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AT&T (T) announced today that it is eliminating unlimited data plans for its wireless service. The move comes conspicuously just before the expected launch of a new Apple (AAPL) iPhone in about a week, the data hungry device that is blamed by many as the culprit behind recent criticism of AT&T's network and reliability. Now that the Apple iPad is also draining AT&T bandwidth with 3G data plans for the tablet computer, it's clear T stock needs to do something about managing its wireless data network.
It doesn't take a genius to figure out that the move is a clever way to ration data use to prevent further overtaxing of AT&T's wireless network. The move is being billed as a way to make mobile data access more affordable, with a bottom level plan starting at $15 a month for Apple iPhone customers, but that's a stretch. The plan is only cheap if you barely surf the web or check your email – which pretty much defeats the purpose of an iPhone. The move has some customers frustrated that Verizon (VZ) may not get a chance to carry the iPhone until next year at the earliest.
Consider the new DataPlusplan, the cheapest available, which provides 200MB of data for $15 per month. AT&T claims this is a great value for light data users who pay $30 for the unlimited plan right now, saying that about 65% of its users average less than 200MB of data each month. But note that the overage charge is another $15 for every 200MB over that limit. And if 65% of users average less than 200MB each month, that doesn't mean it's much of a deal for someone that flip-flops between 150MB and 250MB. The means your bill would flip flop between $15 and $30 – or even as much as $75 if you happen to jump up to 1GB of use on a peak month.
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And don't think for a second that's the ceiling. The internet is chock full of horror stories about $1,000 bills due to files downloaded without regard for their size.
Now let's look at the next step up, DataPro, which includes 2GB of data for $25 per month, and will charge each additional GB used over this limit at $10. You can hear the sales pitch now – if you think you're going to use just 250MB of data, just get the DataPro plan and then you can get ten times the data for $5 less. Overages are $10 a GB after that.
A moderate internet surfer who checks mail regularly and downloads attachments could easily top this 2GB limit. That means the plan will actually cost them more than the current $30 unlimited agreement presently. And if seeing that bill results in a "chilling" effect for iPhone email junkies, then AT&T wins out again even if it loses $5 a subscriber by reducing the data drain overall on its network.
The real killer is an additional $20 surcharge for the AT&T thethering plan for iPhones – or sharing your iPhone's internet connection with a device such as a laptop. This charge doesn't include the cost of a single bit of data download. If you thought iPhone users could chew up the data with their Apple smartphones alone, just imagine the fees that will rack up as they use both their phone and computer on the same data plan!
Of course, gigabytes and megabytes are just an abstraction for most of us. So consider this: By Apple's own data calculator, streaming 30 minutes of video a day — and doing NOTHING else — chews up 1.7GB of data on its network each month. If you're just surfing the web or reading email, however you can view 300 web pages each day and send 300 emails and reach the same number.
Some folks may not find the AT&T fees a limitation. But unfortunately, many of those people who don't care about video or streaming music or downloading big files aren't iPhone owners to begin with. The purpose of a smartphone is to go beyond just calls and text – or even email and web surfing.
If smartphone users want to do those things, AT&T is making sure it will cost them a lot more.


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- Propeller flies off the top of the clock when alarm sounds
- To stop the noise, you have to get up and replace the propeller!
- Hit "Snooze" and propeller will set off on its morning mission once again
- Dimensions: Approximately 14cm(W) x 14cm(D) x 10cm(H)
- Requires 4x AA batteries (not included)
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Trouble getting up in the mornings? This alarm clock is sure to fix that! Set the alarm to the required time and when the alarm sounds, the "heli" unit is launched up into the air and flies around the room. In order to turn the novelty alarm clock off you have to get up, find it, and return the "heli" blades bit to its base, so by then you are sure to be awake. Horrible isn't it? Perfect in fact for the lazy people you live with, such as the husband, teenage son/daughter, wife, - whoever! The catch is that the noisy alarm won't turn off until the heli module is replaced. Perfect for the bedroom of a child – suitable for Ages 8.
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Backpack Basics
Posted on August 5, 2014
Backpacking is a great way to increase your hunting success. However, most that do it are destined for failure due to poor preparation and forethought. To prevent bad success, follow these steps.
Like many western bowhunters, I've always been the adventurous-type who finds it difficult not going to that next ridge, that next valley, or that next drainage over, all in hopes of finding that super-sweet honey hole. This is why I savor the idea of loading up a large, multi-day pack, filled with camping essentials, and hiking in as far as my mind and legs will go.
However, I'll be the first to tell you, this method of hunting isn't always super rosy, given the overall harshness of the backcountry, the toil of lugging around a bulky/heavy pack, and most specifically, the mental lows you'll experience while living in extreme, bare-bones conditions.
But with the right amount of preparation, forethought, physical conditioning, and a good dose of mental tenacity, this form of hunting can be quite enjoyable and effective. In a nutshell, here are the most important points to improve success.
When to Go & Who With
The first order of business in planning a wilderness trip is deciding when you'll go and who with. My advice for high-country hunts is to stick to the early archery seasons during the months of August and September. Otherwise, late-season and bad weather makes hiking travel and living just too inhospitable. Also, extreme weather means more waterproof gear, translating into more pounds to carry–a bad thing.
Low-country or desert areas, however, are more suitable for late-fall or wintertime trips, since temperatures stay mild enough for easy travel and daily living.
If for some reason, you must embark on a late-fall, high-mountain hunt (drew a special tag), then I'd highly suggest bivy-style hunting, where you backpack or horse-pack in, and then take one or two-night jaunts at a time as you hunt for game. This allows you to return to base camp and resupply as needed, whether it be more clothes, food, or shelter, that will minimize the gear you carry.
Next is choosing a very good hunting partner. This is crucial because hiking alone can be risky, as a sudden fall or slip anywhere can prove disastrous, especially with a heavy load in tow. Remember, cell and satellite phones do not always work.
Notice how I said "very good hunting partner?" This point cannot be overemphasized. Your hunting buddy is the person you'll have to rely on when making key decisions throughout the hunt, especially if an emergency were to arise. Also, a good partner serves as your cheerleader in times of mental weakness, as in wanting to give up. Good hunting buddies are usually very considerate, ultra-reliable, and highly motivated, so choose yours with care.
If you don't have a good partner, then I'd suggest going it alone, believe it or not. But this is ONLY if you are well experienced with backcountry camping, consider yourself a self-motivator (don't need daily social interaction to feel secure, happy and excited), and are able to overcome the element of fear from being alone in the middle of nowhere. Otherwise, do yourself a favor and save your time and money and wait for another time.
What if you're unsure of all this? Let's say you've never camped alone in the backcountry, but you consider yourself the "loner" type that should be able to cope. Really, there's only one way to find out, and that's to try it. Plan a couple solo outings during the spring and early summer (well before hunting season) and give them a trial run. If you survive these, and find your spirit very much intact (not lonely), then I'd say go for it.
Think the Worst
This sounds negative, but in reality, it's basic reverse-psychology that leads to positive results. I've been on a number of backpack hunts— with buddies and by myself—and one thing you can count on, your best of plans are often foiled, which is why plan B or C is now something I think about all the time.
For example, what if your honey hole is suddenly crawling with hunters? What will you do? Be sure to predict problems ahead of time to prevent a total disaster.
The same goes for lack of game. What if suddenly your secret spots went dry? Will you hike deeper into unchartered territory, or will you return to the truck and drive to another area? Again, know what you'll do in times of complication. This is what separates real rookies from seasoned backcountry packers.
Physical Prep
Being in good shape is advisable in order to traverse mountain terrain while carrying a hefty load of goods on your back. Otherwise, you'll undoubtedly wear out fast and want to give up.
How good of shape? In my opinion, you don't have to be in marathon, he-man shape—nowhere close. But you should have fairly strong legs, core, and good cardiovascular capability. The rest of your wilderness prowess, to be honest, will be found in your mental capacity, not in your body.
If you are the gym-type, then you're off to a great start. Two to three times a week of workouts (combining both strength training and cardio) will fill the bill nicely. However, for most individuals, adopting a lifestyle change that includes regular hiking, walking, cycling, swimming, and so on, is almost always better. Combine such cardio with light strength training and you'll be on your way to legitimate mountain shape.
Regardless of how you work out, be sure to include abdominal and lumbar exercises, which will keep your core and lower back strong and capable of withstanding heavy pack weight. Don't just do one form of exercise, but instead rely on three or four methods, or more, which will hit the entire muscle region for all-around strength. The abdominal exercises I prefer are basic crunches, reverse crunch, toe-touches, bridges, and planks. For the lower-back, the Superman (lye on floor, raise legs and arms/head) and back extensions done on an exercise ball are the ones I like.
The most important thing is eating right. This means starting each and every day with a large nutritious breakfast and making sure lean protein is the cornerstone of your lunches and dinners. Say no to greasy foods and for high-sugar desserts go with healthier alternatives such as fruit, yogurt or breakfast cereal. Also fresh vegetables daily and a full six glasses of water daily, are advisable. Remember, your body is made up of about 60 percent water, which clearly emphasizes the importance of it.
Gear: The Big 5
There's a ton of great backpacking gear on the market nowadays, but I'm here to tell you that most of it is just okay, not fantastic. Most products come with lots of hype and talk but then fail miserably when it counts most, so beware.
I'm going to keep things simple and cover the five most important essentials, in order of importance. You can figure out the small stuff by visiting a well-stocked mountaineering store. With this stuff, my motto today is straight-forward: buy the absolute best, regardless of price, knowing its use will nearly last a lifetime (minus the boots) if properly cared for.
1) Boots: Footwear is the most important because what ever you do, it's your feet that take you there. If they become sore or blistered, you're pretty much done. If your feet aren't aligned with your legs correctly, you'll carry heavy loads with less efficiency and eventually feel achy in your knees, hips, or lower back.
Bottom line: don't mess around with cheap boots. Visit a high-quality retailer that specializes in boots and fit. Tell them what kind of packing you do, in what terrain, and they'll offer suggestions. They'll also advise on what brands that go best with certain foot types. Also, make sure to ask about aftermarket insoles. There are different ones for different feet, which is why even the best boots don't come with super-high-quality insoles.
In most cases, an insole that supports your arch is best (Superfeet, Archmolds, Power Step, Spenco Max, Footbalance, to name a few), because the foot arch often collapses excessively when carrying heavy loads. This prevents overall foot soreness and keeps your foot aligned correctly with your lower limb, preventing undue strain on the knee joint.
Be sure to use a quality wool sock and thin under liner to prevent overly sweaty, damp feet, which causes added heel or bottom-of-foot friction, leading to blisters.
2) Pack: I get asked about packs all the time, it seems. Instead of spouting the one I use, I emphasize the importance of pack fit, ergonomics, and its waist belt quality more than anything. If a pack doesn't hug your body well, and doesn't have a proven suspension system with a strong, thick-padded, no-fail waist belt, then it's more or less worthless.
After years of using inferior products, I've come to rely on the Kifaru Timberline. The quality, function and fit of this make is superb, and it only weighs six pounds. The heart of the pack is found in its patented suspension system.
This company and its owner Patrick Smith, specialize in wilderness packs and how they should fit. In fact, everyone is built to order at your specifications. You won't get that anywhere. Although I suggest trying on a pack before you buy it, the folks at Kifaru are so well adept at over-the-phone consultations, that everyone I know (including me) that ordered one found that it to fit perfectly on arrival, with essentially zero adjustment.
Of course this type of pack is at the upper-level in price point, but like good boots or binoculars, a good pack will keep you hunting harder and happier. Why place more hurt and strain on your body than you have to? Can you put a price on that? And considering this pack will last you a lifetime—don't scrimp, do it right the first time.
3) Tent: There's a reason why this is #3 on the list – safe shelter is the only thing that keeps you safe from bad weather, wind and even predators (at least in theory).
I don't think much of bivy sacks for nearly all wilderness applications, as they offer little protection and are just too restrictive for long-lasting happiness in the backcountry. Go with a tent instead.
For most tasks, I prefer a one-man design, since it's easier to carry my own gear and tent, and my partner can do the same. For later hunts, where inclement weather is expected, a slightly larger two-man version is probably more ideal, so you can store your pack and items with you as well.
There are tons of great tents out there, but keep these six tips in mind. 1. Look closely at each style and go with the design that pleases you the most—whether its one with a rear or side-facing door, or one with a bit more headroom instead of length. 2. Be sure to check out the tent in person, especially if you're a big guy. "One man" or "two man" doesn't always mean that. 3. "Featherweight" isn't always the best for extreme hunting use, as these ultra-lightweight tents are made with thinner fabrics and won't prove as durable. 4. Be sure the rain fly goes nearly to the ground for full weather protection, and make sure the fly stretches nice and tight when fully set up. This improves its resistance to water and wind. 5. Purchase the footprint to prevent sticks and sharp rocks from piercing the tent floor. 6. Try to find a model that has a spacious vestibule to protect your boots and other items.
4) Sleeping Bag & Pad: Good hunting begins with a good night's rest, so don't take this lightly. Your sleeping system will be your bulkiest item in your pack, so if you can trim it down, the smaller and more efficient your pack becomes. This is why even the most experienced wilderness travelers jump at saving a few ounces on lighter bags and pads each year.
Again, more money gets you a better system, as the highest quality down bags (800-plus fill down) compress to the size of a loaf of bread and weigh at about a pound. Combine that with a comfortable, lightweight pad, and you have a two to three-pound sleeping system.
Best pads come down to preference. Some prefer simple foam due to reliability and weight, but I prefer less bulk and favor the new featherweight self-inflating Thermarest Neo Air 4 Season or Klymit Inertia X-Frame.
5) Stove: Overall, for my style of hunting, I prefer the high-efficiency of the Jetboil stove. I use the Sol Titanium model, which is ideal for single-person cooking. The Zip is another great model at nearly half the price. I've found Jetboil stoves to use less than half the fuel as other canister stoves— a huge weight-saver in the backcountry.
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Yes, JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) and the rest of the banking industry remain in dire straits after the mortgage meltdown. Yes, new regulations and capital requirements will certainly impact the bottom line. And yes, after the TARP debacle and the Fed-approved dividend increases — and the equally interesting dividend refusal for Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) — investors shouldn't expect much stability in the balance sheet of financials.
However, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon loves to crow about the stability of his company. It now is the largest bank by assets, thanks to the fire-sale purchase of Washington Mutual and other deals. Revenue is above 2008 levels — and 2012 profits are forecast to be five times the earnings tallied in fiscal 2008. With a projection of $4.46 in earnings per share, the current annual dividend of $1 is a measly 22%. I give Dimon credit for getting regulators to sign off on a 400% dividend hike at the beginning of last year. But that's still not enough, and I hope JPM has another dividend increase cooking.


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Light beam propagation at a prism-magnetic fluid film interface is experimentally studied. The magnetic fluid is made through dispersion of synthesized cigar-shaped sub-micron particles of Fe2O3 in an oil solution. This was injected into a glass cell with an active area of 10mm2 and a depth ranging from 10 microns to 30 microns whose base is a glass microscope slide and on the top it was covered with a glass prism. The set up was developed by one of the authors to measure light switching at a prism-liquid crystal interface in a previous publication.1 Polarized Light (TE or TM) from a He-Ne laser impinges at the prism-magnetic film interface. The external reflected light is detected by a photodiode connected to a data acquisition system. Since the properties of the magnetic fluid can be modulated by external magnetic fields, we investigated the effects of the magnetic field on the refractive index of the magnetic fluid. For our magnetic fluid, the reflection of light has been investigated as a function of particles concentration and thickness of the films with a wavelength of 633nm and both TE and TM polarization, and applied magnetic fields up to 25 Oe. It was found that the intensity of reflected light increases with increasing magnetic field up to 4 times the initial value, and saturates at 20 Oe for TE light, while decreases with increasing magnetic field up to 4 times less for TM light with the same saturation value. Moreover, under a given magnetic field, the output light increases with the increasing film thickness in TE polarization, and decreases with the increasing film thickness in TM case. The refractive index of the magnetic fluid depends on the concentration of the dilute oil-based magnetic fluid under zero field. These behaviors are explained in terms of the organization of the submicron particles when the magnetic field is applied.2 The cigar-shaped sub-micron particles are oriented along their long axis to form an organized mesostructure. The different aggregation ability of the magnetic fluid particle is responsible for the variation of the optical properties under different magnetic fields and for different polarization of the incident light. It is noteworthly that the magnetically modulated refractive index of the magnetic fluid film could have great potential in electro-optical applications. In particular, according to the experimental results, we believe that the fluid films that we are proposing, thanks to the optical responses and the relative times, is a very good candidate to design Fiber Optical Sensors (FOS) for magnetic fields.
P. Mormile ; L. Petti ; M. Rippa ; J. Guo ; W. Song, et al."Magnetically modulated refractive index of a magnetic fluid film based on cigar-shaped ferrite submicron particles", Proc. SPIE 7847, Optoelectronic Devices and Integration III, 78470C (October 15, 2010); doi:10.1117/12.873419; http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.873419
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An extravaganza of live music -- that's what's on offer this weekend when Rock the Lough tunes up for another big day of bands.
This year, a second venue has been added. As well as two stages in the Bush Bar in Enniskillen, the Crowes Nest has been added with a further two stages .
The nightclub upstairs will host the electric sessions with downstairs fielding an impressive lineup of acoustic acts.
The line-up for this year is pretty impressive too. From debutantes Gargantuan through to the returning heroes Indigo Fury.
Old favourites feature strongly on this year's line-up including Momma's Slippers, Wasted Grace, Midnight Graffiti, Shakedown, Judas, The Rubber Plants along with loads more.
Two of the biggest names on the local music scene are joining again this year too. Fresh from the release of their fan-funded debut album Filthy Angels will be welcomed back to hometown glory and the newly reinvigorated Yellow Car No Return head to their home festival off the back of their storming set at Sunflower Fest.
Of course Rock the Lough is never complete without the traditional bike run which leaves the back of the Bush at 2pm.
This is an event that is growing each year and we are hoping to see a take up from the Enniskillen 100 which runs the day before.
This year has another change. Patrons now buy a wristband which gives admission to all four stages. These will be available the day before on the Diamond from 2pm until 5pm for a cost of �10.
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Every penny raised from wristbands sales goes direct to the two charities. Rock The Lough's donation will pay for a local child's wish directly.
The party happens this Sunday, August 26.
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The brand-new burger bar is based on the Rafael Ginel seafront esplanade and currently has 38 employees, expected to rise to 50 once January is out.
Franchise-holder Francisco Llamas says residents have been clamouring for a McDonald's for many years, since their nearest one was previously either in another country or across the sea.
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Mercer County Courthouse Makes Historical Register
The county courthouse has been named to the National Register of Historic Places, county commissioners learned Thursday, Jan. 7, 1999.
Also named was the court house south annex. Originally the county jail it was built in 1869, and now houses the Public Defender's Office.
Commissioner Olivia Lazor said the designation makes the courthouse eligible for federal funds for restoration. She said she also hopes to find sponsors for donations toward restoration and beautification.
Mrs. Lazor said the years have taken their toll on the historical elements of the courthouse. She pointed out, for example, that the com missioners' meeting room now has a dropped ceiling and paneling. Commissioner Gene Brenneman agreed, adding that two large paneled boxes in the room hide basement column.
Brenneman added that wiring is a problem, both be cause of its quality and it's inadequacy to serve the expanding computer system in the building.
The courthouse was built between 1009 and 1911, proceeding two earlier courthouses, which burned down.
The Youngstown architectural firm Owsley and Boucherle and Co. designed the building. Estimated to cost $325,000, the final accounting showed it cost $490,000. Luyster and Lowe, of Dayton, Ohio, was the contractor.
The three-story structure is visible for several miles from ground level and for many miles from the air, where it became a navigation point for early commercial aviation.
It is similar to Mahoning County's. Courthouse and shared the same architect and engineer as well as being built at the same time. However. Mercer is one story shorter. and boasts a clock, bell tower and prominent porticoes that were not possible at the Mahoning County site.
Pittsburgh consultant Charles Uhl, who was hired by Mercer County to prepare the paperwork for the historical designation. states in his application that architecturally, Mercer Courthouse "has no stylistic peers in Western Pennsylvania.
The artwork inside is one of the most striking features of the building. A wall mural in Courtroom 1, titled "Criminal Law" by Vincent Aderante, depicts four female figures: Humanity asking for Justice under Law, tempered by Mercy, Aderante was born in Naples, Italy, and came to the United States early in the century.
A mural painter, he did work at the U.S. Mint in Denver, and at city halls in Yonkers, N. Y., New York City and other towns.
Alonzo Foringer, an Armstrong County native, trained in Pittsburgh and New York City. His painting in Courtroom 2 depicts Justice hearing a case before the public. He did murals for the Utah State Capitol, Yonkers City Hall, and Church of the Savior in Philadelphia. He is best known for his World War I Red Cross poster, "The Greatest Mother in the World."
Edward Simmons, a nephew of poet and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson. painted the allegorical figures in the rotunda of the courthouse. Trained in Paris, he was a famous landscape and mural painter. He did murals for the Library of Congress, Massachusetts State House, Minnesota and South Dakota State capitols, Harvard University and several other courthouses. His work here snows four female figures representing Guilt, Innocence, Power and Justice.
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Margetts Elementary School third grade students raised funds for the STEP Program (Students To End Poverty) and turned over a check to the Spring Valley Rotary on Wednesday which will help build a school in Honduras.
Howard Goldin of the Spring Valley Rotary Club STEP program explains to Margetts Elementary School third grade students the work being done on a school in Honduras, some of which is funded by the students through fundraising. Goldin excepted a check from school principal Barbara Knecht, right, during the event Wednesday morning.


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Remember in high school (or primary school for you 'early bloomers') when you finally plucked up the courage to ask, "will you be my ___friend?". You were nervous, it was embarassing, your mates were primed to pay you out – but it was answer pending that proved problematic, not the terms of engagement. In high school, being someone's girl-or-boy-friend is fine and dandy.
But what about when you're 30ish-plus and you've plunged, like a timorous teenager, into the dating pool? When you've met someone, and you've seen them a bit, and you're ready to ask them to, er, be your... your... your – your what? Girlfriend? Boyfriend? ...Partner?
Of course, we adults know such wrigners wouldn't happen as writ. Though the whole "are we 'together'-together quandary can indeed be tricky, it's navigable if you're, y'know, mature enough to simply ask.
Yet the whole 'what do I call you' conundrum is a bigger dill pickle. Why? Because social jams are jacked up an awkward notch for every extra person involved, and labels for our lovers are most keenly needed when it comes to public proclamations.
Cue reader letter:
"I've been pondering this lately and I thought it might be an interesting thing to get people's thoughts on.
"I've recently started a relationship, my first since my divorce, and I often find myself struggling in what word to use to when introducing his status in my life at social events, to family etc.
"We've moved past the dating stage- there's a drawer of my things at his place and vice versa. But we're not living together and we don't spend every night together- perhaps four, maybe five nights a week.
"Obviously introducing as 'this is Joe, the guy I'm dating' isn't appropriate, but neither is 'this is my partner, Joe' as are we at the stage yet where we're partners. If we were living together, I would have no hesitation in introducing him as my partner.
"I've found myself falling into saying 'boyfriend' and this is what I have an issue with. At almost 30, post-divorce and in a relationship with someone else in the same age group who also has a child from a previous relationship, 'boyfriend' just seems childish and like we're still in high school.
"So what is the correct term between 'person I'm dating' and 'partner' for adults? It seems trivial, but I also worry that by using boyfriend or partner I'm under or over stating the relationship- boyfriend makes it seem more casual than it is, but partner makes it seem more serious than it actually is.
"Maybe I'm just over thinking something trivial, I tend to do that, but it's been on my mind and I'm sure there'd be other people out there in the same situation!
So what's the answer?
Labels are getting a look-over in this day and age as people come to terms with a greater spectrum of conventionality. Relationship models that were taboo a generation ago are now socially acceptable. My older lesbian mate doesn't feel compelled to introduce her girlfriend as her 'friend' for example, and my mates in long-term, unmarried relationships with kids don't feel shamed into pretending they've wed.
But the language of love is lagging behind these leaps in cultural progress. Our self-identifiers are similarly slack (we still have Ms, Mrs and Miss doddering around plain old Mr for crying out loud). Hence Leigh's dilemma – a dilemma I'm sure is shared.
So how do you deal with this lingo-thingo? When it comes to talking 'bout your baby, how do you choose the right words?
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Rwanda Football Federation, FERWAFA is set to appeal the decision taken by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to disqualify Rwanda from the 2015 Africa Nations Cup qualifiers.
The Ferwafa chairman said on Monday that the country was shocked to be banned but urged football fans to be calm.
"This development was very shocking because we expected CAF to be fair on all fronts. Banning the country for a fielding a player who has not played for any other nation apart from Rwanda was very unfair,"
"As we speak the legal affairs committee is studying the documents CAF based on to ban and after we will appeal this decision. We believe that we shall get positive feed-back. It is the only thing we can do,"
Rwanda has until Tuesday midnight to lodge the appeal to the Caf appeal board against yesterday's decision by the 2015 Afconorganising committee to disqualify the country on the grounds that it fielded an ineligible player.
Rwanda had been placed in Group A alongside Nigeria, South Africa and Sudan.
The decision was based on the protest by the Congo Football Federation about Rwanda's fielding of Congolese born striker DadyBirori on July 20, in Pointe-Noire, with the former arguing that the player uses two different names.
Birori was instrumental in Rwanda's progression to the group stage of the 2015 Afcon qualifiers, and was the hero of the day when Rwanda outclassed Libya 3-0 in Kigali, scoring all the three goals and effectively firing Amavubi to the next round where they played Congo.
Against Congo, he featured in the team that suffered a 2-0 away defeat but was unavailable for the return leg in Kigali when the Amavubi turned tables and booked a place in the final qualifying stage after winning 4-3 in shootouts having scored twice in regulation time to level matters 2-2 in aggregate.
The player at the centre of the controversy is said to have two passports, one for Rwanda, under the name Daddy Birori, born December 12, 1986, and a Congolese (DR Congo) passport, in which he is identified as AgitiTadyEtekiama, born December 13, 1990.
Ferwafa officials say they had no idea the striker had changed his name.
But CAF says their investigations had concluded that Rwanda FA has previously identified the player as EtekiamaAgitiTady in a call-up to join the national team in camp.
Caf rules do not allow players to by go two different identities.
Meanwhile, the Afconorganising committee has suspended Birori from football matters until further notice.
Whether he faces further sanctions will be decided during the upcoming Caf meeting on September 14, the continental governing body said yesterday.
It remains unclear why Caf has previously turned down a similar petition by Libya whose qualification hopes were shattered by Birori at the Kigali Regional Stadium.


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Screw journalistic integrity. Old Michael, if he recorded a video for future Michael would have warned about the path I'm embarking on right now (à la New Girl today!) but forget that. I want to follow my gut!
To be fair, I'm assembling a music routine for Friday where we are doing One Direction so at least I spared you all that. We also attempted Starships which Henry already blogged. We didn't try Tulisa's Young. I think no matter what we did, it was always going to sound awful so no matter.
I really never liked N-Dubz. Partly their name, partly Dappy and partly their ridiculous lyrics. Tulisa's solo effort is much more likable. I like her (if we forgive her faux-pas a few weeks ago) and Young is a harmless pop song. Strong club beat and some enjoyably benign lyrics make it an easy ride to enjoy and a near certainty for number 1 this week.
Sorry old Michael – you're as bad as Jonah when he did Ed Sheeran.


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And then there is Caminero, who remains, quietly simply, a hooligan.
"That's a game two can play at, hooligan," answered Harris coolly.
Even the hooligan was probably invented in China centuries before we thought of him.
That tickled the crowd, too; she was such a charming little pink-cheeked specimen of a hooligan.
He is a hooligan; that's precisely what he is, and once I was pleased at his coming to my concert.
If we'd got to hooligan's half an hour sooner, we might have rescued the girl.
Then it began to dawn on Matt that the schemers had fallen back on hooligan.
hooligan, hoo′li-gan, n. one of a gang of street roughs, addicted to crimes of violence—Hoo′liganism.
But there was only one man on the roof, and that was hooligan.
She leaned and twisted a wisp of hooligan's mane nervously, and Ford noticed how the color came and went in the cheek nearest him.
1890s, of unknown origin, first found in British newspaper police-court reports in the summer of 1898, almost certainly from the variant form of the Irish surname Houlihan, which figured as a characteristic comic Irish name in music hall songs and newspapers of the 1880s and '90s.
As an "inventor" and adapter to general purposes of the tools used by navvies and hodmen, "Hooligan" is an Irish character who occupies week by week the front of a comic literary journal called Nuggets, one of the series of papers published by Mr. James Henderson at Red Lion House. Previous to publication in London, "Hooligan" appears, I believe, in New York in a comic weekly, and in London he is set off against "Schneider," a German, whose contrainventions and adaptations appear in the Garland (a very similar paper to Nuggets), which also comes from Mr. Henderson's office. "Hooligan" and "Schneider" have been running, I should think, for four or five years. ["Notes and Queries," Oct. 15, 1898]Internationalized 20c. in communist rhetoric as Russian khuligan, opprobrium for "scofflaws, political dissenters, etc."
[origin unknown; perhaps fr a rowdy Irish family named Hooligan of Southwark, London, England; perhaps fr Irish Uillega´n, a nickname for William, with confusion by Americans over vocative ''Oh, Willie,'' spread to all Irishmen; circus sense perhaps related to Western hoolian or hooley-ann or hoolihan, ''throw a steer by leaping on its horns, bulldog''; all senses perhaps related to Irish hooley, ''noisy party, carousal'']


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Chicago, 1933: as John Dillinger's (Depp) crime spree makes front-page news, the FBI sends its top man, Melvin Purvis (Bale), to stop the brilliant bank robber. Dillinger, meanwhile, is waylaid by the adorable Billie Frechette (Cotillard)...
Great Scott, what's this? We're slap-bang in the middle of the summer season — humankind battling for survival against robots the size of fairground rides, buildings crashing around us like piecrust, rom-coms, bromances, Will Ferrell and Spock — and all of a sudden somebody is treating us like an adult. Within seconds of Michael Mann's latest crime drama, there comes the chilling realisation that, goddamn it, we have got to use our brain. Who ordered this? We were all relaxed, gormlessly sucking up the latest maelstrom of CG, when something quite brilliant turns up. Rich and complicated lives, moral grey areas and man-sized subject-matter, all located in a down-to-the-plug-sockets recreation of 1933? Surely there's been a rupture in the time-space continuum?
Indeed, after barely a caption, we're tossed headlong into a prison break. Although contrary to standard operating procedure, our hero — at least, our antihero — appears to be breaking into prison. Then, Mann, who both directs and rewrote novelist Ronan Bennett's screenplay based upon Bryan Burrough's vibrant history, is having no truck with the weary tropes of gangster movies, biopics, period pieces or, for that matter, the basic principles of what we know as films...
Whatever James Cameron's Avatar may resemble in cinema's 'big shake-up' later this year, this less self-aggrandising film, shot entirely on an ultra-high resolution digital format, marks a new cinematic language. The genre may seem familiar, that rat-a-tat-tat of Tommy guns, molls and dapper hoods, but never with this level of immersion. If Mann's mission was simply to portray the early '30s with pin-sharp realism, he has triumphed. This is not a film about the '30s — it is a film in the '30s.
Those familiar with a Mann's man — embattled souls with good skills — will spot the guile and moral slipperiness in John Dillinger. Labelled Public Enemy No. 1 by conniving FBI supremo J. Edgar Hoover, we catch up with him cutting loose after nine years in jail. Dillinger left prison less corrected than fully educated in the criminal sciences, and confident enough to walk straight back into Indiana State Pen and pluck out a hatful of assistant crooks.
His gang, with its shifting headcount of hoodlums (the likes of Baby Face Nelson and Pete Pierpont had an irritating habit
of not being as good as him), took down scores across Chicago and the Midwest with impunity. It was a slick operation, in and out in minutes. Mann, too, has the sense not to dwell on the old hat of movie heists, gliding in and out of these marbled banks to get on with the business of Dillinger's rise to fame. This is not a film about bank robbing, but a bank robber. And given most of the population were on the verge of starvation, the public saw a dashing hero sticking it to the man, not an enemy.
Himself a movie-lover, Dillinger was greatly amused at how Hollywood would riff on his moves in B-movie gangster flicks playing to millions. Onscreen he gleamed up as Clark Gable, and there is a sly resonance to Johnny Depp slipping into the role — a star part-Gable and part-Dillinger. Already au fait with the legend, Depp has embraced his director's mission to strip away the wise-guy melodrama and Cagney sneer of movie mythology to see what lies beneath. More contained a vessel than those rock stars Sparrow and Todd, Depp's Dillinger is equal parts flamboyant devil and Zen-like McCauley professionalism. He treated the press like playthings, nonchalantly posing for snappers, but would take on an icy control as he invaded banks; history has it that he only killed one man.
At the centre of him, and the nut that Depp and Mann are out to crack, lies an enigma — just what motivated the rogue? Money, yes; fame, certainly — but he was manically living for the moment. There was no getaway plan, no 30 second back-out if he felt the heat around the corner. To some degree, he thought himself untouchable.
In one of many fantastical moments based on real events, Dillinger saunters into a Chicago police department, the goons too busy listening to the ball game to pay him any heed, to become rapt in the maps of his crimes, details of his partners, and his own mugshot pinned to the wall. On his way out, he stops to check the score. As with many Depp performances, there is this kind of magical undercurrent, an intoxicating compound of angel and demon.
Naturally, Hoover charged his best man with the task of "getting Dillinger". Melvin Purvis had just put a rifle bullet through the midriff of a Pretty Boy Floyd fleeing through an apple orchard, and the media were lapping up this G-man's own good looks. Born into wealth, and happy to show it, Purvis had the aura of a gentleman killer. Bale, with a seamlessly genteel purr, paints him as another consumed by the rigours of his task. A master cop hot on the elusive trail of a master thief... Ring any sirens?
Mann may squirm, but the Heat-in-the-Depression tag is inevitable. The comparisons are numerous: cascading storylines, languid cityscapes, architectural framing and that rigorous unpicking of male psychology (cops and robbers are all deep-down misunderstood). Oh, and midway through, while Dillinger and his gang recuperate in a wooded lodge after a job-gone-sour, Purvis catches up with his foe. Fourteen minutes later — after a symphony of submachine gunfire, that 'Chicago piano' — you can breathe again. Like Heat's LA street battle, it is another extraordinary mix of cinematic verve and physical veracity — every muzzle flash and recoil the product of months of research and testing.
Yet, more than just their eras, the two films feel like different worlds. Such is the docu-clarity of this digital skin, you have to readjust your thinking. This isn't the glamour of the movies, warmly draped in celluloid, but rather an instantaneous, 'stunning' reality: every facial pore, every herringbone stitch, every silvery wisp from a smoking gun comes crystal-clear. Strangely, it makes the film both period and contemporary: history through a sci-fi lens.
And more than just the fiery tale of Dillinger's final weeks — which would happily serve most filmmakers — Mann takes up the canvas of America itself. Here are the forces that shaped a nation: phones; telegrams; the automobile revolution; the Mafia ditching extortion to make piles of dough from gambling scams; and the newspapers and moviehouses spreading headlines across the country in hours. In a small, memorable role, Billy Crudup as the brilliant Hoover, disdained by his antiquated elders, practices the malign magic of spin doctoring. The head of Dillinger would make his burgeoning FBI, buzzing with anonymous G-men, unstoppable.
Dillinger, if anything, was the product of a different era. He was the last of the great outlaws, a trail of exalted but dubious men leading back to Billy The Kid and Jesse James. Mann's movie lies at a cusp between great American genres: the dusty borderland between the Western and gangster movie.
It also finds time to be a love story. Billie Frechette, a coat-check girl with eyes like light bulbs, is swept up by Dillinger's electric charm. "I like baseball, movies, good clothes, fast cars... and you," he oozes, and she melts. As Billie, the wonderful Marion Cotillard is the heartbeat of the movie — she can see the inevitable doom of Dillinger's run, yet still tries to swerve the car.
True, Mann is asking a lot of you: myriad characters come and go in the hurly-burly of the plot and we are required to keep up. So hard-and-fast-and-vivid comes the digital detail
Intelligent and challenging: Mann's crime epic could take two viewings to fully absorb, but it's worth every devoted minute.


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As good as a playoff game?
Yes indeed
personally, no. I'd rather seem them lose out, then fall in a hole in the ground.
Don't care about being ATL's first. Trust me, v-cards aren't that fun to punch.
As good as? No. Frankly I'd rather see them start losing next week anyway.
But it will feel pretty damn good to beat them.
Last I heard they said they were going 16-0! That was last night after beating Dallas.
I really only have 3 "wants" left this season:
Beat Atlanta (should already be off the list)
Beat Tampa
Watch Atlanta crumble when it matters
Everything else is gravy.
As long as we beat them, don't care what their record is. And they absolutely cannot win the trophy before we do.
can we just beat Denver first?
Id say so... Cant stand the falcons... The fact that theyre 8-0 gives me a rash....
Atlanta will finish at least 12-4 so handing them one of those losses isn't that big of a deal IMO.
It's not like we will take them out of playoff contention and they will be the #1 seed anyway...
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The Sistine Madonna. Raphael's iconic painting turns 500
An exhibition by the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
26 May to 26 August 2012
Exhibition site: Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
Opening hours: daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
In 1512, Raphael (1483-1520) was commissioned to paint the Sistine Madonna. In 2012, the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden celebrate with a major exhibition the 500th anniversary year of the commission and the creation of the painting.
In view of this event, the Federal Ministry of Finance together with the Vatican issued the special postage stamp "500 Years of Sistine Madonna", which can be purchased in all branches of the German Post Office as well as in Vatican City. Sales start on 1 March 2012. During a festive ceremony yesterday and in the presence of the Saxon Prime Minster Stanislaw Tillich, the stamp was presented by Hartmut Koschyk MP, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Finance, in front of the world-famous painting in the Semper Building in the Dresden Zwinger.
Parliamentary State Secretary Hartmut Koschyk handed first editions of the stamp over to:
Prof. Dr. Dirk Syndram, acting Director General of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Stanislaw Tillich, Prime Minister of the Free State of Saxony
Archbishop Dr. Jean-Claude Périsset, Apostolic Nuncio in the Federal Republic of Germany
Dr. Henry Hasenpflug, State Secretary in the Saxon Ministry of State of Science and Arts as representative of State Minister Prof. Dr. Dr. Sabine von Schorlemer
The director of the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister and of the Kupferstich-Kabinett, Prof. Dr. Bernhard Maaz, thanked the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Vatican: "The extensive reception history of the Sistine Madonna will be enriched by another aspect due to its reproduction on a stamp issued by the German Post Office and by the Vatican City. The Madonna will now also draw attention in the international postal traffic, similar to a heavenly ambassador. What a wonderful present for her 500th birthday!" Prof. Dr. Bernhard Maaz used the celebration to introduce the concept of the jubilee exhibition, which will be on view in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister between 26 May and 26 August 2012. Divided in four sections, the exhibition will shed light on the art and cultural historic context as well as on the reception history of this masterpiece:
I. Raphael in Rome
This section of the exhibition presents the "Sistine Madonna" in the context of other Roman works by Raphael and those by other artists of the Renaissance. Important works by Raphael lent from international museum will be on view. Among them are the "Garvagh Madonna" (c. 1509/10) from the National Gallery in London or a fragment of an angel (c. 1512) from the Pinacoteca Vaticana. Other masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance are, for instance, the drawing "Mary in the Mandorla with Apostles and the kneeling Pope Sixtus IV" from the Albertina in Vienna as well as a Madonna by Filippino Lippi (c. 1475) from the Szépmüvészeti Museum in Budapest. Moreover, the commissioner, Pope Julius II, who had the Dresden altar piece painted for the monastery San Sisto in Piacenza, will be introduced in this section.
II. "Make room for the great Raphael!" -
The spectacular acquisition of the "Sistine Madonna" by August III
For almost 250 years the "Sistine Madonna" nearly remained unknown in her original installation site in Piacenza. Only through the spectacular acquisition for the picture gallery in Dresden in 1752/54 did the painting appear in the public. Adolph Menzel recorded August's legendary saying when the painting had arrived in his pastel "Make room for the great Raphael!" (1855/1859). The eventful purchase story will be presented by means of documents from the Saxon Principal State Archive Dresden, the Biblioteca Passerini-Landi and the Archivio Gulieri in Piacenza. Many of them have never been exhibited before.
III. On its way to becoming a myth –
The "Sistine Madonna" in literature, art, music and design
Due to the public presentation of the "Sistine Madonna" in the picture gallery in Dresden, the reception of the artwork in literature, arts and crafts, photography and music started around 1800. As a parallel development, the Madonna was copied in paintings and graphic arts. Friedrich Bury's painting "Electress Auguste copies the Sistine Madonna" (c. 1808/09) from the Museum Schloss Wilhelmshöhe in Kassel is just one example. Moreover, the painting was a favourite motive in magazines, embroidered pictures, advertisement, caricatures and scrapbooks of the middle class in the periods of the Biedermeier and the German Empire. The myth surrounding the painting continued in the 20th century when following World War II the painting was brought to Russia in 1945. According to the propagated legend, it was herewith rescued by the Soviet army. The rescue legend survived the painting's return to Dresden in 1955 and, for instance, found its expression in the painting "The rescue of the Madonna" (1984/85) by Mikhail Kornetsky that is today in the Latvian National Museum of Art in Riga.
IV. An international career: The little angels in kitsch and art
For the first time around 1800, the little angels were copied out of the entire content of the painting – that was the start for their solo career. The exhibition shows examples and caricatures from the early 19th century to the present.
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Dr. Stephan Adam
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Kesha's Craziest Quotes (PHOTOS)
Ke$ha, Ke$ha, Ke$ha – what will you come up with next?Oh
The rebellious pop who boldly proclaimed a habit of brushing her "teeth with a bottle of Jack," just keeps on saying things that make fans and others alike scratch their heads. In a recent interview with the London Times, K confessed that she "knew everything about sex before seven." Legalities aside, that's definitely one of the stranger things to ever come out of her mouth.
Let's take a look back and see some other classic Ke$ha-isms. Tell us your favorite in the comments!


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The entire staff at The Pearl Golf Course in Brunswick County is excited for upcoming improvements on our East Course! We have closed the East Course from now until October 1, 2011 to install new Mini Verde Bermuda Greens and do routine maintenance in an effort to continually stand out from other golf courses in Myrtle Beach. Follow us on our Facebook golf page for the latest updates on the course.
In the meantime, our championship West Course is available for play or to host your company or organization's golf tournament. Contact us today for more information and pricing, and we hope you are as excited as we are for the "new and improved" East Course!Myrtle Beach Area Golf Course Improvements
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