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I want to know the world throughout the people, and learning different perspectives.
Quiero conocer el mundo a través de su gente, y desde distintas perspectivas.
I am a easygoing person, friendly, curious, open minded and I really enjoy to chat and to share.
"A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart" - (Faust)
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I absolutely love the concep of CS. And since I am not travelling as much as I want, I enjoy meeting with people from around the world. I believe that is a great opportunity of sharing and learning.
I did host and met wonderful people, I´ve had so much fun and rediscovered my own city. I wish to have the chance of staying at some host place :)
Cultures, friendship, travelling, outdoor, tattoos, fiction, music, alcohol, philosophize just for fun and have a good laugh.
Music, Movies, and Books
Music: Alt-J, QOTSA, NIN, Depeche Mode, Soda Stereo, Gustavo Cerati, Audioslave, Velvet Revolver, Alanis, The Cranberries, Rammstein, Fiona Apple, The XX, 80s, Ramones, Foo Fighters, Lady Gaga, Las Taradas, and many, many others!
Books: Le Petit Prince/El Principito, The Girl with the dragon tatto saga, Brave New World, and then almost everything from my favourite authors: Ray Bradbury, Tolkien, Lovecraft, Poe, Oscar Wilde -
Movies: not war, not horror, not gore - I like suspense, comedy, documentaries, and animation mostly.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
On 2014 I went with some friends to the " 7 lakes route" in the south of Argentina, and took a ride by bike along 174km, within 5 days we could live one of the most exciting and breathtaking experience ever! I highly recommend it.
Teach, Learn, Share
Recently I finished my english courses so I want yo keep practising with other speakers. Also, I am studying to be a Spanish teacher, so I can offer help with this language.
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Does anyone have any predictions towards the future of the advertising industry?
Absolutely anything.
The recent folding of Adbrite makes one wonder if the industry is winding down, but for me, it's just more money for Google and other big players. Advertisers will still be there, as will publishers, so it all really boils down to the state of the global economy and how big the budgets of advertisers are.
It will become far more invasive in more and more subtle ways...

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rt73 is really a good chipset....support all attacks....
i use this for arp amplification, my record for today is 1284 packets per secs.......
That is correct. RT73 Drivers.
I have never actually tried what you have mentioned. I am more then happy to try next time I boot up BT.
rt73 is really a good chipset....support all attacks....
i use this for arp amplification, my record for today is 1284 packets per secs.......
Watch your back, your packetz will belong to me soon... xD
BackTrack : Giving Machine Guns to Monkeys since 2006
Yea I currently have a belkin usb wireless adapter, which uses the rt73 chipset, and I'm very pleased with it's performance. However, I want to be able to create an Access Point, by putting it into Master mode. The standard rt73 drivers dont allow this, but the rt2x00 drivers do. However, to get those to work you need the 2.6.22 kernel
I have tried recompiling BT with the kernel and it worked, but I then had problems with merging the driver's GIT into the kernel.
ANYWAYS... back onto topic, are there any usb wireless adapters which have an external antenna and don't use the rt73 chipset?
So what if your notebook doesn't have PCMCIA and instead is equipped with the newer 'express card' slot? this is the case with my tx1120us from HP. I have a broadcom internal, and I also have my Belkin USB dongle working for basic wifi stuff.
any suggestions on an express card?
"Linux is user-friendly. It's just very selective about who its friends are."
"Linux users swear by their OS, and Windows users swear at their OS."
So far I am happy to have WiFi, I haven't even gotten to the injection part of things yet.
"Linux is user-friendly. It's just very selective about who its friends are."
"Linux users swear by their OS, and Windows users swear at their OS."
Hello everyone,
i saw in the ubiquiti networks that they have a card with this name Super range Xpress.
I want to know if it´s compatible with BT2 the chipset is atheros 5006.
If you want to now more informations about this card e leave here the link.
Thank you all
Ps:I´m sorry for my english
Put the www befores the rest, i don´t have permissions yet to post url´s.
I have skimmed through all of the pages of this thread finding users having issues with which wifi card to choose and expecting a response. I am now going to give those people a hint on howto search for a card that will satisfy their needs instead of asking here and expecting others for response. Now I have noticed some users such as balding parrot posting replies and guides which if I mentioned my methods may overlap his. I apologise for that but this is probably a faster way out to prevent people asking all the time.
Step 1: Locate the model number. For example, I saw this shop selling D-Link DWL-G650 wifi card that has all these capabilities but does not tell me what chipset does it have and/or is it compatible with linux and bt2 in this case. I grab the information `DWL-G650' and I pipe that into google.
Step 2: Identify the possible chipset the wifi card may have. Google is a great source of information for those of you who are unaware. You may have other search engines that you prefer but I like Google because I know of a few tips and tricks that I can do with it and that I am more accustomed. What I would do is with google is I type`DWL-G650; chipset' and look closely at the sites google has provided. Some sites does reviews and may hint you on the chipset whilst others will give you more information. In my case, I have found a fair few sites that mention DWL-G650 contains Atheros chipset which means Atheros seems to be widely supported and may work.
If I could not pinpoint the exact chipset that it may contain after searching for at least 10 minutes I would talk to the shop owner who sells the card to allow me test the equipment. In most cases they would not allow you however, they may have conditions such as 15% fee for refund because they have to restock, etc. In this scenario, it is up to you whether you want to test it out and risk it or go to another shop where they sell it and ask them again.
Step 3: Testing and conclusion. Having a laptop to test the equipment (mainly with PCMCIA, USB, mini-pci, CF) I could then test it on the spot to rectify the exact chipset it contains. Either way, I can see which chipset its got when running under linux and then I would remember the details of it. If I am happy or not happy with the product I can then talk to them on the spot (This is the reason why laptops are handy as opposed to lugging around desktops and/or testing pci cards) about it and come to a decent negotiation if I am not happy with the card and this is where you could probably bargain because of their poor research and/or its not the product that you wanted because it lacked so and so features.
With the information I got, I could then post it onto bt's HCL:Wireless page and notify others.
There are many people who aren't aware of support channels for specific chipsets on a card. For atheros chipsets the developers behind it are madwifi and not only do they have a site but they also have irc channel on irc.freenode.net #madwifi. Lurking in there will provide you updates as such about support for specific atheros powered chipsets that aren't supported.
For those with prism cards, I presume it would be known as hostap drivers and I am sure there will be support if you google around for irc channels as such. PrismGT owners should be looking at prism54 drivers. Their support is on irc.freenode.net #prism54. Do be warned that patience is the key in this room as response is not always quick compared to #madwifi (mainly atheros chipset support channel).
For those who have Broadcom BCM43xx, there is a channel #bcm-users on irc.freenode.net. Again, the same deal with prism54 channel, patience is the key at times.
Now, I am not going to list through all the possible chipsets and their support but if you ask google correctly you will get a decent response.


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Characteristics and classification of outlier detection techniques for wireless sensor networks in harsh environments: a survey
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Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have received considerable attention for multiple types of applications. In particular, outlier detection in WSNs has been an area of vast interest. Outlier detection becomes even more important for the applications involving harsh environments, however, it has not received extensive treatment in the literature. The identification of outliers in WSNs can be used for filtration of false data, find faulty nodes and discover events of interest. This paper presents a survey of the essential characteristics for the analysis of outlier detection techniques in harsh environments. These characteristics include, input data type, spatio-temporal and attribute correlations, user specified thresholds, outlier types(local and global), type of approach(distributed/centralized), outlier identification(event or error), outlier degree, outlier score, susceptibility to dynamic topology, non-stationarity and inhomogeneity. Moreover, the prioritization of various characteristics has been discussed for outlier detection techniques in harsh environments. The paper also gives a brief overview of the classification strategies for outlier detection techniques in WSNs and discusses the feasibility of various types of techniques for WSNs deployed in harsh environments.


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Catholic churches in Harmar, Blawnox merge
In just two weeks since moving to Blawnox, the Rev. Joe Keenan has quickly learned the ways of small-town living.
"Whether I'm at the Giant Eagle or getting a pizza, people come up and greet me," said Keenan, pastor of the new St. Pio of Pietrelcina Parish.
It's a merger of St. Edward, along Walnut Street in Blawnox, and St. Francis of Assisi in Harmar.
"I'm so impressed with the sense of community."
Keenan's arrival ushers in a new era, not only in leadership, but for the two former churches that have suffered aging congregations and rising costs.
St. Edward, formed in 1938, and St. Francis of Assisi, formed in 1941, have merged to provide strength and efficiency for parishioners.
"Every church in the diocese is looking at its resources and how it can best serve the people," Keenan said.
Suggested by parishioners and approved by Bishop David Zubik, head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, St. Pio of Pietrelcina opened May 25.
The parish will be served by both church buildings.
It is named for a Capuchin priest from Italy who was born in 1887. Known commonly as Padre Pio, he became famous for his stigmata.
"People are familiar with him; he is a saint of our time," Keenan said. "He is not someone from long ago."
Zubik, during his homily to bless the new parish, talked about Padre Pio as a man who had a deep desire to serve the Lord.
"He was a living sign of God's presence," Zubik said. "An invitation to holiness for everyone who would come to know about him."
The bishop praised Keenan as a shepherd of the people, saying he serves in a gentle, prayerful, loving and humorous way.
Raised in Hempfield and a graduate of Greensburg Central Catholic, Keenan has spent the past couple of years filling in where the diocese needed him.
During that time, he became familiar with the Lower Valley while serving for a month at St. Joseph Parish in O'Hara and St. Juan Diego Parish in Sharpsburg.
"I'm excited to be part of the community full time," Keenan said, from inside the impeccably manicured St. Edward Church, with its mauve pews, oversized stained-glass windows and pastel floral wreaths.
"I'm amazed that in two weeks, so many folks have welcomed me with a home-cooked meal or a swim in their pool."
For now, Keenan said he is familiarizing himself with the many outreach groups sponsored by the parish that include Meals-on-Wheels, youth groups, Women's Guild and St. Vincent de Paul Society.
And, he'll stick to a credo learned from his late uncle, a priest in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia — Be kind to the people.
"I've always taken that cue from him," Keenan said. "It works."


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Google's PageRank is precomputed relevancy ranking, where the heavy lifting of actual relevancy ranking is done by us humans. Why is this important? I was re-reading A new comparison between conventional indexing (MEDLARS) and automatic text processing (SMART), which lays out how computerized indexing can beat the best manual indexing by:
(It's more complicated than that, but you get the idea.) Relevancy ranking is the hardest part of the indexing job, as there are no clear-cut algorithms for relevancy ranking with both excellent precision and excellent recall (getting all of the documents you want and none of the documents you don't want). Google's PageRank works around the difficulty of relevancy ranking by handing the hardest part the ranking of individual documents to us humans. You can get good results from proper metadata, but metadata is useful only in environments where no one has interest in gaming the metadata (I wonder if it should be called "The Semantic Intranet"? That's where Semantic Web technologies really make sense to me.)
The original paper is worth a read, especially if you work on software that incorporates search and these days, I suspect that almost any non-embedded program could grow to a point where it incorporates a search mechanism (and an email client, and a web browser you get the point).


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Cisco TelePresence Applications
In addition to conferencing and management, there are several other factors that affect the success of your telepresence deployment. Managing conference connectivity, firewall traversal and making sure that systems using different standards can work together are critical to effective conference delivery. Cisco TelePresence applications provide administrators with the tools they need to obtain complete control over their video network utilization in terms of bandwidth and call policy, and simplifies multiparty video communications. This makes it easy for users to initiate and access telepresence conferences whether they are spontaneous, rendezvous, or scheduled.
Cisco TelePresence Conductor
Cisco TelePresence Conductor simplifies multiparty video communications. The technology makes it easy to initiate and access telepresence conferences whether they are spontaneous, rendezvous (a personal conference with a unique conference ID), or scheduled, to improve teamwork and increase productivity.
Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server
Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server provides both call control and firewall traversal capabilities for any-to-any video and telepresence communication.


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One of the most exciting new features about Drupal 7 is the object orientated database layer, or Database: The Next Generation (DBTNG) as it was code named. For the first time in Drupal's history, you can now connect to several different databases of different server types at the same time. All using Drupal's database framework.
Drupal now has the ability to migrate an entire database from one server type to another! Thats right, Drupal can migrate itself from MySQL to PostgreSQL and back or even to SQLite! This opens up a lot of opportunity for market. Are you paying to much for hosting? Is your sight just a poster site? Migrate to SQLite. Have you inherited a client that runs PostgreSQL but you have no idea how to use it? Migrate to MySQL. Want to see if PostgreSQL runs your application better than any other server? Migrate to PostgreSQL.
This module is a UI and Drush interface to replicate a database from one database to another independant of what kind of database server they are. So long as ther are support by Drupal, you can migrate to them, including non-SQL stuff!
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*Editor's note: Every week my colleague Ron Kaspriske, Golf Digest Fitness Editor, presents Fitness Friday on the Instruction Blog. He gives you a health and fitness tip or an exercise or stretch to get your body warmed up for the weekend. This week he discusses keeping your body strong and flexible with Tom Watson. Look for Saturday Morning Tip tomorrow, and remember to follow me on Twitter: @RogerSchiffman
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Here's Ron: Tom Watson turned 62 earlier this month. His golf swing turned 35. Despite having hip surgery a few years ago and despite playing more than 800 professional tournaments during his career, there seems to be only slight differences between the swing Watson used to win eight major championships from 1975 to 1983 and the one he used to nearly win another at the age of 60 at the 2009 British Open (see how he still makes a full turn in the recent photo here).
I met with Watson at his home course outside of Kansas City (Wolf Creek Golf Club) earlier this week. After watching him hit shot after shot with a golf swing that just about anyone would love, I asked him about his commitment to fitness.
Decline in physical fitness is inevitable for all of us as we age. But to make the decline as gradual as possible, particularly as it relates to the golf swing, Watson said a daily exercise regimen is vital.
Watson shared with me his workout routine as well as what he feels is the most important area to focus on as you get older--your hips. You can see in this photo of Tom that he still has great ability to rotate his hips aggressively toward the target as he starts down from the top.
"The first thing you lose is the ability to fire your hips," he said. "You have to really train that area hard."
To hear more from Tom on his secrets to playing ageless golf, click on the audio link below.
Listen: Tom Watson talks fitness
*Ron Kaspriske
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Tomorrow (November 5, 2013) a special holiday edition of the film Rise of the Guardians will be available where most movies are sold. This special edition (pictured above) features an adorable little wind up Elf toy, similar to the elves seen in the film. This would make a great stocking stuffer plus the toy can be played with an enjoyed year after year.
In case you have not seen the film I should make note that it's not a Christmas movie, per say. Santa is in the film and he is the main character, but this film can be enjoyed year round.
Rise of the Guardians features Santa, the Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, Jack Frost and the Sandman. They are known as "guardians". Their job is to protect the hopes and dreams of children all over the world.
The characters in Rise of the Guardians are not cute and cuddly. Although this film is OK for most children (5+), the images and characters probably appeal more towards older children.
Santa (voice by Alex Baldwin) is big, burly guy with tattoos. Yes – Tattoos!
The Easter Bunny (voiced by Hugh Jackman) is not cute and cuddly. In fact he's a bit gruff.
Actress Isla Fisher voices the part of the Tooth Fairy. She doesn't look like a fairy at all. She looks more like a humming bird.
In the film the guardians learn that an evil spirit named Pitch (voiced by Jude Law) is out to take over the world. The guardians must ban together to stop him.
All of the guardians are guided by the moon. The moon directs them and tells them what they need to do. The moon also tells them that there is another guardian who must work with them to help stop Pitch before it's too late. The other guardian is Jack Frost (voiced by Chris Pine). The only problem is that Jack doesn't want to help anyone.
Jack Frost is a loner and prefers is that way. He doesn't want to help people. He would rather do things against the humans. After all he is responsible for snow and ice which makes people slip and fall and causes car accidents.
The guardians don't understand why they need Jack's help, but they must do what the moon tells them to do. So it's up to them to convince Jack to help them to defeat Pitch. With each passing day Pitch is becoming more and more of a threat and without Jack's help the other guardians might be powerless against him.
Will Jack Frost finally give in and help the other guardians, or will Pitch find a way to take over the world once and for all? To find out you'll just have to pick up a copy of Rise of the Guardians, available where most movies are sold, in a special holiday edition, on November 5, 2013.
The holiday edition will feature only a DVD. The DVD features an hour of new bonus content including a multi-chapter, behind-the-scenes look at the making of the epic and merry elf greetings.
The film is also available on Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy pack with UltraViolet, which includes exclusive bonus features like interactive games, as well as a wealth of behind-the-scenes featurettes, commentary and more.
It's rated PG due to thematic elements and some mildly scary action.
The DVD will retail for $14.99 (Holiday edition will be available while supplies last) and the Blu-ray combo pack will retail for $19.99.
Did you see Rise of the Guardians? What did you think of the movie? Are you going to pick up the special holiday edition?
*I received a free screener copy in order to do this review. There was no compensation. The opinions expressed are my own and not influenced in any way.


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Relax and enjoy your holiday in our quality two person self contained studio units which all view the sea. It is a lovely quiet location close to all tourist attractions. We welcome you to join us in this idylic spot.
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We offer three quality self contained studio units, two with queen size beds and one with twin singles. Everything you need is here to let you relax and enjoy your stay. This is a quiet location with sea views and is only a two minute drive to the town centre or a 20 minute walk. It is in close proximity to all tourist attractions and a beautiful golf course.
Each unit is fully self contained and has free WIFI and a broadband internet connection. A portable BBQ is also available for your use.
We have been in the tourist industry for many years previously operating our yacht in the South Pacific and look forward now to helping you enjoy our beautiful country and particularly your stay in the North.
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Latest question:
How do you think the new GigE standards will influence the machine vision industry?
Respond or ask your question now!
February 2004
Display Technology Driven by Consumer Spending
by Len Yencharis
Material science, emerging markets and consumer demand have changed the landscape of display technology. Consumer demand for larger-size flat panel screens will benefit such electronic imaging vertical markets as machine vision inspection, while technology improvements in switching speeds of LCDs (Liquid Crystal Displays) and improved lifetime for OLEDs (Organic Light Emitting Diodes) translate into more display options for emerging market opportunities. The larger-size glass panel inspection criteria is a near-term nirvana for machine vision inspection since demand for other durable manufacturing goods has been in a slump for the past eighteen months.
Even though there are big opportunities for machine vision because of the increased demand for larger-size flat panel LCD displays, CRTs still fare better for most high-end computer graphics and image processing applications. However, it is basically a race for material science to overcome current technical limitations, plus the acknowledged influence of consumer styling on industrial buying habits. LCD switching speed?once a perceived technical barrier?has been reduced to a commercially acceptable 12 ms (Sharp and SAMSUNG) and with sampling rates as high as triple the Nyquist rate, improvements down to less than 7 ms are possible. What's more, there have been significant improvements for such markets as softcopy for medical viewing and bistable video switching research for both military and electronic book applications.
The demise of the U.S. display industry was documented in 1983 when my former partner, Steve Metzger, on behalf of International Competitive Assessments, testified before Congress about foreign companies dumping low-cost monitors in the United States . At that point in time, Zenith was the last major holdout. The change in manufacturing venue over the ensuing twenty years led to massive R&D expenditures overseas. In particular, funding for LCD and plasma display technology improvements was funded by joint ventures overseas.
Ironically, the largest markets for adapting the newer flat panel displays are both North America and Europe, neither of which is a major manufacturer base of flat panel displays. Still, the countries that lag behind in terms of changing buying habits from bulkier CRT displays to sleek-looking LCD and plasma flat panels are more likely to have manufacturing plants located within their domicile. More recently, the news has been centered around improvements in OLED technology as major U.S.-based companies such as Eastman Kodak develop and fund new partnerships and development activities.


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Well Played, Rachel Bilson
Rachel Bilson has been looking so cute lately. Why doesn't this girl have a regular job?
Seriously, someone needs to pay her once this strike is over to do more episodic work. She was terrific as Summer, she was adorable a few weeks ago in a two-episode stint on Chuck -- where, ironically, she worked in a deli and extolled the virtues of sandwiches that I kind of wish she ate more of in real life -- and yet she only has one movie in the can since. You know, she would have been great in Samaire Armstrong's part on Dirty Sexy Money, but alas, that's not an option at this point. If only I had been consulted.
Fortunately this relative inactivity has not reduced her to a reclusive and messy life of Pringles-stained sweatpants and trucker hats. This dress is flattering, sophisticated, and a beautiful color, and I wish it were in my closet right now. Maybe Santa will drop it there while he's running around picking up everyone's Christmas lists and checking to make sure he can fit down everyone's chimneys despite having thirds at the dessert buffet last night. Come on, Santa. Snap out of the sugar coma.
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On Wednesday with the doomsday clock ticking down to the end of the 2011 session, the Minnesota Department of Transportation took $44 million off the infrastructure improvement estimates that would be required near a new Vikings stadium in Ramsey County.
The cost estimates that Gov. Mark Dayton and most legislative leaders were hearing related to the cost of making the improvements needed to handle stadium traffic at the vacant Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant – an acronym (TCAAP) you will likely get used to seeing in the coming days, if not months – were $175 million. On Wednesday, MnDOT said the actual cost will likely be closer to $131 million – $44 million less than a figure being bantered about by stadium opponents.
In a statement, the Vikings thanked MnDOT for its release of cost analysis figures that can help allay the fears of some legislators.
In the statement, the Vikings said, "We want to thank Governor (Mark) Dayton, the Minnesota Department of Transportation and Ramsey County for working together to quickly explore in further detail the off-site transportation needs and costs for a new stadium at the TCAAP site in Arden Hills. It is important for all parties to be in agreement on the numbers so we can now focus our energy on moving this project forward. We appreciate the fact that these discussions have lowered the overall project costs, and we look forward to working with the governor and legislative leaders on resolving the stadium issue in Minnesota."
Whether the reduced price tag will have its intended impact to get more legislative support is unclear, but it can't hurt.
Kahn joked that he knew when he saw the dangerously ill 14-year old son of Cleveland Cavalier owner Dan Gilbert on stage that the Wolves "were toast" in terms of getting the first overall pick. The first lottery was in 1985. The New York Knicks had just one ball in the hopper yet mysteriously in a closed room in New Jersey, their ball "miraculously" got pulled. Expansion Orlando was a site the NBA coveted. "Miraculously" the Magic pulled the first ball and got Shaquille O'Neal. Despite having little chance to land him, Cleveland got hometown hero LeBron James thanks to a miraculous ball. Kahn may find his next paycheck significantly lighter than expected thanks to Commissioner David Stern. Why? Because he said what many believe to be the truth.
The popularity of the NFL is based on an even playing field thanks to a salary cap that allows teams to go from worst-to-first in one year. Draft picks are the life-blood of the NFL, but teams don't intentionally lose games to get higher picks. They did in the NBA, which is why they had to employ a lottery system to prevent teams tanking late in the season – even though they still do.
Kahn may be out 100 grand or so for his open-mike night performance at the Chuckle Hut.
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Castellanos Homers in 2-1 Loss Thursday
By El Paso Chihuahuas | April 18, 2014 12:29 AM ET
El Paso Chihuahuas Game Summary
Albuquerque 2 Chihuahuas 1 - Thursday
WP: Garcia (3-0)
LP: Boyer (0-1)
S: Dominguez (1)
Time: 2:52
Attn: 5,412
The El Paso Chihuahuas left nine runners on base in their 2-1 loss to the Albuquerque Isotopes Thursday night in Albuquerque. The Chihuahuas have now lost three consecutive games and five of their last six.
Albuquerque broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the seventh when Mike Baxter lifted a home run over the left field wall. The Isotopes added a second run on Miguel Olivo's RBI single later in the seventh. The seventh-inning damage could have been worse had it not been for an acrobatic 6-4-3 double play turned by El Paso with the bases loaded.
For the second straight night, an Albuquerque starter pitched six shutout innings. Henry Sosa held the Chihuahuas without a run until giving way to the bullpen in the seventh. The Chihuahuas lone run came on a long solo home run over the left field patio area by El Paso third baseman Alex Castellanos, his first of the season.
Box Score: http://www.milb.com/milb/
Team Records: El Paso (6-8) Albuquerque (8-6)
Next Game: Friday in Albuquerque, 7:05 pm. El Paso RHP Branch Kloess (1-0, 5.73) vs. Albuquerque RHP Henry Sosa (0-0, 2.89). Game coverage begins at 7:00 pm El Paso time on Team 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.
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Katy Perry promises to take Russell Brand to Santa Barbara
With marriage to comedian Russell Brand on the horizon, singer and sun-lover Katy Perry is determined that life will be a beach
Katy Perry is beaming with health and excitement about becoming Mrs Russell Brand. She won't say when the wedding is, but the rumours are that it's this autumn. Others speculate that they are already married.
We're in a Paris photo studio and the 25-year-old pop singer says that the first chance she gets after they're married she's going to take her new husband to the ultimate weekend getaway destination: her home town of Santa Barbara — 90 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
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Since experiencing an 8 by 6 inch hematoma after liposuction I would have to say it was not worth it for me. It is post op day 12 and I am still feeling depressed. The pain, staying home and the pressure from the hematoma has caused me to regret this decision. Hopefully in a couple of months it will be worth it. READ MORE
8 Weeks Post Op Mini Tummy Tuck and Abdominal Lipo - Arlington, TX Great Before and After Pictures
I had 2 C-Sections and was diagnosed with PCOS at 19 years old. PCOS causes un-even fatty deposits in your abdomen area and I was left with saggy skin under my belly button. I went to a plastic surgeon and he recommended a full tummy tuck. But I wasn't too fond of the longer recovery time, longer scar and multiple drains. I am 5'4 and weighed 134 when I went in last Monday March 18th... READ MORE
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I weighed 134 on surgery day and today I weigh 132. On Monday March 18th I had a mini tummy tuck with abdominal liposuction done. Immediately after getting out of surgery I had... READ MORE
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The first winner of the best collection award was Thom Gunn, an expat Brit living with his lover, Mike Kitay, in San Francisco.
At 28, Eleanor Catton became the youngest ever winner of the Booker Prize with her swirling, mesmerizing epic The Luminaries.
On Monday, the prize committee announced that it had not chosen a winner for the fiction award for the first time since 1977.
With a .700 career winning percentage as a coach in college and the NFL, Harbaugh is a winner.
Either it will declare President Hamid Karzai winner in the first round, or deduct enough votes to force a runoff.
Its only a thousand and the gold cup for the winner of the hundred mile race.
The one whose list is largest and most correct is the winner.
Matt crossed the tape a winner by fifteen feet and Prescott put its head in its hands and groaned.
I have entered upon a contest with Arsène Lupin from which I must emerge the winner.
And then the honour of being the winner is just as much prized by them as it has ever been in more highly favoured lands.
A very promising and successful person or thing; hot shot: Your new poem is a winner/ Hire this guy, he looks like a winner/ That passing shot was a winner


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By Tori Hamby
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When Ronald Frye was a boy, he was given away by his mother to a complete stranger in a diner. During the rest of Frye's childhood, the stranger and her boyfriend whipped Frye so badly that police in Newton used images of his scarred back in educational materials about how to spot child abuse—literally making him the poster boy for child mistreatment.
In November 1993, Frye, then 35 years old, was convicted of first degree murder for stabbing his landlord to death with a pair of scissors. After the conviction, Frye's attorney, Tom Portwood, admitted to drinking 12 shots of rum during every day of the trial. Because of his attorney's unprofessional behavior, the jury never heard about Frye's troubled childhood. In August 2001, Frye was executed by lethal injection.
"If the jury members had been informed about his life prior to the murder, he would have never received a death sentence," said Stephen Dear, executive director of People of Faith Against the Death Penalty. "The jury never knew who Ronnie Frye was."
Dear said that this case is just one of many reasons that his organization, whose headquarters are located at 110 W. Main St. in Carrboro, works to educate congregations of all faiths about what they believe to be injustices concerning the death penalty. They are working to mobilize efforts that encourage lawmakers to abolish capital punishment. Although the organization is headquartered in Carrboro, some members live as far away as Hawaii.
"We do a wide array of grassroots organization among people of faith to address the death penalty and to help inform people about what the death penalty really involves and what people's faith traditions really say about it," Dear said.
According to Dear, the organization's efforts include helping businesses, churches and local governments develop resolutions against the death penalty, holding vigils for those who have been executed and writing petitions that protest capital punishment.
"Christians bear a larger moral burden to undo the death penalty. People of faith can offer the greater community a voice of conscious and moral guidance on the issue," Dear said.
Although many of the organization's efforts are centered in its home state of North Carolina, Dear said they are also dedicated to abolishing the death penalty in the South as a whole. According to the group's Web site, 80 percent of American executions occur in the South—a legacy of slavery. Dear said that a study from Ohio State University indicated a strong correlation between the frequency and locations of lynchings in the South—in which African-Americans were the primary victims—and the frequency and locations of executions after lynchings were outlawed by federal law.
"Almost all executions happen in the South, and that should cause all people in the South to wonder what we're doing," Dear said. "Those of us who oppose the death penalty should ask ourselves if we are allowing this to happen by silence. Those who support it should ask themselves about the clear correlation between South's ugly history of the oppression of African-Americans and the current practice of the death penalty."
According to the Death Penalty Information Center Web site, from 1976—the year the United States Supreme Court declared the death penalty to be constitutional—to April 2009, nine out of the top 10 states with the highest execution rates per capita were located in the South, with Oklahoma at the top with .244 executions per 10,000 people. North Carolina ranked tenth with .047 executions per 10,000 people.
The organization also honors government representatives who have striven to abolish capital punishment. On March 24, the organization held a reception for Joe Hackney, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, in honor of his efforts in passing the North Carolina Racial Justice Act. According to Kristen Smith, director of development at People of Faith Against the Death Penalty, the act addresses racial factors that cause minorities—particularly African- Americans—to have higher rates of inmates on death row.
"The act allows for a court review of cases to determine whether sentencing was based on race," Smith said.
Dear says although the organization received a good deal of opposition in the 1990s from religious organizations and churches who supported the death penalty—usually in the form of letters and counter protests—it has been about ten years since they have witnessed any significant opposition. Dear said he perceives this as a sign that North Carolina is ready to abolish the death penalty.
"Fifteen states don't have the death penalty, and you don't see a large movement to bring it back" Dear said. "Eventually political leaders will feel secure enough to oppose it."


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Khalifa University announced today that it has wrapped up its second Gulf Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Institute GNEII fundamentals course.
This year saw over 22 fellows from a total of four GCC countries and Jordan complete the instructional aspect of the course, which focused on nuclear safety, security, safeguards and the connections between them.
GNEII is a collaboration between Khalifa University, Sandia National Laboratories Sandia and Texas A&M University's Nuclear Security Science and Policy Institute NSSPI. It was designed to give future nuclear energy leaders the necessary knowledge to support them in future decision making.
The students were taught by over 10 instructors from around the world including, the United States, Russia, South Korea, Brazil and the United Kingdom.
"Collectively our instructors have over 250 years of experience in the nuclear field," said Abdelaziz Al Madhloum, Manager of GNEII, "All of them are subject matter experts in different areas in the field of nuclear engineering and technology. They are the ideal people to be fostering the new generation of nuclear professionals and future decision makers."
He continued, "GNEII furthers the UAE's quest to become an intellectual and academic hub in the Gulf area. The institute provides the national energy programs with an enhanced understanding of the safety, safeguards and security aspects of nuclear energy, as well as, offering the international community a model for an educational institute that addresses the integrated 3S safety, safeguards and security methodology."
The next step for the students in the GNEII program is their research project. Students will be required to conduct research in the technical and socio-technical aspects of nuclear energy safety, safeguards, security and nonproliferation. This part of the program will last 3 months.
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By Justin Chao
This was an interesting article in the New York Times last week. The author, Michael Moss, explains why food companies in their quest for increasing their profits and market share are driven to add more salt, sugar, and calories to our food.
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INTERVIEW | Wednesday, 27 February 2008
'A civil war of words'
Philippe Lamberts, co-spokesperson of the European Green Party and AD's guest last weekend, tells JAMES DEBONO that coalitions are the norm and not the exception in Europe.
"I felt a climate of a civil war of words, not one of an open democratic debate which the election campaign should be conducive to. It's a lot 'them and us', good versus bad."
These were the first impressions of Philippe Lamberts during his brief visit in Malta.
He also notes an "enormous imbalance" when watching TV and reading the Maltese papers, between the access that is given to the two main parties and that that is enjoyed by smaller parties, including of course AD.
"There is a lot of fear hanging around and that, as a European citizen, makes me quite uneasy. I believe that the Maltese society has much to gain by opening up the political debate, as the challenges it is facing are huge and will require the mobilisation of all to be successfully met."
Countering the spin that coalitions are a recipe for disaster, Lamberts notes that "in many European countries, coalition governments are the rule rather than the exception."
Lamberts acknowledges that are "some sorry examples, such as Italy, where the coalition failed because its majority was too narrow and therefore it had to take too many participants onboard, which had too diverging views."
But according to Lamberts the vast majority of coalition governments across Europe are rather stable.
"Look at Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, at Ireland; even my country, Belgium, has had full-term governments for two decades now."
Ironically after years of stability his homeland Belgium is passing through a hard patch in coalition building but Lamberts attributes this to "our specific situation" marked by regional strife between the Flemish and French speaking parts of the country.
"We Greens believe that a mature democracy must be able to allow the emergence and the representation of new political orientations, which is best allowed by proportional vote, which in turn leads to coalition governments."
Lamberts does not see such a climate as one conducive to the mature debate required to rise up to the challenges that EU member states have to face.
Green parties have participated in coalitions with various other political families.
The first wave of participation across Europe in the second half of the 1990s, when the Greens allied themselves with the social-democrats.
But the current wave sees Greens entering alliances mostly with centre and centre-right parties.
"This demonstrates that Greens are results-driven: what brings the decision to partner with others is what we can concretely achieve, rather than the label."
Despite the current flirtation with the centre right, Lamberts insists that "the Greens are definitely on the progressive side of society, and in the traditional sense, rather on the left side of the spectrum."
The Green's agenda of sustainable development encompasses both environmental justice as well as social justice, adding the enhancement of the civil liberties to the mix.
"All those goals require government to take an active role, especially versus the markets in defining policy. Therefore, it was not surprising for us to be allied to social democrats in the first wave of our coalitions, and it remains a reality today, as exemplified by many successful local and regional coalitions we still have nowadays with them."
But the Greens are also strong proponents of a culture of responsibility of enterprise and the individual.
"In that respect, you might find us closer to progressive liberals or Christian democrats."
He also refers to the fact that in many cases – but not all –all over Europe, social democrats have become quite conservative, "when not overtly liberal in economic matters or on the contrary, populists."
"Doing so, they have somehow deserted the progressive side of the political spectrum, where then we find ourselves sometimes a little alone".
In such a scenario the Greens feel free to strike coalitions agreements with all democratic parties who allow them to promote the agenda of sustainable development.
"We are nobody's obedient servants or natural allies. So, to answer your question, with the exception of anti-democratic parties which you usually find at the far right end of the spectrum, we are open to enter discussions with any partner."
Lamberts points out that most Governments that have had Greens onboard, have carried out their full terms.
"There have of course been exceptions to that, but these took place when Greens were placed before decisions that we had consistently said we would not support."
So what have Greens given to the governments in which they played a role?
"When Greens participate in coalition, they really try to act somehow as the Government' pathfinders, opening new avenues of political actions, proposing new solutions or making sure the new challenges we have are effectively tackled. But we always want to ensure we do not lose touch with reality. So reality shows that Greens are rather a factor of innovation than one of instability."
What about concrete results? He cites Germany as a concrete example of a country changed by the Greens in coalition.
"Look at how the country has become a world leader in the sustainable development technologies, creating 300,000 jobs in the sector, which is one of the largest contributors to Germany's exports. That is a direct consequence of a very ambitious energy policy led by the Greens, which have not only decided to engage a nuclear phasing-out process, but have strongly encouraged investments in renewables and in energy efficiency. That paid off handsomely, including in a field – the economy – where common wisdom has it that Greens are not at their best."
He also cites former German Green foreign minister Joschka Fischer who was instrumental in setting the agenda of the EU foreign policy, be it in the Balkans, in the Middle East or in Asia, always finding the right balance that really enables an effective dialogue.
Is there a risk of the Greens losing their identity and principles when they participate in such governments?
"When you enter a coalition, you know from day one that you will have to make concessions, as no partner in the coalition can have it all its own way. We are democrats, which means that we accept that a Government that includes Greens will not carry out a 100% Green policy. Accepting that means a culture shift for Green parties, by which they become Government parties."
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Samuel L. Jackson only voted for President Barack Obama because of the color of his skin, the Hollywood actor revealed in a profanity-laced interview in the March issue of Ebony magazine.
"I voted for Barack because he was black. 'Cuz that's why other folks vote for other people — because they look like them," Jackson said. "That's American politics, pure and simple. [Obama's] message didn't mean sh-t to me. In the end, he's a politician. I just hoped he would do some of what he said he was gonna do.
According to the New York Post, the "Pulp Fiction" legend repeatedly dropped the N-word during his cover story interview.
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Officer Involved Shooting in Adamsville
More information in a shooting of a suspected car thief by Jefferson County sheriff's deputies. Authorities say a deputy tried to stop the 33 year old suspect when he spotted the stolen vehicle but was led on a brief chase into a neighborhood where the suspect stopped. Deputies issued verbal commands for the man to exit the car, but he tried to speed away again. He drove right toward a deputy who says he fired a shot to stop the suspect, and to keep from being hit. The chase ended when Adamsville officers spotted the suspect near Scenic Drive. The man had a bullet wound to the knee and taken to the hospital for his non life-threatening injury. The unnamed suspect faces several charges. He is wanted for questioning in other car thefts. Authorities say he has a criminal history that spans 11 years.


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I've heard that pineapple juice, or fresh pineapple and lots of water help, less salt (not sure how much that means) and that exercise can actually increase swelling. Any... READ MORE
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Swelling at 1 month, 2 month, 3 month etc.
Is there a place where people are posting their 1 month, 2 month swelling? It's be interesting to do a comparion - all I see are the flat stomachs and it's almost... READ MORE
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I'm on my 7th week. A few days ago I noticed one boob seemed to be bigger than the other and the nipple wasn't like the other. One is up and smooshed and the other is... READ MORE
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Chicago (AFP) June 10, 2011
The toll from the deadliest single tornado to strike the United States in six decades rose to 151, and eight hospitalized victims were infected with a rare and potentially deadly fungus kicked up by the storm, officials said Friday.
The toll from the May 22 tornado which destroyed a third of the town of Joplin, Missouri jumped by 13 from the number reported last week because a number of critically ill patients died in hospital, the Jasper County coroner's office reported.
That brings the year's total to 535 tornado fatalities, making 2011 the deadliest tornado season since 1927 and the sixth worst on record according to the national weather service.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said Friday it had received eight reports of patients suffering from "suspected deep skin fungal infection" as a result of their injuries in the tornado.
A spokeswoman for the department did not immediately return a request to confirm reports that at least three of those patients had died, including one woman whose arm was amputated in an attempt to control the infection.
However, an epidemiologist with the local county health department said the infections can be quite dangerous.
"Several physicians have stated they could actually see the fungus growing on the wound so they would have to actually go in and scrape the wound out," said Kendra Williams, administrator of community health and epidemiology Springfield-Greene County Health Department.
"Some individuals were having that done on a daily basis."
The fungus is commonly found in soil and vegetative matter, but only poses a hazard if it is deeply embedded in a traumatic wound, Williams told AFP.
It can be successfully treated with antifungal drugs and surgical removal but if someone already had an underlying immune-compromising condition, "they're going to struggle with it," Williams said, adding "it could lead to fatalities."
There is little concern that the hundreds of people working to clean up the miles of tornado damage in Joplin will be impacted, she added.
"It's not (caused by) a scratch and it's more than probably stepping on a nail or a screw. It's got to be pretty traumatic."
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Ari Fleischer on the White House message on Your World.
Trump vs. the media. Newt Gingrich weighs in on Hannity.
Conservative writer Ben Shapiro said the University of California at Berkeley is treating him the same way they treated author Ann Coulter.
Former Los Angeles Police Detective Mark Fuhrman said "the fix was in" regarding whether O.J. Simpson would be paroled.
Alan Dershowitz, who aided former Buffalo Bills running back O.J. Simpson's 1995 legal team, said that particular case will be fresh in the minds of those at his upcoming parole hearing.
Tucker Carlson responded in real time to a criticism from Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.).
A New York Times writer accused white women walking the streets of Manhattan of being systemically racist, Tucker Carlson reported.
Tucker Carlson said Friday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his investigation are a "massive threat to the White House."
Protesters disrupted a press conference called by the Minneapolis mayor regarding the police shooting of an unarmed white mother.
Jesse Watters reacted to a former Clinton White House adviser comparing President Trump to O.J. Simpson.
In an impassioned commentary, Rush Limbaugh said he believes the Washington establishment - both Democrats and Republicans - are involved in a "silent coup" against President Trump.
Judge Jeanine Pirro said O.J Simpson is "delusional."
Sean Hannity said that comedian Rosie O'Donnell has joined the long list of Hollywood celebrities who fantasize about the president's death.
White House adviser Dr. Sebastian Gorka said the administration "loves" watching the press' wall-to-wall coverage about Russia.


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Dog's Curling World Cup.
Funny Janitor in Curling Competition
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Funny Vladimir Putin Rainbow Curling
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the gay badge. Suggestion: would be interesting to see if the brushes were changed to whips
Nicely done. I guess Putin is getting a pretty good lambasting in this contest
Funny Benjamin Netanyahu Curling at Olympics Stamp
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At first glance I thought it was a tea pot . Sorry perfect chop.
and the wood - a total freaking sweet by Wanderer. Congrats again.
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Canada's newest craze... snail curling
Funny British Curling
They do love their Tea.
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Isn't he a little too "stout" for this competition.
He won when the kettle picked up a head of steam..
Methinks the reflection is part of the source. If not, Awesome. A hot teapot blowing steam would make for a bit more exciting curling match.
Funny Penguin Curling
With the granite used for the stones becoming harder to find, the IOC tried a number of alternatives.
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Chilly Willy goes to the Olympics..he is such a hockey puck.
De call me the Penguinater.. I'll be bach in 20010...
Unusual indeed. Very cute entry. Nice reflecion work.
Tom Cruise won the gold last night for penguin curling.
Funny Sumo Curling
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The judge says two red count. Are you gonna argue with him.
very funny image; what strikes me though is how blurry Sumo's edges are whereas the curlers have very sharp well defined edges.
What are you supposed to do in a situation like this pat, he's got nowhere to go.
Great reflection. The lighting/texture is a bit off.
I like your good choice of curling picture, it is very well suited to the idea.
The also call this sport: "Beat that fat"
Funny Invisible Man Curling
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2012"Catalogue Sum 012 Brenda Warner" SummerShow July 15th - August 15th Galerie 240, Ottawa Canada - Solo
2011"Paper Roses" Fall/Winter Show Galerie 240, Ottawa Canada - Solo
2010 "Flowers From my Secret Garden" the Underpass at Sussex and Rideau, Ottawa Canada - Solo
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"Flowers From my Secret Garden" June 1st to September 30th Galerie 240, Ottawa Canada - Solo
"Three Letter Words" - the Underpass at Sussex and Rideau, Ottawa Canada - Solo
"Back to Black" October 14th to 31st Galerie 240 Ottawa Solo Show
"Flowers From my Secret Garden" April 2nd to June 30th Galerie 240 - Solo
"Metamorphosis" January 6th - 30th ICO Gallery Tribecca New York City - Group Show
"Reflections" November 4th - 29th ICO Gallery Tribecca New York City - Group Show
"Portraits of Being Human" November 6th to 30th - Galerie 240 - with "Eamon"
"Summer Art & Music Festival" July 4th to August 2nd ICO Gallery Tribecca
"Women Who Paint" Top Ten Abstract Expressionists ArtRom Gallery Rome Italy
"Happy Trails" June 2nd to August 31st SITE Gallery, Winnipeg Manitoba - Solo - Wildlife photographs from trips in the United States to Deadwood South Dakota2007"Black and White with a Touch of Red" April 1st to 30th SITE Gallery Winnipeg Manitoba - Solo
2007"Art in Motion" May 2007 Calgary Alberta - Group Show 2006"Four Women Reflect" April 23rd to May 5th Fleet Galleries Winnipeg Manitoba
Brenda Gale Warner: Bio
Brenda believes she was born to be an artist. From her beginnings in Hamilton, Ontario art has always been her preferred voice. In fact, it is the art and drawing that Brenda vividly recalls from her childhood. When she was seven, she was desperate to own a 'Jon Gnagy Learn to Draw Set' which her grandfather bought for her. Then, as she grew, while she was successful in all of her academic pursuits, it was in the fields of Arts and Drama where she longed to be and particularly excelled. She was compelled to exercise her creativity, and this took her down many different roads, each one a lifetime in itself.
Primarily self-taught, Brenda also acquired her formal techniques - and honed her skills and talents - in artists' studios. One of her early career incarnations, in the 1980s, was in interior and furniture design in an exclusive design gallery in Toronto. But it was her involvement with the Art Gallery of Ontario - as a docent in the Elementary Education Department - where she again learned to see the world through the eyes of a child, which Brenda found both rewarding and enlightening.
"I describe my art as simple" explained Brenda," I try to approach complex ideas and emotions and make them easier to understand and for me, painting has always been simpler than verbalizing these expressions." Brenda's life has been one full of triumph and tragedy - of motion and emotion. She has suffered personal losses and achieved much personal success. Her art is her articulation of these milestones. But it was when she began to work with large canvasses that she discovered Expressionism and found another voice for her thoughts and feelings. Brenda's paintings encapsulate the full palette and tactile spectrum: from monochromatic to colourful, from textural to reflective and from sparse to compound and complex.
Brenda has travelled throughout Europe and lived across Canada. However, it was her time in Manitoba - with its wide-open spaces, wildlife and natural features - that opened up Brenda to the art of photography.
Working in sepia and black and white she likes to get up close and personal to her subjects and capture their vitality.
"I can be inspired by a word, a phrase, a place or a change in my life. I just live and breathe wherever I am and sometimes I need to put it on canvas or catch it with my lens" described Brenda. Brenda's works can be found in Corporate, Public and Private collections across Canada the United States and Europe. Calgary's Golden Mile shows two of her works and the City of Ottawa recently chose three paintings to represent the Downtown Rideau Art and Culture District. She has shown in New York and Rome where she was recently chosen one of the Top ten Exquisite Expressionists, Women Who Paint, by Artrom Gallery.
Now residing in Ottawa where her palette has come alive she finally opened the gallery of her dreams. Guild Galerie 240, where she collects Artists.
(photos of Brenda by Jae Feinburg)
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Kevin Kamenetz, Baltimore County Executive
It's hard to find a longtime Baltimore County resident who doesn't know someone who worked at Sparrows Point -- a family member, a friend, a neighbor, or a co-worker. Over more than 125 years, tens of thousands of men and women worked at the Sparrows Point steel mill, and at many other businesses connected to steelmaking.
The Point provided good paying jobs that supported families for generations.
Working here was more than a job. Whether you were in the hot mill, the tin mill or the cold mill; whether you worked in the office or drove a truck, working at the Point meant knowing that your hard work was making a difference.
Baltimore County steel helped keep America strong -- it was vital to the effort during two World Wars. Baltimore County steel stands in our nation's infrastructure, from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
Part of my job as Baltimore County Executive is to step back and look at the big picture, to see how we can make the most of what makes our County great. At Sparrows Point, I see everything we need to bring back jobs for this generation -- and for generations to come.
The basis for our optimism is simple. Sparrows Point has a unique combination of assets that just can't be found anywhere else along the East Coast: more than five square miles of industrially zoned land, deepwater access, and infrastructure and transportation, including rail service right to the front door.
Most exciting are the opportunities for expansion of the Port and port-related uses. We have every reason to believe that the Port could easily bring 10,000 new, family-supporting jobs back to the Point. Advanced manufacturing, distribution and logistics, and clean energy could add even more jobs.
There's one more vital asset: we have people who work hard and work smart. These are workers who know what it means to put in a good day's work for a good day's pay.
Let's face it: being a steelworker wasn't the easiest job. The work was always hard and often dangerous. It took a combination of brains and brawn. But talk to any steelworker from any generation, and you'll learn there's something about working here that created a special bond that will last for generations, through good times and bad.
Shortly after the mighty L-furnace was built, steelworkers welded the "Star of Bethlehem" to its tower and lit it as a symbol of strength, pride and hope. I am pleased that the new owners of the property, Sparrows Point Terminal, are preserving the Star to help all of us, and future generations, stay connected to these values.
Let's join with former steelworkers and their families as we look toward a bright future for the men and women of steel. We can all learn from their legacy.


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Artist: Scientific American
Date Released: December 14, 2004
Label: Mush
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- When It Was Ever Everything
- Strong for the Future
- Drift in Place
- Victory Hold Still
- Between Urban Movements
- Four Hour Window
- Your Utopia
- Million Lines (Slow Fade)
- The Seas are the Skies
- We All Are Already Are
Before becoming interested in using his computer as his primary instrument, sound designer Andrew Rohrmann, aka Scientific American, had already established himself in the Seattle indie-rock scene with his band, Hush Harbor. Going solo and being able to experiment with elements of electronica, hip-hop and rock completely opened up a whole new world of musical landscapes. While Strong for the Future is his first full length album, Rohrmann has already released a highly regarded mixtape series, remixes for Modest Mouse, among other indie-rock bands, produced music for the Seattle Art Museum, Volkswagen, Discover and Hewlett Packard, and shared the stage with the likes of Four Tet, Boom Bip and Manitoba. The music on the album definitely stands up to his résumé; a slick combination of IDM, electronica, dance, hip-hop and just a touch of jazz. The record flows through broken musical landscapes with the help of his perfect production and impeccable timing much on the same level as Squarepusher's Ultravisitor. This is a definite listen for anyone interested in experimental or electronic music. Mpardaiolo


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Blackberry, Currant, and Plum
Bordeaux is nearly ten times the size of Burgundy. With so much of its wine on the market, and such inflated pricing of the best known names (speculators), we spend little time there these days.
Another reason we don't prospect often in Bordeaux is that we're happy with what we already have. Our two main left-bank winemakers in the region – Chateau Léhoul and the Chateau Lafont Menaut – make clean, honest, delicious wines that keep us more than satisfied.
Today's offer is for Chateau Lafont Menaut rouge, from the ever-drinkable 2009 vintage. This property, once owned and farmed by the Enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu, is now run skillfully by winemaker Phillibert Perrin. Perrin also owns the nearby Chateau Carbonnieux.
The Chateau Lafont Menaut sits on nearly 40 acres of vines just south of Carbonnieux. Located in Bordeaux's Graves region, Lafont Menaut produces a lovely blend of mostly cabernet sauvignon and merlot.
The cabernet adds dark, briary notes of blackberry and currant, with the merlot adding notes of plum jam. Pair this with a strip steak or roast lamb as part of a wintery Sunday afternoon meal.
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What makes a great video game stay in the memory? While gameplay, graphics and plot all play their part, an often overlooked factor is the world the game takes place in. These virtual playgrounds are more than just a backdrop for the action; they are the foundation on which a game's immersive qualities lie.
In the following gallery, we pay tribute to the best video game worlds in the history of the medium. Some are memorable for their intricate ecosystems and back-stories, while others broke new ground in visual realism. All share one thing in common: once you step inside them, they are not easily forgotten…
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Patients face higher healthcare bills as budget is slashed
PUBLIC and private patients will be paying more this year to help the Government reach savings targets in the health service.
The €780m worth of cuts to the HSE's budget were brought to Cabinet yesterday by Health Minister James Reilly.
They include an extra €50m saved on prescription fees from medical card holders and an additional €10m from private patients who pay for their drugs.
The HSE's National Service Plan – detailing how the €14bn for current and capital spending will be allocated – was signed off by ministers.
The two biggest areas earmarked for savings are payroll and primary care, which covers areas such as medical cards, drugs and fees to GPs.
Payroll savings of around €308m need to be met by the end of the year, mainly through the loss of around 3,500 posts under the Croke Park deal.
The non-filling of posts which become vacant will also be supplemented by cuts in agency costs, including a saving of €10m through proposals to hire 1,000 graduate nurses on salaries of €22,000.
Tighter rules on medical card eligibility will see thousands lose the benefit or fail to qualify, saving €10m. The tighter eligibility for medical card holders is due to people no longer including outgoings such as home improvement loans, second home loans, car depreciation and a travel-to-work allowance.
Another 20,000 people over 70 years will see their full medical card reduced to a GP visit card in a bid to cut €12m.
GPs are to be told they need to reduce their drugs bills by around €20m through opting for more generic alternatives to branded medicines.
The additional €10m from private patients is due to an increase in the Drug Payment Scheme threshold from €132 to €144 per month.
The hope is that the agreement with drugs companies on drugs prices will kick in with €120m of savings this year.
The plan will be published this morning by the HSE.
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In one week, Mark Sanchez will take the field as the starting quarterback of the New York Jets. He managed to stave off Tim Tebow.
Actually, with how God-awful Tebow looked in the preseason, he made it pretty easy for Sanchez to keep his job, despite how bad he looked in the preseason.
But I digress. The point is: It's Sanchez's job. And if he's going to keep it, a certain Super Bowl winning quarterback believes it's going to take some "cojones."
"This strikes at the heart of Mark Sanchez's pride," former Washington Redskins QB Joe Theismann said Friday on WFAN, via ESPNNewYork.com. "He's going to get booed. He's going to get thrown under the bus. And I want to see what kind of cojones he's got. That's what I'm looking for. ... I'm sick and tired of hearing this nice-guy stuff: 'Oh, Timmy's a nice guy. Oh, Mark's a nice (guy).'"
Let's make one thing clear (and Theismann alluded to it): To this point, Sanchez hasn't had any cojones. He's been way too passive since Tebow's offseason arrival.
It gets real now, though, come next Sunday's season opener against the Buffalo Bills. And Theismann would like to see a major change in Sanchez's attitude.
"Enough of this nicey two-shoe garbage," Theismann said. "Stand up for what you believe in. You're the starting quarterback. This guy's not. That's the way it is. Deal with it."
Nate Davis is a reporter, blogger and editor who's been at USA TODAY since 2000. He has covered the NFL since 2005. No, he did not play quarterback for Ball State. Davis' succession of our esteemed colleague Sean Leahy at The Huddle is considered a Brady-for-Bledsoe swap by most "insiders."More about Nate


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Here are three lessons from David's life: 1) God makes the choice. When Samuel the prophet came to David's house to pick Israel's next king, David wasn't considered. But God chose him anyway – just... Continue Reading
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Nerd factor tattoos, installment 2! As a kid, I really wanted to be a marine biologist and enjoyed biology. The love didn't last, but my appreciation for nerddom did. Here are some some geeky but awesome tattoos for your enjoyment.
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Samuel L. Jackson to Play Nick Fury
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Although rumours had been recently circulating about a connection between cult-favourite Samuel L. Jackson and a Marvel movie, it is now confirmed he has joined a growing star-studded cast for the upcoming 2008 flick, Iron Man. Jackson will star as Agent Nick Fury of SHIELD. The movie, starring Robert Downey Jr., is one of a continuing series of movies to have a massive budget, estimated to be well in excess of $100 million USD.
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Little Barrie
Little Barrie is a power trio that originated in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, since relocated to London. Their sound could be described as stripped down R&B/Soul/Funk/Blues/Garage rock jamband. The band consists of Barrie Cadogan (guitar and vocals), Lewis Wharton (bass) and Virgil Howe (drums). Before Howe, Billy Skinner was playing drums. Before Skinner, Wayne Fulwood was playing drums and singing. The first Little Barrie single "Shrug Off Love" b/w "Reply Me (It Don''t Deny Me)" was recorded by Barrie before the project became a full band with session drummer Chris Lee. Keys player Miles Newbold appeared on the B side Reply Me and also engineered the session. Little Barrie released their debut album, We Are Little Barrie, in February 2005. It was recorded over a series of 23 Wednesdays in Edwyn Collins'' studio. Wayne left the band before the recording of their second album. According to Lewis "Yeah, it was a surprise... I didn''t think it would ever happen. The constant touring was driving Wayne insane. He was away from home a lot... It got to the point where we were about to go the US to record the new album and it dawned on him that he''d be away again, and that we would be touring it the year after that. So he said he couldn''t do it anymore."
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An 18th century Flemish tapestry depicting Latin stars of mythology, Cupid and Psyche, soared to $39,360, to become of the highlights of New Orleans Auction Galleries' final sale of 2013.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Three-day summer estate auction showcasing more than 150 lots of silver
Of the 1,600 lots of antique and contemporary fine art, sculpture, furniture, lighting, estate jewelry, couture handbags, slated for sale July 26-28 during the summer estate auction at New Orleans Auction Gallery, an exceptional selection of 17th, 18th and early 19th century silver is generated early bidder interest.
Cakebread Designer Auction gaining fans in the Big Easy
New Orleans Auction Galleries' premiere of its new Cakebread Designer Auction series was met with great response, as designers and fans look toward the next session.
Nearly 1,600 lots of fine art, antiques pack four-day event
Among the lots New Orleans Auction Galleries is featuring at its April 19-21 sale, are works by local artists; with proceeds from the sale of these items going to public radio.


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Mānoa Faculty Senate Assessment Committee
Minutes of January 25, 2010
Members Present: Paul Brandon, Erica Clayton, Jon Goss, Phillip Ooi, Jim Wills, Cindy Hunter, Hazel Beh, Amy Schiffner, and Wayne Iwaoka
Ex-officio members excused: Halina Zaleski
Guests: Marlene Lowe and Monica Stitt-Bergh (Assessment Office)
Meeting called to order by Paul Brandon: 12:30 p.m.
I. The meeting agenda was presented and accepted by common consent.
II. Minutes of the January 4, 2010, meeting were reviewed and approved (unanimous).
III. Discussion on Resolution on Student Learning Outcomes
· Senate President suggested we just need three key statements because faculty and programs should already have SLO's. MAC should remove most of the Whereas's.
· Discussion ensued:
- General consensus among MAC that resolution be downsized in some manner.
- Assessment Office said that 80% of faculty have SLO's on their course syllabi.
- Should we have handouts available for explanation or rationale at Senate meeting?
- The resistance? It might be suggested that there will be loss of academic freedom or faculty suspicious that administration taking over the classroom. Faculty might be afraid of accountability.
- A vote was taken; the committee unanimously approved redrafting resolution by keeping Whereas # 1, 7, 8, 9 and all the Be it resolved.
- Paul will rework resolution and put it on Laulima.
- Wayne will bring new resolution to GSO meeting on Jan. 27 requesting GSO to pass a motion or resolution supporting the resolution.
IV. Discussion of the Assessment Office's Planning Document
· Please give feedback to Assessment Office on their planning document. Monica will send the latest document to MAC members via email attachment.
· Given WASC recommendation, there was discussion on how to get ILO's incorporated into policy.
· Question raised as to who should push for the development of a strategic plan.
· How do we get faculty involvement in development of ILO's?
· It was agreed that MAC should participate in the development of ILO's and should lead effort.
V. Discussion of status of the assessment policies and the Policy Subcommittee
· Paul reminded everyone that the Policy Subcommittee will meet in his office in Castle Memorial Bldg on Monday, February 1.
VI. Announcement about the English Department's invitation to MAC
· Paul, Monica, and Marlene met with Mark Heberle, chair of the English Department.
VII. Assessment Office Announcements
· Monica and Marlene met with Kristina and Reed and they offered help to the AO.
VIII. Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 1:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Wayne Iwaoka, Rotating Secretary
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Bette Hochberg, now retired from teaching, has long been recognized as one of the people who helped bring spinning into popularity in the 1970s and 80s. She was one of the most popular and knowledgeable spinning teachers in the USA and her lectures...More Details
Bette Hochberg, now retired from teaching, has long been recognized as one of the people who helped bring spinning into popularity in the 1970s and 80s. She was one of the most popular and knowledgeable spinning teachers in the USA and her lectures and classes were a feature at several Convergences, she wrote for SpinOff and traveled widely.
Her self-published books are popular all over the world and each is a gem of compact information, illustrated by Bette with clear drawings, they are all you need to teach yourself to spin on spindle or wheel and to expand your knowledge of fibers and yarns.
Titles include:
Fibre Facts- The third book from Bette Hochberg concentrates on various spinning fibers, their use and preparation. Chapters on the properties of fiber, wool, silk, cotton, linen and synthetic fibers are included as well as an analysis of yarn structure.
Handspindles- Handspindles have been in use for at least 6,000 years. There are many different types and styles and ways of using them. Bette Hochberg gives a good background on spindles and spindle spinning. She discusses ten of the most common varieties of spindles, how they were used, and what types of fibers would have been spun on them. Good information.
Handspinners Handbook- Here's a very clear, practical manual on spinning all types of fibers on a "flax" wheel. All aspects of spinning are considered and the "long draw" method emphasized, parts and care of the wheel are discussed, breeds of sheep, other natural animal and vegetable fibers, man-made fibers, carding, drum carding, blending fibers, plying, skeining, and stumbling blocks are covered. The presentation is easy to follow.
Spin, Span, Spun- This delightful book is accurately reflected by its subtitle. It contains page after page of historical, biblical, fictional, mythological, and biological references to spinners, spinning, wool, cotton, flax, spinning wheels and spinning. While the book will not make you a better spinner, it will give you a lot of enjoyable reading.
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Just A Picture Of Cee Lo Stroking A Kitty
Do you watch "The Voice"? If not, you should, not only because it is the best music competition show out there, but also so you can enjoy the eccentric behaviors of judges Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine and Cee Lo Green. In addition to the weird overblown sexual tension-filled snipes between Christina and Adam, you will find Cee Lo, inexplicably stroking his white Persian cat. At first, we weren't sure if the cat was real, but it seems that it is. It seems Cee Lo is really trying to make cat-sessories a thing. And hey, we can totally get behind that.