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One drawback to the unbalanced NHL schedule is the Maple Leafs likely have seen the last of one of the league's most consistent players, Steve Yzerman, in the past 20 years.
In a lengthy interview with the Detroit News this week, Yzerman discussed the clear possibility this season, his 23rd in the NHL, will be his last.
"I have no plans to retire in the near future," Yzerman said. "But the plan could change. I don't want to say much more, other than (retirement) is something to ponder."
Yzerman's class came through again when he recently pulled himself out of consideration for Canada's Olympic team. Where others may have tried to believe otherwise, Yzerman knew he could not have properly represented his country.
Yzerman's 20 years as the Red Wings captain is the longest such tenure in NHL history. Though he wants nothing more than to finish the season, at 40, Yzerman realizes there is a chance he could call it a career before the season ends.
"I don't think it's preposterous to say that," Yzerman said. "I think that just comes with the territory for anybody at a certain stage of their career. You start thinking about things. You can't help it, particularly on a day when you're not thrilled with how it's going. It creeps more into you then. But for the most part, I'm enjoying it. I don't want to make it an issue because we're trying to win games.
"When I decide to retire, it's going to be because I can't compete hard enough, or I'm not effective enough, to warrant a position on the team."
Meanwhile, one of Yzerman's teammates, Brendan Shanahan, seems to have played himself back into Olympic contention for Canada. But Shanahan, whose sense of humour is at the top among NHL players, claimed to be looking ahead.
"The next Olympics in Whistler (and Vancouver in 2010) are my focus," Shanahan said. "I was thinking bobsled. If (Chris Chelios) can bankroll Team Greece, I can bankroll Team Ireland. Buy my way into the Olympics like Cheli tried to do (in 2002)."
New ground for Crosby
Sidney Crosby said he has never played for a team that did not make the playoffs but it's hard to see how that won't change this season. If Crosby does not play for Canada at the Olympics, he likely will do so at the world championship in the spring. It's almost inconceivable the Pittsburgh Penguins will rebound from a start that has seen them win seven of 28 games and make the playoffs.
Crosby is trying to draw on what he experienced a year ago, when his Rimouski Oceanic started poorly in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League before winning the league title and losing to the London Knights in the Memorial Cup final.
"The lesson I learned from that experience is that the season is long, and anything can happen," Crosby said. "We had a bad start, really similar to the way it is here. You don't know what other teams are going to do, so if you worry about yourself some teams will go through some times that are hard, as well. You can't give up."
The Penguins are last in the Eastern Conference with 20 points and are 13 points behind the Maple Leafs for the final playoff spot.
Tkachuk digs in
The highest-paid player on the St. Louis Blues has no goal but to help his club start breathing again.
Keith Tkachuk, who pulls in $7.6 million US, said he would invoke his no-trade clause if the Blues tried to deal him.
"I expect to be here," Tkachuk said. "I have a no-trade clause and I'm not leaving. I want to work our way out of this. I don't know what's going to happen, but I love it here. I'm going to live here the rest of my life. It's just a great place to raise a family. You're not getting rid of us."
Tkachuk, who was suspended by the team in training camp for showing up out of shape, has played in only seven games because of injuries. But he has five goals and six assists.
The Blues bring up the rear in the NHL with 13 points.
Bouwmeester better
Young Jay Bouwmeester has not had the kind of effect many thought he would early in his career, but the Florida Panthers defenceman is making progress.
"He's really moving the puck up the ice," Panthers TV analyst and Hall of Fame defenceman Denis Potvin. "He has got that ability that very few people have and he's using it better. You see him go in deeper, you see him go behind the net. His game has improved at least 50% based on the fact his game doesn't stop in the neutral zone anymore. A lot of that is confidence."
In 30 games, the 22-year-old Bouwmeester has nine assists.
Captain Impact
Michael Peca spent just three seasons with the New York Islanders but left a positive mark. In each of those three years the Isles earned a playoff berth after missing the post-season in each of the seven seasons prior to Peca's arrival.
Peca is back on Long Island tonight for the first time with the Edmonton Oilers. Peca was traded to the Oilers by the Isles in August for Mike York and a draft pick.
"There is absolutely no ill feelings between me and the Islanders," Peca said.
"It was a business decision. I still have a large debt of gratitude that I owe toward (general manager) Mike (Milbury) and the organization for what they did for me.
"It was satisfying that we kind of turned the corner after a lot of years of not being in the playoffs."
Cross checks
The Boston Bruins are on pace for 68 points, which would be their second-lowest total since 1967 ... The Anaheim Mighty Ducks are said to be shopping forward Petr Sykora ... Tampa Bay Lightning coach John Tortorella gave his players three complete days off during a lull in the schedule this past week. "They get sick of looking at the coaches and vice versa," the Lightning coach said. "It's human nature when you're with one another in situations of emotions and teaching and grinding. You get sick of people. Sometimes they get sick of me and I (get) sick of them."


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InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the world's largest and most global hotel company announced today that Arab speaking customers worldwide will now be able to experience online reservation in Arabic with the launch of IHG's Arab language website, www.ichotels.com/arabic.
Enhancing the online reservation experience by offering real time content and booking facilities in Arabic, InterContinental Hotels Group's new e-commerce service sets new standards for online reservations in the region.
Being the first major hotel company to offer the online Arabic service is a reflection of InterContinental Hotels Group's commitment to meeting the market needs and providing its guests with a comprehensive and leading service, with the Arabic content available for the company's 3500 hotels across all of its seven brands and its Priority Club Rewards programme.
Speaking about the launch of the innovative new online service, Chris Moloney, Chief Operating Officer for the Middle East & Africa region of InterContinental Hotels Group, said "Industry research has demonstrated that customers are concerned about convenience, reliability, security, and privacy of online transactions. With the launch of this new website, we are offering our guests the added convenience of booking in Arabic and at the same time, enabling them to continue booking with confidence that they will get the best publicly available rate online, their reservation will be there when they arrive and that their information will be protected."
"Based on detailed research into customer requirements and preferences, the website enables customers to search for hotels, select arrival and departure dates and confirm their stays online. Changes to reservations details can also be made online", continued Moloney
Each day, over US$5 million worth of reservations are booked via direct Internet sites of the InterContinental Hotels Group, which are available on nine different languages. With a long track record of world firsts, InterContinental Hotels Group is proud to have been the first hotel company to take bookings directly online in 1995 and to then launch the industry's first best rate guarantee in 2002.
"We are focused on delivering the best product at the best available price for our guests," stated Eric Pearson, Senior Vice President of E-Commerce, InterContinental Hotels Group.
"We have seen a significant impact on the hotel industry since the Internet emerged nearly 10 years ago -- and InterContinental Hotels Group has been instrumental in this tremendous growth. Consumers want to book directly with brands they recognize and trust and with 50 years behind us, we have the most recognized and trusted brands in the world," continued Pearson
"Customers who book online through any of the Group's websites can also rest assured that they will receive the best available rate with the IHG Lowest Internet Rate Guarantee promise," said Moloney. "If customers find hotels cheaper on any other website, the price will not only be matched, but the customer will also receive a 10% reduction on that rate."
Additionally, the group was the first to address how IHG hotels will work with online third party intermediaries, including the establishment of certification criteria, which all online third party intermediary sites must adhere to when selling IHG rooms online - protecting consumers and our hotel owners.
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When I'm running a race, no matter how short my little legs may be, I don't want to be left in the middle of the pack: I want to break the tape first… I want to WIN!! In America, including Colorado, we tend to think our suburban schools serving middle-class students are largely doing just fine. But that all depends on your perspective and your point of comparison.
It's well past time to think beyond the school district next door or across the state. A group called America Achieves just released a report titled "Middle Class or Middle of the Pack" that ought to help wake up some people. Many of the chief excuses for America's humdrum or weak showing on international tests just sort of melt away:
Many assume that poverty in America is pulling down the overall U.S. scores, but when you divide each nation into socio-economic quarters, you can see that even America's middle class students are falling behind not only students of comparable advantage but also more disadvantaged students in several other countries.
In the past I've told you about the Global Report Card and the picture of mediocre performance it paints even of many Colorado school districts. Even being middle class in America doesn't necessarily give a student great hope these days.
Unless you're going to the BASIS Tucson charter school or Woodson High School in Fairfax, Virginia. These two secondary centers of learning stand out among several schools featured in the American Achieves report. The average student at BASIS scores higher than any nation in the world on reading, math, and science, while Woodson is near the top and also bests countries like Finland and Singapore on almost every measure. How would your local high school stack up?
This report adds just that much more credence to the bold and innovative work Douglas County is doing to raise the bar on curriculum and expectations for students and teachers. Compared to other districts in the Denver metro area, along the Front Range, or in other parts of the Centennial State, Dougco is doing pretty good.
But leaders in Colorado's third-largest school district are setting out to show that isn't good enough. This new report reminds us why it's a worthy and important task Dougco has undertaken on behalf of the next generation of citizens and globally competitive employees they're now striving to educate. Don't rest on your laurels and be happy stuck in the middle of the pack. Let's aim to finish first! Here's to wishing Dougco the best, as they set an example for others to follow.
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Galleria shoplifter gets swift justice
Justice was swift – less than a week between arrest and sentencing – for a Buffalo man who stole three coats late last month from Macy's in the Walden Galleria in Cheektowaga.
Alphonso Haslip, 46, of Hazelwood Avenue, was sentenced Wednesday by Town Justice Paul Piotrowski to six months in jail. According to a police department spokesman, Haslip had pleaded guilty to petit larceny in connection with the Sept. 27 theft of three coats, valued at $597, which he concealed in a shopping bag before leaving the store.
Police said that almost two years ago, Macy's management ordered Haslip, in writing, not to return to the store, threatening that he would be charged with trespass if he did. His return and theft last week amounted to burglary, police said; Officers Chris Wachowiak and Chris Lovallo charged him with burglary and petit larceny.
The judge cited Haslip's extensive criminal history during a 25-year period in sentencing him to jail.


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Ending US aid to Egypt could contribute to "chaos" in the country, future Secretary of State, John Kerry [2], has warned.
President Obama has requested almost $2 billion in aid for Egypt [3], about 80 per cent of which is for the military, and Congress seems willing to comply, for the time being at least.
"A hold up of aid might contribute to the chaos that may ensue because of their collapsing economy...their biggest problem is a collapsing economy," Kerry told New York-based NBC News.
Egypt is strategically important to the United States, especially because President Morsi has continued to support the peace treaty with Israel, and has taken steps to overcome security challenges in the Sinai Peninsula, Kerry explained.
Other US senators have also spoken of the importance of continuing US aid to Egypt.
During a trip to Egypt in January, veteran Republican senator John McCain said Israel was in favour of continuing the aid, and the US should "listen to the Israelis."
However, in November he called on the Obama administration to withhold financial aid from Egypt unless Morsi responded to opposition demands and rescinded a controversial decree that was later reversed. [4]
"Egypt's adherence to its obligations under the 1979 peace treaty with Israel requires ongoing US support for Egypt's economy," Democrat senator Chris Coon said during a recent trip to Egypt.
The US provides more than $2 billion in financial aid to Egypt each year, the majority going to the military.
Since 1979 Egypt has been the second-largest recipient of US military and economic aid after Israel.
[1] http://www.syndigate.info
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kerry
[3] http://www.albawaba.com/business/egypt-america-economy-442683
[4] http://www.albawaba.com/business/egypt-aid-mccain-453212
[5] http://english.ahram.org.eg


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Sunday, 21 April, 2002, 14:36 GMT 15:36 UK
'Food runs out' in Bethlehem church
Around 250 Palestinians besieged in Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity say they have run out of food after nearly three weeks surrounded by Israeli forces.
"There is no food left in the church now for the Palestinians or the monks and nuns," said Franciscan priest Reverend Ibrahim Faltas.
In his Sunday sermon, Pope John Paul II said events at the church had been characterised by "clashes, blackmail and an intolerable exchange of accusations".
Palestinians in the church and negotiators trying to end the stand-off say there is no running water, intermittent electricity and a body decaying in a cave below the church, traditionally held to mark the birthplace of Jesus Christ.
Disagreements were also reported on Saturday between those barricaded inside the church, who include civilians, around 40 priests and nuns, and 30 Palestinians who the Israeli army says are wanted militants from Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement.
A Palestinian policeman inside the church said soldiers had been blocking supplies of food and medical supplies to the church complex.
"We were living on rice and spaghetti and now it's almost gone. There's no salt. We're mostly on water," he told Reuters news agency by mobile telephone on Saturday.
An Israeli military spokesman told Reuters the army was continuing to give food to Red Cross workers, who were taking it into the church.
'Troops boost'
But those inside the church said the army had dropped leaflets over the wall in plastic bottles which read: "We know you are without food".
A policeman inside the church told Reuters the Israelis had been boosting the number of troops ringing the church.
But the Israelis denied stepping up their operations, which have involved blasting the building with ear-splitting screeches, flares and smoke bombs and firing at the church bell.
Bethlehem Mayor Hanna Nasser said earlier high-level talks involving European, US and Vatican officials on ending the stand-off at one of Christianity's holiest sites were going on.
On Saturday, Bethlehem Mayor Hanna Nasser told Reuters that high level negotiations involving European, US and Vatican officials were continuing on Saturday.
But the BBC's Jonny Dymond in Bethlehem says no progress has been made.
See also:
19 Apr 02 | Middle East
Hamas leader held in Bethlehem
18 Apr 02 | From Our Own Correspondent
Stand-off in the 'city of peace'
17 Apr 02 | Middle East
Backpackers baffled by Bethlehem siege
13 Apr 02 | Middle East
Palestinian 'shot dead' in Bethlehem
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By Rashid Shirinov
Armenia is once again trying to hinder the settlement of the long-lasting Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. While addressing the first meeting of the new Parliament of Armenia on May 18, President Serzh Sargsyan made provocative statements, which were aimed against Azerbaijan and sharply violate international law.
Spokesman of Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry Hikmat Hajiyev has commented on Sargsyan's remarks about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"International community is well aware that Armenia, while continuing the occupation of Azerbaijani territories, is impeding the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement," Hajiyev told Trend on May 18.
"The recent statement made by the Armenian leadership in the parliament proves this again," Hajiyev said, adding that Sargsyan's statement fully contradicts the updated Madrid principles.
Hajiyev said the first paragraph of the updated Madrid principles, stipulating a gradual settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, envisages the withdrawal of Armenian troops from the occupied areas adjacent to the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan.
"Here the logic is to ensure peace in exchange for the withdrawal of the Armenian armed forces from the occupied Azerbaijani territories," Hajiyev said.
He added that the situation of Armenians' residing in Azerbaijan presented by the Armenian leadership as "self-determination" has nothing to do with the right to self-determination, which is reflected in the UN Charter and the Helsinki Final Act.
"Abusing the supreme principle of international law – the right to self-determination – the Armenian leadership is trying to conceal their attempts to occupy the territories of neighboring Azerbaijan by using force," spokesman noted.
Armenia broke out a lengthy war against Azerbaijan by laying territorial claims on its South Caucasus neighbor. Since a war in the early 1990s, Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan's territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding regions. More than 20,000 Azerbaijanis were killed and over 1 million were displaced as a result of the large-scale hostilities.
Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding districts.


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"Installation Failed" or "Cannot download update from http://downloads.wordpress.org/"
You might try going to your host and making sure CGI support is enabled. I'm not sure if this is a must for the automatic upgrade plugin feature in WordPress to actually work, however, enabling CGI worked for me when recently encountering these errors.
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Rohani's Victory In Iran Signals Desire For Change
June 15, 2013
by Golnaz Esfandiari
The victory of cleric Hassan Rohani, the sole moderate in Iran's presidential vote, signals a strong desire for change among Iranians who are facing soaring prices, unemployment, and increased social and political restrictions.
Rohani, a former top nuclear negotiator and a member of the Assembly of Experts, was the only candidate among the final field of six to call for moderation.
He criticized censorship and state interference in people's private lives while promising to end radical policies and ease tensions with the international community.
Nearly 51 percent of Iran's eligible voters cast their ballot for the 64-year-old Rohani, making him the outright winner of the Iranian vote.
Rohani has a difficult task ahead. Iran has in the past years become more repressive, its economy is in shambles as a result of mismanagement and crippling U.S.-led sanctions, and the country faces international isolation.
Real power in the Islamic republic lies with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his hard-line allies -- including the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) -- who have actively suppressed those fighting for change and reforms.
Hopes For Reform
Nevertheless, some Iran observers, including Karim Sadjadpour, a senior analyst with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, say Rohani could bring some limited change.
'After eight years of darkness, the clouds of extremism could soon begin to part, however slightly.' Sadjadpour says, and refers to Rohani as the 'default candidate' for Iranians seeking change.
Alireza Nader, a senior policy analyst with the Rand Corporation, describes the June 14 vote as an attempt by former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and moderate conservatives to assert their power. Some moderate conservatives have come under pressure by Khamenei and the hard-line IRGC, and Rohani is close to Rafsanjani, whose bid to enter the election race was thwarted by the Guardians Council.
'Iranians voted for the least dogmatic candidate,' Nader says. 'Will Rohani be able to undertake major reforms and defuse tension over the nuclear program? We'll have to see how Iran's deep state -- Khamenei, the Guards, and Basij -- react to the election.'
Taking On Khamenei
Iranian journalist Akbar Ganji told RFE/RL's Radio Farda that the fulfillment of Rohani's campaign promises will, to a great extent, depend on his working relationship with Khamenei.
'We shouldn't have very high expectations. Under the current structure, he should try to manage to create some coordination with Khamenei, and also with the parliament to improve the economy,' Ganji said.
'And most importantly, to open a way for talks with Western governments, particularly direct talks with the U.S., to reach a deal on the nuclear issue and removal of the sanctions because the sanctions can destroy our society.'
A woman in the Iranian capital who voted for Rohani told RFE/RL the vote was a 'no to extremism.' She expressed hope that Rohani's presidency will improve people's lives, reduce tensions with the West, and give Iranians 'breathing space.'
Another voter described the vote as a defeat for Ayatollah Khamenei, who sided with the hard-line camp. 'We created a political epic but not the kind [Khamenei] asked for,' the businessman, who did not want to be named, told RFE/RL. 'We won, he lost,' he added.
...Or Khamenei Victorious?
In Washington, Sadjadpour has a different view. 'I am not so sure that Khamenei is the loser here,' he says. 'Voters repudiated his policies but by allowing them to do so he has helped rehabilitate his tattered reputation.'
Indeed, Khamenei and other officials praised the vote and the more than 70 percent turnout, describing it as a 'political epic.'
In a statement issued by his office, Khamenei described the vote as a 'stunning test' that opened Iran's 'determined and hopeful' face to the eyes of the country's enemies. He said that the vote demonstrated the 'strong' ties of Iranians to the establishment.
The June 14 presidential election was the first since the disputed reelection of President Mahmud Ahmadinejad that led to massive street protests and unprecedented protest chants against Khamenei.
Some voters said that they voted for Rohani to prevent ultra-hard-line nuclear negotiator Said Jalili, thought to be Khamenei's preferred choice, from becoming president.
'In most countries, people vote to bring a candidate to power. In Iran we voted to prevent a candidate from coming to power,' wrote one man on social media.
Ahead of the vote, Khamenei had said that each cast ballot was a vote for the clerical establishment.
Source: http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-rohani- victory-signals-desire-for-change/25018300.html
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balms and glosses in flavours of some of its most well known gum
The lip balms that will be released later this year will include balms and glosses for the Big Red, Juicy Fruit, Doublemint, Winterfresh and Wrigley's Spearmint brands. The range will be retailed in mass, supermarket and specialty stores such as Limited Too, Urban Outfitters, and Claire's. Supporting the Slim Pack Their release will coincide and support the launch of the company's new Slim Pack that has been designed to be more durable and portable to complement consumers 'on-the-go' lifestyle. Wrigley's packaging redesign is an attempt by the company to boost sagging gum sales in the US by making the packaging more attractive to younger consumers. However, the new Slim Pack has not been without controversy as it contains fewer sticks of gum than its predecessor and is likely to retail at the same price. The announcement that the company's key brands will appear in a range of cosmetic products comes just over a month after the chewing gum giant merged with chocolate confectioner Mars - a merger that was accompanied by promises of increased innovation and product category extensions. Innovation and expansion Commenting on the merger Bill Wrigley said in his letter: "This combined entity will be, among other things, the world's leading confectionary company, with the resources and critical mass to explore new geographies and categories that might have been beyond our reach in the past." In a company statement Wrigley said that the merger combined Wrigley's strengths with the resources and proven brand-building know-how of Mars and will result in "a powerful force for innovation and growth in the confectionery marketplace." Wrigleys is not the only confectioner on the books at Lotta Luv. Indeed the lip balm and gloss manufacturer specialises in candy and beverage flavoured products, currently boasting more than 200 saccharine offerings. Other products include the Hershey's flavour balm, Reese's peanut butter cup gloss and a Twinkies range including coconut marshmallow, apple and chocolate flavours.


text: Well for me I'm a huge Wu-Tang fan since like 95 and even like many of their albums released after The W that not many care about and most didnt even go gold. But Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 is one of the most anticipated albums in hip-hop today and I'm waiting for its release on Sept 8th. Here is a really good pre release mixtape put together by boy Memory Man yesterday...it spread throughout the internet like a brushfire to all the major sites and shouted Mem out on his twitter. I just really enjoyed this mixtape and I dont really like mixtapes. here it is: # 1.Cuban Revolution Intro # 2.All That Money Is Us # 3.Run Away (ft. Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Method Man & GZA) # 4.Better Shoot Something # 5.Cipher Born (ft. Ghostface Killah & U-God) # 6.Get Your **** Beat In (ft. Polite, Chip Banks, Ghostface Killah & Trife Diesel) # 7.Slang Copulation (ft. Nas, Cappadonna & Ghostface Killah) # 8.Curiosity # 9.Iron Chef (ft. Ghostface Killah, Polite & Inspectah Deck) # 10.A Wise Man # 11.Cuban Revolution Interlude # 12.We Gettin' Knots (ft. Fat Joe, Armageddon & Big Pun) # 13.Fearless Ninjas (ft. Ghostface Killah) # 14.The All-Time Lineup (ft. American CREAM Team, Inspectah Deck & Method Man) # 15.Live Kid (ft. Notorious BIG & Ghostface Killah) http://sharebee.com/2da07623 Oh yeah, this thread you can talk about anything hip-hop and only welcome people who like the music and not for those who want to debate racial and cultural ignorance.


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this drawin makes me want to go there hehe, i luv da autmn colors- specially da orange/yellow almost looks like gold- fav
i know a place that look exactly like that !!!!!! =") memories beautiful !!!
Amazing! I love the simplicity of the houses and the complexity of the trees and the colors. Great combination! 5hrts :)
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Autumn is a work of art all by itself. You captured it so nicely :) 5h
Awwww so pretty!!
Love the fall colors. Autumn is my favorite time of year...
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What initially was thought to be a day-to-day injury is lingering much longer than Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom imagined.
The deep bone bruise in Lidstrom's right ankle is not getting better after 2-1/2 weeks of rest. In fact, it felt even worse on Wednesday. And that has the seven-time Norris Trophy winner a little concerned.
"It is discouraging, disappointing that I haven't started feeling better," Lidstrom said. "It's (past) two weeks now. It's frustrating, too, when you want to be out there playing and you can't."
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Many parents would love to take their children traveling. Experts agree that encountering new cultures and new languages can have a beneficial effect on a child's mental and social development. The barrier, more often than not, is money, or the lack of it. Traveling with a family can be expensive…but it doesn't need to be.
The most important thing if you want to travel is to make it a priority. When you fix your family budget, put travel saving aside as one of your highest priorities. If you don't have much spare cash, that means sacrifices. It might mean:
- Rarely eating out.
- Running a cheap car.
- Getting the cheapest seats for every show.
The result of all this austerity will be that you are saving, saving, saving for your next great trip.
Be Flexible
Flexibility can come hard to a growing family. Home-schoolers have a distinct advantage here, while most families are restricted to school vacations. Even so, if you shop around, you can get significant savings by comparing the prices for a day or so each way and by choosing the right season.
Just occasionally there is a fixed event that you decide you simply have to attend (a solar eclipse, for instance) and then you might be stuck for flexibility and time to save. This is probably one occasion when you may want to take out a loan to fund your trip. If so, get a good rate, for instance by looking at http://bestpersonal.loans/.
Grab Offers
Always be on the lookout for offers, and don't be ashamed to take them up. Sometimes you can pick up a good deal just by sitting through a timeshare presentation.
Always check the offers pages in the papers and look in the windows of travel agents when you happen to be passing. If you do a bit of research, you should be able to assess what is the cost of a full-price vacation for the same place and know if you are really getting a bargain.
Travel Cheap
Finally, of course, it is important to travel economically. Almost everything you spend money on when traveling is an opportunity to cut costs.
- Always go on the cheapest flights. If you hire a car, never pay for any of the extras, and remember that, in many countries, public transport is a far better way to get around.
- Put up with budget accommodation. You can find really economical accommodation if you are prepared to stay in the less popular areas.
- Provide your own food as much as possible. Have breakfast in your room, and at least one picnic every day.
See the World
Taking kids on adventures abroad is good for them and it is also good for you as they can share with you a whole new way of looking at places and interacting with people. It costs more than traveling alone or as a couple, but the memories you will share in years to come are beyond price.
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By: Soumya Kulkarni, IATG ContributorAugust 17, 2016
I'm not scared of the normal things like the dark, heights or public speaking. I'm not fazed by blood or closed spaces. And so, I like to pretend that I'm fearless. But the truth is, I have a lot of fears, but I struggle to explain them, even to myself. I stuff them under my bed or to the back of my closet.
I turn my back on them, because I have an image to uphold: fearless.
But can you blame me? How do I make an excuse for when I (a confident and outgoing woman) find myself stumbling over my words in a conversation, saying one awkward thing after another?
Do I tell you about how I spend my nights tossing and turning in bed, playing the same scenes over and over, and no matter how hard I squeeze my eyes, the guilt and shame and fear is still there? Do I talk about how sometimes I'm convinced that no one truly likes me, how I'm afraid that my weird, geeky self has actually turned away the people I consider friends? How do I describe the feeling of being at a party, surrounded by people, feeling alone and like I need to prove jnmI was worth inviting? And what about the fear of failure? I have moments when all I can think is, "I'm going to fail this test" or "I'm not going to get into college or get a job."
And yes, trust me, I know how irrational I sound, but that only makes it worse when I'm shaking in the hallway on my way to class. This fear stops me from trying new activities, because there's no way I'll be the best at them. There's a tiny part of me that's always comparing myself to others, telling me that I'm not talented enough, not cut out for this. There's a part of me that says "you're already too late" and that if I don't save the world, my whole life must be meaningless.
I guess my point is, for better or worse, my fears are more easily concealed. I'm not easily overcome by them, because I tend to lock them up deep inside me and never open the door. But sometimes, they creep up when I least expect them to, and it's at these times that it's difficult to explain to people why I'm behaving so strangely. As a result, it's easy to feel lonely and lash out on others.
I spend so much time and energy pushing my fears away, but maybe real strength comes from acknowledging they exist. Pulling them out of the closet and putting them in their place. I don't know if I'm there yet, but I know I have to try.
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Like Soumya says, it's time to put our fears in place! Try simply stating your fears out loud today. It's crazy how quickly they can lose authority over our lives when we say them out loud.
About Soumya:
Soumya is a high schooler from the Midwest. In addition to writing, she loves chess, reading good books, chocolate, tea, new cities, and Harry Potter. She hopes to inspire others to follow their dreams as she embarks on her own journeys. Find her at her personal blog, ifturquoisecouldtalk.blogspot.com or tweet her @soumkulkarni.


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Haven't seen any posts about randwiches, so I felt like I had to share with the SE community. It's a lunch service (stands for Random Sandwich) where you sign up, choose a day, pay $7, and have lunch delivered to you. The catch is that other than outlining dietary restrictions at the outset, what you get is a complete surprise...
Today I got my randwich, and it is pulled pork, slaw and arugula on a roll. And it's really tasty...esp for $7. Has anyone else tried randwiches (or would you be willing to eat a mystery sandwich)? If you have, what did you get?


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NEW ORLEANS, July 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Coast Guard said late Sunday it reopened a 10-mile stretch of the Mississippi River near New Orleans that had been closed after a tugboat sank.
The area above Head of Passes was deemed to be safe for navigation, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune reported.
"Survey operations are ongoing in an effort to locate the sunken 48-foot tug boat C-Pec between mile marker eight and Head of Passes," the Coast Guard said in a release.
The Coast Guard said it was still trying to determine why the tug capsized and sank Saturday, the newspaper said. Two people aboard the tug were rescued.
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The European Union came a step closer to a total ban on tobacco advertising today when health ministers voted for a new rule to outlaw the ads in magazines and newspapers.
The law will also ban tobacco ads on radio and the Internet, and prohibit cigarette companies from sponsoring events like Formula One motor racing. The 15 members of the union are obliged to incorporate the pan-European law into their national statutes by July 2005.
The union health ministers also signed a recommendation on how all member governments can further discourage tobacco use among children and adolescents. Among the suggestions in the document were banishing cigarette machines from places where children are allowed; banning billboards that advertise tobacco products; and forbidding the use of recognized cigarette brands on other products, like clothing.
Television advertising of tobacco products is already banned under a separate union law.
The union's health and consumer protection commissioner, David Byrne, called the developments a ''double blow against Big Tobacco.''
''The combined effect of the directive and the recommendation on tobacco prevention brings us very close to a complete ban on advertising of tobacco products,'' he said.Continue reading the main story
The addition of the print media, the Internet and radio to the ban marks the second union attempt to silence the tobacco industry.
Two years ago the European Court in Luxembourg overruled a tobacco advertising code very similar to the new law, after an appeal from the German government together with the British cigarette firm Imperial Tobacco and some European publishing companies.
The law was overturned on technical grounds because it failed to show sufficient economic justification. Health, the obvious reason to ban the ads, lies outside the union's purview.
The replacement law is based on economic principles intended to create a single European market for tobacco advertising. ''It adheres strictly to the limits laid down by the court,'' Mr. Byrne said.
However, Germany looks set to challenge the new code. It argues that local publications should be exempted because they never circulate beyond their local town or region, which places them outside the union-wide market.
''In principle, Germany supports efforts aimed at neutralizing the negative effects of tobacco consumption,'' said Alexander Müller, the German secretary of state for health. But he added that the new law ''isn't compatible with the court ruling.''
The British health minister, Alan Milburn, also voiced his disapproval of the new law, on grounds that it does not go far enough in muting the tobacco industry.
''If there is any gap in the directive,'' Mr. Milburn said, ''the industry will seek to exploit this.'' The British government wants the ban to include media like movie advertising and billboards. He also questioned whether the new law was robust enough to withstand a legal challenge.
Imperial Tobacco did not say whether it would appeal. In a statement it expressed disappointment with the decision, which it still believes ''exceeds the competence of the European Union.''
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Look for Just Drive, Anchor Point #1 from L.A. Witt on November 16, 2016.
It was truly a pleasure to see a new series from Riptide and L.A. Whitt for my first review back after more than a year away (I know, I know, adulting is super hard you guys). I devoured it in a single night. The story is simple and sweet and surprisingly low on angst for the plot, but not surprising for L.A. Witt fans. In short, this was exactly what I need right now.
The story starts when just-dumped Naval officer Paul gets into Sean's basically an Uber but not Uber and tells him to "just drive." Annoyed at first, Sean softens when his hot older passenger tells him he's just ended a floundering relationship and he doesn't want to go home. A quiet walk on the pier turns into a passionate make-out session in the car and a mind-blowing suckfest in the backseat that had me very much engaged in the content.
The two continue meeting in the car and at various hotels for late-night marathon sessions that are at once searingly hot and sweet as hell. That the older, commanding Paul prefers the bottom while sincere twenty-something Sean exclusively tops is hot, but in a way that springs naturally from the characters themselves, and isn't hammered on. Neither of these guys was born yesterday, they know what they like and there's no novelty to their preferences like there can be when less experienced writers are at the helm. There's one quick discussion where Sean explains that he doesn't like the sensation, even saying that his preference isn't about power, which leads to a brief but lovely lesson on frottage. And then it's never brought up again.
As much as I like stories where characters who identify as exclusive tops learn to trust and blah blah blah, I also appreciate good boundaries and situations where identities aren't tied to what position you take in bed. I guess you could say that like my erotica like I like myself: complicated.
Which leads me to the one bad thing I could write about this book if I had to write a bad thing about it and since I am reviewing it, I suppose this is exactly the case. There is almost no complexity here. Sean and Paul have exactly one friend each. Sean has no friends if you don't count his father, and two if you count his car. And you kind of have to count the car a little bit, but only because it's referenced as much as any other secondary character. But unlike dudes we've all known, Sean appreciates his car, but he's definitely not in a relationship with it.
We don't even know what kind of car it is. I don't even think we know what color it is. Which sounds dumb, but for someone who grew up talking about cars, it's odd to me that the car and driving are such a big deal in the story and the details of that don't come up. Other subjects are similarly lacking, even the main characters. Paul is impulsive and driven, Sean is kind and reliable. Other than that, they have really great sex. We're dealing with about as much depth as an oil pan, but that's one of the reasons I loved this book.
Not everything has to be all deep examinations and descriptions of fenders or whatever I implied was missing from Just Drive. You know what has depth? My own life. I'm about good on depth right now. No, I prefer an impeccably described blow job, and on that front, L.A. Witt delivers in full as usual.
4.5 stars out of 5 for being exactly what I needed exactly when I needed it, especially for the sex bits.


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Sonos has launched its new Controller app for iOS and Android devices that brings with it a new design as well as a bevy of new features. The app has been available for beta testing on Android since March.
The app features an entirely new design that is split into three menus: music currently playing, what room it's playing in and music discovery for upcoming songs. The new version of the app allows you to easily create playlists from different streaming services, set multiple alarms and control the music playing in each room of your house from a single location. Also available is the ability to change surround sound settings for music playback.
Another major feature is universal search across streaming services and music libraries. To use universal search, just link all your streaming services, and Sonos' Controller will do the rest. You can search artist, album, song, and more, and Sonos will search across all available services and show you the relevant information.
The app is compatible with devices running iOS 6 and is available for download in the App Store. The Android version is compatible with all devices running Android 2.1 and above. Though the new Android client isn't available for download just yet, it shouldn't be too long before it hits the Play Store.
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Honestly, you'll get about 80% of the same functionality that way. The only real bonus is in surround-sound set-ups where you want the front speakers talking to the back wirelessly. The UI is nice and unified and polished and handles multiple rooms, but even now, there are still times where I want straight Bluetooth audio mirroring that Sonos can't provide for whatever reason.
I'm going to give this one a try and see if it'll work on my Z30. The previous one did not. Room Tunes is great but I would like to be able to try Sonos' app and make my own decision on which is better. Hopefully they will get a native BB app out soon. I had bluetooth speakers for the deck before but reception was hit and miss and I couldn't walk very far away. With my Sonos Connect Amp in the house with wires going out to dedicated outdoor speakers in the hot tub gazebo and on the deck, I can be anywhere in the house or back yard and do other things on my phone without any skipping or loss of reception. It's expensive but well worth it in my book. Start small and build. Unless you get obsessed like me and then you just can't stop.


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#RSL fans : no such thing as an "@MLS World Cup break" … team at ATL next Sat in #USOC2014, would play June 24 w/ win, then June 28 at CHV
Stellar gamer from @matthew_piper as #RSL enters the World Cup break on the heels of a 3-1 home loss to Portland. http://m.sltrib.com/sltrib/mobile3/58040978-219/lake-portland-rsl-salt.html.csp …
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Thanks to the 20,480 at #RioT tonight, 5th #RSL sellout of 7-game home season, & 34th in venue history #BELIEVE
Quick, name a better under-the-radar signing for 2014 than Luke Mulholland. Not sure there are many.
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April 22, 2013Maryville, MO | By: Bailey
The man hunt for the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing and the M-I-T shooting has affected a Northwest Missouri State University student.
Senior, Matthew Liemkheluer, of Marshall, Missouri, was planning on visiting Northeastern University in Boston for a graduate-school interview. Northeastern is about half a mile away from where the M-I-T shooting occurred. Liemkheuler found out about the lock down early Friday morning.


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Best FriendsMichael T. Murray Alfredo Valdez Phillip Sherman Patrick Stefano Wayne Sears
Best Momentmaking E-4; achieving "Flight Crew Status"; being a Crew Chief
Worst MomentI had a complete engine failure far from home base on my first flight as Crew Chief, and abandoned by pilots with instructions to "call us when it's fixed". A real test of my technical prepareness and ability to find /use resources at another Air Base. A complete engine change with minimum assistance did wonders for my confidence.


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Now, listen to me, white folks, de truth I'm going to tell you:
Dat de white man isn't nowhere now, it's plain to men of sense;
For, it's nigger in de Senate-house, and nigger in de White-house,
And nigger in de Custom-house, and nigger on de fonce.
Some time ago, when Congress met, dey spoke about de nation;
Dey made de acts, dey passed be bills, de laws dey did dispense;
And, speaking of DE PEOPLE, dey always meant de white folks:
But now in every speech dey make, de nigger's on de fence.
Dere's Vendell Philips, Sumner, Horace Greeley. Henry Beecher,
All worshipping de nigger: 'fellow feeling's deir pretences;
But dey never stop to think if dey can benfit de white man,
Dey preach and pray and talk about de nigger on de fence.
Now, just take up de TRIBUNE. and lots of order papers,
And all de news you 'spect to read, you'll see how dey condense;
It's all about de slavery and abolition questions;
For, de idol dat dey worship is de nigger on de fence.
Dey try to prove de nigger am superior to de white man,
And, though dey find dat he is strong, it gives dem no offence;
For, if dey only had deir way, de Mokes should rule de nation,
And deir Candidate for President be: de nigger on de fence.
Now, dere's but one way to end de war, and save dis glorious Union,
To spare de lives of thousands, and stop de great expense:
Stand by de Constitution: no more of abolition:
And darn de man dat meddles wid de nigger on de fence!


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As the 2012 presidential campaign begins, it's clear that, for all the talk about fiscal issues, the so-called "culture wars" will figure prominently in selecting who will run—and how they will run—against Barack Obama next November. This season's social science books examine deeply topics of conversation that will soon be bandied about loosely on talk radio, cutting to the core of who we are as Americans, with an especially strong focus on generational issues.
Topping the list is the Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel's look at the state of the American left, Where We Stand. In this collection of commentaries and columns from the first years of the Obama administration, vanden Heuvel takes on our "downsized political debate" and argues that the forces of "money and establishment power that debilitate American politics" can be overcome by "independent organizing, strategic creativity, bold ideas, and determined idealism."
The state of women is examined in a trio of fascinating books, led by Princeton professor Melissa Harris-Perry, a frequent contributor on MSNBC these days, whose Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America delves into the most persistent stereotypes black women encounter in contemporary American life. Already a #1 bestseller in many countries overseas, The Conflict by renowned French intellectual Elisabeth Badinter offers a penetrating assessment and critique of modern motherhood. And The Girl with Three Legs: A Memoir by Soraya Miré, is an eye-opening psychological treatise on "betrayal, feminism, and sexuality," which addresses the ordeal of ritual female genital cutting.
The health of our cities and the blight of gun violence is front and center in two books this season. In Don't Shoot: One Man, a Street Fellowship, and the End of Violence in Inner-City America, David M. Kennedy, who has been profiled in the New Yorker and featured on 60 Minutes, tells the story of his astonishingly effective crusade to deter violence in communities across the nation. In The City That Became Safe: New York's Lessons for American Crime Control, Franklin E. Zimring uses the example of New York City to challenge prevailing assumptions about our nation's crime and drug control policies.
On the generational front, The New Kids: Big Dreams, Brave Journeys: Immigrant Teens Coming of Age in the U.S.A. by Brooke Hauser chronicles a year in the life of a diverse group of high school seniors, all recent immigrants for whom English is a second language, in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. On the other end of the spectrum, New York Times reporter and editor Patricia Cohen takes a probing look at our perceptions of later adult life in In Our Prime: The Invention of Middle Age.
And last but not least, pop culture takes center stage. In Gossip: The Untrivial Pursuit, essayist Joseph Epstein offers an incisive exploration of our gossip-driven media, from celebrity rumors to political slander. And in the bestselling tradition of Live from New York and Please Kill Me comes the first-ever oral history of MTV, I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution by Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum, an entertaining and insightful look at the groundbreaking network's first decade, just in time for the MTV's 30th anniversary.
PW's Top 10 Social Science
Where We Stand
Katrina vanden Heuvel. Nation Books, Nov.
Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America
Melissa Harris-Perry. Yale Univ. Press, Sept.
The Conflict
Elisabeth Badinter. Metropolitan Books, Jan.
The Girl with Three Legs: A Memoir
Soraya Miré. Lawrence Hill Books, Oct.
The New Kids:
Big Dreams, Brave Journeys-Immigrant Teens Coming of Age in the U.S.A.
Brooke Hauser. Free Press, Sept.
In Our Prime: The Invention of Middle Age
Patricia Cohen. Scribner, Jan.
Don't Shoot: One Man, a Street Fellowship, and the End of Violence in Inner-City America
David M. Kennedy. Bloomsbury, Sept.
The City That Became Safe: New York's Lessons for American Crime Control
Franklin E. Zimring. Oxford, Sept.
Gossip: The Untrivial Pursuit
Joseph Epstein. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Nov.
I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution
Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum. Penguin Group/Dutton, Oct.
Social Science
Girl Scouts: A Celebration of 100 Trailblazing Years by Girl Scouts of the USA by Betty Christiansen (Oct., $29.95, ISBN 978-1-58479-942-9). You know the cookies, now you can know the rest of the story in this official 100th anniversary book celebrating the "unique sisterhood" of the Girl Scouts.
Avalon Travel & Seal Press
F 'em!: Goo Goo, Gaga, and Some Thoughts on Balls by Jennifer Baumgardner (Sept., paper, $17, ISBN 978-1-58005-360-0). Baumgardner, a leading voice of "Third Wave" feminism, offers a state of the union on contemporary feminist issues.
The Guy's Guide to Feminism by Michael Kaufman and Michael Kimmel (Oct., paper, $16, ISBN 978-1-58005-362-4). Two of the world's leading male advocates of gender equality discuss the importance of feminism to men.
What You Really Really Want: The Smart Girl's Shame-Free Guide to Sex and Safety by Jaclyn Friedman (Oct., paper, $17, ISBN 978-1-58005-344-0). In an empowering, accessible guide, Friedman—co-editor of Yes Means Yes—gives young women the tools to decipher the modern world's hypersexualized, sometimes dangerous landscape so they can define their own sexual identity.
Basic Books
Erotic Capital: The Power of Attraction in the Boardroom and the Bedroom by Catherine Hakim (Sept., hardcover, $26, ISBN 978-0-465-02747-7). In 2010, pioneering sociologist Hakim shocked the world with a provocative theory: in addition to the three recognized personal assets (economic, cultural, and social capital), each individual has a fourth asset—erotic capital.
Baylor Univ. Press
More: The Vanishing of Scale in an Over-the-Top Nation by Ronald Bishop (Aug., hardcover, $24.95, ISBN 978-1-60258-258-3). Cultural critic Bishop pulls into focus the media's role in the demise of scale, arguing that Americans are assaulted with messages that cause them to now approach the most ordinary events with extreme passion.
Becoming American? The Forging of Arab and Muslim Identity in Pluralist America by Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad (Oct., hardcover, $19.95, ISBN 978-1-60258-406-8) discusses the tumultuous process of assimilation and identity formation among Arabs and Muslims in America, and argues that the American "public square" is more than able to accommodate moderate Islam.
Bloomsbury USA
Don't Shoot: One Man, a Street Fellowship, and the End of Violence in Inner-City America by David M. Kennedy (Sept., hardcover, $26, ISBN 978-1-60819-264-9). Profiled in the New Yorker and featured on 60 Minutes, David Kennedy crusades to combat America's plague of gang and drug-related violence with methods that have been astonishingly effective across the country.
Counterpoint Press/Soft Skull Press
Dirty, Dirty, Dirty! Of Playboys, Pigs, and Penthouse Paupers—An American Tale of Sex and Wonder by Mike Edison (Nov., paper, $15.95, ISBN 978-1-59376-284-1). New York writer and musician Edison offers a raucous history of four infamous magazines and the outlaws behind them.
Program or Be Programmed: Ten Commands for a Digital Age by Douglas Rushkoff (Sept., paper, $14.95, ISBN 978-1-59376-426-5) picks up where Marshall McLuhan left off, helping readers recognize programming as the new literacy of the digital age.
Duke Univ. Press
The Queer Art of Failure by Judith Halberstam (Aug., paper, $22.95, ISBN 978-0-8223-5045-3). Part of the prestigious John Hope Franklin Center Book series, this work by Halberstam, a prominent queer theorist, offers a "low theory" of culture knowledge drawn from popular texts and films.
Free Press
The New Kids: Big Dreams, Brave Journeys—Immigrant Teens Coming of Age in the U.S.A. by Brooke Hauser (Sept., hardcover, $26, ISBN 978-1-4391-6328-3) chronicles a year in the life of a diverse group of seniors, all recent immigrants for whom English is a second language, at the renowned International High School in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.
Sybil Exposed: The Extraordinary Story Behind the Famous Multiple Personality Case by Debbie Nathan (Oct., hardcover, $26, ISBN 978-1-4391-6827-1). The 1970s blockbuster film Sybil, allegedly a nonfiction account of a woman with multiple personality disorder, was in fact fabricated, argues the author.
On the Origin of Tepees: The Evolution of Ideas (and Ourselves) by Jonnie Hughes (Aug., hardcover, $25, ISBN 978-1-4391-1023-2). Science writer and television journalist Jonnie Hughes travels the American West to explain how human culture has evolved.
Childhood Under Siege: How Big Business Targets Children by Joel Bakan (Aug., hardcover, $26, ISBN 978-1-4391-2120-7) offers a hard-hitting examination of the widespread manipulation and exploitation of children by major international corporations.
The Immigrant Advantage: Why Newcomers to America Are Happier and Healthier and What We Can Learn from Them by Claudia Kolker (Oct., hardcover, $26, ISBN 978-1-4165-8682-1). An exploration of the customs that immigrant groups have brought with them to the U.S.
Henry Holt/Metropolitan
The Conflict by Elisabeth Badinter (Jan., hardcover, $25, ISBN 978-0-8050-9414-5). In the tradition of Backlash and The Time Bind, Badinter's book, a European bestseller, examines modern motherhood.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Gossip: The Untrivial Pursuit by Joseph Epstein (Nov., hardcover, $25, ISBN 978-0-618-72194-8). A juicy, incisive exploration of gossip in all its forms, from celebrity rumors to literary romans-à-clef, personal sniping and political slander.
Hyperion Books
One Smile at a Time: How an Accidental Do-Gooder Helped Change the Lives of Millions of Children and Their Communities by Brian Mullaney and Eve Claxton (Aug., hardcover, $23.99, ISBN 978-1-4013-2392-9). The cofounder of one of the most popular and effective charities today—Smile Train—presents a moving and powerful account of saving children's lives.
IPG/Lawrence Hill Books
I Killed Scheherazade: Confessions of an Angry Arab Woman by Joumana Haddad (Sept., paper, $14.95, ISBN 978-1-56976-840-2). Mario Vargas Llosa, winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature, calls Haddad's effort "a very courageous and illuminating" book about women in the Arab world that "opens our eyes and destroys our prejudices."
The Girl with Three Legs: A Memoir by Soraya Miré, foreword by Eve Ensler (Oct., hardcover, $26.95, ISBN 978-1-56976-713-9). This psychological treatise on betrayal, feminism, and sexuality discusses the ritual of female genital cutting.
MIT Press
I'll Have What She's Having: Mapping Social Behavior by R. Alexander Bentley, foreword by John Maeda (Oct., hardcover, $22.95, ISBN 978-0-262-01615-5). A thought-provoking look at how we learn from those around us and a guide to understanding what drives other people's behavior.
Halsted Plays Himself by William E. Jones (Oct., hardcover, $24.95, ISBN 978-1-58435-107-8). The life, times, and mysteries of Fred Halsted, gay porn's first film auteur.
Nation Books
Where We Stand by Katrina vanden Heuvel (Nov., paper, $12.99, ISBN 978-1-56858-688-5). "For the first time in decades, electoral politics became a vehicle for raising expectations and spreading hope," said Nation editor vanden Heuvel on the night of 2008's presidential election. So much for that. As the 2012 election season kicks into high gear, she offers a call for progressives to be "clear-eyed and tough."
NYU Press
The Maid's Daughter: Living Inside and Outside the American Dream by Mary Romero (Sept., $27.95, ISBN 978-0-8147-7642-1). Based on some 20 years of interviews, Romero tells the story of Olivia, the daughter of a Mexican immigrant domestic worker who gains acceptance from her mother's affluent, white employer as one of the family, and explores how this affected Olivia's sense of identity and belonging.
Oxford Univ. Press
The City That Became Safe: New York's Lessons for American Crime Control by Franklin E. Zimring (Nov., hardcover, $29.95, ISBN 978-0-19-984442-5). Using New York as an example, Zimring challenges the major assumptions dominating American crime and drug control policies.
Penguin Group/Dutton
I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution by Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum (Oct., hardcover, $28.95, ISBN 978-0-525-95230-5). In the bestselling tradition of Live from New York and Please Kill Me comes the first-ever oral history of MTV, revisiting the network's first decade just in time for the network's 30th anniversary.
Penguin Group/Gotham
The Magic Room: A Story About the Love We Wish for Our Daughters by Jeffrey Zaslow (Dec., hardcover, $27, ISBN 978-1-59240-661-6). The Wall Street Journal columnist and New York Times bestseller takes us to a remarkable smalltown bridal shop, where generations of mothers and daughters have shared precious dreams of love and life.
Penguin USA/Riverhead
Beijing Welcomes You: Unveiling the Capital City of the Future by Tom Scocca (Aug., hardcover, $26.95, ISBN 978-1-59448-784-2). A definitive—and highly entertaining—account of contemporary Beijing, which Scocca calls the undisputed capital of the 21st century.
Penguin USA/Tarcher
The Digital Divide: Writings for and Against Facebook, YouTube, Texting, and the Age of Social Networking, edited and with an intro. by Mark Bauerlein (Sept., paper, $17.95, ISBN 978-1-58542-886-1). Bauerlein, a social critic on the perils of new media since the publication of his 2008 book, The Dumbest Generation, cuts through the noise with this anthology of arguments from both sides of an increasingly loud debate.
A Long Bright Future by Laura Carstensen (Sept., paper, $15.99, ISBN 978-1-61039-057-6). Critics praise Carstensen for challenging assumptions about what longer lives mean for individuals and for societies in her important book on the subject of "longevity."
Pax Ethnica: Where, How, and Why Diversity Succeeds by Karl E. Meyer and Shareen Blair Brysac (Jan., hardcover, $28.99, ISBN 978-1-58648-829-1). Kerala, India, Tatarstan, Russia, Marseille, France, Flensburg, Germany, and Queens, N.Y., are all locations where people of many ethnicities, religions, and races live peacefully together. Through many interviews, journalist Meyer and documentary producer Brysac detail how they manage to do it.
Random House/Crown
Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960–2010 by Charles Murray (Jan., hardcover, $26; 978-0-307-45342-6). In a talk last year, libertarian Murray, coauthor of the controversial The Bell Curve, said economic and "social" data from 1960 to last year showed that "working-class whites" have experienced declines in marriage, church attendance, and work ethic, among other social factors.
Rowman & Littlefield
Lincoln, Inc.: Selling the Sixteenth President in Contemporary America by Jackie Hogan (Nov., $24.95, ISBN 978-1-4422-0954-1). In an engaging examination of the uses and abuses of the 16th president's image in America today, whether in political campaigns, films, school pageants, or advertisements, Hogan argues that the use of Lincoln's image reveals a nation's "shared fears and fascinations."
St. Martin's Press
Making an Exit: From the Magnificent to the Macabre, How We Dignify the Dead by Sarah Murray (Oct., hardcover, $25.99, ISBN 978-0-312-53302-1). Murray takes readers on a journey into the astonishingly diverse ways in which we send off our dead.
Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks by Ken Jennings (Sept., hardcover, $25, ISBN 978-1-4391-6717-5). Jennings, a New York Times bestselling author and well-known Jeopardy! contestant, explores the world of maps and map obsessives.
In Our Prime: The Invention of Middle Age by Patricia Cohen (Jan., hardcover, $25, ISBN 978-1-4165-7289-3). From New York Times reporter and editor Patricia Cohen comes a revelatory and timely book about what it means to be in the "middle age," from the 19th century to the present.
Skyhorse Publishing/Arcade
Green Ribbons and Turbans: Young Iranians Against the Mullahs by Armin Arefi, trans. by Joanna Oseman (Oct., hardcover, $24.95, ISBN 978-1-61145-319-5). Journalist Arefi gives voice to the new generation of Iranians in this account of the 2009 "Green Revolution."
Temple Univ. Press
Closure: The Rush to End Grief and What It Costs Us by Nancy Berns (Aug., paper, $24.95, ISBN 978-1-4399-0577-7). Talking about closure actually limits how we think about grief, Berns argues, and fails to capture the experiences of loss.
Texas A&M Univ. Press
Race? Debunking a Scientific Myth by Ian Tattersall & Rob DeSalle (Aug., hardcover, $35, ISBN 978-1-60344-425-5). Leading researchers from the American Museum of Natural History give an in-depth look at what human races really are and are not, arguing that many of the differences among human populations that people view as "racial" are in fact superficial and of recent origin.
Trafalgar Square Publishing/ IPG/Hodder & Stoughton
ID: The Quest for Meaning in the 21st Century by Susan Greenfield (Sept., paper, $14.95, ISBN 978-0-340-93601-6). Arguing that individuality is under attack as never before, British academic Greenfield cites new technology and the rise in fundamentalism as among the threats.
Trafalgar Square Publishing/IPG/Lion UK
Martin Luther King by Richard S. Reddie (Nov., paper, $16.95, ISBN 978-0-7459-5282-6). An "intimate and comprehensive" behind-the-scenes portrait at America's most famous civil rights activist focuses on the sociopolitical developments that led to his untimely death.
Trafalgar Square Publishing/IPG/Orion Publishing
Lady Gaga: Just Dance: The Biography by Helia Phoenix (Sept., paper, $12.95, ISBN 78-1-4091-2113-8). Lady Gaga's fans love the star for her positive message for those who are bullied or are different, as well as for her giant talent, and her almost academic obsession with fashion, art, and fame.
Trafalgar Square Publishing/ IPG/Virago UK
Living Dolls: The Return of Sexism by Natasha Walter (Sept., paper, $13.95, ISBN 978-1-84408-709-9) takes a controversial, much needed look at highly sexualized culture, from Bratz dolls to the "empowerment" of pole-dancing classes.
Univ. of California Press
In Your Eyes a Sandstorm: Ways of Being Palestinian by Arthur Neslen (Oct., hardcover, $34.95, ISBN 978-0-520-26427-4). Against the backdrop of a new push for peace, the voices of Palestinian women, children, farmers, fighters, drug dealers, policemen, doctors, and others spanning the political divide bring the Palestinian story to life.
Univ. of Minnesota Press
Loving Animals: Toward a New Animal Advocacy by Kathy Rudy (Sept., hardcover, $24.95, ISBN 978-0-8166-7468-8). An alternative to blindly accepting animal exploitation on one side, and to following radical animal liberationists on the other, Rudy offers an examination of the emotional bonds that define human/animal relationships.
Univ. of Nebraska Press
All Indians Do Not Live in Teepees (or Casinos) by Catherine C Robbins (Oct., hardcover, $26.95, ISBN 978-0-8032-3973-9). At once paying tribute to the unique experiences of individual Native Americans and a celebration of the values that draw American Indians together, Robbins explores contemporary Native American life based on a mix of personal experience, and journalism.
Univ. Press of Kansas
That Girl: Single Women in Sixties and Seventies Popular Culture by Katherine J. Lehman (Sept., hardcover, $29.95, ISBN 978-0-7006-1808-8). The first book to focus exclusively on the struggle to define the "single girl" character in TV and films during a transformative period in American society.
Univ. Press of New England
Make Mine a Double: Why Women Like Us Like to Drink (or Not), edited by Gina Barreca (Sept., paper, $19.95, ISBN 978-1-58465-759-0). A collection of witty, provocative pieces about women and their beverages of choice pulled together by humorist Gina Barreca, these tales of women's complex relationships with alcohol are the story of every woman's effort to find independence. All profits from the book will be donated to Windham Hospital's "Gina's Friends" fund, which aids women in need.
Yale Univ. Press
Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America by Melissa Harris-Perry (Sept., $28, ISBN 978-0-300-16541-8). Princeton professor Harris-Perry, a frequent contributor on MSNBC, looks at the most persistent stereotypes that black women encounter in contemporary American life.


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With the recent emergence of lead contamination problems in Washington, D.C., and other U.S. cities, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and other Bay Area water agencies have agreed to conduct an unscheduled round of lead testing of their water this summer.
The sampling request was made by the California Department of Health to determine whether SFPUC's recent switch to chloramines to disinfect its supply could be disturbing corrosion control treatment intended to limit lead corrosion from household plumbing, which is a suspected cause of problems being experienced by the D.C. Water And Sewer Authority (WASA).
While U.S. EPA has stated that use of chloramines at low levels in drinking water will not adversely affect public health, concerns have been raised that such a major treatment change can disturb corrosion control treatment put in place years ago by many water systems to comply with the Lead and Copper Rule.
Chloramine has been added to SFPUC's water since February as an alternative to chlorine. However, lead pipes in San Francisco-area homes are much rarer than in homes served by WASA, primarily because SFPUC conducted an aggressive campaign to remove them in recent years. They do exist, however, in older suburban homes in some communities.
Andrew DeGraca, SFPUC's Water Quality Bureau manager, said the utility is now holding planning sessions about the upcoming lead-testing program.
"Some of our wholesale customers will be doing it, some not," said DeGraca. "It's a massive undertaking and we're now in discussions, but nothing has been agreed to yet."
DeGraca said a small group of citizens in the nearby Millbrae (Calif.) area have expressed concerns about the utility's switch to chloramine, saying they are worried about the chemical's possible negative health effects. "We have urged them to go to their doctors, but the doctors are not saying their problems are due to the water," he said, noting there is no definitive data on the effects of chloramine in water on human health.
SFPUC is now referring all questions about chloramine in water to the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH). At the same time, the utility is also doing its own research on the matter. "We're going to be responsive and look into the issues raised," DeGraca said.
SFPUC, DeGraca said, is now in the process of preparing a question-and-answer fact sheet on chloramine and its relationship to disinfection by-products (DBPs) that will update the utility's currently published information on the subject, including information on nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), one of the by-products of concern. The updated material will then be posted on SFPUC's website for easy public access.
June Weintraub, an SFDPH epidemiologist, said the department will "consistently monitor for NDMA and other disinfection by-products" now that SFPUC has made the switch to chloramine. She said high levels of DBPs are "not anticipated, given the high-quality water source and treatment practices" of the utility.
Chloramine, a phosphate inhibitor, has been used in water supplies in California since 1985 and in the U.S. since 1930, DeGraca said, adding that if investigations show that chloramine is indeed a problem in water, it would be a "major paradigm shift" from what has been learned about it previously. "We were one of the last in the state to convert to chloramine," he noted.
He said the utility has already seen the benefits of chloramine conversion. "Our peak levels of DBPs are down and we have record lows of total coliform," he said.
Meanwhile, according to a story in the Honolulu Star Bulletin, a citizens' advocacy group is asking the Maui Department of Water Supply (MDWS) to halt the use of chloramine in drinking water because they say it can increase the amount of lead pipe leaching.
The Maui Coalition for Safe Water says some studies show that chloramine, a phosphate inhibitor, increases the amount of lead leaching into water when combined with phosphoric acid.
According to the story, a state Health Department spokeswoman said a small number of preliminary tests revealed that lead content in some samples of local water were at 41 micrograms/L, well above U.S. EPA's 15-micrograms/L action level, and that more testing will be done later this month.
The MDWS held a public meeting earlier this week to address the issue.


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The Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River flows through one of the largest earth moving projects in the history of the world. The Pikeville Cut-Thru Project stands to date as the third largest civil engineering project in the world, second in the western hemisphere to the Panama Canal. This trip covers approximately 10 miles through the heart of Pike County, and has four access points so paddlers can plan a float to fit their schedules. There is excellent fishing in this stretch of the river, especially for those targeting smallmouth bass. This Blue Water Trail has also been designated the Hatfield and McCoy River Trail by the City of Pikeville. Boat rentals and shuttles are offered on this stretch of river. There is plenty to do and see in the area, including exploring some of the history of the famous Hatfield and McCoy feud.


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What is actually the primary difference Between a Steam Generator Iron along with a Typical Iron?
Posted on January 25, 2017 in Resources
The title is actually a little bit of a giveaway, could it be not? steam shower generator Steam irons and steam generator irons need to deliver steam, suitable?
A lot of people believe that a steam generator iron is just the new title for a steam iron but this really is not really the situation. Indeed, it is really legitimate that both equally varieties of irons generate steam and do the job of eliminating unwelcome creases outside of your garments but, beyond that, there are numerous versions within the way they work.
Let's consider a glance at many of the distinctions:
The most obvious physical difference between a steam iron plus a steam generator iron is definitely the size and style and design of each. While a conventional iron is known as a self-contained, hand-held device plugging instantly into an electric socket, a steam generator iron is bigger in dimensions and is made of 2 pieces – the human body which happens to be the hand-held iron, in addition to one other part that may be the base unit. A tube connects the iron for the base unit and the foundation is then attached to the electrical energy socket.
The boiler on the steam generator iron is housed within the individual foundation device which is where the drinking water is saved and heated. The steam then travels in direction of the sole plate of iron by way of the tube which connects the hand-held iron aspect to your base unit.
We've been capable to determine how both equally sorts of iron glimpse different, nevertheless they are there any variations as regards to actually with them? Yes, there are – Among the most important variances is definitely the proven fact that a steam generator iron is able to developing a lot far more steam compared to the common, regular steam iron and it is this large level of steam which allows you to quickly get your ironing performed in the shorter time period than it might ordinarily just take.
It is possible to look at applying a steam generator iron to using an influence washer when cleansing your auto – the two are highly effective and make finishing a job a lot less difficult. When you then review working with a conventional steam iron to cleansing your vehicle aquiring a regular hose-pipe, equally can get the roles accomplished but, in order for you to generate daily life less complicated all on your own, you may want to decide on the stronger instrument. This should make lighter work with the chores and accelerate the process of getting your ironing accomplished.
Definitely, these usually are not the only real dissimilarities amongst your 2 styles of iron. I've pointed these out as being by far the most evident bodily and mechanical differences but there are actually other folks as well.