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Idiom Translation under the Chinese
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Abstract: Nida, a famous translator, says, "For truly successful translation, it is much more important to familiarize two cultures than master two languages, because words are assigned meanings in its particular cultures."(Background information) This is to say, translation is closely related with not only languages but also cultures. Studies of the cultural distinction in idiom translation are still relatively weak in the field of translation in China. Exclusive research on the translation of Chinese and English idioms is still incomplete. In the last twenty years, idiom translation has mostly emphasized the level of inter-lingual communication, but cultural differences were rarely involved in it.(Identify problem) This thesis analyses the cultural differences in Chinese and English idioms, then studies English-Chinese\Chinese-English idiom translation methods(Research subject) from the angle of culture(Method) and points out some warnings concerning idiom translation: pay attention to context and choose the right version in line with the style and meaning of the original passage(Results); culture is a whole way of life, when new culture emerges, new idioms also appear, therefore idiom translation should develop with the time.(Conclusion)
Key Words: idioms; culture; translation
1. Introduction
Idioms universally exist in every language. An Idiom is a word or an expression that cannot be literally translated from the source language into the target language because its idiomatic meaning cannot be understood by literally defining its component parts.(Background) In a broad sense, idioms contain set phrases, proverbs, colloquialisms, slangs, maxims, allusions, etc. (YinLi, 2007:9) In Chinese, they also include enigmatic folk similes. Newmark, a British translation theorist, in his work A Textbook of Translation, said, "I define as culture the way of life and his manifestation that are peculiar to a community that uses a peculiar language as its means of expression. "(Previous research) English Idioms derives from English cultures and daily life. In real context, idioms explain themselves: nine times out of ten they carry their own explanations. If we are unaware of these, we will find ourselves in a state of confusion since we will assign literal meaning to them. The Chinese Idioms, especially the four-character idioms, have their own unique origins which are closely correlative to the Chinese history and cultures. In view of the difficulties in understanding idioms, we should pay due attention and efforts to understand their cultures and customs. This thesis is designed to dig into the cultural differences between Chinese and English and then elaborates on the translation theories applied to idioms. (Subject + Method)
2. A Comparison Between English and Chinese Idioms
2.1 The Cultural Differences Between English and Chinese Idioms 2.1.1 Geographical Conditions
The formation of culture is closely related with natural geographical conditions. A specific geographical environment produces a specific culture, which also leads to a particular expression.
Great Britain covers islands including the Northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France. It has a moist climate with much rainfall. Rivers and lakes are numerous. No wonder that fishery is thriving and most important in Britain. Accordingly, idioms concerning fish and navigation constitute a great part in English idioms. (LiYuping,2008:20)(Theory/Results of previous research)
For example, "like a fish out of water". If you feel like fish out of water, you feel awkward and uncomfortable because you are in an unusual and unfamiliar situation. Fish in the air 缘木求鱼 An odd fish 怪人 Miss the boat 错过机会
Trim the sails to the wind 顺势前进
A small leak will sink a great ship 小洞不补要沉大船 (Examples)
On the other hand, China is located in the Asian Continent and reputed as an agricultural country with a large population of peasants. It is not surprising to find many idioms relevant to farming, such as "骨瘦如柴,对牛弹琴, 众人拾柴火焰高,竹篮打水一场空......". Chinese people also have a mysterious and awe feeling for sea, so they have idioms like "海角天涯,海枯石烂,海阔天空,海底捞针,海市蜃楼......". (Analysis)
2.1.2 History
2.2 The Similarities Between English and Chinese Idioms
2.2.1 Colours
2.2.2 Numbers
3. Methods of Idiom Translation
Translation is far more than a science. It is also a skill, and at the ultimate analysis, fully satisfactory translation is always an art. (Nida, 1982:49) Translation is considered as the cultural bridge and media between two languages. As there are wide differences in vocabulary and syntax between English and Chinese, translation is no easy job. Therefore, in order to keep the flavor of the original as well as cater for both the Chinese and English languages, translation skills should be reasonably employed in the process of translating, such as the following translating methods: 3.1 Literal Translation
3.2 Free Translation
3.3 Translation with Notes
3.4 Replacement with Similar Idioms
3.5 The Translation of Corresponding Idioms with the Same Meaning
3.6 A Combination of Literal and Free Translation
4. Some Warnings Concerning Idiom Translation
5. Conclusion
One of the major characteristics identifying us as human is our ability to use language. Language plays a very important role in people's daily life; it enables people communicate with each other and understand others' feelings. Language has close relations with culture. It is impossible to separate language from culture. As the essence of language, idioms also have close relations with culture. The contents of them range from society, history, psychology to customs and other various social phenomena. So, in the process of translation, translators should pay more attention to the cultural factors, in doing this, he can dig up the implicit meanings. (Conclusion of research) Only the cultural factors are concerned, translators can have a satisfactory translation. Besides, people should get acquaintances with the cultural background when using idioms to avoid embarrassment in communication. (Suggestions)
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[*] 作者. 文章名(英语的斜体). 刊物名称. (出版地:)出版社,年份 [1] Li Mei. Mother tongue and translation. Shanhai: Shanhai Foreign Language Education Press, 2008
[2] Li Qingming. A Comparison of the Cultures between the Chinese and English Language. Xi'an: Northwest University of technology Press, 2007
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Brooke Chornyak
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Dept. : Graphic Design
Brooke Chornyak is an experienced designer, educator, and collaborator who has presented papers both nationally and internationally in a wide variety of settings. In 2004 she earned her BFA from Rochester Institute of Technology and went to work as a designer for CBT Architects in Boston where she was part of a five-person design team working collaboratively with architects and urban and interior designers to craft programs focused on reinforcing design integrity to give additional form to clients' intentions.
In 2010 she earned her Masters in Graphic Design from North Carolina Sate University and began working as an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. There she conducted research on food systems, tool makin,g and collaborative methods for interdisciplinary work.
Brooke is the co-founder of Collective IQ, a human-centered design research lab located in Portland, Maine.

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Chloë Grace Moretz Has Zero Tolerance for Body Shamers
Having grown up in the entertainment industry, Chloë Grace Moretz has plenty of experience with critics, but she isn't about to sit idly by and accept hateful body shamers who hide behind their social media accounts and spew negativity.
Moretz recently got fired up on Twitter after reading a slew of mean comments. The actress wants everyone to think before they post, because whether the rudeness is aimed at a celebrity or an actual acquaintance, these words hurt and no one is immune to them.
When will people hiding behind computer screens get tired of calling someone "fat" or "masculine" -
- does it make you feel good typing your hateful comments ? Does it fulfill you in some dark way? -
- sit back before you fire away commenting ignorant things and imagine the real HUMAN BEING you are commenting about
- he or she is a PERSON, with feelings and thoughts and a life that you are affecting so negatively
- I've spent my whole life in front of cameras growing up with miscellaneous people judging and critiquing every little thing about myself
- and it's time we all stop hiding behind keyboards pretending we know even the smallest thing about the people we judge
Moretz then finished off her rant with a good old-fashioned plug for tacos...as one does.
That's all - have a nice taco Tuesday guys
In all seriousness, we love that she's not afraid to speak her mind in terms of telling haters exactly where to go. Will she actually get through to any of them? If even one body shamer rethinks their negative comments, then we consider that a success. You can't change the landscape of social media in a day, but if we band together, we can make it a better place for everyone.


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A community 'at the heart for the 21st century', is the vision the Highfields and District Business Connections has for its local community.
The Highfields and District Business Connections held an open growth forum at the Highfield State Secondary College to explore the area's opportunities last Thursday evening.
Five leaders in the community put forward their vision, and included Senior Constable Chris Brameld, Rev Phil West of Carinty Brownsholme Retirement Village, Sharon Barker, principal of the Highfields State Secondary College, Major Sonny Lyyn, of the nearby Borneo Barracks, and Chris Mills, a local data analyst.
After each presented their vision for growth to the audience, it was time for the panel, comprising Dr John McVeigh, Cr Nancy Sommerfield, and Steve Torso to lend their views.
Over time, Highfields has grown from a very small farming community, to now enjoying a population larger than many of the provincial towns, on the Darling Downs.
The local schools are growing, the Brownsholme Retirement Village is set to expand, and there is land yet to be developed.
President of the Highfields and District Business Connections, Jim O'Dea, said the forum was a debate about what the Highfields community could become.
His committee has spent 600 hours working with community leaders on what the community needs.
"We need to move from a dormitory town, to a self-sustaining regional centre that complements, and not competes, with Toowoomba and our neighbours," Mr O'Dea said.
Adding weight to the debate was Robert Prestipino, a trusted authority and strategic advisor to regional leaders.
As a qualified urban designer, registered landscape architect and corporate member of the Planning Institute of Australia, Mr Prestipino said the key challenge was 'focus driven by clarity of purpose'.
He identified that community safety, community well being, and community connectivity, was at the heart of all sustainable communities.


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Castles of Alto Garda: a novel route between the lake and the Dolomites
The Castles of the Alto Garda, standing out among the clearest views of Trentino, hide legends of all kinds. They contain stories that will absorb people of all ages. Toblino Castle is perhaps the best known of the Castles in Trentino. Unique in its kind, it is immersed in the lake in the middle of the valley between Padergnone and Sarche, in the Calavino area. Castel Toblino was born from a rocky outcrop detached from the mountain above and ended up in the lake. It has a square base shape, and it is a natural spectacle that blends in well with the robust crenellated walls and the magnificent park surrounding it. Two thousand years ago, it was conceived as a small temple dedicated to the worship of the fairies living on the island: that's vouched for by a plaque located in the luxurious porch. Today all that's left of the castle is the result of the rebuilding commissioned by Bernardo Clesio in the sixteenth century. Since then, the lacustrine character of the fortress distinguishes it in the whole Trentino. Within its walls mysteries and legends of the past are tangled – such as that of Prince-Bishop Madruzzo and his beautiful lovers – which, today, are echoed in the flavors and aromas of the restaurant, genuine refuge for refined palates.
The Arco Castle is another example of perched fortress. Featuring a rich trail of olive trees that leads us to the entrance, and fields that are found once you cross the threshold, the Castle of Arco is a 1000 year old jewel, of which only the ancient wall and the two towers remain. Its charm has been immortalized in beautiful painting by Albrecht Durer, 1495, entitled "Fenedier Klawsen". This imposing building, the work of "free nobles" who wanted to defend themselves from attacks, has endured through the centuries in spite of the vicissitudes that have affected it in the course of history. First bombarded by the French in the war of secession to the throne of Spain, then the object of contention between the owners of Arco, the castle was finally bought by the town of Arco in 1982. Its interiors, the third room in particular, are decorated with frescoes of the '300 – '400.
And what about Castel Stenico? Its history is linked to the Prince-Bishops of Trento, who also administered justice, but it was born as a refuge for the Stoni, an alpine population after which the town is named, then exterminated by the Romans. Early medieval complex of palaces and courtyards, the Stenico Castle dominates the valley of the outer Giudicarie. Imposing and severe on the outside, with its tower of hunger – so called because here prisoners were made die of starvation, and their restless souls would appear in full moon nights – it turns out to be elegant and precious in the inner rooms. Sculptures, frescoes, exquisite furnishings, collections from the Museum of the Castle of Buon Consiglio give it an extraordinary magnificence. The St. Martin chapel and its cycle of frescoes (early XIII) on the birth and life of Jesus, that came to light during the restoration of the eighties, are yet another hidden treasure.
If we want to finish our trip in style, going to see Castel Drena is worth for its evocative location. Its crenellated tower (27 m) stands, in fact , solitary in the beautiful desert of Marocche, an expanse of boulders of glacial origin: 187 million cubic meters.
And then Castel di Tenno (XII), precious fortress in the unique landscape that divides the Alpine routes to the Giudicarie, although it is not open to visitors, being a private residence.


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Introduction :: Navassa Island
This uninhabited island was claimed by the US in 1857 for its guano. Mining took place between 1865 and 1898. The lighthouse, built in 1917, was shut down in 1996 and administration of Navassa Island transferred from the US Coast Guard to the Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs. A 1998 scientific expedition to the island described it as a "unique preserve of Caribbean biodiversity." The following year it became a National Wildlife Refuge and annual scientific expeditions have continued.
Geography :: Navassa Island
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, 30 nm west of Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti18 25 N, 75 02 WCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 5.4 sq kmland: 5.4 sq kmwater: 0 sq kmcountry comparison to the world: 249about nine times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC0 km8 kmterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmmarine, tropicalraised flat to undulating coral and limestone plateau; ringed by vertical white cliffs (9 to 15 m high)lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 mhighest point: 200 m NNW of lighthouse 85 mguano (mining discontinued in 1898)agricultural land: 0% (2011 est.)arable land: 0% (2011 est.) / permanent crops: 0% (2011 est.) / permanent pasture: 0% (2011 est.)forest: 0% (2011 est.)other: 100% (2011 est.)hurricanessome coral bleachingstrategic location 160 km south of the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; mostly exposed rock with numerous solution holes (limestone sinkholes) but with enough grassland to support goat herds; dense stands of fig trees, scattered cactus
People and Society :: Navassa Island
uninhabited; transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the islandNA
Government :: Navassa Island
conventional long form: noneconventional short form: Navassa Islandetymology: the flat island was named "Navaza" by some of Christopher COLUMBUS' sailors in 1504; the name derives from the Spanish term "nava" meaning "flat land, plain, or field"unorganized, unincorporated territory of the US; administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior from the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge in Boqueron, Puerto Rico; in September 1996, the Coast Guard ceased operations and maintenance of the Navassa Island Light, a 46-meter-tall lighthouse on the southern side of the island; Haiti has claimed the island since the 19th centurythe laws of the US apply where applicablenone (territory of the US)the flag of the US is used
Economy :: Navassa Island
Subsistence fishing and commercial trawling occur within refuge waters.
Military and Security :: Navassa Island
defense is the responsibility of the US
Transportation :: Navassa Island
none; offshore anchorage only
Transnational Issues :: Navassa Island
claimed by Haiti, source of subsistence fishing


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I wish I was a stand-up comedian.
I have trouble saying that, because I feel like the many or most people would reply with "you're not funny". And I've probably spent a lifetime trying to make other people laugh, and maybe I have, but the only thing that sticks in my mind are the too-serious people who reply with "you're not funny". And that's probably why I couldn't become a comic – it takes a certain amount of confidence to get up on the stage and talk to people like that. But lately, there has been something compelling to me about the whole comedy world.
Last night, I saw this documentary I am Comic on netflix. It's sort of about comedian Ritch Shydner, who had a ton of old Carson appearances, and then graduated into bit acting roles and staff writing jobs. In the movie, he decides to make a comeback to stand-up after 14 years, and it documents his appearances at open mics and small gigs, both the horror of bombing in these small places where people are more interested in the pool tables and TV sets than the comedians, offset by the total high you get from running a show like that.
But the movie is more of a primer on stand-up, the process, the lifestyle, and the good and the bad, told through interview clips with at least 40 top-rate comics. The wide swath of appearances is awe-inspiring, from household names that we forget got their start in stand-up (Roseanne Barr, Tim Allen, Jeff Foxworthy, Tom Arnold) to the current a-list (Sarah Silverman, Dave Attell, Lewis Black, Margaret Cho), and lots of other great appearances. It talks about middling, and comedy club condos, and life on the road, and jokes versus bits versus chunks versus sets, and worst shows ever. It's a great movie if you're a huge comedy nerd, and I am.
There's a huge comedy boom going on right now. I can't quantify it and show you a Gartner report with pie charts or anything, but all the indicators are there: there's a whole world of podcasts and twitter feeds and web sites dedicated to stand-up; there are all of these shows like Last Comic Standing; there are tons of venues and shows; there are a bunch of stand-ups crossing over into movies and TV shows; there are something like 79 late-night talk shows now, every one employing a dozen staff writers and spotlighting a hundred comics a year. It's huge right now, which in my pessimistic mind means that there are orders of magnitude more people trying to break into the business, and I'm sure there are thousands and thousands of unemployed actors and directors and agents who are thinking "I need to start doing sets at open mics so I can segue that into a line producer job at Two and a Half Men." It also makes me think that if I decided today to become a stand-up and started writing jokes full-time, I'd just start to get momentum around the time 90% of the comedy clubs in the US shuttered and all of the trend-hop fans who are into Patton Oswalt today will move on to becoming professional salsa dancing fans, or whatever the hell the next trend will be.
I look at the huge growth of the comedy world as I look at the ever-dying world of publishing and wonder why the hell I got into a craft that's so hugely unrewarding and impossible to crack. As I try to study how to make it as a literary fiction writer, all I hear are horror stories about how there are now more MFA candidates trying to sell stories than there are readers of literary fiction, and there's no money in publishing. And yes, I could write genre fiction and make money writing hack murder mystery crap and publishing it myself, but you can't choose your voice, it chooses you, and I can't even read stuff like that, let along write it. I write what I write, and I try to convince myself that someday the trend will change and people will trade in their vampire and zombie books for Kerouac and Wolfe.
But comedy has such an appealing ecosystem. For one, you get up on stage at an open mic and go – there's no trying to finagle blog followers and spamming your stuff to these lit e-journals in hopes that someone will pick it up. You get on the mic and go, and there is immediate feedback. I write a book, and maybe a year later, someone will read it and maybe I will hear back from them. But comedy is immediately absorbed; you tell a joke, a person hears it, they laugh or they don't. And people seem to seek out comedy, go to clubs and pay money and see comics, and seek out these podcasts and XM Radio shows and live CDs. I think in any art, there are two different cycles: either you follow the potential fans, or the fans follow you, and I feel like writing is very much the former right now, and comedy is the latter. And maybe that's not entirely true, and I'm sure a lot of comedians bust their asses trying to find Facebook friends and grow their mailing lists and post one-liners to twitter constantly. But there's not a huge audience of literary fiction fans out there eager to snap up anything you produce.
I recently took a comedy writing class, to see if I could do it. And I found that I could and I couldn't. I mean, one of the assignments was to write something like 30 monologue-type jokes, which was hard only because I had to actually read the news, and I hate reading the news. And after carving away at 30 jokes over the course of a week, I found that writers at Kimmel or Letterman have to write at least 40 or 50 jokes a day. And their pay ranges somewhere between dick and shit. I think I could hack away at being a comedy writer, or punching up scripts, but it's probably as unrewarding as hacking away at user manuals all day. And I don't mean to knock the tech writing career, which pays more than all but the top tier of fiction writers on amazon, and gives me health insurance and paid vacation and pays me every day, whether or not I scare up sales. But I remember that feeling when I hit 'send' and launched the final, final manuscript of Summer Rain to the publisher, after five years and a quarter-million words of pain and torture, knowing that it would be a 650-page chunk of my life and other peoples' hands, and it was not the same feeling I get when checking in the final PDF of a developer's guide for a software product that will literally sell a million times what my book does.
I wish there was a writing community more like the comedy community. I mean, I look at stuff like the people taking UCB classes who are working with each other and building their careers and doing awesome things, and then I look at any number of literary sites where people are talking about their head shots or whether or not they should change their names to market to the Young Adult romance genre. I'm slowly finding more authors that subvert this paradigm, but I need an order of magnitude of readers that do the same. And lately, it's hard to get people to pay attention to 140-character updates, let alone 140-page novellas. But I think that will eventually change.
Oh yeah, I did standup once. It was 1988 and I was in the Catskills and I did a talent show/open mic in some bar in East Windham, in front of maybe 20 people. I don't remember a single joke I did, but I vividly remember between the time I put down my name and the time I took the "stage" (really just the same floor as the bar), I went on this long walk in the upstate New York summer night, and listened to the bugs and talked to myself and tried to write a set on the spot. I remember the smell of the August night, and the cool feeling when it was like a hundred all day and all you could really do is sit in the pool or hide in the AC of the motel, and the temp would drop to like 75 at night, and it would feel almost cold. And I'm walking by myself, muttering "okay, no, start with that, then go into this, and then, no, then say this, and then mention I'm not from here, and go into that, and, and, and…." And the set completely bombed; I think one joke got laughs. But I did it.
Anyway, here's one of my assignments from this class. All of the jokes are months out of date, which in this news cycle is like centuries, and I'm not going to re-edit this, and in the real world, of this thirty, I would expect maybe two or three to be good, but you get the idea.
- After a security crackdown in the United Arab Emirates, Research In Motion assured BlackBerry customers that their data was secure. They did warn, however, that data is not secure when you're yelling at the top of your lungs into your BlackBerry while in an airport.
- Fox TV executives have said there were no signed agreements yet for any new judges to appear on "American Idol" next season. They did announce they would disclose their final choices for new judges, but only after showing a week of clips from previous episodes mixed with fifteen-minute commercial breaks.
- Comedian Drew Carey has lost over 80 pounds since January on a new strict diet and exercise regime. In related news, stock at Jack-In-The-Box has dropped over twenty points since last January.
- A federal jury found two Guyanese men guilty on Monday of conspiring to blow up Kennedy International Airport. They get past the planning stage, because they couldn't find an airline that wouldn't charge them $25 to check in their bags of explosives.
- Nationwide Children's Hospital released a study showing the number of kids age 5 and younger treated in household cleaning product-related injuries fell 46 percent since 1990, due to child-proof packages. The study failed to count the number of stress-based heart attacks in adults attempting to open child-proof containers, however.
- A recently-found natural gas reserve in the Medeterranean threatens to spark conflict between Israel and Lebanon. As a precautionary measure, both countries have agreed to temporarily close their Taco Bell franchise locations.
- An Alaskan comic book collector has listed for auction an extremely rare issue of Batman #1, which is expected to sell for over $40,000. The collector has said he will use the proceeds to completely redecorate his mom's basement where he currently lives.
- The White House Correspondents Association is moving Fox News up to the front row in the briefing room, according to sources familiar with the process. They have also announced they will be giving premium seats to writers from Mad Men, Law and Order, American Family, and several other entertainment programs based on complete fiction.
- A vicar was found guilty on Thursday of conducting hundreds of fake marriages in Britain. The British records division was overloaded with phone calls and visits from men trying to determine if vicar might also be illegal.
- In a deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for CBS, the network has secured subscriber fees for its local stations from Comcast for the next 10 years. Both Comcast and CBS affirmed that the deal was in no way negotiated to shore up Charlie Sheen's legal defense fund.
- On Monday, comedian Bill Cosby posted on Twitter that he was not dead. Twenty minutes later, Carlos Mencia also posted the same exact thing to his Twitter page.
- Jersey Shore star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi is being scheduled a court date for her disorderly conduct arrest last week. The Seaside Heights courthouse is hoping to arrange a jury of her peers, hopefully during an upcoming class-action lawsuit for Valtrex.
- Lucasfilm Ltd is backing away from a previous lawsuit against a laser they say infringes on the trademark of their infamous lightsaber. The filmmaker has agreed to drop charges, provided the laser company provides a warning label and disclaimer stating the laser should not be used to cut open large animals for the purpose of hiding inside their carcass during a winter storm.
- On this day in 1981, Music Television went on for the first time. Roughly twenty hours later, the first person proclaimed, "do you remember when MTV used to only show videos?"
- China Daily said layers of garbage, up to three tons a day, floating down the Yangtze river threaten to completely block the Three Gorges Hydroelectric dam. The Chinese government is anticipating they will be able to begin cleaning the debris when China wins another Olympic bid in 2048.
- Dozens of North Korean mines swept ashore in the heavy rains this weekend near Yeoncheon, killing a man and seriously injuring another. The South Korean government said "it's very tragic that the heightened violence between our countries has caused this, but at least BP hasn't started drilling for oil in North Korea yet."
- Police in California have seized over $1.7 billion dollars of marijuana plants in the Sierra Nevada mountains. In other news, the Sierra Nevada Sheriff's department has met and exceeded their annual recruitment goal by 42,000%.
- On this day in 1923, President Warren G. Harding died of congestive heart failure. He died shortly after becoming the first US President to visit Alaska, where he went to shoot reindeer from a helicopter with a sniper rifle.
- Over 1500 people have died in massive flooding in northwestern Pakistan, causing shortages of food, freshwater, shelter, and aid. The Pakistani government has commented, "It's very bad, but please don't send Kanye West here to do a benefit concert."
- Republican Meg Whitman has now spent over $100 million dollars on her campaign for state governor. She has also disclosed that the governor's seat "has NO RESERVE" and is in "A+++ GREAT SHAPE!"
- The Princeton Review announced Monday that the University of Georgia at Athens was ranked the #1 party school in 2010. The administration at both Duke and Rutgers have announced plans to slash law enforcement and alcohol education budgets in an effort to become competitive again before the 2011 school year.
- Celebrity Courtney Love has started a new web site, WhatCourtneyWoreToday.com, which is a daily blog showing what outfits the wannabe fashionista wore that day. Also announced was a rival site, AbsolutelyAnythingButNewsOnCourtneyLove.com.
- Microphysicist Andrew Heymsfield and colleagues have found that aircraft aircraft can cause weather changes by creating supercooled cloud tunnels. In response, American Airlines has announced they will be adding a $25 weather surcharge to their ticket prices.
- Morrie Yohai, who helped to create the Cheez Doodle, died of cancer on July 27th at the age of 90. Instead of a traditional funeral, his body will be injected with BHA, BHT, and orange #2 coloring to preserve it for the next hundred years.
- Robert Murdoch's Fox Sports Networks ended speculation Tuesday by stating that it will not bid for the Texas Rangers at the team's bankruptcy auction scheduled for Wednesday. This ended speculation that the network would buy the team and rename it after former President George Bush, like pretty much every other thing in Texas.
- LeBron James has taken out a full-page ad in the Akron Beacon-Journal, thanking the city of Akron for their support through the years. Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic refused to comment, claiming he was too busy having sex with James's mother.
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On Friday 05-25-2012 at 11:04 AM, Lapeer County Sheriff's Deputies responded to an injury traffic crash on Lake Pleasant Road south of Lum Road in Attica (Arcadia Township).
Alice McCoy age 69 from Imlay City was traveling south on Lake Pleasant Road driving a 2011 Dodge Avenger. McCoy crested a hill approaching another southbound vehicle that was traveling below the posted 55 MPH speed limit.
McCoy's swerved to the left but contacted the rear driver's corner of a 2010 GMC Terrain driven by Nancy Schodowski age 67 from Attica. McCoy continued across the center line and collided head on with a northbound 2004 Buick LeSabre driven by Robbert Ferguson age 45 from Attica.
McCoy was wearing her seat belt with her vehicle's airbags deploying. CPR was administered on McCoy while she was transported to McLaren- Lapeer Region. McCoy died of injuries sustained upon arrival at McLaren- Lapeer Region.
Ferguson was transported to McLaren- Lapeer Region for non-life threatening injuries.
Schodowski declined medical treatment at the scene.
Preliminary investigation supports that neither alcohol nor excessive speed are a factor in this traffic crash. The Lapeer County Sheriff's Office was assisted at the scene by the Michigan State Police- Lapeer Regional Post.
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Day 1: SANTA CRUZ
Arrive to Baltra Airport. Reception and transfer. Ferry crossing to Santa Cruz Island (10 min-ride). Arrive to Santa Cruz Island. Stop in highlands of Santa Cruz where you will visit a Giant Tortoise Reserve for an easy hike to observe to Giant Tortoises in their natural habitat. Transfer to the hotel and check in. In the afternoon visit to The Charles Darwin Research Station where you'll learn by first hand, the conservation and research efforts in the Galapagos Islands. See the tortoise hatchlings and breeding programs which are saving several races of tortoises from extinction. Also, the opportunity to see the giant Galapagos tortoises. Overnight in Puerto Ayora. (L)
Day 2 and Day 3: SAILING DAILY TOUR
Breakfast. Transfer to the pier to take boat for a shared daily tour to Seymour, Plazas Island, Isabela or Santa Fe (according availability). In the afternoon transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Puerto Ayora. (B, L)
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Day 4: SANTA CRUZ ISLAND / Bay Tour
After breakfast, we'll take the boat for a visit to Santa Cruz Island's bay. The tour takes around 3 hours and a half. Starting from the main pier of Puerto Ayora, the boat will take us to "Lobería," so named for the large seal colony where is snorkeling is possible not far from this amazing mammals. It is a very special place to see a variety of colors of fish. We'll also visit Punta Estrada, Sharks' Channel, Playa de los Perros, and Grietas. During the visit we may find species like white tip Sharks, sea tortoises, marine iguanas, crabs, pelicans, and some other marine birds. At the end of the excursion, we´ll getting back to the pier. Afternoon at leisure. (B)
Day 5: TRANSFER OUT
Breakfast and Transfer out Baltra's airport. Flight black to mainland for connections or visit Ecuador. (B)
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Hello Fall, officially and bye summer! Just when I thought that sports season is over and we would be able to stay home on weekdays after school as well as on the weekend. But then it's fall season and there's a new sports activity that husband and son signed up to. As a matter of fact, fall baseball season is in full swing and so is soccer. Since the weather lately is more like high and low, rainy and chilly, I still can't escape from the heat of the sun. I am currently using Micrite 3D All Use Whitening Serum along with the Micrite 3D All Use Skin Serum and Micrite 3D All Use Facial Cleanser which I was lucky to have given the opportunity to try and test it for free in exchange of a review. I'm a Filipino and I do have natural tan skin complexion yet am still hoping to have a lighter skin, too ambitious huh. Added to the impossible is I am always out in the sun because my son has soccer and baseball game. On the positive note however, I am using Micrite 3D All Use Facial Cleanser, at the end of the day I get to look fresh after clean my skin with this amazing deep cleansing product from Swissvita.
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Sheriff Gaming is an online software developer who is famous for the variety of different slots they create monthly. Today the developer announced their releasing a variety of different new casino games.
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In PR, timing is everything. There is an art to knowing when to pitch, follow up, and even scrap a story. One of the biggest issues we face as a firm is on-boarding with someone who has jumped the gun on an announcement. For a business getting off the ground or a long-standing company making a large announcement, it can be hard to keep exciting news under wraps. Unfortunately, this is exactly what you need to do.
Just like with most anything else, first impressions with the media are everything. A common situation we find ourselves in with new clients is that they've already attempted pitching their story but were unsuccessful in gaining coverage. This poses several challenges for the newly hired PR team. The news has already come across the editor's desk meaning it will be challenging to get them to take a second look. As a firm, we feel having the first stab at a release gives us the opportunity to finesse our relationships with the media and approach each pitch in a way we know will entice them.
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Although it is not ideal to pick up where a client left off, things can be salvaged but will often take a little time. We may need to wait to re-send the announcement until you've gathered more newsworthy content such as sales goals, new hires, or community involvement. The good news is, you now have a team behind you working to craft your narrative and expertly pitch is to their media contacts.
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By Guy Drieghe in Studio 3
The invention of the analog music-synthesizer, now about 5 decennia ago, has been an important (r)evolution in the world of music. It made totally new sound explorations possible. Even after more recent digital developments, the directness of control and the unique sound of a discrete analog system still fascinates many composers and musicians. The fast and stepless transition from one sound condition to the other is unrealizable even with the most advanced digital syntheziers and we are more and more convinced that our ear is extremely sensitive to it.
Not only in contemporary classic music, but also in other music genres such as electro, trance, dance, synthpop, techno, noise and IDM, the analog synthesizer is back now more than ever. Guy Drieghe-D, VETERAN synthesizer expert, holds a few workshops and a concert at Champ d'Action in Studio 3. A better introduction into the secrets of vco's, vcf's vca's, lfo's, ringmodulators etc. is hard to imagine. He will also present the restored synthesizer that he built in 1980-81 with Wim Verheyen (the illustrious Aemit), as well as an extensive analog modular system (Serge) that he worked on intensively for the past 3 years. In the workshops, we work with a new, compact modular system that is currently in production by Guy.
At the concert after the workshops he performs a new composition (Pèr Endula) as well as a few reference works from the early years of electronical music.
Monday 18 April – 14.00 – 18.00 – Studio 3 : workshops
Thursday 21 April 2011 – 14.00 – 18.00 – Studio 3 : workshops
Monday 25 April 2011 – 14.00 – 18.00 – Studio 3 : workshops
Monday 25 April 2011 – 19.00 : "Pèr Endula" concert for electronics, Er-hu and classic instruments.
The workshops are aimed at anyone interested in analog synthesizers, modular systems (including D.I.Y.) and electronical music in general. Foreknowledge is not necessary, but a strong passion for electronical music can be useful. Age of participants is limited from 9 to 99.
Registering to the workshops is possible through firstname.lastname@example.com. The price for the three sessions is €50,00
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Boulter Peak (UT) Climber's Log
ddean - Jun 19, 2020 5:49 pm Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2020Aweome Trip
We just happened to find a jar with a log book in it.We signed the log and along the nearby geocache. Fun day.
scgrant - Mar 20, 2014 11:24 pm Date Climbed: Mar 20, 2014Boulter Peak
I parked at the end of the good graded road before it enters Black Rock Canyon and followed the 4WD road into Mill Canyon. There was quite a bit of snow from about the 6500' mark all the way to the summit. I got an early enough start that the snow held my weight on the way up but on the way down it was a different story. The views from the summit were absolutely spectacular. This may be the best centrally located peak I've climbed for 360 degree views.
CalamityJane - Aug 5, 2013 1:57 am Date Climbed: May 4, 2013Reminds me of my days in Idaho
I sure enjoyed all the snow I got to dig in and eat. Such a nice refresher on these hikes. The lake was splendid for a small soak as well. I do believe I quite enjoyed the vistas from this nob in the sky. I do believe.
utahguy058 - Jun 17, 2013 5:35 pm Date Climbed: May 4, 2013Talk about a hidden gem
This hike had a lot of great hidden things in it. There are some awesome meadows, some nice stands of Aspen and Firs, and a lake, at least in May there was a lake. I'm sure it dries up by June or so. The views from the summit are breathtaking. It took 2 hours from where we parked down lower in the canyon. It's a bit steep for the first part, but overall it isn't bad. A very unexpected surprise.
PrinceOfNorway - May 4, 2013 6:10 pm Date Climbed: May 4, 2013May the Fourth be with You
It took about 2 hours to complete the trip. We were able to drive up the rough road pretty far, but it is rough. There was still a lot of snow in some places, and some mud. The lake was several feet deep, and there was a nice breeze. The view from the top is amazing...you can see all the high peaks around.
ZeeJay - Apr 13, 2013 8:12 pm Date Climbed: Apr 13, 2013Loop
Parked at the start of Black Rock Canyon. Went up Black Rock Canyon to the saddle south of 7428. Climbed 7428, went back to the saddle and then up the north ridge of 8190. Made my way SW to Boulter Peak, going over 8280 en route. From Boulter Peak went north and crossed the basin at the west end of the "dry" lake which wasn't dry and looked kind of deep. I expected it to be just a few inches but I couldn't see the bottom. Then I went NW to Point 8250, followed the ridge NW back to the beginning of Mill Canyon, and took some dirt roads back to my car.
Dean - Oct 17, 2007 3:08 pm Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2007Hiked Mill Canyon
From near a junction with the Black Rock Canyon road, I went cross country a bit and then up the Mill Canyon jeep road to access the summit. About 9 miles round trip.


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A few weeks ago, before Thanksgiving, my studio team presented our progress to some of the executives at UPHS. It was structured to explain our process and how we used it to develop a set of high and mid-level themes of common perspectives on the culture of learning and sharing within their healthcare system. We closed the presentation with our next steps, a workshop that they could use as a prototype for a new method for problem solving that could augment the internal digital system they are currently developing. A video of the presentation can be seen below.
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Last Tuesday, we implemented our prototype, a workshop. It went exceptionally well. It was really amazing to see how quickly the employees we brought together from disparate ends of the Penn system connected to the problems they were their to address. The workshop was structured such that we offered them a set of problems to choose from developed from our research. Once a specific problem was chosen we would walk them through a brainstorming and affinity mapping excercise to get them to co-create some big ideas that could address their specific issue. Then we had them vote on the idea they felt would best address their specific issue and begin making a prototype of it. That last part, as expected, was the hardest part. However, it took way way longer than expected. We only had two hours, and it was difficult to get them to not feel overwhelmed by the obstacles their idea might face. They quietly refused to externalize the issues and suggestions that were floating between them verbally, so I finally had to put pen to paper on their behalf and illustrate their conversation to give them something concrete to coalesce the conversation.
Though both groups didn't get to where we wanted, it was heartening to see how receptive they were to the approach. Everyone in my group was very engaged and facilitation was relatively easy. Now that we demonstrated that this type of collaborative and generative process can work, even amidst their current hellish schedules, if it can get more support and better integration it's only time before pioneering on this front as well.


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The pandemic caused by the novel COVID-19 has disrupted our everyday lives at all levels. Whilst there is the incertitude regarding the magnitude of the currently evolving multidimensional crisis, one thing is certain – women and girls are, and will be, affected disproportionately by it.
On 5 April UN Secretary-General António Guterres launched an appeal for peace at home 'and in homes' and urged all governments to make the prevention and redress of gender-based violence a key part of their national response plans for COVID-19. The appeal was followed by the publication of a Policy Brief on 9 April underlining the need to 'put women and girls at the centre of efforts to recover from COVID-19'.
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Gender equality is mainstreamed in all aspects of the European Union's response, in line with the EU Gender Equality Strategy (2020-2025). The EU has mobilized several instruments, in and outside its territory, to ensure the protection of women and girls and the recognition of their role and leadership in tackling the crisis.
Women and Girls at the centre of the EU's response
The European Commission is monitoring that all emergency measures taken by EU Member States are based on the EU's fundamental values, including the principles of equality and non-discrimination, and address the needs of women and girls and of all vulnerable groups. On 8 April, EU Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakidou and Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights Nicolas Schmidt sent recommendations to EU Member States in this respect. The European Commission Joint and Research Centre published a set of policy recommendations to mitigate the impact of the crisis on women and girls.
Also on 8 April, the EU launched the Team Europe Package of EUR 20 billion, aimed at supporting partner countries affected by the crisis. The protection and promotion of the human rights of all women and girls is at the centre of the initiative. Funding is being redirected to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on women and girls and address its economic and social consequences.
The EU has issued guidelines to all EU Delegations around the world to ensure a gender-responsive approach to the crisis, drawing attention to implications for women's access to health services, in particular sexual and reproductive health and rights, the situation of women healthcare workers and the importance of creating the conditions for the participation of women in decision making processes. Ensuring safe and unhindered access to sexual and reproductive health, including in emergency and conflict-related settings, is an absolute necessity. The EU is ready to step up support wherever these rights are being challenged.
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
EU Member States have taken concrete measures to address the rise of domestic violence in the face of the COVID-19 restrictions. For instance, in Spain, an instant messaging service with a geolocation function offers an online chat room that provides immediate psychological support to survivors of violence. In France, grocery stores are housing pop-up services and 20,000 hotel room nights have been made available to women needing shelter from abusive situations. A mapping of best practices is currently underway.
Globally, the EU is adapting the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative to respond better to these risks. With an EU funding of EUR 500 million, Spotlight is the largest global investment to eliminate violence against women and girls. UN Residence Coordinators and EU Delegations are working jointly to prioritise and re-focus activities relating to the prevention of violence and access to comprehensive services for women and girls victims of domestic and gender-based violence in the context of the Covid-19 crisis. Concrete projects are being implemented to scale-up existing hotlines, shelters and to equip health, police, justice and social protection sectors for women and girls.
Spotlight has invested USD 1 million in Timor Leste to counter gender-based violence during the pandemic. Similarly, the Spotlight Initiative is supporting government partners in Mozambique in their efforts to stem the spread of the virus while working to end violence against women and girls. Another positive example is the programme implemented in El Salvador where, in partnership with the Municipality of San Martin, the Spotlight Initiative uses art and theatre productions to speak to young people about violence prevention.
Women's Economic Empowerment
The socioeconomic impacts of the crisis are hitting women and girls the hardest. Women are more likely to be in temporary, part-time and precarious employment than men. They also carry a disproportionate part of unpaid care work, which has increased during the crisis. The EU's comprehensive economic response to the outbreak aims at supporting people and businesses that are facing the most difficulties.
Through the WE EMPOWER programme, the EU is leading advocacy efforts to highlight the economic impact on women and girls, but also their role in recovery processes. The WE EMPOWER Programme is currently preparing recommendations to G7 countries on how to ensure women's economic empowerment and security in the post covid-19 economy.
Grassroots women's organisations
Civil society organisations are struggling economically, while restrictions imposed by Covid-19 measures are limiting their reach. Under the Spotlight initiative, the EU has mobilized USD 137 million for direct and flexible support to women's and grassroots' organisations through UN women. Funding is currently being redirected to ensure the business continuity of civil society organisations, and mitigate challenges and risks linked to COVID-19. The EU will continue to prioritize support to and dialogue with civil society organisations and women human rights defenders. The EU is proud to take the lead of the Violence Action Coalition under the Generation Equality Forum, which will meet next year in Mexico and France.
United with 146 partners
The coronavirus pandemic reminds us how interconnected we are and how crucial multilateral cooperation is. We must join forces to find global solutions. This is why the EU launched together with Argentina, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, New Zealand, and Turkey, a statement in support of the UN Secretary-General's appeal against Gender-Based Violence and COVID-19. Joined by 146 UN Member States and Observers from all regions, the initiative underlines our strong commitment to making gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls a key part of all national and international responses.
The European Union will continue to promote coordination in all relevant multilateral fora, including working with the UN, the World Health Organisation, the Council of Europe, the OSCE and other regional organisations.
The only way to "build back better" for everyone is to ensure the inclusion of women and girls in response and recovery decisions. The EU is fully committed to leading efforts in this respect.


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Carlingford NSW 2118 Suburb Profile
Jenny Zhang Real Estate Carlingford, your local Real Estate Agency offer specialist Real Estate Sales and Property Management services in the suburb of Carlingford, North Rocks, Northmead and Hills District selling, leasing and managing houses, units, apartments and townhouses. Currently holding the record for the highest sale price in the area, achieving an average of 10% extra profits and less than 22 days on market for our clients.
Explore Carlingford NSW 2118
Carlingford is a peaceful and safe leafy suburb. It is located about 22km North West of the Sydney CBD, under 5km to Epping and Eastwood train stations, approximately 6.5km from the Parramatta CBD and 11km from Macquarie Park.
You can access M2, M7 and M4 to Sydney. It takes about 30 minutes to the City and 50 minutes to Sydney Airport by M2.
Many residents are drawn to the neighbourhood because of the selection of super schools. James Ruse Agricultural High School, Carlingford High School, The Kings, TARA Girls, Murray Farm and Carlingford West Primary School, just to name a few.
Carlingford Court and Carlingford Village cater to the local residents the convenience for shopping and dining with Woolworths, Coles, Target, Bing Lee, Dick Smith, Yum Cha and various specialty shops.
There are plenty of parks for children to play in. You can also explore the ancient eucalypts with your family in Galaringi Reserve. Teens would enjoy the Carlingford Park which has a skate bowl, bmx ramps and bike track. It is on the corner of Farnell Avenue & Balaka Drive.


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Year 2016 is gradually coming to a close. The resolutions, goals set, the achievements and the failures all comprise of the 2016 experience.
Plans roll in for the festive season from shopping, friends/family visits to traveling. Now, This is the period where some people's focus is to cause harm to others in a bid to "package" themselves for the merriment of the season.
Here are some security tips to adopt to be vigilant and hopefully stay free of harm during this period.
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Learn the fundamentals of art and drawing in the Foundation Drawing Workshop! Through the techniques of the Old Masters, you'll learn how to draw realistically. Even if you've never drawn before, you'll create a masterful drawing. Learn how to shade, create volume and the illusion of space, recognize foreshortening, negative and positive shapes, and much more.
Perfect for beginners.


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Thanks to the lovely CureGecko for the DDLs, and as ever with our Precure releases, you can also download them from the [Precure]AllStars bot on either #precure or #news on irc.rizon.net.
Hello again! It's PC5 time where we fling out another episode that's already been subbed so we can tease you with the fact there'll be no new stuff for ages. ( ゚∀゚)アハハ八八ノヽノヽノヽノ \ / \/ \
Just kidding. Perhaps. Anyway, in this episode, Mika is more gay for nuts than ever before, Gamao reminds us he actually exists and Coco… I dunno what Coco's doing but it made for a pretty amusing splash.
Translatey stuff after the break.
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Let's discuss Gamao this episode. I don't think I mentioned it before back on T-N's forums, but Gamao's name is taken from one of the many colloquial names for the Japanese Common Toad, which is called a 'Gama' or 'Gamagaeru' (where Gaeru just means 'toad' :V) This is in the same way Girinma's name is derived from the Japanese name for the praying mantis (Kamakiri) mixed with the English 'mantis' to provide the 'ma' and 'n' kana. Arachnea's name derives from the Latin root for spider which provides words such as 'arachnid' and 'arachnaphobia' etc.
Speaking of Gamao, it has been ages since he showed up, hasn't it? Precure 5 episode 3 was pretty much the first episode of anything I ever translated, and I perhaps went a bit crazy with giving Gamao such a ludicrous manner of talking in the subs. It is kind of endearing to me though and perhaps makes me hate him less than I should, so on that basis I don't consider it a mistake. It just shocked me how OTT I was back then with these things I guess. XD
I must say I heartily laughed at Karen saying they should solicit the press – using the word 'masscomi' again – and then cutting to Masuko Mika. It's nice that they make such blatantly obvious word puns and then continually ram the fact they made a bad pun down your throat.
Also, spare a thought this Christmas for dear Lobster, our under-appreciated sexpot of timing. Having four girls valley-girling all over the place for like a solid minute in that corridor scene is every timer's nightmare. Give him a hug this Christmas and tell him you love him <3


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Drake appeared as Alex Rodriguez on Piers Morgan Tonight on Saturday Night Live. Check it out here.
Posted in Yankee News, Yankee Players, Yankees Humor, Yankees Miscellaneous, Yankees Videos, tagged A-Rod, Alex Rodriguez, CNN, Drake, Funny, PEDs, Piers Morgan Tonight, Saturday Night Live, SNL, Steroids on January 20, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Drake appeared as Alex Rodriguez on Piers Morgan Tonight on Saturday Night Live. Check it out here.
Posted in Nonsense, Yankee News, Yankee Players, Yankees Gossip, Yankees Miscellaneous, Yankees Photos, Yankees: Off the field, tagged Alex Rodriguez, Arkadia, Drake, Fontainebleau Hotel, Grey Goose La Poire Vodka, LeBron James, Miami, Miami Heat, New York Yankees on October 27, 2010| 2 Comments »
It's not exactly what you would call news, but here you go:
The day after the New York Yankees were eliminated from the playoffs, Alex Rodriguez partied at a Miami nightclub with someone who is no stranger to playoff failure … LeBron James.
The two kicked it at the grand opening of the Arkadia at the Fontainebleau Hotel on Saturday night to attend Drake's 24th birthday party.
Spies inside the club tell us both A-Rod and LeBron partied until 1:00 AM — and were each seen drinking Grey Goose La Poire vodka.
Since they're each worth roughly a bazillion dollars — who do you think pays for drinks?
Posted in Yankee News, Yankee Stadium, Yankees Miscellaneous, Yankees Photos, Yankees Videos, Yankees: Off the field, tagged 50 Cent, Beyonce, Dr. Dre, Drake, Eminem, G-Unit, Jay-Z, Kanye West, New York Yankees, Nicki Minaj, Yankee Stadium on September 14, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Jay-Z and Eminem will be performing again tonight at Yankee Stadium, as part of the home-and-home series of shows.
Here are a bunch of photos and videos from last night:


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Indonesia's Central Bank is Planning to Ban Bitcoin in 2018
Indonesia's central bank is reportedly planning regulation to enact a complete ban on cryptocurrencies like bitcoin.
Bank Indonesia (BI), the country's central bank, is drawing up regulation to enact a sweeping ban on all forms of cryptocurrency, their trading and their usage in transactions as payments, according to Agus Martowardojo – the governor of the central bank. According to local publication Pikiran Rakyat, the central bank official made the revelation during the central bank's annual meeting last week, claiming the crippling regulation was required to maintain the sovereignty of the rupiah [Indonesia's fiat currency] as the country's legal tender.
Further, the new rules – due to come out in 2018 – will also include financial technology (FinTech) companies and startups under its purview, according to the central banker.
Martowardojo's remarks about a future ban on cryptocurrencies comes within days of Indonesia's financial regulator urging retail investors to stay away from the 'lure' of cryptocurrencies.


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Scientists developed a method to measure preferential flow through soil. (Credit: Henry Lin)
Measuring water's preferential flow has long challenged scientists because of its unpredictability and the things that can influence it, like soil. A team of scientists led by Pennsylvania State University's Henry Lin developed a method to measure preferential flow through soil that could provide a better understanding, according to a release.
The study, published in the journal Soil Science Society of America, took place in the Shale Hills Catchment area of central Pennsylvania, and used sensors to monitor soil moisture. Lin and his team measured both small- and large-scale details without disturbing the soil, a common error in other such studies.
Lin says the interactions between landscape type and soil type, in comparison to precipitation, helped researchers determine preferential flow. The method also led to the discovery of a hidden flow pattern.
"Pathways may be linked via a series of nodes in a network, which may be switched on or off and expand or shrink depending on local soil moisture conditions, rainfall inputs, and plants activities," said Lin, in the release.
Top image: Scientists developed a method to measure preferential flow through soil. (Credit: Henry Lin)


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PureScript is a purely functional language, with syntax closely resembling that of Haskell's, and which compiles to JavaScript.
Why would we prefer PureScript over writing code directly in JavaScript, or over using another language that compiles to JavaScript, such as CoffeeScript? JavaScript has some inconsistencies that some users consider "warts" on the language. Languages such as CoffeeScript smooth over some of these rough edges of JavaScript, but they leave the fundamental paradigm intact - JavaScript and CoffeeScript are both dynamically typed.
Dynamically-typed languages don't provide guarantees about ways that larger programs fit together, and generally aren't as helpful to programmers in terms of detecting errors. They push error discovery to run-time, which either drives up the cost of application development in terms of the tests that must be created, or which increases the number of errors found by users of the platform.
PureScript solves both problems - of smoothing over the rough edges in JavaScript, and also the lack of useful static types, by providing a type system with similar benefits to those of Haskell.
As a premier consultancy specializing in programming in web applications using Haskell, Stack Builders is a natural fit to extend and maintain your PureScript project. Contact us to see how we can help.


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Colorado business leaders are increasingly confident with improving expectations for most measures tracked by a quarterly survey.
The Leeds Business Confidence Index rose 1.8 points to 61.3 for the second quarter. The index has increased the last two quarters but remains 2.1 points below the reading for the second quarter of 2017.
Readings above 50 reflect more positive than negative responses to quarterly surveys of business leaders from across Colorado and a variety of industries. For the second quarter of 2018, readings increased for five of six metrics the index tracks, and all remained well above 50.
"Five out of the six are at very high levels. Even the national reading is at a very high level," said Richard Wobbekind, executive director of the research division of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Confidence in the Colorado economy rose 3.9 points from the first quarter to 62.1. Fully 53.6 percent of the business leaders responding to the survey upon which the latest reading was based expect moderate or strong increases in the economy. While
35.2 percent of leaders anticipated no change, 11.3 percent forecast moderate or strong decreases.
Confidence in the national economy slipped a tenth of a point to 58.1 with 47.4 percent of business leaders anticipating moderate or strong increases, 33.9 percent expecting no change and 18.7 percent forecasting moderate or strong decreases.
The reading for hiring rose 1.2 points to 60.5 with 47.5 percent of business leaders expecting moderate or strong increases. While 45.2 percent predicted no changes, 9.4 percent anticipated moderate or strong decreases.
The Colorado seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3 percent in February, the latest month for which estimates are available. Nonfarm payrolls have grown 63,400 over the past year.
The reading for sales climbed 2.7 points to 64.3. While 60.4 percent of leaders expect moderate or strong increases in sales, 29.4 percent anticipate no change and 10.4 percent forecast moderate or strong decreases.
The reading for profits advanced 1.9 points to 62.5 with 54.5 percent of leaders forecasting moderate or strong increases, 34.8 percent expecting no change and 10.7 percent anticipating moderate or strong decreases.
The reading for capital expenditures rose 1.2 points to 60.5 with 46.8 percent of leaders predicting moderate or strong increases, 42.9 percent anticipating no change and 10.3 percent expecting moderate or strong decreases.
Business leaders were asked what they expected to do with savings from federal tax cuts. Most said they were unsure or planned to invest in equipment.
Wobbekind said that's a good sign. "We really need higher capital investment to get more productivity and higher wage growth. That's something that's really been missing from the economy."


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Nielson Family Reunion 2014 Mt. Hood
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very cool!!! i love them!
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very cool! Good job
Absolutely love those! I need new chairs- mine are hideous... there are a bunch of thrift stores close to our house... I just need to find time by myself to go there without my monsters.
Really fab Nik. I think the fabric will be perfect.
those are amazing! great job!!!!
nikki this is lily a dip n dot maker is kinda like icream but there little balls of icream(:


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Info Meetings about DADIU 2015
DADIU is inviting future students to come and hear about DADIU 2015. The main teacher, Thomas Howalt, will introduce the semester, and there will also be a chance to ask questions. No sign up needed - just show up at one of the meetings below.
Info Meeting in Copenhagen
Wednesday, February 25th at 15:00-17:00 at The National Film School of Denmark, Theodor Christensens Plads 1, 1437 Copenhagen K
Info Meeting in Aalborg
Thursday, February 26th at 12:30-14:30 at Nordkraft (Check back later for precise floor and room number)
About admission to DADIU
To participate in DADIU you must be a student at one of DADIU's member educations. The deadline is April 1st.
The application process takes place online on this site and opens in March.


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No catches, no fine print just unconditional book love and reading recommendations for your students and children.
You can create your own school's page, develop tailored reading lists to share with peers and parents...all helping encourage reading for pleasure in your children.Find out more
Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2010.
Prize-winning author Patrick Ness follows up The Knife of Never Letting Go with equally hard hitting The Ask and the Answer. Trying to escape, Todd and Viola fall into the hands of Mayor Prentiss. Separated from Viola and imprisoned, Todd can tell there are some deep and dark secrets outside the town. Who are the mysterious Answer? As gripping as The Knife of Never Letting Go, this is a tough but compelling story which takes readers into shocking and moving territory.
Winner of the prestigious Costa Children's Book Award 2009 - the judges acclaimed it as "a major achievement in the making"
Shortlisted for the Teenage Book of the Year Award 2009.
CILIP CARNEGIE Medal SHORTLIST 2010: Judges' comments
A visceral and compelling story of incredible power which combines some fantastic writing with intelligent consideration of some important issues: the nature of war, terrorism and the treatment of women. A challenging novel which really lives inside your head.
We were in the square, in the square where I'd run, holding her, carrying her, telling her to stay alive, stay alive till we got safe, till we got to Haven so I could save her - But there weren't no safety, no safety at all, there was just him and his men. Fleeing before a relentless army, Todd has carried a desperately wounded Viola right into the hands of their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss. Immediately separated from Viola and imprisoned, Todd is forced t learn the ways of the Mayor's new order. But what secrets are hiding just outside of town? And where is Viola? Is she even still alive? And who are the mysterious Answer? And then, one day, the bombs begin to explode. The Ask and the Answer is a tense, shocking and deeply moving novel of resistance under the most extreme pressure. This is the second book in the Chaos Walking trilogy.
"Ness is a young writer of exciting quality and unpredictability." The Times
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|7th September 2009
|Patrick Ness
|Walker Books Ltd
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|Cartoons / Comic Strips, General Knowledge / Trivia, Football / Soccer
Patrick Ness was born on an army base called Fort Belvoir, near Alexandria, Virginia, in the United States. His father was a drill sergeant in the US Army. He lived in Hawaii until he was almost six, spent the ten years after that in suburban Washington state, and then on to Los Angeles, where he studied English Literature at the University of Southern California. His main job after graduating was as corporate writer at a cable company, writing manuals, form letters and speeches and once even an advertisement for the Gilroy, California Garlic Festival (this is true). If you're American ...More About Patrick Ness
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Children from Morden Primary School Year Four today took part in Pancake Day fun and learning with chef lecturers from South Thames College's new Hospitality and Catering Academy. The event promotes basic food skills and healthy eating – learning to cook can be fun.
The highlight of the day was making and flipping pancakes with the College's chef lecturers. Pupils also took part in a pancake race and pancake tossing.
Judging the races, Andrew Pronger, Acting Head of Morden Primary, said: "This has been a great day with South Thames College. The chefs demonstrated how easy it was to create delicious food that doesn't have to be unhealthy. I hope that days like this will keep our pupils interested in cooking – as a life skill and maybe as something to study further."
Philippe Degand, Chef Lecturer of South Thames College, said: "Working with the children today has been great fun. Catering is not only a great career choice but the basics of cooking are essential to a healthy lifestyle. Seeing the enthusiasm of the children we know that the right teaching and the right setting can really keep people fired up. It definitely reminds us why we've chosen a curriculum that emphasises practical with theory and with opportunities to put practice into action."
The event coincides with the Government's recent announcement to include learning to cook healthy family meals at key stage one, two and three.
Click here for more information on our new Hospitality and Catering Academy.


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While 2016 has been hard on all real estate stocks, Jones Lang LaSalle is especially beaten up. The share price of the world's second-largest commercial real estate brokerage has plunged 33 percent so far this year, below $107 per share. That's a long way from an all-time high of almost $180 last year, amid a frenzied pace of leasing and property sales that generated heaps of commissions for JLL and other brokerages.
Rough ride for Jones Lang LaSalle
The pain of a potential real estate slowdown hits Chicago firm hard
Experts also see JLL as riskier than competitors such as Los Angeles-based CBRE because of its greater exposure to Europe and other international markets as well as its smaller percentage of revenue derived from recurring revenue. Sources such as long-term property management contracts provide a more reliable cash flow than one-time transaction commissions.
JLL CEO Colin Dyer—who also had been the firm's president until London-based executive Christian Ulbrich was promoted Feb. 24—told analysts the real estate cycle is expected to peak in 2017 or 2018. Dyer added that "one month in, we are positive on prospects for (2016) with underlying global growth outweighing recent concerns on the Chinese economy, stock market volatility, oil or security challenges," according to a transcript of the earnings call.
Amid those uncertainties, JLL expects many investors to continue pouring funds into real estate as "a relatively safe investment harbor," thus generating a continued flow of transactions, Dyer added on the call.
"I just think it's people being fearful that we're in the late innings of this ballgame," John Miller, senior vice president and portfolio manager at Chicago-based Ariel Investments, says of the falling price. "I don't know if we're in the middle innings or late innings. Just looking at the fundamentals that we're seeing, it's pointing to an extra-innings game."
Miller, whose firm owns JLL shares, acknowledges that short-term concerns, such as the firm's dependence on international revenue, are real. Yet the longer view looks good, he says.
"We're puzzled why it's been hit so hard," Miller says. "We think it's ridiculously cheap. Long term, we think the situation will improve. At these levels, we find it very attractive."


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This is not your typical spy film. If you are expecting to see car chases, gadgets galore, spills. thrills, beautiful women, and highly stylized choreographed fight scenes, then you will be disappointed. If however, you wanted to see a beautifully played and observed spy film, one that makes you think while watching it, enticing you to unravel the mystery along with our protagonist, then this is the film that you having been wishing for.
The film was directed by Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson, who erupted upon the international scene three years ago with his film adaption of John Ajvide Lindqvist's novel LET THE RIGHT ONE IN. After the success of the film, Alfredson was soon attached to this project as director. Needless to say, Alfredson does an incredible job and allows the film to unfold at an almost flawless pace. Every sequence contains a small snippet of information which allows the viewer to conduct their own investigation alongside with Smiley's. While the narrative is also driven along by strong performances from the primarily male cast, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Toby Jones, Ciaran Hinds, David Dencik, Stephen Graham and Kathy Burke all give strong, commanding performances. There is nothing that I can say that will give these fine actors enough praise. All are outstanding, which is very rare to see in a film these days.
All in all, TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY is simply a masterpiece of incredible intelligence; a film that will no doubt win several awards in the coming year. If you want to see a fantastic, international spy film that will knock you out of your chair, then by all means see this film!
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY is currently playing in theaters nationwide, including at the Camera Cinemas here in the Bay Area. To view showtimes, visit their website at www.cameracinemas.com
Thanks for reading, and enjoy the show!