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Mariah Carey Tweets Picture of Her Baby Bump
Today, Mariah Carey continued to share her baby joy with her fans by tweeting a picture of her baby bump. It's actually much more than a bump, considering Carey, who turned 42 yesterday, is carrying twins!
In the picture, Mrs. Nick Cannon wrote 'dem babies' and painted a colorful butterfly on her tummy, which has been one of her favorite symbols since her first days as a performer. Along with the picture, Carey wrote, "My attempt @ festiveness on 327! For ATLITL thank u + I♥U! Comin soon #dembabies! LYMA+thanx 4 making me happy:)."
Both Carey and her hubby Nick Cannon seem excited about the big day, but daddy-to-be Nick Cannon also seems nervous, since he has been psyching himself up via Twitter for the past couple of days. Last Thursday, he tweeted, "People listening @923nowfm are trying to give me advice for when that day comes. I'm trying to prepare but I get queezy in Hospitals LOL."
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Perhaps the worst thing to occur during the early stages of the Browns' loss in Cincinnati was an injury to Bengals' star wideout Terrell Owens. The loss of the star-crossed receiver confirmed that the usually erratic Bengals' passing offense would be replaced by a steady dose of Cedric Benson.
Some 31 carries and 150 yards later, the Browns' defense was begging to be thrown on. However, in a return to their 2009 playoff roots, the Bengals simply overpowered the Browns' suddenly shaky front seven – holding the ball for 38 minutes and virtually sucking the life out of a tired defense.
Of course, this is not a new trend for the Browns' defenders.
The past month of games has seen opposing offenses emphasize the run. Last week against the Bills, the Browns' run defense was continually gouged between the tackles. Sunday's game more resembled parts of last month's Carolina contest, as the Bengals' rushers hit the edges of the Browns' defensive wall for a series of consistent gains.
"It's consistency at the line of scrimmage," Browns' coach Eric Mangini said. "There's some of these outside plays where we're allowing them to reach us and get the edge. And there's that little bit of overcompensation when you get reached, and they start playing you wide and they end up hitting it in the C-gap. But, to me, those fits need to be more consistent across the board. It wasn't one defined thing, there were multiple things there that need to get fixed."
Many of the Browns' current problems among the front seven can be traced back to a simple lack of depth. Injuries to starters Scott Fujita and Robaire Smith have gradually impacted the Browns' rush defense. Throughout the entirety of Sunday's game, the combination of defensive ends Brian Schaefering and Derrick Robinson were ineffective at shedding opposing blockers. Robinson, in particular, was consistently pushed out of plays, which at times created massive running lanes for Cedric Benson.
This theme was perfectly illustrated early in the second quarter as Cedric Benson ran untouched for an 18-yard score.
On the play, the Bengals ran off left tackle against the Browns' 3-4 look. The Bengals' Nate Livings pushed Robinson inside, while tight end Jermaine Gresham easily handled Jason Trusnik on the edge. Left tackle Andrew Whitworth was free to charge up field and block Browns' safety Abe Elam out of the play, while both David Bowens and Eric Wright over pursued to the ball carrier.
As Mangini explained in his post game press conference, the result of the play was a total defensive breakdown.
"That hit in the C-gap, and we got too wide on the edge there," he said. "Look, you shouldn't go 18 yards untouched, regardless of whether the edge is set, or not set. Just like we talked about with Peyton, it's not just the outside linebacker — it's the safeties, it's the corners. There's other chances to make that play, and it shouldn't go for 18 yards."
This trend continued for much of the afternoon. The Browns' defensive line was unable to create much of a push throughout the game, which freed the Bengals' interior blockers to get downfield. The likes of Elam and inside linebackers Eric Barton and Chris Gocong were continually punished by linemen who held a near 100-pound weight advantage.
Although the Bengals' game plan wasn't much of a surprise to the Browns' coaching staff, it was obvious that there was little the defense could do to stop the bleeding.
"Yeah. It wasn't just the end of the game this week, it was throughout the course of the game," Mangini said. "We tried different things, but at the end of the day you've got to go up and fit it, build the wall, set the edge — things that we've done well over the course of the season, and it shouldn't be any different now."
After the game, some key members of the Browns' defense sounded almost placid regarding their performance.
"They just played a good game," Browns' nose tackle Ahtyba Rubin said. "They had some guys out. Ochocinco or whatever. They just planned on running the ball. Hats off to them."
As to the run defense's recent slump, Rubin offered the following.
"Teams are scheming better," he said. "They know we aren't having very good success stopping the run, so they are making conscious efforts to run the ball."
Veteran linebacker David Bowens echoed these fundamental flaws.
"But if a guy misses here and there, they have creases," he said. "Those guys are good running backs and the offensive line is massive. We have to do a better job as players just doing our job, getting off blocks and making tackles."
Easier said than done, as evidenced by the Browns' poor effort against the run. In a departure from earlier in the season, it appears that as the season draws to a close and the weather turns colder, the Browns' rush defense is simply wearing down. The combination of injuries, exhaustion and opposing schemes have taken its toll on what previously looked like a team strength.
Of course, this development couldn't be happening at a worse time for the Browns, as they are now entrenched in the depths of December football.
"In my mind, we should be able to stop the run and run the ball effectively, regardless of who we play," Mangini said. "That's something that has to be a big part of playing in this division. Playing at this time of year, you have to be able to do those two things."

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NEW YORK (February 1, 2012) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all North American, Latin American and Eastern European rights to Jacques Audiard's (A PROPHET) RUST & BONE from Hengameh Panahi of Celluloid Dreams. The film recently wrapped production.
The film was co-written by Jacques Audiard and Thomas Bidegain and adapted from the acclaimed book of short stories by Craig Davidson. Just as he did with the prison genre in A PROPHET, Jacques Audiard will renew the love story with RUST AND BONE, his stirring new film filled with romance and suspense.
RUST & BONE stars Academy Award® winner Marion Cotillard (LA VIE EN ROSE, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS) and Matthias Schoenarts (BULLHEAD), and is produced by Pascal Caucheteux, who SPC had previously worked with on the features, OF GODS & MEN and A PROPHET.
"Jacques Audiard is one of Europe's finest directors, and the same goes for producer Pascal Caucheteux. We are thrilled to be working with them, and Hengameh Panahi of Celluloid Dreams, once again," said Sony Pictures Classics.
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Audiard is the man… Great choice by SPC. Also, Matthias Schoenarts is fantastic in BULLHEAD. Very excited to see this.
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With skin cancer making fake and bake salons passé, our half-hearted bronze is the result of layers upon layers of tinted lotion rather than years of amazing Latin genetics like Eva Mendes. The star of We Own The Night is a freaking hottie, has the kind of curvy body that should knock some sense into the eating disorder community, not to mention a goofy-meets-exotic appeal that makes her sex on a stick for women as well as men. PETA's tactics are a little annoying in our opinion, but we (and probably all of mankind) appreciate their "I'd Rather Go Naked" campaigns — especially this one.


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Jun 23, 2013 - By Bruce Tippets, Sports EditorJake Lemley is one of the best riders in the High Plains Motocross Association.
The Riverton rider is holding his own in the outlaw division of the HPMA.
Lemley had a chance to perform Saturday in front of his home fans at the track west of Riverton.
The two-day race continues Sunday. The gate fee for the fans is $5. The track is located three miles west of Riverton.
"It's tougher than any other division," Lemley said. "Everybody who gets pro gets there the same way."
Lemley has now been in the pro division for six years.
"It was really nerve-wracking for me at first," Lemley said. "I was really nervous about it. I used to get butterflies. Now, it's just another thing to do."
Lemley graduated from Riverton High School in 2009.
"I just get a lot of family and friends that come out and support me," Lemley said. "They are all up here. Everybody has my back. It's a lot of fun having everybody up here. Everybody is a just a big family."
Pro standings
In the outlaw division, Gillette's Reilly Ludwig is first and Aaron Hall from Casper is second in the overall standings.
Ludwig has scored a total of 212 points. Hall has 170 points.
Riverton's Bo Kasper is fifth with 141 points. Lemley is ninth with 63 points.
"Some of these guys make every race and really get into it," Lemley said.
Lemley also competes in the 450 and 250 A division.
"There is not really too much of a difference," Lemley said.
Lemley said the biggest key is the start on the Riverton track.
"It really gets pretty slippery out there," Lemley said. "It also helps to have throttle control."
The track is 1.5 miles long. Rain hit the race on Saturday morning, but officials opted to keep going.
"I was racing my 250 and I loved it," Lemley said. "It wasn't hot or anything. I felt pretty good. I will ride in anything."
Lemley is now getting back to full strength after being out with an injury.
"I just want to get comfortable back on my back again," Lemley said. "Last year, I broke my hand and was out for 13 months. I just want to go out and have fun, and do my thing, and not worry about anyone else."
Good turnout
"We are really excited to host the race this weekend," Fremont County racing association president Mike Cunningham said. "We had a race earlier in the year. We had a few problems and we got those resolved."
The first race a couple of weeks ago was a one-day race.
"We put on a good race here," Cunningham said. "We typically try to have a couple of races a year. There are only few of the tracks that put on a two-day race. We have the equipment and manpower to put on a two-day race."
Cunningham said the track will stay the same from Saturday to Sunday.
"We will go over the entire track with the equipment," Cunningham said. "We make the dirt a little deeper and we will continue to water the track. It's just like a whole new race on Sunday."
The race attracted close to 200 riders from all over the state.
"That is a pretty good show," Cunningham said. "If we get 200, then we are pretty happy."
The HPMA is made up of Wyoming, South Dakota, Colorado and Montana riders.
"The top division is very competitive," Cunningham said. "On any given Sunday, you can have a different winner."
Cunningham competes in the Vet B division.
The division is for riders 30 and older.
"Sometimes, we will have three riders," Cunningham said. "Sometimes, we will have 10. It can be pretty competitive. Most of the guys have ridden for a long time and enjoy it. It's pretty intense when we are on the track. We are all buddies when we are off the track."
The local riders will come out and practice on Wednesday nights during the summer months.
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Kyle Park Talks New Album And New Single Plus An RTX-clusive Performance [AUDIO]
Despite yet seeing any of his singles reach the Top 10 on the Texas Music charts Kyle Park, a native Austin-ite is building a big following here in Texas (pushing 90,000 fans on facebook) –and I must say the fact that none of his songs have gone Top 10 was very surprising to me. So it must be that his success and popularity can be attributed to his work ethic, KP has been diligently touring Texas since 2006, writing songs and performing with many of your other favorite Texas/Red Dirt guys like Wade Bowen, Pat Green and Randy Rogers.
Kyle Park stopped by Radio Texas Live last week and left us with a gem of a live performance and I've got that for you –but first he had to brave 5 Questions -The Kyle Park Edition, here's part 1
So as we entered Part 2 of 5Q's things weren't looking too bad for KP but would he be able to finish strong enough to secure at least an 80% –press play and find out!
Well, we've never seen that before, Kyle was understandably glad to incorrectly answer 2 of his questions! All right for Kyle's RTX-clusive live performance we left it up to fate whether he would sing a new or old song, yep that's right we flipped a coin. Check it out!
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Dog Lovers Invited to Attend Nelson SPCA's Dogs' Day Out 2014
Nelson SPCA is calling all local dog owners and their canine friends to join in the fun and festivities at Dogs' Day Out 2014.
Previously named the Million Paws Walk, Dogs' Day Out is an annual event designed to celebrate the importance of dogs and their caregivers in our community, whilst raising funds for Nelson SPCA.
Nelson SPCA Event Coordinator, Summer Marvin, says this year's event will feature a variety of attractions.
"Dogs' Day Out is all about having a great time, so we encourage local dog lovers to treat their four-legged friends to a fun day out," says Summer.
"There's a host of festivities for everyone to enjoy, including the popular dog show (featuring Prettiest Girl, Best Dressed and Golden Oldie), a dog agility demonstration by Nelson Dog Training Club, a Dress-A-Thon and best dressed toy animal for the kids.
"There will also be a range of business stalls, a bouncy castle, face painting, delicious food and fantastic prizes up for grabs - including a year's supply of K9+ natural health supplements from O2B Healthy."
Dogs' Day Out 2014 is sponsored by O2B Healthy, Hill's Pet Nutrition, Nelson More FM 92.8 and The Leader. Proceeds from the event will go to the Nelson SPCA - providing care and shelter to animals in need.
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Time: 10am to 2pm
Registration: www.nelsondogsdayout.eventbrite.co.nz or at Nelson SPCA, 379 Waimea Road, Nelson.
Cost: $10- (plus online booking fee)
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Basketball Celebrates its Senior Class
Always an emotional event, Will Spradling, Shane Southwell, Omari Lawrence and Ryan Schultz will be surrounded by their families and recognized on their home court for the final time.
It's a group that's seen its share of both trial and triumph, and a group who, over the past four years, has a record of 92-40, made it to the NCAA Tournament the last three years and, in 2013, was a part of K-State's first conference championship since 1977.
"I don't know if I'll be emotional," laughed Lawrence, "but everyone keeps saying I'm going to shed a tear. I don't know; I'm just waiting for the moment to happen. Who's the most likely to shed a tear? Will Spradling, of course."
Both Spradling and Southwell came to K-State in 2010 while Lawrence, a transfer from St. John's, came next before the 2011 season and Schultz transferred from Hutchinson Community College as a walk-on in 2012.
"It's a group where you've got some good, quality people, and I think that's the first thing you talk about," explained head coach Bruce Weber. "Omari has already got his degree, he's working on his master's, Will's going to have a degree in accounting, Shane's going to finish up his degree in the spring and Ryan's trying to get into med school down the road. So they're guys you're going to be proud of, guys that are going to be K-State grads. They probably don't have the hype that maybe Rodney (McGruder), Jordan (Henriquez) and Martavious (Irving) had, but they've been pretty rock solid for us and done some nice things."
From injuries to coaching chances, Spradling, an Overland Park, Kan., native, has seen his share of turbulence during his Wildcat career. However, as he looks back at it now, he smiles back at the footprint he will leave in the K-State history books.
"It kind of hit me a while ago, really, when I started playing well I knew it was coming down to the last couple months," Spradling said. "So I started hitting the gym, working harder and I've been playing a lot better."
Against Texas Tech on Feb. 25, Spradling became just the 25th player in K-State history to record 1,000 career points. Along with breaking the milestone, he is one of only four players to have 1,000 points, 300 rebounds, 300 assists and 100 steals. Though a quiet player on the court who Weber said didn't get nearly enough attention during his Wildcat career, there is no doubt Spradling will go out as a player to be remembered.
"He's been consistent, and that's the big thing," said Weber. "When you stay here four years and are consistent, and it's a nice honor. He's got 1,000 points, 300 rebounds, 300 assists and 100 steals, that's something that not many guys have done that. He's going to have the most minutes, games, wins, all that stuff, so it's very positive and I hope people appreciate what he's done for the program."
And how does Spradling hope fans remember him?
"Just a tough, gritty player that would do all the little things and do whatever it takes to win," he said. "That's how I've always played. I've never really cared about how much I scored or how fancy my game looked, I just wanted to get the job done."
During his freshman season at K-State, Spradling played in all 34 games before establishing himself as a starter his sophomore year and starting all 33 games during the 2011-12 season. This season, Spradling is averaging 8.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.
Along with Spradling, Southwell also made an immediate impact on K-State his first year as a Wildcat. The Harlem, N.Y., native played in 30 of the Wildcats' 34 games as a freshman. Southwell began playing a key role in the starting lineup his junior year where he earned 26 starts and averaged 8.4 points per game.
This season he is averaging 9.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, but a foot injury caused him to spend a little time on the bench as of recent, sitting out of K-State's last game against Baylor and its win over TCU.
Upon returning from the injury, he had a solid game against Iowa State on March 1, where he scored a team-high 13 points. Southwell said he doesn't dwell on the fact today will be his final game in front of the fans he loves, however, often at night, it's all he can think about.
"It's the fire that runs through you at night when you're asleep and thinking about it, 'Man, it's really winding down,'" Southwell said about his career coming to an end. "But you just want to go out there and play well, give it all you got. I think right now, as a team, I'm not really focused on myself, I'm focused on the team winning these next games."
On Southwell's career, Weber said, "Shane's done some nice things for us. He had a breakout year last year and some nice moments this year. I'm hoping for a nice finish."
Often called the Wildcats' 'X-Factor,' Lawrence has, as of recent, stepped up and played a significant role when the Wildcats need him most.
Though he is averaging 3.2 points per game this season, his nine points in K-State's wins over Kansas on Feb. 10 and TCU on Feb. 19, as well as his big minutes the last time the Wildcats took on Baylor, were a big factor.
"Omari has been a good story over the last six weeks," Weber said. "He's really had an attitude change and has been very, very positive, been a good teammate and has had some really nice performances, including the win against Kansas and 30 minutes against Baylor."
While Lawrence said the seniors may have been in a bit of a slump to start this season, there is no doubt they plan on finishing out their careers with a bang.
"I'm really happy (I came here)," Lawrence, a native of Bronx, N.Y., said. "Kansas State is a great school. It's a great environment and I'm just happy I'll be able to finish it out here in front of these fans."
Finally, Ryan Schultz has been a team leader off the court during his past two years at K-State. While he said in the beginning it took him time to really get used to being in a new place, he looked up to guys like McGruder and Spradling who had been in the trenches, and now he has the opportunity to help out the players when they need it.
"I had guys older than me who I could look to if I had questions or if I was struggling," Schultz said. "Being a leader now was a responsibility I took because I don't have as much responsibility on the court, so I felt like I could find a way to help a freshman out."
"He's just a good, quality person from a great family," Weber replied when describing the type of person Schultz is. "He's understood his roles and, since I got here, every time I meet with him he asks me what he needs to do for us, not what I need to do for him, and as a walk-on, that's a hard thing. He's been a really good leader and a good teammate in the background, there's no doubt about that."
While Senior Day games take emotion to a whole new level, today's game against the Bears is all about revenge.
On Saturday, Feb. 15, K-State traveled to Waco, Texas, and, despite leading most of the game, the Wildcats wound up losing, 87-73, in double overtime. It was a dramatic finish to regulation with the Bears' Brady Heslip hitting a buzzer-beating three-pointer, and foul trouble and injuries held the young team back from coming home with a win.
"Every time I watch (that game) it just rubs me the wrong way," Weber said. "I don't think we played perfect by any means, but we sure played good enough to win. We had many, many opportunities and sometimes balls just bounce the wrong way. They made some really tough shots, so you've got to give them credit too. They had their backs against the wall."
The team feels it too. K-State still has a bitter taste in its mouth from how that game ended.
"Baylor, they're an exciting team, they have a lot of guys that are athletic and long," Lawrence said. "Coach has been harping in practice: penetrate the zone, get open shots, and we've got to rebound. It was a rough one - we should have won that game. We should have finished it out in regulation. We missed a few rebounds, a few layups and free throws, so now we've just got to get them at home."
Also adding to the intensity of this afternoon's game, the Wildcats have, for the first time in Bramlage Coliseum history and the first time at K-State since 1974-75, the opportunity to go undefeated at home during their conference season. A win today would mark the Wildcats' 16th consecutive home win and provide these seniors the opportunity to go out unlike any class before them.
"It's something that's never happened in Bramlage, so that's a huge accomplishment," Spradling said about the home winning streak. "So just to keep that streak alive and see if the younger guys can hopefully carry that on to next year, would be huge and fun to watch."
Today's game will be aired on the Big 12 Network. For more information and complete game notes, click here.
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A happy young couple, Sarah and Tom marry against the wishes of Sarah's friends and family and go to Europe for their honeymoon. Unfortunately for them, Sarah's parents send Sarah's ex-boyfriend Peter Prentis to break up the happy marriage.- Written by Liz H.
Charming, relatively poor, somewhat goofy Tom falls in love with haughty snob tycoon McNerney's spoiled daughter Sarah, who was destined for a more socialite match, such as slick Peter Prentiss. They still get married and fly to Europe for a romantic honeymoon Tom can't afford. Their love gets tested dangerously by misfortune of technical and other kinds all the way. Worse, Peter catches up with them on a mission to 'make Sarah see sense' just when the newlyweds are furious at each other.- Written by KGF Vissers
A young newlywed couple honeymoon in Europe, where obstacles challenge their ability to sustain the marriage.- Written by LVJeff
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RG3452.AM: Hopewell Presbyterian Church (Burr, Neb.)
Records: 1874-1940
Burr, Otoe County, Neb.: Presbyterian church
Size: 1 reel of microfilm
This church was organized at a meeting in the Loy Schoolhouse on June 13, 1874, and the name "Hopewell" was chosen. Services were held in the schoolhouse, located a few miles north of Burr, Otoe County, Nebraska, until the first church building was erected in 1880. On March 23, 1913, a tornado completely destroyed the church and parsonage. New buildings were completed and dedicated on June 21, 1914.
This collection of the Hopewell Presbyterian Church of Burr, Nebraska, consists of one reel of microfilm containing one volume, the church register dating from 1874-1940. The register contains minutes of the meetings of the congregation as well as lists of pastors, communicants, baptisms, and marriages. This volume was loaned for microfilming in November of 1976.
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Law School Admission Council (LSAC), an educational service organization that develops and administers the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), is seeking a Test Specialist. Test Specialists help to develop questions for the LSAT that are of high quality and are sensitive to the diversity of the LSAT population. The position requires the writing, review, and revision of questions that are designed to assess informal reasoning and deductive reasoning skills. Other duties may include participating in the review and development of informational and test preparation materials as well as participating in research related to the LSAT.
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(CNSNews.com) - Six years of lawsuits and court orders will soon mean that the U.S. Interior Department's Fish and Wildlife Service runs out of money to designate habitats for endangered species, according to Craig Manson, assistant secretary of the Interior for Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
Interior Department spokesperson Hugh Vickery said the Endangered Species Act (ESA) requires that a critical habitat (CH) designation be made at the same time any species is placed on the endangered species list. "This provision has generated a flood of litigation that is doing species' harm," Vickery said. The critical habitat designation, he added, "does not add a lot" in protecting species because it "duplicates other habitat protections in the law."
Historically, Vickery said, the agency has not made CH designations when species were placed on the endangered list because it was not considered "prudent." However, a 1997 court ruling found that the agency's failure to make the CH designation violated the ESA.
"That really opened the floodgates" of lawsuits, said Vickery, who added that a majority of the suits are filed by environmental activists. Other lawsuits, he said, come from landowners and developers whose land has been designated a critical habitat.
Vickery said the requirements that the Fish and Wildlife Service prepare detailed maps of species' habitats, provide time for public comment and complete economic analyses for the CH designation, all under deadline, sap the agency's resources.
Congress needs to "modify" the ESA by putting CH designations in the recovery phase of conservation under ESA and out of the listing phase, Vickery said.
"Right now the law is requiring FWS (Fish and Wildlife Service) to determine the habitat needs of the species at the point ... when it doesn't have the scientific information needed, and it puts very stringent deadlines on doing so," Vickery said. "Whereas the information is developed that they need on that habitat in the process of coming up with the recovery plan, which occurs later in the process ... that would be a more appropriate time to address that issue."
Environmental activists disagree with the agency's analysis of CH designations.
Susan Holmes, a legislative representative for the environmental activist group, Earthjustice, told the Seattle Times Thursday that, "The designations protect those places where the species need to recover and need to expand."
"It's a basic concept," she said, adding, "The Bush administration from day one has been hostile to the Endangered Species Act."
But Vickery responded that both Bush and Clinton administration officials have testified before Congress that the CH provision, as mandated by ESA, "is not an effective way to undertake this conservation."
Vickery said "it is very time consuming and labor intensive" and diverts biologists "who could be working on higher priority activities" such as recovery and placing some of the 259 species currently in line on the endangered list.
"It's very frustrating for these [biologists], who love endangered species and want to conserve them," Vickery said. "It takes discretion out of the hands of professionals and puts it in the hands of judges and lawyers.
"These are smart people who could make a lot more money doing something else and they're out there doing this out of a labor of love, but instead of being able to use all of that training they have to be making decisions about what needs to be done (for conservation) they have court orders telling them to go make CH designations and they're starting to pull their hair out," Vickery said.
As far as coming up with the critical habitat designations, "It doesn't take rocket science," Kieran Suckling, executive director of the Center for Biological Diversity told the Washington Post Thursday. "It takes a little bit of money."
But according to the Interior Department, such designations cost an average of $400,000. Vickery said if the Fish and Wildlife Service were to fulfill all of the current court-ordered CH designations, it would "eat up the entire FSW budget until 2008."
Brian Kennedy, spokesperson for Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Resources Committee said the environmentalists were using "the signature scare-tactics they've used for the last three decades" as a "tool for self-preservation, fundraising and to keep their paychecks coming in."
Kennedy said Pombo has tried on "many occasions" to amend the ESA to add "sound science" to the CH designations and species-listing provisions, but has met with stiff resistance from opposing lawmakers and environmental organizations.
"If the focus is changed" and CH designations are moved with "the focus on recovery and protection instead of just hyperbole and litigation, we can really get some things done in recovering species, but the CH designations record is abominable," Kennedy said.
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It Makes No Difference - by The Band (with special guest Josh Yenne on electric guitar)
Directed by DEB TULLMANN
The Making of Seven Hour Storm
A short look behind the scenes during the making of our fourth album, Seven Hour Storm. This video includes footage and photos from our time in the studio as well as insight into the choices that were made beyond the recording, the cover art, photos, and the other artists that we collaborated with while making this album.
Empty Sea Studio's incredible new venture THE ROOTS CHANNEL is now featuring Misner & Smith! You can sign up and watch our live concert from Seattle in it's entirety and so much more! This website is the first of it's kind and Michael Connolly and his talented team have done a wonderful job to bring you an interactive, carefully curated, masterfully designed streaming service for lovers of roots music of all sorts.
- Watch full-length concerts, live and on-demand, spanning roots genres from around the globe.
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Misner & Smith perform their song "Greyhound Days" at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse January 31st 2010
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Inexpensive remote monitoring via browser or bundled software. Highly configurable motion detection.
Remote access is not encrypted. E-mail alerts attach incorrect photos. Poor documentation.
Bottom Line
This kit, with its strong motion-detection features and alarms, is a great value for DIY (with emphasis on the Y) surveillance projects, but the e-mail alert and remote-access features, although convenient, need improvement.
Security from the Road
Being able to use the system and view images remotely is an advantage if you need to travel. You simply launch a browser and point it at the right IP address and port number or load the included software on your laptop and take that with you. The unit supports various dynamic DNS services (and will let you configure your own DDNS service in case you're using one that isn't preconfigured), so the surveillance system should be easy to find on the Internet. You can also configure the system to notify you via e-mail. Having the message sent to your phone or other mobile device can be very convenient when an alert condition warrants a remote log-in. The feature worked quite well when I tried it.
Annoyingly, though, the e-mail alerts don't send the right photo. If you set camera 2 to send an e-mail on detecting motion but you last viewed camera 1, you'll get a message that camera 2 detected motion, but the photo will actually come from camera 1. You have to remember to set the system back to the four-camera view, unless you turn off e-mail attachments so that you're just receiving a text notification. It's doable, but it's frustrating that you need to do it.
I also have misgivings about remote-access security. First and foremost, log-in information, configuration, and streaming video are not sent in an encrypted format. You may not think this is important, but a technically skilled thief could watch your business over a period of weeks to figure out when you're most vulnerableor turn off the cameras right before ransacking the joint. Also, both the default username and password are admin. Basically, a high school kid with a port scanner and a packet sniffer could find and attack your surveillance system. Your best bet would be to access the system via a VPN.
That said, I'm not sure I can hold this against Swann, because products that cost five times as much suffer from the same vulnerabilities. If you're not afraid of going it on your own with technology, the Swann DVR4-Pro-Net Combo Kit is a way to get lots of security bang for the buck.
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Cattle that have been involved in a livestock hauling accident can have some of the same issues as humans in that situation – fright, confusion and disorientation. Cattle handling expert Tom Noffsginger, DVM, Benkelman, Neb., says the first order of business is to step back and take care of the people who might be involved in the accident. Noffsinger spoke last week at an emergency preparedness seminar preceding the 2nd International Symposium on Beef Cattle Welfare at Kansas State University.
Next, Noffsinger gave some tips on dealing with loose and frightened cattle in a situation of a livestock trailer accident:
- Have one person approach the cattle vs. many. "Cattle have a hard time processing all of that. If you have a team, stand closer together as you approach."
- The herd mentality is that there is safety in numbers. Let them congregate together and don't try to separate them.
- Confinement is threatening. "If you can give them a little freedom to flee and don't just try to box them in, they will just stay at a certain distance from you," he notes.
- Respect what cattle can see. A bovine's field of vision goes just about completely around them, but they have little depth perception. "Never stand still in front of a group of cattle," says Noffsinger. "They can't see you. Use motion so they know where you are."
- Cattle can't look up well. To do so they must lift their chin which stops their front feet from moving.
- Take their focus away from the noise, stress and confusion during an accident by letting them focus on a handler.
- Always walk in straight lines when handling cattle. "Wolves circle," Noffsinger says. "Try not to act like a predator."
- Pressuring the animals in the back to force the animals in the front to move isn't fair, Noffsinger says. "You need to encourage the lead animals to move and the others will follow."
- To regulate the speed of cattle, walk beside them slow them down. To speed them, walk parallel to them in the opposite direction.
- Cattle are not verbally based, so yelling can create fear. "Take the human voice out of it," Noffsinger adds. He encourages first responders to eliminate yelling and whistling.
"Cattle need to see what is pressuring them and where they need to go," Noffsinger states. "Communicate by observing, be visible to them and don't yell in these and other handling situations."


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This, he says, is "the flaming sword that is turned about to keep the way of the tree of life."
May there never be an angel with a flaming sword to keep the gate against you.
Would that an angel with a flaming sword might guard the path to the lake, and to Benedicta!
God had sent an angel of vengeance with a flaming sword for their undoing.
Are we to imagine several of these with a flaming sword, guarding the way to the tree of life?
She had grown terrible to him, appalling, like the angel with the flaming sword.
Before entering upon the supreme struggle, he was arming himself with the flaming sword of faith.
Frey shall fall before Swart, the giant with the flaming sword.
Justice, the avenger, will not surely always pursue with her flaming sword.
Mrs. Starling was, in this case, the angel of the flaming sword.


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Recruiters: What's it like to work for your company?
Everyone knows finding a candidate who is a good fit for the company culture is a top priority when trying to screen applicants. If your company supports the type of work environment where it's considered normal to get someone's attention by dinging a wadded up piece of paper off their head, a candidate who wants to work in quiet solitude might not be the best fit.
But how is a candidate to know if they're a good fit when there is no readily available information to tell them what it would be like to actually work for your company? In a recent survey of 5,000 students and recent grads, the vast majority of them told us that more information about the work environment would be one of the most valuable pieces of information to use during a job search. Saying you are fast paced and entrepreneurial is not enough. Are there things about your work day that set your company apart, or make your company a great place to work? Do your potential applicants have any way to find out about them?
A Day in the Life
Gen-Y is plugged in, and they want to learn as much as they can about company culture before they start a job they might not enjoy. One great way to provide potential applicants with some insight into a day in the life at your company is creating a short video on your website from some of your younger employees. Who better to extol the virtues of working at Initech than the guys filling out the TPS reports? Now, if an average day at your company consists of endless paperwork, frustrated rampages on helpless copy machines and insidious computer viruses that siphon company funds pennies at a time à la Superman 3, you may want to make sure your people are going to say nice things about the company before you post a video! Assuming you have some happy employees, putting someone Gen-Y can relate to on your website can go miles in helping candidates determine if they'd be a good fit for your company.
Including one of your Gen-Y employees in the interview process is another great way to offer candidates a glimpse into the typical work day. They will have the freshest memories of what it was like to be a new hire at your company, and will be best equipped to relate what an entry level hire might expect when they start. Have candidates sit with someone who does the job they are interviewing for, and they'll be able to get a feel for the position, as well as the people who do it. Recruiters and candidates alike want to make sure they find a good fit, and seeing how potential co-workers interact offers a great opportunity to gauge how well they might mesh upon hire.
The Best New Hires Stay with You
While companies continue to operate under tight budget constraints, finding new hires that will fit into the corporate culture is more important than ever. Recruiters want to hire the best possible candidates for the jobs they have available, but finding someone who will love the corporate culture and stay at your company is equally important. Don't miss out on the opportunity see where an applicant fits into your company. Gen-Y wants to know, and your bottom line will thank you!
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Illustration, a form of visual communication, uses artistic techniques to effectively convey ideas for a specific use.
Through studio and digital coursework, the Illustration program at Western Connecticut State University builds a student's proficiency in drawing and media-based skills, creativity in concepts and problem solving. Our faculty works with the strengths of each student to help position them in a communications industry that is ever changing and alive with opportunity.
Our Illustration program prepares students to work as professionals, giving them a comprehensive understanding of what is needed to succeed. Illustration classes prepare students through challenging assignments for the editorial, advertising, book, continuous art, and industrial markets. The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree balances imagination and individual expression with continual refinement of skills in drawing, painting, and design. Alumni of our program have become successful in the following illustration areas: children's books, graphic novels, magazines, advertising, and computer-generated images.


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Cross # Towers in Seoul Will Transform Han Riverfront
Seoul has become a futuristic hotbed of architecture the past decade, and the city's transformation will continue with the Cross # Towers in the Yongsan International Business District nestled along the city's Han Riverfront. Part of the Yongsan Master Plan, the project, a collaboration between Studio Liebeskind and BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) for the Korean development group DreamHub, the showpiece will be two towers 669 and 704 feet tall. The towers in turn will be connected by massive bridges 230 and 460 feet above ground--hence the "#" in the project's name. Rooftop gardens will allow for recreational activities and allow spaces reminiscent of Korea's traditional courtyards of times that have long passed. Just one more reason why Korea is becoming THE center for everything from architecture to fashion to technology and yes, sustainability. There are fewer places more dynamic than this little peninsula wedged between Japan and China. Enjoy the artists' renderings, courtesy BIG.


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PRIMEVAL my love for the woman I love,
O bride! O wife! more resistless, more enduring than I can tell, the thought of you!
Then separate, as disembodied, the purest born,
The ethereal, the last athletic reality, my consolation,
I ascendI float in the regions of your love, O man,
O sharer of my roving life.
Poet: Walt Whitman
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Primeval my Love for the Woman I Love.
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Rays Drop Opener At Home Against Yankees
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (620 WDAE) -- It turned out that the team that got home cooking from coming back to Tropicana Field was the New York Yankees.
The Yankees got seven strong innings from C.C. Sabathia and home runs by Alfonso Soriano, Brian McCann, and Yangervis Solarte, while David Price struggled and Rays bats remained relatively silent, dropping an 10-2 decision Thursday.
New York attacked Price early, getting a leadoff infield hit by Jacoby Ellsbury and a walk by Derek Jeter in the top of the first. The Rays lefthander got Carlos Beltran to pop out and struck out Soriano, but McCann singled in to left away from the shift and brought in Ellsbury to open the scoring.
The Yankees added three more runs an inning later thanks to run-scoring triples by Brian Roberts and Ellsbury, and an RBI single by Jeter.
Tampa Bay had opportunities to get on the scoreboard in both the second and third innings, but Sean Rodriguez grounded into a 5-4-3 triple play after Longoria doubled and Myers walked to lead off the second, and Sabathia struck out Desmond Jennings to end the third after Jose Molina singled and Ben Zobrist walked with two out in the frame.
The Rays finally got on the scoreboard in the fourth, as Logan Forsythe reached on an infield single and Longoria reached on a throwing error by Roberts. Myers grounded into a double play, moving Forsythe to third base, and a passed ball allowed the Tampa Bay left fielder to come home.
New York extended their lead in the next half-inning, as Soriano and McCann hit back-to-back solo home runs off Price to extend the lead to 6-1.
The Yankees tacked on a single run in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Ellsbury, scoring Roberts, and another in the seventh when Roberts singled in McCann.
Sean Rodriguez hit his second home run of the season off Sabathia in the seventh to make it 8-2, but Tampa Bay could get no closer.
Solarte capped the scoring in the ninth, blasting a two-run homer, the first of his major-league career, off Grant Balfour to make it 10-2.
The Rays have now dropped four straight, while the Yankees have won their last five straight contests.
Tampa Bay will look to turn around this streak Friday, with Erik Bedard making his first regular season start as a Ray against Hiroki Kuroda (2-1, 3.86 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 7:10, with pregame coverage on WDAE starting at 6:00 with the Suncoast Hyundai Dealers Inside Pitch.


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Wild Weekend of Survivors
The Fayette County Diabetes Association is holding the "Wild Weekend of Survivors," June 20th-22nd.
Mary Dye says the fundraising competition will include physical and mental challenges, with proceeds benefitting a great cause.
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Do I need particle size specifications for my pharmaceutical product?
Specifications define the critical to quality factors to which a pharmaceutical product must conform to be acceptable for its intended application. Quality by Design highlights the importance of identifying and controlling all the parameters that can influence final product performance: ICH Topic Q6A identifies particle size as a potentially important variable.1 The specific need for a particle size specification is determined by assessing if and how this parameter affects performance.
For solid or suspension delivery systems, bioavailability is often directly related to particle size because it controls dissolution/solubility characteristics. Dissolution rate is directly proportional to particle surface area (Noyes-Whitney equation), so a finer particle size promotes faster drug dissolution. Particle size distribution is also relevant as a narrow distribution produces more uniform dissolution. Formulations with even a small number of relatively large particles may take some time to dissolve completely, but this may be the design intent.For suspensions, stability is an important issue because if the active ingredient settles there is a greater chance of non-uniform delivery. Stokes' law relates settling velocity to the physical characteristics of the fluid and the size of particles in the suspension. The relationship here is a strong one: velocity correlates with the square of particle diameter. For suspension stability, a very low settling velocity is preferable and is more easily achieved with finer particles.
Perhaps less obviously, particle size may also affect a formulation's behaviour during processing and, ultimately, its content uniformity, which is critical. Take, for example, the widespread operation of direct compression tableting; particle size can influence segregation behaviour, the ease with which powder flows through the press and the compressibility of a formulation. In turn, these factors affect the consistency of tablet weight and composition, how the press operates and the mechanical properties of the finished product.
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I've read varying theories about Russel, Salome and Lilith and how they are potentially connected to one another that are very plausible. Some people have been suggesting that Salome is Russel's progeny, and that Lilith herself is Russel's maker. Now in my view this would be cool, however it could seem a tad blatant, and there is a snag:
As mentioned by people...if Salome is Russel's progeny how could he summon her under several layers of concrete from such a distance? I'm not sure if the True Blood mythology has explored the limits of vampiric powers, but my guess is unless they address this (which if this is the case im sure they will) i'm going to assume that isn't possible. Then again, it IS True Blood so anything can happen...It doesn't mean that she isn't his progeny regardless, maybe Lilith told her where to find him? After all, she is the mother of all vamps so maybe she can sense all vampires simaltaneously at all times? Seeing as her chracter is currently speculation, her powers could be limitless, the sky's the limit with this character and what she can do.
It's also worth noting that Russel's actions in history fit the timeline of Salome's human life. Historically it would make sense if he was present at the court of King Herod and he turned her as leverage to oust the king/or he recognised her strength as a survivor of abuse and admired her (potential to be an effective vampire). He inserted himself within the gilded halls of humanity as a way to put a halt on our progression to self destruction. It fits his modus operandi.
The other idea be thrown about by fans is that Lilith Is Russel AND Salome's maker and she told ole' Sally where to find good ole' cuddly, affable Jack Russel! I'm not sure about this one, i prefer the above theory, it flows better, but this also makes sense. Either way i do not think it was Lilith that freed Russel, i think that Salome did it under her orders or as a way to rip a void within the authority so they can summon her or resurrect her. Either way I get the feeling Lilith, Russel and Salome are tied up somehow, even if it's something completely different from either of these theories, these just seem the most likely in my view. I think it's just the fact that they are all positively ancient, how likely is it that they aren't connected to each other in some way, especially by the blood?
There are weird hints: Like Salome being eager to hear more about Russel being alive in episode two, Roman isn't having any of it but she stops him and persuades him to listen. Her voice is a mixture of intruige and excitment, but its very subtle. I found that to denote a lot about her character. She conceals her power.
She also puts her arm on Roman as a gesture of intimacy and as a way to stop him from acting rashly. A very strange act in a formal council room wouldn't you say? This gives an early hint of her seductive nature and her deeper connection to Roman than the other council members, thus indicating her power over him and the authority.
I also feel that Talbot was to Russel what a Barbie is to a child; a plaything, nothing more. He found him as a prince in Byzantium (again, reinforcing the idea of insertion into the affairs of kings, ties in with Salome theory) fancied him, and turned him to take as a lover.
Of course many vampires become the lovers of their makers as it's a very intimate bond, but there is a method to it too. They are usually their partner in crime, their confident, their pupil. They want to pass down their lineage/knowledge as a vampire. It did not seem as if Russel and Talbot had this teacher/pupil dynamic at all, as it was shown he did not confide in Talbot. He was his 'trophy wife'.
One would think a vampire like Russel would have another progeny far older, that would reflect his own machavellian, psychotic, tenacious, ambitious cunning self. From what we have seen so far anyone you know fit the bill? There's no WAY he wouldn't have another progeny reflective of a 'pupil' as opposed to the sexual plaything Talbot was.
I think it would also make sense that Russel, being a homsexual man would have a female progeny, he is very business-like, he doesn't strike me as a vampire who would mix business and pleasure when it came to a progeny. If she's a women, there is no danger with that. Hence his seemingly cavalier attitude towards Talbots awareness of his political strategies. Salome and him so far seem to be eerily similar in some respects.
Also regarding Lilith as his maker, there is something just slightly more special about Russel. Sure i know he is three millenia old, but it's his personality. That ultimatley determines if you will make a good vampire, you have to be 'strong' or 'worthy', hence his Social Darwinistic ideas about vampires being superior to humans. It seems almost too innocous that Russel's maker is just a random vampire who happened to recognise his potential and then he got to where he is because of his god-given tenacity. No. Your maker teaches you how to build upon these traits as a bloodsucker, by recognising your human attributes and calibrating whether you would be an effective vampire. After all, being tenacious, cunning and intelligent as a human is completely different as a vampire, you require someone to teach you this, its a whole different level of existence. They decide whether your 'worth it'. It's an eternal investment. So someone special needed to teach Russel to be the free spirit he is. He's a one in a million even for a vamp, so i don't buy for a second that his maker was just some throwaway vampire like Godric's maker was, it HAS to be someone special that made him as exhilirating and captivating as he is, and my money is on Lilith.
To conclude we know precious little about this coup within the authority and who signed poor old Roman's death warrant, what is the agenda here? We have been led to believe that it was a Sanguinista one, it's clearly not judging by what most of the characters present in that room were saying. All this is just my two cents.
Apologies for the length, i just have thought a lot about this particualr topic! Lol. I am very interested to hear your theories on these ideas.


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Lt. Governor Phil Scott is the sole Republican to win a statewide office in Vermont this year.
Scott easily defeated Cassandra Gekas, who ran as both a Democrat and a Progressive.
Scott has had a warm relationship with Democratic Governor Peter Shumlin. And he says he's appreciated serving in the governor's cabinet, despite their different parties.
"I think that it's very important that the lieutenant governor has a feel for what's going on in the administration. You're there to take over if anything should happen or if the governor's away. And it's really helpful in the role of Lt. Governor to have an intimate knowledge of the players, so to speak."
Scott says that, up until Election Day, he hadn't spoken with Governor Shumlin about future plans. But he says he'd gladly accept the invitation to continue serving as a member of the cabinet.


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Social Sector Solutions (S3)
The purpose of this course is to provide students with academic frameworks and practical hands-on experience in management consulting and consulting with nonprofit organizations. The course focuses on consultation teams working with select nonprofit clients to succeed in entrepreneurial ventures. The course is a partnership with McKinsey & Company, a world-renowned management consulting firm. Paul Jansen, McKinsey & Company Emeritus Director of the Global Philanthropy Practice co-teaches the class, and experienced McKinsey consultants coach each of the student teams.
Instructors: Nora Silver (CSSL) and Paul Jansen (McKinsey)
Applications for nonprofit clients are now open. Download the application and other information at the S3 Partners page.
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This course provides an overview of the challenges in measuring impact in social programs, and highlights ways to use metrics to improve organizational performance in real-world settings. It exposes students interested in social impact to a set of frameworks that can help social sector organizations track and improve their performance.
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Choosing between the XZ-1 and the E-PL2
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Just think of all the great lenses possible, and it becomes a no brainer: 9-18 (or 7-14), 14-150, 45-200, 100-300, 20mm, ...
Just keep in mind mFT lens prices and go in with your eyes open:
8mm $685 (Pan)
12.5mm $250 (Pan)
14mm $400 (Pan)
17mm $260
20mm $315 (Pan)
45m $695 (Pan)
7-14mm $775 (Pan)
9-18mm $575 (vs $485 FT)
14-150m $495 (Pan 14-140 $755)
40-150mm $270
45-200mm $255 (Pan)
75-300mm $900 (vs $350 FT)
100-300mm $555 (Pan)
None of the above are weathersealed (nor are any of the mFT bodies to date) like their FT HG equivalents. For a sense of the mFT premium one needs look no further than the excellent HG 14-54 II at $490, a lens Oly/Pan need to match in mFT for it to be considered a complete system, IMHOP.
Hopefully the E-PL2 will come out with a two lens kit (14-42 and 40-150). I'd then only pick up an mFT 20mm and continue using my FT 9-18 and 70-300 to keep prices in check. But I'll continue to wait for a full featured mFT body by Oly for now, my FT E-510 and E-620 both serving me admirably.
Now the XZ-1, once the price falls to LX-5 or even s95 levels, that will be enticing as a decent take anywhere. It's lens has a usable range close to the FT 14-54 II and similar low-light capabilities, although of course not similar IQ.
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Lanvin artistic director Alber Elbaz is a bona fide expert when it comes to making women look beautiful, and now he's transitioning his skill from fashion to beauty. Following a highly succesful collaboration with H&M in 2010, Elbaz will work with fellow French brand Lancome to develop a line of makeup products! Set to launch worldwide June 15, the limited-edition collection promises to build upon the whimsical femininity (which you will see above in the animated clip he created, along with Pascal Dangin of Box Studios!) characteristic of Elbaz's designs for Lanvin. And it would also seem that he already has a love affair with beauty products. "I always say, success is like a perfume," Elbaz said at the 50th Anniversary Geoffrey Beene Fashion Impact Award at the YMA FSF Geoffrey Beene National Scholarship Awards Dinner. "You can only smell it but don't you ever drink it." Wise words. Watch the clip above!
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This Native Language Guide will help you get right to the most difficult sounds, words and other parts of speech for native speakers of a particular language. In this first section, we will focus on native Chinese speakers and what is most difficult about English for them in terms of syllable stress, word stress, and intonation.
One of the most difficult sounds for native Chinese speakers is the /n/ sound.
According to the text in Mastering The American Accent, "Chinese speakers tend to completely drop off the /n/ sound or pronounce it incorrectly when it is as the end of the word."
1. Word stress
2. Sentence stress
3. Intonation
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Laura Brewer from Confidence Learning Services, came up with a list of words that Chinese speakers have a difficult time pronouncing, and her explanations directly explain many of the issues native Chinese speakers have with various English sounds. She says:
"Most Chinese speakers struggle to get the correct position (top teeth touching bottom lip) and maintaining friction and voicing long enough to make a true /v/ sound, which makes "very" sound like "wary." But the words have two very different meanings."
"Word-final nasal sounds (like /n/ and /ŋ/) are much shorter in Chinese than in English. As a result, English-speakers may not be able to identify which sound is being produced, if any at all, at the end of the word."
"Chinese-speakers tend to replace the relaxed "i" /I/ with a tense "e" /i/, making it "sheep". Chinese-speakers often make vowel sounds tense, or "long," and confuse pairs of "short" and "long" English vowel sounds like "ship" and "sheep" both in comprehension and speaking."
"Perhaps because this word features several difficult sounds – the "L" /l/ sound, which is sometimes pronounced by Chinese-speakers to sound more like an "R," the voiced fricative /ʒ/ sound represented by the "s" in this word, and the various vowel sounds in the word."
"In English, our letters "th" represent a sound made with the tongue between the teeth. However, this sound is very difficult for Chinese-speakers to pronounce, so it is often replaced with an "s" sound. But if you say "I sink" instead of "I think" your listeners will definitely have a different picture in their minds!"
"This is a common mispronunciation for many Chinese-speakers learning English.That's because r-vowels (ar, er, ir, or, ur) are typically pronounced without the strong "r" sound that Americans use. This pronunciation can be even more difficult for Chinese-speakers who have studied British pronunciation, in which these sounds are not produced."
Check out her other great posts here.
Here are some ways you can work on getting these sounds right:
The American /n/ sound is always at created in the front of the mouth, with the tip of your tongue pressed against the gum line behind the upper teeth. To produce the correct sound, make sure you have your tongue properly placed and you continue to produce sound by allowing air to come out through your nose.
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One Attention Nine Content Consonant Man Pronounce Mention
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The Week In Cleantech: March 31, 2012
March 26: Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA)
Upgraded to $49
- A123 Systems (NASDAQ:AONE) announced today that it will have to replace battery modules and packs that may contain defective cells. The replacement is likely to cost about $55 million. The stock is down about 4 percent in pre-market. If the broader market stays positive today, the damage could be contained. I expect to see a number of follow-up articles blasting A123 because, well, the company works in the electric vehicle space and it's received government support. The combination of the two makes it a popular target.
- On the upside of electric vehicles today, Wunderlich just upgraded Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) from hold to buy, with a $49 price target. I'm a huge fan of Tesla, but admittedly a bit surprised at the $49 price target. My personal opinion is that $49 is a bit optimistic. I'm more comfortable with somewhere between $36 and $38 right now. Of course, this would certainly be an instance of where I'd be happy to be wrong.
March 27: GE (NYSE:GE)
Lands $200 Million Saudi Deal
- GE (NYSE:GE) has announced that it landed a $200 million supply contract with Saudi Arabia. The deal has GE supplying steam turbine technology, power generation services and distributed control systems for Saudi Electricity Company. Saudi Arabia is looking to add an average of 4 gigawatts of power each year with the goal of doubling grid capacity by 2020. For those who want exposure to energy, but don't want to go "all-in" on a pure play, GE is a great way to do it. It's a solid long-term investment with a nice dividend.
March 28: Japan Seeks Natural Gas Assets In The U.S.
Early this morning we learned that Japan's second-largest city gas
distributor Osaka Gas, is in talks to import natural gas from
Dominion Resources, Sempra Energy and Freeport LNG. Apparently,
Osaka is looking to invest in LNG-export plants in Texas, Louisiana
and Maryland, as well as fields near those facilities.
Following Fukushima, Japan's LNG imports have surged. And some are expecting the U.S. to ultimately supply 20% of all Japan's natural gas imports. As I've mentioned in the past, I'm extremely confident that the U.S. is going to start exporting more and more of its natural gas bounty. Between new demand in Japan and the fact that the stuff is going for $12 per million BTUs in Europe and $18 in a few Asian markets, there's no way we're not going to jump on this opportunity.
The fact is, natural gas is dirt cheap right now. And producers will not ignore the boatloads of cash they can make from exports. In fact, there are currently nine domestic producers in line to get approval to export roughly 10 billion cubit feet of LNG per day. Despite those who think we need to hoard everything, the market will dictate the decision on this. I remain extremely bullish on LNG exports.
March 30: Bombardier (TSX:BBD-B) Lands $208 Million Rail Deal
- Finavera Wind Energy (TSX-V:FVR/ FNVRF.PK) has received an environmental assessment certificate for its new Tumbler Ridge wind project. This is actually a pretty big deal as this decision allows the company to finally move forward on construction of the project, which has been under development for about five years now. This is a very thinly-traded stock, and I'm not sure how many people realize the significance of this announcement. It'll be interesting to see how the stock moves today. But at $0.34, I imagine there will be some buyers this morning.
- Bombardier (TSX:BBD-B/BDRBF.PK) (TSX:BBD-A) announced this morning that it has received a $208 million order for 16 TWINDEXX Vario multiple units for operation on the Kiel-Hamburg and Flensburg-Hamburg railway lines. A TWINDEXX what?!!! Here's a picture of one:
If the market cooperates today, there could be a little bit of momentum for the stock. If Bombardier was strictly a train play, I'd be all over it. But there's still a bit of stink on the company's Aerospace division, which took a hit last quarter. That being said, I don't think this division is quite as bad off as some would lead you to believe. Certainly the company's business jet market is doing pretty well. I'll be interested to see how next quarter's aerospace division performs. As for its rail division, it remains solid.
Disclosure: Long IAALF
Jeff Siegel is Editor of Energy and Capital, where these notes were first published.
The Week In Cleantech: March 31, 2012 was posted on AltEnergyStocks.com.
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