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UTC Employee Veterans March in Connecticut Veterans Parade
Approximately 40 United Technologies veterans from across the company came together to march in the Connecticut Veterans Parade in Hartford, Conn., on Nov. 3. The largest veterans parade in New England featured more than 3,000 marchers, 150 military and veterans groups and 20 musical units. Thousands of spectators lined the streets waving American flags and holding signs that read, "Thank you."
UTC has a rich history of supporting veterans activities, and has been the parade's presenting sponsor since its inception 14 years ago. UTC currently employs nearly 10,000 veterans throughout the United States and more than 3,000 in Connecticut.
"The parade is a great opportunity to remember and thank veterans for their service to the community and to the country. Both the veterans marching in the parade and those supporting along the route have a mutual respect for their service and enjoy a camaraderie that goes beyond words," said Bill Quesnel, tool coordinator with SLS and chair of the UTAS Veterans Employee Team and co-organizer of UTC's participation in this year's parade. Quesnel is a veteran, having served in the Army and the Connecticut National Guard.
This year's parade gave a special salute to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War and to recognize all that had served. Also featured were musical units including Central Connecticut State University's marching band, fife, pipe and drums units, and middle and high school bands. Before the start of the parade there was a special wreath laying ceremony at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch located in Bushnell Park.
Veterans Day is observed on Nov. 11 every year and UTC business units planned local celebrations to honor employee veterans. For those who haven't served, the day presents an opportunity to show gratitude and support.
The 2014 Connecticut Veterans parade is scheduled for November 2.


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For the past 15 years I've built web site using Dreamweaver and using Linux web hosting plans to build the sites in php using mysql databases. This has provided me a mostly happy living as freelance designer/developer.
But in the past few years I've seen the Wordpress method grow and become a substantial part of the internet. I've made several attempts to switch to Wordpress and never found my product to be good enough to replace my old method. Sites run slower, and I'm not at liberty to customize the information as I've done before and things break over time and need regular updating. But yet, one in three new customer request are now that they have to have a Wordpress site..
Well today I set up a hosting plan with a major webhost and notice they've switched to Cpanel. It is obvious that CPanel is designed for Wordpress and other prebuilt solutions, and that something as seemingly simple as finding the root folder of the website for a FTP connection to dreamweaver was a major problem for the support person I was speaking with. The tech had contact their superior and that person had an incorrect answer. I now have a ticket waiting for an answer.
SO, my main question: Are we going to a web development world that will all be prebuilt solutions, and as a freelance ,shadetree web designer, am I a thing of the past?

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Transferring / Transferring to Michigan« on: June 24, 2009, 09:56:35 AM »
I have no delusions of grandeur. I have mediocre grades at a 40ish ranked school (3.0 First semester, 3.25 second semester). My mom has cancer and I want to transfer home to Michigan but don't want to step down to wayne, msu, detroit, etc. I have some pretty solid intangibles. I was able to get a federal judge to hire me this summer and have written a few opinions that have been issued (writing sample?). I can even get a letter of rec from the judge too. Should I apply to Michigan as a transfer, or is pointless considering my grades?


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A Twitter blog titled "Recapping the VP Debate notes that 4 million tweets relating to the debate were sent, with 3.5 million of those tweets sent during the debate itself.
So, were the tweets comprised mostly of thoughtful comments on the candidates' takes on foreign and domestic policy? Not quite. Just as Big Bird dominated discussion during the first debate between Obama and Romney, many tweets--and Facebook posts and other social media interaction--focused on Biden's smirking and Ryan's liquid consumption. (My own Facebook news feed was filled with GIFs of Biden in clown makeup and comments wondering whether Ryan was participating in some kind of drinking game.)
[ President Obama entered office with an ambitious IT agenda. See how he's done: Obama's IT Transformation Is A Work In Progress. ]
The Twitter blog noted that of the 4 million tweets that were sent, 26% were about foreign policy, 21% discussed the economy, and 16% discussed taxes. The moments that inspired the most tweets per minute, according to the blog, were Biden's "Now you're Jack Kennedy?" comment (58,275 tweets per minute) and a Ryan comment on Medicare: "They got caught with their hand in the cookie jar turning Medicare into a piggy bank for Obamacare" (55,540 tweets per minute). Also garnering a large number of tweets per minute was Biden's discussion of the timeline for leaving Afghanistan (54,944), as well as the word "malarkey," which generated 30,000 tweets.
Clearly, there are many people viewing the debates (among many other things) on both their TVs and on computing devices such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops. These "dual screeners" made up 11% of viewers of the first presidential debate, held on Oct. 3, according to Pew Research released Thursday. Another 3% watched exclusively online.
Pew's research shows that dual-screeners tend to be younger Americans, with 32% of those younger than 40 saying they followed the debate live online. This included 22% who followed the debate both on television and online, as well as 10% who followed exclusively on a computer or mobile device. Eleven percent of people aged 40 to 64 followed the first debate online, while only 2% of viewers aged 65 and older followed the debate live online.
Of the viewers age 40 and under who watched live online, 8% shared reactions online. Five percent of those aged 40 to 64 shared their reactions online, while 0% of those aged 65 and older shared reactions online.
How will you watch the next presidential debate, scheduled for Oct. 16? Will the town hall format slated for that debate make viewers more or less likely to react on social media? How can we apply these lessons to our social business initiatives? We welcome your comments below.
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027 Emerald Treasure Static Kankuri, Freki
If you finished all the money scamming quests from the gold scammer barkeeper you get something which produces emeralds in your yard.
Right click to check terrain .
Reflect+Flightly Guardian+2x Cover = boss kills itself when no one in your party can even lay their hands onto it.
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That Phinilly fight..
Try #1: Completely annihilated by the fakes.
Try #2: Sent Yeula all the way across the path, the last Phinilly to attack her died. She ended up being the real one, too. But I didn't get any Fairy Wings.
Try #3: Killed a few fakes before killing the real one.
I hope there're more fights as difficult as this. :>
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|2012-03-24, 16:46
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Is Roka intended to be a clone unit on the playthrough after you completed the quest chain or does she turn to "normal" after you played the shipwreck again?
I will attempt Phinilly at another time as completing that quest has no priority in my story run at the moment. Though it was quite funny and disturbing how you can have a game over in the first reaper battle. Wil level 60+ versus Reaper: Reaper attacks and death effect procs. Mahou: Dang it!
On play 3, I don't even bother to clear most of the maps. Have seen them before and just grab the chests on my way (you can never have enough Full Mil's )
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like currently in turn 5, if i keep loading turn 5 and go to turn 6. will turn 6 drop change each time? or i need to go to 7+ if 6 is no good too?
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At the start of a turn, with the player going first, drops and rolls for combat and everything are determined. So if you're farming for a certain drop you want to save before ending turn then kill it on your next turn. If the thing doesn't drop what you want, you reload your save and end turn and kill it again on the next turn. If you want to get certain artifacts from the level 90 dungeons you'll probably want to do this. Bahamut and the Lamia have only one spawn from those dungeons and it's kind of annoying to get to them to farm a rare drop.
Really though the best thing for emeralds is the statue for giving Tian a million. If you're in a NG+, 1 million should not be hard to make anymore. I'm still annoyed that money caps just short of 10 million.
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zomg my first emerald!
i only got 700k atm, though i do have a boatload of unused mats.
anyway i read from that site:
you require a total of 1.6m i think? and it says its bugged and you need double that? like 1m given, but also need 1m on hand?
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If you have a lot of unused mats though, you're not doing yourself any favors. You should be making about 50-100k for every day you spend away from your shop. So if you leave for a week you should expect your entire shop to be sold and you to make 400-500k in profit. As long as the mats aren't to be used on quests anyway. Ninja blades, angel bows, watcher claws, etc. There is a ton of weapons you can make that will sell for a lot and have pretty easy to farm mats.
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|2012-03-24, 21:44
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If you do not want to abuse the above trick, just keep playing. You can use your single get out of debt free card for that last $1mil investment from the barkeep (simply use up all your money, accept his quest and go into debt of -1mil, skip a day and debt will be gone).
A lot of high level weapons sell for a ton of money. I rmb Leguna's magic gloves sell for a lot and they are made out of mats that I have a stockpile of.
Goble farming is good if you need the xp. Otherwise senko displace farming will most likely be less time consuming.
Emelita's personal quest is sooooo much harder compared to Yuela's and Serawi's..... burning through so many mana pots and barely 1/2 way done.
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|2012-03-25, 03:41
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How do I lvl up chars in lvl 48-52 ?
Right now Will, Yuela, emelita, the reaper, the maid with the vacum and the one with the fan are lvl 60+. I simply can't lvl up the others since all mobs give so little xp. I beat the deadbeat boss so no more xp from him since he's not there anymore. The other 5 mobs the xp is lousy already.
At lvl 60 Yuela with that amazon cloth fully upgraded with a Reyshia sword do less dmg than the maid with the fan. WTF? I can't dps with her most of the time. Same for the reaper... only usefull thing is to tank against darkess units. Can't dps at all.
Still ny main concern is to lvl up some other chars... but I don't see where.
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What skills is Yuela running? By the end of the game and into NG+, skills are a huge part of your damage. If you're using a bad combination, that would probably explain your issues.
Also if you have characters in the 60s you should have access to Sin Gate in Yuidora mine. Use that to level. You can get everyone up to 55+ off the gargoyles/goblins there.
Ragsmuena loses a lot of her value in NG+, since most of the monsters start becoming immune to death proc. She's not as bad as Suina though. Suina really got trashed in NG+. Actually most of the early characters you get like Suina, Aht, Uya, Melodiana, Crayl are really useless in NG+.
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If you've been thinking about buying a home, now is the time to stop thinking and start moving.
The real estate market is improving, says Amy Cooper, marketing manager for Highland Homes, a builder based in Lakeland. Residential closings have increased throughout 2013, along with prices and interest rates, and existing home inventory is dwindling.
"Interest rates reached a two-year high in August," says Cooper. "Additionally, with investors snapping up resales and fewer foreclosures hitting the market, there are fewer resale homes for buyers to choose from."
So building a new home can be the answer.
"There are a lot of benefits in building a new home over purchasing a resale," says Cooper. "You can design it yourself, to fit your own needs and wants. When you move in, your home is exactly what you are looking for."
It makes sense to think "new," she says.
Not only are you getting the house designed personally by you and for you, you're getting a house that won't have the repairs and renovations that older homes bring with them, such as replacing roofs and air conditioning, eliminating mold or repairing plumbing. Additionally, new homes are designed to meet current building codes for structural integrity and energy efficiency.
"An older home can be costly not only in price, but in repairs and maintenance."
Building also eliminates other problems that face homebuyers, the marketing manager notes.
"When you build, you don't face competition from other people trying to purchase the same home, so the property won't be taken out from under you by someone with cash or a higher offer," she says.
"Closing costs are lower and you know the price of your home since there's no back and forth negotiating. Building takes a bit of the stress out of the home purchasing process."
And with Highland Homes' presence throughout the Tampa Bay area, prospective homeowners have a variety of communities and plans to choose from when building their dream home.
"Highland's focus is on build-to-order homes," Cooper notes. "We offer a variety of home layouts and sizes, and you can design the home with hundreds of options. Every item can be customized to match your personal style, needs and budget."
She says the company offers at least 12 floor plans in every community in which it builds.
And, as with buyers, location is an important consideration for Highland Homes as well. "When Highland chooses a neighborhood to build in, one question we consider is, 'Is the community near where people want to be?' " she says.
"We look for communities that feature convenience to necessities and highways, and often offer larger homesites for your comfort."
From Brandon to Hudson, Highland Homes offers prospective homeowners a variety of top locations including the following communities:
• Southwind — With its convenient location off Interstate 75 just south of Brandon, Southwind is the perfect choice for commuters or anyone interested in the Tampa Bay area's fine dining, shopping or entertainment venues. Lakefront sites are available, and the walking path around the lake is great for relaxing strolls, says Cooper. Home prices start in the $150,000s.
• Tower Grove — Larger homesites mean lots of privacy for homeowners in this Plant City community. Homesites are at least a half acre in size for privacy between homes and a rural feel, yet State Road 60 is less than two miles away. Homes are at least 1,841 square feet and start in the $200,000s.
• Springfield — Coming soon, this upscale community in Plant City will offer just nine homesites, all of which are at least 1 acre. Homes will be 2,000 square feet and larger, and will include upscale features such as ceramic tile, birch cabinets, architectural shingles and HD countertops. The community will open for sales this fall.
• Ten Oaks — This Zephyrhills community is in closeout, with just eight homesites remaining. It's the perfect spot for nature lovers, with mature trees, lush landscaping, a community lake and nature path. Homes are designed in the neo-traditional style and priced from the $140,000s.
• The Greens at Hidden Creek — Also in Zephyrhills and in closeout, the community is off Eiland Boulevard and just minutes from Interstate 75. The community has been a popular one for Tampa Bay area buyers and there are just four homesites left. Prices start in the $150,000s.
• The Reserve at Meadow Oak — A country club community, Highland is offering just five homesites at Meadow Oaks and has one spec home, The Rob Roy. Ready for buyers to move in, with four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a two-car garage, it features a designer kitchen, screened lanai and energy-efficient Radiant Barrier, and is priced at $170,155. The community's amenities include a golf course, tennis and basketball courts, swimming pool, and restaurant.
• Oakwood Terrace — Coming soon, Highland will be building townhomes at this Valrico community. Offering 46 units, these townhomes will be approximately 1,500 to 1,715 square feet with three to four bedrooms and a one-car garage. Residents will enjoy a community pool and great location off S.R. 60 just west of Brandon.
For more information on Highland Homes and its Bay area communities, visit the website at www.highlandhomes.org or call one of the new home specialists at (863) 797-4999.


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ZI writes: We've known for a while that Nintendo is planning 3DS to Wii U connectivity (that's been their plan all along with Smash Bros.), but apparently their implementation will involve a special kind of game cartridge.
I have to say that this should have been implemented out the gate.
Nope. I'd MUCH rather go the other direction, and play 3DS games on the WiiU (big TV), anyway.
Nintendo is so fucking backwards its ridiculous. Smartglass is ahead of the curve.. Phones evolve and so will the capabilities of smartglass. How are people happy with Nintendo? Maybe I should test out the vitality sensor.. Where can I get one?
they're lost.. Just like Sony. I'm glad an American company came in and show these old school hacks how to get the job done
Why would they need a cartridge for this? I would've thought they'd have to foresight to implement any such features into the hardware beforehand.


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Millers maul Magpies
Rampant Rotherham booked their place in the FA Cup third round after overcoming 10-man Notts County 3-0 at Meadow Lane.
The League Two side took the lead after nine minutes when winger Ben Pringle planted a superb 25-yard strike into the top corner.
Rotherham doubled their advantage against their sluggish hosts after 22 minutes when a Pringle corner wasn't dealt with and Mark Bradley swept the ball home.
It went from bad to worse for County on the half hour when defender Damion Stewart was adjudged by referee Darren Deadman to have deliberately elbowed Alex Revell and was handed a straight red card.
It was 3-0 in the 41st minute as Lee Frecklington broke away from the County backline and rounded keeper Liam Mitchell before putting the ball on a plate for Daniel Nardiello to finish.
A half-time triple substitution did little to liven the home side up and Nardiello missed a glorious chance to extend the away side's lead but the three first-half strikes proved to be enough.
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LAHAINA - Contribute your art skills to a collaborative community art piece, learn about the history of the Pidgin language or take in live musical performances at Lahaina Second Friday on June 14 from 6 to 9 p.m.
The town party features live music, history, culture and Lahaina's famous Art Night on Front Street. Savor the tastes of Lahaina's many fine restaurants offering Second Friday specials and discounts.
The cast of 'Ulalena Maui will perform an opening blessing and street performance at the sea wall across from Hard Rock Caf.
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Kimo's will feature Willie K from 9 to 11 p.m. on Second
Friday. Pick up your stamped Hula Pie card at the Lahaina Visitor Center for free admission.
This month's Concert in the Park presented by LahainaTown Action Committee in Campbell Park (across from the Pioneer Inn) will feature music by Maui Jam from 5 to 6:45 p.m. This month's musicians will be Al Nip, Jon Toda, Lance Tokushima and Mika`ele Villaren with hula stylings by Kathy Tokushima and Hauanu.
At 6:50 p.m., LahainaTown Action Committee will present a donation to Lahaina Junior Golf Association from funds raised at LAC's first annual Golf Classic. Next, from 7 to 7:30 p.m., the Maui Taiko Drummers will perform.
In celebration of the 25th annual Lahaina Poster Contest, Lahaina's Second Friday event is throwing an art themed party at Campbell Park to be enjoyed by the entire family. Whether you can draw a stick man or a beautiful Lahaina landscape, take the opportunity to share your art skills to create a collaborative art piece designed by the Lahaina community. You can also take home a unique piece of Lahaina artwork on a customized hat or design one of your own.
Maui Memorial Foundation's Legacy of Life will be present in the park to give the Lahaina community the opportunity to help save the lives of others in need by becoming an organ donor.
LahainaTown Action Committee, in partnership with Lahaina restaurants, sponsors several West Side keiki non-profits. This assistance allows the non-profits to fundraise and supports the community. Campbell Park will come alive with local grinds, baked goods and desserts from 5:30 to 9 p.m.
For more information, call LahainaTown Action Committee at 667-9175.
Explore Lahaina's unique history with Lahaina Restoration Foundation's "Ha'ina Hou-Let the Story be Told" at the Baldwin Home Museum lawn on Friday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
LRF will present the film "Pidgin: The Voice of Hawaii" by Marlene Booth and Kanalu Young.
Born on sugar plantations, Pidgin was spoken by more than half of Hawaii's population.
Consisting of part English, part Hawaiian, along with pieces of Chinese, Japanese and Tagalog, Pidgin captures the essence of multiethnic Hawaii.
"Pidgin: The Voice of Hawaii" is a one-hour documentary profiling the language of Hawaii's working people in its rise from plantation jargon to a source of island identity and pride.
In the 1920s, English Standard Schools and government-funded public schools refused to admit Pidgin-speaking children, fueling an anti-Pidgin and anti-Asian sentiment and leaving a legacy of shame in speaking Pidgin.
This film charts the 1970s rebirth of Native Hawaiian culture and its inspiration on Pidgin speakers to take pride in their language.
This movement led to many "Pidgin" projects, including many best-selling novels written with Pidgin dialogue, and a Certificate in Pidgin and Creole Studies program at the University of Hawaii.
Pidgin continues to live on and leave its mark forever on Hawaii.
In addition, the popular candlelit tour of the Baldwin Home Museum will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
The museum is located on the corner of Front and Dickenson streets.
The $7 fee includes admission to the Wo Hing Museum at 858 Front St. Children 12 and under accompanied by a paying adult are free.
For more information and a schedule of upcoming events, contact Lahaina Restoration Foundation at 661-3262 or visit www.lahainarestoration.org.
As the sun sets and pau hana begins, what better way to start the weekend than to shop Lahaina's world-renowned art galleries, meet artists, talk story and share in some complimentary pupus and wine from 6 to 9 p.m. Pick up your free Art Map compliments of the Lahaina Visitor Center at the Old Lahaina Courthouse in Banyan Tree Park.
Fleetwood's on Front St. will feature a Hawaiian Story and Bagpiper presentation at 6 p.m. and live rooftop entertainment from 7 to 9 p.m. Pioneer Inn will have Hawaiian entertainment from 6 to 9 p.m., Moose McGillycuddy's Lahaina will feature live entertainment from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m., Longhi's will have live jazz from 7 to 10 p.m., Hard Rock Cafe will feature Schulman from 6 to 9 p.m., The Wharf Cinema Center will host live music at center stage, Captain Jack's Island Grill will feature the Benny Uyetake Band from 8 to 10:30 p.m., Cool Cat Caf will have Johnny Ringo from 7:30 to 10 p.m., Amigo's will host Nacho Cardenas "El Mariachi," and Lahaina Yacht Club will feature Wilmont Kahaialii from 4 to 6 p.m.
For up-to-date details on Maui Friday Town Parties, visit www.mauifridays.com. For more information on Lahaina Second Friday, call Lynn at LahainaTown Action Committee at 667-9175 or e-mail email@example.com.


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Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Herbert Chaffee became president of the Amenia and Sharon Land Company bonanza farm near Amenia, North Dakota, when his father passed away in 1892. The Chaffees believed the welfare of their workers was key to the success of the bonanza farms, but this benevolence was vulnerable to abuse.
In October 1909, a California gold miner named John Armstrong arrived at the farm in need of Chaffee's help. The old miner said he had $40,000 of gold bullion as collateral if Chaffee would consider lending him money. The gold was in Minneapolis, and Armstrong invited Chaffee to see the gold for himself.
Armstrong, Herbert Chaffee, and Chaffee's son Eben arrived in Minneapolis on this date in 1909. Eben Chaffee took shavings from the gold bars for analysis by a gold assayer. Armstrong claimed a jeweler had given him the name of assayer W. H. Harper, who happened to be living at the nearby Rogers Hotel.
Chaffee and his son met Mr. Harper and gave him the shavings from the miner's bullion. Harper's tests showed the metal was pure gold.
Chaffee cashed a $25,000 check, worth over half a million in today's dollars, and gave Armstrong the loan in crisp hundred-dollar bills. The trio then went to dinner, but as they ate, the younger Chaffee became suspicious. He excused himself and went to find Harper, the assayer.
Armstrong, realizing the jig was up, and also left the table, saying he'd be right back. Young Chaffee found that Harper had checked out immediately after the gold was tested. The Chaffees rushed back to their hotel and found Armstrong's room empty.
The whole process had been a scam from the beginning. Chaffee took the supposed gold to another assayer's office, and found it to be $15 worth of brass.
Two years later, a man was arrested in California for performing the same scam on a woman in Ohio. Chaffee's son traveled west and identified the man as none other than John Armstrong.
A few days before Armstrong's extradition to Minnesota, a drowned body found in San Pedro Bay California was identified as Armstrong. However, the police thought the scammer was much too smart to have taken his own life, and they believed Armstrong faked his death to get away with Herbert Chaffee's twenty-five grand.
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"Gold Brick Artist To Be Extradited", Bismarck Tribune, 5/29/1911.
"Did Gold Brick Man End Life", Bismarck Tribune, 6/7/1911.
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MOTW: Five Interesting Facts about "The Shawshank Redemption"
MOTW: Five Interesting Facts about "The Shawshank Redemption"
Released in 1994 and starring Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins, "The Shawshank Redemption" is regarded by many as one of the best movies of all time. Despite its tremendous popularity, there are still many facts about the film that even avid fans may not know.
1. The film is based on an adaptation of a short story by Stephen King. The famous author has stated that the novella is actually a collection of his own memories of prison movies he watched as a child. King and Frank Darabont, the writer and director of film, had previously become acquainted when Darabont adapted another of King's short stories, "The Woman in the Room." It was King's policy to allow aspiring filmmakers to adapt his short stories for just one dollar. After reading Darabont's adaptation, King was impressed with the writer's talent, and the two became pen pals. They later met in person when Darabont purchased an option for "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption." After Darabont completed the screenplay, he was offered $2.5 million for the rights by Rob Reiner, who had read the script and was so impressed with it that he wanted the opportunity to direct the film on his own. While Darabont has stated that he gave the offer serious consideration, he ultimately decided the film presented the chance to do something great and turned down the offer. Despite its critical acclaim, the movie barely managed to bring in enough at the box office to cover the costs of production.
2. One of the most transcendent themes of the film is the need for reform in prison facilities. Exterior shots for the movie were filmed outside Mansfield State Reformatory, located in Ohio. At the time, the facility was in such poor condition that improvements were necessary before filming could start. Interior shots for the film were conducted on a sound stage because it was less expensive than performing the necessary renovations to the Mansfield facility. The set for the interior shots was actually built specifically for the film.
3. Morgan Freeman's son, Alfonso Freeman, makes more than one appearance in the film. Along with his portrayal of the younger Red in the photos that are attached to a set of parole papers, Alfonso was used as an extra in the film who taunts new inmates about the availability of fresh fish.
4. In the final scene of the movie, the audience sees Red as he locates Andy on a Mexican beach. Although the screenplay penned by Darabont stays mostly true to the original short story written by Stephen King, this scene is actually not in the original story at all. Initially, Darabont refused to shoot the scene because he wanted the movie to remain true to King's story. Associates managed to convince him to go ahead and shoot the scene, but he remained skeptical about keeping it in the final cut until it proved to be popular with test audiences. Another scene that is nowhere to be found in the original story is one in which Andy plays opera over the prison's PA system.
5. Viewers who pay careful attention to the film will notice that Alexandre Dumas' novel "The Count of Monte Cristo" is referenced in the film. The novel actually has quite a lot in common with the movie, including the fact that both detail the story of men who have been imprisoned for crimes they claim they did not commit. In both the book and the film, both men escape, locate a treasure they had learned about while in prison, and later carry out a plot of revenge against the people who had them imprisoned.
Although "The Shawshank Redemption" never earned an Academy Award, it is still considered one of the most memorable movies of all time for its portrayal of the true friendship that can develop between two men when faced with the prospect of losing all hope.


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Hello! Peenk Sparklebolt here. In order to efficiently lead tonight's Refugee Party, the Operation Gnomeregan engineers have provided me with this gadget thingee. I'm not sure how it works, but it seems that people outside of our guild can actually hear me and see what we are doing tonight. Fascinating. I will be dismantling it to see how it works after this shindig is over.
Anyway, you can hear and see what is happening on my gadget thingee right now, or you can join us at the Refugee Party in Coldridge Pass. But hurry! We're starting immediately.
(( Watch the stream above or at WoW.com's Justin.tv channel. If you wish to join us on Shadow Council (US-RP-A) for tonight's RP event, please read the details and rules for the Refugee Party. ))


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Fed Won't Raise Rates Until Unemployment Falls to 6.5%
(NEW YORK) -- For the first time in its history the Federal Reserve has announced explicit targets for both inflation and unemployment in setting monetary policy.
The Fed said Wednesday that it will not raise short-term interest rates until the unemployment rate drops below 6.5 percent and if inflation "between one and two years ahead" is projected to be no more than 2.5 percent.
While the country's job market appears to be recovering, 12 million people still remain unemployed. The nation's unemployment rate is currently 7.7 percent, the Labor Department reported Friday.
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has repeatedly stressed that the central bank's policies were focused on lowering unemployment, but it had not announced a target jobless rate. Unemployment was last below 6.5 percent in October 2008, while interest rates have been set near zero since then.
In a separate but widely expected move the Fed says it will spend $45 billion a month to keep long-term interest rates low. This move will replace the so-called Operation Twist, which expires this month.
The Federal Reserve first announced a debt swap, dubbed Operation Twist, in September 2011, selling $400 billion of long-term securities for an equal amount of shorter-term instruments, and has since extended the program past its expiration this past June.
The Fed's actions Wednesday involve an expansion of the Fed's balance sheet to nearly $3 trillion or what we often call "printing money."
Critics say that this is an unnecessary move risking inflation in the future. Others argue that there has been barely any inflation for the last several years, and the Fed needs to act to help the poor economy.
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Dale Romans (trainer, Little Mike, 1st) – "Our first reaction after the race in New York (Turf Classic) was to shorten him up, but he had been trying to stretch him out all year so we decided to stick to our plan. We talked over the race last night and thought those two horses (Turbo Compressor and Optimizer) would be gunning for the lead. We were going to try to sit right off of them. He showed he could rate. He's always been an overachiever but he does deserve to be champion."
Jennifer Patterson (assistant to trainer Shug McGaughey, Point of Entry, 2nd) – "He was further back today with that quick pace. He's a very versatile horse and he'll do what you ask him. It's a shorter stretch here and he had a lot to make up. With this fast turf, they don't come right back to you. With the fractions that fast, I wasn't unhappy with his position. Maybe he could have moved a little earlier, but that's easy to say now. It was a tough beat, but he's still a very nice horse. He ran his heart out and tried as hard as he could, but just came up a little short. We've had a great year with him and hopefully we'll another great year with him next year."
Joseph O'Brien (jockey, St Nicholas Abbey, 3rd) – "The trip was a good one for me. He relaxed well off a fast pace. When I asked him, he responded. We had to go a bit wide on the turn, but nonetheless he ran very well."
Aidan O'Brien (trainer, St Nicholas Abbey, 3rd) – "He gave a good solid run. He didn't quite pick up like he did last year. He had a hard race in the Arc. He came with a nice run. He did nothing wrong and it's great to be third."
Christophe Lemaire (jockey, Shareta, 5th) – "They went a good pace throughout the race. She made a good run but she couldn't get them."
Frankie Dettori (jockey, Cogito, 7th) – "He's run ok and he finished mid-division."
Jamie Spencer (jockey, Treasure Beach, 10th) – "They went a good pace and I couldn't really get him to where I wanted."


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"When I get home, I can plug my Surface into a 32" monitor and use my wireless full size keyboard to work as if on a desktop. My Surface might not be a complete laptop replacement, but it comes awefully close.
If you use MS Office, a Surface may well be the perfect device for you as well."
Thanks for sharing your positive experiences with the device. It's good to get a mixture of reactions in here, and it's good to see Microsoft is winning over some people.
I think the two points of your points that I've quoted above are really important. I suspect that for many, the extent to which these ideas (Office, connecting to an external monitor and full keyboard) fit into one's workflow will the extent to which that person will be able to rely on the Surface for productivity. Otherwise, like I said in the article, I see it more as a great, albeit pricey, companion device.
But maybe I'm finicky about my keyboards and screens. Any other people who feel they're just as productive on a Surface as they are on a traditional laptop?


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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Coker College Softball Coach, David Hanna, announced today that three student-athletes have been selected as Academic All-Americans by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) for the 2009-10 academic year.
In order to qualify for the academic honor each student-athlete must have acquired a 3.5 GPA or greater for the year.
The following Lady Cobras received this prestigious honor: senior Sydney Greenwalt (Edwardsville, Ill.), junior Becky Dillon (West Palm Beach, Fla.) and former Lady Cobra Anna Oswald. This is the third time that Greenwalt has received this honor and the second time the Dillon has been named a Academic All-American.
Coker opens their 2011 season on February 18, as they host Brooklyn College in a non-conference double-header starting at 1:00 p.m.


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The Washington Post's Balz notes, "The muscular speech appeared aimed at inoculating him from criticism that he lacks the toughness to lead the country in a post-9/11 world, while attempting to show that an Obama presidency would herald an important shift in the United States' approach to the world, particularly the Middle East and nearby Asian nations."
The New York Times: "The speech offered a broader glimpse into Mr. Obama's world view. If elected, he said, he would seek out an Islamic audience in the first 100 days of his administration to 'redefine our struggle' and open 'America Houses' across the Islamic world to improve a tarnished image of the United States."
Tom Edsall in the Huffington Post says this speech was just "another" example of Obama breaking with Dem Party orthodoxy. "Although little noticed, Obama has been challenging influential Democratic primary constituencies at a rate of about once a month, building what now is a significant record of dissent from key party factions. He has taken on civil rights groups, the National Education Association, and the powerful lobby opposed to any changes in Social Security benefits."
Obama: We're less safe than before 9/11
"Obama's foreign policy advisers said they have been working on the speech for weeks, though it follows a disagreement that started last week with Clinton."
The Los Angeles Times reminds us that "after a Democratic debate in April, some political observers faulted Obama for failing to answer forcefully enough when asked what he would do as president if the U.S. again fell victim to a terrorist attack. While Clinton said she would strike back, Obama, in his first answer, said he would check the country's emergency preparedness and consult with other nations. But Obama aides and advisors denied that the speech Wednesday was an attempt to make up for that response."
The Politico's Smith writes, "there's a third-way quality to his speech. He's not a dove or a hawk, but a dove in Iraq and a hawk in Afghanistan. (This is, to be fair, the position of a lot of Democrats.) It mirrors his attempt to get beyond partisanship, and the usual categories. And, in other circumstances, it might warm Bill Clinton's heart."
Analyst Stu Rothenberg wondered if Obama's speech would cause him some problems on the left: "It's tough to criticize the Bush administration for unilateralism in Iraq, then say you'd be unilateral in Pakistan," he said. "I'm wondering if some people are going to jump on him."
Quad City Times headline: "Obama's hawkish speech doesn't thrill local Democrats."
It seems candidates on both sides decided to comment… McCain "said Sen. Barack Obama's threat to use military force to get rid of terrorists in Pakistan shows he does not understand the complexities of the region. McCain said the situation in Pakistan is 'very delicate,' since the country's leader, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, is an American ally with a tenuous hold on power. The Arizona senator said a direct American attack on the country could cause a backlash that might topple Musharraf."
"The speech drew criticism from presidential campaign rivals Sen. Chris Dodd and Sen. Joe Biden, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee."
Bill Richardson, in a telephone interview, said that Obama's threat, if acted upon, could inflame the entire Muslim world. "'My international experience tells me that we should address this issue with tough diplomacy first with Musharraf and then leave the military option as a last resort,' he said."
Interestingly, one candidate who seemed to find agreement with Obama was Clinton. "Clinton said in a radio interview later in the day that she also would not hesitate to attack Al Qaeda targets on Pakistani territory. 'If we had actionable intelligence that Osama bin Laden or other high-value targets were in Pakistan I would ensure that they were targeted and killed or captured. And that will be my highest priority because they pose the highest threat to America,' Clinton told American Urban Radio Networks."
Edwards seemed to agree with him, too. "'We have a responsibility to go find al Qaeda and (Osama) bin Laden wherever they operate,' Edwards said after a fundraiser in San Francisco, appearing to agree with Obama's call during a major foreign policy speech in Washington for possible U.S. military action in Pakistan against terrorists hiding there. Edwards said that if Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf can't control such operatives, 'we have to do it.'"


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South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 59 - Education
The Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School
SECTION 59-51-10. Wil Lou Gray School established; location.
The Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School is established and must be located in Lexington County on the property formerly occupied by the Army Air Force and known as the Columbia Air Base, which property the State received by quitclaim deed in September 1947 for the joint use of the Opportunity School and the South Carolina Trade School.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 22-521; 1957 (50) 36; 1976 Act No. 526 Section 2; 1992 Act No. 299, Section 1.
SECTION 59-51-20. Services provided by School; duties.
The school shall:
(1) serve as an alternative school cooperating with other agencies and organizations;
(2) provide training for persons interested in continuing their elementary or high school education or in taking refresher courses preparatory to college, with emphasis on personal development, vocational efficiency, and effective citizenship;
(3) disseminate information concerning practices that have proven to be effective in working with its students; and
(4) cooperate with the vocational rehabilitation department in providing personal and social adjustment and prevocational and vocational courses for persons with disabilities.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 22-522; 1957 (50) 36; 1972 (57) 2405; 1992 Act No. 299, Section 1.
SECTION 59-51-30. Board of trustees; composition; election; officers; filling of vacancies; quorum.
The Opportunity School is under the management and control of a board of fourteen trustees, twelve of whom must be elected by the General Assembly. The trustees so elected must be citizens of the State who are interested in the aims and ambitions of the school. The thirteenth member is the State Superintendent of Education, who shall serve ex officio. The fourteenth member is the Governor who is a member of the board, ex officio. Members of the board who are elected by the General Assembly shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualify. The board shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, and treasurer. In case a vacancy occurs on the board among the elected members for any reason other than expiration of a term when the General Assembly is not in session, the Governor may fill it by appointment until the next session of the General Assembly at which time a successor must be elected for the remainder of the unexpired term. Elections to fill vacancies which are caused for any reason other than expiration of a term may be held earlier than the first day of April of the year the vacancy is filled.
A quorum of the board is seven members.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 22-523; 1957 (50) 36; 1969 (56) 660; 1992 Act No. 299, Section 1.
SECTION 59-51-40. Powers and duties of board.
The board of trustees is a body politic, under the name and style of the Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School. It shall have a seal, which it may change at its discretion, and in its name it may contract for, purchase, and hold property for the purposes provided for in this chapter. It may take any property or money given or conveyed by deed, devised, or bequeathed to the school, and hold it for its benefit and use. The conditions of the gifts or conveyances in no case may be inconsistent with the purposes of the school, and the board may not by the acceptance thereof incur any obligation on the part of the State. It shall securely invest all funds and keep all property which may come into its possession. It may sue and be sued in its name and may do all things necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 22-524; 1957 (50) 36; 1992 Act No. 299, Section 1.
SECTION 59-51-50. Director; personnel; courses of study; operation and management.
The board of trustees shall employ a director who shall serve under conditions as prescribed by the board. The director shall recommend and employ all personnel, as approved by the board of trustees, and shall define their duties. The director shall prescribe the courses of study and make all rules and regulations for the government of the school, within board policy, and is responsible for its operation and management within the limitations of appropriations provided by the General Assembly.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 22-525; 1957 (50) 36; 1992 Act No. 299, Section 1.


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GENEVA – As part of his efforts to bring professionalism and integrity to his office, Kane County Coroner Rob Russell said he hopes to accomplish something no other Illinois coroner's office has achieved: Accreditation.
The International Association of Coroners & Medical Examiners awards accredited status to agencies fulfilling more than a hundred standards in the categories of investigations, facilities, forensics and administration.
Fortunately, Russell said, the Kane County Coroner's Office will be evaluated under the original standards and not the recently updated, expanded benchmarks. Already, he and accreditation manager Joe Tomanek are concerned that the coroner's facilities might not be up to par.
"It's the facility that may hinder us from being accredited," Tomanek said.
Now in his second year as coroner, Russell campaigned on promises that he would restore integrity to an office previously marked by controversy. Chuck West, the previous coroner, had been charged with official misconduct. West died before the case went to trial.
Last year, Russell began to rebuild and reconstruct the office with such efforts as generating and rewriting the policy and procedure manual; finding proper resting places for cremated remains stored at the coroner's office; and compling and cooperating with an in-depth audit conducted by the county's auditor, according to a list of achievements he compiled.
"This office needs to breathe and grow beyond my tenure," Russell said.
The first-term coroner also has advocated for better facilities, as those he inherited are inadequate, he said. Problems include asbestos in the floors, poor insulation, old plumbing and, he said, a lack of storage space.
Additionally, he said, it lacks features that a coroner's office should have, such as a locker room and showers for those who work in the morgue, office space dedicated for forensic pathologists and a proper room for visitors.
"If you lost a loved one ... would you want to sit over here?" Russell said, comparing the visitors' area to a dungeon. "I wouldn't."
Russell and Tomanek noted the facility – which is at the Kane County Government Center campus in Geneva – wasn't built for coroner purposes. It previously was owned by the Society of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart seminary.
"This was a laundry facility," Tomanek said.
Concluding discussions for a new facility and establishing concrete plans to move forward are among Russell's goals this year.
"We know what we're doing here," Russell said, gesturing toward the certificates hanging in his staff's office. "We need to be supported."
Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen said when specific plans are brought forward they will be put in the county's capital planning process.
Lauzen – who clashed last year with Russell over budget requests – declined to speak further for this story. He said he wanted to keep his comments confined to those he made during the December board meeting.
At that time, he criticized Russell for using the broken freezer last November as a way to advance his budget position and presented a proposal for moving forward. Re-evaluating the cost of autopsies, reviewing autopsies and defining the coroner's investigation role with law enforcement were among the suggestions.
The bottom line, Lauzen said Friday, is "we'll be working together for the next three years."
Meanwhile, Russell has set nine goals for 2014. They include obtaining more grant funding, establishing a Coroner's Needs Assessment Group, continuing to educate the public about his office and obtaining accreditation.
If all goes well, Tomanek said, the office could be accredited by July.
Accreditation should help the coroner's office attract top talent and help it get more significant grants, Tomanek and Russell said.
"It'll pay for itself many times over," Russell said.
He noted the $3,500 accreditation fees are being paid for by a grant.


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From: Israel
Genre: World, World Fusion/Jazz, Featuring Guitar
Meir Shitrit, multi-instrumental musician composer from Israel.
Released his first album in 2012, called WAY. This album is very diverse, including a large selection of colors and special rhythms.
Takes the listener on an incredible journey of cultural and musical sounds.
Jerusalem Academy of Music graduate Meir Shitrit created twelve songs influenced by jazz, world, new age, India and Turkish music.
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Submission + - LA Airport Uses Random Numbers To Catch Terrorists
An anonymous reader writes: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is using randomization software to determine the location and timing of security checkpoints and patrols. The theory is that random security will make it impossible for terrorists to predict the actions of security forces. The ARMOR software, written by computer scientists at the University of Southern California, was initially developed to solve a problem in game theory. Doctoral student Praveen Paruchuri wrote algorithms on how an agent should react to an opponent who has perfect information about the agent's choices.


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Date / Venue: Sunday December 3rd, 2017 - The Tuning Fork, Auckland
Photos by Chris Zwaagdyk
Date / Venue: Sunday December 3rd, 2017 - The Tuning Fork, Auckland
Libel bring you the latest music news, reviews, interviews and competitions. Based in New Zealand, covering entertainment both locally and internationally.
Aussie melodic death-thrashers Naberus have revealed a new music video and single for the song 'Space to Breathe'.
It has been announced overnight that Last Tapes Theatre Company's original production Valerie has been selected for a month-long season in the prestigious Summerhall programme at Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August.
By Lisa Diedricks
Artist: Marlon Williams
Date / Venue: Friday May 25th, 2018 - Town Hall, Auckland
By Myrthe Braam
Artist: Thomas Oliver
Date / Venue: Friday May 25th, 2018 - The Powerstation, Auckland
Photos by Leah Victoria
Date / Venue: Friday May 25th, 2018 The Studio, Auckland
A Place To Bury Strangers have shared a video for new single "Too Tough To Kill" from their recently released album, Pinned.
LA-based multidisciplinary artist, Nir Yaniv, has released his second music video,"The Voice Remains", the title track of the EP, soon to be released June 15th.
By Teylor Moss
Artist: Steven Adler
Date / Venue: Thursday May 24th: The Powerstation, Auckland
Past winners and rising stars were recognised at last night's Vodafone Pacific Music Awards at the Vodafone Event Centre in Manukau, Auckland.
Today Holly Arrowsmith reveals a slow-burning musical meditation in her third new single 'Every Kingdom', accompanied by a gorgeous, panoramic visual story that unfolds around the juxtaposition of when the dark meets the light; when the cold succumbs to eventual warmth - a continuous cycle.
Nearing the end of his massive worldwide Make Way For Love tour this week, Marlon Williams presents his brand new video for Party Boy.
After launching their NZ tour with a cracker of a show in Taupo last week, Skinny Hobos continue their tour around the country playing in Auckland tonight and Whangarei on Saturday.
It's been just over two years since the release of Mufti Day, an album that featured the four alt radio hit singles Lance's Tape, Her Heart Breaks Like A Wave, Cryptic Lipstick and 365 (feat. Emily Edrosa).
Rising country star Joshua Hedley is heading to New Zealand this July to play two shows.
Dan Sultan has released of the video for 'My Kingdom (Feat. A.B. Original)'.
Florida's favourite pop-punk quintet Mayday Parade have announced their anticipated return to NZ & Australia this October, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of their iconic cult classic debut album A Lesson In Romantics.
Lauv recently dropped his amazing new single 'Chasing Fire' racking up over 30 million streams in a month. Now, he has released a stripped-back performance of the track recorded live at the prestigious Abbey Road Studios.
Ahead of his album release this Friday, Shawn Mendes took to the Billboard Music Awards stage for a powerful performance of his new track 'Youth', alongside Khalid and the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School choir, in an emotional tribute to victims of gun violence.
Puaki - to come forth, show itself, open out, emerge, reveal, to give testimony
MAKE MY BED, the debut EP from rising artist King Princess, is out June 15 on Mark Ronson's Zelig Records – the label's first release.
Nina Las Vegas calls him "one of the hardest working DJ's going around". Nest HQ describe his sound as "swimming somewhere around the sounds of folks like Major Lazer and DJ Snake". Spenda C remains as one of the most in demand bass artists in the country.
Kane Strang has unveiled the official video for 'Not Quite', taken from the Taite Music Prize finalist album Two Hearts and No Brain.
Kiwi singer-songwriter Savannah has released 'Monsters and Fairies', the third single from her debut EP, OXYGEN.
Bab Stiltz is set to release the Showtime EP on June 8.
Boycrush have revealed an aspirational pop gem from upcoming album Desperate Late Night Energy, which is due for release on June 15th.
Auckland-based quartet Openside have announced their first, all-ages, nationwide tour. The group headlines The Seamless Tour presented by Spark – a series of special all ages events in Christchurch, Palmerston North, Wellington and Hamilton.
The Miltones return June 4 with the release of their new single "Disappear", the bands first new song since releasing their award-winning debut album.


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Atlanta's suburbanites are fortunate in some respects: stately homes on sprawling, manicured plots, zero parking headaches, MILFs aplenty, and most importantly, Jim 'N Nicks Bar-B-Que. The franchise's five suburban locations surround Atlanta like numbers on a clock, and judging by the Suwannee location, there's serious pit-mastership at work here. The venerable father-son chain stretches clear to Colorado, but they respect true Southern prep, evidenced in how they whip the trimmings from scrat ...
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A great source of focal point medallions and gaudy chandeliers, Progressive Lighting on the west side of Midtown actually has some modern, trendy touches that belong in city homes. You have to dig through the crystal hailstorm to find them. It's the largest chain of residential lighting showrooms in the Southeast, and no matter where you are in metro Atlanta, there's one down the road (see the industrial Ellsworth area for a nifty outlet). Keep an eye on seasonal sales, when the many thousands ...
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Hard to believe six years have passed since Rathbun's signaled Atlanta's u-turn from a clubby party city to a more refined collection of world-class eateries. Or at least that's what I heard. Like one million others, I wasn't here in 2004, and I've waited far too long to indulge in this Inman Park pillar. Rathbun's and its sister, the spunky Krog Bar, are strikingly beautiful spaces, first and foremost. The bathroo ...
Mix the cold, creamy smell of Dairy Queen with the aesthetics of "A Clockwork Orange" and you have Yoforia, a winning concept in the Highlands outpost that also houses Doc Chey's. The Dairy Queen comparisons pretty much end there. This is healthy, delicious stuff, with organic milk and yogurt and just 25 calories per ounce. (A large original with three toppings was a pucker-inducing $7, but substantial enough to supplant my dinner appetite). Toppings include an array of delicious fruits and wack ...
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- Doctors Without Borders says most international aid goes to government-held areas
- "They have got to grapple with this problem now," Brahimi says of Security Council
- 110,000 more refugees registered with the United Nations in January
- Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon have the highest number of Syrians who have fled
Peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi expressed dismay Tuesday at the lack of progress in ending the civil war in Syria and called on the U.N. Security Council to act.
"Syria is being destroyed bit by bit and, in destroying Syria, the region is being pushed into a situation that is extremely bad and extremely important for the entire world," the U.N. and Arab League joint special envoy told reporters after meeting in private with the Security Council.
"That is why I believe Security Council simply cannot continue to say, 'We are in disagreement; therefore, let's wait for better times.' I think they have got to grapple with this problem now."
Brahimi blamed the government of President Bashar al-Assad and opposition activists for the impasse. "Objectively, they are cooperating in destroying Syria," he said.
The Security Council has proven ineffectual in brokering a peace, with China and Russia casting vetoes to block resolutions on sanctions.
Brahimi suggested a return to the Geneva communique of last June as a possible way of making progress. The proposal was drawn up during a conference in the Swiss city that brought together representatives from world powers that had been at odds over the conflict.
The resulting proposal called for a cease-fire, a transitional government and a new constitution, though it did not specify whether al-Assad would have to step down.
Russia and China joined France, Britain, the United States and Turkey in agreeing on the plan. Arab League nations also signed on to it. But neither the opposition nor al-Assad's government has signaled a willingness to sign on to it.
Still, the declaration contains "a lot of elements that would provide for a reasonable solution to the conflict," Brahimi said.
"The council has got to reaffirm the attachment and support for Syria's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, also for the rights of every citizen in Syria to their human rights and dignity, irrelevant of gender, religion or any other element," he added.
The communique calls for the creation of a transitional government with full executive powers. "I think that there was a very clever, creative ambiguity in this declaration and I have told them that that ambiguity has to be lifted now," he said. "You've got to say what these full executive powers mean ... all the powers of state have got to go to that government."
Asked about rumors that he planned to resign, Brahimi was resolute: "I am not a quitter," he said. "The United Nations has no choice but to remain engaged with this problem -- whether I am there or not. The moment I feel that I am totally useless, I will not stay one minute more. I didn't want this job. I didn't look for it. I don't need it as a job. So if I'm doing it, it's because -- maybe stupidly -- I feel sense of duty."
Brahimi's predecessor, former Secretary-General Kofi Annan, resigned from the same post last August.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said Brahimi gave the Security Council "a frank and very grim assessment."
Though "a lot" of council members expressed support for his efforts, there were "no answers," Rice said. "There are no promises of any big breakthrough."
The envoy's comments came on the same day that the executed bodies of scores of men were found Tuesday in Syria, yet another grisly discovery that opposition activists blamed on the government.
Residents pulled 80 of them from the Queiq River in the town of Bustan Al-Qasr, near Aleppo city, opposition activists said.
An opposition video -- the authenticity of which CNN could not verify -- showed a row of bodies splayed on a muddy river bank, their heads bearing wounds, their hands tied behind their backs. Some of the bodies showed signs of torture.
Abu Faris, an opposition spokesman in the Aleppo countryside, said 20 of the victims had been identified by their relatives who said the men had been arrested and detained in Aleppo by Air Force intelligence.
The state-run Syrian Arab News Agency blamed the killings on Jabhat al-Nusra, an Islamist opposition group.
"The families have identified a number of the killed, stressing that Jabhat al-Nusra abducted them because of their rejection to cooperate with this terrorist group," SANA reported, citing a media source.
"The bodies, which terrorists and TV misleading channels have claimed that the army killed their owners, were found in the side where terrorists present," SANA quoted one of its reporters as saying.
It was the latest report of mass killings in the Syrian civil war, a battle between al-Assad's government and insurgents.
In all Tuesday, 228 Syrians were killed Tuesday, according to the opposition Local Coordination Committees of Syria.
The Syrian unrest started nearly two years ago when the government cracked down on civilians peacefully protesting government policies. The conflict morphed into a civil war. Since then, it has claimed more than 60,000 lives, according to the United Nations.
"The regime adds another massacre to its record while the entire Arab world and the international community keep watching the Syrian misery in silence and complete hypocrisy," the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
In the opposition video, men can be heard shouting, "This is unbelievable!" and "Some were children, children for God's sake!"
One man can be heard saying, "Tell the world these were not soldiers. They were not fighters. They are human beings. How come they know what the law of gravity is but they don't know anything about human rights."
Opposition groups have regularly reported massacres by government forces and their allies. Some of the more notorious reports include incidents in Taftanaz, Houla, Homs, Hama, Tremseh, Daraya, and Halfaya. Bombings in Aleppo and Damascus have resulted in many deaths.
Great migrations
The international aid group Doctors Without Borders, also known as Medecins Sans Frontieres, called Tuesday for international donors to support humanitarian operations in opposition-held areas in Syria.
The group said in a statement issued ahead of a donors conference in Kuwait City that areas under government control receive nearly all international aid.
"The current aid system is unable to address the worsening living conditions facing people inside Syria," said Dr. Marie-Pierre Allie, president of MSF. "The participants in the Kuwait City conference must acknowledge the legitimacy of cross-border humanitarian operations intended for Syria and grant them the financial, administrative and logistical support they require."
The number of refugees registered with the United Nations jumped by 110,000 in January, bringing the total to more than half a million.
If the refugees awaiting registration are included, the number exceeds 700,000, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said.
"It's an unrelenting flow," UNHCR spokeswoman Sybella Wilkes said in Geneva.
When Syrians flee to neighboring countries, they arrive in need, Wilkes said.
"The last thing that Syrians wanted to do was leave their country," she said, adding that it's not unusual for families to be displaced internally six times before finally deciding to leave their home country.
They often require with health conditions that have gone untreated and require urgent attention, Wilkes said.
Recently, one woman lost a child at a U.N. station shortly after delivery because she had not received basic prenatal care, Wilkes said.
The exodus of refugees accelerated in the second half of 2012, Wilkes said. A year ago, the United Nations had registered fewer than 20,000 refugees from Syria, which has a population of more than 22 million. Six months ago, the number rose to 120,000. By December, the number had climbed to 471,000. And now, nearly 585,000.
Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon are sheltering the most Syrians, with more than 150,000 each.
"We have in Jordan day shifts and night shifts" to register new refugees, Wilkes said. "In Lebanon, we have double shifts."
U.S. humanitarian aid
U.S. President Barack Obama has approved $155 million in humanitarian aid for people in Syria and refugees fleeing the violence.
That brings the aid total to $365 million, making the United States the largest single donor of humanitarian assistance to Syria.
The U.S. government has imposed sanctions against Syria, worked to isolate the regime, and backed the opposition but has refrained from intervening militarily.


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The City of Mount Vernon has applied for a small town environment program (STEP) grant.
A public awareness meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m., February 4, 2013, in the council chambers of City Hall, 109 N. Kaufman Street, Mount Vernon, Texas.
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lefty here too. lefty love on here! lol.
lefty here too. lefty love on here! lol.
I'm a little confused here, can someone explain to me what the problem with these knives are? If they are so problematic, why get one?
The steel used on the A-Types is known to be very tough, without being to hard or brittle. HRC around 59-60. This gives an edge this is extremely resilient, chip resistant, with incredible edge retention. The problem is they usually come unsharpened, with a lot of thinning needed, and are stupid hard to grind... as I'm about to find out.I'm a little confused here, can someone explain to me what the problem with these knives are? If they are so problematic, why get one?
Yes the edge retention of these knives is legendary. I believe Dave doesn't accept these for thinning any more, which should give you an idea if the difficulty involved
If they come unsharpened, whats all the stuff I'm hearing about them being extremely asymmetric?
here's a few pictures. Perhaps other members who own them could add their views because I used one for a couple of months and I didn't do any of the thinning or modding
the grind could possibly be asymetric. thats the problem for lefties
So, for a leftie what would be involved in readjusting one of these?
Regrinding the bevel, reversing the flat and convex side, along with masses of thinning?
I recently had an A-type that I heavily worked on. I first tried to do it by hand and could get it slightly thinner and sharper, but it wasn't great. Next, I took it to someone who is a vendor here and we reground it completely; it is now actually a great knife with all those quauities of edge retention and toughness while being a good to great cutter. There is no way I could have done this by hand, so a knife grinder is mandatory


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Poppy Seed MuffinsMore quick breads from Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen:
1 cup of whole milk
1/2 cup of poppy seeds
1/4 cup of butter, softened
2 tablespoons of sugar
1 large egg
1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla
2 cups of unbleached white flour
1 tablespoon of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of sea salt
Grease 10 muffin cups.
In a small bowl, combine the milk and poppy seeds. Let sit for 10 - 15 minutes.
In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and egg. Stir in the vanilla and poppy seed / milk mixture.
In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and salt. Make a well in the center of the ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients. Stir with a spatula until just combined.
Divide the mixture evenly into the prepared muffin tins and bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 15 - 20 minutes until nicely browned.
Makes 10 muffins
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There's a saying that nobody's going to do the work better than yourself. So who else might have the best looking, supernaturally coded and most outstanding websites than the designers themselves?
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