and on anti-Semitism.
Martin Michaelis
Managing Director of the Jewish Museum Berlin
Martin Michaelis took on the post of managing director at the Jewish Museum Berlin in March 2014. He is responsible for the budget, personnel, central services, rights management and contracts, press and public relations, marketing and development.
Born in Göttingen in 1972, Martin Michaelis grew up in Hamburg and studied law in Heidelberg, Cologne, and Hamburg. He worked at the Institute for International Affairs at the University of Hamburg from 1999, where his main consideration was the international protection of intellectual property. In 2006, Martin Michaelis was admitted to the bar and spent five years working for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Martin Michaelis joined the German Federal Court of Auditors (Bundesrechnungshof) in 2011 to focus on issues of tax, budgetary, and procurement law.
Bülent Durmus
Organizational Director of the Jewish Museum Berlin
Bülent Durmus took on the post of organizational director at the Jewish Museum Berlin in March 2008. Events, visitor research, visitor services, and the ongoing development of the internal organizational structure are all part of this newly created business division of organizational development. In the administrative sphere, facility management, security, and IT are further areas of his responsibility.
Bülent Durmus represented the museum's interests during the period when the permanent exhibition was being installed and the modification measures planned by Daniel Libeskind were being undertaken between May 2000 and September 2001. From 2002, he masterminded the set up of the technical department at the Jewish Museum Berlin as an external advisor. He then went on to head the technical department at the Jewish Museum Berlin from 2003 to 2008.
Born in Izmit/Turkey in 1970, Bülent Durmus has lived in Berlin since 1971 and is married with three children. Following his school education, he studied architecture at Berlin's Technical University and gathered experience at various architectural firms throughout his studies. In 1998, he presented his diploma thesis entitled "The Turkish Embassy in Berlin-Tiergarten." Following this, he worked freelance for architectural firms. From 1999 to 2000, he was involved in establishing the business divisions for planning, manufacturing, purchasing, and sales for a modular steel-pipe construction company. He has been a member of the Berlin Chamber of Architects since 2003.
W. Michael Blumenthal
Founding Director of the Jewish Museum Berlin
Following a diverse and unusual career as economics professor, politician, manager and author, W. Michael Blumenthal was director of the Jewish Museum Berlin from 1997 to September 2014. Also in 2015, he will continue to serve the museum in an advisory capacity as founding director for a transitional period.
W. Michael Blumenthal was born in Oranienburg near Berlin in 1926. His family moved to Berlin when he was three years old. In 1938, his father was deported to Buchenwald where he was held and mistreated for six weeks. After his release, the family was able to escape to Shanghai where they survived the war.
In 1947, W. Michael Blumenthal immigrated to the United States and became a U.S. citizen in 1952. After completing his Ph.D. at the renowned Princeton University, he was professor of economics there from 1953 to 1956. He then joined Crown Cork International Corporation where he rose to vice president and director.
In the 1960s, he entered politics and public service. He served in the State Department from 1961 until 1967 as advisor on trade to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. Ten years as president and then chairman of the board with Bendix International followed before President Jimmy Carter appointed him as Secretary of the Treasury in 1977. In 1979, W. Michael Blumenthal resigned from this position. He returned to the business sector and joined Burroughs Corporation in 1980 as vice chairman, then chairman of the board a year later. After a merger into the Unisys Corporation in 1986, he became chairman and CEO of Unisys. Following his retirement, he was first partner, then advisor of Lazard Frčres & Co. LLC (1990-96).
It was during this period that W. Michael Blumenthal turned his attention to the history of German Jews. Researching the life stories of his ancestors – among them Rachel Varnhagen, famous for her 'Berliner Salons,' the opera composer Giacomo Meyerbeer, and literary critic Arthur Eloesser – he knitted their biographies into the larger historical framework in his book "The Invisible Wall: 300 Years of a German-Jewish Family," which was published in 1998. It traces the difficult relationship of German gentiles and Jews since the 17th century and explores the question of how the catastrophe of the Holocaust could have come about.
Following his appointment as director of the Jewish Museum Berlin in 1997, the museum's primary focus shifted from the history of Berlin Jews to German-Jewish history in its totality. The long-aspired independent status for the museum from the Stiftung Stadtmuseum (Foundation of the City Museum) was granted on 1 January 1999. In 2001, the 14th German Bundestag passed the law to form a "Jewish Museum Berlin Foundation," which has since been a foundation directly under federal government control. Its festive opening took place in September 2001. In recognition of his work in Berlin, W. Michael Blumenthal was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in June 1999 and the Leo Baeck Medal in New York in November 1999. In June 2000, he became an Honorary Citizen of the city of Oranienburg and in 2002, he was honored with the Goethe Medal and the Order of Merit of the State of Berlin. In November 2006, he was awarded the Great Cross of Merit with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany. The American Jewish Committee (AJC) honored him with the "Ernst Cramer Award" in March 2008, the Jewish Community of Berlin awarded him the Heinz-Galinski prize in October 2011. In 2012/2013, he received the Roland Berger Human Dignity Award, in 2013 the Lucius D. Clay Medal from the German-American Society, and in May 2014 the "Estrongo Nachama Prize for Tolerance and Civil Courage." In April 2015, the Founding Director of the Jewish Museum Berlin, W. Michael Blumenthal, was awarded honorary citizenship of the City of Berlin. The Governing Mayor of Berlin, Michael Müller, and the President of the Berlin House of Representatives, Ralf Wieland, presented the tribute.
In November 2015, the Jewish Museum Berlin and the circle of friends of the museum jointly awarded W. Michael Blumenthal the Prize for Understanding and Tolerance. In his laudatory speech the Federal German President Joachim Gauck acknowledged Blumenthal's merits.
W. Michael Blumenthal has several honorary doctorates including one from Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, New York, and one from the Hochschule für Jüdische Studien, Heidelberg. Furthermore, he is a member of the Advisory Board of the American Jewish Committee (Berlin) and of the International Rescue Committee (New York). He continues to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe Foundation (Berlin), is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations (New York) and the Century Club.
W. Michael Blumenthal lives with his wife Barbara (née Bennett) in Princeton, New Jersey. They have one son together and he has three daughters from a former marriage. His memoirs entitled "In achtzig Jahren um die Welt. Mein Leben" (Around the World in Eight Years. My Life) was published by Propyläen Publishers in October 2010. In October 2011, a series of interviews with the Deutschlandfunk journalist David Dambitsch about his life's work were published by Membran Music Ltd. in the talking book "Auf den Einzelnen kommt es an" (It's the individual that counts).