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BELLEVUE, Ohio — The hot spot small business these days on Main Street here just might be Wade Auctions, a storefront auction house in the heart of downtown.
The auction house is owned by Wilbur W. Wade, who was laid off from the Whirlpool factory in Marion. It gets so packed on Tuesday nights that patrons can't find a parking spot — which isn't normally a problem on Main Streets in small town America.
"Everywhere you look there are empty buildings and storefronts," said Jill Baker, an assistant manager at Bassett's Market on Main in Bellevue. "But the auction house is obviously doing well."
If the 2012 presidential election is indeed about people's perception of the economy, specifically how they view the struggles of the middle class, then the fact that one of the most thriving small businesses on Bellevue's Main Street is an auction shop might not seem to bode well for President Barack Obama.
But auctioneer Wade, who opened his Bellevue shop nearly four years ago and said he met his five-year earnings prediction in about 18 months, said his success is not indicative of an overall weak economy. He says his crowds consists of "anyone from millionaires to slumlords" looking to purchase goods on the cheap.
Wade also says that whatever's going on with the economy, Obama deserves another four years in the Oval Office.
"I don't think anybody can do it in four years, and there's only so much you can do anyhow," Wade said. "As far as the economy affecting me, I don't think it has. There are opportunities out there, and you've got to be willing to work to get them."
But Karen Daugherty, who lives just off Main in Bellevue and was walking in the cold after shopping at a downtown floral store, had a different view.
"In my opinion, I'd like to see us find someone else for president," she said.
Main Street cuts through the heart of Bellevue, a community of about 8,000 people nestled in southeastern Sandusky County — a county that has correctly picked five of the last six presidents, missing only on Bill Clinton's first triumph in 1992. But the city of Bellevue also spills into parts of Erie, Seneca, and Huron counties, and Wade Auctions actually is located about 150 feet or so over the Sandusky line in Huron.
The economies on either side of N. West Street in Bellevue — which divides Main into Sandusky and Huron counties — would seem to be different judging by unemployment statistics. In Sandusky County, unemployment was 7.8 percent in November. Huron County's unemployment rate was 9.7 percent, 16th highest in Ohio.
But Main Street dwellers in Bellevue, regardless of county, face the same challenges. Big-box stores drained the life out of retail in Bellevue, while Main Street's few restaurants fight to hang on and barbershops hope for customers to walk through the doors. They share the disillusionment of much of America with politicians, agreeing there is a disconnect between Washington pols and the average store clerk or grocery shopper.
They say Obama shares in the blame, but at the same time many seem either prepared to give Obama a second term or resigned to what they said was the likelihood that he would outlast his eventual Republican challenger.
"I just don't see him being at fault for this," said Larry Pitts, who was standing in line at Subway on the Huron County side.
Pitts, who's retired, was doing an odd job in Bellevue and said he typically leans Republican when he votes but picked Obama in 2008. "He's going to be re-elected unless one of the Republicans gets it together, and I just don't see it."
Frank DeBlase, a self-described political independent who spent years on Bellevue City Council representing a Sandusky County district, has a single-chair barbershop on the Huron side of Main. He said Obama "deserves another term in office if he surrounds himself with better people."
"He could go down as a great president if he had better people with him," said DeBlase, 71, as Rush Limbaugh sounded through the barbershop radio. "Right now, he's hanging on by a bare thread."
Restaurant owners at Jenny's Amsden House and Benny Fontana's (Huron) and the Sports Hut Bar & Grill (Sandusky) recoiled at the thought of discussing the economy and presidential politics with a reporter, for fear their answers might turn away customers.
But Irene Gerhardstein, 86 who sat at a Sports Hut table with her grandson, Zach Walters, 21, and great-granddaughter Devin Sachs, 22 — all of Bellevue — was eager to discuss the topic, even though she disagreed politically with Walters. To summarize, grandma will vote for four more years, grandson will be looking for a change.
"Any president besides the one we have now would be better," said Walters, who, speaking generally, opined that Obama hasn't lived up to many campaign promises.
As executive vice president for the Bellevue Development Corporation, Steven Fuhr often works closely with business owners who blast Obama for what they say is an over-regulated, high-tax business culture filled with uncertainty. But another of Fuhr's roles is to paint the Bellevue economy in a positive light.
Fuhr said Bellevue experienced net job growth last year, and has remained stable during a national economic downturn thanks to a diversified manufacturing portfolio. Along Main Street — also known as Rt. 20 — in Bellevue are manufacturers such as Amcor Rigid Plastics, Capitol Aluminum & Glass and Precision Automotive, and the community still has a significant railroad presence.
Asked if Bellevue residents were to pick a president based on the local economy, if they would support Obama's re-election or vote in favor of a yet-to-be-determined Republican, Fuhr said, "It would probably be about like the last election."
"Naturally, there are always going to be some people upset and looking for a change," said Fuhr, playing both sides.
Out of 3,675 votes cast in 2008 in Bellevue, Obama defeated Republican John McCain by 358 votes.


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It used to be that software development happened inside a building, usually decked out with office-blue carpeting and fluorescent lighting. Important discussions would take place in impromptu face-to-face meetings by engineers constellated around a water cooler or a box of donuts. Spending any time outside of the office during work hours would mean falling behind because so much of the project communication was exclusively in-person. In the modern world, development teams are increasingly becoming geographically distributed. Some projects last their entire life-span without any of the developers ever meeting each other. Geographically distributed development (GDD) offers a number of rewards in efficiency and cost but there are also challenges in creating successful GDD teams. In this article, I'll review some of the technology and tools we use to get significant gains out of GDD, within the context of the challenges posed by GDD.
Our software teams are made up of people primarily living in San Francisco, California and Sao Paulo, Brazil, but we've had projects that included developers in Germany, Netherlands, Argentina, and Venezuela. The motivations that compel organizations to try GDD can include the cost savings involved with outsourcing and the ability to generate faster development cycles by experimenting with programming methodologies like XP. Or, perhaps, the project is free software and it just so happens that the volunteers are spread out across the world. For our project, we all met while working on and managing open source software projects and our processes evolved to meet the demands imposed by a group made up of people living far away from each other. It was later that we decided to leverage the cost and speed advantages in projects for paying clients.
The biggest risk that a GDD project faces is with its ability to effectively communicate internally. The reason that bosses want their developers in the office everyday is because that's a proven technique to build a tight, well-communicating team, which is a critical part of any project's success. GDD not only lacks face-to-face relationships but there are also language barriers which make it even more difficult. However, technology can help geographically dispersed teams achieve a level of communication as sophisticated as what develops when everyone sees each other everyday.
Two professors from Columbia University have studied this facet of GDD and their answer is CHIME (Columbia Hypermedia Immersion Environment), a 3D virtual world that represents the software project. Developers "walk around" interacting with other developers' avatars and project artifacts (like the list of milestones, for example). The goal here is to give the engineers a virtual office that will promote the same type of interpersonal relationships that make in-person communication so effective. However, in our experience, that same effect can be achieved with some of the most basic internet tools. The cornerstone of GDD for us is the Internet Relay Chat protocol. We've found that IRC is superior to instant messaging for long-distance development because it captures the same effect that CHIME is going for. IRC provides the developers with a space to have real-time conversations with whomever is online and interested in the topic. Other developers don't need to be there to get something out of the conversation as they can read it in the backlog when they return. It is possible to incorporate IRC into a work style such that its easy to always maintain a presence in the channel without exerting too much effort to be there. So, developers can jump in with an answer to a question that only they know and then jump right back into what they were doing. If the development team has successfully integrated IRC into their workflow, it can also provide advantages over the traditional office because in IRC, the water cooler conversation includes more people and is logged for posterity.
The communications format of IRC also provides the basis for confronting the language barrier challenge. The socially-acceptable pauses allowed in the IRC back-and-forth give developers the chance to rely on a suite of tools to help them learn a new language. There is no better way to learn a new language than by jumping into real-world conversations with native speakers. The developer can build an effective suite of tools by using free services on the internet. Generally, the suite should include an online dictionary for translating words as well as a tool to conjugate verbs and provide other grammar-oriented translation functions. For example, AltaVista's Babelfish or the Google Translation Tools are absolutely terrible when translating individual words and, therefore, entire paragraphs. For example, if you put in the word "bear," there is no way to tell AltaVista or Google whether you mean the forest animal or the verb. But those types of tools are useful for conjugating verbs or building prepositional phrases. So, an effective mix of a quality online dictionary and the translation tools are needed. It is very easy to get comfortable with these tools and become really quick at referencing them while not taking an abnormally long time to respond within the context of IRC. Several members of our team have become bilingual or multilingual just by using IRC and free internet language tools. Granted, language instructors will note that this approach focuses entirely too much on reading/writing and almost no time is spent on speaking/listening but written fluency will make spoken fluency much more attainable. And, more importantly for us, written communication will suffice in getting the developers to work together.
Creating a virtual office in IRC (or something similar) is only the foundation of a GDD team but one of the most important. It is safe to say that over the past years, often the office I went to everyday in IRC was more "real" than the physical offices I would go into at dot-com companies in the San Francisco Bay Area. And after six or seven years of working like this, I met my co-workers for the first time last year at a Developers Summit we organized in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Once the framework for day-to-day collaboration is established, the next challenge to face is temporal. The time zone difference between the members of a GDD team can give the team an edge, or it can be an obstacle that confuses the workflow. An excellent tool that will be constantly useful is timeanddate.com. This web site allows quick access to time zone information and also has a Meeting Planner application which makes it easy to visualize time zone differences while scheduling a meeting. There are also a number of other on the site that are related to date and time which, will be helpful as the GDD team adjusts to their coworkers' days and nights.
Once the GDD team is set up to deal with linguistic, temporal, and distance-related challenges, the next challenge is to find a suite of tools will facilitate the workflow of the development. Again, many of these tools are core internet collaboration technologies. They include:
The problem with using all these different tools are that they're scattered around different places on the internet, require multiple logins, and any risk of confusion about which tool to use should be avoided. We don't have this problem because we've evolved to a stable point in our development process and each tool we use is used because it worked out the best for us in our workflow. It isn't hard for new developers to catch up with our suite of tools.
It is possible to upgrade your different tools to accept a single login, using new software packages coming out such as aMember. aMember is actually used for creating paid membership areas of a web site but that functionality is also useful for having a single point-of-login for many different web applications. We are currently in the process of building an aMember-like meta-login for the various groupware tools we use for GDD.
For teams that are just starting out with GDD, there are commercial services that provide an integrated platform of all these tools. One example is CollabNet's SourceCast, billed as everything you need for geographically-distant software development. Essentially, it provides all the tools discussed above in one place for each software project. While it is certainly possible to construct a GDD environment using free software tools, there is some value in having it all organized in one central location. It is unclear how SourceCast approaches the need for real-time communication and the "virtual workplace."
Similar offerings closer to the hearts of free software advocates are the GNU Project's Savannah and VA Software's SourceForge. SourceCast, SourceForge, and Savannah offer mailing lists, CVS repositories, issue trackers, file stores, and document sharing in one central location for software projects.
An interesting feature that is now being deployed in offshore development applications are VNC "watch windows." Intended to address the discomfort that state-side engineering managers have with offshore engineers being productive, these applications force the developer to "clock in" on his development machine and then everything that happens on his desktop is viewable in a VNC window from the administrator/manager's control panel. While this technology could be useful, it probably will do more harm in the type of relationship the manager is forming with the engineer.
The final application to discuss here for GDD is technology for advanced conferencing. While IRC and e-mail are sufficient for most day-to-day tasks, it is useful now and again to have a face-to-face meeting where the team members can see and hear each other. The new generation of internet conferencing is making all of this possible. We use Skype for audio conferencing, as well as cross-platform audio and video conferencing when we need to have a more sophisticated discussion.
So, although there are commercial services available for outsourcing and long-distance development projects, most of them are packaged versions of technologies that open source and free software projects have used for years. With some careful setup, any group of developers can compete with the budgets used by multinational software development firms to distribute their application engineering and quickly realize significant gains in efficiency and speed. For us, we keep our international team of developers running smoothly and what we get out of that is the ability to bid on jobs on three different continents and in three different languages, we can outsource when appropriate for cost savings, and we get a lot of personal fulfillment out of bridging cultural barriers as part of doing our jobs every day.
Ryan Bagueros builds internet technologies in San Francisco, California and Sao Paulo, Brazil with his company, northxsouth.com
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BURLESQUE (2010/IN THEATERS) The siren song of a potential camp classic compelled me to make the trek out west to Chesterfield (home of a mile-long strip mall of horrors) for a preview screening of this somewhat mysterious Christina Aguilera/Cher musical.
I don't think I was disappointed? It's certainly not bad–the plot was thin (we have to band together to save the old burlesque house from evil developers!), but moved quickly and there were enough strobe lights, high kicks, and scenes of Aguilera strutting down the street practicing dance moves while fellow pedestrians looked on admiringly to keep the audience happy. But where was the camp? The only Showgirls worthy line came about 3/4 of the way through when Cher reminded Kristen Bell (really sweating it here to play a humorless, self-destructive bitch [and, well, to dance], with a chirpy delivery that gives away the Doris Day within) about "How many times I held your hair back while you threw up everything but your memories!" Now that's what I'm talking about. More please. Read more »


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2 cups flour
2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 cup chopped nuts
1 to 2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
2 cups apples, peeled and chopped
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, and butter, beat until crumbly. Stir in nuts.
Press 2 3/4 cups of mixture in bottom of ungreased 13x9x2 "pan.
To remaining mixture, add cinnamon, soda, salt, sour cream, vanilla and egg; mix well.
Stir in apples. Spoon evenly over base.
Bake for 30-40 minutes.
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My LO is 7 months and I still deal with OS. At around 3 months it seemed that my supply adjusted, but after 4.5 months it climbed up again. I've managed to bring it down a few times with block nursing, then every time it rises up again, and fast, after I go back to regular nursing (one breast per feed).
Yesterday and today I've been nursing on one breast per two feedings, this results in blocks of 4 or 5 hours sometimes. Now it seems that the breasts have slowed down a little bit, but who knows... it's the evening now, the true test is during the night/morning when production is highest.
Any suggestions for a long-term, sustainable solution? I'm going crazy! (And getting little plugs almost every day.)
PS. The strange thing is that a few times--maybe three or four times--in the past 4 months, I had one day when supply was very low, out of the blue. Then got back up.
PS. 2: I don't pump (pumping makes the supply skyrocket). I work from home so I'm always with LO and nurse on demand. She nurses 8-10 times a day including night-feedings. Looots of wets and poopies everyday, very good weight gain. Started solids when she turned 6 months, so a month ago. So far she only gets solids once a day, between 1 and 1.5 oz of fruit or vegetable puree.
PS. 3: She has been doing a lot of comfort nursing at night, sucking very little milk, and I wonder if this has made the OS worse.


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Lady Gaga & 11 Other Celebrities Who Struggled With Eating Disorders
In response to growing criticism about her weight, Lady Gaga posted an image of herself in her underwear this week, tweeting, "join A BODY REVOLUTION." The photo included the caption: "Bulimia and anorexia since I was 15."
She is just one of many celebrities who have opened up about their struggles with weight and body image. It's no longer uncommon or shocking for a famous person to admit they struggled with an eating disorder.
According to the South Carolina Department of public health, approximately 8 million Americans have an eating disorder – 7 million women and 1 million men. Meanwhile, more than one-third of Americans are obese, according to the CDC.
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Luxus Studio Apartment in the heart of Vienna!
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Room with Queen size bed, (bed)sofa, side table, large screen television with digital cable TV, fully equipped kitchen with dishwasher, microwave, coffeemaker, electric kettle, dishes, eating seats for 4, Bathroom with tub, towel radiator and washing machine, Internet via Wifi! There is everything you need in the Apartment like ironboard, iron, hairdryer, Laundry soap and softener, fine selection of teas, coffee , cooking utensils, linen and towels are provided!
The Apartment is located in the 3rd district in a very good neighborhood, between well known hotels, right behind the University of Music and Performing Arts. Stadtpark, Theater and Musikverein are just walking minutes away.It's a short walk to all major transportation and convenient to everything in Vienna. Transportation: Two subways serve the neighborhood. The closest Subway, is a 5 minute walk from the Apartment. Within 15 minutes walking distance you can reach the famous 'Stephansplatz'.
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Many thanks for the great days in the apartment :) We were greeted warmly and immediately supplied with the best Wieninsidertips so that we could enjoy our stay all around. The central location of the apartment we were able to reach the city center within walking distance and also the equipment of the apartment left open to be desired. Thanks again, we would definitely come back :)
Vielen lieben Dank für die Tage in dem tollen Apartment:)
Wir wurden ganz herzlich empfangen und sofort mit den besten Wieninsidertips versorgt, so dass wir unseren Aufenthalt rundum genießen konnten. Dank der zentralen Lage der Wohnung konnten wir das Stadtzentrum fußläufig erreichen und auch die Ausstattung der Wohnung hat keine Wünsche offengelassen.
Noch einmal vielen Dank, wir kommen gerne wieder:)
The apartment is very nice and centrally located. We felt comfortable there. Key collection was both on arrival and on departure is totally uncomplicated and time-super flexible. The hostess (Susanne) gives good advice and is very helpful. I would recommend this apartment only continue.
Das Apartment ist sehr nett und zentral gelegen. Wir haben uns dort wohl gefühlt. Die Schlüsselübergabe war sowohl bei Ankunft als auch bei Abfahrt total unkompliziert und zeitlich super flexibel. Die Gastgeberin (Susanne) gibt gute Tips und ist sehr hilfsbereit. Ich kann das Apartment nur weiter empfehlen.
An excellent apartment - I'd definitely stay here again. The location is a quiet residential street 5-10 minutes walk from the Landstrasse station where the airport train terminates. There are plenty of restaurants nearby and on the shopping street, which runs parallel, good shops and a very nice Saturday morning market. The apartment is well-equipped, clean and comfortable and we were made very welcome on arrival. The tea, coffee, guide books and maps provided were a nice touch. I would definitely recommend it to any of my friends.
Susanne hat uns nett empfangen und unkompliziert den Aufenthalt am letzten Tag auf 15.00 Uhr verlängert. Die Lage ist recht zentral, nachts ruhig, über Tag etwas laut. Aber dann will man sich ja auch Wien anschauen. Mankos: Das Geschirr des Vormieters stand noch ungewaschen im Geschirrspüler und aus dem Kühlschrank roch es unangenehm, wenn man ihn öffnete. Deshalb leider ein paar Abzüge, die Susanne problemlos beheben könnte. Dann würden wir beim nächsten Mal sicher wieder hier buchen.
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This was the first trip to Vienna for my husband and myself. We arrived via Flixbus at Erdberg bus station, which was handily only a few stops away on the U-bahn. We had been delayed by the bus company and were worried about getting into the flat. However, we arrived at the address and Susanne popped up as if by magic! She was very friendly and helpful, and showed us up to the lovely apartment - the lift was certainly handy as it's on the 6th floor. The view was super and as the weather was very hot, Susanne had a fan switched on. This fan was essential for our comfort during our stay in a hot July week.
We got good advice from Susanne about the handy S7 train to the airport (cheaper than the CAT) and also the useful shopping mall at Wien Mitte station.
Because the weather was so hot we didn't use the duvet on the bed but used the clean duvet cover we found in a drawer as a bedspread. The bed was very comfortable.
The kitchen had mod cons - a few things felt a little greasy but washing up liquid and new sponges were supplied so we cleaned up a couple of things. We used the coffee maker and gas hob, which were fine. There was also a microwave which we didn't need to use - and we made use of the washing machine which was in the bathroom. This worked fine, as did the shower.
The flat was very convenient and we had an enjoyable stay. There are good restaurants and pubs not far away. We were also able to walk to all the sights we got time to see, which saved us money on transport - but there is so much to see in Vienna that we ran out of time. We wanted to try the City Bikes but again, didn't have time in the end. The station for the train to the airport is within easy walking distance (we travel light) and so I would say the location is perfect. Thanks very much to Susanne for a great place to stay.
Susanne was a lovely host! Her appartment is nice and in a quiet naborhood. We enjoyed our stay very much!
Wilca and two adult kids
Everything was fine. Susanne was nice and friendly, the apartment was spacious for a couple and comfortable, with some provisions in the kitchen for the breakfast. However, due to the remote location to the city center, it is required to always use public transports to get to any point of the city, Fortunately, there are several bus and tramway stops nearby, so that the city center is reachable within about 20 minutes. The location and environment is also not so nice.
The apartment was very nice, clean and comfortable!It's near the metro (5-10 minutes walk), the bedroom is big and warm and the free wifi works perfectly! We parked the car at the nearest P+R, like Susanne suggested, spending only 3 euros every 24h!Susanne was very kind, she helped us any time we had doubts..I definitely would like to come back here!
Clean, practical apartment in a good location, landlady very nice and patient - anytime :)
Saubere, praktische Wohnung in guter Lage, Vermieterin sehr nett und geduldig - jederzeit wieder :)
Very nice owner, really helpful !!!
Sehr nette Vermieter, wirklich hilfsbereit!!!
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(For Phase One Fridays I highlight Phase One recipes from the past that have been my personal favorites, and this amazing Green Bean, Tomato, and Feta Salad Oreganato is something I would happily eat over and over all summer long. If you have green beans in your garden, please make this salad right away before the beans are gone!)
Yes, I know there have been a lot of salads and garden vegetables around here lately, but when I made this salad with green beans, tomatoes, feta cheese, and a vinegary-lemony-oregano dressing, I loved it so much that I thought I should share the recipe while people still had garden green beans. I actually found this recipe in a Woman's World Magazine when I sat waiting for an appointment, and I got the receptionist to photocopy the page for me! I added the the Feta, which I thought was a perfect flavor with this salad, but what really makes this is the tangy dressing that has both red wine vinegar and fresh lemon juice. If you have garden beans or good fresh beans from the store, please make this salad!
Slice a few green onions in diagonal slices.
When beans are barely tender crisp drain well, rinse with cold water, then drain again.
Then stir in the crumbled feta and stir just to combine.
Green Bean, Tomato, and Feta Salad Oreganato
(Makes about 6 servings, recipe adapted from Woman's World Magazine which doesn't seem to have recipes online.)
Dressing Ingredients:
3 T olive oil
2 T red wine vinegar
1 tsp. lemon zest (zest the lemon first and then squeeze the juice)
1 T fresh-squeezed lemon juice
3/4 tsp. salt (I used sea salt)
1/2 tsp. freshly-ground black pepper
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
12 oz. fresh green beans, ends trimmed and cut into bite-sized pieces
1 lb. cherry or grape tomatoes, cut in half
2 green onions, cut on the diagonal into thin slices
1/2 cup crumbled Feta cheese
Combine beans, tomatoes, and green onions in a salad bowl, then toss with the tangy dressing, stirring until the vegetables are well-coated with dressing. Add crumbled Feta and stir just to combine. Serve immediately.
I didn't think this would keep well in the refrigerator because chilling tomatoes takes away their flavor, but it was actually still very good after a night in the fridge. I wouldn't purposely make it ahead, but if you have leftovers, go ahead and save them and you might be surprised.
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By Abby Gardner Amy Adams's stylist, Laini Reeves for Couture Colour, was inspired by Jerry Hall in creating the actress's soft waves. She used a few drops of Couture Colour Pequi Oil Treatment to make it smooth and shiny.AXELLE/BAUER-GRIFFIN.COM
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How sexy was Scarlett's shag? We love the cut and the fact that her stylist Duffy highlighted it with this mussed-but-still-dressy bedhead.RICH SCHMITT/AFP/Getty Images
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Mila Kunis wins my vote for best overall look of the night. From her gorgeous updo to her pale purple dress. Stylist Mara Roszak for Tresemmé used Naturals Mousse on wet hair before drying it, curling pieces and creating a "S" wave near the face.Jason Merritt/Getty Images
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I, for one, was happy to see Sandra ditch the heavy bangs for the Oscars. Her stylist, David Babaii for Couture Colour, called the look "Texture Infusion." He twisted half-inch sections all over her head then flat-ironed the strand to set the wave.John Shearer/Getty Images
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Reese went very '60s mod with her hair for this year's ceremony. Stylist Renato Campora was inspired by her dress in his decision to create this super-high ponytail. And there was obviously a lot of teasing involved to create that height.Lester Cohen/WireImage
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I was a huge fan of Nicole Kidman's dressy ponytail. Stylist David Babaii for Couture Colour wanted the look to be playful with a hint of Bridgitte Bardot. The key is in creating some lift at the crown of the head.Jason Merritt/Getty Images
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I simply loved Natalie Portman's romantic, sideswept waves. Frédéric Fekkai stylist Didier Malige used a one-inch curling iron before backcombing the bottom layers and pinning the hair to the left side with bobby pins.Jason Merritt/Getty Images
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Michelle Williams's Jean Seberg-esque hairstyle is nothing short of perfection. I kind of hope she never grows her hair long again.Jeff Vespa/WireImage
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I wasn't a fan of the dress, but Melissa Leo's updo was a different story. Stylist Creighton Bowman for Leonor Greyl used Gel a la Keratine, an alcohol-free styling gel, to hold all of the tiny curls around her hairline in place.John Shearer/Getty Images
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The following is an excerpt from an article by Sibyl McCormac Groff entitled "Gothamtide: Words and Images in Nineteenth Century New York," that first appeared in Antiques magazine.
New Yorkers have long promoted the Christmas season, or Gothamtide as I like to call it, which begins in early December and lasts until the twelfth day after Christmas, or January 6. While Christmas day was not declared a national holiday by the United States Congress until 1870, it was recognized as a holiday in New York State in 1849. New York's prosperous ports (enhanced by the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825), the development of the transcontinental railroad system, and the rise of industry and commerce led to an increase in the number of immigrants settling in New York City, and the emergence of the family-centered middle class. Read the rest of this entry »


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Serving Size 1 piece (4 oz)
Calories 196
Total Fat 7 g
Saturated Fat 2 g
Cholesterol 76 mg
Sodium 229 mg
Potassium 703 mg
Total Carbohydrate 5 g
Dietary Fiber less than 1 g
Protein 27 g
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Fat free sour cream 1 cup
Dried dill 2 teaspoons
Scallions, finely choppedd 3 tablespoons
Dijon mustard 2 tablespoons
Lemon juice 2 tablespoons
Salmon fillet with skin, cut in center 1 ½ pounds
Garlic powder ½ teaspoon
Black pepper ½ teaspoon
As needed, fat free cooking spray
- Whisk sour cream, dill, onion, mustard, and lemon juice in small bowl to blend.
- Preheat oven to 400ºF. Lightly oil baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Place salmon, skin side down, on prepared sheet. Sprinkle with garlic powder and pepper. Spread with the sauce.
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Contact: Nancy Dunker, associate director of public relations, 630-637-5306
Jan. 25, 2011—North Central College will showcase the art work of two senior art students during a month-long exhibit, Feb. 1-28.
Titled "Treasured Undesirables," the free exhibit will be on display in North Central's Meiley-Swallow Hall Gallery, 31 S. Ellsworth St., Naperville. The artists will greet visitors during an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10. Complimentary refreshments will be served.
Ali Urasky of Lisle, Ill., will exhibit paintings and sculpture that explore the anatomy of loss and magic as a form of bargaining, all in an effort to discover if really "it ain't no good to pine" for things that are gone. Her work is intended to represent a tongue-in-cheek, but morbid, love. Urasky is majoring in both studio art and psychology.
Marcy Thomas of Naperville will present sculpture and ceramics. Her body of work mainly reflects spiritual questioning, human longing and the feminine. Her objective is to change the way viewers may perceive the stories they have grown up with and introduce them to new ideas and understandings. Thomas is majoring in studio art and art history.
"Treasured Undesirables" will be open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays. An opening reception is planned for Thursday, Feb. 10, from 6 to 8 p.m.
North Central College's 2010-2011 Sesquicentennial Fine & Performing Arts Season is supported by a generous grant from the Illinois Arts Council. USG Corporation and Navistar, Inc. are underwriting sponsors.
This exhibit is among many ongoing programs at North Central College to enrich and broaden the cultural and academic outlook for the College and community. For a comprehensive schedule of musical performances, theatrical and dance productions, art exhibits and lectures, visit northcentralcollege.edu/show or call the box office at 630-637-SHOW (7469).
Photo, from left: Wax sculpture by Marcy Thomas, drawing by Ali Urasky


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Fear not, Reds fans. You win ten games in a row and 15 of 16 so that it doesn't kill you to lose five in a row. Would the Reds prefer to avoid a five-game losing skid? Of course. But they've got a 2.5-game lead in the Central through Game 112 of the season. If I'd told you exactly three weeks ago – when the Reds had a .5 game lead – that their lead would be 2.5 games on Aug. 9, you'd take it, right?
Some glass-half-full observations from tonight:
3 hits from Brandon Phillips, who had had just one in 11 at-bats since returning from injury. With BP hitting and Votto almost back, I'm keeping the faith.
Gotta love another lead-off home run from Zack Cozart in the 1st. The crazy and tough-to-swallow stat about Cozart home runs: Of his 15 career home runs (two in 2011, and 13 this season), do you know how many have come with runners on base? One (6/3/12 in Houston off Jordan Lyles). I know solo home runs are to be expected from a lead-off batter, but it's pretty nuts that 14 of his 15 career homers have been solo shots.
Granted, it WAS the John Morrell Hot Dog Play of the Game. But the 6-3-5 double play – where Cozart threw out Soriano at first and then Cairo gunned out Rizzo at third (with a perfect tag by Frazier) was very impressive.
Also pretty was Mesoraco's grab right next to the dugout, with the ball just barely in play on David DeJesus' foul out in the 6th.
Welsh's "Huh?" remark of the game:
As we've said before, we are Chris Welsh fans and we enjoy the analysis and insight he provides during the broadcast despite his questionable fashion sense. That said, about 2 to 5 times each game, he says something that makes us respond with either "Huh?" or "Wha?" Tonight, Welsh suggested that Mesoraco could've used the concussion he sustained against the Padres as a defense to explain why he went berserk and bumped umpire Chad Fairchild, resulting in his suspension. Really?
It is worth pointing out that Welsh was right on the money in his praise of Xavier Paul for taking as he led off against Carlos Marmol in the ninth and delivering a great at-bat that resulted in an infield single. Facing Marmol, I'm not sure why on earth you WOULDN'T take until you got a strike, especially with that strike zone as tight as it was. (Cozart, therefore, also deserves praise for his four-pitch walk against Marmol with two outs in the ninth.)


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Roswell Rancher Honored for Landscape Restoration Efforts Receives 2012 "Restore New Mexico" Award
Albuquerque, NM –Rancher Ross Chesser was presented the 2012 Restore New Mexico Award today at the New Mexico 2012 Joint Stockmen's Convention in Albuquerque for his work to improve range conditions on his ranch and BLM public land allotment near Roswell, New Mexico. The annual award recognizes exemplary efforts to restore New Mexico's landscapes to a healthy and productive condition.
Ross Chesser has been ranching and farming in the Roswell area for about 50 years. Since 1997, he has also been the grazing permittee on the Huggins Draw BLM allotment located north of Roswell, New Mexico. Mr. Chesser was one of the first permitees in the Roswell Field Office to participate in the Restore New Mexico Program. The first treatment was completed in 2007 which targeted mesquite. This proved to be a remarkable success that changed a shrub dominated environment to a rolling, black grama grassland.
To date, about 8,300 acres of mesquite have been treated so far with additional acres planned for the future. Today, range condition ratings on the allotment are in the high-good to excellent range.
"As result of his dedication to improve productivity and rangeland conditions, even during our extended drought conditions, it is a pleasure to present Ross Chesser with the Restore New Mexico Award," said Aden Seidlitz, Associate State Director of the BLM. "Ross has exemplified a high level of stewardship by treating mesquite and invasive plants on his private land and BLM allotment and also adjusting livestock numbers to protect and preserve the range resources he relies on," he added.
Since 2005, participants in the Restore New Mexico initiative have treated over two million acres of public, State, and private land, making the Restore New Mexico initiative a model for rangeland conservation in the western United States. Over 300 partners, have participated in Restore New Mexico including ranchers and other landowners, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, New Mexico State Land Office, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, New Mexico Association of Conservation Districts, several Soil and Water Conservation Districts, New Mexico State University, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Land Management.
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At 11weeks my boy had an unexplained (ie not due to immunisations) high temperature of about 38.8 deg celcius...the doctor said it was a viral infection, and Nathan then had diarrohea that night which lasted for about 2 days. I since discovered that a lot of kids/babies that were also present at a coffee group thing I attended on the Wednesday also had the same bug. (Nathan only had the temp on Sunday, and it seemed the babes that were sick started to show illness between Fri and Sunday).
Anyway, the thing is, I was told that it is very unusual for a fully breastfed baby to get a viral infection at that age. As it is, my boy has been very slow to gain weight (about 80-120g a week) so this was not encouraging for me. Yesterday it was suggested to me that the fact that he got the bug at such a young age shows that there isn't enough nutrients in my milk. (He's now 3 months old.) Needless to say, I feel very disappointed, and discouraged, that perhaps by persisting in giving him breastmilk, I am not giving him quite the best, because despite being told breast is best, my boy is not gaining much weight and it seemed does not have good immunity.
I just want to know if LLL members/leaders think it is possible for a mother to produce milk that seems so lacking in nutrients? I eat a lot of good foods (and a lot of it) - fish, meat, avocadoes, almonds and cashews, oats, rice, bread, sunflower seeds etc - and on top of the 3 full meals I have, I also have a complan drink each day. My baby is settled mostly, sometimes fusses a bit when winding, but otherwise a happy baby developing normally. He is still feeding about 7-8 times in a 24 hr period.


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The Thanksgiving Day Dinner at the hotel in 1949 cost $2.50.
When Elvis stayed at the hotel in 1956, he brought his own television and the hotel manager was shocked that Elvis ate his bacon with his fingers.
In the mid 1950s, the hotel had a pink limousine to drive guests throughout the city.
The Jefferson has been in several movies including My Dinner with Andre (1981), First Kid (1996), HBO's Ironed Jawed Angels (2004), The American President (1995) and the recently discovered Rock and Roll Hotel (early 1980's).
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In April of 2007, Florida took a significant step toward full democracy for ex-offenders seeking to have their right to vote restored. Governor Charlie Crist persuaded the state's Clemency Board to adopt new regulations. The new rules "automatically" restore the rights of ex-offenders who have committed non-violent crimes, have completed their sentences and probation, and paid victim restitution. Others must apply for clemency, which is decided by the governor and at least two members of his cabinet following an investigation of each case and a hearing before the Executive Clemency Board.
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Capital Sounds: Another venue lost
Happy new year to all of you! Unfortunately, I've got some sad news to share with you all to start out 2013; The Black Door, despite being an award-winning music venue here in the capital city, has closed its doors and will not be reopening under current ownership. Local blues-man Dave Keller sent the place out with a bang on NYE, playing late into the night, but alas, it's the last time for at least a while that anyone will grace the third floor stage.
This obviously affects me personally since I booked the place, but the bigger question remains: What's happening to the music scene in the capital now that it's losing another one of its crucial venues?
In the past few years, we've witnessed the demise of the beloved Langdon Street Café, as well as the unique and awesome Lamb Abbey. That leaves the capital city with only three actively booking venues: Positive Pie II, Charlie O's and Bagitos. Skinny Pancake has music too, but it's really more of an augment to their successful resto.
We can only hope as we head into 2013 that the current venues will step up, and perhaps something new will rise on the scene to revitalize what has been a vibrant live music scene in the capital in the recent past.
And speaking of stepping up, you can step up to help fight hunger at Charlie O's tonight, when Sexy Bexy and Bad Mr. Bingo host their first and last Thursday bingo night to benefit the Vermont Foodbank. Good fun for a good cause starts at 9 p.m.
Then, on Friday, O's cranks up the live music with longtime local jazz / funk power trio Vorcza. The boys are not gigging these days at the breakneck pace they once were; they are all active with other projects. This, however, should provide the audience with a fresh, energetic show, and the talent and interplay that Rob Morse, Gabe Jarrett and Ray Pacczkowski display playing live is always an impressive treat for the ears. Catch a great one in the back of the barroom starting at 10 p.m.
On Saturday nights, starting this one, O's is hosting a weekly all-request DJ dance party throughout January and February. Bring your friends, and hopefully your good musical taste and perhaps it could turn into a great place to get your dance on and chase away the winter blues. Check it startin' at 10!
Around the corner at Positive Pie II, they've also got a request-friendly dance party goin' on Friday night with DJ Bay Six — perhaps there's something about 2013 that trends toward requests being met! Bring it on starting at 10:30 p.m.
On Saturday night, the Pie jumps back into the live music side of things with one of the more interesting bands to come through town in some time. Ellis Ashbrook is a four piece out of Brooklyn that I dare say may be a "post jam-band." The group is self-described as "a genre-bending band that echoes the sounds of Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Frank Zappa, Talking Heads and Ween." Hearing their online offerings, the prog-rock elements, heavy rock sound and epic post-rock breakdowns are clearly evident, as is the level of musical talent. This should be a rockin' show starting at 10:30 p.m. for a modest cover at the door.
Bagito's on Main Street is also stepping up this weekend with a number of promising shows. Tonight you can catch consummate local folkies Colin McCaffrey and Lewis Franco, perhaps with some brown-eyed girls as special guests. Expect well-played, swingin' acoustic tunes 6 to 8 p.m.
On Friday night, a newish local outfit by the name of All Night Funk takes the front window of the Bag starting at 6. Then, on Saturday, a very special show happens at Bagitos when up-and-coming contemporary folk duo Neptune's Car plays at the bagel and burrito cafét. The two are currently on the national folk charts and are being quite lauded in their genre. Catch a great folk show starting at 6 p.m. All shows at Bagitos are for donations.
And, you could head out of town to catch some great shows this weekend as well. Down I-89 in White River Junction, The Tupelo Music Hall will host classic big-band sounds of the mid-20th century on Friday night with East Bay Jazz starting at 8 p.m.
On Saturday night, folk singer-songwriter Cheryl Wheeler, who is known to be an astoundingly great live performer, takes the Tupe stage at 7 p.m. For tickets and more information, visit www.tupelohallvermont.com.
Here's to a safe and happy new year ahead, and to hoping that when one door closes, another will open! Cheers!
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Fiction, resemblance to real-life characters somewhat intentional but don't read anything into this, as I'm making much of it up.
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It's not a short story, because there are no characters, only caricatures. There's a ghost of a plot, but a very pale one. There's no conflict, no decision, no development. All we get are vignettes of life, and it could be anyone's life. Why should we care about either person?
On the positive side, you have very good imagery. I was almost tempted to pick up pencil and brush to draw the pictures. The images would have made a very good script.
The First Letter
A crowded high school classroom during the five minutes between the bells that mark the start and end of a lecture. From her wallet, a sophomore takes out a crisply-folded piece of paper. She reads the words silently as the folds reveal carefully-formed but shaky writing. She glows, then - remembering where she is - tucks the letter away and prepares for her next class.
A quiet grove right before the junior-senior prom. A boy storms off angrily, bluff and bluster hiding the tears that threaten to spill down his face. With trembling hands, a girl takes a well-creased letter from her wallet. Her gaze lingers on every word, bringing up ghosts of happier times. "With all my love forever," - and then a signature burned into her heart. The letter drops from fingers that have suddenly lost their warmth. She leaves, the paper too painful to even be touched.
A different place, a different time. A man who was once a boy smiles at his girlfriend. He met her in college after a succession of other girls. He has written many, many letters since that first day. In another country, a woman who was once a girl fingers her thick collection of letters, arranged chronologically. She reads it from time to time to remember what life was like when loving was child's play.
The first page of the album is empty. She touches the space and for a moment mourns the loss of innocence.


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Don't tell me I can't Rant
12/8/08 This entry has been building up in me. I can't takes no more.
They don't call me the Ranter for nothing.
Today's blog entry is called:
Things I Freggin Hate
I have worked really hard the last few years trying to become a more tolerant/patient individual. Back in the day, I had an extremely low tolerance for people and their bullsheet.
I don't pull punches. I ALWAYS tell it like it is, or I just won't say anything.
Back then, things could always be settled outside. It was quicker and easier.
When you say nothing it means you're bottling it up inside, and that only lasts so long and then….
I've been mellow for a while, so I'm feeling the need to blow off some steam.
If you don't know me by now, this would be the time to grab the mouse and click away or just turn the computer off.
I really hate stupid people.
For the most part, being stupid is a personal choice. Sure there may be some breeding issues, but most people can read, and reading is knowledge.
Pick up a book, read a magazine. Television is not a tutor.
I hate how drugs are over prescribed to our children.
Granted some kids may need it, but I think a good old fashioned, sit down, shut the hell up, and pay attention would do wonders.
Besides, everybody daydreams from time to time. Think back, you did it.
You'd be surprised how fast school grades improve when the removal of a Wii or cell phone is used as leverage.
Be smarter than your kids, don't drug them up. That's what college is for.
I REALLY hate that my car insurance rates are going up.
Not because of any accidents or claims. No, because I don't have an 800 credit rating.
Lets see American Family Insurance, I've been paying you 130 bucks a month, no accidents, and only one hail damage claim in nine years.
Now you want to raise my premium like twenty-five bucks a month when you should be lowering it?
American Family you can kiss my Rockpiles, I'll be looking elsewhere.
Where is that damn lizard when you need him?
I'm sick of the global warming bullsheet. I just spent four days in Chicago freezing my ash off. I just don't buy it.
I hate that Pete Rose is banned from baseball, while Michael Vick can do what he did and still return to his sport.
If Vick gets to play football again, Charlie Hustle should be eligible for Baseball Commissioner.
I hate that some of the folks who are lucky enough to cast votes for the Baseball Hall of Famers, feel obligated/ pressured to vote for a particular player.
Peer pressure, or the amount of time a player has been on the ballet should have nothing to do with your vote.
If you get to vote, you have a chance to determine baseball history.
Pick that player for the right reasons.
Otherwise you're doing baseball fans an injustice and piss'd away an important vote.
I hate that gas is back down in price, but my grocery bill hasn't dropped at all.
I hate being stuck behind the person buying lottery tickets for the first time, or the one who can't quite decide whether to get the Lucky 7's or the Pick 4.
Seems, it's always when I'm in a hurry to get to work. Lottery tickets should only be sold between midnight and 5 AM.
I hate the inconsiderate SOB who raids the sample plate, but then doesn't use the tongs, nasty.
I hate when people cough and don't cover their mouth.
Or ones that cough in their hands, but then don't wash them.
I hate waiting in line for food at sporting events.
You can miss an entire inning/period/quarter just waiting in line to get a hot dog.
Case and point..Mile High Stadium yesterday.
I hate when solicitors put those stupid flyers on your car window.
Or the ones who ring your doorbell when there's a "No Soliciting" sign clearly posted on the front door.
I enjoy reading the newspaper, but I don't need six free miscellaneous ones littering my driveway on a daily basis.
I hate every time I try to get fast food, two cars manage to beat me in line every freggin time. Or when you have to wait so long in line, that when you get your food, they don't even throw in a few extra fries or a dessert for making you wait.
My time is valuable.
I hate that driver that makes me miss my light because he doesn't catch it until it's turning yellow, and then peels out at the last second.
I hate people that lay on their horn behind you for no reason, then when you get out of the car to say WTF?, they take off scared. Tell me what's your problem, or don't be so damn horny.
I hate nerds who think they are computer superheroes. Come back to earth Captain Joystick, the world needs dorks too.
It's called balance.
I hate seeing three people standing in a group, all of them texting.
It's freggin retarded.
I really hate when people just don't get me. I'll do anything for you. Just be appreciative and don't ever play me for a chump. You don't want to be my enemy.
If for some reason, someday I help you out. Just be there to return the favor when I need you. Do unto others, you know the deal.
I'm an hour into this blog and I'm starting to feel a lot better. If you made it this far, you either get me or you don't, but I appreciate you hanging in there. Today sucked. Hope your day was better. Tomorrow is always another day.
In spirit of being fair, my next entry will be only about things I like..D
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Everybody needs to rant, and shame on whoever told you otherwise.
My uncle had ADHD as a kiddo. My grandmother used to give him coffee and make him run up and down the stairs forty times before he went to school and he never had a problem.
I got spanked as a kid. I'm not mentally unstable or anything.
Buying groceries is getting ridiculous. Buying fruit at Sam's is cheaper but damn, their fruit is nasty.
We almost never get our paper when we're supposed to. It's supposed to arrive at 5:30, which is good because I wake up then, but half the time it doesn't arrive until 7, at which point I have to be out the door.
Kylie — http://kylie.mlblogs.com
LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE! I couldn't agree with you more! Can I add a few? As the mother of boys – All boys do NOT need to be on meds! They are NOT hyperactive – they are being normal, active boys! Yes, they are different from your girls, but they are suppose to be! When someone is kind enough to invite you to something, please have the decency to RSVP. Adults – if you want children to treat you with respect, you must treat them with respect. Setting a good example goes a long way. And did you ever notice that people who make a show of how much money they have, don't really have as much as they pretend to AND they aren't nearly as happy as they act.
You're right – I feel much better! Thanks for letting me Rant!
Hell yea, that's what I'm talking about ladies. Lets get it all out before X-mas…I love that you both agree and felt comfortable enough to share…awesome…D
Thank you for giving us the forum to rant and getting us started. And yes, I felt comfortable doing it – you have one of the most inviting and welcoming blogs. You share so much of yourself with us. It's like coming to visit a friend when I read you blog. Thanks!
Wow…I'm touched, thanks buddy…D
I too hate stupid people. Especially the ones that have a very good education or do well in school but just have no common sense whatsoever. It is truly frustrating. I also think that Pete Rose should be in the Hall of Fame. If someone can be inducted for being great off the field but not on, someone should be inducted for being great on and not off. It goes both ways. Let Pete in! Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley have had gambling problems and you don't see the NBA kicking them out of the Hall of Fame. The MLB needs a reality check and see that letting Rose in is good for baseball.
You said it perfect HB..I agree totally…D


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Pocket diary, 1900 Mar.
Physical Details: Diary : 32 p. : handwritten ; 7 x 5 cm.
Creator: F. Luis (Francis Luis) Mora (1874-1940)
Description: One of 242 monthly pocket diaries kept by Mora in which he writes about his work, commissions, and daily activities.
Forms part of: F. Luis Mora papers, 1895-1969, bulk 1895-1922
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation: Pocket diary, 1900 Mar.. F. Luis Mora papers, 1895-1969, bulk 1895-1922. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Failed flood seals discovered at Yankee
VERNON The Vermont Yankee nuclear plant reported that a failed underground flood seal last week compromised the flooding-prevention design of a nerve center where cables from the plants control room are routed to the rest of the plant.
The problems required formal notification to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Vermont Yankee has been shut down since March 9 for refueling and maintenance work, and the problems were in part triggered by maintenance work.
While the so-called switchgear room was not flooded, the 2 feet of water in a manhole in the room was only discovered because the manhole cover was off to allow preparatory work on a new replacement auxiliary transformer, according to Neil Sheehan of the NRC.
Robert Williams, a spokesman for Entergy Nuclear, owner of Vermont Yankee, said the switchgear rooms are where the cables from the control room are routed on their way to the other parts of the plant. The rooms are designed with earthquake protection, as well as fire protection and access controls, he said.
No electrical equipment was flooded, he said.
The water intrusion was identified and resolved immediately, Williams said.
Chris Recchia, commissioner of the Department of Public Service, said the issue is important from a policy standpoint because Vermont Yankee had replaced faulty flood seals after Tropical Storm Irene.
We need to wait for their report and see if its a newer problem or an older problem, said Recchia. But like the problem last week, I have concern about the aging of the system and whats required to keep the plant running well.
If it had been a regular flood, there could have been serious damage, he said. Clearly the system, and the seal, were not functioning well. Whether it was one of the new seals or an old seal, I dont know.
Sheehan said the problem started last week when workers, who were cleaning out the Connecticut River water intake structure at the plant, placed watery silt on land adjacent to a manhole. The watery silt created a ponding effect, and the water ran off into the manhole, he said.
That manhole cover seal failed, letting the silty water into the conduit system, and it eventually made its way via a displaced conduit pipe seal to a manhole in the switchgear room, said Sheehan.
The water came up 2 feet in the manhole in the switchgear room, but sump pumps were used to remove the water. The manhole itself is 8 feet deep.
The level of water inside the switchgear room manhole was less than 2 feet at all times and remained well below the level of the switchgear room floor, Sheehan wrote in an email.
Uldis Vanags, the state nuclear engineer, said Wednesday in a memo to the Vermont State Nuclear Advisory Panel that Entergy was required to submit a licensee event report to the NRC within 60 days of their identification of the degraded flood seal.
Vermont Yankee has entered this event into their corrective action program and is conducting a cause investigation, Vanags wrote.
Vanags didnt respond to a request for further comment.
Williams said the water traveled about 400 feet from the dredging near the intake structure to the switchgear rooms. He said the water did not contact the contaminated areas and was not radioactive.
Sheehan said after the water was discovered, Yankee personnel began inspecting outside manholes and Saturday discovered the mechanical seal that had become displaced, which allowed the water to flow from the outside manhole into the switchgear room manholes.
He said the seal was initially reinstalled, but Yankee workers put a new foam seal in place Sunday.
Williams said the failed conduit seal, which did have a mechanical seal threaded into place, was replaced with what he called a better design to preclude a similar situation in the future.
Sheehan said the NRC was continuing its post-Fukushima assessment of flooding risks at all nuclear power plants, and that the seals were designed to prevent flooding and remain an area of focus.
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HI - I am starting to wean DS, but I can't imagine how this is going to work.
Already, at night he wakes only once to eat, from one side, and by the time DS eats in the night, that one breast is in need of emptying, and by morning, the other breast is huge and engorged.
When I drop a feeding, such as the 3:00 pm or a 5:00 pm feeding (the last feeding that he takes a significant amount of milk), I can't imagine I will be able to make it through the night without needing to express MANY times. How does this work?


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Just about a week after re-branding its GeForce 8800 GS into GeForce 9600 GSO, Nvidia Corp., admitted that its product lineup was too confusing for consumers because of its model numbering scheme. But while the top supplier of discrete graphics processing units (GPUs) acknowledged the issue, it made no promises or announcements.
"It is a challenge that we are looking at right now. There is a need to simplify it for consumers, there is no question. We think that the people who understand and know GeForce today, they are okay with it – they understand it. But if we are going to widen our appeal, there's no doubt that we have to solve that problem," said Roy Taylor, vice president of content business development at Nvidia, in an interview with Gamesindustry.biz web-site.
The mess with Nvidia's model numbers began with the introduction of G92 graphics chip and update of the GeForce 8800-series lineup with new models that appeared to be faster than previous-generation GeForce 8800 models amid lower price. The introduction of the GeForce 9 series made the situation even more complicated: the new family does not support any new features but, in cases of models GeForce 9600 GSO and GeForce 9800 GTX, offers virtually similar performance as GeForce 8 predecessors.
Although the GeForce 8 and 9 series have identical capabilities, the GPU developer's support of his products may be a significant factor for the end-user. The latest official GeForce 8 WHQL driver for Windows Vista 32 was released on the 20th of December, 2007. The latest WHQL driver for GeForce 9 became available on the 1st of April, 2008. Nvidia usually does not update drivers for an older series after a new series is released, so the lack of up-to-date drivers for GeForce 8 is not a surprise.
Nvidia is not the only graphics processor developer with confusing model numbering scheme. The recently released mainstream graphics cards from ATI, graphics product group of Advanced Micro Devices, the Radeon HD 3650-series also confuses customers due to the fact that the company sells two completely different versions of the product under one model number and also due to the fact that even the highest-performance ATI Radeon HD 3650 offers speed lower than that of previous-generation ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT GDDR4.


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Intel Corp. has begun shipments of Atom-based system-on-chip for so-called micro-servers. The new processor will likely become available this year and will enable server manufacturers to create ultra-dense machines with low power consumption.
As reported previously, the first Atom-based server offering from Intel will be released sometime in 2012. Although Intel Atom micro-architecture will remain intact and will still have a number of limitations (e.g., lack of out-of-order execution and other drawbacks), it will gain 64-bit capability, virtualization technology, support for error-correcting code, PCI Express, Hyper-Threading and other peculiarities of modern server central processing units. The chip will likely be based on Cedarview micro-architecture, will be dual-core and will be made using 32nm process technology. However, Intel has not confirmed this yet. The product consumes less than 10W of power.
"[The server-class Atom chip is] at a performance, power and cost level we like, and in 2013 we plan a part an order of magnitude above it," said Jason Waxman, general manager of Intel's data center group.
According to the Intel executive, the world's largest maker of chips is already sending samples of the chip to server manufacturers, reports EETimes web-site. Unfortunately, it is unclear which of the server makers are actually interested in making machines powered by Atom microprocessors. The only companies known for using Atoms for micro-servers are SeaMicro and Habey.
Micro-servers is a market currently served by proprietary servers from a few companies. ARM and its partners have already disclosed plans to address it with future offerings based on ARM architecture, but Intel and others criticized the approach claiming that in many cases performance of such machines will be too slow for traditional scenarios and more of them will be needed to solve tasks, which will ruin energy savings. Still, companies like Calxeda are developing sophisticated and highly-integrated ARM-based server microprocessors as well as platforms that utilize NAND flash memory as storage and use other means to dramatically reduce power consumption and create ultra-dense machines.


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Queen's Health Systems announced Friday morning that it has finalized the process to acquire the former Hawaii Medical Center West Campus which closed at the end of 2011.
Under the new ownership, the facility will be named Queen's Medical Center - West Oahu. It is planned to open in early 2014.
After announcing the purchase in August, Queen's officials said they would initially hire 400 employees to staff the facility, but that more could be added as operations expand.
According to Queen's, the sale and improvements to the facility are estimated at $70 million. Such improvements include modernizing the emergency, surgical and imaging services.
The transfer of ownership, from St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii, was complete after both parties recently signed closing documents that enable Queen's to acquire the campus.
"We recognize the critical need to reopen hospital and emergency services in West Oahu," said St. Francis President and CEO Jerry Correa in a press release. "We believe Queen's solid track record of quality care and thorough understanding of Hawaii's culture and the health needs of the local community make it ideally suited to operate the West Hospital. We have a deep appreciation for their mission."
Hawaii Medical Center purchased the East (Liliha) and West campuses from St. Francis at the beginning of 2007. A bankruptcy court ruling returned those campuses to St. Francis in April 2012 after a second Chapter 11 filing in June 2011 and the facilities' complete closure at the end of that year.
Queen's also opened a new transplant center following the closure of the one offered at HMC.
We'll have more on the sale and what it means for the island's medical field on KITV 4 news at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.


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January 9, 2003: The Hubble Space Telescope's new Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) has provided the clearest view yet in visible light of the nearby quasar, 3C 273 [image at right]. Using the new camera's coronagraph to block the light from the brilliant central quasar, astronomers discovered that the quasar's host galaxy is significantly more complex than had been suggested in previous observations. Features in the surrounding galaxy that are normally drowned out by the quasar's glow now show up clearly. The ACS reveals a spiral plume wound around the quasar and a red dust lane. Material in the form of a clump and a blue arc are shown in the path of a jet that was blasted from the quasar.See the rest:
The power of the ACS coronagraph is demonstrated in the picture at right. The Hubble image on the left, taken with the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2, shows the brilliant quasar but little else. The diffraction spikes demonstrate the quasar is truly a point source of light (like a star) because the black hole's "central engine" is so compact. The quasar's home galaxy pops into view only when the ACS blocks the bright object's blinding light. Astronomers believe that quasars, short for quasi-stellar objects, are powered by supermassive black holes.


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I hear the term "over the top" a lot.
It's something a lot of players say after a bad shot, but what does it mean?
It means that the player was over the top of the backward swing line -- the downswing was outside, or over the top, of the backswing path.
A good way to picture this is to place a ball on the ground and lay a stick or another club (pointing down the fairway) behind it. The stick represents the target line -- the line you'd like the ball to fly on. Then, inches in front of your feet, place another stick or club on the ground. This stick should be parallel to the stick behind the ball.
The stick closest to your feet represents the line you'd like to send the shaft back to during your swing. When the club is waist-high, parallel to the ground, it should be inside of the stick placed at your feet.
In a good takeaway, the face of the club will be in front of your hands and not cross the stick closest to your feet.
What a lot of amateurs do during the takeaway is twist with the wrists, arms and hands brining the face of the club behind the stick on the ground. The face of the club is behind the body. This causes the downswing to be outside of the stick behind the ball.
When the downswing goes from outside-in, or "over the top," the ball slices.
One way to get rid of the slice is to improve your takeaway. Take the club away, making sure the face of the club is inside the stick closest to your feet. This will help you go from inside-out on the downswing, eliminating the slice.


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Comments: I bought these shoes 2 months ago and now have about 270 miles on them(I have multiple pairs of shoes and alternate). At this point the rubber has already worn off the sole and now the foam is exposed. I would not recommend purchasing.
From: Clint, Eatonville, WA, USA


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Stinging from the dearth of metal bands at ComFest? Head east to Reynoldsburg, where Virginia's foremost hardcore-infused thrash masters Municipal Waste headline a powerful slate Friday at Screamin' Willie's.
They're touring behind their new album "The Fatal Feast: Waste in Space," in which they continue to strike a balance of fun and brutality best described as "gnarly." (Even the cover art does so.)
Add Black Tusk and 3 Inches of Blood to the mix, and you've got your antidote for that headbanging deficiency.


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The Deal: Fed Holds Line on Basel III Rules
NEW YORK (TheDeal) -- The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday, July 2, approved a final rule implementing international regulatory capital reforms recommended by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision as well as some changes required by the Dodd-Frank financial reform act.
The unanimously approved rules are meant to ensure that banks maintain capital positions sufficient to let them continue lending after unforeseen losses and through severe economic downturns. The rules contain substantial changes from a version proposed last summer, which were made to minimize the burden on smaller, less complex financial institutions.
The most burdensome rules will primarily affect JPMorgan Chase
The Fed also made clear that the largest, most complex banks will in a few months also face additional capital rules, a higher leverage ratio, a long-term debt requirement and a surcharge for wholesale funding.
The rules make some important deviations from the Basel III guidelines, as do individual capital regimes that have been implemented on several European guidelines. The Basel Committee is expected to review the various national rules to gauge how closely they adhere to Basel III.
According to Federal Reserve members and agency staff, the final rules minimize the burden on smaller, less complex financial institutions, while establishing an integrated regulatory capital framework for institutions large and small. The rules are meant to address shortcomings in capital requirements, particularly for large international banking organizations that contributed to the 2008 financial crisis.
"This framework requires banking organizations to hold more and higher-quality capital, which acts as a financial cushion to absorb losses, while reducing the incentive for firms to take excessive risks," Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said as he opened a meeting veiling the rules. "With these revisions to our capital rules, banking organizations will be better able to withstand periods of financial stress, thus contributing to the overall health of the U.S. economy."


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Freedom New Mexico: Chelle Delaney When the wind turbines went up three years ago, rancher Carl Parmer said he would never have imagined that they would be associated with the Super Bowl. Parmer stands with his wife, Tina, and daughter, Summer.
By Chelle Delaney: Freedom New Mexico
Among all the excitement and hype of Sunday's Super Bowl XLII, the little community of House in Quay County has become a player.
Its wind turbines are helping the National Football League produce a "green" Super Bowl event in Phoenix.
The NFL calls it the "greening of the Super Bowl."
"I had no idea," said Brent Mitchell, the lead manager of the New Mexico Wind Energy Center about 7 miles west of House.
Mitchell and 15 others work the farm of 136 turbines that rise above the Caprock at House.
The huge whirring turbines sit on land that belongs to traditional farmers and ranchers, like Carl Parmer, who has 27 turbines on his ranch.
Parmer likes the idea that House's turbines have a stage presence, albeit a small one, at the University of Phoenix Stadium.
"It's kind of neat," said Parmer, admitting he's not a regular football watcher. "But I'm backing the Patriots because it'd be nice to see them have a perfect season."
The wind turbines at House are operated and maintained by the New Mexico Wind Energy Center, which is owned by FPL Energy.
It has a long-term contract with PNM to sell energy generated by the turbines, according to company literature. PNM markets the power from the center in New Mexico and the western United States.
The NFL began discussions six months ago with The Salt River Project in Arizona about providing renewable energy for Super Bowl XLII, said Laurie Singleton, Salt River Project's manager for environmental initiatives.
"The SRP provides renewable energy to their customers from sources like wind energy from New Mexico and Texas, solar energy from Arizona and geothermal energy from California," Singleton said.
The renewable energy the NFL has purchased for this single event could power 750 homes for a month, Singleton said.
"It is a win-win situation for the NFL and the Valley of the Sun Phoenix Metropolitan area," Singleton said. "This will help to educate others on the importance of using renewable energy."
The NFL paid an extra premium to have renewable energy on the grid to offset the amount of traditional energy consumption.
The NFL's environmental program initiative, according to the NFL's Super Bowl Web Site, focuses on combining sound business decisions and good environmental practices in ways that benefit the host community and leave an environmental legacy of the Super Bowl.
No matter who wins, House and its turbines appear to have scored points for renewable energy.
Freedom New Mexico staff writer Thomas Garcia contributed to this report.


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Extra! Extra! Watch all about it! Feedback is hot off the presses with another video game information packed episode. This week Blair Herter, Nikole Zivalich, Donell Tucker and Dana Leahy were in-studio to discuss the issues that matter; like death threats!
The AUDIO MP3 of this episode of FEEDBACK is available here: Right-click and Save.
Feedback covered a few topics this week. Check 'em!
- Steam has reported 100% growth for the 7th year. The panel chimes in on why Valve has had such great success.
- Ninja Theory has received death threats over their DmC: Devil May Cry.
- Let's Play Bullsh*t! News has been slow so that means it's time to make stuff up! Tons of rumors have been popping up all over the internet and we're going to help you pick which rumors are true and which are a load of bs.
Feel free to tell us how much you loved this episode in the comment section.