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Still going strong after 6,000 years
If I were to ask you what is 6,000 years old and still going strong, my guess is most would have no idea what that would be. Ironically, one style is named the Ojibwa with a total of six styles commonly accepted across North America and Canada. You will likely say, "I knew that," when you're told it's the common snowshoe.
Before talking value of vintage snowshoes let's first discuss the different styles. Our information comes from an informative article written by Linne' Hansen for the Fur-Fish-Game magazine in November, 1980.
Likely the most easily identified style is the Bear Paw, for obvious reasons. Round in shape this design was best used in tight quarters, like heavy woods. The short length allowed the user to make easy turns, but was of little value for carrying heavy loads.
The Alaskan Trail model excelled where the Bear Paw fell short. This shoe is rather long with an upturned toe which kept the user for digging into the snow with each step and carried heavy loads well. Its' design was not made for tight quarters, but shined when long trips were necessary.
The Michigan has a tear drop design with a more upturned tail than the Alaskan Trail shoe. Average size is 12" by 46." This shoe worked best in soft snow. With a heavy crust, it broke through and became difficult to lift out.
The most universally recognized shoe is the Maine. In Canada, it is known as the Huron. The length varies quite a bit and has medium width with a long wooden tail. Once again, because of its' design, it excels in long trips, but is a poor choice in heavy cover.
The most compelling shoe is the Ojibwa. To the untrained eye both ends look similar. This specific shoe was widely used in North America and Canada. The front edge was excellent is cutting through snow, keeping the user up high, which made walks easier. Its' design makes this model difficult to sell to the average consumer. However, it is one of the most valuable when vintage.
Last, there is the Green Mountain Bear Paw. Many consider this style the most versatile shoe available. It looks like a large version of the regular Bear Paw. Has an upturned toe which eliminated the duck like walk used by most novices on snowshoes. A shortcoming was the tendency of this style to tilt in the snow, often causing many falls.
The best vintage snowshoes are made from white ash with caribou hide webbing and leather bindings. Remember that because it's huge in assessing value. Caribou hide becomes tight when wet. It shined for this purpose and no other hide works as well. It should be no surprise contemporary wooden shoes use other materials and likely won't last a lifetime. Shoes made of white ash and caribou hide, with proper care, will outlast their owner.
Today, the most widely accepted shoes are made with aluminum frames, synthetic webbing and bindings. If you snowshoe, put on a vintage wooden set and go for a walk in the woods like our ancestors did a hundred years ago.
It's challenge for me to assess value because of the many vintage styles out there. My limited experience is the Bear Paw and Ojibwa will cost the most. A good set of either will run $60 to $115. Museums are a good place to find legitimate vintage snowshoes.
The information with such shoes is accurate and will serve you well if you're considering buying or selling a pair. Look out your window right now. There is no better time to put on your snowshoes and go for a walk. Until next time, may all your searches be successful.
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Gang: Who is your favourite co-star?
I like Anushka Sharma as an actress but having worked with her (in Matroo Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola), I like her as a person too.
Drash: What are your upcoming projects?
Matroo with Anushka and Once Upon a Time… Part 2 with Sonakshi Sinha.
Puneet: What is your opinion about sending Barfi! to the Oscars?
These decisions are taken by smarter people than me. I wouldn't tell them how to do their jobs.
Bhumika: Kareena or Priyanka Chopra?
I've always been a Kareena fan so I'm biased!
Ria: Who is a bigger star? Salman Khan or Aamir Khan?
Salman Khan has an appeal that no one on earth can match... he wins!
Vivek: Has Aamir hated any of your films?
To tell you the truth, Aamir Khan hasn't seen more than half of my films.
Bhowmik: Your best performance till date...
If you want to grow as an artiste, you can never be satisfied with your work.
Nithin: When can we expect you to work with Aamir?
We don't have any plans for the near future. But it will happen.
Andrea: Which has been the best performance by an actor/actress this year?
Richa Chadda's in Gangs Of Wasseypur. And for the male performance, wait for Talaash.
Samiksha: Do you wish to become a director some day?
I definitely want to direct some day. But I don't feel ready yet.
Simi: What is that one thing about your wife that attracts you the most?
What binds me to Avantika is her warmth. She's the most caring person I know.
Fangal: How is it working in Once Upon A Time... sequel. Please share your experience working with Askhay Kumar?
The big surprise for me was how chilled out Akshay is. You never get the feeling that he's a big star. He's a calm, happy, friendly guy.
Raj: Have you dyed your hair for Vishal Bhardwaj's Matroo…?
Funnily, I haven't dyed my hair. But I've dyed my beard! My hair is black but my beard is brown, which looked weird. So I had to dye it black to match my hair.
Pawi: Any plans of joining Twitter again?
No. I couldn't handle the pace!
Tushar: One role you wished you'd done?
It's arrogant to look at another actor's work and imagine that I could do it better. Each role is unique and works because of the actor who played it.
Riya: Are you still uncomfortable about dancing on screen?
I'm finally chilled out about dancing on screen. I still don't do it in real life though.
Lohita: A director you are dying to work with...
Right now I'm working with Vishal Bhardwaj, Milan Luthria and Tigmanshu Dhulia, some of the hottest directors. It would be selfish to ask for more.
ImraanKhansgirl: What's been the best experience so far of your career?
Sitting in the back rows in the theatres and hearing people cheer. It's the best feeling on earth.
Ranjan: When can we see you in an action role?
Wait for Once Upon A Time… there is plenty of action in it.
Tanya: Do u really have an OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)?
I prefer to call it CDO, because that way the letters are alphabetically arranged. That should answer your question!
Pribz: If you wake up one as an actress, who would you like to be?
Your question made me laugh! I'd like to be Kareena. She's very sorted in her life, personally and professionally.
Josh Reberto: Are you flattered that you have such a large gay fan following? Has a man ever hit on you?
Of course I've had a guy hit on me. It's flattering. But if someone likes me, it doesn't really matter if they're male or female or where they're from.
Chintu: Which movie are you looking forward to more - Jab Tak Hai Jaan or Dabangg 2?
It's Dabangg 2 all the way.
Sahil Gangwani: What is your take on remakes?
Generally, I don't like the idea of remaking classics. We should leave perfection alone and try to make films that become classics in the future.
ndrea: What has been your favorite Hindi movie of 2012 so far?
Since I've already seen Talaash, it's my favourite movie of the year.
Gungnum jai ho: Have you heard the new Gangnam style song?
Gangnam style has totally rocked my world!
Anjela: Matroo Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola... explain please?
I play Matroo, Anushka is Bijlee and Pankaj Kapur is Mandola. Hope that clears things up for you!
Kush: When will you work with Priyanka Chopra?
PC and I are going to be working together in Milan Talkies next year!
Arati: How do you feel when you have to let go of a great script just for lack of dates?
I've never had to let go of a film because of dates. That's partly because I don't take on too much work at a time.
Dia: Define journalists in one word.
Devi: Which of your characters is closest to your personality?
You'd be surprised to find how similar Tashi (from Delhi Belly) and I are.
Andrea: Was there a movie/ character that you got too attached to?
I got attached to the team of Break Ke Baad. The director, the technicians and my co-stars all became good friends.
Rishab: Your favourite Aamir Khan film?
3 Idiots is my favourite AK film.
Arzik: Are you happy?
I have a job that I love and friends and family who support me. I'm the happiest person in the world…

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I remember when I first started cooking for the Mondavi's and, in particular, one occasion with Tim and his family in the mid-80s. It was at his then, newly constructed home in the Stag's Leap District. I was in the kitchen prepping for dinner, head down, peeling garlic and shallots, picking fresh thyme and parsley and tending to the sauce. I looked up and saw that I was surrounded by a small sea of red- and blonde-haired children. They weren't even tall enough to reach the top of the marble counter. And, they were all staring at me!
"Who are you and what are you doing?" one of them bravely asked.
"I'm the chef and I'm making dinner," I said.
They considered this.
"Can we help? We know how."
I surveyed the tiny crew then handed over the bunch of parsley. Soon, little fingers were deftly plucking the leaves from the stems and there was a busy, contented feeling in the kitchen.
Not much has changed over the last 25 years.
When they are around, I still look up to find Carissa, Carlo, Chiara, Dante and Dominic, Tim's children, in the kitchen when I am cooking at Continuum. Still curious, still asking questions and still wanting to help. I will hand over a pile of fava beans to be shelled, bunches of basil to be picked or a loaf of bread to be sliced and grilled for bruschetta. Everyone's taller now, some of them tower over me, but that love of food is alive and well in this family and at Continuum in its pleasurable and very serious pursuit of bringing wine and food together.
This past year at Continuum brought a variety of roast beasts, wild and foraged foods and the bounty of our Napa Valley food producers and farmers to the table. My co-author, Connie Green, and I were generously and enthusiastically supported by Continuum in the launch of our cookbook The Wild Table. It led to a year of exploring the various properties in new ways. Connie brought a small troop of us, including Tim, Marcia and Carissa, into the woods next to Tim's house one drizzly day, baskets and mushroom knives in hand. We emerged an hour or so later with candy cap mushrooms, miner's lettuce and chickweed. These became ingredients for a later meal featuring spit-roasted wild boar, malfatti with wild greens and candy cap mushroom crème brulee. The boar was hunted and prepared by fabled hunter/forager Angelo Garro aided by his trusty sous chef, author Michael Pollan. It was an omnivore's wild feast and the weaving together of wine and food not only in a literal way, but philosophically as well. Terroir, Sustainable, Natural and Local. These words took on a new, delicious meaning that night.
Not only were wild mushrooms and foraged foods on the menu often this past year, but roasted goat became a new favorite. We cooked several locally raised goats, one occasion being the Continuum 2007 vintage release pick up party and later in the fall for a group of Michelin-starred Japanese Chefs visiting for the World of Flavors Conference at the Culinary Institute at Greystone in St. Helena. Roasted slowly over seasoned oak, basted with rosemary and sage from Tim's garden, the rich, deeply flavored meat was delicious with all the vintages of Continuum. I had picked up a variety of ancient grains on a trip to New York's Green Market and made a side dish of kamut, spelt, farro and amaranth to go with the goat, along with some roasted wild mushrooms. Dessert was a pistachio tart with Tim's home-grown, hand harvested pears. The chefs lingered a long while that day, nourished by the wine, the food and that well-seasoned Continuum hospitality.
We look forward to more delicious events and meals in 2011. We will continue to enjoy the variety of locally sourced beef, lamb, duck, guinea hen, artisan cheeses and charcuterie that pair so well with the wine. Wild mushrooms, elderberries, fennel and juniper have proven to be delicious complementary flavors and we will be heading off the beaten track to forage for them in their seasons. Soon it will be time to fire up the grill, to set the table, uncork the wine. We'll gather together once again with old and new friends, savoring the good life which is alive and well at Continuum Estate.
Happy New Year,
Sarah Patterson Scott, Chef, Writer and Continuum Estate Culinary Consultant, served as Executive Chef at Robert Mondavi Winery for 14 years, overseeing and developing the Culinary and Wine and Food Programs at the Oakville winery. She has travelled extensively, participating in wine and food programs globally. Sarah's culinary business provides wine and food experiences, consulting and recipes for wineries, restaurants and private clients in the Napa Valley. She produced her first cookbook in 2010, The Wild Table, with wild foods expert Connie Green of Wine Forest Wild Mushrooms, published by Viking Press.


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A teacher who led a noisy picket outside Newcastle's Ferrum High School after her daughter and another pupil were fed baby food laced with saliva, is in trouble, according to a report on Wednesday.
The KwaZulu-Natal education department would discipline Ferrum's Zulu and history teacher for participating in the picket, the Witness reported.
Departmental spokesman Muzi Mahlambi said appropriate action would be taken against her.
She had alleged that racism was behind an initiation ceremony for new members of the school's netball team, masterminded by two white pupils.
A departmental investigation established that the incident was not racially motivated and recommended that she be disciplined for arranging and participating in the demonstration.
Parents blew vuvuzelas and chanted outside the school gate.
The department report found that a third potential victim was a white pupil who was absent on the day.
It also found that the two perpetrators were not aware of her not being at school and that pupils of all races had been present when the bottles had been spat into.
"There is no objective basis to conclude that the spitting was racially motivated," read the report.
The investigation further recommended that all initiation practices at Ferrum be stopped. – Sapa


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Wolverhampton is within easy reach of a range of colorful Birmingham's attractions. Two of the most interesting places to explore are the marvelous Wolverhampton Art Gallery and the fantastic Mander Shopping Centre. Also, well worth the effort are the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre and the South Straffordshire Golf Club.
To really understand Birmingham, take a trip to one of its museums and theaters. Wander through the exhibits and savor the quiet of the Black Country Museum in Dudley.
If you are travelling with kids, take them to the child-friendly attractions nearby. Animals lovers will appreciate the incredible animal encounters at the Dudley Zoo and Castle in Dudley.
When it's time to take a break from the noisy streets of Birmingham, plan a trip to the nearby green spaces. Enjoy some of the beautiful urban parks such as the Himley Hall and Park in Dudley.
Sports lovers vacationing in Wolverhampton should get tickets for Molineux Stadium to see the Wolverhampton Wanderers in action. On weekends the area around the stadium becomes a sea of orange and black, as local soccer lovers join together to cheer on their home-grown heroes.
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This property has been removed by the agent. It may be sold or temporarily removed from the market
1 bedroom flat for salePETER STREET, HAZEL GROVE, STOCKPORT, SK7
Property Description
Key features
- One Bedroomed Retirement Apartment
- House Manager
- Guest Suite
- Residents Lounge
- Laundry
- Parking
Full description
One bedroomed first floor retirement apartment which is located in a development which has recently been constructed by McCarthy & Stone.
The development comprises of 58 properties arranged over three floors, each served by a lift. Residents must be over the age of 60 years or in the event of a couple one may be 55 as long as the other one is 60.
The apartment benefits from the advantages of a 24 hour emergency careline system, economy seven heating, fitted kitchen, lounge, bedroom, three piece bathroom suite, communal resident's lounge, laundry room, guest suite and house manager.
No service charge to pay until September 2013. Part exchange considered. Offers invited.
Entrance Hall
Entrance door, security door entry system, storage cupboard housing Pulsacoil boiler, electric meters and shelving, emergency pull cord, smoke alarm, ceiling light point and doors to;
22'07" (6.88 M) x 10'07" (3.23 M) uPVC double glazed French doors to front aspect with Juliette balcony, feature coal effect electric fire and fireplace with stone effect surround and hearth, Dimplex storage heater, two ceiling light points, TV point, telephone point and doors to;
7'06" (2.29 M) x 7'01" (2.16 M) uPVC double glazed window to the front aspect, range of fitted wall and base units with concealed lighting underneath the wall units, complimentary work surfaces with inset stainless steel drainer sink unit with mixer tap, built-in AEG electric oven and hob with extractor hood above, integrated fridge and freezer, Dimplex wall mounted electric heater, splash back wall tiles and ceiling light point.
13'08" (4.17 M) x 9'03" (2.82 M) uPVC double glazed window to the front aspect, ceiling light point, Dimplex storage heater and built-in wardrobes with mirrored front.
6'10" (2.08 M) x 5'06" (1.68 M) Three piece suite comprising; double shower cubicle with chrome effect electric shower, low level WC and vanity sink unit with chrome effect taps and storage below. Fully tiled walls, Dimplex wall mounted heater and extractor fan.
Gardens and Parking
Landscaped communal gardens surround the development with off road parking to the front of the development.
Leasehold with a 99 year lease commencing 2007.
Annual Service Charge
The annual service charge for the financial year ending the 28/02/11 was £1,648.57.
Peter Street is located off London Road (A6), next to Sainsburys.
By appointment with Ian Tonge Property Services, 176 London Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 4DJ. Telephone: 0161 483 5873
Agents Notes
We are not qualified to confirm that the power points, showers, central heating systems, gas and electric equipment are in working order and we would advise prospective purchasers to satisfy themselves on these points prior to exchange of contracts.
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Hearty Breakfast Casserole
READY IN: 50mins
Recipe by weekend cooker
Great breakfast casserole, that could also be made for brunch, or dinner.
Top Review by diner524
Great all in one breakfast casserole!!! I just made 1/4 of the recipe for myself, although have leftovers, and served it with orange slices. I made it as written except that I did add some of the sliced green onions to my egg mixture for more added flavor. Thanks for sharing the recipe and congrats again on your football pool win!!!
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 (8 ounce) packagefully cooked bacon
- 1 (10 count) package biscuits
- 8 eggs
- 1 (8 ounce) packagevelveeta shredded cheese
- 1⁄4 cup sour cream
- salt (to taste)
- pepper (to taste)
- diced green onion (for garnish)
Directions See How It's Made
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly spray a 9x13 inch pan with cooking spray.
- Quarter biscuits, and place at bottom of pan.
- Layer with cooked bacon and shredded cheese.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, sour cream, salt, and pepper and pour over cheese and biscuits.
- bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown.
- Allow to cool 5-10 minutes before serving.
- Garnish with onions, if desired.


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Ten people were wounded, one critically, in clashes between Yemeni security forces and southern separatists in Aden on Saturday, medical sources said, days after six were shot dead during protests.
The separatists want political autonomy or a new state in south Yemen. It is one of three insurgencies in the strategically vital Arabian Peninsula state where Washington fears political chaos is giving al Qaeda space to operate.
North and south Yemen were unified in 1990 after the Communist-led southern government collapsed. Northern forces won a brief civil war four years later after the south tried to secede from the union.
The secessionist movement gained strength during mass, nationwide street protests against former president Ali Abdullah Saleh in 2011, which forced the veteran strongman from office a year ago.
On Thursday, security forces shot at dozens of secessionists in Aden as they staged a rally against Saleh's successor, President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, a northerner. There were also armed clashes in another southern town, al-Dalea.
Medical sources and witnesses said at least six people had been killed during the two clashes.
Southern Yemenis complain of discrimination by the government in the north. The impoverished state also faces a rebellion by the Shi'ite Muslim Houthi movement in the north and an insurgency in some southern areas by Islamist militants allied to al Qaeda.
Tackling lawlessness in the country, which lies near oil shipment routes and flanks the world's top oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, is seen as important by Western and Gulf countries.


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Hopefully this is clear enough. I need this done quickly (next few hours) and professionally :-)
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Ambassador Claudia SERRANO took up her duties as Permanent Representative of Chile to the OECD on 30 April 2014. Ms. Serrano holds BD in Sociology from the Catholic University of Chile and a PhD in Sociology from the École de Hautes Études Sociales (Paris). Ms. Serrano has an extensive experience as a consultant and researcher in the fields of definition and implementation of public policies, particularly concerning decentralisation, regional development and poverty alleviation. She has published several articles, documents, and edited volumes on these areas of research. She has been a professor at the Sociology Institute of Chile's Catholic University and lecturer in the Master's programme in Public Policy and Management in the Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of Chile, and also in the Public Policy Diploma program in the Department of Economics. From 1994 to 1995, she was the Programme Head of FOSIS (the Fund for Solidarity and Social Investment) at the Ministry of Planning. In 1996 and 1997 she worked as a researcher at CIEPLAN (the Economic Research Corporation for Latin America), where she also worked in the 1980s. In 1998 Ms. Serrano founded a research and consulting company specialised on public policies' called "Consulting for Development", where she worked until 2006. Ms. Serrano held several top-level positions in the first administration of President Michelle Bachelet. She was Undersecretary of Regional and Administrative Development within the Ministry of the Interior and, from 2008 to 2010, she served as Minister of Labour and Social Security. From June 2010 until her nomination as a Permanent Representative of Chile to the OECD, Ms. Serrano was the Executive Director of the Latin American Center for Rural Development - known as RIMISP. Ms. Claudia SERRANO is married to Mr. Patricio TAPIA and they have one son.
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A Chapter 7 bankruptcy allows you to liquidate your assets, use the proceeds to pay off your debts and discharge any nonexempt debts that remain. However, while a Chapter 7 bankruptcy can allow you to discharge debts, it does not remove any liens that may be in place on the discharged debt.
What a Lien Is
A lien is a charge against a property that a person or lender files to secure payment of a debt or obligation. For instance, if you borrow money using your car as collateral, your lender would have a lien against your vehicle. He does not own the vehicle or a part of it -- only an interest in the vehicle. A judicial lien is a lien that was obtained through a legal process. An example of a judicial lien could be that your credit card company takes you to court for nonpayment of $5,000; if you have a vehicle with $5,000 worth of equity in it, your credit card company could sue for a lien on your vehicle and, if you continue to not pay, it could repossess your car.
Liens and Bankruptcy
When you file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, certain assets are exempted from liquidation. The exact value of the assets exempted and the types of assets included will vary by state, but in general you are allowed to keep a vehicle with a lower value (e.g. you may be able to keep a 5-year-old Camry but not a Bentley), household effects, your clothing and some of your furniture. Nonexempt assets are liquidated in an effort to cover your debts; the balance is discharged. However, while a Chapter 7 bankruptcy may discharge a debt, it does not discharge a lien.
Avoidable Liens
After filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy, you could be in a situation where your debts are discharged but the liens are still in place. If this is the case, you should know which liens are avoidable and which you will have to act on. Avoidable liens are those that interfere with the exemptions provided you under the Chapter 7 bankruptcy code. For example, if the value of your vehicle qualifies it as an exemption, a lien against it, even a judicial lien, will not stand.
Motion to Avoid a Lien
All you have to do is prove that the property does qualify as an exemption and file a Motion to Avoid a Lien to that effect; your bankruptcy judge will then approve a complete lien avoidance or a partial lien avoidance depending on your personal circumstances. To file a Motion to Avoid a Lien, you will need to contact your bankruptcy attorney or your court-appointed bankruptcy trustee.


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|From: Anton van Straaten (anton at appsolutions.com)
Date: Wed Aug 29 21:20:48 EDT 2007
Shriram Krishnamurthi wrote: > I hate to spoil a good, old-fashioned flame-fest on the terrible state > of computing practice, but I have a hard time agreeing with much of > what I read here. > > To those of you firmly in the negative ("software crisis") camp, there > are two things you might mean: > > 1. Software is in a terrible state, period. > > 2. Software is in a parlous state relative to the practice of other, > more mature, engineering disciplines. I'd say that there's a "software crisis" in the same sort of sense that there's a "venture crisis": a large proportion of venture-funded companies fail. In both of these "crises", people are trying to achieve specific goals and often failing in various ways, whether totally or by falling short of expectations (regardless of whether those expectations are reasonable). The main difference seems to be that in VC world, the failure rate is understood and considered acceptable, largely because VCs rely on portfolios having hits which make up for the misses, so they're playing the odds. Software doesn't have it so easy. But because successes do occur, the field moves forward over time, just not necessarily in the directions that might have been desired or expected. This process can be hard on people in the trenches, on projects that are "failing". Afaict, a big difference between software and other kinds of engineering is that the latter field has learned to deal more realistically with expectations, which has to happen all the way up and down the management chain. Anton
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Call It Gutenberg's Revenge
When babycenter.com was born in 1997, the parenting e-zine reveled in the cost savings to be found in cyberspace. No postage rates or paper bills to worry about. Ink? So yesterday. So it comes as quite a surprise that eight years later, at a time when the magazine industry is falling over itself to boost its presence online, that BabyCenter has launched a version of its popular Web site on -- gasp -- paper.
As wired as the world is today, there is relief, it seems, in turning pages the old way. BabyCenter researchers visiting readers' houses last year saw shelves full of books on parenting. "Then we'd notice the stack of parenting magazines in the living room," says BabyCenter President Mari J. Baker. In September the e-zine launched a paper magazine with stories on eating habits during pregnancy and chic maternity clothes. Sticking exclusively to online, says Baker, would leave too many ad dollars on the table.
Traditional magazines from Time to Playboy years ago started cyberspace versions to keep up with the demand for round-the-clock news updates and online communities. Now the tables have turned. Upstart Internet publishers, helped by low costs that go with signing up their online members, are venturing into the print world they once viewed as an albatross of paper and distribution expenses. Besides BabyCenter, the new Web-to-print ventures include a magazine devoted to Google, WebMD the Magazine, spun off from Web site WebMDHealth Corp., and AlwaysOn, a print version of the tech Web site. Consumers bounce on and off the Web, so cyberpublishers must "surround the readers and be wherever they are," says independent consultant Gerry L. Ginsburg.
Even with online subscribers to leverage, there's no guarantee, of course, that these new entries will stick. Most print magazines don't survive for more than a few years. The few online brands that have tried print editions shuttered them. Ziff-Davis (YHOO ) began publishing Yahoo! Internet Life in 1996 but pulled the plug six years later, after the dot-com bubble burst. Expedia Travels met the same fate in 2001. There's more art than science in figuring out which brands can transfer to print. While Yahoo offered topics that were perhaps too general -- ranging from online shopping to privacy -- Sandhills Publishing Co. in Lincoln, Neb., launched quarterly Google (GOOG ) with articles focused on mining the Web portal for fun and profit.
Successfully moving from bytes to pulp requires special articles and photos that neither compete with nor mimic online content. "You have to give the reader a reason to pick up the magazine," says Ginsburg. WebMD the Magazine includes checklists of questions readers can tear out and take to doctor appointments. "The magazine is designed for people waiting 20 minutes and to help them prepare," says Wayne T. Gattinella, president and CEO of WebMDHealth, which distributes 1 million copies of the bimonthly free to 400,000 waiting rooms.
Any online-only magazine is missing out on a lot of readers. According to researcher InsightExpress LLC, 68% of consumers don't read any magazines online. Of that group, 54% say they shun them because they're inconvenient, while 47% say they don't like banner ads and pop-ups.
Advertisers, too, still have a soft spot for print. People are more engaged reading magazines than they are online, says Andrew Swinand, senior vice-president at Starcom MediaVest Group, the media strategy arm of ad agency Publicis (PUB ). When readers put in the effort to digest a magazine, they are also apt to read an ad, says Swinand: "More synapses are firing in the brain."
Even in an age when going paperless is a virtue, Web publishers find the physical presence of paper brings credibility. That's one reason why Tony Perkins, founding editor of the technology site AlwaysOn, last March launched a quarterly magazine distributed to a mix of tech companies, professional associations, and individuals paying $39 a year. Perkins credits the magazine with goosing demand for his $49-a-year advanced online subscription, which offers premium content. It's attracting about 1,000 takers a month, vs. 100 before he launched in print. The print version is also attracting blue-chip advertisers including Hewlett-Packard (HPQ ), Audi, and palmOne, which shell out $50 per 1,000 print readers -- vs. less than $20 to reach the same number online.
These Webzines are also simply pursuing logical brand extensions. In BabyCenter's case, the print magazine is cashing in on its popular online name. Acquired by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ ) in 2001 (the magazine says it maintains editorial independence and carries competing ads), BabyCenter's traffic of 4 million monthly visitors makes it the top site of its kind, says research firm comScore Networks Inc. But there are only so many places on its site to advertise. Now, BabyCenter is publishing different versions of the magazine aimed at women in various stages of pregnancy and child rearing. The expectant mom gets a magazine with articles on delivery; three months after the birth, she gets a version with ads and articles related to nursing and diaper rash.
Marketers love that kind of targeting. Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp. boosted its spending with the publisher by 20% through the print magazine, putting half-page ads in the edition aimed at mothers of newborns and running full-page ads in later editions when the baby is on solid food. Earl Justice, Beech-Nut's senior product manager, says a magazine is a "more personal interaction with mothers." Clearly, cyberpublishing is where the world is headed -- but it looks as if that magazine pile in the living room will be around for a while.
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A collection of imaginative and witty poems, this work displays astonishing energy; beauty of expression; and a range of reference to contemporary life, history, art, and literature. Including both meditative and narrative poems, this volume frequently focuses on extreme situations where compassion, love, and individual determination triumph against all odds. 'Daphne's Lot' explores the life of an Englishwoman, the poet's mother, as she is caught up in the madness of the Nigerian civil war, while 'Buffalo Women' - an epistolary sequence of poems - follows two lovers mired by the American Civil War. Through irony and empathy, this collection presents characters who are at odds with their societies.
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Hello, I need to find a doctor in NY, NJ, VA, or FL to do a transconjunctival blepharoplasty with arcus release and fat repositioning. These areas are convenient for me because I have family there. Thank you.
Doctor in NY, NJ, VA, or FL for Transconjunctival Blepharoplasty
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Blepharoplasty approaches
I'm glad to read that you've done some research into blepharoplasty, but I would caution prospective patients about shopping for a specific approach or technique. I typically perform a transconjunctival lower blepharoplasty and often combine that with a skin pinch. Some patients will also benefit from a peel post-op. Other patients need neither fat repositioning nor fat contouring, but rather they need filling of the tear trough or the rim hollowing.
The point is, every patient has unique anatomy and unique concerns. A good surgeon should be able to discuss why he/she favors a certain approach in a given patient.
As for finding a surgeon, the American Board of Facial Plastic Surgery's website can help you find qualified surgeons in your area. At least here in Florida, our department of health's medical license lookup also gives details about where the doctor trained, his certifications, malpractice history, criminal history (!), etc.
All the best,
Oculoplastic surgeon in New Jersey
This is a procedure that I perform but I would need to evaluate you to assess if that is the best procedure for the outcome that you would like.
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Looking for a Surgeon
I understand your concerns and goals for finding a surgeon near family. You have obviously done your research on procedure types and specifics.
I suggest you visit www.plasticsurgery.org to find a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon in the location that works best for you. This is the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and is a great place to start your research...then I would suggest fine tuning your quest by selecting a couple of surgeons (or choose them all!) and explore their office websites which may contain photo results.
Visit a couple of surgeons in person, review their work and assess their "fit" with your personality and goals. The rest is yours to decide and good luck!
I hope this helps!
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Eyelid Surgery
Choosing a good well qualified Doctor is important. The first place I would start is by visiting the Website: Plasticsurgery.org. This website is the website of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. With a few minutes of your time and some typing, you will be able to find a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon in your area. Don't be embarrassed about making an appointment to just go and look at photos. This can be done even without meeting the Physician. However, it is important that you feel comfortable with the Physician you choose as well as like his work.
Choosing a Surgeon
When choosing a surgeon for any procedure it is important to work with a photo specialists to a photo lab to take some "before" pictures for your chart. These are extremely helpful for the surgeons to refer back to in assessing your individual case. The pictures will also give you a basis for comparison with your finished results.
The Doctor should then come into the room to chat with you about your expectations and after a brief examination, will work with you to decide the best course of action that will meet your aesthetic goals.
After meeting with your surgeons, you should meet with a surgical coordinators to go over the financial aspects of the surgery, as well as presenting various payment options as well as possible surgery dates.
Many surgeons offer two financing companies if you chose to pay for your surgical procedure that way. Our financing allows you to finance the entire price of the surgical procedure including the surgeons fees, operating room and anesthesia.
Blepharoplasty surgeon in New york area
I think I may have answered this question previously. But, I often perfrom transconjunctival lower lid blepharoplsaty to remove or redrape fat and absolutely release the arcus marginalis for patients that require it. I think it blends the lower lid cheek junction very nicely. I often do not have to redrape fat in this instance. Again, your anatomy will dictate what is required.
See a Surgeon who does a lot of blepharoplasty
My advice would be to search for the surgeon first and then decide on the best approach. I agree with Dr. Rand. Transconjunctival Blepharoplasty is a great approach for the right patient, but is definitely not appropriate in all Blepharoplasty candidates. Arcus marginalis release can also be achieved through a subciliary approach which allows for muscle resuspension and shortening an elongated lid-cheek junction. Likewise, fat repositioning is by no means a universally accepted maneuver. In my opinion, it tends to be counterproductive for functional and aesthetic reasons.
Don't dictate your operation to a surgeon
Finding a surgeon can be done through the means the other doctors have described. The only thing I would add is that it is best to find a doctor whom you trust and ask them what you need after telling them what bothers you. For you to look for a doctor who is willing to do the surgery you dictate to them is inappropriate and ill advised.
How to find a blepharoplasty surgeon.
1) Our web site has links to the national societies, where you can find names in different places.
2) You sound really sophisticated, because you want a generally very good blepharoplasty operation. The key is fat repositioning, which doesn't make you hollow, as opposed to fat removal, which is done far too often.
NY or NJ blepharoplasty surgeon
As I had discussed in my answer to your prior question, the NY/NJ Metropolitan area has great blepharoplasty surgeons that are board certified in their respective fields. My recommendation is to seek a plastic surgeon that has additional training in oculoplastics, so that you can be certain that they are facile with all aspects of eyelid surgery. The combination of both of these fields enables me to perform complex eyelid surgeries with an aesthetic sensibility.
With regards to the surgery, I would focus on outcomes rather than the particular technique used. I wish you luck in your endeavour.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Eddie Murphy, king of comedy
Murphy didn't tell a joke for almost three decades — until he came to the Kennedy Center to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
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Trump to inspect Predator drone, meet with Marines at Yuma, Ariz., Border Patrol station ahead of rally
The visit comes as the Trump administration has touted successes on immigration enforcement and prepares to fight for funding for a border wall.
Muslim men in India could once divorce their wives by saying three words. Until now.
India's Supreme Court struck down the traditional Muslim divorce formula, the "triple talaq."
Texas man charged with trying to bomb a Confederate statue in Houston
Officials said the man was spotted at a Houston statue Saturday with equipment to "produce a viable explosive device."
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Who says college kids aren't politically engaged?
We're going to give Rutgers undergrad Asad Asif a gold star for defying the millennial stereotype, because not only did he vote in New Jersey's June 3 primary, he also took the initiative to write in the name of a candidate for the obscure, wide-open Old Bridge's Ward 6, District 7 committeeman position.
The thing is, Asif wrote in his own name ... and won.
Just like that, Asif, at the age of 19, became a Middlesex County Committee member, and a Republican one at that, according to the New Brunswick Times.
"It was kind of like the 'Mickey Mouse vote,' where people write in stupid names when they vote for president," Asif told the Times. "I wanted to do the same thing, and since there was no real candidate in the slot, I decided to write myself in."
Asif told the newspaper that he's not affiliated with any political party; thus, the Times said, he may not "entirely believe in the position he has accepted."
With the new job, he will be a voting member of the Middlesex County Republican Organization (MCRO) and Old Bridge Republican Committee, both of which are responsible for endorsing state and local candidates.
The Middlesex County Committee has more than 1,000 seats and only about half of them are filled, which allowed Asif to slide right in.
Asif, who is a Muslim, said he's more interested in working in religious and charitable organizations. And he told the Brunswick Times that when he asked to be sworn in on a Quran, employees at the Old Bridge Town Clerk gave him "dirty looks."
On the bright side, at least one member of the committee seems to be open to the presence of some younger blood, the Times reported:
Meanwhile, only seven members make up the Republican committee including a couple who won by writing themselves in, according to New Brunswick Republican Organization President Joy Sheehan.
"It would be good if we could grow and get a presence in the Rutgers community. We'd love to have more college kids involved," said Sheehan.


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The victim of a recent five-on-one broad-daylight beating suffered 84 kicks, 28 punches, three foot-stomps and was slashed in the face with scissors, leaving him badly injured and needing urgent surgery, a Manitoba judge was shown this week.
Winnipeg police were able to be so specific about the violence inflicted on a 49-year-old man at a green-space area near Higgins Avenue and Main Street after a bystander filmed the attack on "high-quality" cellphone video and turned it over to investigators, Judge Mary Kate Harvie heard Wednesday.
And now, one of the suspects accused of being a major player in the brutal Aug. 3 attack will remain behind bars pending trial after Harvie denied him bail.
Prosecutors allege Lawrence Laquette, 25, was recruited as "muscle" to take part in the assault. At the time, he was free on bail for gashing a relative in the face with a knife as she tried to break up a fight at a home on Manitoba Avenue -- an offence to which Laquette recently pleaded guilty.
"He's being used by the other players. And he's essentially acting on orders to attack this man," Crown attorney Adam Bergen alleged.
The aggravated assault charge he's facing has not been proven and Laquette is presumed innocent. There was no publication ban on the hearing.
Bergen said there was trouble brewing between the victim and others some time prior to the attack.
Someone phoned Laquette at his group home for people with neurodevelopmental disorders.
Oblivious to what was about to happen, group home workers drove him and dropped him off in an area near where the attack took place, Harvie was told.
Bergen played the video footage in court in hopes of keeping Laquette in custody on the basis he posed a risk to reoffend if given bail. "It depicts all of the players, exactly what happens," Bergen said.
"You've done enough, you've gotten me pretty good," the victim says at one point. A female co-accused produces scissors and takes a swipe at the man, according to Bergen.
"Stop, you're going to kill me," the victim pleads. "Yeah -- you're right I'm going to kill you," she replied, before slashing him in the face, Harvie heard.


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Besides having absolutely stylish and elegant crockery like spoons, crockery, plates, glasses and forks, it is important to have an attractive tissue holder so that everyone who is invited for a dinner at your home feels delighted and happy. Tissue holder is an important part of your dining as you need to clean your hands and mouth after enjoying the scrumptious dishes. . The only purpose of the tissue holder is not just to hold tissue papers but also add grace to the dining table. This Polystone chef tissue paper holder is amazingly cute containing two adorable plump chefs wearing chef uniform with proper accessories like red bow, belt and leather shoes. You can even gift it to your near and dear ones besides purchasing it for yourself. It comes with a dimension of 6.25''W x 13"H.


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Horizons congratulate outstanding farms
Horizons Regional Council
Monday 19 March, 2012
Horizons congratulate outstanding farms
Horizons Regional Council wishes to congratulate each of the farms who achieved in their various categories at the 2012 Horizons Ballance Farm Environment Awards on Friday evening. The event, held at Awapuni Racecourse, honoured those farms which have shown the environment can be restored and enhanced under profitable farming systems.
The supreme award was presented to Paul and Donna Edwards of Rangedale Station in front of over 200 guests. Rangedale Station not only took out the overall prize, but also won the Dalrymple Habitat Award and the Horizons Integration of Trees on the Farm Award.
"We congratulate Paul and Donna for their success at the awards. Rangedale Station is a testament to the notion that environmental stewardship can be achieved while still running an economical and sustainable farm," says Horizons Chairman Bruce Gordon.
"It's not only recognition these awards offer to farmers in our Region. They also provide valuable opportunities for farmers, industry and the regional council to listen to the ideas of entrants and to learn from the different approaches they take."
Other winners on the night were the Morrison Farming Partnership of Marton who won the Beef & Lamb Livestock award and the PGG Land and Life award; Alistair and Margo Robertson of Farmzeal, Bulls who won the LIC Dairy award; Jim and Lynette Galloway of Jala Enterprises, Eketahuna who won the Nutrient Management award and the Margaret Matthews Sustainability Trophy for Commitment to Sustainability; and Grant and Diana Baird of Fairview Farms, Kawhatau who won the Hill Laboratories Harvest Award, Waterforce Integrated Management award and the Massey University Discovery award.
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Finding the Recipe for Success: 2007 Liberty Volleyball Season Outlook
The Liberty volleyball team will open its 2007 season at home this Friday and Saturday, with the Liberty Invitational Presented by Pepsi. A season preview follows.
Entering his fourth season as Liberty's head volleyball coach, Shane Pinder is like a chef aiming to craft his variety of ingredients into a prize-winning delicacy. Some of the ingredients at his disposal are tried and true, as 10 players return from the 2006 Lady Flames squad, which finished third in the Big South Conference regular-season standings. In addition, five new spices will enter the equation this season in the form of an extremely promising yet unproven crop of newcomers.
Pinder's primary objective is to meld this collection of talents into a champion and unseat five-time defending conference titlist Winthrop in the process. One thing Liberty does have going for it is the fact that the 2007 Big South Volleyball Championship will take place at the Vines Center for the first time since 2001. Incidentally, the 2001 Lady Flames captured their most recent Big South title on their home court, and the 2007 Liberty team hopes history repeats itself.
Despite the Lady Flames' in-season conference success of a season ago, the team's stay in the Big South Championship did not last long. Liberty, seeded third, was upset at home by sixth-seeded Coastal Carolina in the opening round of the tournament, providing an extra bit of motivation for the 2007 season.
"Our players are hungry," explained Pinder. "They are upset we didn't win that first-round match last year. We have a lot of experience back from that team and chose four primary areas we wanted to address in our recruiting.
"First, we wanted to improve our ball control," Pinder continued. "We also wanted to increase our size at the net and become more physical there. Third, we wanted to become a tougher serving team as a whole. Finally, we wanted to increase our athleticism."
Pinder believes his five newcomers—5-6 freshman outside hitter/defensive specialist Karyl Bacon, 6-2 sophomore middle blocker Chelaine McCarty, a transfer from Auburn, 6-1 freshman outside hitter Nicki Scripko, 5-7 freshman defensive specialist/libero Rebecca Waneka and 5-6 freshman setter Olivia Willats—will combine to bolster the Lady Flames in each of those four areas, this coming season and beyond.
Add the potential of the incoming class to returnees like 5-7 senior defensive specialist/libero Lara Bartolomeo, 6-0 senior right-side hitter Mary Alice Pike and 5-9 sophomore setter Kallie Corbin, a member of the Big South Preseason All-Conference team, and it's easy to see why the Lady Flames have been picked second behind Winthrop in the preseason conference poll.
"With higher expectations comes a higher level of responsibility," cautioned Pinder. "We need to focus on getting better each day, need to build up our team chemistry between the returnees and newcomers and need to stay healthy. If we can do all of those things, we hope to be in a position to make a run down the stretch."
A position-by-position look at the 2007 Lady Flames follows:
Similar to the quarterback in football and the point guard on the hardwood, the setter is the primary playmaker of a volleyball team, orchestrating the offensive attack. Pinder's Lady Flames are fortunate to have a very good one in Corbin, who is coming off a season which saw her win the Big South Freshman of the Year and VaSID State Rookie of the Year awards. Don't expect Corbin to rest on her laurels this season, though.
"Kallie is very self-motivated," stated Pinder. "I don't have to push her. She works harder than anyone in the gym and expects more out of herself than even I do. We expect great things out of her this season."
One of Corbin's strengths lies in her versatility as a volleyball player. Not only can she set the ball, but she also led the Big South with 52 aces and ranked second on the team in both digs (376) and blocks (68) a year ago. The Oregon native tied for fourth in the nation with four triple-doubles. Her numbers should only increase in 2007, for several reasons.
"With a year of experience under her belt, Kallie has gained more command of our offense and has increased her confidence," said Pinder. "She also has some new offensive weapons to work with this season, and our attack should be faster and more difficult to stop."
One year ago at this time, Corbin was herself learning the game and tempo of collegiate volleyball. This time around, she will be helping to teach Willats some of the same lessons, during the Sunshine State native's first season.
"Olivia is athletic," Pinder noted. "She's also a lefty and jumps well, which gives her the ability to score. She still has a lot to learn, but will be running our second-team offense in practice and may potentially fight for playing time as a defensive specialist as well."
Willats displayed her athleticism at The First Academy, playing basketball and running track in addition to playing volleyball throughout her high school career.
Bartolomeo, the Lady Flames' starting setter in 2005, gives Pinder another option at the position.
Outside Hitter
The Lady Flames' corps of outside hitters is headlined by a pair of juniors, one of whom has made a successful return from injury and another who is currently battling an injury of her own.
The former statement refers to 5-9 redshirt junior Jessica Nelson, who missed the entire 2006 campaign with a leg injury, but is back to 100 percent entering this season. She was Liberty's primary offensive threat during a breakout sophomore year in 2005, pacing the team and ranking fifth in the Big South with 393 kills. To Pinder, it looks like Nelson has not skipped a beat.
"Jess is one of our most athletic players and now has the spring back in her jump," explained Pinder. "We look for her to score a lot this season. She is also really hungry after having to sit out for a year. We expect Jess to take on a leadership role on this year's team."
The latter statement above describes 6-0 redshirt junior Alysson Sanders. The elder of a pair of sisters on the Lady Flames' roster, Sanders has been hampered by a leg injury of her own throughout preseason camp and her status for the beginning of the season is uncertain. When healthy, Sanders provides the Lady Flames another credible threat on the outside, as evidenced by her team-best 280 kills in 2006.
"Alysson came to camp in great physical shape," observed Pinder. "Hopefully we can get her back soon. She played all year for us last year on the outside and will give us much-needed depth at the position this season."
Recruited as a libero/defensive specialist, the diminutive yet explosive Bacon may instead begin her career as a Lady Flame on the outside, especially if Sanders' injury sidelines her for any length of time. Bacon possesses the highest vertical leap of anyone on the roster and has the athleticism to play outside hitter, despite her lack of size. She played outside hitter for her high school team at Temecula Valley High School.
"Karyl is an exceptional athlete," Pinder summarized. "She's been taking a lot of swings on the outside during camp, and I've been impressed. She's also a great defender. She can make plays no one else on our roster can make. Karyl has a great sense of the game and will be the heart and soul of our team."
While Bacon's talents and abilities will likely be on display for Liberty volleyball fans from day one, the Lady Flames' other highly touted freshman outside hitter, Scripko, is taking a bit longer to adjust to the collegiate game. She had surgery in November and has not played organized volleyball since earning third-team All-America distinction at Fayetteville Christian School in North Carolina.
"Nicki has a little ways to go physically," remarked Pinder. "She's just worn out right now. I'm excited about her potential. She's every bit of 6-1 and can play anywhere on the net. Nicki is the type of player who can take our program to the next level. She is going to be very tough for Big South teams to deal with."
Middle Blocker
First-team All-Big South selection Autum Black and Rachel Denton both graduated after last season, depleting the Lady Flames' roster at the middle blocker spot. Liberty's cupboard is hardly bare at the position in 2007, however.
Ashley Webber, a 6-1 junior, is the most experienced of the Lady Flames' returning middle blockers. One of a trio of California natives on the squad, she started eight times as a sophomore and ranked 10th in the conference with 0.91 blocks per game. After returning from injury, Webber was playing her best volleyball at the end of the year. She averaged 10.4 kills per match in the final four matches of the 2006 campaign and hopes to convey the success into her junior season.
"Ashley puts up a big, physical block," noted Pinder. "There were two or three times last season when she took over the net and turned the momentum of the match. She has also looked really good offensively during the preseason and appears ready to take over more of the offensive load for us."
McCarty is another player who is expected to make an immediate offensive impact. She only made two appearances at Auburn in 2006, but should exceed that number by the end of the season-opening Liberty Invitational Presented by Pepsi. A high school All-American, McCarty helped her squad win three-straight state titles and hopes to bring that winning attitude to the Lady Flames.
"I'm really excited about Chelaine," beamed Pinder. "She has a high volleyball lQ and will carry a large part of the offensive load from the beginning. Chelaine is a high-level kid who brings leadership ability by the way she plays. She will be a fun one to watch this year."
Kirstyn Sanders, a 6-0 redshirt freshman, will be looking for her first playing time in a Liberty uniform after sitting out her rookie year with an injury. The other half of the Lady Flames' sister act from Delaware, Sanders possesses the ability and versatility to play anywhere along the net if necessary. At present, she is trying to return to her level of play from before last season's injury.
"Kirstyn's still trying to get back into volleyball shape and is still getting over the fear of jumping," stated Pinder. "She will give us needed depth at middle blocker this season and can help our program out in the long term. She is a positive player and a very hard-working kid."
Right-Side Hitter
Pike, Liberty's incumbent at right-side hitter, is yet another player for whom health will be a concern. She has battled back ailments throughout most of her career. When healthy, the left-hander has shown the ability to solidify this position on the court for the Lady Flames, as evidenced by her Big South Player of the Week award from last season. Pinder is counting on a healthy Pike to make major contributions during her final year on campus.
"If she can stay healthy, Mary Alice can help us this year," said Pinder. "As a lefty, she attacks from different angles, giving her good scoring ability. She also brings a big block on the right side, going up against other teams' outside hitters."
If Pike is unable to play, Pinder has several alternatives waiting in the wings. Carmen Streeper, a local product, stands 5-11 and also swings left-handed. A walk-on, Streeper has worked hard the last two years and may be poised for a breakout year in 2007.
"Carmen is really putting pressure on our other right-side hitters," explained Pinder. "She is scoring well in camp and has gotten her jump back from before last season's injury. She works hard every day, is a positive kid and makes our program better."
Brittany Pacella, also a redshirt sophomore, stands 6-0 and is in her second year with the team after transferring from N.C. State. She saw limited playing time last season and is aiming to realize her considerable potential.
"Brittany has gotten into better shape over the summer and is starting to get her game back," Pinder remarked. "She's continuing to get her jumping ability back and is continuing to rebuild her confidence. When she gets there, she puts up a big block, has great hands and is a physical attacker at the net."
Kirstyn Sanders and Scripko may also see playing time on the right side this season.
Libero/Defensive Specialist
In 2006, Bartolomeo wore the different-colored libero uniform in every game and excelled in the role. This season, though, she has company and competition at a position which is now one of the deeper spots on the team.
Bartolomeo, who has bounced back and forth between libero and setter at Liberty, found the libero spot to her liking a season ago, racking up 494 digs. The total ranked fourth in the Big South and fourth in program history. No Lady Flame had recorded as many digs since the 1993 season.
"We look for Lara to provide senior leadership on the back row and anchor our passing patterns," noted Pinder. "We expect her to have a great senior year. She does a great job of bringing positive energy to our back row."
Waneka is expected to push for playing time on defense as well. The walk-on from Colorado fit a couple of Pinder's recruiting objectives, as she is athletic and is a proficient passer.
"I fully expect Becca to help our program in the next four years," stated Pinder. "She provides a lot of energy, both on and off the court. She has great ball control and does a good job of getting us into our system. Becca also plays the back row like Kallie plays the front row, with her hustle and energy."
Rejoining the team for a second season after transferring from High Point is 5-2 redshirt sophomore Kristen Dalton. The native of North Carolina, who also throws the javelin for the Lady Flames' track & field team, did not see any action a season ago.
"Kristen has missed time in camp after having some off-season surgery and has a ways to go," said Pinder. "She is in great physical shape and works hard in the weight room. She just needs to continue to work to get better every day."
As previously mentioned, Bacon was recruited for her defensive abilities and will provide depth at the position.
2007 Schedule
The Lady Flames' 2007 season schedule works in Pinder's favor, as he seeks to mesh his returnees and newcomers as an effective unit. Non-conference foes like Maryland, James Madison and East Tennessee State will challenge Liberty, but the team will not have to face nationally ranked foes like Ohio and Washington right off the bat, as it did in 2006.
Liberty will play 16 matches at the Vines Center this season, if it reaches the Big South Championship title match. By contrast, the Lady Flames played only 10 home contests a season ago.
In addition to the Nov. 15-17 Big South Volleyball Championship, Liberty will kick off its season with the Liberty Invitational Presented by Pepsi, Aug. 24-25. Duquesne, Evansville and Howard will also compete in the event.
Speaking of the Big South, Liberty will both begin and end its slate of 12 conference matches against in-state rival Radford. The Lady Flames travel to Radford on Sept. 22 and host the Highlanders on Nov. 10.
The Lady Flames are slated to play at Winthrop on Sept. 29 and will battle the Eagles at home on Oct. 27. As alluded to above, Winthrop is the five-time defending conference champion and is favored to keep its string alive in 2007.
In a new schedule feature this season, Liberty will continue playing after the Big South Volleyball Championship has been completed, regardless of the outcome. The Lady Flames are scheduled to travel to VCU the day after Thanksgiving to battle Long Island and Georgetown.
Ideally, the late-November matches at VCU will serve as a tune-up for the NCAA Tournament, should the Lady Flames capture the fourth Big South title in program history. Such an accomplishment would be icing on the cake for Pinder and the 2007 Liberty Lady Flames.


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The difficulty is that much of Disney's best drama these days happens in court or shareholders' meetings or the boardroom.
The latest setting for a Disney epic is a courtroom in Wilmington, Delaware, the venue of choice for corporate battles because of its benign company law and its judges who understand the intricacies of both legal and corporate life.
On one side is a group of Disney shareholders angry at the severance package worth more than $100m given to Michael Ovitz ten years ago.
Mr Ovitz was recruited by the current chief executive, Michael Eisner, as his deputy and fired by him barely a year later.
On the other side is Mr Eisner and the company itself, seeking to justify the pay-out.
Already some of the documents have been made public and they reveal a drama of clashing egos behind the smiles of the world's smiliest company.
A picture emerges in the documents of sharp elbows and sharper tongues.
One letter hand-written by Michael Eisner to Michael Ovitz - once friends - has already been made public (see link on the right hand of this page to read the letter):
"I believe you should resign and we should put the best possible face on it. When we talked last Friday I told you again that my biggest problem was that you played the angles too much, exaggerated the truth too far, manipulated me and others too much".
Exit not cure
Mr Eisner complained to the man he had hired: "I tried to talk to you but never could get connected.
"Even on the plane, I could not get your attention. The phone was the most important thing in your life.
"You were late to almost all meetings. And often you lost your temper, to pilots, drivers, little people."
And then the knock-out punch from Mr Eisner to Mr Ovitz:
"Michael, the more I dig with you, the more truth comes out. I really am tired of giving you the second degree. You must be tired of getting it?
"You may think that so much of what I have written in this letter is petty. I know that. But the time is finally, once again, to be clear. It cannot work. And I want it to end as soon as possible. I want you to direct your energies to how to exit, not how to cure."
This may be par for the course in a high-profile, high ego industry, and if it gets the job done few would mind.
The shareholders, though, are angry about the pay-out to Mr Ovitz which they say didn't get enough scrutiny by the board and which was over-generous at their expense.
Business judgement
The tradition of the Delaware court was to try to stay out of company affairs - it's not the job of a judge, so its reasoning went, to second-guess directors and shareholders if they seemed to be acting in good faith.
Recently, though, the Delaware court has seemed more inclined to stand up for shareholders.
Last May, though, Judge William B. Chandler III refused to throw out the case.
"The facts belie any assertion that (Disney's directors) exercised any business judgment or made any good faith attempt to fulfil the fiduciary duties they owed to Disney and its shareholders," he said.
Now, that doesn't indicate a denouement that Disney might applaud.


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This article studies scoring auctions, a procedure commonly used to buy differentiated products: suppliers submit offers on all dimensions of the good (price, level of nonmonetary attributes), and these are evaluated using a scoring rule. We provide a systematic analysis of equilibrium behavior in scoring auctions when suppliers' private information is multidimensional (characterization of equilibrium behavior and expected utility equivalence). In addition, we show that scoring auctions dominate several other commonly used procedures for buying differentiated products, including menu auctions, beauty contests, and price-only auctions with minimum quality thresholds. Copyright (c)2008, RAND.
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Nick Adams, Jeremy Kushnier, Steve Rosen & Alyssa DiPalma Join ROCKY HORROR SHOW at Bucks County Playhouse
Bucks County Playhouse (BCP) (Jed Bernstein, Producing Director) has announced that Broadway's Nick Adams as Rocky, Jeremy Kushnier as Riff Raff, Steve Rosen as Dr. Scott/Eddie/Narrator, and Alyssa DiPalma as Magenta will join the cast in its fall production of Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show.
Featuring direction by Tony Award nominee Hunter Foster and choreography by Lorin Latarro, the cast for The Rocky Horror Show will also include Nick Cearley as Brad, Jennifer Cody as Columbia, and Lauren Molina as Janet.
The creative team includes David L. Arsenault and Wilson Chin (Set Design), Nicole V. Moody (Costume Design), Travis McHale (Lighting Design),Ed Chapman (Sound Design) and Alex Harrington (Music Direction).
A chorus of Phantoms comprising of Bucks County area locals will include Sarah DeNight, Brian Graziani, Alex Kryger and Erica Nicole Rothman.
"We are thrilled to announce exciting additions to this all-star Broadway cast and creative team. We are proud to be bringing the Rocky Horror tradition back to The Playhouse, and are even prouder to be including Bucks County area talent with a local Phantom chorus" said Producing Director Jed Bernstein. "This is another great way to further celebrate community."
The Rocky Horror Show, with book, music, and lyrics by Richard O'Brien, is a musical that inspired the 1975 classic cult film, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. It follows innocent couple Brad and Janet as they seek shelter at a mysterious old castle on a dark and stormy night, where they encounter transvestite Dr. Frank N Furter, his "perfect" creation Rocky, and an assortment of other crazy creatures.
The Rocky Horror Show will run from October 23rd through November 2nd with select special late night showings.
The Rocky Horror Show will play the following schedule: October 23rd at 7:30 p.m.; October 24th at 7:30 p.m.; October 25th at 7:30 and 11:30 p.m.; October 26th at 7:30 and 11:30 p.m.; October 27th at 3:00 p.m.; October 29th at 7:30 p.m.; October 30th at 7:30 and 11:30 p.m.; October 31st at 7:30 and 11:30 p.m.; November 1st at 7:30 p.m.; and November 2nd at 7:30 and 11:30 p.m.
Additional casting will be announced shortly.
The Rocky Horror Show is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.
INTERACTIVE DETAILS: To help preserve the beauty of the recently renovated Bucks County Playhouse, official Rocky Horror Show goody bags will be available for purchase in the lobby. The goody bags will consist of signature Rocky Horror props, such as rubber gloves, playing cards and newspaper. Special "Time Warp" seats give Rocky Horror Show fans the ultimate experience, including front orchestra seating, a goody bag and an invitation to come up on stage and dance the "Time Warp" with the cast. Outside props will not be allowed in the theatre.
Tickets are $35, with $25 student tickets (must show valid full-time Student ID) and $49 premium "Time Warp Seats".
To purchase tickets and for more information on The Playhouse visit bcptheater.org, call 215-862-2121 or visit the box office at 70 South Main Street New Hope, PA (7 Days noon-5).
Located 90 minutes from New York City, the Bucks County Playhouse opened in 1939 on the site of a grist mill dating from the late eighteenth century. Ironically, the structure was at that time in danger of demolition; however playwright Moss Hart and the local community rallied to save the building and re-opened it as a theatrical venue, which quickly became one of the country's most famous regional theaters, with a veritable who's who of American theatrical royalty including Kim Hunter, Helen Hayes, Kitty Carlisle, Colleen Dewhurst, Shirley Booth, Lillian Gish, June Lockhart, Grace Kelly, Robert Redford, Bert Lahr, Leslie Nielsen and Walter Matthau and remained in continuous operation until December 2010. Thanks to the Bridge Street Foundation, the non-profit family foundation of Kevin and Sherri Daugherty, this beloved theatrical landmark was re-opened and celebrated on July 2, 2012, exactly 73 years and day from when it originally opened in 1939. The Bucks County Playhouse is located at 70 South Main Street in New Hope, PA.
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text: Since Messages is currently the only way to send/receive iMessages on the Mac, I was thinking of making the jump back to Messages after using Adium for ages. However, a large number of my (foolish) friends still MSN, and Messages still seems to have no in-built support. I'm wondering if there are any good, and active, MSN add-on plugins for iChat/Messages? I heard MSN now uses XMPP, but with a stupid custom authentication mechanism (trust Microsoft to add standards support without following the standards ). The only other alternative seems to be using XMPP transports, which is easy enough to setup using a local XMPP server such as OpenFire with the Kraken Gateway plugin (the 1.1.3 beta, earlier seems to be broken). But this is a very messy solution since MSN contacts appear as <contact_address>@msn.<xmpp_server>, which of course causes the contacts to split even if their address book card has their MSN details, since Messages isn't aware of transports. Adding the transport addresses isn't the worst thing in the world, but it's a bit annoying. Anyway, I'm curious what options are available, as I can't just ditch half of my contacts, but I also don't want to run multiple IM clients.


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Recipe Find: 50-cent cookies an old favorite
Updated 9:49 am, Friday, May 10, 2013
Kathy Birkner's request was for an old-fashioned cookie that I hadn't thought of in many years.
Birkner writes, "A friend of mine is looking for a '50 cent cookie' recipe.
"She remembers the recipe had brown sugar and pecans, and you rolled the dough into a ball, then flattened it with your thumb.
"She said the cookies were about the size of a 50-cent piece, and they were easy and delicious. The lady I am writing for is in her 80s.
"Thanks for your help."
I've heard about 50-cent cookies through the years and as I understand it, they were more a category of cookies than a specific cookie recipe. In other words, there could be 50-cent Chocolate Chip Cookies, 50-cent Butterscotch Cookies or more, but all were small cookies, so named because they were about the size of a 50-cent coin.
The first recipe for Butterscotch Cookies uses the thumb technique to flatten it and sounds quite similar to the recipe Birkner requested. The second recipe for Icebox Cookies is a personal favorite that I've made for nearly 30 years.
Food & Drink Channel
The technique for making these cookies is different, but gives a similar result. Plus, they taste great and are very convenient.
When my daughters were at home, I always kept a roll of dough in the freezer and was able to make a tray of warm cookies in minutes.
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December 19, 2007 – Torrance, CA - Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., will stage the world premiere of the all-new 2009 Toyota Venza crossover sedan at a press conference at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
Venza will be a unique blend of sedan and sport utility vehicle, offering seating for five, easy ingress and egress, a car-like ride and functional utility. Venza was designed and engineered in the United States and will be assembled at Toyota's manufacturing plant in Georgetown, Kentucky.
The press conference will be held on Monday, January 14 at 10:50 AM Eastern Time in the Riverview Ballroom at COBO Center and simulcast live to the Toyota display area at the show. A video clip of the press conference will be available for viewing following the event on the Toyota.com website.
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TREES draped with fairy lights, Melbourne trams selling food and audience dance-offs are a few signs this is not your ordinary music festival.
The Sydney College of the Arts in Rozelle was transformed into a musical playground on Saturday for 12,000 fans attending the St Jerome's Laneway Festival.
"Laneway started out as a street party,'' the festival co-founder, Danny Rogers, said. ''We threw a party in a back alley in Melbourne. It was very organic … It just exceeded our expectations."
The party has evolved into a yearly event with seven shows across Australia and internationally. Rogers believes that smaller festivals are able to give fans a more unique line-up and experience.
''With festivals like the Big Day Out and Future Music, you need really big acts, huge acts, and with that comes obviously huge amounts of money and huge amounts of expectation … our focus is less about the headliners but more about building a solid body of artists.''
Tom Willis, 21, bought a ticket to Laneway because it is a different kind of festival. ''It's very chilled out, everyone is here to have a good time,'' he said.
Not all smaller festivals have experienced the same success.
Peats Ridge, which was held in the Glenworth Valley north of Sydney over the new year, has not covered costs and is yet to pay artists and production crew. The year before, Playground Weekender at Wiseman's Ferry was cancelled but could not refund customers.
Adam Zammit, the chief executive and founder of Peer Group Media, which runs The Big Day Out festival, said that, just because a few festivals had not survived, did not mean the market was in trouble. Big Day Out sold out in Sydney this year.


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SAI told the market on Monday morning that it has received the "unsolicited, indicative, conditional and non-binding" proposal from PEP, valuing the company at $5.10 to $5.25.
SAI shares last traded at $4.28.
The company said the board is yet to form a view about the takeover but says it is "open to engagement with PEP to determine whether a binding proposal" can be developed.
But the company, formerly known as Standards Australia, has also sacked its chief executive
SAI chairman
"Last week, it became clear to the board that we were unlikely to resolve the differences between the non-executive directors and the CEO regarding changes required and the pace of these changes to deliver the business improvements that we are seeking over the short to medium term," Mr Dutton said in a statement.
Mr Porges has been given six months' notice of termination of his position and will continue working "on duties directed by the executive chairman until the end of the notice period", the company said in a statement to the exchange.
It is believed the proposal from PEP was received over the past week, just as the board was finalising its deliberations on the plan to replace the chief executive.
SAI Global warned its earnings in the year to June will take a $7 million hit as it takes the axe to head office costs and the consolidation of some offices.
Competing offers likely: Moelis
Moelis and Co analyst Adam Michel told clients SAI Global shares were a "buy" since the indicated offer from PEP was not especially generous and that competing offers could emerge.
"Whilst the CEO transition could indicate uncertainty around the progress on material cost savings/business efficiency gains, we do see SAI as readily subject to a competitive bidding process as PEP's indicative offer range implies financial year 2015 price to earnings ratios of 17.7 times to 18.2 times . . . appearing undemanding for what is a robust revenue business model," he told clients in a note.
SAI Global said it "has not formed a view as to the merits" of the PEP proposal.
"The board is open to engaging with PEP to determine whether a binding proposal that is capable of being put to shareholders with the recommendation of the SAI board can be developed," it said.
SAI Global is being advised by Macquarie and PEP is believed to be advised by Citi.
It is believed the board opted to push the chief executive out due to the pace of change in lifting the group's performance.
After a string of acquisitions, the focus has shifted to achieving robust growth from the assets acquired.
"The focus now is on extracting value from the acquisitions that have been undertaken," one of the company's advisors said. "The board wants to see growth from the existing assets – and that plan wasn't emerging."
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04 April 2011
Evgeni Nabokov is looking to play in the World Championships, but reports indicate the New York Islanders will not let him. TSN's Darren Dreger reports that Nabokov needs the Islanders permission to play for Russia.
His original intention was to play for the Detroit Red Wings, but Nabokov was claimed off waivers by the Islanders in January. He subsequently refused to report to Long Island, forcing the league and the Islanders to suspend the 35 year old goaltender until he reported to the team.
Per TSN's Dreger Report:
Because Nabokov refused to report to Long Island and was subsequently suspended, both the team and league believe the Isles can toll his contract for the 2011-2012 season. This tolling potential is the reason why the Islanders denied the Russian Federation's request to allow Nabokov to play in an exhibition game last week with their Russian national team and the impact his playing in the Worlds may also have on dragging Nabokov's rights to next season presents a gamble that the Islanders, at this point, aren't willing to take.
The one concern I have with the Islanders tolling Nabokov is how they will work the goalie rotation. Should the Islanders toll his contract and he actually shows up, the Isles will have a similar problem they had with Biron and Roloson.
It would not be fair for Al Montoya to have to play in the minors next year, especially since he's played so well this year, and Garth Snow would not want to lose Nabokov for nothing either. Nabokov would have to go through waivers to be sent down to the AHL, where he would certainly be claimed by another team. Of course this scenario would all rest on if Rick Dipietro is healthy or not.
The fact that the Islanders won't let Nabokov participate in the Worlds raises some questions and it will be interesting to see how this continues to play out.
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The college dropout
The college dropout
Place Published:
New York, N.Y
Roc-A-Fella Records/Hip Hop
1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
"East Coast rap" songs; principally written by Kanye West or with others.
"Parental advisory, explicit content"--Container insert.
"Use this CD to access exclusive video ..."--Container sticker.
Enhanced CD; system requirements for multimedia portion not included.
Lyrics and program notes in container.
Intro -- We don't care -- Graduation Day -- All falls down (featuring Syleena Johnson) -- I'll fly away -- Spaceship (featuring GLC & Consequence) -- Jesus walks -- Never let me down (featuring Jay-Z & J. Ivy) -- Get em high (featuring Talib Kweli & Common) -- Workout plan -- New workout plan -- Slow jamz (featuring Twista & Jamie Foxx) -- Breathe in breathe out (featuring Ludacris) -- School spirit (skit 1) -- School spirit -- Lil Jimmy (skit) -- Two words (featuring Mos Def, Freeway & The Harlem Boys Choir) -- Through the wire -- Family business -- Last call.
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