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Here is a compilation of some our favorite nail news from around the Web this week:
We love it when the nail industry steps up to support a good cause (hence our Beauty for Good column on this blog), so I was excited to hear about a new partnership between Sally Beauty Holdings and Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Inspirational lists some vegan nail polishes, including some professional brands like Color Club, Dazzle Dry, and Nubar.
Have you noticed the neon yellow nail polish trend that Nail Designers blogs about?
We recently found out about rising nail art star Robin Moses, so were fascinated to read this profile of her on Nail Salon Success. Some of you may be familiar with Robin's prolific Youtube videos.
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Ten years of antibiotic consumption in ambulatory care: trends in prescribing practice and antibiotic resistance in Austria
Abstract number: P754
Metz-Gercek S., Maieron A., Straub R., Wieninger P., Apfalter P., Mittermayer H.
Objectives: The primary aims of this study were to determine (i) the quantity and pattern of antibiotic use in Austria between 1998 and 2007, (ii) to analyze antibiotic resistance rates in relation to antibiotic consumption in important clinical situations in order to provide data for empiric therapeutic regimens in key indications.
Methods: Consumption data and resistance data were obtained via the Austrian European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (EARSS) and the European Surveillance on Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC). The Anatomical therapeutical chemical (ATC) classification and the defined daily dose (DDD) measurement units were assigned to the data. DDDs and the number of packages (PID) were used to calculate the amount of antibiotic consumption. Antibiotic resistance was expressed in resistance rates being the percentage of resistant isolates compared to all isolates of one bacterial species.
Results: The overall antibiotic consumption measured in DIDs showed an increase of 10% between 1998 and 2007 whereas in PIDs a decrease of 3% was found. The consumption for substances within the drug utilisation 90% segment measured in PID increased for ciprofloxacin (+118.9), clindamycin (+76.3), amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (+61.9%), cefpodoxim (+31.6), azithromycin (+24.7) and decreased for erythromycin (-79.5%), trimethoprim (-56.1%), norfloxacin (-48.8%), doxycycline (-44.6), cefaclor (-35.1%), penicillin [(-34.0%), (pen)] amoxicillin (-22.5), minocycline (-21.9%) and clarithromycin (-9.9%). Since 2001, an increase in the percentage of resistant invasive E. coli isolates for aminopenicillins (from 35%-53%), fluoroquinolones (from 7%-25.5%) and 3rd generation cephalosporins (from 0%-8.8%) was observed. The percentage of pneumococcal isolates (spn) non- or intermediate susceptible to pen remained stable over the years at around 5%. In macrolides the rate of resistant isolates increased from 5% to 12.8% with a peak in 2005 at 14.7%.
Conclusions: The Austrian resistance data do not explain the change in prescribing practice. The increased use of ciprofloxacin has most likely contributed to rising resistance rates in E. coli. Because of very low levels of resistance against penicillin in spn there is no need for the application of broadspectrum pen, pen combination products (amoxicillin/clavulanic acid), third generation cephalosporins as well as new fluoroquinolones for the treatment of community acquired pneumonia in ambulatory care patients.
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By Mickey Winfield, PNT Staff Writer
TAOS — The Roosevelt County 10-and-11 year-old Little League All-Stars have extended their summer vacation in Taos by beating Carlsbad American 8-6 Monday afternoon.
In the process, the Roosevelt County boys advanced in the state tournament and avenged their season-ending loss a year ago.
In last year's 9-and-10 year-old state tournament, Carlsbad American 10-run-ruled Roosevelt County in four innings.
"This was a huge win for us," Villanueva said. "Last year we were in about the same spot in the tournament, and Carlsbad knocked us out."
"It feels pretty good," Roosevelt County pitcher Nate Salas said. "Because we all wanted revenge."
According to Villanueva, it was important to jump on top of Carlsbad early, and that's just what they did, scoring five runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 5-0 lead.
Alex Villanueva started the first inning run-scoring frenzy with an RBI single. Salas followed suit knocking in Villanueva with a triple and Roosevelt County found themselves up 2-0. Later in the first, the bases were loaded for Sam Roberts who hit a shot down the third base line, scoring three.
"That's all we talked about today. We knew we had to jump on this team because they knew they beat us," Villanueva said. "That was big for us, when we jumped on top."
Carlsbad crawled back into the game in the second inning, scoring four runs. But Roosevelt continued to outpace the opposition outscoring Carlsbad 3-2 in the final four innings to win the game 8-6.
"This year, our kids knew that they could do it and that's all they talked about," Villanueva said. "Our top three hitters are just doing a great job."
Salas started for Roosevelt County on the mound and allowed four runs in three innings. Salas was relieved by Daniel Hernandez who allowed just two runs in the top of the fifth inning.
"(Nate) did a real good job," Villanueva said. "He had a hard time throwing strikes but he did a real good job."
"I started off pretty good and then in the second inning, I had a bad inning," Salas said. But I did pretty good from there."
With the win, Roosevelt County advances to face the Las Vegas All-Stars this afternoon in the elimination bracket.
"We're working pretty hard," Salas said.
"To be totally honest with you — these kids are good," Villanueva said. "If we throw strikes and hit the ball like we have been, we've got a chance against anybody."


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We've all heard of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and how it has contributed to charities around the world. But how many other billionaires give money to help others? Of course names and foundations will come to mind, but so many of today's wealthiest Americans live lavishly and care little about the welfare of the less fortunate.
A century ago, millionaires were not much different from our current billionaires. Some hoarded their wealth while others felt an obligation to give part of their fortune to charities. Andrew Carnegie created public libraries and gave generously to universities. John D. Rockefeller and his family were benefactors in the arts and education. One relatively late arrival to the top level of the nation's economic strata was Asa Candler. After he accumulated a fortune from founding the Coca-Cola Company, he began to support local and religious charities. These included an Atlanta Methodist hospital and various churches, not to mention several city projects. All of it was not entirely altruistic. For example, he devised a plan to assist Georgia cotton producers hurt by European embargos during World War I by buying their surpluses, storing them in one of his warehouses, and then selling them back to the farmers when the war ended. He did the same thing for housing foreclosures and bailed out a local bank that was about to go under. His profits from these dealings were little, and most of the recipients of his largesse were extremely grateful. Of course, he had his critics, who scorned him for manipulating merely to promote his reputation and increase his wealth.
At the beginning of World War I Candler made his greatest charitable gift. When Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee abandoned its Methodist affiliations, he donated a million dollars—an enormous sum in 1914—to establish a Southeastern Methodist university in Atlanta. For more than a decade Candler had been a trustee of a small Methodist college called Emory, in the small town of Oxford, Georgia. He and his younger brother, Warren, a bishop of the Methodist Church, decided to combine the two schools and build an affiliate campus on property which Asa Candler donated. The result was Emory University, today one of the nation's major institutions of higher education, with few strings to its Methodist roots. The original donor might have been unhappy about the modern secular nature of the university, but his family has continued to support it and the affiliation with Coca-Cola has enabled Emory to become what it is today.
You can read all about the intricacies of Emory's beginnings in Formula for Fortune: How Asa Candler Discovered Coca-Cola and Turned It into the Wealth His Children Enjoyed.


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Computer tech sites have been publishing and criticizing the NSA's practices concerning monitoring since long before the current kerfuffle. Also, from The New York Times, 2/16/2005:
"President Bush secretly authorized the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on Americans and others inside the United States to search for evidence of terrorist activity without the courtapproved warrants ordinarily required for domestic spying, according to government officials."
As opposed to those dictatorial regimes that we prop up because it serves our ends….
But maybe Snowden should start tossing a football around on the Ecuadorian embassy grounds. This country will forgive you for just about anything if you can score touchdowns.
The latest Huffpost story said Snowden doesn't want to stay in Russia. Ecuador doesn't want him. So he is asking 20 countries for asylum.
Ellsberg released information the courts said shouldn't have been classified in the first place (about both Democratic and Republican administrations) regarding Viet Nam, as the information released posed no threat to ongoing security.
Manning, and now Snowden, have released information that CAN threaten lives and operations, overt and covert, that are part of the security of the nation.
I do NOT like the authorities provided by several sections of the "Patriot Act", and find them far over-reaching. I didn't like "W" using them covertly and in secret, and I don't like Obama's people doing the same, they haven't hardly "expanded" the use, just had it revealed, btw.
While everything from nuclear secrets to the brand of toilet paper in the White House has been subject to being classified "secret", since Reagan and Iran/Contra, the courts, the press, and the public should be aware of the difference, and the courts SHOULD intervene if either Congress, or an Administration, "over-reach".
Is that an Americo policeman he is riding on?
Has Snowden given North Korea or Syria a call yet?
If we had whistle blowers and enraged people when the patriot act took away so many of our freedoms and rights, we would all be better off than we are.
When you relinquish freedoms and rights, it's very hard to get them back, and the longer you wait the harder it is to get them back.
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Very recently, as of the date of this post, YouTube videos stopped working for me in Firefox. It took me a while to work out why, but when I got them working again (which also allowed vine posts to start working again, and Twitter .gif pics etc.) the YouTube videos were very washed out and muddy in appearance. So I worked out how to fix that.
This post is mostly to record what I did to fix those problems so that if they occur again, e.g. if I get a new computer, I can look back and remind myself what I did to fix it! But if it is useful for someone else trying to find a solution to the same problem, then that is obviously good as well. Read on below for details of the problems and the solutions that worked for me. If you are having problems I hope this helps, but as always with computer matters (or indeed life) what works for one person may or may not work for someone else.


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Autism Speaks Canada Walk: Waterloo 2016
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Walk goal of $115,000
Thank you to all of our Walkers, Volunteers, Sponsors, Donors and Partners for making the 2016 Waterloo Walk a success.
Even though the Walk is done, you have until July 12, to qualify for our prizes and incentives. Please keep your fundraising going online and send all cash and cheques to: Autism Speaks Canada 2450 Victoria Park Avenue, Toronto, ON M2J 4A2.
Local Walk Ambassador: Kenner Fee
Kenner was diagnosed with ASD at the age of three, after some key signs as an infant and toddler. He had a speech delay, lack of social awareness, extreme meltdowns and anxiety around transitions. After years of various therapies and extra support, Kenner is a very happy 8 year old who loves going to school, learning and spending time with his friends.
Kenner talks about how he'll have autism his whole life, how he struggles with social interactions and dealing with new things. But, he likes how having autism helps him remember dates and facts about his favourite singers.
Kenner lives in Kitchener with his parents, three siblings and service dog Ivy. He is very excited and proud to be the walk ambassador for the 2016 Walk Now for Autism Speaks Waterloo!
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The Walk includes fun activities, performers and snacks, before and after the Walk. Arrive early to give yourself lots of time to visit and enjoy the event with your family and friends!
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DIY Propane Generator Conversion
Convert your gasoline generator to clean burning propane. We document the steps, and it's a easy 45 minute process. See http://www.green-trust.org/ebooks/ for details
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Covering Sizing, siting, installation, and battery maintenance, it's a good guide to putting together your own inexpensive system. Includes private discussion group and free updates.
So, the trip to Anguilla wasn't all work. We had a week of swimming, hiking, exploring the rocky coast and beaches, meeting new people, music festivals and sailing races. The pics show what a wonderful place Anguilla is.
We just returned from Anguilla, and thought this reference would be good for our fellow air travelers:
Must Have Travel Reference Guide! 369 Tips!
Airport security restrictions continue to tighten in a post-9/11 world, travelers are often confused or irritated by the airport security process.
Former TSA (Transportation Security Administration) screener Natalia Ippolito wrote "I Might As Well Be Naked! How to Survive Airport Screening with Your Clothes On" to help airline passengers get through security checkpoint as quickly and painlessly as possible.
Full of real-life anecdotes, this small book offers BIG advice on reducing travel stress.
We just got back from our trip to Anguilla. We helped Francoise set up her new solar power system. Two Kyocera 130 watt PV panels, a Xantrex C35 charge controller, a Trimetric Battery Meter, a Morningstar Microsine 300 sine wave inverter, and a 70 ah AGM battery, power up 3 Compact Fluorescent Lights, A LG WP-680N Washing Machine (260 Watts) and a Shurflo 12v pump. Two weeks of testing, and we were never able to pull the battery below 12.4 volts. The system consistently output 1.5 kWh's daily. More pics at http://www.green-trust.org/Anguilla Solar/.
We are off on our trip to Anguilla to do a solar install. Be back in 2 weeks, and expect to have a tan. Will post pics when we return. The install consists of two 130 watt panels, 35 amp charge controller, 1 AGM 70ah battery, a 300 watt sine wave inverter, and a 12 volt shurflo cistern pump. See pics of last weeks solar install at Woodhenge.org
Off grid homes, RV's, and boats use a house bank, a bank of batteries used to store the energy from solar, wind, and backup generators for times of no sun or no wind. These are not car batteries, these are specially designed deep cycle batteries that can handle repeated deep discharge and charge cycles. Learn about the following and more from Living With 12vdc and Wiring For 12vdc, on the Ample Power CD at http://www.green-trust.org/products/


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Joan Rabascall, Hommage à Archie Shepp, 1967, Collage sobre paper, 50 x 65 cm, Camilla Hamm, Foto de: Seber Ugarte.
Joan Rabascall, On the Rocks, 1966, Collage sobre paper, 34x32 cm., © Joan Rabascall, VEGAP, 2008.
Joan Rabascall, Massmedia, 1967, Collage sobre tela, 146x97 cm, © Joan Rabascall, VEGAP, 2008.
Joan Rabascall, Atomic Kiss, 1968, Pintura acrílica sobre tela, 162 x 97 cm., Col·lecció MACBA. Fons de l'Ajuntament de Barcelona, Foto de: Adam Rzepka, © Joan Rabascall, VEGAP, 2008.
Joan Rabascall, Dialogue, 1967, Collage sobre tela, 162x97 cm., © Joan Rabascall, VEGAP, 2008.
Museu d'Art Contemporani Barcelona
Plaça dels Angels
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Rabascall. Production, 1964-1982
January 23-April 19, 2009
The exhibition by Joan Rabascall (Barcelona, 1935) organized by Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona focuses on works created by the artist from the beginning of the 1960s until the early 1980s, an era in which the use and manipulation of images from mass media constructs a discourse openly critical of mechanisms, messages, and platitudes these media impose.
Joan Rabascall's work is situated at the center of a "perverse" and well-honed vision of the critique of the object and of consumerism that develops in Europe, in contrast to the fascination for industrial products of North American Pop. In 1961 Rabascall was living in Paris and from there he traveled to London and to Amsterdam, where he met critic and theorist Lawrence Alloway, who coined the term "Pop art" in 1958, and Pierre Restany, intellectual father of French Nouveau Réalisme. Rabascall came into contact with the avant-gardes of his day, the Independent Group in England and the Nouveaux Réalistes in France, who rehabilitated techniques of representation and aesthetic and ethical positions close to Berlin Dada, and he speaks of a culture of the printed image in magazines and mass media that quickly gave way to television and the moving image.
Social criticism, linked to political positions of denunciation and revolt, led him to explore culture's dependence with respect to the economy, fashion and politics, and to develop, in the 1970s, ideas about the construction of history, the cultural and political oppression of Francoism, and the impact that tourism — a nascent industry at the time and one of today's most powerful — had on landscapes, whole regions and languages.
Joan Rabascall worked in collaboration with artists like Benet Rossell, Jaume Xifra and Miralda in the creation of "rituals" in Paris (1969 and 1970). Close to artists of the Sociological Art Group in 1974, he soon distanced himself from the latter in order to pursue an important individual praxis embracing technique and content, discourse and attitude, in the face of the growing commercialisation and mediatization of the art object during the early 1980s.
The Rabascall. Production 1964-82 exhibition is articulated around different series in which the artist analyses the problematic of the image and its transmission. Between 1964 and 1968 Rabascall created a series of collages based on images drawn from the print media, with a strong critical content in relation to the enchantment exercised by the product and the inducement to consume (Mass Media, 1967), the stereotypes of women's image as a sexual object of desire (Obsession, 1964, or La Super-Femme, 1967), the increasing militarization and violence of society with the depiction of weapons and atom bombs (La Bombe, 1966; Atomic Kiss, 1968), the model of North American life as a paradigm of social wellbeing (American Way of..., 1970) and the culture of leisure (Golf Competition, 1968), the progressive computerization of power and of forms of knowledge (IBM 360, 1967), political celebrities (JFK, 1965), and human and scientific advances (Le Sourire du cosmonaute, 1965), among others.
The early photographic emulsions on canvas employ the language of painting with photographic procedures. In 1974 Rabascall presented the exhibition L'Art contre l'idéologie at the Galerie Rencontres in Paris, in which he set images from classical painting and stereotypes of bourgeois culture from the Kultur series (1971-1973) against female images relating to pornography from the Galleria Eros series (1971-1974), in which the erotic implications are interwoven with issues about social order and the manipulation of intimacy and sexual activity by certain moral conventionalisms.
The Textes series (1972-1973) pokes fun at the absurdity which governs European rationality through artistic discourse (Un appartement où votre Vasarely aura sa place, 1972, or Monsieur le Ministre, 1972), political discourse (with the slogan Tout va bien, 1972) and economic discourse (Table des matières, 1973), and foregrounds the tension between coherence and the impossibility of meaning in the word or text.
In 1974 he made, together with Benet Rossell, the film Bio Dop, an attempt to dismantle the advertising image on the basis of disarticulating a publicity film for a brand of hair cream by means of desynchronicity and collage.
The first part of the exhibition ends with the presentation of the hitherto unseen installation Bandera olímpica (1972-2009). As a result of the holding of the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972, Joan Rabascall was invited, along with other artists, to develop a project about the Games. The attack on the Israeli delegation by a Palestinian terrorist group made the presentation of the project impossible at that time. The work analyses the commercial and ideological clichés to do with the Olympic phenomenon, as well as the confluence of political, economic and commercial factors around the values that subtend the Olympics.
Presented in the second part of the exhibition is an ample selection of canvases from the Spain is different series (1973-1977), some of which form part of the MACBA Collection, together with the original models and collages. This series offers an acid vision of the cultural and political state based on the slogan launched by the Ministry of Tourism, headed by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, and aimed at attracting mass tourism to the Spanish State. The contrast between the idea of liberalisation intrinsic to the wish to promote tourism (Naturally Spanish, 1977) and the reality of the country remains obvious in the play of contrasts in the imagery (Horario de misas, 1975, or Clasificación moral, 1975); in the linking of television and football (Gol, 1975); and in the economic data and the list of international companies that invest in the country, alongside the image of the dictator (Franco hace deporte, 1975, or La desfilada dels negocis, 1977).
The installation Elecciones Show (1977–78) has to do with the spectacle the first democratic elections after the death of Franco were turned into. Three desynchronised projections show images of the destape, or process of liberalisation: the first female nudes appearing in magazines of the day, images of mass demonstrations, and images of politicians from the first legalised parties. While the soundtrack pumps out songs of the period, the election posters of that campaign stretch forth across the ground. A counterpoint is presented in the "toy"23-F. Reflex condicionat (1981), in which a mechanism activates a beetle that scales a Guardia Civil's tricorn hat before arriving at a little TV on which the King's face appears.
In Paysages souvenir (1975) Rabascall counterposes postcards of German localities where concentration camps existed during Nazism with photographs of the same places now. Like this, the way tourism effaces history to create a stereotype of a place is made explicit. A few years later he addressed landscape once again, this time analysing changes wrought by the tourist industry, and in the series Paisatges Costa Brava (1982), the contrast between idyllic landscape which attracts visitors and landscape transformed by massive arrival of tourists who modify the relationships of order between spectator, the visitor, and local people. On this occasion Rabascall becomes photographer, he doesn't use images from the print media but manufactures them as an observer who participates — at a certain distance — in the process of transformation he depicts.
Exhibited regularly in France, Rabascall's œuvre from that period is but little known in this part of the world. In 1970 the critic Alexandre Cirici wrote, "We often encounter Rabascall's name among the promoters of research events in Paris, London or Amsterdam. Of late, we find him involved in the curious phenomenon of the resurgence of the ceremonial. In Catalonia, however, he goes on being very little known. That's why we think it's necessary to talk about him." In fact, we must wait until 1985 to be able to see his work in the exhibition Barcelona-Paris-New York: el camí de dotze artistes catalans 1960-1980, and in the projects presented at the Virreina in 1993 and the Centre d'Art Santa Mònica in the year 2000.
The exhibition organised by the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona analyses a period in the work of Rabascall that extends from the media landscape to the landscapes of ideologies, technological changes and their impact on the consideration of what is human, the way in which the media delimit the construction of historical memory, and the position of art as an antidote and counterpoint to the trivialisation of ideas.
Curator of the exhibition is Bartomeu Mari.
Joan Rabascall, Aumente su seguridad (de la sèrie Spain is different), 1975, Tela emulsionada i tinta de color, 12 x 8 cm, Palma Dotze Galeria d'Art.
Joan Rabascall, Bandera olímpica, 1972, Instal·lació tècnica mixta, © Joan Rabascall, VEGAP, 2008.
Joan Rabascall, JFK, 1965, Collage sobre paper, 50x65 cm., © Joan Rabascall, VEGAP, 2008.
Joan Rabascall, Come to us... (Spain is different), 1977, Emulsió fotogràfica sobre tela, 100 x 100 cm., C.A.C. Cartera Industrial REA, S.A.-Museo Patio Herreriano, Valladolid, L'artista Joan Rabascall col·locant l'obra sense títol, 1967/68, foto de: Miralda, col·lecció de l'artista.


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In the year that I've had this blog I've been presented with many opportunities, but this one absolutely knocked me off my feet. Late last month I was invited to review A Pug's Tale by Alison Pace, a nationally published author of five novels, one of which I read several years ago: 2008's City Dog, the story of a writer and her quirky West Highland White Terrier. I was charmed by the novel and marked Alison in my mind as an author to read more of in the future. Funny old world, isn't it? Having had such a positive previous experience with Alison's writing, I dove into A Pug's Tale with the comfort and excitement of visiting an old friend after a lengthy absence.
A Pug's Tale, the standalone sequel to her 2006 novel Pug Hill, promises Alison's beguiling wit, an amiable heroine with a smart canine companion, a fascinating mystery and countless insights into the art world as the novel's story unfolds inside New York's famed Metropolitan Museum of Art. It floats effortlessly through genres, at once a Chick Lit novel, a cozy mystery and an honest examination of character. And at the center of it all is a wise pug named Max.
Max is spirited, adorable and regularly smuggled into the Met by art restorer Hope McNeil. One night when a pug-centric party is being held in honor of Daphne Markham, the Met's substantial new donor, Hope decides it's the perfect opportunity for Max to experience the social side of the museum; what she doesn't anticipate is that the evening will end with the honoree's pug being chased into a fountain and a priceless nineteenth century painting stolen, a fake decoy left in its place. Now Hope finds that it's up to her to solve the mystery and restore the lost painting before she herself becomes implicated in the crime. With the help of Max's quick intuition, eccentric senior citizen Daphne and cryptic clues from an unseen messenger, Hope works to make sense of her suddenly wild circumstances. In between scavenger hunts throughout the Met and determining the possible motives of her suspicious coworkers, Hope is also struggling to maintain a long-distance relationship with her boyfriend Ben, running into ex-boyfriends in the park and continuing to overcome her once-unrequited crush on the man who is now her boss, events that test Hope and reveal a strength of integrity she may not have known she had.
The charm of A Pug's Tale is sure to captivate its audience, and Hope's sharp narrative will have the reader chuckling aloud as she endeavors to organize the chaos of her life and live out her happily ever after. Alison's writing style is smart, funny and refreshingly original, paired with a story and characters that brim with appeal. Seasoned with fascinating bits of art history and the quirky antics of loveable pug Max, A Pug's Tale becomes a novel for art lovers, dog lovers and mystery lovers alike.
I was thrilled to have the opportunity to ask Alison some questions about her books, as well. Check out what she had to say:
1. Among the cast of your books are cheerful canines, from Pugs to Westies and beyond. Are the breeds you write about in your novels sentimental for any reason? I do tend to write about breeds I'm partial to. I love pugs, obviously, and terriers, but also a huge fan of mix-breeds, too. Pretty much any kind of dog. I view dogs very much as full characters (in life and in writing) so in the way that I might say, this character is tall and has brown hair and great style, I'll say, this character is a black pug who is a little overweight.
2. You hold a degree in Art History, a passion you draw on for A Pug's Tale among other novels. What motivated you to turn to novel writing? I think this is the same for so many writers, but I've always loved writing, and for as far back as I can remember I've always been writing. But yet in college I caught the art history bug and majored in that. For the decade I worked in the art world, I daydreamed a lot about one day becoming a writer, and eventually I stopped daydreaming. I wrote my first novel, If Andy Warhol had a Girlfriend, while working at an art gallery, about, among other things, working at an art gallery. I've written four novels since that one, and the art world has played a role in three.
3. Art restorer Hope McNeil made her first appearance in your 2006 novel Pug Hill. Do you intend to continue writing her story in the future? I do, yes. I love Hope as a character for all her searching and angst and her good heart. And I love Max. I so want to see what happens to them after the last scene of A Pug's Tale so, as of this writing, I'm hoping they'll be back.
4. Would you tell us a bit about your experience writing A Pug's Tale; did you take special trips to the Met for inspiration? I took many, many trips to the Met and to Central Park for inspiration. I walked the routes Hope walked in the museum, in the public museum at least, and my dog and I walked the same routes Hope and Max walked. I like to do that when I can to get a real sense for the sights, sounds, feel of a scene. And the Met and Central Park are my two favorite places in New York so it was a truly lovely research experience.
5. And lastly, many of The Girl Who Stole the Eiffel Tower's readers are burgeoning writers as well. Do you have any advice for those who have publishing in their sights? Oh, lots! First and foremost, keep writing. Even if it's just a sentence a day, a note jotted down on a napkin, try to do something every day until you have a first draft. And once you have that first draft don't be afraid to cut a lot of it and revise, revise, revise. And read: read everything. And start taking a lot of long walks, that's when the really good ideas tend to come. A dog is a great motivator for that. 😉
And lastly, I'm ecstatic to share the book with two of my readers in a special giveaway. Alison has kindly offered an autographed copy to one of my American readers, and I've bought an additional (unsigned) copy for one of you overseas.
giveaway rules
Simply leave a comment with your name and country (example: Casee Marie, USA).
The contest will be closed on Tuesday, June 28th. On Wednesday, June 29th, I'll randomly select an American winner for the autographed copy as well as an international reader for the extra, unsigned copy.
Happy reading, lovelies! If you want to purchase a copy of A Pug's Tale yourself or connect with Alison, here's everything you need:
Buy A Pug's Tale: Amazon (Paperback, $10.20) Kindle Edition ($9.99) | Barnes & Noble (Nook Book, $9.99)
Find Alison Pace online: official site | blog | Twitter | Facebook
Tremendous thanks go to Lisa Fielack for approaching me with the invitation to receive a free pre-release copy of A Pug's Tale for review, for organizing this wonderful Q&A and giveaway, and for being such a general pleasure to work with!


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Price paid: $ 450
Purchased from: Dixie Music
Features: This guitar is simply amazing. To start off with, it was made in Korea. But I do not see where this is such a big deal. I played other teles from the states here, and did not see nor hear any difference. I have a midnight blue finish, something of a rarity I suppose because I haven't seen another one anywhere. As it states in the title, it has an gorgeous flamed maple top (FMT). It has a set mahogany neck with a rosewood fretboard. It has two humbuckers. Some come with Duncans, but mine came with Fenders. Both seem to work just fine. It has two knobs, one tone and one volume. THe tone knob has a coil tap, which means it makes a humbucker a single coil pickup, something only customs have. This guitar sounds incredible and looks almost better than it sounds. // 10
Sound: I play everything from U2 and Pearl Jam to Killswitch Engage and Pantera. Due to its twin humbuckers and coil tap, this axe suits all my music needs. I am currently using it with a Fender Frontman 15G amp, a POS, and this guitar even makes that amp sound good! With the bridge pup, you can get that heavy, metal crunch (with a good amp/pedal). Then with the neck pup you can pull out some tele 'twang for that Johnny Cash tune. This beast can do it all. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: I haven't messed with this guitar since I've bought it. The action and pickup heights are dead-on, with no buzzing at all. All of the inlays, abalone inlays, that is, look fantastic. One of my favorite things about the looks of this guitar is the hardware, headstock, and neck. The neck is finished all the way down, and is the fastest neck I've ever felt. The headstock matches the body of the guitar. And the bridge and tuners are both pitch-black, which really adds to the appeal. // 10
Reliability & Durability: I am not in a gigging band right now, but I know that this thing could take life on the road. The set neck is very stable, as is all the hardware. I would No Doubt go without a backup with this thing. Though I want strap locks just for safety sake, the buttons are entirely solid. Besides, this thing weighs about 14-18 pounds, so you don't even really need strap locks. But it never hurt to be safe. // 10
Overall Impression: As I've said, this guitar is No Doubt the best I've ever played. It suits all of my guitar needs. I have been playing for a little over three years now, and this is a great step up from my trusty Squier. IF it were lost or stolen, I'd buy it again that day. That includes Strats, other Teles, Les Pauls, and SGs. Nothing can be its versatility and its beautiful looks. If you can, I highly recommend buying this guitar. // 10
Price paid: C$ 750
Purchased from: Mountain Music - Hamilton, Ontario
Features: 2010 Indonesian Fender (made by Cort for Fender), 22 25.5" scaled jumbo frets on a rosewood fingerboard with oversized abalone Dot inlays on a mahogany neck set onto a mahogany body with a carved flame maple top with a 3 way Switch... Other than the scale length doesn't that sound exactly like a les paul so far? But here is where Fender takes the cake... String thru body for an intense hit of sustain, saddle style Fender bridge which increases that sustain even more because all the vibrations go straight through the metal and into the wood, comes stock with a graphite nut so you stay in tune, one tone which is a coil splitting 500k push/pull and one volume with a treble bleed mod (which were amazing stock but I went up to a 1Meg volume with 930 microfarad treble bleed mod for searing high leads) Seymour Duncan Pickups (59RP in the neck and Pearly Gates Plus in the bridge). // 10
Sound: This Guitar Will Play Any Type Of Music... It has a Gibson-y type tone with way more clarity and sustain when in humbucker mode and when in single coil mode it has the classic Tele Twang... The only problem I have with this guitar is the fact that it does not have the option of going single coil on one and humbucker on the other so you can't get the sound of: 1. An old tele that had a humbucker in the neck and a single coil bridge or 2. A Fat Strat sound (this is a possibility I will not get until they start mass producing 1Meg push/pulls). // 9
Action, Fit & Finish: This guitar was imaculately set-up when I bought it other than the fact that it had a set of 9-46s on it once I switched it to a set 11-52s it was perfect, the pickups were in the proper place and have great string to string volume balance, the book matching was immaculate too, all n all this is the best guitar I have bought in a long time and the price tag was wwwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy lower than what I expected. // 10
Reliability & Durability: Oversized strap buttons make sure that your strap will never slip off, I would have bet my life on the fact that this guitar will go through a night without the need to bring a backup when it was stock... Now that I have tuned it that extra little bit I would be wasting band practice time if I wanted to set-up another guitar and I would be more likely to get boo-ed off stage due to lack of practice than for having a faulty guitar. // 10
Overall Impression: I play hard rock, blues, heavy metal, melodic metal, jazz, and twangy rock and I can play all these styles on this one guitar and my pedal board, it is uber versitile and a major sustainiac, if it was lost I would buy go crazy for a while and eventually get a new one, if it was stolen I would go on a rampage to get it back, I wish the music store had another one for me to buy... I guess I will have to buy a J5 Squier and a couple D-Activators next. // 10
Purchased from: Rennisance Music
Features: This guitar is a Telecaster Custom not a Custom Classic Tele I. The Fender Telecaster Custom has comes with two Semour Duncan humbucking pickups and a push pull cap. This guitar comes in a mohogany body and neck with a flame maple top (FMT). The neck is set into the body so it's a 1 piece. It comes in crimson red transparent, blue transparent, black cherry and amber. I choose athe the crimson red it really brings out the vibe in the fmt. It also comes with a 3-way selector. The push pull cap splits athe humbuckers into single coils for that sweet thin rhythmic tone. // 10
Sound: I think this guitar is extemely versatile it is an amazing lead guitar. The Seymour Duncan humbucker in the bridge position is from a '59 Les Paul and the neck is a '59 reverse polarity pickup its great for athat thick meaty tone. I have played this guitar threw a number of different amps and have found that it sounds really good threw all of them. // 8
Action, Fit & Finish: I thought that this guitar was set up very well it comes with a rosewood fingerboard and jumbo frets when I got it the guitar had been threw a factory set up so the fret were al oiled up and so forth. // 6
Reliability & Durability: The strap locks are quiet solid the finish is excellent (polyurethane). The hardware is pretty reliable all though I haven't had too long, I think it is pretty dependable extemely light weight and and a great feel. // 8
Overall Impression: This guitar is an excellent guitar for any type of player, it's very versitle and can be used in alot of different types of music. But if your looking for that tele tone this is not the guitar for you. This guitar sounds identilce to a Les Paul. // 10
Price paid: $ 600
Purchased from: Musicians Friend
Features: The fret count on this baby is 22 jumbo, with mother o pearl moon inlays. The FMT in the name stands for flamed maple top, (took me forever to figure that one out) which is maple on top of a mahogany body and neck. The set neck gives a nice solid feeling that should be essential to any and all guitars. Its a string through body even though there is not a floating bridge, and there is no back panel in conjuction with the strings. The guitar has a three-way pickup selector with one volume knob and one tone knob. The tele came with two Seymour Duncan humbuckers and nonlocking tuners. I think my guitar playing will soon involve a guitar with a floyd rose system, because this Telecaster just doesnt really cut it as far as heavy metal goes. All in all, the Telecaster FMT is awesome and very versatile. // 8
Sound: This Tele does anything you want it to do. The weight (heavy for a Fender) and the maple top allow for wonderfully smooth tone. I love tapping on this guitar, the jumbo frets make the notes nice and clear and loud. This Telecaster is loud regardless if it is plugged in or not; the set neck allows for a lot of resonance. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: I thought the action on this guitar was perfect. The jumbo frets make it more likely to play easier with ten gauge strings; so it worked out wonderfully with a slightly high but convienient action. I think the only thing that bugs me about this guitar is that I think the bridge humbucker is adjusted a little too high for my liking, but it was a screw here and a screw there and all was well and right again. Other than the one pickup, I found that the 3-way selector worked wonderfully and was nice and unnoticeably silent. // 8
Reliability & Durability: I have used this guitar live. I didn't need think I would need to use a backup and lo and behold; I didn't have to. The versatility of the guitar allows for hours and hours of jamming. Also, the guitar goes down to drop tunings excellently. For example, I played on my friend's Les Paul (not a super top-of-the-line one, mind you but a Gibson nonetheless) while it was in drop C, and the strings seemed loose and slack compared to the performance of this Telecaster. // 10
Overall Impression: I play Indie, metal, hardcore, classic rock and sometimes jazz, these humbuckers are absolutely perfect for just about any style of music. I play throught a Fender Deluxe Hot Rod w/a Boss Metal Zone and a DigiTech RP80. If this guitar was stolen I think I would just buy the blue version of itself. I mostly compare this to other Telecasters, mostly because the twang is nonexistent but the tone completely leaves others in its wake. // 10
Purchased from: M and M Guitars, Southampton
Features: 22 jumbo frets on a rosewood board, Flamed Maple Top finish in black cherry burst. It has black chrome hardware (which faded to a lovely aged colour after a few months), floyd rose fixed bridge, two Seymour Duncan humbuckers, three control knobs (two tone, one push pull selector to Switch between single coil and humbucker outputs and one volume). It has a glued set neck. It is also the thinest/lightest electric I have come across. // 9
Sound: This guitar has a fantastic sound due to its humbuckers and push/pull coil tap. This means you can change from a Telecaster sound to a Les paul sound at an instant. The resonation and sustain are also fantastic. There really isn't a sound you can't make with this guitar. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: I received the guitar with a standard set up, which peformed brilliantly (pick up height, string height etc). There is only one complaint I have about this guitar (and the reason I sold it) is that it drops out of tune very easily. I gig with a band and couldn't use it on stage because of this problem. I had it looked at, but apparently it's a problem inherent with all teles. // 8
Reliability & Durability: I gig with a band and couldn't use it on stage because of the tuning problem. I had it looked at, but apparently it's a problem inherent with all teles. Everything else though (hardware etc) is awesome, fully reliable. I am very careful with my guitars, so I hadn't dropped it, but the finish looks quite durable. // 8
Overall Impression: I play all sorts, but mainly classic rock/modern rock. I've been playing for about 3/4 years. I sold this guitar for a 1989 LTD edition import USA Fender Strat which I play through a Fender FM 100w transistor amp with a 4X12" cab. If you play at home or with mate, get this guitar! For the price it is an absolute steal. I would not however reccomend this to a live player. I am not joking when I say how this drops out of tune, he slightest hammering and she goes. // 9
Purchased from: Intersalg.no - Norway
Features: To start with I want to mention that the ratings I have given this guitar is in its current standard. I have gotten the humbuckers adjustet and put on some new tuners. I have also gotten in perfectly adjusted and intonated.
This guitar was made in indonesia last year(got it straight from the factory:D). It features as the name implies, a flame maple body. It has 22 jumbo frets and a rosewood fingerboard. I have played a lot of different guitars, and necks such as that you find on a les paul is much too fat for my liking. The neck on this one is really thin and that makes it very playable. Its still not so thin that it feels like its gonna break or something though xD. The neck is somewhat unique for a Fender guitar I suppose, and I have to say; It is AWESOME. This guitar came with a couple of Seymour Duncan pickups and they sound great. Pulling the tone knob upwards will split the coils giving you a single coil sound. A single coil sound that actually gives me a better "Fender feel" than my mexican Strat does. Because of the wonderfull neck, the cut body and the split knob it gets a 10 on the features. The tuners are not too god but easy to replace. I currently have Sperzel locking tuners on it and it stays in tune better than the guitars I have with standard american Fender or Gibson tuners on it. // 10
Sound: I have allready mentioned a few things about the sound in the humbuckers. The first few months I had this guitar I wanted to change the pickups because I wasn`t very happy with the sound. But at the time I was playing it through a crappy amp. I currently play it through a Orange ad30 and it sounds amazing! When you use the humbuckers you get an incredible warm sound with lots of great sustain. Because of the wood and the humbckers it actually sounds a bit like a less paul. Only better in my oppinion. Not quite as fat as a les paul. When you play with single couils you get a really bright and light tone that fits perfectly if you are looking for that typical Fender sound. Compared to my american Standard Telecaster this guitar both plays and sounds better. It could be that I have been lucky with it or unlucky with my american standars. But this guitar is clearly my favourite. I used to have several guitars on gigs. Now I mainly use this one because it sounds so great. It fits my music style perfectly. I play lots of music like Coldplay and similar groups, but this guitar also delivers when I play more funky kind of music as well as more heavy rock, like Muse. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar was well set up from factory with 09. Strings. The pickups were set up quite good =). About the finish on this guitar. It is seriously one of the most beautifull guitars I have ever seen. And I meen it! I have gotten plenty of compliments on it and actually a few people have bought similar guitars after looking, listening to and playing my guitar. You can't tell how beautifull it is just by looking at pictures. When you get those stagelights on it, it shines up like a Diamond. The neck is just incredible! The high frets allow for lots of tonal posibilities like vibrato etc. A GREAT lead guitar. Watch yourself though; push down on the frets to hard and the tone will easily be out of tune. If you are used to playing with standard frets it is easy to make open chords sound a bit off on this guitar because you need to push down gently. that's another thing about this guitar. You really don't need much preasure at all to have a perfectly clean tone. The slim neck allow very fast playing. I am going to give this a 10 too, but when it came from the factory it only deserved an 8. You need to change to a larger string size. 10.`s are prefered. Do that, and have someone who knows guitars to adjust it properly. The tuners were not too god either. Exchange them with som top quiality tuners and its perfect. If your guitar stills fall out of tune, have the nut changed aswell to work better with the string size. // 10
Reliability & Durability: This guitar is made in Indonesia, but the quality of my guitar is incredible. It has a low price compared to its true value. Fender have spared some money on parts like the tuners, but it is easy to have them exchanged. The humbuckers and electronics seem top notch. Gonna give it a 9, because it is very reliable, but maybe not as much as a guitar that costs 3 times as much. Annyways, great guitar, seems incredibly solid even though it is very light(that's actually something I am very greatfull for). I have used it several times withouth backup. Only risk is if you break any strings. But with the locking tuners you can change a string in a minute or less. // 9
Overall Impression: You might think that I have been too kind with the ratings I have given this guitar. But seriously, the reason why I wanted to write this review was because I am so incredibly satisfied with it, and wanted to share it with other people who consider this guitar. Put a little extra money into it and you will have a beautifull and unique guitar that is extremely versatile and easy playable. It is also very affordable but don't let that fool you. This is a lot better than most mexican fenders I have tried, and honestly, I like it better than any american Fender I have played, although that might just be because I prefer the slim neck and jumbo frets. I have had this guitar for a year now, and I never run tired of it. I have an american tele, a mexican Strat and a Epiphone 335 sheraton. I have also played a lot on my fathers les paul, but I prefer this guitar over all the others. The quality might not be the same as on a expensive Gibson guitar, but it fits me perfetly and that's why its my main guitar. I reccomend this guitar for annyone who likes a slim neck and the looks of it. You should ofcourse try it first though! Not everybody likes the neck. Hope you found the review usefull! I'm giving it a 10/10 because it is such a great instrument, expecially for such a affordable guitar. // 10
Price paid: $ 275
Purchased from: Local Music Store
Features: I have a 2003 Brown Transparent made in Korea. There has been alot of conflicting information about this guitar i.e.: Place of manufacture, Type of Pickups, etc. I e-mailed Fender and received the following information that I hope will help straighten out any questions you might have.
Production moved from Korea to Indonesia in 2008
- Model Name: Custom Telecaster FMT HH
- Model Number: 026-2000-(Color #)
- Series: Special Edition Series
- Colors: (520) Amber,
(538) Crimson Red Transparent,
(561) Black Cherry Burst,
(Urethane Finish)
- Body: Mahogany, with Carved Flame Maple Top
- Neck: Mahogany, Set Neck, Modern "C" Shape,
(Gloss Urethane Finish)
- Fingerboard: Rosewood, 15.75 Radius (400 mm)
- No. of Frets: 22 Jumbo Frets
- Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
- Width @ Nut: 1.625" (41.3 mm)
- Hardware: Black Chrome
- Machine Heads: Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
- Bridge: 6-Saddle Strings-Through-Body Hard-Tail Bridge
- Pickguard: None
- Pickups: 1 Seymour Duncan SHPGP-1B Pearly Gates Plus Humbucking Pickup (Bridge),
1 Seymour Duncan SH-1N RP '59 Reverse Polarity Humbucking Pickup (Neck)
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone with Push/Pull Coil Select Feature
- Strings: Fender Super 250L, Nickel Plated Steel,
- Gauges: (.009, .011, .016, .024, .032, .042),
- Unique Features: Cream Colored Top Body Binding,
Oversized Abalone Dot Position Inlays,
Matching Painted Headstock,
Graphite Nut
- Source: Indonesia
- Accessories: None
Production moved from Korea to Indonesia in 2008
(562) Blue Transparent, Black Chrome Hardware, 7/2004,
(539) Ebony Transparent, Black Hdwr, 7/2003,
(550) Brown Transparent, Black Hdwr, 7/2003,
- COMMENTS: Price drops $50.00 in 2009.
As a running change in the summer of 2004 the pickups were changed from 1 Fender Atomic IITM Humbucker (Bridge), 1 Fender Black CanyonTM Humbucker (Neck) to:
1 Seymour Duncan SH-1N RP '59 Reverse Polarity Humbucker (Bridge),
1 Seymour Duncan SHPGP-1B Pearly Gates Plus Humbucker (Neck),
In 2004, 538, Crimson Red Transparent changed to Black Chrome Hardware from Black.
- WRENCH SIZES: 4 mm Hex Truss Rod Adjustment Wrench,
Saddle Height Adjustment Wrench, (1.5 mm Hex), P/N 0050919000. // 4
Sound: I switched out my Fender Pick-ups on my Korean made Tele for Seymour Duncans SH-4JB and SH-2N. One of my Fender pickups was going bad and the SD's suit my playing sound better. Playing through a Behringer V-Tone GMX110. I love the sounds I can get with this guitar playing it through a modeling amp. // 3
Action, Fit & Finish: Even though I bought this guitar used I was told it had never been set-up by a professional so I can't truly comment on how well it was set-up coming out of the factory. The guitar I bought was almost flawless and has killer looks. I've since had the neck adjusted because of a slight bow. // 2
Reliability & Durability: I've played in some of the worlds worst garage bands and this guitar has stood up remarkably well to all sorts of crappy conditions. Since I'm not in a "real" band I don't need to worry about having a backup but if I was I wouldn't worry about not having one. Everything is still perfect in the fit and finish. // 1
Overall Impression: Blues, Old School 70's Rock, A Bit Of Jazz. Works great for all these styles. Been playing off and on for 25+ years. I love how light this guitar is and how fast it plays. I was at first a bit leary when I saw the made in Korea sticker and how light the guitar was. After plugging it in and playing for five minutes all my fears disappeared. This is one sweet playing guitar. I don't know if it's just a fluke that I got one that is so nice but I hope everyone else has had the same positive experience with theirs that I've had. // 2


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One of the things that should be on your to-do list when setting up a network for your home is to research and buy the correct router that will cover your network needs.
There are so many brands out there and so many options that makes it difficult to decide on the best choice. However, I will concentrate on two features that you migth want to consider when choosing your network router (other than speed).
The first feature is the setup of a guest network. Let's assume that you have setup your home network and everyhting works fine. A friend visits one day, though, and he asks you for interent access while visiting. What do you do?
You might think that everything is fine and you go ahead handing out your wireless netwrok password. Wouldn't you feel better though to give out a password that you can easily change without affecting the whole setup in your house?
This is where guest zone setup comes in. A lot of routers, now, have a feature that allows you to setup a separate interent zone, completely different from your regular network. This means that you can accommodate your guests, friends, etc into these network for the time they need access to the internet.
If you want to change the password of the guest zone afterwards, the change will not affect any of your devices, since these would work with your regular netwrok and not the guest zone. Therefore, this is a must-have feature for your (new) router.
The second feature that I would look for in a router would be that it has remote access capabilities. Such a feature would allow you to remotely connect, via your router, to your home network and control the same.
To take it a step further, such a capability, would allow you to add, for example, a couple of IP-cameras into your netwok and you could then easily have a way to monitor your home when away-from-home, making sure that everything is in place.
Usually, such a router functionality is accompanied by mobile apps that alow you to easily access your network, even in the absence of a computer; making it even easier to monitor your network or house when on the go.
So there you have it, two features that could easily determine your purchase of a new network router.
D-Link is an example company that offers a wide range of routers having the features mentioned above.


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Posted: 11:45 am Sunday, October 24th, 2010
Richard becomes hurricane, poses no threat to Florida
By John Nelander
MONDAY UPDATE: Richard was downgraded to a tropical depression after hitting the coast of Belize as a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday night, with 90 mph winds. However, most of the country felt only tropical storm-force winds and the capital city recorded winds of just 37 mph along with 3.66 inches of rain. Richard is forecast to be a remnant low when it reaches the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, and is not expected to regenerate.
ORIGINAL POST: After struggling with dry air and a hostile wind shear environment for the past few days, Richard finally reached hurricane strength Sunday off the coast of Belize.
At mid-day, Hurricane Richard had winds of 85 mph and was moving to the west-northwest at 12 mph, a path that should take the storm across Belize, northern Guatemala and southern Mexico through Tuesday morning.
Coastal Belize was under a hurricane warning, and a tropical storm warning was issued for parts of the Yucatan in Mexico. Richard could bring as much as 10 inches of rain to areas of Central America, and forecasters warned of flash floods and mudslides.
The National Hurricane Center said Richard would emerge over the southern Gulf of Mexico after that as a tropical depression. But the remains of the storm are expected to be torn apart by Wednesday or Thursday. A second landfall in Mexico was not expected.
Richard, the 17th named storm of the 2010 season, becomes the 10th hurricane of the year.
The season is clearly winding down. A system in the eastern Atlantic that forecasters said had a medium chance of developing into the next tropical system hasn't organized in the face of strong wind shear. The Hurricane Center was giving it only a 10 percent chance of development as it moves northwest of the Cape Verde Islands.
Forecast models show a quiet week coming up, once Richard is out of the way. Don't write off the season completely, however. The GFS and several other models predict development of another storm in the Caribbean during the first week of November. The GFS shows this system eventually moving over central Cuba.
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The National Weather Service has been talking about La Nina and its probable impact on Florida for the past couple of months. And now it's official: an unusually dry winter is in store for Palm Beach and South Florida, the NWS in Miami says.
October through April is the dry season anyway. But previous La Nina years have delivered only 60 to 65 percent of normal rainfall, according to the NWS.
"This could lead to water management issues as well as an increased risk of wildfires next spring."
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Though unrelated to Hurricane Richard, breezy conditions at the beach will result in an elevated risk of rip currents. Winds are expected to gust out of the east at up to 20 mph through Monday.
About the Author
John Nelander is a freelance writer, book editor and publisher in West Palm Beach. Weather Matters features news and observations about the weather with a focus on what's happening in South Florida. The blog also looks at the latest studies on climate change as well as what's happening in the weather forecasting biz. His website is www.pbeditorialservices.com.


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Many PsyD students spend their Monday evenings in small social and/or work groups, providing each other with much-needed support for the transition into graduate school. The Core Faculty are also readily available to these students throughout the week for office hours. An important element of the Antioch University New England experience is the sharing of the very different experiences that students have over the week on practica, in work, and in daily life in diverse local communities around New England. Over the years of school, students often find that the collaborative relationships, formed with student colleagues both in small group learning experiences and in carpools, become key elements of their educational and developmental experiences.


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Slashdot's running an article which mentions the possibility that Facebook is sharing your information with the CIA. Naturally, the neurotic crowd on Slashdot is outraged by the very possibility that this could be happening.
Now, I'm all for privacy. I don't think the CIA (or NSA, technically) should be listening to our calls or reading our e-mails; in more general terms, spying shouldn't be done without a warrant or exceptional probable cause (as in, if you're spying on someone without a warrant, 19 times out of 20 it should yield a guilty result). But seriously, why is the fact that the CIA might get information from Facebook a big deal, or even surprising? Every time there's a possibility of information being shared, people act like they were forced to join Facebook and update their profile. (Remember the news feed controversy from a couple years ago?)
I'll just say right now that if I ran Facebook, I'd willingly give all information to the CIA. I wouldn't hide it, I'd come right out and say "watch what you type, you're being monitored." Maybe people would watch what they post. People act as if their information that they post publicly on the Internet for people to see is safe as it is. It's a bad analogy, but just as the only sure way to avoid pregnancy and STDs is abstinence, the only way to achieve complete privacy on the Internet is to not post the information.
I also wonder how much the CIA is even interested in Facebook. Does Osama bin Laden have a Facebook profile? Are they checking his status every day to make sure it doesn't say "Osama is currently executing Operation: Bomb Stuff…lol!"? Or maybe "Mahmoud is testing Iran's nuclear missile system on Pakistani soil! Come and get me!" No one posts stuff like that (and if they do, citizens had better be alerting people).
All in all: conspiracy theorists need to get a life and consider the value of information that might be at risk. And everyone else: watch what you post. It can protect you from the gossip queens at school, the sexual predators in your neighborhood, and the CIA. (That would make a great Carnac script…)
An open letter
To President-elect Barack Obama:
First, I believe congratulations are in order. You have achieved what no man of color has ever achieved. Such a success is indicative of both your hard work campaigning and the American people for finally allowing democracy to transcend race. From the bottom of my heart, congratulations.
As you may know, I am not a proponent of many of your policies. I believe the war in Iraq needs to be won. I believe the economy is stimulated by tax refunds and capital gains, not punishing some people for making more than others. I believe abortion is wrong, and that Roe v. Wade gives the federal government too much power.
But here's the thing: I'm not afraid to be proven wrong.
As John McCain said in his concession speech this evening, the time for divisiveness is behind us. Like him, I'm willing to admit my mistakes if it turns out that I'm wrong, because this country is bigger than me and you. I truly hope that your policies are exactly what this country needs.
And in four years, if I was wrong and you were right, and the country is in better shape and improved over where it is today, then I will admit my mistake and happily cast my reelection vote for you.
I hope you'll share my attitude of hope, positivity and willingness to compromise. Please work with Republicans as well as Democrats, because the best thing about this country is its ability for everyone to have a fair shot. Don't abuse the tremendous amount of power that's been given to you, with a majority in both the House and Senate; use it to change what needs changing, but don't break what isn't fixed. Remember your loyalties lie with the people who elected you, not your party.
Please stop blaming your problems on the Bush administration. You fought for the White House because you wanted to fix what was wrong; don't complain about how hard your job is. I'm sure there's at least one other guy who wanted that job as much as you.
I'm confident that with cooperation from both sides, our country can be a better place in four years. Once again, congratulations, good luck, and godspeed!
Jimmy Sawczuk
A hopeful, optimistic citizen
Election night
So for those of you living under a rock, tonight is election night. Almost two years of campaigning and literally billions of dollars has all led up to tonight, where we will choose a new President. A couple thoughts:
- It's amazing how patriotic people can suddenly be on election day. On Facebook today, at least 20 friends had "donated their statuses" (yeah, I was impressed too. I wish I had that kind of status that I could just donate it so freely.) to either Obama or McCain. I wonder how many people made their decision based on the Facebook poll – probably depressingly too many.
- It's always interesting to watch the technology evolve over the years. Think about it: four years ago, most TVs were not high-def, most computers were not hooked up to broadband Internet, and most people didn't really need constant updates via text message to their cellphone.
- CNN brags that their political team is the best political team on television. Most of them are morons.
And in other news…
- In an unprecedented common sense move, the Browns are starting Brady Quinn, even though ESPN's Trent Dilfer doesn't like the idea. Seriously, if Trent Dilfer knew anything about quarterbacking, he might still be playing for the Browns. I like the move – Anderson, while not completely at fault for Sunday's epic collapse, definitely made some major mistakes.
I hope everyone voted today. Our veterans and forefathers have made sure you're not obligated to vote, but at the same time have fought for your right to vote. The very process that takes place today (in this year's case, choosing the lesser of two evils) is the essence of democracy – it separates us from every other nation on earth.


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Outline of Israel
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Israel:
Israel – sovereign state located along the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea in Southwest Asia, an area known historically in the Western World as the Near East or Middle East.[1] It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area.[2] The West Bank, which is partially administrated by the Palestinian National Authority, and the Hamas-reigned Gaza Strip are also adjacent. With a population of about 8.1 million,[3] the majority of whom are Jews, Israel is the world's only Jewish state.[4] It is also home to Arab Muslims, Christians, Druze, and Samaritans, as well as other religious and ethnic minority groups.
The modern state of Israel has its roots in the Land of Israel, a concept central to Judaism for over three thousand years. After World War I, the League of Nations approved the British Mandate of Palestine with the intent of creating a "national home for the Jewish people."[5] In 1947, the United Nations approved the partition of the Mandate of Palestine into two states, one Jewish and one Arab.[6] The Arab League rejected the plan, but on May 14, 1948, Israel declared its independence. The new country's victory in the subsequent Arab-Israeli War expanded the borders of the Jewish state beyond those in the UN Partition Plan. Since then, Israel has been in conflict with many of the neighboring Arab countries, resulting in several major wars and decades of violence until this day.[7] Since its foundation, Israel's boundaries and even the State's very right to exist have been subject to dispute, although Israel has signed peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan, and efforts are being made to reach a permanent accord with the Palestinians.
Israel is a representative democracy with a parliamentary system and universal suffrage.[8][9] The Prime Minister serves as head of government and the Knesset serves as Israel's legislative body. In terms of nominal gross domestic product, the nation's economy is estimated as being the 44th-largest in the world;[10] Israel ranks the highiest among Middle Eastern countries on the basis of human development,[11] freedom of the press,[12] and economy.[13][14] Jerusalem is the country's capital, seat of government, and largest city, and Israel's main financial center encompasses Tel Aviv.
- 1 General reference
- 2 Geography of Israel
- 2.1 Environment of Israel
- 2.2 Regions of Israel
- 2.3 Demography of Israel
- 3 Government and politics of Israel
- 3.1 Branches of the government of Israel
- 3.2 Foreign relations of Israel
- 3.3 Law and order in Israel
- 3.4 Military of Israel
- 3.5 Local government in Israel
- 4 History of Israel
- 5 Culture of Israel
- 6 Economy and infrastructure of Israel
- 7 Education in Israel
- 8 See also
- 9 References
- 10 External links
General reference[edit]
- Pronunciation: /ˈɪzreɪ.əl/ or /ˈɪzriː.əl/
- Common English country name: Israel
- Official English country name: The State of Israel
- Common endonym(s): Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל (formal ˌjisräˈʔel; colloquial ˌʔisräˈel); Arabic: إسْرائيلُ (ˌʔɪsraːˈʔiːl)
- Official endonym(s): Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל (formal mədiˌnät jisräˈʔel; colloquial mediˌnät‿isräˈel); Arabic: دَوْلَةُ إسْرائيلَ (ˌdɑwlæt(ʊ) ʔɪsraːˈʔiːl)
- Adjectival(s): Israeli
- Etymology: Name of Israel
- International rankings of Israel
- ISO country codes: IL, ISR, 376
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:IL
- Internet country code top-level domain: .il
Geography of Israel[edit]
- Israel is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Middle East
- Extreme points of Israel
- Time zone: Israel Standard Time (UTC+02), Israel Summer Time (UTC+03)
- Population of Israel: (May 2008) Total: 7,282,000 people[15] - 96th most populous country
- Area of Israel: 22,072 km2 (8,522 sq mi) (Including the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem) - 151st largest country
- Atlas of Israel
Environment of Israel[edit]
- Climate of Israel
- Ecology of Israel
- Ecoregions in Israel
- Renewable energy in Israel
- Geology of Israel
- Green building in Israel
- National parks of Israel
- Protected areas of Israel
- Wildlife of Israel
- Zalul Environmental Association
Natural geographic features of Israel[edit]
Regions of Israel[edit]
Ecoregions of Israel[edit]
Administrative divisions of Israel[edit]
Main article: Administrative divisions of Israel
- Districts of Israel (6)
- Subdistricts of Israel (15)
- Natural regions of Israel (50)
- Municipalities of Israel
- Natural regions of Israel (50)
- Subdistricts of Israel (15)
Districts of Israel[edit]
Subdistricts of Israel[edit]
Natural regions of Israel[edit]
Municipalities of Israel[edit]
- Cities of Israel
- local councils
- regional councils
Demography of Israel[edit]
Government and politics of Israel[edit]
- Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic republic
- Capital of Israel: Jerusalem
- Elections in Israel
- Political parties in Israel
- Political scandals of Israel
- Taxation in Israel
Branches of the government of Israel[edit]
Executive branch of the government of Israel[edit]
- Head of state: President of Israel, Reuven Rivlin
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu
- Cabinet of Israel: Thirty-fourth government of Israel (Netanyahu IV cabinet)
Legislative branch of the government of Israel[edit]
Judicial branch of the government of Israel[edit]
- The Supreme Court of Israel serves as an appellate court, High Court of Justice and constitutional court
- District Courts serve as appellate courts and also serve as courts of first instance for some cases
- Magistrate Courts serve as the court of first instance; some magistrate courts deal with specific affairs
- Separate systems, which include religious courts, military courts, labor courts
Foreign relations of Israel[edit]
- Arab–Israeli conflict
- Diplomatic missions in Israel
- Diplomatic missions of Israel
- Israel–United States relations
International organization membership[edit]
Israel is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Israel[edit]
- Capital punishment in Israel
- Censorship in Israel
- Constitution of Israel
- Crime in Israel
- Human rights in Israel
- Law enforcement in Israel
Military of Israel[edit]
- Command
- Forces
- Wars involving Israel
- Military operations conducted by the Israel Defense Forces
- Military history of Israel
- Military ranks of Israel
Local government in Israel[edit]
History of Israel[edit]
- Main article: History of Israel and Current events of Israel
Years in Israel[edit]
Culture of Israel[edit]
- Architecture of Israel
- Cuisine of Israel
- Ethnic minorities in Israel
- Festivals in Israel
- Humor in Israel
- Languages of Israel
- Media of Israel
- National symbols of Israel
- People of Israel
- Prostitution in Israel
- Public holidays in Israel
- Records of Israel
- Religion in Israel
- World Heritage Sites in Israel
- List of synagogues in Israel
Art in Israel[edit]
- Art in Israel
- Cinema of Israel
- Literature of Israel
- Music of Israel
- Television in Israel
- Theatre in Israel
Sports in Israel[edit]
Economy and infrastructure of Israel[edit]
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 44th (forty-fourth)
- Agriculture in Israel
- Banking in Israel
- National Bank of Israel
- Communications in Israel
- Companies of Israel
- Currency of Israel: New Sheqel
- Economic history of Israel
- Energy in Israel
- Energy policy of Israel
- Oil industry in Israel
- Health care in Israel
- Mining in Israel
- Tourism in Israel
- Transport in Israel
- Israel Stock Exchange
- Transportation in Israel
- Water supply and sanitation in Israel
Education in Israel[edit]
See also[edit]
|Hebrew language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|Arabic language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Index of Israel-related articles
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Asia
- Outline of geography
- ^ a b "Israel". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 14, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ Skolnik 2007, pp. 132–232
- ^ "Monthly Bulletin of Statistics for Population". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ "Israel". Country Report. Freedom House. 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
- ^ "The Palestine Mandate". The Avalon Project. Yale University. 1922-07-24. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
- ^ "United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181". The Avalon Project. Yale University. 1947-11-29. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
- ^ "Global Peace Index Rankings". http://www.visionofhumanity.com, In cooperation with the Economist Intelligence Unit. 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ^ Rummel 1997, p. 257. "A current list of liberal democracies includes: Andorra, Argentina, ... , Cyprus, ... , Israel, ..."
- ^ "Global Survey 2006: Middle East Progress Amid Global Gains in Freedom". Freedom House. 2005-12-19. Retrieved 2007-07-01.
- ^ "Total GDP 2006" (pdf). The World Bank. 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
- ^ "Human Development Report 2006". United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
- ^ "Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2007". Reporters Without Borders. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
- ^ "Global Competitiveness Report 2006-2007". World Economic Forum. 2007-02-14. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
- ^ See Economic Freedom of the World article
- ^ Source: Israel Central Bureau of Statistics [1]. Note: Includes over 200,000 people in East Jerusalem, about 270,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, and about 20,000 in the Golan Heights (July 2007 estimate)
External links[edit]
- Government
- (Hebrew) Israel Government Portal (with links to English, Arabic versions)
- (Hebrew) Prime Minister's Office, official site (with links to English, Arabic versions)
- (Hebrew) President of the State of Israel, official site (with links to English, Arabic versions)
- The Knesset, official site of Israel's parliament
- (Hebrew) The Supreme Court, official site (with links to English, Arabic versions)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, official site
- (Hebrew) Central Bureau of Statistics, official site (with links to English, Arabic versions)
- Ministry of Tourism, official site
- Ministry of Industry Trade & Labor Official Site
- Ministry of Religion
- Ministry of construction and Housing
- General reference
- "Israel". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
- Encyclopædia Britannica entry on Israel
- BBC country profile of Israel
- Library of Congress Country Studies entry on Israel
- Columbia University library related to Israel
- hWeb - Israel-Palestine in Maps
- Media
- The Jerusalem Post
- Ynet News, based on Tel Aviv
- Israel Broadcasting Authority, state broadcasting network (Hebrew) (with link to English version)
- Israel National News
- Kol Israel Voice of Israel
- HaAretz
- Other
- Israel travel guide from Wikivoyage
- 31°37′31″N 35°08′43″E / 31.625321°N 35.145264°ECoordinates: 31°37′31″N 35°08′43″E / 31.625321°N 35.145264°E Israel at WikiMapia, Geo Links for Topical outline of Israel
- Israel at DMOZ
- Wikimedia Atlas of Israel