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Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 102, 103, 104, 161, 181, 182, 183, 186, 189, 223, 234 (42 U.S.C. 2132, 2133, 2134, 2136, 2137, 2201, 2231, 2232, 2233, 2236, 2239, 2273, 2282); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202, 206 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note.
Section 54.17 also issued under E.O. 12829, 58 FR 3479, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 570; E.O. 13526, 75 FR 707, 3 CFR, 2009 Comp., p. 298; E.O. 12968, 60 FR 40245, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 391.
This part governs the issuance of renewed operating licenses and renewed combined licenses for nuclear power plants licensed pursuant to Sections 103 or 104b of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and Title II of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 1242).
(a) As used in this part,
(1) Involve systems, structures, and components within the scope of license renewal, as delineated in § 54.4(a);
(2) Consider the effects of aging;
(3) Involve time-limited assumptions defined by the current operating term, for example, 40 years;
(4) Were determined to be relevant by the licensee in making a safety determination;
(5) Involve conclusions or provide the basis for conclusions related to the capability of the system, structure, and component to perform its intended functions, as delineated in § 54.4(b); and
(6) Are contained or incorporated by reference in the CLB.
(b) All other terms in this part have the same meanings as set out in 10 CFR 50.2 or Section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act, as applicable.
(a) Plant systems, structures, and components within the scope of this part are—
(1) Safety-related systems, structures, and components which are those relied upon to remain functional during and following design-basis events (as defined in 10 CFR 50.49 (b)(1)) to ensure the following functions—
(i) The integrity of the reactor coolant pressure boundary;
(ii) The capability to shut down the reactor and maintain it in a safe shutdown condition; or
(iii) The capability to prevent or mitigate the consequences of accidents which could result in potential offsite exposures comparable to those referred to in § 50.34(a)(1), § 50.67(b)(2), or § 100.11 of this chapter, as applicable.
(2) All nonsafety-related systems, structures, and components whose failure could prevent satisfactory accomplishment of any of the functions identified in paragraphs (a)(1) (i), (ii), or (iii) of this section.
(3) All systems, structures, and components relied on in safety analyses or plant evaluations to perform a function that demonstrates compliance with the Commission's regulations for fire protection (10 CFR 50.48), environmental qualification (10 CFR 50.49), pressurized thermal shock (10 CFR 50.61), anticipated transients without scram (10 CFR 50.62), and station blackout (10 CFR 50.63).
(b) The intended functions that these systems, structures, and components must be shown to fulfill in § 54.21 are those functions that are the bases for including them within the scope of license renewal as specified in paragraphs (a) (1)-(3) of this section.
Except as specifically authorized by the Commission in writing, no interpretation of the meaning of the regulations in this part by any officer or employee of the Commission other than a written interpretation by the General Counsel will be recognized to be binding upon the Commission.
All applications, correspondence, reports, and other written communications shall be filed in accordance with applicable portions of 10 CFR 50.4.
(a) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has submitted the information collection requirements contained in this part to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501,
(b) The approved information requirements contained in this part appear in §§ 54.13, 54.15, 54.17, 54.19, 54.21, 54.22, 54.23, 54.33, and 54.37.
Applications and documents submitted to the Commission in connection with renewal applications may be made available for public inspection in accordance with the provisions of the regulations contained in 10 CFR part 2.
(a) Information provided to the Commission by an applicant for a renewed license or information required by statute or by the Commission's regulations, orders, or license conditions to be maintained by the applicant must
(b) Each applicant shall notify the Commission of information identified by the applicant as having, for the regulated activity, a significant implication for public health and safety or common defense and security. An applicant violates this paragraph only if the applicant fails to notify the Commission of information that the applicant has identified as having a significant implication for public health and safety or common defense and security. Notification must be provided to the Administrator of the appropriate regional office within 2 working days of identifying the information. This requirement is not applicable to information that is already required to be provided to the Commission by other reporting or updating requirements.
Exemptions from the requirements of this part may be granted by the Commission in accordance with 10 CFR 50.12.
(a) The filing of an application for a renewed license must be in accordance with subpart A of 10 CFR part 2 and 10 CFR 50.4 and 50.30.
(b) Any person who is a citizen, national, or agent of a foreign country, or any corporation, or other entity which the Commission knows or has reason to know is owned, controlled, or dominated by an alien, a foreign corporation, or a foreign government, is ineligible to apply for and obtain a renewed license.
(c) An application for a renewed license may not be submitted to the Commission earlier than 20 years before the expiration of the operating license or combined license currently in effect.
(d) An applicant may combine an application for a renewed license with applications for other kinds of licenses.
(e) An application may incorporate by reference information contained in previous applications for licenses or license amendments, statements, correspondence, or reports filed with the Commission, provided that the references are clear and specific.
(f) If the application contains Restricted Data or other defense information, it must be prepared in such a manner that all Restricted Data and other defense information are separated from unclassified information in accordance with 10 CFR 50.33(j).
(g) As part of its application, and in any event before the receipt of Restricted Data or classified National Security Information or the issuance of a renewed license, the applicant shall agree in writing that it will not permit any individual to have access to or any facility to possess Restricted Data or classified National Security Information until the individual and/or facility has been approved for such access under the provisions of 10 CFR parts 25 and/or 95. The agreement of the applicant in this regard shall be deemed part of the renewed license, whether so stated therein or not.
(a) Each application must provide the information specified in 10 CFR 50.33 (a) through (e), (h), and (i). Alternatively, the application may incorporate by reference other documents that provide the information required by this section.
(b) Each application must include conforming changes to the standard indemnity agreement, 10 CFR 140.92, Appendix B, to account for the expiration term of the proposed renewed license.
Each application must contain the following information:
(1) For those systems, structures, and components within the scope of this part, as delineated in § 54.4, identify and list those structures and components subject to an aging management review. Structures and components subject to an aging management review shall encompass those structures and components—
(i) That perform an intended function, as described in § 54.4, without
(ii) That are not subject to replacement based on a qualified life or specified time period.
(2) Describe and justify the methods used in paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
(3) For each structure and component identified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, demonstrate that the effects of aging will be adequately managed so that the intended function(s) will be maintained consistent with the CLB for the period of extended operation.
(i) The analyses remain valid for the period of extended operation;
(ii) The analyses have been projected to the end of the period of extended operation; or
(iii) The effects of aging on the intended function(s) will be adequately managed for the period of extended operation.
(2) A list must be provided of plant-specific exemptions granted pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12 and in effect that are based on time-limited aging analyses as defined in § 54.3. The applicant shall provide an evaluation that justifies the continuation of these exemptions for the period of extended operation.
Each application must include any technical specification changes or additions necessary to manage the effects of aging during the period of extended operation as part of the renewal application. The justification for changes or additions to the technical specifications must be contained in the license renewal application.
Each application must include a supplement to the environmental report that complies with the requirements of subpart A of 10 CFR part 51.
Each renewal application will be referred to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards for a review and report. Any report will be made part of the record of the application and made available to the public, except to the extent that security classification prevents disclosure.
A notice of an opportunity for a hearing will be published in the
A renewed license may be issued by the Commission up to the full term authorized by § 54.31 if the Commission finds that:
(a) Actions have been identified and have been or will be taken with respect to the matters identified in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section, such that there is reasonable assurance that the activities authorized by the renewed license will continue to be conducted in accordance with the CLB, and that any changes made to the plant's CLB in order to comply with this paragraph are in accord with the Act and the Commission's regulations. These matters are:
(1) managing the effects of aging during the period of extended operation on the functionality of structures and components that have been identified to require review under § 54.21(a)(1); and
(2) time-limited aging analyses that have been identified to require review under § 54.21(c).
(b) Any applicable requirements of subpart A of 10 CFR part 51 have been satisfied.
(c) Any matters raised under § 2.335 have been addressed.
(a) If the reviews required by § 54.21 (a) or (c) show that there is not reasonable assurance during the current license term that licensed activities will be conducted in accordance with the CLB, then the licensee shall take measures under its current license, as appropriate, to ensure that the intended function of those systems, structures or components will be maintained in accordance with the CLB throughout the term of its current license.
(b) The licensee's compliance with the obligation under Paragraph (a) of this section to take measures under its current license is not within the scope of the license renewal review.
(a) A renewed license will be of the class for which the operating license or combined license currently in effect was issued.
(b) A renewed license will be issued for a fixed period of time, which is the sum of the additional amount of time beyond the expiration of the operating license or combined license (not to exceed 20 years) that is requested in a renewal application plus the remaining number of years on the operating license or combined license currently in effect. The term of any renewed license may not exceed 40 years.
(c) A renewed license will become effective immediately upon its issuance, thereby superseding the operating license or combined license previously in effect. If a renewed license is subsequently set aside upon further administrative or judicial appeal, the operating license or combined license previously in effect will be reinstated unless its term has expired and the renewal application was not filed in a timely manner.
(d) A renewed license may be subsequently renewed in accordance with all applicable requirements.
(a) Whether stated therein or not, each renewed license will contain and otherwise be subject to the conditions set forth in 10 CFR 50.54.
(b) Each renewed license will be issued in such form and contain such conditions and limitations, including technical specifications, as the Commission deems appropriate and necessary to help ensure that systems, structures, and components subject to review in accordance with § 54.21 will continue to perform their intended functions for the period of extended operation. In addition, the renewed license will be issued in such form and
(c) Each renewed license will include those conditions to protect the environment that were imposed pursuant to 10 CFR 50.36b and that are part of the CLB for the facility at the time of issuance of the renewed license. These conditions may be supplemented or amended as necessary to protect the environment during the term of the renewed license and will be derived from information contained in the supplement to the environmental report submitted pursuant to 10 CFR part 51, as analyzed and evaluated in the NRC record of decision. The conditions will identify the obligations of the licensee in the environmental area, including, as appropriate, requirements for reporting and recordkeeping of environmental data and any conditions and monitoring requirements for the protection of the nonaquatic environment.
(d) The licensing basis for the renewed license includes the CLB, as defined in § 54.3(a); the inclusion in the licensing basis of matters such as licensee commitments does not change the legal status of those matters unless specifically so ordered pursuant to paragraphs (b) or (c) of this section.
During the term of a renewed license, licensees shall be subject to and shall continue to comply with all Commission regulations contained in 10 CFR parts 2, 19, 20, 21, 26, 30, 40, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 70, 72, 73, and 100, and the appendices to these parts that are applicable to holders of operating licenses or combined licenses, respectively.
(a) The licensee shall retain in an auditable and retrievable form for the term of the renewed operating license or renewed combined license all information and documentation required by, or otherwise necessary to document compliance with, the provisions of this part.
(b) After the renewed license is issued, the FSAR update required by 10 CFR 50.71(e) must include any systems, structures, and components newly identified that would have been subject to an aging management review or evaluation of time-limited aging analyses in accordance with § 54.21. This FSAR update must describe how the effects of aging will be managed such that the intended function(s) in § 54.4(b) will be effectively maintained during the period of extended operation.
(a) The Commission may obtain an injunction or other court order to prevent a violation of the provisions of the following acts—
(1) The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.
(2) Title II of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended or
(3) A regulation or order issued pursuant to those acts.
(b) The Commission may obtain a court order for the payment of a civil penalty imposed under Section 234 of the Atomic Energy Act—
(1) For violations of the following—
(i) Sections 53, 57, 62, 63, 81, 82, 101, 103, 104, 107, or 109 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended;
(ii) Section 206 of the Energy Reorganization Act;
(iii) Any rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant to the sections specified in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section;
(iv) Any term, condition, or limitation of any license issued under the sections specified in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section.
(2) For any violation for which a license may be revoked under Section 186 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.
(a) Section 223 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, provides for criminal sanctions for willful violations of, attempted violation of, or conspiracy to violate, any regulation
(b) The regulations in part 54 that are not issued under Sections 161b, 161i, or 161o for the purposes of Section 223 are as follows: §§ 54.1, 54.3, 54.4, 54.5, 54.7, 54.9, 54.11, 54.15, 54.17, 54.19, 54.21, 54.22, 54.23, 54.25, 54.27, 54.29, 54.31, 54.41, and 54.43.


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© Jean Chung / Greenpeace
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IN THIS ETC TUTORIAL we will be creating a brushed silver reflective text effect. We will also be creating the accompanying abstract reflective watery background scene.
Here we're going to show you how to create the image below -- an elegant brushed silver text effect immersed in an abstract reflective watery scene.
Step #1
First you will need to download the two textures below and convert them into photoshop patterns for later. To do this simply open each image then go to EDIT >> DEFINE PATTERN in the menu. Alternatively, if you've downloaded the source files at the end of this post, simply install the pattern set entitled reflective-brushed-metal-tut.pat by double clicking on it.)
Blue Abstract Watery Waves
Step #2
Create a new transparent document 670px * 400px at 72dpi as seen below.
Step #3
To keep our psd file organized first click on the folder icon in the layer pallet 3 times to create three folders and name them FRAME, TEXT, and BACKGROUND respectively.
Step #4
Create a new layer within the FRAME folder and name it frame. Activate the shape tool by typeing U, make sure the rectangular shape tool is selected, then draw out a square similar to the one below, leaving a little room on the top and bottom.
Step #5
Activate the layer styles dialog box on your shape layer by double clicking on it or by going to LAYER >> LAYER STYLE >> BLENDING OPTIONS in the menu. Then enter the settings below.
Step #6
Create a new layer above the frame layer by going to LAYER >> NEW >> LAYER in the menu, activate the text tool by typeing T, then type in your title using the settings below.
Within the BACKGROUND folder create a new pattern fill layer by going to LAYER >> NEW FILL LAYER >> PATTERN in the menu and choose the abstract water pattern you either installed or created in step #1 as seen below. Then set the layer opacity to 60%
Above the water layer create a color fill layer by going to LAYER >> NEW FILL LAYER >> COLOR in the menu. Chose #000000 for the color theen set the layer blend mode to Color as seen below.
Within the TEXT folder now, create a new layer by going to LAYER >> NEW >> LAYER in the menu, activate the text tool by typeing T and type in some text using the Times at 330pt as seen below.
Step #10
Duplicate the text layer you just created by going to LAYER >> DUPLICATE LAYER then open up the layer styles pallet on the top text layer by going to LAYER >> LAYER STYLE >> BLENDING OPTIONS in the menu and enter the settings below.
Step #11
Open up the layer styles pallet by going to LAYER >> LAYER STYLE >> BLENDING OPTIONS in the menu on the bottom text layer and enter the settings you see below.
Step #12
Select both text layers and drag them down to the new layer button to duplicate them, then merge the resulting layers by going to LAYERS >> MERGE LAYERS in the menu then name the merged layers "Reflection".
Step #13
Flip the reflection layer vertically by going to EDIT >> TRANSFORM >> FLIP VERTICAL in the menu. Then activate the move tool by typeing V and drag the reflection layer down until it lines up with the base of your text as seen below. Bring the layer opacity down to 40% and then create a layer mask.
Step #14
Activate the gradient tool by typeing G, make sure the default black to white gradient is selected and that the gradient tool in in linear gradient mode, then drag the mouse as seen below to make the reflection fade out gently.
Step #15
Above the Reflection layer create an new layer and name it "Shadow". Then activate the brush tool by typeing B , selct a basic round brush with opacity 50% and size 25px then draw along the base of each letter as seen below.
To clean up the shadow use the motion blur filter by going to FILTER >> BLUR >> MOTION BLUR in the menu and enter the settings below.
To clean up the shadow further use the gaussian blur filter by going to FILTER >> BLUR >> GAUSSIAN BLUR in the menu and enter the settings below.
You should now have something that looks like what you see below.
Step# 18 (Optional Spotlight)
To punch up the effect a little more create a new gradient fill layer by going to LAYER >> NEW FILL LAYER >> GRADIENT in the menu beneath the color fill layer and use the setings seen below.
Thats it!
You should now have something that looks like what you see below.
Further help
Didn't get the exact same results? Want to save some time? Download the source files below.
Download the full tutorial and source files
What's Included in the Download:
- Fully layered source PSD
- .ASL file containing the layer styles for the text effect layers
- .PAT file with both patterns needed for the tutorial – ready to install!
- .JPG files of the patterns used
- BONUS: Layered PSD of the variation shown in the preview.
Lita for this Photoshop tutorial (full w/pictorial)
Brushed Silver Reflective Text Effect
Learn how to create an elegant brushed silver text effect immersed in an abstract reflective watery scene.
text effect, silver, metal, reflection
Effects, tips, tricks
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About GIACC
The Global Infrastructure Anti-Corruption Centre (GIACC) is an independent not-for-profit organisation which provides resources to assist in the understanding, identification and prevention of corruption in the infrastructure, construction and engineering sectors.
GIACC Resource Centre
The GIACC Resource Centre provides free on-line information, advice and tools, including:
- Corruption information: Detailed analysis of what is corruption, why corruption occurs, how corruption occurs, why avoid corruption, liability for corruption, and cost of corruption.
- Examples of corruption: Hypothetical examples of how different types of corruption take place through the project phases.
- Anti-corruption programmes for organisations, governments, funders, project owners and business associations/professional institutions.
- Project Anti-Corruption System (PACS): A set of measures designed to help prevent corruption on major projects.
- Anti-corruption measures: Specific anti-corruption measures which an organisation can implement, either separately, or as part of an anti-corruption programme. See index on left of page to access these measures.
- Anti-corruption training:
- On-line anti-corruption training module (available in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Polish and Romanian).
- Anti-corruption training manual (available in English, Spanish and Chinese).
- Dealing with corruption: Advice on how organisations, individuals and the public can deal with corrupt situations.
- Information on anti-corruption conventions, forums, indices and surveys, and initiatives.
Since its launch in 2008, the GIACC Resource Centre has been visited on-line by organisations and individuals from 190 countries.
The above resources can also be accessed through the index on the left of the page.
Who can benefit from GIACC's resources
GIACC's resources are provided for the assistance of all those involved in the infrastructure, construction and engineering sectors, including governments, project owners, funders, contractors, consulting engineering firms and suppliers of equipment, materials and services.
GIACC's objective and policy
GIACC's objective is to promote the implementation of anti-corruption measures as an integral part of government, corporate and project management.
GIACC does not investigate or report on allegations of corruption.
Advisory Council
GIACC has formed an international Advisory Council to advise on how GIACC can achieve its objective, and how the GIACC Resource Centre can be improved. For further information on the council and its members, see Advisory Council.
GIACC has formed anti-corruption alliances with several international, regional and national organisations. Under these alliances, GIACC and these organisations agree to work together in the infrastructure, construction and engineering sectors "to promote the implementation of anti-corruption measures as an integral part of government, corporate and project management". For further information, see Alliances.
GIACC is developing a network of affiliates which will be part of the international GIACC network, and which will lead the promotion of GIACC's objectives in the affiliate's home country. For further information, see Affiliates.
GIACC's location
GIACC's head office is located in England. However, GIACC operates internationally.
Foundation of GIACC
GIACC was founded in 2008. For information on its formation, see Foundation of GIACC.
Further information
For further information, contact GIACC.
GIACC Resource Centre updated on 29th April 2019


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Wisconsin routs Northwestern for best start in 100 years
- Freshman Nigel Hayes had a career-high 19 points off the bench to lead Wisconsin
- Badgers shot 55%25 from field while limiting Northwestern to 35%25 shooting
- Wisconsin improved to 14-0 for the first time since going 15-0 to start 1913-14
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Freshman reserve Nigel Hayes had a career-high 19 points and No. 5 Wisconsin remained unbeaten with an easy 76-49 victory over Northwestern in their Big Ten opener Thursday night.
Hayes went 8-for-12 from the field and had six rebounds while showing a nice combination of power and finesse. The prize recruit is averaging 15.3 points in his last three games.
Sam Dekker scored 15 points and Traevon Jackson had 10 for the Badgers (14-0, 1-0), who earned their seventh consecutive win against the Wildcats. They shot 55% (32-for-58) from the field and enjoyed a 38-27 rebounding edge.
BOX SCORE:Wisconsin 76, Northwestern 49
Northwestern (7-7, 0-1) has dropped two straight after a three-game winning streak. Alex Olah had a career-high 23 points, and Drew Crawford finished with 10 points on 3-for-11 shooting.
Wisconsin improved to 14-0 for the first time since the Badgers won each of their first 15 games in the 1911-12 and 1913-14 seasons. It was their 11th straight win in a Big Ten opener.
They can match the school record for fastest start with a victory against No. 23 Iowa in their first conference home game on Sunday.
Wisconsin grabbed control with a virtually flawless first half, scoring 36 of the final 45 points before intermission. The almost clinical performance began with a 16-2 run that included eight points from Hayes, who sparked the decisive sequence with two free throws and a jumper in the paint.
Hayes by himself had a 13-12 lead over the Wildcats with 1:30 to go.
Duje Dukan's layup with 28 seconds left sent the Badgers to the locker room with a 40-14 lead. Wisconsin had a dominant advantage in virtually every category at the break, shooting 59% with only one turnover and building a 20-10 rebound difference.
Wisconsin's start was so impressive that even hard-charging coach Bo Ryan seemed satisfied with the Badgers' effort. He kept a close watch on the action from in front of the bench, but he seemed almost serene as his team picked apart the Wildcats.
It was more of the same in the second half, with Jackson finding Dekker for a fast-break dunk that made it 49-20 with 14:40 left.
Northwestern forward Nikola Cerina left with an injury after Dekker's jam. The 6-foot-9 redshirt senior appeared to be favoring his right leg as he hobbled off the court.
The Wildcats shot 34.5% (19-for-55) and their reserves managed just four points, compared to 32 for their counterparts on the Badgers.


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[There was a video here]
A witness filmed police shooting the naked Florida man who attacked an ex-cop and bit off part of a teenager's face on Tuesday night. In the video, which aired on WPTV, police can be heard warning the man before firing three shots, wounding the man in his torso and lower body. He died later Tuesday night in a local hospital.
Earlier that evening, the man attacked a 66-year-old former NYPD officer, a father and his 10-year-old son, and an 18-year-old, who fought the man off with a box cutter after the man bit his face.
"This guy had superhuman strength. He was a big guy to start with. He was at least 6 feet 3 inches and 250 pounds. He was not fat. He was like an NFL linebacker. Basically he was terrorizing people up and down the street," Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw told WPTV.


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The notable dancer Josephine Baker, who became an overnight celebrity when she performed Danse Sauvage wearing only a feather skirt, isn't an obvious candidate for a children's picture book. Neither is Gypsy Rose Lee. But both "Gypsy," the musical, and "Josephine," the picture book, tidy up pretty well for a younger audience.
During the 1920s and 1930s, Baker was an international celebrity. She was one of the three most-photographed women in the world. (The others were Gloria Swanson and Mary Pickford.) In 1927, Baker was the top-paid entertainer in Europe.
So how does a children's book tackle the issue of just how Josephine skyrocketed to fame? With some sidestepping illustrations, playful language and a bit of careful omission. Looking at the pictures showing the posters for Baker's appearance at the Folies Bergere, a reader might conclude that Josephine performed in a green bikini top and a banana tutu. (On stage, Josephine wore only the skirt of 16 bananas.)
Author Patricia Hruby Powell casts Josephine Baker's story as a triumph of a strong, determined African-American woman over prejudice and parochialism. And it makes for a gripping tale.
Willowy Josephine, dark and skinny, had trouble getting cast in New York's vaudeville shows. So she became a dresser, costuming the dancers backstage — and learning their routine, so if a dancer fell ill, she could step in. And when she did, Josephine Baker threw a little improv comedy into her chorus line exit, deliberately stumbling and mugging at the audience. They ate it up.
At the fancy Plantation Club in New York, where Josephine and other entertainers who weren't white had to use the back door, she caught the eye of a woman affiliated with La Revue Ne`gre in Paris. Invited to join the show, her athletic dancing galvanized Parisian audiences, and she became a sensation.
Offstage, Josephine Baker's personal and professional lives remained dramatic. She adopted 12 children from diverse backgrounds, calling them her Rainbow Tribe. She spied for France during World War II, and won the Le`gion d'Honneur. Want more? Find out about her exotic pets and her courageous comeback in this sprightly biography, with vibrant illustrations by Christian Robinson.
"Josephine" by Patricia Hruby Powell, illustrated by Christian Robinson (Chronicle Books, $17.99)


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2002 Hyundai Elantra
No excuses, disclaimers or frequent reminders about the low price and great warranty. Hyundai's new Elantra GT is a good car on its own merits.
How so? Start with the five-door body style, which offers the practical advantages of a small wagon with the sleek look of a well-designed sedan. On the functionality scale, this package is hard to beat.
Consider the most powerful standard engine in the subcompact class, and a standard-equipment list as long or longer than cars that cost $10.000-$15,000 more. The Elantra GT's interior is nicely finished. Measured by build quality, it meets or beats most of its competitors. This Hyundai has the sporty feel many subcompact buyers seek, and with the standard manual transmission it's good fun to drive. We believe it will surpass most buyers' expectations.
The Elantra GT was introduced late in the 2001 model year and did not change for 2002.
Model Lineup
The Elantra GT (MSRP $13,999) joins the Elantra GLS sedan ($12,499). The new GT model essentially replaces the Elantra wagon, which was dropped from Hyundai's 2001 lineup. No real problem there. With its rear hatch and split folding rear seat, the GT is remarkably versatile for a car its size.
The GT shares the four-door GLS's 2.0-liter, 140-horsepower four-cylinder engine. The most obvious difference between the two is the GT's five-door body style.
Both Elantra models have an impressive array of standard features, including air conditioning, power windows, mirrors and locks and a center console with armrest. The standard safety features are anything but economy grade: front and front-passenger side-impact airbags, rear headrests and three-point harnesses at all five seating positions.
Still, the Elantra GT expands on the GLS sedan's standard-equipment list. The five-door GT was fashioned in the tradition of compact European sport sedans, and in that spirit comes with a firmer sport-tuned suspension and five-spoke aluminum alloy wheels. Four-wheel disc brakes are included (the GLS has rear drums). Leather seating surfaces are standard, too (try finding those on another car in this price range), as are a 100-watt, six-speaker stereo with CD player, cruise control, remote keyless entry and rear-glass wiper and washer.
The GT is geared toward the young and young at heart-those who seek maximum involvement in driving-so Hyundai is promoting it with its standard five-speed manual transmission. Yet there is an automatic available. It's actually considered a separate model, identical to the Elantra GT except for its four-speed automatic and $14,799 sticker.
Our $14,572 test car had full-carpet floor mats-a $78 option. Beyond the mats, the only factory options available on the GT are a slide-and-tilt power moonroof ($650), antilock brakes with electronic front-wheel traction control ($1175, including the moonroof) and a cargo net ($38).
The warranty, by the way, is one of the best available. The basic warranty lasts five years or 60,000 miles for the original owner, with free roadside assistance throughout. The engine and transmission are warranted for 10 years, 100,0000 miles, and Hyundai protects Elantra from rust-through for five years or 100,000 miles.
Elantra sedan was restyled for 2001, and the newer GT shares much with the GLS sedan. From the front doors forward they are identical, with a distinctive chrome-lipped grille and prominent twin trapezoid headlamps angled back in a black background. Last year's design changes did more than improve the looks. Elantra's drag coefficient was reduced to improve fuel economy and lower wind noise inside. New headlights cast light in a wider pattern.
From the mid pillar (B-pillar) back, the GT is distinct from the GLS. The GT model's glass area is more expansive and airy, and its roof trails back into the rear hatch, fastback style, rather than dropping suddenly toward the trunk. The hatch ends with the small lip of a spoiler above the taillights and rear bumper. If you're familiar with the Saab 93, think of its rear hatch and you'll have a good idea what the Elantra GT is like.
With Elantra's new styling came changes you can't easily see. The wheelbase was stretched 2.3 inches to 102.7, making more leg room inside, and headroom was increased both front and rear. Just as significantly, the engine is mounted with hydraulic attachments in a new front subframe, greatly reducing the amount of drivetrain vibration that reaches the cabin.
Interior Features
Often, inexpensive cars try to make up for their economy ambience with strange, garish interior design. The Elantra GT's interior is subdued, clean and efficient, with the gauge binnacle and control panel sweeping in front of the driver and down toward the center console.
The gauges themselves are backlit with a purplish light. It's interesting, and the speedometer and standard tach are quite legible at night or in full mid-afternoon sunshine. Heating, ventilation and air conditioning are now adjusted with rotary controls, rather than the cheaper, more difficult sliding type, and the dials are set in the preferred location-below, rather than above, the stereo. The stereo buttons are on the small side (we've rarely found buttons that are too big), but they are as large and easy to operate as those in some more expensive cars (the Volkswagen Jetta, for example). Light, wiper and cruise control switches are stalk mounted. A remote hatch and fuel-door release are standard.
The interior in our test car was finished in dark gray and basic black, and we found it surprisingly appealing. There's very little hard plastic in the Elantra GT, and the soft stuff has a richer feel than we've been conditioned to expect in cars of this ilk.
The front seats are larger than before, neither too soft (lacking proper support) nor too hard (bordering on painful). The driver's seat is height adjustable both front and rear, and both front seats have adjustable lumbar support. The front shoulder belts are height adjustable—a feature shorter people will appreciate-and the center position in back has a combination lap/shoulder belt (the class standard remains lap belt only). Certainly, rear passengers will be happier if the center spot is empty, but the same can be said for much more expensive cars such as the BMW 3 Series and Audi A4.
In our view, the real beauty of the Elantra GT is its five-door design, particularly for young families that will only own one car. After a week running errands in this car, we can't understand why Americans have never been particularly fond of four-door hatchbacks. With the rear seat up, there's room enough in the cargo compartment for beach gear or the sundry kid stuff required for a day trip. With the seat folded, the rear side doors make access to cargo much easier.
It's remarkable what you can squeeze into an Elantra GT, We fit a dozen 10-foot pieces of wood molding and a couple of two-by-fours entirely inside the car, with the hatch closed. The same with plywood sheets cut to 40 X 70 inches, including the remnants. With the hatch tied partway open, the possibilities include full sheets of plywood or a 27-inch TV in its carton. And Elantra doesn't suffer from the bane of some five-doors: a flexing, rattling body. It's decently screwed together and satisfactorily solid.
Driving Impressions
We drove the Elantra GT as the typical owner might–back and forth to the work, for family outings and trips to the home-improvement store. The car didn't hiccup once, and we were never dissatisfied.
For years Hyundai borrowed its engine designs from other manufacturers. It now develops and manufactures its own, and the Elantra's 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder has most of the latest technology, including dual overhead cams, four valves per cylinder, multipoint electronic fuel injection and coil-direct ignition. Major improvements for 2001 were intended to reduce mechanical noise and control vibration. They include a cast aluminum oil sump, a stiffer engine block and eight crankshaft counterweights.
With 140 horsepower and 133 pounds-feet of torque, there's more than enough power to hustle the 2600-pound Elantra GT through traffic, pass with confidence or drive through mountain passes faster than posted speeds. We estimate 0-60 mph times in the mid eight-second range-respectable performance in any subcompact.
But beware. There isn't much grunt at lower engine speeds. Most of Elantra's power comes in the last 2000 revs before the 6400-rpm redline. That means you'll need to work the engine and shift often to get the most from this power plant. Enthusiast drivers prefer to do exactly that. But if you're used to an engine with more low-end power, and you don't give Elantra its legs, you might wonder where the goods are. And when you find them, you might be disconcerted by the ruckus of a hard-working four-cylinder running near 6000 rpm.
We didn't try the Elantra with an automatic, but experience testing hundreds of automobiles suggests that a car with similar power characteristics is better suited to a manual transmission. Unless you hate shifting, or do most of your driving in heavy traffic, we'd recommend the manual.
What impressed us must was the Elantra GT's balance of ride and handling, which replicates the style of a good European sedan. Some cars that cost $25,000 don't have speed-sensitive steering or a sophisticated multi-link rear suspension. The power steering requires only a light touch during parking maneuvers or in tight quarters, yet it firms up at travel speeds and still gives the driver a good idea of how well the front tires are gripping. The rear suspension keeps the rear tires firmly on the pavement, even on bumpy roads, and helps keep the rear of the car from bouncing around.
The net result in the Elantra GT is maneuverability in traffic, secure, reasonably precise handling on curving two-lane highways and a ride that is neither floppy nor buckboard stiff. Only on freeways with excessively uneven expansion joints in rapid succession does the car tend to get bouncy. If you put a premium on handling, then the weak link in Elantra GT's package is the hard, wear-resistant all-season tires. A set of speed-rated performance tires would make this subcompact even better.
At the bottom line, Elantra is comfortable and enjoyable to drive. There's very little about it that seems cheap. The subcompacts from more established manufacturers might surpass it in certain respects. The doors on the Ford Focus, for example, thunk shut with more authority. Elantra is a bit noisier inside than a Toyota Corolla, but not by much, and if you're enjoying the Elantra GT's 100-watt CD player, you probably won't notice. The Honda Civic turns into corners with a bit more precision, but you probably won't notice that unless you plan to autocross.
In the workaday grind the Elantra GT is better than acceptable. It's good. It can run with comparably equipped competitors in nearly every respect except the size of the monthly payments.
You can find subcompacts that are more refined than Hyundai 's Elantra GT. Yet the distinctions are subtle, and many drivers may not even notice. Overall, Elantra keeps pace with the best. Hyundai has made big gains in reliability and build quality, and any concerns in that regard are eased by the Elantra's warranty and roadside assistance plan.
Measured by price-benefit ratio, the Elantra GT is arguably the best value in the class. We strongly urge anyone who puts a premium on value to put this Hyundai on the test-drive list.
|Model Line Overview
|Model lineup:
|Elantra GLS sedan ($12,499); Elantra GT five-door ($13,999)
|140-hp 2.0-liter dohc 16-valve inline-4
|5-speed manual; 4-speed automatic
|Safety equipment (standard):
|dual front and dual side-impact airbags; three-point harnesses at all seating positions; rear child-seat anchors and safety locks
|Safety equipment (optional):
|antilock brakes (ABS)
|Basic warranty:
|five years/60,000 miles with roadside assistance
|Assembled in:
|Ulsan, South Korea
|Specifications As Tested
|Model tested (MSPR):
|Elantra GT ($13,999)
|Standard equipment:
|4-wheel disc brakes; fog lamps; 15-inch alloy wheels; air conditioning; leather seating surfaces; power mirrors, windows and door locks with remote keyless entry; cruise control; 100-watt am/fm stereo with CD and six speakers; tilt steering column; variable intermittent wipers; rear glass defogger and wiper; center console with armrest; tachometer and trip computer; remote fuel-door release; 60/40 split folding rear seat
|Options as tested (MSPR):
|full-carpet floor mats ($78)
|Destination charge:
|Gas guzzler tax:
|Price as tested (MSPR):
|front-wheel drive
|1.8-liter dohc 16-valve inline-4
|Horsepower (lb.-ft @ rpm):
|140 @ 6000
|Torque (lb.-ft @ rpm):
|133 @ 4800
|5-speed manual
|EPA fuel economy, city/hwy:
|25/33 mpg
|102.7 in.
|177.1/67.7/56.1 in.
|Track, f/r:
|58.5/58.1 in.
|Turning circle:
|32.5 ft.
|Seating Capacity:
|Head/hip/leg room, f:
|39.6/54.7/43.2 in.
|Head/hip/leg room, m:
|Head/hip/leg room, r:
|38.0/55.3/35.0 in.
|Cargo volume:
|28.3 cu. ft. (11 cu. ft. with rear seat folded in place) cu. ft.
|1,212 lbs. (3,086 lbs. with trailer brakes) Lbs.
|Towing capacity:
|Suspension, f:
|Independent MacPherson strut
|Suspension, r:
|Independent multi-link
|Ground clearance:
|Curb weigth:
|2635 lbs.
|Brakes, f/r:
|Fuel capacity:
|14.5 gal.
|Unless otherwise indicated, specifications refer to test vehicle. All prices are manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSPR) effective as of August 10, 2001.Prices do not include manufacturer's destination and delivery charges. N/A: Information not available or not applicable. Manufacturer Info Sources: 1-800-826-CARS - www.hyundaiusa.com
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Polar bears may not look frightening from far away, but for five Russian meteorologists, they have become quite terrifying.
For almost two weeks, five meteorologists stationed on one of the Izvestiy TSIK islands, located 2,800 miles from the country's capital, have been stranded inside their weather station due to the presence of the bears.
Polar bears are normal in the area, though their population has more than doubled in 2016, NBC News reported.
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The meteorologists themselves aren't in danger, but some of their work has been halted because it's been too dangerous to leave the station.
The weather bureau in Arkhangelsk has said it will send a ship with supplies such as flares and small explosives to the station in an attempt to scare the polar bears off.
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White blood cells found to play key role in controlling red blood cell levels
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that macrophages – white blood cells that play a key role in the immune response – also help to both produce and eliminate the body's red blood cells (RBCs). The findings could lead to novel therapies for diseases or conditions in which the red blood cell production is thrown out of balance. The study, conducted in mice, is published today in the online edition of the journal Nature Medicine.
"Our findings offer intriguing new insights into how the body maintains a healthy balance of red blood cells," said study leader Paul Frenette, M.D., professor of medicine and of cell biology and director of the Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research at Einstein. "We've shown that macrophages in the bone marrow and the spleen nurture the production of new red blood cells at the same time that they clear aging red blood cells from the circulation. This understanding may ultimately help us to devise new therapies for conditions that lead to abnormal RBC counts, such as hemolytic anemia, polycythemia vera, and acute blood loss, plus aid recovery from chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation." Einstein has filed a joint patent application with Mount Sinai related to this research, which is currently available for licensing and further commercialization.
Previous studies, all done in the laboratory, had suggested that macrophages in the bone marrow act as nurse cells for erythroblasts, which are RBC precursors. But just how these "erythroblastic islands" (macrophages surrounded by erythroblasts) function in living animals was unclear.
A few years ago, Andrew Chow, a Mount Sinai M.D./Ph.D. student in the laboratories of Drs. Frenette, and Miriam Merad, M.D., Ph.D., professor of oncological sciences and immunology at Mount Sinai found that bone marrow macrophages express a cell surface molecule called sialoadhesin, or CD169 – a target that could be used for selectively eliminating macrophages from bone marrow. Doing so would help pinpoint the role of macrophages in erythroblastic islands in vivo.
That's what Drs. Frenette and Merad did in the current study involving mice. They found that selectively eliminating CD169-positive macrophages in mice reduces the number of bone marrow erythroblasts – evidence that these macrophages are indeed vital for the survival of erythroblasts, which develop into RBCs.
"What was surprising is that we couldn't see any significant anemia afterward," said Dr. Frenette. The researchers then analyzed the lifespan of the red blood cells and found that they were circulating for a longer time than usual.
"After we depleted the macrophages in the bone marrow, we discovered that we had also depleted CD169-positive macrophages present in the spleen and liver. It turns out that the macrophages in these two organs are quite important in removing old red blood cells from the peripheral circulation. Taken together, the findings show that these macrophages have a dual role, both producing and clearing red blood cells," he said.
The researchers also examined the role of macrophages in polycythemia vera, a genetic disease in which the bone marrow produces too many RBCs, typically leading to breathing difficulties, dizziness, excessive blood clotting and other symptoms. Using a mouse model of polycythemia vera, they found that depleting CD169-positive macrophages in bone marrow normalizes the RBC count. "This points to a new way to control polycythemia vera," said Dr. Frenette. "Right now, the standard of care is phlebotomy [periodic blood removal], which is cumbersome."
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4 year old, Mason is addicted to Angry Birds, and chose to be an Angry Bird "Pig" this year for Halloween. After looking at many costumes online, I thought it would be cheaper to make one on my own... Well, it wasn't, but he did end up being the hit of his school party. Dad built a wire spherical frame, and I sewed foam and fabric around the rest. Added the ears, nose and felt eyes and there ya go.
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Kicking off the rodeo is downtown Santa Fe Rodeo Parade, beginning at 10am on Saturday, June 15. The rodeo itself takes place from June 19-22 at the Santa Fe Rodeo Grounds, on the outskirts of town. Rodeo de Santa Fe is one of the top 60 PRCA Rodeos in the country, drawing World Champion cowboys such as Taos Muncy, Trevor Brazile and JW Harris. The excitement includes bull riding, bareback and saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, barrel racing and roping events, along with Mutton Bustin' and the crowning of the Rodeo Queen - fun for all ages. Besides the action in the arena, you may also enjoy the beer garden and carnival midway.
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Stylish Bridal Mehndi
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Wedding mehndi designs for hands | Bridal Mehndi Design Indian style
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Bridal Mehndi Hands
Front side of the bridal hand always has more imortance and the designer knows this ver well. The way that the designer adopt to put this beautiful Bridal Mehndi Design for Bridals is really fine and awesome.
Designer use the same technique and theme on feet and legs as he/she use on hands. Mehndi Design has its cultural image In it and looks so cool.
Mehndi for Mehndi Nights
Lets have a look on this arabic Mehndi Design that she9 team choose for this Wedding season 2010-11. Arabic designs are more fine and that's why have more fans. This Arabic Bridal Mehndi Design for the wedding season 2010-11 is very beautiful and the designer really works in a superb way. Front side of hands and arms along feet and legs have this gorgeous Mehedi Design. Bridal will shine after implementing this design.
On hands designer use Large leaf style along tiny curvy lining style on fingers. Palm and the joint of the hand has leaf style and the on the arm designer use different technique that looks so beautiful. Designer implement Mehndi on arms in such a way that he/she created a double view and created a leaf style adjacent with curvy base of half circle whicj looks so beautiful.
The design on feet and on legs is more beautiful and fine. Designer put very beautifully the branches of curvy lines and the put the nodes of flowers which looks so cool on fingers. On legs, the designer use same technique as he/she adopt on hands with a little change.
Following Bridal Mehndi design is the Indian copy of above Arabic Bridal Mehndi Design. Designer did the little changes and makes this Mehndi Design more beautiful but in Indian style. If you look at the design carefully you will observe that the both Bridal Mehndi Designs are same with slight cultural changes.
Indian Classic Henna
The 2nd phase of the design which the designer put on the back side of the hand of Bridal has less floweral but curvier lining style which gives gorgeous view.
This design will shine you in this wedding season 2010-11. Don't worry we recommend this Mehndi Design to those visitors who don't have their weddings in this wedding season of 2010-11. The design is so beautiful and that's why not only the bridals but all the participated girls can apply this design. Designer has use lining style on fingers and put floweral design of Mehndi at palms. At wrist the designer use small boxes with tiny flowers and at the top the designer created some floweral stuff to make this design more beautiful.
Bridal Floral Look
Very beautiful Indian Mehndi Design for the hands of a Bridal. If you are a victim of some allergic disease of skin and can't put rich and thick Mehndi paste than this Bridal Mehndi Design would be a more powerful and beautiful for you. This Mehndi Design consists of floweral and leaf style combination and has zig zag lining style on fingers.
Mehndi for Bridal Party
Following Indian Bridal Mehndi Design has cultural influence within itself and the designer also take very care about this thing and put the design in a special cultural way and include some images and cultural shapes in the design and finally implement this design in a superb way. The design has been implemented on both sides of the hands and arms. Such designs are really famous in rural areas and the girls who really likes to be like a traditional bride.
Henna Night
This typical Indian Mehndi Design is really awesome and most of the brides will like such Mehndi Design because this has cultural image and these types of designs are very easy to put. Front side has small and large flowers combination with some curvy lining stuff. The back side of the bridal hand looks more beautiful as the design is so gorgeous and attracts more. Designer put flowers and leaf in such a beautiful way and finally constructs a very gorgeous and amazing Mehndi design. This Bridal Mehndi Design is really fantastic and will be the best Bridal Mehndi Design for this Wedding Season 2010-11.
Stylish Back Side
This is very beautiful Pakistani Bridal Mehndi Design. The typical Pakistani way to put Mehndi Design and this has simplicity in it which attracts others. Simple combination of flowers leaves and branches make finally the best Bridal Mehndi Design.
Latest Bridal Style
Another beautiful Pakistani Mehndi style is front of you. Pakistani Mehndi style has a specialty that the design has more worth and more stylish stuff than others as the designer also use different style for both the hands.
We are living in a modern age and everything facing its change phase due to technology advancement. Although putting a Mehndi paste and creating the Mehndi Designs is not a technical thins but the use of other things along with Mehndi paste make this more beautiful. People use some shiny stuff like glitters especially for Bridal Mehndi and this ting appreciated in all over the world. Here we present you some gorgeous designs of shiny stuff for Brides.
The design consists of flowers and leaf combination and designer prolong this design to the upper side of the arms. The speciality of this bridal Mehndi design lies in the use of motif and shiny glitter which make the design more beautiful and powerful.
Stylish Bridal Mehndi
In this design designer use colorful glitter along traditional Mehndi paste which gives more beautiful sensation to the viewer. Simple but beautiful Mehndi Design on foot also the part of this Bridal Mehndi Design package. Designer also uses glossy and blooming glitter for this design.
Mehndi Designs 2011-2012
Following are the typical Indian Bridal Mehndi Designs for this wedding season of 2010-11. All the designs have good work and beautiful theme and use of different shape of flowers and leaves along with lining stuff. Designer did his/her best and make these all the best for this wedding season.
Indian Party Mehndi
This design has some cultural and traditional stuff as you observe some shapes have typical Indian style and format. Don't forget that Mehndi is also a tradition and cultural object of Indian Culture.
Typical Indian Bridal Mehndi Designs shines gorgeously. This design is really awesome and most of the brides will like this.
Full Covered Feet
Another gorgeous and stylish Arabic Mehndi Design here for the brides of this season 2010-11. Very nice and fine work of the designer and the style also looks so amazing. Designer put beautiful floweral theme along with curves and finally the overall design gives gorgeous look.
Front side has more rich design and has more beautiful theme.
Back side of the hands and arms also has a series of beautiful flower series and overall design has strong symmetry of style that gives more beautiful sight to the viewer.
Very thin and fine use of Mehndi Paste is the speciality of Arabic Mehndi Designs. This Arabic Bridal Mehndi Design also has fine and norrow use of Mehndi paste and the designer finalized the design in a very beautiful way. Fingers, palm, front side of the hand and arm and the back side of the arm all the designs have beautiful and amazing use and separation of lines and stlyles which gives a very powerful design to us.
Back Hand Covered
This is the Bridal Mehndi Design of this wedding season of 2010-11 by the she9 team. The design is really awesome, the design, the theme and the way to put the Mehndi paste and the implementation and the presentation all the things are superb and on merit. The design has rich style on both sides of the hand but looks so pretty and simple because designer implements this style in very fine way.
Simple Bridal Mehndi
Chic Bridal Henna
Leaf style along with different themes of shapes gives interesting and beautiful sight to the user.
Hope you will like and appreciated all the Bridal Mehndi Designs for this Wedding Season of 2010-11.
All these Mehndi Designs are taken from an official user of facebook . Mona is a best mehndi designer specially in wedding and body tattoos for parties. All these gorgeous mehndi designs are published with approval.
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A lot of my friends thought I was mad/joking/drunk (or all three) when I broke the news I was going to be a model. Don't get me wrong, it came as a surprise to me too.
Over the summer, I read on Twitter about Liverpool Fashion Live, who were mad keen to have a wide variety of women modelling at their fashion event to raise money for Claire House in October. Claire House is a Merseyside hospice which helps children and young people with terminal illnesses and life limiting conditions, a truly great charity.
Liverpool Fashion Live stressed they were looking for people of all shapes and sizes to strut their stuff on the catwalk, including those who'd never modelled before. I wavered for just a few seconds, then fired off an application – and to my absolute delight they accepted me.
The organisations behind Liverpool Fashion Live, Room 31 and The Style Factory, were both very passionate that every sector of society should be represented in the fashion show, including curvy women, so I knew I wouldn't be a Billy No Mates on the day itself. True to their word, I found myself in the company of a surprising range of diverse models from the moment I got there. Models ranged from aged 14 – 80 years of age, making sure everyone was represented – and gorgeously, at that.
Liverpool Fashion Live was held in the swanky surroundings of Pan Am in Liverpool's Albert Dock, we were asked to attend from 2pm, not only for fittings but for hair and make-up too.
When I've done television appearances – The Wright Stuff and The Vanessa Show, both for Channel Five – yes I enjoyed the broadcasting aspect, but I love and adore getting my hair and make-up done professionally. The experts can do the business in that department so much better than I ever could. Sure enough, Wigan & Leigh College's make-up artists did a smashing job of pinning my hair up and putting on catwalk make up, the foundation was darker and thicker than I'd normally wear, to make sure if stands out under such bright lights.
I had my nails done as well, by Gemma Nails & Beauty, a really vampish red. The very colour nails should be!
Everyone involved in Liverpool Fashion Live contributed their services for free, all to raise money for Claire House and worked flat out for a good twelve hours.
I must confess, before I took part in LFL I believed models to be snooty and spoilt madams. I'm not too proud to hold my hands up when I'm wrong; every single one of the women I spoke to were lovely and welcoming and supportive to me and the others who'd never modelled before. I had a long chat with Models of Diversity, a modelling agency who have women on their books not traditionally seen in the world of fashion. They use women with disabilities, and of plus size as well, such as the beautiful voluptuous Angelica Fenney, and really promote the notion that everyone can be beautiful.
I had three dresses to wear on the night, one a Simply Be wedding dress – if I wasn't married already I'd have snaffled it into my handbag, it was that nice – and two other beautiful full length formal gowns, each owned by Becky Hannon, star of this summer's Big Brother. Becky is a bit curvier than me so we had to make some amendments, but it's amazing what you can do with a tight belt and sash!
I was honestly made up to be doing the cat walk, with all the press snapping away, that alone was enough to make me feel amazing, but I didn't expect in a million years there'd be male models, escorting me. Fantastic! There were firemen as well, from the Firemen Models agency who only engage serving fire fighters. Such lovely boys! (As you may well have noticed by their picture…)
Liverpool Fashion Live really did confirm to Liverpool – and the world – that variety is a wonderful thing on the catwalk, that full figured women are just as valid in the world of fashion as our more slender contemporaries.
I'm hoping they run the event next year as well. One thing's for sure, I'm putting my name down for it, if they are…


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Despite declining stock value, Giant Interactive — the company behind the intriguing MMO Zhengtu Online, which is a mix of MMO, gambling, real money transactions, and gold farming — is still tearing up the Chinese market. Steve of PlayNoEvil has some interesting analysis up of some recent numbers, which have indicated the the average revenue per player has dropped to around $41 USD (RMB 282). Giant is moving to encourage 'steadier' playing, instead of simply buying up cash shop items like there's no tomorrow, so the drop was expected. Still, the money being made is pretty impressive for a domestic game (drop and all):
Net revenue was RMB265.20 million or US$39.06 million, a decrease of 34.6% from RMB405.25 million a year ago, mainly on lower online game net revenue, which was adversely impacted by adjustments made to the monetization features within ZT Online. Analysts expected revenues of $63.41 million for the quarter. Gross profit declined 40.9% year-over-year to RMB212.5 million or US$31.3 million, and gross profit margin fell to 80.1% from 88.8% in the third quarter 2007. Active paying accounts for online games declined 31.6% to 937 thousand, and average revenue per user dropped 4.4% to RMB282.1. Meanwhile, average concurrent users for online games rose 9% from last year to 543 thousand.
Wowee. The interesting thing here is in many Chinese articles I've read, players have cited 'cost' as a reason they are moving from WoW; clearly, some players are not spending less on domestic games. Even considering the drops in revenue and other indicators, sounds like Giant is steaming along — perhaps their unholy mix of 'illicit' MMO features being sanctioned really is just the ticket. Giant Interactive Q3 profit falls; issues Q4 revenue forecast [RTTNews via PlayNoEvil]


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On Tuesday afternoon, Major League Soccer released the most poignant details of the recently announced collective bargaining agreement between the league and the players union.
"We had three very important objectives," MLS commissioner Don Garber said in a teleconference on Tuesday. "We needed to have a plan that would allow us to reduce our losses that would allow us to be able to be profitable league-wide, and to grow our attendance and grow our TV ratings. We needed that agreement to be able to achieve all three things."
The agreement, according to a release from the league, is still subject to the approval of the MLS board of governors and the players.
The most interesting details of the new five-year deal concern the financials, including a 10.15% increase in each team's salary budget, and loosened restrictions on player movement within the league. Minimum salaries are increasing to $40,000, and younger "development players" will now make more than before.
A so-called "re-entry draft" does not allow for full-blown free agency—one of the players' main points of contention during negotiations—but does allow more freedom to players out of contract or whose contract is terminated.
"Frankly, I give the union credit for thinking about this concept of a re-entry draft that would capture all these players," Garber said. "We all know we don't have enough noise in the offseason. Now we have a system prior to the SuperDraft that will give us something we think is interesting and exciting."
When asked about how the deal will affect the Designated Player rule, Garber stated the topic was not part of the discussions, but admitted that other changes will be coming later this season. He suggested the DP rule might be opened to include more than one per team.
"It's in all of our best interest to ensure that we have star players in this league to grow our attendance and ratings in a mechanism that makes sense," he said. "It's possible we might increase the number of designated players [per team]. We haven't gotten there yet, but it makes sense that we try to achieve that."
Here are some of the CBA's details spelled out:
GUARANTEED CONTRACTS: The CBA provides for guaranteed contracts for all players who are at least 24 years old with three years of MLS service. The majority of the players in the League will have guaranteed contracts each season.
SALARY BUDGET: An increase of the salary budget from $2.315 million per club in 2009 to $2.55 million in 2010 (10.15%) and an increase of 5% per year thereafter.
An increase of the minimum salary for senior roster players from $34,000 in 2009 to $40,000 in 2010 (17.64%) and an increase of 5% per year thereafter.
PLAYER MOVEMENT: While there will be no bidding by MLS clubs against each other for out-of-contract players, the League will establish a "re-entry draft" for players who are out of contract. Although the specific parameters of that draft are being finalized, it will address players in each of the following categories:
Option Not Exercised
- A player who is at least 23 years old with three years of MLS service and whose option is not exercised will be placed in a re-entry draft and made available to all clubs at his option salary.
Contract Terminated
- A player who is at least 22 years old with one year of MLS service and who is asked to take a pay cut after contract termination will be placed in a re-entry draft and made available to all clubs at his current salary.
Contract Expires
- A player who is at least 30 years old with eight years of MLS service and whose contract has expired will be placed in a re-entry draft unless his team makes him a qualified offer that must be at least 105% of his last salary. If placed in the re-entry draft, the player will be made available to all clubs at a salary equal to 105% of his last salary.
- A player who is at least 25 years of age with at least four years of MLS service whose contract has expired will be placed in a re-entry draft unless his team offers him a base salary of at least as much as the base salary paid to him in the last year of his contract. If placed in the re-entry draft, the player will be made available to all clubs at a salary equal to the salary in the final year of his contract.
OPTIONS IN PLAYER CONTRACTS: A limit on the number of options in player contracts to two for players who are at least 25 years old with four years of MLS service. Contracts for all other players may have up to three options.
For players whose annual compensation is less than $125,000, the minimum increase in base salary will be 10% for players who play in at least 66% of his club's games and 12.5% for players who play in at least 75% of his club's games.
PLAYER BENEFITS: The CBA includes a package of benefits that include increases in 401K contributions by the League, appearance fees, per diem when travelling and relocation expense reimbursement. Among the additional player benefits in the CBA are full health care benefits for every player and his family at no cost, 401(k) contributions and expanded insurance benefits.
BONUSES FOR WINS AND EXHIBITIONS: The CBA includes a package of bonuses for wins in MLS games and international tournaments as well as appearance fees for international exhibitions.
GROUP LICENSE: The League and Players Union reached agreement on an extension of the Group License that will run through 2015 (a year longer than the CBA).
RESERVE DIVISION: MLS and the Players Union will establish a joint committee to study the re-launch of a Reserve Division. In the event the rosters are expanded, the salary for those players will be a minimum of $31,250 with additional annual increases.


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After becoming a formidable talent of the mid-90's explosion of BET's ComicView and HBO's Def Comedy Jam, Quake set up shop in New Aged Black Hollywood known as Atlanta and held down the host spot as proprietor of Uptown Comedy Corner. This infamous stage propelled him to national exposure while performing to sold-out rooms and opening the door to more mainstream media. Soon there would be room for Quake on television as he'd go on to secure a spot in 2002 on Comedy Central's Premium Blend, as well as a guest appearance on Mad TV. In 2003 his audience would see him set precedence as the first comic to command a standing ovation on the critically acclaimed, HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher. He also shot Comedy Central Presents: EARTHQUAKE! in this same year and in February 2005 he starred in Jamie Foxx's Comedy Central special Laffapalooza! hailing Earthquake as an all-time favorite. Earthquake would join HBO and sign on to develop and shoot the coveted half hour comedy series special One Night Stand in August. He'd later go on to make two memorable appearances on Comedy Central's Weekend at D.L.'s adding to a string of indelible appearances on the Viacom network. In 2005 DVD release, About Got Damm Time an aptly titled performance film marked the crowning moment in which Earthquake would solely take the stage as an ode to his loyal fans.
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A buyer's market in oil is in the making and will bring about disruptive market change that should benefit American manufacturers and consumers and prove challenging for Middle Eastern producers and European refiners.
That is the International Energy Agency's new forecast, released Tuesday in London, and the anticipated supply boom from North American oil fields in particular should contribute to what the IEA terms a "supply shock."
America's shale revolution, and abundant capacity in Canada's tar sands, is well established, but "supply growth is even steeper than previously expected," said IEA Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven at an oil summit in London launching the organization's Medium-Term Oil Market Report (MTOMR).
Van der Hoeven noted the irony that the country that was the cradle of the oil industry 150 years go, but which eventually fell into what seemed like irreversible decline, has now become the center of an oil boom.
But today's oil bonanza in the U.S., she said, has powerful compound effects as well.
"What makes the tight oil boom truly transformative is not just the sheer production volumes unlocked but the combination of volumetric production growth with other factors: the crude's distinctively light quality, the unconventional nature of both the plays from which it is extracted and the technologies which have unlocked it, the economic and market impact of the new production, and the chain reaction it is creating in the global transportation, storage and refining infrastructure," a summary of the report says.
While U.S. law continues to ban crude oil exports, the growth in oil supply should be a boon to U.S. refiners in the coming years. Long a top importer of refined products, the U.S. is already a large net exporter, and steep production surpluses are expected to push the U.S. share of refined products up even more.
As a news release announcing the report put it, "The supply shock created by a surge in North American oil production will be as transformative to the market over the next five years as was the rise of Chinese demand over the last 15."
The report's scenario was not entirely rosy for the U.S., citing three categories of challenge: infrastructural and logistical, legislative and regulatory, and environmental.
Though the U.S. contribution to oil production growth is expected to grow by 3.9 million barrels a day from 2012 to 2018, the market changes do not spell the end of OPEC but do suggest a lowering of its relative stature.
The Saudi Arabia-dominated oil cartel will also see its capacity rise, but by only 1.75 million barrels a day—about 750,000 barrels a day less than last year's IEA forecast. The new report cites social and political turmoil in the wake of the Arab Spring as a factor in OPEC performance.
Another key IEA finding concerns the shift in demand from Western to emerging economies. While this development has been forecast before, the actual shift is expected to occur over the coming five years.
While emerging economies will blow past the developed world, the IEA sees a split within the developed economies—"a bifurcation has appeared between a North America energized by cheap natural gas and a euro area plagued by debt issues," van der Hoeven said.
Beyond its slow growth and consequent tepid demand for oil, Europe will lose out in another significant way in the coming five years—specifically, it will cede its primacy as an oil refiner.
"OECD refining, notwithstanding a renaissance in the U.S., is increasingly relinquishing market share to the non-OECD region, a form of de facto offshoring not unlike the trend in other manufacturing sectors," a summary of the IEA report says.
"Already most of the world's refining capacity is located in non-OECD economies. In the next five years, virtually all net crude distillation capacity growth is forecast to take place in the emerging-market and developing economies."
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The battle is coming. Casting your vote in the November 2010 election may be the most important thing you do all year. These elections will be the critical turning point for America's future. They're our chance to take back America. Dick Morris and Eileen McGann outline a strategy for victory, explaining the pitfalls and walking us through a path to winning control of Congress.
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- 30-05-2010
Excellent information
Reading the previous review, I couldn't disagree more. Especially helpful is the download of data which Morris uses to back up what he is saying. Sadly, we live in a world where the Democratic leadership is taking us further and further down the road of socialism, and denial of being involved in a war on terror. Morris looks at his previous party, and how little "free thinking" is allowed within the Democratic Party in Part One. Part two proposes how the Republicans can "Take America Back". Much of what he says can be seen in the many interviews he does, only this book gives you the data from which he works.
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- James
- 06-11-2011
Must have for your collection!
This book is so good, I'm buying the hard copy as well. I really didn't know too much about the author, but now I'm a strong fan of this guy. If you have an open mind you will find this a very interesting book with useful information. It would probably be offensive to socialists and socialist Europeans. The book may be a little dramatic in terms of vilifying Obama, I don't know if I agree that the President has a diabolical plan. I do understand the scope and consequences of this administration's policies though. Dick Morris lays out fair evidence and arguments. I have bookmarked many parts of this book for my own follow up. In any case, it is very well worthwhile.
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- 03-10-2010
I Suspected As Much!
Dick Morris hits the nail on the head (over and over and over again) in this captivating book that's pretty predictable for the most part, but very informative and enlightening.
I really enjoyed it, and even though I'm a registered Democrat, I just couldn't bring myself to vote for Obama because his promises made on the campaign trial were just "too good to be true" and I just felt that there was no way that they could be fulfilled with our economy needing the attention that it needed.
Great book and I would highly recommend it to anyone on both sides of the political aisle. Maybe we can all see more clearly now the direction that our country needs to take moving forward.
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- 27-09-2010
Right On!
This was a book that needed to be written. It's so indicative of what the Obama crew is doing.
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- 16-04-2010
Take This Book Back
I wouldn't call this work a "book". It is actually a long-winded string of cliches and banners meant to appeal to the grunt emotional level or two dimensional thinkers. It is as if, Morris needed some cash and, lying awake at night thinking about how to get some, decided to quickly dish out this work in case the rage began to settle.
He even disses Thomas Jefferson based on his naive understanding of events and attitudes at the time of the Declaration, Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Pass on this bare-faced money grab by Morris The Light Weight. Go for "Freedom to Choose" by Milton Friedman, an original-thinking, provoking 30 year old explanation of the events that are shaking this Country that many of us still know and love.
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