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Crown Princess Dining
- Pros: Good value for money; impressive breadth of activities, programming and excursions
- Cons: Stumbles on service occasionally; add-on costs and upselling irritate some passengers
- Bottom Line: Tries to be everything to everyone -- and largely succeeds
Crown Princess Dining
Free Dining
The main dining rooms -- Botticelli, Da Vinci and Michelangelo -- offer a mix of traditional (assigned seats and fixed meal times) and anytime (freestyle) options, all with identical menus that vary daily. More adventurous eaters should keep an eye on Cafe Caribe's buffets, which feature more ethnic cuisine.
International Cafe (Deck 5): Open 24 hours, this counter serves pastries and yogurt-granola parfaits until 11 a.m. and then a light, easily portable menu for the rest of the day. Drop by for pressed paninis and salads ranging from feta with cubed watermelon to beets in orange vinaigrette, alongside desserts like pistachio pudding. Adjacent service areas sell coffee and gelato.
Michelangelo Dining Room (Deck 5), Botticelli Dining Room (Deck 6) and Da Vinci Dining Room (Deck 6): Crown Princess has three main dining rooms across two decks. In the venues, curving, backlit ceiling panels twinkle with lights above jazzy carpets and simple cream linens. All have reproductions of the works of the Renaissance artist for which they're named.
Boticelli is open 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. for breakfast and at 5:15 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. for traditional dining (a fixed time and table). The other two dining rooms welcome diners from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. for breakfast and 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. for dinner. (Passengers on the "anytime" plan may drop in whenever and choose their own table companions, restaurant-style.) Lunch is available in all three venues on sea and turnaround days, as well as in select ports. Check the Princess Patter for details.
For passengers on the flexible meal plan, reservations are available but not required, and waits rarely stretch longer than 10 to 15 minutes during peak periods. Anytime diners with small parties can join combined tables to speed things along.
Breakfast runs the gamut from maple granola to eggs Benedict and the spectacular James Beard French Toast (complete with a Corn Flake crust). Lunch, when available, includes items like mozzarella sticks, chicken broth with matzo balls and a Nicoise tuna salad. Remarkable dinners feature salmon, porcini mushroom soup and chateaubriand with bearnaise sauce. Crown Princess goes lavish on desserts, offering everything from fruit to cheese platters and sugar-free coconut cake, along with the perennial favorite: the Princess Love Boat Dream (chocolate mousse on a brownie). Master Chocolatier Norman Love has produced 15 dessert designs for Princess Cruises, which rotate through the dining rooms and specialty restaurants. Standouts include a chocolate-pistachio dome and a chocolate tart with vanilla mousse.
Healthy eaters should look for Lotus Spa dishes (marked with a flower symbol), which are lower in fat, sodium and cholesterol. Crown Princess also turns out one vegetarian entree per evening like gnocchi or curried vegetables on basmati rice. The kitchen can accommodate special diets, including vegan, kosher, gluten-free, dairy-free, low-sulfite and salt-free, but passengers must pre-arrange this, ideally four weeks before sailing. Make sure to confirm your choice with the maitre d' within 24 hours of boarding.
The ship also occasionally does a magnificent afternoon tea in Da Vinci with crustless sandwiches, gleaming Samovars and white-glove service from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Again, watch the Princess Patter for details.
Wheelhouse Bar (Deck 7): On sea days, this lounge offers a complimentary pub-style lunch (think shepherd's pie and fish and chips) from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Horizon Court (Deck 15): This casual buffet gets the job done, amid pleasant Mediterranean murals, decorative tiling and rattan and white-leather chairs, plus floor-to-ceiling windows that frame stunning views. Responding to passenger complaints about traffic flow, Crown Princess has gotten strict about entry and exit points for the service lines. Waiters politely stop anyone walking in through the "out" door and funnel them into the appropriate areas.
Breakfast stacks on predictable options like cereal, pastries, bagels, cheese, cold cuts and fresh fruit, along with a congee (Asian porridge) station. Skip the prefab eggs in favor of made-to-order omelets, delivered to your table. While the coffee is several degrees past dreadful, nice stewards will make mercy runs to the espresso bars for those who don't mind paying for specialty drinks. They also deliver complimentary tea, water, juice and lemonade.
Lunches aim for the middle and succeed (while never quite amazing anyone) with antipasti, grilled paninis, hot wings and two daily soups. Dinner steps things up with a carving station, as well as theme nights like Italian and local fare. The buffet is open 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. for Continental breakfast and 6 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for more robust offerings. Lunch runs 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with snacks until 5:30 p.m. and then dinner until 11 p.m.
Cafe Caribe (Deck 15): Open 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. for breakfast, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for sea-day lunch and 5:30 p.m. to midnight for dinner, this second buffet serves Caribbean favorites like curries, jerk chicken and paella-style prawns. It also does theme meals, ranging from Asian and Mexican lunches to the popular for-fee Crab Shack (see below).
Pizza and Ice Cream Bar (Deck 15): Right beside the Neptune Pool, a wood-fired oven cranks out delicious thin-crust pies that range from the classic (margherita and pepperoni) to specials like pear and gorgonzola. Finish by ordering a soft-serve ice cream cone with chocolate or multicolored sprinkles. Open 11 a.m. to midnight.
Trident Grill (Deck 15): This open-air grab-and-go counter turns out hot dogs, hamburgers and fries, alongside specials like grilled chicken sandwiches. It opens at 11 a.m. and runs into the evening (times vary). Most nights, it offers smokehouse BBQ from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Room Service: Passengers can place orders 24 hours a day until 11 p.m. on the last evening of each sailing. Dishes range from peanut butter and jelly to roast turkey breast sandwiches and Caesar salad with Cajun-spiced chicken strips. Choose from caramel flan, chocolate fudge cake or a chocolate chip cookie for dessert. Crown Princess also delivers fresh, delicious thin-crust 12-inch pizzas for a $3 fee. The menu includes 17 wines and a dozen liquors, plus specials like five-for-four bottles of beer or a selection of four 187ml wines for $25. With six hours' advance notice, room service can deliver canapes from bay shrimp to caviar, or guacamole with tortilla chips and salsa ($3 delivery fee).
Fee Dining
Don't expect any sushi or ethnic flair beyond fondue and Tuscan delicacies. But what Crown Princess does -- like its signature steakhouse and Tuscan restaurant Sabatini's -- it does superbly. The food, service and ambiance are dialed in to a world-class level that makes these spots well worth the upgrade fees.
Crown Grill (Deck 7); $25 for adults and $12.50 for ages 3 to 12: This classic seafood and chophouse goes heavy on the mahogany paneling, wrought iron and brass-rail accents. An open, theater-style kitchen adds to the bustling atmosphere of this popular eatery, considered one of the best at sea.
Snuggle into a booth, and start with appetizers like pan-seared Pacific scallops or carpaccio of pine-nut-coated lamb loin with gooseberry chutney and minted-pear spaghettini. Then move on to dishes like black-and-blue onion soup (featuring Jack Daniels and a Roquefort crust) or a marinated goat cheese and heirloom tomato salad with baby spinach. For mains, standouts are a mussel pot, 4 ounces of Maine Lobster Tail, New Zealand double lamb chops and delectable filet mignon. Sides include grilled asparagus and a loaded baked Idaho potato. For dessert, try indulgences like caramel-cheesecake parfait and a seven-layer s'mores stack.
Salt aficionados can choose between varieties of the seasoning that include black Hawaiian, a sweet applewood-smoked blend or robust pink Himalayan.
The Crown Grill is open 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Make sure to reserve a table, and be prepared for a wait if the kitchen gets backed up.
Crab Shack (Deck 15); $20: This pop-up restaurant takes over part of the Cafe Caribe on certain evenings from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. All its meals kick off with popcorn shrimp and hushpuppies before moving on to Manhattan clam chowder -- rich with bacon and tomatoes. Then it's time to tie on the bib and choose from entrees like a bayou-style crawfish boil or a clam, mussel and shrimp pot. Reservations are recommended.
The Fondue Dispensary (Deck 15); $20: Another Cafe Caribe pop-up, the Fondue Dispensary offers dipping classics like German cheddar with beer (6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on select evenings). Walk-ins are welcome, but reserve ahead if you're passionate about liquid cheese.
Sabatini's (Deck 16); $25 for adults and $12.50 for ages 3 to 12: Crown Princess hits all the right notes at this elegant Italian eatery. White columns flank arched murals and terra-cotta walls in this tranquil space, anchored around a wine tower. The dropped ceiling has dark wood accents interspersed with illuminated panels, which cast a soft, flattering and romantic light.
Kick off the meal with Tuscan nibbles like spicy focaccia and rosemary flatbread with air-cured prosciutto. Connoisseurs might want to upgrade to Princess' exclusive Sicilian extra virgin olive oil for dipping ($10). Then move on to antipasti, including the succulent sformato di carciofi (twice baked artichoke souffle in Castelrosso cheese sauce). Next, choose from among three pastas -- a seafood spaghetti, braised short rib penne or spinach-ricotta manicotti. The second course's highlights include lobster three ways and chicken supreme stuffed with eggplant. While Sabatini's has no vegetarian options, the chef whipped up a penne all' arrabbiata (a garlic, tomato and chili flake pasta) worthy of any Roman restaurant.
Desserts include the delirium-inducing crema al caffe, a tiny cup of espresso creme brulee and star anise biscotti with Armagnac foam (possibly the best delicacy on the whole ship). Steer clear of the rather bland tiramisu, which is curiously walled in slabs of chocolate.
While Sabatini's never filled on a recent sailing, reservations are recommended. The restaurant operates 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Chef's Table; $80 nonalcoholic, $95 with wine: Known for creating the first chef's table at sea, Princess invites up to 10 diners per evening into the galley for a peek behind the scenes (and appetizers and cocktails there, too). Delicacies vary but might include foie gras terrine on toast, asparagus risotto with lobster, and buckwheat blinis with caviar and creme fraiche, followed by iced amaretto parfait. Each couple receives an autographed copy of Princess' cookbook, "Courses, A Culinary Journey," plus a handwritten special menu and a complimentary photo taken at a private table. You must reserve onboard for this dinner service, which is usually hosted in one of the main dining rooms.
Ultimate Balcony Dining; $45 for breakfast and $100 for dinner, per couple: Morning options include quiche, smoked salmon and fresh fruits, along with a half-bottle of chilled sparkling wine. For dinner, choose between steak, lobster or both (surf and turf), and settle in for Champagne and hors d'oeuvres like blue crab cakes baked in a puff pastry crown, all served by two waiters. The service is available 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Only onboard reservations are accepted, and they're available to all passengers -- even those in staterooms without balconies.
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Britain's "Fat Slag" Earthwork: My, What Beautiful Hills You Have!
There's artwork and then there is earthwork, which is just what it sounds like: artwork built into the ground. This naked woman is "Northumberlandia," a 1,300-by-830-ft long piece of landscape sculpture located in Northumberland in the UK. It's the largest piece of "human body" earthwork in the world.
The earthwork is jokingly called the "fat slag" by the locals, which is a pun on the British slang word for slut or whore. But used in mining lexicon, "slag" also means trash/refuse such as rocks, dirt and coal dust. This "fat slag" was created from 1.5-million tons of slag from a coal mine, plus local greenery walkways around her exterior. Her breasts are actually walkway spirals (I'm assuming like circular staircases?) which rise up 100 feet. Created with help from Banks Mining Group and a Scottish landscape architect, "Northumberlandia" is located on a viscount's estate in Cramlington.
Any UK Frisky readers can check out "Northumberlandia" in person after September 3, after she will be opened by Princess Anne … or just snap of a photo of her in all her naked majesty from the window of an airplane.
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Defense Leads Way to Fifth Straight Storm Win
The Storm won their fifth game in a row, beating Orlando 35-34 Saturday night at the Forum.
After Tampa Bay had been stopped twice inside the 1-yard line on earlier drives, Randy Hippeard saved the day with his 3-yard touchdown run on fourth down for the 35-345 lead with 3:12 left.
The defense then came up big with an interception by Rod Isaac. It was the fourth time the Storm stopped Orlando on its four second-half drives. Tampa Bay was able to run out the clock from there.
Tampa Bay and Orlando are both 8-6 atop the South Division but the Predators still hold the tiebreaker with four games left. The Storm start a three-game road trip at Cleveland next Friday. Cleveland is 12-1 after beating Philadelphia Saturday, 69-68 on a 47-yard TD on the last play.
That Philadelphia loss means the Storm are in great shape to make the playoffs, two games ahead of both Philly and Iowa for the last Wild Card, with the tiebreaker on both.
Orlando led 27-21 at halftime, going 4-for-4 on the Storm defense, but the Storm got the advantage quickly with a James Harrell interception followed by Amarri Jackson's 24-yard TD catch for a 28-27 lead.
Jammie Kirlew then forced a fumble with a sack, however the Storm got stuffed at the half-yard line. After a third straight stop Tampa Bay thought it had scored, early in the fourth quarter, but replay ruled Joe Hills had started to lose control of the ball just as he got to the goal line.
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Town seal title in seven-goal thriller
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PERSHORE Town Girls Under 15s finished a successful season with a 4-3 victory over Droitwich to claim the Mercian Festival Junior League title.
In only their third season, Pershore have made remarkable progress from finishing bottom of the league in their first season to only losing twice this term.
The team are pictured with the trophy. Left to right: Alice Hill, Izzy Preece, Sophie Jessop, Georgina Bragg, Alex Dobell, Sadie Allen, Millie Meadows, Sarah Greenwood, Gwyn Patrick, Alice Meadows (captain), Abby Wright, Jordan Myatt, Katie Baston, Jess Dodsworth, Keira Sheath. Missing from the photograph is Georgia Henessey.
Picture: COLIN DOBELL The Pershore Hospital Junior Cup final will be between Pinvin United and Cider Mill at Pershore Town on Sunday (7pm). The Bear and Alderton will contest the Pershore Hospital Minor Cup semi-final tonight (Thursday, 7pm), also at King George V Playing Fields.
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December 29 - January 4, 2013
Whole-grain mornings : new breakfast recipes to span the seasons
Gordon, Megan
Call Number: 641.331 G6643
Food writer Gordon owns and operates Marge, a Seattle-based granola company. Her hearty breakfast recipes-many of which would be at home in Sophie Dahl's Very Fond of Food: A Year in Recipes-are arranged by season and occasion. Variations on granola, muesli, porridge, and more contain healthful ingredients, often in indulgent quantities. Trail guide nut and seed bars, extremely calorie dense, are best as a treat, while morning glory oats, which taste like carrot cake in a bowl, are a healthier choice. Gordon includes "basics" such as homemade yogurt and nut milks and encourages experimentation. VERDICT Though too involved for some, these creative breakfasts will tempt readers who love grains and natural ingredients. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Financially fearless : the LearnVest program for taking control of your money
Von Tobel, Alexa
Call Number: 332.024 V948
This pragmatic and holistic guide from Von Tobel, founder and CEO of financial planning site LearnVest.com, shows readers how to get out of financial holes and set up a secure financial future. Von Tobel's simple plan for taking control of personal finances has the same brisk, straightforward tone that made the Web site successful, and doesn't get bogged down in details; this is a survey-level course in financial literacy. Her budgeting formula—50 percent of take-home pay for essentials, 20 for savings, 30 for lifestyle—is a savior for those who find nitpicky budgets too onerous to deal with. Peppered with worksheets and tips, she covers topics such as planning for your future; your credit score; student loans; mortgages; helping aging parents; insurance; and drafting a pre-nup. There's some discussion of the emotional side of money, and of corralling fears and shame, and a helpful list of "bad money habits," but the book is mainly a get-down-to-business game plan. Most importantly, the author encourages readers to talk to each other about money, and even to form a Financially Fearless Club to share tips. Better than most books of its kind, this is a solid boot camp for the financially fearful. Agent: Andy McNicol, William Morris. (Dec.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Refuel : a 24-day eating plan to shed fat, boost testosterone, and pump up strength and stamina
La Puma, John
Call Number: 613.25 L317
Internist La Puma (ChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine), creator of the popular ChefMD video series, was the first physician to teach nutrition and cooking in a medical school. Here, he offers a program designed to meet the needs of male readers and their "unique metabolism, mindset and objectives." La Puma asserts that most diet books are written for women, but notes that more men than women are overweight, they die on average five years earlier than women, and suffer from widespread "mid-waist crisis." Testosterone, he notes, plays a crucial role in the regulation of visceral fat. However, poor eating habits, lack of exercise and sleep, and environmental toxins such as BPA and phthalates (endocrine disrupters) are causing deadly belly fat in men that is linked to diabetes, erectile dysfunction, heart disease, high cholesterol, colon cancer, and other problems. Readers can first take a quiz to estimate their testosterone level and then proceed to La Puma's diet and exercise plan, which focuses on modified high-intensity interval training. Helpfully, La Puma includes a section on how to "man" the kitchen, with do's and don'ts, equipment advice, and plenty of healthful recipes. The text itself is peppered with clever, pithy "man memos." La Puma's diet is practical and user-friendly. Agent: Stephen Hanselman, LevelFiveMedia. (Dec.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
The trip to Echo Spring : on writers and drinking
Laing, Olivia
Call Number: 810.9353 L187
The tortured relationship between literary lions and their liquor illuminates the obscure terrain of psychology and art in this searching biographical meditation. Critic and travel writer Laing (To the River) explores the writing and drinking careers of six heavy-hitting American masters—Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tennessee Williams, John Berryman, John Cheever, and Raymond Carver—while visiting their haunts, from Key West to Puget Sound. Incorporating insights from neuroscience, rehab doctrine, and her family's alcoholic history, Laing reviews the excuses each writer offered for his alcoholism—anxiety, shyness, childhood trauma, hidden homosexuality, creative lubrication, the world's cruelty—and totals the costs: suicide, wrecked homes, lurid benders, and diminished output. (Williams's addled late plays may exhibit alcohol-induced "aphasia," says Laing.) The book's heart is Laing's astute analysis of the pervasive presence and meaning of drink in the writers' texts, and its reflection of the writers' struggles to shape—and escape—reality. Laing explores this rich topic through an unusual mix of biographical research, astute literary interpretation, and wonderfully atmospheric travelogue; she forthrightly calls out her subjects on their alcoholic evasions and self-deceptions while maintaining a clear-eyed sympathy for their travails. The result is a fine study of a human frailty through the eyes of its most perceptive victims. Photos. Agent: P.J. Mark, Janklow & Nesbit. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
The secret rooms : a true story of a haunted castle, a plotting duchess, and a family secret
Bailey, Catherine
Call Number: 921 R978B
ile researching another book, historian Bailey uncovered mysterious gaps in the correspondence of the 9th Duke of Rutland, John Manners. Wondering who had removed the letters, she unravels secret after secret of the wealthy family at Belvoir Castle circa WWI. These include coded messages, a cover-up of a young boy's death, disputes over inherited property, and possible military desertion. Bailey brings to life the calculating matriarch, Violet, Duchess of Rutland, who abandons John as a child and then tries to control every aspect of his life in adulthood via surveillance and emotional manipulation. She ruthlessly pursues a potential wife for her son and orchestrates a massive campaign to have him removed from the war's front lines that involved prostituting her daughter to a married military adviser. Bailey also recalls some of the major events of the war, including the Battle of Neuve Chapelle, where Britain suffered massive casualties while John was kept safe, due to his mother's machinations, and the Battle of Hill 60 at Ypres, where the Germans first used chemical weapons. Bailey deserves commendation for her meticulous research as well as her storytelling. Illus. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
December 22 - 28, 2013
Uncharted : big data as a lens on human culture
Aiden, Erez
Call Number: 302.231 A2885
Our society has gone from writing snippets of information by hand to generating a vast flood of 1s and 0s that record almost every aspect of our lives: who we know, what we do, where we go, what we buy, and who we love. This year, the world will generate 5 zettabytes of data. (That's a five with twenty-one zeros after it.) Big data is revolutionizing the sciences, transforming the humanities, and renegotiating the boundary between industry and the ivory tower.What is emerging is a new way of understanding our world, our past, and possibly, our future. In Uncharted, Erez Aiden and Jean-Baptiste Michel tell the story of how they tapped into this sea of information to create a new kind of telescope: a tool that, instead of uncovering the motions of distant stars, charts trends in human history across the centuries. By teaming up with Google, they were able to analyze the text of millions of books. The result was a new field of research and a scientific tool, the Google Ngram Viewer, so groundbreaking that its public release made the front page of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Boston Globe, and so addictive that Mother Jones called it "the greatest timewaster in the history of the internet."Using this scope, Aiden and Michel—and millions of users worldwide—are beginning to see answers to a dizzying array of once intractable questions. How quickly does technology spread? Do we talk less about God today? When did people start "having sex" instead of "making love"? At what age do the most famous people become famous? How fast does grammar change? Which writers had their works most effectively censored by the Nazis? When did the spelling "donut" start replacing the venerable "doughnut"? Can we predict the future of human history? Who is better known—Bill Clinton or the rutabaga?All over the world, new scopes are popping up, using big data to quantify the human experience at the grandest scales possible. Yet dangers lurk in this ocean of 1s and 0s—threats to privacy and the specter of ubiquitous government surveillance. Aiden and Michel take readers on a voyage through these uncharted waters.
French women don't get facelifts : the secret of aging with style & attitude
Guiliano, Mireille
Call Number: 613.04244 G956
Guiliano (French Women Don't Get Fat), a former chief executive at LVMH, tackles the topic of aging gracefully in her latest advice book. Quite happy to be in her 60s, the author has "a foot in two countries," with an American husband, a Manhattan apartment, and a home in Paris. She notes that Frenchwomen (with a life expectancy of 84) have an exceptional attitude toward aging—in France, many believe that old age begins at 80. While the average aging Frenchwoman knows how to be "bien dans sa peau [comfortable in her own skin]," the United States suffers from a "youth-obsessed" and "results-oriented" culture. With her charmingly conversational tone, Guiliano walks readers through the mental and physical steps of aging with attitude, covering everything from cosmetics to spiritual life. Readers will find tips on hairstyles, makeup, healthy recipes, and eating tips, as well as general suggestions for nurturing one's body as if it were a cherished garden. Guiliano maintains that aging has much more to do with how women think of themselves than with facelifts or outward appearances; nevertheless, dressing stylishly and appropriately, making time for sleep, play, love, laughter, and, of course, the occasional glass of wine are all part of the author's uplifting attitude fix. Agent: Kathy Robbins, Robbins Office. (Dec.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Brad's raw made easy : the fast, delicious way to lose weight, optimize health, and live mostly in the raw
Gruno, Brad
Call Number: 613.265 G8916
After losing everything, including his marriage, in the dot-com crash of 2001, Gruno moved to Pennsylvania to start a new life. Once there, he discovered the raw food movement, in which devotees consume raw or minimally cooked/processed foods in an effort to get the most nutrition out of the ingredients. Much to his surprise, the raw chips he created became wildly popular, ultimately leading to his own line, Brad's Raw Foods. Here, he offers an approach to raw food that's one-third educational pep talk and two-thirds instruction and recipes. After making his case for consuming unprocessed, uncooked foods in order to avoid hidden sugars, chemicals, and fats, and sharing case studies of fellow converts, Gruno advises readers to increase their vegetable intake while cutting back on caffeine and drinking lots of smoothies, in addition to "normal" meals. For the committed, Gruno offers a number of recipes to fight palate fatigue (some of which may require more time and planning than anticipated), including: Coconut Yogurt, Cauliflower Popcorn, Burritos, and BBQ Veggie Burgers. Tips for managing cravings and engaging other family members will also help readers stay on track. Gruno's enthusiasm and healthy perspective (even he doesn't eat raw 100% of the time) make this an informative and accessible introduction to an increasingly popular method of dieting. Photos. Agent: Alex Glass, Trident Media Group. (Dec.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Organize & create discipline
Klosky, Justin
Call Number: 648.8 K664
As a child, Justin Klosky loved to count, analyze, and categorize everything in sight. Eventually diagnosed with OCD, he found ways to tap the benefits of his condition. Today, he's founded a successful firm, O.C.D. Experience, building on the principals of Organize, Create, Discipline to help high-end clients take control of their lives through time management skills, getting rid of clutter, simplifying their habits, and rethinking storage solutions. Carefully arranged into more than 300 A-to-Z categories, Organize & Create Discipline explains organization methods for everything from laundry to legal documents, shoes, toys, kitchen drawers, medicine cabinets, utility closets, overflowing email inboxes, and dozens of other sources of daily detritus. Klosky's unique advice yields peace of mind and radically improves productivity. With a clientele that includes Bryce Dallas Howard, Julie Chen, and Saks Fifth Avenue, Klosky now makes his unrivaled techniques to staying organized available to all.
Jim Cramer's get rich carefully
Cramer, Jim
Call Number: 332.02401 C8894
Tired of phony promises about getting rich quickly, promises that lead to reckless decisions (the stepping stones to the poor house)? How about trying something different? How about going for lasting wealth#151;and doing it the cautious way? In Get Rich Carefully, Jim Cramer uses his thirty-five years of experience as a Wall Street veteran and host of CNBC's Mad Money to create a guide to high-yield, low-risk investing. In our recovering economy, this is the plan you need to make big money without taking big risks. Drawing on his unparalleled knowledge of the stock market and on the mistakes and successes he's made on the way to his own fortune, Cramer explains#151;in plain English#151;why you can get rich in a prudent, methodical way, as long as you start now . In his own inimitable style, Cramer lays it on the line, no waffling, no on-the-one-hand-or-the-other hedging, just the straight stuff you need to accumulate wealth. This is a book of wisdom as well as specifics. Cramer names names, highlights individual and sector plays, and identifies the best long-term investing themes#151;and shows you how to develop the disciplines you need to exploit them.nbsp; The personal finance book of the year, Get Rich Carefully is the invaluable guide to turning your savings into nbsp;real, lasting wealth in a practical, and yes#151;because this is, after all, a book by Jim Cramer#151;highly readable and entertaining way.
December 15 - 21, 2013
Pioneer programmer : Jean Jennings Bartik and the computer that changed the world
Bartik, Jean
Call Number: 921 B288
In early 1945, the United States military was recruiting female mathematicians for a top-secret project to help win World War II. Betty Jean Jennings (Bartik), a twenty-year-old college graduate from rural north-west Missouri, wanted an adventure, so she applied for the job. She was hired as a computer" to calculate artillery shell trajectories for Aberdeen Proving Ground, and later joined a team of women who programmed the Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer (ENIAC), the first successful general-purpose programmable electronic computer. In 1946, Bartik headed up a team that modified the ENIAC into the first stored-program electronic computer. Even with her talents, Bartik met obstacles in her career due to attitudes about womens roles in the workplace. Her perseverance paid off and she worked with the earliest computer pioneers and helped launch the commercial computer industry. Despite their contributions, Bartik and the other female ENIAC programmers have been largely ignored. In the only autobiography by any of the six original ENIAC programmers, Bartik tells her story, exposing myths about the computers origin and properly crediting those behind the computing innovations that shape our daily lives.
The wolf of Wall Street
Belfort, Jordan
Call Number: 921 B428
Belfort, who founded one of the first and largest "chop shop" brokerage firms in 1987, was banned from the securities business for life by 1994, and later went to jail for fraud and money-laundering, delivers a memoir that reads like fiction. It covers his decade of success with straightforward accounts of how he worked with managers of obscure companies to acquire large amounts of stock with minimal public disclosure, then pumped up the price and sold it, so he and the insiders made large profits while public investors usually lost. Profits were laundered through purchase of legitimate businesses and cash deposits in Swiss banks. There is only brief mention of Belfort's life before Wall Street or events since 1997. The book's main topic is the vast amount of sex, drugs and risky physical behavior Belfort managed to survive. As might be expected in the autobiography of a veteran con man with movie rights already sold, it's hard to know how much to believe. The story is told mostly in dialogue, with allegedly contemporaneous mental asides by the author, reported verbatim. But it reports only surface events, never revealing what motivates Belfort or any of the other characters. (Oct. 2) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
The gift of adversity : the unexpected benefits of life's difficulties, setbacks, and imperfections
Rosenthal, Norman
Call Number: 155.24 R8158
Rosenthal made a name for himself in 1984 when he became the first psychiatrist to describe and diagnose "winter depression," or Seasonal Affective Disorder. Since then, he's written several books on that subject (e.g., Winter Blues) and on transcendental meditation (Transcendence). But readers expecting his newest to match the scientific rigor of his previous titles will be disappointed. This is by far Rosenthal's lightest offering-essentially a memoir in vignettes, each capped with an inspirational (and often shopworn) aphorism ("Life is precious but precarious: treat it with the care and respect it deserves"). Luckily, Rosenthal's story is an interesting one: from growing up Jewish in apartheid-era Johannesburg to struggling through med school, surviving a brutal stabbing, serving as a medical officer in the South African Army, getting caught up in a Ponzi scheme, and navigating the politics of Columbia University and the National Institute of Mental Health, his exploits are consistently engaging. However, chapters detailing the lives of others around him (like his family's servants) feel out of place, and his efforts to wring a lesson from every anecdote become tiring. A more straightforward autobiography-sans the self-help and pop-science packaging-would've been more effective. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Beyond the bear : how I learned to live and love again after being blinded by a bear
Bigley, Dan
Call Number: 921 B593
In 2003, outdoor-loving Bigley nearly lost his life in a savage bear attack in Alaska, the gory details of which are difficult to read. The animal not only bit but actually chewed on Bigley's head. The horrific injuries, which claimed his eyesight, required multiple surgeries to repair. This moving memoir of his experiences, coauthored with journalist McKinney, is more about Bigley's emotional recovery and beyond-impressive triumph over adversity. Although his very survival was in doubt after the mauling, Bigley manages to weather the painful aftermath and the blow of learning that his sight is gone forever, thriving in the end. He completed a master's program in social work with straight-A grades, and now works as a director of therapeutic foster care, overseeing 60 homes. The woman who was his girlfriend at the time of the attack is now his wife, and mother of their two children. Readers will appreciate Bigley's inspirational and well-written story. Agent: Elizabeth Evans, the Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency. (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
The bully pulpit : Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the golden age of journalism
Goodwin, Doris Kearns
Call Number: 973.911 G6564
Bestselling author Goodwin (Team of Rivals) continues her presidential coverage in her latest history book, this time constructing a narrative around the friendship of two very different Presidents, Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. The complex relationship and soured political camaraderie between Roosevelt and Taft is beautifully played out over the course of the book in quotes and letters. When they angrily part ways it has ramifications for them and the country, eventually leading to Woodrow Wilson's election. Though the book is primarily concerned with the intervening private lives of two politicians, a prominent second narrative emerges as Goodwin links both presidents' fortunes to the rise of ¿muckraking' journalism, specifically the magazine McClure's and its influence over political and social discussion. Women figure largely in both narratives. In addition to journalist Ida Tarbell, both wives, Nellie Taft and Edith Roosevelt appear to have shaped history in their own ways. By shining a light on a little-discussed President and a much-discussed one, Goodwin manages to make history very much alive and relevant. Better yet-the party politics are explicitly modern. Agent: Amanda "Binky" Urban, ICM. (Nov.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
December 8 - 14, 2013
Neutrino hunters : the thrilling chase for a ghostly particle to unlock the secrets of the universe
Jayawardhana, Ray
Call Number: 539.7215 J427
While the Higgs boson has dominated recent physics news, astrophysicist Jayawardhana (Strange New Worlds) directs attention toward neutrinos, the "pathologically shy" elementary particles that offer a window into supernovas and may help answer questions about antimatter, dark matter, dark energy, and the early universe. With no electric charge and very little mass, neutrinos seldom interact with matter, for the most part passing untouched through the Earth itself; detection requires looking for particles created in the wake of the scant interactions that do occur. With clarity and wry humor, Jayawardhana relates how Wolfgang Pauli "invented" the neutrino to explain where missing energy went during beta decay, then later bet a case of champagne that it would never be detected experimentally. After neutrinos were finally observed for the first time in 1956, scientists expanded the hunt from Earth to space, examining the rays emitted by the Sun. From deep underground in South Dakota's Homestake Gold Mine to Antarctica's IceCube, currently the world's largest neutrino detector, Jayawardhana vividly illuminates both the particle that has "baffled and surprised" scientists, and the researchers who hunt it. Agent: John Pearce, Westwood Creative Artists. (Dec.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
The exercise cure : a doctor's all-natural, no-pill prescription for better health & longer life
Metzl, Jordan
Call Number: 615.82 M5968
What if there were a drug to treat every illness, across all body systems, proven potent against heart disease, depression, arthritis, PMS and erectile dysfunction -- even in chronic diseases such as asthma, dementia, and certain types of cancer? What if it had no side effects, was completely free, readily available, and worked for everyone ? Every single person who took it decreased her risk of premature death and raised his quality of life. Would you want it?In a healthcare system that spends 17% of GDP, roughly $2.7 trillion, mostly on disease treatment, how do we save money and prevent illness? By increasing the use of the world's most effective preventive medicine: exercise . Jordan D. Metzl, MD, explains how everyone can maximize their daily dose in his groundbreaking new book, THE EXERCISE CURE. In THE EXERCISE CURE, Dr. Metzl -- nationally renowned sports medicine physician -- offers malady-specific and well-researched exercise prescriptions to help readers stay healthy, heal disease, drop pounds, increase longevity, and transform their lives. Today's medical system is largely focused on fixing rather than preventing problems, and many treatments carry significant side effects. Cholesterol-lowering drugs are linked to frequent muscle and joint problems, anti-hypertensive drugs like Beta-blockers cause headaches and diminished energy, and Prozac and other popular anti-depressant medications carry multiple consequences including sexual dysfunction. Dr. Metzl knows that exercise is inexpensive, powerful medicine that has benefits in prevention and treatment of disease without disturbing side effects. Even in older adults, daily exercise has been found to prevent dementia by generating neuron development in the hippocampus, the memory center of the brain. Combining the latest data and his proven motivational skills, Dr. Metzl addresses the common maladies troubling millions. He discusses our cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, musculoskeletal, neurologic, reproductive, and endocrinologic body systems, with special sections on sleep problems and cancer prevention, presenting the science behind the role of exercise as medicine. Then, he details fun, fat-torching, life-prolonging workouts that can be tailored easily to any fitness level, beginner to advanced, and provides nutritional information, including meal plans for healthy eating and disease prevention, as well.
Glorious war : the Civil War adventures of George Armstrong Custer
Hatch, Thom
Call Number: 921 C987H
What most people know about Custer's life centers on one day: his fatal last stand at Little Bighorn in 1876. Not fair, claims Spur Award winner Hatch (for 2005's Black Kettle), who briskly and convincingly sets out to rescue the Union Army's youngest general from this ignominy. Hatch leads a romp through the Civil War, describing Custer's involvement in many key confrontations, including both Bull Runs, Brandy Station, Gettysburg, and Appomattox. An undistinguished graduate of West Point in 1861, Custer made a name for himself early in the war with daring cavalry charges and smart military strategies. His rapid advance through aide-de-camp positions for three generals, coupled with his willingness to get out on the battlefield with his men and his flair for self-promotion, made Custer one of the most colorful characters of the war. The deftly detailed narrative undergirds Hatch's emphasis on the importance of Custer's early military career while delivering the drama of the larger swirl of the Civil War. However, Hatch reveals little about Custer's private life or his inner self, elements of character that might have helped flesh out how and why this popular, accomplished general died so young. (Dec.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
A dreadful deceit : the myth of race from the colonial era to Obama's America
Jones, Jacqueline
Call Number: 305.8 J775
MacArthur Fellow and Bancroft Prize–winning historian Jones's aim in this heartfelt book is to redefine our ideas of what constitutes "race" while arguing that the entire foundation of racial categorizing is unscientific and deeply injurious historically. While that argument is widely held by scientists and scholars, it still lacks widespread acceptance. So in what is the most persuasive and satisfying feature of this authoritative book, Jones relates the stories of six "black" Americans across different eras spanning nearly half a millennium. These riveting tales emerge from Jones's deep knowledge of African-American history and her brilliant use of previously unexploited sources. If at times unsubtle—Jones finds it necessary to keep reminding us that "race" is mythic, not real—she leaves no doubt that ever-changing racial mythologies "have nothing to do with biological determinism and everything to do with power relations." Racial ideologies, she shows, have long been a pretext for injustice, are always in flux, and while they deeply affect us all, have never extinguished the robust determination of the oppressed to gain safety, dignity, and a rightful place in the nation's civic life. Agent: Geri Thoma, Writers House. (Dec.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
God in proof : the story of a search, from the ancients to the Internet
Schneider, Nathan
Call Number: 212.1 S3593
Schneider (editor, killingthebuddha.com), a freelance writer on religion, tells a story that is at once the narration of a lifelong quest (perhaps obsession) and an intellectual history. Bewitched by the idea of proving the existence of God, Schneider skates through the likes of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz, Bertrand Russell, and philosopher Antony Flew, in a dizzying ride through Western intellectual history. It is not the proof that sticks but the quest for the proof, which unites all sides of the argument. VERDICT A philosophically engaging and challenging work, accessible enough for the nonacademic reader as well as specialists. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
December 1 - 7, 2013
The geek's guide to dating
Smith, Eric
Call Number: 817 S6467
Brimming with references to Star Trek, Firefly, and Pokemon, this dating guide by popular blogger Smith is aimed at an ever-growing population of self-described male "geeks" . Smith, who addresses the reader as "Player One," provides tips on how to "hack" online dating profiles, the proper etiquette for approaching women on Facebook and Twitter, and the best locations for meeting like-minded women in real life. He walks readers through a first date simulation, outlining effective conversation strategies and topics to avoid. Smith does a great service for both sexes by disabusing men of the concepts of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl and "the friendzone," while also discouraging "idiosyncratic 'trademark' wardrobe items" such as fedoras. He does, however, explain how you can achieve Han Solo's "roguish but classy" style without attracting "unwanted attention in a cantina." Smith further contends that the Cylons of Battlestar Galactica make good dating role models and that a Magic: The Gathering deck is a perfect metaphor for compromise in a relationship. He also covers moving in together, meeting her family, and proper break-up techniques, with Futurama's Bender providing an example of what not to do. With Smith stressing understanding and respect for women, this is a welcome alternative to the "pick-up artist" phenomenon courting this same demographic. (Dec.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
My Venice and other essays
Leon, Donna
Call Number: 945.31 L5793
Best known for her Venetian mystery series featuring Commissario Guido Brunetti (The Golden Egg, etc.), Leon turns to real life with this engaging yet overstuffed essay collection on everything from her adopted city to animals. Divided into six sections-On Venice, On Music, On Mankind and Animals, On Men, On America, and On Books-Leon muses, reminisces, and often complains about her Italian home of more than 30 years. While Venice isn't associated with cleanliness, Leon makes it clear just how dirty the city is in the bluntly titled "Garbage" and "Shit" (the latter of the canine variety). But in the titular essay, it's clear also that she loves the community feel and unforced camaraderie of her neighborhood, where the city's lack of cars means citizens are "forced to walk [and] forced to meet." A music aficionado, with a particular penchant for the underappreciated Handel, Leon makes the arias and orchestrations come alive in "On Beauty and Freedom in the Opera" and "Confessions of an American Handel Junkie." Originally from New Jersey, though she's lived and taught in locations as varied as Saudi Arabia and China, Leon takes her native country to task on issues of obesity ("Fatties"), the Manhattan male ("The New York Man"), and fear ("The United States of Paranoia"). With most of the essays running no longer than three or four pages, the volume leans a bit too much on the side of quantity (there are 55 essays), but Leon's distinctive voice is reason enough to power through. (Dec.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Elizabeth of York : a Tudor queen and her world
Weir, Alison
Call Number: 921 E435W
Best known as the mother of Henry VIII, Elizabeth of York (1466–1503) is also the ancestor of the English, Scots, and British monarchies that commenced in 1509, 1513, and 1603, respectively. Weir (Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings) conveys how, as a royal princess, Elizabeth was a pawn in the dynastic ambitions of England's rulers: her father, Edward IV; her uncle, Richard III; her mother-in-law, Margaret Beaufort; and her husband, Henry VII, whose claim to the English throne was inferior to her own. Betrothed to the Dauphin of France at age 11, Elizabeth was—after the death of her father in 1483—even rumored to be a possible match for Richard III, usurper of Edward V's throne and responsible for the murder of Elizabeth's two younger brothers. Weir, an authority on 15th- and 16th-century English history, revises some of her previous thinking regarding the fate of the princes in the Tower of London, but the major focus is Elizabeth's life, portrayed in great detail, from marriage ceremonies and royal itineraries to the food, books, gifts, and clothing of her day. Weir argues her positions clearly and, in balancing the scholarly with emphases on Elizabeth's emotional and psychological life, she should reach a wider audience than traditional histories. Illus. Agent: Julian Alexander, Lucas Alexander Whitley (U.K.). (Dec.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
America's great game : the CIA's Secret Arabists and the Shaping of the Modern Middle East
Wilford, Hugh
Call Number: 327.73056 W677
Wilford (The Mighty Wurlitzer), professor of history at California State University, Long Beach, delivers an account of spy games and political maneuvering featuring the aristocratic grandsons of Theodore Roosevelt, Kermit and Archie, and their compatriot Miles Copeland. Reared on exotic tales from the Arabian Nights, adventurous Roosevelt cousins joined the OSS-precursor to the CIA-and ventured afield as elite operatives in Iran, Egypt, and Syria in order to master the clandestine arts, engaging in "psy-war" and tempting targets with the ever-alluring "honey-trap" (in which women are used as lures). Wilford runs through a sordid record of American imperialist pretensions, replete with coups, countercoups, intrigue, subterfuge, non-diplomatic back-channels, and convoluted plots that sometimes "descended into farce"-including attempts at "the possible use of hypnotism in political speech-making." Often these efforts resulted in futile gestures, gross missteps, or insuperable problems. Yet aside from its reliance upon "the spooky channel" and clandestine intrigue, the United States government used benign means of exercising influence in the region, establishing the Syrian Protestant College (later renamed the American University of Beirut) and the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO). Wilford's narrative of these ambitious imperialists and their machinations is a cautionary tale of "masculine adventure," or as the case may be, elite misadventure. (Dec.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Inside the Dream Palace : the life and times of New York's legendary Chelsea Hotel
Tippins, Sherill
Call Number: 647.94 T5956
In this wide-ranging history, literary biographer Tippins explores the Chelsea Hotel's role as a refuge for artists and eccentrics for over a century. Built in 1884 by a French architect, Philip Hubert, who had been deeply influenced by the utopian philosopher Charles Fourier, the Chelsea immediately became a center of counter-culture in New York City. Evolving and devolving through two world wars, the Great Depression, and ever-changing management, the Chelsea somehow managed to provide a haven for bohemians from around the world, even as the rooms were subdivided, the plumbing decayed, and pimps, junkies, and dealers roamed the halls. Tippins smoothly conveys the atmosphere at the Chelsea in its early days through her descriptions of Gilded Age luminaries like William Dean Howells, while she focuses on the hard-drinking Thomas Wolfe and the suave composer Virgil Thomson in her treatment of the Depression era. However, the prose comes fully alive as Tippins documents the shifting currents of New York bohemia in the decades after WWII. The list of luminaries who helped to create the Chelsea magic include Arthur Miller, Arthur C. Clarke, Edie Sedgwick, Harry Smith, Bob Dylan, Robert Mapplethorpe, Jack Kerouac, and many, many others-a veritable who's-who of American postwar artists. A fascinating account of how a single building in New York City nurtured a community of freaks, dreamers, and outcasts whose rejection of the status quo helped to transform it. (Dec.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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text: Fire Roasted Red Peppers Preserved in Olive Oil RecipePosted on April 1, 2013 by admin • 0 Comments foodiewithfamilyFoodie With Family website shares how to preserve fire roasted red peppers in olive oil.I love this because you can eat the red peppers then use the flavored oil in your cooking so nothing is wasted.We need to explore as many methods to preserve our garden harvests. Click here to read the recipe:http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/2012/09/03/roasted-red-peppers-preserved-in-olive-oil-make-ahead-mondays/ . .Ball Jar Heritage Collection Pint Jars with Lids and Bands, Set of 6Ball Complete Book of Home PreservingPreserving Summer's Bounty: A Quick and Easy Guide to Freezing, Canning, and Preserving, and Drying What You GrowFresh gourmet Crispy Red Peppers, Lightly Salted, 3.5-Ounce (Pack of 6)


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Alex M wrote:
> Well it does solve problems and makes some extra problems ... because I will
> need to get the data from wget to the PHP.. Although it is easy to solve I
> like more native ways to work with :-P
> As to WGET its not available in windows, but it is compatible with it, if I
> find compiled file then I can use it under WIN.
If you grab a status page, you can parse the file. There is a curl
script to get and put the config, but I never ported it to wget. But
that is what we need... A way to pull multiple configs, compaire them,
and push back. Also a way to seperate the hardware config from the
settings config. (rt0 and dc0 vs. ipsec enabled...) As to the other,
seek and ye shall find.
And for other stuff,
I have used http://users.ugent.be/~bpuype/wget/ on the few painfull
times I am on Windows. :)


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George Clooney
George Clooney has been one of Hollywoods favorite actors since his work on the TV drama ER. Since leaving the silver screen George Clooney has made the a-list of movie stars with his roles in Peacemaker, One Fine Day, as well as the Ocean's series.
Giving us a longer look at the new flick, Warner Bros. released a full length trailer for "Gravity" this week.
The Alfonso Cuarón-directed film stars George Clooney and Sandra Bullock and follows a space mission that goes horribly wrong.
Taking in all the beautiful sights, George Clooney hopped aboard a water taxi and checked out the scenery in Venice, Italy on Sunday (September 1).
The "From Dusk Til Dawn" hunk donned a Casamigos Tequila t-shirt to promote his new brand of spirits following the Venice Film Festival premiere of his flick "Gravity" with Sandra Bullock.
Building anticipation for the fall thriller, Warner Bros. Pictures unveiled a new poster for "Gravity" on Thursday (August 29).
In the sci-fi flick, a medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after an accident leaves them adrift in space.
Kicking off the 2013 Venice Film Festival, Sandra Bullock and George Clooney arrived at the premiere of their brand new flick on Wednesday (August 28).
While promoting "Gravity," the Oscar-winning duo struck a few poses together before taking in their big screen project.
Kicking off their day with an exciting boat ride, Sandra Bullock and George Clooney took a water taxi to the 70th Venice Film Festival on Wednesday (August 28).
Joined by a few friends, the "Ocean's Eleven" hunk and the "Speed" star looked excited to be kicking off this year's festivities with the premiere of their new film "Gravity."
Making the most of their time in Italy, Sandra Bullock and George Clooney were spotted taking water taxi rides right next to each other in Venice on Tuesday afternoon (August 27).
The "Heat" starlet brought her son Louis along for the jaunt while Clooney invited his pal Rande Gerber (aka Mr. Cindy Crawford) to share his boat.
We're still a few months away from the theatrical release of "The Monuments Men," and Columbia Pictures and 20th Century Fox has just dropped a new teaser trailer to build the hype.
And with a cast that includes George Clooney, Bill Murray, Matt Damon, John Goodman, and Cate Blanchett, this one looks like a guaranteed winner.
Mankind has always been fascinated with outer space, and Sandra Bullock and George Clooney travel to the final frontier in "Gravity."
The newly-released trailer is a perfect mix of beauty and terror as the "Heat" hottie and her "Ocean's Eleven" costar navigate an extraterrestrial tragedy.
Stepping out for a social call, George Clooney grabbed some lunch with friends in Bellagio, Italy on Friday afternoon (July 19).
The handsome "Up in the Air" actor kept things low-key as he finished up his meal and took a stroll along the shoreline of a nearby lake while sneaky shutterbugs snapped up pics.
Showing some love to his fans in the City of Lights, George Clooney stepped out in Paris, France on Tuesday (July 16).
Dapper in a dark grey suit, the newly single "Ides of March" actor chatted and took pictures with the crowd in front of Nespresso before heading inside.
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Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland
The Unquiet Dead
A good many years ago when I was but beginning my study of the folk-lore of
belief, I wrote somewhere that if by an impossible miracle every trace and
memory of Christianity could be swept out of the world, it would not shake or
destroy at all the belief of the people of Ireland in the invisible world, the
cloud of witnesses, in immortality and the life to come. For them the veil
between things seen and unseen has hardly thickened since those early days of
the world when the sons of God mated with the daughters of men; when angels
spoke with Abraham in Hebron or with Columcille in the oakwoods of Derry, or
when as an old man at my own gate told me they came and visited the Fianna, the
old heroes of Ireland, "because they were so nice and so respectable." Ireland
has through the centuries kept continuity of vision, the vision it is likely all
nations possessed in the early days of faith. Here in Connacht there is no doubt
as to the continuance of life after death. The spirit wanders for a while in
that intermediate region to which mystics and theologians have given various
names, and should it return and become visible those who loved it will not be
afraid, but will, as I have already told, put a light in the window to guide the
mother home to her child, or go out into the barley gardens in the hope of
meeting a son. And if the message brought seems hardly worth the hearing, we may
call to mind what Frederic Myers wrote of more instructed ghosts:


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Statement by Ambassador Wittig on UNAMA in the Security Council Open Debate
(as delivered)
Let me once more, on behalf of all of us, thank the Special Representative for his briefing today. We equally thank Ambassador Tanin for his statement.
Nationally, I wish to touch upon three topics today.
Firstly, transition: Germany welcomes that the process of security transition is progressing in line with the improved quality and quantity of the Afghan security forces. My delegation particularly welcomes the beginning of security transition in the first tranche of seven districts and municipalities to Afghan security responsibility this month.
It is important to underline, as per the agreement between NATO and the Afghan government, that the transition period will continue to be gradual and conditions-based. The number of security incidents in recent months illustrates clearly the magnitude of the challenges still ahead of us. We believe, however, that the strategy and timelines agreed between Afghanistan and the international community will continue to serve us well, and we intend to stay the course.
Germany condemns the ongoing violence, in particular and in the strongest terms the latest attack on a hospital in Logar. We note with continued serious concern a further increase in civilian casualties, up to 90% of which are now caused by insurgents. We commend the professional reaction by the Afghan security forces during last week's heinous attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul.
In this Council, I would like to particularly stress the UN's security: As all of us here today, Germany greatly appreciates the SRSGs and the UNAMA colleagues' work under most challenging circumstances. But as we expect UNAMA to continue with their indispensable work, we have a common responsibility to do everything we can to protect UN staff and their operations. Mazar was another shocking experience for the UN community and we extend our concolences to all the families. Germany calls for maximum efforts, including by the Afghan government, to protect international support operations in Afghanistan.
My second point is on the Kabulprocess: Over time the transition agenda described in the Kabul process will also change the nature of the international support. However, it is the strong expectation of the international community and its citizens that UN resources and expertise are made use of to preserve the progress achieved and to build a sustainable partnership with a viable state, based on Afghan leadership, democratic principles and respect for human rights, reliable governmental and non-governmental institutions, and founded on a firm constitutional basis.
One of the determining factors for the success of the Kabul process is a solution to the Kabul Bank crisis. There is no substitute for credible financial institutions. Germany concurs with the report in that the absence of an IMF program seriously endangers the Kabul process and the ability to increasingly channel development support through the government budget.
My third point: let me briefly touch upon preparations for the international Afghanistanconference in Bonnin December which some of you have mentionend and which Germany looks forward to hosting, upon the request by the Afghan government. On the whole, the conference is about shifting of more weight onto the long-term and the political component within our common Afghanistan strategy.
As was decided by President Karzai, the three main aims of the conference chaired by Afghanistan are: to further define the civilian aspects of the Transition process until 2014, to strongly confirm and define long-term international support for Afghanistan, beyond 2014, and to contribute to the political process of reconciliation, including its regional dimension. We expect that the Bonn conference will be an important milestone on the way to a stable Afghanistan at peace with itself and its neighbors.
In this context, Germany considers the recent split of the 1267 sanctions regime into separate Al Qaeda and Taleban regimes an important stepping stone.
Let me end by assuring continued and long-term German support to our Afghan friends and by underlining our appreciation of UNAMA's role and the wider UN support. Germany considers UNAMA and the UN system core partners for successful transition, in the interest of all Afghans.


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NFL Draft > 2010 Prospects > OT > Zane Beadles
Zane Beadles Scouting Report
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2010 NFL Draft Prospect Scouting Report:
Zane Beadles, OT, Utah
The versatile Beadles played both tackle and guard for Utah during his four year career. A starter since early in his freshman year (started 12 out of 13 games), the 6-foot-5 mauler quickly became a fixture along the Utes' flex offensive line. Beadles established himself as the line's anchor following spring practices where the coaching staff moved him to T. He had an outstanding sophomore campaign where he dominated the under appreciated MW Conference. He had an even bigger junior season in 2008, averaging 71.4 plays per game, tops in the team and tenth in the nation. Beadles finished his collegiate career with a decent senior year. Following the year, Beadle went on to earn several invitations to postseason games (Senior Bowl and East-West Shrine Classic). Good run block skills. Consistently leads blocks effectively on the outside. Better than average speed (5.14 est.) allows him to adjust in the second level. Shows quick footwork getting out of his stand during pass plays. Has heavy hands and he knows how to use them. Strong at the point of attack. Mobile. Can chip defensive tackles and reach the second level quickly. Has experience playing both sides of the line. While he had sufficient strength to drive blockers on the side, he will have trouble using his strength against NFL linemen. Shows inconsistent technique. Does not show the explosiveness a player with his speed should have. Tends to play too upright. Lacks true staying power. Is not a top flight athlete. Despite speed, he is not agile and doesn't move well laterally. A better college player than pro prospect, Beadles projects as a possible NFL backup at best. He does not possess enough physical skills to merit anything more than a Day Two flier.
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The Practice Development Centre is a welfare service initiative of Barnardos Australia, a childrens charity that is part of an international family of services begun by Dr Thomas Barnardos in England in 1867. The Practice Development Centre was established to integrate the work of The LAC Project Australia and SCARF Australia, joint ventures of Barnardos and the University of New South Wales principal researcher Elizabeth Fernandez. The LAC Project Australia and SCARF Australia have been in operation since 1999.
The LAC Project Australia was established to research and develop for the Australian context the UK licensed Looking After Children (LAC) guided practice case management system. LAC is intended for use with children and young people who are in out of home care. SCARF Australia researched and developed the Supporting Children and Responding to Families (SCARF) guided practice case management system for use with vulnerable children and young people living with their families. SCARF is based on the UK Children in Need case management system. The systems are based on the principles of child centred inclusive practice.
The concept of guided practice was first developed in the UK in response to high community concerns about the quality of welfare service provision. Such concerns were mirrored internationally. While the related issues are complex and multidimensional guided practice was seen as a significant strategy to help welfare practitioners make sense of what is happening for a child or young person and to come to an agreement as to what needs to happen to assist. Guided practice is a way of establishing a common framework and language about how practitioners work, establishing clear standards and work practice expectations.
The Practice Development Centre champions the development and use of guided practice systems as an important way to improve the welfare of all vulnerable Australian children, young people and their families.


text: How fortunate to have known the man himself! You probably already know, Barry, that Oscar was also a favorite of Miles Davis and if memrory serves one of his sources of inspiration. I've admired Oscar's playing since undergrad days in the sixties :-| and probably understandably now more. Really great music! Best wishes, Will William Bain PhD Student Comparative Literature Department of Spanish Philology Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.


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About the Book
Book II and Book III contain reproductions of photos from a "scrapbook" assembled after the war by my maternal grandfather, and selected photos / documents from the collection of Lupton Kaylor, both of whom were members of the 8th Photographic Section, U.S. Air Service of the American Expeditionary Forces in France during 1918 and early 1919. Book II includes the diary kept by Lupton Kaylor during his service in the military from September of 1917 to April of 1919. This diary helped me sort out and understand the images from my grandfather's collection. This particular Photographic Section was under the command of Edward J. Steichen at the Beaumont Barracks in Tours. Images of the HQ Photo Lab in Tours, the Photo Lab at the 2nd Aviation Instruction Center near Tours, France, images at various locales in Tours, the "Mobile Photo Labs" used by this group, selected aerial plates and photos from a collection documenting General Pershing's arrival in France in June of 1917 are also included. The addition of images and text put the page count over 440 pages of the original 10 x 8 Edition II, resulting in a split into Books II and III. 10 x 8 Book I, not recently updated and made available, contains just the highlights of both books.
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Standard Landscape, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm
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- Publish Date Feb 12, 2012
- Tags A.E.F. Air Service in France 1917 to 1919, Aerial Photography School Cornell, Cauterets France, Tours France, Fokker D VII F, 2nd A.I.C., 2nd Aviation Instruction Center, World War I, The Great War, Trench warfare, Edward J. Steichen, 8th Photographic Section, Mobile Photo Lab, Roland D VI b, Beaumont Barracks, World War One Aerial Photography, WWI Aerial Photography, World War One, Doughboys, WWI
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I had a buttock fat transfer two months ago and developed an infection on my left side my Doctor treated it for three weeks with antibiotics and cutting the bump. Now I have another bump that is painful two inches above the treated one. I need a second opinion please. Thanks.
I Had a Buttock Fat Transfer Infection That Was Treated. Now I Feel Another Bump
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Bumps after a Brazilian butt lift can be related to fat necrosis (dead fat), abscess (infection collection), and seroma formation (fluid collection). Each one has a different treatment and presentation. Only your plastic surgeon will be able judge what is the problem.
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Brazilian butt lift and postop infection
Atypical infections are something you and your doctor must consider after Brazilian butt lift. These infections are infections caused by Mycobacterium and/or fungus as opposed to a typical bacterial infection.
These infections are insidious and can recur. The typical symptoms are low-grade fevers, recurrent infections, very little pus and a tender red nodules. Normal bacterial infections will have high fevers, a large amount of wound and will not recur once they are drained and treated with antibiotics.
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You plastic surgeon would be the best to judge whether this is an infection or fat graft necrosis (dead fat). Posting a photo would help in providing more accurate advice. There is a chance that both are occurring, where fat that has been placed has not survive and then your body attempts to absorb it or cover it with scar tissue. This may be a lengthy process as other areas might pop up. Have your plastic surgeon take a look at it and keep a close eye on it.
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Infected lumps after Brazilian Butt Lift
Hi there-
Only your surgeon can know (after examining you) what is going on.
While I understand your concerns, I would encourage you to maintain faith and trust in your surgeon- presumably you chose him for the right reasons- odds are that your outcome will be better if you let him see things through than if you jump ship to another surgeon.
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These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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The new Brazil-U.S. Legal and Judicial Studies Program at American University Washington College of Law is a comparative law program focused exclusively on Brazil and the United States and their respective legal and judicial institutions. Led by Senior United States District Judge Peter J. Messitte, the program is the first to offer a direct comparison of Brazilian legal and judicial institutions with those of the United States.
Traditionally, the Brazilian legal and judicial systems have been studied as just one part of Latin American legal and judicial systems in general, without reference to important differences. Similarly, Brazilian judges, lawyers, academics and students have attended law schools in the U.S. to study American law, without considering particular comparisons between the Brazilian experience and the American.
The program offers participants a firmer understanding of both Brazilian and U.S. systems and transmits substantial practical knowledge as the two countries continue to increase their interaction with one another.
The Brazil-U.S. Legal and Judicial Studies Program coordinates seminars on various comparative law issues for Brazilian judges, legal professionals, academics, and students, and also assists those in the U.S. who wish to have comparable introductions to Brazilian law. The program taps into the collaboration of Brazilian lawyers who reside and work in the Washington, D.C. region, and Brazilian professors and judges who frequently visit the city.
In addition to organizing new events and initiatives, the Program coordinates activities that already exist between American University Washington College of Law and Brazil in such areas as international and commercial arbitration, intellectual property and environmental law.
The Brazil-U.S. Legal and Judicial Studies Program is headed by Senior U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte, a longtime friend and colleague of the Brazilian Judiciary and Bar. Judge Messitte is a former Member of the International Judicial Relations Committee of the U.S. Judicial Conference, where he chaired the Working Group on Latin America and the Caribbean. He is currently a member of the Advisory Council of the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative for Latin America and the Caribbean. Judge Messitte speaks fluent Portuguese and has written and spoken widely about Brazil-U.S. legal and judicial topics for many years.
Renata Brazil David is the Associate Director of the Program. Prior to joining the Brazil-U.S. Legal and Judicial Studies Program, Dr. Brazil David was the Director of Legal Affairs for the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO), an intergovernmental organization with 149 member countries, which oversees the provision of public telecommunications services on a global basis. Dr. Brazil David is a Brazilian national who received legal education in Brazil, England and the US. She holds an LL.M. in International Trade Law from the University of Essex in England, and an S.J.D. (Ph.D. in Law) from American University Washington College of Law.
The Program is being advised by distinguished lawyers, judges, and law professors from both Brazil and the United States.


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When you work on an MS PowerPoint presentation do you often find that your numbers or bullets seem either too small to view in the back of the room or so large that they overpower to rest of the slide?
Either way it's not a good thing and you may find yourself spending way too much time trying to fix the situation.
Well, fortunately for you and me there's a very quick and exact way to fix the problem.
With that said, let's get right to work.
First, if we're going to do adjustments to bullets or numbering then we'll need to get to the Bullets and Numbering dialog box.
If the list is already on the slide then simply highlight it before you open the dialog box.
In older versions of PowerPoint you need the Format menu, Bullets and Numbering choice.
In PowerPoint 2007 you need to click the down-arrow on either the bullet or numbering buttons then choose Bullets and Numbering from below the gallery.
At this point everyone should be looking at this dialog box.
Double check that you're on the correct tab… Bulleted or Numbered.
Now, take a look below the gallery of choices.
You should find a field for the size of the bullet or number as a percent of the text.
Adjust this number as you see fit. I found that the value had to be between 25 and 400. Obviously the first time or two may take some trial and error, but you'll soon get the hang of how certain values look and will settle into your own style.
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The Serengeti Cheetah Project was initiated in 1974-1977 by George and Lory Frame, when virtually nothing was known about cheetahs in the wild, and information on their conservation status was limited. Tim Caro then ran the project during 1980-1990, and Sarah Durant took over its management from 1991.
The historical study area covers some 2200 km2 of short- and long-grass plains in the south-eastern Serengeti National Park. Approximately 2800 lions, up to 1000 leopards, 8700 spotted hyenas and 210 cheetahs live within the whole ecosystem, but these numbers fluctuate from year to year. Within the study area, the cheetah population fluctuates on average between 50 and 80 adults, and considerable fluctuations occur in local prey and predator abundance due to seasonal migrations of prey. These migrations follow the rainfall, which falls mainly between November and May, the wet-season months.
Cheetahs in the study area are located by eye by scanning through binoculars from high vantage points. Once located, they are approached slowly, and individually identified according to unique spot patterns on their pelage, and details about their location, reproductive status and the presence and identification of dependent cubs are recorded. In this manner the history of individual cheetah are tracked through their lifetimes. Demographic information including data on reproduction, survival, and ranging patterns has thus been collected on individual cheetahs throughout the study.
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Help. It's started already. I've been flummoxed by the early start and a slow moving computer but don't worry we've only missed an over, even if it was enough time for Bell to be worried a couple of times. The news from Galle is that the skies are blue, for now, which is good or bad news depending on how you look at it. On with the fun fun fun.
36th over: England 111-1 (Cook 55, Bell 23)
DROP! Cook's just got a life here, tickling one dorn the leg-side off Malinga where P. Jayawardene drops an easy catch, he didn't even even have to move that much and he looks devastated. What a let-off for England.
37th over: England 114-1 (Cook 56, Bell 25)
It's Murali at the other end and he's turned a couple sharply already. England beware.
38th over: England 119-1 (Cook 61, Bell 25)
Cook brings up the fifty partnership with a trademark turn off his hips for four. It's so important that these two make the most of their fortune already this morning and set the tone for a day of defiance. The one great thing, and I mean the 'one' great thing, about this shift as that driving through London at 3.45 am is unbeatable, it's like a computer game, complete with drunk drivers and crazed pedestrians to keep you on your toes. I'm clutching at straws aren't I? Come on, let me have this one. I need it.
39th over: England 119-1 (Cook 61, Bell 25)
Bumble is wibbling on about the Test rankings. Frankly my dear I couldn't give a damn. They are the most pointless thing since Dominic Cork. Cat and mouse between Cook and Murali, whatever that means.
40th over: England 120-1 (Cook 61, Bell 26)
As I weaved my way to GU Towers I had the chance to ponder the many questions that remain unanswered in life. Firstly, what constitutes love? Secondly, when will writers of American high-school dramas learn that extending said hit-show to 'the college years' is a recipe for disaster and shattered expectations? Thirdly, why did my housemate think it would be a good idea to ring me at midnight, an hour into a fitful slumber, to ask me some pathetic question about a kebab and sentence me to another evening of staring at the ceiling and waiting for 3am, as I presume Mrs Mick Hucknall does most evenings? I have more questions, which will continue anon. Meanwhile in an alternate universe in somewhere called Sri Lanka, Malinga is mixing it up, slower balls and yorkers but the batsmen look comfortable.
41st over: England 125-1 (Cook 61, Bell 31)
IR Bell shatters my introspection with a lovely straight-drive off Murali for four. OH MY GOD, cue the fanfare, it's the dream-ticket, Hale and Pace, Cannon and Ball, PJ and Jade step aside, it's Sir Ian and Sanath. Bloody hell.
42nd over: England 128-1 (Cook 61, Bell 34)
Welegedara is on, I've been impressed with him so far, for what that's worth, but it's an innocuous start.
WICKET! England 128-2 (Bell b Muralitharan 34)
We knew Murali would be the danger, and Bell can do nothing about a big turner from outside the off-stump that keeps very, very low and does him all ends up. Playing back, he should have been forward but it's unlucky. A sign of things to come?
43rd over: England 134-2 (Cook 65, Pietersen 1)
Cook pilfers four from a rare Murali gimme, short and wide outside the off-stump. Onus on KP for some runs now, he's got previous in these game-saving situations.
44th over: England 143-2 (Cook 68, Pietersen 6)
KP gets lucky on a no-ball from Paul (Wele-gedera). He outside-edges an across the line turn from right off his toes through the slips, dodgy on the LBW and the sheer lack of control over the stroke. His trigger movement is looking extremely pronounced. England's batting line-up does not inspire confidence with Bopara at six agaianst Murali on a Day five-ish pitch. Don't get me wrong, he's going to be a great player, but surely Shah was the pick for a tour where experience is paramount. Especially given the paucity of Bopara's bowling.
45th over: England 145-2 (Cook 70, Pietersen 6)
More turn from Murali, more watchfulness from Cook. Boring boring boring.
46th over: England 149-2 (Cook 71, Pietersen 8)
Pietersen's 3,000th Test run. They're dancing on the streets of Datchet as I type. Epic stuff.
47th over: England 152-2 (Cook 71, Pietersen 11)
Toot toot. All aboard the Sir Ian Botham pain-train. Destination hell. Special guest ticket-inspector the king of one-liners Sanath 'Sanath Jayasuriya' Jayasuriya. KP tries to get off with a farcically pointless single but scrapes home.
48th over: England 158-2 (Cook 72, Pietersen 16)
The awful thing about this situation is that if England are going to get out of this game with a draw then we need Alastair Cook to bat all day long baby. And I'm not sure I can bear that. If ever there was a player to make you long for TMS or ceefax he is it, but, he has to be the man to chance the English culture of 130's into double-hundreds. Take Marvan Atapattu. Utterly turgid player, but he bloody loved runs. And double-tons for that matter.
49th over: England 166-2 (Cook 79, Pietersen 17)
More Murali, pretty optimistic appeal as Cook pads up outside off which is rightly rejected. Cook disdainfully pulls the doosra for four next ball.
50th over: England 166-2 (Cook 79, Pietersen 17)
The steady left-arm seam of Welegedera is replaced by the steady left-arm seam of Vaas. Left-field from Sri Lanka, you might not say. Strange they haven't given Malinga a sling at KP yet after what happened in the first innings. They've been persisting with the short-pitched tactics to KP, not productive so far as the pitch is playing quite slow but if any of the seamers will get some lift it's clearly Malinga with the extra pace. Maiden from steady-eddie Vaas.
51st over: England 167-2 (Cook 80, Pietersen 17)
God this is exciting. I was revelling in my solitude in GU Towers but now I have the cleaner for company. And his hoover. Fantastic.
52nd over: England 169-2 (Cook 82, Pietersen 17)
Point of interest. No really. Good field from Jayawardene for Cook against Vaas. He's got two square-legs in for when Cook clips uppishly off his pads. They're trying to turn a strength into a weakness, as Stephen Fleming memorably did to Damien Martyn by putting three points in in the ODI's a while back and successfully did him on the cut shot a couple of times. Can I shoot this cleaner and get away with it? Hmmmm....
53rd over: England 170-2 (Cook 82, Pietersen 18)
This is unreal. I am the only person on a huge floor in GU Towers, I'm talking 300 desks, and yet this cleaner has made his centre of operation six yards from my head. He is apparently at present practicing juggling with empty cans of fizzy-pop, which is not a soothing sound. Maybe Bull has antagonised him sufficiently over the last week to make him hate all GU sportstaff, or perhaps I am in my own real-life episode of Scrubs. Hmmm. Not much to report on deck. Murali continues to probe, Cook continues to do what he does best and bore for Britain.
54th over: England 170-2 (Cook 82, Pietersen 18)
Vaas really doesn't give much away does he.
55th over: England 176-2 (Cook 85, Pietersen 21)
Apparently clouds are gathering. Wahey. KP is taking the initiative, running the singles hard and using his feet to Murali. Cook slashes ridiculously, I say ridiculously because it's so out of character with the rest of his innings, but the ball flies safely through gully. Head down Cooky.
56th over: England 178-2 (Cook 86, Pietersen 22)
I'm afraid I've had to terminate the cleaner. I've got until 9am to dispose of the body, perhaps I should just dump it on the Smyth memorial sofa in the back and beyond of GU Towers and hope everybody thinks its Smyth. Hang on, he's got far more hair than Smyth, that'll never work. I'm awoken from my pleasant daydream by the very-alive cleaner apparently trying to put me in a plastic bag. I explain to him that whatever he might think I am not a piece of refuse, a small disagreement ocurs, and he forces me back to the cricket. Damn him.
57th over: England 180-2 (Cook 87, Pietersen 22)
KP survives an appeal against Murali, but he was well on the front foot. I'm surprised they've let him settle this easily, I can't believe Malinga hasn't been on yet. From a SL point of view a couple of wickets before lunch and England could fall like a house of cards.
58th over: England 180-2 (Cook 87, Pietersen 22)
Another steady over from Vaas. Another drinks break. Another relentless for me. It's deja-vu all-round.
59th over: England 181-2 (Cook 88, Pietersen 22)
More dogged work from Cook against Murali. He looks like he's going to bowl all-day.
60th over: England 185-2 (Cook 92, Pietersen 22)
Malinga is on. Finally. Whic is my way of telling you, once again, that I think they've left that change a bit late. He's wayward to start with though, so what do I know. Cook is into the nineties with a clinical cut through the off-side when Malinga is short and wide once too often. Sir Ian validly points out that the new ball is due in twenty overs, which will be a crucial time in the match given the docile nature of the pitch.
61st over: England 192-2 (Cook 93, Pietersen 27)
Another dubious single for Pietersen, it's pretty nonsensical running, no matter how quick he is between the wickets. The last thing England need is another stupid run-out. A slightly mis-timed four down the ground off the last ball for KP typifies the way the battle is going at the moment. If Cook completes his hundred it will be his seventh Test ton before his 23rd birthday, with only Bradman, Tendulkar and someone else I'm not quite sure of above him on the list. Impressive stuff.
62nd over: England 192-2 (Cook 93, Pietersen 27)
"Be wary of cleaners. Most are ex Mi5 sleepers or military types and could dispatch a sports hack with ease," advises the sage Phill Jackson, clevely anticipating the state of trench warfare in which I have now found myself. He's retreated into the corridor to plan his next move, but I'm ready for him, there's a rock hard Croissant with his name on it. That's Miguel by the way.
63rd over: England 196-2 (Cook 93, Pietersen 27)
Interesting over from Murali to KP. A couple of stifled appeals and one good one for LBW which is turned down. He's bowling a little quicker now, and you just get the feeling there's something in it for him given the way KP goes at the ball.
64th over: England 200-2 (Cook 94, Pietersen 30)
More hesitation from Cook between the wickets but nothing to worry about in the end. KP clips a little uppishly past short-midwicket in that way he does but it's three. Sky are intent on showing what 'lads' English cricket fans abroad are. Yup. The 200 is up for England, they must get to Lunch without losing a wicket if they are to secure this memorable series-defeat clinching draw.
Grant Cartledge is a perceptive fellow: "Seems very quiet around the OBO traps today - all a bit too early and post-pre-Christmas drinks is it? I, of course, have the advantage of being 10 timezones forward in Melbourne where it is having it's customary late-December rubbish weather period. Which brings me to my question: what of rain and Galle today? Are we going to escape with a draw for a umm... heroic 1-0 series defeat?" Regarding the rain Grant, I can't really tell on the TV, but in Galle it can all change very quickly.
WICKET! England 200-3 (Pietersen c M. Jayawardene b Muralitharan 30)
Murali strikes again. Huge wicket for Sri Lanka if anyone still cares what happens. KP attacks but succeeds only in chipping to midwicket. Murali's won that battle hands-down and it must go down as irresponsible from KP, a nothing shot really, and doubly disappointing as they's let him get himself in.
WICKET! England 200-4 (Collingwood st P. Jayawardene b Muralitharan 0)
Collingwood goes second ball! Advances down the wicket to Murali from round-the-wicket, is done like a kipper by the doosra and smartly stumped by the keeper. Horrid shot. Horrid shot. Really horrid shot. Bopara in on a pair. Hell's bells.
WICKET! England 200-5 (Bopara run out (M. Jayawardene) 0)
Oh my word. What a nightmare for Bopara, run out first ball after an exceptional piece of fielding from Jayawardene at slip. Trying to get off the mark after running it fine but it was a mad run and he's caught just out of his ground as he turns. This is surreal. A pair for Bopara, three wickets in four balls for Sri Lanka and a double-wicket maiden for Murali. You have to feel for Ravi, it's a horrendous situation to come into and go out of in such ridiculous circumstances, but he'll just have to take it on the chin.
66th over: England 200-5 (Cook 94, Prior 0)
Things are quiet at the other end as Cook plays out Malinga, but let's face it, we're waiting for the other end now. Ten minutes till lunch and how many victims can Sri Lanka get through. Murali waits eagerly.
67th over: England 200-5 (Cook 94, Prior 0)
Murali from round-the-wicket again and Prior almost goes first ball, prodding unconvincingly at a doosra and dropping it just short of Jayawardene at slip. Murali rips another one down past the outside edge. He's unplayable now, as all world-class bowlers are when they sense blood.
68th over: England 202-5 (Cook 96, Prior 0)
More non Murali downtime from Malinga, Cook needs to get down the other end. Over to that master of understatement James Hobbs, "Oh dear, dear, dear. Oh my. There's a sense of floodgates here." Really? Is it raining? I hadn't noticed. There comes a point when you just can't get any wetter.
69th over: England 202-5 (Cook 96, Prior 0)
Another maiden for Murali, and that's lunch. The game has turned on it's head in the last twenty minutes with the over-of-death from Murali. Cripes. I'll be back in half an hour or so.


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San Rafael, CA – October 31, 2012. The San Rafael Police Department has been awarded a $102,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for a year-long program aimed at preventing deaths and injuries on our roadways through special enforcement and public awareness efforts. The grant received by San Rafael will aid in the city's ongoing effort to improve traffic safety and the quality of life. San Rafael Police Department will use the funding as part of an on-going commitment to keep our roadways safe through both enforcement and education.
The grant will assist in efforts to deal with traffic safety problems and to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in traffic collisions. While traffic deaths from all causes declined by nearly 39 percent between 2006 and 2010 in California, state and federal officials anticipate that figures will show a slight rise in 2011. DUI deaths remain the largest sector, at nearly 30 percent of traffic fatalities. Recent trends show increases in two new categories – distracted driving and drug-impaired driving.
Activities that the grant will fund include:
"Despite the recent increases, California's roadways are still very much safer than they were before 2006," said OTS Director Christopher J. Murphy. "The San Rafael Police Department will be keeping the pressure on through enforcement and public awareness so that we can continue saving lives and reach the vision we all share – Toward zero deaths, every 1 counts."
Funding for this program is from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.