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Cellist Composer ModelPosted by John Clare in Cello, Composers, Contemporary Classical, Orchestral, Performers, Premieres, tags: Cello Concerto, Christopher Theofanidis, Dallas Symphony, Nina Kotova
Nina Kotova premieres a new work by Christopher Theofanidis this weekend in Dallas. In the second part of looking at the new work, I spoke with the soloist about the piece, and learned more about how the piece came into being. Listen to our conversation:
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The concert takes place Thursday, Friday & Saturday – and more performances coming up in Asia & Europe.


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The Digital Skeptic: Job-Killer Robots Target Analysts Next
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Philip Parker has this to say to the swanky, Wall Street analyst set: You've probably seen your day.
"The process for automating much of what they do is now fully understood," Parker told me during what has to be one of the strangest, most eye-opening phone calls I've had in months.
See, Parker is a professor at
Insead, an international business research and educational organization with offices in New York City, Abu Dhabi and Singapore and other groovy, far-flung spots. Part of his research, he told me, is taking a deep, hard look at the role language plays in helping -- or hurting -- economies around the world.
"When you go into Barnes & Noble (BKS) and look for self-help books in English, you see three aisles. But in French, there are almost none," he said.
That's not because the French are any less self-obsessed than Americans, or even because you are in a U.S. bookstore. Rather, it's because fewer people speak French -- which makes it tougher for businesses to fill niche categories like francophone self-help.
"No publisher can make money selling such small topics," Parker said.
So a decade or so ago, Parker began researching and diagramming the thinking behind language, with an eye toward using computers to automate the creation of print, audio and video content and altering those depressing economics.
And so far, so good.
He's developed several marvelous automatic content tools, including an on-demand weather information translation system used in dozens of languages in Africa and India, as well as a self-writing poetry engine called
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And what does this machine-learning brain bug have to say about what passes for financial report writing and scholarship here on Wall Street?
"Most of what economists do is very formulaic by nature," he said. "We're getting to the point where we can diagram, program and automate much of it."
That's right, friends, the age of the RoboAnalyst is at hand.
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For Parker, it's not a question of if human investors will rely less on human analysis, it's how much they already do. Mimicking the mind of analysts to extend their reach, while not exactly trivial, is not exactly rocket science either.
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It's a process Parker says is well within the reach of larger enterprises and investing firms and, more and more, even the rank-and-file investor.


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EddieV wrote:Hope he hasn´t become a crooner now
Mike wrote:EddieV wrote:Hope he hasn´t become a crooner now
None to worry. Though I didn't see him at this show, other times when he just sings, he kinda looks like he wants a guitar in his hand. Whenever I sing Karaoke I am so uncomfortable without a guitar, it is so noticeable. For me it's like, ok, what do I do, no chords, hmm, what do I do with myself during this 8 bar lead I think it's more just strange for us not to see a guitar in his hands.
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Collections are used to replicate all our app files onto Wintel for a myAccount web app.
I started using triggers, but those have all sorts of gotchas that are really nasty (must get exclusive use of file to start trigger, same for stopping, must make control pgm to get around, difficult to mod pgms cause users are in file, etc).
I always figure there are those smarter than me that have beaten the blazing trails, and all the commercial replication s/w seem to use journals as opposed to triggers. So I am copycatting them :).
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Barclays to cut bonus pool and defer payouts
Barclays is set to pay out up to £2bn in bonuses for 2012, but it will force top managers to defer their payouts, according to a person briefed on the matter.
Under the proposed plan, Barclays' investment bank managing directors will see their bonuses deferred for at least a year, the person added. For the previous year, the bank handed out £2.58bn in incentive pay.
The move, first reported by Sky News, comes just days before Barclays chief executive Antony Jenkins is set to lay out his new strategy for the bank on Tuesday. Jenkins has spent five months devising a plan to boost the bank's image and profitability following a series of scandals.
The overhaul of the bonus payout rules - whereby any member of the investment bank earning a bonus over £65,000 has to defer over a third of it - is an effort to break with Barclays' reputation for handing out generous remuneration packages to its investment bankers.
Former chief executive Bob Diamond was repeatedly criticised by politicians over the size of his pay packet. Investors have also pressured Barclays' management to cut costs as revenue comes under pressure.
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quote KubrickAt least there was a reason behind it? >:
Post-Game is okay with me, but at the end of post-game? I hated that about the second set of PMD games. :c It's like "oh everyone can evolve except us, haha, what a coincidence ". Um, no, it's not funny. B|
quote QuixoticYep, it's always been like that. xD I didn't really understand it too much myself but I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation for it.Wait, traditionally, we only evolve post game? That's kinda odd. I'd rather evolve during the main story, preferrably after an awesome moment. XD
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Winter 2001
Volume 5 Number 2
by Barbara A. Chaapel
Pastor, missionary, teacher, advocate. No, not a child's rhyme for remembering religious professions. But the actual career path of Walter Owensby, PTS Class of 1959.
A path not so much planned as followed. "God and the church invited me to do ministry in such varied ways, and I never really expected the turns in the road," Owensby says, describing his ministry as a "seamless movement" from job to job that others might find disjointed. "I was terrible at career planning," he laughs.
First an assistant pastor in central New Jersey, then organizing pastor of a new church development in Illinois. On to Mexico and then to Bogota, Colombia, as a mission worker. Then to Wisconsin to work for the Presbyterian Church Program Agency in the area of inter-American economic awareness.
And finally to Capitol Hill.
Last June Owensby retired after fifteen years as associate for international issues in the Presbyterian Church (USA)'s Washington Office, the office established in 1946 that "speaks the truth to power" from its location in the heart of the nation's capital. Its task — to advocate in the public arena for the church's social witness perspectives and policies, based on the Bible and Reformed theology — is close to Owensby's heart.
"The gospel in all of its dimensions must be lived in the public square," he says. "God has given us some part of the world and we are responsible for it. That is stewardship."
In his role with the Washington Office, Owensby worked on issues from human rights to easing the debt burden of impoverished nations to dialogue between Christians and Muslims. He has been heavily involved in programs and education for the Jubilee 2000 Campaign, calling for debt forgiveness for the world's poorest nations, and was heartened when President Clinton signed debt relief legislation on November 6 that provided $435 million to fund debt relief and put the U.S. squarely behind the worldwide effort to lift poor nations out of poverty.
One of his last pre-retirement projects was working on and writing about the world AIDS epidemic in Africa, which he calls "a disaster," faced by the Council of Churches of South Africa.
For these fifteen years of dedicated service, Owensby was honored by his colleagues at the Washington Office dinner during the General Assembly meeting in Long Beach, California, last June. He received special recognition during the presentation of the office's annual Partnership in Mission public policy awards. "Thoughtful, insightful, kind, diligent, highly respected" was how Washington Office director Elenora Giddings Ivory described Owensby. And prophetic.
Trained as an economist as well as a minister, Owensby believes it is essential for the church to look at issues of social justice through the hard lens of economics.
And he doesn't plan to stop looking through that lens just because he has retired. He continues to work on a writing project in response to a Presbyterian Church initiative on the relationship of the United States, Korea, and Brazil to the globalization of the economy. He is also writing to assist the denomination's Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy and its staff team on religious freedom.
And after a fall vacation to Portugal and Spain with friends, he has been happy to settle down in his Capitol Hill home and find time to become active again in his presbytery, National Capital, and his local church, Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, where he will teach a thirteen-week class on biblical and theological issues, "content still negotiable," he says.
"I don't expect to disappear from the scene, either ecclesiastically or politically," he says. "There are important and rewarding things for all of us to do in all of life, and for all of life."
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Our work in green forestry sometimes offers the pleasant surprise of being up close and personal with amphibians. Did you know that 2008 has been officially designated "The Year of the Frog?" That's because there's a global amphibian extinction crisis that many
scientists believe represents the greatest species conservation challenge in
the history of humanity. After thriving for
over 360 million years, up to half of the world's 6,000 known amphibian species
could go extinct in our lifetime. How sad is that?
In Vermont, we have several Green Heros who are working hard to
reverse this trend. Herpetologist, Jim Andrews works out of Middlebury College doing research and
coordinating the development of the Vermont Reptile
and Amphibian Atlas, a map that identifies and tracks changing populations
of these animals over time. Patti Smith of the Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center (BEEC)
in West Brattleboro, VT powers the volunteer Salamander Crossing
Brigades Project. We've volunteered for both projects since our boys
were toddlers and have developed such admiration for Jim and Patti that we are
naming two of our new Vermont Woods
Studios furniture collections after them.
Last night we and other volunteers
donned rain coats and boots and patrolled the streets of Vermont looking for migrating spotted salamanders. These
ancient creatures who live their lives burrowed down beneath the surface of the
earth, dig their way out through the dirt and leaves on a warm (well
>42F–that's warm for VT) rainy night every April to join a mass
exodus of brethren heading for spring pools to breed. Since their
prehistoric journey now takes them across roads, we volunteers lend a helping
hand by setting up checkpoints around breeding sites, warning motorists and
escorting the salamanders safely across the road.
Would you ever consider getting involved in a project like this? It's actually great fun. You would not believe all the action that takes place in the forest on a rainy spring night. Frogs and toads are everywhere and the chorus from our spring peepers is music to anyone's ears. What's
going on in your neighborhood? Don't forget the little guys… frogs, toads and
salamanders. They are like "canaries in the coal mine," as their porous skin makes them the
first species to be affected by pollution, global warming and other environmental stressors. When they show
declines in the wild, it serves as a warning to other species. Humans, are you listening? Are you acting?
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Messy Braids
Check out this awesome hairstyle by the gorgeous pop / rock star Gwen Stefani. When it comes to hairstyles Gwen sure knows how to get creative and switch it up, we love how she's turned this updo into a hot mess with random braids flowing from top to bottom. She sure knows how to get the attention and doing it in style! One thing is for sure when it comes to brads there is no wrong way of doing it toss it up and just have fun with it, play with different ways of placing them until you come up with something you feel suits you right.


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A Humble Request: 頼むよ!お願いします!
For anybody who still follows this blog: first, bless your soul; second, I've got a favor to ask.
I've got a super selfish request to make. My fiancee and I entered a contest a few weeks ago, but didn't make the final cut. We were super bummed about it. The contest was for free wedding photography from a pretty awesome (read: we cannot afford her even in our dreams) international photographer. Lo and behold, we got an email last weekend: one of the final couples dropped out and we were the next couple on the list (read: almost made the cut the first time)! We accepted the offer to join the contest in progress. And now we need your help big time!
The hitch? We didn't get added until all the other couples had already been gathering votes for a full week. We are in serious underdog mode here, but I am hopeful that we can win this thing with the help of you all.
The other hitch? They made voting for this thing a rather convoluted process. You have to like the photographer on Facebook (and continue liking them until all the votes are tallied), then use the contact form on the photographer's blog to register your vote. They'll apparently cross check the names with the "Like" page on Facebook to check for duplicates. This makes voting really hard for our internet illiterate (and computer illiterate) family members and friends, many of whom don't even have FB accounts in the first place. Sigh. This is where you come in.
You may have already watched the embedded YouTube video above. If you have, awesome! If not, you can also check out this quick screenshot walkthrough.
Step 1: LIKE the photographer and go to her website. (Use the button right on the blog if you're already signed into Facebook to cut down on hassle.)
Step 2: Click the contact link at the top of the page, add your name and email address in the appropriate filters, and then write something like "I am voting for couple #6!" in the message box. Hit submit, and bring us one tiny step closer to overcoming our underdog status.
Note: for your vote to be counted, you must continue to "like" the photographer until the votes have been counted, at which point, be my guest and "un-like" them…but for the love of pete, wait until your vote has been counted – May 2nd or 3rd should be safe. (Some have liked, voted, and un-liked in quick succession, which undoes their vote. Noooo!)
I don't know if we will win, but I know that the other couples are probably just as driven as we are if they realize the incredible value being offered here, and are still probably pretty far in the lead considering that they've had a full week to gather votes while we didn't even know we were in the running. Maybe you can make up the difference! Thanks very much to those of you who've liked the photographer on Facebook already and who have commented elsewhere to let me know you've voted for us. You guys rule. Please spread this around and get as many willing people as possible to vote for couple number six. I really want to make my fiancee smile by telling her we won. Man…how cool would that be?!
- Deas
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Water, Water, Everywhere
Broward's Integrated Water Resource Plan (IWRP)
Water is an essential component of Broward County's vibrant economy and quality of life. Without it, people, plants, and animals just wouldn't be the same. As the County continues to grow, demand for water grows, as well. But, supplies of water are limited, so Broward has taken an active role in making sure that there is enough water for everyone – now and in the future.
Broward's water management community has developed a Plan called the Integrated Water Resource Plan (IWRP)(PDF) that looks at how Broward's water resources might be most effectively and efficiently managed – for the next ten years and beyond. The Plan is an important step in making sure that water is managed in a way that benefits everyone, while protecting the environment.
This has significant water management implications. Not only does our flat terrain severely limit our ability to provide long-term storage of surface water, but it also means that we must actively drain and pump water to prevent flooding during rainfall events, and in some cases, even when it's not raining.
Water Sources in Broward
Although our region receives an average rainfall of sixty inches each year, three-fourths falls between May and November. And really, there's no such thing as an "average" year. On the other side of the spectrum, the greatest demand for water occurs in the dry winter months when the population swells with winter residents.
While most of Broward's water comes from rainfall within the boundaries of urban Broward County, surface water and groundwater from the Everglades Water Conservation Areas are also important water sources. These Water Conservation Areas must be adequately protected and managed, so that people, plants, and animals have access to the water that they need, when they need it.
Since rainfall by its very nature comes when it wants to, and flows where it wants, our challenge is to effectively capture and use rainfall for current supplies while simultaneously finding new water for future growth.
Public education and personal stewardship are critical components of Broward's water management plan. Broward County is working with elected officials, business leaders, and residents like you to help all Broward interests understand that despite the seeming abundance, our water resources are limited and droughts can occur, even if the summer has been wet.
Water management in Broward is definitely a challenge, but the IWRP ensures that local governments, special districts and water professionals are working toward the same goal – a high quality and adequate water supply.
At the same time, we have to protect the environment— we must strike a safe and sustainable balance between demands for potable water and the needs of our natural systems. When we find this balance, we'll enjoy a great quality of life and the assurance of a reliable water supply.
As we will explain throughout this website, Broward's Water Plan has four main goals:
While the County's water management activities and water conservation programs have been a focus of the County's Water Plan, the County is also looking at ways to develop new sources that may be needed to accommodate future growth. As with all of Broward's water programs, our primary concern is to ensure that we're making the most of our natural resources and at the same time looking ahead to future needs.
Our hope is that this website will help you understand the importance of our water resources, and consider ways in which we might work together to ensure that present and future water demands are met. Coordination and cooperation are essential.
We hope that you enjoy learning about Broward's Integrated Water Resource Plan. We're eager to work with you to ensure that everyone in our community has clean, affordable, and plentiful water – now and in the future.
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Re-enactors work to bring a realistic battle experience along with education.
By ADAM SECHREST
Published May 18, 2007
LARGO - The crack of muskets will echo through mid Pinellas on Saturday as Union and Confederate soldiers clash at Heritage Village.
The Skirmish, as it's officially called, is in its 24th year and it's the grand finale of Civil War Days on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
The demonstration does not represent a local historical battle. Pinellas, lacking any major ports or manufacturing centers during the era, played an insignificant role in the military strategies of the Civil War.
"Pinellas County was sparsely populated, " said Lewis Zerfas, a Clearwater area resident and member of the local re-enactment group U.S.S. Fort Henry. "What we're doing is living history of a typical Florida skirmish."
The re-enactment group is named after a converted ferry boat commissioned by the U.S. Navy in 1862 to patrol the west central coast of Florida. Its members will don period uniforms and join other local re-enactment groups in a realistic Civil War battle experience.
The skirmish may be fictional, but Zerfas said the story line uses some historical places and is carefully crafted to be a realistic example of a battle that could have taken place.
"Every year I write a battle scenario, " said Zerfas, who is responsible for the details of Saturday's clash between Union and Confederate infantry.
This year's plot involves Egmont Key. The island, at the southern tip of Pinellas County, was used by both Union and Confederate forces at different times throughout the war. The Egmont Key Lighthouse, built in 1858 and used as an observation post during the war, still stands.
Residents are encouraged to attend the encounter between opposing forces and find out which side walks away from the battlefield. The 24th Annual Heritage Village Skirmish commences at 2:30 p.m.
Other events that make up Civil War Days move beyond the battle and into the hearts and homes of the people during the Civil War era.
At 1 p.m. in the Pinellas Room, Mary Fears of Daytona will tell real stories of blacks in the Civil War, gleaned from research and historical documents.
"We try to portray what life was like in Florida during that time period, " said Carol Cortright, special programs and public relations coordinator for Heritage Village
Other activities will include quilting, blacksmithing, a vintage baseball exhibition, and a performance on the bandstand by the Bay Area Fiddler's Association. Come join re-enactors and living history interpreters and be led through the rich history of the Civil War era.
"They take the historical information and bring it to life, " said Cortright.
If you go
Civil War Days
Where: Heritage Village, 11909 125th St. N., Largo
When: Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cost: Free admission
Parking: Free parking and shuttle will be available from 119th Street, between Ulmerton and Walsingham roads
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Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, June, 2005.
|We describe how certain tasks in the audio domain can be effectively addressed using computer vision approaches. This paper focuses on the problem of music identification, where the goal is to reliably identify a song given a few seconds of noisy audio. Our approach treats the spectrogram of each music clip as a 2-D image and transforms music identification into a corrupted sub-image retrieval problem. By employing pairwise boosting on a large set of Viola-Jones features, our system learns compact, discriminative, local descriptors that are amenable to efficient indexing. During the query phase, we retrieve the set of song snippets that locally match the noisy sample and employ geometric verification in conjunction with an EM-based ?occlusion? model to identify the song that is most consistent with the observed signal. We have implemented our algorithm in a practical system that can quickly and accurately recognize music from short audio samples in the presence of distortions such as poor recording quality and significant ambient noise. Our experiments demonstrate that this approach significantly outperforms the current state-of-the-art in content-based music identification.
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Land Restored
This document authorized the return of land seized by the Bureau to Jesse J. Busby of Jefferson County, Arkansas. Former Confederates were required to swear their allegiance to the United States. After being pardoned by the President, an individual could ask that his confiscated land be returned to him. The Freedmen's Bureau was responsible for leasing abandoned or confiscated lands. It also acted on applications for the restoration of property to original owners.
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A hardcore trail snob might cringe upon reviewing the UROC-course pie chart breaking down the terrain: 46.4-percent pavement, 11.2-percent gravel/mountain roads and 42.4-percent singletrack. Conceived to test a varied skill set, the course was a far cry from the mostly singletrack mountain races that many trail fiends crave. With 12,500 feet of climbing, though, the race was far from a speedy road cruise. While some runners predicted an eight-hour-ish winning time, Roes said, "I knew nobody would run that time."
"This course has something to lay everybody low," said the consummate veteran Eric Grossman, 43, of Emory, Virginia (who has accumulated many ultra victories over a nearly 30-year career).
At a panel discussion the evening before the race, the moderator, an accomplished ultrarunner named Andy Jones-Wilkins, 44, who recently moved to Charlottesville (and had pulled out of the race due to a case of plantar fasciitis), said, "This race is going to be a true test. ... We have a fair amount of roads, hills gnarly East Coast rocks, ups, downs, and sticky, nasty stuff. How have you prepared for that?"
And, as predicted, the course delivered a tough test on race day. From Reeds Gap, the runners broke south for five miles on the Blue Ridge Parkway to the White Rock Gap aid station, then ran three miles of singletrack to Sherando Lake, at 1820 feet. There, as the sun peeked out of the clouds and the humidity skyrocketed, runners popped out from dense woods onto a broad grassy dam before dropping down on stairs cut into the hillside for a one-mile singletrack loop around the lake.
Heading back up the same stairs, the front pack looked like this: Mackey and Gall ran together, with the following group spread out in singles and pairs over 15 or so minutes -- Matt Flaherty, 26, of Chicago, Illinois (who holds a marathon PR of 2:26 and was coming off a win at Madison, Wisconsin's The North Face Endurance Challenge 50-miler the week before); Roes, Grossman, Wardian, Basham; Jonathan Allen, 32, of Greenville, South Carolina (back-to-back recent wins at South Carolina's Laurel Valley 35-miler and Georgia's SweetH20 50K); Michael Owen, 23, of Pomeroy, Ohio (a recent college grad, with a third place at Burning River 100-miler and a victory at West Virginia's Sasquatch Trail 50K); and yet another favorite, Sharman, 31, originally of the UK (who ticked a course-record 12:44 at Texas' 2011 Rocky Raccoon 100-miler for the fastest trail 100 ever, and second place at South Africa's prestigious Comrades Marathon). For the women, it was Crosby-Helms, Petrie and Riddle-Lundblad, spaced out over 15 minutes.
This was the course low point. It was also the beginning of trials for Roes. "I just thought, `Here we go again,'" he said later, referring to a rough string of recent races. "It was unlike any race I've had in terms of my mood swings. One minute I was running six-minute pace and, the next, a 10-minute pace felt like a struggle."


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>Runner's World - My Event Ratings>
In short: Well organised on a quick courseDate of review: September 19, 2012
In short: Well organised and good value race.In full: Small, about 200 or so taking part. Very well organised and good value race. No road closures but very good marshalling and not a lot of traffic down the lanes, so no problems. No steep hills but a lot of steady climbs/descents so not a quick course.Date of review: August 27, 2012
In short: Well organised race around the undulating lanes of PewseyIn full: A bit warm on the evening, but still an enjoyable race around the country lanes. Hilly/undulating depends who you speak to, but nothing too steep or long. Parking and entry all well organised and a nice bottle of beer/mug as memento. Only gripe is it took a week for results to appear on website.Date of review: August 12, 2011
In short: Good well organised raceIn full: Good race with a excellent turnout, always sells out. Surface a little unstable in places but route may change next year. Would recommend it to anyone wanting a midweek race over quick course.Date of review: June 10, 2011
In short: Low key eventIn full: Only 500 max taking part so always going to be a little quiet on the way round. Found the course OK but the hills seemed bigger and hurt on the third lap. Organisation OK, agree with comments regarding pre race info, but I got all the required info from forum/website. I am sure the lap markers were accurate but found the last .2 very long. Certainly do it again if it fits in with training, other races. Date of review: January 30, 2011
In short: Well organised raceIn full: A little bit chilly, to be expected this time of year. Start a little bit busy but go away OK. Nice flat 2 lap course. Only gripe was finishing straight which went from road onto grass verge for the last 30 metres or so - not great for sprint finish. Apart from that a well organised and enjoyable event.Date of review: November 22, 2010
In short: Well organised race, can't fault it.In full: If you are planning an Autumn Marathon next year do Abingdon. Flat course and perfect organisation, lots of marshalls, get in quick cause it fills up earlyDate of review: October 19, 2010
In short: Very good race.In full: Really well organised,very good value - medal and a technical T Shirt. From mile 10 to 12.5 very long uphill, not steep but tough then a steep downhill sprint to the finish, see you next yearDate of review: September 13, 2010
In short: Good race but would n't call it flatIn full: 5 mile race organised by the local school in conjunction with their fete. Start a big busy, as a few parked cars on the road making it hard to get away from start. Lots of marshalls giving directions and even though not traffic free no concerns. Very warm and a couple of hills contradict the flat description. Only £6 to enter so good value.Date of review: May 23, 2010
In short: Very good race, but found it tough.In full: Like most I struggled to hit target and found 2nd lap hard work. Organisation very good, but would prefer water in bottles as can't run at pace and drink from cups. Only run twice but would love to run it in cooler conditions and a separate Marathon medal would be better. All in all though a well organised race that I would recommend to allDate of review: April 27, 2010
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While Q3 smartphone sales numbers are slightly deceptive as the much-anticipated Apple, Inc. (
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I. Google v. Apple == Microsoft v. Apple Computer?
He compares his company's war against Apple to Microsoft Corp.'s (
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, "This is a huge platform change; this is of the scale of 20 years ago -- Microsoft versus Apple. We're winning that war pretty clearly now."
To Eric Schmidt, the sales triumph is vindication of Google's decision to give away Android to third party OEMs, versus Apple's policy of zealously possessive in-house efforts. Comments Mr. Schmidt, "The core strategy is to make a bigger pie. We will end up with a not perfectly controlled and not perfectly managed bigger pie by virtue of open systems."
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt claims Apple is repeating its own painful history.
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As for his company's and the general economy's outlook, he says he sees signs for optimism in the Chinese recovery. But he warns that
the so-called "fiscal cliff"
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He warns, "It will be tragic for the country if the sum of the government can't resolve this. You can think of what's going on as one set of special interests versus another, and a big fight and they all have to feel like they've been heard."
He sees Europe as another soft spot, saying that region will struggle to recover as southern nations like Spain, Italy, and Greece dangle on the edge of financial insolvency.
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Mr. Schmidt defends his company's decision to shuffle $9.8B USD to a shell company in Bermuda
to escape $2B USD in taxes
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He comments, "We pay lots of taxes; we pay them in the legally prescribed ways. I am very proud of the structure that we set up. We did it based on the incentives that the governments offered us to operate. It's called capitalism. We are proudly capitalistic. I'm not confused about this."
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Google+ was also plugged by the former chief executive, which calls a "viable competitor to Facebook", thanks to its 100 million active users.
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To celebrate the coming weekend, I wanted to share a sneak peek of my newest painting with you!
I think my marvelously mod little robot looks quite fetching on her super hip red vintage bicycle, don't you?
I started sketching her last spring and never quite got around to making a final painting...until now. I just love the mid-century modern feel of it! She's even painted in fancy metallic silver paint rather than gray, which gives her an amazing luster and pizzazz. Though I adore the effect, I don't use metallics too frequently because of how many coats they require. But, I think it was well worth the effort on this girl!
I'm thoroughly excited to acquire prints of her next week to hang in the shop!
Edit: She's now available to take home! Huzzah!
Friday, February 10, 2012
Robot No. 4
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What a cute little face in that robot. Quite a contrast with the bikeReplyDelete
Wonderful painting! Such charm and contrast. And what an adorable yet slightly melancholy face.ReplyDelete
oh oh oh this is absolutely fantstic!!! Beautiful art.ReplyDelete
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I see we share a few similarities like painting little unwritten moments belonging to a secret story that only we know.
I adore your work place, such a perfect place to be inspired in and I adore that it's inhabited by a ghost, how lovely is that? I like your robot girl very much and her face is timeless...beautiful work.
P.s. Made you a part of my fav/circle on Etsy.
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Reward for Arsonists (April 11, 1741)
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Order'd that this board Request his honour the Lieut. Governor to Issue a Proclamation Offering a Reward to any white person, that Shall Discover any person or persons lately Concern'd in Setting fire to any Dwelling House, or Store House in this City. (So tthat Such person or persons As be Convicted thereof) the Sum of One hundred pounds. Current Money of this Province, and that Such person Shall be pardon'd if Concern'd therein. And any Slave that Shall Make Such Discovery to be Manumitted or made free. And the Master of Such Slave to Receive Twenty five pounds, therefor. And the Slave to Receive beside his freedom the Sum of Twenty pounds, and to be pardon'd. And if a free Negro, Mulattor or Indian, to Receive forty five pounds. And also to be pardon'd if Concern'd therein.
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Tradition of the Bagpipes
Bagpipes are among the oldest musical instruments. Hundreds of types of bagpipes exist, each with a unique design and sound.
Associated with Scotland, bagpipes play a traditional role in modern Gaelic culture and are often played at military funerals and memorials. Weddings, parties, and other social events are lifted by the sound of this unique musical instrument.
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Platinum Blonde Bob with Side Swept Fringe
This is a cute and adorable bob hairstyle that is easy to maintain and care for. This blonde bob is straight with bangs that sweep over at the forehead. The style is romantic and chic.The cut is medium length and cut neatly around at the neck.A light blonde hair colouring is a fresh cool colour.
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Situated in the peaceful, upmarket neighbourhood of Bethesda, yet only 2 miles from the border with Washington DC, the Golden Tulip Bethesda Court Hotel offers guests a first class European boutique-style hotel, unrivalled by any other 4 star hotel in the DC area. Serving as the perfect retreat from the hectic nature of downtown DC, there are still a great range of culinary and commercial options available nearby, with central DC being easily accessible by subway or car. Sites such as the White House are only seven miles away while DC's international airport is just a quick 20-mile drive.
The Golden Tulip Bethesda Court houses a total of 74 European-style guest rooms that are truly a class above other 4 star rooms in Washington DC. All of the rooms have been recently renovated, though the classical décor of the rooms will make guests feel as if they're living as European royalty of old. Despite this, the spacious rooms feature a wide range of modern amenities such as high-speed Wi-Fi, air conditioning, cable television and tea and coffee making facilities.
The stylish suburb of Bethesda offers its fair share of restaurants, attractions and entertainment amenities, and this is something which the hotel resonates in its own unique way. There's an idyllic English-style courtyard, as well as a top of the range fitness centre, valet service, laundry service and multi-lingual staff available at your port and call. On top of all that, the hotel's European boutique style really makes it stand out among the crowd.
The area of Bethesda is a lively suburban community that boasts a large number of restaurants, shops, theatres and art galleries. All of this is within easy reach of the hotel, though heading into downtown DC is also made easy with the nearby Bethesda Metro, which provides access to all the historical and cultural sites of DC.


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The 21st annual fall Hopland Passport wine weekend, on Saturday, October 20 and Sunday, October 21, from 11:00 am until 5:00 pm each day, offers something for everybody, whether a first time wine event goer or a veteran of many Hopland Passport wine weekends.
Hopland Passport tickets are available online through noon on Thursday, October 18 at just $45 each. Tickets are available at any of the participating winery tasting rooms during the weekend for $55 each. Recommendation: don't procrastinate, save $10 per ticket, go online and buy them early.
To fully and safely enjoy your Hopland Passport experience, with roughly 150 wines being poured by the sixteen Hopland Passport wineries, it is a great idea to use both full days for tasting. Enjoy the food offered by each tasting room. Listen to music, take tours, absorb the information that pourers give you. After nosing and tasting a wine, use the dump buckets provided to empty your glass of wine left from tasting, and take notes of your favorite wines so you can purchase those wines during the weekend's sale prices. You will have a much better time trying to taste dozens of wines than trying to drink dozens of wines. Many wineries offer larger discounts to wine club members, so if you enjoy several wines poured at one tasting room, consider joining their wine club and enjoying bigger savings both during Hopland Passport and beyond.
New attendees will find a remarkably enjoyable opportunity to enjoy wine tasting at sixteen participating Hopland area tasting rooms, along with terrific food pairings chosen to highlight the flavors of the wines being poured, with each tasting room putting a unique spin on the weekend's festivities with vineyard and garden tours, fun themed events, live music, contests, and special event specific discounts. Quite simply, Hopland Passport is the best wine tasting event value anywhere.
Veteran attendees will find many of their favorite winery tasting rooms doing what they do best, but will also find two brand new Hopland Passport tasting rooms to visit this time around.
Rivino Winery is one of the two newcomers pouring this fall. Closer to Ukiah than Hopland, off Hwy 101 on Cox Schrader Road, Rivino is no stranger to events, having hosted a long running and well-attended weekly Friday Happy Hour wine and music gathering. Enjoy a Caddyshack themed Hopland Passport weekend in Rivino's vineyard with live music by Nahara Ange and food inspired by the classic golf comedy. Be sure to taste the gold medal winning estate wines Rivino will be pouring.
The other new addition to the lineup of Hopland Passport winery tasting rooms is Naughty Boy Vineyards. Naughty Boy Vineyards pours from a new shop, WAA WAA, in downtown Hopland's Vintage Marketplace building. WAA WAA is short for Wine, Art, and Antiques x 2, as delightful collectible affordable vintage goods and inspired artwork share a retail location with wine made from grapes grown by Potter Valley's Naughty Boy Vineyards.
Naughty Boy will bring live music by Redbud to Hopland's Vintage Marketplace, and will offer homemade Scottish Lox and other Hors d'Ouerves created to pair perfectly their wines. In addition to wine sales, antiques will be on sale at 30 percent off.
Sharing the Vintage Marketplace building in Hopland are three more winery tasting rooms, the McFadden Farm Stand & Tasting Room, Graziano Family of Wines, and Weibel Family Vineyards & Winery.
McFadden Farm Stand & Tasting Room, which I manage, will feature all the best from our own certified organic and biodiverse farm. We'll grill up steaks from McFadden Farm's own organic grass fed beef, seasoned with McFadden Farm organic herbs and herb blends, and a McFadden Farm wild rice salad, and offering the ingredients for sale so visitors can recreate the Passport offerings is what Guinness McFadden has been doing for years. This fall, there will be a big pot of farm fresh beans to go with all of the other great farm food.
Enjoy big discounts on everything in the Farm Stand & Tasting Room, with Guinness McFadden signing bottles of his award winning wines as they are purchased, including his double gold medal winning Sparkling Brut.
Graziano Family of Wines offers over thirty delicious reds, whites, roses and blends for you to enjoy, from Aglianico to Zinfandel, many at special Passport sale prices. Graziano will offer up imported meats and cheeses, homemade tapenade, and estate-grown olive oils to pair with their wines being poured.
Weibel welcomes back Fork Catering for a delectable array of appetizers including Grilled Tomatillo Cilantro Chicken Tacos, Heirloom Tomato Bruschetta, and Mini Grilled Cheese sandwiches with local artisan cheeses. Weibel will feature both their popular fruit and nut infused bubblies, as well as their handcrafted wines made from Redwood Valley grapes.
Three more winery tasting rooms are located in downtown Hopland, Cesar Toxqui Cellars, McNab Ridge Winery, and Brutocao Cellars.
Cesar Toxqui Cellars will be greeting guests on the porch with fruit infused cheeses and a wonderfully brisk new Chardonnay release. Once inside, you'll enjoy delicious chicken curry, southern fried fish, homemade ceviche, and fried rice, and a new release 2007 Immigrant Zinfandel.
There will be barrel tasting at McNab Ranch Winery, with the opportunity to buy futures of their 2010 Cononiah Zinfandel. Be sure to try spicy Asian peanut pasta salad paired with McNab's French Colombard. Traditional favorites, the spreads/dips and bottle painting by local artist Leslie Bartolomei, will return.
Brutocao promises a Wine Zombie Apocalypse: "serving some finger lickin' good treats paired with award winning Estate Wines. Go out on a limb and be the best dressed zombie and win a prize. It will be a horrific good time with grape stomps, bocce ball and un-dead music by "Third Party". Wines to die for!"
Just west of downtown Hopland, on Mountain House Road, you'll find both Rack & Riddle and Terra Sávia.
Rack & Riddle is a custom sparkling wine house. Many of the area's best bubblies are made at Rack & Riddle, including double gold medal winners for both McFadden and Terra Savia. Rack & Riddle also produces both sparkling and still wines of their own – all delicious. Enjoy them with Rack & Riddle's lime & shrimp ceviche, warm tri-tip sliders, chips & guacamole.
Terra Sávia offers not just delicious wines and a terrific bubbly rouge, but fantastic olive oil. A tasting of Olivino's quality olive oils will likely make you regret a lifetime's use of a previously favored store brand. Always a great stop, enjoy wine, food, art, music, and olive oil.
Just south of downtown Hopland is Milano Family Winery. Enjoy Milano's scrumptious smoked & marinated Tri-Tip, an abundance of fresh veggies and dips, as well as delicious, aged to perfection Cabot Creamery Cheeses. On Saturday, "Headband" will play rock & roll, blues, jazz. On Sunday, "Frankie J" will play. Don't miss the clothing & craft vendors that always set up at Milano during Hopland Passport.
East of downtown Hopland, on Old River Road, you'll find Campovida. No Hopland Passport wine weekend is complete without a tour of Campovida's gardens, led by master gardener Ken Boek. Campovida is another amazing, only in Hopland, blend of wine, food, art, music, and heartfelt hospitality.
North of downtown Hopland, heading back toward Rivino on Hwy 101, Hopland Passport stops include Jeriko Estate, Saracina, Jaxon Keys, and Nelson Family Vineyards.
Jeriko Estate features biodynamically grown hand crafted Pinot Noir, and often serves up pork – which goes great with Pinot.
Saracina is deservedly famous for the Rhone varietal wines and Rhone inspired twists that winemaker Alex MacGregor brings to Saracina. Try a Chardonnay with a touch of Viognier, enjoy a Rhone red blend, tour real wine caves, enjoy the peaceful setting designed to make you relaxed and more open to all that the wines, food pairings, and music are trying to convey.
Jaxon Keys Winery & Distillery offers a prohibition era themed weekend, "our Speakeasy will be open for business, serving bootleg wine to all who dare break the law of Prohibition. We will have barrels of wine, gallons of contraband brandy and vodka all for the asking. No G-Men to worry about! We've paid them to look the other way for the weekend. Live music on the deck, awesome food prepared by Taste of Perfection Catering, and all our wines flowing freely, experience the Prohibition era for yourself!"
Exactly half way between Hopland and Ukiah, Nelson Family Vineyards invites crowd pleaser Mendough's Wood-Fired Pizza back. Enjoy Nelson's estate wines, paired with delicious pizzas made with fresh and local ingredients including chevre and sun dried tomatoes, prosciutto and arugula, Gorgonzola and artichoke all atop the most incredible crust you've ever had. Nelson's Ice Riesling is a perfect way to end your visit to Nelson, and your Hopland Passport wine weekend.
Coming to Hopland too late to officially participate in the fall Hopland Passport, Frey from Redwood Valley will be having a Grand Opening of their new tasting room in the Real Goods store at the Solar Living Institute in Hopland. This 17th Hopland tasting room may not be in the passport, but they will be offering up delicious food pairings to go with their sulfite free, vegan, wines.
In addition to Piazza de Campovida which opened in time for last spring's Hopland Passport, this fall's event will see the new Hopland Ale House opening; both spots will offer beer and food for sale during and after Passport hours. An 18th tasting room, SIP! Mendocino, will be open for tastings of Mendocino County wines from outside the area as well.
For more information, or to purchase tickets, please visit www.DestinationHopland.com
Okay, if you've read this far, and I expect that few will, here's your reward. If you simply leave a comment about any one of the wineries that will participate at this year's fall Hopland Passport between now and noon on Friday, October 12, you will be entered into a random drawing for two tickets ($110 value) for Hopland Passport. If you want to double your drawing entries from one to two, make the comment about the tasting room I manage. I'll add an announcement of the winner here, to this post and on the facebook page of Hopland Passport on or before Monday, October 15, 2012. Good luck!
Photo credits: If the photo looks great, it came from Diane Davis Photography. If the photo is okay, I yoinked from the winery's website. If the photo is meh, then I took it.


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BASS EXPO 2013: Since bassist Troy Sanders and his friend virtuoso lead guitarist Brent Hinds bumped into powerhouse drummer Brann Dailor and rhythm juggernaut Bill Kelliher at a fateful High On Fire show in 2000, Mastodon have become, arguably, the most important heavy band on the planet.
Pioneering, challenging and yet still supremely listenable, not to mention, fun - they've fearlessly used their elephantine feet to tread new ground with each of their five albums - most recently 2010's The Hunter.
The winds of change are a-blowing once again though and as the band begin writing sessions on a new record, we caught up with the band's bass supremo Troy Sanders - the warm heart at the centre of the group - to find out about Mastodon's first sessions, how the band came to contribute a song to Pixar's latest, Monster's University, and to bag some exclusive information on his new Fender signature model...
What's your very first memory of playing the bass guitar?
"I stole my brother, Kyle Sanders' left-handed Lotus when I was approximately 13 and attempted to learn my first song on bass, which was Lick It Up by KISS. I was hooked from there. My older brother Kyle was in high school playing in a band and I saw them playing some Van Halen and Cheap Trick covers and I realised that was the coolest thing in the world and I had to follow in his footsteps."
KISS - Lick It Up. The first song Troy learned on bass
How did you go about developing your bass playing from that point?
"I remember just being incredibly driven from that very day up until now to make it my lifestyle. It just felt like a perfect fit. Seeing bands like KISS with Gene Simmons and then Cliff Burton and Michael Anthony and all those guys just kind of opened my ears to hard rock. I was just beyond intrigued and just by being the recluse teenager and locking my door and learning songs by ear, it slowly but surely led to where I am today."
"With all of Brent's ability and influences, it really taught me a great deal - just playing with a guitar player that was phenomenal"
Was there a time where, technically, you thought, 'I'm getting OK at this...'?
"A lot of fortunate situations came into play, but I guess the biggest one was in 1994 when, now my guitar player, Brent Hinds moved from Birmingham, Alabama to my hometown of Atlanta, Georgia and we started playing music together. With all of his ability and influences, it really taught me a great deal by just playing with a guitar player that was phenomenal, in my opinion. Eight years later we were forming Mastodon, 13 years later I'm sitting here, thankful enough to be able to speak to you about it."
It's quite well documented how you and Brent met Bill Kelliher and Brann Dailor at a show and the band formed. Can you remember the early rehearsals and what the atmosphere was like then?
"We felt that the stars had aligned. Brent and I went to a High On Fire show in Atlanta at a basement called the Parasite House and Bill and Brann were fresh into town and were at that show as well. Brent and I knew who they were and said, 'What are you guys doing here?' They said they were looking to start something fresh and were looking for a bass player and a second guitar player. So we were like, 'Well - here we are!'
"Later that week we went to a rehearsal space and it was obvious that we could all play our instruments. After a few minutes we went over to Bill and Brann's apartment and, without writing a single riff together, we just started talking about band names, because we knew that it was right."
Bill's a very tight rhythm player, so he helps fill in part of that bassist role - bridging the melodic and rhythmic. Does that change your role within the band's sound?
"Bill's style is definitely the glue that I would say holds Mastodon's music together. He's more solid than a slab of granite. He's phenomenal, so teaming with him and the entire band, but creating a delicious sandwich musically with Bill makes it easy on me, as the little pastry chef I am in the band.
"Everything I do is from the gut. My gut says if it feels right and my ear says if it sounds right, and that's what I go from."
"Everything I do is from the gut, though. My gut says if it feels right and my ear says if it sounds right, and that's what I go from. It's quite a fortunate situation for me as a bass player because I've got these wizard guitar players on each side of me and this thunderous beast of a drummer behind me, so it becomes easier than I would have ever imagined."
Mastodon are a band without restrictions, musically. Where does that come from?
"We are not worried about putting out a certain-sounding song or record and feeling any backlash from a certain genre of fans, or anyone, period. The four of us have always played music that we wanted to create, from the heart. And when we walk out of band practice we're always high-fiving and like, 'Hey, that song was great!'
"Thankfully, that's worked for us and we're not afraid to put out a country record one day; we're not afraid to put out some very slow, sappy, very deep songs; we're not afraid to put out some super-heavy aggressive songs; because if it stems from and for the four of us then we've got no regrets."
Mastodon - All The Heavy Lifting (Live from Brixton)
"The legendary folks over at Fender have expressed the desire and the interest to put out a signature bass for me"
We heard you might have a signature bass in the pipeline. Can you tell us about that?
"The legendary and kind folks over at Fender have expressed the desire and the interest to put out a signature bass for me and that's easily the most humbling and flattering thing that's ever happened to me in the music business, from an individual aspect at least.
"It's going to be a Fender Jaguar bass in Silverburst, which is kind of in the vein of our signature colour for a big period of our career together. It's also the first Silverburst colour scheme that they've done with a signature model. I believe it's going to be Mexican made. That's in the works and it's scheduled to be released to the world in April at the Musikmesse event."
What kind of tweaks are you making to it?
"Well, the standard Jaguar's got a lot of knobs and switches, so there's going to be some simplification, because I feel I'm a simple man and a simple player - and a lot of the time in the rock 'n' roll world, simple is better. Flashback any number of years ago and say, 'Hey, one day in the future you'll collaborate with the folks at legendary Fender', well, I wouldn't believe myself."
Will you be playing it onstage?
"Absolutely. And last year the wonderful folk at Warwick basses custom'd me a Mastodon bass that has the pearl inlays on the neck of four of our icons from four of the records that we've done. Warwick makes a brilliant product, so I'm enjoying playing Warwicks and Fenders."
What's in your tour rig at present?
"My rig consists of a lot of amps that I will take out at various times because I enjoy them all, but currently my signal is split and I run through Orange and also the TC Electronic Blacksmith amp, which is just thunderous and has a beautiful tone. I also stumbled upon this Wren And Cuff Tall Font Russian distortion and that's my main bass pedal now. With Mastodon, I'm distorted probably 70% of the time, so that's really cool."
Are Mastodon working on a new album currently?
"The idea is to dive in to a whole lot of new material over the next few months and just see where it takes us. We're always driven to move forward, but we don't want to put ourselves under any pressure to hurry up. Once you've recorded something, it's out there for eternity and we want to be as happy as possible with it. Hopefully that will get us a big chunk, or at least the skeleton of a record, written before we go overseas to do a lot of summer festivals."
Mastodon have contributed a track to Pixar's new film Monster University
Finally, you've recorded a song for the Pixar film Monsters University. Appropriate given your love of all things monstrous...
"Yeah, we're giant fans of Pixar movies - they're probably some of the best movies ever - so for them to approach us and ask us for a small collaboration, we were stoked to do it. That was a very surprising yet honourable thing to be part of.
"Apparently it was one of the lead animators had a small scene where some heavy music could be played and I understand that we were the first band that they thought of and got a hold of. Thankfully, we were home and were able to knock out a little ditty. Hopefully it will end up in the movie and on the soundtrack, but we'll see!"


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Honeybees are important study organisms for research in the connections between nervous system structure and behavior.
Some research suggests honeybee venom may have medically useful applications in the treatment of auto-immune disease or inflammation. (Adjare, 1990; Kang, Pak, and Choi, 2002; Sammataro and Avitabile, 1998)
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Mizoram Public Service Commission (MPSC) invites applications for various posts.
Interested candidates may apply for the post on or before 08.05.2015. Online application can also be submitted through official website of MPSC.
Central Reserve Police Force previously announced advertisement for appointing 831 constables in various departments/trades. Closing date for applications: 21-11-2012. Candidates will be selected after succeed in 4 stages merit list will be announced. What are 4 Stages? STAGE – I (Physical efficiency test/Physical standards test) STAGE – II Written Test STAGE – III: TRADE TEST(PRACTICAL):- (QUALIFYING IN NATURE) STAGE – IV : MEDICAL EXAMINATION Written test is in Second Stage will be in two parts Part I: This paper contain 50 objective type questions carrying 50 marks, syllabus basis on basis on 10th Subjects Paper I: Syllabus and Exam Pattern -General awareness/General knowledge -Knowledge of elementary mathematics -Analytical aptitude -Ability to observe and distinguish patterns -Basic knowledge of the candidates in English/Hindi Some model papers are available check from this link Model Papers Part II: This paper contain 50 questions carrying 50 marks, syllabus basis on basis on candidate trade Paper II: Syllabus and Exam Pattern -Syllabus basis on candidate applied trade. -Questions will be both type in Objective and Multiple choice types. Written Test will be 100 marks and 2 hours duration time. Candidates can answer the questions in English or Hindi. Questions to be answered using pen only (don't use pencil). © copyright 2012 – All rights reserved http://www.rukhaiyar.com Don't Copy Our site content, If any one Copy without our permission. Cyber Criminal activities will be charged. Subscribe to RSS headline updates from: Powered by FeedBurner
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Idaho Rush Soccer offers a number of advantages other clubs simply can't match:
- A complete developmental pyramid. Regardless of a child's age, ability or financial status, we will find a place for them to play. That goes for a 16-year-old with dreams of playing professionally to a 4-year-old kicking a ball for the first time. As your player grows in ability and interest, he or she can move through the Mighty Mites, Recreation, Select and Competitive programs. And if they still aren't challenged enough, we can get them opportunities to play outside of Idaho and into college.
- Opportunities beyond Idaho. Through its affiliation with the international Rush Soccer organization, Idaho Rush players have opportunities from coast-to-cost and beyond. Idaho Rush players can and have played as guest players with Rush teams from other states and have played on nationwide Rush "all-star" teams at prestigous events such as the President's Day tournament in Phoenix. Rush Soccer provides a nationwide framework in which Idaho Rush players can be affected by current and former U.S. National Team coaches, former international and MLS professionals, and internationally known coaching professionals. Rush Soccer provides a breadth and depth of talent and opportunities unique in Idaho.
- Professional, full-time staff. Idaho Rush has six full-time staff and four part-time staff that are always on hand to answer administrative and coaching questions. Our full-time staff has a wealth of experience in coaching, teaching, player development, and sports administration. In addition to our full-time staff, we employee more than 20 paid coaches that work with our competitive teams.
- Development of the player on the field and off the field. Idaho Rush takes its committment to developing the whole player very seriously. We have an active College Advisory Program designed to help players navigate the college preparation and selection process (whether they plan to play in college or not). We also expect our players to participate in community service opportunites each year, including Rake UP Boise, TOPSoccer, One World Soccer, and the Blue Toe fundraiser.
- Name: Idaho Rush Soccer
- Status: 501(c)(3) not-for-profit as Capitol Youth Sports Association
- Location: 270 S. Orchard, Boise, ID 83705
- Players:Training sites: Dozens throughout Boise, Meridian and Eagle,
- Recreation: About 1,600.
- Select: About 1,300.
- Competitive: About 490.
- Game sites: Primarily Simplot Sports Complex (Rec, Select and Competitive), Optimist Youth Sports Complex (Select and Competitive) and Lewis & Clark Middle School (Rec).
- Staff: Sevan full-time, three part-time and dozens of contract coaches.
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Idaho Rush Soccer was formed in 2006 through the merger of a handful of longstanding and successful soccer organizations:
- The Capitol Youth Soccer Association (CYSA), which has provided soccer opportunities for the children of Boise since 1980. CYSA is the longest serving soccer organization in the state of Idaho, pre-dating even the state governing body. Over the years, its Recreation and Greater Metro programs served as the developmental ground for tens of thousands of soccer players. hundreds of players who started with CYSA as young players have gone on to play collegiate soccer, while the majority simply continue to play for fun as a lifetime sport.
- The Idaho Osprey Soccer Club has a history of taking developmental players and maximizing their potential in competitive environments such as State Cup, Olympic Development Program, and Far West Regionals.
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Girl Scouts honor veteran volunteers
Grant Soltwisch and Mary Vertanen and of Marquette were recently recognized for 35 years of membership with Girl Scouts of the USA. Vertanen started her membership as a girl in Marquette and has served as a volunteer locally and in Vermont. Soltwisch has volunteered for the organization while his daughters were Girl Scouts and beyond, supporting his Granddaughter's Girl Scout years and the work of all troops in the Marquette area.


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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Maybelline Lash Stiletto Review
It seems like Maybelline's new Last Stiletto Mascara is everywhere these days. From TV to the blog scene...I was fortunate to get my hands on it.
I'll make this review short and sweet because I know some of you are already familar with this product. My lashes are super short, straight and sparse so this mascara needs to work wonders!
The concept of this mascara is really cute...shaped like the end of a stiletto.
The brush is tiny with very spiky bristles to catch the lashes.
Check out the before and after. My non-existent lashes to added length.
Here is a another close-up. I used Lash Stiletto with a volumizing mascara in familiar bright orange tube and whoa, I quadrupled my lashes. They could use a comb through to separate the lashes but what a huge difference right?
-cute packaging
-definitely lengthens
-dark black formula
-inexpensive - under $10 and available at most drugstores
-small brush to catch tiny lashes/lower eyelashes
-does not volumize
-does not have a patent black finish like the product suggests
To get the best results, pair this with a volumizing mascara and your problems are solved!
Stay tuned for today's YouTube Video: Sugarweet Haul and Review
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15 comments:
- Askmewhats said...
thanks for the review, we still don't have this down here, I hope they will so I can give this a try myself :)
- March 25, 2009 at 10:50 AM
- 梅子 said...
i think yeah i would just by for packaging this is cute . i am a fan of the maybelline mascaras but yeah i neeed the volume my lashes are just too thin so this may not do it for me...
- March 25, 2009 at 10:54 AM
- Girl with Curl said...
That is a big difference.
This post would freak out my friend. She's scared of seeing eyes up close.
- March 25, 2009 at 11:41 AM
- Ethereal Prey said...
wow! 2 mascaras you say? Though I have that horrid problem where the mascara will weigh down my lashes after a while. *sigh* gave up on mascara and just use falsies now. except for the blinc or fiberwig one, but that's just for blending purposes...LOL
- March 25, 2009 at 11:47 AM
- jilliandanica said...
I've been wanting to try this! Thanks for the review.
- March 25, 2009 at 12:44 PM
- Jaime Dollaga said...
thanks for reviewing this product. i really wanted to get this because it looked so sexy. it really does lengthen apparently
- March 25, 2009 at 1:03 PM
- A. Rose said...
This mascara has been popping up everywhere. I think it's a sign that I should go and try it out. Thanks for the review :)
- March 25, 2009 at 2:22 PM
- Amina said...
I m also loving it
- March 25, 2009 at 3:45 PM
- JENSMAKEUPBAG said...
thanks for the breakdown ren. that is a big difference. although girl you still need to try plushlash!
- March 25, 2009 at 3:55 PM
- Fabulous World of Sara said...
haha the last picture reminds me of blairwitch project =)
- March 25, 2009 at 8:22 PM
- MZ.CYN.DEZ said...
I've been using this mascara for the past 2 weeks and I like it so far. It doesn't give much volume but does lengthen. But then again, I put like 3 coats of mascara on and curl them once again after they dry....lol.
- March 25, 2009 at 8:46 PM
- thugqueen28 said...
I got this too!!! I got it at Rite Aid a few days ago because it was buy one get one free!!!!!!!
- March 25, 2009 at 9:59 PM
- ♥ Kendall ♥ said...
I WANT IT!!! I'm going to try it after my no haul challenge. Whenever I try to take a lash pic it comes out as a gross blob....
- March 25, 2009 at 9:59 PM
- Yas said...
Ahhhh! I need to try that one! It really does lengthen! I am such a skeptic when it comes to mascaras. Thanks babe!
- March 25, 2009 at 10:02 PM
- Mina said...
Ren! Just catching up on the blog pretty lady, glad you decided to take some time off! New Orleans sounds amazing, but tiring of course. Next time you need to go to a deserted island, or some place where you can REALLY relax!
I'm sure my wedding contributed to your exhaustion! But you're STILL up and running!
I'm just looking for another excuse to get double lashes ;-)
- March 26, 2009 at 12:27 AM


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The Score wrote:I don't get the love for Ferris Bueller. It's a dated, campy 80's movie. I don't even know if I'd call it a "comedy", at least not in the same vein. as the rest of the 64 bracket.
It's not in the same ballpark as the other top 8. Hell, it's not even in the same league.
Probably true but it's had the easiest run of any of the 8. There's a lot of hatred for Anchorman from people who only watched it once. Just one of those movies you have to catch multiple times to realize just how funny it is from scene to scene. And no one alive in the 80s didn't find FB both funny and entertaining. The movie isn't dated so much as it's nostalgic.
Nice to see Office Space winning tho it's going to get crushed in the next round. Still this was Animal House and Caddyshack's battle since day one and I'm pretty sure Caddyshack gets the nod from the people who frequent this site.