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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – Glimmerglass Opera will honor award-winning filmmaker James Ivory
at its 2010 Spring Gala on Tuesday, April 27, at 6:30 p.m. at the Metropolitan Club, 1 East 60th Street. Themed "Fireworks!," the gala will feature vocal pyrotechnics by Anthony Roth Costanzo, the countertenor seen as Francis in Ivory's film, A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries and featured on the soundtrack of Ivory's The City of Your Final Destination, set for theatrical release in April.
The event will benefit Glimmerglass Opera's Young American Artists Program, the acclaimed training program for young singers of which Costanzo is an alumnus. The evening will begin with cocktails and hors d' oeuvres at 6:30 p.m., with the honors and musical performance at 7:30 p.m. Dinner will be followed by dessert and dancing to the Peter Duchin Orchestra.
Ivory has made many acclaimed theatrical feature films in his extensive career, most of which were produced by Merchant Ivory Productions. He is well known for his direction of A Room with a View, Maurice, Howards End, The Remains of the Day, Le Divorce and The White Countess. Ivory has accumulated many honors from Academy Awards to BAFTA film awards. He has been awarded the Directors Guild of America D.W. Griffith Award, the Guild's highest honor.
"We are proud to honor James Ivory, an icon of the world of film, who has often integrated the music of opera into his dramas," said Elizabeth Eveillard, Glimmerglass Opera Board Chair and Spring Gala Co-Chair. "His introduction of our own rising star, Anthony Roth Costanzo, to film audiences makes the evening's program particularly meaningful."
After his film debut as Francis in A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries, Costanzo continued to study music and graduated from the Manhattan School of Music in 2004. He made his Glimmerglass Opera debut in 2008 in the role of Nireno in Handel's Guilio Cesare in Egitto and returned in 2009 as the Sorceress in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas. He is a 2009 winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and he recently won a 2010 George London Award. He will make his New York City Opera debut this April as Armindo in a revival of the Glimmerglass Opera and Yew York City Opera co-production of Partenope. He returns to Glimmerglass Opera this summer to sing the title role in Handel's Tolomeo.
The event is black tie; tickets range from $1,000 to $2,500. Tables of 10 range from $10,000 to $25,000. For reservations and additional information, call Glimmerglass Opera's Development Department at (607) 547-0700 ext. 209.
Glimmerglass Opera's 2010 Festival features new productions of Puccini's Tosca, Copland's The Tender Land, Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro and the U.S. professionally staged premiere of Handel's Tolomeo. The season runs July 9 through August 24, 2010, at the Alice Busch Opera Theater in Cooperstown, New York. For more information on Glimmerglass Opera's 2010 Festival Season, visit www.glimmerglass.org or call the company's Box Office at (607) 547-2255.
Glimmerglass Opera's Young American Artists Program was established in 1988. An acclaimed training program for young singers, the program brings exceptional singers and accompanists in the first stages of their professional careers to study and perform in the creative and demanding atmosphere of Glimmerglass. Young American Artists are chosen annually from more than 700 applicants. The three-month summer program focuses on education through performance, which comes from opportunities to cover and perform appropriate roles in mainstage productions. In addition to performing, Glimmerglass Young Artists receive musical coachings, as well as attend classes and workshops in diction and acting, audition technique and role preparation.


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"Rock With You," "PYT," "Thriller" we can go on and on with hits that Michael Jackson gave to us. He's clearly the King of Pop, and although he hasn't been with us for nearly 3 years, it's no excuse not to rejoice and celebrate the art and amazing music that he left behind. This year, prepare for one of the most anticipated events that Huntington has seen in years - the Michael Jackson PubCrawl. The producers of the biggest PubCrawl known to man are looking to recreate history with this very special Huntington PubCrawl.
Featuring some of the best bars that the Huntington area has to offer, you'll be able to visit each one of them, enjoy great drink specials, and meet new friends while you're at it. Get ready to dress up in your favorite version of Michael Jackson, this is one PubCrawl in Huntington that's definitely creative. Get ready to get your tickets to this Huntington PubCrawl while they're still around, it's definitely going to sell out once the big date approaches.
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Must be 21 years old to participate; valid State ID required. Advertised drink specials are subject to change and may vary at certain venues. 2 for 1 drinks means you get 2 drinks for the price of one. Actual drinks offered are at the venue's discretion, and are subject to change. Participating venues and advertised times are subject to change. PubCrawls.com promotes safety and urges all participants to drink responsibly. Participants must bring their Print At Home Ticket to the registration venue. No refunds. All sales are final. Each venue may only participate in the drink specials for a 2 hour period. If a venue is at capacity then you may have to wait or proceed to another venue. To retrieve your PubCrawls.com wristband and map, you must visit the registration venue during the designated registration times in order to meet our event staff. Prices are subject to change while supplies last.

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Death Rates in the United States Continue to Decrease
The researchers gathered data from the National Center for Health Statistics from 1969 to 2013. They report that overall death rates have decreased by 43 percent. During this time period, death rates continued to decrease for heart disease, cancer, stroke, injuries and diabetes. However, the decrease in heart disease, stroke and diabetes related deaths has slowed during the last five years.
The researchers also found that deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have doubled since 1969, and continue to increase, specifically among women.
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So, a while back, the writer Joe Hill was talking on Twitter about things that are foundational in your life. By that, he meant things that set your tastes. They might not be your favorites, but they set the tone of what you really like. He was talking about music, but this thinking could be applied to books, movies--anything, really, that takes a certain taste to enjoy.
Music was easy for me--my parents' love of Otis Redding made me love soul music, and worshipping anything my teenaged aunts liked gave me the Eagles and James Taylor (Particularly 'Fire and Rain'). To this day, though I love music in general and will give a listen to anything, my heart belongs to soul, blues, and the singer/songwriter genre. They were hardwired into my soul, so to speak.
Books, though... they were harder. I've read so many and started so young that I had to think hard about those. I finally decided that my foundational author was Louisa May Alcott. I loved (and still love) her stories. I was talking about all this to my mom, and she observed that she thought I'd choose Stephen King. During my many years at home she never had to read any of his books, because she heard each and every plot detail from me. I had to admit that she had a point--those late 70s early 80s books of his were lifesblood to me. I had to give that some thought.
What I discovered, though, is that Louisa and my beloved Mr. King co-exist in my heart because their writing styles aren't that different.
Stay with me here.
Both are straight-forward writers. They use plain language--nothing flowery about either one. They both have a knack for seeing people just as they are: not angels, not devils. Human. Their characters have faults aplenty, no matter how 'good' they might be, and not all of the people we root for make it to the end, or even conquer their own faults (I STILL get weepy over Dan in Jo's Boys). Maybe most importantly, they are both such moral writers, without moralizing. Their characters might have faults aplenty, as I've noted before, but damn if they don't keep on trying to do the right thing (People who've only seen Kubrick's The Shining and haven't read the book miss so much about Jack. The hotel might have conquered him at the end, but he kept fighting, and it was he who saved his family. *sniff*). They both tussle with God--Alcott eventually comes down on the side of God, but her churchgoing seems lukewarm. King's more ambivalent in tone but his stories clearly indicate a belief in God, if not in organized religion.
I look at this list and realize that writing like that is exactly what my soul craves. I can appreciate a clever book, a snarky tome, a sharp-witted, analytical treatise...but what I really want is someone who sits down and says, "Let me tell you a story..." and does it with heart and passion. And I also realize that is the kind of writing I'm passionate about producing: stories about real people, where many things in life ultimately turn out okay (because things do tend to do that), but not necessarily all things are perfect. Because life is like that, too.
What are your foundational books/writers/songs?
Friday May 31st, some of the writers of Omnific are having a Twitter Party! That's right, from 7-9pm EST (you can work out the time difference for your area, right?) many of Omnific's resident artistes will be on Twitter-hand to talk our books, other books you like, and just about anything else. There will be prizes, a scavenger hunt, and so much more! Our hashtag will be #OMNILICIOUS. I'm looking forward to 'meeting' some of you there!
Follow the links to the Authors blogs and collect the numbered letters for the secret word. As soon as you've worked out the word, enter the word and your twitter handle into the form. Entries are open from the day before the party and close at the end of the party when winners will be announced.
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Food as Medicine: Treating Chronic Disease through Diet
What if instead of popping a pill for these types of chronic disease, we used food as medicine?
What if instead of popping a pill for these types of chronic disease, we used food as medicine?
Gardening is one of those hobbies that has it all. It's great exercise, can save you money, is good for mental health, and produces the world's healthiest vegan foods including these for healthy bones.
Are you worried about carbohydrates in your vegan diet? Unless you eat like the average non-vegan American, you don't need to be. Here are tips on how to choose healthy carbs.
Do your New Year's resolutions involve vegan eating? Do you happen to be a person of the lady persuasion? If so, you have only two choices: read this book or cheat yourself! Whether you're a seasoned long-time plant eater or just stepping onto the vegan path, Vegan for Her offers a wealth of vital information for women interested in going (and staying!) healthfully vegan.
I don't know about you, but all this news about arsenic in rice is a bummer for this gluten-free green diva! I LOVE rice, and it is the basis of most of the grain alternatives I've turned to to avoid gluten – ugh. Now, I realize that not ALL rice is laden with arsenic, but this is all a good lesson in not relying heavily on any one type of grain or food too heavily – moderation and variety are probably always key to balancing out some of the harmful effects of any one food.
When thinking of making a transition to a healthier and cruelty-free vegan diet, one concern I often hear voiced, particularly in men, is whether or not a vegan diet can support muscle building and athletic performance.
Does dairy really provide better nutrition than non-dairy sources of calcium?
Now we all know the wonders of flax, but chia is nutritionally superior to flax, soy and the like because it is the richest vegan source of Omega-3 fatty acids and dietary fiber.
If you're planning a multi-day backpacking trip, you may be wondering what you're going to eat. It's easy. Just eat vegan! Avoiding animal products is one of the best ways to lighten your load and stay healthy on the trail. Here are three reasons why.
Vitamin B12 is one of the most important vitamins responsible for our health and beauty. Discover what this vitamin can do for you and how you can get your daily dose.
Endurance training requires a bit of a different balance of carbs, fats, and proteins. Here are some tips on how to eat vegan as an athlete!
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A few times every month Sharon Spevock brings her dog, Pebbles, to the Louis A Johnson VA Medical Center to lift the spirits of all the veterans.
When Spevock got Pebbles, she wasn't ready for all the attention she gets now.
"She's was rescued from a puppy mill in Ohio and I spent a couple years working with her to help her overcome her fears so she's come a long way to be a therapy dog," said Spevock.
After some obedience and therapy dog training, six-year old Pebbles now makes trips to hospitals and nursing homes around the area at least three times a week.
"We go visit the patients. Some will be in a room to room atmosphere or some will be in one big area where several patients will gather. Some patients want her on their bed and because she is small enough she can lay on the bed. She's just comforting to some of them who have health issues or loneliness," explained Spevock.
Spevock said Pebbles makes the people happy and helps them to be more relaxed.
"So many patients are going through some health challenges and emotion issues and when a dog comes into their life it can help them forget about the problems they are going through and brightens up their day," said Spevock.
Spevock said she's seen firsthand the impact Pebbles can have on people. There's one patient in the veteran's nursing home that sticks in her mind.
"He had some issues with his memory and he couldn't remember a whole lot of things but he could always remember the dog coming in to visit so it really does make a difference in their lives," Spevock explained.
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Got my foodstamps today!!! more info added
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I cant wait to go shopping. For dinner tonight I want to make bacon cheddar omelets with home fries and toast. I have wanted this for a week.
such small things make a pregnant women happy lol.
wow to many replies to answer all of them so ill do my best here.but for the record i do not feel i need to justify anything to anyone and this post was meant to be about EGGS!
No i will not give up my baby just because I get FS!
I have gotten fs sense i was forced into quitting my job when i was 20weeks with my last son who is now 18m
This was not a planned baby but still very loved and wanted (as all children should be)
My dh works and works hard. he is always looking for a better job
Before i was expecting again i had started working again and will mostly work over the summer while still pregnant. i have nothing against working and make great money when i work and we are not on fs when i work. just good jobs are hard to come by so i take what i can get.
I cloth diaper because i have them already. i bought them with my own money (some where gifts). i do not get my water or light bill payed for me.
I do think that I am a good person unlike some of the ladies here that need to kick people when they are down from behind the anonymous button. I am always nice to people when i use my sn or not!
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You had to wait a week for less than $10 worth of food? How sad. :(
Good point.
Enjoy your omelet!!
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i just choose to use what we have and save our cash for things like bills
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You had to wait a week for less than $10 worth of food? How sad. :(
That does sound good. I might make eggs and toast tonight too.
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Mmmmm sounds delicious!
Now guess what you got this preggo craving? LOL Dh might have to make a trip to the store on his way home. Yummy.
It happens sometimes. Lots of Times by the end of the month we are down to beans, rice, potatoes, and frozen veggies before our food stamps comes in. And i really don't make enough to buy any food over what My food stamps provides.
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You had to wait a week for less than $10 worth of food? How sad. :(


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Vehicle2005 Lexus RX 330 AWD 4dr SUV (3.3L 6cyl 5A)
ReviewOne of the consumer reviews I read on Edmund's site knocked the RX 330 transmission as sluggishly shifting. I bought one last month and found there was no problem with mine. The car is a complete joy and we are delighted with our purchase. I am mystified by the transmission comment. I also like the way the side mirrors adjust downward when in reverse, again opposite to another person's comment. Different strokes, I guess. I was disappointed to find that not all options described were readily available at the dealership, such as the adjustable headlights and the laser cruise control. I was told, "They build them all the same except for the Nav and entertainment systems."
Best FeaturesAutomatic wipers (amazing!), one-button electric seat adjustment, power rear-door, dual a/c controls.
Worst FeaturesNavigation display hard to read in sunlight, operator's manual needs some work (by someone whose native language is English), front seats need adjustable thigh-support for tall people (as in some other Lexus models). I wish the steering wheel extended just a little closer to me (I am 6' 2" tall.)
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Hi, i was trying to figure out how you did "In case you need help " Section from the Theme Demo. I was trying to rebuild it, but got stucked somehow. Unfortunately i deleted from my demo installation ;-)
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Okay, installed a local testversion, but i still cannot figure out how the "need help" section from kriesi demo is set up. Your kind help is welcome ;-)
Cheers, Sebastian
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That is a color section with a custom image as the background. Then inside of it, three Icon Box Content Elements with the icon placed in the Top position with each icon box in a 1/3 layout element.
Great, thank you Devin. Meanwhile i had figured it out on my own, but your explanation made it perfectly clear.
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Here's our roundup of the week's tech business news. First, the most popular stories published by VentureBeat in the last seven days:
Google opens up, then closes Google+ invites due to "insane demand": If you were desperate to get a Google+ invite, there's a very good chance you could have landed one Tuesday night as Google gave existing Plus users the ability to invite anyone to test out the service. But the revelry didn't last too long.
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg doesn't put on a happy face in his Google+ profile: Apparently Zuckerberg is on Google+, but as you can see from his profile picture, he doesn't look thrilled to be there.
Google+ could make Twitter the next Myspace: Google knows the social train has left the station and there is a very slim chance of catching up to Facebook. However, Twitter's position as a broadcast platform is a much more achievable goal for Google to reach.
Appsterdam: A haven for indie app makers?: It's hard to get the famously phlegmatic Dutch excited but Mike Lee had a room full of them (and other nationalities) clapping and whooping Saturday in the style of an old-school preacher. Why?Appsterdam.
'Indestructible' botnet has infected 4.5M PCs and counting: The "TDL-4″ botnet now has more than 4.5 million infected PCs running on it and is the "most sophisticated threat" to computer security today, according to Kaspersky Labs researcher Sergey Golovanov.
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On strength of new social games, Zynga files for $1B IPO: Social games maker Zynga, the developer behind smash hits like FarmVille and CityVille, filed for an initial public offering on Friday, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Google goes social with Google+ — Will Facebook flinch?: After months of waiting, Google finally unveiled on Tuesday its new social project, Google+.
OMFG: Google wants to buy Hulu after all (sorry, Yahoo): Google has begun preliminary talks to acquire video-streaming service Hulu, according to unnamed sources in contact with the Los Angeles Times.
Compared to Zynga, Groupon is run by a bunch of clowns: Zynga's IPO is one of the largest expected this year, alongside group-buying site Groupon. But the way the companies are run, and how efficiently they generate money, couldn't be any more different.
Why Star Wars Galaxies should go down, and why there's nothing you can do about it: Sony Online Entertainment is completely in the right to shut down its own game. And if the game is no longer profitable, then it should be shut down.


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The Washington Nationals have hired Bob Schaefer as a special assistant to general manager Mike Rizzo.
Schaefer was the bench coach for Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre the past three seasons.
He also was an interim manager with the Kansas City Royals in 1991 and 2005, and has worked as bench coach for that club and the Oakland Athletics, in addition to being a special assistant to the GM with the Atlanta Braves and Baltimore Orioles.
Also Monday, Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg was one of 11 players who earned a spot on the Topps major league rookie All-Star team. He went 5-3 with a 2.91 ERA and 92 strikeouts in 12 starts before needing season-ending elbow ligament-replacement surgery on Sept. 3.


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The CEO's vision for Pat's position of Human Resources Director was clear: he wanted to engage a strategic thinker able to guide his company's people management and help take the company to "the next level." The CEO had a goal of doubling revenue in five years and given their market and product positioning the goal seems achievable… if he had the right people and processes in place.
When we caught up with Pat three months after she started, she was "in the weeds." I asked her how it was going. She said she had several open positions and was spending two-and-a-half days a week screening and interviewing. 50% of her time! Sound familiar to anyone?
I pointed out to her that the CEO had a different vision for her job and she remembered the promise of a "strategic" position, but seemed resigned to living in Resume Hell.
When Pat posted her latest position for Customer Service Associate, she advertised only the most attractive aspects of the open position. More than 800 candidates chose to express interest. How many emailed resumes to Pat receive? Zero, zilch, bupkis (as my Grandma used to say)!
Pat didn't use a recruiter or a head hunter, she didn't pay 30% or even 15% of the salary in fees. She used NewHire and now spends ZERO TIME with unqualified applicants.


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Wow, robot master Peter Kokis is a very busy man. He keeps making these incredible robot costumes out of ordinary household objects.
His latest creation just may be my favorite of all. Meet the Brookly Typhoon, based on the 3-armed Chinese robot in the film Pacific Rim. This is so very cool. I can't believe it's made from recycled household parts.
Great job, Peter! I'm glad someone is ready to defend Earth in case we get attacked.
Brooklyn Typhoon: Based on the awesome Chinese robot from the film Pacific Rim. Crimson Typhoon is the craziest-looking robot I've ever seen, and a two-second shot of him in a trailer seven months before the film came out was all I needed. Building two right arms and essentially no-head was just the challenge I sought, and I started acquiring his parts the very next day. His 2nd right arm is the identical size & shape of my arm, and the resulting distortion and necessary counter-balancing drove his weight above 150 lbs. …ouch. I went through a lot of mannequinn arms before I found the perfect one. The character's head was impossible to replicate, and my interpretation is a balance of form & function. He's made from ordinary and readily-available household, hardware, petshop & sporting goods items, nothing special… stuff like toilet flush valves, plungers, blender bases, hair clipper spacers & egg slicers…
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Bird enthusiasts armed with cameras and binoculars are pouring into Duluth this weekend from all over the country for the Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory's Hawk Festival.
The event is timed to the annual migration of thousands of raptors past the western tip of Lake Superior.
Attendees will be looking broad-wing and sharp-shinned hawks, goshawks, eagles and other raptors on their long journey south from as far away as the Arctic.
"We're within the top five hawk watching places in North America," said Hawk Ridge Education Director Gail Johnejack. "Sometimes they're way up in the sky, sometimes hard to see, and sometimes they're practically right over your head. And that is exciting."
Johnejack says hawks fly along the ridgeline just inland from Lake Superior, where they catch warm air currents called "thermals" coming up off the rocks.
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Bird Seed Tree
These goodies are so pretty they'd brighten a tree even without the snow. Make the ornaments with flour, water, corn syrup, and gelatin, and then decorate them with birdseed. Walnuts, cranberries, and kumquats form a cheerful garland.
Bird Seed Ornaments
Use cookie cutters to make ornaments. They're easy -- no baking -- and fun to decorate. These hearts have a mixed-seed base, with corn kernels pressed into an outside rim of thistle seed and peanut butter. See recipe below.
Fruit Bird Feeder
Most birds love apples. Create this feeder for about $7 plus paint. Screw a threaded rod (#44540) into a post cap (#7970). Drill holes through the apples and thread them onto the rod, then top with a finial (#81618) and a screw eye (#331105).
Bird Seed Wreath
Bake bread dough in a doughnut shape, slather on peanut butter, and coat with Ultra Nut Fruit Blend (#349342) for the seeds. Dinner for the birds! Add a pretty bow to make it a decoration for the yard.
Ground Bird Seed Feeder
Trace a bird outline in the snow, then fill the shape with different types of seed. We used a 5-pound bag of no-waste blend (#304262), a 7-pound bag of critter mix (#130331), and an 8-pound bag of thistle seed (#211967).
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Step 1: Mix together in one large bowl:
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- ½ cup water
- 1 packet unflavored gelatin
- 3 tablespoons corn syrup
- 4 cups birdseed
Step 2: Use vegetable oil on a paper towel to coat the insides of the cookie cutters (or use vegetable spray); this will allow you to remove the ornaments from the cookie cutters more easily.
Step 3: Spread waxed paper over your work area, then fill the insides of the cookie cutters with birdseed mixture, packing tightly. (We used circle and heart shapes.)
Step 4: Poke a drinking straw near the top of each ornament to make a hole for hanging.
Step 5: Carefully remove each ornament from the cookie cutter and set on waxed paper. Let dry for several hours.
Step 6: Once the ornaments are dry, you can use peanut butter to decorate the rims and insides with other seeds. For example, spread a line of peanut butter around an outside rim, then press thistle onto the rim. Or use peanut butter to create a heart shape atop a circle, and press in thistle and corn kernels.
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If I want to give my children 10,000 a piece do I pay a gift tax? Do they pay tax on the money giving? How do I give them the money? Can I write a check or does it need to go thru a lawyer? Are either party required to file a special tax return? Thank you so much for your help.
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The beneficiary pays no tax on the gift received.
If the gift is by check, you do not need a lawyer to help make the gift.
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David Wheater was delighted to have made his Premier League debut for Bolton at the weekend.
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David Wheater was delighted to have made his Premier League debut for Bolton at the weekend.
The January signing from Middlesbrough tasted his first top-flight action in a Wanderers shirt as he came on to replace the injured Zat Knight.
Wheater was happy to get involved with his new club, but admits it was far from easy in the 2-0 win over Everton.
"I just love playing football. I've been playing in the Championship for the last year-and-a-half and so coming back into the Premier League was tough - I was sweating so much at the end," he told the club's official website.
"I expected that because the pace is a lot quicker, but just to be given a chance and to get into the team was nice for me.
"I was sat there expecting another 90 minutes on the bench. I saw Zat stay down and I went to warm-up but then he got back up so I started to have a stretch.
"I've said before that Zat and Gary [Cahill] have been playing great and that I didn't expect to get straight into the team, and it's unfortunate that my chance has come through an injury.
"Everyone is hopeful that Zat's injury isn't too serious and that he can get back soon because we need that competition for places."


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The premier said the Cabinet would draft in today's session the letter of intent which would be afterwards sent to IMF and EC. After IMF's return, the government will sign the loan agreement with the two institutions.
"We are expected to receive a response both from the Commission and from the IMF within 10-14 days. Afterwards, we will be able to sign the loan agreement. Once the arrangement is approved by the board, the loan will be released in phased installments to Romania", said Boc.
President Traian Basescu told to the members of IMF delegation that they were "more relaxed" in requesting the Government to "take serious steps".
Traian Basescu: IMF was more relaxed in asking the government "to take serious steps"
Traian Basescu thanked IMF delegation for the effort they had put in this period to "correctly diagnose" Romania. IMF's assessment over the country's economic conditions is leverage for Romania over the countries that evaluate Romania at a regional context.
"Romania is included in the region without a thorough individual assessment of the country. Thank you for the professional approach on the country's status", said Basescu.
"On the other hand, I must admit, that compared to the requirements formulated before the Parliament, you were more relaxed in demanding the Government to take serious steps. I have to admit that, on one hand, it is a positive thing, but on the other hand I expect more support from you in order to stimulate the politicians to continue the reforms", said the head of the state.
IMF and local authorities have agreed on a projected budget deficit of 4.6%
Romania and International Monetary Fund officials have unanimously agreed on a projected budget deficit of 4.6% of GDP for this year, at a 20bln euro rescue package, a source familiar with the issue told Reuters.
"Both parties have agreed on a projected deficit of 4.6% of GDP, IMF expecting a 4% contraction of the economy", a source within the coalition familiar with the content of the letter of intent said.
The source said the total package that includes funds from IMF, European Commission and other financial institutions would amount to 20 bln euros.
On Monday, the president of leftist Social Democratic Party said the rescue package from IMF is estimated at 13 bln euros, which would be earmarked to stabilize local currency rates while the European Union would lend 5 bln euros to cover budget deficit and investments.
World Bank, EBI and EBRD would grant a combined loan of 2 bln euros, Geoana added.
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Updated 9:33 pm, Thursday, July 28, 2011
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ALBANY -- Police are investigating a bank robbery Thursday morning at the Citizens Bank branch at 111 Washington Ave. downtown.
A surveillance photo showed a suspect described as a black male, about 50 years old, wearing a short gray jacket, jeans, sunglasses and a blue baseball cap with a logo that was obscured.
Police said the robbery occurred at about 9:40 a.m. when a man walked up to a teller and demanded money. The man left the bank and walked away with an undisclosed amount of cash.
No weapon was displayed, police said.
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William Reid Pogue, (born Jan. 23, 1930, Okemah, Okla.—died March 3, 2014, Cocoa Beach, Fla.), American astronaut who piloted (Nov. 16, 1973–Feb. 8, 1974) Skylab 4, the last manned mission of the scientific research space station, and was renowned for staging the only "strike" in outer space, arguing with the ground controllers that the astronauts needed a break from their grueling schedule and more free time to partake of the wonders of the cosmos. During that flight, the longest in history until Soviet cosmonauts broke the record in 1978, the crew conducted 56 experiments and completed 26 science demonstrations and 1,214 revolutions of Earth; Pogue also made two unscheduled space walks to facilitate repairs. Pogue, regarded as probably the most candid of his fellow astronauts, provided graphic details of the problems associated with space flight, including what was termed "space crud" (the nausea, vomiting, and headaches that occurred after eating) and the difficulties of voiding as explained in his children's book How Do You Go to the Bathroom in Space? (1985). Before earning (1960) a master's degree from Oklahoma State University, Pogue joined the U.S. Air Force and saw action during the Korean War (1950–53). He later was a member (1955–57) of the Thunderbirds, the air force's elite aerobatics team. Pogue became an astronaut in 1966 and served on support crews for the Apollo 7, 11, and 14 missions. During his years as a pilot in the air force (1951–75) and an astronaut for NASA, he logged 7,200 hours of flight time. Following his retirement (with the rank of air force colonel), he worked in the private sector for aircraft manufacturers Martin Marietta (later Lockheed Martin) and Boeing, where he used his expertise to devise space station technology.
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Up until just the past couple of years having employees watching live events on their computers via the Internet just wasnt a problem (or an option). Today, however, with thousands of hours of live and streaming media planned for the upcoming Summer games, millions of people are going to be tempted to tune in from work.
Given the 12 hour time zone differences, a lot of popular events will be happening during local working hours. While this wont pose much of a problem for your network guys, you might want to think about setting some guidelines about acceptable use of company resources (especially, given the fact that employees wont be getting much done if they spend half the day watching gymnastics).
On the plus side, as far as all this streaming media hogging network bandwidth and slowing things down, its probably not going to be a problem, said Dennis Drogseth, VP of IT research firm Enterprise Management Associates. It would be low on the list of issues in 2008 for most people in network ops.
If youre looking at it from a CIO perspective, its more than just how much extra bandwidth you have, its how do your employees behave because its not a one size fits all answer, and what enforcement do you in place to monitor them.
What weve seen in the past is a significant up-tick in the amount of traffic that is going on accessing these high bandwidth sites, said Yin. The companies that are most progressive on this have established acceptable use policies and its not just the IT guy that establishes it, its the management team.
If you are worried about your network being overloaded, you can take some cold comfort in knowing that if bunches of you employees are watching the Olympics chances are very good they wont be doing much work and, therefore, using the corporate network for anything else. Voilà, problem solved.


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Here are some things The Callback Queen thinks are funny: Gay sex; Irish-English hatred as fuel for sex; eastern Europeans in general. And here are some things The Callback Queen thinks it knows about: Hollywood productions; how easy it is to change a script in a Hollywood production; the kind of person who writes novels like The Prince of Chaos, which is an epic on the scale of Game of Thrones or the Harry Potter series or Twilight or even Braveheart.
For an excellent comedy on the ins and outs of Hollywood, casting, and gender roles, please see writer-director Lake Bell's wonderful In a World… For absolute crap with cheesy camera work and a soundtrack that resembles the unfinished qualities of student film, stick with The Callback Queen.
If this were parody, that would be one thing. And hey, maybe it is, but it's so inept you'd never know it was parody. My God, this is a line in the movie: "Film should grab you by the balls. It should touch your heart when you least expect it and with blushing eyes should make you think, 'Did that really just happen?'"
But it did happen. I saw The Callback Queen and lived. But you should avoid it, and its makers should be embarrassed.
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Boston's Animal House has found its Bluto. The Boston Red Sox reached agreement with volatile left-hander David Wells yesterday to bolster the rotation and join the frat house full of "idiots" who rebelled against baseball tradition and won the team's first World Series title since 1918.
The Red Sox won't confirm the deal until Wells, 41, passes a physical. But a source requesting anonymity said Wells will get $8 million US guaranteed over two years with incentives that could bring it up to $18 million.
Wells was 12-8 with a 3.73 earned-run average last season.
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The Blue Jays met with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays yesterday. The Devil Rays are inquiring about obtaining catcher Kevin Cash from the Jays.
The Blue Jays have interest in free-agent lefty Shawn Estes, who earned $600,000 US, was 15-8 with a 5.84 earned run average in 34 starts for the Colorado Rockies in 2004.
Also, the Jays spoke to agent Greg Landry about free-agent pitcher Scott Downs. Downs was 3-6 with a 5.14 ERA in 12 starts with the Montreal Expos last season.
Jays vice-president Bobby Mattick and scouting director Jon Lalonde went to see free-agent right-hander Denny Tomori pitch at Cal-State Fullerton yesterday.
The Jays aren't interested.
"Any time you have 87-year-old Bobby Mattick asking for a bat, that's a good time to pass," J.P. Ricciardi said.
The Atlanta Braves came to the winter meeting determined to get a No. 1 starter. They got one thanks to a four-player deal with the Milwaukee Brewers. The Braves acquired closer Dan Kolb, who had 39 saves for the Brewers. Milwaukee gets the Braves' top prospect in Jose Capellan. John Smoltz will come out of the bullpen to join the Braves' starting rotation ... Free-agent Arthur Rhodes, the ill-fated sign by the Oakland A's, dealt to the Pittsburgh Pirates recently for Jason Kendal, was on the move again. The Pirates sent Rhodes to the Cleveland Indians for outfielder Matt Lawton yesterday.


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Thursday, May 3, 2012
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This was two coats.I probably could have applied three,but I didn't notice the VNL until I took the photo. This color brings to mind strawberries,which I love. It's a delicious-looking colour. The application went on very smoothly.I had no issues with the formula at all. I was incredibly surprised by the gold flecks.You can't really see it in the bottle,but wow,when it went onto the nail, it was a burst of strawberry goodness!
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St. Tropez - a gorgeous on-trend nude.
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As Windows Phone steadily increases its relevance in the always competitive mobile operating system arena, it's probably time we started taking an interest in the platform's statistics as much as we do with monthly Android distribution charts.
Sure, Microsoft remains a blip on Google's radar, but it doesn't take an expert to see WP is on the rise, aided by a major new OS update dubbed Windows Phone 8.1 and Nokia's highly broadcasted management reshuffle.
In the long run, current silent partners HTC and LG are expected to crank up their WP efforts, and future Microsoft/Nokia Lumia handhelds like Superman and Tesla may well challenge the Lumia 520 in mainstream popularity.
Speaking of the 520, the low-cost, low-end device is still the ruler of the Windows Phone kingdom, owning a hefty 30.9 percent piece of the overall global pie, according to data gathered by AdDuplex on July 24.
That's nearly a third of the total market share, which gives the 4 incher a ridiculously massive edge over silver medalist Lumia 625 (7.2 percent), and bronze winner Lumia 920 (6.5 points). Unsurprisingly, all of the top ten WPs are Nokia products, leading to now proprietors Microsoft holding an incredible 94.5 percent of the market. HTC is second, with a measly 3.7, and Samsung has 1.1 percent.
But perhaps the juiciest slide in Ad Duplex's 18-page presentation breaks down the OS versions running on Windows Phones in use. Naturally, 8.0 has the upper hand, sitting at a dominant 70.4 percent, followed by 7.x (17.7 points), and 8.1, with 11.9.
I'm sensing a bit of a fragmentation pickle here, although given Windows Phone 8.1's young age, it's really impressive more than one in ten WPs are already on the platform's freshest, hottest build. You go, Microsoft!
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Battle of the Little Bighorn: The story of Custer's last stand lives on
Almost everybody knows something about Custer's last stand although it took place 136 years ago on the plains of southeastern Montana near the Little Bighorn River.
Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer and 262 of his U.S. Army 7th Cavalry troops died in a fight with combined forces of Lakota, Northern Cheyenne and Arapaho people in a battle June 25-26, 1876. The Indians involved called it the Battle of the Greasy Grass, the name of the ridge near what is now called Last Stand Hill.
Today the scene of the skirmish is officially the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. The name was changed in 1991 from Custer Battlefield National Monument in a move to include more of Native American participation, according to information distributed by the Western National Parks Association.
It is about half way between Sheridan, Wyo., and Billings, Mont., just off I-90.
I had the opportunity to visit monument for the first time in late May. The day was perfect with sun and blue sky in amongst cumulus clouds and a slight breeze to reduce the shimmering afternoon heat off the plains.
Walking along the trails of the battlefield among hillocks, ridges, coulees and ravines of the prairie above the wooded banks of the river put the area in perspective of those days long ago.
After viewing the battlefield, the artifacts in the visitor center and enjoying a lecture on the events and monuments in and around Last Stand Hill, visualizing action that took place more than a century ago was easy.
Imagining soldiers in dark blue wool uniforms fighting of an attack on the top of a barren hill, with no real cover except the horses they killed for battlements, I almost started to sweat thinking about it.
Looking backward it's easy to say Custer was obviously out-manned and out-gunned by the opposing forces camped along a three-mile stretch of the Little Bighorn. Estimates put the combined forces under Chiefs Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse and others at 900 to 1,800 warriors, but there could have been more.
Custer's regiment had 647 men in 12 companies. Custer sent Maj. Marcus Reno and Capt. Frederick Benteen to attack the encampment from the southeast.
With five companies of about 210 men, Custer planned to move northwest, cross the river and attack from that direction.
He was turned back by heavy resistance and moved to higher ground when he discovered his troops surrounded a cutoff.
Nobody knows what exactly happened on Last Stand Hill, except everybody died. Estimates said the final struggle lasted anywhere from 20 minutes to about an hour. The last trooper was killed around 5 p.m., according to various historical estimates.
Reno had 53 men killed and 52 wounded during the standoff and retreat from his attack on the other end of the Indian settlement.
Many years after the fact, it is hard to believe so many died in battle on the very spot. Time and weather have healed over the most prominent signs of war, but remnants remain.
A park ranger at Last Stand Hill said in in August 1983, a prairie fire swept over the entire battlefield and exposed thousands of artifacts from the 1876 battle. Archaeological examinations of the Little Bighorn followed in 1983, 1984, 1989 and 1994 in a continued effort to determine what really happened.
Some historians believe the Battle of the Little Bighorn is the most written about fight in U.S. history next to the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg fought July 1-3, 1863, in southern Pennsylvania, just 13 years earlier at the same time of year.
For more information on the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument contact the National Park Service website at www.nps.gov/libi.


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Q. Our company owns a number of hardware stores and we plan to hire some high school students this fall. Are there certain limitations under child labor laws that restrict the types of duties that minors can be allowed to perform?
A. The U.S. Secretary of Labor considers certain tasks to be particularly hazardous or detrimental to the health and well-being of children.
In particular, people under 18 may not perform "hazardous occupations," which include activities that may come into play in your business, such as:
- Driving a motor vehicle (licensed minors can occasionally drive a vehicle not exceeding 6,000 pounds during daylight hours if he or she wears a seat belt).
- Using power-driven woodworking machines.
- Handling power-driven circular saws, band saws and guillotine shears.
- Operating power-driven paper-product machines, including scrap-paper balers and paper-box compactors.
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Some permissible types of tasks for 14- and 15-year-olds include cashiering, price-marking, shelving, errand and delivery work (by foot, bicycle or public transportation), and cleanup or maintenance, as long as power tools are not used.
Minnesota law also provides particular requirements for employing a minor of any age.
During the school year, children ages 14 and 15 are limited to working outside of school hours between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. (these hours are extended to 9 p.m. in the summer). They can work only 18 hours in a school week or 40 hours in a nonschool week, including in the summer.
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A Murrieta man with a history of drunken-driving arrests was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years to life in prison for a wrong-way Escondido crash that killed a motorcyclist last year.
Brian Joseph Webb II, 35, pleaded guilty in September in Vista Superior Court to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.
Because Webb has two prior drunken driving convictions — one in 2000 and the other in 2007 — prosecutors were able to pursue a life sentence.
In the weeks leading up to the crash, Webb had been arrested twice for drunken driving.
Authorities said Webb drove his pickup the wrong way down the Interstate 15 off-ramp at Via Rancho Parkway about 12:40 p.m. on July 28, 2012.
His pickup slammed into a northbound Harley-Davidson motorcycle. The 60-year-old rider, recently retired neurophysiologist Robin Vaughan, died at the scene.
Deputy District Attorney Kelly Mok said Webb's blood-alcohol content at the time of the crash was 0.32 percent — four times the legal limit to drive in California.
When he died, Vaughan was preparing with his wife to serve an 18-month mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The active church member was also a Boy Scout leader for 20 years.
His daughter, Adriann Walker, spoke in court, telling Judge Aaron Katz that Vaughan "strove for excellence and encouraged others to do the same."
Walker said her father "truly lived a life of good works."
The Escondido man was married 39 years to his wife, Donetta. The couple had five children and 16 grandchildren, Walker said.
Webb cried as Vaughan's family members spoke, and then apologized for the "senseless act that robbed a family of their loved one."
"There are simply no words to describe how very sorry and remorseful I am," Webb said.
Katz told Webb he deserved the sentence, and that Vaughan died as a result of "your selfishness and inability to comply with the law."
After the hearing, Webb's mother said her son, distraught over a recent split with his wife, had turned to drinking in the weeks before the crash.
Leslie Webb said she and her son were heartbroken for the Vaughan family.
"We do pray that the Lord will reach down and continue to comfort and heal their broken hearts," the 56-year-old Murrieta woman said.


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Dawn Yvonne Benedict, age 51, of Mesa, Arizona, formerly of Flint, died Thursday, October 31, 2013. Funeral services will be held 1PM Monday, November 4 at Sharp Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 6063 Fenton Road, Flint. Burial will follow in New Calvary Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held 12PM - 8PM Sunday and 11AM until time of service Monday at the funeral home. Those desiring may make contributions to the family. Dawn was born September 25, 1962 in Flint, Michigan, the daughter of Leo J. and Raeola Y. (Holland) Montgomery. She married John Benedict on January 24, 1998 in Las Vegas, NV. Dawn enjoyed listening to music and was a animal lover. Surviving are: husband, John of AZ; daughters, Misty Ricketts (Gerald Lincoln) of Mt. Morris, Victoria Benedict of Utah, Sarah Benedict of TX, grandchildren, Kailyn, Logan, Avery, Alana; brothers Dean (Wendy) Montgomery of Flushing, Dennis Montgomery of AZ and Ben (Heather) Thomas of Burton; many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by her mother Raeola. Online condolences may be posted on the obituaries page of www.sharpfuneralhomes.com
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Anyone who works in a web-related field knows this is truth – any given day can be completely ruined by an announcement from Google about an update or policy change. After reading Melissa Mackey's post this morning "Google Has Become Yahoo" (great read!) I got to thinking about just how massive of a force Google is in all of our lives.
Like most things that have become this ubiquitous, it was not an overnight process. It started off slowly and friendly enough – Google became the go to search engine for quality results. The word Google has even become a verb, which is a true testament to its integration into our daily lives. From there, the other products were rolled out and we were happy to have them – Gmail, Chrome, AdWords, Google Analytics, Google+ (well maybe…) but you get the idea. Over the past 10 years Google has become inextricably entwined in our lives, both personal and business.
But now, Google has such tremendous market share, it is not unreasonable to ask if there are any checks on its power? It sure doesn't seem like it. Some examples:
- The Enhanced Campaigns brouhaha in the PPC world earlier this year
- The decision to stop providing many of the organic search terms in Analytics (which is not completely alleviated by their announcement about the new Paid & Organic report in AdWords via SearchEngine Land)
- The somewhat forced adoption of Google+ for SEO purposes
- Appearance of Knowledge Graph & Google Answers in search results
- Pushing separate mobiles sites hard and then completely reversing that position to prefer responsively designed sites
- Their complete remaking of search results that make assumptions about your intentions (logged in status, your location, etc.)
- The difficulty in correcting errors in Places/Maps/Local Listings or whatever they are called this week…
Truth is, we have no control over what they decide to do or not do. And yet, Google has become a place where you MUST be visible in order to have potential customers find you. Whether they are searching for you specifically or more generically for what you do, to not have a presence in Google is a sure path to obscurity.
It is easy enough to say we should collectively start using Bing or Yahoo to reduce the quasi-monopoly of Google in search. But does that really solve the underlying issue – whichever company is dominating will be in this same position. If you don't like their policies, too bad. You're theoretically free to not participate.
It is pretty crazy to think that entire industries exist today, largely because of Google and to a lesser extent other search engines. As this platform continues to mature, it not surprisingly, starts to resemble "old" media companies. They make the rules, they set the prices and you can either play along or go pound sand.
Can Google's run continue indefinitely? Only time will tell. We will certainly be paying very close attention!


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The End of Eleven and the Start of Twelve
I hope you all enjoyed the poem from my last entry. It was difficult to word so you could follow my days accurately, but fun to make, so hopefully I succeeded in telling you about my Christmas adventures. This entry will be conducted in the normal format; I can only rhyme so many words before I start repeating myself. But this time, I�ll be telling you about my New Years celebration, as well as a few things that happened at the tail end of 2011 that I want to share.
Probably the most exciting thing that has happened to me at my school started on Dec. 28th. Michelle, me, and three other girls from our school, Istem, Ezgi, and Busra, made up the girls soccer team from class 11-A. Now, if you know anything about me and sports, you�ll know that I don�t mix well with them. I�ve never been one to excel in any sport really, so when the girls came up to me and asked me to be on their team, I warned them not to expect David Beckham on that field. They said they didn�t mind, so on the 28th, we had our first game. I was the goalie for every game we played, which turned out to be a great idea; I�m better at being a goalie than I ever knew I was!! We won the first game 2-0. Then, a week later, we won our second game, also 2-0. Our third match was cancelled due to a leak in the roof of the gymnasium (it was raining pretty hard) so our third match then became the final match of the entire tournament. It was over faster than I thought it would be; no one even bothered to tell Michelle and I that it was the final championship game until half time. Ah well. Anyways! Not one of the teams we played ever managed to get a ball past me, which I guess is a good sign! We ended up winning that game 3-0. Meanwhile, Michelle ended up scoring more goals than the other girls on the team, making her worthy of the title �Goal King� for which she received an extra medal. We received our medals this past Friday in front of the entire school.
Another event that occurred right before the turn of the year had to do with the first Christmas tree (or New Year�s tree as they call it here) that Michelle and I decorated a few weeks before. There were little paper hearts tied onto the branches with names of children in a hospital who have leukemia, along with a few things that they wanted for New Year. People brought in the requested gifts, and on the 29th, Michelle and I went with a group of kids, a few from each grade, to the hospital with bags filled with presents. We also brought some drinks and snacks for the kids and the little kids made what looked like New Year�s valentines that we passed out. It was a sad place, and didn�t feel much like a children�s hospital. We handed out loads of presents and food and some of the 7th graders even sang some songs, but the children didn�t seem to be cheered up all that much. I had never seen anything quite like that before, so it was another new experience for me, but not exactly one I�ll be happy to look back on.
The days before New Years were quite fun. People were exchanging presents right and left, and I got some very sweet gifts from some of my teachers and some of the staff in the cafeteria. Our class did a Secret Santa kind of thing so I gave a boy in the class a Packers t-shirt and some other American things. The girl who had me gave me a beautiful figurine of the famous clock tower here in Izmir; a very nice thing to take home with me! Later on Thursday night, I went with my host mom to a cocktail party for her company to celebrate New Year�s, which is the first cocktail party I�ve ever attended... and until I know more than a handful of people, it will be my last. It wasn't exactly exciting for me, but as is life I suppose! Friday, I joined some of the other exchange students in going to what I can best explain as a huge craft of souvenir fair. Anything you could think to buy for someone you could find there. So I bought a few things for people back home, but I didn�t go too crazy.
This brings me to the last day of 2011. I spent the night with my host mom, her mother, and her boss� family. We went to a nice restaurant for the night�s festivities, which is apparently very common here. The meal was brought out tiny bits at a time over a 4 hour span... which was a little frustrating for me seeing as I hadn�t eaten lunch to save room for that night. My host grandmother gave me a necklace and bracelet, my host mom's boss gave me a bracelet, and my host mother gave me some money so I could buy something I knew I'd use and like. I gave my host mom a box of fancy chocolates. Later that month, a package from home came full of goodies that were all made in Wisconsin (or most, anyway). Counting down the new year was strange though, seeing as my first instinct was to yell out �Ten! Nine! Eight!...� instead of the Turkish numbers �On! Dokuz! Sekiz!...� It was hard counting backwards in Turkish; I�d never done it before then. But there was a band adding music to the party, people standing to dance every once in a while, and the waiters even handed out cheap party hats and noisemakers prior to midnight. When 2012 came, everyone gave kisses on the cheek to the other people in their group and said, �Mutlu Yillar,� which literally means �Happy Years.� We didn�t end up getting home until almost 2 am. It wasn�t the craziest New Year�s I�ve ever had, but it was definitely interesting to see how people here in Turkey celebrate it. On the night of the 1st, I got to chat with my folks over Skype, which was nice. My grandparents were also there, so they got to talk with me too.
A few days later, on the 4th, Michelle and I joined the rest of the high schoolers and middle schoolers in climbing onto buses and going to the theater. We didn�t know exactly what we were going to see (but that�s nothing out of the ordinary for exchange students) but we had nothing better to do! In short, it was not exactly the most interesting hour and 15 minutes I've ever experienced in my life. The fact that it was all in Turkish wasn�t the only thing that made it hard to pay attention to. The play was apparently about a very famous Turkish poet who died at 36-years old. I�ve been told he�s the most famous poet in Turkish history. So basically, the play was a compilation of several of his poems. Thing is, there was only one guy on the stage the ENTIRE performance. The set and lights were very cool and surprisingly intriguing to me (maybe because it was the only thing that I could find sufficient interest in) but the same general emotion was kept in every poem, making it hard for even some of our teachers to stay alert. But despite all that, it was another piece of Turkish culture that I was fortunate enough to take part of. As they say in Portuguese, "Tudo faz parte," which means that every thing that happens, whether good or bad, is a part of the big picture and makes life what it is.
A small something that occurred at school is something that I decided to do for the sanity of my fellow classmates.. and to have some fun of my own at the same time. I was listening to 90�s music during lunch in the classroom and remembered that there was a speaker system in the room. So I fiddled with the cords and plugs for a few minutes and before I knew it, my classmates were dancing and having their very own mini-fiesta in school. It wasn�t anything big, but I could tell just by their reactions that they don�t get to escape from the droning school days very often. It was very refreshing to see them all let loose a little and relax.
Ah yes, the shoe fair. That�s what happened on the first weekend of the new year for a group of exchange students. It had been raining all week, and the weekend was no exception. But on that Saturday after our Turkish lessons, we heard there was a shoe fair in a sort of convention center that was ending that day. We imagined that �shoe fair� meant �tons of different kinds of shoes on sale� so of course, being the penniless foreigners we are, me and about 6 or 7 others decided we�d go. We got soaked on the walk there, with or without umbrellas, so we weren�t in the greatest spirits. Then, when we walked into the giant room, we saw dozens of smaller cubicles that were like shoe stores one right next to another. But, much to our dismay, this �shoe fair� was focusing on summer styles only... in January... while it was raining. All we found was row after row of crazy, colorful, suicidal high heels and sandals and things like that... not at ALL what we expected. Oh, and the prices weren�t anything special either, unless you consider $600 for a pair of pumps �special.� But I decided to make something of the experience with a little help of my friends and my camera. There is a song that was internet-famous several years ago called �Shoes.� It�s a ridiculous song with ridiculous lyrics and ridiculous music, and lest we forget the ridiculous music video that you can find on YouTube if you want. (The artist�s name is Kelly.) This song came to my mind as we passed �store� after �store� full of shoes and I decided to film my friends saying parts of the song. When I got home that night, I spent no less than 5 hours creating our version of the song. Here�s the link to the video if you�d like to watch it. Be advised that there is a little explicit language at the end. (It�s part of the recorded song, no one actually said anything during filming.)
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Since Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon kicked box office ass a few years ago, martial arts films have had a bit of a resurgence in popularity in North America but they've obviously been around a lot longer than that and their influence on Hollywood is more obvious today than ever before. Filmmaker Ian Taylor, in association with the Independent Film Channel, takes a look at the history of Hong Kong martial arts movie making with this hour long exploration of fight films, Chop Socky – Cinema Hong Kong.
How the documentary goes about explaining the origins of the martial arts film in Hong Kong is simple – they interview a few celebrities and experts on the genre and spice it up with some narration to put it all into context and plenty of great film clips to keep the visuals interesting and demonstrative. There are on camera interviews with Sammo Hung, John Woo, Michelle Yeoh, Jet Li, and Jackie Chan as well as Liu Chia-Liang, and Liu Chia-Hui.
The film, through those interviews and through the aforementioned film clips, traces the martial arts film from its origins with the early black and white Wong Fei Hung films which had some of cinema's earliest special effects by way of hand drawn animations done right on the negative, through to more modern martial arts films from Jackie Chan and Jet Lie (with a clip or two from The Replacement Killers thrown in for good measure for some reason).
From there we head on over to the Shaw Brothers studios where filmmakers King Hu and Chang Che were breaking new ground and reinventing the genre. King Hu began making films that concentrated on poetic movements and amazing form fighting, while Chang Che began to up the violence and bloodshed in his films. David Chiang appears on camera and talks about his work with Chang Che, and we get to see a clip or two from Vengeance, a personal favorite. The filmmakers discuss how the Zatoichi movies that were popular in Japan at the time influenced the swordplay in many of these films, as well as the violence.
After that we're introduced to the cinema of Bruce Lee and given a quick and dirty look at how widespread his influence was and how he was the man who broke down doors for the genre in that his films played all over the world and his popularity was immense. An interesting old television interview with Lee is supplied, which was a nice touch.
Jet Li discusses his infamous ladder fight scene from Once Upon A Time In China and how wirework was used to ensure that it all happened properly. He talks about how much work and how much time went into making sure this scene turned out as well as it did, and how taxing it was as a performer to be involved in it.
Overall, this is a nice look at martial arts movies. It's not as comprehensive as it could be (no mention is made of the influence of The Five Deadly Venoms or The 36th Chamber Of Shaolin for example) but they've crammed a lot of information into a relatively brief running time and managed to make a coherent and interesting documentary out of it. The film clips are many and varied (look for a few great clips of Jimmy Wang Yu in action) and really do a good job of illustrating the various points that the filmmakers make along the way. Less attention is paid to the influence that the films have had on Hollywood, which is fine, but the filmmakers made the odd choice of using a clip from X-Men to show how far reaching their influence has been rather than something that would have been a better example like The Matrix.The DVD
The aspect ratio on this DVD varies depending on whether what we're watching is a clip from one of the many movies discussed or newer interview footage, and as such, is not enhanced for anamorphic sets. Most of the archival clips are in very nice shape save for some of the really older segments taken from the films of the 1920s through the 1940s. The Shaw Brothers material was likely taken from the restored Celestial elements and they all look very nice. The newer interview footage also looks quite decent, if a little soft. It was likely shot on digital video. There aren't any mpeg compression artifacts worth complaining about though there is some mild edge enhancement. Overall though, this transfer is fine.Sound:
The Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo sound mix is more or less problem free. Some of the interviews are conducted in English and some are in Chinese. The ones that are in Chinese have burned in English subtitles, as do the film clips used throughout the documentary. Dialogue, for the most part, is nice and clear. There aren't any serious issues with hiss or distortion. Some of the clips do have a bit of background noise present but other than that, for a movie that is almost entirely dialogue and narration drive, this mix handles everything nicely.Extras:
There aren't a ton of extra features on here but there is a nice handful of deleted interview scenes that didn't make it into the final cut of the film for whatever reason (probably pacing, I'm assuming they wanted to keep it under an hour in length). There are also some promotional clips as well, and inside the keepcase is a catalogue containing information on this and other Docurama DVD releases.Final Thoughts:
While it should have been at least twice as long and given a better title, Chop Socky – Cinema Hong Kong is an interesting look at the always fascinating history of Hong Kong's contribution to action films through the martial arts genre. It's interesting, contains some great interview clips and plenty of archival footage, and it's completely worth seeing. Recommended.


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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc., (NYSE:PCL) today announced it has acquired an interest in approximately 144 million tons of production at four quarries from Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC) for $75 million. The quarries are located near the Greenville and Spartanburg, South Carolina markets. Beginning in January 2013, Plum Creek expects to receive royalty payments from the production and sale of the crushed stone from the quarries for approximately 25 years.
"This is an attractive, cash-accretive investment in a familiar natural resource asset for Plum Creek"
"This is an attractive, cash-accretive investment in a familiar natural resource asset for Plum Creek," said Rick Holley, president and chief executive officer of Plum Creek. "The investment adds to our existing construction materials royalty streams, and the quarries will continue to be owned and operated by Vulcan, a leader in the industry. We are optimistic that the favorable growth prospects for aggregate demand in these markets will enhance future earnings potential."
Plum Creek is one of the largest landowners in the nation and the most geographically diverse, with approximately 6.4 million acres of timberlands in major timber producing regions of the United States and wood products manufacturing facilities in the Northwest. For more information on Plum Creek, visit www.plumcreek.com.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995 as amended. Some of these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "expects" and "will." The accuracy of such statements is subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions including, but not limited to, the demand for construction materials, operational risks and the state of the general economy. It is likely that if one or more of the risks materializes, or if one or more assumptions prove to be incorrect, the current expectations of Plum Creek and its management will not be realized. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance, and speak only as of the date made, and neither Plum Creek nor its management undertakes any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.


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A staggering 80 percent of all the life on Earth is to be found hidden beneath the waves and this vast global ocean pulses around our world driving the natural forces which maintain life on our planet.
The oceans provide vital sources of protein, energy, minerals and other products of use the world over and the rolling of the sea across the planet creates over half our oxygen, drives weather systems and natural flows of energy and nutrients around the world, transports water masses many times greater than all the rivers on land combined and keeps the Earth habitable.
Without the global ocean there would be no life on Earth.
It is gravely worrying, then, that we are damaging the oceans on a scale that is unimaginable to most people.
We now know that human activity can have serious impacts on the vital forces governing our planet. We have fundamentally changed our global climate and are just beginning to understand the consequences of that.
As yet largely unseen, but just as serious, are the impacts we are having on the oceans.
A healthy ocean has diverse ecosystems and robust habitats. The actual state of our oceans is a far cry from this natural norm.
A myriad of human pressures are being exerted both directly and indirectly on ocean ecosystems the world over. Consequently ecosystems are collapsing as marine species are driven towards extinction and ocean habitats are destroyed. Degraded and stripped of their diversity, ocean ecosystems are losing their inherent resilience.
We need to defend our oceans because without them, life on Earth cannot exist.
We need to defend them now more than ever, because the oceans need all the resilience they can muster in the face of climate change and the potentially disasterous impacts this is already beginning to produce in the marine world.
The Greenpeace Defending our Oceans campaign sets out to protect and preserve our oceans now and for the future by setting aside swathes of the global oceans from exploitation and controllable human pressure, allowing these areas the respite they so desperately need for recovery and renewal.
Building on a protection and recovery system established to manage land based over-exploitation, Marine Reserves are the ocean equivalent of national parks.
Marine Reserves are a scientifically developed and endorsed approach to redressing the crisis in our oceans which work alongside a range of other measures designed to ensure that the demands we make of our oceans are managed sustainably.
Beyond Marine Reserves we need to tackle a great many threats to the oceans' viability and find better ways of managing their resources. To this end, while Greenpeace campaigns for Marine Reserves, we also campaign against the acts which have brought the oceans to this point - we expose the countless pressures, reveal the threats, confront the villains and point to the solutions and measures necessary to create sustainable oceans.
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Entry #5
I put some of my electronic music experiments together to create a new EP album, "Pure".
It's dedicated to the nights when you just can't get asleep. Inspired by Ochre and Omni Trio.
Share if you enjoyed the music.
Listen at: BandCamp.
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2012-12-26 16:33:30
This is an awesome EP!!! Very nice job!
2013-01-10 23:18:45
Wow, I must say Aeria is a simply amazing piece of music. You did a really good job on it.
If I ever become better at making games, I might even buy it for one =).