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Joined: 30 Sep 2004
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Location: Penrith (where jacarandas remind me of change), New South Wales, Australia
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 1:47 pm
Post subject: Klimt 'n the LACMA
anyone lucky enough to be in LA from now to June 30 ~ you'll be able to see 5 exquisite Klimt paintings..the unbelievable portraits of Adele Bloch-Bauer ~ gold-drenched canvas!
oh..'n the beechwood one...the colour the light...the wonder of Gustav's vision..
would love to hear of anyone's visit..
"I've never accepted the external appearance of things as the whole truth. The world is much more elaborate than the nerves of our eye can tell us." - James Gleeson
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 7:55 pm
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I am completely enthralled by Klimt. The first time I saw his work was ten years ago at the Chicago Art Institute, and was drawn to them immeditly. I would love if this comes to NYC!
"It's watery....and yet there's a smack of ham."
"It's hot ham water."
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Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 3:09 am
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Erin...treat yourself and fly over! Do you know of the up and coming film "Klimt"?
With the dear John Malkovich as Klimt...from photos of the shoot he looks soooooooooooooooooooooooooo Gustavish
Not sure when it will have a worldwide release...the following from a reviewer posting on IMDB:
"I saw the short version at the European Screen market during the Berlin Film Festival ,and I have to tell that this version is nothing more than a visualization. No real story, unclear jumps between reality and vision. Bombastic sets, incredible costumes -- but then the same road is used for Vienna and Paris street scenes. Besides that: Nicolai Kinski (son of late Klaus) as Schiele is a diamond in this. Malkovich is the monolith in this nothing of a storyline.
This picture urgently needs an English synchronization. The German/Austrian actors contra American/English mix is horrible. This is a German who writes this!
I hope I will see the long one somewhen. Perhaps it makes it much clearer. "
maybe I'll watch it on dvd with the sound off...play some gorgeous music from the period instead...and faint at the costumes...and the colour...I've seen one shot where it appears gold leaf is floating through the air...Klimt, the magician of gold..
Don't know when your birthday is..however whenever it is..perhaps a trip to LA in the next few weeks would be a thoughtful gift from a nearby giftgiver....
Erin, if I could I'd give you wings to fly
hugs fellow Klimt soul
"I've never accepted the external appearance of things as the whole truth. The world is much more elaborate than the nerves of our eye can tell us." - James Gleeson
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Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 5:26 am
Post subject: Klimt paintings
They are extraordinary paintings. Even better is the fact they have been returned to their rightful owners. If you are ever in NYC you must visit the Neue Gallerie, they have a wonderful collection of Klimt paintings and drawings, especially landscapes, which are rarely seen.
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Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 2:31 pm
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The cafe/restaurant at LACMA is good too, though rather pricey; I only had a dessert. I went to their Cezanne-Pissarro exhibition (also showed at MoMA I believe) which was absolutely excellent.
Have fun, anyone who goes!
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Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 3:24 pm
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My birthday sadly isn't until December! I do think I will check out Laurie's suggestion of the Neue Gallerie when I stay in the city next week.
I would really love to see Donna Con Ventaglio, it's my favorite..... along with Sea Serpents IV, Tanzerin, The Tree of Life and Musik.... oh Emilie Floege and Pear Trees. Well, I guess I have a lot of Klimt favorites.
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Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 5:17 pm
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The most touching part of this exhibit is the fact that these paintings were confiscated from the Bloch-Bauer family by the Nazis before World War II and only recently returned after DECADES of legal wrangling with the government of Austria. Justice has been served - however belatedly. Maria Altmann, the niece of Adele Bloch-Bauer, has graciously donated these masterpieces to the LACMA for this exposition. What a GIFT!!!!!!
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By JONATHAN WELSH
For some, the first sign of trouble was a Daytona Spyder.
When one of these rare early-1970s Ferrari sports cars turns up at an auction, high-end collectors typically bid aggressively, even fiercely, to acquire it. But at a recent sale in California, one Spyder failed to fetch the minimum bid.
In recent years, the vintage car market has soared, led by the priciest European models. But now, as the economy worsens to the point where even the wealthiest collectors feel pinched, demand for million-dollar sports cars is starting to skid.
Dealers, auction-company executives and others in the business acknowledge the downturn but say that, until recently, it has mainly affected the low end of the market: cars costing up to about $100,000, many of them American models. And while some insist that Ferraris, Mercedes-Benzes and Alfa Romeos are still holding their value, an increasing number of sellers are looking to unload their cars in a hurry to raise cash after losing their jobs, or a large chunk of their wealth in the stock-market plunge, say car auctioneers and others.
Recently, two of Michael Sheehan's clients came to him looking to sell their Ferraris in a hurry -- an unusual request. "They needed cash now," says Mr. Sheehan, a longtime Ferrari broker in Newport Beach, Calif. The cars, a $110,000 1982 Berlinetta Boxer and a $950,000 1972 Daytona Spyder, wound up selling for about 25% less than they would have sold for just a few months ago.
Both sellers themselves were in hammered industries: One was a home builder from Chicago, and the other a former Lehman Bros. executive from New York.
Mr. Sheehan says he and others saw it as a bad omen when the Daytona Spyder failed to sell during an annual weekend of car shows, auctions and racing events on California's Monterey Peninsula in August. The event attracts some of the most sought-after cars and well-to-do collectors, and sales this year included several record prices.
Surprisingly, though, there were four Daytona Spyders -- which are sleek, shapely two-seat convertibles -- up for sale this year by three auction companies. That's considered too many for a car of which only about 120 were made. While one sold for about $1.5 million, two others sold for between $1 million and $1.1 million. The fourth failed to sell because bids fell short of the reserve price.
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There were other signs of trouble at the summer auto auctions. Mike Regalia was at an auction in Pebble Beach, Calif., in August when bidding began for a Porsche that once belonged to actor Steve McQueen. The auction house's estimate was $125,000 to $175,000, though Mr. Regalia, a Sun Valley, Calif., collector who also restores vintage cars, says he thought it would fetch at least $200,000. After all, collectors have paid outlandish sums recently for the late actor's property.
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In the past year, many collectors who used home-equity loans or other credit to buy the vintage convertible or muscle car of their dreams have had to sell as the housing and credit markets have declined. The same factors have kept new collectors from entering the market. As a result, many staple collector cars like 1957 Chevrolets, 1940 Fords and 1960s Pontiac GTOs are selling for half what they commanded two or three years ago.
According to industry tracker CNW Research, long-established classic cars are also suffering. The price of a 1934 Packard Touring is down 17% on average, compared with two years ago. The 1957 Ford Thunderbird is down 15%, and the 1940 Ford DeLuxe Coupe is down 40%.
Market watchers are bracing themselves for the next big round of high-end auto auctions in Scottsdale, Ariz., in January -- long a collective barometer of the market's condition. Some fear that these auctions may disappoint, much like this month's New York contemporary-art sales by the Sotheby's and Christie's auction houses. The Sotheby's sale totaled $125 million, well below the low estimate. The Christie's sale brought in $113.6 million, or about half the low estimate. At both auctions, about a third of the lots failed to sell.
For some collectors, the downturn could be a good time to amass a long-coveted vehicle or two -- not just because prices are often lower, but because cars that weren't for sale before are suddenly available. John McCue of Half Moon Bay, Calif., bought a 1958 Mercury Park Lane last summer for $39,000. The 61-year-old retired software executive says it probably cost him about 5% less than the car's value a year earlier. But since he has pursued the car for years, he knows the former owner wouldn't have sold it then.
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While many in the collecting business say there will always be enough wealthy people who want vintage cars, others fear the market could be headed for a repeat of its last crash in 1989, when speculators who had no particular interest in vintage cars drove a steep, if fleeting, run-up in prices. Today, more of the buyers are car lovers, but speculation underpins their motives as well.
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AMIE obtained this image on 1 January 2006, from a distance of 1483 kilometres from the surface, with a ground resolution of 134 metres per pixel. The imaged area is centred at a latitude of 4.2º South and longitude 98.4º East.
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- Translate "make it less difficult to" to Spanish: hacer menos difícil, hacer más fácil
English Synonyms of "make it less difficult to": make it easier to
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Yes, I had gathered that. What I am interested in is to what extent that a halo of 1-2px wide around an object of partially transparent pixels will really have on performance. As noted, I have not seen any noticeable difference with pedestrians.
Could the fuzzy-edge problem be mitigated by having Blender export 2x or 4x size bitmaps, and then simply scaling them down? Any one-pixel-wide translucent border of an object then would become only 1/2 or 1/4 or less in strength.
If someone could kindly point me to where I could find a recent compile for Windows, I would greatly appreciate it and return the favour with a flood of new alpha-enabled graphics.
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Deciphering the Nutrition Facts Label: Do You Know What You're Eating?
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How much calcium is in macaroni and cheese? Which brand of macaroni and cheese has the least fat? The best way to find out this information and more is to read the food label. All food packages bear the Nutrition Facts label, which is full of useful information to help you eat more healthfully.
Let's look at a sample label for macaroni and cheese to find out what is inside.
Serving Size
|Serving Size: 1 cup (228 g)
|Servings Per Container: 2
The serving size tells you the amount of food that the nutrient information given on the label is based on. Pay attention to the serving size, including how many servings are in a package, and compare it to how much you actually eat. In the sample label above, one serving of macaroni and cheese equals one cup. If you ate the entire package, you would eat two cups, which means you would also consume twice the amount of the nutrients listed on the label.
Calories and Calories From Fat
|Amount Per Serving
|Calories 250 Calories from Fat 110
Calories are a measure of how much energy you get from food. Calories come from three sources: fat, protein, and carbohydrate. The label tells you how many of the calories in one serving come from fat.
Important Nutrients
The top half of the nutrition label lists nutrients that can strongly affect your health. They can be divided into two groups: those to limit and those to get enough of.
Nutrients to Limit
|Total Fat 12 g
|Saturated Fat 3 g
|Trans Fat 1.5 g
|Cholesterol 30 mg
|Sodium 470 mg
These are the nutrients that can have adverse effects on your health if they are eaten in excess. For example, too much fat, too much cholesterol, or too much sodium may increase your risk of certain chronic diseases including heart disease, some forms of cancer]]>, and ]]>high blood pressure]]>. Saturated fat and Trans fat is of particular concern. Unsaturated fats, which are not required to be listed on a label, are a healthier type of fat. Most of the fat you eat should be the unsaturated type (both monounsaturated and polyunsaturated). Each gram of fat, whether it is saturated or unsaturated, provides nine calories.
Another kind of fat on the label is ]]>trans fats]]> . Most trans fats come from partially hydrogenated vegetable oils as found in vegetable shortenings and some margarines, which are commonly used in baked goods. Trans fats, along with saturated fats and cholesterol increase the "bad" lipids in your blood, putting you at higher risk for heart disease.
Eating too many calories in general can lead to overweight and ]]>obesity]]>. Being overweight is a risk factor for many health conditions including ]]>type 2 diabetes]]> and ]]>osteoarthritis]]>. Therefore, it is essential to also note the total calories listed on the label.
Nutrients to Get Enough of
|Dietary Fiber 0 g
|Vitamin A
|Vitamin C
These are a few of the nutrients that are beneficial to our health, and many Americans may not get enough. These include ]]>vitamins A]]> and ]]>C]]>, the minerals ]]>calcium]]> and ]]>iron]]>, and ]]>fiber]]>. Calcium can help decrease the risk of ]]>osteoporosis]]>, while vitamin C acts as an antioxidant. Fiber, which helps to maintain regularity, is also believed to help decrease the risk of certain chronic diseases.
Total Carbohydrate
Here, you can find the total grams of carbohydrate in the product. One gram of carbohydrate provides four calories. Total carbohydrate includes dietary fiber and sugars, which are both listed on the label, as well as other forms of carbohydrate.
The Percent Daily Value (%DV)
The percent daily values are listed in the right-hand column of the Nutrition Facts label. These percentages tell you whether the nutrients in a serving of food contribute a lot or a little to your total daily nutrient intake— 5% or less is "a little" and 20% or more is "a lot."
For example, one serving of macaroni and cheese provides 2% of the daily value for vitamin C. This is a little, and therefore, this food is not a good source of vitamin C. Be sure to eat other foods rich in this vitamin (fruits and vegetables) throughout the day. On the other hand, one serving of macaroni and cheese provides 20% of the daily value of calcium. This is considered a lot; making this food a good source of calcium. You will still need to eat other calcium-rich foods throughout the day to reach 100% of the daily value, but this food provides a significant amount.
What Is My Daily Value?
The percent daily values are based on recommendations for a 2,000 calorie diet and are outlined in a table below the Nutrition Facts label. The information in this table is exactly the same on all food products. (Small food products may not have this table if there is not enough room to display it). These values are based on expert dietary advice for the amount of certain nutrients you should consume over the course of the day.
People's actual calorie intakes can vary widely around 2,000 calories, so you may need greater or lesser amounts of these nutrients based on your actual calorie intake. However, the daily values provide a good starting point to refer to. For example, just knowing that one serving of macaroni and cheese contains 12 grams of fat is not very helpful. But to know that this 12 grams accounts for 18% of the total amount you should have in a day is a more useful way of interpreting it. Also, referring to the note that 5% is a little and 20% is a lot, one serving of macaroni and cheese is closer to "a lot" than "a little" amount of fat.
Comparing Percent Daily Values
The percent daily value makes it easy for you to compare the nutrient contents of different brands of similar foods. But first check the serving size to see that it is the same; serving sizes are generally consistent for similar types of food. This can help you choose the product with the lower percentage of fat or the greater percentage of calcium, for example.
Sugars and Protein
There are no daily values for sugars and proteins]]>.
|% Daily Value*
|Sugars 5 g
|Protein 5 g
There is no DV for sugars because there is no specific recommendation for the amount of sugar we should eat each day. The amount of sugar listed here includes both natural sugars (such as those that occur in fruits and dairy products), as well as sugars added during processing. To determine which type of sugars a food product contains, check the ingredient list.
Usually, there is no DV given for protein. This is because protein intake is not a major health concern for adults and children over the age of four. However, if a food package makes a specific claim about its protein intake, such as "high in protein," the %DV must then be included. The average American eats plenty of protein in his or her daily diet. Each gram of protein provides four calories.
The DV for calcium is 1,000 (milligrams) mg per day. To determine the exact amount of calcium in a product, you will need to do a little math—just multiply the %DV by 10. If a container of yogurt contains 30% DV; multiply this by 10, which will give you the value of 300 mg.
The DV is 1,000 mg, which is the recommendation for people ages 19-50. However, adolescents (ages 9-18) need 1,300 mg per day, and people age 51 and older need 1,200 mg each day. For these groups, strive for 130% and 120% of the daily value, respectively.
American Dietetic Association
US Food and Drug Administration
Canada's Food Guide
Dietitians of Canada
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. US Food and Drug Administration website. Available at: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov . Accessed July 15, 2008.
Duyff RL, ADA. The American Dietetic Association's Complete Food & Nutrition Guide . Chronimed Publishing; 1998.
DynaMed Editorial Team. Hypertension. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed/what.php. Updated June 21, 2010. Accessed June 29, 2010.
US Food and Drug Administration. How to understand and use the nutrition facts label. US Food and Drug Administration website. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/food/labelingnutrition/consumerinformation/ucm078889.htm. Updated June 18, 2009. Accessed June 29, 2010.
Last reviewed July 2010 by ]]>Brian Randall, MD]]>
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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I'm giddy as a kid in a candy store today! I get to play with the new flower soft colors and they are GORGEOUS!!!
The new colors are daffodil, cornflower, old rose and crocus – such soft delicate yellow, blue, red and purple shades
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Norway is a place of truly striking natural beauty, no matter the season. In summer, the rolling green hills gleam like emeralds while, in winter, the fjords have a stark, rugged charm. The great outdoors of this Scandinavian nation are indeed great and include one of the only parts of Europe where you can see wild polar bears, as well as the midnight sun and the Northern Lights.
You don't have to be a polar explorer to appreciate Norway, though. Cities like Oslo and Bergen have the same cosmopolitan feel as many other European cities. They are packed with great man-made attractions, ranging from modern sculptures to historical palaces. While the country is quite large and towns are widely spread, the transport network around the country is excellent, making it easy to explore.
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The city of Henrik Ibsen and Jo Nesbo has played a major role in Norwegian cultural life. The Edvard Munch Museum showcases many of the artist's most iconic paintings, including "The Scream," while the cutting-edge new opera house attracts the cream of the world's singers and directors.Read more
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Bergen's North Sea location means that it's always been a thriving trade center, and you can learn more about that at the Hanseatic Museum, set in one of Bergen's oldest timber buildings. For a bird's eye view of the city, take the funicular railway up to the summit of Mount Floyen.Read more
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Celladon Corporation Announces First European Patient Dosed in CUPID Phase 2b Trial of MYDICAR® for Advanced Heart Failure
11 Dec, 2012, 21:46 GMT
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Celladon Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative treatments for cardiovascular diseases, announced today that it has dosed the first European patient in its ongoing international Phase 2b clinical trial of MYDICAR, Celladon's first in class therapeutic for the treatment of advanced heart failure (HF).
The Phase 2b study titled "Calcium Up-Regulation by Percutaneous Administration of Gene Therapy In Cardiac Disease" ("CUPID Phase 2b Trial") is a multinational, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study of a single intracoronary administration of 1 x 10^13 DRP MYDICAR versus placebo added to an optimal HF regimen. The first patient was dosed in August, 2012 in the United States and the trial will enroll approximately 200 patients in up to 50 international sites.
The first European patient was dosed at The Heart Centre in Rigshospitalet University Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark by Professor Jens Kastrup MD, DMSc, FESC. "The development of both ischemic and non-ischemic heart failure in patients is an increasing medical problem and there has been no major breakthrough in medication therapy for several years. Therefore, we are constantly looking for new treatment modalities for these patients. The established collaboration with Celladon and the investigation of the new innovative therapy MYDICAR for these patients with serious heart failure is very promising," noted Dr. Kastrup.
"We are pleased to dose our first patient with MYDICAR outside of the United States and hereby initiating an enduring and imperative collaboration with our European clinical investigators. This is an important step in our development program which aims to provide a novel, safe, and highly effective therapeutic option to advanced heart failure patients worldwide," said Krisztina Zsebo Ph.D., President and CEO of Celladon Corp.
Celladon Corporation has received investment capital supporting the ongoing clinical trial from an international investor syndicate including Lundbeckfond Ventures, the venture investment arm of the Lundbeck Foundation in Copenhagen, Denmark.
About the CUPID Phase 2b Trial
The CUPID Phase 2b trial was initiated in August 2012 and will enroll approximately 200 patients in up to 50 sites worldwide. Patients will first be prescreened for the presence of AAV neutralizing antibodies. Those patients with a negative titer will undergo further screening tests and procedures to determine eligibility prior to randomization and enrollment into the study. All patients will be randomized in parallel to MYDICAR or placebo in a ratio of 1:1 (1 x 10^13 DRP MYDICAR to placebo).
The primary objective is to determine the efficacy of MYDICAR in patients with ischemic or dilated cardiomyopathy and NYHA class III/IV symptoms of HF by reducing the frequency and/or delaying HF-related hospitalizations compared to placebo-treated patients.
The primary efficacy endpoint is time-to-recurrent HF-related hospitalizations in the presence of terminal events (all-cause death, heart transplant, LVAD implantation). The secondary efficacy endpoint is the time-to-terminal event (all-cause death, heart transplant, LVAD implantation). Exploratory endpoints include change from baseline in NYHA class, 6 minute walk test distance, and quality of life (KCCQ) score.
Secondary objectives will include assessment of the safety of MYDICAR by determining the incidence and severity of adverse events and changes in laboratory parameters. Safety evaluations include the incidence and severity of all adverse events (including procedure-related), summaries of concomitant medications, vital signs, physical exams, implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) interrogations and laboratory parameters, and the time to cardiovascular-related death.
About MYDICAR
MYDICAR is a genetically targeted enzyme replacement therapy intended to restore levels of SERCA2a, a regulator of calcium cycling in the heart and cardiac contractility. SERCA2a levels decline in all forms of late-stage HF resulting in deficient heart function. With MYDICAR, the SERCA2a gene is delivered using recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV) as the vector. AAV is a naturally occurring virus not associated with any disease in humans. MYDICAR is delivered in a single dose directly to the heart during a routine outpatient cardiac catheterization procedure, similar to an angiogram. MYDICAR is synergistic and additive across current HF treatments such as ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, sprinolactone/diuretics, and biventricular pacing devices. No treatment substitution decision is required by the treating physician. A recent Phase 2 clinical trial demonstrated sustained improvement at one year in cardiac function parameters and quality of life. A 200 patient Phase 2b study of MYDICAR was initiated in August, 2012
About Celladon
Celladon is a privately held biotechnology company founded with the goal of becoming the leader in developing molecular therapies for the treatment of heart failure and cardiac diseases. The company's lead product, MYDICAR, targets the key enzyme deficiency in advanced heart failure, SERCA2a, which regulates calcium cycling and contractility in heart muscle cells. Celladon also conducts pre-clinical research on a proprietary platform of small molecule activators of SERCA enzymes for the treatment of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. Further information can be found at www.celladon.net.
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text: The present era of the world is futuristic. Robots, anti-gravity, lasers, and anything else you might find in a science fiction genre are present. However, governmental structures are much less advanced than ours, fleeting back to the feudal system. There are few kingdoms, one feudal republic, and one best described as a benevolent tyranny. The remaining "countries" are broken up as fiefdoms, tribal and clan colonies, martial law, and sometimes anarchy. Extraplanetary exploration is not yet implemented, since there are no governments united enough to attempt such feats. The world itself is fantasy, containing magic and races of classical myth (no copyrighted races, which is typically more modern fantasy). While the political structure is weak, there is an order more ancient than kingdoms and often more authoritative: The League of Aldonadi.


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- Malaysian Grand Prix - Qualifying
Rosberg still confident against Hamilton
- Race:
- Malaysian Grand Prix
- Drivers:
- Nico Rosberg
- Teams:
- Mercedes
Nico Rosberg says he is still confident that he can beat Lewis Hamilton this year despite being outqualified by his team-mate for the second successive race.
With Rosberg having been with Mercedes since it re-entered the sport in 2010 he is expected to give Hamilton a stern test, at least in the early stages of their time as team-mates. However, Hamilton has settled quickly at Mercedes and qualified third in Australia and fourth in Malaysia while Rosberg has qualified sixth on both occasions.
Rosberg, however, says it isn't affecting his confidence. When it was put to him that Hamilton has a ferocious reputation in qualifying, Rosberg replied: "Very ferocious, yeah!
"For sure, I knew it was going to be tough, that's what I expected, but that's cool. That's what I'm here for - challenges like that - and I know how quick Lewis is. I raced him in go karts so it's no surprise really until now for me, but I'm still confident that I can give him a good run for his money."
With Mercedes having struggled with excessive tyre wear in recent seasons, Rosberg said it is an area the team has improved but that he isn't finding tyre conservation any easier this year.
"No, not necessarily, it's just as big a challenge. For me it's an interesting challenge, it really requires a lot of thought and for the engineers also to get the most out of it. And it gives us good racing so for now it's a good thing.
"For sure our car is better this year so it makes a lot of things easier, but tyre management in every situation if you do a good job with what you have you're going to do better in the race. It's a similarly large challenge at the moment as it was last year, but of course our car is better overall."


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Klaus is finally out of the picture.
And I'm not mad about it. Not because he was the bad guy, but because his character was so annoying. Klaus really was one of the reasons this show started to bother me. Everything became centered on killing him.
Now, Klaus is essentially dead. Bonnie uses a spell to desecrate Klaus, which is the same thing her mother Abby did to Kalus' father (well not really, so we previously learned, because Klaus' father was a werewolf) Michael. As the show ended, Damon and Stefan were on their way to the Atlantic Ocean, where they plan to dump Klaus' body so it can never be found.
The move to desecrate Klaus, though originally the fate they had planned for evil vampire-hating vampire Alaric, was genius because they essentially killed Klaus without really killing him and without killing his bloodline, which included Tyler and possibly the rest of the gang.
In the early part of the show, when the group is still trying to executive their plan against Alaric, Elena realizes Alaric won't kill her because Esther, in making him a vampire, spell bound him to Elena so that if she dies, he dies. (Remember Esther wanted to eliminate the entire vampire species, so it makes sense she would try to find a way to ensure Alaric to would not live forever.)
Klaus, whose original plan was to save Elena and leave town with her so he can have her blood handy for creating his hybrids, learns about this and decides to drain Elena of her blood, killing both her and Alaric. (He knows Alaric is a threat to him since he posses the white oak stake and is charged with killing the originals and thus their bloodlines.)
But Tyler, who forced himself to turn into a werewolf 100 some times so he wouldn't be sired to Klaus anymore, stood up to Klaus and saved Elena. That's what Damon and Stefan came in and the desecration occurred.
So the outstanding evil character they gang will likely be going after in the season finale is Alaric. Rebekah, who said she was going to leave town, may also play a role, or so it appears form the scenes for next week.
At the end of the episode, Alaric calls a founder's council meeting to tell everyone about the vampires in town, which the mayor (Tyler's mother) and the sheriff (Caroline's mother) kept hidden for obvious reasons. (Their children are a hybrid and a vampire!)
The cliffhanger was lame. Elena just collapses on the floor with a nosebleed. We all know she's going to be OK because she's the main character and next episode's scenes show her alive and well.
Other highlights from the episode:
Best Damon Quote(s): Bonnie tells Damon Abby (her mom) is coming to help and he says: "I'm sorry, I forgot about her stellar track record in the dependability department."
Best Words Used to Stick it to Someone: Evil vampire hating vampire Alaric says to Elena: "Your parents led the (founder's) council. It was their life's mission to keep this town safe. They weren't dead six months before you undid it all. … Do you actually think that they'd be proud of you?"
Best Moment of Insight: Klaus tells Elena: "You know Stefan blames me for trying to tear him from his brother. But I think we both know who really came between them: You. That's why you won't choose. You know once you pick a Salvatore, you'll destroy that bond."
Most Romantic Moment (Gone Wrong): Elena tells Stefan and Damon: I know that I'm selfish. I know that it seems like I'm stringing you both along. But I don't know what to do. If I choose one of you, I lose the other and I've lost so many people I can't bear the thought of losing one of you."
Best Quote to Summarize the Series: Alaric tells Stefan and Damon: "You two better get doing what you do best, saving Elena's life."
Klaus is finally out of the picture.


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What Are Premium And Super Premium Dog Foods?
A Brief Guide For Dog Food Buyers
Often times dog owners, while looking for right kind of dog food, come across the phrase - "Premium Dog Food". What this word "Premium" indicates, when it comes to food for your pet? To keep it straight forward, it actually does not signify any kind of specialty in terms of quality and/or nutrition. According to Cailin R. Heinze - MS, VMD, DACVN, an assistant professor of nutrition at Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, there is no official definition for the term "Premium" related to dog foods. Words like "Premium" and "Super Premium" are mentioned on the pack and are used just as marketing tools. There are no guidelines and standards set for the dog food manufacturers to be met to make something called "Premium" and "Super Premium" stuff. In the US, all pet foods are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) establishes standards on which states base their feed laws and regulations, but AAFCO itself doesn't have any enforcement authority and doesn't perform any kind of analytical testing on pet food.
A discussion with one of the marketing executives of a reputed dog food manufacturer turned out to be kind of an argument, when he defined a "Premium Dog Food" as the ones where additional care is taken to ensure the overall nutritional needs for a pet. This means the pet foods that are not labeled with tags like "premium" and "super premium," are the ones for which no such care is taken. Why are those products that are not formulated with care marketed, at the first place? On asking he said that the all products have almost same quality and kind of ingredients that that are accepted in the human food chain. Generally such ingredients includes food grade materials from beef, lamb, poultry, pork, fish, rabbit and game, vegetables, cereals etc.
So why should there be any reason to label dog food as "Premium"?
If, in the pet foods labeled as "Premium", there are no different ingredients of any higher value there is no reason to sell certain products with the tags: "Premium" and/or "Super Premium". Pet foods should only be sold with one single tag - "complete and balanced products"? Why using the tag "Premium" and/or "Super Premium" if a food is not "complete and balanced"? Why sell any food that does not meet the basic requirements to be considered as "complete and balanced"?
These are just words and phrases used to influence the buyers' purchase decisions. Hence it is not wise to blindly trust on what all are mentioned or pictured on the pack.
So what do you need to check for while purchasing pet food?
You should be aware of this fact: The federal law requires all dog food manufactures to list all the ingredients of a product in descending order of their pre-cooking weights. This means the most important and abundant ingredient, according to the federal law, needs to top the list... the second most abundant one should follow that and then the third one, and so on...
Being a responsible dog owner you should look for meat based protein that is easy to digest. As per the legal requirement, as discussed right above, such easy-to-digest protein should be mentioned only in the first few ingredients - means, as top of the list as possible. If you find higher quality protein mentioned within the top few ingredients, but if it is not easily digestible, then it is simply pointless to consider it as a good ingredient, suitable for your dog. The ingredient (despite being high quality) does not have any biological value for your dog in a real sense. You should not purchase the product - as simple as this!
However making a perfectly correct decision based on such analysis may not always work well. Making correct analysis of the dog foods is very hard. More so because dog food manufacturers hardly reveal the factual data regarding the quantity/volume of each ingredient used in a particular dog food.
Here are a couple of resources that you should read out:
FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) Pet Food Labels
Legislation Laid By PFMA (Pet Food Manufacturer's Association of UK)


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(The Root) —
"I'm married. He's married. We haven't done anything physically, but we are so connected, to the point that we are both willing to leave our respective spouses. Is there a right way of doing this? Am I wrong? I haven't touched him out of respect for his wife, but I still feel bad." —J.D.
You should feel bad, and if your partner-in-adultery has any conscience, so should he. It sounds like you're having an emotional affair, and there's no way around it: It's just plain wrong. I appreciate that you've kept this illicit relationship from getting physical so far, but it's troubling that your motivation is respect for your sort-of-boyfriend's wife, but not respect for your husband, your marriage or even yourself. That tells me a lot about your union, this secondary relationship you've pursued and your self-esteem. You're in way over your head, and whether or not you know it, you're about to sink. I'm not so sure that your partner — the other man, not your husband — will go down with you.
The scenario you've described reminds me of that ill-fated and eventually very public relationship between former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his married, mother-of-two mistress, Christine Beatty. They had a deep connection, too, one that stemmed back to their teen years. During their affair, they exchanged thousands of text messages in which they frequently confided how much they loved each other, how intimate their emotional connection was and how they had always belonged together. So deep!
In 2003 Beatty left her husband, hoping that Kilpatrick would eventually leave his wife as well. "I can't see living this way with us being a 'secret' forever. I love you so much and I want to tell somebody, some day!" she wrote. Kilpatrick responded: "Please know with all our hearts and soul that I love you. And you will never, never be alone."
Sounds good, right? But things didn't turn out as planned or wished: Kilpatrick never left his wife. When rumors of the affair came to light, he denied any involvement with Beatty (of course), even under oath. And when the affair was confirmed, he sat in a church with Mrs. Kilpatrick beside him, apologizing for cheating and lying about it "specifically" to "the four people I love most in this world" — his wife and his sons. Notably, Beatty's name didn't make the list. The last time we heard from her, in 2010, she had "lost everything," was depressed and moving to Georgia, according to her lawyer.
If you've honestly exhausted all efforts to make your marriage work and you and your husband still can't make things right, then it may be time for you to go. But running into the arms of the man with whom you've been emotionally cheating isn't the move you want to make. Is a man whose own wife shouldn't trust him really the kind of man you want to call your own?
I need you to understand a couple of important things about what you're doing, and with whom you are doing it. Sure, there's a chance that this side hustle could pan out into something meaningful and long-term, but relationships that start from affairs survive only 5 percent of the time, according to psychologist and talk-show host Dr. Phil.
There's good reason for that. The foundation of your side relationship is built on lies, deception and dishonesty. If you're cheating — whether it's emotional or physical — you're already demonstrating a lack of the fundamental skills that make relationships most likely to work, the biggest of which is integrity. You and the man with whom you're cheating aren't demonstrating a healthy dose of it.
Both of you stood up before God, your beloved relatives and loyal friends and pledged vows to honor, respect and be faithful to your respective spouses. And by the deception you two have been carrying on, it's clear that neither of you can be trusted, not by your actual partners and not by each other.
Since you have the same traits, I'm not surprised that you've found a strong connection, and some might say that you actually deserve each other and whatever epic-level drama is coming from this. It may be fitting, but I'd like you to do better.
Demetria L. Lucas is a contributing editor to The Root, a life coach and the author of A Belle in Brooklyn: The Go-to Girl for Advice on Living Your Best Single Life. She answers your dating and relationship questions on The Root each week. Feel free to ask anything at email@example.com.
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WHERE: Gampel Pavilion, Storrs (10,167)
RECORDS: SMU 14-7, 5-5 AAC; UConn (23-0, 10-0)
ON THE AIR: SNY (Eric Frede and Meghan Culmo); WTIC-AM 1080 (Bob Joyce and Debbie Fiske)
UP NEXT: Sunday vs. No. 4 Louisville at Gampel Pavilion, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
COMING AROUND: Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis is averaging 17.5 points over the last two games, reaching double figures in each game. It is just the second time this season that she has done so -- at Duke Dec. 17 and vs. California Dec. 22.
SCORING TREND: Bria Hartley has scored in double figures in a season-high seven straight games (20.7). It is her longest such streak since a run of seven games to end the 2011-12 season.
NEAR FLAWLESS: Point guard Moriah Jefferson has 44 assists and five turnovers in 193 minutes over the last six games.
CHART TOPPER: SMU senior guard Keena Mays leads The American in scoring (20.1). She has scored at least 20 points in 11 games this season, surpassing 30 three times.


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I recently discovered Monkeylectric.com . They make LED lights that attach to your spokes to create crazy patterns as you ride… BUT THEY ALSO make an insane bike wheel video player using the same LED light type set up… that plays low res video on your spokes as you ride. Kinda hard to imagine… so check the video. The system is pricey (2k us$). There are a lot of small business ideas that could spring out of this. (sorry about the music… turn down the volume…)
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Eliza Ann Gardner was born in New York City, May 28, 1831. Being the daughter of an enterprising contractor for sailing vessels, her family was always comfortably situated. In 1845, when Eliza was fourteen years old, her family took up residence in Boston, at West End on North Grove Street, which section of the city was then largely populated by colored families. Eliza's early schooling was acquired in the only public school for colored children that Boston ever had, and at the feet of anti-slavery leaders. As a student she excelled, being an extremely apt pupil. The keenness of her mind and the retentiveness of her memory were marvelous. Because of her scholastic brilliancy, in the course of her education she won several scholarships.
As a young woman, Eliza learned the trade of dressmaking, and did needle work on the first banner made for the Plymouth Rock Lodge of Odd Fellows. After the death of her parents she inherited the homestead located at 20 North Anderson Street, Boston, where she continued to work at her trade. She devoted practically all of her time to church work and to the cause of anti-slavery. For this reason her home was a veritable "Bethel," being one of the stations of the famous "Underground Railroad,"--in the days of William Lloyd Garrison, John Brown, Wendel Phillips, Charles Sumner, Lewis Hayden, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, and countless others with whom Miss Gardner was personally acquainted. She was associated with these great people as a guardian of the liberties of the oppressed. One of Miss Gardner's hobbies was to acquire positions for our girls in the business places
Eliza Ann Gardner was known as the "Julia Ward Howe" of the Negro race, and as such they paid her annually an unfailing tribute upon her birthday. She was connected with various temperance organizations, and with the first Colored Women's Club of Boston--"The Women's Era." Her influence was strong in all the branches of the A. M. E. Zion Church, local, national and international. Bishops and general officers, as well as pastors, held her in high esteem. In 1909 Miss Gardner organized "The Butler Club of Zion Church," and was president until her death. The celebration under the auspices of this club brought together in immense concourse of her large circle of friends.
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OpenJUMP is a community driven fork of JUMP the "Java Unified Mapping Platform" GIS software. The original JUMP was developed by Vivid Solutions, released under GPL2 in 2003 and discontinued in 2006.
During 2004 already some enthusiastic developers joined together to enhance further the features of JUMP. They launched an independent development branch called OpenJUMP. The name gives credit to the original JUMP development, and at the same time describes the objectives of this project to be fully open to anyone wanting to contribute.
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It's every teenage driver's dream to one day be a pro racer, but how many kiddos can say that's their mom's goal too? Well, 15-year old Madison Snow for one. In this year's Porsche IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge by Yokohama, the 4-time winner has to deal with some serious parental attention—mainly because his mother, Melanie Snow, is out for the prize as well.
But the Snows aren't the only folks with their eyes on the finish line. The Challenge features 40 racers, every one of them clenching the wheels of possibly the most successful racecar out there—the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car.
However, winning at the Road America track, isn't just about becoming a pole-sitter. Killing the competition at the race means seizing an opportunity that's every Porsche owner's fantasy—a chance to move up past the hobbyists and eventually race professional-level in the American Le Mans Series.
Check out the video above to see a whole mess of Porsches try to dust each other, a mom and son rivalry, some significant crashes, oh yeah, and the outcome of the race.
Plus, head here for full results, upcoming race schedules, and all the behind the scenes grit at the Porsche IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge by Yokohama.


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Where to Eat Near the University of Chicago
The second involves a shoplifter, who, when a stolen ham falls out from under her sweatshirt, looks around and asks to no one in particular, "For real though—who threw that ham at me?"
U of C first years, welcome to Hyde Park, one of the coolest, most interesting neighborhoods in the Midwest—and not just because it's the president's home town.
Now the food? Well, let's just say it's no accident that I cooked more and better in college than any time since. But there are some tasty bites to be found in the neighborhood, and a couple great ones—more so if you're willing to travel farther afield to explore everything the South Side has to offer. Truth be told, you can eat quite well on the South Side.
I'm told that since I graduated, food in the neighborhood has only gotten better, including a new street food scene and a Twitter feed so you can track them all down. Have any new favorites? Share 'em in the comments and I'll hit them up on my next trip to where fun goes to die.
Max's Hyde Park Eats
Sandwiches: Z & H is a mod-ish cafe/market that makes good coffee and very nice sandwiches. I'm partial to The Marty, a grilled eggplant panino with pepper-walnut spread and Muenster cheese on focaccia. There are no shortage of coffee shops on campus, but I think this place, a little down 57th Street, is tastier and more comfortable than all of them.
Daily Bread (and Pastries and Milkshakes): The Medici Bakery (The Med) makes some great bread, including a slightly sweet semolina ring loaf I love to eat with butter and ham. I'd head there early on Sunday mornings for a warm loaf that I'd down in my dorm room with friends, tea, and a pile of Durkheim. The milkshakes, particularly the cinnamony, chili-spiked Mexicana Malt, are also well worth your time—much more so than the terrible dollar shakes sold Wednesdays on campus.
Adjacent to the bakery is the The Med restaurant, perhaps the most beloved student haunt in Hyde Park. I'm risking the ire of Chicago grads everywhere to tell you this, but frankly it's overpriced and not very good. Stick to the bread, flaky French pastries, and milkshakes at the bakery.
Chinese Takeout: None of the Chinese takeout/delivery places (Wok n' Roll, Noodles Etc.) are especially good or especially bad—you can order from them pretty safely. The one exception is Nicky's, which is absolutely disgusting with one saving grace: their fried potstickers, which are greasy in all the right ways, plenty porky, and crazy delicious. You don't even have to hate yourself to like these potstickers, and frankly, they're the only Chinese food in the immediate vicinity that I think is worth talking about. Just don't get anything else from Nicky's. Really.
Middle Eastern: The Nile's entrées aren't all that, but their small plates (think mezze like falafel, hummus, baba ghanoush, etc.) are surprisingly tasty and very cheap. The large tables are good for groups, and the menu encourages sharing. You can eat well here for $10 or so a head.
Mexican: In my time at school, Maravillas vacillated from decent to less so to back again. I hear it's currently leveled out at pretty good, and it's a worthy spot for $2 biggie cups of horchata and cheap antojitos. I skip the tacos for the sopes and sizable tortas.
Thai: Hyde Park's Thai food doesn't rise above sickly sweet pad Thai and uncomplicated coconut curries. The Snail is superior to both Noodles Etc. and Thai 55, if you need to fix that craving for drunken noodles. Their red curry is alright.
Pizza: There is no good to great pizza in Hyde Park, deep dish or otherwise. If you want to be introduced to stuffed crust, Giordano's is okay as far as it goes, and better than Edwardo's.
Diner: There are a few diners in Hyde Park, but Salonica was always the friendliest to me. The decor isn't depressing, the hash browns are just greasy enough, and the sun-lit space has a good vibe. Not exceptional diner food, but it makes you feel right at home. Definitely better than the dining halls on weekend mornings.
Hangover Helper: Sammy's Touch is a Chicago food stand with seating (tables and benches bolted to the floor) that primarily serves the U of C hospital employees. At least when I went to school, it had a great sign in the front with some awkward line breaks: WE FRY IN/ TRANS FAT/ FREE OIL. The burgers, hot dogs, and gyros win no awards, but they're dirt cheap and oily enough to soak up all the leftover booze in your system.
Fried Chicken: Harold's Fish & Chicken Shack is by no means good fried chicken (at least not in my former digs), but it's GREAT bad fried chicken, crazy greasy and pungent with vinegary hot sauce. Rumor has it they fry in oil mixed with beef tallow, and I'd believe it in a heartbeat. The crisp-from-the-fryer fries get totally soggy, but think of them as starchy sponges for chicken grease and hot sauce and you'll love them. Okay, a lot of people I went to school with didn't like Harold's at all. But they're not writing this guide. The 53rd Street Harold's is the closest Hyde Park location, but the one on 87th will deliver to campus. If I knew that my first year I'd be all gouty and diabetic by now.
Ice Cream and Coffee: Istria's gelato should be your go-to ice cream in the neighborhood; it's creamy and clean, devoid of ice crystals, and not gummy in the least. They brew Counter Culture coffee very well.
More Pastries: I haven't met a French pastry I didn't like at Bonjour Bakery, home to flaky morning buns with caramelized edges and warm, buttery centers.
Barbecue: Ribs N' Bibs doesn't hold a candle to other barbecue in the city, but the sweet, slightly smoky ribs will do in a pinch.
Farmers' Market: During the warm months (heh) there's a lovely little farmers' market with fresh veggies, good cheese, preserves, and some ready to eat food. It's a good, diverting way to start a weekend morning, and a great place to get your day's supply of squeaky cheese curds (!!) from Wisconsin.
Farther Afield
Hyde Park is a very bizarre bubble community on the South Side, and you'd do well to move beyond it both for great food and getting a better sense of the city you're living in.
Pilsen: Nuevo Leon was my go-to taqueria for great refried beans, tacos, soups, and impressive hospitality. I know no other busy restaurant that could seat 25 people on 45 minutes' notice. If it's freshly fried carnitas you're after, both Carnitas Don Pedro and Carnitas Uruapan are there for you. It's also hard to go wrong at Nightwood.
Chinatown: Everyone talks about the Tony Hu restaurants in Chinatown, and justifiably so; Lao Sze Chuan and Lao Beijing served me the best Chinese food I've had in Chicago. Nick's guide to chef Tony Hu's awesome dishes is required reading. For dim sum, Phoenix is decent, affordable, and good for first-timers.
Must-Eat Mexican: Birrieria Zaragoza is my favorite place to eat in Chicago, bar-none. Just a little north of 55th Street near Midway Airport, it's a worthy stop for your cab or airport bus. Birria, braised goat, is the game here, and it's what all goat should aspire to be: stewed tender, just fatty enough, and intensely savory with a bit of gaminess. The tomato consomme and thick, just-made tortillas that come with it are nothing short of superb. Add in just how nice the Zaragoza family is and you have the makings for a city treasure. Seriously: don't skip this. If you don't eat meat, the tortillas alone are worth the trip.
South Side Barbecue: I didn't get to explore as much of the barbecue scene while I was there, but Nick pretty much covered it with his post on the Best Rib Tip and Hot Link Combo. If you can only visit one place, make sure to stop by Uncle John's Barbecue.
Vegan Soul Food: Yah's Cuisine (best website ever) on 75th Street is a geographic and mental trip. Yah is a member of the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem, and she makes vegan soul food (take a moment for that all to sink in). It's definitely inconsistent—rather good sometimes, bizarrely not-so-good on others, and the service at this tiny restaurant, if not professional or all that with it, is endearing. But it's a charming, curious, only in Chicago kind of place, and her garlicky mac and cheese, bolstered with nutritional yeast, has never let me down.
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EU negotiators have done all they can to hinder the Brexit process. But freedom from the EU's trade straitjacket would, of course, be best for the UK.
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With "American Horror Story" behind her, Taissa Farmiga is going bigscreen, grabbing leading roles in Sofia Coppola's "Bling Ring" and the indie "Jamesy Boy."
In "Bling Ring," Farmiga joins Emma Watson — whose casting Variety first reported Wednesday — as a teen involved in the true celebrity burglary ring story that Coppola is helming and writing.
Coppola and her brother Roman will produce with Youree Henley.
"Jamesy Boy" also stars Spencer Lofranco and will be written and helmed by Trevor White.
Story involves a young man who goes from suburban street gang to a maximum-security prison, where he's mentored by a convicted murderer. Farmiga plays the main character's love interest.
Tim White, Maria Norman, Steve Saeta, Galen Walker, Scott Mednick are producing. Wayne Rogers and Bonnie Timmermann are exec produing.
Plan is for Farmiga to shoot "James Boy" first and follow it up with "Bling Ring."
She played the daughter on "American Horror Story," which is recasting most main players for its soph season. Farmiga, the younger sister of Vera Farmiga, is repped by ICM and Authentic Literary and Talent Management.


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On this day we went to the Meguro Sky Garden. What's so special about it? Check this out.
From the outside it looks like a concrete Roman coliseum. Atop the Shuto expressway is a landscaped garden looking over the Meguro ward. Surprisingly being on top of a freeway the sound of cars is not noticeable at all.
It's about a fifteen minute walk down the 246 from Shibuya, but if you'd rather take the train the closest station is Ikejiri-Ohashi station on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi line.
For some strange reason it reminds me of the High Line urban renewal development I saw in New York. Similar feeling elevated garden. While it's a novel idea, I probably won't come back. If I lived around here it would be a great place to have a picnic and a few drinks, but for now and forever Yoyogi park takes that special place in my heart.
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Check out the inspiring and detailed story about Bangor Daily News switching to a publishing system powered by WordPress and Google Docs, on Media Bistro. There's also a screencast which outlines their new editorial workflow and a list of all the plugins you can install to run your own news site with WordPress (emphasis ours):
The Bangor Daily News announced this week that it completed its full transition to open source blogging software, WordPress. And get this: The workflow integrates seamlessly with InDesign, meaning the paper now has one content management system for both its web and print operations. And if you're auspicious enough, you can do it too — he's open-sourced all the code!
Rather than having to pay a licensing fee to a company that runs your content management system, what The BDN has set up is essentially free to run. Of course, there were upfront costs involved with paying freelancers to help write the plugins, and each month the website has to pay hosting fees, but the rest of the tools they use are free for everyone. WordPress is open source software that anyone can download and use. Google Docs is also a free product if your organization is small enough. [Media Bistro]
We also had a chance to speak with William Davis, part of the Bangor Daily News team who led the integration who told us more about their decision to use WordPress:
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Jokin' Off
Price: $15.00Jokin' Off is a rapid fire, single elimination one liner tournament hosted by Atlanta Comedian Greg Behrens. 8 of the best comedians from Atlanta and beyond will test their wit and rely solely on their joke writing as they battle it out for big laughs, bragging rights, and the title of this month's Jokin' Off Champion. Each show also features some of the best comics in the country dropping in to close out the festivities. Greg Behrens: Greg Behrens is a comedian from Atlanta, GA regularly featured at clubs throughout the country including The Comedy Attic, The Improv, The Punchline, and The Comedy Catch, as well as the creator and host of, Jokin' Off: A Comedy Battle, the popular monthly competitive one liner showcase presented by The Laughing Skull Lounge. Greg was a semi-finalist in the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, and a finalist in the Devil Cup at Broadway Comedy Club in NYC . He has also performed in the Boston Comedy Festival, Limestone Comedy Festival, Memphis Comedy Festival, Red Clay Comedy Festival, Hell Yes Fest, Sweetwater 420 Festival, and more. In addition to stand-up, Greg is a longtime writer and cast member in Atlanta's premiere live sketch comedy troupe, Sketchworks. Greg's comedy can be heard on Rooftop Comedy, Sirius XM, and in his humor column Gregular Thoughts at imposemagazine.com
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