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Jamie-Lynn Sigler
Her portrayal of Meadow Soprano, the sassy and troubled teenage daughter on the former HBO hit The Sopranos, catapulted Jamie-Lynn into the spotlight. These days, she's best known for playing herself on Entourage. If Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld have taught us anything, it's that making a career out of professionally being you isn't such a bad gig.
AppealJamie-Lynn is an attractive fusion of Cuban, Jewish and Greek. Her character Meadow Soprano amassed a considerable following, to the surprise of nobody faithful to the HBO drama. She sizzled on the screen not with an ostentatious display of raw sensuality but with the precocious curiosity of a young woman on a journey of discovery.
With a glance, a smile, a switch of the hips, a pout, and a hair flip, Jamie-Lynn has captured the rapt attention of male viewers the world over. It's no surprise that HBO brought her back after The Sopranos ended in 2007. She can now be seen on the HBO show, Entourage.
SuccessJamie-Lynn will merit a higher rating in this category when she proves that she can hold her own without the protection of The Sopranos. We have no doubt that Here to Heaven will not be her last album and we have no reason to believe her recording career will falter. That is, unless she does not become a victim of her own success.
Being on a hit television show has been a curse for many talented performers who sought to moonlight in another field, or break out on their own (just ask Joey Lawrence). The reality is however, that Jamie-Lynn has become a celebrity on the wings of her secondary talent: it is her voice that was supposed to have made her famous by now. So in effect, the recording career should be a given. The songstress can count on us to be in her corner.
Jamie-Lynn Sigler BiographyJamie-Lynn Sigler was born May 15, 1981, in Long Island, to Cuban and Jewish parents (her heritage is a mix of Cuban, Jewish-American and Greek). She was enrolled in dance school at the age of three and was taking acting and singing lessons a mere four years later.
jamie-lynn sigler and the sopranosAs a teenager, she landed a plum gig playing Anne Frank on Broadway, a role that at one time belonged to Hollywood actress Natalie Portman. Her eventual audition for the part of Meadow Soprano has become legendary, as the young Jamie-Lynn was unaware that the HBO project had nothing to do with singing. When she realized it was not a musical but a mob drama, she was surprised to have landed the part.
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Like Meadow, Jamie-Lynn has had to overcome her fair share of teenage trauma. In the aftermath of a failed relationship, Jamie-Lynn suffered severe mental anguish and came close to developing a major eating disorder -- something of which she spoke at length about on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
The struggle was due also to the pressure inherent with being on a major hit show as well as with the stress of juggling a college course load. The producers of The Sopranos even considered dropping Jamie-Lynn Sigler from the show, until she proved that she was in good mental and physical health.
She has since put her degree in Psychology on hold while she pursues her Hollywood dream.
jamie-lynn sigler and here to heaven
Despite her acting success, Jamie-Lynn never gave up her intention to record an album. She signed a contract after an episode of The Sopranos aired featuring Meadow belting out the TLC hit, "No Scrubs." Hot producers such as TK and Desmond Child were summoned to work on the album sound and Sigler was fortunate enough to contribute to the songwriting.
It was crucial for her to reflect her personal life into the songs and inject her emotions into the fabric of the album. A classically trained pianist and budding guitarist, Jamie-Lynn has set out to prove that she is not some fly-by-night pop sensation, looking for a fleeting taste of fame and fortune.
Her first album, titled Here to Heaven, was released in October 2001. MTV premiered the video for her song "Cry Baby" on Total Request Live.
jamie-lynn sigler and entourageAfter The Sorpanos had its series finale in 2007, Jamie-Lynn Sigler returned to HBO in 2008 to work on season 5 of Entourage. Playing herself -- as well as Turtle's love interest -- Jamie-Lynn Sigler returned for season 6 as well. In 2009, Jamie-Lynn also appeared on several episodes of Ugly Betty.
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BWW Reviews: Far From Boring, GEOGRAPHY CLUB Entertains
In this typical American high school, there's a student organization "so boring that nobody in their right mind would ever in a million years join it." But the play "Geography Club" is an illuminating view of the effects of bullying the outcast.
Adapting his first book in his Russel Middlebrook series for the stage, Brent Hartinger had his play premiere at the Seattle FringeACT Festival of New Plays in 2004. The slim retelling of the events in his insightful young adult novel is entertainingly presented by freshmen and sophomore students in the Utah of Utah's respected Actor Training Program.
Hartinger has been called "a master at crafting a high school setting" and has a true skill in writing teen-speak, which guest director Jerry Rapier capitalizes on with his young cast. Mike T. Brown plays Russel, who initially believes he is the only gay student at his high school. That is until a relationship begins with Kevin (Michael S. Johnson), the star of the school's baseball team. With three other students, an on-campus support group is formed, dissolved only to be reformed with the club members newly strengthened.
After his handsome "The Adding Machine" at the university last season, Rapier shows his skill at staging audience-pleasing works. Quick pacing and revealing characterizations are the hallmarks of this production.
Brown is engaging and sympathetic as the play's main character and our narrator, with his comic asides that win over the audience. His portrayal as Russel anchors the play, and he skillfully captures that painfully awkward, hormone-raged age of adolescence - recognizing first love, finding identity, struggling for acceptance. He is aptly supported by Johnson as Russel's duplicitous friend Kevin.
The play draws on "The Breakfast Club" as it assembles an unlikely group of teens, which the playwright acknowledges by directly referencing the movie.
The opening of "Geography Club" coincided with National Coming Out Day, during National Bullying Prevention Month, and the play was staged as part of the university's Pride Week.
This "Geography Club" also gave theatergoers the chance to see a stage dramatization before the film version, which has been produced with big-name stars (Nikki Blonsky, Ana Gasteyer, Scott Bakula) and Cameron Deane Stewart (from the newly released "Pitch Perfect") in the lead role.
Adding greatly to the audience enjoyment of the play, a talkback followed with the author, playwright and the university's director of the LGBT Resource Center.
Caption: Michael S. Johnson as Kevin and Mike T. Brown as Russel in "The Geography Club"

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I'm using Live Meeting for a few years, and it seem's that there aren't any visible improvements in Live Meeting Service since then.
Is Microsoft still working in news improvements to Live Meeting Service?
I have the same problems since I've started working with it, I was expecting to see changes along all this years, but only noticed improvements with the audio quality.
For example:
PPT with 16:9 Page Setup shrinks at start
Can't delete event brands
Can't choose HDMI in Audio and Video Setup
Can't import a Registration file
Can't use mp4 or mov files
Can't see ppt notes when presenting
Can't change live meeting email template
Can't have a alert about registrations full, so I can suggest later to that users other future events
The recording (wmv) keep the ppt page setup (16:9) visual, and not a shrinked image
Can't use ppt animations and timers
As a payer user and with all the offer we have from other brands, I was expecting much more from Microsoft with the Live Meeting Service.
Most of this problems I've already sent to Microsoft, some of them a long time ago (years).
I Found on other topic reference about a new (and still unpublished)
service release (9.1).
The last service release was on May 2011 (8.0.6362.202)?
It will be only that new few things?
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A fine piece of work but with two things that bother me. That robotic voice, it's sounds like some dumb futuristic robot reject from some bad 80's kiddy cartoon and the female vocals. I don't mind female vocals much but it kind of feels out of place here. I think the album would actually be even better with virtually no vocals at all, especially in the song, "Sentiment", whoever is talking in that song sounds funny.
It would stand strong as a real solid album if it stuck with being a progressive jazzy death metal jam session. Catchy memeorable moments come up often in the music when the jazz parts come up. This sounds like Death's "Human" album only with a great emphasis on jazz.
Taleneted band with good technical skills. I enjoy every solo that comes up. The album may not be littered with solos, but there's enough to keep you happy.
If you want to hear something beautiful, listen to the song, "Textures", I love every minute of it. If this song was absent from the album, I probably would have lowered the admiration I have for the Cd dramatically. Textures has no vocals, which is why it's perfect. The band displays how well it could create melodic jazz and make it burst into some thrashy death metal. The softness and roughness were blended well together and you get to appreciate the music without the distracting vocals that are in the rest of the album.


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A new movement is gaining momentum around the world: It's called Meatless Monday, and the goal is to bring awareness to our tendency to overconsume animal products. Ultimately, it serves as a way to improve our health and lessen our impact on the environment.
According to the campaign: "On average, Americans consume 8 ounces of meat per day – 45% more than the USDA recommends. Going meatless once a week can reduce your risk of chronic preventable conditions like cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. It can also help limit your carbon footprint and save precious resources like fresh water and fossil fuel."
If you've ever talked to a Pharmaca practitioner, they've probably recommended a diet full of leafy greens and whole grains–and low in foods high in saturated fat like red meat. Meatless Mondays are the perfect way to pay more attention to your diet, to try healthy new recipes and to feel good about eating food that isn't so taxing on the environment.
Want to join the Meatless Monday movement? Sign the pledge at meatlessmonday.com, find delicious recipes on Whole Living's blog every Monday and encourage your friends and family to consider going meatless just one day a week. Doesn't that feel better?


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which state did this take place in?
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in California, you first have to get permission from the court to allow "service by publication". To do this, you must first exercise due diligence to locate the person. This usually means having a private investigator look for them, since the court prefers having a 3rd party capable of using all resources available to locate the defendant. A private investigator will probably charge $100-$300 for his or her services, but the amount can be more or less. If the person still can't be found, you have to file a motion for service by publication with an accompanying order. Ask your local law librarian for a sample form. If the court grants your motion, you will have to run the notice in the newspaper most likely to read by the defendant once a week for four consecutive weeks. It's not easy, but the court wants to make sure that we truly can't be found before things proceed without noticing us. Best of luck.
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Leadership can be hard to come byJun 17, 2012 By Randy Tucker, Staff Writer
Leadership, or the lack of it, has been one of the most controversial topics since man first invented the concept eons ago.
Management styles differ, leadership principles vary widely and the simple act of getting an individual or a group to follow another person's directives, remains the daunting task it has always been.
When we think of leadership we often hear names like Genghis Khan, Sun Tzu, Mahatma Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln and everyone's two favorites, Stalin and Hitler, bantered about.
Of the men mentioned in the line above, only Gandhi, Lincoln and Sun Tzu had a lasting legacy worth emulating. The others were autocrats, dictators and possibly the worst examples of human beings produced so far on this planet.
Their actions affected millions of people in the worst ways, and they now serve as examples of what not to be rather than persons with positive traits to aspire to.
You often hear about "being a team player" or "riding for the brand" these days. Neither of these terms has ever appealed to me personally.
A former school superintendent that I constantly was at odds with, called me into his office one day and informed me that I wasn't a "team player."
I quickly responded with a flurry of sports metaphors.
"That's not right," I said. "I've blocked for others, passed the ball inside so someone else could score, and have always been a team player. The problem is that I'm not on your team."
The write-up he put in my file was tossed out a few years later by another superintendent.
People within an organization are often troubled that their supervisor always supports the company over the individual. "Riding for the brand," is the epitome of taking the corporate view over the needs of the individual.
What most people don't understand about middle-management is that the people in those positions are there because they don't rock the boat. They follow orders implicitly, don't take many risks, and always take care of the hand that feeds them.
Radicals don't get hired as principals, managers or foremen. If, by accident they are hired, they don't last long in the position.
Often the most prominent skills many managers have is the ability to listen carefully, appear concerned and then employ two of the most popular leadership routines in practice today.
The first is to "gather data," to completely analyze the situation before taking any action. You can call this one "paralysis by analysis."
In gathering volumes of information it appears that they are concerned about the problem and trying to solve it.
What is actually happening is more of a smoke screen with the ultimate goal being the impression of change without really doing anything.
It is a masterful skill set to those who can pull it off. Their superiors smile down on the process, while their subordinates continue to bear the burden with no relief on the horizon. What a practical propaganda piece it can be.
The second method used in corporations, offices and schools across America is even more effective. Let's call this one "diffusion by inclusion."
Inclusion is a word we hear constantly in the workplace. Ostensibly the world has been controlled by white, middle-aged men for eternity but inclusion can break this racial and gender bias down.
If you hear the word inclusion with another popular term, "stakeholders" in the same paragraph you know the procedure is in place.
Here is an example of diffusion by inclusion that nearly everyone has witnessed and many have been a part of.
A superintendent, office manager or fleet foreman retires. The board of trustees appoints a person to manage the hiring of a replacement, with the stipulation that stakeholders must be a part of the process.
Years ago a few people reviewed applications, conducted a handful of interviews then made a recommendation to the board. Now, with "inclusion" in place among the "stakeholders" the group grows from three or four to dozens of people.
Inclusion gives everyone a chance to speak their mind, support their candidate and give the impression that all groups within the organization have the same opportunity for input.
What a great democratic example it appears to be, but appearances are deceiving. What is actually happening is that the value of each person's input is diffused by the volume of people sharing their own views.
When everyone is involved the group has to reach consensus. Consensus rarely solves a problem It just placates those involved and the people at the top still get to decide the outcome.
But what a beautiful process it is; including everyone while excluding them at the same time.
It's a leadership style that the Great Khan and the enumerable despots that followed him would love.


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Metacognitive Therapy for Comorbid Insomnia
This study has been withdrawn prior to enrollment.
(problems recruiting patients)
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: October 7, 2005
Last updated: November 21, 2012
Last verified: November 2012
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Detailed Description:
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of meta-cognitive therapy for insomnia.
|Secondary Insomnia
|Behavioral: meta-cognitive therapy Other: waiting list
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Metacognitive Therapy for Patients With a Psychiatric Disorder and Comorbid Insomnia.
Further study details as provided by Norwegian University of Science and Technology:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Scores on rating scales for sleep quality [ Time Frame: one year ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Scores on rating scales for depression, psychiatric symptom severity, and cognitive processing. [ Time Frame: one year ]
|Study Start Date:
|August 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|January 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: meta-cognitive therapy
meta-cognitive therapy
Behavioral: meta-cognitive therapy
Meta-cognitive therapy
Active Comparator: waiting list
waiting list control
Other: waiting list
waiting list control
Detailed Description:
This study is a randomized controlled trial with 50 patients with a psychiatric disorder and insomnia. The patients will be randomized into two groups of 25 patients. The first group receives meta-cognitive therapy, whereas the second group will be assigned to a waiting list control.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Insomnia secondary to a primary psychiatric disorder
Exclusion Criteria:
- substance abuse, psychotic symptoms, suicidal intentions, severe organic disorder or psychiatric disorder where sleep restriction is not advised, organic sleep disorder.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00235365
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00235365
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Norwegian University of Science and Technology
|Principal Investigator:
|Gunnar Morken, PhD MD
|Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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|Study First Received:
|October 7, 2005
|Last Updated:
|November 21, 2012
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic
Sleep Wake Disorders
Nervous System Diseases
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> Hi, > > On Mon, 2006-01-30 at 22:45 -0500, Vivek Khera wrote: >> > However none of them are PostgreSQL Installers, none of them has the >> > ability to customize the packages and none of them has the ability to >> > install the community packages, etc. :) >> >> You need to take a sniff over at the FreeBSD ports. Lets you build >> customized install of Pg quite easily, without need for a gui, which >> none of my big servers have. > > There are some people who do use GUI on their servers and do not know > how to compile a software or do not want to build a software via command > line. > > This is called "marketing". :) I have to wonder if these people, so helpless that they cannot manage their Unix servers without this GUI tool, will be able to get any of the applications installed that were supposed to use the database. From what I can see, this is merely putting off the "learning cliff," and possibly in a dangerous way. -- let name="cbbrowne" and tld="gmail.com" in name ^ "@" ^ tld;; http://linuxfinances.info/info/nonrdbms.html Actually, typing random strings in the Finder does the equivalent of filename completion. (Discussion in comp.os.linux.misc on the intuitiveness of commands: file completion vs. the Mac Finder.)
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Symfony2 comes with an ACL mechanism that can help you whenever you need to add some permissions in your system. Some typical use cases could be to determine if a user has the permission to edit a blog post, if he can add a comment to it or if he can delete it or simply view it. In such cases ACL system seem to be the way to go in order to implement all these rules and future existing ones in a flexible manner.
Unfortunately we came across a situation where we had to do this kind of permission check on a very long list of items. Think of a page listing all your blog posts for instance. If you have a couple of it them all is fine. As soon as you start having hundreds or more of them on one simple page, then you will sooner or later hit the wall. Performance will go bad (or very bad in our case) and as the system keep storing more and more of the same kind of data it become slower and slower.
The normal way an ACL check is performed is to issue a sql statement to the database and them observe the return value to figure out if the permission is granted or not. When you start doing this kind of verification on large amount of objects you will inevitably generate a large amount of query to your database. Even worse than that. You will at the same time generate as many round-trips between your application and the database. Just in case you wanted to add insult to injury.
Luckily for us Sf2 ACL system provides a way out of this. You can in a small amount of query load all the ACLs that are related to some given objects. Once this ACL data are loaded the system keeps them (for the time of the request) and use (or reuse them) whenever it needs them. Here is how to implement it.
private function loadBlogPostsAcls($blogPostRepository)
$oids = array();
foreach ($blogPostRepository->findBy(array(), array('date' => 'asc')) as $blogPost) {
$oids[] = ObjectIdentity::fromDomainObject($blogPost);
This function is quite trivial to understand. It builds an array of object identities($oids) by looping over all the blog posts found in the database. Once we have this [potentially long] list of object identities we just have to call the method findAcls from the ACL provider. This one will batch load all ACL relative to these objects.
The findAcls is quite smart in its way to fetch the ACL data. It doesn't build just one gigantic query to load everything in one go but rather walk its way through the $oids fetching data by packet (for example, 50 items at a time).
When this is done you will have all ACL data about those blog posts loaded in the system and you can later on perform any kind of check you fancy. It will be fast and it won't go to the database any more to figure out if your user has permission to edit/view/delete your object.
I think it should be 'quite' instead of 'quiet' both times.
Thanks Hector for pointing out this mistake. It is now corrected.
I'd like to have a similar but different use case example. Suppose I want to list all but only blog posts on which a user (authenticated) has MASK_OWNER permission on. How is it possible? Thanks.
Hi etoileweb,
I think your question is not related at all to the blog post.
However I have done a quick search and found an example that might get you on track with what you are trying to do:
$ownids = $this->aclProvider->getAllowedEntitiesIds(
(MaskBuilder::MASK_OWNER | MaskBuilder::MASK_LIST),
This piece of code return the entity ids of the blog posts that one have created. So I guess starting from that it shouldn't be to hard to obtain the counter part of it (the users you haven't created).
I hope it will help you.
Good disperse Definitely. Thanks connected with speaking about.


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News Wrap: Rajat Gupta Pleads Not Guilty to Insider Trading Charges
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HARI SREENIVASAN: Former Goldman Sachs board member Rajat Gupta pleaded not guilty today to federal charges of insider trading. He surrendered this morning in New York City, and was released later on $10 million bail. Gupta is accused in the largest insider trading case in history. He allegedly aided Raj Rajaratnam, a former billionaire hedge fund manager who's been sentenced to 11 years in prison.
Wall Street racked up late gains on reports that China might invest in a financial bailout fund for European countries. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 162 points to close at 11,869. The Nasdaq rose 12 points to close above 2,650.
The casualty count from Sunday's devastating earthquake in Turkey rose again today to 461 killed and more than 1,300 people injured. At the same time, three more people were rescued, including this teacher. She was carried away after being pulled from a collapsed building. Workers continued the search with shovels, but the chances of finding more survivors were dwindling.
In Ankara, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan blamed shoddy construction, led to the large number of dead and injured.
RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish prime minister (through translator): We see that people are paying the price for concrete that virtually turned to sand or for weakened concrete blocks on the ground floors. Municipalities, constructors and supervisors should now see that their negligence amounts to murder.
HARI SREENIVASAN: The prime minister also acknowledged problems in sending aid to thousands of people who lost their homes in the quake. The Turkish Red Crescent reported 17 aid trucks were looted before the supplies could be distributed.
Thousands of people jammed roads leading away from Bangkok, Thailand, today, as rising floodwaters swamped more of the city. Elsewhere, vast swathes of countryside remain underwater.
We have a report from John Sparks of Independent Television News, who traveled to a town north of Bangkok.
JOHN SPARKS: Our journey began in the back of a Thai air force chopper filled up with donations, with rice and water. We were heading to a place we'd never heard of called Ban Gudi (ph). The people need help there, said the pilots. They're trapped by the inland sea.
We flew over the deluge, where the floodwaters spread to the horizon. And it was here that the pilots began their descent. Down below, somewhere, was Ban Gudi. We saw small boats gathering in anticipation and our helicopter's contents were flung over the side.
There's really no other way to get here. The alternative, say the pilots, is a seven-hour boat trip, and we're only 80 kilometers from the capital. These people are completely cut off.
The worst flooding in decades has forced two million people out of their homes. Hundreds of thousands now camp on the country's highways. Yet, we'd come to find the residents of Ban Gudi, and we drove until the road gave out.
They collected us by boat, a delegation from the town anxious to show us how they have been living.
How long has Ban Gudi been cut off by the waters?
MAN (through translator): Almost two months now, two months.
JOHN SPARKS: Two thousand people live in the area and, incredibly, the majority have stayed put, we were told. We found two women in canoes, and I asked them how they passed the day.
WOMAN (through translator): We don't do much. Sometimes, we catch fish to get something to eat. We have some rice donated to us to keep us going. What else can we do?
JOHN SPARKS: Marooned on a sea of stagnant water, this the cause of great hardship, but it won't drain quickly from a waterlogged nation. There are months left to endure on the inland sea.
HARI SREENIVASAN: The monsoon floods in Thailand have killed more than 370 people since July.
In Syria, thousands of President Bashar al-Assad's supporters rallied in Damascus today. They turned out hours before a delegation from the Arab League arrived. The league has called for talks with the opposition, instead of military assaults.
Meanwhile, activists said at least nine Syrians were killed by security forces today. And nine soldiers died when a grenade hit their bus.
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I'm from Indiana, I'm Roman Catholic, and I love football. That's not a lame personal ad; it just explains why, when it comes to the big-time college game, I root and always will root for Notre Dame. But I'm embarrassed by the Fighting Irish these days. Not because they just finished another disappointing season; but because their unseemly desperation to find a coaching messiah has begun to taint the image of one of America's best universities. Now that an expensive new savior has been anointed Brian Kelly, who replaces the expensive failed savior Charlie Weis here's an urgent message for Notre Dame's football faithful: Let it go. The glory days are gone, and accepting that reality is a good thing, not just for Notre Dame but for higher education in the U.S.
I know that sounds as heretical to Notre Dame fans as filet mignon on Good Friday. But here's another sacrilege for Irish ears: Notre Dame needs to act a bit more like the school it once disparaged, the University of Miami. That's right, the University of Miami Hurricanes, who used to symbolize so much that is wrong with Division I college football. Until a few years ago, the Hurricanes had an all too often deserved reputation for thugball a brash, smash-mouth style that mirrored the Miami Vice era both on and off the field. Some recruits had rap sheets longer than their high school transcripts. Whenever Notre Dame played the Hurricanes, Irish fans billed the game as Catholics versus Convicts. Sports Illustrated even urged UM's president in 1995 to shut the notorious football program down.
Because the Hurricanes won so many national championships, a lot of South Florida sportswriters still celebrate thugball as an oh-so-misunderstood facet of the Magic City's rambunctious charm. Fortunately, the university's current president, Donna Shalala, former President Clinton's health secretary, and the Hurricanes' coach, former UM player Randy Shannon, have set the program and the school in a new and more mature direction. By putting academic stature before gridiron grandeur, Shalala has moved Miami, once known as "Suntan U," into the top 50 of the U.S. News & World Report national university rankings. Shannon, meanwhile, has proved that you can build a winning Division I football team with more role models than ruffians. When ESPN recently made a documentary about the thugball days, which it will air this weekend, the university declined to take part.
The really remarkable thing is that Miami fans, who once cared even more about Hurricane football than about condo-flipping, don't seem all that sunburned about the fact that their team isn't playing for national championships these days. Its win-loss record this season was 9-3 and it finished a very respectable No. 15 in the national standings. But for once the U.S. News standing seems just as important, especially as the recession suddenly makes education a priority in a city that for too long disregarded it.
That's why the Catholics could learn a thing or two from the Convicts right now. By once more making such a hysterical search for the reincarnation of Knute Rockne and by paying Weis an obscene $15 million or more to go away Notre Dame loyalists risk looking like the petty boosters of a football factory instead of the thoughtful backers of an elite university that regularly cracks the academic top 20 today. And the country today needs Notre Dame the university far more than it needs Notre Dame the football team. That fact shone like the school's Golden Dome this year when Notre Dame defied the intolerant (and rather un-Catholic) objections of pro-life activists, and invited President Obama to South Bend to promote a rational (and genuinely Catholic) discussion about abortion and other difficult moral issues.
Notre Dame's brainy standards are a big reason it can no longer recruit as many blue-chip players. Even so, diehard Irish fans argue it's important to the student-athlete ethos that top schools be able to compete in Division I football. But they're assuming a real student-athlete ethos still exists at that level, or that Division I football is still a respected institution. It isn't especially when it chooses its champion via the opaque and convoluted Bowl Championship Series. That's why other prestigious universities that have Division I programs, like Stanford and Northwestern, no longer lose sleep over the fact that their teams aren't in the trophy hunt. Win or lose, their devotees fill the stadiums each Saturday because they enjoy a premium college football game. But they don't suffer existential meltdowns if the team fails to reach the Meineke Car Care Bowl.
Nor should Notre Dame's. It's great that NBC still broadcasts every Irish home game; it indicates a nostalgic hunger out there for a less cynical college football tradition. But Notre Dame today has an obligation to put its scholarly tradition on its highest pedestal higher than even its football coach messiahs.


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Why do Joyce Carol Oates use violence in her stories?
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I don't see Oates' usage of violence as any different than other writers that attempt to construct settings in which the characterizations of their protagonists can be developed. Oates does not use violence in a sensationalistic manner or in a way that seeks to desensitize the audience or consciousness, in general. She uses violence to reflect a part of the modern American setting, something in which her characters find themselves. The realities into which her characters live are ones where violence is evident. It would be artificial for Connie to live in a world where there was no violence in the short story, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" Oates writes it in recognition of real events in which young girls were murdered. The idea of an America where murder, rape, and suicide are inseparable to its narrative is what motivates Oates to depict a reality that others might find distasteful. In her own mind, Oates believes that the artist has a responsibility to depict whatever conditions in which their characters live and to limit this because of the claims of "violence" is tantamount to silencing the voice of the author. Oates feels quite passionate about this:
When I point out that, in fact, my writing isn't usually explicitly violent, but deals, most of the time, with the phenomenon of violence and its aftermath, in ways not unlike those of the Greek dramatists.


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Pedalpower (61 posts)
Competitiveness causes political persuasion?
I like to joke that when one is too conservative, they kill another being, and when one is too liberal, they lie around, making love all day...
I've been thinking, and I believe that your level of competitiveness is the main determiner of your political persuasion.
The most competitive seek confrontation. They need winners and losers, black and white solutions. Winning is the goal. They make confrontation often, hate ambiguity and find mutually beneficial solutions distasteful.
The less-competitive avoid confrontation, seeking compromise, negotiation, and solutions that benefit the majority. They seek consensus and build community.
And, of course, there's a middle ground and exceptions to the rule. I'm a recovering conservative who couldn't ignore my humanity or the existence of facts.
I don't know what to do with this information, but I wanted to share.
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Sat Feb 23, 2013, 02:44 PM
Jackpine Radical (45,274 posts)
1. Are you familiar with Bob Altemeyer's work?
One of his books is online and available free. It's a good place to start looking at some of the differences.
Check it out.
Also have a look at George Lakoff's writings. Some of that is online free too, for example:
And welcome to DU.
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Sat Feb 23, 2013, 02:47 PM
Pedalpower (61 posts)
2. Thanks, Jackpine!
I've heard of Lackoff, but I'll check Altemeyer!
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Sat Feb 23, 2013, 02:51 PM
bhikkhu (10,424 posts)
3. Disagree...
anecdotally, I've been very competitive my whole life, in sports, in academics, in the workplace, etc. Much of my trouble in youth came from driving things too hard and looking at second place as defeat. But people are inherently compartmentalized - at the same time I idolized Gandhi and held equality as an absolute value, and compassion as the best approach to the world as a whole.
I've always believed that the main determiner of political persuasion is how you think about people in general. Conservatives almost universally believe people to be corrupt, untrustworthy, lazy and dishonest. Liberals almost universally believe people to be good, trustworthy, hard-working, and well-intentioned. I don't even see much meaning to the words "conservative" and "liberal", or right/left, or republican/democrat, without those two perspectives defined,
Think about the two and test it against how people of different persuasions talk about people, when they get down to their viewpoints. You can even categorize tv shows into those that have a basic compassion at their root and those that have a basic derision at their root, and note that different kinds of people choose different kinds of entertainment.
...on competitiveness in general, I think the one thing that maturity has given me in that regard is the idea that second place (or below) is still a good place. If you push yourself and know how hard you worked to get there, it gives you a greater appreciation of how hard the guys who beat you had to work. And then, with an appreciation of work in general ("living life to the fullest" and so forth), a realization that they had to push themselves that hard to beat you, and that made it a better race. Which is definitely something.
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Sat Feb 23, 2013, 03:00 PM
Pedalpower (61 posts)
5. Great reply...
I don't see many conservatives who aren't extremely competitive. They seem to make confrontation where none exists. They seem to have a crazy desire to cause defeat of foes in order to preserve or advance their own positions.
The two seem so closely linked.
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Sat Feb 23, 2013, 05:07 PM
bhikkhu (10,424 posts)
8. Or you could say there are two types of competitiveness:
One that competes because they love the game and loves how it can bring out the best in people. Another that competes out of a desire to crush every other person or group, and to crow from the top of the heap.
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Sat Feb 23, 2013, 04:41 PM
SharonAnn (10,966 posts)
7. The "conservative" competition I've seen in the workplace is a little different. It comes from
the "win at all costs" mindset.
If they don't think they can "win" the next promotion or bonus, they sabotage their competitors. I found it shocking, but observed it over and over again.
It's not about working to be better, it's about making the "other guy/gal" lose.
My two cents.
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Sat Feb 23, 2013, 02:53 PM
OceanEcosystem (275 posts)
4. I'm not quite sure about that.
I've seen plenty of easygoing conservatives in my time, and also plenty of liberals whom I'd describe as competitive and confrontational.
Also, what about all those students in the Ivy Leagues? It seems that many students wouldn't be there if they didn't have some competitive drive, and Ivy League students, if I recall right, tend to be predominantly liberal.
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Sat Feb 23, 2013, 03:02 PM
Pedalpower (61 posts)
6. Drive -vs- competitiveness?
Is there a difference? One can strive to advance without creating confrontation of ruining the chances of a 'rival', as they advance.
I think of a driven person fighting for the poor, vs modern Cons fighting for the few.


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The funds are being used to create 26 new professorships, 120 undergraduate scholarships and 25 graduate fellowships, among other initiatives.
The amount raised exceeded the school's $1.75 billion goal. In the final year of the Aspire campaign, a university broke its previous fundraising record, receiving $57.2 million in donations.
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I had a large white head on the bridge of my nose. When I released it has left kind of a "hole".
The main thing you should know is that you shouldn't, under any circumstances, try to cover scars with a light concealer. If you do so you will draw more attention to the scar. Scar tissue has a shiny appearance and the best thing to concealing a scar is to get rid of or reduce the shine. It is not feasible to fill in a scar with makeup; doing this will only cause the scar to look more obvious.
The easiest method of scar masking is to hide the area with a good foundation followed by a thin layer of translucent powder. Keep powder with you to correct during the day.
Hope this helps.
That won't help--the"hole" has to be filled in.
It can be filled in. However I would strongly suggest using a foundation to fill it in with. And make sure to keep powder with you throughout the day as it may wear off.
That will not fix the problem.
Ok what is it exactly you are wanting to do? How else do you want to fill in the hole? The BEST and SAFEST way to fill in the hole would be with makeup itself. Foundation cream would be the best way to fill it in. It will not be noticeable and will hide the scar very well.
Just can't accept as have tried and that won't help, period.
Since cream fillers are not working I can only give you remedies to get the scars gone off your face. Here is a perfect solution.
The best home remedy for scars is actually lemon juice, since it is a natural bleach and will lighten scars. Since you are using lemon juice in any case, there is really nothing else you can do. Please don't stress about the scars. Once you have your pimples under control, the scars will gradually fade. Also, you could consider laser treatment as a final option - but only after your pimples are under control, or else they will keep reappearing and you will keep getting fresh scars. As soon as a pimple bursts, gently squeeze it completely till all the pus and blood comes out - with clean hands - and then apply cotton soaked in lemon juice to the spot. Leave it on for 10 - 15 mins. You will not get a scar.
Try dermabrasion and chemical peels to diminish scarring. You can also use retinol or alpha hydroxyl acid lotions or creams. Creams like Mederma or Rosehip seed oil also reduce scars. Use Aloe Vera juice, gels and lavender oils. Laser surfacing is another option, which may not last for long. Collagen or ones' own fat is injected under the scar to bring it to the surface in a process called Augmentation. In a technique called Subcision, the scar is detached from deeper tissue.
Are there any other options?
You may wish to consult with a plastic surgeon to discuss your options related to procedures that can diminish the scar. Laser treatments, injections, scar revision surgery and also permanent makeup, micropigmentation, or dermagraphics, is the process of depositing microns of colored pigment into the dermal layer of the skin. Restoration of eyebrows, lips, eyeliner, camouflaging skin imperfections and scars are helping.
There are many products that can be used to fill uneven area due to scarring. One of the best products is a wax based product that is used to cover tattoos and also reduces the appearance of scars. Make-up (foundation) can then be used to even the finish.
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The trick is to use the wax based filler, apply the Estee Lauder Concealer or use Dermablend.
This must be set with powder. If you go to Macy's you can try these products and have the technician's show you the technique for free. Learning how to apply the products in layers is the key.
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I'm finially going to try my hand at deer hunting. Only shot at creaters with beaks (mostly ducks,quail,and dove ) so far in my hunting adventures. I'm considering the Savage 110 in 270 win. scoped with a simons 3x9x40, is that a good starter rife package? I hope that some of you can give me some pointers so if I do get a shot it will go down.


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As Matt wrote on Saturday, the Auckland Council is going to be partnering with Willis Bond & Co on new homes at Wynyard Quarter. I thought I'd look at a couple of other interesting aspects of the announcement.
Bob Dey has written some good commentary here, including an interview with the managing director of Willis Bond & Co, Mark McGuinness. Bob notes that there's a range of housing typologies, from apartments all the way down to (potentially) duplexes, with the overall development being medium density, and homes of up to four bedrooms. That's a positive step, in a city centre which still has too few larger, family-sized dwellings.
Parking provision is kept fairly low, averaging 1.2 spaces per dwelling, although I'm not quite sure if this refers to Willis Bond's concepts or the maximum planning ratios for the site. As Mark McGuinness told Bob Dey,
"Most people in the Wynyard Quarter will not need 2 cars all the time. It's one of those places where you can genuinely walk. If you have that amenity, walking can become quite addictive – I'd use a car 2 days/week now.
"Over time, people will get weaned off car ownership. You need housing in the right location, amenity around it, which the Wynyard Quarter has, and you need reasonable proximity to work, which the quarter delivers like very [missing word here?] places do."
It's great to hear that kind of thing coming from a business leader, especially that first paragraph. Of course, 1.2 cars per home is probably more than we'd like to see, and it's higher than average for the city centre, but the homes will probably be targeted more towards families with kids, and they'll be larger than typical apartments. There may also be a bit of against-the-flow commuting. No doubt the market will dictate where things end up, and perhaps we'll see less than 1.2 cars per home when everything's complete. By comparison, the nearby Beaumont Quarter seems to be at around 1.3 cars per home, based on 2013 census data.
Given that the Auckland Council will retain ownership of the land under these new homes, I'm pleased that they'll allow the ground rent to be paid up front, reducing the uncertainty around rent reviews down the track. I wrote a bit more about this in RCG's newsletter, here, and also noted:
Another innovation is that carparks in the Wynyard Quarter residential area won't be associated with individual apartments. They'll be owned by the body corporate, and presumably rented out to the residents at whatever they're are willing to pay. As Bob Dey points out, this avoids the problem of spaces being wasted because the owner doesn't actually need them, and the hassle in trying to buy or sell them separately. The end result is that fewer parking spaces should be needed, and this could potentially bring costs down.
There will be around 500-600 homes built as part of this development agreement. By comparison, there are around 375 in the Viaduct Harbour, and 230 in Lighter Quay (which will eventually blend into Wynyard Quarter to some extent). That's probably a bit lower than envisaged in the council's Waterfront Plan, which targets "a residential population of 2,500–4,000" in the long term. However, there will probably be some other homes built as Wynyard continues to develop – Waterfront Auckland refer to this agreement as "the first residential precinct in Auckland's revitalised Wynyard Quarter".
In my opinion, the things that make Wynyard such an appealing place are its waterfront location and its public spaces. Those are already things that draw tens of thousands of people. Add to this a pretty significant workforce – which could be 12,000 to 15,000 in the long term – and the other drawcards still to be built, such as the 5-star hotel, the theatre, the park at the northern point, and these homes don't have too much work to do, in terms of activating or anchoring the area. They can just be great places to live, which it looks like they will be.


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Ok, for me it was more about Jamie and the Magic Torch, Mr Benn, Why Don't You? and Grange Hill but Sesame Street is definitely up there when it comes to kids telly from back in the day. Warner Bros will be banking on this nostalgia as they have just announced Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster for the Kinect (Xbox 360). Most surprisingly of all the game will be developed by Tim Schafer of Monkey Island and Brutal Legend fame. Quite what influence he will have on the finished game will be revealed when released this Autumn, but he certainly seems
Sesame Street had a profound effect on me, and many members of the Double Fine team, when we were children. So did video games. Now many of us are parents and we want to share with our kids the great experiences we had, but also the completely new ones made possible by cutting-edge technology such as Kinect for Xbox 360. So it's a labour of love on many levels.
The game itself sees kids and parents team up with Cookie Monster, Elmo and co as they adventure in a "living storybook". The press release promises plenty of dancing, jumping and flying. Being Sesame Street there is some education involved too with the ability to "learn key life skills".
Yes, it's easy to be cynical but with Schafer's team adding some sparkle to the script and action sequences Sesame Street could be one of those family games that – while likely to be ignored by most hardcore gamers – achieves a Just Dance-style crossover.
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Air America's story is one of courage, honor and loyalty under circumstances most people cannot imagine. It also is a story of disappointment and betrayal by the government Air America's employees risked their lives to serve.
From 1950 to 1976, the year the United States officially left Vietnam, Air America was a federal corporation owned and operated by the Central Intelligence Agency. It supported U.S. missions during the Cold War. Often under enemy fire and using outdated equipment without artillery, the organization flew cargo to countries such as Cambodia, Korea, Laos and Vietnam. While operating bases in these countries, it carried out covert and humanitarian missions in Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, Burma and China.
Its most iconic image was captured in dramatic footage from Saigon on April 29, 1975, showing an Air America Huey helicopter lifting CIA operatives, military personnel and their families from an apartment building.
Fewer than 500 Air America employees, including pilots and crewmen, are still living. Records show that 240 pilots and crew members were killed in action, most of them as a result of enemy fire in the covert war in Laos. Some pilots are still missing in action.
The CIA conducted Air America operations in secret. To this day, the CIA and other intelligence agencies have not officially recognized Air America. Off the record, however, the intelligence community has nothing but praise for Air America, and in its own history the CIA lauds Air America's flying prowess.
But because they have not received official recognition (translate that to mean "legal" recognition), Air America employees have never received the federal retirement benefits they deserve. Their toughest enemies, ironically, have been their own government's bureaucracy and the courts.
For about a decade, a handful of Washington lawmakers have campaigned on behalf of Air America. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has led the charge. In 2009, Reid, a Nevada Democrat, along with Rep. Shelley Berkley, also a Nevada Democrat, introduced the Air America Veterans Act that called for authorizing a study to determine their eligibility for benefits. Congress asked the director of National Intelligence to prepare a report on the issue.
Gary B. Bisson, former Air America assistant legal counsel, wrote in an e-mail message that the report was subcontracted, at a cost of about $350,000, to Booz Allen Hamilton, which sent it to the CIA for further vetting.
Based on the report's findings, the director of National Intelligence, quite predictably, determined that "granting such benefits would undermine the national security utility of proprietaries (CIA jargon for an arm's-length company that gives the agency deniability), create a costly precedent for granting such benefits to other proprietary employees, and would not withstand legal or public scrutiny."
This decision let the government maintain its position that Air America was not a government company and not part of the Civil Service. Bisson and others disagree. He wrote in an e-mail message that overwhelming evidence shows that the company was "created, controlled and funded by the U.S. government/CIA."
Bisson wrote that during years of the CIA's predecessor, the Office of Strategic Services, "Corporations, even though established for cover purposes, were recognized as bona fide government agencies." He pointed out that employees of other CIA corporations such as Radio Free Asia, the Asia Foundation and Radio Free Europe, were given Civil Service status for the time they served and granted appropriate federal benefits. Air America employees deserve the same or more.
While the government will continue to use the advice of for-hire companies such as Booz Allen Hamilton to justify denying benefits to Air America employees, I submit that the time has come for Congress, the president and the intelligence community to muster the moral courage to write new legal language that will correct a terrible injustice, that will make an exception for Air America.
If we can accept presidential pardons for people who have committed crimes, some treasonous, against our government, why can't we find the goodwill, the wisdom and the means to rewrite language that will give surviving employees, now in their 70s and 80s, Civil Service status and federal retirement benefits?


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Why was I unaware of this BRILLIANT creature named Robyn!?!? OMG. I've been listening to this song on your blog for half an hour. So good. Sooooo goooood.....ReplyDelete
I love inigo! Their salads really are sooooo good!ReplyDelete
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jealous on both counts.ReplyDelete
great, that looks so delicious!ReplyDelete
I am completely obsessed with that video, I honestly think I watched it over twenty times yesterday alone. I also appreciate the fact that I was toootally in to Robyn when I was about 13 and have semi-secretly loved "Robyn is Here" ever since, and now everyone's like "oh Robyn!" and I'm like "oh DUH!" hahaha. I want to see her live so bad, but NOT, I repeat NOT with Katy Perry. Eff that.ReplyDelete
Siri, I used to make music videos to Show Me Love when I was 13! Wearing my gap mock turtleneck sweater and sitting in a tire swing. Robyn is the best!!!!ReplyDelete
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I'm not a huge salad fan, but I'm trying to get down with them this summer as I'm focused on eating lighter and getting healthy. They all look delicious, though.ReplyDelete
As for Robyn, she's our pride and joy here in Sweden. Love her :-)
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Oh man, thank god we didn't have a video camera when I was a kid, cuz there is no doubt in my mind that I would have done the EXACT same thing hahaha! Pretty sure we would have been instant bffs if we'd met back then ;n )ReplyDelete
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That looks soooo delicious and fresh! I saw Robyn at Sasquatch last weekend, haha! So much energy! Did you have a good time? I assume so :)ReplyDelete
You are the salad queen!!! My friend like you has the knack to making a amazing salad. . .i can never quite get the combination right!ReplyDelete
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MIAMI — In front of a one-story building in Wynwood there is a large oak barrel, transported from a Jack Daniels distillery in Wisconsin. It is the sole indicator that a Miami-based distillery, Destilería Canéca, LLC. is crafting rum in that building as "the Spirit of Miami."
Inside the customer greeting lounge, pictures of mid-century pinup girls posing near Miami landmarks and art pieces donated by actress Bernadette Peters hang on the walls. A silver doorway leads to the back where Matt Malone makes his rum, an undertaking of science and sweat seven years in the making.
"During those seven years there has not been one person who doesn't get excited about this," wife Joan Rodriguez-Malone said.
In 2004 Malone, a Miami transplant from Minnesota, changed his career after a car accident left him with severe back pain. For 20 years, he had worked as a tile and marble agent, but he could no longer take the travel or heavy lifting.
Rodriguez-Malone is the fifth generation of a family of rummakers from Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Malone did not want to see the Ron Canéca tradition become extinct after his wife's grandfather died in 2003. He was inspired to preserve the craft for his two children.
"I want to be a good steward of the tradition," Malone said.
Malone, who has been in Miami for 12 years, was first trained on a still in Puerto Rico and later took classes through Bavarian Brewery Technologies. He sought the expertise of other distillers and a lawyer who is an authority on alcohol and tobacco in Florida. He is using the best celebrity he knows in the city to market the brand — Miami itself.
"We're getting great traction considering the name hasn't yet been announced," he said.
Although Malone cannot sell the rum out of the distillery, he says 50 venues in Miami have made commitments to carry the first product. When production is in full swing, Malone said, he could be making up to 120,000 bottles a year. For now, Malone is the sole employee, but he said he hopes to hire two people in December and two more in January.
The 84-proof rum — known only by the letters MCR for now — is "infused with music." It's aged in stainless steel tanks lined with toasted oak. By hooking speakers up to the tank and playing samba music, Malone said he found that the wood inside gets pulsed by the beat and releases its tannins faster.
"We're going from years to months, and we're using 80 percent less natural resources," he said. "It is a classic Caribbean white rum. It is very mellow and smooth with subtle flavors of the oak, vanilla and caramel from the wood."
Malone prefers local resources. He uses molasses and sugarcane from Florida, and he purchased the bar that sits inside the Destilería Canéca at Give Good Works Thrift Store.
"We have a great tourist business here, great history here in Miami. And I think we're positioned to be Miami's hometown rum," Malone said.
Destilería Canéca will be releasing 12 cases as a collector's edition, complete with artistic bottles, and plans to share a portion of the proceeds with the Azuka Foundation, whose mission is to help children make informed decisions on issues such as health that will impact their lives.
Destilería Canéca will reveal the name of the rum at an unveiling event Dec. 27 at the Cardozo Hotel. Malone designed the label for his first bottles to be iconic of South Florida, an art deco hotel sprawled across the front and on the back a young woman leaping on the beach. MCR will be available in Miami-Dade County New Year's Day.
"At the end of the day it's sexy, fun, delicious Miami," Malone said.


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Today is Tuesday 26 November 2013, and here is what's available in terms of Daily Blogging Prompts and other related events in the genealogy blogosphere:
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Many genealogy and family history bloggers like to post to their blogs every day, but at times are at a loss for ideas. Take your inspiration from today's Daily Blogging Prompts below – click on each prompt for a description. Prompts are a great way to create new content and you can participate in a community effort with other genealogy bloggers.
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Krista Baker, founder of RealtyBizCoach.com, announces the availability of a new eight-week course titled "Real Estate Business-Builder System for Residential Real Estate Agents," beginning October 26, 2010.
The course was created to arm residential real estate agents with hands-on prospecting, lead generation, and sales skills to grow their real estate business in a highly-competitive environment.
"Every day, real estate agents ask me, 'I'm a new real estate agent with limited experience and a small marketing budget. What is the most cost-effective way to marketing my services? How do I stand out from competitors and get prospects to choose me?" says Ms. Baker. "I created this course to give agents the marketing tools and strategies to be successful."
The course covers each step of the prospecting, sales and client management process, including:
Week 1 - Profitable Real Estate Niches for Residential Agents (Oct 26)
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In addition to weekly online lessons in video, audio and PDF format, class participants will also receive templates, scripts and customizable marketing materials to use in their business.
"The number of new agents leaving real estate in their first year is extremely high. I've heard turnover rates ranging from 40-80 percent," says Ms. Baker. "It's fairly easy to get a real estate license, but building a successful business takes exceptional marketing and sales skills - something most real estate courses don't teach. This course is designed to give agents a comprehensive "big picture" overview of the marketing process."
Krista Baker is founder of RealtyBizCoach.com, a website which teaches real estate agents how to strategically market their services. At the site, agents can download a free real estate marketing plan, read marketing articles, and join the weekly Agent Success newsletter.
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Are you in the mood to try something crafty and creative? Why don't you try your hands on some interesting DIY projects, like making your very own splitzers to slice and dice your snapshots with!
Last month, we shared with everyone some nifty DIY Tipsters for the La Sardina, and to keep the crafty vibe going, we thought of featuring some more of them! This time, we're bringing you some tipsters showing how you can make your very own splitzers! You must have come across these creative projects these past months, but we're putting them on spotlight once more, in case you want to try them again!
Homemade Splitzer for the Lomo LC-Wide by erikagrendel
Are you looking for something to splitz your LC-Wide photos with? Lomographer erikagrendel suggests making one yourself! It can be done in a jiffy, so if you're going for a shoot with your wide-eyed shooter anytime soon, you might want to equip it with a splitzer too!
DIY Splitzer for the Sprocket Rocket! by panda-man
Make your panoramic shots taken using the Sprocket Rocket even more super with a splitzer! With some items you can easily find, you'll be splitzing away your Sprocket Rocket snaps, so go ahead and check out panda-man's tipster!
In this this tipster by esmondsit, you can try making a splitzer for your beloved medium format beauty, the Diana F+. With just a handful of easy to find materials and few minutes to spare, you'll have a splitzer ready to make your Diana F+ snaps extra interesting!
DIY Splitzer for the Diana Mini by awitee
Of course, we also have a splitzer tipster for Diana F+'s little sister, the Diana Mini! With this tipster by awitee, you can also quickly make a splitzer for the Mini using an unlikely yet sturdy material: a vitamin bottle cap! You may have some lying around your house, so don't throw them away and try turning them into splitzers instead!
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Wright Words: Son admits after 25 years: 'I have not mourned my father very well'
ulvegaard Medical Lake, WashingtonDec. 21, 2012 3:25 p.m.
My father passed away a year ago, on December 3rd. I have my own children, and they, along with me, miss him very much -- as well as my sister who passed six months before him.
I have considered the church policy regarding contact with full-time missionaries and how too frequent of contact proves to be distracting to them in serving their missions fully, I wonder if excessive grief and regrets does the same thing for our loved ones who have passed. How difficult is it for them to become fully engaged in their current missions beyond the veil if they are constantly distracted and weighed down by those who are 'back at home' mourning their absence.
I too miss my father, but I am so grateful for all he did for me. I regret that I wasn't always at my best as his son, but I try to focus on how I might be now and eagerly look forward to the ultimate missionary home coming.
rlsintx Plano, TXDec. 20, 2012 6:57 p.m.
None of us get out of this life alive.
Let it go, and live.
Whip Orem, UTDec. 19, 2012 4:11 p.m.
Losing my own father 21 years ago, and much too early, I've come to realize that every moment with those we love is precious. It took losing my own husband at age 50 for it to really hit home, sadly!
ret.navymom Monroe, UTDec. 19, 2012 3:33 p.m.
Thank you for sharing you thoughts and memories. I think your feelings are more universal than you realize. No matter how young or old we are when we lose a parent we feel regret of time not spent with them.
caring51 Orem, UTDec. 19, 2012 8:53 a.m.
This article hits home in many ways. My father died on Christmas day -- it is not a sad day, but one that we remember because we were all there to say good-bye. He was a true Christian with many talents and lived his life with skills, hard working ethics, and integrity. He was a quiet man, but when he spoke, you listened. My greatest tribute to him, would be to live my life as he did and also to try to never do anything to disgrace the family name. He set the standard for character and was an honorable man his entire posterity respects. Thank you for sharing your story and reminding me to remember the times I too had.


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T.I.- Look What I Got Lyrics
T.I.- Look What I Got Lyrics
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Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay
You think them niggaz is hot
Well shawty look what I got
(nigga look what I got)
You think I'm lying nigga
Look what I got
Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay
Shawty look what I got
Ay, pimpin look what I got
Look what I got
My nigga look what I got
[Verse One]
Big wheels still spin when I stop
Presidential roll, gold rolex watch
With no rocks
I save them for the pinky
Keep you niggaz blinkin'
He ain't wearin' platinum, Naw
But I keep you niggaz thinking
Mink seats sure to keep a nigga sinkin'
Swear he ain't slangin'
But I know that nigga creepin'
Got a condo, in Orlando
For the weekend
Homes be so crunk in the club
We gotta sneak in
No more room in the V.I.P
They payin' just to peek in
When they leave
They be lookin in a car
They can't even see in
And that's just the
In the city that he in
He was rappin' in the cafeteria
But now that nigga serious
Heard he got a CL, a EXT on Spreewells
Several Chevy's on 24's
(Hold up), "how many records he sell?"
Man I don't know
But he got a label now
Them boys, the PSC (hell)
I heard Atlantic gave 'em a deal for
2 or 3 mill. (ay, shawty)
(for real nigga?)
Look what I got
A old school, a truck and a drop
So next time you think them niggaz is hot
Shawty, look what I got
The respect of the niggaz and G's
So next time you say them niggaz is G's
You probably lookin' at me
A what, we ballin'
Bought the bar for the broads
So next time you think them niggaz is hard
Shawty, look at the squad
I'm buyin' yachts, have the streets on lock
So next time you think yo' peeps on top
Pimpin, look what I got
[Verse Two]
I'm well known in the hood
Like the dope man phone number
Roll anything I can throw some 24's under
Nigga talk bad 'bout the man
But I shole wonder
Why the dope boys fuck with 'em
And the hoes love 'em
Very little promotions on this album
Never heard of 'em
But it's jammin' like the fuck
Was jumpin' out the stores
'cause I was born in the raid
and I'm made in the streets
I done played in the days
In the shade in the streets
I say I rapped in the trap
With the best in the streets
Shot craps in the back
You know the rest, nigga please
You doin' business with me
You best invest in some skills
I sell slopes of snow
I don't fuck with little blow nigga
Got 80 k's, it's gone take a little more (to what?)
To double up and bring it back
And make a little more (You movin' slow)
And movin slow, now what you take a nigga for?
I'ma cock hammers and 44's
And nail yo ass to the floor
And I ain't braggin', I'm just letting niggaz know
'cause the media and radio can get a nigga so
Fucked up
Comparin' me to these niggaz little flow
I do a song
Fuck up they whole little show (so shawty)
[T.I.- Look What I Got Lyrics]
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