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Has the term spring cleaning yet again come upon you? Spring cleaning is a huge task that we usually drag ourselves into. Although, the feeling of thoroughly cleaning the old dust bunnies from winter not only sets a healthy environment for your family, but it helps keep your house well-maintained. If you have to do your spring cleaning, you might as well enjoy it.
Call it Exercise
Find Motivation
1Clean with friends. It won't seem so long and boring if you do it with people who you care about. Call your friends and family and make it a fun get-together project. Afterwards, do something fun like a barbecue or a home movie night.
2Share your experiences online. Most everyone participates in social networking online, so make spring cleaning more fun by sharing before-after photo's to inspire and entertain your friends, family, and peers. By sharing your spring cleaning tasks online, the task of spring cleaning won't seem so tremendous anymore.
3Get your kids to help you with spring cleaning. Getting the kids to join is a breeze when you put some fun and foolishness into your work. Having them start spring cleaning at a young age, they will enjoy pitching in and will want to help more often, also giving them a sense of accomplishment, collaboration, independence, and responsibility.
Get the Right Supplies
1Build your tool kit. Get a shower caddy or other container with a handle. This will prevent you from wasting steps and saving trips and also having your supplies at your finger tips. To really take advantage of cost savings and multitasking, settle with your shower one or swap it out with one for as low as 6$.
2Get colorful. Assign a color coded wash rag for each room to make your cleaning organized. After all, you wouldn't want to use the rag you used on the bathroom toilet in the kitchen sink. You will also be cutting back on paper waste and be more productive with your time by knowing which rag to grab for first.
Get Stuck In
1Donate to charity. Spring cleaning usually makes you think about your overflowing winter wardrobe, so why not help the less privileged people by donating some lost loved items. Consider donating appliances, old furniture, tools, and anything else that you had been planning to replace anyway. Spring cleaning will seem more fun if you know what you donate will go to use.
Finishing Up
1End the cleaning with the floors. Take small rugs outside to air them; sprinkle baking soda on large carpets and let it sit for a few hours, then vacuum. This will refresh them.
2Reward yourself. Even before you start your spring cleaning, start thinking about what you want to reward yourself with after you are done. It would be nice if you would associate your reward with what you accomplished, for example, try upgrading your furniture if you donated some of your old furniture, or try buying new curtains if you cleaned and washed your windows. Nevertheless, a great expensive dinner would be an amazing reward too, and this may inspire you to work harder the next time if you reward yourself this time.
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- Spring cleaning may be more enjoyable if you have your favorite music in the background. Try putting on upbeat music to dance to and to keep your energy level high.
- Donate at least one thing to charity. It doesn't have to be expensive or new, but try at least donating something.
- Don't try cleaning more than one section at a time. Cleaning more than one section will cause you to become overwhelmed and discouraged. Also, cleaning more than one section at a time will ensure that you are not cleaning at your best because you are not focused.
- Remember to stay hydrated! Nothing will kill your mood more than fatigue. Drink water or Gatorade often and make sure to rest and have meals regularly.
- Don't overload yourself with work! You will become fatigued and you will lose your spirits.
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Shay Fields has been committed to Boise State since late June but some interesting things just happened in his recruitment that could change it up.
The Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco three-star wide receiver has landed new offers from Colorado and Utah so now with the Pac-12 more involved, Fields does have some thinking to do.
"Colorado and Utah both called me and offered," Fields said. "Utah saw some film on me and was talking to (Bosco assistant) coach (Don) Price. Colorado's recruiting coordinator actually came out to see one of our games and he also saw a little bit of film.
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"I'm still committed right now. I'm still with Boise right now but I'm still thinking."
Fields, who shined this summer at multiple events and plays for one of the top teams nationally, said his only official visit planned at this point is to Boise State for its upcoming game against Nevada.
That could change after some discussions but Fields is focused on his Boise State trip and that's it at this point.
"Right now I'm taking my Boise visit for the season and I'll probably talk to my dad and see if I'm going to be taking any other visits," Fields said.
More interest is also coming in for Fields, rated as the No. 92 wide receiver in the 2014 class. Washington is showing interest but has not offered yet.
So far, Fields has offers from Boise State, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, San Diego State, San Jose State and Utah.

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A crunchy coleslaw that is tasty and packed full of nutrition and is light on the creamy sauce by substituting with yoghurt. This is hearty enough to be a light meal on its own when served with good quality bread. This is an easy, quick-to-prepare meal.
- 1 can chickpeas
- Large handful red cabbage, chopped
- 3 spring onions thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup sprouted seeds and beans
- 3 tablespoons walnuts, chopped
- 1 carrot, grated
- 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
- 2 red apples, washed and sliced
- Large handful parsley, chopped
- Drizzle walnut oil
- Toasted pita bread or Italian crusty bread or French baguette slices
- 1 tablespoon walnut oil
- 4 tablespoons yoghurt
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99 Cents Only Stores named Christopher Laurence as the company's interim CFO, treasurer and secretary. Laurence replaces Frank Schools, who resigned to pursue other opportunities.
Ahold USA has appointed a former executive for Asian retailer Dairy Farm International as president of its Giant Food of Landover, Md., division, Ahold said Friday.
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Patagonia Snowshot 2013 - 2012 Review by The Good Ride
The Patagonia Snowshot Jacket line is one of the only jackets that seems to cater to the average all mountain snowboarder. The Snowshot seemst to be the evolution of the Sidewall Jacket from 2010. I owned this for a season and found it to be a good jacket.
Size Tried: Large
James' Specs:
Height: 5'10",
Weight: 195 lbs,
Upper Body-:44" Chest, Torso Length 23" (collar bone to pant button), Shoulder Width Approx 22", Arm Length 19.5" (pit to wrist)
Lower Body: 33" Waist, 42" Hips, 30" Inseam, 24.5" Thigh
Turn On's: Size L Jackets that fit well around my chest, size M pants that fit well around my thighs so I can get in and out of my pockets, open roads, Surfy Powder Turns, Riding with Friends, new gear and especially my super-hot super smart super funny wife.
Turn Off's: Size L Jackets that don't fit well around my chest, super tight Size M Pants that I can't get up over my thighs, traffic and people who can't park inside the lines.
Fit: Felt a little on the baggy side and wasn't quite as flattering around the mid section as some jackets I have owned. It was just a little more narrow around the shoulders and chest but then didn't taper much at the waist making it accentuate the wrong parts of my frame. It wasn't terrible or anything but just didn't flatter my thick body as much as it would a guy with a thinner build.
Construction: Very well made and also has a great warranty. Like the mesh lining inside too.
Hood: Not a fan of the articulating hood. I'm more into contoured hoods over articulating hoods but many prefer articulating. I don't like how it can expose parts of the face and since I often don't wear a balaclava this can be anoying.
Insulation/Warmth: No real insulation or warmth here. Just a shell made to block wind and weather so the layers underneath can keep you warm.
Waterproofing: Unlike Gore-Tex Jackets that have a membrane insert but the Patagonia Snowshot has a lamanate called H2No. It does a very good job at keeping water on the outside but it can be argued either way that it's not as waterproof as a good Gore-Tex jacket. So if it does loose it's waterproofing you can send it back and they will fix it as this has a lifetime warranty on waterproofing.
Breathability: Felt like it regulated my heat rather well.
Overall: The Patagonia Snowshot is a good snowboarding jacket that could work for many riders.
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This weekend, novelist Barbara O'Neal (pictured) won the Best Novel With Strong Romantic Elements award for for The Lost Recipe for Happiness at the Romance Writers of America's annual convention.
The annual RITA competition celebrated a number of romantic titles. The award for Best Young Adult Romance went to Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles and Best Inspirational Romance went to The Inheritance by Tamera Alexander. All the winners are listed below.
Here's more about the annual award: "Up to 1,200 romance novels from 12 different categories are entered in the RITA competition each year. A novel may be entered either by the author or by the book's publisher in one of the 12 categories. After the first round of judging by published romance authors, the competition narrows to approximately 100 finalists."
Best Romance Novella
"The Christmas Eve Promise" In The Night Before Christmas by Molly O'Keefe
Best Contemporary Series, Romance A Not-So-Perfect Past by Beth Andrews
Best Contemporary Series Romance, Suspense/Adventure
The Soldier's Secret Daughter by Cindy Dees
Best Historical Romance
Not Quite A Husband by Sherry Thomas
Best Regency Historical Romance
What Happens In London by Julia Quinn
Best Paranormal Romance
Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole
Best Romantic Suspense
Whisper of Warning by Laura Griffin
Best First Book
One Scream Away by Kate Brady
Best Contemporary Single Title Romance
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NEW YORK — Once again, John Isner's trip to Flushing Meadows ended in the third round. Once again, it happened with a loss to Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber at that stage.
And once again, there are zero American men in the U.S. Open's round of 16 — something that had never happened until it did last year at the country's tennis championship, which was first played in 1881.
On a windy, cloudy evening, the 13th-seeded Isner hit 42 aces, saved all five break points he faced — and yet it wasn't enough. Unable to capitalize on plenty of openings, and surprisingly outplayed in a trio of tiebreakers, Isner lost to the 22nd-seeded Kohlschreiber 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4).
"It's disappointing for me personally — not for America as a whole," Isner said.
It was the third straight year that these two men faced each other in the third round in New York, and Kohlschreiber won them all. He eliminated the big-serving, 6-foot-10 Isner in five sets in 2012, and in four sets in 2013.
Isner only converted 1 of 12 break points he accumulated.
"Got a little tight, to be honest, and didn't move my feet on some points that I really needed," Isner said, resting his chin on his left fist. "I had chances. I just didn't convert."
The 29-year-old Isner is best known for winning the longest match in tennis history, an 11-plus-hour marathon spread over three days that ended 70-68 in the fifth set at Wimbledon in 2010.
Earlier Saturday, 57th-ranked Sam Querrey — entering the day, the only other man from the host country remaining of the 12 originally in the draw — put up little resistance while bowing out against No. 1 Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.
Other fourth-round matchups: No. 3 Stan Wawrinka, the Australian Open champion, against No. 16 Tommy Robredo; 2012 U.S. Open champion Andy Murray against No. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and No. 5 Milos Raonic against No. 10 Kei Nishikori. Wawrinka advanced when Blaz Kavcic withdrew because of pain in his right foot.
Given Isner's history against Kohlschreiber at the U.S. Open, it's tough to call that result surprising, even if the American is ranked higher and is 4-0 against the German everywhere else they've played.
Instead, look to the women for the "Did that really happen?" results. In the latest of a series of stunners, third-seeded Petra Kvitova — who won her second Wimbledon title last month — was sent home with a 6-4, 6-4 defeat against Aleksandra Krunic, a 21-year-old qualifier from Serbia who is ranked 145th.
That means that the women seeded 2, 3 and 4 behind No. 1 Serena Williams are all gone before the end of Week 1.
"I'm an outsider," Krunic said. "I honestly didn't know what to expect from myself at all. You know, I don't know my limits."
Of the top eight women, only Williams, No. 5 Maria Sharapova and No. 7 Eugenie Bouchard remain. Bouchard, the runner-up to Kvitova at Wimbledon, reached the fourth round at the U.S. Open for the first time by beating 30th-seeded Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-4.
Williams, the two-time defending champion, is the last American singles player left; there were 17 in the women's draw, and she's beaten three, including a 6-3, 6-3 victory against 2012 Olympic teammate and occasional practice partner Varvara Lepchenko.
Williams meets 50th-ranked Kaia Kanepi of Estonia, who knocked out No. 15 Carla Suarez Navarro 7-5, 6-0. Other women's fourth-round matchups: Bouchard against No. 17 Ekaterina Makarova, No. 11 Flavia Pennetta against No. 29 Casey Dellacqua, and Krunic against two-time U.S. Open runner-up Victoria Azarenka.
The tournament run of former Stanford player Nicole Gibbs ended when she was beaten by No. 11-seed Flavia Pennetta 6-4, 6-0.
Stanford products and top seeds in the men's doubles, Bob and Mike Bryan, won their second-round match, downing Americans Jared Donaldson and Michael Russell 6-1, 6-2.


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"When we tested the old F-150, there was massive collapse of the occupant compartment, and as a result high injury forces were recorded on the driver dummy."
"I think the government needs to take another look. They have really not paid much attention to this issue, ... We (identified) the problem in a crash test. The reason there are not many cases in the real world, or no cases, is because this is a new design."
"As this test series shows, most of these vehicles aren't going to offer the kind of protection they should be offering in the event of a serious frontal crash."
"Over the past few years we've seen a corporate selling spree (of industrial real estate) such like we've never seen before,"
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"[The Montero Sport had] a major collapse of the occupant compartment, ... The instrument panel was pushed toward the dummy, reducing the space available for the safety belt and airbag to prevent life-threatening injuries."


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Wow, Oscar, you really know how to make a girl swoon. Oscar de la Renta's Spring 2009 bridal collection is one of the most well-rounded collections I've seen yet. It really does have a dress for every type of bride. You want an overdramatic gown to match your overdramatic personality? Done. You want to go simple in a delicate short dress? Go for it. You want to channel an over-the-top prairie gal? He has a gown, and hat, for you too!
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The Kardashian family is expanding! Yes, Kourtney Kardashian is preggers with baby Number Two! Announcing her pregnancy in the ninth week, she's confident all will be fine — which will make her delivery date mid-June, making her bundle a Gemini! So how will the newest Kardashian blend into the family? Baby K will be a perfect addition to the family, as Gemini is an Air sign and goes well with its Aries Mom, Kourtney, and is the complementary sign of big brother Mason, who is Sagittarius, and is the same sign as their father, Scott. Being a sign that loves to communicate and rules broadcasting, chances are this baby will also be a perfect addition to the crazy TV family, as Gemini's are always camera ready and have great comedic timing
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NORWALK >> Antonio McKee was born a fighter.
From beating people up as a child to winning the first state wrestling championship for Long Beach Polytechnic High School, McKee said his fighting skills stemmed from a rough childhood.
"I grew up in Long Beach in the '80s, with the gangs and drugs," said McKee, now 44. "I was an inner-city kid, troubled, eating the free lunches at (Martin Luther King Jr. Park) and fighting for them at Poly's summer youth program."
He continued his wrestling career at Cerritos College where he studied business administration and won the state wrestling championships in 1989 and 1990.
"It was the closest I could get to a street fight," McKee said. "Fighting was a place where I could vent my anger. I was a very angry kid coming up with no father or much home support. Things were just really complicated, so that was just an outlet for me — without feeling like I could get into trouble for it."
On Saturday, McKee is returning to Cerritos College to host Night of Champions, a mixed martial arts competition to support the college's wrestling program. The fundraising event will have 10 fights, three of which are title fights and will feature well-known Southern California MMA fighters, such as Long Beach native Daniel De LaCuerva and recent Cerritos College alum Zachary McAlister.
Now retired as a competitor, McKee hopes the event will not only expose people to MMA but provide more opportunities for youth to participate in wrestling, which turned his own life around for the better.
"A lot of people think it's a barbaric sport, and I would actually agree to a certain extent," McKee said. "It's just that you have some kids that are so hyper that want to fight, and they're good at it. If you take that away, then you're going to put the fighting on the streets."
Don Garriott, the college's head wrestling coach, said Saturday's event will be a much needed boost for the program, which he estimates has lost about $20,000 in the last three years due to budget cuts and an inability to raise funds because the gym was unavailable.
"Even more than the budget cuts, the biggest thing was that we didn't even have a gym for the last three years because our gym was undergoing renovation," Garriott said. "This is our first fundraising event in the last three years."
Garriott expects 700 to 1,000 people Saturday night, including the majority of the Falcon wrestling team. McKee hopes the night will raise $25,000 to $30,000 through ticket and concession sales.
"Antonio is an alumni. To have someone like him who is now involved in MMA and has the ability to put on these events, it's a perfect partnership," Garriott said. "We have a big gym with a lot of seating, so it's a great opportunity to make up for the funds we've lost over the last couple years."
Garriott added that Cerritos College has strong MMA connections, with at least 10 to 15 alums who have continued on to fight professionally.
The fundraisers are part of a nonprofit organization McKee started in 2002 called Fight for Kids, which aims to help underprivileged kids raise funds to train and compete in fighting programs.
"I dedicated myself to wrestling, but unfortunately I didn't have the funds or the means to travel" to compete nationally or internationally, McKee said. "So I said if I ever made a lot of money, the first thing I was going to do was start a nonprofit where kids who don't have the money but have the skills, I would pay for them to go and travel, and let me tell you something, I have created some monsters."
This is the first year for Night of Champions. McKee has organized other events at the college, such as the Warrior's Challenge, which was held in the school's gym for the first of its five years. The March wrestling tournament raises about $8,000 for Fight for Kids each year.
McKee said more than 200 youths have benefited from Fight for Kids. One of his recent success stories is a 10-year-old from Long Beach named Robert Paul Perez III, who has been training with McKee since the age of 4 and is a six-time national champion for judo in his age bracket, among other titles.
"You can go all out, and I like punching," Perez said quietly, who trains with McKee at the Lakewood gym McKee owns, Bodyshop Fitness.
Robert Paul Perez Jr., his father and a former wrestler, said fighting is not so much about winning or even being fit, but learning confidence and discipline. He hopes that his son will get noticed and receive a scholarship for being both a scholar and an athlete.
The shy, skinny youth is transformed into an aggressive and agile fighter as soon as his shirt comes off, shifting his weight as he bounces and gets ready for the bout. McKee and Robert Paul Perez III wrestle on the mat for a bit, until Robert Paul Perez III twists McKee's arm behind his back, forcing McKee to tap the mat.
"That's an arm bar," McKee said as he got up, shaking out his arms. "He would have broken my arm if I hadn't tapped. So I tapped." He laughs and pats Robert Paul Perez III's back.
For Robert Paul Perez III, winning is not enough even though he has received state titles, national titles and even a world title, for Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
"Winning is like a thing of joy," Robert Paul Perez III said. "When you win a world title, that's good. But if you win an Olympic title, that's great."


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After upgrading to 3.0.2, i have problem displaying XMLA output for debugging purposes. Using Jboss 3.0.5, I have put this into log4j.xml:
<category name="mondrian">
<priority value="DEBUG" />
I get MDX and SQL output, but no xmla - can anyone tell me the appropriate setting here?
The reason i want xmla output is because i try to connect excel 2007 to a mondrian server (standalone, not pentaho). According to one thread here, it should be possible also without the simba driver. Connecting works fine from Jasperreports and other applications. I get this error when trying to connect from excel via the ssas driver :
"The xsd:schema element at line 9, column 312 (namespace http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema) cannot appear under Envelope/Body/ExecuteResponse/return/root"


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Science / Astrology / Inarticulate Signs: Aries, Taurus, Leo and Capricorn, signs pictured as animals that have voices but lack the power of speech, symbolizing an inability to communicate. See also bestial signs, quadrupedian signs. MORE
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Hiiraan OnlineMonday, July 25, 2011By Abdullahi JamaaadvertisementsDjibouti
is ranked the most expensive city in the Muslim and Arab world as the cost of
living in most of cities around the globe hits record high in recent years.
to an economic survey by Mercer, a global leader in human resource consulting,
outsourcing and investment services, Djibouti and Khartoum are ranked among the
top 50 most expensive cities in the world.
"Two main factors determine a city's ranking
in Mercer's Cost of Living survey: 1. the relative strength or weakness of the
relevant currency against the US dollar over the prior 12 months; and 2. price movements over the prior 12 months
compared to those in New York City as the base" indicated the survey that was
done in March 2011.
ranking in cost of living is attributed to its skyrocketing rise in
accommodation and housing expenses, raising the general cost of living for
to Mercer, Tunis remains the least costly in the Arab region as the rankings of
four Arab cities increased in 2011, while those of the remaining 16 cities
dropped this year.
survey covers 214 cities across five continents and measures the comparative
cost of over 200 items in each location, including housing, transport, food,
clothing, household goods and entertainment.
"It is
the world's most comprehensive cost of living survey and is designed to help
multinational companies and governments determine compensation allowances for
their expatriate employees" Mercer survey
Top 10
ranked cities are dominated by Africa, Europe and Asia as Luanda in Angola
remained the world's most expensive city, and Karachi in Pakistan maintained
its status as the least costly city globally.
Constantin-Métral, Senior Researcher at Mercer responsible for compiling the
ranking each year, commented: ""During the period of data collection for this
year's survey the world witnessed an incredible number of natural disasters and
political upheavals that have all affected the lives of expatriate employees to
some extent. Currency fluctuations and the impact of inflation on goods and
services – petrol in particular -have led to some reorganisation of the
"Overall, the cost of living in cities across
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THE MILESTONE birthday of a Hampshire group was celebrated with a special cake, cut by those who launched the club a decade ago.
Members of the Eastleigh District U3A marked their tenth anniversary at their monthly open meeting, where they were joined by founding members Frank Lennon, Rose Lennon and Coraline Anderson.
It is one of more than 900 U3A clubs across the UK that offer members the chance to study and socialise while keeping healthy.


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Chicago Tribune, on TV channel Nickelodeon encouraging kids to play outside:
... On Saturday, Oct. 2, the kid-friendly Nickelodeon cable channel will go dark for three hours. A graphic will appear on the screen urging youngsters to go outside and play.
... What a great idea. Here's what we imagine. Thousands of children, blinking, will emerge in the blinding outdoor light, staggering from their darkened television rooms into the yards and sidewalks of every town in America.
Released from television bondage, they are confused, disoriented. But soon they adjust. They realize that unlike what they've seen on television, square yellow sponges don't talk. Rabbits lack a ready store of wisecracks. Superheroes from Superman to Spider-Man do not -- alas -- save humankind from daily disasters.
Instead, they rediscover the wonders of a Saturday in autumn, in a world unfiltered by the television camera, unsullied by the flash and blare of cartoons. With any luck, the imagination cranks to life. There are piles of leaves to crunch satisfyingly underfoot, or a football to toss. There's time to find a face in the clouds.
There are no commercial breaks.
Any parent who has grappled with a child to turn off the television and go outside to play will utter a small but fervent thank-you to Nickelodeon for its noble gesture, even if it turns out to be little more than a clever publicity stunt. With more and more kids tethered to the tube and more and more growing sedentary and overweight, it's a valiant effort.
The parents also may be reminded that televisions do have off buttons. You don't have to wait for Nickelodeon to do it for you. It could be revolutionary -- kids and parents realizing that they can survive for hours at a time without television. Or maybe they'll just change the channel.
The Hays (Kan.) Daily News, on an intelligence czar:
Reforming the federal bureaucracy is not done easily nor swiftly, even after a tragedy of 9-11 proportions.
Almost immediately after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, one problem was clear: The nation's different intelligence agencies did not communicate well. In fact, they operated almost as adversaries sometimes. So, they did not share information that might have set off more alarm about the threat of a domestic attack.
Last week, almost three years later, the Sept. 11 commission warned that the United States remains vulnerable to terrorist attack for the same reason. ...
That was not much different from ... the ideas that surfaced in the days and weeks immediately after the attacks.
So, now can we do something? Can we knock down the walls of bureaucracy that threaten our very existence?
Some Washington lawmakers and the Bush administration are wary of any sweeping restructuring. Critics fear that the creation of a new job would just add another layer to the bureaucracy. At the same time, they say that one person cannot do it all. ...
... What the government needs to do is complete and refine the concept of homeland security and consolidate the 15-some intelligence agencies under the position Bush already has tried to create to try to fix the stratification that left the country vulnerable to terrorism.
A vulnerability, we are told, that still remains.
The Huntsville (Ala.) Times, on homeland security:
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge issued a new terror alert last weekend, but this one was significantly different from those that have preceded it.
Ridge's announcement named names -- five specific targets that, he said, a variety of credible sources have identified as terrorist targets.
... The identification of specific sites is a step forward in two ways.
First, it allows local, state and federal authorities to plan effective countermeasures. Merely having Ridge mention that the targets have been spotted may serve as a deterrent. Certainly, forewarned is forearmed for America's defenders of the nation.
Second, getting specific is a giant step forward for the average American's psyche. Vague warnings of potential threats and an ineffective color-coding system that rates the current levels of peril offered the public little to assess in terms of how much danger there was and what to do about it. Instead, those warnings instilled a level of paranoia in a troubled citizenry that was forced to deal with nebulous information and little, if any, rational means of reacting.
Now, at least, workers in the targeted areas, people having business there and others who'll be in the vicinity should be on their guard to a greater degree -- and better able to assist law enforcement elements that have been alerted to protect them if the public spots suspicious activity. What this doesn't mean, of course, is that these are the only targets that al-Qaida or some other terrorist organization might have their eyes on. Nor can authorities discount the possibility that what they've uncovered is "disinformation," such as the Allies used to distract the World War Axis before D-Day.
We just don't know for sure. But what we do know is that U.S. authorities say they have uncovered a plot, they've provided the public details of that plot and they've rallied forces to make sure that plot is thwarted. That's a very real improvement over the way the public has been spoon-fed obscure warnings in the past. It's the way Ridge and his Homeland Security team should react -- as far as is practical -- in the future.
On the Net: www.al.com/opinion/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/opinion/10 91555180 208070.xml
July 31
The Press and Sun Bulletin of Binghamton, N.Y., on convention coverage:
During the 1968 Democratic National Convention, demonstrators chanted "the whole world is watching." It was a politically charged time when America was involved in a war that many questioned.
Fast-forward to 2004's Democratic National Convention. America's again in a war. But this one is being fought on many fronts: Afghanistan, Iraq and wherever terrorists gather. The country is again polarized about our involvement. But is the "whole world watching?"
Apparently not. At a time when choices made by our government in response to the threat of terror or on many, critical domestic issues are being debated, prime time network TV tuned out much of the convention in favor of reality TV leftovers. Score: capitalism 1; democracy 0.
The major networks seem to assume that most households have access to cable TV where they can watch all news networks or even better, C-SPAN's pundit-free, gavel-to-gavel coverage. That's not always the case, and their selective screening of the convention left out Tuesday's convention lineup. That choice shut off the voice of a promising political star, Illinois state Sen. Barack Obama -- who delivered a speech many considered on par with or better than former President Clinton's.
This is a perfect example of how public television fills a necessary void in America's communications industry. Those without cable are usually able to access public television. PBS provided live prime-time coverage all week. Public broadcasting obviously likes to celebrate the fact we live in a democracy.
Should TV only be about ratings (and income)? Apparently the major networks think so. The whole world is watching, though, and won't soon forget where their priorities lie.
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How did the Universe arise from nothing? And what was there before? Those are the kinds of questions that for most of us set our heads spinning — not so for renowned cosmologist LAWRENCE KRAUSS. Krauss says that human beings have been contemplating the workings of the universe for millennia but only in recent years, with scientific advances, have we finally been able to get some answers. Krauss lays them out in his recent book, "A Universe from Nothing: Why There is Something Rather than Nothing," which is out in paperback.
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White Turtlehead, Balmony, Snake-head, Turtle Bloom, Fishmouth, Shell Flower, Bitter Herb
Chelone glabra
|Scrophulariaceae (skrof-yoo-larr-ee-AY-see-ee) (Info)
|Chelone (kay-LOH-nee) (Info)
|glabra (GLAY-bruh) (Info)
Foliage Color:
Bloom Characteristics:
Water Requirements:
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings
Where to Grow:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 �C (-40 �F)
USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 �C (-35 �F)
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 �C (-30 �F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 �C (-25 �F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 �C (-20 �F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 �C (-15 �F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 �C (-10 �F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 �C (-5 �F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 �C (0 �F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 �C (5 �F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 �C (10 �F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 �C (15 �F)
Sun Exposure:
Light Shade
Bloom Color:
Pale Pink
White/Near White
Bloom Time:
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall
Mid Fall
Other details:
Soil pH requirements:
5.1 to 5.5 (strongly acidic)
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
Patent Information:
Propagation Methods:
By dividing the rootball
From herbaceous stem cuttings
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse
From seed; direct sow after last frost
Seed Collecting:
Collect seedhead/pod when flowers fade; allow to dry
Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds
Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Waukegan, Illinois
Perry, Maine
Annapolis, Maryland
Jefferson, Maryland
Attleboro, Massachusetts
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Isle, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Lincoln, Nebraska
Frenchtown, New Jersey
Blossvale, New York
Buffalo, New York
Croton On Hudson, New York
Glen Cove, New York
Wallkill, New York
Flat Rock, North Carolina
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Kempton, Pennsylvania
Media, Pennsylvania
Osceola, Pennsylvania
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
Wakefield, Rhode Island
Dickson, Tennessee
Leesburg, Virginia
Wild Rose, Wisconsinshow all
Gardeners' Notes:
On Feb 27, 2012, Gabrielle from (Zone 5a) wrote:
Neat little white flowers that bloom September - October in my garden.
On Apr 11, 2011, fairygothmom from Glen Cove, NY (Zone 6b) wrote:
Bought this on a whim not knowing what it was other than pretty and shade-loving. Years later, it still pops up under my pine tree and gives a gorgeous display in bright pink at a time when the rest of my yard is fighting the effects of summer.
On Nov 8, 2007, Marketfresh from Jefferson, MD wrote:
This perennial is also the sole food source of the Baltimore Checkerspot butterfly and is, therefore, an important and functional planting in the Chesepeake Bay and Potomac River watershed.
On Sep 19, 2004, shazbot3 from Flat Rock, NC (Zone 7b) wrote:
My Chelone is pale pink. I just found it wild, and brought one home to see if I can get it to grow for me. Wish me luck! It's a gorgeous little plant.
On Jul 10, 2003, Karenn from Mount Prospect, IL (Zone 5a) wrote:
I have Chelone glabra growing in mostly shade on the east side of my garage (moist, well-drained soil). This little cutie cloned itself to the other side of my yard (about sixty feet away), directly to the west of a 45 year old silver maple. How does it survive the dryness? Who knows, but since it volunteered someplace that is almost impossible to grow anything, I'm very happy!


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August 09, 2013
|Students at ME Pearson Elementary School in Kansas City, Kan., work at their organic teaching garden
A decade ago, Marcia Pomeroy, director of the K-12 Initiative in the University of Kansas School of Medicine's Office of Cultural Enhancement and Diversity, set out to establish organic teaching gardens for school children in Kansas City, Kan. Today, the gardening program includes 130 raised beds at three middle schools and four elementary schools; since 2002, more than 13,500 youths have participated.
A $50,000 grant to KU Endowment from the Unified Government - Hollywood Casino Grant Fund will provide crucial funding for the program, which relies on continued private support.
Pomeroy directs the K-12 Initiative, which includes the gardening program she helped establish. The program involves collaboration among the KU School of Medicine; the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools; neighborhood groups; and Mark Manning of KKFI Community Radio. Manning is the gardening coordinator and has been with the program since it began. He has developed 21 different workshops given 320 times per school year. He leads students and teachers in planting, maintaining and harvesting the gardens.
"The Organic Teaching Gardens provide an educational experience through science, math, reading and the arts," said Pomeroy. "Learning how to develop a garden of nutritious vegetables is many students' first experience in a living laboratory. The similarities in the lives of the children and young people we serve and our gardens are many. Our gardens have the potential to yield a harvest full of richness and beauty. So do the children and young people we serve."
Pomeroy said each year brings new challenges of funding, weather, land use, time and urgency. "Our students face vulnerabilities year to year that range from having enough food to eat, jobs for their parents, medical access and more," said Pomeroy. "As with the gardens, together we can support a bountiful harvest."
The Unified Government - Hollywood Casino Grant Fund supports the intention of Healthy Communities Wyandotte. The focus is to fund programs that increase knowledge and action toward long-term changes that enable Wyandotte County community members to eat healthy food and be physically active. Grant recipients demonstrate cultural relevance, address opportunities to increase knowledge and improve the food environment and/or support active living through utilization of Wyandotte County's environmental infrastructure.
The gift counts toward Far Above: The Campaign for Kansas, the university's $1.2 billion comprehensive fundraising campaign. Far Above seeks support to educate future leaders, advance medicine, accelerate discovery and drive economic growth to seize the opportunities of the future.
The campaign is managed by KU Endowment, the independent, nonprofit organization serving as the official fundraising and fund-management organization for KU. Founded in 1891, KU Endowment was the first foundation of its kind at a U.S. public university.


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WASHINGTON — Here are some questions and answers about the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Q: When is the bee on television?
A: ESPN will broadcast semifinals live from 9 a.m. to noon Topeka time on Thursday, and ABC's live broadcast of finals will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, according to www.spellingbee.com.
Q: Why is it called the "Scripps National Spelling Bee" when kids from all over the world, including Jamaica, Canada and New Zealand, can compete?
A: Children from outside of the United States have competed in the bee since the 1970s, bee director Paige Kimble said. Organizers see no need to change the name, and international contestants haven't raised any concerns about it.
Q: Why can't champions come back to defend their title?
A: No winner has ever challenged that rule, Kimble said, adding that she doesn't think a champ has ever even expressed a desire to enter again. Another issue is that most winners are eighth-graders, and ninth-graders are ineligible to compete.
Last year's winner, Kerry Close, of Spring Lake, N.J., said even if she could, she wouldn't ever want to go back again. It is a tough competition that calls for a lot of luck.
"I don't think I'd want to go back and test fate again," 14-year-old Close said.
Q: What happened to some past winners?
A: 2006 — Close is a freshman at High Technology High School and aspires to be a journalist.
1996 — Wendy Guey is an investment relations associate in New York City.
1983 — Blake Giddens is an engineer for an Alexandria, Va., firm.
1979 — Katie Kerwin is a metro reporter for the Rocky Mountain News in Denver.
1960 — Henry Feldman is a medical statistician in Boston.
1951 — Irving Belz became a psychiatrist in Conroe, Texas.
1941 — The late Louis Edward Sissman was an award-winning poet.
1925 — Frank Neuhauser is a retired patent lawyer living in Silver Spring, Md.
Source: Scripps Bee
Here are some bee statistics from www.spellingbee.com:
This year's contestants are made up of 139 boys and 147 girls.
Their grade levels include two in fourth, 23 in fifth, 36 in sixth, 88 in seventh and 137 in eighth.
One speller, Samir Patel, representing the Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram, is a five-year repeater.
Three spellers are four-year repeaters.
11 are three-year repeaters.
41 are two-year repeaters.
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Donald Trump has offered to donate $5 million to the charity of President Barack Obama's choice in exchange for Obama turning over his college and passport records. Will he make a similar offer to Mitt Romney in exchange for eight more years of tax returns? I think plenty of voters would donate to that cause if Trump is not willing to pony up.
— Kathy Krumsee, Chicago


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Recently, I design a class E power ampifier circuit by refering to Mr Nathan O. Sokal's article which is "Class E RF Power Amplfier". I follow the design equations and also the conventional class E power amplifier circuit (single stage) as stated in the articles mention before. The simulator that I used is cadence virtuoso simulator. Everythings are ok before doing the impedance matching. I oberserve the input an output impedance by applying the sp analysis and plot the impedance wabeform for intput and output port. After impedance matching is done (either input or output port). I found the real part of the impedance atanother port will become negative. I understand that the negative impedance will only occur when we deal with the oscillator circuit. What I want to ask are:
1. Is this situation caused by the gate-drain capacitance which act like a feed abck loop at the high frequency operation?
2. Can I just ignored it and what should I do in order to continue the matching process( just ignored the neagitive sign at the real part?) If this problem counld not be neglected, what should I do to solve this problem?
Thank you!
loaded quality factor, QL = 5; operating frequency = 2.4 GHz; supply voltage = 1.2V;CMOS technology = 0.13 um; substrate width = 500 um. L1 = 200 nH; C1 = 290.85fF; L2 = 16.5786 nH; C2 = 352.456 fF.


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As 2012 draws to a close, Syria is descending into hell. At least 40,000 people, and likely many more, have been killed, while millions have been forced to flee their homes. Over the past 12 months, Bashar al-Assad has steadily unleashed ever-greater military firepower in response to what began as peaceful protests by the Syrian people. Starting with tanks and heavy artillery in February, the Syrian regime escalated over the summer to using attack helicopters and fighter jets. In recent weeks, it has begun firing Scud missiles at its own population.
The world has failed to stop this slaughter. President Obama has declared that his "red line" is Assad's use of chemical weapons. Many Syrians, however, have told us that they see the U.S. red line as a green light for Assad to use all other weapons of war to massacre them with impunity. Many of those weapons continue to be supplied directly by Iran.


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Super-PAC Ads Dominate Republican Race in Alabama, Mississippi
Television advertisements in Alabama and Mississippi promoting rival Republican presidential contenders have been paid for almost entirely by independent political action committees instead of the candidates' campaigns.
So-called Super-PACs supplied 91 percent of the 5,592 campaign ads that aired on broadcast television stations in the two states in the past month, according to data from New York- based Kantar Media's CMAG, which tracks advertising.
Alabama and Mississippi hold primary elections today, and polls indicate a close race in each among former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum and former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
Super-PACs dominated the spending on television because they can collect unlimited contributions and replenish their treasuries more easily than candidate committees, which are limited to raising $2,500 per donor for the primary season and already have spent extensively on previous races.
Super-PACs are "providing the campaign advertising that the candidates can't afford," Anthony Corrado, a political scientist at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, said in a podcast March 9 on the website of the Brookings Institution, a research center in Washington.
Pro-Romney Group
Restore Our Future, a super-PAC backing Romney, aired ads 2,098 times in Alabama through March 11, compared with 279 spots from Romney's campaign, according to CMAG.
Winning Our Future, which supports Gingrich, aired ads 411 times in Alabama, compared with 131 ads by Gingrich's campaign. Santorum's campaign hasn't aired broadcast ads in Alabama; the Red White and Blue Fund that backs him aired ads 282 times.
In Mississippi, Restore Our Future paid for 1,548 ads, compared with 454 for Winning Our Future and 300 for Red White and Blue Fund, CMAG data show. Gingrich, with 89 spots, is the only candidate who has aired broadcast ads in Mississippi.
Restore Our Future aired 65 percent of all ads in Alabama and Mississippi, CMAG data show. The PAC had $16.3 million in leftover funds at the end of January, Federal Election Commission data show. Romney's campaign said March 8 that it had $7.3 million in the bank at the end of February, after spending more than it raised last month.
Gingrich and Santorum haven't said how much their campaigns had in the bank at the end of February, though Romney has outperformed them in fundraising. Gingrich had $1.79 million in available funds and $1.73 million in debts at the end of January, compared with $1.47 million in cash-on-hand and $957,000 in debts for Santorum.
Presidential candidates and super-PACs must file updated finance reports to the FEC by March 20.
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News Nosebleed [Video]
This newscaster acted like quite the trooper after he got a nosebleed during a LIVE broadcast!
This poor guy! However, he handles it quite well. You can tell that he feels the bleed as it is about to begin and he starts to put his finger to his nose. But, it's too late the blood just begins to flow out.
He kind of tries to wipe it away but it smears on his face even more and he kind of leaves it. Which seems like the best thing he could have done because eventually it does stop or slows down. He eventually finishes the newscast and is able to get a tissue!


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Congresswoman claims a Filner groping (years ago)
Former San Diego mayor allegedly went in for a kiss
Don Bauder 5:30 p.m., Nov. 20
Dogs Bite Couple (El Mexicano, 12/29/12 by SAID BETANZOS)
TIJUANA, BC - A couple was bitten by two dogs whose owner allowed them to injure the victims, reported Municipal police. The incident occurred between calles Herradura and Retinto in colonia Lomas del Pedregal.
The allegedly responsible owner is Angel Eduardo López Rios, 39. According to the victims, a 53-year-old man and a 37-year woman, the person egged-on the animals to bite them.
Both dogs were taken to a nearby clinic where witnesses denounced what happened stating the animals were not stopped by the owner. http://www.el-mexicano.com.mx/informacion/noticias/1/22/policiaca/2012/12/29/639602/pareja-mordida-por-dos-perros.aspx
Vehicle Kills Octogenarian (El Mexicano, 12/29/12 by SAID BETANZOS)
TIJUANA, BC - An 81-year old woman, identified as María Guadalupe Margarito Castro, died after being struck by a car on calle Cuautla in colonia Emiliano Zapata. Witnesses identified the responsible individual as the driver of a green and gray Jeep, who fled the scene. Paramedics of the Red Cross arrived to provide assistance to the victim, who after examination diagnosed her death. http://www.el-mexicano.com.mx/informacion/noticias/1/22/policiaca/2012/12/29/639603/octagenaria-murio-arrollada-por-un-vehiculo.aspx


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Man City turn to Martin Demichelis after Vincent Kompany injury blow
MANCHESTER CITY will step up their efforts to sign Martin Demichelis amid fears their injured captain Vincent Kompany could be out for a month.
City were looking for defensive reinforcements even before Kompany limped off with a groin injury in Monday's 4-0 win over Newcastle.
Micah Richards is already out for a month with a hamstring injury while Matija Nastastic returned to training this week after a month out with an ankle injury.
With Kolo Toure joining Liverpool in the summer as a free agent, it means boss Manuel Pellegrini may be forced to use Spain midfielder Javi Garcia to partner Joleon Lescott in the centre of defence at Cardiff on Saturday if Nastastic is not deemed match fit.
The scan on Kompany's groin proved inconclusive yesterday. Apart from the Cardiff match he is even struggling to be fit for the home clash with Hull before the two-week international break.
Pellegrini has switched his sights to Demichelis, a player he knows well from his spell as Malaga boss.
Real Madrid's Portugal international Pepe remains Pellegrini's first-choice target. After losing his place last season to France youngster Raphael Varane, Pepe's representatives have been asking new manager Carlo Ancelotti if the player will figure in his plans this season.
So far, though, Ancelotti is adamant he wants to keep Pepe. A £30million valuation is way beyond the figure City are looking to pay. Pellegrini has switched his sights to Demichelis, a player he knows well from his spell as Malaga boss.
Argentina international Demichelis, 32, joined Atletico Madrid on a free from Malaga earlier this season but is keen to be reunited with Pellegrini at City, especially with the offer of a lucrative two-year contract.
Providing they can line up a replacement before the deadline, Atletico are understood to be happy to make a quick profit on a player they signed for nothing – with City willing to pay about £2m.
But Pellegrini will be concerned about the injury record of Kompany and Richards. Richards missed nearly all of last season with ankle and knee problems and his hopes of a flying start to the season have been hampered by a hamstring worry.
Kompany has been dogged by a persistent calf injury over the past two seasons.
Midfielder Yaya Toure, who marked his 100th game for City with a stunning free-kick goal on Monday, wants to add more goals this season – especially if it means taking the title back from Old Trafford.
"I hope I can continue to score important goals for the team and I think this year is going to be a good one for us," he said.
"It's important for me and the club. I know how much everyone desires success and that our fans only want to see one Manchester club profit this season. I have been practising my free-kicks for four years now. But I think I got lucky on this occasion. The shot was perfect, so I am very happy.
"This year we want to do the job.
"We want to work hard, keep it going, make it as difficult as possible for our opponents and try to be better and stronger.
"I think we played very well against Newcastle. The first half was quite hard, but I think we pushed on and put in a really good performance.
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New Olympus 45mm review (20mm pancake for $350)
The 45mm lens is the first form the left (Image courtesy PekkaPotka)
There is a new Olympus 45mm review made by Robin Wong (Click here): "To be honest, I did not have high expectations on this particular lens, nor did Olympus claim anything extraordinary about the 45mm. Seeing it so tiny and having such light weight, one would surely doubt its performance and image quality. I was about to be proven so wrong. This tiny lens is mightier than it appears to be. Do not let the cuteness fool you."
You can search for lens preorders by clicking those links at Amazon, B&H, Adorama, Olympus US store, FocusCamera, eBay.
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When I look in the mirror I see... *Sings* Lately I've been staring in the mirror, very slowly picking me apart, trying to tell myself I have no reason with your heart! No but really, I just see my reflection. Because that's what mirrors do.
If I was stranded on a desert island with one dress it would be... I've thought long and hard about this because it is very important and I keep imagining a beautiful tropical-looking dress that would be perfect for a desert island. It would have to be long and floaty so if I got in the sea it would drift out behind me and look amazing - like in a movie or something. I don't think I own this dress yet, it's in my imagination and it's gonna have to get designed... Probably by Julien MacDonald. Island chic would be a sick concept for a fashion line.
When I was at school I wanted to be... a singer pretty early on, but before I knew music could actually be a job I think I was quite interested in being a taxi driver. Or a bus driver. I don't know why I just had that in my head for a while. I was kind of obsessed with buses when I was little I would just go on them for no reason with my grandma.
My biggest style triumph was... probably around the time of my last record when I had a lot of fun with short shorts. On stage I'd wear loads of different shorts with fringing, and bobbles, and netting. I really enjoyed making a thing out of that.
If I could be any character from film or literature I would be... well, if I could have two... Firstly the one thing I wish I could do is fly, so I'd definitely be Superman. But then just to be a great female character from a film who I really think has got balls I would be Uma Thurman's character from Kill Bill because she's totally amazing and I love her in that movie.
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I usually make this pepper turmeric milk when I have cold or when the weather is chill.Now that the climate is changing thought to share this recipe as it will be beneficial.Nothing like this pepper milk which soothes your throat, it is also said to control dry cough.This is the best easy home remedy you can make at home!
Pepper Turmeric Milk
Recipe Category: Beverage | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Milk – 1 and 1/2 cups
Turmeric powder – 1/8 tsp
Pepper corns – 1/2 tsp
Palm sugar candy – 1 tbsp
- Grind pepper corns, I used my hand mortar and pestle,Set aside.Boil milk till frothy.
- Add palm sugar candy, then turmeric powder.Let it boil for 2mins.
- Then add crushed pepper powder and boil for a good 5mins.Transfer to serving tumbler.
Serve hot!
My Notes:
- After turmeric powder is added let it boil for few mins atleast to get rid of the raw smell.
- You can replace palm sugar candy with sugar too.
- Freshly ground pepper powder gives nice flavour and is very effective too.


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Masterpieces of Silent Film Are Rescued From Obscurity
Underworld, The Last Command, and The Docks of New York are masterpieces of visual storytelling -- human dramas expressed with cinematographic innovation, impeccably realized set design, and an unparalleled grasp of the "bigger picture" of the motion picture.
Underworld, The Last Command, The Docks of New YorkDistributor: Criterion
Cast: George Bancroft, Evelyn Brent, Emil Jannings, Betty Compson
Rated: N/A
Year: 1927-1928
Release date: 2010-08-24
Josef von Sternberg is perhaps most popularly remembered for his films with Marlene Dietrich and his "painterly" approach to directing, but even his earliest works had a lot more going for them than a star performance or impressive visual style. Silent films Underworld (1927), The Last Command (1928), and The Docks of New York (1928) are masterpieces of visual storytelling -- human dramas expressed with cinematographic innovation, impeccably realized set design, and an unparalleled grasp of the "bigger picture" of the motion picture. 3 Silent Classics by Josef von Sternberg, Criterion Collection's deluxe release, rescues these three films from being lost to history and reverently, generously revives them for DVD.
None of these films has a writer in common, but the basic dramatic thread running through all of them is that of a man heading for redemption and contending with loyalty. Each man has a woman at his side. All eventually find their way, but some do so at a greater cost than others. In Underworld, that man is gangster Bull Weed (George Bancroft) and his lady is moll Feathers (Evelyn Brent). At the center of The Last Command is the once-powerful Russian Commanding General Sergius Alexander (Emil Jannings), who shares a complicated relationship with actress/revolutionary Natalie Dabrova (Evelyn Brent). Finally, The Docks of New York finds rugged stoker Bill Roberts (Bancroft) moved to reluctant heroism by troubled dance-hall girl Mae (Betty Compson). Von Sternberg's direction of the plots streamlines the action around these central relationships and unifies three otherwise disparate tales.
A prototypical gangster film, Underworld originated in a story by Ben Hecht and the true adventures of Chicago gangster "Terrible" Tommy O'Connor. The opening title card rather seriously suggests, "This first professional film of Josef von Sternberg seemed unusually bold both in subject matter and in treatment at the time it was made." Largely responsible for the "boldness" is a remarkably well-balanced combination of tones, including action, romance and gallows humor. Von Sternberg's taut approach succeeds because his use of cinematic language is complex enough to synthesize all of these within a single narrative framework (the "gangster film").
There are a few significant rivalries in Underworld, and boss Bull Weed exudes the "with me or against me" ethos in everything he does. His manner is not serious, but he does have a serious amount of power. After we witness his daring bank robbery and escape from the law, the film reveals to us an article concerning the police force's hunt for the bank bandits. Sternberg cuts from the paper to a shot of Weed's reaction to the article: laughing boisterously and dismissively. His laughter becomes a recurring event within the film, sometimes associated with sinister activity, and later, as a defense against fear.
Within the underworld, his main rival is Buck Mulligan (Fred Kohler), a figure that seems to be the archetype for the gangster characters that Frank Vincent is now famous for playing. While Weed's tendency is to laugh, Mulligan's is to seethe, and the film makes great use of each actor's ability to hold a close-up or single shot with a signature emotion.
A less sophisticated approach to this material would foreground the Weed/Mulligan opposition and organize most of the action around it. Von Sternberg, however, seems more interested in the aspects of the screen play (by Robert N. Lee) that concern the social positioning of a crime boss and the loyalty that engenders. Therefore, Weed's greatest troubles come not from his sworn enemies, but from the turbulence created when those closest to him appear to be betrayers. The individual most indebted to Weed is Rolls Royce (Clive Brook), an alcoholic lawyer that Weed helps find employment and social betterment. At one point, Rolls Royce asks Weed how he can repay such generosity, and the boss replies, "Help me? Nobody helps me! I help other people!" This scenario of forced indebtedness can be easily identified in a number of subsequent gangster films and their respective bosses (e.g., The Godfather's Don Vito Corleone, Goodfellas' Paul Cicero, etc.)
Later, during "The underworld's annual armistice – when, until dawn, rival gangsters bury the hatchet", a title card reads, "Here the brutal din of cheap music-booze-hate-lust made a devil's carnival". The film proceeds to show us a man passed out alongside what looks like a funhouse mirror that reflects warped visions of the revelers. Then, for the first time, the film cuts to a quick editing style, presenting a series of drunken faces in close-up. This is a dizzying parade of encounters that puts us in the middle of the "carnival".
Set design also connects the plot, dialogue and characters of Underworld. Weed tells Feathers that Rolls Royce, now his sophisticated right hand man, has read every book in the bookcase at their getaway apartment. The audience interprets this as additional evidence of his burgeoning intellect and refinement. By contrast, we see that for Weed, the bookcase's sole function is to enable an escape to a secured, adjacent room. The case and books therein have no intellectual value for Weed, who demonstrates their usefulness by pushing them aside. As with the flowers, the bookcase makes another couple of appearances within the film, and each time von Sternberg relies on the audience's memory of its establishment to vary its function within the plot.
Some of the film's most effective storytelling occurs without dialogue (not only silent, but literally wordless). Feathers and Rolls Royce appear in a temptation scene, in which they test and draw out a mutual attraction. The audience already recognizes the inherent danger, as both characters owe their livelihoods to Weed, the man they now risk betraying. When they finally stop dancing around the issue and come together, the framing shifts to nearly subjective points of view, wherein Rolls Royce's close-up is seen from her vantage point and Feathers' close-up is viewed from his. This powerfully connects the audience to the attraction that is taking place. Few words are spoken, but von Sternberg's arrangement of the actors and composition of the action express the subtext. One could argue that the remainder of the action in the film springs from the consequences of this moment.
Like Underworld, The Last Command synthesizes different narrative types. Led by the electrifying, Academy-Award winning performance of Jannings, the film is an engrossing historical drama that includes a love story and a satire of Hollywood. In the first act, a Russian director (William Powell) has come to Hollywood and is searching for a Russian actor to play a general for his war film. He finds a head shot which reads "Sergius Alexander - claims to have been Commanding General of Russian Army and cousin to Czar. Little film experience – works for $7.50 a day." As Alexander, Jannings is a frail and quaking shell of a man.
At "the bread line of Hollywood" where actors are clamoring for roles, Alexander gets his general's uniform, going from one window to the next to pick up each article of clothing. He seems humiliated and disoriented by the crowd of hungry extras. Alexander has in his possession a medal, the function of which recalls Mulligan's telltale flower from Underworld. This medal is allegedly from the Czar, and its appearance in the first act provides a transition to the second act of the film, which flashes back to Imperial Russia 1917.
Von Sternberg, equipped with art direction by Hans Dreier, convincingly presents the historical period. The first act has prepared the viewer for the making of a "period piece", and this shift backwards in time for the second act transports us to the time and place for which the actors in the present-day section were being outfitted. Hence, their preparation for historical drama has manifested itself in a historical drama, though not in a direct fashion. Von Sternberg acts playfully (but faithfully) on our expectations.
The biggest difference, of course, is the figure of Grand Duke Sergius Alexander, here described as "cousin to the Czar and Commanding General of the Russian Armies" and loyal to the "crumbling empire". In this earlier personification of the general, Jannings is resolute and strong -- no longer the man out of time we witnessed in the first act. Both Alexander and the empire are, however, positioned for a fall. There is a growing awareness that the revolutionaries are gaining strength, and actress Natalie Dabrova (Evelyn Brent) is described as "the most dangerous revolutionist in Russia." Her partner is Leo Andreyev, whom we recognize to be the film director from the present day action. The introduction of these characters' pasts creates in the viewer an anticipation of the events that will bring Andreyev to power and Alexander to ruin. Given von Sternberg's skillful positioning of his characters on screen and within the narrative, it is more than likely that Dabrova will be instrumental in these transformations.


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A man was taken to the hospital as the house he was staying in was charred by an early morning fire in Eureka on Sunday.
Humboldt Bay Fire North Battalion officials say a 911 call came in at 4:33 a.m. regarding a structure fire at 1419 Sixth Street.
Officials added the caller stated a person was possibly trapped inside.
The initial fire crew located a man, who had been inside the house, in the back yard. The unidentified man was assisted outside by a neighbor who had was awakened by the noise of the fire and bay a corresponding fire alarm.
The man was assessed at the scene before being transferred by ambulance to a hospital.
Which hospital and the man's condition was not provided by fire officials.
The second crew arrived and attacked the fire. The blaze was confined to the front room and front porch area of the house and was quickly extinguished, according to officials. Crews were dismissed from the scene at 6:30 a.m.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation and no damage assessment was provided.
Officials added live power lines were found on the sidewalk and across Sixth Street.


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Northwest Wildfire
A new fire a few miles from Leavenworth known as the Eagle Fire has grown past 500 acres. 21 homes have been ordered evacuated. The fire near The Dalles on the Columbia river gorge still has 50 homes under evacuation orders and has already burned two homes. Firefighters in Idaho on the Beaver Creek Fire near Sun Valley Idaho are gaining ground. That fire is about 30 percent contained, thanks to cooler weather yesterday. There's a chance of some rain there tomorrow, but today it's red flag conditions and over 1,200 homes are still evacuated.


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Quick Recap: Everone is sad in the Haveli coz Tapasya is going to the Hostel. Tapasya leaves the Haveli and Jogi drops her to the hostel. Tapu misbehaves at the breakfast table seeing the kind of food being served in the hostel. The teacher/warden arrives.
The warden comes and asks "what happened". Tapu rudely says I don't like this breakfast. So the warden says if you don't like it then go to your room and go to the sports class. The warden says "khelne ke baad achi bhookh lagti hai". All kids start laughing while Tapu just watches them. Back in the haveli jogi sees thakurain sad and they both talk about Tapu and thakurain feels scared if they are actually doing the right thing and that hopes Tapu understands and that she doesn't get angry and goes away from them. Jogi apologises and talks about bringing her but thakurain says no I just wonder how she is. Jogi calls hostel and asks to speak to Tapu. Warden asks to call back after 5 mins as she calls for Tapu. A sad moment between Jogi and Thakurain. Thakurain calls after 5 mins and Tapu picks up and says hello. Thakurain is crying and asking Tapu how she is, if she liked the school etc etc but Tapu is just hearing to her and not responding. Thakurain asks if she can hear her and still no response. Jogi takes the phone and says Tapu hum bol rahe hai tumhare papa. Jogi keeps on asking Tapu why she isn't speaking. Tapu hangs up. Thakurain keeps crying and asks Jogi to call Tapu back. But Jogi says that he doesn't make any haste decision and reminds Thakurain of the day when Tapu was going to pre-school and she was scared and that how would a little child live without her mother but Tapu slowly and steadily started enjoying the school and always wanted to be there. Jogi comforts her saying give Tapu some time and that we would have to be strong. Back in the hostel Tapu is sitting all by herself next to the basketball court and is remembering Thakurain and Jogi loving her. A girl comes running from the basketball court and drinks water while looking at Tapu. She then smilingly says that if Tapu keeps sitting like this then she wouldn't be happy here and ask her to build friendship with everyone and she would herself like it. Tapu angrily gets up and says she hates friendship and goes away from there and sits on a porch. She then again angrily says to herself she hates friends and hates Icha. Back in the haveli Icha reluctantly try to reach out to call Tapu but is scared. Nani comes with Thakurain and sees Icha picking up the phone and remarks aye chuhiya kya kar rahi hai. Are you trying to call your friends in the basti? She says hesitantly that she only wanted to call Tapu. Nani tries to hit her and says if you try and pick up the phone but Thakurain interrupts Nani and says how are you talking to such a small kid. But Nani retorts back saying you don't know these servants. First they will hold your finger and then your whole hand and you wouldn't even come to know when those hands reaches your neck. Icha is scared. Thakurain comments that even she feels ill at ease talking to Nani these days. Nani in her trademark dialogue says baki to Raam hi rakhe and leaves. Thakurain looks at Icha and asks her whom was she calling. Icha says T-t-t-ta-ta-tapu. Thakurain says that Tapu might be in school but lets try her number. Thakurain calls for Tapu and Tapu picks up. Thakurain gives the phone to Icha and she says "haallo Tapu". One can actually see flames in Tapu's eyes while Icha is smiling. Tapu says you.. Icha.. Tapu has flashback of Jogi scolding her when she left Icha in the jungle and that she is being sent to boarding school.
Icha smilingly asks her how her new school is? Tapu is mad in anger. Icha says she misses her a lot. Icha says Thakurain wants to talk to her as well. She says she doesn't like anything ever since she's gone. Tapu is v v v v v angry. Tapu says acha nahi lag raha? You should actually be very happy now that you are all alone and that Thakurain, Jogi, Ammo everyone looks after her. She is now the princess of the house. Icha gets scared and says main t-t-toh.. Tapu says stop lying and that she knows everything. She is not her friend. Just because of her she had to leave her house. She hates her to bits and pieces. Icha is crying and says don't say like that as she feels really bad. She says she is her best friend while crying. Tapu shouts and says don't say that coz she does not have any friends and that she hates her. Tapu confesses that she only left her in the jungle. She wanted Icha to never come back. If she would have been lost she would have been v happy. Tapu says I am going to come back home and that she can't do anything to stop her. Icha is scared. Tapu bangs the phone down and camer is sort of freezing on her. Thakurain asks what happened while Icha runs away. Thakurain says hello on the phone but no one says anything. Icha in the hallway is crying a lot and is inconsolable. Icha has a flashback when she is shouting for the train to stop while Tapu is smiling. Icha thinks this is all a lie. Tapu can't be that bad. Camera is just panning in on a crying Icha.
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In the hostel cum school a teacher is shown teaching Maths. The bell rings. The girls talk about the hostel showing wizard of oz in the TV room. A girl asks Tapu to join them in the TV room while Tapu sulks. Tapu angrily gets up and says why is she after her? She doesn't want to go anywhere. The girl says what do you think about yourself if you don't want to come then stay there. Another girl says Shefali we told you not to ask her. Tapu says I don't want to live here as I want to go back home. Shefali (the other girl) says I agree you're feeling homesick but why are you taking out your anger on us. A third girl says go back home we never gave you any invitation to come here. Everyone in the class start laughing. Tapu angrily says shut up and everyone stands up. She says to Shefali whatever she likes she would do that. Everyone says lets go and no one should talk to this arrogant girl. Tapu says even I won't talk to you. They all leave while Tapu stands there angrily. On the dinner table in the Haveli everyone is sitting. Icha is looking lost while playing with her food. Thakurain looks at her and thinks of flashback when Tapu says you didn't cook my fav food. Thakurain says but I've cooked your fav food, she then realises Tapu isn't there. Jogi holds her hand and says Divya. Nani is sad. Jogi says he is very hungry and asks Divya to try daal as it is tasty. He then asks Icha why isn't she having food to which she says she isn't hungry. Jogi gets up and sits next to Icha and asks if she is having fever. Jogi makes Icha eat while Thakurain is crying. Icha looks lost while haiving food. Tapu is on her bed and wakes up angrily and says Icha I am coming back. I would leave the school tomorrow.
Tapu is crying while sitting in verandah. Scene shifts to a football field where Tapu is holding a badminton racquet and looks in despair.
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