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Jägermeister shows a table, where many are called but few enter as you have to earn your seat. Rob Smets is a five-time World Champion Bullfighter and one of the toughest men on the planet and he struts his stuff through the hallway here carrying himself as one of the baddest badasses, despite "clown" makeup. He's received at the table by Freddie Roach, Keyshawn Johnson, Kerry King, Nathan Fletcher and Mike Lingerfelt - all equally badass rock icons, Nascar pit crew champions, Big wave surfer and boxing trainers themselves. They then proceed to get girl drink drunk on a shot of cold Jäger.
Yep, that's where all this tough as nails shit fails for me. Jägermeister is a digestif made with tasty herbs & spices, it might be strong, but it's no Akvavit-grows-hair-on-your-chest at the mere whiff of it. That might be just me, your milage may vary.
The ads in Denmark a few years back were showing silly men getting stuck in the ice cold glasses and how it gets girls nipples hard, basically announcing itself as the douchebag drink, so "a seat at the table" is quite a step up from that already.
The story of Jägermeister is one of incredible growth and success. This iconic brand has earned its position as the #1 selling imported cordial in America and 8th largest selling premium spirit worldwide without leveraging what most in the category have for years - television advertising. On May 3, 2012 this will change. Jägermeister, the brand known for pioneering the original bar party with its signature Jägerettes, ground-breaking Tap Machines and category-changing Ice Cold Shots, will debut a powerful and unparalleled television and 360° advertising campaign in the United States.
Late last year, Mast-Jägermeister SE and Sidney Frank Importing Company, Inc. appointed Mistress as advertising agency of record for Jägermeister. Together, they enlisted critically acclaimed film producer Albert Hughes and Emmy Award winning Director Alastair McKevitt to capture top talent including Keyshawn Johnson, Kerry King, Freddie Roach, Mike Lingerfelt, Mister Cartoon, Nathan Fletcher and Rob Smets in this compelling creative, called "Stronger Bond," aimed at the 21-29 male demographic.
Jägermeister is a strong drink for strong men, with strong bonds. Seven men at the top of their respective crafts were handpicked and brought together to form the ultimate bond. Each of these men in the Jägermeister "Stronger Bond" commercial not only had to embody the untamed edge of Jägermeister, but they also had to be a part of a group whose success relies on their strong bonds with others - one of the foremost social components of the brand. The bold new television advertising features five-time world champion bullfighter Rob Smets' induction into this pantheon of legends, inclusive of an All-Pro fearless Wide Receiver, Rock Icon, World Champion Boxing Trainer, NASCAR Pit Crew Chief, Famed Street and Tattoo Artist and Big Wave Surfer, as he too has accomplished greatness and earned his Seat at the Table.
"Jägermeister has always been consumed socially. This product was originally developed for, and dedicated to, hunters that have deep connections to their craft and each other. The "Stronger Bond" campaign triggers stories of this kinship and bonding from the brand's deep history and highlights that bond amongst this exceptional group of men," says Michael Volke, Member, Executive Board, Mast-Jägermeister SE.
"The introduction of this campaign is a milestone for our business as we continue to build Jägermeister in the United States, the largest market in the world," says John Frank, Vice Chairman of Sidney Frank Importing Company, Inc.
"Everything in this campaign is real. The men, their stories and their bonds are just as authentic as the history and heritage of Jägermeister itself," adds Amanda Blanco, Vice President and Jägermeister Brand Manager at Sidney Frank Importing Company, Inc.
Jägermeister is making a significant investment in media buys and product integrations across multiple cable networks such as FX, Spike, Comedy Central, ESPN, Discovery and Fox Sports in collaboration with the brand's U.S. media buying agency of record, Crossmedia. Jägermeister is also partnering with online lifestyle sites such as Complex and VICE, as well as buying outdoor advertising in key markets across the nation.
The May 3rd reveal of the "Stronger Bond" creative also marks a milestone for Jägermeister's digital marketing efforts. Consumers will be introduced to an all new www.Jager.com, developed by Jägermeister's U.S. digital agency of record Hi-ReS!, which will not only house all relevant brand information, but will also deliver in-depth and behind the scenes documentary videos and footage for each of the seven men around the table.
Advertising agency: Mistress
"They then proceed to get girl drink drunk on a shot of cold Jäger." ...curious how you draw that conclusion off of a closing image of 7 guys toasting each other.
Also, very few people in the US describe Jager as a "digestif made with tasty herbs & spices", it's known as a harsh shot, which would explain/justify the connection their attempting to make between it and these guys. Is it as tough as taking a shot of 150 proof clear alcohol? Well no. But it's typically considered a tougher shot than your standard whiskey or tequila.
Maybe you need to sip everclear to put hair on your chest, but nature put hair on mine. The point their making is tough men can drink it socially and the only girls we see with it are the jager girls, reason enough usually to get a shot. I think it was clever. Their are greater men they could use though if that want my opinion.
I haven't figured out why every one is complaining and arguing, to some it may be tough, to others may be easier than drinking kool aid. Either way they made a good commercial by bringing together some very talented and exciting individuals! To each there own. They were not comparing the drink to "tough bad ass's" just using it for advertising
In the US Jagermeister is not seen as a tough drink!
It has a similar image in the US as it does in Sweden, it seems.
Shots for girls, or guys not willing to do tequila or some strong shot.
I'm in my early 40's- It might be different with young people, but no man in my age group would consider Jagermeister a worthy shot. Few women, either. (And not just now, but when we were young, too.)
I suspect this commercial is trying to counter the girly image it has, (Not unlike the Ketel One "Gentlemen This Is Vodka" commercials from a few years ago)
It is so corny and stupid, I just shake my head at the obvious pandering to a new demographic.
This is the worst commercial I have seen in years.
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NEW YORK — Besides leaving the hospital with a birth certificate and a clean bill of health, baby Mila Belle Howells got something she won't likely use herself for several years: her very own Internet domain name.
Likewise newborn Bennett Pankow joined his four older siblings in getting his own Internet moniker. In fact, before naming his child, Mark Pankow checked to make sure "BennettPankow.com" hadn't already been claimed.
"One of the criteria was, if we liked the name, the domain had to be available," Pankow said. It was, and Pankow quickly grabbed Bennett's online identity.
A small but growing number of parents are getting domain names for their young kids, long before they can do more than peck aimlessly at a keyboard.
It's not known exactly how many, but the practice is no longer limited to parents in Web design or information technology.
They worry that the name of choice might not be available by the time their babies become teens or adults, just as someone claimed the ".com" for Britney Spears' 11-month-old son before she could.
The trend hints at the potential importance of domain names in establishing one's future digital identity.
Think of how much a typical teen's online life now revolves around Facebook or News Corp.'s MySpace. Imagine if one day the domain could take you directly to those social-networking profiles, blogs, photo albums and more.
"It is the starting point for your online identity," said Warren Adelman, president of registration company GoDaddy.com Inc., which sells basic domain name packages for about $9 a year. "We do believe the domain name is the foundation upon which all the other Internet services are based."
Hundreds of companies sell domain names with suffixes like ".com," ".org" and ".info," which individuals can then link to personal Web sites and e-mail accounts. Parents simply visit one of those companies' Web sites, search for the name they want and, if no one else has claimed it yet, buy it on the spot with a credit card.
There's no guarantee, though, that domain names will have as central a role in online identity. After all, with search engines getting smarter, Internet users can simply type the name of a person into Google.
"Given the pace of change on the Internet, it strikes me as a pretty impressive leap of faith that we're going to use exactly the same system and the same tools ... 15 to 20 years from today," said Peter Grunwald, whose Grunwald Associates firm specializes in researching kids and technology.
Still, even if the effort is for naught, $9 a year is cheap compared with the cost of diapers and college tuition.
Besides providing an easy-to-remember Web address, the domain name makes possible e-mail addresses without awkward numbers _ as in "JohnSmith24", because 23 other John Smiths had beaten your child to Google Inc.'s Gmail service.
Parents not ready to commit or knowledgeable enough on how to buy a domain, though, are at least trying their luck with Microsoft Corp.'s Hotmail or Gmail.
Melissa Coleman of Springfield, Mass., grabbed Hotmail addresses for her two kids. She said the kids' grandparents occasionally send e-greeting cards to those accounts, and she sends thank you notes for gifts in her child's voice.
"I think it's great that it's so loud and that it came with an actual WORKING MICROPHONE ... and I'm not sure what `annoying' means, but I'm sure it means that Mommy loves it too!!!!," read one message to Grandpa.
She said she logs in at least once every month to keep the accounts active and plans to save all messages for when her children get older.
Tony Howells, a business consultant in Salt Lake City, got a Gmail address along with the domain name for his daughter, believing people would enjoy seeing "an e-mail address pop up for an 8-month-old who is obviously not equipped to use it."
Although some parents have yet to use the domain names they've bought, others are sending visitors to baby photos, blogs and other personal sites. Domain name owners have a variety of options to have their personal sites hosted, typically for free or less than $10 a month. They include baby-geared services like TotSites.com and BabyHomePages.net.
Theresa Pinder initially received a domain name as a Christmas gift from her son's godparents and gives it out to friends and family who want updates.
"People are like, `Wow. He already has his own Web site,'" said Pinder, a physician assistant in Phoenix.
There are downsides to all this, though: An easy-to-remember domain also makes a child easier for strangers to find. Chances are one only needs to know a child's name and add ".com."
Pankow, a database administrator in Phoenix, said that was one concern keeping him from using the domains he bought for his five children, including a 9-year-old daughter.
"I'd want to research and try to figure out how easy it is to find out what school she goes to and where she lives" based on the Web site and domain name, Pankow said.
GoDaddy and many other registration companies offer proxy services that let domain name buyers register anonymously. Otherwise, the person's name, address and other contact information are publicly searchable.
Notwithstanding the privacy concerns, Adelman said domain names for kids have become more and more popular as parents start to get domains for their business or family and realize how difficult it is to find ".com" names not yet claimed.
But the numbers are still relatively low. Our Baby Homepage, which lets parents set up personal baby pages with photos and greetings, says only 10 percent of its customers have bought their own domains. A similar service, Baby's First Site, considered selling domains for parents but didn't get much interest.
Brian Vannoy, founder of TotSites, said parents might need more lessons on safety measures such as how to password-protect sites. But he believes the hurdles can be overcome once parents who are less-savvy about technology see the benefits.
"It's easy to remember," Vannoy said. "Everybody knows the new baby's name."
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a phrase many literary masters have been confused about. According to Dustin Hoffman (in stranger than fiction) many many essays
have been written on the initiation of the term, which is unknown obviously
Little did He Know…, He was the catalyst of bravery and courage to prove a case in point. Being detained without probable cause and put into an asylum is a type of performance art initiated by a single self esteem booster. The count of monte crisco, i mean cristo. i do not have the historian perspective on such an idea, however, i do have a fair amount of life-time experience, as everyone else. Besides, you are unique just like everyone else. Collective conciousness is a real ideological standpoint IN reality. Media moves itself. Minarchism at it's finest form of anarchy. Inspired by SLC punk.


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Kaid Benfield
Kaid Benfield is the director of the Sustainable Communities and Smart Growth program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, co-founder of the LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system, and co-founder of Smart Growth America.
A city cited not long ago as the nation's most sprawling is now firmly on a path to become substantially greener. In particular, two weeks ago I described the Nashville region's impressive commitment to reform its transportation investments to support increased transit access, walkable neighborhoods, and a strengthened sense of place. And there's more.
Writing on his blog Old Urbanist, Charlie Gardner describes recent improvements to the Music City's downtown zoning:
In addition to its plans for the region, Nashville has revamped its zoning code, adopting in 2010 what is in substance, if not in name, a form-based code for its downtown. The changes are some of the most promising I've seen in any code revision for a major American city, including the repeal of most of use-based zoning limitations and the elimination of all parking minimums within the downtown area. It's a long overdue change for a downtown with a particularly tragic 20th century planning history.
The new zoning code has been designed explicitly to give legal expression to a downtown community plan adopted in 2007 to strengthen the character and walkability of neighborhoods. The city hopes these neglected areas will evolve into 24-hour districts that host residential as well as commercial uses.
To accomplish this, the new code regulates the form of buildings so that, for example, building height guidelines allow increased density in logical patterns but building uses are allowed to vary to encourage mixed uses so long as they support an inviting streetscape:
In an urban environment, the street level design and function of a building is of the utmost importance. The interaction of the building with the street should enliven the street, making it comfortable, safe and interesting for pedestrians. The DTC is based on frontage design – storefront, stoop, porch, industrial, and civic – and includes standards on glazing, vehicular access, landscaping, and active uses on the ground level. Correctly designed, these attributes will contribute to safe and interesting streets to result in vibrant neighborhoods and a healthy Downtown.
Downtown residential living and neighborhood character are explicit goals of the new code:
The Plan calls for a 'thoughtful mixture of uses including residential, retail and office, to ensure that Downtown doesn't close at 5 p.m. or even after the concert ends or the restaurants close, but is instead a welcoming home for a diverse residential population.' Multiple stories encourage multiple uses within each building, increasing the likelihood that one of the uses will be active at any given hour. Compare this to one story buildings which lack activity during the off-hours of the single use.
To be viable, Downtown must accommodate numerous services and functions. By promoting form over use, the DTC allows for a mixture of uses. Because various functions occur at different times of the day – working, shopping and recreating during the day, entertainment and home-life at night – mixed-use, 24/7 neighborhoods use existing infrastructure more efficiently and function in a more sustainable way . . .
As stated in the Plan, 'While residential development has flourished in recent years, the creation and enhancement of urban neighborhoods is still a goal. Residential living will thrive in Downtown when residents feel that they are part of a neighborhood, supported by shared public spaces and the services and amenities needed for daily life.'
In comments on his article, Gardner clarifies that, for zoning purposes, downtown takes in several residential neighborhoods, extending from the central business district out to the edges of neighborhoods that are characterized by single-family, detached homes.
While Nashville's core has experienced some progressive, mixed-use redevelopment in recent years – most notably The Gulch, an ambitious repurposing of an old railroad yard into the South's first LEED-ND-certified neighborhood – it has been piecemeal, requiring zoning changes or variances in every instance while leaving nearby tracts unaffected. Indeed, many are simply dominated by expansive surface parking lots, among the least sustainable and pedestrian-friendly uses of urban land.
The new zoning code is expressly targeted at sustainable placemaking, including appropriately scaled parks and open space, preservation and adaptive reuse of existing buildings, and density bonuses for structures that meet standards for LEED silver, gold, or platinum certification (or their equivalent in another rating system). I am particularly pleased to see a standard that encourages "at least a quarter acre of well-designed public open space" for every quarter (square) mile of neighborhood.
Gardner's article recounts Nashville's unfortunate experiment with the type of urban renewal in vogue in the 1950s and 1960s, obliterating the city's public square, courthouse, town hall, low-income residential neighborhoods, and a network of alleys. The result in many places, for better or worse, is now "a blank slate largely unencumbered by NIMBY opposition" to more thoughtful redevelopment.
Gardner stresses that the new zoning code is not perfect. He fears that linking density bonuses to open space requirements could prove counter to the creation of urban streetscapes (by encouraging tall "towers in parks" that history teaches discourage walkability), for example. And he believes that the code does not go far enough to encourage better street connectivity. I did not get into that level of detail and happily defer to those that have for how the code might further be improved. That said, the bottom line of Gardner's review is that "Nashville's new code for downtown is a remarkable achievement, and ought to serve as a model for cities like it, or for any cities, for that matter." You may read his article in full here.
From this writer's perspective, one can't help but be impressed at the combination of sustainability ambition represented by the combination of LEED-certified private development, regional planning for sustainability, and thoughtful zoning reform all taking place here. It will be fun to follow the changes these efforts are likely to bring.
This post originally appeared in the NRDC's Switchboard blog.
Two new studies have revived the long-running debate over how police respond to white criminal suspects versus African Americans.
Despite new research on police brutality, we still have no idea whether violence toward African Americans is fueled by racial prejudice. That has consequences.
To stay protected from Covid-19 on buses, trains and planes, experts say to focus more on distance from fellow passengers than air ventilation or surfaces.
As demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd spread across the U.S., city leaders offered a range of responses to the unrest.
Even before coronavirus, many workers hated the open-plan office. Now that shared work spaces are a public health risk, employers are rethinking office design.


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First off, I want to say that I KNOW that the ICC buff is up to 25%. Secondly, I also want to say that I am proud of our 25man group. Why? Because we are 11/12 as of last night! Yes, we are only doing regular modes, but this is an achievement for us. We even got Sindragosa down on the second try (again, I know… 25%).. That fight is not all about DPS, it's also about where you stand when you get the ice block so as to not ice block the WHOLE RAID… Anyway. I was excited. I didn't get anything for the run at all (booo) and all the tokens that dropped were the pally, priest, warlock variety. I did have fun though. It's nice to kill stuff! Woot!
So anyway, tonight is 10man again. We've been doing the hard modes in 10man which is nice, but I'm still not needing most of the stuff that drops there. Really, I don't need much at all for the hunter and druid except for a good trinket.. That would be nice.
I spent the time before the raid getting my addons working correctly with 3.3.5 and playing a little with the RealID system. One cool feature that I don't remember being mentioned is the ability to have a multi-way conversation with your realid friends. And.. You can include friends that the people you are chatting with don't have as friends.. You could use this to introduce someone to someone else so they can see if they want to friend them and also to just have as a communication device. I had a few issues with getting WIM to work right with RealID. Even the newer version told me there was no such person when I tried to talk with RealID friends. I'm going to try out Cellular which is supposedly a lighter-weight version of WIM. I like the functionality of WIM, so I hope I can get it to work..
Had some other issues with Prat. One of the features of prat (at least I thought it was) used to be moving the chat edit box to the TOP of the chatbox.. I cannot, for the life of me, figure out how to do that again. Either it was removed, I am just blind, or it was never there to begin with.
Another BIG problem I had with 3.3.5 and addons was with Fubar. It was, for lack of a better term, completely "fubared".. 😛 (yeah yeah). So, I picked up Fortress which is a Broker container and got that all setup with both my fubar plugins (via fubar2broker) and just other broker addons. If anyone knows of a Broker container they like better than Fortress, let me know. I don't MIND fortress, but i'd like something that maybe could auto setup all of the addons in a fubar-like way at the top.. Anyway, I might move back to fubar if/when they get it all working right. I haven't tried logging into another char, so I don't know how they are doing with regards to addons.
So, that's about it so far from 3.3.5. No Ruby Sanctum yet, so I can't comment/put up tips for that yet. But I plan to when it's up. Thanks for listening (well reading) to me blabber on.. 😀


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As Mountain View's population of burrowing owls is dwindling, authorities are being prodded to approve a new plan to save them.
Despite a successful breeding season this year, it appears that the owls are barely hanging on. Every breeding pair was successful for the first time since the city began to keep track in the 1980s -- just three pairs of owls hatched a total of 10 eggs.
The number of young this year at Shoreline Park is less than half the 22 chicks that hatched in 2003, said Phil Higgins, a city-employed biologist who manages the owls' habitat. There were hundreds of owls in Santa Clara County in the 1980s, but their numbers are now estimated at 35. The owls have experienced a similar decline in other parts of the state.
In response to the decline, a local owl expert supported by the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society has drafted a study of one method for saving the owls, which involves taking two pairs from the county to a special raptor breeding facility in Idaho, then introducing their eggs to nests in Shoreline Park and other grasslands in the region where the birds live, including Moffett Field and the Alviso area. Thankfully, the owls are not particular about what eggs they raise, said Shani Kleinhaus, an environmental advocate with the Audubon Society.
But the study needs approval by the Sacramento staff of the California Fish and Game department, and local environmental advocates say they have been unable to get their attention since the study proposal was submitted a year ago.
"We didn't hear anything, which is why we asked Assembly member (Paul) Fong to get involved," Kleinhaus said. "We have to do something quickly. We have to be proactive at this point."
The Audubon Society recently gave Assemblyman Fong a tour of the burrowing owl nests at Shoreline in late August in hopes that he could be of some help in getting the study approved.
Fong expressed support for the owls in a statement.
"During my recent tour of the Shoreline, the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society provided me with tremendous insight of their efforts to preserve the burrowing owls habitat in Mountain View and other parts of Santa Clara County," Fong said. "At this point, my office is assessing the situation and is looking into what can be done to keep the burrowing owl population strong at Shoreline and other parts of Santa Clara County."
If the study is proven successful, the Department of Fish and Game could implement augmentation as a policy. There are other possibilities though, such as supplemental feeding of the owls, which are struggling to get enough rodent meat in their diets.
"We would consider other studies as well, we just want to see something moving forward," Kleinhaus said.
Owls face threats
Protecting the owls from humans and predators has become more important as their numbers decline. Higgins, the city-employed biologist, is known to patrol the owls' burrows if humans are seen getting too close. He lets people know that they should keep 250 feet from the owls, and that harassing them or killing them is punishable under state law with a fine of up to $15,000 and up to six months in jail.
Higgins says he's seen the owls abandon their eggs during nesting season after being harassed by humans, often photographers who get too close to the birds for the best shot.
"Because we have so few owls, a lot of people want to see them," Kleinhaus said. "They kind of zero in on the few we have left. When there were more of them it was not an issue."
Kleinhaus said they owl advocates have been telling wildlife photographers on various online message boards to be careful around the owls. At one point a sign was put up around an owl burrow that had become extremely popular with photographers. "It was not a big deal after that," Kleinhaus said.
Getting too close makes the owls move around defensively in front of their burrows, alerting hawks and other predators to their location.
"When an owl gets upset or start jumping around they can attract their own predators and get killed," Kleinhaus said.
Higgins has discovered the remains of owls at Shoreline Park that were killed by hawks, usually a pile of feathers or a leg that's been left behind. Dogs are also a threat to the birds, even though they are not allowed in Shoreline Park for this reason.
Park maintenance workers could also be a threat to the owls if they aren't careful, potentially running over their burrows with a truck, for example. Owl experts recently held a workshop for city employees that was well received. Kleinhaus said many wanted to know how they could help save the birds.
Kleinhaus said that Mountain View's owl management plan, which includes building burrows and cutting vegetation so owls can see predators, is a model for other cities, such as Sunnyvale and Palo Alto, both of which once had the owls in their bay-front parks.
Encroaching development has long been the main threat to the owls, and in Mountain View the development of the Shoreline area has cut into their habitat. The city has plans to build soccer and baseball fields south of the golf course on land the owls use to hunt mice and insects. But to compensate for that, the city plans to create more hunting grounds for the owls on the city's golf course, introducing vegetation, brush and rocks to attract small mice where the city has drained several freshwater ponds. Owls are known to nest on and around the course and have been seen there within the last month.
The city recently called on photographers to submit photos for an exhibit of birds at Shoreline Park, but made photographers promise to keep their distance from birds. The city received 240 photos for the exhibit, which runs from Sept. 4 to November 20 at the Rengstorff House.
An environmental document for the ball field project has been released and a public comment period runs until Sept. 15. Copies can be obtained online or by contacting the Public Works Department at 903-6311.


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NORTH HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — A St. Patrick's day fundraiser to honor the life of Greenland Police Chief Michael Maloney has brought in over $10,000.
The New England Police Benevolent Association held the event at a North Hampton restaurant.
The 48-year-old Maloney was killed by gunfire during a drug raid on April 12, 2012. Four other officers were wounded before the shooter killed a female companion and then himself.
On Sunday, there's a 5.8-mile run or walk between the Portsmouth and Greenland police departments to honor first responders and raise money for the Michael Maloney Memorial Fund.
The money will help pay for a trip for Maloney's family and police officers to attend a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Maloney's name will be added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.


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Fit: 2007 Honda Fit Looks Small on the Outside, Delivers Big on the Inside
As the newest addition to the Honda line-up, the 2007 Honda Fit subcompact highlights Honda's "Safety for Everyone" initiative with a top five-star safety rating for frontal crash performance from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Introduced to the U.S. in April 2006, Fit also features a high level of standard safety feature content, interior functionality and a sporty driving demeanor. Already one of Honda's hottest selling models in Asia and Europe, the Fit continues its success in the U.S. market in the subcompact segment.
Built on Honda's legendary foundation for dependability, quality and reliability, the Fit is a premium entry-level vehicle that emphasizes style, technology and value. The Fit features a 109 horsepower, 1.5-liter 4-cylinder VTEC™ engine, a 5-speed manual transmission or an available, first in segment 5-speed automatic transmission. The Fit offers more than 90 cubic feet of interior volume with multiple seating and cargo configurations. The Fit Sport adds wheel-mounted paddle shifters (with available automatic transmission) and a 200-Watt, six-speaker audio system. Fit is supported by a wide variety of Honda Genuine Accessories, including the Honda iPod® Music Link®, allowing owners to personalize their vehicle inside and out.
"Although Fit is an entry-level vehicle, it does not make compromises in feature content, refinement or material quality," said John Mendel, senior vice president of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "The Fit may be inexpensive, but it does not feel cheap."
Standard Safety Equipment
Already a leader in vehicle safety as demonstrated by Honda's "Safety for Everyone" initiative, Honda continues to implement leading safety technology in all vehicles regardless of size or price.
The Fit has a high level of standard safety features for its class with dual-stage, dual-threshold front airbags, front side airbags with passenger-side Occupant Position Detection System (OPDS), side-curtain airbags and an Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD). All seating positions have three-point seat belts, while front occupants are further protected by pre-tensioning seat belts and rear seats. Two Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) in the outboard positions are installed in the rear seats.
Unprecedented Subcompact Seating and Cargo Flexibility
Dimensionally compact on the outside, the interior provides a surprisingly large passenger and cargo space for both maximum comfort and utility. At the foundation is the Fit's Magic Seat®, an innovative 60/40 split rear seat that allows the seat backs to fold down or the seat bottoms to flip up, providing five distinct seating and cargo carrying configurations (refresh mode, tall object mode, long object mode and utility mode and the standard five passenger mode). With all seats in the upright position, passenger volume measures 90.1 cubic feet (slightly less than an Accord Coupe's passenger volume) with 21.3 cubic feet of cargo capacity behind the second row (slightly less than an Element's cargo volume behind the second row). In order to help maximize Fit's useable interior space, Honda located the fuel tank in a central location near the middle of the vehicle. The fuel tank location allows the cargo floor in the rear of Fit to be relatively low, thus increasing the interior volume.
Fun to Drive...Past the Pump
The 1.5-liter, SOHC, 16-valve, 4-cylinder VTEC engine generates 109 horsepower @ 5800 rpm and 105 foot-pounds of torque @ 4800 rpm. The compact and efficient powerplant features Honda's innovative Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control (VTEC™).The VTEC system's ability to provide highly efficient operation at low engine speeds and increased performance at high engine speeds benefits fuel economy, power and low emissions. Refinement is further enhanced with electronic Drive-by-Wire throttle control, which provides quick throttle response, smooth automatic transmission shifts (on automatic transmission models) and precise fuel delivery to the engine.
Friction reducing technologies include roller bearing tipped rocker arms, a low friction timing chain tensioner, molydebenum coated piston skirts and an offset crankshaft/connecting rod design. The suspension set up for the Fit is a combination of a front MacPherson strut/rear torsion beam with trailing arm. The compact front suspension and rear torsion beam were both designed to allow for a large passenger cabin with a low floor.
Fit employs a compact, efficient and highly responsive Electric Power Steering (EPS) system that also contributes to higher fuel economy since engine power is not needed to operate a hydraulic system. The wheel size measures 14-inches with P175/65R14 tires, and 16-inch wheels with P205/45R16 tires are available as a dealer-installed option.
Estimated city/highway fuel economy ratings of 33/38 miles per gallon is expected to be among the highest ratings in the subcompact 5-door hatchback class. Emissions levels are rated as LEV II LEV by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and Tier 2, Bin 5 by the federal government (EPA).
Paddle Shifters, Audio Options Define High Content Sport Model
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Australia has some truly incredible wildlife: egg-laying mammals, kangaroos that live in trees, desert-dwelling frogs and more species of reptile than anywhere else on Earth.
Unfortunately we've also managed to give our native species a fair old hiding. No other country has suffered more mammal extinctions in recent history than Australia. In the past 100 years we've lost more than 55 animal species. In addition, another 372 animal species are currently classified as threatened, the majority of which most people have never heard of.
And they're still declining. An extensive national park system has not proved enough to counter to the impact of land clearing, feral predators and massively altered fire regimes, amongst other things.
The local pub is perhaps not the place you would expect to hear novel biodiversity conservation solutions, but that's precisely where I recently watched Professor Hugh Possingham from the University of Queensland present an unorthodox proposal for saving Australia's threatened wildlife. In debate organized as part of the 10th International Congress of Ecology, Hugh argued that the way to save threatened species is to hold a rather unconventional lottery.
Australians love gambling. It's a well-accepted fact that we'll wager a bet on just about anything. We even have public holidays just so we can bet on horse races. So why not take this socially damaging propensity and use it for good?
Hugh's proposal goes as follows:
Put the name of each Australian threatened and endangered species into a lottery barrel.
Each year right before the Melbourne Cup, Australia's biggest horse race, get the environment minister (currently ex-Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett) to spin the barrel and draw out a species name.
Whatever proportion of that species' population lives on a piece of land, the owner of that land — be it a private individual, an indigenous group, an NGO, a corporation, or even a state government — receives the equivalent proportion of $20 million — less than 0.4 percent of annual gambling revenue in Australia.
Have the winning species, along with facts about it and where it lives, published on the front page of Australian papers along with the Melbourne Cup-winning racehorse.
It would also help to address endangered species' marketing issues — you can bet people would be keen to know if they have threatened and endangered species on their properties. Soon enough people will be championing the boggomoss snail just as they champion racehorses.
I've often heard senior staff at The Nature Conservancy talk about game-changing conservation strategies. If Hugh's idea catches on, "game-changing" might be a more appropriate term than they could have guessed.
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that this may be Maryland's finale in the local game. He points to the lack of attendance as one reason. Turgeon put words to an incredibly disturbing trend. Where are our fans? Comcast has been at best a half filled arena this season. It begs the question, has Maryland basketball lost its luster? Sure, there have been down years and the loss of a legendary coach hasn't helped but is anyone paying attention to what Turgeon has built over the last 15 months?
Maryland is one of if not the best rebounding team in the NCAA right now. That means Maryland will be in EVERY game. No matter how poorly they shoot, limiting opponents' second chance opportunities is one of the most fundamental aspects of defensive basketball. The Terps are also a good FT shooting team, another key element to being in every game.
In short, there will be lots of exciting games at Comcast this season. Maybe a neutral site game in the District against a mid-major is not exactly a hot ticket, but it is an important non-conference game. George Mason has an RPI of #58 (MD is #66). Mason is likely to be the Terps highest ranked non-conference win should we beat them. Basically, tomorrow's game is hugely important for our NCAA Tournament hopes and the stadium will be bereft of Terp fans.
What is it going to take to get Terp fans to show up to Comcast? When I was in school; you needed to donate $5K - $10K just for the opportunity to buy season tickets. Now? I could call the ticket office tomorrow and buy a season ticket package no questions asked. There is the potential for a special season in College Park. What a shame if there is no one in the stands to see it.
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OWASP Internationalization Java Software
- Autor: Daniel Muñiz
- 1 Why Internationalization
- 2 Introduction to Java Internationalization
- 3 Objectives
- 4 Check List
- 4.1 Identify Culturally Dependent Data
- 4.2 Isolating text in Resources Bundles.
- 4.3 Dealing with Compound messages
- 4.4 Formatting date and time
- 4.5 Using Unicode character properties
- 4.6 Treating exception messages
- 4.7 Comparing strings properly
- 4.8 Use always Unicode text
- 4.9 Detecting Text Boundaries
- 5 Bibliography and source.
Why Internationalization
This document is intended to be a guide for OWASP tool projects developed or to be developed in Java. As part of its always growing effort OWASP Internationalization project pretends to provide the basic guidelines necessary to create software ready to be translated in other languages with the unique purpose of empowering its spread on thw world and reach as many people as possible.
Introduction to Java Internationalization
Usually, programs are written in only one language such as English or Spanish and the user does not have the possibility to change it. Most of the times, the initial purpose of the program changes and it needs to be adapted to other different languages. The process of designing or adapting software in order to be displayed in several languages and regions easily, cost-effectively, and in particular without engineering changes to the software, is called internationalization. Localization can be performed by simply adding locale-specific components such as translated text, data describing locale-specific behaviour, fonts, and input methods.
In the Java SE Platform, internationalization support is fully integrated into the stock classes and packages that provide language- or culture-dependent functionality. Therefore, it is important to use these tools to make the whole process easier.
Internationalizing a program is not too difficult, but it requires some planning and extra coding. On the other hand, the benefits are huge.
This document tries to determine the requirements to internationalize a program.
- Use the same executable file around the world.
- Text and data displayed in the user's language.
- Easy way to add new languages.
- Quickly localized
- Spanish translation
Check List
For this specific document, the application will be used as translation case. A checklist has been redacted with the specific needs, in order to internationalize the application.
Identify Culturally Dependent Data
Text messages may change depending on the language or region. First of all, it is important to determine which type of data varies and do a list to translate it. For instance:
- Messages
- Help online
- Hours
- Numbers
Isolating text in Resources Bundles.
The translation process is a hard work but it is possible to do it easier. Nowadays, status messages, error messages and file logs displayed to end users tend to be hardcoded into programs. At this point, it is necessary to isolate the text that must be translated into ResourcesBundle objects. This object is related to a Locale that describes the language and location of the end user. Locales are defined in the java.util package and they have numerous constructors and access methods such as getLanguage and getCountry which give us information about the user's culture.
By means of these objects, we can perform a controlled translation and reduce its costs.
Dealing with Compound messages
If the displayed message contains variable data, like a username or password, the difficulty to translate the text increases. Whenever possible, we should avoid construction compound messages or modify the sentences since they are difficult to translate as we can see in the examples below:
- Black Box - Caja Negra (Different Order)
- The program has one vulnerability - The program has five vulnerabilities (Countable)
Formatting date and time
Date and time formats differ with region and language, therefore, it is important to determine how to display this information. By using the date-formatting classes we can solve this problem.
Using Unicode character properties
Characters in Java programming language are encoded in Unicode and provide utils and methods to deal with Unicode characters properly. Methods like comparison or identifying a character may help us. A list of Character API methods is:
- isDigit()
- isLetter
- isLetterOrDigit
- isSpaceChar
- getType
Treating exception messages
The text of the exceptions must be displayed in the user's language so we must treat and manipulate exceptions correctly.
Comparing strings properly
When sorting text we often compare strings. If the text is displayed, we should not use the comparison methods of the String class. Instead of the String class we should use the Collator class because it allows the application to perform comparisons for different languages. Besides, the collator class increases the efficiency of string comparisons.
Use always Unicode text
If the program uses no-Unicode text then we must translate it to Unicode in such a way that we can work easily.
Detecting Text Boundaries
Applications that manipulate texts need to locate boundaries within the text. For instance, consider some of the common functions of a word processor: highlighting a character, cutting a word, moving the cursor to the next sentence, and wrapping a word at a line ending. To perform each of these functions, the word processor must be able to detect the logical boundaries in the text. We can take advantage of the methods provided by the BreakIterator[1]class to perform boundary analysis.
Bibliography and source.
If you need more information on how to implement internationalization
Java Internationalization (http://java.sun.com)
WebGoat ( http://code.google.com/p/webgoat/ )
Owasp ( www.owasp.org )


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SPOILER ALERT: The revelation at the end of Fight Club that Tyler Durden was merely a figment of the narrator's imagination blew more minds than that self-inflicted gunshot wound. But what if you could watch the movie without Brad Pitt's character being there at all?
Richard Trammell shows us exactly that in this brilliantly edited fight scene, where Edward Norton's character takes on... himself. Talk about crazy. [Vimeo]


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NEW YORK (AP) — The insurer MetLife Inc., which sold its bank deposits in January, says it is no longer a bank holding company.
MetLife said Thursday that it received approval for the status change from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the board of governors of the Federal Reserve.
It had been a bank holding company since 2001, and as a result it faced tougher regulation after the financial crisis and was subject to the Federal Reserve's "stress tests," which assessed how banks would weather another serious downturn.
MetLife failed those tests, and as a result the Fed has not allowed MetLife to increase its dividend or buy back shares.
MetLife said in 2011 that it did not want to be a bank holding company anymore and wanted to focus on its insurance business. After that it sold off some non-core business: it recently sold its $70 billion mortgage servicing unit to JPMorgan Chase & Co. and sold $6.4 billion in bank deposits to General Electric Co. in January.
On Wednesday, the New York company reported its fourth-quarter results and said its net income plunged after it took $855 million in losses on derivatives. Derivatives are financial instruments often used to hedge against future price fluctuations of an underlying commodity or security. MetLife uses them to hedge changes in interest rates and fluctuations in foreign currencies.
MetLife said it earned $1.25 per share from operations if one-time items are excluded. FactSet says analyst expected $1.30 per share.
Shares of MetLife lost 95 cents, or 2.5 percent, to $36.56 in afternoon trading. They are still near the high end of their 52-week range of $27.60 to $39.55.
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Professor launches journal devoted to science fiction
December 12, 2013
Subject matter for science fiction literature is boundless, and so too are the languages in which it is published. A new literary journal, Alambique, explores scholarly research and criticism in the fields of science fiction and fantasy, all originally composed in Spanish or Portuguese.
The journal was conceived and edited by Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies Juan C. Toledano Redondo and Miguel Ángel Fernández Delgado, a colleague from El Colegio de México. The first issue was recently published by the University of South Florida at Tampa Library, and Toledano anticipates that it will continue to be published on an annual basis.
Toledano is already looking forward to how the project could benefit students at Lewis & Clark and scholars internationally.
"As the journal receives submissions, the material will be invaluable for teaching," Toledano said. "My course on science fiction written in Spanish has been very popular, and being able to utilize scholarly research papers will add to the class's success. Additionally, many scholars, authors, and interested people around the world will look at the journal for their own research and teaching."
The journal takes its name from a process that ancient alchemists used to turn base metals into gold. The journal's mission is not far from this idea: it aims to act as a distiller of "(im)possible" dreams of science fiction and fantasy, and the research it showcases is part of a growing field in the United States and around the world.
"It is not a niche any longer," Toledano said. "Today, prestigious academic publishers count on this research for their primary collections. The International Association for the Fantastic in Arts has a section dedicated to international science fiction, and the number of works in Spanish and Portuguese grow each year."
Zibby Pillote '14 and Katrina Staaf '16 contributed to this story.
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If you follow my Facebook posts at all you know I am very involved with my son Xander's training and competition in Taekwondo. He has been competing for only a few years now having won both State and National Titles in that time. Recently we were visiting another studio for a inter school sparring event, the idea being that if all you spar are the people in your school every week you can get used to those fighters, this kind of event gives you the ability to see people you wouldn't normally spar, except at the local competitions. This brings me to the point, that while we were at this event a parent of one of the other students approached me and asked if Xander was my son. I had recognized the young man with him as someone that Xander had competed against in one of the local tournaments earlier in the year.
The parent wanted to tell me that he was very impressed with Xander's sportsmanship, it turns out that Xander had beat his son at that competition and it had been the first one his son had ever attended. To let you know competitions can be a jarring experience, you train for months and can be knocked out with the first loss with at their age is two one minute rounds. So losing first round and your out can cause kids to get particularly upset, it's happened to Xander in the past and I know he never takes it well. It seems while Xander was waiting for his next match, he went up to the young man and told him he did a good job, that he would keep getting better, and that he hoped to see him again at the next tournament. I never saw this, but not surprising between matches I normally give Xander space after a few words about his last performance. The parent went on to tell me that this simple act turned his son's day around and encouraged him to continue to compete when he could have easily quit (quite a few kids only compete once). I look forward to seeing this young man at future tournaments competing with Xander. While this parent gave me credit for doing a good job with Xander, a lot of the credit should also go to Master Washington for working with Xander since he was 6.
Words cant express how I felt at that moment though I'll try. It was a mixture of pride and admiration for my son, and also a lesson for myself, that winning can take several different forms. I don't remember what place Xander took at that tournament off the top of my head, but I will remember that Xander took the time to care for one of his fellow competitors to make sure that it was about the competition and not about winning.


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Since January of last year, worries about the ballooning deficit and the Obama administration's spending excesses have been driving the polls and the political debate. The only thing that seems likely to prevent massive conservative victories in this year's midterm elections would be missteps by key leaders within the movement.
Over the last week, we have seen a high-profile Republican senator and a noteworthy grass-roots conservative do just that — perhaps enough to make people stand up in passionate opposition to the conservative momentum of the past two years.
Last Sunday, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) made a statement on deficit spending that reeked of the Republican stereotype that has in recent elections driven both conservative Democrats and independent voters into the arms of the Democratic Party. Appearing on the Sunday talk shows, Kyl said unemployment benefits should not be extended if financed through deficit spending — thus eliminating a much-needed safety net for thousands of Americans currently on their last line of defense during this recession.
Kyl also went on to argue that the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy should not be eliminated, even if that meant deficit spending should cover the shortfall. In juxtaposing these contradictory positions to the Sunday political television audience, Kyl created an opportunity for passionate conservatives and liberal voters to unite on a common issue facing the nation: unemployment and the accompanying economic peril that folks everywhere (except Capitol Hill, apparently) are painfully aware of. With all of the momentum that Republicans have gained at the expense of Democrats and the White House over the past 18 months, taking positions that favor the segment of Americans least likely to suffer during this crisis jeopardize the inroads that conservatives have made with a growing portion of American voters.
Williams' bigoted ignorance arrogantly and disrespectfully pitted the contemporary economic significance of a civil rights organization to the economic engine of rape, torture, brutality, exploitation and murder that slavery was for slave traders — and the fledgling United States — for more than 200 years. Any moral high ground the Tea Party had over the NAACP on issues of race evaporated the moment this soulless statement was offered on behalf of a grass-roots movement full of good people who do not share Williams' viewpoint.
The Tea Party movement will suffer another huge public relations demerit in the battle to gain enough political capital to drive the midterm elections this fall. Democrats are haunted by a lingering recession, a bad oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, mounting debt and an aura of ineffectiveness. However, if key Republicans and conservative leaders continue to launch diatribes of economic inconsistency and racial insensitivity, the ghosts of 1994 that brought the conservative right to power on Capitol Hill may remain just a memory in November.
Lenny McAllister is a syndicated political commentator and the author of the book, Diary of a Mad Black PYC (Proud Young Conservative). He is featured regularly on outlets including CNN, Fox News and XM Radio. Follow him on Twitter.


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Aug 10, 2012
Deli (en)Counters
Dear Deli Counter,
I'm writing to let you know all the things wrong with you in the hopes that you'll shape up and embrace changes after all these years of sameness. It's time...
Lose the Take-A-Ticket concept. It doesn't work. Don't you know by now that ordinary folk can't follow direction? Probably 5% of deli customers see the ticket machine, get the ticket and wait politely waiting for their number to be called so they can place their deli order. The rest of the 95% ignore what you're supposed to do and just press themselves as close to the glass display case as possible trying to get the person's attention like their ordering a drink from a bar. If you want people to use the ticket machine, the person behind the counter needs to actually follow the process themselves. You wait on a customer and then advance the little digital number to indicate the next customer in the que. What doesn't work is me walking up to the counter, pulling number 15 and the digital display says 4. Use the technology you've been given! Oh, and get rid of that stupid plastic wicker basket on the counter for people to deposit their tickets into after they're all set with their deli order. Most people just throw the tickets on the floor and walk away. I know...people suck.
Learn from the DMV. Now that's a system that works for stupid people. If someone wants to order from the deli, line up benches in front of the counter so people can sit, relax and wait their goddamned turn. NOW you can use your silly take-a-ticket machine to dispense numbers. If you do that, customers will have time to reflect on exactly what they want to order at the deli before they actually approach the counter. No more, "Hmmmm.....let's see....do you have any Boars Head Spicy Elephant Ears?" They'll just approach the counter and order their damn meat.
Stop Playing Games. When I ask you to slice it thicker, do you slice it exactly the same way and see if I notice any difference? 'Cause I fall for it every single time. How am I supposed to see if you've added a 1/16" more depth to my cheese slice? I'm all the way over there behind the glass with the stacks of bulkie rolls. I can't see that far. I say, "Yes, much better. Thank you very much." because I have their weird need to please you, but then I get home and have to perform surgery on my pound of American Cheese with my best knife because I can't separate the slices because they've been sliced too thin. I just want a normal cheese slice. Can you talk to your pals in The American Association of Meat Processors and get a quorum on the width of deli cheese? Thanks.
No More Free Slices. Stop letting customers con you into asking for a slice to try before they buy it. I stand there silently hating you for prolonging the deli transaction because I've got to wait around for some annoying customer to decide if the ham is too salty for their delicate palate. Enough with the taste test. Here's another piece of free advice: don't be fooled into thinking if you give a toddler a slice of cheese they'll shut up...because they won't. They'll just reach out their grubby little hands for more. Or throw it on the floor.
Take A Lesson From Wegmans. I think you'll agree that you get a lot of deli traffic crowding up your counters. I know that's not a bad thing, but it's got to be annoying when so many customers are just ordering your basics like cheese, ham, salami, bologna, etc. How many times are you unwrapping and wrapping up the Polish Ham? Isn't that exhausting? Wegmans, my favored grocer, actually has a little refrigerated area adjacent to their deli counter and they have all the deli meat staples wrapped in half-pound packages so customers can just grab and go. No need to clog up the deli counter at all. It's the ultimate drive-by.
Deli Counter - I know you've got a tough job to do managing all those meats, cheeses and over-sized pickles for your customers. I know the elderly can be annoying with their quarter-pound meat requests. And I can certainly appreciate that the safety training can be tiresome just so you can guarantee that you're people go home at the end of their shift with their ten fingers, but you've got to do a better job.
Because if you don't, I might just have to go all Vegan on your ass. And trust me, if that happens, you'll lose your best over-sized pickle customer.
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- Michelle said...
Oh Kimmy! As usual you have found yet another Michelle-related topic. As I spent many years BEHIND the deli counter trying to figure out exactly how many slices were in an eighth of a pount of pimento loaf for poor old Mrs. Lonely Widow! You are spot on with all of your observations and I only wish I had the space in this comment section to tell you the gritty truth about what goes on behind the counter, on the floor and God forbid any customer knows what goes on in the meat cooler in the back (I will say this, at one of my previous deli jobs the manager used to go into the meat cooler and SMOKE cigaretts like it was some sort of tiny little cold break room!!!)... you've scratched the surface of the smoked-meat world but the sordid underbelly is just as bad as what you see in the front (if not worse). :)


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Whether you're a fashionista looking for new sources of inspiration or a tone-deaf jeans and t-shirt kind of dresser, new app Flink will help you connect to the world of fashion blogging.
Flink allows you to see hot new "looks" from the top fashion bloggers around the web, including Garance Doré, La revue de Kenza, Adenorah, Absolutely Glamourous, Mercredie, le blog de Lilou, Modasic, and Blondie Baby. You can also save these looks for later, visit the original blog posts, and "heart" the looks you love.
When you first launch the app, you'll tap to follow as many of the included bloggers, and then tap your way through each of the photos included in each screen. You can tap through to see what clothes and accessories make up each look, or you can just swipe through and see various images of the different parts.
All in all, if you're looking to kick up your fashion knowledge, or just find some new looks to recreate in your own life, Flink just might be the free app you're looking for.
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Subic Travel Information
A converted military base offers sailing, wreck diving, safaris, jungle survival training--and a slew of resorts and restos.
A former US Navy Facility, the Subic Bay Freeport Zone is now a prime spot for travelers seeking adventure or relaxation. Subic Bay offers the best of both worlds. Shopping centers, bars and restaurants, and hotels are perfect for those fond of the urban lifestyle. On the other hand, wreck diving sites, camp grounds, and beaches let visitors feel at one with nature.
- When Juan de Salcedo explored Zambales, he found Subic Bay, and told the Spanish authorities of its prime location.
Subic Bay was declared as a naval port in 1884. 1885 marked the start of construction of the Arsenal en Olongapo, which became a major port and headquarters.
- Filipinos took over the Arsenal during the American occupation since the Americans chose to be stationed at Sangley Point. The area became a shipyard during World War I, and the Naval Station was reactivated during World War II.
- In 1959, after the war, Olongapo was relinquished to the Philippine government. In November 1992, US troops officially withdrew from Subic. The former base is now being redeveloped for industry and tourism under the auspices of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.
Travelers' Attractions
- Subic Bay is home to many different restaurants that offer international cuisine.
- The area still has a number of outlet stores and duty free shops.
- Subic Bay also offers several activities for the adventurous: wreck diving, camping, survival training, and water sports.
- Families can visit Zoobic Safari and Ocean Adventure together.
Getting there and away
- Victory Liner buses leave Pasay, Sampaloc, and Caloocan every 30 minutes.
- Travelers can drive to Zambales by passing through NLEX and then through the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx).
- Winstar buses will transport travelers within the Freeport Zone.
Restaurants abound in Subic Bay, so travelers have a lot of choices for dining, including these international cuisine options:
• Across the Freeport Exchange strip mall is Rama Mahal, a restaurant which serves authentic Indian food in large servings. Travelers can also try the yoghurt-based mango lassi.
• Travelers craving for authentic Chinese food can head to Golden Dragon, where food is prepared by Hong Kong chefs.
• Located at the bay near the port, Magellan's a quaint restobar that is popular among expatriates.
• Seafood lovers will delight in Sakura's authentic Japanese fare.
Retail therapy is still popular in Subic Bay. Various outlet stores and duty-free shops dot the area. Travelers looking for imported goods can see what Subic Bay's shops have to offer.


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Orange Memorial Park in San Francisco is the context for the new 6,400 sq. ft. recreation building which is encircled by soccer, basketball, picnic and other outdoor amenities. The recreation building is conceived as a pavilion in a park and an icon for the community. Towards that goal, the use of natural materials that are sustainable, that have a sense of quality and longevity, that are complementary to each other and to the park context, and that are attractive, was of fundamental importance both to the designers and the client. For that reason, wood - in particular Western Red Cedar – and natural basalt stone are two of the most prominent materials in the building's materials palette. Western Red Cedar wood grilles form a rain screen of longevity and beauty for the walls, while evoking the sense of lightness, transparency and horizontality.


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Creamy Chicken Potpie
Total TimePrep: 25 min. Bake: 35 min. + standing
Makes2 pies (6 servings each)
- 2 cans (9-3/4 ounces each) chunk white chicken, drained
- 1 can (15-1/4 ounces) lima beans, drained
- 1 can (15 ounces) sliced carrots, drained
- 1 jar (4-1/2 ounces) sliced mushrooms, drained
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) sliced potatoes, drained
- 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
- 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
- 1-1/2 teaspoons rubbed sage
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 packages (15 ounces each) refrigerated pie pastry
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- In a large bowl, combine the first 10 ingredients. Line two 9-in. pie plates with bottom crusts. Add filling. Roll out remaining pastry to fit tops of pies; place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in pastry; brush with butter.
- Cover and freeze one potpie for up to 3 months. Bake the remaining potpie at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.
- To use frozen potpie: Remove from the freezer 30 minutes before baking. Cover edges of crust loosely with foil; place on a baking sheet.
- Bake at 425° for 30 minutes. Reduce heat to 375°; remove foil. Bake 55-60 minutes longer or until golden brown. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.
Nutrition Facts1 piece: 459 calories, 23g fat (9g saturated fat), 40mg cholesterol, 1173mg sodium, 48g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 3g fiber), 14g protein.
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I really enjoyed this pie! I only made one and adjusted the recipe. It was so good! I did add a can of corn, b/c it didn't seem to have much color, and I like a variety in a potpie.
Dec 8, 2011
This is how I have been making my pot pies for years and my kids gobble them up!
Feb 27, 2011
I make a similar recipe but use all fresh ingredients which I parboil before using in the pie. I also use puff pastry as the crust and simply fold over the multiple layers of puff pasty onto the pie and then cook it. By using fresh ingredients, you avoid all of that needless sodium, particularly that in canned chicken, and fresh tastes so much better than canned anything!
Feb 26, 2010
I really liked this recipe, however, for my taste, there were too many potatoes, so the next time I make this dish I will probably omit the potatoes and substitute with another vegetable, perhaps corn or broccoli. I have always purchased Marie Callendar pot pies because I thought it would take too much time to make one, but I tried this recipe one day when I took a vacation day from work and was very pleasantly surpried that it went together in a snap! Thank You, I Love Simple & Delicious. Sherry Mason, Pinellas Park, FL


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The last edition of Civil War Emancipation covered two high-profile enforcement actions of the Fugitive Slave Act that took place in April 1861 just days before the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter. These actions did not escape the notice of the African-American press that existed on the eve of the Civil War. The April 13, 1861 edition of the Weekly Anglo-African reacted to the rendition of the Harris family in Chicago with an article entitled, "A Carbonari Wanted." By "Carbonari," the article referred to underground militant groups that first had appeared in Italy in the early 19th century during the Napoleonic Wars, attacking French occupation forces. After Napoleon's defeat they evolved into a nationalist liberal resistance to monarchism and foreign imperialism in Italy.
By demanding Carbonari, what the Weekly Anglo-African clearly called for in April 1861 was organized violent resistance by the northern black community against enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act. The article started with a reprint of the April 4 article's text in the New York Times, then added the following incendiary language (italics in the original):
The only way to stop the scenes like the above is, to make the slavehounds personally responsible. We want a Carbonari, as swift and terrible as that which has been the terror of European tyrants. We want men like Orsini [referring to Felice Orsini who tried to assassinate French emperor Napoleon III in 1858] who will dare go through all the guards to strike at the oppressor's heart. Every wretch who dares defile himself by kidknapping must be held accountable to outraged humanity with his life. Until the whole pack of panting blood-hounds of Commissioners, Marshals and Deputies know that for every unfortunate returned to bondage, some one of their number will fall under the pistol, knife, or poison of the Avenger, there will be no peace for the poor; no security for the oppressed. Let the infamous wretches understand that the issues between freedom and slavery are the broad issues of life and death, and these damnable scenes of diabolism will cease. If we are not strong enough openly to resist, we are strong enough to conspire. "One or two shots were fired at the train." What imbecility? Why not have saved the powder and ball and fired them through the corrupt heart of the man-stealer, Commissioner Conneau? Until these things are done there will be no security in the land. If [illegible] man must be free, if not within the law, then above the law, in these demonized States, then let us go where we can be free, and untrammeled live out our lives.
P.S. Since the above was written the tragedy has been consumated, and the husband, wife, and children sent back to bondage in Missouri. There they will without a doubt be sold into the Cotton States. Springfield, Ill., the home of President Lincoln has the infamy of consumating this tragedy. God pity the victims, and punish the Oppressor. Only through the Red Sea of civil war and insurrection can the sins of this demonized people be washed away.
By "civil war and insurrection" the Weekly Anglo-African was calling for militant resistance, a campaign of terror, not the civil war that was just then breaking out between North and South. But it is interesting that the American Civil War would produce exactly the ends sought by this black newspaper and within little more than a year incorporating African Americans into the Union army and navy, instead of forcing them to become irregular militants like the Italian Carbonari. Still, the outrage of the Weekly Anglo-African and its call for conspiracy and terror in April 1861 is understandable because the idea of black men fighting officially for their own freedom was then still unrealistic if not inconceivable. But events were shortly to start turning the world upside down and making it a reality.


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A longtime supporter of the LGBT community, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is proud to announce a new partnership with The Trevor Project, a leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth ages 13-24.
A longtime supporter of the LGBT community, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is proud to announce a new partnership with The Trevor Project, a leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth ages 13-24. Kimpton is the first national hotel sponsor for The Trevor Project.
Since Kimpton's inception, the company has been deeply committed to an overall philosophy of inclusion and diversity that celebrates the unique differences of guests and employees. Continuing a legacy of employee-driven philanthropy, Kimpton's engagement with The Trevor Project originated in 2013 through employees who have a passion for Trevor's commitment to saving lives of LGBT youth in crisis, and the organization's message of empowerment, pride, bravery and acceptance. It became clear when the relationship kicked off in January 2013 as a pilot partnership that the two organizations are strongly aligned on culture, beliefs and goals. This year, Kimpton will evolve its commitment to include a mix of marketing, social media, events and employee volunteer opportunities that will help The Trevor Project expand into new markets and raise funds to support its mission.
"One of the many reasons guests and employees love Kimpton is our philosophy of inclusiveness and the belief that everyone deserves to be appreciated for who they are," said Kimpton Senior Vice President of Hotel Operations Barry Pollard, who has supported The Trevor Project personally and is currently an active member on Kimpton's internal LGBT committee. "Our organizations share similar values. We both believe that inclusivity and diversity of thought, beliefs, backgrounds, gender and sexual orientation make our communities stronger. The Trevor Project provides a serious and much-needed service to the LGBT community and we're honored to help the organization support this mission and raise awareness for this important issue."
"The LGBT youth who turn to The Trevor Project for support often lack a sense of acceptance, just because of who they are. That is why engaging with organizations like Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, where diversity and acceptance are valued, is important," said Abbe Land, Executive Director and CEO of The Trevor Project. "The Trevor Project is proud to partner with Kimpton."
As part of the partnership, Kimpton will become the presenting sponsor of The Trevor Project's Ambassador program. Trevor Ambassadors are volunteer groups in major U.S. cities that work to expand Trevor's programs, communications and fundraising efforts, helping to ensure LGBT youth have the support they need locally when faced with a suicide crisis. Additionally, Kimpton's active LGBT Employee Resource group, KPRIDE, which coordinates LGBT activities across the company, will work with existing Trevor Ambassadors at the local level to help with community outreach and regional fundraising events. Markets where Kimpton has a significant hotel and restaurant presence that are also locations for Trevor Ambassadors include Chicago, Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
Kimpton also will work closely with the organization on TrevorLIVE, a semi-annual fundraising event that brings together top entertainers and corporate leaders to support The Trevor Project's life-saving, life-affirming work for LGBT youth in crisis. As part of this partnership, Kimpton hosted the TrevorLIVE kick-off party on April 23 at the Eventi, a Kimpton Hotel, in NYC where more than 200 guests celebrated and posted #lovethyselfie photos in support of LGBT youth.
Kimpton's guests can also become involved and help support The Trevor Project by using a designated rate code when booking their rooms directly through Kimpton. By entering in the code "TRPR" when booking, guests will receive 10 percent off of their total room cost and Kimpton will donate $5 for every room reserved using this code.
Over the last 33 years, Kimpton has developed strong working relationships with pro-LGBT groups such as the Mautner Project, National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, The National Center for Lesbian Rights, The Transgender Law Center and The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. All Kimpton hotels are members of IGLTA (International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association), and TAG approved, a certification that assures gay-friendly hotel practices. Since 2004, Kimpton has also maintained a perfect rating on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index.
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