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Winter Harbor Music Festival to begin 2013 concert offerings with a star-studded recital on Thursday, August 15th at 7:30p.m. Oceanside Meadows Inn, Prospect Harbor
WHAT: WHMF Faculty Recital
WHEN: Thursday, August 15, 7:30p.m.
WHERE: Oceanside Meadows Inn, 202 Corea Road, Prospect Harbor, ME
ADMISSION: Suggestion donation, $10 in advance or $12 at the door
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In celebration of Winter Harbor Music Festival's 5th anniversary season, faculty and participants will offer an evening of celebrated concert literature and a U.S. premiere.
The concert will feature Downeast Maine's own Grammy award winning pianist, Paul Sullivan, the U.S. premiere of Elliot Schwartz's Trio for Flute, Viola and Percussion 2012 (with Deirdre McArdle Manning, Anatole Wieck and Nathaniel Hackworth); and Carol Wincenc, regarded as one of today's international stars of the flute; noted cellist Evangeline Benedetti, The Silver Duo, Gena Raps, pianist and Peter Thoresen, countertenor.
WHMF's 5th anniversary season also features the return of the 4th annual Winter Harbor Music Festival Summer Sing (August 16th at 7:30p.m. Hammond Hall, 427 Main Street, Winter Harbor), where members of the community are invited to sing or just listen to Haydn's Creation. Faculty and festival participants will offer a 'Side by Side' workshop performance at Hammond Hall (August 17 at 7:30p.m.) Please visit http://www.winterharbormusicfestival.com/events.html or call 917-291-0143 for more information.
About Winter Harbor Music Festival: The mission of Winter Harbor Music Festival is to bring together musicians of different ages and stages, with world-class artists, in performance, amidst the beauty of Downeast Coastal Maine. WHMF's annual week-long program offers instrumentalists and singers a unique opportunity to study and perform together as solo, chamber and choral musicians.
Participants work with a faculty of internationally acclaimed artists and teachers in ensemble coaching sessions, master classes and choral-orchestral rehearsals. The 2013 WHMF will take place from August 11-18. Winter Harbor Music Festival is a registered 501c3 non-profit organization.
For more information, visit: http://www.winterharbormusicfestival.com and https://www.facebook.com/whmusicfestival?ref=hl


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Today, of the UK's 187,000 chefs, only 37,000 are women, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics. In the upper echelons of the industry, among the executives and head chefs, women are even more thinly spread.
Wendy Jackson was taken under the wing of the famous Roux brothers when she first started out in the industry.
Having trained at Cassio Campus, in Hertfordshire, she then went to work at the Roux patisserie in London.
She says: "It was Michel Roux senior who gave me the most support and encouragement and I was very lucky to receive such a good grounding in the industry.
"The Roux brothers were always very equal when it came to employing women, but not all restaurants were like that then."
Wendy, 40, who teaches hospitality and catering at South Essex College, later went to the Bafta Restaurant and then to the Mayfair Hotel, as well as a spell working in Australia.
The stress of the kitchen meant Wendy, from Westcliff, had to change how she worked.
She says: "In some ways you have to become part of a very macho environment. There's rude things said and swearing and that's how it is.
"What people sometimes forget is that at Michelin level it is the food that is the main focus. All the pressure and bravado is there to enable the high standard of food to go out – which it always did."
Wendy sometimes found out the hard way how tough working in a kitchen could be.
She says: "When you are told they want a carrot cut three millimetres thick they mean three millimetres, or if they want a square, they want a perfect square.
"Once I made a thousand volau- vents and rolled them in the pastry the wrong way. They came out oval instead of a circle and every single one was thrown away and I started again."
The work also took its toll on Wendy's health.
Wendy says: "It's very physically demanding and takes its toll on your body. I would get in work for 6am and leave at 11pm and sometimes work through the night.
"You never complained. Once I chopped a bit of my knuckle off and I remember being shouted at because I was bleeding everywhere.
I just wrapped it up and finished what I was doing."
Although she loved her job, Wendy is more focused on passing on her skills to students at the college.
Wendy says: "It is great to be able to teach people how to cook and see them improve."
SARAH Norman has been head chef at the Milsoms Hotel, in Dedham, for ten years.
She started out on a youth training scheme at the Pier Hotel, in Harwich, and went on to study catering at the Colchester Institute.
Living and working in London, Sarah was a chef at the Intercontinental, then at Marks Tey Hotel and later worked for several years at Harrods.
"It has taken a lot of hard work to get to this point and I'm now very lucky to have such a great team to work with."
Early on, Sarah had a strong enthusiasm for cooking.
"While at college I was chosen to go to Switzerland for a year as part of the course," she says. "I worked at the Da Capo, in Zurich, and it was a very exciting time for me, learning about the local cuisine.
"In my day, if you saw an avocado in the UK you would go, 'wow, how exotic'. But in Zurich, there was so much interesting produce – it really sparked my interest."
Working in professional kitchens from a young age meant Sarah grew up fast.
Sarah says: "I matured because I was in an adult environment and had to learn quickly.
It is always a stressful environment, but you learn to just get on with it."
After being involved in a car accident 11 years ago, in which she lost her fiance, Sarah threw herself into cooking as a way of coping.
Sarah, from Harwich, admits: "I just threw myself into work at Harrods as a way to get on with my life.
"Working in a restaurant does take over your life sometimes, though, and I have sacrificed having a family, which is something I have to live with.
"But this industry is all or nothing."
Sarah, head chef alongside Ben Rush, relishes being able to work in such a stunning location, in Constable Country.
She says: "It is fantastic to be able to use the freshest produce, sourced locally, and to work at a very high standard of cooking – it's what drives me."
Visit www.milsomhotels.com for details.
With its traditionally macho environment and brutally long hours, it may not come as a surprise to learn only one in five British chefs are women.
SOUTH Essex College student Olayimka Agoro, 41, is married and has four children.
She juggles working nights in catering for a supermarket with studying during the day.
Olayimka says: "I work from 10pm to 4am during the evening and then I am back in college by 9am in the morning.
"I want to get my qualifications so I can improve and go higher up in the industry. Also, I get a huge amount of pleasure from seeing people enjoy my cooking."
Sarah Bromley, 17, from Wickford, is not fazed by working in the industry.
She says: "I actually enjoy the pressure of working in a kitchen.
It doesn't bother me at all.
"At school I didn't like many subjects, apart from cookery. I excelled at that and it made me really passionate about wanting to be a chef."
Mirriem Van-Hinton, from Thorpe Bay, says: "I was a secretary for many years and when it came to finding a job recently I decided I wanted to do something I really enjoy. I worked in a care home kitchen recently where I was the only person in the kitchen. They all wanted their food by 5pm so I had to make sure I met the deadlines. It was a great learning curve for me."

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Interview: Alana Terry, Author of The Beloved Daughter
Published 3:29 pm, Wednesday, May 22, 2013
A homeschooling mother of three, Alana Terry penned her debut Christian novel The Beloved Daughter and went on to win second place in the Women of Faith writing contest.
Ms. Terry is also the author of A Boy Named Silas, which tells the story of her son's complicated medical history and What, No Sushi?, a children's chapter book about the Japanese-American internment.
Readers can learn more about Alana Terry and her work by visiting the following links:
If you had to describe your book in two sentences, what would they be?
Chung-Cha is twelve when she is sent to a prison camp in North Korea. Her only crime: being the daughter of a religious and political traitor.
Do you have a favorite line or excerpt from your current work?
"Chung-Cha belongs to Christ," Father declared. "Even if you destroy me, God will still watch over my daughter." The agent chuckled, taking a single stride toward me. "And what if I destroy her?"
What are five important things that you take into consideration while writing your story?
First of all, I wanted to make sure that my characters were realistic. I didn't want them to come across as super-beings. I wanted to explore what might happen if horrific oppression came to someone with the same doubts, fears, and insecurities that we all struggle with.
Secondly, I dislike reading books about weak women. You won't find my protagonist crying on every other page, threatening to faint, or sighing after everything she says.
One of my goals was to depict the struggles of North Korean prison-camp workers as accurately as possible, and so I studied a lot of first-hand accounts from real North Korean defectors.
Before writing The Beloved Daughter, I read several works of Korean literature. I also tried to keep the dialogue and narration free of slang terms and clichés that North Korean speakers wouldn't use.
Lastly, I tried to avoid condensation. Even though the characters in my book suffer oppression, I kept away from the "pity-them" tactics as I related their story.
Why should readers pick up your book?
Do you get upset with the complacency around you? Do you ever wonder how some people can go about their comfortable lives without ever thinking about the suffering of other human beings on the globe? The Beloved Daughter is for readers who appreciate having their world-view stretched every now and then.
What was the turning point when you realized you wanted to write and share your voice with the world?
I have been interested in North Korea - particularly the stories of North Korean defectors - for many years. I knew that my first published novel would be set in the so-called Hermit Kingdom.
What genres do you prefer to read? Which do you enjoy writing in?
I enjoy reading historical fiction, and although my novel is set in contemporary North Korea, it reads like a work from this genre. I also love spy and action novels, and I included several subplots of intrigue and suspense in The Beloved Daughter for readers who appreciate a faster pace.
What five things would you have with you at all times if you had to be prepared to take a trip at the drop of a hat?
My laptop (so I could keep up with my writing), Internet connection (so I could keep up with my friends), my family (so I wouldn't get lonely), my toothbrush, and a bunch of hot chocolate.
If you could have one super power, what would it be and why?
I've always wondered what I could accomplish if I never had to sleep. I think I'd opt for a superpower that allowed me to stay awake indefinitely, and I'd use that extra time for finishing more novels (without sacrificing family time).
What footprint do you want to leave behind in this world?
Call me old-fashioned if you will, but I hope the greatest legacy I leave behind is in the lives of my children and the people I interact with day to day. In terms of my writing, however, I hope that my novels inspire my readers to think beyond their own comfortable lives and pay more attention to what's going on in the world around them.


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The biggest problem that I see is the commissioners have relied solely on ideology to make the budget decisions they made without looking at the impact. Now the Board is under a lot of pressure, public and their own deadlines, to follow up on this privatization. Given the board's historical poor decision making, it is likely they will not understand the long term impact of these efforts. When it doesn't work, they will point fingers at the agency that is suppossed to be administering the department. You see that now with the Commissioner blaming Mr. Walker for their woes in the fee structure. That is hypocrisy at its ugliest. David
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You could be forgiven for thinking that predatory lenders really only go after poverty-stricken borrowers. However, a recent study by the San Diego Business Journal found that 73% of predatory loans were made to middle and upper-class borrowers.
The report, compiled by Bouton & Associates, a San Diego bank consulting firm, found 30,000 of 219,000 loans approved in 2004, or 14 percent, were considered predatory.
While 27 percent of the predatory loans were made to low- and moderate-income borrowers, a startling 73 percent of the borrowers came from either middle-income or upper- income census tracts, the report stated.
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Controversial changes to the anti-avoidance provisions of the Income Tax Assessment Act which affect tax benefits obtained through mergers or demergers are unlikely to be introduced in October as planned.
Following a series of court losses by the tax office over the past two years, in March the federal government agreed to make retrospective changes to Part IVA of the Income tax Assessment Act. But the changes that will be introduced have yet to be revealed.
Legislation was due to be introduced in October, but an expert panel that includes members of the ATO, Treasury Department and tax specialists is still consulting on the amendments after six months of deliberations.
A spokesperson for the Treasury says constructive roundtable discussions with industry representatives, legal experts and academics are "at an advanced stage and are continuing".
"Once a preferred approach has been settled upon, the government will be consulting with the public on the draft amendments, through the usual Treasury public consultation processes for draft taxation legislation."
Sue Williamson, a partner at Ernst & Young, says it seemed unlikely the legislation could be introduced before the Autumn sitting of Parliament next year.
"We have eight days left of the Spring sitting and we have had no consultation [on the proposals yet]," she says. "Maybe what they will do is get a draft out for consultation and then have an Autumn introduction."
Treasury said "the government has been working towards introduction in the Spring sittings of Parliament while at the same time recognising that these are complex reforms and it is important that issues raised through consultation are worked through".
Although it wasn't holding up transactions, Williamson says In the meantime "we are in this great time of uncertainty".
In May, the ATO's deputy chief tax counsel Des Maloney said the case that made it clear a change to the legislation was needed involved James Hardie and RCI Pty Ltd in RCI Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation.
In the case the commissioner argued a dividend paid by a subsidiary of RCI six months before the subsidiary was sold to James Hardie was made to reduce the capital gain of the sale for RCI and reduce the tax it should pay on the gain.
This was upheld by the Federal Court, but rejected on appeal to the full Federal Court. The ATO's application for leave to appeal to the High Court was denied.
Maloney says this confirmed a new precedent had been set that had made the Part IVA provisions ineffective.
Williamson says given the determination of the government to make changes to the law it was very important whatever the outcome, to document comprehensively the chief commercial reasons for conducting a transaction, and what alternative actions were available at the time.
This is because the cases made by the ATO under Part IVA rely on the "counterfactual" arguments put by each side in a court case, or what would have been done if there was no tax benefit.
"I have seen cases where an adviser will write to a client and say these are commercial reasons why you did this," she said. "That's really not the way to do it, it needs to be the commercial objectives of the client."
"It is really important to be thinking about what the options are and they should be documented."
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More 2012 is a new event at Aberdeen Business School, open to anyone who is considering a change in career or thinking about returning to work after a break
This is an opportunity to find out how further study can be the first step towards getting more out of your career and your life right now. This event is your chance to ask any and all the questions you might have about returning to study – and how it can help to boost your career opportunities. We will cover everything from career planning to qualifications, and from childcare to study options. Find out how further study can be a flexible and feasible option for you at this important time in your life.
So come along and talk to us about what you're going to do next!
- 4.30pm: Registration (Tea & Coffee)
- 5.00pm: Presentation from our Careers team and Aberdeen Business School graduates
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BRITISH Heart Foundation (BHF) shops in Wiltshire have raised £730,000 in the past year to help fund life-saving research into heart disease.
People who have donated items, purchased goods or given their time to volunteer have all contributed to the Wiltshire shops' success.
This staggering amount has enabled the BHF to fund 67 defibrillators and two health care professionals in the local area. The BHF also currently funds a Heartstart scheme in Wiltshire, which teaches emergency life support and CPR training in local schools and businesses.
All BHF shops have an in-store community board with information on local events, nearby heart support groups and British Heart Foundation leaflets and information. These will soon also be available in all the charity's Furniture & Electrical stores.
Area manager Margaret Richardson said: "We're truly overwhelmed with the ongoing generosity of the local community in Wiltshire.
"We're so grateful to all our supporters and want to thank every single person who has joined us in the fight against heart disease.
"People often don't realise that the sofa or dress they donate to or buy from their local BHF shop actually raises vital funds and helps pay for anything from an echo machine in their local hospital to a community heart support group.
"We couldn't fund this life-saving equipment or research in Wiltshire without the support of the local community and we hope they will continue to support BHF shops for many years to come."
Around 545 people die from coronary heart disease in Wiltshire every year, but, with continued support from local people, the BHF can fight harder to reduce this figure. The condition is the UK's single biggest killer, causing about 74,000 deaths in the UK every year.
- BHF shops offer a free collection service for donations, which can be booked over the phone by calling 0800 915 3000, or online for larger furniture and electrical items at bhf.org.uk/free.
BHF shops are always happy to welcome more volunteers. To find out more about volunteering, visit bhf.org.uk/volunteer. For more information on British Heart Foundation Shops or to find your local shop go to bhf.org.uk/shops.


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A resource for reliable information about significant people, places, events, and things in Minnesota history.
Author Tim O'Brien is born in Austin. His novel of the Vietnam War, Going After Cacciato, would win the National Book Award in 1979.
The Coast Guard closes Split Rock Lighthouse after fifty-nine years of service. It becomes a state park the following year.
The Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota opens. The facility treats injured birds of prey and helps to rehabilitate them for release into the wild.
The first issue of the Circle newsletter is published by the Minneapolis American Indian Center. Containing stories about the lives and values of American Indians in the metro area, the newsletter would become a newspaper in March 1980 with a grant from the Dayton Hudson Foundation.
St. Paul's Frank Boyd Park is dedicated to a "fighter for his class, his race, and his union." Born in Kansas, Boyd moved to Minnesota in 1904 and joined the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Union in 1925, rising to secretary-treasurer in the organization. Active in DFL politics, he was one of the first two African Americans to cast votes in the Electoral Eollege, in 1944. He died on May 2, 1962.
Gerry Spiess departs from Chesapeake Bay in his ten-foot sailboat Yankee Girl, built in his White Bear Lake garage in 1977. After a solo voyage across the Atlantic, Spiess arrives in Falmouth, England, on July 24, 1979.
Duluth holds its first Bayfront Blues Festival. Originally a small, one-day regional event, it has grown into one of the major blues festivals in the country, attracting fans from all over the world, hosting over 200 blues performers of national and regional acclaim, and growing in attendance from about 1,000 the first year to nearly 60,000 over a three-day period in 1998.
The MinnesotaCare health program, benefiting uninsured low-income Minnesota residents, goes into effect. MinnesotaCare is financed by state tax dollars, provider taxes, and premiums paid by enrollees. According to the Institute for Southern Studies' "Gold and Green 2000" report, Minnesota boasts the lowest number of people without health insurance in the country.
"Runaway Train" by the Minneapolis group Soul Asylum wins a Grammy for best rock song.
In the treaty ending the French and Indian War, France transfers to Britain the territory that would become Minnesota.
The Upper Louisiana Territory, including present-day Minnesota west of the Mississippi River, is formally transferred from France to the United States in a ceremony in St. Louis.
Lieutenant Zebulon M. Pike, exploring the Upper Mississippi territory included in the recent Louisiana Purchase, arrives at the North West Company post on Leech Lake. Incensed that the British Union Jack still flies there, he orders it shot down and replaced with the Stars and Stripes. Pike was something of an ingrate, however, as he enjoyed the hospitality of the post both before and after the incident. British fur posts remain in the region until the end of the War of 1812.
Colonel Josiah Snelling lays the cornerstone of Fort St. Anthony, which would later bear his name. Snelling had chosen to build a stone fort rather than the typical wooden structure, in part because there was not enough wood available in the immediate area and in part because the fort was to sit on a limestone bluff. His choice would prove troublesome: while many of his soldiers were familiar with carpentry, few had any experience with stonemasonry.
The Virginia is the first steamboat to reach Fort St. Anthony (later Snelling), having made the 729-mile-trip from St. Louis in twenty days. Among the Virginia 's passengers is Italian adventurer Giacomo C. Beltrami.
Major Joseph Delafield and his party arrive at Grand Portage to run the first survey of the international boundary in the region.
William Windom is born in Belmont City, Ohio. Settling in Winona in 1855, Windom would represent Minnesota in the U.S. Congress as both a congressman and a senator, and he would be secretary of the treasury under Presidents James A. Garfield and Benjamin Harrison. His likeness appears on the 1891 two-dollar bill, and Windom in Cottonwood County is named for him. He died in 1891.
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet open a school for girls in St. Paul, enrolling fourteen pupils and holding classes in the former Chapel of St. Paul. Originally named St. Mary's, their school would eventually be known as St. Joseph's Academy.
The Chicago Landverein, or land society, which eventually established the town of New Ulm, is formed by a group of German immigrants. At first, lawyers and preachers are banned from membership.
Jacob Fjelde is born in Norway. He would sculpt the work Hiawatha and Minnehaha, displayed in Minnehaha Park, Minneapolis, and the statue of Ole Bull located in Loring Park, Minneapolis.
Henry W. Longfellow publishes The Song of Hiawatha. Although the poet never visited Minnesota, his poem depicts locations such as Minnehaha Falls and inspired some of the state's place names, including Bena, Nushka, Osseo, Ponemah, and Wabasso.
Inventor and businessman Marshall B. Lloyd is born in St. Paul. He would be involved in many ventures in Canada and the Dakotas before moving to Minneapolis in 1900. Once there, he would invent machines to weave wire into doormats and, later, the woven-wire bedspring mattress. Head of the Lloyd Manufacturing Company, he would then move to Menominee, Michigan, and invent a wicker-weaving machine that was thirty times faster than hand-weaving.
The Augustana Synod of the Lutheran Church gives Eric Norelius permission to open an academy. First established in Red Wing, then moved to East Union, the college that would become Gustavus Adolphus permanently located in St. Peter in 1876.
In the Civil War, the Third Minnesota Regiment is involved in the capture of Little Rock, Arkansas. A painting of their entry into the city hangs in the governor's office in the state capitol.
At Brice's Cross Roads in Mississippi, Confederate forces led by Nathan Bedford Forrest capture 233 soldiers from the Ninth Minnesota Regiment. The captives are sent to Andersonville prison in Georgia, where 119 of them die.
Cretin High School opens in St. Paul. Named for Joseph Cretin, the first bishop of the diocese of St. Paul, the school would merge with Derham Hall high school in 1987.
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Chaiyaphum is one of the northeastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Lopburi, and Phetchabun.
The history of the city of Chaiyaphum dates back to the Khmer Empire in the 12th century, when it was a small city on the route from Angkor to Prasat Singh (Kanchanaburi province). The Prang Ku still remains from this time.
In 1817 the area was settled by Laotians led by Nai Lae, an official of King Anouvong of Vientiane, which was a tributary state of the Thai monarch. They settled in Baan Nam Khun Nong E Chan in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, but soon abandoned it in favor of Ban Luang (today's city of Chaiyaphum). In 1826 Anouvong rebelled against the Thai King Rama III, seeking to gain complete independence. Nai Lae, by then made a chao praya by the Thai monarch, supported the Siamese troops. Chao Phaya Lae was killed defending his city against Anouvong's army, but it was totally defeated by the Thai forces weeks later and Anouong taken in chains to Bangkok. King Rama III remembered Chao Phraya Lae for his loyalty and awarded him the tile Phraya Phakdi Chumpon. He is still a local hero and his statue has become a symbol of the province.
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Cano, Nunez out of Yankees' lineup
Star second baseman Robinson Cano was out of the New York Yankees' lineup Wednesday night, a day after being hit by a pitch in the left hand.
Cano was struck by a pitch from J.A. Happ in the first inning. Manager Joe Girardi said Cano was still dealing with pain and swelling.
Girardi said he hoped to have Cano in the lineup Friday night at home against Baltimore. Cano is batting .305 with 24 home runs and 85 RBIs.
The Yankees also were minus infielder Eduardo Nunez. He was scratched with a sore right knee.
Nunez fell after catching his cleat in a seam on the artificial turf Tuesday. He left an inning later and Girardi dubbed the tumble a "Nuney-ism."
The Yankees also had some fun at Nunez's expense Wednesday before he was scratched. There were laughs when teammates replaced the chair at Nunez's locker with a wheelchair, and used tape to make an imitation chalk outline near the spot where he'd fallen down behind second base.
A chuckling Nunez said he suspected Derek Jeter and Cano were behind the wheelchair prank, and pledged to make the culprits pay.
"For sure," he said. "I'm going to find out and do something to them."
Nunez acknowledged that he had developed a reputation for on-field incidents.
"Weird things happen to me all the time," he said.
Still sore, Nunez tested his knee during batting practice, but gathered his equipment and walked off the field with trainer Steve Donohue after about 20 minutes.
Jeter made his third consecutive start at shortstop after coming off the disabled list Monday for the third time this season, alongside Alex Rodriguez at third base.
Mark Reynolds was set to make his first major league start at second base. He finished up there Tuesday night after Cano and Nunez were hurt.
Before that ninth-inning stint, Reynolds had not played at second since 2007, his rookie season with Arizona.
Reynolds homered Tuesday night while another recent acquisition, Alfonso Soriano, hit two home runs.
Soriano has 11 homers and 33 RBIs since rejoining the Yankees in a July 26 trade with the Chicago Cubs. Girardi speculated that the 37-year-old felt more comfortable in New York's veteran clubhouse.
"The Cubs are a lot of kids," Girardi said. "It might be a little bit more difficult to relate, in a sense. Now he gets to be around people his age and it's probably easier."
Girardi also said right-hander Phil Hughes remains on track to make his next start Sunday. Hughes is winless in his last nine starts.
"We could address it," Girardi said of his rotation, "but right now that's what I have."
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Latin America's most exciting aviation "thing" is moving up to WARP speed. The Embraer KC-390 is looking good, flying pre-operational testing missions with Brazilian Air Force (FAB) Northrop F-5Ms.
With the first in-flight refuelling mission and the first dry Wing Air Refuelling Pod (WARP) testing done last month, the Força Aérea Brasileira is understandingly anxious to get this new aircraft into its inventory.
In the near future the FAB's combat aircraft can be refuelled in mid-air with 90 ft (30m) long refuelling hoses, bringing outposts of Brazil's vast space within easier striking or air defence reach if ever necessary.
The country's long reach combat capability has been crippled ever since the country retired the final of its four KC-137s in October 2013. The two KC-130s that could be used for the in-flight refuelling task are in dire need of back-up – especially as they may have to be used for basic transport duty in crisis situations. Being able to equip the 28 production KC-390s on order with WARPs will give the FAB a very nice flexibility, that will be further beefed up by three refurbished-into-tanker KC-767s the country ordered with Israel Aerospace Industries.
Fast jets scenario
As a freighter the KC-390 is already quite an ambitious project for Brazil's own Embraer, making it the companies heaviest aircraft it ever made. Adding the tanker functionality doubles – or triples – the challenge. Key is not to have turbulence caused by the tanker to mess up the refuelling of the receiving aircraft behind it, and to find a operation speed that works both for the flight performance of the tanker as well as the thirsty fast jets in an operational scenario.
Test missions
Therefore Embraer has currently two test vehicles for in-flight airborne, with a third being added to the prototype fleet soon. Plans call for the final in-flight refuelling test to be done in November or December 2018, after which at least 2,000 flight hours have been made on these missions alone.
Orders & Versions
Likely to enter service in 2019, Embraer already chalked up orders for 28 KC-390s for the Brazilian Air Force. There's furhter interest from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Czech Republic and Portugal, with the latter two already signing a Letter of Intent (LoI) for the purchase of two and six KC-390s respectively.
Also, the Royal New Zealand Air Force seems to be very interested to buy five aircraft. Moreover, the Brazilian Postal Service is thinking about buying 15 civilian versions.
© 2017 Airheadsfly.com editor Marcel Burger
Featured image: WARP test of the KC-390 seen from a Brazilian Air Force F-5M cockpit (Image © Força Aérea Brasileira)


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Great lavender scentI love the fact that this deodorant has natural products but my armpits didn't seem like they smelled fresh all day. I reapplied this deodorant about three times in one day and I still didn't feel fresh. The lavender scent smells awesome and refreshing, the actual deodorant glides on smoothly, and does not leave any white marks or any residue on my clothes. I did not find myself sweating either but I just don't think I felt fresh in my underarms as I do with other deodorants. — 4 years, 11 months agoLamexicana1 | 221 reviews
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Not enoughI only sweat minimally (I swear) and this just wasn't enough. This was an attractive choice for a deodorant after years of those rumors about the dangerous chemicals in a lot of anti-perspirants. Sadly, natural products just don't cut it. By the end of the day you smell like a mix of sweat and flowers and it isn't pretty. Even reapplying during the day doesn't mask odors completely. I'm sticking with my Mitchum. — 9 years, 5 months agoModernDayWriter | 205 reviews
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Roll On OKI love Tom's of Maine, but I do have to say I think some of their formulations have changed since they were purchased my P&G. The sticks never used to bother me, but now they make my underarms itchy and red, not sure what they did, but not so pleased. The roll on is ok, but I really don't care much for roll on's, as I perfer the stick. Goes on a little wet, but worked well enough in the long run. — 5 years, 5 months agoKaren883 | 6 reviews
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April 6, 2012 by staff
Samantha Brick Viral, While Samantha Brick has gone viral with her recent essay on beauty, a recent poll taken by thousands of men revealed "ugly" results. Perhaps she is not as beautiful after all.
The Daily Mail columnist spoke on ABC's Good Morning America about "the thousands of vile messages I've had on Twitter, the thousands of vile emails I've had to my personal account, the messages I've had on my own answer phone," citing a 4/5/12 Los Angeles Times story.
You may be familiar with an essay recently written by Samantha Brick that went viral titled, There are Downsides to Looking this Pretty: "Why Women Hate Me for Being Beautiful." It is an essay that details just how beautiful Brick thinks she is, and the jealousy from women that results. Perhaps you are thinking, "rubbish, hogwash, and what a ruse."
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Farm Road tennis tourney comes to an exciting conclusion
Guardian Sports Reporter
Published: Jun 17, 2013
The first inner city tennis tournament was a smashing success, as a number of young Bahamians from the Farm Road area picked up tennis rackets this past weekend and competed in their first official tennis tournament.
More than 30 players took part in the tournament that was held on Saturday at the Farm Road Urban Renewal Center. The program, which lasted for 10 weeks, was sanctioned by the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) in partnership with the Farm Road Urban Renewal Center and the Farm Road community.
Winning Group 'A' was Cordell Colebrooke with a perfect win/loss record of 2-0. Garfield White picked up a win and closed with a 1-1 record while Nelson Francois dropped both games. Elder Charles was the winner in Group 'B', and Jermaine Francis and Tannaka Burrows finished second and third respectively.
Taking the crown in Group 'C' was Devonya Butler. Nicole Rolle was second and Shawnna Woodside finished third. Venson Lewis was the winner in Group 'D', Lucitas Moxey and Enrico Simms followed.
Group 'E' was for the more skillful players. Christanique Johnson took that division, winning five games. Kashalia Arnette won four games and Jada Francis won three. Andre Smith dominated Group 'F', taking all five games. Kentez Ferguson and Jaden Francs both won four.
"It is always a pleasure to see the excitement and sparkle in the eyes of the younger Bahamians who have never played the sport before," said Derron Donaldson, BLTA president.
"Our vice president, Bradley Bain, is working extremely hard to promote tennis and making it affordable, but most importantly, available to all Bahamians.
"A number of the kids have demonstrated skills that can be worked on. The future is very bright and we will continue to introduce Bahamians to tennis. This is a part of our mandate, putting more tennis rackets into the hands of more and more Bahamians. Bradley has an excellent program going on where he goes to the schools and introduce the game to the primary school students."
The inner city tournament is a part of the 'Play and Stay' program that the BLTA has initiated. This program is being used as a feeder system for the local tennis association. These kind of matches are expected to be played on the Mark Knowles Play and Stay courts, which should be constructed shortly.


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An arrest warrant for misdemeanor harassment has been issued for the wife of Duane "The Bounty Hunter" Chapman after she was harassed by gun-toting teenagers.
Beth Chapman told RadarOnline.com the incident occurred in a Colorado park on July 10. She said she was approached by teenagers asking for autographs, one of whom was carrying a gun which was not concealed.
Beth and Dog, stars of "Beth & Dog On The Hunt," were camping with their children when the incident took place.


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Fans are allowed to visit their own neighborhood in an interactive music experience of Arcade Fire's 'We Used to Wait (The Wilderness Downtown)'.
Arcade Fire introduce a new way to make music video more interesting. Partnering with Google Chrome, they create an interactive music video using Google Maps and Google Street View for their latest single "We Used to Wait". It features a man in hoodie walking down a wet, empty street with the addition of HTML5 personalized imagery based on the address fans input before the video starts.
"We Used to Wait" is taken from Arcade Fire's third, yet first chart-topping album "The Suburbs". The music video which can bring fans back to their childhood home is directed by Chris Milk and can be experienced at TheWildernessDowntown.com.
Released in United States on August 3, "The Suburbs" ruled Billboard Hot 200 in its opening week with 156,000 copies. It becomes the highest opening number for any indie album since Pearl Jam's 2009 "Backspacer" sold 189,000 copies via the band's own label.
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DENVER It is so easy to forget the most important factabout Buster Posey.
Not only is he coming back from a horrific ankle injury. Notonly does he play the most grueling position on the field. And not only is hethe Giants brilliant cleanup hitter.
Hes also playing in his first full major league season.
Sure, 2010 was grueling right up to Nov. 1 and Game 5 of theWorld Series. Its not like his labors in the minor leagues didnt count inApril and May of that season before the Giants called him up on the way to aRookie of the Year campaign for the ages.
But a full grind in the big leagues? A full 600-plus plateappearances against the best pitching in the land? (And the Rockies.)
He hasnt done it yet.
There was every logical reason to believe that Posey would wear down in the second half.
So in that light, consider what he has done in recent days:
--After hitting a two-run home run as part of an 11-6victory Saturday night at Coors Field, Posey has hit safely in sevenconsecutive games, has a .438 average over that span and has homered in threeconsecutive games for the first time in his career. (And he's the first Giants catcher to homer in three straight since Brian Johnson in May, 1998.)
--He has 25 RBIs since the All-Star break, the most of anyNL player.
--Hes now seventh in the NL with a .325 average and ninthwith a .920 OPS. Hes also eighth with 68 RBIs, and hes knocked in those runsin only 396 total plate appearances. Every hitter above him on the RBI list hasover 400 TPAs.
--Hes crushed left-handers all season for a .413 average(43 for 104) with nine home runs. Thats even better than teammate MelkyCabreras .405 average against left-handers (45 for 121). No wonder the Giantsare 23-11 against southpaw starters.
--And yes, hes making a stealth run at the NL MVP award.
Hes a great player, Bochy said. It seems like hes oneof the best young players in the game. It's fun to watch his focus at the plate hes so relaxed and theres never any panic with him.
At a time when it would be completely realistic to expecthim to be slowing down, especially after he started the All-Star Game, Posey iscatching fire.
It would be simplistic to say that regular rest is the reasonPosey has sturdy legs under him at the plate. You have to credit his work ethicand the Giants training staff as well.
But Manager Bruce Bochys prudence certainly has contributedto the situation.
Well, weve talked about that, Bochy said. Its not easyto rest him when we have, but its paid large dividends especially here inthese so-called dog days. Thats what the plan was. Its enabled him to havefresh legs. Tomorrow will be a tough call. Hell want to be out there, but wehave to do whats right.
After meeting with Posey, the decision was made: As long ashe wakes up feeling fine, hell start at first base Sunday afternoon. His bat is simply too hotto take out of the lineup, and the Giants want to get greedy as they go for asweep.
They'll have many more days ahead in this NL West when greed becomes need.
I think Bochy has done a great job, said Posey, who hasstarted 16 games at first base, three at designated hitter and rested for 14others. I really appreciate his communication. Thats something that everyplayer appreciates.
Has it been difficult for Posey to sit out, as he did onThursday when the Giants lost to finish a miserable 3-7 homestand?
You try to keep it in perspective and that theres twomonths left in the season, Posey said. Its important to recover. Sometimesits tough and I wish I was in there. But if you ask (head trainer Dave)Groeschner, hed be pleased with the amount of at-bats I have so far.
Posey is on pace for 599 plate appearances. Hes also onpace to start 136 games, 112 of them behind the plate. His ankle still barks at him, but its recoveringquicker. Long games like Saturday night's slog dont nag at him the way they once did.
All in all, Im happy with how its recovered, he said. Itsgotten better and better as the years gone on.
Poseys patient, measured approach has been a metronome foran offense that hasnt always thrown out good at-bats on a day-to-day basis. Hesbeen a steadying influence. It's an influence they didn't have down the stretch last year.
It's a reason to believe the Giants, for all their warts, might be able to see this thing through.


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Panasonic Press Release
7.2-Megapixel Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FX07 with 28mm Wide-Angle LEICA DC Lens* Featuring Intelligent Image Stabilizer by MEGA O.I.S. and World's First** Intelligent ISO Control
*35mm film camera equivalent.
**For a digital still camera, as of July 19, 2006.
Panasonic today introduced the new LUMIX DMC-FX07 7.2-megapixel, 28mm wide angle f/2.8 LEICA DC lens with 3.6x optical zoom (equivalent to 28mm to 102mm on a 35mm film camera) and DMC-FX50 cameras, both featuring an Intelligent Image Stabilizer by MEGA O.I.S.(Optical Image Stabilizer) and Intelligent ISO control. The DMC-FX50 also newly incorporates a 3-inch large LCD whereas the DMC-FX07 pursues further compactness with a 2.5-inch LCD. Inheriting the highly valued 28mm LEICA DC lens in a compact body from its their predecessor, the DMC-FX50 / FX07 cameras allow users to enjoy the benefit of a wide angle lens when shooting indoor group portraits, expansive landscapes, or architectural scenes. To fight against the major cause of blurred images, Panasonic invented the MEGA O.I.S. system taking advantage of its superior lens technology to compensate for handshake – a feature which has long been incorporated into the LUMIX range of cameras. In addition, to also compensate for the other major cause of blurred images – movement of the subject – the FX50 / FX07 cameras are also equipped with the world's first* Intelligent ISO Control (hereafter I.I.C.) and max. ISO 1250 high sensitivity recording at full resolution capabilities within the advanced image processing LSI Venus Engine III. When set to the I.I.C., the Venus Engine III detects the subject's movement and adjusts the ISO setting and shutter speed to best suit the subject movement and the light condition automatically. Panasonic's excellent image stabilizing system allows users to take clear, crisp images in any situation, leaving everything to the camera.
Taking advantage of the newly incorporated 3-inch large LCD, the DMC-FX50 allows dual image playback to see and compare any two images at a time. It is also possible to select 9 sequential frames from a captured motion image file and display them as thumbnails which can then even be saved as still images. Furthermore, a print mode has been added to the mode dial to allow users to connect the camera to a Pictbridge-corresponding printer via an included USB cable to get the printouts.
When shooting indoor group portraits, it sometimes occurs that the room is not large enough to allow the photographer to get everyone in the frame, or the light is insufficient forcing the photographer to use a flash. However the winning combination of 28mm LEICA DC lens and the Intelligent Image stabilizer enable every type of user to take ideal beautiful images with everyone in the frame and without having to use the flash which would spoil the ambience of the picture.
The DMC-FX50 will be available in silver and black, the FX07 in silver, black, red and blue, each with a specially textured finish.
The new LUMIX DMC-FX50/FX07 are beautifully designed and featured -packed digital cameras, ideal for recording and preserving all those precious moments that life gives.
*?On a 35mm film camera, at wide-angle.
** Not available in some countries.
1. 28mm Wide Angle 3.6x Optical Zoom f/2.8 LEICA DC lens in a Compact Body
The 7.2-megapixel LUMIX DMC-FX50/FX07 cameras both have a 28mm* wide angle 3.6x optical zoom f/2.8 LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens housed in a compact and slim body, achieved thanks to the incorporation of a EA (Extra High Refractive Index Aspherical) lens. This wide angle lens enables easy capture of large indoor group subjects or expansive architectural structures and sceneries with dynamic width and a rich perspective. The lens unit comprises of a LEICA DC lens of seven elements in six groups, incorporating four aspherical lenses to generate high optical performance while preserving the compactness of the unit. The zoom ratio can be extended up to 5.5x in 3-megapixel resolution mode thanks to the Extra Optical Zoom function which gives extra magnification (and minimal image deterioration) by intentionally using the centre part of the CCD.
*On a 35mm film camera.
2. More than just a MEGA O.I.S., LUMIX's image stabilizing system further evolves
??? Taking advantage of its superior lens technology, Panasonic invented the MEGA O.I.S.(Optical Image Stabilizer) system to fight against the major cause of blurred images. It compensates for handshake and is now featured on the entire LUMIX range and has been highly evaluated and appreciated by the users across the world. Every slight hand-shake movement is detected accurately with the sampling frequency at 4,000 times per second and will be compensated to render clear, sharp images. In addition, movement of the subject, the other major cause of blurred images, is suppressed by the advanced image processing LSI Venus Engine III with the Intelligent ISO Control (hereafter I.I.C.) and max.ISO1250 high sensitivity recording capabilities. The world's first incorporation* of this I.I.C. allows the automatic adjustment of the suitable ISO setting and shutter speed that best suits the situation by analyzing the speed of subject movement. If the subject is moving, the ISO setting would automatically rise to allow a higher shutter speed. On the other hand, if the subject is still and no movement is detected, you can take beautiful natural images with a low ISO setting.
Accordingly the new LUMIX automatically takes the best countermeasures against any causes of blurred images with MEGA O.I.S. compensating for hand-shake and the I.I.C. compensating for movement of the subject. Thus Image stabilizing systems are further evolving with LUMIX.
*For a digital still camera, as of July 19, 2006.
3. High Picture Quality, Quick Response Image Processing LSI: The Venus Engine III
The DMC-FX50/FX07 cameras both adopt the Venus Engine III to realize high sensitivity recording at max. ISO 1250 at full resolution. The noise reduction system is greatly improved by removing noise at the processing stages in series. First, critical noise is roughly undraped and the chromatic noise and the luminance noise are separated to respectively go through the supplemental noise reduction process so that the remaining noise is appropriately minimised.
With its multi-task image processing capability, the Venus Engine III also boasts outstanding response time with a shutter release time lag of as short as 0.005 sec. minimum and the shutter interval of 0.5 sec. Together with the fast startup time of approx. 1.3 sec., the quick response of DMC-FX50/FX07 enable easy capture of those spur-of-the-moment shots. In the burst shooting mode, it is possible to shoot at three frames per second in full resolution**. The DMC-FX50/FX07 cameras also allow unlimited consecutive shooting up to the capacity of the SD/SDHC memory card***.
Despite the large, bright LCD, the DMC-FX50/FX07 cameras achieve long battery life to shoot approx. 300(FX50) / 320(FX07) pictures (CIPA) on a single charge thanks to the energy-efficient Venus Engine III.
* Not including the time for AF.
**Max. eight images in standard mode/ six images in fine mode.
*** The speed of the consecutive shooting varies depending on the memory card.
The number of recordable pictures depends on the memory card size, battery life, picture size and image compression.
4. Advanced?3-inch (FX50) / 2.5-inch (FX07) Large LCD for Easy Shooting and Playback
The FX50 newly incorporates an easy-to-see 3-inch large 230 k high resolution LCD (2.5-inch 207k pixels high resolution LCD for FX07). Taking advantage of this large, high resolution LCD, the FX50 enables dual image playback to display any 2 images vertically in the LCD and compare them as well as the 9-frame cutouts from a motion image. Furthermore, it becomes possible. Also, the pixel-mixed readout method performed by the CCD automatically increases the brightness level of the live image on the LCD, which greatly facilitates shooting in low light situations.?With the help of the Power LCD function, which boosts the backlighting of the LCD by 40%, even shooting in bright outdoors situations is no longer a problem.?The High Angle mode makes the display extremely easy to view from low angles, for example, when holding the camera up high to take pictures over a crowd and can be accessed easily and quickly by using the dedicated button.
5. Clear, bright, wide VGA motion image recording for viewing on wide screen TV
In addition to standard VGA (640x480) at 30 fps motion image recording, the DMC-FX50/FX07 cameras can also record stunning full-size movies in wide-aspect VGA (848x480) at 30 fps. Shooting is one thing but viewing is another, and users will be suitably impressed by the 16:9 moving image when it is displayed on a wide screen TV. The brightness level of these motion images is also enhanced as a result of the pixel mixed readout method performed by the CCD.
An exceptional function is that it is possible to select and display as thumbnails 9 sequential frames from a motion image, which would be helpful to see the how you swing a racket or golf club.
6. Unimpeded, high speed AF
The various AF mode can be selected according to the shooting environment and the position of the subject: 9-point, 3-point high speed, 1-point high-speed, 1-point normal-speed and spot. In the 1-point normal speed AF, the AF time is reduced by one third of the time compared to the predecessor, to provide a quick and smooth AF without screen-freeze. The inclusion of an AF assist lamp provides further assistance in low light situations when focusing is difficult. The result is stress free photography with never a moment missed.
7. A Variety of Scene Modes and Other Features to Enrich Your Photography
An even greater variety of scene modes are included: seventeen scene modes for FX50 and eighteen for FX07 to assist the user in a wide range of photographic situations. The newly incorporated "Beach" mode is perfect for shooting in strong sunlight and the "Aerial" mode assists with shooting through the windows of an aeroplane. "High Sensitivity**" mode, made possible by the pixel-mixed readout method by the CCD, is ideal for shooting moving subjects clearly without blurring at a sensitivity as high as ISO 3200.
On the other hand, in the "Simple" mode, almost all adjustments can be automatically set even including the backlight compensation, allowing even entry-level users to take beautiful images easily.
An additional improvement is the addition of a print mode onto the mode dial for the FX50 so that users can make prints by just connecting the camera to the Pictbridge-corresponding printer via an included USB cable. Of course users can get plural prints of a image or print only those they have selected as favourites.
The FX07 is compatible with a marine case*** with which users can shoot underwater while scuba diving etc.
Both DMC-FX50/FX07 cameras include "World Time Setting", which was featured on other recently released LUMIX models and much appreciated, allowing users to set the time and date of 74 locations across the world.?
*Not including Macro Mode.
**Resolution significantly decreases in high sensitivity mode.
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By now it's obvious that I'm not "photogenic"... But I'm told my sense of humor is well – unique… Truth be told, I find humor in everything.
I am honest, forthright, righteous, compassionate and honorable. I hold others accountable for their words and deeds.
I prefer compromise over complaint, communication over conflict. I can be generous to fault and loyal in the extreme. I'm a hopeless romantic yet practical. I'm silly but not stupid, I'm shy but sincere. I have the shopping gene and can keep up with the best of them (shoppers). I have a "black thumb" – I've killed cactus! I love spicy food of all kinds. Family and good friends are key and life is too short not to laugh (always look for the humor).
True love is worth waiting for…and that's what I want.
Extra points for Chihuahuas and King Charles Caaliers ;-)
Please include a photo, it's only fair, I showed you mine...
Gin Rummy
Making scared strays feel safe
Being practical
Music: 80's New Wave, Classical, Surf Guitar, Reggae, Bluegrass, Classic Rock
Foods: Thai, Chinese, Mexican, American, etc...
2. Milly, my King Charles Cavalier
3. Humor
4. Love
5. Freedom
6. Air would be handy
Do chipmunks like show tunes?
When I lose a sock from the dryer, where does it go?
Is yogurt animal, vegetable, or mineral?
Who really was the walrus?
Does my computer keep learning when I'm not using it?


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There are a lot of great apps on the AppStore now. And some of them have ridiculously detailed and carefully designed app icons. Icon design is a craft that requires incredible amount of skills and I would like to show this by using these amazing examples of icons:
SoundNote MacOS icon
For more good stuff you can follow me on twitter @Pakhaliuk.
And I'd check out Ramotion on Dribbble too!


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Supporters rally for transportation bill, but delays looming
Posted on 03/20/2012 by David Radke
With indications growing that the U.S. House of Representatives may not pass the new transportation bill before the March 31 deadline, supporters gathered in Washington, D.C., to put pressure on Congress.
The Hill reports that Representative John Mica, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Senator Barbara Boxer, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Workers Committe, both spoke at the "Rally for the Roads" at the end of the National Mall. The legislators called on the crowd, made up largely of construction workers and drivers, to visit their representatives to demand their vote.
"In the House it takes 218 votes," Mica said. "I'm telling you I'm short, but I need your help to get there… Go to their offices. Wear your hard hats. Tell them that we need their votes."
The Star-Ledger reports that U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood joined in on the stumping as well, though a few states over. LaHood and several New Jersey policymakers spoke at an event in the Hoboken Terminal, railing against legislators who seemed intent on bringing politics into the one bill everyone has almost always been able to agree on.
"March Madness is supposed to happen on the basketball court, not in the chamber of the House of Representatives," U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey said at the event, according to The Star-Ledger.
Politico reported last week that the House planned to wait on the crucial transportation bill until Congress comes back from Easter recess on April 16. While a few weeks delay may not normally make much difference, in this case that would mean missing the March 31 deadline for the current continuing resolution for the last transportation bill.
When that deadline passes by, Politico reports that the DOT will immediately see the fuel tax it uses to fund many of its programs drop from 18.4 cents per gallon to 4.3 cents per gallon, costing the Highway Trust Fund $110 million per day. And what money the agency does manage to collect won't do much good, since the DOT won't have the authority to spend any of it, stalling construction projects around the country right as the weather is starting to warm up.
"The building and construction trades are looking at 15, 20, 30, 40 percent unemployment depending on the trade and the location," Representative Earl Blumenauer of Oregon told Politico.
Truck drivers won't necessarily enjoy their break from rising fuel prices either, particularly in northern states, with plenty of potholes going untouched while states wait for more money.
But Representative Mica told The Washington Post he's hopeful that the House might be able to at least manage a short extension on the continuing resolution, which would likely be somewhere in the range of two months. This would at least give the DOT the ability keep funding coming to its current projects and continue to collect fuel tax money for when the final bill is approved.
The real concern is that hard-line deficit hawks could push for cutbacks in the extension, similar to what happened last summer when Congress was debating funding for the Federal Aviation Administration. The delay in the bill forced the agency to send thousands of workers home without pay and stop collecting millions in taxes.
"We're going to try to do a clean extension, but that's up to the leadership," said Mica, according to the Post. "This isn't the FAA. You're dealing with [transportation] projects across the country. You can't just shut them down."
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The great thing about Costco is that you buy a package of something — say, four giant canisters of shaving cream — and you don't have to worry about running out for two years.
The bad thing is that if you have buyer's remorse about a product purchased in such a mass quantity, you're stuck with it. Such is the case with ketchup. We're almost through a 40-ounce squirt bottle of Heinz, which means we have another 40-ounce bottle ("bottle" doesn't really describe it. Vessel?) to gulp down before we can try something new.
And I'm eager to comparison-shop, because since we made that giant twin purchase, the big ketchup-makers have been going at each other. A couple weeks ago ConAgra Foods announced it was reformulating its Hunt's brand to add real sugar (!!) instead of high-fructose corn syrup. As The New York Times reported, the nationwide din over the alleged negative health effects of HFCS had simply grown too loud for the company to tolerate any longer.
Heinz also appears to be running away from the radioactive HFCS. It already offers a "reduced sugar" option, made not with sugar but sucralose, an artificial sweetener used in tiny amounts, since it's 600 times sweeter than sugar. This kind of ketchup also is about twice as expensive as regular HFCS-infused Heinz. The company also offers organic ketchup and has purportedly rolled out Simply Heinz, which, like Hunt's, is made with sugar and not HFCS, although I have yet to see it in stores.
Oddly, Heinz still gets defensive about whether HFCS is bad for you. But then, the whole corn-syrup industry — heavily subsidized by the federal government — has been on its heels for a few years, insisting that its product is no more unhealthy than sugar. Last fall we wrote about an ad campaign by the Center for Consumer Freedom, a coalition of restaurants and food companies, seeking to counter the "blatant inaccuracies" about HFCS. The NYT reports that the Corn Refiners Association has spent $30 million the past two years on its own PR and ad campaigns, including this TV ad, which was widely mocked by critics, including an anti-HFCS Facebook page that has 130,000 fans.
Scientists tend to agree with the syrup-producers, with a notable exception a report released this spring out of Princeton, whose researchers said lab rats tended to get fatter if they had access to HFCS rather than sugar. Many anti-HFCS advocates seized on this study as an "aha!" moment, but the study has many detractors who say it's hopelessly flawed.
As the NYU nutritionist (and frequent food-industry critic) Marion Nestle has said, HFCS is merely sugar in liquid form. Which begs the question: Is it really a sign of progress that food-makers are switching from HFCS to real sugar?
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Going into the third-quarter earnings season, investors had little to cheer about in the retail sector -- other than low expectations. After all, foot traffic hit the wall in the second quarter, and fall promotions this third quarter imply margin pressure that will give you a 2008 flashback.
Macy's (M) surprised the Street Wednesday, blowing away comparable-sales expectations and forcing investors to revisit the question of whether the consumer has checked out. The department store is not the first to give us a sigh of relief this quarter. Recently, L. Brands (LTD) reported earnings will come in at the high end of guidance, while TJX (TJX) raised guidance. Even Aeropostale (AEO), in the dreaded teen space, put in a pre-earnings announcement that was a big sigh of relief. Ralph Lauren (RL) also suggested there was some momentum in the current business.
Before you jump back into consumer stocks across the board, let's consider what these companies have in common: They are all best-of-breed. With a flat pie, are these companies simply winning share? By the end of the day today, we will have a pretty good idea, as Kohl's (KSS), Nordstrom (JWN) and Wal-Mart (WMT) are all due to report.
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Trustees will hold an open meeting to discuss the way forward for a community library saved from closure last year.
Volunteers at the Friern Barnet Community Library are inviting the general public to speak to organisers and suggest their own ideas for the facility.
The library, in Friern Barnet Road, was closed by the council in 2012 with a view to being sold.
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Another great Seabourn cruise: Seabourn Legend Cruise Review by Footloose Oz
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Another great Seabourn cruise
Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean
Embarkation: Rome (Civitavecchia)
Our ports of call were not quite as exciting as some and we experienced our first full sea day on a smaller ship. Surprisingly the day flew passed and there was plenty to keep us entertained. The food was excellent and lots of variety and so beautifully presented it was almost a shame to eat it. Cruise director David was very entertaining and all the entertainers were excellent. Each night we danced into the wee hours as did so many of the passengers.
Unlike on the Seabourn Spirit where the crew knew your name at embarkation, they took a day or two to remember this time. All the staff were so More friendly, efficient and welcoming it was a pleasure to be on the ship. I think the thing that makes this type of cruising so enjoyable is the small size allows you to get to know staff and fellow passengers so much better and form great relationships.
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Trapani Sicily - a great place to visit and we took a local bus and then the cable car up to Erice and had a marvellous day. The views over the island were magnificent especially since this was a warm sunny day.
Ajaccio, Corsica while this city was not that exciting a visit to the surrounding area rewards you with magnificent views and beautiful beaches. Mind you the bus trip is pretty nerve racking experience as the roads are some of the narrowest and most winding I have been on. The rock formations are well worth seeing and the town of Piana was very pretty. Less
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Our cabin was wonderful, very roomy with walk in wardrobe, well appointed bathroom with bath. The bed was extremely comfortable and a good choice of pillow types made for excellent sleeping conditions.
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This was a hive of activity and full of people and lots of queues as we were here during the film festival. The old town and the market are well worth a visit. We strolled around the streets and the shops as well as walked along the beach where we could. Due to the film festival we had to anchor off shore and so unused a tender.
Having been to Florence before we decided to explore Livorno. While there are canals, they are not clean and while there is a lovely walk along the sea front it is well out of town and the walk to get there is along a main road. We had reviews that this was worth exploring but we do not agree. I think I would take the excursion to Lucca which is most people really enjoyed.
Our cruise ended here and the Legend was being used during the upcoming Grand Prix. So we set off to explore this great place and we thought it is a place we could return to. It is so clean and easy to explore. Hidden escalators take people up the steep hill to the station. It is easy to travel to France or Italy from here. The palace and surrounding area with its narrow winding streets offered spectacular coastal views. The azure waters of the Mediterranean looked so beautiful from up here. Well worth a visit.
We just explored on our own. There is a hop on hop off bus but we found it easy to see the sights on our own. Just remember not to go off the main areas and you feel safe. However I did not find it a city I would return to and it is greatly need cleaning.
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It's the year of the electric car in New York. Or at least the latest year of the EV. The Nissan Leaf and the Chevrolet Volt launched this year to a lot of fanfare. Soon they will be joined by at least three other pure electric vehicles from major automakers, and potentially several more from startup car companies.
Among the electrifying announcements made last week during press days at the New York International Auto Show:
• Nissan North America Chairman Carlos Tavares announced Nissan would bring production of its first all-electric car to the United States next year and add a faster charger, which will cut charging time from about seven hours to four hours on a 240-volt, Level 2 charging station.
• Mitsubishi announced pricing of its upcoming "i" electric car: $27,990 before taxes. A federal tax rebate will bring that down to $20,490 when the car goes on sale on the West Coast next January. Pre ordering on-line started last week. President of Mitsubishi North America Yoichi Yokozawa said the company will introduce five more plug-in cars between now and 2015, two of which will come to North America in the next two years.
• BMW showed the ActiveE, its second-generation all-electric car based on the 1 Series coupe. The company plans to lease the car to 800 American households starting this fall for $450 a month, a lot cheaper than the Mini E lease that preceded it. Its electric powertrain will be the prototype for BMW's first dedicated electric car, the carbon-fiber-bodied i3, expected in 2013.
• On the hybrid front, Porsche debuted the 380-hp Panamera S Hybrid, which costs $95,000 and Porsche says go 0-60 mph in less than six seconds. The Panamera S Hybrid promises to be the most efficient Porsche on the road. The company claims a European cycle fuel efficiency of 6.8-liters per 100 miles, or about 56 mpg, though the car hasn't been tested on the EPA cycle, yet.
These electric cars come on top of a host of announcements of new hybrids (such as the Lexus LF-Gh) and traditional cars that get better mileage unveiled in New York this year, such as the Honda Civic, Hyundai Accent, Nissan Versa, and Subaru Impreza.
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MechWarrior 3
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"Best one yet"
Out of all the Mechwarrior games that I have played, I would have to say that Mechwarrior 3 is the best one.
Gameplay 10/10
The Gameplay was the best I have seen in a Mechwarrior game so far. The targeting system allows you to move the fire point with the mouse, this gives you extreme accuracy. If you use the zoom button you will be able to enter a "sniping mode". The rest of the controls are just like the old game, and if you don't like the setup you can change the controls in the control option menu.
Graphics 8/10
The graphics were great when the game was released, but if you see Mechwarrior 4 you see that the graphics on it are much better.
Mechs- the graphics for the mechs are good, but over time they have become "outdated".
Damage- The damage is pretty cool. If you blow a arm off, you will see sparking wires hanging out of the shoulder region. Just like in the previous Mech games, you can damage their right torso, left torso, center torso, cockpit, right arm/left arm, and right leg/left leg. If you destroy one of the two legs, they will "die"; If you destroy the cockpit they will also "die"; and if the receive enough damage they will "die". (The easiest way is to blow off one off their legs.) If you destroy the torsos or arms they will lose whatever weapons/items were located in that area. What I thought was really cool was the overheating. If you overheat yourself or another Mech to a certain point they will go critical. It looks like a flaming nuclear bomb going off, and will destroy or severely hurt any surrounding mechs.
Scenery- The scenery was great and worked well for the game.
No characters, not really a story either, but at the beginning of each battle it gives you a brief description of your mission.
Sound 7/10
It sounds alright, but when you first get the game you will need to adjust it to your own liking.
Lifespan 9/10
This game gives you internet playing, missions, and instant action. The internet play is fun, because you fight other people who play Mechwarrior also.(good way to test your skills.) The missions take you through a huge variety of places which will affect you mech's heat from firing guns. The instant action is your choice, and there are lots of things you can choose to keep it interesting.
Buyability 9/10
This is definitely a good game to buy, you can find it marked down from the original price and probably you could find it used at a game store.
Overall 9/10
I give it a nine overall. They did a good job with Mechwarrior 3 and it is definitely a game worth buying. Be for warned as off now it
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Zoë Saldana Talks Romance And Bromance In "Star Trek Into Darkness"
Kirk and Spock — it may be the most beloved bromance in science fiction history. The iconic intergalactic pair has brought back to life in J.J. Abrams reboot of the "Star Trek" franchise, with Chris Pine taking the captain's chair as James T. Kirk and Zachary Quinto stepping into the shoes of his Star Fleet sidekick, Mister Spock.
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DS 16mths has only slept once a day (mostly - we don't have a routine) for ages. He had a late sleep in - 9.30am - last week, and didn't sleep at all that day, then crashed at 7pm and stayed in bed all night! He usually goes down between 8.30 and when I go to bed around 10.30 or so. He always needs numerous settles/breastfeed during the evening and can be difficult to keep in bed (cosleeping in our bed) but that night although I still had resettle a few times, he stayed in bed all night!
I'l love him to go to bed at this time everyday! It was such a relaxing night, for once I had time to myself
So, out of curiousity, what's the earliest you've had or heard of bubs giving up day sleeps?
edit to add: on that one day he was really whingy and upset by dinnertime and virtually falling asleep on the changetable after his bath, so was ridiculously tired.
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