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Drobe Social Shopping Platform Win's First Hearst Fashion Hackathon
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
The first-ever Hearst Fashion Hackathon, held during New York Fashion Week, saw more than 150 developers who hailed from all over the country working for 24 hours straight to create innovative fashion-focused apps and programs on API platforms from sponsors including Hearst brands (Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire), Amazon, Facebook, Google, Klout, Microsoft, Singly, Spotify and more.
The winning app, dubbed "Drobe," a platform for creating, sharing and shopping for fashionable looks with the input of peers and editors alike, was awarded $10,000 and the chance of a mentorship with Hearst Digital Media. Created by the team of designer Melissa Feudi with developers Alan Garcia and Robby Abaya—who met through the Hackathon website for the first time the day before the event—Drobe leverages mobile technology, while connecting readers and editors in real time. Helping you mix and match outfits from the grand world of fashion. Arrange your looks, get inspired, suggest outfit changes for your friends, share & shop with drobe around the world!
Prototypes were presented on Sunday, February 10 at Hearst Tower in New York City, to a panel of judges that included Hearst Magazines President David Carey; Hearst Chief Technology Officer Phil Wiser; Kenneth Bronfin, senior managing director, Hearst Ventures; Melanie Schnuriger, general manager of fashion and beauty, Hearst Digital Media, Joyann King, site director of Harper's BAZAAR, James Welsh, digital technology director of Hearst Magazines UK and media, Darren Hull, general manager MyHabit at Amazon.com, Jordan Crook of TechCrunch and commerce and technology-focused venture capitalist Nikhil Kalghatgi.
In addition to the grand prize winner, Hearst recognized five teams with honorable mentions and the chance to meet with Hearst Digital Media executives to discuss their prototypes. An additional $10,000 in cash and prizes was awarded by sponsors for teams that made the best use of their APIs.The Hearst Fashion Hackathon competition was produced by AngelHack. The prototypes submitted ranged from social shopping and styling to content curation.
Hearst isn't the only magazine showing tech interest during New York Fashion Week. Condé Nast is hosting "Decoded Fashion," a hackathon that puts tech teams on the runway to present their best apps. Finalists were announced on February 8th.
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When you have nothing only then are you free...or something like that?
$hit, I think I'm free.
When you have nothing only then are you free...or something like that?
$hit, I think I'm free.
freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to loose.
Ha' two of us at once.Originally Posted by icithecat
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"It's only after you've lost everything," Tyler says, "that you're free to do anything."
Fight Club.
physics hertz.
In his free time, Chuck Norris knits sweaters. But when I say knit, I mean kick. And when I say sweaters, I mean babies.
I hear ya. I'm forcing myself to pay off the credit card ba$tards before I get my new bike. It's proving to be such a good motivator that I'm sending them all my money. Just a few months more of brokeness and I'm really free though.Originally Posted by MKRG
"L'homme est né libre, et partout il est dans les fers."
ummm. i know some people on here speak french. but i'm a stupid american.
man is born free, and everywhere he's in irons.Originally Posted by humancongereel
Or shackles, or chains. The jury's out to lunch on that one.Originally Posted by iamjberube
That quote is from Rousseau, if anyone was wondering.
Originally Posted by gtboy
lol. the jury IS out to lunch. tell 'em to get a job!
It is Rousseau. Very good, cookie for you!Originally Posted by gtboy
Plus my bank account's overdrawn, so that must mean that I'm free, too. heh heh.
Get busy living or get busy dying!
oh...once you put that rousseau in english i knew what you meant.
"The workers of the world have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win." --K. Marx
"When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose." --R. Zimmerman

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Edge of the West
WASHINGTON D.C.—Welcome to chicken nation. Sorry, had to say it.
Where a timid citizenry cowers beneath its own crumbling pillars of freedom.
Where faux-fearless leaders shepherd their flock into the valley of the shadow of death, where they shall fear all evil, and be so scared of dying that they allow their phone conversations to be monitored at their leader's whims, just in case one of the neighbors might be talking to somebody about how to blow up the neighborhood.
When Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld or Gonzalez listen to what goes out over my wires, their ears must fairly burn right off the side of their heads. Stuff like, "What are you wearing, baby," or "give me the Steelers, lay the four," or "I know, mom, I've got to make it home for the holidays."
Make that "home for Christmas." Lose that blasphemous "h" word. I would never be one to wimp out on the war against the "War on Christmas", as had been officially declared by the Fox News bunch and their ilk, who always seem to need a war against something or other, especially now that the "War on Terror" is sort of losing its legs as a ratings blockbuster.
"The 'happy holiday' crowd is on the run," crowed a pumped up General Bill O'Reilly over and over again in the tense run-up to the liberation of Christmas, shocking and awing his charges into battle, to save the season to be jolly. Does he build his case for war on faulty intelligence? His own? I report, you decide.
Good god, man, when I was just about five years old, even back there in conservative, small-town, Pennsylvania, we got over it real fast when we were told that "Seasons Greetings" or "Happy Holidays" may just be a better thing to say sometimes for the benefit of those who don't do Christmas. It was something even a 5-year old could grasp, and in fact embrace. Maybe it even opened our eyes maybe for the first time to the great diverse world that lay beyond our own little pink houses and white picket fences. What? Not everybody does Christmas? Hmm. Are they as good as us? Duh. The revelation was quick and certain for us 5-year-olds, so just what part of that concept did this whiny, adult, "War on Christmas" outfit find so hard to understand?
The best part of it is, on O'Reilly's website- where he shamelessly pitches every imaginable piece of low-rent merchandise, from cheap, plastic "no-spin-zone" coffee mugs to rubber doormats that say "the spin stops here"- he used "Happy Holidays" in the text of all the promos on the site. By the way, just wondering, why would any human being anywhere slightly above moronic, have a Bill O'Reilly "the spin stops here" welcome mat at their front door? Oh well, diversity is as diversity does.
This "war on anything" crowd is always the loudest and the shrillest, always pounding their chests the hardest, but they really do appear to be nothing so much as a bunch of big scaredy-cats. Remember the duct tape and plastic sheets alert- one of the first official proclamations from the newly created Department of Homeland Security? And the bogus, laughable color-code-terror-alert thing? Is it still there? Why wasn't it elevated in the aftermath of Bin Laden's most recent tape, which as much as announced an imminent attack. Not being an election season, the color-code-terror-alert thing appears to not be of much use to them.
To a man, none of the Fox right-radio types, or the Bush-Cheney leadership types, or the Pat Robertson-Jerry Falwell false-prophet types have ever taken a step anywhere close to any real war that they may have actually had a chance to serve in. Why is it so hard to name a right-wing war hero? From those who rail hardest for war, come the least actions that would actually put their own bodies on the line.
It bears asking- how many times has the current commander-in-chief been to the nation he so proudly reminds us he has liberated? It was once, wasn't it, and that was on an unannounced, stealth visit to Baghdad during the presidential election season so he could have the ultimate photo-op of serving Thanksgiving turkey to a few soldiers. Even then, he flew into the airport in the dead of night with all lights out on the plane, for fear of being hit.
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- Saturday October 26th, 2013 :: 11:45 a.m. EDT
I-75/Hopple construction for 10/28 to 11/1
As part of the improvements to the Interstate 75/Hopple interchange, various lane and ramp closures are scheduled next week:
- Monday, Oct. 28 through Friday, Nov. 1: Right lane closure on southbound Central Parkway between Monmouth and Hopple Street for box culvert installation, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily
- Monday, Oct. 28: The right two lanes of southbound I-75 along with both ramps from Hopple Street to southbound I-75, 12:01 to 5 a.m.
- Monday, Oct. 28 to Wednesday, Oct. 30: The right lane of southbound I-75 along with closure of the ramp from southbound I-75 to Harrison, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Various side street lane closures for material deliveries and equipment moves with traffic maintained by flagging operations, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.
- Tuesday, Oct. 29: Full closure of Martin Luther King Drive between Central Parkway and Dixmyth beginning at 9 p.m. for waterline installation; roadway will reopen at 5 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30. Traffic will be detoured to Central Parkway to Marshall to Riddle.
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Nintendo announced today a budget-minded 3DS system that eschews the "3D" aspects of the hand-held to make it cheaper for those who want one without the high cost of entry. The new system is called the 2DS and has the same functionality as the 3DS sans the 3D slider, 3D effects that come along with it, and the clam shell design.
The 2DS features the two screens of the 3DS but is no longer hinged, meaning that it is a bit bigger than the 3DS when it is closed. It features a tablet style design, two cameras, the ability to play 3DS and DS games, SD card support, and a much lower price point than the 3DS.
The 3DS currently retails for $170, but the 2DS will be about $40 cheaper at a price point of $130.
The system will launch alongside Pokemon X and Y on October 12. It will come in two colors: red and blue.


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The New England Patriots can clinch the AFC's No. 2 seed and a first-round bye when they host the Buffalo Bills at Gillette Stadium on Sunday (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS). New England is 19-1 straight-up in the last 20 games against Buffalo, but 0-2 against the spread in the last two and 4-5 ATS in the last nine.
Line: New England -9, Total 47
Line movement and notes: The Patriots opened between 8.5- and 9.5-point home favorites, and the spread has bounced between those numbers around Las Vegas throughout the week. The South Point took a $11,000 bet on Buffalo at +9.5.
Live odds: Bills-Patriots and the rest of Week 17
History and trends: These teams met in the season opener in Buffalo. New England was a 10-point favorite, but needed a field goal with five seconds left to squeak out a 23-21 victory.
THE OVER is 4-0 in the last four meetings between the teams in New England.
New England is 7-0 SU and 5-2 ATS at home this year.
The OVER is 3-0 in New England's last three home games.
Buffalo is 2-0 SU and ATS in its last two games after going 1-5 SU and ATS in its previous six.
New England outlook: The Patriots (11-4 SU, 7-8 ATS) answered their critics with a tough road win at Baltimore last week, 41-7 as 1.5-point favorites. A win over Buffalo will cement the No. 2 seed, with a small chance of overtaking Denver for the top spot. A loss would be devastating as they could drop to the No. 3 or No. 4 seed and have to play on wild-card weekend.
New England won with a different formula against Baltimore, with almost as many rushing yards (142) as passing (158). LeGarrette Blount and Stevan Ridley are a two-headed hammer, with Ridley getting more carries after previous fumbling problems. There is an issue with third-down back Shane Vereen, who is questionable after injuring his groin.
The game-plan should be pounding the ball against Buffalo's 23rd-ranked run defense (119.7 ypg). That sets up play-action over the middle to receivers Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola. The Bills' defense leads the league with 56 sacks, and New England wants to avoid a lot of hits on quarterback Tom Brady.
Buffalo outlook: The Bills (6-9 SU, 8-7 ATS) have shown no quit the last two games with wins and covers at Jacksonville (27-20 as 4-point favorites) and home against Miami (19-0 as 1-point favorites). The Dolphins game came with Thad Lewis starting at quarterback after rookie EJ Manuel (knee) was ruled out mid-week.
Lewis was 15-of-25 for 193 yards in his first real action since October 27th. He didn't need to do too much as the Bills ran for 203 yards behind Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller, dominating the clock with 36:31 minutes. The Patriots have one of the worst run defenses (131.7 ypg, ranked 29th) in the league and can be exploited by the Bills talented ground game.
Manuel is questionable for Sunday, and Buffalo's passing attack (192 ypg, ranked 29th) could also be without WR Steve Johnson (personal) for the second-straight game. New England has key safety Devin McCourty (head) questionable, which would help open up the middle of the field for Bills tight end Scott Chandler (600 yards).
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The Linemakers' lean: The number is too big for us to lay with the Pats, but not big enough to convince us to take the Bills, but we have two of the five fastest-playing teams in the NFL, so we're going OVER the 47.
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Cyclones Travel to Oklahoma for Top-25 Showdown
NORMAN, Okla. - The No. 14 Iowa State women's basketball team (12-0, 1-0 Big 12) hits the road for its second Big 12 Conference game of the season taking on the 25th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners (10-4, 1-0 Big 12). Iowa State looks to improve to 13-0 for its best record in school history.
Cyclone Headlines
-No. 14 Iowa State looks to make school history once again. With a win over No. 25 Oklahoma, the Cyclones would notch the best start in school history with a 13-0 record. Iowa State has held records of 12-0 (1995-96, 2001-02) twice in program history.
-Under head coach Bill Fennelly the Cyclones hold a 6-5 record against the Sooners in Norman, Okla.
-Iowa State's 11-0 non-conference record marks just the third time in school history the Cyclones posted a perfect non-conference schedule. Since the 2005-06 season, only nine Big 12 squads have posted undefeated non-conference slates.
-The Cyclones are one of just two teams in the AP Top-25 to have won all their games so far this season by 11 or more points, joining Connecticut.
-The Cyclone starting lineup has taken on the bulk of the scoring, as the five starters are responsible for 79 percent of the Cyclones' points this season. The starters also account for 62.5 percent of the team's rebounding.
-The Cyclones held steady No. 14 in the AP Poll after winning the Cyclone Challenge. The ranking of 14th in the nation is a season-high for the Cyclones and the highest ranking since 2010. The Cyclones came in at No.10 again in the USA Today Coaches poll, which is the highest since 2002. This is the 18th-straight time Iowa State has been ranked in the AP or USA Today polls.
-Iowa State is one of just six teams in the country with an undefeated record and one of just two teams in the Big 12 without a loss, joining Oklahoma State. Iowa State is the only Division 1 program with undefeated men's and women's basketball teams.
-Iowa State has proven to be one of the more balanced offenses in the country with an unprecedented six student-athletes averaging double-figures. Iowa State is the only team in the nation with six in double-figures. Only four teams in the nation have five averaging double-digits. -All five members of the ISU starting lineup are averaging 10 points or more and Kidd Blaskowsky is now averaging double figures.
-Senior Hallie Christofferson is averaging 20.8 points per game, which ranks second in the Big 12 and in the top-30 nationally. Christofferson is knocking down 50.3 percent from the field and grabbing 8.2 rebounds per game, which both rank in the top-10 in the league.
-Jadda Buckley was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Week after two double-digit scoring games in the Cyclone Challenge. Buckley tied her career-high with 19 points against William & Mary. So far this season, Iowa State has been awarded a Big 12 best four Freshman of the Week honors. Buckley and Seanna Johnson have each garnered two weekly honors.
Last Time Out
- Iowa State continued its undefeated season with a win against the TCU Horned Frogs, 71-49, in the Big 12 Opener.
-The Cyclones knocked down a season-high 15 three-pointers en route to the 22-point victory over TCU. Kidd Blaskowsky led the way for ISU with seven trey's of her own. Blaskowsky finished the night with a season-high 22 points and a career-high 16 shot attempts.
-Seanna Johnson and Hallie Christofferson paced Iowa State on the boards with 13 and 11 respectively. The Cyclones out-rebounded TCU 56-25. The Horned Frogs won the turnover battle, committing just five for the game, while Iowa State had 19.
Scouting The Sooners
- The No. 25 Sooners enter Sunday's game with a 10-4 overall record and an 8-2 record at home. Oklahoma won its conference opener at Texas Tech by a score of 63-38.
-Oklahoma has four players averaging double-digit scoring with Aaryn Ellenberg, Sharane Campbell, Nicole Griffin and Morgan Hook all in double figures.
-Ellenberg, who averages 18.2 points for Oklahoma, needs just 16 points to reach 2,000 in her career.
Series vs. The Sooners
-This is the 10th meeting between the Sooners and Cyclones in which both programs are ranked. The Cyclones hold a 7-2 record when both programs are ranked.
-In the overall series, the Sooners hold the edge leading the Cyclones 22-32. Iowa State has won four out of the last five meetings
-Last season, the Cyclones went 3-0 against the Sooners, winning at home 82-61, on the road 72-68 and in the semis of the Big 12 Tournament 79-60. Iowa State's last road win over a ranked opponent was the win in Norman, Okla. last season when OU was ranked No. 22.
Iowa State From Beyond the Arc
-The Cyclones knocked down 125 three-pointers so far this season for a league-leading average of 10.4 trey's per game, which ranks fourth nationally. Iowa State is second in the Big 12 in three-point field goal percentage shooting 38.6 from long.
-Iowa State has knocked down 29 three-pointers over the last two games, including a season-high 15 in the Big 12 opener at TCU.
-Nikki Moody, Brynn Williamson and Kidd Blaskowsky lead Iowa State with 77 three-pointers between the them.


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Members present: Chris Strauss, Kelly Wood, Ginger Boone, Craig Berry, Paul Hons, Robert Pierce, Tim Christian, Maurice Leatherbury
Members absent: Abraham John, Bill Buntain, Bruce Pollak, Eric DuChemin, Mike Hatch, Rich Anderson, Allen Bradley, Sandy Burke
Guests present: Mike Wright, Sharon Jenkins, Allen Livingston, Philip Baczewski, Richard Harris, Ty Young
The meeting was called to order at 2:00 PM.
The minutes of the January 16th meeting were approved with changes to the list of attendees and a minor change to the wording of Tim Christian's recommendation about virus protection software.
Chris Strauss, for the Call Tracking Subcommittee, reported that he loaded approximately 32,000 user records into the Remedy database, those records being the basis for user authentication and trouble tracking in the Remedy system. He hoped to be working on the actual user interface to the system within the next three to four weeks.
Maurice reported that the revised draft of the desktop application software guidelines would be voted on at the next IRC meeting on February 17th.
Jim Curry passed out laptop computer order forms and the "cover page" to the form that outlined the trial basis of the laptop purchase and support plan. He has three technicians signed up to take training from Dell Computing to become certified on servicing their laptop computers. He reported that a problem with the BIOS on the Dell Latitude CP has arisen related to the Year 2000 issues, but that the problem was cosmetic only. Also, there have been some problems with I/O port drivers on the machines under the Windows NT operating system. Jim displayed the two models of the Dell laptop that will be sold through Micro Maintenance, and requested that distributed computing support area managers assist in "marketing" the machines since Micro Maintenance doesn't have a showroom. He reported that he would be placing an initial order for the laptops on the following Monday or Tuesday and requested that each area inform him of their intention to purchase them by Tuesday noon. The group requested that Maurice send a message to the Netman listserv announcing the availability of the machines for purchase.
Craig Berry read a statement from the General Access Lab Managers Committee regarding the issue of the relationship of the general access lab system to the DCSMT: "GALMAC would like to recognize the efforts put forth by DCSMT. In response to the IRC's charge to examine the operation of the General Access Labs we ask that DCSMT return to IRC with the following: The General Access Lab Committee and the General Access Lab Managers Committee are aware of concerns raised with IRC. GALMAC is committed to examine current operations and strategic planning and will work with GALC to put forth, in the near future, recommendations to the IRC for any needed restructuring." Craig will contact Dr. Turner directly and ask him to add the issue to the IRC agenda when GALMAC and GALC have formulated a plan.
Maurice then passed out a "Y2K Compliance Unit Data Collection Form," explaining that various persons on campus had been assigned responsibility for Year 2000 compliance in specific departments on campus. Maurice was made responsible for all academic departments, and he said that he'd be asking each distributed support manager in the colleges to assist in gathering the necessary data about compliance. Bill Buntain will be responsible for the data communications hardware and software, the network operating systems, and for common desktop application software.
Jim Curry announced that he will be selling and supporting 19" and 21" monitors soon, plus will be selling Pentium II-based machines as well. He will not be supporting the enhanced Jaz drives now, but may in the future. The case that has been used for quite a while, with the AT form factor motherboard, will be replaced with one supporting the ATX motherboard. Since the new cases are not backward compatible with the old one, Jim asked the support managers to let him know if they'll be purchasing upgrades to the old machines before the new models are delivered so he can stock a supply of the old motherboards. There is no difference in the cost of the cases. The new Pentium II processors, at 300 MHz, appear to run about 15% faster than 200 HMz Pentium Pro's on some math functions.
The meeting adjourned at 3:15 PM.
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No 10 complains over Osborne's bruising bout with Evan Davis
'It could have been better handled,' BBC executive admits – but Davis is off the hook for tough interview
SO, is the Radio 4 Today programme presenter Evan Davis in the doghouse for his interview with Chancellor George Osborne or not? Short answer: Yes, as far as Number 10 is concerned; No, as far as his bosses at the BBC are concerned.
Davis was the subject of complaint from Downing Street yesterday after repeatedly talking over the Chancellor during a post-Autumn Statement interview. He was also accused of asking questions which he then immediately withdrew if he didn't like the answer.
Craig Oliver, director of communications at Number Ten (and a former BBC man himself), apparently texted several news executives at Broadcasting House to "express his displeasure".
According to The Guardian, Oliver was called back by an unnamed BBC executive who acknowledged that the interview "could have been better handled". However, there was "no question" of any kind of reprimand for the presenter.
Davis is the BBC's former economics editor and because of his expertise is invariably chosen to interview Osborne when he agrees to come on. Some say he knows rather more about the economy than Osborne. He later tweeted: "... Just to clarify: I have not been told off for the way I interviewed the chancellor today."
Davis's bone of contention was whether Osborne had been accurate when he claimed in the Commons that the national deficit was falling. As The Mole has reported, there is an argument that government borrowing would have gone up if Osborne hadn't included in his sums the as-yet-unreceived income from selling the rights to operate 4G mobile phone services.
"Just to be absolutely clear," Evans asked the Chancellor, according to a Daily Mail transcript, "if you strip out all of the accounting changes, the Royal Mail, post, the different treatment of banks, the asset purchase facility, all those things, if you take those out and you take out the 4G licence, borrowing would actually go up this year? It's a simple, simple question, and I am asking you if that's the case or not."
Osborne responded: "Well, I just don't think you can strip out..."
Davis: "It's extraordinary you can't answer."
Osborne: "I am sorry, I am answering your question, it's not that I am not answering it, it's like saying if we went ahead with the fuel duty rise in January, which is the same month that the 4G receipts are scored, well what would happen then?"
Davis: "Well that would be a perfectly reasonable question but I didn't choose to ask it."
Osborne: "Or, indeed, what happens if we do or don't go ahead with the big increase in investment allowances."
Davis: "Another interesting question which I didn't choose to ask."
It didn't get any friendlier. At one point, Osborne, who was getting increasingly frustrated, said: "I'm sorry. You can't ask these questions and then before you've even allowed me to answer" - and, sure enough, Davis interrupted him again.
Did Davis go too far? Did he show a lack of respect? Debatable. What will encourage BBC watchers is that after the slew of problems at the corporation in the aftermath of the Savile revelations, Davis's performance - coupled with colleague John Humphrys's recent grilling of the hapless George Entwistle - at least shows the Today team haven't lost their bottle.
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Isn't Evan Davis the chap who assured us that the Euro was great for Greece?
If only more interviewers were as well briefed as Evans and refused to allow the waffling obfuscation, aka B/S, usually ladelled out by the political class, both 'sides'.
BBC savages Tory? Surely not. Anyway, the deficit is falling; I heard Ed Balls say it on the BBC so it must be true.
I like Evan Davis but this was a rubbish interview; by all means ask tough questions but it's the Chancellor we want to hear from, not an unelected interviewer who clearly got carried away with himself.


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ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) — The LSU AgCenter will host the Central Louisiana Forestry Forum on March 12.
The session is planned from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the evacuation center near the campus of LSU-Alexandria.
The forum will focus on issues facing timber producers, including tax law changes, fuel options for light trucks, the effects of weather patterns on timber, mineral leasing information, pipeline safety and wildfire protection programs.
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Apart the Body's Clock
December 1996
Taking Apart
the Body's Clock:
How Do Molecules Tell Us the Time?
Our genes tell us when to wake up, sleep, eat and get some exercise. By learning
more about how our biological clocks work, we may learn to control these mechanisms
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On April 10, 2012, The Opportunity Agenda, in collaboration with The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, hosted a briefing to share findings, analysis, and recommendations for advocates seeking to influence public attitudes, practices, and policies. The event took place at the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation's Barbara Jordan Conference Center in Washington, D.C.
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Meet the Final Four in the Biggest Loser Season 10 Episode 11 Recap
It's week 11! Wait, really? Yeah it is! I almost forgot what week it was, but really after makeover week everything seems to blend together! So this week Alison drops the bomb that the deadly RED line is back and that two people are going home, which will whittle down the house to the final four. Every time that red line rears its ugly head everyone in the house goes BANANAS! You see crazy workouts, crazy focus and attention to every morsel. It really takes everything up a few notches. Even Bob and Jillian get the red line fever and they start making every single rep a last chance workout.
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Brandon Michael Robertson, maintenance engineer
Brandon Michael Robertson, 21 of Milton, passed away suddenly in an automobile accident Thursday, May 29, 2014. He was born April 16, 1993, in Lewes, son of Timothy M. Robertson Sr. and Shawn E. (nee Filippi) Robertson of Milton.
Brandon was a 2011 graduate of Sussex Central High School. He was currently employed at the Brighton Suites in Rehoboth Beach as a maintenance engineer. His hobbies included the enjoyment of being around race cars and driving them; watching NASCAR where his favorite driver was Tony Stewart No. 14, motorcycles, fishing, mudding, and being a member of the FFA and anything farm/agriculture related. Brandon was always selfless and helped many family, friends and acquaintances throughout life.
In addition to his parents he is survived by three sisters, Ellen Edwards and husband Jay, Kristen Robertson, Lori Dailey and husband Brent; two brothers Timothy Robertson Jr. and Jonathan Robertson and wife Sonya; five aunts, Jennifer Layfield and husband Doug, Beth Birney and husband John, Sonya Lloyd and husband Donnie who recently passed, Peggy Higgins and Laurel Fisher; two uncles Mark DeVincentis and wife Laurie and Joseph DeVincentis; nieces and nephews, Angel, Ali, Brooke, and Nicholas; his adopted grandfather Harry Kendall and many cousins and friends.
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By Phillip Whitten
SYDNEY, Sept. 21
Men's 50 Free – Prelims
Top 16 advance to Semi-Finals:
1. Kizierowski POL 22.05 National Record
2. Hall, Jr USA 22.14
3. Popov RUS 22.15
4. Ervin USA 22.24
5. v.d.Hoogenband NED 22.32
6. Busquets PUR 22.42
7. Hawke AUS 22.45
8. Dedekind RSA 22.46
9. Volynets UKR 22.52
10. Nystrand SWE 22.53
11. Schoeman RSA 22.53
12. Kenkhuis NED 22.61
13. Vismara ITA 22.62
14. Foster GBR 22.65
15. Pimankov RUS 22.74
16. Fydler AUS 22.80
Bart Kizierowski of Poland, an NCAA champion who swam for the University of California was the surprise top qualifier in the 50 Free this morning, clocking a lifetime best 22.05.
All the big players advanced to the semi-finals. Gary Hall was .01 faster than his nemesis, Alex Popov, while Anthony Ervin and Pieter van den Hoogenband were fourth and fifth. South Africa's Roland Schoemann, last year's world leader, was eleventh. Aussies Brett Hawke and Chris Fydler qualified seventh and 16th.
Interestingly, three of the top four qualifiers–Kizierowski, Hall and Ervin–all swim for coach Mike Bottom at the Phoenix (Arizona) Swim Club.
Look for a great showdown among Popov, van den Hoogenband, Hall, Ervin, and possibly Kizierowski to shape up by the finals.
Women's 800 – Prelims
Top 8 advance to Finals:
1. Bennett USA 8:26.47
2. Klochkova UKR 8:29.84 National Record
3. Sandeno USA 8:30.12
4. Rigamonti SUI 8:30.44
5. Stockbauer GER 8:31.74
6. Henke GER 8:31.86
7. Yamada JPN 8:33.06
8. Chen CHN 8:33.23
The USA's Brooke Bennett, the defending Olympic champion, easily qualified first (8:26.47), with teammate Kaitlin Sandeno in the third spot. Ukraine's Yana Klochkova, who won both individual medley events, is seeded second. She could be very tough in the finals.
Switzerland's Flavia Rigamonti was fourth. Japan's Sachiko Yamada qualified seventh.
Bennett was very pleased with her swim: "I wanted to go easy this morning, and after '96, I'm not as nervous. I wanted to do an 8:28 and I did an 8:26. It's been three days since my last swim. That gave me time to live the moment and now move on to this race."
Men's 100 Butterfly – Prelims
Top 16 advance to Semi-Finals:
1. Klim AUS 52.73
2. Huegill AUS 52.79
3. Mintenko CAN 52.90 National Record
4. Yamamoto JPN 52.91
5. Froelander SWE 53.14
6. Gaspar HUN 53.29
7. Poliakov RUS 53.30
8. Sylantiyev UKR 53.34
9. Crocker USA 53.45
10. Hickman GBR 53.48
11. Hannan USA 53.54
11. Esposito FRA 53.54
13. Rupprath GER 53.57
14. Keizer NED 53.66
15. Hard FIN 53.67
16. Aartsen NED 53.81
The Aussies qualified 1-2 as expected, with Michael Klim, the world record-holder, six-hundredths ahead of Geoff Huegill, who has the world's fastest time this year. This is the host team's best shot to sweep an event. Canada's Mike Mintenko was the surprise third fastest qualifier with a national record 52.90. Japan's Takashi Yamamoto was the only other sub-53 second swimmer this morning.
Both Americans advanced to the semi-finals. Youngster Ian Crocker had the day's fastest 50 split (24.52) and led his heat for 90 meters before fading to fourth in his heat with the ninth fastest time. Hannan qualified in a tie for eleventh.
Women's 200 Backstroke – Prelims
Top 16 advance to Finals-Finals:
1. Mocanu ROM 2:09.21 National Record
2. Maracineanu FRA 2:11.01
3. Zhivanevskaya ESP 2:11.60
4. Nakao JPN 2:11.69
5. Hagiwara JPN 2:12.15
6. Benko USA 2:12.72
7. Fargus GBR 2:12.99
8. Buschschulte GER 2:13.42
9. Adkins USA 2:13.54
10. Ornstedt DEN 2:13.61
11. Rund GER 2:13.87
12. Don-Duncan GBR 2:14.18
13. Stefanyshyn CAN 2:14.28
14. Stoney AUS 2:14.61
15. Maria ESP 2:14.78
16. Wittstock RSA 2:15.10
Romania's Diana Mocanu, 16, winner of the women's 100 meter backstroke earlier at the Games, easily led all qualifiers during the prelims of the women's 200 meter backstroke. Mocanu's 2:09.21 was almost two seconds faster than the 2:11.01 recorded by France's Roxanna Maracineanu, the 1998 world champion.
Americans Lindsay Benko and Amanda Adkins qualified sixth and ninth, respectively.
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Hey kiddies - the original Queenie here - mixing a martini and saying so sorry but the party's over and it's time to go home. The death of Donna Summer really did us in. Last dance and all. But seriously, we have become redundant! The news has become self-snarking! Really, you couldn't make this stuff up! So, please, chickens, tune into your favorite conspiracy blogs, laugh along to the cable nets, and bid Queenie adieu. That's right - along with you, my darlings. Go forth and spread snark and good sense while you re-tweet and Facebook and pin your darling infographics!
Btw, Queenie reserves the right to periodically send out an amusing rant.
Yours truly,
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5-25-12: Sayonara from the Tiara
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But, the Friday report was my guilty pleasure on Saturday morning! I felt so much more connected with the world...
- May 29, 2012 at 9:31 AM
Pity Suz... It made me feel as if I had a secret channel to the left. Kinda made me feel a little dirty and at the same time informed. Peace-Out!
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These attractions range from strange to disturbing to pretty darned funny. Read on!
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (later named Weston State Hospital), constructed between 1858 and 1881, is the largest hand-cut stone masonry building in North America, and is purportedly the second largest in the world, next to the Kremlin. The hospital was designed to house 250 souls when it opened to patients in 1864. It reached its peak in the 1950's with 2,400 patients in overcrowded and generally poor conditions.
The building is now the home of historic tours, ghost tours, concerts, and umm, monster truck jams? Check their web site and call before you go.
Web: http://www.trans-alleghenylunaticasylum.com/
Mummies of the Insane
In 1888, farmer and amateur scientist Graham Hamrick bought two two female cadavers at the West Virginia Hospital for the Insane (aka: Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum). West Virginia's own backwoods Dr. Frankenstein mummified them with his patented embalming potion, just as he had done in earlier experiments with vegetables, snakes and the head of a man that he kept in a jar. Hamrick succeeded, all too well. The well-dried fruits of his labor are still in Philippi. Two mummies, in glass-topped wooden coffins, are displayed in the Barbour County Historical Museum bathroom. You can see them for a dollar a peek.
Address: Main St., Philippi, WV
Mystery Hole
This little roadside attraction is the home of some very unusual stuff and weird happenings. You gotta stop just so you can say you did. Check out their web site if you want to know less.
Web: http://www.mysteryhole.com/welcome.html
Nearby: Thurmond
WV has it's fair share of history from little-changed,
Thurmond Depot
During the first two decades of the 1900s, Thurmond was a classic boomtown. With the huge amounts of coal brought in from area mines, it had the largest revenue on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. Having many coal barons among its patrons, Thurmond's banks were the richest in the state.
With less coal coming in from local mines, the town began a steady decline. The many businesses closed down, and most residents moved on. Today, the town of Thurmond remains surprisingly untouched by modern development. It is a link to our past, and a town with many stories to tell.
Web: http://www.nps.gov/neri/planyourvisit/thurmond.htm
Greenbriar Bunker Tours
After 3 years of construction which began in 1958, the top-secret, 112,544-square-foot bunker, which was built 720 feet into the hillside under The Greenbrier's West Virginia Wing was completed. The facility was maintained in a constant state of readiness by a small group of government employees working undercover as Forsythe Associates.
Visit their web site for contact information as reservations are required!
Web: http://www.greenbrier.com/staying-here/the-bunker/bunker-history.aspx
Nearby: Carnegie Hall; Lost World Caverns; Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory
Carnegie Hall
Lewisburg, West Virginia is home to one of only four Carnegie Halls still in continuous use in the world. Today, the cultural center annually serves more than 75,000 patrons with live performances by outstanding companies and artists from around the world, award-winning arts in education programming, classes and workshops, fine art exhibits, an independent film series and more!
Web: http://www.carnegiehallwv.com/
Nearby: Greenbriar Bunker Tours; Lost World Caverns; Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory
Helvetia, WV
Helvetia, West Virginia is a small Swiss village in a high mountain valley. The original Swiss and German settlers arrived in 1869 and their descendants remain. Due to the isolation of the area, the traditions of dance, music, food, and holidays have survived through the generations. Visit their web site for local events, holidays, and businesses. A web site? I guess they're not that isolated!
Web: http://www.helvetiawv.com/
Nearby: WV Wildlife Center
No state in the country is more wild or more wonderful than West Virginia!
Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory
Since 1952, Hanging Rock has been a monitoring point for hawk, eagle, falcon, and osprey migration along the birds' eastern route.
Web: http://hangingrocktower.org/
Nearby: Carnegie Hall, Greenbriar Bunker Tours
West Virginia Wildlife Center
The West Virginia State Wildlife Center is a modern zoological facility displaying native and introduced state wildlife. Operated by the Wildlife Resources Section of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, the Wildlife Center is dedicated to presenting visitors a realistic and factual understanding of our state's wildlife. Woodland wildlife can be viewed along a wheelchair-accessible interpretative trail 1.25 mile through a mature hardwood forest.
Visit their web site and call ahead for hours of operation.
Web: http://www.wvdnr.gov/wildlife/wildlifecenter.shtm
Nearby: Helvetia, WV
Lost World Caverns
Lost World Caverns were discovered in 1942 and are a magical place for both young and old. They offer self-guided tours so you can explore the cavern at your own pace. There's even a dinosaur museum!
No matter the temperature outside, its always 52 degrees in the cavern so we recommend you take a light jacket and be sure to wear some good walking or hiking shoes.
Web: http://www.lostworldcaverns.com/
Nearby: Greenbriar Bunker Tours; Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory; Carnegie Hall


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Neighbors honor memory of 'Two Buck Skip'
Oceanside fixture was struck by a car and killed Feb. 26
OCEANSIDE A $2 bill is taped to the concrete wall of the Cassidy Street overpass on Interstate 5. Nearby, ball-caps from Angelo's Burgers and a Chargers rally towel flutter in the breeze whipped up by the traffic passing below.
They're part of a growing roadside memorial to Charles "Skip" Soltysiak, a 53-year-old South Oceanside resident who was struck and killed by a car on the evening of Feb. 26. Soltysiak, who had bipolar disorder, was seen wandering in the middle of the street that night. Oceanside police are still investigating the accident but have determined that the driver was not at fault.
Known around the neighborhood as "Two Buck Skip," the quiet, genial man walked everywhere he went and earned his nickname for a habit of borrowing a few bucks each day from friends for his morning coffee.
Soltysiak was a fixture on Pacific Coast Highway for more than 15 years. Every morning at 7 a.m. he would leave his home near Soto Street, cross west over the Cassidy Street overpass and head to Angelo's Burgers, where he ate three meals a day, often wore the restaurant's red caps and T-shirts and waved at passers-by. Owner Anthony Regakis said he paid for most of Soltysiak's breakfast burritos, fries and Cokes because he knew his faithful diner had little money.
"He was one of our best customers," Regakis said. "We loved him, and the neighbors loved him. I had people call up and offer to front us $300 a month for Skip's meals but I told them 'we've got it covered.'"
The day before he died, Soltysiak knocked on the door of neighbor Cathy Viars. She had known him for years because he would often stop by her yard to pet her dog. On that evening, he came to ask for $2 and left with a cheerful "God bless you!"
"He was so gentle and kind. He was a wouldn't-hurt-a-fly kind of person," Viars said. "He was someone you loved to see whenever he walked by."
On Sunday, nearly 40 friends and family members gathered on the overpass to reminisce and lay flowers, cards, votive candles and memorabilia for his beloved football team. Homemade papier-mache doves inscribed with handwritten inspirational quotes hang from the overpass fence as well as on street lamps and signposts for several blocks along Cassidy Street.
Soltysiak's nephew, Mike Brinkley, said he was surprised and touched by the size of the crowd.
"We all drive in cars and lose the chance to interact with other people. But all he did was walk around. It proves that something as simple as a hike can have a big impact," Brinkley said.
Soltysiak grew up in Oceanside, where he graduated in 1980 from El Camino High School. Former classmate Maggie Witt said Soltysiak "never said much but you could always tell he had a big heart."
In the mid-1980s, he went to work in the mail room of Oceanside's Blade-Tribune newspaper, which in 1989 merged with Escondido's Times-Advocate to form The North County Times (it was purchased in 2012 by the U-T San Diego).
A fellow Times employee described Soltysiak — who co-workers called "Chucky" — as a friendly and upbeat employee.
"He was never in a bad mood," said Peggy Chapman, who was head of human resources for the newspaper. "Whenever I'd walk in the mail room, I always knew I'd get a wave and a smile."
For medical reasons, Soltysiak retired from the newspaper eight years ago. He lived alone in his late parents' home on the east side of I-5 and would spend most of every day walking along Pacific Coast Highway.


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Danila Davydov
Danila Davydov (b. 1977) is a poet, critic, and editor. He is the first laureate of the Debut Prize (2000) for a collection of short fiction titled Experiences in Heartlessness. He was the editor of Brother's Cradle: The Debut Anthology of Poetry, and a contributing editor of the poetry anthology Nine Measurements: An Anthology of New Russian Poetry. Photos and texts (in Russian) can be found at wwb.litkarta.ru.


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In a matchup of two teams coming off disappointing losses, the Baltimore Ravens (2-2 SU, 2-2 ATS) visit the Miami Dolphins (3-1 SU, 3-1 ATS) at Sun Life Stadium on Sunday (1:00 p.m. ET, CBS).
Line: Dolphins -3, total: 43.5
Line movement and notes: This line has held steady for most of the week, although some books tweaked the juice and moved to Miami -3 (even). The Wynn opened -2.5 and had not moved off that number as of Friday morning. The total is between 43.5 and 44.
Live odds: Check an updated Ravens-Dolphins betting line
History and trends: The Ravens have covered the spread in the last three meetings, most recently as 5-point favorites in a 26-10 win in November 2010.
The Ravens are 5-0 ATS in their last five games against a team with a winning record.
The UNDER is 8-0 in Miami's last eight October games.
Ravens outlook: The Ravens have been a model of inconsistency so far this season. They played a very strong first half in Week 1 against Denver before getting obliterated in the second half. They followed up a solid Week 2 win against the Browns with an extremely impressive 30-9 victory over the Houston Texans. But they didn't show up in Week 4 against the Bills, losing 23-20 mainly because Joe Flacco couldn't protect the football to the tune of five interceptions.
The Ravens have a lot of new faces on defense, but aside from that second half against the Broncos, it's been a very stout unit. The majority of Baltimore's problems are on the offensive side of the ball, specifically at receiver and tight end. Dennis Pitta isn't going to play this year, and Flacco counted on him as a security blanket last year. The departure of Anquan Boldin appears to be hurting as well, since it left no reliable options at receiver beyond Torrey Smith. This is an offense that could very well struggle all season long.
Dolphins outlook: The Dolphins had three very strong performances in the first three weeks, defeating the Browns and Colts on the road, as well as the Falcons at home. Week 4 was a different story, as Miami got blown out by the Saints, 38-17. Drew Brees and the high-flying New Orleans offense exposed the Dolphins defense, and this unit will be facing an up-hill battle against good offenses all year long.
There's no question Miami has a good pass rush, but there's a clear inability to cover receivers down the field. Even more troublesome is the the Dolphins' lack of success stopping the run. They currently rank 28th in run defense, and that could be a big problem this week against Baltimore.
Offensively, Ryan Tannehill has played decent, but the offensive line is an obvious weakness that needs to improve.
Power ratings: 2-2 Ravens much higher than 3-1 Dolphins.
Ravens' key injuries:
*Wide receiver Marlon Brown is expected to play with a hamstring injury.
*Cornerback Ladarius Webb is questionable with a thigh injury.
Dolphins' key injuries:
*Defensive end Cameron Wake is questionable with a knee injury, but did practice in a limited capacity on Thursday.
Matchup analysis: Stats, trends, and injuries.
Weather: 86 degrees with a chance of thunderstorms. Check out wunderground.com for an updated forecast.
The Linemakers' lean: Our power ratings indicate the Ravens are 3.5 points better than the Dolphins, and even when factoring in 1.5 points for Miami's home field (tied for the weakest home-field advantage in the league), Baltimore should be a 2-point favorite in this spot. We're seeing improvement and positive signs on the defensive side of the ball for the Ravens, and the unit will be licking its chops going against an offensive line that has given up a league-high 15 sacks. The Dolphins were probably playing above their heads when they got off to a 3-0 start, and they were knocked down a few pegs Monday night against the Saints.
Also, Baltimore has played UNDER three games in a row, and, had it not been for some late scores, Miami would be an UNDER team this season as well.
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07/18/2010, The reef protecting Hog Island Anchorage!
We've tried many times to snorkel around Hog Island, Around Calivigny Island, around to Woburn Bay and to Hartman Bay, but we are in the Windward Islands after all. We really do love the wind...the hotflash queen is very grateful and it does give us much need "air" conditioning. We got lucky today because it was calm and easy to get out to the reef this afternoon. We are so connected to the earth, the sea and all it's inhabitants...that's why it's important to see what's happening to the reefs here!
They look great from the dingy when we are traveling to Hartman Bay, to Woburn Bay and to Egmont Bay.. but getting in the water is the real test.
The coral looks pretty good and again, we find it hard to spot a lot of fish! What can we all do to stop the overfishing, the pollution of our earths oceans? The Japanese are wooing the Grenadians to have 'whaling, turtle and fishing rights. In return, they will pay big bucks to the Grenadians who are so desperate for monetary help. We must be more proactive...What do you say?
In the meantime...enjoy the coral which we are thrilled to share!
Dudley and Bec
07/16/2010, A Ring Around the Island...
Like I said, it seems like we are acting as if we are never coming back to Grenada! We rented a car with our good friends Carolyn and Danny and we had a blast!
You'll just have to check out the photo Album and look for "Around the Isle of Grenada in 13 hours! Awesome!
Dudley and Bec
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07/15/2010, Hog Island Anchorage on Dancing Dolphins!
Oh, it kills us to be meeting great new folks just as we are leaving for Port Luis Marina on the West Coast to store the boat for a few months. We have the pleasure of Crystal, pictured here, and her hubby Michael in other shots aboard their small, 38' catamaran, Dancing Dolphin who invited us to join some other friends to sundowners. This little catamaran, huge really when you compare it to Altair...anything is huge compared to Altair, actually, makes us yearn for more space. We must've been crazy thinkin' we could cruise on board this wee craft of ours. Fabulously so we are proud to exclaim.
We are really squeezing all the exploring, friends and places we can into the time we have left. This is as good a way as any, sitting on the back deck of a really cool folk's home on the seas. Ok, behind a really big reef protecting this sweet place, Hog Island Anchorage, we are calling home, right now anyway.
Stay tuned...more fun to squeeze in before we hop on that plane soon.
Dudley and Bec
07/13/2010, At Anchor, Calivigny Cut on Mrs. Desilia!
Now it's time for dinner...and I dont' have to cook tonight! Carolyn and Danny on S/V Mrs. Desilia have invited us for dinner! This means we will have to navigate the bridge, the waves on our nose in the dink which means for a wet arrival...and neighbors of SV MD all basking in the delirious breezes that soar thru this cut between Phare Blue Bay and Calivigny Island. Their boat is so big, so spacious and her galley...Love them more...but had to share!
Carolyn is a wonderful chef. Dinner and company was delightful and we're going to miss them! Aurevoir! Mon Amis! We're all learning French, since we've been hanging out with the folks at Whisper Cove. Ooooo la la! Bon!
Dudley and Bec
07/13/2010, Grand Anse Valley...
I never get tired of hiking on these islands, but Grenada has been a true blessing. It's because of the time we've spent, a year, and we never could have predicted it. We've made some good friends, Grenadians too. Carol was brave enough to go visit Mary Ross's home in Grand Anse. It's a long one from Clark's Court Bay Marina, but so worth it! Another dark and overcast day...just like we like it! It's getting very steaming, very much like summer should be! Keeps us hydrated...'keeps the wrinkles at bay'!
07/12/2010, Port Luis Marina, St. George
We couldn't find a better place! Location, location and location! Not to mention a great deal! They offered us a sweet summer package if we promise to stay there 4 months. We couldn't refuse!
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It's prestigious for Gus Van Sant's Restless, starring Mia Wasikowska, to land the opening night slot of Un Certain Regard (May 12) at Cannes, but it isn't as lofty as a competition spot. That selection is reserved for the real "art films," the auteur slots vying for the coveted Palme d'or.
Now Van Sant is an old Cannes pro: he won the Palme d'or in 2003 for Elephant and the 60th anniversary award for Paranoid Park (2007), and showed his first competition entry To Die For in 1995. So why go into the Un Certain Regard competition? While it's still a coup to be part of the "Official Selection," their twenty or so films each year tend to be a little more rigorous, less accessible, more up-and-coming, less likely to play well in the Grand Lumiere with big stars climbing the red steps. For example, Jean-Luc Godard's films lately alternate between the Competition and Un Certain Regard. Also, you skip the often risky process of being super-scrutinized by the mammoth global press corps. Un Certain Regard carries less baggage and expectation than the competition films. Jury president Emir Kusturica will present the Prize Un Certain Regard on May 21.
"When you look at how Un Certain Regard served recent movies like Blue Valentine and Precious, it is a natural place for Restless and it was the place all of us felt was best for the movie," says Sony Pictures Classics co-president Michael Barker. "We are very pleased and excited Restless was selected for this Opening slot in Cannes."
As for the rather surprising choice of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides as a Cannes debut, all you have to know is that Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz are prize stars to feed to the crowds on the Croisette, the TV interviewers and media hordes, who will start crying, "where are the stars, is Cannes still relevant?" if Thierry Fremaux doesn't supply some wattage for the red steps of the Palais. It's tough to get enough stars in May, when most of the high-profile quality films don't open until September. Fremaux is likely quite disappointed that Alexander Payne's The Descendents wasn't ready, for example, with George Clooney attached. Big loss.
Produced by Columbia Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and 360 Pictures, Restless examines the relationship of two teenagers, played by Wasikowska and Henry Hooper. The official selection will be announced on Thursday, April 14.


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Blade: Pilot pt. 1 - Immortal warrior Blade sets up shop in Detroit with his partner Shen and investigates the vampire House of Chthon who are threatening total domination of mankind. Along the way, he forms an uneasy alliance with Krista Starr, a recently dispatched US military combat medic who becomes entrenched in the world of vampires while investigating the suspicious murder of her twin brother. As Krista is pulled into the underword, she teams up with Blade and Shen to infiltrate the vampires from the inside and out. Blade, however, must keep a close watch on Krista, who could easily succumb to the dark forces of the shadow world she now inhabits.


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Quincy Medical Center, a Steward Family Hospital, is hosting a free Ladies Night Out! A Celebration of Healthy Minds, Bodies and Spirits, on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 5:30-8 p.m., at Quincy High School, 100 Coddington Street, Quincy. The event will feature special guest Loretta LaRoche, acclaimed speaker, author, stress management and humor consultant, and hosted by Mary Richardson, Steward Health Care Community Liaison and former co-anchor of WCVB-TV Chronicle.
Organizations worldwide use Loretta LaRoche's prescription for laughter to manage stress and help audiences capture a new perspective on the difficult parts of life. Her energetic presentations serve to leave her audiences in an enthusiastic frame of mind.
"As the holidays quickly approach, they can signify more stress – particularly for women, who are often already working overtime to balance family, work and social commitments," said Donna Rubinate, President of Quincy Medical Center. "We want this event to give women the opportunity to pause for a couple of guilt-free hours to relax, rejuvenate, renew and focus on their health, well-being and have some fun. We are thrilled to have Loretta LaRoche join us to help us do just that."
Along with LaRoche's special presentation, the Ladies Night Out! event, hosted by Mary Richardson, will feature a variety of display tables where participants can obtain information on services offered by Quincy Medical Center as well as community partners. Guests will be able to gather important health information from experts in diabetes, orthopedic, cardiology, dermatology, urology, women's health and stress management. In addition, guests can participate in fitness demonstrations of yoga and Zumba, enjoy delicious, healthy foods and win many prizes.
Quincy High School and North Quincy High School juniors and seniors have also been invited to participate in a Health & Wellness poster contest. All posters will be displayed during the Ladies Night Out! event and two winners will be chosen, one from each school, to each receive a $250 scholarship. Posters from the winners and runners-up will be displayed at the Quincy Medical Center to continue to raise awareness of health and wellness in the community.
Community partners for Ladies Night Out! include: Quincy Public Schools, South Shore YMCA, Stop & Shop, Manet Community Health Center, Compass Medical, Spa At Boncaldo's, A Healthy Balance, and Healing Tree Yoga and Wellness Center.
The event is free and space is limited. Registration is required. Call 1-800-488-5959 to reserve a space or visit: www.quincymc.org for more information.


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When the going gets tough, the tough get ... together.
While firms are still hemorrhaging employees and even shutting their doors due to the difficult economy, one award-winning small firm in Chicago has reconstituted itself as a new entity designed for opportunity. David Brininstool and Brad Lynch, partners for 20 years in Brininstool + Lynch, have closed their firm and added Tom Kerwin, previously a managing partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's Chicago office, to form Brininstool, Kerwin and Lynch (BKL).
The new firm has announced a "strategic alliance" with Chicago-based Magellan Development and aims to leverage Kerwin's extensive international contacts to grow the practice far beyond its Chicago base. BKL is already working with Dutch- and Korean-based developers on new projects.
Brininstool + Lynch was well known for its residential projects—generally, large apartment designs by Brininstool and single-family residences by Lynch. BKL's home will be in an acclaimed new Chicago structure that has just opened, although it isn't one by the firm: Jeanne Gang's Aqua, not coincidentally developed by new ally Magellan.
One day after the Jan. 26 announcement of the new firm's existence, a new website—albeit highly reliant on the previous Brininstool + Lynch one—was already online at www.bklarch.com.
In other Chicago consolidation news (announced the same day). Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture has added Peter Kindel, formerly the founder and principal of Topografis, as director of urban design.


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PFF – Review: Melancholia
Everywhere you look these days new films are tackling mental illness, the end of the world, or both. Leave it to provocateur, Hitler commentator, and visual poet Lars Von Trier (Dogville, Antichrist, Breaking The Waves) to tie the two subjects together with an uncanny verve and a vision which, while pitch-dark, contains more than a shred of hope.
In the best of the film's many excellent performances, Kirstin Dunst (Cannes Best Actress) plays Justine, a new bride who's experiencing acute depression, which she refers to as feeling "a little sad." The first half of the film is a brilliant Bergmanesque study of the most primal elements of a dysfunctional family to end all dysfunctional families. There's a toast from Justine's raggedy father (John Hurt) that ignores the bride and groom and directly slings an arrow at his shrew of an ex-wife (a stone-cold (fox) Charlotte Rampling). Her reply to the couple is "Enjoy it while it lasts. I hate marriage." They never get to find out since shenanigans bordering on the surreal soon take place, including an incident with the bride in an uncompromising position with a co-worker on the sprawling front lawn of her sister and brother-in-law's mansion. Before we know it Rampling's son-in-law (Kiefer Sutherland) is throwing Rampling's belongings out the front door and Dunst tells off her advertising agency honcho boss (a perfect Stellan Skarsgard)–all before the cake is even cut. Alexander Skarsgard (True Blood, Stellan's real life son) plays the clueless groom, not accidentally an American.
Charlotte Gainsbourg, as Dunst's toe-the-line older sister, is highly memorable as Dunst's protector and rival. During the film's key second half her character changes most dramatically as the planet Melancholia heads for a possible collision with The Earth. Gainsbourg is increasingly fretful for her young child despite Sutherland telling everyone not to worry. Science assures the dreaded collision won't happen. It's no spoiler to unveil he's mistaken. His ostensible voice of reason throughout the wedding fiasco as the patriarchal domineering head of the family comes up short, paving the way for the increasingly demented Justine to provide a genuine way of coping with The End. Like Genevieve Bujold in King of Hearts her madness provides the creative sanity for the monumental crisis. The film's use of Wagner's "Tristan and Isolde" is a true thing of beauty and Von Trier's stunning visuals enhance this frightening yet cathartic allegory of life and death. The film's ending is one of the most moving finales imaginable.
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Last month, on a chilly Thursday morning, we followed the Cleveland Golf Research and Development team to the range at Strawberry Farms Golf Club. That morning, they were in the process of testing the full line of 2013 clubs in preparation of the release date. After years of development, the team was excited about the 2013 line. They knew that they had engineered some of the best clubs that Cleveland Golf has ever produced.
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Classical 91.5 welcomes a new photo exhibit to the George Eastman House
Tue, 06/23/2009 - 6:00am
Spend Tuesday morning between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. with Classical 91.5 host Brenda Tremblay where you'll hear an exploration of musical landscapes and a report on a new photo exhibit at the George Eastman House. The show, Nature as Artifice, showcases the most artificial landscape on the planet. Plus, you'll hear music by Vaughan Williams, Sweelinck and Gustav Holst.
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The new executive at the top of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corp. (EDC) says that the failed $75 million loan guarantee to Curt Schilling's 38 Studios has hurt the reputation of the agency, but he will do all that he can to restore it and to rebuild confidence in the state's economic recovery efforts.
"Sure, our reputation out there has been tarnished over 38 Studios, and it may be perceived that we're beleaguered, but we wake up every morning, we work hard and we work on programs and activities that make a difference," Marcel Valois, executive director of the Economic Development Corp., told The Associated Press in a recent interview.
Valois said that the agency has made strides towards these goals already and said that "Rhode Islanders" must look forward.
"Rhode Islanders must look forward," he said. "We need to rebuild the confidence in Rhode Island and its institutions and set the base for new economic resurgence. We're up to the task."
Valois was appointed to the top post at the agency back in May by Governor Lincoln Chafee, who serves as its Chairman of the Board and who cleaned house. The Governor says that Valois is headed in the right direction.
Valois said that he's reaching out to businesses in the state to hear what they need to be successful, what obstacles are in their way and how the agency can help. The EDC is aiming to better use data to gauge the effectiveness of its efforts as well. Valois also tried to dispel criticism that the agency picks "winners and losers" and doesn't do enough to help existing businesses.
"We feel that we need to work with everybody in creating the conditions for all sectors to grow, and not put all our eggs in one basket, not chase after one industry sector over another," he said.
Finally, Valois said the loan program that gave 38 Studios its loan could have been used in different ways with more safeguards, but given the aftermath of that deal he understands why the legislature decided to eliminate it. He did say that the agency is looking into instituting new financing programs, though he declined to provide specifics.
The state of Rhode Island is currently suing Curt Schilling, officers from the now bankrupt studio, and former members of the EDC for their part in the $75 million loan that has left Rhode Island tax payers with a debt of over $100 million…
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Did you know that many of our wineries have licensed picnic areas where you can enjoy your bottle of wine with your nibbles? You didn't bring a cooler or can't be bothered to make sandwiches, you say? Well, many tasting room fridges are stocked with lovely local cheeses and other wonderful delights to tide you over till dinner. Wines are offered by the bottle to enjoy with your picnic.
Just ask winery staff for other suggestions on picnic locations if they don't have a space at their site – the heart of wine country is full of beautiful spots!
BLASTED CHURCH VINEYARDS – there are a few picnic tables on site, and you can ask staff for their favourite spots
KRAZE LEGZ VINEYARD & WINERY - 2 picnic areas on site, both with panoramic views of Skaha Lake. They have a selection of picnic goodies on sale as well.
LIQUIDITY VINEYARDS - not yet open to the public, but happy to take inquiries! Check out their website to contact them.
MEYER FAMILY VINEYARDS – a picnic area is on site, and gourmet lunches are available for $15 if you call ahead (250-497-8553)
NOBLE RIDGE VINEYARD & WINERY – picnic area on site overlooking their vines, Vaseaux Lake and McIntyre Bluff. There are tables out there and guests are welcome to bring their own picnic or choose from the "Noble Fridge" of gourmet goodies, including chocolate!
PAINTED ROCK ESTATE WINERY – nothing on site yet, but just ask staff to direct you to one of the lovely spots nearby!
SEE YA LATER RANCH – picnic area in the vineyard where you can enjoy your own picnic or get items from the patio "to go". The See Ya Later Patio is also open daily in summer for lunch service from 11:30 am – 3:30 pm.
STAG'S HOLLOW WINERY & VINEYARD – picnic area on site with comfy furniture to relax in and sip a bottle of wine with your snacks.
SYNCHROMESH WINES – they are not currently open to the public. Check out their website to order wines.
WILD GOOSE VINEYARDS & WINERY – picnic area on site in a lovely garden setting. Enjoy some wine and get refreshed for the next stop!
BLUE MOUNTAIN VINEYARDS - a picnic table is available where guests can enjoy their lunch with a bottle of wine.
TOPSHELF WINERY – no picnic area, but there is gelato – free to kids who have to look after their wine-tasting parents