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Hair Care at Every Age: Damaged Hair Treatments
Time to fess up! Your hair might look great now, but are you doing everything you can to make sure it stays that way down the road? Here, we tell you the treatments you should be doing right now to have shiny, healthy hair for many years to come. Try on a new hairstyle for free with our Instant Hair Makeover tool!
By Colleen Moody
20s: Protect Yourself from Heat Damage
In your 20s, your hair will suffer more heat damage than at any other age, says Mari Lynne Mele, Blow salon educator and stylist. This will be the age you experiment most with your color, and the combination of the sun, chemicals, and heat from styling tools can do a number to your hair down the road. Protect your locks with a heat guard like SAMY Heat Guard Spray before drying or using any styling tool. It will save your hair from heat damage, leaving it shiny and healthy.
$4.99, walgreens.com
20s: Choose Ceramic
It makes us cringe to think that people used to iron their hair literally, with a clothes iron. Yikes! Now, we have tools that make it possible to get straight hair without all that damage. Choose a ceramic flatiron or ionic hair dryer for styling. Tools like these will evenly distribute the heat while reducing frizz and adding shine.
Give your hair only the best! Check out the 33 best beauty products ever.
CHI Air Pro Expert Slim Tourmaline Ceramic Flat Iron, $89.99, drugstore.com
Stop Hair Loss
Due to hormonal changes, pregnancy, and traction alopecia (when hair starts to fall out after years of repeated abuse) hair can thin out overtime. Prevent this by diligently taking prenatal vitamins if you're expecting and giving yourself a weekly stimulating scalp treatment. This increases blood circulation which promotes hair growth.
We like Pantene Pro-V Medium-Thick Hair Solutions Intensive Restoration Treatment, $5.99; drugstore.com.
30s: Get Your Hands on Aloe Vera
It's great for sunburn and, according to Mele, it's great for your hair too! She says that by massaging your hair once a week with aloe vera, which has tons of self-rejuvenating properties, your hair will grow back shinier and stronger. Just be sure to use cream aloe vera instead of the gel, as that can sometimes leave your scalp flaky.
Prevent sunburn on your hair and skin by making sure you're wearing the right sunscreen.
40s: Combat Grays
During your 40s, the texture of your hair begins to change. Some of this is due to aging hair, and some is from the treatments and color changes you experimented with in your 20s, which are now catching up with you. In addition to seeing a few stray grays, you might notice your hair is significantly dryer. Mele recommends using essential oils to soften wiry hair and rebalance the oils on your scalp. Peppermint is especially great for dry hair, and rosemary for oily strands. Apply at night and brush through, or choose a leave-in conditioner like Organix Hydrating Tea Tree Mint Leave-in Conditioner to use day or night.
$5.95, hairproducts.com
40s: Wake Up Your Roots
Those natural waves you once had may be starting to get a little limp. Wake them up with John Frieda Root Awakening Strength Restoring Smoothing Lotion. It's infused with eucalyptus and will make your hair bouncy without weighing it down.
$6.49, drugstore.com
50s and Beyond: Pick a Pure Protein Blend
At this point, your hair might be feeling slightly overprocessed, says Mele. That's why it's important to pick a shampoo that is a pure protein blend. It adds body and volume without being harsh on your hair and is sulfate- and paraben-free, and won't leave lots of residue behind.
Try Blow's Blow Up Daily Volumizing Shampoo, $16; Ulta.com
50s and Beyond: Preserve Your Hair Strength
Hair that is severely limp might need a little extra help in the volume department. Try smoothing serum that adds serious body, like Frédéric Fekkai All Day Hair Plump. Just a dollop will make your hair thicker while keeping it moisturized.
$95, drugstore.com
Colored Hair: Protect Your Hue
No matter how old you are, you don't want your hair color to age with you. To keep your color fresh, especially during the summer, spray a UV protectant spray on damp or dry hair to get the most longevity out of your dye job.
Try L'Oréal EverPure UV Protect Spray, $8.99, drugstore.com
Colored Hair: Shampoo sans Sulfate
Sulfate and parabens are the culprits that strip color from your hair, so it's important to pick a shampoo and conditioner duo that says "sulfate free" on the bottle or mentions it is for colored hair. Kevin Murphy Angel Rinse Shampoo and Conditioner is sulfate-free and stocked with antioxidants, protecting your hue and your hair's health.
Fried your hair? Find out how to bring it back to life!
$45, buy.com
Curly Hair: Get Soft, Not Crunchy, Curls
The biggest problem with curly hair is that more often than not, we are guilty of a serious hair crime — product overuse. Steer clear of heavy mousse and gels and opt for an enhancer like René Furterer Acanthe Perfect Curls Leave-In Curl Enhancer. It controls your curls and reduces frizz without giving your hair that wet, crunchy look.
$26, drugstore.com
Curly Hair: Smooth and Straighten
If smooth and straight is what you're going for, Mele says to choose a smoothing treatment that will deposit and lock in protein for manageable hair. Though keratin treatments can be a little pricey, most treatments last three to four months and drastically cut down on frizz without the need for daily heat abuse from irons, etc.
Visit keratincomplex.com to find a salon that offers the Keratin Complex Smoothing Treatment near you.
Thin Hair: Stop Breakage
Thin hair is the most prone to split ends and breaks. Mele says to prevent this, try a coconut or olive oil treatment. The oil has a moisture-retaining capacity and also promotes growth. Apply over hair and shampoo out to reap the benefits.
Palmer's Olive Oil Formula Gro Therapy, $4.99, drugstore.com
Thin Hair: Try a Deep-Conditioning Treatment
To keep hair strong and split ends at a minimum, try an intense, deep-conditioning treatment once a week. Neutrogena Triple Moisture Deep Recovery Hair Mask quenches dehydrated strands and restores hair's strength and shine.
$6.99, drugstore.com
Thick Hair: Use a Purifying Shampoo
To keep thick hair as healthy as possible, you need your shampoo to work hard to get product buildup and residue out. Hair Rules Aloe Grapefruit Purifying Shampoo rids hair of product gunk without stripping away the natural oils.
$20, ulta.com
Thick Hair: Invest in a Protein Mask
For thick, unruly hair, Mele suggests a hair mask loaded with protein. Try a weekly mask like Bumble and Bumble Quenching Masque for the (Terribly) Thirsty to hydrate and restore strands. Pair this with a clarifying shampoo after using and be sure to rinse out well.
$36, bumbleandbumble.com
Relaxed Hair: Buy a Serum
Relaxed hair can often lack luster. Mele says to try a serum, which will insulate your hair cuticle and enhance shine and texture. Opt for a gel-based serum over oil, as oil serums can cause strands to look greasy.
Find the best products for relaxed hair.
Head Organics Natural Hair Serum, $11.49, ulta.com
Relaxed Hair: Beat Frizz
Whether your hair's biggest nightmare is the summer heat or your smoothing treatment is on its last legs, battling humidity-induced frizz is beyond aggravating. Choose an anti-humidity hair spray like Garnier Sleek & Shine Anti-Humidity Hairspray to control your style and keep frizzies away.
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We found that holding your thumb or finger over the uninked end of the capillary tube while you heat the other end helps a great deal in preventing the ink from flying out the wrong end of the tube. You'll get a tiny dot of food coloring on your finger, but it won't spray all over everything else.
We purchased the Xyron
We purchased the Xyron Design Runner handheld printer (http://www.xyron.com/enUS/Products/Xyron_Design_Runner.html) for this program. The machine itself looks nice, but the quality of the printing is pretty poor. However, this is actually better for the program's purposes because it makes it easier to see the dots and lines that make up the images. The 40 image/text options that come with the printer are mainly cheesy scrapbooking things, and it can take awhile to scroll through the choices to find one appropriate for our purposes (we settled on image 25 - a fish), because the machine doesn't remember which image you used last. Overall, it's a pretty expensive, but since there doesn't seem to be another option, I think the handheld printer adds a lot to the program if you can afford it.
New Kodak "All-in-One
New Kodak "All-in-One inkjets boast "nano-particle" inks that make the ink stay vibrant times 7 longer and cost half as much. I'm guessing the 1/2 as much is because they use smaller amounts of ink per squirt. Any guess on the more vibrant part?
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Rochester Museum & Science Center
Those of you at Ithaca
Those of you at Ithaca recently will recall how we wondered what the dimensions of a picoliter drop in nanometers might be. Well, Google Calculator to the rescue! It turns out a spherical picoliter drop has a diameter of about 12,400 nm (vs. 50,000 quoted above). An attoliter is 124nm across and a zeptoliter is 12.4nm across, so you need to go a millionth or billionth of a picoliter before you get to nano scales.

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After many years working in the streets of Roma, the middle-age whore Mamma Roma (Anna Magnani) saves money to buy an upper class apartment, a fruit stand and retires from the prostitution. She brings her teenage son Ettore (Ettore Garofolo), who was raised alone in the country, to live with her, and Ettore becomes her pride and joy. However, the boy that does not want to study or work, joins to i


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DNS servers can be easily used by attackers or malware and turned against your organization. For example, malware depends on looking at domain names on command and control servers, and can even tunnel new code.
Now it's time to use DNS servers to fight back against these threats. Cricket Liu, vice president of architecture and technology for Infoblox, shares a little bit about the technologies that can be incorporated into DNS servers to help keep businesses secure.


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There is an issue of which all of us who would like to see peace in the Middle East are aware, but which is mostly going unmentioned today because of fear of reprisals. The issue is the state of war currently existing between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims.
The Hindu students went out of their way to make me feel comfortable, and were not offended when I abstained from certain prayers, rituals, and chants that I felt were contrary to my Muslim beliefs.
Allow me a couple of minutes to share with you some of the best religion books of 2013 that I have encountered.
Does such skepticism further ostracize the 'other' or does it give rise to greater motivation and encouragement for such communities, groups and organizations to be more proactive?
Last year, our Jewish family started celebrating Christmas. We planted our feet in the sweet spot where traditions are made, and explanations are limited.
It may be politically correct to say "Happy Holidays," but it is historically, culturally, and religiously incorrect!
The King King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Center for Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogue plans to address theological and practical issues that contribute to tensions with a religious dimension.
So much has changed for the better in recent decades, but all too many people in the world are unfamiliar with these surprising educational and cultural developments, which is why I take the trouble to share these reflections on this blog.
This past week, I visited Trader Joe's in Stamford, Conn. searching for God. I posted two questions. First, what item would be #1 on God's shopping ...
The first issue is the Thanksgiving prayer. How is it possible for a Jain and a Christian to pray together? Jains do not believe in a creator god, and Christians do.
I spent most of my childhood in rural Ohio where there were few Jews and where people presumed I was Christian each Christmas. Everyone said "Merry Christmas." Inwardly, I flinched. Outwardly, I usually smiled back and parroted the same holiday greeting.
Members of Europe's far-right parties can look to the great Muslim leaders for guidance in how to treat Muslims in their societies.
With Hanukkah fast approaching, consider this image. What do you think? Dangerous religious syncretism, you say? Pandering to a perverse need to ...
Sometimes our holy day celebration might simply comprise a few friends or family members sitting around the coffee table reading some prayers and listening to beautiful recorded music, perhaps with a warm pie out of the oven to follow.
Four months ago, my wife Medina and I celebrated our one year anniversary since we married each other. No sooner than having ordered Medina's present...
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Survey of Energy Resources 2007
"Energy is essential for development, yet two billion people currently go without, condemning them to remain in the poverty trap. We need to make clean energy supplies accessible and affordable. We need to increase the use of renewable energy sources and improve energy efficiency. And we must not flinch from addressing the issue of over consumption - the fact that people in the developed countries use far more energy per capita than those in the developing world" (Kofi Annan, Secretary General, United Nations.)
The availability of energy resources is of paramount importance to society. This new World Energy Council Survey of Energy Resources addresses the question of future availability at a critical time in the development of global economies and the people who depend on them. The fundamental dilemma facing us is that energy is a vital ingredient for growth and sustainable development, and for the vast majority of economic activities, but that energy production and use contribute to global warming. The greatest challenge facing the energy sector today is how to meet rising demand for energy, whilst at the same time reducing our emissions of greenhouse gases. Climate change is undoubtedly an imperative which must be addressed with a sense of urgency. We need to find new and innovative ways of addressing mitigation of greenhouse gases as well as adapting to changes in the climate. Given that the energy sector is critical to the functioning of most economies, is long term in nature and is very vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change, this issue should be at the top of everyone's agenda.
Resources are the backbone of every economy. In using resources and transforming them, capital stocks are built up which add to the wealth of present and future generations. However, the dimensions of our current resource use are such that the chances of future generations having access to their fair share of scarce resources are endangered. We therefore need to ensure the sustainable use of our natural resources through the creation of a longterm sustainable base and much greater focus throughout the energy value chain.
Access to energy and security of supply Lack of access to energy hampers economic and social development in many regions and is an obstacle to the achievement of social, environmental and economic progress worldwide. Access to reliable, affordable commercial energy provides the basis for heat, light, mobility, communications and agricultural and industrial capacity in modern society. Energy is important for development as is demonstrated in consumption trends – notably, the increase foreseen in energy demand, for example the International Energy Agency estimates an increase of 60% by 2030, (World Energy Outlook, 2002). This increasing demand will have to be met by a complex mix of energy resources in order to meet a wide variety of energy needs, whilst considering environmental and other constraints. Meeting society's needs, aspirations and expectations for a better life will require growing supplies of reliable, affordable and lower-carbon energy.
Multi-Energy Systems
We need to continue to keep all energy options open and to develop, as appropriate, all primary energy supplies. Keeping all energy options available will enable every nation to tailor its approach to addressing energy needs and climate change in the most efficient way, in alignment with their respective resource base and long-term strategic development objectives. One critical tool in the arsenal is energy efficiency, as it is a critical component of any comprehensive sustainable energy strategy and can make a significant and short-term impact on emissions of greenhouse gases. Energy efficiency needs to be promoted among producers and consumers of energy through the establishment of appropriate fiscal and regulatory frameworks. However more action is needed to turn ideas into action. Globally everyone needs to identify opportunities to reduce their consumption of energy and improve efficiency. Many countries and companies are doing exactly that – and some will be left behind if they do not also rise to the occasion.
At the same time it does not help to address only one element of the energy sector. Energy supply and use pose political and economic issues related to economic growth, security, employment, investment, climate change, environmental impacts and trade. Consequently, energy challenges should be addressed through integrated policies reflecting a broad range of issues including development priorities and needs; social conditions and aspirations; trade rules; environmental policies; and the promotion of innovation, together with technology development and transfer policies and energy efficiency. Climate change is a multifaceted and broad-based issue and thus it is particularly important that climate change issues are integrated into all relevant policies.
The long road ahead
Let us not fail to fully understand the magnitude of the challenge facing us. The challenge that we face is bigger than one country or company and the evolution of energy systems will require considerable time and expense in order to alter energy and raw material inputs, operations and products and to develop and introduce technological innovations, as well as to establish the infrastructure to support them. Companies and governments should take these long-term considerations and realities into account, and strive for consistency and predictability over the corresponding time span.
Maintaining and growing the energy supplies required to provide access to those lacking it and to meet future demand with reduced environmental impacts will require significant investment in the long term in every element of the supply and use chain. This investment is estimated by the IEA to be US$ 20 trillion by 2030. Mobilising the required energy investments will be a key challenge. In countries with limited capital, and specifically for the least developed countries, the role of Foreign Direct Investment should be complemented by Inter-Governmental Organisation funds, Official Development Assistance (ODA), and local private funds. Through such innovative financing solutions, project creation and implementation benefit from a variety of sources of funds, which are mutually reinforcing, each fund being adapted to the type of investment and risks it covers.
The challenge of climate change adds an additional dimension to this issue and historical paradigms of investment in infrastructure must be challenged if we are to meet the challenges of ridding the world of energy starvation through a cleaner and lower carbon-emitting path. In adopting a holistic approach to this value chain there is a significant opportunity for the public and private sector to work together to build lower carbon-emitting energy infrastructure and then use it for economic, social and environmental development. The challenge of climate change adds an additional dimension to this issue and historical paradigms of investment in infrastructure must be challenged if we are to meet the challenges of ridding the world of energy starvation through a cleaner and lower carbon-emitting path. In adopting a holistic approach to this value chain there is a significant opportunity for the public and private sector to work together to build lower carbon-emitting energy infrastructure and then use it for economic, social and environmental development.
Energy for sustainable development will depend on the more widespread use of existing efficient technologies as well as the development, commercialisation and deployment of innovative and lower-carbon technologies. To expand and take advantage of the full potential of energy options, all relevant stakeholders should allocate resources to research and development of new technologies all along the energy chain. The energy sector dedicates substantial resources to
technology advancement and the development of innovation but we also need to be a partner in defining mechanisms to identify, develop, commercialise and transfer technologies on a global scale. In order to accelerate the development and deployment of technologies, large demonstration or pilot activities should be considered in order to develop capacity and to increase the rate of uptake of key technologies. While fossil fuels will continue to play an important role in energy supply in the decades to come, every effort must be made to diversify the energy mix. Urgent action is required to further diversify energy supply by developing advanced, cleaner, more efficient, affordable and costeffective energy technologies such as renewables (including large-scale hydropower) and nuclear power. In addition, quantum leaps need to be made in the implementation of energy efficiency measures. Further, in areas were water is scarce, the application of technologies such as dry cooling, needs to be employed. The publication of the data in this report can provide the foundation for sustainable energy planning as we move forward.
This transformation, as well as meeting the need for skills to build and operate plant is critical. Education is essential to supporting research and facilitating efficient deployment and operation of energy technologies. Furthermore, education is important for helping users to make informed energy choices.
We know that the energy sector is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions and in order to meet the challenges of meeting the rising demand for energy whilst reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to the impacts of a changing climate, global efforts will be required. This has been the subject of the recently released WEC report on Energy and Climate Change. The efforts in this area require
concerted action which replicates successes around the world and through public-private partnerships which leverage resources and channel international effort. The energy sector
will not only be a key implementer of global policy, but will also contribute through innovation and the development and deployment of new technologies. It is recognised that there is no
technological "silver bullet" but that all technologies are important to assess, including renewables and clean-coal technologies. In addition, technologies that result in significant
cuts in greenhouse gases, such as nuclear power, have a crucial role to play. Carbon markets also have an important role to play and should be encouraged and normalised as far as
In conclusion, I am a firm believer in the words of an eighteenth century British MP Edmund Burke, who said "Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little". We all play a vital role in contributing towards global imperatives and we need to define novel ways in which to leverage resources in meeting the challenges we collectively face.
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QNAP Systems, Inc. today officially launched its latest business-class 12-drive rackmount Turbo NAS TS-1269U-RP. Featuring blazingly fast performance and well-rounded designs to ensure system reliability and rich business applications, the TS-1269U-RP is designed to fulfill mission-critical storage needs of small and medium businesses with maximum system uptime. The TS-1269U-RP is equipped with a Dual-core Intel Atom 2.13 GHz processor, dual Gigabit LAN ports, and 2GB DDR3 RAM, delivering excellent performance to match up with the needs of running performance-driven applications concurrently in nowadays business environments. With 4TB hard drives installed, the TS-1269U-RP can hold up to 48TB of raw storage capacity. "QNAP's internal testing shows that both writing and reading speeds in typical Windows environments can achieve up to 220 MB/sec in network trunking mode," said Jason Hsu, product manager of QNAP. Business continuity is backed with comprehensive reliability designs of the TS-1269U-RP, including advanced RAID management, redundant power supply, 512MB DOM with dual system OS that ensures successful system boot-up, dual LAN ports providing network failover, and hot-swappable support for SSD, SATA 6Gb/s 3.5" and 2.5" drives. It also features key lock on hard disk trays for enhanced security. The TS-1269U-RP, certified with Windows Server 2012, is an ideal centralized storage solution for SMBs with large number of users. It allows cross-platform file sharing for Windows, Mac, and Linux/UNIX users. The Windows AD and LDAP directory services enable the IT administrator to retrieve user accounts from Windows AD or LDAP-based directory server and assign access rights to the Turbo NAS, greatly reducing time and effort in account setup. The Windows ACL (Access Control List) feature offers sophisticated shared folder permission settings which simplify IT management in privilege control. Being certified by major virtualization solutions in the market, the TS-1269U-RP is proven to be a reliable storage unit for server virtualization via iSCSI/IP-SAN deployment. It supports VMware vSphere, Citrix XenServer and Microsoft Hyper-V. Being certified with VMware Ready for ESXi 5, the TS-1269U-RP supports both vSphere 4 and vSphere 5. The TS-1269U-RP offers flexible backup solutions, supporting Real-time Remote Replication (RTRR) for real-time or scheduled data replication, backup to cloud storage including Amazon S3, ElephantDrive, Symform and Google Drive, and third-party backup software such as Veeam Backup & Replication and Acronis True Image. Windows users and Mac users can use QNAP NetBak Replicator utility and Apple Time Machine respectively to easily back up data to the TS-1269U-RP. The TS-1269U-RP has built-in Surveillance Station Pro. Compatible with over 1,400 IP cameras, it's easy to build up an IP-based surveillance solution to safeguard the environment. Without additional software installation, the IP camera live-view, recording, and playback are all done on web browsers. The VMobile app for iOS and Android devices enables on-the-go operations. Availability The new TS-1269U-RP Turbo NAS is currently available.
When something is going to cost upwards of EUR 5000+ then I'd really like to see a ULV OoO processor, not just an Atom. The problem with Atoms is they are pretty limited in what services you can run on them... vanilla NAS is OK, but throw an image processing workflow or a database or a webserver process, and it will crawl.
I never really understood the application for this kind of NAS. If you need this much storage generally speaking you are going to be looking at much more high-end and scalable SAN products. Obviously there is a niche for this kind of thing somewhere. If someone could enlighten me here I would be appreciative.
Don't have any numbers on hand, but I wouldn't call it a niche. I've talked with friends who are technical consultants and there's a significant number of SMBs without IT staff (or they do have IT staff, but still buy through consultants). Either way consultants don't like to build from scratch, they buy turnkey systems so they're not the last leg in the support chain. I do agree that if a business needed it fully loaded from the start, then it probably isn't the right solution. There are use cases to the contrary, but a general purpose storage device like this will be initially purchased with 3-4 drives.
For $2400 that seems very viable for SMB's. Considering the comparable cost and overhead of a standard storage server. Though the CPU would be a potential bottleneck for a number of applications. For mass storage though, this could be a nice product.
QNAP obviously isnt taking the EU market seriously, or we wouldnt be seeing prices like this: http://shop.comp-net.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=179_180&product_id=2067 At that price, sorry, the Atom is a laughable choice. For $60 more, ie less than 1% increase in cost, it could have been a ULV OoO CPU offering 3-5x the performance. Remember the QNAP firmware offers webserver etc. If I'm spending $9000 on SMB storage that is webserver capable that YES I want it to be able to server at least LAN based web services, and probable remote FTP etc. But we all know an Atom is going to struggle whereas a ULV OoO would handle it fine. Atom is a great little x86 for solutions under $1000. But not for $10000 solutions.
You don't have to apologize to us for your stance, that price is horrid. Over here it would be $4200 USD ($2400 + $1800 in drives) which is more palatable. Perhaps it's a combination of QNAP and that store? QNAP may not have strict pricing guidelines in place so CompNet jacks up the price before more stores start carrying it.


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Check out our 2013 Holiday Gift Guide, win some awesome gadgets!
Our 2013 Holiday Gift Guide is in full swing - we are adding our recommendations daily, aimed at men, women, teens, families, techies, and more. If you need help figuring out what to get the people in your life, head on over to our Guide for some ideas. We'll even be giving away some of the items featured this year!
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Wi-Bro: 50 Mbps Connection on the Go
With WiMax being the talk of the wireless world lately, Wi-Bro has silently stepped up to the plate and grabbed the attention. South Korea is set to roll out this high speed wireless standard in 2006, aimed at users who remain in the same general area needing a connection (so, not for airplanes). This announcement does not come without controversy, of course. Intel is working on their version of WiMax, but it wont be ready as soon as Wi-Bro. The hotly contested Asian wireless market is up for grabs here, and if Intel comes out of the gate too late then the Wi-Bro standard will be the norm. Here we go again with the multiple standards problem. Fortunately, these guys may put their heads together (Wi-Bro is co-developed by Samsung, along with a few Korean Telecoms). Personally, I think that is the way to go.
We are now on the road to true 4G wireless communication.
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The two school districts covering Imperial Beach's K-12 students will receive more than $9 million to help with the transition to the newly adopted Common Core Standards, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced Tuesday.
The new standards are designed to provide students with the "deeper learning, critical thinking and other skills they need to prepare for college and a career," according to the state Department of Education.
School districts throughout San Diego County are receiving the funding. The money can be used to train teachers, buy new materials and purchase technology to help schools adapt to the new standards Charter schools within each district were also provided funding.
South Bay Union will receive $1,175,800, and Sweetwater Union High School will get $8,100,800.
San Diego Unified School District, the state's second-largest, will receive nearly $22.5 million.
Here's the breakdown around the county, according to a spreadsheet provided by the Department of Education:
Cardiff: $152,600
Coronado Unified: $634,800
Del Mar Union Elementary: $876,800
Encinitas Union Elementary: $1,089,600
Grossmont Union High School: $3,665,000
—Steele Canyon: $440,000
—Helix High: $488,000
Lakeside Union Elementary: $893,400
—National University Academy: $85,600
—River Valley Charter: $56,000
—Barona Indian Charter: $21,600
La Mesa-Spring Valley: $2,414,000
Lemon Grove: $780,20
Poway Unified: $7,039,200
Ramona City Unified: $1,173,600
San Dieguito Union: $2,473,000
Santee: $1,283,600
South Bay Union: $1,175,800
—Imperial Beach Charter: $196,000
—Nestor Language Academy Charter: $182,800
Sweetwater Union High School: $8,100,800
—Stephen W. Hawking Charter: $30,800
—MAAC Community Charter: $51,600
Oceanside Unified: $3,969,400
—Coastal Academy: $3,969,400
—Pacific View Charter: $89,200
"The start of a school year is always exciting, but this year is something special," Torlakson said. "We're challenging every part of our education system to remodel itself, and, step by step, give students the tools to achieve their dreams. And after years of cuts and turmoil, we're finally able to start making the investments necessary to turn those dreams into a reality."
The state budget includes $1.25 billion to help districts switch to the news standards, and the $622 million released today represents the first half of distribution. The rest will be sent to the districts next month.
The total amounts to $200 per student, according to the Department of Education.
—City News Service contributed to this article.


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Tardy school bus causes mother to panic
BRIGHTON, Mass. (WHDH) -- A school bus was extremely tardy when dropping off a 4-year-old child after school, causing her mother to panic.
Keosha Francis can hardly believe it. She said after starting Kindergarten at the Baldwin Early Learning Center in Brighton on Monday, her daughter, Saniyah, was twice dropped off by her school bus late; an hour and a half on Wednesday, two and a half hours Thursday, when she said her daughter got home at 8:00 p.m.
"At that time she's usually getting ready for bed," said Francis.
Francis said she was left standing at her daughter's bus stop in a panic, frantically calling around trying to find Saniya's bus.
"I was very upset. Worried, upset, I was thinking the worst," said Francis.
Francis said school officials told her the first mishap occurred when Saniya's bus driver took her to the wrong bus stop. The second, when her bus driver didn't show up and another driver had to take two loads of kids home.
"She doesn't really know what's going on. She just knows she came home, it was dark, she was tired, she fell asleep on the bus," said Francis.
Francis' troubles come after a previous year of numerous complaints about late school buses in Boston. A new transportation director was hired this year. A Boston Schools spokesman called the new complaints troubling and said the matter is being looked into.
"It happened two days in a row. My child is four years old. Both days I got no phone calls, didn't know where she was for the first half hour, hour. Today is Friday. I didn't let her ride the bus when that could happen again. She doesn't deserve it and neither do I," said Francis.
Francis said she may resume letting her daughter ride the school bus in the future if the problem is resolved. In the meantime, she plans to continue inquiring about the situation so this doesn't happen to another child.


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President George W. Bush, the most unpopular president in American history, returned from a trip to the Baltics this week. Did anyone miss him?
Here at home there was an unprecedented Senate no-confidence vote on Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, which drew the support of seven Republicans along with the Democrats, and polls are, of course, showing enormous opposition to Mr. Bush's Iraq war. Yours truly gets the feeling the sands are running out of the Bush hourglass.
A Pew Research Center poll the other day showed a 61 percent disapproval rating for our current president. Only 29 percent approve. That's more than a 2-1 margin against Bush, and the largest disapproval rating since the Pew Research Center began taking polls on the question.
With the situation in Iraq getting bloodier by the day — with endless suicide bombings and daily American casualties — the dominant view on Capitol Hill is that the Bush White House has until September to show demonstrable signs of progress in Iraq. If it can't, the ranks of Republican critics in both the House and the Senate will grow larger. After all, many GOP senators and all of the incumbent GOP House members are up for re-election in November 2008.
Perfectly understandable.
Vermont, as you know, is the only state whose entire congressional delegation voted against the Bush Iraq war policy from the very beginning. That hasn't stopped the antiwar protests, though they have quieted down in recent weeks.
In an interview with Vermont Democratic Sen. Patrick J. Leahy over the weekend, we learned firsthand just how quickly our senior senator's patience is running out with the war policy.
In fact, it was the first time since his 1992 U.S. Senate re-election race that we've heard St. Patrick publicly take a shot at GOP Jim Douglas. [Leahy won that race in an 11-point landslide: 54-43 percent.]
"The governor has been a cheerleader for the war and the administration all the way through," said Leahy when asked about the antiwar protests. "Why don't they [the antiwar activists] go talk to him? And ask him what he says when he goes to the Republican Governors Association? I know he gets a huge amount of money from them for his campaigns, but what does he say when he goes there?"
Fair question.
On Monday, yours truly asked Gov. Douglas if he cared to respond to the Iraq war "cheerleader" charge.
"Well," replied Douglas, "I expect that the protesters are interested in the congressional offices because [the congressmen] have something to say about it, whereas I don't. They're the ones who authorize military action, authorize the expenditures for that action. I think [the protesters'] concern is directed appropriately."
But we told the Guv we were not aware he had ever commented that the Bush administration has consistently lied to the American people about the reasons to go to war in the first place. Saying something a thousand times does not make it true. The weapons of mass destruction that Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney repeatedly claimed were a threat to the U.S. simply did not exist. So far, Douglas will only say it's time for an Iraq "exit strategy," but he has not criticized the "entrance strategy."
"Well, your question was about the protesters," replied Douglas, "and I have nothing to do with the decision to authorize the use of force or fund it. Members of Congress do."
Perfectly understandable why Vermont's top Republican doesn't want to go near the Iraq war policy with a 10-foot pole, isn't it? But what about the dozens of Vermonters serving in the National Guard and the regular military who have been killed or injured because of the president's lies?
Just imagine the impact of a Republican governor, a longtime Bush supporter from the most liberal state in America, publicly criticizing the Bush Iraq war policy for what it really is.
Jimbo would be on network news, for sure!
As things presently stand on Capitol Hill, Leahy told us the signs of change are becoming more prevalent.
"Now, interestingly enough, as I go into these [Gonzalez] investigations," said St. Patrick, "some of the same Republicans who were muzzled by the White House are beginning to speak out. And nobody tries to stop me from getting the subpoenas on the Republican side. This is a lot different than it was just a year ago."
Yours truly predicts the political change in Washington is now on an irreversible track.
Bernie & the Brits — Vermont's freshman Independent United States Sen. Bernie Sanders may not be getting much attention from the mainstream American press, but the British Broadcasting Corporation is giving him prominent attention.
Sanders was a featured guest on the BBC World Service radio broadcast on Monday (BBC-TV, too), prior to the U.S. Senate's unusual no-confidence vote on Alberto Gonzalez. As you know, the attorney general allegedly replaced federal prosecutors for political reasons and demonstrated extraordinary memory gaps when asked about it as he testified before Sen. Patrick Leahy's Judiciary Committee.
As we noted above, seven Republican senators joined with Democrats and Ol' Bernardo on Monday to vote "no-confidence." However, they fell short of the 60 votes needed for passage.
"This vote won't make any difference, will it?" asked the BBC interviewer.
"What it does is tell the president of the United States in a very unusual manner that the American people are sick and tired of the incompetence and the extreme right-wing drift of the AG's office," replied the Vermont senator. "You have an attorney general who basically believes that the president can do anything he wants so long as it's 'fighting terrorism.' I think that is a very, very dangerous situation."
Sanders told the BBC his "hope is that out of the pressure that's building up, the attorney general will resign."
Apparently, Sanders' viewpoint wasn't considered newsworthy by CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN or foxy FOX.
"We have got to deal with the reality," Sanders told the Brits, "that we have the most incompetent, reactionary administration in the modern history of America, and a president who will go down in history as one of the worst presidents, if not the worst president, this country has ever had."
Yes, indeed, the clock is ticking on Alberto Gonzalez.
P.S. Yours truly swung by the Sheraton Burlington Monday to catch Gov. Jim Douglas' welcome-to-Vermont opening speech to the National Association of State Medicaid Directors conference. It was a first-time visit to Vermont for most of the attendees, and yours truly conducted an unscientific survey of their Vermont political knowledge. The best-known figure? Everyone answered "Howard Dean," while about 75 percent mentioned "Patrick Leahy." But none of them had heard of Bernie Sanders.
Guess they don't get their news from the BBC, eh?
By the way, the world of state Medicaid directors appears a wee bit topsy-turvy at the moment. Since the NASMD's last national meeting in November 2006, 26 out of 50 directors have left their posts.
Vermont's Director, Josh Slen, is a rare exception, having been at the job since 2003.
A seasoned veteran, eh?
Cheney vs. Douglas? — Yes, it's true, only it's not that Cheney, but rather State Rep. Margaret Cheney, a Norwich Democrat and member of the House Natural Resources and Energy Committee.
Rep. Cheney's op-ed appeared in daily papers around the state this week, surgically repudiating Gov. Douglas' veto of H.520, the Dems' big climate-change bill.
A former journalist, Rep. Cheney tells "Inside Track" that the governor has been putting out "misleading" arguments against the bill. For one thing, he continues to refer to it as a tax bill, not an environmental bill, and highlights the tax it places on power generation by Entergy Vermont Yankee, the nuclear power plant in Vermont, while ignoring the generation tax it places on wind power production. Same tax for both.
In truth, Vermont Yankee's taxes have declined significantly over the last decade as their property values in Vermont have escalated.
According to Cheney, VY's total payments to the state's general fund in 1997 were $3.25 million. Its 1997 payment to the state's Education Fund was $2.9 million.
A decade later, in 2007, said the Norwich rep and former school board member, VY's General Fund payment has shrunk to $2.7 million, with almost $1 million less going into the Education Fund.
Vermont Yankee Nuclear, said Cheney, "has been getting a tax holiday. I don't think any other Vermont business can say that."
Now under new ownership — Entergy Inc. of Louisiana — Vermont Yankee has put $100 million in upgrades and improvements into its very profitable Vermont nuke.
"VY's property taxes," said Rep. Cheney, "have been going down as their property values have been going up."
"Is Gov. Douglas lying?" we asked Cheney.
"I don't know if he's lying," she replied, "but when I read his veto, I wondered if he had read the bill."
P.S. Democratic Rep. Cheney, unlike her GOP namesake in the vice president's office (no relation), is not a household word in Vermont. Yet.
Margaret is a Harvard University graduate and was the managing editor of The Washingtonian Magazine from 1977 to 1989. Her dad, a native Vermonter, was in the Foreign Service; she grew up around the world in Malaysia, Holland, Nicaragua, India, Peru and Washington, D.C.
Self-Censorship? — As Gov. Douglas was continuing his incessant trashing of the Democrats' global warming/climate-change bill, H.520, the other day, we learned an interesting detail about just what kind of global-warming information the guv feeds his brain.
Would you believe Gov. Jimbo has still neither seen Al Gore's 2006 Oscar-winning flick, An Inconvenient Truth, nor read the book?
"There are millions of books I haven't read," replied Douglas when we inquired about it.
Sure, but An Inconvenient Truth is the most popular and acclaimed environmental book and movie of the moment. We asked our Republican governor if Gore's Democratic Party affiliation is the reason for his boycott.
"No," said Gov. Douglas, "I just don't go to movies. I'm too busy doing the people's work."
"So, you have no intention of seeing it?" we asked.
"That's right," said our Guv.
Media Notes — After 17 years with the Associated Press and 15 years of solid, reliable duty at its Montpelier bureau, reporter Ross Sneyd bid farewell to the company on Sunday. Sneyd has been the AP's top political reporter in Vermont and a fixture at the Statehouse every winter.
John Curran, the Associated Press bureau chief who replaced Chris Graff last year, told "Inside Track" that Mr. Sneyd's departure "will be a huge loss" for the AP.
"Ross is a great reporter," said Mr. Curran, "and his institutional memory will be sorely missed."
Curran confirmed that the AP will not be filling Sneyd's position. Seems like everywhere you look, the "news business" is shrinking.
Three seasoned Vermont journalists remain at the AP's Vermont bureau: Wilson Ring, David Gram and Lisa Rathke. And veteran photojournalist Toby Talbot is still taking the pictures that go everywhere.
Mr. Sneyd told "Inside Track" on Tuesday that he's going to take three weeks off before starting his new position as a "newscast producer" at Vermont Public Radio in Colchester. He says the new post "will involve coordinating various local newscasts."
Though Ross has been writng "broadcast" news copy for the AP all these years, radio will be a new world for him and he says he's looking forward to it.
Ross covered the civil-unions battle back in 2000. In 2003, he and partner Warren Hathaway, a clinical social worker, obtained their own civil union.
The pair also operate a bed-and-breakfast in Plainfield: http://www.comstockhousebb.com. And they raise sheep, too! Ross was stringing fencing when we caught him on his cellphone Tuesday.
Media Notes II — Radio talk-show host Mark Johnson at WDEV-AM & FM in Waterbury is heading to China on Saturday with Gov. Jim Douglas and the Vermont delegation. And though it's a 12-hour time difference, Mark tells "Inside Track" he plans to call in for the first half-hour of his Monday-Friday program. He tells us the delegation consists of 17 members, including two state troopers. It's a 13-hour flight from Chicago, he says.
"I'm cramming like I have a final coming up," says Mr. Johnson. "I'm totally psyched!"
Bon voyage. We'll be tuning in!


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By Kay B. Bullard
In a Community Advisory Board column last month ("Going underground") Steven Edelman asked why the Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District is important to the community. I welcome the opportunity to explain.
The district promotes voluntary conservation through programs and education initiatives for landowners. We want to make it clear that the district is not a regulatory agency.
Soil and water conservation districts were born out of the Dust Bowl of the early 1930s. A severe and sustained drought in the Great Plains caused that region's soil to erode and blow away. The ecological disaster stretched across the nation and dust even sifted into the White House and onto the desk of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
On Capitol Hill, while testifying about the erosion problem, soil scientist and North Carolina native Hugh Hammond Bennett threw back the curtains to reveal a sky blackened by dust. Congress unanimously passed legislation declaring soil and water conservation a national policy and priority.
Nearly three-fourths of the continental United States was privately owned at that time. Congress realized that only active, voluntary support from landowners would guarantee the success of conservation work on private land. Today, 60 percent of the land in the nation is privately owned.
In 1937, President Roosevelt wrote all governors, recommending legislation that would allow local landowners to form soil conservation districts. Today, the country is blanketed with nearly 3,000 conservation districts. Eight districts are in counties named Cumberland.
The charter for our Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District was issued in December 1946.
The district is a governmental subdivision of the state. A board of supervisors governs it. There are two appointed and three elected supervisors. In this year's election, Reuben Cashwell was on the ballot unopposed and was re-elected to another term. Supervisors serve four-year terms that are staggered. They receive no salary, but are reimbursed by the state for travel expenses and paid a small subsistence and per diem for participation in official meetings.
The federal government, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, assigns a district conservationist to each district. The district and the Natural Resources Conservation Service work with agricultural landowners to administer voluntary conservation programs that go beyond preventing soil erosion to conserving and improving all natural resources on private lands.
The district administers the N.C. Agriculture Cost Share Program, a voluntary program offering financial and technical assistance for the installation of best-management practices for water quality, nutrient management and sedimentation and erosion control.
Two no-till grain drills are available for rent from the district to encourage farmers to convert to the no-till method of planting that allows seeds to be planted with minimal disturbance to the soil surface.
Conservation education is a major goal. In addition to awarding a Resource Conservation Workshop scholarship each year to a Cumberland County high school student, the district provides free resources for educators; hosts educator workshops; offers conservation presentations and sponsors the Envirothon competition and FFA land judging contest for middle and high school students.
Fundraisers provide additional support for the district's conservation education activities. Tree seedlings are sold annually to the public for windbreaks, farm enhancement and for use in home landscaping. The district outfits recycled pickle barrels and sells these rain barrels to the public for harvesting rainwater.
The Cumberland SWCD is a county agency and its board of supervisors meets the second Tuesday of each month, except July. This is a public meeting. Our office is in the Agriculture Building at 301 East Mountain Dr., Suite 229 in Fayetteville. Residents can contact us at 484-8479, Option 3, or visit our website for more information: co.cumberland.nc.us/ soil_water/
The column writer Edelman said he did not receive a response from an email he sent to "the conservationist for the Cumberland Soil and Water District." However, no one in our office, which includes the district conservationist and our staff, or our five supervisors, received an email from him.
I encourage anyone who would like to learn more about our county's departments to attend the Cumberland County Citizens' Academy. The academy helps residents gain a better understanding of what county government does and how the various departments play a vital role in the community. For more information, call 437-1921 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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5 What its really like
Today Kristina Werner posted on her blog about how real scrappers make messes. Here's my confession:
My actual scrap room is relatively tidy. There are some places where things get piled and boxes of things to be put away. But most of that ends up as overflow into this room, the formal living/dining room turned crop room. So when I don't have a crop for a couple of months, it piles up and up and up...under tables, over tables, behind things, on chairs...its pretty bad. And this pic was only taken after I actually CLEANED it! LOL
Part of scrapping is the organizing, the constant influx of new products, half finished projects, a new kit you just got in the mail, the mag you plan to look at this week. We're like kids playing with legos or dolls...we make a huge mess but unlike kids, no one is really there to tell us to clean up. It's all in good fun, right?!
Now that I am back from my trip I cannot wait to go back into my mess and get to work :)
Happy Scrapping!
5 comments:
- Nati Tristan said...
I've been working on mine for a while as well!
- April 5, 2011 at 6:58 PM
- Scrapin Kat said...
I been working since Dec to put away my stuff I brought home from store-- everytime I think I am done I need something from a box so I drag more upstairs -- kinda hard to fit 1900 ft store into 10x10 room-- I have boxes and bins everywhere and maybe a 3x6 counter that seems to be "my space"
I have decided I like the Creative clutter! - April 5, 2011 at 7:09 PM
- get scrappy said...
Ok seriously you are not alone! My office looks like that all the time. Never enough storage. When Bill looks in here and sighs I say hey at least I am using it! Besides I work better this way cause everything is out!!
- April 5, 2011 at 7:42 PM
- Bellaidea said...
Is this a mess? No way!
It`s never enough space :)I know it too! - April 5, 2011 at 9:48 PM
- Laura Evangeline said...
Haha! I love it!
- April 7, 2011 at 6:03 PM


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Ok, I have half of it. It looks like two separate (interleaved) sections with different encryptions.
The part I have wasn't hard to get, so will separate out the "bits" and keep working... unfortunately lunch time is over and I need to get back to work now
EDIT: Ok, more than two encryptions, but the same encryption method for each just different keys. Interesting story - I would like to see it turn into something more involved.
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No clue for this people.
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Ruin Intercept [Puzzle]
I wrote this puzzle story thing...
A few months ago I got an idea for a short story which had a puzzle in it...or, depending on your viewpoint, two puzzles. For lack of a better title I'm calling it "Ruin Intercept".
If you like zombie stories you might like this.
So, it's not an ARG; it's completely self-contained, there is nothing to it other than what's on that one single page, it doesn't lead anywhere and there will be no updates or further developments. That's why I'm posting it in Time Wasters.
(And why I feel I can post it even though I
it...there's no "gameplay" for me to influence. Let me know if I've made a mistake here!)
In any case, I couldn't think of any more appropriate audience than you guys. I'd be interested in any opinions you have.
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Opening bids start at $200,000
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Drummer and former Beatle Ringo Starr performs with his All Starr band at Studio Instrument Rentals in Hollywood on Wednesday. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times / October 23, 2013) |
Conventional wisdom about the Beatles' arrival in the United States in February 1964 for their first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" is that it was a watershed cultural moment---for Americans.
Beatlemania, however, had already been raging back home in England, and in the days before global telecasts were commonplace, the band's journey to the States didn't have anywhere near the same impact on the British.
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"The Americans will never understand it, but all the music we loved came from America," Ringo Starr told Pop & Hiss on Wednesday following a brief performance for media and a few invited fans to preview his upcoming tour of Mexico and South America, which opens Tuesday (Oct. 29) in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and wraps with performances in Las Vegas on Nov. 22 and 23, the only U.S. stops on this tour leg.
"The country music, the rhythm and blues, the real blues—it all came from here," Starr said. "Now kids come to Liverpool and say 'Oh, this is where they came from.' But for us, it was 'We're in America--where the music came from!' It was always about the music."
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I would also add some Bumble and Bumble styling products. So worth their price!
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These are hardly luxury products as they are very common and can be found on ebay for cheap. However the Nu Skin is a luxury product. Though I rather invest in cosmetic procedure because you will save money in the long run vs dishing out $224.50
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CAROLS FOR A CURE is the annual two-disc holiday CD compilation of original songs and holiday classics which benefits BC/EFA. These CDs boast the best voices from the worlds of Broadway, Off-Broadway and national tours. The cast of Broadway's The Lion King was already hard a work this week recording their track for the album. Check out our exclusive photos from their recording session below!
Past editions of CAROLS FOR A CURE can be found at http://www.broadwaycares.org/store
Other shows that have recorded: "The Lion King," featuring the Disney characters Timon and Pumbaa (played by Fred Berman and Ben Jeffrey, respectively) singing musician and composer Peter Candela's original music, lyrics and orchestrations for a song called "The Wreath of Kindness;" "Mary Poppins" (The Birthday of a King); "Spiderman," featuring Aaron LeVigne & Rebecca Faulkenberry doing Aaron's original song "Call Your Mom;" "Once," performing a traditional Irish carol, "The Wexford Carol;" the cast of "Chaplin" singing an original song called "You Don't Have To Be Alone on Christmas;" Orfeh and Andy Karl sang with castmembers from "Jersey Boys;" plus "Wicked," "Mamma Mia!", "Newsies," "Rock of Ages," "Rebecca," "Jersey Boys," and Kate Wetherhead, Benjamin Eakeley, Howie Michael Smith and Joanna Shubart, representing The John Engeman Theatre.
Broadway's Carols for a Cure, the 2-disc annual CD of original and traditional holiday music recorded by stars and casts from the current Broadway shows, benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. As always, the CDswill be sold during a six-week "Gypsy-of-the-Year" fundraising period, which runs from October through early-December at participating Broadway and off-Broadway shows in New York. Additionally, Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 14 also can be ordered for only $23 through BC/EFA at broadwaycares.org or by calling (212) 840-0770 x238 Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST. Volumes from previous seasons are available, too (check online or call for price).
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Well, well, ms angry at the world. I am happy to hear that your shopping center is filling up again. That is good news. I myself am starting a new venture and hope to higher an employee or two this year, if not a few more. So I am one that is not just sitting idly by tongue lashing the Doofus in the Whitehouse. In case you missed it. It was a couple of wonderful lifetime yahoo's in Congress that started the whole financial crisis. You may of heard of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000? The one President BILL CLINTON signed into law? Oh, how easily we all forget the facts and blame Bush! Go do some research and you will see that as early as 2004 (Maybe before then) President Bush and the Repubs tried to tighten the lending standards because many saw this problem coming. They were not able to pass this legislation because the Dem controlled Congress voted it down. So blame whomever you like, but it was not Bush's fault and you should educate yourself as to who is at fault and on who's side who is on. As a business owner, you should fear the current administration as they will continue to make it more difficult for you to survive as a business owner. Once you have to pay for Government Healthcare for all of your employees, I am sure you will be hiring less. Good luck to you and your business, I certainly hope you don't vote for the guy that's running the country now.
I quote: "I myself am starting a new venture and hope to higher an employee or two this year, if not a few more." "Once you have to pay for Government Healthcare for all of your employees, I am sure you will be hiring less."
Good luck on your new business, look me up in ten years and we'll talk.
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Weekend Bookworm: What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
11 May 2012 , 9:59 AM by Rob Minshull
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank by Nathan Englander
When the front cover of a book is adorned with praise from just about every famous author in the US, along with comparisons to writers like Raymond Carver and Isaac Bashevis Singer, then it is clear that something special awaits the reader.
In fact, What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank pays homage to Raymond Carver's famous story What We Talk About When We Talk About Love where two couples drink too much gin and begin a conversation about love, slowly losing their inhibitions and leaving at least one of them irreparably exposed for his weakness.
Englander substitutes the couples for two Jewish couples, an Orthodox husband and wife who have headed home to America for a holiday and are visiting their secular friends in Florida. In place of love, their topic of conversation is religion and ethnic identity. A few smokes of marijuana leads to the "Righteous Gentile Game" in which they speculate which of their Christian friends would protect them in the event of an American Holocaust. It is a beautifully written short story, full of caustic comedy and excruciating pain in what is nothing less than a thoroughly wretched situation.
If the story is reminiscent of Carver at his best, then the allegorical technique used in some of the other stories in this collection do indeed evoke comparisons with the late great Isaac Bashevis Singer. There is Camp Sundown, a story which begins as a humourous look at life in a summer resort for the elderly but which takes a sinister turn when two residents claim that a third was in fact a Nazi guard in a concentration camp. A mad, senile witch-hunt ensues and the merger of summer and concentration camps, far from being as preposterous as it sounds, is actually extremely moving.
Similarly, How We Avenged the Blums is lighter story with an undercurrent of both humility and moral assurance. Set a generation or so ago, it is the story of how a group of suburban Jewish boys decide to defend themselves against the local anti-Semitic bully. As part of their 'training' for combat they ask the only Chinese boy in the class if they can practise chasing him so they could 'get a feel for it' because, after all, he's 'different' too! "After two thousand years of being chased, we didn't have any hunt in us."
By far the longest and perhaps most impressive story in the collection, however, is a tale entitled Sister Hills. It begins in an Israeli settlement on the West Bank during the Yom Kippur War with a mother who symbolically transfers ownership of her sick baby to a friend: by symbolically 'selling' her daughter, punishment from heaven is averted and the baby lives. Years later, the friend - having lost her husband and sons to war and traffic accidents - asserts her ownership of the now-adult daughter, insisting on the legitimacy of the superstitious deal using the standards of Israel's politics and religion as moral arbiter. The eternal pull of bonds and allegiances is set in the explosive location of the modern Middle East and the result is a stunningly powerful story.
There's a similar moment in What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank when Englander uses comedy to expose a brutal truth. The Orthodox friend from Jerusalem talks about how Jews in Israel are so strong that they don't need 'brand-based apartheid to keep their memories intact' and asks if the American knows why all the buses and trucks in Israel are Mercedes. "Because they give you a big guilt-based discount?" asks the American dryly. "Or maybe because Mercedes is the best at building vehicles for the transport of Jews - they have a certain knack?"
One reviewer has said that if there is a single theme behind this beautiful collection of short stories it is that notions of right and wrong, guilt and innocence, victim and oppressor, shift over time as memories fade or new perspectives recast old struggles. Englander does this so brilliantly because he writes stories of light and shade; his tales carry both humility and assurance, with an intimacy that one author has described as being like "stumbling in on a heated altercation that is absolutely none of your business". What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank is a superb collection of contemporary fiction; it is consistently clever and extremely funny.
WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN TALK ABOUT ANNE FRANK by Nathan Englander
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Lea Michele: How She Stays Strong After Losing Cory Monteith
Lea Michele has been depending on the things she loves the most to keep her strong — her music and her family.
After losing her co-star and boyfriend, Cory Monteith in July, Lea Michele has been finishing her first album and spending a great deal of time with her family. The 27-year-old actress' first single will be out Dec. 10, and she says that in a way, it saved her.
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Rachel Berry Found The Perfect Way To Honor Finn Hudson's Memory
Finn's death has been a focal point of the entire 'Glee' season so far, as it should have been, and now in this week's episode, Rachel discovered the most beautiful and personal way to keep Finn's memory alive.
When Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) lost the love of her life, Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith), and returned to McKinley High to put him to rest, the episode honestly and powerfully reflected her deep grief and the grief of the entire Glee cast.
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Lea Michele Poses For First Magazine Cover Since Cory Monteith's Death
Even though the 'Glee' actress is still grieving the tragic death of boyfriend Cory, she put on a brave face and posed for 'Elle's' December issue — and she opened up about how she's surviving during this hard time.
On Sept. 21, Lea Michele tweeted a sneak peek of a cover shoot for one of her "all time favorite magazines" and seemed to be happy about working and staying busy in the months following her boyfriend Cory Monteith's sudden death. And now we finally know that the photo shoot was for Elle magazine's December cover!
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Lea Michele: How I'm Surviving After Cory Monteith's Tragic Death
Ever since Cory's tragic death, Lea has been mourning the loss of her boyfriend and co-star — and in a new interview, she finally opens up about how she's getting through this tough time.
Lea Michele, 27, has had a hard time moving on after the tragic loss of her boyfriend, Cory Monteith. But in a revealing new interview in the upcoming Elle, Lea discussed how she's surviving.
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Lea Michele & Cory Monteith Were Broken Up When He Died
Lea and Cory may have been deeply in love, but that doesn't mean they didn't have their 'ups and downs.' Sadly, the couple were going through a tough time before Cory's tragic death on July 13, a source tells HollywoodLife.com.
Lea Michele, 27, and her boyfriend and Glee co-star Cory Monteith were "polar opposites" in many respects, a source tells HollywoodLife.com. And while most of the time they complemented each other as a couple, sometimes their personalities clashed — especially when they were away from the Glee set. Read on for all the EXCLUSIVE details about Lea and Cory's complicated relationship.
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'Glee' Needs To End After Cory Monteith's Death
As one of the biggest 'Glee' fans out there, I must sadly say that I agree with creator Ryan Murphy's decision to officially end the show after the death of Cory Monteith.
Ryan Murphy knew how he wanted Glee to end — with a conversation between Rachel (Lea Michele) and Finn (Cory Monteith). After Cory's tragic death, I believe it is a good idea for Ryan to end the show.
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Lea Michele Gets A Cuddly New Love After Cory Monteith Tribute
It's been an incredibly tough past few months for Lea, who recently gave an emotional and heartfelt performance in the 'Glee' tribute to her late boyfriend, Cory Monteith. The actress now has a new 'little love' in her life and we couldn't be happier for her!
Lea Michele has been getting tons of support from her family and friends in the wake of Cory Monteith's tragic death on July 13, and now the Glee star has a new furry friend to give her even more unconditional love and strength. Read on for all the details about Lea's new dog, Pearl!
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Lea Michele 'Doesn't Like To Be Alone' After Cory Monteith's Death
Nearly three months after Cory's death, the pain is still very fresh for Lea. It takes time to heal from the loss of a loved one and reportedly the only way she can do it is by surrounding herself with friends.
Lea Michele, 27, has had a rough few months since the passing of her boyfriend and co-star Cory Monteith. The Glee tribute episode that aired Oct. 10 showed just how raw her sadness still is. But with the help of friends and other loved ones, she's beginning to get through it.
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'Glee' Tribute Was Perfect Goodbye To Cory Monteith
While I was prepared with my box of tissues for 'The Quarterback' on Oct. 10, I didn't expect the feeling I got. I was amazed by the magnificent writing, song choices, and the strength of the cast and crew behind the tribute episode.
Cory Monteith was beautifully remembered in Glee's tribute episode, which was hands down, the best episode I've ever seen — and showed the many, many ways different people grieve in different ways.
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Cory Monteith's 'Glee' Tribute Episode — Fans React On Twitter
So sad! Two months after Cory's tragic death, the cast of 'Glee' said goodbye to their beloved co-star in a special tribute episode. Fans watching at home also honored Cory by making #RememberingCory trend on Twitter.
Tonight's episode of Glee wasn't just emotional for Cory Monteith's girlfriend and co-star Lea Michele, 26, and the rest of the cast. Fans far and wide wept while watching the Oct. 10 tribute episode to the late star. They took to Twitter, as did the cast, to praise the episode and voice their sorrow over saying goodbye to Cory. Read on to see what they had to say.
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