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The season is nearly a month old and the American League Central is still seemingly upside down, with the Cleveland Indians in first place and the Minnesota Twins in last place.
For how long can this last?
The Indians finished off a sweep of the Royals on Thursday to improve to 16-8, the best record in the AL and tied for the most April victories in franchise history. The fan base in Cleveland may be dwindling, but the team seems to enjoy playing there, with 10 victories in a row at home.
"We're not thinking about series sweeps," said Shelley Duncan, who hit one of four home runs Wednesday. "We're not looking at what month it is. We're not looking at who we're playing next or what is going to happen next month. We're taking it day to day. It's a big reason of why we are where we are."
Another reason is 21 of their 24 games have come against teams with a record currently below .500. Of course, that could be a chicken-and-the-egg situation this early in the season. As long as the Indians continue to lead the AL in runs, average, on-base percentage and sport a 3.56 ERA, they will stay at the top of the Central.
Meanwhile it's going to take a lot to get Twins there after they were swept in a doubleheader by the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday to drop to 9-15, worst in the AL and seven games back of the Indians.
Minnesota's list of problems are lengthy, and include:
As Michael Cuddyer said between games of the doubleheader, the Twins "just don't have that fire right now."
They had better heat up before the Indians get further away.
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|Professor Skinn
Real Name
Professor Skinn
First Appearance
Silver Streak Comics #7 (January, 1941)
Original Publisher
Lev Gleason
Created by
Jack Cole
Golden Age Origin
After being severely beaten by his brothers who intended to kill him and collect on his life insurance, Professor Skinn found himself blind. He turned to science and created an artifical eye for himself, which sits on top of his head. Seeking revenge, Skinn went about killing his brothers, Phineas, Zanner and Mortimer on their birthdays. Impressed with Dickie Dean's genius for invention, he asked the boy to become his partner. However, Dickie refused, until Skinn injected a drug into his brain that removed his conscience. The two then robbed a bank, but Dickie, free of the professor's influence, helped bring him to justice. After escaping prison, Professor Skinn sought revenge against Dean, and challenged the boy to a war of inventions.
Professor Skinn's inventions, besides those mentioned, included a giant flying octopus vehicle, a ray that can turn living creatures into dust, a viso-scope spy camera, an army of radio-controlled robots and a squad of trained birds. He also used conventional weapons such as handguns and cannons. He was aided by the dim wited brute, Blubber, who seemed to posses superhuman strength when enraged.
Golden Age Appearances
Silver Streak Comics #7-9, 11

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Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, in 5 days, the student loan interest rate will double. It will go from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. That is a $4,500 increase for many college students. At a time when they're struggling to make ends meet, struggling to pay their tuition and their housing expenses to prepare to join the workforce and build careers and at a time when they're struggling to pay their debts, we're going to increase their debt.
I want to commend to my colleagues a report that just came out from the Joint Economic Committee staff that talks about how student loan debt has skyrocketed over the past several years. Here's how the study concludes:
The increasing debt burden presents challenges for recent graduates just beginning their careers and poses a potential risk to the economy, since individuals who shoulder heavier debt balances may delay purchasing a home, buying a car, starting a family, and saving for retirement. On average, recent graduates left college with student loan debt of 60 percent of their annual income.
Mr. Speaker, 60 percent of their annual income will be spent paying back their debts from college. And if we don't compromise, it's going to be even more than that.
I've always believed, and I know many of my colleagues have always believed, that you build an economy by building the middle class. And you expand the middle class by making sure that middle class families can afford college and that college is accessible. I do not understand an economic strategy that says that you make it harder and more expensive for the middle class to go to college; nor do I understand an argument that we cannot afford to keep the interest rate low, but we can spend $40 billion subsidizing the five richest oil companies in America who do not need those subsidies.
The middle class deserves those subsidies. Middle class students trying to get into college deserve subsidies. But to say that they cannot have those subsidies and that we're going to double the interest rate on them while preserving a $40 billion subsidy to the richest oil companies on Earth is not only bad policy; it's ruinous economic strategy.
Mr. Speaker, I do not know why anybody in this body would want to make it harder and more difficult for students to go to college at a time when we are competing with China and South Korea and other countries around the world to continue our strength and power over the next several decades.
It is essential that we find a compromise, Mr. Speaker. There is an unquenchable thirst by Americans for compromise in this body. I, for one, as well as members of the House Democratic Caucus, am ready, willing, and able to compromise over the next 5 days. We just need somebody to compromise with. We need a compromise that is fair to the middle class, puts middle class families first, puts college students first, puts college affordability first, and puts partisan politics aside.
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Essence Festival is rolling out the purple carpet for its 2014 event.
Singer-songwriter Prince has been announced as headliner for the 20th annual Essence Festival, a celebration of music and culture being held July 3-6 in New Orleans.
Prince, who performed at Essence in 2004, also headlined this year's South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas. His newest single, "Screwdriver," debuted earlier this year.
Essence has been held every Independence Day weekend since 1995, when it marked the 25th anniversary of Essence magazine. The festival includes nightly concerts at the Louisiana Superdome and empowerment seminars during the day at a nearby convention center.
Organizers say the rest of the lineup will be announced at a later date.
SWIRLED: Our Favorite Black & White Celebs
SWIRLED: Our Favorite Black & White Celebs
1. Singer KeKe Wyatt's mother is white and her father is African-American.Source:Instagram 1 of 29
2. Alicia Keys has an Italian mom and an African- American dad. (PR)2 of 29
3. Actor Boris Kodjue's father is Ghanaian and his mother German. (PR)3 of 29
4. Athlete Lolo Jones birth mother is white and her dad is black. (PR)4 of 29
5. "Criminal Minds" actor has a white mom and a black dad. (PR)5 of 29
6. Rashida Jones, daughter of Quincy Jones, who is Black and mom, Peggy Lipton is White. (PR)6 of 29
7. Singer Lenny Kravitz has a Black mom and a Caucasian-Jewish father. (PR)7 of 29
8. Amber Rose has an Italian father and a Creole Mother. (PR)8 of 29
9. Drake's mother is Jewish-Canadian and his father is Black. (PR)9 of 29
10. Jordin Sparks is bi-racial too. (PR)10 of 29
11. J.Cole's mother is caucasian and his dad is African- American. (PR)11 of 29
12. Singer Mya's father is Italian and her mother is Black. (PR)12 of 29
13. NBA player Kris Humphries has a white mom and black dad. (PR)13 of 29
14. Actress Halle berry's mother is Causcasian and her father is Black. (PR)14 of 29
15. President Barack Obama has a Kenyan father and a Caucasian mother. (AP)15 of 29
16. Tracee Ellis Ross' mom is the the legendary Diana Ross and her dad is white. (PR)16 of 29
17. Derek Jeter has a black dad and white mother. (PR)17 of 29
18. Actor Wentworth Miller is half White and Black. (AP)18 of 29
19. Maya Rudolph has a black mother, Minnie Rippleton and a white father. (PR)19 of 29
20. Actress Lauren London has a Black mom and a Caucasian- Jewish father. (PR)20 of 29
21. Actor Vin Diesal is black and Italian but he has never met his biological father. (PR)21 of 29
22. Singer Leona Lewis has white mom and black dad. (PR)22 of 29
23. Melanie "Scary Spice" Brown's mother is white and her dad is black. (PR)23 of 29
24. Actor Jesse Williams has a Swedish mom and an African-American dad. (PR)24 of 29
25. Twins actresses Tia Mowry-Hardict and Tamara Mowry-Housley are Black and Italian. (PR)25 of 29
26. Faith Evans has a black mother and an italian father, but the singer chooses not to claim her white ancestry. (PR)26 of 29
27. Singer Craig David has a grenadian dad and white-british mom. (PR)27 of 29
28. The tall red-head Blake Griffin has a white mom and black dad. (PR)28 of 29
29. Actress Tamara Taylor has a black father and a Scottish mother. (PR)29 of 29
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Short in Stature - Tall in Talent
1. Singer, songwriter, roecord producer, dancer and actor Ne-Yo is 5'8" ... maybe 5'10" with his fedora. (Retna)1 of 14
2. Comedian, actor and all-around funny guy Kevin Hart is around 5'2. (Retna)2 of 14
3. Prince is somewhere between 4'11" and 5'2" depending on his heels. However, when he's on stage he seems nine feet tall.3 of 14
4. Usher Raymond is around 5'8 although he seems taller. (PR Photos)4 of 14
5. Rapper and actor Bow Wow also is around 5'7". His swag makes up for his height. (PR Photos)5 of 14
6. Record producer, songwriter and rapper Jermaine Dupri stands around 5'4"6 of 14
7. Sexy rocker, singer/songwriter, designer and actor Lenny Kravitz is around 5'7" too. (Retna)7 of 14
8. Lil Wayne is 5'5" and since he goes by 'Lil Wayne, it was a dead giveaway.8 of 14
9. Singer & songwriter Musiq Soulchild is 5'6".9 of 14
10. Singer and Songwriter CeeLo Green is 5'6".10 of 14
11. Tom Cruise is 5'7". Nicole Kidman announced after their split "I can wear heels again"! (PR Photos)11 of 14
12. R&B singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer Omarion is 5'.6". He is multi-talented. (PR Photos)12 of 14
13. R&B and neo soul singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer D'Angelo also is 5'6". (The Urban Daily)13 of 14
14. Bruno Mars is around 5'2" but with his current hairstyle, he's probably around 5'9"! (Retna)14 of 14
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Just put your cooking pans and frying pans into the proper section of you dishwashing machineand let the burst of water rinse them
so powerfully without any traces of mess and oil left. These
include an ice cream maker, juicer, slicer, strainer,
and ravioli maker. You should have a healthy
breakfast because you will require energy to carry out your tasks.
this is beyond exciting news, just can't wait
Jazz in the Gardens CAN'T top that!!! BAM!!!


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DELIVERY service Couriers Please will be the anchor tenant in the Mulgrave industrial facility Salta Properties has purchased next to its Nexus Business Park.
The deal caps what has become an increasingly tight leasing market as a shortage of premium stock and a slowdown in the development pipeline prop up rents.
Couriers Please has taken a 9000 square metre office/warehouse at 2-20 McDonalds Lane on a three-year term with an option to renew for two years. Rents are circa $80 per sq m.
''[It's] the biggest industrial leasing deal signed in the high-tech Monash precinct all year and the largest in Mulgrave for the past two years,'' said Sasan Misaghian of Colliers International.
Rapid growth is seeing Couriers Please - a subsidiary of government-owned New Zealand Post Group - move from its 6200 sq m premises in Lorimer Street, Port Melbourne.
Salta Properties bought the 12,875 sq m facility for $10.55 million from Lend Lease. The property, which was purchased for $9.25 million in 1999, had been vacant since printing company Salmat Business Force left a year ago.
The lease is the latest in a series of deals that have soaked up a large swath of industrial space around the city, according to new research from Colliers International.
The Melbourne Industrial Research & Forecast reports says that more than 600,000 sq m of space has been leased in buildings over 3000 sq m in the past 12 months. The bulk of this activity - 62 per cent - occurred in the first six months.
''The drop in leasing activity over the past six months is due to the lack of quality available stock, which has driven much of the sales and leasing within this market over the year,'' said Tony Iuliano, national director of industrial for Colliers International.
Net face rents for prime-grade stock have remained stable or shown a slight increase in the past six months across the city.
The tightness of the market has led to an upswing in speculative development, with 52 per cent of the 63,690 sq m space under construction being built without pre-commitments.
''Tenant demand is such that the majority of recent speculative developments this year have been leased prior to their completion,'' said James Templeton, Knight Frank's Victorian managing director.
''With current vacancy levels running 43 per cent below the historical average, there is also upward pressure on rental levels, particularly for prime space,'' he said.
Knight Frank reports retail-oriented tenants have taken up about 43 per cent of industrial space leased this year.
One major deal involved online group Catch of the Day committing to 26,300 sq m of space in Australand's West Park industrial estate.


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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- The Senate Education Committee endorsed a bill Friday that would allow the selection of University of Wyoming and state community college presidents to be closed to the public, despite the expressed desire by some UW faculty members to have a greater say in the selection process.
The unanimous vote by the panel sends House Bill 223 to the full Senate for debate. The bill has already passed the state House of Representatives.
Proponents of the bill argue the university could attract more quality candidates in a closed search process. Opponents contend an open process could be helpful in making the right choice.
The bill was proposed after several Wyoming media outlets protested the decision by the UW Board of Trustees to hold a confidential search for a new president to replace President Tom Buchanan, who is retiring this year.
A state district judge in Laramie ruled last month in a lawsuit filed by the Casper Star-Tribune, Wyoming Tribune Eagle and The Associated Press that the UW trustees must disclose the finalists for the university's next president.
The trustees are considering several options on how to proceed, including an appeal to the Wyoming Supreme Court, but HB223 would settle the issue because it would become law immediately if passed by the Legislature and signed by the governor.
On Friday, for the first time since the bill was proposed, UW faculty members testified on the proposal.
Jeanne Holland, associate professor of English at UW, and two other UW faculty members said they would like to be more involved in vetting the candidates for president.
"This is going to be my boss," Holland said. "So I think that openness is essential here."
UW veterinary science professor Donal O'Toole said an open search process may not result in the best candidates but it will remove any suspicion that may arise from a president selected in a secret search.
"I always tell my students after calving season leave the barns open, a little bit of sunlight is the most effective disinfectant," O'Toole said. "And I think these folks coming in need to be looked at closely."
But others noted that the UW Faculty Senate recently defeated a resolution opposing the confidential search.
Committee member Sen. Chris Rothfuss, D-Laramie, and a UW instructor, said he considers the Faculty Senate the voice of the faculty.
In addition, Rothfuss and other members of the committee said since the search began as a confidential process it wouldn't be fair to the candidates to suddenly make it public.
"It's our university, it's our voice, we as the Legislature have to stand by that," he said. "I feel like we have to keep that promise."


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Bono Votes Against Country-of-Origin Labeling Delay
Congresswoman Mary Bono (CA-45) voted today in opposition of legislation that would delay mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for another two years. Included in the Conference Report on H.R. 2744, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2006, mandatory labeling on produce and meat suffers another delay until 2008.
"It is unfortunate that once again the health and safety of the American consumer has been placed on hold," said Bono. "It is illogical that behind the scenes political maneuvering can bring a two year delay on COOL through an appropriations bill that only encompasses one Fiscal Year. What is logical however is that American consumers be given as much information as possible when making important choices on what foods we buy. Consumers deserve nothing less than the immediate implementation of mandatory COOL," added Bono.
Congresswoman Bono has been a leader in the fight for mandatory country-of-origin-labeling since being elected to Congress. Based on Congresswoman Bono's amendment to the Farm Bill of 2002 that specifically required labeling on fresh produce, the final version of the bill required that retailers, starting September 30, 2004, provide country-of-origin-labeling at the final point of sale on fresh fruits and vegetables, red meats, fish, and peanuts. However, the conference report on the omnibus FY2004 appropriations bill delayed the effective date of implementation for mandatory country-of-origin-labeling for 2 years. In the 109th Congress, Congresswomen Mary Bono (R-CA) and Darlene Hooley (D-OR) introduced legislation to reinstate the mandatory county-of-origin labeling deadline for fresh produce and meat products.
Source: http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ca45_bono/cool_delay.html


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Breaking Bad Bobblehead Figurine
- Highly detailed head knocker figurine of Breaking Bad Walter White
- Wearing iconic yellow hazmat suit and standing on a pile of blue crystals
- Realistic `deformed' likeness with nodding bobbing head action
- Measuring 6 inches and presented in collector-friendly packaging
- Ideal for fans of the "edge-of-your-seat" AMC TV mini-series
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Do you know someone who collects TV show memorabilia? For the fan of Breaking Bad, the Sony Picture Television's critically acclaimed, award-winning, hit series, this highly detailed head knocker figurine makes the perfect ornament to add to any collection.
Walter White, chemistry genius turned science teacher turned kingpin, the central character is now immortalized as a collectable bobble head in his iconic yellow hazmat suit, sporting a freshly shaved head. He stands victoriously on the translucent blue crystals his drug empire was built on. Nodding solemnly, he dares you to make your move.
Walter and base stand 6 inches tall and features bobble action. He comes complete in a collector friendly box. The ideal collectable memorabilia for the hard core fan – and there are plenty of those out there.


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Right. So one approach to the problem of planning too many projects is to start all of them at the same time. This weekend I cut out fabric for four (four!) different projects. Unfortunately I can't post any of them because (a) after all that cutting I was too tired to do any sewing and (b) all of them are for people who have been known to check this blog. So instead I'll post a picture of this cardigan I made for myself last week. This is another version of my cafe cardigan, except that sometime since making the last one I misplaced the pattern. So I faked it. I used my t-shirt pattern for the shoulders, enlarged the sleeves a bit, and drew a line somewhere between the t-shirt width and my woven dress pattern width for the sides. The back needed a lot of corrections after it was cut out but I think it turned out ok. If you look carefully you will notice that there is only one pocket. I decided I wanted to wear it to work on Friday and I figured it wouldn't be very useful without a pocket. But after one pocket I got tired and had to go to bed. Notice a theme?
For this version, I cut the shawl part much wider (13″ instead of 5″) because the last one didn't seem full enough to me. I also made a kind of funky hem at the bottom which I think makes it flare out nicely. I finally learned the trick of hemming knits with a double needle so they stretch, perhaps from Elaine's blog, though I can't seem to find the post now.
Also this weekend I'm enjoying my new spectacles, freshly arrived from the internets:
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Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. Which is why she is less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in Paris - until she meets Etienne St. Clair: perfect, Parisian (and English and American, which makes for a swoon-worthy accent), and utterly irresistible. The only problem is that he's taken, and Anna might be, too, if anything comes of her almost-relationship back home.
As winter melts into spring, will a year of romantic near - misses end with the French kiss Anna - and readers - have long awaited?
©2011 Stephanie Perkins (P)2011 Listening Library
"Perfect for fans of Meg Cabot"
Updated 9/1/2012: 2nd reading of this novel and it filled me with more happiness than the first time. I was able to get a better feel for the minor characters (Rash, Josh, and Mer) and loved them - I would read about their own adventures as well. Of course, I fell in love with St. Clair and I can't believe I forgot how much I adore Anna. Still love this book as much (if not more) than I did the first time I read it.
My first "Chick-Lit" book. If you're wary, DON'T BE! It doesn't matter if you don't think Chick-Lit will be for you or not - you will adore this book. I have been on a YA Contemp binge lately and this has been my favorite so far.
A short list (from a long list) of things that I loved:
Perkins' writing style is free-flowing, nice, and true to the heart of a teenage girl.
Anna is likable. Is she perfect? No, but she is imperfectly perfect. I want Anna as my best friend.
The idea that home can be a PERSON, and not a place.
This book made me feel warm and fuzzy and just plain HAPPY. I smiled while I was reading this book - not (always) a giddy "hehehe - he's so cute" smile - but a genuine smile. That, above all, is what made me fall in love with Anna and the French Kiss.
Tatiana from GoodReads recommends this book for fans of Meg Cabot and I couldn't agree more.
I'm an audiobook addict and blog about books at The Reading Date. My favorite genres are YA, New Adult, Fiction & Memoirs.
"A top-notch romance"
This is one of my favorite recent contemporary books, and I was curious to see how the audiobook experience compared to the print version. This audiobook release was timed with the release of Lola and the Boy Next Door and I picked up both books to revisit.
The audiobook narrator is Kim Mai Guest, who has narrated several books including Incarceron, Dearly, Departed, and The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb. At first, the voice of Anna sounded a little bubblier than I imaged her. The narration reminded me a little of Delirium's Sarah Drew and her portrayal of Lena. However, Guest quickly won me over with her interpretation of Anna and delivers an authentic performance. She also capably handles the nuances of the other characters including their different accents. She even does a fine job with St. Clair's British accent, and captures the spirit of his character well. There is a roller coaster of emotions found in the book and Guest handles the different feelings needed with ease. The narration flowed well, and the only thing I wondered about is if it would have worked to have a male narrator for St. Clair and the other male roles. Not sure if I would have liked it more, but it did cross my mind.
I loved revisiting this book again and the wonderful Paris setting. If you've never read Anna or want to read it again, try out the audio version. It's a treat to listen to and a swoon-worthy contemporary romance. I would definitely pick up other audiobooks narrated by Kim Mai Guest in the future.
"Very sweet!"
I really enjoyed this book. Very sweet young love and everything that goes along with that. Communication issues, misunderstandings, jealousy, stupidity and in the end, love wins out!
A mom, a wife, a friend, a happy ending addict, an audiobook junkie, a wine lover and geek wanna -be. I'm constantly looking to be blown awa
Every time I approach a book with high expectations, I can't help but to fear disappointment, but I've only been left with a giddy feeling of being 17 again and a totally melted heart.
After listening to this book, I'm not only in love with love, but I'm also in love with Paris, both exceptionally viewed through the eyes of seventeen-year-old Anna.
The brilliant performance of Kim M. Guest of Anna's point view leaves you not doubt of the talented writing behind the character. The perfect approach to Anna's personality clearly conveyed all her qualities and emotions, and in the process captures your heart.
Her lovely English accent, tone and manner for Atennie brought him to life in just the way you imagined from Anna's point of view.
The French accent, gave the book the perfect ambiance, and it truly makes you experience Paris with all its romantic glory.
I especially liked the way the emotional undercurrent was kept throughout the entire book.
Ultimately, this was an excellent and worthy delivery of this terrific book.
"A cute cliché"
It was a cute story from the beginning. Perfectly captures the feelings of a girl in love or with a massive crush. The narrator's british accent could've been better. It was predictable but it's light and easy to listen to and you can easily like the characters and the way they react to each other. Quite realistic on that front. Maybe best for an audience below the age of 18.
Anna's naive character can be either adorable or annoying depending on how you take it. I liked the book.
To be honest I had some trouble adjusting to the voices but after a while it really grew on me. Plus it is a fantastic story!!!!
I like to read VERY much .. I'm obsessed with reading I don't have time to actually read a book so I've been a listener for three years now
"Wonderful Story"
Anna and the french kiss was one of the most wonderful stories I've read .. It's has all the elements I love about a high school love , and in Paris , I really want to go there so bad .. I absolutely love this book and the narration was good too most recommended
"Never wanted it to end!"
This was pure perfection! This book took me away and sucked me in. The resolution was beautiful, and the entire story left me feeling happy. I needed a beautifully written story to take me from real life at this moment. Wonderfully uplifting and dreamy.
"My high school dreams"
This book is the high school fantasy of my dreams. It's suspenseful, innocent, and hilarious. I finished it in 3 days. My house is very clean now.
"Sweet story"
This was a departure from what I typically listen to and much more of a "fluff" novel to me. But it was sweet. Great characters as well. I had quite a few giggles along the way too.
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The Conservatives will tomorrow call on Labour to reject any more funding from Unite in protest at the union's decision to call strike action at British Airways this Easter.
The Tories hope the strike, bound to infuriate tens of thousands of air travellers, will revive the worst memories of a party in hock to union bullies. "In the end it's a question of leadership for Gordon Brown. He has to cut off the links with the Unite union, which is a party within a party now for the Labour party," George Osborne, the shadow chancellor, said last night.
While the transport secretary, Lord Adonis rejected this view – insisting the BA strike was an "industrial and not a political dispute" – the Tories will press further today. Eric Pickles, the Conservative chairman, Michael Gove, the shadow schools secretary, and Theresa Villiers, the shadow transport secretary, are all lined up to condemn Labour's Unite links.
The strike is seen as a gift to the Tory party after weeks on the back foot over its dependence on Lord Ashcroft, the non-domiciled peer. Unite gave Labour £3.5m last year, a fifth of its donations.
Brown has been working frantically behind the scenes talking to both the BA chairman Willie Walsh and Tony Woodley, the Unite joint general secretary, to see if the strike can be suspended to allow fresh talks to take place.
But Brown's aides sense that BA is in no mood to compromise since it believes it can render the strikes relatively ineffective, partly due to the lack of support at Gatwick and the willingness of 1,000 staff at Heathrow to break the strike. BA shareholders share that view. Its share price rose 2% last week.
Brown does not lack for knowledgeable advice at his elbow. His political secretary Joe Irvin is a former head of the Transport and General Workers Union research department. Charlie Whelan, the Unite political director, is his old press officer at the Treasury.
"Now that Brown says BA strike is unjustified and deplorable will Charlie Whelan still be welcome at No 10 to run Labour's general election campaign?" Pickles asked.
Yesterday, partly at the urging of the business secretary Lord Mandelson, Brown stepped up his anti-strike rhetoric from slightly more ambiguous comments last week when he described the strike as deplorable and unjustified. "It is not in the company's interest, it is not in the union's interest, it is certainly not in the national interest," he told Radio 4's Woman's Hour.
Labour knows that if it is seen to be backing this dispute, or indeed if this dispute is still running in the election campaign, it can kiss goodbye to its hopes of a hung parliament.
Yet Brown has little direct control of Unite, or the BA Stewards and Stewardess Association (Bassa), seen within ministerial circles as a militant union within the union running this dispute. An extraordinary 98% of BA cabin crew are unionised.
Some knowledgeable Labour MPs blame the tough approach of BA chairman Willie Walsh, but they also see the dispute as more difficult to halt due to the battle ahead for the leadership of Unite. At present it is an uneasy merger between two unions, Amicus and the Transport and General Workers Union.
The election to succeed the two current joint secretaries Derek Simpson (from Amicus) and Tony Woodley (from the T&G) takes place in the second half of this year, with the successor then running alongside Woodley until he retires a year later. The main leftwing challenger is Len McCluskey, the candidate of United Left. This grouping unites the recently merged progressive left movement in Unite which brought together Amicus's left organisation Unity Gazette and the T&G's Broad Left. McCluskey is backed by Woodley and seen by some as the candidate of the TGWU, although the charge is hotly denied. McCluskey, judging by his rhetoric, is no fan of Brownism.
In an address in September he said the country should say "no cuts to jobs; no pay freezes; no cuts to pensions and no cuts to services. If we want to cut debt, then there is another way to do it. Dump the identity card scheme completely, tax the spivs and speculators and the rich elite, close the loopholes that cost £35bn per year in tax avoidance and stop the wars of intervention and get out of Iraq and Afghanistan".
McCluskey is likely to be challenged by Les Bayliss, another union assistant general secretary, but a host of other candidates have expressed an interest.
The other complicating factor for Labour leadership hopefuls is the need to court the Unite vote if Brown ever stands down. Ed Balls, the schools secretary, yesterday for instance tried to avoid taking sides, saying: "The last thing anyone wants is people's holiday plans disrupted by a strike." He said the public was not interested in the cause of the dispute, but just wanted to see a settlement.
In the Lords, Adonis, with Mandelson by his side, was pretty clear that the union was wrong last week to set strike dates in the middle of talks.
Though he attacked the Tories for trying to politicise an industrial dispute over which the government had no powers, he insisted the blame lay with the union. The union needed to call off the threat of a strike to get the management offer back on the table. "The two sides came very close indeed to such a settlement last Thursday and if they return to the negotiating table there is every reason to believe it will be possible for them to meet the interests of the members of the union without requiring strike action."
In practice the union was not willing to recommend the offer to its members in a ballot, suggesting it would have been rejected.
Adonis's remarks did not endear him to Woodley who dismissed him as "a non-elected person who has not got a clue about this dispute".


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Sets, Logic and Categories, Peter J. Cameron, Springer, 1998.
|Additional source (optional): Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, D. Hofstadter, 20th Anniversary Edition, Basic Books, 1999.
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They began by listing the various ecosystems they could safely assume existed on the island, such as old-growth forests, wetlands, or plains, based on soil types, rainfall, and so on. Because it was located at the intersection of geographic regions, Manhattan probably had not only spruce trees from the northern forests but also magnolias from the southern forests, migratory birds from nearby flyways, and even tropical fish from the Gulf Stream during summer. In all, they identified 55 different ecological communities. "It was an incredibly diverse place," Sanderson said. "If the island had stayed the way it was back then, it could have become a national park like Yosemite or Yellowstone."
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Some inventions work and others do not. I remember some that did not and I wonder about the future and what wonderful inventions will bring major changes to our way of life. There once was talk about a new kind of shaving cream. It would make a man's beard grow in and all he would have to do is bite it off. That is a joke, but when men dreamed of flying like birds, that was also a joke. Who knows what the future will bring? Long ago, men just let their beards grow and there was no need for shaving. For decades, men used a straight razor to shave. (I have the one my Uncle Tony used and it still looks like brand new.) Then came the safety razor and the electric razor and I wonder what's next.
The modern safety razor was invented and marketed by King Gillette. It had a replaceable blade that would be good for only a few shaves. Then it could be turned to the other side and used again, but it soon became dull and a new blade would be needed. Mr. Gillette often gave away razors for free, knowing that every razor needed to have new blades, and that's how he made money on the deal. Now, electric razors or disposable plastic ones are used.
The idea of there being no need to spend a lot of time and effort preparing and eating three meals a day has come up and been discarded more than once. Imagine taking one pill in the morning, a second one at noon, and two at supper time and not having to buy, prepare and eat three meals each day. The pills would be expensive, but look at the time they would save. Impossible? So was the idea of talking to another person at a distance of thousands of miles. The invention of the telephone changed all that.
I keep thinking about disposable clothing. Why not? Wear it awhile and throw it away. We do that with paper gowns used in exam rooms. What about edible packaging? Ice cream cones work that way. So do sandwiches. We eat the bun that holds the burger.
One idea I really like is the automated haircut. You put your head into a thing like a large hair dryer and it records the length and position of every hair on your head. That information is then transferred to a magnetic strip on a plastic card. When you need a haircut, go to a kiosk, put your card in the slot and your head in the machine, and in seconds your hair looks just like it did the day your head was electronically surveyed.
A recent invention allows a doctor to put a prescription into a computer and send it to the drug store. A machine in the store gets the pills out of stock, prints a label on the bottle, and drops your pills out a chute, ready for pickup.
The cost is directly added to your credit card. If you think that puts lots of drug store employees out of work, just think of all the people who are hired to make and service such machines.
Take that idea a step farther. What about a phone booth size machine where you breathe through a tube, stick your arm into a sleeve, put a plastic card into a slot and attach a clip to your ear. The machine then analyzes the results and spits out pills to cure what ails you. We already have X-rays and machines that monitor breathing, blood pressure and heart function. We also have implanted pacemakers and insulin pumps.
New organs are being grown in laboratories. Will they someday replace organ transplants from human donors? Dentists today replace teeth with implants.
I like the idea of putting a dome over an entire city. That idea has been tried, with the dome being supported by inside air pressure. Will it some day become a reality? If people some day colonize the moon, they will need a structure like that.
Animals are now having a chip implanted under the skin. It identifies the dog and its owner. If humans have implanted chips, they will just buy what they need in the store, and when they walk out, pass through a reader that deducts the cost of their purchases from the buyer's bank account. I think it will take a lot of time to get that idea to work.
I remember when labor unions opposed new inventions because they would lead to unemployment. Instead, every invention creates new and better jobs.


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I went to Baidyanath Dham, Deoghar with my family. I stayed in this hotel. a very nice hotel. Tasty food. All staff are active and hard working. The hotel was big and well-decorated. I like this hotel. Clean room and comfortable bedroom. I was here for two days and I enjoyed all time.
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I stayed there with my family for worshipping religious temples. They provide excellent facilities with food. I like this hotel so much that, in future whenever i go to deoghar i will stay in that hotel. I also recommend to everyone who comes to deoghar to stay here.
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The stay in the hotel was good food was excellent there was no complimentary breakfast served. location wise the hotel was conveniently located room service was also good staff behaved well and they were friendly overall the entire hotel management runned well from the room to the interiors and food quality was excellent we were satisfactory and it was value for money.
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The first iPad made computers funner than ever before. The iPad 2 was slimmer, added cameras and a Smart Cover. What next for Apple's tablet? Will we see the iPad 3? Will it have a hi-res Retina Display? And will we want to instantly burn our existing tablets to get our hands on its shiny, rectangular newness? Answers to all these can be found below in our liveblog, updated live throughout the launch event... read on for all the details.
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17:55 Okay, we're seated (second row – get in!). We're in what feels a lot like a lecture hall near King's Cross in London. Lots of people in blazers, looking excited. Five minutes to go...
17:57 The Black Keys on the stereo. I'm a Lonely Boy. It's a bit bassy. Apple never was much good with speakers.
18:00 He's on! Tim Cook. But we can't hear him – we can only hear Maccabbes.
18:01 Black shirt on black t-shirt. He's a style icon is Tim. He wants to talk about the 'Post PC Revolution'. Whatever that is...
18:02 A world where your new device need to be more portable, more personal, and easier to use than any PC has ever been. In many ways, the iPad is reinventing portable computing and it's outstripping the wildest of predictions.
18:03 Last year 172 million post-PC devices (iPods, iPads and iPhones) were sold – accounting for 76 per cent of Apple's (massive) revenues. Tim Cook's talking about retail stores. Amsterdam is the latest and largest Apple Store. People laughing at the size of the queues (though not here in King's Cross – we don't laugh, we type).
18:04 Now a video of an Apple Store. Lots of whooping and high-fiving. In America, obviously.
18:05 Black trainers and jeans, too. Tim Cook is single-minded. Or he just really likes black.
18:06 A whopping 315 million iOS devices sold last year, 62 million in the last quarter. Stats stats stats!
18:07 'Siri is your best friend' says Tim. Nope, Charlie is still my best friend.
18:08 Tim is playing Siri's international voices. Japanese launches today on iOS 5.1. We called that.
18:09 There are 585,000 apps in the App Store – and the 25 billionth app has just been sold in China (it was a free one, though).
18:10 Now on to iCloud – simple, elegant, automatic – it just works. iCloud now has 100 million customers. iTunes in the Cloud supports Movies as of today. You can re-download your purchases on any of your devices, and iTunes downloads now support 1080p!
18:11 New Apple TV to support them. New interface design and 1080p support. It looks the same. Still a little black box. Here's Eddy Cue to demo it for us. He has a nice smile. Come on, Eddy, show us what you've got.
18:12 New UI looks pretty. It works with iTunes Match and accesses the Photo Stream you have on your other iOS devices. Take a snap on your phone and it'll be available on your Apple TV box instantaneously. Probably.
18:14 Apple TV also gets Genius, recommending movies to watch based on what you watched before. Megashark vs Giant Octopus hasn't been demoed, sadly.
18:15 Apple TV also streams movies direct from iCloud. It's US$99, available next week (in the States, at least). Next up, iPad! Wait for it...
18:17 First, iPad stats. iPads are outselling other companies' entire PC sales across all of their products. Stop stalling, Tim – where's the new one?
18:18 These stats are 20 per cent less interesting than the patch of wooden floor between my feet.
18:19 The iPad now has more than 200,000 dedicated apps. How to choose?
18:20 Sticking the boot into the rivals! Exciting. Twitter on the Samsung Galaxy Tab is his target – 'it looks just like a blown-up smartphone app!'
18:22 'Who will come out with a product better than an iPad 2?' Tim asks.
18:23 'Stop wondering – we are!'
18:24 'We're redefining the category Apple created with the original iPad.'
18:25 It looks the same. Phil Shiller is here to explain that it isn't. As expected, Retina Display. Whoops (from Americans). The screen is still 9.7inches. The new iPad (iPad 3 or HD?) has a higher resolution than the projector Apple is using for the presentation – 2048x1536, 3.1m pixels. Crisper than a multipack of Walkers.
18:26 It's 264ppi, showing over a million more pixels than your HDTV.
18:27 Held at a normal distance (15in) you apparently can't discern individual pixels. The Retina Display also has 44 per cent better saturation.
18:28 The processor is, as rumoured, an A5X, not A6. Plus there's quad-core graphics. Apparently A5X has four times the graphics performance of a Tegra 3. Ouch! But is it still dual-core for processing Phil? Don't skirt the details!
18:29 And there's an iSight camera – 5MP, BSI (back-side illuminated), five-element lens and a hybrid IR filter.
18:30 The demo shots look nice. Face detection, autofocus, AE lock and AF lock are all present and correct.
18:31 It'll do HD video at 1080p, too. Perfect for sharing with the new Apple TV. How very convenient...
18:32 Voice dictation is upgrade number four. Like Siri... but not Siri. At least not yet. Maybe that's upgrade number five.
18:33 Nope – number five is 4G. Sweet! Well, if you live in the US...
18:34 If you don't, HSPA+ will give a 21Mbps downllink and DC-HSDPA will give 42Mbps. LTE does 73Mbps, though. That's sexy fast.
18:35 So the UK (and other non-4G territories) are covered whether they get 4G this year or not. This is excellent news.
18:36 There will be different versions of the iPad for differnt LTE carriers, but 3G will work worldwide...
18:37 ...and it's a personal hotspot. To wrap: Retina Display, A5X, 4G, 1080p video, 5MP camera – and the battery life is the same as iPad 2: 10 hours. Impressive.
18:39 Same dimensions and weight, same prices, same storage – 16, 32, 64GB, availble on March 16th.
18:40 Pre-orders start today! Including in the UK! Thank you, Phil.
18:42 How do apps work on the Retina Display? They will scale just fine, but developers can do nice new things, too. Here come the demos...
18:43 Namco is on. Chap called James Shelton. He's showing off Sky Gamblers – Air Supremacy, a flight sim. Never has a game had a sillier name. This bodes well.
18:45 Namco is on. Chap called James Shelton. He's showing off 'Sky Gamblers - Air Supremacy' flight sim. Never has a game had a sillier name.
18:46 The graphics do look a bit special. Not dissimilar from HAWX 2. Fifty jets in the air and no slowdown. Lots of claps. Did you guys not hear the name?
18:47 'The only place to truly experience the richness of detail is on the iPad itself,' says James Shelton.
18:48 Now Autodesk, creators of Sketchbook Pro and lots of serious CAD stuff.
18:49 The app's called Sketchbook Ink, a vector-based drawing app that works alongside Sketchboo Pro. The Retina Display looks crazy crisp. The app supports images bigger than 100MP. What?! Our minds are – frankly – blown.
18:50 It'll be an iOS exclusive, and it looks a bit of a doozy.
18:51 Next up, Epic Games. Mike Capps is doing the hard sell. A new Infinity Blade: Dungeons. 'A visual feast of unprecedented detail,' says Mike Capps. The dynamic lighting is very, very nice.
18:53 Mike Capps says the new iPad has more memory than an Xbox 360 or PS3. We'd like to point out that it has less buttons, though. Make of that what you will.
18:55 Looks like it's time for an iWork chat. All updated to take advantage of the Retina Display. It's a free update if you already have iWork.
18:57 GarageBand gets new features – smart strings, note editor, iCloud backup and extra sharing options, plus Jam Session: up to four iOS devices can collaborate and record together. You can form your own iPad band.
18:59 In iMovie you can make yourself a movie trailer, like in the desktop version. The built-in templates look almost pro-quality. Lots of bokeh. That's the arty out-of-focus stuff for the non-photographers out there.
19:01 New, today – iPhoto!
19:02 You can edit your snaps via multi-touch, apply brushes and 'beam' photos directly from your iPhone to your iPad. It's not quite Photoshop Touch, but probably a bit less scary for your gran's iPad.
19:03 Randy's here to talk us through it...
19:05 iPhoto does look a very good way of comparing photos. Works with images up to 19MP. Randy's holiday snaps from Antarctica look lovely.
19:06 Fixing the horizon line gets the US crowd going (again). It is very clever. Adjusting contrast, saturation, skin tone white balance using multitouch tools... we can get on board with that.
19:10 Brushes and effects such as Tilt-Shift and Black & White look amazingly powerful.
19:12 The coolest thing is the gallery (these are called Journals) – create a collage of images and you can drag in dates, maps (based on geotags) and even temperature. Then share to social networks. Maybe Pinterest.
19:14 All iLife apps (iPhoto, GarageBand and iMovie) will be US$4.99. Available today.
19:15 Feels like it's a wrap-up now. The 'new iPad' still doesn't have a name.
19:16 One more thing!
19:17 Apple is launching its own Matrix-style human battery farm! Not really. We're watching a video about the new iPad, covering the stuff we just heard.
19:18 'This is the most advanced display you've ever seen,' says the vid. All of the people on the video are just calling it the 'new iPad'. Surely it has a name? Give it a name, won't you, Apple?
19:19 Along with the 'new iPad', the iPad 2 wil remain. It'l cost US$399 (US$100 reduction) for the 16GB one.
19:21 Tim Cook is back in black. Properly wrapping up now. Showing us the ad that your mum will see soon.
19:23 Even in the ad, it's called the 'New iPad'. That's not going to work next year now, is it?
19:24 And that's it. No 'one more thing' or owt. Well, it's been a pleasure. We're off to get hands-on with the new iPad.


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National Snow & Ice - October 2009
NCEI added Alaska climate divisions to its nClimDiv dataset on Friday, March 6, 2015, coincident with the release of the February 2015 monthly monitoring report. For more information on this data, please visit the Alaska Climate Divisions FAQ.
At the beginning of October, snow cover in the U.S. was confined to the high terrain of the Rockies and Cascades, with 3.5 percent of the nation having snow on the ground according to the National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center. Two large snow storms on October 9th through 13th and October 27th through 30th affected the upper Midwest, Rocky Mountains, and portions of the western Plains. By the end of the month, 13.6 percent of the nation was under snow cover.
The two satellite-derived images above show the daily snow cover across North America (left map) and the Northern Hemisphere (right map) throughout October 2009.
A storm affecting the U.S. East Coast on October 15th and 16th caused snow for interior Pennsylvania and New York State. Up to 10 inches (25.4 cm) of snowfall accumulation was reported at some high elevation locations. The combination of cold air in place east of the Great Lakes and a low pressure center moving up the Eastern Seaboard led to the early season winter weather. This storm was notable because it led to the earliest measureable snowfall for several stations in the region.
A large, strong, and slow moving storm brought heavy snowfall to the Rockies and Western Plains from October 27th through 30th. The heaviest snowfall amounts occurred along the Front Range in Colorado, with 46 inches (117 cm) reported northwest of Denver and snowfall rates as high as 2 inches per hour. As the storm moved eastward, blizzard conditions were experienced east of Denver. The storm affected portions of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming with many major highways and interstates having to be closed. By the end of the storm, 21 percent of the country was blanketed by snow.
The unusually cold and wet conditions experienced across the middle of the country led to several locations setting snowfall records. Cheyenne, Wyoming experienced 28 inches (71 cm) of snow for the month, making October 2009 the city's snowiest October on record. North Platte, Nebraska observed 30.3 inches (77 cm) of snowfall, making October 2009 the snowiest month of all months on record for the city. The previous record was 27.8 inches (71 cm) recorded in March 1912.


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If spouse who owes back support and judgment for said support is granted to other spouse how can a attorney help collect this? Especially when the spouse owing has no job, no property, works under table jobs, and otherwise hides any valuable property he does have???
You wold need to hire a collections attorney who has experience in these matters. Collection law can be very time consuming and intensive.
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Very true. Trying to weigh all Factors. Would the judge order jail time if requested when he still does not pay and how is that enforced? How long do they usually send someone to jail for?
I agree with the p[revious answer and collections generally means you are going to give up a piece of the pie, unlees your judgment has a fees provision. If you know where he works even under the table that will help.
The key to successful collections is information about a "way to go" from the debtor.
The debtor's income stream from wages or contracts needs to be legally intercepted before the debtor gets his or her hands on the money, or after the debtor puts the money in the bank. From contractual writs, to bank writs and attachments, to wage garnishments and attachments are normal points in the income stream that may be intercepted, extreme points are forced sale of assets like a sheriff's sale.
Bear in mind that if the debtor is eligible for protection under bankruptcy law that is their "get out of jail free card" and can be played when eligible and you will have to pay back anything that you obtained from 90 days prior. An interesting issues is always the age of the account and fresher is better; when the debt hits the statute of limitations you are done.
Once you have a judgment and you can transcribe the judgment into the jurisdiction where the debtor lives or works you can collect.
If you have a judgment you can conduct supplemental proceedings or a debtor's examination, or in the alternative, you can send interrogatories to the debtor.
If you suspect the debtor has transferred assets subsequent to your judgment and you can prove it, you have recourse under the Uniform Fraudulent Transfers Act if the act was adopted by your state or the debtor's state or where the assets are located.
You can also turn your account over to licensed and bonded collection agency for about half of the proceeds or hire a collection lawyer to work the account for a time or a percentage.
Good Luck and follow the FDPCA http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre27.pdf
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Pacific Coastal Cruise Sept 26th 2013: Celebrity Century Cruise Review by ddblnickels
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Pacific Coastal Cruise Sept 26th 2013
Destination: British Columbia
Embarkation: Vancouver
I was greatly disappointed in the service and activities on board.
1st night at early sitting dinner (6 p.m) was told that we were late and dinner was now at 5:30, we apologised
for being late. Supper seemed to take forever with never a smile,
Next night arrived at exactly 5:30 and had the same reaction. No smiles just business as usual. My husband asked for a coffee and was ignored for 45 min. We left before dessert came as we wanted to go to the show. We had a table with only four and it just seemed that we were invisible to this waiter. My husband is a very
tolerant man and for him to leave was very surprising. He never complains about anything. His motto "just make the best out of it"
I then went and had our table changed and everything was wonderful for the rest of the cruise. I know I should have done it after day one.
After More gratuities were confirmed on Oct.4th service changed, I asked a clerk to retrieved a figurine from a glass encased window as it was the only one left and was told to go down 1 deck and get another store clerk to bring up the key to open it ( I have a cane and walking can be somewhat difficult) I smiled and ask nicely that he do it. He wasn't happy but he did it.
Food was somewhat limited at the buffet on last full day and on disembarkation day was no better.
Some elevators did not work the whole time we were there.
Our safety drill was a joke! We were sent to the casino and there were so many people , elbow to elbow that we couldn't hear or see anything that the one crew member ( I think there was only one ) was doing or saying. It went on for at least 45 minutes and people were angry and leaving before it was finished. I wondered at the time if this is how a disaster would be like in real time. I sure hope not. I have never encountered a drill like that before.
The crew took the brunt of the people's anger and for them I felt sorry.
Activities were somewhat sparse. It looked like they rolled up the carpet by 10 p.m.
They need a new cruise director.
On the good side. The ship was spotless. embarkation and disembarkation was o.k.. Cabin was great.
Solving our dinner problem was good. Loved the port of calls .BUT it was not the Celebrity that I have recommended to many friends over the years.
So sadly I will say goodbye the Celebrity Cruise Lines, Less
Published 10/21/13
Cabin review:
I was worried about this cabin and noise. It is a side cabin and when you walked into it the beds were right on your left. I loved it. It felt like it was larger then a regular inside cabin, but actually wasn't. It was quiet and Norma our maid was wonderful.
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From Here to Eternal Damnation: The War after Armageddon by Ralph Peters
posted at 12:25 pm on October 31, 2009 by CK MacLeod
As the principal action of Ralph Peters' new novel commences, religious war is consuming the world. Realizing a scenario that Peters was already discussing a few years ago in response to Mark Steyn's controversial demographic theories, the Europeans have reverted to their old racist and genocidal ways, forcibly expelling a Muslim population associated with escalating terrorism. To make matters worse, US humanitarian intervention has been frustrated by Jihadi resistance, and in a way that in America has encouraged a Christian fundamentalist movement whose charismatic leader had already been calling for a crusade – even before the Islamists nuked downtown Los Angeles and the Las Vegas Strip, and Iran hit Israel.
The story follows the first military campaign launched in the wake of these events, and mainly consists of combat amidst converging stratagems in the contaminated environs of Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Jerusalem. It becomes clear that the only people standing in the way of a global war of annihilation and the end of American democracy are in fact the soldiers and officers of the old US armed forces, originally assigned merely to support the new US Christian forces. Since Peters is, it seems, determined to tell a cautionary tale rather than an entertaining or inspiring one, the good guys, represented by assorted front-line grunts and especially by a crusty old school general, must fail, and fail they do – comprehensively.
That's not a spoiler: We know from the first few pages that the conniving Christianists direct from left-world central casting, at the head of their own "Military Order of Brothers in Christ," are going to triumph, to all our woe. The only questions the narrative leaves open are secondary ones: How miserably and explosively the catastrophe will unfold , whether some at least symbolic seeds of hope happen to be planted along the way, and, incidentally, what the rest of the world is doing with itself while the flower of America's youth and the flower of Islam's are busy annihilating each other and countless innocents .
Peters has retained the skills he's honed over the course of writing 23 previous books, including an ability to render character and combat economically and vividly, but I won't pretend the results held my interest long enough to prevent me from starting to skim – a fact that may have to do with why I missed any explanation, I'm guessing a religious one, of what happened to all the women in American uniform. (This is a nearly 100% all-boy novel.) Eventually, I found myself skipping all the way to the obscenely violent final massacres and dreary epilogue – during which latter, while looking back from twilight years on the main storyline and subsequent horrors, our narrator finally reveals his own decisive role in the unhappy events, and helpfully informs us that "killing a billion people was difficult" (italics in the original).
Revealed as a traitor to his own highest values and aspirations, he lives in a world defined by faith but utterly unredeemable – in a word, hopeless. I can't help but wonder whether, at bottom, Peters sees our own world, and his own place within it, any differently.
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At 44, Michael Schumacher will race again this year but this time it would be in a kart.
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A California dairy, Organic Pastures, had a recall on all of their raw milk dairy products after 5 people were sickened after drinking raw milk. TodayHealth reported that "interviews with the families of five children infected with the strain between August and October indicated the only common food exposure was to Organic Pastures raw milk, state officials said." Kayleigh Lutz, the daughter of the CEO and the public relations liasion, does not believe that their products are linked to the E.Coli illness that the 5 patients are suffering from.
Raw milk is milk that is not pasteurized. Pasteurization is a heating and cooling process that decreases the amount of bacteria in a product. Most of the milk that is consumed in the United States is pasteurized.
Ms. Lutz of Organic Pastures claims that pasteurization and processing are associated with milk allergies. In my interview, Ms. Lutz stated that their raw milk products are associated with fewer allergies, are easily digestible and have many nutritional benefits. Ms. Lutz also referred to customer testimonials that claim that raw milk helps decrease the symptoms of asthma, and in certain cases, can even help with Crohn's disease.
The American Academy of Pediatrics warns of "the serious risks raw milk and juice can pose and strongly recommends pasteurized milk or juice." The AAP in January 2008 published a recommendations that : "Children, the elderly, pregnant women and those with weakened immune systems should never drink raw milk or consume products made from raw milk, such as cheese or yogurt."
According to TodayHealth, raw milk can not be shipped across state borders, and only 2 dairies in California are allowed to sell raw milk. Organic Pastures tried to appeal the recall immediately because all of their products tested negative. Ms. Lutz also noted that the patients sickened did not feel like it was the raw milk that made them ill.
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Subject: [htdig] Help for newbie with Config Files
From: Phill Novess (email@example.com)
Date: Mon Mar 06 2000 - 13:31:29 PST
Hello. I'm new to htdig and I'm working on a site that uses htdig. We need
to create some templates for this site and want to replace the htdig
templates. However the htdig stuff is already setup. And this site already
uses htdig for another area of there site in which nothing should be
So what I have done is created a new config file which I reference in the
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If it's December, it's time for another Peter Jackson attempt to bring the words of J.R.R. Tolkien to the megaplex and maybe make another billion at the box office.
For the fifth time in 13 years, movie-goers have a chance to immerse themselves in Middle-earth, this time by sitting through 161 minutes of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the second of three films based on one rather puny novel published in 1937.
The first instalment, last year's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, alienated some audiences with a slow-moving start and goofy action sequences. But it still wound up raking in more than $1 billion.
The prequel-sequel is slimmer and darker, which is better news for most fans. But will it satisfy the serious Tolkien geeks? Here's a primer on three of the most noticeable deviations from the immensely popular, 76-year-old source material:
New elf on the shelf
OF all the liberties taken with Tolkien's text, Jackson's creation of a She-Elf named Tauriel had the geeks most unsettled before the release of Smaug.
While nobody can quibble about the addition of a female character -- there are an awful lot of guys with beards in the original work -- there were concerns a romantic subplot would be cheesy and also demeaning, as if the only role a female can play in a fantasy flick is to serve as the object of some other character's desire.
As it turns out, there is a romantic subplot, but it doesn't cast a terrible shadow across Middle-earth. Tauriel, played by Lost alumna Evangeline Lilly, winds up being a warrior: An arrow-slinging captain of the guard for a community of wood elves.
Lilly is given a lot more to do as an action hero than Liv Tyler got to work with as Arwen in The Lords of the Rings trilogy, which merely expanded an existing character from the novels rather than inventing a new one outright. So there is no cringe factor.
Back in Bloom
THE reappearance of Legolas, Orlando Bloom's heroic elf character from the LOTR films, also served as an annoyance to the Tolkien purists, who feared Jackson was simply trying to cash in on the popularity of a character from the other trilogy. Given the awkward nature of Elijah Wood's scenes as Frodo in the first Hobbit movie (Frodo does not appear in the novel), there were legitimate concerns about Bloom appearing in a film version of a book where Legolas isn't mentioned.
Jackson works around this by connecting Legolas to the greater mythos of Middle-earth, reaching back not just to The Hobbit, but to The Silmarillion. For starters, the prequel version of Legolas is presented as a xenophobic son of the Elvenking Thranduil, who is characterized as an isolationist.
But the real bone thrown to the geeks in Smaug is a direct reference to Legolas' status as a Sindarin elf, a high-caste minority that rules over the more numerous Silvan elves, whose numbers include Tauriel.
This minutiae may come across to most viewers as clumsy social commentary. But the geeks can take it as a sign Jackson isn't taking Tolkien lightly.
The Middle-earth chess match
FOR die-hard Tolkien fans -- the folks who pored over the timeline and appendices at the end of The Return of the King -- the most exciting aspect of expanding The Hobbit into three sprawling films is watching how Jackson elaborates upon the emergence of Sauron, the Big Bad in Middle-earth.
In the novel, which focuses mainly on the hobbit Bilbo and the company of dwarves, a shadowy character known as The Necromancer, who inhabits a forest fortress called Dol Guldur, is only mentioned in passing. Only a few passages in The Lord of the Rings reveal The Necromancer was actually Sauron, who kept his identity secret as he was trying to regain his strength before an effort to reconquer Middle-earth.
The notes reveal how Sauron was driven out of Dol Guldur by an alliance of elves and wizards while Bilbo and the dwarves were adventuring into the lair of Smaug. Those notes also suggest it was important for the good guys in Middle-earth to take out the dragon before the War of the Ring, where a flying fire-breather would have served as a formidable weapon.
Jackson makes this strategy more explicit in the second Hobbit flick, providing some justification for expanding a wee little book into a sprawling trilogy.


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Multiple revenue streams notwithstanding, the family sees the Canadiens as a public trust. The stewardship mentality means Molson is not the sort of executive given to rash decisions.
That may explain why he endorsed the move to swiftly promote Pierre Gauthier as successor to general manager and executive vice-president Bob Gainey, who unexpectedly stepped aside just a couple of months after the sale closed. It was a conservative decision-Gauthier had been Gainey's assistant.
Last summer, it was announced that long-time team president Pierre Boivin would leave his job in June of 2011 (he will then join the team's board).
His successor? Geoff Molson. "When I step into Pierre's shoes, it will be heavy-duty work," says Molson.
Though Molson is avidly looking at ways to expand the business, he doesn't feel like being shoved along. There may well be deal-making possibilities on the real-estate front; Gillett at one point was involved in a venture with developer Cadillac Fairview, which in 2009 added Windsor Station to its holdings around the Bell Centre (it was rumoured during the Gillett era that he planned to build a 3,000-seat concert venue across the street).
Then there's the all-important question of broadcasting rights and revenues, which have become a lifeline for all manner of pro sports teams.
The Canadiens' deal with RDS-owned by Bell Canada-expires in 2014, and competitors Quebecor and Radio-Canada, which have ambitions to set up 24-hour specialty sports stations, covet Habs games. Until 2014, Molson says he's content to focus on expanding the Canadiens' media reach through the Internet and mobile streaming. But he's not done thinking about a pay-per-view Habs vehicle, even if he doesn't warm to it intuitively. "I think that was one of the biggest fears of the Quebec community," he says. "[RDS]does a great job and they're partners of ours. At the same time...we have to create value for the partnership. And so we're going to explore those avenues. The intent is not to all of a sudden say: 'If you want to watch the Montreal Canadiens, it's going to cost you 160 bucks a year on the NHL Centre Ice package.' " (The current annual price of that service is about $200.)
Besides, there's plenty of other stuff about the hockey business to keep a young executive awake at night. In 2001, an economist from the Université du Québec à Montréal predicted, given a 63-cent loonie, that the Canadiens wouldn't be able to survive in the city for more than five years. That forecast may seem irrelevant now, but the threat of a sliding dollar is still very real. If the loonie were to suddenly depreciate, the team's $59.4 million (U.S.) annual salary bill would be paid for out of revenues earned in slumping Canadian dollars.
Then there's the state of the league. The NHL is heavily subsidized by the six Canadian teams, which contribute tens of millions to revenue sharing. The league has had to bail out one of its Sunbelt teams (Phoenix), while several others (Atlanta, Nashville) are floundering amid tumbling attendance and sponsorship revenues, and still others (Florida, Dallas) have had to find, or search for, new owners.
But the Molsons have what those teams don't, and what only the Toronto Maple Leafs also have on a comparable basis: full control over their building, booming ancillary revenues, an unassailable brand and-most crucially-a rabid fan base that will shell out as much as $8,459 for a prime season's ticket.
But those fans need courting. The Habs are known to become a political football, as in September, when Parti Québécois language critic Pierre Curzi accused the team, which has a seemingly ever-declining francophone roster, of having become a federalist tool. (The public response from Molson, who is smoothly bilingual, was simple: "We are in the hockey business and not into politics.")
The flak aside, most owners would kill for the sort of passion Quebeckers have for their team. And there is a new hopeful sign for Molson: Last spring, the Habs made their deepest playoff run since 1993, reaching the conference final and playing eight home dates. Back-of-the-envelope calculations suggest those games grossed roughly $3 million each.
Could it really be that the merest of family touches will restore the aura of Geoff Molson's childhood memories of the musty Forum, where "you could practically smell the air and you knew they were going to win"?
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Here's how you can add the Hugin stitching software to your Ubuntu system. Here's a description of Hugin: "Hugin is a free open source panoramic stitching software available for Windows and Linux that allows users to create 360-degree panoramas. It is in fact a GUI front-end for Panorama Tools. You can use Hugin to stitch any number of photographs into a beautiful panoramic image (large image)."
1. Open a terminal window.
2. Type in the following commands then hit Enter.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hugin/hugin-builds
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install hugin
For more, see the original article at the link below.
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