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Yahoo!, Excite zoom 16% Stocks spring higher on earnings, tame inflation By Kevin N. Marder, CBS MarketWatch 4/9/98 8:00:00 PM
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- U.S. stocks powered their way back into the winner's circle Thursday after two days of losses, fueled by a friendly inflation report and some upbeat earnings results.
Also helping Thursday's stock market was a fresh Japanese stimulus package announced by Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto. The plan includes 2 trillion yen, or $1.5 billion, in tax cuts.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -2.02% shot ahead 103.63 points, or 1.2 percent, to 8,995.11. The barometer's record close of 9,033.23 was set Tuesday.
On the week, the Dow added just 11.70 points. For the year, the index has ascended 1,086.86 points, or 13.7 percent, after gaining 33 percent in 1995, 26 percent in 1996, and 22 percent in 1997.
Financial markets are closed Friday in observance of Good Friday.
Next week, investors will be bombarded by a deluge of corporate earnings releases when the first-quarter reporting season kicks into full swing. See Monday's and Tuesday's
Additionally, economic reports on consumer price inflation, retail sales, housing starts and industrial production will make the week anything but dull. See Economic Forecaster.
"I don't think we've seen the final highs in the market," said James Stack, president of Investech Research. "The reason is that we still have a very supportive monetary climate. The Federal Reserve is relatively neutral, which in itself is a positive.
"The obvious danger is that the bigger the bubble in financial assets gets, the bigger the pop," Stack cautioned. "Do I still think it's a financial bubble? Undoubtedly."
Retail stocks were a highlight of Thursday's activity after major chain stores announced March sales results that were a bit above expectations.
The financial sector $nf was another prominent outperformer, improving after two losing sessions.
Meanwhile, Internet heavyweight Yahoo! yhoo posted earnings results that obliterated most forecasts, sending World Wide Web-related issues into a frenzy.
Elsewhere, economically cyclical groups $cyc performed slightly better than consumer noncyclical names $cmr .
"One economically cyclical group that's been acting very well is the steel stocks," said Edward Wedbush, president of Wedbush Morgan Securities. "These are selling at very tiny capitalizations compared to what I think their potential is in the more favorable industry conditions that might be emerging.
"Some of the smaller shares in the group are off 60 percent to 80 percent from their highs set years ago," he said. "Weirton Steel ws , Geneva Steel GNV, -18.41% , and Armco AS, -2.41% are a few examples. I'm also noticing that USX X, -0.94% and Bethlehem Steel bs , two of the largest steel companies, have been making new highs."
In economic news, the government reported that inflation at the wholesale level declined 0.3 percent in March, marking the fifth-straight month of falling prices.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index SPX, -1.91% rose 0.8 percent.
New York Stock Exchange winners bested losers by 9 to 5. New 52-week highs totaled 162, while new 52-week lows amounted to 25.
On the Big Board floor, turnover dwindled 12 percent to 540 million shares.
The Nasdaq Composite $compq advanced 0.7 percent. Advancing issues led decliners by 26 to 19 in the Nasdaq Stock Market, with 196 new highs and 55 new lows. Volume totaled 748 million shares.
In the prices rose after initially falling on news the Bank of Japan sold dollars and bought yen to shore up the beleaguered Japanese currency. April 3, the dollar reached a 6 1/2-year high against the yen.
In late-New York trading, the 30-year Treasury advanced 5/32, to yield TYX, -0.63% 5.885 percent. See Bond Report.
In earnings news, Yahoo! yhoo vaulted 16, or 17 percent, to 113 1/4. After Wednesday's close, the firm said it earned 8 cents a share in its first quarter, blowing away the consensus estimate of 4 cents. Revenues tripled to $30.2 million from $10.1 million and page views escalated 46 percent in March to a daily average of 95 million from December's 65 million.
Chrysler C, -1.34% checked in with first-quarter earnings of $1.60 a share, 11 cents above most estimates. The shares rose 3/8 to 43 1/2.
Polaroid PRD, +4.79% increased 1 to 43 after reporting a first-quarter loss of 39 cents a share, far worse than the Street's projection of an 8-cent-a-share deficit. The firm attributed the poor showing to a bigger-than-expected fall in U.S. and European dealer inventories.
Dallas Semiconductor DS, -1.14% was up 3/4 to 34 5/8. First-quarter profits came to 49 cents a basic share vs. the Street's 51-cent-a-share estimate. The firm cited the Asian crisis as the cause of the lackluster performance.
Software developer Cognos cognf netted 38 cents a diluted share in the fourth quarter, topping consensus expectations by 4 cents. The shares gained 2 1/4 to 28 3/8.
Gymboree gymb swooned 2 3/8 to 21 1/2. The children's apparel retailer served notice that first-quarter results will be hampered by the current "promotional climate." As a result, the company is lowering its gross profit forecasts for the quarter as well as the 1998 fiscal year.
British antivirus software developer Dr. Solomon's Group SOLLY, +2.02% pushed ahead 4 3/4 to 30 7/8 on a Goldman Sachs upgrade to "recommended list buy" from "market perform."
Commnet Cellular CELS, -1.83% rocketed 18 3/4 to 68, a 38 percent move. The cellular telephone system operator will split its common shares five-for-one on May 7 to shareholders of record as of April 20.
Apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch ANF, +0.53% appreciated 4 to 45 1/2 after reporting a 39 percent rise in same-store sales over a nine-week period. The company said first-quarter earnings should be between 9 cents and 10 cents a share. Wall Street had anticipated 2 cents.
In special situations, generic drug maker Schein Pharmaceutical SHP, +0.33% raced ahead 7 5/8 to 24 5/8 in its initial public offering. Schein sold three million shares at a price of $17 each, well above the expected range of $12 to $14 that was indicated in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
American Express AXP, -0.94% tacked on 3 1/4 to 107 1/8 on takeover speculation.
The glamour Internet content providers provided the day's biggest fireworks, rocketing on Yahoo!'s sparkling earnings report. Not to be outdone, Excite xcit exploded for an 8 3/4-point gain, or 16 percent, to 62 1/4.
Also, CDnow cdnw rallied 4 5/8, or 15 percent, to 35 1/2; SportsLine USA SPLN, +0.00% 3 5/8, or 12 percent, to 33 3/8; Onsale onsl , 3 3/8, or 12 percent, to 32 5/8; Lycos lcos , 5 7/8, or 10 percent, to 64 5/8; CMG Information Services cmgi , 6 3/4, or 10 percent, to 76 1/4; Amazon.com AMZN, -4.01% 6 5/8, or 7 percent, to 95 1/4; and Infoseek SEEK, +900.00% , 1 5/16, or 6 percent, to 22.
Companies that develop solutions to enable some computers to recognize dates in the year 2000 also saw stepped-up buying. Keane kea moved forward 1 1/8 to 52, Viasoft vias 1 1/8 to 17 1/16, Syntel SYNT, -2.38% 5 1/2 to 56, Computer Horizons chrz 1 1/2 to 43 3/8, and Accelr8 Technology acly 1 9/16 to 17 1/2.
Major retailers reported solid March same-store sales results. Same-store sales refer to sales at retail outlets open at least a year, and provide analysts with a truer gauge of a retailer's performance.
Wal-Mart Stores WMT, -1.19% advanced 1 to 51 after reporting a 5.4 percent rise in March same-store sales. Also, Dollar General DG, -1.11% lost 1/2 to 38 (16.0 percent jump in same-store sales), American Eagle Outfitters aeos rose 1 3/8 to 51 1/4 (+42.5 percent), Ames Department Stores ames gained 3/4 to 21 3/4 (+11.5 percent), and Gap GPS, -0.08% was up 1 5/8 to 46 3/8 (+10.0 percent).
New York light sweet crude for May delivery advanced 1 cent to $15.56.
June gold fell 80 cents to $310.30.
In late-New York action, the dollar traded mixed vs. the yen and d-mark.
Dollar/yen was quoted at 131.20 from Wednesday's 131.37.
Dollar/mark was at 1.8220 from 1.8154.
Financial markets are shuttered Friday in observance of the Good Friday holiday.
There are no major economic reports on Monday's agenda.
See and Monday's earnings calendar.


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Ladies and gentlemen, friends and family, random passersby on the internet…I have come here today to tell you all that I have a horrible, incurable disease. The symptoms are not pretty. They include an unstoppable compulsion to memorize airline routes, timetables, and hubs, a constant desire to sample any food being sold on a street corner from a cart or a cooler, a love for luggage bordering on fetish, and the absolutely insatiable yearning to see what's around the next corner, only to get there and immediately want to see what's around the next one. Medical science has yet to put a name to it, but I long ago gave this awful scourge my own label. I suffer from a devastating affliction known to me and others as…wanderlust.
It all started out innocently enough. Various trips to Europe with my mother as a
child, random road trips with friends in college, and the occasional trip to
Mexico or the Caribbean after that. But over time, as the trips became longer,
more frequent, and more complex, I began to realize that what began as a casual
flirtation with travel was slowly evolving into a full-blown love affair. Then something happened that would push me right over the edge forever. I met Kelly, a
wonderful woman and the supreme love of my life, who was willing to not only
indulge my globetrotting passion, but more importantly encourage and support it. I had
found my very own Sancho Panza, and the whole world was our windmill.
Our first major trip together was a three-week jaunt behind the Iron Curtain anchored around the ancient cities of Moscow, Budapest, and Prague. This was a whole new experience for me and a sublime departure from my usual comfort zone. For the first time in my life, I was visiting countries where I could neither speak nor read the language as none of them had their foundations in Latin. Russian didn't even use the same alphabet for pete's sake. Do you know what happened though? I loved every minute of it! It was like being in some giant, living puzzle for three weeks where even the most pedestrian of activities required you to gather and digest minute clues from your surroundings, to put together mental pieces in whole new ways. It was a challenge I accepted and loved, and it only served to increase my hunger for more.
Fast forward a couple of years. A few smaller trips have occurred in the interim, but I'm still yearning for that big pay-off because, once you get locked into a serious travel addiction, the tendency is to push it as far as it will go. My inner travel junky was in desperate need of a larger dose. Sitting in a cube inside the office of a megacorporation staring at a monitor all day was fine for paying the bills, but I couldn't escape the nagging feeling that there were dreams being left on the table unfulfilled. So, Kelly and I began to plot and scheme. I had always wanted to go abroad to live and work somewhere for a year. Total immersion into a new world was what I craved, along with all the daily opportunities for exploration that came with it. The more we thought about it, though, the more a significant conclusion dawned on us. How much exploration could be had when you're working full-time? Could you really see as much as you wanted to while tied to one place with a job? We thought not. So, in the end, we decided to trade a year living and working in one place for six months of roaming freely unencumbered by the shackles of employment.
And that, gentle reader, brings us to where we are today. After months and months of planning and saving, we decided to put our careers on hold and take a giant leap into the unknown. It was both terrifying and thrilling at the same time. Our research eventually led us to settle on South America as our destination of choice due to its wide variety of fascinating locales and the fact that it's relatively inexpensive as world destinations go. In a few weeks, on July 11th to be exact, we will depart for an epic six-month journey through that continent. We'll begin in Quito, Ecuador, and follow the spine of the Andes south through Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina until we simply run out of land at Tierra del Fuego. When that happens we'll turn our attention northeast and head back up the other side, passing through Uruguay and into Brazil, finally departing from Rio de Janeiro in mid-January.
We created this website to help keep our friends and family abreast of our travels and hope you'll check in often to follow along. Our plan is to provide regular updates from the trail, and we'll do our best given the vagaries of securing an internet connection in foreign lands. In the meantime, please feel free to leave any comments on this site, or drop us the random email, or even give us a shout on Skype.
Take care and we'll see you in a few months,
Keith and Kelly

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I am going to take down RJ Reynolds and Philip Morris! I am a hypnotist specializing in (but not limited to) helping people quit smoking. I'm writing this blog to reach out to more smokers and help them quit. I AM going to do this -- just watch me. Or even better, join me!
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
"I Could Quit Any Time I Want!"
And the smoker says.... well, it's the title of this post. I don't know how to respond to that statement -- or if I should at all. My first reaction is to ask, "Well, why DON'T you quit?" But I'm afraid that it will be taken the wrong way. I really want to know the answer, but I think the smoker will become immediately defensive. Smokers, in general, are a defensive group. Strangers yell at them. Children and spouses nag. They have been ostracized from buildings. I'm a hypnotist, so I'm actually quite sensitive about their defensive behavior. I'd feel that way, too, but this means I don't know the answer to that question and I don't know how to ask it any other way.
Everyone knows that smoking is a stupid thing to do. So why don't you quit? People who think or know that they could quit any time are not looking for a hypnotist. They don't want to quit. But WHY NOT?
These are my ideas, but I'd love to hear from smokers.
1. I've quit before and I did fine, so it will be easy when I feel like quitting again.
2. I don't smoke that much, so it will be easy to quit.
3. I'm not ready.
4. I like smoking.
5. My aunt/uncle/grandfather - whoever - smoked until he was 95. I'll live that long, too.
6. I smoke American Spirit, (or I roll my own) so I am not putting the same chemicals in my body that other smokers do.
If you have an answer to this question, please reply!
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May I just say a huge thank you to your team there at Jeavons and the drivers. Your quality/level of service is amazing.
We were all impressed with the Jeavons Eurotir driver yesterday. His help was second to none
We have been using Jeavons for over six years for both storage and deliveries; we have always found them to be friendly, responsive and professional. A first class service!
We have been a customer of Jeavons Eurotir for many years – that in itself speaks volumes! The Jeavons team are professional and efficient; their friendly, honest and polite approach makes it a pleasure to work with them on a daily basis. We would definitely recommend Jeavons Eurotir to any potential customers.
Jeavons Eurotir has been the transport choice of Natech Ltd for many years. They always offer a reliable and professional service. The staff are helpful, friendly and will always endeavour to help in an emergency.
We have been dealing with Jeavons Eurotir over many years now.
They are by far the best operation we have dealt with for our logistics.
They are efficient, very organised, pleasant and approachable to deal with.
We are very happy with their services.
Excellent service!
Your driver collected several packages from me yesterday as arranged via Central Mailing Services. I do believe in giving praise where praise is due in these days of poor service from some.
This was the same driver who rescued us last October (after another courier company had failed to collect from us several times) and battled up the M6 despite horrendous traffic delays and hail stones the size of golf balls, yet he still managed to find us in the poor weather and darkness and remained wonderfully cheery despite the terrible drive he must have had.
This time your driver arrived as arranged (but on a sunny day for a change) was courteous and an absolute pleasure to deal with. He deserves a pat on the back.
All I can say is 'well done Jeavons' and we will most certainly use you next time.
Good news, the driver from Jeavons has just returned to us and we are finally loading him with the roll. Thank you for sorting this out – and to the driver for being so flexible and arranging to come back – much appreciated!
We have worked with Jeavons since we commenced trading in 2009. We wanted to find a one stop solution for our business and Jeavons provided us with that. We have very demanding customers with tight deadlines and short notice changes and throughout all our years together Jeavons have met this challenge head on and enabled us to continue to offer market leading service to our customers.
Whatever our challenge Jeavons have always found a way to make it work. Their team have a fantastic can do attitude which is very infectious. We are into our 2nd long term agreement with Jeavons and anticipate this rolling into a 3rd and 4th. Jeavons are in my opinion an absolute asset to any company they work for!
We have worked with Jeavons for 10 years. We have demanding customers, and flexibility is key. Jeavons have always met our needs. Their team know our products by heart, which is pretty amazing, considering they are quite big. Thank you Jeavons for helping us accommodate our customers' needs"
Your driver came into us today at Market Drayton to deliver a load we had ordered (sorry, I never got his name).
He came to the office, presented his delivery tickets and was such a polite and nice person to my staff. We had a short delay due to the yard man not being on site when your driver turned up and after I explained this he was still very polite and said no problem, so we offered him a coffee and he got himself organised ready for the yard man to arrive and unload him.
After the delivery our yard man reloaded him with the empty IBC's but unfortunately the driver had not been given a collection paper work to take a note of the serial numbers, (not his fault) so we agreed for him to take them back to your yard and for your office to check them off and send me the paperwork through later.
We then established through contact from Adam in your office that we had loaded too many so Adam agreed we could collect them tomorrow and again couldn't be more helpful.
I am emailing to say a big thank you to all the team there for the help today, your people are very helpful, extremely polite and very professional and nothing is to much for them and for that you should be proud of them all."
JLR have welcomed the partnership between Fuyao and Jeavons. Jeavons have provided local UK logistics support for Fuyao, for previous JLR programmes and we hope for many future programmes also. From my recent visit, my overall impressions were that the facilities are ideally suited to Fuyao's requirements to supply JLR. It was also clear that the staff are passionate about their job and the company. I look forward to seeing the relationship between Jeavons, Fuyao and JLR growing in the near future.


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An Email list is a key asset for strangers to become leads, leads become customers and a happy customer becomes a walking advertisement for your business. Without an email list your business is missing out on the best way to communicate with your clients/customers. There are a number of people who have learned this lesson the hard way. Unfortunately, I am one of them, when I realized the importance of it, I could not help but to share it with you.
With the forever changing technology, isn't email marketing dead kind of dead? you might ask. No, it is not. In fact email marketing had never been more alive as it is today. Every website wants you to give them your email address, whether it is Facebook, Twitter, or The New York Times. Why email is so relevant and important? let's find out. As a business owner keeping an email list is vital to your business.
Here are some advantages of an email list During our years of online marketing experience, we have learned that building an email list is probably the best thing you can do for your website and your business.
I can confess to you that on Haitian Businesses, my email list drives much more traffic and has a much higher user engagement rate than any other platform.
Why? Because when someone subscribe to my email list with double opt-in, they are really interested and are much more likely to open my email and click on the links. It is not such a surprising fact, here is why:
Email is Personal – Email allows you to land into a user's inbox. There is no ranking system limiting your reach. Your message is intended for a user and it lands into their inbox. It is very direct, personal, and casual.
Email is Purposeful – To get your email a user needs to signup for your email list and confirm their email address. Someone doing this much work is obviously already interested into hearing from you and is much more receptive and responsive to your message.
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To summarize all this, email definitely work a lot better than any other online marketing tool. Big name brands learned that long time ago, and this is why they spend thousands of dollars on social media campaigns to get people to sign up for their email lists. They understand that the email is the best long term investment and people will continue to get their message at a very low cost for a longer period of time. Waste no time and get started today.
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Select an Email Marketing Service Provider – I personally would recommend either Aweber or MailChimp.
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By following responsible best practices to build a permission-based house file, you will create a win-win situation for both the customer and your brand. Treasure your email list like pearl. Those email addresses represent real people who have given you the permission to talk to them because they were attracted to you and the value u can add their life. Always remember that ever unsubscribe is only a click away, so cherish each and everyone on your email list.


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I had, for some time, been saving a bookmark in Firefox for a subject entitled "Null Physics" created by Terrance Witt. Now I do not remember where I first heard of this, I think it was probably an ad on Facebook which already had me doubting, but I thought, hey, scientists are supposed to be open minded and look at everything with equal validity a priori. So I did. Boy was that a waste of time.
There are numerous inconsistencies with Witt's theory and observation as well as his logical deductions which have no mathematical foundation, just his rationalization. Take for instance, the neutron. By the Standard Model of particle physics it is posited that the neutron is composed of three quarks who's fractional charges sum to zero. His "theory" however states that the neutron is a proton and a "bound electron". The bound electron, he believes, is fundamentally different than a "free electron" that we are usually accustomed to. In fact, this bound electron changes from a fermion with spin 1/2 to a boson with spin 0 although he has no mathematical reasoning as to why or how this happens. He simply asserts this and assumes it's validity because it's "logical". Right... well last time I looked p + e = H. Yes, a proton and an electron is that mystical element known as Hydrogen! Wow, this is amazing. And no, you don't need the electron to change it's spin in order to get this to work out.
When confronted with this argument and various other arguments on neutron decay and other experiments verifying that indeed a neutron is made up of three quarks, Witt scoffs at the notion. With neutron decay, a n -> p+e+v where v is an (anti)neutrino. This was a theoretical prediction which remained unproven for years until the neutrino was finally discovered. Now, Witt doesn't have any theoretical framework to encompass neutrinos in his original work. But on a forum that I read through, Witt asserted that the neutrinos could be explained as "bound photons" which exist in an excited state. HUGE problem with this. If neutrinos are actually photons, this would asserts that neutrinos would be massless, since photons are massless. But in fact, there is strong experimental evidence that neutrinos have mass, it's just a very, very small amount.
So, right there, his theory falls apart. Although I never read a post that included neutrino mass as an argument against his theory, several other arguments were made and he could not successfully defend his theory against any of them. In fact, he was even audacious enough to suggest that his theory does not reduce to any currently accepted mathematical theory under limiting conditions and that it does not need to. This is because his theory is not mathematical. Now... I'd disagree along with EVERY other physicist in the world. Take classical Newtonian motion... it's a limiting case of Einstein's Special Relativity where the speed of the object is much much less than that of the speed of light in a vacuum. For a theory to be logically consistent it must agree with experiment and observation.
What is sad is that he readily urges people to read Lee Smolin's book, "The Trouble with Physics" and argues his foundational ideas on the material in this book. Now, it just so happens that I read this book, for reasons not related to Null Physics, and Smolin does indeed point out where current theory falls short and where there is room for improvement in the current state of physics. But, Smolin is also a well known theoretical physicist who has worked on both String Theory and Loop Quantum Gravity which are both highly mathematical theories which seek to unify the laws of physics into one grand theory. But using Smolin's book as a theoretical backdrop to a theory which is supposed to lead to why and how the universe was created is utterly unacceptable.
This is the kind of bad science that Smolin talks about in his book... except his deals with ACTUAL mathematical theories which have shown signs of being consistent. The worst part of all is that Witt has spent, apparently, large amounts of money to advertise his book and his idea on Facebook and in magazines like Smithsonian. I surely hope that the public is not reading his jibberish and believing for a minute that it constitutes a consistent theory. Witt refuses to publish ACTUAL journal articles or to approach the scientific community for reinforcement... mostly because he knows that he won't get it, although he sites Smolin's book as to why instead of accepting that he won't because the theory is jibberish.
So all in all... Null Physics is just that, Null... nothing, pointless and a waste of human time, effort and resources. Go Google it if you wish... read up on it, and then see for yourself. But I tell you, you are wasting your time.


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The Star Trek: Discovery theme tune has been revealed, and it really reminds us of something...
Created by Fargo and The Night Of composer – and Trekkie himself – Jeff Russo, the new opening tune has all the best crescendos of the original '60s series, but with new bits added in, and we like it a lot.
Russo said his "head exploded" when they asked him to compose the music for Discovery as he was such a big fan of the franchise.
The new series will be set a decade before the original kicked off, with The Walking Dead's Sonequa Martin-Green leading the cast.
Also starring in the series is Jason Isaacs, who has warned that Discovery won't necessarily follow Star Trek canon, and he really isn't bothered if it pisses fans off either.
Isaacs will play the captain of the USS Discovery, Gabriel Lorca, a character he's already described as having a lot of "rough edges".
"[I'm] not allowed to say that my captain will probably be the most f**ked up," Isaacs said during the show's Comic-Con panel last month. "[But] he has a lot of rough edges."
The new series is coming to us from Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman, and also stars Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon's Michelle Yeoh, Anthony Rapp, Wilson Cruz and Hellboy's Doug Jones.
Star Trek: Discovery comes to our screens on Sunday, September 24 at 8.30/7.30c on CBS in the US, with episodes dropping on Netflix a day later in the UK.
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Craig Levein has confirmed that Hearts have a plan B if Tynecastle isn't ready to host the club's next home fixture in November.
The Jambos have been playing home matches at nearby Murrayfield Stadium, as work continues on the new main stand at Tynecastle.
Hearts are scheduled to face Kilmarnock on 5 November, with Ann Budge hopeful that the clash can take place in Gorgie.
Hearts had initially hoped to return to Tynecastle at the start of September, but a delay in construction work forced them to postpone their return.
If Tynecastle isn't ready to host the Scottish Premiership clash, Murrayfield remains an option, according to Levein.
He told the BBC: "Ann is determined to get the game on. Everybody is working flat out to get the place ready."
The match could go ahead at Tynecastle even if the building work isn't complete, with Levein adding: "We just need [Tynecastle] ready to put a game on. I'm hopeful.
"There is a plan 'B' but I have not been party to those discussions."
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Well, with our trip to Colorado, a two-day power outage covering the entire island, and Thanksgiving, it took me longer to choose these winners, using Random.org, than I had hoped. But here they are!
Winners of our cookbook
Ricki of Diet Dessert and Dogs with her Coconut Walnut Shortbread Cookies
Megan, who wrote:
"This is my first gluten-free Thanksgiving and I'm actually pretty anxious about it. I'm definitely going to have to find time to make some of these recipes! They all sound AMAZING!! {But right now, I'm trying to finish up my last quarter of school so it's gonna have to wait!} I'll be bookmarking this post, for sure!!"
Food Allergy Froggie with her pineapple casserole.
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GF since August 15th, 2010, life changing experience. It hasn't been easy, but I'm loving cooking. I got Glutened (ate out,and they said it was GF) last Friday, and now so worried about Thanksgiving. Going to my B/F's relatives 6hour flight from home. My B/F is very supportive and plans to take me to the grocery store when we get there, the night before Thanksgiving. I plan to make myself (and others if they want) something I loved and made at home before. I hope the link works. – Sweet and red potatoes, raisins – cranberries, red onions , sea salt, ground pepper, dill
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Andrea Meyers of Andrea's Recipes, who wrote:
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Now, there's more….
As soon as we were done with Thanksgiving dinner, the holiday season began around here. In this house, that means baking and cooking from some of our favorite cookbooks, making up new recipes, and cookies.
So, that's what we're going to be giving you from now until the end of December.
On Monday, we're going to have another giant giveaway, as well as a great resource for those of you looking for presents for your favorite food lover. It's our Top Ten Cookbooks of 2010 (plus 2 more) and 12 people are going to win a cookbook. Stop by in the morning to see.
I will tell you more about this on Wednesday, but we will be doing the 12 days of holiday cookies/treats all through December. We're converting cookies every day around here, making sure we can give you great recipes to make in your own kitchen.
We know most of them already, but there are a few slots still to be decided. So leave us a comment about your favorite holiday cookie, along with a link to the recipe. We might choose yours for the cookie extravaganza!
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Chola Temples
The Great Living Chola Temples are three granite temples dedicated to Shiva, that show the progressive development of Chola architecture and art.
They illustrate the Chola civilization between the 10th and 13th centuries, which succeeded the Pallavan dynasty (that was responsible for Mahabalipuram) in South India.
The three included temples are:
- Brihadisvara Temple in Thanjavur: the earliest and most representative monument. Built 1003-1010, during the reign of king Rajaraja, the founder of the Chola Empire which stretched out over South India and the neighbouring islands.
- And the temples of Gangaikondacholapuram and Darasuram, built by his successors and following the main characteristics of the one in Thanjavur
Their layout is different from other South Indian temples, as the Vimana (sanctuary) is the highest point of the complex, not the Gopuram (gates). The tall Vimanas with many tiers as the core feature of the temples and the elaborate sculpted decoration represent the divinities and mythological figures related to the Tamil beliefs.
In all three temples traditional religious rituals continue to be performed there by the general public.
Map of Chola Temples
- ●● Cultural
Visit January 2011
The city of Thanjavur has over 200,000 inhabitants, but its center feels much smaller and can easily be explored on foot. Signs guide you to the "Big Temple", as they call it here. Maybe even the Tamils find "Brihadisvara Temple" too cumbersome, although they manage pretty well with their elaborate place names made up of dozens of syllables. I visited on a late afternoon. There was a steady flow of worshippers and daytrippers going into the temple complex. There's no entrance fee, or limitations to non-Hindus. Only take your shoes off.
The entrance gate here is not the prettiest construction of the complex, but did already hold my gaze for a while. The decorations here clearly have a greater quality than those at Mahabalipuram, and it is easy to see how the sculptures here have influenced Angkor for example. After the second gate, awaits the large inner courtyard. It's a vast open space. In the center stands a large black Nandi statue, covered under a pavilion (under construction at the moment). To the sides are smaller temples. The whole area has a festive air: there's a temple elephant doing tricks, groups of friends are sitting on the grass and taking photos.
The monument at the end of the courtyard is the Temple's masterpiece: the Vimana, an unbelievably high pyramidical tower, fully covered in sculptures. You really have to sit down to take it all in, it's exuberant. There are so many little details to admire, and the state of conservation looked very good to me.
After I enjoyed all there is to see on the outside of the buildings, I put my camera away and went inside. Photographing isn't allowed there. The Vimana contains many dark grey columns and some statues. Although the WHS is marketed as "Living" temples, I did not find the religious atmosphere as special as in Chidambaram for example (or maybe I had already got used to the sight of worshippers in their differently coloured loincloths).
I did not visit the other 2 temples that were added to the WHS later on. They are located 80kms or so away, and as they do not appear to be very different from the one in Thanjavur I decided not to go there.
Community Reviews
Wojciech Fedoruk Poland - 03-Apr-15 -
Temple complex in Thanjavur is located in the city centre, not so far from the train station. There are signs leading to the temple, which can be easily reached on foot in less than half an hour (the main tower is visible from quite a big distance so it is easy to find the right direction). If you are short in time and travel by train, it may be enough to designate 3 to 4 hours for the whole stay in Thanjavur.
I was surprised at the entrance, as this is one of few places in Southern India where the entrance fee is not imposed. You should only pay a small fee for shoe deposit (in most of Hindu temples shoes should be removed). I suggest visiting the temple in the morning, noon hours can be too hot. And in the morning the place is less crowded.
The whole complex comprises of the Big Temple, several smaller ones and the "gallery" surrounding the whole place. In front of the main temple there is a big statue of Nandi, Shiva sacred bull. The place is very well designed so it is a real pleasure to sit in the shadow and admire the beauty of the temples. All temples are full of sculptures, although, as usual in Indian temples, they are not so impressive inside. There were religious ceremonies in the Big Temple and it was even allowed for non-Hindu to participate and take blessing (for a small donation). Do not omit nice and well preserved (although partially requiring renovation) frescoes in the gallery.
After visiting the temples in Thanjavur, I took the night train to Madurai, to admire another beautiful temple, devoted to Meenakshi.
Ravichandra R Prabhu DUBAI - 18-Jan-10
I have been to Brihadeeshwara Temple once. Only in India one can witness the marvel of MUSIC COMING OUT OF CARVED STONES that too SAPTHA SWARAS. This clearly shows what stones are made of. They say the stones have life and it really is as depicted in the carved musical instruments held by stone musicians carved out of same stones. It is believed a complete Raga Composition was possible to be played in the same MRIDANGAM. Lord Shiva Bless me.
shankar vardaraj india - 02-Jul-09
Every person who sees this structure will be awe-struck. This inspired similar structures by Kings in South East Asian countries which were conquered by Cholas and handed over to the local people.
I think the scripts are lying somewhere around the complexes which must be safely recovered and used for improving the lives of mankind.
ran india - 10-Nov-08
being a tamilian i am feeling very very proud after seeing such a marvelous temple. after seeing that magnificent temple i wonder is there any temple in the universe which can be compared to peria koil.
i have seen almost all big temples in tamilnadu and in india but i was shaken by the beauty of this temple,till now i am wondering its building techniques.
Karthikeyan Theni, Tamil Nadu, India - 22-Sep-08
I have been to the Tanjore Temple just once, but still I couldn't forget its magnificient structure. I wish to visit again. Its main kopuram (tower) is the master piece.
Please don't miss this temple if you visit Tanjore or nearby.
Lakshmi Bangalore, India - 09-Aug-08
Raja Raja Chola was a great man and a great king. If you know to read Tamil, do not miss reading Ponniyin Selvan, an epic (i dont think I can call it a Novel) written by Kalki Krishnamurthy in 1950. It beutifully gives an account of the lifestyle 1000 years ago. You will enjoy Tamil nadu and these temples completely when you read this novel. Every time I visit these temples, I pray to God, that by no means these structures must be damaged and it must continue to be a proof of ancient India.
Mohan India - 10-Jun-08
The great Chola temples are the symbol of our Indian ancient architecture.The spiritual feeling one can realise inside the temples cannot be put in words ..They are the living examples for our ancient architecture which will live beyond many more generations to tell the holiness of old tamilian life style and culture.These temples are my favourite place in my own country..
Sri Ganesh USA - 18-Sep-06
I visited the Brihadisvara temple in Thanjavoor while on a boy Scouts Tamil Nadu cycle tour from my home town in Coimbatore in 1980. The peria koil (big temple) was one of our stops and it was an awe struck feeling after a tired day of cycling! The gopuram carvings are magnificent. The massive monolith at the top is testimony to the prowess of the artisans.
Aswin Seshasayee - 26-Jul-06
I have visited four of the big Chola temples in Tamil Nadu, India. These are the Big Temple in Tanjore, Gangaikondacholapuram, Darasuram and Chidambaram. All four are grand monuments. The first three are on the UNESCO list. While I have heard my parents crib about the sorry state of the big temple a few years back, recent renovation efforts (at the fitsr three temples) have highlighted their grandeur while conferring upon them an enchanting ambience. Besides the massive size of these monuments, the exquisite sculptures add to the grandeur.
anil narula india - 27-Jan-06
these are the best temples,along with khajuraho temples, i have ever seen in my life.i have visited these temples thrice in my life.i am in awe of these magnificent structures ever since i visited these places.
Siva Subramanyan India - 07-Dec-05
The bragadeeshware temple (popularly known as big temple)is one of the architectural marvel of indian sculpture. The people visiting the temple is also blessed by 'Karuvoor Thevar' (A Saint and guru of the king 'Raja Raja chola') who is in samadi inside the temple. The god bestows all benefits to those having dharshan there. I last visited the temple on 25th Dec 2004, the day before tsunami that hit Tamilnadu.
RAJESH TAMILNADU, INDIA - 24-Jul-05
The grandeur of the Temple shows us the artistic value of the people who constructed it. We still cannot surpass the scale of the construction even today with all our modern technology. This exhibits the excellence of the KINGS who ruled our country especially TAMILNADU.
Vidhya India - 07-Jul-05
Every time, I enter the temple, I feel spiritually elevated. It is a great experience to be inside the sanctum sanctorum of this great temple.
Raja Raja chola, built this temple so big to bring the idea that "God is great" in the minds of every one.
He is so great that the world sings his praise even after 1000 years.
Last time, when I visited, there was a power cut when I was infront of Brahadesswara. For a moment, I could make dharshan as though, I was living 1000 years ago, as I saw the Lord in the lights of the lamps.
Darasuram temple and Brahadeeswarar tempe reveal the greatness of the Indian scuptures.
L. Balaji India. -
This temple will bring peace in your mind. You will be blessed by Lord SHIVA and can you can have a happy life.
M.Gita Tamilnadu ,India -
The Temple Town stands as Testimony to the Dravidian type of Architecture .One amazing thing is that ,one has to Imagine,that India particularly Tamilnadu was not Modernised and the struggle taken by THE KINGS to build it and more over one can notice that the shadow of the Gopuram (the Bulb shaped structure at the apex )does not touch the bare ground nearby but the shadow falls on to the Temple complex.
rusal london ,england -
The brihadisvara temple is magnificent.
I was there every evening Puja,for darshan Of the giant Lingam,for three days,and on millenium eve.
To have been at the foot of the biggest lingam in India, in one of the most spectacular stone temples in the world was a very special way to turn a millenium.
I hope to return this lifetime.
if you are near or in tanjore dont miss it!
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Site Info
Full name: Great Living Chola Temples
Unesco ID: 250
- Country:
- India
Inscribed: 1987
Type: Cultural
Criteria: 2 3
- Categories:
- Archaeological site - South (East) Asian
- Religious structure - Hindu
Site History
- 2004 - Extended To include the Brihadisvara Temple Complex in Gangaikondacholapuram and the Airavatesvara Temple Complex in Darasuram
- 2004 - Name change From "Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur" to "Great Living Chola Temples"
- 1987 - Inscribed
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- Thanjavur temple inscriptions damaged during restoration (07.05.08)
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- Dravidian Architecture: the architectural conception of the pure form of the dravida type of temple (crit i)
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Religion and Belief
- Hindu pilgrimage sites: brihadeswar temple is one of the biggest temples and a major destination for pilgrims
- Built in the 11th century: Brihideswara temple in Thanjavur: 1003-1010
- Located in a Former Capital: Two of the Chola Temples are located in Thanjavor and Gangaikonda Cholapuram, ancient capitals of Chola Empire (850-1279)
- Role of Women: Brihadishwara Temple has inscriptions containing details of the 400 Devadasi dancers kept by King Rajendra I at the temple. See link (and Wiki) for details of the Devadasi system/culture. Link
- Free entrance: The Brihideshwara-tempel in Thanjavur is free (it's an active temple)
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It's been a few decades since I've seen The Incredible Hulk Returns. In a weird coincidence before I recently revisited it I watched Thor: The Dark World, which just happened to be on TV. I can only imagine the strange alternate universe where, instead of big budget Thor and Avengers movies, we had the Thor TV series. If it was picked up after this 1988 TV movie aired there would have had potential multiple seasons of adventures with Thor being summoned by his geeky doctor "master" Donald Blake and righting wrongs. All done within the confines of an insanely low budget!
The Incredible Hulk Returns is unevenly paced but fun, albeit in a nostalgic campy way. From the familiar opening credits explaining Bill Bixby's Dr. David (not Bruce) Banner's lab accident that caused him to transform into the beast it seems like just another episode. This is a made for TV movie though, a "very special episode" that typically introduces a new character. And that new character is none other than The Mighty Thor! And the pretty terrible Donald Blake.
It's been two years since his last transformation. Dr. Banner has in that time settled down with a widow named Maggie. He now works at the Joshua-Lambert Research Institute, where he has been building a Gamma Transponder to end his Hulk transformations. Just as he's about to zap himself with what he hopes is his salvation a geeky former student named Donald Blake shows up and turns off the Transponder. Blake has apparently been tracking him down and is dying to tell him about his archaeological adventures in "The Savage North", where he stumbled upon an ancient Viking tomb while mountain climbing. In this tomb was none other than Thor's corpse! Blake explains that the corpse also came with Thor's hammer, which Blake picked up and then managed to briefly summon the blonde Viking spirit.
Blake then demonstrates to Banner how he does it by holding up the hammer and yelling "Odin!", kind of like Billy Batson's whole "Shazam!" summoning of Captain Marvel. Except where Batson disappears and Marvel appears, annoying Blake is still hanging around. This causes Banner to transform, and all of a sudden Lou Ferrigno appears. As per usual he's covered in green paint and flexes a lot. I forgot how much slo-mo is employed to convey the intricate action sequences. These consist of Hulk flexing and Thor hitting him once with his hammer. Next thing we know Thor is being thrown through a window and the cops show up, fight over. Not quite as epic as their match from The Avengers.
From this point forward I will stick to highlights. There are some goofball scenes which I assume would have been the norm in the Thor TV series. One involves Thor going to a bar, drinking a lot, arm wrestling some bikers, and dancing with a bunch of ladies. Another is Thor in a bath towel drinking a giant mug of beer and shooing away annoying reporter Jack McGee (played by Jack Colvin), who comes sniffing around Banner's apartment. I never really understood why McGee was a regular presence on The Incredible Hulk, but then again it's best not to question the logic and decisions made on old TV series.
A plot by some Nogoodniks to steal Banner's Gamma Transponder pops up, and an attempt to kidnap Banner fails because The Hulk happens, so they nab Maggie instead. There's a showdown between Thor, Hulk, for some reason Blake, and the bad guys. The bad guys are stopped in another clumsy fight sequence and Maggie is rescued. Thor and Blake realize that they have to solve crimes together and go on their merry way. Despite Maggie knowing what's up (and being ok with it), Banner leaves her and goes walkabout to that familiar sad music, never finishing the Transponder.
Like I said earlier this episode is fun when Thor and/or the Hulk are onscreen. There are some really slow scenes that basically function to move the plot along. Eric Alan Kramer is actually pretty great as Thor, and while his portrayal is somewhat goofy and moronic it's not TOO different from how how Chris Hemsworth plays the Norse God. Steve Levitt as Donald Blake is meant to offset the cool macho drunkeness, but instead comes off like an annoying parent who makes Thor disappear when he gets too rowdy. Where does Thor go? There's no mention of Asgard but I guess the TV show would have addressed this, or we just have to accept that Thor is some kind of viking ghost. Ah, 80s television…
The Incredible Hulk Returns was a big ratings hit after it aired. This lead to two more TV movies, The Trial of the Incredible Hulk and The Death of the Incredible Hulk. Another backdoor pilot was attempted with Trial for Daredevil but nothing ever came out of it. While a fourth film entitled The Revenge of the Incredible Hulk was in development but Bill Bixby's unfortunate passing due to cancer in November 1993 derailed any further development.
As a kid watching all of these when they originally aired I remember thinking how awesome these movies were. It's hard to imagine but at the time there wasn't much superhero stuff out there, especially of the live action variety. The Hulk and Spider-Man were Marvel's biggest properties at the time, and really only the Hulk had any success outside of comics and cartoons. Seeing other Marvel characters like Thor and Daredevil pop in to hang out was beyond awesome, even if they were slightly cheapo knockoffs. Comic fans were more forgiving in this regard, and we'd take almost anything for a live action adaptation of any superhero. I guess that's why I can't dump on this movie too much. While it's insanely low budget there's a lot of fun being had on the screen, and sometimes it's infectious.
Still, I'm glad things worked out the way they did and Marvel didn't release their stable of heroes upon us until more recently. Special effects for this kind of superhero action wasn't quite there in the late 80s. To pull off any kind of cool looking special effects you had to shell out the big bucks, which no TV show was going to do. The Incredible Hulk Returns serves as a reminder of how far things have come for live action superhero fare. It also serves as a reminder of simpler times when all you needed to get big ratings was to paint a bodybuilder green and put a guy in a viking halloween costume.


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In response to "More answers needed on preventing/treating Lyme" (letters, May 1): After having Lyme disease for 13 years (1997 to 2010) before being diagnosed, and having undergone a three-year treatment, I joined with others who went undiagnosed to form the Rhode Island Lyme and Tick Foundation in July 2016. The foundation helps people who have Lyme and long-term tick-borne illnesses and supports research that could lead to a cure.
Unfortunately, we do not have a test that is 100 percent accurate in diagnosing Lyme. Immediate treatment at the time of a bite is the key. Prevention is critical too (gloves over shirts, socks over pants and repellents). Members of our group use all kinds of organic and chemical-based repellents and still find ticks after coming inside. People should check themselves immediately after they have been outdoors.
There are two very helpful books: "The Lyme Disease Solution," by Dr. Kenneth Singleton, which provides treatment and dietary guidelines, and "Bite Me," by Ally Hilfiger, which describes growing up with untreated Lyme. There is also a good Internet article: "'It's A Scandal' — Daryl Hall on Doctors Denying Chronic Lyme."
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Seasons Newsletter – Summer 2015
We invite you to read our latest edition of our newsletter Seasons, for the summer months of June, July, and August, in the liturgical season we call "Ordinary Time."
Seasons offers information about the rhythms and meanings of the current liturgical season season of the year and how this relates to who we are and what we do together as Christians. We share our personal and group stories in Seasons, too. We will be asking for your contribution of stories, art, and pictures in our next edition of Seasons.
View or download Seasons- Summer June-August 2015 (685 KB PDF, 4 pages)
In this issue:
- Mid-year, Summer Reflections
- Youth Sermon by 2015 Graduate Ife Omoniyi
- We filled the truck for Union Gospel Mission by Joy Malmgren
- Notes from St. Martin's "Veteran" Ron Hitchcock
- Radical Hospitality Kept Us Here! A newcomer's story by Christine Gehringer
- Notes from our first Mass on the Grass by Corrie Cabes


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September Spotlight on Houston Artists Hunter, Plum and Clark Houston Arts Alliance Upcoming Exhibitions
Hunter + Plum at the Alliance Gallery and Tracing Towers, Presented in Partnership with Houston Public Library
Jo-Carolyn Goode | 9/10/2014, 8 a.m.
HOUSTON, TX — Today, Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) announces two September gallery openings featuring three Houston artists: Allison Hunter, Susan Plum and Jonathan Clark in the exhibitions Hunter + Plum and Tracing Towers.
The Hunter + Plum exhibition at the Alliance Gallery explores the intrinsic beauty within nature through these two artists' unique approaches. Informed by the innate yet often overlooked structures within nature, artists Allison Hunter and Susan Plum remind the viewer that intelligent systems exist all around us in various degrees, ranging from the behavior and importance of the honeybee to the vein system of a single leaf.
Join HAA for the Hunter + Plum opening reception at the Alliance Gallery, 3201 Allen Parkway, on Thursday, September 11, 2014, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Hunter + Plum will be on view through Friday, October 31, 2014, Wed. – Fri. from 3:30 – 5 p.m. or by appointment.
Tracing Towers at the Houston Public Library, opening September 24, 2014, will feature Jonathan Clark's playful yet thought provoking new works. This installation includes Clark's series of "super pencils," works inspired by his interest in divine proportion. In this series, Clark uses the #2 pencil, an office supply staple, as a small component to create a larger and more exciting whole.
Join HAA and Houston Public Library for the Tracing Towers opening reception at first floor of Houston Public Library – Central Library, 500 McKinney Street, on September 24, 2014 from 5 – 6 p.m. Tracing Towers will be on view through Friday, November 28, 2014, Mon. – Thurs. from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Fri. & Sat. from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Sun. from 1 – 5 p.m.
For more information visit houstonartsalliance.com.
Event and Exhibition Listings:
Hunter + Plum
Artists Allison Hunter and Susan Plum passionately recognize the intrinsic beauty within nature and continually draw inspiration from various ecological systems in this unique Alliance Gallery exhibition.
Opening Reception September 11, 2014, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 11 – Friday, October 31, 2014
Exhibition Hours: Wed. – Fri. 3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. or by appointment
Alliance Gallery, 3201 Allen Parkway, Suite 150, Houston, Texas 77019
Tracing Towers
Houston based artist Jonathan Clark presents new work at the Houston Public Library.
Opening Reception Wednesday, September 24, 2014, 5 -6 p.m.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 – Friday, November 28, 2014
Library Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m.
Gallery, first floor, Houston Public Library-Central Library, 500 McKinney Street, Houston, Texas 77002
Allison Hunter
Allison Hunter is a visual artist who over the past 20 years has worked in photography, video, drawing, sculpture and installation. Hunter earned her first MFA at the Cantonal Art School of Lausanne, Switzerland (1990, Drawing/Photography), and her second MFA at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York (1997, Video). Hunter participated in video and sculpture art residencies at institutions such as the Banff Centre for the Arts in Calgary, Canada and the Hermit Center for Metamedia in Plasy, Czech Republic. Hunter's installation project titled SIGNMAKERS (1998-2003) was commissioned by three European sculpture centers in Lithuania, Latvia and Finland, and by the 2003 Kingston Sculpture Biennial in New York. Hunter's photographs are collected by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the University Art Museum at SUNY, the Albany Institute of History and Art, and the Center for Photography at Woodstock. Her work has been included in numerous exhibitions in the U.S. and Europe, including at the Kohler Center (Wisconsin), Project 304 (Bangkok), Künstlerhaus Mousonturm (Frankfurt) and in solo exhibitions at Women & Their Work (Austin), Artspace (North Carolina), and DiverseWorks (Houston). In 2010-11, Hunter was Artist-in-Residence at the University of Houston during which time she produced a stereoscopic 3-D video, Honey Bee (2011). Her most recent video work, I Remember Fireflies (2012), is a video sculpture now permanently at the North Carolina Museum of Art sculpture park. Hunter is a full-time faculty member at Rice University where she has been Humanities Artist-in-Residence in the Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts since fall 2012. Hunter lives in Houston with her sweet dog Pepper.


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A splash of Mexican colour has arrived at a Metro station.
Artist Bayrol Jimenez has created 'El Patio de mi casa' – which translates as 'My House's Backyard' – at North Shields Metro Station as part of the ¡Vamos! 2015 festival.
We're delighted to be part of the ¡Vamos! festivalEmma Brough, customer services director at DB Regio Tyne and Wear
The artwork, funded by Nexus, DB Regio, North Tyneside Council and the Arts Council, focuses on an ink-drawing style reminiscent of comic-strip panels on a huge scale and took five days to complete.
Jimenez, from Oaxaca, Mexico, said: "The commission led me to create a link between here and the Mexican public space. I used the aesthetics of the popular painters called 'rótulistas' – who create cartoonish paintings on the walls of small shops."
Emma Brough, customer services director at DB Regio Tyne and Wear, which operates the Metro on behalf of Nexus, said: "We're delighted to be part of the ¡Vamos! festival, and proud a well-known artist has chosen the Metro system for his UK premiere."
"Bayrol's vibrant work will give North Shields Metro station a unique look and we're excited to see what passengers think of the new addition to their station."
Huw Lewis, head of communications at Nexus, said: "The Metro system is an icon of the north east's visual landscape and part of that is thanks to the way we use a range of unique spaces to host and display artwork.
"This colourful but complex piece adds to the diverse collection of art which can be found on the Metro system and we're pleased to have the opportunity to see the product of Bayrol's talent at North Shields."
For more information about ¡Vamos! 2015 visit www.vamosfestival.com


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It's French it's Dutch it's neither it's both. Euros for sweet cocktails on white sand beaches.
The contentious ownership of this island has been a long part of its development over the past 300 years. It started with Columbus' naming the 34 square km area for Spain. Then different people kept showing up and killing each other in circumstantial situations, finally landing at the split French-Dutch allocation. For a brief stint during the Napoleonic wars, Britain owned it, but that dissolved after only ten years, and it went right back to the assortment we have today.
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This accident in a parking garage turned fist fight comes to us from the UK. The guy backing out of his spot was more than a little irritated about the entire thing.
He learned the hard way that he should have kept those concerns to himself. After knocking the other driver's phone out of his hands, he gets put to sleep.


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The United States Lost the Cold War• http://www.kitco.com
The Cold War brought us a national-security state, which consists of an enormous military establishment, a vast military-industrial complex, an empire of foreign and domestic military bases, ever-growing military budgets, and the ever-increasing militarization of American society.
In his Farewell Address in 1960, President Eisenhower pointed out that type of governmental system was alien to the American way of life. By that he meant that the national-security state was no part of America's governmental system when the Constitution called the federal government into existence and for the next 160 years. It was called into existence for the sole purpose of waging the Cold War against America's World War II partner and ally, the Soviet Union.
Several days ago, the New York Times made a startling admission. Quoting a former high U.S. official, the Times pointed out that the communist regime in North Korea is also a national-security state.
Thus, "victory" in the Cold War ended up giving America the same type of totalitarian governmental apparatus that exists in North Korea albeit not as oppressive and intrusive — a national-security state apparatus that was no part of America's constitutional system for the first century-and-a-half of our nation's existence.
As Eisenhower also told Americans, a military-industrial complex poses a grave threat to a nation's freedom and well-being. Just ask the North Koreans. Or the Egyptians, whose governmental system is also based on the national-security state model.


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Anyway, school was especially fun on Friday because Matt's capstone partner was gone so I got to fill in. Right now they're working on building something that can get this 3.7 million pound machine:
In and out of this one safely & easily:
(Trust me, it's a lot more complex than it sounds--I just wanted to spare you all the gory details.)
It was fantastic! We had so much fun making friends with everyone, hanging out with Matthias and gaining 7 pounds each from the delicious German food. Matthias immediately became one of my favorite people in the world when he told me that I'd be able to get around Germany saying "ick" instead of "ich." (I've been trying unsuccessfully for the past year to learn how to hock up a hairball to pronounce "ich." It means "I" in German, which means my learning has been stalled while I've focused on trying to learn that basic little word haha.)
Matt's taking Matthias to school tomorrow and we're hoping we'll get to see him in Munich next year!


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Five members of Boston Community Runners competed in the Woodhall Spa 10k on Sunday.
John Burton was joined by ladies Samantha Cross, Nicola Irving, Fiona Wrisberg and Sarah Burton for the scenic six-mile run.
With two very welcome water stations on the route, the runners headed out of Woodhall Spa into the countryside to the back of Stixwould.
From there they ran round the edge of the village and back down Monument Road, entering Jubilee Park to a crowdlined finish straight.
John Burton, from Kirton, was back in 43.55 with Sarah Burton the next club runner back in 58.28, bagging a new 10k personal best by 10 seconds.
Sutterton's Samantha Cross overcame recent training setbacks to produce a flying finish, overtaking four rival runners in the home straight.
"It wasn't my best run," she said. "But it was certainly my best finish."
Sam clocked 1:08.08.
The most satisfying result was for Fiona Wrisberg and Nicola Irving, who tackled their first-ever 10k run since they started running.
Running together they were absolutely thrilled to finish in 1:20.45, and this was after the pair had completed a Race for Life Pretty Muddy 5k on the Saturday.
Paul Maddison took part in the Wolf Run with fellow competitor Danny Maddison.
The Wolf Run is an approximately 10k of off-road running, featuring a series of man-made and natural obstacles located throughout the course.
The concept behind the Wolf Run was to re-create the feeling of running in natural terrain.
Boston Community Runners meet up at Peter Paine on Rosebery Avenue on Thursdays at 6.50pm for a 7pm start.
All are welcome.
Further details can be found at www.bostoncommunityrunners.co.uk


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I just saw Kerri's latest post, titled, "Keeping it Real". I thought I'd join in on the fun since I don't usually get too personal on my blog. Maybe now I'll tell you a little bit more about myself...
Hi. I'm Amber. It's nice to meet you.
[Sorry, but it was hard to find any pictures of me because I'm usually the one behind the camera! The more I look at this picture I realize that it is a little disturbing. Please, don't be scared!]
Anyways, I was born in Aneheim, CA. I moved to Vancouver, WA. when I was six-years-old. I grew up there and after graduating from High School in 1996, I got the boot from my parents who told me I needed to go to a church college [out of state]. I attended school in Rexburg, ID. for a short time [dare I say that I got kicked out of BYU Idaho!?! I don't usually announce that, but I'm keeping it real! My husband gives me a hard time because I get so embarrassed about that fact. I was just a kid back then who didn't follow ALL the rules who lived with some not very sweet roommates who apparently didn't get pass the "tattling stage" of childhood.] In the fall of 1997 I moved to Provo, UT. I quickly met my soon-to-be husband (who at first I told that we should "just be friends" and then 6 months later I realized that he was everything I ever wanted and so I asked him if we could start hanging out again.) We were married a few months later on June 19th, 1998.
Here we are in Park City [2008] on a "Husband Appreciation Night", which was preceeded by many "Wife Appreciation Nights" prior to. We were going up the ski lift so we could go down the zip line! It was beautiful!
We've got two little ones:
o.k. I have to clarify, I have a boy and a girl. Someone left a comment saying I had two beautiful daughters, which made me laugh! But this is my son. Maybe he looks like a girl because of his hair?!? I guess I should have put a better picture on. I just love those curls! There all gone now, so I guess I was just feeling sentimental when I wrote this post. :)
o.k. is this better?
All of these pictures are a few years old. I guess I better start snappin' some more these days.
But don't let their sweet little faces fool you, they can be as sassy and fiesty as their mom.
Here are a few little things about me:
*I've got 2 sisters & 2 brothers All of which live out of state. My parents moved here in June so now I FINALLY have some of my side of the family here.
*I'm sorry to admit this, but I'm not really an animal lover so no pets in this house [at least for now]. My childhood cat became an outdoor cat at one point and everytime he would come around me I would completely freeze up until someone would get it away from me. I thought for sure it would claw me to death if I made any sudden moves.
*I've been told that I usually tell it like it is, but I like to think that I'm pretty nice about it though :)
*I love decorating, scrapbooking and quilting.
*I am so not a fashionista. I wish I were. But I'm not.
*I have naturally curly hair that I get from my dad.
*I danced all through jr. high and high-school. I got the "I don't get it award" at our end of the year banquet. Nice huh?
*I always tell this one, but I have spent one night at a home for abandoned children when my parents left me at a Wendy's restaurant during a family vacation to Canada. I was 8 years old. They didn't realize I wasn't in the car when they left the restaurant. There were probably about 9 kids and 4 adults in our van - so it was madness. They realized I was missing the next morning when I wasn't in my bed. Needless to say it was pretty traumatic for me [and I'm not a big fan of Wendy's].
*I have crazy, crazy dreams. They're so vivid and I can usually remember every detail!
*I am terrified of public speaking and with a good reason too - in Elementary school I ran for student council and when it was my turn to give my speech in front of the whole school I just stood up there and laughed. For a long time. I didn't go sit down. I just stood there and laughed. Why!!! Oh, so embarrassing! Needless to say, I'm not too comfortable with a microphone.
Well, that's enough about me. Hope I didn't bore you guys too much! If you feel so inclined to "Keep it Real" on your blog then send me a link. We can all get to know each other a little better!