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Sofia's movie wardrobes may be lavish and outrageous, but her personal style is more understated and effortlessly chic. This pinstripe button down shirt-and-shorts ensemble is the perfect example of the director's preference for a minimalist look with a slightly kooky twist.
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Sofia chose this black Louis Vuitton sheath dress for the Venice Film Festival premiere of Somewhere.
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In a modest short-sleeve knit T-shirt dress and cat's-eye sunglasses, the director could pass for one of the innocent heroines of The Virgin Suicides.
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As designer Marc Jacobs's date and longtime muse, it's only fitting that Sofia attended the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala in 2008 in one of his casual-cool creations.
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Another fête, another custom gown. This dress was also designed by Sofia's longtime friend Marc Jacobs.
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This chic black-and-white ensemble is perfectly accented by a shimmering silver belt and strappy sandals.
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The first Annual Green Gala green-tie event is the eco-conscious event of the Greater Boynton Beach Chamber of Commerce. The event will take place on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. at The Omphoy Ocean Resort, located on 2842 S. Ocean Blvd, Palm Beach, FL 33480.
This eco-chic party of the year will incorporate the most innovative aspects of green living and sustainability. Showcasing community engagement and highlighting the local creative culture, the Green Gala will raise awareness of sustainable living in Palm Beach County. Chef Michael Wurster, will create a special one-night-only menu for the three-course dinner. While reinventing his cuisine, Michael has become a staunch advocate of responsible cooking with sustainable foods through modern technique. "It is our personal responsibility to pass on ingredients
and art of sustainable cooking to the next generation of chefs," says Chef Wurster, while continuing to pursue innovative techniques to bring sustainable food to all of his creations and those that he mentors.
Transport to the green wonderland of the gala's décor, featuring an eco-inspired theme. Connect with nature in the plethora of green and earth color palette, lavish landscapes and waterfall displays, and environmentally conscious furnishings. Inside The Omphoy Ocean Resort, the intimate function space integrates seamlessly with the water-inspired interiors, complete with reflecting pools and water features throughout. The sweeping beachfront terraces are the only beachfront boutique hotel on Palm Beach Island. Contemporary and chic, the hotel engages the escapist in everyone with an unpretentious air of sophistication combined with the continuous flow of fresh ocean breezes.
The Greater Boynton Beach Chamber of Commerce Green Gala will begin at 6:30 p.m. Guests will have an opportunity to bid on silent auctions items during the hors'oeuvre and cocktail hour. Celebrate sustainability and gifts of nature and enjoy the endless entertainment throughout the evening, including fire dancers, garden fairies, belly dancers, stilt walkers, and DJ artisans. Guest will be wowed with a spectacular performance by Groovolution Dance Studio, the dance performer sponsor. JX3 Events is the DJ, MC and lighting sponsor.
Sustainability is the balance of economic, societal and environmental interests. The Green Gala will showcase why sustainability is in our communities' best interest. Discover and share the simplicity of balancing economic development with environmentalism to bring value to both and provide for a
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Ticket price: $130 includes:
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About the Greater Boynton Beach Chamber of Commerce The Greater Boynton Beach Chamber of Commerce is a not-for-profit membership organization, committed to promoting economic development, serving as the voice of progress, facilitating alliances with businesses community and government, and enhancing the quality of life. Chamber of Commerce organizes annual fundraisers events to promote business members and the Greater Boynton Beach Community, and to fund Chamber activities and marketing efforts throughout the year. From their beginning in 1925, Chamber has been active in the community; an involved business organization working to improve, enhance and promote the City of Boynton Beach and the area that surrounds it.

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Spring training: Giants 8, Rangers 5
It was a good news/bad news day for two of the Giants top prospects trying to make the big club on Monday.
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Bumgarner's qoute is excatly right. Spring training results should be looked at from a distance. Wellemeyer probably started throwing a month before MB and therefore should look better than him at this time. The same could possibly be said for KP. When Bumgarner is right he is a strike thrower. I wouldn't worry about three walks and hbp. Control is the last thing to come.
This start, no matter good or bad had a minimal effect on the outcome of the number five starter job.
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Defiance College's Service Leadership Program is for students, freshmen through seniors. Service Leaders complete a minimum of 150 hours of service during each calendar year, engaging in service opportunities such as managing tutoring programs, building and/or repairing low-income housing, or serving meals to the homeless or elderly.
All Service Leaders, as part of the Program, will have an opportunity to gain experience in planning, organizing and implementing an in-depth service learning project or fulfill a significant leadership role as a Service Leader. The Service Leaders interact during bi-weekly class meetings and have multiple opportunities to complete personal development, professional development, and leadership workshops. As a result, students will gain a better understanding of the world around them and their place in it as an active global citizen.
This award is designated for students to develop leadership and communication skills, explore the concept of conflict transformation, and improve their cultural awareness. Students will have the opportunity to apply their academic and personal expertise to a real-world issue through a service-learning project. Each year up to 50 incoming students with an interest in service and/or leadership are awarded this scholarship to continue their commitment to civic engagement while at DC.
In order to receive the financial scholarship as a Service Leader, high school seniors must submit short answer service essays and be accepted to DC.
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- Title
- Resonant cascaded down-conversion
- Author(s)
- Weedbrook, Christian; Perrett, Ben; Kheruntsyan, Karen V.; Drummond, Peter D.; Pooser, Raphael C.; Pfister, Olivier
- Abstract
- We analyze an optical parametric oscillator (OPO) in which cascaded down-conversion occurs inside a cavity resonant for all modes but the initial pump. Due to the resonant cascade design, the OPO presents two χ(2)-level oscillation thresholds that are therefore much lower than for a χ(3) OPO. This is promising for reaching the regime of an effective third-order nonlinearity well above both thresholds. Such a χ(2) cascaded device also has potential applications in frequency conversion to far-infrared regimes. But, most importantly, it can generate novel multipartite quantum correlations in the output radiation, which represent a step beyond squeezed or entangled light. The output can be highly non-Gaussian and therefore not describable by any semiclassical model. In this paper, we derive quantum stochastic equations in the positive-P representation and undertake an analysis of steady-state and dynamical properties of this system.
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- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences. Centre for Atom Optics and Ultrafast Spectroscopy
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- Physical Review A, Vol. 85, no. 3 (Mar 2012), article no. 033821
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- 2012
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- Continuous variables; Optical parametric oscillator; Quantum information; Steady states
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Back in November, I wrote about official websites that were shockingly terrible-looking. I made a promise in that column, a promise that, as long as there were websites in the 2000s that were loading their pages with shitty backgrounds and gifs like it was the '90s, I would be there. To make stupid jokes about them.
Today, I uphold that promise.
George Double-R Martin is the author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the insanely popular book series on which HBO's insanely popular Game of Thrones show is based. He's very rich, very successful, very beloved, and one of Time magazine's "most influential people in the world" (2011).
He also invented time travel, because he clearly transported himself to 1998 so he could hire me at 13 years old to design his website, using only the lessons learned from GeoCities and a rudimentary understanding of how color palettes work.
"Three different kinds of purple is a palette, right?"
It's not just a bad-looking website; it's also got the kind of quirky little bits and pieces of annoying design crap that flourished in the silly '90s. If you drag your cursor over any of the link-badges that line the top of the page, the badge spins and spins!
Just pretend these are spinning.
The site could only have been designed by Martin, or someone in his family, because if he'd hired literally anyone who has ever designed a website before, they never would have landed on this particular look. To the site's credit, it's not aggressively loud or bright, like a lot of other terrible websites, but it's still unforgivably simple, and not in an elegant sort of way. More in a "Bullshit, I'll bet you $500 I can design a fully functioning website in 12 minutes, just watch me" sort of way.
This is one of the pages!
There's also been no real thought to organization or upkeep. There's a "News" section, but also an "Updates" section. There's a link to a T-shirt store that doesn't exist anymore, and a "What I'm watching" page that hasn't been updated since 2006.
I mean, I think it hasn't been updated. It's possible that Martin hasn't seen a single movie since The Lake House, but I hope not. If that's true, someone should tell Mr. Martin that movies have gotten a lot better since then. Inception. No Country for Old Men. Wall-E. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. These are just some of the movies that came out in the last six years that were better than a Sandra Bullock movie about trying to have sex using time travel and the United States Postal Service.
The Highlight:
If you click the spinning link called "Not a Blog," you get taken to George R.R. Martin's regularly updated LiveJournal blog!
You could afford to have the 10 best designers alive all design you a page SIMULTANEOUSLY.
He even lets you know what his mood is with a little alien-head gif at the end of every update!
If you read that thing, you'll be overwhelmed by how Martin is just, like, a dude. Sure, he's writing the most epic fantasy saga that ever was or will be, but he also writes LiveJournal blogs about the New York Giants and TV shows he likes. Just like me! God help me, but this website makes me just love George R.R. Martin so much. I don't care that he heartlessly [SPOILER ALERT]-ed my favorite [SPOILER ALERT] by brutally [SPOILER ALERT]-ing his head clean off with an axe in front of his own daughter, I still just adore the guy.
You've probably heard of Los Angeles. It's either an amazing place full of promises and beautiful people or a festering shitpile loaded with shallow, lifeless fame-whores, depending on how cool you are, and how you feel about the show Entourage. I think it's pretty nice. The place, that is. Not the website. The website was I think designed by the same woman who made the homepage for my middle school.
If you went to middle school in the '90s, this woman also probably designed your website.
Ugh. Just go to the site and watch that slow, idiotic and pointless animation at the top about calling city hall. It's the only site where "Enabling Text Only" makes it actually look more interesting.
Text Only Enabled.
Come on, Los Angeles, you're the second most populous city in the entire country. What's more, you're where I live, and where I keep all of my things. Whenever I visit other states and take women out on dates, the first thing they ask to see is the official website for the city in which I live (this is standard for everyone, right?). Do you have any idea how embarrassing it is to have to show them this?
"Yeah, come to sunny LA and I'll stabilize your rent ALL NIGHT LONG."
I mean, what if she's from St. Louis, or Austin? Their websites rule! I'll look like a total chump with LA's 1998 GeoCities affair.
The fonts are terrible, the colors are flat and boring, and there's not a single link or button that looks appealing. I'm not expecting games or anything, but I am expecting a website that doesn't make me want to hang myself.
The Highlight:
I found a reason to live! There's a link for the LA City website for kids!
It's almost exactly as boring as the rest of the site, except now you get to meet a bunch of original cartoon superheroes I've literally never heard of despite living here for the last four years. If you hold your cursor over (some of) the heroes, a word bubble appears and you get to read all about their story. Like the "Clean LA" fella with "super octopus strength," or the obvious Batman analogue named "The Grease Avenger" who lives in the sewers!
Yep, that's how a word bubble is supposed to look. Just let it cut off wherever you want. Excellent comic book font choice, too.
There's "Mr. Recycle," who is a robot determined to teach kids recycling, and a blue recycling bin with googly eyes taped to its face, which is a functionally identical but far less exciting version of the recycling robot.
There are a bunch of other characters on the page -- a crab, a plane, a train, some birds -- but you can't click on any of them or learn anything else about them, even though one of them is HOLY SHIT A BIRD FEEDING A HAND TO A SEAL!


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Lance Lowry, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, said that recent indictment of 17 officers shows that the system is broken.
"That should send a clear warning to state leadership there is a problem."
Last week, three local residents were named among 32 people, including 17 correctional officers from the McConnell Unit prison, indicted federally with charges that range from selling drugs within the prison to smuggling phones for gang members.
Kenneth Magidson, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas, announced the indictments earlier this week as the culmination of a four-year investigation that began in Corpus Christi.
Beeville residents indicted were Stephanie Deming, 23, Lela Ysolde Hinojosa, 51, and Arturo Salas, 22. Also indicted was Jamar Tremayne Green, 29, of Refugio.
The indictment
According to the indictment, on Oct. 28, 2009, Deming, while a correctional officer, accepted or agreed to accept cash from an inmate in exchange for a cell phone.
She, along with another officer, Megan Brook Morales, are also accused of possessing with the intent to distributed cocaine between September 2009 and October of that year.
This indictment also accuses Hinojosa, while a correctional officer, of accepting or agreeing to accept cash twice from an inmate in exchange for a cell phone in 2009.
The indictment adds that in January 2011, Salas, inmate Christopher Owens and a third unidentified person conspired to distribute marijuana. The indictment adds that Salas, as a correction officer, also provided Owens with an unidentified controlled substance.
Jason Clark, public information officer with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, said that the state takes events like those accused in the indictment seriously.
"I cannot speak specifically about the investigation," he said.
"That type of behavior is not tolerated.
"We have been working with the Office of the Inspector General to prosecute those involved.
"We applaud the apprehension of those former correctional officers and continue to work closely with the OIG and the federal employees to make sure all of those involved have been prosecuted."
Larger issue
Lowry said that these indictments highlight a much larger problem that is plaguing the prison system.
And that boils down to the state Legislature not keeping up with both pay and training for the men and women Lowry calls the "frontline of defense" to curtailing prison gang violence.
"We have higher demands on our correctional employees than we did 20 and 30 years ago," he said.
"With this indictment, it clearly identifies the type of danger these organizations present," he said.
"This is not a mall security job.
"We are dealing with some really serious, dangerous gangs.
"Prison gangs are the equivalent of the drug cartel on this side of the border.
For years, the Texas prison has been developed into a warehousing situation... we weren't looking at what we were doing in the long run," he said. "We were developing a training camp for organized crime."
Pay raise needed
Lowry said he would like to see a 14 percent pay raise for correctional officers — along with better training and screening of applicants.
But, he said, that will take money — something that is in short supply.
"For years, the state Legislature, they have been able to balance the budget on employees' backs," he said. "The bubble is fixing to burst, and they are going to end up with some type of disaster.
"There is a correlation between suicide rate, violence and staffing levels.
"When you get into less experienced staff you are opening up a major public safety issue here."
Clark said that Brad Livingston, the executive director with TDCJ, has proposed that all state employees receive a raise but at least the raise go to uniformed security.
Competing with the boom
Part of the problem is that the state is not paying what private sector jobs can offer — such as those associated with the Eagle Ford Shale.
Starting pay for a correctional officer here is about $28,000. That increases to an average of about $31,000 after one year of service.
Currently, officers willing to work in an understaffed unit like McConnell can receive a $3,000 signing bonus if they agree to stay a year.
McConnell is one of 10 prisons within the state where officers can receive this bonus.
Staffing at this unit is 34 percent short of being full and filling these positions is a priority.
"These positions are some of the most demanding jobs in the state with correctional officers oftentimes working in difficult situations," Clark said.
He said that each facility is required to keep a certain number of officers per inmate — which does vary depending upon the unit and the type of prisoner.
A shortage of correctional officers forced the state recently to shift inmates to keep this balance.
Statewide, 1,400 inmates were shifted. At McConnell, 84 beds are now vacant because of the depleted staff.
"We did that to help deal with some of the staffing challenges there," Clark said.
Oil field attraction
The problem is that oil field jobs are much more attractive financially. Truck drivers, for instance, have been reported to be making between $50,000 and $100,000 a year.
"They (prisons) are not keeping up with the prevailing wage," Lowry said. "These employees are having to make ends meet, and they are looking elsewhere."
Clark said that it was a leap to connect the recent indictments with the amount that correctional officers are paid.
He did say, however, that the recent oil boom has made it difficult to keep staffing levels full because of salary levels.
"In some cases, (correctional officers) are leaving their positions for salaries up to two times or more," he said.
Professional standards
It's not just the low pay that Lowry says leads good men to unscrupulous acts.
"It is the lack of professional standards," he said. "Pay is not the root of the problem, but it is a factor that creates a problem."
The state must address the turnover rate at the prisons.
"The facilities which did not have a high turnover rate had less corruption," he said. "It comes down to retaining your employees."
Screening the new hires
He called for the state to improve its screening process for new employees.
"If you have the system in place in developing these officers, you would screen a lot of these bad apples out," he said.
But beyond that, he called for the state to better train the employees once they are hired.
Lowry said that with the oil boom pilfering so many potential job applicants, it is making it hard to attract qualified employees.
People, he said, can make more driving rigs or working in the field.
"Now that you have the energy system flourishing, it is burdensome to stay at the McConnell Unit," he said.
The problem, he said, can only be solved by funding.
"We cannot put a band-aid on this bullet wound," he said. "We need to perform some major surgeries on these institutions."
Jason Collins is the editor at the Bee-Picayune and can be reached at 358-2550, ext. 121, or at email@example.com.


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Webcasts have allowed fans hundreds of miles away from the game be able to follow to their favorite high school and college sports team. (CNJ illustration: Eric Kluth)
By Jesse Wolfersberger: CNJ sports writer
The Internet is making it easier for sports fans to keep in touch with their favorite high school and college teams.
Take, for example, the case of former Clovis resident Mike Craven. Today, he lives in Lakewood, Colo., 450 miles away from his beloved Wildcats and the radio stations that broadcast their games.
A few years ago, this would be a problem. Today, Craven listens to his favorite high school team every weekend.
"I make sure I listen to at least part of the Clovis game every Friday night," Craven said. "If I can't listen to the whole thing, I'll make sure I check the score every once in a while. It is a way to keep in touch with home base — or at least what used to be home."
Craven listens to the games via webcasts, a relatively new service that allows fans to listen to games through the Internet.
Craven said the webcasts come in loud and clear.
"Of course it depends on the kind of Internet access you have and what kind of speakers you are listening to," Craven said. "But it's clear. There are no delays or hiccups really. It's every bit as good as sitting at home and listening to a game on the radio."
KCLV sports anchor Joey Reed said he has heard a lot of positive feedback about their webcasts.
"I talk to people all the time who tell me they listen to it," Reed said. "I hear nothing but good things about it."
KCLV has been webcasting games for the past three seasons. KTQM also offers Clovis High webcasts.
Craven, a computer programer, said he urged KCLV to make their broadcasts available on the Internet.
"I had been encouraging my contacts there to start doing the webcasts," Craven said. "I tried going to a few high school games in Denver, but it is nothing like it is in Clovis. I mean, (in Clovis) you might have four or five thousand people in the stands to watch a scrimmage," Craven laughed.
Lately, the 46 year-old Wildcat fan has another reason to listen to Clovis games.
"Well, I still have some friends in Clovis," Craven said. "And some of their kids are getting to be high school age, and they are playing football. It gives me the opportunity to see how they're doing."
Webcasts are not limited to high school sports. ENMU games can be found on the Internet as well.
Craven, who graduated from ENMU in 1989, followed the school's athletics while he was a student, but was not aware that he could hear his alma mater's games on the Internet.
"Now that I know that," Craven said. "I think I would pick up an Eastern game on a Saturday afternoon."
ENMU sports information director Robert McKinney said webcasts are not limited to football.
"We broadcast all of our football, basketball, and baseball games," McKinney said. "But we'll broadcast other sports too, like an important volleyball game for example."
ENMU has been webcasting football games for the last three seasons, and other sports for the last two.
Fans of New Mexico, New Mexico State and Texas Tech can find their team's games online too, for a price.
Lobos fans can listen to football, soccer, and men's and women's basketball games. At the school's website, UNM fans can also follow games with a "gametracker" — a program that gives live updates to games in progress.
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* Clovis football:
KCLV at www.kclvsports.com
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* Eastern New Mexico
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Shaking off the Salt
How to Create Low-Sodium Recipes
You don't need a diagnosis of high blood pressure to be concerned about your salt (sodium) intake. Too much salt in your diet can lead to heart and kidney problems and even osteoporosis.
Cutting back on salt isn't as simple as putting away the salt shaker. Only 5 to 10 percent of your sodium intake comes from adding salt at the table or in cooking. The majority (75 to 77 percent) comes from processed and packaged foods. So reading labels on items like cereal, salad dressing, spaghetti sauce and frozen pizza is important.
These foods aren't the only culprits. "Hidden" sources of salt include foods we eat or cook with every day, such as tomato sauce (738 mg per cup), canned navy beans (586 mg in 1/2 cup) and baking soda (952 mg per teaspoon).
Some readers have written to us wondering about the amount of sodium listed in recipes. "I am surprised to find some of the recipes in your magazine are high in sodium," says Kathleen Z. of Dayton, Nevada. "Where does it come from?"
Consider Black Bean Soup with Fruit Salsa. The recipe uses no salt, but there's 929 mg of sodium in one cup, served with 1/3 cup of salsa. Where does it come from? Cured bacon (165 mg), canned chicken broth (413 mg) and canned black beans (267 mg) provide the bulk of it.
What's a Cook to Do?
To reduce the salt in this recipe, you could make your own chicken broth, look for low-sodium bacon or use half the suggested amount and, instead of canned beans, cook dried beans without salt.
Subscriber Dale J. of Northlake, Illinois alters many recipes to fit his diabetic diet, using ingredients like textured soy protein for sausage, low-sodium or "no salt added" canned tomatoes, and sugar and salt substitutes. (Check with your doctor before using salt substitutes.)
"I've discovered if you fool the eyes, nose and taste buds, the brain will fill in the rest," Dale writes. "So when the tongue tastes the salt substitute, the mind will think it is regular salt."
How much you use substitutions is a matter of taste…because foods will taste different. So do some experimenting. The suggestions below can help.
- Limit smoked, cured and pickled foods.
- Instead of canned fish or meats, choose fresh or frozen.
- Choose fresh, frozen or canned vegetables without any added salt.
- Choose foods labeled "low sodium," "reduced sodium" or "sodium free."
- Be aware of the sodium content of condiments such as steak sauce, soy sauce, salsa and ketchup. Opt for low-sodium versions.
- Use herbs and spices to season food. Try substituting citrus juices for the salt in homemade salad dressings.
- When possible, cook from scratch instead of using "instant" products such as flavored rice and pasta.
What is Sodium?
Sodium is an essential mineral the body needs to help regulate the balance of water in the cells and keep nerves functioning. To maintain the sodium/water balance in our bodies, excess sodium is removed by the kidneys.
How Much Do You Need?
Current USDA Dietary Guidelines recommend we consume less than 2,300 mg of sodium a day (1,500 if you have high blood pressure). Our bodies need only 500 mg a day. The average American ingests 4,000 to 4,500 mg a day!


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I am trying to create a log in, and I want it to look fancy when you click the submit button, so I made a loading gif appear. I want it to wait 1 second, before removing itself. Im stuck on the removing part, as I dont know how to call the image, this is my PHP code:
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The Lazy Falken Backpacker
Experience a unique adventure at THE LAZY FALKEN BACKPACKER & HOTEL
1 night + ski or snowboardbeginners package 190 chf (125 euro) in a mix dorm max. 6 people 220 chf (150 euro) in a double room per person * every extra night will be CHF 30 or CHF 60 per person per night Every Friday DJ's or a band will entertain you. Can get soemtimes a bit loud max. until 2am. Opening hours are in winter from the 6th of october until the 30th of april as following: Monday until thursday: 07:00-10:00 am & 3:00-9:00 pm In between leave your stuff within our lockers
Friday and Saturday: the same. Sunday Rest day for check in use our backdoor Free access to internet, wireless and an indoor climbing (bouldering) room, our Falken temple. Budget prices at our Terrace bar, the lowest prices in town on drinks and daily happy hour. Secure cameras around and in the house. 24hours saftey. People from the managment are all day long here. 1 night + sky diving
430 chf (285 euro) in mix dorm per person max. 6 people 460 chf ( 310 euro) in a double room per person
1 night+paragliding 190 chf (125 euro) in a mix dorm per person max 6 people 220 chf (150 euro) in a double room per person 1 night + hang gliding 250 chf (170 euro) in a mix dorm per person max. 6 people 280 chf (180 euro) in a double room per personInterlaken is the number one resort for adventure and fun! No other part of Switzerland has more adventure in store than Interlaken, hence most of the Swiss adventure companies are based here. The beautiful Bernese Oberland offers tons of outdoor activities - on earth, in the air and in or on waters (you can book outdoor activities at each hostel!)
We welcome you with a traditional shot of schnapps for free and a loud proschtly
Rooms with TV, shower, toilet ensuite, linen are free of charge - lockers and kitchen facilities
Free access to internet, wireless.
Secure cameras around and in the house. 24hours saftey.
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Security
- Adaptors
- Bar
- Bicycle parking
- Book Exchange
- Breakfast Not Included
- Cable TV
- Café
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Currency Exchange
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free Parking
- Free WiFi
- Games Room
- Hair Dryers For Hire
- Hot Showers
- House Keeping
- Internet Access
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- Meals Available
- Mini Supermarket
- No Curfew
- Outdoor Terrace
- Parking
- Pet Friendly
- Reading Light
- Restaurant
- Steam Room
- Taxes not included
- Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Towels For Hire
- Washing Machine
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 3 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Hostel InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
Breakfast is not included in the online room rates but it is available for CHF 12 per person per night.
Taxes are extra 3.00 CHF per person per night and are not included
CHECK IN: 03.00 pm - 08.00 pm Monday till Sunday.
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Journey with the train:
- Daily direct ICE-, Eurocity-, Intercity-, CISALPINO- and TGV-Trains from various europ's cities operates to Interlaken.
Journey with the car:
- Coming from Basel / Zurich / Berne take the motorwy A1 direction Berne. At Berne - Wankdorf take motorway A6 with the direction Interlaken/Thun. Passing Thun, Spiez and Leissigen you will come to Interlaken.
- Coming from Lucerne take the motorway A2 until the exit Interlaken/Alpnach. Take the motorway A8 direction Interlaken and you will reach Giswil, Lungern, and the Brnigpass. Right after the Brnig stay on motorway A8 at the direction Interlaken/Berne.
Journey with the aircraft:
- The internationals airports Zurich-Kloten, Basel and Geneva-Cointriin have standard railway connections to Interlaken - Grindelwald.
The hotel is about 5 mins reachable from the railwaystation Interlaken West. Cross the bridge turn right and keep going- after 5 mins. you found us.
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Interlaken is Europe's number 1 resort for adventure and fun seekers. Most swiss outdoor adventure companies are based here. The town offers tourist a base from wich to explore the outstanding soroundings.Summer or winter we welcome you to our scenic alp town situated between the lakes of Thun and Brienze , at the foot of the trio of peeks Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau . The lazy Falken Backpackerhotel is situated on the riverside.


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PITTSBURGH (June 14, 2007) – If you are scheduled to fly this weekend at Pittsburgh International Airport, plan to arrive two hours before your flight so that you have time to check your bags and get through the security checkpoint. Passenger traffic volumes are very high this weekend due to the heavy summer travel season and visitor travel related to the US Open Golf Tournament.
The Wings Over Pittsburgh Air Show will be held this weekend at Pittsburgh International Airport. If you are flying from Pittsburgh International Airport, the Air Show's Thunderbird performance may temporarily impact airline flight schedules. Scheduling of air acrobatics has been structured so as to minimize any impact on normal commercial flight operations. The Allegheny County Airport Authority, the airlines, the FAA Air Traffic Control Tower and the 911th Airlift Wing have been working closely for many months to ensure that the show and scheduled airline traffic operates smoothly and safely. Many of the airlines have adjusted their schedules according to the performances. Check your airline's website for the most up-to-date arrival and departure flight times.


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A New Dining Genre
Noir's fine wines and great food combine for a dynamic dining experience
By Erica Wayne 08/04/2011
Wow! A 15-pager! Noir's beautifully annotated wine list has to be a major draw for Southern California oenophiles. Pasadena sure has come a long, long way in the past 30 years. (Does anybody out there remember the '70s, when the only impressive wine list in our little backwater was the one at The Chronicle?) Of course, there are those who know Noir co-owner Mike Farwell from his past creations — including Red Carpet Wine Bar in Glendale, Restaurant Halie's Wine Bar 112 and Vertical Wine Bistro in Pasadena — and aren't at all surprised by the quality and quantity of the vintages featured.
True foodies know that a Zagat "Best New Restaurant in LA" award two years in a row is nothing to sneeze at. But it's expected by those of us who have experienced the expertise of Noir partner Claud Beltran's cuisine at any one of a number of our area's more interesting restaurants — e.g., Checkers, Dickenson West, Halie, Cayo, Madeleine's — during the past couple of decades.
The teaming of these two makes for a highly dynamic and ambitious enterprise. Wines change; menus change. Even the interior and exterior design of the restaurant has changed over the past two years as the original space (think of past denizens Super Antojitos, Scampi and Aun Deli) has undergone successive surgeries to include a 12-seat bar and a VERY intimate "wine room." The rear "yard" has been transformed into a charming outside patio, complete with rocky waterfall, ficus, banana plants and ferns. This makeover seems to have just about doubled Noir's seating capacity, and a strategically placed full-length mirror makes the patio appear even larger!
Aside from the usual expected "good" food and drink, Noir has some fun stuff for its clientele, chief among which is its three-wine flights. We choose from "MADMAN" Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noirs ($23), World Pinot Noir ($12), Cote du Rhone ($11), World Rose ($9), World Sauvignon Blancs ($10) and New World Chardonnay ($12) which, oddly enough, includes Burgundian and South African selections with a sole California companion. The four of us are able to sample nine pleasant wines along with one 750 mL. bottle of a creamy, heavy malt Maredsous 8 (Belgian) amber beer ($13).
Additionally, there's a tapas-like menu of fromage, charcuterie and snacks. Although our server appears to have intimate knowledge of each of the 18 cheeses, we are glad to see tiny portraits of sheep, cows or goats to the left of each variety on the list. We're sitting outside, where the early evening sun allows us to differentiate the droll little images but wonder what the diners in the rich but dark interior spaces are able to discern.
Since a sampler of three cheeses costs $11 and a sample of six costs $18, we spring for the "bargain" and get a small sextet accompanied by crostini (not nearly enough but, eventually, our server offers to bring more), a dab of preserved quince, a smattering of spiced walnuts, a soupcon of honey and two tiny squares of compressed fig "bread," which I could have consumed entirely without batting an eyelash.
We then proceed to give our attention the rest of our meal. Two salads, one heirloom beet ($8), the other baby romaine ($10), arrive first. The romaine, with slices of perfectly ripened avocado and a tangy cilantro cotija (cheese) vinaigrette, is quite pleasing; the beet, all yellow and almost as tasteless as sliced potato, is less so. Its roasted garlic dressing and parmesan mousse are, alas, hardly up to the task of augmentation. Too bad.
Once the salads are out of the way, the "real" food arrives. A filet of seared red trout ($20) with mild curried Israeli couscous and raita sauce is super; seared scallops ($19) with heirloom cherry tomato salad and parsley puree are appropriately delicate; crab fritters ($13), golf ball-sized crab cakes with a muted black pepper aioli and a zingy Carolina mustard dipping sauce, are just fine and the "Farwell" burger ($13) on ciabatta, seasoned with tarragon, caramelized onions, remoulade and melted emmental, is damn good. The crisp shoestring fries sharing the plate go right down, too.
Of course, we can't ignore Noir's sides, which all sound delicious: haricot vert ($8) with plenty of butter, garlic and shallots along with a lively jolt of fresh mint is our favorite by far. Unfortunately, shishito peppers ($9) sautéed in ginger, garlic, soy and sesame are way too salty; and parmesan cheese grits ($8) are quite runny, almost soup-like, although their flavor is good. One of Noir's specialties is seared foie gras ($22) with apricots and passion fruit sauce, but we feel we must eschew it for humanitarian reasons.
There are delightful desserts at Noir, all $8, and had we not finished every morsel on every plate (except for the dregs of peppers and grits), we would have liked to sample at least some of the sorbets (especially blood orange, blackberry-cabernet and coconut), the cinnamon gelato and the stone fruit cobbler with lemon verbena whipped cream. Chocolate terrine with crème anglaise is a traditional French favorite; and my guess is nobody who's tried Bananas Foster in New Orleans can easily turn it down again. Nevertheless, we leave the restaurant sated but sweetless and still only barely able to squeeze past the wine-room diners on our path to the door.
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Two men are being accused of stealing $65,000 worth of frozen chicken wings amid a high nationwide shortage of the appetizer.
Dewayne Patterson, 35 and Renaldo Jackson, 26, allegedly used forklift and a rental truck to steal several warehouse pallets of frozen wings from a storage facility in Lawrenceville, Georgia, according to WSB-TV.
The two men were charged with one count of felony theft and released on bond.
Chicken wings are in extremely high demand and are expected to reach record prices during the Super Bowl this year.
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FAQs about Peace Corps in Guyana
|FAQs about Peace Corps
For information see Welcomebooks
- 1 How much luggage am I allowed to bring to Guyana?
- 2 What is the electric current in Guyana?
- 3 When can I take vacation and have people visit me?
- 4 Will my belongings be covered by insurance?
- 5 Do I need an international driver's license?
- 6 What should I bring as gifts for Guyanese friends and my host family?
- 7 Where will my site assignment be when I finish training and how isolated will I be?
- 8 How can my family contact me in an emergency?
- 9 Can I call home from Guyana?
- 10 Should I bring a cellular phone with me?
- 11 Will there be e-mail and Internet access? Should I bring my computer?
How much luggage am I allowed to bring to Guyana?
Most airlines have baggage size and weight limits and assess charges for transport of baggage that exceeds those limits. The Peace Corps has its own size and weight limits and will not pay the cost of transport for baggage that exceeds these limits. The Peace Corps' allowance is two checked pieces of luggage with combined dimensions of both pieces not to exceed 107 inches (length + width + height) and a carry-on bag with dimensions of no more than 45 inches. The larger piece of checked baggage may not exceed 62 inches. Checked baggage should not exceed 80 pounds total with a maximum weight of 50 pounds for any one bag.
Peace Corps Volunteers are not allowed to take pets, weapons, explosives, radio transmitters (shortwave receivers, as a source of news in rural areas, are permitted), automobiles, motorcycles, or motor scooters to their overseas assignments. Do not pack flammable materials or liquids such as lighter fluid, cleaning solvents, hair spray, or aerosol containers. This is an important safety precaution. Please check the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Website for a detailed list of permitted and prohibited items at http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permittedprohibited-items.shtm.
What is the electric current in Guyana?
The electric current is 110 volts in urban areas and 110 volts with some 220-volt outlets in rural areas. The 110-volt outlets use the same type of prongs as in the United States, but the 220-volt outlets have three prongs in the British style. Three-prong adapters are available in Guyana.
When can I take vacation and have people visit me?
Upon being sworn in, each Volunteer accumulates two vacation days per month, but you are not allowed to use your vacation time during training and your first three months as a Volunteer. The first months at your site are important for establishing good relationships with the Guyanese in your community, so you are encouraged to remain at your site. Because adaptation to a new culture occurs over many months, the Peace Corps suggests that you postpone any vacations until at least six months of service and preferably until after one year. During the last three months of service, you are expected to be saying goodbyes and finishing projects, so vacation is not authorized in that period. Given that you will probably want to take your vacation when your family or friends visit, please plan their visits to coincide with your vacation time.
Will my belongings be covered by insurance?
The Peace Corps does not provide insurance coverage for personal effects; Volunteers are ultimately responsible for the safekeeping of their personal belongings. However, you can purchase such insurance before you leave. If you wish, you may contact your own insurance company; additionally, insurance application forms will be provided, and we encourage you to consider them carefully. Volunteers should not ship or take valuable items overseas. Jewelry, watches, radios, cameras, and expensive appliances are subject to loss, theft, and breakage, and in many places, satisfactory maintenance and repair services are not available.
Do I need an international driver's license?
Volunteers in Guyana do not need to get an international driver's license because they are prohibited from operating privately owned motorized vehicles. Most urban travel is by bus or taxi. Rural travel ranges from buses and minibuses to trucks, boats, and lots of walking.
What should I bring as gifts for Guyanese friends and my host family?
Though this is not a requirement, we encourage you to bring an inexpensive gift for your host family. Some suggestions include knickknacks for the house; bedsheets in American styles; pictures, books, or calendars of American scenes; souvenirs from your area; hard candies that will not melt or spoil; photos to give away; decks of cards, coloring books and crayons for children; scented candles or potpourri; perfume; or nail polish. Do not get carried away; a token of friendship is sufficient.
Where will my site assignment be when I finish training and how isolated will I be?
Peace Corps trainees are not assigned to individual sites until after they have completed pre-service training. This gives Peace Corps staff the opportunity to assess each trainee's technical and cross-cultural skills prior to assigning sites, in addition to finalizing site selections with ministry counterparts. If feasible, you may have the opportunity to provide input on your site preferences, including geographical location, distance from other Volunteers, and living conditions. However, many factors influence the site selection process and the Peace Corps cannot guarantee placement where you would ideally like to be. Most Volunteers live in small towns or in rural villages and are usually within a few hours from another Volunteer. Some sites require a 10- to 12-hour drive from the capital. There is at least one Volunteer based in each of the regional capitals and two to four Volunteers in Georgetown.
How can my family contact me in an emergency?
The Peace Corps' Office of Special Services provides assistance in handling emergencies affecting trainees and Volunteers or their families. Before leaving the United States, instruct your family to notify the Office of Special Services immediately if an emergency arises, such as a serious illness or death of a family member. During normal business hours, the number for the Office of Special Services is 800.424.8580, extension 1470. After normal business hours and on weekends and holidays, the Special Services duty officer can be reached at 202.638.2574. For nonemergency questions, your family can get information from your country desk staff at the Peace Corps by calling 800.424.8580, extension 2515, 2516, or 2525.
Can I call home from Guyana?
You may receive international phone calls at the Peace Corps office, but placing direct-dial international calls or sending faxes from the office is not allowed (although you can place an international call with an AT&T account or other long-distance credit card with prior approval from the country director). You must use local facilities in Georgetown for these services. Volunteers may place long-distance calls and send faxes within Guyana from the Peace Corps office with the prior approval of a staff member.
Should I bring a cellular phone with me?
It is fine to bring your own cellphone, but be aware that all costs related to, and problems that arise from, your cellular service in Guyana are your responsibility. Peace Corps/Guyana does not require that Volunteers have cellphones. If you are considering bringing a cellphone, it is also important to know that cellular service is fully digital and only some models of U.S.-bought cellphones will be compatible with the service.
Will there be e-mail and Internet access? Should I bring my computer?
There are computers with Internet access and printers available for Volunteer use in the Peace Corps office. Volunteers must provide their own paper. If the computers are being used, access to a staff computer can be arranged (for work-related purposes) through the administrative officer. All the major towns and many villages have Internet cafés, which offer services at a reasonable cost. Most Volunteers serving in Guyana do not bring their own computers. They can be difficult and expensive to maintain given the dust, heat, humidity, and power surges. Any Volunteer who decides to bring a laptop is strongly encouraged to acquire personal property insurance. The Peace Corps cannot be responsible for loss or theft of personal items such as computers.


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American Coonhound Physical Characteristics
Like the other breeds of Coonhound to which the American Coonhound is closely related, it is among the largest breeds of domestic Dog found in America today. Their large and muscular body means that although they can indeed catch and kill prey, they are better known for their incredible endurance and stamina, and their adaptability in difficult conditions. Their thick coat is black or tan in colour, with distinctive markings on their face and chest. They have very long, strong legs making them incredibly fast and they can also easily adapt to different terrains, struggling little in the mountains or in temperature extremes. The American Coonhound has a deep, booming bark, which alerts their owner to the location of either prey or the awareness of approaching danger.
American Coonhound Behaviour and Temperament
The American Coonhound is a generally very sociable breed of domestic Dog, mainly because they were originally bred to hunt in packs. They are gentle, kind and loyal to their owner, and will obey commands willingly, although their independent nature can make them stubborn at times. The American Coonhound is however, known to have a slightly dominant streak, with behavioural problems occurring if their owner does not assert themselves as the alpha male of the pack. The American Coonhound is an intelligent and good-natured hunter, known to be passionate and happiest when it is working. They are extremely dedicated to the task at hand, and are often eager to please their owner.
American Coonhound Breeding
The American Coonhound was created by crossing the Bloodhound (from where it gets it's size and smell) with the Black and Tan Foxhound (where it's colouration and agility came from). These domestic breeds are thought to have first appeared in North America with the European colonists in the 1600s, when they were primarily used for hunting and protection. The American Coonhound does however, also make a popular companion and was officially registered by the American Kennel Club in 1945. Today, there tend to be two types of the American Coonhound bred throughout North America, which are the individuals bred as working Dogs, and those that are bred for shows and competitions.
American Coonhound Interesting Facts and Features
Although the American Coonhound is indeed loyal and good-natured, their exceptional sense of smell can sometimes distract them from what they are supposed to be doing. They will often stubbornly follow a new scent trail and will independently go in search of it's cause. Despite being a popular household pet today, the American Coonhound was primarily bred for chasing Raccoons up trees. The Dog would then sit below the tree and bark loudly to alert it's owner of the Coon's presence. They were also used to hunt much larger animals including Deer and Elk, Bears and even Mountain Lions.


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Ambedkar Nagar BTC 2013-14 merit list, cut-off marks,fees and counselling date declared by upbasiceduboard.gov.in
(Ambedkar Nagar district) Uttar Pradesh Basic Education board (U.P. Basic Shiksha Parishad) has now finished the full process of filling up the application form for 2 years Basic Training Certificate. The process of correction which was required by some applicants is also done and the final printout after correction and verfication from the DIET is finished now.
Now its time to release the merit list and cut-off marks. If you remember, last year the merit list was declared so late by the Board so by looking at last years time, it is expected that the merit list of BTC will be declared in the last week of October since it takes lot of time in processing the application forms as the number of applicants for the course is very high.
So keep checking your newspaper for the latest updates about this topic and also this website upbasiceduboard.gov.in. The counselling will start from one week after the declaration of the merit list and the course will start from one month after the counselling.


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"Geobiology"–an introductionWednesday, July 9th, 2008 by Ben Pyenson '09
So, Sebastianna (from the Communications Office) was kind enough to set up this blog for Adam and I to document our experience doing science research at a larger institution than Haverford for the summer.
Although Haverford and Bryn Mawr's science departments can offer some opportunities for students to pursue research in the summertime, the range of topics for research that any department can offer is limited by the resources and size of a liberal arts college. I was most interested in exploring research opportunities that combine my interests in biology and geology, however the "Geobiology" program at USC caught my eye. Broadly, the program looks at the interaction of life and earth sciences. Practically, research topics encompass sub-disciplines such as oceanography, ecology, genetics, biochemistry, and geochemistry.
In the laboratory of Katrina Edwards, whom I am working with for the summer, I'm studying the microbial diversity of sulfide plume particles from hydrothermal vents in the Pacific Ocean. With the advent of ALVIN and JASON submersibles, deep-ocean exploration uncovered teeming life at hydrothermal vents in the deep-ocean that was previously believed to be a desert. As research progressed, hydrothermal vent ecosystems gained popularity when many believed they could be used as proxies for ecosystems on other planets (i.e. Mars). So, a fair amount is known of the microorganisms that inhabit the vent itself, as well as the organisms expected in the basalt of the sea-floor on the side of the vents, however, knowledge of the microbes that inhabit the plume of sulfide particles that are shot up through the vent is limited.
With the help of Brandy Toner (now at U.Minn-Twin Cities, previously a post-doc in our lab), who performed the sub-sampling of the field samples from sediment traps on the edge of hydrothermal vents, I've extracted DNA from about 30 separate samples, with promising results so far. Using microbiological and molecular biology techniques, such as culturing and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), I'm able to see that there's bacteria of interest in these samples. Using computational and sequencing methods, I'll be able to find out how the samples vary with relation to each other, as well as to other ocean environments. As of today, it's looking like I'll have about 20 good sub-sampled DNA extracts to perform computational work on. These should yield interesting results in the weeks to come!


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My son is 10 months old.huge baby.over 25 lbs at 8 months My question is: He likes solids but likes more to snack and doesn't have big meals.for example he enjoys eating a little bread,a slice of tomato and 2-3 teaspoons of whatever we eat,but won't eat a whole plate of cereal or pureed food.he doesn't like soups and mashed things,he prefers the real stuff.and he nurses a lot.he goes to sleep at about 20:30,and wakes up at 00:00,3:00,5:00,and gets up at around 6:00.also during the day he has at least 4 more nursing sessions.Lately he started eating less solids,he doesn't want cereal cream in the morning or anything else,just breastmilk.and at lunch he onlyeats some bread or little tomato and then wants to nurse and sleep.
most days i get him to eat some fruits in the afternoon.I remember my first son who weaned himself at 17 months in his age he would also nurse a lot but he also liked to eat more solids too..my ped the last time we saw her told me to insist on solids bc he can't get all he needs from milk only .(and she is a very bf pro doctor)..
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In the ancient lands of Middle-earth, a place of elves and dwarves, Orcs and wizards, the darkest evil and the brightest good, a hobbit named Frodo Baggins embarks on a perilous quest: to carry the One Ring, ruler of all the Rings of Power, into the shadowy land of Mordor and destroy it in the fires where it was forged.
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I wish I had paid attention to the reviews on itunes, or the the sample I listened to, and had not wasted my credits on all 4 Tolkien dramatizations without listening to one first. What on middle earth were the makers thinking? This is the most dreadful dramatization of any book I have ever heard. Those involved obviously had no understanding of Tolkien's world or vision whatsoever. The music sounds like the worst kind of 70s TV show, the high elves are munchkins, and I am not even out of the shire! But here's the really sad part, as a die hard lover of Tolkien I couldn't resist buying it, and I will probably continue to listen to it, despite cringing at every other word. If you can get it, the BBC dramatization is far and away superior to this, although even that has its issues. I wish someone would produce an unabridged narrated version, read by a weighty voice - Ian McKellan or Ian Holm perhaps - or maybe even Viggo Mortesen (just the thought! I don't think I would use my ipod for anything else ever again!)
"Not the Book Reading - be forewarned.."
Was on a long road trip with my son; it was a nice diversion - but it was NOT the book as written. It is a radio show version of the book and there is some diversion from the original. If what you are looking it the actual reading of same (which we were) this is not the right download.
The Fellowship of the Ring, as written - because the interpretation of the story for the drama leaves some important content out.
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"Minus some stars for overusing some actors but..."
I don't feel this program is the travesty many believe it to be. This could of course be because this was my first exposure to Middle-Earth and I was only ten or so at the time. Even now at 31 I still have a soft spot for this program, even after hearing the BBC's version. Of course this soft spot could also be due to the fact that despite its flaws this program still remains most faithful to the books and features a reasonably well-performed version of one of my favorite parts, that being the scenes with Tom Bombadil, which the 1981 BBC radiodrama, released three years or so after this version, omits entirely as does the 2001 film, much to the displeasure of many fans.
But if you enjoyed the American performance of The Hobbit, you may enjoy the rest of the series just as much since old favorite actors such as Ray Reinhardt (Bilbo), Tom Loose (Thorin and now Aragorn), and Bernard Mayes (Gandalf), return in this program alon with newcomer James Arrington as Frodo and, strangely enough, Saruman as well. I wasn't entirely thrilled with the guy who portrayed Elrond, since he always sounded to me as though he constantly had a frog in his throat. I will however acknowledge the fact that he sounds somewhat less like that in the LOTR trilogy than he did in The Hobbit itself. The only cast member I really didn't like was Lu Bliss, the lady who plays Sam. I don't know if it was the New York/Jersey accent or what, but I could never get into her performance. One other thing I found rather unnerving about this version to say the least, was the almost overwhelming presence of Sci-Fi-like laser effects whenever Gandalf used his magic. Granted this is more in reference to Two Towers and Return of the King than in Fellowship, but it does become distracting in those later programs. Aside from that though, the sound effects are actually quite good, the horses' hooves not least of all. In the BBC version they sounded much more like tapdancers in my opinion than actual horses.
"american npr adaptation of the lord of the rings"
This is not a bad dramatisation of a classic. i had to have it because i am a huge tolkien fan (i already own the audiobook on cds). but if you are bothered by the american pronunciations, i would highly recommend the bbc dramatisation of the LOTR with ian holm voicing frodo. the bbc version is also available from audible. i give the bbc versions 5 stars.
"The Voices!"
Being a huge fan of LOTR I was very excited to see a dramatized version of it. The voice acting is great with the exception that they sound annoying and child-like. I almost cannot bear to listen to the entire thing due to this factor. The pitch of the characters ruined it.
"So Wrong"
I, too, purchased the series unheard and unreviewed. I am grievously disappointed. I have rarely heard such ill-conceived overacting as is contained in these tapes. The producers have no understanding of these books. The tapes do not even succeed as parody as they are devoid of wit. What a waste of time and money.
"An excellent rendition!"
"The Hobbit (Dramatized)" and "the Lord of the Rings (Dramatized)" were the first books I bought through Audible. I'd heard this recounting on the radio and owned cassettes of them back in the 70's and was eager to rehear them in this format - which I have done several times.
I've been a fan of the good Professor's books since the mid 60's and account this rendition to be a VERY close "second" to the books, themselves, and the unabridged rendition now available! They are an excellent telling and well worth purchasing!
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Narration done by Ensemble cast is amazing. Characters were done in a perfect way.
I would recommend this audio book, a must.
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This is classic fantasy at its greatest. I've listened to several versions of the Lord of the Rings, and I like them all, this one included. If you haven't read the books or you've only seen the movies, then do yourself a favor and listen or read the books.
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I respect your honesty but you have to understand the growing movement you are a part of.
I copied this from a guy that use to follow Eastern Mysticism all the way and then was born again but his understanding of the New Age movement is top notch:What is the New Age Movement?
The New Age (NAM) movement has many sub-divisions, but it is generally a collection of Eastern-influenced metaphysical thought systems, a conglomeration of theologies, hopes, and expectations held together with an eclectic teaching of salvation, of "correct thinking," and "correct knowledge." It is a theology of "feel-goodism," "universal tolerance," and "moral relativism."
In the NAM Man is central. He is viewed as divine, as co-creator, as the hope for future peace and harmony. A representative quote might be: "I am affected only by my thoughts. It needs but this to let salvation come to all the world. For in this single thought is everyone released at last from fear." (A course in Miracles, The Foundation for Inner Peace, Huntington Station, N.Y. Lesson 228, p. 461.)
Unfortunately for the NAM, the fear from which they want to be released might very well be the fear of damnation, of conviction of sin, and it is even, sometimes, fear of Christianity and Christians. Though the NAM is tolerant of almost any theological position, it is opposed to the "narrow-mindedness" of Christianity that teaches Jesus is the only way and that there are moral absolutes.
The NAM is difficult to define because "there is no hierarchy, dogma, doctrine, collection plate, or membership." It is a collection, an assortment of different theologies with the common threads of toleration and divergence weaving through its tapestry of "universal truth."
The term "New Age" refers to the "Aquarian Age" which, according to New Age followers, is dawning. It is supposed to bring in peace and enlightenment and reunite man with God. Man is presently considered separated from God not because of sin (Isaiah 59:2), but because of lack of understanding and knowledge concerning the true nature of God and reality.
Some problems with this:
There are no moral absolutes in the New Age. Therefore, they claim to have a spiritual tolerance for all "truth systems." They call this "harmonization."
There is an obvious problem here. To say that there are no moral absolutes is an absolute in itself which is self contradictory. Also, if morality is relative, then stealing may be right sometimes, along with lying, adultery, cheating, etc. Living in a world of moral relativism would not bring a promising future.
It would follow that if reality is relative and truth is too, then driving a car would be difficult. After all, if one New Ager thinks the light is red and another thinks its green, when they collide, their different realities will come crashing down on them. That is something most interesting about New Agers, they don't live what they believe. That is because in reality, New Age thinking doesn't work.
The New Age movement does espouse honesty, integrity, love, peace, etc. It just wants to do it without the true God. It wants to do it not on His terms, but on its own.
I only scratched the surface but I just sent this over because you said you believe in Eastern religions....in the past you, in my opinion, seem to be described as the common New Ager........this is one of the fastest growing religions in the world and it's main enemy is Christianity so I can now understand your sometimes hostile moments =)
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It will happen.
After so much hype, it would be dissapointing if eye of the moon plan is stopped. Will it happen?
Well it wont happen for long if it does. I mean I expect good will prevail >_O
Well I guess it will be more disappointing if it happens and naruto having a bad ending.
It may or may not happen...
but Obito doesn't make much sense when he wants to show them despair by killing them all and then activate Tsukuyomi for no one to be caught by.
im not sure i think it might happen but something is gonna go wrong with it. come on after hype after hype about this moons eye plan it must happen are it will be disappointing
It may happen but something will make it fail for sure.
It is a shonen, do not forget.
it has to happen...its just gunna get plot-no-jutsu trolled. thats all
It might happen in the end, but it'll definitely be stopped by a handful of shinobi that are immune to it somehow.
i think its only going to affect people who look at the moon. kakashi will probably analyze this and some of the shinobi will look at it and some wont. kakashi will probably say "dont look at the moon" then we'll have some panels or a chapter or 2 of people stuck in it. then naruto bijuu-dama's the moon and everyone is released. it might not happen this easily but i think it might
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I think it will happen and only naruto bee won't fall under it because they are jinchuuriki and they will wake up every body else thus canceling the jutsu and Madara will vanish because he sees his plans fading :D
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i have a feeling it is going to happen,the juubi would cast it himself
they said they have to perform a ritual but now that they are not connected they cant do it which implies that tthe possibility of infinite tsukuyomi is 80% not possible
I doubt we will see it, its supposed to be the end of the world so it would kill its threat level if people could break out of it.
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