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History was made here on Dec. 5, as the town elected Lois Smith as its first-ever female mayor.
The veteran town councillor was victorious in a four-way battle that saw her garner 430 votes, a solid majority over former mayor Stanford Blenkhorn's 275. Ron Levy received 46 votes, while second-time candidate Joel Smith picked up 13.
"I'm elated, absolutely," said Mrs. Smith, at the Parrsboro Fire Hall moments after the count was finished.
Although she had always received strong voting support when running for council, this was her first time running for mayor, in a contest where vote-splitting could have affected the outcome. It was a vote-split that made the 2008 election very close, but it did not appear to be a factor this time around.
Mrs. Smith said she was not sure what the deciding factor was, but did not believe it was her gender.
"I really don't think it was the female thing," she said. "I worked hard. Perhaps it was just the continuous 12 years (on council), and just moving into another position."
Blenkhorn, who saw his support slip from the 331 votes he received a year ago, thanked those ardent supporters who have always been behind him. He said he was not angry or upset with the result, and said he knew he was behind after the advance polls.
He said that he lost because the election became a popularity contest, quoting Winston Churchill, saying "democracy is not the best, but just the best way we have right now to choose our leaders."
"At this point in our history, she has more friends in the town of Parrsboro than I do," he said. "When you really look at it, she lost the debate, she didn't have a platform to stand on, and she didn't have anything more concrete to say, other than what committees she sat on.
"I knew from the outset, that if I was going to beat her, considering her popularity, that it would have to be a David and Goliath situation," he added. "Unfortunately, David didn't win this time."
Levy said he had no regrets with the experience, thanked those who voted and supported him, and wished all candidates the best. He said he understood the vote-splitting implications of a multi-candidate race, and knows why people voted the way they did.
"It was clear that whoever was to win had to win with a good majority, and a vote for me would have split the votes in most part three ways," he said. "The voters voted to give that majority. I respect that."
A prostate cancer survivor himself, Levy said a priority for him in the New Year would be to start a support group for those dealing with the disease.
Joel Smith, who saw his support drop dramatically from the 82 votes he received a year ago, was upbeat about the result.
"I respect the people's decision and look forward to the efforts by council and mayor over the next three years," he said. "My efforts will be to continue to ensure honest services by our elected representatives for the benefit of Parrsboro's residents."
In the council race, it was Lisa Ward who came out ahead in the five-candidate contest. The Ship's Company Theatre administrator received 190 votes, 17 more than second place finisher Gleneida Canning. Troy Melanson followed close behind with 168 votes, while Lloyd Smith received 131 and Ralph Foster received 81.
"I'm very excited," said Ward, moments after the victory. "I can't wait to jump in and represent the people."
The new mayor and councillor will be sworn in at a special meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 16, prior to the scheduled committee-of-the-whole meeting.


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Community organizations in South Florida are joining an international chorus of activists who are demanding political intervention for the return of over 270 teenage Nigerian girls whose abduction last month has sparked protests across the country and the world.
Lions for Justice, a group of students and faculty from Florida Memorial University, joined Impact Miami and Soul Movement Crew for a "Bring Back Our Girls" rally near the Stephen P. Clark Government Center in downtown last Monday. The rally was the latest demonstration held in several major American cities, where protestors voiced their outrage and demands for U.S. intervention as the missing girls' whereabouts remain unknown one month after they were kidnapped overnight by militants who stormed a high school in the Nigerian town of Chibok.
The region is home to the insurgent group Boko Haram, who are believed to be responsible for the kidnapping. According to reports, armed Boko Haram men herded the girls out of bed and forced them into trucks. The trucks then entered thick forests bordering Cameroon. Boko Haram has publicly admitted to assaulting and selling the Chibok girls as "brides" to the rebels for as low as $12.
The incident immediately sparked protests from thousands of Nigerians, who took to the streets to demand the government do more to rescue the abducted girls. The worldwide outcry has ignited a global social media campaign, "Bring Back Our Girls", a slogan for numerous demonstrations in Europe and in major U.S. cities, including New York, Chicago and Philadelphia.
The protests were not as large in Miami where only about 20 demonstrators wore red and white as they shouted slogans to draw support from onlookers on NW 1st Street.
"It's a global disgrace on how the Nigerian government and the world has reacted," said Gregory Wright during the demonstration. "I would like for President Obama to make us proud by bringing these girls home."
Despite the low turnout, protestors were not discouraged.
"Don't underestimate the power of protest," said Pastor Jack. "We have to pray, persevere and put pressure on our elected officials. We also have to divest our interests in corporations that exploit people in Nigeria."
In Liberty City, residents reacted to the kidnapping with shock and disgust.
"I think it's horrible," said Charles Jackson, president of The Making of a Champion, an organization for inner-city youths. "The U.S. should send troops to find those girls and bring them back home."
Natalie Morton of Miami Shores is not sure on how much the U.S. should get involved in the crisis.
"I think it's complicated because so many things are involved. But I think the U.S. should help," she said.
In Chicago, the Rev. Jesse Jackson led hundreds of protestors who packed the Daley Center in The Loop last Saturday to express their frustrations and support of the schoolgirls.
Shouting "Bring back our girls!" and holding up signs featuring the names of some of the captured girls – among them Aisha, Talata, Saraya, Rebecca – protestors called for more action to find the girls and to prevent another similar terrorist act.

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The NHL is reviewing new video to decide whether to punish the Ducks captain for an incident in Wednesday's win over Vancouver
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After initially believing there would be no punishment for an incident in Wednesday night's game with
The act in question took place one minute into the second period when Pronger was tangled up behind the Ducks net with Ryan Kesler of the Canucks. Replays showed that while trying to get loose, Pronger's skate came down on Kesler's leg. Deciding if a suspension is necessary for Pronger's action in the scramble is the NHL's task at hand, and an announcement from the league will come later. No exact timetable was given by the league.
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"I got a text message last night saying that there was no suspension and it was not under review," Pronger said. "Things change, whether it was new video or whatever the reason was behind the 180. I was a little surprised."
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"I don't know what we're going to do," Pronger said. "We've obviously got to see what happens with the review process. Burkie [Ducks Executive Vice President and General Manager Brian Burke] is going to get in touch with [NHL Senior VP and Director of Hockey Operations] Colin [
Fully entrenched in the stretch run toward the playoffs, which features eight of the last nine games against Pacific Division foes, the Ducks undoubtedly would prefer their captain to remain in their lineup. But if it's revealed that Pronger must miss time, the team is prepared to deal with such a decision.
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For some reason, Town Hall has a column by Charles Colson on the Waxman report on abstinence education. Of course, it's an attack on the report.
A recent report commissioned by California congressman Henry Waxman (D) casts doubt on the effectiveness of abstinence-only programs. At least, that's the story promoted by Waxman's office and by many in the media. Waxman's researchers found errors in several abstinence-only curricula—for instance, a statement that AIDS can be spread through sweat or tears, and that each parent contributes twenty-four chromosomes to a child rather than twenty-three.
Now, of course, errors like these need to be corrected. But Waxman and the media used the opportunity of these small errors to pounce on the whole concept of abstinence-only education. Their take could be summed up by a headline in the Austin Chronicle that read, "Abstinence Makes the Head Grow Softer."
"Small" errors? That HIV can be spread through tears is a pretty damn big error.
The lesser-publicized story is that Waxman's report itself is full of holes. For example, to call many of its sources biased would be an understatement. Take this footnote: "The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) and NARAL Pro-Choice America have conducted reviews of some abstinence-only programs." The implication is that these reviews are useful to somebody studying abstinence-only programs—please. What they don't even mention is that SIECUS and NARAL are both major opponents of abstinence-only education. SIECUS's website, for example, claims that such curricula are "designed to control young people's sexual behavior by instilling fear, shame, and guilt." Ever hear of conflict of interest, Mr. Waxman?
I assume he bothered to read the report. He apparently even looked at the footnotes, where that quote is from.
At the request of Rep. Henry Waxman, this report is a comprehensive evaluation of the content of the curricula used in federally funded abstinence-only education programs.18
Footnote 18 is Colson's quote. He really picked a bad example. No reports from those groups are used in the actual report, so "source" is not particularly accurate.
And then there's the section of the report that condemns a 1993 study on condom effectiveness as "erroneous." You would think, then, that the authors would also come down on Planned Parenthood. Their website treats that same erroneous study as authoritative. But don't hold your breath waiting for Mr. Waxman to commission a report on the errors committed by so-called "comprehensive" sex educators.
At the end, Colson gives his source for this claim. Here's where Planned Parenthood cites the study:
Condom-use opponents, however, have manipulated the findings of flawed laboratory tests to create public doubt about the condom's effectiveness against HIV. For example, one study erroneously concluded that latex condoms leak HIV virus even though it used particles that were 100 million times smaller than the HIV particles found in semen (Stone, et al., 1999). In fact, the risk of HIV transmission with a condom is reduced — as much as 10,000-fold (Carey, et al., 1992; Cavalieri d'Oro, et al., 1994; Weller, 1993).
While the study is flawed, it supports the point that PP is making here – HIV transmission is reduced by using a condom. Here's what PP says specifically about condom use and HIV transmission:
In a study of couples in which one partner was HIV positive, only one case of infection (two percent) occurred among those who remained sexually active and used condoms consistently and correctly. In contrast, the incidence of HIV infection was 14 percent with inconsistent use (Deschamps, et al., 1996). A similar study that followed couples for an average of 20 months found there were no new cases of infection among couples who used condoms consistently (de Vincenzi, 1994). Another study found that among a group of couples who used condoms consistently, two percent of the uninfected partners contracted HIV over the course of the two year study. This contrasts with 12 percent of partners who became infected in couples that reported inconsistent or no condom use (Saracco, et al., 1993). A meta-analysis of 25 studies on HIV transmission and condoms found that efficacy rates ranged from 87 percent to 96 percent against HIV infection (Davis & Weller, 1999).
There's no citation of the 1993 Weller study when talking specifically about HIV transmission prevention by condoms.
If anything is clear from this report, it's that Mr. Waxman has an axe to grind. Many of the so-called "errors" aren't errors at all, simply differences of opinion. For example, the report takes one curriculum to task for stating that human life begins at conception.
Here's the Waxman report:
Although religions and moral codes offer different answers to the question of when life begins, some abstinence-only curricula present specific religious views on this question as scientific fact. One curriculum teaches: "Conception, also known as fertilization, occurs when one sperm unites with one egg in the upper third of the fallopian tube. This is when life begins."68 Another states: "Fertilization (or conception) occurs when one of the father's sperm unites with the mother's ovum (egg). At this instant a new human life is formed."69
He takes them to task for stating a particular opinion as a fact. Seems like an error to me.
The report also claims that there is no data to support the effectiveness of abstinence education. Yet as Mary Beth Bonacci writes in the Catholic Herald, "At least 10 studies exist to date demonstrating the effectiveness of abstinence education, and four of these were published in peer-reviewed journals."
Here's the only reference I can find in the report:
The report finds numerous examples of these errors. Serious and pervasive problems with the accuracy of abstine nce-only curricula may help explain why these programs have not been shown to protect adolescents from sexually transmitted diseases and why youth who pledge abstinence are significantly less likely to make informed choices about precautions when they do have sex.
First, this is not the subject of the report and doesn't reflect at all on the rest of the content.
Second, if he's going to cite a column, which is citing the Heritage foundation, I'm going to cite PP:
Abstinence-only sexuality education doesn't work. There is little evidence that teens who participate in abstinence-only programs abstain from intercourse longer than others. When they do become sexually active, though, they often fail to use condoms or other contraceptives. Meanwhile, students in comprehensive sexuality education classes do not engage in sexual activity more often or earlier, but do use contraception and practice safer sex more consistently when they become sexually active (AGI, 2003, Jemmott, et al., 1998; Kirby, 1999; Kirby, 2000; NARAL, 1998).
And let's not forget that, as Paul Chesser points out in the Weekly Standard, "Abstinence education texts are hardly the only student sources rife with mistakes. Was Waxman equally indignant about the science book that identified singer Linda Ronstadt as a silicon crystal? Or the one that said the equator passes through the southern United States?"
Hey look, a completely irrelevent paragraph.
Of course, abstinence educators do need to get their facts straight. The abstinence movement has a hard enough time being taken seriously under the best of circumstances. But evidently Rep. Waxman has allowed his bias to get in the way, for if he were really concerned about accuracy, he'd be a lot more careful about his own report.
To save me the trouble, just imagine "Rep. Waxman" replaced by "Colson" and "report" by "column."
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The initial impression is excellent, with support categorised by operating system and category. Do you want support for Gaming on Windows Vista for instance.
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In the world of ballet, there's an age-old belief that a female dancer can commit to her art or having children, but not both. However, dancers at the National Ballet of Canada are challenging the notion.
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For updates throughout A-10 Media Day, be sure to follow @BonniesMBB on Twitter.
Additional information can be found in the Preseason Prospectus to the right, as well as at the end of this release.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Defending Atlantic 10 Champion St. Bonaventure has been predicted to finish in 11th place in the 16-team A-10 in 2012-13, as announced as part of the league's Media Day Thursday at the Barclays Center.
Saint Joseph's was picked to the win conference as the Hawks garnered 11 first-place votes from A-10 coaches and media members. Saint Louis was right behind SJU as it picked up 10 first-place votes. Newcomer VCU, Temple, Massachusetts and additional first-year member Butler rounded out the top-six teams, and all gathered multiple first-place votes.
For the first time since prior to the 2008-09 season, St. Bonaventure does not have a single player on any of the preseason all-conference teams.
St. Bonaventure won its first Atlantic 10 Championship in 2012 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000 where it narrowly lost to 3rd-seeded ACC Champion Florida State in the Second Round, 66-63.
The Bonnies will look to replace 2012 A-10 Player of the Year, Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American and First Round NBA Draft pick Andrew Nicholson, who led St. Bonaventure in scoring (18.5) and rebounding (8.4) last year. SBU also lost Da'Quan Cook (7.6 points / 4.6 rebounds) to graduation. While Nicholson has moved on to the Orlando Magic, Cook has taken his game oversees where he signed a professional contract with BC Yambol in Bulgaria's National Basketball League.
Bona returns 10 letterwinners and three starters, including 2012 A-10 All-Championship Team member Demitrius Conger, who averaged 12.1 points and 6.2 rebounds – both second on the team to Nicholson. Bonaventure had 10 players average at least 10 minutes per game in 2011-12, tied for the most by any team in the A-10. Mark Schmidt was named the Sporting News Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year, and also claimed the Basketball Coaches Association of New York Men's Division I Coach of the Year.
Despite losing Nicholson, St. Bonaventure's cupboard is fuller than many believe. In fact, last year the Bonnies were only outscored by 17 total points (574-557) when Nicholson was on bench. By comparison, with Nicholson in the game Bonaventure was +190 (1,697-1,507).
By going 10-6 and finishing 4th in the A-10 in 2012, St. Bonaventure increased its conference win total and bettered its league finish for the fifth straight year since Schmidt took over the Bonnies in 2007-08. Additionally, St. Bonaventure is one of only seven Division I schools in the nation to have improved its RPI in each of the last five seasons. Charleston Southern, Detroit, Long Beach State, South Dakota State, Tennessee Tech and Wichita State are the other six schools which have improved their RPI each of the last five years. Of the seven teams, SBU is the only one to hail from a conference that has been rated among the top-10 in the country in RPI in each of the last five years.
SBU finished in the top-5 in the A-10 in nine different statistical categories in 2011-12, and closed the season at 16th in the nation in free-throw percentage (76.1) and 25th in the country in rebounding margin (+5.5).
St. Bonaventure begins defense of its title next week as it officially opens practice. The Bonnies host Mansfield in an exhibition contest on Saturday, Nov. 3 before opening the 2012-13 campaign on Friday, Nov. 9, against Bethune-Cookman.
Season tickets are on sale now, and a limited number of priority seats remain for the 2012-13 season. For more information, visit GoBonnies.com/Tickets or call the Ticket Office at 716-375-2500.
Predicted Order of Finish (First-Place Votes)
1) Saint Joseph's (11)
2) Saint Louis (10)
4) Temple (2)
5) Massachusetts (2)
6) Butler (2)
7) La Salle
8) Dayton
9) Xavier
10) Richmond
11) St. Bonaventure
12) Charlotte
13) George Washington
14) Fordham
15) Rhode Island
16) Duquesne
A-10 Preseason All-Conference Teams
First Team
Kevin Dillard, Dayton
Chris Gaston, Fordham
Chaz Williams, Massachusetts
Kwamain Mitchell, Saint Louis
Khalif Wyatt, Temple
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Rotnei Clarke, Butler
Chris Braswell, Charlotte
Ramon Galloway, La Salle
Langston Galloway, Saint Joseph's
Carl Jones, Saint Joseph's
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Darien Brothers, Richmond
C.J. Aiken, Saint Joseph's
Halil Kanacevic, Saint Joseph's
Scootie Randall, Temple
Juvonte Reddic, VCU
Roosevelt Jones, Butler
Pierria Henry, Charlotte
C.J. Aiken, Saint Joseph's
Jordair Jett, Saint Louis
Briante Weber, VCU
Kellen Dunham, Butler
Jordan Hare, Rhode Island
Daniel Dingle, Temple
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Ya Me Canse De La Cocina November 12 2010
Not that I do that much cooking anyway -- just whatever I can throw together after work with minimal prep. But this is definitely going to be a take-out or eat out weekend. I'm tired, and I need to hit up the grocery store. With the toddler we don't even bother to go to nice restaurants anymore. We stick to Baja Fresh, Qdoba and Chipotle, mostly. Better known as, Bueno y Barato. The toddler K loooooves her some rice and beans and guacamole so it works out for all of us.
On another note and for the random food story of the month, we went to a Mexican/Salvadoran restaurant (which means they don't really serve real Mexican food) a few weeks ago and this drunk dude at the table next to us kept trying to pet my child and tell us about his own child that he left back home. You know the story, and I can totally empathize. He obviously felt like platicating (that's our Spanglish way of saying platicando/talking) but I just didn't want to engage because not only was he drunk, but piss drunk, so I just kept my answers short and mostly tried to ignore.
Next thing I know, he walks out the front door of the restaurant and the owner follows him, they exchange words and soon the owner is walking back inside trying his best to hide this HUGE KITCHEN KNIFE that was basically a machete.
A machete! WTF? So the dude trying to pet my child had that on him while he was trying to platicate with us. I just wanted a friggin burrito, not all that drama. Cops came, did nothing because drunk dude who had machete was gone, and we left quick as we could.
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Karl Kusserow specializes in American art before 1945. A graduate of Wesleyan University, he received his Ph.D. from Yale. He recently completed Inner Sanctum: Memory and Meaning in Princeton's Faculty Room at Nassau Hall (2010) and Picturing Power: Portraiture and its Uses in the New York Chamber of Commerce (2013), as well as an edited volume of essays on early American art at Princeton (Princeton University Art Museum Record 70 (2011)). Upcoming exhibition and publication projects focus on ecocriticism and American art, and the various versions of Charles Willson Peale's George Washington at the Battle of Princeton.


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- CherayaDecember 15, 2009 at 9:01 PM
This is so true... I could do with a nice flattering light following me around all day long.ReplyDelete
In my lovely old office, there was a very flattering mirror in a low-lit loo.
I recently moved into a new office, and the nearest loo has the most shockingly stark natural light possible. It has made me realise I've been deluding myself for years about the state of my wrinkles.
I have been a devotee of this mantra for many a year now.....those evil Halogen down lights....ReplyDelete
QFC - is this a FFism that I'm not aware of?ReplyDelete
Thank you for advice. I plan to get several lamps for my new study.
Sorry I am a terrible typist and meant to say GFC. Oops. Halogen overheading lighting is unflattering in the extreme. Avoid it.ReplyDelete
This is very "A Streetcar named desire" where Blanche only wanted to be viewed in dim lighting with Chinese paper lanterns covering bulbs :)ReplyDelete
Blanche had a lot of problems, but was one the money with this idea! xReplyDelete


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On Monday, the FDLE sent an Amber Alert at 1:45 a.m. for a missing 2-year-old girl thought to have been kidnapped in rural Immokalee, southeast of Fort Myers.
The ear-piercing tone, which includes a unique vibration, scared people because they didn't know what it was, said Gretl Plessinger, an FDLE spokeswoman.
To opt out, some owners can go to their phone's settings and turn off the alert. Others must contact their service provider.
For more information, go to fcc.us/Jl4PO4.
The missing child, by the way, was found safe in a field after a few hours.
Sunday was the anniversary of the Amber Alert, named after a 9-year-old Texas girl kidnapped and killed in 1996.
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Roger powers in Cincy
Roger made a perfect start into the Cincinnati Masters, defeating Alex Bogomolov 6-3, 6-2.
"It was a good match for me," Roger commented. "It was a good win. I don't know his game that well, but we played a good match. The switch from grass to hardcourt is difficult. This court is faster than Wimbledon and the bounce is really high. It was a good first round for me. It may have gone quickly and there were hardly any rallies, but I was pleased to close it out."
Roger showed an excellent display, impressing with his winners, serves (12 aces) and also approaches to the net. Our champ was able to break the Russian to take a 3-1 lead in the first set and again in the second to move ahead 1-0 and 4-1. The match lasted just an hour as Roger dominated all aspects of the match.
Roger will now play Bernard Tomic in the round of the last sixteen on Thursday. Roger clearly won both encounters with the young Australian last season.
Best of luck tomorrow against Fish!!! Enjoy the game Champ!!! I´ll pray you stay healthy!! It´s allyou need Ro.!!! Gooood luck!!!!
Tomorrow best luck in quarter against Fish. Go on focused, healthy, strong and confident. Go for your 4th. Cincinnati trophy. Come on you are the Nr. 1 !!!
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None of the pics I've found look anything like what I have.
What seems to be my egr solenoid looks like just a diaphragm with vac lines 180deg from each other and an electrical connection and is located by the egr valve and the distributor.
What seems to be my evap solenoid is a vertical part with electrical connector on the bottom with two vac lines stacked vertically above it and is mounted to the rear of the drivers side fuel rail.
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Is It Over-Sharing To Post Fetal Ultrasounds on Facebook?
Lately I've noticed that a lot of friends and acquaintances are announcing their pregnancies — and posting their sonograms — on Facebook.
I'm getting to the age where many of my friends are starting families — and I'm just as happy to hear their news as my friends are to share it. But at least a dozen of my Facebook connections have taken it a step further by uploading their sonograms for everyone to see.
While I realize pregnancy is an exciting process, I wonder if broadcasting the insides of your body, much less your undeveloped child, to co-workers and friends you haven't talked to since middle school is sharing a bit too much. It seems like one thing to post pictures of your expanding belly, which everyone can see with their own eyes, but another to upload photos of an unformed being that, quite literally, isn't ready for viewing yet.
I have one Facebook connection who recently changed her profile picture to an early sonogram; the fetus looks like little more than two large cells. The woman, who is close to 40 years old, was overjoyed to announce her pregnancy via a status update — and I was delighted to hear the news. But I also worry: She's a high-risk pregnancy and, God forbid, should anything go wrong, would she regret broadcasting her unborn child like that?
This is the first generation where digital images of sonograms are readily available and parents-to-be can share them with friends and family in a click. (There are even mall ultrasound portrait studios, like Fetal Fotos, where you can pick up pictures of your bundle-of-joy-to-be after wolfing down a Cinnabon at the food court.) What's more, the ubiquity of social networking raises a whole host of thorny questions about personal privacy: In an age where we're engaged in digital communities that connect us to strangers and siblings alike, just how much do you share and reveal about yourself online? Where do you draw the line, if you do at all, between keeping in touch and over-sharing?
Sure, people show sonograms to close family and friends. But is uploading them to social networking sites for co-workers and distant friends to see going too far? Or do we just need to redefine our comfort zones and notions of privacy in this age of digital sharing? Readers, what do you think? How and when did you reveal your pregnancy to your acquaintances and colleagues?


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Ever wonder why pooches don't come with their own all-encompasing guides, like computers, stereos and cars? Now they do! The Dog Owner's Manual (Operating Instructions, Troubleshooting Tips, and Advice on Lifetime Maintenance) not only provides a great history of our canine pals, including an overview of different types and breeds, it answers those burning questions you've always had: Why does Fifi torment the cat? How do I get Fido to catch a frisbee? Trouble with "unauthorized downloads?" See the section on house-training to learn what to do. The manual comes complete with step-by-step instructions, detailed diagrams as well as chapters on feeding (Fuel Requirements), grooming (Exterior Maintenance), and training (Basic Programming). By celebrated veterinarian Dr. David Brunner and acclaimed author Sam Stall, the Dog Owner's Manual offers helpful advice for new and experienced dog owners alike.
The Dog Owner's Manual is a fun read and full of laugh-out-loud humor. Whether you've had pampered pooches for years or you're new to the joys of a canine companion, this is one owner's manual you'll read from cover to cover.
We recently spoke with Sam Stall, co-author of The Dog Owner's Manual, about his quirky, fun and informative book.
pp:The Dog Owner's Manual is fun to read and packed full of great tips. What was the inspiration for the book?
ss: The idea was to create something that was both useful and fun to read. We figured modeling a dog book after an owner's manual-complete with a mock-technical writing style and lots of "jargon"-would be an interesting way to present everything from house-training tips to advice on what sort of dog food to buy.
pp:How does your book differ from other guides for dog owners?
ss: I think the humor is the big difference. Also, the clarity. This book is supposed to be amusing, but it also imparts plenty of useful information in a very user-friendly way. For instance, instead of going on endlessly about how to teach a dog how to play "fetch," we explain the entire thing with an easy-to-follow, four-step diagram.
pp:How did you determine the type of information needed in a "beginner's guide to canine technology?"
ss: We designed this book to be of use even to an absolute novice. With that in mind, we made sure that no bit of information, no matter how simple, was left out. We explained where dogs came from; how they grow; even why they're afraid of thunderstorms and tend to bark when you talk on the phone. We wanted to make sure that anyone whoread the book came away with a working knowledge of canines.
pp:The illustrations are fantastic. How did the design of the book influence your writing?
ss: I think the design greatly enhanced the book by making it look like a true "owner's manual." The work was done by Paul Kepple and Jude Buffum of Philadelphia-based Headcase Design, who also did the two other books in this series, The Baby Owner's Manual and The Cat Owners' Manual (which was also created by myself and Dr. Brunner). I particularly enjoy the Jack Russell terrier on the cover-and the rabid Shih Tzu no page 163.
pp:Who can benefit from this book?
ss: I honestly think it's a great resource for any first-time dog owner. We've actually had a couple of breed rescue groups purchase copies to hand out with each dog that they place. I think that's a really good statement about the utility of the book.
pp:If readers take away one tip or lesson from the book, what should it be?
ss: Ironically, it's something that flies in the face of the very concept of the piece. The thing that makes this project different from other dog books is that it talks about canines as if they were a consumer item. But if you read the text, we repeatedly make the point that dogs are living, breathing individuals who shouldn't be treated like just another acquisition. Too many people purchase dogs on the spur of the moment, without realizing how much work is required to care for them. Or they acquire a "status" breed such as the Weimaraner or Jack Russell Terrier, without bothering to learn if the dog's personality and physical needs mesh with their lifestyles. As you and I both know, such dogs often end up abandoned at animal shelters. If people take away only one thing from The Dog Owner's Manual, I hope it's an understanding that getting a canine is a big decision that shouldn't be taken lightly.
pp:What's been the most rewarding part of writing this book?
ss: It's been a great opportunity to learn about dogs in-depth. Also, it's given me a gold-plated excuse to talk to people all over the country about canines. I'm using what I've learned to write a breed guide called The Good, the Bad, and the Furry, which comes out next spring from Quirk Books. I like to call it a breed guide with bite, because it discusses not just the good points of various dog varieties, but their bad points as well. The idea is, once again, to give laymen a clear picture of just what they're getting into when they adopt a particular breed. If it helps people make more informed decision about what, when, and whether, to adopt, I'll be very happy.
pp:There has been a lot of interest in dogs and dog-related books in the past few years. Why is "everything dog" so popular now?
ss: I think it's because so many people see their dogs as part of the family. Just a couple of decades ago, there were plenty of people who wouldn't have dreamed of letting their dog in the house. Now lots of people sleep with their dogs-and spend small fortunes on their dog beds, health and upkeep. Truly, many owners see them not as pets, but as family. And in many cases, it's the only family they have.
pp:We've heard that you have some pampered pooches of your own. Tell us a little about your dogs.
ss: At the Stall house, we have several rules about the sorts of dogs we take in. They have to be mutts; they have to be strays or animal shelter inmates; and they have to be adults. Gracie, our 35-pound terrier mix, came from Animal Control. She was found wandering around downtown Indianapolis with five puppies in tow. The puppies were all adopted, but when we found Gracie she was all alone in a cage, with only 48 hours to go until she was to be euthanized. Our other dog, a tiny, 15-year-old terrier mix named Katie, was originally my wife's. She still refers to her as her "dog daughter." And just last winter we lost Tippy, another terrier mix that my wife found running loose, many years ago. She lived to be 18 years old.
pp:As an experienced dog owner, what did you learn working with Dr. David Brunner?
ss: I learned that I don't want to be a vet. Those people work way too hard. But seriously, it was interesting to talk to someone who has handled pretty much any breed you care to name-and usually in great numbers.
pp:Were your experiences with your own dogs inspirations for particular sections of the book?
ss: Not really. However, the dogs did have input on the project. The book galleys I sent back to Quirk were inevitably covered with dog hair.
pp:How successful have you been with your own dogs' "basic programming?"
ss: Our dogs are complete heathens. They beg at the table, bark incessantly if the spirit moves them, obey no commands (except for "come"), and will lick and jump on anyone who comes to visit. You know the old saying, "those who can't do, teach?" That's me.


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This course is designed for those who will lead the 2014-2015 Horizons Bible Study; others interested in a contemporary study of 2 Corinthians are also welcome to attend. Author of this year's study, Dr. Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty, has written a Bible study that considers Paul's theology as it relates to our contemporary context. Course attendees will have the opportunity to dig deeply into the material and receive tips for leading the study throughout the coming year.
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We've been covering the Veronica Roth's novel turned movie Divergent starring Shailene Woodley as Tris, Theo James as Four and Kate Winslet as Jeanine Matthews. We hear now that the sequel Insurgent has gotten the greenlight from Summit Entertainment. HUZZAH!
Not only a greenlight, but we also have a writer for the script! Brian Duffield (Jane Got a Gun) has been linked to the Insurgent project according to Deadline.
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Here are the illustrations and inspirational mood boards for the Project "Seven Deadly Sins". Usually I don't spend so much time for presentation. You just don't have so much time to paint detailed sketches if you designing a collection. But this project was a part of my portfolio book and I wanted it to be more graphical. For the sketches I used pantone markers and pencils (I have a huge collections of the best markers). And the rest was done using Illustrator and Photoshop. You can see the finished project in my previous post here. Enjoy...
Friday, March 23, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Seven deadly sins
Inspired by Dante's Inferno this collection includes 7 complete costume with one costume representing each sin. David Fincher's thriller "Seven" deals also with this topic. This movie impressed me a lot. Great acting, great script, great direction. Like I said, I am huge adrenalin junkie. Originally the collection was created for a charity fashion event I helped to organized in New York. Young Designers had a chance to show their latest collections in the show and the organizers of the event asked me if I can do something more artistic for the show. This is rather an artistic project than a typical fashion collection. Photographed by the New York based fashion Photographer Lenny Wolf.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Passion for red
To be honest red is not my favorite color for myself. I don't think it suits me well. I have red hair and pale skin. I do have some red clothes and bags, but I wear it really rarely. But here is the weird thing... I love to work with red colors. In every collection or project of mine you'll find at least one fire red piece. Maybe it doesn't look good on me, but it looks awesome on my models. Here are some photos from different projects I did in the past...
|"Lust" part of the "Seven deadly sins" project. I'll post the complete collection in one of my next posts.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Last season sketches
Here are a little selection of my designs for the fall/winter 2012 season. Inspired by the 40s silhouettes and origami structures. I am a huge fan of the 40s style. Most of my work is influenced by the 40s style. New interpreted of course. I love pencil dresses, gloves and hair accessories. I have about 30 different gloves and about 100 head peaces... Fascinators, head bands, caps... Well I am a Millinery Designer...
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producer gas
A low-grade fuel gas consisting largely of nitrogen and carbon monoxide, formed by passing air, or air and steam, through red-hot carbon.
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- In the form of producer gas or water gas, it is widely used as a fuel in industrial operations.
- Large quantities of biomass are burnt for cooking and heating, while a small amount is converted to methane gas by an anaerobic digestion or to producer gas by pyrolysis.
- Charcoal gasifiers were generally more popular than wood gasifiers during the producer gas era in Sweden in the days of WW2.
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We applaud President Obama's call to action on job creation and urge Congress to act promptly on his proposals. For women, the recovery hasn't just been slow – it's been nonexistent. Women have actually lost jobs, and their unemployment rate has increased since the recession officially ended in June 2009. Policymakers' decisions to cut public funding for public services, eliminating massive numbers of public and private-sector jobs, made a grim jobs picture for women even worse. Teachers, nurses, day care providers, and social workers have lost jobs, causing enormous suffering for families and communities.
The plan outlined by the President will help create jobs, grow the economy, and alleviate hardship for millions of families.
The President's plan includes targeted measures that will help struggling state and local governments avoid layoffs. These measures will help teachers, including early education teachers, who are overwhelmingly women, and police, firefighters and other public safety workers and first responders. This will not only help prevent further job losses for these critical government employees but also help maintain the important public services they provide.
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Because it will take time to recover the millions of jobs that have been lost and to create the millions of additional jobs needed, the President's plan includes measures to extend emergency unemployment benefits and otherwise help the long-term unemployed. These provisions, too, are important to women because nearly half of all unemployed women are long-term unemployed. These measures will both help them make ends meet and get back into the workforce.
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Odds Are Against Oil Search Joining Gas Project
M&A talks are often tortuous, as each side haggles over prices and conditions, but anyone expecting Australia's Oil Search to conclude a deal soon with France's Total and InterOil to join their Papua New Guinea gas project may be thinking wishfully.
Oil Search's share price has bounced around since it said on Dec. 9 that it's in talks about getting involved in developing the Elk and Antelope natural-gas discoveries in PNG that may contain more than 5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
Three days earlier, Houston-based, PNG-focused InterOil agreed to sell a majority interest in the discoveries to Total in a deal worth up to US$3.6 billion, depending on how much gas is confirmed to be there. Total hinted at a selldown of a combined 19.3% stake in the gas fields when confirming the deal with InterOil, but didn't name the prospective partner.
The performance of Oil Search's stock is significant, as it will likely need to issue new shares to fund a deal—unless it decides on an asset swap with Total, perhaps involving a minority stake in its Taza oil and gas discovery in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
Issuing new shares isn't easy to do right now. Any capital raising would likely happen at a discount to the prevailing stock price, which ended trading in Sydney on Friday at 8.14 Australian dollars (US$7.14), irritating existing investors. But it is the potential blow it would inflict on the government in Papua New Guinea that is more likely to stay Oil Search CEO Peter Botten's hand for a while.
Here's why: In late 2008, PNG under former prime minister Michael Somare agreed to a deal with one of Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth funds to raise A$1.68 billion to pay for its share of the cost of developing the US$19 billion PNG LNG gas-export project, operated by Exxon Mobil The agreement involved a five-year exchangeable bond covering the PNG government's entire 17.6% stake in Oil Search, since diluted to 15%.
That deal was completed in March 2009, at which point the clock began ticking on when the fund, known as International Petroleum Investment Co., or IPIC, could exchange its bond for the shares.
The catch is that IPIC's bond has a strike price of A$8.55 a share. If Oil Search's stock is trading below that level when the bond matures in March this year, then Papua New Guinea's leaders will have to tap the country's coffers to make up the difference. For example, if Oil Search trades at A$8 on that date, then the PNG government must bridge the 55-cent gap per share out of its own coffers.
As a result, issuing new shares at a discount to fund a deal with InterOil and Total is problematic—especially for a company like Oil Search, which has most of its operations in Papua New Guinea. Oil Search's shares would likely fall when trading restarts to accommodate the additional stock.
PNG's government, led by Prime Minister Peter O'Neill, isn't likely to want to drain valuable cash reserves to make up a bigger discount to the A$8.55 strike price when IPIC's bond matures. Indeed, the government would prefer to eliminate the bond altogether by buying it back from IPIC so it can retain its stake in Oil Search, according to a person familiar with the matter. Papua New Guinea has been courting lenders to enable it to do so.
Mr. Botten didn't return a call for comment. Spokesmen for InterOil and Total weren't available for comment. William Duma, Papua New Guinea's minister for petroleum and energy, said he wasn't immediately able to comment.
John Hirjee, an energy analyst at Deutsche Bank, has another take on the timing of any deal. He thinks Total will want to appraise the gas reserves at the Elk and Antelope fields further before rushing to bring in a new partner. If the French company finds there is enough gas to support a new gas-export project then it makes partnering with Oil Search less attractive.
The flip side is that a lack of reserves could tempt Total and InterOil to look to supply gas to existing export facilities, increasing the appeal of Oil Search as a partner because it is already a shareholder in the PNG LNG project. Oil Search owns 29% of PNG LNG, which is nearly complete and on track to ship its first cargoes of liquefied natural gas to Asia in the second half of this year.
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New Moon
by Stephenie Meyer
Mortality Quotes in New Moon
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Quote #4
"God and heaven exist… and so does hell. But he doesn't believe in an afterlife for our kind"; [Carlisle] stared… into the darkness. "You see, [Edward] thinks we've lost our souls." (2.63)
Edward believes that, without a soul, there's no afterlife either. But what makes him believe that human beings have a soul? And does that mean he believes that evil humans can redeem themselves and go to heaven, but vampires cannot?
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"…This is about my soul, isn't it?" [Bella] shouted furiously. (3.168)
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made in 1975, is a film notable mainly for being the only British
production ever to appear on the notorious Video Nasties list
in the 1980s, despite the video release being the censored theatrical
version, and for featuring cult icon Linda Hayden and softcore
queen Fiona Richmond in lesbian sex scenes that guaranteed the
front cover of Cinema X. The film itself was a muddled affair,
mixing psycho thriller and Straw Dogs rip-off
(the alternative title is The House on Straw Hill).
It's grubbily entertaining, but nothing special.
I tell you all this because Stalker is, ostensibly,
a remake of Exposé (it was shot under
that title) but in reality has no connection to the original film
other than the theme of a struggling author experiencing bad things
– hardly a concept unique to the original film. I doubt
even the most determined lawyer could make a case comparing the
two movies, and I really hope Black and Blue Films didn't
spend too much money buying the story rights.
Having said that, the connection does keep you on your toes during
this film, as it veers off from the direction you expect it to
take, based on the earlier film – a cunning move, if a deliberate
one. In this film, author Paula Martin (Anna Brecon) heads out
to the country to try and break her writer's block and deal
with the aftermath of a nervous breakdown. Things are not going
well until the arrival of PA Linda (Jane March), which initially
seems to boost her confidence. But soon, Linda is taking control
of everything, making Paula stay in bed and writing the novel
herself. And her control extends to seeing off pushy journalist
Billy Murray and the maid (Linda Hayden, in a nod to the original
film). When psychiatrist Colin Salmon and ambitious agent Jennifer
Matter turn up, things get decidedly sticky.
Stalker (a much more effective title –
if you discount the Tarkovsky film of the same name – and
one that could apply to more than one character) plays with your
expectations rather well; if you've seen the original film,
you'll be thrown off the scent of the twist in the tail
more than fresh-faced viewers I imagine, if only because of pre-conceived
expectations. When it does come, the twist is not that original
– in fact, you may have seen it in other stories about troubled
authors – but it is nonetheless effectively handled by feature
film debuting director and writer Martin Kemp (yes, that one…).
performances from the two leads – who have to carry much
of the film – are solid, and the film keeps the action moving
as much as is possible in a slowly developing psychological drama.
At 77 minutes, it certainly doesn't drag things out! This
is more a psychodrama than a gorefest, but there are certainly
some grisly moments – the flashbacks to naked bodies drenched
in blood, and the early hand injury that is toe-curlingly painful
to watch. Animal lovers will be distressed to note that the friendly
black cat we see near the beginning meets a nasty end in a scene
that first establishes Linda as less than stable.
There are faults, of course – the final moments are too
dark to actually see what is happening properly, and there seemed
to be a glaring continuity error, when Matter claims to have sent
Murray to the house, even though we see him bribing Salmon for
the address. Perhaps I missed something. The low budget nature
of the film also comes through sometimes, making it look now and
again more like a TV production than a movie – but on the
whole, the film manages to transcend its limitations and offer
up a satisfying mix of shocks and suspense.
Of course, it really needs a gratuitous lesbian scene
to compete with the original Exposé, but
on the whole, this is a rather impressive attempt to both reference
and subvert the horror movies that producer Jonathan Sothcott
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The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale Chapter 42 Summary
- A bell is ringing. The narrator is somewhere in a line of women, arranged in twos, going past the Wall to a Salvaging. They found out they were going the previous day.
- The women file onto the lawn by the library, where a stage is set up. It has three poles on it with ropes attached to them. There hasn't been an event like this in two years.
- The narrator says she doesn't want to tell this part of the tale.
- The lawn is full of Wives, Econowives, Marthas, and Handmaids, all segregated by class. The Handmaids kneel in front.
- The weather is pleasant. The narrator tries to distract herself with thoughts of sex.
- A long rope winds among and around all the chairs. The narrator can see three women on the stage, a Wife and two Handmaids. She wonders if they are drugged or restricted.
- Several official figures arrive, including Aunt Lydia. Aunt Lydia gives a speech, but the narrator doesn't really listen. She's heard it before.
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- Instead of describing what happens next, the narrator shifts to the past tense and describes what has happened before when a woman has been hanged for a crime. She describes how all the audience has to pull on the rope that goes around them so they are all taking part in the execution.
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A Farewell to Arms
by Ernest Hemingway
A Farewell to Arms Chapter 32 Summary
- In the truck, Frederic is pleased with how things have gone, and is grateful to the surgeon for doing such a good job on his knee. He knows it will make him "crazy" if he thinks of Catherine, because he does not know if he will see her.
- He thinks about losing the ambulances and the men. He no longer feels obligated to the army.
- He wonders if they will count him among the dead. He wonders about the priest and Rinaldi, but is very hungry and wants to get to the town.