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GENEVA – The line was long at 9 a.m. Saturday, as early birds were ready to go to the Mothers Club of Geneva's 39th Annual Arts and Crafts Show, said club president Nikki Spitzer.
"Great turnout today, steady streams of people," Spitzer said of the club's biggest fundraiser of the year, held at Geneva High School. "The line was out the door, almost to the parking lot. We see a lot of people leaving with lots of bags."
An estimated 1,000 shoppers attended. Spitzer said the goal is to raise at least $20,000 with $10,000 earmarked for scholarships.
With 107 crafters covering all types of arts – from knit and crocheted items to hand-made bird feeders, stained glass to stuffed snowmen dolls, jewelry to quilts – many were in the market for unique gifts and holiday decorations.
Shoppers were enthusiastic about their finds. Shannon Kelly of Batavia was completely taken by crafter Marti Schmidt's Exploding Boxes.
"It's a box that you open the lid up and it 'explodes' into a picture album," Kelly said, displaying how the sides of the box fall open into layers of small pages for photos.
"You can put pictures on each of these pages and write something in the middle about what was happening," Kelly said. "You could pick a baby book one for grandma, one for an auto-show memory. It doesn't take up much room, it's cute, it's very clever. I've never seen anything like it before."
Crafter Marti Schmidt of Naperville said she developed the exploding boxes after taking a craft class several years ago.
"We made something that looked similar to this and I made it my own," Schmidt said. "I donate all my proceeds to the Purdue University Center for Cancer Research."
It didn't take long for shoppers Helen Eggert and Barbara Reed, both of Geneva, to find what they wanted. Eggert bought a Christmas plaid stuffed cloth boot with clusters of dry berries for her front door. Reed bought a fancy hand-made cake tester.
"I hope I can find it when I need it," Reed said with a smile. "Or I'll have to use a toothpick."
Connie Erickson of St. Charles already had her hands full and she wasn't finished shopping yet.
"I've got a squirrel-free bird feeder," Erickson said, showing the handiwork of crafter Tom Degler of Geneva. "Ten dollars from the sale goes to the Northern Illinois Food Bank. I bought soaps and scrubs, grapefruit and lemon-lavender – for myself."
Kevin and Valerie Bonato of St. Charles were looking for holiday items.
"I like seeing the Christmas stuff," Valerie Bonato said. "Some of the decorations are very cool ... We like wandering around and seeing what everybody's got."
Kevin said he likes anything Halloween or Christmas related.
"Halloween is over so it's time to see what we can find to decorate with for Christmas," Kevin Bonato said. "Unlike some of the fairs during the summer here and there and everywhere, this show tends to have a wider variety of various things. It's always fun coming here and seeing something new each time."
As much as the shoppers were enjoying the show, crafters also said they were happy with the sales.
Gloria Davis of Sugar Grove was standing in for her brother, Tom Adams, for his hand-made fishing lures. His company name is Tom's Tackle.
"It has been a good show," Davis said. "All the lures are hand-made … out of wood, hand-painted and fashioned after the vintage 1920s era."
However, 95-year-old Grace Ortinau of Carol Stream, reported no one was buying her crocheted afghans.
"I've been coming here six-seven years now," Ortinau said. "It has been a good show – until today. I don't know what happened, nobody's buying."
This is the Mothers Club's last craft show – as the name will change and the club will morph into the Geneva Women's Club starting Jan. 1. There will still be a craft show next November, it will just be under the new name, organizers say.
As shoppers were coming in, sisters Stephanie Schmoker of Wheaton and Tiffany Schmoker of Downers Grove, were signing up new members.
Despite how far away they live, both are members.
"Because the women in the club are great," Stephanie Schmoker said, explaining her membership. "I love to do the philanthropy work with them. They do a lot of outreach. You do not have to be a mother, you do not have to have children to be a member."
Tiffany Schmoker said she got involved through her sister.
"Last year I helped out with the fashion show," Tiffany Schmoker said. "It's just a wonderful group of women. I love everything about it and I decided to join this year."
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GENEVA – The line was long at 9 a.m. Saturday, as early birds were ready to go to the Mothers Club of Geneva's 39th Annual Arts and Crafts Show, said club president Nikki Spitzer.


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The value of consumers' personal data online has been a hot topic lately. The astronomical $100 billion some analysts have suggested Facebook could be worth when it goes public stems from the fact that the social media powerhouse has reams of data on users' chatting, browsing and buying habits. But we're so short-sighted we won't pay more to protect that data — even if the cost of that protection is a measly 65 cents.
"Personal data is nowadays traded among service providers like other commodities," says the European Network and Information Security Agency. According to its research, 47% of service providers interviewed treated personal data as a commercial asset, and 48% admitted to sharing data with third parties.
This should give all of us pause every time we make a purchase, download an app or access a game online, but it doesn't. ENISA conducted an experiment in which subjects were asked to make a hypothetical online purchase. The transaction could be processed in one of two ways, they were told: One method was more secure and didn't disseminate their personal information, but it cost an additional €0.50, or about 65 cents. The other way was cheaper but required participants to share additional information like a cell phone number or an email address.
(MORE: Now Credit Card Companies Want Your DNA)
Only about a third of participants were willing to pay the slightly higher price in order to keep that information to themselves, even though the difference in price was made deliberately negligible by researchers. "[When] a privacy-unfriendly competitor charges a lower price the privacy-friendly firm loses market share," the study observes.
Giving up your privacy online to save a few bucks can have a much higher price than most of us realize. The company warehousing the data could have a security breach — it's happened plenty of times — and leave your data exposed to the world. Even if this doesn't happen, once you relinquish your data, you have no control over if, when and to whom it could be sold.
(MORE: Can Interviewers Insist on 'Shoulder Surfing' Your Facebook Page?)
Companies have figured out our personal information is valuable; it's time for consumers to start realizing this, too. "For a savings of 65 cents, consumers could be giving marketers thousands of dollars worth of personal information in a single transaction," says Glen Gilmore, a digital marketing consultant who teaches online privacy at Rutgers University. "Some within the marketing industry have valued a person's online data as being worth as much as $5,000 in sales in a given year," he says. Should marketers be able to buy that for less than the price of a candy bar?

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Recent changes to federal code could saddle the state and its schools and municipalities with over $11 billion in unfunded PERS and TRS liability.
If the new rules do not change by the middle of 2015, the City and Borough of Juneau and the Juneau School District will have to record unfunded retirement liability on their balance sheets.
"It is a big number," Bob Bartholomew, City and Borough of Juneau finance director said at the Assembly Finance Committee on Wednesday. "It is probably several hundred million. It is not $800 million or $900 million but probably around $200 million."
Bartholomew said it is uncertain whether the CBJ or state of Alaska will be on the hook to pay.
Alaska's unfunded liabilities total $6.9 billion for its Public Employee Retirement System and $4.2 billion for the Alaska Teachers Retirement System.
"Our budget reserve doesn't look so big at $17 million does it?" said Mayor Merrill Sanford.
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Producer songwriter Ahmad Keyes from South Bend, Indiana currently living in Indianapolis is working towards creating a footprint in the digital media with his music. Over the past 15 years he has worked with artists from Indiana, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania in many genres from Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop and Electronic. His vocal arrangement was featured on the single Seven Wonders of the World, which is on the 2009 NAACP Outstanding World Music Album "Let Me Take You Thereâ€, by Cheryl Keyes. Now with an extensive music library he is looking to license his music for television, film, radio and other music possibilities.
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The former United trainee missed two gilt-edged chances as the Norfolk side fell to defeat at Old Trafford last season, and believes he can now put those worries to rest.
"It's good to put those demons away," Pilkington told reporters. "I could have scored a couple at Old Trafford [last season] but I think I've redeemed myself tonight.
"We're keeping clean sheets against massive teams. It's great to be here at the moment.
"You can't beat playing in the Premier League. Last year we didn't get any big wins and this year we have three already [against Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester United].
"We always knew we could pick up points and that's what we're starting to do."
Pilkington admitted that the win over the Red Devils was significant for the Canaries, as they continue to recover from a poor start to the season.
"Whenever you play against Man United, no matter who you are, you're always going to feel up for it." he continued.
"It's three points at the end of the day just like it's three against any other team. But it's one for the fans to enjoy.
"We had a few games where we had a shaky performance but today we showed everyone what we can do.
|Norwich are 9/5 with PaddyPower to be relegated from the Premier League this season
"We always knew we could win games in this league just like we did last season. The boys just needed to start believing in themselves to start beating teams like this and that's what we've done, and now we're unbeaten in six."
Wes Hoolahan was also impressive in midfield and hailed the home support for inspiring the players to victory.
"It's amazing." he told ESPN. "It's a great result and credit to the fans, they roared us on and we were due a win against one of the big teams.
"The team was excellent today, we worked hard and a great goal by Pilkington there at the end."


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The Columbia lightweight rowing team was chosen out of six finalists as the Row2K.com's "Crew of the Week." The No. 6 Lions knocked off a pair of ranked teams in No. 3 Cornell and No. 5 Dartmouth over the weekend to improve to 5-1 in varsity eight races.
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The Clippers' newest backcourt tandem sat next to each other Wednesday afternoon and talked about how well they complement each other, how excited they are to be on the same team.
Their relationship hasn't always been so affectionate.
"In college, you would never have seen us sit next to each other," re-signed point guard Chris Paul said of his new running mate, shooting guard J.J. Redick.
The two were conference rivals in college; Redick played for Duke from 2002-06 and Paul was at Wake Forest from 2003-05. As star players of competing schools in the same state, Paul and Redick weren't exactly best friends.
"We did not get along at all," Paul said. "And that is an understatement."
The testiness even carried over into the NBA; in a game against Orlando in January, Paul suffered a knee injury when he and Redick banged knees and ended up missing games.
But when Paul heard that Redick was going to be a Clipper, he said he was "overjoyed."
"I told my wife right away," Paul said. "I could not have been more excited."
The incumbent point guard's ability to penetrate and pass should generate plenty of open looks for Redick, who said he isn't exactly used to such things. On the court at least, the combination seems to have the potential for a beautiful friendship.
"He's one of the few point guards in the league where you say, 'I want to play with that guy,'" Redick said.
Also looking to benefit from Paul's point guard play is Jared Dudley – another ACC alum, he played for Boston College from 2003-07 – who is slated to start at small forward. Dudley called playing with Paul "a dream come true."
"Oh, man," he said, thinking about what opportunities are likely to come his way. "Just wide open looks."
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FAMU's head baseball coach has been placed on leave while he fights hazing accusations.
He tells Eyewitness News that he did not mistreat any of his players.
Coach Willie Brown says, "This couldn't have happened at a worse time."
FAMU student Samone Jay agrees. She says, "I saw, I was like, really? We don't need that. That's more fuel to the fire. Our school is going through so much. Constantly, constantly talked about."
Brown has been placed on leave because of hazing allegations.
He's accused of mistreating a player on the team; and making degrading comments about the player's weight and sexual orientation.
Brown says, "No, no. It's not in my character. I've got too many people in the community; I've got too many people that have helped me get where I am. It's not in my character."
Brown says he did not treat the player differently from anyone else.
His lawyer reports having sworn statements from other players on the baseball team saying the coach did not mistreat anyone. Reports say three players said the person accusing Brown of misconduct threatened to retaliate against Brown if he cut him from the team.
FAMU Student Nicolette Bellamy says, "It is definitely ruining FAMU's name. I go here and every time my mom hears about my school, or my grandparents--I'm Jamaican, so they're all the way in Jamaica and they hear about it. They're like, Nicolette, what's going on with your school."
A FAMU spokesperson says administrators are conducting a thorough investigation.


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Tsuyoshi Nishioka's first season with Minnesota was a major disappointment. His second stint with the Twins is off to an even worse start.
Nishioka committed one error and misplayed another ball in the sun Wednesday, directly leading to four runs, and the Cleveland Indians snapped their 11-game losing streak with a 6-2 win over Minnesota.
The 28-year-old second baseman, who was promoted from Triple-A Rochester on Sunday, also went hitless in four at-bats. In three games with the Twins, Nishioka has three errors and is 0 for 12 at the plate.
"We brought him up to see what he could do, and today wasn't a good day," Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire said. "Today was not a good day. I'm not going to go any farther. I don't want to talk about it anymore."
A former Nippon Professional Baseball batting champion, Nishioka hit .226 for Minnesota last season. He also made 10 errors in 60 games at shortstop, prompting his position change this spring.
Shin-Soo Choo and Carlos Santana each had RBI hits in the first inning to give the Indians a 2-0 lead against left-hander Brian Duensing (2-7). Cleveland tacked on two runs in the second and two more in the sixth, fueled by Nishioka's shaky defense.
In the second, Nishioka made a diving stop of a Brent Lillibridge grounder up the middle, but tried to flip the ball with his glove to shortstop Brian Dozier for a forceout. His toss wasn't even close, and the error allowed Casey Kotchman to slide safely into second base.
Kotchman and Lillibridge both scored unearned runs when they came home on singles by Asdrubal Cabrera and Choo, putting Cleveland ahead 4-0.
"Everyone makes mistakes, it happens, but Nishi is our teammate," Duensing said. "Everybody loses balls in the sun and physical errors happen. It's the way baseball is."
After Alexi Casilla hit a two-run homer in the fifth to pull Minnesota to 4-2, Nishioka gave the runs right back. He lost Shelley Duncan's leadoff pop-up to short right field in the sun, which was scored as a double.
Two batters later, Kotchman hit a chopper to Nishioka, who tried to gun down pinch-runner Ezequiel Carrera at home, but threw the ball too high for catcher Ryan Doumit to apply a tag. Kotchman reached base on the fielder's choice and also came around to score.
"There is a very fine line between a good and a bad play," Nishioka said. "I did my best to make the play, so I'm not worried too much. I will do my best if I have a chance to play next time."
Duensing went seven innings, allowing 11 hits, six runs (four earned) and one walk. He struck out three in becoming the first pitcher to lose to the Indians since July 26.
Cleveland's 11-game losing streak was one shy of its franchise record set from May 7-21, 1931. It was outscored 95-36 during the skid.
"Duensing actually deserved a little better than he got," Gardenhire said. "We made misplays and didn't make plays, and it turns into a rough day for Duensing."
Indians right-hander Justin Masterson (8-10) earned the victory with seven innings of three-hit ball, walking four and striking out seven. He also ended Minnesota right fielder Ben Revere's career-high hitting streak at 21 games, which was the longest by a Twins player since Torii Hunter had a 23-gamer in 2007.
Vinnie Pestano and Esmil Rogers each pitched a scoreless inning to close out the game for Cleveland.
"I'm sure there was relief in all of Cleveland and every Cleveland fan in the country," Masterson said with a long sigh. "We can win."
Casilla had two of the Twins' four hits, including his first home run since June 21, 2011. Denard Span and Ryan Doumit had one hit apiece, while Revere went 0 for 4.
Minnesota completed its seven-game road trip with a 5-2 record and is 9-4 in its last 13 games. It had won seven straight over Cleveland.
Choo went 4 for 4 with two RBIs while Santana extended his streak of games with an RBI to four in a row.
"Our guys stayed pretty strong mentally the whole time (during the streak)," Indians manager Manny Acta said. "It's a credit to them."
"As usual, pitching sets the tone. Pitching got us into this mess and pitching got us out of it."
NOTES: Twins 3B Trevor Plouffe (bruised right thumb), who is on the 15-day DL, will be re-evaluated Thursday in Minneapolis. Gardenhire said he was "progressing nicely." ... Minnesota leads the major leagues with 134 double plays. ... Revere hit .378 (34 for 90) during his hitting streak. ... Indians DH Travis Hafner (back soreness) missed his third straight game and underwent an MRI. Acta said his status will be updated Thursday. ... Indians RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (8-11) faces Red Sox LHP Felix Doubront (10-5) in the opener of a four-game series Thursday. ... Minnesota, which is off Thursday, returns home for a three-game series against Tampa Bay. Twins RHP Cole DeVries (2-2) pitches against Rays RHP Jeremy Hellickson (6-7) on Friday night.


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Custom Keyboard for iOS
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I have designed a set of Images which I would like to convert to a custom Keyboard on the app store.
There are two requirements :
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In the proposal please explain how both of these items will be addressed.
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Ran into a Warren fan powered box, yesterday. It had an ECM fan with an Evolution ECM contoller on it. It was showing all dashes on the display and no fan. Powered down to check out. Everything looked good and powered back up. Display showing rpm now, but also a F14.
I can't find any info on the controller. Still waiting for a call back from Warren Technologies. The model number is a FBIEA6100101FVSXFJQSBF6.
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"Maxim #37: There is no "overkill". There is only "open fire" and "I need to reload."There are some opponents you want to defeat. There are some opponents you want to kill. Then there are the opponents whom you're not satisfied with until you've stabbed them in the back, shot them a lot, in the head, blown them up, unleashed the hounds on them, electrocuted them, irradiated them, jumped up and down on them, and then shot the remains into space on a rocket full of time bombs heading towards the sun. This trope comes in three categories (with some overlap): the killer either loves violence for its own sake, or wishes to express dislike for the target, or (usually due to fighting The Juggernaut or an Implacable Man) know that It's the Only Way to Be Sure. There Is No Kill Like Overkill may be played for comedy or for drama. If the former, another character may remark "I think he's dead already" near the end of the process. May be employed successfully: see No One Could Survive That!. Unfortunately often leads to Never Found the Body, thus setting up Only Mostly Dead or Unexplained Recovery. Joker Immunity means even overkill is useless, but even that is better than a No-Sell. It is sometimes justified if the opponent can come back From a Single Cell. Much, much more common in fiction (especially of the 'revenge fantasy' type) than in Real Life violence. To a strategist, overkill is Awesome, but Impractical because the risk of enemy survival is vastly outweighed by the certainty that you're spending a fortune in time, material and (usually) manpower to ensure the enemy's death. The weaker and less numerous the target, the more wasteful overkill is. For common forms of overkill, see Beam Spam,Macross Missile Massacre, More Dakka, Multi-Directional Barrage, and/or Multiple Gunshot Death. For situations in which the overkill destroys the whole point of the combat, see Pyrrhic Victory. Compare Chunky Salsa Rule, Critical Existence Failure, Deader Than Dead, Disproportionate Retribution, Rasputinian Death, Refuge in Audacity, Surplus Damage Bonus and Videogame Cruelty Potential. Contrast Cherry Tapping and Once Is Not Enough. Characters who don't have enough overkill at their disposal just might resort to crossing the Godzilla Threshold instead. Please note as this is occasionally related to a major character's death, be wary of unmarked spoilers.
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Granite Management, LLC charged with housing discrimination
INDIANAPOLIS – The Executive Director of the Indiana Civil Rights Commission (ICRC), through his designee, Deputy Director Akia Haynes, announced earlier this week that the agency has issued a finding that there is probable cause to believe that Granite Management, LLC wrongfully charged a disabled tenant for a pet fee for their service animal.
An investigation stemming from a January 24, 2013, Complaint filed with the ICRC found that the charging party was told they must pay a fee for their service animal after requesting an accommodation and providing medical documentation to Granite Management, LLC.
According to the lease agreement, the charging party would be imposed a fee of $300 each time a pet was found on their property. In documentation provided by the complaining party, they were charged on two such occasions. Since the charging party did not pay the pet fee associated with the service animal, Granite Management, LLC, per the lease agreement, could issue a notice of eviction.
"The issue is whether the alleging party was subjected to paying a fee to keep their service animal," said Haynes. "The Fair Housing Act prevents property owners from denying the use of a service animal and/or charging an additional or "pet" fee. It's important to note that a service animal is not a "pet."
In order to prevail, the Complainant must show that: (1) they are a member of a protected class; (2) Respondent is aware that they were disabled; (3) they requested a reasonable accommodation; and (4) Respondent denied the requested accommodation.
A finding of probable cause does not resolve a civil rights complaint. Rather, it means that the State has concluded its preliminary investigation and determined that there is sufficient evidence to support reasonable suspicion that the Indiana Civil Rights Law has been violated. Indiana Civil Rights Law provides remedies, including compensatory damages and injunctive relief, such as changes in the employer's policies and training.
The Indiana Civil Rights Commission enforces the Indiana civil rights laws and provides education and services to the public in an effort to ensure equal opportunity for all Hoosiers and visitors to the State of Indiana. For more information, contact Brad Meadows, ICRC Communications Manager, at (317) 232-2651.


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David Beckham, one of the most iconic football stars of his generation, has announced his retirement.
His decision comes days after the 38-year-old won his latest title with French club Paris Saint-Germain.
Beckham, who won the Champions League with Manchester United in 1999, also won league titles with Real Madrid, AC Milan and Los Angeles Galaxy before arriving in the French capital earlier this year.
The midfielder won 115 caps for England and is married to former Spice Girl and fashion designer, Victoria, He is estimated to be the country's wealthiest sportsman.
"If you had told me as a young boy I would have played for and won trophies with my boyhood club Manchester United, proudly captained and played for my country over one hundred times and lined up for some of the biggest clubs in the world, I would have told you it was a fantasy," said Beckham in a statement.
"I'm fortunate to have realized those dreams."
Despite the glittering career with some of the world's top clubs, Beckham singled out captaining his country as one of his "proudest achievements."
"I knew every time I wore the Three Lions shirt, I was not only following in a long line of great players, I was also representing every fan that cared passionately about their country.
"I'm honoured to represent England both on and off the pitch. I want to thank all my team-mates, the great managers that I had the pleasure of learning from.
"I also want to thank the fans who have all supported me and given me the strength to succeed.''
Champions PSG's last two games are against Brest at the Parc des Princes in the French capital on Saturday and at Lorient next Sunday.


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Alumni Couple Contribute $1 Million for Honors College Support at UVM
Gift will fund scholarships, summer research fellowships
- 10-04-2012
- By Jay Goyette
A UVM alumni couple and their family have pledged $1 million to support students in the Honors College at the University of Vermont.
Robert "Rob" Brennan, UVM class of 1983 and his wife, Carolyn Brennan, UVM class of 1982, have pledged $1 million over the next five years to build on the success of the university's Honors College and add to their prior giving for the same purpose.
"Our sincere thanks to Rob and Carolyn and their family for this wonderful commitment to our students," said Abu Rizvi, dean of the Honors College. "We're very excited by what this gift will do to bring excellent students to UVM and to support and challenge them while they're here. Visionary philanthropy such as this is central to our main mission of attracting the best students and helping them do their best work."
Half of the funds will be added to the family's existing Brennan Family Scholarship Fund, established with an initial $100,000 gift in 2006 as part of UVM's second comprehensive campaign. Since inception, the fund has awarded a total of $77,500 to five Honors College students.
The Brennan Family Scholarship Fund provides annual scholarship support, based on merit, for one or more of the most talented students admitted to the Honors College each year.
The other half of the current gift will establish the Brennan Summer Research Fellowship, providing grants of up to $5,000 annually for Honors College students to pursue undergraduate research during the summer months under the tutelage of UVM faculty members across the various research disciplines. The gift effectively increases by 50 percent the amount of funding available to the Honors College to support such summer research projects on a permanent basis.
"Carolyn and I are happy to be able to celebrate and support academic excellence at UVM," Rob Brennan said. "We wanted our giving to have an impact university wide, and the Honors College enrolls outstanding students across the university's majors and disciplines."
Brennan is senior managing director of Guggenheim Partners and heads the Commercial Real Estate Finance Group for the firm, based in New York City. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the University of Vermont Foundation and the UVM Board of Trustees. Robert and Carolyn Brennan reside in Chappaqua, N.Y., and have three children.


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Library of Congress American Folklife Center: an Illustrated Guide…the title sounds bland, but the book/CD set is anything but! It covers a wide cross-section of folk art and folk lore in the United States.
Most amazing is the accompanying CD. With 35 tracks in all, there are songs from all over the U.S., including a song sung by Zora Neale Hurston, storytelling, personal interviews with many different people about aspects of daily living and the impacts of war and slavery. Some recordings are over 100 years old. Altogether they demonstrate the richness and variety of cultural experience in our country. This would be a great teaching tool to help bring an American history topic to life for your students.
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PASADENA — Californians could have critical seconds to seek safety or shut down important systems before the onset of damaging shaking under legislation introduced Monday to build an $80 million earthquake early warning system.
The bill, outlined by state Sen. Alex Padilla in a press conference at the California Institute of Technology's seismology laboratory, would make the project a state priority. It seeks to identify potential sources of state and federal funding, which Padilla said could be accomplished by August.
The U.S. has been testing warning systems for years but lags behind countries such as Japan and Mexico in implementing the technology to actually warn the public.
Padilla, D-Los Angeles, cited research showing very high probabilities for California to have a large earthquake in the next 30 years.
"We'll have an earthquake warning system, but will it be before or after the next Big One," Padilla said. "I argue that it ought to be before."
Obtaining funding in Sacramento and Washington will be "a challenge," he acknowledged, but asserted that $80 million is a value when put side by side with the billions of dollars in damage caused by major earthquakes.
Seismic early warning systems are designed to detect the first pulses of energy from a big earthquake, estimate its magnitude and send alerts before a different type of waves — slower but damaging — spread widely.
Depending on distance from the epicenter, effective warning times could range from a few seconds to upwards of a minute — enough time for school children to scramble under their desks, a surgeon to pull a knife out of a patient, and for trains, elevators, manufacturing operations, amusement park rides to automatically shut down.
"Caltech firmly believes that earthquake early warning could save lives," said Michael Gurnis, the seismology lab's director.
The system envisioned by the legislation would be based on the California Integrated Seismic Network operated by Caltech, the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of California, Berkeley. The network now feeds an early warning system that is in beta testing, providing warnings to researchers.
A prototype user display demonstrated by seismologists recreated a destructive 1933 temblor near the Southern California coast. An alarm squawked and speakers barked "Earthquake! Earthquake! Earthquake" as a circle depicting the speedy but harmless initial wave expanded well ahead of a second wave bringing the damaging ground shaking. Such a display could be transmitted to cellphones and computers, for example.
"Unfortunately the effort to grow beyond the demonstration project has been stunted by nothing other than a lack of funding," Padilla said.
After full funding, it would take one to two years to make the system reliable enough for warnings to be issued to the public.
Lucy Jones, USGS science adviser for risk reduction, said the seismic network currently has nearly 1,000 stations but many are older technology and can't be used for the proposed warning system. About 400 stations would need to be upgraded and about 200 new stations would need to be added.
Nevertheless, Jones said, building a warning system from scratch would be significantly more expensive. Japan spent $600 million building its system, she said.


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learn something new all the time. I didn't know about this unit. the 333rd was comprised of all blacks who fought at the battle of the bulge in dec 44. facing the initial opening fire. a true story
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★★★½ Django Unchained In Quentin Tarantino's clear-eyed and completely out of its mind exploitation western, Jamie Foxx plays a freed slave in 1853 on the way to rescue his wife (Kerry Washington) from a Mississippi plantation. Tarantino has never been more himself than he is here: grisly kitsch rigged for shock in a way that refuses to cheapen the atrocity of its subject. With Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, and an audacious Samuel L. Jackson. (165 min., R) (Wesley Morris)
★★½ Les Misérables What's great about the first half of Tom Hooper's gigantic film of the musical is the balance it strikes between the misérable and the miz. After 2½ hours, the movie becomes a bowl of trail mix — you're picking out the nuts you don't like and hoping the next bite doesn't contain any craisins. With Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway, who are wonderful, and Russell Crowe, who's not and it breaks your heart. (157 min., PG-13) (Wesley Morris)
★★ Not Fade Away Beware filmmakers who have been carrying dream projects in their heads for decades. This is "Sopranos" creator David Chase's fictionalized memoir of growing up a rock-loving teenager in suburban New Jersey, and it's both achingly affectionate and a terrible mess. John Magaro plays the lead, James Gandolfini is his defeated dad. The soundtrack is aces. (112 min., R) (Ty Burr)
★★ Parental Guidance You really can make a bad family movie less terrible. The people responsible for this bland exercise in sentimentality have done an honorable enough job, chiefly through casting. Bette Midler and Billy Crystal baby-sit for Marisa Tomei and Tom Everett Scott, and their limits to humiliation are kind of a relief. It's: "It'll do anything for this movie, but I won't do that." (96 min., PG) (Wesley Morris)
★★½ Promised Land Two movies in one: An earnest anti-fracking drama written by costars Matt Damon and John Krasinski, and a nuanced portrait of small-town America by director Gus Van Sant. The first tries not to be preachy but doesn't quite succeed, the second is buoyed by the sympathetic performances. (110 min., R) (Ty Burr)Find an archive of reviews at www.boston.com/movies.


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사월 | April Monthly Report
This month was a very busy month, but the most important thing on my plate was certainly my final projects for school. Since exchange students at my school aren't required to do the same work and tests as the normal Korean students, we are instead required to do projects for each of the classes. This month, I completed four of these projects.
The first one that I completed was my English Project, for which I was required to give a three minute memorized Korean speech in front of the class. I wrote my report about difficulties with learning Korean. The memorization of this speech was especially helpful because I am able to use some of the same expressions constantly, so I can just recycle some of the same sentences. This speech was also helpful, because it has given me some more basic phrases that I can fit words into, which has helped a lot with my speaking in the language.
The rest of my projects have all been two-page papers that I have had to write using only Korean. For my Korean class, our topic was "한국에서 배운 것" (Things I Have Learned in Korea). I enjoyed writing this one, because it allowed me to notice just how much I have gotten to do in my year here. For my Engineering class, we had a research paper on 한옥 (hanok), the traditional house style of Korea. This one was much more difficult, because explaining some of the things was difficult. I enjoyed it a lot though, because I learned a lot more about the houses. The last report of the month was for History class, for which we had to write about differences between the food and culture of Korea compared to where we come from. This wasn't very difficult, as it has been all that I have noticed since I came here in August. I think that I only have two or three reports left to do, so it will be nice to finish.
The other major part of this month, besides the time I have spent at school, would be the trips that I was able to take this month. Since this month ushered in Spring here, there were many flowers blooming all over Korea. In order to take advantage on this, Mrs. Kim, our Rotary Officer brought us exchange students on a trip to a town near 지리산 (Jiri Mountain), one of the largest mountains in Korea, where we were able to see the flowers coming out there.
The day after I went on this trip, my host father kindly brought me on a trip to see the sea. This trip came to be because my host family found out that, although we live so near to the ocean, I had not actually been to it. It was a nice trip where I was able to see more of my region of Korea, so I really enjoyed the experience and eagerly await getting the chance to go on more similar trips.
Because of this trip, I made another goal for myself – I want to make sure to see more of my region. One of the other things that I did this month in pursuit of this goal was that I went on a short trip to the neighboring town of Hansan with Josh, the Taiwanese Exchange student. Here, we went to see 한산모시관 (Hansan Textile Museum). The town is famous for their production of a specific type of light fabric, called Ramie. It was an interesting museum and I enjoyed going to see it with Josh.
The final major trip for this month was a trip to Daejeon with my Rotary Club for our District's Annual Conference. Although the conference was geared towards the Rotarians (understandable because the only five exchange students in my district are the five in Seocheon), I still had quite a bit of fun. I was also given the surprises of having to give a speech in front of everyone and almost winning a refrigerator, so it was definitely a very interesting experience.
With this month over, I have only a little over a month left in Korea, so it is good that I have been able to use my time wisely and pull in some good experiences. Hopefully, I can continue to use my time well and get to experience and see as much as possible in my time left.
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A former Lake County prosecutor who helped his drug-dealer roommate package and sort piles of cash and marijuana, then lied about it to police and his boss, should be disbarred, an Illinois disciplinary panel has found.
Aaron Isaacson's moonlighting in a criminal drug conspiracy was discovered in 2009 when his roommate Ryan Yoselowitz was arrested Downstate while delivering 23 pounds of premium marijuana to his biggest customer. Police then searched the lavish new Logan Square town house the roommates shared, finding marijuana in glass "candy jars" along with cash and a gun.


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Strong earthquake strikes off northeastern Japan
by ELAINE KURTENBACH - Associated Press - Associated Press
A strong earthquake struck Friday off the coast of northeastern Japan in the same region that was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami last year. A city in the region reported that a small tsunami had hit, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 and struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Miyagi prefecture at 5:18 p.m. (0818 GMT). The epicenter was 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) beneath the seabed.
After the quake, which caused buildings in Tokyo to sway for at least several minutes, authorities issued a warning that a tsunami potentially as high as 2 meters (2.19 yards) could hit. Ishinomaki, a city in Miyagi, reported that a tsunami of 1 meter (1 yard) hit at 6:02 p.m. (0902 GMT).
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no risk of a widespread tsunami.
Miyagi prefectural police said there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the quake or tsunami, although traffic was being stopped in some places to check on roads.
Shortly before the earthquake struck, NHK television broke off regular programming to warn that a strong quake was due to hit. Afterward, the announcer repeatedly urged all near the coast to flee to higher ground.
The magnitude-9.0 earthquake and ensuing tsunami that slammed into northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011, killed or left missing some 19,000 people, devastating much of the coast. All but two of Japan's nuclear plants were shut down for checks after the earthquake and tsunami caused meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant in the worst nuclear disaster since the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
Immediately following Friday's quake, there were no problems at any of the nuclear plants operated by Fukushima Dai-Ichi operator Tokyo Electric Power Co., said a TEPCO spokesman, Takeo Iwamoto.
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Q: I am a single retired woman, 67, with combined government and company pensions of $35,000 and an RRSP of $400,000 that I have not yet started using. I rent an apartment and I'm in good health now but I am worried that I will one day have to go into a nursing home and I will run out of money. My only family is a younger sister and her son in Toronto and I do not see myself counting on them. Should I be buying nursing-home insurance?
A: Given you are living alone, you are right to be concerned that you are vulnerable in the event you are no longer independent. From what you have told me, you appear to have adequate income and assets to meet your needs now – but over a 30-year period, your resources may be severely depleted if you were to need a high level of care for an extended period of time.
This would not be an issue if you were confident you could get into a low-cost public nursing home in Quebec. At less than $1,700 a month in today's dollars depending on your income, the Centres d'hébergement et de soins de longue durée (CHSLDs) are affordable but you can wait years before you are accepted. Private nursing homes can cost anywhere from $1,000 to $5,000 or more a month depending on the level of care and quality of the living quarters provided, but you may still have to wait for the home of your choice. CLSC nursing and home help hours are limited, so hiring additional private help while waiting for a nursing home will cost you out of pocket as well.
Long-term care insurance is not inexpensive but assuming you can afford the premiums and meet the health requirements, purchasing a policy will improve the level of care and comfort you will probably need one day either at home or in a nursing facility. The cost will depend on your age, the type of coverage you choose and any additional features such as inflation protection. Contact a few of the well-known Canadian insurers online or by telephone to get premium quotes and copies of their contracts and take the time you need to compare and contrast what each company has to offer. Ask about policy renewal rates and under what terms premiums are considered "paid up" as well as the medical criteria for benefit eligibility.
Check that the coverage you are considering includes Alzheimer's and other cognitive disorders as well as "Third Party Notification." The latter ensures that a third party such as your sister or a trusted professional is contacted if for any reason you have failed to pay your premiums and allows the third party to act on your behalf to ensure the policy does not lapse.
Do speak to your sister and/or trusted professional adviser about your long-term care plans and preferences. Having a long-term care policy that requires proof that you are being cared for either at home or in a nursing facility is an additional safeguard that the income from the policy is being used for your benefit and well-being.
Another concern, given you are on your own, is that you suffer a slow physical or cognitive decline with no one really noticing if you are okay or not. So keep yourself active and involved in local community groups, your place of worship or in close contact with friends and neighbours. It is good to plan ahead as you are doing but it is good to have others looking out for you as well.
Email your questions to firstname.lastname@example.com or by mail to "Let's Talk Money," The Gazette, Business Section, 1010 Ste. Catherine St. W., Suite 200, Montreal, H3B 5L1. Brenda Shanahan offers private financial counselling at yourfinancialcounsellor.ca or by personal appointment at the Sedona Counselling Centre of Montreal at 514-487-2828.


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Rick Perry and why I love The Onion
No one does satire better than The Onion, and I've always especially liked their religion "reporting," most recently their July 21 "God urges Rick Perry not to run for president": "I prayed last night and asked the Lord to support my candidacy, and He said no," said Perry, according to The Onion. (Just a reminder: that means he didn't really say it!)
But there is more than a grain of truth in that fake quote, and I wish U.S. politicians and their religious allies would keep it in mind. There's no more earthly matter than politics, and as a believer nothing offends me more than politicians who lead prayer meetings or yammer on about their faith to pander to their bases during an election cycle. It's easy to see only evangelicals and the Religious Right in the GOP as the only offenders, but must admit I have never been comfortable with candidates giving political speeches in any church during the campaign season. Many historically African American churches here in Chicago do that, and it's always made me uncomfortable.
I'm not one who says relgious should be private, and I don't check my faith at the door of the voting booth. But the confluence of religion and political power has always been corrupting, and I think the credibility of religious communities suffer more seriously. Rick Perry may feel "called" to run for president, but I'm not sure it's God who is doing the talking.


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Injured captain Dave Dennis has revealed the turning point in the NSW Waratahs' season and how Michael Cheika's audacious recruitment of Israel Folau has awoken Super Rugby's sleeping giants.
As the minor premiers prepare to host Saturday's historic final against the Crusaders, Dennis hailed Cheika's nabbing of Folau from under the nose of NRL club Parramatta a coaching masterstroke that symbolised his two-year reign at the Waratahs.
From mid-table mediocrity in 2012, the Waratahs are one win away from clinching their first Super Rugby title.
Folau has been front and centre of the state's renaissance, topping the competition's try-scoring list in 2014 after he was named the competition's rookie of the year in 2013.
Yet the dual international appeared certain to return to the NRL last year after two seasons in the AFL with Greater Western Sydney.
"People forget 'Cheik' brought Israel across," Dennis said.
"So from day one, he's pulled off a masterstroke by bringing Israel to rugby.
"I didn't even know.
"I was sitting here thinking he was going to play for the Eels.
"Then a day later, Izzy is saying he's playing for the Waratahs.
"And that's massive. The ability to do that says a lot about the character of the person."
Luring Wallabies playmaker Kurtley Beale back to Sydney and signing another New South Welshman in halfback Nick Phipps ensured the Waratahs fielded the most potent backline in the tournament this year.
Snaring former Springbok Jacques Potgieter from South Africa to add the mongrel completed the jigsaw puzzle.
"Cheik's opinion was that we lacked a bit of that edge as a forward pack. I think everyone agreed with him, including the players," Dennis said.
"He spoke to me about a few guys, including Jacques, and it went from there.
"Jacques has spent a bit of time on the bench here and there, but just his presence around the club has created a bit of a different feel about how we play our footy.
"So Cheik's just really good at identifying talent and potential."
The Waratahs enter the final on a record eight-match winning streak.
Dennis says victory from 17 points down in the first game of that long run was the catalyst behind the side's revival.
The 39-30 success over the Hurricanes came eight days after the Waratahs suffered a shocking reality check against the Blues in Auckland.
"Our biggest moment of the season was the Hurricanes game," Dennis said.
"Coming back from that Auckland game and being 24-7 behind, to come back and win, that created a lot of belief in the team and since then we've obviously pushed on.
"But we were at a stage there where we were still learning as a team about winning.
"We went over to Auckland and we had the right attitude, but we didn't play the right football and probably deserved to lose in hindsight.
"But the positive out of the whole result was we stuck to our approach.
"We didn't change anything.
"We came back here and just did it better." AAP


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Jeezuz, I can only imagine her kids are fucking traumatized during Easter egg hunts. I can just see little Johnny at school shoving his hand in the teachers snatch looking for eggs.
Oh no you don't. The last time you posted something like this I wrote my essay on public 'performance art' like this. I'm not doing it again.
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The Owen County annual budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year has a little extra money heading its way.
During a special meeting of the fiscal court Sept. 22, the court voted to approve the first reading of an ordinance amending the annual budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year.
Owen County Judge-Executive Carolyn Keith said the county received a bond fee from Kentucky American Water for $24,990.
Keith requested the bond fee from Kentucky American Water to cover the cost of administrating a bond sale.
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Wish Upon a Star (Entangled Ever After)
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Ceri McKinley never stopped wishing that her ex-fiancé Jason Crickett would come back into her life. But when he finally does, he comes with a request that puts them both—and all of humanity—into jeopardy.
Jason only wants two things: to bury his brother properly and to convince Ceri to trust him again after he jilted her. But when Ceri agrees to help him get his brother back, they end up fighting for their lives as the second zombie uprising threatens them all.
'Tis the season for zombies, witches, demons, and various other undead creatures, so I am trying to pack my reading schedule with horror stories. The funny thing is that I usually don't like them, and I can't stand to watch horror movies. As I have pushed outside of my reading comfort zone, though, I have discovered a new appreciation for scarier books, provided that gore isn't the central theme. I like seeing how ordinary people react to extraordinary situations, and that is what I enjoy best about dipping into the treasure trove of zombie apocalypse stories. How are the protagonists going to reconcile themselves to the new normal, which is terrifying and may bring death at any moment?
Wish Upon A Star isn't long enough to really delve into how Ceri and Jason's lives and outlooks are going to change after zombies enter the picture. This is an action read, and the primary focus is on saving Ceri's daughter from the zombies shambling through the large building that they are all trapped in. After Ceri's ex-husband Russell unwittingly unleashes a zombie apocalypse, Ceri and Jason, the only man she ever really loved, and the man who left her at the alter, are left to pick up the pieces. Ceri's ex-husband was a mad tinker, and he wanted to create and control the undead – until his creations turn on him. Yikes! That is always a possibility for evil psychos – don't these guys watch horror flicks?
Huddled safely in Russell's safe room, Ceri sees, to her shock, that her daughter is hiding in an office on the top floor of the building with her mother. She and Jason are in the basement. There are a gabillion hungry zombies between her and her family. What follows is an action packed race to secure her daughter and mother back in the safe room before the military blows up the building. Setting aside a few improbabilities, like will the room really survive having a huge building crumpled on top of it, this is a fun read. It has one of my favorite romance tropes, too, and Ceri and Jason rediscover the love that they lost years ago. Nothing like a zombie horde to put the trust back into a relationship. After saving each other's bacon many times on their journey to the top floor, how can they not realize that they are meant for each other, forever this time?
If you are looking for a light seasonal read to get you in the mood for things that go bump in the night, Wish Upon a Star is a good choice. It's got a little bit of everything, though the short length eliminates much depth to the story.
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Karateka was a very successful mid-'80s PC game from Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner. A remake of this classic fighting game has just released on Xbox 360. Learn more about it in this silly release trailer.
Karateka released today for Xbox 360, and will be coming soon to PlayStation 3, PC, and iOS.
There are actually two flavors of the trailer. The short version for those who think time is money:
And a longer version for those who like to enjoy life:
Or you could watch both because you really don't respect your time.
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I didn't know you were always supposed to punch the hawk. I'm gonna have to remember that and punch one everytime I see one.
I hope there's a demo.
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Snoop Dogg's rhythm/fighting game, Way of the Dogg, is the kind of game Test Chambers are made for. It surprised us all with its sudden release, and the only way to learn more is to just dive right in.
Join Andrew Reiner, Jason Oestreicher, and myself, as we follow America Jones on his journey to learn the Way of the Dogg.
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2004 Women's Soccer
Thomas More 6, Bluffton 1
Beavers fall to Thomas More 6-1 in final home game of 2004
By Ryan White, Sports Information Intern
October 27, 2004
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University women's soccer team (5-10, 0-6) dropped their final home game of the 2004 season, 6-1 to Thomas More.
The lone tally for the Beavers came from sophomore Brianne Von Lehmden (Ft. Jennings/Ft. Jennings). Von Lehmden leads the team this season with seven goals and sixteen points on the season.
"We didn't show up to play until the second half and it cost us," said head coach Steve Smucker. "We did play much better soccer in the second period though."
The Beavers will finish their regular season this Saturday at Mount St. Joseph. Start time is scheduled for 5 p.m.


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Armandolas wrote:greenoaks wrote:EddieMay wrote:Very poor judgement by whoever decided to make this change. Changes should always be tested prior to implementation. This change caused radical problems with Bob so that it is basically unusable until it is corrected. The change should be deleted until it can be made without such disastrous results. The little dialog box that says click again needs a better position than on top of the region button where it interferes with clicking.
This effects so many players that something should be done immediately to reinstate Bob functionality and a universal PM to all players letting us know when it is fixed.
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Bob is not Conquer Club.
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omg, a free third-party add-on is not working.
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7 Hairstyling Cocktails That Will Give You a Perfect Hair Day (Finally)
For just-walked-out-of-the-salon hair, mix and match hairstyling products. Here, your cocktail fix for every sad hair situation
Don't you love how beautifully coiled and shiny your curls look right after you step out of the shower? Too bad sopping-wet hair isn't a realistic option. Luckily, you can recreate that fresh ringlet look when your hair is dry. According to Stone, pairing leave-in conditioner, which keeps curls hydrated, and anti-frizz shine serum, which tames flyaways and boosts gloss, will do the trick.
The secret is to start slow and gradually layer on the product as you go, making sure you get each curl. Stone says you can use one product at a time, or mix the two together. Both products should be applied throughout your damp hair, using your fingers.
Try Shu Uemura Essence Absolue, $68, with Miss Jessie's Leave-In Condish, $11
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Like the dry shampoo and hairspray idea. Thanks.
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Very interesting, I am definietly going to try the detangler + a volumizing spray. i have very thin, flat hair, I hope it works!!
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Want to try the sleek shiney remedy
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Informative. I especially liked that curly hair cocktails were included.
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The Arizona Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal on whether a judge improperly allowed prosecutors to seek a death sentence for Jodi Arias in the 2008 stabbing and shooting of her former boyfriend, Travis Alexander.
Arias' lawyers filed the mid-trial appeal with the state high court three months ago after Judge Sherry Stephens denied a mistrial motion and a mid-level state court then refused to consider an appeal.
Arias' lawyers say Stephens wrongly allowed a potential death sentence to be based on trial testimony that contradicted a police detective's testimony during a 2009 hearing about how Alexander was killed.
A Maricopa County Superior Court jury in Phoenix convicted Arias on May 8 of first-degree murder, but jurors deadlocked May 23 on whether to impose a death sentence.
The judge scheduled a retrial in the penalty phase to begin July 18.
Stay with cbs5az.com for updates on this developing story.
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Ubisoft is up next on this E3 Monday! Let's join hostess Aisha Tyler at 3:00PM PDT (6:00PM EDT) to find out what Ubisoft is bringing to the E3 table. A video from last week has already pointed to a repeat appearance from Tom Clancy's The Division, but let's see what else is on the Ubisoft table. It'll probably involve plenty of Assassin's Creed Unity and The Crew. Let's watch the whole thing together after the break!
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Campaign against Insecurity in security industry
Press Release – Unite Union
End Insecurity
Campaign launch
Outside First Security, Cnr Carbine Rd and Arthur Brown St 10am Wednesday 5th December 2012
Unite Union is launching a campaign to publicise the awful treatment of workers employed in New Zealand's unregulated security industry.
Security here is renowned for –
No training; minimum wages; poor job security; variable pay; insecure hours; abuse of employment rights; abuse of immigration policy; abuse of breaks; long unsociable hours; unmitigated dangers on the job and no backup when things go wrong.
Underlying all this is a deep disrespect for the workers across the industry.
"We've had a gutsful of dealing incessantly with problems that should never occur in any workplace" says Unite National Director Mike Treen. "Across the industry workers are bullied and treated like disposable commodities".
The focus of the campaign will be the two largest security companies – First Security and ADT/Armourguard – with another nasty employer, Rush Security, also in the firing line.
The larger companies should set a decent example but they are often the worst offenders. They are large multinational companies which employ New Zealanders at minimum rates and send the profits offshore. They resist decent pay and conditions of employment.
Underlying the problem is the lack of regulation.
"There is no other comparable country where a person can pull on a security uniform with no training whatever and be on a job immediately."
A security company can be run from the boot of a car with guards put on sites without even basic communications equipment and no regard whatever for their health or safety.
The conditions around the employment and death of security guard Charanpreet Dhaliwal Singh, 22 in West Auckland late last year are typical of the cheap and nasty nature of security in New Zealand. Singh was untrained and working his first night at a Fulton Hogan site in West Auckland without basic equipment when he was attacked and killed.
No training, no backup, no communications, no pay, no respect, no dignity – and no government interest – that's security in New Zealand.
At the heart of the problem is the vicious competition between companies for contracts whereby they compete to pay the least and provide the nastiest conditions of employment.
Ultimately the New Zealand government must regulate this grubby, dog-eat-dog industry because instead of fighting the government these companies prefer to bully the workers with low pay and pitiable conditions of employment.
This cowboy behaviour would not be tolerated in elsewhere.
The changes we want to see are:
• Safety for guards as the first priority.
• Mandatory paid training for all guards BEFORE putting on a uniform and on-going paid training afterwards.
• Specialist Health and Safety trained staff in every company.
• Specialist Personnel Management staff in every company.
• Minimum wage rates across the industry.
• Security of hours across the industry.
Without these changes we will see more guards abused, killed and injured while company bullies turn a blind eye.
The Unite campaign will consist of:
• Community pickets of the companies listed above starting Wednesday 5th December (at First Security, Cnr Carbine Road and Arthur Brown Street, Mt Wellington) and continuing indefinitely.
• Leafleting to tell the public about the industry and seek their support for change.
• Approaches to the Minister of Justice to regulate this rogue industry as is done overseas in places like the UK and Australia.
• Regular bulletins over the next two months to highlight specific abuses of security workers and their rights.
• A media conference part-way through the campaign to give specific examples of the state of the industry.
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Regrettably, we've been noticing less and less wall clocks these days—now that everything from ovens to computers has digital readouts—but there's something deeply reassuring about being able to look up at any moment and measure your day to the exact second. Here to bring back that feeling: this sleek replica of a standard-issue 1960s IBM clock from the retronauts at Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co.—who've done one better by replacing the need to plug it in (the raised outlet might be nearer to extinction than the wall clock itself) with one C battery and a wall mount that'll hang anywhere you like.
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Check Engine-cylinder 3/4 Misfire
Posted 29 February 2004 - 07:54 PM
97 Leg. OB
I replaced headgaskets back over the summer and everything has been good for the most part except: The car had it's moments of kicking on the Check Engine light a few months after the repair. I went to autozone and rented an ODB Scanner and read the codes: cylinders 3/4 misfire. Funny, when the light came on, I was doing 80 and the car didn't seem to skip a beat. Anyway, I reset the code and it kicked on about 30 miles later. I got out, pushed the spark plug boots a little tighter (1 actually seemed to slightly click) and got back in. reset the code and it's been A-OKAY for about 4-5 months. Just recently, the code kicked in again-same thing with cyl. 3/4. I drove it for a couple days until I could get another scanner and, behold, the computer cleared itself! No more code..................for about 20miles. Check Engine, AGAIN, at highway speed and no skip. I drove home, applied some antiseize and reseated all the boots again from plug to coil. Unplugged battery, reset code and VOILA. Clear. Now, I haven't driven it much since but I'm on the edge waiting to see my old friend CHECK ENGINE sometime in the future. Any ideas about the cause? I know I can try new plug wires, plugs, etc. because it may just be some random short but I'm trying not to acquaint mr. VISA with a repair bill this month...and I'd like to know what's behind it rather than stabbing at replacing 1 part at a time..anybody have similar issues?
somebody buy my OB
Posted 29 February 2004 - 08:05 PM
Posted 29 February 2004 - 08:10 PM
Head gasket job was at 138k,
Plugs have about 5-7k
wires are probably stock original.
Posted 29 February 2004 - 08:13 PM
Posted 29 February 2004 - 08:29 PM
Posted 29 February 2004 - 09:31 PM
Cyl 3 and 4 fire off the same half of the coil pack.
I'd swap wires 3 and 1. And 4 and 2.
If you get a 1/2 cyl misfire, then you know it's the wires.
If it stays with 3/4... it could still be wires, but might be the coil pack. They sometimes develop a small crack that can do things like this from what I've heard.
I have a 97 OB as well. Original coil pack (I think). But I changed the wires to Magnecor a few years back. If you have never changed the wires, you are due. OEM wires are fine.
Posted 01 March 2004 - 12:53 AM
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Posted 22 March 2005 - 09:20 AM
I'm tired of spending money on this engine light. Any other cheap suggestions?
I would check the wires first, I had the same problem and my #4 wire was shorting out by the boot on the plug end, which in turn took out my coil pack.
Posted 22 March 2005 - 09:30 AM
I would pull the codes to see which cylinder is misfiring and see if the compression is lower in that cylinder.
If that doesn't work I would try swapping the injector from a cylinder that is working to the one in question.
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On the surface, it looked like Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli's dealings on trade-deadline day swapped out oranges for oranges on the club's back end.
In his only two moves, Chiarelli shipped Derek Morris to Phoenix and acquired Dennis Seidenberg from Florida. The GM talked about Seidenberg being a better fit alongside Zdeno Chara on Boston's No. 1 pair — and in just 17 games in black and gold, Seidenberg proved Chiarelli right.
Seidenberg produced nine points (two goals) in that brief stint with Boston and played with force opposite Chara against other teams' top lines. Although he left the lineup April 3 with injury, Seidenberg was a key piece of the puzzle in the Bruins' playoff push.
Of course, the Bruins benefited down the stretch from Seidenberg's improved play. Now they have to pay for that upgrade, as the unrestricted free agent will be looking to get the security of a multi-year deal (and a comfortable salary) from the Bruins or another club rather than wait around until late summer like he did last year.
Stats: 17 GP, 2-7-9, 6 PIM, plus-6 (with Boston only)
Season highlight: One of Seidenberg's two goals in black and gold turned out to be a game-winner. And he made a number of key plays on the power play to spark Bostons' slogging offense. But really the best day of Seidenberg's season was trade-deadline day, when he was rescued from the disaster of the Florida Panthers and added to a team legitimately in the playoff race to better show off his polished all-around game. It might cost the Bruins a few more pennies now to get Seidenberg signed, but playing a solid two-way game for an eventual playoff team turned out to be a stroke of career luck for Seidenberg.
Season low-light: The Bruins pulled out a 2-1 overtime win at Toronto April 3 despite losing Seidenberg to a wrist injury suffered after a slice from an opponents' skate in the first period. After the game, the Bruins were told they'd be missing Seidenberg for a week or so. However, when after a couple of days of practice things weren't improving, Seidenberg got a second opinion — and it was an opinion the Bruins didn't want to hear. Seidenberg had to undergo surgery, which knocked him out for at least eight weeks and prevented him from getting into the lineup for the playoffs.
Final grade: B-plus
Seidenberg showed few of the growing pains some defensemen have suffered when joining the Bruins on the fly and trying to adapt to head coach Claude Julien's system. There were a couple hiccups with the puck and a few chances he needed to bury the puck on the power play, but otherwise he was a solid addition.
The crystal ball says … Seidenberg would be nuts not to be go on the open market this summer, where he would undoubtedly get a deal from someone that would set him up nice for the next three or four years. If he re-signs with the Bruins for a cap-friendly amount, Chiarelli would really have scored a coup.


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Posted 29 August 2013 - 02:54 AM
An interesting take on a new moral code: http://www.undercurr...bikini-protest/
I buy my own photographic kit. Diving equipment manufacturers and diving services suppliers get even-handed treatment from me whether they choose to advertise in the publications I write for or not. All the equipment I get on loan is returned as soon as it is finished with. Did you know you can now get Diver Mag as an iPad/Android app?
Posted 29 August 2013 - 03:27 AM
Some people need to get a life. That's a nice, modest photo. The girls have radiant smiles, and look happy, as you say. I don't get why that's a problem. If some people are unhappy with their own life, why take it out on other people?
Posted 29 August 2013 - 04:54 AM
A definite hint of the 60s, John...
... Jimmy Saville and Stuart Hall have muddied the water on our side of the pond, perhaps.
In the 21st century you might include a "ripped" young bloke in the middle (for gender balance) next time (although the whole cover image is fattist, ageist and hence objectionable to the average British diver: why do American divers look svelte)?
Edited by tdpriest, 29 August 2013 - 04:56 AM.
Posted 29 August 2013 - 05:18 AM
We are using energy, time and power to speak about this. They don't even deserve it.
They'll grow when they'll be ready for it. We can't blame a baby that can't walk, and for the same reason, just look at this kind of people with a sweet smile and then ignore them : )
Posted 01 September 2013 - 12:16 PM
You must know a whole bunch of different American divers than I do, although at least locally its hard to tell under the drysyuits.
Canon 7d, Nauticam, Lots of glass, Olympus OMD-EM5, Nauticam, 60 macro, 45 macro, 8 mm fisheye, Inon, S&S, Athena Strobes plus lots of fiddly bits.
Posted 22 September 2013 - 05:39 PM
Quite a nice photo John. I'd have been happy to have taken it myself and the ladies are lovely!
(that coming from a somewhat conservative person....)


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Do I detect a whiff of desperation?
Or is it a complete coincidence that so soon after MS launched Windoze Vaster, the Microsoft update tool has mysteriously metamorphosed into the MS WGA validation tool?
I dont like WGA, for good reason, not because I use pirated software.
However, last time I booted into winblows on my laptop, I was asked to install the latest version of "windows update", which surprise, surprise, was actually the "windows genuine advantage Validation tool".
I canceled it immediately.
The problem is that the MS tools are woefully inaccurate, we have several IBM laptops, purchased over the last 3 years, and One of them now is demanding activation via phone after a HDD upgrade, despite a perfectly good license, another is telling us it has a pirated copy of windows, even though it still has the same configuration and windows install that came with it.
Maybe we're just unlucky, but WGA has about a 20% failure rate on our XP PCs.
I just wish I could move more of them to Linux.


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|2012-02-22, 20:02
|Link #23383
I am no one
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Inside your head
@ Eras
The same, data to material conversion. Hence they still have to reload despite technically has unlimited ammo.
@ Demi
Definitely correct, just don't let Tabane have it
(or maybe she already did )
|2012-02-22, 20:06
|Link #23385
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
So they have unlimited ammo? Anyway, why are they building weapons for it? They're supposed to be sprts machines, so why is every upgrade some kind of weapon or booster? Shouldn't they at least be trying to make it seem like they're following the treaty?
@ Demi - Near impossible. THat's why I revamped Irish.
|2012-02-22, 20:06
|Link #23386
I am no one
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Inside your head
It's very, very bad.
@ Eras
The sport in question is gladiatorial match, think non-lethal war. As long as the weapon doesn't directly damage the pilot (such as electroshock weapon) it is allowed, Laura's cable launcher is somewhat borderline as it was used to restrain, bus she sued it against the pilot anyway, it's legal but definitely unethical and she can easily disqualified if not for *cough*someone*cough*.
|2012-02-22, 20:21
|Link #23389
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Character's name Kouzuki Yuuko
Gender: Female
Looks (Hair style, color/eyes/physical profile/etc...) Long Purple Hair.
Alignment (good/evil/chaotic/lawful etc...) Morally Grey, but good.
Personality: Cunning, manipulative, somewhat arrogant
Powers (Device/Specialization/Combat Style/etc...) Genius Scientist
Background (What hole did he/she crawl out of) Works for a shady ANTI-IS company. They specialize in creating weapons that can easily destroy IS's. Devices ranges from ANTI-IS long range weaponry, anti-is assault rifles, shield negating camouflaged air mines. They "claim" to fight illegal IS, and defend countries from IS terrorism by selling them ANTI-IS weaponry.
The newest experimental weapon is a self replicating nanomachine. Infects the IS machine, and renders it and its user useless. Corrupts IS software and overloads the users brain controls. Very unstable, and if not used in a controlled enviroment, can cause damage equivalent to 9.0 earthquake according small scale computer testing.
Anything else you can think of:
Nanomachine was given to child soldier Fudou Akira, to infiltrate IS Academy and to test the nanomachine and eliminate potential enemies at the same time. Success rate is estimated to be 50-80% due to Fudou Akira's social inept personality, unlike his prodigy stealth mastery, hand to hand combat, and murder/assassination.
Kozuki Yuuko has no moral bounds. Kill a hundred, save a thousand. At first, she was against sending such a child soldier for such a important mission, which itself was she was against (but went along with her superiors for statistical reasons).
|2012-02-22, 20:25
|Link #23391
That one guy
Join Date: Nov 2011
keep in mind there are only 467 IS units. If you eliminate all of them so easily then the story gets boring. Or if you don't write a story then it sounds less interesting unless you amp up the IS by making them mass produced.
Also, that virus sounds more like a natural disaster than anything and I am utterly confused as to why you compared it to an earthquake.
|2012-02-22, 20:37
|Link #23393
I am no one
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Inside your head
It's not like taking out an I.S. with 'normal' machine get better treatment, even though it's more believable (even a little).
Not that I care, considering I have a couple of nameless redshirt that squished one Stratos-like unit with Improved tank cannon
|2012-02-22, 20:41
|Link #23396
Just another Idiot
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Delusion world
That human might end up being cloned and we will have a Clone war.
Like I mentioned before (AND will repeat over and over again):
Don't think about Killing IS.... it is really bad....
It is like bringing a gun into a Kendo Competition and kill the opponents
It is like forcing a nuke to evolve into something resemble an Eldritch Abomination.
Edit: Virus + Self-evolving AI = Nightmare
Moar Edit: Virus has to evolve to cope with evolving AI, meaning the Virus will become powerful enough to overwrite Human mind and infect human with copy of itself. And IS can connect to human's mind, now do the math
The definition of Anti-IS weapon don't kill IS, they kill the pilot and it is even stated in the canon that there are weapons which kill pilots.
Edit: They are banned for obvious reason
Moar Edit: I don't get the point of killing Canon characters....
|2012-02-22, 20:48
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Just another Idiot
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Delusion world
That's the definition of Anti-IS for you.
If the core can't be destroyed (made of rare metal which require really powerful weapon(only can be made by IS) to destroy), you kill its weakest link: the pilot
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The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks earned a doubleheader split with the West Branch Bears to open up Cedar Valley Conference Play Tuesday night.
In a game heard on KCII, the opener saw the Mid-Prairie girls hang on for a 32-31 win. The game was back and forth during the first half before Mid-Prairie took a 24-17 lead behind back-to-back threes from Erika Murphy and Olivia Lugar. West Branch would answer with a run to lead 31-26 going to the final three minutes. The Golden Hawks would get another clutch three from Lugar who gave Mid Prairie the lead with a free throw with 19 seconds left. The Bears missed a shot that could have won it in the final seconds. Lugar led the way for Mid-Prairie with 10 points, Murphy had 8. Mid-Prairie is now .500 on the season at 1-1 with #8 Mediapolis coming up on Thursday.
In the boys contest Mid-Prairie jumped out to a 9-2 lead early, West Branch regained the lead by the end of the first quarter at 17-14 and led 31-27 at halftime. It was all Bears in the second half, pulling out a 58-38 win over the Golden Hawks. In a game heard on KCII, the Golden Hawks struggled offensively after their hot start due to some rushed shots and good West Branch defense. The Bears leaned on all conference forward Rylan Murry who led all scorers with 28 points. Mid-Prairie was led by a Jaemin Powell's 13 points and Spencer Shalla had a nice night off the bench with 8. With the loss the Golden Hawks fall to 0-2 on the season and will next be in action Thursday against Mediapolis.


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University News
Library Atrium Society Donor Recognition July 25
July 16, 2013
MACOMB, IL – Faculty and staff from the Western Illinois University Libraries would like to invite members of the Western, Macomb and surrounding communities to the Library Atrium Society Donor Recognition Ceremony slated from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, July 25 in the Leslie F. Malpass Library Garden Lounge.
According to University Libraries Development Director Michael Jones, the Library Atrium Society supports the acquisition of educational resources for use by Western students in every academic discipline.
"Membership dollars help fund scholarships, sustain special collections, acquire new materials and equipment and underwrite special events," Jones explained. "The 'Gardener' level membership is the highest level of Atrium Society membership, and we are excited to honor five donors who reached that level in 2012-13."
Jones said the event will include light refreshments, comments from newly appointed University Libraries Dean Michael Lorenzen, a brief presentation by Malpass Library Nursery Supervisor Rebecca Fross and the dedication of three plants in honor of Tony Freeman and family, Ernie and Pam Codilis and Ruth Richert and her husband, Al, who recently passed away.
For more information, contact Jones at (309) 298-2356.
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Tuesday softball at Creighton canceled
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The weather system that brought winter back to South Dakota also brought wet weather to Omaha, which forced the cancelation of the South Dakota State at Creighton softball doubleheader on Tuesday in Omaha.
The winter weather may also force changes to the Jackrabbits Summit League series against Oakland scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Jackrabbit Softball Stadium.
Additionally, the late arriving spring forced the cancelation of the South Dakota State vs. Dakota Wesleyan series scheduled for April 24, in Brookings.
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4 injured when A&M equine center collapses
Updated 6:19 pm, Saturday, June 22, 2013
Four workers were injured when the steel frame of Texas A&M University's equine center collapsed in a construction site accident Saturday, officials said.
The men were hurt around 10:50 a.m. by metal beams from a 300-foot-long barn building being built in the 3500 block of F and B Road near FM 2818, a College Station Fire Department statement said.
The injured workers - among about 25 or 30 at the site at the time - were trapped until about 11:18 a.m. Search-and-rescue efforts were temporarily suspended while the remainder of the structure was stabilized, according to the fire department's statement.
After a second search of the area, no other injuries were reported.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan received four workers from the accident, a spokesman said Saturday. A 35-year-old man was admitted in critical condition, two 22-year-old men were admitted in stable condition, and a fourth man, age 32, was treated and released, according to hospital spokesman Tim Ottinger.
The Texas A&M University Police Department is investigating the incident.
Construction on the $80 million Texas A&M Equine Complex began in October to provide a home for equine science education, research and outreach initiatives dedicated to the welfare of horses, according to a news release. It's designed to consolidate academic programs, clubs and associations into one "premier location in order to teach, train, conduct research, exhibit and showcase events," according to the Houston-based Gamma Construction Co. website, lead contractor on the 300,000-square-foot facility.
Kirksey Architecture in Houston designed the complex, according to Gamma and Kirksey websites.
Owned by Texas A&M Equine Initiative Foundation, the complex was slated for completion in December.


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2009-2010 Real Property Tax due Jan. 11, 2010
Suffolk County Treasurer Angie Carpenter reminds all property owners that if you have not received your 2009-2010 Real Property Tax Statement, you are still responsible for its payment. Please contact your Town's Receiver of Taxes immediately so that a bill may be mailed to you.
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