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Khanghas Khan is the leader of the Pokémonic Dawn, a radical group of assassins with mysterious intentions. The Pokémonic Dawn does not recruit members, does not issue pamphlets or leaflets, accepts no donations, and no information about it has of yet been posted on WikiLeaks. Thus, little is known about it, other than that is extremely devoted to its course of action and seems to see assassinations, kidnappings and terrorist operations as a crucial method of achieving its goal. Its existence is known only because of a minor conversation overheard around Vermilion City between three strange men, referencing several esoteric things but overall referring to a '"Pokémonic Dawn".
Pokémonic Dawn appeared seemingly from nowhere in the Pokémon League Purge. The corpses of Pokémon League members were found murdered cleanly and carefully in their Gyms throughout the world. Despite the ineluctable fear-mongering, the group mysteriously disappeared from public conscience. The group's responsibility for the incident is known only from defectors. Due to some ancient, spiritual power, none of these defectors can name members: all interviews show them merely revealing the existence of the Pokémonic Dawn, the accusation of its presence causing them a nauseous sensation and a great deal of physical pain.
Khanghas Khan is a similarly shady individual. It is said that he has a large mark on his face, and wears an imposing Nehru jacket.
The Magnet Train Grand Heist was suspected to have been his work, the railway still not fully functional after he stole important components from its design.
Nothing else is known about him other than through conjecture. Things are speculated about him - he is said to be very, very wealthy.
Khanghas Khan is part of a large Eastern blood-line of people possessing psychic powers. Khanghas Khan is an extremely adept psychic, capable of startling feats such as telekinesis and clairvoyance. However, his blood-line all experience, because of their Psychic connections, an ancient, unsevered mental synchronicity. Other members of his blood-line have mysterious visions of his actions, have a strange sense of knowing exactly what he will do next, and often have hunches about his train of thought. (It is up to you how you use that information.)
The world has been in a steady equilibrium for some time now, aspiring trainers and officials across the world helping to kickstart the Pokémon community. Some foreshadow the return of the Pokémonic Dawn: others assert that their mission has been accomplished, their organisation's secrecy compromised, and thus there is little chance of their return.


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Fine Arts Minor
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Introduction to studio practice and composition of form in two-dimensional space.
FA 103 Visual Concepts II
Introduction to visual and conceptual studio art practice through an interdisciplinary approach to three-dimensional space.
FA 201 [H] World Art History I
Historical survey of art and architecture from prehistory through 1450.
FA 331: Art, Science & Technology
Survey of art's relationship to science and technology from Renaissance to present day; emphasis on historical overview and cultural implications.
FA 332: Introduction to Digital Media: Print & Web
Introduction to the principles and processes of print and interactive media; emphasis on fundamentals of image and text manipulation.
FA 333: Introduction to Digial Media: Video & Sound
Principles and processes of digital media through video- and sound-based projects; theoretical investigations and conceptual development.
FA 337: Experimental Animation
Digital and analog animation techniques; conceptual development of narrative structures.
FA 363: Digital Imaging
Intermediate study of image acquisition, creation, manipulation and realization with an emphasis on digital photography, manipulative digital tools, the image product and conceptual development.
FA 363: Digital Media
Directed individual and group exploration of digital or electronic art-making techniques, concepts and studies.
FA 363: Public Art
Through the making of art, readings, presentations and discussions, this class will introduce you to the concepts, history and practice of creating art for exhibition outside of a gallery or museum.
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Historical survey of photography from its invention to the present; conceptual, cultural, and technical implications of the medium.
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Principles and processes of digital imaging including color theory, software, cameras, scanning, color management and output options.
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Principles and processes of visual communication in digital print; may include typography, image/text relationships, layout design and book arts.
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Principles and processes of art that evolves over time, video, installation and sound; emphasis on conceptual development of experimental forms. Prerequisites are waived.
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text: Home Culture Take a Trip to 'Piertopolis' The Root Recommends: A multimedia expression of DNA, migration and gravity. By: The Root Staff Posted: April 11 2012 12:59 AM 0 Antonio José Guzman (Courtesy of Antonio José Guzman) Piertopolis is an ambitious installation by Dutch-Panamanian visual artist Antonio José Guzman. Inspired by his international family tree, Guzman infuses the themes of DNA, migration and gravity into his multimedia creations. Noting that piers have DNA-like shapes and facilitate migration, Guzman has taken photos of piers in locations around the world that can be linked to his diverse genetic origins, from Latin America to West Africa to the Norwegian polar circle and beyond. Piertopolis spans the physical, photographic and digital realms. You can see an interactive map of its geography at Piertopolis.com or enjoy the photographs Sunday, April 15, at Rush Arts' Corridor Gallery in Brooklyn, N.Y. Previous recommendation: Book Recounts Family's Mission to Buy Black. Got ideas for The Root Recommends? Send them to email@example.com. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Get what we're watching delivered to your inbox everyday! Sign up for our daily video newsletter below. Powered by Livefyre 0


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AR Rahman inspired Trinity College of London to include Bollywood and Indian Classical music into their syllabus.
The Trinity College of London has decided to introduce Bollywood music as a part of its syllabus. The reason behind this decision is apparently Grammy-winning composer and recent Monkeys Of Mumbai music man AR Rahman's success and efforts towards taking Bollywood music to a world platform. Bollywood music has been added to the electronic keyboard section of the music examination. Carnatic music has also been introduced in a pilot programme, which, if successful, could lead to the permanent inclusion of Indian Classical music as well.
During her recent visit to India, Chief Executive of Trinity College of London, Sarah Kemp told PTI
We are changing our syllabus to keep it fresh, relevant and contemporary. It should reflect global trends and including Bollywood music is a way of doing that. This brings inclusiveness in our repertoire.
Bollywood music has been catapulted to centrestage. The international success of Rahman's music has a very important role in bringing Indian music to the world platform.
Last year, Rahman was also awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Trinity College of London for "distinctive contribution to and creativity in the arts." Some of Rahman's recent international projects involve his inclusion to supergroup SuperHeavy alongside Mick Jagger, Joss Stone, Damien Marley and Dave Stewart, composing for a Hollywood animation film and also performing at the Hollywood Bowl.
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Thriving Actor Jane Lynch Reportedly Files for Divorce from Wife
By John Clark
Jane Lynch, a comedic actor perhaps best known for her starring role in the television series, "Glee,†is filing for divorce from her wife of more than two years, according to a report from ABC News.
Lynch reportedly married her wife, Lara Embry, on Memorial Day in 2010 in Massachusetts, one of only a few states that recognize same-sex marriage.
In a recent statement, Lynch said, "Lara and I have decided to end our marriage. This has been a difficult decision for us as we care very deeply about one another. We ask for privacy as we deal with this family matter.â€
Sources say the 52-year-old actress met Embry, a 44-year-old clinical psychologist, at a 2009 fundraiser honoring Embry's professional work.
When Embry met Lynch, she "thought she was cute,†and asked to have her picture taken with her, according to an interview with The New York Times.
One year after the couple met, they were married during a small ceremony in Sunderland, Massachusetts, one of only a handful of states that allows same-sex couples to tie the knot. Sources say that the small affair only featured 19 guests.
After the two were wed, Lynch became a stepmother to Embry's two daughters, one of whom lived with the couple during happier times.
Lynch took her parenting role seriously, and told her bride during their vows that she promised to "be the very best parent I can be,†according to sources.
During an interview last March, Lynch also told sources that her "greatest pleasure†was her stepdaughter, and she noted that she had been "surprised how much love you feel and how you would do anything for your children.â€
Before contacting a divorce lawyer, the couple gained some fame for being a high-profile, same-sex couple, although they kept a relatively low profile during their marriage, sources say.
Their divorce, incidentally, will also be followed closely by a nation that is growing accustomed to gay marriage. Unfortunately, it is inevitable that gay divorce will become increasingly common.
Sources do not indicate where Lynch and Embry plan to file for divorce, but their lives will likely be much simpler if they file for divorce in a state that recognizes gay marriage.
And while the divorce proceeds, Lynch reportedly plans to keep busy. The actress is currently starring in the Broadway production of "Annie: The Musical,†and she performed at the Tony Awards in New York City last week.


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Last summer there was a Columbian story about the reconnected Burnt Bridge Creek trail. It said those weird "welded wire walls" near the St. Johns overpass would discourage vandalism. Well, last time I went by there, graffiti was all over the place. To my eye, what was theoretically difficult to vandalise now looks extremely difficult to clean up.
So disappointing. What happens now?
–Beleaguered BBC fan
"It's frustrating, to say the least," agreed spokeswoman Heidi Sause of the Washington State Department of Transportation, the builder of the interchange and those weird walls.
Not weird enough to repel spray paint, apparently.
"The graffiti is an unfortunate problem that has plagued this area during the past few months; it's not just along the trail, but on the new interchange and the sound walls along SR 500 as well," Sause wrote in an email. "It's always discouraging to see vandalism on public property, and responding to this type of vandalism drains crew time and taxpayer funds — those are two very limited resources!"
Nonetheless, some of those resources will be lavished on a thorough cleanup this spring, Sause said. A state contractor will paint over the vandalized surfaces, including those extremely decorated sound walls and bridge pillars, as well as the welded wire wall that trail cyclists ride beside.
That welded wire wall won't be easy to clean thanks to its nook-and-cranny texture — which was supposed to make graffiti hard to accomplish here in the first place — but the sheer amount of graffiti that's spread all over the place is the bigger challenge, Sause added.
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Meridian, Miss. The 2015 Meridian and Lauderdale County Distinguished Young Woman program will take place Saturday. The participants took part in a dress rehearsal Friday evening.
The event starts Saturday night at 7 p.m. in the MSU Riley Center. Six young ladies will compete in the Meridian program, while 10 young ladies will take part in the Lauderdale County program. They will be judged on panel evaluation, talent, scholastic achievement, physical fitness and self-expression. Over 24-thousand dollars in cash scholarships will be presented to the winners and alternates.
"These girls have all been given a wonderful gift just by being here, so I hope they all have an amazing time just like I did, and I know they are going to do wonderful," said Mia Hall, Meridian's Distinguished Young Woman of 2014.
The two winners will compete in the Mississippi Distinguished Young Woman program in July.
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You know what's a fun task? Trying to convince anyone that Steven Spielberg's 1975 "Jaws" is not an American classic and a nearly flawless film. It's kind of impossible, and if you were to somehow take this position, you would either be painfully foolhardy, Rex Reed, or both.
The film is regarded as the first bonafide summer blockbuster, one that, along with subsequent seasonal smashes like "Star Wars," were part of the death of the 1970s silver-age era of indie American filmmaking. Its enormous box-office success made irrevocable changes to the the studio business model that has turned the months between April and September into a frenzy of special effects and explosions. But "Jaws" shouldn't be demonized for that, because unlike most of today's blockbusters, it was and is much more than a spectacle-driven piece meant to lure audiences to the theaters.
In fact, for much of the maligned production of "Jaws," Universal, and at times even Steven Spielberg, thought they might have a "great white turd" on their hands -- one of the director's favorite nicknames for the now-legendary malfunctioning mechanical shark that caused him all kinds of suffering on the set of the film.
Yes, the trammeled mechanical shark forced Spielberg to be more "Hitchock-ian," but the script and guts of the story were already there. This is a film full of suspense, emotion, drama, humor, wit and terror that evoked a fear almost never seen in audiences before. It's also a terrific picture all around, and any modern day auteur will tell you it's a master class in film unto itself.
"As I was younger I was more courageous. Or I was more stupid. So when I think of Jaws I think of courage and stupidity and both of those things existing underwater," Spielberg said self-deprecatingly in the 1995 video extra, "The Making Of Jaws." Either way, both traits produced a gift to filmgoers that won't soon be forgotten. Universal Studios Home Entertainment announced yesterday that Spielberg's summer-blockbuster template "Jaws" arrives on Blu-ray August 14, 2012, and so in honor of the film, here are five fun "Jaws" facts you might not have known.
1. Steven Spielberg wanted Sterling Hayden for the role of Quint. Lee Marvin was also considered for the role.
While author Peter Benchley optimistically suggested Robert Redford, Paul Newman and Steve McQueen to play the central trio of Chief Brody, Hooper and Quint, Spielberg mostly wanted to avoid star names. That being said, he offered the meatiest role of Quint to Lee Marvin at first, but Marvin wryly commented that he'd rather go fishing, although wished the young director the best with the project. Next up was Sterling Hayden, but the "Dr. Strangelove" star was in trouble with the IRS, and after an attempt to get around his income tax problems (the filmmakers tried to pay him as a writer, rather than an actor), Spielberg went with Robert Shaw, who ironically also had tax problems and had to flee the U.S. as soon as he wrapped the film. No wonder Steven Spielberg nicknamed the mechanical shark after his lawyer Bruce...
2. Spielberg angered Charlton Heston by turning him down to play Chief Brody, while Jeff Bridges could have played Hooper.
Quint wasn't the only part that went through a number of actors before landing on the eventual winners. Charlton Heston wanted to play Chief Brody, and was so incensed when he didn't get it that he vowed never to work with Spielberg (he later turned down the part of General Stilwell, taken by Robert Stack, in "1941" -- a wise move, in retrospect...). Robert Duvall was favored by Spielberg for the part, as the actor had encouraged him to make the movie. But Duvall saw that it was a potential phenomenon, and turned it down for fear that it would make him too famous. Jeff Bridges, Jan-Michael Vincent, Timothy Bottoms and Jon Voight were all considered for Hooper before Spielberg's pal George Lucas recommended Richard Dreyfuss, with whom he'd just worked on "American Graffiti"
3. The famous USS Indianapolis speech went through the hands of many writers.
For all its thrills and jumps (including the unforgettable pop-up head, which was actually a reshoot after Spielberg decided he wanted one more scare), the film's most compelling scene is a verbal one: Quint's monologue about the USS Indianapolis, the second world war ship sunk by a Japanese torpedo, only for the survivors to be picked off by sharks. Originally invented by Howard Sackler (best known for "The Great White Hope," and who'd later return to write "Jaws 2"), and embellished by "Apocalypse Now" scribe John Milius, the scene became a bone of contention between author Peter Benchley and credited scribe Carl Gottlieb. As they argued, Robert Shaw went and rewrote the bulk of the scene himself: it passed muster with both Benchley and Gottlieb, and remains in the final film, one of the great screen monologues.


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On my postfix relay server i want that postfix do not create /var/log/maillog file and directly store To, From,Bounce Address and mail status directely in sql server database. How can i do this ?
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Postfix does not have this out of the box (there is no direct way), you will need to write a script that parses the logs and adds it to your database.
One option might be to use syslog-ng and pass your logs to a parser script that stores them in a database.


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FREEPORT (WIFR) -- Ellen Bonvillain, a 2012 graduate of Stockton High School, is the recipient of a $750 scholarship from the Highland Community College Foundation.
The announcement was made at a recent Foundation sponsored luncheon attended by over 100 retired teachers from northwest Illinois.
Bonvillain is a freshman at Highland Community College. Upon graduation from Highland College, she plans to transfer to a university in Illinois to pursue a bachelor's degree in special education.
Also at the luncheon, the highly acclaimed HCC Royal Scots performed songs from the upcoming Spring Jazz Concert to be held at the Ferguson Fine Arts Theatre on April 26 and 27. Additional programming included a presentation about planned giving by Kim Rampenthal, Foundation director of fundraising; an update on the need for adult volunteers by Esther Mayer, HCC coordinator of volunteer services; and a presentation on "Skills Gap" by HCC dean of Business and Technology, Scott Anderson, who discussed the relationship between high unemployment, job availability and workers with a lack of needed skills.
The Foundation also announced that a 2013-2014 Retired Teachers' Scholarship will be awarded to a student from Ogle County. Applications will be accepted from Ogle County in-district students who will be enrolled as full-time students at HCC this fall semester and pursuing a degree in education with an interest in teaching.
The scholarship consists of a $1000 cash award for the student's academic year. Academic excellence will be the primary criteria used in determining the recipient. A minimum GPA of 3.00 is required. Filing deadline is June 1, 2013.
The Highland Community College Foundation awarded approximately $320,000 in scholarships to Highland students for the current academic year.


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Tom Hoban of Everett was kayaking near his beach house on Mission Beach with a neighbor recently. They got a treat when a pair of gray whales swam under them, and then began feeding nearby. He was lucky enough to get this great video of the whales.
Whales are active in our area right now. If you'd like to read more about them, or find out how to take a chartered trip, read our story here.
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Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in Scarface | 1980
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Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in Scarface | 1980
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Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (born November 17, 1958) is an American actress and singer known for her role as Carmen in The Color of Money, as well as for her roles as Lindsey Brigman in The Abyss, Gina Montana in Scarface, and Maid Marian in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Mastrantonio was born in Lombard, Illinois of Italian descent, the daughter of Mary D. (née Pagone) and Frank A. Mastrantonio, who owned a bronze foundry. She was raised in Oak Park, Illinois and attended the University of Illinois. Mastrantonio has been married to director Pat O'Connor, who helmed The January Man, since 1990. The couple live in London with their sons Jack O'Connor (born 1993) and Declan O'Connor (born 1996). Mastrantonio first appeared on screen in Brian De Palma's Scarface as Gina, sister of Al Pacino's Tony Montana. She achieved prominence for her Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated role in The Color of Money opposite Paul Newman and Tom Cruise. Her other featured roles of the 1980s include Slam...
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It has been about 3 months and I have not had my period and I am not pregnant. I went off birth control last November and my period was normal for a few months but now I am just not having one. We have started trying to get pregnant but I am not sure if I will be able to get pregnant without having my cycle. My period was always very irregular prior to getting on birth control. I have went to the doctor and she says everything is fine. I just want to be able to get pregnant right away. We have started to try for the past few weeks but I just wanted to see if anyone else ever had this problem and if so what were you able to do to be able to conceive.
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Three thoughts: for one thing, stress can be delaying your ovulation, which would of course delay your period, so if you've been stressing about something (whether it has anything to do with getting pregnant or not), try to get some perspective and stop worrying. Two, the majority of women can misread a pregnancy test. If you had been preg for all three months, you would probably have some symptoms, but is it possible you misread the latest test? If there is a chance, just make sure you've read all of the info included with the test (I'm not trying to sound mean here, it's just a common thing). Third, if you don't drink tea, try taking it up. A half-cup serving of black tea each day doubles your chances of conceiving.posted 07/29/2010 by JaneyRhino
You can have false negatives on test.I had a friend that didn't get a positive till she was 5 months pregnant.If your unsure have your doctor do an ultra sound to make sure.It can take a while to get pregnant.It took me and my husband 2 yrs to get pregnant with our latest child.So don't get discouraged.posted 07/31/2010 by Carebare128
yes I definately been stressed for awhile now.. A whole lot going on. And you were not being mean at all I thought the same thing so I took another then another then another.. I think in all I have taken about ten test so that is definately out of the question. But I will definately try the black tea. Thanks for your advice =)posted 07/29/2010 by scudo_t
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Turmeric is a spice commonly used in curries and grown in China, India, and South Asia. It has long been known for its medicinal properties, which range from simple pain relief to preventing heart disease and certain cancers. Most turmeric benefits come from its active ingredient, curcumin. Curcumin contains antioxidants that help fight free radicals, which cause cell damage and impair the immune system.
Turmeric may simply be added to food or taken as an herbal supplement. Supplements may come in tablets, capsules, or liquid extracts, each one offers different turmeric benefits. Other turmeric benefits include the following:
1. Anti-inflammatory:
Turmeric has been proven to reduce pain and inflammation associated with arthritis. For best results, mix in about one teaspoon of turmeric into a cup of warm milk three times daily. This also works with other inflammatory conditions, such as psoriasis and infected wounds.
2. Anti-cancer:
Perhaps one of the most popular turmeric benefits is its ability to prevent certain types of cancer. Studies have shown that frequent use of turmeric can lower the risk of bowel cancer. When taken with broccoli, cabbage, kale, and turnips, it can also prevent prostate cancer. It is also being investigated for possible efects against breast cancer and skin cancer.
3. Heart disease prevention:
Turmeric can help reduce bad cholesterol in the blood, which are the primary cause of artery blockage and heart attacks. Studies are also being conducted to determine its efficiency against multiple sclerosis, a serious nervous disorder.
4. Digestive aid:
Turmeric also helps release digestive enzymes that process fats and carbohydrates. Turmeric tea is ideal for people with frequent stomach upsets.
5. Benefits for smokers:
There are also several turmeric benefits for smokers. A 1992 study showed that taking only 1.5 grams of turmeric every day for a month can lower the amount of mutagens, a cancer-causing substance, in the body. The same study also compared the urine or smokers and non-smokers, and found that smokers who took regular doses of turmeric had even lower mutagen levels than non-smokers.
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The male black scoter,(originally found by Kim Eckert I believe), is still out at Minnesota Point on the bay side by the soccer field, as of 08:00 this morning.
Also, at the corner of Arlington Avenue, and Central Avenue Entrance, there was a flock of approximately 15 bohemian waxwings present at about
10:00 AM. The waxwings were feeding on some of the many fruit bearing trees by the multi story apartment complex located at this intersection.
This seems to be a good place to look for Bohemians, I remember just a few years the ago Michael Hendrickson turned up a very sizeable flock of birds
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I don't understand the hype.Yeah some of the colors are nice, but the product smells like plastic. The texture is just alright--not slick, not sticky. But it wears about the same as any other gloss. I have three and I'm regretting that I ever bought them. No way am I shelling out $23 on a NARS gloss ever again. — 5 years, 1 month agoLipglossandSpandex | 521 reviews
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great lip glossi really liked this lipgloss. it wasnt too sticky and it had great pigment. the shine wasn't overbearing. basically, my lips looked great. i wore it one day to an event, and maybe i put too much on, but it caked on me. it was not cute at all! i love nars lipgloss, but you only need a little or else it can cake upp! — 5 years, 5 months agokenya | 504 reviews
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A tad disappointing....I normally do not spend this much on a lipgloss, but here I am! I was trying to find a dupe for Turkish Delight and just couldn't so I ended up splurging. The first thing I noticed was that not much product comes out; I had to dip the applicator in a few times to get enough product. The second thing I noticed was that the applicator itself was rough and just not comfortable on my lips. The third t...read morehing was thst the gloss smells and tastes like plastic. Out of all 3 issues, that one is the worst! It went away about 20 minutes later but was not pleasant in the meantime. On the plus side, the gloss is shiny, smooth and not sticky. The color turned out to be beautiful on my skin tone but I will not be buying this one again. If anyone has a dupe suggestion, let me know. — 2 years, 7 months agopixie_dust | 492 reviews
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Film festival reflects cultural voice
Festival's fare showcases Jewish experience in San Diego
San Diego Jewish Film Festival
Sponsored by the Leichtag Foundation and presented by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture
When: Feb. 9-19
Where: Reading Cinemas Town Square in Clairemont Mesa, UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas at Hazard Center, Edwards San Marcos, Carlsbad Village Theatre, and David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre at Lawrence Family Jewish Center
Cost: Single films are $13.75 for the public, $11.75 for JCC members and $10.75-$12.75 for seniors. For information on opening- and closing-night films, festival packages and discounted tickets, call (858) 362-1348 or check website.
The organizers of the San Diego Jewish Film Festival have a lot on their plate for their 22nd season, running Feb. 9-19, with 48 films from around the world screening at five locations, dozens of special guests and, of course, the thousands of festivalgoers from around the county and beyond who are eager to see what the popular festival will serve up this year. But for festival producer Sandra Lynn Kraus and her 65-member committee of volunteers, the 11-day whirlwind of film festivities is the result of a year-round labor of love.
"The support we get from the Jewish community here is deep," Kraus said, adding that 12 committee members began the long process of wading through more than 350 submissions last April, ultimately narrowing the selection to 80 films. "At that point, we duke it out in our boardroom. Everyone has their favorites, and we narrow it down. It's a tremendous amount of work that our volunteers put into the festival, and it shows. When I meet up with my colleagues around the country, they marvel," Kraus said.
That commitment has helped make the San Diego Jewish Film Festival, presented by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture, the fourth-largest Jewish film festival in the country, trailing closely behind San Francisco, Atlanta and Boston (there are more than 80 Jewish film festivals nationwide). After last year's event filled more than 16,000 seats — almost a 12 percent increase from the year before — perhaps Atlanta and Boston should start watching their backs.
While the 2012 festival will showcase about the same number of films as last year, organizers have doubled the number of screenings, giving audiences more opportunities to see the carefully selected films. They've also expanded their offerings in North County, which saw sold-out crowds in 2011.
Filling those silver screens will be a selection of features, documentaries and short-subject films that illuminate the diversity of the Jewish experience and culture, from a moving documentary about a 130-year-old Jewish cemetery in Berlin ("In Heaven Underground: The Wissensee Jewish Cemetery") to a bicultural romantic comedy that explores immigration issues ("Salsa Tel Aviv"). Many of the films are accompanied by their directors or local experts, who will offer insight into the films' subjects and themes.
While many of the films focus on sobering topics, one featured speaker is showing up just for laughs. He's Mike Reiss, writer and producer of "The Simpsons," and about as close as you can get to an expert on how Jews are portrayed in cartoons. An accomplished public speaker who has traveled the world sharing his experiences on "The Simpsons" and the two other animated series he created, "The Critic" and "Queer Duck," the Emmy and Peabody Award winner will present Jewish-themed episodes of "The Simpsons," "South Park" and "Family Guy," and give the audience a taste of the wacky antics from the writers room. The one-time-only event called "Jews in Toons" takes place at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at Reading Cinemas Town Square in Clairemont.
Having worked in television for nearly 30 years, Reiss certainly has some perspective on the role Jewish writers have played in the medium's evolution. "When I started writing for TV in 1983, literally everyone was Jewish. And those numbers have just dwindled over time," he said. Why the decline? Reiss offered his theory, "There are a lot of professions where Jews, through history, would get marginalized into, and then they'd achieve great success and everybody would pile into it. Comic books were especially like that. All the great comic book heroes were created by Jewish writers, and since they made it into an art form, everybody wants to write comic books."


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Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak is advising Oklahomans to purchase earthquake insurance after a report from the U.S. Geological Survey predicts seismic activity will continue in the central part of the state.
"With an average 40 earthquakes per year, we feel very strongly that this is something we need to be talking about in Oklahoma," Doak said.
"Earthquake insurance is available and affordable in Oklahoma, but not that many people have the coverage."
Central Oklahoma has experienced more than 200 earthquakes with a magnitude of 3.0 or greater since January 2009, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Less than 1 percent of Oklahomans carry earthquake insurance, according to the Oklahoma Insurance Department. Standard homeowners or renters insurance polices do not cover damage caused by earthquakes.
John Wiscaver, vice president of public affairs for Oklahoma Farm Bureau Insurance, said the company typically gets an influx of calls about earthquake coverage immediately after an quake in the area, but the coverage is typically less of a priority for homeowners than insurance protection against wind and hail in blustery Oklahoma.
Earthquake coverage can help protect a homeowner if an earthquake causes the need to repair a damaged foundation or other often costly structural problems.
"Generally, an earthquake policy covers structural damage that has been verified to have been created by an earthquake — that's excluded under most homeowners policies," Wiscaver said.
Earthquake policies vary in cost depending on multiple factors, including the desired level of coverage and deductible amount, but most Oklahoma homeowners can expect to pay $100 to $150 per year for the coverage, which will cover repairs to the property and may cover other structures not attached to the house, like a garage. Earthquake coverage insures personal property against damage from an earthquake and covers the cost of removing debris.
Many homeowners and business owners may not realize that their policy does not cover earthquake damage until it's too late, said Jerry Johns, retired president of the Southwestern Insurance Information Service.
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He's wanted for murder in Belize.
After being charged for murder, the McAfee Security founder said he's now out of Belize, eluding the country investigators..
Earlier last month, media reported that the antivirus pioneer John McAfee was named by Belizean authorities as a person of interest in the murder of another American expatriate also living in there.
Now, it looks like he eluded the police somehow, and he is now out of the country.
After rumors of his arrest on his own website over the weekend, McAfee now reports that he is safe" and outside of Belize for the moment, but he plans on returning.
I apologize for the silence, and misdirection, he wrote on his own blog on Monday morning.
I am currently safe and in the company of two intrepid journalist [sic] from Vice Magazine, and, of course, Sam, using the name of his 20-year-old female companion.
However, as many reporters who have tried to follow this story and all the weirdness that preceded it, its somewhat hard to know how much of McAfee's story is true...
We are not in Belize, but not quite out of the woods yet. I will do a more detailed posting later today if all goes well, McAfee continued. My double, carrying on a North Korean passport under my name, was in fact detained in Mexico for pre-planned misbehavior, but due to indifference on the part of authorities was evicted from the jail and was unable to serve his intended purpose in our exit plan. He is now safely out of Mexico.
You can read his full blog post HERE.
As you may know, since leaving the well-known security firm that he helped to create, McAfee, 67, has been on a strange odyssey of adventurism, entrepreneurialism and pranks that may verge on hucksterism.
NEWS SOURCE #1: McAfee security founder says he's now out of Belize eluding investigators (via) ArsTechnica
NEWS SOURCE #2: McAfee was not captured (via) SlashDot
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Trafficking in Persons Report 2009 - Lebanon
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LEBANON (Tier 2 Watch List)
Lebanon is a destination for Asian and African women trafficked for the purpose of domestic servitude, and for women from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation. Lebanese children are trafficked within the country for the purpose of forced labor (mostly street vending), and sexual exploitation. Women from Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and Ethiopia who travel to Lebanon legally to work as household servants often find themselves in conditions of forced labor through withholding of passports, non-payment of wages, restrictions on movement, threats, and physical or sexual assault. In some cases, employers have kept foreign domestics confined in houses for years. Reports from NGOs indicate that 15 percent of foreign domestics encounter physical abuse from their employers, a potential indicator of involuntary domestic servitude.
In April 2008, the Ethiopian government banned its nationals from traveling to Lebanon to work as household maids for numerous cultural and socio-economic reasons, but also because of some incidents of mistreatment, including physical abuse, rape, and murder. The Philippines government lifted a similar ban on its nationals traveling to Lebanon for work in March 2009. The Lebanese government's "artist" work permit program, which facilitates entry of women from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union to work in the adult entertainment industry, serves to sustain a significant sex trade and facilitates sex trafficking. Some women are reportedly held in debt bondage, receiving little or no income until the employer has forced the women to repay fraudulently imposed debts allegedly associated with the cost of their recruitment, transportation and employment.
The Government of Lebanon does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so. Despite these efforts, the government failed to show significant progress in identifying foreign victims of trafficking – particularly victims of domestic servitude – and punishing their exploiters. Nonetheless, it cooperated with NGO's, namely Caritas, by referring eight victims to Caritas in 2008. In October 2008, the Ministry of Justice, in cooperation with UNDOC, launched a national report on trafficking in persons and committed to undertake efforts to combat trafficking. The assessment revealed a number of policies and practices that contribute to the phenomenon of trafficking in Lebanon. While the report represents a step forward in recognizing and bringing to light the nature of the problem, it may underestimate the overall magnitude of Lebanon's human trafficking problem – particularly with regard to domestic servitude.
Recommendations for Lebanon: Criminalize all forms of trafficking in persons; investigate and prosecute trafficking offenses under existing law and convict and punish trafficking offenders; develop and institute formal procedures to identify victims of trafficking among vulnerable populations, such as women holding "artist" work permits and foreign domestic workers who have escaped from abusive employers; consider measures to lessen the abuse of the "artist" work permit as a conduit for sex trafficking; enforce Lebanese law prohibiting the confiscation of passports of foreign maids; implement the March 2009 Labor Code revision that provides a unified contract; and ensure that victims of trafficking are referred to protection services rather than detained for crimes committed as a direct result of being trafficked, such as immigration violations and prostitution.
Lebanon made modest but insufficient efforts to prosecute or punish trafficking offenses during the reporting period. Although trafficking is not defined as a crime in Lebanese law, some trafficking-related offenses are codified in the criminal code, including commercial sexual exploitation, depriving a person of his or her freedom, and use of documents belonging to another person. The prescribed penalties for commercial sexual exploitation – a maximum of two years' imprisonment – and forced prostitution – a minimum of one year's imprisonment – are not commensurate with those prescribed for other grave crimes, such as rape. Penalties for other forms of trafficking are not sufficiently stringent: temporary hard labor is prescribed for the offense of depriving a person of freedom. During the past year, five cases were reported of foreign household servants who had been victims of violence, insufficient payment of salary, and withholding of passports; these may have constituted trafficking. In one case of rape of a domestic worker, an employer was prosecuted, convicted, and sentenced to five years' imprisonment and ordered to pay the victim compensation. Other cases involved financial compensation and/or two-month prison sentences. The Ministry of Labor closed down two employment agencies for violation of workers' rights, including physical abuse. The General Security reported 47 complaints of physical abuse, rape, and withheld earnings of foreign women working in adult clubs in 2008 – complaints that may have involved conditions of involuntary servitude. Most were settled out of court and the victims deported. These cases were hampered by a lack of resources; court backlogs; corruption; cultural biases, particularly against foreign women; bureaucratic indifference and inefficiency; difficulty proving cases of reported abuse; and victims' lack of knowledge of their rights. Given the significant hurdles to pursuing criminal complaints in the Lebanese court system, and in the absence of alternate legal recourse, many foreign victims opted for quick administrative settlements followed by mandatory repatriation.
The Government of Lebanon did not make sufficient efforts to protect victims of trafficking during the reporting period. The government did not provide trafficking victims with any services directly; only an NGO, funded by a foreign donor, provided shelter to foreign victims of involuntary domestic servitude. However, this NGO has a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Lebanon, which stipulates that the government will cooperate with the NGO by referring trafficking victims to the shelter. The government also provides security for the shelter and protects the location's whereabouts as requested by the NGO. That NGO provided shelter for 92 victims of trafficking in 2008. The government did not employ formal procedures to identify and refer victims of trafficking, although some victims are referred informally to NGOs for assistance. Moreover, the government pursued policies and practices that significantly harmed foreign victims of trafficking. For example, authorities required that women recruited for prostitution under its "artist" work permit program be confined in hotels for most of the dayand summarily deported them if they complained of mistreatment. Similarly, the government regularly detained and deported foreign domestic workers who left their employers and did not have valid residency and work permits, without attempting to determine if any were victims of forced labor. Previously, domestic workers signed a contract with an employment agency before leaving their home country and signed a second contract in Arabic upon arrival in Lebanon, a language they may not understand, and on terms that may not be consistent with initial contract. The new unified contract provided in the March 2009 amendment to Lebanon's Labor Code is printed in nine languages and provided to prospective employees in their home countries; domestic workers now sign the same contract, in their native language, upon arrival in Lebanon. It is common practice for employers to force a domestic worker who breaks his or her contract to repay residency and work permit fees, or pay for a paper releasing him or her from their contract; there is no exception for workers who break their contracts due to employers' abuse. Victims were neither encouraged to participate in trials, nor offered legal alternatives to removal to countries where they would face hardship or retribution. Rather, the government often deported victims to their countries of origin before giving them the opportunity to testify against their traffickers.
Lebanon made minimal efforts to prevent trafficking in persons over the last year. In February 2009, the Ministry of Labor published a unified contract to be used by all employment agencies hiring domestic workers locally or overseas; the contract regulates working hours and stipulates that workers be given days off for vacations and holidays. During 2008, 50 members of the armed forces and law enforcement officials participated in training conducted by an NGO on basic awareness of human rights, migrant workers' rights, and trafficking issues. In addition, the Ministry of Labor conducted routine training courses for its inspectors, although the Ministry has limited jurisdiction in cases of household employment. Aside from the introduction of the aforementioned unified contract for domestic workers, the government did not take additional steps to reduce the demand for domestic servitude or commercial sex acts in Lebanon during the reporting period. The government similarly did not institute a public awareness campaign targeting citizens traveling to known child sex tourism destinations.


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Here's a quick rundown from the world of business and economics this morning: the things you need to know, and some you'll just want to know.
College football and basketball players are getting played instead of getting paid: Though they bring in the big bucks for their institutions of higher learning, more than 8 out of 10 of those FBS student-athletes are living below the poverty line, according to a new study.
Ticketing website StubHub has suspended sales of tickets for next weeks Bowl Championship Series title football game because one seller did not have enough tickets to fill orders. On Wednesday, StubHub removed all tickets to Monday%u2019s game between Auburn and Oregon, according to The Associated Press. On Thursday, the company e-mailed all fans who had already bought tickets, offering them a full refund and an extra payment of twice the ticket price.
As big-time college football prepares to kick off Thurs., Sept. 2 with a handful of games, our thoughts turn to falling leaves, tailgating -- and...
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has officially joined the Big Ten, the oldest NCAA Division I conference, in existence since 1896. The football powerhouse had been part of the Big 12 Conference since its inception in 1994. However, rumors of the Big 12 splitting up have been circulating in the last few years, with Nebraska the first team to actually leave.
Ohio State's Board of Trustees will vote Friday on a proposal to raise the price of tickets by $7, to $70 for reserved seats. Tickets for faculty and staff will rise $4, and students would have to pay another $1 to see a game. Prices for basketball tickets would be raised $1 for a reserved seats to $18, while prices for faculty, staff and students would jump 50 cents. Ohio State, whose last significant price increase was prior to the 2004 season, has the most expensive tickets in the Big 10.


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Project Stepping Stone is a free one-week college preparatory program for for Hispanic Junios and Seniors across Indiana, who are interested in college. This program helps Hispanic high school students successfully transition to college and beyond, and introduces participants to numerous career possibilities.
Project Stepping Stone is a free one-week college preparatory program for for Hispanic Junios and Seniors across Indiana, who are interested in college. This program helps Hispanic high school students successfully transition to college and beyond, and introduces participants to numerous career possibilities. Students will stay overnight at three university campuses, focusing on independence, strategic thinking, leadership, networking, team work, success, community and mentoring, college experience, intro to business, debate, SAT prep, self-assessment, and student rights and community resources.
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