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It is no mystery why this book is such a hit with people in the medical profession, and those close to them. It shows how being a doctor is a passion, a calling, one that requires dedication and sacrifice. I enjoyed this book, however, I thought 600 pages was a bit much for such a lackluster payoff. Everything up until the end was so believable, I was wondering how autobiographical this was… and then it completely threw suspension of disbelief right out the window. All the information about Ethiopia and Eritrea was very interesting and informative, for example I had no idea where the term "Rastafari" originated before reading this book.
I loved this book. I feel like I took a trip to Ethiopia. It is the kind of book that I would start reading and completely forget about everything else around me.
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The unusual (for me) setting, the plot and the superb character development made this a worthwhile, interesting read for me.
I enjoyed this book. I frequently find myself thinking about some of the medical practices described as techniques learned or used by many of the medical characters. Because so much of the book takes place in Addis Ababa, it has made me more curious about practicing medicine in and outside of the United States. This book also did not ignore the political issues of the time, but the characters remain a family and their relationships is still what the story is about.
This is one of those books that you find yourself going back and rereading sections just to make sure you catch all the complexities of he story. I must also say for me I was not into the story until about 150 pages into the book. Many scenes in the story are told in graphic detail very little is left to the imagination.
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0375714367, Paperback)Amazon Exclusive: John Irving Reviews Cutting for Stone
John Irving has been nominated for a National Book Award three times--winning once, in 1980, for the novel The World According to Garp. In 1992, Irving was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma. In 2000, he won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Cider House Rules--a film with seven Academy Award nominations. Read his exclusive Amazon guest review of Cutting for Stone:
That Abraham Verghese is a doctor and a writer is already established; the miracle of this novel is how organically the two are entwined. I've not read a novel wherein medicine, the practice of it, is made as germane to the storytelling process, to the overall narrative, as the author manages to make it happen here. The medical detail is stunning, but it never overwhelms the humane and narrative aspects of this moving and ambitious novel. This is a first-person narration where the first-person voice appears to disappear, but never entirely; only in the beginning are we aware that the voice addressing us is speaking from the womb! And what terrific characters--even the most minor players are given a full history. There is also a sense of great foreboding; by the midpoint of the story, one dreads what will further befall these characters. The foreshadowing is present in the chapter titles, too--'The School of Suffering' not least among them! Cutting for Stone is a remarkable achievement.--John Irving
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Twin brothers born from a secret love affair between an Indian nun and a British surgeon in Addis Ababa, Marion and Shiva Stone come of age in Ethiopia, where their love for the same woman drives them apart.
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text: Welcome to the new reputation economy Magazine features 20 August 12 by Rachel Botsman This article was taken from the September 2012 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing online. Imagine a world where banks take into account your online reputation alongside traditional credit ratings to determine your loan; where headhunters hire you based on the expertise you've demonstrated on online forums such as Quora; where your status from renting a house through Airbnb helps you become a trusted car renter on WhipCar; where your feedback on eBay can be used to get a head-start selling on Etsy; where traditional business cards are replaced by profiles of your digital trustworthiness, updated in real-time. Where reputation data becomes the window into how we behave, what motivates us, how our peers view us and ultimately whether we can or can't be trusted.Welcome to the reputation economy, where your online history becomes more powerful than your credit history. The value of reputation is not a new concept to the online world: think star ratings on Amazon, PowerSellers on eBay or reputation levels on games such as World of Warcraft. The difference today is our ability to capture data from across an array of digital services. With every trade we make, comment we leave, person we "friend", spammer we flag or badge we earn, we leave a trail of how well we can or can't be trusted. An aggregated online reputation having a real-world value holds enormous potential for sectors where trust is fractured: banking; e-commerce, where value is exponentially increased by knowing who someone really is; peer-to-peer marketplaces, where a high degree of trust is required between strangers; and where a traditional approach based on disjointed information sources is currently inefficient, such as recruiting. Joel Spolsky and Jeff Atwood, programmers and influential bloggers, saw the window of opportunity to reinvent the way people found jobs through online reputation a few years ago. "Traditional wikis and Q&A platforms drove me crazy," Atwood says. If you had questions, say, on Chrome extensions, double pointers or Tiny Pixels, "you had to wade through endless conversations that went in every possible direction and where no comment is more or less important than the previous one. We realised there was a need to optimise the way people got answers, to unearth the little gems buried among a lot of dreck." The way to solve this seemed obvious to Atwood. "Have people vote on the best answers, and rank answers," he says.In September 2008, Atwood and Spolsky launched Stack Overflow. A sort of Digg meets Wikipedia meets eBay, it is a platform for programmers to post detailed technical questions and receive answers from other programmers. "As soon as I touched it, I was hooked," says Marc Gravell, a 33-year-old user based near the Forest of Dean, who, with more than 315,000 points, has the site's second-highest reputation score. Stack Overflow reports more than 24 million unique visitors a month and around 5,500 questions are submitted to the site every day. Voting on and editing questions are just two ways in which users can earn reputation points on Stack Overflow. "Reputation is earned by convincing your peers that you know what you are talking about," Spolsky says. "The reason why the site is 100 per cent spam-free and that around 80 per cent of all questions get answered is entirely a function of the community. The way we do that is as you earn more reputation points, you get more powers on the site." Shortly after the site launched, Atwood and Spolsky heard that programmers were putting their Stack Overflow reputation scores on their CVs, and headhunters were searching the platform for developers with specific skills. "A CV tells you what schools they went to, what companies they worked for and how well they did on a standardised test when they were teenagers," Spolsky explains. "But if you read the writings of someone on Stack Overflow, you immediately know if they are a skilled programmer or not." In February 2011, Stack Overflow launched Careers 2.0, an invitation-only job board where companies can find skilled programmers. Stack Overflow demonstrates how a person's reputation score created in one community is starting to have value beyond the environments where it was built. By answering questions in an expert forum, you create more opportunities to find a better job.Reputation information can also be used to look forward rather than back -- for instance, using past actions to work out the likelihood of someone honouring an agreement in the future, which could be particularly useful in the financial services industry. "Any kind of business based on credit has to take into account people's ability to repay and their propensity to pay," says Errol Damelin, founder of Wonga, the online short-term cash lender (Wired 06.11). "Even when they are able to repay, will they or won't they? It's a totally different question. That's when reputation really comes into play." Wonga claims to crunch on average 8,000 pieces of data to get a sense of how trustworthy its applicants are.Brett King, author of Bank 2.0 and founder of New York-based banking startup Movenbank, founded in 2010, agrees with Damelin. "Credit scores are a lagging indicator -- they only look at what has happened in the past," he says. "They [credit agencies] don't use data to look into whether your behaviour is risky or not now."Movenbank's goal is not just to use technology to personalise the banking experience, but to reinvent the traditional risk model. King spent more than 18 years working for traditional banks and was struck by the opacity of much of the credit assessment process. "Most banks reject around 50 per cent of credit applications. It's a pretty strange business when you reject half of your potential customers and don't even tell them why." Don't miss: Aleks Krotoski: Your Klout score is meaningless At the heart of Movenbank is a concept call CRED. This takes into account an individual's traditional credit score but also aspects such as their level of community involvement, social reputation and trust weighting. Do they have a good eBay rating? Do they send money peer-to-peer? It also measures their social connectivity -- how many friends do they have on Facebook? Who are they connected to on LinkedIn? Do they have an influential Klout score? It combines this data, not just to assess their risk, but to measure the potential value of the customer. If you refer other customers from your network or pay your bills on time, your CRED score will go up. "It's not about your credit, but your credibility," King says.A big question mark lies around people's readiness to open up their social data, but King believes consumers are willing to make a trade-off if they know how it is going to be used and what they will gain in return. "People are currently underusing their networks and reputation," King says. "I want to help people to understand and build their influence and reputation, and think of it as capital they can put to good use." Social scientists have long been trying to quantify the value of reputation. In 2008, Norihiro Sadato, a researcher at the National Institute for Physiological Sciences in Aichi, Japan, along with a team of colleagues, wanted to determine whether we think about reputation and money in the same way, by mapping the neural response to different rewards. "Although we all intuitively know that a good reputation makes us feel good, the idea that good reputation is a reward has long been just an assumption in social sciences," Sadato says. "There has been no scientific proof." In order to prove his hypothesis, Sadato devised an experiment: participants were told they were playing a simple gambling game, in which one of three cards would result in a cash payout. 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Dear Friends of Turkish Airlines,
Here we are, together again in a new year. 2010 was a year in which Turkish Airlines chalked up a number of successes. From our number of planes and number of passengers to our flight destinations and profitability, we made important strides in every area. We also put our signature on key sponsorship agreements that have consolidated our position as a global trademark. In short, after 2008 and 2009 when the world was wrestling with a severe economic crisis, Turkish Airlines finished 2010 by growing even bigger.
We moved up from the regional airline to the global airline league and are now sixth among the world's most profitable companies in the aviation sector, eighth in the world ranking and fourth in Europe. And among the member airlines of the European Airlines Association we stand in top place by rate of growth in the last three years.
We have two powerful dynamics working for us in parallel with that performance and growth. The first, without a doubt, is the impeccable service we offer in every area from flight safety to product quality, which makes us special in the fiercely competitive aviation sector. The sheer growth year after year in the number of our passengers is an important indication of how special we have become. The second important reason for Turkish Airlines' growth is Turkey itself. The policies Turkey has implemented domestically and its pro-active foreign policy of recent years have made the country a key actor in its region as well as in the world.
In domestic policy, Turkey has taken important steps in the areas of democratization and the economy. Per capita income has risen from three thousand to fifteen thousand dollars. In the area of foreign policy, Turkey's reciprocal lifting of the visa requirement with close to 65 neighboring countries and its concept of zero problems with its neighbors coupled with its initiatives in Africa and the Middle East are signs that it has become a key actor both in the region and at the global level.
Following a trend in keeping with the country's own rise on the global scale, Turkish Airlines too has expanded and risen in the world. We believe that rise and growth are going to continue and gather momentum in 2011.
Dear Friends of Turkish Airlines,
As we outline our budget and goals in 2011, we have not swerved from our growth-centered approach. This year 23 new wide-bodied aircraft are going to join our fleet. We are going to open up new routes primarily in the U.S. and the Middle East, and make more flights by increasing frequency on our existing routes. To promote that emerging capacity increase and our new products as effectively as possible, we have gone on the offensive by enlisting new faces and undertaking sponsorship agreements in line with our company's communications strategy both in our target regions and in the world as a whole. We are the primary sponsor of the world's foremost two football clubs, FC Barcelona and Manchester United, and Turkish Airlines is mentioned now in the same breath as those two clubs. Similarly, the world's most prestigious basketball league is now known as the 'Turkish Airlines Euroleague'. In addition to sponsorships we are also beefing up our global image with new faces. Names like famous NBA star Kobe Bryant and the world's number one woman tennis player Caroline Wozniacki have become our global brand ambassadors in 2011.
All these initiatives have been realized as part of the long-term road map that we call our '2023 Strategy'. Our objective is to take Turkish Airlines to the summit in the global arena by the 100th anniversary of our Republic. Our greatest hope lies in Turkey's strength and in our dedicated Turkish Airlines employees. As we advance towards this difficult goal, we derive our greatest confidence and motivation from the interest and favor shown by you, our valued customers. We are well aware of the value of that support. As long as you continue to choose Turkish Airlines we will continue to move forward, hand in hand, with all our employees and to advance resolutely along the path of offering even better service.
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Working memory, our ability to hold and manipulate information in mind for brief periods of time, is associated with children's abilities to learn in key areas of the school curriculum. Children with poor working memory skills often struggle in individual learning activities in the classroom and, over time, they begin to fall behind. Poor working memory is also associated with a wide range of developmental disorders, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Until a few years ago, we did not think it was possible to train working memory directly. However Cogmed, a Swedish company headed by Professor Torkel Klingberg, developed a computer-based working memory training program that produced some promising results with children with ADHD who were not medicated for their symptoms and adults following a stroke.
In these projects we are evaluating the impact of the Cogmed Working Memory Training program with different populations. The key points from each of these projects are summarised below.
1. Impact of medication and working memory training in children with ADHD
2. Enhancing working memory in children with low working memory
3. The impact of training on everyday use of working memory in the classroom: A randomized controlled trial
4. Training working memory in undergraduate students
5. Improving support for children with working memory problems
1. Impact of medication and working memory training in children with ADHD
- The aim of this project was to evaluate the impact of two interventions, stimulant medication and a training program, on the working memory skills of children with ADHD.
- Twenty-five children aged 8 to 11 years, with a clinical diagnosis of combined-type ADHD receiving stimulant medication for their symptoms, completed working memory and IQ assessments both on and off their medication, and before and after training.
- While stimulant medication boosted only non-verbal aspects of working memory, training improved all aspects of working memory across both the verbal and non-verbal domains. These gains persisted six months after training ceased.
- There was no significant effect of training or medication on children's IQ scores.
- These findings suggest that while medication is useful for managing the behavioural symptoms of ADHD, its impact on the working memory system that supports learning is somewhat restricted in scope. The generalised benefits of training to working memory, particularly verbal aspects of working memory, however holds the promise of enhancing learning in children with memory difficulties.
Holmes, J., Gathercole, S.E., Place, M., Dunning, D.L., Hilton, K.A., & Elliott, J.G. (in press). Working memory deficits can be overcome: Impacts of training and medication on working memory in children with ADHD, Applied Cognitive Psychology.DOI: 10.1002/acp.1589. copy.
2. Enhancing working memory in children with low working memory
- This project investigated whether a working memory training program could improve reading and mathematics in children with poor working memory skills for their age.
- A total of 42 children aged 8 to 11 with poor working memory (identified by poor scores on two working memory tests) were identified. They formed two groups: i) an adaptive group who completed a version of the training program in which the difficulty of the training activities was matched to the child's ability every day ii) a non-adaptive control group, who completed the same training activities that were set at a low/easy level throughout the training period.
- All children completed assessments of working memory, IQ, single word reading and mathematical reasoning before and after training. They also completed a classroom-analogue of a working memory task, which measured their ability to follow multi-step spoken instructions.
- Adaptive training that taxed working memory to its limits boosted all aspects of working memory from the deficit to the age-appropriate range for the majority of children. These effects were sustained six months after training stopped, at which point mathematical skills had improved significantly.
- These findings suggest that working memory impairments and associated learning difficulties may be overcome through working memory training.
Holmes, J., Gathercole, S.E., & Dunning, D.L. (2009). Adaptive training leads to sustained enhancement of poor working memory in children, Developmental Science, DOI 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00848. copy.
3. The impact of training on everyday use of working memory in the classroom: A randomized controlled trial
- The aim of this project is to investigate the impact of training on children's everyday classroom functioning.
- One hundred and twenty children aged 7 to 9 years will participate in the study. Children will be randomly assigned to one of three conditions: i) adaptive ii) non-adaptive and iii)no intervention.
- Children's performance on laboratory analogues of classroom activities that place high demands on working memory will be assessed before and after training. Their classroom behaviour as rated by teachers and their academic abilities will also be measured.
- This project is due to end 2011. Finding that training results in robust and generalised transfer to a full range of classroom activities that are constrained by working memory would be profoundly important, establishing a practical way of addressing this cognitive limitation that overcomes its substantial developmental impact.
4. Training working memory in undergraduate students
- This project investigated the impact of memory training in a group of undergraduate students, with the aim of providing preliminary evidence of strategy development.
- Twenty undergraduate students aged 18-21 years completed memory assessments before and after a reduced training schedule of 10 days. Open-ended responses about strategy use and strategy change during training were elicited from participants at two points; following the pre-training memory assessments and after the post training memory assessments. The reported strategies were incorporated into a pilot version of the Working Memory Strategy Questionnaire (WMSQ).
- Substantial and significant gains in memory were observed following training. These were accompanied by a significant increase in the number of and a change in the type of strategies used.
- These results suggest training may promote the development of idiosyncratic strategy use and that it may be useful for individuals without disorders of memory or attention.
5. Improving support for children with working memory problems
Project description
In a new project funded by the ESRC, to start in September 2010, we will be supporting a range of activities that increase accessibility and relevance to classroom practice of the research carried out to date. This will involve the following components.
- We will support two field trials of the classroom-based intervention and working memory training programme for children with poor working memory. These will be carried out in partnership with key staff in a middle school and a secondary technology college.
- We will host a conference and a series of seminars and workshops for specialist groups within education and health on identifying and supporting children with working memory problems.
- We will develop outreach materials that will be made available on our website that will facilitate global access to the research evidence on working memory and learning, and to the practical methods that help children overcome the learning difficulties associated with working memory problems.
- We will prepare and disseminate briefings of best practice in the effectivemanagement of working memory problems to policy-makers ingovernment and other relevant policy-making agencies.
Key references
Gathercole, S. E. & Alloway, T. P. (2008). Working memory and learning: A practical guide. Sage Press. For further information, click here.
Holmes, J., Gathercole, S.E., Place, M., Dunning, D.L., Hilton, K.A., & Elliott, J.G. (in press). Working memory deficits can be overcome: Impacts of training and medication on working memory in children with ADHD, Applied Cognitive Psychology.DOI: 10.1002/acp.1589. For a copy, click here
Holmes, J., Gathercole, S.E., & Dunning, D.L. (2009). Adaptive training leads to sustained enhancement of poor working memory in children, Developmental Science, DOI 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00848 For a copy, click here
Alloway, T. P., Gathercole, S. E., Kirkwood, H., & Elliott, J. (2009). The cognitive and behavioural characteristics of children with low working memory. Child Development, 80, 606-621. For a copy, click here
Applications and future research
The results of these projects have potentially far-reaching implications for educational and clinical professionals. They show for that working memory problems, which are an important risk factor for educational under-achievement and are associated with developmental disorders, can be improved through a 6 week intensive training program.
The researchers are involved in several working memory training projects and LEA collaborations. In their future investigations, the researchers plan to extend their work to whole-class and whole-school investigations and to investigate the impact of training in other populations.
About the study
This research was carried out by Professor Susan Gathercole (University of York), Dr Joni Holmes (Northumbria University), Darren Dunning (University of York), Professor Maurice Place (Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services, Hartlepool and Northumbria University), Kerry Hilton (Durham University) and Professor Julian Elliot (Durham University).


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Race on stage
Theater | Plays show what radical progress looks like
The Obama presidency, for all its problems, still signifies a breakthrough in U.S. race relations. A musical and a drama that opened in New York theaters last month, and are likely to have long runs on Broadway or in repertory around the country, suggest a movement away from pessimism.
The Broadway musical is Memphis, an energetic depiction in song and dance of a time in the 1950s when some white churchgoers damaged the reputation of Christ by thinking more about race than grace, and some black churchgoers and club-owners expected malign intention in any whites who strolled onto their premises. One of the battlegrounds was music, as fans of Perry Como and Patti Page feared that blues and rock would be entry drugs leading to societal upheaval.
Memphis throws a match into this gasoline spill by introducing us to Huey Calhoun, a fictional white Memphis DJ (played by Chad Kimball, who looks and sounds like a fast-talking George W. Bush) and black singer Felicia Farrell (played by the great-voiced Montego Glover). Huey and Felicia fall in love and want to marry, but cannot due to miscegenation laws as well as sometimes-violent social pressure. Yet, one racist changes her views; looking back half a century, we know that others did as well.
The drama is Broke-ology, the story of a decent African-American family in crisis. It shows the sadness of an industrious but poor widower stricken with multiple sclerosis and still mourning the loss of his wife 10 years earlier. His two grown sons love him but want their independence. The characters are complicated, with contradictory impulses, and that makes the drama resonate with deep emotion as a dignified dad faces loneliness and medical indignity.
The play works because of its realistic specific detail and its lack of pandering to racial stereotypes. The family is not dysfunctional-the brothers display affectionate rivalry-and its situation is not sensationalized. The older son has developed a philosophy of poverty that he calls "broke-ology . . . being broke and staying alive despite your brokeness." Applied spiritually as well as economically, that's not far from the Christian sense that all of us, in a fallen world, are "broken actors on a broken stage"-but through God's grace we stay alive and even progress.
Note: Because of themes and the occasional use of ugly words in Memphis and Broke-ology, visitors to Manhattan who cannot be apart from their children will be better off seeing Shrek, which deals only with discrimination against green ogres.


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Where did the name Xero come from?
We had a question from customer care today regarding how we got the name Xero.
I often tell this story during events, but may as well tell the world.
Firstly we really wanted a great name. If we are going to be a global player we wanted a name that stood next to SAP, IBM etc. But it is really tough because you have to have a great web address as well.
We thought it would be impossible to get a great 3 letter domain name, but were really keen on 4 letters. It had to be a '.com'. Some of the early names we looked was Accounting 2.0, Basecount, Pacioli (the inventor of double entry accounting), etc etc. Not great names.
A friend of mine Dot Johnstone is great at finding names so we engaged her to help us out. It's unlikely you'll be able to just get a great domain name. Most are taken and parked so you have to negotiate for them.
Dot thought of Zero, but when we approached the domain holder the numbers they wanted were ridiculous. She then thought of Xero. We just immediately liked it.
Xero.com was used by an designer in New York. We made contact, had a good discussion and negotiation and got the domain for a reasonable price for both parties. (Thank you!)
Later we found out that Xero was a comic book character, so my google alerts often come back with unusual results.
Doing some further research on the other Xero superhero turned up this …
Xero, about a superpowered government agent who was a black man who wore a mask to appear as a white man while working as Xero, was a short-lived comic series from DC in 1997. Christopher Priest (who owned the character) and ChrisCross were the creative team.
Hope that answers the question.
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Thanks for sharing that story with us, Rod. Shame the Xero comic was discontinued – would have been really interesting to see how the comic character turns out to be! Some sort of vigilante hero parading as a civil servant championing the interests of the underprivileged. Now that would be a tough act to follow!
Pacioli wasn't inventor of double-entry accounting. It was used long before he was even born. I think he just wrote the first book how to do double-entry accounting and therefore standardized basic principles. Anyway, still good story.
Never new this, makes it even cooler.
Xero really is a superhero
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You should talk to DC comics about co-branding your media, many companies use a superhero figure in advertising schemes 😀
Thanks for sharing – I often wondered what the story was.
Xero is also the name of a punk rock band from Brisbane formed in 1978.
Maybe they can re-form for xerocon?
Xero means "I know" in modern Greek. That word's pronunciation is "ksero". It's fitting as a company name for that reason alone.


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Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Needless to say, they needed yesterday's earthquake about as much as the plague (which they had not too long ago). Here are a few avenues to assist relief efforts from your computer:
- Text "HAITI" to 90999 and you will be charged for a $10 donation to International Red Cross relief efforts.
- cell carriers will send on a $5 donation on your account if you text YELE to 501501. Wyclef Jean has apparently verified this on CNN.
VIA NGOs:
- Mercy Corps, with extensive experience responding to earthquakes (e.g., recent Indonesian Quake), quickly organizing relief effort.
- Save The Children has offices in Haiti and have begun efforts to assist.
- Oxfam International provides assistance to victims of emergencies and ongoing disasters throughout the world. Here's a direct link to support Oxfam's Haiti relief effort.
- Doctors Without Borders (aka Medecins Sans Frontieres or MSF) is an international group of medical professionals who work in chronically underserved countries, emergency sites and refugee camps around the world. They have not yet announced plans to go to Haiti, from what I can find, but they certainly will. With the collapse of the hospital in Port-au-Prince, their help will be especially needed.
- World Vision, already on the ground, and where you can also sponsor a Haitian child under their care.
- This Org . apparently does extensive work in Haiti, but I've personally never heard of it before.
VIA RELIGIOUS ORG's:
- the United Methodist Committee on Relief which uses 100% of donations for relief;
- the Quakers' American Friends Service Committee;
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LONDON (ShareCast) - - Trading light as US celebrates Thanksgiving
- Focus shifts to EU summit
- SABMiller (Dusseldorf: 981602.DU - news) jumps; 'Glenstrata' merger approved
With trading volumes light owing to Thanksgiving, upbeat Chinese manufacturing data saw UK markets finish Thursday's session with decent gains in spite of the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the Eurozone.
Research analyst Joshua Mahony from Alpari said: "Today marks the holiday of Thanksgiving in the US, bringing lowered volumes in the market. Tomorrow will be a half day for many too which typically is taken as a day off to create a four-day weekend. Therefore the higher volatility associated with lower volumes is expected through tomorrow."
The 'flash' HSBC (LSE: HSBA.L - news) Chinese purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the month of October came in at 50.4, up from 49.5 for the previous month. That constitutes a thirteen-month high.
Financial sales trader Matthew Nelson from Spreadex said this morning: "News that manufacturing output had risen in China for the first time in more than a year helped to underpin sentiment in the East and the figures have also aided the prospects of UK metals and energy companies with the bulk of this morning's shift coming from the two sectors."
However, data from the Eurozone was less cheery today, with the single-currency region heading for its weakest quarter since the height of the financial crisis in 2009, according to the latest figures from Markit. The Eurozone composite PMI was little-changed in November (Xetra: A0Z24E - news) , up fractionally from 45.7 in October to 45.8.
Meanwhile, French bank Societe Generale (Paris: FR0000130809 - news) has forecast that Spain will stay in recession and not return to economic growth until 2015.
Elsewhere, the EU summit started today as leaders look to establish a new long-term budget for the 2014-2020 period. Alpari analyst Mahony said: "The meeting pulls together the leaders of each of the 27 European Union member states and is expected to be a rather frosty affair given the propensity those involved to use the meeting as a show of strength to their domestic electorate."
FTSE 100 (FTSE Index: EO100.FGI - news) : SABMiller jumps after first-half beat
SABMiller, one of the world's largest brewers, rose into the top spot after it managed to beat analysts' forecasts in the first half as its hiked its interim dividend by 12 per cent. The company reported revenue of $17,476m in the six months to the end of September, up 11% on $15,688m reported the year before, and better than the $16,940m that Charles Stanley was expecting.
Mining (Euronext: SMI.NX - news) stocks were also performing well today on the back of the Chinese manufacturing data: Vedanta, ENRC, Glencore, Xstrata (Other OTC: XSRAF.PK - news) and Kazakhmys (Other OTC: KZMYF.PK - news) were among the best risers. Glencore and Xstrata in particular were given a boost by the news the European Commission has cleared the merger between the two.
Steel giant EVRAZ was also a high riser after announcing that it is to sell its Russian railcar operating subsidiary EvrazTrans to Russian freight rail operator NefteTransService for around $300m as it divests of non-core assets.
Following a sharp fall yesterday after its first-half figures, chemicals group Johnson Matthey (EUREX: JMAF.EX - news) rebounded after Credit Suisse (NYSEArca: CSMA - news) upgraded the stock from 'neutral' to 'outperform' and lifted its target price from 2,300p to 2,400p. The broker said: "We think the short-term negatives have now been flagged and are in the share price. Mid-term, we forecast good growth, and believe the shares are at a reasonable price."
Global (Chicago Options: ^RJSGTRUSD - news) insurer RSA also rose after it said it has appointed financial services stalwart Martin Scicluna as its new Chairman. He will join the board on January 1st 2013 and succeeds John Napier who is stepping down at the end of the year after a decade in the post.
Morrison achieved positive sales in the four weeks to November 10th, for the first time since August. They rose by 0.3% (last two months: -0.5%, -1.3%), boosted by a number of promotions, including a 15p litre fuel promotion and the £30 Christmas shop coupons, analysts at Seymour Pierce said, citing the latest survey data from Nielsen. However, "we suspect this has come at a cost to margin," they added.
FTSE 250 (FTSE: ^FTMC - news) : Man Group (LSE: EMG.L - news) rises on report of fund experiment
Fund manager Man Group advanced today after the Financial Times reported that it has moved $1.5bn of its flagship fund AHL into a new portfolio in order to raise returns.
Chemring was higher after it was reported that a subsidiary of the company was awarded a $4.4m contract for the manufacture of decoy devices for the US Air Force.
Defence group Cobham (LSE: COB.L - news) rose after its aviation division secured a multi-million dollar extension on a contract to fly miners to remote parts of Western Australia.
Iron ore producer Ferrexpo (Other OTC: FEEXF.PK - news) was also making decent gains following an analyst dinner yesterday. According to Financial Times Alphaville, analysts at Numis said that the meeting "affirmed our view further of this conservative business that continues to drive itself up the product quality chain and down the cost curve." The broker noted that the stock is trading at a "subdued" 3.2 times earnings and 0.8 times net asset value, "below its peers".
Talvivaara shares dropped one day after the company received a permit to restart the metals recovery plant at its Sotkamo nickel mine where it suffered a leak. It said it expects full production to resume by November 25th.
FTSE 100 - Risers
SABMiller (Xetra: 861038 - news) (SAB (LSE: SAB.L - news) ) 2,801.00p +6.38%
Evraz (EVR) 237.30p +4.86%
Johnson Matthey (JMAT) 2,289.00p +4.52%
Melrose (Other OTC: MLSPF.PK - news) (MRO) 215.00p +2.63%
Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets (MRW) 263.40p +2.49%
RSA Insurance Group (RSA) 113.50p +2.34%
Tullow Oil (LSE: TLW.L - news) (TLW) 1,396.00p +2.27%
Compass Group (Other OTC: CMPGF.PK - news) (CPG) 714.00p +2.07%
Glencore International (GLEN) 340.70p +1.98%
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI (Berlin: CDD.BE - news) ) (IAG) 168.10p +1.88%
FTSE 100 - Fallers
Polymetal International (POLY) 1,108.00p -1.07%
Pearson (Dusseldorf: PES.DU - news) (PSON) 1,175.00p -0.59%
Hargreaves Lansdown (HL (Shenzhen: 002105.SZ - news) .) 766.00p -0.58%
Vodafone Group (VOD) 158.30p -0.53%
Standard Life (Other OTC: SLFPF.PK - news) (SL.) 306.80p -0.52%
Croda International (CRDA) 2,303.00p -0.22%
United Utilities Group (UU.) 670.50p -0.15%
Babcock International Group (BAB (OTC BB: BABB.OB - news) ) 974.50p -0.15%
Royal Dutch Shell 'A' (RDSA) 2,071.50p -0.12%
Fresnillo (Berlin: FNL.BE - news) (FRES) 1,965.00p -0.10%
FTSE 250 - Risers
Man Group (EMG) 77.50p +6.09%
Chemring Group (CHG) 229.20p +5.62%
Savills (LSE: SVS.L - news) (SVS) 438.00p +4.01%
Soco International (Berlin: OCS1.BE - news) (SIA (SES: E1:C6L.SI - news) ) 373.40p +3.38%
Ferrexpo (Berlin: FEX.BE - news) (FXPO) 214.70p +3.27%
Dixons Retail (Other OTC: DSITF.PK - news) (DXNS) 25.80p +3.20%
BTG (Xetra: 908827 - news) (BTG) 352.10p +3.19%
Cobham (COB) 202.50p +3.05%
Fenner (Xetra: 864296 - news) (FENR) 385.50p +2.80%
Bovis Homes Group (Berlin: 44B.BE - news) (BVS) 513.00p +2.60%
FTSE 250 - Fallers
Talvivaara Mining Company (TALV) 99.95p -3.71%
Ruspetro (RPO) 84.00p -3.45%
Euromoney Institutional Investor (ERM) 765.00p -2.98%
Centamin (DI) (CEY) 65.95p -2.73%
Bumi (BUMI) 259.80p -2.62%
Mitchells & Butlers (LSE: MAB.L - news) (MAB) 328.40p -2.55%
Homeserve (LSE: HSV.L - news) (HSV) 239.60p -2.20%
Pace (Berlin: PG7.BE - news) (PIC) 180.90p -2.06%
Kentz Corporation Ltd. (KENZ) 369.90p -1.94%
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Pesto Hummus Stuffed Mushrooms
Prep time
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Cook time
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Total time
30 mins
Pesto Hummus Stuffed Mushrooms- an Easy Party Appetizer!
24 white mushrooms (two packages), cleaned and de-stemmed
½ white onion
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ cup pesto hummus
¼ cup Panko bread crumbs
Parmesan cheese
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Rough chop the mushrooms stems and dice your onion.
Heat olive oil in a pan and saute onions with salt until they start to soften. Add mushrooms and continue to saute until cooked through. Add mushroom stems and keep cooking until cooked through.
Cool mushroom and onion mixture and combine with pesto hummus and Panko bread crumbs.
Fill up the mushrooms with the mixture and top with fresh Parma- or not to make it vegan! Put them on a foil lined sheet pan.
Cook for 20 minutes or until mushrooms are cooked through.
Recipe by
What Jew Wanna Eat
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A follow-up on the case of the Parkinsonian who killed three when a vehicle she was operating while medicated struck them. Her negligent homicide plea subjects Mrs. Burgess potentially from 16 to as many as 48 months of confinement in the county jail when she is sentenced in January. Read about it here...and don't drive beyond your ability to do so safely. There's a lesson here for all of us: http://www.timesunio...p#photo-3311228
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Leigh Sales is focused and tenacious as host of the ABC's 7:30.
ABC's current affairs flagship 7.30 has been rejuvenated this year.
THE television comeback of the year undoubtedly belongs to 7.30, given that just 18 months ago Green Guide highlighted the significant structural and philosophical flaws crippling the ABC's flagship current-affairs show. Last year was a dark one for the storied news production, which stumbled into the post-Kerry O'Brien era with desultory energy, poor story selection and an unwieldy hosting policy that looked suspiciously like a plot from Frontline come true.
The program started 2011 late - missing several crucial news stories, including the Queensland floods - and never appeared to catch up. It ran last for much of the year and the national ratings became painful despite the strong lead-in from each state's ABC news bulletin. Audience figures steadily eroded from about 700,000 viewers in the five metropolitan capital cities to as few as 500,000.
In February the show appointed a new executive producer in Sally Neighbour, a triple Walkley Award-winning journalist from her 12 years on Four Corners, who'd also worked on 7.30's earlier incarnation, The 7.30 Report, and authored several non-fiction books. The changes in the hardy format emanating from the new boss have been noticeable, decisive and effective. They've clearly struck a note with audiences, who have flocked back; 7.30 is now steadily drawing more than 800,000 a night from Monday to Thursday each week.
A crucial change has been resolving the awkward impasse that existed between nominal co-hosts Leigh Sales in Sydney and Canberra-based political editor Chris Uhlmann. Sales is now clearly 7.30's focus and she has been placed on point as the show's primary interviewer, having previously been little more than a glorified presenter who was starting to look dispirited as the limitations of a figurehead's role sunk in.
Now, there are nights when Sales bristles with energy - she's focused, tenacious and even enjoying herself. Her skilful pursuit and eventual prosecution of Opposition Leader Tony Abbott in August, when he came on 7.30 to repeat his prepared lines about the federal government's carbon tax and was uninformed about the day's events, was a breakout effort, but it was hardly a one-off. Sales looks in command, which has even made sense of the vast desk - a glowing science-fiction-inspired construction - she still sits behind. Warp speed looks possible.
Uhlmann is also contributing better work. His skill with political analysis, in which he dissects the currents flowing through the Canberra echo chamber, are more nuanced and effective than his often blunt interviews. He has a particular knack for placing the day's events in illuminating historical focus. ''About once a generation Australian politicians discover Asia,'' was the telling opening line from his examination last week of the federal government's new white paper on Asia.
Quite why Uhlmann's report was followed by Sales interviewing mining billionaire Clive Palmer about the realities of the white paper is unclear. His critical doubt about whether the document's unfunded goals would ever come to fruition was an obvious one, but there remains a reason why the resources magnate is a recurring punchline on other ABC shows, and Sales had reached it by the time Palmer was discussing his planned cruise ship Titanic II and its role in promoting ''peace, love and understanding''. Generally, however, the stories feel once again connected to the day's news and there's vigour in the reporting. Last year a half-hour broadcast often comprised five segments - this year it's three and the extra time adds depth; 7.30 isn't afraid of a strong crime story, opening last Thursday with a well-judged dissection from Perth on the not-guilty verdict delivered in the high-profile trial of barrister Lloyd Rayney for the murder of his wife, Corryn, in August 2007.
The occasional music grab relating to various ethnic groups is strangely cliched but there's purposefulness to 7.30 once more. The nightly recaps last week on hurricane Sandy managed to somewhat get past disaster porn (they only showed the exploding power transformer twice in one report), although the prior loss of life in other countries such as Haiti went unmentioned.
Neighbour's 7.30 is, you could suggest, producing a strong current affairs show for a younger audience. But instead of trying to pander to them with gimmicks, the show is offering timeless basics done well with strong interviews and newsworthy stories. That doesn't mean, however, that 7.30 should dispense with John Clarke's and Bryan Dawe's weekly slot on Thursdays. The mocking satirists were the best thing about the show last year and they should be allowed to share in 7.30's revitalisation.


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The Toronto Maple Leafs are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2004. The Toronto Star's Damien Cox joins Bill Littlefield.
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Much to the chagrin of England soccer fans, it looks like a pair of German clubs will meet at London's Wembley Stadium for Champions League final. ESPN's Roger Bennett joins Bill Littlefield to provide an update on happenings across the pond.
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Everyone is in pursuit of their own brand of happiness. For some, it's having an active part of the community, growing roots and bonds that help them feel as if they belong. For others, they want to feel free from the fetters and confines of one single space and pick up and go as they please. For you, it might look like something else altogether. If you are serious about living a happy life, with your own personalized brand of happiness, there are things you might have to face letting go of first.
Let Go of These Things to Gain Happiness
Attachment to Certain Conditions or Outcomes. True happiness and peace of mind comes from within and is not dependent on external conditions. Sure, want things a certain way, do the leg work to create things in your life that you would like, but have the detachment to be able to let go with grace if things don't work out the way you'd hoped.
The Need to Be Right. If you are worried that you will make mistakes, then you will stagnate in a cesspool of never taking chances. If you feel being wrong means something is wrong with you, think again. We are all wrong some of the time and that's a beautiful and human thing. Acknowledge mistakes for what they are and learn from them because it's in learning that you grow.
Control of Other People, Places or Things. It simply can't be done and in the end, sure you might win a few small battles here and there, but the war will be lost every time because other people, places and things simply must be accountable for themselves. You can control yourself, your responses and your choices. Focus on those things and let go of the rest.
People Who Don't Support Your Highest Purpose. Letting go of some people might be the hardest thing you ever do, and it doesn't mean to just throw people out left and right like yesterday's junk food wrappers. Start by setting boundaries about what is or is not acceptable to you. Boundaries are not about controlling another person and they are not about whether anyone agrees with them or not. They are for you, for what you feel is important in your own life. The ones who will work hard to respect your boundaries are the keepers.
Blaming Anyone or Anything for Your Life. Stuff happens that you don't expect and can't plan for, but you always, always have the choice in how to respond. Hold yourself accountable for your own life.
Negative Self Talk. Your self-respect, self-esteem and ultimately your happiness depends on how gentle you are with yourself. Telling yourself you don't deserve good things or that you aren't good enough is abuse. Refuse to live with abuse from yourself and from others.
Allowing Self Limiting Beliefs. Refuse to limit your potential, no matter what. When you push to break through self imposed barriers you will find that you can do just about anything your wildest dreams portray to you.
Complaining About Anything. When you complain you are either playing victim or refusing to set boundaries for what is acceptable for your life. If you find yourself venting or feeling angry, frustrated or troubled about something, start asking yourself what you want instead of what you are complaining about and focus on attaining that.
Judging Others. If they aren't hurting you or others, leave them be. The time and energy you spend getting into their business you could be spending focused on making your own life happier and more satisfying.
Leaving the Present Moment. The past is over and there is nothing you can do about it. The future is unclear; you can plan for it, but don't live in it. Stay in the here and now and take advantage of finding what is good and happy for you in the moment.
Worrying About What Others Think. If you have to pretend to be someone you aren't, then the people you are putting this act on for aren't worth your efforts. Find people who love you for who you are and celebrate the unique character you are in everything you do.
Resisting Change. Everything changes. Look back at letting go of controlling other people, places or things if you find yourself trying to stop changes from happening. Life gets a lot more adventuresome when you embrace the hills, valleys, twists and turns that come your way.
Fear of living. Be afraid of something that will kill you, like a charging hippopotamus. If it won't kill you, then there is nothing to be afraid of.
Excuses. Making excuses as to why your life isn't the way you want it to be is worthless. Sadly, even if it's a really good excuse because chances are someone else saw the excuse and found a way around it. So can you.
Wow! That's a lot isn't it? Pretend like you are eating an elephant and you do that by taking one bite at a time. Make it a point to address everyone of these points to see what you can let go of. The more you let go, the more room you have for something better. In this way you'll learn the things to give up if you are serious about having a happy life were never worth the energy it had been to keep them for so long.


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Booma RC's Wallaby Switch with Battery Voltage Monitoring
Booma RC is an Australian company offering a broad range of products for the RC community. Check them out at:
Among their many offerings is the Wallaby Switch. This unique product is capable of controlling and monitoring the power from your receiver battery through a digital microprocessor. It is produced in both a single or dual battery configuration. The Wallaby can monitor your onboard batteries 24/7 as it has a built in state-of-the-art processor that will allow you to turn the batteries off, but pass 0.4mA of power through in sleep mode. This only occurs when the system is turned off and continues until the batteries are physically disconnected.
Using bright LED signaling, the Wallaby flashes the on/off condition and programmed into the switch is protection against an accidental on or off by requiring the user to press and hold down the on/off switch. Some programming is required for different battery types, but the Wallaby handles LiFEPO4, LiPO and LiIon batteries (2-3 cells).
Wallaby Switch Features:
- Microprocessor control - of high powered digital switching circuit(s) .
- Fail Safe Switching - of both batteries.
- High Bright Blue LED - for easy daylight reading.
- Voltage Monitoring - of each battery. (BRCWAL1 and 2 version)
- Selectable Battery Type - for monitoring of LifeP04, LiPo and Lion battery chemistries.
- Low Voltage Alarm via LED indication.
- 2 x 15 Amp constant current capability (BRCWAL1UC version).
- 2 x 20 Amp for 30 seconds (BRCWAL1UC version).
- Micro-Power design less than 0.4mA in standby mode.
- Input Voltage 6v to 13v.
- Weight 17 grams.
- Dimensions 36mm x 17mm (1.41 x 0.66 inches).
MSRP – $29 USD – 12 month warranty


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American Idol's Nigel Lythgoe to Jennifer Lopez: "You've Got To Start Making Decisions"
May 18, 2012 02:29 PM by Shayla Perry
Jennifer Lopez may not be sure if she's coming back to American Idol when it returns for its 12th season on FOX, but the show's producer, Nigel Lythgoe definitely has an opinion as to what she should do. What does he think, and does he have a replacement in mind should Lopez walk away?
Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe doesn't think that Jennifer Lopez is leaving American Idol, but if she does, he admits that it'll "mean a great deal to the show."
"I've said in the past, we've got the world's most beautiful judge, somebody who speaks from her heart. Somebody who I trust their integrity," Lythgoe tells E! News. "It would mean starting all over again with a new judge and getting them up to speed. It's not easy. It's not easy criticizing people and doing it in a manner that isn't just chopping their knees from underneath them, but hopefully coaching them."
While many sources have said that J. Lo's upcoming tour and "busy schedule" could force her to leave the show, Nigel argues that this is obviously an issue for any artist — including Steven Tyler, Randy Jackson, and the always busy Ryan Seacrest.
The bottom line: Jennifer has some thinking to do.
"You've got to start making decisions: Do I want to carry on doing this? Do I want to go off and make movies?" Lythgoe explains. "She's had a wonderful resurgence with being the most beautiful woman in the world, two No. 1 records, she's doing brilliantly," he continues. "She's going to have to balance everything up."
In the meantime, Nigel says that he's not even thinking about a replacement for Lopez right now, telling E!, "I do not have people in mind. I only do that when I'm forced to do it."
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Artsy Queens
Thu Apr 9 2009
Meet your guide
Pasqualina Azzarello is the executive director of Recycle-A-Bicycle (recycleabicycle.org), a youth-training and environmental-education initiative and bike shop. The 34-year-old biking enthusiast has piloted RAB projects that involved both recycled arts and mapmaking.
About this ride
"Biking in Queens is full of surprises," says Azzarello. "Residents make use of the freedom that comes with being outside Manhattan." This 15-mile route captures the artier side of the borough. On Sunday 19, stop by RAB's Long Island City warehouse (5th St at 46th Ave) from noon to 2pm and learn how to transform small bike parts into jewelry (suggested donation $10). —Rebecca Dalzell
Scroll over each number to see route highlights. Pause to view multiple photos.
Photographs: Eric Harvey Brown
Biking directions
Start in Long Island City, where industrial sites have become creative hubs. Visit Socrates Sculpture Park (32-01 Vernon Blvd at Broadway; 718-956-1819, socratessculpturepark.org; daily 10am--sunset) a landfill-turned-free-outdoor-space, and take in the meditative sculptures at the Noguchi Museum (9-01 33rd Rd between Vernon Blvd and 10th St; 718-204-7088, noguchi.org; Wed--Fri 10am--5pm; Sat, Sun 11am--6pm; $5--$10), which showcases the artist's simple, meditative sculptures and landscape design. SOS? Get fixed up at Bicycle Repairman Corporate (40-21A 35th Ave between Steinway and 41st Sts; 718-706-0450, bikerepairman.com).
Head south on Vernon Boulevard toward Queens Plaza. Follow the bike lanes on 39th or 43rd Avenues, and cut over to 34th Avenue, which makes up the bulk of your route. You'll pass through "quintessentially Queens neighborhoods, with brick houses, parks, international markets and a wide variety of street vendors in Jackson Heights," says Azzarello. Take a break with a Colombian cholado, a fruit-and-shaved-ice shake, from El Palacio de los Cholados (83-18 Northern Blvd between 83rd and 84th Sts, no phone).
Cool off on the breezy Flushing Promenade and admire the view of "water, land, city and sky"; Azzarello says this is where "the natural and industrial worlds meet in a blatant way." Visit the site of the old World's Fairgrounds before heading to the Queens Museum of Art (New York City Building, Flushing Meadows--Corona Park; 718-592-9700, queensmuseum.org; Wed--Fri 10am--5pm; Sat, Sun noon--5pm; suggested donation $2.50--$5). "While art museums and galleries can often feel removed from the cultures and geography that surround them, the Queens Museum of Art welcomes reminders of them," she says. "Fittingly, one current exhibit is 'Queens International 4, which highlights the work of global artists living or working in Queens.'"
Ride back to Long Island City along 34th Avenue, and ogle the graffiti at 5 Pointz (Jackson Ave at Davis St, 5ptz.com),"an ever-changing outdoor public-art installation that completely covers a building of artists' studios." End your day at nearby P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center (22-25 Jackson Ave at 46th Ave; 718-784-2084, ps1.org; Thu--Mon noon--6pm; suggested donation $2--$5), where you can check out "And/Or," Jonathan Horowitz's video and photographic musings on pop culture. And be sure to look out for Pipilotti Rist's tiny video wedged in the floorboards of the lobby—"an unexpected reward for keeping your eyes open," says Azzarello.
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MAC Ice Parade Fabulously Festive Face Kits Cool and Warm : Swatches
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Its been a swatchfest here with MAC launching 3 Holiday collections : Glitter and Ice, Dazzlesphere and Ice Parade.
This post contains the last of the Ice Parade kit swatches. The Fabulously Festive kits, priced at Rs 3250 contain 4 eye shadows, 1 blush, 1 lipstick, 1 lip glass and 3 brushes! These were selling like hot cakes at the MAC Store when I visited and one can see why! They come in 2 color combinations – warm and cool.
The packaging :
Check out the pictures on my FB page HERE.
Cool Fabulously Festive Face Kit (Limited Edition) : Rs 3250
- Phloof! – Frosted off white (Frost) (Permanent)
- Quarry – Soft muted plum-brown (Matte) (Permanent)
- Dance in the Dark – (Limited Edition)
- Brun- Muted blackish-brown (Satin) (Permanent)
- Emancipation – Light pink (Lipglass) (Limited Edition)
- Hot Gossip – Mid-tone pinky plum (Lipstick, Frost) (Permanent)
- Mocha – Soft plum pink (Matte) (Permanent)
- Brushes – 129SE, 275SE, 266SE (Limited Edition)
Warm Fabulously Festive Face Kit (Limited Edition) : Rs 3250
- Golden Flurry – Beige with sparkle (Lustre) (Limited Edition)
- Soft Brown – Soft golden peach brown (Matte) (Permanent)
- Carbon – Black (Matte) (Permanent)
- Omega – Soft muted beige-taupe (Matte) (Permanent)
- Join the Party – Pale peach (Lipglass) (Limited Edition)
- Mellowarm – Peach (Lipstick, Frost) (Limited Edition)
- Seasonal Appeal – Orange brown (Blush) (Limited Edition)
- Brushes - 129SE, 275SE, 266SE (Limited Edition)
I forgot to take the blush swatch of the warm kit- it was a mid-tone orangey brown shade.
Which one did you like?


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HealthONE's The Medical Center of Aurora is please to announce Dan Miller as the new President and CEO effective October 5, 2015.Read More
The Medical Center of Aurora (TMCA) today announced it has been recognized as a 2013 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States.Read More
The Medical Center of Aurora (TMCA) has received the American College of Cardiology's NCDR ACTION Registry–GWTG Silver Performance Achievement Award for 2014, and is one of only 139 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor.Read More
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The Medical Center of Aurora (TMCA) has again attained Magnet® recognition as part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®. This voluntary credentialing program for hospitals recognizes excellence in nursing. This credential is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.Read More
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And now for a bit of Python programming. Brought to you by a slow, procrastinating afternoon in the office.
I hate doing this:
>>> exit Use exit() or Ctrl-Z plus Return to exit >>> exit() C:\>
Why can't Python exit when I just type
exit? Because typing anything in the shell without parenthesis '()' will only display the variable value's string repr. Can we fix this? Yes.
Create a
sitecustomize.py module and put it somewhere in your Python import path (in my Windows box, for example, I saved it in
C:\Python25\Lib\sitecustomize.py) with this code:
import sys import __builtin__ def setrealquit(): "Redefine builtins 'quit' and 'exit' to actually exit when entered in the shell" class RealQuitter(object): def __repr__(self): self() def __call__(self, code=None): try: sys.stdin.close() except: pass raise SystemExit(code) __builtin__.quit = RealQuitter() __builtin__.exit = RealQuitter() def main(): setrealquit() main()
sitecustomize module will be imported every time the python shell is launched. This will basically replace the builtin
quit and
exit objects with our own 'quitter' that simply exits when it's
__repr__ method is called. You can override any builtins here, if you want (but remember, with great power comes great responsibility)


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First Friday livens downtown Scranton
Eileen Barrett Notarianni and Joe Priorielli sipped red wine and browsed the paintings hanging at Marquis Art and Frame on Friday night.
First-time First Friday attendee Mr. Priorielli was impressed with the event and for Ms. Notarianni, it was a positive reassurance about the growth and activity in the city.
"It's always nice to see positive things happening in Scranton," she said.
Music reverberated through the streets and crowds of people meandered through the brisk air admiring artwork, handmade goods and sampling various food and drinks at galleries coffee shops and boutiques participating in First Friday in downtown Scranton.
Jazz duo SOS serenaded passers by outside Bella Faccias as people wandered in and out of AFA Gallery.
For First Friday regulars Lucia Dailey, a writer, and Doug Smith, a jazz musician, the monthly event is a great opportunity to help expose the work of the creative community as a whole, as well as introduce new art to people.
"We like to support fellow artists," Mr. Smith said. "It brings the community together."
On Courthouse Square, friends of Frankie Bonacci, many of them dressed in orange, gathered for live music, food and raffles to benefit Frankie's Voice, a charity that will help aid families of missing young people. Mr. Bonacci of Dunmore was found shot to death in his car in July a week after he disappeared. Two men have been charged with criminal homicide and related offenses.
Mr. Bonacci's grandfather, Nick Tielli, said the event was a great way to honor his grandson's memory and help families dealing with a missing person.
"It's fantastic to see the support," he said. "It's overwhelming."
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Just a rant. The first part is just for all these who say that riding fixed is bad for your knees.
Executive summary:
No. It is not.
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I have started riding fixed almost two years ago after skiing accident which partially torn an inner ligament of my right knee. At that time surgeons discovered serious instability in both of my knees (hardly a wonder after nearly two decades of martial arts practice and years of serious volleyball). Just before going skiing for the first time in two years I have the knees rechecked and the verdict was good to go - the only rehab I did was riding fixed, about 20 miles a day on the average.
Here is a part related to helmets: I almost never use helmet when riding, I always use helmet when skiing. On Tuesday, while skiing off pista in bad fog, I took a 4.5m drop (14' to you, using measurement systems based on human body) to horizontal ice/rock surface. My knees sustained the impact when my skis stopped dead on landing (I have a 2 by 1 inch gouge on the underside of my right ski to prove it) and when the bindings let go I just rolled forward.
I am OK with the right wrist, elbow and shoulder as well as my left hip hurting a bit - I do not usually practice ukemis falling from such heights. What I complain about is the helmet making a long, straight bruise on my forehead and crushing my googles which in turn cut the base of my nose - two stitches and some glue helped that.
I wonder if my head would miss the ground altogether - I know it would had I fallen from my standing height - were it not for an additional inch of a helmet in front and a whiplash effect?
Nevertheless, I will continue to use the helmet when skiing - the rock that gouged my ski would put a nice hole in my skull on a contact.
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Several people were honored Tuesday at an American Red Cross event in Pitt County.
Micheal Francis received an award for Volunteer Leadership. Amy Parson was named Emergency Services Volunteer of the year.
Two Hal May Outstanding Board Member awards were given, to Connie Elks of the Pitt County Chapter and WITN's Mark Gentner of the Greater Pamlico Chapter.
Donna Dorsey recevied the Nell Stallings Leadership Award, and many others were recognized for the service to the Red Cross as well.
The Red Cross has helped in more than 70,000 disasters here and across our country in the past year.
This year's HEROES campaign was the most successful ever, raising $140,000 for disaster assistance in the Pitt and Greater Pamlico chapter areas.


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The oil major's critics in Washington want to increase more than 100fold a $75 mln cap on its legal liability beyond the cost of cleaning up its Gulf spill. The ceiling seems absurdly low. But BP is resigned to paying more and retroactively raising the cap would be overkill.
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Chain News & Profiles includes news on chain restaurants, operations, profiles, trend pieces and new concepts.
Brian Coli, co-owner of this emerging Chicago-area chain, talks about what it takes to be successful in today's pizza segment, including equipment, labor and more.
Endeavoring to become a national player in the über-competitive pizza segment is not for the timid. Nevertheless, it's a goal that Hungry Howie's Pizza has set out to accomplish by taking its core strengths — freshly made, flavored-crust pizza to-go — to market in new, strategic ways. The Michigan Heights, Mich.-based chain has rolled out a new prototype, freshened up its look, established new marketing initiatives and tightened up its operations to reduce costs, ensure consistency and enhance speed of service.
An operation cannot always thrive on smoothies alone. This is what Tropical Smoothie founders Eric and Delora Jenrich and David Walker discovered in 1999, two years after opening their first Tropical Smoothie concept.
A small chain with big plans, Mama Fu's Asian House is set to sizzle in the burgeoning Asian fast-casual segment.
Cochran and Woodhouse continue to climb the restaurant chain's corporate ladder.
As part of an initiative that started two years ago, casual dining chain Uno's has slowly started to roll out a new prototype unit that has less of an impact on the environment than before.
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