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I f you are not lifting weights then more weight means adding fat.
You should be able to buy some weights for a few hundred look on craigslist.
i would start with twice a week lifting.
You have a limit to how much you can run and still gain muscle.
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2018 goals 1000 miles , 190 pounds , deadlift 400 touch my toes
What is your prioriy?Better running/race performaance or general fitness and to look more muscular? As much as I am a proponent of resistance training, I will say that a lot of added weight (fat or muscle) will slow you down and reduce your max VO2. If thin and weak, yes some added muscle/strength can be of benefit.
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Not dead. Yet.
I am not a hard gainer, but either way it's hard to gain muscle and you have to work at it. If you just eat a bunch of calories without do lots of lifting, you are just going to get fat and I don't think those are the results you are looking for. You either need to spend a fair amount of time researching lifting and how to gain or hire a trainer who can help you get there. That's definitely not cheap though.
You might also need to cut back on running while building, so you don't just burn off all the calories you are trying to turn into muscle. I guess the point is that it can definitely be done, but you need to know what you are doing and work as hard at it as you normally do with your running.
Slo Hands point is valid too. Just like running you need to start slow and build up to harder and harder workouts even if you feel like you could do more. Finally, how you do the sets...how many sets, how much weight can somewhat determine what happens to the tissue as it is created. I think going heavy and hard with low sets will make you stronger with more dense muscle tissue. Doing higher amounts of sets with a little less weight will make the muscles swell up a bit more, but they won't be as dense. Not even sure if it's recommended to do high rep low weight anymore. They used to say that it helped you cut, but I have seen conflicting info on that.
You can do a lot with a couple of adjustable weight dumbells and a cheap bench or two. Set it up in the garage and go to town. Check out Arnold's, "The Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding". It covers just about everything and has a whole section on gaining and how to eat for it.
How can we know our limits if we don't test them?
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You're 6'4" and weigh 163. Your BMI is 19.8. You are very safely within the healthy range of height to weight. You are not overweight. You are not underweight. You're in a good place. Seriously.
Please be very careful with supplements you buy from anywhere. Research them thoroughly and know what's in them. Know what those ingredients can do to you and the damage they can cause. In many cases supplements are little more than a growing hole in your wallet.
The best way to stabilize your weight is to eat properly. This means eating the right foods and eating enough of them. You're exercising more and have noted a few pounds of weight loss. This means you need to be eating more. More fruits, more vegetables and more lean meats are what you need... not a powder.
If you can swing it make an appointment with a Registered Dietician (not a "nutritionist"... there is a difference). One with some knowledge of exercise science would be even better. Talk about your current diet. Talk about your goals. Talk about why you want to weight 180 lbs. (Why do you want to weight 180 lbs???) Set a plan for getting there.
Also, consider keeping a food diary. List out what you eat, how much and how often. This can help track your intake versus a rough measure of output. If you have a smart phone many people I encounter through work seem to like the app call MyFitnessPal for this kind of thing. I've played with it and it's pretty easy to use. You can track what you eat, how much, scan bar codes of what you eat, track exercise minutes all to see how they balance out with one another.
Keeping a food diary will also help should you choose to go see a Registered Dietician.
Good luck.
"C" is for cookie. That's good enough for me.
Am I doing this right?
Donuts and beer work much better.
Donuts and beer work much better.
You must not be drinking enough. I don't need donuts or M's.
No excuses....
Thanks. I have never calculated my BMI till now. So that puts things in perspective. I also have a very bad habit of skipping meals on the weekend. Sometimes on Sat. and Sun. I will skip breakfast, then skip lunch and then just eat an early dinner. I think I need to break that habit. And give up drinking too much coffee....I spend way to much money at Starbucks...
Not skipping meals will probably help. Just make sure when you eat you're eating the right kinds of foods and not a bunch of junk. Lots of fruits, veggies and some lean meats.
How much do you spend at Starbucks a day? A week? A month?
Seriously, you don't need powders or supplements to stabilize your weight. You just need to work on making better food choices. Also take comfort in the fact that with regards to making better food choices you are not alone. Lots of people need to work on improving this aspect of their life.
I've been itching to hijack this thread, so here I go... What food do you recommend if I'm pretty much eating all I care to eat? I don't want to eat more because it'll feel like I'm force-feeding myself (I already am), so I assume the way to increase my calorie intake is to switch in some high-calorie/energy-dense (whatever the proper term is) food? Or is that not the right direction?
My stats: 38, 5'9", ~122lbs (didn't break 120 until I started running and eating more a couple years back). Typical diet: breakfast = several slices of whole grain bread plus a bottle of ensure, lunch/dinner = bowls of rice/pasta with some random meat and veggies, late night snacks = more noodles/potatoes and such. Random snack throughout the day (crackers, instant noodles, chips, soda, bananas...)
Gain muscle = squats or deadlifts and drink milk
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I agree with Cookie monster.
And a word of caution on the protein: Way too much protein (0.8g per kg of lean body mass are recommended, and for athletes who train hard, 1.0-1.2 g/kg of lean body mass), like 300g/day as someone mentioned, can lead to severe malnutrition and promote osteoporosis, even in young athletes.
To maintain your weight while upping your exercise regimen, you should rather add carbohydrates, or simply eat more of a healthy, mixed diet, and not shift the focus to one particular group of nutrients (e.g. protein, or carbohydrates alone). That might not be what someone suggests who is in the body-building business, because eating a very strict protein-focused diet probably promotes muscle buildup a bit more than eating a mixed, healthy diet (most of the muscle gain comes from weight lifting, though), but the protein-focused diet is not healthy.
Building a lot of muscle and minimizing body fat might be attractive, but it is not healthy, even if it looks "good".
Run for fun.
My leg won't stop mooing.
i think i've got a calf injury.
I'd just say: don't look at the number. Run and do some strength training. If your weight goes up because you add muscle that's OK and if your weight goes down becasue you're getting fitter that is OK too. Just eat and exercise to feel good/healthy and not to hit any specific number.
I've been itching to hijack this thread, so here I go... What food do you recommend if I'm pretty much eating all I care to eat? I don't want to eat more because it'll feel like I'm force-feeding myself (I already am), so I assume the way to increase my calorie intake is to switch in some high-calorie/energy-dense (whatever the proper term is) food? Or is that not the right direction?
My stats: 38, 5'9", ~122lbs (didn't break 120 until I started running and eating more a couple years back). Typical diet: breakfast = several slices of whole grain bread plus a bottle of ensure, lunch/dinner = bowls of rice/pasta with some random meat and veggies, late night snacks = more noodles/potatoes and such. Random snack throughout the day (crackers, instant noodles, chips, soda, bananas...)
An easy way would be to add some peanut butter to that toast, some peanuts/cashews to the rice and veggies. Drink milk or juice with meals instead of water. Cook with more oil than you're used to. Instead of a plain potato, have a potato with butter or sour cream or if you want to be more nutritious, some baked beans or something.
Does this really work? As for me, for a better weight gain, increase protein in take. Though most of the time, if we want to gain weight, we can get a common answer, eat a lot. We can eat food with fats but in a minimal quantity.
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Marcus re-enters the world of Cult Erotica in this Tinto Brass Blu-ray...
1940. Nino (Frank Finlay) is terrified of losing his wife Teresa (Stefania Sandrelli) because he feels that he cannot satisfy her sexually. Deciding he needs to spice things up a little bit, he begins secretly taking erotic photographs of his wife and getting a man, he knows she finds attractive to develop them. Reading Teresa's diary, Nino follows the affair he has created and in turn Teresa reads Nino's diary on the subject adding to the excitement. The tables begin to turn for the married couple when Teresa starts to become more sexually driven and Nino begins to fall behind as he realises how far his plans have gone.
With my voyage through cult erotic films continuing courtesy of Arrow's latest line of Blu-rays, I leave the 70s behind and hit he 80s. 1983 to be exact. Tinto Brass's film delves into the world of erotica and the twisted paths it can take. It's fuelled with secret desires of course has the staple erotic theme - man's fixation with the female form.
The deeper the story travels the more perversions, fantasies and how desire can change a person is toyed with. It's not long before this rather dark tale of love and sex and how a married couple spicing things up a bit can corrupt them both highlights how the tongue in cheek nature approach to sex in erotic films of the 70s had begun to make way for a much darker, behind closed doors approach to sex on film in the 80s.
The sex scenes are actually quite brief here to begin with (initially for a reason), and as the soft core, semi graphic "art house" feel to the scenes expand, the realms of on film erotica are explored and the sexual growth of Teresa is unleashed the more confident she becomes with her situation.
The presentation here is pale and sort of lifeless to look at. A dash or red and blue pop out of the screen from time to time but this fairly clean image is loaded with drab 40s styles and that means the abundance of greys, beige and rather dull colours generally reduce the effect of this HD presentation somewhat.
Deep black suits show off the almost solid black levels the transfer has to offer but every now and again the odd tint of blue or a more lacklustre grey takes the edge off a little. Skin tones are natural but a tad waxy in places and darker moments like the Teresa peeing quite heavily in an alley scene gets far grubbier (so to speak).
Really, it's the film's softness and lack of rich detail that holds everything back and when lighting is sparse grain envelopes the image and gives everything a gritty appearance reducing a great deal of detail and the screen's texture goes from clean but lifeless to just a bit dingy. There also seems to be a bluish tint to the frame, especially in the day lit scenes but this seems entirely intentional when it's at its most blue.
The stereo track is central but still layered. There's not a great deal of excuse to push the track's boundaries but the opening scene in a 1940s club with a live band and plenty of chatter is about as lively as it gets.
Beyond that it's really only dialogue and the slightly crisper voice overs being read from diary pages. There's a bit of a sonic wobble when multiple elements overlap like clapping or the peaks of musical instruments being played or high pitched ringing bells but again, this is for brief moments in the film as nothing really goes beyond dialogue, whispered desires and the deep breathing of erotic pleasures.
The only extra here is the trailer (03:06 SD) and a DVD Copy. I'm told there's also a reversible sleeve featuring original and newly illustrated artwork by The Red Dress and a collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Tinto Brass scholar Alexander Tuschinski, illustrated with rare production stills but I didn't get any of that with my review disc, so I;m afraid I can't comment on those.
The Key is not really the side of erotica that's there to have fun with, like say, The Scoreor The Lickerish Quartet. The fun, casual 60s and 70s approach to sex was slipping away and The Key shows the distinctly darker 80s moods that came into erotic films (essentially the combination of low lighting and black stockings is a sure fire sign you're in an 80s erotic film). Additionally, The Key is very much a middle aged aimed erotic drama, with the story focusing in on a long term relationship that needs some spice and how an slightly older crowd still have their own fair share of kicks.
The Blu-ray isn't anywhere near a show stopper but that's largely down to the drab style of the film more than anything else. For the day lit scenes everything is clean and sometimes bright (it's pretty lousy looking weather most of the time) but when the darker edges creep in, so does the grain levels and softness. The audio also doesn't do much to excite and the lack of extras doesn't really save the day either.
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Contrast is also knackered on this one, just like All Ladies Do It...
I contacted Arrow about this issue and they confirmed that the masters were supplied by a third-party, in this case Film Export Rome. Lady Snowblood was supplied by Toho and exhibited the same issue.
I contacted Arrow about this issue and they confirmed that the masters were supplied by a third-party, in this case Film Export Rome. Lady Snowblood was supplied by Toho and exhibited the same issue.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 20th May 2013
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.66:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: LPCM 2.0 English, LPCM 2.0 Italian
Subtitles: English
Extras: Trailer, DVD Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Tinto Brass
Cast: Frank Finlay, Stefania Sandrelli
Genre: Drama and Romance
Length: 110 minutes
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The police actions that led to Marlon Brown's death raise questions about DeLand's pursuit policy and its general approach to handling incidents involving a minor infraction.
That's the key word as the authorities investigate the death of a Volusia County man who was hit and run over by a police car following an attempted traffic stop.
Marlon Brown, a well-known figure in the predominantly African-American Spring Hill community, died under circumstances that remain unclear. According to police reports, on May 8 a Volusia County sheriff's deputy saw Brown driving without a seat belt and tried to stop him. Brown continued driving and drove into an empty lot off Delaware Avenue. At that point, police say he jumped out of the moving car and began to flee on foot. Justin Ferrari, a DeLand police officer who joined the pursuit, stopped behind Brown's car. Then another DeLand officer, James Harris, drove into the field. Harris' car struck Brown and ran over him at a spot almost 200 feet from the paved road.
This is certainly a tragic outcome for a traffic stop initiated over a seat-belt violation. The police actions that led to Brown's death raise questions about DeLand's pursuit policy and its general approach to handling incidents involving a minor infraction. The spare public reports on Brown's death don't provide much clarity on what happened.
The Florida Highway Patrol must sort out what happened and then officials in DeLand must take appropriate action. When the FHP probe is complete, the DeLand Police Department will conduct an internal affairs investigation that presumably will determine if the officer whose car struck Brown followed department policy and safe procedures during the incident.
All of this will take time. Angry and grieving members of the Spring Hill community should keep that in mind as the investigation unfolds. A meeting held at Greater Union First Baptist Church last week featured calls for patience and a stronger effort to improve relations between police and Spring Hill residents. That was the right message for the community. Wait for the results of the investigation before making judgments about the conduct of the police. But the police and DeLand officials should work to reassure Spring Hill residents that they are enforcing the law impartially and treating the poor neighborhood like any other in DeLand.
Patience has its limits. The Spring Hill community is still disturbed by the death of 17-year-old Trevon Lacy, who crashed during a car chase last year involving a DeLand police officer. The officer initiated the pursuit of Lacy in the Spring Hill neighborhood over a suspected seat-belt violation. The officer was later reprimanded for becoming involved "in a predictably dangerous pursuit over a traffic violation."
The question of whether the police engaged in an unnecessarily dangerous pursuit hangs over the investigation of Brown's death. It was not helpful when DeLand's city manager, Michael Pleus, said city officials didn't think it was a pursuit but couldn't say so conclusively until the investigation is completed. Pleus said officials didn't think there was enough time for a pursuit.
Community members must wonder: If it wasn't a pursuit, then what was it? A man who failed to stop for police and then ran on foot in a field was hit by a pursuing patrol car. The officials involved in this case shouldn't parse words. Straightforward answers are needed to reassure Spring Hill residents.
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Ages on Filler Characters
As rare as this is, I'm concerned that there is false info. Where are the ages for the filler characters of this arc coming from? Namely, Miina, Leo, Dokku and Shiseru. I might have missed something while watching the recent episode though that seems highly unlikely. I just want to know the source before someone deletes it. --KiumaruHamachi (talk) 20:16, December 7, 2012 (UTC)KiumaruHamachi
- It comes from their profiles on TV Tokyo website. [1] --The Goblin 20:20, December 7, 2012 (UTC)
- Ah okay. --KiumaruHamachi (talk) 04:07, December 8, 2012 (UTC)KiumaruHamachi
Episode 3 question
Why is the article blank for it and everytime I click on its talk page it crashes my browser? It looks horrible having it blank and on home page of this wiki.--220.127.116.11 (talk) 09:18, December 8, 2012 (UTC)
I saw in this episode fat Konoha shinobi who was battling with one of Naruto clone and Suna shinobi who was bitten by Sakura7 They appeared in massacre too.18.104.22.168 (talk) 10:57, December 14, 2012 (UTC)
- Who was bitten by Sakura??Norleon (talk) 10:58, December 14, 2012 (UTC)
- Sakura bit reincarnated Suna shinobi and break home of one villager188.8.131.52 (talk) 11:08, December 14, 2012 (UTC)
Talking about episode 4, the fat guard dude and the hot tough chick. I thought they are siblings, but their reactions, dialogue and kissing on lips are kinda off for that. Not to mention the desire for siblings to raise strange children together as mother and father 0_0 Either they are the same case as Killer B and A, or I smell some perverse stuff--Elveonora (talk) 23:58, December 14, 2012 (UTC)
In Japanese culture the terms brother, sister, aunt, uncle grandpa, all of them aren't reserved for family members. From what I can deduce, Dokku (THe Guy) and Shiseru (The Girl) were raised together and were close enough for her to call him brother, but they don't appear to actually be related. --Hawkeye2701 (talk) 00:29, December 15, 2012 (UTC)
Uh, they've already established that they only grew up together, in the episode they want to the public bath. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 00:37, December 15, 2012 (UTC)
I thought as much, but I didn't want to risk giving wrong info cause I'm too lazy to check my sources.;) --Hawkeye2701 (talk) 00:41, December 15, 2012 (UTC)
I must have missed that one, thanks Omni ;) Still creepy though o_o--Elveonora (talk) 01:15, December 15, 2012 (UTC)
Is this act actually a canon arc? After the Five Kage Summit, Naruto comes back to Konoha and, after that, he departs to the Island Turtle. How could there be an arc like this if in the actual plot he departs immediately to the Island Turtle? Where is the supposed time between this arcs? What do you think? --Axel Carrozzo (talk) 02:49, December 16, 2012 (UTC)
It's not a canon arc, but is supposed to slot into the storyline for the anime. Only the stuff in the manga is canon as such. --Hawkeye2701 (talk) 02:57, December 16, 2012 (UTC)
Thank you. You answered my doubt. --Axel Carrozzo (talk) 04:58, December 16, 2012 (UTC)
Checking the article alone answers the question, but if ur asking if fillers are canon then nope--Elveonora (talk) 05:08, December 16, 2012 (UTC)
Takigakure shinobi
One of Kabuto's reincarnated shinobi was a Taki-nin. However, during the first two (or even three) episodes, this shinobi wore a Konohagakure flack jacket. This was changed in the last episodes. Should we mention it in a trivia section here?Norleon (talk) 20:29, January 18, 2013 (UTC)
- Usually stuff like this is listed in the animation errors and mistakes section of the anime-manga differences article, but since this is a filler arc, not sure where to put it. I think it's ok to list it in a trivia section in this article. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 03:00, January 19, 2013 (UTC)
Details from Studio Pierrot's Blog.
This stuff is all actually rather old, but for some reason I never noticed it on the official blog. They've got a bunch of character design reference sheets and other details for a few of the episodes and some other information, revealing some of the proper names for things in the special, which should probably be added to the wiki.
- The 3D CGI snakes that appears periodically is actually a single, unique summon of Kabuto's called the Double-Headed Snake (双頭の蛇, Sōtō no Hebi). I don't think you actually ever see its full body in the anime, but this should probably have its own page. Source
- Disonasu uses Saezuri to activate Ama no Hoko's Power Emission Mode (パワー放出モード, Pawā Hōshutsu Mōdo). Source
- According to the character reference sheets, the proper names for Naruto's forms in the final episode are as follows:
- Partial Chakra Control Mode I (チャクラ準コントロールモードⅠ, Chakura Jun Kontorōru Mōdo I), when Kurama lends Naruto his chakra.
- Partial Chakra Control Mode II (チャクラ準コントロールモードⅡ, Chakura Jun Kontorōru Mōdo II), after Kurama's chakra begins to run wild.
- Tailed Beast Control Mode (尾獣コントロールモード, Bijū Kontorōru Mōdo), Naruto's incomplete Nine-Tails Chakra Mode. The latter reference sheet is more specifically titled "Naruto after awakening Tailed Beast Control Mode" (ナルト覚醒後の尾獣コントロールモード, Naruto Kakusei go no Bijū Kontorōru Mōdo).
- The clone of Naruto is simply referred to as Clone Naruto (クローンナルト, Kurōn Naruto). The form it takes after absorbing the power of Ama no Hoko and going crazy is called Elemental Eight-Tails (エレメンタル八尾, Erementaru Hachibi).
- The DVD (to be released around mid-summer) will apparantly be re-edited and will also feature some footage that had to be cut from the TV broadcast due to time constraints, including: a final scene for the Konoha members, Dokku and Shiseru interacting with Saezuri, a scene in which the village chief and Disonasu interact with Kabuto, a scene with Naruto's group and Mina's group, and a scene in which Kabuto continues his transformation. Source
FF-Suzaku (talk) 11:25, February 28, 2013 (UTC)
Makes sense? Thanks "_" --Elveonora (talk) 14:32, February 28, 2013 (UTC)
Each of it's heads counts as a "tail" thus it has 8--Elveonora (talk) 16:56, February 28, 2013 (UTC)
Not yet a more specific date for this?--Elveonora (talk) 19:08, April 26, 2013 (UTC)
- No info about it, but it seems the DVD will be released at least on this July. —Shakhmoot (Talk) 19:37, April 26, 2013 (UTC)
As I said before, it's confirmed that the DVD will be released on July 3, 2013 as illustrated in the recent blog article here. FF-Suzaku was right about the modification of the anime cutscenes in the DVD version. There will be two versions of DVDs will be released, one of them called White (白, Shiro) and the other called Black (黒, Kuro). The black version will be released first and then the while will be released later after a couple of days. —Shakhmoot (Talk) 18:03, April 28, 2013 (UTC)
What are the differences between white and black?--Elveonora (talk) 19:02, April 28, 2013 (UTC)
Yes what do you mean white and black ? --ROOT 根 (talk) 19:03, April 28, 2013 (UTC)
- A very late reply, but Chikara Black includes the first three episodes and Chikara White includes the latter three episodes. The DVD release is being marketed as a "director's cut" to emphasize that it includes new and reworked material that wasn't in the TV version. The limited first editions come with special "making of" booklets and a special "Chikara Box" case. FF-Suzaku (talk) 05:47, June 8, 2013 (UTC)
Any reason we're holding off on including the blog information about the snake, Naruto's transformations and such in articles? Also, when the DVD release comes out, will Chikara be considered an OVA/special rather than a filler arc?--BeyondRed (talk) 06:07, June 8, 2013 (UTC)
Mainly because people are busy doing other stuff. I do recall trying to add the snake before, but I wasn't willing to watch the episodes again to see in which one it first appeared. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 15:57, June 8, 2013 (UTC)
DVD Version Changes / Additions
Got Chikara Black (first three episodes of the arc), and as far as I can tell the only changes were to the first episode, which has had its structure altered and includes one scene that was cut from the TV broadcast. Essentially, the "avant" scene with Team 7 receiving their orders and traveling to the Hole has been moved to after the opening title sequence instead of before it, linking directly into the scene of them investigating the ruins (which previously occured immediately after the opening). The episode ends with Naruto being dragged underwater and the Chikara title card appearing on the screen. Everything that occured after that in the TV broadcast, which is to say the entire extended flashback sequence, is no longer a flashback and has been moved to the start of the episode, as the new "avant" before the opening. There is a single new scene during the destruction of Tonika: after Dokku leaves Mina and Leo, Kabuto walks into the nearby clearing. Leo hushes Mina and the two hide behind a large root while Kabuto intently observes a wooden go or board covered with white stones that he's holding in one hand. After a moment he grins, folds the board in half to let the stones slide into his sleeve, then board, and leaves. There are supposed to be several other new additions, so I have to assume that the majority will be featured in the latter three episodes. FF-Suzaku (talk) 05:46, July 9, 2013 (UTC)
- Thank you so much for providing us with this information. Looking forward for the changes of the anime cutscenes for the White version. —Shakhmoot (Talk) 08:10, July 9, 2013 (UTC)
Why is the page titled as though it is being disambiguated. Power doesn't exist, so there is no reason for this page to incoude (arc) in the title, which i understand to only be done when multiple pages share the title, which this does not (typing power led me to the "page doesn't exist" message) —-Sajuuk 01:27, August 16, 2018 (UTC)


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I think for now it is still quite complicated to set up this type of gradient, at least more complicated than with a visual editor. But I am sure that this type of editor will quickly emerge to manage the new CSS3 properties, gradients course, but also everything else. Once we have a real visual tool, these properties will be widely used.
Anyway thank you for the explanation in a timely manner because this technique speeds up the loading of a web page.
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When Monique Costello goes out to a restaurant, it's not unusual for people to stop and stare at her through the window as she eats.
That's not only because Costello is the only American woman living in the Chinese city where she teaches, but also because staring is not considered impolite in China and is done very openly."
Costello found the staring very strange at first, but she has become accustomed to it and to other cultural differences she's encountered while teaching English-language classes at Tianmu High School in Lin'an, a small city that's about a three-hour drive west of Shanghai.
Other customs particular to her new social sphere include the questions the Chinese feel are appropriate, food full of bones and fat and even the sense of orderliness.
"Age, relationship status and money questions are all fair game here," said Costello, "And there are no such things as lines in China. It is first-come, first-served to whomever can elbow their way to the front."
But the fascinating variations are part of what brought Costello to China. She graduated from Suffolk University in 2013 with a bachelor's degree in Asian Studies and a minor in History and began a 10-month stint in Lin'an the following September. Costello is a second-generation Suffolk alumna, and her mother, Roxanne, made the long trip to visit her.
"I have always been interested in the rich history and culture of Asia, and I saw teaching as a great opportunity to experience daily life there and to travel to its many beautiful places," said Costello.
She teaches American culture to Chinese students through speaking and listening exercises, critical reading and a performance of Shakespeare.
The right answer
In teaching 18 classes per semester and a total of around 800 students, Costello has encountered very different teaching and learning styles.
"The students always want to know the right answer, not the how or why," says Costello. "They have so many important exams as students that I think they are learning for the exams much more than learning for the sake of learning. The teachers are all focused on test scores as well. It puts a lot of pressure on the students."
Unfamiliar dialect a challenge
While Costello studied Mandarin for two years at Suffolk, she lives in an area where most people speak Lin'an dialect, which she does not understand, so making friends has been a challenge.
As the sole American woman in the entire city, she finds that many people are intimidated by her, especially as they are embarrassed if their English is not proficient.
Yet one day when Costello was lost in a nearby city, a young woman who spoke English offered to help.
"She was originally from Shanghai and had better English than anyone else I had met in China," said Costello. "We discovered that she went to college in the city where I live and quickly exchanged numbers. We have been great friends since then."
The Chinese government keeps a very close eye on where citizens and non-citizens are living and traveling, and this caused Costello a bit of a headache after her arrival.
"My school took me to get a residency permit ten days too late, and I was almost deported. I had to go to the police station and give a report on why I was living in my city unregistered—and therefore illegally, she said.
Plans for the future
Costello plans to pursue a career in college administration, possibly in the Boston area. In the meantime, she is realizing one of her life goals—to travel and experience as many different cultures as she can.
"China was the tenth country I have visited and the only one I have stayed in for a significant amount of time," she said. "I think this experience has not only helped me become more understanding of other cultures, but it will also help me with future jobs in administration, because there are many foreign students coming to universities in America."


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NEW YORK (AP) — With A-listers like Matthew McConaughey, Julia Roberts and Halle Berry jumping to TV, actor Bradley Whitford marvels at how show-biz stigma of the small screen is now a thing of the past.
Whitford is best known for his role as Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman on NBC's critically acclaimed series "The West Wing" (1999-2006).
"I remember thinking, oh thank god there's this snobbery about TV," the 54-year-old actor said in a recent interview. "I was getting better writing by an exponential amount than Meryl Streep when I was on 'West Wing.' I was so grateful.
"Now unfortunately, all the movie stars, the big flossers, have realized that not only do you get great writing, (but) it's a really satisfying way of storytelling. … It's not about blowing stuff up."
He hopes this trend won't mean qualified actors will be overlooked for someone with a bigger name.
"If anybody had any idea that 'Breaking Bad' was gonna be a tenth as successful as it was, (creator) Vince (Gilligan) would not have been allowed to write it," Whitford said. "Bryan (Cranston) would not have been allowed to be in it. None of that beautiful cast would be in it. Same with 'The Sopranos.' We never would've met James Gandolfini if anybody thought it was gonna be successful."
Whitford said that was true to a certain extent with "West Wing."
"Nobody thought it was gonna work. 'You can't have a fake president. It's about politics, that never works,'" he said. "People found it and it grew to be much bigger than we ever thought it would be."
Whitford stars on the ABC comedy "Trophy Wife" (airing Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. EDT). He plays an older husband with a younger wife (Malin Akerman). His character has two ex-wives (Marcia Gay Harden and Michaela Watkins).
Despite the show's title, Akerman's Kate isn't a stereotypical piece of arm candy for Whitford's Pete, much like TBS' "Cougar Town" isn't about older women paired with younger men.
Ratings for "Trophy Wife" have been so-so, but Whitford is hoping for a second season. He said he was "looking to do something different and comedy was definitely something I was looking for."
He also wanted to work with Harden. He has seen her Tony-winning performance in Broadway's "God of Carnage" four times. "It was bordering on stalking," he said.
"By the way," Whitford added, "on 'West Wing,' I was one of the young guys and now (on 'Trophy Wife') I'm Wilford (expletive) Brimley. It's prostate jokes and stuff! There was no segue way!"
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Ethnologist Tricia Wang, via TechRice, writes on The Future of Computing in China. Touching upon such issues as culture, cloud vs super computing, and Silicon Valley vs Massachussetts's Route 128, she builds a case that, despite great strides and individual successes and brilliance, China's computing future will move in a different (perhaps slower) direction compared to the West
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This guy has his head stuffed too far up his own libertarian ass.
Silicon valley happened because California had the most access to the few computers on earth at the time. Jobs, Woz and Gates happened to be the rich kids that got to use them.
Electronic manufacturing has moved to China. From the chip fabs to the (retail)packaging. As long as China keeps training engineers they will eventually cut the west out of the process.
The Chinese government owns majority share in all Chinese companies. That's where the money comes from and that's where the profits return.
Innovation happens everywhere, especially where your not looking. Who's this guy kidding other than himself?


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It was bad end to the week with US stock market suffering its worst weekly fall in the calendar year, European financial market once again faltered, China's economic growth was very disappointing, though Australian job condition improved reducing the odds for next month's rate cut. But the size of its economy is not good enough to boost global sentiment.
Gold moved both ways trading in a $ 50 band and currencies traded in a narrow band. Oil prices eased after talk between couple of world leaders to us oil reserves to cool down prices, China's economic slowdown further pushed oil prices down.
From financial market perspective, it was a busy week with events all over the global. Europe is once again showing signs of nervousness as Spanish and Italian bond yield gave jitter to the market reminding that the European sovereign debt remained a big unresolved issue.
Bank of Spain Governor added more fuel to the fire by adding that Spain's banks needed more capital. Spain's banking problem got the endorsement when its Central Bank confirmed that its country's bank borrowing from European Central Bank almost doubled in March to Euro 316.3 billion from 169.8 billion in February.
The behavior of Italian bond too is very dubious, which is not an encouraging sign. Signs are becoming quite obvious that the two major European economies may struggle to take strong fiscal measure. Their banking industry is already in hot water so the two-economies will gradually slip towards recession
These are some of the crucial factors that will act as a weak link and will exert pressure demanding more money that will force ECB to consider further quantitative easing. Hence, European currency may once again come under severe pressure.
During the week in USA, Fed's 12-voting member spoke on different occasions and all of them spoke freely. Fed vice Chairman Janet Yellen's approach was Dovish like Fed's Chairman Bernanke, but the remaining members were hawkish is their approach.
My observation is that they all were talking on the same wave length support lose monetary policy. Fed's top priority is to bring down the unemployment number and if job condition deteriorates and inflation is manageable then accommodation will be recommended or added and if US economy continues to prosper and inflation becomes a monster they may consider reversing their action.
The message is clear that they will not act in haste. Fed voters will be keenly watching future data's before deciding their next line of action.
Finally, much awaited China's Q1 GDP data of 8.1 versus last quarter growth of 8.9 pct is very disappointing confirming slow export growth and low domestic demand. But easing case looks difficult because last week Bank of China in its report stated that in the month of March, Chinese bank lending jumped to Yuan 1.01 trillion (USD 160 billion) and was up by Yuan 332 billion, which could mean no more easing and no rate in near term. There are reports of China's Central Bank allowing one percentage cut to some of the rural financial institutions that became effective from April 01.
Meanwhile, right from the 1st day of the week all eye will be on the US economic data, as retail sales is considered a key data that cover good part of consumer spending i.e., durable and non-durable of consumer spending, which covers almost two-third of the GDP. Retail sales also account for one-third of the aggregate economic activity. It is good for currencies and stick market but bad or bearish for US treasuries.
On Tuesday, German ZEW economic sentiment is important German data that has so far risen for the 4th consecutive time and another rise will be considered positive as it will lend minor support to the ailing European economy. Bad number could further clobber EURO. This will be followed by US building permits, housing starts and industrial production data that may provide more clues about the American economy.
Wednesday activity will be based on European and UK data.
Thursday should be a quieter day with no major global data.
On Friday, IFO is considered a leading German indicator which reflect better picture of the economy and its future trend.
GOLD @ $ 1657 : Three major factors are the driving force behind the gold boom scenario in most recent times, they are Central Bank buying, quantitative easing and excessive demand from China and India. All three seemingly have been pushed to the wall. Major CB buyers are Indian, South Korean, Russian, Thailand, Turkey and Middle Eastern countries. Minus M/E economies others are choosy with their funds, as they were aggressive buyers at lower levels.
China will never come in open market for its gold shopping and is mostly acquiring the metal from its own mines. Reports are suggesting that China's gold production has almost doubled.
Indian protest has ended, which was more for the sake of face saving as prolonged strike embarrassed Indian government and bullion traders and jewelers were not only losing business they had to pay the incurring cost.
Quantitative easing is the last hope, which is gradually fading. US economic data in the coming days is likely to provide more clues. In a nutshell, I do not see any solid reason to buy gold which is a non-interest bearing asset.
So with prospect of free money in shape of quantitative easing diminishing and with new duty on gold imposed by the Indian government remained an unsettled matter, gold will struggle to make new gains, as selling interest will be often seen.
Gold has strong resistance around $ 1675, which could only be tested on break of $ 1668. However, key on the down side will be break of $ 1648 that will encourage for slide towards $ 1638. Only break would risk for crucial of test support around $ 1628-30. There high probabilities of yellow metals further fall towards $ 1600-10 in the month of April unless it is able to penetrate beyond $ 1690. Range for the week $ 1625 - $ 1675
EURO @ 1.3075 = Euro is likely to remain under pressure and any up move should be used as opportunity to sell Euro unless it clears 1.3250. A break of 1.3150 would risk for test of 1.3190, but Euro should be sold up moves. The level to watch will be 1.2940 a break here will encourage for sharp slide towards 1.2820. Range for the week 1.2820- 1.3250
GBP @ 1.5844 = Cable will have mildly bullish tone against Euro and may not dip at same pace against US Dollar. On the up break of 1.5898 will encourage for test of 1.5940, where it will find strong resistance, though not a preferred scenario. However, on the down side break of 1.5775 risks for a test of 1.5710. But Cable is preferred currency to buy in dips around support area. Ranges for the week 1.5710- 1.5950
YEN @ 80.88 = I do not expect Yen to remain too volatility as seen during last 4-6 weeks. However, as long as the Japanese currency is able to hold support area of 81.90, the currency will be bought on dips. A break of 80.20 will see the currency making further gains towards 79.70. Range for the week 79.40 – 82.50
CHF @ 0.9191 = Swiss Franc has strong support around 0.9120, which should hold for 0.9260, break risk for 0.9350, or else 0.9090. Range for the week 0.9075 – 0.9350
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Hello Sir GBP @ 1.5859 it should touch 1.5880 ? it may pull back after that rite sir ?
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Do you mean to say that Eur/$ and GBP/$ may test 131.10& 158.98 before easing today? What about Gold?
Thank you so much.
Outlook of gold is what?
$ 1652-53 then $ 1644 Stops $ 1656
sir, Eurusd @1.3090, what your view now? Thank you sir.


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HARRISBURG (AP) — Republican Gov. Tom Corbett's office on Friday released an email exchange that it says led to the forced resignation this week of a member of his Cabinet.
The May 3 exchange was between former Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Richard Allan and his wife, Patricia Allan, who at the time worked for the Department of Environmental Protection.
It apparently involved problems Patricia Allan was having with a female co-worker in making plans for her department's annual falcon-banding event, in which biologists place metal identification bands on young falcons that nest on a ledge near the Capitol so they can be monitored after they leave the nest.
In one email, Patricia Allan wrote that the co-worker, who is black, was showing her "true colors." Richard Allan responded with one word, "COLORS," in all capital letters and followed by exclamation points.
The employee learned about the email between the Allans, who are white, and filed a complaint.
Richard Allan, a Camp Hill resident who had led the natural resources department since shortly after Corbett took office in early 2011, did not respond Friday to an email request for comment.
The department manages the state parks and forests and recently has faced public opposition over potential drilling for natural gas in the 100,000-acre Loyalsock State Forest, although the governor's office said his departure did not involve state policy.
Patricia Allan is switching to a job in the Department of State beginning June 21, agency spokesman Ron Ruman said Friday.


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Al-Anon: meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 11th and Eugene streets in Hood River. Family and friends of alcoholics are welcome.
Al-Anon Paths to Recovery: meets every Monday from noon to 1 p.m. at Riverside Church, 317 State St., Hood River, Ruth Wells Room. Al-Anon is a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope in order to solve their common problems. The meeting is open to anyone who wishes to attend. There are no dues or fees.
Alcoholics Anonymous: meets every Sunday from 6-7 p.m. at the Parkdale Fire Department, 4895 Baseline Drive, Parkdale.
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Celebrate Recovery: Do you have hurts, habits, hang-ups? Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered recovery program that meets Tuesday evenings at Hood River Alliance Church, 2650 W. Montello Ave., and Friday evenings at Vineyard Christian Fellowship, 508 Ninth St. Dinner is provided at 6:15 p.m. and large-group meetings begin at 7 p.m. Child care and programming for children infant to fifth grade is available. Call 541-436-0852 for more detailed info on Tuesday evenings and 541-436-0868 for Friday evenings.
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Emotional Empowerment Women's DBT: Combines cognitive and behavioral therapy and mindfulness techniques, providing skills to solve life's problems while enduring intense emotion and destructive behaviors, such as self-injury and suicide attempts, drug/alcohol or food-related problems. Meets at 216 Cascade, Ste. 26, HR. Women's group meets Thursdays, 2-3 p.m. Start dates are ongoing. To preregister, contact Jane Rekas at 971-285-5679 or email@example.com or visit hoodriverdbt.com.
Gamblers Anonymous: meets on Thursdays at 6 p.m. at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 11th and Eugene streets, Hood River.
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Overeaters Anonymous: meets every Tuesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Ninth and State streets (305 Ninth St.) in HR. Contact: Liz at 541-386-7160.
SAFE: a Bible-based discipleship ministry helping people who struggle with addiction, depression, self-worth, anger, fear, bitterness, forgiveness, guilt or shame, meets Tuesdays from 6:30-8 p.m. at Tucker Road Baptist Church, 1455 Tucker Road, Hood River. Contact: 541-386-1049.
Sexual Behavior/Pornography: A faith-based 12-step recovery group for men who struggle with inappropriate sexual behavior and use of pornography meets regularly. Contact: Lud, 541-308-5339.
TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly): meets Tuesdays from 4-5 p.m., downstairs at Hood River Valley Christian Church, 975 Indian Creek Road.
Women's Cancer Support Group: open to all women with cancer, meets the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. and third Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at Celilo Cancer Center, 1800 E. 19th St. on the campus of Mid-Columbia Medical Center. Contact: 541-296-7205.
Business After Hours: First Thursday of each month, 5-7 p.m., at different locations. Contact: Hood River Chamber of Commerce, 541-386-2000.
Carpenters Local Union No. 306: has informational meetings which are open to all carpenters regardless of their union affiliation. The purpose is to discuss job opportunities and issues pertaining to apprenticeship and training. The meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at Spooky's Pizza, 3320 W. Sixth St., The Dalles, at 7 p.m. Contact: 541-548-4447.
Columbia Gorge Chapter, Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM): meets every other month on the third Thursday from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Members and nonmembers are welcome to attend. For more info visit http://columbiagorge.SHRM.org.
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Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Prevention Coalition: meets the third Wednesday of every month at 3:30 p.m. at China Gorge Restaurant. The mission of the coalition is to reduce the use of alcohol, marijuana, tobacco and other drugs by youth and ultimately adults through identifying the factors in our community, schools, families and selves that increase risk of drug abuse. Contact: 541-386-2500, option 3.
American Legion Auxiliary, Hood River Unit #22: meets monthly at Monagon's Pancake House, 1301 Belmont Ave., the first Wednesday of each month at noon, beginning Oct. 2. Contact: Gwen Hughes, 541-490-3798.
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Cascade Locks Against Drugs (CLAD) coalition: meets on the third Thursday of each month at 2:30 p.m. at Cascade Locks School. Contact: 541-386-2500.
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Columbia Gorge Lions Bingo: Every first and third Friday at Cascade Locks City Hall, 7 p.m. (6 p.m. Early Birds), $250 jackpot; $900 progressive jackpot.
Columbia River Fellowship for Peace: To learn more call Keith Harding at 541-352-7550.
Deaf Chat: A coffee shop social for deaf, hard of hearing and signing individuals, meets on the third Friday of every month from 6-8 p.m. at Starbucks, 1040 E. Marina Way, Hood River. Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Duplicate Bridge Club of the Mid-Columbia: meets every Monday and Wednesday in The Dalles. All bridge players are welcome. For more info call Carole Murphy at 541-490-6657 or Darlene Kemper at 541-399-7065.
Friends of the Hood River Library: meets on the second Tuesday of the month (except July, August and December) in the Jeanne Marie Gaulke meeting room in the HR Library at noon. Contact: Ruth Tsu, 541-386-5465.
Gorge Gospel Riders: The local chapter of the Christian Motorcyclists Association meets from 8-10 a.m. the second Saturday of the month at Charburger in Cascade Locks. Contact: John Randall, 541-400-9511 or firstname.lastname@example.com, or visit gorgegospelriders.org.
Gorge Home Learners: meets on Tuesdays from noon to 2 p.m. From November through March meetings are held at the Rockford Grange in Hood River, and in April through October meetings are held at the Underwood Grange in Underwood, Wash. Admission is free, and open to all home-schoolers. For more info visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gorgehomelearners.
Harmony of the Gorge Chorus: meets Tuesdays at Hood River Valley Christian Church, 975 Indian Creek Road, from 7-9:30 p.m. Guests welcome to participate in four-part a cappella singing. Follow them on Facebook or call Judy at 509-493-2006 or 541-490-2481 for more info.
Hood River Care Center Family Council: meets on the third Monday of each month, 5:30 p.m., to improve the quality of life for residents and caregivers at the Hood River Care Center. Contact: Carol Daniel, 541-490-6136, or Debbie Medina, 541-490-1575, or email email@example.com for meeting info.
Hood River County Commission on Children and Families: meets the first Tuesday of the month from 5:15-7 p.m. at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital's second floor board room. Local agencies and community members plan together to provide programs that address the needs, strengths and assets of HR County. Contact: 541-386-2500, option 3.
Hood River Democrats: meets on the second Tuesday of the month, 6 p.m. at the Hood River Library downstairs meeting room. Public encouraged to attend.
Hood River Early Childhood Center playgroup: meets Fridays from 10-11:30 a.m. (follows the HR County School District calendar) at the Early Childhood Center (formerly Pine Grove Elementary School), 2405 Eastside Road. A free drop-in play group for children ages 0-5 and their parents. Our space provides an opportunity for you and your child to experience a variety of developmentally appropriate activities; play-dough, sensory table, gross motor and fine motor equipment and activities in a supportive and fun environment. Family and parenting resources and info will also be available. Contact: 541-386-4919
Mid-Columbia Cribbage Club: meets first and third Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at Hawks Ridge Assisted Living, 1795 Eighth St., Hood River.
Mosier Grange: First Tuesday, business meeting, 7 p.m.; third Tuesday, potluck at 7 p.m.
Mt. Hood Town Hall Board: meets at 6 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Town Hall, Mt. Hood. Contact: 541-352-1078.
Oregon Retired Educators Association: Unit 20 meets the third Tuesday of the month at noon, at sites TBA. Contact: Unit 20 president Tom Greenough, 541-490-9641 or 541-386-3580. Membership is open to all interested in education from Hood River, Wasco and Sherman counties.
Republican Central Committee: meets on the third Thursday of each month, 7 p.m. at China Gorge Restaurant. Contact: John F. Brennan, HR County Republican Central Committee chairman, firstname.lastname@example.com or 541-308-5375.
Rockford Grange: meets the first Wednesday of every month starting at 5 p.m. with a potluck. Located at 4520 Barrett Drive, Hood River. Contact: Mark England, 541-490-3881; for rental info contact Linda Short at 541-490-9287.
Safe Connection Coalition: meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month, 11 a.m., in the Hood River County Courthouse conference room. Contact: 541-386-2500.
Toastmasters: meets at 6:30 a.m. every Thursday at Bette's Restaurant in Hood River. All are welcome. The purpose is to strengthen public speaking and leadership skills in a fun and supportive environment. Contact: Amy 541-387-4360, or visit toastmasters.org for more information.
Toastmasters Gorge Windbags Group: meets every Tuesday at noon-1:00 at the Columbia Gorge Community College Hood River Campus, Room 202. Learn to be a confident public speaker and leader in a mutually supportive environment. Contact Kelly 541-506-6022, or visit toastmasters.org for more information. Or just show up.
Columbia Gorge Sinfonietta: meets Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. in the Hood River Valley High School music room; open to all instrumentalists. Directed by Mark Steighner. No audition. Contact: 541-386-4826.
The Gorge Strings: rehearse on Tuesday evenings from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Hood River Valley High School music room. Conducted by Deniese Sajdak, the string ensemble welcomes beginning and intermediate string players. Visit http://w3gorge.net/mdstg/stringorchestra.htm.
The Gorge Winds Concert Band: meets Thursdays, 7-9 p.m. at The Dalles Middle School music room. Musicians from all over the Gorge meet weekly; open to all brass, woodwinds and percussionists. Contact: music director Sam Grotte, 509-493-1082.
Hood River Valley Art Club: meets Thursdays at 10 a.m. for group painting, at the Christian Alliance Church, Rand Road and Montello, in the modular building at the east end of the parking lot. Anyone interested is welcome to attend, using media of choice, and artistic ability not a requirement. Bring art supplies, lunch; coffee will be furnished. The fourth Thursday meeting is usually a workshop or program and will be listed in the Happenings section. For more info call Irene Jonas at 509-493-2272 or Lois Neufeldt at 541-354-3161.
Life and Portrait Drawing Labs: meets every Friday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Columbia Center for the Arts studio in HR. $20 drop-in; deep package discounts available. For more info visit columbiaarts.org or call 541-387-8877, ext. 114.
Mid-Columbia Folklore Society: meets on the second Saturday each month between October and June for contra dances at 7 p.m. at Rockford Grange, at the corner of Barrett Drive and Markham Roads. Contact: Keith Harding, 541-352-7550, or Tom Hons, 541-386-5771.
Oil Painting with Cathleen Rehfeld: meets every Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Columbia Center for the Arts studio. $20 drop in; deep package discounts available. Visit columbiaarts.org for all info and the schedule, or call 541-387-8877, ext. 114.
Busy Fingers: Handcrafts for Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital meets the first Wednesday of each month from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Down Manor, 1950 Sterling Place, Hood River.
Columbia Fibre Guild: meets second Tuesday of each month, 10 a.m. to noon, September through June, at The Dalles Library. Contact Kathy, 541-352-6328.
Lutheran World Relief Quilts: meets at 9 a.m. to noon on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1140 Tucker Road. Contact: Rose Miller, 541-490-3059.
MEOW (Machine Embroiderers of Oregon and Washington) chapter: meets at 10 a.m. on the second Friday of each month, at varying locations in the Mid-Columbia. Contact: Barbara Frasier, 541-490-1567.
Northwest Regional Spinners Association: meets on the fourth Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hood River Alliance Church.
Oregon Glass Guild, Gorge Chapter: meets second Monday of every month; locations vary. Contact: Charlene Ford, 541-386-3082.
Parkhurst House Hat Project: meets Mondays from 10 a.m. to noon at Parkhurst House Senior Living Community, 2450 May St., HR. Members crochet, knit or loom warm hats for those in need. Creations will be donated to various charities in HR and Wasco counties.
Project Keep Warm: ongoing project seeks donations of yarn from community, for making hats, scarves, mittens and blankets for low-income children's programs in the Columbia Gorge. Contact: Sue Craig, 541-298-2937.
Rather Bees Quilters: meets every Monday to hand-quilt from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Contact: Elizabeth Garber, 541-387-2950.
Hood River Evening Garden Club: meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month. Contact for meeting place: Tina Weekly, 541-678-3708 or email@example.com, or Diana Caryl, 541-352-1070 or email@example.com. All gardeners welcome.
Odell Garden Club: meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the Community Building at the Hood River fairgrounds. Contact: Norma Curtis, 541-386-6635 or email@example.com, or Jackie Shaw, 503-880-0713.
Parkdale Garden Club: meets on the first Tuesday of the month at the Parkdale Grange Hall. Contact: Mary Lou Larson, 541-352-7742, or Jean Hardman, 541-352-6691 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Foot care: Tuesdays, 8:30-11 a.m., by appointment; Hood River Valley Adult Center; 541-386-2060.
Rising Light: a momentous beginning to the day for inquirers into the Mystery of ONE. RSVP (even that morning). Interview needed to see if this aligns well for you. 7 a.m. in-silence, followed at 7:30 a.m. by 30-40-minute awareness study guided by mystic Annam (Elle Collier Re). Held at The HeartGate study and retreat center in Oak Grove Park (where Country Club Road and Portland Drive meet). The HeartGate is an open-minded, open-hearted center for divine at-one-ment studies. Contact: theheartgate.org; 541-387-5554
Silverfit: Elderly exercise class meets Wednesdays and Fridays, 1:30 to 2:15 p.m., Hood River Valley Adult Center.
Tai Chi at Mt. Hood Town Hall: meets Mondays and Thursdays during the school year from 1-2 p.m. Designed for fall prevention; seniors and disabled citizens are welcome free of charge. Donations are accepted. For more info contact Elise Cain at 541-352-6566 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Zen Meditation group: meet the second and fourth Sunday of every month at Cascade Acupuncture Center, 105 Fifth St., 3-5 p.m. Beginners are welcome; please arrive 15 minutes early. Contact Kyri, 541-386-3181 or visit hoodriverzen.org.
FISH Food Bank: Office hours are Monday 4-5 p.m., Wednesday 4-5:30 p.m., Friday 4-5 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon, for distribution of emergency food supplies. FISH is located in Concordia Lutheran Church, 11th and Pine streets; Mondays, 4-6 p.m. at Parkdale Community Church; Thursdays, 4-6 p.m. at 3440 Odell Highway in Odell (across from fire hall); and on the fourth Wednesday of each month at the Cascade Locks City Hall Gymnasium, 140 WaNaPa St., from 1:30-4 p.m.
Eye Opener Lions: meets every Tuesday at the Charburger Restaurant in Hood River. The first two meetings are held at 7 a.m.; the last meeting of the month is held at various locations. Contact: Paul Zastrow, 541-354-1002.
Hood River Lions Club: meets Tuesdays (except any fifth Tuesday) from noon to 1 p.m. at the Hood River Elks Lodge, Third and Cascade in Hood River. For more info visit the Hood River Lions Facebook page.
Hood River Watershed Group: meets at 7 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month at Hood River Oregon State University Extension Center, 2900 Experiment Station Road (off Tucker Road). Open to the public.
Odell Lions Club: meets the second Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Odd Fellows Lodge, 3051 Odell Highway. Contact: Ted Weber, 541-354-1079.
Soroptimists: meets at noon on the first, third and fourth Wednesdays at Providence Down Manor.
Columbia Gorge Off-Road Association: meets in the spring and fall. For details contact firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.cgora.com.
Hood River Saddle Club: meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Saddle Club, corner of Belmont and Country Club. Contact: Ken Hansen, 541-386-5913.
Sailing: Hood River Yacht Club hosts twice-monthly social and informational meetings on HRYC and sailing in general, 5 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays at CEBU Lounge at Best Western Hood River Inn. Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Mt. Adams Chapter, Back Country Horsemen: meets the second Monday of each month at the Columbia River Bank in White Salmon, Wash. Contact: Dave Welch, 509-493-1014.
Concordia Lutheran Church (ELS): meets every Sunday at 8 a.m. for adult and children's classes, followed by worship. Concordia welcomes visitors at our location at 11th and Pine in Hood River (same building as FISH). For more info visit concordiahoodriver.org.
"The Course of Miracles" study group: meets twice a month on Sundays, 2-4 p.m. at Bethel United Church of Christ in White Salmon. For more information or specific dates contact: 509-637-4689.
Faith Connection Coalition: meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 3 p.m. at the courthouse in the first floor conference room. This is an opportunity for faith groups to learn more about collaborating with other faith groups and the community on drug and alcohol prevention activities. Contact: 541-386-2500, option 3.
Hood River Alliance Church: offers a women's Bible study every Thursday: Morning study, 9-11 a.m. (child care is available), and evening study, 7-9 p.m. Contact: 541-386-2812. The church is located at 2650 Montello St.
Lighthouse Chapel: The Christian, non-denominational intercultural service meets at 10 a.m. Sundays at Wind River Place Apartments Community Room, located off Sieverkropp in the Heights. Contact: Dale Royce, 541-490-6305 or Joe Castilla, 541-386-3565.
Mid-Columbia Unitarian Universalist Fellowship: meets every Sunday at 10 a.m. for adult and children's programs. The fellowship welcomes visitors to its meeting location at the Rockford Grange, 4250 Barrett Drive. For more info visit mcuuf.org.
Mosier First Christian Church Bible Study: meets Tuesday afternoons at 2 p.m. in the homes of members. Contact: 541-478-3338. All are welcome.
Public Bible meetings: meets Sundays at 4 p.m. at Hood River Adult Center. Contact: 541-296-6647.
Summit Church: welcomes all to attend Wednesday night Bible study beginning at 7 p.m. and Sunday worship and the Word at 10:30 a.m., at our location at 4201 Barrett Drive, Hood River. For more info visit gotothesummit.org.
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Using its stock as currency, Lenco Mobile Inc. (Pink Sheets: LNCM.PK) has spent the past few years snapping up cell phone and Internet marketing companies.
Lenco's share price has risen with the acquisitions, hitting a new high of $6.05 on Friday. The company now has a market capitalization of $389 million, and is seeking a listing on the NASDAQ exchange.
But a Sharesleuth investigation has found that at least two of the businesses that Lenco acquired – for 8.5 million shares and other consideration – were connected to Michael Wayne Crow, the subject of two previous Securities and Exchange Commission cases.
In November 2008, a federal judge found that Crow secretly controlled a securities firm called Duncan Capital LLC, unlawfully collecting millions of dollars in commissions while violating broker-dealer registration and reporting provisions. Crow was ordered to disgorge those earnings, with interest, and pay a $250,000 fine.
He had previously settled another SEC case alleging that he engaged in insider trading as chief executive of a public company, and also filed false financial reports.
Although one of Lenco's SEC filings mentions a "Michael Crow," the company has not disclosed that he is the same Michael Crow who has been barred from serving as an officer or director of any public company, or from associating with any broker, dealer or investment advisor.
Crow filed for personal bankruptcy in California last month, listing $30,000 in assets and $11.5 million in debts, including $7.25 million owed to the SEC. In that filing, he said that one of the companies that Lenco purchased, for millions of dollars in stock, never had any business operations.
Sharesleuth found that a third business that Lenco acquired is connected to Thomas C. Ronk, a former stockbroker with a history of disciplinary actions by the National Association of Securities Dealers (now FINRA).
Ronk operates several investment web sites, including BuyIns.net, which purport to identify companies whose stocks have been targeted by illegal "naked shorting" and are poised for price jumps.
He also is partners with former SEC Chairman Harvey L. Pitt in RegSho.com, a site created to help short sellers locate shares to borrow so that they can remain in compliance with market rules.


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Ronda Koban-Sortore, restaurateur, Lewiston court clerk
Sept. 18, 1964 – April 26, 2013
Ronda Koban-Sortore, a Niagara Falls restaurateur and Town of Lewiston court clerk, died Friday at Niagara Hospice, Lockport, after a long illness. She was 48.
Mrs. Koban-Sortore began working in her family's Koban's Restaurant as a teenager and eventually took over operations with her mother, Dorothy Misch Koban, and her sister, Marsha Frost, after the death of her father, Ronald.
For 23 years, she also worked as a loan officer for the Buffalo Firefighters Federal Credit Union.
A self-described hockey mom and dance mom, she was devoted to her family.
Born and raised in Niagara Falls, she moved to Lewiston, where she was recently was appointed clerk of the Town Court.
Besides her mother and sister, she is survived by her husband of 18 years, David Sortore; a son, Zachary; a daughter, Andrea; and her grandmother, Mary Jonnotte.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Mary of the Cataract Catholic Church, 259 Fourth St., Niagara Falls.


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This image first appeared a few days after 9/11. Many people believed it to be real, the common belief being that the picture was found on a camera in the debris of the WTC. However, this could not be further from the truth. After much speculation, it was found to be an edited picture, or a hoax. You can read all the things wrong with the picture on snopes.com. The original source was indeed the man who appears in the photo, who you can read more about here.
However, the fun was soon to begin. Soon after being widely circulated in emails and web sites (and being
debunked as a hoax), many copycat photos appeared. At first, the copycats
were of other historical tragedies and events in which the man was inserted
into the photograph. Many of these first copycats are very well done,
as more advanced photo manipulators and artists are usually the ones to
have done them. Many of the first pictures came from such sites as Fark.com and Something Awful.
As time passed, more and more copycats appeared, varying in their content,
however always including the tourist's body or face. However, the quality
of the copycats decreased drastically, as increasingly less sophisticated
photograph manipulators began producing them. Now, it is not uncommon
just to see a resizing of the man, with no attempts made to blend with
the background of the photograph he is being inserted into.
Another funny thing started happening, people started giving him names.
Originally, he was referred to as "The WTC tourist" or "The guy on the
roof of WTC", which are not so easily recognizable. People began inventing
their own names such as "Yuri" (perhaps because he looks Russian), and
most recently, "Waldo", from the book series "Where's Waldo?", in which
users are presented with a picture of a scenario and have to find where
a character named "Waldo" lay hidden. (Book
link) Regardless, this last name seems to be sticking, as many of
the new copycats include the name "Waldo" right on them, especially in
the "Movie" variety.
The copycats continue to be created, and as long as they are they will
be added to this site. Phere is no doubt this man has unwittingly been immortalized by becoming
a part of internet folklore. Stories such as this keep the spirit and
intrigue of the internet alive.
Why do people keep making these things?
Simple. Because it's fun! I myself made an attempt of creating an image, however abandoned it after being unable to blend him properly. (Greyhound bus crash, if you must know.) So I made this site instead. The shock-value of the first image inspired the original copycats which were very good and VERY humourous. As a result of those excellent first wave copycats, everyone and their uncle started pumping the things out, having a snowball effect. Now everyone wants to make one and show everyone else. Go ahead, make one! I'll put it here!
Of course there's going to reach a point where the joke gets old (this website validates that its already begun), the supply of images will steadily decline. But thats ok, I know the next stupid internet craze is just around the corner. And hundreds of hoaxers and copycat artists alike are improving their photoshop skills in the meantime...
Why is this site still around?
This site still exists purely as a historical archive of this hoax. All other sites concerning this piece of internet lore are now gone.


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- Judaic Librarian degree, Gratz College
- Affiliations: Member of the Foundation Board of the Free Library of Philadelphia; Emeritus Guide at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Park Houses.
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TORONTO — Their starting pitcher failed to complete five innings. Their new reliever showed why his previous team got rid of him. They trailed by five runs and were down to their last nine outs.
Still, the Dodgers won. And the way they told it later, they never doubted it would happen.
"We actually talked about it in one of the pitching changes," Adrian Gonzalez said. "When we got together in the infield, we were like, 'We're not that far off, especially in this ballpark.' "
BOX SCORE: Dodgers 10, Blue Jays 9
The Dodgers scored three runs in the seventh inning and four in the eighth to win for the 22nd time in 27 games, remaining in first place in the National League West with a 10-9 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays at hitter-friendly Rogers Centre.
Gonzalez hit a towering three-run home run in the eighth inning to move the Dodgers in front, 9-8. Andre Ethier immediately followed with a home run.
"There's been times, earlier in the season, where maybe we would have felt out of it," Chris Capuano said. "I don't think anybody felt out of it by the way they were going up there not giving away a single pitch. It's a different attitude, it's a great attitude."
Capuano was one of the primary reasons the Dodgers faced such a large deficit. He was charged with five runs and seven hits in 41/3 innings. He gave up two home runs and departed with the Dodgers behind, 5-2.
His replacement, newcomer Carlos Marmol, gave up three runs. The Dodgers were down, 8-3, after six innings.
The comeback started with Yasiel Puig's second infield single of the game, this one against reliever Brett Cecil. Puig was the first of six consecutive Dodgers to reach base.
Gonzalez singled. Hanley Ramirez walked. Ethier walked to push in a run.
Right-hander Dustin McGowan replaced Cecil but couldn't stop the surge. Mark Ellis singled to left field and drove in two runs. The deficit was cut to 8-6.
Manager Don Mattingly said he has observed how the players are starting to trust each other more.
"It's just everybody trying to have good at-bats," Gonzalez said. "The pressure is taken off when you know the guy behind you is going to have a great at-bat as well. When things go well, you don't feel that pressure to have to come through. It allows you to work the count, take a hit, take a walk. You don't try to do too much."
That was the opposite of what was happening earlier this season, when the Dodgers couldn't score and were in last place.
"When you're not coming through as a team, everybody tightens up and tries to do too much," Gonzalez said.
Gonzalez delivered the big hit the next inning, when he sent an offering by Darren Oliver into the elevated bleachers behind the center-field wall.
The only other time the Dodgers overcame a five-run deficit and won was against the Angels on May 27. In that game, they had 51/2 innings to come back.
Mattingly acknowledged that such a comeback might not have been possible in most other ballparks.
"It's a little bit like Colorado," Mattingly said. "Nothing's really safe, so you have to keep playing. There's going to be runs scored. You play in the ballparks we play in the West, you just don't do this because the ballparks are too big. Some of these balls are outs. The air is different."


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Hestra gloves are known world-wide for both quality and the near-exclusive use of fine leather in its gloves. Protective yet breathable, durable yet supple, leather is the ultimate glove and mitten material. Hestra uses eight different kinds of leather in its products, matching the material to its intended use. In fact, Hestra sources all its own leather, textiles, wool, and other materials to give it complete control of the entire production chain and ensures high quality at every stage. Several models of Hestra gloves are handmade by some of the most experienced glove makers in Europe.
In addition to top-quality materials and construction, Hestra products are renown for their design. Design and development is done in cooperation with some of the world's top pro skiers and adventurers to ensure real-world relevance. Some Hestra signature designs and features include the three-finger glove, the Hestra 'handcuff' retainer leash, and removable liner gloves. Models for cross-country skiing and biking emphasize fit, grip, and protection from the wind, while those made for mountaineering are notably versatile. And Hestra's casual gloves are uniformly supple and elegant.
In this age of company diversification and brand dilution, Hestra has stuck by its original mission and even its original ownership. The company still only produces gloves and mittens, and is still run by the Magnusson family. And its commitment to quality has never wavered in its nearly 80-year history. Now that's focus.