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Africa Miranda: Born To Win
Where She's From: Africa Miranda, whose Zodiac sign is Capricorn, was born in Boston, MA, and raised in Montgomery, AL, and considers Alabama her home. She graduated from Alabama State University and from there moved to New York City to fully pursue my music career.
Where She's At: "I definitely consider myself to be on the verge,� Miranda says. "I've been working very hard the last few years developing my craft: recording, songwriting, performing---and now thanks to the exposure I've gained from being a finalist in the My Grammy Moment competition, there are so many doors and opportunities open to me.�
"I feel my biggest challenge is staying positive in the face of setbacks and negativity. When things don't go according to plan, which is often, you have a choice to view it as a negative or a positive. I work hard to see the lesson in everything and keep moving forward no matter what. I feel that this mindset has helped me get this far and will continue to take me all the way,� she continues.
Miranda's hard work has translated into several accomplishments. She's been a Top 3 Finalist in the My Grammy Moment competition; Featured story in People Magazine, Hip Hop Weekly, and Cove Magazine. She also featured on Vibe Magazine 2007 Artists on the Verge Compilation CD; featured artist on Webstar Presents: Caught in the Web album released on Universal/Motown.
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Howard University Failed to Hire Applicant Due to His Disability, EEOC Says
Qualified Applicant Denied Job Because Of His Diabetes, Federal Agency Charges
WASHINGTON – Howard University in the District of Columbia violated federal law when it refused to hire an applicant for a security position at its hospital because of his disability, diabetes, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Howard University, founded in 1862, is a private, historically black university. Howard University Hospital is a division of the University at large and is subject to its employment policies and procedures.
According to the EEOC's complaint, Clarence Muse has Type 2 diabetes that resulted in kidney failure. Around August 16, 2009, Muse applied for two security guard positions with the university. The EEOC said that Muse was interviewed for both positions by Howard's associate hospital director for support services and its director of protective services. In discussing his shift preference during his interview, Muse disclosed that he needed to work a shift that would allow him to continue to take dialysis treatments three mornings each week. The EEOC charged that despite being fully qualified for the security officer positions, Muse was denied hire for both positions. Muse's qualifications included over 40 years of experience as a police officer and private security guard, including being a veteran of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department. According to the complaint, Howard University continued to solicit applications for the security officer positions after denying Muse hire, and ultimately hired more than 40 security officers.
Such alleged conduct violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which protects employees and applicants from discrimination based on their disabilities. The EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Howard University, Civil Action No. 1:12-cv-01186), after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement through its conciliation process. The EEOC seeks back pay, compensatory damages and punitive damages for Muse, as well as injunctive and other non-monetary relief.
"It is unfortunate that many employers still deny work opportunities to qualified people who are ready and able to perform the job simply because of myths and fears about their medical impairments or disabilities," said EEOC Regional Attorney Lynette A. Barnes, of the agency's Charlotte District, which oversees litigation filed by the agency in Washington, D.C. "This suit should remind employers that the EEOC will continue to prosecute cases where job applicants' basic rights are alleged to have been violated."


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Today's post comes from Jillian Fry, PhD, MPH. She is the Director of the Public Health and Sustainable Aquaculture Project at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future. In her role, Jillian works to engage public health communities in research, communication, education, policy, and advocacy activities aiming to increase understanding of the public health implications of industrial aquaculture practices and to move toward more sustainable and responsible methods of production.
In support of that important work, Jillian is a strong advocate here in Maryland for the fight against seafood fraud.
Are you getting the seafood you are paying for? Maybe not– an investigation by Oceana revealed last year that a third of seafood sampled in the U.S. was mislabeled. In an effort to reduce seafood fraud, The Maryland Seafood Authenticity and Enforcement Act was introduced in this year's state legislative session, and I strongly support the bill due to the potential effects of mislabeled seafood on human health, fish populations, and the environment.
People choose the seafood species they eat based on many factors—how it tastes, health benefits, if it's responsibly fished or farmed, and if it's generally known to have low contaminant levels. Many seafood guides exist, such as the popular Seafood Watch from Monterey Bay Aquarium, to help consumers make choices about seafood, but efforts to educate consumers about safe and environmentally sustainable fish have a reduced impact if seafood is not accurately labeled.
When purchasing wild-caught fish, consumers should seek species known to be from well-managed fisheries to avoid overfishing and bycatch concerns. In the case of farm-raised fish, it should be from an operation that avoids use of chemicals, antibiotics, high densities of fish, and feed made mostly from small fish caught in the ocean (this contributes to overfishing). In addition, certain fish carry advisories, especially for pregnant women and young children, to limit or avoid due to contamination of heavy metals or chemicals.
Oceana's investigation found overfished species sold as fish from well managed fisheries (e.g., Atlantic halibut as Pacific halibut), farmed fish sold as wild-caught (e.g., farmed tilapia as red snapper), and fish with health advisories being sold as fish with no advisories (e.g., tilefish as red snapper and halibut).
One goal of educating consumers about healthy and sustainable seafood options is to shift demand and change commercial fishing and aquaculture practices. But, if producers can pass off their product as a fish known to be safe and ecologically sustainable, there is little incentive to change practices due to market forces. This also puts honest wild-caught fishers and fish farmers at a disadvantage. To increase demand for fish that are safe and caught or produced sustainably, we need to know what we are eating and where it comes from, and that is why we need better monitoring and enforcement of seafood labeling in Maryland.
For more information on Jillian and the Public Health and Sustainable Aquaculture Project's work, click here. For more information on The Maryland Seafood Authenticity and Enforcement Act, click here.


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There are precious few servers out there with a WWII theme. My friend(s) had a server up for a while, wich was a work in progress, but the project died due to various IRL reasons getting in the way. It's a pity, they did some great work on the Stazov Map.
Now, there is one server up, and appearantly you get banned for no reasons. I just got an Admin ban after 10 minutes of game play. All I did was looting a bit and said hi in the general channel. My friend is banned as well, not sure why. Some other friends dont want to play there due to the banning issue, but its not our server, so we dont set the rules. Well, not sure what the rules are, since you seem to get randomly banned for what ever reasons.
So, anyone know of any other Arma Exile WWII server up and running? Perferably with an admin that doesnt ban you for nothing. Stazov map is great, especially if you add a few mods and make some changes to it.
My friends have done a hell of a lot of work on their map, but alas, dont seem to be able to get it to work with the cooperation.
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Precious few Arma WWII servers
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What server was it that you got banned on i play on a WWII Exile server its takistan tho
Is WWII Exile server still up btw, Outlaw? I wanna give it a shot to feed my nostalgia. lol
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I received an e-mail from a wonderful woman who was interested in writing a post for my blog. I've never had a guest blogger before, but when she mentioned her idea for Space activities, I just couldn't resist. Space is one of my most favorite themes. (And her name is also Betsy, so how could I say no?) Betsy is an avid crafter with six years of preschool teaching experience. In her spare time, she teaches horseback riding lessons to children with sensory and learning disabilities. Here are her activities. (NOTE: I did the first one with my class because we had our Space unit last week. The pictures are mine. I used a coloring page of the planets, found here.)
Three Activities to Teach Your Child about the Sun and the Stars
There's no time like summer to teach your children about the universe they live in. Because the summer provides more comfortable nights, it makes it easier to get everyone outside for family bonding as well as learning. Here are three great activities you can do this summer that will encourage your children to keep learning and to have fun while being able to show off new knowledge to their friends!
Paper Plate Solar System
With this easy activity your child can make a working replica of the solar system! You will need a paper plate, a brass fastener, a hole punch, 8 strips of white or black construction paper, a glue stick, and either handmade or cutouts of the 8 planets (you can include Pluto, if you want).
For size references, the paper plate is going to be our sun, and the planets will rotate around it. If you really want to get creative you can include a couple of large moons around specific planets and use an extra circle with fasteners.
Cut the strips of the construction paper so each is one or two inches longer than the one before it. Glue a planet to each of the strips, making sure Mercury is glued to the shortest strip and Neptune is glued to the longest, then stack them in a pile.
Punch a hole in the center of the paper plate as well as the ends of each strip of paper so that all 8 holes align on all of the strips. Next push the brass fastener through the strips and up through the paper plate leaving space so they can spin and move.
You can customize your sun and planets however you wish, and can repeat this craft for each individual planet to educate your kids about how the solar system works. You can also make a fun game out of it by showing everyone where the planets are at different times of the year and see if each child can create that using their maps.
This exercise will help them to think about what is visible in the sky, how every planet travels and moves and also helps to work with retaining information.
Painted Rock Sundial
Long ago our ancient ancestors were faced with the problem of how to tell time. They used the resources around them to invent the sun dial. Having your child recreate this ancient tool is a great way to teach your children about the movements of the earth.
For this activity you'll need a small tub of play-dough, paintbrushes, and various colors of eco-friendly paint. You will also need 12 medium-sized rocks that you and your kids can gather from the garden, or a local park. The last piece is a smooth stick about 1 foot long (make sure the stick has already fallen from the tree, we don't want to damage nature!).
Once you have all your supplies, help your little one paint each stone with the numbers 1-12. At noon, anchor the stick with a ball of play-dough so it doesn't fall over, and place the stone with the number 12 at the end of the shadow pointing north (this is also a great chance for your little one to learn how to use a compass). Each hour, place the next stone at the end of the shadow, and by the end of the day you will have a great sun dial! This fun exercise can lead to many more exercises.
One could be learning to tell time while on a camping trip. Another could be creating a schedule out of shapes where they put the shape of the shaded in areas starting at noon (a ¼ circle would be 3pm) to schedule your day or even making a game where your child is the stick in the middle and has to guess who is at which hour. You could even use math games with the 12 numbers around your sundial.
Constellation Night Light
There's no better time to learn about the night sky than during the summer. Bringing this breathless starscape inside at night is easy when you create this great Constellation Night Light out of a used water jug.
To prepare for this craft, you need a battery-operated lantern, an empty water jug with the top cut off, black paint, a paintbrush, a piece of black construction paper, a glue stick, and a hole punch (you can also use a pencil or a stick in place of the hole punch).
Before sunset, have your child paint the sides of the water jug black, leaving the flat end unpainted, and set to dry. Once the sun has set and the stars have come out, have your child get ready for bed, but remember to pack something like a kid's bathrobe or thermal pajamas. (Since kids' robes are usually seasonal, you may want to try a store that offers them year-round like www.crazyforbargains.com).
When the stars come out, find different constellations in the night sky and have your child pick their favorite one. Next, use the hole punch to cut out different constellations in the construction paper with random stars mixed in. If you have different size punches, you can even do multiple constellations and starscapes. Now place the cut-out paper on top of the jug with the battery operated lantern inside.
Now it's time to crawl into bed and let your child fall asleep with the night sky glowing inside the tent or room. You can even read a book about the legends behind the constellations to help them drift off to sleep.
In this day and age it's so easy to rely on technology instead of connecting with the world around you. Learning about the solar system with your family is a great way to encourage your children to become more aware of their surroundings, learn fun facts and about the tools that Mother Nature has given us to survive without technology. This summer, unplug look up at the sky with your loved ones to create memories and allow your child to learn fun facts about the sky that they will remember forever.


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Jury begins deliberating in trial of man accused of hiring hit man to kill witnesses
Munwar Toha charged with 4 counts of solicitation to commit murder
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The juror began deliberating the trial of a Coral Springs man accused of hiring a hit man to kill witnesses in his murder case.
Munwar Toha, 65, is facing four counts of solicitation to commit murder. Prosecutors say he wanted to kill four people who are going to testify against him when he stands trial for murdering his wife. Deliberations began about 2:30 p.m.
Toha reported his wife Surya missing in April of 2010 and made a tearful public plea for help to find her. Detectives later uncovered surveillance video which, they say, shows Toha driving his family car into a canal. His wife's body was discovered in the submerged vehicle.
In court Thursday, jurors heard audio recordings of Toha talking on the phone from the Broward County jail to an undercover detective who was posing at a hit man. According to the audio tapes, Toha said his fellow inmate, Fitzroy Salesman, was interested in the hit man's services. At the time, Salesman, the former Miramar City Commissioner, had just been convicted of federal bribery and extortion charges.
Toha told the detective that Salesman wanted the hit man to kill his federal prosecutor, assistant U.S. attorney Jeffery Kaplan.
Caller: "He wants to pay money for Kaplan, Kaplan, Jeffrey Kaplan."
Detective: "Right, right, right."
Caller: "And for some reason (unintelligible), he wants me to come to the table, he wants me to pay you."
Detective: "He wants you to pay me ?"
Caller: "Yes"
The detective told jurors he was alarmed by the request and started looking into Salesman. He listened to Salesman's phone calls from jail but never heard the former commissioner discuss killing Kaplan with anyone else. The detective said he never talked to Salesman himself and could not make a criminal case based solely on his conversation with Toha.
"I need evidence, I need their voices meet with somebody or talk on the phone. I need to do that," said detective Bill Walker. "They never got on the phone, I was never mailed any notes saying they wanted this done, so no charges were filed."
It's unclear if Kaplan was made aware of the charges or if any precautions were taken to ensure his safety. Salesman is serving four years in federal prison.
Oscar Izquierdo, a police informant, introduced Toha to the undercover detectives. Defense attorneys said that's entrapment and that Izquierdo set Toha up in exchange for a lighter prison sentence.
"The law says they have to prove that Mr. Toha was predisposed to commit he hook up with Oscar Izquierdo. And what is the evidence that the government has presented to you of that?" said defense attorney Martin Fine.
But prosecutors said the defense can't prove that allegation.
"You don't have to complete the act of actually paying them. You only have to ask them to do it," said prosecutor Tom Coleman. "There is no evidence of entrapment other than Mr. Fine's argument to you that you should believe that it's entrapment, imagine that is. There is no evidence of it."
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'Once Upon a Time': World of fairy tales
'Once Upon a Time': Museum believes in fairy tales, drawing kids in with interactive play environments
Some of the world's most revered stories will come to life this weekend at the Bay Area Discovery Museum - part of a new exhibit devoted to the whimsy and wonder of fairy tales.
"Once Upon a Time: Exploring the World of Fairy Tales" is geared toward families with children ages 3 to 10. Specifically, the exhibit focuses on the power and significance of seven fairy tales. Each tale is brought to life with large-scale environments that feature slides, tunnels and other play structures.
In all of these spaces, children have the opportunity to act out parts of each respective tale, experiencing the stories' castle-building, bean-counting and other forms of play.
Among the featured fairy tales: American favorites such as "Beauty and the Beast," "Cinderella" and "Jack and the Beanstalk"; as well as international stories such as "Anansi and the Talking Melon," "Thumbelina," "The Shoemaker and the Elves" and "Lon Po Po."
"We've taken some of the most iconic stories of all time and woven them into this kingdom that people can escape to for a day," says Karyn Flynn, the museum's CEO and executive director. "The experience brings together literacy, history and an all-around appreciation for some of these cultural reference points."
In conjunction with the exhibit itself - which represents a collaborative effort of the Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum and the St. Louis Public Library - the Bay Area Discovery Museum will launch a program of drop-in workshops that focus on certain aspects of storytelling. The subjects for these sessions will be dramatic play and spontaneous story development.
Other workshops will emphasize different topics, including props and costumes, writing, quests and adventures, magic and mysteries. Many of these sessions likely will incorporate arts-and-crafts components, scavenger hunts and other activities designed to have participants working together.
The museum also will host workshops to help adults figure out how to foster social, emotional and cognitive skills through reading. These two-hour workshops will be offered on the third Wednesday of every month, for $30 per person.
What's more, on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, museum staffers will sit down with printed books and share fairy tales the old-fashioned way - through a 30-minute story time.
"Fairy tales are magical," Flynn says. "It's up to us to get people to remember that."
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In last Saturday's contest at Victory Field, the women of host Chestnut Hill College had an advantage in most categories on the stat sheet, but the figures that everyone could see were up in lights at one end of the pitch. There, to the disappointment of the Griffin faithful, the scoreboard showed rival Dominican College ahead 1-0 at the final horn.
Visiting from Orangeburg, NY (about 20 miles north of New York City), the Lady Chargers scored early in the second half and made the lone goal endure the rest of the way, despite some furious assaults by the Griffins. The hosts had been the clear leaders in terms of ball possession, and they outdid Dominican in total shots (17-8) and corner kicks (7-2). Both ballclubs had trouble putting their shots on-net, and CHC junior goalie Jessica Veazey came away with one save for the day, while Chargers freshman Kaitlyn Hertz had three.
The two teams came into the match with middle-of-the-road records within the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference, Chestnut Hill at 5-4 and Dominican 4-4-1. The outcome elevated the Chargers to 6-6-1 overall, while CHC slipped below the .500 mark, at 7-8.
Saturday was Senior Day for the women's team, and the Griffins have two Laurens leaving, defensive mainstay Lauren Brown and scorer extraordinaire Lauren Riiff. Once the game got underway, it was clear that the Chargers were well aware of Riiff. She had to work hard to free herself, and almost all of her shots were contested in some fashion. Her first two attempts tracked high, one of them close to the upper left corner of the cage. Another boot from along the right endline burrowed into the outside of the net, and additional Riiff rips were saved at the right and left goalposts.
The half ended with a 6-2 edge in shots for Chestnut Hill, but with the score still 0-0. Seasoned soccer fans have seen plenty of games where one team's offensive charges are frequent but fruitless, and the opponent squeaks out a win with one lucky rush.
That wasn't quite the case here – Dominican was better than that – but Griffin players and fans still had to swallow a heaping helping of frustration. The Chargers' offense was more organized and effective at the start of the second half than it had been in the first frame.
Just over eight minutes into the new period, Dominican had the ball along the left endline and sent it into the near side of the box, where it was settled by Antonopoulos. CHC's Veazey was midway between the left post and the middle of the cage, and Antonopoulos lifted a shot just high and wide to the right of the Griffins' goalie.
Now up 1-0, Dominican earned back-to-back corners, but after that Chestnut Hill controlled the ball for much of the final half-hour. Riiff penetrated along the left endline and crossed the ball in the air, but Dominican keeper Hertz hauled it in without difficulty. On a longer Riiff serve from the same side, the hosts had no one in place to seal the play at the far post.
Riiff rifled a shot into the middle of the crossbar with 17 minutes to go, and soon after that a CHC corner kick from the right side was plucked out of the air by Hertz. The Chargers' keeper was also in position to gather in an outside shot by CHC sophomore Steph Litty with a dozen minutes remaining in the game. On another corner, the ball came out over the middle of the 18 and sophomore Marykate McShane sent a solid shot in at the left post, but Hertz got enough of her gloves on the ball to brush it outside the upright.
So it went. There were more attempts by Riiff, and a promising but ultimately futile break up the left wing by CHC freshman Dakota Sheehan. In the end, Dominican's Hertz hung onto her shutout, disappointing the denizens of Victory Field.


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Real bookworms always step out of a bookstore with shining eyes – and usually with a satisfyingly heavy bag: sheer pleasure! Online book shoppers forgo this blissful sensation. Torsten Woywod shows just what they're missing in a project launched in 2015 called "Around the World in 100 Bookshops." His coffee-table book, "In 60 Buchhandlungen durch Europa" (German only) has just been published.


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(A word of warning…make sure the person packing your groceries puts your fresh cranberries ON TOP of your 4 pounds of oranges. Especially if you may be taking pictures of them. )
My first Gluten-free Holiday was Thanksgiving… and my wedding. We were married the Friday after Thanksgiving and had a two day wedding/celebration. For Thanksgiving, my good friend/practical sister Alice, made my first ever gluten-free Thanksgiving meal for not just me – but my entire family. She cooked gluten-free for 20 people when I could barely muster gluten-free for just me and my love. Some people are blessing beyond what they will ever know. Alice is exactly that – a woman I adore and appreciate beyond what she probably knows. She made our first GF Thanksgiving to be a dream (I still crave her Jambalaya!) and with ease. That was what the whole weekend was all about – Family and Love. Alice is amazing.
I know not everyone has an "Alice" in their corners come Holiday time. There are many approaches to staying gluten-free during the Holidays. It depends on your situation. There are three basic approaches from what I've seen/experienced:
- Make food for yourself either to bring or eat before you go if the celebration isn't at your own home.
- Bring part of the meal (with serving utensils) and set it up away from the gluten-laden foods to avoid cross-contamination.
- Host the celebration and make it gluten-free all the way.
The first option (eating for one) has never appealed to me. I know it works for others, but food is such an integral, social part of the Holidays. It's what makes being gluten-free this time of year difficult – you WANT to blend in and partake equally. I have only chosen this option when I'm eating with colleagues or people that I don't know well (like work parties at the office/school, etc).
The second option is one I've chosen more frequently with friends. It makes sense for all of our budgets, actually, that everyone would bring a dish to share. I make a huge pot/dish of something I'm craving and bring plenty to share. Most everyone wants to dig in – they don't care nor are they even aware 99% of the time that it is gluten-free. Those friends who are aware want to try it to see "what gluten-free tastes like". Let's just say, I try to make these the tasty dishes and don't guinea pig my new gluten-free baking on my unsuspecting friends. LOL. Nah. That's an honor I reserve for my family. 🙂
The last option is what we like the best. I say "we" here, because my love has expressed how much he prefers it too. Not because he gets to cook/clean with me (even more so because he's the amazing chef of the house!), but because he *hates* how sick, crabby, unfocused, and altered I become after ingesting gluten. It's true. While my body pays the price for any cross-contamination, he pays for it too with a wacky-spouse for several hours – even a couple days – after these incidents.
We keep a journal of our favorite recipes and ideas for the following Holidays/years to come. A few of the dishes we love making are:
- Triple Cranberry & Ginger Dressing
- Cornbread and Sausage stuffing
- Wild Rice Salads
- Garlic Mashed Potatoes
- Cocoa-roasted Cauliflower
- Pumpkin Brulee.
- Garlic Scalloped Potatoes
- Yin & Yang Sesame Shrimp
- "Uncle Fallen's Chicken Lollies"
- Black bean & Corn salsa
- Homemade Naan
- Lobster & Watermelon Salad
Ok. I could go on and on. But that's not the point here. The point is, the longer we work with gluten-free foods and become familiar with what we can/cannot eat, life is easier. Holidays are easier. Now it's time to share out and be the virtual "Alice" for someone else.
While I'd love to invite you all over for Thanksgiving, I'm fairly certain that we won't all fit in my house. And I'm positive that my love would … well.. freak out. LOL. So instead, let's have a virtual Holiday Blogging Event!
Here's the image to use:
- Who?
- Anyone who would like to participate – blogger or non-blogger alike!
- What?
- Share recipes/photos for any Holiday dishes that you and your family love.
- All dishes/recipes must be Gluten-free to be included.
- Dishes may also be free of other allergens, but Gluten-Free is the goal of this blogging event.
- Maximum of 3 recipes with photos per entrant, please. Choose your most delicious dishes. 🙂
- Where?
- Any blog can post their images/recipes and then link back to this post. A summary of the recipes/posts will be created at the end of the event.
- Please include the logo above in the post(s) as well.
- It would be a great idea to share the images with the two Flickr Gluten-free Groups. (Coeliac Living and Gluten-Free Goodness)
- Non-bloggers are welcome to submit recipes/photos via email to Cheekalina AT gmail DOT com.
- When & to Whom?
- Well, this was the tricky part. The "Holidays" means many things to many people – and many Holidays! For the purpose of this event, I ask that submissions be submitted over three deadlines as follows:
- Thanksgiving submissions/dishes: November 1 – November 30, 2007
- Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa dishes: December 1 – December 30, 2007
- New Year's dishes: December 15 – January 5, 2007
- Please send your posts/links to Ellen from "I Am Gluten-Free"
- Well, this was the tricky part. The "Holidays" means many things to many people – and many Holidays! For the purpose of this event, I ask that submissions be submitted over three deadlines as follows:
- How?
- Link backs and emails please. That way I can figure out which event you are submitting for.
If you have any ideas or an offer to help, I'm all ears! Maybe we should divide the Holiday Events to different hosts? I'm all ears! (Or eyeballs in the case of email. 😉 Just let me know! If you would like to host one of these, please HOLLER via email!)
Happy Holidays & GF Eating all!


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Bright, Bohemian Beach Wedding at Postcard Inn on the Beach in St. Pete Beach, Florida
It took a long time for Jaymi Krohn's (38 and a visiting registered nurse) brother to convince her to date his best friend, Chad Holland (32 and a mitigation manager). He secretly invited them both on a trip to Costa Rica, and the two of them realized that they were meant to be. Years later, Chad proposed on Christmas morning with the help of their young daughter, Noelle. Chad had Noelle hand her a Christmas ornament from the tree, and when she opened it she found a ring inside. Looking to have an old-school backyard wedding that reflected their modern family, Jaymi and Chad drew inspiration from Mexican cantina parties from days gone by. "Old photos from these events always seemed charming to me—warm, whimsical and inviting," Jaymi says. When they came across the intimate space and the market lights at Postcard Inn on the Beach in St. Pete Beach, Florida, they knew it would be the perfect setting for their wedding. From there they settled on bold shades of turquoise, red, pink and yellow and whimsical paper flowers to round out their vision for the fun beach fiesta. With Florida's June weather in mind, Jaymi chose a light, airy satin slip dress that looked both simple and elegant, which she accessorized with a fresh floral crown to match the flower girls. Chad and their son, Ethan, wore beachy linen vests and matching ties. Both of their children joined them for a hand-fasting ceremony, where their officiant wrapped rope around their hands to symbolize the intertwining of destinies. In keeping with the lighthearted vibe, guests threw beach balls at the couple as they walked up the aisle and a steel drum played in the background. —Meghan Overdeep
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Well, it took me a few months, but I finally finished my beaded painting! This piece is entitled Majestic, named after the Boston theatre of the same name. Perhaps you have walked past this alley many times without noticing it..
This piece features a bead-embroidered Peterbilt semi truck w/American Bulldog. Materials used in this piece include: metal & glass seed beads, Swarovski crystals, sterling silver, wire, leather cord, felt, & acrylics.. The truck measures approx. 10″ x 10″, and the entire piece measures 20″ x 24″. Beadwork was hand-stitched to a painted canvas, as well as bits of wire, leather, beaded rats, beaded cigarette butts, and one beaded pigeon. (Can you find him?)
This piece will eventually be listed for sale in my Etsy shop.. Until then, I have posted detail photos of this piece on my website.. Thanks for looking!! 😀


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Hey guys and girls,
I hardly ever posted here, but I think you're the ones to appreciate this:
It's a microscale castle, actually my interpretation of Barad Dur.
But you could see it as an ancient structure taken over and expanded by some dark lord.
I tried lots of different techniques for making windows, snot and angles.
Comments and tips a very welcome!


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World Series Preview - St. Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Red Sox
(SportsNetwork.com) - The St. Louis Cardinals take aim at their second World Series title in three years, as they kick off the 109th edition of the Fall Classic against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday at Fenway Park.
These teams haven't met in interleague play since 2008, but are certainly no stranger to one another in the World Series, as this will be the fourth time these teams have faced off and the first since 2004 when the Red Sox, of course, ended their 86-year drought with a four-game sweep.
St. Louis beat Boston in the World Series in 1946 and '67.
You can't ask for a more balanced matchup, as both teams topped their respective leagues with a 97-65 mark. Actually, there home/road splits were almost identical, as well, with the Red Sox going 53-28 at home and 44-37 on the road, while the Cardinals were 54-27 and 43-38, respectively.
It's the first time since 1999 (Yankees and Braves) that the best teams in each league will be facing off in this round.
St. Louis is back in the Fall Classic for the third time since 2004 after beating Pittsburgh in five games of the NLDS, then taking out the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games of the NLCS.
The Cardinals may have found another ace in the process, too, as 22-year-old right-hander Michael Wacha outdueled Los Angeles' Clayton Kershaw twice in the NLCS and has won all three of his postseason starts, while pitching to a 0.43 ERA.
Since closing the regular season with 8 2/3 no-hit innings, Wacha, the NLCS MVP, has pitched 21 postseason innings, limiting the Pirates and Dodgers to one run on eight hits.
"I think we just don't talk about it much, because we don't want it to change," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said of Wacha's brilliance. "We want to see it a few more times -- a couple, at least. We just want him to think that this is normal and this is expected."
St. Louis, though, will turn to right-handed ace Adam Wainwright in Game 1. Wainwright, the NL wins leader in the regular season with 19, has been equally effective, going 2-1 with a 1.57 ERA in three starts. His only loss came in NLCS Game 3 against the Dodgers, as he allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings.
Wainwright has three straight postseason starts of at least seven innings, with one or no runs allowed. Only three pitchers in history had more such consecutive starts in the postseason: Curt Schilling, Mike Mussina and Christy Mathewson.
Although Matheny hasn't named his other starters, righties Lance Lynn and Joe Kelly both figure to get nods.
Offensively the Cards are paced by perhaps the best postseason hitter of this generation in Carlos Beltran, who has 37 RBI in 45 playoff games with an incredible 1.173 OPS. This, though, will mark his first-ever trip to the World Series.
Beltran is only hitting .256 this October, but has driven in 12 runs in the Cards' 11 games. As a team, the Cards are hitting a mere .210 in the postseason, but always seem to come up with a hit when they need one.
"During the regular season, we went through ups and downs and we stood together," Beltran said. "We did it as a team, actually. It was fun just being able to watch the veteran guys try to help the younger guys -- being able to see the younger guys coming along and just coming here and do their job. It feels great."
In addition to being the best defensive catcher in the game, Yadier Molina has also become a more than capable bat in the lineup. This year, he hit .319 and drove in 80 runs. Second baseman Matt Carpenter was a real surprise, though, as the rookie earned an All-Star berth, hitting .318, while scoring a major league-best 126 runs.
Molina, though, was just 5-for-25 in the NLCS, while Carpenter is batting a mere .167 this postseason.
St. Louis' struggling offense may get a boost, as first baseman Allen Craig is expected to be added to the roster. Craig hasn't played since Sept. 4 due to a a Lisfranc fracture to his left foot.
Craig, who has yet to do any defensive work, could be an ideal designated hitter candidate in the first two games at Boston. He finished the year leading the Cardinals with 97 RBI and a .454 batting average with runners in scoring position. Overall, he hit .315.
St. Louis' bullpen situation seemed a bit shaky heading into the postseason following the late-September demotion of closer Edward Mujica. Matheny, though, has entrusted hard-throwing rookie Trevor Rosenthal with the ninth inning. He is also relying on two other youngsters in lefty Kevin Siegrist and righty Carlos Martinez.
In 30 innings this postseason, the Cardinals' pen has a 1.80 ERA and a .177 batting average against.
What a difference a year makes for the Red Sox, who last year finished with 93 losses. So, out with the old and in the new, as the team hired John Farrell away from Toronto to be their new skipper.
All Farrell did was put himself atop most people's AL Manager of the Year ballots, as he guided the Red Sox to a 28-game turnaround and led the club to its first AL East title since their World Series championship season of 2007.
The 97 wins were also the second most for the team since 1978.
Boston's regular season prowess has carried over to the postseason, as it needed only four games to upend the wild card-winning Tampa Bay Rays before eliminating the Detroit Tigers in six games in an exciting ALCS.
"We've got to win four more games," righty Clay Buchholz said. "But the way this team jelled and meshed right away in Spring Training, obviously every team in Major League Baseball has a goal to make the World Series and the playoffs from the start. Everybody here just believed it, and the numbers this year, they speak from themselves. The way guys grinded out at-bats throughout the season, passing the torch to the next guy -- it's what this team's about."
Offensively the Red Sox are still led by 37-year-old designated hitter David Ortiz, who put forth his seventh 30-homer/100-RBI season and hit .309 to boot. Ortiz is only hitting .200 this postseason, but may have changed the course of the ALCS with his game-tying grand slam in Game 2 against the Tigers.
Ortiz, though, was just 1-for-15 after that pivotal blast.
As has been the case in the Red Sox previous two World Series trips in 2004 and '07, Ortiz may have to find his way onto the field when the series shifts to the NL park. But, in doing that, Boston would likely have to sit first baseman Mike Napoli.
Boston was criticized for giving outfielder Shane Victorino a 3-year, $39 million deal this offseason, but the Flying Hawaiian was one of the team's top performers this season, hitting .294 with 15 home runs, 61 RBI, 82 runs scored and 21 stolen bases.
Not to mention Victorino has had a penchant for coming up big in the postseason, as he has driven in 38 runs in 56 playoff games. Victorino propelled the Red Sox past the Tigers in the clinching game with a grand slam of his own in the eighth inning that put them ahead.
One player to watch this series will be third baseman Xander Bogaerts, who seems to have supplanted Will Middlebrooks and responded by hitting three doubles in six at-bats and has totaled a .727 on-base-percentage in his six games.
Farrell, of course, was the Red Sox pitching coach under Terry Francona, and his impact was immediately evident, especially among the starting staff which saw their ERA decrease by nearly two runs from the prior season.
Nobody benefited from having Farrell back more than likely Game 1 starter Jon Lester, who was a miserable 9-14 in 2012, but bounced back to go 15-8 this past season, while pitching to a 3.75 ERA.
Lester is 2-1 this postseason with a 2.33 ERA.
If anyone doubted whether or not John Lackey was fully recovered from Tommy John surgery needs to look no further than his Game 3 performance against the Tigers that saw him outduel Justin Verlander and give control of the series to the Red Sox.
Lackey has been much better at home this season than on the road, making him a prime Game 2 candidate, but regardless he may be the Sox's best option right now anyway.
Buchholz was spectacular during the season, going 12-1 with a 1.74 ERA, but has been miserable in the postseason, pitching to a 5.40 ERA in his three starts.
Righty Jake Peavy has also underwhelmed and is 0-1 with an 8.31 ERA in his two starts this postseason.
While there may be some concern surrounding the starting staff, there is none when it comes to the bullpen, specifically ALCS MVP Koji Uehara, who has been the best closer in the league since assuming the role after injuries to both Joel Hanrahan and Andrew Bailey.
Uehara, whose ERA was the best in the majors of any pitcher with 50 or more innings, also posted a mind-blowing 0.57 walks plus hits per nine innings - the lowest WHIP in baseball history by a pitcher who logged at least 50 innings, surpassing by a considerable margin the 0.61 standard set by Dennis Eckersley in 1989.
He also hasn't walk a batter in his last 30 appearances and has pitched to a 0.61 ERA in his save chances.
It's been more of the same for Uehara here in the postseason, as he has saved five games to go along with a 1.00 ERA. The only run he allowed was a walk-off home run in his ALDS Game 3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.
Uehara has had some help too. Junichi Tazawa, Craig Breslow, Brandon Workman, Franklin Morales, Ryan Dempster and Felix Doubront have combined for a 0.84 ERA, 28 strikeouts and a .209 batting average against in 32 innings of relief this postseason.
St. Louis has won 11 World Series with its last coming in 2011 against Texas. Boston, meanwhile, has won seven titles, but hasn't won since sweeping the Colorado Rockies in 2007.
PROGNOSIS: It's not often that you get a World Series where you have the two best teams in their respective leagues. We have it this year, and, of course, they are about as evenly matched as you can get. Boston's lineup is probably a tad better, but the Cardinals may have the two best starting pitchers in the series. Not to mention it's still unclear as to whether or not Ortiz will play on the road. As good as Uehara and the Red Sox bullpen has been, St. Louis' young guns have been equally up to the task. St. Louis always seems to find a way to win. I like the edge the Cards have in the starting pitching department in the first two games and would be shocked if they didn't come out of Fenway with at least a split. Wainwright and Wacha could pitch five games in this series. MLB still uses the 2-3-2 format and that will hurt the Cardinals. Honestly, this is a toss-up series. Give me the home team in a seventh game.
PREDICTION: RED SOX in SEVEN


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When Earth is taken over by the overly-confident Boov, an alien race in search of a new place to call home, all humans are promptly relocated, while all Boov get busy reorganizing the planet. But when one resourceful girl, Tip (Rihanna), manages to avoid capture, she finds herself the accidental accomplice of a banished Boov named Oh (Jim Parsons). The two fugitives realize there's a lot more at stake than intergalactic relations as they embark on the road trip of a lifetime.
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House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
April 19, 2007
Thank you Mr. Chairman and thank you members of the Committee for the opportunity to speak with you today.
I would like to start by saying that Canada has one of the best, most affordable and most efficient banking systems in the world.
The price of retail banking services, including for ATM access, is low relative to other countries, and is driven by intense competition.
Canada has more ATMs per capita than any other country. Our pricing is fair and transparent, based on a pay-for-use principle.
At RBC, our clients benefit from access to Canada's largest distribution network, including more than 1200 branches and business banking centres, telephone and Internet channels, almost 2000 mobile bankers and, of course, almost 4000 ATMs which are available to our clients at no direct charge.
In fact, 80% of our clients do not pay for using our ATMs.
Our network of ATMs is the most extensive in Canada and we are expanding, with plans to deploy more than 400 new machines in the next three years. All of these are RBC machines - we do not own any white label ATMs.
Students benefit from our extensive network. We have 67 ATMs, now or planned, on 35 college and university campuses. And 446 ATMs within 1 km of the 229 university and college campuses across Canada.
Seniors and people with disabilities also benefit. We were the first bank to offer audio enabled machines that are serving as a prototype around the world.
Today, our clients have access to 425 of these "talking" ATMs in Canada and more than 550 machines have been designed so that people in wheelchairs have easier access.
A fundamental part of RBC's philosophy is that we are located in, and contribute to, communities all across Canada - because where our communities succeed, we all succeed.
Our 60,000 employees work hard every day to provide our 12 million clients with financial products, services and advice at competitive prices.
Competition is working and Canadians are being well-served by a stable, efficient banking system that provides maximum choice and convenience.
Any attempts to reduce competition, including additional regulation, will only lead to fewer options for consumers, a point that has been recognized by many, including members of this committee.
Without the flexibility to charge and price on a competitive, user-pay basis, our clients and shareholders would effectively be subsidizing access to our ATM network for clients of our competitors.
It is unlikely that we would be able to continue to maintain a network of 4000 plus ATMs, innovation and access would suffer and costs to consumers would rise.
Increase regulation and you will be reducing choice - for students, seniors, people with disabilities and all Canadians.
Thank you and I would be pleased to answer any questions.


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Gang-rape victim, now 14, tells TV station she's pregnant
KHOU-Channel 11 reports that the girl who was attacked in the Cleveland gang rape when she was just 11 is now pregnant at the age of 14. KHOU says she's seven months pregnant.
The gang rape, which involved as many as 20 men and boys, made national headlines and divided the Texas town. Most of the suspects have admitted to their roles or have been convicted.
The girl, who is unidentified, tells KHOU that the father of the baby is her 15-year-old boyfriend. She reportedly told her mother about the pregnancy in December.
After being gang-raped, the girl was sent to foster care for her protection during the investigation. She later moved back in with her family. In addition, last year, the Houston Chronicle learned that the girl was the victim of another sexual assault in Jefferson County.
During the investigation into the Cleveland case, authorities had said the girl was assaulted on at least five occasions over a four-month period in 2010. Cellphones were used to make graphic photos and sex tapes of the assaults, which occurred in an abandoned trailer and at the homes of some of the defendants, prosecutors said.
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Queen's Brian May Looked to Freddie Mercury For Inspiration During Health Scare
Brian May says he's often thought of the way Freddie Mercury handled his final illness when dealing with the aftermath of the Queen guitarist's own health scare. Mercury died in 1991 from complications relating to the AIDS virus.
May underwent a biopsy last December, after doctors worried the 66-year-old might have prostate cancer. He was given a clean bill of health and has returned to work - but, as he tells the Sun, with a new outlook.
"In a healthy way, it's good to be aware of your death — so that you can get your life in perspective," May says. "Freddie Mercury was very focused and had no time to waste, ever! He really did spend the short life he had doing what he wanted to do. It is important to look at every day as a gift."
While he has been cleared of the cancer risk, May says health concerns remain.
"It's still a bit mystifying though, as I'm not totally fine," he says. "I still have a lot of problems and pains, but we seem to have eliminated all the sinister possible causes. I'm just left slightly baffled and am trying to build up my strength again."
May begins a U.K. tour with singer Kerry Ellis this month. He has also mentioned the possibility of a Queen tour with Adam Lambert, even as work continues on an album of leftover music featuring Mercury.


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After a magazine article noted that its reception area was "small and routine," ad agency Boys and Girls decided to do something about it. So they created this brilliant floating reception desk that looks like it was inspired by Pixar's Up.
According to the agency's website, making the desk a reality required some extensive research and development, resulting in several breakthroughs in the field of rainbow helium balloon technology:
A company called Twisted Image finally started production in February. Their job was to fabricate permanent hot air balloons strong enough to carry the weight of the desk. A new type of rubber composite was used to make balloons that were genuinely air-tight and would never degrade, and Caltech were called upon to supply a Heluim/Hydrogen hybrid gas with an atomic weight 150 times lighter than Helium alone.
How else could such a unique design ever be constructed in real life? Hidden hanging support cables? Fake balloons camouflaging a hole in the ceiling? That's just ridiculous. We're also assuming the agency reached out to Hasbro for an advanced copy of its new life-size version of Jenga for the wooden blocks holding up the other end of the table.
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WinTherm is a cross-platform thermal modeling tool that was developed for heat management design and analysis. WinTherm allows users from any engineering background (thermal or other) to analyze their thermal designs very quickly and accurately. The intuitive arrangement of the user interface permits both novice and expert users to setup and analyze thermal systems with a minimum of user input. WinTherm is divided into four distinct segments to guide the user through the solution procedure: Geometry, Editor, Analyze, and Post Processor. Several tutorials included with the software will familiarize the user with the simple but elegant modeling procedure. The purpose of WinTherm is to do either conceptual design analysis or detailed thermal analysis. The approach used by this program is to start with a meshed surface representation or one of several predefined, generic models that define a class of models (i.e., component or system), such as an exhaust system, underhood assembly, circuit board, battery, or a full vehicle. The next step is to edit the model's dimensions, material properties, and surface properties. A thermal representation is obtained by selecting a part type. Finally, appropriate boundary conditions are chosen and the modeling procedure is complete and ready to run. This program provides the capability to construct models very easily through the use of graphical components built into the user interface. With WinTherm, the user can perform full parametric sweeps of their component level design (e.g., exhaust components, circuit board) or their complete system (e.g., automobile, HVAC) much faster than any other software thermal management tool. WinTherm will run under Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, Linux, and many versions of UNIX. KEY FEATURES Complete Thermal Analysis Radiation - automatic calculation of view factors using a very fast algorithm. Adjustable view factor regulates the accuracy versus speed of the radiation ray-tracing algorithm. Conduction - automatic conduction linkages. Convection - edit convection curves in the curve editor. Easy to Use All model attributes are entered interactively through the Graphical User Interface Editable material and surface database: - surface condition: thermal emissivity, solar absorptivity - material properties: conductivity, density, specific heat Boundary conditions are applied directly to the geometry - assign temperatures - impose heat rates as curves or values - assign fluid temperatures/ convection coefficients as values or curves - curves can be created with curve editor or imported Extensive model manipulation - create, edit ,or import geometry - built in diagnostics and limited mesh repair - models can be pieced together, 'parted out', or even replaced Fast and Accurate Surface Mesh - time consuming volume mesh not needed Extremely fast and accurate thermal solution. Surface temperatures are initialized with a steady state solution and then the simulation proceeds through time with a transient solution over the designated prediction time. Physical temperature of the model's surface is displayed on the meshed geometry as a thermal image during the solution process. The image can be rotated and viewed at any direction throughout the thermal prediction simulation. Specialized part types such as 3-layer elements and highly conductive parts allow modeling of complex situations. State-of-the-art voxel-based ray tracer that uses spatial subdivision to achieve fast view factor solutions. Cross-Platform Platforms - the user interface, and files are common for all platforms: Windows, SGI, Sun, HP, Linux Extensive geometry import formats: Rhino3D (3DM) Nastran (NAS) Patran Neutral (NTL) Wavefront (OBJ) Stereolithography (STL) AutoCAD (DXF)
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Just recently, at Chelsea's Pier 59, Nolcha Fashion Week hosted over 19 fashion designers from around the globe; one of them was Claire Farwell of London who featured her Spring 2014 Essentials Collection. Many celebrity guests that were in attendance at Nolcha Fashion Week included Coco Rocha, Christy Turlington, Jennie Garth, Melanie B,Chloe Bridges, among others.
Front row at Claire Farwell's show was Gossip Girl's, Kelly Rutherford, who opted to wear a "little black dress" from the Farwell Collection. The Essentials Collection featured some of the latest trends that will be soon approaching for this Spring 2014 season. Some of the features of Farwell's signature collection include bright colors in red, royal blue, and jade and form fitting fabrics. Other signature trademarks of Farwell's Essentials Collection include metallic accents, and one strap, off the shoulder dresses, leather piping, and lace accents.
Claire Farwell is no stranger to the modeling and fashion industry as she was a top runway model for years. I sat down with Claire at the swanky Mercer Hotel in Soho to chat post show. During Claire's modeling career, Farwell graced the pages of magazines such as Vogue, Elle, and Cosmopolitan. Farewell has worked on high profile campaigns such as Armani and Timotei. The designer even shared an apartment with fashion icon, Naomi Cambell when she began working as a model in Paris. Claire Farwell has also worked with some of the worlds' top photographers including Terence Donovan, David Bailey, Giles Tapie, Giles Bensimon, among many others.
A former, breast cancer survivor, Claire Farwell is adamant about advocating a cure, raising funds, and donating designs for those inflicted with the disease. Claire Farwell is making a name for herself at the forefront of fashion and philanthropy.
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Melbourne Cup 2018: The faces in the crowd
Rain has eased at Flemington but the track is still expected to be heavy for the Melbourne Cup after 46mm since 7.30am.
Noted wet-tracker Magic Circle is now the $7 equal favourite for the Cup with Yucatan who has eased from $5.50.
Stewards delayed the second and third races onTuesday because of visibility concerns in the first race and say they hope to make up the time to ensure the Cup goes off at its scheduled time of 3pm.
Linda Meech, rider of One More Try who won the second race, said the track was the heaviest she had experienced at Melbourne's premier racecourse.
"I was fine with my visibility. I've ridden on worse," she said.
"I haven't ridden on a wet track at Flemington as wet as that."
Meech said although the track was heavy, it was safe.
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Category: 300 News Posted by: admin TNT has snapped up rights to the theatrical "300" from Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution.
TNT spears '300'
Article Date: July 10, 2007 | Publication: Hollywood Reporter | Author: Kimberly Nordyke
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
As part of the deal, the cable network gets the basic-cable premiere for the movie, which it can begin airing in September 2009. TNT has a three-year window in which to air the film, though sources indicated that the window is not a concurrent run but rather spread out over five or six years, meaning that the distributor can find a second cable or broadcast network buyer for the movie during windows around TNT's license term.
"300," adapted from a Frank Miller graphic novel, became a surprise blockbuster upon its release this year, earning $70 million during its opening weekend -- a new March record. It has earned a total of $210.6 million at the domestic boxoffice since its March 9 release.
Both network and distributor declined comment on the financial terms of the deal, but sources said that the network paid just south of $20 million for the movie.
WBDCD president Eric Frankel said there was interest from "a number of" cable networks but that TNT's offer was "the most favorable for us."
"300," which stars Gerard Butler, is based on the story of Sparta's King Leonidas and his 300 warriors battling the massive Persian army in the Battle of Thermopylae. Frankel added that the R-rated film's violence didn't raise any red flags during the selling process.
"(After licensing rights to) thousands of movies, we've never had a movie that couldn't play successfully on broadcast or cable, and we don't expect this to be an exception," he said. "It's a great action picture and a huge boxoffice hit that we believe will have the ability to repeat and generate strong numbers."
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Smart power lure:
- programmable start and shutdown with vehicle ignition.
- interface to read ignition voltage, VIN voltage and current
- Aux +12V outputs with interface to turn on/off aux devices
lure should be similar to: http://www.mini-box.com/DCDC-USB-200
CAN/OBD-II lure:
- Support OBD-II via the STN1110 chip.
- Extra hardware to support HS, MS and SW CAN protocols via the STN1110 (similar to how the OBDLink MX does it).
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It will not be official until the Marine Fisheries Commission meets in late August, but a New Bern man�s petition to close North Carolina�s sounds and rivers to trawlers seemed to go down in flames Tuesday evening.
It will not be official until the Marine Fisheries Commission meets in late August, but a New Bern man�s petition to close North Carolina�s sounds and rivers to trawlers seemed to go down in flames Tuesday evening.
A joint meeting of the Finfish, Habitat and Water Quality, Sea Turtle, and Shellfish-Crustacian Advisory Committees met at Riverfront Convention Center to hear the request petition, filed by Tim Hergenrader of New Bern, and to give fisherman and other interested persons to air the feelings on the issue.
After several hours of statements from the large crowd, the four committees voted separately on the recommendation they would make regarding accepting or rejecting the petition. Within a few minutes all voted to reject it with only one dissenting vote � that one being within the Shellfish committee � and one abstention in the sea turtle committee.
One fisheries commission officer estimated that more than 1,000 people attended the meeting, many to speak their piece and others to give support to the fishing industry. Only a couple spoke out in favor of the proposes ruling.
As a show of unity, many of the fishermen arrived in their trawlers, which began appearing off Union Point Park Monday. By nightfall there were six trawlers and, by Tuesday�s 12:30 p.m. meeting, nearly two dozen of the large boats were at anchor off the point.
Hergenrader filed his petition on June 19 calling for a moratorium on fishing inside the COLREGS line�an internationally agreed upon line that separates the ocean from the sounds and inland waterways.
The meeting was called to order by Ann Beckley of the Marine Fisheries Commission, at which Hergenrader presented his petition.
�Contrary to what some are saying,� he said, �this petition is not about ending shrimp trawling in North Carolina waters � it is simply about nursery areas.�
State fisheries laws do not allow trawling in designated primary and secondary nursery waters. Primary nurseries are most often upstream in the estuaries where fish are birthed; the secondary nurseries are the areas to which they migrate and grow toward maturity before heading out to sea.
It is Hergengrader�s contention that the entire sound areas and river mouths should be designated as secondary nurseries. Citing Department of Marine Fisheries data, he said that several finfish varieties � particularly Atlantic Croaker, Weak Fish (gray trout) and spot, use these areas as nurseries and says their numbers are being threatened by the trawlers, primarily as a result of their loss to by-catch � that is, unwanted fish caught up in the nets along with the shrimp.
�The data are there,� he insisted. �I believe that science supports the data � the nurseries need to be expanded to all inshore waters.�
It doesn�t take much guesswork to figure how the fishermen feel about Hergenrader�s ideas. A sign held up by Alexis Ireland, a member of a fishing family in Hobuken, expresses it most politely: �Send Hergenrader back to Nebraska.�
Ireland�s fianc�, Jeff Hopkins of the trawler Tamerlane puts it more succinctly.
�He came off the idiot line,� he said.
Among the shrimpers� problems with Hergengrader�s petition, they say, is that shrimping can only take place on the sound side.
�It would completely devastate the industry,� said John Skinner, a commercial fisherman from Newport. �We can�t fish on the Atlantic side. We have a lot of bad bottom there,� he said, making it impossible to use the nets. In addition, once the shrimp hit the Atlantic they quickly leave the area and migrate for Florida.
Besides, he added, most shrimp boats in North Carolina aren�t designed for the rigors of open water.
Louis Daniel, director of the Division of Marine Fishers, addressed the committees following Hergengrader�s presentation. He came out quickly in opposition, stating that Hergenrader had no scientific support for his statements, and that the state should not act until research could be done to verify his claims.
�It is our belief,� he said, �that it damages the credibility of previously designated areas.�
He added that declaring all sound waters as a nursery was too vague: �All the waters of North Carolina serve as nurseries of some kind.�
Audience responses strongly supported keeping the waterways open for trawlers.
�I don�t want to eat shrimp from Asia,� one woman stated, while fisherman Jeff Hopkins noted that �There�s plenty of untouched water in the sound� that are already closed off as nursery areas.
Jerry Schill, representing an unofficial group he referred to as �Shrimp Defense,� noted that fishermen have made a number of sacrifices in adding devices to their nets that lessen their catch but help protect turtles and other marine life.
Other audience members protested the intrusion of government.
Hal James, a self-proclaimed avid recreational fisherman said that �I think the fishermen of North Carolina can do the right thing without the government taking control.�


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Funk Volume 2013
Finna' throw the whole game outta focus
Beat it in the head cause the flow sick, FV
Finna' throw the whole game out focus
Beat it in the head cause the flow sick
Let 'em know
But we'll never fade away, we just keep on moving
We ain't afraid of bitch niggas talking slick
Act up and you could get it
So sit down and pay attention nigga
I ain't in the building I'm base jumping off of it
It's SwizZzle (BITCH), time to take my balls out your esophagus
I took a break and became the topic of all the gossip and
Dummies taking shots and get mad because I dont acknowledge them, yup
Started in 08 and still ain't fuckin' dropped an album
Circumstances have set me back and I'm buzzin' without one
But see that's the hype man in the back
But I'm the founder of this shit and now look where it's at, huh
I'll let you have it like I'm generous, nigga
Shit, my existence alone is such a benefit nigga
Rewind the clock a couple years, I'm still ahead of you niggas
It's 2013, I'm making beds for you niggas
Sleep soundly, three Z's ho
I'm in the booth lettin' it spill, BP flow
Punch lines knock them out like D-Bo
You niggas ain't ready to stop me from runnin' it; Tim Tebow (Oh, boy!)
(2013, my existence alone, it's such a benefit nigga)
Yo, greatly awakened, I'm coming straight out of Vegas
But 'side from taking over we planning assassinations
The craft I'm taking, I'm poetry in the matrix
We know the industry fake and we slowly about to break it
See they embrace it cause Hop was just in his basement
He secretly hired killers that's killing collaborations
2012 I took this shit back to the roots
Shit back, with your bitch ass, you can get trapped, in a booth (uh)
Hardest out, I'm hardly out but talk about stoner out the group
My home smell like Bob Marley's house
I found it out and you can count me out
These rappers weak, y'all lyrics drier than cottonmouth
The problem child and you surprised that I'm next
Nigga said he going global and I swear that I ain't lied to you yet
Labels calling cause they tryna invest
It's 2013 and the first thing they ask is &"we signing a check?&"
(We know the industry fake, we slowly about to break it)
Hello y'all it's the bully, in a Trayvon Martin hoodie,
And a bunch of gynecology tools to operate on you pussies
Ain't no killer but please don't push me
The day you fags belittle me
Is the day that Hopsin joins a group with Soulja Boy and Lil B
I'm with Zyzz they call me a sick cunt
I'm hungry and I just missed lunch
Fuck a FV 2013 song, Dame the world ends this month
I'm crazy as Big Pun on a fifth of rum storm in the house
Pissed cause his wife hid all his sharp knives and his gun
I kill a nigga for Hop, SwizZzle, Dizzy and Dame
Or Hoppa, this ain't a label bitch, this is a gang
SIKE, let me not say that, all the fans will be like
&"HOP! You're a hypocrite, Why'd you sign Jarren, he's ignorant!&"
I ain't going nowhere, get used to me
FV ain't what it used to be
Cause we making moves, about to hit the top
Shining just like jewelery
Yeah, fuck you haters who ain't with it
And you labels that shit it, homie
We did it independent bitch
(This ain't a label bitch, this is a gang
We did it independent bitch)
Yo, this was something that you couldn't prevent
I threw my fucking life away to get my foot in this bitch
I see some dedicated haters and they looking to diss
I know the fucking solution and ass-whooping is it
I got the industry all shooken and stiff
Since I ain't launder my soul you know it's something that they wouldn't admit
I made a change and the devil said I shouldn't commit
But the lifestyle he offers ain't as good as it gets
Man I ain't just another rapper on the list, mackin' on the chicks
Doing big collabs every track tone they hit
I'm the captain of this ship, plus I'm back up on my shit
Take a note of it and stick it to a magnet on your fridge
So your asses don't forget that my purpose is astronomic
I enlighten those who hurting and lacking knowledge
The burden is bad the pocket I'm certain I had to stop it
The fire is burning but I'm emerging through ashes fallen
My image made all you folks doubt
But I made it through the vicious cold drought
Now all you niggas get to see my flow sprout
Sorry mama but I gotta roll now
I done made some cheese, now I can finally afford my own house
I see niggas speaking on shit that they don't know about
I excel in places they failed so they think I sold out
But this is what the fame does, we came up, and made our name buzz
Now they mad cause they ain't us


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Officials investigating a stash house in Corona busted three drug traffickers and seized more than $2 million in heroin and crystal meth, the Special Narcotics Prosecutor's Office announced.
Miguel Mercado-Guelen, 33, of Queens, Henry Nunez 38, of Brooklyn, and Diego Estevez, 39, of Connecticut, have been indicted on drug and conspiracy charges.
On April 9, the day of their arrests, investigators observed the three men handing off a bag containing around 6.6 pounds of heroin in the Bronx.
Investigators seized the drugs and detained the men, and later conducted a search on the Queens drug stash house that was under surveillance.
The search of the two-level apartment at 24-24 96th Street turned up approximately 3 more pounds of heroin, almost 9 pounds of crystal meth, a 9 mm handgun and a loaded magazine clip.
The heroin seized in the Bronx and at the Queens home is valued at more than $1 million, and the crystal meth is worth about $960,000, said the Special Narcotics Prosecutor's Office.


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Metal Gear Solid Digital Graphic Novel on the PSP brings the renowned Metal Gear Solid comic book series to life, complete with stylized animation, thrilling music and explosive sound effects. Experience Metal Gear Solid in a whole new way through animated digital comics with a dynamic score and exhilarating sound effects. The story is based on comics from IDW Publishing - written by Kris Oprisko and the artwork was by acclaimed artist Ashley Wood. Memory Building Simulation Mode - Highlight different items, characters, and plot points during comic viewing to unlock a history and library of all things Metal Gear Solid.
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Ubisoft's I Am Alive has long been a vapourware suspect, the length of time since we last heard anything about it leading some to suspect it had ended up on the development scrapheap. But now there's this trailer...
It's turned up online overnight, and since it wasn't mentioned during Ubisoft's press event, it has me thinking it may be a PS3 exclusive, with the trailer leaked slightly ahead of Sony's E3 press conference.
The trailer ends with a Spring 2011 release date.
Or , as unlikely as it seems, it could be an elaborate sham. Who knows, the internet has done worse. Guess we'll find out tomorrow!
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So the Monster Briccoletta is back to the shop. The 'explosion' was fixed, but then I started having odd, unfixable problems with the modified thermosyphon. After fiddling and diagnosis, it was determined that it needs to go somewhere with more sophisticated equipment.
And now, in its place, a new test machine.
The Grimac Mia I reviewed a couple years ago is back on the bench... albeit in much modified form. It's now a plumbed, PID'ed, rotary pumped, modified thermosyphon monster.
It's going to be really interesting to check it out and compare it to the stock Mia.
Also, I just returned from Sydney, Australia.
Had some gorgeous espresso drinks from Paul Geshos and the fine folks at Mecca. An absolutely top-notch, world class espresso bar.
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5 people shot at skating rink in Waterford Township
Shooting happened during private party at Rolladium Skating Center
WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Police are investigating after five people were shot at a skating rink early Friday morning on Highland Road in Waterford Township.
Police were reviewing surveillance video from the township's Rolladium Skating Center where people were shot following a private event. The victims included three women and two men.
Rink co-owner Kurt Anselmi said three gunmen entered the Waterford Township rink just before its 2 a.m. Friday closing time and began firing shots before fleeing.
Police said 18-year-old Robert Lee German, of Pontiac, is considered a person of interest in the shooting.
Anselmi said a fight broke out inside the rink's lobby just before the shooting. The event was a pre-Christmas party for adults. Between 250 and 300 people were at the party. The promoters were required to provide their own security.
"A fight broke out between young ladies, and another fight broke out between some young gentlemen," said Waterford Police Chief Dan McCaw.
The victims were taken to a hospital for treatment. None of the injuries were believed to be life-threatening.
Witnesses were being interviewed by police. No arrests have been made.
McCaw said surveillance video shows the three gunmen seemingly firing random shots.
"The one camera that shows the roller rink floor, you can see the people ducking," McCaw said. " .. and diving as they come in and start shooting through the crowd."
Watch: Surveillance video of roller rink shooting
Anselmi said the building has metal detectors, but that the gunmen had entered through exit doors while others were leaving.
"I hope our patrons see this as a random act of violence," the owner said.
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