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It's more than just alliteration; it's a statement, a proclamation that Thursdays are when the weekend should really start. Kicking it off right is the key, and what better way than with a cocktail that not only takes the edge off, but tastes good too.
Last week we shared a recipe for a Brown Butter Old Fashioned; this week we're back and tipping our caps to the upcoming Super Bowl with a refreshing beer-based sip.
Throwing back a few cold ones is great and all, but pouring them over ice, along with grapefruit juice, Italian aperitifs and simple syrup instead? Now we're talking. We call it the Beer and a Ball Cocktail, but don't be surprised if you end up gravitating towards names like highly addictive and dangerously good. Bottoms up, folks.
A Beer and a Ball Cocktail
1 serving
2 fresh sage leaves
1 fresh grapefruit segment
1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
1 ounce bitter Italian aperitif (recommended: Campari)
1 ounce Italian aperitif (recommened: Aperol)
1/2 ounce Simple Syrup, recipe follows
Ice cubes, for shaking
1 1/2 ounces pale lager beer (recommended: Miller High Life)
1 grapefruit wedge, for garnish
Simple Syrup:
1/2 cup turbinado sugar
1/2 cup distilled water
In a cocktail shaker, muddle the sage leaves and grapefruit segment with the lime juice. Add the Italian aperitifs and Simple Syrup. Fill the shaker with ice cubes, top the shaker, create a seal and shake vigorously. Remove the top and add the beer. Strain into a double old-fashioned glass and garnish with the grapefruit wedge.
In small skillet, bring the sugar and water to a boil, stirring until dissolved. Allow to cool to room temperature. Seal and store what is not used in the refrigerator.
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Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip
Buffalo Wings with Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce
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The Family Research Laboratory (FHL) and the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire are seeking abstract submissions from professionals and researchers interested in presenting at the 2014 International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference to be held July 13–15, 2014, in Portsmouth, NH. Abstracts are sought in all areas of family violence representing diverse methodological approaches, including research on understudied populations, with an emphasis on minority issues in family violence and child victimization.
The FHL abstract submission deadline is March 7, 2014.
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CONTROVERSIAL plans to axe luncheon clubs have been ditched after an investigation by councillors and the prospective relaunch of the service.
Last September it was revealed that the future of nine luncheon clubs for the over-50s was under threat as part of budget proposals to save £52,000. But a task group, led by Liberal Democrat councillor Tony Greaves, was established to examine ways of reorganising current provisions.
Coun Joe Cooney, leader of the Conservative-Lib Dem administration, has now confirmed that the luncheon clubs will continue in a new guise.
He said: "We have reached an agreement with Housing Pendle and three town or parish councils to take over the running of the luncheon clubs."
The decision, endorsed by a full council meeting last week, will still see the authority save £26,630.
Originally it was thought that an agreement regarding future provision would only recoup £15,000 for the council.
Historically, the borough council has provided luncheon clubs at nine locations across the borough – but numbers attending have dropped off in recent years.
But critics of the closedown programme claimed the clubs served a valuable social function for the elderly, as well as providing hot meals.
Coun Cooney said Coun Greaves, along with councillors Pauline McCormick, John David and James Starkie, should be thanked for their efforts regarding the task group.
The council currently runs luncheon clubs at Kelbrook Village Hall, Brierfield Town Hall, Barrowford's Holmefield House, Barnoldswick Civic Hall, Trawden Community Centre, two at Nelson's Railway Street Community Centre, Nelson Hodge House Community Centre and Primet Community Centre, Colne.


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AP541 - deauthed from BSSID xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx reason 3
unexpectedly yesterday, none was able to connect on an AP541 (Fw 2.0.1), so the customer has made a hardware reboot by unplugging the network cable (PoE device) but all attempts to access were still logged in the syslog as "deauthed from BSSID xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx reason 3" until this morning when I joined the AP via ssh and I requested a reboot via software.
After boot, the problem did not appear anymore but I have not been able to identify why! Can there be any problem with the PoE and yesterday it was blocked due to a reboot of the PoE source (ASA5505)? I tried to determine what that 'reason 3' and I found a couple of threads where you had similar problems but refer to earlier versions of the firmware or other AP/Software so I was wondering if anyone can shed some light on these sudden blocks and provide some tips on checks to be made....


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I have tried and tried to make a good hamburger and have been miserably unsuccessful. My family makes a mixture of hamburger meat, wet bread, ketchup, and other ingredients that forever ruined me for sub standard hamburgers. I have tried to replicate it and cannot, and honestly don't want to anymore. I want my own recipe! I have tried just forming ground chuck into patties and grilling with light seasoning. Bland. Tried ground round, ground beef, all to the same end. My wife has even gone so far to say that her favorite burger is the one you buy preformed from the grocery store! I have not tried the burger in Steven's HTG because I can't get my hands on any taragon to make the butter. I love hambugers and I hate having to eat someone else's to have a good one.
Also, how do you cook hamburgers? Every time I cook them, so much fat is grilled out that it causes a huge flare up (I use a 22.5 Weber Platinum) and burns the outside of the burgers before I can get the inside done. I have pulled them to cooler parts of the grill but that ends up being more of an indirect cook because every time I put them back over the coals, they flare up again.


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Did you know?
The Calvinia Museum exhibits a stuffed sheep which ran wild for several years and sported a fleece so long the beast could hardly walk.
Calvinia is a tiny 19th century Northern Cape town at the foot of the Hantam mountains within the Hantam Karoo wool producing district of the Upper Karoo. The term 'hantam' means "mountain where the red bulbs grow" in the indigenous Khoi language and the region is chiefly known for its mass of wild flowers in spring.
The Hantam Vleisfees (Afrikaans for Hantam meat festival, sometimes also known as the Calvinia meat festival) is a delicious annual event which takes place in the last week of August and is timed to coincide with the annual flower displays.
Calvinia is set in the heart of sheep country, and the Hantam meat festival is a veritable orgy of lamb chops, stews, curries, kebabs and braaivleis (barbeque). Brave souls can try a smiley (a roasted lamb's head) so called because as it roasts the lips retract to expose a smiling set of teeth.
Even braver types can try a docked lamb's tail known as skaapstertjies. These tiny offerings are cooked wool and all, the skin is peeled off and the meat is sucked from the bone. They have about as much meat as a very small lamb chop and it takes about 10 tails to make a decent sized snack.
Don't miss the kaiings, crumbs of fat: rendered until crisp, the ultimate fat-lover's treat and the peertjies (testicles). No visit to Calvinia is complete without a meal at the multi award winning Hantamhuis which serves traditional Afrikaans style meals and specialises in the use of indigenous ingredients.
Less meaty moments are also on offer with music, marathons, vintage car rallies and the Miss Vleisfees beauty pageant.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Calvinia Tourist Information Offices
Calvinia Museum,
44 Church Street,
Tel: +27 (0)027 341 1043
How to get here
Calvinia is 170km East of Vanrhynsdorp on the R27. By road from Cape Town travel north on the N7 for 300km to Vanrhynsdorp and traverse the impressive Bokkeveldberg using Vanrhyns pass to enter the Hamtam valley.
Tours to do
Orange River Wine Route with tastings and cellar visits. The Melkkraal Women's Group offer farm tours and insights into the edible and medicinal plants of their region. The tour ends with a traditional meal Tel +27 (0)27 218 1029 Guided tours of the T'Ky Gariep Flyfishing Trail can be booked via www.diamondtours.co.za
Get around
A hire car or self-drive option is recommended to access the interior of the Northern Cape. The roads and key tourist attractions are well-marked and the local tourist office can provide clear directions and maps.
What will it cost
The price of a meal in Northern Cape varies from venue to venue. Phone ahead or enquire at the door. Fine dining meals will cost around R200/ €30 per head but light meals in unpretentious eateries will cost less than a third of this. Advance booking, particularly at award-winning establishments, is essential.
Length of stay
The trip takes a couple of days because of the long distances.
What to pack
The Northern Cape can be extremely hot in summer so sunblock, hats and sunglasses are recommended. Temperatures drop sharply at night so jerseys and woolly hats are essential.
Where to stay
Accommodation ranges from country lodges, B&Bs, backpackers lodges and self-catering cottages. Capacity is limited during the festival so plan accomodation ahead.


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Bananas from the Philippines can now be exported to the U.S.
In a final rule issued Feb. 7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service amended its regulations to permit the importation of fresh bananas from the Philippines under certain conditions.
Protocols for growing/shipping include monitoring of fruit flies to establish low-prevalence places of production, harvesting only of hard green bananas and inspection for quarantine pests by the national plant protection organization of the Philippines, according to the rule, which was published in the Federal Register.
Bananas also will need to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with an additional declaration stating that they were grown, packed and inspected and found to be free of quarantine pests in accordance with the proposed requirements.
The measures are designed to protect against the introduction of plant pests into the U.S.


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Perhaps it is appropriate that 2012 will end amid suspense over Congress' ability to agree before midnight on legislation averting the worst of the fiscal cliff. I still see odds of success at just above a toss-up, and I assume that anticipation of such a result might give an early boost to equity prices. Nevertheless, "nothing done" remains a possibility -- or a TARP moment in the House that could reverse sentiment and lead to volatility throughout the day.
Even the scope of a deal remains in question, with the destructive impact of across-the-board defense and non-defense spending cuts that could emerge in any event finally winning focus. Prospects for inclusion of a fix for the sequester seem a push at best, with major upside -- or downside -- seemingly in store for defense stocks as a result. Perhaps more certain in the event of a deal would be relief for health care providers at risk to a 27% reduction in physician fees, although this would be tempered by Medicare-related cuts should a sequester be triggered.
I continue to urge investor caution, even should a deal emerge, as the impending straddle into 2013 will only yield to a seamlessly renewed fight over spending and the debt ceiling that could continue to weigh on investors and the economy well into February or beyond.
Both houses of Congress are in session Monday to act on a hoped-for agreement, with an expediting procedural move adopted by House Republicans preserving the prospect for that chamber to vote later today on any legislation that might pass in the Senate. Meanwhile, in a wild card, House members fearing being forced to vote on a bill with just hours left this evening have begun rationalizing that they might have to extend their consideration into Jan. 1, noting that the move might have little impact during a federal holiday in which the financial markets are closed.
Talks all weekend appeared to move toward resolution on one issue after another, only to see another dispute evolve -- a reflection of both sides' attempts to produce a final deal acceptable to their caucuses in both chambers.
While Democrats now appear to have given to the point of supporting higher $360,000 to $450,000 thresholds for upper-income tax hikes on individuals and joint-filing couples, they nevertheless are reportedly seeking to raise additional capital gains revenue from all those earning above the lower $200,000 to $250,000 thresholds long identified by President Obama. Meanwhile, Republicans are still holding out for a $550,000 threshold at which top rates would rise.
Separately, though news sources had earlier reported that the Democrats would likely agree to the GOP's demand to maintain top estate tax rates at 35% with a $5 million exemption, rather than President Obama's proposal for a 45%/$3.5 million regime, the party's evolving final ask seems to be demanding more "death tax" revenue than that currently being collected. In that sense, the move appears a safety valve allowing the venting of liberals' angst about the level of give on upper-income tax levies that Democratic negotiators and the White House appear set to accept.
Key sticking points appear to involve:
- How broad the deal should be. Besides fleshing out an outline for dealing with tax rates, including renewed inflation-indexing of the alternative minimum tax (AMT), negotiators have also discussed a Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate and "doc-fee" fix, and an extension of business-tax expensing. Meanwhile, the White House has demanded extended unemployment insurance benefits and at least a one-year fix for the scheduled Jan. 2 $110 billion defense and non-defense budget sequesters.
- Whether additional spending in a deal might be offset and how it will be accomplished. Republicans have insisted that the costs generated by the fresh unemployment benefits, "doc-fee" relief and proposed sequester dodge be offset by comparably sized spending cuts elsewhere -- a demand they initially proposed to meet by forcing movement toward a chain-weighted CPI, or "diet COLA" methodology, to create savings in Social Security and other federal benefit programs. But Democrats have sought instead to offset the new costs with assumed higher revenues from the upper-income tax hikes, a nonstarter for the GOP. The issue has evolved into a highly charged and symbolic ideological fight, made even harder to bridge when Democrats seemed to use the earlier diet COLA idea to slow-walk weekend negotiations long after Republicans had withdrawn it when both sides faced the challenge of coming up with another suitable offset.
Also unclear is the duration of any final deal, i.e., whether it might extend the lower tax rates permanently or just for one year, thereby providing a natural trigger for tax reform. Meanwhile, my partners and I continue to note that perhaps the most important facet of the notionally evolving cliff fix is that it apparently would not lift the debt ceiling, which Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner announced last week would be formally reached today but can be finessed through "extraordinary" administrative actions for several weeks. Any surprise announcement of even the briefest temporary extension of the ceiling might also add support to the markets.


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Optimize Your Images For The Internet
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Planning
In this day and age, it is hard for me to imagine that anyone out there would still be connecting to the Internet on anything less than a high-speed connection. The problem there, though, is that if I neglect that fact that there are still many millions connecting at 56k speeds (or slower!) then my web design could end up detracting many of those in my target audience. Bell and whistles are nice in just about every place except the Internet. Online, simple and clean will beat out over-the-top and fancy just about every time. Consider this when you are coming up with a design for your home on the web. Those surfing on low-speed connections will not have the patience or tolerance to sit and wait for your image filled page to load. More than likely they will hit the stop button, and miss out on the content you aim to provide. Be sure to optimize your images so that they enhance your website, rather than detract from it.
One thing you can do if you plan to have a marketplace which shows a bunch of products is to create thumbnails. Thumbnails are about the size of a stamp, and are just a small preview of the larger image. They are low-resolution and can be downloaded quickly. A link beneath it inviting users to click the image for a larger one gives the choice to the reader on whether they would like to wait for that image to load or not. Also, be sure to remove any excess from images before putting them on the web. Cropping is an excellent way to eliminate both physical screen size of an image, as well as the time it will take for it to be downloaded. You will also need to be sure the image fits into your template on multiple browsers. Be sure to test results in Internet Explorer, Firefox, Mozilla, Safari, and Opera - and use a few different resolutions as well. Be sure your image doesn't break your template or detract from your text.
Users who want to save time may actually disable their web browsers image display function. This means that no matter where they choose to forage on the Internet, no images will be displayed to them. Rather than leave those areas with empty space, you can put in an image description. Just use the description tag, and give a one line description of the image. This way, if the image is not loaded, the viewer will still get the context of what they are supposed to be seeing.
WYSIWYG Web Design
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Business Tools
If you have limited knowledge of HTML, the chances are good that you won't be able to open up Wordpad and code a terrific website. If you are going to run a business on the Internet, it is good to at least get your feet wet when it comes to web design. One very easy way of doing this is to use a WYSIWYG web editor. WYSIWYG stands for "What You See Is What You Get" and is pronounced "wizzy-wig". Using a WYSIWYG editor allows you to see how your page will look to visitors over the Internet as you design it. You have formatting toolbars that can play with text, images, and forms with just a few clicks instead of having to remember HTML tags. If you want to take simple web design for a spin, check out Microsoft FrontPage, Macromedia Dreamweaver, or Adobe GoLive. If you want something free, check out XStandard.
Xbox 360 Revealed Leaves Us Scathing
Posted by Troy Categories: Video Games
Hurray for MTV! So, instead of watching the rest of the Miami Heat VS Washington Wizards game, I decided to give MTV the benefit of the doubt. They're working with Microsoft—masters of marketing. Look at all their products and sales, they know how to sell hardware and software. Little did I know that the Xbox team must not have watched the final cut. To say the show was terrible is giving it too much credit. Uselss tidbits like a "live" band and a girl strutting through a large crowd only to show the console for 3 seconds, are satonishing. For a program that should have been about the new console, very little of the console or games were shown. Maybe 3 minutes of gameplay, and 3 minutes of console. The "Box" looks impressive, not as stunning as the PS2, but that design looks boring now. Customization, wireless, absurd amounts of processing power, all very nice. Lax developers are not good. Tiger Woods looks like it was built from the ground up on the current Xbox - no thanks EA.
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There has been an interesting relationship between video games and movies. There have been throngs of games based on movies and a few movies based on games. Even fewer is games based on movies that are worth playing and movies based on games that are worth watching. Since you can watch DVDs on a PS2, Xbox, Xbox360 and Playstation 3 I thought it would be nice to whip up a list of fifteen recommended movies for gamers. Some of these may require you to call around until you find a l33t video store that stocks said movie but it would be well worth it. Let's begin shall we?
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Nintendo DS Demo's To Be Broadcast Wirelessly At E3
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According to Nintendo, anyone that brings a Nintendo DS will be able to download game demo, video content, and other tidbits at the show. This just means that there will be less lines for us to have to wait in at the show:
Don't forget to bring your Nintendo DS™ system to the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles next week. The massive Nintendo booth will feature an area dedicated to DS Download Play. Visitors can try out sample versions of Nintendo games delivered wirelessly, video content – and a few surprises. Be sure to check it out.
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Nintendo To Broadcast DS Demos Wirelessly At E3
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This was on Nintendo's press site this morning:
Don't forget to bring your Nintendo DS™ system to the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles next week. The massive Nintendo booth will feature an area dedicated to DS Download Play. Visitors can try out sample versions of Nintendo games delivered wirelessly, video content – and a few surprises. Be sure to check it out.
This will essentially allow anyone with a Nintendo DS on them to avoid many of the lines to play the new Nintendo DS titles. This is a very strategic move on Nintendo's part. I am going to eat this up.
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Griffin's AirBase: A Desktop Home for Airport Express
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AirBase, the latest innovation fron Griffin, makes owning an AirPort Express a little more convenient. With a weighted base, cable-management and style in keeping with Apple's minimalistic modernism, this is sure to make many mac users happy. As convenient as it is, often plugging your AirPort Express directly into the wall will decrease the effective signal range, since often we have our plugs buried back behind desks and shelves. Elevating your AirPort base station to the desktop can rid you of that interference and help gain more range and strength of signal, making this something any AirPort Express user should at least take a look at.
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Apple's Amazing Invincible Powerbook
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Most people do not even want to imagine exposing their sensitive electronics to liquid, but when I spilled wine into my powerbook last Autumn, I thought it was done for. Not to be - the powerbook survived completely intact, no repairs necessary. What a testament to either Apple's craftsmanship or my luck - or both.
In an unfortunate fit of clumsiness, I drenched my then two week old powerbook with wine (not just the display but also the internals), drained it, let it dry and it booted up like nothing had ever happened. I jest, I often call this my "Switch Story" but it really is not, since my involvement with Apple has been more or less lifelong, no real switch involved
The full story is much longer and involved, and looking back, I think it's funny - though at the time, it was anything but.
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DIY Laser Microphone
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This just may be the coolest way to eavesdrop on a conversation. You can now build your own Clear-and-Present-Danger-esque laser microphone using inexpensive materials:
By reflecting any type of laser (with no modification of the emitted light) off of a thin media (like a window plane) the Laser Snooper is to capture the reflected beam. The reflected beam is modulated by the vibrations in the pane from noises on the other side of the window. The receiver detects this modulation and reconstructs the noises and conversations. Also, the device in mind was made with parts that are very cheap and easily obtainable.
How cool is that?
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Aera Corp. Selling Tickets To Space Starting Thursday
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Without even having flown a spaceship yet, Aera Corp. plans on selling tickets to outer space at $150,000 a pop starting this Thursday. Actually, you can consider it to be a pre-order program, as flights won't start leaving the ground for another year and a half or so. The company plans to begin testing in August 2006 at Cape Canaveral, and begin commercial flight in December of the same year.
Aera's tour package would include a week of spaceflight training in the Orlando area and Cape Canaveral, climaxing with a flight aboard the company's computer-controlled Altairis rocket to a height of more than 80 miles (128 kilometers). At that altitude, passengers would feel a few minutes of weightlessness and glimpse the curvature of the earth below the blackness of space. A parachute system would make for a soft landing at the end of the trip.
Grab your credit card, and hit up AeraSpaceTours.com to reserve your spot. If you want to get on the initial flight, expect to pay at least $250,000 - paid in full. Subsequent trips will be $150,000 and require a 25% deposit.
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Degrees: Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies
Overview: Environmental Studies focuses on relations between the natural environment and social, economic, political, legal, and humanistic aspects of society. As global population and consumption rises, understanding the interplay between environmental and social systems has become an increasingly important component of decision-making and planning. The curriculum in the environmental studies program helps prepare students for careers that emphasize a dual awareness of scientific and social perspectives and their relationship to the natural environment.
Curriculum: The Environmental Studies curriculum is built upon a 'breadth-depth' model. All students entering the Environmental Studies program are required to complete a core set of preparatory science and skill-development courses that provide a broad introduction to the environmental sciences. Students then choose a specialized 'track' that provides more advanced instruction in their areas of interest to help prepare them for careers after graduation. The program has been developed through collaboration with many other departments on campus, and provides considerable flexibility in course selection within the tracks. For most students, the program fuses an understanding of environmental science with the approximate equivalent of a self-designed minor in their specific area of interest.
Although many students in the program will take the majority of their upper-division classes in other departments, Environmental Studies students are hosted by the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and have ready access to all departmental resources, including excellent computer laboratories, annual week-long environmental science field trips, and a strengthening relationship with local internship opportunities.
Careers in the Field: The Environmental Studies program prepares students for careers in business, law, government, or wherever knowledge of scientific and social perspectives on the environment is important. Students also have the opportunity to prepare for more advanced degrees in a wide range of fields, including law, economics, and public policy.
About the Faculty: The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences has a proud tradition of combining strong classroom and field-based instruction with an internationally recognized research faculty. Although growing, the department is small enough to provide a warm, collegial atmosphere that promotes extensive interaction between students and faculty. The Department frequently hosts visiting scientists from around the globe, and sponsors technical and general environmental science seminars that provide opportunities for students to interact with specialists from a wide variety of career options.
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Library History
In early spring "Magic the Gathering" Type II (card game) events were held for teens. They proved to be popular. A Teen Book Discussion Group was also held.
The Board of Trustees decided to present a "zero increase" budget to the voters for their approval in April. Line amounts were altered to reflect the changing times and materials and supplies lines were increased while personnel was cut back. The library continued its hiring freeze and no longer offered telephone reference or booktalking visits to the schools.
There was no controversy evident with regard to the budget vote …only five people attended the hearing… but the Trustee election was exciting. Unlike most previous years when candidates ran unopposed, this year there were three candidates for the single spot. Mark Spadafore, Marilyn Tucci and Dr. Thomas J. Wells competed for the five year term. Mark captured 319 votes, Ms. Tucci 196 and the incumbent, Dr. Wells, received 165. Mark was a former employee of the library and a lifelong Liverpool resident. The budget itself, which requested $2.8 million, was passed by the voters 412 to 240.
On Saturday May 9 the library participated in the village-wide Garage Sale. Old computer equipment, card catalogs, art prints and miscellaneous office supplies were sold to the public.
It was a busy spring for the employees at the library as they began to unionize. According to Pamela Sprague, Acting President of the CSEA (Civil Service Employees Association) Liverpool Library Committee (AFSCME Local 1000) in the May 20 article in The Review, " We want to make sure we keep what we have." With their long term director retiring many employees felt it necessary to organize in order to ensure that the benefits which they currently held would not be lost.
The summer was filled with Youth Services programs: Mother Goose Story Times, Music Story Times for birth to elementary school age and Magic the Gathering and Open Chess play for teens. There were also several crafts programs for children: Mystery crafts, a puppet making workshop, a magic show and Rubber Stamp Fun were all well attended.
In July the Board of Trustees elected their new officers for the 1998-99 session. Sharon Fulmer was to be President, Patricia Mautino Vice President, and Marlene Ward, Secretary, Larry Dunstone remained the Financial Advisor. Other Board members included George P. Alessio, Jr., Fred Elkins, and Mark Spadafore.
There were several celebratory dinners and parties honoring Fay Golden on her retirement and then, on August 1 Sharon Nottingham, formerly the Acting Director of OCPL, began as the new director of the library.
The Board approved work on converting the "study carrel" room back into a bathroom for children. They also approved substantial modifications to the HVAC system pending approval from the State Education Department ( a requirement since the library is technically a school building because it is owned by the Liverpool Central Schools).
September 1 marked the return of the popular telephone reference service. Once again patrons of the library could phone in their questions or material requests and have the librarians place holds for them. In September the Board meeting began at 7 p.m. instead of 7:30 p.m. as they had been for many years. Representatives from Checkpoint, Inc. demonstrated their security system at this meeting.
The Board held an official welcoming gathering for Sharon Nottingham on September 16 in the Carman Community Room. Community leaders and the general public were invited to drop in to meet her. Refreshments were provided by the Friends of the Library.
During the month of October the library once again participated in a Food Donation drive. This was their fifth consecutive year and they sought to surpass the 220 pound donation of the year before. They exceeded their expectations by acquiring five hundred forty eight pounds of food which they then donated to the Interreligious Food Consortium and its network of seventy pantries and meal programs.
Annual Merit Awards were presented at a ceremony in the Carman Community Room on October 6. Shirley Titsworth, Technical Services and Kerry Higgins, page, were the recipients. Annika Waterman, Custodian, was honored with the Performance Award. Length of service pins (ten and fifteen years) and certificates were also presented to various staff members.
The Board voted to retain the law firm of Ferrara, Fiorenza, Larrison, Barrett, & Reitz to handle the litigation in upcoming union negotiations.
In the fall the Village's Continuity Committee surveyed area residents on why they came to the village. Seventy six per cent said the library was their main reason.
November saw the publication and distribution of "How It Was: The Tears and Triumphs of Men and Women at War," a bibliography about war veterans and their experiences. Sharon Nottingham was the chief coordinator of the project which had been created under the auspices of Assembly Majority Leader Michael Bragman and funded by the Life Insurance Council of New York, Philip Morris, Price Chopper and Wegmans. Soon afterwards the entire content of the bibliography found a digital home on the Liverpool Public Library's web site.
Next came the appointment of Elizabeth Dailey to the position of Administrator for Public Services. She was to be in charge of library programming, collection development, public relations and serve as liaison to the Friends of the Liverpool Public Library group. She began on November 9.
Meanwhile the Telecommunications Services staff were busy creating another one of their fabulous Liverpool Legends local history videos. The newest production featured the life and artwork of longtime town of Salina resident R.D.Smith. It was the thirty eighth video in the series. All were produced by Richard (Rick) Fensterer with Joyce Mills assisting since 1992. Other titles in the series included interviews with local personages like Toby Crawford, Frank Selinski, Russ Tarby, Helen Heid Platner, Luke La Porta, the Hurst family and the Maurer family.


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RELEASE your wild side and explore the beautiful outdoors at a National Trust property.
The Brockhampton Estate, near Bromyard, is staging a family den building day on Tuesday, April 22, when children can test their adventure skills in the woods by making their own den, toasting marshmallows over a campfire and discovering how to make a bow and arrow.
Brockhampton Estate ranger, Nicholas Hinchliffe, said: "We all have childhood den related memories, involving secret hiding places and getting dirty creating a special place with friends and siblings. Children love using their imagination and enjoy playing outdoors."
It runs from 1.30pm to 4pm and costs £3 per child, adults free.
Visitors can also explore the idyllic nature trail at Lower Brockhampton and experience the recently refurbished and renamed wildlife hide.
It is open every day from 10am to 4.30pm and visitors have previously reported seeing various types of birds, from Tree creepers and Nuthatches to Lesser and Great Spotted Woodpeckers.
Others have spotted all creatures great and small, from Muntjac and Fallow Deer to Hares and Squirrels.
For more information, go to nationaltrust.org.uk/brockhampton or call 01885 482077.


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Pronunciation: pil-êr-ri • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Meaning: 1. (Noun) A medieval device for public punishment by humiliation consisting of a wooden framework mounted on a post, with holes for holding the head and hands to prevent escape. 2. To put someone in a pillory. 3. To subject someone to the ridicule and public humiliation associated with a pillory.
Notes: The purpose was to punish by public humiliation and rebuke, but those in the scornful crowd often threw rotten fruit and vegetables and dead vermin at the person in the stocks. On occasion the crowd turned violent and threw stones and bricks, killing the person.
In Play: Perhaps the most famous person put to the pillory was Daniel Defoe, author of The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. He was pilloried in 1703 for writing a satirical political pamphlet. While in prison he wrote his famous "Hymn to the Pillory", which pilloried the practice of pillorying. At the height of his popularity at the time, he was regaled with flowers by the sympathetic crowd that had gathered to see him.
Word History: Not much is known about the history of this word. It was borrowed from French pilori, which we think came from a derivation of Latin pila "pillar" by way of Medieval Latin pilar "pillar". Etymologists are not even certain of this. The word ostensibly only occurred in Latin and was probably a borrowing. (Let us now thank Albert Skiles for reminding those who think nothing ever changes of this primitive form of punishment.)


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We don't usually go too deep with the opponent, but I figured you guys would like the idea that the real circus is across the river now. It used to be the Rangers who were always doing something controversial, always making the big news, often embarrassingly so.
Now it's the Devils, who with this whole John MacLean-Ilya Kovalchuk ordeal, are the clowns. Because the longer they continue their "no comment" policy, the longer they will invite the media to play an investigative/guessing game as to what really happened. And it will come out eventually.
Tonight they had a crowd of media outside their room, bigger than the group they get for playoff games. Of course, it helped that they were in Manhattan, and there's no more baseball, and no local football today.
Ilya Kovalchuk (who is playing tonight):
On being benched last night.
"That's his decision."
How he was told.
"Yesterday after pregame skate."
How was it said?
"Just, 'you're not playing tonight.' Simple."
His reaction:
"No comments about it. I love to play. That's the bottom line."
Healthy scratches in his past (Tom Gulitti found a couple in Atlanta, one for missing a meeting).
"Long time ago. But it happened before."
Was it about his performance, or something off the ice.
"No comment on that."
John MacLean:
"It's over. The issue's over. I talked about it yesterday. It's an internal matter."
What changed between yesterday and today?
"Nothing. Just a new game."
"We talked (today)."
Is it settled?
"Totally. Totally."
Did he miss a meeting?
"As I said yesterday it's an internal matter between him and I. That's as far as we're going."
Was he aware that this would be a big news story?
"Oh, sure. I understand, when you make a decision, and I stand by my decision. Today's a new day and we move forward."
Here's the official word on the recall of Jeremy Williams:
New York, October 24, 2010 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that forward Jeremy Williams has been recalled from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Williams, 26, notched the Wolf Pack's only goal in a 2-1 overtime loss vs. Syracuse last night in Hartford. He currently leads Hartford and is tied for 11th in the AHL with four goals, including two power goals, and is tied for second on the Wolf Pack in scoring with six points. Williams recorded his first point with Hartford in his season debut, tallying the game winning goal, on the power play, in a 4-2 win on October 9 vs. Charlotte. He registered a point in four of his first five games of the season, recording three goals and two assists over the span, including his first multi-point performance with Hartford on October 17 (one goal and one assist).
The 6-0, 191-pounder has tallied a goal in his season debut in each of his four NHL seasons. In 2009-10, Williams notched a goal in five of his first six NHL games with Toronto, and has registered nine goals and two assists for 11 points in 31 career regular season contests with the Maple Leafs.
The Regina, Saskatchewan native was originally Toronto's seventh round choice, 220th overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.


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SHAUN Murphy believes he has finally flipped the switch on his form after beating both a blackout and a two-frame deficit to open up his Masters campaign with a win over Ding Junhui.
The match was delayed for an hour and 20 minutes after Alexandra Palace suffered a power cut – and Trafford-based Murphy took a while to find his own spark.
But after finding himself down by four frames to two, the 2012 Masters finalist stormed to victory by 6-4 to book his place in the second round and a clash with Hong Kong potter Marco Fu on Thursday.
The New Year brings new hope for 31-year-old Murphy and while admitting Fu is a formidable opponent, the man nicknamed the Magician insists his game is starting to click into gear just at the right time.
"I have been working dead hard on my snooker and getting absolutely nothing for it," said Murphy. "It's the turn of the new year and maybe it's the turn of the tide for me.
"The power cut, the walk-on music, I don't know what it was but that was a massive win for me in terms of the season and how my results are going.
"Last week I had a 147 down in the Championship League and it goes to show I'm playing well, getting used to my new cue and all the rest of it.
"All that's been lacking is a few results and who knows, maybe this win could be the turning point."
The lights powered down just as Murphy was being introduced to the 'Ally Pally' crowd, but he insists his focus never strayed.
In fact, he said it was just like paying coins into the meter on the practice tables back home in Urmston.
"I practise in a conservative club in Urmston, if you don't put 50ps in the slot the light goes out. So I'm used to playing in the dark, it doesn't make any difference to me.
"There were a few twitchy moments with missed shots but I'm just thankful to be in the next round."
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FINAL preparations are being made for an annual Christmas craft fair being held this Saturday, (November 17).
The event is being held at Catshill Village Hall, in Golden Cross Lane, between 10am-2pm. Entrance is free to all visitors.
Stall holders at the fair are all local, and everything sold will be hand-made.
There will be a variety of items available to purchase including items that could make imaginative Christmas presents.
Among the stall holders products are knitted gifts, ceramics, hand-made jewellery, cards and paper products made using quilling techniques, felt-work gifts, New England themed soft furnishings and needlecraft accessories, textile jewellery, fabric art and personalised gifts.
A cafe, serving tea, coffee, cold drinks and home-made cakes will also be open on the day. All proceeds raised in the cafe will go towards Catshill Village Hall's maintenance fund.
Craft fair organiser Loraine Cooke said everyone is looking forward to the day, and added it will offer people the perfect opportunity to get ahead with their Christmas gift list.
For more details see catshillvillagehall.co.uk.


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Rock Artist Eric Dill (The Click Five) Launches Solo Career at Gene Simmons Rocktoberfest cool
Wednesday evening , I headed off to Gene Simmons & Wolfgang Puck's Rocktoberfest at LA Live not really knowing what to expect. I'd hoped to see Gene Simmons performing as well as Eric Dill who used to be the lead singer for the Click Five. It was a wonderful fun evening and while I didn't see Simmons on stage, Eric totally rocked the house with his renditions of Journey's "Don't Stop Believing", Radiohead's "Creep" and (I think it's by the Outfield) "Your Love". He was backed by some of the all star band that Simmons put together for the event, Eric Dover/Guitar (Slash's Snake Pit, Jellyfish), Brent Woods/Lead Guitar (played with Vince Neil), Michael Devin (Whitesnake and European sensation Steamroller), Matt Laug/Drummer (Alanis Morissette, Christina Aguilera, Richard Marx, etc.), Teddy Andreas/Keyboards (appeared with Carole King, Slash, Ziggy Marley, etc) and Big Jim Wheeler/Sax (toured with Kenny Loggins, Loggins and Messina, ABC, Slash's Snake Pit). Eric just released his first solo single "War with the Wolves" just in time for Halloween. The full album I hear will be out in November. Watch the video - it's sure to become a cult classic! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd8zt0_YI0c Eric on iTunes at: http://bit.ly/EricDill


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There is a chart in a new report from the World Economic Forum that should give anyone designing a pension plan pause for thought. It shows what a lottery defined contribution pensions can be, with Japan a particularly good example.
Based on certain assumptions, the chart (on page 48 of the report) shows a hypthetical Japanese worker retiring just before 1990 would have enjoyed retirement income equivalent to 60 per cent of earnings after contributing 5 per cent a year for 40 years investing in a 60/40 combination of domestic equities and bonds. But the unlucky one retiring 10 years later would have had to survive on 10 per cent.


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The Moot Court Honor Society at the American University Washington College of Law sponsors a wide-range of activities designed to provide students opportunities to practice their oral advocacy and brief writing skills. The Society competes at fourteen competitions nationally and internationally. Our teams consistently win brief and oralist awards, in addition to regional and national championships.
Each year the Moot Court Honor Society administers intra-school moot court competitions, held at WCL for WCL students only, and trains WCL students to compete in and win national appellate advocacy tournaments other law schools administer. The Moot Court Honor Society also hosts both the Burton D. Wechsler First Amendment Moot Court Tournament, at which over 30 law schools from across the nation compete, and the National High School Moot Court Tournament, the first and only such tournament in the country.
The Moot Court Honor Society is under the control and direction of its Executive Board Members. The Executive Board Members administer the curricular and extracurricular components of the Moot Court Honor Society, are second and third year students at WCL, and are elected by their predecessors. First- and Second- year students at WCL may serve as Assistants to the Moot Court Executive Board.
Intra-school Competitions
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Burton D. Wechsler First Amendment Competition
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Adagio Hostel 1.0 Oktogon
We are waiting for guests to our renewed hostel. We have more new facilities as optional breakfast service, DVDs, We have new image!
The Adagio Hostel is in the centre of Budapest. It is located in the heart of the city, in the 7th district. Come and stay at the best and coziest hostel in the town, where you can feel completely at home! What we can offer to our visitors? Homely atmospheres, affordable prices, free luggage storage, individual security lockers, comfortable beds, friendly and helpful staff.
We provide free WI-FI access, free use of linen, free use of towel, optional breakfast service, free unlimited self-serving coffee and/or tea, cooking facilities, washing facilities, free dvds, security lockers with individual key, free maps, free Budapest Guide, AC.
Location: The location and the public transportation are excellent. We are located in the heart of the city. 2 minutes walk from the red line metro station of Blaha Lujza tér, near, to the international railway stations (Keleti railway station - 10 minutes, Nyugati railway station - 5 minutes). There are a lot of entertainment facilities in our neighborhood. Pubs, clubs, restaurants, and shops are near at hand!
Near at hand: Parlament - Parliament, St Stephen's Basilica (Szent István-bazilika), Madách Theatre, Andrássy út, Hõsök tere / Heroes Square, Hungarian National Museum, Art Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts, Mûcsarnok Exhibition Hall, Hungarian National State Opera House, House of Terror, Hungarian National Museum, Dohány Street Synagogue, Váci utca, Széchenyi Medicinal Bath, Rudas Medicinal Bath, Gellért Medicinal Bath. Westend City Center, and Aréna Pláza Mall, which are the biggest shopping centers in Hungary.
Rooms: The linen and towels are changed every four days.
There are air conditioner in the all hostel.
Facilities and Services
-24-hour reception - NO curfew and NO lockout.
-Wake up service
-Great location
-Friendly and great atmosphere
-English speaking staff
-Clean, cheap and comfortable 2, 4, and 10 bedded dormitory rooms
-Fully equipped kitchen.
-FREE Hair-drier
-FREE Mini safe at reception
-FREE DVDs
-Laundry facilities 5 EUR (washer and dryer)
-No smoking
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- 24 Hour Security
- Airport Transfers
- Breakfast Not Included
- Cable TV
- Café
- Card Phones
- Common Room
- Currency Exchange
- DVDs
- Elevator
- Telephone/Fax Facilities
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Games Room
- Hair Dryers
- Hot Showers
- Internet Access
- Key Card Access
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- No Curfew
- Non Smoking
- Playstation
- Postal Service
- Reading Light
- Safe Deposit Box
- Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Towels For Hire
- Washing Machine
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
DirectionsShow MapHide Map
The public transport system is really good so that you can easily find everything near at hand. The nearest Metro stop is Oktogon metro stop, and the nearest 24 hour tram stop is Oktogon tram stop also.
You can find the hostel on the famous world heritage street Andrassy street 53 . The ring code is 22.
Coming from
Keleti Railway Station: Take the red line metro (M2) toward Deli pu. and travel to Deak Ferencvsquare (3 stops). From there take the yellow line metro(M1) toward Mexikoi ut and travel to Oktogon (3stops). Our gate is the second gate from the TGI Fridays Restaurant.
The airport: (it is about 40 - 50 minutes)
Take the airport bus (Repter Bus Nr 200) which takes you to Kobanya Kispest metro station, then switch to the blue metro (M3) for 10 stops to Deak Ferenc square. From there take the yellow line metro (M1) toward Mexikoi ut and travel to Oktogon (3stops).Our gate is the second gate from the TGI Fridays Restaurant.
Nyugati Railway Station: Take the number 4 or 6 tram till Oktogon(1 stop).Our gate is the second gate from the TGI Fridays Restaurant.
Deli Railway Station: Take the red line metro (M2) toward Ors Vezer square and travel to Deak Ferenc square (4th stops). From there take the yellow line metro (M1) toward Mexikoi ut and travel to Oktogon (3stops). Our gate is the second gate from the TGI Fridays Restaurant.
Nepliget international bus station: Take the blue line metro (M3) toward Ujpest-kozpont and travel till Deak Ferenc square (6th stop). From there take the yellow line metro (M1) toward Mexikoi ut and travel to Oktogon (3stops). Our gate is the second gate from the TGI Fridays Restaurant.
Located Near
Near at hand:
St Stephen's Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika)
Madach Theatre
Andrassy street
Hosok tere / Heroes Square
Art Gallery
Museum of Fine Arts
Mucsarnok Exhibition Hall
Hungarian National State Opera House
House of Terror
Hungarian National Museum
Dohany Street Synagogue
Vaci utca
Szehenyi Medicinal Bath, Rudas Medicinal Bath, Gellert Medicinal Bath.
Westend City Center, and Arena Plaza Mall, which are the biggest shopping centers in Hungary.


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Anjelica Huston & More On Johnny Depp's PIRATES-Themed Release
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN and SWEENEY TODD (sometimes) singing star Johnny Depp has teamed up with director Gore Verbinski for a follow-up to their 2006 collection, ROGUE'S GALLERY, set for release next week.
This time they have created yet another pirate-themed double-album, once again featuring an impressive array of talent in addition to the PIRATES headlining crooner himself on the appropriately titled SON OF ROGUE'S GALLERY.
From Johnny Depp and Patti Smith duetting on "The Mermaid" to SMASH star and Academy Award winner Anjelica Huston joining with the Weisburg Strings for "Missus McGraw" on to contributions from Tom Waits, Courtney Love, Sean Lennon, actor Tim Robbins and more, SON OF ROGUE'S GALLERY: PIRATE BALLADS, SEA SONGS AND CHANTEYS showcases 36 recordings.
The entire tracklist:
01. Shane MacGowan - "Leaving Of Liverpool" [feat. Johnny Depp and Gore Verbinski]
02. Robyn Hitchcock - "Sam's Gone Away"
03. Beth Orton - "River Come Down"
04. Sean Lennon - "Row Bullies Row" [feat. Jack Shit]
05. Tom Waits - "Shenandoah" [feat. Keith Richards]
06. Ivan Neville - "Mr Stormalong"
07. Iggy Pop - "A--hole Rules The Navy" [feat. A Hawk And A Hacksaw]
08. Macy Gray - "Off To Sea Once More"
09. Ed Harcourt - "The Ol' OG"
10. Shilpa Ray - "Pirate Jenny" [feat. Nick Cave and Warren Ellis]
11. Patti Smith and Johnny Depp - "The Mermaid"
12. Chuck E Weiss - "Anthem For Old Souls"
13. Ed Pastorini - "Orange Claw Hammer"
14. The Americans - "Sweet And Low"
15. Robin Holcomb and Jessica Kenny - "Ye Mariners All"
16. Gavin Friday and Shannon McNally - "Tom's Gone To Hilo"
17. Kenny Wollesen and The Himalayas Marching Band - "Bear Away"
01. Frank Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention - "Handsome Cabin Boy"
02. Michael Stipe and Courtney Love - "Rio Grande"
03. Marc Almond - "Ship In Distress"
04. Dr John - "In Lure Of The Tropics"
05. Todd Rundgren - "Rolling Down To Old Maui"
06. Dan Zanes - "Jack Tar On Shore" [feat. Broken Social Scene]
07. Sissy Bounce (Katey Red and Big Freedia) - "Sally Racket" [feat. Akron/Family]
08. Broken Social Scene - "Wild Goose"
09. Marianne Faithfull - "Flandyke Shore" [feat. Kate and Anna McGarrigle]
10. Ricky Jay - "The Chantey Of Noah And His Ark (Old School Song)"
11. Michael Gira - "Whiskey Johnny"
12. Petra Haden - "Sunshine Life For Me" [feat. Lenny Pickett]
13. Jenni Muldaur - "Row The Boat Child"
14. Richard Thompson - "General Taylor" [feat. Jack Shit]
15. Tim Robbins - "Marianne" [feat. Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs]
16. Kembra Phaler - "Barnacle Bill The Sailor" [feat. Antony, Joseph Arthur, and Foetus]
17. Angelica Huston - "Missus McGraw" [feat. The Weisberg Strings]
18. Iggy Pop and Elegant Too - "The Dreadnought"
19. Mary Margaret O'Hara - "Then Said The Captain To Me (Two Poems Of The Sea)"
For more information, NME's article is available here.
Check out this preview for "The Mermaid" from the album below.


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The news that the dress Amy Winehouse wore on the cover of "Back to Black" just sold for an unexpected £43,200 (four times its estimate) is interesting. Not just because it's a lot of money for a generally unremarkable, non-provenance, frock, but because of who bought it and what that signifies: Fundacion Museo De La Moda in Chile. Either Ms Winehouse enjoyed a surprisingly amount of popularity in that country, or there's a new way of valuing fashion in the offing.
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A father who saved the life of a teenager caught in a freak wave that killed two of her friends feels "humbled and heartbroken".
Adam Cramer, of Glenmere Avenue, Mill Hill, saved the life of the girl, but did not realise two other members of the group she was holidaying with had been killed attempting to save her from rough seas off Playa Paraiso in Tenerife.
The 49-year-old accountant was settling into his hotel at 6pm yesterday when he heard a young girl screaming for help on the beach nearby.
He ran to the shore and saw the teenager being thrown against rocks in the sea in a state of "total panic and helplessness".
Hundreds crowded to watch as Mr Cramer, who has recently had a life threatening tumour removed from his abdomen, dived into rough waters to save the girl's life.
He told the Times Series: "It was a split second decision. I thought, do I think about my own children and what I can do for them, or this girl and what I can do for her?
"I took a calculated risk when I realised I might make it. The waves were strong and it was terrifying but I managed to grab her and pull her away from the rocks.
"I told her to hold my neck. She said her name was Sanjaala and when I told her she was going to be fine, she began to calm down. It was an emotional moment.
"We swam along the coast for ten minutes until someone threw us a life ring. I let a big wave carry us onto a rock, and held on grimly to push her up to safety."
But as they arrived back on dry land, they found paramedics attempting to revive a friend of Sanjaala's family who had drowned when trying to save the teenager.
British tourist Uma Ramalingam, 42, had been holidaying with the girl's family and dived into the seas with her relative Barathi Ravikumar, 39, after the 14-year-old and a ten-year-old boy began struggling in the water.
The pair were both pronounced dead at the scene.
Mr Cramer had only arrived at the resort of Playa Paraiso minutes before the horrific incident and was on the phone to his former wife at the swimming pool.
He had planned a relaxing holiday to Tenerife to recover from his operation with his children, Isabella, 12, Yasmine, 11, and Benji, eight.
He added: "It's hard - I feel heartbroken because there were these two women who died. I am devastated by this tragic loss.
"But at the same time, I am humbled I was able to help this lovely girl, she's so brave. Everyone is talking about this hero on the news and it's overwhelming.
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ASUS U41JF: Arrandale's Not Dead Yetby Jarred Walton on 3/28/2011 7:35 PM EST
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veri745 - Monday, March 28, 2011 - linkNow it's about time that they give the LCDs on these a resolution upgrade. I'd like to see atleast 1600x900 Reply
jrocks84 - Monday, March 28, 2011 - linkI totally agree on higher resolution LCDs being needed! I haven't searched that hard, but the only two 13" laptops that I know of with a decent res are the Macbook Air and the Sony Vaio Z. Reply
lexluthermiester - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - linkI have a Asus EEE 1201N with 1366x768 res. It beats out my old VIAO which was 1280x800. Now granted, the 1201n is only a dual-core Atom , but at a 12" screen and the fact it will some moderate gaming, it packs punch for it's size. Battery life is far better as well.
Of course we are talking about a $400 price point with the 1201n. But I guess the point I'm trying to make is that if you look into what it is you want good things can be found. And honestly, the system in this review would tempt me greatly if the 1201n didn't already meet my needs.... but oh so tempting.... Reply
ImSpartacus - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - linkI agree. I know many laptops will have to move to 16:9 for cost reasons, but why can't they just use 1600x900 as a baseline resolution?
768 vertical pixels are unacceptable on anything but 11.6" displays. Reply
blue_falcon - Monday, March 28, 2011 - linkThe industry is trending towards industry standard resolutions (HD at the moment for most systems). I doubt you'll see a 1600x900 13.3 screen. Reply
Penti - Monday, March 28, 2011 - linkSony still has some, 13.1" 1600x900 laptops that is. Let's see if they get updated to Sandy Bridge too. If you want it you can have it, even though most use standard displays. Reply
DLimmer - Monday, March 28, 2011 - linkAs usual, excellent laptop review. I relied on http://www.anandtech.com/show/2862/dell-studio-14z... a couple years ago when I bought my wife's laptop, and it still does all she asks of it *and* lasts all day on one charge (with intermittent use).
I also grabbed a Gateway P-6831 based on http://www.anandtech.com/show/2490.
Minor typos (first page third to last paragraph):
"One the flipside, ASUS' Super Hybrid Engine (SHE)" -> *On* the flipside
(page 5, second paragraph from the bottom):
"and it doesn't need 960 Steam" -> *Stream*
Thank you for providing objective and in-depth reviews we can use when selecting items to purchase. Reply
ImSpartacus - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - linkI almost bought a 14z instead of my MBP13'09. It was on the thicker side, but had a massive battery and a full voltage processor.
Eventually, I had to have that big trackpad and disk drive.
In retrospect the decision was pretty murky. Reply
DLimmer - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - linkMy wife misses the DVD drive occasionally, but we have an external. It's most annoying when you install some software that requires the disc be in the computer to run. Only other time is when she wants to rip a new CD she's bought.
All-in-all, giving up the drive for more battery life and less weight was a decent trade-off... however, she wants a drive in her next laptop. Reply
Beenthere - Monday, March 28, 2011 - linkHow could you get it more wrong: Asus and Intel. It don't get any worse than that. Reply
lexluthermiester - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - linkAs opposed to HP and AMD? Or was that sarcasm? Reply
ajp_anton - Monday, March 28, 2011 - linkHave you ever considered flipping that graph and make a simple "Watts (lower is better)" instead? Reply
sleepeeg3 - Monday, March 28, 2011 - linkAppreciate your comments on the LCD. I had an different Acer, which probably was not much different from the one in your graphs and tried to switch to the ASUS - horrible. While the Acer was no gem, the ASUS was almost intolerable. I ended up returning it, because of trackpad skipping and partly for the horrible LCD.
That said, would I be willing to pay for an IPS panel in a cheap laptop that I am going to use and abuse? Especially one in an Acer with a chafing, integrated LCD power cable that is causing some of the LED backlights to fail, requiring replacement of the panel. Maybe $100 more if I knew it was an IPS, but it's not critical for something I do work on, when I can go home and type on the fantastic 26" IPS I am typing on now. It is amazing to sit behind someone with an Apple laptop and see their gorgeous screen, but on the other hand I know they paid $2000-3000 for that battery sucking, incompatible brick so it's alot easier to tolerate.
Bottom line though, it would be nice to have more choices and for there to be a clear standard for LCD display technology. Reply
mschira - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - linksave another 100g by ditching the DVD drive,
give us a better (highres screen) - you have a buy.
So. Yea well.
M. Reply
duploxxx - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - linkWhile this is a nice update / upgrade if you want it is nothing more then stretching the life cycle of an EOL platform.
By adding the GT425M, sure the performance is a better then the UM but the playback already shows what will happen with battery in real life not to mention any gaming on battery.
SB will clearly have the lead in poweroptimization for the CPU while still the need is there for a dGPU, the HD series are just not strong enough gaming wise.
Liano on the other hand will provide the gaming performance in the same 35W package.
Watch the P520+5650 real close that is the performance it will have but with a more optimised CPU, when AMD is able to get the idle power under controll of the whole package (mainly needed for idle and surfing), the platform will be a much more balanced solution, the right one for this kind of notebook offers. Reply
Chris Peredun - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link"DVD-RAM (Matshita UJ892AS)"
Really? A DVD-RAM drive? Haven't seen one of those in years. ;)
Methinks you meant "DVDRW" instead. Reply
JarredWalton - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - linkDVD-RAM is another standard, and that's the way the drive chose to identify itself. Technically, every DVD-RAM capable drive is also able to support DVD+/-RW as well, but I suppose just keeping the model number in there is sufficient. Reply
Chris Peredun - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - linkDVD-RAM isn't used very often these days, that's why I suggested the change to the more common "DVDRW" - but mea culpa, apparently this drive can in fact read *and* write to DVD-RAMs. Reply
geniekid - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - linkI'm still using my UL80VT from 1.5 years ago. When I'm away from home, I still use it to play semi-old-school games like TF2 and Torchlight. The battery life is amazing if you mode down to integrated graphics and watch movies or surf the internet. If the U41JF is two refreshes away from the UL80VT and still offers the same battery life for about the same price (I bought my UL80VT for $850) with the ability to run modern games, I have no problem recommending it to anyone who's on the fence. Reply
Alexo - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - linkAre there any (current or upcoming) laptops that combine a good screen with long battery life?
I understand that the Tnikpad X220 is available with an IPS panel (although it has a rather small screen and no discrete graphics).
Are there other options? Reply
JarredWalton - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - linkBesides the MacBook Pro? I'm not aware of any right now; most of the high-end displays tend to come in business laptops, and unfortunately business laptops often fail on the graphics side of the equation. Dell's XPS 15 update is still good, but aesthetically lacking and battery life isn't as high as I'd like (review forthcoming). There are still some decent 1080p 15.6" panels around, but if you're looking for something in the 13-14" range I'm currently at a loss. :-( Reply
Hrel - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - linkI'd actually consider buying this if it had a decent 1080p screen:( Something around as good as the one Compal used in their 15.6" laptop with the GT425m.
Jarred: I do think you'll be interested to hear that there IS a laptop with a 1080p screen in a 15.6" chassis for as low as 526 dollars on Cyberpowerpc.com right now. I don't know the specs or contrast or anything like that, but it's a laptop with Sandy Bridge and no dedicated GPU that does however offer a 1080p screen for 526 bucks. Start upgrading things and the price goes up but you could still get one hell of a laptop for 700 bucks really easily.
I would LOVE to see how that screen stacks up against the bog standard we're bombarded with. Please do everything you can to get one of those in house configured however you want, preferably with a 2nd Gen i3 or i5 (we've already seen i7 performance plenty) in it. Reply
JarredWalton - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - linkThe inexpensive Xplorer-9200 probably uses a display much like the 1080p model in the ASUS N53 we looked at a couple months ago; the Xplorer-9300 (Clevo P151HM) on the other hand is probably a decent panel, but it costs a lot more. Anyway, I sent them an email so we'll see if they want to send us some review hardware. Reply
fokka - Saturday, April 02, 2011 - link"If ASUS is like other manufacturers, they have some smarts in their batteries so that they don't overcharge some cells (and cause them to wear out faster), which would explain the drop in power draw as maximum capacity approached."
afaik all lion and lipo batteries consisting of more than 1 cell have to be balanced. thats why batteries not only come with two poles, positive and negative, but also with a few extra poles, depending on the cell-count. so every cell can be charged and discharged to the exact same voltage (only differences up to ~0.02v are acceptable).
i know this because i recently upgraded my rc-car to lipo-batteries and needed a new charger with balancer for that matter.
so now you know ;) Reply


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"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain."
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Megan Townes works as an IT integrator at Abbotsleigh School for Girls, interacting with teachers, departments, and students, to effectively incorporate technology across the curriculum. She uses Adobe® Premiere® Elements regularly with students including when they develop their own documentaries as part of the English curriculum, create television commercials for health campaigns in PDHPE (Physical Education), and investigate time-lapse photography in science. Townes uses Adobe Acrobat® with teachers to help them operate a paperless classroom so that they can mark work digitally and students can submit their work as PDF Portfolios.
She originally trained and worked as a primary teacher in Sydney's Western Suburbs. After working for 12 months as a casual PDHPE teacher on the New South Wales North Coast, however, she discovered her passion for working with older students. Townes then taught English and computing in a Hawkesbury high school, where she implemented the Digital Education Revolution across the school. She additionally provided professional development workshops throughout the region supporting teachers in integrating information technologies into their teaching practices.
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Shireen Douma stepped onto the concourse at Investors Group Field and soaked up a wide-eyed view at the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' $200-million playpen.
"Wow," said Douma.
Her sister Kim said the same thing. So did her sister Karey -- all siblings echoing the same sentiment at the same time, standing in the same spot, looking up at the wavy-canopies that are the signature of the Bombers' new digs.
"Looks high-end," Shireen concluded. "We've got a class establishment for a good, rocking Winnipeg time."
Indeed, if there was one overwhelming reaction to Investors Group Field, it was that many fans -- after over five decades and three generations at the old Winnipeg Stadium -- felt they had stepped into another dimension. Or another city.
"This place, oh, Gawd, it just blows my mind," marvelled Gordon Lawrie, who was poking around with pal Larry Buffie, 75, who during Wednesday night's exhibition match against the visiting Toronto Argonauts has now watched the Bombers play in three home football stadiums.
Buffie was just knee-high to Leo Lewis, back in the 1950s, when the kids would stand outside Osborne Stadium and catch extra points that left the park. Returning the ball was their ticket inside.
Asked to rate the new stadium on Bison Drive, Buffie replied: "On a scale of 1-to-10, this is a 20."
"I think they'll be blown away," Lawrie added, about the reaction of "first-timers." "How could you not be? It's a first class stadium. The Jets did it first coming back. Now this brings it up another notch."
Wednesday night was part test drive, part open house. While there were 28,000-plus in the 33,400-seat gridiron theatre, thousands spent the sun-bathed summer evening wandering the stadium's expansive main concourse, like people crammed in the kitchen at a party. It wasn't the giddy, circus-like celebration of the NHL's return two years ago at the MTS Centre. It was more subdued, seeing for their own eyes what all the hype was about.
And early reviews were almost universally gushing.
"It's huge. Pretty impressive," noted Judy Posthumus, whose No. 11 Bombers jersey was adorned with "Born Ready" on the back. "I don't even know where my seat is but I'm sure it will be good. I think we invested our money pretty good."
The dearly departed Canad Inns Stadium it ain't. Dozens of eateries line the concourse that circles the field. The luxury suites were furnished with leather furniture, stocked with food and drink.
Standing at the south end gate, Bombers vice-president and chief operating officer Jim Bell, a life-long fan, stood shaking fans' hands as though welcoming them into his home.
"I can't give you a word," Bell said. "It's awesome. It's exciting. I feel like a kid at Christmas opening my first gift.
"To see the expressions on (fans') faces makes the whole process -- every minute -- worth the wait," Bell added. "It was not easy. It was a trial of perseverance, a trial of patience. I never thought I'd see it. And through the whole process, we really were beginning to wonder if we'd see it. But it's reality."
The birth of the IGF wasn't without labour pains. Initial grand plans proposed by former Bombers lifer David Asper were sacked. In 2010, the project was approved with funding from the federal and provincial governments, with the Bombers still holding an $85-million I.O.U. to the taxpayer.
But for die-hard Blue and Gold fans, money was never the issue. Take Theresa Zacharias, who bought her first season tickets after her mother, Yvette, a religious Bombers fan, died at age 82 in 2010 just before plans for the new stadium were announced.
"I can feel her presence here," Zacharias said. "I love it. I've been here five times already and I just can't... it's phenomenal."
Matt Maruca, sitting with friends Fraser Romeo and sister Erin, had been transplanted from the old stadium's notorious Section S (think beer snake). They approved the fancy new surroundings.
Said Fraser: "Canad Inns was a dump. It's less rinky-dink."
"It beats the hell out of Regina," Maruca added, "and that's all that matters."
Cary Hamel, along with wife Janet, said the stadium will be a jewel for what he believes is the best league in the world. "This is a stadium that the CFL deserves," he said. "It's intimate, it's great. You're right over the field."
Added Janet: "I think it's very 'wow.' It's got great architecture and a great vibe."
For Chuck Duboff, who was sitting in his seat in Section 133 over an hour before kickoff, Investors Group Field represents a continuing renaissance for the city that not too long ago was devastated by the loss of the NHL and mired in self doubt.
"It feels big-time," Duboff said, fresh from watching a Winnipeg Goldeyes matinee at Shaw Park. "All these things are starting to make us feel more pride in our city. I spent all afternoon at a beautiful ballpark. From my seat (at the Goldeyes game) I could see that spectacular Human Rights Museum across the street. And there's the new airport. Our city is alive.
"To all the naysayers, all the nitpickers, I say, 'Pffft.' "
The Douma sisters weren't looking for naysayers or nitpickers on Wednesday. They were too busy checking out the Bombers' new house and looking for the liquor cabinet.
They'd already spotted the Rum Hut and had an idea for improvement.
"I think," Shireen said, "we need a Rye Hut, too."


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It depends on many factors. For example is the liver cancer the result of a primary tumor or is the liver cancer actually metastatic liver cancer in which the cancer actually started initially in another organ and then spread to the liver? The clinical picture of the patient also depends on whether they have underlying cirrhosis or scarring of the liver because there is little extra reserve of the liver and such patients can have bleeding, infections, kidney failure and can become confused more quickly than someone who has an isolated tumor but otherwise the other liver cells are relatively normal.
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AS the All England Club gears up for its 127th finals weekend, the BFP serves up a list of ace finals to grace the centre court at the greatest tennis championships in the world.
Boris Becker v Kevin Curren, 1985
Exploding onto the scene with a phenomenal first year in the professional game, 17-year-old Boris Becker took the title at Queen's before using it as a springboard to the biggest prize in tennis.
Becker became the youngest ever singles champion when he beat Kevin Curren in four sets to lift the coveted Wimbledon trophy in 1985.
A blitz of power and pace saw the youngster prove too much for the South African, who had knocked out tournament hopefuls Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe en route to the final.
And records tumbled for Becker as he became the first ever German to triumph at the All England Club, as well as the first unseeded player to do so.
Rafael Nadal v Roger Federer, 2008
Regarded by many as the best tennis match bar none, this era-defining classic saw arguably the two greatest athletes of the modern age go toe to toe.
Fiery Spaniard Rafael Nadal was desperate to topple the hitherto unshakeable king of cool, Roger Federer, who was cruising on a five-year consecutive winning streak on centre court.
What followed was the longest Wimbledon final in history, with the world's top two slugging it out for nearly five hours as night drew in.
And after an epic fifth set which looked as if it may never end, Nadal collapsed to the ground as winner at 9-7 despite Federer's superhuman effort to pull the game back to two sets all.
Nadal's first win outside of Roland Garros, the match signalled a power shift, with the first cracks starting to show in Federer's stranglehold on the world's top events.
Andy Murray v Novak Djokovic, 2013
Ok, so the less said this year's title defence the better, but no one can take away from us the triumphant and long awaited scene of Andy Murray becoming the first Britain since Fred Perry in 1936 to lift the coveted men's singles trophy.
After losing the previous final to Roger Federer, the British public once again held its breath that the Scot could put 70-plus years of hurt behind him and finish the job.
And he didn't disappoint. Going into Wimbledon, Murray hadn't lost a match on grass since the previous year's final, and was on a winning streak of 11 matches on grass.
Despite starting as second favourite to the Serb, Murray dominated the game and triumphed in straight sets, winning 6-4, 7-5, 6-4.
This set up a photocall with the famous trophy which, quite possibly, the British public might have to rely on for comfort for some time yet – especially with the potential for an independent Scotland looming large.
Steffi Graf v Jana Novotna, 1993
The year Steffi Graf clinched her fourth Wimbledon singles title, this legendary match will always be remembered for the moment it all became a little much for runner-up, who looked to have the match in the bag before Graf turned the tables.
Looking on as the German lifted the shield that looked destined for her at 4-1 up in the final set, Novotna burst into tears and had to be comforted by prizegiver the Duchess of Kent.
However, after another runners-up medal in 1997, this time against Martina Hingis, the Czech stalwart finally tasted Wimbledon singles victory when she clinched the title in 1998 as she approached her 30th birthday.
Goran Ivanisevic v Pat Rafter, 2001
Goran Ivanisevic said after his astonishing Wimbledon victory that fate had destined him to lift the trophy before he retired, and who was anyone to argue given the odds stacked against him.
Languishing at 125 in the world rankings coming into the tournament, the lanky Croatian and three-time runner-up was handed a wildcard to enter the tournament in 2001.
The king of the big serve, Ivanisevic looked destined to become the 'nearly man' of the men's tour, having never lifted a grand slam trophy.
And the determined Croat fought tooth and nail to overcome US Open champion Pat Rafter in a thrilling three-hour encounter on centre court, eventually triumphing 9-7 in a gruelling fifth set.
He remains the only wildcard entry to ever win at Wimbledon. The stuff of movies, this.


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