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The final panel of the summit opened dramatically with a series of photographs of Burmese political prisoners. All had received astoundingly onerous prison sentences for transgressions as innocuous as privately writing a pro-democracy poem. One got 17 years for delivering documents to the office of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who's spent a decade and a half under house arrest. Another got 12 years—and wound up deaf in one ear after being beaten—for distributing pamphlets critical of the military government. One activist got 11 years for posting pro-democracy messages in public.
The big question facing Burma today is whether recent, tantalizing signs of a thaw in what had been decades of hardened repression by the brutal military government might accelerate—and if so, what will it portend for the country and for the world. The most tangible symbol of tectonic plates shifting has been the release of Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest, and the government permission for her to campaign for elections scheduled for April.
"We all know the amazing story of Aung San Suu Kyi, who spent 15 years under house arrest, a story that has inspired the world," said Newsweek & the Daily Beast editor-in-chief Tina Brown, who moderated the panel. "Now a political thaw seems to be taking place…What would a Burmese Spring mean, for women, for Burma, and for the world?"
"It really seems like a turning point," observed panelist Melanne Verveer, the U.S. State Department's ambassador at large for global women's issues. "There are incredible opportunities ahead."
For the past quarter century, Burmese generals—all male—have dominated positions of power. But if the government genuinely hopes to morph into a more democratic regime, women's participation will be crucial. Four-fifths of small farmers are women. Atrocities such rape and human trafficking targeting the country's myriad ethnic minorities often victimize women. And in the political process, "women have been on the far margins," said Verveer, who reiterated U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's declaration that the U.S. will take a step towards normalizing relations with Burma in tandem with the regime's steps in opening up. "We hope the reform process can go forward."
The audience was spellbound to hear panelist Zin Mar Aung give her dramatic, firsthand account of life behind bars in Burma. She was arrested in September 1999 for disseminating poems and statements critical of the government. Initially sentenced to 20 years in prison, she was ultimately released in September 2009. Brown observed that those 11 years must have been "hell," and asked if Zin Mar Aung had had any contact with other prisoners.
"I was mostly in solitary confinement," she replied, "But even though I was held in a tiny cell, I felt I wasn't alone." Throughout her detention, she recalled, "I repeated a poem that kept me going: Someone can imprison your body, but not your mind.'"
As soon as Zin Mar Aung was released, she jumped back into political work. She began reaching out to other former political prisoners, including many women who have been detained but whose sacrifices have not been recognized. And she publicly refuted the idea that democracy is an alien concept to Asians—an excuse that autocratic regimes in Asia often trot out to explain why "Asian values" are more appropriate than democracy. "We try to deliver the message: democracy is not only for the West, but for all human beings. Why can't we practice it in our society?"
The third panelist, author Peter Popham, estimated that 600 political prisoners remained behind bars in Burma, down from a high of 2000. "I've heard of incredibly long sentences," said Popham, who just published a book titled The Lady and the Peacock: The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi. "A friend who wrote a poem in his private diary was jailed for seventeen years….The regime tried to extinguish the movement by brute force."
Brown pointed out that Burma has been through several cycles of loosening up followed by repression since a particularly brutal crackdown in 1998. "How do we know this isn't a phony thaw?" she asked.
Popham pointed to cautiously optimistic assessments made by Aung San Suu Kyi herself, who is actively campaigning for office across the nation. But he acknowledged that genuine reform requires a lot more "heavy lifting," including a revision of the current constitution to provide more protection for civil rights.
"The military could declare martial law again overnight…What's happened in the past six months is extraordinary and exciting mainly because the background to it was so terrible," he said.
Popham speculated of Aung San Suu Kyi's current campaign that, should the government offer her a ministerial position, "my hunch is that she would embrace it. She's 66 going on 67, and the sooner she goes to work, the better." But the world awaits to see whether or not she will wield any real power as a result of the April elections.
Brown closed the panel on a rousing note, introducing a dynamic short video of Burma's first all-girl band, "a touching look at what's coming." To an infectious hip-hop beat, several young Burmese women appeared on screen, alternatively dressed in demure pastel traditional dresses followed by black leather with camouflage fatigues and hoop earrings. The contrast evoked the contrasting prospects for Burma at the crossroads.


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The natural gas and electricity industries provide a service that is critical to health and safety in this nation. Yet recent events have illustrated why the interdependence of these industries merits careful attention. In short, this nation must ensure that outages and reliability problems are not the result of the lack of coordination between the electricity and gas industries.
As we have seen over the last few years, natural gas is being used much more heavily in electricity generation. This trend appears likely to accelerate as coal-powered generation is retired, renewable energy resources require more backup by natural gas plants, and low natural gas prices encourage more use of gas. And recent problems, most importantly, the Southwest outage in February 2011, suggest that more resources must be allocated to planning for the increased use of natural gas to generate electricity.
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As soon as I entered the Old City of Jerusalem through Jaffa Gate on Easter morning, I knew something was amiss. It was as if, with those few steps into the walled city, I had walked into another reality.
Jewish children dressed up as chefs and pirates clung to their mothers' who were pushing baby carriages as they walked briskly to their destination to celebrate the festive Jewish holiday of Purim, where children wear costumes and adults exchange gifts of sweets and pastries.
A few early-rising backpackers walked out the doors of nearby hostels, blinking in the bright sunshine.
A group of local Muslim women, covered from head to foot, headed down the ancient roads, perhaps to get in some early morning shopping at the vegetables stalls, or maybe they were going back home after their morning prayers at a nearby mosque.
Pilgrims from the Philippines picked their way over the large protruding stones of the remnants of the ancient Roman road on their way to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on this beautiful, sunny morning.
Along the way, the few shopkeepers who had opened their stores early called out to them genially to look at their wares. Some of the pilgrims stopped and examined the exotic-looking dresses, the colorful ceramics and olive-wood carvings. But there was no time to shop as they were on their way to Easter Mass — the highlight of their eight-day pilgrimage.
The muted thudding of the wheels of the special green carts merchants use to get their wares from one place to the other in the Old City echoed through the stone-paved roads as messenger boys pushed the carts down the steps descending deeper into the shuk, the Arab market. Somewhere along the metal awnings above, the shops birds were singing their morning songs.
My eyes consciously blocked out the site of the heavily armed Israeli soldiers along the roads — on high alert following the shooting attack on a Jerusalem seminary which left eight students dead earlier in the month.
And for one brief warm spring day, Jerusalem was as it should be.
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Toy Reviews
Transformers began as robots from different Japanese Transformers lines cobbled together under one banner and story. This section is dedicated to the reviews of the action figures that make up the Transformers universe starting from the original series all the way to the present day. In general, any reviews marked with an asterisk are reviews that still need to be added.
Generation 1 (1984-1990)
The series that started it all!
Generation 2 (1991-1995)
The successor line to Generation One chronicling the continued adventures of Optimus Prime versus Megatron complete with new characters joining the fray.
Beast Wars (1996-2001)
The line that revived Transformers in the 90's, bringing Maximals and Predacons into the spotlight.
Beast Wars Neo (1998)
A Japanese exclusive spin-off of "Beast Wars" featuring a new cast of characters including Big Convoy leading the Cybertrons versus Magmatron and his Destrons!
Machine Wars (1997)
A Kay-Bee exclusive line of vehicular Transformers released during the Beast Era.
Beast Machines (1999-2000)
The follow up line to Beast Wars, where vehicles were reintroduced into the main line of Transformers.
Car Robots (2000)
The Destrons have invaded Earth and added the powerful Destrongers to their army! Who can stop them? The Cybertrons of course1
Dinobots (2000-2003)
A section focusing on sub-lines of "Transformers" that were labeled simply "Dinobots".
Universe (2003-2007)
Consisting entirely of redecos from previous lines, Universe introduced alternate versions of popular characters along with all new characters.
Alternators (2003-2007)
The US release of the Binaltech line including figures not released in Japan.
Robotmasters (2004)
Crossing various Transformers lines, this Japanese take on "Universe" featured characters from various generations locked in combat.
Unicron Trilogy (2003-2006)
A galaxy spanning trilogy that saw the introduction of a whole new group of characters and abilities to the Transformers universe.
Timelines (2005-2016)
The exclusive line of Transformers figures distributed by Fun Publications via the official Transformers Collector's Club and Botcon convention starting in 2005.
Star Wars Transformers (2006-Present)
The merging of two classic brands has finally happened! See what happens when Star Wars vehicles transform into piloted mecha in the Star Wars universe!
Classics (2006-2007)
Generation One is reborn in the form of Classics, a line that reimagines favorite characters from the era that started it all!
Transformers Movie (2007)
Action figures based on the live action 2007 movie directed by Michael Bay and produced by Steven Spielberg.
Transformers Animated (2008-2009)
A bold new look and storyline relaunches the Transformers line for new and old fans alike.
Universe 2.0 (2008-2010)
A continuation of the "Classics" line, focusing on G1 characters in new forms.
Disney Label (2009)
The world of Disney collides with the Transformers universe in this unique toy line.
Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
An ancient threat awakens on Earth and Sam's destiny comes into sharper focus as the Decepticons gather their forces for another strike!
Mighty Muggs (2009-2010)
The world of "pop" vinyl dolls and "Transformers" merge with "Mighty Muggs"!
United & United EX (2010 to 2012)
A Japanese exclusive line focused on releasing figures focused on Generation One characters largely utilizing sculpts from Classics, Reveal the Shield and Generations. United "EX" was the end of the line featuring figures from the Power Core Combiners with new colors and identities.
Robot Powered Machines (2009 to 2012)
Keeping in the spirit of toys such as Matchbox and Hot Wheels, this line focuses on the vehicular aspect of Transformers with small size and larger vehicles with lights, sounds and transformation!
Power Core Combiners (2010)
Combiners take center stage with this sub-line of Transformers featuring "Commander" figures that combine with Mini-Cons and Drone vehicles to form larger robots.
Generations (2010-Present)
Continuing the tradition started by the Classics line, old characters get reinterpreted for a new age!
Reveal the Shield (2010, 2014)
Picking up where "Generations" leaves off, this line focuses on classic characters in new forms and use of the famous "rub symbols" to show allegiance!
Dark of the Moon (2011)
Split into several sub-lines including Mech Tech, the Cyberverse and Robo Power, this section covers toys released for the "Dark of the Moon" live action movie.
Transformers Prime (2011-2014)
Based on the first CGI animated Transformers series on "The Hub" network, this toy line features many classic characters reimagined.
Rescue Bots (2011-Present)
The war with the Decepticons is over, but the Autobots still have plenty of adventures to meet with bravery!
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
Based on "The Amazing Spider-Man" feature film and the Generation One "Jumpstarter" technology, a new line of Transformers is born!
Bot Shots (2012-2013)
An action figure based game involving super deformed versions of Transformers from G1 and other series.
Age of Extinction (2014)
After the battle of Chicago, the Autobots have gone into hiding - but soon a challenge arises that forces them to battle evil once again.
Movie Advanced (2014)
A Japanese exclusive line focused on characters from the Transformers movies including "Lost Age", the Japanese release of "Age of Extinction".
Q Transformers (2014-2016)
A Japanese exclusive toy line featuring super deformed Transformers who convert to licensed vehicles.
Robots in Disguise (2015-2018)
The story begun in "Transformers Prime" continues with Bumblebee leading Autobots against a new Decepticon threat on Earth.
Transformers Adventure (2015)
The Japanese line with the "Robots in Disguise" figures at its core with add ons from other lines including "Generations" and "Animated".
The Last Knight
The fifth film in the live action franchise gets its own toy line featuring an assortment of challenge levels including the "Generations-esque" Premier Edition.
A new adventure begins as Bumblebee is on a mission to find his lost memories!


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First-place stretch a first in Red Sox history
BOSTON -- The Red Sox have had better starts than the 15-7 record they took into Friday night's game against the Astros. Still, the opening to the season is history-making.
According to research from the Red Sox public relations department, this marks the first time in team history Boston has been in first place for the first 26 days of the season.
Manager John Farrell is trying to take the fast start in stride, hoping the team will continue the approach that has led to it.
"You prepare for all of Spring Training trying to get off to a good start," Farrell said. "I don't know that you look at place in the standings as the goal. You look at every area of the game and every area of your team how you can best prepare it and make adjustments where needed.
"I think the fact that we have played good baseball certainly breeds the overall confidence of the group that's downstairs. I think in every phase of the game we've been able to do some things well and we've been very consistent when you look at what we've been able to do from the mound and certainly defensively.
"I don't want to undersell the importance of a good start, but I don't know that you start to target number of wins or place in the standings. Those are a byproduct of what you can control in the other areas of the game."


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CAMDEN, N.J., (CBS) — The Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey just welcomed a new African Black-Footed Penguin chick.
The gender of the chick has not been determined, but it's doing very well, according to the aquarium. The baby penguin weighed 2.3 ounces, or the weight of a golf ball.
Parents Jack and Diane are taking turns taking care of the chick as well as the staff at the aquarium.
The chick is one of two hatchlings born. The second chick is expected to hatch any day now. Jack and Diane will alternate keeping the egg warm until it hatches. These chicks will join their sibling Little Ditty, who is five-years-old.


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If you are really going for a streamline look with your countertop, consider actually molding your sink into the concrete countertop. This will mean you have one fluid piece that accounts for the counters and the sink with no seams. There are even more sink shapes available with concrete than there are with other materials. Again, if you can dream it and build the mold, you can make it with concrete.
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Concrete countertop fabricators have been trying many unique ways to set their countertops apart. One semi-common technique is inlaying decorative materials into the concrete countertop when the concrete has yet to cure. Inlaid materials can include sea shells, tiles, natural stones, glass, etc. Even more delicate objects like preserved leaves can be inlaid. Although a sealer can add some protection, always consider the long-term durability of the materials you choose to inlay in the countertop. Countertop artists have also been playing with objects to impress into the concrete. If used on a functional countertop, impressions should be shallow to avoid creating an area that collects dirt and grime. Impression materials are abundant and can include rubber stamps, hand or foot prints, leaves and sticks, cookie cutters or cake molds, etc.
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For the surface, there are many different finishes that you can choose, including flat, polished, stamped or impressed, troweled, textured, and more. This finish can have a enormous impact on the final look of the concrete countertop.
There are a variety of techniques used to achieve a certain color in a concrete countertop. One of the most basic methods is adding a pigment into the concrete mix before the countertop is poured. These colors are often called integral colors or integrated colors. Integral colors add color throughout the countertop, making the center of the countertop the same color as the surface. This is especially important if any grinding or polishing is to occur after the pour. Post-pour colors will grind off, exposing the original color of the concrete. Some post-pour concrete coloring techniques include stained concrete countertops, tinted concrete countertops, and dyed concrete countertops. Each coloring method will result in a uniquely different result. Generally, the same rules apply for concrete countertop pre- and post-pour coloring techniques as they do for regular concrete slabs. Make sure to check rules and tips for each of these techniques before attempting. For example, you will likely want to wait until the concrete countertop is completely cured before applying any stain, which may take up to 60 days for interior applications.


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Tours show off habitat management techniques
Sunday, May 19, 2013 – LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska landowners who want to create or protect habitat for wildlife are invited to tour well-managed lands in the state.
The Nebraska chapters of Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are hosting tours of 17 different locations in the state this spring and summer.
The tours began Thursday with a cedar tree removal project near Linwood. The final event is a range land management workshop on Aug. 16 in Holt County.
The tours are meant to show habitat management practices in action and provide information on how landowners can take part in conservation programs.
More details about the free tours are available online at www.nebraskapf.com . Anyone interested in attending can register by calling Pam Grossart at 308-850-8395.


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Red Sox sign ninth-round Draft selection
Club has signed all 21 selections within the top 20 rounds
BOSTON, MA - The Boston Red Sox have signed ninth-round selection Kevin Steen, a right-handed pitcher out of Oak Ridge High School in Tennessee. The club has now signed each of its 21 selections within the first 20 rounds of the 2014 June Draft. Director of Amateur Scouting Amiel Sawdaye made the announcement.
In all, 30 of the 41 players selected by Boston in the 2014 June Draft have been signed to contracts.
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Hello to you all!
I hope you had as enjoyable a Labor Day Weekend as I did. I visited with my family and celebrated a First Communion of a young boy from Colombia, whose family had been parishioners of mine when I was a priest in Washington.
On Tuesday, Father Jonathan and I flew down to the Virgin Islands for the installation of the new bishop of the Diocese of Saint Thomas, Herbert Bevard.
It had been a few years since I had been back, but it is always a joy to go there.
To participate in the consecration and installation of the bishop at Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral reminded me of my own consecration and installation there 24 years ago.
Many people singing in the choir were singing in the choir when I was ordained a bishop there. There was the same sacristan, Mr. Knolly Beazer, who has been the sacristan at the cathedral for 50 years.
Knolly Beazer
All of the former bishops of the Virgin Islands were there except for Bishop Ed Harper, who died in 1990. I succeeded Bishop Harper in 1985, when he retired. Besides myself there was Bishop Elliot Thomas, who succeeded me, and Bishop George Vance Murry who is now the bishop of Youngstown, Ohio.
With Bishop Thomas and Bishop Bevard
It made me feel older to realize that I was the second bishop and now they are on their fifth!
Bishop Bevard was the pastor of a very vibrant African American parish in Philadelphia and it was great to see so many of his parishioners accompanying him, as well as other members of the city's African American community attending the ceremony. There was also a large number of priests from Philadelphia as well as the archbishop, Cardinal Justin Rigali. Another guest was the rector of Chartres Cathedral near Paris, who is an old friend of Bishop Bevard.
Bishop Bevard with his friends and parishioners from Philadelphia
The cathedral was built around the same time as our own Holy Cross Cathedral in Boston, but it is much smaller and only fits about 300 people. The cathedral was very crowded and was beautifully decorated, especially with all of the native flowers they used.
All the flowers are locally grown
Afterwards, there was a gathering at Frenchmen's Reef, where all the bishops and other guests came together to mark the occasion and honor the new bishop.
It was wonderful to be greeted by so many people and see so many familiar faces
It is important to recognize Monsignor Jerome Feudjio, the pastor of Holy Family, who worked so hard organizing the installation.
Monsignor Jerome Feudjio
The Virgin Islands are a very special place. The people have a great enthusiasm for their faith. Their liturgies are extraordinary and joyful celebrations.
One place I visited is what had been the bishop's residence when I first went to the Virgin Islands. It was a house built by Bishop Harper on the top of the mountain, on an extraordinary piece of land donated to the Church by Madame Bloch, a Frenchwoman.
The house is still in ruins from the devastation left behind by the several hurricanes that have stricken the islands. The house has been rebuilt twice. I rebuilt it once and Bishop Elliot rebuilt it once again. Now it is just there in ruins.
This was the view from my residence. Not too bad!
We also took pictures of what is now the Catholic Charities office. This little West Indian Danish building: it was my chancery—just a contrast from our brand new Pastoral Center that the late Tom Flatley made possible for us in Boston. I thought you'd enjoy seeing it.
Of course, my visit was a chance to catch up with so many of the familiar faces from my time there. I was able to see many of the local priests I had ordained and meet with the deacons. There is such an active diaconate program on the Virgin Islands, started by Monsignor Michael Kosak and Sister Germaine years ago.
When I arrived, he was the only diocesan priest there, all the others were members of religious orders, so I made him a monsignor!
Monsignor Kosak
In fact, Bishop Thomas started in the diaconate program and then went on to the seminary. I ordained several priests in the Virgin Islands, but the first two priests I ordained are now bishops. Besides Bishop Thomas, there is Bishop Adalberto Martinez in Paraguay.
There are three islands with parishes, St. John's, St. Thomas and St. Croix. The largest island is St. Croix, but the capital city, Charlotte Amalie, is on St. Thomas.
The islands were discovered by Christopher Columbus who named them after St. Ursula and the 11,000 virgins.
There have been seven flags flown over the islands since its discovery in the XV century. The first to own the islands were the Spaniards, followed by the English, the Dutch and the French. AFrench king gave them to the Order of Malta to rule.
The Order of Malta ruled them for a time and then turned them back to France. The king of France then sold them to the king of Denmark. They were the Danish West Indies for 350 years and then, around the time of the First World War, the Danes sold the islands to the United States. Although there were seven flags, the longest time was under the Danish flag, so most of the places are named for Danish monarchs. There are old Danish forts on the island.
When the sun shines the water looks almost like it was painted blue
With members of the Order of Malta following the installation. The Order is a very important part of the history of the Virgin Islands
These are pictures from Drake's Seat, where Sir Francis Drake, the pirate, would sit and look over the Magens Bay and watch for the Spanish galleons to sail through Drake's Passage. From this mountain perch he would give the signal for his own ships to attack. Magens Bay is supposed to be one of the 10 most beautiful beaches in the world.
A view of Magens Bay
Columbus brought the Church to the Virgin Islands in 1493, but the real history begins with a French expedition which took the islands from Spain in 1650. Between that year and 1672, both French and Spanish priests served in the islands, even as control switched between the countries. It was in 1672 that the Danish West Indian and New Guinea Company took over the administration of the islands for the Danish Crown and Lutheranism became the official religion.
Eventually, the Danish government allowed Catholics to practice their faith, first in private and later in churches with relative freedom. The Church continued to grow despite hardships and disastrous fires that destroyed churches in 1804 and 1825.
Some of the local wildlife
In 1856, Pope Pius IX invited the Redemptorists to take over the Church in St. Thomas and they have served God's People there ever since. In 1960, the prelature of the Virgin Islands was established with Bishop Harper, a Redemptorist, as the first bishop. The prelature became a diocese in 1977.
Memorial plaque in memory of Bishop Harper in the cathedral
Bishop Harper was the first bishop to live on the islands and when I succeeded him, I became the first man ordained bishop on the island. My successor, Bishop Thomas, was the first diocesan priest to become the bishop there.
My coat of arms embedded into the facade of the cathedral
A great part of the joy from my visit to the Virgin Island was to see how the programs, such as the homeless shelters, especially the Bethlehem House, we had begun long ago have grown and flourished.
The diocesan newspaper, The Catholic Islander, with the leadership of Mary Conway, and the television stations we started are now considered permanent fixtures of the life of the Church in the islands. I should also mention Krysten Winter-Green, who was very instrumental in running the shelters and expanding them.
Until my next post.
In Christ,
Cardinal Seán


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In Aurora CO it was the Arapahoe Kennel Club's inaugural show. Their very first BIS was judged by Helen Lee James who selected her Best from the German Shorthaired Pointer, CH Autumn's Stardust And Roses, the Whippet, CH Primetime Chase My Entourage, the Rottweiler, CH Evrmor Xtradoniare, the West Highland White Terrier, CH Mile-Highlander Adonis (we love that kennel name), the Havanese, CH Tamaran Up In Smoke, the Bulldog, CH Calees the Skye Is the Limit, and the Old English Sheepdog, CH Bugaboo's Georgie Girl. It may be the Arapahoe's KC's first BIS, but it was the second for the GSP, Caylee, and handler Clint Livingston.


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As the NImbasa City Subway fight continues, all of the Pokémons from the Pokemon Center, and others owned by Ash and co. are taken by Team Rocket in their own ghost train. Their plan was running perfectly as they set up more ghost train decoys around the inside of the Subway System and made their way above ground to Anville Town. Will they get them back with the help of Ingo and Emmet? Yes, with the help of Emmet's Pokemon partner Eelektross. And can Pikachu and Axew escape on their own with help from their Pokemon friends as they let them out of their Poke Balls? Yes, as soon as Dwebble use its secreted liquid to melt a hole in the door. Then, they can use every moves they could to disconnect Team Rocket's train couplings to separate them, and get up on the rooftop to get away. And why Pikachu looks super furious when he sees Meowth? Because Meowth betrayed Ash and the group by returning to Team Rocket and revealing that he was traveling with them for Team Rocket's plan.
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- This is the second time Pikachu lets all of Ash's Pokemons come out since IL017: Island of the Giant Pokémon!, although Ash's Snivy would do all the work by letting them out for Pikachu as he come up with a plan on how to escape.
- Also, this would be the third time when Pikachu is speaking to the other Pokemons in their own language even though there's no subtitles.
- Who's that Pokemon?: Eelektross (US).
- It would be impossible for Pikachu to use Electro Ball to let Ash's Snivy come out of her Poke Ball even though he's in cages.
- Who's that Pokemon?: Eelektross (US).
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imoot brauchte ein neues T-Shirt Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
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iMoot is an online global conference conference focused on the Moodle Open Source elearning tool (moodle.org).
This is the conferences second year and it is going from strength to strengt. It is attended "virtually" through an online tool to unit educators from around the world and allow them to share their passion and knowledge.
Website for the conference is http://www.imoot.org
The target audience is educators who love the Moodle product. These are from all around the world and range from primary school through to high school, college and private corporations. They are educated and passionate. As this is an elearning tool and an Open Source project they are typically also just a little bit Geeky
The intent of this shirt is to promote both the iMoot conference as well as the Moodle product.
- iMoot Website http://imoot.org
- Moodle website http://moodle.org
To promote us we want to get all teachers WANTING to buy this shirt!
The shirt will not focus on the conference directly but instead on the product. We want something that teachers, practitioners and other passionate users will WANT to wear both before and after the event.
While we are open to ideas, we are thinking slogans like "Moodle Legend", "eLearning Rockstar", "Education Guru", and other things like this. We are certainly open to other cool and funky suggestions from the community here
With these kinds of slogans in mind the shirt should be fun, maybe a little eccentric and certainly funky! A little bit geeky could also be good as the audience are certainly leaning that way.
The iMoot logo, web address (http://www.imoot.org) will both need to go on the back of the shirt along with our sponsors logos (see website). If The iMoot logo can fit aesthetically on the front we would be happy, but it is not essential
Below are some examples below of other shirts I liked on this site to maybe provide some inspiration:
- http://99designs.com/t-shirt-design
I love these shirts. They bring in the Orange color of Moodle. This is where I liked the "Rockstar" idea. If you built any of these shirts, feel free to modify your design to "Moodle Rockstar" and resubmit here if you like.
- http://99designs.com/t-shirt-design
Completely different look. I like the blues here that could be picked from our iMoot logo. These shirts are mainly very "clean" and simplistic. Show connectedness. An intent of our conference is "connecting educators" together.
Another couple of points. Do some research on "education buzzword phrases" for inspiration. Playing with designs based on "Tree of knowledge", "Educational Networking", "Revolutionary Education" and of course our conference theme "New Directions".
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Substantial levy increase in county
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"You can't keep taxing property owners more and more … a three percent increase should be enough," said Carlton County Board Chair Ted Pihlman at the regular Carlton County Board meeting on September 11 at the Transportation Building with all commissioners present. The county board went on record with a vote of 3-2, Pihlman and Brenner voting no, to set a preliminary levy with a 6.3 percent increase for the new budget year.
The Budget Committee had come back with a proposed budget with a 6.6 percent levy increase. Commissioner Pihlman as acting chairman sits on that committee. Outside of the slow economic growth in the area, the county budget has faced pressure from ballooning corrections and probation costs. Human Services expenditures and staff needs have risen only slightly — well within the less than three percent inflation rate.
Both Human Services and the Highway Department roughly have the same budget in real dollars. Both benefit from federal and state dollars, special grants and program funding, the gasoline tax for road and bridge projects, and the list of funding sources can go on at length. The local levy that comes from property tax levies brings in 6.3 million dollars for Health and Human Services and 2.7 million dollars for the Highway Department, a notable difference.
"I've been knocking on doors during this election season," commented commissioner Dick Brenner, "and at the door older residents give me stories about their unaffordable property tax bills that would curl your hair. Three percent is enough for an increase in the levy."
Paul Gassert, county auditor and treasurer, turned several heads at the meeting when he said, "You tell me what you want done … I can make a four, three, or zero increase in the budget if you want. I need a direction. You are the ones that set the priorities."
To arrive at the 6.3 percent levy proposal, $60,000 or .3 percent was dropped from the proposed levy. The Carlton County Domestic Abuse program had been promised that $60,000 funding package to compliment $90,000, perhaps $95,000, in state funding which was lost for the coming fiscal year. The future of the program is in doubt.
Reaction to the possible end of the Carlton County Domestic Abuse program was swift. Retired director of the Volunteer Attorney Program, Patty Murto, responded, "The Carlton County Domestic Abuse program has been the safety net of last resort for hundreds and hundreds of families over the years. A strong voice and legal avenues for women in need of support and safety is in jeopardy. Other funding must be found. We need to keep our endangered family members safe and free from victimization."
"I was on the county board for several years," continued Murto, "and funding issues arose for short periods of time where the county stepped in to ensure a program's survival until new funding sources were found. Ending such a program puts literally scores of families in jeopardy — this cannot happen. I don't know what the board was thinking to even consider such a move."
In other business, Community Development received approval for a loan/grant administrator and an office support specialist. These are two full-time positions. Community Development has currently eight load and grant programs to administer.
"Are these positions funded?" asked commissioner Brenner.
"These are budget neutral positions," responded Pat Oman, Carlton County Executive Director of the Economic Development Commission. "Funding for administration is covered when the money is applied for. No dollars come from the property tax levy."


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No one likes to have their religion slighted. This is especially true in India, where there are thousands of gods, and tensions are close to the surface when it comes to ill-considered comments about religion.
Last week, author Salman Rushdie canceled his much anticipated visit to India's biggest literary festival because of reported threats of assassination. Many Muslims regard his 1988 novel, "Satanic Verses," to be blasphemous, and some Muslim clerics threatened massive protests if Mr. Rushdie showed up at the festival in Jaipur. A handful of authors attempted to read the book – which is banned in India – on Rushdie's behalf in a form of protest, but organizers stopped them.
Just the day before, American late night talk show host Jay Leno managed to offend India's Sikh community with a satirical sketch, involving the Sikh faith's holiest shrine, the Golden Temple. In a video showing the homes of the GOP presidential candidates, Leno showed a photo of the Golden Temple, calling it "Mitt Romney's summer home on Lake Winnipesaukee."
But that wasn't all.
On Jan. 25, a Chicago-based sports commentator offended Hindus in his post-game description of a hockey match between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Nashville Predators. Sportscasters are famous for stretching metaphors to the breaking point, but the Chicago commentator was quoted by Indian websites as saying the Predators were "swallowing up space like some weird Hindu god."
The objection is to the word "weird," which a Nevada-based Hindu community leader Rajan Zed – president of the Universal Society of Hindus – said was hurtful to the feelings of the world's 1 billion Hindu people.
Offending all three of the main faiths of the world's second largest country is quite a feat. In hockey games this is called a hat trick.
Sacred cows
What outsiders generally don't quite grasp about India is that sacredness is woven into almost every act of every day. Unlike post-religious societies, where Westerners may attend church once a week (or once a year), many Indians are constantly aware of their religious duties at work, at play, at meal times. I can't tell you how many times I've sat in the back of a taxi cab, in fear, as a Delhi taxi driver takes his hands off the wheel and puts them together in a sign of respect as he passes a holy shrine.
Americans speak of sacred cows as an abstract metaphor; but for Hindus, they are a living symbol of motherhood, and a very real and tangible piece of a greater cosmic whole.
Unlike some Western Christians, who have come to see the Bible as a book of good behaviors, wrapped around a few ancient fables, many Hindus regard their own sacred scriptures, such as the Vedas and the Bhagavad Gita, as literal truth. Sikhs see the Golden Temple as a sacred space in which men and women from all classes and religions can worship God equally. When Prime Minister Indira Gandhi sent tanks in to the temple grounds to go after a violent separatist group in 1984, destroying parts of the temple and killing more than 500 people, it kicked up immense controversy. She was later killed by her own Sikh bodyguards.
What politics have to do with it
Education has rubbed off the sharper corners of bigotry that many Indians may have once had for each other's faiths, but it has done very little to weaken Indian reverence for their own faith. So when Indians say they are offended by a certain statement, they generally mean it.
Even so, such offense is often overstated by Indian politicians, for their own political agendas.
It's important to note that this is an election year in India. Even though India's Constitution – enacted 62 years ago and celebrated today on Republic Day – enshrines secular values and religious freedom, in practice India is a nation where different religious communities live with their own, vote for their own, and protect their own interests, sometimes ahead of national interests.
The break down
Islam is the second-most practiced religion in India after Hinduism, but at 13.4 percent of the population, it's still a minority group looked upon with suspicion and treated as one would treat an enemy. A constant theme at Delhi dinner parties, is conversation on the penchant for Indian Muslims to root for Pakistan during cricket matches. Indian Muslims frequently seek protection under the Indian Constitution, which prohibits the abuse of any religion.
The large but disparate Hindu majority often feels threatened by smaller and better organized minorities, and is quick to take offense when the ancient faith of Hinduism is disparaged by outsiders. (Many British colonial administrators showed favoritism for Muslim princes, because at least they found the Islamic faith more comprehensible than Hinduism.)
Sikhs, meanwhile, are a much smaller group, concentrated in the border state of Punjab, and after an ugly separatist movement tipped the country toward war and succeeded in assassinating Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, today's Sikh leaders are trying to find a place for themselves in a newly globalized India. Within India, Sikhs are also often the butt of ethnic jokes, so it's not a surprise if they take Leno's joke as yet another slight.


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One Night Stand with BASK – 1 NIGHT ONLY – This Saturday June 30th 5-11pm
Free Art Giveaway Online at 1xRUN.com & In Person At 323East + Detroit Beautification Project Mural and More…
It's a little misleading to refer to a long-standing and mutually rewarding love affair between an artist and a city as ONE NIGHT STAND-DETROIT, but the visit BASK will soon be making to Metro-Detroit's 323East Gallery is indeed equally constricted by time and filled with love.
The Czech-born artist – justly famed for his visually powerful and thematically rich "Thought Crimes" – is making the most of those evening hours. On June 30th he will arrive at the Royal Oak gallery, recently named Best Of Detroit, with a showcase of new works for public viewing.
This show will also feature, for the first time, an hybrid online and physical art opening from 5pm to 7pm – offering a rare opportunity for the same viewing public to purchase original pieces before many are made available as limited-edition offerings on 1xRUN, the gallery's sister website for global art buyers.
At exactly 7pm on June 30th, all remaining pieces will be released on 1xRUN with local collectors having first chance to purchase a collection of BASK's latest work from 5-7p.
Due to the limited time of this event, BASK would like everyone that purchased a work of art to pull it from the gallery walls and take it home the night of the show.
In addition to the exhibition BASK, 1xRUN, and 323East will kick off the event with Free Art Giveaways to fans and collectors in person and online. The last giveaway from BASK on 1xRUN caused a modest "Scenic Riot" and crashed the 1xRUN servers, thus building a great deal of anticipation for a subsequent exhibit.
In lieu of the fact that a series of street art pieces entitled Because Art Should Kill (released by BASK exclusively through 1xRUN) are intended for public domain and not for retail sale, BASK has decided to give them away oppposed to selling them as a commercial endeavor. The first chance to pick up a free work of art from BASK will be on 1xRUN starting at 12pm EST on Friday June 29th with only 40 pieces available.
On Saturday, June 30th from 5-7pm, everyone that attends the show will receive a raffle ticket with a hard cut off at precisely 7pm – the raffle for 10 unique pieces will then take place at 8pm at 323East.
If you expect to see imagery and messages indistinguishable from those rendered up by other artists working in street art, this particular exhibit of works from BASK will surprise you. He goes well beyond the predictable "agitprop" sensibility of his peers and as always finds uncanny and (for his targets anyway) uncomfortable degree of focus in his pieces. He is singularly aware of the most pernicious problem in our society today – a pervasive and self-perpetuating greed that lies beneath the seemingly mundane facade of our rapacious society. More than that, he is painfully aware that this avarice has all but replaced the discerning qualities that once marked us a democracy worth emulating.
The following week will see BASK remaining in Detroit to work on a large public mural for The Detroit Beautification Project. DBP is set this summer to create over 35 street and graffiti murals by such national and international names as ASKEW, SEVER, REVOK, RISK, Flying Fortress, Tristan Eaton, and Germany's renowned Juke Box Cowboys. These expansive public arts projects are marked for over 20 locations in Royal Oak, Hamtramck, the Eastern Market, and throughout Detroit. BASK will lend his own signature style to the enterprise. His eyes are open – as is his mind, his heart, and his hands.
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This is a gentle class incorporating basic principles, breathing, balance, and alignment with variations and options for people of all abilities. If you are new to yoga, haven't done it in a while, think you are too old or not flexible enough, this is a great opportunity to give it a try.
The cost is by donation; you only pay what you can afford, and students are FREE. I have extra mats and props…just show up! (The studio is in the back buildings. Look for the LINDY LAB sign on the door.)
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After a morning fundraising event, hubs and I were driving back to the northside looking for a quick bite to eat before I worked a wedding that evening. As always, I say "I want to try something new!" and hubs stares at me while replying "okay, where do you want to try?" which is when I respond with the standard, "Not sure, just something new!"
Honestly, not sure how he handles me sometimes with responses like that. (Anyone else have a hard time deciding sometimes? Always a challenge…)
Hubs navigated us towards 96th street knowing there were some back-up plans in place that we could dine at if nothing caught my eye. Then I saw Moon Dog Tavern and thought, "Well, I've been wanting to try that every time we drive by. Why not this time?" It was barely 11am, so we were the only patrons as we entered the establisment. We sat at the bar and while hubs reviewed the drafts (both local and domestic brews were part of the mix), I looked around. It appeared to be a standard and clean bar/restaurant atmosphere; industrial like in decor, it was quite simple with a large bar and plenty of tables. Outdoor dining is also available, and from a conversation with the bartender, bands play outside or in a room off to the side during scheduled times.
With a Madhatter in hand (hubs ordered a Sun King Osiris), we opted to share a few sides and pizza. We didn't realize how hungry we were until we really started to review the menu and all the options that were available. As always, I want nachos, but instead, we settled on chili con queso and an order of the Portabella fries. The queso had a subtle spice to it, enough that it would make both non-spicy lovers happy and spicy lovers content. It was creamy and was a slight step up from your standard queso while still being on the fine line. As for the fries, I loved these. I mean, fried mushrooms are always good in my book. The breading was light and crispy, a perfect crunch to the portabella. I believe it was one cap that was battered and fried (happy to report – they tasted freshly fried, so it was probably new oil rather than leftover from the previous night) and I could have had a few more. They were served with a creamy chipotle ranch, more ranch than chipotle though. I would have liked a little more of a bite, but it was still a great appetizer.
As for our pizza that we split, there was much debate over what to order. We settled on the Mexacali Rose (maybe I was craving Mexican – there is a Mexican restaurant next door I also now want to try) t0 satisfy our tastebuds. It took a little bit to get our pizza, but we didn't notice it because of our beer and appetizers. The wait wasn't excessive or anything; just left me wondering if they make their own dough in house. The crust was not tortilla thin, but a perfect level of thickness to handle all the toppings but not be overbearing. I loved the crispness of the crust, especially the edge which had a mix of cheese baked on. We opted for a chicken topping, which was also baked with the cheddar and Monterrey Jack (and maybe others?) cheese blend. The chicken wasn't just grilled, but soaked in a salsa base. It wasn't messy or too heavy that it soaked through the crust which I really enjoyed. Lettuce, tomatoes, black olives and jalapenos adorned the pizza, making it quite a tasty treat. Nothing was wilted, all crisp and delicious. And for only $8.95, it was a perfectly sized pizza to split for the two of us (of course, we did have the apps too) that left us full.
Our total bill, with the two beers, was under $33 (sans gratuity) which I thought was pretty good/standard. Besides the music (see their website for a full list of bands), they also offer 1/2 off pizza on Sundays. There are many tv's, ready for any sports loving fan to take in the game while enjoying some great bar food. I'm keeping this in mind when I want to get out of the house to watch a game…
Moon Dog Tavern * 4825 East 96th St * Indy, 46240 * 317. 575.6364


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Thursday, November 29, 2007, 20:53 - Latin Language, Latin Translation, Popular Latin Phrases, Mottos, Slogans, State mottosAlis volat propriis
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She flies with her own wings
I am becoming more convinced that if one wants to adopt a good motto it is best to start with a classical quotation. Reasons? See above - the Oregon state motto. I was not able to find any related quotation in the body of Latin literature, both classical and medieval.
Honestly, would it make much sense if someone attempted to fly not by her or his own wings? What does this even mean? Is it a sign of some great achievement, to fly with your own wings? It's like speaking with your own voice and so on. I suppose this reveals some degree of self-sufficiency, but not exactly enough to be perceived as a personal trait that would get you noticed...


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I remember that time. It still exists in my head, kept well, the memory's shelves dusted and lawn trimmed. Everything was bizarre. Fan death, the idea that an oscillating fan could steal your breath and kill you in your sleep. Double eyelid tape, butt pads, skin whitener. Ordering a live octopus and having it cut up with scissors, then chewing up the severed tentacles as they wiggled around like inchworms. Hooker karaoke, intestine soup, black goat tonic. Men who looked prettier than some of the girls I've dated, and women who wore super short miniskirts in snowstorms. Rice wine, soju, neon lights and vomit on the street. Electronic music – Fantastic Baby! – and schools that required students to bring their own toilet paper.
This was the Korea I stepped in to. One second I was on a plane, listening to Boston's Greatest Hits (favorite track: Peace of Mind), the next minute I was in some anime dream sequence, like I'd pulled a golden ticket and was shipped off to Won Seok Wonka's Krazee Kimchi Factory. If an orange-faced-green-haired midget approached me in a bar two weeks after I'd gotten to Korea, I don't know that I would've batted an eye.
"Oompa Gangnam Style!" the Korean Oompa Loompa would have shouted, and I would've just nodded and gone with it. The place was fun and freaky. They buried live pigs and ate dogs, got surgical procedures to increase the slope of their forehead and committed copy-cat-suicide if a favorite celebrity took his or her own life.
But lately, shit just ain't the same. I walk around a Korea that hasn't changed one bit since I arrived here over two years ago. It's drab, depressing. Things like rampant alcoholism, which seemed real rock 'n' roll when I got here, now seems sad. Like it's not a good thing. Even all the beautiful girls bum me out. They're doll-like, manufactured, assembly line. The neon lights don't seem so bright anymore. It rains a lot and nobody looks at each other on the subway.
Two years might do that to a place. Korea, it seems, has lost its weird appeal. The place seems downright normal. We've spent lots of time together and I've seen it without its make-up.
Every now and then I go to the bank and wire money back to the USA. My girlfriend asks me why I do this. It's actually not a bad question. "Well," I'll say, "that's my main bank account. I'm sending money home."
Home. The use of the phrase is a turn-off, like how most women react to the dreaded c-word. She makes a good argument. I haven't been to the US in over two years, and I don't plan to return any time soon. I don't have anything there, no house or home or friend's basement where my record collection and blow up doll have been keeping each other company for the past 800 days. Nothing's waiting for me, with the exception of some bill collectors, and I'm in no hurry to finally meet them.
The thing is, I try to tell her, I have to have someplace to belong to. I don't want to think of myself as transient, nomadic, a man with no home like Marco Polo or Woody Guthrie. And it feels funny to refer to the US as something other than "home." It's sort of similar to when I was 19 and living in an apartment with four of my friends. On Sunday mornings, I'd jump in my car and tell them I had to go "home," and when I said that, I meant my parents' house. The apartment was temporary. I still had a room dedicated to my existence at my parents' house, and as long as that room was still there, not being used as a library or a shrine to the Buffalo Bills, then God damnit that was the place I'd call home. Sure felt more like it then the mattress on the floor I slept on in the apartment.
But the room in my parents' house eventually let go of me – I was replaced by a new computer. It seems like my American bank account is the new version of the room I grew up in. It's what makes the US still my home. My parents kept my Elvis Costello poster and my suit, the only one I owned, a blue ensemble that I would call on once or twice a year, and the bank account keeps all my money for me.
It's about the same, just slightly less sentimental.
I'll never call Korea "home." I could live here for the next 20 years (which is a ridiculous notion – I'll never live that long) and I still wouldn't feel like anything other than a tourist. Which, after some thinking, I've decided is mostly by my own choosing.
For all my plans to avoid the US, I still know what's going on there. I read Huffington Post and other similarly slanted news sites daily and make too many political posts on Facebook. I watch the Oscar movies every year. I know what's on the Billboard charts and get nervous when bad storms hit New York. In short, I still care about what's happening in the USA. I'm interested.
And Korea? As groovy as the place is, I just don't care that much about what happens here. The presidential election is this month, and I have no idea who's running. I don't even know what the issues might be. I don't study the language and I avoid the entertainment like it'll give me angina. I'm bored with hearing about the culture. I have no clue as to what's happening in the news. Why? Because, bottom line, I don't give a shit.
Home might be where the heart is, but it's also where the head is. Wait, let's change that – it sounds dirty. Home is also where one's interest is. You would think, logically, that when the weirdness wears off a place, when things stop being polite and start getting real, that it would be a signal you've found a place to call home. But it doesn't always work that way.
There's a different feeling after the novelty is gone, I guess. I might not have a home, but I'm not really lost. This place, conversely, has lost me.


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Golden Globes 2019: The red carpet arrivals
Amy Adams, Glenn Close and "Crazy Rich Asians" star Michelle Yeoh walked the Golden Globes red carpet on Sunday ahead of the annual Hollywood awards show, where pop singer Lady Gaga looks set to make a splash with her first movie role in "A Star is Born."
Veteran comedian Carol Burnett, "Boy Erased" nominee Lucas Hedges, and "Jane the Virgin" actress Gina Rodriguez were also among early arrivals for the ceremony in Beverly Hills that kicks off the annual countdown to the Oscars in February.
Gaga, fresh off an acclaimed series of new concerts in Las Vegas, is the front-runner for a best drama actress Golden Globe.
Bright colours were back on the Golden Globes red carpet on Sunday, with pop superstar Lady Gaga, dressed in lavender, leading a trend for old school glamour.
Lady Gaga, the front-runner for a best drama actress award for A Star is Born, graced the red carpet in a Valentino lavender gown with puffed sleeves and a long train, with her blue-dyed hair pulled into a tight bun, and wearing a stunning Tiffany's diamond necklace.
Last year's ceremony saw an all-black look on the red carpet as celebrities showed support for the #MeToo movement that roiled Hollywood.
This year saw blues, golds, reds and lots of metallic, but several stars wore bracelets and pins in support of the Time's Up movement against sexual harassment and inequality in the workplace.
Killing Eve star and co-host of the ceremony Sandra Oh donned a long white gown, while People magazine's "sexiest man alive" Idris Elba chose a dark green and black tuxedo.
Glenn Close, who is also vying for best drama actress for her role in The Wife, was among the few who opted for darker hues and wore a black gown adorned by a diamond ribbon at the neck line.
The Assassination of Gianni Versace star Penelope Cruz also chose dark colours, stunning in a black glittery dress by Ralph & Russo that featured a big bow on the back.
Nicole Kidman, who played a troubled detective in Destroyer that has earned her a nomination for best drama actress, appeared in a long burgundy sequin dress.
Both Amy Adams in a shoulder-revealing dark blue gown and Laura Dern in long-sleeved red gown chose vibrant colours for the ceremony, which officially kicks off Hollywood's awards season.
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MARLBOROUGH - Downtown Marlborough and Hudson were largely deserted early Tuesday morning as snow began to increase in intensity.
Several businesses on Main Street in Hudson, including Mullahy's Cheese Shop and Fantastic Sams, had signs on their doors informing customers they would be closed Tuesday, but reopen Wednesday.
The Main Street Cafe in Marlborough is one of the few downtown businesses opening its doors. As of 7:45 a.m. only one customer had come in for breakfast, said Jess Clark.
Clark did not anticipate the popular downtown eatery would get its typical breakfast rush, but is hopeful a few regulars would stop in. Clark expects the cafe will close early today because of the snow.
"I think it's going to be pretty quiet," said Clark.
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But in Sudbury, folks were taking advantage of the snow day to have some fun.
Outdoor temperatures may have been freezing, but it was nearly 100 degrees inside the Inner Strength Studios in Sudbury Tuesday morning. Around 20 people showed up for hot yoga.
"This hour ... is so potent. It's going to have a shelf life for the rest of the day," Roman Szpond, the studio operator, told his class.
Sudbury resident Christie Bigelow, who attended the yoga session, has a baby, a toddler, and an 11-year-old at home.
"I took this opportunity to get out of the house before the snow day," Bigelow said.
Many workers enjoyed a snow day Tuesday, but Stow resident Iury Desouza was prepared for a 15-hour day between his two jobs in Sudbury.
Desouza, 24, said his mom dropped him off at the Dunkin Donuts on Boston Post Road in Sudbury at 6 a.m. He planned to walk up the street to Shaws in the late afternoon for a shift that would end at 9 p.m.
"Everyone is just being dramatic," Desouza said about the storm. "It doesn't bother me too much."
Downtwon Framingham was a ghost town Tuesday morning.
Traffic was light as drivers ran errands and the eastbound commuter rail train from Worcester chugged into the train platform around 8 a.m.
Meredith Sterling, one of the only passengers to disembark, buried her face in a scarf as she walked toward work at Dunkin' Donuts on Waverly Street. The 26-year-old said the impending storm didn't dissuade her from working her regular shift.
"I would say it's a combination of needing to be able to pay my bills," she said, "and if I can get there, then I do my best to get there."
John Montalbano, a driver from Tommy's Taxi, waited at the train station in a yellow van to see if anyone needed a lift. No one took him up on the offer. Many regular passengers heeded warnings to stay home, he said.
"It's disappointing because I don't make any money," he said, "but the people who have to work get their work done. I'm glad for them."
Inside Tedeschi Food Shop, a woman on a beach gazed out from the cover of Sports Illustrated as customers passed through the door, bundled up in coats and snow boots. Some picked up coffee and last-minute supplies.
Linda Lerouge, 39, bought frozen waffles and pizza for her kids, who were enjoying a day off from school. After periods of unseasonably warm weather in January and February, Lerouge said her five boys and two girls were looking forward to playing in the snow in their backyard on Alexander Street.
The convenience store, located at 430 Waverly St., is an oasis for many plow drivers when it snows, serving hot coffee and rations around the clock. It also provides temporary shelter for many who have nowhere else go.
Assistant manager Angelita Ninobla said she planned to spend the night in a backroom if predictions for heavy snow proved true.
"I'm afraid," she said. "It's a mess everywhere, car accidents. It's not good having a lot of snow, but what we gonna do? Sometimes we getting, sometimes we don't."


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"The market, like the Lord, helps those who help themselves." -- Warren Buffett
I have learned this much from putting life on hold for 10 years to pray at the stock-market altar: Regardless of whether times are good, there will always be any number of problems we must digest. When stocks are rocking, of course, the reasons to embrace risk-taking are amplified. The likely well-chronicled negatives are either too small to crush the positives, or they are far enough in the distance, with no need to deal with them until an impending day of reckoning.
For the latter part of November, investors -- if they hadn't cashed in their chips entirely -- were forced to reach into a dark hole while wearing a blindfold. As they did this, they were dealing with at least five reasons to be bullish and two to be bearish. In other words, very little respect was being shown to real issues that could undermine equities -- we didn't see much more than a head-nod and a click of the buy button.
I went bearish Thursday, if you'll recall, and I've had a few extra moments to flesh out that call. Read the below list carefully, and let things sink in -- as in, project into the future. Finally, allow yourself to be cognizant that the next couple of weeks may be completely, utterly the opposite of what would be suggested by the graybeard fee-collectors pounding the table on Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). (Having an exciting idea would require actually doing the work.)
Mr. Reality's Stock-Market Problem List
● Consensus opinion on the fiscal cliff is that it will get resolved before January, but unfortunately that opinion was last warranted about two weeks ago, amid friendlier political rhetoric. In my estimation, there have been four consecutive days of an increasingly harsh tone on the fiscal cliff negotiations, with Sunday witnessing a climax as we heard musings from Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and House Speaker John Boehner. It's said that the markets are trading on headlines, so if that's the case, stocks are due for another valuation reset. Shares should now appropriately depict increased first-quarter earnings risk from a delay in a fiscal-cliff compromise, or something far removed from a "grand bargain" -- because austerity is not grand.
● I am in the "China economic improvement" camp, though I am cautious that the market may be putting the country on too high a pedestal as a means to counteract U.S. issues. Take note of the China manufacturing data, which actually fell shy of consensus -- though bulls grabbed on the headline that it again accelerated month to month. Also of note is that a retailer such as Guess (GES) recently mentioned disappointment in the economic recovery. This stuff is the type that initially gets swept under the rug amid rampant bullishness around singular issues -- but when the tide turns, as it so often does, these factoids are what will be used as support for why it is happening.
● Cut right to the core of the gross domestic product report, which is soft as a marshmallow, and it seems to justify the S&P 500 trading down 4.2% in the first 11 sessions in November. That's in addition to anecdotal evidence from retailers that sales patterns have been sluggish outside of the Hurricane Sandy destruction zone, and that the promotional environment is ratcheting up. Given all this, I have concern that underlying economic conditions are slowing right in front of our noses before fiscal cliff "show time."
● The Institute for Supply Management report for Chicago, decoded: Employment is running in line with production, as there is no stickiness in the rate of new orders to boost payrolls. A dreadful pre-holiday read on personal income -- and on savings, for that matter -- adds credence to the potential for surprisingly negative macroeconomic data in the coming months.
● The defensive-utility space was the best-performing of the Dow subsectors last week. That struck me as odd, considering these are dividend-payers whose shareholder base will be whacked by higher capital-gains taxes. Read: This is positioning for a yield grab "just in case" of a broader December pullback.
● Over the course of four weeks, the only Dow components to have received revisions on 2013 earnings estimate have been Home Depot (HD), Cisco (CSCO), and JPMorgan Chase (JPM). The rest have gone unchanged or lower. When I look at the degree of these downward revisions, I don't think they have been sizable enough. So investors are being asked to entertain stocks with a combination of an inflated price-to-earnings multiple and earnings estimates -- an uncool proposition indeed.
● Nothing merry is likely to be gleaned from the November jobs report, and that includes the risk that Sandy has halted the positive trend in previous-month revisions. In the end, the report is looking like another headline risk that the market does not care to admit beforehand, but will be forced to acknowledge quickly.


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This is extremely unusual but very funny! That being said, I have a few "beefs" with this video.
1. WHY on earth is there this big of a puddle anywhere public?! It looks like it's in a parking lot somewhere, a cute old lady could easily walk over this and never been seen again. Even if you drove over this your tire would go in it and the frame of your vehicle would probably smash into the pavement. Unbelievable, but if someone wants to collect some money and sue the owners this very well might be the place to be.
2. WHY does the guy taking the video have such an annoying laugh?! Was he born this way? Did he pick up this nasty habit along the way? I have many questions for this chap but overall I would have enjoyed this video a lot more if someone taped his mouth shut or he wasn't present.
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In occasion of this year's Salone del Mobile the German Design Council opened the touring exhibition 'Design Deutschland 2010' and showcased 100 new pieces of established German studios and manufacturers next to 23 prototypes of young and upcoming designers. For those who did not have the chance to visit the exhibition in Milan: Next station will be New York from 15 – 18 May at Javits Convention Center during this year's ICFF.
'Slot' by Matthias Ries Design Office is a multi-purpose table composed of a classical linoleum bord and an unreckoned leg construction. Their design provides structural strength in vertical, horizontal and diagonal directions, which additionally helps to strut the table.
The Berlin based designers of Formfjord presented this brand new prototype of a strip light. The elegant case consists of two identical halves of smartly bent sheet metal.
to the German Design Council website
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Are You Ready for Zilla-Mania!
All day long I have had Blue Oyster Cult's classic "Godzilla" repeating on my truck CD player. Over and over the lyrics and words have amped me up to a point of mystic reality that a human "Godzilla" and the swallowing International entourage that encompasses his MLB mystic via frenzied Japanese media, a sudden influx of Asian fans with personalized and cryptic homemade signs around Tropicana Field.
You can bet the moment it was announced that the human version of "Godzilla" was on his way to the hamlet of St. Petersburg, Florida, the Rays Communications Department's cellphones and email addresses have been bombarded with requests both for video and photo of the historic first appearance of Hideki Matsui in a Rays uniform. I did not get into the Trop. early today to witness the explosion when Matsui finally ascended the dugout steps and into the media gasping and camera clicking frenzy.
Simply put, this might be one of the biggest moves the Rays have made in a while that could turn their Designated Hitter position into a true powerhouse spot in the nightly line-up. It is going to be extremely interesting to see how Rays Manager Joe Maddon juggles the animated Wolverine/ Luke Scott and Matsui in and out of the Rays line-up, especially since both smash the ball from the left side of the plate.
But think about this all for an extended second, with the addition of Matsui who is a finessed professional hitter, the Rays finally have a guy who Maddon can be put behind anyone from Desmond Jennings (when he returns from the D L) to Matt Joyce, Evan Longoria or Carlos Pena and they will automatically see more pitches that they might be able to clobber themselves. Matsui might finally be able to help elevate the DH position for the Rays the way we hoped Manny Ramirez would have in 2011 before his own personal substance debacle.
Even the idea of Matsui playing in the field is not far-fetched especially during the Inter-League slate of games in National League parks. With the idea Scott might play a bit of First Base or the outfield plus Matsui drawing time in the outfield too, it might take the usually lighting-quick Rays outfield and make it a bit more…positioned to keep the big play from dominating the inning.
Even though Matsui has 9 years in the major leagues, it has taken its toll on his knees, but with him missing almost 2 months of the grit and grind of baseball, his knees and health might be timed perfectly to get him through the Inter-League schedule, then DH and be a valuable pinch-hit weapon for Maddon.
Of course Maddon and the Rays will not elevate the call-up of Matsui and anything "special", but the moment the whisper was first uttered he was destined for the MLB before June, people have been lying in wait for just his arrival. Of course he will have to get used to a new band of baseball brothers, who tend to keep their clubhouse loose and free of the media drama that unfortunately follows Matsui from his homeland.
But there is a hidden gem here some people have not realized yet, but they will as soon as the MLB and Rays Team site begin to see a run on personalized Matsui # 35 jerseys and any collectible that tends to fall the way of E-bay or the Rays Baseball Foundation's charity online auctions. Instantly the Rays will get extra press and free advertising back to the television sets in the Far East nightly as video replays and Matsui box scores and highlights hit the Web.
Do not be surprised if you see more Japanese advertisements being showcased on FSN/Sun Sports during Rays telecasts, especially on the MLB Network where fans in Japan can watch the game at almost anytime, even in the middle of the night as they get their fill of Matsui. Don't be surprised if the blue screen to the right of Home Plate gets a few more swirling Matsui-inspired signs that will rotate as Hideki digs into the left-hand side of the Batter's Box.
This is a big thing people. Not only does the call-up of Matsui possibly give us a profession power hitting bit of muscle, but it will open a new segment of Rays marketing, far out-reaching into the Asian baseball market as well as bring some new faces and excited fans into the Trop. Going to be amazing tonight if Matsui gets a hold of a hanging curveball and deposits it into the right field stands. Do not be surprised if the Raysvision crew already have their own "Godzilla" inspired video clip keyed up and ready to go full ballistic on the Jumbotron at the crack of the bat.


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None of us in Free Countries around the world understand what it takes for China's oppressed to stand up and demand their most basic human rights under the totalitarian regime of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). While we have the rule of law, they face the ruling CCP sitting on their backs telling them what to do, what to say, and what to believe. While we can criticize our governments in a free press protected by a Constitution, under the CCP the Party is the boss responsible for what they should know, the policeman who arrests them without cause, the judiciary that finds them guilty of violating arbitrary laws, without evidence or due process, and the prison guard who tortures them for having just one independent thought.>>FULL STORY
Many people write to us and ask why our work revolves around China, why do we not work to stop the U.S. from committing so many reprehensible acts against its victims?
The simple and straightforward answer is: because we are determined to defend the most fundamental right of human beings, the right to conscience, and to stop the worst of all crimes, crimes against conscience.
In the U.S. Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson proclaimed that all men are endowed with "certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Those unalienable rights, unfortunately, have too often been taken away from human beings.>>FULL STORY
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In July 1999, the Chinese government placed a ban on Falun Gong and its 100 million practitioners. Since then, millions of Falun Gong practitioners have faced serious violations of their human rights. Hundreds of thousands of people have already been detained in Chinese prisons and labor camps because they practice Falun Gong. Thousands have been tortured to death; tens of thousands are undergoing torture and are at risk of a custodial execution. There are many cases of "disappearances" of Falun Gong practitioners. Currently, no one knows the true toll of lives lost or persons subjected to extreme torture due to the crackdown against Falun Gong in China, but preliminary data indicates that this is one of the most devastating events in modern history.


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Wear sleeves
To seal efficiently, radial shaft seals must run against a smooth, round counterface. If the counterface becomes worn, the seals will no longer be able to fulfill their function, which is to retain lubricant and exclude contaminants.
Typically, the counterface becomes scored when a contaminant particle is caught under the sealing lip and abrades a track as the shaft rotates. As this continues, the seal will enable more particles to pass or get stuck, and seal efficiency deteriorates, eventually leading to malfunction of the component that the seal is meant to protect. To rectify the situation, it is necessary to repair the shaft surface since a seal replacement will not be sufficient. To repair the shaft, it is usually necessary to disassemble the machine in order to either replace the shaft or grind down the counterface until it is again within specification.
SKF SPEEDI-SLEEVE (fig 1) is a well-proven solution to overcome problems with worn shafts without having to disassemble the shaft or changing the seal dimensions, while offering an excellent sealing surface. Now, SKF has developed a new generation SKF SPEEDI-SLEEVE with features providing an even further enhanced sealing system performance. Using SKF SPEEDI-SLEEVE, combined with an SKF radial shaft seal, customers will benefit from a more consistent and increased durability of the sealing system. This will enable a more stable maintenance planning with improved predictability of the system service life. SKF SPEEDI-SLEEVE is available for shaft diameters up to approximately 203 mm (8 in.). For larger shaft diameters, SKF offers wear sleeves for heavy industrial applications, LDSLV3 (fig 2) and LDSLV4 (fig 3). For detailed information regarding LDSLV designs.
If the shaft cannot be ground and hardened as a seal counterface or if a replaceable seal counterface is required, needle roller bearing inner rings with non-directionally ground raceway (designation IR .. EGS) can be used (fig 4).


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Week 2 is done! This was the week when I thought to myself, why bother doing Project Life when it will be one depressing year? Well, I'm glad I changed my mind. I think it will be therapeutic to scrap about our upcoming move. That's life, the good and the bad.
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