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Mesh Air-dry Bag designed for air-drying boilies
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Live Fast, Die Young: 20 Great Artists that Never Reached 30
The phrase Live fast, die young and leave a good-looking corpse, originally spoken by actor John Derek in Nicholas Ray's Knock on Any Door (1949), emphasizes how unfulfilled promises have always been fascinating and intriguing for many of us. While some great artists lived up to their full potential, sometimes through decades of fruitful careers, others have passed away long before that, leaving many of us wondering which masterpieces might have lost along with their elder years. Following are 20 great artists that enlightened our souls with their art for a short time, but signed-off to rest in peace before reaching the age of 30.
1) Jean Vigo
French film maker Jean Vigo contributed to poetic realism in film in the 1930s and influenced the French New Wave of the late 1950s and early 1960s. He died of Tuberculosis on October 5, 1934 when he was 29.
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2) Egon Schiele
Austrian painter Egon Schiele is well known for his twisted body shapes repeating in many of his paintings and drawings. Schiele became one of the notable exponents of Expressionism but died of Influenza on October 31, 1918 when he was 28.
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3) Janis Joplin
In 2004 American singer and songwriter Janis Joplin was ranked by the Rolling Stone magazine #46 on a list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. She was a heroin addict and died of heroin overdose on October 4, 1970 when she was 27.
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4) Kurt Cobain
American musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter Kurt Cobain was co-founder of the Seattle based rock band Nirvana and their leading singer. Even though there are many different versions for what really happened with that shotgun on April 5, 1994 the official version is that Cobain shot himself to death when he was 27.
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5) Brian Jones
British musician Brian Jones was a founding member, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist of British rock band The Rolling Stones. Jones drowned in his own private swimming pool in Sussex, England on 3 July 1969 when he was 27.
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6) Jim Morrison
American singer, poet, songwriter, writer and (frustrated) film director Jim Morrison, also known as The Lizard King and Mr. Mojo Risin', was the founder, leading singer and lyricist of the legendary rock band The Doors. Considered by many as the greatest, most charismatic and influential figure in rock history, Morrison ended up with very few friends and a heart attack while bathing in a Paris hotel room on July 3, 1971. He was 27.
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7) Jimi Hendrix
American guitarist, singer and songwriter Jimi Hendrix is considered as one of the greatest and most influential guitar artists in rock music history. According to Dr. Bannister who attended the star at the time of his death Hendrix was drowned in his own vomit, almost entirely red wine served at an earlier party. The full circumstances which led to his death, however, have never been fully uncovered. Hendrix was 27.
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8) Jean Harlow
American film actress Jean Harlow was one of the most prominent sex symbols of the 1930s. Also known as the Platinum Blonde and The Blonde Bombshell, Harlow starred in several films, mainly designed to showcase her magnetic sex appeal. She died of uremic poisoning and kidney failure on June 7, 1937 when she was 26.
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9) Sharon Tate
American film actress and Golden Globe-nominated Sharon Tate was one of Hollywood's most promising upcoming stars even before her marriage to genius film director Roman Polański. She was murdered on August 9, 1969 by the Charles Manson gang. Tate was 26 years old and two weeks from giving birth at the time of her horrific death. This famous photo (from John Gilmore and Ron Kramer's Manson: The Unholy Trail of Charlie and the Family) shows Tate on the murder day.
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10) Georg Heym
German poet Georg Heym is known for his outstanding groundbreaking expressionist poetry. He drowned in a frozen lake during a skating trip while trying to save his friend Ernst Balcke. It was January 16, 1912 and the genius poet was just 25.
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11) James Dean
Double Oscar-nominated American film actor James Dean became a cultural icon following his roll as Jim Stark in Nicholas Ray's monumental film Rebel Without a Cause. He played two more pantheon rolls (Cal Trask in East of Eden and as the Jett Rink in Stevens' Giant) but was killed in a car crash accident at the age of 24. Dean was one of the most talented and original style actors Hollywood has ever seen. He was the first actor to receive an "after death" Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Actually, Dean the only actor ever received two such nominations.
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12) Judy Tyler
American film actress Judy Tyler appeared in the 1957 film Bop Girl Goes Calypso but is mostly remembered for her co-starring with Elvis Presley in the movie Jailhouse Rock. After completing her part of the Presley movie filming Tyler and her husband Greg Lafayette went on a vacation. They were killed July 4, 1957 in a car accident north of Rock River, Wyoming. Tyler was only 24 when she died. She was so young she never got to watch any of her only two films.
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13) River Phoenix
American film actor River Phoenix was an Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated and was listed on John Willis's Screen World, Vol. 38 as one of twelve "promising new actors of 1986". On the Halloween morning of October 31, 1993 Phoenix died of speedball (mix of heroin and cocaine) overdose outside a Hollywood night club named the Viper Room. He was 23.
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14) Ian Curtis
British vocalist and lyricist Ian Curtis joined the new wave band Joy Division in 1976 and quickly became their undisputed leader. Years after his death Curtis is still a major source of inspiration and a subject for many other artists. Curtis hanged himself in his own kitchen on May 18, 1980 after watching Werner Herzog's Stroszek and listening to Iggy Pop's The Idiot. Amongst suggested reasons for his suicide are epilepsy related problems and failure of his marriage. He was 23 years old.
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15) Dominique Dunne
American actress Dominique Dunne appeared in several made for television movies, television series, and films but was most known for her role as Dana (the oldest daughter) in Poltergeist (1982). Dunne was strangled into coma on November 4, 1982 by her ex-boyfriend John Thomas Sweeney after she refused to reconcile with him. Sweeney, then a popular Los Angeles chef, strangled Dunne in the driveway of her home. She died a few days later, at the age of 22.
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16) Buddy Holly
American singer-songwriter and rock and roll inventor Charles Hardin Holley aka "Buddy Holly" is considered one of the most influential artists in pop music history but only lived to see about one and a half years of success. He was described as "the single most influential creative force in early rock and roll" and in 2004 ranked #13 on a list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time by the Rolling Stone magazine. He died in an airplane crash on February 3, 1959 on his way to Fargo, North Dakota. The plane took off in light snow and gusty winds at around 12:55 A.M., but crashed after only a few minutes.
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17) Sid Vicious
British punk musician John Simon Ritchie also known as Sid Vicious was the bass player of the Sex Pistols and one of the most prominent prophets of the punk-rock decade. He died of heroin overdose on February 2, 1979 at the age of 21.
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18) Charles Sorley
Scottish war poet Charles Sorley volunteered for military service in England during World War I and arrived at the Western Front in France as a lieutenant in May 1915. He ranked Captain at the very early age of 20 but was shot in the head by a German sniper at the Battle of Loos on October 13, 1915 and died instantly.
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19) Divya Bharti
Indian film actress Divya Bharti born Divya Om Prakash Bharti was a popular Indian film actress in the early 1990s. Bharti was already a shining star in 1990 when she was just 16 years old. In 1992 she appeared in more than 14 Hindi films which was at the time a record for a newcomer to the Hindi film industry. Bharti's career was ended in April 5, 1993 when she mysteriously accidentally fell off a 5-storey apartment building in Mumbai. She was 19 when she died.
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20) Tara Correa-McMullen
American actress Shalvah McMullen, better known with her stage name Tara Correa-McMullen, was mostly famous for her role as gang member Graciela Reyes on the CBS TV series Judging Amy. McMullen had just about enough time to co-star with Martin Lawrence in a first feature film - Rebound - but was murdered on October 21, 2005. She was just 16 when she died.
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68 comments:
Good list, but how about using an actual pic of Buddy Holly instead of some tribute artist?ReplyDelete
Great list! More than half died at 27? And more than half by drug overdose...ReplyDelete
I didn't know that Tara Correa-McMullen was dead. Sad news. Thanks for sharing!
Should I had the magnificient Raymond Radiguet, a french writer, author of two novels (Le diable au corps and Le bal du comte d'Orgel) and a bunch og pornographic poetry. He died from typoïd fever at the age of 20. A few minutes after his death, Jean Cocteau who was a very close friend of his wrotte "Radiguet commence" (Radiguet begins). And what about Arthur Ribaud... ?ReplyDelete
Anayway, it's a beautiful post, thank you.
I am curious about the criteria but an interesting list.ReplyDelete
I second Brandon Lee. Looking at the last girl makes me think of Rebecca Schaeffer (80's sitcom 'My Sister Sam'). Dominique brings to mind the tragedy of Heather O'Rourke and Ian Curtis and Sid Vicious immediately call up Darby Crash of The Germs. No Heath Ledger?
Brian Jones was an English musician, and as far as I can see never even visited America before he died.ReplyDelete
maybe you could have posted the REAL pictures of Ian Curtis and buddy hollyReplyDelete
Great pictures, but there isn't an artist among them, they are ARTISTES!. There is a big difference.ReplyDelete
"Good list, but how about using an actual pic of Buddy Holly instead of some tribute artist?"ReplyDelete
seriously talk about phoning it in.
Sid Vicious was a chodish swastika-wearing drug addict in what was pretty much the first punk rock boy band (imagine a prototypical My Chemical Romance) and more importantly a shitty bassist. Otherwise good list I guess.ReplyDelete
- Gil21.3.08
Hi all,ReplyDelete
Thank you for the wonderful comments and also for the not so wonderful ones. Took me some time but here we are:
khan and anonymous: The pictures of Ian Curtis and Buddy Holly have been replaced. Hope you like the new ones. I think the Holly one was indeed Holly but replaced it anyway, just to make sure. Actually I like the new one much better. The Curtis was (probably) a mistake.
The criteria for the order was age at the time of death going from oldest to youngest.
Brian Jones was (of course...) an English musician. This was fixed as well.
Spelling and grammar: well, we are doing our best over here with the English but what can i tell you. you must be right. I guess Lou Reed was also right when he wrote "... but you can't be Shakespeare and you can't be Joyce so what is left instead". I'll be happy to learn so please feel free to post some specific notes.
FreshSpice: Definition of artist (from tfd.com/artist) is indeed: "One, such as a painter, sculptor, or writer, who is able by virtue of imagination and talent or skill to create works of aesthetic value, especially in the fine arts." but also "A person whose work shows exceptional creative ability or skill" and "One, such as an actor or singer, who works in the performing arts". Therefore I think the term Artistes ("A skilled public performer or entertainer, especially a singer or dancer.") would be too specific for this kind of list (e.g. for Schiele and Heym) and that Artists is better. I wonder what others think about that.
Lastly, special thanks for all the fantastic additional "under 30" names. This HAS to result with a "part 2" list...
Stay tuned :)
- Anonymous22.3.08
I don't know if anyone mentioned this , but I'm a little confused about the term artist here. Sid Vicious is not an artist unless you consider his life art, but I think that's stretching it. He didn't know how to play bass and was high so much his feet never touched the ground. Also how can Jimi be behind Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin? I do not know much about some of the writers and film makers but Jimi Hendrix could be considered the greatest guitarist of all time. I don't know that either Janis Joplin or Jim Morrison could be the greatest anythings. It seems like this post is more about presence than art.ReplyDelete
This article had me hooked! Love it. Great blog.ReplyDelete
How about Basquiat? Great painter who exbitied with Warhol and later died at 28 of an overdose:ReplyDelete
- Anonymous6.3.09
I think one poster had it right when they mentioned Brandon Lee who died tragically at 28 whilst filming his last movie. He had talent and definite potential in Hollywood and was just about to get married to his girlfriend Eliza.ReplyDelete
I absolutely loved The Crow (Brandon's final film) and he was the son of the great Bruce Lee who also died before his time. Do you think that you could include Brandon Lee on your list soon?
- Mohib26.5.09
Risk my soul, test my lifeReplyDelete
For my bread
Spend my time lost in space
Am I dead?
Let the river flow
Through my callused hands
And take me from my own
The eyes of the damned
It makes my stomach turn
And it tears my flesh from the bone
How we turn a dream to stone
And we all die young
Yeah we all die young
Sid Vicious? Really? He replaced the original bass player for the Sex Pistols and couldn't even play the bass or any other instrument. So let's see, he couldn't play, couldn't sing and couldn't write lyrics. He just stood there on stage looking the part, and never played on any album. So that makes him a great artist?ReplyDelete
- irini15.8.11
Very weird, indeed. I am a macedonian, born and raised in Thessaloniki- Greece and I have never heard of mr. Tose Proeski...ReplyDelete
Perhaps the kind gentleman/ lady would like to explain how a Slav can have a Greek identity?
I 'll quote Tony Wilson:
"If you get it, great. If you don't, that's fine too. But you should probably read more."
Apart from that historically inconsistent comment a great list it is and please include Jeff Buckley!

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WINNIPEG—Head coach Mike O'Shea checked himself as he was describing how he felt about a pass interference rule change that was a contributing factor to his Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24-22 pre-season loss
to thee Toronto Argonauts.
Toronto coach Scott Milanovich was the first in the CFL to avail himself of the chance to challenge the officials failure to rule pass interference on a play and subject it to video review.
His challenge stood and it helped set up Steve Slaton's second touchdown of the game to put Toronto ahead 24-16.
"It worked out well for coach Milanovich, for Scott, and it was pass interference, I believe it was pass interference," O'Shea said.
"The rule worked and do I like the rule? Not really. There might be some problems with it at some point."
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"Yeah, everybody's competing for jobs," he said of the solid performance of some Argos rookies.
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Harris completed eight of 12 throws for 81 yards.
Drew Willy debuted as the starting quarterback for the Bombers. Willy completed six of his 12 passing attempts for 108 yards and one touchdown before he left the game.
"It's fun to get out and play in a real game with these guys," he said.
Running back Anthony Coombs also got to appear in front of a hometown crowd Monday as a CFL player for the first time, although not in a Bombers' uniform. The former University of Manitoba Bison was drafted by the Argos third overall this year.
He had six carries for 19 yards rushing, another four yards on a punt return and 30 on a kickoff return.
"Any role that they put me in I just want to help the team," he said.
"They've got me on some special teams, some running back, I'm very versatile so whatever they see fit that I can contribute the most I'll be more than willing to do to help us win."
He also said he had few friends in the stands. The Bisons share Investors Group Field with the Bombers and is located on the campus of the University of Manitoba.
"The response was good. I had a couple of cheers."
The CFL Players' Association is expected to vote this week on a tentative contract with the league that may determine whether the pre-season, or regular season, continues beyond Monday.
Glenn January is Winnipeg's CFL players' representative and he says he doesn't know when the vote will be held.
"My job as a player rep is just to inform the guys, I'm not here to sway them one way or the other," he said.
"We'll definitely sit down tomorrow and hammer everything out and have a nice little session of discussions and see where we go from there."
The Bombers scored first on a 43-yard field goal from Lirim Hajrullahu, a rookie Canadian out of Western, set up by a 47-yard pass from Willy to veteran receiver Clarence Denmark.
Toronto made it 7-3 with a little more that three minutes to go in the first after a one-yard run by sophomore running back Curtis Steele. Slaton then ran 13 yards for Toronto's second touchdown about three minutes into the second quarter as the Argos moved ahead 14-3.
The Bombers came back with a solid 76-yard drive capped by a short touchdown pass to an unguarded Feoli-Gudino and closed the gap to four points.
Brett Maher closed it to one with a 47-yard field goal before the first half ended. Maher is the import also vying for the kicker's job and he had a 35-yarder in the fourth.
Toronto's Josh Jasper missed a 41-yard field-goal attempt in the third but connected with a 14-yard kick later in the quarter.
Both teams had touchdowns called back. The Bombers lost theirs on a penalty and Toronto did so when a video replay showed the ball was lost before it broke the goal line.
Winnipeg tested all four of its quarterbacks Monday.
Toronto didn't dress veteran starting quarterback Ricky Ray, going with their three backups.
Both teams have made significant changes since last season, and should be familiar with each other.
Former Winnipeg head coach Tim Burke (defensive co-ordinator) heads a cast of former Bomber coaches now working for the Argonauts. O'Shea, former Toronto special teams co-ordinator, took over from Burke as head coach of the Bombers.
If it isn't derailed by a work stoppage, the Bombers and Argos are also set to open the regular CFL season when they meet again in Winnipeg on June 26.
The announced attendance for the game was 24,000.


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Advertising technology company LifeStreet Media today announced its mobile advertising revenue is growing at an annualized rate in excess of 250 percent, and that to date it has has paid out more than $125 million in ad revenues to publishers and developers. LifeStreet also reported that it has driven 275 million app installs for its advertising customers.
Founded in 2005, the San Carlos-based company is one of the biggest in-app advertising services on Facebook, counting Zynga, Big Fish Games and Classmates among its clients.
In May, the company announced it raised $66 million in new funding from Nautic Ventures in order to help it continue its mobile expansion plans.
Inside Mobile Apps spoke with LifeStreet Media founder and CEO Mitchell Weisman earlier this week to talk about the company's extremely successful expansion into mobile.
Inside Mobile Apps: LifeStreet came out of stealth when it announced it had received $66 million from Nautic. Can you reveal how much money the company has raised in total?
LifeStreet Media founder and CEO Mitchell Weisman: Previous investment rounds totaled $3.6 million, and frankly we became profitable with less than $2 million. In fact, this fiscal year marks our sixth consecutive year of profit growth.
IMA: Can you reveal what percentage of your business comes from Facebook, and what percentage comes from mobile? Are you seeing more business on iOS or Android?
Weisman: Both our Facebook business and our mobile business continue to grow significantly; however, mobile is growing at a faster rate.
Within the mobile channel, so far iOS has been growing most rapidly, but we've recently seen more and more momentum with Android.
IMA: The last set of numbers you released said 160 million unique mobile users and 200 million app downloads to date. Now you're up to 350 million social and mobile users and 275 million app downloads. Can you reveal how many mobile users your platform is reaching now?
Weisman: We don't break down customers by channel. However, I can say that in fiscal 2012 Facebook conversions grew 48 percent year-over-year, and over the last six months mobile conversions grew by over 130 percent.
IMA: Can you share some insight as to how you've been able to grow so quickly on mobile? What is driving this level of growth?
Weisman: It all comes down to our RevJet revenue maximization platform and its underlying technology. It makes ad inventory more valuable in LifeStreet's hands. RevJet is as effective in the mobile channel as it has been on Facebook.
It should also be noted, of course, that the mobile display advertising market is growing rapidly. According to Juniper Research, in-app advertising spend across all mobile devices will reach $7.1 billion by 2015, up from $2.4 billion in 2012. We chose to apply RevJet to the mobile market because the opportunity there is tremendous, but there are many markets within the online advertising ecosystem which could benefit from RevJet's capabilities, and we'll be entering some of those additional markets in the coming year.
IMA: There are literally hundreds of options for monetization and advertising. What sets LifeStreet apart from its rivals?
Weisman: RevJet allows us to conduct very high volume testing at extraordinarily high speed, allowing us to optimize revenue in ways others just can't match. That's why we're so different from so many other monetization solutions. [They're] basically just ad networks, or glorified matchmakers between advertisers and publishers who add no value in the middle. Using universal object serving technology, RevJet is able to optimize the many thousands of variables or "objects" that impact display advertising revenue. This includes everything from visual objects like text, images, colors, and layouts, to logical objects like campaigns, placements, and bid prices.
IMA: What are your thoughts on an IPO? Millennial had a successful debut (although it stock hasn't reached its IPO heights since), and LifeStreet is cash flow positive. In 2010 the company reported revenues of $40.7 million, and I imagine your business has only grown since then.
Weisman: These days people frequently ask us about a future IPO – and we'll consider this possibility in the future. But right now we're focused on growing our business by rolling out our RevJet platform to the channels that we believe will help the largest number of advertisers and publishers achieve their customer acquisition and monetization goals.
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10 places to relive Beatlemania
By Barry Neild, for CNN • Updated 8th February 2014
Even if you're a real nowhere man living under the sea in an octopus's garden, you probably already know that 50 years ago (February 9, 1964, to be exact) the Beatles kicked off Beatlemania in the United States with their first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
The Fab Four's subsequent globetrotting blazed a trail that, half a century later, remains worth following.
Particularly if you can avoid an overload of gratuitous Beatles song titles along the way.
Here are some of the world's best places to relive the original magical mystery tour.
1. Liverpool, England
The city where it all started has traded heavily on the Beatles as part of efforts to transform itself from a declining industrial seaport into a tourism and cultural destination.
Mercifully it works.
Obvious attractions include the well-executed
Beatles Story
Britannia Vaults, Kings Dock Street, +44 151 709 1963
); the reconstructed
Cavern Club
10 Mathew St
, +44 151 236 9091
); and
that hit childhood homes and lyricized locations such as Penny Lane.
These are balanced by non-Beatles attractions.
The city has impressive
cathedrals, the iconic
across the River Mersey, the
art galleries and the wonderful (and free) waterfront
Museum of Liverpool
The latter of these pays homage to the city's maritime heritage and a musical legacy that goes far beyond John, Paul, George and Ringo.
2. Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg: where the Fab Four learned to grind out tunes.
Krafft Angerer/Getty Images
Lured by the prospect of regular paychecks, the embryonic Beatles packed their guitar cases for Hamburg in 1960.
Here they refined their act and lineup during several seasons of relentless gigging in front of indifferent crowds in grimy nightclubs.
Fans can take
or simply explore Reeperbahn, a seedy-in-places district of brothels and nightspots where the band played several venues during their time here.
36 Grosse Freiheit, +49 40 317 778
) is among the most famous.
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Modern Hamburg is a vibrant source of new, mainly electronic, music and nightlife.
Like Liverpool, it has a distinctive church, the baroque
St. Michaelis
Englische Planke 1, +49 40 376 780
) and a museum exploring the city's maritime past (
Peter Tamm Sen. Stiftung Kaispeicher B Koreastrasse 1, +49 40 30 092 300
3. Rishikesh, India
By 1966 the Beatles were experimenting -- musically and pharmaceutically.
Their altered outlook took them to Rishikesh, in northeast India's Himalayan foothills, to attend the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, an Indian guru who developed and taught transcendental meditation.
These days the ashram, which once overlooked the Ganges, is closed and is slowly being reclaimed by vegetation.
, an important Hindu center, remains open for business -- billing itself as India's leading destination for yoga and adventure sports, although probably not at the same time.
Proximity to Delhi makes it a good escape from the Indian capital for some whitewater rafting or a stay at one of its many yoga ashrams (
among them
Parmath Niketen
, +91 135 243 4301
Not a precisely Beatles experience, but in the world of transcendental meditation, close is sometimes all you get.
4. London
You can't go into the studio, but you can leave your mark.
Oli Scarff/Getty Images
The Beatles lived and worked at various venues in the English capital (yes, there are
), but few locations have as much of a connection with the band as
Abbey Road Studios
3 Abbey Road, ne
r St. John's Wood tube station
The Fab Four recorded several albums here, including 1969's "Abbey Road," which features a hirsute Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr striding over the nearby pedestrian crossing.
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There's no public access to the studios, which still host top music acts.
But that hasn't stopped thousands of visitors scrawling their names on the building's boundary wall or halting traffic to recreate the famous crossing image.
As a bonus, McCartney still lives nearby, and
aren't unknown.
5. Amsterdam
Newlyweds John Lennon and Yoko Ono began their 1969 honeymoon with a highly publicized "bed-in" at the
Amsterdam Hilton
Appollolaan 138, +31 710 6000
), where they invited the press into their room to promote "bed peace" and "hair peace."
The room is now known as the "John and Yoko suite" and can be reserved by guests.
The couple wound up in the Dutch capital after their own mini-tour of Europe.
They'd tried to marry on a ferry across the English Channel (
run a regular service, but still no weddings) before succeeding in Gibraltar -- a fact the British territory continues to celebrate thanks to the number of
international weddings
it now hosts.
. Obertauren, Austria
After Amsterdam, John and Yoko zipped down to Vienna for another peace-based press conference, this time in the city's luxury
Sacher hotel
Philharmonikerstrasse 4, +43 1 514 560
) -- until then famous only for giving the world a
preposterously rich chocolate cake
This wasn't Austria's first brush with the Beatles.
In 1965, the band decamped to the charming central Austrian ski resort of
to film snow scenes for their movie "Help!"
The band stayed at the Hotel Eidelweiss,
the modern incarnation
Römerstrasse 75, +43 6456 7245
) of which avoids any mention of the Beatles on its website, although it does depict them in what appears to be the men's toilets.
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. New York
The show that launched a thousand screams: Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
Central Press/Getty Images
Lennon had wanted to take his bed-in to New York, but was prevented from setting foot in the United States at the time due to a previous conviction for cannabis possession.
He and the Beatles, however, paid several other significant visits to the city.
First there was the historic February 9, 1964, television appearance at the now-named Ed Sullivan Theater (
1697 Broadway, +1 212 975 4755
More history was made several days later when The Beatles became the first rock band ever to play
Carnegie Hall
881 7th Ave.
+1 212 247 7800
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The band returned to play New York the following August, but that trip was eclipsed a year later when they performed at Shea Stadium in Flushing Meadows.
This is believed to be rock and pop music's first-ever stadium gig.
Shea was torn down in 2008 to provide parking space for the New York Mets' new
Citi Field
123-01 Roosevelt Ave., +1 718 507 6387
), but there are plenty other non-Beatles attractions nearby, particularly the space age relics of two
World Fairs
Grand Central Parkway, +1 718 760 6565
John Lennon, of course, later lived and was killed in New York outside his residence at the Dakota Apartments (
corner of 72nd Street and Central Park West in Manhattan
Along with the Dakota, the adjacent
Strawberry Fields
(near Central Park West between 71st and 74th Streets) is a 2.5-acre area of Central Park that pays homage to Lennon.
8. The Bahamas
The Beatles enjoyed the Bahamas. Who doesn't?
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Sandals
Another double-hit destination for Lennon, who flew here with Yoko on the next stage of his bed tour, but swiftly left after checking into the Sheraton hotel in Freeport (now unlisted), reportedly declaring: "We can't do a bloody bed-in here. Let's go to Canada."
More successful was Lennon's 1965 visit to the islands with the other Beatles, again to film scenes for "Help!"
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The band stayed at the Balmoral Club, a hotel on Nassau's Cable Beach now renamed the
Sandals Royal Bahamian
West Bay Street, Nassau, +1 242 327
They filmed scenes on Paradise Island, now home to the
Atlantis resort
+1 888-877 7525
), and
Rose Island
, an uninhabited private island popular for day trips and wedding parties.
9. Montreal
And so, at last, to John and Yoko's final bed-in venue: the
Queen Elizabeth
hotel in Montreal (
900 Rene Levesque Blvd. W
, +1 866 540 4483
Here the couple commandeered four rooms and invited friends including LSD fan Timothy Leary and Beat poet Allen Ginsberg to join them recording "Give Peace a Chance."
According to the hotel's website, Lennon has since been followed to the Queen Elizabeth by other sometime peaceniks, including Nelson Mandela, U.S. president Jimmy Carter, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and the Dalai Lama.
10. Chelyabinsk, Russia
OK, the Beatles never actually visited this tank-producing Russian city east of the Ural Mountains, but that didn't stop the citizens of Chelyabinsk taking the Fab Four to their hearts.
Even though few in the Soviet Union were able to buy or listen to Beatles songs at the height of the Cold War, many drew inspiration from a band that was later credited with hastening the demise of communist rule -- even if their classic "Back In the U.S.S.R." was more about girls than politics.
Post-Soviet Chelyabinsk has repaid the favor by changing the name of a street from Lenin to Lennon.
Lately, however, Chelyabinsk is obsessed with a new star -- or falling star, in the shape of the
huge meteorite
which smashed into the region last year.
Reports say the city hopes thousands of tourists will be attracted by this asteroid from -- sorry, it can't be helped -- "Across the Universe."
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I have no internet connection in my new house until next Thursday so I may be rather absent until then so I apologise. Have a great week xxx gabi xxx
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i just love that song so much~it always reminds me of woodstock :)
oh those homes on wheels~makes me want to pack up our Pretty Pagan and take off on the road!
Still in love....
Beautiful images, living on a boat as I do, I like to think of myself as a water gypsy. Good luck with the move xxx
That little tea camper kills me. I would definitely have to stop there if I saw it.
love those caravan pics :) a life like that must be so adventurous :)
like like like your blog. thanks for all of the inspiration!
It would be hard to pick..but the
blue truck ......perfect!!!
I love all of these photographs. I am about to be in my 6th home in 3 years this coming Sunday, apparently I can't stay put !
nice pictures thanks for posting!
Love this post! Definitely makes me want to pack up and go travelling for a while :)
love them all! ♥♥♥
Good luck with the move, Gabi! I was hoping you were about to tell us that you were off camping at the Big Chill and i could have hung out with you.
Fab pictures. x
Always attracted to images of caravans...there's something quaint about them. Great collection of photos. All the best with your move!
You know how to make me smile! Of course i love all the trucks :) I will be leaving in two days and will be travelling with the van for one month (isn´t it too short?) I wish you all the best for moving and hope you will soon feel comfortable in your new home! besos
I love these photos! Reminds me of living free as a 60s bohemian traveller. If only...
Sorry you've had to move so much. That's heavy.
So lovley, oh to own a house on wheels & travel x thank you for all your wonderful inspiration x ruthie


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[Updated version.] A Mr. Hu (胡) in Dengfeng, China, wants to give his son the name "胡D". In case anyone's not clear on this, yes, that's a letter from the alphabet, not a Chinese character that happens to look like the letter D. (The name would have been the same had the baby been a girl, he said.) But this is being blocked.
The hospital where the baby was born refused to issue a birth certificate under that name. The doctor in charge of the hospital was quoted as saying that he had consulted the local public security authorities responsible for newborn registrations. "We think it is better to name newborns with simplied Chinese characters instead of rare and strange characters," he explained.
So for the time being, the baby's parents have had to assign a name written with a Chinese character: 镝. By most practical measures, though, 镝 would fall under the heading of rare characters. The majority of literate Chinese would not recognize this character. Indeed, the majority of college-educated Chinese would not recognize the character, which is used to indicate the element dysprosium. On the other hand, almost everyone would recognize the letter D.
Thus, this isn't a case of a name being rejected because it's "rare and strange," because in China the letter D is not rare but common and the character 镝 is certainly quite rare. (Whether 镝 is also strange I'll leave to others.) And in China perhaps not even one in ten thousand would know how to write that character by hand.
In Mandarin, 镝 is pronounced essentially the same as the English letter D. Half the letters of the English alphabet have names that sound at least fairly close to Mandarin syllables, and thus they could be represented by Chinese characters. These are A, B, D, E, G, I, K, O, P, R, T, U, and Y. This, however, is seldom seen.
I wonder what would have happened if he had chosen a letter that doesn't correspond to a Mandarin syllable. In support of his desired name for his son, Mr. Hu cited the example of Lu Xun's "The True Story of Ah Q," one of the most famous short stories in Chinese literature. Even in the Mandarin original, the character is referred to with the letter Q, as "阿Q." (Lu Xun, by the way, was a strong supporter of romanization for Mandarin, as shown in essays such as "An Outsider's Chats about Written Language.")
The reverse situation — of using English letters to represent Mandarin morphemes — is fairly common among young Internet users.
The Hu family, however, has not given up. "When I find out laws and regulations to support the original name, I will apply to have it revised," Mr. Hu said.
source: Child named with English letter, causing controversy, Xinhua, November 5, 2005.
earlier story (in Mandarin): "胡D" míngzi nán jiànlì, zhǐhǎo jiào "胡镝" [Hú Dī], Hénán bàoyè wǎng, October 26, 2005.
See also this earlier Pinyin News story: 911 Restaurant?!.


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frozengirl wrote::hatching: What is roughly the right age to start formal training on a cockatiel?
jackblack wrote:I have a 5 month old Senegal named Oscar who does tricks. I've had her for about 2 months now and she is already reterieving objects for me. In my opinion you can start training them directly and indirectly as soon as they are fully weaned. With Oscar I would take 5-10 minutes training her everyday for a week until she could retrieve objects. She's a smart one.
Also, just a side note, when you are trying to teach them to do something but you don't see results or your parrot doesn't seem interested or isn't meeting your expectation, don't give up. I was losing hope as well but in a instant she picked up the object and started walking towards my hand. It really surprised me. Right after that she continued walking towards my hand with the object.
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Microsoft Surface is the best productivity tablet yet, and it had better be. As the only Microsoft-branded Windows RT hardware to launch with the new operating system (Windows 8 launches this week as well), the tablet serves as ambassador and flagship for the touch-focused, wildly risky Windows grand experiment. The Surface excels thanks to its thoughtful design, sensible implementation of its keyboard accessory, and the innovations brought about by the interface formerly known as Metro -- chief among them: the gesture-driven menu system, powerful search tool, and incredibly cool and versatile split-screen feature.
Unfortunately, there's a price to pay for doing things differently. I've spent a week with this soldier for the Windows cause, and I predict that some of you will find Metro's learning curve discouraging. Additionally, apps support is dismal, performance (especially when using IE10) is slow at times, and like the old guy in the club still hanging around after last call, the traditional Windows interface lingers on, feeling embarrassingly out of place.
The Surface isn't for everyone. Those looking for tons (or even several pounds) of apps should look elsewhere; however, it takes a legitimate swing at replacing your computer and comes closer to hitting the mark than any tablet before it.
Editors' note: The Surface 2 -- a new tablet running Windows RT (8.1 edition) -- is coming October 22 housing a Tegra 4 processor, with a thinner design, and a longer-lasting battery. Look for a full review of the Surface 2 soon.
Editors' note: To reflect the current state of tablet market performance and value, the Surface RT's overall rating has been lowered from its original 7.5 to 7.0.
On the Surface
So what keeps the Surface from looking like just another generic black tablet? Honestly, not that much, but the features and aesthetic details that do set it apart are significant, if not immediately apparent. For one, the Surface sports a 10.6-inch screen, which is only about 0.5 inch larger than most full-size, mainstream tablets' screens and 0.9 inch larger than the iPad's screen. However, this larger screen affords it a true 16:9 aspect ratio at a screen resolution of 1,366x768 pixels. This aspect ratio matches most movies and TV shows, eliminating the need for black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. While movies shot in Scope (2.35:1) will still display with black bars, they're not nearly as all-encompassing as when watching the same movies on an iPad with its 4:3 aspect ratio.
Then there's the Surface's beveled back, which contributes to its sleek, somewhat industrial-looking metallic aesthetic. It looks practical without being cold, and just feels like a high-quality device that Microsoft cut few corners to make. Speaking of which, the corners are somewhat rounded, but do tend to dig into the palms a bit when you hold the tablet in both hands. The entire chassis is surrounded by a full magnesium (VaporMg, pronounced "Vapor Mag") outer casing that's supposedly both scratch- and wear-resistant, but scratches are already beginning to appear on my tablet.
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In the top middle of the front bezel, next to an ambient light sensor, is the front-facing 720p-capable camera. Several inches below that on the bottom of the bezel sits the Windows home touch sensor, which takes you back to the Start screen or to the last app you had open if you're already at the Start screen.
Along the right edge, from the top, are a speaker grille, a Micro-HDMI port, a full USB 2.0 port, and the power port, which magnetically attaches the power cable. At the far right of the top edge is a lone power/sleep button. The left edge features an additional speaker grille, a headphone jack, and a satisfyingly tactile and clicky volume rocker. Seated toward the bottom of the left edge is an inch-long groove that allows you to easily pull out the built-in kickstand and prop the tablet up.
The microSD port, located under the kickstand, can be accessed, in a somewhat awkward fashion, once the stand is engaged. On the bottom edge is another array of magnets where the Touch and Type Cover keyboards connect.
The kickstand decisively locks into position when activated, reclining the tablet back about 10 degrees. I'm a huge fan of built-in kickstands on tablets and this is the best implementation I've seen so far. It's sturdy, easy to work, and, yes, delivers a satisfying sound and feeling when both engaged and disengaged.
The tablet weighs 1.5 pounds, but doesn't feel noticeably heavier than the iPad, at least not when held in the middle of the tablet. Held lightly on the edge, however, and the Surface's long body begins to work against it, as the unsupported weight dips at the free end. The Surface is a bit bulkier than most premium mainstream 10-inchers, and you can probably blame the kickstand's inclusion for that added girth. Microsoft did its best balancing the tablet's weight, and while I appreciate its wide screen, it feels a bit too long and awkward when held and works much better with its kickstand engaged.
Touch Cover
It's a weird decision to not include the Touch Cover with the basic Surface package. Saying the cover has been prominent in Microsoft's Surface marketing campaign is an obvious understatement to anyone who's seen the first commercial. The cover is $120 if you buy the basic $349 Surface and comes packed in with the $449 and $549 packages.
After several days of use, it's clear to me that owning the Touch Cover (or Type Cover; see below) is essential to getting the complete Surface experience. The Touch Cover acts as both a screen cover and a physical keyboard. It connects magnetically to the bottom of the tablet with a very satisfying (and kind of addictive) "crunch" sound. Microsoft has admittedly spent a lot of time getting this sound right, and thanks to the same parts of our brains that won't let us stop eating those oh-so-crunchy Pringles once we've started, it's been largely successful.
The magnets keep the Surface adhered very firmly to the keyboard, allowing you to hold the connected device by just the keyboard itself, with the tablet dangling underneath. From this position you can even swing it around a bit (as long as you don't get too crazy) without the parts disconnecting, as they stay more strongly bonded than the iPad and its Touch Cover. Speaking of which, just as the Smart Cover does with the iPad, when the Touch Cover folds over the Surface's screen, it automatically puts the tablet to sleep.
Microsoft claims that it'll take most people four to five days to get used to typing on the Touch Cover. That's a fair estimate. The biggest issue I had was getting accustomed to its nearly flat keys, which don't depress when you strike them. After years of typing mostly on depressible keys, I found myself overcompensating here, which resulted in sore fingertips on my part. By the second day, however, the soreness was gone.
Typing on my lap definitely took some getting used to. The cardboardlike feel of the Touch Cover is awkward at first, and if you're not careful -- and not wearing pants -- the corners of the kickstand will dig into your thighs. Also, if you tend to hunch over while you work, the tablet can easily tip back, disengaging the kickstand.
The Surface's wide body affords the Touch Cover a more spacious area to type on, which makes a significant difference in hand and wrist comfort. Simply put, your hands get to spread out a bit more compared with other tablet keyboards like the ones made for Asus' Transformer line as well as keyboard accessories for the iPad.
On most tablets, before even striking my first key, I turn off that annoyingly shrill tablet keyboard typing sound effect. Thankfully, the Surface's typing sound effect is less like glass breaking and more like small, rhythmic bongo drums. Since its keys don't depress, that bongo sound is the only feedback you get and is therefore essential to becoming accustomed to typing on the unique-feeling keyboard. After a few days, though, your skills may grow beyond the need of drum sounds.
The Touch Cover has enough smarts built into it to know when it's been flipped under the tablet and its buttons will cease functioning in order to prevent any unwanted typing. Flip it back to its normal position and it begins functioning again in less than a second, without missing a beat. The bottom of the default black (it also comes in red, pink, blue, and white) Touch Cover is a soft, feltlike material that covers the screen when folded over it. As a cover, it doesn't necessarily look appropriate for a high-end, sturdily built tech device, but definitely feels right when you're carrying it in your hands.
The Touch Cover is an incredibly useful and capable accessory that feels as essential to the Surface experience as the kickstand, but given the choice, I'd recommend most buyers spring for the $130 Type Cover keyboard instead. It's all the best things about the Touch Cover but with very comfortable, wide, depressible keys. It is a bit thicker than the Touch Cover, but not by much. If you're looking to make use of the Surface's capability as a productivity machine, you'll definitely want to spring for one of these cover keyboards.
Hardware features
The Surface houses a 1.3GHz Nvidia Tegra 3 CPU as its brains and comes in both 32GB and 64GB varieties. Its microSD card slot supports up to 128GB cards, and the tablet includes 2GB of RAM. It has 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi support, Bluetooth 4.0, a gyroscope, an accelerometer, and a built-in compass, but no GPS.
'Metro'...I mean, 'Start.' Wait, what is this interface called again?
The Surface runs on Windows RT. The Surface Pro is coming early next year and will run on a full version of Windows 8. Windows RT is split between two different interfaces: a tile-based interface (formerly known as Metro) that includes the Start screen and a somewhat traditional Windows interface called Desktop. Desktop includes most control panels and settings one would expect on a Windows operating system, in addition to a skinned version of Internet Explorer 10 made to look like IE9 and a free copy of Office 2013 Preview. No additional apps can be added to the Desktop interface, however.
Though Microsoft no longer calls its new interface Metro (and has not given it a new name), for the sake of clarity, I'm going to continue calling it Metro here. If you own an Xbox 360, you'll already be very familiar with Metro's look. Each app is represented by a tile and each can be arranged into different groups. Groups can further be zoomed out and named as you see fit. Tiles can also be made smaller or larger.
Swiping inward from the right bezel brings up the Charms menu, which consists of Search, Share, Start, Devices, and Settings. This menu is context-sensitive so depending on which app you have open, selecting Settings, for example, will deliver you the settings for that particular app.
Swiping from the left bezel into the screen launches the most recent app, and if you swipe right then left, you'll get a list of recent apps. Swiping from the top or bottom bezel reveals additional app options at the bottom of the screen, and finally, swiping from the top bezel to the bottom closes an app.
This is obviously different from other tablet interfaces, and it's a lot of new stuff to learn. Some users will be discouraged by the unfamiliarity of things (I know I was), but those who stick with it will discover that's it's actually an elegant tablet interface.
Selecting search from the Charms menu allows you to search within the current primary app. Share allows you to quickly e-mail information from the current app or share it via social networks using the People social app, which integrates Twitter and Facebook. Start toggles between home and the last app that was opened. Devices is a list of hardware you currently have networked with the tablet that can interact with the current app, including microSD cards and printers.
And finally, Settings accesses the basic wireless, volume, and screen brightness, as well the settings for the currently opened app. Also available from this menu is PC settings. While most of the options here are self-explanatory, some are just poorly organized. For example, the General list feels too cluttered, and most of what's found there would feel much more appropriate in a separate "Keyboard" or "Typing" settings list.


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Students should be able to perform the following minimum physical fitness standards upon arrival at the Academy: 32 push-ups in one minute, 32 sit-ups in one minute, and a 1.5 mile run less than 14:29.. These are only suggested minimum requirements, the average entry score is traditionally much higher.
Academy students must maintain an overall average of 70% or higher to graduate and receive Alaska Police Standards Certification. After two weeks, students who have less than a 70% average are subject to dismissal. Students who fail any tests will be placed on "academic probation" and receive a test failure memorandum. Copies may be sent to their employer.
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I will say these bugs have a bigger purpose I'll be posting about in a few weeks, and hopefully their home will be a cute one. These bugs are so easy to make. Pretzels, red, and milk chocolate...(and white chocolate if you want to add eyes, which is not necessary).
*One thing I've learned (and maybe I'm the last one on earth), but I put any left over chocolate in a ziplock bag, or a blob on wax paper. Once it dries, I dump it back into the bag to reheat for another project.
OK....and before I get to my news....when I got home today.....my chihuahua, Peanut, had found a pack of matches I had next to a candle and chewed them up. They were all over the carpet, and near his favorite spot to bury things....couch cushions. He's still alive to tell the story, but I am disturbed that my dog is playing with matches now, he's only two after all....lesson learned.
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Chris Brown + Drake Offered $1 Million Each to Fight Each Other
Let's get ready to ruuumble! Controversial celebrity boxing promoter Damon Feldman has teamed up with billionaire soda bottling heir Alki David in the hopes of setting up a charity fight between Chris Brown and Drake. WTF?
Feldman is offering a $1 million payday to each R&B singer and another $1 million to a charity if they agree to spar in the ring. Good luck with that.
Of course, Feldman's idea for a boxing match was inspired by Breezy and Drizzy's violent nightclub brawl in which champagne bottles were tossed around like frisbees. Several people were injured in the melee, including NBA star Tony Parker who is now suing the owners of W.i.P. nightclub.
"Obviously they have a grudge. It's just three one-minute rounds. No one will get seriously hurt," Feldman told the New York Daily News.
Feldman is hoping to turn his proposed fight into a pay-per-view event with a tentative date scheduled for Aug. 25. No word on if Brown or Drake's camp would take him up on his offer.
Oh, and here's the real kicker: "I would love to have Rihanna as the ring girl," said Feldman.
Yeah, okay.
We wish Feldman the best of luck, but we have a gut feeling that no one will be returning his calls for this particular boxing match.
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Company Fired Female Truck Driver for Complaining About Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charged
ATLANTA – Howard Sheppard, Inc., a family-owned trucking company, will pay $32,500 to settle a retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
The EEOC had alleged that Sheppard fired truck driver Sarah Waller in retaliation for having made complaints about sexual harassment.
In addition to the monetary relief, the consent decree settling the suit includes provisions for equal employment opportunity training, reporting to the EEOC and posting of anti-discrimination notices. Sheppard denied any liability or wrongdoing in the suit.
Robert Dawkins, regional attorney for the EEOC's Atlanta office, said, "By coming forward with her discrimination charge, Ms. Waller's efforts will go a long way towards preventing future mistreatment of female truck drivers."
Sheppard employs over 400 truck drivers and other employees in Sandersville and other locations throughout Georgia.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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I used to buy sour cream quite often when living in Sydney, mostly for dips and cakes. Sour cream in Malaysiais is not widely available (no problem finding it in major cities) and its price is also a bit on the high side. Thus, I tend to avoid recipes called for sour cream or use substitution for it.
Ingredients (8"x4" loaf pan):
- Preheat oven to 170°C. Grease and flour a 8x4 inch loaf pan.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add in sour cream and eggs, mix well.
- Sift together flour, soda and baking powder, then fold innto creamed butter.
- Pour batter into greased loaf pan.
- Bake at 170°C for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
- Invert onto wire rack and cool completely.
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Undrafted Rookie Don Barclay Could be Answer for Green Bay Packers
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Undrafted rookie free agent Don Barclay may not be Green Bay's answer at right tackle, but the Packers' coaching staff is at least entertaining that possibility.
The 23-year-old Barclay took over at the position after veteran T.J. Lang went down with a left ankle injury with 6:42 left in the first half of Sunday's 23-14 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.
Coach Mike McCarthy said Barclay did well and now the Packers must decide if Barclay played well enough to merit starting Sunday night at home against Detroit.
If Lang is able to play Sunday night, he could return to his left guard spot and Barclay could get the nod at right tackle.
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A quiet road leads from Furi down to Zermatt. A stroll in the pleasant shade of the larch trees can lead to some delightful surprises!
- Type Hiking trail
- Difficulty easy
- Duration 1,10 h
- Distance 4,9 km
- Ascent 91 m
- Descent 347 m
- Lowest point 1608 m
- Highest point 1865 m
(Hiking time in reverse direction: approx. 1h 40)
- Good footwear
- Hiking poles (optional)
- Clothing suitable for the weather (always carry a waterproof)
An obstacle-free hike, which is also suitable for wheelchair users.
Additional information and recommendations are available from the guest information centre on Bahnhofplatz (by the railway station).
- Plan every mountain tour carefully and adapt to participants' fitness level as well as the weather and season.
- Weather conditions can change quickly in the mountains. Appropriate clothing is therefore essential, along with adequate supplies of food and water. In uncertain weather, turn back in good time.
- Inform others of planned route, and whenever possible avoid going alone.
- Do not leave the marked routes; do not venture onto glaciers without a mountain guide.
- It is forbidden to walk on the ski pistes.
- Please be considerate to other walkers and to plants and animals.
- Take note of the warning signs drawing attention to the constant danger in river beds and along watercourses below dams and reservoirs.
Note: The road is occasionally used by agricultural vehicles, so keep an eye and ear open for possible traffic.


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Warning: incredibly non-diet. Free-day food only. (or whatever for those of us that never really follow a diet...)
I made these last week altering a few recipes to make my own. They are super yummy. Do not eat right out of refrigerator, or your dental work will hate you. I wish I had a picture, but we ate them before I remembered...
Homemade Twix Bars
Cookie layer:
- 1 stick (4 ounces) butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup flour
Caramel layer:
* ¼ cup butter
* ½ cup white sugar
* ½ cup brown sugar
* ½ cup light Karo syrup
* ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
Chocolate layer:
- 1-2 cups chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 300º. Line 8 x 8 inch pan with nonstick foil or greased regular foil.
Cookie layer: Beat together 1 stick butter, powdered sugar and vanilla. Add the flour. Press evenly into pan...you may need to flour your fingers to prevent sticking. Prick crust with fork. Bake 35-45 minutes till crust is golden.
Immediately after removing crust from oven, run knife around edges to loosen crust. Cool completely so the crust is firm enough to support the caramel layer.
Caramel layer: combine ¼ cup butter, white sugar, brown sugar, karo syrup, and sweetened condensed milk in microwave safe large dish. Cook on high in microwave 6 minutes, stirring every two minutes. Stir and pour into cookie layer.
Chocolate layer: Let caramel cool about 5 minutes. (This creates a semi-firm layer for the chocolate chips to land on, but don't cool too long or the chocolate chips won't melt). Pour chocolate chips over slightly cooled caramel and let melt. When melted (about 5 minutes), spread to edges. Chill till chocolate is well set. Cut into strips to serve. Store covered in refrigerator, but remove a few minutes before serving or your dental work will remove with it.


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What do we mean when we say "from the street to the show?" Well, we decided to "candy out" this engine block that used to be in a street car. The engine was partially disassembled and prepped for that bling finish. Just like basic body work, the better the prep work, the better the finish.
This tech article will hit home for our Midwest and East Coast readers who normally build their cars during the winter season. We had to use heaters to warm up the engine and the area that we were using to spray. If you do this, you need to be careful and make sure that you spray with the heaters off as the paint is very flammable. You also need to be careful if you're going to use heaters to dry the coats of paint and not turn them on with the fumes in the air as you can cause an explosion if there's no ventilation. Whenever you paint, make sure to wear a mask and work in a well-ventilated area.
After being disassembled, the stroked-out engine was prepared and wiped down with lacquer thinner to remove any oil. All of the internals were covered up as we wanted to make sure not to have paint inside. Removing the oil and other chemicals will help prevent any type of chemical reaction, and a clean surface will also allow a better bond between the paint and the block. We also used high-heat primer as a sealer and binding agent for the SEM paint that was sprayed on.
With minor elbow grease and degreaser, this engine was built up from the street to the show. Now follow along as this engine was painted and built back up on the weekend to get it ready for the upcoming show season.


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An ambitious executive jeopardizes his career to marry a European refugee.
In New York, the aging George Salt, ruthless president of Amalgamated World Metals, has arranged for vice chairman Cliff Barton, his beloved protégé, to marry his niece and ward, Joan Salt. After George announces that Cliff will fly to London to finalize a deal with an English company on a West African mining project, Cliff reminds him of the upcoming Saturday wedding. George then lectures Cliff about the necessity of having a "public" wife who understands that the company comes first and orders him to postpone the nuptials. Joan learns about Cliff's departure at dinner that night, but makes no protest in front of her bullying uncle. The next day, George explains to Cliff that instead of supplying the investment capital for the West African deal, he aspires to merge with the British company, force them to relinquish controlling stock and name Cliff as the chair. His plan is for Cliff to first confine discussions to Amalgamated's ability to limit costs and raise profits, prompting the English company to accept when Amalgamated insists on taking over the operation on the last day of negotiations. Although Cliff believes the tactic is unethical, he defers to his boss. Once in London, Cliff meets the English company's director, Mr. Carew, who immediately trusts Cliff's truthful nature despite his suspicions about Americans. In a phone conversation with George, Cliff expresses concern about the strategy, but George orders him to continue as planned. By Friday, Cliff has established Amalgamated's concerns about cost and sets Monday to begin negotiations. Assigned by Mrs. Salt to investigate some of her London-based charities, he then visits an organization that finds work for artistically talented refugees from Central Europe. Having learned from one of Carew's workers, Mr. Chutwell, that the organization is a prostitution ring frequented by executives, Cliff confronts director Miriam Linka, a pianist and concentration camp survivor, about the allegations. Miriam declares that she can find only manual labor jobs for her clients and, in desperation, some of the women turn to prostitution. When Cliff writes a $1,000 check toward the organization's "legitimate" work, Miriam caustically accuses him of trying to assuage his guilty conscience. The following day, when Cliff returns to her office, Miriam charges that Americans only donate money to receive tax write-offs rather than donating to prevent injustices against war victims, but finally gives in to Cliff's dinner invitation. That night Miriam, demoralized by Chutwell's use of her girls as "entertainment," announces to Cliff that she has resigned her position and loudly declares that she must stand for the truth. Taken by her fearless integrity, Cliff asks for another date and ends the evening with a kiss. On Sunday, Cliff warns George that English pride will prevent Carew from accepting the deceptive deal, but George again orders him to continue. That night after Miriam suggests he find a less passionate woman, Cliff tells her he has found one in the kind, sweet Joan, but knows he would only be happy with Miriam. On Monday, as planned, Cliff announces to Carew that Amalgamated cannot justify the risky investment and must assume authority over the operation. Always the gentlemen, Carew reminds Cliff that "the proud sometimes seem foolish, but they die last" and refuses the offer. Also believing the Almagamated deal to be unwise, Cliff asks Carew to meet with him when the Englishman visits New York to consider other offers. That night after Cliff proposes to her, Miriam insists that her ideals prevent her from marrying a wealthy capitalist. Confident that she will change her mind, Cliff announces he will make arrangements for her to visit him. Upon Cliff's return to New York, George laments that his protégé has failed him, but Cliff retorts that George's greed for power ruined the deal. Seeking to secure an immediate visa for Miriam, Cliff visits his friend, Washington bureaucrat Howard Carruthers, who suggests the couple marry in Mexico and promises to arrange a visitor's visa on the condition that Cliff secure a company letter stating he is unable to leave for London to marry his bride. Cliff returns to New York, and after informing a relieved Joan that he is breaking up with her, gives George the prepared letter for Carruthers. Infuriated, George reviles Cliff for wanting to marry a "stateless, nameless refugee," but signs the letter. Days later, George holds a meeting with Carew, Mr. Pitt-Semphill, Chutwell and Amalgamated controlling stockholder Guy Elliot in which he blames Cliff for the deceitful proposal. Chutwell adds that Cliff's new love is a prostitute and a Communist. Incensed that Cliff has not been invited to the meeting to defend himself, Carew discontinues negotiations. Hours later, George tells Cliff that his association with the disreputable Miriam ruined the deal and pressures Cliff to resign before the upcoming board meeting. Days later, after competitor Dan Slocum informs Carew that Amalgamated is firing Cliff because his mishandling of his deal, Carew asks Cliff to tell the board that his final decision rests on its treatment of Cliff. Later, Elliot informs Cliff that he is privy to George's deception and asks if Cliff has investigated Miriam's background, but Cliff assures him he is satisfied that Miriam is not a Communist. Meanwhile, Mrs. Salt warns the newly arrived Miriam that Cliff will be ruined if he does not resign the next day and advises that the couple should leave town, lamenting that her own marriage has grown cold because of the pressures of public life. Perceiving a ruse, Miriam suggests that Mrs. Salt is revealing heartfelt revelations to a stranger because she fears for her husband, not Cliff. When Cliff finally tells Miriam he has resigned, insisting that they return to London, she refuses to run from the problem and encourages him to fight. Cliff is thus prompted to tear up his resignation in front of George and Elliot and assert that George's need for absolute power will cause the company to fold. Elliot then informs them both that his investigation of Miriam concludes that she is an honorable and brave woman who has refused both Russian and American attempts to force her into being a spy. Following Elliot's suggestion, George resigns and names Cliff as his predecessor at the board meeting. As he leaves the building, George prophesizes to Cliff that the young leader will also one day be forced to step down when a fresh face changes the business. Later, Carew and Chutwell see the enamored Miriam and Cliff off on their chartered plane to Mexico, as airport grounds men load her new Steinway onboard.
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