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Blog entry Does "meditate" mean "chill?
Recently a Freericer emailed us, explaining that they felt that both "reflect" and "chill" were correct answers to this question:
meditate means:
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Meditation can be said to aid reflection and relaxation, and the slang meaning of "chill" is "relax". While the English lexicon does not recognize this slang meaning, and for this reason we have kept this question as is, the Freerice player introduced an interesting argument on the shift in language usage over time.
Language is exciting because it is organic and often adapts to historical, social and technological changes. For example the phrase, "a hood of a car", would have been incomprehensible in the 15th century.
What are your thoughts on the shifts in language usage today? And what are other examples of words with very different meanings today?
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When Shakespeare wrote, he thought that the English language didn't have enough words in it. So whenever he thought a word didn't suit the subject or something, Shakespeare made up his own word. ( Probably why it's so hard to comprehend his writing!!!) :)
Honestly, I forget who's Edward and who's Jacob, because the last time I saw a Twilight movie was a few months ago.
@girl on fire i am an angry birds space expert and about the 1st chapter :D
@girl on fire i'm saying it's dumb arguing over hunger games and not that it's stupid
Princess8802: thx.just my opinion.
nice words
@lerve (wat is that yr name?) hv u even read the books? Or did u just look it up on IMDB or some site like thriving family where they bash every thing abt THG? And um it dosen't promote nudity.
@ angrybirdspaceexpert r u saying THG is stupid or arguing abt it is? And I like twilight 2 even tho I just read the first chapter in my cousins room before my mom found me.;) I'm team Jacob.
How the conversation even got into literature, I haven't the slightest idea. However, one has no right to criticize a book simply because they do not like it and such the like. Books are there to be read by people who wish to do so. So, please, don't waste your time trying to ruin it. Thank you~ Oh, and please keep the conversation on to what it should be about.
Who likes Twilight?? I DO!!!!!!!! TEAM EDWARD ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you waste time arguing about Hunger Games, people.(Get it,peo sounds like PEE!)
WHY DO SO MANY PEOPLE DISAGREE ABOUT HUNGER GAMES????????? IT'S STUPID AND IGNORANT(No offense people.)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree with NerdyHumanist. (I admit i'm a nerdy humanist too, even though i'm only in 4th grade and LOVE video games!)
Why would this happen? If they are very much alike, why should one answer be wrong when it's actually right?
The word "retarded" used to be a polite way of saying "stupid" but now it's considered a more serious and insulting version of the word. The change in language over time is pretty interesting, I thing people should make a language that would be an international standard, and then people wouldn't have problems with translation anymore.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is a stupid book that promotes wonton nudity.
meditate does not necessarily mean chill, though the problem with the Freerice English vocabulary quiz is that it has numerous words of which the correct answer is vaguely synonymous or just barely shares the same meaning.
I disagree that meditation and chilling or even reflecting are synonymous. Some New Age teachers might tell you this, but most meditation techniques that come from the Asiatic religions (Hinduism, Daoism, Buddhism, Zen) stress clearing the mind of all random thoughts and concentrating inward. Reflecting is doing the opposite; it is analyzing all these outward problems and trying to find a solution or make sense of them. Chilling can be used in many different ways, but none of them equal meditation. Consider these sentences: "I'm at home chilling." "I'm chilling with this girl tonight." "Q: Are you ok? A: Yeah, I'm chilling." All of these are different ways 'chilling' is used and none of them are referring to purifying extraneous thoughts and deeply looking inward. The main difference is that chilling and reflecting are conditions primarily concerned with one's ego, while meditating is looking past it and into the depths of our true self.
[Notes: my vocabulary is largely context-gained]
In most uses of "meditate" outside of the "spiritual" act, it would be "reflect". In terms of the "spiritual" act meditation, with every instruct/or/ion I've come across [and being raised by a certified reiki practitioner], "clearing your mind" is the goal, as opposed to "meditating upon a solution". That is to say, the goal is to chill, which often involves not spinning problems around in your mind. :>
Dictionaries are created by their usage in society; we don't have a "list of words and here is how they work" that we establish in each dictionary, wherein we grudgingly add words should they become popular. From the beginning, our dictionaries were meant to reflect the trends in words that people used. [Source: my somewhat sleepy mind recalling a chapter in Language in Thought and Action by S.I. Hayakawa.]
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That is a good point. You can reflect quietly or just relax and be meditating either way. Speaking of wich, who has seen the Hunger Games!!?! it ROCKS!!!!
I kind of like the shifts in today's language, because for all of the lazy people out there, and pretty much anybody else who feels this way. we might not always want to say whole words, so instead we say acronyms.
I agree with you Ms. Halnier.
I've found a question like that on here. It's something like this:
Chum means:
(something else)
(something else)
Shark food
I think both 'Friend' and 'Shark food' are correct. (Chum can also mean cut or ground bait dumped into the water to attract fish.)
If I find a link to the question, I'll post it.
I kind of like the shifts in today's language, because for all of the lazy people out there, and pretty much anybody else who feels this way. we might not always want to say whole words, so instead we say acronyms.
Years ago homographs would be unacceptable.
Meditate - There are many types of mediation. Reflect seems to most closely reflect my experience with meditation even if one is to clear their mine of all thoughts.
Webster says this is meditation and if thinking deeply is "Chilling" to you then yep it does mean meditate. But it's a good discusion. Think deeply or focus one's mind for a period of time, in silence or with the aid of chanting, for religious or spiritual purposes or as a method of relaxation.
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When Barack Obama and Mitt Romney got into their little back-and-forth over Benghazi last night, I tweeted that it would probably going to get more press attention than anything that happened in the debate, yet of all the topics they addressed, it may be the least relevant to which of these two would make a better president. And here we are. Think about this: the argument isn't about what sort of policy we should be pursuing toward Libya, or how we can address anti-Americanism or terrorism, or what sort of security our embassies and consulates should have. Instead, it's about which words Obama said on which day. Seriously. And you wonder why people are cynical about politics.
All along, Republicans have been acting as though within hours of the attack, had Obama said, "This was a terroristic terror attack, full of terrorizing terror," then ... what, exactly? The perpetrators would have turned themselves in? Potential al-Qaeda recruits would have said, "Hold on—this is a terrorist organization you want me to join? No thanks, buddy"?
And now that we've all been reminded that Obama did indeed use the word "terror" the day after the attacks, are we any closer to understanding what happened and what should have been done differently? Of course not. This is going to come up at Monday's debate about foreign policy, and we can be sure that Romney will have a well-rehearsed answer. And I'll bet you anything it will center, like most of what Romney says about foreign policy, not on what we as a country should do but on what we should say. Oh, Romney will insist that we must be "strong" and "resolute" (don't forget that in one of those inane primary debates, the candidates were asked to describe themselves in one word, a surpassingly idiotic question, and Romney chose "resolute").
This obsession with language is something conservatives have ramped up during the Obama years, as they seek to explain the evil that lies withing the President's heart. But it goes back farther than that—George W. Bush was constantly faulting his opponents for using the wrong words, particularly when they might "embolden our enemies" (i.e., don't criticize me, lest terrorists grow bold).
And what is Mitt Romney's primary criticism of Barack Obama on foreign policy? It's that Obama allegedly "apologizes for America" (he hasn't actually ever apologized for America, but you'll forgive me if I don't have the energy to debunk that one for the millionth time). In short, it's that Mitt Romney thinks Obama says things that aren't right. What's the problem with Obama's policy toward Israel? There's "daylight" between us and Israel! What kind of daylight? Why, rhetorical daylight. The worst kind.
Monday's debate is going to be an absolute festival of this kind of ridiculousness. Maybe if we're lucky Obama will come up with some clever way to move the discussion toward what we should do, instead of just what we should say.

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by Grayson » Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:19 pm
I'm just calling it like I see it in the context of this series. When you are reading New X-Men and you go from a Quitely or Van Sciver issue to a Kordey issue, it's a pretty big shock to the system.
Case in point:
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Or the entire sequence where Jean is having a Phoenix manifestation while having a conversation with the Professor. I can't find any pictures of it right now but the whole layout is just terrible.
by Keb » Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:24 pmYeah that Emma Frost picture is turrible.
Still, if it's anyone's problem, it's Marvel's. Who the fuck tries to rotate Frank Quitely and Ethan Van Sciver on a monthly comic? That's like running turtles in a relay race.
Jiminez was my fav.
by Grayson » Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:34 pm
If I am being honest, I think that John Paul Leon was my favorite artist on the series and I feel that he should have been utilized more. That being said, you have guys like Quitely, Van Sciver, Jimenez, and Bachalo working on this title. For the life of me, I can't understand why between those 4, Leinil Francis Yu and John Paul Leon, you would even need Kordey to fill in.
by Garofani Spruzzo » Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:38 pm
by Keb » Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:39 pmPerhaps the others were only contracted for so many issues or couldn't take on more work beyond what they had committed to do.
by misac » Mon Apr 22, 2013 5:30 pmX-Men Legacy: Five Miles South of the Universe – Mike Carey's last X-Men arc. Got the trade a while ago but I didn't want it to end.
It was really good story with the X-Men in space. Dealt somewhat with the fallout of War of Kings and I really liked that. I find small things like this are more entertaining in a shared universe than big crossovers.
Real bummer that they're not doing anything with Rogue after Carey did such great things with her. She wasn't in Wolverine & the X-Men in the first trade. I'm not reading Uncanny Avengers so that doesn't count. And she was written poorly in the first issue anyway.
Art was good. Steve Kurth was better in this than in AvX Consequences. Khoi Pham was pretty good, he draws good faces.
by misac » Mon Apr 22, 2013 5:32 pm
I reread the first of three big collections recently and I kind of liked his art this time around. There are some heinous parts but I liked it more than not.
by misac » Mon Apr 22, 2013 5:33 pm
Didn't he just do one issue? I think I liked him best too.
by Grayson » Mon Apr 22, 2013 5:42 pm
Now that you mention it, I think you're right.
Damn, I really did enjoy his work on that issue though. It was such a crucial building block in establishing the future relationship between Scott and Emma too.
by Keb » Mon Apr 22, 2013 5:57 pmTwo. He did the Scott/Emma issue and the Xorn in Mutant Town issue.
by Grayson » Mon Apr 22, 2013 6:25 pm
You are correct sir. John Paul Leon did New X-Men #127 and #131.
Both of these issues are good examples of just how great this run was.
by Keb » Mon Apr 22, 2013 8:32 pmMy fav is the one in the gentlemen's club.
by Grayson » Mon Apr 22, 2013 8:39 pm
Yeah, that's a good one. It was Chris Bachalo's first issue on Grant Morrison's run if I am not mistaken and considering the state they are in now, it was fun to see Cyclops and Wolverine interacting the way that they did.
by Keb » Mon Apr 22, 2013 8:50 pmYup. It was also something Morrisson planned on doing from the get-go. It was the first issue of New X-Men I bought and when I read it I was floored. I was like "Wait, a comic about two guys in a strip club drinking and talking? Dope!" The whole Weapon Plus story was brilliant and I'm glad I jumped on when I did. I can remember so vividly the anticipation I'd have on Wednesday going to the comic shop to pick up a new issue of that series.
by Arion » Tue Apr 23, 2013 11:32 am
I've seen old stuff by Kordey that is really amazing. So obviously I was surprised to see the low quality of his New X-Men pages, but of course, if he was doing a lot of comics at the time and always against the clock, I can understand what happened.
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I always thought 'Turn The Heater On' was a Hudson production but the label only mentions Exec. Producer Brent Clarke.
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March 8, 2013
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – No. 5 Florida State (13-0, 1-0 ACC) received another stellar performance from a starting pitcher, this time from sophomore left hander Brandon Leibrandt, as the Seminoles opened ACC play Friday night with a 4-0 victory over Boston College (3-9, 0-1 ACC).
Leibrandt carried a no-hitter into the eighth and with one out BC's John Hennessy broke up the bid with a single through the left side for what would be the only Eagle hit of the evening.
"Of all the things that can occur in the game of baseball, a no-hitter or four home runs rank right up there and this was very exciting," said head coach Mike Martin. "Brandon was masterful. He worked both sides of the plate, threw the curveball, threw the change-up, it was just a beautifully pitched ball game. Mike Bell deserves a lot of credit. He called a beautiful ball game.
"I was really into it. That is so exciting for me as a baseball coach and a guy that loves the game to see that happen. They are rare."
"It was about the fourth inning," said Leibrandt on when he realized he was working on a no-hitter. "I just went out there the first couple of innings and they hit some balls right at people; I got lucky in those instances. But I felt like the fourth inning on, that's when I had my good stuff and I was able to make good pitches."
The Alpharetta, Ga., native kept the Eagle bats off balanced all night long as only one base runner reached second base and that came in the second inning when Logan Hoggarth reached on a fielding error and moved to second on a walk to Stephen Sauter. But Leibrandt got Matt McGovern to ground into an inning ending double play.
After giving up a one-out walk in the third, Leibrandt retired the next six batters that he faced before issuing back-to-back one-out walks in the fifth. He would then retire the next six batters that he faced including a 1-2-3 sixth inning that saw Jose Brizuela making a nice off-balanced throw to first as Gabriel Hernandez tried to beat out a bunt single and then an outstanding diving catch by Seth Miller to retire the side.
"Seth's catch was certainly outstanding, it kept the no-hitter intact," said Martin. "Breezy made a nice play on a bunt and also a ball that was in the hole that he made a nice play on."
"That was a great catch," said Leibrandt on Seth Miller's diving catch in the sixth. "Anytime you see a no-hitter happen, it has one of those plays. It was just awesome."
Nearing 100 pitches, Leibrandt went out to pitch the eighth with the no-hitter still intact. He got Jimmy Dowdell to pop up to Giovanny Alfonzo at short for the first but then fell behind in the count to Hennessy before the Eagle third baseman found the hole between short and third on a 3-1 offering from Leibrandt for BC's first hit of the game.
"It was a fastball away," said Leibrandt on the pitch he threw to Hennessy. "The guy put a good swing on it and put it through the hole. It was one of those things that you're like `it was a good run at it, but let's get back in the ballgame, let's throw the next pitch and get the guys back in the dugout."
Leibrandt remained in the game and got the next two batters to ground into a pair of fielder's choice putouts at second base to end the eighth. Friday night's outing marked his longest outing of the season while trying his career-high set last year in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional against Samford.
"It was a big lift to get eight innings out of Leibrandt this evening," added Martin. "To have a rested bullpen with two more games this weekend and a game on Tuesday, is huge for us."
"When I was 10, I had a perfect game in five innings, but this no, this is about as long as I have gone without a hit," added Leibrandt. "Definitely big (for me to have this kind of outing tonight), my offense has had my back this whole season, so it was nice to go out there and throw up zeros for them."
Robby Coles pitched the ninth and worked around a fielding error to open the inning by retiring the next three batters that he faced on a strikeout, fly out and a groundout to put the finishing touches on the Seminoles' third shutout of the season.
The combined one-hitter was the first for the Seminoles since March 8, 2010 when Mike McGee, Tyler Everett and Daniel Bennett one-hit the Jacksonville Dolphins in Jacksonville. In that game, the Seminoles took a no-hitter into the ninth inning when JU's Alex Martinez led off the bottom of the ninth with a single up the middle.
"I went out there hoping that he was going to continue to pitch the way he was pitching, hitting spots, throwing every pitch for strikes," said catcher Stephen McGee. "He came out tonight and showed exactly who he is and what kind of pitcher he is and that's real positive."
Offensively, the Seminoles gave Leibrandt all the run support he would need scoring one run in each of the first three innings.
Josh Delph led things off in the bottom of the first with a walk, one of four drawn by the Bartow, Fla., native on the evening. He would move to second on a groundout to first by DJ Stewart and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Marcus Davis brought Delph home on an RBI groundout to second to give FSU the early 1-0 lead.
Brizuela brought home John Nogowski for the second run of the game in the second on a sac-fly to right. Nogowski led off the inning with an infield base hit to third.
In the third, Davis drew a two-out walk and scored all the way from first on an RBI double to left by McGee to increase FSU's lead to 3-0.
FSU added its fourth run of the evening in the sixth when Alfonzo registered his second double of the evening as the ball ricocheted off the third base bag and into left field. He would score three batters later on a fielder's choice groundout by Stewart.
Alfonzo led all hitters Friday night with two hits on a pair of doubles. Stewart, McGee, Nogowski and Brizuela also registered a hit in the win.
John Sansone drew two walks, one in the sixth and eighth innings, and as now reached base in all 13 games this year.
With the win, Florida State remained perfect on the year and is off to its best start since 2010 when the Seminoles started 13-0.
Florida State and Boston College are right back at it for game two of the series on Saturday, March 9 with first pitch scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Saturday's game will air on Seminoles.com All-Access. Fans can also listen to the game on the All-Access player, while locally fans can hear the game on 100.7 FM.
As always, Seminole fans can follow the Noles on twitter @FSU_Baseball and remember to like the Seminoles on Facebook (www.facebook.com/FSUBaseball). Live stats for all three games will be available via gametracker.


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MELBOURNE—"This wasn't the way I wanted to win a tennis match," Stan Wawrinka said a few minutes after winning the biggest tennis match of his life. "But it's a Grand Slam, so you have to take it."
"Take" is the operative word in that last sentence, because for an hour or so, Wawrinka didn't look like he was ready to take what appeared to be the opportunity of his lifetime. Stan's opponent, Rafael Nadal, had begun their Australian Open final as one of the heaviest favorites in the history of Grand Slam title matches. He and Wawrinka had played 12 times dating back to 2007, and Rafa hadn't lost so much as a set. Nadal had won 13 Grand Slams; Wawrinka had never won a Masters title, let alone a major. In fact, since 2005 only one player outside the Big 4—Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, and Nadal—had won a major title. Yet all of those numbers, all of the history between these two players, all of the fabled air of the Big 4, had been rendered meaningless in the course of 80 minutes.
Wawrinka wasted no time ending his set-less streak to Nadal; guns blazing from the start, he had won the first set, 6-3. At the beginning of the second, Nadal had been laid low by a back injury that he had initially felt during the warm-up, and which had grown steadily worse. Now Rafa was arming his first serve over at 100 M.P.H. and hardly moving for balls hit anywhere but the center of the court. Down 1-5 in the second set, it looked for a second as if Nadal were heading to the net to shake hands, but on the way there he happened to knock off a forehand volley for a winner. After losing the second set a game later, though, he decided to keep going into a third.
That's when Wawrinka, one set from his first Grand Slam title, an achievement he said he had "never even dreamed of before," began to look this gift horse directly in the mouth. He couldn't take the match. Pushing easy returns into the net and landing balloon-like ground strokes meters outside the lines, Stan gave the third set away to a slowly recovering Nadal.
"It wasn't easy," Wawrinka said. "He get injury. I saw that. He wasn't serving at all. He wasn't moving during one set. Then it was a completely different match. The problem is, I didn't play well because I was waiting for him to miss. Because I was nervous, I was like, 'OK, miss, miss, make a mistake, because I'm not going to win the match because I'm nervous.'"
Finally, Wawrinka stopped talking to Rafa in his head, and started to talking to himself.
"I had to focus on myself," Wawrinka said, "to try to find the way just to win it."
But even that wasn't so easy. It seemed, with Nadal pushing his serve and not covering the sidelines, that all Wawrinka needed was to make a couple of service returns and the match would be over. And he did just that to break for 4-2, only to give that break back with two wild, skittish misses in the next game. Finally, Wawrinka took it for good with a forehand winner—his 53rd winner of the match—to break for 5-3. He celebrated by punching himself in the head three times.
"I don't know if I'm dreaming," Wawrinka said later, "we'll see tomorrow morning." Through his various post-match interviews, he seemed a little shell-shocked, a little too calm, as if it really hadn't registered yet, and even when it did, he sill might not believe it.
He was asked, "What does winning a Grand Slam feel like?"
"To be honest," Stan answered in a slightly bewildered voice, "I don't realize. Feels strange."
It was strange, the whole match was strange, and in a way that was unfortunate for both players. You felt after the first set that Wawrinka had a good chance of winning even with Rafa at full strength. The new Swiss No. 1 was flowing easily around the court, getting every shot he wanted, and hitting a large share of them for winners. When he did tighten up while serving at 5-3, Nadal tightened up right back and squandered three break points with return errors on easy second serves.
"I was a little bit surprised at how well I was playing at the beginning," Wawrinka said with a smile. "But I came on court believing in myself." Stan credited his five-set win over Djokovic in the quarterfinals as the source of his belief tonight.
But as Wawrinka said, this wasn't the way anyone wants to win a tennis match. It was an odd coincidence, but I noticed in the warm-up that Nadal wasn't moving for any balls that weren't hit right at him. That's not unusual—the players usually hit straight down the middle in warm-ups—but I did put it in my notes. At the start of the second set, Nadal could no longer ignore it. He grabbed his back, stopped playing at full speed, and, already down a break, took a seven-minute medical timeout. When Rafa came back on court, the Aussle crowd booed him, he teared up, and he was broken again immediately. Nadal's hopes for becoming the first man in the Open era to win each of the Grand Slams twice was unraveling.
A dejected Rafa, his baseball hat pulled as low as he possible, summed up that feeling with this painful thought:
"Is tough," he said, "to see yourself during the whole year you are working for a moment like this, and arrives the moment and you feel that you are not able to play at your best."
To his credit, Nadal played on. "Last thing that I wanted to do was retirement," he said. "I hate to do that, especially in a final." And, as he showed by winning the third set and watching Wawrinka do his best to implode, anything is possible if you can keep yourself out on a tennis court.
It was an anti-climactic end to a match that held so much promise. It felt like we had been robbed of another Golden Era classic. But Stan and Rafa were exemplary in victory and defeat.
Wawrinka kept his celebration respectfully contained, and walked over before the trophy presentation to check on his injured opponent. Nadal won the crowd back with his smiling-through-the-tears runner-up speech—"Sorry to finish this way. I tried very, very hard"—and even forgave their boos later.
"Sometimes is tough for the crowd to understand," said Nadal, a lifelong sports fan. "The crowd, only thing wants to do is enjoy great match. They paid ticket to watch the best match possible, and I was not able to offer that to them for moments. I wanted to try my best until the end. But I can understand very well the reaction. The crowd was great with me during both weeks; support has been enormous, more than ever. You never will hear me talk badly about the crowd here."
Yet the Australian Open remains a dangerous event for him. He has missed it more than once due to injury, and has now injured himself mid-match, and subsequently lost, three other times—in 2010, 2011, and 2014. In Nadal's (unstated) quest to reach Federer's 17 majors, every final-round loss like this is a match he can never get back. When Rafa finally walked out of the arena and toward the interview room, the tears came for real.
But as he said, Wawrinka thoroughly deserved this victory. Stan was the man of the fortnight. He beat Djokovic in a physical battle, and Nadal in a psychological one, and became the first ATP player to knock off the top two seeds at a major since 1993. He also moved ahead of his countryman Roger Federer in the rankings for the first time in his 10-year career. But it seems that Stan has learned well from Rafa how to handle that uncomfortable fact:
"I'm ranked ahead of Roger," Wawrinka said, "but I always feel like I'm behind him."
And that was, oddly, the key to Wawrinka's win. "Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better," is the quote that Wawrinka famously has tattooed on his forearm. He was asked about it again tonight.
"I did that tattoo one year ago," he said, "but I had that quote in my head for a long time. It was how I see my life, and especially how I see the tennis life. Every one but the Top 4 ended the tournament losing for so long, so it's tough to take a positive."
This has been the era of Big 4 dominance; Wawrinka, at age 28, finally turned it on its head by acknowledging that and accepting it. He took solace in the fact that "everyone" was always losing to them, not just him. And since he was always losing, the only thing he could do was take satisfaction and confidence in losing a little better. His best loss, and the start of his rise to this title, came against Djokovic here 12 months ago. That was Wawrinka's best failure, and his last so far at the Australian Open.
Wawrinka mostly walked in a daze afterward, shuttled from one TV studio to the next for interviews. But before he did the last one, Stan asked his press handlers for deux minutes—"two minutes"—to go into the locker room. I hope he screamed his head off.


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The Only Way To Get Joe Biden To Rethink His Position On Copyright Is To Give Him Money?
from the that-doesn't-seem-right dept
Obviously, the more tech people who show up to send the message, the better. And the more unified and simple the message, the better and more effective it will be. This is not a time for nuance. Nor do you "waste" your one shot by repeating what the tech CEO in front of you said and trying to introduce something else. This is a straightforward application of the "Alice's Restaurant Rule of Public Policy." If one person says it, it's an outlier and you ignore it. If two people say it, it's special interest so ignore it. If 50 people say it, it's a bloody national trend.Jim Harper, who pointed this story out to me, notes how problematic this seems by summarizing the logic as "Joe Biden is no friend to tech, so tech should give to Joe Biden," followed by noting the similarities between politics and extortion. This isn't to damn the original post, because it's probably right that this might be the only way to actually speak to Biden, but somehow I doubt that even 50 people saying something like the line above would make even the slightest dent.
Which is why tech folks who care about reigning in the power of Hollywood to impose tech mandates need to show up on July 8 to prove to Boxer and Biden they exist and that the Hollywood view of the world that pits noble entertainment companies against evil pirates and terrorists needs some amending. You need to walk up to them, sing a bar of the tech policy version of Alice's Restaurant, and walk out. In this case, the refrain goes like this: "Carly at least has tech experience. You seem Hell bent on destroying the tech industry with over-enforcement and crap like ACTA in the name of stopping piracy. I create jobs, I'm not a pirate, and unless my concerns get respected, I'm voting Republican."
Fifty tech execs walking in, singing a bar of that song, and walking out, will make a difference. Oh, it won't turn things around overnight -- especially with Biden scheduled to make a trip with Boxer down to Los Angeles the next day for another fundraiser where the entertainment industry will trot out the star power. But it will be the first step in getting Biden and others who buy into the Hollywood's pirate story to start asking whether real life is really like that.


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Today I'd like to share with you a jaw droppingly cute wedding geekcake. Originally featured over at Symmetry magazine. Symmetrymagazine.org Symmetry is an online, and paper magazine about particle physics and its connections to other aspects of life and science, from interdisciplinary collaborations to policy to culture.
Jason Rieger married Leah Welty, in August of 2004. Below is a picture of their cake.
Original photo taken by: Reidar Hahn, Fermilab
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Complete NECTAR Mattress Review 2018
In this review, we'll be reviewing the 11″ Nectar memory foam mattress. mattress store Ann Arbor MI
A plush mattress, that offers people a variety of features and benefits. The Nectar is recognized for its state of the art construction, and its classic memory foam feel. Together it delivers a satisfying, comfortable sleep night after night.
With its unique firmness level guarantee, along with its innovative technology and affordable price, the Nectar is quickly gaining fame in the market.
Nectar's 1 year sleep trial, and forever warranty make it a risk free choice for consumers.
What Type of Mattress is the Nectar?
The Nectar is certainly well rounded. It has a balance of support and an ultra dense foam structure.
Manufactured and designed with unique breathing airflow and woven fabric,traditional memory foam, and several other unique features, the Nectar is no doubt a modern day mattress, that gives its sleepers a comfortable and cool night of sleep.
With the combined performance of its one of a kind cooling system, top layer of gel foam and Tencel infused quilted cover, Nectar absolutely stands above the rest.
All of these features keep the Nectar mattress feeling brand new day after day, year after year. It also contributes to a very peaceful nights sleep for you and your partner.
How Firm is the Nectar Sleep Mattress?
Unlike the majority of memory foam mattresses, Nectar only offers one firmness level; medium firm.
The Nectar mattress rates a 5 out of 10 on the firmness scale, which meets the needs of most sleepers according to our research.
Recent studies have shown that most sleepers prefer their firmness between a 5 and a 7, which makes Nectar the perfect fit.
A high density memory foam mattress that provides greater longevity, the Nectar has a highly recognized contour and hug that allows your body to sink right into the foams.
The mattress does have a little bit of a slower response time when sleepers change positions.
Rather, it takes several seconds for the Nectar to mold to a new position or to any pressure that is being placed on the mattress by your body. This can be a tremendous source of pressure relief for some sleepers while offering support for others.
Overall the Nectar support is great no matter if you sleep on your stomach, back or side. The main reason for this is because of the 1″ gel memory foam quilted cover, in combination with 3′ of memory foam.
Working together, these features offer support consistently, as well as an easy transition into the final layer. mattress store Ann Arbor MI
How Many Layers Does it Have?
Being quite unique when it comes to conforming, Nectar allows the weight to be distributed equally, all the while molding easily to your body. The 11′ mattress is all foam, and built with 2 other foam layers, and a quilted cover.
- The top layer is highly breathable and bedbug resistant. The cover provides both cooling and cleanliness, thanks to the Tencel fabric.
- The 2nd layer offers comfort and cooling, because it is a quilted fabric of gel memory foam. It also offers a high level of pressure relief.
- The next layer is made of Nectar's patented LushFoam. Which is the most premium gel memory foam available in the market and distributes both weight and heat smoothly.
- The fourth layer is made of Hi Core adaptive foam, which provides great support.
- The last layer is a breathable base layer made of high density foam. It is responsible for providing both increased ventilation, as well as overall stability.
The materials that Nectar chose to use is impressive. It is also an accomplishment to offer all of this, at such a great price.
How is Motion Transfer and Sinkage?
Nectar is like a lot of other foam mattresses, in the way in which it absorbs motion very easily. This reduces any disturbance that you may have by your partners sleeping habits. mattress store Ann Arbor MI
Because of its very dense foam feel, there is not an excessive amount of bounce and, therefore, presents with low motion transfer.
So if you rather have a peaceful night sleep with no motion or excessive bounce, then the Nectar is for you.
Does it Sleep Hot?
Unlike most other memory foam mattresses that tend to sleep a bit warm, the Nectar offers a high level of cooling. The top layer of gel memory foam, combined with the infused cover helps keep your temperatures cool and comfortable.
Being a high density memory foam mattress, however, some people may find the sleeping atmosphere to be somewhat warm when compared to latex, coil or hybrid mattresses.
But, our studies did show that Nectar is without a doubt one of the cooler memory foam mattresses made.
Does it Have Any Smell?
Fresh out of the box, the mattress will have a fairly strong odor for the first 2 days.. After this timeframe, the smell begins to dissipate and by the end of a week's time there is no noticeable smell any longer.
So, if the smell is something that really bothers you, I suggest not sleeping on it the first two days. mattress store Nectar Sleep Coupon Code
Does it Require a Foundation?
Nectar can sit directly on a box spring, a platform, or most other flat supportive surfaces. Also, it can be used with any adjustable bed frames that can hold an 11′ mattress.
You can also use your Nectar directly on the floor's surface if that is your preference, but make certain that it is not exposed to excessive moisture or water.
What Type of Cover Does it Have?
The Nectar sports a cover that is made from a balanced blend of cotton and Tencel, a material made in China, making the cover quite soft and breathable. Its unique composition contributes to cooling, softness and a very satisfactory feeling overall.
The Nectar cover may look basic. But, it is still nice to look at, with its grey side panels. Also, the top layer is white and checkered fabric, with the Nectar logo nicely embossed.
The quilted cover can be easily unzipped and spot cleaned. As an extra bonus, the company will replace your cover free of charge one time., if it ever becomes stained or damaged in any way.
What's the Best Way to Care for the Nectar?
The Nectar requires no flipping, however, it is recommended that you rotate the mattress perhaps once or twice per year to prevent it from wearing down or from excessive sagging.
As for routine cleaning of your new Nectar, it is recommended you use cool water and a very mild dish detergent to clean any dirt and address any stains. Never rub when cleaning, instead use light circle motions.
How Durable is the Nectar Mattress?
The Nectar, assembled here in the USA with imported materials, has a long lifespan, according to our data, and fares well in this category when compared to other memory foam mattresses.
Nectar is made with high quality materials, which meets all industry standards. According to our research, the Nectar scores with an 80 percent owner satisfaction rating and continues to grow in popularity today.
Size and Shipping
Nectar comes in your common sizes; Twin, Twin XL, Full, Queen, King, and California King Sizes. Nectar is easy to move and set up, as the mattress only weighs between 45 and 89 lbs, depending on the size. mattress store Ann Arbor MI
If customers need assistance setting the mattress up, the company does offer a white glove delivery option.Shipping is free if you reside in the US. But, there are additional charges to ship to Alaska, Hawaii or Canada.
365 Night Risk-Free Sleep Trial and Guarantee
Nectar stands firmly behind their 365 night free sleep trial, with 100% money back guarantee. Customers get a full YEAR to try out the Nectar, and decide if it is right for them.
If for any reason you find that the Nectar isn't for you, simply contact the company and they will arrange a free pickup; and also give you 100% of your money back.
Our research revealed that the number of sleepers who actually return their Nectar mattress falls well below 3%.
How is Nectar's Warranty?
The Nectar offers their superior "Forever Warranty."
This unique warranty guarantees the construction, materials, quality and durability of the Nectar forever and always. This is specific to the original purchaser only.
Since the company stands firmly behind their mattress, they are confident that purchasers will find the Nectar to be the one and only mattress they will ever want or need.
During the first one to five years of ownership full replacement is offered for free if the mattress is found to be defective.
After year 5, repairs and replacements will be honored for a one time transport fee of $100. If a defect is found, the $100 will be waived.
Our research revealed that consumers give the Nectar's Forever Warranty a rating very high, above average and in many cases, the rating by consumers is excellent.
How Much Does the Nectar Cost?
The Nectar is priced between $500-$900, depending on the size. Also, the price will change some if you decide to purchase the white glove service.
Nectar also gives you 6 months to pay for your mattress
The sizes and prices are as follows:
- Twin mattress: $500
- Twin XL: $550
- Full: $700
- Queen: $795
- King: $900
- California King: $900
The mattress fares very well compared to other higher priced foam mattresses. With very favorable consumer ratings on comfort, bounce, construction, and extra benefits, the Nectar is a very good buy for your money.
With our coupon code, you can get a $125 off on any size plus two free pillows.
Nectar Mattress Review – Our Verdict
Overall, Nectar offers a high quality product at a low cost. With its quality materials, support, cooling system and construction, Nectar offers benefits that set it apart from the competition.
Absorbing motion easily, with no disturbance from your partners sleep. Made in the USA with minimal sinkage, this is an incredible buy.
In addition, its one-year risk free sleep trial, 'Forever Warranty," free shipping, easy return/refund process and very affordable prices finalize the long list of quality features and options offered to consumers at the time of their initial purchase and thereafter.
Overall, we think the Nectar is a very good purchase option, especially when using our link to save $125.


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Commerce Secretary Gary Locke recently unveiled an accelerated plan for developing standards to transform the U.S. power distribution system into a secure, more efficient, and environmentally friendly Smart Grid and create clean-energy jobs. Produced by the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the approximately 90-page document identifies about 80 initial standards that will enable the vast number of interconnected devices and systems that will make up the nationwide Smart Grid to communicate and work with each other. These standards will support interoperability of all the various pieces of the system, ranging from large utility companies down to individual homes and electronic devices. The report also lists a set of 14 priority action plans that address the most important gaps in the initial standard set.
"To use an analogy from the construction world, this report is like a designer's first detailed drawing of a complex structure," says Locke. "It presents a high-level conceptual model to ensure that everyone is on the same page before moving forward to develop more detailed, formal Smart Grid architectures. This high-level model is critical to help plan where to go next."
The draft will be posted for a 30-day period of public comment and review. According to George Arnold, NIST's national coordinator for Smart Grid interoperability, finalizing the standards will ensure that the grid transformation goes both smoothly and rapidly — a priority of the Obama Administration. About $4.5 billion of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds to the U.S. Department of Energy also are slated for Smart Grid demonstration projects.
"Because of the urgent need to remake the grid into a modern power distribution system, we have set a timetable that is much swifter than usual for establishing these standards," says Arnold. "But at the same time, we also want to be certain that the initial standards we establish will hold up in the future so that investments in the Smart Grid will not become prematurely obsolete."
When completed, the Smart Grid will employ real-time, two-way digital information and communication technologies in the operation of the nation's electricity grid. The system would allow consumers to better manage and control their energy use and costs, reduce America's dependence on foreign oil, and create clean-energy jobs.
The draft report, "NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 1.0," incorporates input from more than 1,500 industry, government, and other stakeholders who have participated in the NIST framework development process. The draft of the report can be downloaded from the NIST Web site.
For more information on NIST's work with Smart Grid technology, visit the NIST Web site.


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Kieran Robertson - "Secret Lover"
Artist Bio:
Even at the young age of 17, Kieran has already claimed his place as the next shooting star from Scotland.
He understood what it means to write impressive, meaningful lyrics at the tender age of 14. His musical style evolves around Dark Rock and Gothic, Kieran Robertson's new, fresh, hard hitting style fits in with bands in the same genre of Black Veil Brides and the like.
Kieran, despite his very young age, has already amassed a great deal of experience on stage, due to the amount of times he has already performed live.
Kieran is a perfect entertainer and live performer, together with his band, consisting of 2 Germans and long time friend Jack Ross. Kieran recently performed a show in his home town in Glasgow at the Cathouse, where 200 fans were blown away by his stunning performance.
Kieran's new album Secrets Of Succubi is now fully recorded. The album is being mixed and produced by none other than Joe Graves, who recently proved what a talent he has with his work on the latest Asking Alexandria album. Kieran is, himself a huge fan of bands such as; Black Veil Brides and New Years Day, but also a fan of the older classics such as Motley Crue and Kiss.
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Robert Fuller
Robert B. Fuller, 72, of Malvern passed away Monday December 24, 2012.
Robert was born February 21, 1940 in Russellville, AR. He was a construction worker and a veteran.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
Funeral services entrusted to Atkinson Funeral Home of Malvern, AR, 126 East 2nd St. Guests may register at www.atkinsonfuneralhome.net.


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Lafayette Creek is owned and operated by the Northwest Florida Water Management District and is open for public use year-around, during daylight hours only, when hunting is not allowed. Recreational opportunities include hunting, fishing, hiking and wildlife viewing. Scheduled hunts include archery, muzzleloading gun, small game, family hunt, general gun and spring turkey. Fishing is permitted year-round during daylight hours only, when hunting is not allowed. A quota hunt permit is required for archery, muzzleloading gun, family hunt, general gun and spring turkey. Motorized vehicles may be operated on named or numbered roads during hunting season; ATVs are prohibited. Equestrian use is currently prohibited, but may be permitted in the future when designated horse trails are developed.
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EPA Update on Yellowstone River Oil Spill (Silvertip Pipeline), August 12th, 2011
Release Date: 08/12/2011
Contact Information: Matthew Allen, (720) 237-7414; Libby Faulk, (303) 548-3967; John Dalton (303) 524-2459
EPA Update on Yellowstone River Oil Spill (Silvertip Pipeline), August 12th, 2011
Matthew Allen, (720) 237-7414; Libby Faulk, (303) 548-3967; John Dalton (303) 524-2459
(Billings, Mont --, August 12, 2011) EPA continues to oversee the response to the ExxonMobil Silvertip Pipeline Spill on the Yellowstone River near Billings, Mont. EPA will take whatever steps are necessary to ensure ExxonMobil Pipeline Company addresses any and all potential impacts of this spill. EPA will continue to direct and oversee the cleanup and restoration of the Yellowstone River and will continue to work to ensure people's health and the environment are protected.
There are over 1,000 personnel engaged in cleanup and shoreline assessment efforts. Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Technique (SCAT) teams have assessed more than 6,500 acres. Several segments are ready for review and sign off and are on the schedule to be inspected by SCAT teams once their initial assessments are completed.
"Right now we're progressing through the work plan as scheduled, and SCAT teams have made a lot of progress," said Craig Myers, EPA On-Scene Coordinator. "At this point things appear to be happening on schedule."
EPA sampling results for air, water, soil, and sediment data are still available on the EPA spill website. The data shows there are no levels of concern in the water and no elevated levels above instrument detection for volatile organic compounds. EPA site-specific soil sampling result letters went out to 40 landowners affected by the Yellowstone River oil spill. Results and a fact sheet on the crude oil samples and an Agricultural Fact Sheet are available at the EPA website as well.
Please visit https://www.epa.gov/yellowstoneriverspill for the latest information, data, and maps.
The Montana DEQ encourages people to call the Governor's information line at 406-657-0231 with questions, concerns or comments, or visit www.yellowstoneriveroilspill.mt.gov.
BACKGROUND: At approximately 11:00 PM on Friday, July 1 a break occurred in a 12-inch pipeline owned by ExxonMobil that resulted in a spill of crude oil into the Yellowstone River approximately 20 miles upstream of Billings, Montana. EPA's primary concern is protecting people's health and the environment. EPA will remain on-site to ensure cleanup and restoration efforts do just that. EPA continues to hold ExxonMobil Pipeline Company, the responsible party, accountable for assessment and cleanup.
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Belfort Instrument Co. has installed a DigiWxTM Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) at the Providencialaies International Airport (PLS) in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
The AWOS AV provides real-time wind speed, wind direction, temperature, relative humidity, dew point and altimeter setting on a graphical display and on the Internet.
Providenciales International Airport, on the island of Providenciales, is the main international airport serving the Turks and Caicos Islands, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. It is operated by Turks & Caicos Islands Airports Authority.
For more information: BelfortInstrument.com and DigiWX.com


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When we do an interview, we like to keep them to 10-12 questions or so, with some questions about the subject's main area of expertise mixed in with a few off-the-wall ones that help us get a sense of that person's personality. People who are in the process of launching some kind of new initiative are the ones that are the most eager to be interviewed, and obviously someone who's working on a hot project is generally going to make for a more newsworthy interview. Keep in mind that as interesting as an interview with a well-known person might be, sometimes it's even more interesting to talk to someone who's virtually unknown but is a driving force behind a very interesting piece of technology, so I'd appreciate readers giving us the heads-up on people like that.
If you'd like to suggest an interview subject or recommend interview questions, here are a few good ways of doing it: put those suggestions into a comment on this story, contact us via email, or start a conversation with a suggestion.
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The name Morris is a boy's name of English origin meaning "dark-skinned". Morris and is often added to lists like Popular English Boys' Names and discussed in our forums with posts like "Namebank Create-A-Class!".
From the experts:
Morris is as quiet and comfortable as a Morris chair, and has the same vintage feel. Once a Top 100 name in the early 1900s, Morris fell completely off the roster in 1995, probably due to lingering fallout from his identification with Morris the cat's ("the world's most finicky cat") 9 Lives cat food commercials.
A more distingushed namesake is Morris (Mo) Udall, an influential congressman, and, from literature, Morris Townsend in the Henry James novel Washington Square, which was made into a movie titled "The Heiress," with Montgomery Clift playing the part.
The usual nicknames for Morris are Morrie/Maury or Moe; a more distinctive one would be Moss. Morrie Schwartz, subject of the bestseller Tuesdays with Morrie was born Morris.


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After all I learned about plastic and the toxins found in clothes and even children toys, I make a deliberate effort to ensure that any gifts I am giving to children are safe and toxin-free.
In a bid to help you make a lovely handmade gift to a little friend of yours, today I have teamed with Melissa of Melissa Love to give you a chance to win a custom doll from her magical shop.
Melissa is designing the cutest fabric dolls out of cotton and felt, and they even have removable clothes. Just imagine the smile on your child's face once they touch the soft and friendly dolls (I am sure I would have been smiling if I had it as a kid!)
So, jump on in straight on the giveaway! Melissa is offering a custom doll, worth $25 to the luckiest of Kanelstrand readers. Once you win, you will be able to choose:
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and Melissa will make it for you - a unique doll that will suit your requirements to the last stitch!
The giveaway ends on January 25th, 2012 and is open to residents of the United States and Canada. There are 2 mandatory entries and 5 additional ones. To be eligible to win you need to fill out both mandatory entries and as many as as you like from the additional ones.
The winner will be emailed and announced here shortly after the end of the giveaway.
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Regardless of the outcome of the Legislature's third attempt to set aside affordable housing for war veterans, Edgewood Properties said it will reserve nearly half the 166 units planned at its planned Piscataway apartment complex for returning soldiers.
"We're in the midst of two wars, and we're tired of hearing all of the stories about veterans coming home to New Jersey and not being able to find housing they can afford," said Mark Mauriello, director of environmental affairs and planning for Edgewood Properties. "We felt this is a problem developers have the ability to solve, so we wanted to do it ourselves."
Though three-quarters of the Villas at Fairway complex is still under construction, Mauriello said 22 of the one- and two-bedroom apartments currently available for leasing are set aside for veterans and their families at rents 30 percent lower than other units in the complex.
When Edgewood completes the Piscataway project, Mauriello said 88 of the 166 apartment units will be reserved for veterans, and the property's clubhouse will host meetings and exhibits to link those tenants to veteran service providers and officials from the U.S. Veterans Benefits Administration.
Aside from finding a job and securing federal benefits, finding affordable housing is one of the most significant issues veterans face when they return from military duty, according to Jack Fanous, executive director of veteran support services provider G.I. Go Fund, in Newark.
"This developer is offering brand-new housing to veterans at an affordable rate," Fanuous said. "That simply doesn't happen."
Under proposed legislation, S-829, municipalities like Piscataway could sign agreements with developers to set aside 50 percent of new low- or moderate-income units for veterans who qualify for affordable housing assistance, as an alternate way for towns to meet their affordable housing obligations under the state's Fair Housing Act. The bill was approved by the state Assembly in October and currently awaits a Senate vote.
While Mauriello said Edgewood is "aiming to launch our veteran housing program in Piscataway at a point when the law is there" — noting the Villas at Fairway won't be built out until 2015 — "we haven't thought about a plan B, so if it did come to the bill never being signed, our commitment to providing housing to veterans would still be the same."
"Even if this bill passes, we're dedicating more units to veterans in Piscataway than what we'll be required to provide, which will help place veterans in affordable housing even sooner," Mauriello said. "Since we're building a lot of new developments throughout the state, we're really looking at this program prospectively, so wherever an obligation for affordable housing exists, we'll consider setting aside units for veterans at our properties."


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Classes begin at a ballet barre for stretching and warming up; the final half of class involves short choreographed sequences in the center of the room or across the floor.Choosing a class level Class descriptions are designed to help you choose an appropriate class. Intro to Ballet is recommended for students with little or no previous dance experience.: Expand your ballet vocabulary by learning elements of male/female partnering from classical ballet.This class is open to female students who have been en pointe for one or more years. Dancers are encouraged to take the prior ballet class in order to be sufficiently warmed up.
Recommended for dancers with four or more years of ballet training (and by teacher recommendation).
If you have questions, our instructors are always available to help! Learn the basic elements of ballet broken down into simple exercises that ensure the development of proper technique. Intro to Ballet 2 is recommended for students looking to continue to increase their knowledge of the basic elements of ballet and begin to use those steps in simple combinations.
Enjoy your newly developed posture, presence, and strength. One year of Intro to Ballet experience recommended.
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Euro zone leaders agreed to radically restructure Spain's 100 bilion euros ($125.9 billion) bank recapitalisation plan, allowing EU bailout funds to eventually be injected directly into teetering Spanish financial institutions, meaning Madrid can sweep the burden of the bailouts off its sovereign books.
The change, agreed as part of a deal struck in the early hours of Friday morning, will not happen immediately, however. Instead the leaders agreed it would come only after the eurozone set up a single banking supervisor to be run by the European Central Bank.
Ireland, which suffered a similar bank meltdown to Spain, would be considered for similar treatment. The euro gained as much as 1.5 percent against the dollar in Tokyo trading after the agreement was reached.
The dramatic change in the bailout rules came after Italy and Spain forced leaders to remain at the summit overnight, blocking agreement on all other agenda items before getting a deal on short-term rescue measures.
The summit agreement also contained some concessions for Italy, though less than for Spain, setting the stage for Rome to become the sixth eurozone country to request EU assistance as part of the eurozone debt crisis.
Under revised rules demanded by Italy, countries that want the eurozone bailout fund to purchase their bonds – an essential way of lowering their borrowing costs – will no longer be subject to Greek-style monitoring programmes. Instead, they would simply have to maintain their EU debt and deficit commitments, though EU authorities could mandate tighter deadlines and timetables.
Italy is expected to make use of the new bond purchase plan.
"It is a double satisfaction for Italy," said Mario Monti, the Italian prime minister. For Angela Merkel, the German chancellor who had for months insisted she would agree no new short-term rescue measures, the deal was a significant concession.
The change in the Spanish programme is likely to have the most immediate effect on the financial markets, particularly since leaders also agreed bailout loans to Spain would no longer be granted seniority status, a structure that had spooked the bond market because of the prospect of official lenders jumping the repayment queue.
However,the change in banking supervisioncould be the most far-reaching of all the decisions taken. Instead of the hodgepodge of 17 different bank supervisors, there will now only be one for all eurozone banks, a major step towards a so-called "banking union" that is arguably the most significant change to the single currency area since it was created.
Both the agreement to allow direct injections into weak euro zone banks and the creation of a single supervisor are major steps towards breaking what many considered the most insidious development in the eurozone crisis – weak banks dragging down otherwise healthy governments, and highly-indebted governments undermining otherwise solvent banks.
"It is imperative to break the vicious circle between banks and sovereigns," euro zone heads of state said in a post-summit statement.
Because countries will no longer be responsible for bailing out financial institutions on their own, bank crashes like those in Ireland and Spain will no longer be the burden of national treasuries. Instead, the 500 billion euros European Stability Mechanism will pick up the tab.
Although creating an entirely new bank supervisory unit at the ECB was expected to be a long-term change, leaders tasked the European Commission to come up with plans for the shift "as a matter of urgency" and before the end of the year.
Thomas Wieser, head of the euro working group, said that while Spain's bank bailout would likely begin under current rules, the loans could quickly be moved off Madrid's sovereign books once the new bank supervisor was in place.
In exchange for the concessions, a German-led group of northern creditor countries will gain more control over all of the eurozone banks through the new single supervisor.
In addition to the ability to break the occasionally cosy relationship between national supervisors and their banks, eurozone authorities will now be able to force struggling institutions to recapitalise, something the US was able to do quickly and forcefully in 2008, stopping the Lehman Brothers crisis before it spread any further.


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Our Green Gift Guide for Minneapolis
Shop local stores along the Central Corridor to help foster a strong community or visit the 2011 Green Gifts Fair is this Satuday, November 19th at the Midtown Global Market. Here are ten of the 70+ products you can find at the fair as well as five local businesses.
1 Very Manly, $10 from Aromi on Etsy: Aromi makes hand-blended beauty products created using only the finest all natural ingredients.
2 Bar Soap, $3.15/bar from : Bryn Mawr Soap: High-quality, affordable handmade soaps made locally with no artificial ingredients.
3 Upcycle Mittens, $22 from Breaksea: These mitten are made from two different pairs of pants. The pockets are functional and look pretty fresh too. They are lined with 300 weight fleece to keep your hand extra warm while looking so good.
4 Twin Cities Bike Map, from $11.95 from Bike Everywhere: Bike Everywhere publishes bicycle maps and guides for Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Twin Cities bike map makes it easier to find bike friendly routes throughout the metro area.
5 Chinook Book, $20 from Chinook Book: Covering the greater Minneapolis and St Paul metro regions and the towns and neighborhoods of Hennepin, Dakota and Anoka counties. The print book contains over 350 coupons, plus a complete mobile coupon pack good for another 300+ mobile offers.
6 The Zander Reclaimed Wood Platform Bedframe, from $1000 from Moss Envy: Over a hundred years ago - the largest grain elevator in the world was erected on the shores of Lake Superior. 110 years later it is being dismantled and demolished. Over 6 million board feet of old growth pine is being reclaimed and utilized by craftsmen and women to build furniture - and this bed frame.
7 5 String Resophonic Banjo, $175 from Resist Instrument Works: Five string banjo with a drain cover resonator and small drain cover sound holes. Each one has a buffalo nickel inlayed into the headstock.
8 Wintercraft Deluxe Pack, $29.95 from Wintercraft: Create ice lanterns for your home this winter with kits from Wintercraft. See more photos of Wintercraft lamps on flickr.
9 Gift Certificate for Lunch or Dinner, from $25 from Red Stag Supper Club: Strives to be a good local & world citizen by serving local & organic foods as much as possible, conserving resources & composting waste, and by always being on the lookout as to how to better its business practices.
10 Red Minneapolis Locket, $25 from Larissa Loden: Vintage locket from the 1970's with etched floral motif. Vintage and ucycled jewelry for the modern world.
Light Rail Transit (LRT) is coming to the Central Corridor of Minneapolis and Saint Paul and we hope the LRT will strengthen the communities along the line. A big part of strong communities is community sustained local businesses. According to the 3/50 project, "For every $100 spent in locally owned independent stores, $68 returns to the community..." Here are five businesses that make the Central Corridor unique.
11 The Hub Bike Co-op, Pugsleys are on sale and it is a great time to save money on summer biking equipment. The Hub offers classes, recycles rubber and metal and stocks locally made bike accessories.
12 Textile Center of Minnesota, offers classes for people at all levels of a variety of fiber arts. Consider gifting a class to learn how to spin, weave, dye or operate a loom.
13 Embodied Health, Consider gifting a yoga class or massage from Embodied Health, a small business that used as many sustainable products in their renovation as possible.
14 Classic Retro @ Pete's, This retro boutique stocks fabulous home decor from the 60s, 70s and 80s.
15 Science Museum of Minnesota, Visit the Big Back Yard at the Science Museum to see the Science House, a net zero energy building.
2011 Green Gift Guides
• Green Gift Guide for Kids
• No-Gift Green Gift Guide
• 25 Green Home Gifts under $25
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Thx Macom!!!! Got it installed and on network. Can see it by Router. Cannot see it by other computers. I went by a video, step by step. Computers can see each other. THen I went back to login as ADMIN. I created so many users/passwords. I FORGOT ADMIN PASSWORD! Is there a hidden over ride to get back in to OMV as ADMIN? OR IS THIS A WIPE/ REINSTALL OMV AND REDO (BUT FIND OUT WHY OTHER COMPUTERS CANNOT SEE ME ON NETWORK.)
Please respond. I am at your mercy. good thing is disability keeps me up at night. so I play with it a long time. my email is firstname.lastname@example.com if you want to send message that way also.
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Looking for SMART Stat's? DO apt-get install curl on the command line first.
Then on the CLI type:
for disk in /dev/sd? ; do smartctl -x $disk ; done | curl -F 'sprunge=<-' sprunge.us
(replace "?" with the letter for your disk)
The above line returns a URL. Copy and past the URL into the address bar on a Web browser.
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flmaxey -
I think you're doing good things on the forum. Thanks.
Thanks flmaxey. For sure I would make the same statement about your contributions.
When I started to look into NAS software (freenas, nas4free, OMV) I found a lot of comments regarding OMV having a very supportive and responsive community. Starting to read this forum I understood these comments. So now I am trying to help other users as good as I can. As you might have noticed I am by no means a linux expert. I try to answer only to those questions where I feel confident, but I have to admit, that my judgement sometimes is wrong. So, still a lot of learning ahead....
Thanks You!!!