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Resident Evil 5
Produced by series veteran Jun Takeuchi, this next-generation follow-up to the terrifying series introduces the theme of escape as its core survival instinct. As Chris Redfield (former S.T.A.R.S. member and now part of the BSAA unit), your life is in danger as you strive to complete your most dangerous mission yet in a sweltering desert colony where a new breed of evil has been unleashed. Swarms of marauding evil beings will charge at you when your pulse is racing at a heart-shattering pace. Environments will play a bigger factor than ever here, using the power of next-gen systems to create a world where terror might lurk in any alcove or shadow. Powerful lighting effects overwhelm the player with mirage movement and blinding brilliance, and even in the light of day, there is no safe haven in this Resident Evil.
- Two Playable Characters – Chris Redfield, protagonist of the original Resident Evil and Resident Evil: Code Veronica, returns and is joined by new playable character Sheva Alomar, an African BSAA agent tasked with investigating the epidemic.
- Two Player Online Co-op – New cooperatively-focused gameplay revolutionizes the way that Resident Evil is played. Chris and Sheva must work together to survive new challenges and fight dangerous hordes of enemies.
- Next Generation of Fear – Features groundbreaking graphics that utilize an advanced version of Capcom's proprietary game engine, MT Framework, which powered the hit titles Devil May Cry 4, Lost Planet and Dead Rising.
- "Quick-Select" Inventory System – Improved inventory system allows items to be traded between characters. To add to the intensity, all inventory management is done in real time; items can even be assigned to the directional pad for instant access.
- New Control Schemes – Features new modernized third-person action game control variations as well as the return of the traditional Resident Evil 4 control schemes.
- New Enemies Bring New Challenges – Enemies boast increased speed and intelligence, making them as dangerous alone as they are in groups.
- Powerful New Weapons – The number of weapon variations has been greatly increased providing new ways to keep enemies at bay.
- Fear Light as much as Shadow – Lighting effects provide a new level of suspense as players attempt to survive in both harsh sunlight and extreme darkness.
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When forty winters shall besiege thy brow,
And dig deep trenches in thy beauty's field,
Thy youth's proud livery, so gazed on now,
Will be a tatter'd weed, of small worth held:
Then being ask'd where all thy beauty lies,
Where all the treasure of thy lusty days,
To say, within thine own deep-sunken eyes,
Were an all-eating shame and thriftless praise.
How much more praise deserved thy beauty's use,
If thou couldst answer 'This fair child of mine
Shall sum my count and make my old excuse,'
Proving his beauty by succession thine!
This were to be new made when thou art old,
And see thy blood warm when thou feel'st it cold.
Sonnet 2: Translation to modern English
When forty winters have attacked your brow and wrinkled your beautiful skin, the pride and impressiveness of your youth, so much admired by everyone now, will be have become a worthless, tattered weed. Then, when you are asked where your beauty's gone and what's happened to all the treasures you had during your youth, you will have to say only within your own eyes, now sunk deep in their sockets, where there is only a shameful confession of greed and self-obsession. How much more praise you would have deserved if you could have answered, 'This beautiful child of mine shall give an account of my life and show that I made no misuse of my time on earth,' proving that his beauty, because he is your son, was once yours! This child would be new-made when you are old and you would see your own blood warm when you are cold.

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Need to Schedule a Dental Cleaning? Here's What to Expect
Why Do I Need to Get My Teeth Cleaned Twice Per Year
Have you ever wondered if twice-yearly teeth cleanings are really necessary? In addition to keeping your teeth sparkling clean, cleaning offers several other important benefits, including:
Has it been a while since you have had a dental cleaning? Regular exams and cleanings help you maintain your oral health and keep your smile bright and healthy. Take a look at what you can expect during your next cleaning.
X-Rays First
Before your cleaning begins, the dental hygienist may take X-rays of your teeth. X-rays are usually taken once per year, but may be needed more often in some cases. This simple diagnostic test detects tooth decay, gum disease, bone loss, cysts, abscesses, defective fillings and other problems. If your hygienist or dentist notices an issue after reviewing your X-rays, he or she will take care to avoid irritating the area during the cleaning.
Review of Your Medical and Dental History
Before cleaning begins, your hygienist will ask if there have been any changes in your oral or general health, as some diseases can affect your mouth, teeth, gums and jaw. For example, if you have diabetes, your gums may bleed easily.
A Quick Examination
A brief examination helps the hygienist identify potential dental problems. He or she will use a small mirror to look for obvious signs of tooth decay, gingivitis, loose crowns and other issues. Although the cleaning can probably proceed even if problems are detected, in some cases, your dentist may recommend treating your dental issue first.
The Cleaning Begins
Dental cleanings remove both plaque and tartar from your teeth. Plaque, a transparent bacterial film that causes cavities, collects on your teeth every day. Brushing and flossing remove it, but it can be difficult to completely eliminate plaque from hard-to-reach areas. If plaque remains on your teeth, it eventually turns into a hard deposit called tartar that can only be removed with special dental tools. You may notice gray or brown spots on your teeth if you have tartar buildup.
If you have large tartar deposits, your hygienist may use a power scaler to clean your teeth. Ultrasonic power scalers use vibrations to break up and loosen tartar deposits. Any spots of tartar that remain can be scraped off teeth with a handheld scaler, an instrument that is curved to fit around teeth easily. If you do not have significant tartar buildup, your hygienist may only need to use a handheld scaler to clean your teeth.
The Finishing Step
Polishing helps remove any remaining specks of tartar from teeth. Because the polish is grittier than the toothpaste you use at home, it's also helpful in removing surface stains from teeth. The polish is applied with a handheld power device that features a small rubber cup at the end.
Protecting Teeth with Fluoride
Your cleaning may end with a fluoride treatment. Fluoride strengthens your tooth enamel and helps prevent cavities. Although the treatment is often used for children, it also offers important benefits for adults. The fluoride solution is brushed on your teeth or applied using trays that conform to the shape of your teeth. It's important to avoid eating or drinking for 30 minutes after you receive a fluoride treatment.
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Kerry seeks changes to OAS
Secretary of State John Kerry is demanding reforms in the 35-nation Organization of American States as he visits Latin America for the first time since taking office.
Leading the U.S. delegation in Guatemala to the annual general assembly of the OAS — an organization he has disparaged as ineffective, inefficient and nearly irrelevant — Kerry will try to convince fellow members of the need for major changes in its bureaucracy and a return to its core mission of promoting human rights, democracy and development.
Officials traveling with Kerry said he also would be making the case against legalization of marijuana at the national level, lobbying for the election of the U.S. candidate for a hemispheric human rights panel and trying to improve badly damaged relations with Venezuela.
Kerry arrived Tuesday at the Guatemalan mountain resort of Antigua and began his two-day program with a meeting with Guatemala's president.
Drugs, U.S. immigration reform and good governance were to top the agenda in those talks, the two men told reporters.
The OAS often is criticized in the United States and Kerry wrote a scathing editorial about its failures and need to reform three years ago while he was the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He then introduced legislation in Congress aimed at requiring significant budget reforms in the organization.
Just last year, shortly before he was nominated to be secretary of state, Kerry penned a letter to the OAS permanent council with three other senators bemoaning that the group "has been forfeiting its effectiveness" with a lack of strategic focus and fiscal recklessness.
The State Department said Monday that Kerry believed the bloc was an organization of critical importance to the Americas and that his participation in the general assembly was aimed at helping to strengthen it.
"The fact that he is going to the OAS and he is spending two days there participating sends a clear signal that he thinks this remains the premier multilateral organization in the hemisphere," department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.
"In order to assure that the OAS retains that status, it must refocus on its core principles," she said, stressing democracy, human rights, development and regional security. "Strengthening it is of course part of (Kerry's) agenda and part of what he'll be focused on in the next couple of days."
As a senator in 2010, Kerry made similar, though not as subtle, points in an opinion piece he co-wrote with Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), his successor as head of the Foreign Relations Committee.
"Sadly, its culture of consensus has often been the breeding ground of the ideas that reflect the lowest common denominator, rather than the highest ambitions of diplomacy and cooperation," they wrote in The Miami Herald.
The pair excoriated the OAS for becoming "a pliable tool of inconsistent political agendas" and suggested that they agreed with critics who called the organization "a grazing pasture for third-string diplomats."
Psaki played down the last comment, saying she "would hardly call the secretary of state a third-string diplomat." Kerry's mere presence at the meeting demonstrates his and the Obama administration's commitment to improving the OAS, she said.
In November 2012, Kerry and Menendez, along with Republican Sens. Richard Lugar of Indiana and Marco Rubio of Florida, wrote that OAS finances had become dangerously precarious and that it must reform, pare back superfluous projects or risk losing support from its prime contributor, the United States.
The United States has over the past decades found itself at growing odds with numerous Latin and South American members of the OAS. Many of them, like Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia and Ecuador, are led by leftist or populist leaders who have balked at accepting the dominance of the U.S. in the Americas and pursued policies that often run counter to Washington's wishes.
Apart from Cuba, which has been suspended from the OAS for decades, the U.S. has most differences with Venezuela, whose president, Hugo Chavez, reveled in tweaking Washington until his death last year.
At Venezuela's request, Kerry was to meet Wednesday with the Venezuelan foreign minister to discuss possibilities for improving relations, a U.S. official said.
Kerry was expected to raise human rights and democracy concerns in the country, where the opposition was still disputing the narrow results of the election that brought Chavez's successor to power.
Since becoming the top U.S. diplomat in February, Kerry already has traveled more than 100,000 miles to visit 23 countries, but the trip to Guatemala was his first in the Western Hemisphere.


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I have a small Lasius Niger colony of ~10 workers. They were living inside a test tube within terrarium. I decided to take the test tube out and just keep them there till I make a good formicarium.
Today I was feeding them fruitflies, but 20 minutes later I noticed they haven't really touched them, which was strange because last time they got protein was 5/6 days ago (but I fed them honey during this time). I took a flashlight and looked inside the test tube (they carried a lot of dirt in it) and saw the queen dismembered and few workers gathering around her abdomen, it seemed like one was chewing on it.
I'm trying to understand what happened.
-The temperature has been in the range of 24-26C, humidity should be fine as it's test tube.
-They got fed 5 days ago silverfish, I see they have many eggs and even 5 eggs in the last stage, so I would assume they were not starving, since queen would eat the eggs if they had lack of food, correct?
-The soil they carried inside was the same soil they were living previously for a month. I have only seen one soldier die during all this time while I have this colony (2 months). I didn't disinfect it, but I would assume something would have happened by now. In addition 2 other colonies live in this soil and they're doing fine (Pheidole pallidula).
-Only thing I could think of is that maybe it's stress related, since I made them switch nests 4 times within 2 months, but then again, I did the same to other colonies, and they're doing great.
Any hints how I could attempt to identify the problem?
P.S: How long will the workers survive for? I keep finding mixed information on the lifespan of the Lasius Niger worker. Some places state few months, some even up to 4 years.
Lasius Niger queen dismembered. What happened?
Let us know of your ant colonies or queens that have passed away. We will grieve together but will also learn why your ants may not have succeeded.
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Sometimes Queens Just Die For No Reasons, And Then They're Dismembered By The Workers To Prevent Bacteria From Growing On Her & Spreading Throughout The Colony. As For The Workers, It'll Probably Be Best To Introduce A New Lasius Queen / Parasitic Lasius Queen Since The Colony Is Doomed At This Point.
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News from the world of Maths
May 1, 2003
Win cold hard cash and bring mathematics to the people by entering the THES and OUP science writing competition.
April 30, 2003
The work of Donald Coxeter, who died on 31 March 2003, will continue to inspire both mathematicians and artists.
April 23, 2003
Winning the first Abel Prize just might elevate mathematician Jean-Pierre Serre to celebrity status!
April 8, 2003
As the largest experiment ever conducted on GM crops ends, environmentalists are concerned that the maths might not add up.
March 19, 2003
Mathematicians are testing a silicon chip that mimics the function of a part of the human brain concerned with memory. Is this some maths you'd rather not forget?
March 7, 2003
Scientists have for the first time measured the speed of gravity and tested Einstein's assumption - or have they?
February 18, 2003
A test invented by the mathematician Alan Turing in 1950 is helping to stop spammers.
February 4, 2003
Maths makes parallel parking easy.


text: Sunday Morning 10:45 AM Welcome! Our prayer is that you will be blessed and strengthened by the power of Jesus Christ, and that you will live a life of abundance in fellowship, joy and liberty. North Dallas Family Church is here for you. It is not just a church; it is a fellowship of believers coming together to declare the glory of the Lord, and to celebrate Jesus as King. We study the Word, practice what we learn, and in the process grow together. May God richly bless you! Enjoy all our website has to offer! We have events throughout the week as well as Sundays. Our church is much more than a religious gathering. It is a place of fellowship for real people loving a real God. May the Lord bless you and keep you! We hope to see you soon! All worship services and gatherings at North Dallas Family Church are presented bilingually in English and Spanish.


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Oriole at St George's Bristol
Neil McKim enjoys a hugely accessible jazz concert from musicians in the F-IRE Collective
Oriole are an exceptional jazz band. Not only are all the musicians of superb quality but the music itself is completely unlike the recent trend in jazz for unpredictable and angular rhythmic edginess that is usually associated with other F-IRE bands (such as Acoustic Ladyland and Polar Bear). And musicians such as drummer Seb Rochford here prove that they can diversify into a latin-orientated soundscape.
Sometimes a group will release a track and it's possible to see why it deserves widespread appeal. Sadly jazz often doesn't get the promotion it deserves and 'Sherpa Song' from Oriole's current album Every New Day is a case in point. Taking a strong melody and serenely building it up to a climax, this track stays with the listener – much like the Portico Quartet's early work did.
Guitarist Jonny Philips is the brain behind the group's compositions, and most of it is influenced by the music he has absorbed from visiting and living in Cadiz in Spain. At a recent concert at St George's in Bristol, the band played a set of tunes that created a gentle, shimmering atmosphere, aptly reflecting the evening sunlight outside that hall.
The whole set was engaging, with tracks such as 'Mountain Flower' building up from a guitar solo with a soaring melody by tenor saxophonist Idris Rahman, set over Rochford's dusty snare brushes and Gili Lopez's rippling bass. The piece then dissolved to just Rochford, keeping the Brazilian baiao-style pulse going on his bass drum, before the ensemble blended it into another piece – 'Sintra'.
Cellist Ben Davis also plays a pivotal role in Oriole – his own group, Basquiat Strings, were in support – proving the cello is a fantastic jazz instrument. The work 'Bertha', begins with a duo between sax and cello which has an almost Mozartian quality. Philips revealed to the audience that it's named after both his grandmothers.
But saving the best for last, Oriole played out with 'Sherpa Song', a track which like Oriole themselves, deserves far wider recognition.
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[T]o his credit, Maher hilariously exposes astonishing levels of ignorance and parochialism among the earnestly pious Americans he encounters in his travels around the country. (Maher's brief visits to other parts of the world are less amusing because the believers he interviews in Europe and the Middle East aren't as boorish.)Aw, come on. I haven't seen the movie, but really... American believers are more boorish? I'll bet the folks in the Middle East weren't prodded with the same sort of questions and edited with the same vicious hostility. I've seen enough Maher on TV to know he finds comedy in being very cruel to Americans. It's a comic stance that he's built his career on. Attacking foreigners can be hilarious, but it's not in style and it's not Maher's thing.
Yet Maher has loftier ambitions than laughs. He wants to save the world from the idiocy he unearths in the American heartland, and he believes the best way to fulfill this aim is to mercilessly attack religion and all those who adhere to it. And that's why the film, like so much written by critics of religion in recent years, must ultimately be judged a failure.It's only a failure if the purpose is what you say: to save people from religion. Maybe it's to sell books and movie tickets, to make those in-the-know laugh and feel superior, and to propagate the idea that the hip, smart people are atheists.
Like [Harris, Dawkins, and Hitchens], Maher harbors so much contempt for religion that he would rather score easy points than explore the messy reality of humanity's complicated--often sordid, but sometimes noble--religious impulses and experiences. That's why Maher takes on simpletons and extremists instead of seeking out theologians and other thoughtful believers to explain and defend their beliefs. That's also why moderate believers simply don't exist in Maher's America, which aside from the 16 percent of the country* that explicitly rejects institutional religion, seems to be populated only by fundamentalists awaiting (and perhaps even itching to hasten) the apocalypse. How else to explain the absurdly paranoid peroration with which he concludes the film? Over ominous music and images of mushroom clouds, Maher informs us that religious belief is a "neurological disorder" that must be eradicated for the sake of human survival. "Grow up or die," he warns, as if those were our only options.Only contempt explains it? In any case, why can't a comedian or a polemicist deal in contempt?
It's not the only approach, but it's an approach. (And I don't think "contempt" is at all the right word for Dawkins, whose "God Delusion" I've read. It fits Hitchens -- and I've read "God Is Not Great." I haven't read the Harris book, but I don't think it's contemptuous.)
Instead of hurling insults and indiscriminate denunciations at religion-in-general, Maher and his fellow atheists could do far more good by encouraging the growth and flourishing of open-minded belief--the kind of belief that lives in productive tension with modern science and cultural pluralism.Comedians as do-gooders? What good will that do?


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DetailsIn the late 20th century, Soviet science verified that repetition kettlebell lifting is one of the best tools for all around physical development.
A study observed two groups of college students over a period of a few years:
A standard battery of armed forces physical training tests was used which included the following: pullups, a standing broad jump, a 100 meter sprint, and a 1 k run. The control group followed the typical university physical fitness training program which was military oriented and emphasized the listed exercises. The experimental group just lifted kettlebells. No other training of any kind.
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I checked my email on Friday and found a pleasant surprise. I had an email from a cousin who found me by reading this very blog. That was a fantastic surprise. Her grandmother was a sibling of my grandfather Thomas Dowd.
We have corresponded and are exchanging pictures and information. The best so far is the fact that another cousin of hers had sent her information of our Great Grandmother Bridget Naughton. It appears that Bridget did indeed have an identical twin, name of Katherine. I found Irish records of Mary and Bridget but not Katherine. I am now supposing that it was an error in recording. On Bridget's death certificate it had listed Norah Nee as mother, but I had the Baptismal Record stating Thomas Naughton and Catherine Ward. Did Catherine died in childbirth or shortly thereafter the birth? I had a theory that Catherine had died and perhaps it will be proved true.
I had been searching for confirmation of a twin birth since I have heard about it from my dad and another descendant of the original Dowd Siblings (my grandfathers brother John). So off to the races with that one.
Also listed was a sister, Maria Downs, Norah Connelly, Margaret Naughton, and brothers Dudley and Joseph. I had found and researched Mary Downs in the records of the Archives of the Diocese of Pittsburgh. Mary and her husband Michael are still an enigma.
Norah Connelly, Margaret Naughton and Dudley Naughton were listed as sponsors for the Dowd and Downs children in the records of St. Thomas RC Church in Braddock PA. More research to be done to gather the information on the other five siblings.


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Ross returns from DL; Rowland-Smith DFA'd
LOS ANGELES -- The D-backs activated outfielder Cody Ross from the disabled list Friday and manager Kirk Gibson put him right in the lineup.
To make room for Ross, the D-backs designated left-hander Ryan Rowland-Smith for assignment.
Ross has not played since he suffered a fracture and dislocation of his right hip on Aug. 11 while running to first base.
"Obviously excited to be back with the guys and hoping I can help as much as I can," Ross said.
By all accounts, Ross returned ahead of initial projections from what is a unique injury in baseball.
Cody Ross takes BP ahead of his 2014 debut for the #Dbacks. pic.twitter.com/6HtbodboD4- Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) April 19, 2014
However there will be some differences, at least at first.
Prior to the injury, Ross had played left, center and right fields, but for now Gibson will not use him in center.
In addition, Ross has lost some of the speed he had and said doctors have told him they don't know if it will come back.
"I'm not running as well as I did before, but I don't feel any pain," Ross said. "It's good enough."


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Tzatziki is a popular Greek sauce made from yogurt, cucumbers, garlic, and dill. Here we've subbed in shallots for garlic and used it to top skewers of shrimp. Serve any leftovers with pita chips, as a substitute for mayo on roast chicken sandwiches, or as a sauce for grilled lamb.
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- Total Time
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- 1 cup Greek-style (2% or nonfat) yogurt*
- 1 cup 1/4-inch cubes English hothouse cucumber
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice plus additional for drizzling
- 2 tablespoons chopped shallots
- 1 1/4 teaspoons aniseed, finely crushed, divided
- Olive oil (for brushing and drizzling)
- 1 pound uncooked large shrimp, peeled, deveined, tails left intact
- 8 cups baby spinach leaves
- 3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
- Mix Greek-style yogurt, cucumber, dill, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, shallots, and 3/4 teaspoon crushed aniseed in small bowl; season tzatziki generously with salt and pepper. Chill.
- Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Brush grill with oil. Thread shrimp onto 4 metal skewers. Brush shrimp all over with olive oil; sprinkle with salt, pepper, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon crushed aniseed. Grill just until shrimp are opaque in center, about 3 minutes per side. Divide spinach among 4 plates; drizzle lightly with additional lemon juice and olive oil. Top each with 1 shrimp skewer. Spoon tzatziki over shrimp; sprinkle with feta cheese and serve.
- *A thick yogurt; sold at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores (such as Trader Joe's and Whole Foods markets) and Greek markets. If unavailable, place plain yogurt in cheesecloth-lined strainer set over large bowl. Cover and chill overnight to drain.
Nutritional analysis per serving: Calories (kcal) 289.44; %Calories from Fat 35.74; Fat (g) 11.50; Saturated Fat (g) 5.40; Cholesterol (mg) 249.90; Carbohydrates (g) 14.04; Dietary Fiber (g) 2.66; Total Sugars (g) 6.40; Net Carbs (g) 11.37; Protein (g) 32.81


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Ginger Lime Dipping Sauce
Dipping sauces, such as this intensely gingery and spicy sauce, are routine at Vietnamese meals, allowing you to season each dish to your own taste. Most dipping sauces taste best when made fresh and used immediately.
* Chinese Light Soy Sauce is saltier, thinner, and lighter in color than Dark Soy Sauce. Since it is lighter, it does not greatly affect the color of the dish. Do not confuse with Lite Soy Sauce, which is simply lower in sodium. Chinese Light Soy Sauce may be found at your local Asian market or online at importfood.com. If necessary, substitute Japanese soy sauce for the Chinese Light Soy Sauce.
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I just had Serious Pie-- I am a visitor to Seattle from Minneapolis-- and I had the roasted mushrooms and truffle cheese pizza. It was jaw-dropping. Unbelievable. I almost wanted to stand up and give the place a round of applause. I completely disagree with you on the crust. It is about as perfect a crust as could be imagined. Almost pillow-like softness but very sturdy as well, with a post-baking brush with olive oil on the crust. I have not had any of their red sauce pizzas but have had the yukon gold potato, rosemary and olive oil pie, and it was very good but a little too dry. I also had an italian bread soup with cannellini beans and kale and it too was utter perfection. Give this place another try! If you ever get to Minneapolis, try Punch Neapoltan- www.punchpizza.com. I would put it up against any V.P.N. pizzeria in the country, it is that good. Great blog! I'll check it out more often. I travel to the Pacific NW and down to the Bay Area quite a bit and am always looking for great places to try. I like Ken's Artisan in Portland, as well as Via Tribunali in Seattle, but I must say that Serious Pie is among the best pizza I have ever had, anywhere. Take care!ReplyDelete
Hi Anonymous! Thanks for dropping by. We're going to have to agree to disagree on Serious Pie's crust, because while I appreciate the airy structure of the bread, its texture and flavor are really off-putting to me. Now, it is quite possible that I visited on an off day, and I'm curious to try it again. Someday, I will.
I've eaten a lot of Margheritas in my time, and Serious Pie's is definitely one of the worst. And it's not even the crust that's the main problem with it (though it's certainly a contributing factor). It's the blandness of the sauce, cheese, and basil on top of it. It's just a big slab of bland. If I'm going to recommend a pizza, it has to have flavor, and the Margherita does not have it.
The sausage-and-pepper pie, on the other hand, DOES have flavor, and I quite enjoyed that one. So Serious Pie isn't a total loss to me. I just can't fathom why anyone would want to eat their Margherita. It's awful.
Glad to hear you've tried Ken's and Via Tribunali. Have you had Apizza Scholls in Portland or Delancey in Seattle?
I was in Seattle this past Memorial week-end at my daughters' volleyball tournament. Delancey was closed down for about a week (I knew this in advance). Went to Serious Pie on Sunday about 2:00 pm and got there just in time. Had to wait about 10 min., but then lines started forming out the door. This was the best pizza I've ever had (I've been to Ken's, Apizza Scholls). Got the Cherry Bomb and Fennel Saugage and wife got Nettle Cream and Morel mushroom which was different but very good too. The crust is out of this world. Then chased down the pizza with a couple of scoops of ice cream at Molly Moon ice cream in Capitol Hill area. Serious Pie was so good that after VB Tourn on Monday, stopped in again, but there was a 45 min wait. Instead, got 3 pies to go and ate it in car trip back to PDX. Cherry Bomb (spectacular), Salumi (pretty good - needs some red sauce), roasted mushroom (pretty good). Again, chased it with Molly Moon ice cream. Illegal: talking on cell phone while driving. Legal: Pizza in one hand, ice cream in another, steering with my knees.ReplyDelete
It's me again, pizza and ice cream guy, you have done great work with your blog and wonderful information and reviews. Thanks!ReplyDelete
Thanks, pizza and ice cream guy! I enjoyed the story of your latest trip to Seattle. Sounds like a blast (and I'm definitely going to have to try that Molly Moon ice cream now).ReplyDelete
I am the "first" anonymous guy up above. I finally went to Apizza Scholls this week in Portland and had the Margherita. The sauce is what did it for me-- I absolutely loved it. The crust is good if not great for that style of pie too. I like that it was light on cheese too. Overall very good, but I am more of a V.P.N. person. Again, if you get to the Twin Cities, you must try Punch. Here is their website with a great video of their oven. http://www.punchpizza.com/food/take-out-orders.aspx
@Anonymous: That video is great! Clearly shows how quickly a proper Neapolitan pie should be cooked. I wish I had family in the Twin Cities so I'd have another excuse to visit. As if pizza wasn't reason enough...
Glad to hear you liked Apizza Scholls, too. I was just there a little over a week ago and it was as good as I've ever had it. Spangler knows what he is doing in there.
We visited Seattle from Phoenix in mid-December, and visited Serious Pie on our first night there. We did not think it lived up to the hype. We had the sausage and pepper pizza but on they day we went I guess they were out of cherry peppers because ours was topped with green bell pepper. That might have made a significant difference. The pizza was good, but nothing remotely amazing, and definitely not worth the $17 they charged for it. (We liked the Kale salad we ate first much better). The crust, sauce and cheese were all bland. The sausage was nice and flavorful though. The peppers might as well have not been there.
Where we sat, I had a perfect view on the pizza-making process. Instead of one pizzaiolo they had an assembly line of four guys: one who shaped the dough, one who put on toppings, one who manned the oven, and one who sliced-up the pizza and drenched it with olive oil from his squeeze bottle.
@Jessica: Yeah, it's just not what I think of when I think of great pizza. Not terrible by any means, but nothing particularly special, either. I really hate how much flour ends up on the finished pie and, by association, in your mouth. I agree with you; the cherry peppers add something that green bell peppers cannot remotely come close to.ReplyDelete
Made my first visit to SP tonight (new SLU location) and count me among the doubters. Couldn't agree more with the assesment of the crust, no flavor and weird texture. Great toppings, but that just ain't enough...ReplyDelete
Tried Serious Pie last week, and wondered if I was alone in my dislike of their pizzas. For $20 i felt ripped off- most of the pie was the dry, flavorless crust. There was barely a any sauce or cheese, and the toppings were few and far in between. I felt like the overall quality was less than a street vendor's 'za.ReplyDelete


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Thanks go out to Jenn at Your Growing Tree for the idea of Future Friday. The idea is to get us thinking about helping future generations to know *us*. A few weeks ago I set a goal for 2011: to create biographies and record family stories of the more "recent" generations of our family.
My first project will be to "enhance" our family's photo albums. As a finished product, I envision scanned photos of ample size for easy viewing of details. Each photo will have all persons and places identified, as completely as possible, with any background stories or interesting tidbits included.
I planned to attack this project by sitting down with my mother, a photo album, and a digital voice recorder. Together, we will go through the albums and reminisce, capturing our conversation on the recorder. Thanks to the recorder, we should be able to concentrate more on telling the stories and less on the business of preserving the stories.
To prepare, I dug out my RCA Digital Voice Recorder, which I had not used in 2 years, and re-familiarized myself with its operation. I then gave it fresh batteries, and started testing various settings and recorder placement to ensure a good finished product, easy to hear and understand, since we have only one shot at this with any sort of spontaneity.
We got comfortable at the dining room table, with the recorder, a photo album, and a notebook and pen, just in case we needed to write something down, although the idea was to be less structured and more conversational. It took very little time to forget that the recorder was on, although I did try to note every time we turned the page, and give a quick, descriptive comment on the first photo on the page, as a "landmark" I can use when matching the conversation to the correct photos.
It took us about an hour and a half to go through the album, and we had a great time. I learned more about our family's activities and chronology than I could have hoped for. These were all things that my mom had not thought to mention, and I never knew to ask. And best of all, I wasn't desperately trying to write all of this down, or remember it correctly; the recorder was taking care of that for me.
The next step will be scanning the album pages, in order, and in a large enough size to make the faces and details easily seen. I am still considering how to organize these photos. Currently, I have my old digitized photos organized into folders by year, and within the folders, by file name – not exactly ideal for my purposes now. I had considered looking for photo album software, but would prefer something in a more universal format for sharing and backing up. I am looking into the various online photo storage sites.
I will then transcribe our recorded conversation and comments verbatim. I'm still working on exactly how I'm going to put the comments and stories together with the photos, but will likely extract facts from the transcription, and enhance the pages of photos with them.
I'll keep you posted!


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There is no doubt it was bitter sweet. Man's parents purchased the home, brand spanking new, in 1952, four years later, we have this photo. That is Man and his Mother on the front porch.
About five years later, Man's father built a detached garage, framing in place.
The finished garage, although, not sure there are windows?? Do love the clothes line in the foreground, don't you?
About 1970, photo from old slide. Shutters gone, house had been painted white. Seems Man's father liked to take photos of the house in the winter/snow.
About 1980, window and porch awnings have been added, new screen door, new siding, eagle on the peak. Interesting, there is what looks like a step ladder on the ground, wonder if that was used for installation of the eagle?
Since 1980 new shrubbery was planted, and it too has grown large. New windows were installed, new doors. The last photo, taken yesterday after the closing. Our last drive by.
Man lived in this home from the time he was about 4 or 5 till he left for college. We stayed there a few times for weeks and/or months when we were "between" homes, like when he was in boot camp, or traveling to Morocco.
We brought our first born son home to this house after his birth. Man's mother gave him baths in the kitchen sink. Awww. (Note the platex bottle system in the background.)
We celebrated births, deaths, and a marriage or two at this home. There are many memories, family visits, sad and happy.
This was Man's family home for well over 60 years.
Yesterday was bitter sweet.


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Michigan law requires children to have vision and hearing screenings before entering kindergarten.
The Lenawee County Health Department and the Michigan Department of Community Health will provide free vision and hearing screenings for children from age three through kindergarten during the month of August. After that time, parents will have to make arrangement with private practitioners.
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If you follow me on Twitter you might have seen my little plea for a certain rose gold tone watch from River Island that had sold out. However a few days later it was back on the site so I nabbed two, one for myself and one to giveaway. It's obviously not real gold as it was only from River Island, but its very similar style to the popular Micheal Kors ones that everyone seems to have!
On the 7th June I have an amazing giveaway planned for my blogs 3 year anniversary! I can't wait to share it with you! Read the T&C's below and enter via the Rafflecopter form as per usual! Good luck!
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Hair Care Routine Tips for Healthy Looking Locks
Tips for healthy hair -"People often don't have a good hair routine," says celebrity hairstylist Jamal Hammadi, who's based in Los Angeles. "We've got a bazillion moisturizers and protectors for our face, but we're abusing and depleting our hair."
Hair Care Routine Tips
Many of today's common hair care practices are not great for hair follicles. "The types of alopecia we're seeing are different than what we were seeing 20 years ago because of the different types of processing that people are doing now," says Roopal V. Kundu, MD, Associate Professor of Dermatology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine.
Discover easy ways to get strong, healthy hair and keep your locks looking great and with these foolproof hair care tips tips on how to bring your hair back from the dead and keep it healthy, shiny and damage-free.
Avoid Breakage
Using a brush or comb on wet hair causes strands to snap. Stick to using your fingers to detangle while your hair is sopping wet to minimize breakage when hair is at its weakest.Daily washing strips the hair of its' natural oils. Pick a shampoo that doesn't have harsh chemicals. Instead, look for products that have herbal or natural ingredients.Use a conditioner that has vitamin E to strengthen your hair.
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Start blow drying at the top/roots, about six inches away from your scalp. Maintain this distance throughout, so nothing burns. Never blow dry in an upwards motion, as this causes more damage. Plus, by drying the hair on your scalp, it prevents the moisture from soaking the rest of your hair.
Work your way down, and remember to move the blow dryer around, again, so nothing burns. If you simply focus the dryer on one spot for too long it will dry out and burn the hair, rather than simply drying it gently.
Fight Frizz
Give your hair the red carpet treatment once-a-week with a hair masque. Adding a dose of deep conditioner to your hair will coat the shaft, making it difficult for moisture to sink in which can cause frizz.
Long Hair Care
It's true, getting your hair trimmed will make your long hair healthier. "Regular trims help control split ends and keep your style looking fresh all the time," explains Masciangelo, who suggests getting a trim every six to eight weeks.
Naturally Curly
Frizz is a curly girl's nightmare.Moisturized hair is smoother and usually less frizzy. So if you like, use sulfate free, nopoo or all natural moisturizing and frizz taming shampoos and conditioners instead of curl-defining ones. Conditioner washing or cowash works as well. Also, shine sprays like Zero Frizz tame frizz while adding shine and moisture.
Animal Instinct
"The biggest mistake is using metal brushes," says Cranford. The metal varieties heat up way too fast, making hair way too hot. Look for a natural-bristle brush, it is softer and more flexible, which means less damage to your hair.
Care Straight Hair
If you straighten your hair,it needs a lot more care than regular hair. Due to all the chemical treatments it has undergone, it requires constant care and protection from damage.Leave the conditioner on your hair for extra minutes.Avoid usage of any heating tools. That means no blow drying too. If you are in a need of drying hair, then use the cool blast of air option.
Stress, smoking, and bad eating habits can make your hair dull and prone to breakage.A well-balanced diet is the best way to keep your hair healthy and strong. Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables, nuts,beans and you'll have tresses in top condition in no time.


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In fact, the public artwork — a mural adorning the ceiling that was designed by local artist Shinpei Takeda — has earned a nomination for an Orchid Award from the San Diego Architecture Foundation, which will announce its 2012 winners next month.
But at least one Ocean Beach resident who decided to check out the restrooms during a stroll thinks the community got more than it bargained for. Two community groups — The Ocean Beach Town Council and Ocean Beach Planning Board — have agreed that his concerns have merit and have scheduled separate public discussions.
The resident, Jeff Russell, said he was dismayed to discover the mural, inspired by a photograph of the historic Wonderland Amusement Park, is overlain with snippets of text from news accounts about events that don't present an accurate representation of the community or its history.
During his first visit, Russell said he noticed the phrase "fatal shooting of a dog" outside the entrance to the men's restroom.
"I thought, that's kind of strange," said Russell. "We're right next to Dog Beach."
He decided to go inside and spotted on the ceiling, "killed and the police officer involved was exonerated."
His interest peaked and eyebrows raised, Russell decided to come back with a notepad and take a more careful look.
The text is arranged in an artistic manner and is often difficult to decipher. Some snippets form circular patterns, much of it overlaps, and some phrases appear in all caps, others all lower-case. Russell contacted the city's Commission on Arts and Culture, but the commission's account of the text was incomplete; it only knew of the text in the circular patterns, Russell said.
He put the snippets he could decipher through an online search engine and discovered the upper-case text excerpted the writings of authors for whom streets around here are named: Georg Ebers, James Anthony Froude and Paul Bacon.
Russell made a more curious discovery about the lower-case snippets. In every case, he said, they were excerpts from articles in the OB Rag, the local online newspaper.
None of the articles were more than four years old and, too often, centered on divisive and inappropriate themes, according to Russell.
For example, said Russell, many snippets were from an article, "6th Anniversary of death of Danny 'the Walker' " — an article about the use of deadly force on a homeless man. Another article, "OB Heathens escape from exile to raise funds for summer party," focused on a group described in the article as "artists, street performers and other free spirits."
Russell asked, "Are the OB Heathens important to our history or maybe just friends of the artist?"
Snippets from an article, "Fear and Loathing at the Black" include "Don't Feed the Bums," a phrase that appeared on anti-homeless stickers on Newport Avenue two years ago and provoked much media scrutiny.
"It's a horrible representation of Ocean Beach," Russell said.
He added that many community leaders expected the artwork to reflect a more general representation of Ocean Beach history, and he pointed to a story in San Diego CityBeat where Takeda was quoted, "My work has to do with memory. I wanted to talk about what was here when OB was founded."
Noting the current 125th commemoration of Ocean Beach's founding, Russell said, "We're celebrating 125 years of history. What kind of history is this?"
Denny Knox, executive director of the Ocean Beach MainStreet Association, said she was "surprised by the negativity" of the text when Russell visited her office to share a file of his research.
"I like to think of OB for all the good things it has. I thought (the mural) would be more representative of our entire history," Knox said.
The many references to deadly force used by police could create a false impression of an adversarial relationship, Knox said, when in fact, "We have the best relationship with police that we've had in 40 years," she said.
Takeda is the co-founder and creative director of The AjA Project, which describes itself as an entity that provides photography-based educational programming to youth affected by war and displacement. Takeda was in Asia at press time but Sandra Ainslie, AjA's executive director, spoke of Takeda in glowing terms.
"I've worked with Shinpei for seven years," she said. "I think he's a brilliant artist and I think he's very truthful and authentic."
Ainslie said she wasn't familiar with the specific concerns about the Brighton Street comfort station mural, but offered that Takeda doesn't try to be provocative for its own sake.
"His artistic expression is always to portray the most truthful narrative and story in a way that is neither sensational nor sugar-coated," Ainslie said.
The Ocean Beach Town Council will hold a discussion on the matter
Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. at the Point Loma Masonic Lodge, 1711 Sunset Cliffs Blvd.
The Ocean Beach Planning Board's discussion item takes place Oct. 3 at 6 p.m. at the Ocean Beach Recreation Center, 4726 Santa Monica Ave.
Among the snippets of text resident Jeff Russell said he discovered on the ceiling of the Brighton Street comfort station:
• "blatant killing of a known homeless man"
• "killed and the police officer involved exonerated"
• "gunned down and killed by San Diego Police officers"
• "filled with bullets"
• "fatal shooting of a dog by police officers"
• "anger expressed on Newport Avenue will translate to violence"
• "unmitigated hatred"
• "angry, jeering mob"
• "Afghan police and military"
• "Don't Feed the Bums"


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Safe to say this is the most surprising casting news of the day.
Rita Ora is set to play Christian Grey's adopted sister Mia in the highly anticipated film adaptation of E.L. James' erotic thriller, "Fifty Shades of Grey."
"It's official! I've been cast in @FiftyShades of Grey as Christian's sister Mia. #FiftyShades," the British singer tweeted on Monday, Dec. 2.
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The "How We Do" crooner will play the outgoing younger sibling of the BDSM-loving billionaire, played by "Once a Upon a Time" hottie Jamie Dornan, who was cast as the titular character after "Sons of Anarchy" star Charlie Hunnam exited the role.
PHOTO: See the first pics of Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson on set
Ora's acting credits include a small cameo in "Fast and the Furious 6," as well as a role in the British film "Spivs."
The 23-year-old singer-actress joins previously announced castmembers Dakota Johnson, who plays Grey's love interest Anastasia Steele, as well as Eloise Mumford (Anastasia's best friend Kate), Luke Grimes (Christian's brother Elliot), Victor Rasuk (Anastasia's close friend Jos), Jennifer Ehle (Anastasia's mother Carla) and Max Martini (who was most recently cast as Christian Grey's bodyguard).
Filming for the S&M-inspired flick commenced on Sunday, Dec. 1 in Vancouver, Canada, with author E.L. James sharing a behind-the-scenes glimpse on set.
NEWS: Charlie Hunnam says Jamie Dornan will make a "great" Christian Grey
And fans were also treated to the first on set pic of Dornan and Johnson filming in character at a cafe in the city's GasTown District, marking the first time the sexy pair have been photographed together since they covered the Nov. 22 issue of Entertainment Weekly.
Produced by Michael de Luca and Dana Brunetti and directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, "Fifty Shades" is set to hit theaters on Feb. 13, 2015--just in time for Valentine's Day!


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From my perspective, it always seemed like kind of crazy overkill. When you look at the strengths of the Robur (and there are many) really only one of them (grind quality) matches up well with home use cases.
But people do it. People put down the big $$ for these monster grinders and use them at home.
And finally I get a chance to actually share an opinion on this based on some facts. That's right - I have a Robur at home.
Now... admittedly it's just a loaner. And it's just for a little while. But still... I've got a Robur at home and I'm not afraid to use it.
I'm planning on sharing some thoughts and experiences along the way. Most will be short and sweet. I'm not going to even try to pretend I don't know the machine or am not familiar with it. I've probably pulled thousands of shots from Roburs to date. But they've all been while working the bar. So these thoughts are going to be in two specific areas. First - is a Robur really a realistic grinder for home (why? why not?). Second - what are the major differences between using it at home and on bar?
Today is Day One with the Robur.
First impressions are that this thing is freakin' enormous. I know I have a smallish kitchen (like a lot of ex pro cooks I prefer smaller spaces for cooking) but DAMN. Even stuffed over in the corner it looms over everything like some sort of freaky death-star-monolith-robot.
And it's not just huge - it's REALLY heavy. Moving it around is kind of a struggle.
The good thing about the weight becomes clear once I start using it. It's like it's bolted to the counter. Not only doesn't it move around, it doesn't even wiggle or anything. That's really quite nice!
And compared to my Cimbali the thing is really quite quiet. It's more of a mechanical hum than the collection of grinding and rattling noises that I'm used to from home grinders.
Almost immediately, however, three negatives crop up.
First - the thing is so tall (in all ways) that it really almost requires a lower counter surface. Seeing into the doser requires leaning up on tip-toes.
Second - it burns through coffee. Changing grind and purging isn't the 3gr-4gr process I'm used to. Dialing in a new coffee this AM probably took 1/4lb in total (and I was really close on both grind and temp to start by pure chance).
Third - it seems like grind quality and consistency drops dramatically once you have less than 1/2lb of coffee in the hopper. I think I'd probably be going from getting coffee in 1lb increments to 2lb increments given point 2 above and this issue.
I was working with a new coffee today, so I can't compare the results in the cup. That will have to wait. From first impressions, the flow rate looks fantastic. Consistency looks (and tastes) like it's really good. It seems a little harder to get light (sub 17.5gr) doses (perhaps the grind is a little less fluffy than with the Cimbali).
I'll score a couple pounds of Ecco and a couple pounds of Four Barrel and start doing some comparison testing. After that I might do the same with some Hairbender.
First impressions, to sum up, are that it's going to eat up a lot of coffee, that's it's really easy to use once set up (but hard to set up), that it's not really going to require any changes to my prep, and that the grind quality seems quite high.
Stay tuned.


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ast9858 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 196 diseños de 53 diseñadores freelance.
Concept Fire Suppression Ltd
Concept Fire Suppression Ltd are a specialist fire suppression and detection company who have been trading for 12 months we have over 25 years experience in fire and security. We not only detect fire but we also put out using an appropriate fire suppression agent either gas, dry power or wet chemical. We design, supply, install, commission and support all aspects for fire suppression and detection and do not provide detection on its own. Because we provide both the electrical and mechanical aspects of a system we have a rare skill in this field.
We are a small, professional and very ambitious company but operating in an area that requires great experience and trust as we are protecting highly valuable assets and data.
Our website address is http://www.conceptfire-uk.com
We operate mainly in the UK but hope to expand in the future to Europe, Middle East and Africa. Our main target market is Data and communication rooms and Data Centres so IT Manager's and Directors are key customers. We also provide systems for restaurant kitchens, industrial processes, vehicles and production. Our audiences are usually quite technical in the there chosen field.
I would like something simple and professional that will project an image of trust, but not old fashioned.
I do not like fire engines, helmets, gates etc and I prefer using red and grey as the main colours.
The name of the company does not necessarily have to be in the logo it could go beside it with the existing layout the same but I will leave that up to you.
Thank you and good luck.
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FGE necesitaba un nuevo diseño de papelería y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 192 diseños de 46 diseñadores freelance.
Fisher Group Enterprises, LLC
FGE LLC is a new company formed for the purpose of acquiring established businesses that can benefit from our resources. We are interested in businesses having to do with Finance, Technology, and Real Estate. We are well established, successful, business professionals.
Business that have a history of positive cash flow, with growth potential.
We would like a logo to represent our company Fisher Group Enterprises, LLC. You can do a design based on the letters FGE as well as the name. The logo should be Strong, Bold, Professional with clean lines.
Logos that I like:
CAA - caa.com
AT&T - att.com
Cantor Fitzgerald - Cantor.com
No cartoons please.
Open to colors, nothing crazy. No rainbows.
This is a professional business, and I want us to have an iconic logo, that will last. The typeface should be clear, simple and bold. We want something that stands out.
For logo I need it to be .ai (CMYK) and/or .eps
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I'll take "Before & After" for $100,000 cash bond, Trebek.
What had happened to the little girl who stole the Evanston ice show as the character Strawberry Shortcake, the tween who dazzled audiences at the 1990 U.S. Olympic Festival, the teen who upset Michelle Kwan to win the 1995 U.S. Figure Skating title, the young woman who skated in the 1998 Olympics and would earn more than $500,000 a year to skate, the twentysomething who skated a seductive tango for Sean Penn and Jude Law in the 2006 film, "All the King's Men"? [Chicago Tribune]
That's just a pretty way of saying that Nicole Bobek got five-years probation in connection with a Jersey meth ring last summer after an illustrious career in skates, but now she's talking about what she's learned. Good read.


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"Where are the men?" was the cry of some 3,000 women textile workers striking at a Mahallah factory in December of 2006. With those words they shamed the men into action, growing the demonstration to 10,000. That cry is the title to a chapter in Marwan Bishara's new book, "The Invisible Arab." As he and others have noted, women activists played a decisive role in ushering the Egyptian revolution, and, at Tahirir Square, they were seen as equals—"There was no harassment, no ridicule, no intimidation, only appreciation for their courage and determination," wrote Bishara, the senior political analyst for Al Jazeera English.
But they were also preyed upon and brutalized by security forces. When 18 women were arrested last March, seven of them endured virginity tests, allegedly as a way to ward off claims of sexual harassment while in police custody. The patriarchal rationale being…virgins can't claim rape, and only rape constitutes harassment and/or assault.
So, where are the women, now?
A week ago, Ahmed Adel, the army doctor accused of performing so-called "virginity tests" on seven female protesters last Spring was acquitted by his own—a military tribunal. As reported by The New York Times, the trial and its verdict defy the rights of women, as well as the power of civilian authority—demonstrating, once again, the impunity and entitlement of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (S.C.A.F.). In fact, since the fall of Mubarak, and under SCAF rule, 12,000 civilians have been tried by military courts for exercising freedom of expression and association. While numerous complaints have been filed with military prosecutors against the army's abuses of power, they have failed to make it to the courtroom—the Adel case being one-of-two rare exceptions, according to the same NYT article.
Where women are concerned, the virginity-tests in military prisons, along with the army's brutalization of "the blue bra girl," have come to epitomize the oppression of women in post-Mubarak Egypt. The latter, gave rise to a demonstration of historic proportions; the virginity-tests case—lead by Samira Ibrahim, the first victim to sue the military–exposed sexual harassment as more than the cancer of a patriarchal society: it is, has been, a government practice.
"The Status of Egyptian Women in 2011," a press release by The Egyptian Centre for Women's Rights (ECWR) contrasts the world's hopes for Egyptian women versus reality on the ground by pitting the image of "the blue bra girl" against Western media coverage of influential women activists. As an example, the agency cites Dr. Nawal El-Sa'adawy, ranked 16th in "The Guardian's" most-important 100 female activists, in the world (a list put together in 2011 to mark the centennial of International Women's Day).
The "social cancer" of sexual harassment in Egypt—as described by the ECWR—was brought to Western light when female journalists were sexually assaulted on Tahrir Square by mobs as well as security forces, but it came as no news to Egyptian women. According to a 2008 study conducted by the same agency, 98 percent of foreign female visitors and 83 percent of Egyptian women experienced sexual harassment. Sixty-two percent of men admitted to harassing women, and 53 percent blamed women for encouraging it. Some male respondents used even "boredom" as an excuse for harassing women; one respondent assaulted a woman wearing the "niqab" on the suspicion that she was hiding something desirable.
Thus, contrary to a popular belief—held by men and women, and often used to explain violence against women—the study also showed that the majority of victims dressed modestly and wore traditional headscarves. Perhaps most revealing, while Western women participating in the study had strong expectations of personal safety and freedom of movement, female Egyptian respondents did not—and many blamed themselves for the abuse. Reporting on the ECWR's study, a BBC News article quoted:
No-one spoke about freedom of choice, freedom of movement or the right to legal protection. No-one showed any awareness that the harasser was a criminal, regardless of what clothes the victim was wearing.
Or, as Rasha Hassan, a researcher involved in the study, told Egypt Independent in 2011, "When we were working on our field study, people didn't know what sexual harassment meant, and they thought it meant sexual assault."
In this environment, attempts to criminalize sexual harassment—by NGO's, such as the ECWR, and women activists, such as Samira Ibrahim—face more than the resistance of military rulers or the rise of religion-based politics. Significant numbers of secular and religious Egyptians, men and women, continue to align themselves with the oppressors, and to engage in the oppression of women.
While the beating of "the blue bra girl" caught on video drew what some historians called the largest, most unified demonstration of women—and men—to the streets, the acquittal of the army doctor has drawn relatively small demonstrations of mostly women. Following the trial, Samira Ibrahim took to Twitter and placed the burden for women's rights squarely on Egyptians: "No one stained my honor. The one that had her honor stained is Egypt. I will carry on until I restore Egypt's rights."
As reported by The New York Times' "Latitude" blogger, Sarah A. Topol—a Cairo-based journalist who experienced sexual harassment first-hand at Tharir Square—Egyptian women are indeed fighting back, at times with the support of men. Topol mentions a male cordon used to protect a women's march last December, and Web sites to report harassment. But with a mere 9 women among 498 members in the newly elected Parliament, what are the chances that Egypt's new constitution will protect such basic women's rights?
The odds notwithstanding, according to Egypt Independent the controversial NGO, National Council for Women (NCW)—first established under Mubarak in 2000 and once headed by former first-lady, Suzan Mubarak—held a press conference on Wednesday, March 14, to demand that specific women's rights be protected in the new constitution:
[…] guaranteed gender equality, criminalization of gender discrimination, criminalizing the incitement of hatred or contempt of women by all political parties and religious institutions and the adoption of temporary measures of affirmative action, such as women's quotas, to ensure equitable representation of women.
On the issue of gender roles, one of the outlined demands called for recognizing motherhood as a social function rather than an exclusive responsibility of women.
Not surprisingly, the NCW has been under fire by Islamist Members of Parliament (MP's), namely for the agency's suggested amendments to family laws involving divorce and custody rights for women. Azza al-Garf, a female MP, has criticized the council for defending a Western model that violates Islamic Sharia.
The NCW also faced public protest at a recent lecture on the status of Egyptian women, attended by large numbers from the ruling Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom Justice Party. The FJP has criticized the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces' for its February decision to reinstate the women's council, excluding Islamic representation. An FJC report has accused the council of implementing laws that have devastated family and social life in Egypt. The NCW's new head, Mervat al-Talawy, challenged the accusations and defended the council's policies. Farkhonda Hassan, a former secretary general of the NCW, also insisted the role of the council was to propose laws, not to implement them, and that the opinion of Al-Azhar Islamic scholars had been solicited and informed the council's proposals.
This backlash against the NCW was predicted as inevitable by Aliaa Dawood, a professor at the American University in Cairo, in a November op-ed in Egypt Independent:
Egyptian men are busy planning and implementing another revolution, but this time women will not play any role in it whatsoever. This is because it is a revolution against women's rights.
Among those rights, she named attempts to abolish the "khula" law (a Muslim woman's right to seek a divorce), reverse amendments to custody laws, and other women's rights established by international treaties signed by Egypt. The organizations leading the backlash against the NWC–and the "Suzan Mubarak's laws," has they have come to be known–have names that suggest a need to save or protect the family. But one organization is simply called "Egyptian Men's Revolution."
Dawood breaks down the inevitability of the backlash:
(i) Suzan Mubarak's laws were based on the first lady herself; her power was limited, and the media's interest in the work of the NWC was more about the first lady than about women's rights;
(ii) the state decided which, when and how women's rights were to be addressed; Egyptian society was not called to the table, thus laws were seen as just another imposition by the regime and were met with the usual resistance;
(iii) some of the laws were presented as if taking rights from men to give to women; the tables turned when men began talking about being oppressed, and organizations formed to defend the rights of men—before the revolution.
After the revolution, the same men saw the fall of Mubarak as an opportunity to recover lost ground. Last month, the "Egyptian Men's Revolution" staged a protest in front of the People's Assembly accusing the NWC of being sexist, hostile toward men, and unconstitutional, on the basis of "discrimination."
Women's active participation in revolutions does not guarantee progress in women's rights—as the Iranian revolution demonstrated. In the case of Egypt, a pertinent alternative to the question,where are the women, now, might be…
How will women define themselves or be defined (by men) in the new Egypt?
This past week, Egypt Independent published a fascinating op-ed by Marwa Sharafeldin, a rights activist and a PhD Candidate in the Law Faculty of Oxford University, titled "The 'hareem' of the new Egyptian constitution."
On her way to a recent march, Sharafeldin witnessed a telling exchange between two youths and an elderly woman. In brief, one of the young men cursed the day—and cursed all women—should he ever have to "take money from a woman." When called on his cursing by a passing elderly woman, the youth set her apart by addressing her as "my mother," a term used to show respect to older women: "Not all hareem [women] are like you, my mother," he said. Sharafeldin explains the meaning of hareem, the plural of horma: "it means women, but it holds within it meanings of dependency, weakness and need for protection and concealment."
The response of the elderly woman was cathartic: "I'm not a horma, I'm a dakar [man]." The author explains, that while the word "dakar" implies superiority, the word "horma" implies subordination. She makes the point that, while women are the main breadwinners in nearly a third of Egyptian households, the episode illustrates that men continue to show aversion to the idea of depending on women, or seeing them as equal. She fears this kind of thinking is particularly dangerous as Egypt's new constitution begins to be drafted:
If the new constitution only recognizes the full "citizenship" of Egyptian men because they are the strong able citizens of this country, and discriminates against women, denying them full citizenship rights under a pretext of being subordinate hareem, it would be a catastrophe. "
The future law doctor goes on to uncover specific articles and language in the present constitution and discusse some of the pitfalls of such a framework—well worth reading! She ends suggestion a different kind of response to the young man who cursed all self-sufficient, independent hareem:
"I'm not a horma, I'm an Egyptian citizen!"
UPDATE: March 19, 2012
In 1872, Susan B. Anthony, the co-founder of the National Woman Suffrage Association and pioneer of the women's rights movement in the United States, was arrested and convicted of the crime of voting in the 1872 presidential election. The following year, when she was brought to trial, she delivered an historic speech before the court. As I happened to listen to that speech today, Marwa Sharafeldin's quote came echoing at this point of Anthony's speech:
The only question left to be settled now is: Are women persons? And I hardly believe any of our opponents will have the hardihood to say they are not. Being persons, then, women are citizens; and no state has a right to make any law, or to enforce any old law, that shall abridge their privileges or immunities.


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Wildflowers sit on a table and laundry hangs outside the Cordones' new home – a blue tent in an encampment on the outskirts of L'Aquila, a medieval walled city nestled in the mountains 60 miles east of Rome.
The family of three has lived here with more than 1,200 other people since the morning of April 6, when an earthquake cracked the ground and crumbled their home and much of their city.
The Cordones' old street is now strewn with rubble. It's near the center of L'Aquila, where more than 60,000 people once lived. The once-bustling narrow lanes are empty except for police, firemen, engineers, and the occasional pack of dogs.
These are the two worlds international leaders will confront when they gather here for the Group of Eight (G-8) summit in July.
One is the temporary tent city thriving with schools, a hospital, and canvas homes complete with potted plants, gardens, and kids' bicycles leaning outside.
Less than a mile away are remains of the centuries-old city, where 1 in 4 of the stone, stucco, and concrete buildings has collapsed or is now nothing but exterior shells.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi decided to move the annual meeting from a luxurious island off the coast of Sardinia to the devastated city, shortly after visiting there last month.
Dignitaries like President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, along with their retinues, will be staying at a military barracks on the outskirts of town that was not damaged.
Mr. Berlusconi has said the spartan nature of the accommodations is more in keeping with the difficult economic times. He's also hoping the attention on the devastated ancient city will help raise money to cover the estimated $10 billion in damages.
Despite a history of earthquake activity going back to the 14th century, fewer than 5 percent of the buildings were insured for earthquake damage.
Life in a tent city
The decision to move the international summit was applauded by many here in this makeshift camp. It is one of more than 170 such camps, set up by Italy's Civil Protection agency, that surround the outskirts of the old walled city.
Gigliola Mastropietro and her family have been here since the morning of the quake. She says the international attention gives her a sense of solidarity and hope.
Sitting outside one of the long rows of tents with her disabled mother, Irma Cerrone, and toddler daughter, Jessica, Ms. Mastropietro says they are living in a kind of limbo "in the hands of Civil Protection."
The laboratory where her husband worked with marble and other types of stone was so damaged that it is closed indefinitely.
The top floor of their home, which is about a mile outside of L'Aquila in the hills, crumbled into the floors below. The police and fire brigades have allowed her to see it once, but now it is strictly off limits.
"At the moment, you can't go near the house. We have to wait for other checks to see if it can be rebuilt," she says.
The dislocation has taken a toll on the family. Jessica, the toddler, was walking and talking before the quake hit. Now, she does neither.
Irma, the grandmother, suffers from the heat. The blue tents magnify the sun, so she spends much of the day sitting outside in her wheelchair in what little shade she can find.
The temperatures, which can vary from very hot during the day to cold at night, are problems the camp officials are well aware of.
"We hope to put a kind of cooling unit in each tent," says Cpt. Marco Venturoligin, head of the camp operations. "We are also going to put a large tarp over some of the public areas."
The short-term goal is to have temporary, prefabricated homes ready by the end of September to replace the tent encampment before the bitter cold of winter comes.
Meanwhile, Captain Venturoligin calls this camp "a kind of a window on the situation here."
Not easy for volunteers, either
People are doing their best to live as normal a life as possible. More than 300 volunteers from around Italy try to make that possible, working in the makeshift schools, medical center, and churches that have set up shop within the camp.
Luca Curti came from a town in the north near Bologna. He works for Civil Protection and is seasoned in dealing with earthquake survivors.
"It takes patience; they've been traumatized and are very emotional," he says. In his pocket, he carries a little stuffed toy that was given to him by one of the children he helped rescue from a school during the 2002 earthquake in San Giuliano. The injured child later died.
"When I think about it, I get tears in my eyes," he says.
But it also helps remind him of the importance of making sure the people here, especially the children, get everything they need – including some fun.
On a recent afternoon, Civil Protection gave out kites to the children, many of whom ran through the camp holding them as high as they could.
Many of the displaced adults are also using humor to bring a sense of normality to their lives.
Walter Pagliaro lived his whole life one mile from the center of town. His house was totally destroyed. He believes it will take at least 20 years for the town to be rebuilt, and then, he says with a smile, "We will be old!" In the meantime, he's set potted plants outside of his tent and planted a small garden.
"For me, my life as I knew it is dead, so I'm growing tomatoes to give life," he says.


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Studio: 01720 422900 Sales: 01720 422962
I am an artist working in the medium of glass.
I am constantly inspired by the beauty and clarity of light in the Isles of Scilly, where I live and where my studio is located. The evidence is in my finished art.
Please browse the images in my gallery, and feel free to contact me if you see any item you simply can't live without!
I don't have an online shop, as most people prefer to chat in person about their likes and requirements but I can post most items on the site and take card payments by phone.
If you'd like something more permanent in your home, I also design and make bespoke panels in fused glass and contemporary lead light windows, some of which can be seen on my commissions pages.


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Famous Sociology Majors
Though your parents may not believe it, there are thousands of accomplished people with BA, MA, and PhD degrees in sociology, who are not necessarily Sociologists with a capital "S".
Below is a list of just a few, found by Peter Dreier, Occidental College, for his commencement address to the 2001 department of sociology graduating class of the University of Oregon.
- Wellington Webb, mayor of Denver
- Brett Schundler, mayor of Jersey City
- Annette Strauss, former mayor of Dallas
- Rev. Martin Luther King
- Roy Wilkins, former head of NAACP
- Rev. Jesse Jackson
- Rev. Ralph Abernathy
- Shirley Chisholm, former Congresswoman from NY
- Maxine Waters, Congresswoman from LA
- Barbara Mikulski, US Senator from Maryland
- Tim Holden, Congressman from Pennsylvania
- Cardinal Theordore McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington, DC
- Saul Alinsky, father of community organizing
- Saul Bellow, novelist
- Ronald Reagan (double major in sociology and economics)
- Emily Balch, 1946 Nobel Peace Prize winner (a social worker and social reformer)
- Francis Perkins, social reformer and former Secretary of Labor
- Richard Barajas, Chief Justice, Texas Supreme Court
- Saul Bellow, novelist
- Regis Philbin, no-talent TV host
- Dan Aykroyd, actor/Blues Brother
- Robin Williams, actor/comedian
- Paul Shaffer, bandleader on David Letterman Show (and before that, Saturday Night Live)
- Dinah Shore, singer
- Ruth Westheimer, the 'sex doctor'
- Alonzo Mourning, Miami Heat
- Bryant Stith, Boston Celtics
- Brian Jordan, Atlanta Braves
- Joe Theisman, NFL quarterback
- Eric Bjornson, Dallas Cowboys
- Bobby Taylor, Eagles cornerback
- Ahmad Rashad, Sportscaster
Adapted from information obtained 9-04-08 from ASA website.


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The man himself, Tony Horton, wants you to become a Beachbody Coach. A few months ago he posted this letter on his facebook fan page wall.
A Letter From Tony Horton
"Boys and girls, I'm unaware of your financial situation but I do believe that you're reading this page because you care about your health and fitness. If you have plenty of income and love your job then what I'm about to tell you might not be for you. If you're not thrilled with the way you make a living, would like extra income, love Beachbody products, like the way they make you look and feel,
enjoy helping other people feel and look better, enjoy setting your own hours, get excited about being the captain of your own ship as opposed to working for the man – then listen up.
The reality is, your health and fitness moves beyond you. It impacts the people around you. You (whether you like it or not) have the power to change lives based solely on your own personal transformation. Inadvertently you become a catalyst for change. This is how I got started. I was clueless, asked a few questions based on my need to be strong and healthy, stayed with it and people in my life wanted to know what I was doing. Simple yet powerful.
If you want to share what you've learned with people in your life who want better health (and could use extra income in the process) then you should consider becoming a Team Beachbody Coach. I felt so strongly about this program that I've encouraged many of my friends to become coaches, even my own sister. She is doing great (even though my contract with Beachbody won't let me help her). She is a perfect example of someone who had plenty of doubt and hesitation regarding the coaching opportunity and still found a way to make it work for her. A busy working wife and mother with three very active kids doesn't sound like a good candidate to start an in-home multi-level marketing company. Did you say multi level marketing? What? Ick! You mean pyramid scheme right? Okay chill out. All these fears would be true if Beachbody were selling hats or kitty liter, but this is Beachbody people! The number 1 in-home
fitness company on the planet! P90X is steadily becoming the most popular fitness system in US history. Shakeology is the revolutionary replacement meal on the market today. We sell life-altering change – not soap.
Tens of thousands of regular folk around this country are doing something they love because of this coach opportunity. The unemployment rate still hovers around 10% but it doesn't have to be that way if more people were willing to see that new opportunities exist all around them. The Team Beachbody Coaching opportunity is one of them. Health care companies, pharmaceutical companies and our government are not capable of solving this obesity crisis and we can't wait around for them to do it. The crisis is now and the answer is YOU! I know that sounds a bit Rah Rah but it's true.
Cynics don't need to apply, but if you're sick and tired of the status quo and want to make a difference in your own life and in the lives of those around you, then open the door. The two major issues of our time – the health care issue and unemployment rate could be resolved if a million more people in this country decided to get healthy and share the wealth. This is a brand new industry waiting to explode. It's not happening in boardrooms or factories – it's happening in the homes of tens of thousands of Team Beachbody Coaches and in the homes of their customers. With a tiny investment and a willingness to help people the sky's the limit."
– Tony Horton (Creator of P90X)


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WEB DESIGNINGHaving an effective web design is a critical service we provide in Ghana. It is like the front door to your business, so it must communicate effectively, and efficiently.
Our philosophy is simplicity in design. Some web-designers try to push flashy though needless features and technologies which can be distracting to customers; or worse, not appear as intended because of the different browsers in use.
At Zorin, we never stop researching on the latest technologies which we employ when need arises. This gives attraction and unique appealing features to our designs.
We make the best use of modern tools and employ a step by step design process to ensure your web site will have a professional appearance, and be simple to maintain.


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michaewa necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 50 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
Blue Chip Athletic (BCA) is an athletic apparel company, specializing in custom-designed apparel (e.g. screen printed, embroidered, sublimated). One of the web properties for BCA is BlueChipAthletic.com, which is primarily focused on providing screenprinting and embroidery services to teams and individuals. A key feature of the BlueChipAthletic.com site is that users can browse an extensive gallery of sample artwork organized by categories (e.g. Basketball, Tennis, Family Reunion) and use this artwork as a starting point to develop their own custom designs.
There are a number of competitors in this space, among them:
- http://www.bluecotton.com/
- http://www.customink.com/
- http://imagemarket.com/
Blue Chip is a dynamic and fast-growing company, and would like to use the site to differentiate itself from competitors in two main ways: Quality of art because of our in-house art staff, and the ease of use for a customer to get a quote and start an order.
The primary conversion goal is to have the customer select a garment type (e.g. t-shirt, sweatshirt), select a design, and provide information about the size of their order. Additionally, the customer will be asked questions regarding the specific service – such as the number of colors in their design and the print location.
We have a lot of projects that need web design help! Show us your best work!
The target audience for Blue Chip Athletic is fairly broad – it includes anyone interested in purchasing custom decorated apparel for a team, family, or other group. This will commonly include coaches or parents of sports teams, or other school-related group leaders. The audience will not be limited to those representing athletic teams, and may include individuals buying shirts or other apparel for a family gathering or any other kind of event.
The most targeted section of the site will be the category-specific landing pages. Each design category (e.g. Basketball, Cheerleading, Class Of, Soccer) will have its own landing page highlighting designs from within that category, and, if available, including testimonials or photos provided by customers who used designs within that category.
Schools are the most frequent and largest customer, and should be considered the primary audience of the site.
Home Page
- Limit the use of 'hard' horizontal lines within the site layout, created either by color transition or separator lines.
- Logo: The 'BC' icon should remain, with 'Blue Chip Athletic' immediately to the right on one line, with smaller text below of 'Custom Screenprinted Apparel'
- Open to suggestions regarding primary site navigation, but would prefer that it be in one location – either top or left.
- Right navigation should incorporate credentialing information, including: Over 10,000 customers served, We use quality garments from Gildan, Champion, American Apparel (logos), testimonials. Right nav content should be in greyscale so as not to distract from body of the site.
- Page body should contain a grid of entry points into product categories, with a list of links to sub-categories. Categories should include: T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, Shorts, Headwear, Polos, Performance, Bags, Warmups
- Sample home page w/ examples of concepts described: http://sitetuners.com/
Quote Generation Page
- Current quote generation page: http://bluechipathletic.com/Scripts…dSvcList=7
- Goal: Clean interface, highlight the next user action
- Include context-sensitive help on input fields
- Can stop and get quote anytime.
Screenprinting Category Landing Page
- Sample landing page: http://www.customink.com/team/volle…shirts.htm


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Sure, funny is funny. You don't have to go to a "gay" comedy show to experience a night of giggles, and clubs in every major city host a wide range of established comedians — including some who are LGBT.
But not every comedy club offers the LGBT community a chance to come together and laugh at ourselves without the risk of creeping sexism and homophobia, which are still too often passed off as entertainment.
Besides, going to a gay comedy show is a great alternative to the bar scene for meeting new people. Whether you are there for punch lines or pick-up lines, here are nine amazing shows at great venues, with a vetted lineup of comedians who are worth the ticket price.
Check out clips from the shows on the following pages and see if one is in your city,
Gays R Us – Hollywood, Calif.
First Wednesday of every month at the Hollywood Improv
Can't get enough of Erin Foley? In addition to performing all over the country, she's producer of this show. If you visit Los Angeles, you can see her perform every month alongside an impressive lineup of gay friendly comedians.


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In what sounds like an equally tragic sequel to a Jimmy Fallon/Queen Latifah joint, Boeing is bidding on a NASA "space taxi" program for astronauts.
Boeing is willing to invest a "substantial amount" of its own resources to the project, which would ferry astronauts to the international space station once the current space shuttle fleet is retired.
"We made sure that our investment was at a level that was serious," based on what NASA said it wanted to see in the proposals, said Pat Schondel, vice president for business development for Boeing's Space Exploration division, to Reuters.
The current space shuttles will retire after six more missions. Astronauts will buy rides from Russia for $50 million a pop until replacement vehicles are available.
The new NASA program is known as Commercial Crew Development, and received $50 million in stimulus money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Competing with Boeing for the contract are Orbital Sciences Corp. and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) -- both of which currently hold NASA contracts to deliver cargo to the space station -- and Sierra Nevada Corp and Paragon Space Development Corp.
Awards are expected to be announced in November.


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Redwolf's Go Naminate Contest (2011-09-09)
Redwolf's Go NAMinate Contest
Do you like making videos but don't have a camera? No problem!
You can enter our competition by creating and submitting an animated video using GoAnimate on YouTube. Completed animated clips are uploaded as YouTube videos as per normal. All videos created using the NAMinate text-to-video templates will automatically enter into this competition. We encourage you to post your video as a video response to give it more visibility. At the end of the contest period (July 19th 2011 to August 22nd 2011), four winners shall be selected. Videos can be funny, slapstick, silly, serious, action packed; anything goes really but videos will be judged for overall entertainment. Video clips have a maximum limit of 90 seconds (but can be shorter). Each contestant can only win one prize so quality of videos will be far more important then how many you submit.
Grand Prize
Redwolf Choice Prize
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All submitted videos must be created using GoAnimate's Text-to-Video templates. All videos will have to meet YouTube restrictions in order to be submitted but Redwolf Airsoft reiterates that videos containing grossly inappropriate content such as gross sexual content, pornographic content, racism, political soap boxing or any sort of social media attack will not be accepted.
Dialogue content created in your video must be purely of your own work. Multiple videos with identical or similar content will be assumed on the protocol that the video with the older date posting is the original and all later postings are copies. Although homage content is tolerated, any blatant or obvious direct copying of non-original content will be viewed as unoriginal work and will not be eligible to win prizes. Redwolf Airsoft will not be held responsible for the content of submitted videos and as such any further content found inappropriate to stricter standards than YouTube, GoAnimate or Redwolf Airsoft and cannot be held liable to Redwolf Airsoft.
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The German-American hybrid's readying a blitzkreig for the airwaves with five tv spots highlighting the new 2007 Jeep Wrangler lineup, including the newest member of the family, the Wrangler Unlimited four-door. "Grooming" and "Bird" introduce the Wrangler Unlimited; "Lizard, which we've YouTube'd a copy of above introduces the all-new 2007 Wrangler, and "Rock Crawler" features both vehicles. Then, in what we think is another weird move, the Wrangler Unlimited will be introduced to the African-American market with a spot called "Bigger Deffer" which, according to Chrysler Group PR, "pays homage to Wrangler's place in the beginning stages of Hip Hop music." And what exactly were those beginning stages the Wrangler played a part in — did we miss something? We know the Escalade's an SUV holding a coveted place in hip-hop mogul garages, but when did the Wragler become a hip-hop icon? We've kicked out a copy of "Bigger Deffer" below the jump.
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text: We are selling used props from commercial haunted houses here in Kansas City. We are not a retail store and are only available to show by appointment. We are available Monday-Friday from 9am-4pm. We accept Cash and Credit. Merchandise is SOLD as is, and there are no refunds. We prefer local pick up, however freight can be calculated and charged to buyer. Please call 816-842-4280 if you have any questions.