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|RP artist knows how to blend together Japanese culture with modern art
Waka Ozawa knows a little something about blending.
She was born in Japan and began her transition to the United States in 1981 as an exchange student. She has since acquired American citizenship and lived in Rohnert Park for the past 10 years, but she had never forgotten her Japanese heritage. Ozawa has created the personal specialty of fusing traditional Japanese art with modern art.
"It's a mix of East and West kind of thing," said Ozawa of her art.
This unique incorporation comes from Ozawa's personal talent of recycling antique Japanese silk kimonos and incorporating them into modern works of art, whether that be new jackets, scarves, purses or other forms of clothing. Her specialty is creating tradition with a modern flair, or modern art with a traditional expression, depending on how you want to look at it.
"It's a long process," said Ozawa of her technique. "Each (finished piece) is its own, one of a kind."
Ozawa creates each piece of her own accord. She finds the kimonos from antique markets in Japan, when she visits her family once a year. Each kimono must be taken apart in Japan before returning to the US; it would otherwise be impossible to transport their weight and size. Next, Ozawa designs a pattern personal to each piece, so that no two pieces are the same.
Ozawa has been creating her wearable art for more than 30 years now, beginning when she lived in San Francisco. Back then, she sold her work as a vendor at Ghirardelli Square. Now, she sells her work at crafts fairs, but still sells to returning, loyal customers.
"It's a long, long history," she said, "It amazes me I'm still doing it. I have so many customers for years; we are growing old together! When a customer comes back and says 'I love it,' it makes me feel good."
Ozawa will be featured at the Live Oak Park Fair in Berkeley on June 14-15. The fair dedicates itself to presenting unique, beautiful art and their creators and Ozawa says she has been returning to the fair for more years than she can remember. Admission to the fair is free and to find out more, you can visit www.liveoakparkfair.com.


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The best kind of indie travel is inquisitive, spontaneous, and memorable. It's not the sort of trip that comes with a pre-printed itinerary granting two hours of "free time" on Wednesday night—it's the kind of adventure that happens because, well, why not?
New Zealanders actually have a term for this: it's called a "tiki tour" and is used to describe a trip that is neither direct nor efficient. It is a meandering journey that is loosely planned, easily driven off course, full of unexpected discoveries and unplanned ice cream stops.
It's no wonder that New Zealanders have a phrase like tiki tour — the country is set up for indie travel, both in terms of infrastructure and cultural values. Here are a few factors that make New Zealand such a great destination for indie travel.
Add New Zealand to your multi-stop trip
New Zealand is the perfect destination to add to a longer, multi-stop trip. Having the time to really explore this awesome country is a huge benefit, and because of how far away it is from most other countries, just going there for a week or two might not make much financial sense. Below is an example of a multi-stop trip built on Indie that includes New Zealand. By registering for a free BootsnAll membership, you can start customizing your own trip.
No matter where you're from, you can build your trip on Indie. Here's an example of a trip originating from London. And here's one starting in Brazil.
One of the most popular ways to travel around New Zealand is via campervan. The geography (long and narrow) makes New Zealand easy to explore thoroughly by road, and the dramatic landscape and small towns along the two-lane highways make this the ideal setting for a road trip.
Along the way, campers stay at holiday parks or campsites. Not only is this significantly cheaper than staying in hotels or hostels, but this is a great place to meet other travelers. Holiday parks, in particular, emphasize the communal: shared cooking and dining facilities, lounge areas, entertainment rooms and bathrooms (though you probably won't meet anybody here).
Campervanning is popular with domestic tourists as well as international travelers, so you're likely to meet a well-mixed group of kiwis and foreigners. New Zealanders are especially excited to promote the highlights of their country (I've gotten great recommendations for restaurants and fishing spots), and those who come from farther afield usually have some gems of their own. You may even pick up some new travel companions.
Practical Information: There are tons of rental options for campervans in New Zealand, so shop around. We have our own camper van search engine where you can search all companies in New Zealand. Finding holiday parks isn't hard either—almost every town has at least one. Top 10 operates holiday parks all around New Zealand, and if you think you'll be staying at a number of them, it might be worth purchasing a loyalty card to get 10% off each stay.
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Adventure sports
Did you know that bungee jumping was invented in New Zealand? So were jetboats (vessels designed to zoom over shallow, fast-moving water) and so was zorbing (speeding down a hill in a human-sized hamster ball). It seems like there's no height too high, no slope too steep, nor speed too unwieldy to be untamed by New Zealanders.
There are a number of reasons a healthy adventure sport industry developed in New Zealand, but perhaps the most influential factor is the government's no-fault accident compensation policy. If you break your arm on a bungee jump, the government pays for your doctor regardless of whose "fault" it was.
Life without lawsuits encouraged activities to be developed through trial and error — if something goes wrong, there is little risk to the operator. It also encouraged a culture of informed caution and sensibility — because you don't really want to break your arm, do you?
By accepting personal responsibility, travelers are afforded the chance to push themselves in new and exciting ways. There are abundant opportunities to test your limits in New Zealand, arguably more than in a litigious society.
Practical Information: Rotorua (birthplace of zorbing) in the North Island and Queenstown (birthplace of bungee jumping) in the South Island are the country's one-stop shops for adventure activities. If you're looking for a thrill, you'll find a variety of adventure activities in either of these towns.
Book an adventure trip in New Zealand
Op shops
A history of living on an archipelago, far from anything you'd call a mainland, prevented a "throwaway" culture from developing. New things have traditionally been hard, or at least expensive, to come by, and so you can't take for granted that something is easily replaceable. If the toaster's broken, if you outgrow a sweater, or if you just have one too many coffee mugs, you certainly don't go running to the rubbish bin.
Op shops (which is short for "opportunity shops" and is a much more pleasing way of saying "thrift stores") are all over New Zealand and are always well-stocked. This is where all things unwanted-but-salvageable are sent, including clothes, tents, sleeping bags, and cooking utensils.
Op shops are a boon for travelers packing light—if you need a jacket or a pair of hiking boots or a few spare t-shirts, hit up an op shop. You can usually fill a suitcase for about $10. And at the end of your trip, you can give it all back.
Practical Information: Op shops are easy enough to spot — the Salvation Army logo will be familiar to a lot of people. For some trendier used items, Cuba Street in Wellington has some funky vintage shops that are worth a look.
Find a hostel in New Zealand
Local legends
"World Famous in New Zealand"is the slogan for L&P, a kiwi soda that no one outside the country has ever heard of. In addition to displaying an ironic sense of humor, the slogan illustrates how very proud New Zealand is of its own.
Be they actors, directors, musicians, writers, or athletes, New Zealanders who make a mark on the popular imagination are beloved. What other country can you think of that puts a mountain climber on its currency? Athletes, artists, and activists have made their mark on the culture more than any politician.
From $10 notes featuring Kate Sheppard (suffragette–did you know New Zealand was the first country to give women the vote?) to the statue of Richard O'Brian (who wrote the Rocky Horror Picture Show) as Riff Raff in Hamilton, this celebration of local heroes makes kiwi culture very accessible to travelers. Just flip through a newspaper to get a feel for the cast of characters that constitutes New Zealand history and culture. You'll also get a strong understanding of the qualities valued here and the kinds of issues New Zealanders care about.
Practical Information: If you want to warm up before you arrive, www.stuff.co.nz publishes content from most of New Zealand's major newspapers. At the very least, be sure to know John Key (Prime minister) and Dan Carter (rugby player/underwear model).
Signs and information centers
In general, New Zealand has more comprehensive signage than a shopping mall. Signs along the highway will point you towards towns, popular attractions, scenic lookouts, campsites, picnic spots, and interesting-looking rocks. Yellow signs in towns will direct you to holiday parks, hostels, shops, and hospitals. And in the middle of absolutely nowhere, an information sign will explain a geological or historical point of interest about the rock you're looking at.
Further, the country is dotted with remarkably helpful information centers called i-Sites. These places are stocked with brochures for nearby attractions and food and lodging, are also staffed by people who will happily give you the weather forecast, directions to anywhere, and they can even make your skydiving reservations for you. Essentially, an i-Site offers the functionality of a smartphone, but without the price of a data plan. You'll find one in almost every sizeable town in New Zealand.
Rather than taking all the excitement and spontaneity out of travel, the thorough and accessible information actually facilitates unexpected adventures. Nowhere is it easier to travel without a guidebook than in New Zealand — who needs one when you can drive into the nearest town and find a holiday park just by following a sign? Or when the signposts on the side of the road tempts you with all the seal colonies and caves you need to fill a day?
Practical information: Finding an i-Site is as easy as following the signs that point to it. Really, getting lost in New Zealand is much harder than you'd expect. That said, it has been done. Having a map in the glove compartment never hurt anyone.
The arts
When New Zealander Bret McKenzie won an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2012, he attributed some of his success to his home country:
"It's a great place to grow up. You can do whatever you want there. Whereas in America I think everyone's obsessed with their careers, in New Zealand you get to just live your dreams."
I wouldn't argue that the US doesn't produce exceptional artists (and possibly partly because of that high-pressure culture of achievement), but New Zealanders do take a much different approach to work. Thanks to a slower pace of life and a supportive social welfare system, it is not a risky dream to try and make it as an artist. As such, the number of plays, concerts, festivals, and gallery openings in New Zealand's cultural centres is wonderfully high.
What this means for travelers is an abundance of opportunities to see the creativity that life in New Zealand seems to inspire. They might not all be Flight of the Conchords, but there are plenty of local artists to be appreciated.
Practical Information: For the best access to New Zealand's art scene, spend some time in the two biggest cities: Auckland and Wellington. Though it's a bit smaller, Dunedin is a college town with a decent live music scene. Try www.eventfinder.co.nz to find out what's going on near you.
If the average person knows anything about New Zealand, it's that it's beautiful country. This is the takeaway lesson from watching Lord of the Rings anyway (if you're not familiar, Lord of the Rings is a popular documentary series about how beautiful New Zealand is). Not only is it stunning, but the landscape is diverse: check out glaciers, beaches, forests, mountains, lakes, rolling pastures, and flat, ribbony rivers.
One reason New Zealand developed the reputation it did is that the countryside seems to be relatively untouched. The low population density helps, but the fact is that New Zealanders have chosen to protect the most scenic areas as parks rather than plant them with condos and chain restaurants. Don't expect these priorities to change any time soon. Nature is part of New Zealand's identity — look for an array of native birds printed all over the currency and the fern fronds on flags and rugby jerseys — and its protection is considered paramount.
Hand-in-hand with protecting the landscape is ensuring that New Zealanders and travelers have the chance to enjoy it. A network of trails, campsites, and huts have been sewn through the country by the Department of Conservation, allowing everyone free access to the glaciers, beaches, forests, mountains, and lakes.
Practical Information: The Department of Conservation's website is the first stop for anyone planning an outdoor adventure in New Zealand. The site has maps and descriptions of trails and places to stay along the way. Be sure to read the descriptions carefully — some trails are suitable for experienced and well-equipped hikers only. For your own sake, do not second guess their recommendations.
To read more about New Zealand, check out the following articles and resources:
- New Zealand Indie Travel Guide
- Nine New Zealand Wine Regions You Should Know About
- Eight Ways to Go Downhill in New Zealand
- Best Places for Expats to Live
- 7 Stunning Lakes of the South Island of New Zealand
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The Mission of the Meiji University Museum
Based on the University's founding philosophy of "Rights, Liberty, Independence and Self-Government", the Meiji University Museum aims to publicly exhibit the achievements of its academic pursuits and to also serve as an institution of learning.
The Museum is divided into three departments, each having a distinct origin. The Commodity Department, the successor to the "Commodities Museum" considers lifestyles through commodities; and the Criminal Materials Department, follows in the footsteps of its predecessor the "Museum of Criminology" and contemplates law and human rights. The Archaeology Department, formerly the "Archaeological Museum", is concerned with humankind's past and diversity.
In this 21st century, we are embroiled in a myriad of problems. We hope some hint to overcoming them can be found in this museum.
Commodity Department - A Wealth of Traditional Designs
Traditional lacquerware Bud vase in bambooIn the face of surging machine-manufactured products, themselves a creation of these times of high economic growth, the former Commodities Museum sensed an impending danger of the demise to conventional handicrafts, and began to collect and display traditional handicrafts and artefacts. Products, such as lacquer ware, dyed textiles and ceramic ware, are artefacts of our predecessors' lives, and it may be said that they are part of a Japanese culture with which we have daily contact. The exhibition introduces manufacturing processes and design types, from the raw materials, parts, manufacturing techniques and partially processed items, to completed goods. The exhibits clearly show the big picture of Japan's traditional artefacts, proud of a wealth of design representations incomparable to anything else in this world.
Criminal Materials Department - Law and People, Crime and Punishment
The Iron Virgin of Nuremberg Old Japanese edict boardsBased on the founding ethos of "Rights, Liberty", this exhibition is of crime-related materials.
In the "Japan's Crime and Punishment" exhibition, there is a chronological display of a variety of historical laws.
In the "Culprits of the Edo Period", "Torture and Tribunal", "Execution and Correction" and "A Wealth of Criminal History" exhibitions, there are real artefacts that recount a history of suppressed human rights, including the devices used to catch criminals of Edo, and tools of torture and execution from Japan and other countries. In particular the guillotine and the Iron Maiden of Nuremberg are exhibits unique in Japan.
Through this type of criminological history, it is hoped visitors will be able to experience the world of crime and punishment, and gain a deeper appreciation of human dignity.
Archaeology Department - Humankind and History
Stone axe Jomon wareArchaeology is the study of looking at humankind's past and recreating the transitions of lifestyle and culture. It is for this reason that archaeologists dig for relics and collect materials to restore the past. Since the inauguration of the Archaeology major in the School of Arts and Letters, Meiji University has conducted research and surveys on relics from the Paleolithic era to the Kofun (tumulus) period. As part of these efforts, at present there are exhibits from archaeological finds of four designated important cultural assets from the Iwajuku site in Gunma Prefecture, the Sunagawa site in Saitama Prefecture, Natsujima shell mounds in Kanagawa Prefecture and the Izuruhara site in Tochigi Prefecture.
For over fifty years, the Archaeological Department has compiled, documented and publicly exhibited the achievements of these kinds of research and surveys. The exhibition can perhaps be described as important materials that have stimulated Japan's post-war archaeology.
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CHAMPION - Ethel J. Barr, 79, passed away peacefully Monday morning, Feb. 11, 2013, at St. Joseph Health Center in Warren.
The daughter of Quay and Ellen Carr Zuschlag, Ethel was born June 30, 1933, in West Salem Township, Mercer County, Pa.
On March 30, 1957, she married Eugene Barr, in Transfer, Pa., with whom she spent 55 wonderful years of marriage before her passing.
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A graduate of Hickory High School, Ethel was a sales associate who worked at Westinghouse for two years and later Kmart for 17 years before her retirement in 1993.
Ethel was a member of the Champion Baptist Church. She liked to travel and enjoyed the simple pleasures in life, often reading, sewing and making crafts. Above all, she loved her family and the time she spent with them.
She will be sadly missed by her husband, Eugene Barr; her two sons, Michael (Darla) Barr of Champion and Brian Barr of Columbus; her two daughters, Linda Barr of Champion and Jennifer (Gordon) Sworthout of Jefferson; and her four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother, Robert Zuschlag, and her sister, Carol Vinski.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Janet Stevens.
In accordance with her wishes, cremation has taken place. She will be laid to rest in Crown Hill Burial Park Mausoleum.
Arrangements were handled by Selby Funeral Home.
She will be sadly missed by all who knew her.
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People have called the Big Thicket an American ark and the biological crossroads of North America. The preserve was established to protect its complex biological diversity. What is extraordinary is not the rarity or abundance of its life forms, but how many species coexist here. Once vast, this combination of pine and cypress forest, hardwood forest, meadow and blackwater swamp is but a remnant. With such varied habitats, "Big Thicket" is a misnomer, but it seems appropriate.A convergence of ecosystems occurred here during the last Ice Age. It brought together, in one geographical location, the eastern hardwood forests, the Gulf coastal plains, and the midwest prairies.The Preserve consists of nine land units and six water corridors encompassing more than 97,000 acres. On December 15, 1981, the Preserve was designated an International Biosphere Reserve by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Man and the Biosphere Program. On July 26, 2001, the American Bird Conservancy recognized the Preserve as a Globally Important Bird Area joining thousands of others around the world.
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Michael Bourn's OBP is .421 against right-handed pitching this season. I spent some time digging through Bourn's numbers this morning, and that's the most impressive one I found.
He's the most important acquisition Ed Wade has made as GM of the Astros. If Bourn ends up being what he was projected to be, Wade is going to look really good. Wade traded Brad Lidge to get Bourn, and in the first season after that trade, the Phillies had the upper hand.
We've also seen just the tip of the iceberg of Bourn's career. He's only 26 years old and has had just 656 career ABs, which is little more than a full season.
Bourn is off to a very good start in his second season with the Astros. He's hitting .290 with a .371 OBP. Cecil Cooper began the season hitting him eighth in the lineup and said he preferred to leave him there until he's completely comfortable.
With the Astros scoring so few runs, Cooper moved Bourn up. He has batted him first or second in four straight games, and Bourn has kept hitting, going 6 for 18 to raise his average from .261 to .290.
Bourn struggled so much last season that the Astros must have wondered if he'd ever make it. Now the concern may be his hitting left-handed pitching. His splits are dramatic.
He's hitting .327 against right-handed pitching, .154 against left-handed pitching this season. Last season, there was a 52-point difference in his splits. For his career, there's a 93-point swing.
In a perfect world, Cooper would hit Bourn lead off against right-handed pitching and move him down or platoon him against lefties. Problem is, he doesn't have many better options.
Darin Erstad and Jason Michaels both hit right-handers better than left-handers, and Bourn's defense is good enough that he can contribute against all pitching.
It comes down to what's best for Michael Bourn and what would allow him to become a productive player as quickly as possible. He's clearly on the right track.
Barry Bonds was back at AT&T Park last night. Did you catch him sitting in with the Giants broadcaster last night? He was absolutely great. I don't know if he's going to play baseball again, but when he's done, he should have a broadcasting career awaiting him.
Kobe Bryant slam-dunked Spike Lee right before the taping of "Kobe: Doin' Work" by demanding creative control over the documentary and forcing the director to drive to his house to beg for a meeting to save the project. NY Post
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Her name was immortalized in song on her 1984 hit "I Feel for You," but Chaka Khan had to be reminded of exactly who she was while recording her new CD, Funk This. "I sort of lost my studio legs—I hadn't done it for a very long time," she says. "Every night I'd come in and [coproducer Terry Lewis] would ask me, 'What's your name?' And I'd tell him, 'Chaka Khan.' And he'd say, 'Okay, now go in there and sing.' It's not that I forgot who I was, but I forgot a lot of things...." But recording her first disc with original material since 1998, the eight-time Grammy winner has found her voice again and is battling back from years of drug abuse, weight struggles and, most difficult of all, watching her son stand trial for murder in 2006. "Singing for me has changed," says Khan, 54. "I didn't have the calling I have now."
With a voice that erupted like a force of nature, she burst onto the R&B-funk scene in 1973 as the powerhouse pipes behind the group Rufus and went on to influence a generation of singers from Mary J. Blige to Erykah Badu. ("Everybody tries to sing like Chaka—and I say try—but they can't do it," says Funk This coproducer James "Jimmy Jam" Harris.) But fame came at a cost. "It's no secret I've been getting high since I started singing," she says. "And a lot of my self-medication had to do with [wanting to] hibernate and be alone. I felt like I was in a fishbowl. I contemplated suicide a lot in those days." The album's first single, "Angel," is a deeply personal ballad based on a poem Khan wrote when she was using drugs ("Troubled little angel/Inconsistent flying blind most of the time/Don't know who to be"). "Look, man, it was a miracle that I had the wherewithal to even put two words together," says Khan. After years of substance abuse, she began three months of rehab in 2005. "Nov. 8 will make it two years [sober]," says Khan. "Obviously, God had something planned for me because, for all intents and purposes, I should be dead, shouldn't even be here."
Khan's recovery couldn't have come at a more important time. Her son, aspiring music producer Damien Holland (dad is Khan's ex-husband Richard Holland), was arrested and charged with the murder of his friend Christopher Bailey, 17, at Khan's L.A. home in 2004. While the two reportedly argued over Holland's then-girlfriend, Holland pointed a loaded rifle at Bailey and it went off. At the trial last year, Khan testified that she believed it was an accident and Holland, now 28, was found not guilty. "One of the reasons I was able to go into court every day and do that trial is because I was sober," says Khan, her voice growing quiet. "I can't imagine what it'd be like to lose my son, and my heart and prayers are with Chris's family every day. Every day."
The trial put Khan's focus on her own family. And it's her two children—she also has a 33-year-old daughter, singer Indira Milini Khan—and two grandkids who have helped inspire her to live a healthier lifestyle "so I can see them get married or whatever they're gon' do." Khan says she has never stepped on a scale but has gone down "maybe three" sizes, with the help of a personal trainer. The singer has also changed her diet ("I allow myself one day a week to carb out") and avoids eating late at night. "When I was getting high, I would eat damn near anything," she says. "I used to be an emotional eater too. Food was my boyfriend at one time."
Now her boyfriend is music producer Ira Schickman, 44, with whom she has had an on-again, off-again relationship for years. "We've threatened to get married," says Khan, who recently set a date (Jan. 9) to join the cast of Broadway's The Color Purple in the role of Sofia. For now, however, Khan—who was born Yvette Marie Stevens—is happy to have found her way back to being Yvette. "That was my journey," she says. "Now when I'm not working, I'm not singing, I'm Yvette. When it's time to be Chaka, I just let Chaka come to the fore."
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Edinboro's Cody Harris was named the PSAC West Co-Offensive Player of the Week.
The junior quarterback completed 27-of-34 passes for 381 yards and three touchdowns in the Fighting Scots' 34-27 overtime victory over LIU Post Saturday. He also ran for a touchdown.
With LIU Post leading 24-17 and 28 seconds left in regulation, Harris drove Edinboro 47 yards on four plays and threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Johnson to force overtime.
He threw another touchdown pass to Johnson in overtime for the game-winner.
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Moving onto something else that is going to be helpful when drawing a face, I will be attempting to show you guys "how to draw lips for kids", step by step. Lips, like the eyes, are one of the more difficult parts of the face to draw. When I was getting started with face drawing back when I was wee girl, eyes and lips where my trouble areas. The mouths of the faces I tried drawing always seemed to come out looking too stretched, too thin, too low from the nose and somewhat too fat or thick. Don't get me wrong, there are faces that have thin lips and then there are those that have full looking lips. The tutorial that you will be learning from is going to show you the basics to making lips to your liking. I do realize that the lips in this lesson are mainly for females, and that's basically because it is almost always the female lips that we have problems with. If you want me to tweak the tutorial and add a couple tip steps for male lips, just let me know. Otherwise, have fun drawing lips for kids and make sure to leave a comment, rating or both. I have get going because there is more fun coming your way. Peace out people and enjoy!....
Step 1
Here is a good example of a simple set of lips that can be used for either a girl or a guy. Notice how there is no lip points, just a dip or a notch. This is probably one of the simplest set of lips you could draw besides a single smile.
Step 2
Here is a quick diagram of how lips should look when drawn from the side view, as well as a 3/4 view. Notice on the side view,the top lip slops out, then comes back in, then rounds downward for the bottom lip. As for the 3/4 lips, the bottom lip has an even flow of motion.
Step 3
Here is another example on how girls lips look opposed to boy or male lips. Notice how the female lips look fuller and the males lips are thinner and less dramatic.
Step 4
Let's get started. Start by slowly drawing out the top lip lining. The best way to start is to start at the end. Pick which end you want to start with, and then slowly draw the mounds for to peaks of the lips and move to step five.
Step 5
You will now draw the middle line for the top lip to complete the top portion. When that is done, draw the beginning part of the bottom lip, and notice how the mouth is open a bit.
Step 6
Draw the bottom lip like so, and then move to step seven where you will see how the mouth looks when it's all cleaned up and finished.
Step 7
Here is how the lips look when you are all done. Now you enjoy coloring them in to perfection using a nice girly shade for color.
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Maya Lin Issues Warning to a Dirty, Dying Planet
More than 30 years after creating her Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., Maya Lin is focusing on the world.
"What Is Missing?" is her ongoing and she says last memorial, a multi-sided art work designed to raise awareness about species and habitat loss.
For example, there's the Listening Cone sculpture with sights and sounds of the earth. But the project's heart is the website -- http://whatismissing.net.
Lin sipped tea as we spoke in her book-lined studio in New York's SoHo area, a tranquil space filled with architectural models and silent people peering intensely at computer screens.
Lundborg: Is "What Is Missing" a memorial?
Lin: It's my last memorial, but I'll be contributing to it for the rest of my life.
We're installing sound works and films at sites throughout the world.
Lundborg: What is the Map of Memory?
Lin: We're asking everyone to take a look around -- if you're young, interview your grandparents or your parents -- and tell us what you personally have witnessed disappear or diminish in your own backyard.
Go to our website and give us some memory.
Lundborg: What's happening with your site on Earth Day?
Earth Day
Lin: We're launching the second part of the website, Conservation in Action, which takes you to 20 different environmental groups and shows you what they're doing all over the world.
It also gives a very concise history of the best successes and the worst failures: Why did we work so quickly as a world to ban CFCs and yet we can't get any agreement as far as global warming issues?
Lundborg: How can we change things?
Lin: What we spend on ice cream in Europe is $11 billion, on cigarettes it's $50 billion. Experts say to restore fisheries would cost $13 billion.
We are absolutely capable of change -- we can say hey, don't do it that way, that was a disaster.
Lundborg: How does the American scorecard look?
Lin: We're in a cycle of gluttony which doesn't make us happy. But the marketers have us exactly where they want us because if you never feel happy then you want more.
It's a very bad cycle, leading to the feeling that nothing's ever good enough.
Lundborg: I guess we are not exactly setting a good example.
Lin: If the whole world consumed like an American, we'd need five planets. If like a European, we'd need three planets. If you do a flat average around the world, we'd need 1.3 planets worth of resources to support us. It's not sustainable.
We have to be very careful not to equate freedom with a freedom to be excessive.
Lundborg: When did you have your polar bear moment?
Lin: Probably as a kid when I was growing up in the 1960s -- I was very moved by images like rivers around Lake Erie catching fire, plus Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" had just come out.
All my art work revolves around looking at the natural world, getting you to look at it in a different light.
Lundborg: Your design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial made you an international star. How has your thinking about memorials evolved over 30 years?
Lin: I like to reinvent what something is. In its time the Vietnam memorial was questioning whether a memorial had to be so grandiose and talk to you almost like a billboard.
I've always seen my world as a tripod between the art, the architecture and the memorials, and memorials are this hybrid. They have a functionality, but it's symbolic, it's conceptual, it's a need.
When I was a kid growing up, I wanted to become a field zoologist. I always made art, and then I got to Yale and architecture.
All my art and all my architecture is sustainable and green and I've been really committed that way for two decades now.
Bloomberg LP is a sponsor of Maya Lin's What Is Missing? Foundation.
(Zinta Lundborg is an editor for Muse, the arts and leisure section of Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are her own. This interview was adapted from a longer conversation.)
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Better Than… Christmas Poke Cake
Today I'm grateful for: the quirky nature of the blogging world in which it is not only permissible, but generally encouraged to begin Christmas exactly 30 seconds after Halloween ends.
I used to fight it. I'd refuse to acknowledge Christmas was coming until after Thanksgiving. No music, no decorations, and no peppermint goodies. Those were the rules.
Even in past blogging years, I've put up a fight.
But this year, I've finally come to accept that that sort of thinking really benefits no one.
Because, really? Can peppermint actually come too soon??
Obviously not.
So here I am, bells on and all, ready to bust out the peppermint and gingerbread.
Oh, but no eggnog over here. I really don't do eggnog.
But this cake? I can do this cake.Oh. My. Gosh.
It's essentially your typical BTS/Poke cake. Sweetened condensed milk, cool whip, and candy on top.
But instead of just sweetened condensed milk, it's SCM whisked together with peppermint creamer. And instead of just a cool whip layer, try a layer of hot fudge sauce and oreos underneath.
And, of course, the candy on top isn't just any candy. It's Andes White Chocolate Peppermint bits and Oreos.
Merry Christmas, friends. Oh… and enjoy Thanksgiving too!
- 1 chocolate cake mix, prepared and baked according to the directions on the box.
- 1 cup peppermint dairy creamer
- 14.5 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 1 jar Smuckers hot fudge sundae sauce
- 1/4 cup peppermint dairy creamer
- 1 cup crushed Oreos
- 8 oz Cool Whip
- Andes Peppermint Chips for topping (approximately 1 1/2 cups)
- Crushed Oreos for topping (approximately 1 cup)
- Once the cake has cool, use the bottom of a wooden spoon to poke 20+ holes in the cake.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the sweetened condensed milk and 1 cup of the peppermint dairy creamer. Pour over the cake, trying to fill in the holes.
- In the same bowl, whisk together the hot fudge sundae sauce and 1/4 cup peppermint dairy creamer. Mix in 1 cup crushed Oreos.
- Pour and spread the fudge mixture over the cake as evenly as possible.
- Spread the cool whip over the fudge. Sprinkle on the Andes candy bits and crushed Oreos (as much or as little as you want).
- Refrigerate for 4-6 hours, until the sweetened condensed mixture has soaked into the cake and it's thoroughly chilled. Cut and serve.
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Hahaha, love this, especially since I posted a chocolate peppermint dessert tonight too!!!
Oh man, you beat me too it. I was going to make something almost exactly the same next week! LOL, did we doubt it? LOVE it Ashton, it looks SOOOO yum. Question: how long does the cake last? Like, if I made one of these the day before Thanksgiving, would it still be good for the big day?
Wow. I love this so very much. Peppermint is my absolute, diehard FAVE holiday flavor EVER. And this poke cake looks better than Christmas, no doubt.
I started making some holiday goodies this week too. Poor Thanksgiving…everyone is just passing it by this year. But I sure am thankful for such a crazy good looking cake. I love all things chocolate and peppermint!!!
It looks so yummy!!I will have to try and make it Paleo style:)
It's definitely hard not to skip forward to Christmas. The retail world definitely doesn't help either. :) Your cake looks fantastic! Megan
I unapologetically bought peppermints this weekend…I'm soooo ready for the Christmas season. This cake looks phenomenal!
Wow, this looks AMAZING! Definitely pinning this. Can't wait to make it! :)
This looks so good! I agree with your peppermint premise 100%!
I love the your last sentence. I'm such a big Christmas fan and get so tired of people saying, " it's too soon for Christmas"!
Oh this looks so good! And it's NEVER too early for peppermint =o)
Oh my gosh ….a friend just sent me this recipe and I want to make it so so bad. Like right now We Aussies are cool whip deprived and I have no idea what peppermint creamer is but Im sure I can find some somewhere even if I have to sell my husband as payment. Off to google all these "foreign" ingredients!
Oh yes yes yes. This cake sounds amazing and is just perfect for Christmas! Pinning :)
You are so right, it is NEVER too early for peppermint. This looks divine.
haha. That is so true, bloggers live for the seasons and holidays. I have already started Christmas music but my husband won't let me do decorations until around December 1st.
Browsing through all of your recent posts and this gorgeous creation has me drooling. I've never had or made poke cake, gasp!
Wow! This is quite possibly the best poke cake combination I've ever seen! There's nothing quite like peppermint and chocolate is there?
Oh heavanly Christmas Yum! I just died. I am going to make this for sure!
I just got back from the grocery store and they didn't have plain peppermint creamer :( I bought peppermint mocha creamer. Anyone try that before? Hopefully it turns out just as yummy!
Did you use powder or liquid creamer? Can't wait to try this!
Just made this for my 5th grade class as a pre-thanksgiving treat! I hope they like it tomorrow! Super easy and smelled delicious!
Liquid creamer or powdered? I have the liquid kind on hand. This sounds yummy!
You didnt say what size cake pan to bake cake in.?8×8 or 9×13? ??
This looks amazing and I want to make it for my Christmas party, but I can't find the peppermint creamer. Where do you buy it from?
I'm going to try it just after Christmas with the York peppermint patty creamer! The grocery store was too busy for me to get online and investigate the mocha portion of the peppermint creamer, and I couldn't find any peppermint Andes chips either. So I bought the York creamer, and the little York peppermint patty bite sized pieces to decorate the top of it. Dinner is on the 29th!
I don't know how I ended up linking my email client instead of my blog. LOL I'll let you know how it turns out!
Omgosh!!!! Love the flavor combo will be making this very soon!!! Thank you for sharing !!!
Made this, it was delicious but it was a little too soggy. Did anyone else experience this? Any idea what I could have done wrong?
What is a BTS cake, as in " your typical BTS/Poke Cake"? I know what a poke cake is but am unfamiliar with BTS. Thanks. We're definitely going to try this one. It's so simple. I wonder why I never thought of doing this before!
I know I'm a "little late to the party", but BTS stands for Better Than Sex, I believe. Not sure if that helps you at all. :)
Wanted to make this but only one comment from someone who actually made it and she said it was
soggy. Hope to hear from someone with better results.
I can't wait to make this cake. Sounds wonderful
I couldn't find the Andes mints, but have candy canes and pepper mints on hand…would that work? Also, using the York peppermint creamer, so I'll let ya know how that goes!
just wondering if theres an alternative to the cool whip ?
im allergic to both cool whip and whipped cream :(
I've used coconut milk a lot! So yummy! Just get a can of it, refrigerate it overnight and it turns into a cool whip like consistency and flavor- just like cool whip with a bit of coconut flavoring. I was pleasantly surprised.
I'm whipping this up for a party tomorrow!!
Regarding someone being allergic to cool whip and your suggestion of whipping coconut milk, that may be what they're allergic to as cool whip contains coconut (oil?milk?idk). I say just get yourself some heavy cream and whip up your very own whipped cream, that way you know just what's in it! :)
Do you think this could translate to cupcakes easily?
Do you use powdered or liquid creamer?
This is amazing! It's a sad day around here, because we just ate the last piece. We decided there is probably time to make one more cake before Christmas. Love it!!
Do you think if I switched up chocolate cake with the red velvet that it would be just as good? I love love chocolate but I think the red cake would be fun for Christmas, please let me know your thoughts thanks!!
I am making this wonderful recipe for a Christmas dinner, which is not until Sat. 12/22 at 5:00 p.m. I thought about making it this evening (12/22)…but would it still be good and not too soggy by tomorrow at 5:00? Or should I wait until morning? I saw a previous post said it was better if made the night before, but I wasn't sure how far into the next day it was served. Thanks! Can't wait to try it!
Ooops, I mean, I thought about making it tonight (12/21)…sorry!
I couldn't find the peppermint creamer in our little town, so I improvised and found some peppermint powdered hot chocolate mix. I mixed 2 or 3 tablespoons with the condensed milk and the cake turned out great!
I made this last night and couldn't find the creamer or the Andes mints. I used reg creamer and peppermint extract to taste and peppermint and white choc. Hershey kisses. Yummy
I made this mostly according to the directions but substituted actual Andes mints & broke them up so it would be more chocolate mint than peppermint. It's not as pretty but still I hope they like it. :-)
Wow! Wish I had come across this recipe a few weeks earlier. But it looks so inviting, I may go ahead and make it even tho it's a little past Christmas.
Great recipe , loved it. Would use all the cream next time it was a bit too soggy. But I am defiantly making again .
I love this cake
In the comments from others… someone asked about "pan size" – you mentioned that you would add that -but- I don't see it listed. :(
In addition, could you add that you used "liquid" creamer, not powder to recipe, too. :)
Just HATE reading through the comments to find out info on what others have questioned or what is concerning me to get an answer [maybe] — please consider making corrections/additions/hints to your recipes.
I DO appreciate all the work you do on your site and for sharing your recipes with ease of copy/paste … Thanks! :)
Couldn't find the peppermint creamer so we tried it with the THIN MINT creamer! WOW! SO GOOD!
Thanks for sharing!
I made this the night before Christmas Eve to serve the next day at our family get together. It was AWESOME!! Thank you so much for sharing – it's going to be one that I make a lot. I had a question and maybe it doesnt matter but I'm curious…does it matter what kind of choc cake mix? I just used a milk choc mix but maybe devils food or german choc would be better. Doesn't matter bc everyone loved it but I thought I'd see if there was any difference. Thanks again!!!
I made this cake and my family really likes it. However, the consensus is that it is not minty enough. The mint is so subtle. Wondering about a good way to make it more minty.
I'm beyond excited to happen upon this recipe b/c you combined everything I love into one post…this cake recipe is one of my favs and I love your Christmas version! Since I haven't taken down my tree yet and saved a few candy canes maybe I am justified in making this before the week is over.
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Evaluating projections of labor force participation rates
January 27, 2004
From 1986 to 1994, BLS projected the 2000 labor force five times, roughly 2 years apart.
Four of the five projections of the labor force participation rate—the proportion of the population working or looking for work—were higher than the actual. As the chart indicates, the aggregate labor force rate was below 68 percent in 2000, though three of the projections anticipated that it would exceed 68 percent in 2000.
From the projection made in 1988 up to 1994 the error in the aggregate labor force participation rate decreased for each projection. However, the 1986 projection was the second most accurate.
Comparing men and women, it is clear that men's rates were more accurately projected than those of women. All of the projected labor force participation rates for women were high.
As the labor force rates of men change more slowly than those of women, it is easier to accurately project their labor force participation rate. This slower rate of change for male rates may be ending for older men.
A variety of incentives exist that could result in higher labor force participation rates for retirement age men. These include a change in the normal retirement age under Social Security, and a switch from defined benefit to defined contribution retirement plans.
These data are from the BLS Employment Projections program. For more information, see "Evaluating the BLS labor force projections to 2000," by Howard N Fullerton, Jr., Monthly Labor Review, October 2003.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Evaluating projections of labor force participation rates on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2004/jan/wk4/art02.htm (visited October 01, 2016).
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During the past decade, we've learned a great deal about what causes heart attacks and how to prevent them. But unless you follow medical news closely, there's a chance you might have misconceptions about the risk factors for heart disease, or heart disease itself.
Here are 10 commonly held but mistaken beliefs:
1. If you have heart disease, you need to take it easy: "For the vast majority of people with heart disease, being sedentary is a bad idea. It can lead to blood clots in the legs and a decline in overall physical condition," says cardiologist Dr. Richard T. Lee, co-editor in chief of the Harvard Heart Letter. Physical activity helps strengthen the heart muscle, improves blood flow to the brain and internal organs, and improves overall health and well-being.
What you can do: Ask your doctor what kind of exercise would be right for you, and how much you should do. Most people can walk, and any amount of walking is good for your heart.
2. If you take a cholesterol-lowering drug, you can eat anything: Cholesterol in the bloodstream comes from two sources – your liver makes some, and you get some from certain foods. Statins reduce the amount of cholesterol made by the liver. If you take a statin and continue to eat foods high in cholesterol plus saturated fat, the drug will not be as effective, and your cholesterol level will not fall, and may even rise.
What you can do: Limit your cholesterol and saturated fat intake, so your statin can do its job.
3. It's OK to have higher blood pressure when you're older: Blood pressure tends to rise with age, but the fact that this trend is "normal" doesn't mean that it's good for you. It happens because artery walls become stiff with age. Stiff arteries force the heart to pump harder. This sets up a vicious cycle. Blood pounding against the artery walls damages them over time. The overworked heart muscle becomes less effective and pumps harder to meet the body's demands for blood. This further damages the arteries and invites fat into the artery walls. This is how high blood pressure increases the risk of heart attack and stroke.
What you can do: Have your blood pressure checked. If it's above 140/90, ask your doctor what you can do to bring it down.
4. Diabetes won't cause heart disease if you take diabetes medication: Diabetes medication helps lower blood sugar levels. Maintaining normal blood sugar levels is important for preventing complications that affect the smaller blood vessels, such as kidney disease, loss of vision, erectile dysfunction and nerve damage. But blood sugar control has less effect on the large blood vessels that become inflamed and diseased, increasing the risk of heart attack and stroke.
What you can do: Take your diabetes medication to prevent microvascular complications. Also do everything you can to lower high cholesterol and high blood pressure, stop smoking and drop extra weight.
5. You can lower your risk of heart disease with vitamins and supplements: The antioxidant vitamins E, C and beta carotene factor into lowering heart disease risk. However, clinical trials of supplementation with these vitamins have either failed to confirm benefit or were conducted in such a way that no conclusion could be drawn. The American Heart Association has stated that there's no scientific evidence to justify using these vitamins to prevent or treat cardiovascular disease.
What you can do: For reasons not yet understood, the body absorbs and utilizes vitamins and minerals best when they're acquired through foods. To ensure you get the vitamins and minerals you need, skip store-bought supplements and eat a wide variety of nutritious foods of every color of the rainbow.
6. If you have smoked for years, you can't reduce your risk of heart disease by quitting: The benefits of quitting smoking start the minute you quit, no matter your age, how long you have smoked, or how many cigarettes a day you have smoked. Only one year after quitting, your heart attack risk will have dropped by 50 percent; in 10 years, it will be the same as if you never smoked.
What you can do: Seek help to quit smoking. Many people require stop-smoking aids, such as nicotine patches, nicotine gum, or a stop-smoking medication, to be successful.
7. Heart disease is really a man's problem: Since 1984, more women than men have died each year from heart disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women over age 65, just as it's the leading killer of men.
By retirement, 70 percent of men and women have cardiovascular disease, which includes coronary artery disease, heart failure, stroke and hypertension. Risk continues to rise, and by age 80, 83 percent of men and an even higher percentage of women – 87 percent – are affected.
What you can do: Whether you're a man or a woman, ask your doctor to conduct a baseline heart examination that includes checking your cholesterol and blood pressure. Then follow your doctor's recommendations.
8. If you have heart disease, you should eat as little fat as possible: It's true you should eat a diet low in saturated fat, partially hydrogenated fat, and trans fat. But other fats, notably the unsaturated fats in vegetable oils and other foods, are beneficial. In fact, eating fish high in omega-3 fatty acids, such as salmon, twice a week can lower the risk of heart disease.
What you can do: Include low-fat dairy products, fatty fishes, nuts and olive oil in your diet. If you eat meat, make sure the cuts are lean, and remove the skin from your poultry.
9. A small heart attack is no big deal: "A small heart attack isn't a big deal in terms of how well your heart can function. It may even pass unnoticed. But it's a huge warning sign that you have serious heart disease, and your next heart attack may kill you," says Lee.
What you can do: Minimize your risk of heart attack by keeping your weight, cholesterol and blood pressure in a normal range, not smoking and seeing your doctor regularly to make sure no risk factors are elevated.
10. Angioplasty and stenting or bypass surgery "fix" your heart: Angioplasty and bypass surgery can do wonders for relieving chest pain (angina) and improving quality of life. But they don't stop the underlying disease – atherosclerosis. Without correcting the problems that contribute to atherosclerosis, arteries will continue to become clogged with fatty plaque, which may mean the return of angina or worse – a heart attack or stroke.


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Eight patients have been received in the Henry Ford Hospital with unusually severe injuries to the pelvis, all sustaining a complete disruption of the pelvic bone with separation and displacement of one side from the other. In five instances there was separation and displacement anteriorly at the pubic symphysis, with accompanying separation and displacement of one or both sacro-iliac synchondrosis, constituting a true dislocation or luxation of the innominate bone. In the others, instead of separation at the pubic symphysis, there were vertical fractures close to it, with accompanying rupture of the sacro-iliac joint and upward displacement of what was practically the whole innominate bone, making the injury a comparable one. Several patients had accompanying fractures at other points in the pelvic ring but with little or no displacement at these points, so that the most striking lesion seemed to be the displacement of the innominate bone as a whole.
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Recent Event Highlights: EU debates cracking down on deficits, debts - San Jose Mercury News, EU leaders debate how to prevent another crisis - San Francisco Chronicle, Free trade with EU would hurt Canada, study says - CTV.ca, US: Enemies searching WikiLeaks Iraq papers - San Francisco Chronicle, EU sets plan for an alternative to bank bailout - Metro Canada - Ottawa, Anti-austerity protests frame... - Moose Jaw Times-Herald, and 165 more...
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TV Guide: MoviesDaily Dispatch OnlineStarring Kirk Douglas and Virginia Mayo 1305 Catch That Kid: Repeat. (2004) (13) A young girl's dying father needs an expensive operation to save his life. ...
EU debates cracking down on deficits, debtsSan Jose Mercury News((AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)) in 2005. Irish voters have also repeatedly dismissed treaty amendments. At issue in the debate was the search for more financial ...and more »
EU leaders debate how to prevent another crisisSan Francisco ChronicleVirginia Mayo / AP European Council President Herman Van Rompuy listens to questions during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, ...and more »
(1956) Robert Ryan, Virginia Mayo, Jeffrey Hunter, Walter Brennan, Whit Bissell
(1956) Robert Ryan, Virginia Mayo, Jeffrey Hunter, Walter Brennan, Whit Bissell
(1956) Robert Ryan, Virginia Mayo, Jeffrey Hunter, Walter Brennan, Whit Bissell
Free trade with EU would hurt Canada, study saysCTV.ca(AP / Virginia Mayo) Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks during an EU-Canada summit at the EU Council building in Brussels, Wednesday, May 5, 2010. ...and more »
US: Enemies searching WikiLeaks Iraq papersSan Francisco ChronicleVirginia Mayo / AP Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, Mohammad Mohaddessin, ...and more »
DailyTechBill Gates' Wife is no Longer Tempted by AppleDailyTech(Source: AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) In addition to founding arguably the world's most powerful tech company, Bill Gates also has been among the most generous ...and more »
EU sets plan for an alternative to bank bailoutMetro Canada - OttawaVirginia Mayo/AP From left, European Commissioner for the Economy Olli Rehn, European Investment Bank president Philippe Maystadt and European Commissioner ...and more »
Moose Jaw Times-HeraldAnti-austerity protests frame...Moose Jaw Times-Herald(AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) This form is NOT used for emailing the article to a friend. Please use the "Send to a friend" link at the top of the page for that ...and more »
Boston GlobeHopes dim for stricter EU budget rulesSan Francisco ChronicleVirginia Mayo / AP European Central Bank President Jean Claude Trichet gestures during a round table meeting of ...EU signs off on tougher budget rulesAtlanta Journal ConstitutionEU ministers near deal on hedge fundsCentral Florida News 13all 731 news articles »
Atttention : SPOILERS - Fin de La Maîtresse de fer WARNING : SPOILERS - Ending of The Iron Mistress Directed by Gordon Douglas Starring Alan Ladd, Virginia Mayo, Joseph Calleia, Phyllis Kirk Warner Brothers 1952
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionEuro retreats amid warnings of currency warAtlanta Journal Constitution(AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) European Central Bank President Jean Claude Trichet listens to questions during a media conference on the sidelines of an EU Asia ...US dollar hits new lowsCBC.caall 677 news articles »
Hi guys !...I've extracted this video-clip from de motion picture "A Song Is Born" ( 1948 )...so ENJOY IT !! =PABLO=
I wonder what deep thoughts our master is contemplating? Life less serious campaign from Chupa Chups The Dancing horse is called Pansy. The Girl next to to the horse is called Virginia Mayo although some say it is Connie Haas, I believe it is more Virginia Mayo. The 2 people in the horse, yes it is 2 people , you didn't think it was a real horse did you? The 2 people in the horse are Andy Mayo and Florence Mayo. The show was done between 1939 - 1950 Look up "the Drill" to see the full crazy horse dancing/ I take my hat off to the creator of this ad, it conveys the message well and is very funny. We have a lot of talent in in the Ad industry and the competition is tough , if you have some company like this making you an ad, you can't go wrong. Copyright belongs to Curios Film and Chupa Chups
Virginia Mayo (November 30, 1920 -- January 17, 2005) was an American film actress. After a short career in vaudeville, Mayo progressed to films and during the 1940s established herself as a supporting player in such films as The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) and White Heat (1949). She worked extensively during the 1950s, but after this her appearances were fewer. She worked occasionally until her final performance in 1997.
Clip from The West Point Story" [1950]
Shot as a public service and shown in theaters before the main feature in 1954. www.christmasseals.org
The GuardianEU official: Deal on Greece aid ready in few daysAtlanta Journal Constitution(AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, ...EU official: Deal on Greece aid ready in few daysBoston GlobeEU official: Deal on Greece aid ready in few daysBay News 9EU official: Deal on Greece aid ready in few daysBismarck Tribuneall 9,363 news articles »
BBC NewsTintin's adventures in Congo goes on trial in BelgiumThe GuardianPhotograph: Virginia Mayo/AP A Congolese man living in Belgium is trying to have Tintin in the Congo banned in the boy reporter's native country, ...Suffer the children?The GuardianMan Seeks Ban on 'Racist' Tintin Comic BookAOL Newsall 57 news articles »
Examiner.comClinton: U.S. still seeks engagement with SyriaExaminer.comAP photo/ Virginia Mayo -- with Finland's Foreign Minister Secretary of State Clinton says that the US will still seek engagement with Syria until if finds ...
New York TimesUS Resists Push by Allies for Tactical Nuclear CutsNew York TimesVirginia Mayo/AP Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Tallinn, Estonia, on Thursday. ...
CBC.caAvatar director slams Alberta oilsandsCBC.ca(Virginia Mayo/Associated Press) Avatar director-turned-activist James Cameron says Alberta's oilsands are a "black eye" to his native country's image as an ...and more »
10 nations demand Google improve privacyCTV.ca(AP / Virginia Mayo) The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Canada's privacy commissioner is spearheading a 10-nation effort to ensure Google, ...and more »
Telegraph.co.ukArgentina to repay 2001 debt as Greece struggles to avoid defaultThe GuardianPhotograph: Virginia Mayo/AP Argentina has moved to bury the ghosts of its economic past with an offer to repay the last group of creditors left out of ...Euro, Greek Bonds Remain Under PressureWall Street JournalGreek finance minister says markets will calm after they get detail on standby ...The Republic.com (subscription)all 1,995 news articles »
Examiner.comDiversion of the week: Real-time law school Twitter et al updatesExaminer.comAP Photo / Virginia Mayo To meet your short term law school diversion needs, Google has developed a new tool that allows you to track Twitter, Facebook and ...and more »
The GuardianGreece passes latest test with debt saleThe GuardianPhotograph: Virginia Mayo/AP Greece passed its first key test of investor confidence with the successful sale of short-term treasury bills. ...and more »
How to get organized in the Google EraCTV.ca(AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) BURLINGAME, Calif. — In the era of continuous connection to too much information, it is not just what you know, it is also the way ...and more »
TV AND ART FILMS: April 4 to 10Reading EagleVirginia Mayo, however, is hardly a match for Ida Lupino from "Sierra"; Dorothy Malone completes the triangle. Even more unexpected was Sergio Leone's 1964 ...
...of the new state park. The Mayo River park consists of several parcels scattered along a 12-mile stretch of the river between Mayodan and the Virginia state line. The state plans to acquire more land along the river and may eventually open a second park entrance...
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Ventura Film Society Festival 2010Ventura County StarVirginia Mayo tribute: "White Heat" will screen at 11 am Sunday, to be followed by a Q-and-A with Mayo's family. Paul Mazursky tribute: Eight films over ...
Hollywood Walk of Fame historyLos Angeles TimesIn June 1956, actress Virginia Mayo nailed a silver-plated star among the painted ones at Hollywood Boulevard and Argyle Avenue in the first step in the ...and more »
Globe and MailEuro zone leaders: Greece plan to stabilize euroDanbury News TimesPhoto: Virginia Mayo / AP European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, left, and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, right, attend a social ...Germany balks at Greek aidSalt Lake TribuneFrance, Germany agree on eurozone, IMF bailoutSan Diego Union TribuneEurozone agrees on bailout plan for GreeceAtlanta Journal ConstitutionPalm Beach Post -Salonall 8,449 news articles »
BBC NewsGoogle wins court victory in trademarked ad caseDaily Caller(AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) PARIS—The European Union's highest court ruled Tuesday that Google Inc. has the right to sell ads linked to the Louis Vuitton name ...Luxury industry says EU ruling limits Google adsAtlanta Journal Constitutionall 650 news articles »
Hollywood at War: Green Zone, The Hurt Locker and Beyond (Part I)Palestine Herald Press... Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Virginia Mayo, and real-life veteran Harold Russell); Allan Dwan's "Sands of Iwo Jima" (1949) starring John Wayne, John Agar, ...and more »
Obama: Tea-Baggers Control GOP AgendaNewser(AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) Rod Covenah, left, and Sally Sinacore, right, shout during a tea party protest in Schaumburg, Ill. on Tuesday, Mar. 16, 2010. ...and more »
Washington PostIMF calls for European reformsWashington Post(Virginia Mayo/associated Press) By Howard Schneider and Anthony Faiola The International Monetary Fund is pressing Europe to speed and deepen reform of its ...EU calls for bank collapse fundSan Francisco ChronicleIMF: Europe needs plans for bank collapseAuburn Citizenall 291 news articles »
ECB's Trichet warns of speculative debt tradingSan Francisco ChronicleVirginia Mayo / AP President of the European Central Bank Jean Claude Trichet pauses before speaking during a meeting on ...and more »
Film festivals begin Thursday in Ventura and Agoura HillsVentura County Star... the late screen legend Virginia Mayo, who was a 40-year Thousand Oaks resident before she passed away in 2005, by screening her 1949 film "White Heat. ...
Leading indicators rise more slowly in FebruaryFinancial News USA (press release)(AP Photo / Virginia Mayo) Greece warned Thursday that it will be forced to turn to the International Monetary Fund if the EU can't agree to a bailout plan ...and more »
Globe and MailGreece warns it could go to IMFThe GuardianPhotograph: Virginia Mayo/AP Greece needs to raise €54bn (£48.2bn) by the end of the year to service debt that amounts to more than 120% of GDP. ...Greece: Will ask for IMF help if EU failsBoston GlobeEU Commission calls for European loans for GreeceAtlanta Journal ConstitutionGermany Backtracks on Europe Rescue for GreeceNew York TimesNews-Leader.comall 2,489 news articles »
Gordon Brown intervenes to delay EU hedge funds rulesThe GuardianPhotograph: Virginia Mayo/AP Gordon Brown delayed EU proposals for tighter rules covering hedge funds and private equity groups after he intervened to block ...and more »
CBC.caEuropean officials hold off on bailout package for GreeceWashington Post(Virginia Mayo/associated Press) By Anthony Faiola LONDON -- European finance chiefs failed to produce a detailed bailout plan for Greece on Monday but laid ...Europe plans its own crisis fundSouthCoastToday.comall 2,398 news articles »
CBC.caCameron, studio ponder Avatar re-releaseCBC.ca(Virginia Mayo/Associated Press) Canadian director James Cameron and Fox movie studio are considering a re-release of their 3-D blockbuster Avatar which ...and more »
Pejino.com...Blog Cine - El cáliz de plata - The Silver Chalice - Victor Saville - Virginia Mayo - Pier Angeli - Jack Palance - Paul Newman - Walter Hampden - Joseph Wiseman - Alexander Scourby - Lorne Greene - Hechos de los Apostoles 8:9-25 - Usa - 1954
...And, I asked, didn't your mom object? "You know, when I left home from high school, I never really went home back to Virginia," Mayo said. "When I move, I move. My mom, she's behind me 100 percent. She knows I'm trying to do the right thing and trying to draw...
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...community. I can make a bigger impact right here, where I'm playing rather than back in Tennessee or Virginia. I'm always up here." Mayo said his family supports the decision to live where he plays and to try to "draw more people to do the right thing and...
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Starring Virginia Mayo Gregory Peck
Starring Virginia Mayo Gregory Peck


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HACKETTSTOWN — Ghouls, princesses and skeletons roam the streets tonight— a week later than they had hoped.
Hackettstown postponed trick-or-treat after Hurricane Sandy caused widespread outages, downed trees and wires in the area. Trick-or-treat was originally scheduled for Sunday, but then pushed back to Monday following an executive order from Governor Chris Christie.
Tony Massari carried Gavin Massari, who was warmer than most in his homemade marshmallow man costume, up East Prospect Street in town. Tony, of Hackettstown, trick-or-treats with several children in his family, all of whom were disappointed when the the candy-collecting was postponed.
But for Matthew and Sarah Armstrong, both of Hackettstown, dressed as a skeleton and fairy respectively, it made little difference, said their mother Kim.
Kelly Boch, a nanny, traveled door to door with a group of four kids, but said a lot of people either aren't home or aren't answering.
Nearby, Carly Clemens, of Hackettstown, dressed as a cowgirl, took the postponement in stride. "As long as they had it, we're not disappointed."
Before trick-or-treat began, Mayor Maria DiGiovanni cautioned parents to use discretion.
"There are still some roads in Hackettstown closed off due to down wires," she said. "If you're going to go out with your children, maybe go 4 to 5 or 4 to 6. If you have younger children, maybe go earlier."
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Attacks on the London Underground
This is a list of deliberate attacks on the infrastructure, staff or passengers of the London Underground that have caused considerable damage, injury or death.
This transport-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
1885 Gower Street bombing[edit]
In January 1885 a bomb exploded on a Metropolitan line train at Gower Street (now Euston Square) station.
1897 Aldersgate bombing[edit]
A bomb left by an anarchist group on a Metropolitan Railway train exploded at Aldersgate Street station (now Barbican) on 26 April 1897.[1] Sixty people were injured, ten seriously, but the only fatality was Harry Pitts (born in 1861 in Devon) who died from his injuries. At the inquest into Pitts' death, the jury found that he had been killed "by a bomb, or some other explosive, maliciously placed in the carriage by some unknown person or persons". A verdict of "wilful murder" was recorded.[2]
1913 Westbourne Park bombing[edit]
In February 1913 a bomb – possibly planted by the Suffragettes – was discovered at Westbourne Park station.
IRA attacks[edit]
The Provisional Irish Republican Army, is an Irish Republican paramilitary organisation which, until the Belfast Agreement, sought to end Northern Ireland's status within the United Kingdom and bring about a United Ireland through armed force. On a number of occasions the group attacked the London Underground.
1939 attacks[edit]
Bombs planted by the original Irish Republican Army (IRA) exploded in the left luggage offices at Tottenham Court Road and Leicester Square stations on 3 February 1939.
On 26 July, bombs exploded at King's Cross and Victoria stations. In King's Cross, one man was killed and two wounded, whereas in Victoria five were injured.
1973 attacks[edit]
On 23 August 1973 a bomb was found in an abandoned bag in Baker Street station ticket hall. The bomb was defused. A week later another bomb was found by a member of staff at the same station and was also defused. It was planted by the Provisional IRA.
On 26 December 1973 a bomb was detonated in a telephone kiosk in the booking hall at Sloane Square station. Nobody was injured.
1975 attacks[edit]
On 9 October, a bomb detonated just outside Green Park tube station, killing one and injuring 20 people.
1976 attacks[edit]
On 13 February a bomb weighing 30 pounds (14 kg) was found in a small case at Oxford Circus station and was defused.[3]
On 4 March, a 10 pounds (4.5 kg) bomb was exploded on an empty train at Cannon Street station, injuring eight people in a passing train.
On 15 March an IRA bomb exploded on a Metropolitan line train at West Ham station, on the Hammersmith & City section of the line. The bomber, Vincent Donnelly, possibly took the wrong train and attempted to return to his destination. However, the bomb detonated prior to reaching the City of London. Donnelly shot Peter Chalk, a Post Office engineer, and shot and killed the train's driver Julius Stephen, who had attempted to catch the perpetrator. Donnelly then shot himself, but survived and was apprehended by police.[4]
On 16 March an empty train was severely damaged by a bomb at Wood Green station. The train was about to pick up fans from an Arsenal football match, but the bomb detonated prior to arriving at the station, injuring one passenger standing on the platform. Three men were sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for this attack.[5]
1991 attacks[edit]
On 29 August three incendiary devices were found under a seat at Hammersmith tube station depot.[6]
On 23 December two IRA bombs exploded, one on a train at Harrow-on-the-Hill station causing no injuries, and a smaller one on a train at Neasden depot.
1992 attacks[edit]
In 1992 the IRA placed incendiary devices on several trains. At Elephant & Castle station and Neasden station devices were found and defused. One device went off at Barking station.
On 9 October, a small bomb was planted under a car at the Arnos Grove tube station car park. No-one was injured.
On 9 December, a van bomb partially detonated at the car park of Woodside Park tube station. No-one was injured but it caused evacuations and disruptions.
1993 attacks[edit]
A device exploded at an underground passageway at South Kensington tube station on 3 February 1993.
On 20 December, a device exploded in a litter bin in Northfields tube station.
On 21 December, coded bomb warnings from the IRA resulted in a paralysed London Underground system, as tens of thousands were evacuated from 100 tube stations during the morning rush hour.
2005 terrorist bomb attacks[edit]
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In 2005 two groups of Islamist extremists attacked a number of underground lines and bus routes in London.
7 July[edit]
On 7 July 2005, bombs exploded on Underground trains between Aldgate and Liverpool Street stations, Russell Square and King's Cross St. Pancras stations and Edgware Road and Paddington stations. A double-decker bus at Tavistock Square was also destroyed. The bombs were detonated by four homegrown terrorist suicide bombers. The explosions killed 52 people and resulted in over 700 injuries.
21 July[edit]
Four more attacks, unconnected with those on 7 July, were attempted on 21 July 2005 at Shepherd's Bush, Warren Street and Oval stations, as well as on a bus in Shoreditch. In these incidents, each bomb detonator fired, but did not ignite the main explosive charge. No injuries occurred as a result of this event.
- ^ "The Explosion on the Metropolitan Railway". The Times (35189). 28 April 1897. p. 12. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ "The Explosion at Aldersgate-Street Station". The Times (35212). 25 May 1897. p. 15. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ Borrell, Clive; Parker, Robert (14 February 1976). "20 lb bomb defused in rush hour at London Tube station". The Times (59628). p. 1. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- ^ "On This Day: 15 March 1976: Tube driver shot dead". BBC News. 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2007.
- ^ Croome, Desmond F.; Jackson, Alan J. (1993). Rails Through the Clay (2nd ed.). Capital Transport Publishing. p. 537. ISBN 1-85414-151-1.
- ^ "Terrorist Incidents". Hansard. 4 March 1996. Written Answers cc51–62W. Retrieved 9 May 2016.


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Kindle Vs Ipad
Amazon and Apple both are companies running on different products and strategies. Amazon is known for selling content while Apple for exclusive hardware and software. Then where the competition lies between the two? Amazons Kindle wished Apple Ipad hadnt been out but it did and the competition started if we consider only e-reader feature of both the devices. If you ask me then Kindle is Complete Purpose-built Device i.e. it is mainly built for the sole purpose of reading e-books, newspaper and magazines while Ipad is multi-purpose device with e-reading capability. So if the competition is between two e-readers then obviously maximum votes would go for Kindle.
Advantages of Kindle Over Ipad
Kindle has E-Ink Technology
Kindle uses an E-Ink Technology which takes you as close as you will get to a printed page. They do an excellent job of reproducing the look of the printed paper.
Kindle can read in direct sunlight
Kindle has no backlit so one can enjoy e-books under direct sunlight which is something you cant do on an LCD screen. Ipads reflective screen makes it hard to read in bright light, and many people find that backlight tires their eyes over long reading session.
Kindle has Focused on Reading
Kindle is built keeping reading in mind and so it has fewer distractions from the actual purpose. Display is remarkably easy on the eyes, text size can be adjusted with a couple of clicks, and the Kindles built-in dictionary lets users find the definition of any word simply by scrolling over it. It is ambidextrous so anyone can enjoy reading irrespective of lefties or righties. Page-turning buttons are located on both sides, allowing you to read and turn pages from any position.
Kindle has Remarkable Battery life
Even jumbo Kindle DX has battery life of 2 weeks with wireless off and 1 week with wireless on in contrary to Ipad which has only 10 hours of battery life.
Kindle is independent of any other hardware and software support
To make kindle work you dont need any software to install, computer for data transfer or even any minor setup. Purchase one, take it out of box and read. But for Ipad you are always dependent on itunes and Apple store applications.
Kindle is Cheaper
If your purpose is only reading e-books, newspapers and magazines then Kindle is available at only $139. Even the most expensive Kindle DX is available at only $379 which is almost half the price of Ipad.
Kindle is compact and lighter
kindle Wi-Fi weighs only 8.5 ounces (nearly 0 .5 pounds) where as latest Kindle DX weighs only 18.9 ounces (1.181 pounds) . Ipad weighs around 1.6 pounds.
Kindle has wider Range of Titles
Kindle Store has 450,000 titles while iBooks has 60,000 (30,000 of which are free public domain titles).
Advantages Of Ipad Over Kindle
I have discussed regarding the advantages of kindle. But if you like to add multimedia, games and thousands of quirky applications with e-reading capability then obviously Ipad wins. After all reading books is not the only thing left in life. So advantages of Ipad over Kindle are as follows:-
Ipad is a Multi-purpose Device
unlike kindle Ipad is a multipurpose device. It also supports movies (HD quality), pictures, games and thousands of quirky applications.
Ipad has Larger Screen Size
Ipad has 9.7 inches screen with IPS display. The Touch technology making navigations fast and easy. On screen keyboard makes it possible to have large screen and so it can include two pages of an e-book at a time.
Ipads LCD screen is bright and colorful
Unlike kindle Ipad has backlit which allow you to read books at night as well. The colorful display takes you to the colorful world of text and images while you read.
Ipad has Touch screen
The best way to think of the iPad is as a larger iPhone. So the Apples pinch, swipe and multi-touch experience is never compromised.
Ipad has large memory volume
Ipad comes in 16, 32 and 64 GB whereas kindle DX has only 4GB of internal memory.
Ipad can Include Amazons Kindle Application
Finally, one bitter fact is that the even using Ipad you can have access to Amazons library using Amazons kindle software. Amazons strategy is different from Apples. Apple developed the iTunes Store as a service to drive the sales of its hardware. Kindle software and hardware was created to drive the sale of books and other downloadable content.
Looking at the advantages of both Ipad and Kindle I can say that both are winners and successful in reaching to their purpose. The Amazons purpose was not to compete with Apple in terms of hardware rather it was content which Is the ultimate business for Amazon. So Apple will keep on selling its hardware and Kindle will be selling its content taking the help of Kindle hardware and software. I hope the everything is clear. Give your view on it..
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Well, thank you for the information. I love the iPad and I am a big fan of the iPad. Was really interesting. I would like to share a new thing with you. That is there is a newly released iPad heart monitoring application. That is really a wonderful app.
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Well, thank you for the information. I love the iPad and I am a big fan of the iPad. Was really interesting. I would like to share a new thing with you. That is there is a newly released iPad heart monitoring application.You will be able to find it out when you google it...........
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Go for IPAD
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People are transfering to use iPad 2 now? Is that right?
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Kindle is basically document oriented and is best for getting a reading experience. I-Pad has multiple functions. IPAD is known for its software support with more of operating system. I-Pad is better in case if you are looking for an operating sytem with huge potential whereas kindle will serve for potentail readers.
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You've put forward a good analysis but basically it's difficult to compare the two. I own a Kindle and it does a good job, but has nowhere near the functionality of an iPad which I've played with but don't own. It all depends on your budget.
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In order to consolidate its market kindle has also developed software apps specifically for the iPhone, ipad and android phones. Books can be purchased via any device with a modern web browser and you can read those books on any device that supports Kindle software like your Mac, PC, iPhone, iPad, Android and Amazons own Kindle hardware. The Kindle and iPad should both be financial successes. But competition between the two will only get fiercer as the market for e-readers and tablet computers heats up.
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