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This post was originally written for my local Women in Science and Engineering chapter's blog. I'm afraid it's not my best writing, as I found the experience somewhat upsetting, but I think the day we were marking is of particular interest to readers of Geek Feminism, so I'm cross-posting it here.
TRIGGER WARNING: this post discusses actual violence against women, specifically the story of the École Polytechnique Massacre. There's little graphic detail here, but several of the links in this post contain fairly disturbing information.
In Canada, December 6th is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. The day was chosen as a memorial to those killed in the École Polytechnique Massacre, which happened on December 6, 1989. On that day, a lone gunman walked into the school and killed 14 people, injuring more, before turning the gun on himself. He claimed that feminists had ruined his life and that the young women engineers he targeted must be feminists because of their non-traditional career choice.
Members of CU-WISE, GSA, IEEE WIE, Womyn's Center, Foot Patrol, and MEN were out in the unicentre on Dec 3rd to raise awareness of the issues, and to raise money for a pair of women's shelters in the area which burned down. At 1pm, we held a candlelight ceremony in the unicentre:
After the ceremony, we showed the new film, Polytechnique. I made the mistake of staying to watch part of it. Not that it is a poorly done film, but I found it quite deeply disturbing. Mark Lepine's suicide note actually sounds too much like the death threats I, and many other women involved in the open source community, have received from another deranged individual (trigger warning: the link is to a post which discusses some of the vile stuff he says). And after watching part of the film, I then had to walk through Carleton's halls, which share some of the same institutional feel to the hallways of École Polytechnique. I will caution that this film can be highly disturbing, and note that I will likely never watch the rest of it.
However, despite my misgivings with the film, and the unpleasant feelings that come with marking the date of the Montréal Massacre, I think it was a great opportunity to talk to some of our wider university community about the history and the issues.


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The ʿAlawis are adherents of an Islamic sect, the origin of which can be traced back to 9th-century Iraq. They are an offshoot of early Shiah Islam with ancient Iranian, Christian, and Gnostic influences. Outsiders often call them "Nusayri," after the sect's founder Ibn Nusayr. Practically all ʿAlawis are Arabs. Their total number is about four million, among which some 2.5 million reside in Syria, where they constitute roughly 12 percent of the population. Many ʿAlawi beliefs and rites are still kept secret by the community, being revealed only to initiate male members. One key element in their faith is the belief in a divine triad that has manifested itself to the ʿAlawi community in seven cycles. Other characteristics are an extraordinary veneration for Muhammad's son-in-law ʿAli, the belief in the transmigration of the soul, and a very large number of holy shrines, which are frequent in all regions settled by ʿAlawis. Because of the esoteric nature of the ʿAlawi religion and the scarcity of authentic written sources, many details of their creed are subjects of vigorous public and scholarly discussion.
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LaMarche named vice provost
Paul LaMarche, a longtime University employee, has been named vice provost for space programming and planning, effective March 1.
"I'm thrilled that Paul LaMarche has agreed to take this position," said Provost Christopher Eisgruber. "He is ideally qualified for the job: He knows Princeton well, he understands the needs of academic and administrative departments, he has earned the respect of people throughout the University and he has experience managing complex facilities projects. On top of all that, he is a thoughtful administrator who is savvy about business practices. I have no doubt that he will hit the ground running."
LaMarche will work closely with the University's leadership team to support the formulation and assessment of ideas for new facilities and the renovation of existing buildings. He also will assist the provost in managing the fiscal and budgetary dimensions of the University's space planning and programming agenda.
LaMarche has been the physics department manager and director of operations since 2001. Among his responsibilities are overseeing the department's physical spaces, which include major research facilities, classrooms, offices, machine shops and stockrooms.
From 1986 to 1996, LaMarche worked at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, serving as a research staff physicist and as head of various groups conducting experiments at the lab. After two years at a technology firm in Massachusetts, he returned to the University to serve as project manager for the Borexino Solar Neutrino Detector Project, a joint effort with the Instituto Nazionale Fisica Nucleare in Italy for three years. In 2000-01, he also was a research engineer at the plasma physics lab.
LaMarche earned his bachelor's degree in physics from Boston College and his Ph.D. in physics from Yale University.
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I accept your apology. We all have things that don't interest us, so I don't really mind too much on that front (I mean, you can't like everything; I certainly don't), but it sometimes feels like a kick in the face when it's constantly brought up.Dutch! wrote:Apologies if that came across wrong...I could just as simply have said manga, anime or other styles and content that I personally find don't pluck my interest.
It wasn't a potshot, so I'm sorry if you picked it up that way. I don't mind the odd potshot, no, but I try to make sure the people I take them at know it's coming or will most probably play along.
So yeah, sorry if it caused offense.
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So, back in April, while I was still blissfully employed and was making wonderful money (I've since been unemployed since June and living a life of a recluse, a la, Grey Gardens), I decided to surprise Sue for Mother's Day and take her to Vegas to see La Britney. I thought it would be fun to go see her since we've been talking about going since she announced her Planet Hollywood residency. So, I booked tickets, flights and a room and off we went.... In August, aka, Hell's 4th circle inner ring.
We flew Spirit Airlines - and though most people complain about Spirit - I paid extra so we could have the front row seats and for us to check baggage - and it was fabulous. The flight attendants love their jobs and are apparently the most high paid in the industry. Who knew?
Anyway, off we went. First stop: Margaritas (by the pitcher) @Border Grill
If any of you watch the Real Housewives - you would know that this is Susan Feniger's restaurant out of the OC. So OBVIOUSLY we had to go there. (Stop rolling your eyes).
We ate some amazing food!
I know you were wondering, and the answer is YES - I did take this with a Selfie Stick. In the restaurant. At the table. Sue was embarrassed but my theory in life when traveling since I was a twee girl has always been - WE ARE NEVER GOING TO SEE THESE PEOPLE AGAIN SO WHO CARES!
THEY HAD A WINE ANGEL who would retrieve your bottle. It was more exciting in theory than in person - and the food was seriously lackluster. Would rather have gone back and had more margaritas, but that's who I am to the core - chips and salsa til I die.
The next day we meandered down to the Venetian to have lunch with Mere Bear. On the way:
We passed by this Eiffel Tower replica. It was exactly like being in Paris - except completely the opposite. The Vegas version includes prostitutes and their pimps handing out their calling cards on the sidewalks at 10am. So romantic - just like the Champs Elysses.
Best meal we had was Thomas Keller's Bouchon - in the Venetian
They served Mumm in their mimosas. Need I say more?
So finally we made it to the concert.
My only regret was not getting a photo of the two gay gentlemen next to me from Slovenia who were DIE HARD Britney fans. One was wearing a fake python around his neck. It made me feel so underdressed.
The trip was lots of fun. We saw Brit Brit, ate some great food, saw a friend who I miss severely and Sue even got a major purchase - a Chanel Boy bag. I was so jealous but then realized that I'll get it when she dies. I made her swear not to leave it to my niece (her granddaughter). She'd better not. I'd be so PISSED! We decided our next jaunt will be to Charleston/Savannah. What are the best things about those places? I need to start researching!


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Little Big Town Win Vocal Group of the Year at 2013 CMAs
Little Big Town aren't just a great country group, they're now the Vocal Group of the Year, receiving the prestigious award at the 2013 CMA Awards.
Before they received their trophy, the gorgeous Kellie Pickler appeared to announce the award, along with a surprising guest: P. Diddy. Did anyone know the rapper was actually a country music fan? He was super enthusiastic, yelling, "Music City, I'm here! I've always been a down low country music fan. I'm coming out tonight; I love me some country music, baby."
Then, the odd couple announced the Vocal Group of the Year, LBT, comprised of the talented Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet and Jimi Westbrook, famous for their four-part harmonies and memorable hits such as 'Your Side of the Bed' and 'Tornado.'
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Mohan Chandrasekaran is a top rank Violin Maestro in the World of India Classical Music,
whose career has entered the sixth decade. Sri M. Chandrasekaran was born in a family of traditional
musicians on the 11th December 1937. He was initiated into Carnatic music by his mother late Srimathi Charubala Mohan, a talented carnatic musician.
Smt. Charnbala Mohan was perhaps the only guru for Sri M. Chandrasekaran on violin. Within a short span, Sri Chandrasekaran inculcated the essence of carnatic music and started giving public performances at the age of eleven.
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Eight-time Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill has pleaded guilty in New Jersey to not paying federal taxes on more than $1.5 million earned over three years.
Appearing in U.S. District Court in Newark, Hill admitted failing to file tax returns from 2005 to 2007. She faces a maximum one-year sentence on each of the three counts. She was charged three weeks ago.
Dressed in a dark jacket, white button-up shirt and a long reddish-orange skirt, Hill declined to comment after Friday's hearing. During the hearing, attorney Nathan Hochman indicated that Hill planned to pay back the taxes she owes.
U.S. Magistrate Michael Shipp initially scheduled sentencing for early October but agreed to delay it until late November to give Hill time to make repayment.
Hill admitted she didn't pay taxes on about $818,000 earned in 2005, $222,000 in 2006 and $761,000 in 2007. The money was earned by four corporations she owned.
The 37-year-old South Orange resident got her start with The Fugees and began her solo career in 1998 with the critically acclaimed album "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill."
She then largely disappeared from public view to raise her six children, five of whom she had with Rohan Marley, the son of famed reggae singer Bob Marley.
After the charges were brought, Hill posted a long statement on her Tumblr page that decried pop culture's "climate of hostility, false entitlement, manipulation, racial prejudice, sexism and ageism." She explained that she hasn't paid taxes since she withdrew from society to guarantee the safety and well-being of herself and her family.
Hill hinted Friday that she might expand on those comments at her sentencing. When Shipp asked her if anyone had directly or indirectly influenced her decision to plead guilty, she replied, "Indirectly, I've been advised my ability to speak out directly is for another time, at sentencing."
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Josh Hamilton currently has 17 home runs. That is five better than his nearest competition, Matt Kemp and Carlos Beltran. Obviously Hamilton's had a pretty good week. After hitting four home runs in one game, Hamilton had two more last night against the Angels—adding another layer to the fun game Things That Are More Than The Number Of Home Runs Albert Pujols Has This Year—Josh Hamilton has more multi-home run games than Albert Pujols has home runs.
Hamilton's hot streak continued after a nearly two hour rain delay in the first inning that finished Angels starter and questionable pranker C.J. Wilson for the night while his replacement, Yu Darvish, came back to work five and a third innings, striking out seven.
But no one cares about C.J. Wilson or Yu Darvish right now. Josh Hamilton is slugging better than Alex Rodriguez is OPS-ing. It's still early and it helps those numbers when you have a week in which you hit eight home runs in five games, but the free agent-to be is making quite a case in his walk year.
And that is where we come crashing back down to reality. It is undeniable that Hamilton is a rare talent deserving of big money. But it is also undeniable that he is a liability. Addiction is a mess and not an easy fix—the man upstairs, notwithstanding—so these hiccups are likely something that Hamilton and whatever team signs him will have to deal with for the rest of his career. Teams are expected to pay up for all the ancillary benefits players bring off the field—Jersey sales, good will, butts in the seats, etc. It stands to reason that a player should have to pay (or in this case, discount) for the reverse.
Hamilton, however, is not the normal off-field-problem-player. Maybe it is because of the type of off field problems he has faced, his unquestionably good-guy demeanor or, more likely, that he murders baseballs, but people love themselves some Josh Hamilton. It's hard for a gifted superstar athlete to be considered a sympathetic figure, but one gets the feeling that is exactly how many view Hamilton.
Still, booze is expensive and Hamilton may find out just how so this winter. Luckily for us, that's a YP, Josh. We can just sit back and watch him make that magic and that fucking heart and soul all summer.
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We've still got auditions! Lots of auditions. Even with temporary absences from Paulina Rubio and Simon Cowell, the show must go on.
And tonight, we get a Houston standout.
Shirley and Cynthia: Sister duo is cute. Until they sing. One of them tries the Mariah Carey trill. Kelly Rowland looks visibly pained and tells one to drop the other sister. I like this no-nonsense Kelly.
Josh Levi: HTOWN ALERT. Josh is 14, from Houston and moved to Los Angeles "to do cool stuff." Kelly lets out a "Yay!" when he says where he's from. He's perky, super-slick and not bad on an acoustic version of Selena Gomez hit "Come and Get It." By the second chorus, the audience is singing along.
Demi Lovato calls it "amazing" and "adorable." Kelly calls him "a star — hands down." Simon Cowell thinks he's "a future little star."
Drama Drama: I hate the group name. But I like it better than their audition. It's this weird, sort-of-rapping, mostly talking, terribly off-key version of "Party in the USA." Blech.
Aknu: More siblings! Three brothers, whose name stands for A Kind Never Understood. Um, OK. They make this big deal about not wanting to be old-fashioned, but they are. Vocals are strong, but everything else needs to be changed. Especially the dancing. But the judges love them.
Brandie Love: She is super-duper country when she talks. But there's much more in her voice when she sings Patty Griffin's "Up to the Mountain." I'm taken back a bit by the rich, soulful quality of Brandi's voice. Really, really nice. There aren't a lot of singers with a tone like that. She's one to watch, for sure.
Teen singers Millie Thrasher and Timmy Thames and BFF duo Yellow House Canyon from Lubbock are also through to the next round.
Vincent IDidntCatchTheRest: He is singing Leann Rimes. Delusion, party of one. With a side of pasta.
Carlos Guevara: Carlos has Tourette's, which causes physical and vocal tics. It's amazing and adorable that a giant support team of friends shows up to support him. And it wouldn't matter if he couldn't sing. But he can. Carlos' rendition of John Mayer's "Gravity" isn't perfect, but it's sweet and sincere and has some soul. It's impossible not to root for him.
Chloe J and CJ: OK, these two are hilarious. They met in hair school and are deadpan and ridiculous and someone give them a reality show where they do hair and talk trash and try to make it as singers. Of course their rendition of "River Deep, Mountain High" is atrocious, which makes it even better.
Colton Pack: His whole town in West Virginia is there. (But you know there's that one person who stayed home and doesn't care.) He's just OK. Not great. A good karaoke singer. Someone needs to break him out of his box and shake things up a bit. I know tons of singers just like this guy who never break out of the karaoke scene.
Danie Geimer: I sort of expect her to be bad. She's not at all. Danie needs some work, but there's power and potential in what she's doing. She's like those quirky girls so many of these shows love — but tons better and much more interesting.
Jeffrey Adam Gutt: THIS GUY WAS HERE BEFORE I REMEMBER HIM. His son is adorable. But Jeffrey's vocal is WAY too affected on an Aerosmith power ballad. It sounds completely unnatural. It's the same problem he had last season. He's better on Radiohead's "Creep," but it's still not anything special until the very end. Still, his son is adorable.
More auditions on the horizon. And by horizon I mean tomorrow.
"The X Factor" airs at 7 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays on Fox.


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Coroner says nurse found hanging in her room
A coroner's officer says the nurse who took a hoax call about the Duchess of Cambridge was found hanging by the neck from a scarf on a wardrobe door in her room.
Lynda Martindill says Jacintha Saldanha was found by a colleague and a member of the security staff at London's King Edward VII hospital on Friday.
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Greek in Gramercy at Taverna
Now open in the space that until earlier this year housed long time neighborhood favorite Lyric Diner, Taverna brings a welcome glimpse of Greek cuisine to an area whose prior options were largely relegated to gyro platters at diners and pizza shops.
I have fond memories of Lyric—I used to eat there regularly back in the 1980's with my then-future, now-ex-wife who was a film student at SVA. Back then it was the go-to place for SVA students,when options were more limited. These days there is a proliferation of alternatives, not to mention a significant shift in dinning habits. Lyric, famous for its large neon sign, was as classic a Greek-style diner as one could find, and I assumed it would stand the test of time, so I was surprised and saddened when it closed. But there are still a many decent diners in the area, but far fewer Greek restaurants. Taverna has changed that.
And if anything had to replace Lyric, I think a Greek restaurant is wholly appropriate, given that Greek immigrants have had such a profound impact of diners across America and in New York in particular. Taverna's opening is also part of a larger trend—there have been a slew of Greek restaurant openings in Manhattan recently—Ammos Estiatorio and Village Taverna being two recent examples. Taverna is a worthy addition.
Whether manufactured or real, there is a family vibe to the restaurant. The all-male waiters jostle and joke with each other as if they are brothers from one very large family. The host position is occupied by two slender, olive skinned women who could be sisters. A gruff old man with a bushy beard mans the full bar—grandpa perhaps? Whether the atmosphere is real or contrived isn't as important as the food delivering, which it mostly does.
The Lamb Souvlaki on pita with greek salad and oregano fries ($14, pictured at top) is probably the most assimilated, familiar dish on the menu, but it is a rousing rendition—the hunks of lamb (ordered and delivered medium rare) are succulent and smoky. The large floppy pita is airy with just the right amount of char from its time on the grill. I am particularly impressed with the salad, which was fresh and beautiful to behold.
Start off with the Patzaria ($8)—tender cubes of roasted beets served with a thick schmear of scordalia (more commonly spelled skordalia), redolent with garlic and olive oil—and you won't be disappointed. Especially if you have overloaded on beets and goat cheese in the last few years and are looking for a new salad or dip.
Don't let these ear-sized wedges of Halloumi ($9) cool too much—they sill taste good, but not nearly as much when they are piping hot. The red pepper emulsion adds a nice tang to compliment the creaminess of the cheese.
I am not sure that I necessarily buy that the Moussaka ($16) is a "secret family recipe," but it is wonderful nonetheless. For a dish that looks like a brick and is often as dense as one, Taverna's version is unexpectedly light and airy. It tastes great too, with the creamy potato, earthy lamb, and eggplant all adding their own distinct layers of flavor.
The only disappointment was a veal shank ($21) that tasted more like mutton (not in a good way), and proved to be a rather meager portion despite the generous helping of orzo. Of course I ordered a braised meat dish in the middle of summer, they probably don't sell too many. That doesn't excuse stale product, but it raises the question as to why it is even there in this heat.
That aside, I look forward to dining at Taverna again. It is a welcome addition to the neighborhood and a place I would be happy to spend my own money.
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Discover the secrets of the Victorian Arcades of Leadenhall Market designed and created by Sir Horace Jones in 1881, one of the three markets he built for the City of London. The credentials of Leadenhall as a market go back nearly 2000 years. It was built on the site of the Roman Basilica and Forum, then continued during the medieval period as a market selling meat, fish and herbs, continuing well into the C17, as a place where wool merchants baled and weighed wool, the source of the City of London's wealth.
Come and hear about the generous Mayors of the City, such as Richard Whittington and Simon Ayres who ensured the City was fed in times of famine.. The arcades still provide fresh meat, cheese shops, wine merchants and delicatessens creating a destination hub for fine dining and shopping.
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As long as the current government shutdown ends within the next few weeks, the cost to the overall economy should be relatively modest, says Andrew Hunter of Capital Economics. Much of the lost economic activity would likely be made up in the following weeks, as was the case with the 16-day shutdown in 2013. However, "the damage to the economy will begin to rise exponentially the longer the shutdown drags on," Hunter wrote in a note to clients Friday.
If the shutdown lasts through March, Hunter estimates that economic growth in the first quarter would fall by between 0.5 and 1.0 percentage point on an annualized basis. About half of that loss would be from the direct costs associated with 800,000 federal employees not being paid, while the other half would come from the indirect costs driven by things like "suppliers going unpaid, cancellations of contractor work and even missed rental payments on Federal buildings."
Other potential costs that could emerge toward the end of the quarter include delays in tax refunds, the loss of food stamp payments and disruptions to travel.
Given Capital Economics projection of 2.0 percent GDP growth for the first quarter, the analysis suggests that a shutdown of three months could cut economic growth in half to start the year. Not a disaster, Hunter says, since much of the growth could be recaptured in the following quarters.
More troubling, though, is the possibility that the shutdown is just a hint of what's to come. "The bigger risk to the economy," Hunter writes, "is probably still that the current stand-off is just a prelude to a full-blown crisis over the Federal debt ceiling later this year."


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Some Republicans go for Deeds
Dem gubernatorial candidate/local state Senator Creigh Deeds has eight moderate Republican former legislators signing on to support him. Called Virginians for Deeds, the list includes former state senator Russ Potts, who ran for governor as an independent in 2005, and John Chichester, who once headed the state Senate.
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With a headline like that I wonder what side of the aisle Lisa is on?
These are not republicans. They simple road a coattail into office and then turncoated. They are doing the same thing here simply to get their names out front again by riding the pied pipers (Obama)coattail. I believe in Democracy not Socialism and Deeds will lead us to the latter as he follows Obamas lead right along with Perry-l-lo.
Deeds will need all the help he can get. In today's NYT :
"Republicans, however, may not have to wait until 2010 to start posting victories. There are two elections for governor this November, in New Jersey and Virginia, both for seats held by Democrats. And both seem to be prime targets for Republicans."
MacDonnel's got it in the bag! No way the Democrats can win in Virginia come November!! He should start measuring the drapes.
Maybe George Allen could help with that? Lord knows he doesn't have anything meaningful to do these days......
Last I heard, Terry MacCaullife wasn't busy either!
Support from these RINO's will have no impact on the election; Virginians know that we don't want the kind of Government that Obama and friends are trying to stick us with, and will not elect Creigh Deeds!
You said it Tom.
Obama said he would shut down Guantanamo, yet he can't. He said he would pull American troops out of Iraq, yet we are still there. He said he would allow Americans to read bills a week before they were voted on, yet they are rushing these bills (stimulus, tarp money, and soon to be healthcare) through the system because they don't want the American people to know what is in the Bills! He sent more (35,000) of our troops to Afghanistan (this after some democrats hailed Obama as a "President of Peace")
After all this and with local democratic leaders having backed Obama, you really think Virginians are going to stand to keep these people in power? No.
We already have 35 TRILLION in UNFUNDED medicare liabilites.. how are we going to solve this by adding anoter trilliona year on top of that?
Obamas coattails will be pretty dingy by the time election day is here...


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Today's release of Flash Player 11.3 brings three important security improvements:
- Flash Player Protected Mode ("sandboxing") is now available for Firefox users on Windows.
- For Mac users, this release will include the background updater for Mac OS X.
- This release and all future Flash Player releases for Mac OS X will be signed with an Apple Developer ID, so that Flash Player can work with the new Gatekeeper technology for Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8).
Flash Player 11.3 brings the first production release of Flash Player Protected Mode for Firefox on Windows, which we first announced in February. This sandboxing technology is based on the same approach that is used within the Adobe Reader X Protected Mode sandbox. Flash Player Protected Mode for Firefox is another step in our efforts to raise the cost for attackers seeking to leverage a Flash Player bug in a working exploit that harms end-users. This approach has been very successful in protecting Adobe Reader X users, and we hope Flash Player Protected Mode will provide the same level of protection for Firefox users. For those interested in a more technical description of the sandbox, please see the blog post titled Inside Flash Player Protected Mode for Firefox authored by ASSET and the Flash Player team.
The background updater being delivered for Mac OS X uses the same design as the Flash Player updater on Windows. If the user chooses to accept background updates, then the Mac Launch Daemon will launch the background updater every hour to check for updates until it receives a response from the Adobe server. If the server responds that no update is available, the system will begin checking again 24 hours later. If a background update is available, the background updater can download and install the update without interrupting the end-user's session with a prompt.
With Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8), Apple introduced a feature called "Gatekeeper," which can help end-users distinguish trusted applications from potentially dangerous applications. Gatekeeper checks a developer's unique Apple Developer ID to verify that an application is not known malware and that it hasn't been tampered with. Starting with Flash Player 11.3, Adobe has started signing releases for Mac OS X using an Apple Developer ID certificate. Therefore, if the Gatekeeper setting is set to "Mac App Store and identified developers," end-users will be able to install Flash Player without being blocked by Gatekeeper. If Gatekeeper blocks the installation of Flash Player with this setting, the end-user may have been subject to a phishing attack. That said, a reminder that Flash Player should only be downloaded from the www.adobe.com website.


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Yesterday, I was about to submit a reply to a thread I've been posting in before when an error message popped up, reading something along the lines of "Your post is awaiting moderation". I have no idea what could've triggered it (seems like an anti-spam measure) but roughly 12 hours later and still no sign of my reply. The discussion has moved on and my post seems to be stuck in Limbo.
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Sight Singing is the ability to sing musical notation without the aid of an instrument. To develop this skill, begin by combining very simple pitch and rhythm elements while maintaining a steady beat. This simple sight reading generator creates 8 measures of common time using only two pitches and two note values. There is a setting option to add a third pitch when you are ready. While the pitches displayed are A, G, and E, you may use any pitches that fit the range of your singing. Zoltán Kodály's exercises of this nature are intended to be sung on the pitches La, Sol, Mi which you can read about here.
Like Kodály's exercise's, these include slurs to encourages musicality even in the most rudimentary melodies. This added element might be difficult for some students, in which case, they may ignore the slurs initially. Stronger students should be encouraged to honor the slurs, allowing a classroom to have differentiated instruction even when working on the same material.
There is also a button to count off a tempo and cover each measure prior to singing it. This encourages singers to look ahead and batch 2-4 symbols at a time and process that information as one batched thing rather than several individual things.
At SonicFit, we advocate the use of solfege for sight reading. Applying solfege syllables to each note of the scale helps to develop scale degree aural comprehension and facility. Scale Degree Ear Training and Scale Degree Notation are the corner-stone exercises of SonicFit's pedagogy. To develop aural skills, you should include those exercises in addition to the above sight reading practice. To find out more about SonicFit's Pedigogical Approach go here.


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Dvorák's "Slavonic Rhapsodies" Op.45 were composed in 1878 and issued by the publisher Simrock, Berlin the following year. These three independent orchestral works (in D major, G minor and A-flat major) were published with the same opus number and mark the beginning of his so-called Slavonic period.
Now the "Slavonic Rhapsodies" are being issued separately in scholarly-critical editions. The editor Robert Simon has taken Dvorák's authorised first edition as his principal source.


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Oil drilling operations are finished at a site near North Morenci and all equipment is now gone.
Property owner Velma Schaffer described the result as a dry hole, however, a spokesperson for Continental Resources wouldn't talk about the outcome of the operation.
"It's our practice not to comment on the success of individual wells," said Brian Engel, vice president of public affairs for the energy company, "but we are not planning other wells in that area."
Engel said that Continental's wells in Hillsdale County are producing, however, no new wells are planned at this time.
After equipment was removed from the site, only a lined pit remained. The pit was used to store water and substances used in the drilling operation.
"All lined drilling pits will be closed in accordance with Michigan's DEQ regulations," Engel said.
Past issues of the Observer include articles about extensive gas exploration in Seneca Township in the 1960s. In 1939, at least one well in Medina Township produced oil.
Overall, drillers have had little success in this part of the county, and Continental's recent exploration here won't change that record.
Schaffer took the dry hole outcome in stride. Everyone wants to strike it rich, she said, but she's living comfortably and doesn't need an oil well on her property.


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Edith Windsor, who filed the original case that could upend the Defense of Marriage Act, says just getting the case to this point is a kind of victory.
"We've made a huge step forward and a huge difference in how people look at us," she said. "And so, it'll happen. Another year if not now."
It was the death of Windsor's life partner, Thea Clara Spyer, that led to the case.
Theirs was not a fleeting romance -- the women were together 42 years sharing ups and downs, laughs and tears. They also shared what they'd earned together, including from Windsor's job as a programmer with IBM and Spyer's work as a psychologist.
"We were mildly affluent and extremely happy," Windsor said. "We were like most couples."
But even after they married in 2007 in Toronto, some 40 years into their courtship, the two women were not "like most couples" in the eyes of the state of New York, where they lived, nor in the eyes of the U.S. government, which under the Defense of Marriage Act mandates that a spouse, as legally defined, must be a person of the opposite sex.
This fact hit Windsor hard in 2009, while in a hospital after suffering a heart attack a month after Spyer's death. As she recovered and mourned, Windsor realized she faced a hefty bill for inheritance taxes -- $363,053 more than was warranted, she later claimed in court -- because Spyer was, in legal terms, little more than a friend.
"It was incredible indignation," Windsor recalled feeling. "Just the numbers were so cruel."
This anger gave way to action. Why, she and her lawyers argued, should her relationship with Spyer be any different when it came to rights, taxes and more than a heterosexual couple? Why should Windsor have to pay, literally, for losing her soulmate -- even though, by 2009, New York courts had recognized that "foreign same-sex marriages" should be recognized in the state as valid?
In October, Windsor, now 83, got an answer in the form of a ruling opinion from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. That court found, in her favor, that the Defense of Marriage Act violates the Constitution's equal protection clause and thus she shouldn't have had to pay an inheritance tax after her partner's death. This follows a similar ruling, in May, from another federal appeals court in Boston.
Neither opinion settles the matter for good. That is expected to happen next year when the Supreme Court will weigh the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act through the prism of Windsor and Spyer's story. It is one of two cases related to same-sex marriage that the high court will consider, it announced Friday. The other addresses California's Proposition 8.
Even with those cases still to be decided, Windsor said earlier this fall -- when the lower court decided in her favor, three years after Spyer's death -- that she felt she could finally breathe and celebrate.
It was a day she relished, and one she didn't entirely expect after all her heartache.
"What I'm feeling is elated," Windsor said. "Did I ever think it could come to be, altogether? ... Not a chance in hell."
Instant chemistry in Greenwich Village
Born in Philadelphia in 1929, on the eve of the Great Depression, Windsor graduated from Temple University and earned a master's degree, in 1957, from New York University, according to a fall 2011 story in the latter school's alumni magazine.
She had come to New York hoping for a fresh start after a brief marriage, according to the report. And professionally, she found it -- working for NYU's math department and soon entering data into its UNIVAC, one of a few dozen of the huge commercial computers then in operation. Her knack for programming eventually helped her land a job, and to excel, at IBM.
But something was missing in her life, personally.
Or, as Windsor put it more succinctly, "I suddenly couldn't take it anymore."
In the documentary "Edie and Thea: A Very Long Engagement," she recalled pleading with an old friend to take her "where the lesbians go." And so Windsor spent one Friday night at Portofino, a restaurant in New York's Greenwich Village.
"Somebody brought Thea over and introduced her. And we ended up dancing," she recalled.
"And we immediately just fit," added Spyer, on the documentary.
After reuniting two years later, according to their New York Times' wedding announcement, their connection proved deep and lasting. In 1967, Spyer proposed marriage with a round diamond pin. A year later, they purchased a house together in Southampton, according to the NYU Alumni Magazine story.
Yet while the gay rights' movement took off after the 1969 Stonewall Riots, which occurred while Windsor and Spyer were vacationing in Italy, an actual marriage -- a legal union -- seemed out of the question.
Marriage, at last, and then heartache
Regardless, their love remained strong.
On the documentary, filmed around 2007, Spyer said, "Each one of us, in fact, looks different from how we looked when we met. But if I look at Edie now, she looks exactly the same to me. Exactly the same."
Windsor had halted her new career as a gay rights activist to help care for her partner, who suffered from multiple sclerosis. And it was after getting a "bad prognosis (that) I had another year to live and that was it" that Spyer proposed again.
"And I said yes," Windsor recalled. "She said, 'So do I.' "
Video shows Spyer being pushed through the airport in her wheelchair. It was from that seat -- on May 22, 2007, at Toronto's Sheraton Gateway Hotel -- that she gave her vows to make their marriage official in Canada.
"I, Thea Spyer, choose you, Edith Windsor, to be my lawful, wedded spouse," she said. "For richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part."
Having happily gone four decades without, Windsor soon realized how much the marriage meant to her. It made her and Spyer's love legitimate and all the more real.
"It's different because somewhere you're a hidden person, and suddenly you're a citizen of the world," she said in October.
But what happened as Spyer's condition worsened, and after her death, proved a stark reminder they were not legally united in their own country. And the fact that New York legalized same-sex marriage in 2011 didn't mean that Windsor, for example, would suddenly get back the hundreds of thousands of dollars in inheritance tax that she'd given to the government.
That could happen, however, if the Supreme Court upholds the appeals court ruling. That is Windsor's hope, as is that whether a committed couple is heterosexual or homosexual becomes irrelevant within the next decade.
In the meantime, Windsor said she's proud to fight for something bigger than herself and the legitimacy of her union with Spyer. She hopes, through her struggle, to help make it so gay teenagers can "fall in love knowing there's a future," that children of gay couples won't feel the need to explain their families, and that homophobia becomes a thing of the past.
"I feel like I'm representing them."


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Issued by Topps in 1964, this 32 card set features 3x5" gag awards you could pass out to your friends, co-workers, professionals etc. Awards like: the Stupid Dentist Award, Lateness Award, Slob Award, Juvenile Delinquency Award etc, etc. Stupid humor from 35 years ago! Prime item for aging baby boomers. Mint condition sets too!


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Pirates' fans have seen the results of Ryan Doumit's defense up close and have pretty universally agreed that it's not good. Over the past four seasons I'd rate it as "bad," "somewhat improved," "wretched" and "eh."
But beyond the passed balls and weak throws, how does he rate as a receiver of ball and strikes? I've never heard any of his pitchers call him out (not that they should do so publicly.)
Mike Fast at Baseball Prospectus has done more work than anyone else I've found trying to give objective analysis to catcher defense. In his latest piece he dissects the effect catchers have on ball and strike calls based on their setup and movement. Standing out among his conclusions: Over the last five years, Doumit is the worst at framing pitches to create strike calls for his pitchers, costing the team 26 runs per 120 games played.
The article is well worth a read even if you don't want to get into the deep number crunching parts. There are animated .gifs illustrating different techniques by various catchers that help or hurt their pitchers, including one that shows Doumit nodding his head as he follows pitches that are low in the zone, which leads to more ball calls.
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Whole-Wheat Pasta with Broccolini and Feta
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This pasta features radishes, broccolini and feta cheese in sherry vinegar, olive oil and orange zest sauce. The use of whole-wheat pasta makes the dish heart healthy.
1 medium shallot, thinly sliced
1 bunch broccolini, cut into 2-in. stems and florets
1 medium bunch radishes, trimmed, very thinly sliced
12 oz. whole-wheat rigatoni
1 tbsp. sherry wine vinegar
1/2 tsp. orange zest, finely grated
3/4 tsp. kosher salt (additional to taste)
Freshly ground black pepper
3 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
7 oz. feta cheese, crumbled
1. Put shallot in bowl and cover with cold water. Soak for about 10 mins.; then drain. Bring large pot of water to boil and salt generously. Fill medium bowl with ice water and salt.
2. Add broccolini to boiling water and cook until crisp-tender, about 2 to 3 mins. Stir in radish slices and cook 30 seconds more. Use slotted spoon or strainer to scoop out vegetables and plunge them immediately into ice water. Drain vegetables and pat them very dry.
3. Add pasta to same pot of boiling water and cook, stirring occasionally until al dente, about 8 to 9 mins. Drain and set aside.
4. Whisk sherry vinegar, orange zest, ¾ tsp. salt and pepper to taste in large serving bowl. Gradually whisk in oil, starting with a few drops and then adding the rest in steady stream to make dressing.
5. Toss rigatoni, broccolini, radish and shallot with dressing. Add feta cheese and toss lightly. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Recipe by Eurest Dining Services


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The Republican presidential nomination was all but wrapped up before this week's primary elections, but after Mitt Romney swept all five states holding votes on Tuesday, even last-rival-standing Newt Gingrich (sorry, Ron Paul fans) threw in the towel. Romney's victory didn't come cheap, though. His campaign spent more than his three nearest rivals combined in order to secure the nomination, and the disparity grows if you include the TV ads paid for by pro-Romney super PACs. Here's a look at just how expensive Romney's primary battle turned out to be, and a taste of how he spent his war chest:
$76.6 million
Amount Romney spent on his primary battles, through March 31
Cost of each of the 4.1 million votes he won
Cost of each of the 607 delegates he won
$122 million
Total amount spent on the Romney campaign, including money donated to his super PAC Restore Our Future
Candidates who were ahead of Romney in the polls at one point or another
Full-time staff employed by the Romney campaign
Average salary of Romney staffers
$10.1 million
Amount the Romney campaign spent in March alone
The Romney campaign's March rent
March payments to law and lobbying firm Patton Boggs
$1.2 million
March spending on direct mail consulting
$1.1 million
March travel expenses
March spending on catering and facility rentals
March spending on event consulting
Amount the Romney campaign paid to New York City's Waldorf Astoria hotel in March
Amount Team Romney spent on office supplies from Apple in March
Amount Team Romney spent on Poland Spring water in March
Amount Team Romney spent at Arby's in March
What they spent at Applebee's
$21 million
Amount Newt Gingrich spent on his primary campaign ($39 million with his super PAC)
Cost for each of the 2.2 million votes he won ($150,000 per delegate)
$4.3 million
The Gingrich campaign's remaining debt
$18.7 million
Amount Rick Santorum spent on his primary campaign ($28 million with his super PAC)
Cost for each of the 2.9 million votes he won ($71,000 per delegate)
$35 million
Amount Ron Paul spent on his primary battle
Cost for each of the 1.1 million votes he won ($485,500 per delegate)
$89 million
Amount President Obama's re-election campaign has spent during the GOP primary
$600 million
Amount Team Romney hopes to raise for the general election
$750 million+
Amount Team Obama hopes to raise for the general election
Sources: BuzzFeed, CNNMoney, New York Times, Talking Points Memo (2)


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Amazon's Kindle strategy has two prongs: Tether its e-book store closely to its own devices and simultaneously, make sure buyers can also read their purchases on other platforms, if they really want to.
This will be important when Apple's iPad launches, since Amazon (AMZN) will have an app that works on that device. It's already relevant for those who use Apple (AAPL) iPhones/iPods and PCs that run Microsoft's (MSFT) Windows. And as of this morning, for some BlackBerry users.
You can download Amazon's free BlackBerry app, which runs on seven newish models from Research in Motion (RIMM), here or by entering "amazon.com/kindlebb" into your BlackBerry browser.
I've given the app a cursory run-through, and it did indeed give me access to books I'd previously purchased via Amazon. Just like other Kindle apps, it remembered that I'd only gotten through the first six chapters of Elmore Leonard's "Road Dogs."
And unlike the first version of the Kindle App for iPhone/iPod (which came out nearly a year ago), you don't need to use the device's native browser to shop at Amazon's store. There's an in-app version of the store that allowed me to quickly download a sample of Ozzy Osbourne's "I Am Ozzy." (Sort of interesting, though suspiciously cogent.)
I've been a big proponent of the notion that single-use devices like the Kindle will end up losing out to all-in gadgets like the iPhone and iPod because convenience trumps everything else. But Kindle on the BlackBerry, a device that really isn't optimized for reading more than a few words at a time, will be an interesting test of that thesis.


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The Metropolitan Transit Authority in New York City is offering a new solution for cash-only customers to pay bridge and tunnel tolls.
The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) launched a program last year for commuters in the greater New York City area to pay bridge and tunnel tolls more easily.
The new program provides free, electronic cards that commuters can use to reload cash to existing E-ZPass accounts: a designated pass that allows passage through toll plazas. However, the card cannot be used for paying tolls directly at the plazas.
The MTA worked with Xerox to develop the card program to accommodate cash-only citizens.
According to the MTA, a quarter of all households in the U.S. are "unbanked," meaning they don't have bank accounts. Many don't qualify for credit cards, so the electronic cards let commuters replenish E-ZPass accounts with cash instead.
"We realized there's a segment of the population that has, for a variety of reasons, resisted getting an E-ZPass," said Bob Redding, senior director of new toll initiatives for MTA bridges and tunnels. "And one of them is that they either can't get a credit card or they're unbanked in other ways."
When commuters need to add cash to their reloadable cards, they can do so at one of 2,500 retail locations throughout the city, including pharmacies and grocery stores. The cards use Visa's ReadyLink reload infrastructure to reload cash to E-ZPass cards.
Having multiple retail locations for cash reloading makes it easier for account holders to replenish their accounts, Redding explained. Prior to the card program, the only way for users to add cash to their E-ZPass accounts was by visiting one of only three MTA customer service areas.
The program is already picking up momentum. Since the program began, the MTA has distributed nearly 60,000 reloadable cards and has collected roughly $2.6 million in cash reloads to E-ZPass accounts.
But E-ZPass accounts alone don't grant vehicle access through toll plazas. Account holders must also keep transponders in their vehicles when passing through in order to gain access.
Currently the program covers toll plazas in New York City, but similar programs that support cash over an electronic system could be applied to other toll authorities, utility providers, transit agencies and public housing agencies, according to Xerox.
Outside of New York City, other transportation agencies have taken similar approaches to providing increased payment options for accounts like E-ZPass. In the San Francisco Bay Area, commuters can use the FasTrak program for passing through bridge toll plazas.
Much like the MTA's new program, commuters can reload cash to their FasTrak account at self-service kiosks. Unlike the MTA's program, FasTrak doesn't offer the capability for cash to be reloaded onto electronic cards.
Even though nine of the area's 10 toll plazas still accept cash, Redding said ideally, the MTA would like to move toward cashless methods for all toll payments. The MTA recently began a pilot program to go cashless at the Henry Hudson bridge toll location and won't accept any cash now at that facility.
"There are many toll agencies across the country that are moving in the direction of more automation and less cash collection," Redding said. "And we are not ready to go there yet, but we are looking at that."
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Baking with Dorie: Gourmandise Recipe
Satisfy your sweet tooth with recipes from Dorie Greenspan.
It's not easy to translate gourmandise from the French. Strictly speaking, I guess it would be a delicacy or a treat, but the word, when applied to food, can also mean greedy. It's a great word—I mean, how many of us haven't been greedy for the treats we love—and it's a great name for this dessert from Pierre Herme.
This gorgeous dessert has three parts; from the bottom up they are: rich coconut-tapioca; spears of fresh pineapple mixed with lime zest and sweet orange marmalade; and thin, thin slices of oven-dried pineapple.
When I wrote the description of this dessert for the first book that I did with Pierre (Desserts by Pierre Herme), I said that it "... falls into that rarely explored realm between refreshing and comforting. The coconut—its consistency like that of a bisque, its floating pearls just right for popping against the roof of your mouth—is mild, milky, soupy and soothing, while the pineapple, glistening with bittersweet marmalade and spiked with lime zest, is all sparkle and zip." More than a decade later, it still seems right to me. More important, the dessert is still exciting.
Each part of the dessert can be made ahead and, really, each part could be served separately, but that wouldn't be very gourmandise-ish, would it?
- Yield:6 servings
- The dried pineapple (optional, recipe below)
- The tapioca (recipe below)
- The fresh pineapple (recipe below)
- Red currants or pomegranate seeds, optional
- 1/4 pineapple
- Confectioner's sugar
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- Strip of orange zest
- 3 tablespoons small-pearl tapioca (not granulated or instant)
- 1/3 cup heavy cream, boiled (it can be at room temperature)
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk, at room temperature
- 3/4 pineapple (the remainder of the pineapple from above), peeled
- 2 tablespoons sweet orange marmalade
- Zest from 1 1/2 limes, removed with a zester (do not grate the zest)
Peel the pineapple and cut 6 slices crosswise, core and all (save the rest of the pineapple, you'll be using it); ideally, the slices should be less than 1/8 inch thick. (If you have a meat slicer, you'll find it's perfect for getting a very thin slice of fruit.) Cut the core from each slice (this is easily done with a small cookie or biscuit cutter) and place the slices on a triple thickness of paper towels. Cover with three layers of paper towels and allow the pineapple to drain for an hour or two.
Preheat the oven to 200°F. Dust a nonstick baking sheet with a light coating of confectioner's sugar; have another baking sheet at hand.
For Dried Pineapple: Place the pineapple rounds on the baking sheet dusted with the confectioner's sugar, cover with the other baking sheet (it will serve as a weight) and bake for about 1 hour, with the oven door held slightly ajar with a wooden spoon, until the pineapple is dried. Cool on a rack and then store in an airtight container. (The pineapple can be made a few days ahead and kept in a tin at room temperature, safe from humidity. This same technique works for oranges, lemons, apples and pears.)
For the Tapioca: Bring the milk, sugar and orange zest to a boil in a heavy-bottomed 2-quart saucepan. Stirring constantly, add the tapioca in a slow, steady stream. Reduce the heat to its lowest setting and cook the mixture, stirring frequently, for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the tapioca is soft and most of the liquid has been absorbed
Add the boiled cream and coconut milk and, stirring constantly, cook over low heat for 3 minutes. Turn the tapioca out into a bowl, press a piece of plastic wrap against its surface, and cool to room temperature. When it is cool, wrap the tapioca airtight and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, about 2 hours. (The tapioca can be refrigerated for up to two days.)
For Fresh Pineapple: Quarter the pineapple from top to bottom and cut away the core. Cut each quarter lengthwise into thin spears, then cut these long pieces crosswise into bite-sized spears. Blot the pineapple free of excess moisture with paper towels and put the pieces in a bowl. Add the marmalade and zest and toss until the mixture is well blended. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour or for as long as a day.
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text: President Announces 2014 Budget; Includes Grant Funding for School Cafeteria Equipment 2013-04-10April 10, 2013 - Today, President Obama announced his FY2014 Budget for the federal government which included additional funds supporting nutritional programs. The budget for the Department of Agriculture includes $35 million in grant money for schools to purchase necessary equipment to help meet the new guidelines from the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA). It also shores up Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) benefits that were set to be cut this November. The next step of the budget process is for Congress to begin debate on the Appropriations Committees before votes in the respective Chambers.


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Apple sets March 21 event, Wall Street sees new, smaller iPhone
Probably, but this is the first time we've driven the latest Rolls-Royce convertible on UK roads. After all, Britain loves an open-top car, despite the meteorological issues one is likely to suffer driving one with the roof stowed. But if any car can eradicate the unpleasantness of this country's unreliable climate, it ought to be the Dawn. Especially with prices starting at a not inconsiderable £264,000. Yikes. You must get a lot for your money… Most certainly. There's rather a lot of car here – the Dawn is 5.3 metres long, 1.9 metres…Read More


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Your sexual relationship with your partner may not change at all during pregnancy, but then again, it very well could....
Your sexual relationship with your partner may not change at all during pregnancy, but then again, it very well could. Some women experience problems with sex during pregnancy due to annoying symptoms or emotional issues tied to the pregnancy. In any case, if sex has become less fun since you became pregnant, you shouldn't feel alone, because other women do go through the same thing. Following are some tips that may make your sex life during pregnancy a little bit better. Combat morning sickness blues. First of all, for most women morning sickness does end - so look forward to that! Secondly, track when your morning sickness is the worst, and obviously, plan sex during a totally different time of the day. Don't pressure yourself to try and feel sexy, when all you really feel is queasy. Be open with your partner and hold off on sex for a while if you need to. Get more comfortable. Your changing and expanding shape can make some positions you may be used to, a lot less comfortable. Break out of the rut and try some pregnancy-approved sex positions. Breast discomfort can kill the moment. If engorged breasts are making sex uncomfortable, try having your partner avoid your breasts or try wearing a very supportive (and sexy if you like) bra. Full on naked is fun sure, but a good bra can help reduce breast discomfort, which in turn can increase your comfort during sex. Wake up! Fatigue can hit at anytime during a pregnancy, with surprising force too. Previous night owls may find that 9pm seems terribly late to get busy. Plan around fatigue by getting a great nights' sleep every night and by scheduling sex earlier in the day. I know, scheduled sex sounds about as fun as morning sickness, but it won't be forever. You can still surprise your partner, just plan those surprises a little earlier. The big O issue. Be prepared for changes where orgasms are concerned. Some women have better orgasms while pregnant, but due to hormonal changes, the situation could go the other way too. Hormones during pregnancy increase blood flow in your body, even to your genitals, which can make orgasms either more or less enjoyable, depending on the woman. Don't be disappointed if the big O is less hot than before - you can always try again. Stay connected. Pregnancy should bring a couple closer together, however, often the opposite is true sexually. Both partners may be worried about what sort of parents they'll be or how they'll afford the baby. Try to fake it until you make it. In other words, stay connected, even if you're feeling less than sexy, and eventually you'll start to feel lovable and sexy without even trying. Try the following...
- Keep the spark alive
- Little ways to tell your partner you care
- Plan a romantic getaway.
- Get dressed up and hit the town.
- Oral sex is safe while pregnant - seriously, it is.
- Also see this pregnancy sex guide for each trimester


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NEW YORK (AP) Jeff Van Gundy will see both Los Angeles teams on Christmas, and for now he likes the Clippers much better.
Van Gundy also ranks New York ahead of Miami at this point, with everyone looking up at Oklahoma City as the NBA heads toward its marquee holiday schedule.
ESPN will show five games that day on its networks, and Van Gundy will call two of them with partner Mike Breen from Staples Center. The Lakers host the New York Knicks in ABC's first broadcast of the season, and the Clippers will face Denver in the nightcap on ESPN.
Van Gundy says the Clippers have played ``outstanding basketball,'' while the Lakers aren't as healthy and ``just haven't played well, haven't played with the enthusiasm of a team that's truly tied together.''
Miami also hosts the Thunder in an NBA Finals rematch.


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Rule #1 - Be Patient - Rule #2 - Don't ask when, if you don't contribute - Rule #3 - You have coding skills - LinuxMCE's small brother is available: http://www.agocontrol.com
Hi,I've been using some of the elements of the Pluto system at home for some time (e.g. MythTV / Motion) together with other HA focussed applications - e.g. Misterhouse. I'm satisfied by the individual elements of my current set-up, but am very tempted to move over to Pluto to gain an integrated user interface and other advanced features such as VLC streaming to more than one location.I have a question in relation to audio streaming. I understand that the Pluto system will happily stream sound to Media Directors or slim-server box, but can the core stream to a (linux) PC that isn't a dedicated MD running the standard Pluto PXE image. I know Pluto is based on Debian, so I'm guessing it's possible, but has anyone done it in practice?Alternatively, are their any other simple kludges (e.g. second sound card in a hybrid core)?ThanksLuke.
Hi Rob,...It looks like the MVP developers already have the MVP working as a slimserver client, so we may be quite close to some form of Pluto compatible audio streaming device ahead of a bigger project to port the Orbiter code.Luke.