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Hamleys? parent bids for Woolworths
According to reports, the plan by the Icelandic investment group, which is the retailer's second-biggest shareholder, was to break up the group and acquire its stores.
This would see the retail stores split from the group's wholesale and DVD publishing divisions.
A spokesperson for Woolworths said: "The board confirms that it did receive an indicative proposal and that it has been rejected. The offer undervalued the retail assets, the cashflow and the potential profits of the business."
Woolworths shares closed up on Friday at 6.65p a share, valuing the group at £100m. The retail division has been the weakest part of Woolworths and is loss-making at an underlying level.
Richard North, who started as Woolworths chairman last year, has not been averse to a demerger of the group. However, the conditions attached to the proposal mean the remaining divisions may struggle to refinance the debt and would be likely to keep contingent liabilities on the store estate, much of which has onerous leases.
If Baugur is successful with the bid it is likely to rebrand some stores under the Iceland banner.
There have been informal discussions in the intervening period but no one has been able to find a formula acceptable to the Woolworths board for acquiring or demerging the group.
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Uzbek charges trumped-up: Journalists
The Associated Press report on the escalating violence in Uzbekistan was clear on what the Tashkent government considers its source. Bagila Bukharbayeva's report for the AP, widely distributed around the world, contained this paragraph:
The Uzbek unrest began overnight Friday when protesters freed as many as 2,000 prisoners, including the 23 members of the Akramia Islamic group on trial on charges of being members of a group allied with the outlawed radical Islamic party Hizb-ut-Tahrir. It seeks to create a worldwide Islamic state and has been forced underground in most of Central Asia and Russia.The U.S., which maintains a military base in Uzbekistan that's used to support Middle East combat operations, agrees. But many in Uzbekistan do not. Writing for the Institute for War and Peace Reporting -- a London-based organization that trains journalists in war reporting, among other things -- Matluba Azamatova wrote the following about the trial that is seen as the flashpoint for the violence:
The basis for the case is that the accused, who were arrested in June-August 2004, were members of a covert group called the ?Akramia?, named after Andijan native Akram Yuldashev who once wrote an Islamic treatise and who has spent years in Uzbek jails.Azamatova goes on to note the view of a number of residents of Andijan: that the trial was intended largely to drum up opposition to a major thorn in the side of the government of Islam Karimov. His government has been accused of using torture and repression to maintain power by Human Rights Watch and others. Karimov claims the 23 jailed were affiliated with a group called Hizb ut-Tahrir ("Party of Liberation"), which openly has called for a united Islamic government in the heavily Muslim Central Asian region of former Soviet republics. Karimov paints the group as radical Islamists, but this characterization is far from universal, reports Kathy Gannon for the Associated Press:
Most of the defendants were successful businessmen, and 15 ran their own private firms, employing some 2,000 people in all ? a workforce which now faces unemployment. They were also involved in charitable work, and sympathisers say their devout Muslim beliefs made them try to conduct business in an ethical way, in a country where corruption is rife.
The fact that the men occupied respected positions rather than being radicals living on the margins of society meant they had substantial public sympathy in the city when their trial opened in February.
Hizb ut-Tahrir, founded in 1953 in Jordan by Sheik Takuddin an-Nabahani shares the goal of creating a huge Islamic state with groups that are on the U.S. list of terrorist organizations, including the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, the Taliban and Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida.The reasons should be sadly familiar, Gannon reports: "[C]orrupt authoritarian regimes rule over bankrupt economies; legions of disillusioned youths are unemployed; and ruined social systems are bereft of basic health and education services once provided by the former Soviet Union." Analysts fear that with further repression, the militants within the group could hold sway. That could mean a rising wave of unrest in the region where Ronald Reagan and his disciples take credit for having ended decades of Soviet repression and won the Cold War.
Hizb ut-Tahrir sometimes meets with leaders of these groups, but the organization's London-based spokesman, Dr. Imran Waheed, insisted, ``We only talk and meet to try to convince them to our way of bringing about change, which is a nonviolent one.''
``I believe that 99 percent of Muslim people anywhere in the world want the same thing, a caliphate to rule them,'' Waheed told AP in a telephone interview, adding that Central Asia is one of the most fertile recruiting grounds for Hizb ut-Tahrir.


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President Muhammadu Buhari on 10 August inaugurated a committee to advise him on tackling corruption. The committee largely comprises academics and significantly lacks any representation from the judiciary. Meanwhile, Buhari at a press briefing last week in Washington (DC) announced four key measures for tackling corruption: a reorganisation of anti-corruption bodies into a single powerful agency; the removal from ministers of political control over awarding contracts; the introduction of a plea bargain system that will allow corrupt officials to return stolen funds to avoid prosecution; and a crucial structural reform programme for the oil and gas sector, the focus of many of the largest corruption investigations.
Anti-corruption campaign to complicate business environment
- The government's anti-corruption drive will create direct and indirect integrity risks for certain businesses investing or operating in the energy and power sectors. Investigations are initially likely to focus on Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) accounts and fuel trader activities in the downstream oil sector, which are closely tied to NNPC abuses. Investigations into the NNPC will be accompanied by major structural reform as the government seeks to reduce losses and leakages from the state-owned oil company. These reforms will include offloading regulatory duties to a newly created independent regulator, improving account management and transparency, and seeking to commercialise key operational units so that they can better support sector activities.
- The government is unlikely to reverse the power-sector privatisation process or business-to-business deals in the oil and gas sector relating to onshore divestments. However, oil trading activities and certain government licence awards or strategic public-private partnerships are likely to be scrutinised – and, in the most extreme cases, sanctioned – in the coming months. This reflects a focus on investigating the state's role in corrupt activities to facilitate fund recovery, while also drawing political benefit by curtailing the political and financial standing of the previous administration and its business beneficiaries.
Downstream oil sector in sights
The downstream oil sector is likely to bear the brunt of sanctions. Recent probes into trading activities have exposed major discrepancies amid widespread allegations of corruption. This is particularly the case in relation to controversial 'swap contracts', under which the NNPC allocates crude directly to traders in exchange for refined products because of a lack of local refining capacity. The government is likely to refuse to deal with some traders under investigation, fuelling tensions over outstanding debts and possible prosecutions.
Licence cancellations relating to recent divestments in the upstream oil sector are unlikely. However, certain strategic alliance partnerships are likely to undergo scrutiny. Meanwhile, in the power sector, a comprehensive review of the privatisation process is unlikely despite some union and political pressures in this respect. The vast majority of privatised licences will remain stable. However, in isolated instances where distribution companies are seen to have used political influence to secure their licence, and have since become mired in financial and operational problems, the government may seek to review the arrangement.
What to watch
In the coming three months, investigations are likely to be largely channelled through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which has seen unprecedented activity since Buhari took office in May. Conscious of the inefficiencies and corruption in the national judiciary, the authorities are likely to pressure for individuals under investigation to seek plea bargains, and will either seek to renegotiate terms or cancel licences with commercial entities found to have engaged in corrupt activities or significantly breached contracts. The process will fuel considerable tensions, with many accusing Buhari of leading a politicised witch hunt to further personal and ruling party political interests.
In the longer term, the focus for reform will centre on concentrating anti-corruption agencies into one powerful body. This is likely to draw strong presidential backing under Buhari but face significant resistance from his political opponents, including potentially within his own party. The vice-president's office is also likely to oversee broader reforms to the judiciary, which has been a weak link in the fight against corruption. Anti-corruption activities will not be limited to Nigeria, with the authorities also calling on international partners – notably the US – to support in the recovery of stolen assets.


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I think that it's time to revive my blog from the dead for my own sanity's sake. I don't intend to make this blog personal, but my academic interests and my non-Internet life had a brief marriage today. Of course, it had to involve environmental economics. Thanks to Mathew Kahn, a UCLA Economics professor for the lectur.
Basically, the premise of most climate change economics is that we need a mechanism to reduce emissions to a sustainable level that will minimize the effects of global warming. However, there is a lack of worldwide initiative for such a problem. Emissions are ever-increasing with a growing population and the rise of China, India, and other developing nations. Although it is still extremely important to limit the damage of climate change, we must adapt to the consequences.
Kahn's lecture focused on how humans can adapt to climate change. Most of his proposed solutions come from a capitalist free market. This doesn't necessarily mean unregulated pollution and a complete ignorance of environmental issues. I think that there are takeaways that liberals should come to terms with. For one, we cannot continue to have such low water and electricity rates in a world of ever-scarce resources. Allowing water rates to increase from their outrageously low prices of less than 1 cent per gallon would go a long way towards encouraging conservation. The government also needs to stop subsidizing growth in vulnerable areas, like New Orleans (a whole post could be dedicated to this issue). Instead, it should allow insurance rates to go up and property prices to go down in disaster-prone regions. This will encourage migration to safer, better quality cities. An especially interesting concept was the idea of charter cities. Basically, these would be brand-new cities built on empty space. All of these are important methods of limiting the potentially devastating consequences of global warming.
In the end, the prospect of humanity depends on whether or not we are willing to adapt. Kahn used the Rome heat wave as an example. Thousands of people died from the Moscow heat wave in 2010. If Kahn is right, then humanity will adapt and be better prepared for the next one. He put it another way: if humans are 100% Homer Simpson, then we're screwed; if there is a little Spock in humanity, then we can deal with it. Hopefully there are enough smart people who care and can work to keep civilization thriving throughout what will certainly be a more tumultuous climate.
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Today the boys played a game in which they practiced identifying who was on their right or left, who was in front of them and who was behind them. They were then asked to turn around in their seats and answer the same questions. Through a series of questions, they came to realize that left, right, front and back were of little use in telling the position of places and that some fixed standard of direction in necessary. This is an introduction to the concepts of cardinal directions.
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This fall semester I am taking a Shakespeare class with an amazing professor who makes the class so entertaining. The first play we tackled was Hamlet and I was super excited to read Hamlet because I have never read it and it is one of Shakespeare's more popular tragedies. After reading Hamlet I don't see how it is one of his more popular tragedies.
The play starts out with some of the guards seeing Hamlet's father's ghost. Why is this significant. Hamlet's father had passed away about two months ago so Hamlet was looking for direction especially when his mother decided to marry Hamlet's uncle two months after his father's death. What is so interesting about the play is that it is all written from Hamlet's point of view. He is the main character of this play and so everything is somewhat seen from his point of view which is interesting considering it is a play and you don't really have a point of view. Upon seeing his father's ghost Hamlet is told by the ghost to seek revenge on his uncle who murdered Hamlet's father. It's a regular Lion King, which I didn't realize was a form of Hamlet until after reading the play. Hamlet is broody, and downright weird throughout the entire play and ends up getting his lover Ophelia to kill herself because he is so focused on revenge. It wasn't a revenge play because while there was revenge to be had Hamlet wasn't a likable character. I honestly didn't want him to get revenge and found myself rooting for King Claudius. I felt sorry for Ophelia and I didn't like the queen mainly because she moved on so easily. I can't assume things about the marriage because since it is written from Hamlet's point of view I don't know what to make of the marriage between Hamlet's parents. Did Gertrude love her husband or did she marry him out of duty? There is a lot that has to be assumed about the relationships in the play because Shakespeare limited the audience with Hamlet's opinions and point of view. It's clever because it makes one rethink the whole revenge thing. Usually the revenger is justified but in this instance is he or is Hamlet just a brooding, angry teenager? He did have the crown taken away from him, and his mother disrespected his father but Hamlet's actions lead me to hate him. He is brash, reckless and has clear disregard for anyone but himself.
The next tragedy we read was Titus Andronicus and I enjoyed this play much more.
The play opens with Titus Andronicus returning from war with the goths, with his dead sons in tow and the queen of the Goths, Tamora, and her three sons. Titus immediately kills Tamora's oldest son in revenge for the deaths of his sons and thus starts a chain of events that eventually leads to his death. Tamora upon witnessing the death of her eldest child determines to get revenge on Titus. First she pledges herself in marriage to the emperor of Rome, Saturninus, (who was appointed emperor by Titus after telling the populous he didn't want to be emperor and that Satuninus, being the eldest son of the previous emperor had the right to the throne), after Titus's daughter Lavinia ran away with Bassianus who happened to be Saturninus's younger brother, and probably the better choice for Rome. Tamora has established herself in a position of power but she has one fault and that is her moor lover Aaron. Aaron is inherently evil and wishing to help his lover Tamora engages her two remaining sons to further seek revenge on Titus. He tells Chiron and Demetrius to rape Lavinia and disfigure her (cut our her tongue and cut off her hands) and murder Bassianus. Aaron pinned the murder of Bassianus on two of Titus's sons and then had Titus cut off his own hand to try and "save" his sons. Of course Aaron is is evil and doesn't actually deliver the hand to the emperor so Titus's son's can be saved. The one interesting thing about this play is after these events occur Tamora gives birth to a black baby. After reading the play the events all seem to occur within three or four days so how does Tamora get away with being pregnant with Aaron's baby and no one noticing? The theory that my professor told me is that this is Shakespeare's way of marking time. Tamora was hoping to pass the child off as Saturninus' child but because it is black she cannot. Aaron was going to swap out the child with another moor child that was born white so as that a moor could one day ascend the Empire but his plans are thwarted by his own love of his child. While the moor leaves Rome to take his child into the wilderness to raise it, Titus murders Chiron and Demetrius after learning from Lavinia that they were the ones that had raped and mutilated her and had also killed Bassianus. An interesting questions arise after the scene where Lavinia finally revealed her rapists. Why hadn't she told anyone sooner? She had written their names in the sand so clearly she could still write despite the loss of her hands, so why wait until now? I am not sure of this other than again timing and the fact no one had thought to question Lavinia of the fact that she had been raped. Obviously she had been mutilated but the question of rape never arose and it very well could be because of the time period and that rape was never quite defined until the 19th century.
After murdering Tamora's two sons Titus bakes them into a pie and serves the pie to Tamora and Saturninus. It is during this scene that Lavinia asks her father to take her life and he does so. Titus then stabs Tamora, Saturninus stabs Titus and Titus's only remaining son stabs Saturninus. This all happens quite quickly and while many scholars have spent countless hours criticizing this play I rather like the dramatic ending and the violence throughout. This is a tragedy and by definition should be filled with tragic events. It clearly isn't going to end happy and yet people still find something to criticize about this play. If you want a story full of violence, rape, gore, murder, cannibalism then Titus Andronicus is the play for you.


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Didn't the internet start at some university? That would be the 'original' stuff, I imagine...-kunkel321 (March 25, 2012, 07:50 PM)
The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET), was the world's first operational packet switching network and the core network of a set that came to compose the global Internet. The network was funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the United States Department of Defense for use by its projects at universities and research laboratories in the US. The packet switching of the ARPANET was based on designs by Lawrence Roberts of the Lincoln Laboratory.[1]
So the oldest file might be something military.-AndyM (March 25, 2012, 10:10 PM)
RIAA owns all oldest and original content -rgdot (March 25, 2012, 10:45 PM)
I don't see how you could ever identify the "oldest" version file of a digital image.
Seems like no one really read Curt's post.-PhilB66 (March 26, 2012, 12:04 AM)
...I don't think it can be answered. You can modify the date and time on a file, so there's really no such thing as an audit trail for a file. -Renegade (March 26, 2012, 05:22 AM)
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If you're the tinkering type and have a Galaxy Gear strapped to your being, then for you, Christmas has come early.
If you're yet to fall head-over-heels in love with your Samsung-made smartwatch, indeed, if the bonding process is far from complete, then a little gentle fiddling with the wrist-based tech may see your relationship flourish in ways you could never have imagined.
For did you know you can run regular Android apps on your diminutive device? It's true – available to you are many of the apps available to your Galaxy Note 3, though beware, your eyeballs may detach from their respective optic nerves should you squint too hard while playing a game of Candy Crush on your very small screen.
You've got talented Ars Technica tinkerer Ron Amadeo to thank for this development. Through a short series of relatively straightforward steps, beginning with the checking of the 'USB debug' box in the watch's settings, Amadeo found a way to sideload a number of regular apps onto his Gear.
Running Android 4.2.2 with an 800MHz processor and 512MB of RAM, the watch is no slouch and appears able to comfortably handle most of what Amadeo throws at it, with possibly only the most demanding of apps having any chance of causing a full-on component meltdown, with a bit of wrist-burn thrown in for good measure.
Of course, it's not a perfect set up – widgets don't work and it can't access the Internet by itself, which of course counts out a large number of apps.
But there's still some enjoyment to be had. The demonstration video below shows Amadeo using CyanogenMod's Apollo music app to "blast MP3s out of the crappy little speaker" as well as playing a game of the aforementioned Candy Crush. Finally, he uses MX Player to play a sequence from the final episode of Breaking Bad – so go careful if you haven't watched it yet.
"While the Gear is still not terribly useful with sideloaded apps, it is fun to play with for a few minutes," Amadeo writes, adding, "Many may see this silly side project and ask 'why bother?' I'd say it's much more fun to ask 'why not?'" Indeed, "why not" could lead to increased Gear functionality, or an unexpected trip to the optometrist.
To find out more about how to sideload regular Android apps onto your Samsung smartwatch, watch the video below or head over to here for more detailed information.


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Jobs Corps school closed after students charged in gruesome machete killing
A Job Corps facility in the city of Homestead, in southern Florida, has been temporarily shut after four of its students were arrested last week accused of killing a fellow student back in June.
The body of José Amaya Guardado, 17, was found in a shallow grave near the campus savagely hacked with a machete.
On Aug. 22, Miami-Dade police charged four of his classmates with second-degree murder – Kaheem Arbelo, 20; Jonathan Lucas, 18; Christian Colon, 19 and Desiray Strickland, 18. Detectives are expecting to make a fifth arrest.
Officials say the lack of supervision in the Homestead Job Corps is "incomprehensible" and the place should not continue operate under the same policies.
"The lack of supervision is incomprehensible, as is the lackadaisical manner in which the administration treated a missing student," U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Florida) told the Miami Herald in a statement, adding that the administrators of the Homestead center didn't even communicate with Amaya Guardado's family and didn't help search for him.
"I sincerely hope that there will be safeguards put in place so that students can at the very least feel safe on campus," she said.
According to the Herald, classes at Homestead will be suspended until at least Sept. 9, as federal officials review campus security procedures. Seventeen students who remained there during the summer break were moved to other campuses, the paper said.
Job Corps, in existence since the early 1960s, is a free education and training program that helps young people learn a career, earn a high school diploma or GED, and find and keep a job. It is aimed at young people at least 16 years of age that qualify as low income.
The Homestead campus also made headlines in 2006, when five students were taken into custody after being found inside a nearby abandoned warehouse that, according to authorities, had been turned into a gang member hangout. The Miami Herald reported then that detectives found paper targets, bullet casings and BBs on the ground, and a room that apparently was used for interrogations and beatings.
Amaya Guardado's murder shocked South Florida for its apparent brutality.
According to the arrest report, Amaya Guardado was ordered to lie in the shallow grave after the initial attack, but he made one last attempt to fight off the assailants. That's when police say Arbelo struck him several more times with the machete until his face caved in. The suspects then pushed Amaya Guardado into the grave and buried him, the report stated.
Strickland and another suspect stayed behind after the killing to have sex, it added.
The school is located in a remote area of Miami-Dade County, with small roads leading into wooded areas.
Amaya Guardado's mother said she brought her son to the United States 9 years ago to escape the violence rampant in their native El Salvador.
"I brought my son from there because they were killing people," Lucia Guardado said, in Spanish, at the family's south Miami-Dade home. "I never imagined they would do something like that to my son here."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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|Reference : Optimization of multibody systems and their structural components
|Parts of books : Contribution to collective works
|Engineering, computing & technology : Mechanical engineering
|Optimization of multibody systems and their structural components
|Bruls, Olivier [Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Laboratoire des Systèmes Multicorps et Mécatroniques >]
|Lemaire, Etienne [Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Conception géométrique assistée par ordinateur >]
|Duysinx, Pierre [Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Ingénierie des véhicules terrestres >]
|Eberhard, Peter [University of Stuttgart > Institute of Engineering and Computational Mechanics > > >]
|Multibody Dynamics: Computational Methods and Applications
|Blajer, W.
|Arczewski, K.
|Fraczek, J.
|Wojtyra, M.
|Computational Methods in Applied Sciences, Volume 23
|[en] Topology optimization ; Flexible multibody systems ; Sensitivity analysis
|[en] This work addresses the optimization of flexible multibody systems based on the dynamic response of the full system with large amplitude motions and elastic deflections. The simulation model involves a nonlinear finite element formulation, a time integration scheme and a sensitivity analysis and it can be efficiently exploited in an optimization loop.
In particular, the paper focuses on the topology optimization of structural components embedded in multibody systems. Generally, topology optimization techniques consider that the structural component is isolated from the rest of the mechanism and use simplified quasi-static load cases to mimic the complex loadings in service. In contrast, we show that an optimization directly based on the dynamic response of the flexible multibody system leads to a more integrated approach.
The method is applied to truss structural components. Each truss is represented by a separate structural universe of beams with a topology design variable attached to each one. A SIMP model (or a variant of the power law) is used to penalize intermediate densities. The optimization formulation is stated as the minimization of the mean compliance over a time period or as the minimization of the mean tip deflection during a given trajectory, subject to a volume constraint. In order to illustrate the benefits of the integrated design approach, the case of a two degrees-of-freedom robot arm is developed.
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One thing you just gotta love to hear when you walk into a theater: "The bar's open all night long!" That this bar also happens to be a casket is just a bonus.
The disarmingly friendly Adams Mystery Playhouse will never be confused with real theater — and the blue-collar audiences who consistently pack the former mortuary on Federal Boulevard probably wouldn't be packing it if it were.
The murder-mystery amusement offered here is more reminiscent of the rollicking audience-participation high jinks of the Heritage Square Music Hall, combined with the Avenue Theater's venerable crowd-pleasing whodunit, "Murder Most Fowl."
Fraternization is encouraged from the moment you park. You walk in and are sent off on a scavenger hunt, where you wander throughout the historic home mingling with shady Old West characters. A palm reader will tell your fortune for $1 a minute.
We're told this home was built by William Simpson as an escape from all the debauchery of downtown Denver. Guess it's found its way west.
Eventually you move into the playhouse, where you are served a dinner buffet seated at any of a dozen round tables of 10 each. Before you can bite into your biscuit, the silliness begins from the saloon-style stage, such as conga lines, cheap prize giveaways and "Ring of Fire" sing-alongs. Such giddiness pervades that it starts to feel like a drunken wedding reception (though this is all family-friendly and appropriate for all ages).
Audiences are told to participate as much or as little as they want, but c'mon. This is not theater for the timid. This is for birthdays, anniversaries, office parties and anyone who just wants a communal giggle. Many in the audience are just as gaudily dressed as the actors. And many are just as funny.
Oh, yeah, the play. The current offering is "Molly Brown and the Mysterious Murder," though there's not all that much Molly in this murder. No matter. Other titles in the rotating series include "Murder at an Irish Wake" and "Who Wants to Murder a Millionaire?"
Here, the setting is a traveling Wild West vaudeville. Before dinner ends, a Wild Bill Hickok knockoff named Buckhorn Bob emerges with an arrow through his head, and you're off reviewing clues, hearing alibis and playing fun interactive improv games (or, as they call it, "theatrical pantomimickry"), all leading up to an audience vote. Your suspects include the legendary Soapy Smith (Nick Guida) and Mrs. Brown herself (Marne Wills- Cuellar).
Each table gets a chance to deliberate and announce their murderer. By then, the level of creativity and investment some patrons have in all of this is striking.
There's enough shtick to shake a stick at, but these comedians are the real deal. Most impressive is Darrin Ray as lovable hayseed Geezer Gates. He won a 2002 Denver Post Ovation Award playing a sneering, creepy menace in "Paddywack," but he's clearly come full- circle here as a malapropping dimwit. One suggestion: This is the Old West, but there's one staff civilian (in a tie!) who, unless he's going to don his own character, probably shouldn't interject himself so much into things.
The Adams Mystery Playhouse has been in operation for about two years, but the empress (Wills- Cuellar) and her company have been staging similar "Death for Dinner" performances since 1990.
It'd be easy to dismiss the theatrical credibility of their shenanigans. But comedy is hard, and this audience laughed — hard. And the place is regularly packed to a capacity of 130, and not many "real" theaters can claim that.
Just remember: "Parking is free — unless you get towed."
Can I get a rim shot?
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"Molly Brown and the Mysterious Murder"
Murder and a meal. Adams Mystery Playhouse, 2406 Federal Blvd. Directed by Doug Proctor. Starring Marne Wills-Cuellar and rotating ensemble. Through Feb. 15. 3 hours, 15 minutes, including pre-show and dinner. 6 p.m. doors and dinner Fridays-Saturdays, plus noon Feb. 14-15. $39. 303-455-1848 or adamsmysteryplayhouse.com
This weekend's openings
"Chicago" Tuesday through Feb. 8. Buell Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th and Curtis streets, 303-893-4100 or denvercenter.org To read our interview with star Tom Wopat, click here
"The Crucible" Long before "Doubt," there was Arthur Miller's classic parable on the dangerous presumption of absolute truth. Set during the Salem witch trials, a teenage servant accuses a mother of witchcraft, unleashing vengeance and paranoia that threaten to consume the entire community. Tuesday through March 8. Arvada Center's Black Box Theatre, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., 720-898-7200, arvadacenter.org
"Dusty and the Big Bad World" When the host of the most popular animated PBS children's TV show in America goes to visit a family with two daddies, the big, bad government brings the hammer down hard. A Denver Center Theatre Company world premiere comedy. Through Feb. 28. Space Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th and Curtis streets, 303-893-4100 or denvercenter.org
"Handler" In this contemporary Southern drama by Pulitzer Prize-winning Robert Schenkkan, an ex-con struggles to rebuild his life with his religious wife. He's bitten handling snakes during a service and dies. Three days later, he resurrects. Through Feb. 7. Presented by Dragonfly Arts at the Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-652-1637 or brownpapertickets.org
"Lobby Hero" When a luckless security guard is drawn into a local murder investigation, loyalties are strained, truth becomes elusive, and justice proves costly in this dark comedy. Through March 8. Bas Bleu Theatre, 401 Pine St., Fort Collins, 970-498-8949 or basbleu.org
"Retro Loud" The Heritage Square Music Hall reprises the latest chapter in its popular "Loud" series of pop-music larks spanning the 1950s-90s. Parodies include Elvis, the Beatles, the Village People and even the Spice Girls. Total silly fun. Through Feb. 22. Heritage Square Music Hall, 18301 W. Colfax Ave., Golden, 303-279-7800 or hsmusichall.com
"Wit" A distinguished professor of literature is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer, thus beginning her extraordinary encounter with death. Starring Ethelyn Friend. Through Feb. 15. TheatreWorks, 3955 Cragwood Drive, Colorado Springs, 719-262-3232 or uccstheatreworks.com
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Complete theater listings
Go to our complete list of every currently running production in Colorado, including summaries, run dates, addresses, phones and links to every company's home page. Or check out our listings
This week's audio podcast:
Running Lines with .. Edward Asner
This week, Denver Post theater critic John Moore speaks with TV legend Edward Asner, who is coming to Boulder on Monday, Feb. 2, to play William Jennings Bryan in a one-night-only presentation of "The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial" at Macky Auditorium on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder. Asner talks about a variety of topics, including how fundamentalism in America impedes our daily lives in incremental ways. Also: What Lou Grant would say about the demise of media, and why he thinks "Monkey Trial" is a better play than "Inherit the Wind." Recorded Jan. 28, 2009. Run time: 13 minutes (303-492-8008).
Click here to be taken to the podcast. Once there, you'll see a mini-recorder. Press the triangular "play" button for immediate playback. Or, for greater playback control, or to save your own copy of the podcast, right-click the "download" option and click "save target as."
The play, produced by L.A. Theatre Works and written by Peter Goodchild, is based entirely on original transcripts of the famous 1925 Tennessee vs. John Scopes trial, which challenged the state legislature's banning of teaching evolution in public schools. Larger than that, it started a national debate pitting evolution against creationism that continues to this day. It's staged as a live radio play, allowing audiences to experience the historic trial as it really happened in that sweltering, tension-filled courtroom. Asner stars opposite John Heard as Clarence Darrow. 7:30 p.m. $12-$52. 303-492-8008 or cuconcerts.org/monkey.html


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News Briefing: World Banker and His Cash Return Home
By Kate Golden on March 17, 2008No Comment
- According to Grand Bayou residents, post-Katrina government aid has been nearly nonexistent to this region of Louisiana. [Associated Press]
- Remittances – the money that migrants send home – exceed $300 billion a year. [New York Times]
- Georgia Institute of Technology President G. Wayne Clough is named 12th secretary of the Smithsonian. [Washington Post]


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Drug culture
|This article possibly contains original research. (June 2008)
Drug subcultures are examples of countercultures that are primarily defined by recreational drug use.
Drug subcultures are groups of people united by a common understanding of the meaning and value (good or otherwise) of the incorporation into one's life of the drug in question. Such unity can take many forms, from friends who take the drug together, possibly obeying certain rules of etiquette, groups banding together to help each other obtain drugs and avoid arrest[1] to full-scale political movements for the reform of drug laws.[2] The sum of these parts can be considered an individual drug's "culture".
Many artists have used various drugs and explored their influence on human life in general and particularly on the creative process. Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas employs drug use as a major theme and provides an example of the drug culture of the 1960s.
Drinking culture
Alcoholic beverages contain ethanol (simply called alcohol). Ethanol is a psychoactive drug[3][4] primarily found in alcoholic beverages. Alcohol is one of the most commonly abused drugs in the world (Meropol, 1996)[5] often used for self-medication,[6] and as recreational drug use.[7]
Cannabis culture
Cannabis culture has been responsible for the genre of films known as stoner films which has come to be accepted as a mainstream cinema movement.[8][9] In the United States the culture has also spawned its own celebrities (such as Tommy Chong and Terence McKenna), magazines (Cannabis Culture and High Times), and, in North America, its own distinct holiday: April 20, which is marked as a day for calling for the legalization of cannabis and celebration of cannabis.[10][11]
See also
- Narcoculture in Mexico
- Entheogens
- Kava culture
- Tea culture
- Coffee culture
- Peyote#Cultural significance
- ^ Grund, Jean-Paul (2010-11-20). "subculture of injecting drug use". Thebody.com. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
- ^ Armentano, Paul. "norml.org". norml.org. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
- ^ "Disparity between tonic and phasic ethanol-induced dopamine increases in the nucleus accumbens of rats". Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. 2013-03-25. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
- ^ Drugs and society - Page 189, Glen (Glen R.) Hanson, Peter J. Venturelli, Annette E. Fleckenstein - 2006
- ^ "Medscape: Medscape Access". medscape.com.
- ^ Crum, R. M.; La Flair, L; Storr, C. L.; Green, K. M.; Stuart, E. A.; Alvanzo, A. A.; Lazareck, S; Bolton, J. M.; Robinson, J; Sareen, J; Mojtabai, R (2013). "Reports of drinking to self-medicate anxiety symptoms: Longitudinal assessment for subgroups of individuals with alcohol dependence". Depression and Anxiety 30 (2): 174–83. PMC 4154590. PMID 23280888. doi:10.1002/da.22024.
- ^ "Alcohol: The World's Oldest Recreational Drug - OUPblog". OUPblog.
- ^ Peters, Jon. "top ten stoner movies". Killerfilm.com. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
- ^ "top ten stoner movies". Ign.com. 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
- ^ "report on 420 holiday". MSNBC. 2008-04-16. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
- ^ "Marijuana rally in trouble". Foxnews.com. 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2013-03-15.


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Genres : Pop / Adult Contemporary
Sounds Like : Me :-)
Influences : Vocal Influences: Lara Fabian, Linda Eder, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Sarah Brightman, Barbara Streisand with a little Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald thrown in at times :)
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You may also like : Jeff Dessommes and Friends, Stephen Bautista, Rebel Band, Matthew Foo, Andy James Court, Nate Fowler, mark stuckey, Kindred Fire, Tom Hurd, Kristine Rommel
John Vitz says:
Hi Gina, I am new to IH, so I have been looking through several profiles to get acquainted with some of the artists here. Your music is really good and you truly do sound quite a bit like Linda Eder. I wish you continued success and blessings +++
judith says:
Gina you are finally getting there through work,desire and determination it is in th epalm of your hand. Keep the faith.
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The Lowry Agency says:
Gina, you have the voice of an angel and deserve to be heard around the world. The best voice I have heard from an unsigned artist in a very long time. I so look forward to hearing more music from you. Good luck with your dream!
Lynn Walters says:
do you need an agent? I'm available! Good Luck!FANTASTIC!
Lucie R says:
Gina, you have an amazing voice and God given talent. I really enjoy this song and look forward to your CD. May God continue to bless you, in sharing your gift with others.
Rick Dean says:
Gina has a very bright future ahead of her without a doubt! I personally and professionally look forward to experiencing more of Gina's music. Thanks for a great listening experience!Rick Dean
James Smith says:
Can't wait to hear Gina's voice again after all these years!
chad rowe says:
Wow. Amazing voice. Very beautful too. I can here this song playing during a a very gratifying part in a movie. VERY powerful.
Phil McLeod says:
I would also like to follow your music. I'm an artist to play with big bands in my life like the funkbrothers and steve miller band and elton joh, i been playing for 40 years all over the world. i have a group that I'm promoting called tha Tooonz. follow them. They are Hip Hop band. they are on my space. thank your and God bless you. your friend Phi.
Javier Perez says:
Gina I think your song is great and you still sound like an angel to me.
RJ Sharp says:
Wow! I listened to In Your Eyes out of curiosity thinking maybe you covered Peter Gabriel. I _really_ like this song. As a singer/songwriter I'm impressed and as a believer I'm blessed. It's what I needed right now...
Renee says:
Gina, My childhood buddy, God has blessed you with such a beautiful voice.Continue on walking with the Lord, He is the way , the truth and the light.Love you .
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kithy says:
I'm gonna miss you at the Summit! Bummer! Thanks for the support! I wish I could support you at the Summit!When's the next song comin' out girl?
Orestis Tringides says:
really, this is very good.
Penne says:
Gina,You have a beautiful voice! I love this song. So inspiring and filled with praise. God bless.
anne capua says:
Gina you have the most incredible voice!!!! God Bless you for making it to #1 to me you always were #1 all along.... It i s now your time!!!!
Nancy Nelson says:
beautiful voice, love the words, keep on dreaming and singing! Many many blessings!
Patricia V. Fields says:
Gina, you have a beautiful voice and the song is absolutely wonderful! I have to tell my daughter about you.All the bestPat


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K'Naan Talks New Record - WSJ Exclusive Interview
Musician K'Naan stopped by the Wall Street Journal to discuss his new record with WSJ Blogs Editor Christopher Farley. The two also addressed K'Naan's response to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign using one of his songs.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Czech Republic-based design group LASVIT lighting recently presented their latest light collection at the Milan Design Week 2014 that showcased the company's innovative ceiling lights that have the ability to move kinetically.
LASVIT ingeniously engineered a series of round bulb ceiling lamps that are cleverly infused with kinetic motion-sensor technology. iPad users can hook the LASVIT lights up to their iPad software and control the movement of the lamps through a remote control base. Staring up at a collection of these round bulb ceiling lamps hung at various lengths gives the viewer an organic sense of movement. These movable lights would be convenient to have in kitchens, bedrooms and living rooms for home owners to wirelessly adjust the room's lighting from the click of a button. These kinetic installations add an entirely new dynamic to conventional stationary lighting systems. Photo Credits: designboom, lasvit
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January Winter Outfit and Style Inspiration // January Blogging #217:19
I felt like a total badass in the outfit.
Also can you tell I have been listening to a lot of Tyler the Creator with this outfit?
Dungrees; Urban outfitters
Trainers; Old skool vans (will do I whole post for these as I got them for a STEALLLLL)
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Mastering, Mastering
Mastering, Mastering
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Thats some pretty serious equipment. I will keep adding to mine as I learn more. I have been reading various magazines and checking out stuff in some....
Might try that with one of these songs I am working on. Will have to look into the cost.
I have considered taking some type of online course on mixing and mastering.
Not meant to knock (and sorry if it sounded like that) what you have or are doing and trying to achieve is fine. We all start some where and tbh what you have is a good start and better then when I started .
Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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Not meant to knock (and sorry if it sounded like that) what you have or are doing and trying to achieve is fine. We all start some where and tbh what you have is a good start and better then when I started .
Not at all. I am glad that you took the time to make the post and to talk about your equipment and some of your experiences. I have learned in my 42 years to listen to those that have experience. It does not mean that you follow them blindly but you must listen and learn I would like to hear more anytime.
On another note. I was down in the reading room and I opened up my new REC Magazine and the first article I read was titled What is this thing called Mastering? It then when on to talk about many of the things we covered today. I thought about Scanning the article and posting it.
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if you can try and attend the mastering session for two reasons:
1 - gives you a first had chance to see what is done and to ask questions.
2 - also gives you a chance to see 'high end' mastering equipment. Mastering equipment, in my experience, is pretty hard to come across and demo so if you can get to see lots of mastering grade stuff all at once .
Yes this is very true. It is one thing trying to poke certain settings at home, but if you don't have any contact with real mastering grade gear it can be impossible to try to emulate the process with software plugs or low cost outboard gear.
So the more time you spend seeing how the ME works and go through all the real pro mastering studio gear, you can then use that knowledge to effectively emulate the mastering process at home. The results will be poor considering the fact only plugs are used, but it will still sound ok for demo projects or semi pro use - the kinda thing you can do with home studio.
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The movie "Danger: Diabolik!" directed by Mario Bava with John Phillip Law as Diabolik and Marisa Mell as Lady Eva Kant has made quite an impression through the years on many creative people working in the movie business, even to this day! But it does not stop there! The movie also often had a lasting impact on other artists working in other areas of the arts like the visual arts! One of these visual art artists making a link between the movie and her work is Judith Eisler. Judith Eisler was born in 1962 in New York where she is still living and working. Eisler has a very uncommon way to create her paintings: she uses (cult) movies for her sources, pressing the pause button on the VCR, shooting the image with her digital camera, and then painting from the resultant photograph on the canvas. Eisler says of her paintings: "Each canvas is, in many ways, a fight between abstraction and representation." Her works typically have glossy surfaces and feature blurred often anonymous imagery. She has been compared to the German artist Gerhard Richter due to their similar working method. For her work, Judith Eisler received a BFA from Cornell University in 1984. In 2005, Judith Eisler painted this oil on canvas painting of one of the final scenes in the movie, where Marisa Mell as Eva Kant is mourning the lose of her partner Diabolik, hence the black fur and veil while tears are running from her cheek! Many fans of the movie regard this scene as one of the best and most beautiful shot scenes of the movie! So it is no wonder that the artist was attracted to this frame when deciding to make a painting of Marisa Mell! The painting is called "Marisa Mell 2"! It has the measurements of 48 by 60 inches (1.20 m x 1.54 m)! Special for this painting, knowing how the artist works, are the stretch marks on the painting resulting from the stretch marks on the VCR tape when the tape is worn out due the many viewings or the wear and tear of the VCR transmission heads. Nothing is known of the original asking price or where the picture is now!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Marisa Mell by Judith Eisler
Posted by Mirko di Wallenberg at 10:28 AM
Labels: Danger Diabolik, Diabolik, Eva Kant, Judith Eisler, Mario Bava, Painting
2 comments:
- Keith said...
So beautiful. I hope you had a nice weekend. Make sure you check out my post for Monday on my Sugar and Spice blog. You'll see why. :-)
- June 28, 2009 at 8:33 PM
- Simon said...
In the John Philip Law comment on Diabolik DVD he tells about the adopted cat. She end up being adopted by Jane Fonda (starring JPL in Barbarella at the same time) brought up in Paris with Jane and Roger Vadim and died then in Paris.
- January 26, 2010 at 4:05 AM
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Chestnuts - Marrons
One market stall has extra-special products you don't find in most others, porcinis, chanterelles, quince apples and these extra large chestnuts. I guess the premium ones are called "marroni" (like the French "marrons") while the smaller chestnuts are "castagne". You see some of these still encased in their prickly covers. They're pretty, but brutally pointy!
On a recent hike in southern Switzerland, Gabriel picked a bunch of smaller chestnuts. When they fall from the trees, you have to step on them to get the painfully pointy cover off. Actually, on the way we passed through a town where aome men had organized an outdoor charcoal pit and were roasting about 1,000 chestnuts on it. Two of the men would get on either side of the roasting pan, take the long handles and shake the chestnuts up for even cooking. I smelled really really fall. Know what I mean? When we got home, I decided to boil my chestnuts since I thing it's easier to get theshells off that way. I made an x-shaped score in them with a knife and boiled them for 5-10 minutes (some were bigger than others and needed more cooking. After eating a couple, I remembered just how great they are with vanilla. I figured if I made caramel, added vanilla and then folded in the chestnuts, the result would be great! I followed this recipe which is full of hard, scientific information about how hard the caramel will be when cooked to different temperatures, why you should not stir the caramel, why you should wash down the sides of the pan, etc. It does not say anything about putting nuts in caramel or about what happens when you do. So I cooked the sugar, corn syrup and cream to actually over the prescribed 250F (the hard ball stage) and poured the caramel onto my marble pastry slab, mixed in the chestnut pieces and put everything in a square buttered cake pan to cool. Well, it's cool now. It's runny, almost like ice-cream topping and certainly nothing I could cut and wrap as candies. I'm thinking that the chestnuts, that really seemed dry and starchy, had enough moisture to make this too liquidy. Darn! At least it tastes good even if I do have to eat it with a spoon. As Julia Child said, cooking is great since you can eat your mistakes!


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Dog and SitaRam are equal after Yogic Nirvilkap Samadhi.
According to the philosophy of Yoga, the mind remains stuck in ordinary and mundane state as it is filled with impurities. First impurity according to Yogsutra is egoism. On small achievements one becomes sure of one's greatness. One feels others are inferior creatures intellectually, mentally, socially, morally, and in many other ways. One becomes boastful. One stops listening to others or understanding that others too have a viewpoint. All this is because of egoism. And we all know when we see others doing it, what a terrible limitation it imposes on growth and on the progress of a person. But when we too indulge in egoism we seldom take notice. So Patanjali, the author of Yogsutra, sees it as an impurity and wants us to cleanse it and get rid of it in order to realize the potential of our true self.
Another impurity is ignorance. We tend to ignore and not take notice of our surroundings, circumstances, people, objects, plants, and a lot more. We fail to relate, to know, to appreciate, to understand, because we are so full of ego and sometimes we lack attention and focus. Ignorance hampers our personality; it mars our potential and performance. Ignorance is not lack of information. It is lack of awareness and sensitivity. It makes one lose one's sensibilities. Ignorance stops one's growth. So Patanjali, in his Yogsutra identifies it as one of the big impurities.
Then come desires. Desires are the driving force, but desires can cause disasters too, when one really is not sure what one wants or when one does know but can't fulfill it. Sometime one does have desires that can't be achieved. These situations lead to frustration and other distortions of personality. One can become seriously affected and impaired to perform in life. Combination of the ego, ignorance and irrational desires is fatal and can cause severe imbalance of personality.
Aversion too, when it becomes unmanageable, is another major reason to feel deep mental discomfort. It is opposed to harmony, and the person can't coexist with what he is averse to. Aversion finds its expression in many manners and causes grave consequences for a person in many ways. It can cause an attitude when a person becomes aversion-centric and distorted. Patanjali has identified it as one of reasons for distress, trouble, and anguish.
Tenacity of mind is dwarf-ness. It is stubbornness and rigidity that is opposed to the quality of versatility that makes one grow. A man with any fixed idea or notion can't go further in life. It creates major obstruction when a person having tenacity gets fixed in the mundane. This kind of rigidity and narrowness is another reason for aversion. A mind, when gets over-bothered with too fixed an idea, and completely fails to see another viewpoint and appreciate anything on merits and objectivity, can't grow beyond the mundane.
Yogasana and Dog-asana
So Patanjali's idea is to create a person who could grow beyond all five limiting and troublesome blocks. His idea is of inner expansion and growth. A mind, which has outgrown aforesaid impurities, cannot be much bothered if yogic exercises are compared to dog stretching. After all dog too have same atman as people who are making comparisons. That's where the beauty of yogic philosophy lies.


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Writing A Blog has become ubiquitous on the internet these days. Every where you turn there is a new blog on the horizon. There are many people who want to share their knowledge, opinions or everyday life with the online world. Standing out from the crowd by creating and maintaining an interesting, relevant blog can be difficult. Use the tips and strategies in this article to ensure that you are doing everything you can to succeed as a blogger.
Do not overuse Adsense ads, plug-ins, images or keywords. Such practices will have your blog flagged by search engines, which hurts your ranking and undoes your hard work. Write in a natural manner which is enjoyable to read.
When you are writing a blog, leave time to respond to your reader comments or inquiries. Ensure that they can reach you in many different ways, such as through comments or social media. When you're able to connect with your readers regularly, they will expect your presence. When you feel like giving up your blog, try to remember that you will disappoint more than just yourself.
A good way to get more traffic to your blog is by making comments on other's blogs. If you use Google Reader, try maintaining a separate folder within it to utilize for keeping up with other blogs that you want to follow. Comment on them on a regular basis whenever you want to say something.
Don't forget SEO work when it comes to writing a blog. You need to keep your blog high in the page ranks so that people can find it. Keywords should be contained within the title, and within the blog article itself, if the reader numbers are to be increased.
If you are serious about blogging, buy a custom domain name rather than hosting your blog on a free service like Blogger. Domains are very cheap, but do wonders for your professionalism. That will also be simpler for people to keep in mind; this is especially true if you use relevant wording for your title, or use your company's name.
It is important that you don't over-do your use of keywords, imaging and plug-ins. If you do, your blog could be negatively identified by all search engines, and your efforts would be wasted. Instead, write in a way that sounds natural and smooth.
Find ways to make your blog stand out among the common crowd. Readership will be higher for a blog with unique content. Providing information that is difficult for people to find will also draw readers. Write about unique experiences or hobbies. Give details of how widgets are made. Give readers a reason to come to your site when they need information.
Frequently write in your blog. Many bloggers will start by posting once a week, or once a day, and then fail to continue the frequent updates. If you blog infrequently, you will soon find that readers who were once quite interested in your site no longer take the time to visit it. Aim for one blog per week. Send your readers an email to update them when a new blog is posted.
Give your readers all of the different links to social networking sites they need to follow your blog easily. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and many others social networking sites are highly advantageous to your success and author recognition. Links and portals like these are a great way to reach more people.
Buy a domain name for your blog! It does not cost much, and will make you seem more professional. People will be able to remember it more easily, particularly if the title includes your business name or other words that relate to the subject.
While trying to build a blog following, stay patient. Blog traffic builds slowly. Not everyone will be aware of your blog immediately. Additionally, since you are just starting out, there will not be much content available for people to see right away. As you stick with your blog, however, and add content, you will pull in readers that are attracted to different things.
Don't burn yourself out on blogging. If you do nothing but focus on your blog all day, every day, you'll find that you burn out quickly. Schedule time for friends, taking walks, or even a simple few minutes of silence. This will give you the break you need to come back and create content with a fresh new perspective.
There are many places on the Internet where you can post your articles, and you should take advantage of all of them. This makes them easier to find, which means they get read more often. There is no such thing as too much viewership. You should be able to access all your viewers in a powerful maneuver. Make use of every outlet you can find to attract the most readers.
Your blog should concentrate on something that will excite readers' interest. While you might want to blog about vacuuming your house or washing your dishes, these are tasks that almost everyone does. If you don't have a unique presentation for that information, then your readers probably won't care. It should always be clear from your writing why you believe your chosen subject matter would be interesting for your readers. The point of running a blog is to make people want to read what you write.
Take advantage of other types of social media outlets to bring attention to your blog, but don't overdo it. On Twitter, if you only tweet hyperlinks to your blog posts, people will start to ignore you. Surrounding your links with some interesting content will make you look like less of a spammer.
Be sincere and authentic in your blog. Avoid the appearance of arrogance. Demonstrate honesty and transparency at all times. Always remember to do this. A blog is seen as the ultimate expression of one's individuality. Don't waste time being a perfectionist. View this as a work in progress. There will be times when you are incorrect. Remember, you are not infallible, but you are unique.
Make sure your blog posts are relevant to rise to the tops of the search engines. Consequently, when more people are able to find your site you will instantly see a boost in your readers. Use this guidance and watch your visitor numbers grow.
Don't shy away from using lists within blog posts. Lists are an important part of blogging, whether you are writing about the best animes of all time, or the most interesting celebrity hairstyles of 2011. Lists are a great way to visualize an overview of the information.
Design an eye-catching home page on your blog. A typical blog's front page is just a chronological listing of the last few posts, but making your blog stand out from the rest is key to achieving success. This is especially helpful since you will most likely be found via links or search engines.
Social Media
Content voicing people's opinions, such as polls and surveys, should be considered a common component in blogs. Your readers will enjoy the opportunity to voice their beliefs and traffic to your site will increase accordingly. Post all the results, and make comments about how you feel about the outcome. This information can also be used to fine tune your site to what interests your readers the most.
Give your readers all of the different links to social networking sites they need to follow your blog easily. Social media networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter are very helpful the success of your business. Always remember how important social media sites are, and use them to reach out to current readers and draw in new ones.
Social networking is at the heart of every blog's success. As a result, you should be very accessible to any readers. Be sure to put yourself out there by talking to other people in the market. You won't achieve success if you sit back and do nothing. The fortunes of your blog are dependent on your initiative.
Don't just write a lot of content without a game plan. Conduct plenty of research so that your blog postings are all informative and intelligent. If you don't put thought into what you're writing, your blog probably won't become successful. You must understand that good content is the only way to reach your goals.
Take opportunities to gain knowledge from expert bloggers through a class, a website, or even a blogging conference. These conferences are packed with helpful information and tips to help you become a great blogger. You can also meet successful bloggers and business owners who share your interests, and who can provide you with helpful advice to achieve success with your blog.
Use a variety of social media and informative techniques, but don't overwhelm your visitors with too much. If every one of your Twitter tweets has your blog links, this can actually turn some people off. Mix things up by posting links, fun information, and interesting content. This will help you to stand out and achieve your goal of gaining traffic to your site.
Remember the news when you are trying to find relevant things to post. Find stories that are relevant to your blog. A blog that's about training dogs, for example, would benefit from posting the results of major dog shows. Your readers are likely to find this kind of information interesting.
Consider SEO techniques such as bolding your main keywords. This will help your readers pick them out and the SE spiders also will like that. When your keywords are easy to read and they stand out, you will increase the possibility that your users will click on them. Remember that this should be your goal.
Try not to use too many keywords. Pick and choose from the many keyword possibilities that exist. Quality, as is the case in life in general, is generally more critical than quantity. Search engines change their algorithms for search ranking often, so that they can better analyze content for quality. If your blog is full of too many keywords, it sends a flag to search engines that your site's priority is not quality. This will drop your ranking. You should carefully select keywords that have been shown to draw traffic.
Make sure to do as much research as you can on the blog's topic. Posting misleading or incorrect information will reflect poorly on you and your blog, and this will also cause people to look elsewhere for their information. You need sufficient expertise on a topic to intelligently write or post about it.
Have constantly updated, quality content on your blog. Having one without the other won't get you very far – you need to combine both aspects. Your readers won't stick around if you don't keep your blog updated with high-quality, interesting content. Similarly, without proper promotion, your site won't last long. Combine both methods to ensure your blog is optimized.
Get your readers to comment on your blog. Readers will feel like important participants in your blog if you encourage them to comment. Make a habit of responding to the comments your readers post, as well. This gets your viewers coming back because they want to read your response, while also continuing to take part in the conversation.
Write it once but proofread it and then proofread it again. If you are putting out a poorly written blog, you will not get good results. Be especially careful to avoid common mistakes like using the wrong form of homophones like you're/your and there/they're/their, as a spell-check will not detect such errors.
As was stated, bloggers are everywhere these days on the Internet. There are cat blogs, dog blogs, ice cream blogs and 1968 red Mustang blogs. Fortunately, there is room for all bloggers who can find the right niche. Put the advice from this article to work for you in your own blogging ambitions and watch the magic of this amazing medium in action!
Keep an eye on your blog stats so you can determine the effectiveness of your overall approach. Try out different things to see what works best.


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2018 Dodge Journey Review, Performance
Dodge manufacturer is just about to release their next generation of Journey car model, which is expected to enter the auto world as 2018 Dodge Journey. This is the car that is going to attract the attention of both automobile enthusiasts and regular motorists, thanks to its newly redefined features and enhanced powertrain performance. The manufacturer is expecting to face it out with main competitors such as Kia Sportage and Ford Escape, which are the current leaders in the market. 2018 Dodge Journey the car is built on an elegant SUV platform and will be offered in five trim levels of SE, SXT, Crossroad, Crossroad plus and the R/T trim level. The SE trim will be the base model and will come with appealing redesigns and top-notch technological equipment.


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Only in rare cases would a title loser not make the ladder, but Frankie Edgar is a pretty rare case.
After losing to Ben Henderson for a second time, he was slated to replace featherweight contender Erik Koch against Jose Aldo for the 145-pound belt. But after Aldo also pulled out, that bout was scrapped altogether. Edgar may try the lightweight division again someday, but this lower weight class will provide him a quicker road to a title shot.
Meanwhile, there are more fighters who just missed the ladder than actually on it. I thought long and hard about including Edson Barboza, Jamie Varner, Joe Lauzon, Gray Maynard, T.J. Grant, Gleison Tibau, Matt Wiman, Thiago Tavares, and Clay Guida to name…well, a lot.
Champion: Ben Henderson
He bested Frankie Edgar twice (though some would disagree) and ready to turn his attention towards the rest of 155. As the list above shows, Ben Henderson will have no shortage of fighters looking to take his title. But for now, he has a December tilt with Nate Diaz on the horizon.
Contenders: Nate Diaz, Anthony Pettis, Donald Cerrone
It's been a long time coming, but a Diaz brother will finally get a crack at a title (interim not included). And it's not the one we expected at this same time last year. Who knows? Maybe Nate winning the Lightweight Championship could inspire Nick to return to the Octagon.
But should Henderson win we could finally see Henderson-Pettis II, the rematch of that epic WEC finale in late 2010. Keep in mind that Pettis won the first one and was originally the #1 contender for the UFC Lightweight Championship. He's only 25, too.
Should Pettis need another fight in the mean time, Donald Cerrone would be more than happy to oblige. They traded words in August and something tells me that they still want a piece of one another. Now that's a fight I'd love to see.
In The Discussion: Jim Miller
May not be the choice that you all were expecting, but keep in mind that he's 8-2 in his last 10 bouts. His only losses? Ben Henderson and Nate Diaz.
On The Rise: , Khabib Nurmagomedov, Tim Means
"The Eagle" (not trying that last name again) is 2-0 in the UFC, with wins over Gleison Tibau and Kamal Shalorus. He's also only 24 years of age. Sounds like a fighter on the rise to me.
Likewise, Tim Means is also 2-0 sine joining the organization. A win in December won't boost his position, but it would re-affirm what we've already seen from the American.
Upcoming Matches
Thiago Tavares vs. Dennis Hallman – UFC on FX 5 (October 5)
Paul Sass vs. Matt Wiman – UFC on Fuel TV 5 (September 29)
Ben Henderson vs. Nate Diaz – UFC on Fox 5 (December 8)
Tim Means vs. Abel Trujillo – UFC on Fox 5 (December 8)
Gray Maynard vs. Joe Lauzon – UFC 155 (December 29)
UFC Ladder: Heavyweight–Light Heavyweight–Middleweight–Welterweight–Lightweight–Featherweight–Bantamweight


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We have been having some gorgeous fall weather lately. A couple of weeks ago, while we were waiting for Kayla to come home from school, Gavin and I just sat down at the table outside and just had fun with each other.
The cast of Toy Story joined us outside and Gavin insisted that they have a photo shoot.
I just love this picture! Gavin grabbed a baby wipe and stuck all of Mister's pieces into it. I love his imagination!
I just love this little boy and I love the quiet time that we have in the afternoon while Brooke is sleeping and Kayla is at school. I have learned that this time goes by WAY too quickly!


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Pain in the neck puts Aurilia on 15-day DL
2007-06-19 04:00:00 PDT Milwaukee -- General manager Brian Sabean dreams of the day he can have all of his regulars on the field together to assess the type of team he has before deciding if he must dismantle it in July. Sabean will have to keep dreaming.
As expected, the Giants placed Rich Aurilia on the 15-day disabled list Monday with inflamed facet joints in the neck. The club also said backup catcher Eliezer Alfonzo will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. Alfonzo was moved to the 60-day disabled list, which opened a spot on the 40-man roster for infielder Luis Figueroa, whose contract was purchased from Triple-A Fresno.
Figueroa, a 33-year-old minor-league journeyman who owns 11 major-league at-bats, joined the Giants on Monday.
Aurilia's move to the disabled list is the most significant move. He has been dealing with pain on the left side of his neck for weeks and thought the problem was solved with injections directly into the joints. However, the pain returned Sunday and the medical staff decided Aurilia needed an extended rest. He flew to San Francisco to undergo another MRI exam to ensure nothing else is wrong.
"The positive thing was, after he got the facet injections, he felt better after a few days rest," head trainer Dave Groeschner said. "Maybe we just didn't give him a long enough rest. Now we're locked into 15 days."
Pedro Feliz now might play first base against left-handed pitchers; Ryan Klesko starts the rest of the games. Kevin Frandsen can play third.
Alfonzo had hoped to avoid surgery, and the operation he will undergo in Cincinnati today is not to repair his most significant injury, a sprained posterior collateral ligament. That he will rehabilitate. However, Alfonzo also tore cartilage in his home-plate collision with the A's Donnie Murphy on June 8.
"We just don't want to get down the road in six weeks and start doing functional activities, like running and throwing, and have a cartilage tear set him back," Groeschner said.
The new guy: Figueroa is a switch-hitter with Frandsen-like versatility who might get some starts in the middle of the infield. He was pulled from Fresno's game at Colorado Springs on Sunday night and told to fly to Milwaukee.
"I was 2-for-2 in the game," Figueroa said. "I'll see if I can keep it going here."
In the ninth inning Monday, Figueroa bunted into a forceout.
Briefly: Frandsen dragged a catcher's mask to batting practice in case Barry Bonds wanted to wear it as he watched his teammates hit from behind the cage. Last year here, Bonds leaned in a bit too close and was clocked in the head by a ball Frandsen fouled into the netting. ... Ray Durham was not in the starting lineup, then went 2-for-2, including a pinch-hit two-run homer. Manager Bruce Bochy wanted to rest Durham so he could play tonight and Wednesday, a day game in which Bonds will sit.


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Four-Link Your Ford - McGaughy's Suspension PartsPosted in Product Reviews on June 26, 2013
Photographers: Off-Road Staff
Known throughout the lowering world for high-quality drop kits, McGaughy's Suspension Parts is a bit of a newcomer to the off-road industry. They peEked their head in a few years ago to show us some of what they were planning, but since then they've really ramped up with kits for Chevys built after 2001 and now kits for the current F-150 and Super Duty, as well.
We got a first glimpse at McGaughy's new four-link conversion Super Duty kit that lifts the truck 8 inches while converting the radius arm suspension to four separate links. You should be able to purchase this suspension by the time this magazine hits newsstands, so keep your eyes peeled.
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U.K. assures queen's head will grace its stamps
Associated Press
Even if Britain's Royal Mail is sold to a foreign buyer, Her Royal Highness will still grace its stamp, the U.K. government said Sunday.
Sculptor Arnold Machin's depiction of a youthful Queen Elizabeth II has appeared on billions of stamps since it was commissioned in 1967 and has become a classic of British design.
So there was disquiet when media reports suggested that plans to part-privatize the Royal Mail could mean that the queen's head would disappear from Britain's letters and parcels.
"Off with her head!" the Mail on Sunday tabloid screamed last month, warning that a loophole in the privatization legislation might allow foreign owners -- German or Dutch operators are expected to be among the top bidders -- to drop the queen from the country's mail.
But Business Minister Ed Davey told the tabloid newspaper that he would put forward an amendment to make it impossible for a buyer to remove the monarch's image from stamps without royal assent.
Britain pioneered the postage stamp in the mid-19th century and images of the reigning monarch -- usually a depiction of his or her head -- has been a fixture of the British mail service since.
The Parliament will next week debate The Postal Services Bill.


text: KIRKUS REVIEW Dr. Camuti writes of his 40 years as a veterinary practitioner, recounting little stories, correcting popular misconceptions, and defending his favorite of all beasts- the cat- fang and claw. Although he has ministered to celebrities' Siamese for two score (James Mason, Tallulah Bankhead, Imogene Coca) he insists 'there are no famous men or women where a sick animal is concerned'. One gathers from his book, however, that Dr. Camuti is no lower species Martin Arrowsmith. Awakening to the sick calls of the wild after being saved from a house fire by a pet cat, he goes on to putting himself instead of a geriatric St. Bernard to sleep, treating a papier-mache dog, and getting to know a pigeon with a penchant for eating seed out of his owner's navel- though any old navel would do. Among his favorite cats was a Persian named Flower, sentenced to remain in perennial heat because of an ovarian cyst, whose coquetry forced neighbors to alter every tom in the neighborhood for sake of a night's sleep; a paranoiac Siamese, Hercules, who'd been dropped on his head when only a little kitty; and the favorite of all felines, Rhubarb, whom Dr. Camuti saved from a nervous breakdown by absolutely forbidding any more night clubs or personal appearances. In the area of misconceptions corrected, Camuti insists that there's no such thing as a bad cat, that they are neither oversexed, innately evil, nor sneaky. He suggests we stop endowing animals with human attributes and appreciate them sui generis. No religious analogy is made. Animal lovers will like the book. Cat lovers will be crazy nuts for it. The stories are amusing in spite of their treatment. Pub Date: July 9th, 1962Publisher: Holt Rinehart & WinstonReview Posted Online: Oct. 27th, 2011Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 1st, 1962


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TV Ratings: Steady 'Bachelorette' Leads Night, 'Fear Factor' Special Debuts Low
With America's Got Talent and Olympic trials off the Monday schedule, the night belongs to Fox and ABC. The networks' reality offerings were all steady, giving a demo win to Fox and the night's biggest audience to ABC.
Hell's Kitchen and MasterChef were both steady with last Monday's showings, though MasterChef actually rose one tenth of a point in its adults 18-49 rating at 9 p.m. The two broadcasts posted a 2.4 adults rating and averaged 5.8 million viewers.
On ABC, The Bachelorette was steady with last week's 2.5 adults 18-49 rating. It was the night's strongest offering across the board and led into a slightly boosted Glass House, which rose a tenth of a point from last week's 1.0 adults rating thanks to Bachelorette overrun. The network averaged a 2.0 rating in the demo and 6.5 million viewers.
Univision pulled ahead of CBS' encores with a 1.3 adults 18-49 rating, while CBS averaged a 1.2 adults rating and 4.9 million viewers.
The absence of America's Got Talent was apparent on NBC, which averaged a 1.1 rating among adults 18-49 and 3.4 million viewers. A special Fear Factor, down two tenths of a point from its last broadcast in February, was at a 1.3 adults rating. American Ninja Warrior dropped half of a point from its last original to a 1.4 with 18-49-ers. A repeat of Grimm averaged a 0.7 adults rating.
The CW averaged a 0.2 with adults 18-49 and 509,000 viewers.
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Manny Pacquiao who will be fighting with Floyd Mayweather today, May 2, 2015 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas said he will preach the word of God to Floyd after their fight.
Manny said he will preach to Floyd who is fond of flaunting his extravagant lifestyle on social media to use his talent and gift for the right reasons.
"When this fight is finished, I would like us to sit down quietly together to talk. I want to speak to him about the Gospel of the Lord and how everything we get is a gift from God. How we are the stewards of this blessing and should use it for good."


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At Wakefields Jewellers we're lucky enough to have our very own qualified gemmologist, Melanie Wakefield. With over 30 years of fine jewellery experience to her name, a fellow of the Gemmological Association (FGA) and having been awarded the Diamond Gem Award (DGA), it's fair to say that Melanie is more than qualified in her area of expertise.
Whether you've picked up a loose gemstone but can't tell whether it's a blue topaz or an aquamarine, or have discovered a piece of fine jewellery, but you're unsure of whether its stones are genuine or imitation, Melanie will be able to identify exactly what it is for you.
Simply get in touch with us to book an appointment to see Melanie in store, and she'll be able to tell you all you need to know about your gemstones 'on the spot' in under an hour. (Please note that Melanie's quotes are free of charge, you'll receive a stone identification along with an informal verbal estimate of its worth. In the rare event that Melanie is unable to identify your stones, we recommend you submit your piece of jewellery for a formal valuation with us.)
If you'd like discover the authenticity of the stones in what you believe to be a piece of diamond jewellery or a loose diamond stone, you won't have to wait for an appointment to see Melanie, as we have a number of accurate diamond testing machines in store that all of our consultants have been trained to use.
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At both the Inspired for Life event in Rotherham and a celebration event at Sheffield Town Hall for Volunteer Reading Mentors last Friday, I talked to people about engaging reluctant readers. We found football was often a great 'hook' . I thought I would list a few of the resources I have found that can work really well:
- Football based stories, such as The Dirty Dozen I reviewed recently
- Football Games such as these England Football Stars Top Trumps Specials or this BrainBox Football Quiz
- Comic style stories such as My Brother's a Keeper or Moving the Goalposts
- A football based play, such as Not Just a Game or Selling Out
- Some non-fiction such as Great World Cup Moments or Wicked World Cup 2010
- Poems; I Love You, Football or Fantastic Football Poems
- Biographies, the Name Your Link are great and include Wayne Rooney and Hope Powell
- Learn some new skills with Soccer Skills (Usborne Activity Cards) or Football Skills
- Football Things to Make and Do or the official 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Activity Book


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The Pearl H150S Hi-Hat Stand features a direct pull drive with spring tension adjustment, a stable flat-based tripod, a swivel function, and a redline traction plate. Built to withstand rigorous gigging and touring, the H150S is from a range of flexible hardware products from Pearl that allow quick changes from flat-based to traditional single-braced legs, simply from flipping the convertible tripod base. The Uni-Lock gearless cymbal tilters make finding the correct angle easy.
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