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For Apple Inc. (AAPL) the hunt is on for its next retailing genius. Finding another one like Ron Johnson, though, won't be easy.
When Johnson announced plans in June to leave Apple for Plano, Texas-based J.C. Penney Co., he left behind a powerful legacy -- creating Apple's retail strategy with Steve Jobs, then launching more than 350 stores infused with a look and experience that customers adore, centered around the stores' now legendary Genius Bars.
His replacement faces a host of new challenges, most notably implementing an ambitious expansion strategy in China while maintaining the stores' high standards and industry- leading revenue per square foot.
"It's a relatively small pool of talent," said Brenda Malloy, a managing director who specializes in retail recruitment for Russell Reynolds Associates, an executive-search firm in New York. She doesn't have any specific knowledge of Apple's search.
Finding just the right person may be so daunting that Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook may instead turn to someone within the company, said Neil Stern, a senior partner at McMillanDoolittle LLP, a retail consulting firm.
'Lots of Interest'
Only 64 companies qualify as global retailers, meaning they have $1 billion in sales and business on at least two continents, according to Russell Reynolds. Of those, five have total revenue in the range of Apple, which had sales of more than $108 billion last year.
Apple's search is being led by search firm Egon Zehnder International, a person familiar with the matter said in August.
"The search is under way with lots of interest, and we are carefully selecting Ron's successor," said Steve Dowling, a spokesman for Cupertino, California-based Apple.
Johnson's main deputies at Apple were Jerry McDougal, the vice president of retail, Steve Cano, who is global head of store personnel, and Bob Bridger, who is in charge of choosing store locations. Apple enthusiast sites reported that Cano was going to be tapped to replace Johnson -- a report Apple said isn't true.
The retail division helped Apple launch stores in many marquee locations, such as Fifth Avenue in New York. According to Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Apple's sales per square foot were $4,355 in 2010. That's about two-thirds higher than luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co. (TIF)
Different Job
Unlike Johnson, who was brought in from Target Corp. (TGT) to build Apple's first stores, the new retail chief's biggest challenge will be expanding overseas. Of Apple's 40 stores opening in 2012, about 30 will be outside the U.S. For now, less than a third of the company's stores are international.
"It's a very different situation from when Ron was hired to go build something and they needed somebody who was visionary and could build something that didn't exist," said Colin McGranahan, a retail analyst with Bernstein. "That's probably not what they are looking for now."
For a search to replace someone of the stature of Johnson, a company typically needs to consider 300 candidates, which it then narrows down to about 10 finalists, according to Neil Sims, a managing director for search firm Boyden in San Francisco, who has done work for Apple in the past.
China, where Apple generated $4.5 billion in sales last quarter, is a focus for Cook. The company plans to expand beyond the six stores now open there.
Coach, Nike
If Cook looks outside Apple's ranks, he may select somebody from a lifestyle brand rather than a technology retailer, said McMillanDoolittle's Stern. Those include Victor Luis, Coach Inc. (COH)'s international head of retail, and Elliott Hill, an executive at Nike Inc.
Retail companies based overseas may yield candidates as well. In Europe, Alliance Boots Gmbh, Ikea Group and Next Plc all have a similar reach as Apple, according to Russell Reynolds. There's also Fast Retailing Co. in Japan.
If Apple is committed to finding an external candidate, it may have to cast its net even wider, said Sims, who is not involved in the search to replace Johnson. The key will be finding someone who fits Apple's culture of innovation, he said.
"If I were advising them, I would be telling them to look broadly, beyond retail," Sims said. "It's more of a way of thinking, than a resume."
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The Florentine Room's reincarnation as HMF is what Palm Beach was craving.
Tucked in the north end of The Breakers, underneath the hand-painted Florentine ceiling, is an ongoing party where guests relive the glamour of an earlier era. Sharp-dressed gents and glam ladies lounge in plush furniture, martinis in hand. Frank Sinatra croons in the background as servers in red lipstick and black cocktail dresses bring another round of drinks. You hear it before you see it—the laughter echoes down the hallway when the party's in full swing.
Welcome to HMF, the classy and cool cocktail and bite lounge that is the newest incarnation of the Florentine Room. Designed by Adam Tihany and named after The Breakers' founder, Henry Morrison Flagler, HMF is a never-ending party straight out of Mad Men, the of-the-moment place to see and be seen. If the scene is great, the food and drinks are even better. We dream of the SoCal fish tacos: small plates at their most intense.
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Superstorm Sandy forced digital kids to unplug, notes a lifestyle piece in the New York Times.
BLANK screens. Cellphones on the fritz. Wii games sitting dormant in darkened rec rooms. For a swath of teenagers and preteens on the East Coast, the power failures that followed Hurricane Sandy last month represented the first time in their young lives that they were totally off the grid, without the ability to text, play Minecraft, video-chat, check Facebook, or send updates to Twitter.
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Freedom New Mexico: Alisa Boswell Garland Stockard hangs up a quilt Tuesday afternoon in the Portales Memorial Building as he and several others prepare for the High Plains Quilt Festival, which will take place Thursday through Saturday and will include quilting classes, a luncheon, quilt viewings and more.
The sixth annual High Plains Quilt Festival kicks off today with all day quilting and Paintstiks classes.
According to one of the event coordinators Linda Custer, the festival will include more classes Friday and Saturday and a quilt competition, which will be judged Thursday.
Custer said the event is sponsored by First Financial Credit Union and the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce each year.
"Everybody has a job," Custer said of herself and other coordinators. "We all kind of merge and work together."
Custer said 200 quilters mostly from Texas and New Mexico submit entries to the show every year.
"I think it's come along well," Custer said. "We've gotten a lot of positive comments from the community."
Custer said the festival originated from her doing a quilt show at the Portales Ag Expo about 10 years ago. She said she and a few others headed a quilt show at the Expo for about four years before Mayor Sharon King suggested they make the show its own venue.
"We just love quilts," Custer said.
"It's the challenge of doing a complicated pattern or creating your own," added Sheryl Abdill, another event coordinator. "The excitement of seeing it come together is the rewarding part that makes you passionate about it."
Custer and Abdill said quilters have to submit original patterns.
They said the festival usually draws a crowd of about 500 people.
"It's been fantastic," said another coordinator, Elizabeth Lawrence. "We get quilts from all over."
"And the quality of the craftsmanship improves every year," Abdill added.
Custer said two quilts will be raffled; one to raise money for next year's festival and one to raise money for Habitat for Humanity.
She said there are 11 categories for quilts being judged, such as miniature, wall quilts, pieced medium, wearable and art quilt. She said there are first through third place prizes for each category with first winning $50 and second and third ribbons.
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DALLAS, Texas (June 30, 2013) – As young players, there are many things that can encourage athletes to play volleyball, but one thing that drives a player's desire to pursue their dreams is the inspiration from a role model.
As the U.S. Women's National Volleyball A2 Program (WNTA2) kicked off its tournament on Saturday at the Dallas Convention Center, several dozen teams which gathered around were star struck and inspired.
"They're huge!" said Brandi Carr, who was inspired before playing in her first match of the tournament with Red River 17.
Cheers, applause and "wows" were displayed throughout the audience from the warm up through the match point. It was evident that the player-spectators were crafting dreams and selecting their role models.
"It's shocking how hard they hit and how fast they react to the ball," Julia Ewers of Marion County Juniors 14 National Collins said. "I like number 28, Drews - she's amazing."
While Ewers picked her favorite WNTA2 player, her teammate, Micayla Yates, shared how she was motivated by watching the team.
"It's amazing to see and this gives me something to look forward to," Yates said. "This is something I am going to work for."
In the first row of the bleachers, smack in the center of the court, sat Abby Baker, a libero for Tsunami 18-Val. Rather than picking a favorite player or watching a 6-4 hitter nail a ball on the 3-meter-line, her reason for watching WNTA2 was to pick up fundamental skills from the liberos.
"I'm watching how they get their feet to the ball but don't pass on their midline," Baker said. "That is what my college coach is trying to get me to do so it's helpful to watch."
Baker was not alone in scouting the team for tips. Several players from Alamo 13 Kaepa Premier, who made it to the 13 National gold bracket, also noted specific skills from the WNTA2.
"Most of the time I watch the setters and how they read, where they should set and who they should set to," Mia Perales from GJNC team, Alamo 13 Kaepa Premier said. "I love to watch college players because it's fun and you learn a lot from them."
Chase Huggins, also from Alamo 13 Kaepa Premier, was impressed with the teamwork she saw in the group. The WNTA2 Program is comprised of 47 college players from schools all across the country.
"They have great teamwork for all being from different schools and not playing all the time with each other," Huggins said.
As the WNTA2 Gold Team middle blocker Zoe Nightingale (Sacramento, Calif.) stuffed her opponent, Huggins sat straight up in her chair and with a smile said, "I feel inspired."
The WNTA2 program undeniably motivates other players to make their dreams a reality. Who knows, perhaps their inspiration may push a GJNC team to achieve a 2013 USA Volleyball Girls' Junior National Championships title.
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Coloradoans swept the men's—and nearly the women's—races at the 7.5-mile Vail Hill Climb in Vail, Colorado Saturday. Ryan Hafer of Colorado Springs, Colorado, won the race in a time of 49:20, over two minutes ahead of Golden, Colorado's Jason Delaney, who finished second in 51:27. Over two minutes behind Delaney was third-place Simon Gutierrez of Colorado Springs, who clocked a 53: 42.
In the women's race, Erica Baron of Los Alamos, New Mexico, won with a time of 1:01:39, well ahead of runner-up Eva Hagen of Colorado Springs, who finished in 1:07:41. Baron and Hagen were 22nd and 52nd overall, respectively. Vail's own Mia Stockdale finished third (58th overall) in 1:08:08.
Complete results can be found here: http://www.vailrec.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/2012%20HillClimb%20Results(1).pdf
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Corey Smith of Nottawa, Ontario, won the Creemore Vertical Challenge 50K outside Creemore, Ontario, Saturday. His time of 4:06:41 put him over six minutes ahead of runner-up Rob Tranter, who finished in 4:12:55. 2011 Creemore 50k winner Rob Vanderwerf finished third in 4:23:05. In the women's race, Tanya Porcellato won with a time of 4:40:24, good for 6th overall. She was followed by Carmela Vergura, who earned runner-up honors and finished 8th overall in 5:07:13. Kat Klewey finished third (10th overall) in 5:10:36.
In the 25K, Mike Tickner of Kitchener, Ontario, won with a time of 1:42:46, narrowly outpacing Mississauga, Ontario's Kyle Aitken, who finished in 1:42:57. Jim Seeds of Waterford, Ontario, finished third in 1:54:35. In the women's division, Chantal Warriner won and finished 13th overall in 2:09:36, nearly nine minutes ahead of Kelly Rupoli, who finished second (21st overall) in 2:18:16. Jade Penwright-Holmes finished third (27th overall) in 2:22:22.
Complete results (when posted) can be found at http://ultrasignup.com/results_event.aspx?did=12229
Afton Trail Run
Joe Moore of Minneapolis, Minnesota, got a win and a new course record at the Afton 25K in Minnesota's Afton State Park Saturday with a time of 1:37:10. The win also earned Moore—the 2011 USATF 10K Trail Champion—the USATF-Minnesota Trail title. In second was the previous course-record holder, Ben Kampf of Minneapolis, who finished in 1:38:52. Former NCAA cross-country champion Josh Moen of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, finished third in 1:40:20.
In the women's race, Emma Lee of St. Paul, Minnesota, narrowly missed a course record en route to winning the Minnesota Trail Championship with a time of 1:55:13 (good for eighth overall). Melissa Gacek of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, finished second (11th overall) in 1:59:41, and Anna French—only 15 years old—of Plymouth, Minnesota finished third (13th overall) in 2:00:01.
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I try not to speak in that sort of manner...but sometimes I forget myself...more so in speaking then in writing. At work last week my Section Leader distressed me a tad...and my Manager made the unfortunate mistake of asking me what was wrong...sooooo I told him...
What happened was I had started to do the flowers and knew I wouldnt have finished them in time for break, so I called my Section Leader to arrange cover or else I couldnt leave. I gave him half an hours notice, and three quarters of an hour later he still hadnt got back to me, so I phoned him...no reply, So I put a call out for him, no reply...then someone told me he'd gone for his break....sooooo I called the canteen, and got them to drag him to the phone to explain himself.
He said he was sorry but he forgot....thats when the manager came up behind me and heard me shout "oh, thats alright then" and slam the receiver down...and asked what was wrong I'm appauled to say I was most scathing about that particular section leader...and my manager just sort of stood there and looked at me blankly...then I wandered back to finish the flowers and I heard him go up to one of the nearby key collegues and say "I've never heard Dave sware before" and the KC turned round and said "when Dave is on one, NEVER ask him whats wrong"
I was supposed to go at ten...it was 11.15 before I was able to be relieved
Originally the whole area from oakbeck which is near Jennyfields in the north west, to Starbeck in the north east was under the protection of Bilton Hall, some kind of mannor house. The owner died and the house became a nursing home and lost its land to the council. Estates like Bilton and Jennyfields were built on it, but the Gorge was left alone.
Now the Gorge is about forty mins walk from my parents...so that will be an hour from my new house in Jennyfields. Scotton is part of the Gorge on the north bank...it was some type of water mill...or something. its now just a house someone lives in I think. You cant walk the North East side of the Gorge until you get to Burgess...thats presumably the private land for Scotton mill. But after the bridge at Burgess you can walk the north side...I have never ventured far on that side beyond The Sanctum....on the south side you can walk all the way to Knaresborough...though I have never made it all that way either...its a long walk...and I've always stopped to read, or write poetry, so I've never tried to walk it properly.
I will do eventually...each time I go I find a new pathway or something...but in winter its treatcherous so I avoid the Gorge...why I went in December was beyond me.
As for other bits of woodland...in short, they ARE walkable from my house IF you have about five hours. So Hookstone is about an Hours walk to the South east, and Birk Cragg maybe about two hours walk to the south west. Beyond that, further out is a creepy place called Fewston....I have up until now stayed clear of that place.
Mother took me once in the car...its probably another hour out from Birk Cragg at my Present location...its near Menwith Hill which is a US listening post. Fewston is one of a set of three resovuours...it was a small village long, long before Harrogate or Menwith was around...maybe longer then Knaresborough, in the middle of The Great Knaresborough Forrest. The Owner at that time was one of the founders of Harrogate, he built Saint Johns Chapel, the crypt of which lies beneith Christ Church on the Stray...there are some really nasty stories about who he was and the sorts of things he did. He built this church in the middle of a forrest on a cross roads.
Later for some reason he burried completely Fewston at the bottom of a gigantic lake. during the summer months the water in the lake drops and the village appears out of nowhere. people go and walk on the old roads and houses there.
I got out of the car, it was dusk, and for some unknown reason I wanted to be taken back home immediately. We walked to the lake, but I would not walk round it, I insisted we went back to the car. We were there for all of about quarter and hour.
It was only AFTER that experience that I decided to do a little research into Fewston and heard about the village at the bottom of the lake. There is a village called Fewston that exists still in the area....I think the one at the bottom of the lake was called Old Fewston, and went by a second name also. I think it may have been something to with a Mr Fairfax, I think he owned the village before it was submerged. I think he left to go to America eventually...either that or maybe he's still at the bottom of the lake ..but more important was a Thomas Linley who seemed to mention a chapel, that may or may not have been Saint John Chapel. This was in the same century as Mother Shipton in Knaresborough. Mother Shipton in a single verse predicted the American Civil War (before America was colonized) Metalic boats, Climate change, The French Revolution down to the number of dynastic rullers from start to finish, Women in the workplace, A federal European Super State...and the second world war.
Her prediction for the end of the world was that we would know its coming by the falling of the bridge in Knmaresborough over the Nidd ...unfortuntely, she forgot to state which bridge she was talking about as there are at least three ahahahaha
I suppose he might just have suffered from porphyria, and she dementia...but either way...Fewston just gives me the creeps.
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I don't know that I'd want to go walking around there either, Dave.
Now you can tell your landlord!
Somehow that doesnt sit right with me.
The proximity of this site being in the shadow of Menwith Hill does not help. Menwith Hill has a bit of a reputation around here, because of what it is. When Tony Blair was Prime Minister he aided in the expansion of something called The Starwars Project. Put simply, the Starwars Project was the idea to build a set of Listening Stations to project a shield around the globe for the security of the Federal Republic of The United States of America. The idea was simple, detect Missiles far away so that you have time to respond to them and stop them before they approach your soverignty.
Initially there was a major concern that this shield could be used for offense by placing a permanent station in space above the planet so as to coordinate all the listening stations. But this never happened. The main problem the United States had was obvious, in order for the shield to work, the bases had to be placed all over the globe. There are several in England. One of them is Menwith Hill an old Royal Airforce Base. It was decomissioned as a British outpost and given over to the United States Airforce. The Americans do not really like people to take notice of this base...but its a little hard when the area is filled with what can only be described as townhouse sized golfballs
There is the common banter of what such a "spy" base might do. The most worrying I came across during my research was from people who claimed that the US military had been engaged in some kind of search, or chase through fewston...or more aptly, that woodland was in someway causing them bother that they could not speak about. Its all poppycot of course...but if you have ever watched the film "dog soldiers" the forrest looks like that!
No thank you, I'll have nothing to do with fewston or Menwith outside of a midsummers day at Noon
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There was no sorrow in Atlanta Braves general manager Frank Wren's voice Wednesday afternoon, only confidence.
There was no remorse that the Braves' 10-game winning streak came to a halt, only belief they will start another one.
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The Braves, 12-2, are off to their greatest start since the beginnings of their 14-year dynasty in 1991, and not even a 1-0 loss Wednesday to the Kansas City Royals is about to dampen the fervor in Atlanta.
"There's a lot of excitement going around town,'' Wren told USA TODAY Sports, driving home from Turner Field. "We saw it with the addition of Justin Upton back in January, the buzz in the community and spring training. And now with the start we've gotten off to, that's only increased.
"We've gotten Atlanta's attention.''
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Yep, right along with the rest of the baseball world.
Producing the greatest record in baseball has a way of making people notice.
The scary part, at least for the rest of the National League, the Braves haven't come close to hitting their stride.
Oh sure, we got a hunch that Justin Upton isn't going to keep hitting homers at this pace -- a franchise-record eight in the first 14 games -- and wind up with 92 this season. The Braves' pitching staff isn't going to continue yielding a 0.73 ERA with rookie catcher Evan Gattis behind the plate. And Paul Maholm, 3-0, surely will give up an earned run sometime this season.
Then again, B.J. Upton, their $75 million man, isn't going to hit .140 all year, either. Right fielder Jason Heyward isn't going to hover around .128 much longer. Second baseman Dan Uggla won't be hitting .163 all year. And power-hitting first baseman Freddie Freeman and All-Star catcher Brian McCann won't be on the DL all year. Freeman is expected back Monday.
We're not going to tell the Washington Nationals what to do, but they may want to rip down that plastic sheeting above their lockers, take the champagne out of the ice buckets, and brace themselves for a little humility.
The Braves are going to have a lot to say this summer long before this NL East race is decided.
The Braves' start may be a surprise to the rest of the world, but sorry, not to the folks at 755 Hank Aaron Drive.
"Not really,'' Wren says. "We felt like our starting pitching would be good. We thought our bullpen would be strong, and maybe it's pitched a little better than we hoped.
"But we still haven't gotten our offense rolling.''
You know you're getting phenomenal pitching when you're 12-0 in games that you simply score a run. The Braves have a major-league best 1.77 ERA, yielding two or fewer runs in 10 games. Three of their starters -- Kris Medlen, Mike Minor and Maholm --are ranked among the top five starters with the lowest ERA since the 2012 All-Star break.
Oh yeah, and remember all of that talk that the Braves were too young, too experienced, and would sorely miss that clubhouse leadership with Chipper Jones and Martin Prado gone? Funny, no one even brings it up these days.
"We're young,'' says Jim Fregosi, the Braves' invaluable special assistant, "but people forget that our players have been around for awhile. This is Heyward's fourth year in the big leagues. (Justin) Upton is 25, but this is his seven years in the big leagues. These guys know how to handle themselves.''
Said Wren: "That was written about and talked about in the media, but that was never an issue for us. It never entered our mind. We felt we had enough strong personalities, and player that have been around long enough to step up.''
Now, here comes the Braves' first severe test of the season. They begin an 11-day, 10-game trip to Pittsburgh, Colorado and Detroit, before returning April 29 to face the Nationals.
Uh-uh. Their biggest worry is trying to keep the ice melting when they send over a shipment of prickly pear margaritas to the Arizona Diamondbacks for not only trading them Justin Upton, but infielder Chris Johnson, who's hitting .409.
"We feel like Justin's best days are still to come, and we feel strongly about that,'' says Wren, who soon may be sharing the same sentiments of his entire team.
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On the hunt for the next gardening trend? Look no further than Brookside Gardens.
Founded in 1969, the gardens mix perennial favorites (tulips, azaleas, roses) with newer gardening innovations (rain gardens, nature walks).
Initially, it was hoped that Brookside would resemble the behemoth to the north, Longwood Gardens, and that there would be a conservatory, a formal garden and plenty of open green space.
Brookside's first landscape architect, Hans Hanses, came from Germany and adored the hardscapes of the time. This design is represented in the Trial Garden, which has raised brick beds and is near the conservatories. He eventually created a Japanese-style garden forming rolling hills and an island.
More modern additions include a rain garden, labyrinth and bald cypress grove. Another newer feature is the Woodland Walk, a boardwalk that meanders around the outer edge of the park so visitors can pass through the native flora in its natural setting.


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Every Wednesday, I'm featuring one of my favorite recipes from How to Cook Everything Fast. If you cook it, too, I want to see it—tag it on social media with #HTCEFast. And enjoy!
To accommodate Catholics who were abstaining from meat during Lent, a vegetarian version of gumbo with lots of greens—gumbo z'herbes—was often served in New Orleans. This recipe takes the same approach with another bayou classic, jambalaya.
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion
2 celery stalks
2 green bell peppers
2 garlic cloves
Salt and pepper
1 1/2 cups long-grain white rice
2 large ripe tomatoes (1 pound)
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
1 teaspoon dried thyme
3 bay leaves
1 bunch fresh parsley
1 pound peeled shrimp
Hot sauce for serving (optional)


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Students rely on scholarships as college tuition increases
LA CROSSE, Wis. -- - Paying for college is a big task for many students.
Each year, it gets even tougher as college tuition steadily increases.
That means students have to rely more and more on financial aid and scholarships.
Tuition has gone up 5.5 percent each year for the past five years UW-La Crosse.
While that might seem like a big number, it's actually one of the more affordable colleges in the Midwest.
"I chose UW-La Crosse because it was pretty cheap," said UW-L freshman Maggie Ramirez.
For more and more students like Ramirez, where you go to college has a lot to do with how much you'll have to pay.
"It limited my college choices for sure. Sometimes it makes you think, "Is it worth it going to a four year, or should I just settle for a two year?'" said Ramirez.18379364
"I'm not from a well-off family but my mom just recently graduated from college and she has her loan that she's paying and she didn't want me to have a huge loan and fell the pressure she's feeling," said UW-L freshman Andrew Vitonne.
The median family income in Wisconsin has been decreasing during the past few years to $52,000 a year.
But college tuition in the state is just the opposite.
"I feel like each year it keeps getting bigger and bigger," said UW-L freshman Andrew Vandenboogaard.
"It is very challenging these days to keep the tuition low because the state support has been cut pretty dramatically over the past 8 to 10 years," said UW-L Chancellor Joe Gow.
5 UW-L Chancellor Joe Gow says although tuition is pretty low compared to other universities, they're not underestimating how difficult it can be for students to afford to go to college.
"We're in the middle of a significant $15 million scholarship fundraising campaign over the next few years because we know our students need more financial assistance," said Gow.
It's a much-needed effort as more and more students rely on scholarships and financial aid to earn their college degree.
"I was fortunate enough to get a lot of scholarships. I still have to pay a good amount but it's not as much as I would have had to," said Vitonne.
"Before financial aid I probably had to go around eight or nine and now it's great it's allowed me to be here financially it's really helped," said Ramirez.
UW-L already has a scholarship program for its students.
If the university is able to raise the $15 million it will double the current program.
UW-L was recently listed on Kiplinger's 100 best values in public education for academic quality and affordability.
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A cobbler repairs a pair of boots in the Old City of Jerusalem. (photo: Nancy Rosenbaum)
Since we went to Israel and the West Bank, I haven't been able to read the news from those places in the same way. Before, it generally depressed me. Now I find it painful with a more personal edge.
But on a profounder level than that, I am made crazy by the incompleteness — the narrow lens through which reality in this most intense of human and religious places is filtered. We often only get one side of something that has countless sides, at least more than two. Or we get the tail end of a story that is multi-layered and can't be told validly without something of its beginning and its middle. And always, in the West, we are focused on what is happening at the tip of the iceberg — the high-level, political arena of negotiations, of votes, of posturing.
So there were big news flashes recently that Fatah and Hamas are resolving to work together. But that did not happen because they had a change of heart. While we were there, thousands of citizens marched on streets of Palestinian cities, inspired by the Arab Spring in Egypt, calling on their two governments to grow up, talk to each other, and better represent their people. That story was buried, understandably, under other unbelievable headlines that week: a Japanese reactor that looked ready to melt down, Saudi tanks rolling in to squash demonstrations in Bahrain, the early days of a Libyan revolution.
I've started to look with extra vigilance for pieces of writing that tell more of the truth and suggest more possibility.
This commentary in the Guardian, while fiercely partisan towards the Palestinian cause, also reveals that what we digest as "news" lags behind the real human story on the ground. I'd also recommend a slim, remarkably thoughtful and readable book in a very different tone by the Palestinian philosopher Sari Nusseibeh, What is a Palestinian State Worth? (I also interviewed him, in East Jerusalem, and we'll turn that conversation into a show later this year.) As one reviewer wrote about Nusseibeh's book, "There is nothing like it in the literature of this conflict. Every year thousands of articles and blog posts are produced about how to end the conflict. They all feel stale. This book does not."
The truth is, the "literature of the conflict" is limited by its focus merely on conflict and high-level solutions.
A larger truth that increasingly grips me, as my Israeli conversation partner Yossi Klein Halevi says, is that there is something at stake in the Holy Land that gets at what makes all of us human. It matters, and it matters that we aspire to see it with greater nuance.
About the image (bottom): Sari Nusseibeh during our interview in his office at Al Quds University. (photo: Trent Gilliss)


text: The Olympic games aren't yet a week old and have already proved to be riveting – there's been the triumph of Michael Phelps, the drama of the American Gymnastic team, and the lovely quirk of sports like Badminton and synchronized diving. Above all, though, the Olympics have delivered unprecedented spectacle in the form of the opening ceremony. Charming, funny, and awe-inspiring, the Danny Boyle-directed affair was a smashing success from front to back. Of course, out of all the acts that it produced, none could compare with the introduction of Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II, escorted by none other than James Bond and "parachuting" into the ceremony from a helicopter overhead. (more…)


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Some years ago someone let me borrow some cassette tapes of a tribute to John broadcast on a BBC afiliate in NYC and taped. Sound quality wasn't too bad so I thought I'd borrow them again and bring them into the digital age forever.
I cleaned up the sound as best I could with a digital EQ and transferred it to what became 3 CD's.
Where they talked about certain music, if available to me (most of which was since I am a collector of all things Beatle), I added it to the transfer as it's own track.
This was a labor of love for me and am very proud of this rare find. The person who had the original tapes also happy to have a permanent copy before the acetate tape dis-integrated.
It was an interview with Andy Peebles of the BBC, in New York City, 12/6/80, a little less than 46 hours before John was murdered. This is really a beautiful interview and a beautiful time in John's life. He says so in the interview.
I recently came across the full transcript of this interview in paperback form, only released in the UK by BBC Press with proceeds being donated to charity. Of course, as one of few who even know of this interview, much less have a copy, I feel I was supposed to come across this on the day I did. It was just too perfect.
If anyone wants more info on how to get a copy, feel free to contact me. I want to share this with fans. I hope I can get Mike a copy to play on Macca-radio. email email@example.com


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The Secret Keeper is the witch or wizard designated to hide a secret by means of the Fidelius Charm; the secret is embedded in their very soul. Once a Secret Keeper is selected, the person who told them the secret will find themselves unable to pass the information on again, as the Secret Keeper is the only one capable of revealing the secret, whether orally or written.[1] The Secret Keeper can tell as many people as they like, but they must do so voluntarily and the secret cannot be blackmailed, bewitched or tortured out of them.
Being a Secret Keeper is a very dangerous position to be in; although it is impossible to bewitch or torture the information out of the Secret Keeper, many have in the past been subjected to the Imperius and Cruciatus Curses in attempts to find the secret.[1] It is such a serious and binding enchantment that few would undertake it lightly.
If a Secret Keeper dies, all the people already aware of the secret information become Secret Keepers.[2] This would unfortunately dilute the effect greatly; should all the people who knew of the secret die, then the secret would die with them.
Known Secret Keepers
|Sirius Black
|Originally meant to be the Secret Keeper for James and Lily Potter, but Sirius thought Voldemort was on to him (he thought that Remus Lupin was a spy), therefore passing on the Secret Keeper to Peter Pettigrew. Albus Dumbledore originally offered to be the Potters' Secret Keeper, but the couple refused on trust of their friends. Pettigrew was then the new Secret Keeper for James and Lily Potter after they went into hiding during the First Wizarding War with their infant son Harry, keeping their whereabouts in Godric's Hollow a secret. However, Pettigrew was secretly a traitor to the Order of the Phoenix. He informed Lord Voldemort of the Potters' location, resulting in the murders of James and Lily and Voldemort's first defeat when the Killing Curse rebounded from Harry. Sirius Black was later believed to have murdered twelve Muggles and a wizard in front of more than fifty eyewitnesses, when really Pettigrew had killed them himself and went into his Animagus form and fled the scene with a missing finger. Sirius Black, however, caught at the scene of the crime, was blamed for the betrayal of Lily and James Potter (not knowing that Peter Pettigrew had really been the betrayer) and imprisoned in Azkaban for it without a trial.[3]
|Peter Pettigrew
|Albus Dumbledore
|The Secret Keeper for 12 Grimmauld Place, the Headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, until he died in 1997,[4] thus making all the members of the Order, along with the trio the succeeding Secret Keepers. This forced the Order to abandon it, as they erroneously believed Severus Snape to be a traitor and he knew the location.[2]
|Order members
|In 1997, after Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger infiltrated the Ministry of Magic, they escaped to 12 Grimmauld Place, but Yaxley grabbed Hermione as the trio Apparated to the house, thus revealing it to him.[2]
|In 1997 and 1998, the Order of the Phoenix used many safe houses, including the Burrow, Shell Cottage, and the Tonks house, all of which were under the Fidelius Charm and maintained by various Secret Keepers.[2]
Behind the scenes
- If the Secret Keeper divulges their secret, those he or she informs are also bound by the Fidelius Charm and therefore cannot tell anyone else.[1][4] Despite this, Ronald Weasley was able to tell Dobby the house-elf where Shell Cottage was, despite the fact that it was under the Fidelius Charm, with William Weasley as Secret Keeper.[2] It is possible that Ron himself was also a Secret Keeper, or that house-elves have ways around such ancient charms that are, after all, not without their flaws, and that he was not bound by the charm since it was his master's bidding for him to go there.
- Rowling once stated that, should the Secret Keeper die, anyone who knew the secret would be permanently unable to pass it on[5]. Obviously, this is no longer the case.
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Pottermore


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It used to be that you could see who was chatting at any given time - is that link gone or am I just not seeing it?
It used to be that you could see who was chatting at any given time - is that link gone or am I just not seeing it?
Erin Forbes, EAS Master Beekeeper
It's gone.. or rather, it never made it over from the old board. Should be a simple fix once they get a round tuit- like getting a link to the chat server up on the Beesource Chat Forum page.
Dulcius ex asperis
I just asked about that yesterday. The link. The 'who's chatting' would be swell too.
I have it from a reliable source that a link is going to be added sometime in the not to distant future.
Nothing like a straight forward, right to the point hard answer huh. Well that's the best I can do for now. So please bare with us. It's in the pile of other things to do. You can appreciate that I'm sure.
In the mean time. If you would like, instead of a shortcut from your browser favorites or toolbar. You can copy this link:
and then right click on your desktop. Select "New" and then "Shortcut". When the dialog pops up, paste the link on the line provided. Then click next. You will be asked for a name for your new internet shortcut. Something like "Chatroom" is kinda catchy. Click finish and the shortcut will be added to your desktop, using the icon of your default web browser.
You can get slick and right click your new shortcut and select "properties" and then "change icon" and find some kind of nifty icon you like better. Or even go download yourself a special one if you like.
Maybe give you something to do while your waiting on everyone to show up in the chatroom.


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Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
200 East Main Street, Suite 201, Clayton, North Carolina 27520
Family therapy is a dynamic process. Each member of the family offers a different contribution to the therapy process. I see families as interconnected systems. I use family systems approaches when providing family therapy to address various conflicts. I am direct when working with families and will observe and make suggestions to guide your family toward change.


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Research In Motion, a leading maker of business oriented mobile phones, has announced its BlackBerry PlayBook slate that is designed for web browsing, multitasking and high performance multimedia, while also providing advanced security features as well as out-of-the-box enterprise support. Unfortunately, the powerful tablet that can redefine the market will only be available in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2011, over three months from now.
BlackBerry PlayBook is based on a dual-core ARM microprocessor and features 1GB of memory, an unknown amount of flash storage, dual HD cameras (5MP rear facing and 3MB front facing), Wi-Fi - 802.11 a/b/g/n (3G and 4G models to be available in the future), Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, microHDMI as well as microUSB connectors and so on. The product fully supports MP3, full-HD video playback (1080p, H.264, MPEG, DivX, WMV) as well as WebKit/HTML-5, Adobe Flash Player 10.1, Adobe Mobile AIR, Adobe Reader, POSIX, OpenGL, Java. The slate features 7" screen with 1024x600 resolution and weighs less than a pound (400g).
Based on specifications, it is evident that RIM's PlayBook is a very advanced device that combines low weight with decent performance and wide multimedia capabilities. Moreover, with robust security and support for various enterprise specific technologies the PlayBook has all chances to become a device of choice both for consumers and business customers.
"RIM set out to engineer the best professional-grade tablet in the industry with cutting-edge hardware features and one of the world's most robust and flexible operating systems. The BlackBerry PlayBook solidly hits the mark with industry leading power, true multitasking, uncompromised web browsing and high performance multimedia," said Mike Lazaridis, president and co-CEO at Research In Motion.
Thanks to the seamless and secure Bluetooth pairing experience and the highly secure underlying OS architecture, the BlackBerry PlayBook is enterprise ready and compatible (out-of-the-box) with BlackBerry Enterprise Server. When connected over Bluetooth, the smartphone content is viewable on the tablet, but the content actually remains stored on the BlackBerry smartphone and is only temporarily cached on the tablet (and subject to IT policy controls). With this approach to information security, IT departments can deploy the BlackBerry PlayBook to employees out-of-the-box without worrying about all the security and manageability issues that arise when corporate data is stored on yet another device.
But while RIM BlackBerry PlayBook offers better specifications amid lower weight compared to Apple iPad, everything is not that simple. First of all, RIM does not sell content, hence, customers will have to acquire it from other companies, which will hardly be a real problem as companies like Amazon or Barns & Noble will likely offer both e-book and multimedia applications for the device. Secondly, at least initially the PlayBook will rely strictly on BlackBerry smartphones as initial version does not support WWAN of any kind. Thirdly, it will only become available in Q1 2011 and by that time competing products may offer even better functionality. In fourth, at least initially there will be few applications for BlackBerry slate compared to tablets based on Google Android or iPhone OS. All in all, while RIM BlackBerry PlayBook seems to be a very advanced device now, its actual market success will be determined by the quality of competing tablets (that will naturally not require a BlackBerry phone).
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Considering a tough call
It can be an uncomfortable topic to consider for traditionalists, but it deserves some discussion: should the village of Forestville be dissolved?
Forestville, with a population of around 700, has been poorly run in recent years. Besides having numerous issues with its erratic and elderly water system, the village also recently received a slap on the wrist from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office for its handling of village funds.
Add in to the equation, the drastic and careless overpayments in salary and compensation to the former village attorney Michael Bolender – more than $55,000 per year – and you have a village and an elected group that were hardly looking out for its residents.
Last month, Trustee Ron Lineman broached the topic of dissolution. "From my experience, I have watched this board for a number of years and the past administrations, they didn't seem to care how they wasted the money of the taxpayers," he said.
How else do you explain the comptroller's report or the rate of pay for Bolender? To put the ex-attorney's compensation in some context, Bolender was receiving $55,000 from a municipality of 700 residents.
In Dunkirk, the city attorney earns a salary of about $70,000 in a municipality of 12,000 residents.
You see why Bolender's pay should have been questioned yearly?
But past administrations did not. That's why Lineman's proposal needs the consideration from every village resident. It is a village that has increased taxes nearly 50 percent over the last five years and gave pay raises of 12 percent to village employees in some years that were smack in the middle of a recession.
And, according to the comptroller, those handling the money did not have a grip on funds for its water department.
Forestville's new administration is doing its best, but some believe they have inherited a mess.
Is that a government that sounds like keeping?


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Topic: running RoR and PHP application in parallel
I am just learning RoR, planning to redevelop a PHP application using RoR to provide a REST API for an Html5/Javascript client.
The project is going to take some time to complete and I would like to implement it one module at a time. The PHP application will run in parallel with the new RoR modules, updating the same mySQL database.
One initial problem is that I would like to change the mySQL schema to RoR's naming convention, but don't want to change the PHP code. Can I use two separate schemas in mySQL? Any other ideas on solving this? - I'd like to avoid adapting the RoR code to fit the legacy schema.
I'd be grateful for any advice.


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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Gameplay
Dungeon Exploration
Most of your time playing Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity will be spent in vast dungeons full of Pokémon! The dungeons can be dangerous, but there are many rewards that await those who explore their depths. If you can get all the way through a dungeon, great rewards may be yours. But if you get knocked out, you may have to return all the way to the entrance of the dungeon and lose some of your items and money, too!
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games, each move happens one step at a time. After you move one space or take a single action (such as attacking), all the other Pokémon will take their own actions in turn. If you don't move, nobody else will either, meaning you have all the time you need to think through your battle strategy.
Each Pokémon can learn up to four moves. Each of these moves has specific power, type, and characteristics similar to attacks in Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 (sold separately). Carefully consider which moves you and your team of Pokémon know to bring victory that much closer. Also, the more you use a move, the stronger it will get! And the benefit from powering up a move will be available to all the Pokémon who know that move.
Battle Together with Friends
Get Rescued with StreetPass!
Join up with people nearby who are also playing Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity to explore and battle through dungeons together! Up to four people can play at a time. (Each player must have his or her own Nintendo 3DS system and copy of the game.) In this mode, you can play as a different Pokémon on your team.
Sometimes a friend, or even you, may faint inside a dungeon from enemy attacks and harmful traps. But you might be able to exchange rescues using the StreetPass™ feature. If you place a Reviver Seed in your Passerby Post and walk by someone who has fainted in a dungeon, you will automatically save that player. Maybe someone else will rescue you the same way!


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Pretty cool and scary practical: With a few simple steps can the icebox "WingCooler" magic in a very solid table. In the sides of the 18.6 liter box even two sturdy seats are revealed.Whether parking for the picnic, the swimming pool or camping: The WingCooler packed everything you need in a small space. The "wishing table", as the cooler christened with nicknames, holds the food for a large family problems 14 hours cool and fresh. The structure of the table is easy and only takes a few minutes.In addition, the technical wonder weighs just over seven kilograms. Equipped with handle and recessed wheels, the WingCooler quickly change its location. Light yet durable chrome steel tubes hold the table and give the two chairs high stability.Even if it is cooler outside once ...On numerous occasions the WingCooler proves his ability. On the beach, fishing trip or a garden party, he presents chilled refreshments and has the furniture to move. And even in the fall, he still makes a good figure. Even without cooling with ice, he is an exceptionally rugged transport.News in brief:- cooler, table and 2 chairs in a- Contents of the refrigerator: 18.6 liters- Cooling time: 14 hours in direct sunlight and 30 degrees- Weight: 7.65 kg


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We are Philadelphians Organized to Witness, Empower & Rebuild (POWER).
We are congregations from all across the city, intentionally bringing people together across the lines of race, faith, income level and neighborhood — lines which have historically kept Philadelphians divided.
We are people of faith committed to the work of bringing about justice here and now, in our city and our region.
By strengthening and mobilizing our networks of relationships, we seek to exercise power in the public arena so that the needs and priorities of all Philadelphians are reflected in the systems and policies that shape our city.


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>Runner's World - My Event Ratings>
In short: Another great race in the sunshineIn full: My third year and sunny again, the race was well organised as always on a fast flat route. I was especially chuffed as I won a spot prize.Date of review: April 2, 2012
In short: Great raceIn full: Excellent value race with a few twists along the route. It's all off road on footpaths and tracks, including through slurry on a farm and over an equestrian site - including jumps. A great fun race with no expensive an unecessary extras - if you're looking for goody bags and crowds it's not for you. If on the other hand you like a fun morning out in some lovely countryside with supportive marshalls and homemade cakes afterwards then sign up!Date of review: November 27, 2011
In short: Good debut on a decent flat course.In full: I'll statrt by saying I enjoyed the race, although I think selling it as secenic is pushing it a bit. While there was a good bit over Magdelen Bridge and down the high street that was pure old Oxford a lotwas through residential areas and on the cycle path by the rind road.I though some parts of the route hadn't really been thought through. The start and through the mini plant were great, wide roads with plenty of space. Then down through Headington, on closed roads was good, but once it got to the city centre runners were supposed to be on the pavements, but there was a lot of competition for space from pedestrians. I saw one elderly couple trying to get onto a bus nearly get taken out by a runner. Then at the end, having to cross the course to exit the car park lead to queues. That said I don't know how they could have avoided the latter issue as there's not another route around.Another difficult spot was where the route cross Clowley road and again runners were competing with pedestrians for space. The marshalls were doing a great job of keeping the traffic back but it looked like it could easily have turned into chaos.The organisation all seemed good and I didn't have any issue with unreasonable toilet queues, although if it gets any bigger they might what do add in portaloos. The drinks stations were well placed and well staffed. I liked that water was in bottles, although I always think it's a shame as so much is wasted - perhaps smaller ones next year?The support was great, lots of cheering and people offering sweets and water along the course. I liked the finish in the stadium, it made the cheering sound really loud!I'll be back next year unless it gets too big!Date of review: September 25, 2011
In short: Excellent race againIn full: Another excellent race on a beautiful day! I really enjoy this race, it's fast and flat on open but very quiet rural roads. There's little crowd support outside the villages but when you go through them the spectators were very good and there are friendly marshalls throughout. The scouts handing out water were doing a great job making sure everyone had as many cups as they needed. This is a great low key event with no issues around parking or toilet queues and a nice bit of grass to relax on after the run. I also like getting a mug rather than another t-shirt or medal that has no practical use.Date of review: April 10, 2011
In short: Good fast race In full: There's a lot to like with this race, fast flat course that's either off road or on quiet roads, the organisation is great with ample parking close to the start finish and no queues for the loo or bags. The marshalls were all friendly and encouraging despite the cold. There's little crowd support on the course but as it's such a fast race that didn't seem to be an issue.It is a fairly clubby race but not in a bad way. It's just a shame there's no goody bag just a t-shirt. Also a shame that the start was delayed due to ice on some of the roads, but better to be safe than sorry!All in all it's definately worth doing and I'll be back next year!Date of review: December 12, 2010
In short: The best race I've ever done....In full: ...also the coldest!It seemed like a silly idea to have entered a race with bogs and hills when I arrived and it was -2 but the race made up for that and you soon forgot the cold as the hills got harder and steeper. Almost everyone seemed to resort to walking some of them. Then there were the water features, I you remebered about the cold! The final hardship was the run on sand just when all your muscles were wanting a rest.A hugely fun and enjoyable race and I'll to it again next year. There are some things the organisers could improve on - the loos were awful most didn't flush so they soon became full up and unusable. plus the start was late meaning a lot of standing about in the cold. But the finish funnel was very well organised and the goody bag one of the best I've had so that made up for it.Date of review: November 28, 2010
In short: A good race but nothing specatularDate of review: October 10, 2010
In short: A tough race witha goody bag that makes it worth it!In full: While there are no really big hills in this race it would still describe it as hilly as there are so many short off road hills that your legs know about it! Add to that 2 long slow climbs up a tarmac drive that sap any strength that you have make this race tough but fun. It's set in beautiful surroundings in a country park so no traffic to worry about.The goody bag is excellent and the cake stand at the finish looked very tempting. It was only a very small field (122) yet I never felt lonely and there was a good atmospehere. Definately worth doing.Date of review: October 3, 2010
In short: Good value scenic raceIn full: A lovely road half run through scenic Wiltshire countryside. The low cost is reflected in a the basic natuer of the start finish but this is not a problem as much of that tends to be wasted on me. The small entry meant that there was no queuing for loos etc and the fact that the start was not time banded was again not an issue as there were too few people to cause congestion.Once the reace started it quickly turned out of town and into the countryside sticking to mainly quiet roads. The little traffic that passed did not cause a problem. The route is undulating with one big slow hill into a headwind at 4 miles that certainly woke the muscles up! Drinks stations were frequent and while there was little crowd support those who were there were friendly and encouraging. The marshalling was excellent throughout.In summary it's well worth doing for the good value, the lack of crowds and traffic that typify bigger events and the friendly nature of the race. See you next year!Date of review: August 29, 2010
In short: A lovely race in a lovely park!In full: Challenging but fun!The race was small and seemed very well organised, there was no queuing and we got away right on time. The course is 2 laps run through the park on tracks and trails, luckily it was dry as I can imagine it would be a very different race in the wet. Lots of the route goes through wooded areas and some parts are single file. This didn't seem to cause problems as there were places to pass and the entry was small so the route was not congested with runners. It seemed quite gentle until a couple of very short sharp hills at around the 5/6 mile point (it was hard to tell as there were no mile markers). They were hard on the first lap and harder on the second.As the route is out in the park there was little crowd support but what people were about were encouraging and the marshalls were friendly. My only small issue was with the water stations, they only seemed to be manned by 2 people and they didnt seem to be able to get the water poured out quick enough. Although it was dominated by club runners the atmosphere was very welcoming and chatty and there were plenty of people out at the finish line cheering people in.Overall it's definately worth running, a little expensive as there is no goody bag etc and just a medal but the price is worth paying for the scenery and the route through the park. Lots of people said it came up long on their GPS's but I thought it went by so quickly it could have been shorter than 13.1 miles!!Date of review: August 1, 2010
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Power Authority President Zeltmann Urges Public Systems to Save Energy
Stephen Shoenholz
October 17, 2005
ALBANY—New York Power Authority President and Chief Executive Officer Eugene W. Zeltmann has urged the state's 51 municipal electric systems and rural cooperatives to mount aggressive energy-conservation efforts in response to "increases in electricity costs that could reach crisis proportions."
"Never has saving electricity—and all forms of energy—been more critical," Zeltmann said in an Oct.13 letter to mayors and utility officials in the municipal system and cooperative service territories.
Zeltmann noted that average electricity costs on New York State's wholesale markets in September were more than double those of a year earlier and that costs for this year through the end of September were 45 percent higher than in the comparable period last year. He said continued tight supplies and high prices for natural gas and oil, two of New York's principal power plant fuels, have made "soaring costs on the state's power markets all but inevitable" for this winter.
He said that, thanks to Gov. George E. Pataki's leadership, New York State is well positioned to address the problem, through energy efficiency and increased use of clean, renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power.
"These initiatives are essential not only to combat high costs," Zeltmann said, "but also to help clean our air and reduce our dependence on foreign oil."
Heightened efforts to conserve electricity are particularly important for the municipal systems and cooperatives, Zeltmann said, since most of them experience their greatest demand for power in the cold-weather months, when many residents use electricity to heat their homes.
"The stakes are high and the warnings are clear," he said. "A long winter lies ahead. It will tell a good deal about our ability to meet our energy challenges in a responsible manner that puts us on a solid footing for the future."
All of the municipal systems and cooperatives receive low-cost Power Authority hydroelectric power, which is not affected by rising fuel prices. However, Zeltmann noted, the systems must purchase additional energy to meet needs beyond their hydroelectric allocations. The price of this energy on New York State markets is set by the cost of the most-expensive electricity required to meet overall needs.
"Those of you buying on the markets are therefore directly affected by the high prices of natural gas and oil," Zeltmann said in his letter. "The incentive to make your hydropower go further by using it more efficiently could not be more evident."
Zeltmann congratulated the 18 municipal systems that have been participating in an Independent Energy Efficiency Program and said the Power Authority is working with all the municipal systems and cooperatives on a major new initiative. He said information collected from 24 systems in the new program's first phase shows "that we can achieve meaningful energy savings at reasonable cost."
In addition to the formal programs, Zeltmann asked the municipal systems and cooperatives to "strongly encourage all of your customers to do all that they can as individuals to save electricity and to use it wisely—whether by turning out lights, adjusting thermostats or weatherizing their homes. Unfortunately, they must recognize that they are now subject to some of the same cost pressures that beset those who warm their homes with natural gas, heating oil or propane, rather than electricity."


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Buzzkill: A CEO's Take on Baldness and Success
Wednesday's Journal story about baldness and leadership sparked responses from all levels of the corporate ladder, with chrome-domed men cheering a new era of bald power.
But what did powerful people with full heads of hair have to say? We called up one lush-locked leader, Patrick Byrne, chief executive of Overstock.com, for his take.
Here, edited excerpts from the conversation:
To me, the people who are buzzing and recommending buzzing their hair to look masculine and dominant sound like a bunch of guys with control issues.
Call me biased, but anyone who would change their haircut to score better on their next annual review…that strikes me as profoundly insecure.
I'm a zen guy – when I meet guys like that who want to take up all the space in the room, I let them have it. Buddhist monks shave, but it's different, it's egalitarian. The original people of the earth – Aboriginals, Polynesian, Rastafarians, Samurai – grow their hair long.
The guy with the eighth-inch of stubble, he's coming at it from a lower level, from a male, controlling Piscean perspective instead of an Aquarian perspective, in my view. (Except Seth Godin [a writer and CEO quoted in Wednesday's story] – I love his trademark, his books. His bald head is such a brilliant marketing device.)
I was bald for some years as the result of an illness, and later, in grad school, I would shave my head once of year at the beginning of summer. I would let it grow for a year, til it went below my shoulders, then in late spring I'd buzz it again. That was my system for years.
In the early days of Overstock, I wore my hair really long, almost in dreadlocks. Keith Carpenter, a hairdresser to the stars and a close friend finally said, "if you're going to wear your hair long, let me make it look nice." He cuts it for free.
Right now, my hair is over my collar. I'll probably let it grow another 2-3 inches and I'll give it a good cut. I'm into low-maintenance things. I never use a comb or a brush. I swim, take a bath or a shower, then go off on my day.
I can't say that I've ever thought much about whether my hairstyle affects me as a leader. That would be buying into the control game.
And, you know, no one has ever asked me about my hair…they ask me about my clothes. I tend to wear Mandarin collars, partly as a statement about both globalization—my clothes come from Shanghai Tang, a luxury brand out of China. I think there's more of a statement in wearing mandarin-collar coats all the time than in buzzing your hair.
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Monday, September 29, 2008
Makeup Forever Dramatic Smokey Purple Eyes
How was your weekend? I had a fun one...Friday we went Go-Karting, Rock Climbing and Video Gaming for my boyfriend's birthday. I invited our crew and surprised him and he loved it. Saturday my friends had a cocktail party/soiree at their apartment so we dressed up and drank sangria, had munchies, chatted and played games. We used to have house parties but the carpet got uber trashed at our old apartment...so my former roomies have evolved into having grown up parties where the punch stays in the kitchen, lol. Sunday I went with my makeup mentor on a gig to do temporary tattoos using airbrush makeup and ink transfers. I was glad she let me come assist because temporary tattoos are another form of airbrushing which I'm trying to master. You could probably file it under the category of Body Makeup. A lot of large companies love hiring temp tattoo artists at corporate parties. It was fun and I think my tattoos came out pretty good!
Anywho, back to my FOTN. I finally got around to doing a tutorial using the best purple eyeshadow ever-the MUFE NO. 92 eyeshadow. I wore this look to the movies when I saw The Family that Preys on Thursday. I was a trooper because I didn't cry the entire time! That movie was uber sentimental too--and I'm a cryer! However, my motivation was to keep my makeup intact so I could film my Creamsheen/Suite Array Haul vid, lol.
The MUFE e/s is actually kind of hard to blend and apply evenly. I've done a couple of tries where I've removed my entire eye makeup because it didn't go on evenly. To help prevent this, make sure you apply a creamy base and then put a neutral eyeshadow all over the lid. I used vanilla e/s. The base shadow gives the MUFE shadow an easier surface to blend over.
This look is actually pretty basic but the pigmentation of the MUFE purple shadow gives it such a pop of color that it kicks it up a notch.
So without further ado, check out my video tutorial!
And some pics!
Here's What I Used (All MAC unless otherwise specified):
-Pur Minerals Peach primer
-Pur Minerals 4 in 1 pressed foundation in med dark
-msf in light flush
-beauty powder blush in true romantic
-ELF bronzer in warm tan
-bare canvas paint
-Makeup Forever No. 92 eyeshadow (purple)
-carbon e/s
-vanilla e/s
-smolder kohl
-Model Co. lashes
-Anastasia brow pencil
-zoomlash mascara
-Urban Decay XXX shine gloss in carney
30 comments:
- An Indian's makeup musings said...
Love your brows ! The purple looks great on you !
- September 29, 2008 at 9:51 AM
- Wes said...
I LOVE THAT LOOK!!!! love it love it love it!! And the pale pink just does it for me!!! Where is Makeup Forever sold? I've gotta try this look.
- September 29, 2008 at 10:14 AM
- Nic Nic said...
This is really hot Ren!!! awesome makeup ^^
- September 29, 2008 at 10:48 AM
- Haute Mama said...
How did you go abt getting a MUA mentor? Do you feel its helped you? I love the purple, it looks like its glowing.
ITA with your opinion of "the family that preys", imo its Tylers best movie. Kathy Bates and Sanaa Lathan were awesome!
- September 29, 2008 at 10:53 AM
- Product Junkie Diva said...
What a beautiful look! Great job.
- September 29, 2008 at 11:08 AM
- mina said...
I love that eyeshadow! I think this is my favorite look that you have created!
ps. The Family that Preys was awesome! Even the hubby liked it and he's not really a Tyler Perry fan lol
- September 29, 2008 at 11:14 AM
- yummy411 said...
ooh great look ren! i've noticed (only by swatching though) that the mufe shadows oxidize or something ridiculous.. i put a pink shade on my hand. ohh vibrant and pretty and before my eyes it turned to a deep dull pink...? does the cream with a shadow over it as base prevent that? do you have experience with that?
- September 29, 2008 at 11:50 AM
- Fashion's Darling said...
omg! I love this!!!! Purple is my fave and you are rockin it well!
- September 29, 2008 at 12:22 PM
- Ethereal Prey said...
wow that purple is smoking hot! i really do like purples.
- September 29, 2008 at 12:27 PM
- Gee said...
This is so gorgeous for fall! I love it!
- September 29, 2008 at 12:37 PM
- jeSmakeup said...
geezusssss gurl! this look is amazing!!! i Love it ALLLLL the smokey purple ish... its BEAUTIFUL goes good wit u too! it is my fave. color too and fave e/s! purple e/s goes wit anythin!
- September 29, 2008 at 1:07 PM
- Yellow Fever said...
GORGEOUS! i used to use UD carney all the time! the lid unscrewed in my purse one day, so make sure to keep an eye on it ;)
- September 29, 2008 at 3:21 PM
- Mary said...
I love MUFE 92..very nice!!
- September 29, 2008 at 3:42 PM
- (g)ezebel said...
i looooove this dramatic look on you, RenRen!! i gotta get that MUFE now.
- September 29, 2008 at 5:44 PM
- Mischo Beauty said...
Wow! Amazing! I love the purple! If you're ever in DC- you must do my makeup! :)
- September 29, 2008 at 6:10 PM
- Amina said...
you look amaaaaaaaaazing!!!!
- September 29, 2008 at 6:10 PM
- slvrlips said...
Gorgeous!!! That purple is fire!!! Thanks for sharing
- September 29, 2008 at 6:14 PM
- Fei said...
Mmmm... Purple is so flattering on everyone. Can't have too many purple looks!
- September 29, 2008 at 6:16 PM
- mayaari said...
girrrrrrrl your smoky purple makeup kicks my smoky purple makeup's ass! haha :) love the way this came out - that purple really is gorgeous!
mmm rock climbing...I miss climbing rocks and getting all dirty and hurting muscles that I never knew existed =P
- September 29, 2008 at 7:17 PM
- CupcakeLove said...
this looks gorgeous on you!
i'm definitely trying this out =)
- September 29, 2008 at 7:29 PM
- Beauty is Androgynous said...
so feelin those purples.
seems you can't go wrong w/ purple.
- September 29, 2008 at 8:06 PM
- May Nguyen said...
I love it!!!!!!!!!!!
- September 29, 2008 at 10:02 PM
- Askmewhats said...
I've watched your YT video and I LOVE LOVE LOve this, your e/s application skill is just AMAZING!
- September 29, 2008 at 10:21 PM
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- September 29, 2008 at 10:54 PM
- Miss JoJo said...
This look is CUTE!!!
I am on my way to Sephora this weekend to get that Purple!
- September 29, 2008 at 10:55 PM
- PBW said...
Ren, this is my absolute favorite look on you!
Again, gorgeous!
- September 30, 2008 at 10:14 AM
- Vanessa said...
gorgeous as always sis! I love that eyeshadow!
- September 30, 2008 at 11:05 AM
- Mrs. Lynne, MakeupFix.net said...
really pretty, definitely makes your eyes pop!
- September 30, 2008 at 1:01 PM
- Roselyn said...
MUFE has the best purple eyeshadow EVER! I have about 3 backups of this thing!!! Gorgeous look!
- September 30, 2008 at 1:02 PM
- P.Sha said...
omg your eyes were so small and after this make up thing they appear soooooooooo big and u r soo beautiful huN!
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Home > National Parks of Canada > Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, and Haida Heritage Site > TranscriptPage
Animated Text Sequence: Canada's Greatest Summer Job. Yota Story by : Joseph Crawford Gwaii Haanas Field Unit (British Columbia) Parks Canada Logo
Title: Gwaii Haanas
Title: SGang Gwaay Llnagaay UNESCO World Heritage Site
Pole Memorial
(Traditional Haida music)
The only way I can explain it is that, it was if a woman who lived here said:
"You want to know what it felt like to live here? This is what it feels like. And it was just pure misery".
It was a time...
It felt like where she was taking me was the time when smallpox epidemic was rampant through the village.
The fact that there are human remains
and those are leaders of the Haida Nation for centuries that are buried here in their totem.
I think it's something that has...
There's a spirituality about this site that you don't find in most National Parks and places.
[Inspirational music]
Lake with mountains in the distance.
My name is Yota Kano. I come from Japan.
Two or three years ago I watched a TV program about SGang Gwaay and Gwaii Haanas National Park.
It's my dream to go to SGang Gwaay.
At first I had a little bit of anxiety
but when I started paddling, all my anxiety disappeared.
I enjoy the paddling.
and I enjoy the tidal current, tidal waves, Pacific ocean swell.
The Haida people travel on the sea by canoe.
Then I felt that oh I'm travelling on the sea
by my power, no motors.
I imagine the scene that the Haida people lived a long time ago
My dream will be actuality soon, I'm so glad.
Forest Trail.
Some people wait twenty-five, thirty years before they get here.
It's something they've always wanted to see.
I saw the pictures of these things, these totem poles in Japan.
But I have never dreamed that I could see in my eyes.
These poles say something to me but I cannot understand it.
I feel something in myself.
I took some pictures in my camera
But I think today I took 241 pictures in my camera.
but I think I took more in my brain, in my eyes.
When I pass through the trail, finally I cried a little bit.
Sorry for that.
In the morning it was raining, but now it's sunny.
I saw that in the morning Gods gets angry with my visiting to SGang Gwaay
but now I think that Gods is greeting my visiting.
Yes it's so nice, so I'm glad.
I'm on top of the world.
My dream came true.
I am grateful of everyone who gave me the opportunity to have this experience.
The sea with mountains in the distance.
A Short Film by: Joseph Crawford
Yota Kano Japanese Traveller
Anna Maria Husband Parks Canada Visitor Services Team Leader
Alan Latourelle Parks Canada Chief Executive Officer
Jordan Yeltatzie Haida Gwaii Watchman
Music By: Dead Language (The Dance)
Ambient Music By: Eric Boucher's Rainbow Porch (The Last Tall One Standing)
Translations By: Miyako Laidlaw
Images: I-28975, B-03589 courtesy Royal BC Museum, BC Archives
Special Thanks To: Robin Pozer, Valine Crist, Ian Benoit
Produced with the mentorship and support of Oasis HD
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© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by Parks Canada, 2011.
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by Anton Shilov
At the Intel Capital global summit, Intel's chief executive officer Paul Otellini said that starting next year ultra-thin laptops, which Intel calls "ultrabooks", will have touch-screens and will thus be able to act like tablets. But before such products emerge, Intel will have to solve a number of technical products that look serious enough to prevent widespread adoption of such hybrid ultrabooks.
"Starting with Windows 8, you have a mainstream operating system incorporating touch[-screen technology]. Our view is that in the ultrabook lines, touch is a pretty critical enabler. When users see that new Windows interface, they are going to want to touch it. If the screen does nothing, you have disappointed [the] consumer," said Paul Otellini at Intel Capital global summit, reports Cnet News web-site.
Touch-screens and tablets are currently two very hot topics for the whole industry as both promise a lot and have not reached the mainstream market yet. There are a number of things that prevent touchscreen-based devices to become widespread: one is manufacturing cost, another is heat produced by components of electronic devices. The pricing of touch-screens is something Intel intends to take care of next year, which will be pretty hard to do as notebook makers already have to use very thin display panels that are costly even now.
"To hit the volume price points, we need to span $699 and up, and that's the goal fornext year. [...] In order for us to have an excited consumer at $699 and $799 price points, you have to be able to accelerate the reduction in [touch] cost. That's the kind of investment we will make around the ultrabook fund," said Mr. Otellini.
Manufacturing costs usually get lower with mass production, but power consumption and heat issues should be resolved on the design level. If the bottoms of laptops can heat to up to 58°C without issues, then backsides of tablets should not get hotter than 38°C. Although ultrabooks will be able to throttle down platform's and microprocessor's clock-speeds, the devices will still remain too hot for usage in tablet mode with touch-screen input.
Obviously, it is possible to install a touch-screen onto a traditional, not hybrid, notebook/ultrabook, the usage of touch-based input will be so limited that hardly any manufacturers will opt to install a touchscreen.
Intel is generally known for promoting technologies and solutions that may not be efficient or viable initially. Eventually, with the collaboration between Intel and its technology partners, those technologies become realistic and find their ways into actual mainstream products. As notebook makers learn how to produce ultrabooks efficiently, they will certainly find ways to create convertibles and hybrid with touch-screens. But this will barely happen in 2012.


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>Runner's World - My Event Ratings>
In short: DisappointedIn full: As a Londoner (West, rather than East) was looking forward to this. I love the well supported city runs. It somewhat failed to deliver.The pre-race announcers were awful. I can only assume that was the organisers trying to give the runners an incentive to run away as quickly as possible.Not enough loos; pens were haphazard; no explanation or apology for late start.Route was kind of okay. My thoughts may have been affected by the scorching sun. I didn't find it as interesting as I thought I would. Crowd were wonderful though, typical of any big London run. This is not a flat course BTW. Not hilly as such but quite a few inclines. I could imagine first-timers being taken by surprise given the description.Hate loopbacks. They are so discouraging for runners. Surely enough land around there to avoid these? Plus, felt cheated by the description about Olympic Park. Just a glimpse as we ran around some perimeter paths?Have never used water pouches before and hated them. COuldn't figure out how to open them (pictorial directions, hard to see when running and impossible anyway with wet/sweaty hands). Ended up just trying to bite a hole in them and cut my lip in the process.Mile markers all over the place. This should not happen. If all the runners knew they were out thanks to GPS, how come the organisers didn't?Having said all of that, I suspect if the day had been a lot cooler then I would have a kinder view. These were difficult conditions as evidenced by the number of collapsed roadside runners.Date of review: June 23, 2014
In short: AverageIn full: Leicester is my birth town (long since a Londoner) and having done London a few times, and numerous half marathons, decided to give this one a go (half due to training timetable issues).Course okay. Well, a little dull I suspect but for me it was a trip down memory lane so quite interesting. Marshals good and friendly, and nothing on the organisational side to pick too much fault with – apart from the finishers' tent thing which was dreadful. You have all of Victoria Park, why funnel people through claustrophobic hell?My one big negative. Why oh why ban MP3s? There is absolutely NO EVIDENCE at all that they in any way endanger safety and most of us train with them. Most events allow them and they would surely be universally banned if they were a liability. I can only assume this is a personal choice of the race director. I will not be back next year because of this. For an event trying to maximise entires for charity this is a shame (and by the way, the online entry form doesn't mention this, it's only the post entry stuff that makes you aware of this; bad planning or do they realise it will put you off and therefore try to take your money before they tell you?)Date of review: November 3, 2012
In short: A Few Tweaks to Make this ExceptionalIn full: Same comments as most others. This is a great race, my second time. Don't know about PB potential for two reasons. First, both times I've run the headwind on the last 2 miles has been a time killer. Second, and as others have said, there needs to be better segregation of the runners at the start. I did actually notice some pace-makers with boards in the white wave's pen, but they weren't holding them up and the pen was a seething mass of mixed abilities. First two to three miles (which also have narrow stretches) were more a question of avoiding a fall rather than focussing on the race.Having said that, this IS a mass participation event and to complain there are too many people (as some have done) is rather missing the point. Didn't you know that when you entered? But I think they could even it out better in the pens making it more enjoyable and safer for all.And yes, I will be back because I actually like these big events, and the crowd, organisation (minus the pens) and atmosphere of this is wonderful.Date of review: October 31, 2011
In short: DelusionalIn full: This is not a 10K race, this is a 10K day out. With no starting pens it's a lottery regarding where you start. I was probably half way back and was s atggered how many walkers I passed, even on Piccadilly. Come on, that's barely 500m in. Why enter a 10K if you can't run?Not enough loos. Okay we'd been warned, but then LU had closed the loos at Piccadilly Circus so no option other than to queue for event loos. Goody bag was worst I've ever had; doesn't really bother me, that's not why I do this but given the entry cost I can imagine many would be disappointed.And FWIW my Garmin came in at more like 10.5K. I would imagine this was weaving around people rather than bad route measurement.Date of review: July 11, 2011
In short: A nice run in nice weather.Date of review: October 18, 2009
In short: Not my type of routeIn full: Okay, I knew in advance that it was an out and back-in route which I am never fond of, but it was actually kind of dull. Most of it is towpath, and pretty narrow too - there was lots of bustling and jostling at the start – and the lap around the park was a nothing really. The towpath is especially stony at this part of the river (I usually run between Kew and Putney (i.e. the other side) where the towpath is flatter and less likely to turn an ankle. Having said that, the organisation was good, people friendly and the atmosphere okay. Not for me next year, but others may like it.Date of review: September 13, 2009
In short: Fantastic But Now What I ThoughtIn full: A Marathon (and running) virgin. Have been trying to run for five years, with this race (and raising money for NSPCC in mind). After all those years and podiatrists, physios, personal trainers and God knows how many gait analyses I finally got there.It wasn't what I expected.The organisation was phenomenal. SO many people and (as far as I could see) not a thing wrong.Slow start, but I expected that.First half was just unbelievable – the crowds take in every walk of society and they all have an overriding passion to assist and cheer the runners. Young, old, black, white, rich, poor. They deserve the medals too.Water and sports drink stations perfect.Not so good:Why do people have to use bloody mobile phones when they are running? If you want to, get to the side and out of peoples' way. So selfish. I was also truly surprised by the narrowness of the streets in miles 13 - 18 (or thereabouts); if you are a good runner this must have driven you mad. You are reduced to walking regardless of whether you need to or not.I was shot by 23 miles but the crowd and one particularly inspirational met bobby got me to the line.Totally gobsmacking. But a little more congested than I thought and too many selfish runners.Date of review: April 27, 2009
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