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Are you someone planning to visit the Gold Coast region and not sure of how you are going to explore this amazing part of the world? The Gold Coast is one of the most visited places in Australia, people from all over the world come to the Gold Coast to enjoy the beaches, surfing, water sports etc. There's more to the Gold Coast just the beaches, there is a lot more.
Warner Bros. Movie World is one of the great attractions, enjoy the day in this theme park with friendly characters. Another of the must visit places is the Sea World Gold Coast along with that there's the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, Greenmount Beach, Springbrook National Park and the list is endless.
Surfers Paradise Coaches is the of the leading charter bus hire companies on the Gold Coast. The company provides the very best in travel and transportation experience to visitors in this part of the world. If you are looking for luxury bus charter then it's recommended that you look no further because with over a decade of experience this bus hire company is able to meet all of your travel needs.
Speaking to the media, a company representative said, "Surfers Paradise Coaches offers coaches from 13 to 60 seats available for charter. With our services, you can be sure to enjoy your special day. Our coaches are modernised with the latest technology and equipment."
Surfers Paradise Coaches is able to arrange a customized travel tour as per your plans, if you are a group of 20 or more people and would like to visit places or enjoy the footy trips on the Gold Coast then Surfers Paradise Coaches can offer you luxury bus charter at the best prices to make the trip an unforgettable experience for the entire group. The company can also help you arrange for accommodation but advice that accommodation and hotel reservations are confirmed before you arrive to avoid any kind of unpleasant experiences.
If you are arriving on the Gold Coast or leaving Surfers Paradise Coaches also offer Brisbane airport bus transfers, wedding transport Gold Coast and school coach hire.
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You might do it nearly every day, but here's something surprising: you might not really know how to wash your hair the right way. Using the correct techniques can make a world of difference in your hair's health, bounce and shine—but if you're making some common mistakes, you could be damaging your lovely locks without even realizing it. We asked two of New York's foremost hair pros, hair stylist Nunzio Saviano of Nunzio Saviano Salon in New York and Kyle White, lead colorist at Oscar Blandi Salon, to share their best tips for lathering up—and doing it the right way.
1. Start with a rinse.
Just like your laundry needs a rinse cycle before you add detergent, hair should be thoroughly wet before you add your shampoo. "Hot water will open the cuticle, which is good for removing any dirt or product trapped in the hair," says White. Another bonus: "When your hair is rinsed in warm water, it loosens the oils through the scalp and opens the cuticle so it is able to absorb the oil" in your conditioner, says Saviano.
2. If you have long hair, condition first.
Yes, really! "If you have hair beneath the shoulders, protect fragile ends from drying out and further damage by running a small amount of conditioner through them and lightly rinsing, before any shampooing. This will not only keep ends healthy, it will fill any holes in the cuticle with moisture, making it smoother and boosting shine," says White.
3. Lather up — but only at the scalp.
"You only need to shampoo the hair at the scalp, particularly at the nape," Saviano says.
White agrees. "The best way to lather up is from roots to ends. The hair closest to the scalp is the youngest and will inevitably be the oiliest, while the end of the hair is the oldest and usually driest, most fragile part of the hair."
Don't use more shampoo than you need; both Saviano and White say that a quarter-sized amount of shampoo is enough. If your hair is particularly long or thick, go ahead and double that.
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The Youth Livestock Auction is a long-standing tradition at the Fair.
Citizens and businesses are invited to attend and bid on locally-raised lambs, hogs, goats, poultry, rabbits and beef in support of local 4-H youth. Proceeds go directly to the individual 4-H exhibitor to invest in their future education and help to offset the cost of raising the animal.
4-H participants follow quality production practices in nutrition, health, the care and handling of their livestock. Animals are judged at the fair by experienced livestock evaluators, and those that meet established market quality standards may be auctioned at the Youth Livestock Auction.
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The Light of Christmas
Dec. 20-25: A Christmas light display will be on view from 6 to 9 p.m. through Dec. 25 at Turning Point at Calvary, 3500 S.R. 16. Light displays range from a manger scene, Tribute to America, gingerbread house, ice skaters, castle with guards, Christmas trees and more. Guest will be asked to turn their radios to a 88.9 to hear holiday music in which lights blink along to the rhythm. Hayrides will be available on Fridays and Saturdays. Admission is free.
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An Evening with Preston Pohl
Dec. 20: "An Evening with Preston Pohl" begins at 9 p.m. at The Standard, 200 Anastasia Blvd. Sam Sanders will open the show. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 to $15. Go to thestandardfl.com.
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The Game's Afoot
Dec. 20-Jan. 5: "The Game's Afoot" will be on stage at 7:30 p.m. at Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Ave. This comedy/mystery by Ken Ludwine tells the story of Broadway star William Gillette, admired for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes. He has invited his fellow cast-members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities quickly turn dangerous. The show runs through Jan. 5. Call 904-825-1164 or go to limelight-theatre.org.
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Dinner & Movie
Dec. 21: As part of "A December to Remember," the Friends of the St. Augustine Amphitheatre will host dinner and a 7 p.m. showing of the holiday classic movie, "It's a Wonderful Life." Admission is free; this event is sponsored by Community First Credit Union. Call 904-471-1965 or go to www.staugamphitheatre.com.
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Christmas in Old St. Augustine
Dec. 21: This annual Heritage Event features the Christmas music and customs of 16th century St. Augustine, the nation's oldest city. This holiday celebration takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. at Mission Nombre de Dios, where the Great Cross stands, off San Marco Avenue in uptown St. Augustine. Free admission and parking. Call 1-877-352-4478 or go to floridalivinghistory.org.
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Nutcracker ballet
Dec. 21-22: The St. Augustine Ballet presents this magical holiday event featuring local ballet students, elegant costumes, custom-designed scenery, professional dancers and local celebrities. Performances are 2 and 7:30 p.m. today and Dec. 21-22 at Lewis Auditorium at Flagler, 14 Granada St. Tickets range from $25 to $30, with discounts of for seniors and and children. Call 904-824-1746 or go to saintaugustineballet.com.
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Villa Zorayda Candlelight tour
Dec. 21 and Dec. 27-28: Villa Zorayda staff provides holiday Candlelight Tours of the St. Augustine villa, , 83 King St. A Christmas tree decorated in the colors of the Zorayda — red and gold — is located center stage in the Court of Lions. More than 100 candles are aglow throughout the museum. The tour starts at 6 p.m. Admission of $17 for adults; $8 for children 7 to 12; and free for ages 4 to 6; tours are not recommended for children 3 and younger. Call 904-829-9887 or go to villazorayda.com. Other tour dates Dec. 27-28, Dec. 30 and Jan. 2.
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Christmas sing-along
Dec. 22: As part of "A December to Remember" the St. Augustine Amphitheatre hosts the St. Augustine Community Chorus in a Celtic Christmas Sing-Along. Gates open at 3:30 p.m., show starts at 5 p.m. Admission is free. Call 904-471-1965 or go to staugamphitheatre.com.
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Celtic carols and French noels
Dec. 22: A Christmas concert will begin at 2 p.m. at St. Anastasia Catholic Church, 5205 A1A South. Directed by Peter Morin, the choirs and ensembles of the church will perform a program that will include guest instrumentalists and soloists, the select children's choir and sing-a-long carols. There is ample free parking; doors open at 1:30 p.m. The concert is free. Suggested donation is $10. Call 904-471-5364.
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Holiday event at Faver-Dykes State Park
Dec. 21: The Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Faver-Dykes State Park will host a program called "Holiday in the Woods!" from 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 21 at the park, 1000 Faver-Dykes Road, from U.S. 1 South. Each participant will have the opportunity to make one take home project. Holiday music will be playing and hot cocoa and s'mores will be provided. Regular park entrance fees apply of $5 per vehicle, with up to eight people, or $4 for an individual occupant. Chairs will be provided for visitors who wish to sit. Call 386-446-6783 or go to floridastateparks.org.


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Wednesday 3 January 1917
It was Wednesday, under the sign of Capricorn. The US president was Woodrow Wilson (Democratic).
Famous people born on this day include Roger W Straus and Vernon Walters New York City.
Great Expectations, directed by Robert G. Vignola, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1917
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Bargaining with God...and...'Porn Again' for God
"Little Johnnie desperately wanted a bright red wagon for Christmas.
His friends were writing letters to Santa Claus, but Johnnie decided to go one better.
"Dear Jesus," he wrote, "If I get a red wagon for Christmas, I won't fight with my brother Hank for a year." Then Johnnie thought, "Oh, no, Hank is such a brat, I could never, ever keep that promise." So Johnnie threw away the letter and started again.
"Dear Jesus, if I get a red wagon for Christmas, I will eat all my vegetables for a year." Then Johnnie thought, "Oh, no, that means spinach, broccoli and asparagus. Yuck! I could never ever keep that promise."
Suddenly, Johnnie had an idea. He went downstairs to the living room. From the mantel above the fireplace, he grabbed the family's statue of the Virgin Mary. Taking the statue to the kitchen, he wrapped it in newspapers and stuffed it into a grocery bag. He took the bag upstairs to his room, opened the closet and placed the package in the farthest, darkest corner.
He then closed the closet door, took a new sheet of paper and wrote, "Dear Jesus, if you ever want to see your mother again..."
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I drew the above 'little red wagon' in Adobe Illustrator
'Porn again' for kingdom of God
Ex-stripper starts Christian ministry to help people tied to sex industry
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"A former stripper is taking off all pretense when it comes to the Word of God, as she's on a mission designed to bring porn stars, nude dancers, and people addicted to pornography closer to salvation.
"We pattern our ministry after the very ministry of Jesus by actually going to the people who need him," says Heather Veitch, who performed in Las Vegas and California. "Our desire is for people to see that Christianity is anything but boring and restrictive. In Christ, we are free to experience adventure, pleasure, forgiveness, hope and peace."
The 31-year old full-time hairdresser has created a sparkling website called JC's GirlsGirlsGirls which has had 40,000 hits in three months. The concept was launched this summer in the wake of the alcoholism death of a friend and co-worker from a strip club in Colton, Calif. So far, it has helped several nude dancers to start attending church.
A Christian for the past five years, Veitch also cares for her terminally ill husband and her two children, ages four and 13.
"As a successful Vegas stripper, I lived life to the extreme," says Veitch. "I partied with celebrities, traveled, and found pleasure in the lifestyle that stripping provided. However, deep down inside I was terrified to die. Feeling like I would eventually pay the price for the life I lived, I began 'bargaining' with God."
"The pleasure, excitement, attention and love I get from living my life in the way God planned is far better than the unfulfilling and regretful life I lived before asking Jesus into my heart," she adds.
Also part of the JC's Girls team are Lori Albee and Tanya Huerter, married teachers who grew up in Christian homes, and appear in glamour-gal shots on the website.
"They remind me of 'Charlie's Angels,' but they are for real!" says documentary filmmaker Bill Daly in an on-site testimonial. "They're fighting false glamour with real spiritual beauty."
The gals also run a blog on site, providing the public with the latest information.
An entry from Heather dated Dec. 1 reads: "Lori, Tanya, and I are learning all about porn conventions. There is so much crazy stuff that you need that we would have never thought of ... like carpet."
3 comments:
- satire and theology said...
JC's GirlsGirlsGirls
It is like I am looking at one kind of site, but I am really looking at another kind.
I have viewed these kind of ministries on-line previously.
I hope all is well, Jeff.
- February 10, 2009 at 1:02 AM
- Jeff said...
Thanks, Russ.
Yeah, XXXChurch.com is a somewhat similar site.
Things are going well. I was just now doing some yard work outside (while wearing a headphone radio to help drown out the barking rat dogs), and before that, reading some of "End of the Spear." I plan to have a little devotional time, then go to work. Yesterday I was busy at work, and today I think its going to be a mad rush to get things done in time, because today is the deadline for 2 covers, plus I have another graphic to do, and I'm not sure how I'm going to have time to do it. Last night, I stayed an extra hour at work, with no pay, to try to catch up. Then I did some grocery shopping, then watched "Heroes," which was good.
- February 10, 2009 at 10:54 AM
- satire and theology said...
Hey, Jeff.
I had someone rip into me on Facebook yesterday and today. I deleted the 'friend' and blocked them. Some persons want to accuse when a reasonable discussion would suffice.
Hang in there, my friend.
I am going to get a drink, probably Ice Tea. I am back from photo copying hundreds of pages for my PhD.
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Business Opportunities Seminar Procurement of Goods and Works United States (August 2014). Presented By: Amr J. Qari Senior Procurement Specialist. Asian Development Bank. Agenda. ADB Business Opportunities ADB's Procurement Policy Framework Bidding Dos and Don'ts Q&A.
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Procurement of Goods and Works
United States
(August 2014)
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Business Development
Contracts financed by ADB entirely or partly
Contracts not financed by ADB but part of Project
. . . of satisfactory and compatible quality
. . . completed and/or delivered in timely fashion
. . . priced not to affect adversely viability of project
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. . . cancel corresponding portion of financing
. . . exercise other remedies
If appropriate, ADB may permit rebidding
Corrupt Practice
the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting, directly or indirectly, anything of value to influence improperly the actions of another party (e.g. bribery, kickbacks, extortion, bid manipulation)
Fraudulent Practice
action or omission, including a misrepresentation, that knowingly or recklessly misleads, or attempts to mislead, a party to obtain a financial or other benefit or to avoid an obligation (e.g., false bid security/bank guarantees, work certificates, financial statements)
Collusive Practice
an arrangement between two or more parties designed to achieve an improper purpose, including influencing improperly the actions of another party (e.g. leaking of bid information, rigged specifications)
Coercive Practice
impairing or harming, or threatening to impair or harm, directly or indirectly, any party or its property to influence improperly the actions of a party
ADB's Anticorruption Policy requires all parties to observe the highest standard of ethics during the procurement and execution of such contracts. In pursuance of this policy, ADB will
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For prospective bidders from eligible source countries, adequate, fair and equal opportunities
Goods - $500,000 to $1,000,000
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The biodegradation, incorporation into biomass, and stabilization in humus of specific carbons of ferulic, p-hydroxycinnamic, anisic, and benzoic acids and catechol were followed in Steinbeck loam (pH 5.0) and Greenfield sandy loam (pH 7.0). Biomass was estimated by the fumigation procedure. The least incorporation into biomass was noted for the three-side chain carbon of ferulic acid (1.0 to 1.4%) and the greatest for the two-side chain carbons of either ferulic or p-hydroxycinnamic acids (10.9 to 17.6%). Greater amounts of carbon were evolved as carbon dioxide (CO2) and incorporated into the biomass in the acid soil than in the neutral soil. Approximately 74% of the ring carbons of catechol were stabilized in the neutral soil after 12 weeks but only 2% of that was in biomass. The amount of residual carbon found in the biomass decreased with time. The amount of residual ring-carbons of anisic and benzoic acids incorporated into the biomass were 19 and 15%, respectively. As the substrate concentration increased from 1 to 10,000 ppm, the carbon released as CO2 from ferulic acid and glucose ranged from 47 to 85% and from 63 to 85%, respectively. The residual ferulic acid and glucose carbons in biomass ranged from 2.2 to 11% and 19 to 39%, respectively. The study indicated that relatively higher amounts of the phenolic carbons were stabilized in the soil humus while greater amounts of the glucose carbons were incorporated into the soil biomass, and that compared to glucose, greater amounts of the residual carbons of the phenolic compounds were not solubilized by 6N HCl hydrolysis.Please view the pdf by using the Full Text (PDF) link under 'View' to the left.
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Scare tactic works a treat at QE
AS JAPANESE star Ryuichi Sakamoto warmed up for the first of his two concerts earlier this month at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium, a group of Filipinos gathered at the venue's entrance.
Each carried a stack of handbills advertising concerts by American singer Cyndi Lauper (below) at the QE on November 28 and 29, which they were handing out to members of the audience as they arrived at the venue.
The Arena Group, which was putting on the Sakamoto event, was unimpressed since the Lauper gigs were to be staged by the rival Entertainment Company.
A security officer was sent down to disperse the ladies and, wishing to avoid an unpleasant scene, he decided to use a softly-softly approach.
He told them he was from the Immigration Department and demanded to see their ID cards to make sure they had the right to work in Hong Kong. Exit Filipinos left, right and centre, leaving a stack of handbills in their wake.
BACK in the 1980s, when China was still a closed society, a senior manager at one of Beijing's joint-venture hotels decided to do his bit to open up Sino-British relations.
Tired and emotional after an evening on the tiles, he got into a hotel lift with a pretty Chinese woman. Somehow the lift got stuck, and as they waited to be rescued the couple decided to get to know each other better.
When the lift reached the ground floor the couple were surrounded by Public Security Bureau officers who had watched their tryst on security cameras.
Sobering rapidly, the manager, who later worked at a leading Kowloon hotel, was taken to a police station and charged. A few hours later he was released and he returned to his apartment feeling very humble indeed. The story spread like wildfire through the small expatriate community and later that day the then British ambassador, Sir Alan Donald, called.
'I want you to know that the embassy is right behind you on this,' Sir Alan assured him, adding: 'By the way, old chap. You did the British proud - normally it's the French and the Italians who get up to this sort of thing.' IT WAS probably more by accident than design, but the prize-giving at the Interior Design Awards in the Grand Hyatt last week turned into something of a farce.
As staff with M. Moser Associates waited proudly to be called up for the corporate-interiors prize, a slide show illustrated their work on National Westminster's plush new Times Square offices. But afterwards the presenters said it had been done by Bourne Design.
After the audience's horror had turned to embarrassing laughter, the presenters compounded their error by repeating it.
Then a student's winning design was mysteriously illustrated by a totally irrelevant picture of a giant Buddha. The student was introduced as Miss Crystal when the prize was called, but again the audience dissolved as Crystal turned out to be a young man called Christo.
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The sleepy Mediterranean isle might seem a perverse choice for Butler, once a high-profile fixture on the charity ball and cocktail party circuit. But speaking on Ralph Pixton's Open Line on Radio 3 yesterday, Butler said she had renounced her former lifestyle.
Calling Hong Kong an 'unreal' place, she said in Malta 'I will be taken for what I am and not what I look like', adding that life among Hong Kong's glitterati 'is not good for you'.
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ITF Concluded Demining Programme in Serbia, 2003-2009
On Monday, 21 December 2009, a Celebration on the Completion of Demining Programme in Serbia was held in the border area with Croatia near Morovi? town, Municipality of Šid. The event was hosted by Mine Action Centre of Serbia (MACS) and the Embassy of Unites States of America in Serbia.
International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victims Assistance (ITF) started with activities already in 2001 by supporting the establishment of MACS. The actual demining operations started in 2003. In seven years of activities, 44 projects were executed and over 5.7 km2 of land demined and returned to the use of the local population.
Demining programme in Serbia was supported with donations of Germany, USA, Spain, EU, Norway, Czech Republic, Canada and Slovenia, donating more than 8.4 million USD.
Beside ITF, MACS and US Embassy representatives presentations, a gratitude speech was given also by the Minister of Interior of Republic of Serbia, Mr. Ivica Da?i?, thus confirming the commitment of the Government of Serbia to contiue with activities of cluster clearance, stockpile and SALW destruction.
Over the past 9 years of Mine-Action programme in Serbia, ITF managed to raise and implement more than 12,2 million USD (including battle area/cluster clearance, trainings, equipment and structure support).


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In the summer of 2007, Robert Goldstein departs Helsinki on a self-supported bicycle epic across Finland with the goal of pedaling to the Barents Sea. Aboard a folding bicycle towing a wagon, he weathers furious storms, survives a near-disastrous accident and obsesses whether he will be eaten by a bear as he makes his way through the remote forests of Eastern Finland. In sparsely populated Lapland, his solitude is relieved by reindeer who become his constant companions as he slowly makes his way through the Arctic. More than a travelogue, Riding with Reindeer intersperses an often humorous narrative about the author's adventures (he manages to get trapped in the women's shower in one remote village) with rich cultural and historical anecdotes as he passes through endless forests littered with rotted fortifications, rusted tanks and mass graves—the detritus of Finland's desperate defense against a massive Soviet invasion in the winter of 1939. Riding with Reindeer gives insight into the mind of the solitary traveler and into the soul of a country whose honest and resourceful yet often taciturn citizens are always willing to lend a helping hand to the stranger on the little blue bicycle gamely grinding his way through their "Suomi" – literally "the end of the land."
What the Reviewers Say
Goldstein's affable good humor makes him an ideal armchair traveling companion - I laughed out loud and read passages to my husband. Stay with him to the Finnish." -- Debra Dean, author of The Madonnas of Leningrad and Confessions of a Falling Woman
The Gentleman from Finland: Adventures on the Trans-Siberian Express
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October 24, 2013
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When he was a kid growing up in Spokane, Ryan Lewis
once told
his dad he wondered what it would be like to perform at the Spokane Arena. Last night, a packed house of more than 8,000 people at the venue gave him that answer. Bringing along his better-known half, Macklemore (the one featured on the cover of
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Filled with mostly young people, and their parents or older chaperons, there were many in thrift shop apparel. Items made famous by the Seattle-based hip-hop duo's music videos — terrible leopard print fur-lined coats and black Spanish cowboys hats — were everywhere.
Nearly 30 minutes after the second opener (a highly engaging Talib Kweli) had left, the overture began and lights danced over the black curtain. Finally, it dropped and Macklemore, wearing a Shawn Kemp Sonics jersey paired with a plaid kilt) rose up through the floor welcomed by mass hysteria, kicking it all off with "Ten Thousand Hours."
From high above on his DJ perch, Lewis served as conductor over the production. And was it ever a production. Not only was there a brass section (impeccable trumpet and trombone), they also hauled in in a violinist and cellist, not to mention a trio of very flexible dancers, huge video screens and pyrotechnics galore.
Surprisingly, a few songs in, their massive No. 1 hit "Thrift Shop" was already going full throttle, but there was more craziness to come, although you wouldn't guess that by the way the crowd reacted, pulling out phones to document.
Macklemore, aka Ben Haggerty, was born to be on stage. He was born to share his testimony of getting off drugs and alcohol and acceptance for all. In between some songs, the rapper could get a bit long-winded with his speeches, but while many musicians preach about marijuana legalization and the atrocities of war, Macklemore's set had a more inclusive message. After laying down the gay-rights anthem, "Same Love," he even invited two local girls out on stage for one to ask the other to her Homecoming dance.
Highlights from the show included: "My Oh My," the tribute to the legendary Dave Niehaus and the Mariners' historic 1995 run (the song that causes me to tear up no matter what), the crazy encore of "And We Danced," and of course, the part where Lewis said, "I can't tell you how good it feels to be home."
Even with so much going on it was hard to take your eyes off of Macklemore. His charisma, the sweat dripping down his face, the ridiculous spinning fist-pump dance move he did, the way he performed what might have been the longest bow in history (seriously, a full minute down there), oh, and that wry-sounding flow delivery.
As Macklemore explained from the stage, he wanted the show to feel like we were all in his living room, no matter how many people were crammed into the space. Wednesday night, the Spokane Arena felt like an over-sized house party hosted by Macklemore and Lewis, albeit one with lots of exploding fire and falling confetti.
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As Fiscal Cliff negotiations continue, much of the focus has been on tax hikes associated with the lapse of the Bush tax cuts.
While some on the left frame the tax hikes on the top two brackets as tax hikes on "millionaires and billionaires," we know better. Making $250,000 a year does not make you a millionaire or billionaire. If you've got that level of income, which is feasible for someone in their late twenties or thirties if they're working in banking, PE, or a related field, you're a HENRY (High-Earner-Not-Rich-Yet.) So, understandably, an Analyst with hopes of breaking into PE or a college student with Managing Director dreams doesn't want to see tax rates go up.
Now, if you read my post on Tuesday, then you know that I'm in favor of either going over the cliff or implementing the Bowles-Simpson plan. Both would entail higher taxes, but they'd hit everyone, not just the country's "millionaires and billionaires."
There would also be plenty of guaranteed across-the-board spending cuts. Mandatory cuts to defense spending have proven controversial, but are they? Will a $500 billion cut to defense spending over the next decade really hollow out our military, or is that kind of talk unwarranted?
$500 billion. It sounds gigantic until you put it into context. It's $500 billion over the next ten years. Instead of thinking of it as $500 billion, think of it as $50 - $60 billion a year for ten years.
$50 billion might still sound large, but considering the sheer size of the Department of Defense's annual budget, which topped $700 billion in 2012, it doesn't seem that big anymore. And, if you were to include defense-related activities conducted by other agencies along with interest expense on debt raised for past wars, total defense-related spending clocks in at over $1 trillion. Complete and utter madness.
Now, I am no dove. I believe in a strong military. I also believe in a smart military. What I don't believe in is using the military and defense spending as a roundabout jobs program.
It's no secret that the massive growth of the defense budget over the last decade led to growth at defense contractors. And it's no secret that much of the manufacturing of defense products takes place at home in the US, and it should. But, the fact that defense spending leads to manufacturing jobs in the States is not an argument in favor of outsized defense spending.
And while few have come out and said it so directly, the sheer madness of arguing that sequestration cuts will "hollow out our military," when we already spend more than the next 13 countries combined on our defense budget, should provide a few hints.
I find it hard to believe that "forcing military managers to buy fewer weapons, including four fewer F-35 aircraft, one less P-8 aircraft, 12 fewer Stryker vehicles, and 300 fewer Army medium and heavy tactical vehicles" and "delaying the new CVN-78 carrier, the Littoral Combat Ship program, and the DDG-51 destroyer procurement" equates to a hollowing out of our military. How many manned aircraft do we really need in this day and age? Given that a single F-35 costs over $150 million, the US is slated to buy over two thousand of them, and we aren't going to war with China or Russia anytime soon, I think we could find a way to cut a few. With the cost of a single F-35, you could purchase dozens of Predator drones. Dozens. The cost of unmanned vehicles, which have played a tremendous role in anti-terror operations and the ongoing wars, is next to nothing compared to the cost of manned vehicles. The ROI, so to speak, of UAVs blows the F-35 out of the water.
Why is there this assumption that we must continually build up an ever growing gigantic cold-war style military complex when our enemies are insurgents that don't wear uniforms and whose weapon of choice is a suicide bomb over a Russian MIG. Again, I'm not arguing that we should outright scrap programs like the F-35. I'm saying we should be more realistic about our needs. While the F-35 program might create jobs at home, is it worth the long-term costs to our debt and deficit? Would we truly be at risk if we only ended up buying one thousand F-35s instead of over two thousand? Not likely. The only thing that would truly be at risk are the top-line at Lockheed Martin and jobs associated with the program.
Now, I can understand the desire to make more targeted cuts to the defense budget, instead of across the board cuts, purely for logistical reasons. But, I'm not sure Congress is capable. They might agree with my thesis and the general idea that our military should be designed with current and future threats in mind, not Cold War ghosts. But, it doesn't mean they have the heart to cut funding to programs that create jobs in their districts. It's foolish and disappointing. It's also the reason why we need to either go over the Fiscal Cliff or implement a plan like Bowles-Simpson. The medicine might taste bad to the affected parties, but it'll make us all healthier in the long run.
What does WSO think? Do you agree with my assessment of the ever-growing defense budget as a jobs program? Or is that not the case?
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The very idea of the Bye Bye Man will drive you insane to the point he will cause your death. If you simply don't think about him than he will leave you alone. If you simply don't say his name then his legacy won't spread. However, it's hard to not think about him when he puts hallucinations in your mind and it is hard to not say his name if no one understands what you are going through. The Bye Bye Man is coming and he will get you!
Set in present day, The Bye Bye Man (although the stupidest title I've ever seen) isn't that bad a movie. Sure it has some major flaws, but for the most part, it has what I want from a horror film. First thing I will give it praise over is the opening scene. I'm a huge fan of horror and too many movies these days put 20 minutes of boredom before their horror story, but The Bye Bye Man has a chilling opening similar to that of Sinister! Big props for these film makers doing something that so little films do, yet is so obvious.
For the majority of the movie, there is a mix of cliché scares mixed with chilling images that let your mind wander. I thought the aspect of things either being real or fake was intriguing, but it was the simple story that worked. All you have to do is say his name and he spreads like a virus. He infects people's minds and causes them to think crazy things that ultimately gets them killed. The only problem I have with this is The Bye Bye Man himself isn't that scary. He looks like a homeless man badly burnt with scars. Anyone remember the 1998 version on Spawn?? He looks just like the guy after being burned in the fire. Not that scary. They needed something more than to mimic the Bogey Man from Sinister. They needed "creepy" like the creature from Insidious.
The downfall of this movie, and thus why most critics will tear it apart, is the ending. It is lackluster and predictable. It really isn't anything special or memorable and the very last moment in the movie is cliché. They could have done so much with this movie to make it great and something that people will talk about but when it is all said and done, it falls into a category of "same old same old." I do recommend this movie for doing many things right, as I was pleasantly surprised, but the ending left a bad taste in my mouth. Starring Douglas Smith, Lucien Laviscount, Cressida Bonas, Michael Trucco, Doug Jones, Jenna Kanell, Erica Tremblay, Marisa Echeverria, Cleo King, Faye Dunaway, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Leigh Whannell.
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I've come into my own financial crisis because of school loan repayments and it's just taken a lot out of me, so right now I'm not feeling too hot.
Anyway, more sketches.
Playing around with my fude pen and a watercolor pen.
Started to write notes about what's happening so I don't forget interesting things that happen.
I saw a fellow foreigner on the train...yes, it's that rare.


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A MAN who ran down three police officers at a random breath testing station has waved guns at drivers who cut him off, a court has heard.
The District Court today heard Michael Angelo Marafiotti's long history of driving and firearms offences had seen him spend five of the past 10 years behind bars.
Marafiotti, 30, of Ingle Farm, was due to stand trial this week but instead pleaded guilty to one count of driving dangerously to escape a police pursuit.
Prosecutors subsequently dropped three aggravated counts of committing an act to endanger life, and one count of driving dangerously to escape a police pursuit.
They had previously alleged the charges arose from an incident at Prospect in November 2012.
They claimed Marafiotti ran down police officers Ben Ormond, Ashley Craig and Brett Foster while they were operating a random breath-testing station.
They further alleged Marafiotti drove recklessly, and at a dangerous speed, while trying to escape a resultant police pursuit.
Today Adam Richards, for Marafiotti, said his client had instructed him not to argue with any of the evidence alleged by prosecutors.
"He's now 30, and he went to jail for the first time when he was 19," he said.
"Over the last 10 years, he has spent probably half of that time in custody."
Mr Richards asked Marafiotti be given credit, in sentencing, for the 8 ½ months he had already spent in custody.
Katie-Jane Orr, prosecuting, said Marafiotti led police on a 4km chase at speeds of up to 150km/h.
She said his "significant prior history" showed he needed to be deterred from such dangerous behaviour.
"He has waved firearms at people that have pulled up next to him or apparently cut him off," she said.
"It's a pattern of offending that continued until the quite serious offence that is before the court today.
"Put simply, he needs to assume some responsibility when he is on the road."
Judge Jack Costello remanded Marafiotti in custody for sentencing next month.
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HOUSTON -- Right-hander Roy Oswalt and the Houston Astros avoided arbitration by agreeing Thursday to a two-year, $16.9 million contract.
Oswalt, who had a hearing date next week, had asked for a raise from $3,425,000 to $7.8 million and was offered $6 million by the Astros. He won a career-high 20 games last season.
"Roy established himself as one of the best pitchers in the game in 2004," Astros general manager Tim Purpura. "He has been a vital part of our success on the mound for the last four years, and we look forward to his continued success in an Astros uniform."
Oswalt went 20-10 with a 3.49 ERA last season. He was the eighth Astros pitcher to win 20 in a season and had two shutouts. He also struck out 206 batters.
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Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Rob Ryan had a picture of a model wearing a revealing outfit on his play chart during Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers.
Ryan and the Cowboys are mum about the odd inclusion. If he does speak about it, the real reason will almost certainly be far less fun than the speculative ones. Is it the visual equivalent of smelling salts? A reminder to play the "Cover 2" defense? Or just some eye candy to distract from seeing Kyle Kosier all the time?
SI.com's Hot Clicks discovered that the picture is of actress and model Diora Baird, who briefly appeared in "Wedding Crashers" as the woman who told Owen Wilson he was full of it. Her other credits include "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" and "Accepted." The photo on the play sheet orginally appeared in the magazine FHM.
You've gotta love the Ryan brothers. Calling out Bill Belichick? Ridiculous tattoos? Those feet videos? Voicemail trash talk? Nothing against Tony Sparano, but if he got fired and Rob was hired to replace him as Miami Dolphins coach and then had to face his brother twice a year, this would be the greatest thing to ever happen to coaching matchups, right? Forget "Hard Knocks," HBO could do a "24/7: Ryan Brothers."
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Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Philadelphia 76ers - 11/13/15 NBA Pick, Odds, and Prediction
Philadelphia 76ers (0-8) at Oklahoma City Thunder (5-3)
NBA Basketball: Friday, November 13, 2015 at 8:00 pm (Chesapeake Energy Arena)
The Line: Oklahoma City Thunder -10.5 -- Over/Under: 207 See the Latest Odds
The Philadelphia 76ers and Oklahoma City Thunder meet Friday night at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
The Philadelphia 76ers are still looking for their first win after an 0-8 start. The Philadelphia 76ers are averaging 92.9 points on 42 percent shooting and allowing 106.5 points on 45.9 percent shooting. Jahlil Okafor is averaging 20.6 points and 6.9 rebounds while Isaiah Canaan is averaging 12.4 points and 1.6 assists. T.J. McConnell is dishing 8.3 assists and Jerami Grant is grabbing 5.1 rebounds. The Philadelphia 76ers are allowing 37.8 percent shooting from deep and are giving up 40.1 points to opponents bench. The 76ers haven't won a game since March 25th, which results in 19 straight losses. Nerlens Noel and Richaun Holmes are questionable.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Oklahoma City Thunder are averaging 114.8 points on 48.7 percent shooting and allowing 107 points on 43.4 percent shooting. Russell Westbrook is averaging 25.8 points and 10.9 assists while Serge Ibaka is averaging 13.5 points and 8.1 rebounds. Enes Kanter is grabbing 8.9 rebounds and D.J. Augustin is dishing three assists. The Oklahoma City Thunder are shooting 40.5 percent from deep and have topped 100 points in six of their eight games. Westbrook has double-digit assists in five straight games. The OKC Thunder have won 10 of their last 14 home games.
The 76ers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. NBA Northwest and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The Thunder are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. Eastern Conference. The 76ers are 9-4 ATS in the last 13 meetings in Oklahoma City and 3-9 ATS in the last 12 meetings overall.
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Here is Luiz. I'm a back-end engineer at SQUEEZE.
This is the 9th post for the Python Advent Calendar. I hope you guys don't mind a bit of English.
I have been working with Python only for 5 months, so there isn't much I can bring yet.
Last year I wrote a post about Creative Code with Processing. If you don't know Processing or what is creative coding, I recommend you to check my previous post before proceeding on this one.
Processing is a language based on Java, but with a simple add-on, it's possible to write sketches in Python. Today, let's see how it works.
How to start
- Download Processing if you still don't have it.
- Install the Python mode, as described here.
Example: Cellular Automation
Cellular automation is a discrete mathematical model, often used in Generative Art.
Just as a demonstration, I adapted the example from this book, from the original Processing syntax to Python.
This is the result:
def setup():
size(300, 300)
global generation
generation = 0
global memory
memory = [[0 for x in range(width)] for y in range(height)]
for x in range(0, width):
for y in range(0, height):
if random(1) > 0.5:
set(x, y, color(0, 0, 0))
set(x, y, color(255, 255, 255))
def draw():
global generation
for x in range(1, width):
for y in range(1, height):
k = 0
for i in range(-1, 2):
for j in range(-1, 2):
if i == 0 and j == 0:
c = get(x + i, y + j)
if red(c) == 0:
k += 1
if k == 3:
memory[x][y] = 0
elif k >= 5:
memory[x][y] = 255
for x in range(0, width):
for y in range(0, height):
set(x, y, color(memory[x][y]))
generation += 1
print generation
You are probably thinking that it doesn't really look like "real Python code" (what is that
Indeed, some workarounds are necessary to make it work. However, in general, it's the same Python you use every day. For more complex projects, it's possible to create classes, Python libraries and everything else.
This is how a basic cellular automata looks like:
Change the values in the code and observe how they affect the result!
Also, instead of only black and white, try to add some colors! :)
Check the Processing Language Reference for more information about functions you can use.
If you like Python and would like to play with creative coding or generative art, the Python Mode for Processing is definitely your best choice.
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Vital signs (often shortened to just vitals) are a group of the 4 to 6 most important signs that indicate the status of the body's vital (life-sustaining) functions. These measurements are taken to help assess the general physical health of a person, give clues to possible diseases, and show progress toward recovery. The normal ranges… Continue reading Vital Signs Quick Reference for NCLEX Review


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(JNS.org) The National Conference Supporting Jews in Russia, Ukraine, the Baltic States & Eurasia (NCSJ) has welcomed a Russian regional court's decision to reduce the prison sentence of Ilya Farber, a former painter and school teacher who was jailed for bribery.
Farber's sentence was recently reduced from seven to three years, and he is expected to be freed next year, reported RIA Novosti.
"The release of Ilya Farber was a long time coming. Unfortunately, both of his trails were marred by hints of overt anti-Semitism. NCSJ is glad Mr. Faber will be reunited with his family," NCSJ Executive Director Mark B. Levin told JNS.org.
The Kremlin's human rights council had called Farber's original sentence "too harsh," according to the Moscow Times. Farber pleaded not guilty, and the Russian Supreme Court had overturned his first conviction.
A remark made by the prosecutor during Farber's first trial in 2012—"Can a person with the last name Farber truly help a village for free?"—was perceived as evidence for anti-Semitic undertones in the case.
"We most dislike currently is that this prosecutor was not punished," Matvey Chlenov, deputy executive for the Russian Jewish Congress, told JNS.org in August.


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Mohs micrographic surgery, also known as Mohs chemosurgery, is a highly specialized procedure for the total removal of skin cancers. This surgery uses a layer-by-layer method of removing skin cancer along with microscopic examination of 100% of the removed tissue margins to ensure complete removal. The procedure yields a cure rate of over 99%.
Together, Dr. Papadopoulos and Dr. Kim have performed more than 20,000 cases of Mohs micrographic surgery. Both are fellows of the American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology, the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, and the American Academy of Dermatology.
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Each layer may take 30-60 minutes to process. As a result, Mohs surgery requires patience by both the patient and the physician. Patients should plan to spend half a day at our office.
For what types of skin cancer is Mohs Surgery recommended as a treatment?
Basal cell carcinomas, squamous cell carcinomas and lentigo maligna melanomas are the cancers most commonly treated by Mohs surgery. Less common tumors treated by Mohs surgery include adnexal neoplasms (including desmoplastic trichoepitheliomas), atypical fibroxanthomas, merkel cell carcinoma and dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP).
If Mohs Surgery has a 99% cure rate, why isn't it used to treat all skin cancers?
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I have hosted and adopted orphans from Latvia. It truly is an amazing and life-changing experience for the family and the orphan.
I suggest hosting with P143 for any family that wants to make a difference in the word and change a child's life. Some families host and other families host and adopt. Either way, you are helping a child who needs to see what a loving family looks like.
I am a long-time supporter of orphan hosting programs like Project 143. Orphan hosting is a tremendous way to support international orphans. Hosting aids in the growth of the child's self-confidence and awareness to other family types than what they have experienced in the past. They must have new role models to understand that all families don't end in tragedy. By visiting America and living with a host family, they have an opportunity to learn the ways of a more functional family environment. Plus, many of these orphans that come on host programs are able to connect with families willing to adopt them. Adopting an older orphan (over the age of 7) is virtually unheard of apart from host programs. They serve a wonderful purpose in the life of older orphans who simply need a second chance at one of the basic building blocks of society... family.
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What can I say, if you like Kardashians watch them and support them any way you see fit. If you don't care for them don't support them, buy their products or watch them because you don't have to that is your right. It is also their right to live their lives the way they see fit and good for them for building their brand the way they have even if it is seen by others as ridiculous and built from nothing.
Seems to me that they have done something remarkable, built a powerful brand out of and from nothing. Good for the Kardashians, embrace what freedoms and what opportunities this country gives and run with it as far and for as long as you can. And evn though everyone seems to collectively group them all as one "The Kardashians" they are individuals, maybe you love one and hate another maybe all of them are bad in your eyes but one. Why punish that one?
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My oldest is on Ritilan, In foster care and they did it, i dont agree. And my middle son is on Concerta.
My son only takes Synthroid for hypothyroidism and ranitidine for reflux right now, unless he is sick.
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Jeremiah takes zyrtec, prevacid, and flovent.
Veramyst for nasal allergies and asthma meds only if needed.
My son is on concerta during the school yr, no meds for the summer and my daughter doesn't need meds
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Jacob only takes baclofen. We have weaned him from everything else.
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Melatonin . Maria is supposed to be taking risperidone , but I chose not to give it to her.
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The Westinghouse Lighting Mogul to Medium Base Socket Adapter lets you transform a mogul-base socket into a smaller medium-base socket, whether for aesthetics or out of necessity. Use is safe and easy: simply screw the adapter into any mogul-base socket to make it compatible with medium-base bulbs. UL listed and CSA approved for safety, this adapter is rated for 660 watts maximum and 250 volts. It measures 1-5/8 in. x 1-5/8 in. x 1-5/8 in. (H x W x D).Westinghouse Lighting is a global brand with a simple philosophy: make life easier for everyone who buys its products. The company offers ceiling fans, lighting fixtures, lighting hardware, lighting accessories, and light bulbs for both consumer and commercial applications. Westinghouse Lighting products are designed for exceptional quality, reliability, and innovation.
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A stay at Comfort Inn Bradford places you in the heart of Bradford, walking distance from Allegheny National Forest Visitors Bureau and Main Street Movie House. This hotel is within close proximity of Zippo Case Museum and University of Pittsburgh - Bradford.
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Removing a Directory from the Terminal without deleting each file or folder
How can I delete a folder without deleting each file or folder via terminal?
So let's say I would want to delete the folder
which has 230 files...
How can I delete the folder from the terminal?
I do not want to be prompted to delete each file or folder, yet, delete the complete folder.
Su to root, then give this command:
rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty <dirname>
where <dirname> is the name of the directory to remove.
Or, you could try: rm -dR <dirname> (-d works only for the root user).
-d remove the directory even if it isn't empty (root user only)
-R recursive drill down through the directory.
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rm -rf /home/username/test
Thank You. You were all very helpful.
Next time, I'll have to do a man on rmdir. I did not see anything on that, though.
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rm -fr / home/username/test
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Sci-fi teen drama directed by Dennis Iliadis. Having recently been dumped by his girlfriend Jill (Ashley Hinshaw), David (Rhys Wakefield) attends a party the next night with his friend Teddy (Logan Miller) where he hopes he can mend their relationship.
However, the party, which is held at a wealthy friend's house and features a bevy of scantily-clad girls and all the alcohol the two young men could ever want, takes a surreal turn when a meteor strikes nearby and causes a ripple in time.
David then realises he can use the phenomena to his advantage in winning back Jill, but when it turns out that the partygoers' doppelgangers are also in attendance, the scene soon becomes one of chaos and confusion.
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In this week's paper, I interview the formidable Mary Gaitskill, author of the short story collections Don't Cry, Bad Behavior, and Because They Wanted To, and the novels Veronica and Two Girls, Fat and Thin (if you're one of the folks who got swept up in last summer's spate of Ayn Rand bios—or if, like me, you just find her fascinating, consider picking up Two Girls, which takes barely-veiled aim at Rand and her followers).
Gaitskill is touring for the paperback release of Don't Cry, which I reviewed here; she'll be at Powell's on Monday, March 8.
MERCURY: You're about to embark on the paperback tour for Don't Cry. Do you enjoy revisiting your old work?
MARY GAITSKILL: I don't do it very often. I usually wait ten years or so after I've put something out to read it, because I feel like it takes me that long to have any objectivity. Sometimes I read things and I really do enjoy them and I feel happy that I did it; other times, I've read a few things that I find embarrassing and that shouldn't have been published.
Your writing gives the impression that you spend a lot of time observing people and figuring out what motivates them. Is that the case?
It's not that I observe people… I don't go into a room and consciously set about observing people in an analytical way. It's just that for some people, not everyone, I have a pretty high degree of empathy. By that I don't mean sympathy necessarily, but I often am quite receptive to other people's feelings, and I can read people's body language pretty well. It's not something I have to think intensively about. It's second nature to me, almost. It's not unusual, a lot of people are like that, I just happen to be one of those people that writes. When I sit down to write I have to then think about it a little more analytically, but in a social situation I'm not sitting analyzing people.
In the New York Times review of Don't Cry, the reviewer notes that your writing "falls outside the domestic realism readers have come to expect from female writers." Which I thought was a surprising comment from a female reviewer. What do you think about that?
I respond the same way that you do: I don't know what she means by that, "to expect from female writers." There are male writers that write in a domestic frame as well, and there are many female writers who do not. It also depends on how the domestic frame is treated. There's an awful lot that can go on in the domestic frame. I'm reading a book right now called Agaat, by a South African writer named Marlene van Niekerk. It's a domestic situation, all right, but it's extraordinary—it encompasses everything from the most primal, basic impulses that people have to the most refined social dynamics to the politics to the history. You can do a lot in the domestic sphere, so to speak of it as though it's somehow minor or inferior is wrong to begin with. And then to say "that's what you can expect from women" is also wrong.
In hardcover, Don't Cry has a misleadingly chick-lit-y cover. [As I noted in my review, "The innocuous packaging of Mary Gaitskill's new short story collection is the design equivalent of Mother Nature giving the adorable koala bear a set of enormous fucking claws."-AH]
I actually liked that cover. That kind of packaging doesn't. … I've had book jackets I've really hated, but that wasn't one of them. The original hardcover of Because They Wanted To had a giant screw on it, so it read "Because they wanted to…" I threw a fit, I tried to get them not to do it, but they gave me even worse covers—pictures of cannibalistic looking women stripping the clothes off of a screaming man, or a girl in a wet dress leaning over with her hands on her butt. So, I picked the screw. It was tasteful in comparison.
What are you working on now?
I'm almost afraid to talk about it because I don't know if I can do it or not, but I'm trying to write a young-adult novel about a girl and a horse. Which is absurd, because I don't ride, I don't know anything about horses, and the girl is from a social milieu that I also don't know very much about. I'm taking riding lessons to try to learn about horses—I'm actually scared of them, so that's a challenge. It may wind up not being a young adult novel, because… it's hard. I have to write very differently than I'm used to.
Your work is known, fairly or unfairly, for being very frank about sex—but I guess you'd have to keep that on a subtextual level.
Well, maybe not… she is going through adolescence. But that isn't what's difficult, what's difficult is that I usually have a lot of leeway in terms of using complicated language to describe complicate feelings states or perception. The vocabulary I can use when writing for adults is pretty unlimited. But this girl, in the span of the book she goes from 10-13, and I think children that age perceive very complexly emotionally, but they don't have a complex language, not even to themselves. So that's what's hard.


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text: The premier Oceanology International Americas 2003 Exhibition/The Oceanography Society Ocean (OI) Conference will be held inn New Orleans, La., at the Ernest M. Morial Convention Center on June 4-6. Organized by Spearhead Exhibitions Ltd., OI is part of the second "Americas" version of Oceanology International. This year, the event features an exciting integration of Spearhead's exhibition expertise and the technical reputation of The Oceanography Society, combining the best of both, featuring marine science, technology, operational oceanography, policy, and education as well as special events. Co-chairing the event is Dr. Richard W. Spinrad (technical director, Office of the Oceanographer of the U.S. Navy) and Dr. Timothy K. Stanton (senior scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution). This year's conference will include plenary oral and poster presentations spanning various societal issues such as global climate, marine operations, natural hazards, national security, living and non-living resources, health of marine ecosystems, and public health. The presentations will be complemented by more than 200 exhibits, featuring the products of a diverse group of companies, government agencies, and other organizations. Keynoter for OI Americas 2003 is VAdm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr., under secretary of commerce for oceans & atmosphere and administrator of the U.S. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. Also featured will be an address by Ms. R.M. "Johnnie" Burton, director of the U.S. Minerals Management Service, Department of the Interior. Oceanology International 2002 at London's ExCeL in March was the largest event ever with more than 600 exhibitors and a record audience of more than 6,500 professionals. Each OI results in millions of dollars of actual floor sales and a unique opportunity to meet colleagues, buyers, and policy makers from the world ocean community, according to Spearhead's Craig Moyes, Oceanology International Project Director.


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The FBI says Ogden reported more hate crimes in 2016 than Utah's six largest cities combined....
Cutting fireworks by six days in July is a step in the right direction. But local governments need the ability to ban fireworks.
The FBI says Ogden reported more hate crimes in 2016 than Utah's six largest cities combined. That doesn't add up.
This week's topics: Yoga for the homeless, UDOT, contraceptives for low-income Utahns, and Rep. Rob Bishop's attempt to gut the Endangered Species Act.
Many people in Weber County struggle with food insecurity. Without your help, they may not be able to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal. Donate to the CCS/United Way holiday food drive.
This week's topics: The Elevate program, a no-show Weber County commissioner, heading to the polls and secret jail operations.
We need to invest in our children. But the Ogden School District's school bond initiative is not the right investment.
Gov. Gary Herbert tried to mollify everyone by signing a bad DUI bill and promising to fix it. Now we're stuck with a law that's going to damage a vital part of the Utah economy.
Going to hear author Sue Monk Kidd will help the Ogden School Foundation expand student access to math, science and the arts.


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Photoelectron-Spectroscopy of Silver Clusters
A comparison of x-ray photoemission from Ag clusters deposited on polygraphite and highly oriented pyrolitic graphite shows the influence of the support both on the valence band and on the core 3 d level of the metal. Positive shifts have been obtained with respect to the bulk for the Fermi edge and the 3 d peaks depending on the number of silver atoms deposited on the substrates. When the deposition is very small (cluster regime) the positive shifts of the binding energies are quite different for different substrates and cannot have a common origin. In contrast with recent work, we show that several effects contribute to these shifts: initial state effects like charge redistribution as well as final state effects like the hole-electron interaction.
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Keywords: SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY ; ELECTRON BINDING-ENERGIES ; SUPPORTED ; METAL-CLUSTERS ; SIZE DEPENDENCE ; PHOTOEMISSION ; AU ; PALLADIUM ; TRANSITION ; SUBSTRATE ; EVOLUTION
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Here you'll find MIT's Plan for Action on Climate Change and related reports. Future annual reports on climate action at MIT will also be posted to this page.
Apr 2016
Update on the Plan for Action on Climate Change
Office of the Vice President for Research released an Update on the Plan for Action on Climate Change.
Oct 2015
The full Action Plan, with a letter from President L. Rafael Reif
A joint statement from President L. Rafael Reif, Provost Martin Schmidt, SM '83, PhD '88, Vice President for Research Maria Zuber, Chancellor Cynthia Barnhart, SM '85, PhD '88, and Executive Vice President & Treasurer Israel Ruiz, SM '01.
Oct 2015
The executive summary of the Action Plan
This statement outlines a plan for the MIT community to address climate change.
Oct 2015
A timeline of the process that resulted in the Action Plan
A graphical timeline that outlines the key dates of creation of MIT Plan for Action on Climate Change.
Jun 2015
Report of the MIT Climate Change Conversation Committee
The MIT Climate Change Conversation Committee submitted a report of final recommendations to MIT senior leadership in June 2015.